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CRYING DOWN CREDIT. :
! British Army Custom of Warning
Tradesmen Against Troops.
From London Tit Bits,

\
Although Tommy Atkins is an honor
able person and is not In the habit OF
repudiating his just debts to civilians.
still he is not compelled to discharge
| them if they amount to less than GER
tain sum. This is because by military
law he cannot be sued for any debt or
damages under ESQ in value. Accord 7
ingly, if Private Atkins can persuade
confiding tradesman or stockbroker.
or perhaps an accommodating imam
| cier to give him credit up to Egg 1ss
| lad there is no legal machinery that
will recover the money. 1t cannot be
stopped from his pay or deducted from
his pension.
In order to protect civilians from pos
sible loss by giving tick to soldiers
system is in force Of crying down
credit" Whenever regiment arrives
in a fresh station the commanding
officer has to issue public proclama
tion to the effect that anybody who
permits the troops to run up bills will
do so at his own risk The course
generally adopted is to send a color
sergeant with a drummer and a couple
of privates through the principal
streets the day after arrival Every
quarter of an hour or so the party
halts, the drummer sounds a warning
tap. the non-com. expands his chest
clears his throat and calls on the in
ha bitants to take notice that ''the lieu
tenant cOlOUfl COMMANDING rext-
ment hereby declares that he will MOI
be responsible for any debts incurred
by the officers, commissioned Off
GERS or men of the regiment, and that
any civilians giving them credit are
not entitled to recover the amounts
when under f30 in value"
This exemption. however, only applies
to the professional pay and allowances
of a military debtor. Consequently If
a soldier has private insome or n
q dO al
securities. or wins a $500 "heads or
tails" prize. such property can be seized
to satisfy Judgment summons. OF
course, most soldiers are not in such
a position. or have anything more than
the bare pay of their rank
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Say Mr.. Taber, being in Winchester
attending the army maneuvers, Miss
Marguerite Allen will again preside at
the organ, and the offertory number will
be rendered by Mrs. Lindsay. formerly
Miss Mabel Clafiin. whose selection will
be, 20 For Closer Walk With God, :
by Foster. Next Sunday Newton w. Pres
ton will sing. Fear Ye Not, o Israeli
by Dudley Buck. and Mr. Taber will
again assume his duties with the choir.
Another Washington tenor to take his
departure for more lucrative fields than
the National Capital is William Conrad
Mills, who has just accepted the director
ship OF the vocal department of the Ari-
zona School Of Music located at Phoenix.
Mr.. Mills feft Washington early In the
year for the Pacific coast on detail
from the government. He was located at
Los Angeles. During his stay there he
was heard in a number OF private mu-
steals. and sang also at the Gamut Club,
and before the Music Teachers Associa-
ton OF Los Angeles. and. before his de-
parture for his new field OF endeavor.
made an address on William Shake
Guild. At the time of Mr. Mills de-
parture from Washington he was tenor
soloist of the choir of the Mt Pleasant
congregational Church. and had held a
similar position for four years at Old ST.
Johns Church. Lafayette square; also al
ST. Johns Church. Georgetown. and the
First Congregational Church. He studied
under the late DR.. ]. w. Bischoff, George
Goldsmith Daland. formerly Of Washing
ton. and now of Philadelphia, and other
prominent voice teachers Of this city
MT. Mills was also organizer and direc-
tor OF the Mount Pleasant Singing So
ciety, young organization that made a
fine showing in two cantatas given under
his training and direction just before he
left Washington. He has a voice of mu-
oi oil NIB hfol txa xx,tt
lent taste and his departure means a
real loss to Washington musical circles.
Mrs Harry G. Wilbur is substituting
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Lizzie Rowzee Of Chicago who is tenn
porarily residing in Washington.

Mrs. Eugene Byrnes is receiving the
condolences of her friends on account OF
the death of her husband, who passed
away last week, after an illness of only
two hours, at Haven, Me-, where they
had gone to spend the summer. The
funeral services were held here Monday
last Mrs. Byrnes was Miss Alice Steir
and Is one of Washington's most accom-
plished pianists. She has held many i'm
pOrtant Offices in the Friday Morning
Music Club and this spring was elected
to serve as vice president next season.
