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Washington telegraph., 1912-02-02
For Treasurer

We are authorized to announce
/. 0. HOLT of Jalajones as a can
didate for the office of Treasurer of
Hampstead county, subject to the
action of the Democratic party.
We are authorized to announce
j W. PHILLIPS of Washington as
candidate for Treasurer Of Hemp
stead County, subject to the ac-
tion of the Democratic party.
We are authorized to announce
J. H. WALKER of Hope as a can
didate for Treasurer of Hampstead
county, subject to the action of
the Democratic party.
Washington telegraph., 1912-02-02
ANNOUNCE MENTS
Observation-Disclosures. -.


We are authorized to announce
HON w. S. GOODWIN as a eandi.
date for re election to Congress
from the Seventh District, subject
to the action Of the Democratic
party.
We are authorized to an
nounce HON. ]. J. MOORE of
Hope as a candidate for Congress
from the 7th Congressional
District, subject to the action of
the Democratic primaries.
Washington telegraph., 1912-02-02
PICKED UP

M. q. Manus of De Ann WAS
in the city Tuesday
Miss Lois Bostiek, aeeompan-
led by her mother, visited Tex
arkana to consult an eye special
ist Saturday.
johnson has just received a
barrel of large, fat maekerel at
3 for 25e,
Misses Nolie Trimble, June
Williams and Margaret Bradford
and Messrs. Ghas. and John
Trimble and Allison johnson at
tended a dance at Nashville last
Friday night, given by the young
men Of that city.
Mrs. Fannie Old stopped over
Sunday, enroute from a visit to
her daughter, Mrs. Ray Moore,
at Selma, La, to her home in
Nashville.
Buy your onion sets and gar
den seed at Johnson s.
Miss jamie Williamson of Co
lumbus was in the city Monday,
enfauta to Hope.
Rev. Stanfield filed his regular
appointment at the Baptist
church Sunday. His pulpit was
occupied Sunday night by Rev
Rogers Of Ouachita college, the
latter having stopped over night
on his way home from Columbus.
Johnson will save you money
on barb wire fence and nails.
Miss Grace Sharp spent last
week with friends at Ozan.
Fresh country meal for sale
by Z. J Garner.
Miss Euniee Thompson is able
to resume work as assistant at
the postoffee, after a severe at
tack of tonsilitis.
Washington telegraph., 1912-02-02
For Circuit Clerk

We are authorized to announce
GENT E. BAILEY as a candidate
for the office of Circuit Clerk and
Recorder of Hampstead county,
subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic party.
We are authorized to announce
HERBERT R. WILSON as eandi-
date for Circuit Clerk and Recorder
of Hampstead county, subject to
the action of the Democratic pri-
mary.
Washington telegraph., 1912-02-02
mary.


We are authorized to.announce
.RUFF BOYETT of Hope, Ark,
Washington telegraph., 1912-02-02

T. J. GARNER SPECIAL AGENT
Washington telegraph., 1912-02-02
For Representative

We are authorized to announce
HON LUKE F. MONROE of Wash.
ington as candidate for Repre-
sentative of Hampstead County,
subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic primary.
Washington telegraph., 1912-02-02

Plenty Of interesting and profitable work to
be done for farnea who d. not want 10 do
j hep you &c. it Il infested aaead this
learn blasting He will show you how.
Washington telegraph., 1912-02-02

as a candidate for Sheriff of
Hampstead County, sdbiect to
the action of the Democratic pri-
mary election.
Washington telegraph., 1912-02-02

We are authorized to announce
HON. T C. JoBE of Hope as
candidate for Representative of
Hampstead County, subject to the
action of the Democratic primary.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
GIVES FRANCE WARNING
Decadence Inevitable Conse-
quenoe of .Lessened Birth
Rate, Says Statesman.

