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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-09
NO PRESSURE FROM FRANCE.
Foreign Office Denies It Has Made
Representations to Washington.

PARIS. March 9.-The of1cials OF the
foreign ONCE today informed the Asso-
ciated Press that the French government
had made no representations to the
United states regarding the protection Of
French interests In Mexico.
News Of the American action was re-
ceived with extraordinary interest by the
foreign Office. where. in the absence of
special advices from Washington on the
subject, 1t is assumed that the reasons
for the step taken were wholly SUFFICIENT.
Local financial interests are somewhat
concerned regarding events in Mexico.
where 1t liz roughly estimated this coun-
try has $1oOO0O,0oO invested.
The explanation Of the latest develop
ment current on the bourse is that the
United States government has i'm mind the
ultimate possibility of beNG required to
protect the immense American interests
In Mexico, which might be imperiled in
the event Of the death Of President Diaz
BY widespread disorders in that country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-09
WILL NOT SUE HERE
BaIIinger Will Go to Seattle Be-
fore Opening Proceedings.
PLANS ACTION FOR LIBEL
Refuses to Designate Who Will Be
Accused or What Amounts
Will Be Asked.
ACTION FOR LIBEL

Secretary Ballinger has not decided to
make Clifford Pinchot. former forester OF
the United States. defendant in libel
suit to be filed in this city, asking $4,000
damages.
This was made clear at the Interior
Department this afternoon. when it was
said Mr. Ballinger will not fully decide
as to his contemplated libel suits until
he has spent some time in his home city.
Seattle, and has had time to study the
situation with his legal colleagues.
Then he will finally make up his mind
as to whom he will make defendants
and the amount of damages he will
| claim No doubt is left in the minds
of Mr.. Ballinger's friends that he in
tends to bring legal action against
those responsible for the onslaughtS
made against him since he first took
I'D the duties of Secretary of the In
| terror
He makes this plain to his friends.
but as to the defendants to be named
and the amounts to nc claimed he does
not make any statements.
Possible Defendants.
Mr. Pinchot it is believed. will be one
man whom Mr.. Ballinger will single out
! for one of the defendants. and a New
York weekly is known to be one of the
papers which is marked for the legal bat
tie which is soon to be started. Through
out his term of office the Secretary has
been collecting evidence which, ii is de-
clared will be used when the cases are
called i'm court for trial.
Some prominence has been given to the
statement that Mr.. Pinchot will be sued
in Washington and that Mr.. Ballinger,
relieved of his duties as Secretary OF the
Interior, will be at the head OF an array
| of prosecuting counsel. In other words,
Washington was to have the Ballinger-
Pinchot controversy threshed over aga.n
Defense of Pinchot.
| When the gage is thrown down il Is
said that Clifford Pnchot will not be left
at the post, for it is known that he is a
resourceful antagonist and in all proba-
bility. will also gather for his defense
some of the most brilliant lawyers of the
country. including his friend George
Wharton Pepper of Philadelphia
| The former forester is now on his way
| to Europe. but as soon as Secretary Bal
linger gathers his forces for his final
struggle it is declared Mr.. Pinchot will
be in this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-09
JAMES A. GRIFFITH BURIED.
Services Held This Morning at St
AloysiuS Church.

Rev. Father Pittar ohiciated at the fu-
neral services held in St. Aloysius Church
this morning at $50 o'clock for James A.
Griffith. one Of the acolytes who served
the first mass in that church.
Mr.. Griffith. who had been an employe
Of the Standard Oil Company for many
years. died at his residence. 7OS 4th street
northeast. Tuesday. He had been ill for
several weeks following an attack OF
paralysis. Several days before his death
he was stricken with cerebral hemor-
rhages.
The deceased was q brother-in-law OF
the late DR.. Franklin Howe. At the fu-
neral today Mr.. Grid1th's four sons and
two sons-in-law acted as pallbearers. In.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-09
A Waning Language.

