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The Washington times., 1912-03-23
CONTRACTOR SHOT,
WEALTHY BROKER
. HELD FOR CRIME
B. F. Jackson Arrested After
Harry Lavelle Is Mortally
Wounded in New York.

NEW YORK, March 23.-Wounded
twice in the left temple and once in the
right arm, Harry Lavelle, forty-four
years old, a wealthy contractor and
builder, living in the Fairmont apart
ments, at 916 East 176th street, was
taken unconscious last night to Ford
ham Hospital. He did not recover con-
sciousness and, the surgeons said, he
could not recover
Suffering from a nervous collapse
which, according to the police of the
fremont station, has made it impos-
sible for them to obtain from him a
complete story OF the shooting, Benja-
min f. Jackson, a prominent real estate
operator, also reputed to be wealthy,
was locked up. He is charged with
having shot Mr.. Lavelle
According to the police report, the
shooting occurred soon after O'Clock
last night IN the vestibule of the resi-
dence of Mr.. Jackson. at 1929 Simpson
street. Before he collapsed in the sta
ton house, according to the police, Mr..
jackson said he had a revolver while
arguing with Mr. Lavelle.
i cannot realize how / shot him."
was his statement, according to the
Mr., Lavelle's sister, Mrs. Margaret
Lahaney, twenty-eight years old has
Peen R employed in Mr.. Jackson's home a
iieheeper nOiioe ior several months, the
ponce learned. Mr.. jackson has been
married twice. His first wife is dead.
Had Revolver to Repel Thieves.
Mrs. Lahaney and the Jackson chill
dren were In an upper part of the
house, the police were told, when the
man who was shot called last night
Mr.. Jackson answered the bell. Vacant
infn 10
home, and Mr.. Jackson explained, be-
fore he was taken to the station house,
burglars frequently have made at
tempts to enter his home.
Because of his fear that a thief
might get into the house, Mr.. Jackson
said he obtained a revolver and. so
that it might be out of the reach of
his children, hid it in the parlor, close
to the door opening into the hallway
leading from the street. 1t was placed
beneath chair and out of sight.
When Mr. Lavelle appeared last
night, according to Mr.. Jacksons story.
the visitor demanded that he be ad.
mitted: Mr.. Jackson said that Mr.. La
velle declared he wanted to talk with
his sisters employer. When Mr. Jack
son told him to go away, the police re-
port they were told by the man
charged with the shooting, that Mr..
l-aVelle placed his loot against the
door. Then he caught hold of Mr.,
Jackson and pushed him back into the
hallway, according to the latter's story,
Son Calls a Policeman.
Unconsciously. Mr.. Jackson, the police
assert the prisoner told them, went into
the parlor and obtained the revolver.
Then,he returned. to the hallway. where
Mr. Lavelle was standing. The men
grappled a second time. They were In
the vestibule when three shots were
fired. All that he remembers Mr.. Jack
Son insisted, is that he saw Mr.. LaveIIe
fall, When he reached this point in his
narrative Mr.. Jackson collapsed.
Mr. Jackson's son. Edward sixteen
yeara:old, ran from the house and sum
moned Policeman Tatnel who arrested
Mr.. Jackson.
The Washington times., 1912-03-23
Teasing of Babies Called
Source of Insanity

The people who chuck babies under
tho chin, pinch their little feet. scream
in their faces, and strangle them in a
facetioIs attempt at tickling them. are
thOughtfully considering Or. +. II. Egg
bert's words today with the idea of
seriously stopping the practice referred
to as being the cause of much of the
insanity among children.
In a talk before a gathering OF
mothers at the Emmanuel PapuSt
Church last night, DR.. EEbert declared
that much OF the insanity in the world
was directly trGceablc to the tease and
torment which helpless babies are sub
jected to. DIR. Wade il. Atkinson also
spoke OF the mistakes parents make in
caring for children. Both physicians
urged teaching mothers to take better
care of their children.
The Washington times., 1912-03-23
Y. N. CA. TRAINING
SCHOOL BOYS ARE
ENTERTAINED HERE
Springfield Visitors Kept
. Busy With Round of \
Invitations.

