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Senate Lags on
. Pomerene Measure

The Senate has taken no action thus
far. and there Is little indication that
II will, on the Pomerene resolution in
tended to force the Attorney General
In the oil and tobacco cases criminally.
Senator Pomerene discussed his reso-
luton at length yesterday afternoon,
and fiayed the Attorney General. He
insisted criminal prosecutions should be
brought. The Senate, however, did not
vote on the resolution. .a
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Hearty Welcome for
Butterfeld Players.

Brown OF Harvard" At the Belasco
was also accorded a hearty welcome.
and Mr.. Butterfield. who has been
away from Washington for season.
was welcomed back by large number
OF his ardent admirers. Several other
Washington favorites, VINO were iateiy
members Of the Colunbia stock COM
pany, were also warmly welcomed.
Miss Jessie Glendinning. !. always a
Washington favorite. was the recipient
by several army officers who were con-
nected with the recent West Point
graduates reunion, which was held on
Nj. Buttcrfeld and Miss Glendinning
played in a West Point sketch on this
orcasion. and the basket, which was
an enormous affair. filied with lilies
yards Of them. This was the armv Of
fcers' idea pr a iok.. for as the RIB,
bon unrolied It seemed as thoush IL
Miss Giendinning was overcome with
the token, and smiled and bowed her
prettiest thanks, which are some pretty.
! Miss Glendinning ia willowy, grace
full girl. and there Is no doubt that the
popularity she enjoyed when q member
of the Columbia Players has followed
her up to Lafayette square.
Company Gives
Fine Performance. ......'
Brown of Harvard" is a pretty little
play, full Of the ebullient Joy OF the
| college youth. II is cheerful, noisy.
and its action moves swiftly. In the
leading part Of Brown" Mr.. Butter
| field was excellent. Miss Glendinning
gave a finished portrayal of Evelyn
| Kenyon. Miss Nina Melville was a de-
lightful Marian Thorne and Fred For
| ester and Walter Wilson were excellent
| in small parts. As everybody is famil-
| lar with the story of the college youth
who won the race for his college, COW
| cred himself with glory, and won the
1 girl of his choice, It is unnecessary to
| repeat II here. ..,.. -.. -...-
Taking It altogether. last night was
! one long to be remembered at both
playhouses. and all indications point
| to q highly interesting and satisfying
| summer amusement season in the Capt.
tai City. JULIA MURDOCH.
Tomorrow Miss Murdock VIII review
"Snobs." being played this week at the
' New National by Frank McIntyre and
company.
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PetWorth Citizens Meet.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Petworth Citizens Association will be
held tonight at 7;45 o'clock at the Pet
worth Methodist Episcopal Church,
Eighth and Shepherd streets northwest
A number of matters of interest to the
section within the scope OF the associa-
ton are to be discussed. A full attend
ance Is requested.
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The Washington times., 1912-04-16
Your Hair Needs
Partisan Sage
Use 1t AS a Dressing-Ban-
ish Dandruff-Stop Fall
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PARTISAN SAGE. the delightful
and invgorating hair tonic, is true
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kills the dandruff germs, and sup
The Washington times., 1912-04-16

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FUNERAL SERVICES
At ROCKVILLE FOR
HANSON H. RICKETTS,
Montgomery County Pioneer
to Be Buried Tomorrow
Morning.

