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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
Favorable sian.

The Friend-Do you think your sui,
for $4,000 damages against the rail
road will be decided in your favor?
The Plaintin-It looks like it now
My lawyer has just placed an ordeI
| for a $4,000 automobile.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30

These New Workers who spend
$4,000 year on dress must be big
men in order to find room to hang all
the garments.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
BRITISH NURSE IN AMERICA

The experience OF competent nurse In the
first steps of her humane though arduous mission
is little history of ITSELF This is exemplied In
the career of Miss Elizabeth Murray who recently
20 the United States to study up the meth
DDS CT our great hospitals. Her tour of inspec.
ton is later to take in the Philippine islands and
China, and she will return to England to go on
duty at the military hospital in Devonshire.
The life of an active English army nurse is one
of great self-sacrifce and toll There have been
instances in the career of such where short "a.
tons meant onion day for food. Miss Muir.
ray was brought up to ideal country life, excel
ling in athletics, and first attending the Stevens
hospital in Dublin. After her graduation she took
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30


Nine Cavaieris
n
Although Caval the
stipulation
lived together
believed
daughters
is believed by Chares friends that
first wife and the guardian OF children
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30

Belinda hospital Dublin
British
a
Office a military
this noble who
life
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
So far there are no fat aeronauta

BY the way, is it possible to play
golf is Esperanto?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30

An American had the latest word
regarding the best aviator.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
THINK CHAMBER WAS DUPED
Chanler have

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Winthrop Chanler have
1ecently been the topic for gossip in two CONT
nents, 1t being alleged that Mrs. Chanler tricked
her husband into turning to her his property,
leaving him penniless. They were married in
Paris June IS last. Mr.. Chan!er, whose portrait
Is here shown. is connected with the Astors of
New York and is we'll known in society in that
city. He inherited a large fortune and became
an artist early in life. His first wife, who was
Miss Julia r. Chamberlain, obtained divorce
from him in France in 1908. Mr. Chanler for.
merly was sheriff Of Duchess county, New York
He Is a brother Of Stuyvesant Chanler, exeuten-
ant governor of the Empire state. Mrs Chanler,
better known Lima Cavalieri is celebrated for
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30

Now someone thinks he is about to
invent noiseless cannon. What will
be the fun of wrltln-- war stories If
in the future we are not permitted to
speak Of the deafening roar of cannon
and the rattle of musketry?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
The Belle.

Popular? l saw four men holdin.
her hand on the beach yesterday" ;,
Il call that td1sgraceful.": "a. e...,~<,
BE charitable. Seems she had xot.
ten her hand stung BY . ssa nsttA a,
sonethin&" s..s....Z..... -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30

AS yet the English language Is not
the least bit jealous Of Esperanto.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30

It takes pretty clever man to get
ahead Of meter of any kind.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30

Dawes county, civilization the north
and
with building Of the northwestern railroad Black Hills
mere established
typical frontier being gamblers
Jay Dahman committee citizens called him
onered him the position
Danman back where he all night thought
with the babe goodby remarkng that he
had
saddng his Chadron
council told
Immediately
Daman held the office Of Chadn
elected OF
1888 ne Omaha and engaged the live
ness He now serving his of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30

A man found senseless on the
street with his pockets turned inside
out was locked up by tho Philadelphia
police as witness. It is difficult to
imagine the injury to the inflexible
purse of justice If this person should
escape from the duty of testifying
that he did not know what hit him.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30

SAM wants yo' too understand
dat 1se no common niger, Ise had q
good bringin' up, has.
Pete-Dats all right, but eft yo' fools
wild me, man, yo'u hab a good frowin'
down, too.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
NJ NUM-
bills

I want any person who suffers With IN.
Sonsness. constipation, indigestion or any
liver Or blood ailment, to try my Paw-Paw
Liver Pulls. I guarantee they will purity the
blood and put the liver and stomach into q
ealiousness and constipation, or I win refund
your money. -. Munyon's homeopathic Home
Remedy Co., 63ed and jefferson Sfs.. Phlfa.. r..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30

James c. Dahlman. the cowboy mayor OK
Omaha, flushed by his success in securing the
nomination for governor has widened his field OF
ambition and it is said may become a candidate
for United States senator.
Dahlman was born in 1856 in the village OF
Yorktown. a place that was then right in the
range country. AS boy he received educa-
ton such as the town where he lived afforded.
but when hardly out of short pants he straddled a
horse and became a cowboy. All over the state,
until 1890, he rode the range In 1890 and when
the settlers commenced to encroach upon the big
stockmen of Texas, the drive to the north COM
menced Dahlman among those who moved,
and during that year followed big bunch Of
cattle across the country to Nebraska driving to
The Washington herald., 1910-01-03
SLAIN FROM AMBUSH.
Wealthy Alabama Farmer q Witness
in Night Rider Case.

