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The Washington times., 1912-03-25
THIEVES CONTINUE
THEIR OPERATIONS
Police Get Reports of Robberies
From All Sections Of
the City.

Several thefts In different parts OF
the city are engaging the attention Of
the police today.
William c. Connor, OF 3O7 NJ street
northwest, reported to the police of the
Ninth precinct that his summer home
at Nineteenth and Bryant street north
east had been entered during the last
few weeks and articles valued at SIS
stolen.
John c. Proctor, Of 1888 Madison street
northwest, complained that his home
had been entered by means of d dupll-
cate key during the absence of men,
bers of the family, and an Eastern Star
jewel, worth $50 and a in money stolen.
The tailor shop of Abraham Sobe-,
2151 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, was
entered yesterday and clothing valued
at $50 stolen. Mrs. A. e. Summers, OF
1901 K street northwest. reported the
theft of a pocketbook containing Sl3
from her room.
The Washington times., 1912-03-25
THREE MORE SLAIN .
NEAR PARIS BY THE
PHANTOM BANDITS
Notorious Band of Crimi-
nails Also Rob a Bank
on Sunday.

PARIS, March 25.-Three additional
human lives paid toll today to the
''phantcm bandlts,' the most notorious
band of criminals that have operated in
France in years. The Chantilly branch
Of the Bank of the Soclete Generate was
robbed of a large sum of money.
For boldness of execution today's
crimes have seldom been paralleled The
poli are without clues. They have
an abandoned high-powered automobile,
stolen by the robbers after they had
murdered one of the occupants and
wounded another. 1t does rot aid the
solution of the crime. The police believe
the men were disguised and that in IL
place of safety they removed the dis
guise and now are .ninglinR with the
public.
Operations Are Uncanny.
So uncanny have been the operations Of
the bandits, so swift and certain their
work, and so utterly battling their COM
plete, disappearance after each crime
that the best men in the French secret
service have almost abandoned the case.
Today's was a duplicate of others, with
the exception that more victims fell be-
fore the deadly fire Of the desperadoes.
The first report came from the out
skirts of the city. A number of automo-
biles passed, but they made no move.
Fisally, a high-powered car, with owner
in the rear seat and chauffeur at the
wheel, approached at a fast rate. One
of the men stepped into the road. He
waved handkerchief. The machine
halted. The man in the road then gave
signal. There was a rattle of auto
matte pistols and the chauffeur's head
almost blown off. With the first
shot the man in the rear vaulted over
the end, and, pursued by a volley OF
bullets, ran. He escaped with a bullet
wound IN his hand.
The bandits then dumped the bleeding
form of the chauffeur into the gutter
and jumped into the car. It disappeared
toward the city before Mortified on
lockers could make a move.
Sent Hurried Warning.
The police sent a hurried warning
broadcast, and then came word of an.
other crime. Officials at Chantilly. site
of the great race course, sent word thai
three men had entered the branch bank
there, riddled with bullets two watch.
men who had offered no resistance
appropriated all Of the cash in sight
and escaped.
found abandoned near Chantilly. In
quiry in the neighborhood failed to re
veal trace of them. The police believ,
they had another automobile nearby
using 1t TO get to their hiding place
which II Is believed is in this city
The Washington times., 1912-03-25
Detectives Act as
Bodyguard to Judge

NEW YORK. March 25,-Becaus. .
OF the discovery Of a second
homh in :he mails intended for
Judge Rnsalsky, of the court OF
general sessions. Police Captain Tunney
Today detailed shree detectives to act
as a bndy dyguard to the Judge.
In addition the postal authorihes ar
"anSed to examine every package re-
ceivrd addressed 10 the apartment hous
in which the Judge lives. The postofh, ,3
authorities admit they arc baftled, ana
.XrIrss the fear that the bomb sender
~ finally caught Consequently they
have warned all public officials who re-
CCiya strange packages to rave them
unened by the police.
The Washington times., 1912-03-25
Give Theater Party in
Honor of Shriner Heads

William Hamilton Smith. potentate Of
Almas Temple, Ancient Arabic order,
Mystic shrine, and DR.. Charles 4. Stew
srt, newly elected captain of the Arab
Patrol of the Shrine, will be jointly
the guests Of thearer party to, be
given III their honor this evening by their
relatives. AMI friends will practically
take possession , fthe Columbia Thea
ter where the party is 10 be given.
Nearly every seat in the house has
heen sold 20 members of the Shrine ana
their friends, according to Lawrence
| Walker. chairman os the committee on
arrangements.
The Washington times., 1912-03-25
Soldier Is Made
Subject of Sermon

Forty-six years ago, when the 117th
New York Volunteer Regiment was
guarding Washington, w II. II. Clark,
of Pittsfield, Mass. was converted and
baptised at the Second Baptist Church
Fourth and Virginia avenue southeast
Yesterday he again visited the church
and was made the subject of a sermon
the Rev. Hinson V. Hewlett preaching
on the different attitude, assumed
toward danger bN a soldier who has
accepted the Christian faith. After the
sermon Mr.. Clark made a brief speech
declaring that his conversion had
changed him as a soldier.
The Washington times., 1912-03-25
Masonic Degree Work.

