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The Washington herald., 1911-09-12
lots of Money in It
Mission Worker Says
Hunnicutt TOIdFriend
Practice of Using "Cappers" at City Hall to In,
Huence Matrimonial Business Branded as
Unholy by James M. Belt, Who De-
cLares District Law Is Too Lax.

James NJ. Belt, who is interested in
evangelistic and missionary work, and
lives at 46G street northwest, made the
statement yesterday afternoon that some
time ago he was present at a prayer
service at the mission of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tyson, at Seventh and II streets, when
G. J. s. Hunnicutt, the marrying par
son." in the presence Of others asked
Mr. Blllups, another mission worker, to
go with him CHunnicutO and obtain a
permit from the court to perform mar
riage ceremonies, "as there was lots OF
money in it,"
Complaint has been lodged against Hun
nicutt with the chief justice Of the Dis
trict Supreme Court for influencing mat,
rimonial business IN his direction and us
ing methods in doing so which are con-
demned by the clergy, Of Washington.
The court has been asked to revoke
Hunnicutt's permit
Regarded as UnhOIy.
TT is high time" said Mr.. Belt, that
something be done TO put a stop to this
unholy practice. Every applicant for a
permit to perform marriage ceremonies
should be compelled by the court to pro-
duce proof that he Is a duly ordained
minister In good standing and is con-
uected with q regularly organized and
The Washington herald., 1911-09-12

recognized religious denomination or
body 1t seems that under the present
law Tom, Dick, and Harry can organize
into n body and appoint one of their
members their minister, and in that man.
ner get a permit which will authorize
him to perform the sacred ceremony
which in law unites two persons.
"I am inclined TO think that those who
made that law contemplated otherwise.
They clearly did not intend that the mar
rIage ceremony should fall from grace
in that manner. 1t must have been the
intention of the lawmakers that the
ceremony should be performed by bona
fide ministers of the gospel, and not by
such so-called ministers. who discount
the sacredness of the function and are
I'm the business merely for what there
may be in It.
should Be Prosecuted.
The campaign against the 'capper'
system should be prosecuted with vigor,
and should not cease until the evil is
eradicated, and only bona-fide clergy
men should be permitted to perform
marriage ceremonies.
"a young man applied for a license
Yesterday afternoon and produced slip
of paper with Hunnfcutts name written
on il Being asked who suggested this
name to him, the young man replied that
"a man up on the hill gave 1t to me-"
The Washington herald., 1911-09-12

Iantfc City; w. X McClarin. Of Nash
vile, Tenn, a brother OF Mrs. Smith,
and Mrs. Bradley Maddox, Of Buffalo
Valley, Tenn, a sister, have been noti-
fed of the tragedy by the police.
Five fractures of the skull. any one
sufficient to have caused death, wer.
found Yesterday afternoon by DR..
Charles W. White, deputy coroner, who
made an autopsy upon the body of the
boy. All the wounds were made with a
heavy metal instrument, possibly a shoe
makers hammer.
Two wounds seemed to have been
made from in front. One OF these Is to
the left of the left ear, and the other
on the right side, more toward the top
Of the head. The three other wounds
are in the back OF the head two at
the base of the skull, and the third
higher up.
No flames were found in the lungs.
The boy had evidently been dead before
the fire started that was intended to
conceal the crime.
The coroners jury. already sworn in,
consists OF f. r. Brooks, 531 Fifteenth
street; Henry r. King, Metropolitan
Hotel; Henry Newman, Sixth and X
streets; Charles w. Blakeney. Sixth and
K streets; Charles Wolf. Seventh and NJ
streets, and Henry Saur, D street, near
Seventh.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-12
DAUGHTERS ELECT
OFFICERS TONIGHT
Nominations Made at First
Session Last Evening.

