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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-07-04
HOSPITAL BENEFIT
FILLS LUNA PARK
Athletic Events and Patriotic
Speeches on Program.
Alexandria Nearly Deserted.

ALEXANDRIA. Va, July 4.-The
streets of Alexandria were crowded with
Neople from an early hour this morning
Who were on pleasure bent. The rail-
way terminals and boat wharves were
lied to overfiowing and transportation
Nfficizls estimate that at least $4,000
neople took advantage of the holiday 10
make trips to nearby points. Alex
anorla is practically deserted this after
noon. All business was suspended at
7oon and the city market closed at :
o'clock.
There will be no public celebration of
the Fourth in Alexandra, but several
thousand people are spending the day
at Luna Park where benefit Is being
given for the Alexandra Hospital. Attn
ledc events are on the program for TINS
afternoon and this evening several 40
dresses on patriotic subjects will be made
by Alexandrians.
There has been no disorder OF any
kind, the police requiring strict OBJ
scrvance Of the orders of Mayor Fisher
in reference to the use Of fieworks and
explosives.
Thomas Hitler, district deputy grand
master of Odd Fellows, of Falls Churcn;
Va, assisted by the past granos CT
Falls Church Lodge installed the follow
ing officers of Potomac Lodge. No. 49,
last night: L. Williamson, secretary; L.
Morgan Davis. treasurer, ana W. T. La
than, financial secretary. The second
degree was conferred on one candidate.
The United States court for the East
arm district of virginia will convene
IN Monday at noon and the tolic wing
nave been summonded on the jury
which will try a number of cases for al
legged attractions Of United states laws:
Parker, Milburn, George w Gaines. n
c. willcoxon, Malcolm Mclean, W. h;
T. Brooke, oscar w. Phillips, Edward
A. Downey, Fountain Beatue, w. q.
Anderson. Thomas Hulcher, w. y;
W Sebastian, j. P. stone, !. W. Max
hiemer. scott skidmore. wilson Burton.
Morgan Snellings, R H. Dennis, Robert
Thomas, William Brown, j. B. tarlsn'
r. S. Cochran, Dun Green: J. o.
Hutchinson, Henry Clark, W. 7. Gary
Funeral services for Mrs. Eugene A.
German were conducted this morning
II St Mary's Catholic Church, by the
Rev. H. J. Cutler, rector. lnterment
was in st. Mary's Cemetery.
A patriotic service will be held in the
Methodist Protestant Church tomorrow
night at s o'clock when the pastor, the
Rev. c. r. Strausburg, will discuss the
question of Religion and Politics"
The following officers have been
elected by the Alexandra Automobile
Association: George D. Hopkins. presi-
dent; William Hellmuth. vice president:
W. A. Moore, jr-, secretary; George
H. D. Kirk, treasurer. These officers
18th A NJ. Remschell. c. c. Lamond.
p. o. Cockey and Harry Hammond.
constitute the board of directors.
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THE LARGER INDEPENDENCE
IT, IL
emp1e Talks, No. II

unite effort secure larger shorter working hours The
idea obtained America giving rise to industrial conditions
which drove the laborer the wall claimed with Ricardo, that
the aborer entitled to only much pay would keep the
chine of his body repair Bitter experience significance to
the term blackst by which was driven from Texas to Can
ada quest of work The souess corporation pucked thousand
average men, to produce "American Beauty"
Over against this well organized system the union of labor
matching backt with boycott Men hung together for fear of
hanging apart The of KpngS words burned into the
heart of labor:
"For the strength of the wolf is the pack,
And the strength of the pack is the wolf"
Out of this white heat energies gradual approach Of
labor and capital mutually raterna spirit Men learning that
Fought essential than might The light not the
glare of conflict but the spirit the HRC which the contestants
bore into the strife The CHURCH has tolerated the doctrine
of the survival of the eSt but rather the survival of all men, 10
minister to the least to deal uprghty with
man, distinctly religious and offers the solution every question
between and eliminating the largest possible life and
happiness for every member of the human family.
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Old Folks Rally Day
Service at Foundry M. E.

