davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-11
PANAMA FEARS ELECTION ROW
Wants to Buy Rifles From the
United States.

Panama is preparing for trouble at
its approaching presidential election
by negotiating with the United States
for the purchase of large supply
OF arms and ammunition
DIR. Arias. minister from Panama. has
asked the War Department to sell his
country 500 of the Krag -Jorgensen
rines. discarded several years ago by
the regular army. and 100000 car
tridges.
IL was explained at the legation that
the police on guard at the polls may
be called on to use weapons more e.
fective than the antiquated firing
pieces with which they are now equip
ped. The election is scheduled to take
place the first Sunday in July.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-11
Changes at Lightship Stations.

Lightship No. 50. which was on the
Diamond Shoal station, on the North
Carolina coast. for several months, and
which on being relieved was sent to
Norfolk for an overhauling. has been
completed and has sailed for the Over
falls station. at the mouth of Della
ware bay. to relieve lightship No. Is.
now on that station. AS soon as re-
lieved No. IS will go to the Winter
Quarter shoals station. on the North
Carolina coast. to relieve No 81, which
is to go to Portsmouth station for a
survey prSparasoy 70 seneIai over
pair work necessary on the ship will
be asked for shortly by the lighthouse
service authorities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-11
FORCE KNOWS NOTHING
Of ASTOR WILL FIGHT
Father Of Dead MuItimilIon-
aires Widow Makes His
First Statement.

NEW YORK, May 1l.-Wiiliam IL
Force. father Of Mrs. Madeleine Talmast
Force Aston, has authorised the firs'
public statement since the fling Of Col
John Jacob Astor's will. which providea
for his daughter 100000 cash. q life a.
tate in Col. Aator's 9Th avenue house
and 5000. 600. to be forfeited by her 70
marriage. He said over the telephone
to q reporter:
1.-The only thing I know about a con.
test Is what see IN the newspapers
Asked If he would authorize this state
ment, he said:
Yes. and only for that. Remember,
have a witness in this room listening a.
I talk to you over the telephone
Mr.. Force was asked whether or not hi
would state the exact date on which hii
daughter. Mrs. Astor, would come of age
He replied:
81 do not choose to do so.'
Silent on Agreement.
He declined also to anawer questions
about the amount, terms and circum-
stances Of his daughters ante-nuptial
agreement with Col. Astor. His refusal
to Do so stu leaves open to inquiry
whether or not he had been appointed
her guardian and as such signed for
her the agreement In question.
Mr.. Force also would not discuss the
report that he had been in conference
with attorneys since the fling Of Col
Astor's will tor probate.
The account dealing with the powers
of the surrogate over the Astor will
and his right to appoint special
guardians to protect the rights of the
three infant benehciartes, Mrs. Astor
William Vincent Aston and Muriei As
tor. after rejecting family nominees.
caused a great deal OF comment.
Surrogate Fowler. before whom the
will Is to be presented for probate.
left the hall OF records immediately
after hearing the motion calendar yes
terday morning. It was announced
that he had gone out OF tho city and
would not return before Monday.
Richard Cummings, secretary to Sur
rogate Fowler, said that the surro-
gate had not read the will Of Col.
Aston before leaving the city.
There was universal agreement in the
surrogate's court that 1t was correct
that the surrogate might construe the
will, or any OF it's clauses. either in
the probate hearing next week or on
the accounting OF the executors In the
fall, and might appoint any one in his
discretion guardian of the infant bene-
fciaries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-11
YARD BATTLE
BACK At STARTING POINT
District Committee Has Failed
to Report Bill for
Adjustment.

