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The Washington herald., 1910-03-20
Finds Park of Montexumn.

According to a dispatch in the Mexico
Daily Record, DR., Guillermo Teller,
archeologist. has discovered the famous
botanical and pleasure garden of Monte
yuma ], emperor of the Aztecs. Its site
is near the ancient town of Oaxtepec. in
Morelos, a location that seems to cor
respond with records of the garden In
Aztec and ancient Spanish documents.
DR.. Tellez made his discovery through
the presence there Of plants ana trees
not known in other parts OF Mexico.
which seem to be the survivors of the
wonderful collection Of exotic fora that
had been gathered there by the Aztec
n1onarehs. The garden in ancient times
was situated in the Indian kingdom OF
oaxtepec. one Of Montezumas vassaI
states.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-20
BraxIIIan Cotton Decreases.

Cotton production in Brazil has de-
creased in recent years instead Of in
creasing, as shown IN report to the Bu-
reau OF Manufactures by Special Agent
Clarke. He says that Brazil exported
S.115.5o0 pounds of raw cotton in 1872.
valued at s25. %. $50. but in 1906 the exports
were 6s.Sl6.1b4 pounds and were still less
In 1907, and only 7,SSS.71 pounds in 1908.
Cotton is cultivated In Brazil in patches
by small farmers, and there is not a
large plantation in all that country.
while the methods Of cultivation are
primitive. Sugar cane and coffee. with
foreign capital. produce better results.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-20

At the March meeting of the board OF
directors of the Potomac Savings Bank
Of Georgetown. George Warren Offutt
was elected president. and Edward l.
Schneider. vice president of that bank
Both OF these men are charter members
of the corporation, and have labored hard
to make 1t the splendid banking house Of
to-day
Mr. Offutt is one of the best known
business men in the wholesale grocery
business. He was born ffty-six years
ago at Onutts Cross Roads. Md. In 1878
ne came to Georgetown and. with his
The Washington herald., 1910-03-20
WIN Build New station.

The contract for building a new depot
for the Southern Railway Company at
Orange has been awarded TO Robert and
George Leigh. of Louisiana. The build
ing viii cost something In the neighbor-
hood OF $4,000. and win give more ade-
ouate accommodations at Orange
The Washington herald., 1910-03-20
rexn. onion crnn I.ate

1t is expected that the onion crop in
Southwest Texas. and especially of the
Laredo district. will not reach the markes
in any quantity before the middls Of
April. A severe winter retarded planting.
However. the output will be fine and
plentiful, some 2.250,oOO crates being now
In sight
The Washington herald., 1910-03-20
carrIes MaiI in Automohile.

Mrs. T. f. Beal. a rural mail carrier of
the Burbank district in California, goes
over her twenty-fve-mile route In an
automobile which she bought with her
own earnings.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-20

brother. established the wholesale and re-
tail grocery firm OF William A Offutt &
Bro. Six years later, upon the death
of the elder Offutt. the firm of G. W. Of
futt took Up the business and still occu-
pies its original location at 2209-011 NJ
street.
Mr.. offutt IS one Of the leading men in
the Northwestern Citizens Association.
as we'll as the Georgetown Citizens Asso-
citation and numerous other societies. He
recently sold his interest IN the jewelry
firm of offutt & Tribby. He is a part
ner in the Capitol Hin grocery firm of
Offutt & Hummer
The Washington herald., 1910-03-20

by the close Of next scar about 200 600 acres
viii have been reclaimed BY irrigation this
tTy at a cost Of S70eoe.0o0. When the system is
completed some so0oobo0 acres wiz have been re-
covered and opened fer settlement.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-20
NEEDS new FORM
OF LAND TRANSFER
Washington Has an Obsolete
and Complicated System.
IT'S COST IS OFTEN AMAZING

Biz Proposing Clerical Improvement
80 Present Methods Does Not Go
Far EnOugh-OId Plan Should BE
suppIanted by One More Simple
and EGective-Index the Records.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-10
NOTEWORTHY CENTENARY
WILL BE CELEBRATED
QuincentenniaI of st. Andrews S
University i'm 1911

