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The Washington times., 1915-02-18
ANOTHER HOLD.UP N
EXCLUSIVE SECTION
Robber Enters Store and Fires
Point. Blank at Owner, Who
Is Saved by Fall.

Another daring hold-up by a masked
robber. which occurred in the heart of
the exclusive apartment house section.
within stones throw Of Secretary of
War Garrison's residence, Is occupying
the attention OF the entire police and
detective force today.
Entering the grocery store Of Domin-
leo Calalbi. at 20l8 Florida avenue north
west. shortly before II o'clock last night.
the robber. whose face and hands were
successfully concealed with q mask and
gloves, forced Calalbi to stand at bay
while he opened the cash drawer and
took the evenings receipts. Keeping
Calalbi covered with his weapon, the
robber started to back out Of the store.
AS the man got to the door Calalbi
started toward him. thinking that the
man intended to break and run.
"Stop or I'll kill you." warned the
robber. and without warning he pulled
the trigger and fired point-blank at the
grocer. Calalbi. in attempting to come
to a halt at the robbers mandate, had
fortunately slipped. His fall Just as the
robber fired undoubtedly saved him from
being seriously wounded or probably
killed. The italian told the police that
the robber did not obtain any more
than IS or IS in change and bills. He
was unable to give the police q descrip-
tion Of the man.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
BRIG. GEN. BLISS TO
BEGIN DUTIES HERE

Brig. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss. who has
been in command Of the troops on the
Mexican border during the successive
revolutions south of the Rio Grande.
will reach Washington today to take UP
his duties as assistant chief Of staff Of
the United States army.
Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston, who
was in command Of the American forces
during the occupation OF Vera Cruz. will
succeed Bliss in command Of the De-
partment Of the South.
General Bliss served in the same ca
pc city in 1909. and during his active ca
reer in the army since graduating from
West Point in 1875 he has several times
been on duty in Washington.
Many special missions have been as
signed to General Bliss since he ad-
vanced to the grade Of brigadier gen
eral during the Spanish american war
in 1898. just after his return from Mad
rid, where he was military attache al
the United. States legation. In 1854 he
was recorder of board appointed by
the President to report on the military
values Of interior waterways.
He was a member Of board Of Off.
GERS to select camp sites for United
States troops in Cuba in 1898. and later
served as collector Of customs at Ha.
vana and as chief of the Cuban Gus.
toms service. In 1892 he was appointed
special envoy to Cuba to negotiate a
treaty between Cuba and the United
States. coming to Washington the fol.
lowing year as commandant Of the
Army War College. From 1905 to 1901
ne was in service in the Philippines.
At the close Of this service he returned
to Washington as assistant chief OF star
Of the army, post which he will agar
assume.
! General Bliss commanded the provis
ional brigade sent to the Mexican Dor
der by President Taft in 1911 during the
Madero revolution. He has served a:
head Of the Department Of the East
West and South since that time, ant
recently was in charge Of the large
troop movements when Naco. Ariz.. wa!
threatened by Mexican factions and tn,
United states sent large forces Of troop.
to Naco to awe the revolutionists.
Brigadier General Bliss. as we'll a!
Brig. Gen. Hugh Scott. CHIEF OF staff
will advance to the grade Of major ge1,
eral this summer on the retirement o.
Major Generals Carter and Murray.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
Shoe Men Elect
Burt President
New o. ganization Holds First
Meeting With IS Dealers
Enrolled As Members.

Arthur Burt has been elected presi-
dent of the Retail Shoe Merchants of
the District. an organisation which has
Just come into being. The other officers
ere ]. B. Nordlingcr. vice president; Ed
win Hahn. secretary. and Joseph Stras-
burger. treasurer.
The organization meeting was held las,
night at the New Ebbitt. at which thir.
ty-nve retail shoe dealers of Washing.
ington were present
Mr.. Strasburser. In an address. cen.
sured the merchant who is crying
hard times" In Washington, and urged
boosting" campaign.
Charter members present were: Jo.
seph Strasburger. Henry 8. Adler. Ed.
win Hahn. David Louis. 8. M. Green.
baum, Maurice b. Sinsheimer, Isaac b
Nordlinger.. Edward L. Burns w. J.
| Hyde. H. $. Wolfe, F. J. Rafterry, II
M. Roberts. NJ. s. Hirsh. oJseph Ber.
berich. 3. C.. Splitter, l.. l.. Crandall, s
Emanuel Adler. Max Rich. Herbert j
Rich. Gilbert Hahn. John NJ. Smith. r.
Wellinore. John d. Crawford, d. B.
Gusdorf. 8. +. Hahn, Solomon Louis
Harry Hahn. T. L. Edmonston. and
Arthur Burt.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
NOTABLES TO SPEAK
At SOUTHERN DINNER
Enough Reservations Already
Made to Insure Success Of
Banquet, February ~.

