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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-30

UATEAALA CITY. Nov. 30
- Come with me and take look at
~ the capitaI Of Guatemala 1t is
o,e Of the prettiest towns of the west
ern hemisphere, and at the present time
the cleauest and brightest OF an m
cities Of Spanish America II con 1l
over 100. 600 people, and covers enough
Ground for ] 900 GOO. Just now the town
looks as though il had come out OF a
l,aDdhOx The houses were all newly
painted. by the orders OF the pfss IS-'l
INST beofre the visit OF secretary hA-1oA-
A. the same time the brass knockers on
the doors were shined, the brass KNOBS
on the balconies were mace 70 4OOh -
gold. and the result IS we nave q new
created city as spick and span as tHe
rose coIored capital Of JaipOre IN 1uola-
A Spanish Town.
CzuafemaIs CITY is Spanish IN ar cnl-
lecture. The only buildings over %
dences are low and seldom OF NOR
than one story. SlIyScrapers are IN
known in Central America and the SKY
line is, as rule, sJral nI rom olLs 81 ~
OF the street to the other Most OF the
houses are close to the street 1ney
are built of brick or sr0ne covered Win
stucco. They consist Of large rooms
running around a patio, or garden IN
the center. The windows facing the
sidewalk are low and are 1nVarlaDly
covered with iron bars. There are
ledges which are useo as seats ana
pretty Spanish girls looking out
The most Of the roofs are fiat with
walls along the front which are oILen
decorated with knobs or ornaInen Jal
stucco work. The roofs are Of red tues,
and. as a whole, the buildings are pic
turesque.
I wish I could take you inside some Of
these houses. They are delightful homes
and they abound IN quaint Ieat lures
The doors are heavy and are oIIen
studded with iron or brass nails eX-
0uisitely finished Some OF the front
doors are as big as those o. barn
and the larger ones nave smailer oooIs
cut through them The big door IS Tor
the carriages and a mans team drives
right into his house, the curbstones
being so slOped in places that one can
get to the sidewalk without Jolting-
In some houses the stable IS at the back
or side Of the patio, and the best rooms
are often on the second floor
Denver Of Central America
Guatemala City is the Denver Of Cen
tral America. It has the same clear air,
the same bright skies. and It is about as
near heaven as our pious metropolis OF
the Rockies. Tt is situated on the back
bone Of mountains which run from
Alaska to the Strait OF Magellan and
the Alleghenies- 1t lies in an amphlthe-
alter surrounded by volcanoes and IS
bordered by gOrges and raVlnes, which
its people think keep off the earth
quakes.
The present capital was founded just
about the time that We sent forth our
declaration Of independence, but the old
city Of Guatemala, which lay 80 miles
away, at the foot Of the Volcano de
aqua. was one of the first cities of the
new world, and 100 years or so ago it
far surpassed anything in the United
States IN its size and magnificance. Its
location. however, was bad, and it was
destroyed again and again. The last
earthquake occurred about 1873, when
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-30

there are four dailies published in
Guatemala City, and there are eight
more periodicals registered The papers
have six columns to a page and the
pages measure % by % inches There
are some kilograms. considerable local
news and not a little advertising The
advertising rates are not more than 5
cents per inch for each insertion. and
they run as high as SO gold per page
with reductions for long contracts.
Frank G. Carpenter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-30

1t is the same with the newspapers
They are few in number and small in
circulation. There is not one in the
capital which has a daily issue Of more
than 5000, and the Sunday issue Of the
journal which you are reading con-
tains more print than any Guatemala
newspaper has in one week. might
almost say in a month Nevertheless
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-30

is hard to see how he keeps up the
proper style on this salary The only
way he can do so is by graft. and as
result justice is often for sale to the
highest bidder.
Everything about the schools is be-
hind the times. I bought a geography
Of Central America at one Of the chief
book stores II was published in 1886,
and from it the little Guatemalans are
learning that the United States has
now 55.000,000 people, while the other
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-30

and some of the schools are without
scholars. There is not enough in the
treasury to pay for good teachers, and
ordinary instructors get from u to Is
cents a day.
II is the same with other government
employees. am told that circuit judges
receive 200 pesos per month This, at
the present rate of exchange, equals 2
or Is dollars; and as a judge OF TINS
kind usually has a house which would
rent for three times that per month, It
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-30

figures given are those Of IS years
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-30
Copyright 1912. by Frank ]. Carpenter)

