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The Washington times., 1912-04-20
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ANACoSTIA. d. c., APRIL 20.


Anacostia school children are to ap-
pear May "a in an entertainment or
unusual scope and variety in the Ana
costa Masonic Hall. The school chill
dren who are to take part are the pupils
of the Van Buren School in w street,
of which building Mrs. N. B. Croswell
is the principal. The teachers have de-
cided that each one of the 800 children
attending the school shall have a part
in the entertainment. 1t will be large
ly a musical production, with drills and
playlets interspersed with singing fea-
lures. Mrs Croswell has named the
entire staff of teachers in the school
as her assistants in, managing the en-
tertainment.
The occasion is intended to be a re-
union of all those girls and boys who
are graduates of the Van Buren, School,
to whom Mrs. Croswell has extended
invitations to act as ushers, and to
participate in the social features that
will follow the entertainment.
The production is to be given for the
benefit of the Fairgrounds fund in the
District, but one-third of the proceeds
will be devoted to the athletic fund of
the Van Buren, School.
Mrs. M. =. Smell, president Of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
of Anacostia for a score of years and
active in church movements here for
years, was rendered farewell reception
by the Anacostia branch of the union al
the residence Of Mrs. NJ. e. Cornish, 15S
High street, on Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Smell Is about to leave Anacostia
for Southern New Jersey, where she
will make her home hereafter She
assumed her station as presiding Of
ficer of the meeting Thursday without
any -intimation that her associates had
planned to make the event a farewell
one for her.
After the routine business was over
Mrs r. Lee ScaggS presented to Mrs
Smell on behalf of the Anacostla branch
handsome travelling bag. Mrs. NJ. r.
Cornish presented a large bouquet o1
flowers Mrs. Smell responded feelingly
and the Rev. Samuel w. Grafhin, the
pastor of the Anacostia NJ. F.. Church
led in prayer. Solos followed by Mrs
Grace Linger and Mrs. William Ben
! hoft She is the widow of the Rev
NJ. =. Smell. who was Presbyterian
clergyman here.
Mrs. Charles r. Burr entertained the
| officers of the Anacostia branch OF the
| Women's Christian Temperance Unior
| at a luncheon given In her home, AL
Valley place, yesterday afternoon.
Interclass debates in the Ketehan
| Public School, at Fourteenth street anc
Good Hope road, are planned by Mis-
Gertrde A. Phillips, the principal, as (
result of a successful debate between
! seventh grade pupils of that school re
| Gently.
The subject given to the pupils b!
! Miss Phillips was: who was tn
| greater man, Washington or Lincoln !?
On the side upholding the former I
| this honor were Albert Cummings. Ed
| ward Welch and Grace Robinson. TIL
merits of Lincoln were presented b.
Thornton Fisher, Alvin Price an
| Marian Malone. Raymond Nicholso
presided. After each speaker had pre-
sentend an argument, time was given 70
final summing up to each one alter
nately. The Judges. who were Misse
Darris. Burgdorf and Orbello. decide
The Washington times., 1912-04-20
Slight Blaze in
Riggs Building

A pile OF shavings ip an engine shed
en- the west side Of the New Riggs
Building. Fifteenth and G streets north
west, caught fire shortly before II
o'clock this morning and for a few
minutes caused considerable excitement
among the several hundred workmen on
the structure.
Several fire companies responded to an
alarm from a box at Fifteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue, but by the
time the men arrived the blaze practi-
cally had been eXtinguished. No damage
was done to the building
The Washington times., 1912-04-20
Asking Pardon for
Wisconsin LITER

MADISON. Wis. April oo.-A hearing
was held before Governor McGovern to-
day en- an application for the pardon OF
Harry Dunn, who is serving a life term
in the prison at Waupun.
Dunn ws convicted of the murder of
Emil Leber, a Milwaukee saloonkeeper,
August 3, 1898. He was convicted on
circumstantial evidence and has always
maintained his innocence. The pardon
Is asked chiefly on the ground that the
prisoner Is suffering from tuberculosis
and cannot live long II kept in confine-
ment
The Washington times., 1912-04-20
Public Utility Bill
May Be Called Today

