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The Washington times., 1914-10-03
JEWELSF|LL HOME
OF TANGO ROBBER"
Dying Man Tells How He Sped
in Taxis to Loot Partners
House Between Dances.

NEW YORK, Oct. "a poliCeman's
]. Eaton revealed a story which has
no parallel in fiction. AS he lies dying
today police are trying to piece to-
gether a tale unsurpassed by a Steven
son or a Poe.
In every corner of his Harlem fiat
detectives are finding jewels valued at
thousand of dollars. TO the amaZement
of the pretty wife. who believed that
her husband was a clerk in cham
payne importing house. And with a
fine faith. she can scarcely believe to-
dav that her husband was anything but
what he represented himself to be.
She was married To him in Wales
when still a girl. Later. in 1913. sHe
went with Eaton TO Mexico. where he
struck il rich in a mining venture. But
the mine soon began to run out III"
moved to this city and found that the
luxurious tastes Of a nine operator
could rot he satisfied on clerk sal
aTv.
He Gained the confidence of wealthy
society women. AS ne tangoed and fox
trotted he learned where they hid their
Jewels. And in the intermissiOn be-
tween dances ne hurried in taXlcapS 10
rob the women with whom he had just
danced
Eaton was wounded as he ran to es-
cape from detectives who had caught
him trying to return a piece of jcwclry
TO Mrs. Arthur f. Pike. He had robbed
her Riverside Drive apartment Two
weeks previously.
The Washington times., 1914-10-03
HORSEPOWER TAX IS
SEEING OPPOSITION
War Tax Measure Meeting Diff
cuIties as Senate Considera-
ton Nears.

The automobnile industry is up in
arms against the war tax. The latest
plan of the Senate finance Committee
Is to impose a horsepower tax on auto
mobiles as they are sold.
Senator William Alden Smith Of
Michigan. whose State is a great center
of the industry, received r. number Of
the protesting kilograms, and assailed
the war tax soon after the Senate con-
vened
'Whny should time automobile indus
try be singled outn for this experiment
in democracy" asked Senator Smith.
IF the money now subject to Treasury
onrder were In the Treasury the neces-
sity for this legislation would not eX-
iSt'
Senator Smith said the I.emocratic
tariff bill and the income tax leGisia-
ucn had proved disappointing as pro-
ducers of revenue.
A series of bitter assaults in the war
tan bill is presaged. The plan to ed
Journ about October 15 has not been al
tered. The Republican senators pur-
pose to make all the war medicine DOS
Protests arrived on the stamp tax IN
checks, bankers saying It will tend to
drive money from the banks.
'Tie Sena.c t,nanca Committee today
worked on the bill. l. hopes - :e-
prrt ii to t:c SCra-a Oh Mpn.S-.
ON: of t. g Imp ,.3t md,:e,S - fer
consideration today was the elimination
of the bank tax and the substitution
of a tax on checks, drafts. and certitl-
Gates of deposit.
gasolene tax to l cent a gallon and
impose a tax of so cents per horsepower
on automobiles sold. The beer tax is
to stand as the House fixed it
The Washington times., 1914-10-03
HEARINGS ON LIQUOR
LICENSES TUESDAY
Excise Board Will Consider
Twenty Applications for Re-
neWaIs Each Day.

