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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-21

Harrie White. real estate agent, has
sold for Mrs. r. r. DOwney a house
and lot, No 421 South Alfred street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-10
DIAz'5 PElArE1@nrER Re- 5pElcr

The ships purser was on Diaz's side. and
il was arranged between them that on
the following night the general was TO
he tucked away beneath the bed OF A
sofa seat i'm the ourser's cabin. This
having been done, the purser pushed a
heavy life buoy into the sea with a great
splash and spread the alarm that piaz
had jumped overheard. This was believed
but the scrupulous captain or the snip
demanded r. thorough search when vera
Cruz was reached But the sofa seat was
overlooked, and in the dead Of might Diaz'
after being nearly smothered FOR seven
DAYS and nights. tripped slyly ashore IN
the garb of a sailor. Soon afterward ne
turned M In his native Oaxaca, During
this thrilling adventure William TAFT was
then a student al the Cincinnati htgn
school
From his native town Diaz pressed on
toward Mexico City. winning victory after
victory until making his triumphal entry
into the capital in November. lSi6, .heIo
to be elected president few weeks ,a'e,
In those days the constitution TOT ms
recollection. 50 he had TO retire Tor iouf
wears in 1880, leaving the re'ns OF gov
eminent in the hands OF his friend. Con
zaleZ The general during this inter
regnum went much in society. he WAS
now w1dower.
Diaz now gave I'D the role Of D'Artag-
nan for that OF Romeo. There theh
dwelt in the Mexican capital dlstih-
yu;shed and wealthy lawyer. Senior Rubio.
q nolitical foe of DiaZ. SO bltter. lhueeN'
that he would not let the general name
be mentioned in his house Ana IL nap
nened that this Senior Rubio mad peau-
ttf,I daughter, Carmen. whose Englsn
poyerness had told her of the thriiiine
exploits OF Diaz, for whom the Souns
senorita became inf1amed with rove
s,ch as Marie Bashkirtsen fostered for
d,,ka
men was a Capulet. while Pornrio Dia1
was a Montague. and because OF the
feud between their houses she despaireH
of ever knowing HIM But tneir meet
Mace at a ball 1t was one of her hrW.
inst after her debut Diaz fell desper-
ately in love at first sight and she mas
said of their meeting: IL was assr ro1s' GO
Kind and gentle that liked the human
man better than the phantom one
They were married in the spring OF lseS.
and shortly afterward went on tour
of the United States Arriving IN VIEW
Orleans by boat they were formally re-
ceived there by Gen. John w. Foster
ON behalf of President Arthur
special train took them to Chicago:
Washington. New YORK MA M,as ain.d an NO
the White House and spent three days
visiting the public buildings Soon after
their return to Mexico he was reelected.
and they have reigned side by side over the
Mexicans these twenty-five years that have
since moved on. And all this while she
has remained the chum and conhdante
of her husband Theirs seems to have
been one of those rare marriages that are
made in heaven.
The Mexicans affectionately call her
"Carmelita." which means dear little
Carmen"
Many time could Diaz have placed
a crown upon his head and upon hers.
hn Gil cd ho a l.
mighty Caesar did, there was never with
in his whole dominions a Brutus or q
Cassius strong enough to have thwarted
him. JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS.
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neither way and some one cried Coward"
thrilling scene then ensued. Diaz
walked deliberately to the as yet unused
opposition booth and cast his vote for
Alvarez. Then. amid the uproar that fol-
lowed. he escaped through the crowd and.
outriding his pursuers. reached Mixteca.
There he organized force of nalf-naked
poems. with whom he joined the revolution
airy army that overthrow the dictatorship.
Then came the bloody war between
church and state, Diaz fighting as cap
tain on the side which demanded that the
priests give UP their valuable lands not
needed for church purposes and that they
submit to public trial along with lay
men.
While the infant Taft lay opening his
eyes to their first feast of light Diaz was
bleeding on one of the red battlef1elds OF
this war against the clericals. While
leading a brave attack he fell with
bullet in his side. but. with blanched face
and blood pouring down over his loius,
