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The Washington times., 1912-02-16
IN
MEXICO INEVITABLE.
Feeling General In Washingon That United States Must
Send Troops Across Border - Annexation of
Southern Republic Predicted BY Some.
BY JOHN SNURE.

That the present situation in Mexico,
wherein the internal struggles and trou-
bles are of a serious sort. is likely to
continue indefinitely, and that the Unit
ed States may look forward to the Mex
lean situation for years to come as one
to give this Government almost per-
petual trouble and apprehension, Is the
conviction of high officials OF the Gov
ernment who have given close atten-
ton to Mexican affairs.
All the information which is coming to
Washington makes 1t clear that the IN
ternal conditions In Mexico are not
merely serious, but grave. What Is
to that gives assurance or even fair
promise of stable conditions.
Must Send Troops.
The feeling is general in Washington
that the United States is sooner or later
going to have to intervene and send
troops across the border. But nobody
knows whether this will come tomor-
row or whether 1t will be deferred for
years. 1t is a condition of things in
which this Government is standing on
the edge of a volcano without being
certain but what II may at any minute
be forced to take plunge into the
crater.
President Taft will not willingly send
American troops into Mexico. He will
not willingly ask Congress for author
ity to do So Neither will any other
President in all reasonable likelihood.
The army officers have given a lot of
attention to the Mexican situation.
They know the minute a troop of cav
airy is thrust over the Rio Grande that
instant there will be general uprising
of Mexicans against not only the Amer
:can troops, but probably against the
American residents: II, would be con-
dition of things difficult in the extreme
to deal with from a military standpoint.
1t would mean the losing Of thousands
of lives. of soldiers and American citi-
zens, and It would be small glory for
the officers who conducted the opera
tons. The probabilities are there would
be no operations on a scale such as
that which obtained when Taylor and
Scott made their campaigns in Mexico
and which shed such luster on Ameri-
can arms. Tho operations throughout
would doubtless be of guerrilla char
acter. All this Is we'll understood in
Congress, and that body will Ee in no
hurry to start war with the Mexicans.
Congress Would Not Hesitate.
At the same time. there is one thing
that would result in American troops
crossing the border, and doing II
quickly. That would be a massacre OF
American citizens or attacks on the
foreign residents of such q nature to
make It clear that unless this country
stepped in some other nation would
Congress would not hesitate to give the
1t is considered improbable that the
The Washington times., 1912-02-16
ROCKVILLE COURT
TO Be ILLUM|NED
BY ELECTRICITY
Washington Firm Gets Con-
tract to Install Light
ing System.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, February ia
contract for installing electric lights
in the court house was yesterday af-
ternoon awarded by the county commits
sioners to o. r. Evans & Bro, of WASH
ington, whose bid was $50. The work
will be started at once and will re-
quire about a month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Welsh, of Av-
cry, gave a dance at their homo last
evening, a large number of guests from
this county and Washington attending.
At midnight a collation. was served.
Among those on the program for ad-
dresses at the celebration of the fif-
teenth anniversary Of the organization
OF the Montgomery County Anti-Saloon
League here next Thursday are War
rem Choate, Thomas J. Owen, the Rev.
Parke p. Flournoy, the Rev. Thomas
d. Richards, Frank Higgins, Benjamin
II. Miller.
The body of Mrs. Martha A. Moore,
who died In Washington Monday, was
yesterday taken to Gaithersburg, where
funeral services were held in Grace
Southern Methodist Church, the pas
tor. the Rev. ]. Harry Smith, officiat-
ding.
The semi-monthly meeting of the
Rockville Woman's Club was held yes
terday afternoon at the home of Mrs
David II. Warfield. Miss Rose Hen.
derson read a paper on Horace Fletch.
or and Fletcherjsm." three-minute talks
on "Edibles'' were given by Mrs. Wilson
s. Ward, Mrs. Warfleld, Miss, Rose Hen
derson, Mrs. Evelyn Glascott, Mrs. E
l.. Bullard, and Miss England, and
there was an interesting discussion. OF
remedies for indigestion.
The Washington times., 1912-02-16

