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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-19
This Is How History
SAYS Booth Was Killed
IOHN WILKES BOOTH and HI,

TOHN WILKES BOOTH and his
young accompHce. Davy Harold.
GUIDED their pursueTs until the early
morning of April 26-eleven days af-
Ter the ASSASSINATION Of President Lin
coin. At 2 a. m. while they were
hiding in a tobacco house on the Car
rstt farm, near Bowling Green. Mary
land, the building was surrounded By
twenty-nine men. led by Colonel +. J.
Conger.
A lieutenant named Baker hailed the
fugidves. warning them that unless they
surrendered within FIVE minutes the to.
bacco house would be fired. Booth
answered that although he had but one
sound leg he would agree to come out
ard fight them all singly; but presently
Harold came out and gave himself up
Colonel Conger then went to a cor
ner Of the building and set FIRE to Il.
lighting a wisp Of hay that protruded
through a crack. Immediately there
was a blaze. which revealed Booth
starting for the door. A shot rang OUT
Boston Corbett, a trooper Of the SIX
teenth New York, had lost his head
Disobeyng orders ne had fred through
a crack with deadly am.
Colonel Conger recognized the NOR
taIv wounded man. who died two hours
later. murmunng the words; ''Useless-
useless"
Booths body was carried to Belle
Plain, the nearest landing to Fredericks-
burg, and placed under guard on the
deck Of the steamer john 5, iGe. ana
tLus conveyed to Alexandria Here. By
Secretary Stanton's orders. It was Trans
fered to a tug IN charge Of Chief L c
Baker. Of the Secret Service. which con
veyed the body Of Booth to the monitor
Montauk. anchored of the Navy Yard
There Booths body was fully iden-
tiled and photographed. John Wilkes
Booth was officially attested dead.
Then Chief Baker took the body IN a
rowboat to the Arsenal nclosure and
placed II on the wharf, IN charge Of a
sentry. During the mgnr II was carried
into one Of the cellar storerooms Of the
old peniteniary. placed IN a gun box
and buried under the brick pavement
-Four years later. with President John
sons perm.-ion granted to the Booth
family. a Washington undertaken ex-
humed John Wilkes Booths body.
placed It IN a new casket. conveyed It to
Baltimore and buried It n the family
plot at Greenmount. where II sill les
under the east face Of the monument
erected to Junius Brutus Booth BY BIS
50. Edwin II 1858.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-19

named J. ". Booth. The certih-
cate OF his marriage to my mother
proves that. From what people In
tennessee who knew nv father tell
ne, there is every Indication that
ne was a man Of parts. HIS famil.
larlty with Shakespeare strengthens
tne belief that he was also Familiar
with the stage.
There has always been some
doubt as to whether the body iden-
uned as that Of Booth by the Fed
eral soldiers was in reality the
DOoy OF the actor. There is every
reason to believe that Booth NAV
nave escaped into the South. Tba
Federal soldiers would have been
likely to palm Of an alien body as
that Of Booth in order not to lose
the reward that had been offered
for him.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-19

The chief chemist holds an empty glass to the
snakes lip, and at once the snake tries to sink
his fangs into the glass, ejectng the dark poison
through the fang. AT each bite a cubic cent?
metre OF the poison is secured, which is then
dried for the making of the serum
The usual process Of serum manufacture is
followed. A diluted portion Of the poison is in
iected into rabbits. and then. after the animal
has become infected the serum is drawn off and
again diluted. This then Constitutes an abso-
Lutte cure for the bite Of that particular kind of
snake, if injected into a person that has been
bitten.
As it often happens that person is bitten At
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-19
BDUL BAHIA. the head OF a
ra1ioio1 u-bicb il snraadfng