kept busy with his sword until the fray
was won This ball remained in his
body for two years, and while still suf-
fering from it ne led another body Of
men in an attempt to recover his native
town from the leader Of counter revolu-
ton. Then he became governor of a
state. commander of a district, and men,
Der of congress and general, and next
came the allied squadrons of England,
France and Spain bearing across seas the
big stick which was to be waved over the
head Of war-ridden Mexico because she
could not then settle her foreign debts-all
of this very boldly and brazenly. inasmuch
as we, too, were war-ridden and had no
time to defend the Monroe doctrine. Diaz
was now second In command OF the
patriot armies, and, although outnumbered
three to one. he defeated the invaders and
became the hero of the hour. But along
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Juarez died and the revolution was car
ried on against Lerdo, his successor.
His meeting with our President this
week will be Diaz's third visit to the
United States. The first was made at the
outset of this revolution against President
Lerdo. DiaZ escaped from Lerdo's forces
and, crossing the northern frontier of
Mexico, reached New Orleans.
X +
Many men now living today In the
great city Of the gulf passed him on the
streets without dreaming that they cast
eyes upon man destined to be the most
renowned figure in all Of the Americas,
for DiaE walked among them cleverly
disguised Indeed, so complete was the
disguise thar none even Of the many Mex
lean refugees then swarming New Or
leans recognized him. and he was con-
embarked for southern Mexico on the
City OF Havana. which had him booked
as DIR. Torres a Cuban. But this good
ship took on at Tafnpfco a body of Mex
lean troops who recognized Diaz. as he
could see by their nudges and whispers.
corner of the deck, doffed part of his
clothes and jumped overheard. Striking
for the distant point where tWinkling
lights indicated the Wharves of Tampico,
he was making good Roadway when
boat overlook him and he was placed
under arrest Now followed great ex-
citement, and the boat paused at Tam
pico. where DiaZ improved his time by
appealing to our government. which or
dered that he continue on his cruise with
out restraint, which was done. But all
on board knew that Diaz would be taken
at the next port, and none realized this
better than he.
SO q clever ruse was now arranged.
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night managed to work himself over the
81 ppery gables of the prison without
alarming the sentry posted on the high
roof Of an adjacent church. Once some
one emerged with a lighted taper and held
1t near him without seeing him. Finally
he lost his footing and fell into filthy
sly among terrified pigs, which made the
night hideous with their squeals Their
alarm seemed sure promise OF death
for such was the penalty o. attempting
escape. But he waited until the animals
quoted down. reached his horse and es-
capped with his guide to the patriot camp.
Before his escape Macmillan had offered
to send the imperial carriage for him
in the night and to offer him command OF
A great part of the army OF the en-
pire, but he had replied that if he came
before Macmillan he would ce brought as
prisoner Of war called before con-
ouerOr And after his escape Maxim liam
offered him the rank of commander-in-
chief of the imperial army. He replied
that he had a higher ambition that to
capture Macmillan. And he was sweep
the United States. now reassertins the
Monroe doctrine. scared the French out
of Mexico. where they left Macmillan
to be captured and shot while his faith
full Carlotta lost her reason pleading for
him at the feet of the gilded thrones OF
Europe, where she raves on today still
unmindful Of her consort's death.
DiaZ's first marriage occurred at the
time of Maximilan'S execution. He we'd
ded Delfina Ortega Reyes while be-
sIepinR the capital and the ceremony took
place outside the lines at Tacubaya. That
night large military ball was held in
the brides honor. The soldier then set
tied down with his young wife to farm
er's life. but soon deserted the hacienda
for the battlefield, there leading revo-
luton against his old friend, President
Juarez. the Indian, whom he now accused
of refusing promised reforms. But
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CHrrUraArrc CA5rrrDNz3 5uJJrJ]rzR0E; 5lDE3eE

