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ing some important offices. She has been
regent OF Niagara Frontier Buffalo Chap
ter, Daughters of 1912, since it's organiza
ton in 1904: vice president, Niagara
Frontier Landmarks Association: regent.
Nelly Custis Chapter, National Society.
Children of the American Revolution and
president of the Buffalo City Federation
of Women's Clubs, with a membership OF
10000. from it's organization. for four
years, having just been reelected for
third term To that office. The president
general has appointed Mrs. Horton upon
the following committees: Chairman
Branco-American committee. chairman
committee on publication of pension rec
ords. member the Memorial Continental
Hall comrlittee. the national committee
Real" Daughters the national commit
tee on the dissertation of the flag, and
the magazine committee.
Mrs. Horton has for two successive
years been delegate to the international
peace and arbitration congresses in Europe
and this country, representing important
national. state and local patriotic and
civic organizations. and Is a memb r OF
the national committee for the celebration
Of the 100 years OF peace. And also a
member OF the American Peace and Arbi-
tration Society. She has been appointed
by the president general a member OF the
| international peace committee for the
d. A. r.
Mrs Horton is the eldest daughter Of
| the late Pasco Paoli Pratt of Buffalo. a
| man widely known as a financier and
philanthropiSt.
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convention OF 1776 that formed the con-
stitution of Pennsylvania.
In 1777 he was appointed lieutenant OF
western Pennsylvania. From 1910 to 1888
he represented Bedford county In the SUI
preme executive council, and was a men,
Der from 1885 to 1889 of the general as.
sembly, member of the convention OF
1889 and one of the trainers Of the con-
stitution OF 1870: a justice from 1896 to
1901, a senator from 1901 to 1903 and pres
idential elector in 1871.
Mrs. Block represented her chapter sew
eral times as a delegate at annual con-
crosses. and at the congress OF 1911 she
presented plan to pay off the debt on
Memorial Continental Hall and to start a
fund for its maintenance by designing a
beautiful and artistic certificate that
could be sold at 81 each to every Daugh-
ter and descendant. Her plan was SO SIM
pie. so effective. that it was unanimous
ly adopted. and Mrs. Block was appoint
ed chairman Of committee to carry out
the work. She is a member Of the Daugh-
tiers OF 1872.
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DAUGHTERS URGE BILL.
Want National Highway From
Washington to Pacific Coast,

Delegates to the national convention of
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton urged before the House committee on
agriculture yesterday the passage OF the
Borland bill to build national highway
from this city to San Francisco and
Olympia, Wash. The Borland bill would
create a single highway from here via
st. Louis, Mo-, to Gardner, Kan, and
thence it would branch off. one leading
to San Francisco through Santa Fe, N.
NJ, and the other through Kearney, Neb..
to Olympia, Wash.
The representatives Of the Daughters
appearing before the committee Were OPP
timistic as to the ultimate building of an
ocean to ocean highway over the pioneer
trails of the continent. National aid TO
the states in building the proposed high
way is provided for in the Borland meas
ure.
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THE GENERAL UTILITY MAN.

dren Of the southern mountaineers, Mrs
Ammon said:
Interest in the education Of the chill
dren of our southern mountaineers has
rapidly increased. The total sum con-
tributed for this purpose, through the
treasurer general OF this society, dur
ing the past year was $4.64643, but the
value of the interest aroused In these
children OF our own country growing up
in regions far removed from educational
centers cannot be measured.
1.-The interest Of this society In the null
titudes Of foreigners streaming into our
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Street Cooking.
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle
A fellow-journalist has asked why you
never get roast chestnuts to perfection
in the home. And he asks for the APP
paratus to roast the chestnut to It's per-
lection. II there is that apparatus in
the home, do not know II. In child
hoods days we spent hours over the
blazing fire and the chestnuts on the
hob. But 1t took an hour OF talk and
watching to get the chestnut right
There are some things that are not to
be obtained in the home. They must be
got in the street. There isn't q chef in
the world who knows how to roast q
chestnut or how to supply q baked po-
tato. You must go into the street to
find the perfection Of such simple cook
cry. Chestnuts and baked potatoes are
to be eaten only In the street from the
barrow Of the man who IL Q specialist.
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WANT CAMPAIGN PUBLICITY.
Clark and Underwood Aid in Obtain
ins Consideration of Bill.

