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The Washington times., 1912-01-11
WANTED F|REMEN
! TO PILE UP BODIES
OF DEAD IN SNOW
Woman, Thought Demented,
Prevented From Sound
ing False Alarm.

Here's where fool the police and
play Joke on the firemen," said Eliza
beth Hunter, colored, of 824 New
Hampshire avenue northwest. as she
brushed past Policeman H. r. Thorn,
fof the Third precinct, at Twenty-flrst
and H streets northwest, this morning,
broke the glass In the fire alarm box
on the corner. and attempted to sound
an alarm. The policeman grabbed the
woman's arm just before she succeed
ed In pulling down the little lever that
would have called out several com.
panies.
Z well. it wouldn't have been such a
Joke after ALL" the woman continued.
Here are all these dead people lying
around in the snow. and the firemen
could have piled them up and carried
them away"
Realizing that the woman probably
was demented, Policeman Thorn placed
her under arrest on q charge of in
sanity, and later she was sent to the
Washington Asylum Hospital by Dis
trict Sanitary Officer Sroufe.
AT the station house the woman said
that she had received instructions to
call at the White House and assist
PRESIDENT Taft in running the affairs of
the Government. She said she had
expected to 30 to the Executive Man
out.
II was thought at first that the wo-
man might have been responsible for
some of the false alarms of fire that
have been sounded during the last few
that she had been sick for some time
and that until this morning she had not
been out Of the house for q month.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
Health and Beauty Hints
BY MRS. MAE MARTYR

II. n. r.: To whiten and beautify the
complexion you will find nothing better
by dissolving ounces spurmax in
n-pint witch hazel tor hot water) then
adding teaspoonfuls glycerine. This
lotion will freshen up and improve any
complexion without giving that artificial
powdered look. 1t does not clog the skin
pores like powder and lasts much bet.
ter. 1t gives to the skin a smooth, vel.
vety tone and takes away that shiny,
sallow look. For treating freckIes and
skin discolorations generally. spurmax
lotion Is very fine.
D. L.: To quickly get rid Of that sal
low, pimply look on your face, You
should take a good system tonic to re.
which come from lack Of exercise and
eating too much solid food In the win
ter. A good, old-fashioned tonic can be
made by dissolving an ounce Of kardene
sugar and hot water to make a quart
Take a tablespoonful, before meals and
you will be surprised how quickly the
look of perfect health will come into
your face and your energy and ambition
Nadie: To strengthen your weak eyes
and rid them OF that dull, ,overworked
lcok. put in each eye daily two or three
drops of a fine, strengthening tonic
made by dissolving an ounce of crystos
in a pint of water. This eye tonic Is
very soothing and Strengthening, and
will make your eyes strong, clear, and
sparkling. find 1t unequalsd as tonic
for treating weak. inflamed, expression.
less eyes.
Reader: There is one remedy above
sll others that l take pleasure in recon-
mending for fat reduction. II Is harm
less and SO very effective in regaining a
shapely figure. Just dissolve 4 ounces
of parnotis in ~ pints hot water and
take a tablespoonful before meals. This
simple remedy will remove your excess
fat rapidly without dieting and strenu-
Gus exercising, and seems to produce
best results in the winter months. Your
skin will be firm and free from any fab
biness.
Mrs. Il. B.: You will not catch cold
from shampooing II you use for your
shampoo a teaspoonful of canthrox
dissolved In a cup of hot water, rinsing
The hair thoroughly. You should never
use soap shampoos, as the alkali dulls
and deadens the hair, causing It to be-
come brittle, streaky. and split at the
ends. Canthrox produces an indescrib-
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
CASCARFTS INSURE
INSIDE CLEANLINESS
The millions of Cascaret users never
have Headache, Constipation, Bilious
ness or Sick Stomach.

1t Is more necessary that you keen
your bowels. Liver and Stomach clean,
pure and fresh than 1t is to keep the
sewers and drainage of large city
free from obstruction.
Are you keeping clean inside with
Cascarets-or merely forcing pas
sageway every few days with salts,
cathartic pills or castor oil? This is
important.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse and
regulate the stomach. remove the sour,
undigested and fermenting food and
foul gases: take the excess bile from
the liver and carry out of the system
the decomposed waste matter and
poison in the intestines and bowels.
No odds how badly and upset you
feel, a Cascaret tonight will straighted
you out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10-cent box from your
druggist will keep your entire family
feeling good for months. Don't for
get the children-their little insides need
4 good. gentle cleansing, too .
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
Carpenters Union
Will Hold Smoker

