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The Washington times., 1910-12-25
POStoffice Breaks Up
Texas Cowboy Factory

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Dec. Gov
eminent officers, at the instance OF the
pOstOffice inspectors, have broken I'd
the san Antonio cowboy factory which
for several weeks had been doing a
land-office business all over the United
States. For $. according 10 the adver-
tisement Of the factory real cowboys
would be made and placed on the great
RincOn ranch The receipts of the fac
tory from aspirants for the whfrifng
lariat and the life OF the range, accord
ing TO the United States marshai's Of
flee. averaged several hundred dollars a
day
The factory" comprised one man.
Carl Smith, who had an office on Sole
dad street A printed letter distributed
and mailed BY agents of Smith in the
large cities, especially IN the North and
East. served TO bring in the dollars The
letter read. IN substance, that the great
'RiGcOn' ranch. near san AntoniO-as
a matter Of fact there is no such ranch
needed more men
The Washington times., 1910-12-25

Weeks OF Massachusetts coming in
their direction Christmas week they
send for their reserve supply Of the
best cigars in stock
Mr.. Weeks proceeds on the theory that
q Christmas diner IS not worth shucks
to a man unless he can top il of with a
first class cigar Hence Mr. Weeks gets
into his big Limousine a few days be-
fore Christmas. loads IL up 10 capacity,
and then spends a couple Of days drop
ring boxes OF peTfectos at the homes
OF his friends.
The best pat about the Weeks Christ
mas present is that Mr. Weeks passes
out cigars that can really be smoked.
Purse Strings Open.
william p. Mckinley, representative ia
Congress from Illinois, IS the real Santa
Claus Of the House Mr. Mckinley
takes more delight in making presents
90 his friends than any other man in
Washington
He requires the assistance OF a couple
OF a clerks 10 do his shopping. sort the
presents, and see that they are delivered
properly He e one OF the richest men
In the House, ana loves TO pass his
money among his friends IN the shape
OF costly presents
Much Food For Executive.
II President Taft and the members
Of his family were compelled, as a mat
ter Of duty, 70 sample all the edfbles
sent to the White House for Christmas
dinner there would be an epidemic OF
indigestion at the Executive Mansion
OF the many articles Of food sent to
the President from all parts Of the
country only one is certain TO find a
place on the table Christmas day. and
that is the chestnut fed turkey present.
ed by Horace Vose, Of Rhode Island
White House employees are the real
beneficiaFfes OF the generous people who
want 10 supply the Presidents table on
Christmas dav- The Presidents Christ
mas celebration Is a simple one. and
his tine is devoted entirely 20 the mem
bers Of his family.
The Washington times., 1910-12-25
Broken Driving Rod
Wrecked Engine Cab

LYNN. Mass. Dec. z.-Engineer John
EIIery and Fireman John Ellis were a.
most completely recovered today fTola
the effects Of their experience yesterday
when they went through the horrors o;
the most feared accident on an engine.
the breaking of a driving rod FL
Ierv's engine, attached to the Portland
express. was going fifty miles an hour
when the rod broke
With one swing the rod dashed of the
entire side OF the cab but the engineer
had Jumped to the other side IN the nick
Of time BY the time the fireman had
climbed to the baggage car and put on
re air brakes the engine was a wreck
and FlIerv was barely able 10 cling 20
The wreckage-
The Washington times., 1910-12-25
WHITES AEROPLANE
DESTROYED By FIRE
Blaze Blasts EngliShman' S
Chances for De Forest
Prize.

