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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
GEN. BLISS IN COMMAND.
Will BE Chief of StnfY Until Gen
Leonard Wood Returns

bcOuuEO NOOu heNuEuss
Brig. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, president
Of the War College, owing 10 the alb
sence in Cuba Of Maj Gen. Leonard
Wood, win become acting chief of stan
when Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell is re-
lieved from that Office on April %.
Gen. Bell VIII take a long leave Of alb
sence when he is relieved. as he will
not take command of the Philippines d.
vision until next winter, and Gen. Wood
is not expected to resume his duties as
chief Of staff until the latter part OF
June.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
BIG BALLOON RACE PLANNED.
VIII Be Feature of Fourth OF July
Celebration.

Celebration.
II the plans formulated by the Com
missioners for a safe and sane" Fourth
Of July celebration carry out, Washington
will see a big balloon race as one of the
attractions on the sport programme.
Eight entries for the aeronautic race
will make 1t one Of the big features OF
the celebration. Aquatic sports. including
eight-oared races, %il also have a promi-
nent place on the programme. w. V.
Cox is treasurer OF the committee that
will raise $4,000 by subscriptions for the
celebration.
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socialists Celebrate Tonight.

Washington Sccialf;s viii celebrate the victory Of
their party in Milwaukee at a meeting tonight at
Flynn's College Hall, Eighth street and New York
avenue The programme includes brid addresses
and nnaic
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HO! The Midway,
Crowds, music, fun. Grand To-nigh
Wants Lights ON VehicIes.

Representative Smith, Of Michigan. introduced in
the House yesterday bill received from the Com
missicrers authorizing them 70 make certain police
regulations requiring automobiles ard motor and
horso-drawn vehicles 10 carry lights
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caverlys Plumbing. 1891 G NV.

40 Miles Down the Historic Potomac
and return, 25c; cafe and buffet, oty
prices. Steamer Manchester. Initial Sun
DAY trip. Sunday, G:So p. NJ: 7th st.
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SHOT IS YEARS AGO
Veteran RecOunts Staying of
President Lincoln.
WAS FIRST MAN AT HIS SIDE

william II. Flood, Now Old Govern
nsent EmpIOye, Reticent I'm De-
scribins Part He Played In the
TraEedy-knew President Lincoln
Before the AssaSsinatiOn.
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Every ingredient OF MeinberE's Bread
is the purest obtainable. None cleaner,
more wholesome, or satisfying. Grocerst.
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Save Money on TRXicab Fares
! by using TTCO coupon books. Delight
! full park rides, So hour Phone y 1912.
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Placed on Stretcher.


