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The Washington times., 1912-05-07
SAYS MARRIED PAIRS
; SHOULD PAY BOARD
Judge De Lacy Declares Parents
Should Not Aid
~- Offspring.

Judge William De Lacy, Of the Ju-
venile Court: says that parents OF
married couples should not give their
offspring cheap board: that for young
married couple to get very low rates
on board from their parents tends to
make them grow careless and depend
ent on others. and that it develops a
spirit Of graft and greed
The Judge expressed his opinion on
this matter yesterday afternoon when
Cleveland Randolph. of 1895 Pennsyl,
yania avenue southeast, was arraigned
on a charge Of non-srpport. Randolph
said that he and his wife formerly
lived with his parents, paying only a
small board. 1t seems that after leav'
ing his parents home Randolph found
higher board a burden for him to pay
Judge De Lacy ordered him to pay &
for tho support OF bis child suspendins
six msnths' sentence in the work
house pending his living up to the
courts order.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07

rain was Just what had been needed,
although the heavy downpour hooded
some OF the fields. but did not damage
the crops TO amount TO anything. At
Bladensburg, the lowest point In tho
vicinity of washington, the Eastern
Branch evernowed It's banks, and for q
time the streets of the historic little
village were about a foot under water
The, water. however, did not get In any
OF the houses,
4 Traffic on some OF the car lines In the
District was temporarily tied up by wa
ter getting in the trolley slots. Piney
branch overfiowed, but the water soon
receded when the rain stopped.
The rain converted the grounds around
the circus into a veritable mud lake,
but the weather did not keep the usual
large crowd away. After the perform
ance men, women, and children were
obliged to wade ankle keep through the
mud, while some OF the more gallant
escorts carried their feminine compan-
ions in their arms through the mud to
the pavements.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
NEW YORK AGAIN
/. GUESSING ABOUT
MRS. ASTOR'S DOT
Will Says Nothing About
What She Got Before
lie, Marriage.

NEW YORK, May 7.--With the knowl.
edge that Col. John Jacob Astor's pro.
vision for his widow in his will-the in
come on s5,00J,00O while she remained
unmarricd-rcverted TO his chief heir
his son, William Vincent. should his
beautiful stepm6ther remarry. interest
was revived today in the amount OF
the settlement made on her at the
time of the wedding.
None of the attorneys, however, would
discuss this today, and the amount
continues q matter of speculation vari-
o,isly estimated from $4,000 to $4,000, 900
Cp to tlse present no expression regard
ing the provisions of the will have been
obtained from tho widow. and none is
looked for Immediately.
That her baby, soon to be born, will
receive only $3,0O0.00O Of the entire es-
tate, was believed today to be a pro-
vision of the will that was most dis
tasteful TO. the young widow, moro,
perhaps, than tho string attached
to her. own bequest. 1t was said. how
ever. that this provision. would have
been changed had Colonel Astor lived, as
he was on his way to this country for
the purpose of changing that article
OF the document .. i.
thS puptiCitiOu On tne COIteptS OI tue
will proved conclusivelv how absurd
most Of the guesses made regarding II
really were. Instead of his first wife,
Mrs. Ava Willing Astor, being given
q substantial share of the fortune, her
name was not mentioned in sny way.
Beyond the .ew minor benuests TO
relatives: a small public beooest. So
coO, 30 to his dauyhter, Muriel: $1,000. ooc in
cash the use of his town house, and the
interest on s5,oOO.ooO to his. widow so
long as she remains Unwed. and the
IS. .ota ,00) to his unborn child. the entire
ESTATE goes to his son.
The result is that Vincent Astor will
become the richest landlord in New
York city. While no estimate of values
is made in the summary Of the will
made public by the lawyers, and none
will be when the will is offered for pro-
bate next week. the assessed value Of
the real property in this city is in eX-
cess of s75,0oo.OOO. to which must be
added the great Rhincback estate. one
OF the most valuable in this section OF
the country.
Until Vincent Astoi is twerty- one the
estate will he administered hy trustees
but when he attains his majority next
November ne will automatically become
one of his own trustees.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
CONDUCTORS WIFE
SHOOTS BOARDER
Mrs; Elizabeth Redmond Declares
Man Annoyed
Her.

