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Mysterious Illness

Mary Jones. colored, living on Cros
street. and the mother OF ten children
was taken Ill this afternoon. Shc sup
position being that she had swallowc,
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c HID FATALLY
WOUNDS MOTHER

Roanoke. Va. March AT . o'clock
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Minnie Sink,
VIE of Thomas Sink. OF Black Rock.
FRANKLIN county. was accidentally shot
and Killed Mrs. Sink leaves n large
family.
Her husband had been out shooting.
and on coming In had laid his run on
the bed, not thinking that II was load
ed. Several moments nfterward. while
MRS. sink was at tho telephone, one
or her youngest children ran in. and
also thinking that the gun was not
loaded. seized the weapon. which went
OIL wounding Mrs. Sink terribly in the
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SEEKS TO TAKE
CASE FROM JURY

Chicago, H., March Tinted States
District Judge George a. Carpenter
was asked to-day 10 take the packers
case from the jury and discharge the
ten defendants accused OF criminal yIo-
ation of the Sherman law, on the
ground that tho government had failed
TO prove the oifcnses described in tho
indictrnan
The motion was made at the opening
OF court In behalf of j. Ogden Armour.
Arthur Meeker, Thomas j. Connors
Louis f. Swift Edward E. swift
Charles II. Swift, Francis A. Fowler.
Edward Morris, Louis II. Iieyman and
t.nward Ttlden by Attorney John s
Miller. The entire morning was occu-
pea by the argument of Attorney Mil
Ter in support of the motion, and he
was followed by Attorney Levy MAYER.
Attorney Miller said 1t had been
shown that from the fall OF 1907 to The
spring of 1903 there was no allowance
ior hldes, but thera was nothing to
snow concerted action. He said th,
court should take judicial Notice az
tue panic In the fall of 1907, when IL
was necessary to issue clearing house
ccrtihcates for currency This LAWYER
ncclared that the system of test cost
anu margins was n necessity In the
| packing business. Everybody, even III q
independents. used practically tho same
system. He insisted there was honest
competition between each OF the com
pahics controlled by the Defendants
Fhore is evidence or an exchange OF
information III regard to margins h,,
the employees of some of these dcf,nd :
ants. but there is no proof that thy
packers on trial here had knowledpe
OF any such plan" said Attorney Miller.
me entire case of the government ia
pascd on theory and suspicion
Attorney Levy Mayer said in part:
ltemovo the evidence Of the veeder
! beer pool meetings held prior 10 1902.
and the only thing in the record of this
case which the government might pos
sioly contend applies to the charges
+. IN the indictment Is the testimony in
regard to the use of test cost system
used by the defendants. We do moi
concede that this test cost system wos
UNIFORM. but even II 1t was, IL IS nor
n criminal act or a violation OF the
sherman law.
Intent Is n necessary ingredient of
TINS charge. and no testimony has been
produced TO show that these men pur-
nosely and consciously combined T.,
violation of the Sherman law"
Argument OF counsel for the defense
on the motion win be continued to-
morrow. and District Attorney Jamos
H. Wilkerson will close for the cov-
eminent 1t is expected that the arru-
inents VIII be concluded Saturday and
mat Judge Carpenter will give his de-
cislon on tho motion next Monday.
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as directed by dscree OF the Cir
cult Court OF Dinwiddie county, en-.
tered at its December term, 1911 in
the suit of Meade G. Edmunds VS.. 7. C.
Edmunds ct ais, the underaigned spe-'
cial commissioner will sell by public
auction, in front OF the Bunk OF Din
widdie. at AIcllenney. Va. on s
MONDAY, MARCH IL. 1912, E
at 2 o'clock AZ.
% All OF the standing timber sir
inches and upward in diameter on q
acres, situate about one mile from McI
Kenney. q
It Is estimated that there are aboua
100000 feet Of pine. oak and poplar
timber about 10000 railroad ties, and
n considerable quantity of gum and
cedar on said tract. The purchaser,
will be given three years to cut and
remove said timber and the usual
privileges of inSress and egress audi
right OF locating sawmlls, lu,nbeI
yards, etc X
TERMS: Cash.
(2) Said tract OF land containing 6iS;
acres. known as the J. +. Edmundsi
home tract, fronting on the Mill Road
III said county and adjoining the lands
OF DR.. II. Il. Wilkinson, D. +. Wells
Iehmer and others. together with tho
dwelling house, outbuildings and ten-
ants house thereon.
TERMS: One-third cash: balance IRA
one and two years, evidenced by neEocii
table notes. with interest from datS.
OF sale
]. NJ. TOWNSEND. 3
Special Commissioners.
RENN1E BUTTERWORTH I,
Auctioneer. 8
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a7reting5

