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HEIRS

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The Washington herald., 1912-10-30
MUZZLING ORDER
TO Be ENFORCED

A general order to the Police Depart
ment calling for a strict enforcement OF
the police regulation requiring the muz-
cling Of all CANNES running at large
will be issued by Mai. Sylvester to-day
as a consequence OF three children being
bitten by dogs within the last few days.
reports of which were received yester-
DAY.
Little Richard Thompkins. four years
old, who lives with his parents on
Knox's farm. near Anacostia. is suffer-
ing from several lacerations in the face
as a result of being attacked yesterday
by a Great Dane owned by John Thonsp-
kins, an uncle OF the child. A physi-
clan cauterized the wounds.
Esther Foster. twelve years old. a
daughter of Mrs. Mary Foster. Of s17
Second Street Northeast. was bitten on
the hand by a dog while returning home
from a grocery store with a package Of
fresh meat yesterday morning. The child
was carried to Sibley Hospital, where
the wound was cauterized. The police
have cautioned the owner Of the dog to
keep the animal muxxled.
Herbert johnson. nine years old. son
Of w. T. johnson. Of 170l Euclid Street,
was bitten on the right arm by a collie
on Saturday afternoon. The boy went to
q drug store. and the wound was'treated.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-30
WOODEN FR1aATE WABASH,
LAUNCHED IN 1853, WILL BE
SOLD BY UNCLE SAM

The wooden frigats Wabash. which for
tnirty-seven years his been stationed
at the Boston navy yard as receiving
ship. is to be sold by the Navy Depart
mene.
The Wabash rendered most distinguish
ed service in the United States navy fol-
lowing her launching in 1853 As flagship
under Commodore Hiram Paulding, she
brought back to the United States the
soldiers Of Gen. Walker. the flibuster
who tried to subdue all Central America.
During the civil war she participated in
the blockade Of southern ports. and was
the nasship Of Admiral Du Pont in the
battle Of Port Royal, s. C.
The Wabash also Joined in the bou.
bardment Of Fort Fisher and its capture.
Its last active sea service was from
lSIs to 1874, when 1t was the flagship of
the Mediterranean squadron.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-30
WIFE AGAIN SAVES
GEN, SICKLES ESTATE
FROM BEING SOLD OUT

New York. Oct 1.-Again the wife from
whom he il separated has saved Gen.
Daniel E. Sickles from witnessing a sher-
iff's sale of his home at q Fifth Ave
nue..
1t had been announced that on Friday
the sheriff would sell at auction the real
and personal property OF Gen. Sickles to
satisfy a $500 Judgment obtained by the
Bank Of the Metropolis.
To-day, however. Sheriff Hamburger
stated that. on his own authority. he will
esAnt q two weeks extension to the aged
warrior, who celebrated his ninety-sec-
ond birthday on October %.
Gen. Sickles' wife and his son, STAN
ton Sickles, called on me last week and
requested that grant the extension" :"
stated the sherin. Il agreed willingly.
although am not sure that l am within
law in doing 30. Mrs. 6ickles said she
thought she could raise sunicient funds
to relieve the general Of this burden"
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rectsd. the four passengers got out ard
walked across the street. a number Of
people were standing about the entrance
to the hotel at the time. but did not
80 either Rose. Webber, vallon. or
Schepps there. ! did not pay much 81
tention to what was going on and must
have been nodding when the shots
aroused me. All I saw Of the shooting
was the Hash of the revolvers. Than
the men-the same four I had brought
there-came running back, to the car.
"One Of the men told me to hurry up
and get TO moving. I was frightened
and did not know what to- do. started
slowly toward Sixth Avenue, but raced
my engine. hoping that the police would
catch up with us. By this time had
realised that my passengers had been In
. shooting scrape.
struck with Revolver.
I'VE were nearly opposite the Elks'
Club when one Of the men struck at me
with the butt Of q revolver. The blow
grased my face 20 that It bled. This
made me hurry. - was badly scared.
But when We got to Sixth Avenue I
thought I saw another opportunity to let
the police catch up with US II they were
following Us at all A south-bound sur
face car was passing at the time. and
the street to the north was blocked by
q cab. slowed down until the machipe
was barely moving. The street car
passed and was told again to beat it.
This time I could feel the point Of .
pistol barrel against my head and
obeyed.
"As soon as we were under good head
way there was general rejoicing among
the four gunner and I heard one Of
them say: It was a clean getaway.
Becker certainly had things fixed right.
There is not even anybody following us.
Nobody will ever know who did the job
Under orders carried the men to
Madison Avenue and Ono Hundred and
Twenty-sixth Street. A that point they
jumped out without saying anything to
me. I drove the car over to the curb
and tried to think what was the best
thing for me to do. decided from what
I had heard I had better keep my mouth
shut and started back to the garage"
The remainder Of Shapiro's story. a.
developed from the questions asked by
District Attorney whitman and Mr..
Moss. had to do with his arrest and his
of East Side gangs. The
chauffeur said he knew Of no other
murders with which the Rose gang
have been connected. but admitted they
were followers Of Zelig and bore the
regulations Of being bad men.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-30
GREEKS ENCOURAGED
By THEIR SUCCESSES

