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The Washington herald., 1913-09-09
AMERICAN DUCHESS A MOTHER.
Former May GOeIet Gives Birth to
Heir TO ROxLurRhe Title.

London. Sept. S.-The Duchess of Rox-
burghe, who was May GOelet. Of New
port, before her marriage, has given
birth to son. The babe was born at
the London residence Of the ROxbuTghes.
Reports say that the child is a fine
youngster, and that the mother is doing
nicely.
The child born today will become the
ninth duke of the line. The title dates
from lIO1, although the earIdom ranks
from 1901, and the baronetey from 1909.
May GOelet was twenty-five year- old
when she married the duke at St Thomas
Church in New York, NOyembe- 10. 1895
She had passed eighteen Of her twenty-
five years in Europe.
The duke, who has never been acc used
Of being a fortune hunter. having an
annual income of $4,000 Of his own. is
captain in the Horse Guards. and a
man of real position in the English
aristocracy. He succeeded his father to
the family title and estates in 1889.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-09
Investigate Lighthouse system.

Representative Bartlett Of Georgia an
nounced in the House yesterday in a
speech in which he criticised the light
house service for extravaganza that he
would propose a resolution for an in
vestigation. He declared that the light
house service had pUrcha sed gas buoys
for more than 5000 a piece, which
should have cost the government not
more than LOO He charged that Of
fcials of this service could not make
satisfactory explanation as to why thev
purchased these high-priced buoys.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-09
Ten Killed in Wreck
On Irish Railroad

Belfast, Sept. S-A serious accident
happened just before midnight when an
excursion train en- route from Strabans
to Londonderry left the rails. The car
riage was overturned and ten persons
were killed and twelve very seriously in
Jured.
After an investigation the police ar
rested the engineer ard fireman of the
wrecked excursion train.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-09
Explaining the Goat.

Frun the birmingham News.
Two theories are advanced in an effort
to account for the presence OF a goat in
the top Of a forty-foot tree near Cass-
vilIe Mo. One is that the goat climbed
the tree to escape from wolves. and an
other that it lay down on the tree
when 1t. the tree, was young, and was
carried mp by natural growth. Based
upon rather limited knowledge of the
Missouri correspondent. our theory is
that the goat WAS carried to its forty
foot perch by brilliant flight of i'm
a agination.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-09
Finding of Body Solves Mystery.

Salem. Ohio. Sept. S.-With the finding
on a farm, seven miles north of here at
noon today the body of Oscar Gray,
eighteen years old, shot through the
head, a solution was reached in the mys-
terious murder of Ida May Lee, eight
cen years old, a Salem high school girl,
whose body, with two bullet holes in
the head. had been found at 9 O'Clock
in the same woods, three miles from
this city.
The authorities are of the opinion that
Gray killed the girl and then committed
suicide. The pair were sweethearts. and
the double tragedy is the biggest sensa-
ton experienced by the community in
Years
The Washington herald., 1913-09-09
WOMAN JURY F0R>X-RAY GOWN.
Court Grants wcarcr's Demand and
Case Comes Up Today.

Tuscon. Ariz.. Sept. S.-when she was
arrested today for wearing a diaphanous
gown Of the X-ray variety, Miss Claire
Simmons demanded a trial by a jury of
women.
Her request was granted. and the en-
panellIng Of the jury will be held to-
morrow.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-09
TWO DIE IN AUTO WRECK.
irtIst and Wife Killed, Chauffeur
Hurt. ms Train Hits Motor.

Norwalk. Conn. Sept S.-A. T. Miller,
a prominent artist of Silver Mine, and
his wife were instantly killed here at
$50 o'clock this afternoon, when their
automobile was struck by the Pittsfield
Express at Nash's Crossing.
The chauffeur was seriously injured
and now is in a hospital.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-09
LAST CANAL ROCK REMOVED.
Dry Excavation Work Mt Pannma
Has Been Completed.

Panama, Sept. S.-The dry excavat ton
OF the canal has been completed, it was
announced today. The steam shovel
working I'm the Culebra Cut removed the
last rock Saturday.
The further excavation of the canal
will be completed by dredging
The Washington herald., 1913-09-09
Hinge Damage by Storm.

