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Smyrna times., 1911-11-22
EMPEROh'S M1THER ELOPES
Princess Lai Sail to Have Run Away
With Chinese Actor.

Princess Lai, mother of the baby
emperor of China, and wife of the
prince regent, has eloped with an ac-
tor, Yung Shu Lu, according to Chi
nese newspapers received in San Fran.
francisco, Cal.
A number of newspapers published
in China refer to the disgrace that
has come to the royal family" but
only one, the Min Lu Pc, the largest
newspaper published in China, gives
the princess name and an account Of
the elopement.
The mother of the emperor. the pa
per says. fell in love with the actor
and corresponded with him for some
time before the rebellion began The
paper draws the conclusion that the
princess believed that the Manchu
cause was lost and decided to fee
The princess is said to have taken a
fortune in jewels with her and to be
living with Yung in Mukden.
Smyrna times., 1911-11-22

Women Fight Street Duel; One Killed.
In a desperate duel on the princi-
pal street of Sapulpa, Oklahoma,
Lily Marshall and Mrs. Laura Smith,
an Indian, fought duel until their
friends dragged them apart. The Mar
shall woman is now in Jail and Mrs.
Smith Ia dead. Both are rich oil land
holders and the fight was the result
Of lovers quarrel
Smyrna times., 1911-11-22
SHOT AT DINNER TABLE

Unknown Man Fires on Monroe F..
Ellis at 5asking Ridge, N. J.
Monroe F. Ellis, president of the
New Jersey State Lumber association,
was shot while he was at dinner with
his family in Basking Ridge, N. ].
Who shot him the local police do
not know. Somebody standing outside
a window fired charge from a shot
gun and six slugs passed inside the
diningroom, some of them striking
Mr.. Ellis. A number of doctors were
called, who held out no promise OF
Mr.. Ellis recovery. The whole coun
tryside is up looking for the man whs
did the shooting.
There was no warning. Mr.. Ellis
was sitting with his left side toward
a window and he received tie full
brunt of the charge.
Smyrna times., 1911-11-22
KILL PRESIDENT
OF SANTO DOMINGO
Political MaICORtGntS Murder
Ruler Of Republic.

Ramon Caceres, president of Santo
Domingo, was assassl mated. by politi-
cal malcoRtents in San Domingo city,
according to reports to the state de-
partment in Washington. No uprising
has followed as yet.
AS the constitution OF the Republic
of Santo Domingo makes no provision
for a vice president, it will be neces-
sary for the cabinet to call an extra
ordinary session of congress to pro-
vide for a special election.
In the interim the cabinet will dis
charge the duties of the president.
The political career of General Ra-
mon Caceres may be said to have be-
gun when he avenged the execution
of his father by assassinating Presi-
dent Heureux at Moca on July %,
1899. He was a partisan of General
Jiminez and by killing Heureux also
made it possible for Jiminez 70 obtain
the presidency.
Later Caceres became minister Of
war and took a prominent part in
suppressing the rebellion of Jiminez
after the latter had been driven from
the presidency. He became vice presi
dent under President Morales and
later when Morales. at odds with his
own party and unable to control bis
cabinet, fed the country, Caceres was
installed in the presidency by the
ministry.
Smyrna times., 1911-11-22
NEW DOVER STATION
Was Thrown Open to the Public Yes
terdaY-an Eventful Day

Was Thrown Open to the Public Yes
terdaY-an EventfuI Day
The new railroad station has Just
been completed by the Pennsylvania
RaiLztsn@ at Dover and was thrown
open tCft,le public yesterday. The
new station bu;Iding is built of brick
and stone in the colonial style,
with four massive columns and a
pediment facing Loockerman street,
down the entire length of which it
is visible. The main waiting room
is finished in marble-the floor in
dove colored Tennessee and the walls
in blue veined Italian. 1t is 81 feet
wide and 81 long. On the ground
floor there are also a ladies retiring
room, toilet rooms and baggage
room. The second story is devoted
to a large chamber for the directors
of the Delaware Railroad, who will
hold their meetings there. The
train platforms, which are connect.
ed by a concrete subway, are 5O(
feet long and 20 feet wide. They
are paved with vitrified brick anC
covered by shelters 100 feet long
Shrubs and flower beds have beer
put in the grounds around the build
ing, so that they present a park
like appearance and provide a suit
able appr"a ach.
Smyrna times., 1911-11-22
DELAWARE STATE WHITE
RIBBONERS ARE HONORED
BY THE NATIONAL W. c. T. U. IN
SESSION AT MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Two Ribbons and $500 Prize Comes
to Delaware-AIso Honored in
Two Other Ways.

