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The Colorado statesman., 1912-09-21
Thinks Baths Not Necessary,

Not having taken a bath in twenty
years is the record of Ezekiel Parker.
a farmer living in the northern part
OF Craven county. N. C Several davs
ago he related the cause of his alb
sence from the tub for such a long
time. when I was "a youngster."
said Mr. Parker. my mother took a
delight in having me take a bath ev-
cry day in the year Rain or shine.
hot or cold. I was compelled to i'm
merse mvself in the tub After my
mother died 7 took no more baths
NV health began to improve after 7
stopped bathing so much and there
is not a man in this country who is
more healthy than | am" Mr. Park
er is almost giant in size His face
's ruddv ard he looks the perfect pic
ture NJ health ard from all outward
appearance will live to a ripe old
age
The Colorado statesman., 1912-09-21
district.

district.
Every day from 9 until o'clock.
she may be found In house in the
slums, where she conducts a free kim
dergarten for children. Here are gath
cred happy company of little waits
from homes of poverty and squalor.
With the gracious and kindly southern
lady to guide them. the children learn
how to do many useful things. They
also receive clean clothing and are
given nourishing- food
In addition to the kindergarten
work, Miss Averill conducts a class
for mothers. and one afternoon each
week the women of the district gather
in the cozy clubrooms; there to enjoy
a social chat, some good music, and in
cidentally to receive instruction in
many household matters and subjects
pertaining to child rearing.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-09-21
LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING DlScoN
CONTINUED.

Secretary Franklin Macveagh will
not permit any more chatting dish par
ties in the Treasury building. The
MONDAY parties, the daily teas and
dainty hot luncheons have been dis
continued. For many years clerks of
the treasury have made merry over
the chatting dish at noon. but there
will be no more of that and everybody
will have to go out to get lunch. The
sanitary committee OF the department.
recommended that the secretary have
the little eating parties discontinued
and all cooking utensils removed.
Light housekeeping in Uncle Sans
money chest is thing of the past.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-09-21
Oldest Riddle Known.

The oldest riddle known Is that one
asked by Samson. in Judges 14:14-lS:
"Out of the eater came forth meat.
and out of the strong came sweet
ness" 1t was naturally impossible
for the guests at his wedding feast to
solve the riddle. for 1t referred to that
very uncommon incident Of the bees
making honey in the carcass of a
lion. The old translators used the
word meat in the sense OF food. its
real meaning in the seventeenth CEN
tury. This riddle dates from possibly
a thousand years before the Christian
era and is evidence OF the very an
cient custom of telling riddles or ask
ing difficult questions
The Colorado statesman., 1912-09-21
Reuond Even 1x Cobb.

The baseball reporters English is
weird and wonderful. says the Wash.
ington Star, and apropos of 1t there
is a story about the great Ty Cobb.
In New York hotel two college pro.
fessors watched Ty Cobb bent over a
newspaper.
Look at that poor fellows frowns
and mutterings,' said the first profes-
sor. with that journal"
"Yes" said the other. "he can't
make 1t out. you know"
Cant make 1t out, eh? Can't even
read! These baseball players!
knew they were an uneducated lot"
"Oh." said the other. "Ty's educated
all right enough; but that's the base
ball page he's got there"
The Colorado statesman., 1912-09-21

Holy Child at
Suffern, N. Y, of
property valued
at $3.50. 900 serves
to draw attention
to the splendid
work this noble
woman Is doing in
behalf of religion.
education and hu-
manity. The prop
erty at Suffern
consists of a fine
mansion and IS
acres Of ground,
and will be used
The Colorado statesman., 1912-09-21

SOM D lU,OOO acres
of the land which
fell to Sir William
Cavendish in the
dissolution of the
monastery lands
in Cardinal VOL
sey's time. is in
America passing
eighteen year -old
] u d G m mt O n
American girls.
He Is preparing
to follow in the
footsteps of his
elder brot b e r
The Colorado statesman., 1912-09-21

don Averill of
Frankfort, KY. to
lead an idle. use
less life. On the
contrary, she Is
one of the most
active women In
her state, in the
cause of suffering
humanity. Miss
Averill is noted in
her city for the
splendid work she
Is doing for the
children of Frank
forts Tenderloin
The Colorado statesman., 1912-09-21

come so over
crowded and over
run with people
of every class
that the better
class of folks are
desirous of max
ing some other
place their head.
quarters"
There is no
use hiding or try.
ing to hide the
fact that people OF
fashion have no
proper place in
The Colorado statesman., 1912-09-21
prlulnn an Alliaator.

