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The Washington times., 1912-07-21
ALEXANDRIA FIRM
SOON TO RESUME
Steam Pump Company Official Denies Report That Oper-
ations Are to Be Permanently Discontinued
Brought Into Jail on Unique Warrant.

with the advent OF the dog days, the
police are preparing for vigorous war
against the unlicensed CANNES of the
city. It is expected the official dog
catcher will make his rounds within
a few days, turning over the stray dogs
to the city gas works, where they will
be asphyxiated unless called for within
the allotted time. City Auditor Prince
has already furnished the police with a
list Of the names OF dog owners who
failed In this respect. Against $50 llcen-
ses issued last year, but $40 have been
taken out up to the present date.
Two small fires occurred yesterday, It
not being necessary in either case to
call out the department. A blazing
motor In the printing office Of Robert
Bell q Sons on South Fairfax street
yesterday afternoon was quickly extin-
guished by employees. Another blaze,
OF o. II. Daniels & Son. liz North Royal
street, at o'clock last night, was soon
put out by George W. Pettey, son of the
late Chief Pettey. for many years at
the head of Aiexandria's fire depart
ment.
The fly-killing contest, held under the
auspices Of the city health officer, has
now netted mortality of l.5I3, 800.
Il
ty-two children. under the age of six
teen years, are engaged in the crusade,
the leader Of whom Is Mildren Finnell
with 2oe, 300 to his credit, closely fol-
lowed by Charles King with 152, 800.
The union church services this evening
will be held at the Methodist Protestant
Church and will be conducted by the
Rev. George A. Luttrell, Of Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church.
In the corporation court yesterday,
DEGREES Of divorce on the grounds OF
desertion were granted to Mrs. Irene
Nagel Petty from her husband, Rich
ard NJ. Petty and Marguerite ". browns
Cobb from 6. s. H. Cobb. Mrs. Cobb Is
also granted permission to resume her
maiden name.
The State corporation commission has
granted a charter to Check Spring Mo-
tor Company. Inc, whose principal Of
fees are in Alexandria. The following
officers are named: c. e. Hooper, presi-
dent: c. L. Lambert, secretary. and A.
s. Check, treasurer. All reside in wash
ington. The concerns capital stock Is
given at $4,000 maximum, and $4,000
minimum.
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
AI,EX ANDRIA. VA. lilly .,


Rumors circulated in connection with
the closing of the Emerson Steam Pump
Company, one OF the largest Of Alex
andria's Industries, are natly. denied by
o. G. Staples, a prominent Washington
capitalist and treasurer Of the company,
at his residence today.
while It is true an order has been
posted Informing employees Of the closing
of the plant, this is done simply to
make necessary changes and improve
ments. and after, a few days we will
resume operations"
Mr.. Staples insisted no other reason
attended the sudden closing down. Ad-
vantage was taken of the summer lull
to install new machinery and make a
number Of repairs.
The Emerson Steam Pump Company,
which is located in Fairfax county, Just
beyond Alexandrie's corporation limits.
located here. a number of years ago,
manufacturing steam pumps and marine
engines, and doing a national business.
The institution gives employment to
large number OF highly paid mechan-
ics. The stock of the company is now
almost entirely controlled by Washing
tonians, Clay Browning being president
and o. g. Staples. treasurer.
James M. Stewart, who says he lives
in Washington, was arrested near Gum
Springs. Fairfax county, last night by
Constable Kirby and brought to Alex
andria police headquarters, where he
is detained for the Fairfax authorities.
Stewart is charged with threatening
to shoot Shirley Pullin.
The warrant on which Stewart was
arrested, and which Is now in the pos
session OF the Alexandria police, Is one
Of the most curious they have handled
in some time. It is made out on the
regular State warrant blank. with the
usual Injunction to the officer to take
the man named on information fur
nished by Shirley Pullin, 'in that he
did threaten to blow his d-'head of,
and set fire to the house occupied by
said Pullin." The warrant Is signed
by NJ. E. Dove, a county Justice Of the
peace.
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
TENDER OF TRAIN
LEAVES TRACKS
NEAR ROCKVILLE
Rails on Baltimore and Ohio
Are Pulled Out of Line
by Accident.

