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The Washington herald., 1911-03-13


Many of "Washington's beautiful
have just acquired their Easter bon
nets-something to look forward to for
= whole winter-and the pastors say that
if these could not pc shown off in
church it would be a real calamity Mrs.
Jones might as we'll wear her two
seasoned hat, because unless her neigh
bors had an opportunity to witness its
loveliness in church. it might pass un-
noticed on the street.
On the other hand. The men of the
city have been clamOring for some time
that a decree be issued forbdding Mrs.
This and Mrs. That from inficting on
those seated behind her a palm-like bar
rier to their view, in the shape of
Helen pink feathers and bows of vel
vet ribbon. clusters of spring flowers
and what-nOts
Men Are in Accord.
DR.. Samuel Woodrow pastor Of the
First Congregational Church, was rather
dubious about expressing an opinion.
Il am sure if the men of the congre-
cation had a vote, the unanimous decree
would be that women remove their
hats DR.. Woodrow said
If I were bishop, I would ask them
I" remove such obstructions to the gen.
eraI view, but, Of course, I would not
absolutely command that it be done
DR.. Woodrow continued. 4 am sure that
ii the custom could be established it
would work only for GOod, but it is a
subject one cannot Iegislate upon.
= understand that many of the West
ern churches require the removal of hats
c. the part of women as well as men.
but the custom has never reached the
East
/ In my opinion DR.. Woodrow con-
cluded. the men make a quick getaway
when they see the feminine portion of
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13

An echo of the impending "maneuvers"
scheduled to take place on the Mexican
border during the next few weeks struck
Washington yesterday. when the new mil
itary aerOPIane built by the Curtiss fac
tory especially for war purposes, reached
the city. Its parts were assembled, and
the machine put into shape ready for in
SpeCtiOn by the War Department Off
ciaIs, at the aero show, North Capitol
and NJ streets To-day a number of
army men will visit the exposition. where
the war machine will be exhibited, and
make an inspection of it.
1t is understood that Immediately after
the close Of the aeronauticaI show the
military aeropIane will be taken to pieces,
boxed, and shipped to the Mexican from
tier, where it will be used for obser-
vation purposes. Thomas 7. Tuttle. rep
resentinE the Curtiss factory, declined
last night to discuss the probability OF
its being used in the coming maneuvers.
Officials Of the War Department were
equally reticent. A mechanieian from the
Curtiss factory will accompany the ma
chine to teach the army men how to
assemble it quickly.
The arrival Of the war machine one
aerOplane factory. created great ex-
Citement at the Exposition Building. It
became necessary to stretch ropes
around the space reserved for the aero
plane to protect the mechanicians in
their work of assembling the parts.
The Curtiss machine was designed
especially for military purposes. For
months the type was being worked out.
and its completion just at this time
seems to be the most singular of coin
CidenCes. The fact that the army of
fiCers and men high in the War De-
partment are to visit the Exposition
Building and inspect the machine at
this particular time, seems to bear
some military significance.
J. A. d. McCurdy, one of the most
famous CUrtiss aviatOrs, will arrive in
Washington this afternoon or tonight,
and will test the machine, it is under
stood, to the satisfaction of the army
men.
The aeronautical show, which is to be
continued another week, was visited by
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
MILITARY AEROPLANE
REACHES WASHINGTON
Curtss "War Machine" Will Be on Exhibition
Before Being Tried Out in Field Service.

thousands yesterday afternoon and last
night. The Rex Smith biplane. tied and
tethered to prevent any possible break
ing away, was the center of attraction
for a time when its motors were started
and the giant propeller started on its
rounds, making q deafening noise
The biplane manufactured by Harry
A Orme, a Washingtonian, one of the
most modern aeroplanes at the show,
continued to be a ppoular exhibit. Fea-
lures unknown in other makes of bi-
planes. but which gradually are being
adopted, have made the Orme machine
ono Of no little importance. Its rear
keels, double propeller drive. and pecu-
llaTly warped stabiliZer are being studied
by aviatOrs in general The mechanism
for releasing the wheels so that the aero
plane aIights on its skids is also novel.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
EXPRESS STRIKE TO SPREAD.
Companies Will Not Employ Pro-
fesSionaI StriIxebreakers

