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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-03
PLEA FOR JESSE PoMER0Y
District Attorney Would Free Him
From SOLITARY"

BOSTON, Jan. "A request that
Jesse Pomeroy, who has served forty
years of a life sentence of solitary
confinement at the State prison, re-
ceive privileges similar to those &C.
corded other prisoners was made in
q petition to Governor Mccall and the
executive council by District Attor-
Bey Pelletier today
THE boy of fourteen years was
too young for immediate execution;
Gagged in for forty years, he had been
spared to become the only example
in this nation of a prisoner being in
humanity treated and slowly done to
death or insanity" the District At
torney wrote, He is human, sane; his
record under awful punishment has
been good. Why fear to make him a
prisoner under life sentence like any
other"
Pomeroy was found guilty of
vicious cruelties to child pIaymates
which proved fatal
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-03
"CaScarets' For
Your Bowels If
Headachy, Sick
For biIiousness, bad breath,
colds, Indigestion and
constipation.
Enjoy life! Liven your liver
and bowels tonight
and feel fine.

Your tongue Is coated! Look inside
your watch cover and see. That's bad
business. What have you bean eating?
What were you drinking? What kind
of a lazy chair did you take exercise In
Now don't think 1t doesn't matter, be-
cause. it's your bowels that talk now
every time you open your mouth That
doesn't help your popularity, nor your
earning capacity. Besides, person
with bad bowels Is in bay way and a
coated tongue or bad breath are sure
signs Of bad bowels and poor digestion
Why don't you get Decent box Of
Cascarets at any drug store and give
your liver and thirty feet of bowels the
incest. geutIest cleansing they ever ex-
perienced. Take one or two cascarets
tonight and wake up feeling fine and fit
All Headache. Dizziness, Biliousness. Bad
Breath. Stomach Sourness, Cold and
Constipation gone-wake up with your
head clear. tongue clean. stomach sweet.
liver and bowels active. step elastic and
complexion rosy
CascaretS work while you sleep-never
grippe or sicken. Cascarets act 50 gently
that you hardly realize You have taken
a thorough cathartic. They don't bother
YOU all next day like salts. pills. oil or
calpmeI = Cascarets being. perfectly
harmless is best children's laxative.
AdVf
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-03
PIANO SELLERS INDICTED
Six Churches With MIsrepresenta.
tIon In "Prize Puzzle"

BALTIMORE. Jan. 3.-The plan OF
advertising a so-called prize puzzle"
which could be solved on sight, as
an inducement for buying pianos is
the basis OF an Indictment against
six persons formerly connected with
the Grand Piano Company.
The. accused are John W. Sprinkle
and Owen c. Moore, proprietors Of
the enterprise, and their employees,
Edwin n. Thorne. William H. Stever.
Mrs. Viola Stever. and Miss Gertrude
Harris.
Those named in the indictment are
charged with using the mails to OBJ
tain money by false representations
in advertising to give ten grand
prizes TO those who solved the Great
War Puzzle" advertised with the
offer. The puzzle was to ,End in a
pfctu.. a certain number of faces
which were readily discernible.
The prize. according to the indict-
ment, was an alleged credit of S125
on the price OF piano. The price OF
the piano, il is charged, was increased
10 meet the alleged credit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-03
CAPITAL ACTRESS H0NoRED
Marguerite Snow Chosen to Play
Opposite George cohan.

A Washington actress has been Sc
Iected as leading woman for George
VI. Conan in his first film appearance
in broadway Jones" Marguerite
Snow, who was leading woman for the
Belasco stock company two seasons
ago and is particularly well known
in this city. was selected to play OPP
posite Mr.. Conan after many actresses
had been considered.
Miss Snow especially endeared her
self as a motion picture actress to
Washingtonians in the film version OF
The Times first motion picture serial
story, THE Million Dollar Mystery"
more than two years ago. She is the
wife of James Cruze. who also sp-
peared in The Million Dollar Mys-
terry"
While in Washington with the Be
lasco stock company Miss Snow made
many friends, and she always regards
this city as her home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-03
DRIVER UNHURT IN
MOTOR ACCIDENT
Five Collisions Reported to the
Police, With Injury Only
to Machines.