Harrisburg. Pa, Sept. S-Nearly $1,000.
600 is the estimated damage of a terrific
storm that swept through the Conewago
Valley district of Lancaster County last
night, flooding miles of tobacco and corn
fields, burning barns, and carrying of
buildings
The Washington herald., 1913-09-09
CONSERVATION OF CALVES.
Save YearIinEs and Keep Meat
Prices Down, Is Plan.

Prices Down, Is Plan.
A bill to prohibit the killing and
interstate shipment of calves under
two years of age was introduced in the
House yesterday by Representative
Britten Of Illinois. Britten says his
bill would tend to reduce the cost Of
living.
The price of meat cannot go up
forever" he said, and some provision
must be made for a continued supply
OF beef. The conservation Of calves
is one of the answers to the problem"
Britten says the number of calves
slaughtered has increased 100 per cent
in the last ten years, and that this is
largely responsible for the shortage in
the beef supply.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-09
kni.er nonor- Greek King.

Berlin. Sept. S-Emperor William to-
day presented TO King Constantine Of
Greece Ithe baton of a German field mar
shaI in recognition of the latter prowess
in the late war.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-09
MiIitnnis Destroy Mail.

London. Sept. S-Sufrragists again went
OH Misunderstanding campaign today.
The contents Of several city post boxes
were fired and hundreds Of packets were
damaged.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-09
ARABS SLAY SPANIARDS.

Madrid. Sept. S.-Seven Spanish officers
and seventy-seven men were killed or
wounded in a furious engagement with
Arabs today between Seuta and Tetuan.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-09
TODAY'S SELECTIONS.
Montreal.

First Race - Requiram, JeZail,
Water Lady.
Second Race-Amberite, Ondromida,
Floral Crown.
Third Race-Planover. Irish Heart,
Lindesta.
Fourth Race-wickson, Bello. Mys-
tic Light
Fifth Race-The Rump, Loveday.
Henry Hutchison.
Sixth Race - Springmas, Feather
Duster. Napier.
Seventh Race = Spellbound. Co.'s.
Chester kru.n-
The Washington herald., 1913-09-09

With a fnur-horsePower engine a mo-
tor-driven pIow invented I'm England cuts
a six-inch furrOw at a speed in excess o,
thTc; miles an hour.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-09

and RansdeII of Louisiana-voting
against their party. All the Republic
ans were soIidIy against the paragraph.
This was the first direct test on the
closely contested features Of the bill. but
votes on substitutes offered by Senator
La Toilette for the wool schedule also in
dIcated clearly the Presidents control OF
the situa tion.
There is no longer any doubt that the
President and the Democratic leaders IN
the Senate have the situation entirely In
hand that the bill will go through sub
stantially in its present form.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-09

John Gary. of Del Ray. who was on the
jury, testified that before being selected
as juryman he measured certain dis
tances, and the train ran 800 feet before
stopping, while the automobile was
hurled a distance of 100 feet DIR. Yates
also testified as to the distance. ZelTs $
body was twenty-five feet from the
crossing. the car ninety-feet and Peck
10 feet. while the tin was about 100
feet from the crossing.
George A. Hatton came up and saw
a man burning under a burning auto
mobile. He said the fireman of the train
was standing in the middle of the track
and made no effort to get the man out.
The funeral and interment of Mr.. Peck
Will take place at . o'clock this afternoon
at Sharon Church, Fairfax County.
Alexandria Lodge of Elks last night
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-06
Pastor Advertises For Worshipper

Pastor Advertises For Worshippers.
 Rev. Frank H. Ebright, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church of White stone, l.. l., believes that advertising is as necessary in church work as in business. His views on advertising were shown r in this advertisement which appeared few days ago in the Whitestone Herald
 "Stolen, strayed, lost or mislaid
 "Missing-Last Sunday, many fam lilies from church.
 "Stolen--Several hours from the Lords day by great number of peo- pie.
 "Strayed-Half a hundred lambs i; went in the direction of no Sunday school
 "Mislaid-A quantity of silver coins owed to the Lord.
 "Wanted-Scores of young people. When last seen were walking up Sab bath Breakers lane,' which leads to No Good
 'Lost-A lad carefully reared. Not long from home. Supposed to have gone to Husk lane, Prodigal Town.
 "Any person assisting in the discov- erv of the above shall in nowise lose his reward.
 "Whitestone N. E. church. Get the habit.'
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-06
Cedars Of Lebanon.