The thirty-nve members OF the Spring
field, Slass.) y. NJ. G. A. Training
School who are. visiting Washington
on their annual tour OF inspection, arc
finding the days fun of activities. Every
minute is brimful of action, and there
is something doing all the tire.
last night the Sprinfiel1 boys were en-
tertained Mt dinner at the Y. M. c. A.
by 40 Washington members of the
boys department. President Doggett. of
the springfield school. and w. X. Coon
or, of the boys department at the insti-
tuition, spoke. Fred L. Fishback gave
an illustrated lecture on "Histori:
Washington at the conclusion OF the
dinner. @
Today the party met at $50 a. m. at
the Y. NJ. c. A and held a conference
with NJ. ]. Jones, director of education:
a. NJ. Chesley. secretary of the boys
department. and c. Edward Beckett,
physical director The methods OF su-
perVision and the work taken up by the
departments were made the subject OF
the conference with the boys, who arc
here to learn everything about the Y. NJ.
c. A. and its methods.
At the conclusion of the conference
the party went to the Union Station to
inspect the Terminal r. r, Y. NJ. c. A.
gymnasium and plant. President Taft
will be visited after lunch, at the White
House, after which the boys will go
to the Y. NJ. c. A. building on G street
Clifford Pinchot will deliver an adj
dress to the. boys at the association at
9 o'clock tonight on principles Of Con-
servation." Tomorrow morning the
party will attend the Church of the
Covenant and will go to the men s
meeting at the First Congregational
Church tomorrow afternoon to hear
Senator Works. .. e.
The Washington times., 1912-03-23
Julia Murdock Says Appearance Here
OF Alexandra Narda viii Be Event

Though the name OF Alexandra
Vtarda In little known TO American the
atergoers, her coming visit TO Wash
ington, where she Is 90 play two mat
inees In the Belasco Theater, Is of gen.
eral interest, as she is one of the most
famous emotional actresses of her ma
tive land, Poland, the land OF romance
and patriotism, which has already fur
nished the stage with names imperish-
able on the scroll OF fame, of which Ma
danes Modjeska and Janauschek were
illustrious examples. Alexandra Viarda
Is another of that noble race whose rec
ord occupies an exalted niche in the tenn
pie OF Thespis. II is this latter Polish
tragedlennes who will be seen in the Be-
lasco for two special matinees. on Tues
day and Thursday of next week. pre-
sentlng that masterpiece of Schiller,
'The Bride OF Messina.'
AS a child Madame Viarda evinced a
great , dramatic temperament which
was encouraged by her parents. Her
father, Baron Scheel, ,battled under
Prince RadoIin for the freedom. of his
sative land, and, being worsted in con-
fiicts at Cracow and Lefnberg, fell a vic-
tim TO treachery and suffered imprison-
ment and the confiscation Of HIS estate.
Her Mother a Lover
of Literature and Art. ed D. ''...-
Her mother; a SCION OF the noble fam
lily of Segenitz, was a devoted lover and
patron of-literature and the arts. Hence
the little girls peculiar bent was en-
couraged,-. and as she grew, older her
strong dramatic temperament ripened
sufficiently to induce them to bestow
upon its possessor the necessary tech
nlcal instruction.
At the conclusion of her dramatic
studies the hapdsone and graceful
young, actress made her debut at the
court theater, the Weimer. as Joan of
Arc, and scored such an ovation that
the grand duke and duchess dis
patched their aide de camp, Count
Palliceux, to. compliment u !. She re-
mained at this theater foy one year.
and was seen In many plays incriding g
Mary Stuart, Deborah, 1phigenia. IIriei
Acosta, and other emotional roles OF i'm
portance.
She then went to the court theater
The Washington times., 1912-03-23
Mrs. Mussey Speaks
To Parents of Pupils

Members Of the Cleveland Farlk School
and Community Association are today
imbued with the idea of Helping the
teachers for a retirement and pension
fund bill, as the result of a special ad-
dress by Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey,
vice president of the Board Of Educa-
tion, who talked last night on that sub
ject at the Eaton School.
Justiro Job Barnard spoke on the OBJ
ject of the teacher in making a good
citizen out OF the pupil. More than 10O
persons were present The officers of
the association are F. A. Fenring,
president: G. II. Powell, secretary; and
w. l.. Peet, treasurer.
The Washington times., 1912-03-23

