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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-30
WORK STARTED
ON GRAND Stand
First Spike Driven as Presi-
dent Taft Signs Appro-
priation Bill.
BIDS FOR THE LIGHTING
Abolition Of Ball Does Not Affect
the Subscriptions to the Inaugu.
raj Fund.
BIDS FOR THE LIGHTING

| Bids for the work of illuminating
Washington during inaugural week are
now in order. The committee on tllumi
nation met yesterday and adopted tn,
plans of the subcommittee on the gen
eral scheme of the illumination and ap
pointed a committee OF five to consider
| bids.
| John II. Penney read the report on tins
illumination or the Court OF Honor II
| 'front.' or the WHITE house In which the
| PRESIDENT and the guests or the govern.
| ment Will sit and ne, with John -
| Powell, c. L. Reynolds, c. p. Glenn anc
Edward s. Schmidt, were named as q
| subcommittee to open bids and award
contracts.
w. F. GUIDE, chairman of the com.
mittee on illumination. and the otheI
members OF the committee denied with
vigor, yesterday. that there was any
truth in the report that the contrac,
had already been let to a non-union con-
| tractor, or to any other kind OF a con-
tractor for that matter.
According to the plans OF the COM
mittee, President wilson Will review the
parade from a stand Directly In front
OF the White House, the section devoted
TO the PRESIDENT ana MS IamiIy peIng
modelled after Monticello. ror space
of some distance on each side of the
stand the sidewalk Will be converted
into forest or cedar trees, thirty reel
high. The branches of these, electric
lights Will glimmer. Inere Will De no
ngnts In the MONTICELLO section ana
President Wilson will De seen by the
crowds by the light or calcium lamps
thrown on him from the stand across
the street in the edge or Lafayette farK.
W. V. Cox, treasurer of the general
inaugural comittee, said yesterday that
finances are now in better shape than
ever before. The abolition OF the inaug-
ural ball did not stop the subscriptions,
he said, and there is now in the treas
ury s75,000 in real money" Treasurer
Cox expects that by this morning the
paid-up subscriptions will reach $4,000.
There has been expended SO far about
s, 800.
President Taft yesterday signed the
joint resolution authorizing the expendi-
ture of so, 900 for the policing of the city
during the Inauguration, and yesterday,
as he sat down to the breakfast table.
the first spike was driven in the re-
viewing stands in front OF the White
House, from which his successor will
watch the parade. A quantity OF lum-
Der was piled up along the curb of
Lafayette Park. and the work on the
stands will go along rapidly now.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-30
LORDS DEBATE HOME RULE.
Bill Runs Gauntlet of Favor and
Criticism.

London, Jan. 29.-Debate on the
home rule bill went on In the House of
Lords to-day Lord Ashby ST. Leger
said he did not believe that the oppo-
sition to the bill has been of a serious
character. The Marquis of London
derry. the next Speaker. gave it as his
belief that no country In the world had
ever seen anything SO pitiful as the
degrading position to which both
Houses of Parliament had been re-
duced.
The bill has been virtually smuggled
through the Commons" he said. land
1t was an absolute farce. The fact is"
he continued, the Commons can vote,
but they can't speak, and with the
Lords IT is case of speaking, but not
voting"
Lord Lincolnshire said that the Mar
quis of Londonderry's speech had not
contained the vaguest hint of any con-
structive policy, and that II indicated
no progress in any direction.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-30
BIG DINNER FEBRUARY s.
University Club ArranEes to Have
List of Notable Speakers.

The ninth annual dinner of the Uni
versity Club will be given at the New
Willard on Saturday evening. February s.
President Taft, first president of the
club, will attend. as usual. President
Gardner F. Williams will preside and
John Temple Graves will act as toast
master.
Among the speakers will be Col. George
Harvey, editor of Harper's Weekly; Col.
Myron NJ. Parker, Hon. ]. Walter Lord,
of Baltimore, and United States Minister
to Switzerland Henry F. Boutelle. DR..
Wallace Radcliffe will deliver the invoca-
ton. College songs and other music
will be featured.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-30
WOULD BLOW UP CITY.
Laborer Demands 100000 from
Kansas City OmciaIs.