cholera when little Porf1rio was three.
and the only augury of good luck which
now appeared above the poor mother
horizon was the magic number of her
ch:ldren-seven. Dire poverty came In at
the door and little Porfirio and his broth
ers kept her busy darning their clothes.
torn in the prickly pear hedges or while
clambering over the ore in the bullock
carts wherein they stole rides. All were
up at the screech of dawn to breakfast
on coffee and pancakes. and after Por-
f1rio had started to the primary school at
seven, he often played truant vet made
his own shoes and built his mothers fur
niture as she needed it. He also made his
first gun. which he loved to fire off from
the housetop. Playing soldier was his
favorite boyhood pastime and whenever
any revolutionists camped in the town
he hung about their fires and drank In
their tales of wild adventure and hair
breadth escapes. The rank Of colonel he
looked upon as the highest pinnacle to
which man might attain.
His first serious thought Of our nation
came when he was seventeen. News OF
the American invasion of Mexico then ar
rived from the north and. putting his
books aside. he tramped go miles across
country to volunteer against the enemy.
but found at his journeys end that his
countrymen had already surrendered. He
now bore home the determination to be
soldier and had bitter quarrel with his
godfather. the Bishop of Oaxaca. who had
destined him for the priesthood, according
to his mothers most cherished desire.
But even the mothers tears availed moth
ing However. he postponed his military
career for awhile and studied law. teach
ing II to others at the same time and thus
earning enough to pay for supplementary
studies in Latin. logic and philosophy.
The Young attorney had begun 10 give
up hope Of strenuous career when ms
first opportunity for daring adventure pre-
sented itself in 1853 He was then twen-
ty-three Liberty-loving Mexicans were
revolving against the growing tyrannies
of the dictator. Santa Ana. Perez. the
revolutionary leader. was imprisoned and
death was to be his unless some daring
patriot could communicate to him meas
ures which had been taken for MS es-
cane. Ddaz and his brother scaled the
prison walls, swung themselves by ropes
and communicated with Perez through
his window. Twice was this feat repeated
under the noses of the sentries.
Il
A second parallel between Taft and
Diaz is that both have been professors at
law colleges. Diaz reached this distinc-
ton at twenty-fou three years before
Taft was born. 1t was in this same year
that Santa Anna called for popular vote
of confidence and let it be known that
those who cast their ballots against him
would receive death for their trouble.
Diaz and his colleagues at the law college
were specifically ordered to go to Santa
Annals booth and put in their tickets in
his favor Arriving at the plaza. they
found cannon frowning upon the multi
tude, all Of whom had voted for Santa
Anna. But after his colleagues had
written their ballots for the dictator
Diaz announced that he would vote
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ROMANCE of Man Taft
IN Will Meet Next Saturday
"A Combination of D'Artag-
nan and Romeo-Poor Half
Breed Indian Who Became
Mightiest American of Mod
ern Times Life a Long
Series of Daring Adventures
and Hairbreadth Escapes
His Meeting With Carmen
Rubio at a Ball-A Mon
tague-Capulet Feud Between
Their Houses-Love at First
Sight.
Copyright. 1909. by John Elfreth Watkins.
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1909. by John Elfreth watkins.)
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came a great army of reinforcements,
starving Diaz into surrender.
Refusing to sign his parole and fight no
more. this man of iron was now thrown
into prison only to make hairbreadth
escape In the disguise of an Indian and
take command of the Army Of the East.
And now came those tragic figures. -Iax-
imi!ian and Cariotta. to be crowned en-
perez and empress of the new suzerainly.
under Napoleon III. The first nail In
their coffin was driven when they execut-
ed Diaz's patriot brother. and soon there
came to counsel them the great Marshal
Bazaine. who Immediately recognized D;az
as their cleverest foe. So Baza:ne first
tried to buy over the wiry half-breed gen.
eral. offering him high and mighty sta
ton under the new empire. This was
Diaz's first great temptation and he re-
sisted it, Then Bazaine led a great army
against the incorrupt.b!e patriot and
finally captured him. Diaz surrendered
stubbornly. but with the DEFIANT words:
II will not join nor even acknowledge the
empire
For these words he got long and try
ing Imprisonment in dark cell. during
which the invaders threatened death I'M
less he gave his word not to again take
up arms. at first he was put In the same
cell with two others, but feigned to quar-
rel with them until they had themselves
removed. Then, in the floor OF his cell,
under his bed. he commenced digging,
first straight down and then horizontally
This mole work went on for four or five
months and liberty was in sight when he
was transferred to another prison. The
shutters of his cell were shut and 1t was
pitch dark; yet he managed to communi-
cate with confederates on the outside
who on a certain night had horse and
guide stationed on the outskirts Of the
town.
With balls of tightly wound rope which
he threw from roof to roof Diaz late that
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D the saw that
sayeth that there
is no good Indian
but a dead Indian
and that the worst
Indian is a half
breed. the lie direct
has been given by
the career Of Por-
frio Diaz, who on
Saturday next will
clasp the hand Of
the President of
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Andrew Jackson had gone but a little
way In his frst term. and men were still
riding between New York and Philadel-
phia by stage coach when TO Jose Diaz.
a poor innkeeper of Oaxaca, Mexico. and
to his half-breed wife. was born the fu-
ture builder and ruler Of the republic of
Mexico. Both parents were descendants
of Spaniords married to Indian women,
but Sonora Diaz was the darker Of the
two her mother having been a full
blooded Mixtec The innkeeper died Of
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these United States with a mighty palm
that has held the destinies Of a great
country for more than a generation.
When time has added its perspective,
some Dumas of the future will pen about
Diaz one of the greatest historical ro-
mances ever written, but unlike the fic-
ton of Dumas. 1t will paint a moral and
set the face of the world upward as 1t
reads.
1t is an interesting coincidence of dates
that the two presidents who will meet
at FL Paso this week share the same
birthday-the 18th of September. But
Diaz Is generation older than Taft, the
one being now In his eightieth and the
other in only his fifty-th!rd year. Thus
the Mexican President might easily be
the American Presidents father. the dr.
ference in their ages being twenty-seven
years.
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DIR. ii. s. LARRETT.
TOwSoN, MD.

