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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-20
Geographical Conundrums.

/ What country expresses sorrow?
2 What land expresses keen resent
ment?
3. What land do little children love to
nestle in?
4. What country is closely connected
with our Thanksgiving and Christmas
dinner
3. What country would an English
miser like to have as a gift?
6. What land is the land Of frozen wa
ter2
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A new record in microscopic engraving
has just been made by Mr. Sutton. who
has performed the feat of inscribing the
alphabet numerals. his initials, and the
year on the head OF an ordinary pin.
The work, which comprises forty-three
characters, is beautifully executed, each
letter appearing through the glass as
if it had been printed by machinery.
Mr. Sutton is now engaged in engraving
an inscription on an ordinary pins head
containing between eighty and ninety
letters
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OLDEST TREE IN THE WORLD.

The Oldest tree in the world is said to
be the famous dragon tree OF Tenerine,
which IS estimated TO be from 1000 to
5000 years OF age. This wonder of the
plant world was seventy feet or more In
height until the year 1919. when during
a terrific storm one Of the large branches
was broken of. \ similar storm in 1857
stripped the trunk OF its remaining
branches, and left it standing alone.
This tree derives its common name from
a reddish emulation known as dragon s
blood.
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Mr.. s. lacks polish and never shines in
politics or society you can never hope
TO rise snaps she, and keep in-step
with the times. Ny dear, I am afraid
you viii always remain at the foot
On the other hand, although he ad-
mires her grace and brilliaucy, he does
not approve Of sight lacing. and tells her
so. for Mrs Shoe does lace.
Down in their sOles. l am convinced
that this pair love each other devotediy
but as you see they have not got long
tongues for nothing
Sometimes their quarrel ends in q tie
but more often Mrs. Shoe decides she is
right, and poor Mr.. Shoe gets left.
ELSIE PARRISH
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CoIIene Cnt-uns

Last week Tuesday Gentle Jane
Met a passing railroad train.
Good afternoon" she sweetly said.
But the blamed train simply cut her dead
Yale Record
Eugene was caught between two trains,
Folks with a bag picked up the remains:
The neighbOrs were greatly stirred up b.
the scene,
And the only collected person was Gene
The Princeton Tiger
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Prom the Yonkers Statesman.
She-What was father speaking to you
about?
He-oh, he was asking me my inten-
tons.
He was? Well. 7 declare I think
fathers rather previous"
~Oh. no, You see. 1 borrowed 8 from
him about six months ago, and he wanted
to know when he might expect it,
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GeoCrnphicaI Puzzle.

ADELAIDE and her friend. HELENA,
went shopping ADELAIDE wore an u
STER and a CRESCENT pin. HELENA
wore a THIBET cloth suit and BLACK
hat They bought some GREEN dress
goods. a REARL ring. a ST. JOHNS pic
ture. and some NULL for dress for
CHRISTIANA
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Arithmetic pnrrIe.

At first they sold at the rate Of seven
apples for a penny.
That left the eldest with one apple. the
second with two, and the youngest with
three
BY selling these apples at the rate OF
one for cents, each one found she had
a total of 10 cents TO bring home.
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There are five different English words
pictured in this picture puzzle. See il you
can make them all out
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Mineral Puzzle.

The answer is: The number Of letters
contained in each numerals. G., twice
ten or two tens contain six letters, &c.
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4 Tramp's Trick,

