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The Washington times., 1912-12-25
Famous Events on
This Day in History

Sir Isaac Newton. who discovered the
law Of sravitation. was born on this
day In l642 and Il tea ship bound for
Philadelphia was sent back to England
with the compliments Of the colonIsts
on Christmas day. l773. Clara Barton,
founder OF the American Red Cross
Society. was born In North Oxford.
Mass, on December %. 1868. President
proclamation on this day. in 1858, and
Great Britain inaugurated imperial
penny postage on Christmas day, 1880
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
.CH|NAMAN IS SHOT
DURING QUARREL
WITH A CUSTOMER
Wound So Slight Hospital
Physicians Thought
1t a Stab.

Suffering from what at FIRST was be.
ieved to be a superficial stab wound
In the neck, but which the x.rsy
showed to be dangerous gunshot
wound. Hop Sing. an aged Chinaman.
who conducts a laundry At Second and
D streets southwest. 10 In q critical con-
ditlon today In the Emergency Hos
pitt.
Charles c. Watkins, colorcd. who says
he lives at Ills Sixteenth street north
east, was arrested today by Policemen
Grimes and Harney, of the Fourth pre-
cinct. on suspicion OF being the man
who shot Sing, Watkins emphstlcally
denies the charge. but the police say
he was positively identified by the
Chinaman.
Second Charge Entered.
Watkins was locked up on q charge
of assault with. . dangerous weapon
In connection with another case. II
being alleged he attempted to shoot
Ransom williams. colored. during IN
alteration in the northeast section Of
the city sunday morning.
When Sing was first taken to the hos
pitai the surgeons thought he was suf-
1s The inciSion % was ' small I ana "a the the ply ply:
sicians said they did not regard Il d
serious. Sing does not speak English
and neither the police nor the doctors
could obtain any statement from him.
Little Chance for Recovery.
Detectives epringman. O'Brien. Baur.
and Cornweil were assigned to the case
and last night they got an interpreter
to 70 to the hospital and talk with
Sing. The Chinaman asserted that he
had been shot instead Of stabbed. and
when he was placed under the x.ray 1t
was found the bullet Mas imbeded In
his right lung. The nature Of the wound
IL such that the doctors could not re-
move the bullet and that there 10 very
little chance for his recovery.
According to Sings statement, the
coiored man went into his place for q
package OF laundry. A few minutes
later he returned and said the package
was short three collars. Rather than
have trouble with tho colored man, the
Chinaman said he paid him 20 cents for
the three collars. Just as he handed
over the money the colored man drew
q revolver and shot him In the neck.
Watkins was arrested at the home
Of q colorcd man living near Second and
ID streets southwest
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
Money to Overthrow
EcuadOr'S Monarchy

Requests for money to aid the RE
publican Spanish party" OF Ecuador.
are being circulated In the United
States. according to Information which
has reached the State Department.
4 Spaniard, signing himself Antonio
Fares de Zuniga, Is the leader OF the
movement. the avowed purpose Of which
10 to overthrow the monarchy.
Senior Zuniga requests that the none v
be sent to him through the Spanish,
consuls, much to the amazement oi
Spanish embassy officials here.
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
SPECIAL SERVICES
HELD IN CHURCHES
Of HYATTSY|LLE
Dance Will Be Given by
Marlboro Cotillon Club on
Saturday Evening.

HYATTsvILLE. Nd. Dec. S.-
Christmas services were held In several
Of the churches here today and some
will hold them tonight. Midnight mass
was celebrated in st. Jerome's Catholic
Church last night. the services being
conducted BY the Rev. Fath,r Dolan.
At the Episcopal Church. the Rev.
Henry Thomas preached q sermon sp-
propriate TO the day and administered
the holy communion. At 7:ao o'clock
this evening. Mr.. Thomas will preach
at ct. Johns Episcopal Church at Mt.
Rainier and also administer the sac
rament Of the holy communion. In the
Memorial M. Il. Church Rev. DR.. A. w.
Rudisill will hold Christmas services
at 7:30 o'clock.
Invitations are out for q dance to be
given by the Marlboro Cotillion Club
Saturday evening. December a. The
committee on arrangements comprises
Il. r. Gore. and p. i. Burroughs. "
Mrs. Mae Plummcr, who has beer
visiting Miss Minnie Chew. has gone tc
Washington, where she will spend thu
winter with her son. Herbert Plummcr
tsnsry. the local company of militia
have received orders to report In theil
new municipal and fire department
building. The next drill night Is or
Wednesday, January 8. The compan,
will also hold a smoker on this even
ing In celebration Of the event.
Tho following prtvates have been ap
pointed corporals In the company: I'll
lie w. Stephenson and v. v. MacNeil.
The board Of liquor license commits
ut Upper Marlboro. on January Z, ant
consider the applications for licenses O
Early 8. Carrlck Of Brightseat, an,
Hhilip II. BAnYllle OF Rladenabure
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
OWEN OWEN.

