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The Washington herald., 1911-10-09
CROWDS VISIT MUSEUM.
Sunday Opening Attracts severa
Hundred Persons.

witnessing treasures that have been
gathered from every quarter Of the
globe and which range from ripe old
Egyptian mummy to the original Wright
aeroplane, several hundred persons Wis
tied the new National Museum, Tenth
and B streets northwest, at its first Sun
day opening yesterday,
All of those who visited the building
were asked to inscribe their names on g
new register that is being kept. The
purpose Is to learn how popular the
Sunday openings are. Those who at
tended the sightseeing trip expressed
themselves astonished at the unnumbered
objects of interest they found.
The Museum was open from l O'Clock
until 4:30. The Sunday openings will be
continued throughout the winter.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-09
FEARS FOR HER HUSBAND.
Wife of Alfred G. Massine Asks PO.
lice to Make Search.

Distracted over the continued absence
Of her husband, Alfred G. Massine, fifty
five years old, who has been missing
from his home. 10 c street northwest,
for the last week, Mrs Massine last
night requested the police to institute
search for him. Massine, according to
the police, left his home presumably to
go 70 his place OF employment. He never
arrived there, and nothing has been heard
from him.
The police will make a canvass of the
hotels and hospitals to-day. In event OF
not being able to obtain a clew to his
whereabouts, a description OF Massine
will be sent to police of neighboring
cities.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-09
M. B. CHURCHES
now VERY ACTIVE
EpWorthN League Rallies At
tract Young People.
SPECIAL SERVICES ARE HELD
Rev. DIR. wedderspoon, I'm Foundry
Pulpit, Talks on "The Calf of
GoId"-secretary Cooper, Y. NJ.
C. A., at Metropolitan, Tells of
'"ReIisious Toward Movement"

.Epworth League rallies, attended by
thousands Of young people, were held in
nearly every Methodist Episcopal church
in Washington yesterday. The meetings
were mostly devoted to prayer and ad-
dresses by the various leaders, and in
several instances special music was given.
Rally Day was observed at the Union
Methodist Church with special exercises
at II o'clock, following the Sunday school
session. The Rev. Wilbur V. Mallalieu,
who addressed the annual meeting of the
District W. c. T. L., several days ago,
and said liquor was the worst foe Of
man." talked to the young men and
women on the same subject. Nearly 200
persons attended.
The Epworth League Of the Anacostia
M E. Church has arranged a series +
interesting meetings to be held each Sun
day in October. Yesterday Frank Craw-
ford had charge Of the exercises, while
Simon Bube will be in charge next Sun
day.
General Praise Services.
Epworth League praise sevices were
held in Douglas NJ E. Church, Eleventh
and H streets northeast; McKendree NJ.
E Church at 9l5 Massachusetts avenue.
Wesley NJ E. Church, Fifth and F
streets northwest: Calvary NJ. E. Church,
Columbia road; Hamline 81. E Church,
Ninth and streets northwest; Met
ropolitan NJ. E. Church. John Marshall
place; Foundry NJ. z. Church, Sixteenth
and Church streets; Dumbarton avenue
NJ. f. Church. and Wilson Memorial
NJ E. Church.
Secretary Cooper of the Y. NJ. c. A.
spoke at the rally held in Metropolitan
Church. He chose for his topic, The
men and religion forward movement
At Foundry Church, Rev. W. r. We'd
derspv. gave the fourth Of a special
series of lectures to young people. His
topic was THE calf of gold
The Washington herald., 1911-10-09
GreenviI1e IS. c. Wants Filters.

Delegates representing the board Of
trade and the city council. from Green
Vile. s. c., came here yesterday and
made application to the Signal Corps
Of the War Department for the establish
ment there of the winter headquarters
of the army aviation school.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-09

with the view expressed by the first
speaker, but Col McElroy's remarks
were heartily applauded, as were those
of the Rev. S. b Horton, who also up
held the Bible a. an inspired book.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-09
JOHN W. JACKSON DEAD.

Navy Yard EmpIOye, Aged Seventy,
Expires Suddenly at Home.
John w jackson, seventy years old, of
500 G street southeast, an employe of
the navy yard. died suddenly at his
home yesterday morning. He had been
aiIing for several days
Coroner hewitt was notified of the aged
mans death and made an investigation
Heart trouble is supposed to have been
the cause of the mans sudden death.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-09-14
Mining Interests Cease Protests.