A BDUL BAHIA, the head OF a
"A religion which is spreading
4 \ over the world, is soon to
visit this country. Out of the
mystic Orient, out Of the land OF
the Arabian Nights. comes this tur-
baned teacher to convert the New
World From the land which was
old when Abraham walked the
earth, from the deserts across
which fitted the Wise Men two
thousand years ago to worship the
Babe OF Bethlehem, will now start
a crusade to this the youngest Of
modern nations, a crusade which
will tel OF a new Dispensation, that
the coming Of the Father has been
fulfilled in BAHIA 'Ullah, who was an
incarnation Of the deity and whose
worship is destined to harmonic
and unite all believers in one God.
Bahaism has grown so rapidly in
America that most Of the big cities
contain many Of that faith. In
Chicago they are planning to build
a mighty temple to be known as
Mashrak-el-askar (The Dawning
Place Of Mention). while in Wash
ington many Of the exclusive Smart
Set are adherents- One of the most
prominent of these is Mr.. Charles
Mason Remy, son of Admiral
Remy, young man who, in spite OF
his position as head Of an architec-
tural college, gives a great deal Of
his time to the spread Of the faith.
and has visited many countries as
a missionary. It was to him that
the Prophet recently made known
his Intention Of visiting the capital
at an early date.
While in Washington the Prophet
win likely be the guest of Mrs.
Christian Hemmick. better known
to the world as Mrs. Barney. The
Barneys we're among the first
American converts, Miss Laura Bar
ney, now Mrs. Hippolyte Dreyfus Of
Paris, having spent many months
at q time in visiting Acre. where
the Prophet lived, and contribut.
ing her time and means to a spread
of the faith
The claims Of the Bahaists ara
that in their faith they are work
ing for a Universal religion a
Universal peace. Universal
brotherhood of man, a Universal
language and Universal Suffrage
They have no priests. no formal
creed, no set form of worship. the
use Of wine and tobacco is dis
couraged, cehbacy Is not approved.
and woman should be treated
equally with. man in the matters of
education and political rights.
They also say that In this new
Dispensation. which Is the Mil
lenium, the Jews win find their
promised Messiah; the Christians
the Second Coming of Christ. the
Moslems the coming of the Mahdi,
the Buddhists the coming of the
fifth Buddha, the Zoroastrians the
coming Of Shah Bahram and the
Hindus the return Of their
Krishna-
They point to the prophecies Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-19

Ny mother often told me en'. a..
was the daughter Of the MAJ 81 n
cused of the assassination OF LIeal
dent Lincoln. Ny father deseI 49, -
my mother several months aL1s.
their marriage-of course, DeiOIs
was born. This fact, to my mlnu,
is still further evidence that my
father was Booth. Ny mother al
ways believed that her husband
had received sudden information
that made him apprehensive OF ar
rest on a charge Of responsibility
for the death Of the President. NY
mother never heard of nv father
again after ne LETT her. She was
always retcent about diso-'ssing nv
father. relieve that my father
confded his identity to her prior to
their marriage, and that she always
respected lbs confidence.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-19

bitten him, whether it was a Rather, or Jafa-
raca or a Coral snake-the three bad snakes OF
Brazil
In order to secure the poison for making the
serum, a Serpentarium is kept at the Institute,
and reward is paid for every poisonous snake
brought to the Institute alive. The natives
catch them with forked sticks slipped over the
head, and then, placing them in ventilated wood
en- boxes, bring the snakes to the Institute. The
snake hunters are literally paid
After a few days rest in the Serpentarium
one Of the poisonous reptiles is taken out by
assistant chemist being held safely in wooden
vice slipped over the head
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-19
Wilkes BOOTH
THE ASSASSIN
An Old Poster of Booth, the Assassin.

But above all other considerations
I wish to clear the matter up BE-
cause Of its historical importance,
and its Importance to me as an In
dividuaI. I want to know who my
father was. He came into Tennes-
see, wOoed and won and married
my mother, and then deserted her
I cannot believe that he left her
Of his own vOlition- She was not
the kind Of woman that a man
would want to leave.
There must have been a strong
outside influence that prompted
him to the desertion Of his family
To my mind it must have been the
ever-present fear that the authors
ties were after him. This fear made
him a Wanderer over the face OF
the earth until. in desperation ne
ended his own life in the little
Oklahoma town
1 shall never rest until this mat
ter has been definitely settled
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-19

night, or the snake
escapes before any one
sees it and so no ous
IS able to say what
kind Of snake did the
biting, it was found
necessary to make a
serum that was good
for all kinds Of bites Of
snakes, and hence the
combination Of the
three serums into one
that cures any and an
Of them.
The life Of the snakes
in the Serpentarium is
made as much like that
in their native haunts
as possible. Every few
days they are pumped
Of their poisons, as DE-
scribed.
Many lives have al
ready been saved nv
those Sarl7n,o
soon as the ignorant
natives learn more
about the use of the
serums and are pro-
vided with a supply. all
fatalities from this
cause will be ended.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-19
How Brazil Fights It's Deadly Snake Bites

