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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-01-22
WOULD.bE THIEVES
FAIL IN ATTEMPT
TO CRACK A SAFE
c. D. Kenny's Store Enter
ed-Poolroom Vault Cart
ed Away at Night.

Following the carrying away Of q
l.000-pound safe from a pool room
In Fourteenth street northwest, report
was made to the police of the Seventh
precinct this morning that an unsuc-
cessful attempt had been made to
crack the safe in the store of the Z.
ID. Kenny Tea Company, 1853 Wisconsin
avenue northwest.
On the sill Of the transom over the
rear door, through which entrance was
gained there were finger prints of the
thieves, and It is through these the po-
lice hope to trace the would-be yegg-
men.
The report Of the attempted robbery
was made while police all over, the
District were endeavoring to get some
trace of the thieves who early yester-
day morning carted away the safe In
the poolroom of Alexander Satterwhite,
colored, at 1920 Fourteenth street north
west. Satterwhite also runs penny"
savings bank in connection with the
poolroom, but the safe contained moth
ing but some pieces of .jewelry and
cheap watches worth altogether about
SIS.
The store oethe Kenny company was
night and 7:3O this morning. The wire
screening in the transom over the rear
door was torn away and the glass
forced open. The front of the safe was
battered in and the combination almost
battered of, but the thieves failed in
their efforts to get the door open.
The thieves had made an impro-
vised Jimmy out of an iron bar used
for opening sugar barrels, and had
also tried to open the safe with q
Ratchet, which belongs in the store.
Captain Schneider. of the Seventh po-
lice precinct, said that from the finger
prints on the transom, he thought the
attempted robbery was the work OF
bows. Detectives from the control Of
flee, in conjunction with police of the
Seventh precinct, are investigating the
case.
Satterwhite's place was broken into
after midnight Saturday by forcing the
rear door. The safe, which is small
one, evidently resisted the efforts OF
the thieves to get it open. so they Dor
rowed" a push cart from a nefghboring
back yard and carted the 1000 pounds
of iron away.
Satterwhite's pool room was broken
into year ago and the contents of
the cash drawer taken. Some years
ago Satterwhite kept pool room In x
street northwest. Just after he sold
out thieves broke in, carried away the
safe, and threw it in Rock creek.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-01-22
TINY boy SAVED
FROM ICY WATERS
OF THE ANACOsT|A
Son of Oliver Brush Breaks
Through Ice Under Bridge,
But Is Rescued.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.

~ ANACOSTIA, ID. c., JAN. 70.
The five-year-old son Of Oliver Brust,
OF 1928. w street. broke through the ice
near the Anacostia bridge yesterday aft
ernoon and was rescued by Marcellua
Balderston, q youth. who seized him
and. with the assistance Of two colored
men, pulled him ashore. Measures were
resorted to on the river bank to restore
circulation. and the colored men, wrap
ping young Brust in q blanket, carried
him in their buggy t9 his parents ,h ,an nome
Of the co1ored men.
A little son Of Policeman Joseph Bos.
we'll, of the Sixth precinct, living In Y
street. fell yesterday while PLAYING anr
the left eye. He received surgical At
tention from DR.. James A. Watson.
Mrs Bryan Downey was hostess for q
large company Of young people las'
Flora! decorations transformed the par
lOrs into attractive bowers. and the
guests enjoyed musical prcgrems IcI-
lowed BY the serving Of refresnme,n,, menus
3a hSse M Th1 ssns william
DAILY, John ]. Downey. and Wiiiham
Downey. Miss Alice Duffy was the
acconpanist.
Those present, .nciuolng nuWpSi
Mrs Eord. Mrs. Ermoli, Mrs. Watson.
Misses Katharine Downey.. Hughes,
Mary, and Marguerite Louden, Alice
and Marguerite Duffy. Marjorie and
Alice I.ncus, Blanche Keller, J3sepnine
and Margaret Moriarty. Catherine SUI
Ivan, Catherine DAILY. Catherine Wolfe,
Julia Murphy, Mary Dougherty. Tessle
Boyle, and Messrs. John DAILY. Daniel
sullivan. Justin Harrison. Henry VIII.
Cna chi,,, nshcdep Jnhn Bowie, Henry
Ford William, watson, Joseph McDon-
nell. Joseph Geibcl. Michael Downey,
Timothy Murphy. James Hartnett'
Richard Koran. apd william H. Ford.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-01-22
New Lighting System at
School Nearly Ready

