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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-26
Richmond, PrGdGriCkSb'g & Potomac R. R.
TO AHD FROM WASHING RON AID BEYOND.

.Daiiy. Weekdays. lSundays only.
All trains to or from Byrd Street Station
Except trains leaving so a. and S. so n. m
stop at Elbn. Time of arrivals and departures
not guaranteed. Read tho signs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-26
LIVE PoCLTET

81 tot conditions Live and dressed pc.,i =
rs Vrry n"ut" EGr: cNfrcmciy active.
a'e sla'i If S""A demand 'isG hdes and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-26

Eisin- ~ Mareh 25.--The citation com
mn Tee q inc EE!n But,or Board his at;er.
,"', aerIaF'i butter firm at 30c a pound.
''' '"e week. 100 pounds
hal'inor' Nd. March c5-whea,-,,uio,
s sHD Son. .r, iio.i,. cornrirrn spot,
''."S'' 's'.e. oais-Flrm; No . white
80 2 DE tyo-Norntnai; No " wcs,nrm ~
nestle Isl &c "eS'erh' DO
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-26
81 R!chaLa W. MaaI..

'Sao'ai!ons for lEteTest.pnyfnE ronds aye
2 T-!ee % wh.oh interest must To ntldsd
Income AauGt ana .crtinr.-c. =, t, .T!t,
ness arc nat
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-26

Sro; cotton closed quiet. points lower;
miidiin. uilnuls ;V.a' middling gulf. .Q.sj-
S4l.s .10r italics.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-24

herself was too intoxicated to re-
member anything about what
Burns was doing.
The American says the police
are now trying to find Mrs. Jean
nette Little, also known as "Jen-
ME Riley" who lives near Goshen,
Ind. Mrs. Little, the American
says, is the sweetheart of either
Frank West or ]. S. Morgan, of
the gang of robbers, and it is
thought that West may be traced
through her. Schuettler says he
never heard of Mrs. Little.
The Journal today said that
$4,000 of the loot of the Can
adam bank is in a loop saloon,
Kept by politician. This has
not been confirmed.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-24
TO HELP CLEAR MYSTERY

Martin Pattison, millionaire
mine owner and three times may
or of Superior, Wis, arrived here
todayJto help clear up the mys-
terry of the death of his son-in-law,
Harry w. Fisher.
Fisher was found dead on his
fruit farm near Baldwin, Mich.
There was a bullet wound in his
back. His partner, O.. M. Are
bach, who was with him at the
time of the accident, said it was
an accident.
Mrs. Fisher has shut herself up
in her mothers home at 311 Bel
den avenue. She refuses to be in
terviewed.
Fisher is said to have carried
$250,000 life insurance.
Mrs. Fisher tried to ship her
husbands body from Baldwin to
independence, Ia. The sheriff in
terferred. Arebach is held at
Baldwin without bond.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-24

BANK ROBBER CASE
z The latest person to be arrest
ed in the Canadian bank robbery
case is Mrs. Blanche Weight.
Mrs. Weight and a woman nam
ed Lulu Wilson were the two wo-
men who were with the bank rob
bers in Sidias' saloon when the
robbers attacked Police Lieut..
Burns.
Mrs. Weight herself was intox-
icated at the time. She does not
remember very much of what
happened except that she ran
away when Burns tried to draw
bis revolver.
r Mrs. Weight probably will be
released tonight. She was in
Schuettler's office for an hour to-
day. Schuettler could not get any
information of value from her.
He said he would release her be-
fore night.
The usual lies were printed in
the newspapers about what Mrs.
Yoight said. All Of them bear
out The Day Books charge that
someone is trying to get" Lieut..
Burns and Captain Mahoney.
One of the stories printed is
that Mrs. Voight said that Burns
was drunk when he was attacked
by the bank robbers. Another is
that Mrs. Weight said Burns was
drinking in the saloon for three
hours.
Mrs. Weight never said either
Of these things. She says she
,,-.,,,OE ,ar,1or,, bo,- o1oo,-1,~ I,,A41,o4
The Washington times., 1912-10-05
FOUR MASKED MEN
LOOT EXPRESS CAR
Hold Up Train in Oklahoma ard
Get Away With
= . $4,000.

