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Evening journal., 1912-04-04
PREDICT STRIKE
OF ENGINEERS
By The United Press.

BY The United Press
CLEVELAND, o.. April Am over
whelmng vote in favor OF a strike OF
locomotive engineers WAS predicted
by officials Of the Engineers Broth
erhood at the headquarters here TO-
day. Ballots are being received daily
for the tabulation. the result OF which
will be announced April 10
Evening journal., 1912-04-04
DEATH OF MRS. VALENTINE.

The funeral OF Mrs Mary Elizabeth
Valentine who died yesterday. Will
take place at o'clock on Saturday
afternoon. The services will be at the
residence Of her husband, William G..
Valentine No 1902 Washington
street Mrs Valentine was 70 years
of age
Evening journal., 1912-04-04
nR. rrNk nEAn.

BY Tho United Press.
MONTCLAIR. ~ j., April f--Dr.
Isaac K Funk the noted author and
publisher. died a. his home here to-
day following an attack of heart
failure
Evening journal., 1912-04-04
ST. STEPHENS SERVICES.

The sermon subject at the Holy
Week service at st. Stephens Luther
an Church tonight will be Christ Our
Passover" and on Good Friday night.
Voices from he Cross" A preparatory
service for the Easter Holy Commu-
nion will follow the Good Friday night
service.
Evening journal., 1912-04-04
RRFAKS ARM ny FALL.

Mrs. William r. Powell, of No 113
West Thirteenth street, was admitted
to the Delaware Hospital today, suf-
fering with a fracture of the left arm.
She fell from porch at the home OF
persons she was visiting in the coun-
try.
Evening journal., 1912-04-04
WILMINGTON NIGHT IN SHRINE,

wilmington Night" will be OBJ
served at Lulu Temple, Mystic Shrine,
on June 5. About forty Whining
tonians will be initiated into the
Shrine that night.
Evening journal., 1912-04-04
By The United Press

BY The United Press
ROANOKE, Va, April A tele-
phone message from Hillsyillo says
that it is reported there that in O
fight between the detectives and the
Allen outlaws today. Sidna Allen and
Wesley Edwards were shot and killed
Evening journal., 1912-04-04
MOVED TO PENNsGRoYE.

Willard W Cleland and family Of
this city have removed TO Pennsgrove
Mr.. Cleland is connected with the du-
Pont Powder Company
Evening journal., 1912-04-04
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

By The United Press.
NEW YORK, April 4.-The stock
market opened strong today, prices
ruling much higher than last nights
close.
IL a. m.-The tone continued
strong throughout the first hour, ad-
ditional gains being made.
Governments unchanged; other
bonds strong
CT. Hudson & Co. say:
The market is well in hand and
can easily be rallied"
Evening journal., 1912-04-04

The Wants are unique in their far
reaching effects and the tremendous
influence that they WELD in the af-
fairs of business and the household
H.
Evening journal., 1912-04-04


Ready-made clothing gets
better every season, the best
OF II is designed by experts.
the highest priced skill IN the
trade; high grade tailors do
the work aud this is why such
beautiful garments are in our
line this geason
COME, SEE THIN.
the new salts at SIS. $50 and
s25 I'm the new up-to-date
cuts for young meu, the new
blues and blue grays, the new
browns and brown mixtures
and the new grays
EVERY SIZE
for young men 3S 70 50 chest;
for men "a to 42, regular. and
"A 70 90 chest extra size
SPRING 0YERCoATS
SO 10 S25. Raincoats and
slip-ons S. 10 S25. The right
kind because they are the best
kind and prices arc moder-
ate
las. I. MULLIN & son
IiL 4 Markell
Evening journal., 1912-04-04
UsHERs UNION ENTERTAINMENT

The Asbury lshorS Union VIII DC
entertained at the Asbury Parsonage
this oVeniur
Evening journal., 1912-04-04

The Wants contain messages Of
personal interost-important infor-
nation that many are seeking-Adv.
The Washington times., 1912-12-02
Good Positions
For Right Men