Washington Chapter, No. 2, Royal
Arch Masons. win confer the mark mas
ter's degree Thursday night at 7:SO
o'clock In the chapter rooms at tho
new Masonic Temple. Delos w. Thayor,
high priest. will preside, and Edwin A.
Neiss, king, will confer the degree. 1t
will be the mi-monthly meeting of tho
chapter A large crowd Is expected.
The Washington times., 1912-03-25
Census Bureau Makes
Report on Cotton

The Census Bureau today announced
that l6,723,221 bales of cotton represents
the supply for six-month period ending
February %, 1912.
Stocks at beginning of period are
given at 1875, ,031 bales; ginnings, 15,279,-
522 and imports. 6S,66S.
Distribution is: Exports, S,0W, W,S14
bales; consumption. 2.623, ,379; stocks,
close of February, 6,092, ,02S bales.
Segregation of stocks held February
%: Manufacturers, 1,542,639; independ-
ent warehouses, 2,280, ,S66; elsewhere,
2.2s8, ,523 bales.
The Washington times., 1912-03-25

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The Washington times., 1912-03-25
CIosing-Out Prices on
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-20
GLOBE SIGHTS
BY THE ATCH1soN GLOBE.

A woman's idea OF economy is to visit
her distant kin.
You can't demonstrate your superiority
by knocking other people.
There is also a disposition to over est
mate the sagacity of a blind horse.
What has become of the old-fashioned
cake with the icing decorated with req
candy?
While a fast pace isn't desirable, don't
limit your recreation to driving out to the
cemetery.
A reputation as good spender ism t
worth as much as it costs, and It costs a
good deal.
Most people feel that doctor never
should get sick, and that he shouldn't go
to sleep very often.
You may have observed that a good
many people who love music don't know
anything about it.
If there ever was girl who didn't over
estimate her engagement, it was a sign
she wasn't engaged.
Neither is time precious as to war
rant running an automobile seventy-five
miles hour.
Men are not so stubborn but what
woman can cry them over to her side if
she can't coax them.
When a girl tells a man he is No Gen
tleman, she believes she has gone about
the limit in scathing scorn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-20
EVENING CHAT
Bx RUTH CAAxERoN.

81 have always suspected public
| taste to be a mongrel product, out of
affectation by dogmatism; and felt
sure, if you could only find an honest
would tell you he thought much of
Shakespeare bonn bastic and most alb
surd, and all of him written in very
obscure English and Wearisome to
read. And not long ago 1 was able to
lay by my lantern in content, for L
found the honest man. He was fell
low of parts, quick, humorous, a clev-
er painter. and yet he
thought, and was not ashamed to have
it known of him, that Ouida was bet
ter in every way than William Shakes
peare. If there were more people of
honesty, this would be about the
staple of lay criticism. 1t is not taste
that is plentiful but courage that Is
rare. "-Stevenson
The other day heard the author of
very well known book, a man of
culture and position, frankly declare
that he did not like the classic music
he would much rather hear her play
a first-elass piece of popular music
There is harmony in those CLASH
cal things" said this old gentleman
frankly, But there is no melody"
Wouldn't Stevenson have enjoyed
that man!
And indeed, wouldn't anyone who
dislikes Hypocrisy and appreciates
SSHu1n0neSS, ENJOY him!
Do you know, I think that we would
all be tremendously astonished if we
could suddenly see plainly into the
minds of men and find out how much
of the avowed admiration for the
classical in literature, music and art
is nothing at all but parrot talk.
And not the least of the surprise, I
fancy, would be waiting for us right
in our own hearts.
For we are all so accustomed to
thinking that we ought to admire GER
tain things that we often persuade ev-
do like them. While all the time,
deep down in our hearts, our genuine,
spontaneous admiration is for very
different things.
Now tell me truly, friend, to which
music does your heart really quicken
the most, a sonata by Bach or one of
Sousa's marches?
Or over which have you pored with
the most absorbed interest, a play by
hakespeare or novel by Richard
Harding Davis or Conan Doyle.
No, don't bother to answer. It's
two to one you won't acknowledge the
truth to yourself, and two more
chances you would not admit it to
anyone else.
Now please do not think I am de-
preciating the pleasure to be obtained
from the really classic productions by
those capable of understanding them.
Indeed I am not. I am only criticising
those who foolishly feign an admir-
alton or a pleasure they do not feel.
To be sure, it is a splendid thing to
be able to appreciate harmony as well
as melody in all kinds of art but it is
a silly thing to pretend you do when
you don't.
Listen and look at and read the
good things and try to like them, but
don't pretend to until you do. That's
really much more admirable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-20
QUAKER fluctuations.
[From the Philadelphia Record.

