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The Washington times., 1912-01-16
Robey Recovering
From His Injuries
Received in Fall

Capt. Lucien e. Robey, who received
compound fracture of the left fore
arm by a fall on the Ice last Friday,
Is rapidly, recovering from the effects
OF the injury, and expects that within
a few days he will be able to resume
his duties as assistant stationmaster
at Union Station.
Captain Robey Is one Of the veteran
employees of the Pennsylvania railroad,
and has held his position of assistant
stationmaster since 1907 He is we'll
known among railroad men from one
end Of the country to the other.
Dennis Lyles. colored, sixty-seven
years old, of Alabama avenue, Garfield
d. c., accomplished the rather remark,
able feat yesterday of selecting the
only spot around this part of the coun-
try where the ice is not thick enough
to support a horse" Lyles found the one
weak spot In the Eastern branch near
the Anacostia bridge
Friends grabbed him as he was sink
Ing beneath the surface. and a few
minutes after he was pulled out his
clothing was frozen. He was taken in
an ambulance to the Casualty Hospital
where it was said this morning his con-
dition was serious as the result Of the
cold and exposure.
The automobile belonging to Major
W: Y. Judson, Engineer Commissioner.
skfdded on the slippery pavement in
front of the Municipal building yester-
day, and was rammed by a Capital
traction car. The Commissioner was
not in the car.
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Cut Off Water
Supply to Prevent
Disaster, Says Garland

TO avoid trouble in freezing weather,
every member of the household should
learn where the 'cut-off Is located 80
that In the event of water pipes burst
ing. the supply can be discontinued
without delay. The place where the
water can be turned off is usually
under the sink In the kitchen and
sometimes where the pipes enter the
house."
This was the advice offered today by
J; 8. Garland. assistant engineer Of the
ming of the cold wave employees Of the
department have been working over
time answering calls OF distress. Be-
tween January and 16. sos appeals
householders whose pipes had burst.
One day 10 requests were made. which.
according to Mr.. Garland, Is the record
for the department.
householders by officials Of the water
department to prevent freezing Of fix
lures, Is to keep a constant fire going
day day and nd, night; Banking the fire at
having modern plumbing burning gas
Jet Will prevent pipes from freezing.
Referring to the installation Of meters
as q means of preventing waste, Mr..
Garland said that while there has been
water in the metered districts, the
total daily. consumption in the city has
increased from 6o,Oo0,oOo to 5,oOo0O6 gal
Ions day. due to waste In the un-
metered districts. In order to prevent
pipes from freezing, householders whose
supply Of water Is unmetered, he said,
are allowing the water to run all night.
There is no danger at present. accord
ing to Mr.. Garland, Of a shortage in
the water supply as the daily capacity
of the conduit is sO,OO0.OOO gallons, in
ADDITION to which there is large re-
The Washington times., 1912-01-16
Lower Quarter of
Osaka, Japan Burned

OSAKA, japan, Jan. 16.-More than
5000 residences and pagodas were wiped
out and thousands were rendered home
less today by fire which swept
through the cheaper quarter Of the city.
A. regiment of infantry and a battalion
OF sappers aided the fire department in
checking the progress of the flames
after fitteen-hour fight. Dynamite
was used In large quantities to prevent
the flames from spreading to the many
arsenals near the burning district.
1t Is feared that many lives were lost,
as the devastation was complete over
a wide area. The cause Of the confia-
grafton is unknown. Before the alarm
was given score of fiimsy structures
were wrapped In flames. The blaze
spread rapidly, and because Of the high
ly infiammable material Of which the
houses were constructed the work Of
the hrefghters was most difficult.
A number of factories were destroyed
and many persons will be without work.
The government is attempting to care
for the homeless in the public institu-
tions.
Nearly 1000 temples are located I'm
Osaka, and many Of these were in the
path Of the flames. No estimate Of the
property loss could be obtained today,
but, 1t will be very heavy.
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AND MAIL TO-DAY.

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The Washington times., 1912-01-16
CHAPTER XIV.
At Father Lariha's.