Delaware received some honors at
the hands of the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union at
Milwaukee, Wis, held from Oc-
tober % to November 2. Mrs.
Jessie Mearns of Wilmington, who
was the only representative of the
Delaware W. C. T. U. has returned
with good impressions of the
session. Milwaukee, she says
''is a city of 400, 900 population and
every fourth person foreigner.
There are 2, 1876 saloons and has an
open Sunday with moving picture
places, baseball games and amuse-
ments in full blast. Mrs. Mearns
spoke of two honors which the
organization was accorded during
its stay in the city. One was the
fact that large city organization
gave a banquet during the time of
the convention and nothing stronger
than coffee was served. The two
leading hotels, where the national
officers and delegates were entertain
ed, closed their bars, and put up
signs that it was in honor of the
W. C. 7. U. Little Delaware was
signally honored at the convention
in that it captured three prizes and
the bacon was brought home by
Mrs. Mearns the Diamond State
representative. The prizes were
the red ribbon for the largest gain
in Union Signal subscriptions, the
blue ribbon for the largest gain in
Union Crusader Monthly subscrip-
tions and a prize of SIS showing the
greatest gain in flower mission
work. Delaware also reported three
life members, Miss Lillian Cade,
president of Sussex County; Mrs.
Imogene Clifton, of Kent county,
and Mrs. Jessie Mearns, president
of the Wilmington Union. Della
ware was again ,honored by having
its representative on the platform
for a one minute report of increase
in its membership and also was
classed among the helpers of Maine.
Smyrna times., 1911-11-22
LOCAL CANDIDATES COMING OUT
Already Announcing Themselves in
Lower Part of New Castle County

Already Announcing Themselves in
Lower Part of New Castle County
Townsend. Nov. 21-Although the
1912 primaries and elections are
several months away, the local
political pot is already beginning
to boil at great rate, and almost
daily some new candidate announces
himself for one of the various offices
which are to be filed in the fall of
next year. On the Democratic side
three aspirants for the Office of AS
SCISSOR for Appoquinmink hundred
announced their candidacy for the
alton the past week. They
are James W. Webber, George
Daniels and George Slant. Mr..
Webber is a farmer and Mr.. Slant q
blacksmith. The Republicans have
slated Walter Money, who is now
deputy sheriff under Sheriff Logue,
for the Republican nomination oi
Assessor in this hundred. Tht
Democrats who are thus far know
to be seeking the nomination fol
Representative are w. Harmon
Reynolds and John Townsend.
Smyrna times., 1911-11-22
ORDERS U. S. TROOPS
TO ENFORCE LAWS
To Stop FlIibuStering EKpedi-
tlOnS Against Mexico.

Determined to stamp out all fill
clustering expeditions against Mex
leo, Secretary of War Stimson has
authorized General Duncan, who is
commanding the department of Texas,
to enforce the neutrality laws with
vigor and to move the troops under
his command within divisional limits
without waiting for orders from the
department.
Secretary Stimson also informed
General Duncan that he would not lack
for all the cavalry and infantry need
ed to prevent the organization of ex
peditions against Mexico. No addi
tional troops have yet been ordered to
Texas, however.
Smyrna times., 1911-11-22
Five Years For MansIaunhtsr.

Paul Wallavage, who pleaded guilty
to voluntary manslaughter in o.Ls-
vile, Pa, for the killing of Charles
Deem at the North Mahanoy colliery,
was sentenced to five years in jail.
Judge Brumm told Wallavage that
many defendants surrounded by the
same circumstances had been hanged,
but as the killing was partly due to
accident and partly to Wallavage's
act in the heat of passion, the court
was lenient.
Smyrna times., 1911-11-22
A Household Medicine

That stops coughs quickly and
cures colds is Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound. Mrs. Anna Pelzer,
2526 Jefferson St., So. Omaha.
Neb., says: 81 can recommend
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
as a sure cure for coughs and colds.
1t cured my daughter of a bad cold
and my neighbor, Mrs. Benson, cured
herself and her whole family with
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound.
Everyoe in our neighborhood speaks
highly Of it. /" For sale by al
druggists.
Smyrna times., 1911-11-22
Arraisn Reyes on Fugitive Charge.