Hearings on applications for renewals
Of liquor licenses for the next license
year WILL be begun by the Excise Board
Tue$cay at GO a. m. Twenty hear
iLRs a day la been scheduled. Many,
1t is believed, can 5e disposed nf n n
few minutes Others will require a
:onCer periol. owing to protests :iIed
ry tie Ant:-Saloon Lea;;r. ami --Si-
u-nts
The first forty hearings scheduled are
on the following applications: John NJ
Kirby. president Metropolitan Club. &C
Fifteenth street northwest; John p.
Sheehan. 7o1 North Capitol: Joseph A.
Carroll. 234 Third southwest: Barnard ].
Martin. 223 n southwest; Michael Nc
Inerney, 1926 Seventh northwest: Ter
ence Fegan, go Fourth northwest: To-
bias Bush, 1110 E northwest; Louis Bush,
1906 z northwest: John Rickles. 800 Sixth
northwest: Theodore Walter. 10Ol C
southeast: William a. Hettinger, 415
Eighth southeast: William Morris. 629
Third southwest: Leopold Birgle, 1915 H
Alex. A. Davis, l00l E north
west: Lee Oedekoven, 1875 New York
avenue northwest: Maurice ]. Sheehan.
145 H northeast: Patrick ]. O'Keefe, 90+
Pennsylvania avenue northwest; Aeneas
Lane. 304 Q northwest: Robert Allen.
1917 Fourteenth northwest; Jacob Brueg
ger. 2l4 Ninth northwest; Jere O'Connor,
lis Four-and-ahalf street northwest;
Shoemaker Company. 1881 E street
William f. O'Connor, "a
street southwest; Levi
Woodbury., 5SS Pennsylvania avenue
Margaretha Danhakl. 1868 c
street southeast; A. J. Gaskins. 800
Eighth street northwest; G. J. Bessler,
gS2 PENNSYLVANIA avenue northwest: >.
A. Taylor, PIP Ninth street northwest; ;
l. II. Rowland. 5l1 Ninth street north
west; NJ. J. Collins, 1435 II street north
east: c. NJ. Schneider, 4l6 Twelfth street
northwest: VI. J. Lynch, $50 Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest; a. ]. Lohse,
102l street northwest; T. G. Stoner,
2DC Seventh street southwest; d. r. Nc
carthy. 2G2 l. street northwet: J. T.
Branson, GA Eleventh street southwest;
NJ. A. Solan. 1903 Seventh street north
west: j. Richardson, 2lS Twelfth street
northwest: Emile Wagner. 210 Ninth
street northwest.
The Washington times., 1914-10-03
.ASSA|LS DEMOCRATS
ON BROKEN PLEDGES
Senator Jones Denounces Party
as Extravagant and Con-
demns Tariff.

In sweeping denunciation of the
Democratic Administration on the floor
OF the Senate this afternoon, Senator
Jones OF Washington gave a compre-
hensive idea of the political oratory the
Republicans will use In the Congress
sional and Senatorial elections In the
campaign leading up to November 3.
Failure to keep the Democratic plat
form pledges was his chief theme.
Your platform expressed regret that
court decisions had deprived the Sher-
man law of most of its efficiency" he
said, but you have now concluded that
the law Is strong anad efficient, and
you have tried only to supplement IL
and have done that only very weakly
and imperfectly. You have been careful
TO declare that nothing In the laws
passed shall be construed to affect or
impair the Sherman law.
Your platform declared for an amend
ment to the Constitution limiting the
President to one term and pledged your
candidate to this principle. Neither you
nor your President has done a single
thing toward fulfilling that promise.
Charges Extravagance.
Your platform denounced the appro-
priations made by the Republicans The
appropriations of this Congress will ex-
ceed those of any Congress in the his
tory OF Ine repuDuc. Win a decrease
of over $4,000 900 in the revenues dur
ing the nine months following the pas
sage of the Underwood tariff law, and a
probable increase Of $50. 900 in the
annual appropriations. 1t is no wonder
that $10O.000,0o0 additional taxes must
be collected from the people. This or
an issue of bonds was inevitable without
any war in Europe, and demonstrates
the incapacity of the Democratic party
to administer this Government in the
interest of the people.
Your tariff policy helped no one ex-
cept the importer. and the foreigner who
was selling more freely in our market
You aoded nothing to the workers wage,
nor did you decrease the cost OF his ne
cessities.
The farmer was told to root hog
or die When he had just reached the
point where he could see a fair return
for his toll and effort and risk. compe-
tition was encouraged from Belgium,
Canada. Argentina, Australia, Germany.
the first OF last August and before the
war the prices for his hay. butter. po-
tatoes. wheat corn. oats, barley, hogs,
cattle. sheep, horses. beets. eggs.
cultrv and other products had been
held down or greatly reduced by COM
petition from other countries"
Senator Jones was severe on the
Democrats for the tolls exemption re-
peal bill, which he decraled violated
another pledge Of the platform He
also qToted President Wilson on the
necessity of keeping UP American
,rI the, pointed to the Presidents al
legged opposition to the immigration
bill containing the illiteracy test.
The Washington times., 1914-10-03

