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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
RAILROADS.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Premier CARRIER OF THE SOUTH.

PREMIER CARRIER OF The SOUTH.
n. B.-Fo!loWing schedule figures puhlisnAA ~ris -
information and not guaranteed.
TRAINS LEAVE WASHINGTON.
For Atlanta. Montgomery. Mobile. New Orleaus
$50 q. m. and loS5 .. daily Dining ean
For Chattanooga and Memphis. via AsheTillc $40
=. m. and 10: 7. m. daily.
For Atlanta, Columbus Birmingham SO a. N.
and I y ?. m. daily Dining cars.
For Atlanta Admission. TAlladeea. CsIera, Selma,
$50 a and 43S5 p. N. daily. and for Uniontovn,
Demopolis. Meridian. $50 a m. daily. Dining can.
For Roanoke Bristol. Knoxville. Chattanooga,
birmingham. Meridian. viCksbGrs. New orleans,
1910 p m. daily. Dining cars.
For Roanoke Knoxville Chattanooga Nashville
Memphis. $40 a. m. daily. Sleeping car may be
occupied after 1000 p. m. Dining car
For Asheville. $50 q. m. IS p m. and lo.E p n
daily. Dining cars
For Columbia SummeriIlc Charleston, Aiken,
Augusta. Savannah. Brunswick Jacksonville, and
Florida points. SIS r. m. daily. Dining car
Tourist car for California daily excerpt Sunday as
p. m.
For DanviIle uocan. 20 a m daily
For HarrisonblrT. 80 daily tparlog car)
SIS p N. tnaror carl. ard $50 p. m. week days
For Charlottesville Local. 80 a. N. and 20
=. m. daily.
For Warrenton. $50 4. m. II % a. m. go p n
daily 3;55 p. m. tpsrlnr carl and IS r. m. week
days L. s. BROWN. General Agent.
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PROPOSALS.

UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE ,6
Southern Building. Washington. d. C.. Nov. 7.
lsl2-Sealcd proposals for renting Section Of the
reclaimed area Of Auacosia Flats for cultivation will
he received here until II N. NOVEMBER 2 1872,
and then publicly opened. Information on applica-
ton. W. {. LASGFIrT. Lieut.. Col. Engineers.
noT.s9U.@I
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
District II Columbia. Washington, November %.
1872 Sealed proposals will ne received At this o.
fee until O'Clock p. m. DECEMBER 9Th. 1872
for furnishing and delivering eight hundred and
THIRTY i've 1850 tons cast iron water pipe. for
use in the Water Department. this city. Specifica-
tons ard forms If proposal may be obtained from
the Purchasing Officer. District Of Columbia.
CUNO II. RUDOLPH.
JOHN A JOHNSTON.
WILLIAM V. JUDSON.
Commissioners, District o. Columbia.
nov2D q >, . g5S
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS. DISTRICT
Of Columbia November IS 1872 Sealed proposals
will b. received this Office until O'Clock p m,
FRIDAY. December g. 1872 for constructing Nor
NAL School Building No. l6s. to BE- crested
lots 10 10. inclusive. lot sT. and lots II IN q.
inclusive. square 800 Washington. D. C. Blank
forms Of proposal specifications and all necessary
information may be obtained from the Chief Clerk.
Engineer Department. Room ~ District Building.
Washington u. C. Deposit Of 5000 required 10
Ensrantee return of plans. CUNO H RUDOLPH.
JOHN A. JOHNSTON. WILLIAM V. JUDSOS.
Commissioners u. c. uoTl6. IL. Ie. % m
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Mrs. n. E. Hoffman has moved to So Pa.
Ave. sc. Millinery. notions Tel L 2sts.
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COMMISSIONERS, NOTICE.