Mrs. Dayelle Taylor Welch, soprano of
the Rubinstein Club, who made such q
ingale and the Rose" given by that or
ganization at one Of it's concerts. was
heard in recital last week in the audi
torium Of Washington Grove. the affair
being the closing event in the chautau-
qua course. Mrs. Welch gave a lengthy
songs from both the classic and modern
composers, her voice being as clear and
fresh in the last note as in the first.
She was assisted by Edwin Fewell. who,
compartments, gave in good style 1.-THE
Nightingale" by Liszt. Mrs. Welch's
numbers included the aria, "Vio. che
Sapete," from lie Nozze di Figaro" by
Mozart; My Mother Bids Me Bind My
HAIR" by Haydn; Polly Willis" by DR..
Salter; MY I4addie," by Thayer: Flower
RAIN" by Schneider; Dearest" by Ho-
mer; Indian Love Song" by Cadman;
1.-The Land of the Sky-blue Water
1.-The White Dawn Is Stealing" Far
Off / Hear Lovers Flute and 1.-The
Moon Droops Low: aria. "Ah. Fors e
Lui,'' from La Traviata": Thou Art a
Child" by Weingartner; THE Dove" (Tus-
can folk song). arranged by SCHNEIDER;
'"The Willow" by Thomas; IA Song of
India,' by Rimsky- -Korsakow; Down in
the Forest" by Ronald; Spring" by
Henschel, and Mother O. Mine,'' by
Tours.
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at the organ of the Westminster Me-
mortal Presbyterian Church for Mrs.
Frank Byram, who is rusticating at
Owl-y-out Lodge IN the Adirondacks.
day in August. when her duties will be
taken up by Miss Aileen Miller. who Will
continue at the organ until Mrs. Byram
returns to the city Miss Miller is sum-
mering with Mrs. ]. Forney Donaldson,
at the home Of the latter's sister, Mrs.
Carter. at Centerville, Md Misses Ruth
and Mildred Miller. also members of the
Westminster choir. will join the party
Tuesday to remain until September. Miss
Aileen Miller will make short stay with
friends at Rock Hall on Chesapeake bay
previous to her return.
Joseph Whittemore sang his Swan
song" at Washington church services
lighted the sisters, nurses and conva-
lescent patients at Providence Hospital
by furnishing the music at the benedic-
ton service in the little chapel. Mr..
Whitttemore was assisted by James
Nolan. Joseph Duffy and. Mr.. Hopkins,
with Harry Hall at the organ. The
musical numbers included "Salve Re-
gina," by Hayden: 20, Salutaris," by
Gounod. and duet, '"rhe Crucifix," by
Faure. admirably rendered, by Messrs.
more left Friday for Altoona. where he
will fill some professional engage
ments. after which he will return here
for a brief period before transferring
his Lares and Penates" to his new
home in Richmond.
Mrs. Walter Gawler. soprano soloist
of Calvary Baptist Church, will give
the preliminary program at the tent
service Of the Church of the Covenant
this evening. commencing at 7:45
o'clock. Her numbers will include The
King of Love-" by Gounod; Prayer"
by Tosti. and These Are They" from
GauFs Holy City. Mrs. j. G. Klein. who
has been acting as accompanist at the
tent, is spending her vacation at Ocean
Grove, N. j., and during her absence
George Wilson, organist of Foundry
Methodist Church will be at the piano,
with Mr.. Klein, as usual, leading the
singing.
Mrs Martin L. Stobbe of New York,
pianist, and one of the most recent ac-
QUESTIONS to Washington musical cir
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Mrs. Adela X. Payne, head of the vocal
department of Mount Vernon Seminary.
and her daughter, Mary Elizabeth Payne,
are summering in the Adirondacks.
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Mrs. r. c. Dean, member of the Fri
day Morning Music Club, and her mother
are the guests of her sister, Mrs. Bing-
ham, in Indianapolis.
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Miss Mabel DILL organist of Bethany
Baptist Church. is at Prince bay, Staten
Island, where she is enjoying much
needed rest at the home of her brother
in-law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. r. C.
Taylor. Miss Dill will go from there to
Philadelphia to visit relatives and will
return to the city in September.