S%thhs
DOVE LODGE, NO. 81, ~, F. &
ny y. M.-The stated communica-
w tion OF Dove Lodge, No. oil, a,
+. & A. NJ. Will be held in the lodge
room. LII the Masonic Temple. on THIS
FRIDAY, March Sth. 1912. at r. NJ.
Every member OF the lodge Is re-
qucsted to attend. and members of
sister lodges and transient brethren
are fraternnlly invited.
BY order of the Worshipful Master
BEN T. AUGUST, Secretary.
Office or the
Lanson Monotype Machine Company.
Philadelphia, Pa.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS
this day declared quarterly divi-
dend OF l IL per cent. on the capital
stock of this company, payable on
the 30th day OF March, 1872 to
stockholders of record at tho close
OF business. March 60. 1ela
]. SELLERS BANCROFT.
Treasurer
Philadelphia, March 5, 1912.
g y STATED COMMUNICATIONS
Xxx OF Temple Lodge. No. 9. A.. f
/V\ & a. NJ, vii! be held in Masonic
Temple THIS CFriday) EVENING 1T
1870 o'clock
Members of sister lodges and transit
ent brethren are fraternaliy invited to
unite with us.
BY order OF the worshipful Master.
ALIEN. w. ARCHER, Secretary.
-
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32ptirc5

81
PlANO TONE Kj1STOEING-BY our
unique method we cUn make your did
piaho aDui'a as good as many new
Instruments. JGr repair department
Is equipped to DO ali Hinop vi piano
h;id player piano work. Estiinat.s
chnc' -illy Si".r. without charge
Coihc III ana get our expert ad :
VICE wlthou, lbl!gGtirI yourself
Ni-HF ~. IA j. Broad Street Rich
n,on1. Va Madison 65p6.
riANo MoviNG.-.mE CAN pUr
Fvui piano where o;nure r:ould not
"ttciApt tav Wo.... Ou. noNiux dc
hnrtn'eht is finally equipped to move
az t;mds Of turnitu'" anu pianos.
CRAFTS. MoyiEg Department. III
t'ast broad Street. Madison sjO5.
;HTED. TiiG PUBLIC TO KNOW
mat JhllNkE BROS. Jewellers. 81.
taHt Main Street. bay, sell .xrhun.,r
ana EEMOCN1 DIAMONDS in ri ;;
~. .;SI Sly les. old gold am1 sil-
Yer always taken in oXG!ianrc.
hl.. ~ Z. MUELLER: SURGEON -DIiI-
iopodlai, now located at lVs E.ngt
i,foau street. over Commonwealth
lfGhE. Office tours: 5 A. Ms H. NJ .
Shturday, 10 T.. NJ: SUNDAY, o-ia NJ,
.nanicurins IhOne Monroe .56o-L,
10 TIE PUBLIC:
wish 70 announce that 10
az Kinds of carpenter and biicis
"ofh, build and repair houses Office,
w A. Iwenty-niiiin Street. = j.
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poison with intent to end her ii!o.
which she Is cold to have threatened
To do She MAS attended and relieved
by DR.. Claiborne Jones, IL Ia not known
what nhe took The woman In said TO
no In very dee;itutr circumstances.
Gcncrnl News Notes.
Professor George T.. Bennett, Of ,his
city. prrnidcht OF tho Fourth Congres-
aionnl District Teaohorn' Asaoa,ntion.
accompanied by nsveral Petersburg
tonchcrs. won't out to Emporin to-day
TO attend the meeting OF tho assoc!a.
tlon. which will be In session for ,hroc
days.
y public meeting Of the cit,zens OF
Petersburg will b, held shortly to or
Hanize branch OF the National Cit
i"ens' League. similar to thut organ.
lied last night In Richmond.
Sales of tobacco to-day were $50. 900
pounds. at prices ranging from s6.T5
to 3l6. No tnc Wrappers were offered.
The price OF Spanish peanuts has I'D
vanced within the last day or two to
81 !. cents per bushel.
Meeting OF Stockholders.
The annual meeting OF the stock
holders OF the Petersburg Savings and
Insurance Company was held this at
tHrnoon. All of the present officers ana
directors were unanimously ro-elccted.
rs follows: President and General
Counsel, Alexander Hamilton; Vice.
eresiuent. Fortescue Whittla: Cashier
y. NJ. Pollard: Assistant Cashier, James
y. Mason; Secretary, T.. w. Butcher.
L'rectors-,Alexandcr Hamilton, FOR
tescuc white. John Is. Branch. Charles
Watson. ID. b. Dunlop. Fred w. Scott
Walter n. Jones. w. H. Cuthb,rt. John
d. Watkins, II. r. Harrison, w. H.
Clark Robert Gillian The banks
capital is 100000 surplus, $4,000
The board of directors declared the
usnal quarterly dividend OF ~ per
cent on tho capital stock.
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Judge Mullen Overrules Motion
to Quash Indictment and
Demurrer.
ELKs ELECT NEW OFFICERS
Road Improvement Work in
Diuwiddic News Notes
OF Petersburg.
Times Dispatch Bureau,
BclllnSbroon street.
G'hOuc llSJ.i

