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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-01
A CALLED OR SPECIAL MEETING

A CALLED OR SPECIAL MEETING
n Of the stockholders of the WASH.
UNCONDITIONAL RAILWAY COM
PANY will be held Mt the principal Of
flee of the company in the town of Falls
Church, Virginia. at 3 o'clock p. M, on
October II, 1910, for the
purpose of taking into consideration and
voting on Joint agreement entered into
by the boards of directors Of the Wash
ington- Virginia Railway Company; the
Washington, Arlington & Falls Church
Railway Company and the Washing
ton, Alexandria & Mt. Vernon Railway
Company, for the merger or consolida-
ton of said corporations.
Bv order of the Board OF Directors.
f. F. PARKER, Secretary.
sep26 I'd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-01

A GENERAL OR CALLED MEET
N ING of the stockholders of the
WASHINGTON, ARLINGTO ON *
FALLS CHURCH RAILWAY COM
PANY will be held at the principal Oh
flee of the Company at Mt. Vernon, Vir-
GINA. ON WEDNESDAY, October 18th,
1910. at two-thirty o'clock p. m, for the
purpose of taking into consideration and
voting on Joint agreement entered in
TO by the boards of directors of the
Virginia Railway Company,
the Washington, Arlington & Falls
Church Railway Company and theWash-
ington, Alexandria & Mt Vernon Rail
way Company for the merger or consoli-
dations of said corporations.
BY order of the Board of Directors.
JOHN w. RICH, Secretary.
canfDe IN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-01
Washington, Alexandra g
Mt. Vernon Railway.
In effect May l, 1910.
LEAVE ALEXANDRIA,.

For Washington, from corner Prince
and Royal streets, week days, at 40,
6 05, %, 6 80, 6 40, 6 50, o., Z Is, 30, 10,
Z 50, 90, S 10, %, IS, s 80, 10, 9 30, 9 80,
10 10, 10 30, 10 50, II 10, II ., II 80, IL 30 a.
m, 70 10, u 25, 10 80, II so, 10, D, ! 30
50, 10, 2 25, 2 30, ? so, 3 o., 3 %, IS, 80,
410, 4 D, 40, 40, IS, 10, %, 5 80, 80,
6 05, 20, 6 80, 6 45, 90, Z Is, %, 90, 5 30,
900, 9S1 10 90, 10 30, II 10 and IL 50 p. mr.
8 20. 9 10, 10 90, 10 %, 10 40, IL 90, IL 20 and
III 40 a. M. IL 90 M, II 20, II 40, 90, 20,
1 40. go, . 20, Q 40, 8 90, 20, 10, 4 90, %,
40, 5 90, 5 %. 8 40, 90, 20, 40, Z 90, Z 20,
I 40, 90, s 30, 300, g. 30, 10 90, 10 30 and
III I0p.m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-01
Washington Southern Ry.
schedule in eiect May IS, I9IO.

Schedule in effect May Is, 1910.
Trains leave Union Station for Wash
ington and points north at Z 40, s 0S,
3 and s % a. M, II Of, . 30, OF, s IS and
II 30 p. M, daily.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond and
points south at 81. SO Qlocal) and 10 81
a. M, II 16, p, 5 IL Qocal I AZ and o 81
p. m.
Accommodation for Fredericksburg at
IL IL a. m, daily. On week days this
train runs through TO Milford.
NoTE&Time ofarrivals and departures
and connections not guaranteed.
w. p. TAYLOR, Traffic Manager,
Richmond, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-01
Authorized Capital, 100000
DIRECTORS
SEPTEMBER !, 1910.

;xe ohn Robinson Fannon G. Leadbeatef ery n
Field Henry Bladder George s. French j. n M. Norton
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-01
MEETINGS.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF the
i stockholders of the WASHING
TON BREWERY COMPANY will be
held at the office of the company, Rooms
/ and 2. Alexandria National Bank Build
ing. Alexandria, Virginia, on MONDAY,
October 8, 1910. at o clock y. m.
sep24 I'd S. ENRICH, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-01
BOderick Missing.

