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The Washington herald., 1912-02-21
man H. and Irens F. Bre5ekump 10. lOl sou,

man H. and Irene F. Bredekamp, lot lOl, square
los SO.
A. Quinn, lot 5, block T. SO.
Nineteenth street and New York avenue northwest
Charlotte I. DALEY TO Patrick r. Carr part
original lot 5. square l2i, SO.
Mount Ple4sant-HErTy Z. Smith e ux 10 Alice L.
Oark, lot gls; SO
Cleveland Psrk-ErHfn II. Thorn ct ur, 10 Marie s,
Taylor, part lOt S. square ae2 SO.
Fourth and n streets uorthwest-Orz F. Morris TO
Harriet 7. Hpp. part original lot 2, square 5s3, So
The Washington herald., 1912-02-21
Building Three Houses.

The three houses being erected for
John V. Schmitt at 1i2I-2S D street south
east. by Henry whal. builder, from
plans prepared by julius wenig. archi-
tect. are now under roof and soon will
be ready for plastering.
One OF the houses contains eight rooms,
while the other .wc each contain six
rooms. They are constructed with pressed
brick with white mortar joints. and have
attractive front poTches.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-21

consider
The plans show on the first floor exceptionally front
nnoden
o $ un the ntreh house.
olo tenn show c. OF onSTu ucon
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-25
History in Brief of the States &
Case Against Lieutenant Becker

