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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-14
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-14
Loser of Race Between
Speedy Motor Boats Must
Paw Expenses of Trip
Through Southern Seas

How would you like to be
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-14

Jy Cobb is through at second base.
Cobb2is not convinced that he coHldn Z
make an infielder of himself II he wish
cd 10. but he is convinced that IL can
not be done In day and the Tigers
The Washington times., 1913-04-17
KNIVES AFTER FISTS
IN DUEL OVER GIRL
Youth Who Objected to Sisters
Sweetheart, Held Pending
Outcome of Battle.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. April 15.-AfteI
fighting a duel with his younger sister
sweetheart. to whose courtship he OBJ
jected, William j. Rounds. jr., was ar
raigned today in the police court and
held to await Herbert z. Larner's re-
covery or death from his wounds, Lar
Her received dozen slashes from a
pocket knife. and Is believed to be dying
at Cambridge Hospital.
The beginning of the duel had all
the elements Of oId-fashioned romance.
Rounds and his TWO sisters met Larner
by appointment at dusk last evening
In sheltered hollow In the woods near
Cambridge. The two lads (Rounds ID
eighteen and Larner pineteenb took on
their coats and, seconded b. the girls,
started to battle with bare fists.
Lillian Rounds, the youngsr girl.
championed her sweetheart. but, Fan
ME. the elder sister, stood by her
brother. Rounds Sot the worst Of II
in the fist fight and then called on
Larner, to defend himself with q knife
Rounds drew long-bladed pocket knife
and slashed his opponent again and
again about the face and neck. mar
sank unconscious from loss Of blood.
Rounds and his elder sister left. but
the young girl obtained assistance. car
ried Larner to a nearby house, and
sent for surgeon. Larner had been
forbidden by her father to continue his
attentions to the young girl. They con-
tinued to meet clandestinely. which led
to the duel arranged by the girls
brother.
The Washington times., 1913-04-17
Rebew Orchestra Gives .
Its Annual Concert

The overture from Won Suppe's La
Burlesque," played for the first time
here, and a new march played from
manuscript, composed by q. J. Weber,
formed the features Of the program Of
the twelfth annual concert Of the Re
bew Orchestra, under the direction of
Henry w. Weber. Miss Florine Walker,
soprano; Mrs. Arthur Butler Pierce,
contralto: j. c. Klein, tenor. and New
ton w. Hammer, basso, were the SOLO
lists. Arthur Butler Pierce gave a num-
Der of character impersonations, and
w. ]. Weber. son of the conductor.
played the piano accompaniment.
The concert, held in Odd Fellows Hall
last night, was well attended, and the
numbers were enthusiastically received
and heartily encored. The best work
of the orchestra was done in Sousa's
STARS and Stripes Forever" and Won
Blon's Whispering Flowers Two
movements were. given from Haydn's
Symphony in d Major. Other numbers
were Lehar's Gold and Silver waltz
and selections from The Mikado."
The new march by G. ]. Weber made
a hit. 1t is full Of spirit and dash, and
promises to be popular among bands
during the coming season. Mr.. Weber,
who plays a viola in the orchestra, was
called to the stand to conduct his COM
position.
The Washington times., 1913-04-17

the Columbia Theater. has acquired and
will continue the business.
Mr.. Kocian opened the program with
Tschaikowsky's concerto in D ma jor,
playing more with technical ease than
any unusual interpretative ability. In
this number. as in the fifth. which was
sHexentanz' by Paginini. ard in the
encore to the last named number, J.
6. Bach's '.Praeludium," the artist.
while very capable. seemed more en-
crossed in the technical manipulations
tran in any fineness Of expression.
The group Of four other numbers, two
by Kocian himself. one b. Chopin. AMI
one a stirring Polonaise by Wieniawski.
were performed with much greater in
sight as to form and color.
Mime. Maconda's first number was Mo-
zart's .'Magis Flute while her other
numbers were By Joncieres, Paladihle.
Strauss, and Schumann, and a group Of
English songs. In the latter she was
best received, giving as an encore to
Cadman's Land Of Sky Blue Water"
Widor's .'Con:emplation.'' Harry
Wheaton Howard read the accompani-
ments with great intelligence and SYM
pathy.
The Washington times., 1913-04-17
Methodist Preachers
Will Be FeIicitated