United States is going to send an army
into Mexico to protect American prop
erty. Talk OF this was rife last spring.
but officials and Congress have done u
lot of thinking about Mexico since that
time. On the other hand, II is well un-
derstood at the State Department and
the War Department that the country
Is likely to wake UP any morning in the
week and find there has been n big anti
American outbreak in Mexico that Will
stir public sentiment here and drive
Congress into action.
The belief of the best advised off,
|, cials here Is that the Madcro govern
ment cannot restore itself to a position
of stability. On the other hand, there
seems no real hope ahead of govern
ment taking its place that will be firm
and stable.
In other words, Mexico seems to be
verging on a condition of chronic
revolution, in which scheming and am
bilious men of the military party Will
fight among themselves for the mas
terry. And no new Diaz seems to be on
the horizon.
Made Big Promises.
Madero rode into power in part
in fact, in large parton the strength
Of the promises he held out that the
poems would profit by having the big
landed estates divided up. This was a
potent slogan. But It proved easier to
BSb lhtO thiOubh IL IMAM W Auh'ii
the promise. 1t has not been fulfilled,
and what has happened? The peon class
has turned against Madero. Whereas
at one time he had the earnest and
loyal support of this class, II has largely
grown hostile to him. The poems took
| seriously the notion that the big estates
would be divided, and they would get
the benefit of 1t.
The probabilities are that when the
day comes for this country to order
troops to cross the border the annexa-
| ton of Mexico as a whole will not follow
But 1t will not be surprising II the an
Inexation of the northern part of Mexico
follows. Some of the American Of
ficials wEo have been giving a great dea'
OF attention to Mexican affairs ara
known TO take this view of II. They
point out that II would probably be ou
OF the question to send troops into
Mexico, campaign there for months, and
perhaps years, and then draw off the
troops and not take over some territory
But 1t will be one thing to take ovel
| all of Mexico and another to take over
some of the northern regions.
| AS a matter OF fact, considerable o
| northern Mexico Is not unlike the
American Southwest. and there woulc
| probably be no great difficulty in as
| similating 1t. But to annex all of MeXicC
would mean endless trouble, and espe
| cially with the southern provinces
Should the United States annex thu
rather sparsely settled northern part o
| Mexico and turn loose the streams o.
American population into that region
1t would take but a few years to get the
region pretty thoroughly Americanized
The Washington times., 1912-02-16
IWomen's Relief Corps
T. Installs Officers

The installation Of the new officers
of the women's Relief Corps will take
place on the night OF February "a. AT
a meeting of the Department of the
Potomac Corps last night, all officers
and delegates for the national conven-
ltion to be held at Los Angeles, in Sep
tember, were elected.
The twenty third annual convention
Closed with last nights election, al
which Mrs. Margaret Walker was
chosen to lead the corps. The other
officers are: Mrs. Emma Kibby, senior
vice president; Mrs. Priscilla Dean
Junior vice president; Miss Emma S
Miller, treasurer, and Mrs. Elizie,
Davis, chaplain. The executive board
is composed of Mrs. Marion Lewis
Mrs. w. c. Butler. Mrs Quinn, Mrs
Shedd, and Mrs. Games. Mrs. julia
Layton was chosen delegate with Mrs
George Vanvleet as alternate.
The Washington times., 1912-02-16
W.K. BENSON ADDED
TO LIST ARRESTED
IN DYNAMITE PLOT
Former Detroit Federation
Head Taken on New
York Farm.

SARATOGA, N. Y, Feb. 16.-William
X. Benson, president of the Detroit
Federation of Labor in 1910, was arrest
ed today on his farm at Bakersville,
charged with completely in the alleged
union labor dynamiting plots in 1906
Benson was walking delegate of the
Detroit Steamftters' Union for nine
years up to the~time he came to Bark
ersville last September. Today he de-
MED any knowledge of dynamiting and
said he left Detroit and came to Bark,
ersville because his daughters health
made it necessary for him to leave the
city. He will be arraigned before
United States Commissioner Dawson.
The Washington times., 1912-02-16
Boy Scout Company
Organized At School

A Boy Scout company with forty-eight
members was organized at the Grover
Clevclan1 School yesterday afternoon
BY Assistant Scout Commissioner John
Embry. Under the auspices of the
Woman's Clinic and the Red Cross So
ciety, the members OF this troop will
be given lectures during the winter by
a number of physicians on the subject
Of Grst aid to the injured
The organization Of this company
brings the total of new scouts enrolled
since the visit of Major General BADEN
Powell to more than 200. The whole
number in the District is nearly 1000.
The Washington times., 1912-02-16
Rev. George A. Miller
To Lecture Sunday

