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Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12
THE CURSE OF BLINDNESS.
New York Tribune.

| New sork tribune.
| The story of John Lackland's or.
der for the binding of Prince Arthur
has long been regarded as expressive
OF the crowning infamy of one of the
worst tyrants that ever usurped a
throne. But II may be that a greater
reproach should be Fixed upon our
Christian civilization of the twentieth
century, albeit because of neglect
rather than malice.
There are $500 blind persons in the
state of New York, all suffering griev.
ously from the loss of the most pre-.
cious of the senses, and most of them
cause of care and expense to their
relatives or to the public OF these
$40, or 10 per cent. are blind solely
because of the disease known to ply.
sicians as ophthalmia neonatorum, the
ophthalmia of the newly born OF ev-
cry 200 infants born In this state, one
suffers from that disease, which, IL
not promptly cured, infallibly results
In either death or total and hopeless
blindness. In the whole United States
there are between 5000 and 1000 per.
sons who are totally and permanently
blind because of that same disease.
These are distressing facts, painful
in the extreme to every one who has
heart of kindness for his fellow men.
But there is another fact which is al
pnce full of hona apd f,lI ~ r.nr,,o II,
pride of science and a condemna-
tion of our civilization. That is, that
by the simple process of putting a
single drop of an inexpensive and
born babe, an operation which any
attendant Is competent to perform
this deadly disease may be infallibly
prevented. In other words, every one
New York and 5000 or 1000 in the
United States could have been pre-.
vented, and every one of the numeI
Gus cases of blindness which are now
steadily occurring from The same
cause could be prevented OF course,
no competent and careful physician
In attendance upon the childbirth neg
lects the preventive treatment. But in
a vast number of cases all care of the
newlyborn is confided to midwife,
who is too often ignorant or neglect.
full.
Is 1t not time for the state to put
an end to this needless binding Of the
innocents, by requiring all profession
al attendants upon childbirth to be fiji
for their duties and to employ this
simple but efficient preventive? The
story of the binding of Arthur may
be apocryphal. The story of the need.
less binding of one in every 200 babes
that are born is an incontrovertible
and distressing fact.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12

W1NNBER, Pa, April 10.-Seyen
miners killed, several slightly injured
and many narrowly escaped death as
the result of a premature explosion of
dynamite in a mine of the Berwind-
White Coal company, one.half mile
from here during the night.
Early today all the dead have been
recovered and according to the mine
inspector there are no more victims
III the wreck The dead are Michael
Nemis, and Arthur Custer; and three
foreigners
The explosion occurred as the day
Jshift was going off duty and the fact
that the death list was not larger is
accounted for by the fact that the
men were near the mines mouth.
ssThe dead and injured are part of a
pity Of twelve miners, who through
out the day. had been setting off shots.
LyiyA about them were 200 sticks of
dy4Afiite. Six holes had been drilled.
the charges sent home and the cleo
tric wires stretching out in the mine,
used to explode the sticks, had been
attached AS customary the men
warned all in the mine and thought
they had made their way out toward
the mine entrance and beyond the
danger point. With the day shift near
ly out the current was turned on
There were two explosions, the last
one causing fatalities. Clouds of dust
and smoke poured from the mines
mouth, enveloping the retreating fig
ures of the day shift; then groans and
means came from its depth. AS soon
as it WIS safe to enter the mine res
cue parties made their way to the
entombed men.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12
SuiCided After
Flight Of Il Miles

BINGHAM. Me-, April 10.-Lying
exhausted on the snow covered ground
after flight of twelve miles through
the woods. Herbert Nottage. who last
night shot and seriously wounded his
wife Lucinda, discharged his revolver
into his mouth when confronted by a
posse today and inflicted wound
which caused his death within an
hour.
Nottage quarreled with his wife last
night at the house where sne was
employed and shot her fve times,
Mrs. Nottage cannot survive. Imme-
diately after the shooting Nottage fled
but was oyertaken, exhausted. twelve
miles away.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12
HASKELL AND OTHER
PROMINENT MEN FREE

TULSA, Okla. April 10.-Goyernor
Charles N. Haskell Of Oklahoma and
six other prominent Oklahoma men.
indicted by the federal grand jury
charged with fraud in Muskogee town
lots. will not have to stand trial. The
motion OF the defendants to quash
the indictments held here today BY
Judge John A. Marshall of Utah in the
United States circuit court.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12

"A Legend of Easter EGGS" Laura
Calhoun.
"The Hope OF Israel" Miss Biggs
class.
Carols of Easter" Miss Hannos
class.
Announcements, collection. etc.
Duet, Love, Divine" Bertha Biggs
and Meta Mollette.
Singing, Grand is the Song" No.
rs in No. 2.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12
WOMEN FARMERS IN JAPAN.

