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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-12
NOTE WRITTEN ON
LAUNDRY TICKET
Brief Message Thrown From
Train Window May Lead to
Finding Missing Girl.
ISnecinl To Tie Times pispatch.l

SDPCl3l TO Inc i''SPN'N''i
Danvillc Va. March ia brief pen
,ile,l message. written upon the back
OF ~ panvillc laundry ticket. tossed
from the window of Il Chesapeake and
Ohio railway coach near gilmore $
Mills. is responsible Tor unusual activi-
ties of the local police department in.
tracing Il sevcntcon-N car-old vaudeville
artist. named Bertha SmuckieN
on Monday N.tcch :, Il small vaudc-
vile company arrived here to play at
u local theatre. !ertha Snuckley was
among them. and the company played
the stand regularly each night until
Saturday night. wbcn II was discovered
that Bertha SmuckleF was missinE. me
girls room was searched. and ii was
seen that She had taken her belong
incs and abandoned the company. with
out telling any Of her companions.
1t was generally thought she had
eloped ON Sunday the rest OF the
company left here.
To-day the chief Of police received
from police officials at Giimore's Mills
Il local laundry ticket, upon the back
of which was written in good fcmi-
nine hand:
81 am being taken away by a strange
man. against my Will Will finder
please give this TO the police"
BERTHA SMUCKLEY."
by a strange man, against my Will.
Will finder please give this TO the po-
lice. Bertha SmucklcN"
The message was seen to nuttcr from
q sunday afternoon train by a train
man. who Immediately gave il to the
Gilmore's Mills police. who. however,
failed to locate the party at Buch
anan.
The message WAS then sent here. in
order that the local authorities might
hc given an opportunity to trace the
girl.
They have not succeeded.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-12
SOON TO LEAVE CANADA
luke md Duchess of Connnu-bt vii,
Sail for t.nyland
Special TO The Times Dispatch.
',lLItMN. NIll.. MLrCh l--A h,iIinti..

Special TO The rimcs- Dispatch
ottawa ont. March ll-N bulletin
n ,I,"T, rom Government House this
Ihcir Royal lIshnesses. the Duke
a a duchess of Connaught ana the
ffincess Patricia will sail for EnrlanI
ON the Canadian Pacific Steamship En-,
press OF Britain. leaving Halifax on
ne r. niShi of the e2d instant. Their
by Miss PclIv. Miss Adam. Afa TO- IA D. = 'e (
MorthinS ton. Captain I. ILL., X. Buiile-
iS'y' 1aptam J.! g Ballor and Captain
The duke will return i'm May h,,,
me. duchess and the princess viii moi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-12
sMAsHEs ANOTHER PRECEDENT.
President Wilson Pays for Box Tie orcupirs
nj Ihculra,

Especial [" Tho rImcs dispatch
Washington. March Has !. precedent
siilaShcr W oudrow Wilson has had fcw pros
iuential equals. Last night lie destroyed ut
,erIE inc fiction that has prevailed that
Presidents and their families arc nonpay wing
EucSts AT Washington theatres. ana paid
'"rtE coo.i dollars for the box nc occupied
NJ the Belascu Theatre ai a pcrformancc for
INC florcnrc Cri;tcndcu Mission.
In former administrations he local ,hoa
tres have been only too eager to cutcrtniu
pr"Sih"nttal parties gratis. Rnt President
iIsoh mas Indicated his intention go attend
pi"NS as +" private citizen. paying his own
WY ana without tho band payini: national
;'its ana the audience rising to do him
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-12

sixth birthday Games OF all kinds
were INDUCED in, after which dainty re-
iresnmcmts were served The guests
We're: little Missty Frances and Louise
Meyoerg, Rebccca and Mary Kern
Hatcher. Katherine Trby. Virginia Rag.
Ollie Butler, Katherine Tilley. Lillian
Mitchell, Virginia Lambeth, and Alice
and Jennie Moss Masters Charles
Bodckcr. Jack Fisher Carl Manavei.
Arthur WiGhtinan. cabcll Luck. Her
bert Moss Ben lrby. Chambers Ray.
lewis Moybcrg, Mosby ETiliiard. I.ink1
Lambeth. John ana Charlie Roberts
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-12
AND SLTI.KNArES
10 CONFEDERATE REUNION

Especial to The Times Dispatch
Roanoke, Va. March ll--William
Watts Camp. OF Confederate Veterans,
has elected delegates and alternates TO
represent the camp at the Chattanooga
reunion in MAY. Thy arc as follows:
Delegates Colonel II. NJ Armstrong,
chairman: Colonel Thomas Slam. j. w.
pcarsall. and T.. >. Reed. commander.
.Alternatcs--W. l.. Graybll first lieu
tenant commander; W. l.. Elliott. color
sergeant; j. \. Page and i. j. Heck
man. second lieutenant commanders.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-12
win Not Hcvokc OrJcr.