Using a child's toy wagon and al
lowing himself to be drawn about by
an alligator is one OF the queer meth
ods adopted by a German sportsman
to win a wager says Popular Me-
chanics. He claimed in a conversa.
ton with friend that there were no
less than 10000 methods of locomo.
ton. and in the dispute that followed
he wagered that he could prove it.
The bet was taken mp by the friend
and a trip around the world was un-
dertaken to try out all the various
kinds OF transportation. and incident
ally to devise some new ones. The
alligator stunt was carried out at the
alligator farm at Los Angeles. Cal
The Colorado statesman., 1912-09-21
MRS. THOMAS F. RYAN'S
WORK FOR HUMANITY

The recent grant by Mrs. Thomas
Fortune Ryan to the Convent of the
The Colorado statesman., 1912-09-21
"NEWLY RICH" OvERRUN
FASHIONABLE NEWPORT?

THE fashionable cities OF the east.
as Newport and Bar Harbor. have be.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-09-21
LORD CAVENDISH PREFERS
U. S. MAIDS TO BEARS

Lord John Compton Cavendish.
baron of Chesham, and possessor of
The Colorado statesman., 1912-09-21
A KENTUCKY HEIRESS
DOING CHARITY WORK

The fact that she is wealthy heir
ess does not cause Miss Rebecca Cor
The Colorado statesman., 1912-09-21
Worry and Work,

Wiggs-Worry kills more people
than work
Wagg-Quite natural! there are
more people worrying than working.
Evening journal., 1912-12-20
MOTHER AND FATHER
SANTAATHIGHSCHOOL

Tho Christmas exercises Of the Will
mington High School promise to be
of more than usual interest
Every effort is being made by the
class Of 1913, to present an interest
ing and unique program. IN keeping
with the spirit OF Christmas. and the
gifts for presentation to the various
members Of the class--as an express
zion of good will OF the members
toward one another--have been
selected with careful thought
The entire student body will assem-
BILE in the auditorium at 9.4o in the
morning of December "A, and a brief
musical and literary program will be
presented preceding the visit of St.
Nicholas which is being looked for
ward to with keen pleasure. The
musical selections. as always on these
occasions. will be OF especial interest,
and in harmony with the Yuletide
season, and the reading and rccita-
tions will be on the same order.
The Christmas tree ana Christians
stocking will. as usual, occupy q
prominent place I'm the exercises, ana
I Mother and Father Kris will be
there to see that their rights are moi
unsurped, and. also, to see that the
various gifts are properly presented
Evening journal., 1912-12-20
NEW YORK
BEGINS PROBE
OF POLICE GRAFT

