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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-13
NEWS OF ROCKVILLE
AND THE COUNTY
Presbyterian Church at Crop
ley Dedicated With I'm
pressive Ceremonies.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

ROCKVILLE, Nd. November IL, 1911.
Mrs. Elizabeth Iongfcllow Sylvester.
aged thirty-five. and Mr.. Frederick
Charles Booker. aged thirty-eight. both
OF Augusta Ne. We're married in Rock
vile Saturday afternoon by Rev. S. K.
White. a retired Baptist minister. the
ceremony taking place at the residence OF
the minister. The bride told the mar
riage license clerk that she had been d.
yorced and questioned the clerk as "a
how the Rockville ministers stood II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-13
Russians to Inspect Canal.

Col. Joseph Sawrimowitch of the engi-
neer corps of the Russian army and Serge
Sissoe6, a contractor, who is building the
new dry dock at Cronstadt, Russia. are
on a visi; Ia this city preparatory to max
ing a personal inspection of the concrete
work on the Panama canal They were
guests at the Russian embassy today.
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Weds Senator Plat in 1908.

Mrs. Atwater. formerly Carrie Thomp-
son was born in Portage Lake, Me. She
became nationally prominent when she
married Senator Plat III 1903. At that
time she was the widow of Dr. Theodore
Janeway of New York. whom she had
married after obtaining divorce from
her FIRST husband, whose name was SNOW
Her first husband was a travelling sales
man. who fell in love with her while
she was on the stage with the BLACK
Crook company.
After DR. Janeway died. in 1897. she
obtained a position in the Library OF
Congress- and for five years she lived at
IA New Jersey avenue northwest She
married Senator Plat in 1893 when he
was seventy years old. She received
So OOu from him November II. 1906, when
she separated from the senator. and at
the same time dropped a suit for divorce
which she had instituted.
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Preferred to Work Out.

Il hired out because ! prefer 1t. and. OF
course. | realize these days that there
is some reason for the girls going into
different fields. Viewpoints have chang
ed
Ellen Hume is now nearly ninety years
old. but she attends faithfully to her
duty. and has taught the other servants
to look at things in her way. Whether
the members of the family are in their
city or at their seashore or country home.
she is always with them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-13
Moving Picture Men Lose.

Moving picture show promoters received
a blow today when the Supreme Court of
the United States decided that an ex-
hibit Of pictures based Oh the scenes of
a copyrighted book may constitute an in
fringement OF the copyright on the book
or the reserved rights to dramatizc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-13
Groom Says He Is Very Happy.

itaater, who appears very youthful.
said: Yes We arc married. and 1 am
very happy. 1t had been our intention 10
keep this wedding quiet until We had left
for California. which We expect 10 do
next THURSDAY. ! 20 there under con-
tract with the Queens -eroplane Com
pany Mrs. Atwater has residence at
New Pasadena and WE will ma e our
Headquarters there while ] am perfecting
the aeroplane with which ! expect to
make q flight across the country. start
ing at Los Angeles in May. ! will make
it, too or break my neck.
Mr. Atwater said should the weather
prove favorable they would probably e
10 Vermont. where his wife had some
property. returning in time to start for
California Thursday.
When seen at $40 o'clock Saturday
night in Highland Mills. Mrs Atwater de-
MED absolutely that the marriage had
taken place or that she had in contcmp'a-
lion a matrimonial alliance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-13

James r. Cooper. aged fifty-two years.
for long time engaged in the undertake :
ing business at Denton. Md, and one ~
the commissioners Of Denton. died sun
dav afternoon of heart disease while cor :
Quoting the funeral Of AIRS. Wilmer -.
Parker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-13
Special Attorney Needed.

The District electric railway commits
sion should have IN attorney exclusively
al Its disposal for the prosecution OF these
Eases. Obviously the most natural solu-
ton OF the difficulty would be found in
I public utilities commission, such as the
district l. now trying To obtain from
congress. The placing of the powers
now vested in the interstate commerce
commission in = District utilities com
mission not only would make easier the
rapid prosecution of complaints but
would bridge great many gaps exist
ing under the present system. as the re-
uit OF conflicts Of authority between the
iuterStat" commerce commission and the
District commissioners"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-13
Celebrates Anniversary.