Senator Gallinger. chairman Of the
Senate District Committee. Is expected
to call up the public utilities bill this
afternoon. He gave notice recently
that he would call it up when the i'm
migration bill was out of the way.
The bill as II now stands has been
materially strengthened In the District
Committee. 1t provides for strict regu-
latlon Of the public utilities of Wash
ington. 1t is believed 1t will pass the
Senate without difficulty.
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Veterans Entertain
Woman Relief Corps

Phil Sheridan Post. No. 6, Grand Army
OF the Republic, gave a. reception las
night to the ladies of the Sheridan Re-
lierf Corps. Miss Olivia Vreeland Law
renee was presented a handsome flag
by Past Commander NJ. ]. Hull. Miss
Lawrence gave a piano solo. Miss Lu-
Cile Smith gave a vocal solo.
Others taking part in the musical pro-
gram were Miss Mary Willie, Miss Ma
zie Myers, and Miss A. Golden. Judge
r. p. Seeds made a short talk.
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that the supporters of Washington had
won the debate, but they gave first
honors to Marian Malone, who was on
the Lincoln side.
Debaters who contended that women
ought to be allowed to vote carried
off the honors last night in a contest
before the Mems Club of the Congress
Heights Methodist Episcopal Church.
Many men in the audience took the
floor after the regular debate and pre-
sented their own views in substantial
ton of the arguments presented by the
winning side. The men who spoke for
the affirmative were Haswell Magruder,
leader and Thaddeus Duvall. The mega
tive side was discussed by John McGee,
leader, and Charles Joyce. The judges
were ]. s. Lyon. John T. Dean and
w. p. Ballard. There were only men
debaters on the affirmative side soon
spread among them aud there was
hardly a dissenting view heard when
the general discussion took place.
There were musical selections by the
Griffith Brothers. of Anacostia, the Rev.
Merritt Earl, pastor, made short ad-
dress, and refreshments were served. IL
has been decided to admit the boys Of
Congress Heights to the club as asso-
ciate members.
Mineola Tribe No. II, Improved order
of Red Men, conferred the adoption de-
gree at its meeting last night.
Miss Isabel Gurriden. who Is the
teacher of the second grade in the Van
Buren, School, returned to her class yes
terday after an absence since December
last, during which time she has been
Ill with typhoid fever. She was greeted
by number Of the parents Of the
away her class was in charge OF Miss
Helen Mason.
The Washington times., 1912-04-20
Sues Railway Company.

Injuries received in the collision of
two street cars on the Benning road n
year ago are made the basis for a suit
for $4,000 damages, filed In the Supreme
Court today, by Harry f. Brady against
the Washington Railway and Electric
ComEanJ. Attorneys r. J. Downey,
John ID. Carmody, and l.. ]. Mather
appear for the plaintiff
The Washington times., 1912-04-20
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The Washington times., 1912-04-20
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The Washington times., 1912-04-20
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The Washington times., 1912-04-20
ANACOSTIA PUPILS
TO PRESENT PLAY
Three Hundred Children of the Van Buren School
Will Take Part in Musical Production
May "a.

that the supporters Of Washington had
won the debate, but they gave first
honors to Marian Malone, who was on
the Lincoln side.
The Washington times., 1912-04-20

Mineola Tribe No. IA. Improved order
of Red Men, conferred the adoption de-
gree at its meeting last night.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
DEMOCRATS VOTE S216,OOO
DESPITE ECONOMY PLEA

WASHINGTON, May AFTER
cutting the salaries of clerks and
minor officials in the various depart
ments of the government the house
yesterday, SO to as, voted $2l6,00u
additional funds to itself for in
dividual clerical assistance. In doing
so Democrats refused to listen to the
warnings and pleas of Rep. Johnson,
of South Carolina, in charge of the
legislative. executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill. and turned an equal
ly deaf ear to Rep. Fitzgerald, chair
man of the appropriations commit
tee. Nothing that either could do
availed to stay the insurgent tide.
Another amendment, by Rep Bart
lett, of Georgia (DemocraD, making
II compulsory TO place the names OF
all clerks or secretaries to employed
on a special roll of the house, was
adopted, 76 to 20. This, he said.
would answer the accusation that
members were putting the clerk hire
In their own pockets.
The debate was spirited and at
times bitter
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
STEREOTYPERS JOIN
NEWSPAPER STRIKERS
Chicago Is Practically Without
Publications Owing To
Labor Trouble