pouring into the northern and eastern
stations Of Paris, refugee, wounded sol
diers and British and American Con-
ttnental tourists. all of whom have lost
their luggage and many of them their
friends-was a highly intelligent Bel
gian, Mr.. Brugmann, of Estinnes, who
has been in the heart of the fighting
zone on the frontier.
He happened to have travelled from
Mons with a friend Of mine We had
lunch together today, and Mr. Brug-
mann was full Of his tragic experiences
l give some of them just as he related
them. His little child was with him.
German horsemen." he said, walked
into my house without knocking, and
one OF them. an officer. demanded food.
My wife began to cook some food for
them. While 1t was cooking our little
child. who is only seven months old,
started crying. Ny wife then COM
menced feeding the child from the
breast.
This seemed to aggravate the Of
flcer for he got from his chair in a
temper. and knocked both my wife and
child to the floor, and went to see about
the cooking of the meat himself.
L was mad with fury. and started to
get at him. when the other men stopped
me, after knocking me senseless. threw
me into the garden. where / lay. /
could not tell how long I had been lying
there, but when / came to my senses
heard the sound of horsemen ap-
preaching. To my delight 1 saw they
were French.
THE Germans on seeing them galloped
off, not. however. without losing one
of their number, who was killed.
The Frenchmen told me to come along
Immediately with them 1 thnen went
into the house to fetch my wife. child
and sister-in-law, but to my horror !
found my wife dead. She had been
killed by blow on the side Of the head.
The child was crying. and seemed none
the worse. Seeing that I could do no
good by staying, I left with the child.
leaving my wtfe's sister to look after
the remains OF my wife. and here / am
in Paris, hardly realizing It
Never mind, I shall avenge her.
shall avenge her. he said in conclusion
and. Judging from the look in his face,
/ think he Will.
The Washington times., 1914-10-03
WATER FAMINE IN
1880 IS FORECAST
Immediate Steps to Increase
Supply Must Be Taken, Says
Superintendent Mcfarland.

A water famine will threaten WASH
ington in 1890 unless immediate steps
arc taken says W. A. Mcfarland. su-
perintendent Of the Water Department.
in his annual report to make available
an additional supply.
The great need of such steps Is evi-
dent" the -eTort says, when 1t Is re-
menbered that the safe mean rate of
flow In the only conduit supplying the
city is about $500 .06 gallons daily. This
mean rate was exceeded In 1905. 1so5. and
1907, and was reached In 1908. Up to
1875 it was increasing rapidly.
'.Since 1906 there has been an almost
continuous decrease in the amount of
water used by the city. until last year
the mean daily rate was about "a, ooO, 900
gallons, and the per capita rate 152 gall
Ions.
in the per capita rate since 1906 is 80
per cent. Assuming that the per capita
can be finally reduced to 130 gallons-a
further reduction Of twenty-five gallons
and that the population increases at
about the same ratet as in the past. the
mean daily consumption would equal
the safe mean capacity Of the conduit
in 1880. when the population or tho DIS
trict would be about 5000
The most notable result OF the year 8
work. Superintendent Mcfarland says.
was the decrease in the consumption OF
wataer.
. This is due largely to the installation
of meters, S.634 of which were placed
in operation in the territories between
Ninth and Sixteenth streets. l. street
and Florida avenue northwest: Fifth
and Fifteenth streets, East Capitol and
E street southeast. Congress Heights
and Twining City. Stopping Of under
ground wastes aggregated 2.552oo0 GAL
Ions a day. Expenditures Of the Water
Department. which Is self-supportinS,
amounted to a total of 1874, 4,952.16.
The Washington times., 1914-10-03
M'COY WILL Go ON
D.C BENCH MONDAY
Attorney General Hastens to
Prepare His Commission.
Quits the House Today.

