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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-11

Otner downtown property has been sold
during the year at equally high prices.
Valley Lands
Upper valley land in the neighbor-
hood of Canutil1o La Mesa, La Union
and the other parts of the lower Me-
slIla valley has had an unusually act
i've year These lands are Just being
placed on the market in a number OF in
stances and the demand for upper val
ley land under ditch is in excess Of the
supply tOWnsite has been establish
ed at CanutillO and improvements are
being made on the lands available to
the bitches. Down the valley the lands
have likewise been selling and the com
ing year is expected to be the best IN
the history Of either valley for the sale
or irrigated tracts. A tOwnsite is to be
opened at Ysleta, near the station. and
, this viii be divided into small garden
tracts for the suburban demand
The upper Mesilla valley, around Las
Cruces, has been developed into the
highest state OF cultivation and proper
" there is bringing top prices.
Residence Property.
Residence property in the heart Of the
city has not been as active during the
last part of the wear as during the first
four months. But this is taken as an
encouraging and not as a discouraging
sign by the realty agents. The demand
Tor residence property has been sup
piled for the present, they say. and the
property owners are devoting them
selves TO improving the holdings they
have This means an increased vaIua-
ton, as each new house adds to the
value Of the houses and lots adjoining.
Much residence building has been done
during the past year and much more IS
being contemplated during the coming
year The days OF the its good enough
for me" house has never existed here
and FL Pasoans demand modern resi-
dences for their homes
Suburban Lots
Selling in the suburban additions con-
tinue active, although the demand for
this class of realty is not as great as
II mas been in the past. but lots IN the
desirable additions continue to have an
active sale Buying for speculation has
given way to buying for the purpose OF
building and the outside additions are
being dotted with new houses.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-11
Strong Me1nhershIp,

The Woman's Charity association has
been in operation more than seven
years and has done effective work III
Ell Paso. The society's membership
numbers rs and is composed of some
of FL Paso's most prominent and in
fluential women.
The affairs of the association are
managed by an executive board and an
advisory board. The executive board
consists of Mrs. Van G. Wilson, presi-
dent; Mrs. W. r. Brown, first vice
president; Mrs. J. c. Lakeland, second
vice president; Mrs. r c. Candy, secre-
tary; Mrs Thomas W. Nealon, treas
urer; Mrs. W. H. Burgess. Mrs. II. w.
Broaddus, Mrs. Winchester Cooley,
Mrs. W. C. Davis, Mrs. C. D. Franklin,
Mrs. S. J. Prudential, Mrs. William
Glasgow, Mrs. G. R. LeBaron, Mrs. j.
G. McNary, Mrs. J. H Nations, Mrs. j.
A. Rawlings. Mrs. H B. Stevens and
Mrs. z. T. White
The advisory board is composed OF
mayor c. E. Kelly, county Judge A S.
]. Eylar, c.. N Bassett, w. S. Clayton,
Rev Henry Easter, Felix Martinez, j.
E. Morgan, J. H. Nations. Henry Pfaff,
Adolph Schwartz and W. W. Turney.
Prior to May. 1910, the society was
chiefly relief society, but today we
aim to be more than relief society,
we plan to be a powerful educational
force directed against the evils which
produce distress.
II. Grace Franklin. Director.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-11
County Dispensary.
Baby Class.

Here babies are seen, examined and
treatment ordered. All sick babies and
feeding cases are brought to the coun-
~ dispeEsary and placed under Dr.
Kluttz's care
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-11

Infants outfits 81
Articles of clothing 99S
Pairs Of shoes - 81
Nursing bottles and nipples. 20
Cots and mattresses for sick,
each Observation-Disclosures. 5
Baby hammocks - .
Also fly netting. baby powder,
crack ers lemons barley. etc.
Ronnr4 nQ tho Rnhr- CIoSs
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-11
Milk Depot.

The feeding cases called for clean
fresh milk. therefore a milk depot was
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-14
JOSHUA WH|TCOMb
WILL ACT NO MORE
DEATH OF DENMAN THOMPSON,
CREDITOR or THE ROLE IN
"THE oLD HOMESTEAD"