ROCKVILLE, I'D, July 2.-The ten
der of Baltimore and Ohio train No. 8
left the tracks a short distance west OF
Boys, this county, late yesterday af-
ternoon, and a serious accident was
averted only by the promptness of the
engineer In appling the air brakes. The
train was going fifty miles an hour at
the time. The tracks we're pulled out
of line for several hundred yards, and
the train was delayed about an hour.
Miss Annie Edmunds, aged twenty
one, and Lindsey Elmer Thompson,
aged twenty-five, both Of Kenmore,
Va, and Miss Veira Kursdt, aged
eighteen, of Washington, and Charles
+. Hilden, aged thirty, of San Fran
cisco, were married in Rockville yes
terday afternoon by the Rev. s. r.
White, a retired Baptist minister, the
ceremonies taking place at the home of
the minister.
William H. Dickerson, a pioneer resi-
dent of the vicinity of Dickerson, this
county, for whom the town Of Dicker-
son was named, died suddenly yester-
day afternoon, aged seventy-four years.
Heart failure was the cause Of death.
He Is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eliza
beth Dickerson, and the following
children: Misses Lillian and Edith
Dickerson, of this county; Edwin T.
Dickerson, of Baltimore; c. Milton
Dickerson, of Florida, and w. Harry
Dickerson, of this county.
The body Of Mrs. Eva E. Foster. wife
OF r. @. Foster who died at her home
at Travilah, this county, was today
sent to Front Royal. where the Fosters
formerly lived, for burial. Mrs. Foster
was thirty-two years old, and Is sur
vived by her husband and elk children.
Her death followed an illness OF only
few days.
The Rev. S. R. White officiated at
the marriage here yesterday OF Miss
Vogt, both of Catlett's, Va. In making
application for the license the young
man gave his age as thirty-one and
that Of the young woman as twenty
two. They left for Washington .mme-
diately after the ceremony.
Joseph E. Bissett, of Potomac district,
has entered suit in the circuit court
here against the Empress Gold Mining
Company to recover S2S4, and in the
same court Minnie I. Atwood has In
stituted proceedings against John Fl.
Norris for the sale Of land for partition.
Miss Hattie Bliss Merrill, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs, Homer G.. Merrill, former
residents OF Kensington, this county,
and John j. Martin, of Washington.
were married a few days ago at Slate.
Va, where the brides family now lives.
They will make their nome In Washing
ton.
Mrs. ]. Harry Cunningham and Max
son and Miss Elsie Cunningham, OF
Kensington, are at Piney Point, Nd,
for n few weeks
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
Leasing of Lands for
Canal Business Probed

So many inquiries have been received
from commercial interests regarding the
leasing Of land for business purposes
near the terminals of the Panama canal
that a committee has been appointed to
investigate and report to Colonel Goe-
thals, chairman and chief engineer Of
the canal commission.
This committee will take up all ques-
tions pertaining to the leasing Of Canal
zone property in the vicinity Of Cristo-
bal and Balboa for private coaling
plants, oil fuel plants, storehousss, and
other business enterprises.
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
Red Mems Excursion.

Logan Tribe. No. 8, Improved Order of
Redmen, holds its annual excursion at
Marshall Hall Tuesday. The steamer.
Charles Manchester will be used to haul
the crowds. Trips will be made from
the Seventh street wharf at 1890 a. m.
2:3e p. m, and $50 p. m. The Redmen
expect about 80 0persons.
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
Chesapeake Beach Cars
Screened Against Dust

For the comfort and pleasure OF the
many persons going to Chesapeake
Beach, the coaches OF the Chesapeake
Beach Railway Company have been
closely screened.
IN the past, the unpleasant part OF
Journey TO the beach was in the fact
that the dust and cinders were very
annoying. This has entirely been elimi-
mated. As a consequence the attend
ance at the beach has greatly increase !
II was almost necessary to make a
change of clothes at the end of each
ride on account of the dirt and Gin
On Wednesday the Washington Flor
lists and the Grotto give a Joint outing
at the beach.
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
Flatiron Not Dangerous
Weapon, Police Rule

A game Of cards in the home OF
George Williams, colored, at 2s3O Wis
consin avenue northwest, was the cause
of a stiff fight early today. in which
Charles Plummer, a guest Of williams,
was vanquished.
The police alleged that williams
struck Plummer several telling blows
upon the head with both point and butt
of a fat iron, putting Plummer down
and out He was taken to Georgetown
University Hospital for treatment, and
simple assault,
The police did not recognize the fat
iron as a dangerous weapon. 1t Is not
included In the official category Of such
Instruments.
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
BOY FRIENDS ARE
HISPALLBEARERS
Anscostia Chld's Body Carried to Grave by Sunday
School Pupis-Operaton on Policeman's Seven
- Year-Old Son Fatal. -'