District ~ Columbia. Washington. November IS
1917. Sealed proposals. will he received at this
Office until O'Clock 7 m. November s. 1872 for
printing list Of delinquent taxpayers. Specifications
snd form q proposal may ne obtained from the
Purchasing OfIcer II. c. CUSO n. RUDOLPH
JOHN 4. JOHNSTON, WILLIAM V. JUDSON
Commissioners. D. c. Sols, IeD
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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these ads. Can you say the
same of yours? Address
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My ads bring results.
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DING CO, 1923 7th st. NV. Tel. N. "a
WHERE TO DINE.
YALE LUNCH. rs 18TH ST. NV
Best &c dinner in city. Soup, meat
three Vegetables. coffee. dessert.
WALL PAPER & HOUSE PAINTING
HOUSE AND INTERIOR PAINTING; REsT
WORK. best piee. GANTER, eos nth ST. NJ iis
ROOMS PAPERED, $500 up
s. r. DOWNING. SIS G ST. NV. n asar
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| A BARGAIN ABOUT FARMS:
wharf. s N. 900. Iigbtfoot, Iio4 b. Yarns sun
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WANTED-GOOD BOYS TO CARRY
Washington Herald routes. Apply any
morning at 40 at Fourteenth and U
Streets Northwest.
AN INTELLIGENT FERsON MAY EARN $40
monthly corresponding for newspapers; no canvass
ing: send for particulars PRESS SYNDICATE,
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NORFOLK & wEsTEDN RWY.
CHESAPEAKE & OHIO LINES.

':lS p. m. daity-sleepers 10 Louisville. Cincinnati.
indianapolis and st. LouIs.
SIS p m. daily-Pullman 10 Cincinnati and
Chicago.
IIO p. N. daily-sleepes to Va. Hot spr1nss.
Cincinnati, and Louisville. Cincinnati sleeper open
for occupancy, 10 p N.
onices. SIS Pa. Ave, 1Ss ST.. and Union station.
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c cal5 R..ai md MRS R. LUsBY PGsi's 6S,
s3s New YORK Ave. nv.
IL 80 to 80 p m. Closed Sunday.
&c sS5 S. CASTROoyS9s 90 fE ST P Store
Scientific palmist and card reader; gives
correct advice in love and business ahairs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-31
WOULD DO AWAY
 HLEVEE BOARDS
Bell to EnjOin Such Bodies From Building Leyees> on
 the Mississippi

Memphis, December 30-Sut to enjoin the Mississippi river commission and the levee boards of several states border ing on the Mississippi river from build ing and maintaining levees was filed in the Memphis federal court today. At the same time several bills were entered fin the federal courts at St. Louis, Hell ena, Ark, Clarksdale, Miss, and New Orleans The bill asks a process of court which if granted will do away with the river commission and various commission and levee boards in maintain ing a chain of levees along the river has raised it's floodtide to such a 1egree as to prove devastating to property along the banks of the stream. The suit is brought in the name of John F. Cubbins, representing the Riparian Landowners association, which controls 5000 acres of land along the river in Arkansas, Mis- sissippi and Tennessee. It is contended the action of the river commission and
 levee boards is unconstitutional inas- much as it's constitutes the wilful de- struction of private property without due process of law, and that the evee boards of the states are all unable to pay any damages that have or may in the future result from flood stages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-31
Soul and All

From Photo Bits.
 There was bashful young man who was invited to a dinner party and was paired with the prettiest woman in the room. His seat at the table was in front of the roast fowl, which he was to carve. And there was also a fried sole in front of him. And he had never done any carving in his life, for he was bachelor.
 But he made the best of the situation by asking the lady at his side what she would have.
 "A little of the sole" she replied.
 He began to cut off a slice of the chickens breast
 No, no--the sole,'' she whispered.
 Now where was the sole of hen? He thought for minute, and then at tackled the wing.
 "The sole, the sole-- cried the lady
 He looked for the feet but no soles were left, so he tried 6 drumsticlS But she still shook her head. and said, No. l only want a piece of the sole.'
 Then did the young man rise in his wrath, stick a fork through the fowl, and put it all on the woman's rla.e.
 Take it,' he shouted take It. body. soul and allr'
 Then he helped himself to the fish
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-31
TAFT WILL NOT AID
 TRUST COMMITTEE
Declines to Instruct Comp trOller to Procure Facts
 for Investigation

