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The Washington herald., 1910-11-24

In spite of the pessimists and
croakers and fault6nders, the
country has not gone to pieces
since a year ago to-day.
We should ali be mighty thank
full that we have prospered reas-
onabiy-that we are alive to en-
Joy the bounties of this wonder
full country.
Have we made as much money
as we should have made? Is
THAT the only question to ask
ourselves?
Have we BEEN SQUARE in
our business dealings with our
fellow-men? That is a MORE
IMPORTANT question. If we
can answer in the affirmative,
then we can enjoy this day.
Looking back over year is a
long time. Most Of us cannot re-
view it with entire satisfaction to
ourselves. but if We have tried
to do the right thing, even
though We blundered many times,
we need not be cast down.
In the last year RIGHT
BUSINESS METHODS have
obtained a hrmer foothold than
ever before. Have you observed
how many crooked lines have
been Strengthened out during the
(TO BE G
The Washington herald., 1910-11-24
TrrIng to settIe ON DIspute.

Vienna. Nov. D.-Mack II. Davis, COM
mercial adviser OF the American State
Department, has concluded his inquiries
in connection with the dispute between
the Vacuum Oil Company and Austria.
Oncial negotiations with the minister OF
commerce VIII begin November IS. The
government will probably withdraw its
measures against the company through
the influence Of the French embassy.
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cotton Broker IndIeted.

Birmingham, Ala, Nov. 2S-Jofn w.
Knight, head of the bankrupt cotttn firm
of knight. Yancey & Co.. whose failure
in April last startled the world. snd the
investigation of which developer that
bogus bills of lading were used, has been
Indicted by the Federal grand Jury at
Huntsville, Ala. on five charges OF using
the mails TO defraud The allegation is
that Knight sent the bogus bills of lad
ing through the mails Of the United
States,
The Washington herald., 1910-11-24
OCTAVE CHANUTE rs DEAD.
"Father of Aviation" Well known
as Civil Engineer.

Chicago. Nov. g Octave Chanute,
father of aviation" pioneer balloonist,
and scientist, died at his home to-day.
The aged inventor, who originated the
idea OF the bipIane in aviation, had been
in poor health for some time. He re-
turned from a visit in Paris recently.
and after that time was confined 70 his
bed.
Octave Chanute, who was the ex-pTesi-
dent OF the American Society of Civil
Engineers. was born in Paris. France,
February IS. 1892. and came 20 the United
States in ISIS. He received his education
in New York City, and later took up his
life work of civil engineering on the con-
struction of the Hudson River Railroad.
Mr. Chanute came 10 Chicago in 1855
and assisted in the building OF portion
Of the Chicago and Alton Railroad. He
also did work in railroad construction
throughout the West. He has record
or more than 1000 flights in aeroplanes
OF his own invention.
The Washington herald., 1910-11-24

London. Nov. 23.-In the coming cleo
ton William Redmond viii contest Cork
City against William O'Brien. This Is
likely to prove the most exciting OF all
the Irish elections.
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Col Thomas b. ROY.

Berlin, Nov. 2S-Col. Thomas B. Roy,
of Alabama. who served on Gen. Hardy's
stan in 1862 and married Gen. Hardy's
daughter, is dead.
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Fer opening letters a North Dakota man has pat
ented a boarl with hinged knife dropping into !
Not AZ one end
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TAFT ADDRESSES
VIRGINIA TEACHERS
President Also Visits AVia-
tors at Fair Grounds.
TELLS OF CANAL PROGRESS

Auditorium Filled When Chief
Executive of Nation Appears.
SOuth and PrOEreas in Education,
Reasons for Building Lock Canal.
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DIR. CRIPPEN DIES
ON The GALLOWS
Wife Murderer Pays Penalty
in London Prison.
MAKES ALLEGED CONFESSION

London Paper Publishes story Cred
TIED to CriPpen-NeIther Black
FaII-EnOrt 10 Commit Suicide
Frustrated ny Prison Guards.
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Later Renorts-