The Virginia avenue property yard. be-
longing to the District government. on
the square bounded by 9Th. eth, and K
streets southwest. was discussed before
the District committee of the House yes
terday. and. to the surprise Of every one
who has been attempting to legislate the
yard out of existence. when the commit
tee adjourned 1t was found that the prop
erty yard matter is where 1t was a year
ago.
In other words, the bill to remove the
property yard and to turn it into a part
of Virginia avenue is still to he reported
on.
City Heads Against Plan.
The Commissioners have been opposing
the abolition of this property yard and
the citizens of the southwest have been
striving tooth and nail to have 1t wiped
out on the ground that it is an eyesore.
The land 1t occupies was formerly the
right Of way Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railorda and cuts through the block at
9th and streets In a northeast direction
Although the Commissioners fatty OPP
posed the bill to abolish the property
yard and make the old right of way
public street the intention of the Dis
trict committee some time ago was to
have this bill reported favorably to the
House. However. by some technicality,
this report never actually reached the
House. In view of the Commissioners
opposition to the bill, the committee saw
good chance to place the bill right
where it was before, and the long strug-
gle between citizens associations and the
Commissioners can break out all over
again. The news that this bill had never
been actually reported was a surprise to
many people who follow District legisla-
ton at the Capitol, as 1t was understood
the bill had been placed on the calendar.
Withdraws Objections.
Representative Johnson, chairman Of
the committee. withdrew his long-stand-
ing objection to the extension of Under
wood street northwest yesterday. and the
bill to open up that thoroughfare was
ordered reported. Representative John
son had previously held that the section is
not built UP enough to warrant the extern
sion. The bill to extend Weston avenue
was also given a favorable report.
The bill to license guides and peddlers
was amended to apply to guides alone
and sent to the House in that shape. 1t
provides that the Commissioners may APP
point guides and remove their license.
and charge fee of SO a year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-11
WILL LAUD LATE ASSOCIATE.
Meeting in Memory of Miss Kath
crime T. Brown Will Be Held.

A meeting in honor of the memory of
Miss Katherine T. Brown, late principal
of the Gales Public School. will be held
at the school next Tuesday evening at s
o'clock by the Gales-Seaton Home and
School Association. The speakers will be
DR.. William N. Davidson, superintendent
of District public schools; A. T. Stuart,
director of intermediate instruction;
Selden NJ. Ely. supervising principal of
the division of which the Gales forms a
part. and w. B. Patterson. supervising
principal Of the fourth division.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-11
Mrs. Fischbach Seeks Divorce.

Auguste M. Fischbach today filed suit
for an absolute divorce from John F1sch-
bach. In her petition, filed by Attorney
Mark Stearman. she states that they
were married May 81. 1910. and that her
husband deserted her in September OF
the same year. She also charges tnf1deli-
ty and names q correspondent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-11
Funeral Of Charles H. Walsh.

Funeral services for Charles Harper
Walsh. who died at his home. a02f III
street northwest, Thursday. were held at
St Matthew's Catholic Church this MORN
ing Interment was in Mount Olivet ceme-
terry. Mr.. Walsh is survived by his wife
and eight children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-11

With 900 barrels OF crude petroleum and
30 drums of gasoline already In her hold.
the British steamer Eva Friday took on
1000 pounds OF dynamite In Hampton
roais. The Eva is bound for Curacao.
Dutch West Indies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-11
MEETS REQUIRED TEST
BUT FAILS TO COUNT
Aviator Beachy Trying Out
Curtiss Machine Designed
for Government Use.

Lincoln Beachy, aviator, who has been
in Washington for several days testing
the new Curtiss biplane that has been
submitted for acceptance by the govern
ment, made practically the required ahi-
tide test of the machine at College Park
yesterday in the presence of the War
Department board. consisting Of Lieut..
Harry Arnold Lieut. Graham and Lieut..
Leighton Hazelhurst. Capt. Charles de
Forest Chandler, as commanding officer OF
the school. was present merely as a spec
tator.
Carries Required Weight.
The machinery had met all the Official
requirements during flights at Augusta,
Ga, last winter, with the exception Of the
altitude test. This requires that the ma
chine climb 1900 feet in ten minutes,
carrying a load Of $50 pounds in addition
to the aviator and fuel. The weight yes
terday was distributed: Beachy, 1861
pounds: passenger, Sergt. Izarick, 16S
pounds: lead. 15Olz pounds; gasoline. 192
pounds; water. 40 pounds-a total of 6S7
pounds, in addition to the machine itself.
There was a slight breeze when the
start was made. and the machine climb
ed easily, making 1900 feet Ia ten min
utes and 80 seconds. This rate OF speed
just met the requirements and was made
with considerably more weight than was
demanded. But it was found that while
the aneroid on Sergt- Izarick's wrist was
registering satisfactorily. the official
Paragraph had run out of ink and the
test went for nothing.
Conditions Unfavorable.
Beachy was willing to try out the ma
chine again. but the air was very dead
when the trial was made, and after going
up go yards. he saw there was no hkeli-
hood of coming inside the time limit and
returned to the field.
Beachy went out to College Park early
this morning, but the conditions were not
favorable, SO he made a few short flights
and returned the machine to its hangar.
If conditions are favorable another test
will be made this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-11
Showers probably thunderstorms tonight and Sunday

