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The Washington times., 1912-03-31
ATTACK
AND ROB SOLDIER
Fort Hunt Trooper Claims Three Enlisted Men From
Fort Myer Beat Him in Alexandra
y Near Cemetery.

June. Their duties will be taken over
by committee of the city council, two
members from each board being APP
pointed. The fire wardens are Courtney
Acton, president; A. Sidney Mankin,
secretary, and M. H. Risheill, and Mark
l.. Price
Elaborate services in most of the
local churches are being held today in
observance of Palm Sunday Both
Catholic and Eplscopalan churches
have prepared special musical pro-
gram, and in accordance, with the cta-
tom palms were distributed.
The services at st. Paul's Episcopal
Church are being conducted by the Rev.
DIR. s. A. Wallis, of Theological Semi
nary. At the Trinity Methodist Church,
the Rev. MIR. McCauley preached at tae
morning services, and the Rev. George
Buckler will preach tonight. No serv-
ices are being held at the Southern
Methodist Church. owing to the absence
of the pastor, who is attending the Roa-
noke conference.
Within fifteen minutes. William Fax
son, colored, of Washington. managed
to steal three bicycles yesterday after
noon, and Ave minutes later he was
under arrest. first picked bicycle
past the city jail, saw the bicycle OF
William Gambler, the jailer, standing
at the curb. e dropped his wheel and
mounted Gamblers but slipped and
fell. This was observed through win
dow by the iailer. who gave chase on
the discarded bicycle. On upper King
street, with candler but a few feet
behind. Faison dBmounted, only to
jump on third bicycle. was caught
by Gambler, and taken to police head
quarters.
May Mankin and Marie Newman, the
two girls who are held as witnesses
against Mason Smith. the alleged
white SLAYER" we're released from the
city Jail yesterday, being turned over
to representatives from the Washington
Crittendon Home. where they will RE-
main until they are summoned to ap-
pear against Smith.
The annual memorial exercises Of
Alva Aerie of Eagles will be held in Its
hall in King street tonight.
The Washington times., 1912-03-31
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ALEXANDRIA, VA MARCH NJ

Arthhr Thrunold. soldier stationed
at Fort Hunt, was beaten and robbed
near st. Mary's Cemetery in Royal
| street at about o'clock last night. Ac-
cording to his story, his companions
were three soldiers who said they were
stationed at Fort Myer, and whose
names he does not know The four
had been drinking. They were walking
out Royal street, he said, when the
three jumped on him and dragged n-N
into the underbrush. After beating him
until he was nearly insensible, they re-
lieved him of a diamond ring, valued
at $50, and all the money he had, about
81, and left him.
Besides numerous bruises about the
body, Thrunold had an ugly cut on
his right eye He was taken to Alex
andria Hospital, where his injuries
were dressed, and returned to the fort
this morning.
The Fort Myer authorities have been
notified. and search will be made for
his assailants there.
Judge J. B. T. Thornton, of the cir
cult court, yesterday afternoon an
nounced his decision on the exceptions
filed by II. Noel Garner, special COM
HllsSlOneIb III tne case OF MarDury ana
others against the Mercantile Railway
Building and Loan Association. These
exceptions were filed by ]. X. NJ. Not
ton and Grander L. Boothe, attorneys
fpr the receiver, and practically all of
these were sustained by the court
All creditors of the defunct concern,
he ruled, were entitled to preference
In settlement. This includes notes given
by the association prior to it's failure
and accounts in the savings department,
held principally by children.
The total sum Of the notes due
amount to about $4,000, and the sum
due banks is about $1,000. Payment of
these claims on 80 per cent basis, 1t
is said, will practically consume all the
cash on hand, the stockholders recelv-
ing nothing.
The decree has not yet been entered
on record, but II Is said that this will
be done tomorrow.
Funeral services for Col. Albert ID.
Marshall were held from his home. at
Riverside, Fairfax county, this after
noon. The Rev. Edgar Carpenter, of
Grace Episcopal Church, officiating.
Members of Alexandria Lodge of Elks,
of which the deceased was q member,
attended. Burial will not be made until
tomorrow, when the body will be con-
veyed on a special funeral train TO Ar
lington National Cemetery.
The board of fire wardens Of this city
having been abolished by act OF the
State Legislature, the members will re-
tire from office during the month of
The Washington times., 1912-03-31

The board of fire wardens OF this city
having been abolished by act Of the
State Legislature, the members will re-
tire from office during the month of
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-09-24
DREW SEMINARY OPENING.
New President to Be lnaugurated on
October 18th.

