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The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
CAPT.. A. M. KNIGHT
WILL BE ACQUITTED
Record of COurt-martial Case
Received at Department.

The record in the court-martial case of
Capt. Austin NJ. Knight. L. S. N, presi-
dent of the special board on ordnance,
who was recently tried at the Norfolk
Navy Yard on charge growing out Of the
sinking of the monitor Puritan in Hamp-
ton Roads, following an ordnance test
last November, has been received by
the Navy Department and is under con-
sideration by Capt Robert r. Russell.
tic Judge Advocate General. While the
officials of the Navy Department decline
to discuss the finding of the court, it is
reported that Capt. Knight has been
acquitted. The case will be reviewed by
Secretary of the Navy Meyer. who will
return to Washington from Boston to-
morrow
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
BROKERS CASES HEARD.
Given Week in Which TO File
Bucket-ShOp Briefs

After hearing arguments Yesterday in
rh" case OF several Washington brokers
who were indicted last MAY in connection
With tho huckcr-saup cases, Justice
Wright. in Criminal Court. No l. gave
IN" attorneys for tho =IrruSed. 4. S.
N"TthlnSton, Howard Taylor. John G.
Cuttings. and Henry : Priest. and United
states Attorney Wilson and his assist
ants Il. Bruce BieIaski and Henry $.
Robbins. on" week in which to file briefs
Tn" attorneys for the defendants urged
IN" court to quash the indictment on the
grounds that the statute is void for nm
certainty which attempts to prohibit the
sCttinE up Of bucket shops
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19

Philadelphian has been granted a
patent for an aerial advertising SIGN.
waved by an electric motor suspended
from two captive balloons.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19

The naval collier Saturn arrived at San
Francisco yesterday, reporting a collision
with a British schooner, the name of
which was not given. Rear Admiral Hugo
Osterhaus, commandant of the Mare ISL
and Navy Yard, who reported the acci-
dent to the Navy Department, said that
the Saturn brought the captain and crew
CT the collier to San Francisco, where
they wereAleft in charge of the immigra-
ton authorities.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
LOCAL MENTION.
EXCURSIONS TO-DAY.

Norfolk ard Washington Steamboat Company's
steamers from foot Of Seventh street for Old Point
Comfort and Norfolk daily at e:i5 D. m.
Steamer Charles Macalester 70, Mount Vernon
leaves Seventh street wharf at 10 q. N and 1:k5
D. m. daily except Sunday.
3 Cans from Fifteenth street and New York ayeuu,
every quarter hour for zoo Park, Chevy Chasr ana
Remington.
Washington. Baltimore and Annapolis Electric
Railway operates sxty-three limited trains each day
between Washington and Baltimore. leayins E1f.
tecnth st. and New York ave. On The hour aad hall
kou.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
Collier in Collision.

ShaTer's Floral Designs Arc Noted
for artistic merit. Store, 18th and | Sts
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
RITES FOR MRS. DUVALL.
Wife of Militia Officer Will BE
Buried Tomorrow

Funeral services for Mrs Laura V.
Duvall, wife of Lieut.. William A. DuvaIl,
D. c. n. G., who died of heart trouble
at Emergency Hospital Friday. will be
held at the residence. 12l1 Ninth street
northwest. tomorrow afternoon at .
o'clock. Rev. L. Hcz Sven. pastor OF
Capital Baptist Church. officiating. IN
terment will be in Congressional Gene
terry.
Since the death of her daughter, four
years ago. Mrs. DuvaII had been prac-
tically an invalid. and suffered an attack
Of pneumonia before she was stricken
with heart trouble. Born in Virginia,
Mrs. Duvall lived in Washington most
of her life, and was married in 1877. She
is survived by her husband, a son, Will
liam H.; a daughter, Mrs. Sophie Il.
Lewis; 4 brother, Jefferson u. Robey.
and four grandchildren.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
POSTAL AGENT PROMOTED.
William &. Wood Made Supcrin-
tcndcnt Of Qualification

Postmaster General Hitchcock yestcr-
day announced the promotion of William
c. Wood from special agent to superin-
tCndent Of the division of classification m
the bureau of the Third Assistant Post
master General, succeeding UarwOod II.
Bacon. who resigned some time ago.
Mr.. Wood entered the postal service in
1876 as a clerk and was promoted through
the various grades to special agent Of
the division Of classification in 1876. He
was born in St Joseph County. Ind. Jan
uary :, 1854. received his early education
in the schools OF his native county and
the high school at South Bend. He is an
alumnuS of the Northern Indiana College.
During 1856 ne was principal of the
public schools of LonSton, Kans. He
holds the degree Of LII. b. and l.. NJ
from Georgetown University, and is
member of the har. Mr.. Wood has an
enviable record for efficiency in the pos
tai service.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19

