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Personal Mention

Capt. William Richard Dear, Medical
Corps, L. S. A, and Mrs. Dear will
leave Washington within a few days
for the formers new post at Fort Slo-
cum. They will he accompanied by DR..
Dears mother. Mrs. Mary r. Dear.
Captain Dear has just returned from
the Philippines, and joined Mrs. Dear,
who has been spending the last three
months with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James H. Ilbbltts.
Miss Lea Fletcher Miss Madge Hick-
ey. Miss Roberta Hickey. Miss Alice
tonde. and Ernest Clark, OF Knoxville,
Tenn. are the guests of Capt. John H.
Hickey and Mrs. Hickey at their resi-.
dence on Fourteenth street.
Mrs. Allan Rutherford announces the
engagement of her daughter, Miss
Nellie Blanche Rutherford. to Johr
Augustus Brockman, lieutenant, U. ).
A. The wedding will take place July
II at Glenallan, Galthersburg, Md, the
country home OF the brides family
The brIde-elect is the daughter OF the
late Gen. Allan Rutherford Lieutenant
Brockman is at present detailed in the
signal Corps, but after July 2 will be
assigned to the Eleventh Infantry a.
Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo.
Announcement is made of the mar
riage. OF Miss Ruth Carlynne Lennon,
| daughter of Mr.. and Mrs w. L. Lem
mon, OF 1888 W street, TO Grover {.
Glascocke, of Marshall, Va. The cere-
mony took place Wednesday evening
at the home of the brides parents,
the Rev. Littleton Ferguson, Of Grace
Methodist Church, officiating in the
presence of a small party of relatives
and friends.
The bride was escorted and given in
marriage by her father, and attended
by Miss Lille Street as maid of honor.
Clarence Gore, OF Baltimore, Nd,
acted as best man for Mr.. Giascocke.
Mr.. and Mrs. GlasCocke left Wash
ington after an informal reception
bridal trip. After July they will be
at home at 1898 w street,
| The marriage is announced of Miss
Anna Louise Elliott, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Delwood K Elliott, to FREQ
/ ]. Rose. The ceremony, which was at.
/ tended by small gathering of rela-
! tives and friends, took place Wednes.
brides parents, the Rev. Mr. Lowe
pastor of Langdon NJ. E. Church. of.
| fciating.
A. r, Mcclellan, of Baltimore. the
ding music Miss Ruby Mcclellan. OF
| Baltimore, a cousin of the bride, and
! Miss Alice Rose, sister of the bride
! groom. were the bridesmaids Little
Miss Helen Winthrop Elliott was hei
| sisters flower girl.
A. Rutland Elliott and BENJAMIN
Elliott brothers of the bride, were the
| groomsmen.
After a bridal trip to Old Point Com.
| fort Va, Mr.. and Mrs. Rose will make
! their home at Langdon, d. c.
Miss Marguerite Wilcox and Thoma!
r. Cooley. of Birmingham, Ala, whose
enga cement was recently announced
will be married Wednesday morning
June 36 at the Sacred Heart Shrine
Only the two immediate families viii
attend Miss Helen Wilcox will be heI
sisters only attendant and Walter r
Wilcox will escort his daughter
| Immediately after the ceremony Mr.
Cooley will take his bride for a brie'
home in Birmingham.
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THE WICKEDEST FLEA.