Drew Theological seminary will re-
open on Wednesday, September 25th.
The first term, which viii continue
until the Christmas recess, beginning
on Friday, December goth, will be
marked by the Inauguration of a new
president and the laying of the cor
nerstone of a new building
The reception of students will take
place on September 25th, and at two
O'Clock on that day all new students
are expected to meet the faculty in
| Mead hall. Lectures will begin the
following morning, Thursday, Sep
tember 26th
The matriculation address will be
delivered in the chapel on Wednes-
day, October End, at four O'Clock, by
the Rev. DIR. +. Watson Hannah, pas
tor of the New York Avenue Meth
odist Episcopal church of Brooklyn.
Founders day will be observed on
Thursday, October 18th, at which
time the Inauguration OF Rev. Dr.
Ezra Squier ripple as president of
the seminary will take place. 1t is
also hoped on the afternoon of the
same day to lay the cornerstone. of
the beautiful new Bovine refectory.
Eue DullulH5 ndS ueGH plONluSu pJ
bequest by the late Samuel w.
Bovine, one of the seminary's most
devoted and most generous friends
1t is to be reproduction of Christ
Church hall, Oxford, England. The
donor was a member of the board of
trustees through whose munificence
the Bovine gymnasium was erected.
Hoyt-Bowne hall, containing single
rooms for one hundred students, is
the joint gift of Mr. Bovine and the
late William Hoyt. another former
trustee.
Rev DIR. James M. Buckley, of Nor
ristown, will lecture regularly on
ecclesiastical law and the philosophy
OF Christianity, and Rev DR. Alex
ander H. Tuttle viii lecture occasion-
ally on homiletics.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-09-24

another feature to be borne in
mind is that the man who drives the
car runs the pump. There is no wait
for an engineer and stoker to answer
an alarm. The chauffeur simply
throws over a lever and the same en-
gine that drives the car drives the
pump. At the Salny fire, it will be
remembered, there was a long delay
in getting an engineer to run Humane
steamer, simply because one of the
engineers did not hear the alarm ow-
ing to the location of his work and
the other was out of town.
From the economic standpoint the
acquisition of the auto pumping en-
gine will do away with two teams of
horses, saving the town large an
nual outlay in this one matter alone.
The present engine in use by the
company can, think. be traded in
to the manufacturers of the auto en-
gine but the hose wagon will be hard
to dispose Of.
The company's committee is look
ing over several types of auto appara-
tus including that built by the Ameri-
can-LaFrance Fire Engine CO., of
Elmira; the Ahrens-Fox Co, of Gin
cinnati, and the Knox Auto Co., of
Springfield, Mass. The apparatus
the Montclair department has secured
was built by the first named company.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-09-24

Ions of water per minute thrown by a
gear pump. The apparatus is equip
ped with six-cylinder, ninety horse
power engine and with maximum
speed of sixty-five miles an hour.
The same engine that drives the
car drives the pump, all that is nee
essary on arrival at a fire is to lay
the hose and then throw over lever
that throws into gear the pump.
The-engine carries 200 feet of fire
hose and will carry as many men as
can find room upon it. Two suction
pipes and the necessary equipment
for handling the hose will be carried
No ladders nor ehemicak tanks or ex-
tinguishers will be ON the apparatus,
the company remains as it is now,
simply company equipped to throw
water and will not interfere with the
work of any other company. The
cost of the machine will be about
$4,000. The Humane company has
started the subscription list with a
donation of 81 900 of it's own funds.
'"There are several reasons why an
automobile pumping engine should
be added to the fire department
equipment" said Chief Day when
questioned about the apparatus. In
the first place Morristown suffers
from lack of water pressure. To
provide sufficient pressure to furnish
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-09-24
AUTO PUMPING ENGINE FOR HUMANE COMPANY