g. The United Press.
NEW YORK, Dec 20.-With four
policemen, charged with graft ne,
facing Deputy Police Commissioner
Walsh at headquarters today ana
with nearly score Of others under
Investigation the graft exposures de-
veloped By the Curran aldermnnic in
VestigatiOn committee began taking
tangible form today The first OF the
accused men 10 face a trial was John
). Skelly. a uniformed policeman,
who was charged by Mrs. Mary Goode
admitted keeper Of an Illegal resort
10 have collected tribute from her
for the right to continue her Illegal
business
Other policemen implicated in the
alleged payments Of graft were to
follow Skelly In rapid succession.
While this was going on Police Com
missioner Waldo in person was CON
Quoting an inquiry into the charges
make Yesterday that policemen close
10 him had attempted to hold up re-
ceivers OF stolen goods aud compel
them 20 pay for protection. Waldo
fatty decared today that he VIII in
vestigate every charge that may be
made aud that every policeman ac-
cused of anything excepting hear
say evidence. win be Immediately
placed on trial.
Skelly was represented by Attorney
Louis Grant Mrs, Goode. IA repeating
The story she related to the Curral
/ committee. told OF moving her fiat
! frequently because The police ordered
I her. She said that tiring of this. sh,
got In touch with Skelly and demand
eu how much she would have TO pa,
to run a quiet fiat" at No. PA Wes
{ lO9th street
The policeman told her, she swore
that the rate was Sl25 monthly
~ told him that was too much,
said Mrs GOode, and we had severa
conversations about opening up.
wanted TO get into business but knew
that ! could not promise to pay am
such sum because the fiat would no
warrant &c. Finally Skelly told M
to so ahead and open and the pric
would be $50 a month. ! paid him 50
on account and moved in.
81 promised the rest in two week,
and he said that from then on MI
Wolf would make the collection,
When ! saw a suspicious man hang
ing around the fiat whom / took TO
detective, / sent for Wolf and he tol
me not to worry, that everything wa
all right"
Grant objected to this testimony a
SlSelly was not present when Il too
place but was oyerruled by the tri,
commissioner The woman said tina
despite her payments she was al
rested in October Then it was sal,
being certain she had been doubl
crossed. she told the Curran commit
tee of the graft payments.
Evening journal., 1912-12-20
BUYS HER DINNER
INSTEAD OF MARRYING

Come in nowhere is the place, "
was the dare Of a stylishly dressed
young woman today as she and her
escort. were passing the Office Of
Magistrate Thomas H. Buckley
mot today dear replied the young
man, stepping aside q couple of PAGES.
Then the young woman again took
hold of the young mans arm and said
"all right, sweet, but~you see Leap
Year is nearly ended, but 1913 | sup
pose will be just as lucky
The couple smiled and then the
young man took his fair companion
to dinner in a nearby cafe.
During the past two days there has
been rush here Of out-of-town
couples.
Evening journal., 1912-12-20
SlOO LICENSE
ON CLUBS THAT
SELL INTOXICANTS

The State Revenue and Taxation
Commission adjourned at O'Clock
this afternoon until Friday. December
27, after devoting several hours to a
discussion Of the proposed law in-
creasing the State liquor license fees.
A member Of the commission said It
was the intention 20 introduce law
at the next Legislature, providing for
the licensing of clubs where intoxi-
eating liquors ar sold. Under the law
clubs will apply for their licenses to
the judges of the Superior Court as
is done by others who seek the Ii
cense privilege
The license fec will be S100. The
qustion OF licensing the clubs was
discussed at length one member stat
ing that investigation had disclosed
more than fifty organizations in this
city which sell liquor
Just what the recommendations
concerning the license Of the saloons
and hotels will be was not stated, il
being said that there were two propo-
siti0ns before the commission These
propose a higher license.
The selling OF Intoxicating liquors
in cafes was also discussed by the
commission.
IL was learned that the commits.
sion has under consideration com
bined retailers and bottlers' licens,
for $500 year, along with some
slight changes in the present whole
sale and retail licenses and the pow.
ers conferred by such licenses.
Evening journal., 1912-12-20
WOMAN WITH
WRONG CHILD
GOT MONEY

Mrs. Clara Ellis OF Port Penn ,ost
a pockethook today containing $50.
Mrs Ellis. with her infant baby and
her thirteen-year-old sister, came to
Wilmington from porter's station to
do her Christmas shipping Her sis
ter took the tickets from handbag,
and IN doing so unknowingiy dropped
The purse containing the money on the
car seat
After Mrs. ellis had left the train
here the conductor picked ~ the
pockethook and was told that &c be-
Hinged to woman with baby He
called after n woman within sight
who carried baby and handed her
the purse This was not the owner.
however, but she nevertheless accept
ed Il and disappeared in the crowd
Il happened that there were two wo-
men with babies on the train.
rhe railroad detectives and city po-
/ lice have been furnished with a
description OF the woman Who roi
the purse Il is said she is known
Evening journal., 1912-12-20
ASQUITH SEES
EARLY PEACE
Expresses Optimism as Bal
kan and Turkish Delegates
Meet at Luncheon
By The United Press.


