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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-26
! DEAD HORSE CAUSES
CONGRESS TROUBLE
Death at FL PasO Fair Last Fail of Fine
Animal, Makes Special Law
Necessary to Save a Gus
toms Bond.

Washington. D. c., May 26--The ways
and means committee OF the house today
had to consider seriously the question
of a horse that died in Texas. Nothing
less than the Payne-Aldrich law forced
the committee 10 go into the question.
although the merits Of this much dis
cuSsed measure were in no way in
VolVed.
Mormon colonists in Mexico imported
a blooded horse for show purposes at
the FL PaSo fair and gave bond to the
federal government for the animals re-
turn to Mexico within a year, in order
to avoid paying tariff duties as imposed
by the law. Unfortunately, however,
the horse died during the fair and the
owners, unable to return him to Mexico,
were liable under their bond for the
tariff
Representative Smith, of Texas, intro
duced a bill for their relief and the
ways and means committee has reported
it favorably.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-26
TELLS OF FRAUDS
IN SUGAR WEIGHING
Witness Says He Was a
Damphool But Wanted to
Protect Dead Man.

New York. n. Y. May 26.-Oliver
Splitter, former superintendent of the
docks of the American Sugar Refining
company, explained why he did not con-
fess during the trial that ended last
February with his being sentenced to
two years at Atlanta.
Such a confession, he declared on the
stand would have carried him to the
cemetery" In other words, he would
have implicated a dead man-Henry o.
Havemeyer. late head of the Sugar
trust.
Splitter was under ss-examination
by the defence at the trial Of Charles
R. Heike, secretary-treasurer of the
American Sugar Refining company, who
with five subordinates is charged with
conspiracy to defraud the government
by under Weighing sugar
What did you say when advised to
confess?" asked Clarence Lexow. for the
defence.
81 said the only confession 1 can
make will carry me into cemetery and
Mr. Stimson Cthe government prosecu-
tori does not want that"
You are referring TO Henry o. Have
meyer?" asked the lawyer.
Yes, 1 am" said Splitter
He said he had met H. o. Havemeyer
two or three times and that Ernest W.
CIDIdCIll, lOIuiSI
ent, another of the defendants, had made
his reports direct to Havemeyer. The
frauds, he insisted, had begun before
his time. although he worked on the
docks 90 years. ne admitted that the
steel springs used to manipulate the
scales on the docks were his invention.
why did you not tell the truth in
the first place." he was asked.
Every time look in a mirror 1 see a
damphool," was the reply. 4 was
fool not to do ii. but L was ashamed TO
let anyone know that I did these things.
My credit was good, and 1 did not want
people to know that 1 was fool enough
to do these things for nothing. 1 got
nothing out of it
Another reason why 1 committed
perjury was because 1 thought nothing
could happen to the Sugar trust. We
all thought the Sugar trust was so
strong that the government could not
do anything with it,"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-26
OLDEST GRADUATE OF THE
NAVAL ACADEMY DIES

Pasadena, Cal. May 26.-Capt- John
Pembroke Jones, until today the Oldest
living graduate of the United States
naval academy at Annapolis, and a
veteran of the Mexican and civil wars,
died at his home here, aged So years.
He was born in Virginia in 1925 and
was appointed to Annapolis naval acad-
envy in 1913. being graduated in 1S47.
At the outbreak of the civil war he
accepted service with the COnfederacy-
At the famous battle between the
Monitor and Merrimac. Jones served as
executive officer on the Merrimac
Following the war he accepted serv-
ice with the Argentine republic and sur
,yeyed the harbOr and mouth of the Rio
De La Plata.
A brother, Col. Thomas NJ Jones. is
IN Prescott. Ariz-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-26

ton Of a series of attacks against the
police chief. After he had been in
formed Of his suspension Koehler ex-
claimed
These charges are the work of the
character snatchers. grave robbers and
blacknailers who have been after me
for years"
Chief kOehler Joined the police force
as patrolman Il years ago. Under
mayor Johnson his rise was rapid. He
was appointed chief in 1903 and since
then has attracted national attention
by his policy Of the Golden Rule.
Briefly, this policy was that in the
case of minor offences, such as intOxi-
cation or dtsorderly conduct. II was bet
ter 10 admOnish the offender and per-
Suade him TO go home than TO arrest
him. His opponents have accused Koch
Ter of increasing criminality by this
policy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-26
BRIDGES AT DEL
RIO OVER RIVER
Congress May Grant Re
quest-New Mexico and
Arizona Matters.