There are beauties in this waning Ian
guage. the Chinese written language; but
they have rarely been depicted TN such
charming and enlightening way as en-
ployed by Adachi kinnosuke in our next
Sunday Magazine. MIR. Adachi is q
Japanese scholar who has made 1t a sort
of hobby to interpret things oriental To
know he had a story in the prize con-
test recently. the one called TWO
Brothers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-09
Says Right Is Waived.
SWINDLED BY CARD SHARps.
American Claims to Have. Lost
$50. 900 in Game With "Noblemep. /"

PARIS, March 9.-Three men dsscribinG
themselves as Italian noblenlen were ar.
rested today charged with having swim
died LEVIN Hart. young American. eus
OF $4,000 The prisoners gave tho names
of Borelli, Csnninatti and Bordeni ana
are alleged to be wanted by the police of
Italy.
According to the story told bY Hart. he
met the strangers at his hotel IN the
Place de rEtoile. and was introduced By
them at various gambling clubs. DufinO
the visits to these places he says that
the men by the use of marked cards and
other devices robbed him Of his s1tjrs
fortune =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-09
New Security Must Be Furnished.

More than 100 bonds now filed In
pending cases in the District Supreme
Court were affected by the recent fail
ures Of the Aetna Indemnity Company
of Hartford. Conn, and the United
Surety Company Of Baltimore. These
companies had qualified as surety on
the bonds, and il will now be neces-
sary for the principals on the bonds to
furnish new sureties.
The court in general term today
passed an order to that effect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-09
OFFICERS Of MILITIA
ASKED TO MANEUVERS
Some From the District May
Join Regulars in Camp at
San Antonio.

Militia officers of all states of the Union
will be invited to participate i'll the op-
erations of the army at San Antonio. Tex.
This announcement is made by the War
Department, and is coupled with the
statement that the invitation will be OK
tended with view to giving the officers
of the National Guard practical field ex-
pefience
There arc about 5000 of these officers,
but as the acceptance of the invitations to
them is optional it cannot be foretoid
how many will avail themselves of the
opportunity to participate in the military
activity.
The known dearth of officers in the
army and the fact that the War Depart
ment has been knocking at the doors of
Congress for additional officers gave
ground for the conjecture that the real
purpose Of the invitation to the officers
of the militia was to use them to COM
mand regular troops.
Not to Fill Vacancies.
The War Department, however. gave
emphatic denial to the suggestion that
the militia officers would be used to fill
vacancies in command, and reiterated the
statement that the assembling of the
National Guard officers would merely be
for the purpose Of instruction.
Three aeroplanes of standard types will
be purchased by the War Department and
rushed to the front for service with the
troops. This carries out the idea Of the
directors of the present campaign to
equip the army which is being mobilized
along the southern frontier as a modern
organization, apace with all advance
ments in military science.
District Officers May 60.
The invitation of the War Department
to officers of the National Guard through
out the United States to witness the war
maneuvers near the Mexican border prob
ably will be accepted by some OF the
local National Guard officers.
Although no official invitation had been
received at District militia headquarters
today, it is known that the publication of
the offer in the press will serve to induce
many officers to accept.
Col S. E. Smiley. adjutant general of
the District militia, said this morning that
no officer would be ordered to attend the
maneuvers, but officers who could con-
veniently be spared would be permitted
to take the trip. These officers would be
expected to- submit report of their OBJ
servations on their return to Washington,
ne added.
Gen. George H. Harries, commanding
the District militia, was not in the city
today, and 1t is not known whether he
will accept the invitation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-09
QUESTION OF COUNSEL
|NPOUCE COURT ARGUED
Matter of Having a Lawyer
Assigned Is Raised by
Negro Prisoner.

The question Of the right OF an accuGeA
person in the Police Court to have q
lawyer assigned to defend him free OF
cost. when he has no counsel. is raised
in a proceeding in habeas corpus argued
today before Justice Stafford. Charles
Owens a negro prisoner at the jail, has
raised the question of this right guaxau-
teed in criminal cases under the Consu-
tuition.
Justice Stafford has taken the matter
under advisement and requested counsel
to file briefs by next Monday.
Owens. through Attorney ii. A. Clarke.
tells the court he was convicted In tho
Police Court February 81 last OF the
larceny OF seven chickens valued at 80
cents each He was given $50 days frg
jail. If he had been given counsel. he
claims, he would have been acquitted.
Says Right Is Waived.
Assistant United States Attorney
Peelle. who is representing Warden
Harris in opposing the release Of Owens.
argued to the court that by the method
of procedure in the Police Court prison.
ers without counsel. when consenting
to be tried by the court, waive the
right of having counsel assigned to
them. II such right exists. Mr.. Peelie
denied the right is accorded by the
sixth amendment, which he claims 10
not intended to apply to Police Court
cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-09
Denied at Embassy.