Managua, Feb 4.-Details received here tonight of a fight at Santo To mas, show that the insurgents lost 100 killed in the fight which continued until dark. Santo Tomas is fifteen miles north of Acoyapa and about ten miles south of La Libertad.
 There was an artillery duel from the heights during which one Maxim gun of the revolutionists was disabled and much of their equipment and many of their boats of convoy were captured by the government forces.
 The insurgents had 600 men engag- ed in the battle and the government HOO.
 Minister General Baca tonight gave out dispatch which he had recervea from General vasquez announcing tho defeat of the insurgents at Santo To- maso The revolutionists were under the command of Colonel Blandon.
 The battle began at daylight Thurs day and last five hours, when the in. surgents retired in disorder, abandon ing their arms, ammunition and wounded. Colonel Blandon was killed in the fight and the insurgents other wise sustained heavy losses.
 The government troops took many
 
 prisoners. General vasquez person ally commanded his forces.
 This evidently was continuation of the Las Garitas engagement though the dates conflict The two places are only three miles apart
 On receipt of the news tonight the population of Managua celebrated the announcement of the victory by firing cannon and burning fireworks.
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FORD TRIAL
 CLOSES TODAY HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST STARTLING AND IMMORAL
 ON RECORD.
Edgar Cooke Admits That Mrs. Ford Has Some Letters That He Had Written to Her But Tehy
 Are Out of Date.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 4-With the probable close of the trial of Mrs Jeannette Stewart Ford for blackmail tomorrow, the curtain will fall on the second act in the drama of the gigan- tic dedication of Charles L. warri- ner. defaulting local treasurer of the Big Four Railway.
 The state today concluded it's case with a terrible indictment of the wo- man as a human vulture, whose life had been spent in preying upon men.
 Tn the teeth of overwhelming evil dence the defense has been unable to attempt vindication of Mrs. Ford's moral character and contented itself with a bitter attack upon Charles L. Warriner and Edgar $. Cooke, the two other principal figures in the sor- did. vulgar. but extraordinary. story of the $643,000 shotage
 The defendants attorneys will con clude the case, pleading for the wo- mans acquittal tomorrow and prob ably the case will go to the jury late in the day,
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FORWARDED
 AT OMETEPE INsuRGENT oUNBoAT POURED OUT voLLEY OF SHOT AND
 SHELL ON CITY. First Reports Indicate the Firing Was Effective, but Later Report Says
 Shells Did Not Reach
 the City.

Managua, Feb. 1.-The insurgent gunboat Ometepe appeared off Grey town Thursday and borbarded the city for twenty minutes. Nine houses were set on fire by the shells from the boat.
 The shore batteries replied vigor- ously to the onslaught and succeeded in disabling the Ometepe, which was forced to retire.
 All indications point to the immin. ence of decisive battle for suprem- acy in Nicaragua between the govern ment and the revolutionists under the leadership of General Estrada, the pro visional president of the republic.
 The insurgents are spreading the conflict over a wide area in the noun. tainous districts to the eastward of Managua and also are holding forth in considerable numbers about Grey town. Everywhere they are confront ed by the troops of President Madriz. however. who are disputing every ad. vance.
 Fighting is of almost daily occur renee. Yesterday the insurgents cap tured Boaca, sixty miles east of Man ague, forcing back the government troops to their main army at Teute. peto. the northward of Larke Man. agua.
 On Tuesday, however, the vangusrd of the government army at Las Gratis in the mountainous district between La Libertad and Acopaya, engaged and defeated band of insurgents number ing 600 Colonel Valdez of the na. tional forces threw out an ambuscade and into this walked the revolution ists.
 He then inflicted severe losses upon the mand finally. after an hour of fighting, forced them to take refuge in the mountains. Nothin daunted. however, the revolutionists the same day made other fruitless attempts to take Las Gritas.
 General Vasquez, commaniin the troops of President Madriz, in tele- gram received today, says he expects the insurgents to make other and more desperate attempts to take the town immediately and that decisive battle is imminent.
 "A party of forty American tourists from Seattle and other points in the states of Washington and California were received in audience today py President Madriz
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eral Matuty and 500 of the provis- ional troops were on board the gun boats. which, prior to sailing. had talk en aboard ammunition and tested the guns.
 The United States cruiser Des Moihes sailed for Greytown the fol- lowing morning.
 Recently Captain Thesiger of the British cruiser Scylla made an official declaration that there shonld be no fighting at Greytown, where there are large British interests and where the British consul, MT. Bingham, is gen. erally reported to be connected with certain enterprises in which former President Zelaya was also interested. II is said that the Scylla was sent to Greytown at his request.
 Captain Theslger asked Captain Shipley of the United States cruiser Des Moines to attach his signature to the order, but the American officer did not comply The belief was held at Greytown that Captain Shipley had received instructions from Wash ington to have nothing to do with the order
 Greytown lies on the east coast of Nicaragua and is the principal sea port of the republic.
 It's trade consists mainly of hides, bananas, cocoanuts, rubber, mahog- any and tortoise shells. The harbor of Greytown once was the best in Central America. The town has population of about 2,OOO Most of the property there is owned by Brit ish subjects, many of them negroes from Jamiaea.
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SEC. BALLINGER
 STARS FOR TIME ASKS THAT COMMITTEE BE ADJ JoURNED TILL ATTORNEY IS
 READY FOR TRIAL.
Committee Adjourns Until Friday. Af- ter Holding and Executive ses-
 sion-SeIman Secretary.