TN two-story house in the middle of
some lots. q retired undertaken had
L opened little wineshop. His custo-
mers were mostly the grave-diggers
from thv cemetery and the attendants
AZ w.s the hospital near by; Father Larina
eusoeras aSVa haa fas nsinamsa 1a fslow s,m his
"a because he was always singing.
An artist had painted a sign which
hung over the door, representing an un-
i aertaker at funeral dressed IN his
one hand he had glass. in the other
bottle. A wit had written beneath
"one is better here than opposite" :"
'alluding to the cemetery On tie other
side OF tile road: and another had
added In small writing bcnea tn a finger
pointing 20 the hospital:
And also than at the place on the
There were very few customers at the
rabaret Of an evening. Fila-Reurre,
followed by the Serpent and Josephine
knows the house well. AT tris hour the
place was empty. Father Lariha was
doing ir his chair.
"Allons! Hoop-la manne zingue Of my
the zinc. Here are customers, and
first class ones. VOLTA! VOLTA! my
princess. What can serve you-cognac? Z?
First Of all, n place where We can
talk We've got some important bust
VERY goo.i." said Father l.ariha. Il
will give you cabinet where you can
sing all night. and no one will hear
you, Ira, la. la: ira, la, Ia
Here, stop that: we've had all the
singing we want tonight, haven't we?"
And. listen continued Fill a-Beurre
swell. Hes II disguised prince from
Tonkin He's n friend o. mine. You
bring him to us when he comes"
"Understand. monsleur.
me, I'm engaged" said F1l-a-Beurre
with the air of a grand seigneur giving
orders to his valet.
Father Larifla showed his customers
furnished with a table and four chairs.
You'll be like kings here" he said. "a
80, Here. ~, we don, dent want that sort of a
That's 8 only my fun. Everybody
well. that's enough, we don't want
AN right. III take my paws OF.
We don't ask you to DO that" said
Fila Beurre. going to the door and
The latter % reopened @ it immediateiy.
Beurre. "Keep OUT"
Il just wanted to tell you there's a
po1,rseIf solt on ,ns the inside so you can lock
Good. Now take yer hook"
Understand" said Father Iariha,
putting his little finger to his left nos
trl.
Fil-a-Beurre ficked his eyelashes very
slightly. He touched the brass watch
chain he wore and rolled It two or three
times round his thumb. then. after he
had locked the door he came back to
his guests.
Now we can talk!"
"Voila! we're going to trust you.
but you may be sure of one thing, II
ever you squawk. on the faith of Bribri.
yer wony't stay on this earth long"
Fil-a-Beurre put his hand to his heart.
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Thawing of Pipes :.
Causes Two Fires

Two fires. caused by persons thawing
pipes, occurred shortly before noon to-
day. A fire which had been built
around a frozen water pipe in the cellar
of the home Of Thornton Kendrick, 113s
'Twenty-fourth street northwest, ignit-
ed the floor above. and caused a blaze
which caused 500 damage.
An attempt to thaw a frozen gas
meter in the grocery store Of John R.
Stone. 2242 Eighteenth street northwest,
resulted in an explosion OF gas which
wrecked the meter and did IS damage
to the building. No one was hurt.
The Washington times., 1912-01-16
Synopsis of Chapters Already Published

The story opens at the pretty home of
n M Roger beverly, called the villa des
Roses. nj. Roger beverly 10 stabbed to
death. and his wife. Adrlenne, who has
spent the evening away from her home.
and refuses to tell where she was when
her husband was killed, 10 suspected of
the crime. Her servant, Josephine, whose
sweetheart 10 "Bribri the Serpent" one
Of the most notorious Apaches in Paris,
gives the information that Mne Deveriy
was away from home. while the detec-
tive. Pousse- Pousse. 10 seeking TO unravel
the crime. one Chauffard, o well-known
usurer who lives near NeuiIiy, suddenly
disappears from his home one evening,
together with his niece. Georgette. A
ghastly hand, which Is Identified as be-
ing Chaunards 10 found in the garden.
With the second murder, a young detec-
tive enters the field disguised as Narcisse,
q music hall performer. Narcisse and
Pousse- Pousse Join hands, and II 10 an
nuunced that the murderers of NJ. Roger
beverly are about TO be arrested. Later
the body Of Cha uffard Is discovered.
Nine. beverly IL visited In her apart
ments by mysterious young man, whom
she embraces and addresses as Leon.
The concierge interrupts their talk and
Leon disappears.
Narcisse sings at a music hall and IL
invited to robbers conference in which
bribrf and Ffl-a-Beurre, another thief,
are to participate.
The Washington times., 1912-01-16
BY GORON.

