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children's service at the Church Of the
HOLY Comforter last Thursday. Christmas
anthems were sung by the children and
n beautifully arranged manager was en-
loved. Rewards for faithful attendance
were given to Joseph and henrietta
Goldsmith, neither child missing day
at sunday school during the year Mrs
l.. NJ. Dow entertained the children OF
the Sunday school at her home with
music and games Friday afternoon. MI.
and Mrs. William II. Brewer ana son,
Charles. of Glen Carlyn spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Gold
smith. Mr. Joseph n. Smith OF Dranes-
Vile and Mr.. Ballinger were guests sat
urday of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w b.
smith. Miss Dorothy Jones of Wash
ineton spent the Christmas holidays with
Misses Dorothy and Marion Freeman
Mrs. Ross of Texas Is visiting her sister
Mrs. 4. NJ. Hoge. Mr.. and MIS-. Jonn
Spencer Bukey, who are spending the
18th street. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lewis
and Miss Evelyn Phillips are In WASH
ington for several months. MT and
Mrs Edwin Wiley have taken apart
ments at % 9Th street southeast TOT the
winter.
Rev. J. NJ Nourse has returned from
Westminster, Md. where he spent the
hol days with his daughters. Mrs: Nourse
will return next week Mrs. 6. L. smear ,a
week. Mr.. and Mrs. George w: Cole and
family have removed to Merrifeld mrs.
James Carter and Mr.. Josiah Carter nave
Just returned from a visit to MT; and MIS-.
Iohn d. Blight of Fredericksburg. va.
Mrs. s. T. Terrett and children spent the
holidays at their country home. briar-
wood. near here Miss Helen Dansboe en-
terta ned a small party Of friends Friday
evening with games and guessing con-
tests Miss Kathleen LIE tn was hostess
at a prettily appointed luncheon Iuesaay
last. Mrs. Charles Bayne entertained a
few OF her friends at thimDle party
Wednesday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. ROD
ert A. Cushman entertained few friends
at dinner Sunday. Mrs. James Hunter
Cameron entertained the auxil airy OF the
Episcopal Church Tuesday afternoon from
= to o'clock. Mr.. and Mrs. George r..
King entertained the members Of the
Saturday Evening Whist Club at dinner
New Year day DR.. and Mrs. Wilkinson
and Mr.. shockey Of Washington. Miss Ar.
tie Pearson and Mr. Dodd We're dinner
guests Saturday of Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.
Pearson, on Beulah street Miss Rebekah
Rawlings was hostess at a dinner party
last Saturday. Mrs James Cameron spent
Saturday with relatives at Falls Church
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Twigg-Conrad.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER. Va. January 6.-The
marriage of Miss Maria Josephine Conrad,
daughter of Mr.. William George Conrad of
Helena. Mont. and Mr.. Alexander Gilbank
Twigg Of New York, took place at 8
o'clock this evening in the Christ Protes-
tant Episcopal Church at Wildwood. Clarke
county, Va. and was attended by
large company of guests from Washing
ton, Baltimore, New York and other
cities.
The church was tastefully decorated
with holly. southern smilax and a great
number of palms and cut flowers. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
J. NJ. Robson, rector of the church. and
the wedding music was rendered by Prof
Max Brownold of Roanoke. Va, of whom
the bride had been the pupil for number
of years before completing her musical
education in Europe.
The bride, who was given in marriage
by her father. was attended by her only
sister. Miss Minnie Conrad. as maid of
honor. The bridesmaids were Misses Enid
and Erma Shaw, daughters of the former
Secretary of the Treasury. Mr.. Leslie NJ.
Shaw; Miss Helen Hunt of Washington.
Miss Mamie Nelson of Long Branch.
Clarke county, Va, and Miss Lue Athey
of Helena, Mont.