Charming Spring Flowers
For all occasions. Fresh cut twice daily
Guide. 12lt L 81.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19

In genuine quartered oak, highly
polished. Full swell front. Dust
proof construction. Wood pulls.
Large oval French plate mirror. A
stylish piece OF furniture in every
way.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19

An exact match for the Dresser.
In genuine quartered oak, richly
polished. Full swell front. Dust
proof construction. Large oval
French plate mirror.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-12

ever did YOU find such clever walters:
Over the middle Of the table what looked like a
big chandelier draped in bunn but soon as coffee
had been passed around BERTHE pulls string. dsclosln
triple trapeze and at the time the Brothers Beno
lets a whoop in chorus. each vaults over char
back. and the next minute they re swlngn above the
heads Of the company sheddn their walters uniforms
until they get down to the pink tights and trunks and
then they proceed do all kinds of dizzy stunts Just
as if they was behind the footlights.
Course, it mt any center ring act they put over
but the surprise of seem EN- change from plain waters
into swingn bar artists what got the crowd They
more encores than they'd had for many season,
guess and BERTHE boy patted the back until his
shoulders must have ached.
Win OUT Why it a scream Mr.. Robert was
broad grim BERTHE tlckled he suffered and
the Benos went back to their boardin house steppin
high and each clutchn twenty dollar gold piece
hard its wonder the eagles EN- wa mt black IN
the face. As for Newell you couldn't exactly say
hated myself.
7 THOUGHT I'd done good turn by all hands too
until strolls down to the Corrugated next mornin
and finds the trio lined up in the lower hall watln for
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and SLIM and twice solemn to look at, which was
sayin good deal. You wouldn't any more expect him
go in for athletic stunts than youd look for truck
horse perform well roller skates As for the third
party. he medium sized gent by the name OF La
vine. He had pair Of bowlegS and face that was as
near a blank as anything human Somehow,
the co animation was funny lust t. look at EN-
pose and couldn't figure how they had ever managed
to miss out.
Just to keep the table chat gon while
pin the onion soup gets Skimp to tell me about their
act.
"Why," says he. we open in two flats. picnic scene
set and we come creeping in from the wings firing off
gags until we discover the lunch baskets. That's
for beginning to iuggle the dshes-you know, plate
twirling, and all that
"Eh," says l. being struck with a sudden thought.
SCan YOU all juggle crockery'"
Skimp only says they can. but proceeds to give
sample by spinnin his soup plate on his toretinger;
while Mr.. Lavine gathers up few forks and knives and
starts circle over his head They almost had the head
waiter THROWN fit when | gave EN- the stop
signal
I'VE give burlesque trapeze act for finish says
Skinp.
SNot with him." says l. nodclin at Bcno
@Fee that, says Beno hotiin' out his right
The muscle felt like 4 brick under his coat sleeve.
think you could do them turns at a private dinner
party without slShin any expensive china Spoiln
any gowns?' SAYS l.
"Would there be stage: asks Beno
@Stage nothin'!" says l. you don't get the idea.
Now listen and proceeds to sketch out the h;isty
stunt Id thought Of
Skmp and I-avine said they Was ready for anything
but Bcno shakes his head dspprovn. He afraid
it wouldn't be quite dgnitcd thing to do, he sad
and he hate to get mixed up in anything that would
lower his professional standing.
Could you believe it: And him not able to look his
landlady in the face. Honest had him into
savn he'd come, for the sake of the others but he
wanted it understood that this an awful blow to
his pride. He bird this owl faced Mr. Beno was;
but could it all genuine. He talked about his
Art as serious if he Frohman star and it was
lovely to hear him:
"That'n be all right too says / ~and think OF the
high class audience you're goin to have That ought
to count for something.
at does, indeed. says Beno. ".Anvwav will make
the sacrifice this once
Course, all I'd worked out at the time was a bare
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outline; but | was still
hammerin at it when |
hit the feathers that
night. and in the mornin
the whole scheme came
out as clear as consomme.
WELL" says Mr..
E" Robert, when he
comes sailin in about
nine thirty, been taxing
that mighty intellect OF
yours. eh:,
For a little thing like
that" says /. How
foolish. Bring on your
BERTHE boy" Then | gives
him a diagram of my
plans.
by George" says he.
I'm inclined to think
you've hit on something,
after all. It's new. any
way, and it might be a
success.
WAS it: Say, you
W should have been
with me behind the
scenes, peekin through
the glass of one of the
pantry doors. We'd sand
wiched the Brothers Beno
in between three reg'lar
walters, and drilled EN-
SO they handled the
canape and oyster course
without maxim a break.
That was to throw the
guests off their guard,
and when the trio cuts
loose chuckin the service
plates around reckless,
tossin' EN- across the
table and SO on, there
was some squeals of sur
prise from the ladies.
They squealed some more
when the Benos slid in
twirlin' plates of soup,
and by the time they
opened up iugglin the
glasses and silverware
we had EN- goin'.
"Whv. Bertie..' ex-
claims one lady. "Wher-
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-24
FOREIGN.