The final session OF the fifteenth an
nual gathering Of the State council.
District of Columbia. Daughters of
America. will be held tonight at Third
street and Pennsylvania avenue south
east when the election OF officers will
be held.
At the first session of the State coun-
ell, held last night. State Councillor H.
G. Ruppart, presided. and the largest
number of delegates in the history or
the annual sessions attended. Among
the officers of the National Council
present were Associate National COun-
cilOr H. NJ. Miller. National Vice Coun-
cilor NJ. I. Connor. National Treasurer
A NJ. Naux. National Trustees c. II.
Miller and s. f. S"well.
The report OF the secretary showed a
satisfactory gain in membership during
the year and an excellent financial con-
ditl"n. Officers for the ensuing year were
nominated last night. and the election
will take place tonight. II is expected
that the delegates will pass resolutions
tonight indorsinG the sunday rest bill
and tn" Hardwirk nil to prohibit inter
marriage. and Condemning the peace pact
with England and France as proposed by
President Taft
Nominations were T1adc as follows: For
office Of State councillor. Mrs. Anna IIill:
associate state councillor. Mrs. Laura De
lanO: State vice councillor. Mrs. Laura
Rurdette; associate State vice councillors.
Mrs Ida Yost Mrs Anna Marks. Mrs. II.
NJ. Martin. anil Mrs Nellie Riley. State
secretary. {. H. Miller, State treasurer J.
W. Schw"nk: State conductor. Mrs. Ma
bel Caps: state WardcnS. Mrs. Sadie
Levy. Mrs. Ida Yost. and Mrs. Emma
Ruell. State inside SentinclS Mrs Dudley
and Mrs. Rcitz: State outside sentinel,
Mrs. VI. c. Sweeney: representatives to
national council at Baltimore In October
1.-TWO to Cl"CtD. Mrs. G. NJ. Lowry, Mrs. q.
Evans. Mrs. H. Ruppart, and Mrs. IL NJ
The Washington herald., 1911-09-12
WILL PROTECT AMERICANS.
China Sending Troops Into the Dis.
turbed Districts.

At last the Chinese government is
moving with large force into the prov
inCe of Schuchen. to offer protection to
the hundreds of American missionaries
and other foreigners now in great dan
ger from the riOting natives.
An official dispatch was received at the
State Department yesterday from the
American legation at Pekin saying that
Tuan Fang, director of imperial rail-
ways, was marching from Hankow with
l,"n0 troops for the SChuChen border and
that he was collecting other forces on
his way.
All wires between Chengtu, the capital
of the province, and Chungkng have
been cut, and communication is de-
stroyed. 1t is therefore impossible 10
learn. according TO the dispatches what
damage has been done by the riOkers or
what blood has been shed. Apprehen-
sion prevails in official circles for the
safety of the Americans who did not flee
at the first outbreak
The Washington herald., 1911-09-12
holland GIRL PAROLED.
Charged with IncOrrigibiIity in Ju-
Venile Court.

Nellie NJ. NOland. the seventeen-year-
old girl who ran away from her home.
30 Tenth street southeast, and in com
pany with Katie Stuart, a girl friend,
went to Norfolk, was arraigned in the
Juvenile Court yesterday afternoon,
charged with inCOrrigibility. Judge De
Lacy placed Nellie on probation for a
year. Miss Jean King, probation officer,
will keep a watchful eye on Nellie in
the future.
Last week Mrs. Mary f. Noland. the
mother Of the girl. learned that her
daughter was working for George w
Haughwout, of 1875 Main street, Norfolk
Mrs. Noland wrote to the man and re.
ceIved a reply that Nellie was not work.
ing for him, but that she had been found
by the authorities at l32 Washington
street, In the slums Of Norfolk.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-12
GOING TO BALTIMORE.
st. DOminic's Branch VIII Take
Pnrt I'm Parade Saturday.

one thousand members of St Dominic's
branch of the Holy Name Society. head
ed by a brass hand, will leave Washing
ton on a special train next SATURDAY.
morning, where they w1ll participate in
the Holy Name Society parade.
Plans for the rip were discussed at
the first fall meeting OF the society, held
last night in St. Dominic's Hall The
parade will he in connection with the
first annual congress Of the Holy Name
societies, to be held from Saturday to
Monday. VI. J. DrisColl and Joseph T
Fitzgerald were appointed as a commit
tee to make general arrangements for
the trip.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-12
NAVAL OFFICER ROBBED.
Clothing and JeweIry stolen While
Lieut.. Clark wns Visiting.

