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The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-16
BATTLE OF MExIcaSs
 IS HOURLY EXPECTED

Douglas, Sept. l6--The Mexican rebels are gathring their strength and started this morning on an ad- vance movement to attack Hermosil. lio, where the federal troops are en- camped with considerable force. An important engagement is hourly ex. pected.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-16
PANAMA casAh is Goiye
TO BB OPENED ON TINE

Washington. sept. 1S-There l. no longer doubt about the open ing of the Panama canal on time. as the recent rcports received iron the workings show that It will be ar easy matter to have everything fl readiness for the opening during ths fall of 1913.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-16

Ssc for home cooked meal quick, clean service. where7 Al the New Home Restaurant. Fifth Avenue. half a minute from BroadwS
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-16

Olympia beer on draft at the Board of Trade. This famous brew Is kept constantly fresh both on draft and In bottles. This is the time to drink beer. Get 1t at the Board of Trade Bar, where the eel ebrated Rainier Beer is also kept in bottles. if.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-16
SMOKERS ATTENTION

Harold Hartwigsen. successor ts W. W. Boughtou. has taken hs agency for the justly famous
 EL INF7NITo CLEAR
 HAVANA CIGARS. 5000 just received from the fac. tory at Tampa, Fla If you want the best don't fall to give these goods trial.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-16

None better and purer than Gib- Rye. Rainier and Olympia Beer Orders by phone promptly delivered
 The Mascot
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-16

Poll and dog taxes are due and payable September 1st.
 FRANK PAGE,
 Town Marshal
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-16

PILES CURED IN 6 TO t4 DAYS
 Your druggist win refund money f 'NZo OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching. Blind. Bleeding or ProtTuding Piles ip to l4 days. soc.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-16

CRAB MEAT COCK TAILS Tho Pack Train Restaurant
 Served a Ia carte.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-16

The best meals in whitehorse at the White Pass Cafe" only white help employed. Mrs. 0rloff King proprietress. If
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-16
FRESH EASTERN OYSTERS

In any quantity, on the half shell, first of the season, at the Pack Train Restaurant.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-16

Henry Fr7edenthal Phone 76. Quick delivery. Baggage and expressing on ,hort ucGce. day or night
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-16
HOME GRO wv RIN c
 CHICKE N
NOTICE.

The Pack Train Restaurant
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-16

A cold. strain. a sudden wrench, A little cause may hurt the kid navo
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-27
BALTIMORE MARKETS.

Baltimore. Nd. Aug. a-oATs-stock in elers-
tors Ee.6s boshels: shipments from elevators. SIS
bushels; No white (new), 9ii sales; standard
tnewI. ssh sales: No. white tnew). y7tsA7S
RfE-Stod< In elevators ISIS bushels: shipments
from elevators Isl bushels Bag lots. by. to
quality. 75aS; No. Western. domestic sas3: No. )
Western, domestic. Ta7s; No. near b.. car lots.
s0aS2
HAY-No timothy. 400: No. 2 2mA2so; No
). T.ooaisn0; choice light clover mixed, leoaD 90;
clover. Is 5oal6oo; do, No. 2, l30aH.oo; meadow
grass and very grassy hay. I2palIoo; norade hay.
as to kind quality and condition, Ioo0al6o0; pack
ing hay and swale grass. N.oOal2m.
MILL FEED-Sprng bran, in lob. sacks per
ton, 600 -four to white middngs. in looIb. sacks.
3l.oos3io0: Western middlings in loolb. sacks pr
ton. &.oaS-50; City Mills middlings. in loolb.
sacks. per ton. 8.ooa2s-5o: City Mills middnss.
white IN loolb. sacks. per ton. &0a3oo; City
Mills bran, in l0olb. sacks. per ton, S0a9.W.
STRAW-No. l straight rye straw. l550al6oo; No.
2 straight rye straw. nooal5 30: No l tangled re
straw, l200al250; No. tangled rye straw. u-oa
lilo; No l wheat straw, sooas-5o; wheat stlw, No.
2, 7.5asOo; No. l straw. s5oasoo; No. oat straw.
60as So
BUTTER-Creamery, fancy, per ID. BiiaN: do.
choice. h.. 8aN; do. good. h. 2ia25; imitation.
prints h., Sa30: do blocks Na29 ladies' per ID,
Ha2; Maryland and Pennsylvania rolls. h., lsa20:
Ohio rolls. H., 49, West Virginia rolls. per ID. 70:
store packed. per h.. fs; Maryland Virginia. and
Pennsylvania dairy prints. per Ii. 10; process but
ter, ZsaA
EGGS-Maryland. Pennsylranis, and nearby
frsts loss Of, 2; West Virginia. Naz; Western
frsts, loss OF. 2: Southern frsts. los OF. as2l
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BALTIMORE GRAIN.