A woman working on farm in ia.
pan receives from 10 to IL cents a
day II she Is boarding herself. If she
lives In the family Of her employer
she is given from 6 to cents day.
A man does not receive much more
for this kind Of labor. In conformance
with the general standard Of living
tAis wQSe u net lev.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12
HIrcHcocks BODY
TAKEN TO ST. LOUIS

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 10
The body of Ethan Allan Hitchcock,
former secretary of the interior and
American ambassador to Russia, who
died here yesterday, left here today
over the Pennsylvania railroad for St.
Louis. There on Monday next funeral
services will be held from church.
The body will be inferred in Belle
fontaine cemetery.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12
GRAY CREEK is BOOMING AGAIN

TRINIDAD, Colo, April 10.-Gray
Creek, one of the oldest camps of the
Victor Fuel company, has started up
again and the little town is booming,
The ovens have been starred and
scoresN7f men put to work. The wash
er will start in a few days and be
J fore the close of the year the COM
pany expects to have more men at
work there than ever before.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

Christian Science service in the
rooms formerly occupied by the city
library on the second floor OF Red
Men hall, Sunday morning at IL
o'clock. Subject, Are Sin, Disease
and Death Real?' Sunday school at
12. Wednesday evening meeting at g.
Free reading room Wednesday and
Friday afternoons from 2:50 to 5. and
Friday evening from 1880 to 10.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12

NEWARK, N. j., April 10.-Thomas
A. Edison has settled for nearly half
n million the suit for breach of con-
tract yought against him by the New
York Phonograph company. In addi-
tion his counsel signed an agreement
TO settle approximately 700 suits
brought by the New York company
against dealers in that state. The
amount involved in the settlement OF
these and the principal suit is approx
matsly 100000. Suit was for terri
torial rights tsr the sale Of tie 1di
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12
GAVE UP LIVES
FOR THEIR HATS
Two Chicago Men Meet With Death While
Trying to Recover Hats Blown off by
Strong Wind

the game and fish department. is feed
ing bunch of elk near Gunnison.
Four out of the number died before
they were found. but the remainder OF
the herd. which numbers about TWEEN.
ty-live, Is being cared for.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

The glad hand grasps the Jackpot.
The trustful telephone takes any.
body's word. after the coin has drop
ped.
Ice is a poor thing to rest on. yst
quite number Of skaters fan back
on It,
tia wonder the kangaroo isn't u.
tinct. since he's ssariy alvays = ~
last laoa.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12
MARRIAGES FALL OFF;
DIVORCES INCREASE

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, April 10
Figures gathered by the Indiana bu
reau of statistics show marriages to be
falling off in Indiana and divorces in
creasing. In the year 1908 there were
2,Sl4 fewer marriages than in the pre-
vious year and at the same time there
were 120 more divorces granted.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12
COLORADO NEWS

Antonito contract for new water sys.
tenn calls for $4,000.
La Junta voted dry and then elected
wet" council. and there Is said to
be trouble brewing
Monte Vista voted for n sewer system
Q to r.. Bonds An sthe -sum~oE. Si2,e0e
were voted for the purpose.
Alamosa did not hold an election
and old officers will hold over. the
voters being satisfied with present
conditions. Alamosans must be grow.
ing wings.
the penitentiary. has taken charge.
John CIeghorn has been fixture for
so many years and the change win be
quite noticeable.
Messrs. Moffat and Evans have re-
turned to Denver from New York
where they transacted much business
In connection with Denver and Colo
rado enterprises.
Pueblo gave the newly elected Re
publican mayor about 600 majority.
The voters just couldn't stand the
loose way affairs we're being conduct.
ed. Only question Of time when
every city is compelled to throw off
the chains.
BY going dry Grand Junction dis
poses OF eleven saloons that were
paying 1000 a year license. Not n
booze emporium In the county Will be
left when the Junction places quit
business. And the drug stores have
pledged not 10 sell liquor TO any one
Oc
No mection was held at Del Norte
this year and the present officers
viii continue In power. They have In
creased the shaoon license and the
| three saloons are now paying Sl.25t
each annually as against $500 a yeai
ago.
| The state OF Colorado Is said TO LEAD
| all states and for that matter al
countries of the world In the protec
tion OF wild animais. The recent leg
islature passed u law authorizing th'
game and fish commissioner, at tn,
states expense, to feed all Wild AMI
mails suffering from hunger during thu
cold winter months. The law is al
amendment to the present game Law
and was passed because OF the fac
that several elk came near starving
to death on the plains east of Denve
last winter. There was no law to jus
tify 1t but the game and fish commits
sioner, acting on his own initiative
took charge of the animals and fe
them. Since then the bill has bee
allowed. but Auditor Kenehan obJecte
very strenuously TO allowing IL AZ
. announced that he would not ai'o
{ another one under s!m'.nr circgn
Z stances. The result was that the lei
s islature passed law authorizing Ii
= game and fish commissioner to fec
the animals and charge the expens
to the state. The feeding vii. be dor
: whenever they wander down into u
y inhabited section and show signs
, being hungry. All kinds Of wild ~
malls wiz ~ ~. ~ The prsssnt II
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12