DESTROYED Old City the Third Time Was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-30

The $1,000 will be
divided as follows.
s e e hOEV FSl a ny
prizes there are:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-30

But You must not tlinE that Guate-
mala is all churches. It has a line
theater and a well patronized bull
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-30

There is vast difference in the effects Of drugs WIN
ably, and SERUAIS and Organic Animal Extracts Y
normal activity to diseased tissues, glands and organ
few probably know Of the marvellous cures effected
in Organo-Therapy or the administration Of glandul
corresponding glands and organs of the human body
and later by O'SuIlivan Wassermann, Constantm
count Of the failure Of drugs to produce satisfactory
LEPSY, PALSY and Diseases Of the Thyroid gland.
and have expended large sums Of money in equippn
tation to all sufferers who have ben disappointed b.
be able to cure you promptly, and will at least deal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-28

Subscriptions eaule pouring into the
tour department OF the Richmond Nir-
ginian yesterday. and not only die
tho lily contestants do well. but let
ters from fhs. country showed that ou'
out~of~ ;own candidates did equally as
we'll one young lady writes that in
the beginning Of the contest she In
terested her friends in collecting
coupons sor her and sending the'. 10
the tour Department. bat since -ae
discovered tlst n new subscription
meant - much more III the way ~
votes she il now active asking her
friends To not only save the coupons
bur also asking them to secure ne"
subscriptions Tor her ami since she Is
devoting more time TO the securing @f
subscriptions her vote score has sore
soaring.
This young lady has the right idea
Naturally. the coupons appearing each
dav in the Richmond Nirgntau nave
their vaEis, tad are n"r 10 1e desplsel'
but much taoge is gained by the con
testanf If sue Will devote her time go
securing qe=qs ss}ss2r .ptigags ahh &et-
ting her friends Interested IN obtain
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-28
FEDERAL ARMY IN
IMMINENT DANGER
MEXICAN REBELS HAVE NtDEHo.S
FORCES suRRoIx Dn.D AND
Al THEIR MERCY.
SITUATION CRITICAL
DEsPAFt HES TO STATE DEPART
MEN SHOW THAT ONE DExI-
sea ~" THREATENING
aEAHo CITY ITSELF.

WASHINGTON. May 27.-Sur-
rounded by General urnxeo with 900
soldiers on the north and General
Campo, with 3.0ou men ON the south
the Federal army under General
hnfrta. sent hN Aaaera-t.a as,a-t4,,.
insurrection in northern Mexico. il. In
imminent danger OF soIaf destruction.
Iris Information was received bv the
department OF state tonight.
Both tnsurrecto armies are ttienti-
fHits sppplkea efta t9t,slssss14s ~ z<Y.s es . e
the border ny permission Of Pres
HeHt TAFT Tor Use IN the mines OF
chihuahua. aud they are busy blow
Ing up the bridges over which il wo1lIs,
be possible for Huerta to retreat.
Instead OF being tiemoraIixed. AZ
alleged by Maderc. the rebels, accord
tus 20 information received bv both
state and war ~aas partments, retreated
III excellent order to Jiminez. but very
skiilfnllY left 2,nan men hidden In sh+.
mountains, This latter force has now
appeared IN tfTe tsaF If General
Huerta. and is now threatening the de-
struction of his army.
Dispatches To the state department
show that force OF 2.01o men under
General Iapata. is now threatening
Mexico City Itself. Communication
between General Zapata with his army
and General Campo, with his dyna :
mite. is now easy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-28
TO MAKE EFFORT
TO FORCE REPORT
REPRESENTATIVE WEBB THINKS
LIQUOR SHIPPING BILL
STANDS GOOD CHANCE.