GF,rom the Philadelphia Record.I
The first fall suit was made of 1ls
leaves.
The egoHst has all the earnarks of an
1 specialist.
Feed some women on fIattery and they
will get positively fat.
1t isn't wise to trust a secret to the
mails, much less the females.
Work is the secret of success. It's the
worker who succeeds, not the workee.
There isn't anything in the world thai
becomes quite as unpopular as popular
song.
One of the greatest conveniences of
modern living is to have somebody to
blame things on.
It's the little things that count. A fraiI
little woman's signs will generally prevail
against a big mans size.
Blobbs-"W igwag is always talking
about shooting. What is his favorite
gamer" Slobps-"Crap."
He-"Does your father know 1 expect to
ask him for your hand?" She-'I think
he does. He is practicing for half an hour
every morning with dumb-bells.' -
Muggins-- Scribbler says there are
times when he positively can't collect his.
thoughts" Buggins-"Yes, 1 have fire.
quently noticed that ha collects other peo-
pies instead
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-20

Some churches, in the face of pre-
JUDGE and conservatism, have had the
courage to adopt the moving picture
as a method of work. The changing
attitude in this regard is shown by the
recent consent from the Vatican to the
use of motion pictures in Roman Cath
Ole churches. The uncensored or loose
ly censored motion picture may do
vast harm, but the church seems slow
to awake to the enormous possibilities
for good in wise use of this mar
veIous invention. From the moving pic
ture to the stage is only step. The
play still appeals powerfully to the
Imagination. 1t always has and all
ways will Where a book fails to grip,
a play will interest. Whatever inter
ests may be and -should be made to in
struct. Many a church could double
its influence i. in it's parish house 1t
had an auditorium with fully equipped
stage, devoted to clean, bright, in
structive performances. Social settle
ments have already done this sort of
work to great advantage. Why should
not the church?
By presenting the old play, 'NTen
Nights in a Barroom,' the church could
preach an impressive lesson on tenn
perance In the same way lesson
ON white slavery might be taught by
means of a play dealing with present
day facts on the subject. The immense
good that might be done in impressing
tho simple but fundamental elements
of individuals and social morality upon
young people by means of the play
cannot be estimated. 1t is a field that
has never been adequately explored and
is practically unlimited in its POSSIBLE
tiles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-20

as she slipped out to theboardwalk agai,4.
Box in hand, he faced her.
YOU! gasped Anita.
The hot color swept over her face and
her slim figure stiffened.
noh! Then yoq-youmgreat scot; Anita
sholes began to laugh uproariously.
Hush! Everybody's looking at us.
They'll all understand if-if-"
Anita suddenly sped away as if on
wings and Sholes rapidly followed until,
in the shadows, he overlook her.
why. listen TO me, Anita. I'm sorry.
but-say, are you laughing or crying?"
Both! I never knew of anything 50
ridiculous in all my life. You were going
to Canada"
And we both came here and bid against
each other on foolish little thing-a pink
EN- broidered-article!
Anita slowly emphasized each descrip-
tive word. and then there was an express
sive silence. Involuntarily they drew
nearer each other with wistful. searching
glances and their hands reached out to
clasp ferventIy.
Forgive met" said Franklin. husktiy.
quarrel about. And just to show you how
felt about it tonight, Anita, l bought
this scarf to send to your
Tine girls dark eyes were misty with
tears as she folded the gift to her bosom.
How unjust she had been when she called
confession.
Franklin, want you to know-ton1ght
IS the dirst time In my life I was ever
Aedhy eAIdNdBant- L embroidered that
gown myself. always help with my
dresses and. Franklin, I can make my
own hats! l can copy Paris model SO
you wouldn't know the difference-and [
just glory in being economical! oh. I've
often been amused to see YOU wondering
art my little fineries. But the idea of volIr
paying thirty dollars for that Japanese
trifle when we might have had it for fir
teenr'
WHO cares?'' cried sholes. recklesslv.
ITS for my 'Merican Beauty. '-(Copv-
righted, 1912, by Mcclure Newspaper syn
dicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-20
Things That color the Sea.

