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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-02
DETECTIVE ARMSTRONG; TALE.

There Is an easy solution" said
Detective Armstrong, Ito every mys-
terry, and when mysterious circum-
stances are cleared away 1t always
makes you wonder how the proper
key escaped you. The robbery of
Andrew Temple in his home in Dobbs
Ferry was one Of those peculiar cases
that you will not meet more than once
in lifetime, and they never fail to
arouse all the enthusiasm in a fel-
low who has any of the detective in
stinct.
Il reached the Temple mansion the
morning after the robbery, and the
first salute l got was that Andrew
Temple had been murdered by
thieves during the night The family
physician was present to attend to
the women in the household, who
were suffering from severe shock, and
he informed me that Mr.. Temple had
been killed by pistol wound in the
forehead. I looked at the dead man
and saw just above the temple small
hole which looked like the wounds |
had seen made in the head by bullets,
and l took 1t for granted that the
physician was correct. had a MUIR
der then upon my hands, as Well az
the robbery, which only became an
incident In the investigation. l fol-
lowed the usual form, which is a Sec
ond nature to the detective, of look
ing over the details of the robbery.
to see il the work had been done by
experts or chance visitors. l hunted
high and low about the premises, and
I could not find the slightest indica-
ton as to how the thieves had gained
an entrance. had it upon the words
OF the servants and several members
OF the family that every window and
door had been found locked in the
morning, when they had examined
the house, with the exception of the
window on the second floor over the
piazza, and this was never locked.
1T would not have given any good
second story men trouble to have
reached the window by climbing from
the stoop, but there were no scratches
anywhere to show that this plan of
entrance had been adopted. The
work on the safe showed clearly that
f1rst-class men lad been on the trick,
and the lock had been operated by
knocking out the spindle in the COM
bination and working the tumblers.
The burglar-proof compartment had
been battered in by some system that
I was not familiar with, and it was
wonder to me that the noise had not
been heard by everybody in the
house.
"Mr. Temples body had been found
In the dining room adjoining the Of
nce. and his appearance indicated
that he had been dead several hours.
He was dressed only in his nightshirt.
and there were several slight black
and blue marks on his shoulder and
back which might have come from a
fall. His bed-clothes were not Dis
turbed any more than person would
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-02
Silk Covert Coating.

A novelty In fabrics is silk covert
coating, very smart choice among
the exclusive, and one that ranks
high az q material that can be asso-
ciated with the essentially simple
tailored suit and yet be depended
upon to produce ! novel effect
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-02
A Question Of Names.

In some of the country districts d
ireland it Is not an uncommon thing
10 go carts with the owners names
:halked on to save the expense q
painting. Practical jokers delight IN
rubbing out these signs to annoy the
owners. j.. 20
A constabulary sergeant one day 40
:osted countryman whose name had
been thus wiped out unknown to
him. s. !.
rs this your cart, my good man?'
''Of course it Isl" was the reply. de
you see anything the matter wild IT.
II observe" said the pompous police
man, that your name is o-blitherated.'
"Then ye're wrong" quoth the coun
tryman, who had never come across
the long word before, "for me names
0'F1aherty, and I don't care wha
Knows it."-Youth's Companion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-02
New Leather Belts,

Inch-wide patent leather belts in
black, pink coral or light blue are cut
over their white Innings and piped with
the white. The buckles are brass or
leather covered.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-02
Rata slauohtered In Millions.

Fifteen million rats have been sac
rificed for the sake Of the preventive
measure against the spread Of plague
brought forth by the metropolitan 20
lice board Of the city Of Toxic. This
enormous number Of rodents have
been purchased by the authorities
from the residents and killed since
the drst case OF the pestilence was
discovered In the capital In December,
1901. .z:...:.. ri. =. s:ss,. a= o.. IA
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-02
Summer Luncheon sets

Summer Luncheon Sets.
For summer luncheon tables espt,-
cially there are cream crash center
piece, napkin ana dolly sets embrei-
dered in black and blue, black and red,
or black and green. The pieces are
all scalloped.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-02
Boy 4 Savage.