The Secretary Of State, the Attorney
General. Assistant Secretary Of War
Brecknridge. John Temple Graves. and
Congressman Claude Kitchin and J.
Thomas Helm will head the list Of
speakers at the annual banquet Of the
Southern Society Of Washington at the
New Willard. February q, according
to plans announced by the chairman of
the banquet committee. Col Neyle Col
quit.
Sufficient reservations have sbeen
made In advance to insure the success
Of the affair. and at a meeting held In
Colonel Colquitt's office yesterday even
ing, the personnel Of important COM
;nittees to assist In arrangements was
decided upon.
Mrs. John Franklin Little has charge
Of the committee on musical program
and has announced that the singing
will be led by George O'Connor. Mrs.
Harry Cary was named chairman. Of
the committee on decorations. Mrs:
1ee menu s'eossn eomttee w Mr.: clande
on invitation of distinguished guests !;
Charles M. Galloway. chairman Of the
James Hamilton Lewis. chairman Of
the committee on responses, and Robert
r. Scott. chairman Of the committee
on seating arrangements.
The members of the committee on re-
ception are Henry s. Breckenridge. As
sistant Secretary Of War. chairman: z.
L. Bowman, w. G. Brantiey, William J..
Browning, Senator Nathan =. Bryan,
DR.. J. 9. b. Bulloch. John G. Capers.
William L. Chambers. P. P. Claxton.
James w. Collier. John Corriga,. jr.:
Mrs. William A. Cullop, Mrs. Josephus
Daniels. Grosvenor Dave. Charles A.
Douglas. Representative Albert Esto-
pinal, Mrs. Duncan y. Fletcher. Mrs.
Joseph w. Folk. Mrs. Finis Garrett.
Mrs. Thomas Pryor Gore. Gen. William
G. Gorgas. Samuel J. Graham. Mrs.
Harriet r. Graves. Mrs. William F..
Hancock. Miss Helen Harden. William
J. Harris. Robert N. Harper, Represen-
tative James Hay, Daniel B. Henderson.
Col Hilary Herbert. Arthur B. Krock,
Mrs. Joseph r. Lamar. Mrs. William B.
Lemar. r. I. Montague. Gen. Frank
Mcintyre. Representative Robert N.
Page. Ben l.. Prince. Senator Joseph
e. Ransdell. Vernon w. Richardson.
Daniel c. Roper. William II. Saunders,
Mrs. Maude Howell Smith, Represen-
tative Edwin Y. Webb. DR.. Gustavus
Werber. Senator John Sharp Williams,
and John Shelton Williams.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
bR|GHTWOOD PARK
DEGREES ITS SCHOOL
Committee Asks Board Of Edu.
cation to Make Fire I'm.
provements on Building.

The little red school house OF tft9
years ago, immortalized by poets and
biographcrs, presented a more attrac-
tive appearance than the Brightwood
Park public school does today, william
NICK. Clayton told the Board OF Educa-
ton yesterday.
Mr.. Clayton was one OF committee
Of six. representing the Brightwood
Park Citizens Association, that ap-
peared before the board and presented
requests for five improvements In the
school building there. These were the
tinting Of the walls so as to relieve the
eye strain Of the pupils, fencing Of the
school grounds. sodding Of the terrace,
the furnishing of a vacant room in the
building for the use of the fourth grade
pupils. and the building Of four-room
addition to the building.
The committeeman were Frank J.
Metcalf. Homer Smith. W. d. Wilson.
Mr.. Clayton.
improvements were also asked for the
Monroe school grounds in a letter from
Mrs. James L. Wilmeth. president Of
the Monroe Home and School Associa-
ton. She requested that trees and
shrubs be planted on the school
grounds.
A request from the woman's Mis-
sionary Society of the Calvary Baptist
Church that a teacher of temperance
and hygiene be employed in the Wash
.ngton public schools was referred to
the superintendent Of schools. Presi,
dent Henry P. Blair. Of the board, said
there was no appropriation which could
be used for such purpose.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
SOCIAL CENTERS|N
SCHOOLS |NDORSED
Commissioner BrownIoW Tells
Parents League Buildings
Will Be Available.