Two democratic presidential candidates.
who are members of the House. Speaker
Clark and Representative Underwood.
aided today in obtaining immediate con-
sideration of the Henry bill to require
full publicity Of the expenditures OF all
candidates for the presidential nomina-
ton.
The measure, which Is an extension OF
the new campaign publicity law, was
brought I'D under a special rule allow
ing two hours debate before final vote
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$ possible to hold the cups under the two

eyes.
Sometimes ignorant men who have
found such bracelets have looked on the
gold as mere brass. In one case
number of bracelets found In an island
of the Hebrides were used as drawer han
dies for an old pine chest of drawers. A
peddler came to the cottage. found that
the old chest had very heavy handles,
and gave 10 shillings, or 1913, for It. He
took 1t away and sold the old handles Tor
G2O each.
Such heavy ornaments as the bracelets
must have been q burden to Celtic
beauty For warrior the gold was
beaten out until 1t was thin. for then 1t
was more portable and easily worked
Patterns of all kinds could be punched in
it. SO as to give good effect in front.
We can imagine how grand an old chief
from Brittany or Wales or Ireland looked
with shining yellow band on his conical
helmet, a broad plate of gold on his right
shoulder. and on his left long yellow
mantle girt in by the belt itself.
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Greeted With Applause.

When she made her report as chairman
Of the Franco-American committee the
applause which greeted her advance to
the platform evidenced the trend Of senti-
ment toward Mrs. Horton, 1t is said.
Mrs. Horizons name was presented to the
public by her friends as the probable
successor on the day that Mrs. Matthew
T. Scott was elected to her second term,
members Of the Buffalo Chapter. of which
Mrs. Horton is regent. standing sponsor
for what the chapter was going to do In
that regard. Shortly after the congress
adjourned Buffalo Chapter unanimously
Endorsed Mrs. Horton. She has been re-
gent of the chapter for more than ten
years It Is the second largest in the
whole organization. having nearly 700
members, and the chapter carries good
deal Of weight.
Her friends describe Mrs. Horton as
woman who lives in deeds not words
Most Of her effective work Is done in her
chapter and on committees. She is well
known as q society woman on two con-
tinents but she Is interested also In set
Element and educational work and club
work In general.
Mrs Horizons candidacy for the D. A.
R. chief Office, has been carried on In
ouiet and successful way. winning the
support Of chapter after chapter. and 1t
was not until recently. 1t is said, that
other active and receptive candidates
awakened to the fact that she had made
inroads on their preserves.
Fills Important Positions.
At the present time Mrs. Horton is fill
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From the Boston Globe.

To sometimes in an emergency or
when laboring under q great mental
stress split an infinitive may be ex-
cusable. but to deliberately or wantonly
or with malice prepense tear its parts
asunder or to cruelty divorce tho help
less and dependent to- from her verbal
spouse is severely condemned by purists.
The general practice, however, Is said
by Century Dictionary to have prevailed
among standard English authors since
the seventeenth century.
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Damage Caused on Lake Chautauqua

JAMESTOWN, N. Y, April 20.-A
windstorm on Chautauqua lake did con-
siderable damage last night. The water
is six feet above the usual level. Steam
boat docks and private landings were
carried away or broken all along the
lake.
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Mary Madden, Actress, Dead.

NEW YORK. April 20.-Mary Madden.
an old-time actress. is dead at her home
here after long illness. She was an
Englishwoman and an aunt Of Mrs.
Fiske. of whose company she had been
a member for many years.
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Mrs. Charles w. Bassett, historian Of
the national society, is graduate Of
Vassar College. class Of 1883. receiving
the highest honors. Having been presi-
dent Of the Chicago. Pittsburgh and
Philadelphia College Alumnae Associa-
tons at different periods, Mrs. Bassett
is probably one Of the best known club
women in the country.
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Mrs William Lawson Peel, who has
just been elected vice president general
from Georgia. has made 1t her special
work for q number OF years to search
out the real Daughters She is chairman
Of the national committee on real Daugh-
tiers, and her report to the present con-
gress brought her an ovation.
Mrs. Anna Scott Block, wife of Col
Willard T. Block. is a daughter of Will
liam p. Scott, descendant of Hugh Scott
who came to America prior to ITO and
settled in Lancaster county, Pa. In
174S some of the SCOTS moved from
Donegal Church. in Lancaster county.
and took up land in Adams county, upon
part Of the land over which in 1853 the
battle Of Gettysburg was fought. Mrs.
Blocks ancestor Rebecca Scott married
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Cant. Stanley to Speak.