Washington, D. c.. May 26.-Repre-
sentative W. r. Smiths bill for the
construction of two railroad bridges
by the K c. NJ. & o. across the Rio
Grande at Del Rio was reported favor
ably.
Delegate Andrews introduced a bill
that $500 be appropriated for inves-
cation if the underflow is sufficient
for irrigation in Chaves county.
Andrews had an interview with the
secretary Of the treasury for an in
vestigation of the object of the removal
of the surgeon IN charge of Mescalero
indian reservation.
Cameron's bill to donate a section of
land to Lowell observatory in Coconino
national forest was called up by Flint
and passed in the senate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-26
FOR THE WOMAN THAT'S FAT.

a Detroit physician says that the
cheapest and safest mixture a fat wo-
man who wants to get thin can use is
II ounce MarmOla (get it in the orig
inal Z -ounce package), y ounce Fluid
Extract Cascara Aromatic and 31s
ounces Peppermint Water. The proper
amount to take is a teaspoonfuI after
meals and at bedtime
These Ingredients may be obtained
from any druggist at small cost, and
make combination that is not Only
excellent as a fat reducer. being abe,
it is claimed, to take off a pound a day
without causing wrinkles, but is also
a splendid heip 20 the system as "a
whole. regulating the stomach and
bowels (where the fat persons Irou-
bles begin), and clearing the skin of
pimples and blOtches. No exercise is
required 70 help the remedy in its work
and, pest OF all, no dieting is neces-
Sary while taking it-you can eat what
you like
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-26

New York, May 26--Two New York
lawyers and the editor OF Russian pa
per of this city will go to Washington
today to seek aid from the department
of commerce and Sabor in the cause of
Russian peasants who have been i'm
ported from SiberiG to the Hawaiian Is
lands to work on sugar plantations in
place of japanese.
Those in charge of the movement say
that the Russians have been treated
virtually as slaves. thrown into jail on
trumped up charges} threatened and
maltreated by the ponce, and many of
them left destitute aIad starving.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-26
BURGLARY IN ATTEMPT
TO STEAL EVIDENCE

Chicago, May ga sensational turn
was given the Lee O'Neill Browne al
legged bribery trial here late today when
it became known that an attempt was
made during the noon recess to burg
larize Judge McSurely's court room in
the criminal court building.
A lock on the main door had been
damned so badly that it was necessary
to remove it before the door could be re-
opened. Whoever attempted to secure
access to important papers by breaking
into the court room had apparently been
frightened away by attaches of the
building.
Judge McSurely. states attorney Way
man and his assistants, lawyers for the
defence court Stenographers and news
paper men were all at lunch when the
attempt was made.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-26
GOLDEN RULE POLICE
CHIEF Is IN TROUBLE
Man Called Best Police Chief In America
BY Roosevelt, Is Facing Ser
iOUs Charges.


Cleveland, o., May 26.-Chief Of po-
lice Frederick Koch FER. known through
out the country as the Golden K.lc"
chief and lauded by Roosevelt as the
best chief in the country was suspend ed
Wednesday by mayor Baehr on charges
of gross immortality, habituaf drunken
ness and disObedience OF orders.
The tentative date of Tuesday has
been set for KOehler's trial by the civil
service commission and the statements
by Koehler and his aSSurerS today point
to the development of sensational tes-
timony which may involve many of the
city's prominent men.
Koehler has intimated that he in
tends 10 fight the charges TO a finish
and that if ne is disgraced he will not
be the only one TO fall
Among the charges brought against
Koehler is one that during the seven
years he has been at the head of the
police force, he has utilized the detec-
tive force 70 collect facts concerning
officials and others TO be used in the
event he was attacked
The present charges are the culmina-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-26
SOME STRAIGHT TALK
RHTE,RIA NIExINHI y q