Congressman Walter J. Mccoy will
be tworn in as associate justice of the
District Supreme Court Monday and
viii take uo his work on the bench
Immediately To this end Attorney
General Gregory hastened preparation
of the new JUSTICES commission today
and submitted II to the President for
signature. The rPcsident will sign the
commission this afternoon.
This will be Congressman McCoy's s
last day in the House. He will resign
his seat this afternoon, and his resig-
nation will leave vacant the position
of chairman Of the subcommittee ot the
House Judiciary Committee, which
heard the testimony IN the Wright i'm
parchment proceedings.
While no official announcement has
been made concerning the matter II has
been definitely stated that the Wright
ings. and add note that the proceed
ings closed at that point owing to
Justice Wright's resignation.
Further hearings of the case after
such resignation, members of the COM
mittee declare, would give the hearings
As a precedent the case of Judge Han
ford in Washington is pointed to. where
after Judge Hanford's resignation. dur
ing impeachment proceedings, the case
was closed and a non-commital report
made, giving the evidence taken at the
hearing.
Confirmation by the Senate of Mr..
McCoy's nomination as justice and ar
rangements for him to take the oath
Monday were hastened by Chief Justice
Covington, who wished to have a fun
bench seated at once to take up the
of the fall term.
This robs me of a vacation" Mr.. NC
Gov said today II had hoped to gS
a rest of a week or two after the sum-
mer's work. but | am ready to go On
the bench Monday
The Washington times., 1914-10-03

observation as to his mental condition.
As two policemen were taking Hattor
from the house he broke away from
them and might have escaped had it
not been for tho automobile patrol
which was standing in front or the
residence. The officers pursued HatIon
in the machine, and overtots: him at
Eighteenth and > streets.
According to the complaint made to
the police by N- Hemmick, Eatto1.
who was discharged several day5 age
has been making himself Objectionable
by pcIsistently coming back to the
house. lie told the police that he was
simply endeavorinG TO get his Job as
butler back. and had no intention of
annoying any ri the members OF the
household. Mr.. Hemmick said. however
that he believed the butler was suffer-
ing from a temporary mental dsrange-
ment. ard made tie necessary atfida-
Wit to commit him to the asylum hos
pital.
The Washington times., 1914-10-03
Mclean Stable Takes
~ Blues at BrOCktOn

EROCKTON. Mass. Oct. 3--N1th the
close of the Brockton horse show and
the award of final prizes. The stable Of
Edward B Mclean, Of Washington. is
found to have led all entries with twelve
blue ribbons.
The judging of the horses on the last
day awarded the following prizes to the
McI.can entries:
Lady DiIham, first for hackney mares,
second for championship singles. second
for high stepping horses: Sir Braxtor.
first for saddle horses. first for park
and road hacks. reserve for champion
shin saddle horses: Alarm. first for
heavy hunters, and second for hunters.
open entry.
The Washington times., 1914-10-03

battle cannot be actually decisive. If
the Germans lose, and all of the mill
tary experts here agree that to all III
tents and purposes they are now losing.
in that they are unable to assume the
offensive at any point, they will retil e
slowly and in good order to their next
line of defense, which is known to be
just inside Of the southern Belgian
frontier.
Have Second Defense.
In the unforeseen contingency that the
allies should have to give ground thy
have a secondary defense line south of
the Marine. where they in turn woUld
reform and continue the fighting.
Neither army can be destroyed or even
seriously crippled by this greatest bat
tie in the history of the world which
started three weeks ago as a rear guard
action and two days later became trans
formed into a pitched battle.
The Washington times., 1914-10-03