ROCKVILLE, Nd April 1S-Funeral
services for Hanson II. Ricketts,, who
died at an carly hour Monday morning
ot general debility. will be held In the
Presbyterian Church at Darnestown at
II o'clock tomorrow morning. The pas
tor of the church. Rev. o. A. Gilllng-
ham, will ofhciate. and the internIent
viii be in the cemetery near the
church.
Mr.. Ricketts, was a lifelong citizen of
this county and was eighty-t three years
old. lie is survived by four daughters
and one son. They are Mrs Laura M.
Howard, Mrs. Roberta J.l Riley. Mrs
ella ]. Berry. Miss Alice Ricketts,. and
Ernest p. Ricketts,, all Of this county.
F. M. Alligood, of Washington. ap-
peared before justice of the peace in
the police court here yesterday to an
swer charge Of operating an automo-
bile In this county without q chauffeur's
license. He was arrested at Chevy
Chase Sunday afternoon by Deputy
w. A. Brooke, who required him to de-
posit $25 collateral for his appearance
for trial.
Alligood told Judge Reading that he
was ordered by his employer to drive
him out INTO the county. and that he
District of Columbia chauffeur's
license. Judge Reading fined him IS.
Mrs. Grace Eugene Scheutze, Of this
county, has filed suit in the circuit court
here for an absolute divorce from
Charles Frederick Scheutze. also of this
county, on the ground OF desertion-
The couple. according to the bill. were
married In Washington in 1907. and
lived together at Hancock, Nd, until
April. 1905 when the plaintiff was de-
| serted. Mrs. Scheutz6 Is represented by
Attorney John A. Garrett, of Rock
| Vile.
Believing that her son, Frank Bowen
| Davis, contemplates matrimony. and
| that Rockville may be the place to
which he will go to have he knot tied.
Mrs. Rosella Davis S. L street north
| east, Washington, has written to John
| L. Brunett, clerk OF the circuit court
| here, requesting him not to issue a
Yesterday was the last allowed by
/ law for aspirants for nominations as
| candidates for the offices to be fillcd
! this fall to file with the supervisors of
| election certificates of candidacy. The
| completed lists OF the supervisors for
| this county shows that David j. Lewis,
! candidate for the Democratic nomina-
| ton for Congress to succeed himself.
| will have no opposition. for the nomina-
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-07
Do Not Delay-Use This Coupon To-day
Each Section Cents at Tribune Office ls4 Nassau st. or
FEAR NO ROOSEVELT BOLT
Taft Men Deny He Will Control
Committee Before Convention.

Friends Of President Taft do not take
any stock In the limitations that come
from the Roosevelt leaders from time to
time that they may cOntroi the Repuon-
can National Committee before the con-
vention meets I'm Chicago. Some time ago
story was put out that William l.. Ward
the New York State member OF the ma
tional committee, was doing missionary
work among his fellow members and that
he had won over many Of them. Yesterday
Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon informed the local
he adQuarters that he had information That
George A. Knight, the member from Call
fornia. vas going to work for Roosevelt
from now on. II was not stated that Mr.
Knight was a Ward convert, and no list
of alleged Ward converts has ever been
given out.
John NJ. Hutchinson. ir., director OF the
local office Of the Taft national bureau
smiled when the Roosevet talk was irouSht
up Yesterday. Il can't see how Roosevelt
committee" he said. ITS membership for
the convention remains the same, no mat
ter how the primaries 60. The new mem
hers are not elected until later
Timothy T.. Woodruff spent some time AT
the bureau Yesterday going over the figures
and the situation i'm the various states.
lie declared later that he could not SEQ
cough delegates TO nominate him and that
he wa more convinced than ever that
President Taft would be renoninated on the
first ballot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-07
S. CAROLINA LOYAL TO TAFT
Delegation Solid for President
Saws State Chairman.
lrr,m Tho Tribune Bureau. ]


Washington. May 6.-Joseph w. Tolbert'
chairman OF the Republican State Central
Committee Of South Carolina, made the ioi-
lowing statement with respect to the STU
alton in that state to-day:
Within the last forty eight hours nave
received letters from thirteen OF the elsn-
teen delegates already elected from South
Carolina TO the Republican National Con,
veution, 10 be held I'm Chicago in June, anu
i'm each letter the delegate announces MS
Intention to east his vote i'm that CONVEX
ton first. last and all the time FOR Prcsl-
dent Taft One of the remaining delegales
who has not yet written me mas Deeh seer
personally by a Republican leader IN the
state. who reports him for President lai'
TO finish. ,.
| am certain. not only from the contents
of letters before me. but also from reports
received from the state from other sources,
that not more than two delegates IRON,
South Carolina who have been lnstructeu
To vote for Mr.. Taft are now douDtIul
about obeying those instructions. BEFORE
the convention meets have no douo' WHAT
ever that they also will be In line.
The statement Of Mr.. Tolbert. who is
delegate-at-large was confirmed by J. d.
Adams another delegate-at-large, and ny
Ernest r. Cochrane a delegate from the
"a Congress District MessrS. Toloert'
Adams and Cochrane have talked 10 prac-
ticalIy all OF the South Carolina delegation
within the last week. 60
A. p Prioleau, a delegate from the ISL
Congress District Of South 'aroiina also
confirmed Mr. Tolhert's statement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-07
ELOPERS TAKEN FROM TRAIN
Mother of Young Bride Says She
Stole S65 from Her.