Baltimore Nd, Aug B-wHEAT-Stock in eie-
ystors sE bushels; shipments from elevator g.
N bushels Little trouble Is experienced in dspos-
ing Of prime Southern wheat and the market Is kept
closely cleaned up from day to day Sales Of cargoes
grade at L00ls for stock No. red. LOOK for No.
2 red grade. IS for special bin steamer No. red.
96a for stock steamer No. red 81 for steamer on
grade sola for rejected and s5s for drier pjected
and can't Baglots by sample as to quality and
condition brought IS, s6. 90. s5l4. 81. and g per
bushel. Foreign markets were hrmer.
Contract to-day at the opening was firm, with
August l.0oik Spot No. 2 red wheat early was Loo.
and No. red Western L0lk, while September sold
at LOOK and October at lc2E. The market at the
red wheat was l.o0A and No. red Western Lol%.
while September sold at LOOK and October at lueS.
Steamer No. red was efii. Sales, one rejected.
track Canton, s5h: one car steamer No. red.
track. Canton. eN two cars No red, track. Can
ton. s5t; one car No. red. track, Canton. l0ols:
5 800 bushels steamer No. 2 red spot, s4h; 5000
bushels October No. red, Look; 5000 bushels Octo-
Der No. red LOS, and 5000 bushels No. red,
l02i4. Settling prices officially posted were: No.
red. Loc,i; No. red. Western. lol&; steamer No.
2 red e4i4
CoRN-Stock in elevators T2.35 bushels; ship
ments from elevators, 2Z2 bushels. The market for
Southern corn was quiet to-day IN absence Of
ceipts. Quote: Track yellow corn. for domestic de-
livery, at 90 per bushel for car lots On spot There
was q fair demand in evidence for cob corn to-day.
and the market was steady basis Of 4-1aI5 Per
barrel for prime yellow nearby stock.
Contract to-day at the opening was quiet, with
spot mixed s. nominal The market at the l2a5 call
quiet, with spot mixed corn, g. Settling prics
officially posted: Contract, s..
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-27
HANDICAP is WON
BY ADAMS EXPRESS
Jockey Schilling Rides Mount to
Victory in Feature Race at
Havre de Grace.

