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New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
GOATS THAT FEED ON dope

That his herd OF very valuable goats and maIa
source OF income Will either die exhausted from
dancing or starve to death from not being able
10 rea n down and eat grass is The fear Of julio
Maldonado. Of the State Of Guanajuato who as
serted, in company of friends recently. TINT
his flock Of goats has acquired the marihuana
vice and continue on one long debauch by chewing
the weed.
Some time ago he said. 4 acquired = IIecs
or land adjoining my ranch Celaya. upon
which the former owners had been raising Mexl-
can Indian hemD for Illicit traffic. Their business
had been stopped by the Law. and 1 able 20
lease the land cheap.
Some days after turning my goats into the
pasture / noticed that they had begun TO act
queerly. Their eyes assumed an unnatural. vacant
stare. and their terpschorean antics across the
level groUnd would last for hours on a stretch
My shepherd began to report 10 me that the goats
had ceased TO lie down to rest "a night. and
would stalk around the pasture their hind feet,
like the satyrs in Greek mythology II was inpoS-
sibe for them TO feed In this position. for The
pasture contains little shrubbery or low trees the
vegetation being entirely grass. with scraEgy bits
OF marihuana weed. l have tried to drive the
goats back into their old pasture, but they won
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
GOVERNMENT BY COMMISSION

What have You 10 say about the government of
American cities I'm geueraI?"
Not much this time, nor in an interview T.
seems TO me that the commission plan Of govern
rnent such as has been tested ia Galveston IS
the best suited for the United States. a large
CITY could have board of not more than five com
llissoners elected by the people and in them could
be centred both legislative and administrative ag-
thority-ah the power, in fact. OF the municipaIftz
What brought about your appointment 10 be
Commissioners Of the General Land Office years
ago. asked
II was IN The class ahead OF James r. Garfield nj
Williams college Nr BallInger replied He
knew me- of course and had heard Of my work in
Seattle ] suppose he suggested me to President
Roosevelt Anyway Mr. Roosevelt asked me to
take the place I STAYED here for a year and
learned much that was new and informing. on re-
inqli-l.luE the office ! permitted 10 choose
nay own successor"
What happened ta tie Baunge- family after
The war;"
We lived on "a farm AT NlIvood ILL., M father
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11

Wheeler to fill al tho Berlin University the chair
OF Roosevelt professor. founded and endowed by
James Speyer. OF New York. Professor Wheeler,
who for the last years has been president Of
the University of California, spent number Of
years in the SOS at the leading German univeTsi-
ties, notably those of Berlin, Leipsic and Jena
receiving at the close of his studies the highest
honors, namely, the degree of Phi. D. summa cum
laude. from the University of Heidelberg.
Many of the leading professors in Germany are
old fellow students OF his and he has always
kept up his friendly intercourse with them they
pleased the idea of seeing him again. 1t is
not only. however, a. student, a scholar and
linEust that the people of Germany are looking
forward the sOiourn of Professor Wheeler in
Berlin, but more especially the exponent of the
best forms of American college life and Of Ameri-
can ethics generally. The professor who is New
Englander by birth and Californian by adop-
ton. has always been famed for his active role in
athletics and professor Harvard and ar
Cornell. as well since he became president of
the University of California, has always identified
himself in g marked degree with college sports so
much So that he invited to become one of the
Judges Of the Olynpian games at Athens.
The Emperor has expressed his opinion. which is
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11