Several traffic accidents, from which
no serious injuries resulted, but which
caused damage to the colliding auto
mobiles, were reported to the police
last night and today.
, EARLY this morning an automobile
going west along E street northeast.
and driven by the owner. +. A CraT-
ford. OF 800 Maryland avenue. collid :
ed with a machine owned and
operated by F. B. Moriarty. 500 Sew
enth street northwest. Both ma
chimes were damaged. and Robert
Hay, a passenger in Moriarty's ma
chine. was injured slightly.
Two Machines Damaged.
Mark Nick. Sloan. 1907 G street
northwest. driving his automobile
along Sixteenth street northwest.
collided at X street with an automo-
bile owned and operated by Henry r.
Hughes, 1920 NJ street northwest.
Damage amounting to 500 was the
total OF the injury done to both ma
chimes.
An automobile patrol wagon, in
charge of Private Thomas Henley,
and driven by Chauffeur W. A. Walk
er. while en- route to the Georgetown
Hospital, collided at Thirtieth and NJ
streets northwest, with a taxicab,
driven by Eugene Darlington. No one
was injured. and both machines were
only slightly damaged.
Car Crashes Into Fence.
Frank Thome. OF Fort Foot. Nd.
was driving his automobile along Liv.
ingston road southeast. yesterday
afternoon. when the steering gear
broke. The machine swerved to one
side and went into the fence at the
side of the road. The driver escaped
injury. but the machine was damaged.
A Casualty Hospital ambulance col
lided with an automobile owned and
operated by Julius Lazerro. 627 Four
and-a-half street southwest. at Elev-
enth and d streets northeast. last
night. slightly damaging both ma
chimes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-03
NATURES BLOOD
TREATMENT

Medicine made from roots. herbs, and barks
which Nature las placed at the disposal Of
man IL better than strong mineral mixtures
Mineral medicines work dangerously on the
delicate parts OF the system. especially the
stomach and bowels.
s S. s. Is guaranteed TO be a purely vege-
ia BILE remedy. possessing properties that build
up all parts OF the system. In addition TO re-
moving impurities and poisons from the blood.
II cleanses the system and it's permanent.
get S. S. S. at any drug store. II yours is
peculiar case, write to the Swift Specific
Co., Dept. z, Atlanta, Ga.-Advt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-03
Cold Gone! Head
and Nose Clear
First dose of "Pape's Cold
Compound" relieves all
grippe misery.
Don't stay stuffed-up.

Don't stay stuffed-up!
Quit blowing and snuffling! dose
OF "Pape's Cold Compound" taken every
two hours until three doses are taken
will end srippe misery and break up
a severe cold either in the head. chest.
body or lipbs.
II promptly opens clogged-up nostrIls
and air passages stops nasty discharge
or nose running; relieves sick headache.
dizziness, feverishness. sore throat. sneez-
ing. soreness and stiffness.
"Pape's Cold Compound" is the quick
est. surest relief known and costs only
81 cents at drug stores. 1t acts without
assistance. tastes nice. and causes no
inconvenience. Don't accept substitute.
-kdyt
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-03
TRY ITHACA JAIL
You May Get Free Room and Bath
in Ninety Days.

ALBANY. Jan. 3-Should a city with
a population OF 22.0O0 have a Jail con-
tanning more than two cells?
Certainly declares the State Com
mission Of Prisons.
Certainly not! retorts Ithaca, the
home OF Cornell University. ordered by
the commission today TO provide more
cells or close its Jail within ninety days.
I'VE have discovered" said an Off
cial of the commission, that each cell
has held as many as eleven prisoners
on occasions. The cells are about s
feet by 10 feet. It's a fine state Of
affairs when a college youth. suffering
from over indulgence. is cast into cell
already occupied by half a dozen
tramps."
Mayor Bates, OF Ithaca. came to Al
bany today to protest
Ithaca" he said. lis a law-abiding
city and doesn't need more than two
cells
IF they close your Jail. where will
you lock up your prisoners? the mayor
was asked.
oh" answered the mayor, Il sup
pose we will have to furnish each one
with a room and bath at one Of our
hotels"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-03
TO SPEAK AT PRESS CLUB
John Barrett and Will Irwin to
Give War Impressions. d.

Fighting in Europe as seen by
American eyes will be recounted in
addresses which members Of the Ma
tlonaI Press Club will hear tonight
and Sunday afternoon. John Barrett,
director general OF the Pan-American
Union, will speak at 9 o'clock to-
night on From Verdun to the Somme.
and Other Personal Impressions Of
the War" Mr.. Barrett spent some
days on the French front last sum
mer.
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock Will
Irwin is to tell of his war. expert
ences. Friday night a gala celebra-
ton will be held at the club. when
the new officers will be installed. A
farce, Inaugural Night" will be one
of the features. Lame Duck" night
and Hobby" night are among the
entertainments being Planned for the
near future.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-03
CITY FATHERS FACE
TOUGH QUESTIONS
HyattsviIIe Town Council Has
Many Posers in Handling
Municipal Affairs.