Head officers Of the United States
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
OF America, prominent Officers Of the
American Federation of Labor, and a
number of Congressman, are expected
to be present tomorrow night at an
open meeting Of Local Union, No. 1S2,
of the carpenters. in the Typographical
Temple. in G street. A smoker will be
given.
William d. Huber, president Of the
Carpenters Union. and Thomas Neal,
treasurer, with offices in Indianapolis,
are in the city, and will be present at
the meeting. A special invitation has
been extended to Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, to attend the meeting and de-
liver q speech.
George W. Crosby, general organizer.
urges that all members of the local
union and friends, be present tomor-
row night
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
Hoosiers Hear Story
Of Harrison's House

IndIanians were out IN fill force Al
a meeting of the Indiana Society last
night, in old Masonic Temple. The
history Of the william Henry Harrison
house at vinccnncs. was reviewed by
Mrs. William A. Cullop. wife Of Con-
gressman Culiop.
Harrison was the first territorial gov
ernor OF Indiana. Through the influence
Of Mrs. Culiop and the Daughters OF
the American Revolution. the house has
been made into a museum.
gram was Edmund Hoskins, II. M. Hos.
kins, Miss Mabel Roberts. ana Miss
Jessie Galloway.
The next meeting will be held on the
night OF February l3.
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Plans Completed for
Mrs. Holmes Funeral

The body Of Mrs. Virginia F. Holmes.
wife Of the Rev. John NJ. Holmes. of
Harrington. Del, who died suddenly
early yesterday morning. was removed
today to the home of her brother, r.
F. Ferguson. 1877 Massachusetts ave-
nue. southeast.
Mrs. Holmes was a daughter of the
late Robert B. Ferguson, pioneer
chemist OF the Capital. who for years
had an establishment on Capital Hill.
She spent most of her life here.
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row afternoon at 8 o'clock at the Rhode
Island Methodist Protestant Church. the
Rev. Frank Benson officiating. Inter-
ment will be in Glenwood Cemetery.
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able softness and fiuffiness that one
sn sets only from a perfect shampoo. 1t
thoroughly. The hair will be very ius-
trous and you will have no trouble keep
Ing the short hairs in place.
Mrs. X. c.: Nothing is worse than
s,a.e ssa fprs pr greasy beauty creams. Always
creams and your Skin will not be shiny @
h-pint cold water % teaspeonfuls $
!glycerine and one ounce almozoin, YOU
nay nave aependable cream:ielly for clean
This is excellent for chapped face and
hands and keeps the complexion in per-
feet condition. Use 1t morning and
night and you will soon have a charm
Ruby R.: Do not despair. You can
easily save your hair, btit not by using
so-called hair tonics that have lost their
strength. Get at your druggists an
mix these with k-pint cold water. APP
ply this tonic to the scalp about twice
week and you will be amazed to see
how quickly 1t rids your scalp Of dan
stop coming out. This tonic makes the
hair SOFT lustrous, and beautiful. BY
preparing your own hair tonic as d.
rected you will have the best hair and
scalp remedy known to science.
Anxious: 1t is not necessary to resort
to the pain and expense attending the
use of the electric needle. With pow
dered delatone and water mix enough
paste to cover the hairy surface. After
letting remain on two or three minutes
remove, wash the skin, and the hairs
will have vanished. This leaves the
skin white. firm, and hairless, and while
druggists charge a dollar for an orig
inal one-ounce package. 1t never fails
to do the work.
Jennie: You can make your short,
stubby eyelashes grow thick, long and
curly IL you apply pyroxin to lash roots
with thumb and forefinger. For thin,
scrawny eyebrows, apply pyroxin with
finger tips. No harm follows the use of
pyroXin, but care should be taken not to
get any where no hair is wanted Drug
gists charge a dollar for an original
package of oyroxin, but 1t Is worth Il. :
Read Mrs. Martyrs book. Beauty"
$5.-Adv. ..
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
Major Plunkett Dead;
Funeral Tomorrow

Funeral ceremonies for Major William
n. Plunkett, veteran Of the civil war,
who died last night In his apartments
at the Wilson, will be held tomorrow
morning at II o'clock. Interment will
be made In Arlington Cemetery.
Major Plunkett was eighty-six years
old and had been in the employ Of the
Treasury Department since coming To
washington soon after the close Of the
civil war. He was q member Of the
Army and Navy Club and of the Loyal
Legion. His son. Charles p. Piunkett.
Is commander Of the gunboat Wabash.
now In the Boston navy yard. He was
the sister Of Congressman Charles II.
Burke, Of South Dakota.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
STUDENT BODY OF
UNIVERSITY PLAN
RAISING Of FUND
@. w. u. Trustees Asked to
Sanction Establishment
Of Athletics.