Mobile. Jan 2-Charles Middleton,
wealthy farmer and stock raiser. was as
sassinated last night at Loxley, Ala. and
the home Of y. L. Comstock fred Into
by unknown parties. Middleton was to
be the principal witness in the night rider
case against Roy stapieton. Dick Plomet.
and others 10 be tried in the United states
Court here on January 10. and Comstock
was their victim The sheriff of Baldwin
County and a posse Of deputies are at
work on the case, but no arrests had
been made up to midnight.
Middleton was shot on a lonely road
while IN a buggy In company with W. H
Wade. He was brought 70 Bay Minette
end started 20 Mobile for treatment, but
died on board a Louisville and Nashville
train Wade says that he was driving
with Middleton when an unknown man
fred On them with d shotgun from am
bush several OF the bullets striking the
man. He says that while not certain as
TO the person, he has good circumstantial
evidence, as threats had been mace.
The home Of ComstOck was fired into
after Middleton was shot.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-03
HOTEL FOR THE POOR.
Chicago to Have HOstelry Modelled
After Mills Hotel.

Chicago, Jan. "A $4,000 hotel for poor
strangers In Chicago. containing 100
sleeping rooms, bathrooms, social and
lounging rooms. and a restaurant, IS to be
built IN the Loop" district, OF just out
side Of it. by the Central Y. NJ c. A.
Details OF the plans for the proposed
hosiery, which already has been indorsed
by prominent Chicago business men and
will have their financial support, were
outlined by l. W NIosser. secretary OF
the local Y. N. c. a, whose investiga-
tons among young men coming into the
city Without funds or friends have indi-
Gated that It is one OF the most pressing
needs Of Chicago to-day.
The hotel will be modelled after the
Mills Hotel In New York. Funds 20 carry
out the project will be raised by popular
subscriptions.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-03

Salt Lake, Utah, Jan. 2.-Traffic on the
san Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake
Railroad, THE Salt Lake Route be-
tween this city and Los Angeles. is de-
moralzed. Enormous floods IN Southern
Utah. Nevada. and California have swept
away great stretches Of track. The ex-
tent Of the damage is not yet known, as
ali means of communication with the
section swept by the food waters is
paralyzed.
The foods are due 70 the warm
Chinook" winds which have prevailed
throughout the great basin for the last
three days. The biggest Of the numerous
washouts occurred between MlutO and
Caliente in Nevada One thousand feet
OF track is known to be gone at one
point Two wooden bridges. each 200 feet
long. have been carried away. In the
Cajon Canyon, near Dagget, where the
Joint track Of the Santa Fe and salt Lake
route is used for the Los Angeles con-
nection, much damage has been done.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-03
MATCH KING" HIT
By DICKS CHARGES
Senator Declares 0. c. Bar
Der Is Not a Citizen.
ORGANIZED VICIOUS TRUSTS
Ohio Millionaire Is Accused OF Ef-
fort to Deceive Public-SenntOr
Rate Law and on Present Tariff
ScheduIe-Weuld Debate in Akron.