WEST SWANZEY, N. H.. April a..
---Denman Thompson, the aged actor
and creator of the part OF Joshua
Whitcomb In THE Old Homestead, .
died at his home here early to-day
after a long Illness. aged seventy
seven.
Mr.. Thompson was born in Beech
wood. Pennsylvania, In 1888. He ran
away with circus when n years old
and q few months later began his his
trionic career as "A super In Charlotte
Cuahman'A company at the Howard
Atheneum. In Boston
In 1854 Thompson Joined the Royal
Lyceum Theater. in Toronto, and re-
ulAtned here for fourteen years. He
left the stage for n few years but re-
trlrnd to 1t tn fS75. when he began
the evolution of his famous Uncle
Josh" character.
sThe Old Homestead II In estimated,
had gross receipts of $lO,000.000.
The aged actors death came peace
fully. but suddenly. Two weeks ago
he was seiyed with an acute attack
Of kidney trouble. 1t was thought
he could not live. and his SON. Frank
Thompson. who lives here. and his
two daughters. Mrs. w. I. Fitzpatrick
and Mrs r. A, Mcfarland. Of Boston.
were summoned. The funeral Will
be held at the Thompson farm hare
Sunday afternoon and burial will be
her&
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-14
OFFICERS NAMED
FOR TEXAS TRIP

Announcement was made at the Of
flee OF Adiutant General Sale on FRI
day that the following infantry off,
cers have been designated as the SEC
ond~ detail at Virginia Volunteer com.
missioned officers for observation ser
vice with the United States troops In
maneuvers at San Antonio, Tex:
Major II. w. Bowles. OF Richmond,
commander OF the Richmond Light
Infantry Blues Battalion.
Captain +. l.. Curdts, OF the Fourth
Regiment OF Norfolk. ~
Captain III. III. Hart. OF the First
Regiment Of FarmviIle.
Captain III. L. Opie. Of the Second
Regiment Of Stuuntun. .~9'ssr- - 4
Unofficial Information received at
the adjutAnt generals Office liz to the
effect that these officers will he orr
dered to report ut San Antonio on
April 10, which win necessitate their
departure from Virginia on Sunday
Although the ofi1cial order has not yet
been received. II is expected at any
hour at General Sales Office.
When the detail reaches San An
tonic the FIVE Virginia officers VINO
composed the FIRST detail will start AT
once on the return trip to their homes.
They are expected to bring interest
ing news OF the maneuvers Of the reg
ular army and will embody their, OBJ
servatiohS In an official report to the
adtutant general.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-14
LAWYER RECEIVER
OF STOLEN GOODS
New York Attorney Gives
Himself Up to the
Police
REWARDED FOR RETURN
OF STOLEN SECURITIES
Crooks Stole Bonds from Ban
croft and Turned
Them Over to
O'Reilly

NEW YORK. April f4.-~To answer
To charge of having received stolen
goods growing out Of the robbery of
Aaron Bancroft. the aged stock prok-
er. on March 2. Attorney Daniel j.
0'keiiis. formerly an assistant dis
trict attorney and counsel for Harry
X. Thaw, surrendered to District At
torney Whitman to-day. He was In
dicted yesterday, it being alleged by
Bancroft. the iatter's attorneys, Will
liam M. Sullivan and Frank j. Plass.
who has made confession TO the
police that 0'Retiiy arranged for the
return Of the stolen securities to the
Bancroft firm and that the reward OF
$4,000 eNacted for giving UP the Sc
eurittes WAS paid TO DReilly.
otRetliy last night telephoned Whit
man and said he MAS not running
away, ON his promise TO surrender
to-day the police were called off.
An the district attorneys office
oRellIy was told that the indictment
was in the possession of Judge Rosai-
sky and the latter would fix the bond.
Abe Levy. attorney for o'Reilly. said
that an attempt was being made to
Job" him. He said the position taken
by o'keiliy throughout the case had
been legal, that he had tried to re-
cover the securities for Sullivan and
the Bancroft firm without the pay
ment or reward and that the asser-
ton that he had received stolen goods
was A lie.
According 10 the chief witness
against him. piass. who was arrested
sunday. the securities were stolen by
two weli-known crooks, who turned
them over To o'Keiliy; then Pass and
@ Reilly negotiated rs return them III
George Bancroft and Company fer
5000 through the Bancroft lawyer.
Sullivan.
When Plass WAS arrested on Sunday
the police say he saEeaied on O'Refl-
iy.
According 10 Piasa. the 50 900 was
cut into six parts. of which he. oReil-
II and clerk I'm the Bancroft ofYicea
Who has not yet heen arrested. each
received one-Eisth and the remainder
went 10 the men who pulled off the
job. or the fss.oeu stolen from BAN
croft, there are still missing Smell
ters stock valued al s20.0ou.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-14
ANAL GA||M|ATION| Of
PEACE SOCIETIES
"a l.. s s-~--y~---------~ -. -*s'
International Peace President
Comes to Discuss
Question

