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The Washington times., 1912-04-05
PURSUE,
ALLEN BAND EVADES,,
RUMORS PLENTIFUL
Hunting Ground for Virginia
Fugitives Now In North
Carolina.

MT. AIRY. N. c., April 5.-Rumors
that the Baldwin Felts detectives were
closing in on Sidna Allen and Wesley
Edwards on Wards Gap, twelve miles
from here, were prevalent toay.
Blcodhounds of the posee were placed
upon new, fresh trails of the hunte1
outlaws, said to have been found late
last night. AL Baldwin, Charley Can
naday, Ed Payne. and Harry Lucas
ere the four detectives with the dogs.
Yesterday when baseless report told
of n pitched battle between the detcc-
tives and the outlaws, in which Allen
and Edwards were killed. every citizen
dropped his knife and fork at dinner
and fed to the Jail for news. This rumor
was caused by mountain mail carrier,
whose information was secured from
some negroes.
| Allen clansmen for miles around have
been personally notified by the detec-
| tives that instant arrests will result X
any aid Is given the hunted men. About
seVenty-fve families related to Sidna
Allen and Edwards live near the scene
| of the detectives activity.
Smoke from a campfire yesterday on
| Wards Gap was the clue which was
| followed today by the detectives. They
could not locate the secret lair OF the
| missing men before the fog and night
haze of the mountains blotted out the
| clue.
| Jordan Edwards, a second cousin OF
| Wesley Edwards. arrested for com
| plicity in aiding the hunted men, stolid-
| lY refused to tell the hiding place of his
| cousin and Sidna Allen.
| The man-hunt is now into North Car
| olina. across the Virginia border. this
| town being the nearest to the scene oil
the probable battle between the posse
| and the outlaws.
The Washington times., 1912-04-05
Woods May Be Soaked"
For Big Sponge Bill

Superintendent Elliott Woods, Of the
Capitol building, stands to lose $lS0,2
from his private pocket, unless he can
get Congress to reimburse him for the
purchase of fifty pounds of sponges.
These sponges were purchased several
weeks ago for use at the Capitol, and
they were charged to the appropriation
for supplies. George w. Evans, dis
bursting officer of the Department of
the Interior. who pays the bills, as
Uncle Sans representative, held UP
the $lSG.24 for sponges, and asked the
Comptroller of the Treasury II he could
properly pay It, inasmuCh as it is spG-
officially provided by law that in future
all supplies are to be contracted for by
the Secretary of the Treasury, through
a general supply committee.
The Comptroller held that Mr.. Evans
had no authority to pay the voucher fol
the purchase of sponges, as spongcS
were listed by the supply committee e,
and there was no emergency that called
for their purchase from another source
The Washington times., 1912-04-05
BIGGER ENGINES FOR
ARMY AEROPLANES
Horsepower Nearly 70 Be Doubled
to Drive Flying
Machines.

Repairs necessary to the good and
safe running of motors on the bipanes
of the army aviation school at College
Park will prevent any flying this aft
ernoon, as had been planned. In as
sembling the machines and going
through the engines. 1t was found nee
essary to clean them thoroughly and
add new parts. While the motors are
undergoing repairs, the enlisted men
will be kept busy ceiling the hangers,
so that the chilly weather of the early
fall will not be felt by the men.
The outlook now 10 that there will be
no ayinE until the middle OF the com
ing week. as the aviators do not care
to run any risks with motors not in
tune.
For the old Wrigh: and burgess
Wright biplanes new engines have been
ordered. They will be built by the
Wright people and will be Of the six
cylinder type. fifty horsepower. The
ones now in use are but thirty horse
power,
The Washington times., 1912-04-05
PAINTINGS UNVEILED
At ST. PATR|CK'SA ARE
VIEWED BY SCORES
Three Paintings and Marble
Statue In Church
s.. Baptistry.