DR.. George Mclaughlin of New York
served as best man. and the ushers were
Messrs Edward Mclaughlin ana Mess
more Kendall of New York; Harfield
Conrad brother of the bride. of Great
Falls, Mont: Lieutenant Commander
George Sweet Of the United States Navy
and Arthur Conrad, brother OF the bride.
of Helena, Mont.
large reception was held at $50
o. clock at Montana Hall. the handsome
country place of the brides father, near
White Post. Clarke County.
Mr. and Mrs. Twtgg left late tonight for
New York and will sail in a day or two
for Europe. the intention being to spend
a portion Of the winter In Italy and then
make an extended tour of Egypt. They
will return to Mr.. Twiggs large estate
near Markham early in the spring.
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FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE.
Snecial Correspondence Of The Star.
FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE. Va,
J.-,or,. 1910


Friday Of last week Miss Mamie Glib
of Vienna were married at the parson-
age of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. by the Rev. William ]. Whtesell.
The bride was becomingly attired in a
brown broadcloth suit. with hat and
gloves to match. Mr.. and Mrs. Dyer will
make their home at Vienna on Beulah
street DR.. and Mrs. w. P. Moncure,
Miss Halle Moncure, Mrs. III. E. Surgi-
son. Senator and Mrs. Myers and little
daughter of Montana, Mrs. Alfred II.
Moncure and children Of Alexandria Court
House. Mrs r. c. l.. Moncure and sons
of Falls Church. Mrs. Sarah Franklin.
Mrs. William Bower, Miss Mary Brinckle
and Judge j. Il. + THORNTON Oh Manas SsE
and Mrs C. Vernon Ford. Miss Mary
Peyton Brinckle of Wilmington, Del, Is
the house guest of her aunt. MIS- y. v.
Ford. Miss Betsy Page and Miss ksey.
the rectory, left Tuesday for Stuart Hall
Stanton, to resume their studies. MT
John Page of New York and Mr.. Gaynor,
son of Mayor Gaynor OF New 9ork, VINO
were also guests at the rectory during the
holidays, left New Year day for New
York Miss Halle Moncure entertained
the members of the Lewis Guild very de-
lightfully Thursday afternoon. MI henry
Mckay Of Cumberland Nd. and MT. Her-
bert Mckay of Greeneville. Va. spent
several days last week with Mr.. and Mrs
John W. Rust. Mr.. Henry Mckay was
also a guest of Mr.. and Mrs r. w.
Richardson during his stay mere. Mr.
John w. Rust returned TUESDAY from
brief visit to Manassas.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Graham and daugh.
tiers were dinner guests last friday OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Troth at Oakton. Mrs:
e. B. Burritt and Mr.. Boyce Burritt OF
Washington were guests for the holidays
of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Burritt. Miss Jen-
ME Moore. Miss Susie Donohoe. Miss
Belle Graham. Miss Virginia Richardson
dance at the town hall Tuesday evening
to the young people of Fairfax. leap
year program was carried out. and the
lid inlifal Ia, lam dance
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sagement was recently announced. were
at home last Sunday night at the for
mer's home on 18th street. when they
welcomed a large gathering of their
friends. Several young ladies assisted in
receiving the guests and also in the din
ing room, where buffet supper was
served.
The Friday Afternoon Bridge Club was
entertained last week by Mrs. /. Behrend
at her home on Q street, Georgetown
Miss Rena Solomon is spending several
weeks in New York city.
Before leaving for a four-week trip to
the French Lick Springs, Ark. Mrs. SAM
ueI Gassenheimer was given a farewell
bridge party by a number of her friends.
Mrs William Garner of Newport News.
Va, who is the guest of her mother. Mrs.
N. Peyser Of L street. was given sur
prise bridge Tuesday night.
Miss Lorraine Herman entertained at
tea Wednesday at her home in the Beacon
in honor of out-of-town guests.
Mrs f. Worden Graham and Miss Mary
X. Graham will hold their last reception
Wednesday. January 10. from until q.