PARIS, November 23-The birth rate
of France was lower by more than 1OO-
600 in 1911 than in 1901. Louis Klotz.
minister of finance, announcing this fact
to the commission on depopulation at its
first session today, said:
Military inferiority, economic inferior
ity and the diminution of the power OF
France in the world will sooner or later
be the inevitable consequences of the
sterility of our nation"
The number of births last year accord
ing to NJ Klotz, was only 742.114 in the
whole of France, against S57,274 de-
cade ago. In 1907 and 1911. he said, the
deaths actually exceeded the births. This
was, he continued, a sad state of thing.
and danger to the country, placing
France in situation of inferiority in
comparison with the other great nations.
The lower birth rate. although a per-
picking phenomenon among all civilized
peoples, was. the minister said, greater
problem in France Lnan elsewhere. The
olrths exceeded the deaths in 1910 in Ger
many by S73,113 in Austria-Hungary by
5Ta,o20, in Great Britain by 413.II3 and In
Italy by 461, III, but In France by only
1.41s
klotz reviewed the ineffective govern
mental and private measures taken in
the past to hep parents OF large families,
20 limit the hours of work of women
about to become mothers and to reduce
infant mortality 1t was necessary, he
said, to study these and other factors, in
cluding the evil effects of alcohol. The
relation of drunkenness to infant NOR
tality would. he declared in future be
studied in every part of France.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
MRS. FRAZIER |SFREED:
BAIL FOR $500 GIVEN
Accused Held by U. S. Com
missioner Hit for Action
of the Grand Jury.

Mrs r. L. Frazier the Washing gton
woman arrested in the post office raid
made last Wednesday on persons all
over the United States against whom
charges of improper use of the mails
have been made, was held this morning
to await the action of the grand jury.
United States Commissioner Isaac r.
Hit, before whom the preliminary hear
ing was held, fixed the amount of bond
at $500, which was given, and Mrs.
Frazier was released.
In her new bond the woman's name is
given as Nettie NJ. Bunker, which is
alleged by the government to be her real
name.
Assistant United States Attorney
Huidekoper appeared for the government,
Mrs Frazier, or Bunker, being represent
ed by Henry L. Quinn The witnesses
questioned at the preliminary hearing
were Post Office Inspector Edmund Hon.
very and Mrs. Sarah v. Farling, ma
tron in the police department
Letters written as decoys by the post
office Inspector, together with the replies
purporting to have been mailed to the
writer of the letters by Mrs. Frazier
were submitted as evidence.
Attorney Quinn demanded the release
of Mrs Frazier on the ground that nu-
merous court decisions have been to the
effect that a SOLICITED" violation of law
is not sufficient basis for a prosecution
the attorney claiming that Mrs Frazier $
offense. il one had been committed. was
solicited. But Commissioner Hit refused
to take this view Of the case.
The preliminary hearing of DR.. Thomas
]. Kemp, arrested in the same raid, will
be held before United States Commits
sioner Arson S. Taylor Monday morning.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
NO Change IN PLANS
Governments Dead Letter
Sale According to Schedule.
JEWELLERS MAKE PROTEST
Declare the Auction Partakes of Lot
terry Character.

Notwithstanding the objections raised
by the local jewelers. association to the
dead letter. sale to be held in Wash
ington, beginning December 16, the Post
Office Department officials today held out
no hope that there would be any change
in the arrangement for the auction. The
jewelers. who held meeting at the
Chamber of Commerce last night. base
their objection to the sale on two grounds
first. that it is held just before Christ
mas and cuts into the trade of Washing
ton stores, and second, that the sale is a
dead letter office are sold wrapped in
packages, without first being seen by the
persons bidding for them
At the Post Office Department it was
explained that the government holds the
sale at the holiday time because most of
the goods disposed of are Christmas pres
ents which are not delivered because of
some fault in the address given, and the
government naturally wants to get as
much as possible for the goods which it
has held under the law for three years,
waiting for the owners to reclaim tn. m.
1t would be foolish, according TO onicials,
to hold such a sale in April or August.
Congress Asked for Change.
1t was pointed out that repeated recon-
mendations had been made to Congress
by the Postmaster General that the law
respecting the sale night be changed SO
as to do away with the Objectionable lot
terry features of the sale. 1t has been
recommended that the department hola
the goods for one year, and then that it
dispose Of them according to direction of
the Postmaster General
The jewelers. at the meeting last night
authorized the executive committee of
the association to make vigorous pro-
tests to the Post Office Department
1t was declared that in the coming sale
nea4y 500 pieces of jeWelry would be
disposed of and that this would take con-
siderable trade from Washington Jew
elry stores.
Descriptive Catalogue Issued.
The catalogue for the sale, issued yes
terday; contains description Of an un-
in size. which is to be disposed of. The
catalogue gives a description of the con-
tents Of each package sold, and the de-
partment stands ready to refund the
money paid If any package does not con-
tain the articles specified in the cata-
logue.
Julius Duehring was appointed by the
jewelers. association to conduct an in-
vestigation regarding the sale, and the
matter will be cons. .dered at length at
the annual meeting OF the association the
second week in January.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
BISHOP HOFFMAN DEAD.
Clergyman Never Accepted Salary
and Gave Thousands.