Cincinnati. Jan. 2.-Senator Charles
Dick, OF Akron, has written an open
letter to o. c. Barber, president Of the
American Match Company. In which he
states that Mr.. Barber swore of his
citizenship in Ohio twenty years ago
when sued by the present senior Senator
from Ohio. who was then auditor Of
Summit County. for $1,000 back taxes.
He says Barber moved 10 Illinois, then
to New York. and that he doesn't know
now of which State he is a resident.
His letter, in part, follows:
In replying to your letter Of Decem-
Der 30. which conveys a challenge to
debate the railroad rate law and the re-
Gently enacted tariff. permit me to say
that I must first know with whom I am
to debate these questions-not that I
lack personal acquaintance with you. but
knowledge as TO your citizenship.
Are you citizen OF Ohio or Of some
other State, OF the United States or Of
some other country
Some years ago, when I was county
auditor who became citizen Of Illinois:
later $50 I have been informed you
transferred your citizenship to New
York and later still you quit that State.
But whether you then established resi-
dence and citizenship elsewhere is past
finding out and beyond the knowledge
Of any, except God and yourseR-neither
of whom has told
Not "a Voter in Ohio.
IF I am mistaken IN regard to this,
you can correct me; but to the best Of
my knowledge you have not cast vote
in the last ten. fifteen, or perhaps twenty
years. If the foregoing is true, you VIII
perhaps tell Us why; and IL untrue. will
you please tell US where you voted IN the
last four Presidential elections?
You viii readily see that before I can
seriously consider the question Of debat-
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The Washington herald., 1910-01-03
HEAVY FLOODS IN WEST
DEMORALLZING TRAFFIC
Numerous WaShoutS in Utah, Nevada, and Cali
fOrnia-MarO0ned Persons Rescued.
Sheriff Nearly Drowned.

Fast trains over the Salt Lake route,
including the famous Los Angeles Linn
tied, between Chicago and Los Angeles,
are being returned to this city. To-day
all Of the passengers that come back
to salt Lake who are destined for Cali
fornia points were sent over the South
ern Pacific, by way of Ogden. IN special
train.
Los Angeles. Jan. Fifteen persons
marconed on ranches by the raging San
Gabriel River were rescued to-day by
Sheriff Hammers posse and a life-saving
crew. The river is running fully half a
mile wide, and in the center Of this food
the current is so swift that only a life
boat would float.
Those who had been made prisoners
by the food expected every minute 70
see the current shift and carry away
their small island. but the river main
tanned its course. and this morning they
were rescued.
The sheriff nearly drowned while get
ting the people into his boat
The Washington herald., 1910-01-03
.ELOPING HEIRESS
And WAITER TRACED
Missing Couple in 2 Penn
Sylyania Villa e.

Philadelphia, Jan. 1T search for
Miss Roberta Buist de Jaaon, the miss
ing granddaughter and ward Of Robert
BUST. the millionaire seed merchant,
which has gone on night and day in
hundred Eastern cities since the girl dis
appeared on Wednesday Of last week, IN
company OF Frederick Cohen, a middle
aged waiter. led to Chester County to-
night. when party of detectives, accom-
panied by the father Of Miss de Janon,
after n dramatic chase, cornered a trio
supposed to include the missing pair in
village called Vintage. about thirteen
miles south Of Lancaster.
The pursuit began early this morning,
In Atglen, a lonely town of less than
80 inhabitants, southeast Of Lancaster,
on the Philadelphia and Harrisburg d.
vision OF the Pennsylvania Railroad. 1t led
from one village TO another by the line
Of a trolley railroad leading to Lancaster.
over which two persons answering to the
description of Miss de Janon and Cohen
had passed a few hours earlier. With
the two was a woman. described as about
thirty-five years old, who does not
answer the description Of Cohen's wife
or any woman konwn to Mr.. Buist or
the members Of his family.
Traced to Vintage.
At midnight the pursuing party had
traced the fleeing tho to Vintage. where
they had dropped from trolley car after
| starting for Lancaster, and the detectives
were hoping to have the couple and their
companion by daylight.
Detailed information received by the
detectives here early this morning left
them positive that Cohen, Miss de Janon.
and a woman reached Atglen about 5
| O'Clock on Friday afternoon and departed
| In a hurry the next morning when news
papers told Of the elopement and printed
pictures of the missing girl and her
companion.
Detectives Emanuel and Canton, accom-
panied by Ferdinand de Janon, father
of the girl and Howard Earle, of Doyles-
town, a close personal friend of Mr.. Bu-
! ist. took the first train for Atglen.
Chase Is Dramatic.
| From Atglen, later in the day, the chase
was dramatic in the extreme, until 1t
was lost half way to Lancaster. taken
I'D again at WillamstOwn, and leading
finally to Vintage, where there is but
one hotel.
The missing couple seemed all the time
but few hours away. They were traced
from Atglen TO Gap. few miles away,
/ by trolley; thence to Williamstown, where
false tip sent the party in a hurry to
Lancaster. The trail was taken up again
later in Williamstown. and was found to
lead straight to Vintage, village just
about two miles away by trolley
The Washington herald., 1910-01-03
GAYNOR ISSUES
LIST OF APPOINTMENTS
RhineLander Waldo, Former Police Commissioner
VIII Be New Fire Commissioner.
Many NeW Names