effective fire fighting streams would
require the erection of a stand pipe
on Fort Nonsense but the result
would be that the plumbing in many
houses would be unable to Withstand
the pressure and would be blown out
Madison is in the same fix and has
purchased a pumping engine for the
protection of the Hill section of the
town. If We had an auto pumping
engine at the Syms fire on Western
avenue and Ann street the blaze
would never have gained the head
way it did as we had no water press
ure there and had to wait until the
steamers got up steam There is
only one street in town where we can
get two streams of working efficiency
from one hydrant and that is Flagler
street
"Then there is the time-saving that
will be gained Instead of having to
wait ten minutes or more for the en-
gines to steam the pump is ready to
deliver the water at pressure as soon
as the hose is laid and the apparatus
connected with the hydrant. The
celebrity in answering alarms is an
other feature, the auto apparatus run
ming three times as fast as the horses
can pull steamer.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-09-24
NEW PROVIDENCE
WAS EASY PICKING
Arthur Fulton Failed to Battle
MOrriStOWn BdtSmen.

Arthur fulton was on the mound
for the New Providence A. A. in
the game with the Morristown A. Al.
Saturday afternoon but he had moth
ing to BATTLE the local hitters who
drove him from the box in the fifth
inning. Swenson twirled for Morris
town and whitewashed the visitors
while the locals piled up eight tallies.
Morristown wasted no time in scor-
ing, getting one man around the first
session. Doyle tapped to PARCELS
and was out. ,Maloney singled along
third base line and Knight made a
poor throw to first, Maloney canter-
ing into second on the error. Grow
ell failed to advance him with his
fly to right but Hillock's single seor-
ed the run
In the fourth McDevitt singled to
center, stole second and went on to
third on Williamson's bad peg Gull
Imam drew a pass. Collins singled
to center, scoring McDevitt and Cul-
Imam and took second on a throw to
the plate. Ahles was thrown out,
Oracle to PARCELS.
Ahearn made a bad throw of Sven
sons grounder to get Collins at third,
the latter scoring and Swenson go
ing to second. Captain Mike Doyle
came through with crash to right
field for two bases. scoring Swenson
Fulton hit Maloney in the ribs. In
an attempted double steal Doyle was
thrown out at third base by Fulton
Crowell ended the inning by a roll
Ter to Fulton.
Hillock started the fifth inning
with on out. McDevitt singled and
with an out McDevitt singled and
Imam again was passed and Collins,
Ahles and Swenson each sinled, an
error by Ahearn helping McDevitt,
Cullinan and Collins to tally, Doyle's
rap to PARCELS being played to Sec
ond in an attempt to force Swenson.
The inning ended when Maloney
pasted a line drive into Parcell's
hands. The inning ended when NAL
oney did not run but started back to
the bench and Doyle slid back to
first base. But PARCELS dropped the
ball and then threw to second, UNI
pire Hood calling out both Maloney
and Doyle.
Fulton was relieved of the pitching
burden after Swenson had singled
Henderson taking up the burden and
keeping the locals away from the
plate for the remainder of the game
At no time did the visitors threaten
the plate, not a man getting beyond
second base.
Lou West was out of the game and
Crowell played at short field, making
several pretty stops and throws Cul-
Imam played left field and got a great
hand for his running catch of long
fly from Knights bat in the seventh
inning. John Ryan, who pitched
against Morristown recently in the
Falcon A. G. game, was in a local
uniform and worked out before the
game.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-09-24
CHANGES PLANNEDFOR
fIREMEN'S INSPECTION
No Parade But Firemen viii
Answer a General Alarm.

If suggestions made by the board
of engineers regarding the program
for the fire departments annual in
spection day are adopted there will
be drastic changes made in the affair
as held in former years. Wednes-
day October 9th, is the date se-
lected. At two O'Clock the mayor and
board of aldermen will inspect the
fire houses. All the companies Will
dress parade on Park place and a
group picture viii be taken of the
entire department The usual parade
and the band will be elilpinated il
the companies are willing.
Then will follow drill by the en-
tire department. A smoky fire will
be provided on building near
the post office and a general alarm
will be turned in The companies,
with the exception Of the First Ward
Hose company, will be in their re-
spective houses and at the tap of
the gongs will run to the fire. The
truck men will raise their ladders
and the two steamer companies will
carry their lines up on the building
and throw streams into the back
yard. The chemical engine will also
Dc Cdllcu iutO nt fitSL iNdEu
company will be stationed at Morris
street and Park place and will carry
a line into the supposedly burning
building.
The foremen of the companies APP
prove of the plan. 1t will not be pos
sible this year to have the usual runs
up South street The new paving
of that thoroughfare is rather Slip
perry and the liyerymen and contrac-
tors who furnish horses to the de-
partment have refused to allow their
horses to drag the heavy apparatus
at top speed along the street for fear
of the horses slipping and being in
jured.
In the evening the plan provides fo
a banquet in Washington hall, follow
ed by speeches, smoker and cards.
The expenses of the dinner to he
borne by the companies pro rata.
The board of engineers believe that
many people in town are not familiar
with the workings of the department
and think their scheme will give the
townspeople a better idea of the ac-
tual workings of the department than
the tests held in former years.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-09-24