NEW YORK, April 14.--Te confer
with the trustees of the Carnegie
peace fund and procure some of that
organizations cash for the work of
his organization, Henri LaFontaine,
president OF the permanent interna-
tional peace bureau of Berne. Switz
eriand. arrived here to-day on the
Lusitania- He n Belgian senator,
and for years has been Interested In
promoting International peace
II want the Carnegie peace fund
trustee he raid. ITO bring about the
Indignation Of all International socie-
ties working for the adjustment or
war. There are now ESQ of these,
but az they are working independ-
emily the effect OF their labor is lost
Consolidated. they would be potent
force In ending war
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-14
ELEVEN KILLED
IN WIND STORM,
GREAT DAMAGE
Half Hundred Injured and
People of Two Towns
Made Homeless

ST. LOUIS. MO-. April a.
Eleven persons are dead, fully fifty
injured and the greater part OF
the population Of two towns horne
less to day a. Z result OF 4 terri
fic wind and hail storm over the
Mississippi Valley late yesterday
and which developed cyeionic force
in two Missouri counties. The loss
to buildings and farm Iards 10 ss-
timated at 100000.
Buildings were demolished by the
at Cadet, Washington county.
and three thousand persons
made homeless, Four persons were
killed and twelve injured.
At Wales Mines. Jefferson county.
four persons were killed and twenty
five are reported hurt.
AT Plummerfield. Arkansas three
persons were killed and thirteen In
tured. Numerous buildings were de-
rnolished. The wrecked towns of
Wales Mines and Cadet are about for
ty miles south OF st Louis. Wires
between ST. Louis and that territory
are down to-day
The Missouri tornado followed a
similar visitation In Kansas and Ok
lahcma tho day before.
The hall storm caused extensive
in st. Louis,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-14
WOULD O|SME MbER.
STATE Of VIRGINIA.
BILL INTRODUCED IN HOUSE FOR
RECESSION OF ALEXANDRIA :
COUNTY TO DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA.

WASHINGTON, u. c.. April IL
A bill which will meet with very ac-
tive opposition at the hands OF the
introduced Thursday by Represents
tive Hayes. of California. The meas
ure provides for the recession, by the
Commonwealth Of Virginia 10 the
Unised States government that part
OF the territory south Of the Potomac
river. which, waA formerly. Il part OF
the District OF Columbia. not jnclud-
tux the city Qf Alexandra.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-14
AMBASSADOR HILL
RESIGNS OFFICE
American Representative at
Berlin Anxious to
Come Home

WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE re-
signation of David Jayne Hill as am
bassador To Germany was announced
at the White House to-day. In his
letter to President Taft. Hill called
attention to the fact that when Taft
became President, he notified the Sec
Rotary OF State of his readiness to
retire. Taft then asked him to remain.
Hill said that as half OF President
Taft's term had now passed. he had
decided to ask to be relieved as soon
as possible.
He submitted the resignation in for
NAL fashion, To be effective July /.
Count Won Bernstorn's Resignation.
BERLIN, April 14.-Ofhcial confir-
nation OF the resignation of Count
Won HernstorfT SIS Ambassador t. the
United States Is expected to be forth
coming from the foreign Office within
a few days The information yester-
day concerning his expected retire
ment on account Of iii health came
from a sourcew hich, while unofficial.
Is close to the foreign office. and al
though II met with denials, 1t is gen
orally credited here.
Mr.. Hfii was. summoned to the
to discuss the potash dispute pending
with Germany. The negotiations In
the matter were recently taken from
his hands and carried on with the
German ambassador in Washington
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-14
F|TzGERALO GETS S
YEARS IN PRISON
Ex-COkvicT ADMITS HIS GUILT
AND THUS oBvtATES JURY
TRIAL

Frank III. Fitzgerald. convict. en-
tered a plea of guilty In the hastings
court Friday morning to charge OF
grand larceny and was given six years
In State prison.
Though welI-aressed and apparently
prosperous, Fitzgerald faced the court
with detected eountenance and seemed
relieved wfse,@ s7se> brief tsrsiessi was
over His plea was entered through
his attorney. w. 4. Pulliam, Of South
Richmond. Two friends stood nearby
and endeavored to cheer him as he
Was led back TO the dock
Fitzgerald was charged with embex-
ziing funds to the extent of several
thousand dollars from kinsam and
Company. meat packers. his employers,
who gave him "a responsible clerical
position not long after his release from
prison. where he served term for a
similar ofYense
Fitzgerald was recently arrested in
Washington and brought back to Rich
naond. He has wife and several
children.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-14
NO LONGER STRONG
SHOOTS HIMSELF