Completion Of the new electric light
ing system at Eastern High School is
looked for this week. Work was
started during thhe Christmas holi-
days, and Principal Willard Small ex-
poets the system to be operated for
the first time by Friday.
The building has been wired, class
rooms, corridors and assembly hall
being fitted out for better illumina-
ton at night and on dark afternoon
sessions. Gas fixtures have obtained
for a number Of years and Eastern
has been more or less neglected. with
Central, in the matter Of more modern
improvements.
Modern metal filament lamps Of high
intensity will be used throughout the
building, and power has been supplied
to the physics laboratory. Work may
ment along more up to date lines.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-01-22
Mrs. Kane Buried at
Arlington Cemetery

The Rev. Roland Cotton Smith, of
st. Johns Episcopal Church. officiated
at the funeral ceremonies for Mrs.
Eva Hargraves Kane, whose husband.
Lieut.. Col. T. P. Kane. Is an officer
in the Marine Corps.
Services were conducted at the
church at 1890 this morning. Inter-
ment was in Arlington Cemetery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-01-22
Aged Resident Buried.

Funeral services for Benjamin F. Van
Horn, seventy-five years old, life
long resident of Washington, were held
at his home, 1910 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, this morning. at 10 o'clock.
Interment was in Congressional Gene
terry. g.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-01-22
Love Notes at so Cents.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. 22-Mt.
Holyoke College girls, to raise funds
for a new building on the campus, are
writing love letters at so cents the letter
for illiterate fooers. Names are kept
secret,
Evening journal., 1912-03-18
PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS LIBERAL.

THE MORNING NEWS expresses opinion, in
l. discussing the proposed amendments TO the
dupont Boulevard act that the benefits TO prop
crty that will attend the construction and opening
of that magnificent thoroughfarc are doubtful
That is an evidence of narrow-mnded provincial
ism that shows ono of two thngs-that the per-
son who makes that plea never has been in
section blessed with a comprehensive system Of
good roads, or that, if he visited such sec
tion, he wore hoodwink The truth of the mat
ter is, and it has been demonstrated in hundreds
of progressive communities in this country, that
no good road ever has been built without benefit
ing the owners Of abutting and adjacent proper
ties. II may be said truthfully that when the du-
Pont Boulevard has been opened to traffic from
the Pennsylvania State line on the north to the
Maryland line on the south, the value of proper
ties along the road will increase. Certainly it
stands to reason that If General 7. Coleman du-
Pont is willing to give the road TO Delawareans
and to pay all just damages to the individual prop
erty owners adversely affected, those property
owners who are affected benehcially should be
willing TO allow those benefits proportionate off
sets to such damages. That is the rule in all pro-
grcssive communities. II applies not only to the
opening of streets and other thoroughfares, but
also TO the building of sewers and the many other
things that worth while in civilized American
communities. In reality, in most places the area
of benefit and the assessments thereon extend far
beyond abutting property. Therefore it will be
seen that the amendment proposed by General
dupont is unusually liberal in its provisions.
Evening journal., 1912-03-18
THE EVENING
JOURNAL PURCHASED

The sale Of THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL to a Syndicate represented by
Daniel o. Hastings. was one of the inn
portant happenings of the week The
owners Robert $ Baird. Albert w.
Cummins. Gilbert S. Jones and Glenn
ent w. Hallam disposed Of the paper
for S13200O and MIR Baird and Mr.
Cummins retire from the newspaper
business. Nh Jones will remain as
business manager and Mr. Hallam as
city editor for the new owners The
new editor to succeed Mr. Cummins
will be George Carter. a former Will
mingtonian. who for the past eleven
years has been 4 member Of the edi-
torial staff of the New York Press.
Mr.. Carter has hosts of friends in Will
mingtOn who will be glad to welcome
him back to the newspaper field where
his activity and ability are sure to be
marked
The former owners, in the five
years they had the paper, made THE
EVENING JOURNAL one of the most
successful and influential newspapers
I'm the country and they earned the re-
spect and esteem Of the whole COM
munity.
The new owners promise TO conduct
the paper on the same lines as their
predecessors Sunday Star.
Evening journal., 1912-03-18
CONSERVATIVE.