Recently she celebrated the siNtS-iTSt
anniversary Of her employment at a
party given her and fciloW-serVantS WI"
have her ideas on domestic service.
1T does rot look Well for me 10 dis
cuss the servant question she said. Eut
afterward She showed that she liked her
work much better than toilinG in facto-
raS or stores.
II think Their. are too many young girls
these DAYS who seek too great freedom,
too many Ine clothes and are too fond
of having good time, she said. MS
sends them to the stores and factories.
and while they do get what they seek
do not think tho difference in wages is
al ffi,jant reward -
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regard to marrying Divorces. She wa

y
told there would he no trouble.
The new Presbyterian Church at Crop
ley. this county. was dedicated yesterday
afternoon with impressive exercises. Not
withstanding the Indictment weather. there
were present many members OF the de-
nomination and others. The pastor. Rev.
George 3 Duncan. presided. and other
ministers who participated were Rev.
Donald c. Mcleod. Rev. A w. Spoonsr.
Rev II f Brundage Rev j. r. Fort
and Rev. J. T Marshall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-13
IN ONE lob 81 YEARS,
IS RECORD Of SERVANT
Now Nearly Ninety Years Old,
But Attends to Her
Daily Duties.

PHILADELPHIA November 13.-The
ideal servant has been found in Phila-
dclphia and for sixty-one years the family
Of her employers has never been vexed
with the servant problem. She Is Ellen
Hume and her employer is Miss Lydia
r. Morris. Well known In the city's social
circles who lives I'll S.3 Pine street.
There Ellen Hume has lived in the Morris
family since she was first hired by Miss
Morris father Isaac Ii. Morris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-13
Blue and Gray Fraternize.

Tn. unwilling vas preceded by q parade
through the city. in which tile + l.. " IL
con Post. q. \. r., and l.. \. Tiff Camp.
Sons OF Veterans. L. :. a., 81 Springfield.
Mass: Tie Petersburg, Norfolk and
Richmond camps Of Confederate Veterans
and Sons Of Veterans. Petersburg era -
and Gov. FoS~ of Massachusetts,, and the
monument commission took part. The
Stars and Stripes, Confederate flags and
the Virginia stat" flag appeared IN the
procession The streets We're lined with
people. Whose cheers nearly drowned the
rafting 81 ~. drum corps TO which the
old warriors stepped.
At the battlefield Miss OiSlia Malone.
granddaughter III Cen. William Malone.
WHO led IN" Confederate chars. at the
crater drew aside the huge Antr..a..
flag placed over the monument Friday by
t'ol James And. rSon Of SpringfiGld
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PENSION FUND MATTER
WILL Be TAKEN UP
Resolution on Subject to Be
Offered at To:ight's Board
Of Trade Meeting.

The Board OF Trade will he asked to
give its unanimous support to the fight
for an adequate police and tircmen's pen
sion fund at its annual meeting tonight
at o'clock in tile New Willard Hotel
The matter is expected to come up BY
unanimous consent. and will bc in the
shape Of a resolution offered by Walter
A. Brown. chairman Of the committee on
public order.
Mr.. Brown. together with William T..
Gude. a member of the board of direc-
to-s of the Board Of Trade and also the
chairman Of the special committee of the
Chamber Of Commerce. has drafted a
bill providing that an appropriation be
made, one-half from the federal Treasury
and un.-half from the revenues IF the
District of Columbia. to pay the ncces-
sary pensions to members oil the police
and fire departments and their families.
This Till will be submitted to The Dis
trict Commissioners for their approval
The bill will not he laid before the board
at its meeting tonight, it is understood,
but the committee on public order will
merely ask the Board vi Trad" 10 give
its hearty Endorsement to the general
principle involved.
Reports to Be Submitted.
| No other business, il is understood,
will bc transacted tonight except the
reading of the reports of the president
secretary and treasurer, and the election
| OF ten members Of the board of directors
There are twelve nominees for these
places They are DIR. w. c. Woodward
F.. c. Brandenburg. II. Bradley Davidson
John .Joy Edison. William f. GUIDE, Ar
| thur q Moses. William II. Saunders. G
W. F. Swartzell. William H. Singleton
W. d. West Justin Morrill, Chamherlir
| and Chris j. GoCkeier. The following
have withdrawn their names from nomi
nation: W. A II. Church. Adds Is
Browne, Gen. George H. Harries, Theo
Idore w Moves and George Truesdell.
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BLUE AND GRAY IN LINE
At STATUE UNWILLING
Massachusetts Honors Her
Dead at the Petersburg.
Va. Crater.

pETERSBI.RG Va. November ia
notable, blue and ray reunion ciillnlna' cd
here tcaay IN the unveiline on the craLer
battlefield az the handSom" granite monu-
u,nnt erected 10y the state of MaSSachu-
setts Ia it's soldier and sailor dead who
fell th.r. in the civil war. Coy. foss OF
Massachusetts and Coy. Mann OF Ntr-
@inia participated III the ceremonies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-13
FOR SPECIAL COUNSEL
IN INTERSTATE CASES
Police Court Trials Delayed for
Want of Help. Attorney
Given Says.

