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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
DREAMS OF AN UTOPlAN CITY
Plan to Vice-President Marshall
for Senate Library.

n.--Vice-President Mar
shall received from Paris, France, for
the library of the United States sell
ate a copy of an elaborate volume pub
lshed under the auspices of the
Worlds Conscience society and con-
tanning the completed plan for a
world center city," to be known as
the international World Center of
Conscience
The volume, besides containing a
world history of architecture from the
standpoint of conscience, contains an
elaborate outline of what an ideal city
should be in order to typify the prog
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
BOY OF THIRTEEN A HERO
YoutA Gave His Life Vainly to Save
lis Crippled Chum From
Drowning

North Limington, Me.-The neigh
bors believe that William Taylor, aged
thirteen years, died hero, trying to
save.a helpless companion. His body
and that of Harry Miller, ten years
old, were found in a mill pond close
to the bank.
Tie boys were gathering water lii
les when their boat was upset. Miller
was a cripple, and the posture of the
boys indicated that Taylor, who
was accounted able to take care of
himself in the water, had supported
his playmate until within few feet
of safety, when his strength failed
him
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25

VE7ITH che Democratic party in full
w contcol the only Democratic news
paper in Washington consists of a
single sheet pasted three times a day
on the walls and windows of cigar
stores, cafes, hotel Hobbies and other
places where men congregate.
Although the Bulletin is little known
outside OF Washington except among
newspaper men, it is a unique and
successful newspaper. Established in
1894, it has grown in news gathering
efficiency and prosperity until its pub
fishers now assert that it's 600 copies
are read by not fewer than $4,000 per-
sons While most newspaper publish
ers seek to interest women, because
women read advertisements as well
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25

for the story, according to the cap
tain.
Attempts to classify it have been
made in the Smithsonian institution.
but SO far all have proved futile. II
weighs 10000 pounds, is As feet long,
% feet 9 inches in circumference, 3
feet inches in diameter; has a mouth
SO inches wide and AZ inches deep. and
a tongue 40 inches long. 1t has sew
eral thousand teeth. An animal weigh
ing 1900 pounds was taken from its
stomach. It's liver tipped the beam at
LOO pounds.
The monster had all the characteris-
tics of both fish and animal, contrary
to all laws of natural history. Its
tail measures 10 feet from tip to tip.
A PICTORIAL fin is feet long and 3
feet wide, and dorsal fin 8 feet long
and 2 feet inches wide. It's hide is
3 inches thick and has no scales. re-
sembling that of an elephants coat.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
,,rcer+ Business at the Postoffice.


man called at the Wellington post
Office the other day and asked for the
postmaster. He was told by the clerk
that the postmaster was not in.
when will he be in?" was asked.
The postmaster would be in within
half an hour rs there anything | can
do for you?" the clerk asked.
No; want to see the postmaster.
After a while the man came back
and asked again Tor the postmaster.
Hes not back yet" the clerk told
him. rs there anything / can do for
YOU. or can tell him something when
he comes"
mo. there amt nuthin' you can do
and l wisht the postmaster was here
| want to see if there's any mail for
ME, and I'm gettin' in hurry. kan
sas City Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25

them. Boys, he says, are always max
ing the old folks trouble.
The girls have generally arranged
the carrying of the mail SO that all got
chance at the district school, going
from there to the academy at Noun
tain Home and from there into more
profitable employment or to make
happy homes of their own. Those that
are married are happily married, and
the others who are not at home are
holding lucrative business positions.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
Not What He Was Looking For.

Farmer Crabs brook is noted for
the number and size of its cells. Fish
ing therein is strictly prohibited"
which in itself is attraction enough
for the small boy.
The other evening an urchin was
leaving the neighborhood rather hur-
riedly, when youthful friend in
quired:
Caught anything, Bob?'
Yes replied Bob.
~Eel?"
NO; toe"
His friend understood and wisely
decided to turn back with Bob.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
GOES INTO FIRE FOR BABY
The Child Died After New Mexico
Mans Heroic Effort to
Rescue 1t.