Then I discovered that he had been
shot in the head. Ny hands were COW
cred with blood Below there was a
panic. with women screaming and faint
ing and the men shouting Then sur
geon came with some soldiers and placed
the President on a stretcher. AS they
did this. / stepped TO the edge Of tho box
and called 10 the audience:
" The President is not dead. but IS
mortally wounded
Il took my place at the head OF the
stretcher and with Capt owen walked
TO the Oldroyd house, where the President
breathed his last little later we start
ed back to the ship and as We reached
the street saw a crowd OF wildly excited
people gathered on the sidewalk My uni
form was covered with blood and a re-
port started that I had been connected
with the assassination. We were escorted
by the police until the excitement quieted
down and the people were convinced the
blood on my uniform was the result OF
the aid I had extended the President.
Il left Washington the next day under
orders. Later I returned to identify the
body Of Booth and this talk that it was
not Booths body is foolish. I knew him
and am willing TO swear that II was his
dead body that 1 saw at the inquiry"
Tearfully Mr.. Flood finished his tale.
He was unable TO speak for some time,
so overcome was he with the memories
of the tragedy. After a time Mr.. Flood
told other anecdotes and stories Of pre-
vious meetings he had had with Lincoln
while on duty here. He had talked with
the President on the afternoon Of the
tragedy and escorted him about the navy
yard.
MY father was a great friend Of Abe
Lincoln and the President remembered
me, though I was only a lad when he
was in Illinois struggling for a living as
lawyer
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Forty-hve years ago tonight President
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by
John Wilkes Booth, at the Ford Theater.
In Tenth street.
The first man to give the stricken Ex-
ecutive aid was William H. Flood. who
resides in comparative obscurity IN this
city. Mr.. Flood lives at 22S Eighth street
southwest, and is one Of the oldest en-
ployes in the government service, being
Connected with the Bureau OF Fisheries
At his home yesterday this silver-hair-
ed patriarch told the story of the tragedy
and "reminiscences, OF his previous meet
ings with Lincoln. With tears in his
eyes. the old gentleman hesitatingly de-
scribed the shooting and scenes in the
theater Immediately after. Mr.. Flood is
strangely retlcent about the bpart he
played In Washington's greatest tragedy.
and It. was only after considerable per-
suasion that he was induced to speak OF
the matter.
Ensign I'm Navy.
L was an ensign in the navy at the
time and was attached 20 the U. S. 9.
Primrose, stationed in the Potomac, On
the evening of April Il 1 was invited
10 Ford's Theater by my captain. Sllas
Owen. He had heard that President Lin
coin would attend the performance. Our
American Cousin'-and. OF course, ac-
cepted the invitation.
I'VE went in uniform, but did not
carry arms. We sat In the third row
form the stage and could see the Presi-
dents box. While I was talking with
Capt. Owen. a shot rang out from the
Presidents box. Immediately after a man
Jumped TO the stage. shouting Sic sem
per tyrannis.' l recognized him at once
as John Wilkes Booth
In getting to the stage. he tripped over
some bunting and fell, but Immediately
picked himself up and rushed across the
stage. waving a long knife. No one
moved until he was out Of sight ]
jumped from my seat and. brushing past
the people in the aisle. ran 10 the Presl-
dents box. where the women were
screaming
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Climbed 10 Box.

Il grabbed the side Of the proscenium
arch and Skinned up the President s
box. where Miss Harris, who was in the
Presidential party. assisted me over the
railing. Mrs. Lincoln threw her arms
around me as I got in and cried;
They've murdered papa! They've
murdered papa! See If you can't do some
thing
Mr.. Flood paused IN his narrative over
come with emotion. Tears were in his
eyes as he recounted the grief of Mrs.
Lincoln. After few minutes, he con-
tinued.
Il looked into ths back OF the box and
there-there sat the President in a big
chair. His hands rested or his lap and
his mead was bent forward. The women
in the box were hystericaL opened Mr..
Lincolns vest and felt for some signs OF
a wound. but could find none. Another
man. whom I do not know, came into
the box then and we lifted the Presl-
dents body from the chair and placed It
on the floor.
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The store and dwelling at S15s " street together
with the three-story dwelling in the rear Thereof
has been sold BY Young & Simon 20 Joseph
Sommers. the price paid for same bang $1,000
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-12-15