Oxford Ohio April lo.-Miami University one OF
ohio-s three state supported COLLEGES hut the hTst
in age tradition and in the distinction Of her
graduates viii he ere huudrei years old IN June
Already plans are natUred COY s-centeniial eeeaEa
tia- here that Will attract nationwide attention II
Is practically certain that fne President OF the
I-nited States VIII be among ne guests
The interest Of the President in this OLD Ohio III
iitution is greater than his interest I'm any other
American college Except his alma mater. Yale. II
grows out OF The unusual association existing be-
tween this school and =. Tafts father, Joih
Williamson Heron of Cir rinnaJ. Fe~ Americans
have cen more closely idFntiieI through life with
their old college 1hau hass Mr. Eerrcu with Miami
I5e was graduated from. This college IN l>i5. and
became "A trustee lS5A lie has since served con
tnuousIy ou the bard. and he has given MS time
and effort unsparia2ly to Miami Tor fifty years
in 1856 he became president oc the board q tras-
toes. ana for tveuty-TLne consecutive years he mas
been the official head OF The institution. Ai'hoIeh
now in Ell health and. unable 10 share as aciFeN III
1he colleges affairs as formerly Mr.. Heron con
1iHues 20 Eold Tho presidency Of the board. ana
1here IS little doGf that he NIL be continued IL
office SO long as he- lives.
Therefore. II Mani cannot claim the President
SON. she car. AZ Least claim MIN as n soi-l1-
law" Nr. t. hgmoTousy put II in his speech
al The Miami . ,nlmencemeHt three years ago IAe
President las y tWofoI interest ia the centennial
ceicoratian- 3 wII be not only the looth anntFer-
ss~y of The cHest institution u his native state.
viu he THE fifJeth anniversary OF his father
t1-lau-S orfsS-4I connection with the college The
1lrst rvttafsIn issued for the affair taken TO
the Presi,.s11 by representative of the college
Al Taft expressed strong desire 10 accept ana
informed 1E- committee that he would do 50 n
CONGRESS $40 isu.seC before june &C. tie day OF the
chief exercises. Il is possible thar the President
may nay- a double errand in Ohio. for should the
1'rcseuts 1on or 5hs medals voted 20 the Wright
E1rotheTs, the Chic seIoHaUts. Re made AT Dayton
.,n ire day following the Miami centennial. is
Fr. af7 -.,
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
THE CHIEF SPEAKERS.

{ Buf whether the President Of the United States
IS resenr nr absent. there viii be lack of nota-
be visitors. Tie chief speech Of the celebration
riE Ie delivered ON the morning of "Wednesday,
.T1ire ls fs Dr. Henry Mitchell NacC'racleu Chan
!srclloI of NeW York University. member Of the
-.Iass ~ -. Another Wei known New Yorker who
- expected take part in The exercises ls D- John
Shaw Billings director of the New York Public Ii
11ary. who was alsoa member Of the class of -.
The programme uf speeches VIII be extensive
George r. Vending. Of Washington Of the class
Of -. viii deliver the address the literary So
cieties. -he presidents of many colleges will be
heard President Albert Il. HUI Of the University
of Missouri viii speak for the colleges Of the West
and President +. " Hnitt OF Central University
tor the South.
Dr. Guy Potter Benton. president Of Miami. viii
preside. and all the living ez-presidrn1s Of Miami
are expected t. he present They include President
Etheltert Dudley Warield of Lafayette College
Easton, Penn. President William Oxley Thomp-
son of the Ohio State University: Dr. Andrew
Dousa Hepburn now retired. of Santa Monica,
cal. Dr. r ". Mcfarland, retired, of oxford, and
Or David Stanton TappaE, minister OF Circle
Nille, Ohio Governor JUdson Harmon of Ohio VIII
be among the speakers Whitelaw Reid 55, our
Ambassador TO Great Britain, has also been in
vited.
one OF the most interesting figures at the CeIe-
bratiou. il he Is able 10 carry out his present
purpose 10 attend VIII be the Rev Dr. Charles
McCaughan. Of Winterser. Iowa. the Oldest living
Miami graduate DR.. NcCauEhau i a United
and Is 2 graduate q the class Of 81 He attended
Iie AIsmi commencement last june on his way
home from the United Presbyterian General A.
sembly. al Pittsburg. He preached regularly Unu
Iis ninetz-third year His health has been vigar-
ous az through his life. but in the last winter he
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11

Representatives Of the moral element in the city
asked me TO be a candidate Tor Mayor I had
good law practice and unwilling again hold
office. Assured that should be independent Of fac
ton, party OF influence. I gave my consent and
nominated and elected. Inside Of six months
all Of The gambling places Were closed Under the
law, 7 couldn't stop the sale Of liquor, but Ioggers
and other worI-nguen who to Seattle with
money in their pockets were no longer drugged
and robbed. Disreputabe houses were centralized
and controlled. In short. the city was made whole
some and respectable The work was both hard
and exceedingly disaEreeabe. l was told almost
daily that would De killed; such fool inforuaton
however, gave me no concern. But term. 7
thought. wus enough. and refused another cleo
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
President Taft VIII Be There If He Can-Some PromI-
nent Graduates of the Ohio Institution.

has failed somewhat. and anxiety IS felt lest he
be una be attend.
The centennial viii be held feature of the
annual commencement week ard according 10
expectations there VIII be the largest gathering or
Miami men in the history OF the institution Il
is believed that least twenty-five hundred grad
yates and former students Will assemble at oxford
from all parts OF the country ana The world
Frenarations have been made house the visitors
in the college dornitorjes and in "a village Of tents
To he erected TIE campus If the weather is
good the visitors VIII have touch OF camp life
amid academic surroundings.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
FOUR BILLION NOW
TaIue of Manhattan Island in 1896
UQs S24.

