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Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-03-09
W by Seuse Them UNDER

Mono of'5sur business Gomez the
sohs, end We admit il, but ere We
ns' Tree 10 eek shy question which
seems sonable? That 10 ell We
ssve done.
II baptism 10 not sssen .ial TO sal.
vstiop--sDd it isn'i-why souse the
etsdalous uader the 10y water, when
she hea' OF . ssove, warm CLOTHES apd
batter food 10 what the sonl would
rejoice overp
Te eco The preacher wade out, and
stspd In water wais. deep long
enessh 10 plunge several under,
locks like be 10 religiously immune
to sbe chile Of life, but search the
sky Pilos, end il you don't find .hs.
bs 10 dry as duck, because of
gun suis be has on under his garb
OF tbeology, ye editor will be sonsed.
Cscnmeision preceded baptism, and
10 vss declared of no use; why Law 80
@sch Donseniosl stress on the thing
sAss tepk its place?
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-03-09
The Rest Which
Game TO Catha-
rine Ashe,
DEDICATED TO F, M. JACOBS, Nj. d.
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Con;i1 ued from lsss week,

Hungry, designing politicians 90
aTtfnlly msgnifed the scarecrow
NEGRO D"1uipa'ion" that peaceful
white natives were thrown into mur
derous frenzy. Poor whites. eaocr
to DO tbe bidding Of their masters,
the politicians, like blood hounds
uoeasbed and givan a taste of blood,
mu'dered, pillaged, burned; and the
n gro, demoreliz~d with astoDish
mat, fled in terror. That terrible
nl~'hk" had been made was coon
realized, int 800 late to stop the
exodu. OF Negroes that had set in.
some Of whoa, 10 their eagerness to
get sway practically gave away their
belongings. In such uuu bers did
icy % that the servant problem
threat ned TO become very serious IN
II *rov,r.
"Good colored people, Good col
"rcd people, 30 harm was meant 10
'ou; We ere endeav rig to rid the
'o"n Of the undesira bic Negro, The
"oi''lclan, The agi'ator for the good
It oil concerned wps tie cry Of the
Ich, Bu' the mob hsd not discrim
mated; they bad killed and iptimi
i"ted good apd bad aItke-yea The
1000 were the chief suffeters. This
xodus Cs.herioe Ashe j7iDed. lcsv
ny her hush ,ud who was une decided.
behind.
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ee'e"1' 10 u'' o'' 10 ou' '''
osphzSo' GRANTED. Sensi6ia peo'
pic IN sh's day 20 lhi0.s II VIC,
becsus. NO. 10 1o 70 woola ba an.
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,,,s
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re.ysd ono IF on, d.ur Lo,;.. IN, 49,
gather nine k,o,a -, ,;cn r:na r..
which "a DIV. non, "a ,o.d ,olk e.
Doe. no, m. ,ons, ic,n,o,, Mo- -,
~om,o svr.. ,hs, ,ho din no
wb}cb con.,s,ed IF o,s.so !, o.,
fix,n,p ss,n,s,,,us u.o a.o,,
and = ba ,er nm. ,n., -, nina Aro ,
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DE- which VA. roc,6,al, bo,,er ,t.m
,be cip.!ip,,. and wtcn ,h,, 90
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l,mo who r~,n,d n,,.. o.,;
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"al''" '''' % spF'h'' more VINO
coDTr"' 20 De P'nngeo under ice
e'@''9 "S en- o2' "e nave Tor BE
cay p'l''' woo are called 10 pts>ra
me gospel aud spend 'Atir lives
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-03-09