Narcissc came In. He wss not 50 hand
some as he had appeared on the stage.
He had discarded the blond wig, and
his own dark hair was plastered down
an looked very greasy; his nails were
neglected. The well-cut evening suit
that he had worn nj the Golden Hat
was replaced by an old colored shirt
without collar. and coat of brown
che>tot. His very voice seemed diff
fcrent Josephine made q grimace. 1t
was difficult to believe that this ordi-
nary looking man was the handsome
actor who had made such ar impress
sion upon her, but the moment his
bright. magnetic eyes mot hers she
roGosniSed rosmSa the look; "a although i seemed
FATHER Larifia," satd the singer. be
mark"
Of a gentleman said Fila Beurre ad-
Father Larifa, contrary to his usual
custom, placed the bottle on the table
without a word and disappeared.
Narcisse had taken q seat between
Fila Beurre and Josephine.
my pal says that you want me to
90 something for you. Well talk OF
that later. First Of all we'n make
then turned to Josephine and said:
Here's good luck. fascinatingFi-
-. You on, know my name. then" said
"For sure and certain, don't you re-
member seeing me at Mother Cazalfs
Hotel de la Paix7'
style; IT'S too mixed"
"The President and the King Of
England don't stop there often. but
~hsn %eii Gnfn I'm ie slsa n%gr' you two know each
other" said Fil-a-Beurre. yer see. Mar
cisse, these two want to get rid Of
some %rSot:s ,ewsiry ss,y thsy,vs anSuxb got"
We're not IN a hurry" said the
Serpent, "and we don't want to give
'cm up except at q good price. I've
got two things-a pendant and a ring.
We've had tip on the ring; it's worth
Narcisse looked hard at the Serpent.
Have you got the patent and tho
certifcate OF possession to ask such
"i've got all that's needed. an
amt going to be stung.'"'
well. let's see them"
The Serpent drew out the case
again. opened 1t. and laid 1t on the
table.
"The guy who tried to nab 'em won't
have chance to go to paradise
"i've got the same thing in my
never 20 about unaccompanied.
Narcisse took two small American
revolvers out Of his pocket.
"Allons!' said Fil-a-Beurre. "What's
the good OF sparring. Why can't yer
Continuation Of This Story VIII
BE Found In Tomorrow
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THE TIMEc DAILY sERIAL,sToRY
M.Dufreny's Quest z co. '!!s ;:::
l = S ERIAL,S TORY

You distress me, comrade," he said.
"Allons! said Josephine, 'if we can't
trust one another. what's the good OF
being honest?"
For sure. we've got our principles, +"
said Fil-a-Beurre.
We'll. that's enough. Now listen"
for an hour"
.Fifne, my. particular girl here, got
mixed up with the police"
Fi-a-Beurre gave him a questioning
look.
You know what I mean. That crime
at, at CourSeyoie An architect croaked'
Yes, yes, I remember" said Fila
"And this poor Fifne had a deuce of
q time getting out of II. They thought
she had something to do with It, cause
'Tsin't no reason" said Fila
Beurre.
For sure It ain't," chimed in jose
well. she got out Of it and can
Il believe yer. Yer both look an
though yer having swell time. You
two are everywhere. Now tell us the
The Serpent passed his tongue over
well. Finnes a very orderly girl.
and while she was a lady's maid she
put aside few things that was not
"Ahv'
And she wants to get rid of 'em
now"
other day. / tell yer there's only Mar
cisse who can do the business without
danger. He knows lots Of actresses
and women who'll buy without asking
questions That's why i told him to
Josephine had drawn near. The name
Of Narcisse had suddenly aroused her.
Then 1t ia true that he's coming. III
ask him TO sing some songs"
Business first. pleasure after" said
the Serpent sententiously.
Have you got tho loot" said Fila
Beurre. leaning over the table.
The Serpent took long packet out
and disclosed morocco leather case
spring. h s''T The % aim light e rom sI the petrol
lamp fell on a magnificent ornament
which ut up the poor room with it's
"Oh" cried Fil-a-Beurre,. holding out
his hands to take the jewel
Halt, there!' cried the Serpent.
We ,o yer cant ,ss sell .ru things o II oy yer
know it's the real thing!'
'On my honor It is,'' said the Ser
pent. sublimely unaware of the irony OF
his words.
At this moment there was a knock
on the door,
other anxiously. The latter closed the
jewel case and slipped 1t into his pocket
IT'S Narcisse."
Josephine actually blushed. Bribri
frowned. As he had already said, Lee
did not care to let strangers know his
business affairs But in this matter he
had no choice. for he was obliged to
let some one sell the jewels for him.
I'll. a-Beurre pulled back the bolt and
The Washington times., 1912-01-16
REDE|EtD TOPROBE
SYSTEM OF BUYING
DISTRICT SUPPLIES
Congressman Named to In
vestigate, With View to
Improving Methods.