WILMINGTON. Del, May Mrs.
Elizabeth Redmond. forty-two years old,
wife Of John p. Redmond, a conductor
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, a
member of the grievance committee,
who Is out of the city on business in
that connection, is locked up in a cell
here charged with shooting John w.
Blizzard, also a conductor. employed
on the same road, and a boarder Of the
Redmonds. She was taken into Gus
tody after midnight.
Blizzard is in a hospital with a bullet
wound through his lungs. and is in a
serious condition. The woman says she
shot Blizzard because he annoyed her,
the revolver having been slipped into
her hand by one of her three children.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
TECHNICAL POINT
kILLS9ANNEXATION
Proceedings In Alexandra Ended When Judge Gordon
Rules for Defense That There Was an lrregularity
49," in Serving Notice of Suit .,L

Band; speech Of acceptance in behalf Of
the city, Hon. Frederick J. Paff, mayor
of Alexandria,; music by band.
Through decree entered in circuit
court this morning in the petition of
Frederick p. Russell against the
Colonial Portland Cement Corporation
the receiver is authorized to take and
sell certain apparatus now located at
Columbia University, New York city.
At the meeting OF Lee Camp of Con-
federate Veterans, held last night, fur
ther arrangements were made for the
observance OF memorial day on May
"a. The usual exercises will be held,
weather permitting, at the statue 10
the memory OF Confederate dead at
Washington and Prince streets, the ad-
dress being made by Lewis Machen.
Music on the occasion will be furnished
by a choir under the direction o. Miss
Blanche Rotchford. A volley will be
fired over the graves Of the unidentified
dead in the cemetery at Christ Church
by q detachment from the Alexandria
Light Infantry. q. ......
The suit brought by Edward Konecke
against the Imperial Theater Company,
Inci, of washington, seeking the APP
pointment of a receiver, was dismissed
In circuit court yesterday upon request
of the complainant. ti.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
To Open .Dardanelles.

The State Department was officially
notified by the Turkish embassy this
afternoon that the Ottoman government
has decided to reopen the Dardapelles
as soon as the channel can be cleared.
The Dardanelles was closed to COM
rherce at the outbreak Of the Italian
Turkish war.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
Nicaraguan Papers
Eulogize T. c. Dawson

The Minister Of Nicaragua today re-
portedsto the State Department. THAI All
classes of Nicraguan newspapers have
published approximations Of Mr.. Daw-
son and of his work in that county,
which ara highly eulogistic. The people
OF Managua speak in a kindly manner
of his personality and all are agreed
that his influence for good in the af-
fairs of Nicaragua will be lasting.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
Eddy Trust Fund for
Church Held Valid

CONCORD. N. H, May THE New
Hampshire supreme court rendered a
decision today in which it declares, up
on a statement of facts before the
court, the $3,000,OO0 trust fund created
for the "mother church" in Boston by
the will of Mary Baker G. Eddy Is
valid The opinion was written by
Chief Justice Frank N. Parsons. The
other four justices concur.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07

Band; speech Of acceptance in behalf Of
the city, Hon. Frederick J. Paff, mayor
of AleXandrta: music by band.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
HEAVY RAINS Do
LITTLE DAMAGE IN
THE CAPITAL CITY
Circus Crowd "Swims''
Through Sea of Mud to
Get Home.

Reports made by the police Of the diff
ferent precincts today failed to show
any serious damage by the heavy rain
last night.
Farmers in nearby points in Mary
land and Virginia said today that the
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
Yard-Wide Draperies
Regular 15c Values at. .9bC

You will surely want some of this
practical and pretty drapery ma
terial for summer use at tomor-
rows low price.
A case of yard-wide Curtain and
Drapery Scrfm, in figured aii-over
and bordered effects, colorings of
green, red, blue, rose and brown.
Very pleasing effects can be pro-
duced with this material at doors
and windows. One day at 9hc q
yard.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07
Hotel Burns.

wAukESttA, WIS.,. May 7.-nest.
haven Hotel, valued at $780, 200, is burn.
ing and will be completely destroyed.
The roof OF the great building has
fallen. AS Tar as known no one has
been injured.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.