DOVER. Dec. 25-The contest for the
SaaQ5o De Forest prize Of. red for the
longest fight between England and the
Continent. made in an English built
aeroplane. seems to be marked by iH
0me1s-
A FIRE this morning. Which destroyed
tie sz5oo flying machine Of Claude
Crahame-XvhIte. just before he was
PREPARING TO leave the cliffs here, is the
third mishap within a week TO contest
ants for this elusive trophy
10 word has vet been received from
Cecil Grace. whose aeroplane was re-
ported picked UP off Texel Island yes
farlsv. Grace vas on MS way back TO
Enrl~-d after successful flight 10
ca and hoped TO claim the De For
ct prize.
Sra-e promises TO be the first aero
pi..-:~t who has utterly vanished our
ir- 2 fight
TIE burning OF Crahane-Wh rite. ma
chine today IS at best mysterious, com
i-7r as ii does on top of bis unfortunate
.l-.-f(5e77t Or last sunday. Il VIII pTsc-
tieaTv prevent MIN from pa .fcIpa{tHg u
tie Uight as there are only SIX a4s ; iete
in which the nrize can be won It Is
s.-GrrIv suspected that lnceutiia-tt eS
-e,,--4 tho blaze as the hangar was
13flT-t on the cliffs in an lsoLateo SPOT
Eafc4e any assistance could he sum
rroned the aeroplane and ne nanssar
--ere q total loss. White SAYS ms loss
Is 100
al hguea all hope has practically been
2 -3alldoned Cor young Grace tvt
bsats are SIN searching The Nertl Sea
for the aviator. II is regarded as pare
r.. 1.DSsfble that he may have Deen PICK
Ell r4p by- some ship bound 10 a alstallS
vn-E ard this x the only CetiSt,tst -,'it
- frfenas now have Auton1o1iil 8
have travelled every portion or the east
east Of England and have found no
frace - him.
The Washington times., 1910-12-25
Think Reported Wreck
Only a phantom Ship

BOSTON, Dec 25.-After spending two
days in fruitless search for a wreck
which was reported awash of the Nan
tucket Shoals IiEhtship the revenue cut
ter Gresham arrived in Boston early
today
Captain Uberroth. OF the Gresham, is
inclined to believe that the reported
wreck was q hoax or a phantom ship.
He said. We searched nearly two
dayS and found no trace Of the reported
wreck Think IL may be a phantom ship.
such as we twice hunted last winter. or
an amateur hoax
The report Of the wreck is sup
posed TO have come from a British
steamer which was in that neiEhbOr-
hood and which claimed 10 have sighted
the wreck
The Washington times., 1910-12-25
SHERIFF. HOLDS UP
SANTA AND CUPID
Man Arrested at Marriage
License Window for Not
Paying AlimOny.

TOLEDO. Dec. 25-There VIII be no
wedding belts for Bert L0f50rouzh. nor
CHRISTMAS climes either
TIE Ela6zone Yuletide season finds
EIna In .be county jan He IS IrOH
FIndlay, Ohlo- He had visions OF a
honeymoon amid holly wreaths. paper
beUs. flowers, and other Christmas deco
ratfons- lie yearned TO become a bene-
Dict and 10 celebrate.
All vas vel until he reached the mar
rage license window here with his
Eride-tO-be. While the clerk was max
Ing out the document, Sheriff Newton
slapped up and told him he was wanted
az FiudIay for not providing alfmony
was a mistake. The bride-uo-be, Miss
Grant. was told OF the facts and she
returned & her home at Findlay this
morning
The Washington times., 1910-12-25
Secretary of Ireland
Robbed on Canal Boat

PARIS. Dec 25--Bewailing the folly
which induces him TO make chance
acquaintances on a canal packet the
Hon. Augustine Rirrel. chief secretary
for Ireland. is the loser Of q pearl pin
valued at $500. SIS IN cash. and a num-
her of checks, besides other JeWelry-.
all stolen from him by TWO fellow
travellers
Il would seem that Mr. Birrel con
versed freely with two well dressed
men on board the boat while en- route
to Switzerland. and that they succeeded
in obtaining everything OF value IN bis
rockets and all OF, his jeweiTy-
The Washington times., 1910-12-25
Lolita Highly Elated
Over Site Selected