It has now been definitely settled
that the quincentenary of the founda-
tion of the university of st. Andrews
shall take place in September, 1911
The arrangements will be in the hands
of a general committee of great
strength, says the London Globe The
president is the chancellor, Lord Bal
four of Burleigh; the vice presidents
aldson; the rector, Lord Avebury; and
Reay, James Stuart, M. P, and DR.
Andrew Carnegie of Skibo.
No man knows so much of the ro-
nance of Scotland's most ancient seat
of learning as Maitland Anderson, the
librarian, and he stated recently that
ii was not until 1890. through the ac-
tion of Bishop Wardlaw, that the uni
versity came into possession of a small
building with a chapel attached, Here
they had university starting with no
buildings and ending with piling up
buildings all over the city The learned
librarian had recently been studying
the Wills of former professors.
The will Of John Rutherford. who
was the first principal of the united
college after the reformation. contained
some curious Information. This prin-
cipaI died in 1857. and left very little
money. He, however, left possessions
of another kind. He had 10 .lambs. is
sheep. 10 hogs, cows, ] horse, and
stacks of bere corn. Today one
can not picture hogs roaming in the
grand old grouids of the principals
residence at St. Mary's.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-10
VALLEJO ELEVEN
BLANKS ALL STARS
OakIanders Are No Match for
Crack Winged v Aggrega=
ton of Champions
Special Dispatch 10 The CALI


VALLEJO, Jan. 9.-Two fast and in
teresting games of football were played
today al Association park, providing
entertainment for the fan who enjoys
the American style of football. The
first game was between the Telegraphs,
a team composed principally of Vallejo
high school lads. and the marines of
tronnced the Centurys of Oakland. The
Telegraphs came out on the long end
of the score, which read 7-5.
Halfback Sheean was forced over the
line for touchdown, but Quarter Back
O'Hara failed to kick the goal Each
team also made a touchback
The game that produced the most in
terest was the one between the Winged
VS. and All Stars of Oakland, which
resulted in defeat for the bay city
aggregation to the tune of I4-O
The drop kicking of Incell last sun
day in the game between the Winged
VS. and Centurys was lesson to the
local boys, as they used OBrien in
the first five minutes of play for a
drop kick from the 80 yard line, which
he easily accomplished.
This finished the scoring in the first
half, but in the last half the Vallejo
boys played with vim that carried
the pigskin up and down the field.
Hathaway, the big right guard, was
compelled to retire in the second half
on account of having his left shoulder
dislocated after playing brilliant
game.
Those most evident in the game were
Tyler, MeInnis and Tregidio, while
Captain Enderly and Wholman put up
an excellent game for the visitors
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-10
If IT'S ENJOYABLE
MUST It BE BAD?
Long Prevailing Opinion That
Only Unpleasant Things
Are Proper
Bitter or Disagreeable Qualities
Likewise Deemed Beneficial
to Mankind

