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The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
LESTER GODDARD ACQUITTED.
Man Shot Boarding Wagon Exon
Grated of Robbery Charge.

Lester Goddard, who was shot about
a month ago by Robert Jones and who
was arraigned in Police Court yester-
day on a charge Of attempted robbery,
was acquitted. and Jones. who was ar
ralgned on a charge of assault with a
dangerous weapon, was also acquitted.
The testimony established the fact that
Goddard boarded Jones' wagon in Blad-
ensburg Road with the intention OF
searching II for man named Dough-
erty, sought in connection with a muir
der case. Goddard had borrowed q
badge from one of the guards of the
Reform School and posed as a police
officer. When he boarded Jones wagon
the colored man believed robbery was
intended. and shot Goddard In the breast.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
SUPPLIES FOR MILITIAMEN.
Trainload of Equipment Goes 10
Bolivar Heights.

A trainload of equipment and quarter
masters stores pulled out from the
Baltimore and Ohio freight station at
New York and Florida Avenues yester-
day morning on its way to Halltown,
W. Va. for use by the District National
Guard at its annual encampment at Boil
ivar Heights.
When the 1910 members OF the local
militia reach their camping grounds to-
day they will find everything ready for
erection OF the tents which will house
them during the maneuvers.
Frank Sigourney and Sergt. Michael
drew. of the headquarters stan. left
Washington yesterday with the quarter
masters train. and will be in Harpers
Ferry when the main body of the mill
tia arrives.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
Pay Day for Clerk. Thursday.

About $4,000 will be disbursed a,
Washington City Post-office Friday. II
will be pay day for a number Of carriers
and railway mail clerks.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
WANTS CONTRACT CARRIED OUT.
Frederick 4. Schmidt Sues Zada r
Kemp and Seventeen Others.

Frederick A. Schmidt yesterday filed
suit against Zada T. Kemp and seven
teen others for specific performance of
contract. alleging that on April "a. 1911
he entered into contract with the defend
ants to convey to them a piece of real
estate In this city for $4,000, plaintiff
agreeing to contribute $1,000 cash, and
TO secure loans not over ss5.0oO. to be
used for the construction Of an apart
ment house on the property in question.
Schmidt alleges that the defendants
agreed to give him a bond for the faith
full performance of the contract. and
promised to have the apartment house
ready and completed by November l..
1911, both of which defendants failed
10 do.
Schmidt asks the court to direct the
defendants to pay the Indebtedness Sc
cured by the $1,000 deed of trust held
by the plaintiff, and to appoint receivers
to take control of the property. Justice
Barnard appointed F. w. Bradenburg
and /. D. Willis receivers, and fixed their
bond at $1,000
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13

I'm afraid Gov'nor Wilson won't
be able t save much in four years
with three daughters.
o. all TIL fourflushers. tn feller
that crosses his legs in somebuddy
elSe's tourin' car is tn worst.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
To Bury Man and Wife Together

The body of John Handwerker. who
died Friday at the Government Hospital
for the Insane with an hour of the
time his wife died in Philadelphia.
has been sent to the latter city where a
double funeral will be held this after
noon. Mr.. Handwerker was a veteran
% the Spanish-American war, and had
been confined to the hospital for eight
months. His wife fell down stairs and
fractured her skull and died before the
telegram announcing her husbands
death reached Philadelphia.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
WOULD TEACH TOTS TO SWIM.
Arthur c. Moses Offers to Pay In
structor Mt Bathing Beach.

Arthur c. Moses. president OF the
Washington Playground Association.
yesterday made an offer to the Commits
sioners. through f. s Martin. superin-
tendent of Fairgrounds, to pay an in
structor to give swimming lessons to chill
dren at the municipal bathing beach.
The Commissioners do not feel that they
will be able to accept this offer. in view
OF the decision recently rendered by
Corporation Counsel Thomas that all fees
collected at the beach must be turned
over to the Collector OF Taxes
The matter has been referred to Mr..
Thomas, who is also investigating the
question as to whether the guards shall
be required to make restitution to the
District for all fees taken by them for
private instruction at the beach.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
UNCLE TOM" DIES,
Aged Riverman, Well Known to
sportsmen. Passes Away.

Uncle Tom," who has kept boat
house at the foot OF Thirty-ffth Street.
until legend has It that he was there be-
fore the river, died yesterday in the
Georgetown University Hospital from
cerebral hemorrhage.
Uncle Tom Barker was dean of the
Washington rivermen. He knew every
fisherman and boatman that frequented
the Potomac. He was a great repository
of river lore, and could bark back to the
days when Georgetown was the port Of
the Potomac and a large commercial
center.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
Seek More Moose.

