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The Washington times., 1912-04-29
WEST VIRGINIA GOES
FOR COL. ROOSEVELT
Former President Has Two-thirds
of Delegates to State
Convention.

CHARLESTON, W. Va. April Gre
turns that are believed to be accurate,
covering the fifty-five counties in this
State. show that Col. Theodore Roose-
Welt has received 700h delegates in the
Etate convention to be held at Hunting
ton May 16. to select six delegates to
the national Republican convention at
Chicago. President William Howard
Taft gets 2221a Something over three
fourths of the e23 delegates to the State
delegate convention are for Colencl
Roosevelt, thus sustaining the declara-
ton OF Governor Glasscock made many
months ago. OF the fifty-five counties
President Taft received a majority In
only eight counties, and carried only two
counties solid, while Colonel Roosevelt
secured them all in twenty-five coun-
ties. In several counties the vote will
be evenly divided. There are also sew
eral counties in which President Taft
has a majority that, in all probability,
will be evenly divided when the vote is
cast in the convention.
The Washington times., 1912-04-29

Astor family. jewels. They were willed
by Mrs. William Astor to her daughters
and their children and, In part, to her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ava Willing
Astor
At the time of her marriage, in ac-
cordance with the custom of the Astor
FAMILY, inaugurated by the original
John Jacob Astor, she signed over her
dover rights In the estate for a settle
ment. This settlement was the income
on 200, which she was to have only
after the death of Colonel Astor, and
then only for her own lifetime. Thus,
Astor she received nothing whatever,
except what he chose to give her.
Ills allowance to her was $4,000 a
year, and this was All the money she
legacy through the decease OF certain
members Of her own family.
At the time of her divorce Mrs. Ava
willing Astor relinquished her rights to
this settlement, and received in place of
II, for life, the income on the property
known as the Knickerbocker Hotel. The
knickerbocker Hotel Is worth about
s2pO,UO, and her income from II has
been on the average of about $4,000 a
year. This income she will continue to
receive as long as she lives, but onsher
death 1t will revert to the Astor estate,
which Will then be possessed by her son,
vincent This Is all she ever has or
ever will receive from the Astor estate.
At the same time, II must be re-
membered that her daughter, now only
ten years old, will have from 100000
to N,00.000 and her son approximately
$50, 100000.
Got Only 100000.
Another remarkable fact concerning
the Astor fortune is revealed at this
time, In contradiction of many rumors
and published statements which have
been prevalent for the past six months
This Is the true terms Of the settlement
on the second Mrs. Astor, which has
been vartously stated as being at least
s., 2,oOO,o 900 and probably 100000
When Miss Madeline Force married
Colonel Astor she signed away all
claims to any former dover rights in
S200,ltU.
Therefore. herself or his family or
hcI friends will have no opportunity to
contest the, will. and she has but one
chance to increase her fortune. That
VIII be in the prasentat ation of a post
hunious heir. The arrival OF this heir
has been confidently nrctlicted as due
or the celebrated Astor Jewels. Mrs.
Madeline Force Astor received none
At the time of her engagement Colonel
Astor presented her with ring con-
leading iewelcr $1,000. She received
from him as a wedding present a sap
phire and ruby pendant. and during
ritional presents. These will probably
be the extent OF the mementos of her
husOand.
However. in value. they appraise at
approximately $2j0.,O0 Also. 1t must
he remembered, that should a child be
born to her within the coming few
months and should that heir live but
FIVE minutes Mrs. Astor II would in
herit the dead child's share of the As
tor estate.
The Washington times., 1912-04-29
MISS TAFT ONE Of
HORSEBACK PARTY
NOW MAKING TRIP
Presidents Daughter and
Three Other Washing
tonians En- Route.

The four Washingtonians. including
Miss Helen Taft, daughter of the
President, who are making an ex-
tended horseback ride through this
section of the United States, today
are en- route TO Sperryville, which
township they hope to reach by sun
down. The party spent the night in
WarrentOn. and continued their
journey at 10 o'clock this morning.
Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth, leader OF
the party will ride all the way to her
home in Geneseo Valley, n. Y. a dis
tance of more than 1000 miles. The
other members OF her party. which
left Fairfax Courthouse yesterday,
are Miss Helen Taft. Capt. Frank Nc
Coy. L. S. A.. c. NJ. Ransdell. and
Norman Van Worst. Captain Mccoy
left the party this morning, returning
to Washington by rail.
The three remaining riders will
continue the journey on horseback
for few days. Miss Taft will re-
main with the party till 1t reaches
Hot springs, which will be May 1
or 5.
In making the ride, Mrs. Wads-
worth is following the annual custom
of riding from Washington to her
home in New York. A different route
Is taken each year. This is the sixth
time Mrs. Wadsw orth has made the
triD.
The Washington times., 1912-04-29
FOUR JOY RIDERS
ARE BROUGHT BACK
TO FACE CHARGES
Quartet of Young Men AL
legged to Have Taken Greek
Enjoys Automobile.