Athens. Oct 0.-News Of the success
Of the Greek advance northward is being
received here tonight with wild en-
thusiasm. Among government o6lcials
the belief obtains that the end of the war
IL speedily approaching. It is certain
that the despised Turk In the western
portions Of the SuItan's dominion has
been crushed beyond recovery. En-
couraGinG messages are being received
from King George. who is en- route to
the 'front.' Asked to-day when he ex-
Dscted to return to the capital, he said:
In two weeks-by steamboat-from
ConstAntinople."
A. indicating the unprepAredness Of
Turkey, the king wired that the Turkish
garrison Of 90 troops at Kalamaks had
not been informed that the war had be-
gun. Their capture By the Greeks was
fhs1r 1rst inttmation that the country
vas mt q poAce.
h kI1a sise Ssporfs. thae the loss Of
The Washington herald., 1912-10-30
C0NTRABAND ARTICLES
MANY AND VARIED

Almoso every article exported by the
United States to Turkey and the Balkan
States IL mentioned by the Ottoman
Empire as being contraband. according
to advices received at the State Depart
ment yesterday from Ambassador w. w,
Rockhill. at Constantinople.
In addition to putting up the barriers
against the materials commonly known
as munitions Of war. the Turkish govern
ment has forbidden the shipment Of
clothing. boots. or shoes suitable for
military use; gold, silver. or bullion; ves-
sels' boats Of all kinds and docks; rail-
way and rolling stock; telegraphs and
telephones; balloons and aeroplanes;
barbed wire. horseshoes. harness, and
saddlery. Any or all Of these will be
confiscated when found within three
miles Of the coast of any country with
which the Ottoman Empire Is at war.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-30
TELEGRAM TELLS OF
TURKISH ATROCITIES

L. L. Caftanzoslu. charge d'affaires Of
the Greek Legation in Washington, re-
ceived the following telegram last night:
The Turkish army. followed by a de-
tachment Of Baxiboukous (the volunteers
Of the army. have continued the work
Of destruction and have burned the fol-
lowing villages: Lyriana, vizani, Sta
vaka, Lyssana, Neochor. and Rapsista,
all OF which are situated in the district
OF Janina. EpiruA Flames are also seen
In the valleys OF Janina- Many massa-
cres and assassinations Of peaceable in
habitants. numbers Of them women and
children. have been reported. In Janina
they killed the archpriest. Father John"
The Washington herald., 1912-10-30

A D0x Il StuartfD DyspeDsia Tablets %
Yoaf Best Travelling CoDDaaion.
Railroads tell you about the wonders
Of nature along their lines; hotels de-
scribe their modern Recommendations:
but they never fail to ring in their
cuisine unexcelled' The wise traveller
knows he 10 taking pot luck WheH he
leaves home, hence . box Of stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets il quite a. essential
as, a. many Of " other tr.velins rsaa-
Thus commented . philosophical trav.
cling man. speaking Of hotel life. res
taurants, gFills. and Junction lunch
counters. '"The aSitations In this
world" he continued, are the result Of
one set Of men trying to compel the
other set to think and act against their
ugion, politics, and eats I have learp-
ed from experience to eat what they
serve; to forget the food experts. rad
the current news and Jokes, and leave
the stomach to the best expert in the
world -stuart's Dyspspsia Tablets"
And 6tuart's Dyspepsia Tables ast-
ually do the work asAgned them. Thsy.
relieve weak and oveFbufdened stom-
achs Of . great portion Of digestive co..
don. Their component parts assist the
digestive fluids and secrstions Of the
stomach and they simply take up ths
Grind and carry on the work 3ust the
1ams a. . good. stroog. healthy stom-
aeh would do II
Stuaft's Dyspepsia Tablets are for salo
by al druggissa st 80 cents box end
they are the one article that the drug.
lgist does not Try TO sell something = ths
lplaes a Il thatsU '.Just - on61 1AelF
;unqualfAsd merit GnA 0uecGse - ne
universal 0anand for them ~ paoooA
thsn w}sala - sseeA s sysly - s..
The Washington herald., 1912-10-30
THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY =
POLICEMEN WILL GUARD
COL. ROOSEVELT TOMORROW