The most unique strike which has been declared
in this country in many moons took place in the
cemetery OF a certain city in neighborng State
where the grave diggers laid down their pick and
spade and vowed to work no more unless they were
afforded relief from the plague of insects casscally
known as chigoes, but spoken of in the vernacuar
red bugs. Just what the sexton could do to re-
lieve the situation was not perfectly clear but for
time there was strong probability that cremation
would have to be adopted, else deceased friends
and relatives would have to be thrust out to be de-
voured by the kites.
1t was powerful lesson from the text "Despse
not the day of small things" as pulex penetrans,
with his microscopic proportions and mammoth ca
pacity for irritation buried himself alive in the limbs
of those whose duty it was to bury Others plent-
full supply of kerosene had to be irrigated over all
the crcum acent grave yard before the work of de-
cent sepulture could 60 forward.
A skeptical press has sought to make light of the
matter in certain quarters, but the picnic contingent
rise one man to protest that the ferocity of the
chgoe cannot be exaggerated. The West Indian ma
tives are said to have died in appalling numbers un-
til they learned to fight this the wickedest of Aeas,
with tobacco juice. Even now the occasional ram
bier in the woods is apt to think he has suddenly
broken out with varoloid and knows no remedy ex-
cept to suffer and be strong"
The insects favorite habitat is the golden heart
of the daisy for he combines an esthetic with a
carnivorous taste. He is now I'm season." as we
say of more tempting delicacies, and it is defyng
fate to recline under the greenwood tree He has
been determining factor in inducing people more
and generally to conne their woodland outings
to the COOL outrageous pictures of the outdoor maga-
zines.
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assistant 25 cents per day: sl.25 is paid
by the printer. Could Congress expect
girl to pay for spoiled work out Of
this, when the printers average is
from Ave to eight dollars? Each print
er is allowed TO spoil two sheets to
every hundred. II he spoils more, why
shouldn't he pay for 1t, and II caused
by a creature mot worth her salt" why
tolerate her when a change can be
easily made? The girl must enter the
bureau (notice the location and the car
service). early enough not only to
change clothing, but count the paper
for the days work and be ready on
the stroke Of to lay on mot slop) the
first sheet. The perpetual motion con-
tinues until lunch time, understand, not
stop unless printer does. The thirty
minutes is spent in preparing more
paper getting blankets. and lunch, and
very often II lunch takes thirty min
utes, the girl Is greeted with a I'm a
martyr" expression as many girls give
their printer five or ten minutes every
day. Quit at 3 o'clock" Oh. that my
picnic ceased at this hour! You are in
error, madam. you missed the hour for
stopping by forty minutes.
| PRINTER'S ASSISTANT.
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Saws That Roosevelt Has Simply
Reen "HOist on His Own Petard."

While The Times Is having Mysteries
about the present political situation let
1t put one thing In its pipe and smoke
II. That is, the invention Of the steam
roller methods. the national off1ceholder
delegates from the south, and other
machine" things of which Roosevelt
complains Is duo to Teddy himself and
came fresh from his own workshop.
He used these methods Just four years
ago to secure the nomination Of Taft
the work was done by Hitchcock in the
south. He finds Taft has only turned
the trick he taught him against the
B. expresses 1t, is whose OK Is gored
Roosevelt is very properly hoist on his
own petard.'
Who invented the referee system" IN
the south but Roosevelt? Who made
every use OF the machine but Roosevelt
and never complained until 1t began to
be used by others?
Teddy asserts he Is going to clean out
the Augean stables, but II is the first
time in history that one OF the oxen
has undertaken that task. None OF the
reforms he mouths about now were at
tempted when he was in power himself.
8. NJ, c.
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those who periodically take a fall out
OF the Government clerks. and with the
eye OF a Don Quixote sees them only
as barnacles. centipedes. and devouring
cancers. eating away the life OF the
'old ship of state"
John" as he is known in "Old Va
zoo," besides having the reputation OF
an all-round sport. one who can pick
the winner and look upon -four Jacks"
with the solemnity of a preacher when
the contribution box is being passed
around. Is also "a joker" and from
force OF habit sometimes aspires to be
in the sedate and dignified Senate what
Sunset Cox was in the House. Having
no army record, he is deprived of the
magic title of general or even colonel,
SO It Is necessary in some way to let
the boys of old Yazoo" know that he
is right on the Job and some pumpkins
In Washington. After that speech has
been distributed and the campaign
warns up, old Yazoo" will be enliv-
ened with -Four more years Of Grover
four more years In clover" But "nixy."
II Rosie's hat remains in the ring.
J F. 8.
The Washington times., 1912-06-23
TAFT SCOOPS" BALTIMORE.

President Taft is the first Republican President
to receive a Democratic nomination.
The following Democratic States voted for him
upon the roll call at Chicago: Alabama, Arkansas,
Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky Louis
ana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, South Caro-
lima, Texas, and Virginia. total of 26l votes.
He received altogether 562 votes The other
800 came from such doubtful State as New York,
Connecticut and Missouri; from reliably Republican
States whose delegates were stolen as the fourteen
in Washington (which peculiarly appropriate, gave
him the necessary $40 to win); from the Territories
that have in the election, and from the scat
tering boss-rdden States like Guggenheim Colorado
and Smelter Trust-Montana.
The States that form the bone and sEew Of the
Republican party remained silent the roll call, a
mute protest against stolen goods!
What glorious vindcation of Republican Ad-
ministration!
Also, what glorious scoop" on the Baltimore
convention, which is about to meet to nominate a
man who represents the solid South!
President Taft enters the Presidential fight, as
the first nominee and the unanimous choice of the
reliably Democratic States
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DYING AMONG HIS FLOWERS.