Careful investigation Of the Districts 8
ethod of purchasing supplies is being
made by Congressman william c. Red
field Of New York, member of the
House Committee on the District of CO.
lufnbia. Mr.. Redfeld was selected for
the inquiry by Chairman Ben johnson.
The investigation Is a part Of the plan
OF the House District Committee to in
quire into the Districts conduct Of its
business, with a piew of Offering sug-
gestions for improvements, and is In no
way reflection on the heads of the
departments.
The offices of the Collector of
Taxes. Assessor. and Inspector. it is
understood, are also slated for inyes-
tigation by various members of the
committee. Henry George, jr.. already Y
has collected considerable data from
the office Of the Assessor.
Has Had Experience.
Mr.. Redtield was selected to inauire
Into the purchasing office because OF
Els experience as a business man of
Detroit, Mich. and Troy, N. Y. He is
the vice president of the American
Blower. Company, and since 1888 has
peen engaged in the manufacture of
iron leo1 and steel forgings and since
yentilatins. and drying apparatus en-.
Eines, etc. "
Through M. C. Hargrove. Purchasing
OFFICER Mr.. Redfeld has been furnished
goods are purchased and explanation
given him of the methods of purchase
N the open market. Accompanied by
Mr.. Hargrove, he has made a round
shops. and coal yards, Under the % su.
pervision of the Purchasing Officer
and inquired carefully into every de-
tail of administration.
AS yet, according. to District officials,
It Is probable that he will make a num-
Der of suggestions looking toward i'm
proved methods. His report, It is un-
derstood, will not be submitted for sew
eral months.
Will Urge Legislation.
In connection with the Investigation.
the Commissioners will bring to Mr..
Redfelds attention the need of legis-
lation which will give them discretion
airy powers In the matter of entering
into formal bonded contracts, which
was recommended by Mr.. Hargove in
his last annual report. Under the pres
ene law the Commissioners are re-
quired to enter into bonded contracts
for the delivery of all supplies which
cost $500 or more. The delay caused by
this procedure often results in the SUD-
plies being delivered before the con-
tract Is ready to be executed, and mer-
chants and business men are embar-
raised by having to wait for their
money.
In cases where supplies ARE no pay
ments are made until the supplies are
delivered, the Commissioners, 1t rs
argued. should not be made to enter
into bonded contracts, as according to
the purchasing officer, It is a useless
procedure.
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District Committee to
Hear Realty Brokers

Real estate brokers opposed to the
Johnson bill proposing to make IT
necessary publicly to record the exact
consideration In every transfer Of real
estate In the District will appear be-
fore the House District Committee on
Friday morning at 10 o'clock ready to
discuss the measure from every stand
point.
A meeting attended by George Y.
Worthington. J. D. Sullivan. q. w. r.
Swartzell, James L. Parsons, William
II. Saunders, Edgar Kennedy, and Full
ton r. Gordon was held at the rooms
Of the Chamber Of Commerce yesterday
afternoon at which the program for the
hearing was outlined
The Washington times., 1912-01-16
Ohio Court Upholds
Workingmen's Measure