Washington. March Secretary OF
the Interior Lane to-day announced
that he would not revoke I'm order of
former President Taft withdrawing
1888 acres of reserved sites i'm the
state of Washington, as lie had been
urged 10 do. without first giving those
interested an opportunity 10 be heard
In letter to senator poindexter. of
Washington, the secretary said:
This action by the Federal govern
ment was melted in response 10 the
request OF citizens OF Your State. and
in view of the recent action of the
waters in Wenatchee water shcJ ~
illustrates tho type of cooperation he :
tween state and nation necessary 10
promote the highest utilization and
development"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-12
SnIIflifcr-rRicc

IHnc'IfI :" IN" Tlmcs- Dispatch
l'%nchhurg Na.. March iL-ChnrIcs y
S.nulier and Miss florencc Mary Rice were
married SUNDAY afternoon -, the hrj,ie.y
homo ~ Amherst County. tho ceremony he
IhS nrri"rmcd 10y Rev. J.. T.. Arthur Of Tic
;;ncin"I,st church, They will live In I.yncI
t Snrs' me groom being engaged In business
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-12

PASSED CENTURY MARK.
benjamin Gentry Dies Mt Home, In
Greene. nj Age OF 100 Years.
ISnecia 10 The Times pispa tch.l

ISpccIaT 10 THO Timcs- DIspa tch.
fredericksburg, Va. March 11.-Ben-
iainin Gentry, who died I'm Greene Coun-
" few days ago, would have been
l01 years old had he lived until Marci,
IL. He was born in Greene County
when it was still n part OF Orange.
in 1906. He was one OF the few la ST
survivors OF the Mcxica@ War. He
was Confederate soldier He drew a
pension from the State Mr. Gentry.
was three times married. and Is sur
vived by his last wife and four chill
dren.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-12
situntInn Is AnpnIIinE.

Springfield. ILL.,, March 1.-The Sen
ate committee investigating white
slave conditions will go to New York
next week to consult with John d.
Rockefeller ,Ir.. regarding the suppress
sion of the evil.
Tho newspa per have told only n
part of the story said ono of the
Investigating committees The stu
alton is appalling VIC have not only
tic moral but If need be. the financial
support OF a number OF the best people
~, the country i'll our investigations"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-12
NEW Y. w. C. A. PLANS
Administrative Building on
street In CuHf S-iunD

flans verc nIcI Yesterday i'm TIC of;ico Of
me Building Inspector Tor the new adininis-
trHii"u building OF the Young Woman j,
thNntian Association. IT Is To be erected ON
the west side Of Fifth Street between Main
und Franklin streets the site OF tho old
Gweilins formerly occupied hy Dr. Hugh NJ
Noltnd q BasLcrv!ll arc the archItcc;s
ana ". l.. Matthews tho contractor The
it" structure Is TO cost approximately $50 :
"H II WI loo three stories high OF brick.
tone: concrete aud wooden construction
iTohtlnE tifty -FOUR feet Fifth street and
running back 10 feet The total height
VII DC nltV -cirhi fcot
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-12

crick p. Austin. Il Democrat. for the
place. but he Was not confirmed. I'm
der the Law. designated official may
act as purchasing agent for only thirty
days, and since February 6 the Post
Office Department has been unable to
make purchases Of amy kind or TO
enter into contracts for any sort Of
supplies.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-12
Edgerton for Purchasing Ancn,.

Washlnglon, March lI--W was an
nounced unofficially to-day that Rich.
ard r.. Edgerton, OF New Jersey. had
been agreed upon for appointment nc
purchasing agent of the Post OfIicc
Department. The office carries salary
VI 9'''ou Year and has been vacant
since January 8. Mr.. Taft named I,rc,l.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-12
Stntc owns tho Lnnd.