-Four alleged 10y riders" who came
70 grief In Baltimore yesterday, when
fhey were arrested by police Of that
Pity. were brought back to Wash
lngton today by Central Office De-
fectiVes Cox and O'Dea to face a
fharge Of taking the automobile of
pr. L. L. Caftansoglu, charge daft
Iafres of the Greek legation, without
obtaining permission of the owner.
The machine was taken Friday
plight from the garage at the wyom-
ing apartment house. Yesterday IL
Ras located in Baltimore and the
four young men in the machine held
It the request of the District police.
Fhey gave their names as Spiro Lad
cos, who was formerly connected
with the legation; Constantine G.
Paski, of 400 Massachusetts, avenue
forthWest; Burdine Gudino, of 11O6 l
ftreet northwest, and Cornelius j
west.
| According to soterois Nicholson, at
lives at the wyoming where the Greek
lninister, also resides, went to the gar
RBe and took The machine out after
representing to the man in charge that
he was again in the employ of DR..
Elftanzoglu. Ladicos' three companions
old the Baltimore police they sup
tused he had permission to take the
machine
| The automobile of John c. Smith, of
iG5 Rh"le Island avenue northwest,
Ehich was taken. Friday night from in
foned on the outskirts Of baltimore
yesterday. The machine had been run
tnto a ditch and was badly damaged.
The Washington times., 1912-04-29
WomanR Reported
Missing Is Found

Mrs. Louise A. Sterne, who was re-
ported to the police last week as miss
ing from her home. 1922 Sixth street
northeast, was visiting at the home of
her father, in Prince William county,
Va, it was Learned today.
Mrs Sterne went to Virginia with her
father last Tuesday morning, intending
to return home the same day. She was
taken suddenly ill., however, and was
obliged to remain in Virginia. A mes
sage, which was sent to her husband
telling OF her illness, was not delivered
until several hours after Mrs. Sterne
reached Washington, Saturday after
noon.
The Washington times., 1912-04-29
SAILORS
GIVEN BIG WELCOME
At THEATER HERE
Seventeen Seamen of Ship
Have Most Successful
Benefit Performance.

The benefit to the Titanic survivors
at the Imperial Theater yesterday after
noon and last night was a signal sue
cess, more than 1900 people visiting the
theater and probably another 1000 being
turned away, owing to lack of seating
accommodations. The night crowds sur
passed any demonstration Ninth street
has seen. and owing to the immense de-
mand for tickets to hear the surviving
members of the crew tell their stories
OF wreck and rescue. II has been decided
to have them appear at the perform
ances tonight and tomorrow afternoon
and night.
There are seventeen Titanic seamen In
the city, all in need Of assistance, and
all Of them will appear at the theater
during the performances. The story OF
the wreck and the rescue, in which they
participated, will be told by w. Bricc.
+. Buley, F. Clench. and F. o. Evans.
Mr. Brice's account OF the disaster last
night was thrilling in the extreme, and
he, as well as the other speakers, were
given a big ovation and rounds of ap-
plause following the program.
The sum netted for the sailors last
night was far beyond their expectations,
and It is anticipated that tonight and
tomorrow will see another large sum
added to the benefit purse.
The Washington times., 1912-04-29
Florida Democratic
ConclaVe Tomorrow

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April 29.-In
the Statewide Democratic primary to-
morrow the voters of Florida will record
their preferences for nominees for the
Presidency, for the governorship. and
other State offices. for nominees for
representatives in Congress. and for the
legislature and minor offices.
The contest for the Presidential in
dorsement will be confined to Woodrow
Wilson and Oscar w. Underwood. Theirs
are the only names that will appear on
the ballot. Most interest centers in the
contest for the governorship, for which
there are Ave aspirants. They are
Cromwell Gibbons. of Jacksonville; Park
NJ. Trammell, Of Lakeland; John w.
Watson. of Miami: William II. Milton,
OF Mariana, and f. NJ. Semple, Of Key
West. Each of the three present rep
resentatives in Congress is a candidate
for renomina ton, and each has oppo-
sition. In addition there are four can
didates for Congressman-at-l
The Washington times., 1912-04-29
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,