An ''Old Felix's Rally Day" service
will be held IN Foundry Methodist Epis-
copaI Church, Avenue of the Presidents
and Church street northwest, tomorrow
morning. when the Rev. W. r. Wedder-
spoon will preach on The Consistency
of Divine Love" and administer the sac
rament of communion.
At the bright hour" service In the
evening from: s until 8 o'clock, DR.. We'd
derspoon will speak on Nazareth,
from his serial sermon entitled Scenes
In the Holy Land"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-07-04
Life Prisoner Released
When Another ConfeSses

This will be a memorable Fourth Of
July tor Samuel Coltrane. who is doing
a life sentence in Leavenworth peni-
Tertiary for murder. He will be re-
leased at once.
President Wilson has just signed q
communication Of the mans sentence,
following a dispatch from Oklahoma to
the effect that a prisoner there had con-
fessed the crime for which Coltrane
was convicted.
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Baltimore Gospel Trio
To Sing Here Tomorrow

The Gospel Trio, OF Baltimore. has
arrived in Washington to fulfill en-
gagements in several churches here to-
morrow. They will be heard at the
following churches: Pentecostal Church.
Third and D streets northwest, in the
morning at II o'clock; Western Presby-
terrain Church, II street between
Nineteenth and Twentieth streeth
northwest, at p. m. and Union
Methodist Church, Twentieth and Penn
sylvania avenue northwest, at s p. m.
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Evangelist Harter Speaks
On "The Millennium"

At the big tent" corner First street
and Randolph place. Evangelist R. E.
Harter will speak on THE Millennium"
which, he asserts. will prove to be one
of the most interesting subjects of the
summers campaign. These meetings
are held six nights = week In a huge
tent, regardless Of the condition of the
weather, and continue to draw large
crowd, especially Of Bible students.
Prof. Henry DeFTuiter, of Denver.
has arranged an elaborate musical pro-
gram, and will direct a large choir.
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Workhouse to Supply
Milk to the Asylum

Ore more step toward making the
workhouse at Occoquan self-support-
ing has been reported to the Com
missioners by w. Fl. Whitaker. the
superintendent. who has just con-
cluded a contract TO supply the Wash
gallons Of milk a day. This will give
a credit Of $4,000 a wear.
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French Treaty Ready.

The finishing touches have been put
on the French peace commission treaty
and it will probably go to the Senate
with the similar English treaty. Both
treaties are practically the same as the
original treaty with The Netherlands
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Undenominational

ASSEMBLY HALL. 18th St and Pa ave
Sunday school. s:SS a m. Gospel
preaching, T:45 p. m. Week night meeungs.
Tuesday and Friday, 7:I5 p. m. All invited
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PentecostaI- Nazarene.

GRACE CHURCH. Eso Pa ave. n. W
Rev, J. o. Knott. d. d, will preach AZ II
m. Evangelist A. II. Tyson will sing and
spesk At o. m. Everybody welcome.
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Bible Students

INTERNATIONAL BIBLE STUDENTS As.
ISOLATION class meets for study AZ 1:t
D. m, Sundays. Old Masonic Temple sth
ana p .ts All welcome-no collections
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NIT PLEASANT

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
COLUMBIA ROAD NEAR l1TH ST.
REV. CLARENCE A. VINCENT. D. n.
Minister.
Morning service II a. m. Sermon by the
Rev Mcleod. Of Washington, D. c. Subject.
The Life-Giving River Sunday school.
9:45 a. m. Christian Endeavor meeting. s:i5
D. m. Y. P. S. c. E, p. m. No other
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Gospel Mission
GOSPEL MISSION.

M and ,is ~ st. John Marshall placer.
Gospel services every evening OF the year at
I:X D. m Sundays in Gospel Mission Hall
N and 7:I5 D. m. Gospel Wagon and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-07-04

You have read of the time when serfs great
divide separated the master from his slaves was impossible to
bridge the gulf between Them whether the enSaved
superior inferior The brute force of the few reveed
guest cunning and shwd devily pungng the unfortunate
oy into impossible spirbe akng bondage And the wonder of
that the highest civilizations fostered and ened upon this STU
pendous system
But humanity like the restless and moving with unde
fined and meauress power expressing itself the faith that "Man
partly is and wholly hopes be- 1t respect for ancient
TOMS for under its scorn they fall like finder houses.
They beginning the results The human family is in
ceaSngly recognized brotherhood declaration of indie
pendence affirming the right of to choose the conditions under
which he will labor securing honest share the profits of his toll
and freedom in the exchange of his products An open field and
equal opportunity the demand ALL Besides these industrial
dion social movements of vast importance among which the
expressed of to be not longer the cingng
without the character the re which she
posed cling Perhaps the interesting the
sion of childhood far out into the of life.
For conditions there sufficient and that cause
most clearly defined within your CHURCH. where you into
presence of Infinite Mind the Creator whom best call Faith
er outlined that realm described by Kant
ereigns and all are subjects"
Less than century ago felony England for men to
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Unitarian