New York, March 12-The Adams Ex-
press Company, whose drivers and help
eTs have gone on a second strike. will not
engage any professional strikebreakers
to fill the vacant positions This was
learned from an authoritative source this
evening, from a man who acted as
Spokesman for the company. Men who
come from detective agencies will be
ignored. 1t is the aim Of the company,
il was learned, to employ only men who
FOssess the best recommendations, and
they will have to apply direct to the ex-
press company's offices.
The idea of not employing professional
strikebreakerS, it is said, is because of
the many thefts that occurred during
the recent strike, and the second reason
it is said. is that the company hopes to
secure public sympathy.
Reports to-day around the various
headquarters of drivers who are mem
bers Of the International Brotherhood
of Teamsters were to the effect that the
drivers and helpers of the Big Four"
which consists of the United States Ex-
press Company, Wells-Fargo Express
Company, National Express Company,
and the American Express Company,
would also go out on a sympathetic
strike.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
MAI. GEN. WOOD
GOING TO FRONT
Continued from Page One.

Fort Myer, Va. In three sections they
came, each train composed of stock cars
for horses, long links of fiat cars where
on the guns were blocked and strapped
and then at the end the tourist Pullman
for men and the first-clasS Pullman for
the officers.
These sections were separated in their
arrival by an hour, and as each monde
script string of cars, which had Travelled
thus on passenger train schedule across
the continent pulled up the yardmen
and officers set to work with ordered
haste to remove their impedimenta.
Capt. Brook Payne, in command of the
battalion, had his horse brought down
the runway from the first of the horse
cars, mounted it, and then splashed back
and forth through the morasses directing
his men in every move. Out of freight
cars came tents and camp dunnage all
piled up in rows according to the battery
to which it belonged. Then against the
side of each of the FIVE horse cars in
turn the runway was placed, and artil-
lerymen disappeared with loops of halters
on their arms to carve out the horses
from the stamping, snorting melee inside.
Engineer Supplies UnIOaded.
Before the last section OF the artillery
was well out of the yard, Capt. William
a. Wicklin's Company c, of the Hospi-
tai Corps, 100 men and three officers,
from Washington. pulled into the yards,
yoked at the end of an old supply
train. While Capt. Wicklins men were
busy unloading medicine chests, cots,
Gnd hospital supplies of infinite variety
from one of the freight cars, which just
preceded the Pullmans wherein the hos
pital staff had ridden across the COnti-
nent, train pulled up, bringing the full
complement of the Third Battalion, En-
gineer Corps, from Fort Leavenworth,
kanS.
The train stopped just opposite the
long string of fat cars, upon which are
mounted the broad, rakish pOntoons
and the heavy fOur-b -by-fOurs that are
used in making the quick bridge over
an unfordable river. Out piled the
men Of the engineering corps. the slid
ing doors of freight cars ahead of their
Pullmans were thrown back. and with
the men standing like a bucket brigade
in a Suffolk County stamp carnival.
streams of tarpaulin- wrapped bundles
were passed along from the car depths
to the ground. Before long army
wagons from the post were on the
ground. and the camp equipment of the
engineers was loaded and started out
toward the reservation.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
TAILORING TALKS.
By J. FRED GATCHELL CO..
QO2 Eo,,rtsanth S+ra.+
92S Fourteenth Street.

Just as I thought, the English
idea is growing in favor. l am
having calls for it every day
and every one Van Doren cuts
he's complimented. Shakespeare,
wasn't it, who said: Genius bor-
rows nobly?" Van Doren is a
genius, all right; he's duplicating
the English cut like native"
I've special line of weaves for
these English Suits and Top-coats
imported from the other side
and in the patterns that are
popular over there right now. The
ITO RE
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
Waterways Commission Ready.

Formal announcement will be made at
the State Department to-day of the ap-
pointment Of Thomas H. Carter, of Mon
tana; James A Tawney, of Minnesota,
and Charles H. Streeter, of New Hamp-
shire as members of the Canadian water
WAYS boundary commission. The COM
mission will at once organize and proceed
to take up the problems presented in
differences between Canada and the
United States relative 10 the uses Of the
boundary waters.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13