Washington, December 30.-President Taft ias declined to instruct the comp troller of the currency to make an in vestigation to procure for the House money trust Investigating committee facts not now in the comptroller's possession. Guided by an opinion by Attorney Gen eral Wickersham, the President has ad- vlsed the committee that he does not think 1t proposed to obtain the data in this manner, Attorney General Wickers- ham today made public the text of his investigation because, he said, of the con fueed and erroneous statements which have been made during the last few days appeared regarding its purport An inn portant feature of the Attorney Generals opinion is the statement that no legal eff feet is attached to the directions con tained in the House money trust resolu- ton calling upon the comptroller of the currency, Secretary of the Treasury and other officials to comply with all instruc- tions of the committee for assistance in it's labors. The duties Of the comptroller are imposed by laws" the opinion adds, and cannot be lessened or increased by resolution of the House" The opinion of the Attorney General holds that the Pres ident on the other hand can refuse to dis close this information if he thinks the interests of the government require that it be kept confidential says the Attor- ney General. Most of the information sought hy the committee Is not now in possession of the comptroller and the At torney General held that the comptroller has no right to exercise his powers in procuring data merely for the purpose of furnishing it to committee of one House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-31
EHRL|CH'S BROTHER !
 OFFERS REWARD
Police Again Asked to Los cate Whereabouts. of
 Herman Ehrlich

Instructions were placed on the file at the police headquarters last night asking that all members of the force try to locate the whereabouts of Her man Ehrlich, reward of s10O being offered by Joe Ehrlich. a brother MT. Ehrlich asked to be notified at the Pizitz store of any information which the police force was able to secure.
 reward of $500 was offered recent- ly by Louis Pizitz, the well known mer- chant, for the location of Herman Ehrlich, the allegation being made that Ehrlich had s.bsconded, leaving obliga- tions to MT. Pizitz, members of his fam fly and employees in his store which it was alleged approximated over s45,oo0. Last Saturday the $500 reward offered by Mir. Pizitz was withdrawn and little information in regard to the action was obtainable. It was stated then that Mir. Ehrlich and MT. Pizitz would in all like lihood come to an understanding and that Mr. Ehrlich had never left Bir- mingham
 Herman Ehrlch has been connected with the Pizitz store, holding a high position and was MT. Pizitz's confi- dential man,
 The note left at the police station by Joe Ehrlich was to the effect that no criminal charge was connected with It, but that he merely wanted to communi- cate with his brother.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-31
The Cost of Dressing

A New York costume creator has indig- rartly taken exception to Chicago dressmakers assertion that society girl can dress on 5000 year. The New York costume creator makes it delightfully."- clear that a real Manhattan belle. war ranted genuine and equal to any mar riageahe title in the old world. represents approximately an expenditure of sl00dO annually on gowns and other feminine fxings
 Nete the cautious word, approximately. This amount does not of course include all expenses. Soda water and chewing gum come extra. This is as good a time as any to remark that nobody knows, ever did know. or ever will know, what it costs a girl to dress herself.
 The swell modiste does not live who can tell what Molly Ann's new pongee actually cost her, or what she has actu- ally given for her stunning new hat. The amount of money she paid for the ma- terials may easily be estimated; but the work she has put on them, the sacrifices she has made for them, the bright hop+s she has sewed into them-who can tell all that? Who but Molly Ann?
 It is not all of life to have fine clothes. TG know how to wear them is quite different thing With all their art, the swell lnoGistes cannot give with a $la9O- evening gown the faculty of wearing it with the easy grace displayed by some maiden of humble degree in taffeta froEa q marked down counter.
 A s1OO0 dress may give no more satis- faction to a srrfeited daughter of wealth than it would do to a doll. And Molly Ann in the dress she has bought herself made herself and put on herself may feel as prety and as dignifed as a princess and look it, every inch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-31
The Ancient Thames

From the Manchester Guardian.
 At one of the corners of Lincoln's Inn Fields just now strong navvies ob- livious of the romance of their environ ment, may be seen delving through the sand of the bed of the prehistoric Thames. It is the southwest corner. where lately some old gabled houses have been pulled down to make way for the new office of the public trus- tee A deep excavation has been sliced down through about 20 feet of soil. opening a page written with the rec ord of unnumbered centuries. Below the top layer of modern soil you see a dark streak of rubbly stuff which is prob ably Roman in origin. Below this is a stratum of different character which experts suggest is q deposit of glacial times. Below this again is thin bed of soil--an earth surface on which no doubt some representative of mankind roamed along the river margin after his prey. In such a deposit as this the relies of prehistoric man have been found-the kind of man known to the scientists as Neanderthal man. And then we come down to a deep cutting through pure river sand-the actual bed this of a long forgotten Thames. IL is a piece of what is known as the 6e-foot terrace formed in days when the Thames ran in a channel 60 feet higher than it's present bed-and when, consequently, the whole confguration of the country was entirely different. We have to imagine a Thames which flowed over huge areas of modern Lon don, In some still earlier geological epoch the middle bed of the river was somewhere about the position of the Angel at Islington--the 10O-foot terrace and long ages earlier still. before it had bored out its enormous channel you find the 200-foot terrace at High bury. Unfortunately nothing has been picked up in the l.incoln's Inn cutting to add to our knowledge of the palae- olithic Londoners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-31
THEFTS