The second of a series OF lectures by
the Rev, George A. Miller, Of the Ninth
CNortheasD Christian Church, dealing
with tho non-Christian religions of for
eign countries, will be given Sunday
night at the regular evening service
hCur. The Rev. Miller has just returned
from Harrisburg, Pa, where he took
part IN 2 Mon and Religion Forward
Movement campaign.
In his lecture tomorrow night the
pastor OF the Ninth Street Christian
Church will tell his congre cation of
"Samaria and False worships"
The Washington times., 1912-02-16
Coquillett Will Case
Watched With Interest

Attorneys OF the local bar are watch
ing with interest the unusual proceed
inRs begun by Mrs. Anne &. w. Couuil-
lett to have set aside the will OF her
husband, Danisl w. Coquillett. from
whom she was granted an interlocutory
decree of divorce on a cToss-bill 10 a
petition he filed in a California court
The California suit will be a factor In
the Probate Court case, II is expected.
Mrs. Copuillett also won n main
Court. and was allowed $50 a r1onth
alImony.
The Washington times., 1912-02-16
Benefit Entertainment
For Swedish Mission

An entertainment for the benefit of
the Swedish mission will be given III the
chapel of Luther Place Memorial
Church Saturday evening. A program
Including music and recitals will be
given. The feature of the evening Will
be an address by Congressman Irving
T.. INnroot, Of Wisconsin. on Abraham
Lincoln. Refreshments will be served.
The Washington times., 1912-02-16
Congressman Powers
To Receive Loving Cup

a testimonial reception and banquet
Will be given to Congressman Caleb
Powers and the Rev. Simon =. w.
Drew this evening at the Cosmopolitan
tcolored) Baptist Church, by several
hundred persons.
The event will be I'm appreciation of
the services of Mr. Powers and the
Rev. Drew in their efforts to save the
life of Matte Lomax, the colored wo-
man under sentence of death for the
murder Of her husband A loving cup
will be presented to Congressman
Powers
The Washington times., 1912-02-16
Lecture for Bow Scouts.

The Boy Scouts Of the Emory School
will listen to the first aid lecture given
by DR.. William Reeves, this afterIioon
at $3.50 o'clock. But four more weeks
remain before the scouts will be re-
quired to take the special examination
given by the Red Cross for certificates
In first aid. DR.. Reeves will explain
how to rescue and restore drowning per-
sons.
The Washington times., 1912-02-16
Pen for Egg Thieves.

BOSTON, Feb. 16.-After working
three years, "Pop'' Clifford, of Westield,
got bill passed making 1t peniten7
fairy offense to rob chicken roosts or
steal eggs.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-04-27
FRAUD IN OLD BILLS

found for using silver and gold in
minor transactions. Before the end of
the year the authorized issue had
again been exceeded, and in spite of
oft renewed good resolutions the Con-
federacy by July, 1868, had $1.000,000.-
600 Of notes outstanding. For few
months devoted Confederate patriots
permitted their gold deposits to get
into general circulation, but soon
everybody who had gold boarded it or
sent it out of the country to place
of safety.
Almost at the very end of the Con-
federacy Jefferson Davis vetoed a bill
for the issue of $80,000,000 in paper
and congress passed the measure over
his veto. The funding plans resulted
in a temporary contraction Of the cur
rency and fall in prices, with the
consequent enrichment Of some of the
desperate gamblers that hung about
Richmond and fattened upon the hard
ships of the Confederacy. After each
contraction of the currency the con-
venient presses were set going again,
and instead Of circulating medium
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-04-27
SAYS RINGS BELONG TO GIRL
Given In Token of Betrothal, She Need
Not Marry to Keep Them, Rules
a Pennsylvania Judge.

Blairville, PA girl owns her en-
gagement rings, whether or not they
lead to her marrying the donor. So
rules Justice Gelb Of this place.
Miss Josephine Graham and Charles
Vachal, both of Salisbury, became en-
gagged to be married two years ago.
vachal presented diamond ring to
his fiancee, following this with another
ring later.
vachal some time ago told her of a
circumstance that temporarily would
prevent their marriage, and asked for
the rings, promising to return them at
her request, as she did not consider
the engagement broken. Miss Graham
later requested the return Of the rings,
but vachal is alleged to have refused
them.
Suit for their recovery was brought
by the girl. At the hearing before JUS
tice Geib the rings were returned to
the young woman and Vachal paid the
costs of the suit.
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California Men Kept Strange Vows for
Many Years-Arrest of One
Reveals Compact.