1t seems to be the opinion among
mining men here that the mining in
terests of the iron country of Michigan
feel more than satisfied with the re-
port made on their properties by Mine
Expert Finlay, who was appointed by
Governor Osborn to bring before the
state board of equalization facts re-
garding the mining properties of the
state that would show whether or not
they are bearing thier just burden OF
taxation. Although the iron mining
people have protested about the valu-
alton Of their properties made by Mr..
Finlay he did not increase their valu-
ations as much as they expected. 1t
Is believed, therefore, that they will
not fight against the figures as they
now stand. In Gogebic county,
where the valuations of the iron min
ing properties were increased nearly
70 per cent, little protest Is being
heard. The copper mining people are
more than pleased with what Finlay
has had to say in his report in regard
to their properties, for his report is
merely in line with their contentious
for years past that the copper mines
have been paying a great deal more
than their just share of the state
taxes.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-09-14
RUSSIA AND FRANCE
AGAINST GERMANY
RUSSIA PROMISES TO THROW
ARMY ON GERMANS FLANK
AND INVADE AUSTRIA.
WILL TAKE ACTIVE PART IN
WAR IF GERMANY ATTACKS.
France Holds Troops Whose Terms
Have Expired and Are Gradually
Massing Army Near
Frontier.

Efforts of Germany and Austria to
drive wedge between France and
Russia have utterly failed and If the
Moroccan dispute results in war Rus
STA will be found as an active ally of
France.
M. Izvolsky, the Russian ambas-
sador at Paris, has been authorized
to tell France that her proposals to
Germany are accepted by Russia as
involving her full duties rs an ally
should Germany follow it's rejection
by belligerent act.
1t is understood that Russia's
strategy In such an event will be to
hold sufficient force on Germany's
eastern rear guard as to keep half
the German army there while an ex-
peditionary army invades Austria
through the North Balkans.
Before the czar left for Kieff the
German and Austrian ambassadors at
st. Petersburg went aboard the royal
yacht STANDARD and babe him long
leave. The farewells were ostensibly
friendly but the ambassadors were
hiding deep chagrin for they had been
unable to carry out successfully
deep-laid and intricate intrigue which
it was hoped to give Germany free
hand to deal with France alone on
land in event of war.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-09-14
Women Forced to Work II Hours.

State Labor Commissioner Powers
says his inspectors are finding many
places in the state where the law reg
ulating the hours of work for women
Is violated, and declares that as fast
as possible these attractions OF the
law will be prosecuted. A letter from
Harbor Springs received by the de-
partment tells that women clerks In
some stores In that town are COM
PEELED to work from eight o'clock IN
the morning until ten o'clock at night
I'VE are finding this law difficult
to enforce for some reason" said
Commissioner Powers, land in conse.
quence, the matter is receiving much
attention. A circular is being sent
out calling the attention of employers
to the terms of the act. We have had
10000 of these printed and in them all
employers of women are notified that
they are expected to comply strictly
with the law"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-09-14
BEATTIE GUILTY.
Virginian Must Die in Electric Chair;
Crowded Court Room Hears
erdict

The jury in the case of Henry Clay
Beattie, Jr., charged with Staying his
wife. returned a verdict of guilty
Friday.
1t required only 5S minutes for the
jury to reach a decision.
The II men filed out of the court
rom at 1928 p. m. and at GIG were
back with the verdict.
Beattie's nerve was mistaken,
there not even being tremor of his
face as the verdict was rendered.
Henry Beattie faced the men in
the light of three little kerosene
lights.
Gentlemen Of the jury, have you
agreed upon a verdict?" asked Clerk
Coghill.
I'VE have said Foreman Farley.
What is it?"
Beattie stood and heard the YER
dict announced. He rested on his
right hand which held to the desk
before him. His left hand was placed
on his hip. Not trace of fear or
emotion came to his face.
The lips of his father trembled and
the old man settled back as far as
he could in the chair.
A burst of approval of the verdict
came from the people packing the
courthouse. The judge raped for
order. The jurors were sent back
to their room because they did not
say in what degree they found Beat
tie guilty.
The foreman's verdict read: I'VE,
the jury, find the accused guilty as
charged in the Indictment"
Mr.. Wendenburg asked fhe court to
have the charge amended to read
guilty of murder in the first degree.
The jury returned to the room and
made the verdict guilty of murder
in the first degree.
The defense Immediately made a
motion to set aside the verdict.
The Judge denied a motion for a
new trial.
Judge Watson granted a stay OF
sentence of ninety days, as asked
by the defense.
Members of the jury that convicted
Henry Clay Beattie says that their
minds were made up before the close.
ing arguments of the lawyers on both
sides were commenced. Beattie him.
self did the most to bring about his
conviction when he took the stand
on his own behalf at the end of the
trial, according to several of the
jurymen. All of the IL men knew
that he was lying; his whole testi-
mony did not carry conviction of the
truth of his evidence nor of his in.
nocence of the crime charged against
him.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-09-14
Output of Coal Shrinks.