Mrs. S. Willard Saxton, Miss Saxton
and Mrs. Edward c. Seward of Gull
ford. Conn.,, will be at home very in
formally at 1917 Harvard street the
second and third Fridays in January.
A New Year eve party was given by
Miss Isabelle Adna Edwards at her apart
ment in the Helena. After spending
pleasant evening, music and various
games being the principal features, the
guests repaired to the dining room.
which was tastefully decorated with holly
and mistietoe, where refreshments were
served. The out-of-town guests were
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Waldron of
Baltimore. Md: Mr.. Sidney Ryan of New
York, Miss Mae Mastin and Messrs. Dbl
bert Bolen Herbert Merkins and Ollie
Pearson Of Virginia. Others present were
Misses Helen Saffell. Bertha Hackett.
Ada King Gertrude Lynch, Fay Smith
ers. Marie and Lydia Payette and Messrs.
Walter Ryan, John Payette, Herbert
Tribbey, Everett Hickerson. William and
Ralph Saffell. The chaperons of the
evening were Mrs. Rosa A. Edwards. Mrs
George Ryan, Mrs. Charles Tribbey and
Mrs. Nugent.
Mrs Frank S. Hight will be at home in
formally Thursdays in January
Mrs. S. L. Heilbrun will be at home
this afternoon and evening from 3 to .
o'clock, at her apartment in the Earl
ington, in honor Of her seventeen birth
day anniversary.
The washingtonians have issued cards
for a dance Thursday evening, January
IL.
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This is the time to buy-the time to learn how
infinitely great is the help give in assisting
you to furnish your home for comfort and for at
Effectiveness.
We have put prices to the lowest points they
have ever touched and the terms of accounts
opened with us during this sale will be made
easier than we have ever before granted.
Without regard to what goods you may select,
we will sell you more for the same payments, or
the same amount on sma Her payments, than any
other store in Washington.
Here you will find the price Of every article
marked in plain figures, both the former regular
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SOCIETY.

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apartments in Washington for the re-
mainder Of the winter. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry c. Meem OF Dickerson, this coun-
ty, entertained few evenings ago at
the first of a series of quarterly meetings
Of the Ladies' Guild of Christ Episcopal
Church. GAINESVILLE Following a BUSH
ness session refreshments were served
Miss Florence Maud Ward. daughter of
Mrs Martha Ward of Washington Grove
and Mr.. John William Oden of the same
locality were married In Rockville early
in the week, the ceremony being per-
formed by Rev. S. R. White of the Bap-
list Church, at the home Of the minister.
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Oh how disappointed you are to zee
it.-Grsy hairs take away that youthful
appearance that you are 20 anxious to.
and should keep.-for beauty and good
looks depend 90 much upon natural
colored. thick. glossy and healthy hair.
Every one 10 attracted to the woman
with beautiful hair. Why not have it
ees rid Of the cray hairs-keep them out
altogether by using
HAYS HAIR HEALTH.
You'll Be surprised how quickly 1t will
restore those cray hairs to their natural
color and how weIl It win keep them 90.
II il not dye but the most satisfactory
and reliable restores.
Sl.0o ssd Soc ct Drug Stores or direc. upon
fece3pt Of price and desler's name. Send l0c: for
tsisl 6ostis. -Philo Hay SPECS. Co.. Newark. N. J.
For sale and recommended by
Peoples Phar, It'll aad h SITS. NV.
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A Turning Worm.
rom the LIVERPOOL Mercury.

From the Liverpool Mercury.
See that measuring worm crawling up
my skirt cried Mrs. Bjenks. That's
a sign I'm going to have new dress"
well, let him make it for YOU.
growled Mr.. Bjenks. 'And while he's
about 1t have him send a hookworm to
do you up the back. I'm tired OF the
job"
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price and the present sale price" 60 through
our stocks and choose your goods get your prices
right from the tags. After your purchases have
been completed tell what terms will suit your
circumstances. The payments you may wish to
make on longtime open account will not add
penny to the plainly arked prices.