There is in existence a theory that
bad for u.s. And in contradistinction
to this idea there is prevalent a belief
that we may expect to be benefited by
whatever is disagreeable, says the Chi
cago Record Herald. We have all been
conscientiously taught that sweets are
anything which is bitter must be bene-
fetal.
1t is hard to get people to have con-
fidence in a doctor whose medicines
are nice to take. Because little Ed
mond abhors the bathtub Ii follows that
the bathtub is a good thing for little
Edmond, and because Miss Angelina
finds 1t delightful to sit in the parloF
night otter night with young Mr..
Witherspoon she is assured that such
practice is deserving of the strongest
condemnation.
There are plenty of people who be-
lieve that a mild, pleasant winter is bad
for the human race, not because any
body has ever been able to secure sta
tistics to disprove the fact that the
death rate is always highest in severely
cold weather, but on the general prin-
ciple that If thing is pleasant it must
necessarily be injurious The girl who
is unconventionally delightful is re-
garded with suspicion. while it is taken
for granted that her sister, who is a
prig or prude. must be good
Everywhere we find ii written that
pleasure is harmful. Even a duty that
is not attended with hardship is like
ly to be regarded with contempt. If
the dentist could somehow contrive to
make the filling of our teeth delight
full operation we should at once be
warned that God intended that we
should have cavities and that it were
sinful to have them plugged.
An old lady who had recently been
reading one of the six best sellers laid
the volume aside when she was half
through.
Don't she earnestly said, ''Iet any
of the young. people get hold of that
wicked book"
why do you call it wicked book?"
she was asked. Nobody else has ever
condemned it."
TT must be bad" she declared, be
cause it is so delightful"
Wherever there is plain woman
you may hear people referring to her
as "a good soul"
So much is said concerning ''homely
virtues that we might be justified in
supposing that there We're no virtues
save homely ones. The haunts of vice
are always gilded, while churches are
usually drafty, uncomfortable places
where the light hurts your eyes and the
seats have hardness in comparison
with which adamant as as a downy
cushion.
All our teaching is to the effect that
whatever is pleasant must be bad for
us. and that the more we are com
PEELED to endure the greater our bene-
fits must be. We might easily un-
derstand this if it were not for one
thing. Why are we given to under
stand that heaven is beautiful. and
how. if it is bright or gorgeous and
glorious. can it be a proper place. for
az to wish to reach?
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-10
'SLfUThS SEARCH
YfGGMAN'S RECORD
Detectives Seek to Determine if
Man Shot Trying to Escape
Is Dreaded Thug
Contra Costa County Sheriff Is
+, Satisfied That Prisoner Is
Schneider's Murderer

Detectives of the local police de-
partment, working under the personal
orders of Captain of Detectives M O..
Anderson, spent yesterday in an en-
deayor to establish a clear connection
between Howard O'Neil, the man shot
SATURDAY. in Contra Costa county, and
the drug store bandit who robbed the
pharmacies of DIR. E. II. Gleason and
David B. Green and shot William H.
Schneider in Burns hamman baths.
They will complete their labors today
and issue statement telling whether
or not they consider O'Neil the thug
who terrorized the city. Sheriff Veale
of Contra Costa county is certain that
O'Neil is the durg store bandit.
'@There appears to be no doubt that
the yeggman, Howard O'Neil. who was
shot by my son, Deputy Sheriff Howard
VeaIe, yesterday, is the notorious drug
store bandit of San Francisco" said
Sheriff veale this afternoon.
eeTelephonic messages which 1 have
received from the San Francisco police
today indicate that his description
tallies exactly with that of the fugitive
robber, and 1 understand that both DR..
z. III. Gleason and DR.. David B. Green
have Identified the photograph of
O'Neil as the likeness of the man who
held up their stores.
"O'Neil still maintains the sullen ret
icence which has characterized him
since his capture, and thus far we have
been able to elicit no information from
him about himself or his history.
His wound, although serious, is not
believed to be fatal, and he will proba-
bly, be in a condition to be turned over
to the San Francisco police, If they
want him, within short time"
ONeil was captured with two COM
panions after a running fight with Dep
uty Sheriff Veale, who discovered the
trio selling fake" jewelry in Martinez.
The men took to their heels and the
deputy sheriff fired His first bullet
pierced O'Neifs lung and brought him
to the ground. The other two men then
surrendered. They gave their names
as P ]. Smith and George Wagner, but
declined to tell anything about them
selves. Thus far the Martinez author
tiles have been unable to learn any
thing of their records.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-10
W0MAN'S HAIR CATCHES
FIRE; TERRIBLY BURNED
Bathed TresseS in Gasoline
Husband in Oakland

