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THE WASHINGTON TIMES VE NESlAY PECEMBFK 10 IlOl12

FLAW IN METHODS USEDBY THE BILLPOSTERS

Corporation Counsel Renders Opinion Construing the Law

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The Police Department hiss dteooveteda in the methods used by tin Wankiugfou Dillpwsds Company In securingsignatures for permission to locate

It appears that the company intwo Instances obtained the sigaatures ofpersons concerned mostly woman by

to the doors of the homes sod writIng down the names when no objectionto the hoards was signified

Tin papers containing these nameswrr Mi roitted to the Corporation

an opinion In pert he saidCommissioners are by

cjuotcd paragraph of tile law to au-

thorif In writing the Mad housestom fences and oUr atmctures onvS h in their discretion advertlxmentscr POSITS tray placed and then folI s the clause relative to the

i Tbe question is whether thet n siicnRture and consent must be ob

from a majority of the household

FRIENDS OF MORRISONSHOPE FOR A REUNION

Believe Stories Were Circulated by De

staging Persona fee aPHTPOM

Mutual friends of Frank Morrison thepopular secretary of the American Federatlon of Labor and his wife are hopeful that efforts now being made to

a reconciliation between them willbo successful sad the suit for divorceinstituted by Mr Morrison withdrawnIt is caid by of the couple thatttip stories which led Mr Morrison toseek a divorce are without foundationand were circulated It to believed In

first Instance by designing personsto bring about a separation if suchwas their case they succeeded admiretly

Mrs Morrkroa however denies thatthere was ever say marriage eecbetween her and O M Dax aa allegedSbe asserts that Mr flay waa never-more than a neighbor sad that herhusband poeeeaeea all her affection

Abe believes with her friend thatthe stories of the alleged manit werecirculated for a purpose says thatMr Morrison who wrote h r at fre-quent intervals while she waa absentfrom the city with the hat com-

pany can readily satisfy himself thatslip could not have been living here aaMrs Day or under nay other name

has come to this city to he nearh r nineyearold daughter who now

a Washington convent and felt keen-

ly th stigma which he says heeDundeservedly east upon her goodan j that of lier child

Mrs Morrison is well in musicalcircles here and in Chteagemany frlende m both dtlea who refuse

believe her eulpabie or capable of Utefolly attributed to her

WILL OF W F JOHNSON

OFFERED POR PROBATEwill of William F Johnson

offered for probate late yesterday aft-

ernoon in the omce of tile lUglstor ofWills The document dated Septem-ber sad Titian W Johaoua OscarH Billingsley and Charles A Mack aare named trustees and executors etestator directs that tile trustees holdhit real estate eighteen brick housesin trust for the use and benefit of hisdaughters MIa Oscar H BillingsleyFalls Church Va Mrs Charles A Macbcn and his sons Titian W and Sul-

livan V Johnson The income from theproperty is to he divided equally andpaid to the beneficiaries except tbeabate of Sullivan V Johnson which

I deposited with the WaaMngtonSavings Bank or some other until too ar-

rives at his majority The testator ex-presses a desire that none of the housesbe sold until Are years after his death

To bin grandson Brent IJarrlaoa Far-t r of Baltimore la left a ION watchThe proceeds of his life insurance are totic divided onethird to Mrs Blllln sley and the remainder among the otherbeneficiaries named

MASONS ELECT OFFICERSAt the regular meeting of Arminius

Lodge No 25 F A A M hold December8 the following officers were elected forthe cuRuing Masonic year Harry Roth

M Joseph S WLeon Pohlmana J W Charlesstan secretary Henry T RIM treas-urer Carl A Droop 8 DJ Sobweppe J D Adam SchneiderJ Gus W Wicgand J S F W-

Spi ss M C K Holer organist JohnTomse tyler Charles G rsdorffOlarsir Harm H hordes proxies to

lodge Werner stack HenryKllDge Charles Dicmer finance eomralt

fbsrles Katzenstein delegate toUaoonlr board of relief Louis Gold

fc tanidt delegate to St Johns MiteAssociation Harry Rothschild delegate

r ixrman Orphan Asylum MerrltzH r chairman instruction commlt

K OF F LODGE ELECTIONolumbla Lodge Knights of Fidelity

has elected tits oflleenr Peat valiantommaftder Hugh P Harvey valiant

commander Carl Maileromrnander Fred Oernam chief orator

linjamln B veridge worthy treasurer1 Carr rorrospondlng recorder W-XI BMrghausen financial recorderCieorge Dtetz master of ceremoniesOorge Xlotay captain ot the guardJames Bryaa grand tyler R A Metoy grand trustees Fred Wagner TD Harper Charles Diets

