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The Washington herald., 1912-09-01

The man who is well dressed win be held
in such esteem. Through his dress many
a man has won lasting friends. and
conversely, because Of his shabby attire,
many another man has been repulsed by
society. To dress poorly Is a handicap
on all sides. whether In business. in home
life. or in the social circle.
As a man dresses. so Is he. By his
attire. ye shall know him. There Is
nothing which portrays the characteristic
Of a man so clearly and Enthusiastically as
his dress. You can read in his dress
slovenliness or neatness. pride or care
lessness. ambition or apathy, vanity or
soberness, radicalism or conservatism.
It will be noticed that the modes OF
dress of the various ages accurately de-
lineate the characteristics OF those
periods. In the days of knighthood the
dress in its distinctive way spoke of valor
and hardness and freedom and roman
ticism. Ages before when the world was
in its childhood ana the inhabitants were
little better than savages the people
were only partially clad, their scanty
clothing consisting of skins of the wild
beasts. This method OF dress bespoke
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cry. The attention of employees is called
to current Instructions, which provide
that mail addressed to fictitious persons
or firms. or to initials only. shall not be
delivered through general delivery. Iden-
tification of addresses must be required
where there is reason to believe that the
correspondence conducted by them is
improper or Illegal. In order to effect
delivery of mail by carriers to the great
est practicable extent, persons who are
thought to be residents Of Washington.
and who regularly receive their mail
through the general delivery. viii be re-
qGested to give reasons In writing for
desiring general delivery instead OF car
rier service. In the event of such rea-
sons not being satisfactory, further re-
quest viii be made that they direct the
delivery by carrier Of mail addressed TO
them.
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brought suits for $500 damages each
against John ]. Breen. the Lawrence
undertaken, who was convicted of plant
ing the dynamite. According to hints
that came from the Department of JUS
tice, the Federal probe and probable
prosecution will be founded on the plant
ing of dynamite in a freight car in Law
renee that was engaged in interstate
traffic A Federal law provides a heavy
penalty for dynamite shipped In inter-
state commerce which is not labeled as
such. Nineteen sticks of the explosive
were found tied to the trucks of = a
freight car which passed through Law
renee. The car was filled with paper
and was assigned to a Philadelphia firm
1t had been shipped from wyman, Flint
G Sons. of Bellows Falls, VT.
Expect Other Indictments.
District Attorney Pellitier has not fin
ished his investigation Of the case by any
means. it was learned to-day. From talk
heard about the court house and in other
circles 1t was strongly hinted that start
ling developments might be expected from
this end of the case withiS a few days
One Of the possibilities is TIE Indictment
of another high official of the American
Woolen Company.
That several more men are to be in
dicted by the grand jury for coHSiicity
in an alleged dy1amiting plct was the
report current
The district attorney is said to have
obtained additional. evidence, which he
will present to the grand jury when It
meets next week.
The third man in the case, who has
been Ill. will be arrested next week, and
the three defendants will then be formally
arraigned.
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WOOL TRUST HEAD
IS FACING SUITS
Damage Actions to Be Filed in
the Dynamiting Case in
Lawrence.

gregating many thousands of dollars will
probably be brought against President
William NJ. Wood, Of the American
Woolen Company. in case he should be
found guilty of the charge of plotting
TO plant the dynamite found in Law
renee at the time of the great textile
strike. The suits are contemplated by
property owners on whose premises the
explosive was found.
Urbana Di Prato and Joseph Asaf, two
residents of Lawrence, in~whose houses
dynamite was found have already
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Seek Boy Murderer.

Chicago. Aug. 31.-Police to-day are
seeking Tony Bruno. fifteen years old.
who shot and killed Solomon Golep, four
teen. in a quarrel at the McLaren play
More than 100 children at the
grounds at the time saw. the crime.
Bruno accused Golep of having stolen
his coat. A fight started. and in the
midst Of II Bruno drew a revolver and
shot Goiep three times. Then he fied.
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in while. In such cases IL in neces-
sary for the keepers to do IT for them
rms means in other cities. notably New
York, merry fight between the frisky
reptiles and the jolly keepers. In such
towns the mad frolic goes on ALI through
the snake house. In Washington tbings
are different. Here the forked stick Is
replaced by pair of tongs.
After being skinned, Lizzie basked In
her corner of the snake house much i'm
proved in appearance, but soured as to
temper. A keeper who used a pair OF
tonss to handle her with was not the
man 10 win her best regards. None but
the brave deserve the fair" unused JIz-
zie, now and then gazing contemptuously
at pair Of tongs ard last years freck.
which lay near by
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Call Bull ,foor.er..