Good Friday in Washington was sig
rallgcd at st. Patrlck's Church by the
unveiling of three panels in the bap-
tIstrY, which is to be knewn hereaf-
ter as the Chapel of the Sorrowing
Mother. Three panel painting, from
Whicn the curtains were swept aside
at Noon are the work of Miss Gabrielle
D. clements. of Baltimore, and they
are to form the background for the
'Pietd," carved by Edward Rcrge.
Previous to the unveiling OF the
PAINTINGS the mass OF the presanctifiCd
WAS sung in St Pntrick's. There was no
sermon. bat the Rev. James A. Smyth
spok. a few words on the meaning of
the day.
In other churches of the city solemn
services took place this morning, and
the Cricifixi9n., and in two churches
musical services will take place this
evening.
Two Musical Services.
The two musical services tonight will
be at st. Pauls. on Twenty-third street.
near Washington circle, where a choir
of forty mer and boys will sing Stain
er's "Crucifixion." and at Epiphany
Lutheran Church, Sixteenth and Y
streets, where the vested choir will
give Maunder's 2ratorio From oliyet
ID
Charles e. Myers. al nd Arthur E Del
bert will give the solos.
{ The paintings in the chapel at st.
, Patriok's were viewed by hundreds of
members of the parish this afternoon
! who came to the church to make the
( Stations of the Cross. These paint
ings are described in THE Patrician,'
the official paper of the parish as fol-
lows:
ION the rear. wall is shown a cross
and the instruments of the CrucifiX-
p ion, with Jerusalem in the distance.
The sidewalks are decorated with
Mothers lamentation; John the be-
. loved disciple, Nicodemus and Joseph
. of Arimathea, and the holy women
who had come up with Jesus into
8 Concerning Mr.. Berge's work. the
"Pieta," the same publication says:
Shows Master tSroke.
"rha artist has represented the
Virgin Mother kneeling on one knee
with the limp body of Christ resting
in her lap. The throw of the limp
arm of the lifeless body over the
upright knee is a master stroke. 1t
gives easy support to the figure of
Christ; it places his head against
the bosom which nurtured the Babe
Of Bethlehem, and 1t stretches the
lifeless form In a most graceful
sweep across the straight, heavy
folds of Marys simple robe. which
forms a background for what is. and
must be, the principal figure. 1t more
over, gives the whole composition
the pyramidal form for which sculp-
tors are always striving. The sculp-
tor with true feeling has made Mary
look. with an expression OF grief. TIE
deeper and more pathetic for it's self
restraint. not at any bystander. but
at the face of Him whose death she
nourns. She is alone with her sor'
row"
The Washington times., 1912-04-05
NIGHT CAR SERVICE
TO Be IMPROVED BY
COMMISSIONS ORDER
Three More Lines to Have
All-Night "Owl"
Schedule.

Washngtons "all night" street car
service will be greatly increased, be-
inning April Is, according to orders
Issued by the District Electric Railway
Commission to become effective on that
date.
Besides the Georgetown-Navy Yard
line, the Fourteenth street line, and the
Georgetown Lincoln Park line, which
now gives an owl car service between
the end of the regular night service and
the beginning of the regular morning
schedules, the commission has ordered
an "all night" service on three other
lines.
On the Columbia line. between Fiji
teenth street east, and Fifteenth street
west: the Rrightwood line. between
Soldiers Home junction and Water
and p streets southwest. and the North
Capitol street line of the City and
Suburban Railway Company. between
" street north and Massachusetts
avenue, the commission orders the run
ming of cars in both directions at not
less than thirty-ninute intervals, after
the cessation of the regular night
schedule.
Thq wording of rhe commission 4
order is that "there shall be run II
sufficient number of cars to maintain
a. hcadWaV OF not more than thirty
minutes between the time when the
regular night service ceases and tho
time when the regular morning serV-
i've begins
In it's order the commission also in
cludes the owl car service which Is
being operated on the Washington Rail
way and Electric Companys George
town. Lincoln Park line. This line has
given an all-night service through the
courtesy of the company up to this
time. 1t is explained and the-order OF
the commission is made applicable tC
the line merely to prevent any ques-
ton that might arise to cease the OPP
Grafton of the "owl' car service be.
tween the two points.
Acting on the suggestion of different
citizens associations, who declare thai
so many stops" hinder the operation
OF cars, the commission has also or.
dered that the following streets where
cars usually stop be passed in the flu
ture:
North Capitol street line-Jacksor
street, Defrees street. Fenton place
Patterson street, Hanover place, Deca
tur street. and Bates street
Fourteenth street line-Church street
Riggs street, Pierce place, and Wallact
place.
Brightwood- Ninth street line-Schoo
street, Grant place, French street
Westminster street, rrumbull street
Gresham place, Robert place OTIS
place, Keefer place, Quebec street anC
Delafield place.
The Washington times., 1912-04-05
Taft COnferS With
New York Leaders