The Mexican ambassador. Senior de la
Barra, has returned from New York.
where he was In conference yesterday
regarding the. relations OF the United
States and Mexico and their diplomatic
aspects in Washington with Jose Ives
Iimantour, the Mexican minister Of
finance.
Mr.. Limantour. who is just from
France, where he was made an immortel
of the French Academy, is in the United
States on his way to Mexico. 1t was
stated at the Mexican embassy this
morning that the Mexican ambassadors
talk with Senior Limantour was for
the purpose of giving him first-hand in
formation to take back to Mexico, where
the minister of finance goes in few
days
That President Djaz is or has been ill
| recently is .emphatically denied at the
embassy. The assertion was made by a
secretary that the report of the Mexican
presidents grave condition was created
by financial interests bent on manfpulat-
ing the markets for Mexican securities.
clared
Message From Creel.
The following message. given out at
| the Mexican embassy, was received At 10
o'clock last night from Enrique Creel,
Mexican minister of foreign affairs:
/; 1.-THE health OF President Diaz is ex-
cellent. The American maneuvers have
! nothing to do with Mexican politics."
The spokesman for the embassy, one OF
the secretaries. declared this morning that
| all the talk of Intervention by the United
States has had its origin in the offices OF
newspapers. NO one in touch with con-
ditions, he said, is sponsor for such re-
ports,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-09

Secretary of State Knox. who lmme-
dietely upon the adjournment OF con-
sress left the capital for a brief Vaca-
ton in the south, probably will pay
short visit TO Havana. Cuba, before re-
turning to Washington.
Unless his present plans arc changed he
will leave Florida in % day or so for l1a-
vana it is said that his trip TO Cuba
will be merely Il part of his short Vaca-
ton. and has no relation to official bust
ness although ii is added that lie prob
ably will Incidentally discuss with the
American minister at Havana and the
Cuban government various matters III
which the two countries are mutually In
tereSted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-09
Residence Damaged by Water.

Trees in front of the building caught
fire and were ruined, and the blaze and
water slightly damaged the house OF Z.
". Bohannon, :,23 10Th street. 1t became
necessary for the tiremen to direct a
stream of water against the house of MIR.
Bohannon. One front window was broken
and water enough poured through to
damage the contents of the house.
The streams of water played upon the
warehouse. sent charred timbers in every
direction, but no one was injured. Fire
men remained: about the building until
the last spark was eNtinguished.
1t was impossible for the fircmcn to
determine the origin Of the fire or in
what part of the building 1t started
w b. Moses & Sons recently purchased
the property and, it is stated. will erect
a warehouse upon the site. 1t was pur
chased from the estate of James l.. Bar
bour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-09
Junk WAREHOUSE BURNS /
| IN SECOND ALARM fire.
Lively Blaze Calls Excited
Crowds to 18th Street and
Maryland Avenue S.W.

/ The big frame warehouse of Edward
Mullin, junk dealer, at the northeast cor
ner of Maryland avenue and 18th street
southwest was destroyed by fire this
afternoon. The building, valued at 5000,
is now a mass of ruins.
When firemen reached the structure the
blaze was so threatening that a second
alarm was sent in to call out additional
companies. Soon number OF streams
of water were being thrown into the
building.
Chief Wagner responded to the second
alarm and directed the movements of the
firemen, Battalion Chief Sullivan assist
ing 1t was soon seen that water could
not prevent the destruction of the frame
building.
Hundreds of persons gathered about the
scene and watched the work OF the fire
men. They kept at safe distance. how
ever on account Of the streams OF water
being constantly thrown across the street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-09
D|Az REPORTED DEAD;
OFFICIAL DENIAL MADE
Mexican President Declared to
Be in His Usual Excel
lent Health.