The movement to establish fund IN
George Washington University FOR re-
establishing athletics and maintaining
the university publication by charging
each student fee Of from, $2 to n q
year. is growing In popularity.
A petition has been presented to- the
board OF trustees asking for such an
arrangement, the matter having been
taken up at special class meetings in
different departments and almost unani-
mously adopted.
At 10 thought the new rule will be put
into effect at the beginning of next
year. at which time a season ticket to
various athletic contests will be pre-.
sented &c each student, with the years
subscription to the Hatchet tho uni.
vorsity publication.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
Funeral of q. w. Ball
Takes Place TOday

Funeral services for George Washing
ton Ball, eighty-four years old and
a veteran Of the Confederate army. will
be held at his home, SOTO Q street
northwest. this afternoon at o'clock.
Interment will be In a cemetery near
Leesburg, Va. .
Mr.. Bail died Of infirmities due to his
age last Tuesday. He was born in
Virginia. Five children survive him.
they being Miss Mary r. Ball, Mrs. Wiz
liam F. Hill. Mrs. g. c. Low. Mrs. Will
liam d. Bowman, and Pay Director
Ball, Of the United States Navy.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
Methodist Revival
Meeting Being Held

Evangelist William L. Laumaster, Of
Danville. Pa, Is conducting a series Of
revival services at the Lincoln Avenue
Lincoln and Rhode Island avenues
northeast. Large crowds have braved
the weather this week to hear him.
Special music is given each night.
Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock there
will be a special meeting for men at
which the topic, refusing Choosing"
will be discussed by the evangelist.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
Vacant House Thieves
Give Police Trouble

Vacant house thieves are again active
In the District
G. q. Phillips. l2s Third street north.
west, reported to the police Of the Sixth
precinct today that the house at 424
Third street had been entered ana the
chandeliers and gas fixtures stolen.
Report was also made that the house
at so Third street northwest had been
entered and stripped Of the lead pipe
and plumbing fixtures.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
MASONS PLAN TO
EIONORWASHINGTON
Alexandra Lodge Will Give Banquet First Presidents
Brthday-Pubic Parade Will Be Dispensed With.
Tomb to Be Decorated.

Camp Of Confederate Veterans of this
city. Kyle B. Price, of Alabama, will
respond to the toast, "The Women OF
the SOUTH The principal address will
Dc be m, made % by Senator John Sharp VIII
lowed by Congressman A. L. Rucker
Of Colorado. 1t is expected that Con-
gressman Clayton of Alabama will also
make an address.
Building and Loan Association, Inoor.
porated. held last evening. the following
officers We're elected for the years: e
sssretsrs: ] 9: 5: i. iss Burke. m'nes; Carroll Ssi
Pierce, and Worth Hulfish. trustees; q
Washington W, Lewis. solicitor. The en-
The affairs Of the association were re.
ported as in prosperous condition. and
9 dividend Of Is cents on each share
declared.
The body Of T. whitlock, q former
resident OF this city. who died In At.
ianta, Ga. was brought to this city to.
day ana placed in the vault.
Tho conference.-the -old daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. beavers died ir
Alexandria county last night. Funera
arrangements have not yet been made.
Arraigned on q charge Of stealing q
necklace from Mrs. Charles Gillum, the
case Of Frank Pyles was continued un.
til Saturday, next. In police court thii
morning.
Checks for the dividend Of 10 per cen,
recently awarded to deposittors In ths
Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Cor.
poration. are now in the hands Of the
receivers, and will be mailed within the
next few days.
At q meeting Of the Republican com,
mittee for the Eighth Congressional dis.
trict, held here last night, February u
was named as the date for the holding
of a Congressional convention to nom.
mate q candidate to Congress. The Ad.
ministration of President Taft was in.
dorsed.
Judge Edmund Waddill. in United
States Court yesterday, refused a new
trial in the case of r. G, l.. Moncure
against Joshua Offutt, OF Rockville, Nd
Several days ago Jury in that court
awarded Moncure. 1000 damages. for an
alleged assault committed on him by
Offutt.
The funeral of John H. wilkins was
held from st. Mary's Catholic Chruch
this morning. The services were coni
Quoted by Hev. L. +. Kelley. Burial
was In st. Mary's Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA. VA IAN II