A big demand exists In the Govern
ment Service and with private firms for
trained men in the Patent BuolnesS. An
excellent opportunity 10 secure this
training IL offered In an evening course
Of Specification and Claim Writing and
general Patent Prsatice a, the Columbia
School OF Drafting. Mcl.achlcn building.
Tenth and @ streets. The course fully
qualities for registration as Patent At
torney. and also assists in the prepara-
ton for position AS Assistant Examiner.
Other courses in this school are ropo.
graphic Drafting and Lettering ten
trance salary 800 to 3l.,00. Structural
Drafting and Engineering. Architectural
Drafting, Aechanical Drafting. Machine
Design. including Mathematics: A:chi-
tectural and Engineering specifications
These lines Of practical and useful train
ing have proven popular. MS shown by
the heavy enrolment which the school
Is experiencing
The Washington times., 1912-12-02

big fght for complete reorganization
Of the House. Some of the more radi-
cal Democrats are talking about the
necessity Of creating q committee on
committees. Independent Of the Ways
much power In crowded into the ways
and means body: that Il u because the
oligrachy which rules the House. ana
that at such time as this It 10 danger.
GUS.
gram OF an Independent COMMITTEES on
committees, such a. some OF the insur:
gent Repubiicsks urged in their old
fight against Cannon: That proposal
would be put f9rward ,:n% and pns,ic pseiiSec, s,ye ~
Just an intimation that II looked 5000
TO them. II will begin to look Good 70
tehm. the radicals declare. u any more
Garner proposals. are put FORWARD.
The Washington times., 1912-12-02
VILLA FLORA CLUB
MANAGER DIES
Popular Capital Man Succumbs t.
Kidney Trouble in North.
west Home.

Charles o. Brill. for ten years man
ager Of the villa Flora Club. and one
Of the best.known and most popular
men in the Capital, died at 10 o'clock
today ut his home. 6sl5 Georgia avenue
northwest, Of kidney trouble. He has
not been a well man for seven years.
and his death was not unexpected.
lie was born in Alexandria. Va.
ffty-hve years ago. received his ed
ucation there, and came to Washing
ton directly afterward. He was man
ager Of the Rock Spring Club on the
Conduit road for many years. He
was a member Of the New Jerusalem
Lodge. No. o. Of the Masons. and
The funeral Services will be held
at o'clock Wednesday afternoon
from his home, with his brothers oi
the Masonic fraternity In charge. The
interment will be In Prospect Hill
Cemetery
The Washington times., 1912-12-02
General Miles Sees Only
Peace for United States

BOSTON. Dec. a-Uninterrupted peaoe
foH the United states a. far - one may
lock into the future 10 the vision OF
Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles. retired
commander.in.chief Of the United Statea
army. General Miles II now At his
farm In Westminster.
That recent proposed changes In the
militia organization. with regard to re.
organizing It into tactical divisions,
thereby getting greater efficiency In
time Of war. has any immediate war
like oignificance. 10 not believed BY
General Miles. He holds that this na.
tion - far too powerful TO be lightly
molested by any other nation. Al the
same time. he urges an adequate mill.
tary establishment and Q state Of pre-
paredness - the best guarantee Of
peace.
The Washington times., 1912-12-02
HARTMAN COMBINE
IS HELD ILLEGAL BY
SUPREME COURT.
Tribunal Orders Dissolution
of Railroad Mo-
nopoly.
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for 1900 more shares Of Southern Pa
cihc stock. increasing Its holdings to
IS per cent Of the total outstanding
With It went control Of the Pacific Mail
steamship Company. the Southern Pa
cihc holding 3l00o00oo OF the &20.oo. 900
capital stock.
In 1870 It was charged the grab" Of
the Salt Lake railroad occurred when
Hartman made q deal with Senator
William A. Clark for exactly half Of the
salt Lake. stock.
Bought Up "Sante Fe."
In 1904 Hartman. Rogers. Schiff. Will
liam Rockefeller. Stillman, and Kuhn,
Loeb q Co. are said 10 have bought .
quantity Of "Sante Fe'' stock, and de.
manded representation on the board Of
directors.
The Government also charged that
the Oregon Railroad and Navigation
Company, Q Hartman subsidiary. paid
310.0O0,000 for '.Sante Fe'' stock and
the individuals 3S.oo0.0o0 In addition,
shares and insuring q loud voice in
"Sante Fe' mana cement. Attorney
General wickersham said Hartman
was afraid" to buy complete control
tH0 buuto ro.
That the southern Pacific and other
roads dividends were soon raised
enormously, the Oregon Railroad and
Navigation paying n per cent in 1908.
was alleged. Refusal 10 build new
roads. stopping development OF many
Western and Pacific Coast states, fol-
lowed, the Government declared.
The defendants plea was that the
Southern Pacific merger was made to
keep. the Union Pacific from being
bottled up at Ogden. Utah, Its West
ern terminus. and not to stifle competi-
tion. II pleaded. seif-defense. declar.
ing the Gould and Northwestern rail-
road" interests were also seeking the
Huntington stock. They said the
Southern Pacific and the Union Pa
cific were connecting-not competing
lines. Another plea was that In 1902.
q wall street 'pool' sought to oust the
Union Pacific from the Southern Paci-
fic board. and that the Union Pacific's
holdings were increased to Is per cent
to defeat their enemies. II II said the
Union Pacific has sold all Of Its North
ern Pacific. Great Northern. and santa
Fe stock.
The railroads. asking Invocation Of
the "rule Of reason to the merger.
declared the Union Pacific never con.
trolled a majority Of Southern Pacific
stock. now owns only ~ per cent. and
bought the Huntington stock In the
open market, denying the right Of Con-
gress or the courts to hold the purchase
illegal.
The Washington times., 1912-12-02
Wins $1,000 Race Horse
With Dollar Ticket