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-Miss Lotta
Crabtree- who presented I.0tta's St-0Un-
t1ir 20 san Francisco. heard today
the story OF Nine Tetraziunis open
air concert near the famous fountain
-Oh. thar was glorious" she excIafm-
ed "I feel very much houored that the
great diva should have selected Lolita s
Fountain as the scene OF her concert
u does me much good 20 know that
this WomaDlv woman, with the greatest
If human voices. was willing 90 sing
thus FOR the poor OF san Francesca at
the fountain that I gave them
The Washington times., 1910-12-25
Christmas With Sister
Left % Years Ago

UATERHTT.L, Mass, Dee .5--After
spending over a quarter Of q century
among the half civilized tribes OF South
Africa. Rev Alouuin lie BOeuf- \ a..
one of the most active Jesuit mission
aFies who ever iabCred in that part OF
the world. has COME here 10 spend
Christmas with his sister, " hOm he had
uCt seen for thirtv-two years
Father I-c B0euf Iahored among the
EataEele tri5esmea IL Southern Rhode
Sis- and his success was 50 great that
his suDeriors arranged for his perma-
nCnt stay.
The Washington times., 1910-12-25
Kid McCoy's Fifth Wife
Secures a Divorce

NEW YORK. Tee z5--The nth VIE
of KID mccoy Norman SeIbyl the for
naer pueiiist. has secured a divorce from
him. the papecs being signed by
Justice Platzek in the supreme court
AIRS Mccoy was tire widow Of Edward
c. fBud) E,llis- who inherited q for
tune made IN the locomotive industry
McCoy-s marriage 10 Mrs. Ellis was
MS seventh matrimonial venture as he
vas married three times 20 wife No. ,.
The Washington times., 1910-12-25
Rambling of Earth
StaTtleS Kansas

DODGE CITY, Kan. Der Z5--The
very earth seems inSurgen1 ia Kansas.
Cracks. assures, rlusbilnSs- thunderinss
and a great deal Of smoke have startled
The peoD3e twenty miles southwest OF
Dodge CI.E- Prof. Era SINUS HGwarth,
Of the diversity Of Kansas who went
there to comfort the inhabitants has
been unable to determine the cause
OF The phenomena One OF the fissures
IS nearly a quarter Of a mile -5ng and
s1pesrs 70 be bOttoniess-
The Washington times., 1910-12-25
Prison Shake-Up Likely
Over Disguised Woman

MUsKOGEE, Okla. Dec 25.-There is
to be q shake-Up among the prison Ofii-
GERS as q result OF Mrs Lawrence. Han
Ions masIueTading for four DAYS as a
man or the chain gang of the city Jail.
Mrs Haalon IS twenty four years ole.
She was discovered today when she left
or h1r gloves. Her husband being out
OF work. she had donned mems clothes
and accompanied him on his search FOR
employment Arriving at AIuskcgee they
were arrested as Migrants
The Washington times., 1910-12-25
Sc y %
Humphreys Seventy Seven
Breaks up Colds and
GRIP
Epidemic Grip.

@Seventy-seven" meets the ext
gency Of epidemic Grip with all its
symptoms of Influenza, Catanh,
Pains and Soreness IN the Head and
Chest, Coush, Sore Throat, Gen
eral Prostitution and Fever.
Taxa early II cuts it short
promptly. Taken during its pre-
valence, it preoocupies the system
and prevents its invasion; Taken
while suffering from IT, relief IS
speedily realized, which may be con-
.tinued up to an entire cure. At
Drug Stores sc or mailed.
Humphreys HomeO Medicine Co
Cor william and Ann Streets. New
York
The Washington times., 1910-12-25
Woman of los Dies;
Is Spry to the End

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 25.-',scoteh
Margaret Cassidy, aged los years.
died yesterday at the House OF the
Coed Shepherd fer Aged People where
she had resided Tor thirty years
So far as is known the woman had
noe lfvirse relatives She retained most
Of her faculties until ire end. She sell
dom tfred OF talking Of her early ilte-
and often spoke OF the manner N
WHICH TIE world was stirred by the
battle OF waterloo
The Washington times., 1910-12-25
Forty Million Gifts
In New York Mails

NEW YORK, Dec &--Forty millions
Of Christmas gifts we're handled in the
New York DostOffce and f7fJv branch
stations, according 10 estimates made
today
Five belated transatlantic steamers
brought in 20.00O.O0 letters and postal
cards and about 5000 pieces OF tne
lower class Of mail in their 2. so sacks
The Washington times., 1910-12-25
Elaborate Music Given
In New York Churches.