One Of the interesting disclosures OF
today at the White House wa sthe fact
that President Taft has been confer
ling with some of the Republican lead
ers of New York State on the platform
to be adopted at the Rochester conven-
ton next Tuesday.
This development is especially illu-
minating and significant since at vari-
Gus times in its political past New York
has been especially emphatic in its re-
fusal to permit the White House to
meddle in its local affairs.
It is stated at the White House that
President Taft has never bad any In
tVntiOn of writing the party platform
in anv state. and IT is emphstical de-
tatinG anv plank intended for adoption
Mt Rochester.
1t is admittedly true that some OF
the New York leaders have talked su-
perfir:allv and briefly with Mr.. Taft
on the subject of New York State
Republican platform, but. it is explain
make. He is. it is stated. keeping his
One of the New York leaders who IL
said to have mentioned the Rochester
platform to the President Is Samuel
Koenig, the chairman of the New YorR
county Republican committee. Mr.
Koenig called at the White House late
extensive talk with the President.
Mr. Koenig left the White House with
out telling anything at all about any
discussion of the New York State plat
form, and no one heard anything at al
about 1t until this morning, after Con
gresham William Calder, Of that tate
had paid the President a visit
1t was then reported that the Roches
ter platform had been brought to the
White House for the inspection of thu
President. This was, of course, mos
emphatically denied.
It was unofficially stated that th'
Rochester convention would take {
vigorous stand against the initiative
referendum, and recall. and it is eX
pected that at least one plank will b,
inserted indorsing the Administration o
Mr. Taft
The Washington times., 1912-04-05
Drainage Employees
Plead Not Guilty

Pleas Of not guilty were today re-
corded in the cases Of c. G. Elliott and
Frank f. Singleton, former employees
of the irrigation investigation division
of the Department of Agriculture, who
were, indicted this week for alleged
certfiCation of false vouchers.
They we're given the right TO withdraw
the pleas and demUr to the bills within
twenty days. G. A. Miller and Edwin
w. Allen qualified as surety In the sum
OF 81 800 each for Elliott and Singleton,
respectively.
The two men were arraigned before
Justice Anderson in Criminal Court No.
late yesterday afternoon, having been
arrested on bench warrants.
The Washington times., 1912-04-05
REMARKABLE GRAND
JURY IS ASSEMBLED
George w. Perkins, George B,
Cortelyou, and Bankers Hear
Murder Evidence.

NEW YORK, April 5.-The most re-
markable Coroner's jury ever assem-
bled in the Bronx was called together
there today by Coroner Shongut to pass
on the killing OF J. Harry Lavelle by
Benjamin F. Jackson at the latter 8
home on March %. Both were prom
inent in political and financial circles
and members of many fraternal organ
izations.
George w. Perkins, formerly of Nor
gan & Co. is foreman OF jury, while
No. 2 was George b. CortelyOu. for
mer Cabinet officer, and now head OF
the Consolidated Gas Company. The
other ten men were bankers, real es-
tate men, and merchants. Jackson al.
legged that he killed Lavelle in self de.
fense when the latter came to his
house to beat him because he had en-
gagged Lavelles sister as governess tC
his children
The Washington times., 1912-04-05
Oyster Culture to Be
Shown In "MOVie'