WA SHlNGTON. May 27.-Repre-
sentative Webb. of North Carolina.
said today he would make every pos.
sihle effort to force a report from the
Judiciary committee on his liquor bin
and to bring the measure before the
house for final vote before congress
adjourns. The measure would prohi-
bit shipping of liquor from wet into
dry territory. He was not confident
however. that he would succeed IL.
the face of the speeding up In both
branches caused by ii desire for early
adjournment and of the evident opoos
sitlon to the measure on the part CT
majority OF subcommittee OF HE
Judiciary committee, which has foi
more than four months had the bill,
under consideration.
Although Webb is member OF the
judiciary committee, II Is at last evi'
dent that his bill has very nearly beet
pigeon holed. In February the sub
committee appointec by Chairman
Clayton to hold hearings on the bib
heard number uf arguments rur unu
against the measure x favorable Sc
port was heartily urged by all proni-
bition advocates who appeared. while
the liquor interests used every await
able method to prevent any report at
all The foes OF the bill 80 RAJ nave
had the best of 1t and Nebb's hight
for action has been losing one.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-28
DID DISSOLUTION
!. EVER COME ABOUT?
QUESTION OF OIL TRUSTS PRES
EMIT EXISTENCE MAY BE RE-
YEALEp THIS WEEK.

MEM YORK. May. Whether to-
Standard III company. has con1plled
with the Supreme courts decree et
dissolution. at whether it has even
made a sincere effort to do 50, wills
probably be revealed within the course
OF a week through judicial insuir T
begun here to-day,
.+stt,+ifs-- ~ass.-- directly ~to-~the
efforts Of Jehn -. Rockefeller, ana
the, old standard Oil crowd 10 retain
control OF the Waters-Pierce Oil COM
rauy. of Missouri. This concern was
for MANY years one OF the big sun
salaries Of the Rockefeller oil trust.
The United states Supreme court :
decree ordered that IL should be- com
pletely segregated from the parenl
trust.
At the annual election of directors
of the Waters-Pierce company, held IN
St Louis last February. Robert Stew
art. of Chicago. president Of the
standard Oh company, OF Indiana;
George W. Mayer. of Kansas Cits =.
formerly manager of the Standard on
company of Indiana; and Charles NJ.
Adams. formerly secretary-treasutsr
of the Waters Pierce company. appear
ed with proxies for 2,05s shares held
by John d Rockefeller. and associate
interests. but were not allowed to vote
them by the teliers selected by r..
Clay Pierce. president OF the company
The contention Of the Pierce crowd
was that, although the proxies rep
resented 6s per cent OF the compaaE's
stock. the election Of the three men
on the proxies they hold would he IA
fragrant violation VI the Supreme
courts mandate against the system
OF interlocking directorates. throl.eh
which a snail group OF men can DOM
mate one Or more industrial interests
OF the country. The Rockefeller
crowd joined issue with the Pierce
crowd. on these points and obtained
from the Circuit court Of Missouri "a
mandamus to compel the tellers ri
election to count the votes of the
would be RoCkeTeIIer directors
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-28

