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The Washington bee., 1908-04-04

HOudOun statue. If such a step shall
be found to jeOpardize the beauty or
safety of the precious bit of marble.
modified copy of the work will be
made. Experts will be requested to
make careful examination of the fig
ure and make a report on what is best
to be done
The HOudOun statue is said to be
the finest piece OF art work in the
United States. 1t is supposed to rep
resent the exact lineaments and fea-
lures of the greatest of all Virginians
and Americans. It is said by experts
to be better likeness of Gen. Wash
ingtOn than any photograph. The
statue is one of the principal attrac-
tiOns of Richmond. The statue stands
alone, surrounded by an iron balus-
trade. Every care is taken to pre-
serve it intact from the ravages OF
time. 1t could not possibly be re-
placed should any accident happen
to It,
Only once has it been taken from
10 pAaN0 III al tine years JHdI II mas
stood there. Two years ago certain
artists, working under bond, were en-
powered To take the statue down and
clean it. This was the first time that
the Father of His Country had had
his face washed in an hundred years.
The statue was then cleaned and rem
ovated and replaced intact. 1t will
now stand for another hundred
vaarS
The Washington bee., 1908-04-04
constructiaq The Mecca Railroad.

The Mecca railroad is being con-
structed rapidly. solidly and method
ically. Foreigners are employed in
positions OF leadership and manage
.ment By imperial orders it is now
proposed to complete the line from
Medina to Mecca. d distance of 280
miles, before the next pilgrimage
ii. e., in about a year,. also to con
struct a railroad from Mecca to Mount
Arafat a distance OF II miles. Mount
Arafat and the religious ceremonies
annually conducted there, during each
pilgrimage, pD~Sess such an impOr-
lance in the res of the pilgrims that
they all endeavOr TO reach that noun
.ain of sacrifice. Last year the num-
1er Of Mecca pilgrims was Officially
estimated at Consular Re.
pOrls. =
The Washington bee., 1908-04-04
Xavier Mission Near Tucson, Arizona


he would not allow plaster or white.
wash to touch its walls, and the re-
pairs made during his time were only
those absolutely necessary to keep it
from destruction.
In the nave of the church are kept
the chained books. They were once
fastened to a desk, but have now been
placed on a high shelf with their an
cient chains still clinging to them.
The books comprise a Vinegar Bible" 4"
FOx's Book of Martyrs" and a desk
prayer book
The Old Church has seen some mag
nihcent ceremonies. notably the
funeral of Lord Bray. 1t was here,
too, that Henry VIII came in state the
day after Anne Boleyn's execution to
wed Jane Seymour.
The Washington bee., 1908-04-04
Sc. .-..-L..-nsat Rattsr-

To keep tie batter Tor buckwheat
cakes lrcE a-u-.ns take 0Ut cupfui
in the ECro o'cE before mixing with
the soda. ttte- tHe cakes zsr laa1e
this cup OF batter may be pat back
Often whsu baking bread ! put a lIJ-
tie OF the ye-z- .u-o she pancake bat
ter.
The Washington bee., 1908-04-04
No More Windov, RatiIinr.

CIothespins VIII keep the window
from rattling +. Jhe- he split in two
and one piece used as a wedge for
each frame. If they are painted white
and fitted with a screweye in each
head they may be hung On a hook by
the window and be always ready for
seTviCe.-Ladies Home Journal
The Washington bee., 1908-04-04

a free people. is in fact a dictator and
could name any successor when he de-
eides to retire to private life Corral,
who stands i'm his favor is the vice
president of the republic and, barring
accidents, will succeed him some day.
The Washington bee., 1908-04-04
WILL SOME DAY RULE MEXICO.
Ramon Corral Natural Heir to PresT-
dency of Republic.

New YOrk.-RamOn Corral is the
natural heir to the presidency of the
Mexican republic President Diaz,
though nominally elected presid\-.- ~
The Washington bee., 1908-04-04
Best WaY 10 Melt Rutter.