Tie humble and oft-slandered oyster
will be depicted on the moving picture
screen of the PastlDe Theater. Al
Pennsylvania avenue tomorrow morning
at IL o'clock, the oyster being the
theme, so to speak, of this weeks edu-
cational exhibit.
oysters do nos move about so fast
that they easily lend themselves TO the
moving picture mans art. but the
oyster catching industry does and spe-
cial slides and films from the Bureau
OF Fisheries have been obtained +. T.
ing, and marketing while the pictures
are being shown.
The Washington times., 1912-04-05
Wheel. Tax Test Case
Is Again Continued

Trial OF the wheel tax test case of
B. NJ. Clinedinst, set for tomorrow, has
been continued to April II in District
branch of Police Court. Assistant
Corporation Counsel Gus A. Schuldt
stated that the delay is granted to give
both prosecution and defense more time
to prepare their cases.
Six charges of non-payment of the
wheel tax now stand pending in the
court. Ten automobile owners who
were called to appear in court have
paid their taxes, and the charges
against them will not be pressed, It
was announced today
That the wheel tax is in the nature
Of an occupational tax while at pres
ent it stands as a personal tax, is one
of the arguments, It is understood, that
the defense will advance in its fight
against the law.
The Washington times., 1912-04-05
Merchants Arrange
Luncheon-Meeting

The irst iun"heoa meeting Of the
Retail Merchants Association will he
held at the Commercial Club next
Thursday ut go O'CLOCK Notices os
the me ting We're sent to members to-
day Tho affair will take tho place
# the regular meeting which is held on
the third Wa,lnc SdaY right Of each
month. Business isto be transacted
daring the lunch hour.
The schema to have luncheon meet
inEs in order - save time of members
v as discussed ard determined uCon at
lhr last meeting Of the association
The PLAZA was unanimously approved
-. p. Andrews. Charmsn Ct a sUeCIal
committee. Cum0lCT4d arrangements TO
have the lun n2h"On at the club.
The Washington times., 1912-04-05
Roadway Planned,
For Fast Horses

Aroadway to be used exclusively for
working roadhorses at speed under
proper regulations is to be built south
of the Highway bridge. according to
an announcement made by p. V. De
Graw, Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General. at a dinner given by Col. Rob
ert Means Thompson to officers and
members of the National Capital Horse
Show Association at his home on Sheri-
dan circle last night. Pending this i'm
provement the temporary cinder road
between Seventeenth and Twenty thifd
streets will be rolled and made avail
able for this purpose
Plans for the horse show to be held
May / to 4 were discussed and ad-
dresses were made by Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, Gen. Leonard Wood, Gen. Clar-
ence Edwards, and Colonel Thompson,
The table was decorated so as to rep
resent a miniature horse show track.
The Washington times., 1912-04-05
Old Resident of
Georgetown Is Dead

William II. Edwards. a resident OF
Washington for fifty years. died at
Georgetown Hospital this morning at 5
o'clock, after an illness of eighteen
months. He was seventy-four years
old.
Mr.. Edwards was born in Baltimore,
but when a young man came to wash
ington. He is survived by one son, c..
Eugene Edwards. a ieweler, OF Wash
ington. and by three sisters.
Funeral ceremonies will he held in
Clements chapel in Georgetown Mon
day morning at $50 O'Clock. Father Ed
ward NJ. Corbett. pastor of Holy Trim
ity Church, win be Celebrant OF the
mass in the church at Q o'clock. Inter
ment will be in Oak Hin Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1912-04-05
Automobile Runs
Over COlOred Bow

While on roller skates and holding 10
the side of an automobile driven by
Phillip II. Jenkins. of 4E Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. in Fifteenth street
northwest this morning. Robert Price,
a thirteen-year-Old Colored boy. of 45
Defrees street northwest, fell under the
rear wheel OF the machine and re-
ceiVcd compound fracture of the left
leg.
Hospltal in an automobile by Charles
II. Weaver, of 735 Fifteenth street
northwest
The Washington times., 1912-04-05
Case Again Continued.