KANSAS CITY. No, Jan. 9.-Break-
ing the glass out Of the front door
with his bare fists, Joseph McDonold
perhaps have the life OF Mrs Anna
Young, who washed her hair in gaso-
line and was seriously burned at 3
O'Clock this afternoon.
some one had told Mrs Young that
gasoline would enliven the growth of
tie hair and this afternoon she made
the experiment. The escaping fumes
from the pan Of fluid were ignited by
gas burner in the room, and with her
hair in flames Mrs Young rushed out
where the blaze was soon by Mcdonald.
VINO was walking on the opposite side
Of the street BY the time Mcdonald
broke through the door Mrs. Youngs
hair was entirely burned away and her
dress from the waist was rapidly
burning. The man succeeded in ex-
finguishing the flames. but not be-
fore her face, breast and hands were
terribly burned.
Physicians say Mrs. YOungs chances
OF recovery are very slight. as she in
hailed much gas which caused conges-
ton Of the lungs. Her hands were
burned TO q crisp.
Mrs Young came 10 Kansas City in
September. Her husband and one
daughter reside in Oakland. Cal
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-10
INFUSION OF BLOOD
ACUREFORCANCER
PathOlogist Describes Expert
menfs With Dogs Which
Have Proved Effectual
Observations of Year After
Operation Fail to Reveal
Return of Disease
Especial Dispatch TO The cslH

NEW YORK. Jan. s--Dr. James
Ewing. head pathologist of Cornell
medical college and president of the
American Society for Cancer Research.
stated today that experiments upon
animals convinced him that science was
on the eve of discovering a cure for
cancer in the human body. Such a fore
cast is especially cheering in view OF
the recent assertion of Dr. Harvey r.
Gaylord. chief of the state cancer hos
pital at Buffalo, who said:
The increase Of cancer in the stats
of New York is appalling. 1t now takes
half as many lives as tuberculosis"
In speaking of the laboratory study
of cancer at the Cornell medical col
lege. DR.. Ewing said:
Many tests were made upon dogs.
been suffering with malignant cancer
were positively cured. The method
pursued was to bleed a dog afflicted
with the disease until il was nearly
lfeless, then connect it's veins with
healthy animal and fill them with new
blood Some of the animals treated
have been watched for over a year
after the operation, but none showed
any recrudescence of the disease
Whether or not man could be cured
of cancer by blood TRANSMISSION is. OF
course. a matter of conjecture. This
test has never been applied to any
human being.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-10
BRIDAL PARTY IS
LATE FOR CEREMONY
Clergyman Prepares to Leave
St. Francis After Finding
Names Not Registered
Miss Olive V. Leonard and Ell
mer M. Fairchild of Oak
land Are Married

DR.. E. r. Ollie pulled out his watch,
and, bidding goodby to the clerk of
the st. Francis, last night. said that
he could wait no longer He had a
sermon to preach and his flock was
waiting.
James Mccullough, the clerk, said
that he was sorry, but explained that
there was no Elmer NJ. Fairchild stay
ing at the St Francis. The minister
was nonpIussed. He had received a
telephone call in the afternoon asking
him to officiate at a wedding at the
hotel.
While he was ruminating as to
whether it could have been a joke. a
man of middle age entered the lobby
with a young woman on his arm and
some elderly persons and children in
the rear.
'I want a parlor," the stranger said,
addressing the clerk.
DO you wish to stay for the night?'
Mccullough queried.
mo, 1 only want a place to get mar
ried in and comb my hair
Doctor Ollie was stopped on his way
home and advised of the arrival and
performed the marriage ceremony in
the red room.
The bride was Miss Olive V. Leonard.
She is 19 years old The husband is 40.
Both come from Oakland The brides
parents were witnesses to the cere-
mony.
Well we're married. said Fairchild
when he came again to the Office.
Whats the charges?'
Nothing" said the clerk. Il wish
you luck"
Thanks, old man." said Fairchild as
the bridal party departed.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-10
CITY RESCUE MISSION
OPENED WITH SERVICES
Representatives From Various
Churches Attend Meeting