Ne WORK Dec 25-In all the New
York churches large congregations at
tended the ChTlsem services. most of
which offered elaborate music in honor
% the occasion SeVeTszI pastors, follow
ing the request Of ne International
Peace SOcie Y pre1ched on the impOr-
tance OF an international court OF arbi-
trat ton for the securing OF universal and
perpetual peace AT St Georges J p
Morgan. his son, and other members OF
his family attended John D. Rookie
Teller was not at the Fifth Avenue Bap-
tist Church service
The Washington times., 1910-12-25
MIGHTY CHORUS SINGS
AS TETRAZZINI LEADS
Thousands Join the Great Diva in Aud Lang Syne at
Song Service Given for San Franciscos Poor at
Fountain Presented City by Lotta,

The celebration was one OF the most
remarkable in the history OF song in
America There was exceptional music
by a ereat orchestra. added 20 the
trained voices OF three church choirs-
The song service, In the words OF Tet-
razZiUi. was for Jbe people Of san
Francisco particularly the poor"
ne ponce aFraH EeIlEntS were elaU-
CRATE but there WAS no unusual dis
tGrbanca- in spite Of the immense
crowds in the thorougnT1res
The Washington times., 1910-12-25
Mrs. LaTZ Anderson
Makes the Blind Happy

BOSTON Dec ZS-2Irs. Lar Ander-
sons work to make the blind happy
on Christmas was perhaps the most
successful or any society woman and
charity W0rke-
One hundred ana fifty enjoyed her
tree yesterday afternoon It was ar
ranged 50 that they could all get a
sense OF its beauty through touch, end
music took the place OF the ordinary
delights OF vision
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-10
svENskA NATIONAL rRuppEr


The Five and We Company Appears
Next Monday.
The most unique musical organiza-
ton, ever sent from Sweden to Amer
lea, will appear in Fargo, next Monday
night, at the new stones auditorium,
under the auspices of the Dakota con-
serYtory, in great programme of
solos, recitations and ensemble violin
numbers of old Swedish melodies. The
programme follows:
(a) Sverige, UT EFT folk. Stenhammer
(b) Sung, Sung $3.50. Gyllenhammer
(c) Blommande skona dalar $3.50.
......,.....,..... Gyllenhammer
Trion: Froknarna Blanche Holmgren,
Elm Johansson och signe Sundberg.
Recitation:
,a) du ma pa da? ur Raggler a
paschaser ........... Gust Froding
OBJ Solparasolle ...... Erik Dahlgren
(c) Ga pa dompen, ur Raggler a
paschaser ........,... Gust F'roding
(d) Faryall ........... Gust Froding
Skadespelerskan froken Anna Grota
Adamson
Gamla Latar, marscher och poIskor
pa fiol DelsbospeImannen Per
SGHSIfSll OCH LOT f1dTQ6lln
(a) vi skal stalla tie en- religer dams
...s............... Folkvisa
(b) e fin wise ...... .Bjorn Halldon
(c) Ire sma dauSlekor ..............
Froken .Signe Sundberg. !.
(a) Fjareln vingad syns pa Haga.
........s.............. s....... Bellman
(b) Two vanner de gor EFT par. 80.
..,..,................. Folkvisa
(c) SaeterJentens Sondag -. ole Bull
(d) Brollopsvisa ........... Follxvisa
Trion:
Gamla Latar, etc ..... Spelmannen
(a) Mot kvaeld
.......-... Agatha Baeker- Grondahl
OBJ Nor, min lille Nor ...
........ Agatha Backer- Grondahl
(c) Tess Jordan ....... Richnau
(d) Alundavisan ........ Richnau
Froken Blanche Holmgren.
Recitation och Latar till Handklaver.
Ca Nor Kerstis visa -. Carl Larson
(b) |, valet och kvalet. Gust Froding
(c) Shannon ..,............. Ma1a
(d) Landsvag trail handklaversvisa
1e) Stilleben, handklaversyisa ..
Froken Anna Greta Adamsen.
(a) Svind I'D ......". Gyllenhammar
OBJ Uti var hage .....,.... Folkvisa
(c) Tanker du att jag forlorader ar
........, -..g. ..s.,...s........ Folkvisa
I'D Hejsan, hvad Diet ar roligt ibland
,........,..s....... Gyllenhamrlar
(e) My Old Kentucky Home :. Foster
Trion.
Fru Fanny Soderholtz, ackompag-
nerar.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-10
A Significant Sign Of the Times