TWO NEGROES TESTIFY

Especial TO The Esicrmond Nirginian.)
HENDERsoNNILE \. G., May 81.
The screams of II woman on the
night Of Thursday. when the State
contends Myrtle Hawkins met her
death. were testified TO today by two
new witnesses. in the lake mystery
trial here, and are accounted of much
importance. as completing links in
the chain of evidence the State has
forged against the seven defendants
III the case.
Negro Preacher IA Witness.
The first witness this morning In the
Hawkins case Was Frank Brown. Il
negro preacher. He lived about a
fourth Of mile from Alb McCail's.
Wednesday before Myrtle disappeared,
he saw her and her mother near his
home. He met Myrtle Thursday about
/ O'Clock. while cutting corn. Thurs
day night he went to preaching, re-
turning home about midnight. While
Resting on the porch he heard scream
ing in the direction OF Lakeview no
tel IL continued some time. He did
not investigate.
The sermon fixed the date in his
mind,
Dan Mccall lives about 100 yards
from the lower end OF the lake, In
the direction Of Lakeyiew, Tom Hol-
lingsworth said he went 10 see Dan
Mccall about some trouble at school,
Mccall told him that all his troubles
came at once. He asked the witness
what he woud do If Il body was found
ON his place.
" Also HEART Screams.
George Green. a negro. lives about
400 yards from Alb McCalrs He was
awakened Thursday night by the
screaming OF Il woman in the direction
Of All McCalrs He did not know
what time He was SUR he vas not
dreaming and that it Was not am au-
tomobiie horn
DIR. Drafts recalled by the defense.
after objection by the State. said he
thought the injuries noted about the
body could have been self-irlnicted
Homer Hawkins. recalled. identified
photographs which DIR Williams saw.
a = of Myrtle. They were taken seven
years ago.
Letter sdBiittet.s
There was considerable discussion
as TO admitting certain Of Myrtle's
letters. The defense consented 10 the
Introduction OF one written 10 Ther
mother.
The State did not rest It's case to-
day as was expected last week,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-28
And the Colonel Mounts Inn
provised Platform and
Lambasts President
KICKS THE BOSSES
ALI. OVER THE LOT
At Princeton Rough Rider
Speaks From Hotel and
Ignores Taft and Pres
ident Hibben

NEW YORK. May 21,---Colonei
Ioosevelt's New Jersey managers
fUisted ouch q strenuous itinerary
upon him today that he had tn skip
some OF the towns on the scheduI@-
He was two hours late getting into
Bayonne where he began his night
tour He started out trom Hohokeh
IN the morning, speaking first at Nor
ristowh. To Il jam # people at The
depot. The president there let ~
at President Taft fer saying ia ais
New jersey speeches. that Roosevelt
left "a deficit Of $50 00o. 900. when he
converted it into surplus Of $40.
GOO. 900.
II did not leave any deficit" Missed
Roosevelt
Taft WAS the deficit" bavied a
voice. aid the tbrung laughed.
We piled up d surplus of s3oo. 0oo,
600 during my administration, the
colonel went on, and used II to starl
digging the Panama canal. They
didn't have 10 issue bonds for Inc dig
ging because of that Mr.. Taft SPEAKS
untruthfully when he talks Of a de-
iicit"
AT Dover. where another huge crowd
awaited HIN. Roosevelt raped the
bosses. saving:
4 have onit the people with me 1
couldn't do anything with the politi-
clans. except beat them with Il club"
Refuse Him Courthouse Steps.
On Is Newton tho seat of Suffolk
county. where farmers for miles
around were ceugregated to hear him
she colonel went. The board of sg.
pervisors. controlled hy the TAFT forces
would not allow Roosevelt to spessH
Continued en- Second page.l
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-28