Michigan coal production has de-
creased in each of the last two years,
according to statistics collected by the
United States geological survey and
the Michigan geological survey, work
ing in cooperation. The output in
1909 was 1,7S4,692 short tons, which
was a little more than $4,000 tons, or
about three per cent less than that OF
1908. In 1910 the production amount
ed to 1,534,967 short tons, decrease
compared with 1909 of IA per cent.
The value decreased from $3,199,351
to $2,930,771, loss of S.39 per cent.
Although the decrease In value was
proportionately greater than the de-
crease In tonnage, the reasons as
signed for the decrease in 1909 are ap-
plicable to 1910-that is, develop
ment for several years preceding 1909
of coal properties in excess Of the
ability of the market to absorb the
product. The decrease in 1910 was
also partly attributable to labor trou-
bles, for of the 3,575 men employed
1868 were on strike from April l to
June l and the average time lost for
each man on strike was so days. How
ever, the time lost by the strike was
only II per cent of the time worked,
and the decrease in tonnage was IA
per cent. The 1875 men employed in
the coal mines in 1910 worked an av.
erage Of 211 days.
According to Alfred c. Lane, for
merly state geologist Of Michigan,
there are seven horizons at which the
coal occurs in workable thickness, al
though 1t was formerly supposed that
there was only one workable bed in
the state. The coal fields Of Michigan
are confined entirely to the lower Pc
ninsula. An area of approximately
1000 square miles is covered by the
coal-bearing formations, which lie al
most in the exact center of the PENN
sula.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-09-14
Daring Drivers at State Fair.

THE best there is in the auto
racing game" is the slogan of the
Michigan state fair this year. In
stead of securing one great star as
was the case Last year when Barney
Oldfield was brought to this city, a
half dozen famous dare-devils have
been signed up and will not only en-
deavor to chase Father Time clear Off
the map, but will enter into open
competition in the big handicap
races.
The greatest of all long distance
automobile drivers, Ray Harroun,
worlds speedway champion, along
with his famous Marmon Wasp rae
ing creation, which won the 500-mile
international sweepstakes at Indian
apolis last Memorial day, will head
the list of space annihilators.
Bob Burman, worlds speed king,
and holder of the present worlds cir
cular dirt track mark, who is already
we'll known to most of the auto racing
bugs In these parts, will be here and
will bring with him the magnificent
o00-horse power Bitten Benz racing
machine. Burman holds with this
great machine besides the circular
dirt track mark all the worlds short
distance speedway, straightaway and
competition records, and will again try
for a new mark on the fair grounds
course.
There are several other crack
pilots already signed up for the big
meet, which will be the biggest fea-
ture of the fair. Lou Heineman, for
mer Marmon and Mercedes driver,
will handle little Case giant, the
same machine that Louis Strang
drove before he went to his untimely
death In the auto accident in Wiscon-
sin.
Billy Knipper will be on hand with
his powerful Mercedes. This machine
held the championship of the old
world until 1t was brought to this
country, and is the same machine
that Janetzy drove at the rate Of 1873
miles an hour in Germany.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-09-14
Penny Postage Not Called For.

Michigan postmasters are strong
ly opposed to Postmaster Gen.
eral Hitchcock's plan of penny postage
for the United States, and are saying
so. not only as individuals, but also as
al organization, having adopted reso-
lutions to that effect which have just
been made public. Instead, these
postmasters are demanding that the
service shall be improved, and that
free delivery shall be given to resi-
dents of the small villages and cities
as 1t has been to rural districts.
Postmaster Seymour Foster, one OF
the members of the committee on res
olutions, says that with one accord
the postmasters assembled at the con-
vention held at Charlevoix last week
declared that there Is no demand
among the people Of Michigan for
penny postage for first-class matter.
Postmaster Homer Warren of Detroit
also admitted that from the poorer
people of the city to the concerns
which sent out hundreds of letters a
day there have come no requests for
a reduction in the price of sending
letters. In fact, some of these are
now buying two cent stamps for their
circlars in order to assure themselves
that their catalogues and circulars
Will reach their destination unopened.
I'VE commend the postmaster gen.
eral for having reduced the $17,000,-
600 deficit" says Postmaster Foster.
He has brought about great econ
omy without impairing the service,
and made various publications pay
their just proportion Of transportation
TIN ough the mails. But If the de-
partment has now reached the place
where it is on a self-supporting or
rrofit-bearing basis, che postmaster
general should not reGuce the postage
on first-class mail, but instead, should
use that money for the Improvement
of the service.
For instance, when inspectors have
come to Lansing to look over the SER
vice here, We have asked for free city
delivery for the folks living in Cald-
wells addition, or for some OF those
living near the school for the blind"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-09-14
SHOE DEALERS
END CONVENTION
MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CON-
PANY is FORMED-WlLL BEGIN
OPERATIONS JANUARY.
ELECT TEMPORARY OFFICERS
Albert Murray, Charlotte, Is Chosen
President of New Organization
c. C. Weber of Kalamazoo
Heads Association.