FUNERAL OP A W SWEENEYThe funeral of Arthur W ftweeney

the carpenter who was accidentallykilled at Indian Bead yesterday whileat work on one of tbe el trfr truckiixed for moving the heavy r

and mountlnajH will be halt tuorrovmorning at 11 ovioek from Lees undertaking estalillihment Sweeneys bodywas brought Wanhlnuton oa the naryyard tug j riarrd or burialSweeneys was in Lewes Ud

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The terms of tile taw are most gen-eral says Mr Duvall a majority ofthe recMents If this to to constmed literally then It would include altthe inmates of all the houses Irrespectiveof age or pencaptncy of residence I

cannot believe that this was the intentionof Congress In view of the subject

anti the object sought to be accompllnHed Indeed It would be quite im-

practicable to administer this law on anysuch basis I am of the opinion that areasonable construction of the provisionwould be to limit it to a majority ofhouseholders on the side of the square lawhich the display Is to be made and ohothe side of the confronting square Sucha construction In my Judgment wouldnot do violence to tbe terms of the lawand would render It capable of practicaladministration

NO PROTECTION FOR i

THE GALLERY GODS

Health Department Cannot Force

Theater Managers to Lay CarpetsOR Sidewalks

The Health Department of tIN DistrictYea seat a reply to LiNt R B Rodneypaymaster of the United States Navywho recently communicated with thindepartment taking tf theater managersor proprietors could not be compelled-to lay a covering on tile sidewalk wherepatrons of the gallery were forced tostand in the In order to pin admission

LJeuteaant Rodney further saidexposure was a menace to the

health of the people gad Inquired ifthere war a Taw winch could force man-agers to remedy the condition

Tho reply waa matte by Deputy HealthOOtoer H C and read as follows

In reply to your letter of the 3dInstant testing whether this departmentcars require theater managers to laystrips of matting on sidewalk for people-to stead oa who are compelled to waitat the entrance of the gallery have thehonor to Inform you that there to notaw or health regulation that vests thtedepartment with authority to requirethat action

MUST WAIT SIX MONTHSFOR NEW PENSION CHECK

Veterans Grandaea Makes Cigarettes-f Pay Warraat Seeks Im-

mediate Reissue

W Huffmaa of Alexandria Vaa civil war veteran was a caller at theTreasury Department yesterday Hisgrandson Ned Hall aged four awd healleges the old solders pensionmounting to 1 for a play cigaretteDecember 5 and Mr Huffman wanted aduplicate t be Issued at once

The statutes however provide thatduplicate cheeks shall be IssuoJseta six months have elapsed Mr Hutcan prove the destructionof his check and says that as he Is badly in need of the money tile delay is aa

unwarranted hardship

SAVINGS BANK REPORT

of the Capital Savings flank win not berandy before December 19 when It winbe submitted to tile board of directorsCaanler B McCary and his assist-ants are saw busy oa the boob Thehank located at F Street north-west reeeivly served notice on its

that sixty days noticewould be required from those wishingto withdraw tlietr accocnts

INSTALL PASTORTIle installation of the Rev William

Hart Dexter as pastor of the Presby-terian Church of ago Park willtake place tonight at 7M oclock slangprominent ministers are expected to bepresent at the exercises

OLD FOGY KNEW

Experience Teaches PeopleMjr parents considered coffee simply

a harmless beverage for oM and youngso when a mere baby I commenced todrink It and when r reached womanhood toured myself troubled with nervouaoeaa headache and an irrltablotemper aged to obtain roller I drankmore and coffee thus adding furlto the Ire

I grew worse until life was one binof pain My nerves were shat

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stomach pre out and utterly refusalto digest the mOAt simple foods ananally I lay for weeks rtarvlBg anlonging for food but unable to eat morthan just enough to me alive

While In this state my next doorneighbor brought In a fragrant cup thatI supposed was some now grade of cof-fee gad although I Tad suffered so tenrlkly front its effects the temptationwag too strong to resist and 1 drankIt with relish I noticed It tad aagreeable taste and I drank It withoutdistress She repeated the kindness twoor three mornings

