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lcssened Mr.. Washingtou's influence.
ON tho night Of March ~. 1911.
Mr.. Washington vas assaultedSby a car
renter named Albert t-lrich. who en-
countercd Washington In the hallway OF
the apartment house at IL. West sixty
third street, where tlrich lived with
his wife.
llr1rh accused tho negro Of pecriug
through "A k.yhole into n room, and after
an alteration Washington ran from the
hall and was pursued by llrich and a
policeman along Central Park West
until lie WAS ovcrtaken and led to tho
West Sixty-cighth street police station.
lie denied absolutely tlr!Ch's story.
lie SAID he bad been looking for
tile address OF a man ranIcd Smith.
related to the auditor Of Tuskegec. and
was standing In front of the apartment
house at lli3 when llrich came along
and bcgan 10 abuse him. I'lrich. how
ever. stuck 20 his story and eventually
was discharged by the MAGISTRATE and
freed OF the charge of assault that had
been made against linn.
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PiTTsRrno, Nov, lt.--Henry u, Oar
l,ugton, secretary and treasurer OF tho
standard steel Spring Company, aud
member OF an old Plttsburg family, shot
himself at his home early to-day and
died this afternoon. Darlington. who
was wealthy. had been IN poor health
for u LONG time. -..
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ST. PETER. MINI. Nov. 1.-THE city
council has passed an ordinance making
students and minors liable to "A tue or
imprisonment n they enter any place IN
-. Peter where intoxicating liquors are
served as ! beverage, This ordinance
also makes it unlawful for them to pro-
euro cigars and obacco
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Battles In Court Bcxin.

From Park Row De Lacy moved 10
Fulton street. where M remained until
lie led the movement OF gambling men
from lower Manhattan up town Ia
Broadway and side streets. That fight
which no had led against the Saxtou
bill will an Organization bankroll said
TO have been $500, 900 was but the be-
ginning OF "A long series of battles. in
court ans out. which lie Lacy waged
so steadily against wealthy owners of
racing stables and tracks hat. AZ news
paper files show, when the news was
published that "A constitutional amend
ment which virtually ended horse racing
in the state had been adopted DE Iacy's
picture appeared in the papers with the
statement that the amendment "is for
him a great triumph of personal spite"
The odd spectacle OF le Lacy SIN
adding to his wealth as a poolroom KIM
and DE Lacy head OF a reform move
m.nt 10 Interfere with racing was first
presented twenty-five years agu.
His fighting qualities which later on
were 10 make him a source Of irritation
to the Whitneys. Bslmvnts. sturgises
and Thompsons and other wealthy men
interested in racing got under way at
the old Linden track near Elizabeth.
y. J.
New Jersey racetrack promoters ,ook
the ground that news uf the races on
their track was their property and II
poolroom men wnnted the news direct
from the track they must pay 800 a
day for the service. DE Lacy DID not
want to pay the sun demanded. and
after a ingenious methods Of flash
Ing the news surrept!tiously from the
tracks to the roolrooms had been dis
covered and stopped, he allied himself
with the Rev. Or. keinpshal., a Ircsby-
terrain clergyman Of Elizabeth, and other
reformers 20 night the racing men.
TIT !i2ht resulted In the closing OF -hs
Linden track and then DE Lacy started
n facing war in Monmouth county
which closed the Loag Branch track for
IA year and. with the adoption OF the
New Je sey anti-racing law In 1894
closed the Monmouth and all other Jer-
scy tracks permanently.
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Next De Lacy came across the river
and started n new battle Ia New York
by leading "A ight against the BROOKLYN
Jockey club. The fight went OIL until Ny
1903 lie Lacy wa, not only BANGING
away Al -hc track owners. but was hall
ing the bookles themselves into court In
an effort 10 stop layers operations on
the tracks.
About tho last 81 Do I.scy's activities
was the operation Of a poolroom sx-
Chanxo IA a house he owned In Forty
second street. tn" cleanup OF the Ten
derloin which Police Inspector John
DAILY undertook was perfected when DAILY
closed De l.acy's exchange for good.
A part of th" fortune which De Lacy
Is said 10 have amassed is in valuable
real estate holdings on broadway and
sife streets in the Tendcrloin section.
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His Creed Concerning Race.