Kansas City. Jan. 29.-John TaiIburg, s
laborer, was arrested to-day for threat.
ening to destroy the city unless 5000
was placed in his hands Immediately
The threat was contained IN a letter.
addressed TO the Ch1er or Police mere.
Tailburg. after his arrest told Police
Chief Griffin that he was able to pro-
cure dynamite from a camp where he
was employed. The letter read:
II have a claim against your city for
trying to take my life. II il is not set
tied before February ! and $4,000 paid
to me, L will call on you and destroy
your city. ! was hurt on my right foot
by steam drill and you refused to give
me doctors care. L may lose my loot
and even my life"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-30
INDICT COLLEGE R0BBER.
''GOld Tooth Harry Alleged to
Have DespoiIed Students,

Cambridge. Mass, Jan. 2s-Charged
with larceny in six counts, Charles
Smith, alias Henry A. Daley. and also
known as Gold Tooth Harry" was held
in 5000 bail in court to-day for action
by the grand jury. Daley is a Sing Sing
convict paroled. after serving part of a
three-year sentence for burglary
He was caught in the rooms Of Henry
G. Sturgis, a wealthy New York Harvard
sophomore. Daley had about 500 worth
of jewelry belonging to students from
New York, and William Monroe. of Pitts
burg. tied UP in towel when Sturgis
ran across him. The police believe Daley
is the mysterious thief who has been
haunting the rooms of students looking
for Mr.. Bell" and who got away with
about 5000 worth Of property.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-30

That thieves are rampant in China
and that the police in certain places have
announced that they canot protect
American missionaries, is the informa-
ton Just received at the headquarters OF
the Seventh-Day Adventists denomination
in Takoma Park from three of their mis-
sionaries who have had valuables stolen.
w. F. Hills, who is stationed at Swallow,
r. F. Cottrel, at Changsha, and ]. p
Anderson. at Wal Chow, have reported
their experiences.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-30
Hampers for Post-ofhce.

A contract was made yesterday by
Postmaster General Hitchcock for 5000
hampers for use in the handling Of parcel
post. The hampers are of the nesting
type, constructed of wood, metal. can
vas, and fiber and will be sent only
to the larger post-offices. No hampers
of the collapsible type have been pur-
chased, the samples submitted. in most
cases. being too fragile There were
forty-one bidders for the contract award
ed yesterday.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-30
Ask. s1o.ooo,ooo for Highways.

Senator Jackson of Maryland yester-
day introduced a bill appropriating sl0,-
OOob00 for public highway and improve
ments in the several States. 1t provides
that where a State highway commission
builds a road under such conditions that
the Federal government shall pay half
the expenses, not to exceed, however,
81, 500 per mile.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-30
WIN Lecture ON MiddIemnn.

What relation the middleman bears in
the high cost of living, will be discussed
tomorrow night at the Y. NJ. Z. A. by
G.. Grosvenor Dave, editor of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States. The subject OF Mr.. Dawes lee
ture is The Place OF the Middleman In
the Nations Business"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-30

The Senate yesterday passed the CIapr
resolution extending the campaign funds
investigation to the campaign ending
with November 5, 1872. There was nc
objection to the resolution. A meeting
of the investigating committee will be
called within a few days.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-30

A Teller kin misplace his pipe er
leave his spectacles at tn Office, but
he never fergits when he gave his
wife quarter.
Speakin' o absent treatment,
LATE Bud got pair o knit pulse
warmers from his grandmother in
North Dakoty.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-30
First Semester Near End.

The turning points in the cpurse of the
school year in the District will be reach
ed tomorrow, when the first semester
ends. The new semester will begin on
the following Monday. All necessary ex-
aminations were disposed OF last week.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-30

The Senate yesterday passed a bill by
Senator Works, authorizing the leasing
of lands for hotel purposes In the
Yosemite National Park, for periods no,
to exceed twenty years. The tracts of
land shall not exceed twenty acres in
Fextent and no one lessee shall be allowed
over twenty such tracts.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-30
Chance for Bonifaces.
LOCAL MENTION.
EXCURSIONS TO-DAY.

