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The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
KINGS FAVORITE TURNS
FROM GAY STAGE LIFE
Cleo de Merode, Popular During Life of Monarch
Forced to Learn Practical Trade to Earn Living.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
Paris, June 3.-Cleo de Merode, the
celebrated Partisan dancer, who was ad-
mired by King Leopold above all other
women, has gone to work. She is learn
ing trade.
The gold and Jewels once lavished upon
her by the late King have ceased to flow
in. She must live upon her own earnings
from the stage, and those are not what
they were.
So now for work.
Mademoiselle has an artistic sense, and
she would earn her living as an artist, If
possible. Therefore, she is studying sculp-
ture But she is prudent and practical.
She knows that Is is difficult to win
success as an artist, therefore she is
mastering a humber calling. She is also
learning typewriting.
Cleo dc Merode has probably been IN
her time the subject Of as much gossip
as any woman in the world. The late
King Leopold, Of the Belgians, made her
celebrated, but 1t must be said that she
seconded his efforts with a strangely
striking type of beauty.
The old King used to slip away from
his country incognito and spends weeks
in Paris. Upon one Of these occasions he
saw a new premiere danseuse at the
theater. 1t was Cleo.
She had an exquisite, pure, passionless
profile and her black hair was pasted In
bandeaux over her forehead after the
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
PRIME MINISTER
ADVISES ACTION
Companies Urged to Rein.
state Discharged Men.

Paris, June 3.-The French railroad
troubles are by no means over, though
there is a temporary lull in the storm.
while the prime minister is urging on the
companies the political necessity Of TAX
ing back the men discharged during the
great strike last year.
It is a curious fact, worth noting at this
moment when there is serious talk Of .
gigantic conflict in the railroad world.
which has already has its effect on the
stock market, that the greater part OF
the railroad shares Of France are In the
hands of small capitalists. Tho iron
roads are by no means owned by the
Idle rich"
Recent statistics concerning the Com
pasnie du Midi show that the pension
and mutual benefit societies own about
one-fifth Of the public stock. The re-
mainder of the bearer bonds. to the num-
Der OF 100000. are held by 5000 persons.
Seventy-five. per cent OF the ordinary
shareholders possess from one to ten
shares.
Il Is the same story with the compasnie
dOrleans. The gigantic sum Of nearly
$500. .o0o.o ooo representing the capital m
vested In French nailroads. 10 distibuted
In tiny lots. Hence fresh turmoil VIII
directly afIect the class from which the
workers are drawn. ou1ta 3ndeDenAane Of
. oo1Datle0 - WaOoA
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
MANUEL TO RACE,
SEEKING STABLES
Young Monarch Negotiates
for Immense Quarters.

London, June liking Manuel. the
young monarch who seems to have be-
come reconciled to his fate very quick
ly, intends to go in for racing over here
as soon as possible. He is negotiating
for a place at which his horses can be
trained under his own eye. and at pres
ent II seems likely that he will rent
the big house and grounds at Henworth
Park, which belongs to old Mr.. Lafone,
late member Of the House Of Commons,
who died last month.
There is good galloping ground there
and room for immense stables. while the
house and gardens are charming. The
place lies west Of Twichenham, and there
is historic precedent for royal occupancy.
as Queen Elizabeth had stables here and
hunted in the park with some regularity
in the early years Of her reign.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
LATEST NEWS FOREIGN HERALDS READERS
FRENCHMAN ABANDONS
GERMAN SWEETHEART
Remembrance of Bitter War Causes Lover to Break
Engagement, Causing Breach of Promise Suit.

Paris, June "a breach Of promise
case Of a new order has just come
before the Fifth Chamber OF the tn
bunal. The Judges have to decide
whether an offer Of marriage made by
cable is Legally binding
The interrupted romance began in this
way. A young civil engineer set OF to
Tonking on business. On the voyage he
made the acquaintance Of a young
woman with a German name. who re-
sided with her brother-in-law at Saigon.
The acquaintance made on board ship
ripened into mutual affection.
When the engineer returned to France
at the beginning Of last year he felt very
lonely, and thought he could not do
better than make an offer Of marriage
to the little "Tonkinoise." Without hesi-
tating, he sent a cable to the young
woman's brother-in-law in these terms:
Fortune realized. Make offer OF marriage
TO Crete. Cable reply" The reply was
to the effect that Crete would start on
July q.
Arrangements for the wedding were
completed when the engineer wrote to
his fancee informing her he had been
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
ENGLISH ESTATES
SOURCE OF WEALTH
Land Owners Due to Pay
Extra Tax Oh Holdings.