Arraign Reyes on Fugitive Charge.
General Bernardo Reyes, arrested in
San Antonio, Tex, on a charge of vio-
lating the neutrality laws of the Unit
ed States, was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Edwards
on new warrant, which further
charges that Reyes is a fugitive from
Webb county, in the southern district
of Texas, where Laredo is situated.
Reyes gave $4,000 bond.
Smyrna times., 1911-11-22
FOR SALE.

My Driving Horse, Volman, 151< Hands,
Blood Bay, Bla,k points. years old, hne
Driver.
w. G.. ROE.
Smyrna Del
Smyrna times., 1911-11-22
Great Sale Now Going On!

Mems 69c Dress Shirts, plain
OF attached cuff. .............
Mems $1.0O and $1.5O adver-
tised branded Shirts. .......
The Celebrated Slidewell 15c
Collar, sale price...........
100 doz. 1917 Linen Collars,
sale price. ........ ..........
Smyrna times., 1911-11-22
Kills Her Father to Save Husband.

With loaded shotgun in his hands
and uttering threats to kill the whole
family, Frank Young, fifty years old,
was shot down and instantly killed by
his daughter, Mrs. Marion Mills, ct the
latter's home. near Fit, Mich. Mrs.
Mills says she shot to save the life
OF her husband, with whom her father
had grappled.
Smyrna times., 1911-11-22

A dispatch from Lemberg, Russia,
says that Henryk Sienkiewicz, the
novelist, author of Quo Vadis," was
shot whole shooting pheasants.
The shooting was done by another
of the party, who aimed at a pleas
ant. Some of the shot lodged in the
novelist's forehead near the left eye.
and his knee also was injured. He is
now in a hospital at Warsaw.
Smyrna times., 1911-11-22
Mems Clothing

200 good heavy thibet, black On.
working Pants, sale price. .... 0JG
800 Mems Pants in blue serge, O. IN
worsteds, neat worsted, price .@I'05
Mems 81 Corduroy Pants, full no.
size, taped seams, sale price,. JOG
$3.50 and $4 Corduroy Pants, lin d m
ed or unlined light or dark, ,price~ ls0J
Mems $40 Cravanettee Overcoats
guaranteed to keep out theeC ar
rain, price. 1jtfJ
Mems $40 Overcoats in black, ,@A m
navy and the new gray.... .14I0U
Mems $15 Overcoats, in 25 Fallen on
model to select from, price 9OI0U
We have 14O Mems light and dark Suits,
all wool guaranteed, that weo1 7c
sold for $40 and $12, price. .10I .
Come early for this.
All our $15 Mems all wool Suits in this
fall ttyles, most of them have been in
the store less than a month, ct nm
sale price. Observation-Disclosures. lou
All our $1s and 500 Mems all wool Suits
in at least 20 models and patterns to
to suit any taste, the celebrated eO M
Charles Metsner Clothing. price 9y.YU
Mems and Young Mems all wool neat
striped, plain black or blue serge
Suits that usually sold for $10cS IT
and Sl2, price,. PO'd
Smyrna times., 1911-11-22

Odd Fellows to Meet In Philadelphia.
The directors of the Grand Lodge os
the United States, Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, Manchester Unity, de-
cided to hold the next annual conYen-
tion at Philadelphia in June, 1912.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-28
VICTOR MURDOCH
At THE NORMAL

The citizens of Ellensburg are to
have q treat in the shape of a lee
ture by Victor Murdoch. This Kan
sas orator will appear at the normal
school October 3 at p. m. His lee
ture is timely. powerful and drama
tic. He is a live wire. throwing off
showers of electric sparks that keep
his audience keyed up to the high
est pitch of alertness and attention
Mr. Murdoch will entertain, but
will do more. He will give you
news and information. He goes to
the heart of great happenings of cur
rent history ana drives home truths
that every man in Ellensburg should
know. You should hear him even
though you failed to agree with
him politically Season tickets re-
served at Elwoods. Single admis-
sion. $1OO.
The season tickets for the lyceum
course have sold splendidly The
committee will not be able to sell
many more because of the limited
space at the normal hall. The COM
mittee will not Oversell the house.
No effort has been spared by the
committee to make the course pleas
ing to the many who have sub
scrbed so literally.
There are two kinds of tickets, the
citizens and the students. The cit
liens tickets will be reserved at Ell
woods Saturday. The students
tickets will be reserved at the same
place on Monday. See to it that you
get a reserved seat on the above
dates.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-28

