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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-18
COMET APPROACHING
At FURIOUS SPEED
Reported Visible In Early
Morning, But Not Yet
A" Its Best.

Haney's ccmet. according TO all re-
liable 6cientfi authorities in reach this
morning, IS still approaching the earth
st rate o. speed that would make
come OF Barney OIdfeld's most reck-
less automobile driving look Ike .
Ieisurely morning stroll OF a tortoise.
Early this moruiug-between and 4
o CIock-lt arose and. by careful est
mate, II was shown 20 be travelling at
the rate Of 1880 miles an hour. which
IS going some, and which IS a few de-
other celestial body is known 20 make
The comet viii continue to approach
the earth until May ., coming so close
on that date that only e paItry 1880. 90
miles viii separate US That Is the
nearest the comet viii come and after
nay 20 Il viii 90 on its rapid way 10
wherever Il came from Il wiu dis
appear from view early IN June, but
not until Il has brushed the earth with
its tai
The photographic office OF the Navy
Department has issued a chart con
tanning Information about Hal eyfs
comet The chart says
There IS q probability that on Nav
: the comet viii pass between the earth
and the sun producing a transit Of Il
across the suns disk The rrarsiI
should occur between fourteen and six
teen hours, Greenwich mean tine. OF
that date As the transit Of the comet
across the suns disk on Nav IS viii be
visible f. the Pacific. 4 IS urgently re-
Quested that all shipuasters favored
SsTn the comets image on the sun s
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-18
WATERBURY, PAYS
TO GET INTO JAIL
Al1egedBiographerP Publisher
Abandons Appeal and
Leaves for Prison.

Jules 81. Waterbury, convicted u false
pretenses. literally broke into jail' to
day by Withdrawing his app al from the
sentence OF Justice Could. and offering
20 pay his own way 70 the Atlanta pen
itentiary, where he viii be confined for
the next eighteen months.
waterbury was tried following eccus-
atoms made against him By prominent
Senators and Representatives,. among
whom were BaTtholdt Of Missouri. Hull
Of Iowa. and Ornsby McHarg, former
Assistant Secretary Of Commerce and
Labor
Waterbury was charged with repre-
ssnting himself as an agent for Lfle As
ISOLATED Press. and, IN this way. with
obtaining money for the1p publications Of
Biographies
THIS morning Waterbury Informed
Justice Could that he would abandon
his appeal and wished 20 be sent tmme-
diateIv 10 begin MS term In order TO
60 this. Il is said, the convicted man mad
10 nav his transportation out Of his own
funds
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-18
Father-in-Law Will Conduct
the Funeral Exercises At
Church of Covenant.
BURIAL PRIVATE
AT ROCK CREEK
III;5s Tribute Paid to Dead Mans
Memory BY Justice Peelle-
At Bible Class.

In accordance with his repeatedly
expressed wishes only the simplest
services viii. mark the funeral Of A J
HalfOrd. the prominent newspaper man
Of this city, who died yesterday morn
ing at his home, 1922 Twenty-se
street northwest Only members Of
the family and intimate friends viii
be present
Distinguished men, all old sCquaint-
ances Of Mr.. HaIford, VIII act as pail
bearers. They are Senator Burrows Of
Michigan Gen J. ". Foster. Z. S A.;
.,.aj0r W J. Richards, L. 6 A, Of IN
diana; W H. Baldwin. 3. F Barry,
former Commissioner Of the District
AacfarIand. and Chief Justice PeeIle.
of the District Court Of Claims.
Mrs. HalfOrd's father. the Rev DR..
Q. s Dean, pastor Of the Presbyterian
church Of Passaic. y. J, Is in Wash
ington and VIII conduct the services,
assisted BY the Rev Dr. Charles W
Wood, pastor OF the Church OF the Gov
enant Burial will be IN Rock Creek
Cemetery and VIII be private
Justice Peelle in an eulogy before the
Bible class Of the Church OF the Cow
enaut, paid high tribute 20 Mr. Hal
ford. as a man as q Christian, and "a a
worker. and Gen J " Foster also
spoke IN highest terms OF the former
newspaper man
Touching reference was made TO the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-18

dea-- OF M Halford BY the Rev. Or.
Wood IN his morning prayer and his
loss was deplOred by every member d
the church with whom his work had
brought him into contact
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-18
Referendum to Choose