Hayre de Grace. Nd, Aug. 26-Ridden
| with perfect Judgment by Shilling, Adams
Express won the Havre de Grace Handi-
cap this afternoon at a mile and an
eighth. after q determined stretch
challenge by Lochiel Shackleton was
third.
Shilling took hold of his mount soon
after the start and racing home along
nicely until they had reached the
stretch turn, sent the son Of Adam to
the front and had something left when
Lochiel challenged. The latter hung in
the final drive while shakleton was made
use of in the early stageN
Adams Express was at all times favor
lite. closing at two to one. The stake
was worth 1850 and Shilling was given
a tremendous ovation when he returned
to weigh In. The manner In which he
rode the winner showed clearly that he
has not forgotten any of his knowledge
of riding. The books suffered heavy
losses. More than 1900 persons wit
messed the race.
T. C. Mcdowell uncovered a good one
in Progressive, a two-year-old Cesarion
colt. which captured the second race for
maiden two-year-olds. at I'VE furlongs.
Progressive ran the distance In 1:01 35.
ana at nve 10 one was heavily supported
by stable connections Bunch OF Keys
was second and Crisco third. The re-
suits:
FIRST RACE-Three-year-ol ds and upward: sell
ing: six furongs. Chapultepec ll9 tGrAssl, to /.
won; Sherwood. ia tshuttinserl to ], second: ].
II. Houghton. III Could. Is to /. third. Tine.
las. Montcalm. Patton, Coming Coon. Ochre Court.
Thrifty. Flying Yankee, Acocria. Nimbs, and Fond
also ran.
SECOND RAcE-Maiden threeyearOlds; FIVE fur
longs. Progressive. lT tKoernerl. to 1. won;
lG CTurnerl, TO !, third. Time. l0i IS. Rock
crest MendelssohD. Sweet Times. Chiffon Song.
Little Jupiter. Ambrose. Faces. Chuckles. The
Turkish, Strenuous and Chopin also ran.
THIRD RACE-Three-yearo lds and upward: sell
ing: and one-sxteenth miles. Reybouns 100
Ford. to s. won; Superstitition. lis (McCahey1.
TO s. second: KormAck. Ill DUNN. To /. third
Time. l:is IS. Kind Sir also ran
FOURTH RACE-The HaTre de Grace Handicap;
three year-olds and upward: and oneeighth
miles. Adams Express. Ils CShiIlingl. to S. won:
Lochei. ITO tGrassD. Is tn second: ShacIetou, 100
tMcCahey). To 2 third Time. 81 Spite, DR..
Duennerb. Lahore, and Guy Fisher also ran.
FIFTH RACE-Two-year-olds: selling; FIVE fur
loug~ Seuth. los Glass. to 2 won; Jonquil. 100
(Byrnel. 70 l. second: Ringing 10 lKorner), Is
to 10. third. Time. Ol IS Raglsa. Wander Fly
by Night. and AlcinOus also ran
SIXTH RACE-Three: year ODDS and upward: sell
ing: one mile and seventy yards. Oakhurst, Ill
tByrnsl. TO !. won: Taboo. io6 lMeCaheJl, to D.
second; Hughie Quinn. 20 Ford. 5 to l. third.
Time i:E. lima. New River. Mchae Angelo. and
Senesambian also
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WINDSOR RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-Twoyear-olds: five furicnss Leo
chAres, 10 Mooney. IA to s. won: Volta 100 Oof-
tusl, 70 !. second: TXnksrd Ill CMcrAsgart), even
third. Time. 90 IS Little Baker Pikes's Peak
Old Coin. Terrible Bill. and Loan SHARK also ran.
SECOND RACE-Steeplechase; about two miles
Ringnaster. I5l lAllenl. to s. won; Prince Hamp-
ton. 10 lynch. Is TO l. second: Joe Lett rs
tWe-ikel. % to !. third. Time. int5. Sight
Luckola and ThistlemAs also ran.
THIRD RACE - Three year-olds and upward
three -quArtsrs Of a mile. Helen Barbee. lG Uot-
tusl. even. won: wintersreen, ia (steele) Is to l.
second; knights Differ 81 Martini, to s. third
Time. li3lS Reciprocity. stentor. Injury. and
Plaudmore also ran.
FOURTH RACE-Ons and one-sIteenth miles;
Detroit and Windsor Ferry Handicap: three-year-
olds and upward Buckwcrm. lc2 CTehan). 6 To l.
Won; John Furlons los (Hopkinsl. Jz To l. second:
Chf Edge. % tSteeiel. to l. third Tine. IS Is
Ia Nun Da, Chester krum. Bell Horse. and Plate
Glass also ran-
FIFTH RACE-FiIe and one-han furiongs; two
year-olds- Calgary. los Martini. II TO 10. won The
Widow Moon. 100 (Steeiel. To /. tecp1d: F1abberS
CAST. los (Loftus). . TO l. third. Time % IS.
Sand Vale. FarTier. Kayderis. and Swift also ran
SIXTH RACE-One and one-eighth miles; three
year-olds and upward yolthorpe IL Uo<tus) 6 to
l. won; Edna, 10 Mooney. To 10. second: The
Rump. los Martini. to !, third. Tune l . IS.
Busy The shaughraun. and Lord Elan also ran.
SEVENTH RACE-One mile; three-year-olds; sell
ing Hamilton. liz Mooney, 6 tc s. won; Camelia
ioi Connolly. Il to l. second: Bachelor Girl 100
lMsTasD-tl. to !. third Time, 10 IS Flower
Girl. Yankee, Lewis. Cousin Puss Plant Bouncing
Lass also ran.
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RAILROAD STOCKS
MARKET FACTOR
Pessimism Checks Upward Move
ment of Industrials-Trad-
ing Rather Quiet.
COPPER SHARES VERY STRONG