New York. Oct. 9.-Three hundred and
fifty policemen of all ranks will look
to the safety of Col Theodore Roosevelt
tomorrow night at the meeting in Madi-
son Square Garden, at which the COL
onel will make his first speech since
an assassin's bullet struck him in Mil.
vaukee 1t was announced by Commits
sioner of Police Waldo. There will be
men on foot and men on horseback. as
well as detectives in and about the Gar
den. All of these police will be under
command Of Inspector LAhre.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-30
DIABETES
SIMPLE HERB QUICKLY CURES THIS
DREAD DISEASE TO SrAY CNREn.

A SIMPLE HERB QUICKLY CURES THIS
DREAD DISEASE TO STAY CURED.
Diabetes has heretofore ben ouasdered incmahis.
and the only hops held out to ths afflicted has
been to psolong their ye.D by strict dieting.
A plant RECENTLY discovered IN Mexico ealled
Dtabetol Herb. has been found to be specinQA tn
gravity and sugar. restoring visur and building up
the srstem-
This harmless vegetable remedy viii relieve the
rAtient Of his worst symptoms. in the mosc ass1a-
,ated cases. within . week. and to prove II ~ will
mail the frs, Soc package for &C. with free booklet
Of special value to the diabetic c1utaining latest
dict list and exclusive table Of food values. Owing
percentage Of starch and susaT Carbohydrates h
80 different foods
Tell your afflicted friends Of this odsr and md
&C to-day for a fuIlEized Soc package. AAE4
The Washington herald., 1912-10-30

which was occupied BY the .0sssks on
the way 10 vesria. TIE Greeks Arst
occupied the city Of CAstania and the
hfts Turkish division occupied the town
ok orevena.
The main Grssk forcs In consequences
u tonight threatening verria. Or Kara
Ferris, nifty miles due north from the
TurkD-0reek frontier. and on the rail-
rad connecting saloniki and Aonastir.
The. Greek front extends seventy miles.
reaching into Turkish territory In wedge
shape. with the point at Tripotamus and
tho extremities Of the two wings At
KateFina. en the coast where Q landing
was effected shortly after the outbreak
Of the war. and at Greneva. captured
to-day.
AAsaaneple Hslas 01t.
Adriane6ls IL stilI holding ont though
desperately pressed Formal possession
Of AdEianople II unimportant. however.
since III garrison has besn reduced and
demoralised and the city itself. with its
magnificent forts. made . scene Of
devastation.
The main Turkish army. between Eslri
Bahia and Lille Burgas. occupies . sui
cidal position. The Bulgarians have cut
on Ns retreat by rail TO Constantinople.
and escape to the southWard has boen
forestalled by the burning Of the bridge
over the Tahoriu River. On its right
nank. At Eski BAHIA. 10 the main BuIs
gariau army. cutting II on from the
itself effectively hemmed in.
Naxim Pasha, the Turkish Minister of
War and Commander-in-Chief. must
await the attack Of the Bulgarians OF
advance to meet them in the only direc-
ton left open to him. One Of the most
sanguinary battles Of the war II ex.
pected when these armies meet. To the
Bulgarians . victory means . practic-
ally unobstructed advance on CONSTANT.
nople. and the Turkish commander has
informed the Sultan that he will return
the victor or perish In the attempt
salsnilki Cat Off.
The Bulgarian front extends ,to-night
from Mustapha Pasha. around Adria.
ople. >Eski- -Baba and Visa, to point
only . few miles from the Black sea.
A Turkish band to-day destroyed the
lighthouse at Iniada, an important port
on the Black Sea, seventy-ive miles
from Adrianople.
Also in an extremely precarious posi-.
tion are the Turkish forces at Monastir,
which comprises the divisions under
Zekk Pasha. the army defeated by the
servians at Uskup. By taking Yerria
the Greeks will be able to effect a juno.
ton with the BulQrian army coming
from Drama and Novrokop and with
the Syrians advancing upon veles sa-
Ioniki will then be at the mercy of
three combined victorious armies.
Dispatches from Salonilxi tonight
state that all communication with Com
must have been cut, for no
orders for the army have been received
from the capital for two days. The city
Is without sufficient provisions, and three
more days Of the existing conditions
must bring the city to the point of ca
pitulation.
Several brisk battles were fought be-
tween flying columns sent out to recon-
hotter from the lines Of the allies and
detached forces Of Turks. A detach.
ment OF Servfan cavalry came upon
Turkish troops and chased them toward
Aonastfr. capturing great quantitie, Of
var material .
The Washington herald., 1912-10-30
BLOW TO GIBSON.
surfogate Rev0I<es Letters Test
mentary Of Lawyer.

