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The Washington times., 1912-12-06

said to little Bright. as she was going
away. But. II you grow great and
strong. you will do something better
than that"
Year after year little Bright grew
until he was the tallcst. straightest
tree in all the forest and could look
far out into the valley below. One day
he saw the men down there building q
magnificent house.
"How I would like to have q place in
IT," sighed Bright. But do not know
how to get there
The next day men came searching
through the forest. "Ah! here 10 ~
very tree We want for the central col.
umn in the great hail." said the one
who was master. laying his hand npon
Bright. SO they cut him down and poll
ished him down and set him up In
the center Of the magnificent hail. And
Bright would Quiver with delight when
the master. in showing his visitors all
| the beautiful things In his house. would
stop by him and say: But this column
II the finest thing ! have: there never
was q finer tree than this one!"
Now, all this time little Blight had
| lain in the crevice in the rock. No sun
shine or rain ever got to him. 30 he Just
| lay idle year after year. One day the
children from the great house were
hunting nuts through the woods. Here
IL nut In this crevice.' said the
littlest, and. reaching in her hand.
pulled out Blight. That night. as they
sat around the fire in the hall. they
| brought out the basket Of nuts to eat
This one IL no account. except, to
feed the pigs" said the master. picking
up Blight from the basket. ''It has been
lying for years. until It 10 rotted." and,
with that. he threw 1t In the trash bas-
ket.
So Blight went out to feed the pigs.
while for years Bright stood as the
great column. holding up the house for
the master-and all because he had been
sensible little hickory nut when he
was young.
Tomorrow's story: "Squank's Sun.
beams" .. ...
The Washington times., 1912-12-06
Southern Relief
Society Helped

The Southern Relief Society OF WASH
Ington. and the Junior Republic. of An
napolis Junction. Nd. are named as
henefciariss in the sum OF $500 each In
the will OF Mrs. Mary i. Hare. widow
~ Judge Silas Hare. Of Texas. who was
found dead In bed at the Cecil apart
ment house on November 3.
A total Of $25, 500 In bequests are made
in the will. which bears the date OF
$500 each to Miss Catherine Montgom-
ery Dabney and Capt. John Hickey.
both OF washington. The residue 10
left to Mabel H.. Amy L., and Alfred d.
NJ. Dart, Jennie c. Carrona. and Julia
Meg. Welch.
The Washington times., 1912-12-06
Says Addition Of Many The.
aters Shows Prosperity
of Stage.

season Miss Adams viii begin rehesrsais
Of an entirely new Barrie play called
The Legion Of Leonora.' lately we
have had a letter from Mr.. barrie ~
on the last act OF this play.
when Miss Adams fnishes with these
plays in New York, she will come to
washington. and for the nrst time In
her stage career will remain two weeks.
she viii present for the first time, the
very newest Of the Barrie plays. called
Punch OF this have never spoken
before. and I do not intend to describe
Il in detail. Only this will promise: |:
Miss Adams production will be Its best
Successes Sent
To Theaters Here.
Then. too" Mr.. Frohman continued.
II intend to send all Of my New York
successes to Washington during my
present season. You shall see Billie
Burke in--The Mind the Paint Girl.
John Drew In The Perpiexed Husband.
Madame Naximova on Bella Donna,
John Mason In The Attack The Spy.
Richard Carle and Hattie Williams in
The Girl From Montmartre.' In which.
by the way. has been introduced one Of
| the most delightful Of all Barrie plays
a Slice Of Life:' Donald Brian In his
new musical play; Julia Sandsrson. IN
The Sunshine 0irl;.. Charles Cherry In
cons and Chains
Lastly. the most pleasing news that
have to give to your city II that, al
you have seen this week Miss Adams
the creator OF Peter Pam You shall SCI
! before the season II over. J. n. Barrie
I its author. during his coming visit tt
| Mr. Frohmsn 10 enjoying the best Of
health. and yesterday announced tina
he felt quite like Washingtonian. 81
rather feel when I come here a. though
] were a local manager. ] play at ieas
fifteen weeks weeks Of my people here ever, yer,
that We Shall make number Of mrs
night openings at the National Theate
| next sea son.
"The chief compensation Of the tryinl
| career Of managing many theatrict
interests IL q trip from New York. owe
"a part. Since last visited washington
= great many theaters have gone u
here. as well as In New York. Ever
time l hear Of n new theater bc,n
built. order new play. ! have no yer!
great Interest In theater building. but
take great satisfaction In watching an,
recording the advancement that ha
ben made by American plays. at hom
and abroad. during the past few year,
FOREIGN managers FOR the tirst time AZ
now casting eager eyes this way 10
new production now made in New Yor
that 's not quickly sold for Performance
abroad. Some OF them fall. but IN
average OF success In iatte:ing,
lea" JULIA MuRDocK.
The Washington times., 1912-12-06