at Mannheim, where her engagement
was most pronounced artistic and
financial success, She next appeared
before the Emperor Franz Joseph at
the Hofberg Theater, where her act
ing was "A sensnt ional success. She re-
ceived the congratulations Of the Em-
peror in a private audience. Mile.
Viarda then continued her successful
career at BuCarest, Gaintz, Moscow,
and st. Petersburg. In the later city
she appeared in the Imperial Theater
where she created q tremendous sensa-
tlon as the heroine Of the e,; new Frssian E,sn,1
capital to capital her progress was one
OF ever. increasing triumph.
While at the Theater Royal du Pare
Brussels, Prince Radolin introduced her
to Prince Nicholas EsterhaZy, whose
letters to Count Palfy, of the Russian
embassy at London, secured for Viardi
royal command from her late
majesty. Queen Victoria, TO play before
Viarda was then induced to visit the
United States, where she scored an
other success during her engagement at
the Fifth Avenue, Theater, with
Deborah" and Alexandra"
Critics Predicted '. ..E =.
Her Brilliant Career. = =
The, press representatives prophesied
yet more. brilliant. career for her IL
she could conquer the English Ian
guage. This she has done. and Just
to America to present 10 Eng
ish.speal1ing audiences several PLAYS in
their own language.
throughout Europe Alexandra Viarda
is the accepted equal of Bernhardt and
Duse. Critics have pronounced her not
merely virtuoso, but an artist OF real
feeling, liking her to such actresses as
Rachel and Ristori. In fact, the entire
European press reviewed her dramatic
work in an enthusiastic vein.
In addition to the plays already men
toned the extensive repertoire of this
RUS" Queen ElizabethG' "Magda,
"Sapho," Lady Milford" Countess
Orsina,'' "Marfa," Mariana" and a
new drama, Beyond Our Power"
The appearance at the Belasco The
ater of such an artist should prove an
event Of important dramatic interest
especially when coupled with the fact
that in the Bride Of Messina'' she pre-
sents one of Schiller's immortal works,
which are all too little known in
America, though In the standard roper.
toire of all European court and national
theaters.
The Washington times., 1912-03-23
Women Organize for
Elks' Spring Festival

An organization of women composed
OF wives, sisters. daughters, and sweet
hearts of Washington Elks was per-
fected last night to assist in making
the spring festival of the local herd a
big success. April Is to % is the time
set for the event. About 200 women
were present last night.
Next Thursday night they meet again
to complete their organization and ma p
out plans for their part in the big
event. An executive committee OF
which Mrs. John c. Wood was elected
chairman, was formed Miss Sadie
Gompers, daughter of Samuel Gompers,
will act as secretary.
The Washington times., 1912-03-23
Date Set for Hearing
Charges Against Widow

Denying the motion TO permit the re.
lease of Mrs. Mary Z. Gage from the
Government Hospital for the Insane on
bond, Justice Barnard has set the hear
ing of the insanity charges for April
4 in Criminal Court, No. g
The Washington times., 1912-03-23
BoSton'S Subway Opened.

BOSTON, Mass, March 23.-The new
subway system for the handling of the
heavy passenger traffic between Boston
and Cambridge, was formally opened to-
day. The tunnel, which is three and a
quarter miles in length, starts at the
Park Street station OF the old subway,
and passes under Boston Common,
Beacon HILL and Charles river to Har-
ward square in Cambridge.
The Washington times., 1912-03-23
Goes Blind in One Night.

ATLANTIC CITY. n. j. March 23.--
Robert Bray awoke after a good nights s
sleep and found he was totally blind.
Ncighhors are paying for his room in
a hospital
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-17
AMERICANS
ARE SAFE NOW

Denver, May 17.-Americans liv-
ing in the territory held by the Mexi-
can rebels are perfectly safe and
business is operating as smoothly as
il ever did under Diaz, according to
Louis S. Noble. who returned yester-
day from Chihuahua.
Mr.. Noble has Just returned from a
five weeks business trip to Mexico.
LAS | was coming out of Mexico" he
said, I'VE were met by a train of
rebel soldiers in Mochio. In one car
were the wounded, "a in all and only
three of them so severely as to have
to be moved on stretchers.
when | reached Juarez the next
day the newspapers had large ac-
counts of the special train of over a
hundred wounded rebels, many of
whom had died during the trip. 1t is
this sort of exaggeration that gives
us our impression of the Mexican rev.
olution."
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-17