Congratulations to the Rev. E. ".
REGISTER. on his second appointment as
pastor of Mt. Vernon Methodist Epis-
copal Church. South. and to the Rev.
w. II. woolf, on his appointment as
presiding elder. will be extended by
members of Mt. Vernon Place Church
tomorrow night at the church, corner
Of Ninth and K streets northwest.
Both appointments were made at the
recent session of the Baltimore Confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
South, in Staunton. Va. Members and
friends Of the church are cordially in
yited to attend the reception. A pro-
gram has been arranged.
The Washington times., 1913-04-17
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA. VA. APRIL IL

The program for the celebration of
the one hundred and thirty-ninth birth
day of Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church. one of the oldest of the de-
nomination in America, to take place
from April q to May 2, was announced
today by the Rev. c. A. Luttrell, pastor
of the church. Some of the best known
preachers In this section will officiate,
and a musical program has been pre-
pared.
Sunday morning, April q, Bishop
Cranston will preach the opening ser
mon. The evening Of the same day the
Rev. Guy Hobbies will hold an old-t.me
love feast and deliver a sermon.
All the Methodist pastors OF the city
will take part in the services and make
addresses Monday, April 2s. Their con-
gregations have been invited. The choir
of the Southern Methodist Church Will
probably supply the music.
Tuesday night DIR. Don S. Colt, of
Baltimore, will preach. Wednesday
night the Rev. j. Shera Montgomery,
pastor of the Metropolitan NJ. E. Church
of Washington. will officiate, and
Thursday DR.. C. L. Mead, recently
will be the preacher. The closing ser
mon will lbe delivered Friday night by
the Rev. DR.. wedderspoon, pastor Of
Foundry Church, of Washington.
Ar the close of the meeting of Lone
Star Camp, No. /, American Indian
Guards, tomorrow night, an address will
be delivered to the members of the
camp and their friends by Robert E.
knight on How to Hustle
Plans were adopted last night at a
meeting Of the Alexandria Motor Boat
The Washington times., 1913-04-17
WOMEN MARCH IN
SUFFRAGE STRIKE
Socialist Leader Asserts That
$4,000 Men Are Idle in
Movement in Belgium.

: BRUSSELS. April 17.-Emile Wander.
valdt. the Socialist leader. asserts that
S75, 900 men are now idle in the manhood
suffrage strike. although this is a re-
duction of 5000 from the estimate OF
strikers made by the Socialist leaders.
Today. at Ghent 5000 women paraded
the streets. They carried banners and
sang revolutionary songs. but made no
disorder.
At Antwerp the situation is bad Work
will be at a standstill before Sunday.
1t Is estimated that there are ap-
proximately 1,360.000 workers in Bel
GUM. Counting out the 375 900 idle work.
men. this would leave nearly 1000, 900 at
their posts.
The Washington times., 1913-04-17
QUICKLY STOPS THE
WORST BACIlAOHf
Makes Kidney Trosblss, Bladdee
Disorder, and RheuEnaiic :.
Pains Vanish. n

II youf suffer with backaching k1d.
ney trouble. have disagreesble blad-
der disorders. or are tortured with
rheumatism. stiff joints. and its heart
wrenchinG pains. the new discovery
Croxone. will quickly and surely re-
lieve all such troubles.
Croxone Is the most wonderful rem
edy yet devised for ridding the sys-
tenn of uric acid and driving out an
the poisonous impurities which cause
such troubles. It Is entirely different
from all other remedies. It acts ON
the principle Of cleaning out the poi-
sons and removing the cause.
1t soaks right In through the wallst
membranes and Innings, like water In
q sponge, neutralizes. dissolves, and
makes the kidneys sift out and hlter
away all the uric acid and phs0ns
from the blood, and leaves the kid
neys clean, strong. healthy. and well.
1t matters not how long you have
suffered. how old you are. or whak
you have used. the very principle sf
Croxone il such that II n practically
impossible to take it into the human
system without results. There 10
nothing else on earth like It. II
starts to work the minute you take
1t. and relieves you the hrst time 200
use II.
II you suffer with pains In yeur
back. and sides. or have any signs Of
kidney. bladder trouble. or rheunaa-
tism. such as puffy swellinSs under
the eyes or In the feet and ankles. if
you are nervous. tired. and run down
or bothered with urinary disorders
Croxone will quickly relieve you Of
your misery. An original package Of
croxone costs but q trifie, and all
druggists are authorized to return
the purchase price II 1t fails In .
single case.-Advt-
The Washington times., 1913-04-17

dured hardships and risKed their lives
in this perilous canyon of the West.
Emory c. Kolb. who shows his mo-
tion pictures and colored slides in a
.'travelogue'' at the National Theater
Sunday night, is low theguest of Fred
eric Bulkeley Hyde, of 160l Nineteenth
street who Is himself partial explorer
of the canyon, and globe trotter.
Mr.. Hyde's guest recently visited with
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, who listened
with the deepest interest to his thrilling
stories of a country in which the colonel
once lived.
The Washington times., 1913-04-17
HELPED To RESCUE
TRAVELLER IN W|LDS
Washingtonian Lauded as Hero
by Emory c. KoIb, Who Was
Near Death in Canyon.

