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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
Wartime Romance Recalled by
Goth Anniversary.
TASTY Marriage of Divinity Student
Mswes Deep impression on Fa-
nous Preacher - Makes It
Subject of Article.

Daabury, Coma wartime mar
rage, performed by Henry Ward
Beecher, then pastor of Plymouth
Church. Brooklyn, while making a
visit to Washington, Conn, was re-
called by the celebration Of the IF
tietb anniversary Of the wedding OF
the Rev. and Mrs. Horace Q. Judd, at
their home in Bethel.
Mr. Judd, q retired minister Of the
New York East Methodist Conference,
was young divinity student at the
time OF his marriage, and had just
enlisted for the war. His bride was
Miss Ellen z Crofut, OF New Preston
The wedding was decided upon the
day before Mr.. Judd's regiment, the
18th Connecticut Volunteers. was to
march away to the war. and the youth
full soldier and his bride fastened TO
Washington. the nearest village to
Miss CIRCUITS home, to find minis
ter.
Mr.. Beecher learned of their GRAND
and performed the ceremony. The in
cident so impressed the famous
preacher that he made it the subject
of an article that appeared in The
New York Independent" soon after
ward, IN which he wrote:
1t was Sabbath evening. calm, soft,
clear, sweet breathed, as If there had
never been a sin or sigh among
these lovely hills We wandered down
10 Mr.. Gums school to find boy OF
our liking, when 10. posthaste, came
messengers, a wedding! A young SOL
died just going 10 the war meant to
give his girl the right to come to him.
should he be sick or wounded. To
morrow he leaves. Tonight they must
be married. To Mr. Frank Brinsmade's
We posted.
How came it to be there? The
young volunteer had got his "certifl-
cate" OF the town clerk, and he had
stepped across the street and told our
friend that the brave soldier was
hunting for a minister. Just then, in
stout, coarse soldiers blue. came the
man, and his flower by his side.
BY one Of those generous sympa-
thies that seize good feople, out ran
a noble woman to invite them TO
stop and be married there, and as
several connected families were gath
cred there for an evenings singing
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
COST Of LIVING
ALWAYS HIGHER
Constant Upward Trend for
Past Ten Years.
BUREAU OF LABOR'S REPORT.
During the Past Ten Years the Price
Of Potatoes Changed
Most and Sugar
Least.

Washingtou.-Th most marked up
ward trend of the cos OF living is dis
closed in the Feedral Bureau Of La
bors report Of an investigation Of
prices for the past 10 years conducted
in the important industrial ceuters Of
81 States.
Fifteen most impor'a a. articles OF
food as We'll as coal comprising Two
thirds OF a vorkingmau' needs. were
Investigated In many cities the in
yestigators gathered statements Of
merchants Oh the cost Of living and
specimens of these are published in
the report.
On June -, 1912, The report shows
il OF the Is articles OF food were
higher than a year before, and 10 had
advanced in the pas, 10 years more
than so per cent. over the average re
tail price for the l0-year period from
1890 to 1899
During the last decade prices Of po-
tatoes changed most and sugar the
least. Their advances We're Ills and
SIS per cent. respectively During the
-. - 49, ,,bict decreased inst
ama.,er,b 80 moi, CEN was the only
ono Of tho Il nr,ncinaI articles Of food
tta. eba.r.1 a 5ec1ire IN nrice while
81 +bo - advanced more than 10
nor con, .ar,.i,e from - nar cent
e. n.iIl, % 1SE ,s~ rsn, for round
49, of mo * orI, egps butter.
iii, or5 s1so~ ,re-a lover bur the
n ,.,,, - 80 ~ tbssa four is nor.
LII. 1o,,e~ d,,-,,e SUMMERS +bar dur.
ina r.;r,ars
rhts -,,-,- 49,. z,or,;r, NADIA for +ba
,oad - n-;oas :. no las[ var accord.
inc 70 Tho ~srorr an tho foods ;rves.
,igo,ea.
nao~soss IN ,.-4os sroted bacon !
nv 49,.
Iuaraoro 81, ,r;oo e~.s, ,,,nt . 1 nor
oan+. s,rol,ad ham -. hens as.
.,zar.,,o.a5 - 3. 1-;sr no,a,ose
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
CHILD APPEALS TO TAFT
Rebellion Is Weakenins--The Various
Generals No Longer Operating
Under Any Common
leadership.