Endorsement Of the plan to use school
buildings In the District as social CEN
ters was given by Commissioner Brown
low In an address last night before the
Parents League at the Henry d. Cooke
School,. Mr.. Brownlow expressed the
belief that the buildings would be made
available for this purpose within the
next years.
Social intercourse, MIR. Browlow de-
clared, has brought the residents of rural
districts in touch with their schools, and
as a result the parents an we'll as the
CHILDREN are being educated. The use
Of the city school buildings as social
centers. he said. would. In large meas
ure, accomplish the same result.
Commissioner Brownlow also spoke OF
the marked progress that has been made
In education during the last two de-
old. said he. are taught things in the
public schools today that their parents
have never heard of.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
G. w. u. Departments
To Issue Year Book

The medical and dental departments
and nurses training school Of the
George Washington University are pre-
pairing for the publication Of a year
book. to be known as THE Caduceus."
The book will contain 16O pages. and
will be profusely illustrated with photo
graphs and cartoons. Already more
than 200 subscriptions have been re-
ceived.
j. II. Collins. Of the senior class of
the Medical School. has been elected
editor in chief.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
Coach Company Granted
Hearing on Bond Issue

Notice has been given the Metropolitan
Coach Company by the Public Utilities
Commission that in order to allow
1t to present arguments In support OF Its
application for a $l50.000 bond issue a
hearing will be granted.
The commission states in a letter sent
to the company today that Communica
ton oc February was not intended to
be final. Following the receipt Of the
letter Of February 6, the company sent
8 reply stating that IL the commission's 8
attitude is maintained the company can
not continue to exist.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
Modern Dance Has No
Place Among Arts He Says

Tho artistic value of the modern
dance was discussed by Troy Kinney in
Z lecture given at the National Mu-
scum auditorium last night under the
auspices of the Washington Society Of
the Fine Arts.
The speaker illustrated his description
Of the poses of ballet bv rapid sketches.
and surprised some Of his hearers by
saying that the modern dances have no
place among the arts. Mr.. Kinney re-
cards Adeline Genee as the most per-
feet exponent Of the ballet at the pres
ent time. though the art OF Pavlowa,
Camarge. and Novaire Is convincing.
he said.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
Senator Thompson on
Excise Probe Board

Senator Thompson Of Kansas has
been put on the special committee of the
Senate to investigate the Excise Board
Of the District. Senator Sheppard as
ccrtained that Senator Thompson was
willing to serve. and the vice Presi-
dent named him. -Four other Senators
selected for the committee resigned
from 1T. and the Vice President declined
to name another until he was sure he
would serve.
Chairman Sheppard doubts whether
anything can be done before next ses-
sion.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
Ship Brings Exhibits
For Frisco Exposition

Advices to the Navy Department yes
terday stated that the Christmas ship
Jason. which went to Europe with gifts
from American children to war orphans.
will arrive at Hampton Roads about
the middle of March with a cargo OF
European exhibits for the San Fran
cisco exposition. and will at once leave
for the west coast through the Panama
Canal.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
Number of Car Riders in
Year Is 9,546, 100000

In 1912 the number Of street car rides
taken in the United States was $780,
100000. just 9s9 per cent more than
were taken in 1902. says the Depart
nent of Commerce In bulletin issued
today on electric light. power and
transportation.
Total street railway mileage increased
from EST to 4l.065. The number of
employees Increased from IA. 900 to ~ OOO
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
Young Bartender
Commits Suicide
John J. OMalley Found Dead in
Bed At Home In George

With a bullet wound In his head John
J. O'Malley. a bartender. twenty three
years old. was found dead In bed at 1887
N street northwest shortly after Il
o'clock this morning.
A 32-caliber revolver was found living
by his side. Coroner Nevitt investigated
and gave a certificate OF death bv sIJ-
eide.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
Storm Due Along Coast.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1s.-The Weather
Bureau today issued warning of a storm
with fresh northerly gales, expected on
the middle Atlantic and southern New
England coast line during the next
twenty-four hours.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
Will Open New Room
At Home for Blind

\ reception to open formally the sun.
shine and community room will be held
at the Home for the Blind. at 1850 r
straet February -, under the auspices
OF the Sunshine and Community So.
ciety and the Aid Association for the
Blind.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
Children To Be Taken
To Homes in Motors

The Eoard OF Children's Guardians
may hire automobiles to convey children
to institutions to which they have been
assigned. Comptroller Of the Treasury
Downey has ruled.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
LOCAL MENTION.

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The Washington times., 1915-02-18
$4,000 Prize Inst allment

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published In The Sunday Times. Feb
ruary 2l. Don't miss II.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18

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The Washington times., 1915-02-18

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New Britain herald., 1915-11-09
MERIDEN WANTS GAME.