lice Commissioner Baker. Or. Darling
ton. the head OF the board Of health, or
Commissioner Edmund ]. Butler, Of the
tenement house department
In the statement he made tonight,
Mayor Gaynor made no reference 10 the
departments Of street cleaning and Of
corrections.
When asked II the political leaders had
been consulted in the making Of APP
pointments, Mayor Gaynor said:
II feel that there is one great act of
Justice which I should do. I was nOmi-
mated without even a suggestion being
made as TO what / should do as mayor.
Since election Mr. Charles f. Murphy
has called on me three times. each time
easking me 10 appoint the best men to be
found. His suggestions were few: he
urged nothing and kept saying 10 me that
the responsibility was solely with me.
cannot say the same Of every one else.
I fear there are a good many people
In this town who do not know Charles F.
Murphy. Some of them seem TO think
he has horns and hoofs. / can only say
OF him what / have seen. He fully real
ICES that a political organization cannot
survive and grow broader on patronage
alone, without political ideas and virtue,
but must shrivel up and die OF worse than
dry rot"
The Washington herald., 1910-01-03

President TAFT has completed his spe-
cial message dealing with the Interstate
law. the Sherman antitrust
act, and the correlated subject Of the
control OF corporations.
The message will be sent 20 Congress
probably on Wednesday. It is OF medium
length. and. according to friends OF the
President is one Of the clearest doeu-
ments which he has prepared.
Mr. Taft. his advisers say, hopes this
message will rank high among his con
ributions to state papers.
Magnates VIII Confer.
With the idea Of having a full and
free discussion OF the amendments 10
the interstate commerce law 70 be ad-
vocated By the President, the heads OF
six great railway systems viii have a
conference with ME Taft at the White
House to-day.
The railroad men who win participate
are James MoCrea, president Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company: Robert
s. Lovett, president OF the Union Pacific
Railroad Company and head Of the Har-
riTnan railroad interests; George F. Baer.
president Of the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad Company; Charles s Mel
len. president Of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad Company:
". c. Brown, president Of the New York
Central and Hudson River Railroad
Company, and w. ", Finley. president
Of the Southern Railway
The explanation was made yesterday
that as the President had granted a.
hearing to the members OF the Inter
state Commerce Commission, Il was re-
car5>d as proper and courteous 60 grant
request made by the six railroad heads
named TO present their side OF the case.
BY many railroad men the amendments
which 8Ir. Taft viii advocate III his spe-
cial message and which have been en-
bodied in the form OF a bill 10 be intro
duced IN Congress are regarded as ex-
/ tremely radical
Empowers the Commission,
Among other things. IL IS proposed by
| the President TO empower the Interstate
| Commerce Commission 10 review freight
classihcauons. TO postpone the date fixed
/ for q classification 10 go into effect, and
| TO suspend, modify. or annul changes in
rules or regulations which impose bur
/ dens on shippers.
/ The administration bill will propose
also that the Interstate Commerce Com
mission may make Investigations into
the methods Of railroads OF its own
volitiOn. II VIII seek, IN addition,
70 compel competing common carriers to
unite in fixing q through rate. and would
/ give 10 the commission the right 10 grant
/ permission TO shippers 10 designate the
route over which their shipments shall
/ be carried.
I One OF the most important sections OF
/ the administration measure provides that
no railroad company shall acquire stock
| in any competing railroad company. and
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The Washington herald., 1910-01-03
FIVE MINUTES LATE.
Child Born After Midnight and
Father Loses Wager.