Los Angeles. - Fearful that her
grandfather will fall into the hands
of President Madero, OF Mexico, which,
according TO her reasoning, would
mean his death, Elena OroZco, the
seven-year-old daughter of General
Pascual Orozco Jr., leader of the revo-
lutionists in Northern Mexico, and
granddaughter OF Pascual Orozco. Sr..
now under arrest al Maria. Tex. sent
this letter to President Taft:
Dear Mr. President Taft: My papa
is not a murderer. He is a brave sol
der fighting for his country. Please
don't let the American soldiers give
my grandfather to Mr.. Madero. for
Mr Madero would shoot him and THAI
would just kill poor grandma
Mrs. Orozco, mother OF General
Orozco, is seriously Ill from nervous
breakdown at the Orozco home here.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
Blast Kills Two.

JohnstowD. Pa.-John Shuto and
Louis Slovae are dead, FIVE other men
are seriously injured and 20 others
hurt as result OF an explosion in the
open-hearth department OF the Cam,
bria Steel Company at Franklin, near
here. Twsnty tons of hot metal. re-
leased BY a leak in furnace No. s.
made its way along the ground until
1t reached a pool Of water, when it
exploded,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
THEY WANT DIAZ
TO COME BACK
MexiCans Want Him to Seize
the Presidency.
DECLINES TO DISCUSS PLAN.
The Sponsors OF the Secret Petition
Keeping Under Cover orozco
Rebel Forces Renew Activity
All Along the Border.

Mexico City.-A secret petition ask
ing that Gen. Porf1rio Diaz return,
take over the command of the com
bined federal and rebel armies and
seize the presidency of Mexico IS be-
ing circulated here The sponsors Of
the petition. who have secured the
former presidents assurance that he
will come back if the people OF Mex
leo dmand it, are keeping under COW
er. but il is known that similar petit
tions are being presented to the peo-
pie in Guadalajara. Puebls. OaXaco,
san Luis Potosim Guanajato, Mont
Grey and other cities Of the republic.
Teofolio Garcia. former member Of
the household staff of ex-President
Diaz. has received a letter from the
aged General who is now at Bar
ritz. France. in which the former
president of Mexico says:
III the people Of Mexico make mani
fest to me their desire that I should
return 10 aid in the establishment
Of law. order and government in the
fatherland. l will respond to their re-
quest"
This is the first mention Of his
probable or possible return TO Mex
leo by Diaz since May q. 1911. when.
in an informal talk from the deck OF
the Spanish liner Ypiranga at Vera
Cruz. the old warrior bound for Eu-
rope. said:
When Mexico needs me shall re
turn. Ny sword always has been and
always Will be al her service
The letter received by Garcia has
been copied in numbers and circulated
among the people. and was largely
responsible for the large pro-Diaz
demonstrations of September 10 and
16. but did not become generally pub
lie until Saturday So many have
read the letter that the government
does not dare take action against
Garcia for making public the ex-Presi-
dents words
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
DAMeUILoER's CONFESSION.
Admits His Mistake In Material For
the Foundation.

Washington frank admission
that a fault in his plans caused the
dam al Austin. Pa. to collapse last
September, carrying death and de-
struction Of property in its wake was
made to the New England Water
works Association, in convention at
Congress Hall. by T. Chalkey Hatton,
OF Wilmington, Del. who designed the
dam.
Mr.. Hatton attributed the failure OF
the dam to the fact that he had relied
upon the imperviousness of the rock
foundation in carrying out its con-
struction. He also stated he was limit
ed in expenditures for the dam con-
struction 10 $4,000. He urged the
need of state dam inspector, to pass
upon all plans for dams before they
are constructed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
MAY KISS ON THE STREET
Philadelphia Magistrate Rebukes Po-
Iiceman Who Arrested Lad for Kiss.
ing Sweetheart.

Philadelphia.-It is no crime to kiss
a girl on the streets of Philadelphia
Harold Luders was arraigned before
Magistrate Scott for kissing Miss
Hilda Young, his tiancee, whom he
was leaving to board a car for his
home. A policeman who stood on the
corner had blushed. then arrested Lu-
ders for disorderly conduct. IF a
girl is good enough to be kissed she
ought to be kissed out in the open SO
that everybody can see," said the
magistrate in dicharging Luders.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
% Years In PrIeon; innocent.