HEY are lighting the venomOus snakes in
Brazil by serums modelled after the
cobra-serum used in India. There are only
three species Of poisonous snakes in Brazil but
these have caused the deaths OF 500 persons
annually II the State Of San PaOla alone.
A Serum Therapeutic Institute has lately
been opened ct BUtantan, and already there is
marked diminution in the fatalities. It was first
thought that a separate serum for each poison
Gus snake was needed, but 1t was proved by eX-
pertinent that these three serums might be COM
bined into one and that this would save the life
Of any one, no matter which kind Of snake had
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-19

that he was
Booth: that he
lived to marry
and become a
father, and then,
driven by fear to
v a n q e ? from
place to place
until, in despera-
ton he finally
took his own life
in the far West.
probably without
knowledge Of the
child that had
been born to him
IN the mountains
Of Tennessee
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-19

nnrF.1 - pICT IUlo ILoL OLJ M .
go with her when she died. She
h. me uDOn her death bed that
was the man accused Of the
assassination Of the President.
VI how he managed to escape
AFTER that terrible night in Wash
5ngtoD and of why he chose the
tennessee hills as a hiding place
1 do not know. That he did so
escape seems borne out by the evil
de9ce ! hold in my possession. II
tnat be true, then ! am certainly
his daughter. If the Oklahoma
hermit and J. Wilkes Booth are one
and the same, then 1 am the heiress
of the former.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-19

Ny mother was a
widow at the time Of
her marriage to my
father. She remained
true to his memory to
tSe last. Whatever he
may have told her OF
his nra-inrls hiefnru was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-19
By Mrs.
L. A. Howard

THERE is
no doubt
ID my
mind that I
Wilkes Booth, the
actor, was nv
father. There is
no doubt that
my father was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-19

80 ~ oklahoma suicide oy
,orf in a newspaper tnsI
becs1ss of his familiarity Win
the classical dramas .oto--
SUSPECTED Of being tne so SSsGI
assassin. even before ms cOnIe1 go
was found after his death na.o
correspOnded with NUMBER Oh pSo-
pie in Oklahoma who Kne" me
recluse. and the statements Oh al
of these have borne out the theory
that he may have been Booth Inc
likeness between the pictures OF the
two men is most striking / have
also been told that l bear strik-
ms. resemblance to both Of them
To nv mind my case is complete.
but it is very hard to break down
a theory that has passed into his
tory.
1 have much documentary evil
aence to substantiate my claims
The marriage license issued TO
Louisa ]. Payne and J. W. Booth
speaks for itself. That the mar
riage was celebrated is attested by
court records. There could hardly
have been two J. W. Booths. That
my father came into the Tennessee
mountains a stranger shortly after
the assassination Of the President
is established. His signature upon
the Franklin County Court records
is similar in every detail to au-
thentic signatures Of Booth. The
signature Of the Oklahoma suicide
to his confession, q copy Of which
7 have is also fha Roofh ciona f11re
Ny theory will bear close scrutiny
at every point. It would almost
stand the test of a court of law.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-19

now being made by a Tennessee
woman who claims to hold proofs
that she IS the daughter Of the
RctOr-assassin; that her mother, now
dead, then a widow living in the
Tennessee mountains, vas married
70 John Wilkes Booth while he was
IA hiding there in the years short
" following the national tragedy
ct FOrd's Theatre, in Washington,
"a which he was the chief actor.
The explanation Of such a posi-
bility is the same as has been ad-
vanced before, that the Federal
troops, which surrounded the his
toric tobacco house on CARROTS
farm, realizing that Booth had
eIuded them and buried himself
somewhere in the more or less SYM
pathetic South, deliberately made
their Identification fit another man,
the one shot to death by Boston
COrbett.
The great need Of the Govern
nent to appease the horror and
grief OF virtually the whole country.
and me C9gerness Of that searching
party 10 secure the large reward
offered Tor thu assassin's capture,
caused this false Identification to be
officially accepted and placed on
record. Thus the theories Of Booths
successful escape, in the face Of
history to the contrary, is explained.
The same explanation was made
eight years ago, when, in Oklahoma,
g scholarly and mysterious recluse
known as David E. George, died
by his own hand, leaving a written
confession that he was John Wilkes
Booth, tbs assassin OF Abraham
Lincoln
The Tennessee woman, who now
declares that she is the daughter
Of John Wilkes Booth, and submits
documentary evidence in substan-
tiation Of her claim, is Mrs. L. A.
Howard. She insists that Booth.
with the assistance Of friends. man
aged to escape, living to marry Mrs.
Towards mother. Mrs. Louisa J.
Payne, then young widow, in the
mountains OF Tennessee, on Febru-
airy "A, 1872. She further says that
her father was the man who COM
mitted suicide in Enid, Okla, in
1903, leaving a written confession
that his real name was John Wilkes
Booth.
Mrs. Howard exhibits a certified
copy Of her mothers marriage GER
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-02-19
Friends Never
Forgot Fuller.