Never melt butter o1 the stove
Heat your cake t.sh by filling with
hot water. wipe C-y. then put in but
ter; it win then melt
Flss kE~A @e1ls =
The Washington bee., 1908-04-04
rEelfr

EEesheIls roughly crushed in the
hands are tine bas, things for cleaning
1-aUeled r--s iE conjunction with
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
TEACHERS RESIGNED AND
 WERE ELECTED BY BOARD

At called meeting of the City Board of Education last night, pr. B. J. Baldwin presiding. resignation of some teachers were accepted, others were elected and one was granted leave of absence. It was also an- nounced by the board that entrance examinations for admission to the Girls High School will be held in the High School building Friday, Septem- Der 25.
 The resignation of Miss Olive Mac donald. a teacher in the Decatur Street School. was read by the Board and accepted. leave of absence was granted Miss Mamie Holt, of the Deca- tur Street School. for one year. Misses Mamie Allen and Leslie Centerfit were elected teachers for one year.
 Misses Alberta Pickett, Etheldra Will Hams and Alice Woods were elected supernumeraries.
 At a recent meeting of the Board leave of absence was granted Miss Louise Well of the Sayre Street School. for one year, and Mrs, M. c. Jones, of Capitol Hill School. for the first term of the school year. At the same meet ing Miss Fannie Belle Perry was elect ed teacher for one year
 The resignation of Bettie Greene and Sarah Payne, negro teachers were read and accepted by the Board. oueenie Lee and Beatrice Flanders, negro teachers, were elected for one year and Ophelia Peterson. a negro teacher was elected assistant.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
ADVERTISING FAIR
CHAIRMAN AKIN AND ASSISTANTS
 VERY BUSY.
Nothing Is Being Left Undone To Ad- vertiae The Fair Thoroughly Record Breaking Attend
 ance is Expected.

One of the busiest places in town during the past two weeks has been the offices of the Department of Pub licity and Promotion of the Alabama Agricultural Association.
 Chairman Arthur Akin and his as- sistants have just concluded strenu- ous advertising campaign for the big fair at Vandiver Park next month. and during the past week have sent out ad- vertising matter and press notices of the big fair to nearly every weekly and daily paper in the state and to a few papers in other states.
 Nothing is being left undone to ad- vertise the fair thoroughly and from reports received by Chairman Akin from many parts of the state. a record breaking attendance at the fair Is pre- jicted.
 Billboards in the smaller towns and some of the larger cities. tell in fam ing letters. of the varied attractions 10 be seen here in October and banners have been hung in every available place. Hand bills have also been dis tributed.
 This advertising campaign of the big fair will be continued until the gates at vandiver Park are thrown open to the public on October 19.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
PARIS IS PR0STRATED
 AS RESULT OF SUNDAY FIRE

Paris, Sept. 2f-Paris is practically prostrated commercially today as a re- suit of the fire that last night de- stroyed the central telephone building. The post office building was not de- stroyed as was at one time reported. It was saved only by the untiring efforts of the firemen.
 In addition to the total interrupt . ion of the telephone service between Paris and the provinces and foreign points, the Department of Posts an- nounced this afternoon that the flames had destroyed also a large number of long distance telegraph wires which were strung under the telephone head quarters. Consequently the telegraph service to England. Belgium, Austria, the northern part of France and the suburbs of Paris Is seriously affected and 1t Is impossible today to handle the business offered.
 The Department of Telephones Is ma . king herculean endeavors to arrange temporary service especially for the stock market. the operations on which are greatly hampered by the lack of communication. as we'll as for the great department stores. hospitals. ho- tels. banks. newspapers, theatres and the police and fire stations.
 It is trying also to re-esta blish the lines with foreign countries. The par tial paralyzation of these essential methods of communication is causing immea surable damage to the multitud- inous business activities in France and between France and foreign coun- tries. and the resultant fnacial loss will be tremendous.
 unfortunately were located in the heart of the city and their destruction has thrown confusion into the great arter- les of trade and commerce.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
CITIES VOTE
 FOR OFFICERS Alabama Municipalities Hold Elections. CAPT. BLACKWELL IS BEATEN New Decatur Rejects a Prohibition
 Candidate, p,Brien in Birminsham. Lyons in Mo- bile, Gunter in Montgomery and
 Atkins in selma are
 the Mayors.
CAPT. BLACKWELL IS BEATEN