PctcrSbuys, W. March
Judge Mullen having uvcrrui.d tho
motion to quasi til" Indictment and
the demurrer to the same, charging
Carter X. bishop, former cashier and
Charles Hall Davis. former president,
OF the Appomattox Trust Company.
with the making OF an alleged false
statement % tit condition OF the
bank TO the state Corporation Com
mission in August. 1905. the court
today. counse1 agreeing. set Wednes-
day. March &c. "a the day for the trial
OF the defendants y jury VIII be
drawn 20 try the case. Tho two are
Jointly indicted. bit it Is believed they
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|. sh, died about two hours

abdomen. she died about two hours
later Sg
Father j. ]. Collins. pastor of ST..
Audrew Church, recently pastor of tho
chusch at Harper's Ferry, and at ono
time assistant at the old Sacred Heart
church. Richmond. is In a critical con-
dltion His physician is unable 10
give any encouragement. Fathar Col
inns was stricken Saturday with pneu-
inonia. and to-day his condition is such
that MS brothers from Iynchburg and
stanton Were summoned to his bed
side. He is a delicate man, and IT, is
feared that he will be unable to stand
the ravaEcs of the disease. He isl
iorty-one years old and a native ofS
Lynchburg.
j. s. Cowgirl. tho millinery store man,
OF 1o7 West Campbell Avenue, yester-
day entered Il petition with the United
states Court for bankruptcy decla rim n
his liabilities to bc $4,000 and his
assets sl1.l00. MIR Cowgills largest
creditor is the First National Bank. oE
this city. which holds his note for.
s2.4O0; the Colonial Bank and Trust
Company also has ona OF his notes for
$1,000. and the First National Bank, OF
Dhnvilie and Clarence NJ Jones. OF
Cleveland. Ohio. have notes for the
same amount These are the principal
debts, no others being as much as
81, geo n
This failure comas as an extrcme
surprise TO most Roanokers it having
hecn the general opinion that The store
was absolutely solvent Mr.. Cowgill
formerly conducted n store In Dan Vile.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE EAST
ERIN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA.:
To the creditors of c. RYL!AND
MITCHELL, OF Richmond, in the
county of lIenrico. and district afore-
sRid-Bankrupt
Notice Is hereby given that on the
2Sth day OF February. 4. p. 1912, the
said c. RYLAND MITCHELL, was duly
adjudicated bankrupt. and that tho first
meeting Of his creditors will be
held In my office. Rooms Nos. SOC
and 500. American National Bank
DAY OF MARCH, a. D. 1912, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon. at which timo
the said creditors may attend, prove
their claims. appoint a trustee exam
Inc the bankrupt. and transact such
other business as may properly come
before said meeting.
THOS. 3. SNEAD.
March e. 1912
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called.
Election of Officers
AZ the meeting of Petersburg Lodge
OF Eiks. last night. the following of :
term:
Exalted Ruler, II. V. Parhan;
Esteemed Leading knight. Geo. w.
Watson; Esteemed Loyal Knight. Benz.
Harrison; Esteemed Lecturing knight.