According to Professor A. Day, of Syria, the cedars of Lebanon will, in all probability, become extinct within a very short time. There IS. he says, one grove that is apparently very old, Whether 1t existed in Bible times, it is difficult to determine, but the natives are very jealous of 1t, and employ watchmen to guard it day and night. The cutting of the trees IS regulated strictly. Beyond this particular grove there are to be found Tn Syria only two or three lesser groves of younger trees, but the far. famed cedars of Lebanon, in the locality from which Solomon procured the timbers for his temple at Jerusalem, have long siIfte ceased to exist. Once reason for the prndunl extinction of the Syrian cedar trees Is accounted for, says the professor. by the fact that the climate of Syria and the Holy Land is undergoing change. The temperature has become much more humid, and Tn summer time sel- dom exceeds S5 degrees. It is very seldom, even in winter. that artificial heat is employed, at any rate beyond a charcoal hrazier and the temperature seldom falls below falls 10 de- grees At one time the country was heavily timbered. hut deforestation has decreased the rainfall and the rain that falls runs off quickly, and thus the hills have become denuded of soil.-New York Evening Post.
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-06

hour of church service on Sundays, should have good effect. .
 There IS no reason to suppose the railroad officials would approve of unnecessary annoyance to the public, and there is every reason to believe that much of the annoyance complained of is not only unnecessary but actually con- trary to the rules prescribed by the officials for the government of railroad operation.
 The nuisance has become intolerable, and the patience of the community has become strained to the point of yehe- ment protest.
 AS one business man expressed him. self, at the meeting, ''The time has come when it has got to be stopped"
 Fortunately, Chairman Wright ap, pointed we'll balanced committee, and there is no doubt that they will present the facts in convincing manner. nor that the complaints will receive the care. ful attention they deserve from the rail road people. ..
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-06
Where the Laugh Comes In
When William sent letter to declare

When William sent letter to declare That he was welded to fairer fair Poor Lucy shrieked-"To life, to all,
 adieux l'' And in the indignation of despair, She tore the letter and her raven hair
 She beat her bosom, and the post
 boy too; --
 Then to an open window wildly flew, And madly flung herself into-a chair.
 James Mack in "Flora's D1al."
 The woman who has everything she wants doesn't want a vote.-Life.
 Nothing is more injudicious than to give your honest opinion when it is specifically asked for,-Puck.
 Many girl goes to Europe to complet an education that has never been begun. New York Times.
 Guest-"I suppose you call this the drawing room"
 Host-"No, the courtroom have five marriageable daughters. ."-Ex- change.
 Pop, is an abyss anything sleepy 7"
 ''Of course, not. child. What put that into your head?'
 "Well, it's always yawning. .-Balti- more American.
 "Why don't you buy an automobile ?''
 II get sufficient excitement out of the management of my fountain pen."- Louisville Courier Journal.
 Nanny (the goat)-''I thought father had perfect digestion.
 Billy-"He has, ordinarily but a while ago, he ate a lot of adjectives off a circus poster. Pluck.
 What's the matter Hans? ?".
 Father caught me smoking his pipe"
 "Ah, so you got good whacking, I suppose ?''
 No, father made me finish it out. ''- Fliegende Blatter.
 '"This morning I suggested to my hus- band that l ought to have new riding habit"
 What did he say p
 "Said he couldn't afford it and that I'd better get the walking habit. ."-Bos- ton Transcript.
 "Binks appears to be more capable than the average federal officeseeker"
 Yes ; he has found time to attend to news from Washington. Buffalo Ex- press.
 There's foreign couple living in the flat next to us, and they are simply a torment to my wife. ~
 "Why SOP"
 "They quarrel necessarily, and she can't understand a word of it."-Louis- vile Courier Journal. . Mrs. Whatever will yon do if business ceases to be profitable ill a year or so ?''
 Gramercy-"Don't be alarmed. my dear. By that time we'll have sold all the stock in the company to the public. '' Puck.
 Fogg tells us of Spoonerlsm which he heard the other day in a restaurant. A diner entered and after a glance at the bill of fare said to the waitress : Bring me some boiled horse with beef radish. ."-Boston Transcript.
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-06
Unshaven "Mug" Best.