Atlantic City. Y = Nav 20 The ju-
dicial committee of the general assem-
lily of the Presbyterian hCrch has Gem
pleted the hearing of the committee Of
ministers in the New York presbytery
hereSy case.
During the Afternoon session of the
assembly q resolution touching upon
the temperance question was introduced
by Homer L. Castle. of Pittsburg. The
Rev. u. H Sharp of Red Bluff. Cal,
said:
Il know some excellent Presbyterian
ministers and laymen who drink wine
and they are as good as we are"
There was chorus of No from the
commissioners. followed by kissing.
Well, anyway, Dr. Shard said, they
would not hiss a man who has courage
enough 20 stand up in the open and give
his opinion"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-26
Ell PAsOAN,s SISTER DIES.

Temple. Tex. May 26.-At the resi-
dence of her mother. Mrs. J. E Moore
occurred the death of Mrs. Fred L
Whiting She was a daughter Of iona
than z. Moore. the founder of Ten
pie. Will E Moore. of Temple, Secre
tary of the waterWOrks comma ssiOn
and ]. Freeman Moore. of FL Paso, ar
surviving brothers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-26
MISSIONARIES UNMoLEsTED.

Philadelphia, May 26.-A cablegram
stating that missionaries at present are
not in peril, was received here from
the Rev. DR.. c. n Dubs. superintendent
of the mission Of the United Evangelical
church At Changsha, China The cable
gram also said that the outlying mis-
sions had not been disturbed during the
rAcent trouble
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-26
PROTECTION DEMANDED FOR
MEN WHO WILL WORK

Salida. Colo, May 26.-Fearing an
outbreak among the striking smeIter-
men, officials of the Colorado Ohio
Smelling and Refining company have
called upon sheriff Brewster for depu-
ties to protect the plant and homes of
workmen who had signified their inten-
ton of returning to work. Ten deputies
were sent to Salida last night.
The strikers demand an eight hour
day without decrease of present wages.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-26
CAPT. BROOKES OPERATED
UPON FOR APPENDICITIS

Roswell, n. NJ. May 26-Capt. A. S.
Brookes, of Santa Fe, adjutant general
of the New Mexican National Guard.
was seized with an acute attack of ap-
pendicitis while attending the com
mencement exercises of the New Mexico
Military institute here Wednesday. He
was operated upon last night
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-26
HOFFMAN ASKS TO BE
Considered 4 CANDID TIE

San Antonio. Texas May 26.-Adolph
Hoffman, candidate foE the state senate
from the 25th district has filed appli-
cation with chairman Storey of the
state Democratic executive committee,
for a place on the ballpt His platform
INCLUDES municipal ownership of FL
Paso waterwOrks.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-26

Capt. Hugh A Drum, adjutant of the
23rd infantry at Fort Bliss, has been
granted a leave OF absence for one
month and IA days after July l.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-26
RonSereIf Honnred.

London, Eng, May 26.-The royal So
ciety OF arts has elected Mr. ROose-
welt a life member. The first American
member of the society was Benjamin
Franklin.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-26

W dSuitS ~
of about 60
IONA, which
in 1901 for
restored to
secretary of
in Yayapai a
eliminationS
and embrace
located in j
chise cOuntij
The Secrf
granted 10
land in thu
as school il
rltory receij
other tracts
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-26