they came over to help the water
users rejoice in having the Bruneau
river under control. but found in
stead that Contractor Clark had de-
parted before the job was finished.
A meeting of the water users was
held Monday evening to see that
immediate action was taken to stop
the leak under the dam. Mr.. Adair,
the receiver, was present and ex-
planned that the matter was to have
immediate attention; that his order
to fill the trench above the concrete
work just put in had been neglected
for few days and a sudden rise OF
the Bruneau river had overlooked
the Golfer dam and permitted water
to get under the concrete wall: but
that it was easily remedied; that
men, cement and machinery were on
hand to do the extra work required
and as soon as the steel head gates
arrived water would be turned into
the canal.
Clinton Fritz is registering resi-
dent land holders, preparatory to vot-
ing yes or no on organizing a water
district and electing officers for the
same January 2.
Mighty hard to confine yourself
to the truth and find you are slat-
ed for membership in the Ananias
club, Ell? A Grand lew resident
writing to eastern friends, incident
ally mentioned that one cherry tree
here produced 500 worth of sale
able fruit besides $50 quarts canned
and in chronicling this little bit
of unvarnished truth found his rep
utation for truth and veracity had
sustained a hard jolt. The answers
that came back were something like
this: WAS that the cherry tree
Washington cut down with his little
hatchet?" Must have been more
than one year old anyway" ''Was
mt it ten years production instead
of one?" Those cherries must have
sold at a dollar per quart'-and this
parting shot: you use to be con
sidered truthful; that Idaho sun
shine must have a terribly warpinl
effect Well, he has about conclud
ed to stop telling the truth-at leas
about Idaho fruit when writing I,
eastern skeptics.
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went from here to Caldwell where
he stole team. IT was for this criiue
he was arrested.
Fl. G. Hammett was In Glenns Fer
ry Monday. He states that work will
begin on the King Hill irrigation pro-
jects within three weeks. He practi-
cally confirmed the report made by
the Gazette last week This is good
news to the people of Glenns Ferry,
Hammett. King Hill and Bliss. All
will be glad TO hear from headquar-
ters that the report is correct. Watch
the price of farm lands and lots rise
and the towns on the projects grow.
/. A. Heron has returned from
lHagerman and will take personal
charge of the water works system
Mrs. Robert Givens received a
fright yesterday. from either an in
sane or drunken negro. He called to
beg but became very insulting in his
remarks. The officers were notified
and placed the "Colored Gentleman
in jail to mediate over his misdeeds-
Christmas is almost here but the
lawns are nearly as green as they
were in the summer time. When we
think Of the kind of weather the
states east of the Rocky Mountains
have been having It is hard to decide
whether we are living in Idaho or
Paradise"
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Mrs. Bennett has been quite i'll but
is now convalescent.
Merle Anderson and Grant Hughes
were in Mountain Home the first
OF the week
Miss Harris spent the days. Satur-
day and Sunday. at her home in
Mountain Home
Mrs. H. II. McMaster and Mrs
Verne McMaster returned from an
extended trip to Charles City. Iowa.
Mrs. stein returned from Boise
the last of the week after an alb
sence of six weeks at the bedside Of
her sister who died last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ). C. Clark left the
first oft he week for Charles City.
where they will visit with friends
for few weeks.
Mrs. John Barrows and mother
and Miss Murphy left for Fonda,
Iowa. Sunday, where they will spend
few weeks visiting friends and rel
atives.
Herman jacobson has returned
to Glenns rerry from Bull, where
he has been conducting clothing
store for the past few weeks.
Jim Hall is again behind the coun-
ter in R. d. Gorby's store. This time
to take the place of Ira T. Piper, who
has resigned and in company with
Mr.. Leeright left Tuesday for St
Louis.
Miss Della Hubbard was taken to
the Boise hospital Wednesday, ac
companied by her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Hubbard. She underwent
painful operation the next day
She is recovering as rapidly as car
be expected under the circumstances
Her many friends here hope tha'
she win fully recover as rapidly as
possible.
A man giving his name as Car
Christensen was arrested at Bliss
Saturday by deputy Sheriff Bliss foi
forging a check of $40 and attempt
ing to get it cashed in Glenns cry
He was brought Fto Glenns Ferr.
Saturday evening and later taker
to Mountain Home where he wa
bound over to await trial at the mex
term of court.
Horsethieves will fight shy of
w. Byrne in the future A youn
nan hirod a horse from his bar
last week and rode the animal :;
Glenns Ferry closely followed by Mi
Byrne who is an expert at tracking
The horse was recovered byt his rid
: er made good his escape .-Buhl Hen
aid. The man referred to was caugh
at La Grande, Oregon, yesterday II
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Mr.. Frank Jackson and Mr.. Rob
ert Nordyke came up to Rocky Bar