Capt. Charles III. Stanley is announced
as speaker for the mems meeting at the
Y. M c. A. Assembly Hall Sunday after
noon at $50 o'clock. on the subject. Be
hind the Scenes"
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Atlanta in Motion Pictures.

ATLANTA. Ga. April 2o-Manufactur-
ers and officials in control Of smoke-pro-
ducing plants have been requested to
ouench their fires at a specified hour to-
morrow, to permit the first moving pic
lures of Atlantas entire business Sec
ton to be made.
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niture. It is the desk Of William B. King
Of Alabama who was Vice President Of
the United States when Pierce was
Tohopeka Chapter, Dadeville Ala, pur-
chased the desk at cost of $175 and
presented 1t to the Alabama room.
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PRAISE HEROIC men
Special Tribute of the D. A. R.
to the Titanic's Dead. !,
MAJ. BUTT, KNIGHT ERRANT
Resolution Adopted Expressing Sor
row Over His Tragic Fate.
COPY SENT TO PRESIDENT TAFT
Business Matters Considered Today
at Meeting Of the Continental
Congress.

A splendid tribute to the heroism of the
men who went down on the sinking Tt
tanic, giving their lives that the women
and children might be saved, was paid by
the Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton at today's session OF the twenty
first Continental Congress. Resolutions
were adopted praising all Of these men.
the members Of the congress standing
to give testimony to their respect for the
dead heroes. A separate resolution re-
lating to the death OF Maj. Archibald w.
Butt. military aid to the President, Of
fered by Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, presi-
dent general Of the society, was adopted
also.
Text Of the Resolution.
This resolution was a. follows:
Whereas, in HIS inscrutAble provi-
dence. Almighty God has seen fit to take
from our midst Mai. Archibald Butt who
last year and the year before escorted
our President Of the United States to this
platform to open our Continental Con-
gress, and whose splendid martial figure
has so long been one Of the distinguish
ing figures of the social and official life
of our National Capital;
And whereas this brave soldier and
chivalric gentleman in the recent
tragedy of the Titanic laid down his
life to save the lives of the helpless
women and children of that ill-fated
vessel;
Resolved. That we, the Daughters OF
the American Revolution, in congress
acknowledgement for this touching
proof that in our supposedly material
istic age that chivalry has not lost it's
f1ower-desire to lay our laurel wreath
Of admiration and love upon the fathom-
less grave of this knight errant and true
patriot.
Resolved. That copy Of these resolu-
lions be sent to the President Of the
United States, to whom this tragic death
comes as poignant personal loss
A committee consisting OF Mrs. ]. NJ.
Dickinson, Mrs. Wallace Hanger, Miss
Lbbey, daughter Of Mrs. William Lbbey
OF New Jersey, and Mrs. Carl Vrooman
was appointed by Mrs Scott to call at the
White House and transmit q copy of
these resolutions to the President
Ask Prohibition Of Po1ygamy.
The congress unanimously adopted
resolution urging that a special amend
ment to the Constitution OF tho United
States be adopted prohibiting polygany.
telegram from the American Civic
Reform Union urging the Daughters to
join in asking the republican and demo-
cratic national conventions to declare In
| favor of such an amendment was read.
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1t also asked the Daughters to use their
influence for the passage in Congress Of
the joint resolution introduced by Rep
resentative Swee Of Michigan looking to
constitutional amendment against
polygamy. This telegram was made the
basis Of the resolution offered by Mrs.
Edward Orion, jr.. OF Ohio. and several
other daughters.
So eager were the various state delega-
tions to second the resolution that at
the suggestion OF the president general
the vote was made unanimous.
A plea from Miss Ellen Stone. who sew
eral years ago was captured by brigands
and later ransomed by her friends in
America, that the Daughters urge upon
Congress the passage Of bill to reim-
burse her friends who paid the ransom,
was laid on the table.
Mrs. George M. Sternberg Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia offered a resolution,
which was adopted, asking the d. A. r.
to aid in the passage Of bill now before
Congress. which provides for the erection
Of memorial and mortuary chapel In the
national cemetery at Arlington.
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Publication Of Pension Record.