Chicago The boy Ii q growing
savage. The school educates him; the
home lodges and feeds him. It's up 70.
he s,:nday school TO civilize him, Z
ays Few. c. 3. Hall, secretary Of the:
COX County Sunday School associa,
Il ION. :s5 3 IS :: 81 5Ea.$$$5
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-02
The Heirloom,

A Pittsburg drummer in a small
town dropped into place to get q bits
to eat. The place looked familiar, but
he didn't know the proprietor.
Been running this place long?" In
quired the drummer.
mo; I Just inherited it from my H.
ther."
"Ah, yes. I knew him. I recognize
this old cheese sandwich on the conn-
:er."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-02

Lest you forget when next In need Of o
laxative remember the name Carried Tea"
4 trial will convince you Of its merits.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-02
THE MYSTERY OF Doses FERRY.

8: !; !; !: &: !: !:
KETlA ANY persons are still living
| who recall the shock that
II went through the country
~ y at the news that Andrew
fH{CXO Temple. a wealthy New
|HdE York banker. had been
foully murdered and robbed
by his own son In his palatial Dobbs
Ferry house. This is the intimate
story of the men who actually
planned the crime, their hopes, their
fears, their ambitions. Secure in their
illgotten gains they believe that no
eye can reach them, that justice, for
them, is truly blind. Then comes the
story Of the detective, like an inexor-
able fate, that tears down the elab-
crate ediflce of lies and. In pointing
out the true criminals, saves the life
of an innocent man.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-02

THE CRIMINAL Tells
How He Planned the
Deed and Sought to; Close
Every Avenue of Knowl-
edge Leading to His Guilt.
The Detective Shows How
Futile These Efforts Were and
How the Old Adage, Murder
Will Out, ALWAYS Holds Good"
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
BOY HIGHWAYMAN
! CCNFESSES CRIME
Appearance Of Mother Causes Breakdown OF Youth Held
3 for Attempted Robbery In Anacostia- Churches
Plan Christmas Services.

herds" with several soioists. after the
afrsnEement 81 Aillerd. AZ this even.
inr's service the anthem BY. Mr.. Ash:
ford, Cain on the LISTENING Ear Of
Night" Will bs sung.
In the Methedist Church. the Rev.
Samuel W. 0ralllin spoke ct the fore:
noon service q On The Prcm;ss and na
Christmas." Anacostia Methodists viii
have services on Christmas morning at
O'Clock, with sermon, music, and holy
communion. The Christmas music Will
be rendered next Sunday.
.'The Coming of the Masi' was the
Christmss subject dweit upo1 this
morning BY. the Rev. Merritt Earl Be-.
fore the Methodist congreEatlSn in Con.
osr sn % }'H: : 3: B:oB: RBSs::n: :.
vices will be held In this church on
Christmas Day. but II has not been de.
termined positively.
81. Teresa's Christmas program waa
charge. The principal service win be
. midnight mass: at which an elabor.
o'clock and at 8 o'clock. the last.nsmed
being for the children especially.
The Epworth League Of the Congress
Heights n. =. Church will make &
morning visit to the Home for thl
Aged and lnnrm on Christmas mprninl
old folks. The. young people have pro
vlded several barrels Of apples and 4
number Of crates filled with oranges
to present TO the inmates They vii
and hold services. according 10 Gus Gus
tom, and make arrangements for thell
trip Christmas morning. Conveyancei
will be provided for the members Of tn,
society and their gifts.
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
FISHER OPPOSES
STATE CONTROL. Of !.
!. COAL lEASEA0LDS |!
Policy Of Interior Depart
ment Shown In Letter
Of Secretary.

A complete outline Of the public coal
lands policy Of the Interior Depart.
Snent under the administration, OF
Secretary Fisher ID. given In . letter
written by the Secretary to Congress-
man Mondeli. Of Wyoming. with re.
spect to the leasing Of wyoming coal
lands.
Secretary Fisher 10 opposed to state
control Of leaseholds. In his letter ne
says:
"The sale emphasizes. again that
Government prices do not discourage
coar land sales for immediate develop
ment, though they do discourage buy
ing for speculative holding or con-
troll, thereby. to my mind. discourag.
Ing monopoly; for monopoly. when not
secured through the exercise OF art'
ncisi restraipt Of trade. relies mainly
on control Of reserve supplies. eithe!
OF coal, iron, water power. or otneI
resources, because. OF course. once tne
basic material Of an industry 10 own
"a by affiliated Interests. competttior
IL out Of the question. 1t was the Ole
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
wAsHlNoroN TIMES BUREAU.