: NEW ORLEANS. March ct was ru-
mored in New Orleans last night that
President Diaz of Mexico died shortly
after o'clock. 1t has been impossible up
to this time to get any information or
denial of the report.
MEXICO CITY, March 9.-Gen. Diaz re-
ceived admiral la Carte and members of
his staff at o'clock yesterday evening
in the national palace. At 8 o'clock last
night he was in conference in his own
residence with the Governor of Guiana
juato.
In reply to query from Barcelona by
a member of the presidents staff regard
ing the truth Of rumors which had reach
ed there, Col. PorfiriO Diaz, jr.. cabled
that his father was in excellent health.
Impression of Senility.
NEW YORK. March 9.-Henry Lane
Wilson, American ambassador to Mexico.
was asked about the frequent rumors
that President Dfaz is on the verge of
death.
Il can only tell what have SEEM" he
said President DiaZ is eighty-three
years old, but, SO far as l can observe
his mind is still firm and keen. He is a
ustle deaf, and when he 'misinterprets a
question his replies are sometimes given
grotesque turn. that might be twisted
into an inference Of senilty.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-09
Knox to Continue Trip.

not a hostile demonstration against the
republic to the south.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-03-01
Growing of Summer Apples.
Jos. A. Arnold, Editor and Chief,
U. S. Agriculture Department.

U. S. Agriculture Department.
On nearly every farm summer
apples have had a place since very
early days, and varieties have been
developed extending the season Of
apple production over the entire
summer, as we'll as autumn. While
as a rule this fruit has been grown
for family consumption, the surplus
has found it's way to market. The
marked decline in the production of
peaches within the past few years has
brought about considerable extension
of the early apple industry on a CON-
mercial scale, which extension has
been most marked in the Middle
Atlantic States, where especially ad
vantageous transportation routes,
both rail and water. and the proximity
of large markets has stimulated the
enterprise, which has its center in
the truck-producing region near
Philadelphia. The U. S. Department.
of Agriculture, as result of this ex-
tension, has made a study of the
early apple industry, with the Middle
Atlantic States as field, and publish
ed the information collected in a
bulletin entitled "Summer Apples in
the Middle Atlantic States" issued
by the Bureau of Plant Industry.
This bulletin is a compendium of in
formation covering all phases of the
question of early apple production,
including soils, climate culture, pick
ing, packing marketing, etc. Numer-
Gus varieties are described, and sea-
sons and other data conveniently
presented in tabular form.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-03-01

The much heralded AZ story building
for Seattle, has finally assumed
definite shape. Permit has been
granted and every evidence points to
construction in the early spring.
This building is to be erected by the
l.. &. Smith heirs, of typewriter fame,
OF Syracuse, New York, and will be
the third highest Office building in
the world. No one thing has so
certainly fixed the status of Seattle
as a great city, as the erection of this
building.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-03-01

have planned to put my new stock in,
is just west of the old apple trees.
Will it be all right to put them there
and leave the old trees for another
year or two? How far apart should
the rows be for apples, cherries and
pears?"
There is certainly no objection to
using nursery stock grown near by,
but the very common idea that such
stock is better than if grown some
where else never commended itself to
my better judgment. l have no
financial interests in this question
for l have no ak to grind and am not
turning the grindstone while some
one else grinds. On my own fruit
ranch l have fruit trees that grew in
our own nursery on the ranch, and
we have trees that were grown in
Missouri, Pennsylvania, New York
and Maryland, and if there has ever
been any difference in the health,
vigor or fruitfulness Of these trees l
do not know it. 1 would get my trees
wherever l could find them, regard
less of location. | know that some
good men will not agree with me,
especially if they have trees to sell.
1t is easy to have the judgment warp
ed by our personal interest with no
intention of dishonesty. Good men
often differ on important matters.
| would thoroughly spray those old
apple and pear trees with the lime
sulphur wash. | would put in enough
lime to make the trees look white
after being sprayed. If you buy some
ready made ime-suphur wash, add
lime to it till it will show a white
coat. If you scatter lime over the
ground and pillow it under, it will
help about this cracking of the apples.
| do not think the old trees will hurt
the young trees unless they are SO
close as to shade the young ones, or
draw the nutriment from the soil.
Prune the older trees heavily and
spray thoroughly and let them stand
unless they are so badly affected with
fungous growths that you can cure
them.
| would plant cherry and pear trees
20 feet apart each way. I would
plant apple trees from Is to 30 feet
apart each way. If the trees are
properly pruned these distances will
be about right.
Apples seem to be going up in the
market all over the country and
especially in the Eastern cities.
Those who held their apples will do
we'll, provided that they kept we'll.
We did not cold storage any apples
the past fall.
There are some very important
matters that need attention that mist
go over till future issues. Questions
that come in must be answ cred soon,
for planting time is coming on when
the information sought will be needed.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-03-01
Horticulture