Chicago, Oct. State Senator
John Broderick, who is badly wanted
by the Lorimer investigation commit
tee, cannot be located by the officers
who have been endeavoring 10 summon
him. Drastic steps to secure his attend
ance may be taken. State Senator Hoist
law has testified that Broderick gave
him his Reverb for voting for Lori
mer." Representative Michael Link,
the first witness at today's session, said
be had received $1,000 from Lee
O'Neil Browns, and 5000 from Rep
resentative Robert E. Wilson i'll St.
Louis. He declared it was campaign
money" Link denied the money was
paid him for voting Jor Lorimer.
Be sure and take bottle OF Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarroeha
Remedy with you when starting on your
trip this summer. 1t cannot be OBJ
tanned on board the trains or steamers.
Changes OF water and climate often
cause sudden attacks OF diarrhoea, and
it is best to be prepared. Sold by w.
F. Creighton and Richard Gibson
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-01
qualified as administrators
ofthe estate of FREDERICK ICH-

deceased all persons 70 whom said
estate is indebted viii please present
their accounts 10 the undersigned, prop
erly certified for payment, and all persons
indebted TO said estate are requested to
make prompt settlement of the same.
GRACE b. KICHERER,
723 Gibbon Street, Alexandria, Va.
sep29 lot
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-21
VAST SCOPE or ENTERPRISE
WHICH PUMPS SIS WELLS

some idea Of the great scope Of the
project may be gained from the fol-
lowing which appears In the Pottales
Herald"
There are some SO wells now eom-
pleted and connected with the power
house, though only ABOUT a. farmers
ARE using the water. All but five OF
these wells have been pumped and
therefore more or less fully developed,
Those five are, for the most part.
filled III with fine sand and need
either 20 bc slushed cut or have the
solid oasing pulled and perforated
easing inserted Some of the wells az
first believed to- be hopeless failures.
az for example the Morris we'll, arc
now among the best in the valley
The difficulty was found 10 consist in
the fact thet the large solid casing
had slipped down and cut Off the
under flow. At considerable cost MIR
Morris pulled his casing and Inserted
perforated casing with tho result that
this we'll " now delivering i.400 gall
Ions Of water per minute,
The J. y. Morrison we'll one mile
ont. has 80 feet OF Water-bcafing
sand aud gravel ON putting the
pump on this we'll II began yielding
some loco gallons Of sand and water
and after being pumped several days,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-21
MULTI MILLIONAIRE
GOES TO SCHOOL
Daniel Waldo Field Enter
School at Forty-Five

Cambridge, Mass, Aug. 20-The
need 90 a business education by men
who desire 10 succeed in business az
fairs Was strikingly exemplified re-
Gently when Daniel Waldo Field, a
millionaire shoe manufacturer in
Massachusetts,. entered as a student
at the Harvard school of business.
Il entered the business schobl to
obtain the education that / was I'M
able to get when a boy" Mr., Field
said. u was forced 10 go to work in
a shoe shop at the age of IS. and the
hours were so long and the pay so
small that I really had very little
chance for mental Improvement. BY
working hard, / finally became a
foreman. Then | saved an my money
until / had enough 10 start a small
factory of my own. Fortunately. my
business %prospered and / became the
president OF seven corporations. but
eve the money that / made did not
compensate me for the education that
| had lost. Now / feel thai / have
money enough to afford to take the
time for the education. ana propose
TO have it. / am learning something
new about the subjects in which I
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-21
Big Irrigation Fiesta at
PortaLes Comes to an End
-Four Inch Rainfall Which SoakS Crowds Good Omen for Flu
tue Of Valley Where Great Reclamation Plant Has Opened
New Era in Eastern New Me xeo; Pumping System Be-
lieyed to Be Biggest Of Its K ind in the World.