ANWSSOAA6s ~ ~ A.~s -
The Indifference he had maintained
since his arrest on Friday nisht by
the Anacostia police for the hold.up
Of Norman Butter. . colored workman.
overcome completely by the arrival Of
his mother at the ration house last
night. Ray p. Stewart, eighteen years
Old, confessed that he had played the
part OF . highwayman. Unnerysd en-
tirely by the interview with his mother.
young Stewart hastened to sign . state
mene confessing his guilt. He will be
taken to court tomorrow on the charge
OF attempted robbery. The young man
said his object was to secure some
money 10 spepd at Christmas.
The confession was secured by Acting
Sergeant schercr. and was signed BY
the prisoner. II was intimsted 10 the
police that the young man has been
interested in dime novels and similar
books Of late. He manufactured .
mask out Of . handkerchief and tied
Il over his face when Butler. . hteel
plant empioye, passed over lonely
path. He was still at. the spoe when
Sergeant Weber and Policeman Lucas
tho police last night that no revolver
Figured In the hold.up. Instead. he
held ota a small penknife only At But
Ter. The knife was found In his
pocket. Butler lost nothing. the youth
permitting him to pass on the state.
ment that he had no money. although
no had been paid OF short time be.
fore at the steel plant.
Christmas sermons were preached to-
day In three churches here. Large con:
gregations in the Garden Memorial
Presbyterian Church. the Anacostia
Methodist Episcopal Church, and the
Congress Heights Methodist Episcopal
Church heard the meaning Of Christ
mas explained from the spiritual side.
The Christmas program was rendered
in its entirety In the Garden Memorial
Church. where special music. prepared
and sung under the direction Of Prof.
e. r. Davis. was heard. The Rev.
George N. Cummings. pastor. delivered
his Christmas sermon at the II O'Clock
service.
Features Of the musical pyagram were
the anthem. "Hark. the Herald Angels
sing" with solo part by Miss Laura
Sowerbutts. a. arranged by Schneider.
followed by "And There Were Shep-
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
Ocean Lines Guarantee
Big Sum for Dry Dock

BOSTON. Dec. IA guarantee OF
$4,000 year by the foreign steamship
companies running to Boston has been
erected here. The Cunard. white Star.
and Hamburg lines will guarantee to
pass $4,000 worth Of business yearly to
. Boston dry dock II It 10 built. Rep
rescntatives Of. each Of these companies
stgnifed their willingness today to affix
their signatures to papers on contracts
to this effect.
The Washington times., 1912-12-22

States Secret Service. will deliver the
address, Of the evening. Superintendent
william y. Davidson will also talk. The
dresses there will be vocal and instru.
mental numbery. Music Will be fur
nished by the Tech orchestra. Refresh
ments and dancing will complets the
Bruce Cleveland. chairman; Miss Jessie
Weyrich. Francis A. Reilly. Nelson n.
Mckernan, Howard p. Stafford and J..
Bond Smith. ~,
The Washington times., 1912-12-22

policy Of selling coal lands worth hun.
dreds Of dollars per acre for 80 or. 80
sens,n, the; fS:ssrsd ! and invited monopoiistic
with respect to comparative prices,
the 1ecretary. oiteg nguree. tending TO
prove that privately owned coal lands
.s Sold IN the last ysar were sold q ng.
higher. than those asked for T0evsrn-
ment coal lands, and that. n addition.
tne government lands contained Q sew.
eral times greater tonnage.f ~
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
Tech High School
Alumni Will Meet

The Alumni Association Of the Nc
Kinisy MiEh school WIN hold its Chri:t.
school. In addition to the members Of
the association. and the faculty. this
yeaf'9 class has been invited. and .
capacity Attendance u expecter. John
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
Postal Employees ~
Paid Christmas MUne(|

In order that postal employees mig)N
have funds with which TO do Christina
yesierday permitted them 10 .'6rS{
down. . part Of their pay. The sum
ranged from - for the lowest saiaried
men TO . few ten spots' for the men
recsiving substantial pay envelopes.
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
Talk on English Drama.