The Social Order Of Moose plans a
large campaign to increase the member
ship of the various herds. There are
thirty-nine herds in the United States
and Canada, with a membership Of more
than 1900. James II. McGilton, of
Washington. supreme president of the
order. expects an increase of 1000 as
result OF the campaign.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
Mother OF Ten Become. Nun.

Accordinssto information received in
Washington. Mrs. Sarah Scott, mother
of ten children, four of whom are Jes-
uit priests, has made her final vow as
a nun In the Visitation Convent in St.
Louis, Mrs. Scott is well known in
this city, where she has many friends.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
Sues Railway Company for Damages

The Capital Traction. Company was
yesterday named as defendant In a suit
filed by Clara A. Rines for $4,000 dam
ages The plaintiff alleges that she re-
ceived serious and permanent injuries
June p when she was struck by a
street car at Eighteenth and Belmont
Streets Northwest
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
LOCAL MENTION.
EXCURSIONS TODAY,

Steamer Charles Manchester for Mount Vernon
leaves Seventh Street Wharf at 10 T. m. and IN
p. m. daily, except Sunday. For MarshaIl Hal
daily and Sunday, 10 a. m. 80 and $50 .. m
Steamer St Johns leaves Seventh Street Wharf
at 9 q. m. for Colonial Beach.
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company',
steamers from foot Of Seventh Street for Old Poin,
Comfort and Norfolk daily at 6a5 p. m
Cars from Fifteenth Street and New York Avenue
every quarter hour for main entrance Zoo PARK and
Chevy Chase.
To Great Falls-Washingtou and Old Dominion
Railroad cars every few minutes from Thirty-sixtb
and N Streets
Beach Railway leave go, lo:p. and 30 a. m.
80. $40 and rs p.
To Mount vemon-Washineton-v Virginia Railway
cars sven hour On the hour from a m to .. m.
Station, Twelfth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
Robbed Peter to Pay Peter.

James Lemba-opoIus' owed his cousin.
Peter Manolakos. a debt for board. and
1t weighed so heavily on his conscience
that he stole Peters watch and pawned
II to get the necessary money Judge
Mullowney did not approve James busi-
ness methods. SO yesterday he fined him
IS and made him redeem the watch.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13

Eat Meinberg's "Top-Noch1 Bread
If you want to enjoy good health a.
well as good meals. At your grocer's.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-06

features which the average will not see but he Il
enjoy their benefits just the same No ONE feature
stands out than another The satisfaction that
any give depends upon the WHOLE CAR A
stoddard Dayton car is COMPLETE MOTORING
PROPOSITION.
Positive lubrication-A gear-drven pump forces oil
directly to each crankshaft and camshaft bearing
No ifs and ands about it. This more oil when
you want it and less when you need less.
Springs are IA inches wide-Permittng the use of
fewer leaves and making far easier running car.
Electric furnace steel
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-07-26
Woman Routs Two Burglars in Home

located on the first floor of a four
suite terrace. Mrs. Dove occupies
the suite opposite the ore occupied by
Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs. Clancy. The
three women had been G.at together.
When Mrs. Clancy attempted to
open the front door she was surprised
to find that the key would not turn.
She next observed that the lights
within the apartment wefa all burn
ing, though she had turned them off
when deaving.
Mrs. Clancy borrowed a clair from
& neighbor and climbed to the dining.
room. As she raised the window she
saw the two men inside. II WAS not
bit frightened" said the brave lit
tie woman. II am sorry now that I
made so much noise in opening the
window, because might have got in
and grabbed. one of them. / know
could have held onto him until the
neighbors came to my assistance"
The apartments had been most
thoroughly searched. Rugs and mat
tresses were turned over Drawers
were pulled out and their contents
scattered about. Clothing was re-
moved from the closets and pains
were taken to turn -he pockets inside
out. The thieves carried away six
rings set with diamonds, two gold.
mesh bags and other articles valued at
$500. They also found $165 in cash.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-07-26

