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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-04
AER0S TO REPLACE
TRAINS FOR MAILS

Philadelphia, April 3.-Charles J.
Glidden. donor of the Glidden tour
automobile trophy, spent several hours
to-day in motoring on the outskirts
of the southern section of the city.
He was seeking landing sites for sta
tons of the aerial passenger line that
the Boston Aerial Navigation Company
purposes establishing throughout the
East within the next two years From
here he expects to go to Baltimore and
Washington on similar errand. He
has already decided upon sites in Wor-
cestor. Springfield, New Haven, and
Bridgeport.
MI. Glidden is president of the Bos-
ton Aerial Navigation Company. He is
positive that in the next ten years
railroads will become back numbers as
far as travellers and the mails are
concerned.
We stand ready said Mr.. Glidden to-
day, Ito buy and start with anything that
can carry twenty passengers, and L ex-
pect to see the first aerial feet launched
by the end of 1872
'tAll we are waiting for now is the
reports of engineers upon various types
of aeroplanes. The recent flights in
France by an aviator who carried twelve
passengers shows what aeroplanes can do
Personally, 1 am banking on aero
planes, for / believe heavier-than-air ma
chimes will be the mode of travel in the
future I am not impressed with the
qualities of dirigibles, although 1 have
one engineer in Germany studying with
Count Zeppelin and another in France"
Mr.. Glidden says the airship line will
follow the railroad tracks in their inter-
city flights wherever possible.
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MADERO OUTLINES
AIM OF REVOLT
Addresses Communication to
State Department.