A woman on Columbia road enEag-
cd new housemaid the other Jay
aud was Immediately delighted at tho
exhibition Of the new servants efH.
cheney. Norah waited on the table with
perfect mastery; she answered the
front door bell with matchless grace:
she never once grumbled when told
that she must wear a cap Her dust
ing was a marvel Of orderliness.
But the mistress of the apartment
was astonished when the new maid
had been in the house about a week
TO find that her cherished Victory nf
Samothrace' was covered with dust,
The beautiful headless body stood
gray and unlovely on its pedestal. and
the "VictOry's" owner called Norah
TO see what the matter might be.
Il can't understand this, Norah." >"
she said Everything else is kept so
spotless. How have you happened to
neglect the little statue? Have you
busted it. at all?'
"Norah admitted that she had not
and said no more.
But why?' the mistress persisted.
"Why?" and then. miserably, the maid
owned up.
I'm a bit awkward with me fingers.
num- she murmured shyly And I
/ saw how bad il was broke, mum, and I
was afraid o droppin it an maxim
it, worse! Washington Star.
Evening journal., 1912-03-18

ragua the friendly warning that has brought
peace to troubled Cuba, and the vigorous steps
taken to protect the interests Of naturalized
American citizens in Russia, all 90 to show that
while President Taft may lack the sensationalism
that has characterized some men who have pre-
ceded him in the high and dignihed Office he holds
his work has been none the less effective.
Delawareans are keenly alive to these things and
the outlook now is that Delaware Republicans,
seconded by independents, will insist that the Re-
publican State Convention in this State declare
in favor Of President Taft and his policies, even
though specific instructions be not given TO the
delegates to vote first, last and all the time for
his nomination. If such Instructions be withheld,
it will signify nothing. II has been the usual pol
icy of the party in this State to send unnstructcd
delegates. There is nothing in the situation this
year that seems to call for a departure from that
practice.
Evening journal., 1912-03-18
STOCK DEAD in
WAKE OF STORM
Cow and Pig are Crushed
MheH Shed is Blown
Down

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLETOWN, Del, March 1S-
Some damage was done in this neigh
borhood by the rain and Wind storm
on Friday.
At the home Of George Sartin, at
Boyd's Corner. the roof was blown
from the house, the COW shed blown
over, killing COW and a hog, and
tho wagon shed was demolished, dam
aging the machinery
The barn on the White Hall farm
belonging TO the J. r. Shallcross
estate. was blown down.
A new wagon shed on the Jamison
Corner farm, belonging to Mrs. Eliza
G. Green. was blown down. The tor
of the silo on G.. w. b. Rhodes farm
was blown off and his orchard dam
aged
A chimney at the home of J. B
Donovan was blown down.
The resident taxpayers of Middle.
town voted on Saturday as to whether
or not the town may borrow $4,000
the money to be used to macadamizC
Broad street its entire length, ant
East Main street, from the Square
to Catharine street, on the cast ent
of the town. The result Of the voting
was: For, 1902; against, 967.
w. w. Allen and son will in a few
days begin to build a large stable anC
carriage house on the Peterson Black
smith site. When completed they vii
use the new stable for their liverl
business.
The Transcript" announces that
bran new printer has arrived in town
by the name of Thomas Taylor, soi
of Warner Taylor. who is foreman o
the Transcrip force.
J Personal:-MrsC Caroline e. Cullel
and granddaughter, have been guest
Of Mrs. Cullen's daughter, Mrs. Johr
/ u. Gill in Middlex Neck. Md-Mrs
Wilson Byran and daughter, Helen
OF Wilmington. are guests Of Mr.. am
Mrs. Warner Taylor-Mrs. Joshua NJ
Atkins has returned to her home il
Wilmington, after visit with he
sister, Mrs. Martin p. Burris-Mis
Louisa Regler. Of Philadelphia. ha
been visiting Mrs. Charles Montgom
ery-Mrs. NJ. A. Hall entertained he
son. Thomas NJ. ran, of Philadelphia
recently-Miss Edith Francis was th
guest of her mother. Mrs. James N
Cleaver, near Smyrna. part Of las
week-Mr and Mrs. J. 4. Crosslan
entertained his sister. Miss Sara
Grassland, of Wilmington, for fe,
days recently
Evening journal., 1912-03-18
PROSPERITY IN STEEL TRADE.

HE United States Steel Corporation has
4 booked orders for 5,454,2OO tons of struc-
tural steel That means steady work for thousands
of artisans in the mills and for thousands of 9TH
ers outside who will assemble the steel when it
has been manufactured 1t is estimated that it
will require five months for the mills of the big
corporation to fill the orders now in hand even if
not another order be booked. But there will be
other orders and many of them, and the ndca-
tions that there will be long era of prosper
ity in the structural steel trade. That many
big enterprises requiring such great steel tonnage
have been planned and financed is a splendid
indication that business men have an abiding faith
in the Taft administration and do not apprehend
a political convusion which would unsettle busi-
ness and impcr American enterprise.
Evening journal., 1912-03-18
:: With the Paragraphers ::