lower right-hand corner the names Of q
little cripple in one Of Dickens stories.
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There is q certain very famous book
familiar to all boys and girls, whose title
consists Of fourteen letters. If you read
the following hints, you can guess all
the letters and find out what the book Is;
l. The first letter when omitted from a
certain well-known fruit makes the fruit
turn to wide opening of the mouth.
, Add the second letter TO a certain
letter and &c ts--;ll j. :. famous river
8 Omit the third letter from a sailor S
room and you have an ancient murderer
I. Omit the fourth letter from a mental
conception Of principle and you have left
a bit OF wood,
.. Add the fifth letter twice to a certain
vowel and you have left a Catholic wo-
man devoted to religious service.
g. Take the sixth letter from something
cold and white. and you will have left
the present moment.
Z. Take the seventh letter away from
small water vessel and you viii have left
much disliked flying animal
s. Take the eighth letter from King s
seat and leave agony or pain.
8 Take the ninth letter from rather
common surname and leave bird that
sings as it rises in air
10 Add the tenth letter to a certain
kind of carriage and make shellhsh.
IL Take the eleventh letter from IA
ciai feature and leave an Insect which
hovers about candlelight
70. Add the twelfth letter 90 coal mine
and make an old-styie kitchen roasting
utensil.
Is. Add the thirteenth letter to a do
nestle pet and make an article of ap-
parel
IA. Substract the fourteenth letter from
mariners guiding light and you will
have a familiar breakfast meat.
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| From the Montgomery Advertiser
They made their fortune in cattle"
Then their family history should be
bound in calf"
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Soups-I Mock turtle .. Tomato.
FISH. Sole. , Founder.
Entree-QuafI. with bacon on toast.
Roasts-1 Turkey. 3 Lamb. 3. Goose
Vegetables Potato. ?. Peas. 8
Beets. l. Cabbage
Dessert. Rhubarb pie. 2. Floating
island.
Nuts-1 Chestnut . Ground-nut. 3
Butter-nut
Fruits-1. Orange. ?. Peaches. g.
Pears. t. Bananas.
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JANUARY 10 ANSWERS.
Piefure Chnrndes
Puzzle Dinner.

l. Handsome. , Sweetheart. 3. Fox
glove.
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A Riddle.

Can you guess this riddle?
A cavern dark and long,
Whence issue vail and song:
A red bridge moist and strong.
Where white-robed millers throng
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Diagonal.

are. and you will be able to read in the
letters from upper left-hand corner to
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
Drew Still Says He
Has Chance to
Win Out
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

FRESNO, Jan. 3.-Assemblyman A.
M. Drew of Fresno left at O'CLOCK
this afternoon for Sacramento, to be on
hand at the opening session of the Leg
islature next Monday. Drew has been
very busy of late, both with number
of Legislative measures of special In
terest to this part of the State that he
has been preparing and with his can
didacy for the Speakership.
The present session of the Legisla-
ture will constitute Drew's third term
in the Assembly, and his experience
In Sacramento. together with his skill
as parliamentarian. make him for
midable candidate. While he was one
of the Pardee insurgents in the late
campaign and tried to prevent Fresno
County going to Gillett. he later sup
ported the Humboldt man and has the
support of the county organization for
the Speakership. He has been putting
up a game fight. and before leaving de-
clared himself as confident of election.
"AlI sorts of influences have been
brought to bear said Drew this after
noon, ito get me out of the Speaker
ship fight, but I am there to stay, and
have many assurances of success.
While there has been lots of talk about
the control that one element or another
would have at Sacramento, in many
ways there is an open field. which L
have taken advantage of.
'As to legislation, / am especially in
terested in the matter of primary
election law. When all parties claim
to be in favor of such d law. and at the
same time we know that there are Sc
cret influences to be brought to bear
against 1t, it behooves the friends or
such a measure to take special care
that it goes through all right. l am
also specially interested in the matter
of establishing. an agricultural college
on the Kearneya estate" ~
Assemblyman Drew is supported by
his colleague from this county, w. f.
Chandler, also with two terms expe-
rience. They have in preparation
county government bill for Fresno.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
s. P. ENGINEER IS
KILLED IN WRECK

PORTLAND, Ore, JAN, "A special
to the Oregonian from ,Comstock, Ore.
says that the northbound Portland Ex-
press the fast passenger train on the
Southern Pacific between San Fran
cisco and Portland, was wrecked about
z o'clock tonight two miles north OF
that place. Engineer Wechland was
killed and Fireman Long is missing.
The passengers were uninjured.
The accident occurred: on a recently
flied trestle which had been under
mined by the torrentiai rains OF the
last few days. The train was drawn
by two. engines Che combined weight
of the two crushed the fill and threw
them over the enbankment, down
which they plunged to;the bottom OF
the canyon. 100 feet below. The mail
car was dragged around at right an
giles and turned over, but did not fol-
low thesengines. The smoker was de-
rallied, hut the rest of the train did not
leave the track.
The track has sunk behind the train
so that 1t cannot be moved in either
direction, and 1t is now perched on
shelf on the steep grade of the can-
y0n. -
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
MAYOR MCCLELLAN
IS DENOUNCED