London. June 3.-'The upper ten thou
sand in England is a figure Of speech
which happens to be more nearly correct
than most people imagine. From a state
ment made by Mr.. Lloyd-George in q
parliamentary paper this week 1t ap.
pears that last year there were 1o,soo per-
sons In the United Kingdom with in
comes Of over $4,000 year. The exact
number has been ascertained through the
chancellor's new super-tax, which i'm
poses an extra 2k per cent on incomes
exceeding that figure. The total income
Of these 800 persons was $650,003 500. or
an average Of $e3. los each.
The aggregate gross income Of the IN
habitants of the British Isles amounted
for the year to 500. 100000 This total
Included $3.50. 1900 drawn by 6s6.000 per.
sons officially described a. employees; an
average of q. .l65 a head. There were 2os
employees with salaries over $4,000 year
and twenty business men made incomes
Of over $z50oo0.
Az no details have ever been ,given ol
incomes from land. any computation OF
the number of rich men IN the country
and Of their average incnma has hAen
hitherto impossiblA
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
INCREASES
DAILY IN DELHI
sD.c,.l C.b,e to Tho washington Herald.

Special Cable to Tho Washington Herald.
Simla, June 3.-The continued preva-
lence Of plague at Delhi must naturally
cause some anxiety to the NDurbar ofn-
cials, and weekly official returns show
no sign of any decline in mortality.
During the last week the city itself
had Il cases and Il deaths and the dis
trict g72 cases and S31 deaths.
In the first week Of April the city &C
counted for 30 cases and 50 deaths. and
the district 5H cases and 500 deaths. In
the following week the city recorded ~
cases and s. deaths. and the district s.
cases and 642 deaths. In the third week
the city was responsible for so cases and
80 deaths. and the district SN cases and
81 deaths.
The remainder OF the Delhi division Il
also badly affected, the district returns
for the past week being az follows: His
car, 17 cases and 3ol death: Rotak. a,
cases and IA deaths; Karnal. T6 cases
and s67 deaths: Umballa. - cases and
90 deaths: 0urgaon. 2.lss cases and "a
deaths. The figures fpr 0urgaon ere tor
twp weeks. ending Apru =
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
DOGS ATTACK OLD MEN
IN ISLAND VILLAGE
Deported Animals Are Not Welcomed from Saloniki
by Simple Citizens of Neighboring City on Coast.

steal all food stuffs that are not ade-
quately guarded. chase cattle, worry
sheep, and. removed from the civilizing
influences of city life, frequently display
disagreeable inclination to attack the
ample calves Of the Catharinan city
fathers. whose physique, while Of a
tempting succulence. has not the activity
which enables younger men to repel such
onslaughts with a well-directed kick
Weary of being chased ignominiously
through their own streets by the caYine
exiles Of Saloniki. the Catharinans have
protested to the authorities Of the latter
city and have forbidden the free i'm
port of more dogs. The Salonikians have
not replied. The Catharinans. therefore.
have posted a guard on the sea front
and have announced that the landing of
the next boatload of Saloniki street dogs
will be opposed by force.
This action seems favored with the
approval Of the Saloniki emigrants al
ready established in Catharina, who are
opposed to further foreign competition
in their new preserves. and are likely
to assist in the defense of their adopted
shores.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
STANDARD OIL HAVEN
FOUND ACROSS OCEAN
Monopoly May Transfer Offices to London to Escape
Decision of Supreme Court Ordering Dissolution.