this week from Featherville. Mr..
jackson is going to Portland soon,
for a visit.
Mr.. Jim Winters came in from
Pine this week with some supplies.
He went Immediately to Mountain
Home and will bring back some
more supplies.
The snow is about two and half
feet deep but there is certainly the
finest weather up here.
Mr.. Will Quay came from Fall
Creek to prepare to pack the mail
to Atlanta when the roads will be
blocked.
Mr.. Robert Morrison, manager of
the Rocky Bar stage line, was in
town this evening on business
Miss Sarah sullaway, who has
been visiting her father for some
time, left for Mountain Home this
past week.
Mr.. VIII Johnson finished his
work for Mr.. VIII stimson last week
and returned to his home in Pine
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in Colorado and laid to rest there.
The husband and both children, Mrs.
( Winscum and Neil Sudduth, we're
at home when she dies. The sympa-
thy of a host of friends are with the
bereaved and though we know that
nothing we say will serve to lessen
the grief of those who morn the loss
of this life. we assure them the SYM
pathy of the community is with them
in this hour Of sorrow.
A meeting was called on the Sth
of December at the church by Rev.
Pottsmith for the formation of La
dies Aid Society. The following Of
ficers we're elected: Mrs. Dandy
president; Mrs. Wilcox, secretary;
and Mrs. Ferris, treasurer. A num-
Der of MATES were bought up, but
owing to the inclement weather sew
eral were not permitted to be pres
ent, so it was unanimously decided
to adjourn the meeting and finish
the election of officers and other bus
mess when more ladies were pres
ent. Mrs. McCabe very generously Of
fered her home for the next place
of meeting, Saturday afternoon was
decided upon as the day of meeting.
Promptly at three o'clock the meet
ing was called to order by the presi-
dent. At the reading of the minutes
the secretary announced an increase
of seven members and had the wealth
er been pleasant many more would
have been present. They finished tho
election of officers. Mrs. Scholtz be-
ing elected first vice president and
Mrs. Montgomery second vice pres'-
dent. The society is to be known as
1.-The Union Ladies' Aid Society of
King HILL" They are to hold their
meetings the first and third Thurs
days of each month. The first meet
ing to be a business meeting and the
second one a tea. The first meeting
will be held the first Thursday in
January at the home of Mrs. Bandy
All ladies are urged to be present.
The settlers on the King Hill seq
regation met Monday afternoon and
organized the king Hill Farmers
Association" The object of this as
ISOLATION is to promote and guard
the interests of its members, to hold
at least one Farmers Institute dur.
ing each winter in cooperation with
the State Agricultural College an
to stimulate interest and discussion
on such topics and in such matter:
as concern the welfare of its mem
bers. The following officers were
elected: President, w. G. Scholtz
vice president, John Murer; secre
Ms. d. Evans. An executive commit
tee was elected in addition to the Of
fcers, namely, A. r. Wells, Mrs. Fl
c. Jones, and u. S. G. Etory Their
plan is to hold regular meetings once
each month and at which time pa
pers will be presented on domestic
science, dairying, hog raising, be-
culture anu SuOh OOASA 1opiN9 az ~o4'
Germ the welface of the community
Thirty men and women joined tn
association. Their next regular meet
ing will be held the first Wednesda.
in January at 1880 p. m. SHARP, a
the King Hill meeting house. Ar
rangements are also to be made 70
conducting a Farmers Institute meet
ing here this winter with the assis
lance of lecturers from the Stat
Agricultural Colleges. Every man ant
woman in the community who thinl
they might be benefited by this or
ganization are most cordially invit
ed to attend the meetings.
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The S. S. and the day school join
in Christmas exercises at the hall
over the new bank Christmas Eve.
All of the people of the valley are
invited and a fund of over $40 has
been raised to buy candy and nuts
for all, little and big.
Atty. Snow and Mr.. Shepherd OF
the Grand lew Land and Irrigation
Co, are here this week. They said
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Sunday school. 10 a. m
Preaching service. ........11 a. M
Junior League. .........3 1880 D. m
1t may be that the date Of Christ
mas program and tree will be Chang
ed You viii please watch the notices
the coming week. The children are
working hard that they may have a
nice Christmas program.
The Ladies' Aid gave a very at
tractive az we'll as successful baz-
aar this week in the Regulator build
ing
Quite a bit Of work has been done
on the new church this week. And
as soon as the long looked for doors
and windows come. the auditorium
will be ready for the plaster. We
hope to have the church ready for
use very soon.
e. e. CRABTREE, Pastor.
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Every family has need Of good,
reliable liniment. For sprains, bruis-
es. soreness Of the muscles and rheu-
matte pains there is none better than
chamberlains Sold by r. w. Smith
Co.
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GLENNS FERRY NEWS
(From the Gazette)