ALI, SOULS CHURCH. cor. 18th ana L su.
Ulysses C. B. Pierce. d. T., Minister.
II A. m, Morning Service; sermon by the
minister.
The Church OF Our Father will unite with
,hIs church during July
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Universaiist

CHURCH OF OUR FATHER
18TH AND L SITS. N. W..
Rev John Van Schaick. Jr.. d. D.. Pastor.
Union service with All Souls Church. 18th
and l. sts II a. m. Sermon by DR.. Pierce.
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CHURCH NOTICES.
PresbyterlD
CHURCH OF THE COVENANT

18TH and SITS and Connecticut Ave
CHARLES WOOD. Minister.
HOWARD HANNAFORD.- Ministers ASyt
HARRY BARRYMORE ANGUk
Minister in-charge Of Peck Chapel
II a. m--Sermou by the minister's assistant.
p m.-Service In the Covenant Tent. 18th
st. and Meridian place. Sermon by tia min
ister's assistant
Song service from T:4S to 8 O'Clock. In case
Of rain service will be held In the Guriey
Memorial Church, adjoining the tent. Chris
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Central Presbyterian Church.

(Southern Assembly,
Sixteenth and Irving SITS. " W.
JAMES II. TAYLOR. Pastor.
Preaching by the pastor. IL g. m and 8
p m. Communion at morning service. 8. s..
$50 g. m. Meeting Of Congregation Thurs
daY. o. m
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First Congregational Church,
CORNER 10TH AND c SITS. N W.
Rev. Jay T. Stocking. D. D.. Pastor.
Rev. Lewis E Purdum, assistant pastor.
IL a. m. public worship, sermon by Rev.
Ferdinand Q: Blanchard: subject. THE
day school. p. m. Y. P. 8. C. E. No ether
service
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Funeral services for Mrs. Eugene A.
German were. conducted this morning
At ST. Mary's Catholic Church, by the
Rev. H. J. Cutler, rector. lnterment
was in st. Mary's Cemetery.
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The author Of the photodrama AM
pastor OF this congregation cordial,
invites all churohEoers OF. the city {,
which harmonizes science. history. an'
the Bible. No admission, charged AM
no collection lifted at the thsatsr.
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HAMLINE Ninth and str'sa
REV. LUcIUs c. CLARK. d. D.. Pastor.
81 4 m--eunday school
II a m.-'sHoLy COMMUNION"
10 D. m--Epworth League Ssrvtca
An sittinSs free. Strangers welcome.
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A patriotic service will be held in the
Methodist Protestant Church tomorrow
night at o'clock when the pastor, the
Rev. c. r. Strausburg, will discuss the
question of Religion and Politics"
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WASHINGTON HEIGHTS

PRSBYTERfAN CHURCH.
Columbia road and Kalorama-
REV. JOHN c. PALMER. d. D
IL a. m.-Subject, Our Country-God' $
Country" No evening service. Sunday school
At s:4S a. m. Prayer meeting Thursday even
ing at rs. All cordially Melcome.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-20