COPENHAGEN, April 19-United
States has approached Denmark in the
matter of permitting Cipriano Castro
to remain on the Danish West Indian
island of St. Thomas In case the for
mer president of Venezuela should
proceed there from Martinique. A def
mite answer is expected tomorrow.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12
TRAiNMEN INJURED
WHEN TRAIN SPLIT SWITCH

SAVANNAH, Ga, April 10.-Engi
neer Ashley, his colored fireman and
three mail clerks on the passenger
train sonthbound on the Seaboard Air
Line railway were injured early this
morning near Denmark, S. G., when
the train split switch. No passen-
gers were injured
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12
+ SENATE HAS TARIFF BILL;
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, April 1o.-The tar
iff bill was sent over to the senate
at noon. 1t has been referred to the
finance committee which is expected
10 report the measure Tuesday next.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12

Few men understand the art OF love
making. but women are always ready
to afford them an opportunity to prac'
tiee.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12
PROMINENT ENGLlSHMAN
PASSES AWAY TODAY

LONDON, April 10-Algernon C.
Swinburne, who died today, was born
being Admiral Swinburne, and his
mother Lady Henryetta, daughter of
the third earl of Askburnham. He was
educated in France and England, and
as poet was especially well known
for his facile metrical invention. He
was bachelor and lives at the Pines,
Putney.
Marion Crawford. the novelist, died
last evening at Sorrento, Italy, aged
SO years.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Late returns show 600 saloons 20
have been voted out in Michigan Mon
day.
San Diego went wet Tuesday after
the bitterest fight in the history of
that city.
Thirteen school boys were drowned
at Kamenetz, Russia, as a result OF
the floods. They were on a bridge
over the Morritch river at Orinina,
when the structure collapsed.
Baron Ivan Osten-Hacken, promi-
nent in society of the Russian capital,
committed suicide Monday night by
shooting with revolver The cause
was unhappiness in his family life.
AS a result of the frequent landing
of German balloons In France, the
government has decided to collect a
duty of s120 on every balloon of aver
age size coming down In French terri
tory. The aeronauts will be held pend
ing a satisfactory explanation.
About midnight Thursday FIVE rob
bers walked into the White Elephant
gambling house at Ogden, Utah, and
four of them held the dealers and q
crowd of twenty-five players under
| their guns, while the fifth robbed the
games OF between 1900 and $4,000
| DR.. w. W. Carlton, pastor of the
| Methodist Episcopal church at Mason
| City, Ia, has been rendered the po
sition of chief of police by Mayor
Kirschmsn. In the election of a week
ago Mr. Kirschman promised to give
the city clean administration ant
in fulfllment of this pledge has made
this tender to one of the most aggres
sive and capable exponents Of munic
| ipal reform in the west.
William McKindy confirms storl
that an Indian woman living north o
Port Arthur, Canada, cut a piece o
flesh from her body In an effort Il
procure food for her children wheI
they were starving. The woman AM
children were in desperate straits. Th
last scrap of food had been eaten day
before and there was no game, thougl
the woman hunted until her strengtl
was gone. In this pitiable conditiol
she secured knife and cut stri
of flesh from her body. This flesl
she used as bait with which to cate
fish and thus sustained life until hel
arrived.
The spectacle Of hundreds OF thirst
residents standing In line a bloc
long to get final drink at a popnla
+ bar was one of the unique closing II
cidents In connection with the closin
l. of the fifteen remaining saloons ,
Gary, Ind. At first the customers wei
; served as they crowded to the ba
but after a short time 1t was four
necessary to use the same tactics eI
ployed during rush for theater tic
s cts. At some OF the saloons barga
II sales were conducted, liquor being so
l. at cost to old customers. What we
W termed wakes" were held in all Il
i saloons, the lid being off 80 far
II the observance Of the usual closii
Is hours was concerned. The licenses
y the saloon proprietors really expir
le at midnight, but the police made /
of effort to stop the rush Of custome
H. after that time. It being uncersto
Il that early In the meruinS the ID
H. driHks would b selA.
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Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12
BAPTIST CHURCH.

