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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-25
Coast Defense Bill Up.

The fortifications appropriation bill,
carrying more than $3,50O,000 for the
maintenance Of coast defenses in the
United States, was taken up in the
House just before adjournment yes
terday afternoon, and will be COM
pleted tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-25
Hagerstown Contractor Dead.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

HAGERSTOWN, Nd. February "a
Menaris Humelsine. a retired building
contractor. died at his home in Hagers-
town today, from q complication of dis
eases. aged seventy-seven years. He was
q native of Pennsylvania, but had resided
In Hagerstown for thirty years. He was
q Union veteran of the civil war, having
been q sergeant and color bearer of Com
pany D, 126th Pennsylvania Volunteer
Infantry. Mr.. Humelsine was a member
of Washington Square Methodist Church
and leaves q wife and FIVE children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-25
Inaugural Ceremony in Marking.

From Rear Admiral Murdoch. COM
mander-in -chief of the United States
Asiatic fleet, a dispatch reached the
Navy Department yesterday reporting
that the Marking republican authori-
ties consider it an important cohces-
sion that Yuan Shih kai has consented
to go to Marking for Inauguration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-25
Last Place They Will Go.
Ambassador Kerens' Reception.

VIENNA, February 2E-Owing to the
funeral Of the late Count Won Aehrenthal,
the Washington day reception at the
American embassy was postponed until
tonight About 400 Americans, COM
prising members of the colony and tour
lists. accepted the hospitality Of Ambas-
sador and Mrs. kerenZ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-25
Of STORE
HELD UP BY NEGRO
Robber, at Point of Pistol, Gets
$3.50 and Then Makes
His Escape.

The boldest hold-up that has occurred
in the District this winter took place
last night, when William ]. Downey,
proprietor Of a grocery and notion store
at II X street southeast, was forced, at
the point OF revolver, to hand over
his cash to the robber
According to the report Of the rob-
berry made to Detective Warfield Of the
fifth precinct by Mr.. Downey. d col
ored man entered his store about $40
o'clock and asked for pound Of
sugar When the visitor received 1t from
Mr.. Downey, he said he wanted a pack
age of tobacco and some cigarette pa
pers Mr.. Downey turned to get theV.
but when he looked around to hand the
packages to his customer the latter
could not be seen. He had stopped in
front of the counter for moment. When
he reappeared he wore handkerchief
over his face and held q revolver in his
hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-25

st. Mary's Male Academy at Norfolk,
Va. which was destroyed by fire Wednes-
day night, will be rebuilt at once. Until
1t is ready for occupancy the pupils will
probably be taught in the hall Of the old
St Mary's Church on Holt street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-25
Demands Cash.

Hand over your cash and do not
make any noise about it," he said.
Mr.. Downey reached inside of small
show case. where he keeps his money
and took out $50. all Of the money
there. and handed it over More was de-
manded. but the storekeeper said that
was all the money he had.
The robber backed toward the door
holding the revolver leveled ut Mr..
Downey.
When he reached the door he turned,
tore the mask from his face and ran
down the street.
The. negro is described as being about
twenty years Of age, five feet two inches
tall and about 13O pounds In weight. He
has a smooth face and wore a dark over
coat and light gray soft hat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-25
Guilty of Misapplication of Funds.

MUSkOGEE, Okla, February N.-W.
L. Norton, formerly president Of the
American National Bank at Bartlesville.
Okla, was found guilty Of misapplication
of the funds of the bank by q jury In the
federal court here tonight. The case has
been on trial for two weeks. Norton will
be senteAced next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-25

Many Annapolis sportsmen are be-
wailing the loss of their ducking blinds
in the rivers below the town. They were
carried away by the heavy foes. On
South river. it is reported. not a blind
ohoye sOviyed the elements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-25

assured that the Commissioners will order
the bridge permanently closed. and In
this event ii is not improbab Bile they will
prohibit the operation of street cars over
it. If the outcome of the suit brought
10y the traction company is favorao Ole to
the District heads work of continuing
the repairs to the bridge, which will give
it width of forty feet instead of fifty.
undoubtedly will be resumed immedi-
ately. If the forty-foot width can be OBJ
tanned the commissioners. ii Is said. will
insist that the bridge will be safe for all
Ira fl, fnr. a uIlmher of Years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-25
HONEST UNEMPLOYED
FARE BADLY, HE SAYS
Criminals Treated Better in
Chicago, Declares Banker
and Charity Worker.