Let me die said Mirabeau, TO the sound of
sweet music in the midst of flowers" In such an en-
vironment of the most unique and dearly beloved
characters in the District is passing away at his home
in the National Botanic Garden, where Superinten-
dent William Robertson Smith has spent more than
sixty of his eighty four years of life.
He was loyal son of the Land O. Cakes, and
the two controlling passions of his life we're the
plants he tended with loving and skillful care and
the life and works of that laureate of the people,
Robert Burns. In his cottage, hidden away there in
a green island in the midst of great city, he had
gathered what is recognized to be the most complete
collection of Burnsana in the world, with the excep-
ton of that owned by his friend and fellow country
man, Andrew Carnegie. His home has been sort
of pilgrim shrine to Burns lovers from all over the
United States
Superintendent Smith was the familiar friend of
long list of distinguished statesmen, who esteemed
him for his learning, his simple charm of manner
and for his mastery of his chosen vocation. In his
death one of the landmarks Of the Capital passes
away and men in every walk and station will feel
that they have lost friend.
The Washington times., 1912-06-23
Evening Services in the Churches

CHORAL EVENING sBRvIcE-The
Church.
EVENING PRAYER-St. Marks Church.
PAULTe choir of the Epiphany
"a COUNTRY Muir the Temple Baptist Church.
ARE FALSEHooDS AT FUNERALS IN WAsHNGToN7-The
Rev. E. Hez Swem the Centennial Baptist Church. p.
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church.
SERMoN-The Charles of the Church of the Cove
and Park road,
SERMoN-The Sumwalt the Hamine M E. Church,
"How BE RcH"The R. WeddsrpOOn, the Foundry
Church. 8 m.
UNIVERSE INCLUDING MAN, EVOLVED BY ATOMIC
FORCE 1"-The o Christ, Scientist P.
The Washington times., 1912-06-23

Last night to furnish the people OF
Washington with the news OF the nomi-
nation OF Mr.. Taft, three newspapers.
one morning and two evening, issued
extras
OF the three extras issued. there was
but one newspaper. The Times, which
gave the public what they thought they
were buying; namely. THE WHOLE
NEWS.
The Times was the only one Of the
three papers that gave the vote by
States up to the point where Mr.. Tsft's
nomination was assured.
At the time that the two other news
papers went to press with their extras
Chairman Root. OF the national conven-
tion. thought II very uncertain that Mr..
Taft would be nominated on the first
ballot. He was so uncertain. indeed,
that he was already prepared to en-
force the rule that where regular dele
gates were not voting the alternates
should be called upon to cast their votes
When the Post and Star went to press
with their extras there was no more
certainty that Mr. Taft would be nomi-
mated on the first ballot than there now
Is a certainty regarding his election or
defeat next November.
That the Stars extra did not contain
the actual news Of the ballot, but only
The Washington times., 1912-06-23
SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 1912.
HISTORIC PARALLELS.

There have been many parallels drawn during
the last few months to the Napoleonic campaigns.
We have been reminded of tthe return from Elba"
and "Waterloo-June lS" andtthe "Old Guard"
But now that the fight is over whose forces, ex-
hausted by their own victory, bedragged, dscour-
aged, stless, are following discreded leader and
his deposed lieutenants on sad retreat from Chi
cago?
The Washington times., 1912-06-23
A Long Excuse.

The magazine writer rolled in late at
night and found his better half sitting
up, awaiting his coming.
What have you got to offer this
time?" she demanded.
Il can give you a twelve-hundred
word story" was the reply of the
writer. whose answer was dictated by
force Of habit
The Washington times., 1912-06-23
1t Is No Picnic For the Printers As.
sistant at the Bureau.
o the Editor of THE TINES;

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
VIII Mrs. l. Knowathing please use
the human intelligence that the major-
ity OF people possess and figure what
u. 80 per day means to a working girl?
Do you think you could buy SIS coats,
diamond rings, willow plumes, gamble
board, and other incidentals out OF this
amount? The Government pays the
The Washington times., 1912-06-23

a guess as to its result, was evidenced
by their announcement Of a second
extra which would give the news.
The extra OF the Post, which led one
to believe that 1t had been issued after
the ballot was completed. since 1t pre-
tended to picture the scene in the con-
vention hall when Mr.. Tafts nomina-
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Does Not Like Senator Williams OPP
position to the, Government Clerks.