CLEVELAND OHIO. April lA--H.
was said at the hospital to-day that
Esbon u. Van vaikenburg. who shot
himself In the head last night while
kneeiin on The steps Of the Second
Presbyterian Church cannot recover.
He was for several years member OF
a worlds championship rowing crew.
A letter found tn his pocket said that
he had outiived his strength and use
fsllness.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-14
DRIVEN To STREET
IN NIGHT CLOTHES

NEW YORK. April 1.-two hun
dred inmates OF tenement houses in
Brooklyn. were forced to fee into the
street In their night clothing early
this morning when fire destroyed the
Salvation Army Industrial Home. For
time 1t was thought the entire block
would go but the firemen confined the
blaze Three hundred men who slept
in the home took their clothing and
marched to the street in good order.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-14

|, 0R RI DENIES
RESIGNATION TALK

CHICAGO. ILLS, April 14.--united
States Senator William Lorimer, re-
turning to-day from Washington en-
phatically denied the report that he
had conferred yesterday with Senator
Cullom relative to. resigning his seat
In the Senate.
II did talk with Senator QsnlioTn.''
he said. ''but the question OF resign-
ing was never discussed"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-14

who was custodian OF d fund Of $780,
600 alleged TO have been raised TO
send to the State capital at Springfield
10 elect Lortmer Mr.. KohlsaAt states
that further sensational Developments
are soon to occur in regard to Lori
ner's election. and he predicts that
the blond statesman will be elected
by the United States senate in spite
of his recent generation. 1t IL the
expressed belief here that Lee o'Neil
Browne and other representatives In
the Legislature who stated that they
received money in connection with
the election OF Lorimer received It
from the fund alleged by Mr.. Kohl
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-14

saat to have been raised. Records Of
three $4,000 checks which passed
through a Chicago bank about the
time the reported 100000 legislative
fund is said to have been made up
are declared to be in possession OF the
investigating committee. Evidence will
be produced, 1t Is confidently assert
ed, that the I.orimer hackers, when
In need OF aid at the State capital
decided to prevail on the representa-
tiyes OF the beef trust and the har
vester trust if possible to raise an I'M
mense fund. promising favorable leg
islatton for these large interests in
return.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-14

CHICAGO. April 1.-THE invesu-
CATION here Of the new charges against
Senator William Lorimer is proceed
ing diligently. Efforts are being made
to corrohoraJe the testimony OF Clar-
ence s. Funk before the committee.
Funk. who II manager OF the Inter-
national Harvester Company. testified
that he had been approached to con-
tribute $4,000 10 fund to elect Lori
mer Edward Tfiden. who is connect
81 with the beef trust. has been men,
toned by Mr.. Funk rs well as by II.
II. kohisaat, Of the Chicago Record
Herald as being known as the man
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-14
JURY D|sAGREES
IN CROMWELL CASE
DISCHARGED FROM FURTHER con-
SHERATON OF
CASE.
M AY B E A y J u S T E D
DAMAGE SUIT MAY NEVER COME
BEFORE COURT AGAIN-IN-
eiDEssTs 0Es TRHAa.
NJ AY B E A DJ u S T E D

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian.)
NORFOLK, IA, April a.
With tnal disagreement, the jury
I'm the $4,000 damage suit OF
sheriff A. G. Cromwell against
State Senator John A. LGsu,cr, Was
this afternoon discharged from
further consideration of the case.
The jurors announced that IL had
been agreed In the jury room not
10 divuigc their standing ON tina
. case, hut II Is understood they
wero three for the plaintiff and
four for the defendants
1t was also stated that at one time
on yesterday there would have been
e verdict for the defendant had one
man yielded, but this he refused to
do. Whether the case will ever De
tried again is problematic. The gem
eral belief. however. III that II viii not
again come 10 trial. An arbitration
OF the differences has been suggest
cd, and it is believed by many that
the matter will thus be settled. When
the jury to-day announced that it
could not agree. Judge Martin said
he saw no reason why 1t should not
from the evidence and Instructions.
To this Attorney r. Randolph Hicks,
counsel for Senator L1eaner. objected
sharply and noted exceptions in the
record. ~ ssssss.as' sase
Mr.. Hicks commended that the court
could not undertake to instruct tina
jury upon weight Of testimony. The
court said 1t had not done this and
had not meant to intimate In any way
m to. the verdict except that YER
dict Of some kind should be reached
under the testimony. This was salts
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-14