Mr.. Wa~h!ngton's creed concerning his
people may - well expressed In his own
words. spoken some years ago in this
city
Nv" must teach u young people
20 save their money. We must cease
to har" the reputation of "A spending.
shiftIesS. thriftless. poverty stricken
race. II IL vitality necessary for The
progress OF the race that We become crea-
tors OF enterprise and not depend on the
good will and tho energy Of other races ="
An unpleasant episode occurring IN
March. 1911. in this city, considerably
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Post master Is blamed.

Most ~ tho people are inclined "a
hlam" bloepfer for the dismissal. lie
has put NJ. y. Kloepfer. his brother, in
the place. II IL said TO have had his
eyes on the Job for some time. The
citizens think he may have exaggerated
tho remarks Of Burkitt IN his reports 10
Washington.
The Woman'S Guild Of the Christ
Episcopal church will meet tomorrow
afternoon In the church. According 70
W. :. Bishop. n lay worker IN the
church. the guild will pass resolutions
protesting against Burnitts dismissal
and expressing confidence in his ability
and work IN the post Office.
Burkitt did almost al. the work NJ the
post Office. IL is said. kloepfer belns
merely the Official head of the estab-
lishm.nt.
BurkItt in a statement to-day told OF
the efforts mad. by Kloepfer FOR a return
VI the correspondence sent TO him. Bur
Nit. in regard to his cas-. by the Post
Office department at Washington.
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mo sooner had the POSTMASTER re
cured my discharge from the pos Office
and ! had quit my window there than
he began persistently 20 call On me on
the street and at my home as we'll as
by letter for the return OF the letters /
had received from him and from Wash
ugiou IN regard to the charges against
me said Burkitt.
II cannot quite understand why he
was so anxious 10 get hold Of them.
They were addressed TO me and not 10
the Winnetka post office | had carried
on tho correspondence In my OWL name.
So | kept the letters. but ! made copie.
of them and submitted these copies 10
the First Assistant l'ostmaster-,ieneral
with the request tina: he assign "A post
ONCE inspector 10 Investigate thu In
justice done 10 me. This he declined
90 do.
Following hIs declination the efforts
o. tn" postmaster 10 get me to turn tho
corresIr,ndcnCe over to MIN Increased
twufold. but I held on TO the letters until
reporters called oil me after some OF my
friends IN Winnetka had called the at
teutiou of -hc newspapers to my case.
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Copyright by lockwood.
Peter De Lacy.
From a photograph taken at the
time he vas making his big
poolroom fight.

was one OF DE Lacy's men who carried
the roll 20 the state capital with in
structlons to pay each state Senator
who would accept the bride $4,000 10
vote against the hill. The Saxton bill.
however, was passed.
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BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
IS DEAD AT
Continued from First Page.

TIL he a been graduated from the
school with tho honors Of his class. hav-
ing worked his way through the
course.
After being graduated he returned to
his old home In Virginia and taught
school for n While before he continued
his studies at Wayland Seminar.
Washington. y. G.. While at Wayland
nc was invited to become a teacher n:
Hampton and there no remained FOR two
Years until. In 1881. the citizens of
Tuskesee. Ala, appealed TO Gen. =. G..
Armstrong for an institution along the
lines OF the school al Hampton. an In
stitution which would develop negroes
into useful citizens. teach them self-re-
spect. give them the ability to support
themselves. stir them with proper am
billion.
hundreds or persons were recon-
mended for the place as head OF the
new institute, many Of them much bot
ter known than Washington, but he got
me llacc. When he arrived at Tuskegec
he found there had been no Land or
buildings p~fovlded--that there was moth
ing, In fact, except the promise of the
state OF Alabama 10 pay $4,000 annu.
ally toward the expenses OF tho school.
I'ut Mr.. Washington went TO work with
immense pride. tremendous energy and
optimism that mover tagged for an in
slant.
IN . Shanty.
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struc,son -, ,sIa,a !. LOT ,he u.
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80, .h S ~ mu.n' WHO IHu HelI-re-
,deo,,ata ,i,Jn. ,.ha ION an
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parauna -,
,,toros,ad IN ~ .pu"''s p''an'e
VA. ,naLi,a :, Tn' ". .ue ,han VINO
E,,.r.tnna ~ NV u'AS noweh IN
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-19