Through the influence OF Delegate a
J. Cummings, Of Chevy Chase, the leEis-
Iature attached to each bin q refeTen-
dim clause providing that the measure
should be submitted TO the residents Of
the suburb 70 determine by ballot which
should become a law.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-18
Glasses, CSC
Advice by Eleanor Chalmers of The Delineator

81 never advise girl to get dresses suits, etc.
than she actually needs for it is better Judgment my
mind to have few things of good quality as possible
than a quantity of tawdry, secOnd-rate clothes The
dresses have picked out for this particular outfit will meet
the average needs of the average girl The prices
ed are not bargain special sale figures but are the
prices for good substantial materials the country
cases you will probably be able get good many of the
things at lower prices than have mentioned"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-18
STATION COLLAPSES-

PORT DEPOSIT, Nd, April 1s-The
Pennsylvania railroad station at .htS
place has collapsed The station was
damaged during the ice gorge of
January p, and the employees Of the
company at this place were ConDeIIed
20 move 70 new quarters until the old
JaC1On was repaired The heavy rain
caused the supports o. the building to
give away Nobody was hurt
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-18
Tells Hungarian Parliament
Spirit Is Encountered
World Over.
POLICE CHIEF HURT
IN ROOSEVELT JAN
Hungarian Officials Leg Broken
By CrOwd-ColOnel Goes
TO Stag Dinner.

BUDAPEST. April IS.-In a speech IN
the Hungarian parliament today, Col
oneI Roosevelt took a slap at political
+ Feactionaries who sneer at all efforts
at progress
He declared that the reactfouary spirit
is encountered in legislative halls the
world over and cited the opposition he
/ encountered while President Of the
; United States TO secure Justice temper
ed with kindness, common honesty in
business and politics, and the social
progress Of the nation
He made no mention Of present poIit-
cal conditions in America, but his speech
might es51y. be considered a defense Of
Insurgency"
The colonel was enthusiastically re-
ceived by parliament. which suspended
al business for the day in his honor.
Police Chief Hurt
Colonel Roosevelt's visit to Budapest
has already cost the chief OF police q
broken Lex. and If the enthusiasm of the
Hungarian populace continues through
his stay there IS no telling what the
final count viii be.
The chief Of police was caught IN last
NIGHTS crush a. the railway station,
Knocked down and trampIed upon He
tried his best 20 save himself By telling
che people who he was. but me great
throng was bent on Just one thlng-get-
ting as near Roosevelt Is posSlble-arld
had the chief been the Emperor Il IS
probable the result would have been the
same
Carried Forty Feet by Mob.
Roosevelt said the struggle at the sta
zion reminded him CT a New York de-
partment store bargain rush. He was
literally raised of the ground and car
ried forty feet by the enthusiastic mob.
hr-~ = ~
The colonel began q repetition or the
old grind al 1870 o. clock at which hour
he called on -ATchduke Joseph Later he
paid his respects &c Count khuen Won
HedeTvary, the premier, and was then
taken IN charge by Count AppocTl, an
old friend whom the colonel had enter
tanned in Washington
Meets Francis Kossuth-
Despite the attempts Of royalty ana
The nobility 10 claim all OF the colonel S
time. he showed that he has lost none
Of his democratic spirit b. breaking
away from his entertainers long enough
70 visit Francis kOSSUtE, the leader OF
the United Opposition party kossuLh IS
I'll and unable TO leave his house. He
was ovgT1Oyed when the colonel was an
This visit was wholly unexpected and
was q startling revelation 20 the Hun
garians Of RO0sevel--s democracy Il
served 20 increase the enthusiasm Of the
people
Colonel at Stag Party.
The event OF The day which attracted
the most attention was the luncheon
given by ATchdulze Joseph At the royal
palace The announcement Beforehand
that Il would be a stag affair attracted
the public interest and led 20 much
speculation
The papers today give much pTOUin-
euce to the luncheon. and comment as
20 the nature Of the program which IS
described as For gentlemen only was
general
Following the first day c. hyste-ia the
second Of lIr Roosevelt'S stay IN Buda-
pest found no perceptibIe diUinu-iOn IN
the public frenzy over his presence
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-18
CHEVY CHASE READY
FOR VILLAGE FIGHT
Vote on April 3 AS to
Whether 1t Shall In
corporate.