"Men who need shave take bet ter picture than those who are freshly shaven," said a local photographer recently. "The short hairs soften the
 lines of the face and altogether give a less harsh and more even cast of ex- pression, while all signs of unshaven- ness can be eliminated by few strokes of the retoucher's brush. The sensitive plate of the photographer does not miss a single wrinkle on a mans face. Some of these can be pai1ted ont, but if too much retouching is done, the result is to take away all expression from the face. Two or three days growth of beard just nicely conceals the worst of these wrinkles, and reduces the retoucher's work to a minimum. By this means all harshness is eliminated, bnt at the same time the normal expres- sion of the face is retained. Very few men understand this fact. and nine out of every ten carefully shave before go- ing to the photographer, and as a result have poorer pictures for their trouble"
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-06
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 6. 1913
A STRANGE SENTIMENT.

Judge George w. Ford, at the Busi- ness Mems meeting, Thursday evening, made brief speech in which he quoted from a prominent citizen to the effect that manufacturing enterprises would not receive encouragement here, for the reason that they would be apt to bring into town an undesirable class of citizens who would swell the number .of those who drink and "lay around the streets, nights" and pay no taxes that such a class would benefit only the merchants from whom they would have to purchase sheir necessaries, but as they would not build homes they would not help pay the taxes.
 1t would be interesting to know whether any of the several applicants sor information concerning the shipping and other facilities for manufacturing, have been dissuaded from making further inquiries by some underground avenues of communication and the sacit hint that they are not wanted here.
 
 just how widespread is this sentiment chat factory employees who might not build houses and pay direct taxes, yet who would, admittedly, help the mer- chants and business men by their patronage, would be undesirable citi- Iens.
 Judge Ford's revelation is timely and interesting, and the Business Men 8 As sociation may we'll reflect upon it.. The Association is supposedly organized for she purpose, among other things, of en- eouraging the establishment of manu- facturing enterprises in Canaan, under ihe firm conviction that such enterprises would tend to the growth and prosperity of the town.
 If there is an adverse sentiment, out aide the organization-with power to in- fuence some who are in it-sufficiently strong to thwart the attempts of the progressive element along this line, then inc Business Mems Association may as well give up trying to promote the growth and prosperity of the town re- solve itself into Social Purity League of Lovely Endeayer, and circumscribe it's field of effort to the promotion of dilettante methods of combing the hair over bald spots, eating corn on the cob, eyicting tapeworms, drinking hot coffee from the saucer and combating the coarse and vulgar sentiment that Ca- naan needs ''some first class funerals"
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-06
The Wurra Wurra Club

There was large and intelligent at- tendance present when the time arrived for beginning operations. Owing to the unavoidable absence of the kind and ac- commodating sexton, MT. S. Birdvoice Strong, the meeting was called to order by the president, Mir. David D. Walter, who ordered the chorister Mir. Ed. Warner, to sing the Opening Ode, and to sing it without disturbing the whole neighborhood if he could. Mir. Warner said he would do even worse than that he would take it home and sing 1t in the cellar. His proposition was agreed to and the proceedings proceeded. The minutes of the last moments were then read by book agent who had come in with Lester Adams, and the collection of the dues, fines and assessments was attempted by Chairman Joe Parsons, of the finance committee, but his perform auce was financial fizzle and the meet ing proceeded to the consideration of other things.
 