James Eaton, of King Hill, was a
pleasant caller at this Office Monday.
Jesse Sumner arrived from Boise
Saturday after a few weeks visit
with friends.
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Mr.. VIM. Nixon, the postmaster,
has gone to Boise for treatment for
his eyes and also to look after his
winter supplies in Mountain Home.
We all hope he comes back very
much improved.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-06-09
Vital Washington News.
BY Clyde H Tavenner.

ny Niyuo luNohhoA'
Washington, June 6.-Government
by stealth, is a fitting expression to
describe the gag-rule methods in
augurated under Mr.. Taft.
Not merely the average employee
of the government, but the highest
officials, are afraid to give newspaper
men information as to what is going
on. Employees are being made to
feel that they owe no fidelity to the
public, but that they are mere per-
sonal servants of the coterie of men
now in charge of the government.
AS result of the discharge of
Pinchot, CLAWS, Kerby and other in
terror department employees, the
average government worker feels
that it is worth his position to discuss
even matters of public record with
newspaper man.
The following official order signed
by George Otis Smith, director of the
United States Geological survey, gives
an idea of the Russian-like censor
ship that has been established over
government information:
"Rule 2. That no interview shall
be granted without securing from the
person soliciting the same a promise
that he will, before submitting the
material to his publication office,
present a copy of his manuscript to
the director George Otis Smith for
approval.
So far as is known among newspa-
per men in Washington, nothing so
drastic as this in the way Of press
censorship has ever been attempted
before in America.
In 1871, under Cleveland, the total
annual appropriation for the expenses
of the national government was $40, :
600, 600, or IS for every man, woman
and child. In 1900 our expenses had
increased to $500, 900, 900, or IS for
every man, woman and child. The
last Congress appropriated the colos-
sal sum Of $l,044, 40l, 857, or nearly
$12 for every man, woman and child.
This Congress threatens to spend
III, 0O0, 600 in excess Of last years
appropriation.
Republicans appear reluctant to
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concern themselves much about gov
eminent expenditures in relation to
the cost of living. But one thing is
certain. Government does not pick
up these hundreds of millians of dol
lars in the street. This money comes
out of somebody's pocket. Unlike
city and state governments, the ma
tional government has but one way
of raising revenue to meet expenses,
/ and that is by taxing things eaten,
worn or used by the people. Hence
it is that increased cost of living is
marching hand-in-hand with increas-
ed Republican extravagances.
lam sorry" said Senator Bristow,
of Kansas, while discussing the rail-
road bill, that the senator from West
Virginia (ElkinS) has deserted the
chamber, and am sorry the senator
from Rhode Island (Aldrich is not
here, and that the senator from Mas
sachusetts LODGE has also disap-
peared."
A survey of the senate showed that
the railroad senator's, after having
outlined the kind of legislation they
had decided should be enacted, had
filed from the chamber without wait
ing to hear those who disagreed from
the railroad viewpoint.
Those of US who are here might
possibly be instructed" suggested a
Democratic senator, upon noting Bris-
lows chagrin, but if the senator
from Kansas imagines that anything
he can say will influence those sena-
tors he is wasting his time and
BREATH"
Il am afraid the senator is right"
answered Bristow. Then he went on
addressing the democrats and the
empty seats Of the standpatters.
Lest we forget, only nine of the
2l8 Republicans of the national House
of Representatives are in a position
| to stand before their constituents and
report that they voted to unseat Can
non as speaker. Page $3.50 Of the
Congressional Record shows that on
March 10 all but nine Republicans
voted against the Burleson resolution,
which would have unseated Speaker
Cannon and made it possible to elect
a new speaker. Every Democrat
voted to unseat Uncle Joe"
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The Home

To cool hot dish in a hurry place
II In vessel full Of cold salt water.
Slight stains can be removed from
black cloth by rubbing with freshly
cut raw potato. wiping 1t with a clean
cloth.
When you make griddle cakes, beat
the milk and eggs together with egg
beaten. They will almost melt In your
mouth.
Chicken salad Is delicious II mixed
with small pieces Of green pepper
and mayonnaise. Press the meat into
pepper cases.
A few drops Of lemon squeezed In
the water in which potatoes are
boiled, just before they are done. will
prevent them from turning black.
Wooden blankets should. be placed
In boxes lined with newspapers. Lay
pieces of linen saturated with turpen-
tine In the boxes to prevent an inva.
sion Of moths.
Vaseline will leave a stain that is
hard to get out. Wash goods stained
with vaseline first in warm water and
soap, then few drops of chlorinated
soda rubbed on the spots will cause
them to disappear.