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The Washington herald., 1913-11-30
MAY BE
INVOLVED in INTRIGUE
Nicaragua, Il Is Said, Wants 10 Put
Him 10 Death and Clear Way for
100000 Bond Issue.
INQUIRY BY STATE DEPARTMENT

The State Department yesterday took
under investigation story of political
intrigue which involves a fortune on one
hand and possibly the life Of Jose Santos
Zelaya on the other.
1t Is claimed that the real reason for
proceedings against Zelaya by Nicaragua
is to put him to death and clear the way
for a proposed issue of $3.0oo0oo in bonds
through Brown Bros. & Co.. Of New
York. =
These bonds. II is said. are to be secured
with the customs receipts Of Nicaragua.
on which Zelaya gave a prior lien.
amounting to 81 per cent. on a bond sane
toned by him when president Zelaya
Is alleged to have come to this country
to dispose Of $4,000 worth of these bonds
in his possession. payment on which has
been stopped by Nicaragua
In the hands Of an American. the claim
could be taken up by the State Depart
ment at Washington for settlement.
which again might render operative the
81 per cent lien and defeat the Brown
Bros issue.
The matter was brought to the atten-
ton of Solicitor Folk. of the State De-
partment, by Zelaya's lawyers, who ex-
press confidence in the acquittal of their
client.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-30

AT this juncture one of the wizard
senators discovered what he Thought
was Senator even more wjerd In an
pearenee than himself The ..Scnat tor,,
at once moved that his discovery he
appointed Official rat tran Of the g.
ate' because his face looks like a piece
OF cheese The Senator SO referred ID
took exception to this unsought anno,nt-
ment, and for awhile the session was
IN an uproar. An increase in salary for
the pages was unanimously passed as
was an order calling for the serviny
Tree OF charge of six turkey sandwiches
every day to each page.
Executive Session. Held.
Then the inevitable Mexican question
popped up. Arthur NJ. Mccoy. of South
Carolina. was on his feet in a moment.
and demanded that the Senate 20 into
executive session and that the galleries
De cleared Newspaper CORRESPONDENTS
and visitors were hustled out of the
galleries. and the pages delyed ex-
haustiyely into the Mexican situation.
After considerable oratory Il was voted
to leave the Mexicans strictly alone
as they can run faster than Ameri-
cans The Senate then adjourned
The officers OF the Senate for the ses-
sion were Joseph o'Toole, president pro
tenn Of the Senate; Douglas A. seely,
of West Virginia, secretary: Charles w.
Conrad, jr., OF the District, chaplain.
and R. w. Nagle. Of Arizona sergeant
at-arms
The Washington herald., 1913-11-30
Youthful Senators" Pass
Some Wonderful Measures
Pages Hold Session, Nth Joseph O'Toole Pre-.
Siding-Increase Salaries and Vote to Gfpe
Members Six Turkey Sandwiches Daily.

Senator's of weird mien. hailing from
weird towns, and conducting business
under weird rules of parliamentary pro.
ceedure. took possession of the Senate
yesterday afternoon and proceeded tG
pass sundry measures, calculated tc
Llunge Uncle Sam in debt, and furnish
wonderful campaign material Senators
from Oshkosh, Medicine Hat, and Sea
Bluff, were present, while presiding owe.
the usurping Senators sat Joseph
O'Toole, of Delaware. chief page of ths
Senate
But the invaders were far from beins
hostile body-far from it They
promptly. upor the molten of Senate
Page Nelson Carlisle. of Minnesota, who
was seated in Fob" La Foilette's seat,
passed the currency bill by Unanimous
vote, with rider attached calling for
''the greater elasticity of money, so II
would last longer" II was the annual
session of the pages Of the United States
Senate, in celebration of the close of the
special session yesterday.
Private Offices Wanted.
A bill calling for the erection of a
ferred by President" O"roole TO the
committee on interstate oceans and ca
nails" Still another notion. calling fer
a large outlay of specie. provided that
the pages of the Senate be given private
offices. a stenographcr and two secre-
taries at salaries Of $500 year. This
was passed without the trouble of refer
ring 10 committees
The Washington herald., 1913-11-30
MAKES $500, 900 DURING
HIS TERMS AS CONVICT
Bank Wrecker Robin Allowed to Come
and Go at viii from Black
wells Island.