In response to = resolution direct
ing the condemnation of land to cX-
tend Green street. city Attorney Pollard
reported to the Board that Il part Of the
land desired belongs 10 the Common
wealth OF Virginia. :tnd can only he
acquired through AN act Of the en-
cral Assembly. The matter was re-
rcrred 10 the Committee on Streets
For 4 half-hour the Aldermen de
batcd "a report Of the Administrative
Board recommending that +. j. Butler.
u stable hand in the street Department.
be allowed So for time lost willie
sick No one objected to thc payment.
aud the petition was properly accom-
panied by physiciana certificate and
Endorsed by the city Engineer. but
there were many different opinions rs
To procedure. Finally the rules were
suspended and the Administrative
Board allowed to pay the claim.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-12

ing tho underground district and di-
rectng the removal Of all overhead
wires except trolley wires on certain
cOnSCStcd streets
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-26
Local Mention

VIM. Allen, of Concord, was a.
business visitor this week.
Mrs. S. w. Litchfeld left Sun
day for Spokane to visit with
friends.
G. L. L. Basket has gone to
Salem, Ore, and will be absent
about ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Shissler
have gone to Montana, with a
view of locating on a ranch.
Mrs. L. A. Painter and child
rem departed Sunday for Illinois,
where they will join Mr.. Painter.
R. E. Murphy, of Spokane,
representing the Hercules Pow
der company, is in the district
for his company.
The news was received this
week that James M. McCaffery
had died at his home in New
York state. Mr.. McCaffery was
a well-known miner in the Oro-
grande and Elk City districts,
and was for years foreman at
the Hogan mine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hye went
to Dixie this week, Mrs. Hye re-
turning home Wednesday.
The continuous rains for the
past two weeks, have been a
great benefit to the hay and
grain crops in this section.
A great deal of freight is now
coming in, and as soon as the
roads can be put in shape large
quantity of mining machinery
will be brought to the district
this season.
R. Kemp Welch, and son Har-
old, left Wednesday for Northern
California. They expect to make
the trip overland.
1t is to be hoped that the rainy
season will be over before the
Fourth of July.
Pack horse are furnished free
to customers by the Elk City
Meat Market & Supply Co.
We are headquarters for every
thing good to eat. 0. c. Lapr
Co.
You can get all the news fol
81 a year in the Mining News.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-26

Fire and sword are but slow engines
OF destruction in comparison with the
ba 5bler.-Steele.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-26
Personal
and
Otherwise
). n. DAVIS,
Physician and Surgeon
~ -.
Elk City. Idaho.
'fts
Brsakino Wirs.

Anybody who has tried to break 4
piece OF wire without the aid Of -f,u paj
of pinchers will probably agree that tbs
operation is both a difficult and pain
full one. There is method. however,
by which 1t may be easily accomplish
ed By bending the wire into a loop
end pulling both ends as tight as pos,
sible an injury will be caused to the
wire. which on being straightened will
Immediately break. BY this means
wire up to No. - gauge may be sue
cessfully dealt with
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-01
WOULD NOTIFY HIS FRIENDS
II Married 20 Hatchet-Faced Woman
Who DID Al Talking, Man Would
Let Fact Be Known.

Who is that hatchet-faced woman
over there who seems to think it is
necessary for her TO do all the talk
ing?"
Don't you know herr"
No, never saw her before. n she's
married I'm sorry for the poor devil
who is her husband cant imagine
anything more terrible than being tied
uD to a woman like that for life.
heavens. hear her go it, Her voice
Is like a rasp. should think her
throat would be all worn out. Do
you know what I'd do If l were mar
ried to such a woman?"
No. For heavens sake tell me.
"oh / beg your pardon, old man.
] didn't mean any offense. IL apollo
gize"
That's all right You gave me to
understand a moment ago that there
was something you would do if you
were married to such woman.
What Is it?"
rl'd hasten to let my friends know
It when / took her out anywhere so
they wouldn't be in any danger OF
making the kind of a break I've just
made"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-01
HanaIna Prophets.

"A little girl at our morning serv-
ice yesterday" said Rev James E.
Craig, ''knelt beside her mother while
the commandments we're being read.
When the rector said, ON these two
commandments hang all the law and
the prophets. the little girl whis-
pered;
Mamma, how many
"'Sh,' hissed her mamma
But. mamma, how many prophets
are there?
why, Isaiah, jeremiah, Habbakuk,
Jonah. Haggai. Malachi Zephaniah,
dearie. cant think of all of them
without looking them up, but | fancy
there must have been about twenty
Twenty? And they hanged 'em
all on two commandments
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-01
Ierrold,s Quick W.T..