.ChevylChase, M, Is IN the thEoes OF
4 political campaign. the issue being
The incorporation OF that thriving su-
burn. The struggle VIII be decided April
Is. or which day the voters VIII cast
their ballots TO determine whether Chevy
Chase IS 20 be an incorporated village,
operating its own government OF con
zinued under the management OF the
officials Of Montgomery county, Of
which It Is an integral part
The opponents Of incorporation VIII
holds mass meeting at the Chevy Chase
IEsrery tonight, ct which addresses will
Be made BY Eugene z. Stevens and c.
c Tucker.
Two Enabling Bills.
Two bills relating 10 Chevy Chase
we're passed at the last session OF the
Maryland Legislature. The first was
introduced by Delegate GarreL former
mayor Of Glen Echo, and then by second
Delegate Marriott. by request
The GarTet BIZ provides IN detail for
ses incorporation OF Chevy Chase as a
Village, governed by president and
board OF four trustees chosen at the
Town election
other officers IncIudfnr board Of as
SCISSORS, police, town CLERK. health Of
dcer are 70 be appointed and all Of
fcers save the clerk and police are 10
be uOnSalaTleC-
The Marriott bill specifies that Chevy
Chase shan be constituted special
taxing district IN Montgomery county
and that the moneys raised by special
assessment uDCl Chevy Chase property
shall be collected BY the county com
Chase associations on Improvements IN
Chevy Chase
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-11-17
Old Enouuh to Be Good.

He was liquid eyed Spaniard en-
tour through Italy. She was a New
England maiden lady doing Florence
They met first at the pension table
d'hote and next in the Ufizzi gallery.
1.-THE madonna Of which you spoke
said the liquid eyed Spaniard. lis
across the hall and down to the right
two doors. 1t hangs in gallery 81
According to my Baedeker," pro.
tested the New England maiden lady,
lit hangs in gallery 81
pardon. It is impossible" protest
ed the Spaniard. 1T stands here in
my Baedeker that it is to be found in
gallery 81
Perhaps" said the New England
maiden, your book is out of date. But
it is easy to assure ourselves who is
right. Let us go to gallery or to gal
lery 5 and see."
Madame" said the Spaniard. with
some emotion, lit is not necessary to
exert ourselves. This book. madame.
is perfectly reliable. My grandfather
himself assured me so. 1t is the very
volume that he used when he himself
toured Italy at my age" detroit Free
Press
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-11-17
A Breach of Good Form.

There is little east end girl. still!
under six. who reaches fhe limit in the
matter of sensitiveness. Likewise she
has her points in respect to dead game
ness. She was taken about Il week ago
to spend few days with her aunt
The little miss played around in front
of her, aunt's place for awhile. Then
her aunt let playful young terrier
into the yard. saying to the child:
'This is your little four footed cous
In"
Five minutes later the aunt returned
to the front yard to call the kid into
the house, but she wasn't anywhere to
be seen. The fox terrier was playing
alone. There was a scrambling hunt
for the child and all kinds of alarm.
but the little girl didn't turn up. The
aunt hustled into town. The little girl
was home with her mother
She had walked right to the car for
town as soon as the fox terrier pup
was presented to her.
"Why didn't you stay at aunty'sy'
her mother asked her in surprise.
"She introduced me to q dogr' re-
piled the naughty young person.-Cin-
cinnat1 Post
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-11-17
An Irish Grand Prix,

There was once an Irish Grand Prix.
The horse that lowered the French
colors was the property of an eccen-
trio 1rishman named Connolly and was
big, bony roam. not much to look at
In the way of horsefesh, so it was q
great surprise to everybody but his
owner when he came in first His
previous record at the English Derby
the preceding year had not been bril-
liant enough for anybody to lay any
large bets on him, with the sole excep-
ton OF Connolly himself, whose faith in
his entry was so great that he mort
gagged his lands and put every cent on
the horse Up to the very end Of the
race everybody looked on Connolly as a
ruined man, but when the roam shot
first under the wire he not only carried
the British colors to victory, but won
great fortune for his master. This
happened in the time of Napoleon Ill.
and Connolly was so proud of his tri-
umph that he insisted on walking
ahead of the emperor and empress,
cheering and waving his hat.-New
York Press.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-11-17
The Mystery of a Duel.