And remember her daddy they nave.
all OF the 1900 White Rats of the the
atrical profession; remember all that he
has done for them during the time that
has elapsed since he and Jimmie
Dolan, David Montgomery, Tom Lewis.
Sam Morton, Fred Stone and Mark
Morton sat I'm that room in the Parker
House and formed that little society
that now embraces every vaudeville ac-
tor Of consequence in America.
In the little book My LADY Vaude-
VILE which Golden published in 1863
dedicating t to his dear friend, George
NJ. Conan, he tells of the struggles
through which this association, Of which
he was the first big chief" went in
its early days. 1t closes with these
words:
Into our ranks from all earth 8
climes and from all walks of life come
the starry-eyed children Of smiles. They
are marching on to the land of good
deeds, where actions are brave and
where duties are well performed. So
wish them GOdspeCd. my little Gold
Lady, for the song of the nightingale
Is heard through the spirit of Starlaud,
saying i have come to give you peace
and light; l have come to make you
Tree. JULIA MURDOCH.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-02-19
PEEVISH,
FOR HIGH COST CUTS
QUAL|TYOF RATIONS
Zoo Monkeys Gloomy and
Lions Roar Over Bad
Steaks

And now has come the announcement
from the Zoo that the extremely high
cost of living In recent months threat
ems to disrupt the erstwhile harmony
which has existed among the hundreds
of different animals, and Il is beginning
10 look as If each meal served at the
Zoo in the future will resemble in sew
eral respects a New York peace BAN
quet
For, It became known today, the ami
mails are visibly peeved at the cheaper
varieties of food given them, and while
they have not gone on strike, they
refuse TO accord the thousands of visit"
ors each day that happy reception since
cold-storage products appear so fire.
quently on their bills of fare.
over in Nthe monkey house, where
jubilation and excitement always has
rcigncd, the occupants haze been con-
verted into a big army Of 'glooms. >
The monkeys refuse to wrastle half an
hour With a cold storage egg and then
be affable The heretofore creamy milk
which has been fed them each morn
ing for months has come in too close
contact with the Government hydrants,
the animals believe. They consequently
refuse to do the little antics for which
they are famed IN su1n diluted ratiOns.
Instead of the juicy tendCrlOn rOaStS
once served t. the lions, steak which
can be uscd for no other purpose is fol
them. A series of roar5 consequently
follows each meal. The elephant seal
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-02-19
MEDICAL MEN APPROVE THIS
PRESCRIPTION
Free From Drugs and Opiates
Cures a Cold Overnight

The opposition of the medical pro-
icssion to patent medicines" is based
upon considerations of simple honesty
and morality. y physicians prCscrip-
ton IS matter OF record. 1t can be
referred to at any time, and its in
gradients can be known to the patient
But the patent medicine manufacturer
keeps his formula secret, and too often
makes 1t a means of distributing dang
erous opiates and drugs.
Every doctor knows the curative prop
critics of virgin oil of pine. Most OF
them use 1t in their daily practice. One
of the most reliable and Quick-aCting
prescriptions for the cure of colds, sore
throat, inhammations of the mucous
membrane, bronchitis, catarrh and
rheumatism due to excess of uric acid
is made by mixing two ounces of gig
cerine with eight ounces pure whskey
and half ounce virgin oil of pine. 4
teaspoonful every four hours will cure
any cold that is durable.
Your druggist can furnish these in
gradients at small cost and you can
mix them at home. Virgin oil of pine
should always he secured in the origi-
nal half-ounCe Walls bearing the label OF
the Leach Chemical Company, of Gin
Cinnati, Ohio, as this is the only form
In which your druggist and physician
can be certain of its purity and fresh
ness
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-02-19
PARENT-TEACHERS
ASSOCIATIONS OF
CITY MAY UNITE
Work Looking Toward Con-
solicitation Soon Will
be-" Be Started.