There was hung in Controller Metz's once last
week a reproduction Of the original memorandum
concerning the transfer OF the Island Of Manhattan
70 the Dutch Alongside the reproduction is ths
translation together with interesting and sug-
gestive data prepared by the statisJicians IN the
Department Of Finance referring TO the Increase
In realty values in the last 2IS years Here fot-
low a fac-simile reproduction OF the letter and
translation Of the same:
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11

November 1926.
High Mighty Sirs
Here arrived yesterday the snip - -
Arms of Amsterdam which sailed from New
\etherland out of the Nauritlus kl'e- ~
September %. they report that our Peuf
there are of good courage. and 1--we PC
ably. Their women, also. have '!orn- yL;
dren there. they have bought tHr So 49,,
Mandates from the Wild men tos '.--
value Of sixty gUiIderS, is 1000 m'i iE1'iS
extent They sowed all their grain W I
middle OF May. and harvested it the InldG-9 In-
of August. Thereof being samples 'I 49,
mer grain. such as wheat rye o2F'-l- -
buclswh heat, canary seed. small beans 80 -
flax The cargo Of the aforesaid snip
J I246 beaver skins. I5Slz otter SN-iS' ~ -,
otter skins. 4S mink skins. 30 "''W 49,
Oynx, skins SO nlsnls. "a ra, skins MANY
logs OF oak and uutNooG- Her1Fit, "T =
7 High Mighty SirS commended 60 -"S -
miEhty's grace. In Amsterdam. Now e'-0'-
.. 40. 1925
! p. sCHAGHEN
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New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
Here follow also he data " ne sta's''l'''''

ready reterred u.
On Septslare- - fo-t s.- -an N-as o. Ni--'.,s-s-
sailed from New NmS.s-,a-l. ...-rE-l~ on.
Heut OF tine purchasr of NIulE.--.t i-.A.. N1y-
Indians. IL Addressed L1- A--rH''f E Vs,-
which Wa really the bu5rJ ~ dr"-t-S t -'
Indies Company .s. D,
Peter Jams SchaEhe1 t-v rIrr''r.-' '--f v,--
the board IvpIescutlug the states i ti.-.
Frieslanj- IL kr.n tf' -,-'' = Ny
Informed the proceedings 90 tEv A~ i'
When the ship Arms % Nr1-t--,-ru arrtNel o.. d.
= lG2f ShaEheu addressed -.rsHlaf'. ,t,-sstl11
states general announcing trc r1r-7''s' O
Island
the pr.ce paid was GU ElE.ors equal o. "a sf IA,
of our currency The asva o. Maaaa--'0 l'.--'
time acres ,.--,lttz1
The assessed valuation ~ zeal ts-a-e ."
for 1JO> Si5st $50 +S1
The following brief table iate-E.t-1s 1ars
Value - land oa Manaa--a1 - g., - $50 ~ -
Island ...-.... ...... ......-..-. 50 q" >t'
Pereentage o, Increase IaI. "-- $50 fsss
it2t ,,1- s. ~
Average price - '-'' Ger
Land originally sold At the rate o' 5a a. rt Nasssa
At recent sale - p~pe y o. -. foot.
In 1900 e $500 cent more p .-s,I. IBisa&
OF property than q tn 1875 90 ouy -As va
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
PIElSES GERM4NI.

Much satisfaction is manifested in Germany es-
necjallv in educational and scientific circles at the
selection by Columbia University Of Benjamin Ide
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11

CO. and a doctor tells ms that Il might XIII them
to stop their nlarihuana feed too suddenly. How
In the world I shall save my goats tS
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11


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New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT AT MIAMI UNI
MERGITX

The picture shows the President (at the extreme
iqht). when he was Secretary of War, attend
ina the unveiiinq of a portrait of his father
in-Iaw, John w. Heron, for fifty years trus-
tee of this institution of learning.
photograph by Coburn, Hamilton. Ohio)
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11