Municiaal elections were held all over Alabama yesterday in accordance with the provisions of the new code. The contests were practically all between factions of the Democratic Party. al- though Dr. W. l.. Masterson. made a fair race against Capt. F. P. OBrien for Mayor of Birmingham. He is the first Republican to enter . contest in city affairs there in many years. Captain O'Brien's election was assured. Birmingham voted to issue s35o, 900 in bonds for extensions and improvements of the school system.
 Gaston Gunter, the Democratic nom- inee, was elected Mayor of Montgom- cry without opposition, as was Pat J. Lyons, the Democratic nominee. for Mayor in Mobile.
 a The reform element took an active interest in the election in Huntsville, Decatur and New Decatur and in each city the reforners were defeated. Cap- tain Samuel Blackwell. one of the lead ing prohibitionists of Morgan County, was beaten for Mayor of New Decatur by E. c. Payne. H. E. Skeggs. sup ported by the whiskey men, was re- elected Mayor of Decatur over Marvin West. Thomas Smith defeated R. L.. o'Neal in Huntsville.
 The people of Selma reelected V. B. Atkins as Mayor. but there was little interest in the election.
 The issue in Athens was cows or no COWS on the streets. The cows lost.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
THE PASSING THRONC

Hon. J. A. Wilkinson, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. return ed yesterday from Jackson County. where he was a member of a party conducting farmers institutes. He re- ports that large crowds attended the meetings in spite of the busy season. There were five appointments in Jack son County. Accompanying Commits sioner Wilkinson were A. B. Recknagel of the Forestry Service. Washington D. C.. and Prof: L. N. Duncan of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences. Ala. bama Polytechnic Institute.
 MT. L., B, Whitfield returned yes- terday evening from an automobile the return trip from opelika, dist ance of about seventy-five miles by road, in five hours actual running time, which, considering the sandy roads in Lee and Chambers counties, is a very good record. Mrs. Whitfield and children, who have been visiting in opelika. returned with MT. Whit field.
 Dr. W. H. Sanders, State Health of- ficer. left yesterday to attend the an- nual meeting of the International Tuberculosis Convention to be held this week in Washington. D. c. pr. Sanders will be accompanied by Dr. E. M Mason, State Bacteriologist, who will wind up his tour of Eastern medi- cal colleges and hospitals by attend ance on the Tuberculosis Convention.
 
 Mir. D. Gillis. cashier of the Citizens Bank, of Brewton. was in the city a few hours yesterday. having brought his mother from Georgia to Montgom- cry for treatment in local infIrmary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
THAW CASE PUT OFF
yEROME'S REQUEST FOR POST
 PONEMENT GRANTED.
Saturday Is the Day Set For Habeas Corpus Proceedings For
 Jury Trial For Harry Thaw.

Whfteplains. N. Y. Sept. 21.--Argu- ment on Harry K. Thaw's application for a jury trial as to his sanity in habeas corpus proceedings before Su- preme Court Justice Mills. was ad- journed to-day until next Saturday at the request of District Attorney Je- rome, who had been unable to prepare his return to the writ in time for to- days hearing.
 Charles Moreschauser, attorney for Thaw, agreed to the adjournment In the meantime Thaw will remain In the Whitepiains jail.
 Justice Mills was impatient at the delay. He said after Mir. Jerome had made an explanation of the reasons why he was not ready to make the argument:
 T have been giving considerable in- vestigation of the law. of the question whether the relator Is entitled to a jury trial and am anxious to dispose of the matter. had understood that at this time. the question of a jury trial would be taken up and had sup posed that the pleadings would set forth all the facts that needed to be considered in connection with this question"
 MT. Moreschauser said that he had prepared himself to make argument to- day on the question and that he was as anxious as the court to press the matter to a conclusion, but he had agreed with MT. Jerome. at the lat- ter's request. to an adjournment until Wednesday. Judge Mills said that Wednesday would interfere with other matters before the court. He then set the hearing for next Saturday and told counsel that they must appear at that time and be prepared to present the question by that time.
 If Judge Mills has made up his mind as to whether Thaw is entitled to a jury trial he gave no hint as to his opinion. The judge said that whatever his opinion may be he would render 1t speedily after the case is called be- fore him. If he decides to deny the jury trial. Thaw will have to return to Matteawan until the bankruptcy proceedings in Pittsburg should now take such turn that Thaw would be transferred there under the authority of the United States Court.
 Thaw walked from the iail to the court room. a distance of two blocks. in the custody of tive deputies. There was little of the old twttchlng of the muscles of his face and eyes. He sat almost motionless throughout the pro- ceedings, which lasted about twenty minutes. It was remarked that never before in public since his arrest. had Thaw shown such self-control
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
ORDER TO STEWART
ARMY OFFICER WILL REPORT IN
 WASHINGTON.
He Is To Appear Before n Board Which Will Decide If He Is To Be Retired From The
 Service.