Sneak and petty thieves are still ope- rating in force in the city, many cases being reported at police headquarters.
 Mrs. zac Smith, 213l Avenue G, re- ported that a small black negro boy snatched a new purse from her hand on Twenty-frst street, between Avenues F and G last night.
 Thieves entered the store of C. A. ONeil & Co.,, 26oS Second avenue, yes terday obtaining a quantity of cloth ing, parasols and furnishings.
 John E. Wanninger, 67T Woodward avenue, was robber of a gold watch.
 George Tribble 214ls North Twenty fourth street, was robbed of a quantity of clothing, furnishings and keys.
 Sam Karrh, 1927 Noah street, Rising station, was robbed of an overcoat.
 R. B. McClain, 2S09 Twenty-ninth ave nue, was robbed of an overcoat.
 A two-wheel push cart was stolen from the Patton-Pope Drug company.
 William Alexander, 2i09 Thirtie;h street, was robbed of a bay horse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-31
HAWTHORNE TRIAL
 BEGINS SIXTH WEEK

New York. December 30-The trial of Julian Hawthorne. Josiah Quincy, Dr. William J. Morton and Albert Freeman, accused of fraudulent use of the mails in promoting alleged worthless mining claims entered upon its sixth week today with the governments case still being presented.
 John McKinnon of Chicago, once secre- tary of the Hawthorne corporations, was chief witness for the government today. MeKinnon was indicted with the four men on trial and later agreed to turn states evidence It was brought out in his testimony that he continued to draw a salary from Freeman after be- ing indicted, that he was occupied for time in preparing his defense and it was Freeman who furnished the bail on what he is now at liberty.
 McKinnon gave a list of present hold CTS of stock in the Hawthorne Silver and Iron Mines company. Among these he named Josiah Quincy, 16,000 shares; Mary Huntington Quincy, his wife, 30, GOO shares and the Julian Hawthorne company, 10000 shares.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-31
GOVERNMENT WINS
 ANT|-MERGER SUIT

Columbus, O., December 3O.-Federal Judge Sater today rendered a decision in favor of the government in the suit to prevent the merger of the Lake Shore and Hooking Valley railroads.
 The government won a partial victory in another case and in the Sunday Creek Coal company as a result of another de- cision filed afterward.
 The following is the gist of the opinion written by Judge Warrington:
 "Upon the whole we conclude that the March agreement and what has been done and is being done under it, operate req to monopolize commerce among the states and consequently that the com painant is entitled to relief The pre- else nature and extent of this cannot at this state be determined We held: First, the equity of the Lake Shore and the Chesapeake and Ohio in the capi- tai stock of the Sunday Creek Coal com pany shall be disposed of by absolute sale; second. that joint ownership and control of the Kanawha and Michigan must be terminated"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-31
MAYOR DECLINES
 ID SEE MINISTER'S
Chicago Chief of Police Will Take Their Protest Under
 Advisement

Chicago. December So.-One hundred or msre preachers and their adherents marched to the city hall today to pro- test to Mayor Harrison against per mitting cafes to remain open beyond legal hours on New Years eve.
 They marched through the streets from the First Methodist church to the municipal building and crowded into the ante chamber of the mayors of- flee.
 Here the mayors private secretary explained that MT. Harrison was mot receiving" today
 At this there was much hissins and cries of Harrison, Harrisonr but Ar thur Burrage Farwel1. president of -he Chicago Law and Order league, called for silence.
 We represent law and order" hs cried. If the mayor does not care to receive us there will be no disturbance"
 Farwell was informed that Chief of Police Mcweeny was "at home" and the procession moved in that direction.
 McWeeny has announced that the cafes may remain open until a. m. New Years. The ordinary closing time is 1 a. m. and the law and order league is protesting the chiefs order
 Chief McWeeny heard the demands of the ministers and promised he would take the matter under advisement.'
 After the marchers had left the city hall Jenkin Floyd Jones was appointed to see the mayor and determine if his refusal to see the ministers was final. According to Charles Fitzmorris, the mayors secretary, it is not the custom to receive on Monday. Some of the ministers thought the mayor might yet see them before New Years day.
 A committee was appointed tofemploy y counsel, take the enforcement Of the closing ordinance in their own hands and if necessary to start impeachment proceedings against the mayor and the chief of police.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-31
AIDED LOVER TO
 ESCAPE GUARD HOUSE