Lansing-The convention or the
Michigan Retail Shoe Dealers came to
a close at Detroit with the proposed
mutual fire insurance company a reali-
ty. After Chairman George Brode,
Fremont, had reported for the COM
mittee, it took but short time for the
approval of the plan by which the
shoemen will take advantage OF the
state law permitting the formation OF
such mutual companies.
Temporary officers OF the company
were elected as follows: President,
Albert Murray, Charlotte; directors,
o. d. Allan, Detroit; John Weir, Ann
Arbor; Jacob Martin, Monroe; Charles
Olson, Cadillac; John Muffiy, Kalama-
zoo, and George Brode, Fremont.
Over 100000 of the necessary 100000
stock has already been subscribed for,
and the charter will be obtained as
soon as the full amount is In. The
company, which will be known as the
Michigan Retail Shoe Dealers Mutual
Fire Insurance company, will not be-
gin active operation, however, until
January /, as 1t is necessary to report
to the secretary of state December 81
of each year. and the company would
hardly have time to get in working
order by that time.
Charles c.. Weber, Kalamazoo, was
elected president of the association.
Other officers elected were: Treasurer,
Edward Stocker, Detroit; secretary,
Fred G. Clark, Detroit; board OF direc-
tors, William J. Dittman, Mt. Pleasant,
chairman; William Gardner, Wyan-
dotte; o. d. Allan, Detroit; l.. A. Dud-
ley, Battle Creek, and l.. H. Hyde,
Hart; vice-presidents, Fred B. Elliott.
Flint; Leo Gruner, Ann Arbor; Rolla
D. Chase, Owosso, and Joseph Brosett,
Bay City.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-09-14
SUGAR SCARS.
United States Agricultural Depart
ment Says Famine Comes.

SdJo SOfiCos
The United States is facing the
most severe sugar famine in years.
The refineries have hardly any stock
on hand; there is practically no
trading in anything but seconds in
the New York market; it is impossi-
BILE to obtain any of last years Eu-
ropean surplus, and the fall crop for
the United States threatens to show
large diminution.
The price of sugar has gone up
steadily for months. 1t has risen a
cent and a quarter pound, whole
sale, the last few weeks, and the
fall production not only will not
bring about drop in prices, but
may be responsible for a continual
ton for the increasing price.
This is the situation as summed
up by sugar experts in the depart
ment of agriculture, after a period Of
reports from all sugar-growing sec
lions of the country. reports on the
present condition of the market and
estimates on the amount of sugar
now held in stock by the refineries.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-09-14
State Treasury Near Bottom.

State Treasurer Sleeper In his
monthly report of the condition of the
states finances shows a balance on
hand in the general fund of sS39,193,
which is $4,000 less than was in the
year ago. 1t is pointed out in this
connection, however, that one item
going to make up the big tax levy OF
this year Is s250,000 with which to
wipe out this annual deficit, as we'll as
another item of $4,000 to be used as
an emergency fund.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-09-14
ProwIer Murders 7-Year-OId Girl.

The body of 7-year-old Annie Lem
berger, of Madison, Wis, who was
kidnapped, was found in Lake Monona
She had been murdered. The child
was stolen from the bed in which
she had been sleeping with a sister
and her disappearance was not known
to her family until morning. Examin-
alton of the body disclosed no evil
dence of violence beyond slight
laceration of one ear and discolor-
alton of the neck, the latter indicat-
ing that the child may have been
strangled. The only motive for the
murder seems to be revenge upon her
parents by some enemy at present un-
known.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-09-14
State Undertakers In Meet.