quarters in London, with its master
pIotters enthroned here, 1t may send Its
tentacles eastward with some hope
acquiring control of the immense oil fields
in Asia and Egypt, because the people
Of the Old World are less practiced in
fighting against trusts and their laws
less carefully framed.
Nobody will bid Rockefeller's concern
welcome in Europe. Its reputation has
reached even the remotest corners OF the
Cars empire. and every one knows that
its coming will mean a fight, the like
of which we have never seen here with
victory for pious John DIS oily oncern
by no means certain, for Old World gov
ernments are somehow less pliabIe than
Uncle Sans, and an ukase Of tie Gar
or an edict by some other monarch
comes more quickly than a United States
Supreme Court decision and is even more
difficult to evade
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04

ruined In business. and was compelled to
renounce the idea Of marriage. The
girl demanded an explanation. It wal
not forthcoming. and she decided to enter
an action for breach Of promise against
her ex-hance, claiming 1900 damages.
The engineers advocate informed the
court that his client was a patriot OF
Lorraine. and that several Of his rela-
tives had been killed by the Germans
during the war Of 1870. He had learned
that his fancee was a native Of Wurttem-
berg. and was the daughter OF q, cab
driver.
Therefore, besides the question OF
patriotism and nationality. he contended
that her social position did not CORE
spond with his clients. Developing his
argument, the counsel compared the
position OF his client with that Of the
heroine Of Maurice Barres, Collettee Bau-
doche, who declined for patriotic reasons
to marry a German whom she loved.
On these grounds he demanded that the
girls action should be dismissed.
The court could not give its decision
ofrhand. 1t will take a week to consider
the points raised by the engineer s
counsel
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
special cabse to Tho Washington Herald.

Special Cabse to The Washington Herald.
Constantinople, June 3.-It Is not Con-
stantinople alone which is afflicted with
q plague Of dogs, saloniki has recently
decided that its streets also must be
freed Of the mongrel multitude that in
tests them.
To effect this, while avoiding breach
Of the Koran's prohibition Of the unnec-
essary taking Of life. the Saloniki mu-
nicipality Is rounding up its dogs and
sending them in patches to Catharina, a
neighboring township farther along the
coast.
The dogs arrive by sea and are dumped
on the beach. Here they meet with a
snarling welcome from the canine clans
which have preceded them, but they soon
settle down and arrange respective
spheres Of action. as in their old home.
to the mutual satisfaction of every one
but the Catharinans
The latter find themselves the invol-
untary hosts of these huru-v -wnrrre If
marauders. who break into hen runs,
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04

Special Gable TO Tho Washington Herald.
London. June 2.-Is the Standard Oil
Company going to transfer its head
quarters to London as result of the re-
cent decision of the Supreme Court "a
the United States?
This question is discussed in city Of
fees and on the London Stock Exchange
every day, and many prominent financiers
are convinced that before the six months
grace granted the Rockefeller octopus
has expired It will be established here.
That the headquarters Of the company
will be transferred to this city is con-
sidered likely. The position would be
more central. as it has as many and as
important interests in this hemisphere
as in America.
In the country of its birth, besides. It
Will have to be very careful in its move
ments: years may pass before 1t will
dare extend its field, but with its head
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
SOCIALIST ABBE
AGAIN CENSURED
Visit to Secularists ArOuses
Ire of Prelate.

Special Cable TO Tho Washington Haald
Paris, June 3.-Abbe Lemire Is in hot
water" again.
Every one knows the picturesque fig.
ure Of the reverend deputy for Haze
lists and the humiliation Of the Conserv.
atives. *
The abbe in recent years has gone far
In advance Of the lessons he received
from Cardinal Manning Posing as q
christian democrat" his views irritated
the Catholic party and the bishops took
alarm. Last year he aroused the en-.
thusiasm Of the ministerialsts by ex-
changing his old seat among the aristo-
cratic opposition for a place among the
Radicals.
There are two priests in the French
Chamber. The Able Gayraud Is nearly
always absent, SO that the cassock there
Is that of the Able Lemire, and 1t is seen
among the Secularists He Is a very cul-
tured man, exquisitely courteous, and
ever ready to defend the cause Of the
peasants. Ministers like him and con-
cede more to him than to any other pri-
vate member.
Quite recently the able went to Bor-
deaux and paid visit to the secularist
institutions of the town. For this he was
severely criticised by the nouvelliste OF
Bordeaux. and the Archbishop Coadjutor
of Cambria has written to compliment
the editor. The prelate denounces the
abbe for having given grave scandal,
adding that IT was OF no use admonish-
ing him, for he was one Of those who re-
ceive orders from no one, especially from
the church, and monsignor's letter fin
ished with the words, PITY me for being
his archbishop"
Meanwhile the abbe goes on unruffled.
No one can accuse him Of being unortho-
dox. II excommunication' come to him
one Of these days 1t will be for offending
ecclesiastical discipline.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
AIRSHIP NAMED
TO TEMPT FATE
Mayfly May Fly in Trials OF
Daring Aeronauts.