NEW YORK, JAN 3.-Leader Charles
f. Murphy of Tammany Hall gave out
a statement today in regard to Mayor
McCleIlan's action in refusing to re-
appoint Election Commissioner Voorhis
as president of the board, the choice of
the regular Democratic organization OF
New York. In appointing John Z.
DooIfng yesterday to succeed Voorhis
would no longer recognize the exist
Ing control of Tammany Hall, and that
he could not tolerate any relations
with its present leader" Replying to
tie Mayors criticism Murphy said:
Although named in strict conform
ity with the provisions of law by the
Democratic organization of the County
of New York for the place, and that.
too, without a single dissenting vote,
Commissioner voorhis was rejected by
the. Mayor simply because last fall, In
the designation of the Democratic
newspapers to publish the election no.
tice, Commissioner Voorhis refused to
violate his oath of office and be party
to the satisfaction of the Mayors petty
revenge on the newspapers which had
harshly criticized him.
GAS the present leader of Tammany
Hall, no man in the community has held
closed relations with him nor has any
one known him more thoroughly than
this same Mayor. If any reason exists
which justifies the breaking of the re-
Iations that have existed between the
two men / do not know just what 1t
may be, and I urge the Mayor, If he
knows, to make such reason public.
II defy him to name a single instance
in which l have suggested or urged,
on behalf of the Democratic organiza-
tion, the appointment to public office
of a man whose record and character
would not compare favorably with his
present appointees and intimates-
Without a single comment, 1 sub
nit as specimen of the Mayors regard
for exactness of statement the declara
'tion of that officer: I have no candi-
date for the leadership of Tamnany
Hall, nor have 1 the least desire to in
volve myself with the aspirations of
anyone who is seeking such leader
ship How greatly deluded have been
both press and public as to the pur-
poses of the Mayors every political
move since entering on his present
term. Or else the Mayor is guilty Of
most brazen falsehood
"And so, too, l leave the community
which is acquainted with the Mayors
support of Republican candidates, not
in vindication of principle but purely
as a matter of spite, to judge of the
sincerity of his pretense that he will
recognize and strengthen genuine
Democracy in this CITY, Whether the
Mayor yearns for "a clean and efficient
Government can best be determined by
the personnel of his advisers-McCar-
rem and O'Brien, men whose characters
are well known to the community
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
Pardee WilITake One More
Swing at State Machine
Organization Has
Plan to Hurry
Pardee Out

Alarmed by the announcement that
Governor Pardee is going to gfvH OUT
ali the patronage he. can in his last
hours of official life, the machine has
Matched plan to head him of. The
scheme Is to rush Pardee into retire.
ment and inaugurate Gillett on the
opening day of the legislative session.
The usual custom Is to wait until the
third day before changing Governors.
This enables the Legislature to take
its time, canvassing the vote and per-
mits the retiring executive the courtesy
of saying what he thinks while he
waits for the undertaken. The un-
written law was observed four years
ago, even though everybody knew for
weeks that Governor Gage had large
bundle of final appointments to unload,
but the machine is not so generous. 1t
feels that it can't afford to let Govern
or Pardee name several Superior Judges,
and will go to any length ii prevent
such dreadful waste of choice plums-
If the plan just evolved is carried out
Pardee will have to hire a hall to de-
liver his farewell message. The ma
chine Is to issue rush orders to all
Legislative members. Both houses are
to organize in hurry. Necessary busi-
ness is to go through with whoop, the
reading of the retiring Governors mes
sage is to be waived, and Gillett is to
ldhO d Hy1HB jump 1utO OlHCO. All tHlc
is to be done in a day, If possible,
which would mean that Gillett would
be inaugurated next Monday, instead of
Wednesday. The scheme is a novel
one, but the Pardee men say that 1t
can't be worked fast enough to accom-
plish its purpose.
Meanwhile Governor Pardee is having
trouble with his own friends. They
are clamoring because he hasn't yet
ha xyn 20, fa1 6xrf he
nation of Superior Judge E. c. Hart
of Sacramento. Originally there were
three candidates for this place, Assist
ant Attorney General Charles N. Post,
James B. Devine and Lester Hinsdale,
but Hinsdale has withdrawn and his
law partner has joined the Post forces.
Both remaining factors have strong
backing, and Pardees hesitation is
causing him trouble on all sides. Sac
ramento doesn't care who succeeds Su-
perior Judges in other parts Of the
State. 1t wants to know whether De-
vine or Post Is going on the bench.
Until this question is settled Pardee' s
followers in the capital city are as
likely to set to fighting one another as
to rally to his support.
Assistant Attorney Post would not
have entered the fight If he had been
given assurance that he would not
be lifted from his present position,
but he was recently given notice that
on and after the advent of the new
administration his services would not
be required. Post was a follower of
Colonel Dan Burns, and is on the Burns
blacklist that every machine leader
has in his hat. Gillett has his AK out
for Burns men. Therefore Post has
to go, even though he has many friends
in the organization. All this has added
to Pardee's troubles, for IL Post had
not been a Burns man there would
have been one less candidate for Judge
Harts place.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
MARQU|sE IN BAD
ACT IS MOBBED