The. justice of the revolutionary cause.
the patriotism of its motives, and the
necessity for resort to arms are set
forth in a communication signed by Fran
cisco I. Madero. citizen provisional pres
ident of the United States of Mexico. and
leader of the revolution addressed to
the Secretary of State Of the United
States
The text of the communication was
given out yesterday by. DR.. Vasquez Go
mez, confidential agent in Washington Of
the revolution. Similar notes have been
transmitted to foreign ministers Of other
interested governments, DR.. Gomez states.
An appeal for the sympathy of other
nations is asked for the revolutionary
cause in it's efforts to establish a con-
stitutional government in Mexico and to
drive out tyranny and oppression. That
request for recognition of belligerency
will be made with due formality and at
the opportunA moment is announced by
Gen. Madero.
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push his measure forward. no matter
what may be the views of the people of
Washington or anybody else. He is
ready to demonstrate that such change
Is needed and has no hesitancy in saying
that he considers the appointment of
two civilians from Washington to the
board has resulted in sort of clannish
ness and selfish state of affairs in the
past which has proven detrimental to the
interests Of Washington and unfair to
the other partner in the government
scheme which here exists.
This view is not regarded as surprising
when it is recalled that Representative
Johnson in the past session, and in those
proceeding it, was inclined to join with
those who INDUCED in griIling the Com
missioners on the floor of the House
and in committee on the ground of am
bition in pushing the alleged selfish in
terests of Washington regardless of the
Federal finances and the opinions of citi-
zens of the rest of the country. To bring
to Washington as a Commissioner a party
totally disinterested beyond his patriotic
principles, as well as nonproperty
holder in the District, he regards as a
capital balancing effect and a move that
will result in measures being recommend
ed to Congress that are designed from, a
broader field than Washington City and
consequently udDie 10 De lItt
selfish local interest than the class of
legislation which he maintains has been
urged in recent sessions.
After Incumbents Retire.
The bill to be introduced by Representa-
tive johnson will not propose Interior
ence with the terms OF Commissioners
Rudolph and Johnston. the present civil
ian members OF the board. but will pro-
vide for the installation of the new ap-
pointive system when their appointments
expire
As may be inferred from his proposal.
Representative johnson does not join
with Henry George, jr., member of the
District Committee, in his conviction
that the Commissioners of the District
should be elected and not appointed.
THAT proposition depends entirely for
its stability on the question of citizen
ship" said Mr.. Johnson 'T challenge
anybody to define citizen OF the Dis
trict of Columbia The city OF Washing
ton has thousands of clerks and officials
who are charged to the various States
on the civil service rolls, and most of
them maintain their privilege of voting in
some other place. To determine just
which people arc qualified to vote would
cause endless confusion and dissension.
Therefore, / hold the opinion that an
elective commission is out of the Ques-
ton"
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San Antonio; April s-Gen. William H.
Carriers known conviction that the merits
of San Antonio as a site for a division
camp of the army had been greatly over
stated must have been accumulated late
this afternoon, when the skies opened and
flood that would have startled Noah
descended upon the camp, with much
wind The camp had been more or less
wet for three weeks; its last sprink-
ling came as late as last night, but
no flight of the imagination could have
pictured in advance what the Fort Sam
Houston reservation would look like al
6 o'clock tonight, a half hour after the
delugs began.
The storm. which had hung over from
last nights downpour. prowled around the
heavens all day, then gathered of sud
den just before shutdown and let itself
go. The big wind came first Tents al
over camp, which had remained hall
rolled up from the bottom all day &c
| admit a morning breath OF air. simply
swelled out and disgorged all their NOV
able contents into the sheets OF wet
Some OF them blew up entirely and went
sailing over the camp like vagrant aero
planes on a spree.
Weeks of Work Destroyed.
At the regimental headquarters, where
the adjutants' forces have their reports
and clerical minutia of paper and mem
oranda, all stacked up in pigeon holes be-
fore the swope of the wind ripped the
work of three weeks into chaos and with
in five minutes the whole camp~Has
Uttered with wildly fiuttering paper madly
chased by orderlies and volunteers from
the ranks. After the wind came light
ming and thunder.
There was some confusion in the corrals
and some of the Eleventh and Ninth Cav
airy horses broke their halters and ran
wildly down through the mud in the regi-
mental streets. Men were stationed out
in the downpour by skies and dozens
along the picket ropes to jump in and
still the least sign OF panic.
The half hour of torrential rain which
was succeeded by a steady soaking pre-
cipitation. continuing for some hours,
made of the whole camp swamp.
Fear Sick List VIII Grow.
Up at division headquarters. where,
during the past two weeks, strikers had
laid a neat stone walk between tent and
tent of the commanding generals staff.
TIE walk disappeared and Gen. Carter
Hids had to don hip boots to convey
messages from one staff officer to an
other.
The oceans of mud offered very serious
problems for the officers in San An
tonic. who wished to get back to camp
The street car does not approach with
In a quarter OF a mile of the edge OF
the camp and for officers of the Eleventh
Cavalry, for instance, another full half
mile of mud lay between the car anC
their tents.
1t is feared that the continued wei
will soon have an appreciable effect upon
the sick list, which has hitherto been
pretty well at the normal. Some of the
infantry tents are pitched IN low ground
and many hundreds of soldiers are sleep
ing on hay stepped in pools Of water to-
Eight.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-04
DISCORDANT NOTE .
IN HARMONY PLAN
New Member Objects to Com
mittee Assignments.

The first discordant note in the Dem
ocradc harmony programme in the
House was sounded yesterday by W. B.
Francis, newly-elected Representative
from the Sixteenth district in Ohio. In
derwood, as chairman of the committee
OF committees, Mr.. Francis rendered his
resignation as a member Of the Commit
tee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic and scored
the Democrats for abolishing many mi
nor positions in the House, while leav-
ing unmolested certain highly-paid po-
s:tions which. he said, were maintained
for the benefit of Tame ducks Mr..
Francis also put in plea for the under
paid employees of the government and
binted that a recommendation of the
Ways and Means Committee that the
salaries and mileage of members Of Con-
gress be reduced would be more in the
line of economy.
Representative Francis represents a
district where the liquor question is par
amount. He made a fruitless effort in
Saturdays caucus to be omitted from the
Alcoholic Liquor Traffic Committee on
the plea that it would prejudice him with
his constituents
The letter of Mr.. Francis follows:
lion. o. w. Underwood. Chairman of
Committee on Committees.
My Dear Sir:-I hereby tender my res
isnation as Il member of the Committee
Oh Alcoholic Liquor Traffic. While but
one of the assignments given me is IN
accordance with my express wishes,
appreciate the many difficulties your
committee had to contend with in the
Performance of its complex duties. and.
therefore, / have no complaint to make;
however, / fail to see the wisdom of
your recommendations of the abolish
nent of some of the minor positions IN
the House organization. For sixteen
years the taxpayers of the country have
borne this burden. and, apparently, they
have done so without protest Economy
in public expenditures is one of the car
dinal principles of the Democratic party,
and l am heartily in favor of making
good that profession of party faith, not
positions where laboring men are en-
ployed. but in the elimination of highly
paid and useless commissions created
solely for the care and comfort of lame
ducks"
Had your committee indicated desire
to economiZe along these lines. its rec
concentrations would be met with entbu
siaStic approval and had your commit
tee gone further and recommended an
increase in the salaries ot the many I'M
derpaid employees of the government, and
mendation that the salaries and mileage
or members of Congress be reduced. 1
think real enthusiasm would be mani
Tested by the public generally over the
induction of Democratic Congress.
Very truly yours,
W. B. FRANCIS.
Sixteenth District, Ohio.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-04
BRYAN AND HARMON
KEEP FROM MEETING
Bad Feeling Said to Have
Arisen Over Presidency.