Silver City Eleven Sends Challenge For Game With Captain Dudack's Team.
 Manager Edward Wiegand of tho New Britain High school football elev- en, is in receipt of challenge from the manager of the Meriden High school for a post series game to deter mine the championship of the state, providing of course that the locals are successful in the coming game with New Haven High school Friday.
 The Silver City school is represented by one of the best teams that has been hammered together in 8 number of years, and have defeated rival after rival this season without having their goal line crossed. The Meriden man. agement has asked that the game be played on Trinity field next Saturday, and a meeting of the athletic council of the local school tomorrow evening definite action on the proposition will be taken. The Meriden management offers to play on sixty per cent. win- ner basis.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-09
No More Continent Stuff.

Those who are doing the ranking this season will have to operate by sections, not by continents. It must he a case of the leading elevens in the East, Middle West and Far West if there is to be any justice in the process.
 For who can say that Washington State College, which crushed the powerful Oregon Aggies were for- midable outfit, at least 30 points pet ter than Michigan, Yet Washington state College smeared them into the sod, and Washington State is certain ly considered no better than washing ton University, which hasn't lost game since Hector was ple-eyed pup.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-09
BERRY IS BANISHED
 FROM PENN. TEAM
Player Accused of Quitting Team Re- fused Place on Varsity
 footbnIl Eleven.

Philadelphia, Nov. 9.-A dramatic touch was given to the University of TehhsylVanla football practice yester- oAy when Howard Berry, the former quaftefpack' reported with the inten- ton or playlng on the scrub eleven.
 Berry was quietly told not to put on HIS uhtIofm, and to keep off the field. mere was no scene, but the coaches were flrm In their determination not to let man who had deserted the team In it's hour of greatest need con- tlnue with the squad in any capacity.
 Berry s acton is generally con- demned by tho other members of the squad and the student body.
 1t Is Tn sharpest contrast to that of Captain Harris, who surrendered his place on the team to Mathews when the coaches decided that Harris was not playing his game.
 Harris was out yesterday and thinks he will win back his position in a few days
 On account of minor injuries to Will Hams and Ross, fullback and halfback, respectively, the coaches yesterday aft ernoon tried a shift in the back field.
 Miller, who has been playing right end. was tried out at fullback with Rockefeller and Derr as halfbacks.
 Bell Is regarded as the regular quarter. but he had a rest yesterday and Murdock took his place.
 Millers value to the team lies in his forward passing. He is likewise the strongest man on the squad and the coaches think he will develop line smashing ability. Miller's place at end was taken by Hawley. The practice was devoted almost entirely to build ing up an attack.
 The coaches are thoroughly satis- fled with the defence exhibited against Dartmouth, and believe it is good enough to hold Michigan.
 The scrmmage was confined to the substitutes and the scrub, the former scoring one touchdown.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-09

Syracuse. $75o; Halliker from Keokuk, la, $400.
 By Indianapolis: Humphries from Norfolk, Va, $500.
 By Lincoln, Neb.: Lee from Mus catine, Ia., $500.
 By Denver: Webb from Hornel, N Y, $500; O'Neill from Utica. dis allowed; Harris from MarshaUtown, Ia., $500.
 By Mobile: Ledbetter from Char lotte, N. C.. $500; Martina from Beau mont, Tex, disallowed; Harper from Fort Worth, disallowed.
 By Atlanta: Munch from Char lotte, N. C.. $500; Thrasher from Nor- folk, Va, S400.
 By Denver: Stevens from Tacoma, $500; Howard from Gettysburg, Pa, $500.
 By Chattanooga: Efird from Suf- folk, Va, $4OO; Martina from Beau mont, Tex, $500 Mateson from Troy N. Y, disallowed; Kerr from Fort Worth. Tex, disallowed.
 By Birmingham, Ala.: Miller from Burlington, Ia, $500; Singleton from Burlington, Ia., $500; Muesel from El- 1 mira, N. Y. $500: O'Rourke from Wilkes-Barre, Pa, $500; Webb from Hornell, N. Y., disallowed; Hausel from Evansville, $500; Clair from | Clean, N. Y, $500.
 By Waco, Tex: Bittle from Rocky Mount N. C., $400; Causey from Sa' vannah Ga, s40O; Myers from Raleigh N. C., disallowed.
 By Houston, Tex: Burke iron | Tulsa, disalloWed Cltrano iron Raleigh, N. e. $500. By Fort Worth, Tex: Clement ! from Tulsa, Olka., $500; Burke iron l Tulsa, Okla, $500; Woodall iron Asheville, N. C., $500.
 By Shreveport, La. Fernson from Columbia, s. C., $40O.
 By Savannah Ga.: R. D. Millinge from Cedar Rapids, Ia., $500.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-09

bers of the faculty, three alumni and three students, is opposed to the game because of the chances that Columbia track athletes on the football team would forfeit automatically their anna teur standing, according to the rules of l. c. A. A. A. A. Littauer Co!um- bias fullback, is a star shot butter on the track squad, and Monroe, sub stltute fullback; Buermeyer, right end, and Brown, center, were also members or Coach Bernie Wefers squad last year. Brown was a hurdler on the freshman team.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-09
ALUMNI PLAYERS OUT.