NorfeIk and Washington Steamboat Compauys
a>Nmen from foot q Seventh Street for Old Point
Comfort and Norfolk daily 1t SIS D n
Cans from Fifteenth Street and New York Avvuus
sveu quarter hour for main Entrance Zoo Park anl
Chevy Chase.
Railroad cars eveJ few minutes from Thirty-stxtA
and II StreetA :
10 Mount VGnou-Washfngton- vfrEinfa RStIuay
Can esery hour On the hour from 70 4 n. p 3 y
n. last c.k Station lah strsse md Psunayivsnis
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-30

Calcutta, Jan. @.-Seventy persons
were drowned to-day in the laundering
OF a big military launch on the Rangoon
River.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-30

Pftman and Gregg Stenography,
Telegraphy. Civil Service Courses. The Driiiery.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-30

"Twice Wounded In the Heart. great
two-reel thriller, to-day; Virginia
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-30

MeinberE's ssTop-Nochs Bread Occupies
First place in the esteem of particular
housewives. Get acquainted with 1t.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-02
Concentrating Troops.

Ell PASO. TEN. Sept. 1.-Concen~
tration Of troops in Chihuahua con-
ttuues. and all Of the Earrisons be-
tween the border and the Coahulla
state line are being massed in the
State capital to oppose any effort
Of The Sarran2a force to capture the
Northern State capital, The troop
train which left JUarez Sunday morn
ing. carrying all OF the regular fed
cral troops from the border to re-
place federal garrison, was brought
10 the border from villa Ahumada,
as that section has been abandoned
l,y the rebels. who have gone to rein
force villa in his campaign in West
crn chihuahua,
General MeYcado, governor general
Of chihuahua, has sent a hurry up
call for the forces To gather in Chi
huahua, as Carranza is reported to be
The great Conchos river bridge at
Hrt4z 70 hesetgc chihuahua with villa
ATTACKING from the west.
Another refugee train for the re-
naming Americans is being made up
ara will be run to the border here
as soon as the necessary permission
is obtained from Federal General
Mercado. who has yet refused To
pcrmi; the train to leave
Cuiliormo Porras. legal adviser to
General Castro, Is said to be slated
for governor OF the State under the
civil law in order that General Mer-
cnHo may take the field again In
cNfnmand Of the federal forces in the
event 81 an attack by the rebels.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-02
q
A good hot AA
weather drink. ~ -
The Juice OF a
lemon in a cup Of delicious
WaNuQyRal
Renews your energy.

In FIVE minutes and fifty-three sec
onds Nearly mile a minute.
There were no automobile races.
The Kline company was willing 10
pull some off, but no one showed up
10 take up the test.
Johnnie Minkers and Jack Holden,
two Of the Kline dare devils, were on
hand. with Jimmie" and Jimmie,
Jr.. to do the deed. Mr.. Minkers in
vited Justice Crutchfield to take a
turn hut the ancient Judge, who
knows something about speed himself,
declared he would rather walk or ride
in a street car. He rode in street
car.
This about closed the special enter
tanme nj features All of them were
fully enjoyed. Justice John promised
that he would not bother any one
either yesterday afternoon or this
morning. He will keep his promise.
But there was plenty Of lemonade on
hand j.
At the close OF the Prize dancing
act. the crowd started for home, and
nv the time the sun set. Jack Sale had
DISPOSED OF his brunswick stew. and
the lemonade men. the woody dogs,
the paddle men and wheelsters, were
on their WAY hack to town,
And today the Elks will have the
town.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-02
YOUNG WOMAN SEEKS TO END
HER LIFE WITH LAUDANUMI
Bette Jones' Daughter Of Mecklenburg Farmer Found Face
Down on Bench Down in Capitol Square---Gives No
Cause Except That She Was Unhappy