Assistant United States Attorney Ralph
Given favorS the immediate appointments
Of special counsel To prosecute the pend
iRg Interstate commerce commission
cases-now numbering clos. IL nfty-it
the United States branch Of the Poio 4
Court. Mr. Given and other members
OF tie United States attorneys staff
give as their reason for advocating such
AN appointment that their routtn. dates
do not permit them To devote thc time
and study necessary for the proper pres
ertation cf the prosecutor SIDE II tie
cases.
Ii : more than likely United States vt
torney Wilson will urge such All appoint
nent upon the Attorney General II t."
impediatc future.
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But Two Questions Decided.

But two regulations Lave been rested
since the Law pl;t.in@ the District street
railways under Coutro. of the interstate
commerce commission went int" effect
about three years and . half ago. These
have been the regulations with respect TO
overcropdiuE and speed limits. The for
Incr was declared imperative because Of
the limitl.SS meanings from q legal
standpoint that could IL gwen to the
word "ovcrcroWdinG. The government
was sustained in the second ease. Both
We're finally decided by III, District Court
OF Appeals,
Among the offenSeS charged against
different local street railv lN~. now await
ing trial in the Police Court. are TIE fail
ure TO display rear lights on suburban
cars. incff"ctiV. s&indhokeS. hand rails,
Tenders. brakes and wheel guards. u vio
lation ~ the regulation designed IL in
sure safety to passengers from injury
III collisions when the electric current
fails and in the case Of slippery tracks:
also violation Of the regulation com
Yelling motormen to stop their ears, in the
event OF empty seats, At signals from
citizens At intersecting streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-13

Short Dressing Sacuues and
Kimonos; good quality f1eecedown and
daisy cloth: loose and tight fitting:
some collarless. others with
turn d ID o wn collar. 75c R6Nc
Ndiut>
All-wool Eiderdown Blanket Bath
Robes; plain colors and fancy
scroll patterns; satin-bound col
lar: cord and tassel at 50 C2
waist $500 value. $1,000. ~So>O
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-01
HILL AT DAMSITE
TO START THE WORK
He Says the Force Will Be
Greatly Increased There
Shortly.

Elephant Butte. N. NJ. May IL. G.
Hill, supervising engineer of the South
western district is here on a tour OF Ia
spection and working on some Of the
final plans for the construction of the
dam. Mr.. Hill states that in the near
future considerably larger force will
be working here than at present, this
being allow ed on account of the arrlval
OF equipment and the construction of
quarters for employees.
Oris L. MacIntyre, who is an assist
ant engineer, has arrived here, having
been transferred from the Salt river
project. He came overland on horse
back,
A building is being erected on the
hill for a carpenter shop which has
been much needed building here for
some time.
W. z. Jones has finished his work
here and gone to his home in Pasa-
dena, California.
Several wind storms have visited
this section recently.
Work will begin at once on the new
mess building.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-01
Z AYears Ago To-
From The Herald o. G0v
This Date 1897


Fifty cars of cattle were imported
from Juarez today.
The river is reported to have risen u
inches in the past "a hours at Lajoya-
sv. Fuller has transferred to R. H.
Darden, lots IA TO 16 in block 60, Ma
coffin addition. for $500.
James Morrison. formerly of the T.
P. is being installed today as city
ticket agent for the Santa Fe.
Mrs. ]. w. Fisher and children left
over the T. P. for Rock Island, Ills.
yesterday to spend the summer.
While the peach crop has been ruined
in the lower valley. other fruits are
doing well and alfalfa is running riot.
The city council met last night and
chose Ben Catlin as city clerk. No
city attorney or city scavenger could
be agreed upon.
DR. steel will delivers lecture on
Dixie" under the auspices of the Ep-
worth league at Trinity Methodist
church next week
Captain Moses Dillon returned from
Washington last night. He is conf
dent that he will be the next collector
of the port of FL .Paso.
A shed in the rear OF Capt. T. j.
BealIs home on Magoffin avenue was
destroyed by fire at noon today The
damage was not, great
Rev. NJ. L. Hoblitt, missionary of the
church Ina roZ left over
the G. H. this afternoon for East Texas
where he will spend a month.
The McGinty club directors have
chosen Al Lamour, H. P. Noake and
Maury Edwards a committee to seek
location for club house Mesa gar
den is dreamed Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-01
RAIN EXTTNGUISHEs
ALTO FOREST FIRE