wEsTvILLE, Okla, Oct. s.-Four
masked men held up Kansas City South
prn passenger train No. 4, northbound'
three and half miles north Of Poteau
last night. ransacked the mall blew
open the safe In the express car. and
escaped into the wood-covered hills that
skirt the raiiroaad at that point.
The robbers loot Is said to be about
SIC, 900 cash and ten or twelve registered
letters. The passengers were not mo-
Tested.
The men boarded the train as II stop
ped at a crossing a short distance from
Poteau. Crawling over the tender, two
of them covered the engineer and fire.
man with revoivers while the others
robbed the mall and express cars.
After wrecking the express car safe
b nitroglycerine. the robbers entered
the mail car. and demanded all tho
Through mail. Refusing to accept the
clerks word that there was none. they
ransacked the pouches, getting not
more I, than dozen registered letters,
that are believed to contain little OF
value.
Their work done, the robbers ordered
the trainmen to '.go ahead" command
ing them not to look back. and disap-
p.ared into the woods.
Posses were organized at Poteau, and
went In pursuit of the men.
The Washington times., 1912-10-05
TAT rs START TRIP
INTO BERKSH|RES
BY AUTOMOBILE
President, Wife, and Others
Going to Vermont and
New Hampshire.

BEVERLY, Mass, Oct. 5.-President
and Mrs. Taft, Major Rhoades, and
Miss Mabel Boardman left Beverly to-
day for an automobile trip through
the Berkshires, Vermont, and New
Hampshire. The party will return Fri
day, and then the President will sail
IN the Mayfower to New York for the
naval review. returning to Beverly the
The party planned today to reach
Springfield. Mass, IN time to lunch at
the Hotel Eimbail. Tomorrow they
will spend motoring through the
Berkshires, and both tonight and to-
morrow night the party will stay at
Senator Cranes home.
mont. Governor Fletcher and other
State officials will meet them at tho
State line. They will lunch IN Brat
tleboro and then 90 on TO Townsend.
where the Presidents father was born.
They will dine and spend the night
with President Lincoln's son, Robert
r. Lincoln, at Manchester.
On Tuesday they will go to Mont
pelier. dine with Governor Fletcher
and attend q reception. They will be
the guests OF the governor for the
night.
an address on Monday at Montpelier on
''The Common Soldier First in War"
This is the only speech scheduled foI
the entire tour, and II Is not poll
tical one. The party then goes into
New Hampshire for a visit to Frank.
lin MacVeagh. Secretary OF the Treas
ury, at Dublin, ". III.
The Washington times., 1912-10-05
TRANSFER LICENSE /
AT RIGGS BUILDING

Following a. hearing the. Excise Board
today granted the application for a
transfer Of the. liquor license OF the
saloon in the Riggs building, VIfteenth
and streets northwest. from the
name Of John NJ. Biddie. secretary of
the company, to John M. Kirby.
manager OF the establishment. Mr..
Kirby gave the names OF the officers
OF the company as Julias Moli. presi-
dent. and Horace II. Wescott, treas,r-
er. On advice Of counsel. NJ. J. Keane,
Mr. Kirby ieclined TO divuise the
names OF the board OF directors. which
were requested by A. +. Shoemaker,
attorney for the Anti-saloon League.
For the reason. II was said. that a SIM
iiar demand has never been made be-
nre in the granting Of license to n
cornoration, The board sustained Mr.
Kirby
Immediately following the close Of
the hearing however. the board passed
an order providing that hereafter. In
81, applications for liquor licenses.
whether original or transfers, foreign
or domestic, there shall be filed with the
chief clerk OF the board the names OF
the directors and officers Of the cor
poration.
The Washington times., 1912-10-05
TETzLAFF IS HARD
PUSHED TO HOLD
MOTOR RACE LEAD
Driver of Fiat Close to Pace
maker in Milwaukee
Automobile Event.