But for Mr. Bailey the case is far
different. He wishes to keep under
cover because he has a great deal
which sadly needs covering.
Searching as Mr. Bryan's ques-
tons are, they ask for nothing
which any honest statesman ought
tc wish to keep secret about his
opinions. The election of a presi-
dent is a very important act for the
voters. 1t is perfectly right for
them to learn as much as possible
about any man who asks for their
suffrages. If he has opinions which
he is ashamed of or afraid to pub
lsh is he quite the proper person to
choose for chief magistrate?
The innuendo that Mr.. Bryan is
by this catechism preparing the way
for his own candidacy, fourth can
didacy after three failures, is alb
surd. Like every other intelligent
American, he takes a lively interest
in public affairs and tries by a num-
Der of perfectly legitimate methods
to make his opinions count. He
differs from most of his countrymen
only by being a little more intelli-
gent and active. From Mr.. Bailey
he differs by being a good deal more
frank.-Portland Oregonian, (rep.)
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-28

The Kittitas Reclamation District
was formerly organized Monday fore
noon by order of the Board of Coun-
t. Commissioners after canvas of
the vote cast on September IA.
The vote for directors stood as
follows: Thos Haley. 3S2; A. c.
Spalding, 376; Jas. G.. Boedcher, 367.
Scattering, 90.
Thos. Haley was elected for presi-
'cnt, Chas. ". Johnsone secretary
md Carroll B. Graves attorney for
the District.
After a discussion Of the matter
ncgotiations were entered into look
ing toward the employment of a civil
engineer to check up the govern
ment's survey and to make an esti-
mate of the actual cost of the canal.
The directors requested the high
line committee to remain intact and
asked their cooperation as an advis-
DRY board for some time to come,
at least until the canal work was
well under way which the commit
tee agreed to.
Now that we have the matter LII
good, competent hands, let every
man, woman and child in Kittitas
county bend every effort possible to
make it grand success from the
word go. 1t means everything to
Ellensburg and Kittitas county, even
more than tongue can tell. The
Dawn feels that every piece of prop
erty in the Kittitas valley is worth
double today what it was a month
ago. and inside of the next five
years the values will be quadrupled
over the values of today. There is
no better place than Kittitas valley
in the great commonwealth of Wash
ington, and the man who refuses or
fails to grasp the opportunities that
now exist here, is, in our judgment,
making the mistake of a lifetime.
We advise one and all, who care for
4 home of their own, who wish to
sit under their own wine and fig
tree, to lose no time in buying.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-28
OCEAN TO OCEAN
RAIL RUN IS CUT

Rushing across the continent at
speed in excess of that of the fastest
passenger schedule, the special silk
train leaving Tacoma over the Mil
waukee last Thursday arrived in New
York at $40 a. m. yesterday, break
ing the worlds record for fast long
distance running in the silk trans
portation trade, in 81 hours and 40
minutes.
The next best record, and the best
until broken by the Milwaukee, was
held by the Great Northern, which
hauled a silk train from Tacoma on
June 90, making the ocean-to-ocean
trip in SO hours AMI 81 minutes.
The silk, valued at 100000,
was unloaded from the Panama
Maru and left Tacoma at 1 a. m.
Thursday. 1t was hauled all-Mil-
waukee to Chicago, where locomo-
tive of the Pennsylvania system
started with it on the eastward trip.
News of the achievement. which is
regarded by operating officials of all
lines as remarkable. in view of the
fact that 1000 miles of the road Is
new, was telegraphed east and west,
and traffic and operating officials of
the Milwaukee were receiving con-
gratulatOry messages.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-28
STATE TAX LEVY
TO Be $50 MILLS