Artesia, N. NAT a fire which de-
stroyed the residence of DR.. A. l..
Taylor, C. H. Hudson, lineman,
crawled through a burning room fiat
or his face three times to save the
three-year-old son of Doctor Taylor.
AS no went through the room a hose
was played on his back to save him
from the heat. He was forced to come
out twice without the child, but the
third time he found the boy on the
floor of a closet and brought him
back. The baby was SO badly burned
that it died soon after it was brought
out
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25


w that will surprise you.
Al spite of the tremendous growth
Of mechanically propelled vehicles, the
'hOrseless age" which has SO often
been heralded as just about to arrive
is not in the offing, apparently it is
not even zen route" today there are
more horses in the United States than
there have been since the time when
the mind of the census man runneth
not to the contrary.
And not only this, but horses today
have far greater value than they had
dozen or more years ago, when the
first workable "horseless carriage"
poked it's crude nose over the horizons
and threatened to sweep all horsedonf
into the discard.
Furthermore, those poor relations of
the horse-the mules, the asses, and
the burros-have also increased in
number and in value
In short, all our old-fashioned four
footed means of traction can kick their
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
OVER 100000 YEARS OLD
Arnadillo of Ancient Times Is Re-
ceived by Museum at Chicago
University.

Chicago.-Fifteen million years old
and nameless. That is the plight of
a batrachian armadillo at the Univer-
sity of Chicago. Orphaned, homeless
and broken, the armadillo is in
state OF collapse.
Prof. Samuel Williston, head of the
paleontology department, is caring for
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
Too Sensitive.

There is absolutely no use to talk
TO me about woman suffrage
Really, old man, | cannot under,
stand why you oppose it SO strongly"
We'll, I'll tell you. l was in a,
clothing store last week looking at.
some neckties when woman came in;
and told one of the clerks she wanted
TO buy a collar for her dog."-Fun.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25

the aged animal. He took charge of
it after it had been restored to a
semblance of life by Paul G. Miller, of
the university scientific staff, who dug
il up in Texas last spring.
The creature has several claims to
attention in addition to its nameless
condition. 1t is an entirely new type
Of armadillo. It's rivals in the uni
versity collection have appeared with
parts of small shells attached to their
backs. This one has complete loose
shell and is further adorned with
small spiny protuberances on Its skull.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
Steamboat and Auto Collide.

An automobile collided with
steamboat here The auto was
wrecked. It's several occupants We're
slightly injured The accident, 1t may
be explained, did not occur at sea.
The boat was in drydock. the driver
of the auto lost control of his machine
and it plunged down a hill and
crashed into the moored boat.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
Keeping Cheese.

To prevent cheese from getting hard
cut a small piece off for present use
and place the remainder in cool safe.
Spread a thin film of butter over the
cut part and cover with clean cloth.
This will prevent that hard, cracked
condition WHICH ruins the best Of
cheese.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
proper Training of Boys.

John Wanamaker says, Save man
and you save one person; save a boy
and you save a whole multiplication
table" An old scout says, Boys is
lika pups; you've got to help 'em
some, but not too much, not too soon.
They've got to learn themselves.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
$500, ooo,ooo Is Negroes Wealth.

Philadelphia.-The achievements Of
the negro race during the fifty years
since it was liberated from slavery,
were shown here by statistics of the
National Negro Business league to
the effect that the negroes in the conn
try own chattels and real estate val
ued at over seven hundred million dol
lars.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
%, ~,oer FOCUSING of Binoculars.

In focusing binoculars the tubes
should be extended to their limit be-
fore placing to the eyes and then ad-
justed, for, if extended afterward, an
optical nerve strain is caused that
sometimes results seriously
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
Fabulous Age.

Spratts-Miss Elder is much older
than / thought.
Hunker-Impossible
Spratts-Well, asked her if she
had read Aesop's fables, and she said
she read them when they first came
out.-Ladies' Home Journal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
An Obvious Inference.

Pop, this book OF mine talks about
the teeth of a winters gale"
well, my SOM"
"Doas the winters gale use an Ice
pick for its teeth2"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
What He Means.

When a man says the world won't
take him at his true value, what he
means is that the world won't accept
his own exaggerated opinion OF him
calf
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
MiIIionaires Succeed Life Guards.

Long Beach, N. Y.-The regular life
guards went on strike here and have
been succeeded by a volunteer corps
who number about dozen millonaires
in their ranks.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
A Specimen.

$50 your paper had full descrip-I
ton of the chrome works this week?"l
Eyes"
That's what I call yellow journal
ism"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25

1t is in a fairly complete condition
and will be mounted at once.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
What She Served.