1t has been proven that the blueness
of sea water is in constant ratio to its
sadness In the tropics. the tremcnd-
Gus evaporation induced by the blaz-
ing sun causes the water to be much
more salt than it is in higher attitudes.
For about thirty degrees, both north
and south of the equator, the waters
OF the worlds oceans are of an ex-
quisite azure. Beyond these ATTITUDES
the blue fades and changes to green,
and in the Arctic and Antarctic oceans
the greens are almost as vivid as the
tropical blues. The extraordinary
blueneSs of the Mediterranean has two
causes: one is tht YER few large riv
ers of fresh water run into this sea;
the second, the Mediterranean is prac-
tically land-locked, andn, being ex-
posed to a powerful sun, evaporation
is great. China's yellow sea is usually
supposed to owe it's origin to the flood
of muddy water which its great riv-
ers pour into it. But here living or
ganims are responsible for its peculiar
tint.-The Sailors MAGAZINE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-20
AYHAWKER .JOT.y

By the time the experts find out just
what this horse plague is, the disease
will have worn itself out, thinks the
Ottawa Herald.
A correspondent of the Lyons Re
publican writing from Kiowa says:
Having nothing to do, 1 am busy
looking at the country
Sporting note in the Hutchinson
News: Two score football games and
half that many revolutions in Central
and South America are scheduled to
take place before Thanksgiving day.
Arthur Riddle, of the Minneapolis
Messenger, thinks that the decision OF
the Leavenworth judge that man has
a right to kiss his sister-in-law is
fair enough, just so it isn't made
duty.
Related by the Fort Scott Tribune:
Say" said a Bourbon county farmer
to ST Smith, there was a bad explo-
sion Yesterday What was it?"
asked ST. 1.-The wind blew up the
river" was the reply.
Two children of a family which has
lately moved to Atchison are named
Marmaduke and Esmeralda What
odd names you have" said a neighbor
to the children. Yes answered the
boy, mamma reads novels. "-Atchison
Globe.
A tip from Walt Mason of the En-
poria Gazette: Perhaps it will interest
people in Kansas who still want to
get drunk to know that a child in
Los Angeles has formed a habit of be-
coming so by inhaling the fumes of
gasoline.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-20
ENGLAND BUYS AM

ENGLAND BUYS AMERICAN CARS,
English manufacturers of automo-
biles, according to the consular reports.
are much wrought up over the inroads
which American cars are making in
their trade. And what is more, they are
unable to see any means whereby it can
be checked.
In 1909. only 427 American automo-
biles, valued at $697 900 were imported
in England. But the following year
the number more than doubled Last
year, this country sent 3,734 cars to
England. for which the purchasers
paid $2,9s1, 800. This does not include
parts of cars imported, which in 1911
amounted to 1882, $50. And the real
story of the American automobile in
vasion of England has not yet been
told for the movement took on a much
greater impetus after the great auto
mobile show in London last fall.
That this victory has been won by
American automobile manufacturers on
merit is shown by the fact that Eng
lish automobiles have little sale in
this country in competition with the
homemade machines. The English cars
imported in the United States num-
bered IS in 1909. "a in 1910 and only so
in 1871. The total value of these au-
tomobiles for the three years was about
$500, 600.
The cars that are winning in England
are the lower-priced models. American
mechanical genius, good material and
fine workmanship have been united in
a product which the English seem I'M
able to match except at higher prices.
And if American automobiles of this
kind can win in England against all
European competitors, they ought to
win all over the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-20
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.



The wild oats crop is never a failure.
conceited chap thrives best in the
limelight.
Many a mans shoulders are not as
broad as they are padded.
bookkeeper out of job is naturally
a man of no account.
When the modern bride promises TO
obey" she has her fingers crossed.
woman has more confidence in a min
lister than man has in physician
Nothing p1eases an ignorant man So
much as a. chance to hand out informa-
ton.
The difference between self-confidence
and conceit is hard for some men to I'M
derstand.
Probably the ideal man no longer exists
in the mind of a woman who has been
married four or five times
When man begins to jolly his wife
about her cooking she suspects that ne
wants to borrow back part of his salary
The man who lives in a little town ari
behaves in a manner that keeps people
from talking about him is pretty sure OF
landing in heaven some time.