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
II Is noticed that the Hon. John Sharp
Williams of Mississippi has, for the
heneht OF "the boys at home" who arc
constantly crying. To Hades with the
Civil Service" Joined the ranks of
The Washington times., 1912-06-23

ton had been announced, went to press
before half the $40 votes necessary to
nominate had been cast.
The purchaser of any other extra
than The Times was obliged. II he
wished the actual news Of the ballot, to
buy another newspaper.
The Times, in its first and only extra,
The Washington times., 1912-06-23
TAFT GETS
MORE THAN
NEEDED $40
Result OF First Ballot Shows Him m.
Choice Of the Convention Over Any
Other Candidate.

| ooL'sLuM, Chicago, June 22-Tsst L. ponin...1
Af'f hv' weary days the Steam Roller slowed down and
"'pp'o tonight vh'n the eager counter. had listed III. So
'o''' needed Tor majority and nomination II had do,.
faithful and above all eompls.. job It had even ,,.,,
Wrinkles out Of Boss Barnes discomfort and prevented
q" up the program BY voting hi, New YORK d..u,
a'n for Hughes on The hr't b.io. When had ron. b,
ana one got fair look s the roadway this was tn. pr..
sion had made this the result Of the nr,, and AMI,
'an0 Where the vote dsrsss with tn. total d..s,...
rsfrainsd from voting
1aa Tn sssss.sh csnsu 1, FS.u.
Al.bama";:'~.~ "a y
s[lzona 6
SaS ......... 10 ~
2e ~
The Washington times., 1912-06-23

but when it comes down to playing the big and clean
game Of politics Colonel Roosevelt makes them all
look like amateurs
The Washington times., 1912-06-23
LETTERS TO THE TIMES MAIL BAG

Of ar o u a
muabear o he tthena iuno bmade
The Washington times., 1912-06-23

gave the purchaser the actual vote Of
the delegates by States on the first bal
lot up to the point where Mr.. Taft's
nomination was made certain, and in
addition to this gave all the details Of
the convention proceedings up to the
time when the balloting began.
1t is quite certain that during the
Democratic convention The Times and
other newspapers will issue conven-
ton extras, and The Times takes this
opportunity to assure those thousands
who have during the past week
, bought Times extras that it will un-
der no conditions issue a fake or in
complete newspaper, but will with
hold the issuing of extras until such
time as 1t can present the news truth
fully and completely.
| THERE WILL BE NO FAKE EX-
lTRAS ISSUED BY THE TIMES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-27
MOTOR MAIL COLLECTOR
IS PROVING A SUCCESS
Bloomingdale Experiment, After
Bad Start, Expected to
Have Good Ending.

That a bad beginning makes good
ending was verified in the experience of
John c. Gather, the letter carrier who
was detailed to operate the motor cycle
mail collector in connection with the
thirty-five new letter boxes recently in
stalled in Blomingdale for that purpose.
The experiment was to have been COM
menced Tuesday morning. but Mr..
Gathers illness on that and the follow
ing day made it necessary to defer the
first trip until yesterday, when, after
about half the boxes had been emptied,
the motor cycle tire sustained pune
ture and had to be laid up for repairs.
Today, it was stated at the city post
office, Mr.. Gather has worked regularly
and without accident, each succeeding
trip making him more familiar with the
machinery of the motor cycle collector
and with the special letter boxes.
1t was found that the collections today
were made in half the time first re-
quired. and indications point to a still
greater improvement.
The motor cycle is equipped with a
five-horsepower engine, and is especially
arranged so that when the bottom OF
the mail box is released it's contents can
be dumped directly into the receiver on
the motor cycle, which in turn can be
emptied at the post Office without open
ing the receiver, by means of a tray
The carrier doesn't have to dismoun,
from his machine in making his box col.
lections. A siXty-day test is to be made
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-27
JOHN D|CKERSON IS
FIRST IN FUTUR|TY
Last Years Winner Duplicates
Performance for $500
Purse.

COLUMBUS. Ohio, September 27.-John
Dickerson. who last year won the Horse
Review three-year-old trotting futurity
with Atlantic Express. repeated yesterday
In the $500 classic with Adlon, that is
owned by c. H. Ruddock of New York
The winner was the first choice and
landed in straight heats in face of bril-
liant opposition from Brighton b. and
Manrico. Five heats were required to de-
eide the free-for-all trot.
During this race for which Dude Arch
dale was the favorite, Grace reduced her
own record to 2.O4%. and made world S
mark for fifth trotting heat when she
won the deciding mile in 2.Oj$4. All the
finishes were close.
Don Pronto going the first heat of the
9 OJ pace in 2.O3A, made the fastest time
of the week. He did not come back at
Branham Baughman with as much speed
and the Cox PAGER went on and won, as
the public expected him to do.
Macks Mack was selected to win the
. Is trot over fourteen other starters. He
could not be kept always on trot, and
generally finished in the ruck. Rainbow,
driven by Bert Shank of North Randall.
won the first two heats and tried for the
third, but was beaten out by Jean Arion,
which got the fourth away from Glen
dale after Rainbow made a break near
the finish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-27
BOMB" ONLY A BATTERY.
Package Found in Train at Union
Station Proven to Be Harmless.