The doings Of William Jennings Bryan
and Gov. Judson Harmon, OF Ohio. who
put in second day in Washington with
out exchanging greetings, were of great
interest to the big crowd of Democrats
in the city. The fact that both were at
the Capitol and that they did not seek
the company of each other even for the
exchange OF commonplace courtesies was
the subject of much comment.
Mr.. Bryan was the guest overnight of
Senator Owen, of Oklahoma, who is re-
garded as the most progressive of SEN
ate Democrats since he conducted his
filibuster in behalf of the recall constitu-
ton adopted by Arizona During the day
Senator owen invited a number Of Sena-
tors to his home to meet Mr.. Bryan.
Last night Senator Owen gave a dinner
to the Nebraskan at the Metropolitan
Club. which was only attended by
Senators.
Mr.. Bryan, il is known, GiSapproveS
of the Presidential candidacy of Gov.
Harmon, and since his arrival here it
has become known definitely that he
looks with kindly eye on the ambitions
of Champ Clark, of Missouri. the Speak
er-to-be. In an article printed in his
weekly magazine some weeks ago, Mr..
bryan tooh d uiS DIT uoN. haiHon- Inc
general expectation here is that before
long Mr.. Bryan will come out in a more
formal way in opposition to Ohios execu-
tive.
While there is no official authority for
the statement, ii is the understanding
that the boom of Speaker-to-be Clark
for the Presidential nomination will soon
be launched. A conference yesterday
morning, in which Bryan, Clark. and
Senator Owen. of Oklahoma, participated.
is said to have been in relation to the
Clark boom, and how it could best be
promoted
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-04
ALLEGED ASSAULT
CAUSE OF DEATH
George R. Criste, of this
City, the Victim.

Jacob B. Heaps was arrested in Bal
timore last night to await an inveshga-
ton into the death there yesterday in ST.
Luke's Hospital, of George R Criste, oE
150e Seventeenth street northwest, this
city, whom Heaps Is alleged to have as
saulted on March u.
Heaps said last night he met Criste ana
asked him to share his bed with him.
Criste accepted, and Heaps states that
during the night he saw Criste leave the
bed and go to his pockets.
LAS soon as saw him in my pockets"
said Heaps, IT jumped UP and Criste
pulled a knife. and came at me. struck
him in the jaw and We clinched. One
of the boarders in the house came into.
the room and put Criste OUT
Criste then went to the Baltimore and
Ohio yards and went to sleep in a freight
car. He was found by a friend and
taken to the hospital He had broken
jaw, and pneumonia developed. Now it
will De up to the coroner's jury to find
out If Criste died from natural causes or
from the blow from Heaps fist.
Criste was thirty-two years old and lived
at his Washington home when not work
ing for the Pennsylvania Railroad. The
body was brought to Washington yester-
day by William S. Riley, OF 300 Second
street southeast. The Washington police
win hold the body until an investigation
is made, and the funeral, which was 10
take place tomorrow, will be postponed
until the latter part Of the week.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-04
ADVERTISING TALKS.
WRITTEN BY WILLIAM c. FREEMAN