"There are many ways by which the
deep undercurrents that move the life
of a people may be sounded and esti-
mated said N. c. Abbott, of the Agri-
cultural college today. THE trend Of
nations thought may be judged, In
a measure. by it's public expressions
from forum and pulpit. It may be
gagged with varying accuracy by the
homely talh and discussion of the
times among the great body of its
everyday common people. But no ex-
pressions, public or private, are sc
truly significant, SO plainly indicative
of social trend as the utterances of the
public press. Here we find mirrored
and put in concrete form the great
thoughts and problems that are STIR
ring the national consciousness
while this statement is true when
applied to the press Of the nation as a
whole, 1t applies with peculiar force to
that part of it represented by the bet
ter class of the weekly and monthly
magazines--backed as they are by
some OF the very best brains of the
GOuHIIy~-lAtCA VIM GatC hCCtAs
mating observers and profound stud
ents of the signs of the times. We
find them today in the very forefront
of all the great movements that have
for their object the social, moral and
intellectual uplift. Radical they some
times are and often deserving of the
opprobious epithet of muck raker,"
but when we strike a general average
we are forced to recognize the fact
that they have approached very close
to the truth and have come very near
to interpreting our national life in the
proper terms.
"But whether we agree or not in the
positions taken by the leading period
icals. radical and otherwise, we can
not but admit the fact that when any
question comes to be discussed fire.
quentIy and from many angles and
viewpoints by all or most of them, 1t
is a sign profoundly significant. 1t is
certain sign that many people are
thinking and talking about that ques-
ton, for even the great magazines are
not far removed from the mercenary
necessity OF printing the things that
people really want to read. The per-
iodical literature of any day and age
is safe and sure social barometer
with this viewpoint, then, it is easy
to understand why 1t is that magazines
of the rank and standing OF The Out
look, Golfers, The Saturday Evening
Post, Worlds Work and many others
of equal merit should devote much
space to articles dealing with various
phases OF rural life and should give
special emphasis to all OF the various
movements that are directed toward
rural uplift and betterment. Gradual
w the conviction is taking root i'm the
minds of the American people that the
rural problem is something more than
a didactic question: matter worthy
only OF the consideration of publicists
or Of hair splitting economists Rural
life and its attendant problems now
loom large as one Of the dominating
in our national life.
THE dangerous congestion of popu
lation In our great centers. the abnor-
mai and unhealthy city ward move
ment that 10 becoming Increasingly
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apparent as the returns of this census
filter slowly out from the offices at
Washington, and that other inevitable
condition, the depletion of the rural
districts. all are possessed of a deep
social significance and the thinking
people the country over are demanding
/, the facts SO that they may be able to
( draw their own conclusions as to what
the proper remedies are The high
s cost Of living is a very concrete thing
and strikes at the very root of social
! interest and social activity. In bring
!, ing about this condition, rural life has
had very large, though innocent part.
, If reform and readjustment in the con-
/, ditions of rural life will do anything
to restore the proper balance between
producer and consumer of the necessi-
ties of life then we may rest assured
that such readjustment will surely be
made sooner or later and the active
discussion of the problem indicates
that we are already on the way to-
ward its solution.
THE singular and distinctive fact
about all of this discussion of rural
conditions is that 1t all leads back to
one point and that is that the true
remedy is in education. Education has
been called "our national fetish" and
we are quite willing to plead guilty
to the Indictment. True to our national
traditions. the public press is attack
ing the problem of rural uplift first
through education and I'm assuming
this attitude the constructive think
ers of the time show forth the part OF
discretion. 1t is only through an in
telligent use of the proper agencies for
moulding the youth OF the nation that
we can bring about any great changes.
With these facts in mind 1t ia easy
to see that the surest and best way
to bring about a change in rural life
and rural conditions is not through any
scheme or laws or any arbitrary and
sweeping reforms, but rather through
an intelligent scheme of public educa-
tion-~one in which rural life shall have
the part to which 1t is entitled as
great national interest. II is high
time for us to rouse ourselves from
our fetish-like worship of city life and
city conditions and to take a broader
outlook on our interests as a great and
self-sustaining people. Other great
nations have found 1t worth while to
give their agricultural interests
leading place in their education and
public policy and 1t Is high time for
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-10
MAUD POWELL, vloLlNIsT.
First Player Among Women Appears
In Fargo.