Huntington, lnd.-Mrs. John Epps,
who served % years in the Indiana
Woman's Prison for the murder of her
husband and who was paroled six
years ago, has been indicated, it was
learned, by the deathoed confession of
Henry Epps. a brother, who died a
few weeks ago. In his confession
Epps said he had poisoned his bro
Their. Mrs Epps has been living in
Toledo, Ohio.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
POLLUTED OYSTER BEDS.
Typhoid In Long Island and Potomac
River Oyster.

ngton.-Jamaica Bay. L. l.,
and the Potomac River. 10 miles down
from Washington. both are polluted
BY typhoid germs, according 10 the
Department OF Agriculture's declara-
ton. Acting Secretary Hays issued a
statement saying the Departments in
vestigators had traced typhoid 10
oyster beds and had begun a survey
of the great oyster fields to determine
how far the pollution extends. He
suggested state policing OF oyster beds
and action by government authorities
TO insure publication of city sewerage.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
steel Trust Dissolution.

6elphia.-Hearings in the suit
OF the government for the dissolution
Of the United States Steel Corpora
tion Will be resumed in the Federal
Building at Pittsburgh on October l
before Henry P Brown. of Philadel-
phia, the examiner appointed by the
Federal Courts to take testimony. The
hearings in the suit, which was In.
stitutei on October 20, last year, were
begun at New York on May g. and
continued until June q, when they
were suspended for the summer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
Another Aviator Killad.

Shenandoah, IA.-Aviator Russell
Blair, of Kansas City, while making an
exhibition fight here was killed in a
fall from height of so feet. Blair
had just made a successful fight and
had landed some distance from the
crowd. When he attempted to rise
from the ground again his machine
struck an air current and turned over.
Blair was pinned underneath the
wreckage, and when aid reached him
he was dead His head had been
crushed under his engine
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
Purser Elects Him From Appro-
priated Stateroom.
Polished Nails and Manners of Stow
away de Luxe Fails to Win Ships
Offcer-Goes Into the
lazaret

New York.-You have to hand it to
Gabriel Ranches for the polish on his
finger nails, his manners and his
nerve. The officers of La Lorraine
of the French line have handed it 10
him already.
Gabriel went aboard the vessel at
Havre with SO in the coin of La Belle
France reposing close to the exact
crease running down the right lef
of his trousers, and the money was
still in his pocket when La Lorraine
steamed into New York harbor.
When the French equivalent for
All ashore that's going ashore" was
sung out at Havre, Gabriel did not re-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
MARRIED AT THE AGE OF $50

his poverty prevented him from far
ing very sumptuously. He was mod
crate drinker of native liquors for 165
years. and his memory did not go
back to the time when he began
smoking Mexican handmade ciga-
rettes
THE Methuselah of modern times
was born and lived within the shadow
of Mount Colima. Ell GANG SIe Tas a
witness TO the destruction of Tuxpan
by an earthquake in 1906, when over
1000 people were killed
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
BRIDE HELD FOR CRIME.
Charged With Killing Husband OF
Three Months.

Danville, Ky.-Mrs. Helen Williams
Lane, a bride of three months, was
arrested charged with killing her hus
band. Charles Lane, at their home in
this city. Lane was shot twice, one
bullet breaking his neck. and he died
instantly The couple were married
three months ago. moving to this city
at that time from Somerset. Ky. Mr.
Lane was 65 and his bride 90.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27

Biarritz. France - General Diaz
positively refused TO discuss the re-
port of the secret petition being cir
culated in Mexico asking him TO re-
turn as president. He also declined
to say anything regarding the demon
strations in his favor in the Mexican
capital. His only reply TO all Ques-
tons was: Il am unable 10 break my
rule OF not speaking on political sub
iects'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
SWALLOWED BREAsTPIN.
Physicians Extract Ornament From
Young Woman's Lungs.