Showers probably hundeorms tonight and Sunday cooler
Sunday.
CONDITION OF THE WATER.
Temperature and condition of Falls
Temperature 54 condition. 68 Daecara
atur 66 condition north 10; condition
connection Georgetown distributing decentralization
nhuent gatehouse TO-
UP-RIvER WATERS. sF,-
Dispatch / TIE Sta.
HARPERS FERRY w. Va, May II-Potonac and Shenan-
doah rivers both very muddy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-11
THOUGHT WAVE AS CURE.
J. Sterling Morton Saved by
Good Wishes, Declare
Father and Friends.

CHICAGO, May 11.-With the return to
health of J. Sterling Morton, son of Joy
Morton, and husband Of the former Miss
Preston Owsley, friends and relatives
declared that his cure was due to thought
waves as much as to his physicians.
Young Morton has been lighting for life
with an attack OF typhoid fever for more
than two months. More than once his
optimistic thoughts of his friends trans
ferred to the mind of the sick man they
believe his recovery Is due.
The young wife and the patients IA
Their. Joy Morton, railroad man and bank
director, are convinced that the surpris-
ing recovery is due entirely to the faith
of hundreds Of loyal friends. Three times
the young man was near death, and in
every instance he came through the
ordeal
Says They Defied Death.
I'VE could not let him co." said the
happy father at st. Luke's Hospital.
1--WE made up our minds that we could
defy death and we did and now we have
won We passed the word to our friends.
We esked them to think life and health
to Sterling, and they did,"
An intimate friend Of the Morton fam
lily explained in detail how the unusual
psychological experiment was carried
out.
There seemed no hope for Mr.. Nor
toms recovery she said. land yet his
father and wife refused to despair. Their
sublime faith inspired Ike feeling in
the hearts of their friends and relatives
and the word was passed. Think health
to Sterling Morton. At night before
going to bed, on walking in the middle
OF the day. at all times and places. we
thought and hoped"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-11
1t Is So Needless to Suffer From Indigestion, Dyspep-
sa, Heartburn or Sour, Classy Upset Stomach.


selling
is its armle
large Dappsn will hundred
dollars hands
o m and who can't
Its the quickest stomach doctor in the world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-11

Henry Tharle and John Thompson
came over from Baltimore on an early
morning train Sunday to show the Wash
ington anglers how to do 1t.
And they showed them all right" re-
one of the less fortunate ones.
Thompson and Tharle brought their
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27
DUTY TO STATE

Too many North Dakota
farmers and business men have
been satisfied to keep the even
tenor of their way, and allow
the unearned increment to
bring them a comfortable liv-
ing in the future. In many
cases, however, the business
man has been compelled to
meet competition so that he
has not been benefited by the
growth of his community alone.
The farmer on the other hand
has in most cases profited by
the progress of the state. 1t has
meant for him an increase in
the price of his land. He has
been making money in addition
to what he has earned each
year. The unearned increment
is slowly but surely making g
him wealthy.
North Oak ota has host OF
progressive farmers who are
repaying society many fold for
this unearned increment. But
there are some farmers who
have been protiting thus and
have given nothing in return.
Every class of people owes a
duty to their state, to the COM
munity, to their family, yes to
themselves. The farmer is not
exempted. To society he owes
the improvement of farming
methods, the increasing of his
grain production, and above
all, conservation of North
Dakota s fertile soil. The
state depends on him for it's
wealth and progress and the
duty to make good rests upon
him.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27

IHE following verses are
worthy of being committed to
memory;
1t is my JOY in life to find
At every turning of the road
The strong arm of comrade
kind
To help me onward with my
load;
And since have no gold to give
And love alone must make
amends,
My only prayer is, while live
God make me worthy of my
friends,"
Sherman
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27
Ancient Locks.