The thirty-fourth annual convention
of the Michigan Funeral Directors and
Embalmers' association opened at
Saginaw. Following the address OF
welcome by Mayor @. w. Stewart,
President w. G. Wismer of Charlotte
gave his address in which he said that
the association failed to secure chair
at Ann Arbor because OF the lack OF
funds. He said that there had been
violations in the state because licensed
men would fill out certificates and
leave them for unauthorized persons
to execute.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-09-14
Founder of Red Cross is DYING.

Clara Barton, founder of the Am
erican Red Cross, is believed to be
dying at her summer home. She is 80
years old. In poor health when she
started early in the summer from
her home at Glen Echo, Md, she has
grown gradually worse. Her strength
was greatly impaired by pneumonia
some time ago and her extreme age
left her without power of recupera-
ton.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-09-14
Pc RE NJ R QUIET T E.
Departure of Trains-Yais.

OcPaFturo OF IratHx-VHTo.
WEsr-For Saginaw, Bay City and
Ludington, $40 A NJ and 7:15 Pm
EAsT-For Port Huron, Detroit and
points in Canada, 9:l7 A NJ and SOC N
c. +. Curtis, Agent.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-09-14

Mrs. William Haskins. 81, wife of a
mechanic living on the Long Beach
boulevard, one and half miles west
of Compton, was shot and instantly
killed in the doorway of her home
by a Negro, who rode up to her gate
on a motorcycle. A posse is search.
ing for the murderer
Toadstools gathered in the woods
in mistake for mushrooms killed Mrs,
Michael Loprette, of New Rochelle,
N. Y, and her S-year-old son. The
husband and father, who had gathered
the fungi, became crazed with grief
and shot himself dead, falling over
the body of his wife.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-09-14
VEGETABLES.

Beets. Csc per blu: carrots, Csc per
bu; CucumIers dollhouse. 10000;
celery. 2O@25c per doz.; egg plants
$125GD150 per doz.; green onions
121-2c per doZ.; green peppers, S1.75
per bu; head lettuce, $I25 per bu.;
radishes, 10@12c per doz.; turnips
CSC per bu. watercress, 25m30c per
doz.! S12O per bu.; green beans, $50
soc: wax beans, 75@SOc per bu.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-09-14
EARN PRODUCE.

Potatoes-$1.20M per blu.
Onions-Southern, per bu. $l.15 @1.25
Spanish, $1.40p1.50 per crate.
Dressed Calves-Urdinary Sp9c;
fancy, 11@12c per 10.
Tonatoes-Home grown, 500 coo per
blu.
Honey-Choice to fancy comb,
15M16c per Id.
Green Corn-17@ zoe per doz.
Live Poultry-Broilers, 1904 1-2c;
old roosters and stays, &c; hens
I21- 2m13c; ducks, 12@13c; young
ducks 15m16c: geese, SQ10c; turkeys,
14@15c per Id.
Hay-Car lot prices track, Detroit;
No. / Timothy, $21; No. 2 timothy,
$1,000; light mixed. $4,000; No. 1
mixed, $16@17; rye straw, $3.50;
wheat and oat straw. $3.50 per ton.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-09-14

Have you an improved farm or an
unimprovod lands for sale? Drake
Sayles can get the cash for you In Il
shortest possible time. 81
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-09-14
Fare, Sl.50 for Round Trip.

ELECTRIC RAILWAY CONNECTIONS:
at the Detroit Interurban waiting room
with limited and local cars for Monroe,
Toledo, Flint, Romeo, Ypsilanti, Ann
Arbor, Jackson, Lansing and Kala-
mazoo.
For Time Tables, Folders and other
information write the General Pass.
snger Agent at Detroit.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-09-14
E'RIITS.

AprIes-S1.25@ per Dbl, and 500
60c per bu.
16c; Delaware. alb. 106012c; Della
ware, lob, 35Q4Oc; Niagara. 10-lb.
baskets, SOC.
HOckleEerries-s3m ]5O per bu
4Oc, A. SOC: Il. zoe. In bushels; AA, So;
A, $t.I5; B, $1.25.
Plums-S1 M1.25 per bu.
Pears-Common, 49@5Oc; Bartlett
G5 n75c per blu.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-09-14
DETROIT UNITED LINES.
Seven Fast Limited Cars
Each Way Daily
between

NONUdy OIIy. ouIIIIHy UHIy
Cars run on Central Standard Time
From the heart of Port Huron to
Detroit City Hall in two hours and
fifteen minutes. All limiteds run via
the "Short CUT.
In addition to the Limiteds q local
service every hour is maintained bet
ween Port Huron and Detroit over the
Algonac route.