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Miss Margaret Follin spent a few
days in town last week preparatory
to another fitting" this time to the
eastern shore of Maryland. where she
will be a guest until September of her
cousin, Mrs. r. F. Maddox. Miss Follin
spent the early part of the summer in
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| the west where she went principally
ATTEND the graduation exercises of
ST Drorner James. who took his de-
iae at the university at Ann Arbor
accompanied by Miss Irene Keen and
ner brother. she made the trip up the
great lakes. spending some time at
Macklnaw Island and going thence to
Gmcago From the Windy city Miss
Where she was entertained by Ny. and
MRS. James 6. Sanders, formerly of this
city. Mrs. Sanders as Miss Salome
Wlnsate was one of the charter mem
pers OF the Motet Society. which sings
under the baton of Otto Torney Simon,
and she held the position of contralto
soioist in several of the prominent
churches of this city. She is meeting
win even more pronounced success in
tne west. as she is a member of the
music FACULTY of the University of Wis
consln, is director Of the glee club of
the Young Women's Christian Associa-
tion and is soloist at one of the most
important churches of that city. The
summer school of the university was
in session during Miss Follin's visit
and at one of the concerts Mrs. Sanders
was assisted by Miss Follin. who has
a soprano voice of much beauty and
who sang with her hostess two duets
Song" both by Rubinstein.
The splendid monument provided by
&ne Bischoff Memorial Association to
mark the grave Of their veteran organist
and choirmaster, DR.. j. w. Bschoff, has
finally arrived and is in its place in Rock
Creek cemetery. The formal dedication.
in which his widow Mrs. Elsie Bond
Bischoff, and large number of his
pupils will participate. has been deferred
until next May, when Mrs. Bischoff will
again come to Washington from her
home in Portland, Greg, in order to wit
ness this unusual testimonial of affec-
ton and appreciation from a body of
students for a former master.
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Stuttgart, but came to this country with
ragut street Mrs. Stobbe was formerly
Miss Lima Luckhardt and was born in
her parents when very small child. Her
her mother, and as she advanced In pro-
| ficiency she studied under the late II.
B. Mills, pianist and composer OF New
York. and Henri Andre Of Cincinnati
| Mrs. StObbe has played in concert with
the New York Symphony Orchestra. and
gave the first rendition In this country
| Of the celebrated Raft Concerto for piano
and orchestra. At a recent informal mu-
sical given by Mrs. Stobbe, she delighted
her hearers with several exacting num-
bers, her playing being marked by clear
| technique, repose and musicianly inter-
pretation.
Mrs. Henry White and her, daughter,
Miss Margaret White. choir director and
organist, respectively, Of the Church OF
the Incarnation, who are spending the
summer abroad have been reveling in
the beauties of the Hartz mountains and
are now on their way to Dresden for q
short stay They will visit Weimar and
Leipzig en- route and finish up the month
of August in Berlin.
Miss Frances M. Kohlmer is now SOLO
list at the Westminster Presbyterian
Church, substituting for Mrs. Ira D.
Smith, who is taking vacation.
Miss Mildred KOlb, one Of the talented
pianists of the younger contingent, has
accepted a position on the faculty of
Greenville Female College. Greenville, g..
C. Miss Kolbs contract calls also for a
series Of recitals, and SO she is spending
her summer at home, enlarging her reper-
toire and arranging her programs for the
coming season. She is to report there
for duty September 1b.
Mrs. Sue Burrows Jennings, who has
been presiding at the organ Of Bethany
Baptist Church. has gone for two-week
visit to friends in New York and New
Jersey. During her absence, Miss Edna
Marsh will substitute at the organ. Miss
Emma Bowen was the soloist at last Sun
days services. her selection being Just
for Today" and For the Lord Is Mind
full Of His Own by Mendelssohn.
Mrs. Edmund Barry, organist of the
First Baptist Church. has gone to Asbury
Park for a two-week holiday. Her place
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Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Callow left Mon
day for a three-week visit in the north
Mr.. Callow substituted on short notice
last Sunday at the First Congregational
Church. the Interpretation of his selection
at the offertory, Il Heard the Voice of
Jesus Say" by Schneider, being the sub
ject of much favorable comment
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list at the Westminster Presbyterian
Church, substituting for Mrs. Ira d.
Smith, who is taking vacation
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Mrs. Katharine Wells Reddngton,
widow of Maj. Thomas X. Reddington
formerly of Washington, afterward re-
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Mrs Martin L. Stobbe of New York,
pianist, and one of the most recent ac-
quisitions to Washington musical cir
cles, is the house guest for an indefinite
period of Mrs. ]. Harry Davis of Far
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siding III Boston. is making a fortnight $
stay in Washington on matters of bust
ness. Mrs. Reddington who is an accom-
plished pianist, has developed into quite
a composer. some of her compositions for
band having quite a martial air and
being included in the repertoire of prom
inent organizations of that class.