Sudden Death ~f DIR. BraAfsrA,
Especial 10 The Richmond virKinian.1
NORFOLK. VA, April 1$,-Dr. H.
Clinton bradford. a well known dentist
OF Norfolk. died suddenly to-day He
liz survived by two sons and a daughter
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-14
Report Circulated of Money
Offered for Votes for
Sheehan
TRAP WAS LAID
BUT DID NOT WORK
Man Said to Have Made Offer
Failed to Keep Appoint
ment and No IA onev
Paid-Inquiry Probable

WASHINGTON. April 14.-That a
$4,000 bribe offered on the part of a
big siush fund to elect William f.
Sheehan to the United States senate
from New York. was offered New
York assembiyman was reported here
to-day ana aroused great interest IN
the New York delegation.
Representative Martin w. Little
ton Democrat. OF New York, who
~as reported to have made an In
etfectual attempt TO trap the man Of
fering the bride. refuses to discuss til g
ma tier for publication. But the report
was accepted as true by politicians
who were close to the situation In
New York during the senatorial dead :
lock.
The story as told here set forth that
a certain Assem- blyman from a small
town near New York city was Of
fered $4,000 IL he would quit the
ranks of the insurgents in the legis-
lature and vote for Sheehan. 1t was
asserted that he arranged to meet the
man who offered the brtbe later and
then called on Litueton and arrang-
ed a plan to trap the wouid-be briber.
When the time came for the payment
Of the money. however. the briber
was not on hand the incident closed.
Talk OF Investigation.
NEW YORK. April 14.---When the
New York State legislature recon
venes next Monday night an attempt
will be made to have an investigation
ordered of allegations that attempts
were made to bribe Democrats &c
vote for Sheehan
Assembiyman Artemus Ward, Jr.
who has a resolution asking for thu
investigation OF the report that Az.
sem blyman Harold ]. Friedman. OF
this city. was offered municipal
court judgeship II he would vote for
Sheehan, said to-day he would insist
! on his resolution being adopted. Ht
| said thA1 the publication OF an alisga-
| ton that Assemblyman Henry A. Holi,
man, OF Nassau county. and another
| assemblyman. unnamed, had been OF
fered brides OF 500 each to vote
| for Sheehan and that Senator Frank.
| lin u. Roosevelt was offered a plac,
| on the State ticket to swing over se
| Sheehan. made legislative inquiry
mandatory.
/ Holman to-day angriiy denied The
report of an attempt to bride him.
The Calumet news., 1911-07-21
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED
FOR THE |. 0. 0. T. PICNIC
SPECIAL TRAIN OVER COPPER
RANGE FOR FREDA PARK.
Fine List Of Sports Provided For Out
ing TO be Held July 20.

The annual picnic Of all the cop
per country lodges of odd Fellows, af-
hliated with the Copper Country odd
Fellows association. will be held at
Freda park one week from tomorrow.
Saturday. July %. Arrangements for
special train accommodations over the
Copper Range road have been com
pleted, and hundreds of persons are
expected TO be i'm attendance. a G. *
II. orchestra will be taken along to
furnish music for dancing and also
concert music. Picnicers are notified
To take along their own provisions.
A special train viii leave the Red
Jacket depot at 1880 p. m, and Laur-
ium at 1:4O stopping at all interme-
diate stations. Trains will also leave
Painesdaie at $3.50 "A. m. and 1880 p.
m, for Freda the same day, connecting
at Mill Mine Junction for the park.
The returning trains will leave Ere
da at 5:15 p. m. for Painesdale and in
tcrmediate stations also Houghton and
stations The returning
Calumet special will leave Freda at s
p. m. connecting at Mill Mine June
ton with a special train from there to
Painesdale and other South Range
points.
Special rates have been announced
by the company as follows: Round
trip. G5 cents from Calumet and Laur-
ium; 60 cents from Lake Linden and
Dollar Bay; and 80 cents from Hough-
ton, Hancock, Atlantic. South Range
ana Painesdale.
During the afternoon there will bel
athletic sports, the committee in
charge having prepared an excellent
program with suitable prizes. quite a
number of entries are promised
The list of events follow
Boys race, under twelve, 100 yards.
Girls race under twelve 75 yards.
Past Grands' race. 100 yards.
Noble Grands' race, 100 yards
Egg and spoon race.
Running long jump.
Running high jump
Potato race.
Scarlet Degree members race, 100
ards.
Clothes pin race.
Fat Mems race.