LONDON. Dec 20.-The Balkan
and Turkish peace delegates today
were guests at a luncheon giyen by
the Lord Mayor of London, there be-
ing no session Of the peace confer
ence.
The negotiations were adjourned
until 4 o'clock, Saturday pending the
arrival by special courier from Con
stantinople of additional instruc-
tons from the Porte to the Turkish
envoys regarding the participation OF
Greece.
After the luncheon, the plenipoten-
tiaries were to be presented by Sir I'D
ward Grey, secretary OF state for for
eign affairs TO King George at Buck
ingham Palace.
Premier Asquith, one of the lord
mayors luncheon guests. IN the
course Of a speech said Il am an
optomist ! believe that the peace ne
: gotintions will be successful ana the
outcome of this conference will war
rant our posterity in regarding tho
peace treaty of London as one of the
city's proudest and most valuable
( laurels.'
Evening journal., 1912-12-20
PENNSY TO RUN
STATESMEN'S SPECIALS

Announcement is made in Washing
ton that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will put into effect a new
schedule of trains between Washing
ton and Trenton, or Princeton. for
the benefit of Democratic lawmakers
who viii have occasion to run over to
these cities TO see Prcsident-elect VIII
son during the next two months.
Every Democratic Senator and Repre-
sentative in Washington yesterday re-
ceived copy Of the new schedule.
According 10 it, eight through trains
will be run between these points on
week days and two on Sundays
Parlor car service viii be provided
SO the Democratic lawmakers may
have every inducement to run over TO
see President-elect Wilson.
Several Representatives. after re-
ceiving the notice, dubbed the new
trains as the "ofIice seekers specials
Others spoke OF them as the States
mems specials"
Evening journal., 1912-12-20
CHARGE CONSPIRACY
AFTER COMPANY FAILS
In The lInited press-

BY The United Press
TORONTO, Ont. Dec. 20.-As a re-
suit OF the collapse OF the Wholesale
boot and Shoe firm of P T.. Frank &
Co. Of this city. with offices in Phil
adelphia and Haverhill, Mass, lsa-
dore Frank, local representative was
arrested charged with conspiracy TO
defraud. lie was released today on
$4,000 bail and it was reported that
warrants for other arrests have been
issued The Frank Company as
signed on Wednesday following a
judgment against it for S30,46417 in
favor of j. b. Winchell & Co., Of Hav-
erhill. p. +. Frank head of the COM
pany is in Philadelphia
The creditors of the Frank Com
pany have placed the case in the
hands of Gideon Grant, of the firm OF
ProudfOOt. Duncan. Grant and
Skeans who state that thcliabilities
will amount TO nearly 100000.
Tie chief sufferers viii be con-
Germs in England and the United
states. Various United States man
ufacturers, chiefly in Boston, Lynn
Salem, Haverhill and other Massa.
chusetts towns have placed account:
totalling $4,000 i'm Grants hands.
Evening journal., 1912-12-20
PONESKI INSISTS
ON BEATING WIFE

In City Court today Martin Poncski
was charged with wife beating The
case was referred TO Humane Agent
Stout for Investigation. poneski was
held under s900 bail for one week
Mrs. Agnes Poncski. the wife tcsii-
fed that they had five children. the
youngest being four years old. she
said her husband had beaten her
several times. Mr. ponoski said her
husband attacked her yesterday de-
spite the warning OF a policeman the
day before against abusing
Evening journal., 1912-12-20
JONES SAYS CHANCE
OUGHT TO QUIT GAME
By The unlted Press.