pecially such communities as
are standing still in the mat
ter of population-SHOULD
A DIV ERTISE THEIR
HOME TOWN in this man.
ner.
1t is form of advertising
which helps every community
and is not costly.
1t shows pride in ones home
town, and loyalty to that town,
and legitimate pride and
loyalty is a mighty GOOD
ASSET for any town-IT AT
TRACTS BUSINESS TO IT.
When a general advertiser
wants to take up newspaper
advertising in any community,
the first thing he asks is
How do the local merchants
support the newspapers 2!
If the local merchants are
liberal in the use of advertising
space, the general advertiser,
who is usually manufacturer,
feels inclined to buy literally
himself.
Newspapers do all they can
to stir up home enthusiasm and
to support the local merchants,
so the local merchants in turn
should give their newspapers
all the support possible.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-04
DEMOCRATS GIVEN
ADYICES BY TAFT
Mexican Situation Discussed
at White House.

President Taft took three of the Demo-
cratic members Of the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs into his confidence
yesterday concerning the situation with
regard to Mexico. They were Repre-
sentative Sulzer, of New York: Garner,
of Texas, and Flood, of Virginia. Upon
leaving the White House they said the
President desired them to hold the in
formation which he had given them as
confidential.
Andrew Carnegie dropped into the
White House to shake hands with the
President
Boys, you all look WE'LL" declared the
former steel king to the reporters, 'and
the more see of you the more regret
that didn't boone a reporter"
William Barnes, jr.,. also called on the
President He said he merely called for
a chat with the Chief Executive.
That the United States, Great Britain.
France, and Japan will eventually nego-
tiate an arbitration treaty was the state
ment made at the White House by Rep
reseutative Foster. of Vermont He said
that talks with the mayor of Tokyo and
other prominent japanese had convinced
mentS.
The negro troops now stationed at San
Antonio are to be withdrawn from that
point, according to an announcement
made yesterday by Representative Gar
ner, OF Texas, following a conference
with President Taft at the White House
yesterday. Representative Garner protest
ed against the presence of the negro
soldiers at San Antonio, declaring that
they had been the cause Of a good deal
of trouble in the Texas city.
Louis n. Hammerling, president of the
American Association OF Foreign Lam
guage Newspapers. of New York City.
called at the White House in company
with Secretary of Commerce and La
Dor Nagel, to discuss the immigration
problem at Ellis Island.
President Taft expressed deep inter-
est in Mr.. Hammerling's views and
promised him support. After leaving the
White House they called upon Attorney
General Wickersham, who accorded Mr.
Hammerling a satisfactory interview
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TAILORING TALKS.
By ]. FRED GATC1ELL,
928 Fourteenth Street
Opposite Franklin ParD
Opposite Franklin Park).

a tacit agreement with YOU.
that you're to be fitted or I'm
not to be paid. If l asked for
any deposit in advance, there
might be room for an argument
BUT / DON'T-so you're the
final judge.
l cannot help believing that's
the way a business man likes to
do business. | have found it
pays, and / wouldn't take your
order any other way.
l am featuring two $50 suits
for $60-the Blue and Gray.
III hold the Blue Serge for later
delivery if you wish-but both
orders must be placed at once
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There are some good reasons
why | am able to figure my
prices pretty close-give you
the highest grade of tailoring,
but, just the same, considerably
below the usual high grade
charges.
You see l am in my own
building here l don't have any
rent expense. That counts just
about the difference between my
prices and others-from S. to
$40 difference.
And l put tailoring right
down on a business basis. When
| take your measure, l enter into
TO BE co
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-04

There came to me the other
dav a letter from LOOK
ABILL'S PRIN T n G
HOUSE, Roanoke, Virginia.
The envelope containing the
letter had the name of the bust
ness in neat. legible type in the
upper left hand corner, and
across the left side of the en-
velope was printed in large red
letters, FROM ROANOKE,
VIRGINIA."
In addition to that, along
side of the postage stamp was
a paster which read:
.1Ss2, 400; 1880; 10000; 1900.
$1,000; Greater Roanoke, 1910
$1,000,
This paster also showed an
oak tree, and across the tree
was printed ACORN TO
OAK-W A T CHI, RO A
NOKE."
About a year ago, MR..
ERMAN ]. RIDGWAY sug-
gested to New England manu-
features that they label their
wares and the boxes in which
they were shipped MADE IN
NEW ENGLAND" and a
great many adopted the plan.
M E R c H AN is AND
M IN U F A c T URES IN
EVERY COMMUNITY-es-
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DRILL FOR NEwsBoYs.
They VIII Be the Guests of For
Myer Officials Friday.