The funeral of owen owen will be
held at o'clock tomorrow afternoon
from the Westminster Presbyterian
Church. at seventh and e streets south
west. Members OF the Retail Merchants
Association and other bodies to which
Mr. Owen belonged, will attend. The
interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery,
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
Mourner Killed by Train.

CHICAGO. Dec. 26.-Mrs. p. II. Lud-
wig, wife Of a Chicago fireman. was In
stantly killed and three other occupan mt .
Of the automobile In which she was rid
car was struck by q Chicago and North.
western train near Valley Junction. The
automobile was part Of the procession
OF the funeral OF Mrs. Charles Ryan,
wife OF member Of the fre company.
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JOHN BOYLE.

The last rites for John Boyle, who
died at his residence on the Bladens-
burg road last Sunday, at the are Of
ninety years. will be held at . O'Clock
tomorrow morning, followed with a
service at St. Aloysius' Church, The
intcrment will be In Mount Oiivet Gem.
etery.
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
FIRE DESTROYS
CHICAGO CHURCH
Overheated Furnace Causes De.
struction Of Episcopal
EdiEce.

CHICAGO. Dec. S.-Fire early today
burned to the ground the st. Andrews .
Episcopal Church. one Of the oldest
Episcopal Churches In Chicago. An
overheated furnace started the blase.
Jonah Fiva, Janitor Of the church,
was overcome by smoke and carried
unconscious from the building.
Sparks were carried by the wind to
the Park Avenue Methodist church sd-
Joining. This church was saved.
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
Hammer" Is Burned
In San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 25.-"The
hammer has been burned" In San Fran
cisco. Thousands of people focked to
the streets surrounding Lotta's foun-
tain last night when, with solemn cere-
monial. the hammer. symbolical Of civic
dlscord. was placed upon a funerael
pyre and went UP In smoke.
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
MRS. MARY v. CROW.

Mrs. Mary v. Grow. weli-known
boarding house keeper ut $50 H street
northwest, died at her home at II
o'clock last night Of arterial scierosls.
She was fifty-eight years Of age and
had lived In Washington for many
years.
Her body will be taken to her old
home at winchester, Va, tomorrow.
and the funeral services and interment
will be held there,
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
TWO WOMEN HURT
BY HOLD-UP MAN
Unidentified Person Held in Con.
nection With Ohio
Attack.

PAINEsvILLE. Ohio. Dec. &.-Two
women are suffering today from the
bruises and an unidentified man IL held
In connection with an attack In which
both were beaten with a blunt weapon
here last night. Mrs. 4. ]. Pardee Of
Cleveland was struck over the head.
Tho man struck her companion, Mrs.
w. Green, Of Paincsville. on the shoui-
der and stole her handbag and purse.
The women were held up on street.
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
DAVID G. CLEVELAND.

Funeral services for David q. Cleve-
land were held at 1:ao o'clock this after
noon at Winslow's chapel, Twelfth and
streets northwest, under the auspices
OF William A. Freeman Lodge, No.
was private.
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
Calls Mother Fool.

NEW YORK. Dec. 25.-Hearing that a
washerwoman with thirteen childra,
was In destitute circumstances. J. p.
Morgan sent her n check for SO. .OOc.
saying she was fool to have so many
children. FrieEds Of the financier told
tile story.
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
Suicide in Flames.