MILWAUKEE,. Wis. Oct. 5.--Teddy
Tetzlaff was leading the Grand Prix
racers at the end of the fifth lap. He
had made thlrty-nine miles and a frac-
tion In 3i:i7. Caleb Bragg, In "a Flat.
was close behind him In 3l:31. Bergdoll,
In q Benz. was third In 32:16. Hughes
was having trouble with his spark plug,
and was more than two laps behind
Tetzlaff.
Bob Burman was forced out of the
race In the second lap with a broken
piston.
Wishart was out Of the race during
his first lap with broken shaft. He
was compelled to pull his car of the
track In the Fond du Lac road stretch.
Caleb Bragg. who had decided not to
enter the race. on account OF the dath
change his decision until early today.
The racing fever was too strong.
Ralph Mulford was unit to enter the
race. and the same trouble which put
him out Of the Vanderbilt race caused
him to withdraw his entry. Barney
Oldfield was driving the Fiat entry In
place Of Bruce-Brown.
Louis Fontaine took Harry Nelson's 8
place at the wheel Of the Lozier enry.
As the cars got away Aviator Fish In
Wright biplane circled over the
track while Roy Wagner, a motion pie
ture photographer took views OF the
rdCeTs as tney got un0er way,
The wind was fuddying and the BIZ
plane heaved badly. It's maneuyers
caused some anxiety among the spec
tators. Tetzlaf made the first lap in
$50. the fastest time for a Ian yet
made upon the couse. The cars all
made the lap In fast time, and Starter
Wagner predicted the average for the
race would be above seventy-ive miles
an hour. Tetzlans second lap was
made In 6.17, an average OF 75 miles an
hour. Oldfield had more tire trouble
and made a change In the sixth lap.
Fontaine, In Lozier, narrowly es-
capped serious accident when his car
struck the hay bale at the Fon du Lac
avenue turn. The car jumped bales
piled four deep, Fontaine and his mech
anician, Franklin, were hurled from the
car but escaped injury. They righted
the car and got back on the course,
speeding away w&ith only a minute I
delay. The accident occurred when
thousands OF people were assembled
and the car narrowly averted running
into the spectators.
Tetzlaff was still laying at the end ot
the eighth lap. Depalma was third
with Fontaine fourth and more than
four minutes behind.
At the twelfth lap Bragg led by forty.
two seconds. .Tetzlan and DePalma
were racing almost neck and neck.
In the fourteenth Tetzlaff took this
! ! lead again. He passed Bragg In a wild
sprint down the home stretch.
The Washington times., 1912-10-05
WILLIAM G. BOYD.

William q. Boyd. who was killed
while asleep by inhaling Illuminating
gas, was buried yesterday.
Mr.. Boyd, who was only twenty-seven
years old and was local manager OF
the Standard Piunger Elevator Com
morning BY the crying Of his six weeks
old babe. who. with Mrs. Boyd and a
four-year-old girl. was sleeping In the
room with him. At his wife's sugges-
ton he went into an adjoining room to
avc'd the child's wailing and complete
his nights rest.
The gas in this room was turned low
and Mr.. Boyd extinguished II with a
patent appliance and went to sleep.
The windows in the room were closed.
A little after o'clock Mrs. Boyd en-
tered the room and found her husband
dead. The patent appliance had failed
to work. The gas had been flowing for
hours. and the entire family probably
would have suffocated IL the windows
In the room where Mrs. Boyd and the
children slept had not been open.
The Washington times., 1912-10-05
SCHOOLS
SURGEON TO RETIRE

Lieut.. John p. Kelley. surgeon at the
army aviation school. at College Park.
retires from the service Monday. Dr.
Kelley wi return to his home In Flor
take an extended trip through the West.
The aviators and enlisted men at the
aviation school have endeavored to per
suade DR.. Kelley to reconsider his de-
rtsion, but he says he has made up his
NJ to quit the service. He has been
with the school since its establishment
- wears ago. He was present when
Al Welsh and Lieut.. Leighton W.
Hazelhurst, jr., were killed June IL.
and when Corporal Scott and Lieut..
Rockwell were killed last Saturday.
DR. Kelley is retiring simply because
he desires to return TO his home In
Dixieland.
The Washington times., 1912-10-05
LIEUT.. D. P. MORRISON.