CHICAGO. February 24.-Malcolm Nc
Dowell, banker and charity worker. the
first witness at the opening session of
Mayor Harrison's employment commits
sion today, attacked the city's system
of handling the unemployed and de-
clared it made criminals.
Here are some Of the things Mcdowell
told the commission:
AN honest man would better throw a
brick through a plate glass window than
go to the municipal lodging house for
aid.
"He gets clean food and three square
meals a day at the penal institution.
while the unemployed man who scorns
crime gets one cup of black coffee and
three-day-old bread once day at the
lodging house.
Last Place They Will Go.
1.-THE lodging place Is the last place in
the world that down-and-out man will
go.
Chicago discriminates in favor Of the
lawbreakers in caring for its dependents
by giving food and employment to the
convicted criminal and stale bread and
a hard floor to sleep upon to the honest
man.
Mr. Mcdowell was questioned sharply
by members of the commission, but
amplified his statements with such q
mass of details that the commissioners
finally accepted his statements as correct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-25
Auto Owners Resent Action.

Several automobile drivers. halted at
tie east end of the bridge, willingly gave
their names and then proceeded TO cross
the bridge yesterday afternoon. declaring
that. if necessary, they would submit to
arrest and would fight their cases through
as many courts as might be necessary.
to learn il the District Commissioners
have the right to close the bridge to or
binary traffic while permitting its use by
the heavy Chevy Chase cars.
\ number of these men referred to the
action OF the District authorities several
Years ago in suspending the heavy cast
iron main. twenty-four inches in diam
eter. beneath the floor of the bridge. This
main, which carries the water supply
coming from the Fort Reno reservoir, is
always full of water under pressure, and
its weight is enormous, running far into
the hundreds OF tons. The bridge, 1t is
declared, never was planned to support
such a weight, and the further statement
is made that the structure never was
strengthened materially when the heavy
main was hung beneath it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-25
Three Measures Pending.

Three bills are pending before the sub
committee and the hearings will have to
bill. which provides that there be no
more than 100 saloons in the District,
and that those 100 shall be confined to the
business section of the National Capital
y second is the Jones bill, providing COM
r,rehensive excise legislation, to replace
that already on the statute books, Gre
:tting a new excise board to be composed
If the judge of the Juvenile Court and
the health officer and an inspector of po-
lice and prohibiting the establishment of
saloons in the near vicinity of churches
or schools or public reservations. The
third is the Gallinger bill. making drunk
cnness in the District a misdemeanor and
establishing a hospital for inebriates, to
which persons convicted in the courts of
drunkenness are to be sentenced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-25
WET AND DRY" FIGHT
WILL BEGIN TOMORROW
Hearing Will Be Held on Bills
to Limit Liquor Traffic
in District.

A wet and dry fight is ON the sched-
ule at the Capitol for tomorrow. 1t is to
lie waged overbills which have been intro
duced in the Senate to limit the liquor
traffic in the District of Columbia. The
referees are members of the subcommit-
tee on excise legislation of the Senate
District committee-Senators Jones of
Washington. Dillingham; Of Vermont,
Works of California. Johnston of Ala
bama and Lea of Tennessee
Representatives of temperance organi-
cations have been invited to speak on the
bills. and there is expected to be some
rebuttal evidence from the Association of
Retail Liquor Dealers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-25
Signs Surmount Barricades.