Lieut.. Francis II. Clark, l. s. N, who
resides in apartment 315. the Brighton,
2lS3 California street northwest, was
robbed of clothing and jewelry valued at
S3j last night.
1t is stated that the thief was a COL
ored man who entered the apartment
while the officer was out visiting some
friends. The police, it is said. will cap
ture the thief to-day
The Washington herald., 1911-09-12
Two More Wreck Victims.

Two victims OF the wreck on the Co
lumbia car line In Benning were added
to the list at Casualty Hospital -yester-
day. S. B. BirthVrisht, of 251s Twelfth
street northwest, and D. c. Jones, of 31i
Indiana avenue, both suffering from
bruises and cuts, were taken to the in
stItution for treatment
The Washington herald., 1911-09-12
RECHABITES MEET TO-DAY.
Annual session of Order Opens at
Pythinn Temple.

The ffty-ninth annual session Of the
High Tent Of North America. Indepen-
dent Order of ReChabites. will open this
morning AT 70 o'clock at Pythian Temple.
This is the only total abstinence secret
order in the world and a large number
Of delegates are expected from the elev-
en- American tents. The delegates will
be the guests Of the mother tent. Mount
Vernon. No 2na. established in lS47. while
attending the meeting.
The sessions will continue until Thurs
day. with meetings at 10 o'clock in the
morning and o'clock in the afternoon
Of each day. Wednesday night a public
reception will be given the delegates in
the main auditorium of Pythian Temple
The Washington herald., 1911-09-12
Dead ChIIL's Father Held.

Madison. Wis, Sept. 11.-George Lem
berger, father Of little Annie Leniberger,
the child who was murdered and her
body thrown into Lake Monona, was ar
rested here this afternoon and placed
in close confinement by the police. The
details of the arrest are refused pend
ing further investigation.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-12
HOBBLE SKIRTS ARE FATAL.
Only Those Women Wearing Them
Arc Drowned in Finland.

Helsingfors, Finland. Sept. 11.-Hobble
skirts we're fatal to two women of a
party OF nine. whose boat, in which they
were shooting the rapids - the Man
kata River, Capsized. All he women
were expert swimmers. bI the two
wearing hobble skirts were unable to
swim and were drowned. The boat was
overturned when a strong gust of wind
caught the women's sunshades.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-12
SUCCEEDS BARON ROSEN.
George Bakhmetier to BE New
RussInD Ambassador Here.

The Russian Embassy yesterday con-
firmed the dispatches from St Peters
burg to the effect that George Bakh-
metiefr will succeed Baron Rosen as the
Russian Ambassador to the United
States.
The Russian foreign office has indi-
Gated to the embassy that its new head
will probably arrive in Washington
about November l. NJ. Bakhmetieff was
at one time secretary of the Russian
Embassy in this city. and is well re-
membered in the Capital
The Washington herald., 1911-09-12
chIIIum Castle Heights.
81 MONTH

High altitude, with cool breezes. trees:
convenient. Lots, IA cents a foot; easy
Terms. We furnish funds to purchasers
10 build with. Take eth st. cars to
Longfellow ST., walk east to Blair road.
Our automobile service at your disposal
WASHINGTON LAND AND MORTGAGE
COMPANY, SIG l4th st. nw., T. J. Nor
San sales manager. Phone NJ. 3549.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-12
Actress Held for Speeding.

Plainfield. n. J., Sept. 1I.-Miss Elsie
Janis came pretty near missing her en-
gagement to-day, after she and her
mother and two friends had been taken
10 the North Bergen police station for
automobile speeding
The Washington herald., 1911-09-12
SUES FOR $4,000 DAMAGES.
Mrs. Bessie FinEerhut Alleges
Agent Assaulted Her.