The Pioneer Prose wants TO know
Why 'he white mans papers, when.
ever . Negro is charged Of o heinous
crime. lynobing is always referred
TO IN The following manner: "If
ssught will likely bs Iynched," while
On The other hand if q white pereon
eonnits, or 10 charged With tbe com
nission Of . simiIsr crime, nothing
Of 'he kind il ever printed. IL no.
tbs' s-is of asm bypsmby talk .hs.
encourages mob violenoe? You car
Aot be boness end con DIVE q. II.
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more answered her mother. II will

more answered her mother. Il will
be blamed = hen Vo~r Fe,hr- n~-,cs.
q" no; care 10 Ue tCrmcOitu s. {
was a. bone, and am sure sea DO
BOT, so tone down a lit,lc. Hes
lik"'y TO arrive here at any iime.
"Dn let me run until he ioes
come Lillian auswered with :tuyh,.
her I'll become q. solemn as uun.
WAY You ought 10 60 yourself some.
times Nnmma," the eI.l WIT on
c"aAn2Iy, Taxa li;,le 5ecce.>ion
anh &c. the younger folk erjoy
hem, lees"
L'"jnr!" exclaimed Cathsrine in
s-'o"irhmeut, They'd turn me out
Cf churcH!'
10 Be CHn'innad Naxl WreS
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a GOOD MAN GONE

The "Grnnt County Pfroe' came
TO me last Saturday wi b ,ha sad
announcement Of tie death Of Rev.
DR.. j. sse G. TAy lor, OF Baltimore,
Msry land, who was formerly q
methodlst minister, whom I h, d
kn.oer since 1867. when 30 was
assigned to circuit in PendIetun
C'uuty, West Firrinia, and one Of
his points was at Bethel Church 90
the South Fork near Buckhorn Mills
or Fort Saybert, This WAS lust
after the Civil War when the blood
between The North and the South
was still bot and 60 D. Taylor was
Northern Methods, be bad fsirl,
p hard road 20 travel, for his conure
Sstlon ra7 gene1ally small. However
there were enough color.d children
ID the neigh borhood for sctool,bus
no one could be found to teach il for
tear Of being called "piggcc teach
or. Rev. Taylor, seeing the need of
such o school, agreed TO give por-
ton OF his time through the We. k
and teach it, and it wss in Tue winter
of that year thst had the pleasure
OF attending his echc3l for Two
10 1nths. He gave me book entitled
"BeeioDipg Life,' and in which re
wrote these worda: "Presen,ed t,N
Il Robinson by Rev, Jesse Q Tsylor
for good behavior and e,udicusncss
at SCHOOL R,me ID Der YOU ere living
Tor purpose ard that purpose is TO
serve CID sna benefit bunanjtv :"
He left West Virginia the following
Spring, and finally left the Me hodiet
Church and became prominent
minister 10 The Episcopal Church
Gnd was retired as euch ct the tim"
Of his drath. His LETT ter TO me Oct.
18th. 1905 after 38 years is as fol-
lowe:
Baltimore, Oos. b, 1905,
1854 n. Broadway.
Dear Sir:
bad your letter written
TO me when | was up 10 Giant
County, AID it was q greas pleaeore
to noe TO Gnd you snch man 90 t,
remember me through oil thsse
yesrs, snd that you bad profi,ed By
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l,,.,..o,;
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i'm .,a
fa,,ou ~ ,
cona in ,o,,, IT,;
fro,, ..,.,..,.- , =
y ~,
,,emo,o. ~
.ror 49,,
zion hn, .i,,.,.o,,,. osa,
.,;o, e.. ~
"" "'h
-" ''"' PEI ''@ 'ei'o~s % give MN a
crown IA has %: Won oy nc'nal
mprlr. ;e1r vou have fai, ina. I
h,va h,u, ;aa :.
.ooror ,,c n,to,, , 49,.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-03-09

The Negro ia branded As treach-
srous being. Naturally Dotso. His
nature 10 shown 10 his native coun :
wy. whore even bis euemies arc
Gested AZ brothers, and the bts.
they have 10 given freely. Glorious
African, In honesty and loving kind
ness, tho attic salt Of human crea.
zion, - it exists today the world over.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-03-09
Professional Schools
TIE SCHOOLOF THEOLOGY