Especial Dispatch to the Morning Journall
partales, n. NJ, Aug. &V-fhe
three DAYS celebration ni the formal
opening Of the Portales irrigation
plant believed TO be the largest OF it's
kind in the world. came 10 an end to-
night In a blaze Of glory ~ Was by
far the most important event II the
history OF this growing town. and the
trnius during the three days OF the
Fiesta brought hundreds OF people
from every quarter to join in the gem
eral rejoicing over the opening of "a
new era for Portnles and Roosevelt
county and All OF eastern New Mexico.
The drenching four-inch rainfall
which came Wednesday night FAILED
Ia dnmpen the enthusiasm ard was
regarded as the very best q OF an
omen for the future III this once aria
section. which is TO be reclaimed by
the great system of pumping plants
operated from the central station
here.
Friday AT noon q big barbecue din
ner was served 10 the crowds an the
court house lawn The celebration
included public speaking. bronco bust-
ing. q roping and branding contest
baseball games and IL sham battle IN
which picturesque Indians figured
The chief attraction, howevcr WIS the
spectacle OF Il thousand gallons of
water q minute flowing from each Of
the wells which win irrigate 10000
acres ri land. The people were con-
viewed free Of cost 10 the plant ana
wells Everything WIS perfectly or-
derry aud the celebration was as sue
cessfui az lis most ardent well wish
crs could desire.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-21

thought I was most proficient. and
now regret that l did not try harder
To get this education when I was 4
boy. Many Of the young men at the
school learn much more quickly than
7 do. II ! had had the advantages
which they are now obtaining. / am
certain that ! should have made a
greater success in business. The old
day of the successful business man
who began work rs an office boy is,
in my opinion, over. and the new
generation of successful business men
will be those who have been trained
in the scientific principles of com
in all its branches, just as the
lawyer, the doctor, or the engineer is
trained.
III 7 were asked for my advice as
10 success in business, | should say:
Be thrifty and honest. Live simply
and save your money Get a business
education-early IN life e you can,
but get 1t sooner or later.
To secure such an education as Mr..
Field is noY securing, enter the Al
buquerque Business College at the
fall opening, September 6. Write for
fun particulars.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-21

Il now has capacity to deliver i.4o0 to
I 500 gallons per minute. and II the
pnmpa were larger. there is prarti-
eaily no limit @ the capacity of this
well.
The G. W. Carr we'll is another OF
the wOnder-welis Of the Portales irri-
cation project. on beginning TO
pump this well which Is located some
three miles ont, the druw-down was
Is feet and delivered only $50 gall
Ions per minute Mr. Carr would have
sold out for "a song but after some
few days Of pumping, this well
climbed up 90 400 to 1000 gallons
per minute with only II feet draw
down. Mr. carr Immediately climbed
up a. the top-mAst rung ~ the ladder
and has been sitting up nights count
Ing his none and watching the
water flow.
The Scrvis-Tyson well is another
one OF the best wells 10 be found any
where. At first this we'll. located five
miles ont, did not promise much. But
after some DAYS pumping, this well
also jumped up 70 f400 gallons per
minute The gentlemen nave about
100 acres now under the water and
are getting ready to COW a large
acreage In alfalfa,
The Lindsey we'll which is located
one-and-a-haif miles out and which
WAS one OF the test wells. Is now de-
lvering 1900 70 f,40o gallons per
minute.
The Elliot wcli Is another of the
test wells, the last one and the best
one to be tested. This we'll, located
some ten or eleven miles out. began
to deliver lao gallons per minute 50
as the pump was installed ana
connected. AS MIR. Elliot is an *
%pericnced irrigator and had somehow
kept his crop growing until the pre-
water came, he has something
20 show IN this years crop
The Flue Anderson well Is located
in the same neighborhood with the
Elliot well as is also tho FarnAam
we'll and many others. II is giving
its owner from 1900 to 1,4OO gallons
per minute and is running out over a
growing crop which Mr.. Anderson has
SIS per acre for already.
The Priddy-Sledge well Is a half
mile out on the school section be-
tween the cemetery and town IT Is
delivering about 1890 gallons per
minutc-all the %irfigators can handle.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-21