the audience coming into church with
big hats looming away up in the air
Rev. E. Hez Sven, pastor of the Tenn
pie Baptist Church, said emphatically
that ministers should not request women
to remove their bonnets while in church
1T is not the privilege of any pastor
to ask such a thing" DR.. Sven said. Il
have been requested by the men of my
church on various occasion to require the
women to listen barehea 1ed. but I have
never done so, and do not intend to
Such thing would be most inadvisable."
Draws Little Parable.
DR.. John Reid shannon. pastor of the
Metropolitan NJ. E. Church. drew a little
parable to show his feelings on the sub
ject. He said: When l was in the Holy
Land l rode a Jerusalem donkey. He was
the contrariest beast that I ever had
anything to do with. When I wanted
him to stop he would go on. When l
asked him to move he would invariably
stop.
Finally I dismounted and said to
the boy who had the animal in charge.
Take this donkey: I can do absolutely
nothing with him
Now. fashion" Or. shannon con-
tinued, lis just like that Jerusalem
donkey. When fashion makes a wO-
mans hat of immense size. that is the
kind a vast majority will wear. no
matter how it disfgr-es their beauty
Cr person. Such hats become 4 griev-
Gus annoyance in church. and if in a
theater such bonnets are removed by
requirements of law, it should be ap-
pliCable in congregation.
In a Western church of which l was
pastor the women were requested to
remove their hats during service. and
they did so. But in Boston when l
broached the subject from the pulpit. l
got into all sorts of trouble. and since
then I have not had the courage to in
sist on it being done in my Washing
ton church"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
CuIberson Explain. Attitude.

Senator Charles A CuIberson, Of Texas.
goaded TO speech by the attitude of his
colleague, Senator Bailey, on the Ari-
zona Statehood question, tonight gave
out n statement defending his attitude
in voting for the admission of Arizona.
Some objections are urged to the con-
stitUtion which the people of Arizona
adopted" said Senator Culberson, but
favored its admission upon the broad
ground that these internal affairs should
be left to the people of that Territory
free from Federal dictation. for that is
an attribute of their sovereignty"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
Ten Bodies Discovered.

Duluth, MINI. March 12-The bodies of
ten of the twenty-six tracklayers who
were buried by a cave-in in the Norman
open pit mine at Virginia, Mimi, yester-
day were recovered to-day. 4 small army
OF men are still at work digging in the
mass of earth. iron ore. snow. and ice
The catastrophe was caused by thaws
looseninE large powders, which started
the slide.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13

cut and the cloths are 4 consistent
combination. | don't want my
tailors to make the English way,
though. That isn't good enough
for my patrons. You'll get better
than you could buy in London.
Mine will hold their shape-look
like something after the season is
over.
Drop in and let's talk it over;
get a close look at the English
cut. 1t is full OF individuality.
The style doesn't affect the price.
Well cut any of the weaves a la
English, if YOU say so.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
Directed Against Japan.

Berlin, March 12.-The Koelniche say.
that while admitting that Washington.
secrecy prevents determining whether
the mobilization of the United State:
army is due to American fears OF
Japan's mighty army and the knowledge
of her own weakness" there are reasons
for the belief that the present movement
of troops is in the nature of a rehearsal
of the mobilization which may be direct
ed against Japan.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
SILENT ON MEXICO SITUATION,

Representatives of Factions in New
York Refuse to Talk.
New York, March 1.-THE lid is on"
enc representative of the Mexican in
surgents put it tonight at the Hotel
Astor, following day during which
there were indications that there had
heen lot of work done by Dr. Vasquez
Gomez, head of the revolutionary junta
at Washington, and by Gustavo Madero,
Brother of the insurgent leader Senior
Limantour, the Mexican minister of
finance, who is at the Plaza, spent the
day in walking and lunch:ng at the home
OF a friend. Ambassador de Ia Barra
Ialso took things easy to-day. None of
them would make a statement of any de-
Scription.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
Find Turret of the Maine,

Havana. March 12.-The cover Of the
forward turret of the battle ship Maine
was raised this morning. 1t weighs
twentw tons, and is twenty-one feet in
diameter. The great piece OF iron is
umwarped. although the 600 heavy bolts
that held it in place are sheared in half
as thought it had been done with a sharp
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
AIcaIde OF Town Kiued.

Vera Cruz, Mexico. March IA report
has been received here that the rebels
attacked the town of Chinghaupam,
Puebla. killing the alcalde and freeing
the prisoners in the jail The stores and
commercial houses Of the town were then
robbed and afterward burned, and other
damage done to the town.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
Rush sunnIIen for Arm.

Jeffersonville. Ind, March I2-For the
first time since the Spanish-Amerlcan
war employees of the local army supply
depot were to-day worked on Sunday
This was necessary because of the rush
in forwarding supplies to the seat of the
maneuvers in Texas. Supplies are also
being bought in the>open market
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
Me1ican-Jnpanese Alliance Seen.