LII SOHOOLO THEOLOGY.
lntsIdenomi!atio>al. Five profess
sorS. BIoe! aud thorough co Is. Ad.
VautaHea vi connection with a great
University. Students Aid. Low az
penSes. Isaac Clark, -. D., Dean.
TUE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
F0rty-niue profess Jrs. Mod5ru lab.
oiatoriee aud equipment. ConuecG.d,
with new Freedinen's Hospital, c,,stIny
oal' milton dollars, Clinical tacrl ties
not surpa ,Sed IN America. Post-yr.d~
uate School aud Polytechnic. Edward
a Bailoch, NJ. D., Dean, 5th and W
Stleets n. W, ". 4. MCNEIL, Al. u
Secretary, 9Ol II St., N. w.
TIE SCHOOL OF LAW.
Faculty or eight. Courses Of tbrea
years giving d thorough knowledoe ~
Iheoiy ana PRACTICE OF law OcciIu,es
OWE building opposite The court I,n',.a
d'sH +. leighton, ILL., b., Dean
for catalogue aud special information,
address Dean Oh Department,
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The very faos tbs,.fully million
neoli!hic Africans have been found
In the central part of Africa, ehows
ssss the human family can come
back or into civilized sta,e Without
ahe 1orsrunnsrs Ct wbiekey and
slavery.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-03-09

Attention 10 called 20 Prof. Mocre'u
sr'lole In this issue. Mr.. VI core
lives in Brazil, South Americ,; is q
profound thinker, end . fo,cefol
writer. Read il carefully and prcf:
by 60 doing.
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I'll (>sV A RID
UNIVE22eS aI'Y.
WASHINGTON, d. G..
WILBUR ?. TLlEKIELD, D, D.
IRESIDENT.

WILBUR P. TEIRKIELD, D, D.
PRESIDENT.
Located in Capitol of the Nation,
Campus OF over twenty acres. Advan-
tageS unsurpassed. .IvGeru scientific,
and general equipment. New Garments
LIBRARY. New Science Hail. Faculty.
Of over one hundred. 1882 Students
from 81 states and 10 other countries.
Unusual opportunities for self-suppurt.
NO young mau OK woman OF euergy or
capacity need be deprived OF It's advan-
tages.
TIE COLLEGE OF AaTS AND.
SClENCES.
Devoted to liberal studies. C0Drsea
in English, Mathematics, Latin, Creek
tIench, German, Physics, Chemistry,
Biology, History, Philosophy, and The
nes5 approved Colleges. ID professors.
Kelly Miller, A. NJ. Dean.
TIE TEACHERS COLLEGE,.
Special opportunities for teachers.
Regular cUi,ese courses III Psychology.
Pedas" gy, Education, sc. wILl degree
or a. b.; Pedagogical courses leading
TO Hh. Is. degree. Hlgh-grad0 courses
IN Normal framing, Muslc, Manual
Ats, aud Domestic Sc!euceS Gradu-,
atss helped tOpOSlLlOnS. LOWS s. Moore
a. Nj, Pm. d., Dean,
THE ACADEMY.
Faculty of 10. Three courses Of four
years eacn. High grade preparatory;
school. George j. Cummings, A. NJ,
Dean.
THE COMMERCIAL COLLEGE.
~ Courses III bookkeeping, Slenograpuv
Commercial Law, History, Clvlcs, &C.
Buslhesa aud English nigh school edo
cation cOMblned. George w. Cook, A
Nj. Dean,
SCHOOL OF MAN UAL ARTS AND
APPLIED SCIENCES.
FURNISHES thorough courses, Six
INSTRUCTORS. Offers tour-year courses
ID Mect'anlcal and Civil Engineering.
and Architecture. on
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-03-09
HlOG e Il A:1AY OF
EMINENT NEGRO MES AND
WOMEN OF EUROPE and
TIE UNITED STATES

TIE UNI led STATES.
Adapted TO the u. O. Students of
race Eis' DRY, and of Negro youth. A
valuable aud handy re'e-euce book 18th
Questions ard answers. Is printed on
heavy paper in good, large clear type.
AID cHmractlv bound in boards. A.
copy OF his book should be il every
Neg'o home. Irice one dollar PSF VOL
ume-$1 GO Cash must invariably &C.
company all ORDERS pos age paid. Good
live agents wanted for West Virginia.
No sample outfits Stamps not accep-
ted For further in formation and terms
to Agents, Address,
john r.. Bruce Grit, Autil0r and Pub
5unnyslope Cottage yo#EoIs, n. !.
Refers 10 J. r. Clifford, Esq,
Editor Pion-sr Press.
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saturday, MARCH 8 b., 1912