July 1Ierm.n Roepha gambler, makes before District
Attorney Whitman that divided the proceeds his gambling
with Police Lieutenant Charles Becker.
sfAdav to be called Published
July Is-Ths whitman from Newport,
resting, Police Commissioner Waldo from Buffalo
July calls Mr. Whitman gives details and
day and furnish the Of who
substantiats his charges ,#.tlt,
July I6Rosenth murdered fren Of the Hotel Metre
pole the time TO Mr.. Whitman.
Louis Libby and W. Shapiro Of the murder
Whitman the police Through certain parties"
causing the murder SSH u
July ,7 Rose
gambler obtained affidavit from Dora Gilbert Rosenthas
FIRST wife, the night Of the murder
July victim Of
dealings with Rose Rosenthal Late night Rose
police headquarters and himself up.
July begins
July saBridgs" Weber, friend
Becker transferred from pice headquarters the
Bathsats avenue station In the Bronx. NJ Eei.
ck Sullivan Bscksr hum arrested and charged with
..... .r.'.
July eJack copfssss Harry
indicted night arrested and locked in the Tomba
Whtey" Lewis 10 arrested kingston N He alleged
have been one Of the gunner who did the killing.
Seeker agned pleads not guilty The board of alder
appoints q committee Of nine investigate police
Aug Io-Ssm Schepps 8 arrested at Hot Spiuss Ark.
aoBkcr reindicted and "Gyp the Blood" Horowit Lefty
Louie" Rosenberg "Dago Frank" Croh "whitsy"
William Shapiro indicted for Of
RosenthaL 49,.
Lefty Louie" following
"Dsgo Frank" the others
6Bg zng alleged hired the gunner
death Second avenue. "
Oct 7-Bkers begun Justice extraordinary
session Of the supreme court
Oct Juee Golf delivers his charge and the given to the jury
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promotion. He was then police
man In the Tooth street precinct.
which was commanded then by
Schmittberger. The captain objected
Becker and had him transferred. Beck
err made charges against schmittberger.
who retaliated with counter charges.
An investigation by the police commits
sioner exonerated all concerned. But
Becker never forgave Schmittbergsr
for his transfer.
Becker had been roundsman a year
when he rescued" James Butler from
drowning at the foot of West Tenth
street. According to the story OF the
rescue related at the time, Becker
Sae eso t as a Ss IN 1 Baer
Becker received q medal for heroism,
bonus Of $50. and collected so for q
lost revolver and ruined uniform. Butler
later lat s made ,s an sffiaayit IN which he. de-
fully prearranged by him and Becker;
that It was, in police parlance.c a
"frarne-up."- Nothing. however. ever
OF bis charge. and In the records
Of the police department Becker is still
Becker got a chance in 1906 to sat
ify his grudge against Schmittberger
when he was assigned by Commissioner
Bingham to conduct raids In Schmitt-
bersers precinct; As a result Of the
trial by Bingham. Becker was to have
been the star witness, but did not tes-
tify. and Schmittberger was acquitted.
On January 1. 1907, the day on which
Schmittberger was exonerated. Becker
became lieutenant. He enjoyed favor
not only from Commissioner Bingham,
but also with Deputy Commissioner
Rhinelander waldo. who, when he be-
came head of the department. placed
Becker In charge of a special squad OF
picked men. noted for their great phys
came Known A as ths s,ronS eh A Gn
Squad"
Becker and his squad were a flying
squadron OF raiders under direct or
ders Of the police commissioner. a
series of spectacular raids were cred
tied to them during the last year.
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time he has been assigned to special
duty, an indication Of the favor that
he has always enjoyed at the hands OF
his superiors.
after his appointment to the police
force. that Becker first gained pub
licity. This was the result Of arresting
Dora Clark In September OF that year
In Broadway. He charged her In the
man passing BY, Stephen Crane, the
novelist, who Witnessed the incident.
appeared in court and denounced Beck
err for the arrest. The woman was
%ss ssi ssw . nfh'i sss sssF
attacked her. Theodore Roosevelt was was
police commissioner. Becker was tried
on charges and acquitted. COMMITS
sioner Roosevelt commencing him Tor
his record. 60 -
A short time >afterwar Becker was
accused Of having shot and killed Q
boy named O'Brien. The boy had
stolen some cigars. He was escaping
with his loot when Becker and another
policeman came on the scene and gave
fired at the fleeing boy. He was hit
and killed. 1t was charged that Beck
err had fired the fatal shot, and ugly
stories were circulated that the kill
ing of the boy had been needless to
effect his capture. Becker, however.
was exonerated.
The next time the public heard OF
Becker he had arrested the wife OF a
prominent silk manufacturer Of Pater-
son on a charge OF drunkenness. The
woman's name was withheld to save
her from the disgrace of the unfound-
ed charge. In the police court 1t was
shown that she had merely asked
Becker to repeat some directions he
had given her to reach her destination.
About this time charge was made
against Becker of having beaten boy
outside the Casino Theater. andsa short
time afterward he was accused Of
striking woman.
Ten years after he first donned the
uniform of New York policeman,
Becker was promoted to roundsman.
His controversy with Captain Schmitt-
berger occurred just prior to his
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-25
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-25
1RAcT|ONCOMPANY
GRANT[DPERM|T TO
run MOTORBUSSES
Baltimore and Washington
Line To Operate Vehicles
To Union Station.

Permit TO the baltimore and WASH
ington Transit Company to operate q
line Of motor buses from the inter-
section Of Georgia avenue and Kennedy
street to the Union Station was grant
ed by the Commissioners today on
recommendation Of a committee con-
sistins OF Capt. Marke Brooke. assis-
tant Engineer Commissioner; d. f..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-25
To Discuss Y. M. C. A.

Secretary william Knowles Cooper. Of
the local Y. NJ. c. A.. will deliver three
addresses tomorrow before the associa-
tion branches OF western Pennsylvania,
outlining the social and religious work
done In washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-24