j. Gray McCandlish; Secretary, Louis
l. Kidd; Treasurer. j. Harry Bailey
Tler, y. w. Branch. Trustees: T.. NJ.
Pollard, Mortimer Williams and w H.
Wilcox. Representative to Grand
Lodge which meets III Portland Ore.
in July. Charles +. Bowie. Alternate,
w. r. Baush.
Death In surry County.
Mrs. Amanda Jones. wife OF Isaac
r Jones. died yesterday afternoon in
her home, in Surry county. after "a
, lingering illness. Deceased was Miss
Amanda arks. of Petersburg, where
/ brought here for burial. Mrs. Jones
is survived by her husband and ono
daughter. and by two brothers, who
1--we in Petersburg, Roy and Robert
Marks.
No Local Option In Petersburg,
There will be no local option cleo
ton In Petersburg for the reason that
| the leading temperance and church
people are opposed to It. The recent
talk. following the defent Of the en-
abling bill, about asking the court TO
order another election has died away.
1t had no encouragement from leading
men of the Anti-Saloon League, was
started without, authority and met
with prompt disfavor from the
( thoughtful people of the city.
Deal Completed.
The British American Tobacco Com
pany has purchased from the city a
portion of the almshouse tract--twcnty
acres-at 5000 per acre. on which the
company proposes TO build number
OF warehouses for the storage OF stock.
Two and half acres of the Savage
tract, adjoining. have also been pur-
chased by thu company. The land
fronts on the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
road and lies very conveniently for
business purposes. Tho work of build
ing the warehouses. OF which there Will
be many. will probably begin In the
spring.
Interest In Baseball.
Tie arrival of Manager Heine Busch
tomorrow and the reporting for duty
of the various players signed UP for
the Petersburg team the latter part OF
this month, together with the visit OF
several of the big league teams here
! for practice. have revived interest in
: baseball. Petersburg will give good
support 10 the game this season. as 1t
/ did last year.
Road Work In Din riddic.
! Road Improvement work in Dinwid-
die has been much Interrupted by the
bad weather OF the past few weeks. but
good progress had been made previ-
ously. The old Boydton Plank Road
has been practically completed from
this city to the Brunswick line, and a
good many miles on the Cox and other
J ronds. also leading to Petersburg, have
| been permanently improved. Work on
! the Cox Road through Dnrvin District
is to be begun as soon as the weather
permits. Dinwddie will soon have a
| fine system of roads
| Mysterious Illness.
! Mary Jones. colored, living on Cross
! street, and the mother OF ten children.
! was taken iii this afternoon. sthe sup
! position being that she had swallows
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situations, 3ororessiunal

WANTED. BY Az ExpEnIEScEb
teacher OF public ard private schools,
position TO teach spring term IN
private family. Terms moderate
address DISAPPEARANCE i.o-
dophil. Va.
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State Republican
Convention, Roanoke