We extend this pers ona credit for the pur-
pose of helping, and whatever will be of the
greatest help to you is just what we want to al
low
You must to us-see our goods-read
our prices-ask terms-or you will be doing
yourself an injustice because you have not learned
where you can buy to the best advantage.
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Our Annual January Furniture Sale.
Absolutely of This Quality


These
New-York tribune., 1912-04-07
LORILLARD INQUEST ENDS
Coroner Decides Her Death in
Hoffman House Was Suicide.

At the inquest into the death Of Mrs.
Beeckman Lorllard In the Hoffman House
on March Is, Coroner Feinberg yesterday
closed the proceedings. after the husband
and mother Of the dead woman had testified
The Coroner's verdict was that Mrs. i-or-
illard had come to her death by hansin-;
herself.
After Mrs Anna Esther Boyle Of Ashc-
VILE. n c.. the dead woman's mother. had
testified as TO how her daughter had been
injured last November when she was thrown
from a carriage and had suffered from this
for several days. Mr.. Lorillard took the
stand. He told how his wife had appeared
very nervous shortly after his return from
Europe and was unable to sleep.
Three days after his return. Mr.. Lorillard
said, he and his wife arranged TO go for 4
ride in an automobile. This was on the
day she Killed herself. lie went down 10
the lobby to engage taxicab while MS
wife finished her dressing. When he re-
turned to her room he found her hanging
from a metal bar by a trunk strap lie
took the body down and then called ply
sician.
Coroner Feinberg then produced a note
left by Mrs. Lorillard. reading: II do this
by my own free hand. because ] am tired
of this world No one is TO blame In the
least. katharine
The Coroner then asked Mr.. Lorilard to
write copy Of the note. The husband
did So and the Coroner then showed the
copy to Mrs. Boyle and asked her II II
looked like her daughters handwriting.
Mrs Boyle said It did, although she was
not positive The inquest was then ended.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-07
DISCOVER MURDER IN RAID
Police Find Mongolian's Body IN
Chinatown Den"

a rumor which began to filter through
Chinatown about 10 o'clock last night that
a man had been shot and killed in the
basement under the Four Brothers head
quarters, at No. q Pell street. led to a
police raid. headed by Captain Tierney of
the Elizabeth street station. on the alleged
gambling house operated by Mock Duck.
now under indictment. After half an hour
OF scrambling about on fire escapes. crawl
ing through passageways like rat holes
which connected the place with the ad-
jacent houses and a hard fifteen minutes
work at some icebox doors, the police broke
in and found an unidentified man lying on
the floor with a bullet hole through his
body.
The man lay in the room usually occu-
Iied by the fan-tan enthusiasts, and from
the course the bullet had taken 1t was
easily determined that he had been shot in
the back as he sat at the gambling table.
Beside him on the floor lay a new Colt .SS-
calihre revolver. Two of the cartridges
had been exploded and three remained un-
used. Dr. Garrett came over from the
Hudson Street Hospital. but the man died
a few minutes after his arrival without ut
tering A word
The chief fruits of the raid, so the police
allege. appear to be the new information
secured about Mock Ducks complicated un-
derground gambling place. Mock Duck
himself is now under indictment. There
were a series OF getaways" whose wind
ngs amazed even the detectives most ia
miliar with the ways of Chinatown. These
places Of escape. which led to other houses.
fire escapes and all sorts of exits, rendered
the house, along with the ice box doors, al
most impregnabe
New-York tribune., 1912-04-07
NOTABLE OFFERINGS At THE STORES
For Further Details Consult the Advertisements in Today
Tribune
Tribune.

LORD e. TAYLOR call attention 10 the
unusual storage facilities offered those who
wish To have furs cared for during the
summer months The cold storage plant
Is in charge of practical furriers and are
dust-proof and secure against months.