PHILADELPHIA, November 23-Bishop
ii. F. Hoffman of the Reformed Episcopal
Church died at his home here today
from heart disease. Bishop Hoffman was
one of the most prominent clergymen of
the Reformed Episcopal Church, and had
been ill for the last eight months. He
was seventy-one years old.
DIR. Hoffman was elevated to the office
of bishop at the general council Of the
Reformed Episcopal Church in Chicago
in 1903. He was assigned to the synod OF
Canada, and afterward visited India and
inspected the work OF the church there
During his career as clergyman Bish-
op Hoffman never accepted salary. In
addition he donated out OF his private
means thousands of dollars toward the
building of churches and gave literally to
aid the work Of the church in India
Evening star., 1912-11-23
BANKERS ARE SENTENCED
Four Are Given Five Years in
Federal Prison and Fined
$4,000 Each.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, November 23.-Judge
Mccall, in the federal court here today
sentenced III. &. Wynne. former presi-
dent OF the All Night and Day Bank at
Little Rock. Ark; f. Fl. Hendry. expires
ident of a similar institution in Memphis;
J. ii. Brooks. Memphis lumber man and
former director Of the Memphis bank,
and Abner Davis, ex-president of the All
Night and Day Bank of Oklahoma City,
to five years III federal prison and fined
each 5000.
The sentence was based on two counts
in the indictment charging them with
using the mails in conspiracy to def auu
in connection with the failure of the
banks
A. Il. Bonds. the fifth indicted man,
former president Of the All Night and
Eay Bank of Kansas City, whose report
ed Illness has delayed the passing of
sentence several times. was not present
today. His counsel read a telegram
from him saying he was suffering from
appendicitis. Before passing sentence,
Judge Mccall oyerruled a motion for a
new trial. Attorneys for the defendants
at once filed notice OF an appeal.
Immediately after the adjournment Of
court United States Deputy Marshal jolly
arrested Hendry on a charge of violating
the postal laws.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
Trial Styled a Farce.

'On the 9th of October these forty
five defendants walked into court and
pleaded not guilty to the charges of the
steel trust. Then began the farce of trial
a trial in which money, prestige. power.
was the prosecutor of want and obscur-
ity, trial in which the steel trust mas
querades as the government.
'The still courtroom, aWesome with
polished marble and rich mahogany, op-
pressive with stilted fOrmality-breathin
with hidden hatreds the voice of the as
trict attorney thunders the vast indig
nation, the scorn of capital for labor.
Listening to that icy voices sit the forty
five men. men just like you and me. but
hdeous monsters of crime to the district
attorney whose white angel life shines
out in radiant virtue against the sinister
background of these consp lrators."
Evening star., 1912-11-23
GRAND JURY WILL PROBE.
Death During Initiation at Western
port, Nd, to Be Investigated.
pecial Dispatch to The Star.

SpeciaI DIspatch to The Star
CUMBERLAND, Md, November 23.-
Coroner William L. Shaw held an inves-
tigation last night into the death Of
Zadock T. Offner of Keyser, w. Va, who
expired while undergoing initiation in
the Moose lodge at Westernport. and
decided that the developments We're suf-
ficient to bring the matter to the atten-
ton of the grand jury. States Attor-
ney Frank A. Perdew so advised.
A dozen witnesses were examined and
about 200 persons attended the hearing.
There We're a number of attorneys. Hor-
ace P Whitworth represented the Moose
lodge \ hand generator was used in
producing the electric shock. The in
vestigation did not end until early this
morning.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
FUSE BLOWS OUT, STARTS FIRE.
Union Envelope Company Plant in
Richmond Destroyed.

RICHMOND. Va. November 23.-Fire
OF unique origin consumed all but the
shell and machinery of the Union En-
velope Company plant here this morning,
causing damage estimated at from $780,
COO to 100000. The fuse of an electric
motor blew out, exploding the motor and
firing paper stock. The motor was used
to run fan which drove hot air through
wide flues to heat the building. and
through these iues the flames spread to
all floors almost at once.
twenty-five girls working upstairs fed
down the fire escapes but lost all their
belongings left in the cloakroom.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
MAN OF "A FIRE HERO
Helpless From Injury, Million
aire Directs Force Fight
ing Flames.