CHICAGO. Dec. 25.-Firemcn respond.
ing to an alarm turned In from q room.
ing house found Patrick Joyce burned
10 death early today. Three hours be-
fore he had rented the room. and pur-
posely set II on fire,
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
Ear in Pocket.

lONIA. Ohio. Dec. 3.-carrying hts ear
In his pocket Albert Rehm walked many
miles from his home In the country In
search Of 2 physician to sew II on. It
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
MARY MALONEY.

Funeral services for Mary Maloney
viii be held from her residence. 1905
Sixth street northwest, at . O'Clock
Friday morning, and a half hour later
~ the Immaculate Conception Church,
mnere requiem mass Will be said. Tho
interment will be private.
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
EDWARD ]. MURPHY.

The last rites for Edwad J. Murphy
will be held at 3 o'clock tomorrow
morning from his residence, Il2 Thomas
street northwest. followed by services
at st. Martins Church. where requiem
mass will be said.
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
MRS. MARY R. NEVITT.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary r.
Nsvftt will be held riom the residence
Of her son. DR.. J. Ramsay Nevltt, 1890
Calvert street northwest, at II O'Clock
tomorrow morning. interment will be
The Washington times., 1912-12-25
MRS. HANORA KELIHER.

The funeral of Mrs. Hanora Keliher.
widow OF James Keliher. will be held
ut $50 o'clock tomorrow morning, fol-
lowed with services at the Holy Trinity
Church. Mrs. Kelther died yesterday
sin avenue northwest.
The Washington times., 1912-12-25

Mrs. Mae Pummcr, who has been
visiting Miss Minnie Chew, has gone to
Washington, where she will spend the
winter with her son. Herbert Plummcr,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-12-04

Misses high button
Boots. $500
Misses all solid
Kid Shoes. S1.f8
Bio Girls low heel
qun metals. S2.46
Girls DongOla,
cloth top, lace
Shoes. SIPS
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-12-04
Bargains from our Main Floor
Blanket Remnants at 1oc, 15c, Csc and 35c

BLANKET REMNANTS At Ioc, I5c, 2Sc
and }9c These are short pieces Of blankets
Women are buying them every day for crib
blankets snail b,d d.biaukets petticoar, children
underwear etc. at. iQc I5c 25c and 5gc they
are just about - price.
NOTIFIED FLANNEI.S MD BABY
| FLANNELS. 7 l-7c These are short piece, Of
| ID ! yard, and are regular ioc and > I-2c
| quality At I2c yard y.u can well afford
to do liue extra work ling these smaller
| pieces
lNBLEACtlED MUSLIN. }I-ac We have
aout 500 yard, of good nillcacled muslin u
short lengths. to yards to the piece 91Lo
As long az It lasts YOU can bay itat JI2G
$50 sid CLONES. fec We harc about
% pair, of small sizes in Kid Gloves They arc
in good condition and perfec.. The. reason NC
offer them at 00c : because they are Coz
mostly size 81 Neary all ctfor> UJL
z5c BLANKETS. soc. For this Booster sale
NC offer 100 pair. oi good quality 75c Blankets
At sos a pair. II, Your loss if you don't take
advantage 81 tllis bargain.
Other Blankets at 9Sc, SIS SfoS and up.
Sloo FANCY RIBBONS 3Qc We have
about 900 ward, of fancy ribbons worth 5oc, 7sc
and Slo0 They are carried over from last
season and We are going to s,I them out 90n
before Nina, At. ward JJG
500 HAND BAGS z5e About dozen
black hand bag mostly beautiful metal frames,
regular value SfOo On sale TT
Booster )at> at #e UG
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-02-17
ENGLAND PROGRESSIVE

Government ownership and op-
Grafton of the telephone, as
branch of the postal service, has
just begun in England, in harmony
with the general policy of that
country with relation to public
utilities. AS a private monopoly
the telephone service has not been
satisfactory in England, but it is
believed the government will i'm
prove the service while making it
self-supporting on moderate
scale of charges. Under the old
conditions the telephone was little
used, compared with it's general
employment in the United States,
but with better service it should
grow in popularity among the Brit
ish. 1t is to be remembered, how
ever, that one reason for the rela-
lively small use of the telephone in
England is the low cost of the gov
ernment telegraph service, the
charges averaging not more than
half those prevailing in the United
States. 1t being cheap and con-
venient to telegraph, the long dis
tance phone is sparingly used
The Sacramento Bee
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-02-17
DEWEY INDEPENDENT