London. June 3-The airship No. /, has
at last been finished by Messrs. Vickers,
has been successfully launched and will
now undergo trials In the air. She has
rather daringly. It is thought by some.
been christened the Mayfly. She would
have been completed long ago only the
constructors had to alter plans and to
use materials different from those origi-
nally specified.
The principal features Of the airship
are: Length. 512 feet; diameter, 4s feet.
The airship has blun nose and tapers
to a point aft. She is sustained in the
air by seventeen gas bags.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04

manner Of a painting by Botticelli It
was a strange type to a frequenter Of the
boulevards, and therefore an alluring one.
The old King caused the young dancer
to be presented Immediately. She was
then eighteen. He gave her splendid
Jewels and other presents. Nothing was
too fine for her.
At the same time he provided her with
a useful reputation in the theatrical
wbrld. and she obtained a brief engage
ment in America at an enormous salary.
Now, however. the King is moldering in
his grave and the fame which he gave
her is fading away. Therefore, she has
turned to sculpture.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
KINGS GHOST NEEDED
TO PLACE MEMORIAL L ,
Edwards Spirit Might Soon End Long Discussion
of Suitable Location for Statue of Peacemaker

Special Gable to Tbs Washington Herald.
London, June 3.-As the late King
Edward was never very fond of Lon
don. and spent as much Of his time as he
possibly could away from his capital,
there is nothing very strange in the
fact that an evil fate seems to be pur-
suing those who are endeavoring to build
him a memorial in this CITY,.
The longer the committee Of the King
Edward memorial fund sit the gSeater
the muddle in which they become in
volved. Having decided on a statue, they
cannot find a suitable spot for 1t. One
Of three spots is now suggested-Trafal-
gar Square. or one Of two situations in
Hyde Park.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04

There are few places in London suit
able for a monument. and even If a de-
sirable spot Is found the climate win
soon ruin the appearance OF the statue
Most Of the stone memorials of this city
are either receptacles for SCOT and dirt,
or else the home of sparrows and pigeons,
which is certainly not an edifying end
for memorial to Edward, the peace
maker
II the committee should try to COM
municate with the late Kings spirit.
through William T. Stead's or some other
reliable mediumistic bureau, and ask 1t
where it would prefer to see a statue
OF the Kings mortal figure erected. 1t is
ten to ono that the spirit would answer
with a merry twinkle Outside the Jockey
Club in Paris
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04

It has been estimated by the Geoiogi-
chi Survey that the unreclaimed swamp
areas OF the United States contain de-
posits Of peat which may sorne day b
maAs to ytsie 11ooeee eeaooo tons q ~
fsal ~--
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-18
CORN IS GONE;
COTTON GOOD

Representative f. w Frey who is
now special agent for the Western &
Southern Insurance Co.. was in the
city today from his home near Am
ber Mr.. Frey was enroute to Ben
Garland's ranch near Pocasset to in
spect loss cause BY the burning Of
Mr.. Garland's barn some time ago.
Mr.. Frey is on the read most Of the
time in the interest Of his company
and theYefce has a 81 endid oppor-
mnity TO obs CROP conditions On
this subject he said: 4 have been ir
about sixty counties recently and the
only sections where anything like a
corn crop will be raised are near Hugo
and parts Of Bla nc county near Wa
tonga and Gearv. Cotton looks good
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-18
SCHOOLS WILDE
SUPPLIED WITH
GOOD TEACHERS

Most Of the schools o. the county
have been supplied with competent
teachers who received their creden
tials to teach from the Grady county
normal, said q. r. Newell, county
superintendent this morning in talk
ing OF the work Of supplying the 100
districts in the county WITH teachers
Tor the ensuing term.
Grady county win have anayerage
school term of a little mort than seven
months and the salary Of the teach
ers per month is about s7og says Mr..
Newell.
The school terms in the districts
over the county VIII be from six to
nine months and the salaries range
from $50 up TO 500 per month. Many
OF the schools viii be taught by teach
ers who are holding third grade cerEl-
fieates- AiAA
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-18
TWO LIVE
ISSUES TO
THEFRONT
Directors Discuss Road
Bonds and County Cot
ton Exhibition.