Sunday school at s.a5. b. Y. P. U.
at Gas. Every one ebrdially invited.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12
MINERS KILLED
bf DYNAMITE
Premature Explosion at the Berwind Coal Co.
Mine Lands Seven Men Into Eternity
and Injuries Several More

son phonograph and Photographic sup
plies in New York state.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12
NEAR BY TOWNS.

Pennington creamery Is now ready
| for business.
Frank Allen has been making exten.
| siye improvements on his Pennington
hotel and Will be better prepared than
ever to look after the travelling public.
The Allen hotel is one OF the tixturss
of the southwest
J. II, Shaw notifies the formers that
he VIII start mp the canning factory
at Farmlngton this year and will need
not less than twenty acres Of toma,
toes, Last year the factory paid SO
per ton for tomatoes but the price this
year is not stated. Al $40 the grower
can make good money. says the Aztec
Index.
X. p. Davie and w. S. Wallace of
Colorado Springs have bought the
Coolidge ditch and will enlarge and
extend 1t and make a stockholdern'
ditch out of II. Water will be sold
at $40 per acre on fifteen years time
at 7 per cent interest. One second
foot Of water viii be allowed for 100
acres OF land. The new owners expect
to plant the land they own under the
! ditch to fruit and sell 1t In i've acre
trarts,--Aztec Index.
L
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12

MAIN ST. METHODIST CHURCH.
Bible school at 10 a. m. Preaching
services at II a, IN. and 7:45 p. IN.
Subject for IL a. m. service, Christ
and the Resurrection. Subject to be
selected for 7:45 p. m. service.
r. It. FRAZIER, Pastor.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12

NEW YORK, April 10.-From Port
Spain. Trinidad. a today's dispatch
says: ut is said here that there will
be no opposition to his (Castro's) land.
ing on the part of President Gomez,
who is ready to give up the presidency
without opposition. Castro is expect.
ed to leave Martinique direct for Ven.
ezuela next week"
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12

Honesty never has tn crowd any
body in order to make living.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12
Castro SAYS Can
not Leave Bed

FORT DE FRANCE. Martinique,
April 10.-Cipriano Castro, former
president of Venezuela, was informed
officially today OF the decision of the
French government to expel him from
Martinique. He declared to the chief
of Police that the state of his health
was such as to make it impossible for
him to leave his bed The government
thereupon called in DR.. Bouvier who
will make a report on the condition
of Castro.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12

Thirteen school boys were drowned
at Kamenetz, Russia, as a result Of
the floods. They were on a bridge
over the Morritch river at Orinina,
when the structure collapsed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12

Pennington creamery Is now ready
for business.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12

Late returns show 600 saloons 20
have been voted out in Michigan Mon
day.
San Diego went wet Tuesday after
the bitterest fight in the history of
that city.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12

Baron Ivan Osten-Hacken, promi-
nent in society of the Russian capital,
committed suicide Monday night by
shooting with a revolver. The cause
was unhappiness in his family life.
The Washington times., 1909-04-20
FIREMAN IS KILLED,
THREE ARE INJURED
Passengers Badly Shaken Up When
Train Crashes Into Shift
mo EuCioe
ing Engine.

RICHMOND. Va. April 20.-Firemsn
Robert s. Harriet, OF the Norfolk and
Western, was killed and three trainnnen
were badly injured I'm a collision In tina
yards at Roanoke this morning.
Several passengers were bruised by
the impact The passenger train ran
into the shifting engine IN the yard
The Washington times., 1909-04-20

Atti-ed in quaint ccaeumes Of Colonial
days over fifty Children of the American
Revolution are hostesses this afternoon
at the Arlington Hotel to delegates 10
the Daughters of the Revolution con-
Nention.
Following the reception to the Daugh-
ters by the President they went in a
body 70 the Arlington hotel ballroom.
There Colonial tea is being served
throughout the afternoon
Az added touch of Colonial color was
given by the dancing Of the minuet.
Shortly after the hour set for the re-
ception the Children adjourned from the
tea tables to take part in rne dance.
In charge of the arrangements is Mrs.
Daniel LOthrop. founder of the organi-
cation. who his morning presented tile
purposes of the society 10 the Daugh-
tiers at Coptinental Hall. The aim OF
the society is TO instill the principles OF
patriotism in the minds Of children
Present at the tea were the officers
chosen at meeting Of the society last
evening as follows: President Mrs. Ida
3. Cummins, Of Iowa; vice president,
Mrs. Eleanor washington Howard, OF
Alexandra Va; vice president in
The Washington times., 1909-04-20
BIDS ARE OPENED
FOR SCHOOL SITES
Buildings Are Provided For
by District Appropria-
ton Bill.