A total of $S75, ,70S,925 gold has
been invested in twenty-one years by
foreign interests in Mexico outside of
the mining industry.
China's reply to the Russian ultima
tum dealing with the treaty of 1881
mas been delivered at St. Petersburg.
1t complies with Russia's demands.
The negotiations for the loan of
S5O,O0O,O00 to China by an American
group of financiers have reached a
final stage. all points at issue having
been agreed upon. 1t is expected that
an imperial edict sanctioning the loan
will be issued Immediately
Ten policemen were requisitioned to
carry Adelard Aquin, clerk, who
was stricken by paralysis, from the
Montreal city hall. Aquin weighs 462
pounds and could not be taken down
in the elevator or usual ambulance
stretcher. He is the biggest man in
Quebec.
Peace is assured in Mexico in
the near future, if certain in
fluences now at work toward that
end proves effective. With the
arrival in Mexico City of Senior
Jose Yves Limantour. minister of fl
nance, President Diaz will begin con-
ferences which it is expected will re-
suit in the announcement within three
or four days of a reorganization of
the cabinet. Minister Limantour will
present an explanation of the demands
of the revolutionists and the changes
in the official family of President
Diaz as well as the demands of the
present government.
With the Mexican ambassador and
the insurrectos aghast at Washington
declaring that American Intervention
means union of rebels with Diaz to
fight the United States. and the am
bassador asking all Mexicans to get
together and work together for the
motherland. there is hope here that
the troubles of Mexico will soon be
over. Official Washington and the dip
lomats here believe that the leaders
of the revolt and the Diaz government
will find a common ground on which
to stand while reforms are planned
and grievances adjusted. the United
States meanwhile guarding the border
and keeping hands off.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-24
SPORT.

Frank Gotch, worlds champion
wrestler. threw Fred Beell of Wis
consin twice in a good finish match
at Wichita, Kan.
By outfighting Geo. Memsic in eight
out OF nine rounds at Los Angeles.
Ad Wolgast retained the light weight
championship of the world.
Zybszko. the Polish wrestler, de-
feated Paul Schmidt, the Capetown
giant in Buffalo. N. Y. The Pole
gained two falls. the first In 32: so and
the second in 1921.
Announcement has been made that
Abe Attell. featherweight champion
pugilfst. and Johnny Coulon. holder of
the bantamweight title. would meet
in New Orleans on April 9Th in a
twenty-five round bout. The con-
ditions call for 116 pounds, ringside.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-24
Civil Service Examinations.

Denver.-The following examina-
tons are announced by the United
States Civil Service Commission.
Laboratory aid in the bureau OF plant
industry. department of agriculture.
April 18th: cadet engineer. lighthouse
service, April 10Th: magnetic observ-
er. coast and geodetic survey. April
18th; assistant chemist. department OF
agriculture, April 18th and goth; as
sistant In corn investigations. April
18th: Junior chemist. April 18th and
goth: statistician in forest products.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-24
PRESIDENT is MERELY PREPAR.
ING FOR POSSIBLE
EMERGENCY.
WILL NOT INTERFERE
EVERYTHING WILL BE DONE TO
MAINTAIN FRIENDLY RE-
LATIONS.