Mrs. A. Radcliffe Dugmc~o. wife OF
the celebrated African explorer; Mrs.
Carl E. Ackley, who accompanied hef
husband on two-year African hunt
ing expedition and personally shot
the largest elephant ever killed; Mrs.
Edward Woodward, Miss Hattie Wood
and Miss Doonja de Mitkiewicz-H Hol-
land, a daughter by Mrs. Hollands 3
former marriage to Russian noble
man, the Count de Mitkiewicz.
Vi-Sin's costume consisted Of knot
of pink roses at his collar, matching
in tint Mrs. Hollands gown. The
place-cards were small dull-fnished
photographs Of the host himself,
taken in a. variety Of poses.
The entire menu was Chinese,
evolved from the brain of Chinese
caterer and prepared By the hands of
Chinese chef. The musical pro-
gram was dispensed with, owing to a
lack of harmony between the samo-
sens and the vocal ranges Of Vi-Sin
and his chums.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-07-26
Unique Experiences in Filibustering

tative from Texas, Buck Kilgore by
name, growing hungry. and thirsty,
too, no doubt, concluded that he would
be better of at home and, forgetting
the locked doors, started to. execute
that idea. It ,chanced that he: sat
near the only partition that separated
the speakers lobby, and that was a
fimsy door Of green baize, q. and
though the faithful minion Of the
house had locked it, the Texan, with
one mighty kick of his right foot, en-
cased in No. IL cowhide boot, burst
the slight affair as easily as though
1t had been OF paper and out he
marched to the steps that led to free
dom. yz..- $780,. g. q,
,"'The incident was duly chronicled
and Kilgore awoke to find himself
temporarily famous, The = sublime
nerve he manifested set the whole
country to laughing. The thing turned
out very happily to the kicker in a.
way that he # had never imagined
From every part Of the Union enter.
prising manufacturers sent him. boots
OF the most expensive kind, accom-
panied by polite notes bcsging to be
allowed the privilege Of naming q
brand Of footgear after him. He had
enough of footgear to last; him ten
years and = surplus to sdistributs.
among his male kindred 10 the Lone
Star state" ,,s>.>-.c' Ev..~z :, T. s.zt..s-t.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-07-26
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rH1CAGO.-There are 100000
y homeless cats in Chicago.
Herein lies a problem that soon
must be given serious consideration,
n the opinion of Hugo Krause, secre-
ary Of the Anti-Cruelty society.
As Constantinople collected all its
tray dogs and placed them upon an
sland in the Mediterranean. there to
|tarve to death, so Chicago must de-
,ise some plan of ridding itself Of
he half-starved felines that infest
every alley and practically every
building in the older portions of the
;ity and are found In hundreds in the
easements Of loop buildings.
The Anti-Cruelty society has no
means with which thoroughly to per-
form the task. Officials of the dog
pound are said to have refused to un-
dertake it because Of the old super
stition that the exterminator of a
blacA cat will ever after be unlucky.
And many Of the homeless cats are
black.
"Something must be done immedi-
ately, either to provide homes for
these stray cats or to exterminate
them," said Mr.. Krause the other day.
Their half-starved condition, for they
feed chiefly at the alley garbage pals,
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-07-26
Eight Women Lunch With Eight Dogs

NEW YORK.-A history-making So
~ cial event took place the other aft
ernoon at the Vanderbilt hotel.
As the Chinese clock in the Chinese
room struck two, there sat down to
luncheon eight Chinese doggies and
eight American women. Yes; to-
gether-a lady and a dog, a lady and
a dog. alternately, all round the table.
It took some effort on the part Of
Mrs. Arthur l.. Holland, who gave the
party for her Pekinese, Vi-Sin of Al
derbourne, to persuade the manager to
close the Chinese room to the public
for the afternoon and insure seclusion
for her aristocratic gathering.
Pink, red and yellow carnations dec
Grated the oblong table, and between
each teakwood chair was placed a
teakwood tabouret inlaid with pearl
and cushioned with satin, upon which
well-combed doggie sat.
Mrs. Holland denied that she was
the hostess. The luncheon, she de-
clared, was being given by Vi-Sin Of
Alderbourne to his friends from Pc.
king, who were allowed to bring their
beautiful mistresses to share the ban
quet.
Besides Vi-Sin, there was Toto,
Nine. WI, WI Ting Fang, Pin-Kee,
THU Ehr-sin and Fah-Sin, who accom-
panied respectively Mrs. William
Shannon, Mrs. William E. Belding,
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-07-26