What did she server"
Three kinds Of meat"
Three kinds of meat? / thought
she was going to have only a light
lunch"
That's what it was-chicken safi
adj.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-26
GREAT ACTIVITY
THROUGHOUT YEAR
Reports Show What Baptists OF
Virginia Have Accom-
plished
PLANS LAID FOR FUTURE
Nineticth Session of General AS
soeiation Comes to Close
i'll Lynchbure
ny MAMIE BAYS.

l.yncltburS. Va, November .5--The
iiiMeticth session OF tho Virginia Bap-
list General Association. which came
20 II close this evening" marked, in all
probability. ihe close OF tho session Of
the general association, which Chroni-
cied for the Baptists OF Virginia the
year of greatest advance and success
III the history OF that denomin;.I on
in the state. The enrolment d; the
desk OF tho secretary shows that 40
messengers have been present during
this session OF the general associatior
The hospitality which has hecn ex-
tended To the members OF the nssocia-
tion and To numerous visitors has hcan
cordial and abundant.
The whole OF the morning session
was devoted to the consideration OF
the subject OF foreign missions, with
the exception of the time occupied with
the devotional services at the opening
OF the session. and ut the hour OF noon.
Rev George l'raN Nton Taylor of Hol-
lins. read il'c report on foreign mis-
sions. and the speakers To the report
were Rev. W. II. smith. n, n. and Rev.
r. H. Ray. u. H.. both OF Richmond
Grent Progress Made.
The report on foreign missions
showed that in recent years Southern
Eaptists have made great progress in
the work or foreign missions, but that
as yet the denomination faces the fact
that the forces on the field arc made
Quate to meet the needs OF the work
II showed. further. that the mission
aries now on the field are overworkcd
their health is giving way and REIN
forcements 10 take their places and
carry ON their work, and enable them,
to rest are not available because of
the lack of money with which TO send
out additional forces. The board is
hardly able to reinforce where vacan-
cies occur, and the force of workers
Oh tho foreign ficld is not being In
creased as il should lie.
The report presented facts revealed
in hGures, which showed that during
recent years-durinG the past two de-
cadcs. especially Raptists
have made rapid progress, and splen-
did results have followed Twenty
years ago there were sixteen schools.
with 59S pupils. In the foreign fields
Of the Southern Baptist Convention.
whereas, NOW there are 268 schools.
with 7.iSl pupils. ton OF these schools
being theological seminaries with ooo
students, and eight are schools for
women In which there are la1 stu
dents.
Twenty years ago there were t17
missionaries and native workers on
these ilclds; now there are $40 mis-
sionaries and native workers. the
number having Increased almost Ave
fold within twenty years
The ulmber OF baptisms reported
twcrty rsars ago as the result OF the
tSo11inued on Ninth Page)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-26
FACES INDUSTRIAL CRISIS
More Than 1900 Employees voluntnr-
iIN Idle iR Schenectady

schenectady, y. Y. November Or
with more than 1000 employees Of the
General Electric Company voluntarily,
idle. this city tonight faces am In
dustrial crisis. II owever. aside from
numerous meetings Of wolkmcnt and
orderly crowds in tho streets and about
the bulletin boards in front OF the var
ious labor union meeting halls. there
is no excitement resulting from to-
days walk k-out or nearly all the forco
OF the largest manufact iring plant Of
its kind Ia the Torlc.
The union workmen arc not looking
for shorter hours or more pay. thcv
point out. but correction Of what they
claim 10 he an unjust Discrimination
against two OF their companions Frank
l.. pujay and Miss Mabel Leslie both
OF whom have been active In union cir
cles- The two were laid off recently,
the company claiming their removal
was a part of 4 policy of rctrcnch-
mcnt.
The union workers, however. assert
the laying OF OF the two was due To
past activities in labor nuion circles
They also claim that the receipts FOR
the current month exceed by more than
$1,000, 900 tho receipts for November,
1872.
George Z. i2mmons. general mana
ger OF all tho company's plants. In q
formal statement to-day denied that
any discrimination was Intended The
belief prevails that the company will
not reinstate Dujay ana Miss Leslie. and
that rs long as the employees have
taken matters into their own hands
the officials will sit back quietly and
await overturcs from tho workment
Union leaders tonight perfected
plans for picirctinr tho works
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-26
POSED AS WEALTHY MAN
hnnk Clerk Arrested on Charge of
stealing Stocks valued at 5000. 900.
fSpecial L. Thn Ti,roc I,i,,