I b gan to congratulate myself thatIt was not coffee that hurt me after allI was assuring my of this one daywhoa she astonished me by saying thatI was tat drinking coffee but a purefood drink called Porto Food Coffeemade from nourishing paiD for build-ing up the system and nerves instead oftearing them down

I then began to drink Postum regu-larly and to get will slowly but surelyToday I am a strong hearty womanmy nervous system is entirely rebuiltand with a reserve torso of strength Intime of need I sleep well gad awakerefreshed aad feel bright for uach daystask with no indigestion or stomachtrouble and a good strong active brainready for any mental strain or toll

is no doubt oo earth that coffeenearly killed me

A friend of mine was obliged to resip her position as school teacher be-cause of extreme nervousness causedbJ coffee drinking I induced her touse Porto In place of coffee and atthe aad ot four months she began

again her nervousness goneand feeling gad looking ten yearser her sallow oomplexloa having

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STREET EXTENSION

Mount Pleasant AssociationHolds Monthly Session

Questions pertaining to the extensionof Sixteenth Street were considered atthe meeting ot the Mount Cltl

Association last night TiM asso-

ciation suet at tn Hotel Stratford CoiK B Townsend presiding

After a full dlecusaion of the matter aspecial committee was appointed to go

the committees of Congress Inbehalf of the association and secure if-

iraesihle the sum of 150890 for beginningthe Improvement of Sixteenth Street ex-

tended The members of the MountPleasant Aseociatlon many of them prop-erty holders along the line of thte thor-oughfare are anxious that SixteenthStreet extended should be more than twolinos on the District rasp They wantthe physical opening of the Avenue tofollow Immediately upon the legal proeeodtnss incident to Its opening com-pleted this year The committee referred-to to composed of Col E U

Louis P Shoemaker and B

To Renumber HoweA resolution was proposed by T H

Syphard and itdopted in unbalance thatth opening cf Sixteenth Street makespeculiar angles with Keaesaw Avenue

that the municipal authorities beto renumber the to pre-

vent confusionThe committee appointed at the tart

meeting to investigate the plea of parklag Sixteenth Street through the centerreported that nothing definite tad beenHHtermlned by the Commissioners Fred-

erick Law Olmsted C the Senate ParkCommission Yes flatter under con-

sideration and until his report to sub-

mitted the committee told It would beImpossible to say what course would bepursued

Fourteenth Street CarsMr Shoemaker submitted a resolution

with reference to the switching andparking of can at the Fourteenth Streetterminus of the CAlM TraWWitpanys lines The resolution called forthe extension of the tracks further northto Lydecker Avenue and the removal oftile swUebiBK aramjementa to that pointThe resolution included a request thatthe Commtasiofieni pave FourteenthStreet northwest to Park Place

Judge R B Stocking J J DuJty andNorton M Little were elected membersof the association

BIBLE CLASS CELEBRATIONThe third anniversary of the Metro-

politan Bible Class was celebrated witha banquet last evening in the parlors ofUte Metropolitan Memorial Church onC Street northwest There were aboutIS persons present H C Oberbeixerpresident and ofwhich was three yean agoacted in the capacity of toaatmaaterAddress as were made by Andrew 3Mitchell who spoke on The OccasionLyman L Pierce of the Y M C AThe Youug Men William C KtdrtdgThe Ladles These were followed by-

aa Interesting talk oa Personal Influ-ence by the Rev Don 8 Colt pastorof Grace M K Church Baltimore

VOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCYA petition In voluntary bankruptcy has

been lied in the District branch of tIeSupreme Court of the District by JamesC who says he is willing andready to surrender all Ms property forthe benefit of his creditors Mr Kinguntil recently was engaged in the lum-ber business He lists bis liabilities atia sgc and makes no return of ss

The greater part of his Indebted-ness Is due In Baltimore

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PETS ATTRACTS CROWDS

Poultry and Pigeon Asso-

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The annual exhibition of tl Wash-ington Poultry Mgeon Jet StockseoeiatteR in Masonic Temple Ninth gadF Streets northwest is attracting largocrowds Titers are a thousand morespecimens of chickens pigeons guineaplea dusks geese turkeys gild cats enshow in the rosin hall Ana annex Coopsand are everywhere and the man-agers of the show declare they beencompelled to turn away more than athousand entries owing to lire tack ofspace