Z at the armies operating with ArraS
3 Amiens as bases can be isolated
q destroyed. This operation will
= we unsuccessful in the opinion Of the
IL lltary experts here. who declare that
tie ferocity of yesterday and last
y ght's attacks indicate strongly that
l e high tide of German offense has
/ zen reached.
{ ed by the thousands. and that. the
. rort having failed. all that can now
J.. expected is for the Germans to at
! mpt to hold their present line for a
/ lief period and then to retire.
Incidentally because of the false hopes
J Id out that the present battle, II it
, suited in defeat to the Germans might
, nd the war. attention was being called
I the fact by the military experts in
1 C Paris newspapers today that this
The Washington times., 1914-10-03
Block German Adpance
In Poland, Embassy Says

The German advance into Russia is
b ing blocked with great success in
} lssian Poland, the Russian embassy
nounces today. A cablegram from
o Petrograd foreign office declares
at. while the engagements continue
. Russians have caused the Germans
retreat at Kresno. Lejpuny, and
Near Suwalki, stubborn fighting is
an re-enforcements, brought up by
i to Markcravowa, to help their re-
ing troops, took the offensive along
g line from Augustow and Suwaikl.
ear Paciki, the Germans attempted
ght bayonet attack. but suffered
.-vere losses in killed and prisoners;
The battle on the east Prussian hor-
II continues. The fighting near Msrl-
osition Of the Germans. near krasno
I'd west Of Simno, were definitely car
The Washington times., 1914-10-03

ried by a night attack of our troops.
The retreat of the Germans from Lei
puny to Suwalki was accomplished un-
der strong pressure from our pnr-
suing troops
"On the highroad from Seyny to
Suwalki, the retreat of the German
column, under the attack Of our cavalry
and the fire of our artillery. assumed
In some places a disorderly and hur-
ried character.
"Augustow was bombarded from the
northwest by heavy artillery until 2
D. m, october l, while our infantry, by
an energetic advance, drove the enemy
entirely out of this region.
AT Szczuczin and Grajewo, the
enemy has been defeated and our
troops re-entered into German territory.
Part of the train and motor trucks OF
the Germans who attacked OssowjetZ
have been taken.
Near Ulawa, the enemy began an
advance but was repulsed."
The Washington times., 1914-10-03
Letters Bear Proof To
Germans Heavy Losses

The writer says that finally in one OF
the houses along the road they fouTS
large quantities of food stored.
They were almost starving. but were
afraid to eat food because they be-
Eeved il might have been poisoned
Finally they go: the owner and forced
him to eat some Of the food. As there
were no bad results, the troops then
ate Tor the first time in three days.
The writer's regiment went into ac-
tion With fun ranks of 5000, but now
ii numbers only 1.6CH men.
Similar reports arc to hand, and 1t
is also stated in official circles that
there is little doubt that the real rea-
son why the German center remains IN
active is because il has probably been
robbed of its chef officers to take
charge Of regiments on the right and
left wings.
The Washington times., 1914-10-03

LONDON, Oct 3.-Emphasizing the
rormous losses of the German arnlcs
France, especially among the ofhcers.
which was dealt with in Genera
French's report made public last nish''
the official bureau today made puphc
The copy of a letter written by Ger
nan prisoner of war to his wife:
MY company started into action With
y men," the letter says. ''bnt it is nov
educed to eighty, and there Is not q
-lngle officer lest alive. Some OF IN
egiments, including the best In our
. -rvice. have been reduced to TWO ana
lree companies"
Another letter declares that for three
avs the entire division represented py
ne writer was without hot food, pc
, eUse the field kitchens had been losI'
The Washington times., 1914-10-03
Germany Does Not Fear
Cholera Spread, Report

ROME. oct 3-Copies of the North
German Gazette received here say that
sporadic cases of cholera have been
reported at some points in Germany.
but that extraordinary precautions have
been taken TO prevent an epidemic and
that the authorities say they do not
fear its spread.
The Washington times., 1914-10-03
Chase in Motor Patrol
Lands Man in Asylum

Edgar Hatton. formerly employed as
butler in the home of'Mr. and Mrs.
Christian D. Hcmmick. 1926 Rhode
Island avenue. was arrested today on
complaint Of Mr.. Hemnick and sent
to Washington Asylum Hospital for
The Washington times., 1914-10-03
TO AVENGE HIS WIFE
KILLED BY GERMANS

story was sent to the Daily News by
II. Cozens- Hardy, its Paris correspond
ent:
Amid the multitude Of people now
The Washington times., 1914-10-03
Democrats Name Officers.