to Kill him unelss he accompanied
him on the 10 O'Clock train to Lamy
Arriving at Lamy he say the strange
took him to a retired spot under q
bridge where he said they would
spend the night. Mariana says he
stole away while the man was in a
drunken sumber and telephone his
parents here.
Territorial Funds.
Territorial treasurer NJ. A.. Otero
today received the following remit
tances: Quay county, s4b3.s0i war
den Celofes Romero. SEAS. convicts'
earnings.
Supreme Court.
The territorial supreme cour was
not in session today having adjourned
yesterday unit Monday.
Restocking Streams.
Through the efforts Of Game and
Fish Warden Thomas p. Gabe. the
streams Of northern New Mexico VIII
be stocked with 500, 600 trout fry dur.
Ing the next few weeks w ilsh
ears will arrive. one on August ~
and the other on September ~. The
first viii cover points between santa
Fe ana Servilleta on the D.. n r. Cd
stocking tributaries Of the Rio Grande.
The railroad will furnish free trans
~poftation for that purpose. Arrange
ments have been made 10 take the fry
up the streams in the original cans.
thus reducing the liability to accidents
TO the fry. The second car will carry
fry to stock the upper Pecos, Gallinas
n other streams cached over the
Santa Fe. The fry were bought from
the Lost Lake hatchery Of Creole
Colo. being paid for from the Income
Of licenses issued.
Quail Multiplying.
Despite the assertion OF wiseacres
that quail from the southern part of
territory could not be acclimated in
the northern part. Game and Fish
Warden Thomas +. Gable has been
eminently successful in his propaga-
tion experiments with 500 quail from
Sierra and Luna counties brought to
ant Fe, San Miguel san Juan
counties. Game Warden Gable has
heard Of at least fifty broods in this
vicinity, five Of them on the Bishop's
ranch. five of them at Fehler's ranch
on the Arroyo Hondo. and from other
places IN this section.
Incorporation.
incorporation papers We're filed this
forenoon in the office OF Territorial
Secretary Nathan Jaffa By the Capital
Pharmacy. The capitalization is sl2.-
000, divided into 120 shares, of which
$l1,S00 is subscribed. The company
X over the pharmacy of STRIPPING,
AEAA EEAHA te&f va 80" ~
w. j. Pratt is named the statutory
agent and 40 years is given as the
term Of corporate existence. The in
corpOrators are: W. ID. Pratt. 80
shares; Frank Butt, % shares: w. y.
Townsend, 10 shares; Clinton j. Gran
DAN. 10 shares; Edwin +. Coard. 10
shares; A. r. Renehan, 3 shares;
John w. March, 8 shares: j. ". Nor
ment. 5 shares; Leo Hersch. 3 shares
H.. =. Cartwright and Brother. 3
shares; Clarence Bowlds, . shares; II.
4. stephens, ? shares: Arthur Selig-
man. ! share; Carl a. Bishop, 1 share;
Paul Wunsehmann, / share; S. G.
Small, / share; Frank owen, / share;l
J. r.. Read, / share; G. F. McNutt
1 share
Notary Public Appointed.
Miss Sylvia New of Rock Island.
Quay county. was today appointed "a
notary public by Governor Mills.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-21
A WFUL ME- IS
REPORTED FROM
THE ANCIENT
Kidnaper ak e S
Small Boy to Lamyi Victim
Steals Away From Captor
While Latter Is Drunk.