Olympia, Sept. 25.-For 1911 the
total tax levy for all state purposes
will be $50 mills, which will bring
in $5,0G2, 167 on an aggregate value
of all real and personal property as
eQualized by the state board OF
S955,125,934. The amount to be
raised is $141,241 more than in
1910.
These figures were announced to-
day by the state board of equaliza-
ton, which has been in session since
September ). The 1911 levies and
the amounts to be raised are as fol-
lows: State general, 30 mills,
$2,0O5,764; state school, 200 mills,
$1.910,252; military, 20 mills,
$191,O25; highway, LOO mill,
$955.126. Total, $50 mills, So
O62,167.
The general fund levy is the same
as last year; the school levy has
been cut rs mills the military levy
increased .05 mills and the high
way levy is the same, compared with
1910, making a cut in the total levy
for 1911 of .13 mills.
The attorney general held that
the law provided mill levy for
roads was mandatory, SO it was
made, although the Legislature
made no appropriations from this
fund.
The assessed ratio compared to the
actual value is 1885, for 1911, as
against 1926 in 1910. the increase
being explained by exemptions made
this year before the ratios were
determined, while they We're left
in last year
The actual value of all real and
personal property, exclusive of
steam, electric and telegraph prop
crty for 1911 is 007,277,760,
while the equalized value of this
property is $500, 614.133. The
steam roads are equalized at $132,-
45S.414: electric at $19,673, 0S2;
telegraph lines at $3S0,3O5. These
all represent substantial increases
over 1910.
In five counties the ratio of the
state board for 1910 were charged
this year, which means that the
counties will pay less taxes this
year than last.
The changes are: Chehalis coun-
ty, from 2O.17 per cent, to 26.17
per cent; Grant county, from 29.34
per cent, to 1915 per cent; Kitsap
county, from zoos per cent to $3.50
per cent; Okanogan, from 25.45 per
cent to 1895 per cent, and Skagit,
from 1928 per cent to 1910 per
cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-18
DFlL AT THE rSTHHUS.

There has recently been a real estate
transaction at the IstbmuS of Panama
which has not commanded much popular
attention. hut which really was of much
importance TO both parties concerned
and is of lasting and substantial value
to both II was the exchange Of part
Of the waterfront Of Colon for the
waterfront Of the Canal Zone northeast
cf the city Of Panama, the latter in
Guiding a piece o. territory seven miles
square.
1t will bc recalled that when The
Canal Zone was leased in perpetuity to
this country, the two cities Of Colon and
Panama, though geographically within
its limits, were excepted from il and
became practically reserved enclaves.
This condition did not greatly matter to
Colon. which lay on an island, and uad
its connection with the rest of the re-
public either by water or by way Of the
Panama Railroad. But it did matter 70
Panama, which, while lying on the main
land. found itself unable TO reach by
land any other part Of the republic save
by crossing the alienated Canal Zone.
OF course, this state of affairs gave rise
t. many embarrasSments of administra-
ton.
Now Panama adds to our perpetual
leasehold that part Of the waterfront
of Colon which faces upon Limon Bay,
which would be of no particular value
10 Colon or to the Republic Of Panama,
but which will be useful to us as part
Of the anchorage basin at the northern
terminal of the canal. In return the
United States reliuquishes TO Panama
the land lying between the city Of Pan
anna and the eastern boundary of the
Canal Zone. thus making that city abut
directly upon the territory Of the repub-
ii. Of which it is the capital, and giving
l. direct access 10 ali the eastern part of
the republic without crossing alienated
land. and. incidentally. restoring to the
republic the site and ruins of the orig
inal city Of Panama. The United States
also gets four islands which lie in the
Bay Of Panama near the end of the
canal. which will be of great service to
it. though they would have been Of little
value to Panama.
In all respects it seems TO be NUT
ually advantageous transaction, which
will make for the facilitation of our
enterprises on the isthmus and for the
confirmation of satisfactory relations be-
tween the two countries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-18

and the desirablity of having them Dulit
by foreign aid. So far as IT is meant "
compel "a Reputation of contracls ~
ready made IT must be regarded WIN
strong and entire disapproyal
II is bit of irony that the outbreak
should at the beginning have De'h
directed against the American section
of the international enterprise Sliice
America is. of the four countries con
cerned. most free from political motives
or other Interior designs against Ohilia'
If Americans were TO Gridiron emma
with railroads this country would NOT
seek political control of that empire
or modify in the least IFS establlSleu
policy of the open door, equality OF
and unimpaired territorial
integrity and administrative sover-
eighty. Perhaps when this Is proved
more fully by actual experience the
Chinese will more confidently recognize
the fact and be more Hospitality rccep-
tive 10 American enterprises.