man Knows" both Of which began their
careers In the one. and continued them
In the other: both being played by Miss
Adams.
Answering q question regarding the
new plays which he 10 to produce In
Washington Mr.. Frohman replied:
"It II hitting that the repertoire sea,
son that We intend for Miss Adams
should consist Of plays entirely by Bar:
ones, AmoNG the hrs. will be Rosa
lima Q nifty minute work. written to
prove that q woman can never be older
than twenty.nine.
"AlonE with 'Rosaiind. MISS Adams
] THE ladies' shakespeare.. Being One
womsn's Version OF . Notorious work
The Washington times., 1912-12-06

Mrs. A. p. Crenshaw will entertain
at . card party this evening at hel
residence In Sixteenth stree. In con,Dlt'
v~.'- '''-- ro".~ - s>--'t~vd
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
IMPORTANT NEWS
ITEMS

=
Washington, Aug. THAT there is
little hope of the passage of tariff leg
islation at this session of congress was
shown Tuesday when the house re-
turned to senate without approval, the
wool bill passed by 1t.
Washington, Aug. Mrs. Taft re-
turned to Washington from the sum
mer White House at Beverly so as to
be present when formal notification is
made to President Taft on Thursday
that he has been nominated by the
Republican party as its candidate for
president.
Washington, Aug. AFTER consid.
ering protests from France, the treas.
ury department has practically de-
cided TO adhere to its intention OF
abrogating September l the agree.
ment between the United States and
the Limoges chamber of commerce
governing the appraisement of china
and pottery from France.
Washington, Aug, 2.--Another en-
Urgency appropriation resolution to
provide funds for running the govern.
ment until congress passes the gen
eral appropriation bills is being pre-
pared by legislators to be introduced
soon.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
U. S. AIDS REFUGEES
WAR DEPARTMENT sUccoRs
AMERICANS AT Ell PASo.
orozco In Replyto Washington Pleads
That He 30 Allowed to Purchase
Arms In U. s.

Washington, Aug BY ordering
that 1000 tents already en- route
be- hurried on their way as much as
possible and telegraphing $4,000 to
Ell Paso- for the immediate relief of
American refugees from Mexico, the
war department showed It's apprecia-
ton Wednesday Of the magnitude OF
the rescue work before 1t. Dispatches
from the border indicate that nearly
two thousand refugees have already
gathered on this side of the Rio
Grande, and that as many more will
arrive.
Mexico City, Aug. 2.-Several hum
dred Zapatistas who attacked Santiago
Tiaguistenco, 40 miles west of this
city, were reported Wednesday to
have been driven from an intrenched
position In the hills by troops from
Pachuca and Mexico City, which were
rushed to the scene with machine
guns.
Juarez. Mex, Aug. General Oroz-
co, chief of the rebels, declared here
Wednesday that he did not seek to
provoke American Intervention. He
said:
IF the United States will throw
down the barriers and let us have all
the ammunition we can buy, promise
in sixty days to have peace restored
In Mexico and stable government In
charge II anybody wants interven-
ton 1t is Madero and his family, who
are worth millions, which they fear
the revolutionists may SEIZE"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
TOcLEANUp new YORK
PROMINENT MEN OF CITY TAKE
STEPS 70 INVESTIGATE
CONDITIONS.
Will Spare No Expense to Expose All
Connection Between Police De-
partment and Underworld.

New York. More far-reaching than
the Lexow investigation, and more
cleansing than the work of the COM
mistse Of fifteen, an organization was
formed here to investigate, without re-
gard to expense and with the aid OF
the best lawyers and detectives OBJ
tainable, the alleged corrupt alliance
between the police department and the
underworld.
A call for the organization Of a great
nonpartisan. nonsectarian citizens
committee was sent out, signed by ia
cob HI. Schiff, Felix Adler, Bishop
Greer. Jesse Stratus. Eugenius H. Out
erberg, DR.. Henry Moskowitz, Allan
Robinson and Henry Green. <At the
same time Mrs. T. Borden Hartman
was asked to head an auxiliary com
mittee Of women, with Mrs. Russell
Sage, Mrs. E. H. Hartman and others
as members.
Every influential citizen Of New
York, man or woman. is to be asked to
Join one or the other of these organi-
cations.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
MAJORITY REPORT IN
MEN OF PROMINENCE ARE HIT IN
REPORT OF STANLEY
STEEL QUIZ.
NEW LAWS RECOMMENDED
Big Corporation Is Called an Enemy
Of Organized Labor and 10 Ac-
cused Of Lowering Condition Of
Its Employees.