New York Tribune: Bryan is now
often mentioned as the one democrat
big enough to renominate for the
presidency. The others all look little
after nominating campaign in which
the democratic voters have been de-
claring generally that they prefer a
joke like Champ Clark to any Of them.
Champ Clark's success shows the real
poverty Of the party In candidates. II
there were an outstanding figure In 1t
it would not be possible for the politi-
clans to deliver states especially those
which have popular primaries, to the
amiable, loose tongued Champ. II.
there were one man whose character
and achievements had gone home to
the popular heart that man would be
getting delegates in spite of every
thing. Gov. Wilson, It was once
thought, might prove to be such a man
but the voting shows that Gov. Wilson
was great only in the timid magma
ton of his opponents. The other demo-
cratic candidates. arouse only
languid interest, or none at all.
Gov. Wilson's managers in the Mas
sachusetts campaign complained that
the democratic contest was over
Swallowed by that in the republican
party. All the individual figures In the
democratic campaign are over
Swallowed. They looked large last year.
when they were compared with the
pygmies the democratic party had
been producing They look small now
when set alongside the presidency.
There is not one of them whose per-
sonality or achievements have deeply
stirred the popular Imagination. II the
democratic party wins in November It
will be party, not a personal victory.
There is no one stronger than his
party" for it to put up as It's candidate.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11

'....- 4 ... =, WV,
direction was the action Of the Wash
ington democratic delegates who at
tempted to start a Bryan stampede IN
the state convention, and succeeded in
getting more than hundred delegates
to switch from Wilson to Bryan. A
similar movement is being planned
for the coming Iowa state convention
at Burlington.
Political wiseacres declare that Mr..
Bryan may be expected when he goes
as a delegate to the Baltimore con-
vention to uncork another "cross of
gold and crown Of thorns" speech,
similar to the one that brought him to
the front in 1896. OF course, any sue
cess he could have in the Baltimore
convention could only be achieved by
riding over the Clark, Wilson, Under
wood, Harmon and favorite sons
booms, But Mr. Bryan may prove to
be something of a rough rider himself
if he decides to get into action.
All does not seem to be serene IN
the democratic camp just now.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11

s'There are four important points TO
be considered in the smoke abatement
problem" said Mayor Hanna, OF Des
Moines. First, the smoke nuisance
in Des Moines is g. vast cost In dam
age to property to say nothing In the
loss of fuel, is breeder Of disease
and even affects morals. This dam
age to property alone conservatively
estimated amounts to at least $1,000
900 annually. Second, by installation
Of proper devices and by intelligent MT
firing the excessive production OF
smoke can be prevented. Third, by an
intelligent program of smoke proven
ton. it will be easy to save at least
so per cent of the damage to property
by smoke, amounting to at least hall
million dollars annually. Fourth, there
are a vast number Of smoke proven
ton devices, most of which are use
less. There are, however, some dc.
vices, that are capable of making at
least rs per cent of reduction In the
customary smoke production
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11
SPARROW ON TOAST.

DON'T cuss the English sparrow; eat
him. The department OF agriculture
gives this advice In double-barreled
bulletin which points the way to deal
a blow to the beef barons, while Grad
icating q very pestiferous bird. when
honed. broiled, buttered and served
on toast" the agricultural department
experts declare, "the English sparrow
a as fine as quail on toast. The
bulletin says:
english sparrows are noisy, f1ltny
and destructive. They drive native
birds from villages and from home
steads. Though they are occasionally
valuable as destroyers of noxious In
sects, all things considered, they 40
Tar more harm than good. Practical
methods of dealing with them include
deetruction Of nests, shooting, trapping
and poisoning. OF these trapping Is
unquestionabfy the best. English spar
rows are food to eat and their use as
food is recommended because OF their
nutritive value and as means or re-
ducing their numbers"
The following directions for prepar-
Ing the sparrow for the kitchen are
given:
"Cut of the legs, the wings at the
onter Joint and neck close to the body;
strip OF the skin, beginning at the
neck: make cut through the body
van extending from the neck along
the backbone till the ribs are severed,
then around between the legs to the
IL; and remove the viscera. Spar
rows may be cooked by any one OF
the methods employed for reed bird
and quail"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11
WHAT WILL BRYAN DO?