Humane Engine company, of the
Morristown fire department, has
started money raising campaign for
the purpose of buying an automobile
pumping engine The new machine
will replace the present horse drawn
steamer, which has been in service
for nineteen years, and the horse
drawn hose wagon, which is ten years
old and is in decrepit condition The
company has employed H. c. Rey-
nolds to circulate the subscription
paper. Mr. Reynolds is armed with
credentials signed by the company's
committee and also has a paper
signed by Mayor Pierson, the fire
ommittee-Aldermen Horsefield, Lin
der and Clifford, and the board Of
engineers-Chief Day and Assistant
Chiefs Sharrette and Madigan
An automobile pumping engine has
recently been installed by the Mont
clair fire department and is of a
type that pleases the purchasing COM
mittee of the company, the members
of which are Former Assistant Chief
Cornelius Tiger, Theodore irving,
Rufus G.. Whitehead and President
Walter o. Stiles. The pumping en-
gine is to have a capacity of $50 gal
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-09-24
NEW FIRE COMPANY.
CoIlinsviIIe Organization Will Buy
Lot and Build Fire House.

The Collinsvilles fire department has
declined the offer of Owen McCune
of permission to erect a fire house
on his property because Mr.. McCune
desired a five years limit on the
gift. The company is now planning
to buy lot. The house to be erected
will be of one story and will be IS
by 80. In it will be Shoused the COM
pany's nose reel, a relic of the Nor
ristown fire department, and also It's
fire truck, which is equipped with lad
ders from the old truck formerly used
by Resolute Hook and Ladder com
pany. Chief Day has promised to
loan the company several lengths of
hose. 1t already has 400 feet but
some of the houses in the Collins
vile section are 500 feet from the
nearest fire hydrant and the company
will borrow from the town enough
hose to make up the deficiency un-
til it is able to purchase additional
equipment
Articles of incorporation of the com
pany were filed this week. The in
corporators are John B. Murphy, Ber-
tram Hockin, Isaac N. Brown, Sid
ney Cole, John Cole, Edward w.
Wright, William P. Smith and Arthur
McCune.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-09-24
9th Renlment Reunion.

The twenty-first annual reunion of
the Veteran association of the 27th
Regiment N. J. volunteers will be
held at Stanhope, on Friday, October
4th Members going west viii take
the d., L. & W. r. r. train leaving
Newark 745, reaching Stanhope 9.33.
Those going east will take the train
leaving Washington 1886 a. M, reach
ing Stanhope 9.36. On arrival at
Stanhope, members will march to the
Methodist church. where the execu-
tive committee will meet at 1000, and
business beeting will be held at 1920
a. m. Dinner will be served at about
! p. M
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-09-24
AMBROSE BARN BURNED
WITH $4,000 DAMAGE
Delay in Sending IN the Alarm
Gives Blaze Great HeadWay.