There will be no public celebration of
Washington's birthday in Alexandria
this year. This was decided last night
at meeting Of the George Washington
Bh'thday Association. when Il was de-
cided not to hold a parade, a. has been
done In several years past. According
ly. the principal observance Of the date
will be made by Alexandria w ashing-
ton Lodge Of Masons. which. as Is its
custom, will hold banquet. which will
be attended hy prominent Masons from
all over the United States. In the af-
tcrnoon a COMMITTEES from the ladge will
place wreath on Washingt0n's tomb,
AT Mt. Vernon.
At last nights meeting Of the asso-
citation. the following officers were cleo
ted: e. e. Downham. president: r. M.
Graham. first vice president: Orlando
RI Kirk. second vice president: Harry
Hammond. third vice president: Thomas
Chauncey. fourth vice president: Harry
b. Cation. ffth vice president: Harrie
White, secretary: Carroll Pierce. treas
urer, and former Presidents Frederick
J. PAN. Albert d. Brockett, Julian Y.
williams. and John H. Trimyer. ad-
visory committee.
It was decided to turn over $500 to
the athletic association Of the Alexan-
dria High School. now rem aiming In the
associations treasury. representing the
receipts from the last tag day."
The following were appointed chair
MEN Of the various committees: w. A.
Smoot. jr.. reception: Peter von der
Nesterlaeken. entertainment: William
H. Luckett, music: Jsmes NJ. Duncan,
transportation: T. L. Hall, carriages
r. s. Barrett, press: William w. Bal
le,,Yer, decorations; James 4. Preston.
civics. F. I. Slaymaker. military: Ken
meth w. Ogden. IRE; A. A. Paul. secret.
That w. H. Thorpe, who recently was
arrested here on charge of nom
support, will have to return to the
District of Columbia to stand trial was
the decision arrived at by Judge Ed
mund Waddill in the United States
court yesterday afternoon. Thorpe then
gave bond in the sum of $3.50 for his
appearance.
Preparations for the annual banquet
in observance Of Robert e. Lees birth
day, to be held January 10, are rapidly
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Plans Made for the
Col. Koerper Funeral

Funeral services for Col. Eagon A.
Koerper. u. 8. A., retired. will be held
at hia~Apartments In the woodfcy to-
morrow afternoon at 2:3O o'clock. Inter-
nent will be in Arlington Cemetery.
Colonel Koerper, who was seventy-six
years old, died yesterday morning from
bronchitis. He had been a resident of
Washington for twelve years, coming
here when retired from active service In
the army in 1900 He was q veteran Of
the civil war. having been surgeon for
the Seventy-flfth Pennsylvania Infan-
try.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
University of South
Carolina Celebrates

COLUMBIA. 8. c., Jan. 11.-Alumni
and other friends of the University of
South Carolina gathered in force today
for the l07th annual celebration OF
founders day. The principal speaker at
the exercises held in the university
chapel this afternoon was DIR. L. w.
Page, director Of the Public Roads Bu-
.reau Of the Federal Department Of
Agriculture
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
Chiefs Report Gives
Total Losses By Fire

Fire losses in the District In Decem-
ber amounted to S54,3oS. according to
the monthly report Of Chief Wagner
of the Fire Department, mnde public
today. The losses are covered by an
insurance Of $229, ,4l2- The number of
fires was 1lS.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
Ice Dealers Joke.

SPRINGFIELD. Mass, Jan. 1l.-Just
to teach the consumer to take a joke.
wholesale ice dealers say it's SO cold
they cannot harvest Ice and prices will
be higher Two weeks ago they said
1t was too hot to cut ice.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
Spanked His Wife.

HAMMOND, Ind, Jan. u.-Mrs.
Charles Bulouis. sixteen, had her hus-
band arrested for spanking her with a
strap. The court took her advice and
gave him 100 days in Jail.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
Rules for Longevity.

brating his lO2nd birthday, Uncle
Billy" Redmond declares the way to
longevity lies in moral habits, outdoor
exercise plain food and plenty of con-
versation.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
GRIFFIN GETS TEN
YEARS IN JAIL ON
ARSON CHARGE
Rockville Man Convicted of
Setting Fire to Father
In-Law's Stable.