KITTANNIN0. Pa, Dec. 2.-George
Cole. Of Evans City. Pa. became the
owner OF Black Dart, son Of Directum.
for an outlay Of 81. The horse. valued
at 5000. holds the record Of the Kittsn.
ming fair grounds track and 10 Of the
same racing strain as Major Delmar,
holder Of the worlds one-miie trotting
record with a high-wheel sulky.
Black Dart had been owned and raced
by Charles Watterson. Of this place.
Watterson decided 10 dispose OF the
horse by selling 81 tickets to horsemen
throughout the country. Cole bought a
ticket and when the drawing was made
he held the lucky number. Black Dart
is ten years old.
The Washington times., 1912-12-02
Threat to ReorSanise House.
Wonderful Skin and
Wrinkle RemOperS
tFrum American Home Monthly)

tFrUin American Home MontnlyD
The method OF removing bad COM
plexions by absorption seems to have
come into general use In this country.
Ordinary mcrcolized wax. applied night
~ like cold cream and erased fporn-
ings with warm water. gradually alb
serbs the faded or discOlored outer hlm
skin In almost invisible particles. Soon
there's q brand new complexion. formed
by the younger. healthier under.skin.
No cosmetic or artificial treatment can
possibly produce a complexion nf such
radiant. youthful loveliness. Druggists
all have mercolized wax: II is seldom
that more than one ounce Is necessary.
Thousands have also reported great
success with the famous saxolitc
wrinkle removing formula One ounce
Of pure powdered saxolite is dissolved
in half pint witch hazel and the solu-
ton used az face wash. The eject Is
almost magical The deepest wrinkles
and crows feet. as well as the finest
lines-whether due TO age. Illness or
worry-completciy and quickly vanish.
No one need hesitate to try this sim
pie lotion. as It won't harm any skin.
The Washington times., 1912-12-02
Goes in Automobile
To Serve Jail Term

BRISTOL. Tenn. Dec. 2-Driven to
the county jail At Abingdon In her
own handsome automobile. Virgie Wise.
one Of the women recently connected
in the crusade Of the preachers against
the red light district; today began serv-
ing her ninety days sentence which she
accepted in preference to Punishment
from Bristol.
The supreme court Saturday refused
her an appeal. A private bath was be.
ing installed for her in the county jail
and she will be surrounded by every
homo comfort. She 10 wealthy and has
influential friends.
The Washington times., 1912-12-02
Taft Is Notified
Of the Opening of
Houses of Congress

President Taft was formally noti-
ned ut 1 o'clock today OF the opening
OF Congress. by a committee repre-
senting the two houses. Senators Gull
Iom. the senior member Of the Senate
and Senator Martin. represented the
Senate and Congressman Underwood
Democratic floor leader. Mann ,he
Republican leader, and Johnson. rem.
resented the House.
The members were accompanied nv
Charles F. Riddell. sergean at arms
on the House. The committee spent
dent. Wv
The Washington times., 1912-12-02
Decision Sends
Stocks Downward,
Then They Go Up