Especial To Tho Times Dispatch1
Me-" York. November e5.-As h.
prepared TO ice to Europe, James p.
foye, a former s7j month bank clerI;
who has been living in tho Waldorf.
astoria was arrested Tonight. ana
locked up in the Greenwich Street 20.
lice station on Il charge that he stole
STOCKS ana bonds valued at 5000. 600.
Foye was employed by the Farmers
Loan and Trust Company. When ar
rested. Foye. who IS thirty-five years
oid had certified check Of s97. 900 in
his pocket and about So. coo in cash.
lie was caught as he aiightcd in the
Pennsylvania Railroad terminal from
train from Philadelphia. where. il
Is charged. he disposed of securities
FOR 100000 10 the firm OF Charles II.
Rrown bond brokers, in the last two
weeks.
The securities. the police SAY. were
stolen from the bank in the last two
months.
Detectives say they have established
that in that time an,, for two years Off
ana on, Foye. under the name of John
Ford. lived in the Hotel waldorf
astoria. and posed as wealthy man.
They say royc formerly was employed
by John w. Gates. of "het-you- a mil :
lon" fame
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-26
[snecIal TO The rimes-pispatch.l

~ Paso Texas. November 25.--It is
= drawn battle. General Villa has re-
ported tina; cannonadns has ceased
all along the liae. The rcderais have
wilhdrawn their guns 4 rattle Of
nusketrv can be heard IN various
points along the far-iiung bnttle line
But the general engagement has
ceased teinr oliriiS.
The r'edcra!s. fer tine most part.
nave been without water al! doy. aud
they probably are retrcatins to water.
cerayero At this hour is still attempt
ing to bceak through the rebel right,
hnt without success.
General villa teieeraphed Coionel
Medina at o'clock. asking him TO send
train At once to Tierra Blanca for
the purpose of picking IN 400 FcderaI
regulars. who had surrendered IN q
ncdy. The men were stripped Of their
arms and ammunition. the rifles and
cartridge belts being distributed among
those of Villas men who were armed
with fashioned Winchester ii's
and other obsolete guns.
No Fcdernls Executed.
None OF the Federal regulars cap
iured have been executed nor will
battle or elsewhere are only for Fed
eral volunteers or other traitors. as
General Villa terms them.
General Villa wired Colonel Medina
shortly before > o'clock this afternoon
that the t'ederals, I'm attempting To re-
treat hT train, found their way barred
jby a number or burned bridges, the
ourmins o, having been done by his
tN'lia's) scouts Monday night When
the train was stopped nj the bridge
the men detraincd and hurried south on
foot.
II is believed by General Villa tha,
the Federal commanders have in som.
way learned OF tho close approach OF
Generals Urbina and Chao ana are hur-
ryine back for The purpose OF civ
ms them battle. intending to stop their
march nothwnrd to reinforce Villa.
General Villa reported 10 Colonel
Medina this evening that he had four
American boys In the ranks ranging in
age from twelve 10 sixteen years whom
lie would like to be rid OF Colonel
Medina reported the case to the Amer
lcah consul. who advised that General
villa send them at once 10 III Paso
Dend Way Number 1890.
An American chauifucr, who had
been making trips all day between
duarez and General Villas headquar-
ters, with occasional side trips along
tile firing line, distributing anmuni-
ton. reported that the Federal dead at
q number Of places lie in windrows
~ saHS II mas becN reported at Ten
eral Villas HEADQUARTERS that tho Fed
eral loss in killed alone since tho bat
tie opened Monday night will not fall
short OF 800. TIE rebel dead. lie says,
judging from what he has seen. will
be fewer than 800, though he knows
nothing of the losses Al Zaragosa and
nj other points to tho eastward OF the
Mexican Central tracks
Up 10 { o'clock. 1913 wounded had
been brought into Juarez; a Red Cross
train arriving shortly after that hour
brought scventythrec more. making
tho total number of wounded III .luarez
Continued ON Second page1
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-26