Charles w. Poulton. charged with enl-
beZZling from the Monumental Brew
ing Company. secured another Continu-
ance of his preliminary hearing in Unit
ed States branch of Police Court today.
April 10 is the date now set for the
case T. Freeman MattinGly, local agent
for the brewer, alleges that PoultOn
embezzled $3.50 belonging II the com
pAny while in it's employ.
The Washington times., 1912-04-05
Joel Mann Buried.

Funeral ceremonies for Joel Mann,
former resident of Washington, who
died In Warrenton, Va, Wednesday
night. were held I'm Warrenton this
afternoon at o'clock. Interment was
in WarrentOn Mr.. Mann was eighty
nine years old
The Washington times., 1912-04-05

Misses and Child's extra good $1.25
and $3.50 grade WHITE CANVAS
Button Boots and Instep Strap Pumps.
All sizes at .95 cts
The weekly times-record., 1912-12-05

Judge Beaver OF Morgan county. KY.
had q trotting mare Of which be was
very proud. The animal was always
driven at the race meets BY Z man
named Gallagher. who was at that time
city marshal Of HarrodsburH. On one
occasion the Judge entered his mare It
= tottng meeting in Upton county.
Soma sports thepe. knowing Of the
judges pride IN the animal. thought
they would lower hi. colors for once.
% they entered against her noted fast
trotter. At the end Of the first half
mile the two trotters passed under the
wire neck and neck at 2:4O pace. and
the Judge grew wildly excited. LET
her 60. Gallagher: Let her gov' he
shouted. And Gallagher. hearing, loos-
ened the lines The mare pluckily re-
sponded and finished more than dozen.
lengths ahead. amid the wild cheering
Of the crowd. Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The weekly times-record., 1912-12-05
FOR PREVENTION OF FL GODS
prseidsnt Favers Expsndlns 9s0,0oo,-
900 on the Mississippi.

Prssidsnt Favors Expsndlns 95oooo,
900 on the Mlsslsslppl.
Washington, Dec. 6.-President Taft
told the delegates to the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress ins re-
sion here that he was opposed to any
scheme Of Improvement for the Mis'
sissippf river which did not contain.
plate as q primary object the prevent.
ing of floods.
The president made the opening I'd.
dress at the congress. He favored the
expenditure by tho United States gov.
ernment and the states In the Missis.
sippi valley Of between $4,000. 900 and
$50, ,000. 900 for the Improvement Of the
Mississippi.
SO far az other waterway projects
were concerned. the president sai6.
his APPROVAL would be lacking unlses
their hackers could show % good .
case and % dire . necessity a. could
tho Mississippi Valley states.
The weekly times-record., 1912-12-05
oi)boet'o Wit.

Brevity, says Rowland Grey In the
Century. was the soul OF Sir, W. 6.
Gilberts wit. which sparkied In chance
conversation no less than In the lines
that he wrote for Sullivan's operas.
Mr.. Grey gives a few instances:
The terrible verdict as to a certain
Hamlet whose impersonator unwise-
" asked him to be candid is historical:
Funny. my dear fellow-funny with.
out being vulgar" A remark about an
other conceited player was made to a
very limited audience "Poor -! He
has all the faults o. an actor without
the excuse of being one" A word was
enough. He described sweet old
lady, all sloping shoulders and honiton
lace. as belonging to the early keep
sake period" Another, who was being
ridiculed for the hideous Middlesex &C.
cent. which converted bad weather
into ''voil d'y." was gravely defend
ed by him: "She is Of ancient lineage.
for 1t is evident she descended from
the Twanglo-Saxons."
The weekly times-record., 1912-12-05
CUBA NOTES.