Waynesburg. Pa, Jan. John Hando,
living near Carmichaeis, to-day found
himself IN a peculiar predicament a
few minutes after New Years was ush-
cred IN a babe was born at his home.
but the few minutes after the mldnighs
hour appears to have lost the father an
important wager.
However, Hando says the fact that
Western time ruled when the wager was
made and that the child was born under
Eastern time entities him TO the money.
there being an hours difference IN IndI-
ana and Pennsylvania time.
II appears that at midnight on New
Years. 1905, Hando was married near
La Porte, Ind. \ cousin in jest offered
TO wager the new bridegroom that ha
would not be a father inside Of twelve
months. This wager was accepted. Later
the bride and groom came East to live
The husband and father claim that 10
was but I:05 IN Indiana when the child
was born in Pennsylvania, and that ha
won his wager by fifty-ive minutes. The
Indiana cousin declines to take this view
and demands the money. claiming Hando
lost the bet by FIVE minutes.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-03

New York, Jan. 2-Mayor Gaynor an
nounced tonight that he would to-mOr-
row make these appointments:
Corporation counsel-Archibald R. Wat
son.
Commissioner Of docks-Cslvin Tom
kins
Commissioner Of charities-Nnchael j.
Drummond.
Assistant commissIoner-John Keller,
Commissioner OF water supply. gas, and
electricity-Henry S. Thompson.
First deputy commissioner for Manhat-
tan-Prof Edw. W. Bemis
Fire commissioner-Rhinelander Waldo.
Commissioner OF bridges kingsley Mar
tin.
City hamberlain-Charles II. Hyde.
Park commissioner of Manhattan and
the Bronx-(Onered to Herman Ridder)
The commissioner for Brooklyn would
be eitber Richard W. Bainbridge, James
Reagan, or ex-Judge John J. Walsh
President Of the tax board-Lawson
Purdy.
Police, health, and tenement house ap-
pointments will be dealt with here
after" At the same time the statement
can be made that it is not the intention
of Mr.. Gaynor to retain permanently Po-
The Washington herald., 1910-01-03
LURTON ARRIVES,
But MISSES TAFT
Chief Executive Calls at the
Willard to See Him.
EXCITEMENT IN HOTEL LOBBY
Capt. Butt Puts Bell Boys I'm Rapid
Motion in Effort TO Find New Su-
Dremc Court Justice and Wife,
Who Had Gone Out for a Walk.
Against Prohibition,

Judge Horace Harmon Lurton, Of Ten
nessee. who will to-day be sworn in as
a justice Of the Supreme Court OF tie
United States. arrived in Washington
yesterday morning at S o'clock and reg
istered, with his family. at the Willard.
President Taft. who appointed Judge
Lurton 10 I'LL the vacancy created by the
death of Justice Rufus W. Peckham,
called at the Willard. informally and
Unexpectedly. late yesterday afternoon
TO welcome the newest member OF the
nations hIghest court. Judge Lurton and
Mrs. Lurton were out. They bTaved the
wet streets and threatening skies, Just
as the President had done taking their
first walk IN Washington, so Mr.. Taft
only remained a few moments
It was dark when President Taft pushed
his way through the revolving doors at
the F street entrance 10 the Willard. fol-
lowed by Capt Archibald Butt and two
Secret Service men. Flushed from an
hour Of vigorous walking about the down
town streets, the President stood for a
moment in the lobby, stamping slush and
mud from his shoes.
Bell Boys in Action.
No one knew he was in the building
save a couple Of badly fusIered bell
boys, who were sent scurryfng about by
Capt Butt hunting for Judge and Mrs
Lurton. Several startled guests in Pea
Z oTT
President into the red room, and there
was a small cyclone Of excitement when
It was whispered about the corridors that
the Chief Executive was present
Chatting cheerfully with Capt. Butt. the
President stood patiently while every
available hotel employe was canvassing the
building in search OF the missing Judge
People in the lobby who had heard OF the
visit carefully strolled past the red room
in the hope Of catching a glimpse of the
Chief Executive. They heard his hearty
laugh now and then, but few persons
saw him.
The President said he. was sorry wher
told the Lurtons were out, and EXPRESSED
his intention OF repeating the visit i'm q
day or so. However. Judge Lurton will
formally call at the White House to-day
so Mr.. Taft will not be disappointed
again. The President walked on briskly
buttoning up his big fur coat and makine
for the White House at pace worthy OF
Col. Roosevelt.
Tn against IT," said Judge Iurtor
Continued on Page II, Column 8.