The following bids for sites for school
buildings provided for by the District
appropriation bill were opened at the
District building today:
For building in CleveLand Park:
Thomas J. Fisher. nj rtheast corner
Thirty-ffth and MacomL streets; s1S,-
1920.
I. Cushing Daniel. lots in Cathedral
Heights, 81, 26250-
Joseph i.~WelIer, Macomb street and
Hubbard place, SIC, 1885.
Gasch & Birge, two sites at Macomh
and Thirty-fourth streets, S5,S6L67 and
s., $3.50
EIlerson & Wample. corner Thirty
fourth and Ordway streets, $4,000.
Charles S. Muir, corner Thirty-third
street and Highland avenue, 5000.
Heights, $1,000.
For building north Of Q street and
ives. Of Seventh street:
L. s. LipsGomb, southeast corner
Eighth stree ana Florida avenue
Joseph I Weller. Rhode Island ave.
nue. and Ninth street; s49.s9I.
For building Ia southeast section:
Joseph l. Weller, Potomac avenue be.
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth
J. NJ Hoge. NJ E. Abbott and W.
/ s. Hoge. lots at Thirteenth and /
streets; q cents a square foot.
f. b. Thompson, lots IN square SIS
L s Lipscomb, lots in square 1o4s
a GEMS a square foot.
For addition to Mckinley NIanua
Training School:
Joseph,I. Weller, Rhode Island avenu,
and Marion street; 800. 900.
L. S. Lipscomb, Seventh street. he
tween Rhode Island avenue ana c
streets; S62. 80.
The Washington times., 1909-04-20
BANK EXAMINERS
WILL COOPERATE
Are to Work Along With Clearing
Houses in Investi-
cations.

In response to appeals from many
s;ualler national banks, and as the re-
suit Of Endorsement Of leading bankers
throughout the country, Comptroller OF
ne Currency Murray made an an
hOuncement today that the national
bank examiner for any district would
be directed 10 cooperate with the clear
ing houses in that district upon the re-
ceipt by the Comptroller of such a re-
quest from all the members in such
clearing houses or by a special commit
tee appointed by a clearing house 10
make such request.
The Comptroller and leading bankers
figure that much good will result from
this move and that its operation will
tend TO strengthen each c earring house
and greatly diminish the danger Of IN
stability of any bank in a clearing
house district
The Washington times., 1909-04-20

was devoted In the main to receiving
various memorials for Continental Hail,
perhaps the most elaborate being an
entire room in the hall which was
by the Daughters from that state. Mrs
Mclean and other national officers at
tended the informal dedication Of the
room.
Historic Relics.
Among the articles with historic as
sociations to be accepted by the presi-
dent general was a gavel from the Vlr-
ginia chapters, made OF a piece Of ma
hogany from Jefferson's desk, a piece
OF magnolia wood taken from a tree
planted by Lafayette at Mt Vernon,
and another from a tree on Patrick
Henry's grave. Another way an ancient
ale mug presented in a neat speech
by Mrs. John W. Foster, sregent OF the
Atlanta chapter. in behalf of Mrs. Eula
Griffin, OF that city. The glass mug
was once used by Col SamueI Knox,
OF North Carolina, and has been in the
family more than a century.
One of the ovations OF yesterday s
session was given Ella Wheeler wilcox,
who was introduced TO the society by
Mrs. Mclean, and whose ode on ''Wo-
manhood" was read by Wallace Donald
Mclean, a nephew Of the president
general.
CapS Elrov Every. Of the Sons Of the
American Revolution, made the only
address OF the afternoon session. It
was one of fraternalism. and Captain
Every said one Of the best things he
could say in favor of himself was
that he was the husband Of Mrs. Avery,
Daughter.
Mrs. Euphrasia Smith Granger, OF
Michigan. a real Daughter" whose
father fought in the Revolution, was
introduced TO the society just before ad-
joGrnment. The entire Congress stood
upon its feet as the aged woman bow
ed her acknowledgements from the
platform. and cheer after cheer rolled
through the hall.