Alto, N NJ. May forest, super
visor James H. Kinney, of Captain,
New Mexico. J. r. Coleman. forest ran
ger. Lincoln, N. NJ. Charles Bryant,
Nogal. N NJ. and John White. Capt
tan, N. NJ. were called here a second
time to extinguish a forest fire in this
vicinity but fortunately the rain that
began falling soon after they reached
here completely extinguished the fire.
and no further danger is anticipated
Alto has had good rain and farm
ers are rejoicing at the good season
ing that has been put into the ground
and prospects for good crops are un-
doubtedly assured
Capt. P L Krouse who has been
experimenting the construction of a
wire fence for S. NJ johnson, Ruidoso,
N NJ, has returned home and is MAX
ing preparation for having a garden
planted
Oliver Jackson. of Tularosa. N. NJ,
is here trying to buy some cattle.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-01
HAY BALING IN PROGRESS
IN SOLOMONVILLE VICINITY

Solomonville. Ariz.. May CLARK
& Grizzard are baling hay at the Big
ranch.
Ryan Bros are baling at W. A. Wit
sons. Everybody is working on time
now to save the hay.
l. E. Solomon has added a screen
bedroom to his home for his own use.
Others will also be added for the ac-
commodation of his SECULAR patrons.
Lorenzo Baraldy went to Prescott,
Ariz., to take a position.
number from here attended the
Chautauqua lecture at Stafford
David Holguin, after a few days visit
with his father and mother at. Sanchez,
on his return from Ell Paso, went on TO
Thatcher Ariz., and has again taken
up his musical studies.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Palley have gone
to housekeeping at the Samuel ranch,
just east of the mill.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter TidwelPs new
home on the Tidwell homestead is conf
pleted. They are getting together things
for housekeeping and in a short time
will be at home" to their friends on
the ranch home.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-01
RAIN STARTS BIG
BOOM IN BUSINESS
Water Users at Carlsbad
prepare to Sell Sur
plus Lands.

Carlsbad. n. NJ, May 1.-THE rain
freshened things up in and about town
wonderfully and has had an immediate
effect on business The government
gage in town measured 1 $4,000 of an
inch fall The gage at Otis, six miles
below town. registered about two
inches. Heavy precipitation is reported
from the west in the Guadalupes. and
at the plain towns OF Lovington.
Knowles. Monument and Eunice, all
east of Carlsbad
The read through the sands, east of
Carlsbad to the staked plains, which
IS the only wagon road crossing the
strip of sands over which heavy loads
can be hauled. was greatly benefited by
the rain A steady increase of traffic
is reported over the road which has
cost up to the present time nearly
$4,000 to construct, much OF which has
been donated by the public spirited
citizens Of Carlsbad. The good roads
commission of the territory also donat-
ed $4,000 and the county commissioners
have helped the road fund from the
county treasury. 1t brings an i'm
mense country not supplied with rail-
road right to the doors of the Carls-
bad merchants, as the cost of hauling
freight to the plains over the new
road Is considerably less than to the
old markets in Texas and the upper
Pecos valley.
Company B. the crack military COM
pany at Carlsbad, is busy this spring
practicing at the rifle range west of
town This range is the best in this
territory and Arizona. according to
Adjt- Gen. Brooks. who recently in
spected 1t. and there are some fine
shots in the company who are taking
advantage of the weekly practice over
the range. The company is going after
the Jaffa cup and other trophies. and
aims to have a large number of men
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-01
SOLDIER browns IN
CROSSING THE RIVER