A report submitted by Mrs. John Miller
Horton from the committee appointed
last year to look into the advisability Of
having published the pension records Of
all soldiers and sailors Of the United
States serving prior to the war of 1912
was approved.
Mrs. Horton, who is prominently men,
toned as a candidate for election as pres
ident general next year. explained that a
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MRS. HORIZONS FR|ENRS
SURE OF HER ELECTION
Prominent Club Woman For
midabIe Candidate for
President General OAR.

That there will be several candidates
for the office of president general in the
field when the D. A. r. Congress con-
venes next year appears to be certain.
Among the contenders for this honor will
be Mrs. John Miller Horton of Buffalo.
N. Y. Her friends are emphatic in their
statements that she is to be the next
president general. and insist that she will
be a worthy successor to Mrs. Matthew
r. Scott, who now heads the society. The
fact that the administration candidates
won over the conservatives at the pres
ent congress is said by some to presage
Mrs. Horizons election.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01
THE END OF MORO WAR.

Six hundred Moros in the island o.
Jolo, who had intrenched themselve.
on a high point in the interior ant
stated that they would fight tp tn,
last, have changed their minds ane
surrendered tc the American forces
surrounding them. The point at issue
was that they refused to give up thei,
arms and submit to the mild general
regulations enforced by the United
States. The Moros will now find, as
have the Indians in this country, that
it is to their interest 10 adopt the
ways Of civilization, giving up their
old tribal system and barbarous Gus
toms. The present condition of the
Philippines is a monument to the be-
nevolent methods of the United States
in dealing with new possession that
came unsought as an incidental, yet
unavoidable, result of war. Those
who were quick to predict evil of their
country said that acquiring the archi-
pelago on the far side of the Pacific
would turn Americans into imperial
lists. The real result is the develop
ment of helpful policy that ought
to be pattern to other countries.
What is going on in China adds to
the Importance of the Philippines to
the United States. Our position on
the Pacific will be enlarged still more
when the Panama canal is opened.
The ownership of the Philippines is
even more logical than it seemed at
the close Of the war with Spain. We
nave an immense coast line on the
racine, and direct deep ferriage to
all the ports of eastern Asia. We
have given the Filipinos as much con-
troll OF local government as thew are
capable of carrying on. They have
plenty of schools, and extensive i'm
provements have been promoted in
railroad and other transportation
Brigandage has been put down Tho
islands have not been exploited. Yet
no longer ago than 1900 Democratic
natioral platform declared imperial
ISM to be the paramount issue. No
politician mentions it today. But
trust demagogues, hungry for power
hope to find some new chimera-l
Globe.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01
BOARD OF TRADE DISCUSSES
CREAMERY PROPOSITION