New York. A pearl breastpin
which 1S-year-old Olga Martin swal-
lowed while hastily dressing for
party two years ago was removed
from the girls lungs at the Lutheran
Hospital. The pin was located by X
rays and removed with forceps. The
breastpin which she had placed be-
tween her lips while. fastening her col
lar accidentally slipped down the
windpipe.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27

known circumstance was evident and
she looked quite relieved to discover
that the store was empty for the one
clerk.
Almost appealingly she said. Il
wonder if l could get just a little
piece Of black court plaster-just
about as big as my thumbnail?"
I'VE have some In little packages
that is very handy, ma'am," the court
ly clerk replied.
mo. just need : very little piece,
she pleaded.
All right, I'll get 1t for YOU" smil-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
MAN KILLS SWEETHEART.
Fires Bullet Into His Own Brain After
the Crime.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.-Frank Savage.
aged q, OF this city. shot and killed
Margaret Kresge. 90, at her home,
near White Haven. After he learned
she was dead Savage sent bullet
through his own brain. killing himself
instantly Her refusal to marry him
is believed to have been responsible
for Savage's act.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
BAN ON IRISH POTATOES.
Tubers From Newfoundland Barred 1y
Agricultural Department.

Washington. - The Department of
Agriculture issued quarantine
against common, or Irish" potatoes
from Newfoundland, the islands of st.
Pierre and Miquelon, Great Britain.
including England, Scotland, Wales
and Ireland, Germany and Austria.
Hungary. The order is effective i'm
mediately.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
TWO MINERS MAKE 5000 IDLE.
Strike Caused By Their Refusal To
Join Union Ended.

Tamaqua. Pa.-The strike of the
more than 5000 mine workers en-.
ployed by the Lehigh Coal and Nayi.
cation Company, which has kept all
but two of the operations of that con-
Germ idle for several days was settled
Monday The strike was brought
about because two mine workers re-
fused to join the union.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
BRAVE DOG GIVEN FUNERAL
Tiqe Got Ten Cents for Every Rat H.
Killed and Had Bank Account
of His Own.

Columbus, dying in a little
white silver handled cas&et in a local
hotel and properly embalmed was the
body of Tige, the dog who saved sey.
eral lives in a hotel fire three years
ago. Tige was carried 10 a cemetery
in a real hearse.
Since the fire which threatened the
masters hotel and the lives of many
people Tige ran down the corridors
and scratched on the doors until the
guests were awakened in time to es.
cape.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
Sawed WAY Out OF Jail.

Douglas, Ariz.-Col Ramon VasQuez
and Capt. Theodore Rodriguez. held
here for conspiracy TO violate the
neutrality law. sawed their way out
of jail here. They were arrested here
last July for alleged participation in
the so-called NasQuez-Gomez con.
spiracy and were TO have been taken
to FL Paso 10 stand trial.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
ITALIANS GET ANOTHER OASIS.
Lose 200 Men Killed and Wounded In
Ten-Hour Battle.

Rome.-Another 10-hour battle, re-
sulting in the Italian occupation Of
the Oasis of BanzeHi, II miles west
southwest of Tripoli, is reported TO
the Italian War Office by General
Rogni The Italian losses are given
as 200 men killed and wounded. The
Turk and Arab losses were large, but
General Rogni does not specify the
number.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
Soldiers Killed In Wreck.

Mexico City-Three burros, which
refused to be frightened off the track
by the engines whistle, caused the de-
railment OF northbound troops
train on the Mexican Central. near
Torreon Eleven soldiers were killed
and Al hurt. The dead and injured
were taken 10 Torreon.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
HIS RELEASE DEMANDED.
An American Fruit Grower In a mexi.
can Prison.

Mexico City.-Ignoring the usual
channels OF diplomatic intercourse
the American Ambassador. Henry
Lane Wilson, has made a preemptory
demand on Gov. MaJias Guerra, OF the
state Of Tamaulipas. for the imme-
diate release from the Jail at Tampico
of W, {. Nichols. an American fruit
grower Nichols was arrested six
months ago on charge of having kill.
ed bandit. Caballos, whose appre-
hension the authorities had attempted
for many months.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
HANG GOVERNOR IN EFFIeY.
Arkansas Executive Rebuked For
Pardon OF Negro.

Little Rock. Ark-Gov. George W.
Donaghey was hanged in effigy here
The dummy bore two large placards,
both OF which read: George W.
Donaghey, niger lover" The cause
for the hanging OF the. Governor IN
efigy was his pardoning OF Robert
Armstrong, a negro, who was twice
convicted and sentenced TO hang for
criminally assaulting a trained nurse
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
IS RUDE TO GABRIEL