Washington, Feb. 4.--In order to permit the arrival in the city of coun- sel for Secretary Ballinger and to al- low counsel to become familiar with the case, the Ballinger-Pinchot inves. tigating committee adjourned it's hear ing today until next Friday, February II.
 John J. Vertrees of Nashville, Tenn. and Carl Rasch, formerly United States district attorney for Montana. have been selected to represent See retary Ballinger, Land Commission Bennett and Field Agent Schwartz, it is announced.
 It developed at the brief public ses. sion of the committee today that un- der date of February ?, Chairman Nel- son wrote to Secretary BaIlinger say. ing he had been directed by the mem. ters to suggest to him the importance Of being represented by counsel.
 Replying to this letter, MT Ballinger said he had followed the suggestion of the committee, but that it would re- quire several days for his attorney to reach Washington and some additional time to familiarize himself with the case.
 He asked that the further hearings be postponed until Monday. February IA.
 Following an executive session or the committee. which lasted nearly an hour the above letters were read to the public and the adjournment until February Il ordered. It was said there had been pretty lively discus sion in the executive session over the question of postponement, some of the members of the committee stren- uously objecting to any delay at this time. The majority sentiment pre- vailed, however, and Louis R. Glavis, the star witness for the prosecution, will be held in the city until Secre- taryl Ballinger's attorneys shall have had an opportunity to cross-examine him.
 Attorney Brandeis, representing Glayis. made somewhat heated com plaint to the committee over the de lay of the interior department in fur nlshing the committee with documen- tary evidence called for by the prose cution. He said MT. Ballinger may ' have good and sufficient reasons for withholding this evidence fro mexam- nation by counsel representing MT. (Continued on Page Six.)
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Has Improper Letters.

Chicago, Feb. 4.-That ne could have made some startling statements, if called to the witness stand in the trial of Mrs. Jeannette Stewart Ford, was declared by Edgar s. Cooke to- day.
 Mrs. Ford has been annoying me and my family for ten years because she has some letters once wrote her. Those letters are of an improper nature. but they are outlawed now. She has had her innings and now I am going to have mine"
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Shells Fell Short.

San Juan, Del Sur. Nicaragua. Feb. 4.-Advices received here are to the effect that the provisional gunboat Ometepe endeavored to lombard Greytown, but that she stood off too far and her shells did not reach the city.
 The land battery immediately re- piled to the fire of tine Ometepe and she left the scene after an hours action.
 The advices say also that Thursday night big fire broke out in Grey town and destroyed nine houses and that the flames were extinguished finally with the aid of British blue ackets. ~tvryH'
 Reports from the department of Chontales, say the column of the rev olutionary General Mena iss urround- ed by government forces at Santo Do mingo. nine miles from La Libertad, and that Mena must fight or surren- der.
 The revolutionary gunboat Ometepe in company with gunboats Pioneer and Blanca, sailed last Monday from Bluefields, destined for point to the north of Greytown@ where TOO gov, ernment troops were reported to 9e entrenched. General Estrada and Gen
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DECISION RENDERED BY JURY IN SUIT OF D. LoEWE AGAINST |
 200 HAT MAKERS.
Is Thought by Many Authorities To Be the Most Important Decision Ever Rendered in a Sim
 liar Case.