NEW YORK. November 23.-Although
seventy-four years of age and too feeble
to walk, Cortland Field, a millionaire
commission merchant and art connois-
seur, was the hero Of an early-morning
fire, which threatened to destroy his five
story residence on 26th street today.
Just before ! o'clock Mr.. Field awoke
to find his room filled with smoke. AL
though unable to get out of bed on ac-
count of his age, and an injury to his
ankle, he reached for telephone at his
bedside and notified police headquarters
of the fire. Then he pounded on the head
of his bed until he aroused his wife in
an adjoining room and the ten servants
on the floor above
Evening star., 1912-11-23
CALL TRIAL A FARCE
Extracts From IronWorkers'
Magazine Read to Jury.
ATTACKS ON PROSECUTOR
Quoted by District Attorney in Dy-
Mantle Conspiracy Cases.
McNAMARAS STYLED VICTIMS
Prosecution characterized as an At
tempt to Disrupt the Or
ganization.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, November %
Attacks on District Attorney Charles w.
Miller and on the governments prosecu-
tion of the dynamite conspiracy" cases
as published in the ironworkers' union
magazine since the trial began We're read
by Mr.. Miller before the jury today.
The magazine is the official organ of
the Information Association of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers. of which
most of the forty-fve defendants ac-
cused of completely in the Mcnamara dy
Mantle plots are officials.
In one article as read to tho jury, the
governments prosecution is referred TO
as follows.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
MISS TAFT OPENS LOCK GATE.
Daughter of President Ofiiciates at
Test on Panama Canal.

COLON, Panama. November 23 3-One OF
the giant gates of the Gatun lock in the
Panama canal was tested for the first
time yesterday, when Miss Helen Taft
put the electrical machinery in operation
and swung the gate open. She was visit
ing the canal in company with Henry l..
Stimson, Secretary of War. and his party.
A ball is to be given in their honor to-
night.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
FALLS NINE STORIES UNNAMED
Ironworker Suffers Only a Shaking
Up and a Broken Finger

CHICAGO, November 23-Grover Mel
son, structural ironworker, employed on
a building in course of construction
plunged nine stories through an eie-
vator shaft last night, and. aside from
a severe shaking up. the only injury
he suffered was broken little finger
Nelson was walking on an iron beam
of the skeleton framework when he
mistook a shadow for solid footing and
fell. He landed on pile of sand.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
JURY HAS MISS FARLEY'S CASE.
Prosecutor Makes Closing Argument
and Judge Delivers Charge.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, November 23.-The
case of Miss Cecilia Farley, state Office
stenographer, charged with first degree
murder for the killing of Alvin f. Zollin-
ger, advertising solicitor, in city park,
last May went to the jury this morn
When the trial was resumed this morn
ing only the arguments of Prosecuting
Attorney. Turner and the courts charge
to the jury remained to be made.
Prosecutor Turner sisnified his inten-
ton of taking up practically the entire
morning in his argument.
Another large crowd was present in the
courtroom to hear the closing arguments
of the prosecutor and the charge of Judge
Evans.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
MRS. A. A. Low ROBBED.
Jewels Stolen From Sister-in-L Law of
New York's Former Mayor.

NEW YORK, November 23.-It became
known today that Mrs. A. A. Low, sis
ter-in-law of former Mayor Seth Low.
was robbed Wednesday of $4,000 worth
of jewels.
The jewels, which have sentimenta.
value far beyond their intrinsic worth,
were stolen from Mrs. Lows bedroom,
presumably by a man employed to clean
windows. Diamond rings a gold watch,
a ruby necklace and a diamond pendant
were among the articles taken.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
PROGRESSIVE IS ELECTED.
Henry Salant Wins New York State
Senatorship by Cifty-Nine Votes.

NEW YORK, November 23.-Henry Sa-
liant, candidate for state senator on the
progressive ticket in a New York city
district at the recent election, was elect
ed by a plurality of ffty-nfne votes. it
developed with the completion OF the off,
cial canvass today.
ELECTION night returns made it appear
that the Tammany candidate had receiv-
ed a heavy plurality. Salant will be the
only progressive member Of the state SEN
ate from this city.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
HONOR BRAVE MEN
Medals Presented to Five by
President Taft Today.
GALLANT DEEDS IN ACTION
Soldiers Who Won Distinction at
Personal Risk of Death.
FOUR SERVED IN PHILIPPINES
Memory of Hunt and Capture of
Filipino Pirate Chief and Other
Stirring Events.