NNe-Silllt GCllu SOtEzleAil lSllSA
Gammic in distress about 500 miles
off the New England coast, accord
ing tO'a report to revenue cutter ser
vice. .
IndianapoIis.-Senate passed bill of
Senator White abolishing common
drinking cup in public places.
SedaIia, Mos injured; fronts of
entire block of store buildings demol-
ished by explosion of compressed air
tank.
Springfield, III. - When Illinois
house resumed baIloting on speaker
ship here today Walter A. Provine
showed slight break in strength of
last week.
New York. = Federal Judge Maher
appointed Ex-Judge Walter c. Noyes
received for certain properties al
legged to be in possession of Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific R. R. Co.
Grafton, w. Va. - Grafton bank,
state institution with capital of $780,,
600 and deposits of 100000, failed
to open for business today.
Kalamazoo, Mich.4- Frank Sum-
mers, q, and Rob't White, %, Bat
tie Greek, arrested following robbery
of Model Baking shop.
WaUkesha, Wis.-Police are seek
ingto prove that George Adler, 70, is
famous lone forger," said to have
made 100000 in last 20 years VIC
timizing investors in mortgages.
Neutrality-suspicious. passed bill to
provide for stock grazing homesteads
on public land not suitable for other
purposes.
Denver. - SnoWploW attached to
Denver & Salt Lake railroad engine
broke from coupling and dashed over
embankment. Pilot killed.
IndianapoIis.-SaIe of Pere Mar
quette railroad by order of court
asked in suit filed in Federal court
by Central Trust Co., New York.
indianapolis, Ind.-"PaPer thieves"
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Washington.

r. B. MahOney, commissioners OF
Cancellation, ordered to New Orleans
by dept of labor to attempt to settle
strike of typographical workers.
hington.-CounseI Tor state OF {
Georgia and for Leo M. Frank, At
lanta, have agreed to submit motion
to advance hearing of case out OF
regular order in supreme court.
ST. PauI.-AmeIia w. KinnbalI paid
1 cent taxes on personal property.
Smallest ever recorded in Minnesota
Peoria, III.-Loren Francis, farmer
robbed on road near ChillicOthe.
Avon, IlI.-Wm. SaiIer, g, drowned
Fell in creek.
BeIIeViHe, III. = Henry StoltZ, 49,
grocer, found dead in vacant house.
Believed suicide.
Salisbury, Moonlight Agent D. o.
Gwinn in local railroad station held
I'D. Bandits escaped with $40 cash
and check for $32.
Lake Mills, Wis.-HoIIis Bacon, B.
may die, result being struck by
train. Both legs crushed.
Como ItaIy.-Porter Charlton, ex-
tradited from U. S. to be tried for
murder of wife, Mary Scott Charlton,
June 9, 1910, declared insane by COM
mission. Committed to madhOuse..
East ST. Louis, Ill.-Kate Rucker,
named in federal warrant charging
her with inducing Amelia Graham,
10, Helena Ark, to come here in vio-
lation of Mann act.
Cuba, III.-Ios. Succo, "a, shot to
death, Jos. Crisci, II, probably will
die. Shooting fray in dance hall.
Slayer escaped.
Ladysmith, Wis.-BurgIar robbed
Georges department store of 800.
Helped himself to meal of canned
goods and left pay for food.
La Crosse, Wis.-EiIah Dimon, II,
choir singer Iured away from home
by Conner Campbell, youthful forger
- .uo,..5 rryE,f%a c1orror nODouoiffnH
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-21

TO be directing publication. His
father and his grandfather were pub
fishers before him.. He is practical
printer and has expert knowledge
along all lines of newspaper endeavor.
For fourteen years he has been with
the Muscatine Journal, a Lee syndicate
publication. During the last nine
years he acted as publisher The
Lee syndicate recognized in his
change to the Democrat, deserved
promotion and interposed no objec-
lions to his going, though regretting
to lose his services and association.
Mr. TROOPS going from the Journal
has brought about the elevation of Lee
P. Loomis to the position Of publisher.
MIR. Loomis is an ex-Ottumwan who be-
gan his newspaper career with the
Ottumwa Courier. His climb from sub
scription solicitor to publisher has
been rapid but not surprising. he
evinced an interest and enthusiasm
and ability from the first that was not
to be denied. Nine years ago he left
The Courier to become managing edl-
tor of the Muscatine Journal. He is
thoroughly competent to step right
into the position left vacant by the
departure of MI Throop and with his
capabilities and disposition, his sue
cess is assured.
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STRONG FOR ARSENAL.