Special attention to catarrh of nose and throat.
Office Hours-S to 10 A. NJ; 6toSP.M.
@. & P. Phone-Towson 2l7. TJune lily
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THE TROUBLE HUNTER.

There are folks who're always bowling
How that times are mighty bad;
They are ever, ever growing,
They are always glum and sad.
If you will be pessimistic,
Ever ready for kick,
And are always hunting trouble,
You can find it mighty quick
There are some who always grumble
That the world Is never fair,
For they never take tumble
To the good they might find there.
Some there are who say their sorrows
All through life are mighty thick
If they're on the hunt for trouble,
They can find it mighty quick!
Now, it seems to me the proper
Sort of optimistic salve
Is Tor you to clap stopper
On that growing tongue you have;
For there's one thing mighty certain,
If the flaws of life you pick,
And are bound to seek for trouble,
You can find it mighty quick
Los angeles E.rprees
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| NylLLIAM s. KEECH, DR.,
! w ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Second National Bank Building, Towson, Md.
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ISLANDER is the news that fear car.
ries to envy.
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T LAWRENCE FOX,
e. ATTORNEY AT LAW,
16 Z. Lexington street baltimore Md
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A LOOK THAT HURT.

William G. Rockefeller is the pres
ident of the National Beagle Club and
an authority on dogs no less than on
finance.
Discussing the training of dogs at
a recent club meeting, Mr.. Rookie
Teller said:
Eyes: training is an art. The
simplest appearing of canine perform
ances is, properly understood, a diff
cult thing. 1t looks easy, but it is
hard; and thus"-Mr. Rockefeller
smiled-"thu it is like the man at
the photographers.
"This man, sitting for his portrait,
said impatiently to the artist
" We'll have I got now the pleas
ant expression you desire?"
" Yes thank you, said the pho
tographer. That will do nicely
Z" Then hurry up growled the
man. 1T hurts my face. - Wash
ington Star.
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Lead-wool consists of pure lead cut into fine
strips by machinery and is put up in pound
skeins of yard-long threads. For making tight
joints it is simply laid in the joint socket and
pounded in with a caulking tool. 1t Yields into
a solid mass, filling every interstice and it en-
sures more thorough work than results from
using molten lead.
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WHEN you begin an undertaking
do it with the idea that you are going
to succeed.
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THERE is no duty we so much I'M
derrate as the duty of being happy.
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TAMES j. LINDSAY,
81 ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Baltimore City Office-4l2 Equitable Building.
Towson Oftice-Smedley Row.
Phones City Office z; q PmSt. 1 Paul Si4S ,.rz
Residence Phone-C. & p. Towson 40 K.
zpwARp A. o,MARA. NC. ANoRLM1KR.
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STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