q
PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec TO-
Frank Chance has shot his bolt He
ought TO quit baseball now. while they
are making so much noise over him. "
Fielder Jones, former manager of
the Chicago White SoX, regarded as
one Of the greatest fields captains and
managers in the history of baseball,
made this statement today in discuss
ing the scramble to get the service Of
Chance
IF Chance accepts the managership
of the Highlanders he will make a
big blunder." Jones continued, THE
Highlanders are not going to win any
pennants for years to come and
Chance ought nor 10 queer his reputa-
tlon by grating himself onto a los
ing outfit"
Evening journal., 1912-12-20
MAD DOG SCARE
ON The EAST SIDE

Persons living in the vicinity OF
Seventh and Church streets took
cover today when a strange dog ap-
peared IN that locality and showed
signs of suffering with rabies. The
animal got into the rear yard OF the
house, No. 702 Church street and be-
gan jumping fences, appearing first in
one yard and then in another, finally
rounding up in the yard Of the house
No 500 East Seventh street.
The women and children kept in
doors. and In the meantime Dog
catcher Kopp was notified and cap
tured the animal at the East Seventh
street address. removing it to the
pound The dog had bitten nobody
Evening journal., 1912-12-20
SANTA AT
FRIENDS SCHOOL
AHEAD OF TIME

It was the Merry Christmas time
indeed. in the auditorium Of the New
Friends School building. this morn
ing who're teachers. friends and par-
ents OF the little primary school
members had assembled to enjoy the
exercises preceding the close OF the
school for the holidays.
The room was prettily decorated
With garlands of green. and holly
wreaths and branches And the fire.
place with the stockings, large and
small hanging from the mantel, was
SO realistic that It seemed as though
one might almost at any moment hear
the Jingle Of sleigh bells ana see old
Santa. come down the chimney jolly
and smiling
The program. which. in entirety,
was delightfully."- suggestive OF the ap-
prOaching Christmas Day, was OF
unusual interest and its many enter
tanning features We're carried out. IN
full, as printed in yesterdays EVEN
/ ING JOURNAL: and the enthusiastic
applause given each pupil was we'll
merited
The concluding number King
/ Christmas" was charming little
/ plsylet containing a hidden moral
] which might adyantageusly be follow
ed by young and old "A very dis
satisfied little girl, who would moi
enter into the Christmas spirit, was
visited by "King Christmas" who sc
! successfully opened her eyes to the
glorious opportunities OF the season
that She too. wished TO be q king
So she became Making aud was
told how she might make other.
happy which greatly pleased her
Then king Christmas called his liz
tie kings Joking symbolic O
Life's Joy and Humor): Talking
and Thinking" lsymbols Of differen
degrees OF intellectually and ''wor
king, (which symbolizes vital force
IN life) The little kings Responded
to the call Of their King Christmas
with appropriate recitations, and weri
told to 60 out I'm the world with ma
king" and that their united force
would make complete circle IN tn
accomplishment of the diiferen
phases OF life work
Bowing in acknowledgment of th
kings request. and in graceful de
ference, to the audience, they all SAM
in conceit.
Heres to good King Christmas,
And all his kindly crew.
b A blessing on him. q blessing on ul
And a blessing we leave with You.
That concluded the mornings pro
gram. AT 1.50 O'Clock this afternoon
the Whittier Society" presented
very pleasing program As the nam
signifies the exercises were altogethe
literary and comprised variou
gems culled from the works q
Whittier. Scott, Longfellow. Dicken
and others. There were number q
interesting recitations each one J.
, keeping with the season, and tn
mus cal selections also. were thoI
oughly "Christmassy. The prograI
or the exercises was printed in TIL
EVENING JOURNAL yesterday.
Evening journal., 1912-12-20
BULLET MAY NOT
KILL RICHARDO