Washington, Aug. 5.-Directed more
than year ago to Investigate the
United States Steel corporation, the
report of the majority Of the commit
tee Of the house Of representatives
was submitted to the house Friday by
Representative Stanley OF Kentucky.
the chairman. J. P. Morgan and his
associates are held up as being bene-
ficiaries of enormous profits realized
from the overcapitalization OF the
subsidiary companies of the steel cor
poration and later Of the corporation
itself
Former President Roosevelt Is In
dicted for making the control Of the
steel trust absolute and Is charged
with being responsible for the gigan-
tic stature the trust has attained.
The steel corporation Is called an
enemy Of organized labor and is &C.
cused Of lowering the condition of its
employees and of contributing to Amer
lean industry workmen 4 and work
methods un-American and foreign
to the best interests of labor.
4f5ss AC6lSidbiOns Recommended Uy bAO
majority consists of three bills. One.
commonly known as the Brandeis bill,
is designated to give an injured party
the right to begin suit to prevent or
ganization of combination in re-
straint of trade. This bill also trans
fers the burden Of proof to the defend
ant corporation to show that 1t is a
combination within reasonable re-
strain of trade" Another bill would
provide that mo person engaged as an
individual or as member of part
nership, or a.director or other officer,
or an employe of corporation, in the
business, in whole or In part, of manu-
featuring or selling railroad cars or
locomotives or railroad rails or struc-
tural steel, or mining and selling coal,
shall act as director or other officer
or employe OF any railroad company
which conducts an interstate com.
merce business" The third bill is in
tended to hit at the system of inter-
locking directorates and would sepa.
rate industrial from railroad business.
In speaking Of watered stock, the
majority comment is:
In some instances stocks were not
'watered' In the ordinary acceptance
of that term; they we're deluged."
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
FEARS DEATH CHAIR
"DAGo FRANK" ONE OF AUTO
GREW THAT SLEW RoSEN-
THAI, READY TO CONFESS.
IS EXPECTED TO TELL ALL
sBecker's Attorney Admits He Secured
Affidavit From Rose, Taken After
Murder, While Latter Was In Hid
lns-May Be Dlsbarred.

New York, Aug. 2.-"Dago Frank
Cirofic, one of the four men wanted
for the killing of the gambler, Her.
fed by three men as being one who
fired atfRosenthal from the gray muir
der automobile, has turned states evil
dence. He sent word to District At
torney Whitman that he was willing
to tell all he knew about the murder
II he was saved from the electric
chair,
The prisoner had been depending on
an alibi. He had arranged to show
that, while the Rosenthal murder was
being carried out, he was In saloon
in Harlem trying to get bond for Rosie
Harris. a woman of the underworld,
who had been arrested. Commission
ed Dougherty and Assistant District
Attorney Frank Moss tore Cirofci's
alibi to shreds.
The gun man broke down, began to
cry and then burst forth:
Il was in the murder party; was
one Of the men hired to kill Rosenthal,
but did not fire shot"
Following fast on the confession of
Cirofici, though not directly connect
ed with 1t, John w. Hart, attorney for
Police Lieutenant Charles Becker, &C
cused Of the murder of Rosenthal. was
brought before Judge Mulqueen and
ordered to answer questions PROFOUND
ed to him by the district attorney be-
fore the grand jury. Hart previously
refused to answer these questions, but
when taken a second time before the
inquisitorial body, talked more freely,
although he prefaced almost every
statement with protest.
Hart admitted that he had visited
Jack" Rose, one of the men who has
confessed, while the latter was in hid
ing following the gamblers murder.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
TO BURY RULER IN MONTH
Funeral Of Late Emperor Of Japan
to Be Held at
kyoto.

Tokyo, Japan. Aug. Emperor
Yoshihito left the palace shortly be.
fore noon, proceeding to his former
residence at Aoyama. Prior to leav.
ing he received the premier and
Prince Yamagata, president Of the
privy council, and requested them to
continue their best efforts on behalf
of the emperor and the country and to
communicate his desires to their col,
leagues.
The date for the funeral of Mutsu-
hito has not vet been fixed. Probably
1t will take place within month at
Kyoto, where the emperor had ex.
pressed desire to be buried on the
side Of Maruyama palace. built by
Hydeoshi in the sixteenth century.
Under the household law the public
coronation of Emperor Yoshihito must
be held at Kyoto. This probably will
take place about one year hence. All
entertainments will cease for pro.
tracted period, which so far has not
been designated. y
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
INSURANCE. SYSTEM PROPOSED.