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For OLD POINT COMFORT and NORFOLK, Va.
Steamers leave Baltimore daily Except Sun
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ate A. NJ. and Norfolk at 700 A. NJ, where con-
nection is made with the Rail Lines for all points
"YoRK RIVER LINE"
ELEGANT PASSENGER STEAMER ATTAIN
ia" for WEST POINT and RICHMOND, Va.
Steamer leaves Baltimore Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday at P. NJ, and arrive West Point
at T45 A. NJ, and Richmond at $50 A. NJ.
Steamers call at Gloucester Point, Clements,
Clay Bank and Almonds.
STEAMERS LEAVE BALTIMORE FROM
PIERS IS & 10 LIGHT STREET WHARF.
Through Tickets to all points may be secured,
baggage checked and staterooms reserved from
the City Ticket Offices, l19 e. Baltimore street,
street, T. H. DIENER & CO.. Agents, 217 Z. Bal
timore street, j. Fl. EAGER, Agent, 3O6 N.
Charles street. or the General Offices. Light and
Lee streets, Baltimore. Md.
KEY COMPTON, T. H. MCDANIEL,
General Manager. Genn Passenger Agent.
May 8-tf
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A PROPENSITY to hope and joy is
real riches one to fear and sorrow,
real poverty.
Evening star., 1909-09-05

and the labor unions represent his senti-
ment better than other organizations, was
the speakers contention. He showed that
the labor unions constitute one-half of
those engaged in such trades as may well
be organized. If the farmers, servant
girls, professional men and those engaged
in trade and transportation be Subtracted
from the 29.000000 wage earners in this
country, only 100000 will be left and
the labor unions have enrolled nearly half
of these, and the most Of the other half
are in small towns or otherwise so sit
uated that they are scarcely able to or
yanize.
The speaker said that the American
WorkinSman is the best Workingmau in
the world. he has more comforts than
any other workingman, but he is not sat
isfied because he feels that he Is not get
ting his proportion of what he produces.
This battle for labor's fair share, thinks
Rev. Mr. Stelzle, will not be fought by
the ignorant foreigner, but by the skilled
artisans, and the Homestead strike of the
high priced steel workers was noted as
an example.
American Workingman Temperate.
'The american workingman is the most
temperate workingman in the world said
the minister, and In evidence he quoted
the testimony of John Burns of England
and his own experience in the British
Isles and on the continent. He declared
that the days are rapidly passing when
the saloon can be used as a meeting place
for labor organizations. and ascrfbed the
strength of the temperance movement III
this country To the temperance sentiment
of the working class.
Evening star., 1909-09-05
Methodist Protestants Discuss Bap-
tiSm

A mild sensation was created at the
closing session of the ffty-fifth annual
West Virginia state conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church in Morgan
town, in that state, recently, when mo-
tion was made for reference to the eNecu-
tive committee of the general conference
of the question of whether or not water
baptism is essential to church member
shin. No sooner had the motion been
put than more than a score OF minis
ters sprang to the floor and called for
recognition.
DIR. j. H. Clark of Morgantown, for
merly of Camden, \. j., the first to be
recognized, assailed the delegate Offering
the motion, declaring that the question
was decided 1,SO0 years ago, and that his
commission as minister commanded
him to go forth TO teach and baptize.
The executive committee may make any
decision it sees fit, but no decision shall
consider as binding upon myself in re-
gard 10 the question OF baptism
DR.. j. r. Turkeson of Fairmont. W.
Va, formerly of Atlantic City, followed
DIR. Clark, also serving notice that no
action by the national board would be
considered by him. After a series of ad-
dresses of bitter and denunciatory char
acter the question was referred to the
executive committee of the national con-
ference.