When man assumer a public trust. no should
slider himself public propcry.-Thomas Jefferson
Sentiment is intelcctualized emotion-emoton pre-
cptatcd it were, in pretty crystals by the fancy
Lowell
man a bundle Of relations knot of roots. whose
flower and fruiagc is the word.-Emersou.
Gratitude is n fruit of great civilizations YOU do not
find Il among gross pooplc--Johnsn.
The making Of friends who are friends is the first
taken of a mans success i'm life-Anonymous.
Let every man be occupied and occupied in the high
ost employment of which his nature is capable and die
with the consciousness that he has done his best
Sidney Smith
The true past departs not No truth or goodness
realized by man ever dies die; hut all is still
here and. recognized or not lives and works through
endless chauEes.-Carlyle
Evening journal., 1912-03-18
At the Theatres

Miss Ray Cox. whose drop OF % feet
from am aeroplano at tho Garrick
three weeks ago compelled her to can
col her engagement for the remainder
Of tho week, comes hack again today as
IL to show her Wilmington friends
that she lives 20 tell the tale. She is
sure to be given hearty reception
during the week. Laddie Cliff. the
young English comedian, comes direct
from the Alhamhra. New York. He
is the highest salaried youngster i'm
the varieties today. $500 a week being
his regular stipend Bert Leslie and
Company will offer Hogan. the Paint
or" Harry Howard and his ponies
and dogs will delight young and old
alike. especially the former. and vari-
GUS others vii ltake their turn in tho
two and a half hour program which
tho house offers during the week.
Evening journal., 1912-03-18
FNLARcE duPONT RFSInFNCT

" A. Bader and Company. contract
ors and builders, have closed the con-
tract with Felix Alexis DUPONT for
an addition and extension 10 the lat
ters residence. on tho Kennett Pike.
which will cost about $4,000. Robeson
Lea Perot, of Philadelphia, is the ar
chtect
The Bader Company has also Sc
cured the contract for the erection Of
thirty houses for The Home Building
Company between Twenty-fourth and
Twenty-fifth streets. Jessup and Car
ter streets. The houses have been de-
signed by Brown and Whiteside Work
on them viii begin Immediately
Evening journal., 1912-03-18
Stories of The Day
GETTING EVEN WITH THE SHOW.

VEIIlN6 EVEN WITH THE SHOW.
A young man had taken his wife to
a show, and as there was no one to
look after the baby. they had brought
it along At the close of the act an
usher came down the aisle and in
formed them that if they could not
keep the baby quiet they would have TO
go to the box office. get their money
back and go out
They succeeded in squelchine tho
baby. and all went well for a time.
Then. five minutes after the last act
had commenced. the young father
leaned over and said: How do you
like the show?"
"Rottenl" was the reply.
He was silent for moment. and
then leaning over again, he whis-
pered:
Stick a pin in the baby EVERY
body's Magazine.
Evening journal., 1912-03-18
:: Personal and Pertinent ::

Man. be human! It is your first du,y.-Rousseau
:--:-:--s
Pure gold does not fear the hre-Chinese
:-:-:-:
Patient humility and utter forgetfulnoss Of self are
the true royal qualities-Thomas Hughes.
.-.-.-.
We must do our human work honestly and ire
proachably regardless of whether hope TO become
angels or We believe We had been molluscs-
Ruskin
:-:-:-:
Our nobencss Of soul consists i'm steady for what
is good steady scorn Of that which is ey-Froude
.-.-.-:
The mines Of knowledge are often laid bare by the
hazel wand Of chance-Tupper.
Evening journal., 1912-03-18

BERLIN, March 1S-Dr Karl Stein
iEer. the first mayor of Greater Berlin,
is the head of tho third municipality
in the world in point Of size. The
enlarged city has 3,5O0,0O0 inhabi-
tants. DR.. Steiniger won over a
field Of thirty candidates, including
men prominent in various lines Of ac-
tivity.
Evening journal., 1912-03-18
GERMAN CITIZENS
WANT THEIR RIGHTS

Officials of the German-American
Alliance have called a mass-meeting
of all the COMMUNICATIONS in the
city, to be held at Turn Hall next
Friday night to discuss tho recent
closing OF Turn Hall by the police
DR. c. J. Hexamer. national presi-
dent Of the Alliance; William f
Kurtz, of this city, and other promi-
nent COMMUNICATING. will speak
In discussing the closing of the hall
one German said:
1T is not quite so clear to German
Americans in this city on what
grounds tho police had a right 20
enter the property of what might he
called a large family" order the
members out and close the house
without a warrant" He said they
will demand their rights as citizens
Evening journal., 1912-03-18
FRAZER.MASK.