ALEXANDRIA, VA, APRIL ~
At a meeting of the Democratic com.
mittee of the Eighth Congressional dis
trict, held in the office of Gardner L.
Boothe this afternoon, Charles G. Car
lin was declared the nominee Of the
party for Congress. Mr.. Carlin has held
this office for several successive terms,
and this year no opposition developed
against him.
There has been no move so far on the
part of the Republican party to place a
candidate in the field.
The Young Mems sodality League of
this city will tonight give an old-tme
minstrel show in the Lyceum Hall. An
elaborate program has been prepared.
The end men will be DR.. e. A. German,
Richard Rambo, H. Godfrey, William
Roland, II. Baggot. and r. Hellmuth,
and solos will be sung by John Dobie,
gerald, and DR.. e. A. German. The sec
ond part will consist of selections by
the orchestra, topical songs, and a
sketch entitled The Cotton Picker s
Holiday" by the entire company, in
which all the old Southern melodies will
be introduced.
The Odd Fellows of this district, COM
Church lodges, last night commemor-
ated the ninety-third anniversary OF the
existence of their order with appropri-
ate exercises in the Second Presbyte--
ian Church special sermon was
preached by the Rev. John Lee Allison,
The Washington times., 1912-04-29
NAME
CARLIN FOR OFFICE
Congressman From Alexandria Nominated to Succeed
Himself-No Opposition Likely From
Republicans.

who is a member of Potomac LoCge,
touching on the great work accom-
plished by the order. A special musical
program was given under the direction
of George b. Kennedy. A large attend
ance was present.
The body OF Edward w. Pettey, a
former Alexandrian, who was struck by
a freight train and instantly killed in
Baltimore Saturday night, will be
neral services will be held from De-
maines chapel, services being conduct
ed by the Rev. w. F. Watson Of tla,
First Baptist Church. Mr. Pettey was
fifty-three years old, and was a member
of Osceola Tribe of Red Men, which or
ganization will attend the funeral in a
body.
The funeral of william barley took
place from his residence, sos North Co.
lumbus street, at o'clock this after
noon, Rev. Edgar Carpenter of Grace
P. e. Church officiating. Members OF
Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows, Of
which the deceased was a member. at
tended
appointed minister to the Methodist
Protestant Church, will be rendered a
reception by the members OF his con-
gregation at the parsonage tonight.
An examination for an analysist,
carrying a salary of s1,020. will be held
here by the Civil Service Commission
on May e. An examination for inferno
in the Government Hospital for the In
sane at a salary OF $500, will be held
June 5.
travel lecture will be delivered by
the Rev. Edgar Carpenter at the Young
Peoples building tomorrow night.
The Washington times., 1912-04-29
HICKLING TO GREET
DELEGATES TO CITY
Physician Heads Entertainment
For International Congress
on Hygiene.

The Joint committee of the Board
pf Trade and Chamber of Commerce
appointed to make preparations for
the entertainment of the Fifteenth In
ferpational Congress on Hygiene and
pemogrsphy met at the rooms Of the
Board Of Trade this afternoon and
elected DR.. D. Percy Hickling chair
han. DR.. Hickling was also made
thairman of the entertainment com
ntttee.
Harry. c. C. Stiles was elected chair
man OF the committee on badges
Fred A. Fenning, chairman of the
fommittee on information, and Will
liam F. GUIDE, chairman OF the COM
mittee on hotels.
The finance committee is yet to be
thnsen. The committee Will hold an
Pther meeting at the board rooms
! S+'"r'"v Mt noon at which the
names OF the members Of each com
mittee' VIII! ne announced. -
lie committee will now start prep
Rrations I" entertain the thousands
r. deleeat-. who are coming from
kll parts OF the United States and
the world 10 the big helath conven-
lion which opens its sessions Sep
tember 23 and last for six days.
The Washington times., 1912-04-29
Reese-or Porter May
Take on Joe Turner

Washington wrestling fans may soon
see bout between Joe Turner and Jack
Reese or between Turner and George
Porter. Both Porter and Reese have
been meeting with distinct success
against all corners and Manager Peck
of the Gayety Thester will in all PROB
ability'have announcement to make
soon.
II is understood that Turner is par
ticularly anxious to meet Porter and If
the right amount of money is posted It
seems likely that these two athletes
will meet. probably this week.
The Washington times., 1912-04-29
Government to Protect
Fresh Water MuSSelS