United States Marshal Dewey
G. Bailey, at 2 O'Clock Tuesday
morning, announced his candidacy
for mayor of Denver. His an
nouncement was made in the fol-
lowing letter to The Rocky Noun
tain News:
Many of my friends have urged
that | b, come candidate for
mayor of this city at the spring
election. | have not sought the
office, but the action taken by the
state committee yesterday was in
tended to eliminate me as candi
date for this office.
81 now desire to announce my
candidacy and leave the result to
the citizens of Denver"
At Edwin l.. Smiths you can
buy all winter underwear at half
regular price. Fur collars less
than half price. Ladies and child
ren's coats at about third regular
price. Large lot of trimmings at
half regular price. Jewelry, combs
etc. all go at half price.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-02-17

If you pay cash, why not trade
at Edwin l.. Smiths and get the
benefit? If not, why not? Note
our prices-E Empson's hominy lOc
can, Empson's Sour Kraut loo can,
Empson's pumpkin 10c can.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-02-17
AFTER ME THE DELUGE

state central committee in Denver
Monday some 1,2OO republicans
enjoyed harmony banquet at Ell
Jebel temple Monday night.
Devine (by name) caused a bed
lam Of applause by saying:
But now, my fellow republicans
our duty to our state does not end
with the restoration of the repub-
iican party to state control. This
is very essential and important, to
be sure, but just as important and
Just as necessary to us all is the
placing of men from this state in
both branches of the national con-
gress who thoroughly believe in
the republican principle of pro-
lection, and who will exercise the
same careful, loyal, intelligent and
conscientious interest in our be-
half as that shown by Senator
Guggenheim."
Senator Beveridge was intro
duced as the orator of the evening
and made a howery speech. He
began by saying:
"To continue to be the party of
Lincoln, our party must do the
work we find before us instead of
idly praising the work our fathers
found before them, but which is
now behind us. We must deal
with living and unsettled issues
which concern living and troubled
men.
"Past glories feed no hungry
mouths today, nor clothe those
made cold by the winter of 1912.
Past glories are our inspiration
but not our task. Abraham Lin
coin was proud to remember that
Washington made CORVALLIS sur
render at Yorktown; but Lincoln
was anxious to see Grant make
Lee surrender at Appomattox.
$50 we have blazed our own
pathway and set up our own land
marks. And thus it is that, until
recent years, we led human pro-
gress in liberty, in government, in
industry, in business. But in the
last few decades other nations have
surpassed us in all of these.
More than two decades ago the
Sherman law was passed. 1t
denied the increase of population; !;
denied steam and electricity; de-
MED the railroad, the telegraph, the
telephone; denied the whole evolu-
tion of industry; denied the facts
of modern business.
"The Sherman law was meant to
prevent trusts-not to remedy their
evils. Yet it utterly has failed
even to check their growth and has
not even touched their evils. Since
its enactment organized capital en-
gagged in industry has developed
more fully than in the whole his
tory of the world before"
The following are the principal
points in the address as summed up
by the News:
Nation should not destroy or
waste strength of financial giants,
but should control it for public
good.
Sherman law fails to recognize
modern industrial conditions and
has not accomplished its purpose.
Court proceedings should strike
at trust evils directly. Jail SEN
tences should be imposed upon
rich law breakers. Money fines
are paid by the plunderer out of
his loot. Money fines hurt no.
body but the people who foot the
bill.
We Americans are protection
iata - rcd hloode1 nrotectionists
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-02-17
CHURCH DEDICATION