Life is getting to be just one per
picking problem after another for
the city fathers at Hyattsyille. Nd.
what is a newspaper" was the
latest poser put before the mayor
and common council of that com
munity last evening. Bravely they
faced il. Shades of Dana and Gree
ley must have lowered about, and wis
dom that would have done credit 10
the group OF serious thinkers who
run our schools of journalism was
expounded.
Other PerpIexing Problems.
Not long ago there was the fire
bell that was too noisy for some
citizens, but too faint for the fire
men. Then arose the question of the
house painters who just couldn't
leave those fire department ladders
alone, so that the hook and ladder
was ladderless when blazes occurred.
Then came the matter of the lost
street, for which the oldest inhabi-
tants were called together. Now
arises the burning issue of journals
tic credentials.
The citizens association started It.
Sunday this body served notice on
Mayor Holden that IL gave the coun'
ell three days to revoke the order
by which the delinquent tax list was
to be published in the Hyattsyille
Independent
Citizens Cite Objections.
The citizens body objected to the
Independent, alleging that a part
owner is a member of the council.
They called attention to the existence
.of the Spotlight. another local paper
So last night the council took up
the question of whether the Spot
light is a paper for purposes Of publ
cation OF legal notices. The corpora
ton counsel said he did not think
publication in its columns would be
regarded as a due process OF law
After prolonged discussion the coun'
ell passed a motion directing the
town treasurer to advertise the de
linquent ia xlist as provided by law,
and that, in the opinion OF the coun-
Gil, 1t should be published in the
Hyattsville Independent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-03
DAUGHTERS GET MOST.

Elsie Cassels and Margaret BobIen.
daughters Of Mrs. Ellen Fletcher Cas-
sells, who died on December 81. are made
the principal bepefciaries of valuable
paintings and jewels, according to the
terms OF their mothers will, filed in
the District Supreme Court yesterday
Other beneficiaries are: Alwina and
Catherine Bohlen, granddaughter
Arthur Cassels and Donald Cassels,
sons, and Elizabeth Edes. Grace Edes,
Grace Edes Tolman, Mrs. Arthur Cas-
sells and Andree Cassels. Attorney
Henry Randall Webb is appointed
executor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-03
CIRCLE CLUB ELECTS
Robert L. Williams Heads Clerks
Masonic Organization.

Robert L. Williams. assistant corpO-
ration counsel. was elected president of
the Circle Club. composed Of master
Masons employed by the District gov
eminent, at a meeting last night. Other
officers elected were Ben L. Prince. vice
president; George Lusby. secretary
Louis c. Wilson. treasurer: Edwin B.
Hess. sergeant-at-arms. and E. l.. Phil
lips, tiler: executive committee. Alex
ander Mckenzie, B. F. Adams and II.
L. Gessford. A committee will be APP
pointed to obtain a testimonial TO be
presented to the retiring president,
Roger G. Whiteford.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-03
NEW YORK DETECTIVE LOST
Fear Official Has Been Killed by
Illicit Hunters.