The next day she died
Devine, an attorney, was appointed
administrators of the estate. His hrst
action was to attempt 10 seize the
furniture in order that 1t might be-
given to the heir, presumably kolb
the brother Methany refused 10 give
il up, and the case was brought before
Justice DeGaW.
The bomb exploded few minutes
after the case opened.
she was not my sister confessed
Kolb under a probe OF questions by
Methanys lawyers. she was just a
friend"
Later i'm a moment OF excitement he
referred TO the dead woman as my
wife" After that the tears came and
ne left the stand violently agitated
He swore that he had paid for the
furniture in dispute.
Love letters by the dozen we're pro
duced by Methany. Kolb had only
his testimony of friendship" that
had existed for many years.
At noon Justice DeGaw postponed
the case for two days.
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til Jan: /. Following this, he pro,
posed to inaugurate In each church
OF the denomination an active revival
campaign, which, with the personal
solicitation work conducted before, is
expected to add 100000 members 10
the denomination, or 10 per cent oil
the present number enrolled.
Reports OF officers took up the
greater portion OF the time OF the
conference Wednesday morning.
Prayer meetings in the "a Metho-
dist churches OF the city have been
suspended for tonight and the mem
bers will attend a mass meeting in
Central church at which Bishops
berry. Henderson and Burt will
speak
In the meeting this afternoon, the
Rev. Mr.. Randall will elaborate his
plan for an all-year-round campaign
OF evangelism in each church and
the Rev. n. w, Stroup, of Cleveland,
o., will present plan OF campaign
adapted especially to the needs oil
city churches.
Thursday afternoon will be devoted
to the consideration OF women and
their relation to evangelism. A pro
gram OF unusual interest has been ar
ranged. Mrs. r. Lester Smith Will
open the service by devotional ad-
dress.
The Rev. Dr. c. L. Locke, pastor
of the First Methodist Episcopal
church in Los Angeles, one OF the
largest churches OF the denomination,
and thinker OF rare ability, viii
speak on The power OF the woman
with a vital Christian experience
Mrs. Margaret Delight Moore will
talk on Women as intercessors, and
Mrs. May c. Bliss will present con
structiye spiritual program.
Bishop Theodore ). Henderson,
president OF the commission, Will
conduct the closing service.
The commission on evangelism was
appointed in the last general confer
ence two years ago, and is composed
OF two members, one clergyman ana
one layman, from each OF the 10 gen
eral conference districts in the Unit
ed States In addition to this mum
Der three bishops. Bishop Henderson
Bishop Leete and Bishop Berry, are
members OF the commission.
The present meeting, as we'll as
being a convention of the commission
proper, Is a conference between dis
trict superintendent OF Michigan and
Indiana, who have been requested 10
attend and TO bring with them four
members. two clergymen and two lay
men, from their districts in order that
plan of uniform activity may be in.
augurated. The aim OF the commits.
sion is to provide a uniform system
of evangelistic work throughout the
United States as soon as possible.
Bishop Henderson. In short ao'
dress, Wednesday, strongly adyocat.
ed the adoption Of plan of worla
wide eyangelistic activity, insisting
that some spiritually vitalizing work
should be laid alongside the present
financial system of the denomination
The sessions will close Thursday
evening.
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He said that she agreed TO this, and
that she suggested that in order to
avoid talk" that they be known as
brother and sister. For 10 years Mr..
and Miss Kolp have been known to
the neighbors in Fairview as an ideal
family" Everything was smooth
sailing until a year or SO ago Rich
ard Methany appeared. Dick made
an instant hit with Kathleen, ac-
cording TO his own and others testt
mony What happened then is dis
puted.
Methany claimed that he soon was
engaged TO the girl, aud that he paid
her bills and gave her money. When
the date of their wedding drew near
he said he gave her money with which
to buy furniture for a threeroom
apartment. which she did. Kolp SAID
he paid for the furniture,
In February, she fell ill., and Feb
"a, Methany appeared in Grace hos
pital where the woman signed an or
der, deciding the goods TO Methany
upon his payment OF balance TO the
store, where they were purchased.
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they will be ready 10 furnish the de-
sired data
The company petition was moth
ing more than blind application,
The city is now mourning considera'
bic expense 10 meet the company 5
claim. We have learned that the
present telephone system Is compos-
ed OF four companies and an attempt
is being made 10 weld them together.
II make the motion for dismissal
ia good faith. II will give the com
pany all the time necessary 10 com
plete the inventory and appraisal
work. Meanwhile. the city may make
an Affirmative showing wherein the
telephone company is deficient
In justice TO the company | will
say that | am informed the company's
inventory is complete and good as
far as IL goes"
Mr. Lawson added that il would be
possible TO check over the complete
inventory and appraisal figure In six
week time. while under the present
arrangement IL would probably re.
quire several months
In answer 10 Corporation Counsp
Lnwsons argument, Attorney Butzel
said Ia effect that the company would
not object to the petition being dis.
missed without prejudice, providing
that was what the corporation coun.
sci and Mayor Marx. who was pres
ent, wanted
That's what have been talking
a0ou- for an hour" said Mr.. Lawson.
didn't know it and | don't think
you aid either" snapped the telephone
company's lawyer.
Mr. Lawson then remarked that az
iei the telephone company had OBJ
tanned an inventory and appraisal, II
might not care to Ale another petition
for reaojustment OF rates
MI Zahm stated after the hearing
mat he would finish up HRS work with.
IN day and leave II in such shape
mat ii viii be possible for himself
or his successor TO go ahead without
loss OF time when the company files
complete figures.
Mayor Marx shook hands with Cor.
poration Counsel lawson and warmly
congratulated him his showing
before the commission
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Mrs. pacre.Fox Freed.