San Bernardino, Cal.-Never to set
foot upon each others sidewalk. and
always to be prepared to shoot to kill
if they should meet outside the city,
is the strange compact that for fifteen
years has been in existence between
C. w. Richardson and Joseph and
John Shafer, prominent business men
Of this place. Their places OF BUSH
ness are opposite each other on Court
street.
This compact was violated last week
when Joseph Shafer, trying to catch
a better glimpse Of an aviator. crossed
to his enemy's sidewalk. Richardson
came forth with jump to make an at
tack. Shafer fed to his own side Of
the street, but hurled back a chal-
lenge. This aroused Richardson, whose
high-voiced reply made 1t possible to
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-04-27
Husband Out Of Work FORCES
Wife's Name to Check.
Banker Goes to Her Aid and Writes
to OFFER Position, But Woman's
Spouse, Fearing Prosecution,
Ends Life.

Chicago.-Receipt of letter by
Chicago man recently, letter which
should have brought employment and
happiness, caused the man who re-
ceived it to commit suicide. The
strange story of how her husband, who
had long been out of work, took his
life upon the receipt of letter which
meant the offer of job and future
comfort is told by the suicides widow.
my husband, after being long de-
spondent over sickness and his inabil-
ity to obtain a position, in a moment
of weakness took my bank book,
which recorded small amount Of de-
post, and forged my name to check
for $12. / know that he used the
money in an endeavor to find employ
ment and that he would have paid 1t
back to me, but fate willed differently"
said the widow. sadly.
Il discovered the forgery accident
ally when went to the bank a few
days later.
Il was ushered into the presidents
ONCE and told him my story. ! ex-
planned to him that my husband had
always been hard working and honest
and had never before committed an Of
tense of any kind before, but that he
had been csspondent because of his In
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-04-27
RISE AND FALL OF MINE TOWNS
Bubble Of Popularity Frequently 10
Quickly Punctured In Many
Gold Camps.

Vancouver, B. CIT don't take
long to puncture the bubble OF a
towns popularity" remarked Paul G.
Stephens, formerly OF Washington, at
the New Ebbitt. Mr.. Stephens has
been In nearly every mining camp
which has sprung up in recent years
in the west, Alaska and British Co
lumbia. The average person In the
east" he continued, does not COM
prehend what great gold mines there
are In the small places OF the west
about which one hears but little. Take
Nevada, for instance. / think the
largest gold producing mine in the
world is located there, near Goldfield.
which yields more than $1,O0O,00O a
month. In Colorado there are scores
Of mines that are yielding fortunes.
but they are rarely heard Of. Gold
field, New, at the time Of the boom,
grew into city of nearly 10000 popu-
lation. Today, with the fever gone, It
has scarcely 5000. Rawhide, which
was another Of the great gold finds
had at one time more than 10000 peo-
pie, but there are not more than 300
or 400 residents there today.
"The realty values Of Goldfield have
deprecated so much that property is
worth comparatively little. Lots that
were selling during the boom for as
high as $4,000 are offered now for
$4,000. and there are no buyers. It is
almost sad to walk the streets of
Goldfield and see the vacant business
blocks that were erected by investors
who were carried away for the mo-
ment by the gold craze.
In British Columbia, ON the Frazier
river, is little place called Bankers.
vile, which is populated by perhaps rs
or 100 persons, mostly Cinnamon.
There was a time when Barkersville
had $4,000 people in it and was =
thriving mining camp"
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Note is Mans Doom