Nesborn. Arthur Gilchrist, Harry Bry-
mer, and Mr.. Boreland. ...
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rick and their
two sons, Ernest and John, have gone
to Rehoboth Beach to spend their va
cation.
Miss O'Malley, Of Buffalo, N. Y. Is
the guest of DR.. Mary O'Malley, her
sister, of the medical stan of the Gov
ernment Hospital for the Insane, at
the institution named.
Miss Carrie 4. Secrist, of the office
force of the Government Hospital for
the Insane, will spend the next three
weeks on leave in Johnsonburg, Pa.
Harry f. Hardy, of w street, Ana
costa, has gone to Detroit, Mich, and
Canada cities for stay Of several
weeks.
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WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU,
ANACnCTIA n n ITTT.Y n


with former playmates and his as
sociates in the primary department OF
the Sunday school filling the church,
funeral rites for Chester Farmer, the
seven-year-old son of Policeman and
Mrs. Joseph L. Farmer, whose death
followed an operation for appendicitis
IN Providence Hospital after a week. 9
illness, were held this afternoon in the
Anacostia Baptist Church.
Sunday school pupils bore the casket
to and from the church and the chill
dren Of the primary department as
sembled in a body to witness the funeral
rites. The Rev. Frank L. Bardens, pas
tor, conducted the service. The choir
Of the church sang several hymns.
The boy pallbearers were Thomas
willett. william Carter, Merrill Locke
and Kenneth Taylor. The casket was
surrounded by floral offerings, testifying
to the sympathy Of the community, and
the men Of the Eleventh Precinct, where
Policeman Farmer has been assigned
for a long time, sent a floral piece also
The body was removed to Congressional
Cemetery for interment.
After making one of large party oi
friends who are in camp at Great Falls
for an extended period, Miss Mabe
Pyles has returned to her home in Ana.
costa.
The Washington people still encamp
ed there are MIR. and Mrs. Cy Moore
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dodge. Miss Mar.
garet Craig, Miss Margaret Frost, Miss
Lillian Frost, Miss Elizabeth Hutchi
son, Miss Lulu Lindsey, Miss Mar,
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
Seeks Purse Snatcher.

Police Of the Second precinct are
searching today for a colored purse
snatcher who wrenched a handbag from
the arm of Mrs. william Heating last
night while she was on her way from a
corner drug store to her home at 1017 p
street northwest.
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
Kills Supposed Mad Dog.

Policeman C. L. Burton of the Sixth
precinct shot a supposed mad dog in
Mathers alley northwest last night. The
dog, owned by William Beuchart, OF 430
X street northwest, had shown syfnp-
toms OF rabies. and the police were
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
WANTED

ing OIL grease. and speciality salesman by
largest rehner; hest salary and expenses
paid; give experience and several references
hrst letter. BOX 1858 Times office.
CAPABLE salesman TO cover Virginia with
staple line; high commissions, 500 monthly
advance and permanent position to right man.
The Washington times., 1912-07-21

A Continuation of This story VIII
Ne Found In Tomorrow.
Issue of The TimeS,
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
ROOF REPAIRING & PAINTING

GEORGE NJ. YEATMAN, =
Timing, heating roof painting, and repair
Ing; Nd. ave. and 9th 81 GW.. phone II. 10
The Washington times., 1912-07-21
MATTRESS MAKING

HAIR AND FELT MATTRESSES RENO
waited and remade, 50; all work by experts
and guaranteed frst-clasS. CAPITOL BED
DING CO.. 1923 7th u. nw.: phone N. 90
Gilpin observer., 1912-06-13
MAY DEP0RT GOLD MAIDS"
Increasing Number Of Spinsters
Alarms Mothers-Home Neg
Iect Is Cause.

London.-The question of how tc
diminish England's rapidly increasing
crop of old maids has become vital
here and hardly a week passes with
out lecture on the subject.
Miss Josephine Knowles, England's
foremost expert in this line. has just
held lecture in which she severely
criticized English parents. whom she
accused OF injuring their daughters
prospects by caging them up at home
simply catering for them in the way
OF food. clothes and necessaries, but
without allowing them as much as six
pence weekly for pin money, and CIV
ing them no training or education that
would make them fit either to marry
or to make their own living.
She strongly advocated emigration
of girls on large scale. rather enjoy
ing the shock this gave her audience.
and declaring that her suggestion was
based on sound common sense as long
as there was a large superfluity Of
women in England while men in the
colonies were clamoring for wives. At
the end her argument conquered and
a society is soon to be formed to ar
range marriages between suitable
parties in England and her dominions.
Gilpin observer., 1912-06-13
Mogollon, New Mexico.