PARIS, Jan. 3.-There was remark
able scene tonight at the notorious
Moulin Rouge, when the Marquise de
Morny. a daughter of the famous
Duke de Morny and a niece of Ma
poleon III, made her debut in an act
called "a Dream of Egypt" written
by herself in collaboration with
Madame Gauthier-Villars, author of
'-Claudine'' and other decadent novels.
The Marquise, who is the. divorced
wife of the Marquis de Belbeuf, had
already achieved an unenviable repu-
tation, and her heralded appearance
on the stage brought out storm Of
criticism. To this the Marquise re-
piled in a letter published this after
noon denying that her performance was
intended to be suggestive, and insist
ing that she meant to give an artistic
reproduction of the manners of ancient
Egypt. In defending her appearances
on the stage the Marquise says:
This. does not constitute disgrace
to the French aristocracy. A distin-
guished scion of this aristocracy, the
Prince de Broglio, has been earning
his living for some time past by con-
ducting an orchestra in New York"
In spite of this statement number
of clubmen and Bonapartists got to-
gether and went to the Moulin Rouge
onstration, the like of which seldom
has been witnessed in this city. For
ten minutes the curtain could not be
raised on the new act owing to the
pandemonium. When it finally went
up. disclosing the Marquise working
out a cryptogram of the charm of life
after the fashion of Galatea, and a
beautiful Egyptian mummy in the per-
son of Madame Willy, the din was
redoubled. This was followed by 2
rain of missiles of every description,
the audience even throwing hassocks
and boxes at the women. Despite the
onslaught the two women completed
their act which is as disgustingly in
decent as anything ever seen on the
Paris stage.
When the curtain was rung down
the crowd rushed toward the box oc-
cupied by Madame Gauthier-Villars
and Mile. Polaire, who is starring in
a stage adaptation of "Claudine," and
literally drove them from the theater.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
AWARDS MILLIONS
TO DEFENDANT
Seawell Decides Suit Involv-
ing Nevada Mines in Favor
of T.. A. Montgomery
G. B. FLEMING LOSES

A decision in an action inVoiEine
81. SOC. 900 was handed down yestef
day morning by Judge SeaweH IN De
partment of the Superior Court IN
favor of the defendants in the SUIT
of C. B. Flemming VS.. E. A Mon'
gomery.
The suit, which has created "ioe
spread interest. originated with 'ne
discovery In Nevada OF the Shosnone'
Nos and 2. and the Indian Jonnnle
mines by the defendant. Montgomels,,
The plaintiff in bringing suit aheseI.
that when the mines were tocaeeu
Montgomery was working for nlm IN
der a grub stake agreement anu
that therefore he was entltIeu
half interest in any or all mines
Gated at the time by his employe-
The argument OF the defense at tne
time of the hearing was based on tne
contention that the agreement oetWeeh
Flemming and Montgomery haa
pired several months prior lhe
time the claims, which have SINGS
turned out a fortune. were found
In view of the Immense fortune 70
be gained by a reversal Of Judge sea
wells decision, the case VIII, IN an
probability, be appealed TO the Su-
preme Court The three mining
claims in question are rated as being
worth S5,0OO,0 600.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
F|REMEN PREPARE
FOR BATTLE
Show No Signs of Yielding
In Their Demands on the
Hartman Railway Lines
GOVERNORS APPEAL