Boston, Mass.-The employees of the
Western Union Telegraph Co. and the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Co. are to become. without expense,
benefciaries in life, accident and dis
ability insurance pissact which Theo-
dore N. Vail. president of these com
panies. expects to put into operation
this fall There are over 100000 per-
sons at work for these corporations,
and the purpose to aid in the estab-
Iishment this fall Of system that will
aake the prospect OF want unknown.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
CINCINNATI MARKETS

Wheat-No. 3 red s1.04@1.O7, No. 3
red 961sc@$L1S, No. "A red S6@96c.
Corn-No. 2 white 82@83c, No. 8
white S01a oslo, No. white 77@80c,
No. 2 yellow 10000, No. 8 yellow 75@
TIC, No. 4 yellow 75@77c, No. 2 mixed
77078c, No. 8 mixed 76@77c, No. 4
mixed 74076c, white ear 75@77c, vel
low ear 79@81c, mixed ear 76@78c.
Oats-No. ? white 37@38c, standard
white 36W37c, No. 3 white 36@37c, No.
2 mixed 34@35c, No. 8. mixed 33@34c,
No. mixed 31@32c.
Hay-No. timothy $18@1850, No.
2 timothy $16.50@17, No. timothy
$13.50@l4.50 No. 1 clover mixed SIG
L@17, No. 2 clover mixed $14@15. No.
4 clover $13@14, No. 2 clover $10011.
Cattle Shippers $6.50@8.15, choice
to extra $8.25@8.50; butcher steers,
extra $8.10@8.25, good to choice SIPS
@8, common to fair $4.50@7; heifers,
extra s7.35@7.50, good to choice $3.50
'0725, common to fair S3.50@6.25;
cows, extra $5.50@5.75, good to choice
S4.50@5.40, common to fair $2@4.35;
Gamers, $1.75@3.
Bulls Bologna $4.25@5, extra $5.15
@5.25, fat bulls $5@5.50.
Calves Extra 1925 @9.50, fair to
good $7.75@9.25, common and large
s4.50@9.
Hogs---Heavy hogs $8.45 @S.55, good
to choice packers and butchers $3.50
@o.55, mixed packers $8.40@8.55,
stays $425@6.60. extra $6.65@6.75,
common to choice heavy fat sows
$6.50@7.75, extra $780@7.85, light
shippers s8.35@S.55; pigs Clio lbs and
less) $6@8.25.
Sheep Extra $3.75, good to choice
$3.25@3.65, common to fair s1.25@3.
Lambs Extra $7.75@7.85, good to
choice s610Oz65, common to fair
$4.25@6, yearlings s4@5. stock ewes
$3.2504.25.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
TlTANIc'S SPEED IS BLAMED
BritIsh Court Of inquiry Exonerates
Ismay-Says Proper Watch
Was Not Kept.

London. England, Aug. 1.-The judy
ment Of the British board Of trade
court of inquiry into the disaster to
the White Star liner Titanic. which
sank in midocean with 1,517 persons,
after collision with an iceberg, April
IA. was pronounced Tuesday by Lord
Mersey. The court finds:
That the collision with the iceberg
was due to the excessive speed at
which the Titanic was navigated.
THAT proper watch was not kept. |.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
YOUTH CALLS FOR HELP.

Laporte, Ind Thinking that he was
joking when he was calling for help,
companions of Neil Kistler. is years
old, failed to go to his aid, and he was
drowned in Stone Lake here. A score
Of boys we're on the shore when Kist-
Ter ran from them and made q dive
Into the water. Before he knew it he
was beyond his depth. Lester Gar
wood, companion. got to him as he
sank, but was unable TO save him
The dead boy was son OF George
Kistler, business man.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
THREE MEN ARE DROWNED.

Burlington, N. Three men, cruis-
ing in the motor boat Nancy without
lights, were drowned, and the fourth.
one-armed man, escaped when the
little craft was run down and crushed
by the packet John w. Garrett in the
Delaware river. The dead men are
John Sougin, George vandine, Jr., and
Robert Wellington, all of Bristol. Pa.
The man who escaped is Charles Ty-
Ter, Jr., Of this city. He was thrown
across the bottom of the wrecked craft
and managed to remain af1oat antil
rescued by the crew Of the freight
steamer.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
is SLAIN BY couNTRYMEN.