William J. Ambrose's large livery
stables on Madison street were
burned down early Sunday morning,
entaiIing a property loss of $4,000.
Mr.. Ambrose carried insurance for
$4,000, having allowed policy for
$4,000 to expire few days before
the fire. The origin of the blaze is
unknown.
The key to the stable was kept in
the kitchen of jeremiah J. Callahan S
house. Mr.. Callahan closed the barn
at nine-thirty When awakened by
the fire he rushed down to the
kitchen and found the key gone.
Thinking someone else had got the
key to unlock the stable door in or
der to save the horses he ran to the
barn only to find the door locked.
Returning to the house he secured
an axe. broke down the door and
with policemen and neighbors led out
the twelve horses.
When discovered about two O'Clock
the fire was in the straw NOW near
the office An attempt was made to
send i'll an alarm from the box cor
ner Of -Macculloch avenue and Madi-
sQp,tstreet but lack of knowledge OF
the workings of the box prevented.
A woman finally ran to the box,
broke the glass, and returned to the
fire, saying she had turned in the
alarm. Word was finally telephoned
to police Headquarters and an alarm
turned in by the police
The automobile truck and chemical
arrived first and found the upper part
of the building. which was about 100
feet long, mass of flames. Streams
from the chemical engine were di-
fected upon the Callahan house which
was smoking, the heat from the fire
being intense. The chemical streams
kept the house cooled until the ar
rival of the Humanes who turned a
stream of water on the house. The
small water mains in that section of
the town hampered the firemen some
what in fighting the blaze, not enough
water being at hand to provide two
streams from each engine. But the
fire was beyond human efforts to
stay when the firemen arrived and
the building was a, total loss.
Firemen and others worked hard in
saving Mr.. Ambrose's wagons and car
riages, almost all of those on the first
floor being rolled to safety.
The pole of Washington Engine
company's hose wagon was broken
on the way to the fire. Driver Thomas
McDermott was running his team full
tilt down Madison street and in
swining into the lane to the stable
the pole snapped. Firemen and
spectators had narrow escapes when
the heavy wagon swung against the
fepee but fortunately no' one was in
jured.
When e. A. Quayle. jr., of the
board of fire wardens, found long
piece of twine running from the
Ttirockmorton place into Macculloch
avenue shortly after the alarm was
turned in he and others believed it
had been used by an incendiary to
start the blaze in the barn with. But
an investigation revealed the fact
that the string did not lead any
where near the barn but had been
dropped from the automobile of Chief
Day. The chief kept the ball of
3twine on his car for emergencies
and in running to the fire it had evil
dently Jared loose and uprayelled.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-09-24
WEDDING BELLS.
RradIey-.vanderbiIt.

Miss Anna p Vanderbilt, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G. Wander
bilt, of Olyphant place, and Edward
J. Bradley, clerk in the Morristown
post office, we're married on Wednes-
day evening. The ceremony was per
formed by the Rev Ralph B. Urmyi
D. ID, in the parsonage of the Meth
odist Episcopal church. The bride
was attended by Miss Edith Trip
and John Gordon was the best man
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley will take q
wedding trip later. They are resid
ing on Mt. Kemble avenue.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-09-24
SCHOOL ELECTION OCT. lsT.
Vote VIII be on the Resembling Of
Previous High School Vote.

The board of education having re-
ceived a petition asking for an cleo
tion for the purpose of resembling
the vote for high school building
has fixed upon October 1st as the
date. The election will be held in
the Maple avenue school house and
the polls Will be open from two
O'Clock until seven o'clock No other
proposition will be voted upon at
this time. If the vote should be
against the resembling of the high
school vote then the board will next
submit the building site propositions.
If the vote is rescinded the board
will call an election on the question
OF school building in the first ward.
The following was adopted as the
ballot:
FOR AGAINST
RESOLVED, That the two resolu-
tions adopted at the special school
meeting of this district, held on July
seventeenth, nineteen hundred and
twelve, one of the resolutions au.
thorizing the board of education to
build and erect a public school house
on a plot OF land which might be Sc
lected by the legal voters and to
purchase for said school house the
school furniture and other necessary
equipments, at a cost not to exceed
the sum OF one hundred and eighty
thousand dollars, (s1S0,000) and the
other resolution authorizing the said
board of education, for the purpose
of securing the money therefor, to
issue bonds of the district in the
denomination of one thousand dol
lars ($f,0O0.00) each, and for thirty
years. be and the same are hereby
rescinded
The board passed the following
resolution -
RESOLVED. That in submitting thu
question Of the recision OF the reso
lutions adopted July 18th, 1919, by
the legal voters of this school dis
trlct, to said legal voters on peti
tion as provided by law, this boarf
would expressly state that in so sub
hitting such question emphaticallJ
dissent is made to the preamble tC
said petition in so far as it implies
that there is any doubt as to the
entire legality of the passing on july
18th Of the proposition now submit
ted for reeision If they were no
legally passed they were not passeC
at all and there would not be any
necessity of re-submission. # no
legally passed the place to have th'
question decided is in the courts ant
not by another election.