Washington.-The Mexican situa-
tion has cleared considerably here.
The attitude of the United States gov
ernment has been made plain and
there need no longer be any doubt,
it was said by administration officials.
regarding the Presidents policy.
Mr.. Taft has announced he will do
everything possible to maintain friend
ly relations between this country and
Mexico. Any rupture must come as
the result of some overt act on Mexi-
can soil.
The United States has no desire to
interfere in the internal affairs of
Mexico, and President Taft will not
recommend any such interference to
Congress unless circumstances permit
of no other possible course.
The American troops were sent to
Texas and prepared for any emer-
gency on the strength of reports that
conditions in Mexico were approach
ing such chaos as at any time might
threaten American lives and property
These reports were of such a ma
ture that President Taft felt he could
not fail to heed them. He acted
quickly and hoped the threat of dam
ger would be stayed.
He believes this has been accom-
plished and that the presence of the
army in Texas, within striking dis
tance of the Mexican border, has had
a SOLDERING influence and that Ameri-
cans and American property will be
respected.
There will be no move toward the
Mexican border unless outrages so fla
grant as to call for the presence Of i
protecting force occur. Even then
President Taft would not think of act
ing without the consent of Congress.
The limitations upon the power OF
the President to commit an act that
might be interpreted as an act of war
are SO well defined that Mr.. Taft has
been amused at many reports as to
what he proposed to do with the army
after 1t was modified.
The President felt that it was his
duty to prepare for an emergency SO
that If Congress should be called upon
to act, its orders could be carried out
quickly.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-24
GEN ERAl.

The Daughters of the American
Revolution have declared war on dan
gerous hatpins.
Two persons were killed and four in
jured when a Delaware & Lackawanna
passenger train running at high speed
crashed into a street at Buffalo. N. Y.
Without any disposition to belittle
Andrew Carnegie's s10.000.000 peace
gift, we are constrained to remark
that we know lots of families that
wouldn't quit fighting for twice that
sum.
An explosion of ammonia occurred
in the ruins of the Monarch Refriger-
ating Company building. Chicago,
where dozens of persons were made
unconscious. BY the accident many
received hurts but as in the previous
explosion there were no fatalities.
The loss is 100000.
At Grand Canon. Ariz, Col. Theodore
Roosevelt lunched beside the boiling
waters of the Colorado river, 1920
feet below the rim of the Grand canon.
1t was his first visit and he is the
first occupant of the White House
who ever made the fourteen miles
round trip to what is often declared
to be the most striking sight nature
has provided in all the world.
President Taft has followed with in
terest the discussion of the last few
days in the English parliament on the
international arbitration treaty pro-
posed by him. He is delighted with
the manner in which the proposal has
been received in Great Britain. The
President is hopeful that the treaty
may be adopted by both countries and
believes 1t will be great step toward
the abolition of war. And, with war
practically impossible between the two
great English speaking nations, there
is every reason to hope. according to
the Presidents view that other ma
tions may come into such an agree
ment and thus make for universal
peace. The treaty is a broad one. and
proposes that all disputes including
even those Of national honor and ter
ritory shall be settled by arbitration.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-24
Goulds Are Losing Out.

New York.-Wall Street is con-
vinced that George Gould has lost cos
troll of the Missouri Pacific and Den
yer C Rio Grande roads. with the
Iron Mountain in doubt. Mr.. Gould has
resigned as president of the Missouri
Pacific and the directors promptly
elected him chairman of the board.
Usually this is the highest position in
their gift, but insiders say Gould will
be a mere figurehead and will retire
soon. 1t is asserted in well informed
quarters that the Kuhn-Loeb-Rockefe
Ter interests will soon assume full con-
troll of the Denver & Rio Grande and
Western Pacific. All that seems to be
left to the Gould family is few d.
rectorships and the Texas lines.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-24
WASHINGTON.

The condition of Tom l.. johnson.
former mayor of Cleveland, who suf-
fered a relapse in his present illness.
is serious.
President Taft. according to present
plans. will confine his message to the
extra session of Congress to Canadian
reciprocity and the establishment Of
a permanent tariff board.
Disappointment was manifest when
the Supreme Court of the United
State adjourned for two weeks with
out announcing its decision in either
the Standard Oil or the Tobacco Cor
poration dissolution suits.
Cotton is to be the main field
crop under the Carlsbad project
of the reclamation service on
the Pecos river this season. Last
year the cotton yielded a bale. or a
gross return of $50 an acre.
Pathetic details of the sufferings
from famine in Anwhei and other
provinces of China reach the mission
boards in New York in every mail.
Unless help comes before summer a
million persons will starve.
Samuel Gompers, president OF the
American Federation of Labor, has
been summoned to New York to
take charge of the threatened
general strike of the teamsters in the
metropolitan district which, If called.
will involve $4,000 men.
At Milwaukee fire in the plant of the
Minnesota Billiard Company late this
afternoon caused a loss of 100000
and seven persons were taken to hos
pitals badly, some probably fatally, in
jured. One man is believed to have
been burned to death. The fire Is
supposed to have been due to an ex-
plosion of sawdust from sparks from
the machinery. Three men were
blown out of window.
The secretary of agriculture has
approved revised form of the graz
ing regulations which govern use Of
the national forest ranges. In the
opinion of the department office. the
most important departures from the
old regulations are found, first in the
fact that provision is made for recog-
milton of a permanent national ad-
visory board representing the sheep
and cattle interests, which will con-
fer annually with the secretary Of ag-
riculture concerning grazing matters.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-24
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN

Every woman in this country will
be wearing some variety of the
new so-called 'harem' or 'Pasha'
skirt within a very short time,' says
Mrs. Belle Armstrong Whitney, con-
sulting fashion expert in Paris.
Senator Sutherland of Utah is max
ing an effort to have Salt Lake Sc
lected as headquarters for the pro-
posed new division of the railway mail
service, which is to be made up OF
Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado and
portions of Utah and Idaho.
The troops, transports and naval
vessels, assembled at Galveston, are
ready to move. They could get away
in an incredibly short time if neces-
sary. At Fort Crockett the thirty
six companies of coast artillery are
being transformed into infantry or
ganizations.
In his speeches at Albuquerque, n.
NJ, Colonel Roosevelt tackled the
Mexican question, Senator Lorimer.
Governor Haskell and statehood for
New Mexico. He said all the United
States demanded of Mexico was or
der, justice and independence. He
asserted that Senator Lorimer of
Illinois and former governor Has
kell of Oklahoma were unfit to hold
office. He told the people of New Mex
leo that they had not been given
a square deal on statehood. but that
they would get 1t.
Western cities and towns make
the best showing for the first
two months operations of the
new postal savings system according
to a report issued by Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock. or forty-eight places
having postal banks. Leadville. Colo,
leads with 1862 depositors and s21 ,255
on deposit. Anaconda, Mont, is sec.
ond with 256 depositors and s13.750
deposits. Laramie, Wyo., is seven
teenth with seventy-one depositors
and $2,400 deposits. The total
number of depositors in the forty-eight
postal savings offices is 1864. the ag'
gregate deposits, s133.sG9, an average
balance per depositor of 1864.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-24
cedaredee-Aus.in Cooperative Line.

Delta.-The demands made by varI
GUS railroad projects for financial aid
in the shape of a handsome bonus for
railroad extension in Delta county has
started a movement among the ranch
owners for the construction of road
from Austin to Cedaredge upon Co
operative plan. with the ranchmen as
owners of the system after 1t Is In OPP
Grafton. Several mass meetings have
been held at different points along the
route and there is an unusual interest
in the movement.
Promoters OF the proposed electric
way OF Delta are asking for 100000.
while the proposals of the Denver &
Rio Grande call for about $4,000. Both
of these propositions include the mort.
gaging OF the ranches en- route to the
extent OF IS per acre to secure pay
ment OF the sum demanded
The citizens OF Austin are enthusi-
astic over the cooperative plan and a
joint meeting is to be held with the
people OF Cedaredge and vicinity dur
ing the coming week. John r. Charles
worth of Delta and other speakers are
to appear In behalf OF the movement.
1t is said that in the event any Sc.
rious opposition should be offered by
the Denver e. Rio Grande an effort
will be made to combine with the Mof-
fat road by extending the line from
Cedaredge through Pitkin and into
Grand county.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-24
Lives on Three Acres.

Eaton.-According to B. II. Parsons
OF this locality the crops from three
acres. II well cultivated, are suffi-
cient to support a man. That Is the
extent OF his farm and during the last
five years he has made a good living
easier than ever before. Vegetables.
fruit. couple of cows. poultry and a
pig or two keep him in comfort. lie
always has a market and good prices
for his produce.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-24
New Railway Mail Division.

Neutrality-suspicious. deciding upon
a location for the headquarters of the
proposed new railway mail service di-
vision, which is to be composed of the
states of Nebraska, Colorado, Wyom-
ing and Utah, the postmaster general
will hear representatives of the cities
competing for the place, Denver,
Omaha. Cheyenne and Salt Lake. The
interests of the postal service will be
given consideration over the ambi-
tions of the several cities