The handsome new Presbyterian
church building in this city, was
dedicated Sunday.
This building is one of the incest
editices in the valley, being of brick
with large seating capacity, min
ister's study and heated by furnace
The building cost about $5, 900, and
while considerable amount was
lacking at its completion, the men,
bers succeeded in paying off the
Indebtedness before the dedication.
The services Sunday were largely
attended and the dedication ser
mon by Rev. s. 81. Moore, of
Monte Vista was a mastery dis
course.-La Jara Enterprise.
The Woodmen of the World are
having the old store building west
of the railroad track remodeled in
to modern lodge building. A re-
ception room has been made in the
front, a large auditorium and
kitchen in the rear. The old sheds
adjoining the building will be torn
away and the entire building
weather boarded and painted; and
when completed it will make neat
and attractive building.-La Jara
Enterprise.
President Taft, speaking for the
faction that he represents, is re-
ported to have said: "We don't
believe that all people are fitted
for popular government. Some of
US don't dare say 80, but I do; and
the question whether a people is
fitted for popular self-government
depends upon the restraint that
the minority can place upon the
majority to see that justice is DONE"
During the seven years from
1902 to 1908 the respective su-
preme courts of the different states
declared not less than 46S statutes
unconstitutional. That is what
supreme courts are for. The leg
islators as rule, are made up of
lawyers who evidently know little
or nothing of the constitutions.
On the second day of January
about 200 men from all parts of
the state of Ohio met in Columb bus
and organized the progressive dem
ocratic league and adopted resolu-
tions warning the democrats of the
state and country at large against
Parkerizing the party in 1912 as
was so disastrously done in 1904.
j. II. Knowles, Texas judge,
adjourned court five minutes and
threshed lawyer for calling him
liar. He then re-convened court,
fined himself for fighting and then
proceeded with the business of the
court
If you pay cash, why not trade
at Edwin l.. Smiths and get the
benefit? If not, why not? Note
our prices Empson's hominy loo
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-02-17

j. H. Knowles, a Texas judge,
adjourned court five minutes and
threshed a lawyer for calling him
liar. He then re-convened court,
fined himself for fighting and then
proceeded with the business of the
court.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-02-17

ID Patterson went to Nebraska
Sunday for a short business trip.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-10
THE TARIFF ON WOOL

The Lawrence strike of malodorous memory is evi- dence enough of the wages that paid wooen workers The manufacturers there content with the eff feet of hunger their striking workers to enforce sub nsslon but employed the police to keep starving children at home, had the militia called in help the police and planted dynamite that they might say their workers did it.
 The wooden business is about the most highly pro tected Tn the country The workers that business pretty nearly the most poorly paid
 The tariff wool and it's products framed by 1en in the business of manufacturing wool One of these men on the committee Ways and Means that made the b Ebenezer J. H representative in congress from the Fourth District
 Mr. Hill was in the business of manufacturing wool, and he gave his personal attention the duties wool and it's manufactures. He made them high He made them high that the entire country indignant
 The American Woolen Company the Wool Trust, is sued pamphlet in 1911 which entirely dsposes of the claim that the benefits of nordnate protection for wool go to the workers
 The cost of labor in these manufactures according this pamphlet, is but 165 per cent.
 But the average duty these manufactures fix ed by Mr. Hill and his friends the Wool Barons 9O2O per cent.
 For manufacturing dollars worth of wool Mr. Hill s wool companys employees would be paid 161a And to protect that dollars worth of duty of 92 cents in the imposed. Thus the glory of Wooldom increased
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-10
GIRL GOES BLIND
OPERATOR STRICK. FEN WHILE AT BOARD IN NEW
 HAVEN EXCHANGE.

New Haven, Sept. 10.-Consider- able excitement was caused last even ing in the operating room of the tele- phone company on Court street when Miss Bertha Gardiner of 1882 Chapel street, was suddenly stricken blip d while sitting at the switchboard. The girl was answering calls when sud denly she rose in her seat and cried operators rushed to her assistance and for some time the excitement ran high in the building while medical assistance was summoned for the stricken girl
 Miss Gardiner has not been in the best of health for some time and last evening when she went to the office she complained to several of the other operators that she felt ill. About seven o'clock she felt faint and with med. She grew hysterical and the ef- forts of the other operators and clerks in the office to calm her were useless. After medical aid had been given Miss she was taken to her home on Chapel street.
 pr. B. s. Adams the family physi- clan, was called in to attend Miss Gardiner and he stated that the girl was suffering primarily from a severe nervous strain probably due to the confining work of telephone operat- ing.
 Miss Gardiner, who is one of the most popular girls in the employ of been troubled with her eyesight to any marked degree and the fact that her sight became impaired during the illness is attributed to- the severe the opinion of Dr. Adams, however that Miss Gardiner's sight will return fully within short time and that the illness will be of short duration.