Santa Pc, N. NJ. Aug 19-To be
held a captive for several hours I'm
Lamy was the awful fate melted out to
Mariano Sepa t3 year old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Marine Sena Of this city, by
"A bold bad kidnaper whose identity
has not been discovered. The boy,
according TO his story sent to the
carnival shows here last night and
was lured away by a kind gentleman
who first took him around and show
ed him all the carnival sights and then
got him out on the Cerrilios road on
the pretext ~ wanting To find a house.
The boy says the man then threatened
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-21

In buying a cough medicine, don't
he afraid to get Chamherlain's Cough
Remedy. There is no danger from 1t.
and relief is sure to follow. Espe-
cialiy recommended for coughs. colds
and whooping cough. Sold by all
druggists.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-21

Dysentery Is Il dangerous disease,
but can be cured. Chamberlain's
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea REM
edy has been successfully used IN nine
opidcmics Of d~ysentcry. IL has never
been known 20 fail. II is equally val
liable for children aud adults, and
when reduced with water and sweet
cned. Il is pleasant to take. sold by
an druggists.
The Detroit times., 1910-12-21
$500 FOR JOY RIDES"
New York Banker Is Charged with
$4,000 Embezzlement.

NEW YORK Dec. 20.-Because IN
one year he had paid bills amounting
to $500 for Automobile JOY rides,
friends OF Charles A. Belling, third
vice-president of the Bronx National
bank believe he is insane. Belling
is in the Tombs, charged with hav'
ing secured $4,000 from numerous
banks in this city by means of forg'
ed bank stock.
According 10 his lawyer, Belling
has acted strangely since boyhood
following fall which fractured his
skull. He is well.connected but for
more than a year has been afflicted
with speed mania. His usual pro-
cedure was to hire the fastest ma
chine he could get, and fearless
chauffeur Then he would start out
after giving orders to the man 10
hit only the high places. Some OF
his trips occupied full week. He
was in the habit of telling his friends
that he had TO have high speed to
live. lunacy expert has been APP
pointed 10 examine him
The Detroit times., 1910-12-21
WOMAN LISTENS TO
MURDER CHARGE
UNM0vEO
Mrs. Kniften Staies Vacantly When
Justice Jetfrles Reads lndict-
ment-Undoubtedly Insane.
She'll Be Sent To Asylum.
Hash. Touched Food Since Her Ar
rest But Sleeps Well-Llttle
Daughter Still Held

Faltering al every step, Mrs, Mel
lie Kniffen. charged with PATTERNS
her husband. Frank kniffen, TO DEAN
while he slept in his home AT NO.
375 lie May-ave., early Monday morn
ing, was led into Police Justice JeI-
fries court, Tuesday morning. The
woman acts daZed, walks as though
in dream 1t is certain hat she
does not realize what has happened
All the momentous things that are
happening 10 her now she looks up
on with the utmost unconcern.
She listened 10 Justice Jeifrles
read the lengthy charge, accusing
her OF the murder OF her husband.
She gave no sign OF any emotion,
simply stared straight ahead. The
court asked her il she wished an *
animation. She gazed vacantly al he
judge.
The woman swayed slightly and De
tective Eli Baker stood beside her
was probable that the prosecution
would be only periGnctory sort of
affair, and that il is designed merely
TO place the matter before the proper
authorities. 50 that the woman can DC
examined By a commission OF medical
experts.
The Judge fixed her examination for
Dec ~ She was Temanded To the
county Jail without bal!
Since she was arrested early Monday
morning, the woman has not touched
bite OF food, but sac slept souudiy
Monday night.
Mrs. Knirfen will probably never be
prosecuted.
The police are now thoroughly sat
isfiei that Mrs. kniffen killed her
husband. Despite her studied denial.
Capt. Mcdonnell says the evidence
against her is conclusive Detectives
have found the rags with which the
blade OF the AK VAS washed free from
blood. They were lying in the SINK
in the kitchen of the house.
Capt. Mcdonnell says the woman is
undoubtedly insane. She spent quiet
night in the police station. The cap
tain viii question her further today
in the hone that she will confess TO
everything Tie entire matter will
be PUT up TO the prosecutors office.
IL Is very likely That the woman VIII
be placed In some institution for the
insane.
Pearl Kuiffen. l2-year-old daughter,
is detained at headquarters. Capt
Mcdonnell says she is the "wisest
child he has ever had 10 deal with.
She VIII tell absolutely nothing about
the affair.
"One thing is certain, said the cap
tain. THAT child is not insane. She
knows whole lot more than she
cares 70 tell
The body of Frank Kniffen will be
held in the county morgue. pending
orders from the police department.
An uncle has claimed the body and
will see that it is given proper burial.
Relatives probably will take the
children into their homes.
The Detroit times., 1910-12-21
MRS. KNOTT OUT ON BAIL.
Michigan Girl Released With Husbard
and Two Others