II may require patience, and the
best OF COMMON sense TO unde1.tani
plans OF this advanced ogc, and yet
10 do 60 may establish our fate,
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When Cstha,ine Ashe reached

WbeD CatDa,ine Ashe reached
! Brooklyn sue t0und ,nsnv othe-a e
her lr9u'eoso people already there,
for they had been steadily leaving
the old town even before the race
war reached it's fatal climax. My
M,nDe! Oh Ny Mamma!' c,icd
Lillian ~hen on the evening OF tbe
! day Of Cetharioe's arrival che r.
itufnsd frou work to fiuu her 90 her
sitting, waiting for her in her room.
Sitting down on her mothers -, Sue
Les'ieG her head against her bosom
as SIC u.ed 80 DO when child. Il
tloI2ht yon dead Mamm.; conld
no> hear a WORD, and tie newspapers
were telling SUCH DR. adful st,.nqs
about the killing sud driving 90. OF
colo''d people. Ttose of whom
eDqu'red ea'd you were safe bu:.
tn II, | couldn't rest ea@y"
"lt ",ss s4less to write. inv child =
returned Cathariue, lbe mob bad US
60 completely at their mercy thst
sending letter without it's Gc:pr
opereh was we'll nigh imrosslble.
Nei'her your father nor / was
harmed but we saw Otbecs barmad
we saw them killed. A8d I sold Joe
be might etay If be liked but wss
going, aud here am II" snd she
pTesaHd Lillian closer to her bosom
But ne are Dot altogether bsfe here
Nam ms Lillian said, "tbis very To-
caIiy !, now and then the scene O..
r"c" la9hl"gs Toe poor white how.
EYER, Gees not get the sanction OF the
rich and better clsssee as s the case
IN the ecu'h. Then again, s7e have
q good and efficient police force
which can and does cope with these
MODS CT hoo1iuns it matters not
now violent they become; and before
imtar'lai mag; strutca be guilty are
an!elv puniahed. That's what makes
the Dorih better than the eontt
Now that we are here together Nam
ma, we'll work together and fl I'd g
~ Up r'ment Of our own she
concludcd gleefn!ly. Lillian kep,
Ger mother awake nearly the whnle
nlRht, relating her experiences in tue
NORTH and making plans for the fu-
lure as though thst was the only
night she would have in which to
tax and plan. But Calharine Asbe
con'd no; readily adapt herself to
her new surroundings which go
sharply contrasted with those Of the
old southern bone. As size climbed
the lon1, winding stairs Of tie DOOR
~ kept, dilapidated hall and g.z d
now ard then out upon the dirty
street ill d with dirty children black
and white, the neat little cottage and
garden in Hanover would rise before
her vision and ill her besrc with a
longing t. return.
Work for women was plentiful
colored women being especia ] =
sought after for general house
work" which meant The com bjued
"a les Of four ssIvants-cook, laun-
dress, chamber maid ard ws!tre.p.
o"c' work in our great northern
c':i"s k@fps the hospitals filed With
women suffering with incurable dis
eases, thousands of whom fill un-
marked graves yearly. Such work
Cttnarine bad never done. "Wasb-
lng and iroDing' had been her yocs
lion, and this she could do beautifu,.
~ Securing a floor in q more de-
slrshle Locality, mother ard dspgD.er
st 10 work and furnished il c,m-
fortsbIy and made il as attractive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08
EXPECT BALMy WINDS
TO BLOW TOMORROW
After a Cool Night 1t Is Be-
|ieved the Mercury Will
Begin to Climb.