A representative of nearly every
church in the city was in attendance
at the opening services of the new
CITY Rescue Mission yesterday after
noon at SO Third street Rev. William
RAIDER and eight other pastors were
on the platform to either lead in
prayer of point out the good work that
mission of this character can ac-
complish.
Wilt s. Colegrove. superintendent
of the mission. acting under a board
of directors, manages the institution.
Rev E. r. Dillie led in the opening
prayer. He was followed by W. S.
CoIagrove, superintendent of the mis-
sion. in short talk on the work being
dore by missions OF this kind. Rev.
William RAIDER delivered the address
of the day He said. This rescue mis-
sim stands out in our city just as a
light house stands out on rocky
coast We must penetrate the dark
places of this city and lift men where
they may see the light"
Other speakers were as follows: Rev.
H. H. Bell. Rev. J. E. Squires. Rev. Mr..
Burlingame. Rev. Mr.. HILL Rev. z. K.
Strong, Rev. Mr.. Bostwick and Rev. G.
Hulsebus-
The City Rescue Mission has been
located at 1S4 Jessie street. but The
quarters there were found too small
Wooden cloth was first made in Eng
land in 1880.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-10
Bremen Captures Germania
Rifle HOnOrs

OAKLAND, Jan. 9.-With scores of
234 and 227 Otto A. Bremer, veteran
member of the Germania schuetzen
club. captured the rifle honors in the
monthly shoot of that organization
yesterday. Bremen shot in the expert
class and his scores are the best made
by any member of the club in five years.
Following are the scores made by
the marksmen of the clubs that shot at
the Shell Mound ranges today:
San Francisco schuetzen verein
monthly medal shoot-Expert class.
Captain j. D. Heise -223; champion
class Huntemann snno2d 997 chr first eass 6s e.
fourth foui ',iia class. Major +. stehn is7.
F. Hensei $50, A. Jungblut sol. o. a.
Bremen 602 Captain j.. ID. Heise 72S, H.
Wicker $50, d. Huntemann 1912; H.
mann ma IN ! 1893 :a G. IT, Bahrs 142s. II. zecker
1910, H. Huber 154O, f. T. Schuster 1865.
A. Studer 1879.
Independent rifles monthly medal
Kuhlke 81. Sergeant P. Volkmann "a, J.
Donovan IL. Corporal e: Boyson 80,
Corporal J. c. Moore 80, Captain J. NJ
hsyep s q Eenper iS j. = W. s0pfe Moore ss
Sergeant C. Iverson So, F. M. Pear
son IL.
San Francisco turner SChuetzen club
monthly medal shoot-L Long IA; $50;
1S1, 161: Lieutenant E. Fleischer 100,
127; g. Abrams 162, ia; D. Davidson
$50. ]. ]. Kuehn 161. IT'S; H. Schulz 175
1875: c. Sacehorn 153, 146; Captain F.
Attinger 176, 1856; o. Burmeister Isl,
157; H. Engle 1876, 191.
Norddeutscher schuetzen club month
ly bullseye competition--J. de Wit 37s,
D. Schwormstede 43G, f. c. Rust SOS,
F. P. Schuster sos. Q. Lemcke 6S5, Cap
tain ]. d. Heise sSS. IL. Huber ss6, ].
Shell Mound pistol and rife club
bulIseve scores-L S. Hawxhurst 231s,
p C. Petersen, 3S15, Captain George
Larson 39lz, k O.. Kindgren 40. II. A.
Harris 55h, ]. NJ Klassen $50. A,
Poulsen 81. H. Gaetjen 81. W. Guild
tol and and revolver @ scores-R. W. Jones
81. SO. 81, Is; <. O. kindgren Is, Il;
j. G. Day ~. ~: c. w Whaley. 81. SO,
IS: j. r. Trego 49, so; D. E: Wilson 81 !.
"A: c. F. Armstrong S.. IS, so; D. S.
Rife scores-B Jonas 215, 211; A.
Studer 200, 1ss; NJ Kolander PIP. 213;
I a Day 1872, 210, 210; w. F. Blasse
Sao: o. 4. Bremen 21s; J. NJ Kiassen
go. go; w Ehrenfort 164.
Germania schuetzen club monthly
Schuster 213. 21S: w. F. Blasse PA. 22S:
r Huber EOS. 2o6: G. Tammeyer 2i5; o.
s Bremer 234, 227; champion class, G.
4 Pattherr 212 205; J. M. Klassen 220.
o51. M Rlasse 224. 21S: B. Jonas 207:
first class. g. III. Bahrs 201; ]. e. Klein
ai0: second class. J. de Wit 1SO; G.
Gunther 16S. 2o3; L. c. Hoffman 1S5.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-10
q PERSONS HURT
WHILE COASTING
Eastern BobsIed Riders Tobog-
gaming Down Hills Suffer
Injuries in Collisions