AS a result OF the meeting Of the
board of directors OF the Chamber Of
Commerce last night at the city hall
the work Of investigating the prOpos.
ed measure Of issuing bonds for the
improveme2s Is Of the county roads was
left in the hands Of the highway com
mittee OF the Chamber OF Commerce
which is composed Of the following
men, Chairman. A. s. Gilkey. A. b.
Cochran. E L. Dawson, /. H. Harness
and j. f. Bishop.
These men were instructed by the
business men who were present at the
meeting to look into the scheme Of the
bend issue and report back to the
club. Much time was spent last niath
discussing the plan and the enthus-
iasm was marked over the possibility
Of inauguratIng a scheme to improve
the roads of the county and at the
same time TO give the farmers EN-
ployment-
Another important feature to come
before the members was the plan Of
holding a cotton exhibition in Chicka-
sha this fall with the object of encour-
aging the boys and girls of the cotton
club in their work. Plans were de-
signed to offer premiums which viii
especially encourage the children who
are growing cotton over the county
About thirty boys and girls Of Grady
county will be contestants in the ex-
hibit. l.. E. Ferguson the federal ag-
ricultural agent ofthis county win
have charge Of The work and viii de-
vote considerable time in the county
launching plans to arouse the interest
of the contestants.
= The Chamber Of Commerce Will en-
deavor to make the cotton exhibit one
Of the best in the state.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-18
Butler viii Preach
Gospel Sermon Only
S39. .526.50
R. M. EVANS.
Treasurer.

Or. M. L. Butler Of the Methodist
church announced today that the re-
mainder Of his time in Chickasha will
be spent in preaching gospel sermons.
And especially viii he preach evange-
listic sermons at the evening services
each Sunday which will be held out Of
doors, when the weather win permit.
DR. Butler has delivered more ser
mons on civic righteousness than any
preacher who has ever been in Chick
asha. He has carried on a lively cam
paign against the evils which have
threatened the moral life Of the citi-
zens OF the town-but for the remain
der Of his time in the city he viii de-
vote his attention to gospel Sermons.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-18
Ferguson Tells of
Danger to Cotton

per cent Of the eggs hatch and a young
larva itself thrives under humid at
mospheric conditions and as local
showers 10 quite general rains have
occurred over most OF this section. we
may unerrlngly expect this pest in
great numbers. As th.s larva when
first hatched is very small. very ten
der and weak and not developed to the
stage where It is physically able to
burrow in the most tender form, it
feeds from liquid food which is Sc
creted on the terminal bud. so it is at
this stage of the life cycle Of the worm
that we have an opportunity to destroy
many. and the most practical methods
OF the average farmer is the brushing
of the plant. when can be readily
attached to a cultivator so that the
brushing and cultivating can be per-
formed at one operation. Again, by
this manner Of operation millions OF
bab yworms are buried in the soil 50
reeply that they perish through lack
OF physical strength to dig out
This method is not an experiment.
but facts proven by actual tests. Spec
ial Agent J. F. Henson Of Shawnee,
last season succeeded in getting one
demonsuator to 60 over 10 acres in
a 40 acre field just one. with the re-
suit that the farmer produced 200
pounds more seed cotton per acre
from this 10 acres than was produced
on that not 50 treated. yet another
farmer cultivated and brushea s acres
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-18

F. F. Ferguson, district agricultur.
al agent for the eastern side of Okla.
homa hes issued The following letter
to all special agents in his district:
In view OF the fact that the cotton
bon worm was so numerous in our
cotton fields last season and as the
dry condition Of the soil during the
fan and winter prevented practically
all farmers from breaking up these
fields. which operation alone could de-
stroy the pests while in the pupal
stage, this being true. the great
er per cent emerged from their win
ter quarters in the form OF full
Pledged moth, and despite the dry sea.
son deposited eggs upon our corn and
increased so rapidly that many fields
OF corn. which have had the privi.
lege to investigate. show up millions
OF the iarea which we're just at the
statge OF entering the earth for the
purpose Of tranf0rmation to the moth.
which process would consume perhaps
two weeks and as this wa ssome ten.
DAYS ago the time Is very short till the
light green to nearly white moth, with
wide expanse Of about f1s inch will
be busy depositing eggs upon the cot
ton plants. which will hatch out in
about two to four days. More espec.
ially are they active during the even
ing and early morning, as also after
showery With cloudy and humid at.
mosphere. and especially do a greater