Surrogatc Revol<es Letters Tcsta-
paentary Of Lawyer.
New York. Oct za-surrogate Fowler
to-day handed down . decision reyoking
the letters .testamentary granted to At
terney Burton w. Gibson on the estate
of Mrs. Ruseha n. 6sabo. Gibson has
been indicted for the murder Of the Ssabo
woman and 10 now at 0eehen. N. T..
awaiting trial on that charge.
Mrs. Szabo was q subject of Austria.
Hungary at the time Of her death. She
left q will. naming her mother n chief
beneficiary and Gibson ~ executor. The
vice consul for AUSTRIA Hungary in, this
city started Z proceeding for the revoca-
tion OF Gibson's letters upon. the ground
that he, Gibson. fraudulently pres6nted
m unkuown woman to represent herself
as mother OF the dead woman. sapd that
Gibeon has made . false statement - to
his own residence.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-30
ROB EXPRESS CAR.
Bandits Hold Up Train In Oklahopa
and Get $4,000.

Bandits Hold Up Train In OKLAHOMA
and Get 5000.
Oklahoma City, Okla, Oct. ga
southbound train on the Missouri. Kan
sas and Texas Railroad was held up to-
day by three robbers who rified the ex-
press safe. The robbery occurred . short
distance south Of Eufaula- The robbers
compelled the engineer to cut the mail
and express cars from the rest Of the
train and ran them some distance down
the track before dynamiting the express
cafe.
The robbers are reported to have Sc
cured $500 from American Express
Company packages.
The robbers detached the locomotive
from the train. ran 1t over q wooden
train. and then fired the bridge to pre-
vent immediate pursuit.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-30
Denies Marriage Rumors.

Toronto. Ont, Oct ss.-Edna Goodrich.
latest divorced Wife of Nat Goodwin. de-
MES the report that she is engaged to
marry Ralph Herr, the comedian why.
I'm not sure that / even know the man
by sight," declared Miss Goodrich to-
day. Il cannot understand how such
q rumor could have been started"
The Washington herald., 1912-10-30
ROOSEVELT TAKES REST.
Colonel Prepares for Speech at Mad
is0n Square TO-nIght.

Oyster Bay. N. Y. Oct 2s-col Roose-
welt spent to-day chiefly in resting up for
his trip tomorrow to speak at Madison
Square Garden. With the exception Of
an hour Of dictation In reply to the stack
OF correspondence piled up on his desk,
the colonel spent his time in reading in
his library. He also took a short walk
about Sycamore Hill late in the day. The
colonel felt equal to the trip tomorrow.
30 he said tonight. and expects he will
be able at the end of the week to make
The Washington herald., 1912-10-30

Huntington.
Roosevelt leaves Oyster Bay late to-
morrow afternoon on a special car to Be
attached to a regular train. After his
speech at the Garden he will board the
special car and leave New York in time
to reach home by midnight.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-30
STRIKERS and Troop. Clash.

Charleston. W. Va. Oct. 3.-A battle
was fought between . posse Of armed
guards and striking coal miners at Mo-
sey, Fayette County. to-day. in which
fifty shots were fired and several men
wounded. The fight was the result OF
the kidnapping Of four guards on duty
At the mine Of the. Four States Coal
Company to-day by strikers. who car
ried their captives to Mosey. where they
built q barricade. Capt. Fred w. Jester
left with a posse Of armed guards and
Tecaptured the men. Militia Ii being
held in readiness for service and mar
tial law may again be declared.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-30
War Aviator Killed.