Having fought his duel and saved
his honor by firing shot in the air,
the editor Of French provincial
newspaper went back to his desk, and
the incident had quite left his MIND
when he felt something strange in his
thigh. He looked and found that he
was bleeding profusely A doctor was
called, who discovered that a bullet
was imbedded in the editors thigh
some two inches deep and required
extraction. why was this not taken
notice of on the spot where the duel
took placer" he asked. The editor
was as much in the dark as the doc
tor. At the moment of the duel he
had fired into the air. and his adver-
sary also took distracted sort of
aim. There had evidently been no in
tent1on Of doing the slightest harm or
either side. The editor felt nothing
as he left the field and had shaken
hands with his antagonist as a sign of
reconciliation. How bullet came to
be lodged in his thigh was simply one
of the mysteries of decentralization
Telegraph.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-11-17
Fleet Footed Postmen of Venice.

Fleet Footed Postmen of Venice.
Probably the letter carriers in Venice
are the most ingenious in the world.
They know how to dodge every water
way, turning up on their routes with
precise regularity that convinces you
they have mapped every scrap of the
damp city's dry land ON their brains.
If you go to your destination by gon-
dola they can beat you thereto by Il
good bit of time What they know
about canals has been applied by them
to navigation ON land. and they know
every tiny street in the city.
Of course there are postoffice gon-
dolas, too, gay yellow things that quite
Outcolor the yellow sunlight. and any
day you happen over the bridge of the
Rialto you will see them all fastened
to their red and gold poles just under
meath the old palatial Fondaco del
Tedeschi. which centuries ago by de-
cree of the Venetian senate two IA
nous architects of early days. Girola-
mo Tedesco and Giorgio Spavento,
built for the use of the many German
merchants then living in Venice Some
where about the year 15O5).-Travel
Magazine.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-11-17

test. The legislature Of Kentucky had
just decided in Goebers favor. On
the morning Of Jan. 80, 1900, William
Goebel entered the capitol grounds at
Frankfort to take the oath of .office.
Just as Governor Goebel reached the
steps leading into the building two
shots rang out, and Goebel fell, NOR
tally wounded. The shots were fred.
it is alleged, from the Office Of the Sec
rotary of state.
Caleb Powers was arrested at Lex
ington on his way to his home in the
mountains. He had in his pocket at
the time of his arrest pardon signed
by Governor w. s. Taylor. TAYLOR
fed the state Immediately. Powers
was held, and 100000 was offered by
the Kentucky legislature for the an
prehension and conviction of the muir.
derer or murderers Of William Goebe,
Powers was four times tried for
completely in the murder, was thrice
convicted, once sentenced to suffer the
death penalty, twice sentenced to i'm
prisonment for life, once secured 4
disagreement and in 1903 was pardon
ed by Governor Augustus Wilson. Ha
regards his nomination as a vindica.
ton.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-11-17
A Ring at
The DoorbelI
By LOUISE IDA ROSS
y Copyright. 1910, by American Press
Association
By LOUISE IDA ROSS

Mr.. and Mrs. Trevor were sitting one
October evening before blazing wood
fire-they had not yet lighted the fur
nace-and the room was aglow and
redolent with the pleasant odor of
burning wood. The children had been
romping. Mr.. Trevor carrying Bonnie
pigaback and Willie on all tours, but
their mother had now taken them all,
including the girls. up to bed, tucked
them in. kissed them good night and
had returned with her sewing, which
she was doing by the big lamp on the
1able. while Mr.. Trevor read a maya
zine
There was ring at the bell.
Now. for many years there was some
thing in the ring of his doorbel that
cast sober look over Samuel Trevor's
race. But to explain the reason for
This it is necessary to go back to the
Time when he was very young man.
When he was but eighteen his IA
ther, who was a lumber merchant,
sent his son to lumber camp that he
might learn the business which would
one day be his, from the beginning.
There is danger to all persons Of that
age Of inexperience and recklessness
that they may make mesalliance, and
on that account it is bad plan to take
them away from young girls of their
own social circle and place them
among their interiors. And where
would a young man of refinement find
people more his interiors than in
lumber camp? Among the girls there
was Madge Hopkins, the daughter Of
lumberman. several years older than
Trevor, who lured him into indiscre-
tons with her. then threatened him
with vengeance if he refused to marry
her. He did so, but Immediately left
the camp
An effort was made to annul the
marriage. but it was unsuccessful.
Then the woman offered to refrain
from troubling her husband if his IA
Their would support her. Remittances
were sent regularly for season. when
suddenly newspaper was received
containing notice of her death. No
doubt was felt of the truth Of the no.
tice when several years had passed
and. no remittances having been sent,
no demand was made for them.
Twelve years after the conclusion
OF this episode Samuel Trevor married
Agatha Beach. He told her all about
it before being engaged to her. not ex-
pressing a doubt that his first wife
was dead You may be sure Of that
said Agatha, "or she would be draw
ing the lifeblood out Of you.' Never
theless Trevor, having had nothing
but the death notice to prove to him
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-11-17