Harricades almost "horSe high and
"pig tight" were erected yesterday after
noon at the east and west ends of the
bridge the barriers just clearing the
street car tracks az To permit the
passage of the Chevy Chase cars. These
barricades built of heavy posts and
planks We're painted with signs warming
all drivers of wagons or autos and all
pedestrians to keep off the bridge. Be
sides the signs painted on the barricades
themselves, big signs were erected bear
ing notices that the bridge is closed.
Policemen halted drivers of all sorts of
vehicles and took their names, though no
arrests We're made during the day. In
fact. one of the policemen on duty yes
terday afternoon said that If every one
violating the order had been arrested, the
District Jail would not accommodate the
crowd. Shortly after o'clock yesterday
afternoon n string Of eighteen dump
wagons. used by the District in grading
and road building work. crossed the
bridge i'm solid procession. The police
men on guard made no attempt TO halt
them or even To take the names of the
drivers. although the entire number.
eighteen teams and wagons. We're on the
bridge at one time.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-30
NINETEEN SEEKING OFFICES.
Candidates File Applications to Have
Names on Primary Ballot.

Oklahoma City April 29.-Nineteeu
candidates, three of them republicans,
filed applications with Ben F. Riley,
secretary of the state election board,
to have their names appear upon the
ballot in the August statewide pri-
mary election. The first was that Of
John D. Turner. of Vinita, chief Justice
of the supreme court candidate on the
democratic ticket for reelection.
] The following filed as candidates for
eongressman-at-large on the demo-
seratic ticket; Bob Echols, Elk City;
Ered P. Branson, Muskogee; William
FsField Guthrie; Leslie P. Ross. Law
ton James s. Davenport, vinita, and
NJ. I. Williams. Muskogee, filed as can
didates for congress from the Third
district, and M. NJ. Henderson, Te-
cumseh; Charles F. Barrett, Shawnee,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-30
WOODROW WILSON
CAN Be ELECTED

Washington, D. c., April 30. - The
friends of Governor Wilson are highly
pleased with the situation in Maryland
where an aggressive campaign is be-
ing made in behalf of the New Jersey
executive. Many OF the strongest dem.
ocrats in the state, like ex-governor
Crothers. former Governor Brown. ex-
Mayor Mahool of Baltimore and W. L.
Marbury, are taking leading part in
the campaign in behalf of the Wilson
candidacy.
The Wilson democrats of Maryland
had great meeting Monday night
when Governor Woodrow Wilson was
their guest of honor speaking from
the stage Of the Lyric theatre in Bal
timore, one OF the largest auditoriums
in the country. Senator John Sharp
Williams, of Mississippi, for years the
democratic leader of the house, was
present and spoke. number Of sena-
tors and congressman were present
for the occasion. A
Governor Wilson has no strongeP3
champion in public life today than the
brilliant Mississippian Nothwith-
standing the fact that he served with
Speaker Clark and Oscar Underwood
while he was the democratic leader
of the house, Senator John Sharp Will
liams, who has often been mentioned
as a presidential possibility. believes
that in the person Of the New Jersey
executive lies the opportunity for dem
ocrauc success in the presidential
election this fall
My personal relations with Mr.,
Champ Clark and Mr. Oscar Under
wood with both of whom served for
years in the house of representative
In intimate association" said Senator
Williams today, "are much closer than
the relations constituted BY my ac.
quaintanee with Governor Wilson. My
sole reasons, therefore. for advocating
the nomination of Woodrow Wilson
are public reasons think he can be
elected, II nominated. II elected. he
will make one of the very best presi-
dents we ever had Hence as demo
crat and as citizen. | favor him.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-30
LEAGUE SEASON
OPENS WEDNESDAY
All in Readiness For Opening Game
And Formal Pennant Raising BY
Last Seasons Champs.