New York. Aug. GA general feeling
of pessimism. affecting railroad shares
served to check an upward movement In
industrials, which was obviously pend
ing. Late in the day. however. the rail-
road list advanced on good reports Of
earnings in July and August. and several
OF the industrials moved up at the same
time. Trading on the whole was rather
quiet and the forecast is that It will re-
main so for the remainder Of the week.
Saturday.
Copper shares were generally strong
during the day. An advance in prices of
wire products has been expected for
several days past. This afternoon manu-
facturers announced a boost Of 81 per
ton on principal wire products effective
Immediately. This is the first change in
the rate cards since July %. and brings
the standard price for plain wire up to
$50 per car lots. Steel common was
about steady all day, good support
coming to 1t in the late forenoon when
selling pressure became most pronounced.
Union Pacific was also supported at
the low point, and II is pointed out in
many quarters that both Steel and Union
Pacific will be buoyed up when needed
Until each VI lncLi sSiio Ca oANFuSiiu
on September 5.
Cotton Belt n Leader.
In the railroad list Cotton Belt was
one of the leaders. This stock was
strong on confirmation of the recent re-
port that the Louisville and Nashville
was negotiating for Its purchase 1t
was announced to-day, by way Of Aus
tin, Tex, that the Louisville and Nash
vile has practically completed its pur-
chase, the official contamination only
awaiting the action of the directors.
who will meet here on Wednesday of
this week. Then, it is asserted, the d.
rectors will authorize bond issue of
$40, 900 900 to $4,000 900 to carry out the
purchase. |
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McLOUGHLIN WINS
ALL-GOMERS' TITLE
Defeats Wallace r. Johnson on the
Casino Courts for National
Championship.