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 16.-The con-
stitutionality OF the Ohio workingmen's 3
compensation act was upheld by the
Ohio supreme court in a decision hand
ed down. The case has long been pend
Ing before that body, and arguments
on both sides were submitted by some
OF the ablest lawyers of the country.
The Washington times., 1912-01-16
Zero Weather in
New York Leads to
Suffering; River Frozen

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-With the mer-
curry hugsing close to the zero mark,
biting wind swept across New York
today, adding great suffering to the
thousands of homeless. Colder weather,
accompanied by higher winds, was
forecast.
The streets Of New York today were
IN the most dangerous condition in
years. A heavy snowfall, packed hard,
has frozen into a sheet of ice, which
renders horse and foot traffic perilous
So bitter Is the cold that the Hudson
river Is frozen over to Yonkers.
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MERCURY WILL ~
|. TAKE FAREWELL Z.
4 PLUNGE TONIGHT
Rise in Temperature Due To-
morrow, Barring
! "Flareback."
CONTINUED from First page.)

until thaw makes IT possible to clear
on the streets more easily. Crossings
have now been made in the outlying
and suburban sections as well as on
all streets In the residential aud busi-
ness sections. There the work stops
until the sunshine comes as an aid.
J.esscned delays also were reported
from the trains at Union Station this
morning. In some eases extreme cold
caused trouble to certain trains, notably
those coming In from the West. but
as rule. trains came in within an
hour Of their scheduled time.
The Washington times., 1912-01-16
Another Hook Protest
Reaches President

Another protest against the nomi-
nation of Judge Hook, OF Kansas, for
the vacancy on the Supreme Court
bench caused by the death OF Justice
Harlan has gone to the President.
This one is from John NJ Eshleman,
chairman Of the State railway COM
mission of California. He makes a
strong protest against selecting
Judge Hook for the Supreme Court
and objects to The Sanborn decision
as to intrastate rates. in which Judge
Hook participated.
The Washington times., 1912-01-16
MILLION
ILLEGALLY, SAYS
DENVER EDITOR
Charges Made Against OFF,
cials of Postofice
Department.
CONTINUED from First Page, I,

(CUTtIHueu ITOm F1FSt Page.)
met. He said he had not resigned from
the Cabinet and had made no plans to
that end.
The Postmaster General was told OF
reports In circulation both at the White
House and the Capitol to the effect that
he would probably retire from the Cab
inct before the Chicago convention. To
this he replied:
II have made no plans such as you
have suggested. 1 have not resigned.
! do not intend to at this time"
This is all Mr.. Hitchcock cared to say
about the matter.
The Washington times., 1912-01-16
Judicial Reception
List Has Been Closed

30 great has been the demand for
cards to the judiciai reception to be
held at the White House on Tuesday
evening, January %, Secretary Hlllcs
has been compelled 10 close the lists.
No more invitations will be issued.
The reception rooms OF the Executive
Mansion will not hold more persons
than have already been invited.
The Washington times., 1912-01-16
c. B. Jewell Buried
AT Oak Hill TOday

Funeral services for Claudius b.
held in the Church of the Covenant this
morning at II o'clock. Burial was in
Oak Hill Cemetery. Mr.. Jewell was a
retired business man. ard had hcen an
elder and trustee IN the ChIrch or the
Covenant since its sCaTl
The Washington times., 1912-01-16

you don't care II you've got a million
dollars-you're tired, that's all. A mil
lion dollars can't help you any more
than rs cents will"
for tired, sore. tender, chafed, blistered,
swollen, sweaty. smelly feet, corns, cal
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frost-bite. The moment you use it, you
smile. There's nothing as good as TIZ,
so don't accept any attempted imita-
ton. TIZ draws out all the poisonous
exudations that make foot troubles.
TIZ. rs cents box. sold everywhere.
Walter Luther Dodge & Co., Chicago,
III. Recommended by all Drug Stores,
DEPARTMENT and general stores.
The Washington times., 1912-01-16
So Tired Of Tired
Feet! Use ILz
Gets the "Tired" Out in Few Minutes.
Makes Your Feet S0re-Proof.

20 fudge! It's awful how tired feet
make you feel tired all over-so dead
tired. Then, when you've got a corn
besides, and a bunion, and a few blis-
ters, and your feet are terribly swollen,