Last Friday night party of friends
gathered at the farm Of C. A. Nc
Cready and it was big surprise to
him as he was alone on the farm, his
family having gone to Valley City for
the winter. Tie evening was spent
in cards and a general jolly time was
had in an informal way. AT midnight
the ladies unpacked the lunch baskets
and made a humming good cup of cof-
fee. and the guests swaped stories and
exchanged pleasantries, until the good
nights We're said. The guests includ.
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Roney and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roadhamer, and rs. Mel
son and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Gridel-
comy and V. E. Grant and Mrs. Grant.
Mrs. Grant and son, v. T.. Grant,
were surprised at their home the lat.
ter part of the week by their friends.
The evening was spent in cards and
prizes were awarded to Miss Nc
Cready for high honors and l.. A. Nc.
Cready was given the BOBBY. The eve-
ming was concluded with the best
kind of lunch.
We are informed that the parties
we have been enjoying are to be con-
tinued, and the writer thinks that this
is step in the right direction. Every
neighborhood should get together in
this way, not for the social part alone,
but for friendship, for friendship
creates love-and that is one of the
fundamental principles.
Farmers are busy hauling grain to
the elevator.
There have been a number of mis-
takes made by dierent people getting
off the trains here, thinking they were
at either Fingal or Valley City. of
course it does confuse one in the eve
ming here, when our lights are all
lighted, but it would be wiser policy |
to ask the conductor.
C. A. McCready was in Valley City
Monday to spend the day With his !
family.
Our busy elevator man, Carl King, |
autoed to Valley City Saturday.
There is considerable building 60
ing on so our live lumber man reports. |
E. Holm reports a good business |
this season.
- good many of our young folks |
took in the dance at Fingal Thursday
evening.
Mrs. Fairbanks of Valley City is |
here the guest of her sister, Mrs.
rank Kizer.
The weekly times-record., 1912-12-05
BERGER REVIEWS ELECTION
Predicts Big Socialist Gains Four
Years Hence. -

Washington, Dec 5.-Deprecatine
the fact that the Socialist party will
not be represented in the next con-
sFess, Representative Victor l. Ber-
ger of Wisconsin, defeated candidate
for reelection, issued statement re.
viewing Socialist gains in the past
election and predicting q gain of 2,000,.
600 votes in the next.
"The Socialists cannot claim any
district until they have an absolute
majority of all the votes there" said
Berger. "A simple plurality will not
do us, because the old parties will for
get their differences and join hands
% soon as they find the working class
wants to give expression to its inter.
ests in the political field"
The weekly times-record., 1912-12-05

Several new correspondents have
joined the Times-Record force this
week and their newsy letters are in
teresting reading, but there is still
many places in Barnes county where
there is no one writing TO- this pa
per, and in those places We want rep
resentatives. It is good practice for
young people and pleasant pastime
for anyone. Write the News Editor
for stationery and information. ...:.:
The weekly times-record., 1912-12-05
h;e Name and profession.

When Alfonso XIII. Of Spain was In
the grip Of his earliest motoring fever
his car was not always recognized. and
20 he had some amusing experiences.
At Bayonne be was once held up By
. . gendarme. who requestSd him to
chow. hio driving license.
II have not got one. replied the
-llag. ''Then. rejoined the gendarrne.
II shall have to summon You. Your
name. address and profsssion?" AL
fonso de Bourbon. king Of Spain. Pal
ace Miramar. 8. Sebastian was the
foply.
Tableau-.'The Passes Of the Pyre-
nees.''
The weekly times-record., 1912-12-05
8edridden,

''Yes, ma'am." said Harry the hobo.
II know look like strong man, but
out Of my fifty years Of life I've spent
over sixteen years in bed.'
"Why, you poor man, replied the
lady sympathetically. handing him a
quarter. ''What has been the trouble
paralysis?" -. .... =
mo. ma'am," said Harry, '.jest a
reg'lar habit of sleepin' eight hours a
day, ma'am."-Harper's.