 Reel, that committee be appointed to arrange for suitable celebration by the CluL, to which the general public should be invited, when the two new cement crcsswalks on Main street are completed, which were agreed upon last spring. He thought the band and fire company should be invited to participate Tn the celebration and the business men per. mitted to have an industrial parade, similar to the one they didn't have last Fourth of July. The motion was seconded by Mir. Charles Smith and was unanimously passed without discussion. The chair appointed Messrs. Abel c. Stevens, Levi Bronson and Fred Gillette as members of the committee.
 MT. H. B. Ives said he would like to suggest that the all-night whistling and shrieking of the locomotives, of which so much complaint is heard, might be made more endurable if mt actually en- joyable, if the whistles were transformed into calliopes and the engineers were taught to play popular airs on them, like the fellow who rides in the steam shovel that travels at the tail-end of circus parade.
 The chair asked Mir. Ives if he offered that as a motion. or resolution, or point of order, or court of inquiry, or what9
 "No sir,' replied Mir. Ives, Fl submit it as recipe for making ginger cookies without the gin." The chair declared the point we'll taken, and called for another motion.
 Dan Sweeney got up and moved that we are going to have hard winter. Be- fore the motion could be seconded, the kind and accommodating sexton, MT. S. Birdvoice Strong, came in, apologized for being late, and said he was ready to be- gin proceedings. The chair looked amazed and made remark to the effect that he would be jiggered, whereupon the kind and accommodating sexton moved that the meeting adjourn. Then he turned the light out, and the crowd went out, too.
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-06
Printing the N eWs.

There isn't a newspaper man in the state but has 1t thrown in his face from time to time that he should have gwen publicity to this or that bit of "news". The particular bit of news" that failed to appear from time to time had been rolled as a sweet morsel under the tongues of the individuals who entered the complaint, until it had frills around the edges, perhaps, and of course It should have appeared in large type un- der big head so that the public gener- ally could partake of the feast. But suppose these editors should serve up all the news" that comes under their observation? How Rome would howl {! And with what ferver some individuals should fall on their knees and thank God that the editor doesn't give publici- ty to some things that come under his observation. Perhaps he does suppress some things that the public has right ro expect Isn't such a course to be pre- ferred to that of revealing all the weaknesses and sins of even the men who so severely criticise him? Never theless, newspaper men have long memories, and there may be occasions when the result may be seen on the printed page. when society as a whole is to be benefited thereby,-Wood- bury Reporter.
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-06
What the Other Fellows Say.

The Christmas buyers should not for get that the early bird in shopping gets the worm, just as in other laudable enter prises. Waterbury Republican.
 The worms have no reason to con- plain of the chestnut crop this year, and apparently they have no fear of the ptomaines in the blight.-Ansonia Sen tinel.
 You can undoubtedly help to raise the standards of plays bv giving your patron agr to the clean and artistic kind and by staying away from the other sort.-New Haven Union.
 It must have been a rude blow to Mrs. Pankhurst to have, the Woman's Fran chise League of Indiana object to her thrifty practise of taking up collection at her meetings.-Bridgeport Standard.
 "The Women Thou Gavest Me-" has enjoyed quite an extensive vogue in Pittsfeld. Many copies have been sold and the paid circulating libraries report good demand, The most terrible thing is also true of some people.-Pittsfeld Eagle.
 The American girl is not a particularly efficient housekeeper. There are more leaks in the kitchen than the French or German girl would care to show, But the American girl has not wasted her time. She is a penetrating student of life. Her husband finds her sparkling nature a fountain of refreshment, and her keen intuition an enlightening guide in the problems of daily life. Bridge port Farmer.
 The morning headlines indicate that in New York everybody knows-and pronounces-everybody else to be liar. -Hartford Times.
 A great number of people are being run over by automobiles, but it is gener- ally felt that as they hadn't provided themselves with their own machines, it's their own fault.-Hartford Post.
 The big Prudential Insurance Com pany of New Jersey is in the throes of passing from an enormously profitable stock company to a mutual. Appraisers appointed under an act of the Legisla- ture are at work now putting value of the stock. Some of the holders are try ing to stop proceedings.
 No that wasn't another explosion of a Hazard powder mill that might have been heard so distinctly one day last week. It was Charles Hopkins Clark, editor of the Hartford Courant, releasing one of his Characteristic zephyretic roars when he heard that the women at the suffrage convention had appropriated $Io to bury him and his newspaper out of sight. Gee, but it would take some burying to get his bulk and smile out of sight for ten dollars. Shore Line Times.
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-06
STOP THE NUISANCE.

The appointment of committee at the meeting of the Business Mems Association Thursday evening, to confer with railroad officials with regard to an abatement of the nuisance of un- necessary switching i'll this village, biockading of the Main street crossings, deafenlng and unearthly screeching of locomotive whistles and blowing off steam at all hours of the night, discharg- ing of dense and choking volumes of black smoke, which at times enshroud the whole center of the village ; and unreasonable train noise during the