she desperate with determination. She knew that
this prize would keep her from the necessity of leaving
the den till her little should be past their first
heplessness. Nothing should be allowed to snatch 1t
from her But for all her furious efforts unmanageabe
that limp form with its long sprawling legs that
her progress up the broken steep dangerously SLOW
Suddenly the moose, realizing that she could not
catch the bear, stopped with wrathful snort Pow-
ing up the dank with her great ouhrust fore feet
she wheeled about to return to her calf She started
back a stumbling trot suspectng evil and salts
fed with herself for having so we'll routed the enemy
Then she marked that the little longer in his
place. She gave mighty leap forward her wild
eyes sweeping the whole base of the rock. And then
looking upward she saw what had befallen
AS that black bulk of vengeance came laundering
toward her. the lynx strained desperately to hit her
prize beyond its reach The steep at this point too
abrupt for any to climb but the frantic mother
hurled herself up far that her oustretched hoofs
struck the rock on each side of the cas hind quarters
Daunted for the instant the lynx let go her hold and
shranl away with Snarl. But seeing how tar short
of her her assaan had fallen she prang forward again
and sank her teeth into the victims throat with conf
dent defiance.
FROM that wild leap the mother had fallen back vo-
L lently her launches Unconscious of the shock,
she drew back few steps, and rushed again to the at
tack This time she less wildly; and the lynx
garng down her the shoulder of the prey had
misgvings. But in reality it was now that the wise ola
moose was most dangerous. Having come triumphant
through many seasons many v1CSs1tudeS she knew now
handle her powers best advantage and in that first
leap she had that her little finished past
all helping. Revenge all that she could strive for.
AS she charged again she gathered her gaunt legs
beneath her at the last of it, and launched herself up
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stoned The fox buSinesSike to play with and
torment his victims of the cat family would do;
but killed them at and made haste to carry them
off to his den Though not without healthy edge to
his appetite he thought first of his mate and cubs
to which he untiringly devoted.
The knoll being no longer occupied by the terri
Bile LYNX mother the lesser folk of the forest began
that neghborhood because they never knew when the
den at the summit might attract dangerous occu-
pant Before long the bones of those two bodies at the
foot of the rock polished clean and white; and
then the place fell deserted except for the chckadees
and the woodpeckers.
the summer drew to close and the first g1mners OF
autumn scarlet began to tip the naples, scattering
here and there across the wilderness reappeaed few
rabbits Their enemies being now less numerous they
multiplied with amazing rapdity, if thinking they
had the earth replensh and again tall ears and
buging eyes Pickering through the coverts sensl-
tive cleft nostris questioning every air, and hu11y
white tails bobbng up out of the godbrown fern BEDS
The rabbits did not love the cedar swamp, with its wet
moss and black half hidden pools; but few OF their
more adventurous spirits roamed everywhere.
One fresh October morning, when the birch trees
buck rabbit came the foot of it and stumbled upon
that bunch of white bones At first he was much
frightened and with two prodigious leaps took hiding
in the nearest thicket But the bones made no hostile
move whatever and presently he felt somewhat re-
assured After he had stared at them for sometime he
concluded that they were harmless With uncom-
pretending curiosity he hoped all around them, and
then sat up beside them his launches, his long
erect in foolish inquiry The last thing he could guess
was that he and his kind responsible for that pile
of bleaching bones.
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THE lynx had been watching from her high crevice
when the made her mad charge upon the
bear Her pale, round eyes famed. Soundessly she
dropped from her ambush. There cry from the
feeble victim The lynx was too expert and too wary
hunter for that She wanted no struggle that would
attract the mothers attention from the pursuit of the
bear. So the unfortunate calf which had only just
opened his eyes upon life of it without know
ing what had happened to him. Without an instants
delay the lynx began dragging the limp but still CULVER
ing prey up the rock Her only chance to get 1T
speedily beyond the mothers reach.
The lynx marveously strong for beast of her
weight which was than forty odd pounds and
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she found nothing of him except the musky smell he had
left behind him SO literally.
As luck would have it, however, at the foot of the
knoll almost directly beneath the lair ITSELF she found
another intruder. Nosng for roots in the rich earth
between the rocks black bear His presence there
was quite innocent. His thought far from young
lvnxes but the eyes of the anxious mother he
shifting his way the hiding place of her little
Now, the most powerful of lynxes, of course, is no
match for a bear; but a mothers mother-and that
makes all the difference in the world. The bear was
attentivelv turning over the and sod, unndful
of danger when a cyclone of claws and teeth and
screeches fell upon his neck. Taken completely by
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and had suspicious OF the presence OF the lynx
who gared down upon her unseen from bush screened
crevice the summit She was black and grim and
very formidable looking, the great and could
well have smashed the life out of the giant cat with
stroke of her splayed fore hoof So the lynx had no
ton of interfering with her. But she interested in
the GRAND that brought the dark tree eater to this re-
treat And she hopefully licked her whiskered jaws.
About daybreak on the soft at the foot of the
rock the moose gave birth to long legged shuddeng
calf Forgetfu at of all her suffering, she licked
the newcomer long and lovingly till its soft coat
dry and glossy dark; and last, along in the of
the day. staggered feeby to its feet and made its
first effort to 1t grotesquely gaunt, and