Paris. March 12.-The Temps refers edi-
torially to the rumored treaty of alliance
between Mexico and Japan, and says that
while the report is hard to verify, II is
certain that the relations between the
two countries have become exceedingly
close Of late. In proof of this it cites the
extreme cordiality shown by the Mexicans
upon the occasion OF the recent visit OF
the Japanese squadron to the Southern
republics.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13

held in 5000 hail for trial by Magistrate
Steinest. in Essex Market Court. Krucke
who admitted he had been drinking, car
ried a sword cane. and. seeing the wood
en- Indian, jabbed it at a point where
the heart would be Policeman Frucke
| locked him up on a charge Of carrying
concealed weapons.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
Local Temperature.

Midnight. 20; a. m. p; a. m, IS; 6 a. m, y;
a. m. SO; 10 a. m, IS; L noon 81; . 2. m 81
p m, e.; p. m. g.; n m, 81; 10 p. m, 81.
Maximum, IS minimum, 81.
Relative humidity, a. m. 81; p m. Co. Rain
fall Is p N. To p NJ trace: hours Of sunshine
81 per cent of possible sunshine 46.
Temperature date last year-Maximum, 20;
minimum, 81.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
BABY SANS ARMS AND LEGS.
Freak Child Born in York Well in
Other Respects.

York. Pa, March IA girl born to
MIR. and Mrs Robert Mcclure. in Dills-
burg. yesterday. has no arms or legs
The child is healthy, but there is no sign
of any legs, and stUmps about one inch
long are where the arms should be-
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcclure are the parents
of two other perfectly formed children
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
{. S. nert. Of AgricnItnre. Weathcr Rnrran-

[. S. Dept of Agriculture. Weather Bureau.
Washington Sunday March l2, lgIl-s n m
Attending the eastward movement Of a Farurnctric
depression from the Plains States Saturday to the
Saint Lawrence Valley and the North Atlantic
States Sunday night rain is reported from the Ohio
and Central Mississippi valleys sections Of the Great
Lakes, the North Atlantic States. and New Eng
land. Rains are also reported from Eastern Texas
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
BIG HATS ARE NO BAR
TO FAIR WORSHIPERS
IN CAPITAL CHURCHES
Notwithstanding the Clamor of Men, Washington
Pastors Admit They Have Not the
Courage to Issue Edict.

Saved the fair of Washington from removing their
spring creations and big picture hats entering place of worship
Pastors of this their intention and
aside the actions of ministers of Egn Ill., who last week issued
that adorning
hats outside the church doors when they thereby allowing
the speaker any stage
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
Senator Piernntoni Dead.

Rome. March 12.-Seu2.or Pierantoni,
professor of international law, and
delegate to the last parliamentary con-
ference at Washington, is dead.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
stnhs MnndenIndinn

New York. March 12.-For stabbing a
wooden Indian that stood in front of
a cigar store at Grand and Clinton streets
to-day. August Krucke was arrested and
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
Tide Table.

Today-High tide. 71o a. m and 7z p. NJ; Low
tide. LII a. m and z p m.
To-mouow-HiEh tide. 10 a. m. and Sis 2. m
low tide 1 IS a. m. and 2:l5 p. m.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
Temperature, in Other citie,
Rain

Temperatures in other cities. together with the
amount Of rainfall for the twenty-four hours ended
at p. m. yesterday, as follows:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-31

mentioned him when you We're on the
stand oefore?'
stand aside"
Said He Knew Paul.
G. w Booth was called.
DO you know Paul Beattie?" asked
yes. got acquainted with him
after he came to work dorm on the
bridge"
Did you have any conversation with
homicide?"
Yes"
Did he make any statement as to
what he believed about Henry com
Henry had told him about his feeling
towards his wife?"
Il went down on the bridge after
~ o'clock. and he said What do you
think of Cousin Henry now?' And he
said. I don't think Henry killed his
wife, he always spoke so we'll OF
her"
who started the conversation?"
He brought 1t up himself"
Beastie'sl asked MI FtSn Wen St asnrS
II was raised IN Manchester. and
I've, known him practically ali my
Aren't you a good friend of his?
Weren't you intimate with him?"
Il dealt with him"
vel Is there limit to your
We'll, / have known him, and I've
known the Beatties all my life"
Nobody Heard Conversation.
Was there anybody present at the
up and Jenningshe's the fo oPe' SaHe
came up"
What time was that?''
Twelve
Where was the conversation held?"
AT the end of the bridge"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-31
(By Associnted Press. /,