Locks were used in the time of the
pharaohs. At Karnak the visitor is
shown the sculptured representation Of
Z lock which is almost exactly like one
kind of lock used in Egypt at the pres
ent day. Homer says that Penelope
used brass key to open her wardrobe
he adds that it was very crooked and
had an ivory handle. A Greek writer
who lived In the last half Of the twelfth
century explains that such keys were
undoubtedly very ancient, although
still to be seen in Constantinople and
elsewhere. Roman locks. like the Egyp-
ttan. required partial sliding of the
key. They were, however, more intri.
cate.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27
Growth Of Rocks.

Rocks do not grow in the sense that
a plant grows. They may increase by
accretion. and they may undergo chem
teal change. The old sea bed. being
lifted up. becomes sandstone and lime
stone. The volcanic ash and lava
strewn over the plains become tufa.
hard enough for building stone. The
pebbly shore Of river becomes con-
glomerate. The simple mineral does
grow. however, when it takes crystal
form. The sparkling prism of quartz
increases from an atom to a crystal
as large as forearm by process Of
addition and assimilation. wonderfully
slow. but beautifully regular, exactly
as crystals Of ice form on the window
pane. .s
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27
Thousands Of Tons Of Dust.

According to the estimates of q gov
ernment expert. who has given much
attention to the study of the remarka-
BILE phenomena Of dust and sand storms
In the arid regions Of the west. every
cubic mile of the lower air during an
ordinary dry storm contains at least
226 tons Of dust. while in severe storms.
Of this kind as much as 126,O0O tons of
dust and sand may be contained in q
cubic mile of air. Dust storms some
times last for twenty or thirty hours.
Exchange
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27
In spite of the fact that the

In spite of the fact that the
hotel inspection law is travel
ing mans 8 measure and further
that Governor Burke put it up
to them to choose the inspector
and that ninety-five per cent of
them still want the same man
we have a sort of hunch that
Hanna will find that(1-o-r-m-a-n
spells something else than
German.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27
A NATIONAL DISGRACE

NOT only have we permitted
unscrupulous white men to rob
the Indian of his property, but
so grossly have we neglected
sanitary measures that Indian
tribes are ravaged by two of
the most dreaded diseases
tuberculosis and trachoma-
says writer in Leslie's. The
Crow Indians of Montana,
l, 725 in number, live on one
reservation, and SO per cent of
the tribe are tainted with tuber-
culosis. Until quite recently
but one physician at a salary of
81, 200 year, was provided for
this reservation. Yet this tribe
is worth more than SO, 900, 600
in lands and cash in the United
States treasury. The death
rate from tuberculosis among
the Indians of the UnitedStates
is 80. 72 per 1000 of population.
When one considers the splen-
did work we have done in Cuba
and the Philippines for health
and sanitation, our record in
this regard among the Indians,
our ward for so many years, is
a national disgrace. Grand
Forks Herald.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27
Twenty-Five Years Ago

bwe0Iy-SIve YeaTS ago
Mrs. J. n. Greiner was quite
i'll.
Samples of wheat were begin
gathered to send to the Paris
exposition.
Star of Bethlehem" a poem
by Miss Flora G.. Burr was
published.
Editor J. w. Bennett went
to sChicago for Christmas
vacation and Rev. Fred Hawke
was holding down the sanctum.
A local lead said that Prof.
+. w. Cathro had gone to
jamestown to attend a teachers
meeting and that he would visit
at Grand Forks en- route. The
editor was suspicious and soli-
loquized at some len 9Th, the
keynote being to wed or not
to we'd" A paragraph intro
duced by the word, LATER
says, Hes been and gone and
done it, as the following from
the Plaindealer shows. Then
appeared lengthy article on
the marriage of Mr.. Fred w.
Cathro and Miss Mary Griffith
at the James Griffith home in
Grand Forks, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. S. H.
Kemp,
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27

The Crows presented Monte
Cristo."
Mrs. William Stewart was
expected to die.
G. S. Trimble had opened his
new store at Richburg.
Warren Moore and Margery
l.. Cowan were married.
A girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Ruelle (Dec. 20.
A son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Hall (Dec. 3O.)
Henry Russell left for Toron-
to, Ont, to visit with relatives
Rube Allyn was scheduled to
entertain theater-g goers n
January Z.
John Flittie had announced
his intention to locate here in
the land business.
w. O. Newhouse of James
Vile, Wis, was visiting his
brother, G. L. Newhouse.
There was near fire in the
Hagen & Woods store when a
lamp ignited some clothing.
A mandolin club was organ
lied. Frank Fisk, E. S. Fol
som and A. Kirkeberg were the
mandolinists and W.. w. Viii
son played the guitar.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27