Consolidation of the parent-teachers as
sociations of the various schools in the
city will be begun in the next few. days,
according to Mrs. Fred r. Dubois, vice
predent of the National Congress of
Mothers. The idea found favor yester-
day at the mass meeting at the Cairo,
In which supervising principals and
teachers expressed confidence in the pro-
posed movement
At the meeting yesterday II was de-
cided to enlist the aid OF the clergy of
the city and invitation has been sent to
attend mass meeting in the near flu
ture
The object of the organization as pro-
posed, Is To stop cigarette smoking
among boys, prevent truancy, and to
make the school a social center.
Mrs. Charles Giles Scott Rafter, a
member of the National Congress of
Mothers, will direct the merger.
Among those who addressed the meet
ing Yesterday afternoon were DR.. Tom
Williams, b. w. Murch, supervising
principal of the second division; $. NJ.
Ely, supervising principal of the fifth
division: i. l.. Hendley. supervising
principal of the sixth division, and II.
NJ. Johnson. supervising principal of the
ninth division.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-02-19
Postal Clerks Dine
At Feast Tonight

An elaborate program of entertainment
has been prepared for the annual ban
quet this evening at the Continental
Hotel, of Washington Branch, No. Is.
United States Association of Postofrice
Clerks. Amateur and professional talent
has been obtained, and after dinner
there VIII be number of songs by the
delivery boys quartet.
The First Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral, Charles p, Grandfeld; the post
master of Washington, n. 4. Merritt,
and Granville NJ. Hunt, superintendent
of the registry division, are to be three
of the guests of honor. Others are II.
p. Springer, superintendent of the mail.
ing division; Col. Oliver S. Smith, and
Roe Fulkerson.
Arrangements for the dinner have
been made by a committee which in
cludes NJ. w. Stevenson, D. II. Brown,
J. w. Murphy, p. f. Steuart. William
Warren. F. D. Roberts, r. B. Bond L.
r. Braddock, w. T. Sherwood, J. II.
Simmons. E. C. Church, Frank Byron,
q. Is. Matthews, and w. NJ. Wagner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-02-19
NeWman'S Lecture
Today Seasons Last

The last subject in the lecture series
by +. NJ. Newman, in the Columbia
Theatcr was taken up last evening
when the audience was carried through
the Black Forest OF Germany, and on
to Hamburg. The Rhine Falls, together
with any number Of the delightfully."-
picturesque scenes en- route, were shown.
Moving pictures of the great hattleships
at Kicl. with the royal yacht, HohenIol-
lCrn. were shown. Cologne, with its
wonderful cathedral, Nauhcim, Baden
Baden. side trip to B:smarCk's tomb,
and journey which ended at Bremen,
were depicted on the screen. Later the
travellers embarked for America, coming
ACROSS the Atlantic, up past the Statue
1T Liberty, and through the North river
where they landed at the pier, after
EuvinG, In the live wecKs Of these lee
lures, travelled over many Quaint AMI
delightful SrOJs, out OF the beaten
mIGs usually taken bv tourists. Mr.
Newman will deliver the last IN his win
ter series Of :raveltaiks this afternoon
81 $3.50 O'Clock in the Columbia Thea
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-02-19
Reception Arranged
For New Minister

reception for the Rev. Henry
Anstadt and Mrs Anstadt will be held
at the Luther Place Memorial Church
tonight Yesterday at the evening SER
vices the formal installation of the
Rev. Mr.. Anstadt to succeed the Rev.
Lloyd c. Douglas, who several months
ago left Washington to take up teach
ing duties in the University of Illinois,
was held.
After the evening sermon. THE Duties
or the Pastor to the Congregation, I"
preached by, the Rev. Luther Kuhhran.
or the Lutheran Seminary of Grttys-
burg, Pa, the Rev. John ~. Huddle.
pastor of the St. Paul's Lutheran
Church, read the formal call to the
Rev. Mr.. Anstadt in behalf of the
Luther Memorial Church congregation
The installation services began in the
morning, when the Rev. c. p. WiIes.
pastor of the Kellar Memorial Lutheran
Church, delivered a sermon, The Con-
creation duty TO the Pastor" The
eAoir of the church gave excellent
musical programs at both services.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-02-19
Colds Go Overnight
Pleasant VapOF Treatment Does the
Work without Stomach Dosing.

Pleasant VApOr Treatment Does the
Work without stomach Dosing.
Here's an offer that means some
thing.
Money returned if HYOMEI doesn't
give satisfaction in treatment Of ca
tarrh, coughs, colds, and Group.
Thousands of wise people the COun-
try over are using the HYOMEI vapor
treatment to break up a cold in the
head or chest over night. Follow this
advice once in the evening and again
Just before retiring.
Into small bowl full of boiling wa
ter pour scant teaspOOnful of HYO-
MEL, cover head and bowl with towel
and breathe deep into the lungs the
soothing. healing. germ killing vapor
that arises
HYOMEI is made of Australian
Eucalyptus, an antiseptiC that is used
extensively by the foremost nose and
throat specialists in the world.
A bottle of HYOMEI costs only 80
cents at James O'Donnelrs and Henry
Evans, and druggists everywhere 4
complete outfit, which includes inhaler,
SlV0.