Louis Greenberg. Of George WASH
ing.on ur!ysr:ty win q, Seliysr Yer an lad sd
Drama" tonight at 8 o'clock before
the Collegiate Club.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-06

been at the bottom Of all action
taken; but now we are confronted al
at once with n situation where pad
faith seems to be the life of the new
Progressive party. In Kansas the same
thing was attempted, but a portion oil
the Progressivcs on the Committee had
enough honor to join with the TART
men and TO vote for Taft Republican
electors, separate from the Progressive
party. In Pennsylvania. Boss Finn had
TO give way and allow the Taft electors
to 30 on the Republican ticket; put
he drove pretty hard bargain by re-
ouiring that his State ticket should
be recognized as the Republican state
ticket Finn thus betrays Roosevelt
for his own advantage in his state,
which is precisely what might nave
been expected Of him
II will be seen, therefore, that the
California Progrcssives arc in n state
of mind moro deeply committed to po'
litical piracy than even the hoose-
Welt men Of Kansas or Pennsylvania.
Rut the success of their piratlcal ell
forts is inconcrivabo; for with prac'
tically an even division i'll the Congress
sional districts as between Taft's sup
portcrs and Roosevelt 3 supporters, the
suppression of almost half the Repupil-
can vote by a consolidated majority OF
that vote ought to be out of the ques'
tion under any form Of party action
or olcrfinu laws
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-06

ment like this. holding the position he
nal achievement. Surely he cannot
mean, in stating what he does, that sci
ence merely hopes to do this; for when
no says that science has solved this
great problem, he must mean that the
production Of artificial life has actual.
ly been accomplished 1t adds TO the
assurance of Professor Schafer IS sound
judgment 10 soc that he makes no claim
for the indefinite prolongation of life,
as so many supposed scientists have
done. He comedies, as indeed it is nee
essary 10 concedc, that life wears itself
out and that death is inevitable after
period OF wears. That is tue uni
versal law. no matter how organic life
may primarily be produced
President Schafcr stated the reason
lblcncss of the proposition that all life
was not a mere monist production; that
is, all life was not developed at any
one time from any one organic process,
but that there have been different orr
gins of life probably IN different parts
of the world and at different periods Of
the world s history. This would accord
we'll with the idea of evolution, and
of the differences in animal forms. Tho
probability of different forms Of evo.
luton, perhaps from different origins,
In the production of mankind has been
for long time a favorite hypothesis
OF scientists. and the reasonableness
of that hypothesis is what commcnds
itself to thinking men.
We do not imagine that the an
nouncement of President Schafer will be
treated generally throughout the world
RS any great sensation. On the con
trary, it will be generally accepted az
legitimate triumph Of scientific en-.
deavor in our present day and at our
present state of scientific advancement.
what the future may hold for us in this
line 1t is Impossible TO say. but il is
certain that for ages the great prob
lem has been the origin of life. Sec.
ond to this is the theory of the trans.
mutation of metals, and of this latter
there have been various announcements
OF late which arc probably. in part at
least, premature. But that we shall
arrive at the solution of methods for
such transmutation as well as solve
The riddle of the origin of life. already
announced as stated, by Professor Scba.
ier' there Is little reason to doubt.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-06
PRODUCING ARTIFICIAL LIFE,

Tho advancement Of science has Tor
oood while had in specific view the
production of artificial life. The claims
of scientific men in former generations
or producing artificial life were, at
first far more enthusiastic and contl-
dent than they became later. Inc
claims that artificial life had been pro-
duced were examined one by one, and
ii was found invariably that there had
been some lack Of precautlon, and that
the germ Of life had been transmitted
and not originated, And so, after the
first euthusia Of chemistry, the sci
entific world seemed to settle down to
the idea that the production of arti-
ficial life was hopeless. Within the
past decade. however, the old enthusi-
asm for the artificial production of life
has been revived, and the researches
have been carried on to an amazing
extent and with au almost inconceIy-
able minuteness. The precautions
apaipst the introduction Of any gel III
of organic life have been guarded with
SucU extreme care WILL SclephiSNS aIc
now certain hat they can so isolate
their materials that there is no danger
of any transmission of life; so that
what they evolve in their experiments
they hold TO be absolutely originated
! and disconnected altogether from all
forms of life transmitted.
! Accordingly 1t causes no great sur
prise 10 read that Professor T.. A. Scha,
fer of The Marlborough University has
| specifically announced in his address at
| Dundee. as president of the British As
sociation for the Advancement OF Sci.
cnce. that artificial life may be chem
| ieallv produced. He undertook TO class.
ifv and name the life principle and TO
assert definitely and positively that
''scicnce AZ last knows how inauimate Q
matter NAV be changed TO animate;
that it has solved The greatest OF hu.
man problems and discovered the very
essence of existence.
II NAV be granted that Professor
Schafer i possibly too enthusiastic in
making this statement: but il is hardly
conceivable that he would make a state
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-06
TEMPERINa THE METALS.