March 1918, Reduced Fares vim
n. ~ w. Ry.
For the above occasion, the Norfolk
ana Western Railway win sell, on
March TO- IL and II. round trip tickets
10 Roanoke from all stations on its
lines in Virginia at rate of one and
one hftn OF the regular one-way fares,
tickets limited for return passnge unfit
March 10; l9l2 Round trip fare from
Richmond, sL2o.
c. II. BOSLEY.
District Passenger Agent,
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peip. scale ann .ErmaIe
sSDItritor9 anu 5alfs1iten

TRAVELLING sALESMEN To CARRY
on commission snappy line OF ten
styles of specialties In mems dress
shoes to retail at So and Sc. 80. State
experience and references. Address
STANDARD SHOE MANUFACTURE
ING CO., Baltimore, Md.
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Sparoir9

= =
BEAUTIFUL LILY FURNISHED FRONT
room; excellent board. Phone Mon
roc 329iI.
WANTED. OCCUPANT FOR SINGLE
room. with board. 900 Yves, Grace.
WANTED, BOARDERS. 3l5 EAST
Franklin: large front room.
MAiSON FRANCHISE, il2 NORTH
Eighth Street. Richmond. Va. Louis
Chevalier. Prop. date chef Palace
Hotel, san Francisco. and chef Net
ropolitan Club, Washington. d. CT.
catering and preparing for private
dinners speciality: French table
d'hote dinner daily. $3.50 to l.. VI,
GOc.. lunch daily 80 a. VI. 10 5
L. ~, i0c.: meals also served ~ la
carte. For private dinners, etc
cooks wifi DC furnished at rcsid cncos
II desired. Phone Madison 1888.
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Bankrupt Rortfes.


IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE EAST
ERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA.:
10 the creditors OF STANTON TAN
MING CO. INC. OF Richmond, in
the county of Henrico, and district
aforesaid
Notice is hereby given that on the
4th day OF March, y. d., 1912. the said
STANTON TANNING CO.. INC, was
duly adjudicated bankrupt. and that the
first meeting OF it's creditors will be
held In my office. Rooms Nos. SO2 and
500, American National Bank Building
Richmond, Va, on the 18TH DAY OF
MARCH. y. ID. 1912, at 10 O'Clock
in the forenoon, at which time the said
creditors may attend prove their
claims. appoint q trustee, examine the
bankrupt. ana transact such other bust
ness as may properly come before said
meeting.
THOS. B. SNEAD,
Referee In Bankruptcy.
March G. 1912
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Suction SALES, FUTURE Daya

COMMISSIONER SALE
OF
VALUABLE TRACT OF TIMBDR;
LAND NEAR MCKINNEY, IN DIM
WlDDIE COUNTY, VA.
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0psf ant jipunn

, ,,.,., = " -
LoST. BETWEEN 400 EAST MAIN
street amt III North Seventh street.
one bunch of Keys, consisting vi
FOUR OF more keys ana snoc but
ioncr. II fcfnd please deliver 10
~ North Soyon;h Street ana get
reward.
sTlsAYED o.; STOLEN. SUNDAY
morning. snsA.i whitc setter, spud.d
bitch with Brown cars ana brown
SPOT at root OF tail: answers TO the
name OF Lady 90 reward cur infor-
nation leading 10 hcT recovery. r.
l.; SOWEkS. 1873 lIuii street, South
Richmond
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Goal ami llioou

LoNG's WOOD IS GOOD BECAUSE II
vas split In right season and OF
good large trees. 4 sample load
VIII plcake you. Ills coal burns 10
ashes. Gasy 10 take up Phone Mad
lsun l06S-lu7O,
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WANTED. y MAN or ABILITY AND
Al character to take charge OF the
stock sales department 'of a we'll
organized company. The opportun-
ny and compensation offered will
prove on investigation TO be OF UNI
utuai interest Address c coz, care
Timts Dispatch
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NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING OF
CREDITORS

In the matter OF No. 1923.
G. RYLAND MITCHELL In
Bankrupt. Bankruptcy.
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KeaI Gstatc jfnr Kent

sT1BLE ron Rent. APPLY 200
West Main. Phone 1851.
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I:Icction on Omccrs

the Davis case viii he tho first to DO
ca lied
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Ruuuis ji0r laen1