Valentine Texas May 1-Willsam
F. Droftz. a United States soldier OF
company F. third cavalry, stationed on
the border near CandeIaria. attempted
TO swim his horse across the Rio
Grande river. In some way he was
thrown and it is supposed he was
struck by the horse as he drowned be-
fore aid could reach him
The body was brought TO Valentine
and sent TO his old home in Chicago.
Mrs l. T. Youngblood. OF Blackwell.
Texas, who accompanied by her hus-
band came TO Valentine recently for
the benefit OF her health. died at the
home Of Mr. and Mrs W. A Foley.
The remains we're sent TO Blackwell
for burial
Mrs Leu Foley Is adding a new room
to her house and msxing general i'm
W W Quinn, of Houston. Texas.
who recently purchased a ranch near
Valentine, is hauling lumber for his
two-story residence. The carpenters
viii arrive from Houston in few
deys.
J. Fl. Gray, ST.. has rented the farm
west OF town owned by George Pullam
and viii furnish Valentine with home-
grown vegetables.
constable H G. Medley is putting
IN frijoies and small grain and garden
truck on his farm near town.
T. P. Garrett has gone to Arizona
where he viii engage in the well drill
ing business.
Mrs J. H Gray, ST., who has been
very i'll is improving.
Another generous rain has fallen. over
Valentine valley. grass is green and
weeds are coming in abundance
The new settlers are busy getting
IN their crops which will cover double
the acreage of previous years.
The old settlers are content with The
high prices and no loss OF cattle this
spring.
Emigrant wagons pass almost daily
through Valentine in search Of new
homes or settlement upon their newly
acquired school lands
This year promises to be a PROSPER
Gus one for all
The Womans' Home Missionary So
ciety has donated its .essnds now in the
treasury towards repair work to be
done on the Union church. for which
c. c. Jones has the contract
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-01

qualified as sharpshooteEs to take the
trip TO Las Vegas and TO make the
territorial team Saturday and Sun
day there were % men out at the
range and a high percentage of hits
was made
A special train left for Artesia loaded
with Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. who
went to celebrate their 92d anniversary
OF the order One hundred and forty
five people left from Carlsbad. includ-
ing the Carlsbad brass band, which
furnished the music for the dav IF
comprises 80 veteran players
The Pecos Water Users. association
is preparing a list OF all lands for sale
under the project. in preparation for a
brisk campaign Of selling this spring.
Many farmers wish TO reduce their
holdings from a quarter section OF land
to 80 acres, as they find that giving
personal attention to a large farm OF
diversified crops takes much time. and
they cannot do themselves justice with
a big farm.
The 100 acre peach orchard IN La
Huerta is an instance Of this. The
orchard will probably weld 20 oeo
boxes Of Elbertas. Superbs, Late Craw-
fords and other varieties but at pres
ent there are 10 men employed in trim
ming 1t out An orchard OF 10 acres
is sufficiently large to keep one man
busy. along with his. other farm crops.
A r Quinn, probate clerk for Eddy
county. who has been seriously Ill with
blood poisoning, is much better Much
fear was expressed for his condition
for awhile
f. G. Tracy left Saturday for New
York where he will confer with capi-
talists who own town property in
Carlsbad and in La Huerta about the
immediate development Of the lands
into small tracts
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-01
Save Our Good Roads

repairing
had begun break places
a
of making
through
and
II.
Some people live dogs life marriage license.
The Hebrew only
them towel for
in
papers otheuan
size Of onag called by such would then
send committee to anate the dfamer ojnag citizens
Times hard New pianos in one 5av
of sold for $780, When buy that
that the buyers money anyhow.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-01
Mexico Not Violating Armistice


is hardly beievable that nation would
of
things
until Americans cerro Pieta; other things startling
haveh IN
Juaez
world
officials knowledge
In the Chihuahua armstic effect.
pending peace
negotiations Mexico
Who the candidates except
who hem
The Colorado river like the Rio Grande
jumps from place place rapidly that you
live the wetba bank
Rhode Island precedent aquttng
slapped his wife pocket
suffraget state, that judge will retire politics
Corporations have to be careful New York
her
have tnore
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-01
GIRL SHOOTS SELF
AT LORDSBURG, N. M.

Santa Fe, N. NJ, May Fifteen
yearold Maria Benteria is dead at
Lordsburg. Grant county. having shot
herself, it is said. because her two
brothers had refused her permission to
marry Solomon Alvarez
Adjt. Gen A s. Brookes has
designated three additional national
guard officers to take part in the army
maneuvers at San Diego, California:
MAJ. Etinne P. Bujac, Carlsbad; Capt.
P E. Dessauer of Las Cruces and Capt.
o. F. Elder, of Tucumcari
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-01
ITNcIwEA 1rs Denatured Poem

mena there
oneed to the world He valed Bur
in he
governor, cgs wound! should not be
in hock-hs prison will The
donedon sough
tother he ambled
said: oeth good oIds hacks kindly
to a cell again n peaem may dwell. For
O
Out there where liberty has sway ebk people
again CELL They marked his number the dor
IA.
c.,,..sa. 1911, ), e.,-s. Matthew. adams. OasAzna~e~