Conrad CLANCY, of 3l5 F street north
east. is named as a hero in one of
the thrilling tales of adventure which
Emory c. Kolb, photographer-traveler
related today to a Times reporter. kolb
and his brother, E. L. Kolb. are the
first men to accomplish the dangerous
feat of getting motion pictures of the
Grand Canyon. Their views show a re-
markably beautiful country, heretofore
depicted only in a few still-lffe pic
tcres.
Kolb declares that Chaney's aid on
October 16, 1912, was one of the links
of a chain which saved his life. The
Kolb brothers had completed their five
months trip through the Grand Can
yon touching six States in 1,4Oo miles
and descending 6ooo feet over 800 rapids
in open boats. This trip in itself, Kolb
declares. is more perilous than an Arc
tic expedition.
Camping out in the canyon in the fall,
Kolb vert into the river with an open
boat. which was swamped in the terrible
current of Bright Angel Trail. Part Of
She wreckage struck him ON the back,
p1nn1ng him against a rock and leaving
him helpless for hours.
Cnduey 10 Rescue.
1t was in this situation that Chaney's
help was given. Tourists passing Bright
Argel Trail carried.the news of koIb's
plight seven miles, climbing 4500 feet
to hotel
Hotel men and guides worked all day
without success. Clancy was one of
the men to carry the news and to take
part in the thrilling rescue afterward-
kolb's brother, aided by Clancy and
another man, climbed over the plateau,
1.5oo feet high, near Bright Angel trail.
reaching the place of the accident at
dark. E. l.. Kolb then tied life-pre-
servers to his body ana swung out at
the end of rope into the swirl!ng
rapids, landing luckily on a rock forty
feet above where the injured man lay.
Then E. L. Kolb shot a line and pre-
server to his brother, and pulled him
baby Of tie rescued man watched the
ordeal.
This incident is only one of a hundred
that the daring brothers had in their
eleven years of life IN the Grand
Canyon. They have often taken their
lives In their hands in their travels,
but always got what they went after
the marvellous pictures or rugged canyon
walls. clouds in the canyon looking like
the roaring waters above Niagara. un-
charted waterfalls, giant mountains-all
scenes of striking beauty.
Afraid of Canyon.
Kofb says that eight men refused to
make the trip through the canyon which
Major Powell, for the Government. first
attempted. At last in despair of getting
out with only one companion and en-
The Washington times., 1913-04-17
ANACOSTIANS JOIN
IN CLEANUP MOVE
ousehoers Give Attention to Premises and Boy Scouts Aid in
campagn-John E. Fort to Take Circuit Pastor.
ate-0ther News Of Vicinity

edition to the school house. the erec.
non OF town hall and the estab-
lishmcnt of branch Of the Carnegie
Public Library for Congress Heights.
The committee has seen these plans
contaminated, except those for a town
hall and a branch Carnegie Library
ana the latter subject has been
preached In Congress and launched. Ef-
Two propositions named disposed of fav-
ora6iy, SO that the committee can be
discnarged year ahead of the date
set Tor the completion Of its labors.
Congress Heights residents will attend
mock trial tomorrow in the club
rooms Of the Mems Club Of the NJ. f..
Church. One Of the club members win
oe brought to bar to answer to a charge
OF taking an animal without the consent
or the owner. and there will be a judge.
1Iry; witness and lawyers to dispose
dent, will open the meeting.
Motor boat owners are taking their
craft from the boat houses on the
Anacostfa river daily now and are ge:-
ting them tuned up for the season.
MOST OF the power boats are owned by
members Of the Eastern Power Boat
Club and the members intend to begin
racing soon. Some down river excur-
sions are being planned There will he
more power boats seen In local waters
this season than in the past, because a
lot OF them have been brought from
other haroors around the city to the
Anacostia stream
The basketball team of Emmanuel p.
E. parish will close its schedule tonight
In the parish hall. The team was organ
lied short time ago with George
Fisher as captain. 1t has won two and
lost two games
Martin Schubert, one of the altar
boys at st. Teresa's Church. Is critj-
cally Ill at his home. in Good Hope road.
He has been taken with q fever and
the anxiety over the outcome has been
renected In the many callers and .n-
quiries to ascertain his condition. The
little fellow Is known to nearly every
body in Anacostia and is a general
favorite
The Washington times., 1913-04-17
President Of China
Thanks Navy League