Richmond College was awarded the
championship of the Eastern section
OF the Virginia Intercollegiate Ath-
letic Associa ton by the executive com
mittec OF that organization called 10
hear the protest or William and Mary
College upon the game played in will
liamsburg last Saturday. which was
WON by the spiders, on the face Uf tho
returns 20 TO l3.
Thus ends the matter witch, for n
time al least has caused considerable
unrest among students and alumni OF
the four institutions directly interest
ed in the outcome. Randolph Macon,
Richmond College Ilampden- Sidney.
William and Mary and the Virginia
Polytechnic institute were all repre-
sented by delegates The result, while
causing some surprise among those
who had assembled to hear the testi-
mony. was generally regarded as for
the best interests of he association.
Right TO Cup fin Balance.
Until the matter had been complete
ly threshed out last night and final
decision rendered bJ the highest APP
pellate body OF tn crcanization meet
ing at tho Richmolt Hotel the right
OF Richmond College 10 the cup ana
championship WAS IN the balance.
While the local college had defeated
llampden Sidney and Rnndolpl- Macon,
thoi was tiis queSt!oliabie victory To
be determined. Spi~crs are happy.
while adherents OF William and Mary
hold that Il victory thus attained il
largely negative. and that. through the
words of the final resolution adopted,
William and Mary has achieved ~
least moral victory.
Loads OF testimony was offered by
each side. Coach Dobson. OF Richmond
College told his story and Coach
Draper, OF William and Mary was like
wise drawn TO tho stand. Tho entire
procedure WAS legal In every phase
Each Witness told his story. and WAS
;lcr cross-eXamined by counsel. In
addition 10 the oral testimony. twenty
onr af!idarits We're offered by william
and Mary There were several lively
Tits, and at times retorts bordering on
tho acrimonious were ipdulgcd in Tho
Continued On Second Page)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-26
FEDERALS LACK
WATER ALL DAY
Their Loss in Killed Alone May
Reach l.50O-Not Yet Sue
cessful in Effort to Break
Through Rebel Right.
Villas Wounded Are
Taken to Juarez.
In Disgraceful Retreat

I'll Pnso, Texas, November 25.-
The Federal forces which have en-
gagged General Frnncjsco Villas
rebel troops near Tierrn Blanca for
the Iart two days, hnve been de-
feRted md routed, according to an
official message sent Tonight by
Gencrul truncisco villa, commanded
of the rebel forces. 40 the rebel
chiefs mt Juarez.
General villa said in the mesnnEe
that the Federal troops were In n
"disErnccfuI retreat" to the south,
aud that his forces had captured ali
their artillery and three OF the seven
trims OH which they had come TO
the battlefield.
Fierce lighting was In progress
late Tonight on the west hnnk of
the rebel troops south of JuareS,
where General MarcciO Caraveo.
commander of one of the Federal
columns, Ia reported making des-
pcratc nttuck on this section of
Villas forces In an attempt to break
through 10 Junrez.
1t The centre and east wing OF
Villas army the lighting seems 60
huvc subsidized, and only occa-
sionRI shot is exchanged.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-26
JAMES HAZEN HYDE WEEDS
Countess Louis DeGonIuut-Biron Bc-
comes His Bride.


Paris. November a5.--Jaues Hagcn
Hyde formerly director of the Eauita-
bio Life Assurance Societv. was ,uur-
Red mere to-day To Countess Louis
pcGontaut Biron. The bride is the
daughter OF John q. a Io!shnan
formerly United States aInba sxatlcr To
Germany. The ceremony took place
in the american Church oc the Holy
Trinity, the rector, Or. Samuel Wat
sor. officiating
The only guests present were tie
brides ;nothnr. the Duke and Duchess
OF CroT. the latter the brides sister;
Embassadcr ana Mrs. Myron 7. Her
rick and u few othe, intimate friends.
Fne bride was attended ny Princess
Guy De ucigny-Lucinge. formerly
Miss Natiridad Terry. She WAS given
away b. her brother-in- w. the Duke
OF Croy. in the absence Of her father.
who IS in the United States Ambas-
s"dcr herriclS acted ar best man
The civil marriage ceremony bad
neen previously performed nj tho Of
hcc OF the Mayo! III the Sixteenth Ar
rondiasement. The witnesses were
HenrJ cleW's. IL. OF New York: mo
Duke o Croy. mbssEsdor Herricl,
ana Harry $. Lehr.
Ambassador Horr!clt gave q dinner
I" the wedding party las; night