RENARD announces showing OF the
latest foreign costumes for house, street,
afternoon and evening wear by living mod
els who will appear daily In the salon and
exhibit the novel and up-to-date minute
features OF recent Partisan importations.
GREENHUT-SIEGEL COOPER COM
PANY will sell al extraordinary prices to-
morrow several thousand pairs of lace cur
t;ins at not over half their original price.
The stock includes applique creations and
"Tapemotifs' In all designs never before
shown.
A. JAECh Ill & co. announce exception
al facilities for the cold storage OF furs
and their remodelling and repairing at
summer prices.
ABRAHAM & STRAUS are prepared to
offer this week some unusual values In
hosiery for men, women and children. The
New-York tribune., 1912-04-07
BRITISH INVEST ABROAD
Unrest the Cause, Capitalist
Saws. Bound for Victoria.

Among the passengers who arrived here
yesterday from Liverpool on the White Ster
liner Baltic was H. G. Stobart a steel
manufacturer and mine owner of Northun-
berland. who has decided TO abandon his
business interests I'm Great Britain. He
said 75 per cent of English capital was III
vested In the colonies, but that there would
be even less home investment II the pres
ent condition of unrest in England con-
tinued Mr.. StObart is on his way to VIC
toria 3. c., where the greater part OF his
capital will be invested.
81 confess I'm a pessimist" said MI
Stobart, but one who understands conul-
tions as they now are in England cannot
be otherwise. The country faces a grave
condition, and every thinking man KNOWS
IL and is preparing to save himself When
the crucial moment arrives. AS fast as
can dispose of my holdings there am IN
yesting them In America. The Canadian
Northwest is a great field for Investment
and more and more English capital Is going
there every year.
1T Is all due To the legislation OF Lloyo
George and the unrest In every field. Every
one feels that disaster is bound TO come un-
less conditions can be quickly and radically
altered. and this seems almost impossible
to conceive.
"The coal strike itself has really Done
good 10 the people as whole. Tor IL hds
brought the men to settled state. am
there will not be any trouble OF that sort
for long time to come
New-York tribune., 1912-04-07
SUES A FORMER DIRECTOR
Steamship Company Says He
Used Line for Own Benefit.

The Bermuda Atlantic Steamship Com
pany is suing Philip Manson. formerly a
director and vice-president of the COM
pany. for an accounting of his handling OF
the business. with special reference to the
steamship Oceana, chartered by the plain
tiff for trips between New York and Ber-
muda.
ON December IS last Manson. who also
had been general manager OF the COM
pany. was discharged, being reinstated on
January .. but with no power Of super
vision over the finances OF the company.
On February he was dismissed again.
The company says that Manson had
control OF all the money taken In on the
Oceana and that as personal venture he
ran the St George Hotel i'm Bermuda. The
company furnished passengers with cou-
pons for the hotels on the island. which
the hotels returned TO the steamship COM
pany. the passengers paying from per
cent 10 ~ per cent less than the regular
hotel rate
The plaintiffs say that when Manson left
their employ he took with him all these
coupons that were on file. as we'll as the
cashiers stubs. The cashier and bookkecp-
er Of the company went with him. ii is
alleged, and are now said to be I'm Canada
The Bermuda-Atantic Line says that
Manson used the time Of the company for
his own purposes and had the Oceana
carry hts personal freight. He also had
his supplies charged TO the company, IL
is alleged and had the steamship lose
about two hours on every trip south In
order 10 have it stop before reaching its
anchorage 80 that he could embark pas
sengers for his hotel. charging even the
lighterage OF passengers and baggage 20
the company.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-07
ARREST IN ISLANDER CASE
w. ]. Harvey, Pittsburgh Pro-
moter, Called M. M. Hart Thief.