Rockville. Md, Aug. 3.-Progressives
CT Montgomery County viii open the
Roosevelt-Jehnson campaign at a meet
inS to be held in the town hall at Rock
v'.-e next Tuesday afternoon. A general.
call for the meeting has been sent out
by Galen l.. TAFT, Charles J. Fox, ID. W.
Baker. and Other members of the Roose-
Welt committee. addressed to all voters
OF thcs county. irrespective of former
party affiliations, who are in favor OF
Progressive principles and the Rooesyslt-
johnson ticket =
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Phone CoIumSia 26S.

Having bought out a prominent tire
factory. we are Offering the following
sizes of a strictly first-grade tire at the
The Washington times., 1912-12-02
-FOUR Defendants
ARE DISCHARGED IN
DYNAMITE CASE
Government Closes Two
Months Presentation
of Suit.

1NDIANAPoLIs. Dec. 2:.Dsfendants
William X. Benson. Of Detroit: John B.
Carroll. Of Syracuse; 8. p. Meadows. OF
indianapolis. and N. II. Davis, Of Phiia.
delphia, were discharged on motion OF
District Attorney Miller In the dynamite
conspiracy trial today.
Closing its two months direct presen.
tation In the dynamite conspiracy trial
today. the Government today gave Up
the center Of the stage to the defense
lawyers. who are expected to consume
at least . month In pesenting their d..
rect case.
Motions to dismiss the charges against
defendants Clarge e. Dowd, Of Roches-
ter. N. r.. and william X. Benson. Of
Detroit. and N. H. Davis and N. J.
Cunnane. both Of Philadelphia. were to
be made. II was expected that more
motions for dismissal would be made.
The defense announced that Frank n.
Ryan. president Of the 1ronworkers'
Union would be called TO the witness
stand. The defendants will testify that
they were not In close touch With head
quarters. and therefore knew nothing
about the dynamitings engineered by
the McNamaras.
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.ORAF TSMEN LEAVE
TOATTEND SESSION
Of NATIONAL BODY
G. A. Chadwick and S. c.
Cross Will Represent Local
Section at Meeting.

~ :.
". a. Cnaow'ck' PRESIDENT OF the -.
Gently organised WashinGton Navy
Yard Association Of Draftsmen. and q
r. Cro.. ho,h ~ ~,ho,r v.re sIsc,sE
S, w .,, -
ton Of marine navs, draftsmsn. left
today for Philsdelphia 10 meet repre.
sents,ives nom ali narts AZ the country
.na ,o.,, s..,o,si or~. n;.s,;on ?, 4.
s"o Lom hs'on"' .,, on ~
gates. representing every navy yard or
const ruction pisnt In the country whore
A.. st.n,.n ..s .,erIovsS
"'nen ,.. eIo smp'v,ou.
ANhouen no pIahs nave peen oehniteIy
Adasns a. Nc,Soik Nsvv Yard an ac.
The Washington times., 1912-12-02
SERIOUS PROBLEM
over PHILIPPINES
FACES DEMOCRATS
wilson Is Silent on Subject,
While Bryan Favors
Independence.