Stara Zasora bulgarian Army Head
quarters)-Oct. :s.-A Bulgarian aviator
was killed to-day while trying to ny
over Adrianople and make maps Of the
Turkish Nefs11e works. He was using
French monoplane. His motor stopped
when he was over the Turkish camp at
feet
The Washington herald., 1912-10-30

life to-day and yesterday was somewhat
less than in earlier battles owing to
the feeble resistance offered by the
The Washington herald., 1912-10-30
COEFR sion or
SHAPIRO WELDS
EYIDENCE CHtN !! !! !

c..s....a sr.. r.ss o.s.
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rhs hlss hseh % batilshiu ~ ~ ~
lsUR to psevsut Gas4vs yllno
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to share with my sisters.

What II did for me II ea1 anA
WIN Do fer you, and now offer IL
to you. Others offer to build up
your figure With drugs. greasy
skin foods, creamse dieting. mas
sage, and expensive instruments
and devices. have done away
with all these Injurious methods
and have given a legion OF wom-
en- Q lu1uriant natural Develop
msnt by = treatment never before
nothing to take. nothing to wear.
IWas skinny, serswny, Aat,
The Washington herald., 1912-10-30

|SCU7lpI ll1lCK
IS RENB HED By
uONTENEGRINS

csell..sA DE. r.ss o-e.
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sIarsest uerniSe Cireslsii6n.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-08-15

Last week a deal was made where
by Clinton Nelson becomes owner of
the garage owned formerly by Al
Wyant With the garage Mr.. Mel
son took over the agencies of the
Ford Motor Co., and the F. NJ. f.
Co, covering the territory tributary
to Alma The plans OF Mr. Nelson
are rather indefinite as yet and as to
who will manage the garage he is not
prepared to say.
The Hub Cafe is TO be moved this
week from its present location the
Gaffney block formerly occupied by
the Acorn Printing shop. The bust
ness of the cafe has grown to such
proportions that the present location
is too small to accommodate the pat
ronage Besides the cafe, Prop Hub
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-08-15
POLITICAL ADVERTISING
FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE.

The Probate Office Is a peculiar
office in this one particular; That the
efficiency of the work done can only
be told by the test of time Twenty
years have nearly passed since | left
the office, and no Bill in Chancery,
or any other proceeding at law has
ever been instituted To correct the
work done during my term Is not
this sufficient guaranty that the Of
fee will be safe in my hands for the
four years next ensuing;
J. LEE POTTS.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-08-15
CANDIDATE FOR
REPRESENTATIVE.

Newell Smith our candidate for
representative on the Republican
ticket has lived in Gratiot county
fifty years, is a successful lawyer and
has had eleven years experience on
the Board of Supervisors of Gratiot
county, and is as we'll acquainted
with the needs of Gratiot county as
any man can be, and any votes cast
for him at the coming primary will
be cast for the right man.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-08-15
Tight Fitting Clothes Injurious.

No one should attempt to wear a
shoulder brace that binds continually.
The Rexall Brace is, so perfectly adj
Unstable that the wearer is uncon-
scious of its presence except as an
incorrect position is assumed. All
sizes. Sold only at our store. Gro
ver's Drug Store (The Rexall Store).
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-08-15
POLITICAL ADVERTISING
ANNOUNCEMENT.

To NV Fellow Citizens of Gratiot
County:
announce my candidacy at the
coming primary election upon the
Democratic ticket for the office OF
Judge of Probate of Gratiot County.
I thank you in advance for your con-
sideration and votes.
JOHN T. MATHEWS.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-08-15
TO MY REPUBLICAN VOTERS
AND FRIENDS.

Having received one of the best and
truest endorsements OF my worth and
efficiency, as to the discharge of the
duties of County Clerk, from the Cir
cult Judge and the members of Ora
tiot County Bar, | offer myself as a
candidate for the office of County
Clerk, at the August primaries, sub
ject to your approval, promising you
that if nominated and elected, | shall
be faithful to every trust reposed in
me.
RICHARD f. HUGHES.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-08-15
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
VOTE FOR ATTORNEY ]. w.
MYERS

Republican primary candidate, a ma
tive OF Gr-tiot county, a graduate OF
Ithaca High school, and the Uhiver
sly OF Michigan, a practicing lawyel
for the last twelve years. and life
long Republican He is a progress
sive Republican and stands for clean
politi-s, economy in public affairs, a
square deal and a good business ad-
minietration for all the people
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-08-15

Mr.. Rose is a native Of Gratiot Co.,
born in Washington township in 1884.
He was educated in the Waconsta
High school and Central Michigan
Normal at Mt Pleasant
Mr.. Rose was superintendent of the
Ashley school four successive years
and a member of the Board of School
Examiners Of Gratiot Co.
Your vote for him in the primary
will be appreciated.