me. The same apple raised in the
Kittitas valley will keep longer than
Toppenish. 1t is rule that no well
informed fruit grower will call in
question if he is honest that the higher
and colder the country the longer the
apples will keep other things being
equal. The Mcintosh is the leading
winter apple in the Bitter Root valley,
Montana. This | am told by the lead
lug apple growers of that country.
From what l have learned about this
apple as grown in Montana and what
| have learned about it as grown in
the Kittitas valley in Washington and
what know about this fine apple, my
advice is TO grow it in the country
around Ellensburg. Ii lived there
L would plant this apple, for I have
not doubt OF it's success there.
Mr.. Loomis writes of an apple
growing OH his farm which he says
originated there. 1t was shown at
the meeting of the Washington Horti-
cultural Society at it's recent meeting
in Prosser. He says, "The nearest
any one came to naming this apple
was to say that it looked like a Wine
sap at the stem end and a Spitzenberg
at the calix end with good many Of
the characteristics of the Spitzenb erg
only better color and better keeping
quality" He says the trees bear we'll
and apples keep we'll. He says that
they call it "Kittitas Spitz.' From
what he says about this apple L should
think it worthy of trial. If it origin
ated on the farm there, as he claims.
then it is Seeding and should be
thoroughly tested. AS [ have often
said in these columns, all new and
promising seedlings should be prop
erly tested, for in this way many of
our best apples have originated. But
it is further true that many so-called
seedlings are some we'll known apples
that were planted by some one and
no record kept. Often time the same
apple has been known under different
names. would say to friend Loomis,
give this promising apple fair trial
and if it is really new apple it may
prove to be very valuable one.
A QUERY FROM KlTSAP
Howard A. White, Colby, kitsap
county, Wash, wrote February 7th,
making the following Inquiries:
''Is it true that nursery stock, grown
on this side of the mountains, do
better than that grown in Eastern
Washington? | would also like to
know what to do with some old apple
trees have on this place They bore
fairly we'll last year but good many
of the apples cracked open and all
around the stem they were rusty
looking. My pears we're affected the
same way. The trees have a good
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-03-01

Right Prices for Good Strong Plants


Very fine and large stock of 2
and 3 year old plants of care
fully selected varieties. The list
Includes:
*AMERICAN BEAUTY-Red.
BELLE SIEBRECHT- Pink.
CRIMSON AMBLER-Crimson climber
DUCHESS OF ALBANY, or red La
France.
DOROTHY PERKINS Pink rambler,
climber.
ETOILE DE FRANCE-Crimson.
*FRAU KARL DRUSCHKI-Pure white.
The greatest rose of the century;
very hardy.
*GENERAL JACQUEMINOT-Red.
HELEN GAMBLER elbow
J. B. CLARK-Red.
KILLARNEY-Pi
*KAISERINE AUGUSTA VICTORIA-Ye
lowish white.
LYON New)-Yellow.
LADY BATTERSEA-Red, beautiful bud
FLA FRANCE = Pink, exquisite form,
stands at the head of all roses as an
individual flower.
LIBERTY-Crimson.
*MADAM @. TESTOUT-Pink very pop
ular.
MAMAN COCHET-Pink.
*MARIE VAN HOUTTE-Pink and yell
low.
MRS. JNO. LAING-Light Red.
PAUL NEYRON-Very large light red.
*PRINCE @. DE ROHAN-Very dark red.
RENE MARIE Climb
ing red.
RICHMOND-Red.
Striped red and white.
SOUVENIR DU PRESIDENT CARNOT-
Rose flesh
*ULRICH BRUNNER-Red.
VISCOMTESS FOLKSTONE-Pink.
WHITE LA FRANCE-White.
*WHITE M. COCHET-White and pink
And many others which we cannot list here.
We will mail you our list and prices on applica-
selection.
You may buy cheaper rose plants than ours,
but they will not be so good Why speculate?
CHRISTOPHER Nurseries CO.
JOHN A. STEWART 81 SON, PROPS.
(Nurserymen for Four Generations.)
Christopher, King Co., Wash.
Raw ETurS
Hihqest Prices paid for all kinds of raw furs
DanzigeF Fur Co., 14l0 End Ave-, Seattle