II is doubtful if any American college ever turned
cut a larger proportion Of men who became dlstin-
elIshed Including. President Of the United
States. General Benjamin Harrison. Although the
college has only 1896 graduates. she has sent the
following numbers into places of prominence:
President Of United --'.'---'
Gov Of states
Lieutenant governors
cabinet officers. q
Foreign
United states consul
United Senators
United States congressman
state Senators
STATE
Federal and judges Gs
1-nita states army above rank of captain 90
,7ler House Representa- tlves
College presidents. oV
David Swing the eminent Chicago preacher was
a Miami man. and for twelve years was the prtn-
cfpal Of her preparatory school Senator Calvin =
Rlfce of Ohio and New York. was her most ia
mons capitalist. Stanley Matthews once Justice
Of the United States Supreme Court, was her fore
most iurist. In almost every career Miami men
have won success and fame for their alma mater
Dr. Guy Potter Benton left the Upper University
If Iowa ia become president of Miami seven years
age and under his administration it has grown
rapidIv The group of buildings has Increased 10
nine and new library and normal college build
inf, are now being erected. Rapid progress is being
made in athletics, also. Thus Miami enters on her
second century. not only with a great past but
with q future full of promise.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11

Note. Early nayiEatrrs referred TO che H-tson - ~
MaUrtius also the Grand Ssarp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-13
APPLIES FOR LIQUOR LICENSE
CHAMBERLIN CLUB REORGANIZ-
ED TO CONFORM TO LAW.
List Of New Officers and Constitu
ton Submitted to the Dis
trict Excise Board.

As a sequel to the action of the courts
sustaining the excise board in refusing to
grant a renewal of its liquor license. rep
'resentatives of the Chamberlin Club ap-
peared before the excise board this morn
ing and asked for license, on the ground
that the club has been reorganized in &C
cordance with the views Of the board as
to bona fide club. The decision of the
board will be announced later.
At a recent meeting, w. H. Robson, the
attorney for the club. said, the members
decided to reorganize. adopt a new con-
stftution, elect new officers and increase
the dues from IS year to SO per year.
AS under the present constitution OF
the club a certain time must elapse be-
be adopted the reorganization has not
been perfected. but the members voted
that as soon as the specified time had
elapsed they would adopt a new consti-
tuition, a copy Of which was submitted
to the excise board.
The newly elected officers OF the club
1t was stated, are L. II. Mattingly, presi-
dent; Charles J. Gillett. vice president;
Malcolm Hufty, secretary and treasur-
err; directors. Watterson Stealey, e. B.
Stumph. Dwight Anderson and F. w
Plugge. Admitting that under the old
plan Of running the club one man was
that the new organization will provide
for purely club management.
A. e. Shoemaker, attorney for the
Anti-Saloon League appeared before the
board in opposition to the granting OF
the license.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-13
ARGUES FOR CHANGE IN DATE
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREET
CLEANING SUBMITS A REPORT.
Says Conditions March 4 Were the
Most Severe Ever Experienced
by His Department.

Further arguments for a change Of the
Inauguration date from March to the
last Thursday in April are contained in a
Mcfarland yesterday by James NJ. " God.
superintendent of street cleaning.
1.-The weather on March 4. 1909. was the
most severe ever experienced by the
street cleaning department" Mr.. Wood de-
clared. "At roll call, $50 o'clock am, on
that morning it was practically impossi-
BILE to distinguish a man at q distance of
ten feet. When my men went to work,
shortly before 6 o'clock. the snow and
sleet were very severe.
1.-Two drivers OF hired teams furnished
by Contractor r. ". Rusk positively re-
fused to work on such day. and went to
the stable. After daylight. about 30
wind and binding snow continued. making
1t impossible to distinguish a team of
horses the width of Pennsylvania avenue.
Causes Double Work.
'.rhe snow continued the best part of
the forenoon. causing this department
double work After clearing the avenue
once we found three inches of newly
fallen snow upon it that had to be re-
moved That operated as very severe
setback to the department.
From o'clock in the morning, when ]
arose to prepare a cup Of coffee prior to
going to work. until nearly IL o'clock the
conditions both overhead and underfoot
were the most disagreeable I have ever
known, and I have seen some severe
weather for lived for eighteen years In
northern New York and northern Mich
Iran where severe weather in the winter
time is the rule rather than the excep-
ffon -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-13
PLANS ANNUAL MEETING.
National Academy Of Sciences to As.
semble in This CITY.