ank and big headed and loose joned; and its sprawl
ing legs too weak to support its weight long In
two or three minutes it sank down again the moss,
where it lay staring around with mild injurious eyes
while its mother gazed upon it in tender ecstasy To
her the thing of beauty that the whole green
forest held.
Suddenly faint sound other than that of rstlng leaf
and twg, caught her vigant She turned her head
sharply. There among the cedar trunks not hundred
feet away, the bear, turning and munching
cluster of bright yellow fungi. A bear That was the
be dreaded of all possible enemies. With harsh
cry, sort of coughing below, she rushed at him.
At sight of this black whrlwind sweeping down upon
him the bear surprised and panied. He not
very big bear. And she very big If capa-
BILE of reecton,a point which doctors differ with
acrimony,-he perhaps reflected that the knoll
not lucky neghborhood for him. Too many
mothers, and hardly enough mushrooms! In any
he decided to away at And he acted with such
aertness upon this wise decision that he managed to
keep certain distance between his hind quarters and
those furiosy pounding hoofs. He felt that he had
to congratulate himself.
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ward with finely calculated effort. Thoroughly de-
ceived, the lynx chung obstinately to her hold with
attening back in angry scorn But this time she
had seriously iscacuated In the next second Of
those huge batering fore hoos down upon her.
1t crushed her head right back between her shoulders
and her tense body, suddenly relaxed slumped forward
upon the neck of her victim.
Falling back before, because it impossible for
her to gain any foothold on that Steep the moose
charged and repeated her wonderful leap.
This time her stroke brought both the bodies tumblng
over each other the ground. The victor somber
and deliberate in her fury paved them carefully apart
and proceeded to stamp the OF the lynx into the
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her satisfaction, she went and nosed
her little one tenderly for several min
utes, muttering thickly in her shaggy
throat. Then, with dropping head, she
stood over it motionleSs for hours, till
the last of the sunset had faded out and
all the forest was in blackness. At last
the moon got up white above the tree
tops, and ran pale fingers down the face
of the rock till they uncovered the grim
scene at its base. The moose, as if sud-
denly pulling herself together to accept
the inevitable, lifted her great black
head, shifted the night air with wide
nostrils, and made off noiselessly
through the cedars.
An hour or two later the bear came
cautiously proving up. Unseen HIM
self, he had seen his late enemy go
stalking by, with an air of no more
concern in that part of the forest.
Much puzzled, he had come to seek
solution of the mystery. He found the
solution entirely to his taste. He
grunted contemptuously over the
pounded remnants of the lynx, and
then, well able to appreciate such a
dainty, made hearty meal of young
moose meat. He sat down on his
launches and grumbled happily over
his repast, perhaps thinking how
favored were the bears over all other
dwellers of the wilderness. 1t would
have been sound and true reflection,
could he but have made it, and no
more than the due of the Power that
had been SO generous to his kind.
MEANWHILE, the baby lynxes in
1VA their den, now hungry past all
caution and mewing harshly, might
have been left to lingering and piteouS
death. But Nature is seldom SO cruel.
Stealing through the black shadows
and darting across the patches of moon
light came the fox, anxious to see if any
thing new had happened at the knoll.
Peering from a thicket, he marked the
bear at his feast, and soon made out
to understand. Stealing about to ex-
plore the knoll, he presently caught
the cries of the kittens. This was
phenomenon not hard for him to in
terpret. After prudent investigation
he crept into the den. There was some
splitting, feeble but courageous, and
then the cries of loneliness and hunger
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surprise, lie ldlIly DlcdItu, dilu gave
futile clutches over the shoulder
with his massive paws, which would
have made short work of his auda-
cious assailant could they have fair
ly reached her. But they touched
nothing save a little elusive fur;
and the next moment, seized with
panic, he wheeled and fled wildly
throug oh the cedars. The lynx chung
to him, biting and clawing, till low
branch swept her off. Whereupon,
after pausing to free her teeth from
the long black hairs they had been
so diligently collecting, she sped
back to the den with her feelings
somewhat relieved.
The bear ran on, his panic grad
ually giving way to indignation till
at last the latter conquered. Then
he turned and began slowly retrac-
ing his steps. He would find his in
solent assailant and do her up! But
when he reached the knoll he
changed his mind once more. After
all, was it worth while going out of
his way to find her? She seemed
to be so elusive. He passed round
to the other side Of the knoll, and let
off his resentment in rendlng to
pieces an old antlog.
To the bear, though so ignomini-
ously routed by his small antago-
mist, the affair was of no great
moment. His hurts were not deep,
and they were soon forgotten. But
to the mother lynx it was different.
Her security was gone. She felt that
both the fox and the bear were after
her little ones. She no longer dared
to hunt at any distance from home;
and near home, thanks to her own
reputation, it was bad hunting. All
she could do was to lie in wait, with
infinite patience, for chickadees and
wood mice; while her hunger grew,
and the supply of precious milk in
her breasts began to diminish, and
the little ones, whose eyes were now
lust opening, became more and more
insistent in their demands.
a BOUT three days after the cpl
n sodes of the fox and the bear
there came to the knoll an immense
cow moose, seeking, as the lynx
had done, solitude and security.
To the other side of the knoll she
came; and had no suspicious of the
who glared down upon her unseen
crevice near the summit. She was
very formidable looking, the gree
we'll have smashed the life out of t
stroke of her splayed fore hoof. Sc
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-01-19