Ruler OConnell is pleased. He Is in
a receptive state of mind and 1t Is be-
iieved will accept the presidency II
IL be rendered him. And that IL will
looks almost certain at this time. for
the Norfolk delegation Is receiving
support from the other early corners.
Danville, according to the gossip of
the pre-convenaon gathering, is to be
named as the next reunion city DAN
willie is to have a good sized delega-
ton here, and delegations from other
cities in the State are with Danville In
her bid for the honor of entertaining
the EIks of the State In 1914.
National Home In Virginia.
Another of the topics talked by local
Elks and the visiting members was the
decision to keep the National Elks'
home at Bedford City, Va. This subject
is one in which every member of the
order in Virginia is peculiarly inter-
ested, the Virginia association having
led in the fight to keep the home In this
State. Opposed to Virginia Elks in this
matter were some of the Elks of other
sections of the country who favored
Bedford. Ind. as the site for the home.
From Lynchburg yesterday local
Elks received the news that Fred Har-
per, of that city, who, with Grand
Exalted Ruler Edward Leech, of New
contest to keep the Institution in Fir-
ginia, has been officially notified by
August Herman, of Cincinnati, chair
man of the commission on the rebuild
ing of the home. that the commission
had by a vote of 8 to rejected the
offer to move the home to the Indiana
Bedford. The contract for rebuild
ing the home at Bedford City.
Va, will be given on October LIST.
The Virginia association has been
leading the fight for the last several
years and at the Atlantic City national
convention pledged itself TO clear title
to all lands needed for the home and
the grounds. This pledge has been
kept by the Virginia association. and
II is largely due to this fact that the
eight to three vote in favor of the
Virginia site was given by the COM
mission.
Police Escorts Named.
Major Louis Werner. chief Of police.
has appointed Sergeant ]. L. thinner
and Detective Sergeant Fred Krengel
and Bicycle Policemen C. NJ. Gerring
and L. n. Clark official cops for the
reunion. That's what the reunion
visitors are pleased to call them,
though their title during Tuesday and
wednesday is plain clothes escorts OF
the Elks.''
Other official recognition will be
given by Richmond today when Mayor
George Ainslie this morning hands
the keys to the city to the association
members.
Visitors arrived in Richmond on
every train last night, and not few
came into the city in automobiles,
and before the registration books are
closed there will be some 1900 Eiks
in the city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-02
"Mutt and JEFF in Panama"

Even more auspiciously than either
it's first or second season, did Bud
Fishers happy thought character con-
ception, Mutt and jeff" open its
third successive season as a musical
comedy offering under Gus Hills di-
rection. With an entire new produc-
ton from scenery to music. Mutt
and Jeff' have set out to conquer new
worlds The play has yielded its
owner an actual profit of half mill
lion dollars in two seasons of thirty
weeks each. Dividing this equally
among the five separate and distinct
companies which have toured the
United States and Canada, their profits
have averaged more than sixteen
hundred dollars per week each. The
artistic success Of Mutt and jeff" as
an offering and the extent In which It
has pleased its patrons must be gagged
according to these figures. as such ex-
traordinary financial results could not
have been possible without cores
pondingly extraordinary merit to the
attraction.
It's coming to the Academy tomor-
row, matinee and night. If you've
seen Mutt and Jeff'' before, see 1t
again by all means. there's new
laugh to every minute from start to
finish.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-02

Face down at full length and in a
semi conscious condition on bench
in Capitol park last night was found
very pretty young woman. who later
at the Office of Major Werner, chief of
police, said she was Bette Jones. sew
enteen years old, and that her home
Is at 1011 East Clay street.
She had swallowed a quantity of
laudanum In an effort to end an exist
ence which. for a reason she would not
disclose, had become unhappy. The
stomach pump and other methods of
restoring activity were resorted to by
Ambulance Surgeon Golfer and mem
bers of the police department and she
will continue to live. At the City
home early this morning she was re-
ported as doing well.
A young man, whose name was not
given. discovered the young woman on
one of the park benches near the foun-
tain between the Capitol building and
Bank street. Seeing the girl was un-
conscious, he ran for glass of water
at one of the nearby restaurants, and a
call was sent through the police signal
station at headquarters for policemen.
Treatment Successful.
Sergeant ]. L. thinner, Detective
Sergeant John Wiley and Patrolmen
j. NJ. Dubuque and Guy Hooker were
at the side OF the girl within rev
moments the fash having been shown
at the corner OF Seventh and Broad.
The girl was limp and unable to walk.
A call was sent for the ambulance to
respond at police headquarters. The
girl was picked up by the police and
carried to Major Werner's office.
There treatment was given her by
DR.. Cofer and she was partially re-
vived. She told the police that she
was Bette Jones. daughter of T. r.
Jones, prominent farmer of Neck
lenburg county. living near Union
Level. She would tell no more. Moth
ing concerning the cause OF her at
tempt to end her life could be gotten
from her. She was in a highly ner-
vous state and wasnot incline ed to talk.
She had been employed for some
time at a local cigarette factory.
The girl was walked up and down
the corridor at headquarters for a
short time and then placed in the am
bulance and rushed to the hospital for
further treatment.
The young man who had ran to get
the water for the girl was taken to
police headquarters and questioned. 1t
was shown that he had had no con-
nection with the case. other than to
have discovered the young woman and
to have tried to give assistance. He
was released after questioning and
after the police were satisfied as to
his identity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-02
BAR ALL ATTORNEYS
Continued from First Page.l