The midwest conference on pre-
paredness at Davenport, Rock Island
and Moline which ended Fri
day is being hailed as a greet success.
Numerous members of congress at.
tended the two days convention and
at the closing session made speeches
which were almost unanimously IN
favor of asking congress to build up
the Rock Island arsenal as one OF the
first steps towards preparing this
country against the possibility OF be-
ing attacked when unready to defend
itself. "a
The opinion among the delegates to
the conference was that the central
west is the proper place for the loca-
ton of a great munitions plant ana
storehouse because of the safety OF
This section from attack, because OF
excellent labor conditions in the MID
die west and because OF 1t being the
best point from which to ship to other
sections of the country.
One thing that developed at the
meeting is that the government is not
even using the facilities 1t now has at
the arsenal. This is especially true
as regards the small arms factories.
Colonel G.. w. Burr, commandant at
the arsenal, called attention to the
fact that two years ago the military
authorities concluded that the supply
of small arms was about sufficient and
the Rock Island arsenaIs small arms
plant was discontinued and operations
at Springfield were greatly reduced.
The government has some 100000 OF
the Springfield rifles on hand.
Military men now are OF the op1n-
ion that the 100000 are not enough.
Capacity of both Springfield and Rock
Island arsenals is 1000 guns a day.
This means year and half to pro-
duce 100000 guns.
There is reason to believe opinions
at Washington will be different now,
and that the production of small arms
will be resumed Colonel Burr ex-
pressed it as his opinion that the Uni
ted States should have in reserve at
all times between 100000 and 3,0O0,-
coo Springfield rifles. That would
mean many years of production at the
present capacity rate.
There is at the present time suf-
ficient raw material on hand at the
local arsenal for manufacture of from
$4,000 to 10000 guns.
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Pcgoud died the other day - Pegoud
who revolutionized mechanical flight
when. strapped to his aeroplane. ne
"looped the loop and demonstrated It's
latent possibilities. Pegoud died as he
would have wished, in duel with an
enemy aeroplane, up among the clouds.
AS his funeral procession was passing,
so the cables say. there dropped from
the sky, from a circling German aero
plane, wreath inscribed:
ITO Pegoud, who died like a hero,
from his adversary"
1t is the sort of story we want to be-
lieve; this war has so few heroic
legends, and this fits SO well the
peculiar qualities that mark the air.
man the curious artistic temperament
that calls men into the skies.
Before the actual test of warfare,
military men distrusted the value of
air service for this very reason. Avia-
tors, said French authority two years
ago. did not make good soldiers. They
were too temperamental They did
not take discipline and subordinate
themselves. They were like theatrical
stars, and would not act without the
calcium and the crowd, in the undis-
tinguished mass of the army. AS for
applause, who hears that now, above
the clamor of battle? And as for the
temperamental qualities, they are all
needed in the one place where modern
warfare, can use them h7ol,ea s1pa
For the aeroplane no longer goes
out only to make maps or direct gun.
fire; it is fighting machine for Of
tense and defense. When avions rise
from camp and are lost in the sky,
they disappear from discipline and
control; they must evolve their own
tactics, be law unto themselves. At
the tense hour of sunset, when one by
one the machines drop from the clouds
like chickens coming home to roost,
Headquarters know when one has not
returned that it will return no more.
Out of the mystery that has en-
wrapped them since their departure,
the pilots may return with reports of
Copyright 1915, by Nat
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~ / n n e r
s tor / e s.

Two country negroes while waiting
at a railway station observed the
candy machine, which upon the intro
duction of penny into its interior
promised to return a piece of confec-
tionery. drop in a penny and pull the
handle with jerk" read the inscrip-
ton. One of the pair dropped in his
coin after laboriously spelling out the
words of instruction. Then he began
looking all over the machine. What
mattah?" asked his companion. dis
heah sign,' said the other, says TO- to
pull de handle wifi jurk, but All KANT
find no jurk."
An ingenious clerk In the British
admiralty was asked by gentleman
with whom he had a slight acquaint-
ance whether he might come to his
room: to see review OF the troops.
Certainly replied the clerk. MAY
l bring my wife," Yes" II have two
daughters; may they Gomez" "By all
means" A second time the gentleman
called to ask whether few nieces
might be added to the band. To this
the clerk cheerfully assented. 1--WE
cannot be sufficiently grateful to you,
said the gentleman, "for enabling us
to have 80 good view of the re-
view" 81 am afraid" answered the
clerk, that you and your family will
not zee very much of it, for my room
looks out into back yard"
A new territorial, who had not quite
learned his business, was on sentry
duty one night, when a friend brought
a cake from the canteen. AS he sat on
the grass eating the cake the major
sauntered up in undress uniform. The
sentry, not recognizing him, did not
salute, and the major stopped and
said: Whats that you have there?"
"Cake," said the sentry, good natured-
ly. "Have bite" The major frowned.
do you know who am?" he asked.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-21
TWO NEWSPAPER CHANGES.