Stocks touched the low point. and
then turned suddenly. and gave the
Bears O sound whipping. interests that
could not afford to have the market
slump at this time coming Into the mar
ket with large supporting orders.
Then. again, there were those who in
terpreted the decision as being rather
less unfarovable that at first. In that
the harmony Of the roads viii not be &C.
riously strained. even II operated sepa-
rately.
Thus prices which had gone of two or
three points were fully recovered.
The Washington times., 1912-12-02
VAR THREATENS IN
HOUSE OVER WAYS
AND MEANS MAKEUP
Liberal Democrats See Tam.
many's Hand in Move to
Seat Garner.
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shine. New York and the Southern
kroup could control the Democratic
caucus with ease.
Look to Wilson and Bryan.
The extent to which suspicious have
been aroused concerning the good in
tentions OF the House organisation Is
remarkable. II is not at all apparent. II
judgment be based on the tarin record
Of the Underwood committee last ses-
sion. Why the liberal Democrats should
entertain 30 much fisgiving about that
committee. But certain It is that these
misgivings are entertained, and they
were being voiced without much reserve
today.
what will Wilson say about that?"
was the question on every alternate
Democratic tongue. among those who
had been let into the secret. "What
will Bryan do about TT" was the COM
monest retort. There will be long list
Of letters starting for Bermuda and for
Lincoln tonight. explaining. demanding.
protesting. urging, Nobody knows what
Mr.. Wilson is likely to do. and both
sides would immensely like to know.
He has given no sign Of the extent to
which ne intends to be drawn into these
preliminary considerations. That he
can keep out Of them. nobody believes.
A few things are set down as sugges.
tive Of his probable attitude. Mr.
Byran 10 expected to be a most infiu.
entiai counsellor In all political matters,
and Mr.. Bryan's hair stands straight
up when Tammany as a conspirina
maiefactor is even mentioned. Mr.. vii.
son doesn't care any more for Tam.
many than does Mr.. Bryan. and fol-
like reason; Tammany has never beer
able to see much more In Wilson than
In Bryan.
Threat to Reorganise House.
Neither OF them has suited Tam.
many's purposes. Mr.. Bryan has never
forgiven, for single minute. what
Tammany did to him In 1908. when New
York city was carried by Taft. against
Bryan. by some 1900. That was nc
small part OF the secret OF Mr.. Bryan.s
enthusiastic support OF Wilson at Bal.
timore. Not that he loved Wilson over
much, but that he was willing to use
any instrument to beat Tammany
Out OF all this conjecturing and agita.
tion over possible Tammany tarin plot.
The Washington times., 1912-12-02
GAyEt'S ECHO IS
HERALD Of END
IN BOTH HOUSES
Sixty-second Session Starts
Its Last Hearing of Pub
lie Affairs.
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allowed to proceed when she revealed
her Identity to an apologetic Capitol
officer.
Democrats Gloat.
Members Of the lower body began
trooping into the House chamber LONG
before the noon hour. There was much
to talk about. The militant Democrats.
overwhelmingly successful at the polls,
were there to do bit Of good-natured
gloating; the Republicans were on hand
to explain how II happened; the defeat
ed "Old Guard" came. head erect. to
wave aside "condolences'' Of more for.
tunate colleagues. and the air itself was
surcharged with excitement typical
only Of the House Of Representatives
getting into action.
At the outset, the thump Of the gavels
indicated the different natures Of the
two branches. Speaker Champ Clark.
secure in the knowledge that q new
sounding board had been supplied dur
ing the recess, hit his desk Q mighty
whack and the sharp echo startled on
lockers. members. lame ducks" and q
few members-elece who came on ahead
to see their first Congress opening.
A. the gavels fell. the members Of
the House. according to time honored
custom, arose and bowed their heads.
while the chaplain invoked the blessings
Of the Almighty upon those who were
fesuming the important ASK Of legislat-
ing for nearly q hundred million people.
Death has removed three members OF
the House during the recess and this
knowledge gave the proceedings today
an additional touch Of solemnity.
The House met only to adjourn. out
Of respect to the memory of the dead,
Immediately following the opening for
malities and the calling of the roll.
In the House, the roll call was minus
the names OF Congressman Carl Andcr-
York and George Utter Of Rhode ISL
and. All have died since the August
adjournment.
House Members Made Governors.
The vicissitudes. for better or worse.
Of political life were aptly illustrated
In the House. Three Of its members
since the adjournment Of the past ses-
sion. Each was the center today Of
admiring colleagues. and the handshake
was worked overtime.
Congressman "Bill" sulzer Of New
AOTA StOOu III StdiWdTt 1dSHlOn ana 6Cs
ceted congratulations upon his tri-
umphant election to the governorship Of
the Empire State.
Congressman "Jim" Cox Of Ohio ran
away with the election for the govern.
orship Of Ohio. and the successor Of
Governor Harmon was also the target
for good wishes.
Congressman Joe" Robinson Of Ar
kansas also leaves Congress to assume
the gubernatorial chair and the trio of
governors.elect were much talked
about and pointed out today.
Other members Of the House have re-
ceived promotions to the Senate. and
they received today expressions of
qualification from colleagues who are
sorry. nevertheless. to see them leave
the lower body.
Congressman Ollie James, Morris
Sheppard, George w. Norris, William
Hughes. and Joseph Randseil will go
over to tho Senate side next March.
Congressman Broussard will join M.
Ransdell two years hence.
The Washington times., 1912-12-02