Mrs. William L Reed contralto soloist
of Calvary Baptist Church. and a men,
Der of the Rubinstein Club, recovered
sufficiently from her severe illness OF
the winter and spring to resume her
work at the church before the close
OF the season, but is still far from feel
ing in her usual health. She will leave
during the week for Berkeley Springs.
where she hopes the medicinal prop
critics of the baths will restore her to
her normal condition. Mrs Reed has
just declined an offer of the POSITION
of soloist in the most prominent Meth
odist church of Norfolk, which carried
with 1t substantial advance i'm salary
over the amount she receives here. She
Will remain at the West Virginia resort
until the first week in September.
Mrs. B. III. Smart, soprano soloist OF
the First Congregational Church. is one
of the local musicians whose activities
do not wane with the warm weather. She
is spending the heated term at North
Beach. where she has been in charge of
the music at the union tent services, and
with the assistance of some of her
friends in local circles, among them Mrs.
Eleanor Baker Spencer and Miss Amy
Leavitt. she has made the music an at
tractive feature Of these services.
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Mrs. Edmund Barry, organist of the
First Baptist Church. has gone to Asbury
Park for a two-week holiday. Her place
at the organ will be supplied by Mrs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-28
Bluciapkets as Horses. :"

LONDNO, oct. 27.-A bride and
hrdeer DOM in full wedding regalia
driving in an open carriage drawn by
hlueiackets provided an unusual spec
taC1e this week in Victoria street.
The occasion was the wedding of Lieut..
Frederick A. Buckley. r. N, Fl. Nj. s.
Excellent son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Buckley
of Crouch End, and Miss Eva Godske-
sen, only daughter of the late DR.
Godskesen and Mrs. Godskesen. of
Copenhagen, and the ceremony had
been performed at st. Margaret's, In
Westm mister.
While the wedding was proceeding
III the church a dozen bluejackets,
looking very smart in their sailor
blue with white straw hats and gay
buttonholes, quickly endorsed the brl-
dial carriage and lined up four abreast
to draw the couple to the hotel where
the reception was held. Blue Jackets
from the bridegroom ship also
formed an aTchway Of honor with
their cutlasses from st. Margaret's to
the carriage.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-28
NEWS OF PETERSBURG
Virginia Bureau Mechan
DISMISS GU|NAN
WITHOUT TRIAL
CASE AGAINST ELECTION OFF,
CIAL IS NOLLE PROSECUTED
BY COURT.

PETERSBURG, VA, Oct. 27.--1n
two cases against John Guinan for the
alleged violation of the election laws
in the late municipal Democratic
primary were called for trial. Com
monwealth's Attorney II. II. Mann
stated that he had made a full in
vestigation of the facts in the cases
and with the consent and approval OF
he witnesses for the Commonwealth,
he had decided to enter nolle prose-
qui in each case; that while the cir
cumstances were such as to create
a suspicion against the accused OF
Illegal methods. the evidence in his
judgment did not justify conviction
beyond reasonable doubt, and that
the witness for the Commonwealth
in the cases were not prepared to
say that there was any fraud, and
that under these circumstances he
deemed it improper to put the de-
PENDANT upon trial for the charges
against him. and consume time OF
the court and jury for several days
in the trial of the cases, which he
felt assured would result In the ac-
quittal of the accused.
w r. McKenney, counsel for Mr..
Guinan, rtated in reply that he
wanted it, distinctly understood that
If the case was nolle prosecuted
that his client had been honorably
discharged by the court. Mr.. Nc
keuney further declared that unless
his client was honorably discharged
by the court, he preferred to have
the case disposed of by a jury.
At the close of Mr.. McKenney's
remark Judge Mullen stated that II
was not for the court TO say one
way or another to an honorable dis
Charge. and then ordered the case to
be nolle pressed and the clerk was
instructed to enter an order to that
effect.
Mr. Gunan Immediately left the
courtroom accompanied by his coun-
gel.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-28
HER PREMONlTlON OF DEATH
Circumstances That Led Prominent
Woman to Live Ever In Fear OF
impending Disaster.

A most touching account OF the
premonition of coming trouble which
she experienced before the tragic
drowning of her children at Paris, was
given by Isadora Duncan, the dancer.
whose poetic interpretations charmed
the people of two continents.