Evidences are seen that the friends
Of William Jennings Bryan are plan
ming a Bryan coup at the Baltimore
convention. How much help they are
receiving from Mr.. Bryan in this en-
deavor is not apparent, but it does not
appear that Mr.. Bryan is throwing
any obstacles in their way. Mr.. Bryan
is now campaigning in Ohio in which
he sis opposing the nomination OF
Governor Judson Harmon and advo-
eating that of progressive. mas
much as he does not say which pro
pressive" he is supporting there is a
suspicion that Mr.. Bryan is the man
he has in mind.
Another straw pointing in the same
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11
A LESSON FROM MEXICO.

Cedar Rapids Republican: When we
substitute personalities, however
powerful for party principles, we have
the same conditions that they have In
Mexico. There no principles are
enunciated by the great parties, for
they have no great parties, but each
ambitious man comes forward with
his own notions and the man who
rides the back Of the widest black is
followed by the multitude. In this
country, let it be hoped, we will not
break up the great parties and the
things they stand for to substitute for
them the whims of this or that radical
leader who may announce a program
on which he thinks that he can win.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11
is THIS TREASON?

. Alex Miller in Washington Demo
crat: What is all this insurgency
about? When was Iowa ever more
prosperous than now, and yet they try
to tell us that we are slaves; slaves
of the money power. slaves of the
trusts. slaves of ambitious men. do
not defend the trusts, but do defend
Iowa and say that this grand old state
was never better off than today, and
|:f that is treason, make the most of 1t.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11
oTTUMWA,s GOOD POINTS.

An oIIeCClVe ARRAY VI AoSIo e
figures quitting Ottumwa's religious
educational, social and commercial ad'
vantages was given by Mrs. Stella
Porter in an address of welcome to the
visitors attending the P. e. o. conven-
ton in this city. Introducing the sub
ject during the course Of her remarks
welcoming the delegates as means OF
aiding the visitors in finding the
places Of interest in which Ottumwa
prides herself, Mrs. Porter gave the
following summary of Ottumwas good
points: .... '~. =.
Our population In 1910 numbered
22.012. In 1912 We find 24,587, with
1000 additional in the immediate sub
urbs. We have forty-two churches
and missions, fourteen public schools
with two additions in view, 5000 pub
lie school children, five private and
parochial schools, two commercial
colleges, and an cademy for young
women being built at a cost Of $780,
900. We have four trunk line rail-
roads, radiating in nine directions,
s240 900 federal building, a, $135, 700 Y.
M, c. A., q $4,000 Y. w. c. A., an
$50 900 hospital, a $4,000 library, a
$l0V,uVV COuIt Aouso ono q Ao" oo'
Jail
We have ninety.three factories en-
ploying 5000 people, and producing
$4,000, 600 worth Of manufactured pro-
ducts. There are twenty-seven whole
sale and jobbtng houses doing busi-
ness Of 100000 annually.
More than one-haH of all the coal
mined In Iowa is mined within the
radius Of forty miles from Ottumwa.
We have one of the largest pork and
beef packing houses west of the Mis-
sissippi river, employing daily an aver
age Of 1900.
We have no saloons! -
Our rank in the various Industries
compared with other cities In Iowa, Is
as follows:
FIRST In AGRICULTURAL implements,
stoneware, mining tools and equip
ments, ore and coal box car leaders,
church per capita, school attend
ance, school efficiency. -. ~.
Second in confectionery.
Third in public schools.
Fourth in brick and tile.
Fifth in foundry products.
Sixth In general manufacturing.
Tenth In population.
Our Fifty fourth regiment band Is
one of the finest In the United States,
having received second prize In con-
test on the Pacific coast two years
agu In which bands entered from the
entire United States.
1--WE mention these things not boast
fully" the speaker explained, but
inst a few hints on why we are
nrnud of our little city Of the hills"
p q. O. may not mean Praise Enter
nrIsins Ottumwa, but. the president of
the local chapter and the Ottumwa
members are doing effective work In
showing Ottumwa at her best TO our
charming visitors
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11
CHAMPS MEASURE.