support would go mainly to Hunter.
In fact, this condition is now said
to be practically assured. II il
should prove true, there then is no
question of Hunters victory. other
wise, however, there might be.
The greatest objection the follow
ers OF the citizens movement urge
against Hunter is that he is cor
poration" candidate, and for this rea-
son should be defeated They charge
that he has been Induced to become
mayoralty candidate by the tram
way, the electric company, the water
company and many other big corpor-
ations for the sole purpose of beeom
ing their plant tool. He has pub
licly denied that this is the case. and
from the stump has denounced the
charges as baseless and untrue. He
declared before recent ward meet
Ing that there was no truth in the
report that corporations had banded
together to elect him.
Il believe that most people in Dem
yer who have kept their eyes on pub
lie affairs know how | stand on the
corporation question: said Mr.. Hunt
Ell to the Sentinel's correspondent.
time | have held public office | have
had more or less to do with corpora
tions, and / am willing to stand on
the record l have made. am not
corpcsatlon hater, nor a corporation
batter. believe that the corpora
tions that do business in Denver are
necessary to our public life, and that
they should be treated fairly. But
| believe even more that they should
be compelled to treat the people of
Denver fairly"
Mr.. Hunter will be his own mayor
If elected, and he makes public an
nouncement that he will not be man
aged and controlled by anyone. How
ever, he has stated he would favor
continuing the improvement policies
of Mayor Speer, especially as they
refer to the civic center
Should the democrats lose in the
municipal election, that loss will be
charged against the citizens move
ment; but democrats are sanguine
that no such result is going to fol-
low the counting Of the ballots.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-17
HUNTER WILL Be NEXT MAYOR.
OF DENVER; BIG CHANGE
IN SENTIMENT
During Past Few Days Tide Has Turned In Favor of Democratic
Candidate Bailey Stands No Show Bierest Campaign In
Denver'S History Closes Next Tuesday.

Denver, May 1.-THE close of the
polls next Tuesday night will be the
elimination of one of the bitterest
municipal fights ever waged in Dem
yer. Emphatic denunciations have
been hurled at all three candida ties
for mayor in the three-cornered bat
tie, and in most instances nothing
has been too vile to use as a weapon
Scandals of the worst character
have been brought out by the work
ers of all three parties: but whether
there is basis for these accusations
no one as yet has been definitely able
to ascertain, and an anxious public
is left entirely in darkness
Mayoralty candidates have been
dubbed everything known to the
criminal calendar, and the fiaying has
proceeded to point where one speak
er said that he was ready to take
up his Winchester to defeat the op-
position. He admitted he was an
anarchist and was willing to resort
to a precedent in Denver politics to
the end that graft and ring rule may
be put to an end. All such unheard-
of utteranCes have been resorted to
by speakers on all sides in the hum
dreds of ward meetings held through
out the city during the past ten days.
Both the democrats and the citi-
zens feel that they are going to win
this fight. One is as confident as the
other in the ultimate outcome of the
coming battle of the ballots next
Tuesday. Sentiment, however, has
been swayed to the democratic side
of the contest during the past few
days until it is practically safe to
predict that John b. Hunter will be
the next mayor of Denver.
The citizens are making the strug-
gle of their lives to save the day;
but those who seem to be the best
posted on the political situation in
this city feel confident that Hunter
will be elected by a safe plurality, if
the three candidates remain to the
finish, or by larger majority should
United States Marshal Bailey drop
out of the battle.
In the last few days there has been
serious talk along these lines, and
it would be no great surprise If the
republican candidate gave up the
ghost, in which event it is said his
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-17
DEMOCRATIC MEASURES
KILLED PEOPLE LOSE
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Washington, ID. C., May lI.-lhe
Senate committee authorized today Il
favorable report on the Lodge substi-
tute for. the house free sugar bill and
an unfavorable report on the house
excise income tax bill. The Lodge bill
would eliminate the differeniial and
Dutch standard from the sugar tariff
and leave duties otherwise practically
as mt present.
Senator simmons offered n substi-
tute sugar bill, prepared by the
democratic members of the commit
tee. 1t proposed IA reduction of exist
ing duties by about one-third. but was
voted down by IA strict party vote
Senator Smoot, who had bill of his
own. reserved the right to present il
to the senate. The committee post
poned the vote on the wool tariff re-
vision bill from next Tuesday until
May 23rd.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-17
BIG FINES FOR
OFFICERS
County Judge, Chicago Chief of Po-
lice and Others Heavily Fined To-
day for Interfering With the
Democratic Convention.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Chicago, May 17.-John f. Owens,
county judge, was fined $500 today
by Superior Court Judge Mckinley
for contempt in violating an injunc-
tion of the superior court restrain
ing the county judge from interfer-
ing with the Cook County democratic
convention ON April Is.
Chief of Police McWeeny. Assist
ant Chief Schuettler, Sheriff Michael
thinner and Election Commissioner
Czarnecki were fined similar amounts
by the superior Judge.
Several days before the democratic
convention Judge Owens directed
Commissioner Czarnecki to organize
the convention and call the roll of
delegates. Judge Mckinley then is
sued an injunction restraining inter-
ference by the county Judge or his
aides; but Judge Owens ignored the
injunction, and at his orders the
doors of the armory were battered
down and delegates allied with the
Hearst faction were per-
mitted to enter.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-17
CANNOT AGREE
ON MEN
Associa ted Press.