Mr. and Mrs Thomas Bert were astnund-
eli when they were arrested on trplh
from Port jefferson at Jamaica late last
night. In 10 Yesterday morning Mrs. Bert
vas Miss Eva VI. Ackcrly, the seventeen
year-oId daughter Of Mrs. Florence Acker-
IL. OF Northport. Long Island. The mother
charged the girl with stealing So and the
man with abduction.
While Bert. who is q twenty-two-year-ol
italian barber wept and wrung his hands
I'm the Jamaica police station his wife IN
calm and cool ia shion told the police that
about three weeks ago her husband went
10 NorthI,ort and went to work. Incl
dentally irlprcSsing the village bellies, her
self most OF all She told the police they
van away Sunday, came to New York,
.ncnt the night mere, and were married
YESTERDAY in the CITY Hall by Alderman
lanes Smith. as their marriage ceruhcat"
showed
They went back to Northport 10 get t'r-
eivenoes and a blessing. hut instead Mrs.
AckerIy told them 20 get out-sh" never
wanted 10 see them again, so runs the 20
lice story. According to the sam" au-
tboritv. Mrs. Ackerly says Eva lifted me
money as she went out. She admitted tax
ing SO, which she had in her purse, the
notice say. The man had 81.
Mrs. Bert. who is red haired and wore
l,rge black picture hat, wept when she
was separated from nor husband and taken
10 Long Island city. where there IL a
,,otron He remained I'm the JamaicG sta
ton. They will he arrairned there to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-07
RIOT OF COLOR IN THEATRL
Dazzling College Banners Will b
Flaunted at Patience in Lyric.

COLLEGE spirit will reign supreme at the
two gaia performances Of Patience on
Thursday afternoon and evening ~ this
week at the Lyric Theatre. Both the matt
nee and evening performances on that date
will be given for the aoueht Of the Inter
collegiat" Bureau Of Occupations. an or
GanizatiOn of college women.
The theatre will be deliberately decorated
with the coiors Of the various womcn's col
legcs repre- scented in the bureau. Prominent
women on the board Of directors have
taken boxes and will drape them IN their
college colors. Mrs. Charles Tiffany. who
has had the management 81 the benent,
will ny the Bryn MsUr colors. Mrs. George
W. Bacon will decorate with Smith College
colors Mrs Wendell r. Bushs party viii
fy Radcliffe pennants Mrs. Charles Farms
worth the royal blue Of Wellesley. Mrs
George licllman the Barnard colors. and
Miss Ethel Stebbins will have party OF
Cornell people in an appropriately deco
rated box.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-07
FIRE R0UTS OUT L0DGERS
Big Blaze Sends Men to Street
with Clothes Under Arms.

Fire broke out shortly after midnlght III
the six story loft building Nos. %i and $40
East 23d street Next door to the west Is
tho Columbia Lodging House. Its TWO nun
drcd dodgers dashed out Of the buildinE
most II them practically naked. nut carry
ing their clothes under their arms.
Patrolman OConnell and Sergeant WIZ
lemse. of tire East I'D street station. routed
ont the dodgers. They found twenty men
on the ton floor daLcd bv the smoke, ana
had some difficulty in directing them 10
safety.
To the east Of the building Is the o'iN"
Tree I'm. Rebccca aud celia Pogoga. SIS
ters. were carried out Of tn" inn ShHerinE
slightly from tho effects W the smoke.
Four alarms were sent IN. Tn" hr"m"n
said there was an unusual amount OF smoke
and a dense cloud Of II hung over the city
FOR blocks.
Surface cars on the First and second
avenue and I'D street lines were tied up.
The fire started on the third floor. Their"
was a planning mill, owned nv Miller n
Haas. on the third and fourth floors.
After an hours fight tho blaze wa un1'r
control The damage was estimated al
SI,0 coo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-07
PENN. DELEGATES FOR WILSON
State Convention To-day Will Elect
Twelve at Large for Him.