The New Britain High school al- umni football team held practice on the school gymnasium last evening. Among those in attendance were Buck Ellis, Smith. Wilbor. Parker, Campbell, Hall. Pickop. Tuthin, Steve" Donnelly Seigrist and other former stars. Practice will be held tomorrow night, when number of new additions to the squad will be made. The annual game with the Hartford alumni will be played at Electric field on Thanksgiving fore- noon.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-09

So on the seasons record, if Pitts burg beats Penn State, another line eleven, and if Cornell upsets Penn, which Cornell will do, these two will be entitled to a faint uplift over Col gate, as exceptional as the smaller eleven has been,
 But as between Pittsburg and Cor nell there seems to be no possibility of a choice unless the crack Penn state eleven overpowers Glen War ner's collection of Western Pennsyl- vania talent.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-09
TRINITY STICKS BY
 BRICKLEY THE PRO.
Hartford College Votes to Use
 Player Against Columbia

Hartford. Nov a.-The Trinity col lege football authorities have noti- lied Columbia university that Trinity expects to play George Rrickley, the former professional baseball player, in the football game against Columbia next Saturday. The notification. an- nOuncement of which was made ves- terday, was in answer to Columbia's inquiry as to Trinitys intentions.
 As the result of the playing of Brickley, Williams college and New York university have severed athletic relations with Trinity.
 The graduate advisory board of ath- letlcs met here yesterday and named. a subcommittee to draft a new s1t of eligibility rules for Trinity. The new code will be submitted to the gen eral board for action after the close of the football season.
 Columbia football authorities have gain postponed decisive action on the question of playing Trinity next Satur- day on South field on account of the presence of George Brickley, a TO- fessional, on the team. The Coulmbia | university committee on athletics held its fourth meeting last night, and all
 
 that the entire controversy, so far as the Columbia end of it was concerned would be finally settled at this ses- sion, the committee members again failed to reach an agreement. Harry A. Fisher, graduate manager of nth- 1 letics, refused to discuss the meeting Charles Halsted Mapes, chairman of | the Columbia committee, explained 1 that Columbia could do nothing more until the football management re- | ceived an answer to a letter sent to 1 Trinity. MT. Mapes intimated that l this letter was sent last night and that | a reply was expected Wednesday. Confirmation of the report that the 1 Columbia authorities had received word from Trinity that Brickley would positively play in Saturdays game 1 could not be obtained last night. On l the Columbia campus the feeling has | existed for more than a week that the game will be played as scheduled, 1 Brickley or no Brickley. This feel = 1 ing was partly strengthened by the as 1 surances from the New York uni
 versity football management that their | team would play Columbia on Mo- | vember 20 even if Columbia plays l against Trinity and George BrickIey 1 on November 13.
 1 The ruling opinion of the athletic 1 committee is to play the game as ar- 1 ranged. A minority of the commit tee, which is composed of three mom-
New Britain herald., 1915-11-09
ChampiOns-But No Champion.

Champions-But No Champion.
 of the big army that started only six weeks ago in the Eastern section hut three platoons are left intact.
 They are Cornell, Pittsburg Univer- sitv and Colgate. If all three finish inc season unbeaten, as they prob ably will, what is going to be done about awarding the Main Laurel Syrig to any one of the trio? All three have powerful machines, and the task of selecting any one as head of the list carries too many com nlexities to be settled beyond debate.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-09
CHoATE sCHooLBoYs TRIUMPH.

Simsbury, Conn, Nov. 9.-Choate school football team yesterday defeat ed Westminster school by the score of IS to 0. Rockwell and Cooke were Choate's stars, and Hobson, Loomis and Robertson played well for Vest minister.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-09
More "yycstern Stuff"

Those who figure that Western football is considerably bush might ponder the case of Mark Payne, a Dakota Wesleyan athlete, who recent ,y planted a drop kick from the s3-yard line. This broke Pat O'Dea's s2-yard shot, but it leaves the West first and second in drop kicking range.