Associated Press.
New York, May 17.-Daniel Will
lard, president of the Baltimore <
Ohio railroad, and II. S. Morrissey,
president of the Railway Employees
& Investors Society, two members of
the arbitration board to settle the de-
mands of the locomotive engineers in
the eastern territory, have been un-
able to agree on the other five mem
bers of the arbitration board.
Unless they do so by next Tuesday,
Chief Justice White of the United
States supreme court, Judge Knapp
OF the commerce court and United
States Labor Commissioner Neill W
select the five members in accordance
with the agreement OIL the engineers
and the railway managers.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-17
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MRS. ASTOR RETURNS SATURDAY

New York, May 17.-Mrs. Ava
Willing Astor, former wife of Colonel
John Jacob Astor, the mutimillion-
aire Titanic victim, will return to
England on Saturday.
The reason for her leaving earlier
than she had planned is due, it is
said, to the appointment of a salts
factory guardian for her young
daughter. Muriel, who will return to
London with her mother.
On Monday, A. Perry Osborn, a
lawyer and an old friend of the Astor
family, was appointed as Muriefs
guardian.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-17
A HARD FIGHT
OVER JURY
Millionaire Clubman One of Men Ac-
cepted as Juror in Darrow Trial
by Prosecution.-A Challenge
by Defense Is Certain.
Associated Press.

aSSOCldltu Il IesS.
Los Angeles, Cal, May 17.-Ho-
mer Laughlin, Jr., a millionaire club
man, who, with ten other prospective
jurors, passed the night locked up in
the custody of the deputy sheriffs.
was expected to be the object of the
first peremptory challenge for the de-
fense at the resumption of the trial
OF Clarence S. Darrow today for
bribery.
The state has given the defense to
understand that the only way the
defense can get rid of Laughlin is to
use one of its peremptory challenges.
Laughlin would not alter his opinion
as to his ability to give fair verdict
If retained as a Juror.
The principal objection of the de-
fense was that Laughlin had had
some difficulties with union labor.
That the jury will be obtained this
week and that the taking OF testi-
mony will start next Monday is the
belief of the attorneys on both sides.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-17
THE HEARING
PROCEEDS
Associate Press.

Assoclated Press.
London, May 1.-THE Titanic in
quiry commission spent the greater
part OF today probing the statement
of Charles Hendrickson, one of the
surviving firemen, who had said Sir
Cosmo and Lady Duff Gordon, who
were two of five passengers in q
partly filled lifeboat, had protested
against returning TO the scene of the
disaster to try to rescue some of
those struggling in the water. Hen
erickson stuck to his evidence. Ques-
tions by counsel for Lady Duff Cor
don indicated their defense would be
an absolute denial of story and that
they would support this with the
testimony of other members of the
crew who were in the life boat.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-17
CASE IS
PR0bED
Declared That the Industrial Workers
Are Guilty of Sedition.-Witness-
es From Many Points Testify
Before the Grand Jury.
Associated Press.

Los Angeles, May 17.-Seyeral wit
nesses from San Diego and other
points in California appeared today to
estify before the federal grand jury
that is investigating the Industrial
Workers of the World, several lead
ers of which, according to Assistant
United States Attorney Dudley Rob-
inson, have been guilty of sedition
in conducting the free speech" cam
paign in San Diego.
II was stated at the federal build
ing today that other witnesses will be
brought from other points of the
United States in an effort to learn
whether the Industrial Workers as a
national organization are committed
to direct action" and liable to pros
ecution under the statutes of the
United States.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-17
THE CITIZENS
WARN THEM
San Diego Shows No Disposition to
Deal Mildly With l. W. W.-The
Newspapers to Be Censored.
Attorneys Are Warned.
Associated Press.

San Diego, Cal, May 1.-THE
members of the citizens committee of
San Diego resumed their campaign
of friendly advice" early today.
Citizens who had gone on the bonds
of members of the Industrial Work
ers of the World and the attorneys
of the latter were warned.
An agreement has been reached
with the publishers of two weekly pa
pers which have supported the cam
paign of the Industrial Workers, and
it is said that hereafter the papers
will be issued under strict censor
ship or not at all.
A committee of seven citizens
three named by the vigilantes, three
by the publishers and the seventh by
the others-will pass on all the read
ing matter in the two papers before
they go to press.