ROCKvILLE. Nd. Jan. 11.-Matthew
Griffin. who was indicted In March,
1909, In four cases Of arson. and who
cluded arrest until October Of last year,
when he was arrested In New York
city. was tried and convicted In the
circuit court here yesterday on one Of
the indictments and to second he
pleaded guilty. The other two were
Qusshed.
In the case In which he stood trial
Griffin was sentenced to eight years
in the Maryland Penitentiary, and In
the other case he was given two years
in tho same institution, the sentence
to run concurTently.
The indictment on which Griffin stood
trial charged him with setting fire TO
stable on tho farm Of his father-in-
law. John w. Hoffman, near Bethesda.
this county, the night Of November n,
1868, and the indictment to which he
pleaded guilty charged that he do
stroyed by similar means an unten-
anted house belonging to Joseph B.
Conners, also in the Bethesda neigh
berhood.
Immediately after the fires, Griffin
and his wife. who had been living on
q farm adjoining the Hoffman farm,
disappeared.
At the annual election Of directors
Of the Montgomery County Agricultural
Society. which was held here yesterday
afternoon. the following board was cho-
sen: Joseph H. Bradley, Lee Offutt
John e. Muncaster, Charles F. Kirk,
John c. Bentley. Josiah w. Jones,
Henry H. Griffith. Charles veirs. z.
NJ. Waters, jr.. Charles e. Allnutt. Will
liam Dorsey and r. Hazel Cashell.
Messrs. Cashell and Allnutt take the
places OF John II. Gassaway, who re-
Gently died, and Clarence Moore. re-
signed. The other candidates were Is
rael g. Warfield, William B. Trundle
and David II. Warfield. The board will
meet next week and elect officers.
Licenses to marry have been issued
nv the clerk OF the circuit court here to
Miss Grace c. Mullican and Elmer L.
uondinR. both OF Gaithersburg. and
Miss Elizabeth Fl. Eppely, Of Berwyn.
Nd. and Ralph s. Remission. OF Wash
ington.
Major John Mcdonald. willis b. Bur-
dette and Capt. Charles J. Fox were
among the Rockville Republicans who
attended the Inauguration of Governor
Goldsborough at Annapolis yesterday.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
MONAWNeS
NMVQNxNess

The highest point of woman S
happiness is reached only through
motherhood, in the clasping of her
child within her arms. Yet the
mother-to-be is often fearful OF
nature S ordeal and shrinks from
the suffering incident to its con-
summation. But for natures ills
and discomforts nature provides
remedies, and in Mothers Friend
is to be found a medicine of great
value to every expectant mother.
1t is an oily emulsion for external
application, composed of ingredi-
ents which act with beneficial and
soothing effect on those portions
of the system involved. 1t is in
tended to prepare the system tor
the crisis, and thus relieve, in great
part, the suffering through which
the mother usually passes. The
regular use of Mother S Friend will
repay any mother in the comfort it
affords before, and the helpful
restoration to health and strength
it brings
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Major John Mcdonald. willis B. Bur-
dette and Capt Charles J. Fox were
among the Rockville Republicans who
attended the Inauguration of Governor
oldsborough at Annapolis yesterday.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11

Preparations for the annual banquet
in observance Of Robert E. Lees birth
day, to be held January 10, are rapidly
being completed by Robert z. Lee
The Washington times., 1912-01-11

Licenses to marry have been issued
nv the clerk OF the circuit court here to
Miss Grace c. Mullican and Elmer L.
Miss elizabeth II. Eppely, Of Berwyn.
Nd. and Ralph s. Remission. of Wash
ington.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11

The funeral OF John II. Wilkins was
held from St. Mary's Catholic Chruch
this morning. The services were con.
Quoted by Rev. L. +. Kelley. Burial
was in st. Mary's Cemetery.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-07
HAIL, WOODROW WILSON,
SAYS CHALMERS DOINGS''

With fine portrait of Woodrow
Wilson framed in the Stars and
Stripes and the inscription beneath
Hail Woodrow wilson," the current
number of Chalmers Dpings, the trade
paper published by the Chalmers Mo
tor Car Co.. urges all employees of the
company to work heartily, irrespec
tive OF party, for President.elect VIII
son." the man whom majority OF
the people Of the United States have
decided is the best man for the job"
Let US all do our share TO make Pres
ident Wilson's administration the best
the country has ever had" says the
Doings Privately we may be Demo-
Gratis, Republicans, Progressives, Pro-
hibitionists or Socialists, but publicly,
first, last and all the time, we are
Americans, so. hail to Woodrow vii.
son the choice of the American peo-
pie"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-07

They are necessary and they would
probably carry But II an entirely
new charter were submitted II would
probably be defeated. Our present
charter can be revised piecemeal from
time TO time and each amendment
may be submitted without jeopardiz-
ing the entire charter"
Il think piecemeal amendment is
the most logical" said Mr.. Lawson
THE city could obtain those amend
ments II requires most urgently with
out running the risk of having a new
charter defeated
The voters OF Detroit voted favor
ably on the question OF revising the
city charter and there is question
as to whether revision In accordance
with that plan Is not compulsory. Mr.
Vernon does not think It is. At any
rate the question will be thrashed out
In the council within the next two
months.