Miss Alice Frazer and William NJ.
Mask, Jr. were married Saturday af-
ternOon at the home of the bride 3
brother. 1919 West Fourth street. by
the Rev. L. f. Poole After an eX-
tended trip south, the couple will live
at 500 West Fourth street.
Evening journal., 1912-03-18
There are only
two ways OF

doing things; RIGHT and a WRONG WAY.
There are only TWO kinds of light; RIGHT and
a WRONG light There can never be TWO
BEST of any one thing; there is only one best
and the other isn't quite so good. GAS Is best
for lighting because it gives you light WHERE
it is needed-on the surface before you JUST
WHERE you want it,
G Some kiHdS of light merely SHINE, you can
SEE them all right if you look for them in a dark
room-but the light that they should give to you
isn't there. They make a light but they don't
THROW 1T.
q Notice the difference the next time you have an
opportunity of making a comparison. You'll see
what we're driving at the momeRt you take up
book to read by artificial light.
Evening journal., 1912-03-18
sUPERINTENDING YACHT WORK.

Captain Frederick w. labelling, Of
Boston. has arrived here to look after
the construction of the steam yacht
Christina, building at the Pusey and
Jones Company shipyard for Joseph
Fletcher OF New York.
Evening journal., 1912-03-18
VISITORS At RETHANY.

The Rev S. J. Cleeland preached in
Bethany Baptist Church yesterday
morning and the Rev. J. H. Beau
champ last evening in the absence Of
the pastor the Rev J. e. Hunsbcrger.
whose father died on Friday.
Evening journal., 1912-03-18

A Missouri girl wants twenty thou
sand dollars for seven kisses Maybe
they were worth il. but this is a case
in which VIC. too, are from Missouri
Norfolk Virginian-PilOt.
Evening journal., 1912-03-18
CHANGE DANE OF DANCE.

The committe in charge of Eden
Lodge Degree Staff dance announce
that tho social dance scheduled for
March 25 will be held on March p
inslead
Evening journal., 1912-03-18
HOSPITAL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the Delaware
Hospital will be held in the hospi-
tai on next Wednesday afternoon.
Evening journal., 1912-03-18

There are only TWO lights, good and Bad. We
tell you the TRUTH when we say that gas is the
BEST. The bad light and the next best" hasn't
a "look-n' where gas is installed.
Evening journal., 1912-03-18

1t would be the irony of fate if President Ma
dero. of Mexico, should be compelled to
join General Diaz in exile If one might. read
the mind of the present president of the tempes-
tuous republic south of the Rio Grande it is likely
it would be found he is sincerely sorry he ever
forced from the necks of an ungrateful people the
military foot of the only man living who in his
prime, knew how to govern them in their present
state of civilization. If Madcro had possessed
tithe of the political wisdom and fairness of Diaz
he would not be in such dcplorabe plight as he is
today. He mistook the worthiness of the people
for whose emancipation he was working.
Mrs Pankhurst and her strenuous associates in
the militant branch of the Suffragist party in Eng
land unquestionably are doing much to bring the
movement to public attention What troubles
those who arc less militant, however, is that they
arc kept busy apologizing for breaches of the
peace by Mrs. Pankhurst and those who seem to
think that smashing windows and doing other
lawless acts constitute argument in favor of votes
for women
Evening journal., 1912-03-18

Tho Association Of
American Advertis-
ers is composed Of
oil the great adver.
tisors Of this coun-
try. The Assooia-
tion endorses only
such papers as sub
init 90 its examina-
tion at any moment.
and positive proof
must be submitted.
The accompanying
certificate No. ia,
has been issued TO
this paper.
Evening journal., 1912-03-18

Discard the old-fashioned and OBJ
sOlete window cards, "Furnisher
Rooms" and advertise in the Want
Columns-dv.
Evening journal., 1912-03-18
TheEvening Journal
FOUNDED 1855.

Chicago once. Iaa South Michigan Avsuu..
Evening journal., 1912-03-18

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
BY mail prepaid, $500 year IS month,
payable in advance BY carrier. six cents week
Evening journal., 1912-03-18

The Association cf AmeFiean .
Advertisers New York City) hAs I
examined and sertihsd to the sirculAtien
cf this pnhlicAtion. Only the fiHuNas Of
eireulaties contained in itA cspars are
guazantse1 by the Association.
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The Lamar register., 1912-02-21

RADIO State Teachers college, and
from his position and experience is
well qualified to speak to either
school audience or a general one.
Mrs. Venard will speak ON char
acter building and Mr.. Mooney on
essentials in teaching. DIR. Lory,
president of the state agricultur-
al college will give an address on
DR.. Lory's practical ideas of the
duties of his school to the citi-
zens of the state are well known
and should make his appearance
very popular in an agricultural com
munity.