The Tribune was negligent in,
not mentioning the recent visit
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Don Mcclellan
to Chicago where they spent
the holidays with their son Cor
don whois attending the Rush
Medical College. They report,
having had a very pleasant time
in taking in the sights at the big
city and talk very entertainingly:
of what they seen and heard.
They found Gordon pursuing his
studies very diligently and TAX
ing a great interest in his
work.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-01-19
SCRAP ON IN PORTAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT
School Board Refuses Erect
Building in Accordance
With Wishes of Voters

Up at Portal there is some
thing doing in regard to school
matters, and County Superinten-
dent C. H. Hecht went up sever
al times during the past couple
weeks in an endeavor to straight
en- out matters. Some time last
summer a vote was taken among
the voters in that school district
as to whether or not a new
school house should be built in
the village of Portal and the
proposition carried. That was
early in the season before the
crops failed. A few months lat
er when the time came to: ad-
vertise for bids and make other
arrangements for the erecting
Of the building two of the men,
bers of the school board bucked.
One member of the board re-
sides in the village of Portal
while the two others live out in
the. country. The member ssigr
the city wants to go ahead and
carry out the wishes Of the
voters while the country
members. who are in a
majority, want to wait another
year in the hopes that the crops
might be better and money more
plentiful then. The citizens of
of Portal naturally want to see
the building erected as soon as
possible, and are trying to work
up a way in which they can
force the country members Of
the board to GO ahead with the
arrangements. There is a gener-
al all around scrap there and it
may result in a lawsuit. -.