Lieut.. Donald +. Morrison, who was
killed by the explosion of the port
turbine of the destroyer Wake. wlIich
occurred off Newport Tuesday, was
buried yesterday afternoon in the ceme-
terry at the United States Naval Acad-
emy at Annapolis. Funeral services
were held In the Naval Academy chapel
The paIlbearers were six young lieu
tenants.
Lieutenant Morrison was son OF
the late Major Jasper Morrison. OF
the Judge advocate generals depart
ment. His mother lives In Washing
ton. and besides her he Is survived by
a bride OF one year. who was Miss
Coda Monroe. Of Annapolis.
The Washington times., 1912-10-05
CAPITAL THEATERS
WILL SUSPEND As
HERMAN IS BURIED
Services Will Be Held Here
for Veteran Manager
-. of Lyceum.

The body OF Eugene Herman. veteran
manager OF the Lyceum Tteater, who
died at George Washington University
Hospital yesterday afternoon after
game fight for life, was removed at
once to the chapel Of J. william Lee.
332 Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
where II will lie In state until Monday.
affordlng his friends an opportunity for
a last look at the remains of 1.-The Gov
ernor."
Funeral services. which will be con-
Quoted by Washington Aerie. No. 125.
Fraternal order OF Eagles. will be held
Monday morning at Q o'clock. The body
will then be taken to St. Patrick's
Se ss sss The ReS rasss
Mcnamara. The body will be taken to
Baltimore on the Baltimore and Ohio
train leaving here ut noon.
by Mr.: .Kernan's wife, who is several
yenrs his senior and is too feeble to
come to this city; his brother. James
l.. kerrsn, proprietor Of the Maryland
and Auditorium Theaters. in Baltimore.
and also Of the Hotel Herman: and the
Baltimore Lodge Of Eagles, which will
conduct the service Mt the grave.
Buried In Baltimore.
The burial will be in Bonnie Brae
~'"ee'iS' paNiHnore, ht ClOCh, anu
at that hour the performances In every
theater on the Empire circuit will stop
for five minutes. while the body Of the
Oldest member of the circuit is being
lowered to its final resting place.
The ha9s on all the Washington thea
ters are at half mast today. and will re-
main SO until Tuesday. Manager Peck
| has announced that the performances
At the Gayety will be stopped from 1
until 4:o5 o'clock Monday, and other
theaters with matinees Monday will
probably do likewise.
| The pallbearers are c. p. Stohlman
who was with Mr.. Herman when he
died. representing the Elks; John Kapp.
representing both Eagles and Elks
John A. Eilinger.. the first treasurer OF
the Lyceum under Mr. Kernan's man.
agement: Ed McCauley. an Intimate
friend for many years; Joseph Johnson
stage manager at the Lyceum ever since
| Mr.. Herman took charge. representing
both Blks and Eagles. and Martin Ma
| lopey, who has been associated with
Mr.. Herman almost twenty years, and
who represents the Eagles.
Prominent Elk and Eagle.
Mr.. Herman was the second member
initiated into the local aerie Of Eagles
Mr.. johnson was the third, and Mr.. Ma.
lonev the fourth. Mr. Herman wa,
also the first exalted ruler OF the first
The Washington times., 1912-10-05
Mission Union Meets.