NO CHANGES IN VIEW

Reports from New York last night
carried a denial from J. &, stuart
Vice presidan; and general manager
~ the Erie railroad. that he had hsel
offered the presidency af thr Scaeoart
Air line 70 succeed y. : MehTufia.
.vt1s, WIS reported to tie slated for tur
tohoggan. as result Of the d"ai by
which, II is reported, the Cumberland
corporation, which controls the Caro-
lima. ClnchHeld and Ohio, proposes 70
eiis;yaesa OF 2lo0oo shares Of Sedhoar I
Air Il .inse att}6G Ia ot6sI 10 ote.t Is B.
Gao 1nn North at outstanding nQt2s
which fall due on June 18th.
II WAS also stated that thu, cen.
tral of the Seaboard Air Line is%pof
Ia he transferred 10 anyone. the pro
gram being for the present manage
ment 10 remain in charge.
This lenls color to the suspicion ~
local railW ~ circles that thu primo
motive henind the whole affair is for
the C1inchi1rId road 10 unload ItS SCH
hoard Air ] inc holdings so as g b.
free aud llfhamperel ia ne4otiatioDs
locking to eventual acquisition of this
road by the Chesapeake and Ohio.
Wants II Badly.
1t Is no secret that the Chesapeake
and Ohio wants the Carolina. C}inch'
field and Ohio and wants 1t badly
Last summer. the Chesapeake and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-28
VOTES POURING
IN FOR CONTESTANTS
Candidates Should Work for New Subscriptions, Thereby
Securing Thousands OF Notes-A New Subscription
Will Help You Secure Other Subscriptions

ing for her new readers for the Rich
mond Sirsinian.
a new subscriber VIII help you ss-
eure other new subscriptions and thus
the work goes on and your votes pile
up. II is an easy matter to secure
subscribers for the Richmond Viz
gilman. Tell those whom You are So
Letting Of The excellent features Of
the paper. lis up date news ser
vice. it's absolute inpartiality In print
ing all the news that's fit to print
and YOU viii discover that the work
Of securing votes is both profitable ana
pleasant.
To-day is the day for YOU TO get bust
there is no time like the present. Plat
your compaIgn for tnS day As soon as
YOU have read this ana then conscien-
tiousty and In 81 determined manned SO
out and secure the subscriptions that
are waiting for you. There are thou
sands OF men and women in the city
and out Of town whes are simply wait
ing for someone to call and ask for
their votes. Why neglect them. Call
today secure their votes and assist
2nee and lind out for yourself that al
he close Of the day YOU will be sew
oral thousand votes ahead.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-28
WORKERS READY
TO START CENSUS
FIVE THOUSAND WILL TO-DAY AS.
CERTAIN CHURCH AFFiLIA-
TtoNs OF RICHMOND FOLKS.

Prompted ny "A movement which ha :
lust had its upspringing In Richmond,
more than 5000 workers will take the
tAid this afternoon and find the re-
lieious census OF the city. The work
is in charge OF j. G. Durham, of Chi
cage.
All denominations ana creeds VIII
take part in the movement. ANA ali
returns viii be made To central head
s2ssa.tasfz.v.-~.-
Two meetings IN behalf of the gigau
tic movement were held last night
one In the First BAPTIST church: tbs
other in All Saints church. Adj
dresses We're made by Mr.. Durham
an9 by john Garland Pollard
classification of the returns will be
made tonight In headquarters. Ana
tonight Richmond will learn what Its
religious" status is. Richmond is :.
city OF spires. and II remains To be
seen whether II is a city Of church"
going men and women,
An invitation to all. of whatever be-
lief. has been extended, and its text
follows;
Every church Sunday school and
synagogue in Richmond has joined III
this personal invitation to you.
IF YOU are now in regular attend
ance on the service OF your church.
synagogue or Sunday school, we greet
ven as co-worker.
IF YOU 40 rot attend We join in a
most earnest request that you do So.
No matter 10 what church you joii.
yourself--you will receive hearty
welcome
The army Of visitors will begin thei,
work promptly on the stroke of s
o'clock this afternoon, and the work
viii nc completed within less than twt,
hours. It is the first time that such
q labor has bee" attempted III Rich
mond. but Il is expected to be rich ir,
r.sSYIts
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-28
They Surge Against Gate of
Million Dollar Pier
Until Beaten Back
POLICE USE CLUBS
- ON CHARGING MOB
Uproar Is So Great in Con-
vention Hall Speech Is
Cut Short to End Scene
of Disorder