Hartford, Conn, Feb 1.-The De claration of Independence" is what Attorney Davenport calls the verdict of $222,000 rendered today in the United States court oy the jury in the suit of D. E. Loewe of Danbury against 200 hat makers of this sta !. After having been out over two houy1 the jury ordered actual damages $74,000 to the plaintiff, but as the suit was brought under the Sherman anti trust law, triple damages can be re- covered.
 There was remarkable scene in court when the verdict was announce ed. The defendants in attendance were stunned for time and then in groups dejectedly discussed the blow.
 It is estimated that the cost in the case will amount to at least SIG. 900. and this with the courts decree. may bring the bill against the United Hat ters of North America to fully quar- ter million dollars.
 Speaking in regard to the signiA- canoe of the verdict in the case, which is said to be the most important of it's kind ever tried in this country. Attorney Davenport. counsel for the plaintiff, said:
 First. it means that individuals Of labor unions are bound by the acton of their officers and they cannot allow them to do as they please
 Secondly, 1t means that the Sher- man antitrust law protects manufac- turers and merchants from boycott attacks.
 Tn substance, it is new declara- ton of independence.
 The plaintiff, D. E. Loewe, was sur rounded by friends in the court room and congratulated upon the outcome. He said that if he had not won lie should have had to go out Of business.
 Judge Platt in his charge practi- cally instructed the jury to bring in a verdict for the plaintiff. He said the only queston for them to decide was one of damages and these were tc be based upon the losses sustained by the plaintiff between July, 1902, and September. 1903, the period dur ing which the boycott against the Loewe factory was maintained.
 A bill of exceptions will be filed by the defense and the case will be car ried to the federal court of appeals and the United States supreme court
 The suit, which was for $40 900 damages, has been on trial for eleven weeks. It was instituted by the Anti Boycott Society through Mir. Loewe. but it is understood the damages awarded are to go to the Danburv hat makers. The expense of defend ing the suit falls upon the United Hat ters of North America.
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FALLS DEAD IN COURT.
Was aWitine to Hear Insurance Case
 in Police Court

Was aWitne to Hear Insurance Case
 in Police Court.
 Louisville, Ky, eb. As the cases of J. J. Keane, P. J. Needham and T. T. OLeark, the insurance solicitors charged with conspiracy to defraud life insurance companies, were called ill the police court late this afternoon, George D. Sparks, real estate deal er fell dead in the court room.
 Sparks, who was spectator. had been waiting for the cases to be brought up for over an hour and was standing when the men were present ed. He was about 60 years old Upon the request of General Bonnet H. Young, counsel for Keane, the cases went over to February 14, the defend ants not being ready to proceed
 Sparks carried newly made will ir his pocket.
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WEST WINS VICTORY.

New York, Feb. 4.-Under lead ership of Dr. P B. Hawk of Urbana, H., western delegates won victory in the annual meeting O. she Nation al Lawn Tennis Association tonight by carrying a vote to hold a clay court championship. to be designated as the clay court championship of the United States. The contest will be held at Omaha. Neb., on date to be announced later.
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NEGRO DIES IN JAIL.
lnsuted White Woman in Hope and
 Was Shot by Her Brother.

was o'Ot py 1eF Brotner.
 Little Rock, eb. 4.--Charley Dove, the negro who was shot at Hope Wed nesday night. while in the custody of Sheriff velvin. died this afternoon at the state penitentiary from the eff. fleets of the wound.
 Dove was arrested at the little town of Waldo, in Union county, on the charge of having insulted white wo- man at Hope. He was brought to Hope by officers and as there was considerable talk of lynching, Sheriff Velvin decided to bring the negro to Little Rock for safe keeping.
 While waiting for the train near the station at Hope and after the officer had succeeded in quietlng the feel ings of the crowd, assuring them that fl was right and proper for the law to take it's course. F. B. Mitchell, a brother of the woman alleged to have been insulted, apparently overcome by frenzy. seized a revolver and fired point blanlAa at the prisoner. The ball entered just under his left jaw and made its exitsan the back of his neck.
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MINERS HAVE
 A DEADLOCK CONVENTION ADJouRNs WHEN FACTIONS SPLIT OVER THE
 ILLINOIS DELEGATION.
Does Not Necessarily Mean That the Convention Will Never Meet Again, but Stirring
 War Is On.