Edward H. Jones. Of Chevy Chase
Md. has been chosen president OF "c
Woodrow Wilson Democratic League
Of Montgomery county. Md. 5. Dean
caldwell of Bethesda. Md. has been
elected first vice president, and DR..
Warren Price. Of Kensngton. secretary.
The Washington times., 1914-10-03
Carrier Delivers
Live Rabbit

A live rabbit constituted the latest
freak parcel post package received
at the Washington pOstufiice.
This rabbit came in a day or two
ago from a small Virginia postoffice
and was consigned to a residence in
Washington.
1t was delivered.
The Washington times., 1914-10-03
WEATHER REPORT.

The forecast for the District of Co
Enthusiastically cloudy tonight and
Sunday; slightly war rner tonight; gen
Tie winds, mostly south.
The Washington times., 1914-10-03

TEMPER
The temperature today a. registered
at the United States Weather Bureau
6ud Afdeck's:
The Washington times., 1914-10-03
AEELECK'S.
TIDE TABLE.

TIDE TABLE.
High tide. 7:25 a m. and 7:H p. m
Low tide ........ 1:3S a. m. and rs p. IN.
sun TABLE.
~ Sases..-...!" 5:5I ! Sun sets........ ~
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-21
NEW Y0nN'S PAY
roll. IS BIGGER
I AN j. 5. ARMY
City pa-s $lOl,2eo.1l3 i'll Salary
While Uncle Sans Boys
Receive $o4,0o0,000

CT &t35,G25,1t0 expended durmS
he year 1913 for the operation and
administration of the New York ely
government according to Conptrol.
Ter Praaaergast the modest sum II
rl0f,3Ga,ll3 was paid in salaries
,auc. or this total 81 per ceat was
hargaa % edacation. - per cent io
ollc2 Qnd health service, courts.
lblie charities. water supply and
,arhs ana G per cent to the Puoli7
orvice Commission and the depart
ents Of Bridges and Dock and
TarIi
Over one hundred million yea,
the bill New York must foot foi
| he pay of its army Of employees, apl
he pay roll is steadily growing
The total cost Of the United stat.
rmy Ger the current fiscal year i,
jut at $9I000.0o0.
The salaries of it's satraps repre-
I sent practically $20 head Io
every man, woman and child in Ii,
greater city. As employers tn,
qeopla of New York are generou
md tender hearted The salarie
hes pay are liberal, the work noa
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-21

Cairo's claims ta being the Naps'ai
OF Vast Inland Empire, The Gate
,r,v cf Two valleys 10 the Panama
- a.,,,a nns,fn,at
'''' "
reaoaiH-'oh by '"e ee'isioh o 'A'
Illinois Grain Dealers association IN
selecting cairo for the holding q
the ncNt annual convention OF this
body this great event occurring on
Taesld8 and Wednesday June AMI
june 9.
The selection Of Cairo as q place
wherein to hold the convention =
/ but thn bczirniua of an united III
Hort to make Cairo the convention
City, not only for Illinois hat q ~
lhe states htlltary to the two sfaai
lyailcy3
IA the assembling q this eohYeh'
ton, the annual meeting 81 inc ilii-
lnoia Grain Dealers Association Caifa
will see conereeated not less than
1000 representative grain dealers
who with their wives and daughters
win greatly swell the number o.
our guests io' TWO DAYS
This event viii be undoubtedly oI
inc '.-, '."p''' - .'''0 ,''I =
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III every way.
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opportunity 70 'eaI' more 70 ~
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