W WAsHINGTON. - Raising bamboo
" for the market is q new industry
that the department of agriculture
has succeeded in launching. The re-
port Of the flourishing condition Of
the bamboo plantation has come from
Florida to David Fairchild. chief Of
the bureau Of foreign plant introduc-
t1on. The establishment Of the crop
Is the result of more than four years
hard work. The department also has
found way of shipping the bamboo
SO that the young plants win grow,
and this has been the hardest part OF
the problem.
Raising bamboo commercially has
been a flourishing industry in Japan
for years. It was felt for long time
that it was a business that ought to
do well here, because it furnishes a
quick growing timber that is suscep-
ttble of number of special uses.
There is as much difference between
the ornamental bamboo commonly
grown here and the timber bamboo
as there Is between dray horse and
4 polo pony. It has never been accu-
rately determined just what the struc-
tural strength of bamboo is. though
the strength is immense for the
weight. Some tests are to be made
Of the new government crop at the
bureau of standards. The wood Is al
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-07-26
One Million Stray Cats in Chicago

demands that some action be taken
This alone, regardless of the fact that
they are a menace to health, is sui
fcient reason" -:
Over in North Halsted street there
is one building, recently vacated by a
laundry, where more than dozen cats
sleep during the day and at night wan.
der through the alleys looking for
food. At a small store at 617 Wells
street, large wild tramp feline makes
its home in the flooring, coming out
only at night. It has defled all efforts
at capture.
Only a few days ago large down.
town restaurant was renovated. In
the cellars nearly two score Of stray
cats were found. Thirty-dve Of them
were sent to the Humane society
which maintains large cattery, sorts
out the best of the felines and finds
homes for them and chloroforms the
remainder.
According to statistics one female
stray cat will bring from ten to fifty
kittens into the world each year.
Throughout the entire city the cat pop.
ulation is increasing rapidly and even
in the newer districts owners Of pet
cats, in giving kittens to their friends,
are laying the foundation for future
pest Of homeless felines.
New York city is solving the prob.
lem by giving all it's dog license money
to the Humane society and this de-
trays the expense of caring for or ex
terminating the strays. Some such
plan as this will be urged by Mr.
Krause at a conference he will ash
for with city aldermen.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-07-26
Little Indiana Tots in Elopement

NDIANAPOL1S.- There
l was no other construction the Off.
GERS at headquarters could put on 1t.
And they remarked laughingly that
the leap-year spirit is getting some
pretty young recruits, when they had
seen to it that Miss Opal Johnson,
three years old, and J. p. Grady, four
years old, had been sent home, wind
ing up runaway that had been sug-
gested by Miss Opal.
After the youngsters had been taken
to headquarters by Patrolman Thomas
O'Brien, who found them, Matron
Whitman administered a diminutive
and much-noderated third degree" !"
She found finally that Miss Opal was
the granddaughter OF Kale johnson,
and that J. P. was the son of Jack
Grady, who was called.
Miss Opal admitted, under fire, that
she and J. P. "wuz sent by j. P.'s
mamma to det some buttamilt to
dink."
And then she waxed more confiden-
tial:
u. P. buyed some apples n we ct
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-07-26
Sent His Glass Eye to the Laundry

A LITTLE white light on the tele-
"a phone switchboard in a local hotel
tho other day cleaned brightly for q
moment. Then it began to wink rap
Idly, as II the person at the other end
Of the wire was jangling the tele-
phone hook in great perturbation.
Operator" called the young wo-
man at the board. >
"Send me up bellboy. Quick!
furry! I've lost something!" >ex-
claimed an agitated voice.
''O-oh, what is it, burglars? Shall
I send house detective?"
mo, just bellboy. Hurry up" :.
A bellboy was dispatched posthaste
and found D. A. Malcolm Of Butte,
Mont, greatly excited.
Il left a valuable article wrapped
In a white handkerchief on my table, -
he exclaimed, "and it must have been
taken away in the laundry. It Is very
valuable. Find it for me. Here's q
dollar. Hurry up!"
The be]lboy. with inward mutterings
at the carelessness of guests who
leave diamond necklaces or gold cuff
links wrapped up in handkerchiefs,
fastened to the package room.
did you see little bundle wrapped
up in handkerchief" he gasped to
the head porter.
Saw handkerchief all wadded up.
It's just gone to the marking room.
Whats tho mof<or9 UJho< una IN r. ~
But the boy had fed. =.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-07-26
Two Races Compared in Mathematics

n HE relative mathematical abilities
! OF boyS and girls and Of the white
race as compared with the black are
among the subjects taken up by the
United States bureau of education.
TT seems to. be the general opinion
that the average boy shows more abfE
ty in mathematics than the average
1irl, but also that he does not work 50
faithfully" said the bureau. In q
mixed class this greater ability Of the
Joy and the greater faithfulness Of
the girl react most advantageously
on each other. lii .= ;3:*. e.. -75 =5.
Another fact that is noted is this:
In elementary algebra the girl does Is
good work as the boy; In geometry
hot nearly SO good. In advanced al
zebra and. trigonometE. the boy shows
an ability which Is far ahead Of the
girl. Yet, We are free to confess that
his greater natural ability is pften
outclassed by the steady, patient en-
deavor Of the girl. Perhaps II would
be safer to say that the girl does not
show as great an ability q the boy,
even though she may have It.
Tn regard to the relative tendency
.of boys and girls to choose elective
5oourres III mat then1tic answers 10
Inquiries Indicate that boys are mach
sm1se inclinsd 8 elect such courses
.khan 8lIls ~. !,
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-07-26