In excess OF 1900 tons were milled
during the week at the Socorro mines.
The Pacific and Johnson mines
shipped thirty tons to the Deadwood
mill from twenty-one feet of develop
ment during the week.
The leasers of the Deep Down are
sinking winze and have been shipping
fifteen tons of ore per day to the Dead
wood mill. taken out in development.
During the week thirty feet OF de-
velopment was done in the Deadwood
mine The mill treated 320 tons Of
ore, producing eighteen sacks concen.
trates.
w II. Case, Walter E. Koch. e. D..
Farley, Francisco TERRACES. Ell Paso
capitalists. associated together as the
New Mexico Smelling Company, have
purchased the old Federal Smelling
plant at FL Paso and have commenced
the removal OF the same to Socorro
for the purpose Of erecting smelling
plant there.
Gilpin observer., 1912-06-13
CHINESE IS W0MEN'S ALLY
St. Joseph Opium smnggler. In jail at
Savannah, Ga, Designs "city
Beautiful" for Them.

Savannah. Ga.-Bo Sing Young, the
st. Joseph opium smuggler, who was
convicted In the federal court recent.
ly and who is now serving a two
months term In the prison here, Is
assisting the women of the town In
their "city beautiful" plans.
Not only has he been a liberal con-
tributor to the cash fund that is be-
Ing raised by the women to plant the
vacant lots In flowers and to clean up
the streets and alleys. but has given
them considerable valuable assist
ance In devislng plans for sunken
garden on the site OF a burned build.
ing and in working out several Orr.
entail effects in flower planting.
Bo Sing Young is proprietor Of .
chop suey restaurant in st Joseph.
Gilpin observer., 1912-06-13
SPIRITS FIND MINE

runs, laid the curse on him that he
should catch no bear in his traps for
500 years. Bodfish went on setting his
traps. but caught nothing. Then he
went to the Mediator to try to in
duce him to life the curse. The Medi-
ator at last relented to the extent of
taking of 200 of the 500 years Bod
fish went home and thought 1t over.
Even 300 years seemed too long a
time to wait. and again he called on
the Mediator. who consented that the
200 years rebate should run forward
from the beginning instead of back
from the end Of the original 500. At
the end of the season the customary
array OF bear pelts was hanging on
Bodfish's fence to dry.
Brown says the spirits told him of
the existence of a very rich mine In
California. They described is SO
carefully that the Mediator felt sure
he would be able to find 1t, and he
notified some of his earthly friends on
the coast. The Californians told him
to come on and locate the mine, and
he did SO. returning with the news
that he had pointed out the location
OF gold deposit that would make
them millionaires. For himself he
had no interest in wealth.
One day the Bodfishes gave Brown
a cat.
When got that cat home"
Brown said. II took 1t out IN my cook
room and placed a pan Of fish on the
table. and | said to the cat: Bodfish
cat. there is a pan OF fish on the
table. I am going out of the room for
while and while I am gone do not
want you to touch those fish. II you
do, Bodfish cat. will kill you Now.
remember. Well. I went out of the
room and returned when said
would and part Of the fish was gone.
Did kill the cat? Well. / couldn't
break my word"
Gilpin observer., 1912-06-13

Colorado.
Sinking of the Portland No. 2 shaft
at Cripple Creek from the 1,500-foot
level has been started.
The fifty-ton mill of the Colorado
Metals and Chemical Company, at El-
dora, which has been under process of
Reconstruction for some time past, is
now being operated.
Ore shipments from the Capital
mine, Georgetown, are heavier than at
any time during its operations. A
heavy output of smelling ore is OBJ
tained that varies in value from $50
to $95 a ton.
A deal closed in New York by Jo-
seph Walker & Sons with German and
Swiss capitalists for the sale of approx
imately 100000 shares of Ell Paso
holdings at 80 cents share is the fore
runner Of the reawakening of Cripple
Creek, made possible by the new
Roosevelt drainage tunnel.
Frank Ingram is operating the Gold
pin county He has opened up the
vein in seven different shaft and adits,
which shows it to be five feet in width.
Tests of the smelling streak gave val
ues of S32 per ton, and a mill run
which gave returns of S12 per ton.
The stratton's independence, limited,
Cripple Creek, will pay thirty per cent
in dividends this year on the capital
of 100000, according to official infor-
nation. The last dividend of 100000
was declared about April IS. The pro-
duction runs between 1900 and 1000
tons month and the average price
is $2S per ton.
1t is now definitely announced that
ground will be broken within the next
three weeks for the big 500-ton mill
to be erected Just below the Newhouse
tunnel dump, Idaho Springs, and the
construction of the building will be
rushed. But short time ago Frank
A. Schirmer, of Boston, principal own
er in the Newhouse tunnel and the
Gunnel group of mines, for which the
tunnel was driven through nearly five
miles of granite, conceived the idea OF
a mill to treat the millions of tons OF
low-grade ore broken in the different
mines opened through the tunnel in
Gilpin and Clear Creek counties. He
enlisted the cooperation of other Bos-
ton capitalists and $4,000 was sub
scribed. The plans for the mill are
being perfected. The mill will be di.
vided into units, the amount already
subscribed to be for the completion OF
the first section, capacity 100 tons.
Gilpin observer., 1912-06-13
Clock Struck Backward,