Thanks and wishes for 'all pros
perity" are contained in a cablegram
received today by the Navy League of
the United States. from Yuan Shiokai.
President of the Chinese Republic. The
message is In answer to a cablegram of
congratulation and greeting sent by the
Navy League recently on the occasion
of the annual dinner OF the organiza-
tion.
The Washington times., 1913-04-17
Charges Drunkenness
Against His Wife

Drunkenness Is charged by William
". Birch in a petition for limited d.
vorce from Isabella p Birch. filed in the
District Supreme Court today. Birch
alleges that his wife remains shock
ingly under the influence Of liquor fos
as much as a week at a time
The Washington times., 1913-04-17
Final Cryder Concert
Proves to Be Success

The final concert in a series under
the direction of Miss Mary Cryder was
given at the Columbia Theater yester-
day afternoon, in the joint recital of
Jarosiav Kocian, violinist. and Nine.
Charlotte Maconda Miss Cryder will
oevote herself in the future to vocal
instruction alone. George p. Conn, OF
The Washington times., 1913-04-17
Latest From Winsted,

W1NSTED. Conn.,, April f.-TakinE
one of her kittens to the office of a
veterinarian, a cat waited while the
doctor attended the young ones swollen
eye. Then the mother took her offspring
home.
The Washington times., 1913-04-17
CHURCH PLANS FOR
ANNIVERSARY FETE
Many Pastors Speak at Celebration of Birthday Of exan.
dria Insttution-Motor Boat Club Plans New Club
householder News of Vicinity

Club for the new club house to be
erected at the foot of Wolfe street,
where the club recently built a marine
railway. The building will be two
eight feet in size, and will contain club
rooms. lockers, and bath rooms. The
plans will be given out this week fo-
bids. and as soon as possible contract
will be awarded for the construction.
A report was received from the regatta
committee. which indicated. that the re-
eatta, to be held on May 20. will have
many entries from Washington boat
owners.
Three hundred Odd Fellows from
Alexandria and surrounding counties
we're present at the reception rendered
last night to A. NJ. Southall grand mas
ter of Odd Fellows of Virginia. The
grand master was met at the station
and escorted by Canton Alexandra, No
/, to Odd Fellows hall.
After next Monday beef offered for
sale in Alexandria must be inspected by
the city health officers. The health
committee has designated the slaughter
house owned by Aaron Odell as the ml-
nicipal abattoir, and beef must either
be killed there under the supervision
of city officials or bear the Federal in
spection stamp.
Committees representing fifteen bodies
of union men. several fraternal organi-
cations and the chamber of commerce
will appear before the finance and
school committees of city council to-
night and urge immediate action on the
resolution providing for the erection of
e new high school building.
A meeting of the Elks' Dancing Club
will be held at the home Monday at Z
O'Clock, when plans for the summer
season will be made.
The Washington times., 1913-04-17
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.


Anacostia Joined in the clean city
movement in earnest today. The rains
prevented an earlier start, but. judging
from the reports received from police
men. members Of DR.. Thomas d. Mudd's
cleanup committee. the remainder of
the week will be more than sufficient
in which to complete the work.
Capt. W. T. Anderson, commander
Of the Eleventh precinct, and Police
man c. r. Brown, both committeeman
observed that sanitary conditions are
better than a year ago. Hence, there
Is little material to be removed. the
committee learned. SO there will be no
necessity for the sending of wagons
here from the city for such work.
Householders are giving attention to
their premises. The Anacostia Boy
Scouts are cooperating with DIR. Mudd's
committee.
John E. Fort, who has been connected
with church work In Methodist circles
since boyhood, Is about to resign his
position in Washington business
house to accept an appointment as
pastor Of five Methodist Episcopal
churches on the Laytonsville, Mont
gomery county, Nd, circuit.
He has been offered the post by the
Baltimore annual conference of the NJ.
E. Church, which he entered at the
.late session in Baltimore. He has been
the pastor of the two M. E. churches
known as Concord and Northwest, the
former near Glen Echo the latter not
far from Georgetown.
Mr.. Forts plans came as a surprise
to his friends. He will remove from
Anacostia with his family to assume
his new duties about May Is.
The 1915 committee of the Public I'm
lrovement Association of Congress
Heights. which was appointed over u
year ago at the suggestion of President
W. W. Price. in order that a series of
for the suburb might he
completed by the end of the year 1915.
has found that much of the program
mapped out for II has been finished
Among the projects to which the COM
mittee was assigned were the extension
of the water and sewer systems Of the
city. the double tracking of the WASH
ington Railway and Electric Company,
the extension Of the gas mains. through
street car service. the building of an
The Washington times., 1913-04-17