.TAe question Of what to do about
the Philippines 10 more and more loom
w up - ono Of the nice problems
VIE which the Wilson administration
VIII have to deal.
az promises to be not a little en-.
oerasslng to the Democrats. 1nvesti-
Ssuon has been made Of tho writings
"a ~ speeches Of Woodrow Wilson on
.ne subject. II 10 . singular and an
interesting fact that he has remained
.ueot on the Independence or subJec-
oon Of the islands.
Qhis has led many persons here to
wonder whether, a. President, Mr.. WILL
.on VIII be overanxious about having
sns country quit the islands. William
senninss Bryan. II 10 we'll known. 10
Haxious for Philippine independence.
" 1t should turn out that Governor
Wilson 10 disposed to hold on to the
Inends yet awhile. a situation un.
oleasant for the Democrats may de-
vsiop
"A great effort IL going to be made to
sncs oe the S fGn fas e s sssson
ot Congress. It Is expected to come up
IN sos House at an early date.
Danger In Situation.
Little doubt 10 felt that the House will
pass the bill II It votes on It. On the
Senate side investigation shows that u
majority Of Senators are disposed to let
the islands 70, but whether a vote can
be forced in the short session 10 doubt
fal.
In any event. there will be no legisls-
ton made effective this session. Presi-
dent Taft and a veto will stand in the
way Of It. The President. like a good
many folks who know the islands tnti-
mately. feels that for the Ftlipinos TO
try TO govern themselves at this stage
perpetual turmoil. and the danger OF
the islands being gobbled up by some
Foreign power.
The truth 10 that there is much dan
pine situation. II Independence could
come with naturalization OF the islands
guaranteed by the leading nations, that
would lift . load Of responsibility from
this country.
Japan Might Step In.
But II the islands are turned loose to
govern themselves, and some other pow
er tries to take them, Japan. for In
stance. what 10 the United States going
to do about It? Insular officials here,
who understand the remarkable mix
Of rSss In the psope ana
take the view that the tribes would war
with each other, and then the next step
would be that Japan or some other
country would step in.
object, possibly to the point Of war. or
UNDERGO the humiliation Of seeing the
discarded possessions seized. OF course.
the United States could not afford to go
One View that hnds conSiderable sup
port here 10 that the United States, In
the absence Of strong agreement
among the nations to neutralise the
ielands. must, to save itself trouble.
hold OF, to the Philippines or absolutely
cut loose from them and refuse to take
any responsibility for them.
The Washington times., 1912-12-02
Priest Christens
Baby of Geraghty

IMPORT. Dec. 2.-The infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John e. Geraghty. the
latter formerly Miss Julia French. was
christened in st. Joseph's Church by
the Rev. Father Mclaughlin yesterday
afternoon. Tho baby was named after
his father. John E., jr.
Mrs. Geraghty was not present at
the service. It was said that on ac-
count Of q cold she remained at the
Newport Hospital, where she has been
eincc the baby was born. about month
ago.
Augustus Geraghty. q brother Of the
father, was godfather. and Miss Helen
Il, Cot rtney, u nurse In the French
family for q long while. was godmother.
Mr.. deraghty completed the christen-
ing party.
The Washington times., 1912-12-02
Oldest Inhabitants
To Hold Celebration

The celebration Of the forty-seventh
anniversary Of the founding Of the
District Association Of the Oldest IN
habitants will be held next Saturday
evening at the Crown restaurant. l4l7
10 informal, and q large attendance 10
looked for.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
association is held next Wednesday
evening, at the Old Union engine
house,
The Washington times., 1912-12-02
WARRINGTON TINES BUREAU.

ANAcosTlA. d. c.. DEC. T.
Tho 0ummsi Company and the War
rem r. Brsniser Company, contractors.
who have been installing the new
branches for the main sewer which runs
through Anacostia, are working their
forces night and day. hurrying this
work to finish. II has been necessary
to rush this Job as tho stone wall along
the water line Of the Eastern Branch is
nearing completion. and tho, sewers
must be finished before the dirt can be
placed upon the nats. o.,
Chemical Engine. No. 2, Of Randie
Highlands. was called to Q fro in the
woods near PennsylvaniA avenue and
Branch road. yesterday evening. The
tire was. got under control before any
serious damage was done.
The Public Improvement Association
Of Congress Heights will hold its regu-
lar monthly meeting tomorrow evening
ct the town hall. Many important mat
ters will be discussed during this meet.
Ing. among them the resolution pertain.
Ing to the proposed Carnegie Library.
tho report Of the committee on street
railways. and the report Of the. commit.
s0e VII Sho auoition u tHo pubic ScnOOl.
Mrs. Layman Scott. of Milwaukee
place, Congress Heights, who was oper.
ated on at the Providence Hospital last
week. 10 reported as improving.
"A meeting Of the Anacostia Lodge, No.
q, F. A. A. M. will be held tonight at
Masonic Hall, for the election OF Off.
s. the installation OF the officers BY the
past most worshipful grand master,
The Daughters Of the King. Of the
Anacostia Emmanuel Episcopal Church,
will hold a meeting at the rectory to-
morrow evening at 7:30 o'clock to dis.
cuss plans for the coming year.
Private r. W. Stein. Of the Randle
Highland engine house. has resigned
from the Fire Department to take q
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Democrats Meet.