William J. Harvey. a Pittsburgh pro-
moter. was arrested Yesterday at the Hotei
Imperial, where he is staying While In New
York. by Deputy Sheriff Fltzsimmons. in a
suit for $4,000 for slander brought against
him by Max NJ. Hart. Harvey was taken
to the Ludlow street jail and later to the
Sheriff's office. where he gave 1900 cash
bail and was released Hart. who has
been associated with Harvey in various
enterprises. complained that on March 49,
at the Hotel Imperial. in the presence OF
certain other men. Harvey. with wicked.
malicious and Illegal intent 10 hold MIN
UP to public contempt. scorn and obloquy.
declared that Hart was thief.
The exact words quoted by Hart in hIs
complaint were: You are damned, con-
victed thief and ex-conVict. You are
thief, and | will let every one know you
are one. the same as l always have done.
| will blacken your character all over New
York and ! want every one here 10 know
you and what kind OF a thief you are.
IN his petition TO the court for the order
of arrest and the fixing OF bail Hart want
ed the amount TO be 5000. because Harvey
was a nonresident, but the court decided
81. 900 was sufficient.
In asking $4,000 damages for these things
that he alleged Harvey said about him.
Hart declared he was a man of ''propi'y
and honesty and that he had been in)ureo
in that amount I'm his good name. fame
character and reputation"
Hart has an office at No. 1lo Nassau
street where he Is in the ''real'estate ana
financial business" A few years ago ne
was associated with Harvey In the Hunt
ington China Company and the Union fo''
terry Company. but he withdrew from then'
Roth companies failed after Hart got out
New-York tribune., 1912-04-07
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Oflcial Record and Forecast.-Washingtoh'
April 8--The Northwestern disturbance mas
reached the Michigan peninsula with Increased
intensity and with a moderate trough extending
southwestwsrd into Texas. General thoush
mostly light rains have fallen in the centrs'
valleys. the west Gulf and plains states ana
New Mexico and there were some SHOWS IN
North Dakota and Northern Minnesota u Is
decidedly cooler over the area covered ny pre-
cipitatIon and warmer elsewhere, Win aphor-
mally high temperatures In the lower iaKe re-
sion and tho middle Atlantic states Ihefe VIII
be showers Sunday IN the lower lake region
the Ohio Valley and the Gulf states eh'e"u
Ing by Sunday afternoon to the N''ah'ic
states. In the upper lake region rains or SHOWS
Sunday morning will be followed by generaiV
fair weather over the remainder OF the couh-
try fair weather will prevail Sunday ana on
Monday the weather will be generally fair over
all sections except the extreme South IL VIII
be colder Sunday In the central valleys the lake
region and the middle Atlantic states ana on
Sunday night and Monday in the south Auah''c
states. II will be warmer Sunday In the north
west and warmer Monday in the Cen'rai west
Storm warnings are displayed on the A'ahuc
Coast from the Delaware Breakwater 10 East
port -, 4, ,h.
with the exception OF several pfsnhs y, 49, ~
leve's as mentioned in the special river pune.n n
Saturday night. the food situation Is unchahseu,
The Ohio River. at Cairo is about at stand
at $40 feet. while the Mississippi at memphis
has fallen o. feet since p. III. s.ases ,tm oau
day were as follows: Cincinnati, jif, Louis,i,ie, ~
2s2: Evansville. go; Mount Vernon 43.4;
Cairo $40: Memphis 45.1: Helena, o.; Arssn- SO
sas city. 63 !; Greenville. AS; VieksDuis' fs.'
Matches, f6s: Bator Rouge 81 Doha'uson so
Vile. 80; New Orleans. i7.3; st. LOUIS 'o'
Nashville, 45S
Tbe uinds slon, IN. N.. ENGLAND and MIDDLE
Altar tic coasts will he south and southwest, be-
coming high: south Atlantic coast, MODERATE
southwest and west. except Narisple On me
Florida coast; cast Gulf coast moueiaue soutn
east and south: west Gulf coast, moderate soutn
becoming variable: Lake Michigan. b,lsk 10 hish
vest and northwest. diminishing SUNDAY h'Sht'