Fresh water mussels, the only fresh
water shell fish. are to be protected and
bred by the United States government
with the cooperation of the States.
Through extensive mussel fishing in
the upper Mississippi river and its trib-
utaries, the mussels were threatened
with extinction. The Biologic Survey of
the Department of Agriculture has dis
covered that they can be propagated
the same as oysters.
Mussels are great pearl producers,
and the shells are extensively used In
pearl button manufacture. Mussels
abound in some sections of the Potomac
but not in commercially valuable guam
titles. If propagation experiments prove
satisfactory. however. it may be possi-
BILE to raise them on a large scale in
this vicinity.
The Washington times., 1912-04-29
Seek Uniform Milk.

LOUISVILLE. Ky. April 9.-Uni-
formity of methods and standards in the
production of certified milk throughout
the country is the object sought by the
American Association OF Medical Milk
Commissioners, which will meet in this
city tomorrow for a two days session.
The work of this organization Is re-
garded as Of great importance, bearing
as 1t does directly on the conservation
of child life. The meeting will be at
tended by medical men and health au-
thorities from many of the leading cities
of the United States.
The Washington times., 1912-04-29
DESTROYER Is Launched.

BATH. Me-. April 29.-The torpedo
boat destroyer Jenkins was launched
Works. The Jenkins Is a sister ship
to the Jouett, which was recently
launched at the same yards. She is 23S
feet long, and will have a speed OF %. 3
knots. The Jenkins was named in honor
OF the late Rear Admiral Thornton A
Jenkins, who was known as the father
OF the lighthouse board" Miss Alice
Thornton Jenkins. of Washington, d. C,
daughter of the late rear admiral,
performed the christening ceremony at
the launching.
The Washington times., 1912-04-29
Mrs. Wamsley Will
Be Buried Tomorrow

Funeral ceremonies for Mary Ellen
wamsley, seventy-one years old. a resi-
dent OF Washington for many years.
will be held at the undertaking estab-
lishment of George p. Zurhorst, Third
and East Capitol streets. tomorrow az
ternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mrs Wamsley, who was the widow OF
Theodore Wamsley, died at her home.
226 A street northeast, Saturday. Death
came as the result OF infirmities.
The Washington times., 1912-04-29
breaches in Baltimore.

The Rev. Jay Johnson Dimon. rector
OF st. Andrews Episcopal Church.
preached in Baltimore yesterday morn
ing at the twelfth annual session of the
tri-diocesan convention of the Brother
hood of St. Andrew. Governor Colds
Sshventlon yesterday afternoon.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-02-21

7 10
Ierent parts OF it, and have them
analysed, and you will find no two
analyses alike Your fertilizer does
not run regular, and it can't unless
1t is thoroughly mixed, your crops
viii not be fortified regularly, and
unl"Gs they are fertilized regularly
the crop will be Irregular You all
know that it is the regular crop OF
cotton that turns off the best cr0Ds.
In field fertilizcd with your home
mixed You will have some good cot
ton and some inferior cotton, show
ing that YOU have some good fertili-
zer and some off fertilizer.
TWO men were dining. One coni
plain ed to the other that the egg he
was eating was certainly not sound.
The other insisted that parts of it
were splendid, and that is the way
with home-mixed fertilizer. Parts of
1t DO very well, the balance of Il will
be badly off. In the last few years
crop contests Of all sorts have been
frequent and popular.
We have never heard Of a man
taxing the prize In Il croD contest
who used home-mixed fertilizer. And
we have never heard Of a man going
Into a contest relying on home-mixed
fertilizer. In a contest of that sort
ne always gets the regularly mixed
goods from fertilizer manufacturer
because he knows 1t is better. Does
II not stand to reason that a fertili-
ger made by fertilizer manufactu-
rer who Is thoroughly equ. I'd with
machinery to do mixing and has thor
oushly experienced men whose repu-
tatlon business standing and salary
depend upon their mixing the goods
properly. goods mixed and maniDula-
ted by them, does 1t not stand to
reason that they will be better goods
man goods mixed and MANIPULATED
| oDy the colored brother who is per
| maps not over jealous in his work,
and who Is probably not over consci-
entious in the discharge Of his du-
| hes? great deal depends upon the
mixer. If YOU give the same material
TO two cooks one will make better
Dread than the other, and don't you
mink the one who makes bread 365
days IN the year, and year after wear,
ana whose reputation and standing
IN the business and salary depend on
MS ability to do 1t proprely, will
make better bread than one who
makes 1t for just for few days in
the spring Of the year?
NOW If the home mixer uses the
same material that we use It will
cost him more than we ask for the
same analysis and it won't be as
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-02-21
Medal for Mighty Hunter.