Washington. Sept. 21.-Col. William F. Stewart, Of the Coast Artillery. whose case because of his detail to the ungarrisoned post at Fort Grant. Ari- zona, has been before the public for some time has been ordered to appear before a retiring board at Washington D. O., where he will be examined as to his disability, it's nature and whether 1t was incurred in the line of duty.
 This action by Secretary Wright Is the outcome of the physical exami- nation of Colonel Stewart by a board of officers at Fort Huachuca. Arizona. when he appeared recently at that post for the purpose of taking the test ride of ninety miles directed by Pres fdent Roosevelt. That board reported that the colonel was practically blind in one eye and that because of this and the additional fact that he had heart trouble, he was disabled for military service.
 Privilege to take the ride was denied Colonel Stewart, the examining board in it's report declaring that to do so would endanger his life.
 Brigadier General ". P. Hall Is pres ident of the examining and retiring board at Washington, which will take up the case. Its functions will be to ascertain formally the facts and report them to the secretary of war for his use and that of the President.
 Colonel Stewards "exile" to Fort Grant dates back year. Before be- ing sent there, however he was given an opportunity while at Fort Barran- cas- Fla, to retire but to this offer Colonel Stewart replied: If appointed brigadier general I will retire; if not I will remain on duty.
 The War Departments intentions re- garding Colonel Stewart at the time were to send him to Fort Grant with out command until he reached the min- imum age of sixty-two, permitting Of his compulsory retirement by the Pres ident unless in the meantime he should voluntarily retire, after forty years service.
 When information was sought at the War Department as to the basis for such action the only comment forth coming was that Colonel Stewart was "temperamentaly impossible Colonel Stewart, 1t has been asserted, was un- fit for commanding a body of men and did not get along we'll with subordi- mates.
 Last April the friends of Colonel Stewart obtained an order directing him to take up his residence at the abandoned St. Francis barracks, St. Augustine Fla, for the time expected to serve-three years or more-on the active list. but two weeks later the order to this effect was countermanded by the President.
 Last spring the case Of coionei stewart was discussed with much warmth in the Senate. On two occa- sions Senator Rayner, of Maryland, criticised the President for what he termed "his petty attitude" towards Colonel Stewart.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
ODD FELLOWS MEET
SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE BEGINS
 WORK IN DENVER.
Five Thousand Delegates Are Present To Attend Sessions Of "The
 Strongest FraternaI order
on the Contlnent."

on the Continent"
 Denver. Colo. Sept. 21.-Fully five thousand delegates and visitors are here to attend the eighty fourth annual session of the Sovereign Grand Lodge, Independent Order Odd Felloks which began its deliberations today at the Auditorium.
 Politics will engage the attention of the delegates to some little extent. although there Is but one office to be filled by vote. all the other vacancies being provided for by customs sue cession. The one office to be filled and over which there Is likely to be some campaigning, is that of Deputy Grand Sire.
 The office of Grand Sire is the high est within the gift of the order It has been the custom for years that the man who serves as Deputy Grand Sire for a year succeeds at the end of his term to that of Grand Sire.
 There are seven candidates for dep uty Grand Sire. They are W. l.. Kill lendahI. of Wyoming; A. c. Keller. of Texas, Robert T. Daniel, of Georgia John B Cochrum. of Indiana. J S. Hoagland. of Nebraska; Massena Bull lard. of Montana. and R. H. Myers. of Winnipeg.
 This is the strongest fraternal order on the continet," said Grand Sire Con- way today. Tt has 1.S00,00O members and has not stopped growing. The or der has an annual income of Sl5,000.- 900 of which $6,0O000o is spent in re- lief and similar sum for lodge expenses This leaves 6 balance each year of $3,- OO0, ,O00. which Is added to a reserve fund that now amounts to $50,00O. 900.
 John L. Nolan, Deputy Grand Sire who will succeed E. s. Conway as Grand Sire. is citizen of Nashville Tenn.
 Grand Secretary Goodwin's report on the condition of the order showed L. sl6,135 members and a net increase
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
o,BRIEN IS CHOSEN.
Popular Citizen Elected Mayor Of Bir- minEham.