Douglas Jerrold was one of the best
known Victorian wits-one of the men
who said instanter the things whief
others think of an hour later In th
book produced by his grandson are
some speciments of the quick wit OF
other times
At a club supper, when Sleeps
heads had provided the chief dish one
enthusiast exclaimed:
Well. sleeps heads for ever say
u"
There's egotism!' quietly remark
ed Jerrold
Dining with friend. be was asked
how ne liked the port.
~Not much" he replied
Not uuch," echoed the host WHY
nv dear fellow it's Hedges and Bu,-
lers best
Possibly" said Jerrold; but to my
taste it partakes more OF the hedges
than the butler"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-01
WHO SAYS THEY SLEEP?
Sleepy Town" a MisnOmer When
Applied to Annapolis.

Anybody who thinks Annapolis is 9
sleepy town has another think COM
ing. Probably they mean it is a
sleepless town. All night, until a.
m, men, women and children are
walking the streets.
This is not true of one or two
nights, but of every night in the
week, and Sunday for a rarity ~
When the night-walkers cease from
troubling and the weary try to rest,
then the milkmen appear on the scene,
and make night hideous Tor what
there is left of it, from a. m. to 2
a. m.
If anyone believes Annapolis is a
sleepy town" let him try to sleep
any night in any house on any public
street. where people are perambulat-
ing the streets all night. The won
der of it all is when do these night
walkers sleep.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-01
Polite Witness.

Questioned by counsel at Middiesex
sessions as to what he found on g0ing
n a house. a iobbing gardener, with 9
nolite bow. replied, I'm very much
afraid. sir, it had been disarranged b.
thieves" CLaughter)
Counsel -'Disarranged." You need
not be so polite when referring tc bur
glars. understand the place was ran
sacked from top to bottom?
Il believe it was, sir
Cant you say what happened2"
Well. sir. | think somebody musf
have been to the house" daughter. !
counsel-Speak out There is not
much chance Of shocking a court oi
Justice. You mean that the house was
turned upside down by burglars?
The witness replied that he was
afraid that was so.-London Mall
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-01
SNAPSHOTS.

Cold wave.
Has arrived.
With the weather.
Tuesday is Pancake Day.
Get out your sack cloth and ashes.
--19l3 is l-I2 gone.
The second month.
Write it February.
Movies
Tickle farmers.
Rainy spell hard on nerves.
Good roads can't come too soon.
Anticipated pleasure seldom pans
out right.
Doctors disagree except as to the
size Of the bill.
Many a nan has a mighty small
excuse for feeling big.
In politics every man believes that
one good term deserves another.
"A woman can't throw a stone, but
did you ever see one who couldn't hurl
defiance?
The days have been short" be-
cause there's less time in them-and
time is money.
IF we were all as good as we ad-
wise others to be, heaven would be
right here on earth.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-01
S63o,571 %

TO the Directors of the Annapolis Savings
Institution. Annapolis, Md.
Gentlemen:-We hereby certify that we
have made through examination of the
papers, records, books OF account, etc. Of
the Annapolis Savings Institution. Anna
polls Maryland, that we have verified the
Cash Stocks and Bonds Collateral and
Mortgage Loans, County Paper. and Due
Depositors, and that the above statement is
a true and correct exhibit of the Institution
as of December 81, 1912, as disclosed by the
books Of account.
BLACK AND COMPANY,
By WILMER BLACK. @. p. A.,
Certified Public Accountants.
Dated at Baltimore. Nd, January 2. 1913.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-01
Business Instinct.

Columbus. said the boy who is
studying history, discovered Amer
lea
Yes replied his father, who is in
finance: "he discovered it. But II
took a number of people like myself
to put the proposition on a paying
basis"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-01
Too Much clpherJng.

--~4-0D "G~h
Congressman Lamb of Virginia has
an. old "befo de wah" darky working
on his place whom he pays 81 day.
The old man is not very fond Of work
and loses a day often because of his
alleged infrmities.
The other day the Congressman told
him he was going to raise his wages
from So a week to ST. The old darky
emphatically refused the raise and
when his boss asked him why. he
answered:
It's lax dis, Mister John. When |
loses a day from work now I kin
count NAH money; but if you glib me a
raise an loses a day. ! won know
how much Use got comm tub me -
Judge
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-01
In 1870.

Say. my boy. you're % now It's
time you settled down and got mar.
rled"
oh I'm not ready to get married
vet, dad"
Not ready? Why. young man. !
want you to know that when was
your age / had been married twice"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-01

Trespsss notice printed on muslin
or on paper for sale at this Office.
Now is the time to post trespass
notices when gunners with dog and
gun are wont to trespsss on private
property. Buy a tresps notice at
The Capitsloeacs.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-01
Printed Signs For sale.