Toledo, Ohio, Feb 4.-Unable to effect an organization because of the deadlock over the admission of the miners delegates from Illinois, the oint conference of the Bituminous Coal Operators and Miners of Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania, adourned tonight sine die.
 No provision was made for another meeting.
 This, it is declared, does not mean necessarily a suspension of work at the expiration of the present contract April 1, This would affect all of the bituminous districts controlled by the United Mine Workers, as they decreed at their Indianapolis convention that no district should sign a wage scale until the scales for all districts were negotiated.
 Both sides have declared however, that they will not recede on the Hi nois proposition.
 Some plan may be worked out to get the miners and operators together again before April l. What this will be, neither Presi- dent Lewis of the miners nor leading operators could say tonight. It may be a call for another convention, or the selection of a representative scale committee.
 President Lewis expressed the hope that some adjustment can be made before April 1. He said he had cer- tain plans, but would not say what they were. A meeting of the interna- tional executive board of the miners was called to meet here tomorrow morning.
 The night session lasted but a short time. As no one had anything to say the futility of continuing the session was expressed by President Lewis.
 His suggestion for dividing the re- sponsibility for adournment was fol lowed.
 delegate from the miners moved to adjourn, and one from tine operat- ors seconded it. A call by state re- suited in the only unanimous vote re- corded in the meeting today.
 The deadlock was brought about by a division on all points between the miners and operators, voting by the states. The miners refused to agree to seating the delegates from other states unless the Illinois miners were included. The rules require unanim- ous vote on each proposition. The operators stood firm on grounds that the Illinois operators had notified both parties that they would not be bound by any agreement reached here.
 The dealock followed preliminary battle which opened in the afternoon with the statement of Chairman P. H. Kenna that the credentials commit tee, to which the matter was referred back this afternoon, had disagreed as to the Illinois delegation.
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gate his ship further Then the sharp call for aid began to go out in every direction. The Kentucky was built in Bath, Me, thirteen years ago. She was 200 feet over all, and strangely enough, she was equipped with wire. less not more than two weeks ago and was on her first voyage since the apparatus was installed.
 There went down with the Kentucky $6,50O worth of new silverware that had just been installed.
 The revenue cutter Seminole re- ports she is returning tonight to Wilmington, N. c.
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the greatest the state ever knew, and that Hot Springs will be the best town in the state within a few short years. He says the advertising which is appearing in the metropolitan pa pers concerning Hot Springs is at tracting the people. and the newcom- CTS are crowding in the winter resort like they never did before
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DEARlNe SCORES CANNON.

St. Louis, Feb 4.-Before 1.465 del egates in attendance at the Yayman' Missionary Congress here today, the Rev. Dr. j. L. Dearing from Japan nt- tackled Speaker Cannon during an ad- dress, because of the profanity with which the speaker is popularly cred ited. He believed morning prayer would work la wonderful change in the speaker.
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SULLIVAN AND cLABHY DRAW

Milwaukee. Wis. Feb. 4--Mike Twin Sullivan of Boston and Jimmy Ciabby of Milwaukee, welterweights, fought ten round no decision bout before the National Athletic Club at Milwaukee tonight. Both men finish ed strong and the newspaper men de- cidcd 1t draw
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REPRESENTATIVE LOWERING,

Washington, Feb. 4.--Repres9H n. tive Lowering of Massachusat dled at his home n this city at 9fzO this morning, aged 75. Death was due to pneumonia, which developed a few days ago. as complication during convalescence from an attack Of pleur- isy. which confined him to his bed three weeks ago
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BELONG AT CAPITAL.
Predicts Greatest Season for This City
 That She Ever Had.

Little Rock, Feb. 4-George R. Belding. secretary of the Hot Springs Business Mems League, which Is ad- vertising the Valley of Vapors in the four corners of the earth with a sprinkling of seed in the fertiN parts of the middle ground, was in Little Rock Thursday, preaching I,et Springs.
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cuRTIss' NAME CONFIRMED.

Washington, Feb. 4.-James F. Cur tiss of Massachusetts was confirmed by the senate to be assistant secre- tary of the treasury today.
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BODIES TAKEN OUT.
Number Seventy, Which Is Total of
 Those Killed in Explosion.

inoSe Niiieu m Explosion.
 Eagle Pass, Texas, Feb. 4.-Seventy bodies have been taken from the Pa lau mine in Mexico. This represents the total list of the dead.
 However, some of the twenty injur- ed who are now in the hospital may die. The gas is all out of the mine and the exploration has been thor ough. Not an American was hurt.
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HEys&N ENDS CRITICISM.

WashjB gton, Feb 4.-Senator Hey 'burn gompleted his criticism of the pol savings bank bill today.
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