POUGHKEEPsIE. Jan. 3-Delmsr c.
Specnburgh. a State Conservation De-
partment detective. and A II. Arnold
and Irving Lindley. game protectors,
today began a belated hunt here for
Charles Z. Lee. He is a division chief
and dropped out Of sight December 20.
after leaving his office here in a motor
car.
Chief Lee. 1t is feared by the depart
ment, has been slain by Illicit hunters
or killed by accident in some remote
part His accounts show a balance due
him from the State.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-03
Boys of Third Infantry Feted
Twice by San Antonio
=. w. C. A.
APPEAR AS Entertainers
Col. Young and Lieut.. Col.
Stephan Are Hosts at a Wild
Game Dinner.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan. 3.-ln
Addition to having become efficient
soldiers and expert marksmen' boys
of the Third District of Columbia In
fantry have developed into social
lions" and their section of Camp VIII
son has earned the designation OF
SOCIAL headquarters" The invitation
extended last week by girls of the
Young women's Christian Association
of San Antonio to Washington youths
attests TO the popularity of members
of that regiment.
Young women of the associat: IN
have been giving a series of enter
tainments for various regiments of
Camp Wilson, and had the boys OF
the Third as guests several weeks
ago. Instead of inviting a new regi-
ment for the open house" last week,
the ID. c." militiamen were invited
to. come again. The girls. Y. w. c. A.
officers said. thought those Washing
ton boys were so nice" So, in behalf
of the Third, Chaplain Arthur Ia
Smith-accepted the invitation and per-
FOhdiAg wv VA 49,
the "Y' Wednesday evening.
MIIItIamen as Entertainers.
At the previous function, the young
women had provided musical and elo-
eutionary entertainment. but last
week the militiamen appeared as en-
tertainers and presented a program
arranged under the direction of the
chaplain.
The band, drum, and bugle corps of
the regiment had prominent places IN
the program. The Thirds quartet
sang several selections. and Corp. L
Ralph Creverling delighted the yong
women. with vocal solos. Tony Ros t
ii. of the Machine Gun Company. put
on a buck-and-I ing dance which the
''Y" girls applauded as 'just the fun
niest thing they ever saw" Sergeant
Atkinson demonstrated that a variety
of things gymnastic can be done with
an ordinary army rifle when it is
manipulated by 2racticed hands.
Asked to Come Again.
The boys Of the Third were asked
to come again soon. and certain in
dIvidual members received very spe-
cial Invitations from very special Y
W. c. A. members 10 come back
Among the other social events of
the week was wild game dinner Civ
en- the same evening by Col Glendie
B. Young, commander of the regi-
ment, and Lieut.. Col Anton Stephan
to Mrs. Young, mother of Colonel
Young: Miss Reed, head nurse at the
base hospital. and several officials
connected :. it'll the base hospital. The
dinner wss served at the Thirds Regi-
mental mess. and the quail, rabbit,
and other game was prepared a la
creole. The game was killed by Cello
mel Young on a recent hunt
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-03
BOWLING CONTEST
DRAWS ATTENTION
Royals VS.. Palace Tonight Re-
calls Records Made In
Last Meeting.

When the Royal and Palace teams
clash on the,Palace tonight in the Ma
tional Capital League it will recall
the remarkable match these duckpin
combinations rolled in their last meet
ing, on October 16.
On that occasion the Royal team es-
tablished it's unequalled record of
LIS for a set, and in one game the
two quints gave what is believed the
most exceptional exhibition OF COM
petitive' ducKpin rolling ever witness
ed on a local alley. The Royals
knocked down 623 pins and Palace
matched against this a total of 613.
This game is the only one among local
records in which each team obtained
a total OF better than 600.
May Better Record.
Another interesting phase 1f the
match tonight is that the Royals
will attempt to increase their string
of twenty-eight consecutive wins ID
thirty-one. On December Is the Roy
ais won three games from the Column
bians, in the final National Capital
League match before the Christmas
holidays. and this gave them :he total
of twenty-eight straight, which is the
District record.
On October Is, the Royals won the
final game of a match with The Co;
lumbians, after losing the first two,
and since then have not been beaten
in the National Capital.
Lose Only Three Games.
At present the Royals top the
league standing with thirty-three
games won and three lost, the Column
bians having won two games from
Captain Lewis and teammates and the
Southeast Stars one.
Another interesting match is sched-
uled for tomorrow night In the Ma
tional Capital, in which the Grand
Centrals and Inglesides clash, at the
Grand Central.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-03
MAINE SINKING MEMORIAL
Details for Exercises Here. Discuss
ed by Army-Navy Men.

The Presidents Own Garrison of
the Army and Navy Union will have
general supervision of the memorial
exercises here in commemoration of
the sinking of the battleship Maine
in the harbor of Havana eighteen
years ago February 10.
Details for the ceremonies were
worked out at a meeting last night.
John ]. Strain was made chairman
of the committee on arrangements
Mr.. Strain organized the first public
of the disaster some years
ago. Assisting him will be Past Com
mander w. L. Hull, r. c. Galbraith,
T. H. Harris, oliver Allen. Capt. ].
Walter Mitchell, and n. d. Shoemaker.
The exercises will be held in one CT
the large churches of the city. Ad-
miraI Dewey and Admiral Sfgsbee will
be invited to participate in the ceIe-
monies.
Officers were installed at last
nights meeting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-03
TWO HELD IN DEATH CASES
Man and Woman Bound Over for
Action of Grand Jury.