From every nook and corner Of the city
the Fort Myer officials will collect all the
newsboys they can find for Friday night,
when they will be the guests Of the fort
at a special cavalry and artillery drill at
S O'clock
Arrangements have been practically
COMPLETED. and the officers are now try
ing TO find out how many tickets to fur
nlsh the ..newsies'' In order to see that no
one has been left out. Everything will
be done to insure the newsboys Q
rare treat, and the drtu bias fair to out
- laA years event.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-04
Peanut King Dying.

Cordele. Ca, April S-W. S. Jones.
known as the Peanut King of this
section. is dying of strychnine poison
ing He was out this afternoon super
intending the planting Of peanuts. and
was sprinkling the seed with strychnine
To kill moles or birds that might feed
on the seed. A pun of wind blew a lot
of 1t into his nostrils and eyes. He
started at once for home, but soon fell
in commissions. and doctors say there is
no hope for him.
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session, conferred with Champ Clark
and members of the House Committee
on the Election of President and Vice
President yesterday in regard to this
resolution. The House Democrats as
sured Senator Borah of their support,
and he intends-to introduce the resoiu-
ton soon after the converting of the
special session to-day, in the form in
which it was presented at the last ses-
sion
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-04
RENO FEEDS ROOSEVELT.
Barbecue Follows Speech and Big
Reception.

self to-day in IT'S reception of Theodore
Roosevelt. From all parts OF the State
special trains brought throngs and upon
his arrival from the Coast early this
morning, a rousing welcome was extended
him BY thousands. Thousands failed to
gain entrance at his address. In an In
tense speech he paid glowing tribute to
Clarence III. Mackay and his father, in
allusion to the Mackay statue he had just
SEEN
A big barbecue was given in charac-
teristic Western style and Col Roosevelt
participated, serving the cooked meat
with his own hands.
Col Roosevelt left tonight for Sacra-
mento.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-04
VICE PRESIDENT CORRAL QUITS.
ConEreAs Will Name Gov. Dchesn. of
Vera Cruz, Successor.

Mexico City, April S.-The resigna-
ton of Vice President Corral was pre-
scented to Congress to-day. 1t is to take
effect Immediately. Coincident with the
resignation of Senior Corral is the an
nouncement that Gov. Dehesa, of the
state of Vera Cruz. has resigned.
The legislature has named Eleaser
Espinoza in his stead 1t is practically
assured that Congress will name Dehesa
to succeed Corral whose resignation will
be accepted, as he sails for Europe on
April IL.
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SENTENCED AS DRUNKARD.
William e. Heaton Refused Permis-
sion to Leave the District.

sion to Leave the District.
Although promising to leave the Dis
trict within an hour, William E. Heaton,
a piano salesman, was sentenced to six
months in the workhouse for habitral
drunkenness by Judge Mullowny yes
terday.
Whisky is blamed for the downfall
of Heaton. who was once prosperous.
and is said to be a nexceptiona,iy good
salesman and pianist. He has just finish
ed a sentence of four months in the
workhouse, his case being regarded as
hopeless by Police Court authorities.
Heaton has held responsible positions
in New York and Washington. He had
a chance of release yesterday, but was
unable to find any one willing to go his
bond.
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Says They Can Fight.


New York. April 3.-Arrested on a
charge of shoplifting In large Broad
way department store. petite young
woman. richly dressed in deep mourn
ing, who gave her name as Mrs. Sarah
Blair. age thirty five. wife of Charles
David Blair. wealthy Brooklyn mer-
chant, carried q fur nun. from which
there were taken thirteen silk shirt
waists. foulard silk dress. and a big
table cloth. The value of the purloined
articles was estimated at from $500 to
$3.50.
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LONG HATPIN FINED.
New Jersey Places Ban on Woman's
Weapon.

Trenton, n. J., April 5.-Should a bill
introduced tonight by Assemblyman Nc
Gowan become a law. ladies' permitting
more than two inches of the business
end of a hat pin to be exposed in any
public place will be liable to a fine rang
ing from s. to s25. The bill was intro
duced by request of a friend of Mr.. Nc
Gowan, who had a friend whose eye
was gouyed out by a protruding hat pin.