When the Young Mems Democratic
League meets In the old Masonic Tenn
ple tomorrow night. plans for estab-
fishing permanent Inauguration head
quarters will be discussed. II will also
plant to participate In the inaugura Ion
parade. J. Fred Kelley Is president OF
the club. and William J. Neale, secrc-
tnry
The Washington times., 1912-12-02

CONTRACTORS RUSH
ANACOSTIA SEWER
Forces Work Day and Night to Complete Task in Time
for Filling in Flats-Masonic Lodge Will Elect
Officers Tonight

position In the Postoffice Department:
No one has yet been appointed to MI
the vacancy.
L. N. Lumbard. formerly Of Rich
mond. Va, has taken up his residence
at Congress Heights. He. will reside in
Brothers place. Lumbsrd 10 connected
with the District government at oc.
The Mems Club Of the Esther Me-
mortal Church. will hold their monthly
meeting at the residence OF N. B. 6im-
mons on Portland street. Congress
Heights, Thursday evening. December
The Rev. Richard p. williams. former
rector Of Christ Episcopal Church OF
Washington, preached at the II o'clock
service Sunday. in the Esther Memorial
Episcopal Church. at Congress Heights.
returned from . hunting trip to Prince
George county with an aounoancs Oh
rabbits and birds.
Miss Lucy cropp. Of st. Elis.beth's.
who has been visiting her sister: Mrs. .
sss. Nettis Sherman. OF buckso~n' w. ms
A meeting Of the Ladies' Benevolent
Society Of st. Teresa's Catholic Church
was held Yesterday e%vsnins % N tns n;.csn: con.
plans and elect officers for the coming
year. The officers elected were: Mrs.
O'Leary. president; Mrs. Watson re.
elected, vice president: Mrs: PEACOCK
bury (re.eiectedj. corresponding secre-
tary. and Mrs. Annie Connors (re-elect-
ed), sergeant-at.arms.
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position In the Postoffice Department
No one has yet been appointed to III
the vacancy.
The Washington times., 1912-12-02

Private r. W. Stein, Of the Randle
Highland engine house. has resigned
from the Fire Department to take u
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The Daughters of the King, Of the
Anacostia Emmanuel Episcopal Church,
will hold a meeting at the rectory to-
morrow evening at 7:30 o'clock to dis
cuss plans for the coming year.
The Washington times., 1912-12-02

Miss Lucy Cropp. Of st. Elisabeth's
who has been visiting her sister. Mrs
Nettie Sherman. Of Bucktown, w.. mai
returned.
The Washington times., 1912-12-02

Albert Grimes and @. Il. Story have
returned from Q hunting trip to Prince
George county with an abundance OF
rabbits and birds.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-10