Newport. R. T.. Aug. 26-Maurics Z.
Mclaughlin to-day won the ali-comery'
National Lawn Tennis championship
singles. In the final match the brilliant
Californian defeated Wallace =. johnson.
the PennsylvAnian, after I'VE hard fought
sets at 81. 2-s. 81. "a, ga
By his victory Mclaughlin completes
the clean sweep which the players from
the Pacific Coast have made in the list
Of national titles this season. He also
becomes the successor to William A.
Larned IN the holding Of the all-comers
and the twelfth man to hold the laurels
which only once. with the victory of II.
L. Doherty here in 1903, have passed from
an American holding.
The brilliancy of the battle, the won
derful skill and cleverness of game
played by the loser was surprise for
Mclaughlin had stood a favorite In the
Johnson at that. Only the splendid con-
dition of the Pacific Coast player saved
him.
While his strength lasted johnson out
played the Californian In sensational
fashion. So ably did he play that the
tally at the end was twenty-three games
to twenty-one and a total Of IA points
to 132. At place shots the splendid work
of the Pennsylvania in the first two
sets caused him to overtop Mclaughlin.
but he tired and his weakness toward
the end allowed the latter to come up
and finish with IS to Il. Johnson's figures
on outs and nets were less than that Of
the winner of the championship for. with
Mclaughlin leading. the figures were A
to 10 and 36 to 3.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. Aug. 8.-MILLFEED-s Steady: trade
inactive Spring bran. $50; Standard middlins3.
80: Western red dog. SEQ: winter wheat bran.
na ~ -.
FLoUR-Steady; moderate trade. New Kanaas
straights lDal6o. In sacks; spring patents sas5 90
IN barrels. new. to arrive. I7sss0; spring clears.
new. 4DalS; new soft straights, 70 arrive. G5oA
40. in barrels
RYE FToUR-Steady: trade inactive. Choice
brands. 3s5alI5 for new
COhNMEAL-ffm On scarcity Kindred for
export. ABai.3; coarse meal IN bae, l66alU
HAf-Receipts. $50 tons: firm checking trade.
Prime timothy. LID; No. l. LIZ; No. z Lasl.O:
No. ;, l05aLl5
srRAw-Receipts % tons; easy; quiet. Long
PoRK.Inaetive business. Mess. 0oaDo; fsm-
lily. nOoa0.0
BEEF.De.linss moderate Packet, HoaIsp;
family ls5oalsoo
LARD-Steady; trade moderate Prime Western.
Id refined continent, lLs5; South American.
I'D; refined Brazilian. in kegs 1870; oleostearine
lJAali: lard stearine quiet; New York l2is
CoFFEE-At the Coffee Exchange there was .
slow and undressing market Unfavorabie market
reports from European and Brazilian coffee CEN
tiers resulted in lowering Of prices here.
The local market started with tone steady. but
prices were from IL to 6 points lower. There
was net basis Of To Is points lower at noon
The mid afternoon trading basis was about Is to Is
points lower than Saturdays final bid prices.
To-days prices were as follows:
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ley Doyle. shows that the Undines viii
send an eight-oared shell. a four-oared
gig. a double, and a single shell crew
The Quaker City will have three boats
in the race. These two clubs are affili-
ated with the SchuyIkill Navy. The
Ariels. of Baltimore, will have two
eight-oared crews. four-oared gig
crew. and a double gig.
John Hadley Doyle announced last
night that additional contributions had
been received from Richard Z. Parro.
who donates the medals for the Junior
singles; Gardner & Dent. for the inter
mediate singles: p. A. Dempsey, for the
senior singles: Saks & Co. through
Isaac Cans. for the association singles:
George A. Spransy. for the Junior sim
giles: United States Trust Company
through Thomas Hyde, for intermediate
doubles Capt. Evans felt confident that
his crews would make a great showing
in the regatta against the cracks of
other cities and is arduously engaged
In encouraging the Potomac boys. feel
ing that Pat Dempsey's coaching will
make them fit to show creditably.
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AUCTION SALES.
THos. j. OWEN Z SON. 1UCTs-
Trustees Sale Of Improved Real Est...

Trustees Sale Of Improved Real Estate.
By virtue Of q deed Of trust reccrded IN Eber
ms. folio 81. Of the Land Records for the District
we viii sell at public auction IN front Of The
premises on THURSDAY, AUGUST .. 1917, 1t .
O'Clock D. m. parts Of lots and 50 In squars
lSs IN the City Of Washington. in the District q
Columbia. beginning for the same at the north
east corner Of LOT and running south On
west line Of list Street % feet westerly at init
angles to said line 10 feet to the west line Of los
~, north on said line % feet to the northwest
corner Of lot 81. and east to the beginning. Alp
an unnumbered lot in said square. beginning a
stone 3 at a point west line Of 3lst Street. Ii
feet northerly from Street and running northefiy
with the line Of 3lst Street 2 feet. west parallel
with Street l3 feet south q feet. and east
10 feet to beginning; improved By residence No
lfs 3lst Street Northwest. Terms Of sale: One.
third cab. balance in equal tnstaIlments payable
on OF bs&re one and two years with ntersuf
payable sen.aunually secured By trust On properly.
or all cash at option Of purchaser. Deposit a.
500 required at time Of sale. Couveyancine and
recording at cost Of purchaser. II terms afs not
complied with In ten days from day Of sale The
trustees reserve the right to resell at risk md
cost Of defaulting purchaser. ALPHoNSE n HAER
4 MCKINNEY 1ER&Y. TrusessA dAAAaHn
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KAISER WILLIAM I'LL.
German Ruler Unable to Make
Scheduled Trim.

Berlin. Aug. S.-Emperor William who
Is confined to his bed In wilhelmshohe
Castle with a severe cold was slightly i'm
proved to-day. 1t was Officially announc-
ed that the report that the Emperor had
Cancelled his plans for next weeks mill
tary festivities and his proposed trip to
Switzerland was untrue.
Attending physicians informed the En-
press and Princess Victoria Louise, both
OF whom are remaining at the bedside
that the Emperor will be unable to leave
for Potsdam on Thursday of this week
The physicians scoffed at reports that
the Kaiser's condition Is more serious
than the public suspects.
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COTTON MARKET.