Ru6iii6 jf0r kenI
HANDSOMELY FURNISHED, HEAT
ed rooms $3.50 week up HOTEL.
ROANOKE, IN North Eighth.
NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS: GEN.
tlemcn only. 40 East Grace.
NICELY FURNISHED AND ATTRAC-
time room at 322 East Franklin.
Monroe. 1909.
NICELY FURNISHED. He ATED
rooms. southern exposure: transients
permanent. $40 f.. Clay Phone
Madison I5l3.
week. 1o7 North Third.
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BUSINESS Opportunities

Will. SELL. ALL or ANY PAJ:'r
81 my $4,000 stool. IN a west ylr-
eihla gas company that ID curnin.,
~ per cent. annually, as need
ne company supplies gas to three
TOMS and is headed Dy prominent
banker and business men For par
Icuiars address Y. o. Box il3. Wash
inEtuu II {,
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aituatipns lNanten, scale

ai1'u ALTON WANTED.-rHE SER
Ficea oI editor and general man
Ascr can nc secured Immediately
or either daily weekly or monthly
publication. newspaper OF magazine
own over 10 scripts. stories, etc z.
ia fDON BO1El4 Fredericksburg,
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WANTED. A MAN OF EXECUTIVE
ability. good moral character ana
successful business experience 20
invest $1,000 TO $4,000 In a Rich
mond enterprise of wonderful posai-
bliucs and take n responsible po-
S!ton with Same Address & Goa.
care Times Dispatch
WANTED. a PARTNER WITH $500
to join Inc In sales agency, repre-
sentns one OF the largest manu-
iactnr'ng companies in the South.
Well eEts blishcd: practically have a
monopoly. Fronts satisfactory. In
yeatmcnt secure. Address Post Office
BOX No. 1913.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-23
Another Rear-End Collision.

The Illinois Central wreck at Kinmundy
is to be investigated to fix the blame. 1t
would seem at present to have been a
wholly needless disaster, the result of
gross neglect on the part of a towerman
for letting the second train into an occu-
pied block, or the engineer for running
past a prohibitive signal or the brake
man of the forward train for not going
back with flag. That a collision Of this
KIND can happen on we'll equipped rail-
ROAD means simply that the so-called
safety devices are worthless and that
passengers lives are exposed to the risk
that the human factors are unreliable A
rear-end collision on double-track road
run on the block system. is necessarily
the result of laundering or criminal reck.
lessness. save i'm the remote and improb.
able contingency of lights being obscured
by fog-in which case, all trains should
go at slow speed-or extinguished by the
wind, which is to be attributed to moor
equipment Whether blame is laid on
towerman or iiagman or engineer. re-
sponsibility must attach In some meas
ure to the corporation itself for trusting
to safeguards that experience has re-
peatedly proved to be unreliable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-23
Missing Children.

An unusually large number of reports
of missing children have been made to
the police recently. Yesterday no less
than six children were borne on the books
of the various precincts as absent from
home. Some of these are probably run
aways and others have just strayed. But
in every case there was painful anxiety on
account of the unexplained absence, and
many parents heart was sorely wrung
by fear of accident Children are ex-
tremely thoughtless in the matter of tell
ing their elders where they are going, and
many of the cases reported to the police
are simply instances of neglect to ex-
plain arrangements and to give warning
of intended visits. At the same time
often these police reports reflect parental
carelessness as we'll Too frequently
fathers and mothers pay no attention to
the goings and comings of their children
until perhaps late at night They leave
the boys and girls largely to their own
devices. either with a mistaken notion of
granting them, liberty" or else through
sheer Indifference. 1t is only when the
boy or girl fails to appear at late re-
| firing hour, or perhaps even at break
fast time the next morning, that attention
is paid to the matter. and then the search
| begins. Most runaway boys lack COM
partnership at home and seek 1t elsewhere.
Their pastimes are all provided for them
outside OF the house where they and
| their parents live jointly but not In COM
munity of interest. OF late movement
has been started for the improvement Of