The condition of Anthony Rlchardo,
who was shot by his fsther-in-law
Anthony Creste. is improved. IL was
said at the Delaware Hospital today
that he was slowly returning to con-
sciousness and while he could not
speak. he understood what was being
said TO him. He now has chance to
recover
1t is said If Richardo does get well
the pOstofiice inspectors who have
been working on the BLACK Hand '
letters received by Creste will testify
i'm behalf Of the latter and will take
some action against Richardo IN con-
nection with the case.
Evening journal., 1912-12-20
THIEVES CRACK
BANK; DRIVE
AWAY In AUTO
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
MATTITUCK l.. L.. Dec 20.-The
State Bank of Mattituck was broken
Into early today and over $4,000 was
stolen Tie robbers escaped in an
automobile
The burglars were up-to-date They
came to town in automobiles and te-
fore operating on the safe In the
bank building fastened with heavy
wire. the doors Of the home OF Emil
Myrus. across the street and OF the
Long Island railroad station. But
this precaution was needless as no
one heard the explosion that blew
the bank safes door from its hinges.
Alexander c. Penny janitor Of the
bank building reported a high pow
cred auto passing his house half a
mile from the bank before daylight at
top speed, closely followed by another
and it is believed these cars were used
by the burglars.
Evening journal., 1912-12-20
ACCUSED AGAIN
AS HORSE THIEF

Police Sergeant David Wardle to-
day placed under arrest Harry
Schmidt. aged lg years. on charge
of horse stealing The young man Is
wanted in West Chester. where It is
said he sold team that was stolen
from near Washington. ID c.
Schmidt was In similar trouble here
about two years ago, when he stole
a team belinging TO Calvin McAlhster
of near Newark. and was captured by
Chief OF Police Black In New Jersey
with the team Ia his possession, and
was confined in the Mt Holly prison
pending his oXtradition TO Delaware
AZ the time there was much sympathy
for the boy. as he was hardly "a year.
Of age and he got off with a sentence
of one years Imprisonment
Evening journal., 1912-12-20
CHRISTMAS At HOWARD SCHOOL

Christmas Day exercises will be OBJ
served by the scholars Of the Howard
High School on Tuesday next, the
program to be presented by the sec
ond year pupils The exercises will
be In the nature of a play entitled.
"Christmas I'm the Sixteenth Century"
The characters will he costumed ac-
cording to those times The cast of
characters will be-
Sir Tristram, an English gentle
man. Golden Wilson; Lady Geraldine.
his wife, Ruth Jobes; Lady Beatrice,
a guest who sings, a Beatrice Clark
Little Edith. their grandchild Anna
Benson; Master Rivers. a tuneful
guest Wilbert Fisher; The Jester,
Jean Stubbs Gregory, Senechal,
Gertrude Loper; Huga. Meta Nc
Daniel; Greta,, Ethel Washington
Hilda. Ethel Purnell; Frances, Elsie
Bryant; The Beggar. Preston Burris
The Spirit of Yule. Nilah Cain: The
Lord of Misrule. Silas Brown; Rosa
mund, Blanche Mcdaniel; Leader OF
the Yule Log Company, Cortley JEFF
ferson; The Poor Child Louise
Adams; Guests of Sir Tristram, Car
rie Dcmby and Preston Burres; The
Bringer of the Boars Head, Eleanor
Spencer: The Spirit Of the Yule Log
lrma Dillahay; The Bringers of IN,
Log. Olivia Murray, Miriam Bryan;
Followers of tho Lord of Misrule
Herbert Adams, Anna Parker, Ellis
worth Mercer, Mabel Cropper.
Evening journal., 1912-12-20
GOMPERS AMONG
WILSON VISITORS
BN ma Unlted Press

TRENTON. y. j.. Dec 2O.Lpresi-
dent Samuel Gompers and Secretary
Frank Morrison of the American
Federation of Labor held a confer
enco with President-elect Wilson at
the state House here today Com
pers carried a big armful of papers
into the Governors Office and left
them with him. They contained the
recommendations of Gompers and
Morrison for labor legislation Gov
ernor Wilson greeted the labor lead
ore warmly aud said he would con-
slider their recommendations