All arrangements We're completed at
ameeting of the various managers this
morning, for the opening Of the city
League of baseball teams. The first
game will be between the Milford-Ber-
gers and the Colts.
The game will be played tomor-
row afternoon at Electric Park, the
grounds selected for all Of the league
games this summer, and Nill be called
at $50 in order to give business men
and those employed in the Offices of
the city an opportunity to enjoy the
games.
The league has been reduced to four
teams and these are about equally
matched, if the dope reads right, and
some warm rivalry may be experienc-
ed in the fight for the coveted pennant
now held by the Jobbers, or Milford
Bergers. II is impossible to make any
thing like forecast of the result as
three of the teams this year are un-
known quantities. The school team
has had the advantage of considerable
practice and should take the lead at
the start. However the other three
teams have good material and have
been getting in some practice the past
two weeks.
Tomorrow being the opening Of the
season all of the players of the City
League will meet at the court house at
. o'clock and march to the grounds,
where the formal raising of the PEN
nant will occur. These teams are all
made up of young men and boys who
work and live in the city The admis-
sion has been made as small as pos
sible and earn enough to supply balls
and other paraphernalia. Much in
terest has been manifest and big
crowd is expected for the opening
game.
Thursday the Bankers and High
School meet and Friday the Milford
Bergers and Bankers will clash.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-30
NOWATA EDITOR
HELD ON CHARGE
OF MURDER
The Privilege Of Making Bond is
Denied the Editor of Nowata
Paper.

Nowata, Okla, April 29.-H. o.
Jeffries, editor of the Nowata Adver-
tiser and prominent republican poll
tician. was today bound over to the
district court of Nowata county on a
charge of murder in connection with
the death OF Mrs. Irene Goheen, an
advertising solicitor in his employ.
Jeffries was held without bail by
Justice Frank L. Hill, before whom
the hearing has been held. Between
Justice Hill and Jeffries there is a
friendship of long standing and the
scene in the court room this afternoon
when Justice Hill announced his de-
cision, was pathetic.
Jeffries was committed to jail with
out being given the privilege of MAX
ing bond, although his attorneys will
make an effort tomorrow to procure
bail for him.
Arguments for the state began at
the morning session, County Attorney
Thaves being followed by Bert Van
Leuven for the defense.
J. E. Rider. an attorney for the de-
fendant, contended that Jeffries, hav-
ing testified at the coroner's inquest,
was immune from the prosecution on
the ground that witness, having given
testimony which would tend to incrim-
mate him, could not be prosecuted for
a crime connected with that to which
he gave testimony.
His contentious were overruled.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-30
.PERRY'S HAT
IS IN RING
He's Filed And Says Teddy Is Coming
Here to Help Him.

Oklahoma City April ga. e
Perry, Dynamite Ed" chairman OF
the Roosevelt.for-P President statewide
Organization, was the first person te
file his name with Seefetary Ben Riles
of the state election board today. when
the books were opened for the receiv
ing of names.
Perry announced himself as candi
date for United States senator. 1t Ii
said that Mr.. Roosevelt will boos.
Perry all he can. and Perry says he
and his hat are both in the ring and
he expects to be nominated and
elected.
Letters have been received at the
Office of Mr.. Riley from United States
Senator Owen and others for filing. All
members of the lower holIse of the
Legislature and half Of the senators are
to be elected at the fall election. There
are sixty days in which filing can be
made.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-30
SUPREME COURT
MAY RAISE LID
Charley Webb May Not Have Served
His Martyrdom in Vain.

Muskogee, Okla, April 30.-Charley
Webb, the martyr to the cause of
bootlegging," may not have served his
martyrdom in vain. The supreme court
of the United States yesterday grant
ed his writ of habeas corpus and his
case, which will decide for all time the
question of whether or not the United
States government has jurisdiction
over the sale of liquor in the eastern
part of Oklahoma will be heard on the
18th day of next month.
Webb was arrested In Vinita several
weeks ago, "a short time after the de-
cision of the st. Louis court of appeals.
He was captured by federal officers
while receiving a shipment of liquor.
He was released on bail. but soon aft
erwards gave himself up as a martyr
to the cause and went to Jail to test
the case. Judge Campbell paved the
way to carry it to the highest court
by refusing him writ of habeas cor
pus.
The supreme court, in its action of
yesterday, has declared that 1t will
now decide whether the federal au-
thorities under the act Of 1897 have
control of the liquor situation in east
ern Oklahoma or whether that power
lies in the state. 1t will also deter
mine whether or not the 21 year clause
in the enabling act is valid.
]. S. Davenport and owen & Stone
are attorneys for Webb.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-30
May Day Proarsm.