The reorganization of the Davenport
Democrat Publishing Co., affects two
of the Oldest publications in Iowa
the Democrat and the Muscatine
Journal. Both papers come into new
managerial hands though neither aims
to change its business nor political
policies.
After fifty-seven years as publisher
and editor of the Democrat, j. J.
Richardson has lightened the respon-
sibility resting on his, own shoulders
by putting the business management
Of the paper in the hands Of Frank D..
Throop Of Muscatine. Mr.. Richardson
will continue to direct the editorial
policy of the paper which is already
reckoned as the leading democratic
organ in the state. Mr.. Richardson
has been resident of Davenport for
more than half century and has built
up prestige enjoyed by few. He is
the dean of Iowa newspaper men and
1t is doubtful if there Is another editor
IN the country who can point to as
long continuous service with one pub
licat1on. 81 -s af9,a rs
In Mr.. Throop, the Democrat gets
a business manager of marked ability.
Newspapering sis instructive to the
new business manager for he is the
third generation of the Throop family
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POULTRY, COLT AND
CALF SHOW OCT. %

Fairfield, Oct. 19.-Arrangements for
Jefferson county's annual colt, calf
calf and poultry show are about COM
pleted, and the three days, October %,
20, 80 bid fair to be the biggest days
tor the farmer which the county has
had for years.
Through the untiring efforts of the
secretary, M. NJ Allender there has
been an unusually excellent premium
list offered.
The colts and calves entered in this
exhibition will be cared for at the
three feed yards of the city, Gaumers,
Geo. IsraePs and Gilbert's feed yards.
The poultry department will be in the
Carlson building on East Broadway,
opposite the Ledger Office. Here also
will be exhibited the corn display and
some especially fine prizes are offered
by Fairfield factories and merchants
tor fine corn. The members OF the
Jefferson county boys corn club have
not been forgotten and premiums
worth competing for are offered.
Mrs. Ralph Stever is assisting Mr.
Allender in the poultry department
and these two are appointing various
assistants for this great exhibit.
Enquiries concerning entries are
coming in every day and there is every
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The Paladin Of To-day
How War Has Caused Romance and Adventure to
Rise to the Skies
AUGUSTUS POST
Former Secretary Club of America
Rise to the Skies
BY AUGUSTUS POST

wild and desperate adventures. A
British oflcer flying over hostile lines
is struck by shrapnel that skaters his
thigh He faints from pain, his hands
drop from his control, and the machine
nose.dives straight down 5000 feet,
nearly splitting out the observer, who
clings powerlessly to the stays. The
rush through the air revives the avia-
tor. He returns not only to con-
seriousness but to instantaneous, COM
plete self control He rights the ma
chine. shouts to the observer to show
on the map the nearest landing place
. within British lines. 1t Is IS miles
away. He flies there against a gale,
makes perfect landing and waits to
be lifted out before fainting again.
Says the official mention, ut would
seem incredible that he could have &C
complished his task"
A German pilot finds his machine
swaying omniously and the petrol run
ming low. A bullet has punctured his
petrol tank A hostile machine APP
proaches. Crippled, he can scarcely
maneuver. At 200 yards distance. both
observers open fire. They fight rifle
duel The hostile pilot is hit, his ma
chine falls. With his last drops of fuel
the German reaches safety, turns to
shake hands with his observer, whose
shot has saved his life - and sees him
sitting there dead.
Adventure and romance have fed to
the skies. The imagination of youth
has followed them there. General re-
cruiting may flourish or drag, but the
aviation schools are over crowded.
Some Canadians have to study here.
At Hendon a student nailed flag all
along it's pole so it should lie lifeless
and delude the instructor into letting
him go up in a stiff gale - what risk
were too great to bring active service
8. day nearer? 4 s@tj 3IGl TO- aE
All that the cavalry officers, the lone
scout, the bridge defender, was to the
imagination Of heroic youth Of yester-
day, the war-aviator is today.
onal Editorial Seryice,)