Come to the Capital office for all
Printed For Sale or tFor Rent"
signs, ''Tresspass Notices. Half
holiday Closing" signs. etc. atc. and
full supply on hand. at thiS odice.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-01
Beware Of Oiameuts for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury.

as mercury viii surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on pre-
scriDtiona from reputable physicians,
as the damage they will do is ten fold
TO the good you can possibly derive from
them. Hall'8 Catarrh Cure manu-
factured by f. j. Cheney & Co, Toledo,
o., contains no mercury, and is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the svs-
tenn. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be- sure you get the genuine. 1t is
taken internally and made in Toledo,
Ohio, by f. J Cheney & Co. Testimo-
malls free
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c, per
bottle
Take Halls Family pills for iconsti-
patton
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-01
=. ard His Present.

How did you feel at that fashion
able wedding?"
About as conspicuous as my pickle
dish looked among the jeweled
bronzes and ropes of pearls.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-01
Eair fo- Both.

Kind-Hearted Stranger-See here,
mv friend. take my advice and let
those dice alone. They're loaded
intoxicated Gambler-Certainly they
aref 9So'm I. Fair for one as tits
Tor the other.-Puck-
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-01
Adept at the Art.

she carries her age the same way
she carries her money.
"How is thate
-C>refuNv
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-01
$63o,57I %

Accounts open December 81,
1917, 3735
Accounts opened during the
year 1912, 455
Accounts closed during the
year 1912, 372
Accounts existing December
3Ist, 1912, 1898
The Institution Is open daily Except sun
days and Legal Holidaysl from A. NJ. 70 3
r. NJ. and Saturdays from A. M, to q +. III
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-01

Advertise your Wants. Lost. etc.
in the Capital.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-01

s-aL PER cent. interest paid On
Ss~frrs Deposits. tnzsnolia nspkiEg
snd 9susA g
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-01
rrod the Path Before.

Miner-Iust as Millet and the
widow started up The ailse to the al
t9r every light in the church went
oct
Mumford-w What did the couple do
then
Niiler-Kept on going The widow
knew the way.-Judge
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-01

Hixon-You say you raise flowers
and yet you live in fiat?
Dixon-Oh! yes. You see, plant
EN- in folding beds.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-01
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
or THE
SAVINGS INSTITUTION OF ANNAPOLIS, Nd,
AS OF DECEMBER 81. 1912
ASSETS

ASSETS
Cash on hand and in
bank s COS IS
In vault SS43 IS
In bank 424 so
Stocks and bonds 362, 337 50
Collateral loans $40 90
Mortgage loans 238,o49 as
County paper I3,787 o.
Real estate (bank bldg
and lott 1900 90
Insurance IS IS
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-25
By GABY DESLYS.

n LMOST every woman meet asks
~ me how l keep my figure. Good
ness knows ] hope it is not yet a
question Of keeping it-that always
suggests a deadly conflict with fat and
old age. So far, haven't worried much
about it, and | have no chance to get
fat working winter and summer as l do.
But when | see women and young
girls of the leisure classes, over here in
America, who have no work of any kind
and whose sole occupation seems to be
going from one eating place to another,
am not surprised that girls of twenty
begin to think about the problem of
keeping their figures.
In every hotel that I have been to in
America, l see these young women and
| continue to marvel that they look as
handsome as they do, when they seem
to be going contrary to every law Of
hygiene
Such an existence would be fatal to
me, and if Gaby Deslys succumbed to
the pastry and tea, the rich cooking and
late suppers on which she is supposed
to feed. there would soon be no reason
why she should write about her secret
of beauty. for all beauty would have
vanished.
Have you ever thought that ii is an
easy thing to get into the habit of over
eating? One goes about with other
people, men or women, who like good
eating, and who have nothing in the
world to do but indulge their taste, so
one soon finds that one eats much more
than one really wants, merely to be in
pleasant company.
If you want to be beautiful, if you
want to keep your figure young and
slim, give up that kind of society.
Avoid the people who eat too much, for
you will surely be induced to overeat
with them. just as man who frequents
the society of men who drink a good
deal eventually drinks with them just
to be a good fellow"
The afternoon tea habit is the foe Of
the slim woman, for the five o'clock is
getting to be regular meal, and the
appetite has to be stimulated with all
kinds of appetizers for dinner. which
becomes an unnecessary meal to the
woman who has been eating steadily
since luncheon.
As a rule French women aren't as
beautiful naturally as the Americans,