Quotations furnished By W. B. Hibbs & Co.
members Of the New York Stock Ezch.nsr Hibos
Building.
New York. Aug B-Ths cotton MARKET was fea-
tureless to-day. with particular trend IN either
direction. The price movement WIS narrow and
ranged within points throughout most Of the ses-
son- Floor discussion confined to crop condi-
lions As compared with those ruling q month zgo
and with Q rport on the Carolinas and Georgia
issued By the Journal Of Commerce. There was q
disposition to expect less favorable government
port on September
During the late session the contract market broke
badly without any particular cause. The absencs
OF good support carly In the day and the heavy
Texas movement discouraged holders Whatever
dependence had been previously placed = change
for the worse In crop reports appears to have bern
abandoned by the bulls and the market reflects
this conclusion During the closing trade the
ket made new low reoords for the downward move
ment
The Liverpool market closed at to points de-
cline for the day Sales Of 500 bales Of actual COT
ton were made in that market at 5 points decline
"a
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shot by Husband

Chicago. Aug. 2S-Mrs. Elizabeth Guen-
tert lying dangerously wounded at
hospital here. has confessed that her
elaborate story of burglars entering her
home. driving her into the yard and
shooting her because there was no
money in the house, is false. Her hus-
mand shot her, she says. The husband.
Emil Guentert, confessed first Police
discovered SO many discrepancies in her
story that they locked him up. Then
he said he had come home after he had
been drinking and his wife upbraided
him. He became angry and shot her
TT was my fault said the wounded
woman. Il should not have angered
my husband"
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FINANCE And REALTY

There were practically no changes in
the quotations at the meeting Of the
local stock exchange yesterday. The
small trading which was done was prin-
cipaIly In bonds. total of 5000 In
Potomac consolidated IS was sold at
103 Is One $500 per cent Washington
Railway and Electric Company bond
was sold at Sc IL.
Two small parcels of Capital Traction
stock were sold at 126 and Us 5-S Ten
shares Of Washington Railway and Elec-
trio preferred were disposed of at IS.
A quotation lot Of twenty-five shares Of
Observation-Disclosures Railway brought
81 81
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AMERICAN GETS PRIZE.
Charles T. weymann Wins HYDRO
aeroplane Race.

. St Malo, Aug. 8.-Though an Ameri-
can won the principal event of the
three-day hydro-aeroplane meeting here,
the judges gave him only fourth place
and prize of $500. The American was
Charles T. Weymann. He flew a mono
plane and went ninety miles to the Isle
OF Jersey and back in lao, defeating
Rene Labouret, Jean Benoist, Michel
Moila, and Eugene Renaux. When the
award OF prizes came Labouret was
gwen hrst. 1900: Benolst second. se,uoo
ana MoIla third. $500. The meet was a
great success and experts predicted that
the hydro-aeroplane soon would become
as useful as the automobile and almost
as common.
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Murder Is Charged.

West Endfield. Me, Aug cs-Charles
Smith is under arrest here to-day
charged with the murder OF Mrs. Frank
Jacoby, found dead in her bed by her
husband when he returned from a berry
picking expedition.
The woman's skull had been crushed
in by a single blow apparently as she
lay asleep. Beside the body lay her
5-year-old son with the mark of a blow
on his head also, but not dead Two
hundred and twenty-eight dollars had
been taken from 4 trunk In the room
Smith, who had been in this country
only short time, was a boarder In the
Jacoby family.
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BOWLERS TO MEET.
District Departmental Duckpin
League Meets September s.

There will be a meeting of the Dis
trict Departmental Duckpin League
Thursday evening, September 5, 1912. at
s o'clock promptly, at Bisselle's Hall.
209 Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast, and
it Is the desire of this league to have
present all clerks from the various de-
partments who are interested in the
duckpin game.
This league. which will be composed
Of teams from ten or twelve branches
Of the government. is expected to be
one of the strongest ever organized in
the city. All departments are cordially
invited to be represented at this meet
ing.