Everyone who has anything to do
with metals will be interested In the
statement made by President G. B.
Whitley Of the Precious Metals Temper
ing Company, as given in The Tribune
Yesterday morning. Mr., Whitley claims
that his company is in possession OF
processes for the tempering of geld,
silver, and copper so that they will
take on and hold keen edges and be
available for tools Of various kinds
and especially for surgeons implements
The desirability of having instruments
for surgical purposes that will be abso-
lutely antiseptic al all times Is we'll
known, and the tempering processes
spoken Of by Mr. Whitley will give the
surgeons precisely what they want in
this respect The ancient hard temper
ing Of copper has long been puzzle
to the world, and the rediscovery of the
art Of copper tempering has been an
nounced from time to time; but nothing
practical has come Of it, If Mr.. Whitley g
company has attained TO the art Of
copper tcmpering, that in itself would
be great mechanical triumph. He
does not claim that the old art Of tenn
pering copper has been rediscovered, but
only that his company hns a method
that does harden copper and make that
metal available for cutting tools; and
his further claim that both gold and
silver can also be tempered is a claim
Of the highest Importance.
His additional claim, which we take 1t
is entirely distinct, that gold can be
made to permeate through the pores of
steel so as to make practical ANAL
gamation Of the gold and steel, is an
entirely different matter That would
not necessarily have anything to do with
the tempering Of the metal, nor would
the processes be at oil the same. We
presume that either by tremendous pres
sure or by volitilization the gold could
be injected into the pores Of steel.
| especially if tho 81 ,el were red or white
hot. The utility Of this psrmcaticn,
however, is not so evident as it the util.
lty Of the temperiEg process for the
clear metal itself.
We trust that there is no mistake in
President Wilfley's claim, and that his
company has a process such as he al
leges. If so, and if that process is a
practical working process, great and
astonishing boon has been conferred
upon the world.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-06
LOEB CARRIES THE LOAD.

1t has been shrewdly suggested here
tofore that Roosevelt will be able IN
shift the onus of his impossible position
with respect to the Standard Oil con-
tribntion to his campaign in 1904 upon
the shoulders OF his former secretary.
william Loeb, Jr. That suggestion has
been practically met now by the COM
ing forward of Mr.. Loeb. who volup.
teers the public statement that Colonel
Roosevelt is right about that Standard
Oil contribution, and also about the
Hartman activity; and in fact, about
pretty much everything else that might
be found Objectionable in that cam
paign. Loeb took the trip up to Oyster
Bay TO see the Colonel before volun-
teering to carry the load which Roose
velt has found too heavy for him.
Tho Colonel promptly announced af.
ter that interview that Loeb would
sustain him in all of his declarations
with respect to the Standard Oil con
tribution and the Hartman episode;
also, In regard TO every other dis
reputable act charged and substan-
TALLY proved.
In coming forward thus TO relieve the
Colonel Of anxiety and trouble, Mr..
Loeb is simply carrying out the old
tactics that were so much in evidence
while be was Secretary to Roosevelt
when President. As such secretary,
Loeb always stood in the open and
sustained the Colonel in all of his de
malls In matters Of fact concerning
which there was any controversy, The
Colonel would assert and Loeb would
back up the assertion, and usually that
settled the matter In the public mind.
1t certainly settled it for Roosevelt
and all of his friends. clearing Roose
velt, no matter how much he might
have been in the wrong, So that what
Loeb is doing now is simply what he
has done before, and it will count for
Just ms much in this case as it has done
in other cases.