spond. BY that time he had glanced
over the second-class passenger list
and had picked out for his own
large unoccupied stateroom.
Gabriel was one of the first at table
for the first meal OF the voyage, and
kept up the record for several days
He was a cheerful soul, and in his
search for congenial spirits acquired
considerable popularity in the sec
ond cabin.
For the first few days of the trip
the purser was visibly worried Time
and again he wandered about the snip
counting noses. One by one he cali
ed the second-class passengers into
private conference and quizzed them
The last TO be cross-examined was
Gabriel Every one else had been able
to point out their particular name on
the pursers list and show in other
ways that their passage had been hon
orably contracted for.
You are rude, sir snapped GabTlel
when the purser suggested that ne
might have neglected to purchase hs
passage. You are ridiculous too
and l must refuse to discuss this al
fair with you"
Without delay the purser proceeded
| to live up TO the character given MIN
by Gabriel. He moved the young gen
tleman from his comfortable state
room TO the lazaret, which is the
ships prison. And then-but no!
1t is too horrible; it is monstrousa'
the act of fiend-this rude, ridicu
lous purser dug up from the hold an
| other who had started without tne
equivalent of a stowaway de luxe.
This person was Lucien Guiliermet
Swiss, who had worked with Dis
hands. He was dirty from his days
of intimate contact with the cargC
in the bowels of the ship, and not al
all debonair. And Into the lazare'
they put Lucien Guilliermet!
Gabriel sent an indignant message
to the captain, saying that he was un
used TO occupying the same sleepins
quarters with another, particularly
one such as his present roommate
But the pig of a purser intercepted
the note.
They turned both Gabriel and TN
Swiss, who confessed he wanted U
work with his hands in the new WORK
SO badly that he had stolen a perfec'
ly good passage from La Campaign
Trans-AtlantiQue over to the Ellis is
land authorities.
And the mockery of it is that the!
will probably let the horny-handeu
piodding Swiss have his way, Whii'
the most desirable Gabriel will return
| whence he came
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
MRS. GRACE WANTS DIVORCE.
Acquitted OF Shooting Husband. In
stitutes Proceedings.

Philadelphia-Mrs. Daisy Ulrich
Opie Grace. who was recently acquit.
ted in Atlanta Ga, OF the charge OF
shooting her husband. Eugene Grace
instituted proceedings in Common
Pleas Court here for divorce. She
charges cruel and barbarous treat
ment a master will be appointed by
the court 70 take testimony.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
Cruiser oes Moines At Tampico.

Tampico. Mexico. - The United
States cruiser Des Moines, Comman,
der Hughes, arrived in port, The
cruiser saluted with q guns. which
was answered by the shore bat
terry. Visits were exchanged during
the day by officers OF the cruiser and
city officials. The Des Noines VIII
proceed to Vera Cruz. Coatzacoalcos,
Frontera and Progreso.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
STREET CARS MoBeED.
Five Thousand Strikers Riot In su.
psrior-aO Injured.

Superior, visa mob Of 5000
strikers and sympathizers attacked
the principal street car line in Su.
perior. wrecking six cars and beating
the crews and guards There was
furious fighting and more than 80 per.
sons were injured, none, it is thought,
fatally
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
FIXES HOLE IN HER HOSE
iowa Girls Use of Court Plaster
Causes a Sensation-Clerk
Was Polite.

Des Moines. Ia.-Doomed to stano
watch while all the rest of the force
watched the circus parade. the pre-
scription clerk in a Walnut street
drug store was pleased the other
morning to welcome pretty girl Gus
toner.
Her embarrassment over some un-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
Chinese Cure Fails, Sculptor Dies.

Seattle, Wash-Louis Potter, the
New York sculptor, died here while
undergoing treatment by a Chinese
physician for a minor skin disease Of
long standing. Mr. Potter came here
ten days ago on a tour of the west
The exact cause of his death has not
been determined. The coroner is
conducting an investigation.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27
Use shakespearean Names.

London.-The Times announces that
Winston Spencer Churchill, first lord
OF the admiralty, in a search for names
for % new torpedo boat destroyers
has gone TO the works of Shakespeare
and Scott.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27

ed the clerk and cut her tiny squa'
from big roll
Rather timidly the girl stepped DC
tween two counters. The clerk wa
discreet and looked away. He coulon j..
help catching q glimpse Of white rup
hes, however. and the sheen OF biacA
silk stockings.
In a second the bit Of court plas.e,
was neatly affixed over a hole in tn'
dainty silk. The girl. flushed but nap
Ply, returned to the parade.
Shoe backing would have done 1u1
as WE'LL" unused the clerk.