Bessie Fingerhut yesterday named the
Singer Sewing Machine Company as de-
fendant in a suit for $4,000 damages for
alleged serious and permanent injuries.
She alleges that on August 21 last her
husband purchased a sewing machine on
the installment plan, and that an agent
called TO make collections due on the
machine.
She asked him TO wait until her hus-
hand returned home and that he would
make payment. Plaintiff alleges the
collector refused to do this. and attempt
ed to take possession of the machine
bv force, which she resisted. She alleges
he struck her and knocked her down, in
fiictfng serious and permanent injuries.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-12
COLUMBIA PLAYERS
OPEN IN BALTIMORE
Royal. Send-Off Given Them
by Washington Party.
Iecial 10 The Washington Herald.

sI"cial - The Washington Herald
Baltimore. Sept. IA party of @00
merrymaking pilgrims from Washington
journeyed 10 the Monumental City to-
night TO baptIzc the opening night of
the Columbia Players al Albaugh'S The
ater with their applause and to give the
new enterprise q joyous start BY spe-
Cial train they came to witness their
old favOriIe. When KnighthOOd Was In
Flower" which is the first play pre-
sented for the theatrical judgment OF
Baltimore.
The performance was a delight All
in the Washington party, the Columbia
managers, and attaches, and their loyal
clientele agreed upon this As Dr'.-
miere II was ideal, as Miss Nelson a'd
Mr.. Van Buren-althouEh somewhat
tremulOus and nervous over the viCissi-
tudes of a first nlght-playcd in rare form
and were royalty supported by the COM
panv. which remains intact with the
single exception Of Miss Jessie Glendin-
ming. who has hurled her lance into the
Broadway lists. and whose place with
the players has been taken by Miss DOrO-
thy Bernard CMrs. Van Buren,
The Washington delegation hubbled
over with enthusiasm and flowers. and
the players narrowly missed the rather
pleasUrahIe task of speech making. Bal
timOreans joined in the reception with a
will, and there is every reason to believe
the company will he able TO complete its
months enga cement herc-nay, will prob
ably have patronage warrantlng a much
longer stay than that Messrs. Berger
and Metzcrott were most optimistic after
the performance.
All Coaches Filled.
The Washington party, including J. c.
COnliff, +. +. Ludwig, J. Lewis, jr., Miss
NJ. {. King, Mrs. I. J. Baker. B. 5.
Brown, T. J. Rice. Il. \. Young. Mrs.
h. T. Stephenson. Mrs. Edward Boyle.
and Mrs. Kate Dunn. left at o'clock
and completed the return trip at 12:JO
o'clock. The Baltimore and Ohio supplied
four coaches for the special train, all of
which were well filed.
The parquet and orchestra Of Albaugh's 8
were sold out, aud the kcenest interest
is shown by the Monumental City in
the new stock company. The loyalty and
devotion of their Washington following
attracted wide comment. 1t was the
first time in many years that a the
atriCal party of such magnitude has
made the trip between the cities for a
nights performance. "Ollic" MctzerOtt
says he has TO go back to the Booth and
Barrett days to find its counterpart.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-12
VALUABLE JEWELS MISSING.
Stolen from Bureau Drawer OF
Ninth street Home.

A thief entered the room OF Mrs. Kate
Solomon, at S13 Ninth street northwest,
last night and purloined $500 worth Of
diamonds and jewelry from a hand
bas which she had there The police
were notified as soon as the theft was
discovered, but at an early hour this
morning they had obtained no tangible
clew. The. handbag was in a drawer in
Mrs SolomOn's room.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-12
PRISONERS STORY
Is BROKEN DOWN

Continued from Page One.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-08-26
Elkton Town Council