/ In Fargo.
| Despite a very brief notice of her
coming. Maud Powell, who occupies,
possibly the premier place among
/ women yiolinists, was greeted with a
| large and representative audience Of
music lovers and students at Stones
new auditorium, Thursday night Some
critics have styled this great player
as ''the best American violinist before
/ the American public" Her, coming
displayed the enterprise of C. r. stone
who suddenly became aware of an
open date for Nine. Powell and relying
upon the lovers of music in Fargo. and
their willingness to patronize all that
4 is good, signed contract and the re-
suit was distinctive musical treat
which Fargo might otherwise have
lost. The great player was assisted
by Waldemar Liachowsky, pianist,
who contributed two numbers to the
programme which follows:
Lalo ..............e.S Spanish Concerto
ALLEGRO.
2-Andante
S-Allegro, Rondo.
Bach, Prelude ................Ga votte
Mozart ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Minuett
Brahms Joachim. Hungarian Dance
Cesar Franck !. Duo, Senate, Major
1-Allegrerto. motto moderate.
2-Recitative.
3-AIlegro, ma non troppo CCanonJ.
Nine. Powell and Mr.. Liachowsky.
Brahms .,................- Rhapsodle
Grieg .................. Wedding Music
Piano Solos.
dubay ...... 49,. go. ............ Zefir4
Schumann ........... Traumerel
Sarcastic ...-,........ Spanish Dance
Tie first number, very difficult. brill
liant and thoroughly Spanish, was
splendidly interpreted, 1t reflected the
treat which was to follow, played with
.consummate skill and passionate fire
that stirred the audience to wild APP
planse. The second group on the pro-
gramme was played unaccompanied
and the performance of that viii be
long remembered. The ensemble num-
Der, work BY Cesar Franck, was
played from notes, as is always the GUS
tom among players. 1t is not as strong
technically as some other numbers. !
consequently the physical, strain was
not so great as to cause her to be
seated"
Nine. Powell has appeared In Far go
before. some two or three years ago,
and her recital was under rather ltl-
dicrous environments. She was ac-
companied on a Iegless piano. Her ac-
conpanist used i piano supplied by 1
noted manufactures and when. the in
strument arrived in Fargo it was
found to have been forwarded, from the
last stopping place, minus the legs and
pedal board, but the accompanist
would play no other so he had the in
strument placed upon four boxes and
superintendent the leveling Of it him
self. The great violinist and her au-
dience. as might be expected, had
great laugh together