Two months before the unhappy ac-
cident, the bereaved woman was con-
tinuously haunted with visions OF
death. Consulting her physician, she
was assured that she was suffering
from nerves" When playing In Rus
STA shortly afterward, SO strong was
her conviction. one night, that her
own death was imminent, that she left
letter containing her last words
on her dressing table, before going
onto the stage. Again one night on
the train she seemed to hear Chopin's
Funeral March all night long. AT the
same time she seemed to see vision
which produced SO vivid an impression
that on the stage next evening, en-
tirely without rehearsal, she repro
duced 1t in motion, reducing her audi
ence to tears. IAN through my per-
formance.' Miss Duncan says: Il felt
as though / were marching to my
grave. through an Icy wind. and after
ward with melody Of resurrection. a
sort of ecstacy that was not earthly"
The very day Of the terrible acci-
dent, the mother had packed her little
ones. who had accompanied her with
their nurse to Paris, for little outing,
where their lodgings were. as she was
to remain In Paris for the rest OF the
day: and In saying goodbye she play
fully kissed the lips of one Of her
children through the glass. Contact
with the cold pane struck chill to
the mothers heart and a strange fore
boding overcame her as the motor
whizzed out OF sight. A few minutes
later the children were hurled from
the overturned car into the Seine.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-28
MURET PUTS ALL
BLAME On SCHMIDT
SUGGESTED COCNTERFEITING
AND He BROKE WITH HIM,
HE SAYS.

NEW YORK. Oct. 21--Ernest A.
/ Muret. on trial for counterfeitlng be-
fore Judge Hunt, In the United States
( District court today repudiated his
former friend, Hans Schmidt the
murderer of Anna Aumuller.
Schmidt. according to Muret, got
the latter interested in plan for the
reproduction Of post cards and then
suggested that they use the photo
graphic and printing outft for max
ing bogus money Muret said that
this so angered him that he broke
with Schmidt, and told him never to
enter his house again.
Muret said that he first met
Schmidt in December, 1912, when the
priest came to him To have his teeth
fixed. Assistant United States Attor
ney Roger Il. Wood asked him to eX
Main how in that case he was able to
make out a promissory note for $500
at per cent interest to Schmidt in
April 1871. Muret said that the date
was mistake.
The witness denied that he knew
Anna Aumuller. or anything of
Schmidt's relations with her. He said
at first he had the highest respect for
the latter.
When they went into the post card
reproduction business together, he
said. Schmidt hired the fiat I'm which
to install the outfit under the name
of Miller, because he didn't want his
parishioners to know he was in any
other business. 1T was in August,
he said, that the priest suggested the
idea of counterfeitiug. Some time
after that they made up, according to
Muret, when Schmidt swore that his
proposal was not serious.
Muret admitted having been ar
rested several times in his life. once
in Berlin, and again In Chicago, In
connection with a note transaction
consummated while he was in the
private banking business in Berlin He
also admitted that he fed from Lon
don to avoid arrest for practicing
medicine without license. While in
London, he said, he studied dentistry,
and served as a teacher OF languages
in & private school.
Here II New York, he said, he had
the completest dental outfit in the
city He said that he didn't realize
until almost year had passed, that
he was doing wrong TO practice with
out license. His real name, he said
he had the completestcmfwyp AMY
was Herman Arthur Hesbing, but he
admitted having used three aliases in
addition To Muret.
Hans Schmidt spent another rest
less day in the United States mar
witness AS he was being taken
down from the third floor OF the fed
eyal building on his way back to thA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-28
Robert L. Bclcller.

r r r < r t,tf, A.. OCT 5f-
Robert l.. Belcher a well known cftI-
zen, died last night at 1890 o'clock
at his home On Bank street. Mr.
belcAer had been complaining for
some time, but his condition was not
considered serious until last night
when he became seriously in, and
died before medical aid could reach
him
Mr. Belcher was forty-nine years
old, and is survived by a widow, four
sons and two daughters-E Edward C.,
Robert, Jr,. Raymond H., and Percy
+. Belcher; Misses Sadie NJ and Kate
Belcher, all of this city. also by one
sister, Mrs. Alice Nugent. of Newport
News, Va. The funeral will be con-
Quoted from st. Paurs Episcopal
church at II o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. Rev. L. T. cambridge will Off
ciate