CHICAGO, May with four
strikes in force against Chicago news
papers SO that comparatively few
copies of morning editions were dis
tributed In the residence sections OF
the city today, and none could be
bought in the downtown district, the
union pressmen, wagon drivers, news
boys and stereotypers planned TO en-
list other trades in the newspaper
industry to join in trying to force
the publishers TO come TO the terms
demanded by, the pressmen The
stereotybers went otftr ar midnight.
Small riots today resulted from at.
Ttempts OF the newspapers 70 get their
papers on downtown news stands.
Several corners were visited by strike
sympathizers and stands were over
turned, non-uniop distributors were
roughly handled and papers were
torn up
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
THREE j. P. COUNTIES
INSTRUCT FOR WILSON
Houghton, Keweenaw and Co
gebic Conventions Instruct
Delegates For Jersey Man

CALUMET. Mich, May 3.-The
Houghton, Keweenaw and Gogebic
county Democratic conventions in
structed the delegates TO the state con-
vention in Bay City TO vote for Gov,
Woodrow Wilson. Judge p. II. O'Brien
leader OF the Wilson forces In North
ern Michigan. was indorsed for dele
|gate-at4arge. @
|, State Representative Fred, Keppler
Iqf Hubbell, led the fight against al
INSTRUCTED delegation in the Houghtou
county convention, which was held in
Lake Linden. He lost, so to 80, the
delegates from Osceola township re-
fusinb TO vote. Nineteen delegates
were elected TO the state convention.
The Keweenaw county convention
at Mohawk has unanimous for in
structing its delegates for Wilson.
The Gogebic convention instructed
ten delegates to vote for Wilson for
president. Judge OBrien was In.
dorsed for delegate.at-large and s. s.
Curry for district delegate.
ST oiltlew.-htnr etaoin shrdlu
TAWAS CITY, Mich, May Am
uninstructed delegation was elected ia
the Democratic state convention by the
losco county Democrats yesterday. L.
p. Patterson was named as chairman
of the county committee and j. w
Miner secretary.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
COL. ASTOR is LAID TO
REST BESIDE MOTHER

NEW YORK, May 4.-The body OF
Col. John Jacob Astor, who lost MS
life when the Titanic sank, was bur
led this afternoon beside his mother
i'm Trinity cemetery, on Washington
Heights. The funeral services were
held at Rhinecliff-onthe-Hu the
Rev. DR.. Ernest c. Saunders preslu-
ing. All flags in Rhineclin were at
halfmast
BY request OF Vincent Astor. heir
of the dead millionaire, only the for'
NAL service OF the Episcopal church
was used and the funeral sermon VIII
he preached at Trinity church In Ne"
York tomorrow, by the pastor, the
Rev. DR.. w. r. Manning. As the cor
tege entered the Rhineciin cnurch
door DIR. Saunders recited the sell
tences. This was followed by TWO lu'
neral psalms, the lesson, three hymns
the PRAYER and the benedicuon.
Nearer My God to Thee, when
for vear has been sung at the funerals
of the Astors was omitted. feiallNeS
feared that the strains OF the ldinir
lar HYMN, which was played py inc
herioc bandsmen OF the Titanic as
che slid into her last resting place
might cause the collapse OF Mrs.
Madeline Force Astor. the berea'eo
bride, who is Ill
Following the services, the oouy
was brought to New York on spe'
cial train for burial. Mrs Ava wiz,
ing Astor, former wife OF the ueau
millionaire, did not attend the ser
vices. though she had been especla, special
Iv invited by Mrs. Madeline force
Astor. In the funeral party "erc
Vincent Astor, the young wido" VINO
escaped from the Titanic; her sister,
Miss katherine Force, her father anu
mother Mr.. and Mrs. William Force
and Miss Muriel Astor, VINO had a.
companied her mother, Mrs. Ava VII VII
ing Astor, from England 70 at.enu iS ,he .he
services. Late today. 1t was SAID 'ne
members OF the family wouiu 30 ~
The Astor residence on Ftfth.aVe' anu
listen 70 the reading OF the VIII
ybich the millionaire signed linme'
.diately after his marriage TO MISS
Force
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
SAFETY is wATCHwoRD
OF GERMAN SHIP LINES