mAnEmUms
 Birmingham, Sept. 21.-tSpecial)- Capt. Frank P. O'Brien was elected Mayor of Birmingham. to go into office next May, and the proposed bond issue of S350,000 for school purposes was endorsed, a president of the city coun- cil chosen and a representative to the council from each of the eleven wards of the city selected in the municipal election held here today.
 There was not much interest shown. pr. w. T. Mastefson was a candidate for Mayor on the Republican ticket and got some votes as did the Socialist nominee. asss
 Elections were held in eleven towns in the immediate Birmingham district today. With but two exceptions the towns had opposition Democratic tick cts. that is. there were two candidates for mayor, both Democratic, in all the places but two. The vote brought out in all places was light except at Ems ley. where the maycralty campaign was quite sharp. tse
 Captain o'Brien who will assume the mayorship in Birmingham next year ifs we'd known from one end of the State co the other. He was rep resentative in the Legislature from this county several years ago, served a term as sheriff of the county, was otherwise honored politically. He was at one time owner and editor of The Birmingham Age-Herald, built and conducted O'Brien's Opera House. the first theatre in Birmingham.
 He is a Confederate Veteran. mem Der of the Eiks, Knights of Columbus and other fraternal organizations be- sides being public spirited.
 Before and during the war he resided fin Montgomery and also up to the time that Birmingham was founded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
stated that it will be reoDened imme- fo al
DENoUNCE NIGHT RIDERS.
President of Dlissisaippi Farmers Union
 To Inaue Statement.

To Issue Statement.
 Birmingham. Sept 21-A special from Jackson, Miss, says:
 When President c. R. Hightower. of the Farmers Union of Mississippi. re- turns to Headquarters this week. he will issue an official statement de- nouncing the several recent night rider outrages in this State. and urging offi- cers and members of local branches of the organization to give the author ities every possible aid In suppressins g lawless manifestation toward ginners.
 The statement, 1t Is expected, will also set forth very clearly and em- phatically that the Farmers Union Is in no way involved In these outrages, and that they will not be countenanced by members of the organization; that members found guilty of participation therein will be busted from member ship in the Union.
 The State press. during the past week, has handled the night rider in- cidents very vigorously, declaring that these acts of lawlessness will not be tolerated and calling on the authorities to nip the night rider organizations in the bud.
 The seriousness of the situation seems to be fully realized, and with emphatic public sentiment against the night riders and the authorities ma king an energetic effort to enforce the statutes. 1t is believed that the move- ment can be quickly suppressed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
WRIGHT'S STORY
OF TRAGIC FATE WHICH BEFErx
 AEROPLANE.
orrvilIe Wright Says He Is At a Loss To Account For the Real Reason for the
 Accident.

New York. Sept 2I--orrville Wrtghts own story Of the tragic fate which befell his aeroplane at the Fort Myer testing field. resulting in the death of Lieutenant Selfridge and dam gerous injuries to MT. Wright himself. Is told in dispatch received in this city.
 According to the story. he is at a loss to account for the real reason for the fatal termination of what had flight. The immediate cause was plainly that one of the propellers struck a guy rope. he says, but he it unable. even now. to understand how n could have happened.
 'J knew 1t was dangerous to has those propellers revoive so that th{ would be likely to hit anything,. saN , he. but we tried to make them IW' before-tried to force them to hit. TIE would not. They had plenty of cle4S < ance. I don't know how they hit thai time--how they came to get there. fHu. they did. Somehow that propelled and the wire came together. The pfope9. Ter hit the wire twice, lightly. tho, hard. I heard it. heard the crash. { did not look back. did not know what was happening. SelfridEe looked back
 -I saw him. I don't know what hn saw. I thought 1t was the transmls- sion that had given way I thought tho propellers were ripping the machine to pieces.
 Then we commenced to spin around. That was the unbroken propeller urg- ing us onward. I cut off the propel- Ter, pulled the cord and we lost head way. The rudder was out of commit sion. It must have swung to one side, useless. as soon as the wire got loose from the tail. We cannot stay up without headway. so when the machine swung around in a circle and the rud- der would not work and the engine stopped, thought 1t was grinding us to pieces. I could not see. We began to drop. l heard Selfridge say. oh. oh I expected to right the machine. It was fallingedgewise. The only way to get headway was to fall; we did not fall far enough. It started to right. Twenty feet more and 1t would have righted. We did not have the twenty feet. That's all."