York attorneys" he remarked, and
feel that we are quite within our
rights, as they have no legal status
in Canadian courts
Aside from the question of showing
the attorneys from New York the
courtesies of the Superior court, it
Is known that Magistrate Hutchinson
is afraid that. should Thaw he ad-
fnitted to open court, there would be
another demonstration In hts favor,
such as that which occurred last
Wednesday.
The town Is filed with provincial
farmers and small tradesmen from
Quebec. They have come here for the
exhibition of the Eastern Townships
Agricultural association. which opened
today at Sherbrooke's exposition
grounds.
Fear An Uprising.
The police authorities have not
made a secret Of the fact that they
fear a riot by the thousands of Thaw
sympathizers If he is released on the
writ of habeas corpus, and turned
over to the Immigration officers to be
taken to Coaticook to appear before a
board of inquiry. They are even
afraid of demonstration that may
equal the proportion of a riot. while
Thaw is being driven from Sher-
brooke's Jail to Sherbrooke's court
house
With such possibility in mind. ar
rangements have been made to police
the half mile of road over which Thaw
will be taken. Thaw himself was in
an excitable frame of mind over the
morrow's prospects. He does not try
to conceal the hope that hurrahs will
greet him as he leaves the jail, and
proceeds to the courthouse.
My publicity campaign has done II
all" he said, and banging one fist into
the palm OF his other hand, he ex-
claimed: There Is nothing like let
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-02
JACK 0'C0NNElL
Continued from First Page.)

occasion by Richmond lodge, also
awaited the coming OF the Norfoik
visitors, and the handlers Of the drums
"rolled.H announcing the arrival OF
the first big delegation to the re-
union. After greetings were ex-
changed by the local brethren of the
antlered herd and the visitors from
the seaside, the drum corps started
in the general direction Of the home
and the local and visiting Elks fell
in. -
Passing off Broad street with is
permanent white lights into Eleventh
street, over which has been sus-
pended hundreds OF white incandes-
cents, the procession marched into
the home and the quarters Of T. X. a.
Burke. who is in charge OF the regis
tration office, on the first floor.
banners, flags and other devices
along the way, and at the home
showed in prominent lettering the
word "welcime," and what happened
at the home during the .. evening Ing
those who came singly and in groups
from other cities In Virginia, where
the order has lodges. that they are in
deed welcome.
II might be said that the seventh
annual reunion Of the State association
began last night. though the program,
which embraces two business and sew
eral more entertainment sessions. -
not oficially opened until today. when
between 1890 and 11:30. when the first
business session is opened. the official
welcome OF the city OF Richmond and
of Richmond lodge will be given.
Jack O'Connell's Boom.
Following the arrival Of the Norfolk
delegation at the Richmond Elks' home.
very healthy boom for the state presi-
dency was set under way by the friends
OF popular. ruddy checked. jovial Jack
r. OConneil, past exalted ruler Of Nor
folk lodge. No. 3s. and past district
deputy of the Elks in eastern Virginia
While the boom In not of Jack QCon-
.nell's making any more than ~ the
movement to have the next annual re-
union taken to Danville. Past Exalted