Five young men, officers and enlisted
men in Uncle Sans active military force.
came together at the White House today
to receive the highest award that can he
given an American soldier. the medal of
honor Four of them. from the Presidio.
San Francisco, brought memories of the
hunt and capture of the Filipino pirate
chief Jikiri in 1909: while the fifth, a
cavalry officer who had helped protect
the town of Douglas. AriZ., last year,
heard modestiy the retelling of his riding
into rain of bullets to stop fight that
threatened the lives of Americans.
The soldiers decorated for deeds of
gallantry in action We're: First I.ieut.
Archie Miller and Second Iieuts Arthur
FL. Wilson and John +. Kennedy, all Of
the 9th Cavalry; Q. NJ. Sergt. Joseph
Henderson. an enlisted man of Troop Il.
9th Cavalry, and Capt. Julian Gaujot Of
the 1St Cavalry.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
Two Trainmen Killed in Wreck.

ALEXANDRIA,. La, November 23.-A
Southern Pacific passenger train collided
with Texas and Pacific express on
grade crossing here early today. All of
the passengers escaped death, but two
trainmen were Eii.ed and two hurt. Mis-
understanding over right of way orders
caused the accident
Evening star., 1912-11-23
Carried in Armchair.

Two of the servants carried him in an
armchair to the ground floor, where he
coolly organized his employees into a fire.
fighting force directing them in moving
his 100000 art collection. The firemen
arrived in time to confine the blaze to the
floor where it started
The chief damage was to private
chapel which adjoined the Field sleeping
room and which contained a priceless
collection Of Bibles and prayer books in
many languages.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
RESERVISTS OF GERMANY
ORDERED TO REGIMENTS
Attempted Sortie of Garrison at
Adrianople Fails.
LANDING Is MADE AT sILIvEI
Turks Threaten Right Wing of Bull
garian Army Before Tchatalja
Lines-Deaths From Cholera
Are Fewer.

LONDON, November ga
news agency dispatch from Wen
ma says censorship has been es-
tablished on all telegraphic and
telephone communications from
Austria-Ilungary to foreign coun-
tries since early this morning.
PRAGUE, Bohemia. November
23.-The reservists of FIVE Ger
man army corps. numbering $780,
600 men. have been ordered to join
their regiments. according to the
Ceski Slovo.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
Tammany Politician Dead.

NEW YORK, November 23.--Joseph D.
Carroll. one of the big four of Tam
many Hall, and prominent in New York
city politics for twenty years, died in the
New York Hospital early today following
an operation Tor tumor of the brain.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
Dean Sumner to Undergo Operation.

CHICAGO. November 23-Dean Walter
T. Summer Of the Cathedral IS. Peter and
Paul. who has been Ill in Boston. II was
announced here last night, would so di-
rect.y to q hospital on his arrival here
dicitiS,
Evening star., 1912-11-23
McNamaras Called Victims.

Reference to the Mcnamara brothers
pleas of guilty at Los Angeles, as read
I'm evidence from the magazine, was:
1.-The pleas of guilty quickly followed
the arrest In the hands of an all-pow-
erful enemy, with courts and jurors COM
mtted against them, with traitors as
friends. and friends as traitors, tria.
was impossible. The two McNamaras
stood bravely before the world anu said.
YES we are warriors. We fought as
seemed to us best. We fought force
with force; power with power. Maybe We
used the wrong weapon History will
tell, but we heard the cry, the anguish
ing cry of men and of women ground in
the steel yarus above the voice OF caution.
we stand ready to take the consequences
of our act without a whlmper, without
an appeal to sympathy
Silently they entered the grim peni-
tentiary, misunderstood by their fellows,
execrated by the public.
But two victims were not enough for
the steel lords. The organization itself
must ne disrupted. Goaded on with de-
sire for vengeance, they stretched forth
cruel hands for more distinguished vic
tins.
".Give us Gompers.' they cried. Give
us Darrow.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
Not Disturbed by Rumors.

BERLIN, November 23.-German off,
cial circles express themselves as un-
disturbed by the sinister rumors in re-
gard to the international situation
emanating from Vienna.
II is declared this morning that the
prospects of peaceful settlement of
the Austro-Servian conflict have dis
tinctly improved.
The report that the Austro-Hungarian
government had made representations to
the Russian government is discredited
here. On the contrary. the relations be-
tween Vienna and st. Petersburg are un-
derstood TO have improved since Russia
gave Seryia to understand that she can
not have Russian support in her demand
for port on the Adriatic sea.
The reported tension between Russia
and Austria-Hungary also Is discredited
by German officials.
In a semi-ofiicial statement given out
.5day the visit of Field Marshal Blasius
schemua. chief of staff of the Austro-
J!uncarian army. is declared to be merely
on of the customary EXCHANGES of cour-
lCOutiuucd on Second Pagel