ance; there was no graft in it. But
somewhere between the city scales
and the engineers record book, 1872
tons of fuel had vanished into nothing
through poor business management,
and the city was forced to add to its
coal appropriation to make up the
shortage. ANY engineer knows how
coal will disappear in the engine room
when nobody is watching the firing
Ashburner put steamboat record
gauge In the power house and called
the firemen down to his office.
Boys" he said, you aren't getting
enough wages. You ought to be get
ting IS more month. But you're not
worth it the way you've been firing.
Now. that new gauge is going to make
you fire just as carefully and wen as
you know how, because 1t will show
| IL you let the steam drop. or send 1t
up too high; and I'm going to watch
that gauge. You boys watch it, too.
and when you're delivering the goods
you'll get the IS more month that
you ought to have"
The goods were delivered" and the
men got their advance from that day.
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the resolution had been passed in
1905, no money had been found to do
the work with up to 1908. and Ash
burner found the resolution among the
council papers on his arrival.
In spite of the fact that the con-
tractors knew him to be a paving ex-
pert, and therefore certain to know
what the right price should be for this
piece of work, when he called for bids
lon it they again turned in as a mini
mum 1925 per square yard.
"All right" said Ashburner. Here
is where the city goes into the paving
business
His report on the Prospect street
work when completed reads: "216
square yards OF paving at SO cents per
square yard, $209.2S." The total I'M
der the contract system. at 1925 a
yard, would have been $4S6.
Two squares away from Main street
was a public school building with a
large yard around it. This yard and
the walks connected with it never had
been paved or even properly cindered.
In the spring OF 1908 the school chill
dren played in mud up to their ankles
in damp weather, and after rainy
spell they couldn't play at all. The
council passed a resolution calling for
the paving OF this yard. The contrac-
tors bid again. $4,000 for the job. I'm
der the general manager plan, the
city did the work for trifle more
than 5000. which was the business
price"
Staunton owns its water and light
ing system. Out at the power plant
the year before the general manager
came they lost" 1872 tons of coal,
which, at s2.S5 ton, amounted to
s547.2O of city money. There was not
the slightest suspicion of graft in
volved in this mysterious disappear
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maintenance for the Staunton division.
Sydnor sent for Ashburner and asked
him to calculate what the washout
could be repaired for, the work being
done as cheaply as If it were rail
road job. Ashburner calculated and
said:
Seven hundred and thirty-seven
dollars will leave you little margin.
The local contractors scoffed, but
the councilmen went to work and had
the work done under their own direc
ton, and the complete bill was $72J
and a few cents.
The council elected Ashburner when
they saw his name among the appli
cants for the general managers's posi-
ton.
Ashburner made success OF his
job from the beginning, in spite o.
some opposition. This alone proves
him to be rather ordinary man. fol
the position of general manager is one
requiring many peculiar qualifications
to fill Staunton was fortunate in get
ting at the beginning man in whom
these qualifications were combined
On October 3. 1905, the council had
passed a resolution calling for the
laying of small piece Of granolithic
sidewalk on Prospect street. All such
work had been let out to local con.
tractors who bid on the jobs. Being
experienced contractors and knowing
the ways of city governments, these
contractors bid in the same way that
contractors today are bidding on city
work all over the country, naming fig
ures that would have been ridiculous
on a business job. The lowest bid for
this little job of paving had been 1925
yard. One dollar and seventy-five
cents per yard is the lowest that any
granolithic work had been done for
by contractors in Staunton. Although
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14s " - ~ AHs lNs
Heeslen and return $500 on sale
May 8 and 9. Limit ID.
Hsssisn and return S3.95 on sale
May IL, a. m. IA. Limit IL
Reastsn and return 1896 on sale
May Is, l6 and II. Limit l9.
CGlpesten and return $585 on sale
May II, a. m. ". Limit II.
Dallas and return $500 on sale
May IL, IS, a. m. IA. Limit FL.
Dallas and return $5.95 on sale
May 16. 10 ant 20 Limit %.
Waco and return $3.45 on sale
May IL, Is, a. m. IA. Limit IL.
"Tke OGcialRo quite"
S. H. HARRIS, Ticket Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-04
BOLD BURGLARS
WORK At MILAN
DURING THENICRT
Jewelry Store and Hardware
Establishment Broken Into g
and Plundered.
DIAL ON SAFE SMASHED
Thieves Believed to Have Made Es.
cape in Rig and Authorities
Are Trailing.

A series of robberies eliminating
last night or early this morning in
the burglarizing of jewelry store and
a hardware establishment in Milan,
gives reason TO believe that a regular
ly organized band of plunderers has
been busy here for a week or more
past. Several men, armed with shot
guns were seen riding south from Mi
Ian in a buggy this morning and eff
forts are being made to trace them in
the belief that they are the robbers.
The last of the burglaries to be re-
ported was that of the w. F. Nichols
jewelry store in Milan. The entire
stock of the little shop excepting 4
few stick pins, was cleaned out, the
total loss being between $500 and $500.
Entrance was gained with a pass or
skeleton key and the door was left
open after the job was done.
HARDWARE STORE ENTERED.
Burglars entered the hardware store
OF Rathbun Brothers of Milan some
time last night, getting away with
three shot guns. a Marlin repeating
rifle, and a safety razor Their at
tempts 10 secure money were unsuc-
cessful. An entrance was effected by
means of the front door. The men
used a brace and bit to cut out the
lock, but after half completing this
work found it too slow and broke the
glass. The cash register was thrown
to the floor and smashed with an axe,
but on finding no money there the
men knocked the dial off the safe.
after futile attempt to solve the COM
bination. They then made good their
escape.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT.
About l o'clock Tuesday morning, a
lone burglar effected an entrance to
the McCullum saloon, but was inter
rupted IN his work. when the family.
who have quarters at the rear of the
saloon, were aroused. A terrific bat
tie between Byrel McCullum, a son of
the proprietor, and the cornered ban
dit ensued, in which the youth was
felled by terrific blow upon the head,
delivered with the butt end of a revolv-
er. The man made his escape. He had
pried open side window and had Just
begun his work when both father and
son entered the room. The man leap
ed out of the window, closely followed
by the son, and the battle occurred
in woodshed at the rear of the es
Enlistment.
ROBBERIES IN CITY.
1t is supposed that the same gang
of plunderers was implicated in the
robbery of the Franks residence in this
city Sunday afternoon, az which time
/ jewelry in the amount of $500 OF
Whereabouts was stolen. 1t may be toe
that the robbers perpetrated the ice
box thefts which occurred just after
Thanksgiving in the east part of the
/ city. A half dozen boxes were opened
and everything of value taken.