LONDON. May 20.-Mrs. Dacre-
Fox. head of the Women's Social and
Political union. today was released
from Holloway Jail after a successful
hunger strike. The militant suffra
2ist was SO weakened that the prison
authorities believed further confne-
ment would permanently injure her
Mrs. Dacre-Fox was sentenced 10
prison last week i'm London sessions
court for her insistence on picketing
the home OF Sir Edward Carson
leader OF the Ulsterite anti-home rul-
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APPLICATION TO IN
STALL PHONE
METERS DISMISSED
ocontInued from pase oneJ


take many months. We hope to have
the figures ready i'm July"
Corporation Counsel Lawson then
moved for the dismissal of the petit
tinn. setting up three reasons. first,
that the company had not prepared
the inventory in a reasonable period;
second that the company has no
knowledge OF the value OF the prop
erty and plant on which IL asks TO in
crease the telephone service rate,
and. third, that a reasonable time has
already elapsed i'm which TO prepare
and furnish the necessary inventory
and appraisal.
81 also desire 10 make few obser-
vations for the benefit OF the com
mission said Mr.. Lawson. This
nearing has already been postponed
three times at the request OF the tel
ephone company Jan 2S the com.
pany officials told us they would be
ready i'm 80 days. Feb. % they ask
ed until March is. and then until
May 49,
The statement that the company
is not receiving adequate returns on
It's investment Is ridiculous. since the
company has admitted that II does
not know the value OF It's property.
n is necessary for the telephone com.
pany 10 employ 20 experts to ponder
over the value OF the property.
Also. no steps have been taken 10
secure an appraisal. as the experts
are still working on the inventory
figures They don't know now when
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paid ON this point. they say, Mellen
Is alone IN his criticism.
Meanwhile. although Morgan is
dead Rockefeller and most OF the
members OF the board or directors
who authorized the deal are alive In
the interstate commerce commission
inquiry proves that the deal was
fraudulent. or illegal, they are indi-
vidually liable.
Rockefeller is 10 be examined as
soon as Mellen's story is complete
and subpoenas have been issued for
the other directors and for the high
priced attorneys who advised the
deal The commission expects 10 de-
yelop from Francis Lynde Stetson,
who was the chief counsel IN the
early days OF the -Westehester deal,
how far he was influenced in his ad'
vice by suggestions from Morgan or
Rockefeller. Other lawyers viii be
called and asked why they advised
certain steps.
Mellen resumed the stand today to
throw further light on the merger OF
the Boston x Maine with the New
Haven The fact that be disclalms
responsibility for the 20-year contract
which the American Express Co. put
through with the Boston & Maine
Just before the merger, and when
the New Hampshire railroad commits
sioL claims has cost the stockholders
OF the New Haven 100000 annually
ever since, brought the entire trans
action into bold relief Mellen very
frankly insists that while he would
not have made any sucn contract ne
was very glad il existed when ne
took over the road for the New la
ven. as il saved him much worry
Counsellor Folk today devoted ms
energies to developing responsibility
for this deal He also delyed deeply
into the sale OF the Boston Maine
stock to the Billiard company. aud its
subsequent re-purchase by the New
Haven. trying TO show that this sale
was not a bonafide transaction In
this he was baked at ali times by
Mellen. who defended the deal ana
emphatically asserted that II was
always on the level
AT a conference before the hearing
today, Counsellor Folk and Mellen
went over the purchase OF the Rhode
Island trolley system, and or the
Worcester. Nashua & Rochester rail-
road. In the former Folk plans to
show that former Senator Nelson w.
Aldrich was interested, and in the lat
ter that the stock was secured from
the Mutual Life Insurance Co. Folk
said he believed Mellen would be on
the stand the rest OF the week.
Folk questioned Mellen at length
regarding 100000 in notes given by
the Boston Herald, and w z. Haskell
to the New England Navigation Co,
and later turned over to the Billiard
company. Folk endeavored TO indi-
cate a connection between the loan
and the passage BY the Massachusetts
legislature OF a bill authorizing the