Chicago.-Because his grandfather's
clock struck backward, Patrick Cal
houn spent several days in Jail cell.
Waking at o'clock in the morning he
heard the clock strike five, and decid-
ed he would sleep another hour. Half
awake at six o'clock he heard the
clock strike four, and turned over this
time for two hours OF rest. At eight
o'clock he arose in wrath, as the clock
was striking two. He stormed because
his wife had let him miss morning
mass. She called the police and Pat
rick was taken to Jail.
After the arrest Mrs. Calhoun re-
membered she had cleaned the clock
the day before and upon investigating
noticed she had put the wheel which
regulated the striking In backward.
Gilpin observer., 1912-06-13
kipling's New English Home

their own business and keep them
selves to themselves. having no more
interest In distinguished writer's than
In undistinguished readers.
AT Burwash they still tell the story
of how George w.. passing through
the village on one OF his Journeys to
Brighton. was greatly chagrined by
the air Of utter unconcern enveloping
the place. He asked the reason and
received the explanation direct: They
had rung the bells for him when he
came through the first time and he
gave them no beer. so they were not
going to ring for him again. not
likely"
Gilpin observer., 1912-06-13
Wyoming.

The House committee has favorably
reported the amended Warren bill au-
thorizing the secretary of the interior
to prescribe proper rules and regula-
tions, under which the Owl Creek
Coal Company be permitted to oper-
ate the GeboN mines until July l, 1913.
One Of the very richest gold strikes
ever made in that part of the country
is that which is recorded from the Vic
toria Gold Company's claim on Middle
Fork, few miles from Centennial, dur
ing the past week. Specimens of this
ore have been shown that are about
as near high grade as one could ex-
pect to see. In some cases there are
pockets of pure gold in the ore that
will easily assay upwards to 100000
per ton and from average samples in
which little gold was visible. assays
hsye Just been secured that run well
over $4,000. B. P. Arendell of the En-
campment district has just visited the
property and states that from numer-
Gus paintings of the ore, he would
Judge that much Of it would run up.
wards OF $4,000 a ton.
rich copper strike was recently
made a short distance from the new
town of Northgate on the l.. H. P. &
p. Ry.
\ remarkable strike of oil was made
in the Salt Creek fields recently. the
well flowing sixty barrels hourly. al
though the drilling tools were left in
the well to lessen the flow.
The placer operations Of the Sho-
shoni Gold Dredging Company in the
Wind river near Shoshoni, have been
suspended for a few weeks while the
company enlarges its plant. Officers
of the company predict that within an
other year several dredges will be
placed in the river.
Gilpin observer., 1912-06-13
Dead Friends Direct mediator"
to Gold Deposit.
At Least Old Trustum II. Brown Of
Maine, Their confidant, Declares
They Did-Neishbor Felt
His Power.

Bangor. Me.-Trustum H. Brown,
the Mediator" was in Bangor. re-
Gently. on his return from visit to
Boston, and although eighty-six years
of age he tripped down town like a
boy and told with enthusiasm all
about new treatise he has Just COM
pleted on The Truths Of Christ and
the Errors of Christianity" Not
long ago the Mediator demonstrated
his reputed supernatural or unusual
powers by locating gold mine in
California, getting his information. he
said. from the spirits OF intimate
friends long dead.
For many years Brown has occu-
pied little cabin on mountain
slope. spending his time chiefly in
fishing. hunting and philosophical
meditation and research, all the while
spirits of the departed. he says. He
calls himself Mediator between God
and man.
Beyond delivering exhortations
wherever he may find a listener. the
Mediator's principal occupations are
trapping for furs and bear bounties
and preparing and peddling a medi-
cine. compounded from forest roots.
barks and herbs, warranted to cure
every human malady. His gala time
Of the year is when the Spiritualists
of Maine hold their annual camp
meeting at Etna Pond In Penobscott
county. This he always attends. en-
tering into the spirit OF the occasion
with an enthusiasm that makes the
fob Of suppressing him the most diff
ficult OF the whole proceedings.
The Mediator's only neighbor is
Nymphas Bodflsh. Becoming offended
at Bodfish. the Mediator, so the story