Elkton Town Council met on
Wednesday evening, July 20.
Treasurer Gilpin reported receipts
S37o2.3I; disbursements, $47z.l2
Balance on hand $32So.5o. Bills
were ordered paid as follows =
Joseph Corridean, 81; Robert
Wilson, $I.37; John M. Tucker,
Treasurer, $1,000; Diamond State
Telephone Co., $4.I7; Charles
Warner & Co., S47,7o; Electric
Light Co., $7o.I2; Cadmus Price,
SIo7.37; w. F. Murphy & Sons,
$50; Ed. Cannon, $I7.55; Geo.
Walker, $I6.o5; w. Lang, SI6.o5 F.;
James Short, SI3.o5; w. Hughes,
SI6.o5; w. R. Gilpin, $2o.33; C.
S. Boulder, So; w. T. Marley, Sc j;
Robert Rudulph, 500. Adjourned.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-08-26
Thirty Years Together

Thirty years of association
think OF it. How the merit of a
good thing stands out in that time
or the worthlessness of a bad
one. So there's no guesswork in
this evidence of Thos. Ariss, Con-
cord, Mich, who writes: Il have
used DR.. Kings New Discovery
for 80 years, and its the best cough
and cold cure | ever used" Once
It finds entrance in a home you
can't pry it out. Many families
have used it forty years. It's the
most infallible throat and lung
medicine on earth. Unequaled
for lagrlppe, asthma, hay-fever,
Group, qulnsy or sore lungs. Price
soc, ST. Trial bottle free. Guar
anteed by all Druggists.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-08-26
Big Shortage In Hay Crop

The July estimates of the crop
report of the Department OF Ag-
riculture shows that there will be
an important deficiency in the hay
crop this year. The crop reports
show that there is expected a gen.
eral falling off in crops, especially
in some of the cereals, but the de-
fciency in the hay crop is regard
ed as being sufficiently large to
cause some alarm.
Generally the shortage is abodt
IS per centum of last years hay
crop, and the loss to the farmers
alone, it is estimated, will be about
$I6S,ooo,ooo. The crop of hay last
year was 100000 tons, and this
year the estimates place the crop
at 100000 tons, or 100000
less than 1910 and about I4,ooo,-
900 tons under the fve-year aver
age.
The figures for the hay crop
have been taken from those in the
July estimates, for the August es-
Inmates for hay have not yet been
published by the department, al
though they are available for the
corn, wheat and oat crops, all of
which show marked shortage this
year.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-08-26
THE WILMINGTON
FAIRS ATTRACTIONS

Arrangements have been COM
pleted :or the Wilmington Fair,
to be held on August 20, 80, 81,
and September 1, which promises
to be the best yet held on tue
grounds, and with good weather
the most successful. Many fast
horses have been entered for the
races in all of which tempting
purses are offered. The display
of farm products and machinery
will be large and varied, and a
number of attractions have been
secured for the amusement and en-
tertainment of visitors. The dog
show on Wednesday will with its
large list of entries prove strik-
ing feature Of the exhibition. Cali
fornia Franks Wild West, billed
for Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day will be the big amusement at
traction. California Frank &C.
Frank Haffey) is a native of the
Golden State, where his parents
located in the early fifties, and is
familiar with all the phases O;
Western life. He has filled many
engagements in Eastern cities as
well as at the St. Louis Worlds
Fair and the Buffalo Exposition.
His "Wild West" is a typical COM
pany OF daring riders with a band
of genuine Indians from several
tribes directed by Ed. Bottsford, a
noted scout, and a number of star
performers. Restaurant facilities
will be ample for the needs of visi-
tors, and special train service has
been arranged for those coming
from points on the Peninsula.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-08-26
The Pesky Weed