WASHINGTON, Dec 20-Bail was
furnished today for Mrs. Florence
Bennett Knott, the badger girl; her
husband, j. Bailey Knott his brother,
Benjamin Knott, and A. A. Arm
strong. the quartette accused of black.
mailing Harry Rosenthal. When ar
raigned before Judge Mullowney they
entered pleas OF not guilty. and were
held for the action of the grand jury.
The defense of the three men will
probably be based Oh a contention that
they installed mercury lights in Mrs.
Knots handsome apartment in the
Cairo TO be used for experimental
purposes and not as a device to oh.
tain photographs OF young Rosenthal
and the badger girl. The girls rela-
tives ia Michigan have promised 10
aid her SO far as their means will
permit
The Detroit times., 1910-12-21
NO WILL LEFT BY
THOMAS J. NAv|N
Carried Some Insurance For Son But
Haunt Much Wealth. Says
Col. Sheahan.

Col Patrick j. Sheahan, Jaw part
ner OF Thomas J. Navln. said, Tuesday
morning, that Mr. Navin, who died
last week. left no Will
Il am positive that Mr. Ns,in would
have consulted me in some way had
he thought OF making a will. said this
colonel. II surely would have been
Il witness To ii. at least
Did Mr.. Navin have much wealth"
was askea.
NJ. he had no other realty than
the house he lived In. That house is
worth at least $4,000. Mr.. Navin
also carried some insurance IN tho
Bankers Company. but the amount
oil IL do not know. The insurance
howeN er, was for the boy, Mr.. \aViu
son. Mr.. Nayin thought the world o.
that lad. The boz looks TO De Is. but
he is only going on IL. | ought 70
know, because | am his godfather
don't think Mr.. Navin had bank az
count
Col Sheahan commented on the at
tidence some people show in regard
TO making wills
Most people, said the colonel.
seem to feel that they shouldn
think of making will until they are
sick or we'll along in years. That Is
great mistake: they should make
their wills while they are well ana
sound of mind.
1t is the belief OF many persons
that once they make viii 1t stahds
forever That is not so; II a person
makes will and is later dissatisfied
with II. the will can be destroyed
without consulting anybody The VIII
does not become a court record al.
some people imagine
The Detroit times., 1910-12-21
WOULD WE'D IN POLICE STATION
Colored Pair Asks Dog License CLERK
To Marry Them.

Persons come into police head
quarters with many strange ana
varied requests. but Monday was
probably the first occasion In the
history OF the department, when a
couple came 10 the building and ask
ed 10 be married.
William Coats and Elsie Thomp'
son. colored, from Colchester, Ont,
were the couple. They secured a
marriage license, and from the coun-
" building they came directly 10 po-
lice headquarters.
They went up TO the desk, behind
which sits that distinguished young
dispenser OF dog licenses and news
boys permits, Mr. Charles Rothstein,
and they asked Charles to tie them
up. They said they understood that
police headquarters was the place TO
come.
Rothstein explained that he would
like 70 accommodate them. but II was
beyond his power. He directed them
TO a justice of the peace.