Succeeding the downpour of yesterday.
the hurricane and chilly temperature Of
last night and today's February weather,
it is predicted that after tonight the cool
weather will vanish and tomorrow will be
fair and warmer Also the forecaster
said, the wind will diminish. becoming
light and variable.
But tonights temperature will be pretty
low-somewhere about "a degrees. with
frost. The mercury will begin to climb
tomorrow morning. though, and it will
continue to seek higher marks all day.
and the next few days.
Last nights high winds wrought havoc
all along the Atlantic coast, the gale at
tanning sixty-five miles an hour at New
York city 1t blew pretty nearly as hard
at other points to the east and south of
this city.
The heavy northwest winds which be-
gan blowing yesterday afternoon have
caused low water in the river. and are
inconveniencing vessels lying in the shoal
docks by holding them prisoners ana
making 1t difficult to unload their car
goes. The power launch Norman was
lying in the Eastern branch. When the
water was blown out of the waterway the
launch settled on a broken pile and
punched a hole in her hull In the heavi-
est part of the blow several Of the smaller
craft at anchor in the harbOr dragged
for a short distance, but their anchors
caught before they had drifted far and
no damage was done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08
DEATH OF ANDREW SAKS.
Founded Stores Here and in New
York and PHILADELPHIA.

Word was received in Washington to-
day OF the death in New York city this
morning of Andrew Saks. founder of the
Saks stores in New York, Washington and
other cities. Mr.. Saks established the
first Saks store In New York In 1867, the
establishment of the Washington and
other stores coming later
He was hospital patient In Baltimore.
a short time ago. where he underwent an
operation Making what appeared to be
a ready recovery from the operation, Mr.
Saks went to Atlantic City to recuperate,
and while there was stricken with appen-
dicitis Hurrying to New York. he was
operated on for the latter ailment, and in
his weakened condition was unable to
rally from the second operation.
Mr.. Saks wife and two sons, Horace
and William Saks. survive him. His
brother, Isadore Saks. and the latter's
son. Joseph l. Saks. are proprietors of
the Washington store. The funeral will
be held in New York Wednesday after
noon and the Saks store in Washington
Will be closed all day Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08
PRESIDENT AND FAMILY
HEAR EASTER SERVICES.
large Crowds Generally Mark
Special Programs at
Churches.

President Taft attended the special
services at All Souls Church yesterday
in honor of the ninetieth anniversary of
the birth Of the late Rev. DIR. Edward
Everett Hale. Rev. DR.. Ulysses G.. b.
Pierce. the pastor. preached the sermon
on The Easter Hope Mrs. Taft, Miss
Helen Taft and her guest. Miss Barber.
went to st. Johns Episcopal Church. La
fayette Square.
The Bishop of Washington preached at
II o'clock in ST. Paul's Church on THE
Resurrection and hundreds OF people in
tent on hearing the prelate from his old
pulpit were turned away after the seat
ing capacity of the edifice had been
reached.
In the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe. the
pastor. preached to a large and fashion
able audience. The services at the Church
of the Covenant. where Rev. Dr. Charles
Wood preached, also were largely at
tended.
Catholic Services.
Mgr. Russell preached in ST. Patrick s
Catholic Church to a great throng which
crowded the big edifice. His subject was
The Resurrection" The services in ST
PauTs Catholic Church were attended by
the customary large crowd. which always
greets Mgr. Mackin, the veteran pastor,
Easter morning.
Rev. DIR. Charles Warren Currier of the
bureau of Catholic Indian missions
preached at the Shrine of the Sacred
Heart, while the high mass in st. Alloy
sius Church was sung by the pastor. Rev.
Eugene de l.. Mcdonnell. Hundreds Of
tiny electric lights were used in the altar
0pcOr9 fiOnS in this p0if1co
Rev. DR.. E. V. REGISTER, the new pastor
of Mount Vernon Place Methodist Epts-
copal Church, who was assigned to the
church at the recent Baltimore confer
ence Of the Southern Methcdists in Roa-
noke, Va, was welcomed to the church.
About 400 children of the Sunday school
and their teachers attended the services
in body.
Rev. DR.. Randolph II. Mckim preached
at the Church of the Epiphany, and Rev.
DR.. Herbert Scott Smith in ST. Margarets
Episcopal Church. Both services were
largely attended.
Rev. William A. Haggerty officiated at
the services at Petworth NJ. +. Church
yesterday. special program Of Easter
music was given.
A quartet Of male voices comprising
Thomas Mears, a. ]. Pyne, H. F. Gam
bell and. Leonard Sinclair sang Easter
anthems at the morning services The
choir was under the direction of Mrs. J.
NJ. Sylvester Rev. Mr.. Haggerty took as
the text of his sermon Easter Fact"
At the evening services the singing of
Miss Ida F. O'Neal was a feature and
the Rev. Mr. Haggerty spoke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08
WIDOW OF GEN. DRUM
DEAD AT AGE OF EIGHTY
Funeral Services Will Be Held at
Her Home, Langdrum, Wednes-
day Afternoon.