ed to 20 out in the hallway to dnd out
what was the matter. Much to hts
surprise. Captain Kittle found that he
had been locked In his room..,
,h turning on shs gas ,,SYsS he discovered yrcni
the inside and the door locked from
the other side. He had to pound on
the door to get another roomer to re-
IL r., the mssn%s ne: the robssr hss sn SssH
to the room occupied by Fred w.
Blanchard. awakened him and covered
him with his revolver. Blanchard told
the man he did not have any money In
Who va. awakened Uns Ss 'Ss Ss 9ser ass
tion between blanchard nnd the bur
glar woke UP and went to the hallway
70 see II something was wrong. Fearing
that he might be apprehended, tho man
ned from the house.
Msagsr Description.
The only clue on which the police
have to work 10 the meager description
given BY the robbers victim. His face
was covered up to his eyes with the
handkerchief, 10 that none saw his fca.
lures. All were convinced. however.
that he was a white man. and said they
judged he was between twenty-five and
thirty years old. He wore dark cup
pulled down over his eyes.
some uuestion as to wether this was
black or a dark brown material.
All OF the houses were entered by
the front doors, which had been left
unlocked. and the rooms were entered
iieve tha r,ac want a,onw srnn, ho,'s.
to house. trying the front doors, and
making no effort to get In any place
ITnis Ho s..st'.s 49,. ,,. A..
~nrL m uvne" ,ha ses on m ~. ~
~ wH VII Ine cases as soon 10 ney
,,, wsIc Drought 10 the attehtioh OF the
'oH ian r. ,-,., ,,-,hv.., IN. ,n,a-,,
10. ioso - :.ees NO. % ."e '9,Iup ,p
a,a a,a. Went ~ o. me 1eo Toon vi rhnp
o.ateI' Un tne "rst nooI, ann WOKE niIn
~ ny ~ tnua tmas""s q" e'ec'rc "a'k 'a"'er"
"Keen ou,e.." tho burglar told him.
Jumps From Bed.
Hut s,ater disrerardcd tho warning
and jumped out of bed. The man put
out his light and ran from the room.
lie did not get any money.
At Tenth and Grant place the man en-
tered the room OF Mrs; 4. Hamilton
VII, M!.nams' h whtem S was enlockeG. h , ,Awsk-
IN her face MI. W,iiia m. screa msd
and the man fled. Other persons living
In the house were aroused and hurried
to her room, but the wouid-be thief had
made good his eycape.
The poiice were considerabiv handi.
canned in settinu on the robber.s trail
as several Of the cases we're moi re.
ported until three or four hous after
the houses were entered Detectivcs
working on the case are convinced that
the burglar 10 an "amateur," whose
brain had been fired by reading dime
novels. The nature OF the robberies,
they say, indicate that they were not the
work Of an experienced thief. The
opinion was also expressed that the
man ID insane.
Hearing an unusual noise at her front
door about l2:i5. Mrs Fannie L.. Gait.
The Washington times., 1912-12-02
"Alley Homes,"> ,">Subject.

1.-THE Alley Homes Of Washington
will be the subject Of an address by DR..
Thomas ]. Jones at the Chamber of
Commerce rooms at 4:3O o'clock this
afternoon. 1t Is to be given under the
auspices Of the central committee on the
housing problem.
The Washington times., 1912-12-02
GUARD OFFICERS
HOSTS TO GARRARD
Second Infantry Men to Entertain
Fl. Myer Com.
4 mander.

Officers Of the Second Infantry of the
National Guard OF the District of CO.
1umbia will entertain Colonel Gerard
post commander at Fort Myer. and his
stan. next Thursda ynight at cards and
dancing in Pythian Temple. 1912 Ninth
street northwest. The officers and men
Of the National Guard will appear In
uniform.
On next Friday the Second Infantry
will be the guests Of Colonel Garrard
at Fort Myer for an exhibition drfil.
The Washington times., 1912-12-02

Swift & Company's sales Of fresh beet
In Washington. d. c., for the week end.
ing Saturday, Nov. 3Oth. averaged 10. q
cents per pound.-Advt
The Washington times., 1912-12-02

SSIICSS LVuP05 "6S1 "sN5
5 cans. Csc
Small size, 6 cans. Csc
Cape Cod Cranberries, qt.. .l0c
Florida Oranges, doz. lSc & FAC
Navel Oranges, doz. ..35c
Richardson & Robbins Plum
Pudding, can l0c, 23c, & 43c
Finest Turkey Figs, ID. ..l5c
The Washington times., 1912-12-02

shine. New York and the Southern
kroup could control the Democratic
caucus with ease,