BERLIN, May safety instead
OF speed or comfort"
That will be the motto adopted by
the German steamship lines In the
future In addition an attempt viii
be made TO secure an international
agreement along the same line.
Mondays conference between the
government officials and the repre-
sentatives OF all OF the German
ocean lines, 1t was made clear to-
day will result in stringent resolu-
tions suggesting amendments to the
laws governing ocean traffic. Sec
retary of State Delbruck Will preside
and the entire Titanic tragedy will
be reviewed
The German steamship men are
not copying the British in their
declarations that the Titanic tragedy
cannot be repeated. Instead they
are squarely facing the situation and
endeavoring TO determine some plan
whereby ocean navigation can be
made absolutely safe for all who
travel by sea.
Among the subjects that Will be
discussed next week are the neces-
sity for more careful governmental
supervision over lifesaving appara-
tus; greater safety in the construc-
ton of vessels the necessity for an
international agreement both on the
control OF the wireless and on fixed
lanes for transatlantic vessels.
II is expected that the conference
will outline a program for an inter-
nation conference TO be held at
later date.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
ROOSEVELT AND
TAFT ON WH|RLW|ND
TOUR OF MARYLAND
Make Eleventh Hour Appeals On
Eve of Primaries To Be
Held Monday
BOTH SET OUT EARLY
TO APPEAL TO VOTERS
Democratic Possibilities For
Nomination For President
Also Deliver Speeches

BALTIMORE, Nd. May Marry
land. My Maryland" was the tune
both President Taft and Col. Roose-
welt were humming today as 10Th
made eleventh hour appeals for
harylands delegates In the primary
elections Monday. Their trails did
not cross but both began speaking
schedules early this morning which
will close only at midnight
At 1855 this morning Roosevelt left
here to close a whirlwind campaign.
with seven speeches He will speak
at Westminster. Heymar. Frederick
and Hagerstown, closing tonight with
mass meeting at Cumberland He
viii see Oyster Bay again Sunday
morning.
Not to let Roosevelt get the jump
on him in the Maryland struggle.
President Taft tumbled out Of bed
early and was on Maryland soil be-
fore 8 o'clock. He left Washington
at $3.50 and made a breakfast talk"
at Hyattsville. Rear-en d platform
talks at Laurel and Aberdeen and set
speeches at Elkton, Belair and Havre
dent will wind up his campaign in
Baltimore tonight.
Roosevelt left Baltimore jubilant
over the reception accorded in Mas
sachusetts meetings last night His
supporters predict victory. The lead
ers, however. are supremely conf
dent
Roosevelt has the edge on Taft.
by having his name placed first on
the ballot
While the fireworks of the political
fight is centered upon Roosevelt and
Taft, the Democrats are also frantic
ally stumping the state. Gov. Harmon
returned last night to Baltimore, ana
Speaker Clark spent yesterday after
noon near Rockville. Gov. Wilson
made his appeals last Monday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
5O-YEAR ROMANCE
ENDS IN WEDDING

NEW YORK. May A romance
with a half-century intermission cul-
minated today in the marriage OF
Charles Stillman. 60, and Mrs. Kate
Noble. So Fifty years ago ther We're
sweethearts in Buffalo, and Stiilmsn
went to Tyndall, s. d. Both married
and lost trace OF each other. Still
mans wife and Mrs. Mobiles husband
died Is years ago, and Stillman wrote
n BufaIo for information OF Mrs.
Noble. He found her with her son.
II u Noble. at $50 Hunts Point
Road in the Bronx Four children
Of each Witnessed the ceremony there
this afternoon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
ENQUIRY WILL REVEAL
MONEY TRUST-MacVEAGH