Topeka Capital: II 1t is true that the
other candidates have practically
given up and concede Champ Clark's
nomination, then the democratic party
is an easier mark than 1t was supposed
even from its party emblem Champs
size Is really about county clerk.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11

A situation arises following the
Maryland primary similar to that IN
Pennsylvania. In Maryland Roosevelt
lead in the preferential primary, but
the majority of the delegates favor
Taft. In Pennsylvania Taft led in the
primary, but MISUNDERSTANDING favor
able to Roosevelt were elected. 1t the
Maryland delegates are to be bound
by their primary instructions 1t IS
clear that the Pennsylvania delegates
should be similarly bound.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11

General Orozco declares that he will
not recognize the new provisional gov
crnment set up by Gomez In Mexico
Gomez must think Orozco is 1nsurglng
for his health.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11
ROOSEVELT CANNOT WIN.

Burlington Hawk-Eye.-The Hawk
Eye is asked if it does not think Roose-
velt's chances for nomination at the
Chicago convention are very bright.
The Hawk-Eye replies no to this ques-
ton. This paper does not believe it
is now possible in the ordinary course
of human events for the strenuous ex-
president to receive the nomination
for the simple reason that on the face
Of the returns as now figured out by
the friends of President Taft, Roose-
Welt could win all the rest of the dele
gates yet to be named and still be
short of enough votes to nominate him.
But Mr.. Roosevelt will not win all the
remaining delegates. Conceding Mary
land to Roosevelt-which the Taft
leaders do not at latest accounts-the
figures to date, from the Taft head
quarters, are as follows:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11

The title was searched, and have her
receipt for the money. You Will ex'
cuse me II ask you to ring of"
Hold on, please; hold on mo-
ment." j
| "Vell, what more?"
II have body in the dead-wagon,
and all arrangements were made to lay
It out in the mortuary, and have the
funeral take place from here the day
after tomorrow"
you mean you have a dead per-
SOM" :.
Eyes, right here in the dead-wagon."
We'll, don't you put him in my prem.
ises, or will sue you for trespass, and
send an officer to throw him out"
But good God, man, what am I to
do with it,
That's your lookout"
! See here, Mr.. Farelly, I'm tired OF
this! II you've bought the business
you have taken over the liabilities as
well; and if you won't assume any re-
sponsibility I'll drive round to your Of
flee and leave the coffin IN your door
way" .. ..- ..
ooh, mein Colt, no, no."
| "Those people deserve proper con-
sideration, and you've got to show 1t
! to them" :,
"But in my office! No, forbid it"
| ,"You send word at once to the
Pritchard Undertaking Co., to take
charge, and at the price fixed, and If
you haven't by the time I get there,
| I'll drive to your place and leave the
coffin on the floor" .,
ooh, my dear young mani Will do 1t
precisely as you request"
Sand won't have Mrs. Cowles
charged a cent over eighty dollars,
II the Pritchards make any difference
you must pay It,"
! az will, WILL"
| "And state 1t in writing"
Eyes, in writing. Most faithfully
will I perform it, If only you will keep
your dead man away from my offlce!"
| OF Mrs. Crowther nothing was ever
seen again. though there was rumor
that could not be confirmed, that her
name had appeared on the passenger
list of an outgoing Boston liner. Con-
sultation with lawyer gave no hope
Of holding Farelly accountable for her
breach Of contract. Matt could not
recover either his wages or the amount
he had spent or clothes. The property
was securely in the money-lender's pos
session, and could not be attached.
The bank, under the threat of an in
junction, opened its books. and proved
that Mrs. Crowther had withdrawn her
deposits in notes on the day before she
had Disappeared; her outstanding &C.
counts had either been settled at a
discount, or sold to collection agency.
There was as little to distrain upon as
though she were the Arab who silently
folded his tent. Sand, metaphorically
speaking, was all that remained. While
every one wondered and speculated
and racked their bewildered heads.
Matt alone said nothing. For him there
was writing on the wall, invisible to
the others, and it was in three letters
as bright as flame: KAY. 'a=
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11
DAUGHTER OF A. p.
CORRESPONDENT DIES

Des Moines, May 9.-Mildred, the
16 months old daughter Of E. J. Cost
clio, Des Moines correspondent for the
Associated Press, died early this morn
ing after an illness Of two weeks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11

Grabbing sprouts in the spring has
caused many a man to forget the
teachings of the revival the winter be
fore.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11

: The worst nuisance around bust
ness is an employe who always "means
WELL"