Chesterfield Courthouse, Va, August
"o'-Testimony corroborative of the
story told by Henry Clay Beattie. Jr.,
mat bearded highwayman killed his
WIFE with shotgun was introduced
by the defense in the Beattic trial to-
day when w r. Holland, who lives
IN the vicinity OF the Midlothian Turn
PIKE. where the murder occurred, de-
clared that he has seen bearde ed
man with a shotgun there about five
hours before the tragedy
1t was the first move of the defense
after the prosecution rested its case
| at noon to-day TO establish the We
raclty of the prisoner, and besides
! Hollands statement concerning man
with a shotgun. Eugene Henshaw, "a
farmer who travels the Midlothian
turnpike daily, testified that he saw
strange looking man prowlins
the murder
1t was reported TO -night that the
prosecution is ready when its time
Tor rebuttal arrives to put on the
stand the man who passed along the
railroad tracks where Holland said ho
saw man with a shotgun, and that
the new witness will say he was
squirrel hunting that day.
Inc defense summoned many wit
, ''N''''eS' A'csidSo the testimony re-
garding the bearded man expert tes-
timony was introduced as to the
bouncing qualities of an automobile
similar to that driven by Beattie.
thereby accounting for the jolting out
from the car of the shotgun placed n
rear seat by Beattie after the en-
counter with the alleged highwayman.
Attacked by State.
The prosecution attacked this line
OF evidence on DISCRIMINATION.
1t contended that the railroad cross
ing where Beattlc claims the gun must
nave been elected from the car was n
smooth one. and that the Jolt which
might have resulted from crossing
The tracks whore the rails are ex.
posed necessarily would have tossed
the weapon forward from the crossing
instead OF directly sideways parallel
with the track whore the gun was
iouhd. The idea OF the prosecution
has been to indicate that Beattie nim-
self slowed down at tho crossing and
threw the gun to one side on his way
to the owen home with his dead wife.
The defense sought TO show that be-
Ing held up by highwaymen while
motoring in this vicinity was net an
uncommon occurrence, and put on the
stand a chauffeur who related an ex.
perience with a highwayman Il year
me commonwealth attorneys object
ed 10 the testimony as irrelevant.
Judge Watson ruled that unless a
great many instances could be point
ed to showing holdups OF similar
character to the one described by the
prisoner, evidence as to q single incl
dent Of the kind would he ruled out.
The defense announced that II intend
ed 10 give other instances later
Beattie' counsel attacked the declS-
ration OF Sam Ta,ley that he heard on
the night of the murder. shot and
the scream Of woman on the Mid.
ago
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-31

so l could be positive"
AS farrell LETT thu stand Mr.. Carter
asked him:
Are you detective?"
Il am county officer"
Doing detective work.
Yes sir. am doing the best
can
Then you are detective" insinu-
ated the attorney.
He didn say he was a detective
He said he was doing the best he
could broke in MIR. Wendenbarg
Didn't you say that YOU were "A
detective?" asked Mr. Carter
Il said was doing the best could '
schcrcr Contrndicts Boy.
Luther L. Scherer was then called
to the stand. Witness stated In an
swer to questions that he examined
the road thoroughly two or three times
on Wednesday. He examined it also
on Friday morning. lie looked espe
cially for other blood spots. as he had
heard that other spots had been found
and found none.
Il went up to the telephone post
numbered 100" he said. and down be-
low the Belt Line and looked. Close
to that pole l got out or the machine
with Mr.. Robertson. brother of the
81
the point where it was claimed the
blood had been founo. There was
none there. and there was no indica :
ton of any" He said that the blood
spot at the scene of the murder could
be plainly seen at this time.
Did YOU look in front of Mr.. Rtces
gate?"
IF Mr. Rices home is where it has
been testified 1t is. yes, we did"
Was there any evidence of blood
there?"
None wha tever."
WAS there any evidence OF blood
except at the scene of the crime?"
The only blood on the road was the
spot at the scene of the crime W,
looked carefully to see II blood had
dripped between the points 1 have
mentioned-the scene OF the murder
and the Owen homeland there was
no blood at all. If there was any the
spots were SO small they could not be
seen" He said that he Went slowly
over the road, and that there was no
blood where Alexander Robertson had
said there was blood
You said you examined the road
on Wednesday and then again on Fri
day. Were you looking especially for
blood on Fridny?" asked Mr.. Carter.
YES, Also on Wednesday. We
looked at the special locality on FRI
day"
Because YOU heard that another
blood spot had been found?"
"Yes. saw it in the papers, and
Robertson came there with me-"
Robertson? What Robertson"
That Robertson there" said Mr.