There will be May day program on
the public school campus tomorrow
afternoon by the second. third and
fourth grade children. The program
will begin at 2:sO p. m. by a process
sion of the children from the school
rooms to the May pole on the campus,
where little Miss Mary Williamson
will be crowned May Queen, and the
following program will be rendered:
Procession from building to grounds
Song by school = Growing OF
Queen"
May Pole Dance by sixteen children.
Reeitation-Mildred Ford.
Recitation-Vernon Dalquest.
Song" jolly Boys - Boys Chorus.
observation-disclosures Carpenter.
Flower Drill by ten girls.
Song-"O Oklahoma"-By School.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-30
zanfretta Family With Howe's Great
London Shows.

There are many novel acts with the
Great London Shows which are Ger.
tain to be well received in every city
lucky enough to secure a visit from
the consolidated enterprises. There
are acts which were never seen in
America until this show opened its sea
son of 1912, for the reason that there
was no amusement enterprise great
enough to afford the large salaries
which the artists demand and no in.
stitution with sufficient prestige to at
tract the attention of SUCH celebrated
performers.
The zanfretta Family of acrobats,
for instance, perform feats which have
never been seen in other shows.
The Great London Circus will ex-
hibit in vinita, Tuesday. May I.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-30

and James NJ. Leggett, Idabell, for the
state senate.
Democrats who filed as candidates
for the house of representatives are:
L. T. Rexroat, Ardmore tre-election) 4;
J. " McClintoc, Snyder, Swanson
county tre-electionl; W. B. Mitchell,
Pauls Valley; J. L. Spengler Poteau;
Tom G. Taylor, Idabell, and A. II,
Tyler, Oklahoma City. The republi.
can aspirants are: A. E. Per..y Coal.
gate, for United States senator. and
G. n. Kneeland, Helena, and ]. w.
Shields, Checotah, for the state legis-
lature.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-30


thyself down: for it is written, He
shall give His angels charge concern.
ing thee: and in their hands they shall
bear thee up, lest at any time thou
dash thy foot against a stone. You
see the Devil pretended he was quot
| ing correctly from the 91st Psalm, 18th
and 18th verses. Let us note the cor
rect reading: For He shall give His
angels charge over thee, TO KEEP
THEE IN ALL THY WAYS. They
shall bear thee up in their hands, lest
thou dash thy foot against stone.
1 have capitalized the portion Satan
so cunningly left out.
In former articles | have emphasiz-
ed the fact that infidels were abso-
lutely and wilfully ignorant of the
Bible. No infidel ever contemplated
quoting the Scriptures correctly, truth
fully. 1t was so with Tom Paine, who,
when he wrote his age Of Reason,
said, Il had neither Bible nor Testa-
meth to refer to, though I was writing
against both" His egotism was of
such vast proportions that he boasted
lof his ability to quote from memory,
The reader can surmise how correct
and literal mis- quotations would be.
Paine's memory was known to have
been of that phenomenal type char
acterized as wonderful He was Of
Quaker extraction, and had from his
youth up been used to hearing the
Scriptures quoted, and had also some
knowledge of the Word in reading it
in desultery manner himself, and
after he drifted into infidelty he be-
came inscriptions in his misuse of
the Bible.
Tom Paine misquoted that text,
John 9TH chapter and 3lst verse, pre-
cisely as has his scrub imitator who
has stolen his thunder from his dis
reputable forebear. To any one con-
versant with Tom Paine's writings,
the foregoing statement will be recog-
nized as true. 1t would, therefore, be
an interminable task to even attempt
to answer al 1.-THE objections brought
against the Bible and the God 1t re-
veals, although all these objections
are cut out of the same shoddy cloth
manufactured in the mills of infidelity
They are all remarkably alike in tex
ture and nature.
It is evident Captain Whites recent
article has hit the nail square on the
head, when he says the author of the
observer" articles dare not make
public bis name. Tor if he did. the peo-
pie would say, What else could you
expect from such source-fFon such
a man?e
When Robert Ingersoll WIS in his
prime, he decla ed that il ministers
and editors did not cease their false
hoods about Thomas Paine he would