Harrisburg, Penn. May C. Battle lines
are sharply drawn tonight for the Demo
cratic State Convention here tomorrow.
Each faction is confident that IT will have
majority of the delegates. with conse-
quent control Of the convention.
The regulars. headed by James VI. Guf-
fey. OF Pittsburgh, national committeeman,
and Walter r. Ritter, of Williamsport state
chairman. claim they will have at least ~
delegates. while the 'reorganizers," under
the leadership of George w. Guthrie OK
Mayor of Pittsburgh: Representative \
Mitchell Palmer and Vance &. Mccormick.
ex. Mayor of Harrisburg, declare they VIII
have about l27 delegates. There viii he only
49, delegates in the convention, the smallest
NUMBER In years.
While the factions are at loSgerheads over
control Of the partys state machinery thew
have agreed on two things. First, that
Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey
Will get the twelve delegates-at large am
that they probably will be instructed for
him, and second, that William ~. Berry
| Of Delaware County. once ected St1t,
| Treasurer and at srother time defeated 10,
Governor. will be the nominee for State
Treasurer,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-07
LEAVES $4,000 TO CHARITY

Upward of $1,000 Is given for charitable
purposes in the will OF Henry {. Hubert
the paper manufacturer. who died in
Brooklyn on April "a. The will was rled for
probate In Kings County yesterday. IL Is
estimated that the entire estate disposed
OF by the document amounts to about
&. 900 90 Each OF the family servants VIII
receive from 5000 TO 5000 from the estate
The charitable requests are as follows;
The Young Mems Christian Association
the Young Women's Christian Association
and st. Christophers Hospital get 5000
each: the Brooklyn Industrial School Asso-
citation and Home for Destitute Children
and tho Brooklyn Society for Prevention
~ Cruelty to children and Christ Church
$1,000 each. Smaller gifts are made to
other institutions. The bulk OF the estate
goes TO the testators family.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-07
RICHARDS GETS $1,000 JOB
State Committee Member Made
Conservation Counsel

Albany. May s.-The state Conservation
commission to-day appointed Eugene Lamb
Richards. il. NJ New brighton. as counsel
nj s. 900 year. In place Of George '. ;.
Williams. who was appointed member OF
the New York city Public Service Com
mission. MI Richards is the Democratic
state committeeman from the Richmond
Rockland district and for the last three
years has been presidcn, Of the Richmond
County Bar Association.
The commission also announced the an
pointment Of James j; Fox, NJ Brooklyn.
as deputy commissioner, At $500 year.
~ succeed Edwin Bailey, OF PatchoSue, who
resigned TO become supervisor OF Marine
Fisheries. al $1,000; Matthew r HorHon'
Of Brooklyn. as deputy supervisor OF Ma
ripe Fisheries. at a salary Of $1,000. and
Harry Silvcrman. Of New York, as con
fdcniial secretary to the Marine Fisheries
Bureau. at a salary OF $500.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-07
EXPLAINS CoLoNEL's COURSE
Marse Henry Again Insists Roose
welt Is Insane.
!Ry Telegrai II 10 The Tribune

Louisville, May 6-"Marsn Henry Wat
terson gives his opinion OF Theodore Roose-
vcit in The Courier-Journal" and OK
plains his idea Of the colonel's political
course in the comprehensive statement
that Roosevelt is insane"
Under the caption The Insanity Of Theo-
dogc Roosevelt The Courier-Journal'
says:
when The Courior-JournaI" declared
that Theodore Roosevelt is as mad as a
March hare and urged that his family take
him off 10 an asylum before he does some
thing irreparabe and il is too late We
meant precisely what We said and had no
thought of political advantage
Inc COuIlcr-JOuynal has never been
the enemy Of Theodore Roosevelt. II has
always been personally his friend. In his
boyhood IL marked his splendid promise.
As his manhood developed there was much
to deplore. But from no act of his that
could be- cxtolled, no word OF his that coul d
be appro' ed. did The courier journal
ever withhold its commentator.
Insanity may break out anywhere. II has
often shown itself In dynastic houses. There
Is 40 more reason why " might not as
sail an eX-President of the United States
than an hereditary monarch.
lie is not a scoundrcl bent upon self-ag-
GrsndiZement, as the Eastern press depicts
him tie ~ not conscious liar, defamer
and thug. he Is mentally unbalanced. lie
Il not in his perfect mind. He Is insane.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-07
THINKS VAN NESS WAS sENILE
Specialist Examined in Contest Over
Will Of Aged Testator.