The annual meeting of the National
Academy of Sciences will be held In
Washington, commencing next Monday
and lasting three days. The business
meetings will be held at the Smithsonian
Institution and the public meetings for
the presentation OF scientific papers In
the lecture hall of the National Museum.
These meetings will be Tuesday and
Wednesday afternoons. The hour for the
meetings is o'clock, but Tuesday the
members of the academy are to be re-
ceived by President Taft, and they will
meet at o'clock and 60 to the White
House. so that the public meeting will
begin later.
During the meeting the association will
elect a foreign secretary for a term of
six years. The present foreign secretary
is Prof. Simon Newcomb, and there would
be no question OF his reelection II he
so desired. but he has been In rather
poor health. having recently undergone
an operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital,
and 1t Is said to be probable he will ask
to be excused from serving further.
Two members of the council will also
be elected to replace those whose terms
expire by limitation. The retiring mem
bers this year are Alexander Agassiz and
r. s. Woodward
The full list Of papers to be presented
before the academy has not yet been
made out, but will soon be announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-13
WOLVERTON TO JOIN
STALLINGS' YANKEES?

Newark's victory over the Yankees Sun
day set Chief Stallings a-thinking Every
body is mum on the subject but there is
4 big deal in the wind Stallings wants
a hard-hitting infielder, and Harry VOL
verton. manager and third baseman of
The Indians. is the player he is after
Joe McGinnity wants a clear swing over
his local investment and II Stallings ac-
repts hfs terms Wolverton will wear a
Yankee uniform before the season is
much older.
McGinnity knows Stallings is In hole
and his terms are naturally high. Nc
Ginnity. 1t is said, is willing to part with
Wolverton. provided Stallings will hand
over a third sacker. presumably Austin:
Demmitt. 'outfielder and a couple OF
pitchers. To make his team complete the
Iron Man must have an outfielder and
/ couple Of seasoned twirlers.
The two magnates had a long confer
snce after the game Sunday, but no in
formation was given out on the subject.
Wolverton is a classy player at the bat
and In the field. and his presence on the
Hilltop combination would almost fill up
the gap caused by Hal Chase's misfor-
tune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-13
HIGH WIND CAUSE OF DEATH
WALL CoLLAPsEs, WRECKING
ADJOINING HOUSE.
Girl Is Killed and Companion Sc
riously Injured - Damage
in Western Pennsylvania.

PITTSBURG, April 13.-One dead and
number Of persons seriously injured are
the results Of a severe windstorm In this
city and vicinity today.
The property loss will amount to thou
sands of dollars. At 10 o'clock the veloc-
ity of the wind was fifty-two miles an
hour.
The fatality occurred at Jeanette, Pa
near here.
At this place the storm was especially
severe A number of small houses were
unroofed, windows broken, signboaros
fences and awnings were sent nyne
through the streets.
The wind struck the north wall OF the
Jeanette Opera House, recently damaged
by fire, causing it to collapse and fall on
the residence of DIR. A. A. Custard. which
adjoined the theater. The great mass OF
debris crashed through the roof OF the
doctors house.
Mildred FELTON,, sixteen years old. who
was visiting the Custards. was instantly
killed The girls body was fearfully
crushed.
Grace Swift, sixteen years old. a niece
of the physician, was seriously injured
about the head and body TWO other
members OF the family were slightly hurt
The full extent of the damage through
out western Pennsylvania has not yet
been learned, owing to wire trouble. Com
munication with some points Is entirely
cut OFF, indicating that the storm mas
probably caused damage at other places.
In this city 1t was almost Impossible TO
walk along the streets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-13
FOUND IN CELLAR MURDERED
TRAGEDY UNEARTHED BY Po-
LICE AT CARLISLE, PA.
Widow Of Wealthy Greek Merchant
and Her Brother Arrested
Charged With the Crime.

CARLISLE. Pa, April 13.-With four
bullet wounds in the body and one in
the head, John Pishotta. a wealthy Greek
merchant, was found murdered today in
the cellar of his home in this city by
the police. His wife and her brother, An
celia Formatore, were arrested, charged
with the crime. The authorities say the
killing probably was the result Of fam
lily quarrel.
The police were informed Of the affair
by bootblack employed by the merchant
and who occupied room In the formers
home. The bootblack was awakened early
this morning by the shots. but did not
notify the police until later. The police
went to the house and found the mer-
chants body in the cellar, buried under
stones and lumber.
After arresting the wife and her broth
err the authorities searched the trunk of
the latter and found a revolver covered
with blood and several BLACK Hand
letters, the contents of which were not
made public.
Several years ago, after a quarrel, Mrs.
Pishotta Informed the police that her
husband was fugitive from justice in
Pittsburg, where he was wanted on a
charge of bribing a jury. He was ar
rested and taken back to Pittsburg,
where he waS convicted and served a
term in the western penitentiary. He
returned recently to his home here and
it is believed the old quarrel was re-
newed.