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., Nav A.
Franklin MacVeigh, secretary of the
treasury expresses the belief thai the
mousse banking and currency commit.
tee, investigating the Money trust E"
would find an evolution in financial
anairs tending towards a concentra.
ton OF larger power In the hands OF
a few institutions.
Speaking here before the New Ter.
sey Bankers association, the secre-
tary gave his approval to the inquiry
launched by the house. A closer re-
latlon OF financial forces, De declared.
mad resulted in large measure from
the panic OF 1907, when large inter
ests entered upon a policy of COOP
Grafton for self-protection, made nee
essary by the country's Inadequate
monetary system.
While the secretary favored the
money trust" inquiry as a necessary
step in reforming the banking and
currency system OF the United States.
he deplored the fact that congress
was not contemplating legislation on
the basis OF the plan OF the national
monetary commission. The general
features OF this plan received Mr..
MacNeigh's approval, but he criti-
cised the fact that 1t did not forbid
absolutely the ownership of the ma
tional bank stock by another nation
al bank. He declared that he had
been recently told that some of the
strong men OF New York" felt that
any more monetary Legislation was
wholly unnecessary because they
4.
ficulties growing out of our system. .
The secretary thought that the in
quiry could be performed adequately
within comparatively short time.
The national monetary commission,
he said. had refused to deal with the
question of the concentration OF
money power and the house inquiry
was unavoidable.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
PRETTY WOMAK'S FAILURE
TO SETTLE HOTEL BILL
LANDS HER BEHIND BARS
Mrs. Henrietta Graft Townsend
Says She's Ex-Wife of New
York State Senator
NABBED ON OLD WARRANT
Over Year Ago She Skipped
From Ste. Claire Hotel,
Leaving $64 Bill Unpaid

Mrs. Henrietta Gran Townsend.
who saps she is the divorced wife OF
State Senator William Townsend, OF
Utica, ". Y, is locked up in com
mon, vulgarly barred ward in the
county Jail, with several alleged
| white slaves as her companions.
She is charged with beating the
Hotel Ste. Claire out OF a $64-board
bill during December, 1910 and jan
uary, 1911. warrant having been
lawaiting her here, since that time.
She was arrested at the Hotel Nor
mandie, Friday afternoon. by Detec-
tives Fox and Beersig. whose long
memories reverted to one Henrietta
De Gran" wanted on the Hotel Ste.
Claire warrant, when they were call
ed to the Normandie for conference
with Proprietor George Fulwell. who
was becoming little worried over a
$3S board bill which the dashing Hen
rietta Graff Townsend had run up,
there.
Manager J. NJ. Stirling. of the Ste.
Claire, was called to the Normandie
by the detectives and he took one
peep at the star boarder, CALCULATED,
That's the woman" and then turned
to the detectives and remarked,
Gee You've got long memories"
Mrs. Townsend was so indignant
that her black silk skirt and jacket
Just swished as she swept into the
central station. and the French heels
on her oxfords went tap. tap, tap
along the floor in manner that
showed that she was nettled, ex-
tremely nettled.
She was registered as an a&tress,
and says she Is 33 years old. She
demanded that a well-knowQ Detroit
millionaire and John ID. MacKay be
notified Immediately of her arrest.
Later she declared that she did not
know the millionaire personally, but
that Mr.. MacKay was her attorney,
and knew all about her affairs.
Led into the county jail, later, she
surveyed the astonished deputieA
and Sheriff Gaston. who happened TO
be present. as though. they We're a
bunch Of .belkbvys sPso yshc-an-
Inounced in liqufd tones: VI would
like private room with bawth
Sheriff CASTOR almost did Dutch
comedian flip TO the cement floor, but
he quickly recovered bowed sweep
ingly, and remarked 10 Miss De Lisle,
(ContInued on Page Fourteen.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
WORK STARTS ON
BIG POWER PLANT

ANN ARBOR. Mich. May 4--Work
has begun on the big dam and power
house OF the Barton plant on the
Huron river TO be erected by the
Eastern Michigan Edison Co The
plant viii cost over 100000 and will
develop 1000 HORSEPOWER.
The dam will be 200 feet long, and
a l,c00.foot embankment will run
from one end parallel with the VI. c.
Il. X There will be a 25-foot fall OF
water, and the dam will make lake
nearly half a mile wide ard extend
ing nearly three miles up.stiea The
work is in progress under charge OF
Gardner S. Williams. consulting en-
gineer. Of Ann Arbor.