William T. Stewart, of Burnt Mills
Md, was held yesterday for the grand
jury in the death of John Sheehan,
Monday. Stewart drove the wagon
which ran over the boy.
The jury also held Margaret Budd,
colored, 913 V street northwest, for
the grand jury in the death of Mary
Brogden, colored. She died from
burns suffered when struck with n
lighted lamp, alleged to have been
thrown by the Bud,s woman.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-03
AT HOME DATES CHANGED
Congressional Union 10 Receive on
SATURDAYS In Future.

The weekly I Fat homes" at the ma
tional headquarters OF the Congress
sional Union for Woman Suffrage.
which previously haye been held Sun
day afternoons, have been changed to
Saturday afternoons.
Beginning Saturday afternoon,
Cameron House on Lafayette square.
will be open from 4 to. s o'clock.
Mrs. w. Thompson Burch will be
hostess Saturday, and the following
week Mrs. William Kent. wife of Con-
ceive.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-03
LOSES HAIR, SUES DRUGGIST.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Because her
beautiful red hair fell out when she
bIondined 1t to keep from being ,cala-
ed Carrot Dome" Katie Gottdank
sued her druggist for advising her
to do II.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-03

Never in the history Buesque has there been such stars
offered the Burssque going public which makes the biggest
and expensive organization that has been presented at
this theater.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-13
THE FIRE PEND SAYS:
FOR SCHOOL EXEMPTION.
Blank Forms Being Provided by
 State Supt. !. l.. Bond.
sllIs
Special to The Star.

Special to The Star,
 Little Rock, Sept. 6-Blank forms for exemption certificates to be used in the enforcement of the statewide compulsory school attendance law, which became effective September |, are being sent out by State Superln- tendent J. l.. Bond. who says in his instructions to the local educational authorities:
 q wish to urge the importance of issuing exemption certificates only where necessary. In no case, should exemption certificates be issued ex- cept upon conditions and eircum- stances set forth in the law"
 These causes for exemption fol- low:
 Mentally or physically ineapaci- tated to perform the duties of a pu- pil in school
 Completion of the common school course thru the seventh grade as outlined by the State Superintend- ent.
 Services needed to support a wid- owed mother.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-13
 BAD EFFECTS OF OIL AND GREASE ON RUBBER TIRES

It is pretty generally known that gasoline, grease, oil and other fatty substances are solvents of rubber
 If garage floors are not kept clean and tires stand in pools of oil, the treadS soften and the traction strains in service stretch the rubber in a wavy outline, eventually causing il to separate from the fabric body underneath, says Popular Science Monthly.
 Probably the most damage is eX- perienced from grease. in the differ ential housing, working out into the brake drums and then on to the side walls of the tires. This may result from loose bearings, too much grease or from using grease not suit able for ditlerential.
 Grease and oil may be very easi- fly removed by using a rag saturat- ed in gasoline. Gasoline altho a solvent, evaporates quickly, and if applied in small quantities, will not cause any injury when used as a cleaning agent.
 Ordinary injuries to the rubber cover do not prevent successful re- pairs. but not often can work be well done when materials have been affected by oil or grease Invariably blistcring during vulcanizalion re- suits
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-13
Notice to Confirm and Quiet Title.

Notice is hereby given that ol the goth day of August, 1917, Elijah T. Embry filed in my office his petition Co the Chancery court of Polk Coun- ty, Arkansas, wherein he petitions the Court by it's decree to quiet and confirm his title to the following de- scribcd lands situated in Polk COun- ty Arkansas, to-wit. All of the Northwest quarter of Southeast quarter, lying West of Board Camp Creek. and all of the Northeast quar- ter of Southwest quarter, except a tract in the Northwest corner de- scribed as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the Northwest corner, thence South 27 rods. thence North 50 de grees East, to point g rods East of the place of beginning, thence west 32 rods to tile place of beginning. ali in Section g, Township 2 South, of Range 29 West, containing in all about 38 acres, more or less.
 Now therefore, all persons claiua- ing any right, title or interest there in or to said land or any part thereof, are warned and called upon tO appear in said court within SIX weeks from this date and show cause, if any there be, why the title of said petitioner in and to the said lands should not be in him confirmed and quieted.
 Witness my hand and the seal of this court this goth day of August, 1917.
 SEAL OWEN PARKER.
 Clerk of the Chancery Court ia
 and for Polk County. Arkansas Adv. First pub. Aug. g
 Last pub. Sept 27, 1917.