The mysterious looking package labeled
Ninety Per Cent Pure Nitroglycerlin."
which was discovered by charwomen
Wednesday while sweeping out train
which had just arrived at the Union sta
ton. has proven to be merely pocket
electric battery. This fact was ascer-
tanned by officials of the Engineer Corps,
stationed at the Washington barracks.
this morning when they examined tine
deadly package at the request Of the
police department.
The bomb" was delivered to the engi-
neers in a water soaked condition, as it
had been reposing at the bottom of the
Potomac river attached to a long cord
while the police were endeavoring to
find some one brave enough to under
take to ascertain its contents. AS soon
as the bomb was delivered to the bar
racks one of the officers said it looked
suspiciously like a pocket dry battery
and then proceeded to tear it apart.
When once the leather covering was re-
moved two small zinc cells were eX-
posed to view. At one end of these were
connections for attaching the wires.
The police are at a loss to understand
why the battery was labeled nitro
glycerin." 1T was probably done to
keep people from playing with it, said
one of the officials.
part OF a pocket electric light and prob
senger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-27
PROGRAM FOR CAMPAIGN
FUND HEARINGS IS GIVEN
Ormsby McHarg to Be First
Witness Monday. P.
Morgan to Testify.

Chairman Clapp of the Senate commit
tee investigating campaign expenditures
today announced the following program
for next weeks hearings. agreed upon at
a conference with Senator Pomerene OF
Ohio, representing democratic members
of the committee:
Monday-Ormsby McHarg, assistant
manager in Col. Roosevelts pre-conven-
ton campaign: Cornelius n. Bliss, jr..
who has been asked to produce the books
of his father, treasurer of the republic
can national committee in 1901; Charles
A. Peabody counsel for Mrs. E. H. Har-
riman; c. c. Tegethoff, private secretary
to the late E. H. Hartman. who has
been asked to produce papers relating
to the so-calied Hartman fund of 1901
Hear William Finn Tuesday.
Tuesday-William Finn of Pittsburgh
and Elon II. Hooker. treasurer of the
progressive national headquarters, who
will be asked to testify in general regard
ing campaign expenditures.
Wednesday-Senator Joseph VI. Dixon
of Montana manager of Col. ROOsevelts
campaign.
Thursday. Pierpont Morgan.
F'riday-Col. Roosevelt.
No other definite arrangements were
made today, but meeting OF the COM
mittee will be held before the hearings
open Monday to arrange for other wit
nesseS.
The elder Bliss. as treasurer of the re-
publican national committee in 1904, was
said to have received the alleged one
hundred -thousand-dol contribution of
the Standard Oil Company to Col Roose-
velt's campaign fund in that year. Mr..
Archbold told the committee he paid the
money in cash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-27
FUTILE OCEAN RACE
OF MURDERER RECALLED
Youthful German Robbers Trial Be-
gins After Attempt Like
DR.. Crippen's.

BEUTHEN. Germany. September 81
An ocean race to New York after a crimi-
nal which paralleed that of Dr. Crippen,
the American who murdered his wife in
London, was recalled today by the open
ing of the trial of Peter Paul Baduria a
youth charged with banl- robbery and
murder The prisoner was caught in
March last year on board the liner Zeiten
in New York harbor by a Prussian de-
tective who had been on his trail for
months and had followed him on board a
swifter vessel, the ST. Louis.
The prisoner, when, alleged, he held
up the bank of the frontier town OF
MysloWitZ, and, with the aid of youth
tul accomplish, killed its ca shier and es-
! capped with a considerable amount of
money in 1910 was not eighteen years
old. He had, however. it is claimed,
already committed a series of crimes in
Russia for which he was sought by the
Russian police, whom he succeeded in
evadinG by continuously crossing and re-
crossing the frontier.
When at last The German police OBJ
tanned a clue to his wherea bouts he es-
capped to Bremen and boarded vessel for
New York, but wireless telegraphy was
utilized and the captain put him in irons
until the Atlantic had been crossed, when
he was handed over to the authorities for
extradtion. He was later sent back to
Germany in charge of the detective who
had made the voyage en- his trail.