ALTON, Ill. Jan. 9.-Thirteen persons
were hurt. six seriously, in two coasting
accidents here this afternoon.
A bobsled carrying eight persons col
lided with an ambulance en- route to the
home of suicide and the horses fell on
the sled James Coleman, Is years old.
was scalped and every other passenger
suffered minor injuries.
An hour later on the same hill an
other sled collided with an automobile.
injuring five of the seven passengers on
the sled.
There have been seven accidents on
this hill within the last week. A s year
old girl was killed in a collision with a
streetcar Tuesday night.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-10
MINISTER'S ATTACK
STAGE DEGENERACY'
Called Source of Divorce Evil;
Are Termed muck Rakers"

ST. LOUIS. Jan. 9.-Twelve ministers
IN the city's leading churches of all
denominations united in a general at
tack on the so called degeneracy Of the
stage today. When the attack was
over the stage stood accused of being
immoral and the source of the divorce
evil.
The preachers demanded municipal
CENSOR TO bar problem plays and in
decent musical productions.
Rev H. Ldchtliter. Methodist
preached. however, defended the stage
as a modern institution and as muck
rakers who desire notoriety" the min
lsters who have united in the wholesale
condemnation of everything relating TO
the stage.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-10
BABY FOOD SUBSTITUTED
BY KIPLING FOR SHERRY
Made Change to Please Pub
Usher Who Was Teetetaier

Here is story about Rudyard Kip
ling which we believe. says NJ. A. P.
has not been published before = Ger
tain American publisher purchased a
tale from Kipling. He. the publisher.
was of the 'unco guild" type, a teeto-
taller to the verge of fanaticism, and
looking through the story he was
shocked to come upon a passage where
the hero had glass of sherry. Greatly
perturbed, he wrote to Kipling, point
ing out the moral harm that might re-
suit from reading of such depraved
person and action and requesting Kip
ling to substitute some Misunderstanding
beverage for the harmful and unneces-
sary sherry. oh. all right" replied
KipIing. make it a glass of Blanks
baby food. 1 see he advertises largely
in your magazine"
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-10
Knitters Defeat Natives In
One Sided Game

Before large crowd of fans the
Gantner & Matterns defeated the Cas-
tro parlor nine of the Native Sons by a
score of II to 6 yesterday in, the first
game of the Midwinter. league to be
PLAYED in this city.
The contest was fast and interesting.
but the knitters had it on their oppo-
nents in every inning. The score:
Gantner & Matterns. .1I II s
Castro Parlor ........ 13 9
Batteries-Dolan and Steffens; Pida-
net and Sunberg. Umpire-Nealon.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-10

The men who make living by
making styles for men usually pay
little attention to summer garments,
but devote their time to winter wear
The London stock exchange has 5,4oo
members.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-10

Among the latest activities of
awakening China is to be a service of
motor cars across the Cobb desert to
replace the tea caravans of old.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-10

Mexico has an American population
of 5000, constantly increasing. Their
wants alone constitute a good sized
trade.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-10

New Yorker earning SIS a week
is sued for 500 week alimony,
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-10
Wounded Drug Store Thug
Suspect Suddenly Silent

ONe trying escape is believed by
police Francisco drug bandit
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-10

WooIen cloth was first made in Eng
land in 1880.