ATLANTIC CITY. \. J.. May I'll
Panic among the crowd outside the
Million Dollar pier followed President
Taft's belated arrival here tonight.
With 10000 people crowded upon the
pier In advance of his arrival, about
20, goo more who followed the pro
cession through the streets tried to
iurcr their way through the gates at
ter the presidential party mad en-
tered.
Ina ei,- u cope with the moe. the
police drew their clubs ana began
heating them back Men and women
were knocked down, many tainted. the
glass doors were smashed In the at
tempt 10 rush the gate. and more than
= score of men were beaten by the OF
Il. ers before the gates were finally
closed against the howling mass.
Repeatedly thereafter attempts
we're made to beat in the doors. In
side, conditions were little better.
Throughout the presidents address
the crowd surRed back aud forth,
Handsomely dressed women had their
gowns ripped and torn, several were
carried out but In II fainting condition.
and the roar If the excited people
crowned practically everything that
Mr., Tart said
With the meeting AZ an end toe riot
GUS scenes were repeated when an at
tempt was made to open the gates, and
make path fer the president 10 get
IL his automobile II was the most
exciting night Atlantic CITY has had
ia many Years.
Met BY Great Crowd.
Arriving here At quarter Of nine,
Two hours behind his schedule. tire
president was MET by n great crowd.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-28
FORTY-NINE RUTGERS GRADS
SUSPENDED FOR TAKING PART
IN SENIOR BEER KEG PARTY
Presidents of Pr hibon League and Y. M. c. A. Who
Went Along to Help Out those Who Went Down are
Among the Many Who May Not Get Diplomas

NEW BRUNSWICK, n. j.. May 80.
Gloom peryaded the classic pre-
cincts OF Rutgers college today For
ty-nine Of the sixty-five members of
tho graduating class yere suspended
this morning by order of President
Demarest because of their alleged
participation in a beer keg party"
iast~ajght after the class banquet
Among those suspended are. S. r.
Smith. president of the Rutgers pro-
hibition league, and Rudolph Stier
OF the Y. NJ c. A,
Smith, When sstn Dy a Reporter.
This afternoon, was greatly depressed.
II was with the bunch at the SEN
Tor banquet on Friday night" he said,
1T was possibly the last time we we,e
to he together. Well, you know I'm
president of the college prohibition
league. Here he picked up a maya
ziue. See this is whsfs I stand on
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-28

the liquor question. Those all are
anti-saloon publications. I've always
worked against booze. and liquor
Anti-liuuor cartoons decorated the
walls. Smith surely didn't appear to
be the man 10 attempt to put Il
brewery out Of business by rapid alb
sorption OF its output
When the crowd started FOR the
annual beer keg party" he contin-
ued, II went along for the experience.
/ thought ! might help somebody who
wen down. and now Just when I am
going into the world this Curr1us. ire
party WIS not breach OF the rules
No order had been Issued against it,
Sitter would not be quoted. but he
seemed ijlled with bitter thoughts.
His presence ut the key party" had
been the result OF whim HE went
as It We're on Il stunning tour. but
had to suffer with the guilty
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-28
Hotel Employees Strike.

NEW YORK. May 27.--The most
successful and spectacular OF New
Yoriv's series of hotel strikes occurred
tonight, 1T tire fashionable Hete.
Knfckerbo cker. Nhite 500 guests
were chatting merriiy at the tables III
the great dining room at .7:15 this
evening. all employees excepting the
head walters and captains. smiling
IS bowed themselves out Of the dining.
rooms. leaving the guests staring in ST.
lent establishment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-28
k;ilsd an Switch En0iihs.

tspeciat 10 ,rf1e Richmond
HIGH POINT. n. G. Mas
Frank Wall. ased fifty Ave. ~
southern .shair company PLAN.
killed hero this afternoon M
engine on the Southern ratfwny*
was q brother Of S.ieriff ~ HIM
county He ieaves wife and
ciren. saSslz