No" repeated the judge, shaking
his head, there's something strange
in the whole affair. l don't believe
Howard had any hand in it."
But he confessed" exclaimed
Alicia
The judge shook his head
That's nothing" he said There
have been many instances of untrue
confessions A famous affair of the
kind was the Boorn case in Vermont
Two brothers confessed having killed
their brother-in-law and described
how they destroyed the body, yet
some time afterward the murdered
man turned up alive and well The
object of the confession. of course.
was to turn the verdict from murder
to manslaughter, the circumstantial
evidence against them having been
so strong. In the days of witchcraft
the unfortunate women accused of
being witches were often urged by
relatives to confess as being the only
way Of escape open to them. Ann
Foster. at Salem, in 1892, confessed
llIdl SuS MdS d NllCu- Sn6 SdlQ the
devil appeared to her in the shape of
a bird, and that she attended a meet
ing of witches at Salem village. She
was not insane, but the horror of
the accusation brought against her
had been too much for a weak mind
Towards confession may possibly be
due to some such influence"
81 hope for his poor fathers sake"
said Alicia, that you may be right
and that he may be proved innocent,
but everything is Overwhelmingly
against him. l think you are the only
one in New York to express such a
doubt"
Don't forget his wife," remarked
the judge. dryly.
NO." she replied. Il really feel
sorry for the girl myself. VIII you
give her some money if +"
The lawyer shook his head.
She won't take it. l tried it She
wants me to defend her husband
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-26
By Charles Klein
and
Arthur Hornbtow
SYNOPSIS oyf PREVIOUS CHAPTER.

Howard Jeffries marries waitress
while at college and is disinherited oy
rich father. Stepmother visits apart
ments of her old flame, Robert Under
wood, to try to prevent him ending his
life when pressed by creditors. Howard.
visiting Underwood, a former college
mate, seeking a loan, is asleep in the
apartments during the interview ana
as stepmother leaves, Underwood shoots
himself Howard awakens and is ar
rested ard. by police third degree meth
DDS. is made to confess TO the crime.
His wife seeks aid of his family. Goes
to see husband at prison. He tells her
he is not guilty.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-26
RUSSIANS MISTREATED IN
THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

,herwise appropriated.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-26
FOREST LAND RESTORED: NEW


Washington =. c, May 26.-An area
of about 6O60Se~.< in central Arf-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-31
READJUSTING FREIGHT RATES.

The recent order of the commission
ducng freight Cincinnati Ohio and Chattanooga
Tenn upheld by the courts will produce tarreachng eec
throughout south and definite results in Georgia. results Tor
which the this state have long been STRIVING and Oh
which the whole people are sorely IN need
The present system fixing freight such in fact that
of rates between south must ultimate
" bring corresponding reduction between the east and the south
This system originated with the railroads themselves and they
have gone the illogical lengths to maintain It, In fixing
the interior cities OF Georgia. Tor ex
annie the of the railroads has been protect the
and expensive all rail haul from eastern cities TO Georgia IN
carload of from Savannah Brunswick to AT
other inland city OF the state they charge not @
the of this particular haul but such rate that the
from the east will be equally as expensive TO the supper
the rail route. -,
This same kind parity has been maintained between the
the Rates between the east and the south are he
the and the south high and
a suggested the roads hasten to answer that
change made territory the freight rate balance OF the
should would disturb rates in the
the should remain unchanged In order
that from the not be disturbed Under such sy
tenn puzzng where the shippers and consumers would
ever in for justice
The recent interstate commission of
extraordinary significance because shakes this system
The between the central west and the south
will reduction of the and rail rates from
Atlantic ports interior of the SOUTH because the
lines which has thus far been ameed by
unfair among roads of these territories
the merchants and Of section
should grateful But this not at all that is needed The
existing freight rates not only that they
ve but mainly that they are dscrmnae 1t TO
hoped that the interstate commerce and the various
commissions will not only reduce rates where they
are high will change rates where they operate unfairly
between different cities
The rates now charged by railroads from GeOrgia ports
states interior cities discrimination against
every inland point Georgia favor of cities in other states
These adjusted that all towns in Georgia will
receive the benefit of the ports to which they are naturally
entitled
and just legal prOpriety clearly implied in the commits
siOns latest order.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-31
Bulls and Bears Fighting Over
Cotton