ability to find work. The banker
seemed touched by my story and treat
ed me with the utmost kindness.
"T do not feel said the bank Of
fetal, that this is case for the courts.
itseems that perhaps your husband has
been more or less victim Of circum-
stances, and / think that If he is given
a chance he will be an honest man
henceforth. So strongly do l believe
this that / will show your husband
that every mans hand is not against
him. / am going to have him call upon
me and l will give him position in
the bank as a porter, and If he does
well / will make him Waterman.
will write letter to him at once
"The bank president wrote letter
simply asking my husband to come
and see him. / went out to do some
work and did not return home until
evening. The letter had reached my
husband in the afternoon at home.
suppose that since the letter did not
speak of a position, and as my hus-
band was conscious that he was guilty
of the forgery, he became crazed with
the thought that his act had been dis
covered at the bank and that the letter
telling him to call meant that he would
soon be in the clutches of the law.
Il suppose the terror of his posi-
ton drove him insane, for he went into
shed on the rear of our lot and killed
himself by hanging. The letter, taken
out of the envelope, was in his coat
pocket, mute witness of the cause Of
his self-destruction- / found his body
later in the evening when went to
the shed and was almost crazed with
grief, the sudden changes from despair
and fear to Joy and then again to hor-
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of s175,000,00o as the treasury once
planned, of of $200.000,o00 as it
planned ut another time, the outstand-
ing paper money swelled and swelled
until it had exceeded the $1,00O,0O0,-
900 of midsummer, 1863.
The banks of Virginia tried to pro-
tect themselves and the treasury by
refusing to receive the deprecated
currency, but in vain. When soldiers
in the trenches of Petersburg were
paying $40 for a tin plate from which
to eat their frugal meals, and $500 or
$500 for pair of boots. the people
we're still clamoring for larger issues
OF paper.
You may still buy crisp, fresh look
ing Confederate notes at prices vary
ing from two cents to two dollars per
hundred notes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-04-27
WHY PEOPLE GO To-
CANADA

Those who are wondering why the
number of Americans going to Canada
year by year increases in the rates
that 1t does, would not be so surprised
We're they to accompany one of the
numerous excursions that are being
run under the auspices of the Govern
ment from several of the states, and
remain with the settler until he gets
onto the free homesteads, which, as.
stated by Speaker Champ Clark. in the
U. s. senate the other day, comprises
100 acres Of the most fertile soil and
with remarkably easy settlement coz
ditions. Then watch the results.
whether it be on this free homestead
of 100 acres or on land which he may
purchase at from SIS. to $40. per acre,
fully as good as the 500. and $780,.
per acre land Of his native state, and
which his means will not permit his
purchasing. On the part of the mem
bers of the U. s. Senate and Congress:
there is nothing but praise for Canada.
Canadian laws and Canadian lands al
though the reasonable desire is shown
in their remarks, that they pass legis-
lation. (which is very praiseworthy)
that will make the land laws OF the
United States much easier.
It is the success Of the American
settler In Canada that attracts others,
and when experiences such as the fol-
lowing are related to the friend back
home" is it any wonder that increased
interest is aroused and a determine
ton arrived at, to participate In the
new-found way up in Canada that
means wealth and health and all that
accompanies it.
William Johnston, who formerly
lived at Alexandria, Mimi, settled In
the Alberg District near Battle River
and in writing to one Of the Canadian
Government agents, located in the
United States says: I'VE have had no
failures of crops during our nine years
In Canada, threshed 1908 bushels Of
wheat and 1888 bushels of oats in 1911,
of my 160 acres. This is a beautiful
country. keep six good work horses
and milk seven cows, getting good
prices for butter and eggs. We get
our coal for $500 per ton at the mine,
about one mile from the farm. Am
about one and half miles from fine
school. As for the cold weather it is.
much milder here than in Minnesota.
where / lived for 81 years. Our well
Is IS feet deep and we have fine wa
ter. Wild land is selling for SIS
to SIS. per acre. Improved farms are
much higher. l am well satisfied with
the country, and would not sell unless
got big price, as we have all done
well here"
Good reasons to account for the
number going to Canada.
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Old Fued Comes to Light

secure Richardson's arrest for disturb
ing the peace.
at the trial the strange compact
was made public. Richardson was
found guilty, but the jury recommend
ed mercy. The feud started fifteen
years ago, when as a bachelor Rich
ardson and the Shafer brothers occu-
pied adjoining houses. Richardson
broke the bachelor atmosphere by
marrying, and the fight was on. Sew
eral court cases have grown out of
seemingly trivial quarrels between the
contestants.
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Up and Down.

Senator Davis, in an interview at
Ozark, derided good humoredly the
aristocratic pretensions that too many
Americans. as soon asthey get rich,
assume. 49,
Its hard to be aristocratic M q
democracy like this" said Senator Da-
Wis. We've got no criterion, no meas
ure. and hence, as aristocrats. we new
er can tell where We stand.
Mrs. Dash IL no longer In our
SET q woman once said at tea
Eyes, 80 / understand said an
other woman.
EYES went ON the first woman.
with a naughty sneer; yes, she
cropped out some time ago.
Is that So? said the other. I
was under the impression that she
climbed OUT"