One of the leading landholders
OF Hartford county writes The Ae-
gls as follows: Being sub
scriber and reader o: your valued
newspaper, | would be pleased to
see published in The Aegis the
hest Means of Kidding the county
"f a very bad and dangerous weed
called thistle; the destruction OF
this weed ought to be a matter OF
law, as well as duty"
There are three weeds in Har-
ford which are known under this
name-the old purple thistle, a
plant resembling in foliage the to-
mato, and low plant with narrow
striped leaf, forming close COM
pact growth. All three are dense
ly covered with prickly spines and
prohibit stock from enjoying grass
which grows near them.
Ehe first can be easily killed by
a few cuttings, the most desirable
time being when in bloom, and it
should never be allowed to seed.
The second, variously known as
horse nettle, wild tomato and So
dom apple, and often enormously
called Canada thistle, appears in
early June and grows with great
Fapidity unit! frost, which entirely
destroys it. Because of its rapid
growth. it is ruinous to late hay
and pasture, and unless stubborn
fy fought, will increase in the area
covered with remarkable rapidity.
10 attempt to kill by digging on
~ facilitates its growth. Here,
too. the continual use of the scythe
is the most effectual means of era
dlcatlon. except that of covering
the ground so heavily with straw
as to completely smother it. The
third is the genuine Canada this
Tile. and while not very prevalent in
Har ord its destructive presence is
as bad as pestilence, for its
growth is so persistent that era
dication is we'll nigh impossible.
In this case the only successful
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-08-26

means Of destruction we have ever
heard of was compiere exclusion
OF air.. thus smothering the plant
In many states prescribed regula-
tons for the destruction Of the
two latter pests have been provid-
ed by law, but the very best means
of eradication is an aroused pub
lie sentiment which will make
every man law unto himself co
destroy that which is ruinous to
his neighbours possessions as well
as his own.
eve would be glad 10 hear from
good agriculturist on this sub
ject, for these plants seriously
threaten to conhscate some OF our
best lands.-Ed.)
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-08-26
DON'T BE MISLED
Elkton Citizens Should Read And Heed
This Advice

Kidney trouble is dangerous
and often fatal
Don't experiment with some
thing new and untried.
Use tested and proven kidney
remedy.
Begin with Doans Kidney Pills.
Used in kidney troubles Is
years.
Doan's have cured thousands.
Are recommended here and
everywhere.
The following statement forms
convincing proc.
M. H. Paterson, 80 Main ST.,
Bel Air, Md, says: 81 am pleas
ed to confirm all said regarding
Doans Kidney Pills when | pub
licly endorsed them in 1907. My
kidneys were weak for a long time
and the least change in the wea-
Their made my condition worse.
About a year ago | was taken
with intense pains in my back and
asked the druggist for something
that would relieve me. He advis.
ed me to take Doan's Kidney
Pills and | did SO. They quickly
rid me of my trouble, restoring
me to the best of health"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-08-26

Members of the rifle team rep
resenting the Delaware Militia ii
the national tournament at Camp
Perry Ohio, left Wilmington last
Saturday evening. Os the regu-
lar team of twenty selected mem
Sers, three of the men composing
that number are from Newark's
Company e. Sergeant Frank
Clark, Corporals Heisler and Van
degrift.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-08-26
Marriage Licenses

William n. Rambo, of North
East, and Ethel Leedom, of Hav-
re de Grace.
Michael William Brown and
Mrs. Elizabeth Moulton, both OF
Rising Sun.
Ernest A. Reynolds, of Row
landsville, and Mary |. Wlelan, OF
lakewood
Samuel F. Moulton and Ethel !.
Harris, both Of Rising Sun.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-08-26
Cross the Street to Furniture Department

1t will soon be time for fall floor coverings Note our lead
ing assorments of Art Squares of various kinds
American Fibre in handsome patterns Crex Granite Ingram
Brussels Velvet and Administer. Come early your
selection and will hold them you until wanted Most of
above goods also in GA Rugs
Carpets of all kinds 90 cents to 81 35 per yard.
Large selection ranging from cents to 81 90 per yard
See the line of Brussels Velvet Administer cut sewed
and laid your without additional costs Satisfaction
guaranteed ~
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-08-26

set the world to talking, but Paul
Mathulka, of Buffalo, N. Y, says
he always keeps at home the King
of all Laxatives-Dr. Kings New
Life Pills-and that they're a
blessing to all his family. Cure
constipation, headache, indiges-
ton, dyspepsia. Only 25c at all
druggists.