From Thursdays Daily.
The directors of the board of
board of trade held a meeting last
evening and transacted a large
amount of accumulated business.
Messrs. Buchanan, Eldredge, .Jak-
way, Clay, McCloud, Adams and Da-
Wis being present, B. S. Allen, who re-
mained during the creamery discus
sion and Barney Haughey.
After reading the minutes the
creamery situation was first taken
up. The committee consisting of F.
Eldredge, j. H. Otis and David John
son, submitted report to the effect
that the Fielding proposition could
not be accepted, stating it would be
impossible to bind the board of trade
to guarantee 200 cows or provide
suitable quarters for $50 per month,
but on the other hand would afford
Mr.. Fielding every assistance to get
started and assist in securing the
necessary cows.
The matter came in for long dis
cussion, all members agreeing that
the board could not guarantee any
stipulated number of cows or other
stipulations called for by Mr. Field
ing, but some thought the committee
should have substituted counter
proposition. 1t was finally voted for
the secretary to write Mr.. Fielding
letter offering him the boards friend
ly cooperation in every way, in the
mean time the secretary to write
Mr.. Thompson, the Silverton dairy
man, to visit Mancos the next time
he was in the city and report upon
conditions. Thus the matter stands
with exception that three other par
ties are figuring on starting
creamery and between the number
Durango is sure to have a plant in
operation in the near future.
President Buchanan announced the
appointing of w. G. White and John
L. Mcneil to fill the vacancy on the
sugar beet committee caused by the
resignation of Mr.. Herr, who will be
absent the rest of the winter and Mr..
Graden, who has not the time to
give the matter. The announcement
along with the contract entered into
with Mr.. barley, by the committee,
was approved by the board.
The secretary made report of the
Denver apple show and as It covered
many points of interest a synopsis
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01
ALLEGES TORTURE.

ST LOUIS, Dec. 28.-That a state
ment signed by Joseph Seidel, in
which he admitted having had init
mate relations with Mrs. Annie Hun
ning, with whom he is held for the
murder of her husband, Martin Hun
ring, Saturday night, Dec. 9, near
Murphy, jefferson county, Mo-, will
not be admitted in evidence at their
trial, was asserted yesterday by for
mer Judge R. A. Frasier, who with
j. H. Reppy is defending them. Fra
zier. said the confession, signed by
Seidel, after he and Mrs Hunning had
been subjected to the third degree"
for more than eight hours by st.
Louis detective, admitted nothing
more than that he and Mrs. Hunning
had been intimate. He denied Seidel
had said Mrs. Hunning told Seidel
she wanted to get rid of her husband
to marry Seidel
The method by which this alleged
confession was procured were outra-
geous," Frazier said yesterday. "Our
clients were spirited from the Jail at
9 o'clock Saturday night and taken
to Prosecuting Attorney Miller's of
flee. Mr.. Reppy and I, their counsel,
were not notified. They were ques-
toned, without being permitted any
sleep, throughout the night until $3.50
o'clock Sunday morning. Seidel sign
ed statement admitting having been
more or less intimate with Mrs. Hun
ming Mrs. Hunning absolutely refus-
ed to make any statement at all, and
both she and Seidel steadfastly de-
clared they did not know who killed
hunning.
Frazier also declared Mrs. Hunning
had been subjected to torture" in
IN effort to force confession from
Ter.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01

been in the capital city several
weeks with the youngest son of the
McCaw household. The little fellow
who is great sufferer with asthma
seems benefited by the change.
Francis Barnard, a wealthy farm
er of Cottonwod, who died recently
left real estate worth several thou
sand dollars to the township in which
he lived with the provision that one
half Of the income from the proper
ty be given to the poor and the 9TH
er half to the preachers in the town
ship.
The first municipal wood yard ev
er established in Colorado was for
mally opened in Pueblo Monday when
Commissioner Connolly appeared on
the scene to instruct the workmen
in the art Of saving and choppine
wood. During the day he appeared
as timekeeper and saw that the city
was getting an honest days work.
x
Last evening about 5 o'clock the
fire department was called out to ex
tinguish a small blaze in the storage
cellar back of the Bismarck saloon
used by Otis, McGirr G. Co., as po.
tato warehouse. The large coal oil
stoves used to heat the room became
overheated and started fire arount
| it. The chemical engine quickly
stopped the progress of the flames.
The brevity of Miss Helen Rodgers
visit is source of much dissatisfac
tion to the young lady's many friends
in the city. She arrived from Denver
on her annual trip Friday evening ant
returns Sunday morning. Two days
of the limited stay has been spent il
Silverton. The weather man nigh
be prevailed upon to send a blockade
Cumbres direction about Saturday.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-01

Christ came into tho world to res
cue the perishing-not mercy the
perishing sinner, but the pe,rle who
were living with dead hearts end dy-
ing souls and perishing hopes. For
he Himself said THAI "true religion
and undefiled" is tta visiting of the
sick, the comforting Of tie sorrow
ing, the ministeriny to them that
need it.