have heen more or less interested in
cotton raising ever since 1 could recol-
lect I have seen our cotton sold as low
as 4 cents per pound, and have seen tne
price go up nearly to 16 cents, but never
before witnessed a bull and bear ngnt
over the cotton after both mac kept the
price as low down as possible until the
producers had parted with their share.
before they locked horns and fought.
But the fight is on today and 1t has
broken one rich cotton concern In Ala
bama already, and we hear that So'vD-
600 are gone out of sight owing TO THIS
Alabama break. That does not mean that
spot cotton to such amount has disap-
peared. 1t means that somebody fooied
the other fellow to the tune CT se'OVo.VV.
OF all the ways that are dark ana trlcKs
that are vain commend me TO cotton spec
ulators who gamble on cotton futures ana
some times give false piils OF idohs W
swindle and deceive.
have no cotton to sell but / am sor-
nv that these tricks and ways" should
be discovered in our southern country.
1t gives our section bad name ana
some time or other black eye, and tnere
is no cali for such swindles, so far as
1 can discover.
The producer is not In it at all. He
must bring up the cotton and pay ~
cents a bale to the other fellow VINO puys
it, as a bonus for the use of the weighing
scale and the other fellow can pun :"
mounds out of the bale and fling 1t aside
before he will name a price on it and the
producer looks like lost sheep Whlle
the pulling and pricing goes on apace.
But l am glad the bulls and the bears
are paving up the earth because they
need to be licked by somebody and the
poor farmer is not able to lick them
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-31
Love Optimistic

A. T. Square.
When you have ceased to dream OF millions
And heroes tai and galant-gay;
OF brownstone mansions, foolish revels,
Then Love-. my dear, will have its way.
To glost DER treasure piled up high
So high that Love cannot climb over,
"Divorcel' will be your plaintiff" cry
Till you get sick of titled English,
And don't yer knows" and noses blue,
And "yictims" pleading for your mercy,
I'll stow away my love for you.
NV heart I lock, my eyes they shnu you,
/ Rrimly wait--I can't be gay,
It'll Golfers to you grow disgusting;
Then maybe Love win hsys its way
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-31

appearance and easily the most promi-
nent of all the men on that crowded
train. He filled my conception Of what
a bishop ought to be, and / have seen
so few since that time that have reached
nm to my exalted ideas Of superior At
ness for the bishopric that l remember
him well.
IT was a jolly company that packed
that train, and despite the blizzard weatn-
er on the outside, all was com1ort ana
jollity inside the coach.
A very large picnic party came on at
Atlanta. made up of my aforetime friends
and acouaintances, all shivering with
cold. and 1 could not show on my new
green dress at ALL Remember, was
only is and beset with the same sort or
youthful vanity that afliets the common
run of girls.
That night the frost came down like a
| wolf on the fold" Every stalk OF cot
ton was killed, every peach destroyed IN
north Georgia, all the corn had to De re-
planted, and the forest trees were plack-
ened and the leaves shriveled!
! 1t was a gloomy day for farmers! My
father had magnificent wheat fields, the
wheat waist high and headed out. In
/ less than a week it would have burned
like dry straw If a torch had been set to
| the heavy mass then prone on the
ground.
we had no comet then to charge up
/ these disasters to, but we could ali as
cover that biscuit would be scarce IN
! Georgia, and not enough peaches left TO
/ make a Fourth Of July pie in the year
1854, &c years ago.
/ 1 guess peaches may be scarce In lslo
! 1t looks that way, and those who mad
put all their planting seed in the ground
may discover that the snow has cornered
the cotton crop successfully without the
aid of the bulls and bears of Wall street
| to rob the farmers of their pronts-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-31
WONDERFUL

Isn't II wonderful, when you think,
How the creeping grasses grow,
High on the mountains rocky brink,
In the valleys down below
common thing is a grass-blade small
Crushed by the feet that pass
But all the dwarfs and giants tan.
working till Doomsday shadows fall,
Can't make a blade Of grass.
Isn't IL wonderful, when you think,
How a little seed asleep,
ONT Of the earth new life viii drink
And carefully upward creep2-
seed, we say, IL simple thing
The germ Of a flower or weed
Rut ali earth's workmen, laboring,
with all the help that wealth could bring
Never could make seed.
Isn't Il wonderful, when you think,
How the Wild bird sings his song,
weaving melodies, link by link,
The whole sweet summer longl
Commonplace is a bird, always,
Everywhere seen and heard
But ali the engines OF earth, say,
working on till Judgment Day,
The Century.