After a long illness, Mrs Layinia Nor
gan Drum. widow of Gen. Richard Coul-
ter Drum, U. 8. A., daughter of the late
Judge Thomas Gibbes Morgan of LOUISE
ana. passed away at her home, Lang
drum. near Bethesda. Md. at 500
O'Clock this morning. Funeral services,
which will be private. will be conducted
at Langdrum Wednesday afternoon at
O'Clock. Burial will4be at Arlington,
Mrs. Drum was born at Baton Rouge,
La. January 4. 1882. and was married to
Gen. Drum September 25. 1850. She
leaves a daughter. Mrs. Hughes Oliphant,
and an adopted daughter who was very
dear to her, Mrs Irwin Tarr, daughter
Of Gen. Drums brother. Thomas Lang
Drum: as well as her grandchildren.
Richard Coulter Drum-Hunt: Henry Jack
son Hunt Sd. Thomas Gibbes Morgan
Oliphant, lieutenant in the 9th Field Ar
tillery, U. 8. A: Miss Margaret Coulter
Oiiphant and NJ. Campbell Oliphant
Mrs. Drum was of q generation fast dis
appearing from Washington. Like her
late husband. she was known to her in
Inmates as woman Of quiet, gentle life.
devoted to unOstentatious charity. Her
home. for years, was noted for its hos
pitality until her health began to fail. For
some time she had lived in retirement at
her farm, Langdrum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08

bills on District matters. All of the fiji
teen bills reported from the District COM
mittee last week will have a chance Of
appearing on the calendar by that day.
OF the fifteen the bill which attracts the
greatest general interest is the measure
providing primary law.
If today had been District day it is
understood that the firemen and police
pension fund bill would have been
brought up on the floor. and it probably
will be brought up the first thing Thurs
day. Bills already on the calendar are
one which provides plans for two new
high schools in the city: the bill Ito re-
quire the recital of the real considera-
ton in real estate transactions; the bill
which provides for the approval by Con-
gress of the location and price paid for
real estate toward which the United
States contributes and several other
measures
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08
HOUSE AGAIN DELAYS
DISTRICT BUSINESS
Thursday Set Aside for Con-
Sideration of Measures
Affecting City.

Although the District of Columbia bust
ness was scheduled on the calendar of the
House of Representa- tives for today
Chairman Johnson OF the House Dis
trict committee gave way to the Indian
Appropriation bill. which already has con-
'umed two days and which the House is
tnxious to dispose Of.
Representative Johnson had a talk
with Speaker Clark and Representa-
tive stephens. chairman Of the Indian
affairs committee, before the House
convened at noon today 1t was ar
ranged that Representative Johnson
should yield his right to bring up Dis
trict affairs on the floor of the House.
and when he did so he asked for
Thursday of this week for District
legislation. This request was granted.
BY getting a District day Thursday the
calendar will have possibly a dozen more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08
FATHER PINES TO DEATH.
Grief of Parent Of Miss Elosser, Vic.
tim Of Double Tragedy, Fatal.

CUMBERLAND, Md. April S.-Lewis
F. Elosser. fifty-seven years old, father
of Grace CLOSER. a victim of the
famous unsolved Twigg- Elosser trag-
edy Of December. 1910. died this morn
ing.
Grief over the death of his favorite
daughter fastened his end. He grad
ually pinned away. although for a time
he seemed to have partially recovered
from the shock. He almost daily Wis
tied the grave in Rose Hill cemetery
with an abundance of flowers.
Grace ElOsser and Charles E. Twigg.
rich young merchant of Keyser, w.
Va, were found dead In the parlor Of
the Elosser home. They were to have
been married the following day.