The first meeting of the season of the
women's Interdenominational Mission
ary Union was held yesterday at the
Church OF the Epiphany. The presi-
dent. Mrs. John Newton Cuibertson.
presided. The meeting was devoted to
hearing reports from the Jewish, Gen.
trail Union, Gospel. Chinese and Alley
Missions. and to outlining the work Of
the ensuing year.
The Washington times., 1912-10-05
Prominent Elk and Eagle.

Mr.. Herman was the second member
initiated into the local aerie of Eagles,
Mr.. johnson was the third. and Mr.. Ma
loney the fourth. Mr.. Herman was
also the first exalted ruler OF the first
The Washington times., 1912-10-05
FOUR AMERICANS
AND 100 FEDERALS
KILLED IN BATTLE
Conflict in Nicaragua
Wounds Six Marines and
" Many Others.
tcontinued from First Page.)

marching into Masaya and making
preparations tor getting trains through
with provisions for the starving inhabi-
tants.
The wounded American marines are
being cared for In the only hospital In
Masaya. rs
News of the battle was received from
Minister weitzel, at Managua. but he
was. unable to furnish the names of the
dead American troopers. '' 4
The Washington times., 1912-10-05
LYMAN TIFFANY.

Washington friends have been ad-
vised OF the death Of Lyman Tiffany.
of l7o6 Connecticut avenue. which &C.
CURED last night at his summer home,
Fair Acre" In jamestown. r. I. De-
tails of the funeral arrangements have
not been received. but II is believed
services viii be held at Jamestown, and
interment made in Greenwood Ceme-
terry. New York city. where the Tiff
fany's have a family lot.
The Washington times., 1912-10-05
DR.. N. II. MILLER.

The body OF the Rev. N. II. Miller. d.
D., stated clerk Of the Presbyterian sy-
nod of Baltimore. civil war veteran.
Junior vice commander Of the G. A. r..
and clerk in the War Department. was
buried this afternoon at 2 o'clock in
Congressional Cemetery. Brief services
were held from the residence near Nc
Lean. Va. The pallbearers were select
ed from the @. A. r. and the Masons.
DIR. Miller having been Identified with
both examinations.
The Washington times., 1912-10-05

lodge of Elks in Baltimore. He held
life membership In both lodges.
The honorary pallbearers are being
selected today. They are being chosen
from the attaches Of the Lyecum.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-19

propriated the hammock ana swung BY
pulling 4 rope tied around tree. The
very energy with which he went at
the work Of swinging himself appealed
to Wesley.
Mercy. but he's an active little
body!" he said. There isn't lazy
bone In him. See how he works to pay
for his fun"
There goes his foot through IT,"
cried Margaret. wesley. he shall not
ruin my hammock"
"Of course he shan't" said Wesley.
"Wait. Billy; let me show you
Thereupon no explained to Billy that
ladies wearing beautiful white dresses
sat in hammocks, SO little boys must
not put their dusty feet in them. They
must just sit In them and let their feet
hang down. Billy Immediately sat and
allowed his feet to swing.
margaret" said Sinton after long
silence on the porch. isn't 1t true that
If Billy had been a. half starved sore
cat. dog or animal Of any sort that you
would have pitied and helped care for
1t and been glad to see me get any
pleasu.s out Of 1t I could?"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-19

EYES," said Margaret colby.
but because brought child With
an immortal soul there II no welcome. =
That isn't child. It's an animal"
'You just said you would have vel.
coined an animal"
mot a Wild one. meant . tame
beast"
"Hilly is not beast" said wesley
hotly. HE is very dear little boy.
Margaret. you've always done The
church going and Bible reading for this
family. How do you reconcile that SUI
fer little children to come unto me-
with the way you are treating Biliy7"
Margaret arose. II haven't treated
that child have only let him alone.
can barely hold myself. He needs
the hide tanned about OF him"
III you'd cared to look at bis body
you'd know that you couldn't ind
place to strike without cutting into q
raw spot" said Sinton. BESIDES, Billy
has not done thing for which child
should be punished. He Is only full OF
life. no trimming and with boys love
of mischief. He is Just a bully little
chap, and love him"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-19
Classified Advertisements

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