A meeting of the Elks' Dancing Club
will be held at the home Monday at
O'Clock, when plans for the summer
season will be made.
The Washington times., 1913-04-17

Large Golden Oak
Dresser, high pol
ish; a late pattern;
heavy French pat
template mirror.
The Washington times., 1913-04-17

Plans were adopted last night at
meeting Of the Alexandria Motor Boat
The Washington times., 1913-04-17

Little more need be said
to attract the shreWd fur
nituue buyer.
You want good furni-
ture-styles that will be
attractive in your homes
and qualities that will show
years of satisfactory SER
vice.
You want the best prices
to be found for values in
which you may have con-
fidence.
Come to us and we will show
you the lowest prices in Wash
ington for reliable homefurnish-
ings, and our personal guaranty
protects you absolutely in regard
to the quality of what you may
buy here.
The Washington times., 1913-04-17

Lot of manufactur-
er's "se c on as" of
Opaque cloth window
Shades. Full size SIS
II. mounted on strong
spring rollers. IN several
shades of green and
also ecru.
The Washington times., 1913-04-17
Afraid of Canyon.

kofb says that eight men refused to
make the trip through the canyon which
Major Powell, for the Government. first
attempted. At last in despair of getting
enough men with nerve, the kolbs set
out with only one companion and en-
The Washington times., 1913-04-17

A ood sized
Dresser, in polished
mahogany finish;
oval swinging mir
ror of French plate.
The Washington times., 1913-04-17

This Handsome Carriage
with alfred body and
reed hood. for $3.50. gives
an idea of the extremely
low prices in this depart
ment. Its value is easily
$3.50.
We have numerous
styles of Pullman Sleep
ers. Perambulators, Eng
lish Chaises and Go-Carts.
The Washington times., 1913-04-17

E X ira l. &c
Chihonier. of gol-
den oak; hand
rubbed piano pol
ish: large oval
mirror OF heavy
French plate.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1913-04-11
The Girl Who Works

Some one truthfully remarks that
the cir at the telephone, at the
typewriter, in the school room. in
the printing office and behind the
counter earning an honorable living
is worth cow pen. full of girls who
sit logged up in the ia Tor pounding
Oh the piano, while her mother is
@ 1t in the backyard humping a
tine on the wash board, or the girl
who gads on the streets and fiuts
with every dude she sees or the girl
who paints and powders her face
and is too lazy to cook a doughnut.
The gill who works for q living al d
paws her way through this world is
respected and esteemed by all good
people, The working girl is lovely
rose compared with the girl who
gallops the streets and chases after
the attention Of some worthless
fellow ex
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1913-04-11
The Normal School

| The enrolment in the Norma
and Academic Courses in the Stat,
Normal School is now in excess o
three hundred, and the enrolment
in all rpartments, ircIuding the
High School aud Observation School
is seven hundred. OF the Normal
students, about one hundred and
twenty fad lodging in the women's
dormitory, while about e hundred
and fifty or more non residents are
lodging in private homes.
If the Normal School had dor
mitory for men thai would accom-
modare one bundre f, and additional
dormitory accommodations for wo-
men for two hundred, every place
woul5 be taken before the clos of
this term
The large increase in enrolment
las necessitated the employment of
an additional teacher, Miss Ina
Yoa&ley, a graduate of Columbia
University, New York, who has
been doing special work in that
University this year Miss Yoakley
comes very highly recommended
and already has made a most favor
able impression upon the classes in
Physics and Geography.
New students are registering every
dav and the total enrolment in the
Normal Courses this year will be at
least one hundred greater than last
year.
The young women of the School
have recently organized a second
literary society which is beginning
work with large, interested, and
active membership.
The classes in Agriculture have
been very large this year and with
the warm days Of the past few weeks
the classes in Horticulture, and the
children in the Observation School |
are BEGINNING to make very credit
able showing in the school gardens,
The summer Term will Begin
Monday, June p, and continue
six weeks In addition to the
regular faculty, Miss Sarah Withers
of the State Normal school o. South
Carolina. the Winthrop Normal
School, will give Instruction for two
weeks IN Primary work and Meth
DDS. The prospects are That the
Summer Term will be att nded 10y |
at least five or six hundred East
Tennessee teachers.