Paris, Feb. l l.---Theodore Roose-
welt, eX-President Of the United
States. and big game hunter, has
been awarded the special grand
medal Of the Socicte D'Acclimation.
NJ. Perrer, director Of tho Museum
Of Natural History, in Paris, presi-
dent Of the society, in announcing
the award at the annual meeting,
eulOgized Col. Roosevelt and de-
scribed him as more naturalist than
hunter, eager to learn and skilful to
depict the habits Of the animals he
was stalking" He referred also to
the great work accomplished by Col.
Roosevelt when he occupied the
Presidential chair.
Nj. Perrier requested Ambassador
Bacon, who was present, to express
10 Col. Roosevelt the great admira-
ton which the society had for him.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-02-21
About FertiiIii zers

DR.. Brackett told the writer one
train from Columbia, that fish lasted
longer as an ammoniate in fertilizer
than any ammoniate used in making
fertilizer. We have always been
heavy users Of fish, but since Dr..
Bracket told us that we have more
than doubled the amount Of fish we
use. Fish is the most expensive am
moniate put in fertilizer. Some fer
tiliZer companies don't use 1t at all,
and we probably use more per ton
than any manufacturer in the busi-
ness. In the home-mixed fertilizer,
or the fertilizer you mix at home,
you only get the ammonia from cot
ton seed meal. In the mixed fertili-
ger you get from us the ammonia Is
derived from Nitrate Of Soda, Sui
phate of Ammonia, high grade blood,
cotton seed meal, tankage and fish
scrap. You then have three different
kinds Of ammoniates: Animal, Vege-
table and Mineral. These different
ammonates last different lengths Of
time in the soil Nitrate Of Soda
acts quickest and eXhausts quickest,
Sulphate Of Ammonia comes next,
blood and cotton seed meal next,
tankage a little later, because it Is a
Goa rser grain and fish scrap last of
all, and lasts longer than any.
AS one Of these eXhausts the other
comes in. So that by this combine
ton Of ammoniates we are making
fertilizer that feeds and nourishes
the crop from the time it sprouts all
through the working season, all
through the laying-by season and un-
til the plant is matured and the crop
ready to be gathered. This is com
plctc fertilizer.
ate that is derived from cotton seed
meal only, makes a pretty fertilizer
and it does first rate while it lasts.
The only trouble is the cotton seed
meal eXhausts and is through with
It's work by the time the cotton be-
gins to fruit. Just at the time when
your plant needs more plant food,
more ammonia, your ammoniate is
exhausted and the plant sheds it's
fruit. And that cuts your crop.
There was less home-miXed fertilizer
used in the spring Of 1911 than in
any year within our knowledge. and
1T is well-known fact that cotton
shed less in the year 1911 than any
year within your knowledge, and the
cotton crop of 1911 was the biggest
this country has ever seem Cotton
fertilized with home-miXed guano
always sheds like rips in the fruiting
season. And cotton fertilized with a
fertilizer in which fish Is largely used
sheds less than any other, and then
besides the homemixed fertilizer is
not mixed as completely and as thor
oughly as the fertilizer we make.
You could mix it as completely and
| as thoroughly as we do If you were
equipped as we are and had the eX-
perienced men that we have to mix
it,. but you are not equipped for it
and 1t won't pay you to equip to mix
ferti liZer for one farm. 1t pays us
ho"" We" ovnnnt 70 r,iv farti1i,ar
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-02-21
tnadultcratcd CuSSedncSS.

Practical jokcrs are past all un-
d"rstandimg; it must be that they
are Just naturally "cusscd."
Martin ungcr's telephone rang in
MS little store in New York. "COmc
nome al once; your daughter Is
dead said the voice at the other
end Of the line, and the wire was
closed. ungcr boltcd for home, and
as he entered the house the child re-
ported dead met him at thc door
laughing and we'll. Tho shock was
too much for Ungcr, who gasped and
tainted and died before doctor
could be reached Presumably |. !,
jokers are having a good laugh at
poor Unger's expense.