CLEVELAND, O.-When Mrs. Tim.
- othy Clancy, 7713 Superior avenue.
returned to her home early the other
morning from a call upon friends in
the neighborhood she foq9d the front
door jammed so she could not unlock
It. Glancing through the dining-room
window she say two burglars at work.
She didn't scream or run. She calm
ly proceeded to raise the Aning-room
window and just as calmly proceeded
to climb in. The burglars fed, al
though Mrs. Clancy is slight and
weighs no more than 100 pounds.
The burglars chose rear door for
their exit, brushing by Mrs. Clancy's
mother, Mrs. Catherine Carpenter,
and her sister, Mrs. Arthur Dove,
who had run around to the back when
Mrs. Clancy started to climb into the
window. The burglars kept right on
going, however, and disappeared over
the alley fence. They took 1865 worth
Of loot with them.
The apartments Of Mrs. Clancy are
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-07-26

A VETERAN Washington CORE
- spondent of metropolitan news
paper was telling some of his expert
ences in the national capital to a
group Of friends the other night. Dur
ing the conversation one of the group
happened to mention that the great
est and most spectacular Of all scenes
in deliberati<e body is filibuster,
and THIS drew forth the following COM
ment from the newspaper man:
whenever the organizsrk Of a fill
buster force have an all-niKht session
It is q picnic for the denisens of the
national, capital. who flock b the big
temple Of legislation in TIM hope of
seeing and hearing sensational ep-
sodes.
In the days when: Tom Reed of
Maine was speaker f1libusters by the
Democratic minority were fsr more
frequent than now and wers marked
with greater bitterness. During one
Of these ssances gigantic represen-
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-07-26

the first apostle and
Dowie
gregation The
schfsm
regeneration souls and
all other Christian beliefs included
Faith healing the original
tie of folio
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-07-26

Following the lad to the marking
room, the porter was just in time to
hear: = -.
Yes, sent it into the sorting
room," and to see the bellhop, now
thoroughly aroused with the spirit Of
the chase. disappear into the sorting
ROOM 80
This time the porter was near
enough to hear the boy informed
that the little wadded up handker-
chief containing the mysterious but
"very valuable" something had
beaten him to the laundry tub by
about four jumps. i
He hastened thither and, seeing the
boy frantically paving over the soiled
linen, watched him until the youth tri-
umphantly pulled forth the object Of
the search. y -, : =. r.
"Give US look" cried the porter.
What was you so crazy about!'
Without replying the breathless
bellhop gingerly pulled the handker-
chief open and disclosed Mr.. NAL
CONS perfectly good blue glass eye.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-07-26

'em. n den say, J. p, let's wun away.
An we wunned away n ct some more
apples that big man gived us. An
den We have lots Of fun lookin' at de
funny men n ladies. An by-'n-by we
wants to go home, but we's losted, and
c'ys and ]. P. c'ys n big man tums
up and say: You losted?' An J. P.
say yes n den we diets on a street tar
wifi the big man and he takes us here" "
]. P. sat by gravely and listened
while his enticer told her story. which
he corroborated by saying: .s
II dot an order" producing slip of
paper on which was written a request
to give ]. p. some buttermilk."
The youngsters we're ''bailed out"
later by J. P.'s father.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-07-26
AMERICAN WIDOW WINS NOBLE

A white and gold gown, with a
collar and tiara of diamonds and sap
phires, won for the beautiful Mrs.
Wylie Reynolds of Jackson, Mich, an
Italian nobleman with the blood Of
Bourbon kings in his veins, and Paris
dressmakers and modistes are busy
upon one of the most elaborate trous-
seaus which has left the city since
Princess Marie Bonaparte married
Prince George of Greece, in 1907. :.
Mrs. Reynolds is the widow Of a
millionaire banker. The Italian noble;
man whom she has won is Baron di
Francisco" son of Marchese d1 TRAN
ara. His family Is connected with the
Bourbons Of Parma and the Bourbons
Of the Two Sicilies, who are them
selves branches of the oldest royal
house in the world. Baron d Fran
cisci Is even richer than his <liancee.
and takes an active interest II the
life=of his country Added to these is
the fact that he belongs 20 the Oldest
Neapolttan nobility, III g = w6ich make
Spxn n nnatN rim = q pVA1. 4)ha hest