Madge Hopkins denise. never felt alb
solutely sure And that was the raa-
son why certain dread was con-
nected with the ringing of 41is door
bell.
A maid in neat uniform Of black
and white went to the door. and
the wife and husband heard wom-
ans coarse voice ask for MIR. Trevor.
Then. without waiting to be announced.
the caller brushed past the maid and
into the sitting room.
Hello. Samv' she said.
Trevor put his hands to his face and
trembied. 1t was Madge Hopkins.
and, judging from her appearance. she
had been growing coarser with every
year
Mrs. Trevor ran to her husband and
put her arms about him as if to
shield him from the blow.
"Y' needn't be afraid O. me-" said
the woman. IF you'll give me some
thin to live on"
why did | receive that notice of
your deathY' faltered Trevor.
II amt got nothin' to do with that.
amt got nothin' to live on. Send
them remittances that was dropped
and I'll let y alone"
''Mamma! cried the Oldest daughter,
a girl of ten. from above. whats the
matter?
Leave your address and CO." said
fo
of the house before the children should
learn who she was.
The address was given, and the wo.
man went away. Then after silence
Mr.. Trevor said:
Don't worry on my account. dearie.
My position is not pleasant, but what
is it compared with the interest Of
you and the children? Be comforted.
We will keep the secret. Send the re-
mittances regularly and no one will
be the wiser"
But Mrs. Trevor had no intention Of
letting the matter rest where it was.
A shrewd woman, she believed that
there had been some weak spot in
Madge Hopkins record which was ac-
countable for the spurious death no.
tice and the failure to claim the re-
mittances.
1t was but week after this, when
Trevor came home one evening from
business, that his wife received him
with radiant countenance that BODIED
good news. Taking him to a room
where the children would not hear
and closing the door. she said:
cts all right. / put detective on
her track, and he has been here this
afternoon to report. The woman has
never been Madge Hopkins since you
have known her. She was secretly
married before you met her to lum-
Der shower whatever that Island, he
drifting away. she took you in. But
after you left he returned and claim
ed her. She lived with him: but. fear
ing If you appeared in their lives she
would be tried for bigamy. she sent
you the notice of her death. which she
had inserted in a paper for the pur-
pose, and gave up the remittances.
Her husband has recently died. and
she came back on you Cor support =
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-11-17

Teacher addressing class)-A phi
lanthropist is a person who exerts HIM
self to do good to his fellow men. Now.
IT were wealthy, children" she add
ed by way Of illustration. land gave
money freely to all needy and unfor-
tunates who asked my aid I'd be az
She broke off abruptly to point at a
boy in the class.
what would I be. Tommy?'' she
asked.
"A cinchv' shouted Tommy.-New
York Weekly.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-11-17
Caleb Powers of Kentucky.

Three times convicted of completely
in the murder. of Governor William
Goebel and eight years spent in jails
is the record of Caleb Powers, recent
" nominated for congress by the Re-
publicans Of the Eleventh Kentucky
district. In 1900 Powers, young
mountaineer lawyer, was secretary Of
state under Governor w. S. Taylor, a
Republican.
Goebel and Taylor were rival candi-
dates. Taylor was given the certii-
cate of election. Goebel made a con-
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-11-17
And War Continued.

Miss Goodley-Bess says she's ready
TO make up if you are. Miss Cutting
Tel her I'd be ready to make up, too,
II had complexion as muddy as
ners.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-11-17
National Tra;ts

1t takes one hour to know French
man, one month to know a German
and almost lifetime to know an Eng
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Corriere.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-11-17
Patiar>a.

Her Mother-You must be patient
with him. The Bride Oh, I am. I
know it will take time for him to see
that he can't have his own way.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-22

at public auction to The higheet and
b>St bidder for cash in haad, all
of che right title and interest Of
the said defesliants or either Of
them had ON the date OF the said
mor'gage, or have since acquired IN
and to the following described READ
property. to-wtt:-
The NEh OF NEH Section 20. M
OF NWA and SEA OF NWH Section
2l. IN township n and lot No.
Section in township n all OF
range "A East W. NJ. h wallowa
County, Oregon,
To satisfy said Judgment, decree,
interest. costs and accrung costs.
lies EDGAR MARVIN,
Sheriff OF WaAowa County. Oregon