Chicago, December 30.-Aiding her lover and three other men to escape from the guard house at Fort Sheri- dan six months ago caused prosecution of Mrs. Adele Lawrence today, but the woman's fearful plea of love and ig- norance of the seriousness of her act won clemency in Federal Judge Carpen- ter's court.
 She escaped with a fine of $25 and suspended sentence of 90 days in jail.
 Mrs Lawrence pleaded that she was in love with Thomas Hindman. who with three other men, Frank Newlin, Harold Smith and Charles IT. Under- wood, were confined in the Fort Sheli- dan guard house.. She said she wanted to help Hindman and she hired an au- tomobile and assisted in the escape of her lover and his fellow prisoners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-31
MYSTERY OF MURDER
 OF ITALIANS SOLVED

Miami, Fla, December 30-The myste- rious murder of two Italians named Ro- sani and Spenelli on Grass Key in April, 1910, was cleared up today by the confes- sion of Francis Gridger, in jail at Key West this forenoon. Gridger was ar rested in Georgia as an alleged deserter from the army, following the Kidnapping of a boy named Gallagher in Miami last spring. According to the police Grid ger said that the Italians were assist ing him in disposing Of counterfeit money when a dispute arose in which he knocked them on the head later throwing their bodies off the railroad bridge into the ocean.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-31
CASTRO COMING AS
 TRAVELLER ONLY

New York. December 30.-"Refusal to permit me to disembark in New York will American people will have to cover up the statute of liberty Illuminating the world, which is placed in it's great port.
 Thus reads wireless dispatch which the Herald vii print tomorrow. from Cipriano Castro, the exled president of Venezuela, who is on board the steam ship La Tourine, now nearing this port The dispatch adds that Castro is com ing to the United States simply as a traveller for a short sojourn with the idea of seeing for himself the great na- ton of Washington, of Lincoln and of Jefferson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-31
They Didn't Need the Water

From the Boston Herald. 7
 'In the days of the old volunteer fire department there was more quenching' of thirst than. quenehing of confiagra- tions," said Fire Chief Kenlon of New York.
 "The volunteer firemen, I'm afraid, were a sad lot of roysterers. There's a story they tell about fire back in 1869.
 Tt was a fire at an outlying farm, and when the 1remen arrived with engine and hose the buildings were pretty we'll de- stroyed.
 'The farmer met them at the gate. He said bitterly:
 No use yer comin' in. boys There han't a drop O water within two miles of us
 But the fremen, mindful of the usual merrymaking that accompanied every fire. pushed right on with their apparatus.
 " Oh, that's all right they said hearth ly. We don't mind drinking it straight"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-31
DANISH CONSUL
 STRUCK BY AUTO

Chicago, December s0.--Niels Gron, Dan ish consul in London, England was knocked down by an automobile here today and two ribs were fractured on his right side and he suffered numerous bruises. He has been making a tour of inspection of the Danish consular service in the United States.
 MT. Gron refused to make a complaint against the owner of the car. He said he would assume the accident was his own fault. i
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-31
DONNED STRIPES
 ID EFFECT ARREST Deputy Shirley Disguises as Prisoner to Detect
 Whisky Sellers

Nashville Tenn, December 30-1t has just leaked out here that Deputy United States Marshal Robert l.. Shirley re- gently doomed the stripes and entered the penitentiary here, posing as a con- viet in order to effect the arrest of per sons who were boot-legging whisky be- hind the prison walls So complete was the officers disguise that negro trusties reported him to the warden as des- perate man and one to be closely watched. The officers continued craving for whisky failed to secure that com modity but his voluntary prison sen tence had the effect of putting a stop to the illegal sale of liquor to the con victs While behind the walls the deputy underwent all the hardships of the other inmates.