Or. j. T. Thornley, was a witness exam
ined yesterday in the Surrogates' Court
I'm the trial of the contest over the viii
of Cornelius II. Van Ness, who left near
" $l,Oo00o. Thu contention on which
the contest is based is that Mr. Van Ness,
who was about eighty years old when he
died. was not of sound mind and easily
Influenced by his young wife. 10 whom he
turned over nearly his entire estate.
Counsel for the contestants asked DR..
Thornley, questions. which Included a ref
erence 10 a vision that the testator said
he saw OF his frst wife and other delu-
sicns and peculiar acts. The witness
answer. based on the matter in the ques-
ton. gave the expert opinion that under
those conditions Mr.. Van Ness was not Of
sound mind Or Thornley, believed that
the old man was suffering from senile de-
inentia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-07
TAFT, IN OHIO, REVIEWS
ASSAULT ON ROOSEVELT
Continued from first page.

where would Mr. Roosevelt put me under
| those conditions?
I don't charge any improper motives on
the part of Mr.. Roosevelt in that matter.
| don't agree with him. ] think he was
wrong. but [ do say it takes the most au-
dacious courag e on his part 10 charge me
with being under the control OF speGld,
privilege when the evidence - such tia'
calls for explanation from him
One of the happiest speeches OF the
day was made by the President at emil
licothe TO several hundred school chill
dren. The President said:
am not going to tell you to do that IN
order that you may look back into the pas
and rejoice that you improved your opp,
tuntles, because you are generally t'i"
that ! am only going to tell you !iidi "a
you do not study hard now and don plas
hard you will regret 1t some tlfne laet <,
but am very anxious TO tell YOU boys az
girls. that you ought 20 thank GOO thd,
you are Americans, and that you i've III
this country under this government.
Don't let people come and 1901 YOU 49, 49,
tell you about your being oppressed ana
all that sort Of thing. You nave an equaiii I
ty Of opportunity here that, II you WI" WI,
only improve II. will make you happy nlei,
and happy women. Don't be dIscourdsr'
because you think there Is boy arouuu
the corner who has more money IMAM W"
have and has more comtortanle I'LL I'LL
The probability Is that that comfort whlcii
he has will prevent his making as niuc,
effort as you have to make. and the coioe
quence is. if you get a good education, 90
YOU can here in this community, theIe =
nothing. you may not make OF yourSeNe'
In the future. ,. 40 =,
If you want TO be- YOU probably can pe
President OF the United States. Propapty
by tine time YOU young ladies grow UP w
will have an opportunity to vote. am 'lie en
to fill office, but all the time reJolce ai,u
thank God that you are Amerlcdhs' ,iia
YOU live under the American nag anu
not let anybody mslead you TO thlnk tm M,
this f. a bad government. or course, ~
are I'm favor Of improving tnat goyerhmtnn',
as we all are: but. remember. tnat We VIC.
YOU ought to DO Is 20 help and support ia.
government and let nobody fool you nv
The idea that It Is Lad government, VI y
a coed government. 1t Is the pest soNc.
ment on the face OF the earth, uhdeI te
Constitution that our forefathers gave W
US.
The President travelled from Athens
to Nelsonvillc on a special tram tha'
carried a bard and more than nun
dred Taft boomers. In one OF MS
speeches to-day the President eXP'alne"
why he came to Ohio 81 am not askihs
a favor because am son or ONO pu'
ask for simple justice, lie salo.