Hundreds of pens are labeled with thename or class of the occupants theirbreed and the owners name A pyramidof wire has been erected la the center ofthe ball In thU a local exhibitor hasplaced his collection Black swan Chinice pheasants native woodducks and African sad Toulouse geeseare plated in the lowest apartment ofthe pyramid Up at top of the coopa tiny pouter pigeon has been placed

George K Howard says that whilethere are about a thousand fowls on ex-

hibition some of the species have twoor three representatives

The managers believe they haveout the beat poaofble specimens gad

that the show has MuTered no because of the lack of space for the others

The dray of pigeons the beat everK on Here There are about 2W onR L Barclay A hoar have the largestnumber of entries

The guinea Belgian bares ferretssad last but by no means least the tartsare seen In great numbers in tin annexThere Js one tabby baby which hailsfroM North Natlck Mass and isvalued at 1M by the Dipper ThVcostly feline aristocrat is a demure littlebit of a cat white cad tortoise shellcolor Baby had won priors in BOBton Buffalo Philadelphia RochesterHartfor4 ProvMeaee

4 whirl 0 Jttjrott cat whichweighs all of thirty pounds also

attention Beauty la a Ke thantwo feet long gad M as his around

stovepipe Its hoed is as large as atwoyearold babys Miss Ethel RBevilt Champion of London Kngiandwill be Ute JoUge fat time eat departmentShe Beauty la the largest cat

to fancy felinesThe show will eonttaa three days It

promises to be tho aneeesaful oneheld by the aasoefatioa d it Is notonly a most unique affair but it alsobids to be a oneness exhibitorspoint of view

MEADE POST ELECTIONThere was a largo attendance at the

annual election of George G MeadePost No 5 G A In Grand ArmyHall last sight TIle election resulted asfollows I U Patterao omaader AA Maxim senior vice aommaader Alfred Show Junior commanderCharles Matthews auarlermaster RevHenry S Stevens chaplain Dr T LMatchett surgeon K A Wllber of3eer of tbe day Albert Carew officer ofthe guard Calvin Farnsworth trusteeDelegates to department encampmentRobert H Marcel MatthewsK A Wllber Alfred Shrew W M KingC B flaring Judge C F Scott and FA Moo rick Alternates Charles F Oarsate W R Ramsey J J Data PeterS Lesh Asaph Dodge Albert CanoeJohn Riley and D P SleboM vBn-conraginn remarks from Ute ooelect followed

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FIRE DEPARTMENT

Estimated Loss During the Mantle a

994 en Property insured for

R TV Button Chief engineer of theFire Department has submitted toDistrict Cofntesloners his report of op-

erations for the month of November Itshows that the department In that periodresponded to 49 regular alarms S ofwhich were false the 37 fires for wMrhthey were sounded causing an estimatedloss of 12791 the property beating anInsurance of 345K The department

answered 40 local or silent alarms6 of whloh were The thirtyfive

occasioning then resetted In aaestimated lop of 2tt0 0 the propertyinvolved being insured for lMMft Thetotal estimated loss for the month wasWX W-

fortyfour of the 72 Aresduring the month were in brick struc-tures 22 in fraate buildings 2 in nose1 was the horsing of brush 1 of rub

in aa allay while the oUr 2 werein steam carriages In case Siretraveled from one shod to the adjoiningon in two cases to the two adjoiningin one instance are traveled from onfloor to the one above and to the ad-

joining building and in another fromone room to aa adjoining ore

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wtX t flour We will line on landthe boli tar eon bmklcB XmM links

Mace nd rumkin Piattut thkk sadhncV o ii kinds at Pastry trade frontthe choicest insrcdientu and bv takentbst wf1 be a treat tax tbe dainty palate

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Always the best of everything for the aMpty

What a time tbe big and little ones are having in this departmeat Everything is spread out on the Fourth Floor In grea style Whata wonderful world this Toy Store of ours prevent All brought here bySanta Claus from his Arctic nome to be distributed the CMiMrea otWashington and the surrounding vicinity We have Dolls that will do

everything bat breathe Mecnan lost Toys that work aa perfectly asthe machinery which drives tbe world IK tact can be fouad herewhich will make the most dissatMtat cWW happy

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