PEORIA. III. Jan. 3.-The basis of
action by Grand Master Hannahan and
the members of the grand executive
board of the Brotherhood OF Locomo-
tive Firemen and Enginemen was
transferred tonight 10 Chicago, where
the sessions will open tomorrow morns
ing. Hannahan stated that he would
settle this fight or lose il"
Following tomorrows meeting the
members OF the executive board viii
be assigned TO places on the Hartman
lines in the West. so that in the event
OF the failure TO bring about a settle
ment the whole machinery OF the or
ganization can be put in motion at
once.
During the day many messages from
State officials and commercial bodies in
the West were received at the grand
lodge offices. Among them was tele-
gram from Governor Mcdonald Of Colo
rado Offering his assistance in settling
the strike and stating that the people
OF that commonwealth were opposed
to II.
Governor Brooks OF wyoming asked
that the strike be not called, as 1t
would cripple the industries Of the
State and bring sufferings on account
OF the short supply Of coal now on
hand.
President Hartman. in a telegram
TO Grano Master f1dLldlalr 0ApISbSe0
a desire that the troubles be solved by
arbitration. adding that his position in
the past on this method of settlement
has not been changed. He stated,
however. that under the present con-
ditions IL would be impossible to bring
about a conference with this object ia
view unless the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers became a. party to il.
This Grand Master Hannahan. declines
to accept His telegram of January /
TO Hartman indicated that he did not
deem il fair that an outside party be
brought into the controversy for the
settlement OF the grievances Ofs.the
fremen.
HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. S.-The
Southern Pacific strike situation re-
mains practically unchanged today,
pending the final efforts of Commis-
sioner OF Labor Neill to reach a mutual
basis OF arbitration. Failing IN this,
Neill will depart for Washington today.
Second Vice Grand Master. Shea of the
Ffremen's Brotherhood declares he has
not been informed of possible general
strike Of firemen over the entire Harri-
man system.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
.YOUN6" MEN ADMIT
/. BRUTAL ROBBERY
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

SAN JOSE, Jan. 3.--L1oyd Kendall,
the young man arrested last night by
Chief of Police Carroll on the charge
of having robbed and beaten Jerry
O'Brien on Monday evening, confessed
today that he and Robert Holman. who
was arrested with him, had committed
the deed. Holman also signed a state
ment corresponding closely to that of
Kendall.
OBrien was found on Ryland street
in a seriously wounded condition on
Tuesday morning He said he had been
assaulted and robbed by three young
men, Detectives were detailed on the
case and. became convinced that Ken
dali and Holman were two of the guilty
men. They arrested them and when
confronted with the evidence the pris-
oners made complete confession.
The following statement made by
Kendall tells graphically the story of
the robbing. of O'Brien:
On the night sof the hold-up of o'Brien n
bunch OF US @ Were at the Independent MESSENGER
about II o'clock. O'Brlen passed by. He was
drunk. Bob Holman made the crack that we
S The W three of rs. Bob Holman, another fellow
and myself followed him to San Pedro and Ry-
land streets. Bob walked past 0'Bfien and then
came back and soaked him Just My pal
and I stayed back until Bob hit him and then
We came up. did not hit him., If Bob hit him
more than once did not see It, Bob took the
money, $50, from o'Brien's pocket, then we all
ran away.
We ali went as far the Garden City Brew
cry ON San Pedro street, where the money was
divided. Bob gave us, that is, and the
other guy. $3.50 apiece. and he kept $40 We
went back to the Messenger oface: | stayed
there all night and until o'clock the next
morning. Bob Holman went to his room in the
Alice after the hold-up.
Holman also made a confession.
which is substantially the same as
KendalPs. The two men will be
charged with highway robbery.