In this issue on page two will
be found the official summary
of the votes cast at the Nov
ember election. The Courant,
unlike the other county papers
running this matter this week.
receives no payment for this
publication but presents it sole
ly asa matter of news. The
summary is worth preservin @
until the next election. t.-e.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27

North Dakota Indians are
vuoted by some of the news
papers as saying that there
would be no snow or cold
weather until New Years, but
cold weather after that. Their
predictions were based on the
habits of the wild animals.
There must be an abundance of
fire water among the red
men this year.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27

DURING the next two months
our laws will be tinkered--
whether they need it or not.
Legislators believe that is what
they are for.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27
How to Determine the So|vency
Of a Bank

First-By the ability and character of the man
in charge.
Secondly the amount Of paid up capital and
surplus
Thirdly the published statements ofts affairs.
Fourth-By the responsibility ofits stockholders.
Fifth-By it's business record in years past.
The First National Bank of Bottineau has paid
up capital and surplus of $6OOOO
Its stockholders are liable additionally for $780,
00o.oo
It's officers have had twenty-five years business
experience in this county.
It issues drafts in this and foreign countries.
It keeps accounts with depositors, and furnishes
all drafts, books and checks free of charge.
1t pays interest deposits and guarantees to
every customer fair dealing, and proper consldera-
ton of his interests well as it's
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27
our RESPONSIBILITY.

we are 10 q large extent To-Day
defying the ordinances Of God,
and the sooner we awaken to .
realizing sense Of our responsi-
bility the better It will be for the
spiritual elevation Of the country.
We are running mad with the
lust Of wealth and Of power and
Of ambition. We are separating
society into casts. with fabulous
fortunes upon the one side and
destitution and poverty on the
other. 1t takes q terrible warn
ing to bring US back to our moor.
tngs and our senses. We are
abandoning the devout and sim
pie lives Of our ancestors. and
the fabric Of our firesides is
weakening at the foundati tion.
Senator Isidor Rayner.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27
Official Newspaper Of City Of Bottineau.

ADVERTISING RATEs-The charge for dis
play advertising space in the COurant Is
based on 18 cents per inch, single column
measurement, each issue; annual rate 10
cents; special position Is cents. Legal ad-
vertising legal rates; locals" 10 cents per
line: reading matter 10 cents per line.
classified advertising cents per line.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27

The frozen body of Miss
Agnes Williams was discover
ed near Devils Lake bridge and
five Fort Totten Indian braves
have been arrested, suspected
of knowing something of her
death.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27

WE are duly grateful to our
patrons for the business we
have had during the past year
and we hope to merit con
tinuance of their patronage.
We will try to do our full part.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27

A young girl employed in
the Klondike hotel at Grand
Eoaks attempted suicide by
swallowing capsules of poison
but was saved by the timely
arrival of a physician.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27

The case of Arne Amundson,
the Ward county commission.
er, charged with statutory
ofense was dismissed at Wilt
ston after the complaining wit.
ness, Miss Nellie Abrahamson,
testified that her previous testi.
mony was untrue and that the
defendant was innocent.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27

THE year 1913 will be an
open season for the payment OF
subscription arrearages S
we'll as advance payments. Do
dot hesitate.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27

A fight resulting from an old
grudge was participated in by
two men at Kennare and one
of them is suffering from, a
skull wound, the result of a
smash on the head with a
whisky bottle. The other fell
low is being held pending the
outcome of the injury.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27

Joe Two Bear, an aborigine
of Sioux Falls, SD, was taken
to Fargo on a charge of violat-
ing the Mann act, Transporting g
women from one state to an
other for immoral purposes.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27

The Edmore Herald News
wants the management of the
opera house to confer favor
on the public by starting their
shows more promptly.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27

Abe Boozienny was sentenc-
ed to ninety days in the county
Jail and a fine of 5000 at Car
rington on charge Of selling
BOOZE" One case where
there is something in name.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27

SUBSCRIPTION :-One copy three
mont tbs in advance, SO cents; one copy, SIX
months in advance, Is cents: one copy, one
year In advance. $50. II not paid IN ad-
vance, 500. II sent to Canada, one year IN
advance, $500.