Steubenville, O.James Inflino. 40
years old. light tender in the Cleve-
land & Pittsburg railroad yards below
Mingo junction, was shot, six times
and killed by two Italians. The MUIR
derers escaped on a Wabash west
bound train. It is said the slayers had
learned where Infiino had $1,000. his
savings, hidden. They took it. Infino
was to go back to Italy next week to
his family.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
TEN ALDERMEN ARE HELD
Detroit councilmen Released on 81, 600
Ball Each-cases Adjourned I'm
Til Next Tuesday.

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 2-Ten alder
men charged with grating were held
In ball Of $4,000 each when arraigned
in police court here. The courtroom
was crowded with politicians when the
officials were led to the bar. The
cases were all adjourned until next
Tuesday to enable the district attor-
ney to thoroughly examine the mass
OF evidence procured by the Burns de-
tectives
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08

A book agent. who is 100 years old
and still on the job. declares his long.
eyity and enterprise are due to butter.
milk. But when 1t comes to butter.
milk encouraging book agents to live
hundred years. It is time to put it
under ban.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
SAVES FOR TRIP TO IRELAND.

Chicago. While in Chicago for a
few hours on his way to ireland, Den
mis- Deasy, 40 years old, farmer from
Muskegon, Mich, was robbed in a sa-
locn Of a draft for $1,000 on the bank
Of England, $40 in currency and a gold
watch and chain. He told the police
he had been saving for years to get
sufficient money to take trip to Ire
land.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
on Strike AuaInst Profanity.

New York. Aug. -Four hundred
girls. members OF the dressmakers'
union, employed at a Brooklyn fac
tory. struck Wednesday against the
use Of profanity by foremen and 9TH
er male employees Of the shop.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
Funk jury Indicta Girl.

Chicago. Aug. 2--Attorney Daniel
Donahue. Isaac stiefel and Aileen
Heppner. witness In the $4,000
alienation suit brought against Clar-
ence 8. Funk by Mrs. John o. Hen
ming. were indicted Wednesday.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08

A Pennsylvania physician proclaims
that ''the family cat must 60" We
have no grudge against the family
cat, but We are strong for the exter.
mination of the cat which deserts its
Family and sings on the back fence
all night.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08

That medical experiment of shoot
ing off a cannon cracker under the bed
of a victim of hiccoughing is entitled
to rank with those surgical operations
which are described as a,complete sue
cess. even though the patient dies.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
Is After VioIators of Law.

A reward of fifty dollars has been
offered by ]. A. Viquesney, state game
and fish warden, for evidence lead
ing to the conviction of persons kill
ing fish with dynamite in the@streams
of Pocahontas. Many complaints have
been made by citizens Of the county
against the practice Of dynamiting the
streams and it is told that thousands
Of fish have been killed this year by
that unlawful method. So far this year
no complaints of the kind have been
made in this part of the state. Sew.
eral deputy wardens, under the direc-
ton Of Mr. Viquesney, are on the look
out for any violators Of the fish and
game laws in West Virginia.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
RaIIoonIst 10 Killed,

Beaudette, Mich. Aug. ,1.-Arthur
Otelle, professional balloonist, was
killed here Tuesday, when he fell a
distance of 500 feet from his balloon.
The bag was old and burst when 1t hit
the light air stratum.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
Captain BIxby Is Dead.

st. Louis. Aug. 3.-Captain Bixby,
famous as the pilot Of the Union gun
boat fleet on its way up the Missisip-
pi to- attack Memphis and vicksburg,
died Thursday. Captain Bixby coached
Mark Twain.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08

A modern Trilby breaks into print
with the claim that she can be hyp-
Noticed into singing like grand opera
star. Why not make her debut before
an audience of marines?
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
10000 Gallon Tank Kills Two.

Philadelphia, Aug. 1.-Two men were
killed and a ten-year-old boy was Sc
riously injured when 10000 gallon
water tank crashed through the dye
house Of the Stead & Miller company,
upholstery manufacturers. Thursday.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08

100000 for Destitute Americana.
Washington, Aug 5.-The senate
Friday agreed to appropriate 100000
for the transportation Of American
refugees from Mexico. now in Ell Paso,
to such places as the secretary of war
may determine.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08

Burglars broke into London jail
and stole the warden's money from his
Office desk. After this, it is not quite
fair to say the British have no sense
of humor.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
standard cuts PrIee III oII,

New York, Aug. 1.-The Standard
OIL announced a reduction of ten
points Tuesday in refined petroleum,
making it in cases 1875 cents a gal
Ion, in tanks 7.45 cents, and standard
white In barrels 5.35.