New York, Nov. s.-Joseph G. Robin,
the skyrocket financier, sentenced to
serve one year on Blackwells Island
today was released from the peniten-
usry, his sentence satisfied, without ever
having served a day of actual prison
life for the larceny of $1,000 from the
Washington Savings Bank.
This remarkable procedure came 20
light today when VT developed that dur
ing all Of the five months that Robin Is
supposed to have been a prisoner on tha
island he had been permitted to leave
the prison every morning in time 10
catch the O'Clock boat. remain In the
city transacting business until 4 o'clock
and then resume his place at the peni-
tentiary for the night
Robin passed the early part of his sen .
tence in the Tomhs, where he proved OF
great assistance TO District Attorney
Whitman in prosecuting several bank
wrecking cases. He tried vainly several
times to secure his release on habeas
corpus proceedings
While nominally a convict, Robin X
said to have made between S50o.GOO and
N.o0o.oOO during his daily trips to New
York.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-30
BLAZE MENACES ART
TREASURES In MUSEUM
Stubborn Fire Fills Metropolitan with
Clouds Of Smoke, and Paintings
May Be Damaged.

New York, Nov 9.-The Metropolitan
Museum of Art. in which ;15o. 900. 900 worth
of paintings and other art treasures are
on exhibition, was menaced by fire to-
day. Many Of the rooms in the museum
were filled with dense smoke, and more
than three hundred people were driven
from the building.
The fire was caused by spontaneous
combustion in the locker of what Is
known as the copyist room. These lock-
ers are used by art students engaged In
copying exhibits in the museum. and are
filed with paints, oils. half finished pic
lures and drawings. and oIl-soaked rags.
Robert w. DE Forest, president of the
museum, arrived shortly after the fire
broke out and took charge. Late this
evening he expressed belief that the
damage would be confined to the stu
dents locker room, although the ex-
hibits had not been examined for
smoke damage Thomas Ferry. an en-
ploye. was the first to discover the blaze
and was overcome by gas while nghting
the fire single handed.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-30
GOOD BOOKS AT Low FIGURES.
Library OF Congress Gets 1880 Pri.
vately Printed Volumes.

A collection Of books that English news
papers say could not be duplicated in
half a century OF effort has been pur-
chased for the Library of Congress by
Herbert Putnam. II was an
nounced yesterday. The collection. COM
prising about l5eo volumes. privately
printed. was purchased for about s., 900.
Mr.. Putnam says.
Bertram Dobell, bookseller of London.
obtained the collection Most OF the books
are Of the eighteenth and nineteenth CEN
turtles, and many have not been listed in
catalogues.
Mr.. Dobell has been gathering the
volumes for years" said Mr.. Putnam
yesterday. Recently he printed and sent
us a catalogue of them. We found the
list to contain SO many volumes not in
the Library of Congress, and the price
was so reasonable, that We could not
neglect the opportunity to purchase them.
The books are Of the sort that do not
get into the ordinary market"
The Washington herald., 1913-11-30
GRANTED FREEDOM: DIES.
ParoIed Convict Cheated ont of Lib
erty by Death.

Pittsburgh. Pa, Nov. 2s.-Eighty-one
convicts In the Western Penitentiary here
were notified yesterday that the State
board OF pardons had acted favorably on
their applications for parole under the
new Pennsylvania law, and that they
were free to leave the prison.
They were released in squads OF three
until all but three had departed. OF this
number one had died a few minutes be-
fore his time for freedom arrived. an
other, a woman. was SO III her death
appeared a matter Of only a few min
utes, and the third was blind II was
necessary to make some other provision
for him.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-30
CID NAVY TO INSPIRE NEW.
Constellation and Constitution May
he Anchored on Potomac Park.

Recommendation is made in the report
OF Rear Admiral Rupert Blue. chief of
the Bureau of Navigation of the Navy
Department, that the frigates Constitu-
tion and Constellation, which. in early
days Of the republic, terrorized foreign
navies. be assigned to this city and an
chored on Potomac Park.
II the suggestion is approved by Sec
retary OF the Navy Daniels, the vessels
will be brought here in hope that visit
ors from other cities, seeing them, will
be stirred to approve the program for a
larger navy. The Constitution now Is
at the Boston Navy Yard. and the Con-
stellation is at the Newport Naval Train
ing Station.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-30
CAMPAIGN FUNDS MADE PUBLIC
Republicans and Bull Moose Furnish
Lists of Contributions.

New York. Nov. 2s.-A list of campaign
contributions to the Progressive and Re-
publican parties In 1911. 1872 and 1913 has
been delivered to District Attorney Whit
man from the office Of the secretary OF
State at Albany. These documents were
demanded by Mr.. Whitman for use in
his investigation of charges that cam
paign contributions were extorted from
State contractors. Revelations hitherto
obtained have concerned only contribu-
tions to the Democratic campaign fund.
According to information at the district
attorneys Office, Mr.. Whitman's request
for the papers was ignored until he had
recourse to a grand jury subpoena
The Washington herald., 1913-11-30
QUAKER CITY BANKERS IN ARMS
Start Fight for Regional Bans
Ignored In Currency Bill.

Philadelphia, Nov. 2e.-Quaker City
bankers began a concerted night today
to make Philadelphia a regional bank
center under the administration currency
bill. The ignoring OF this city by Con-
gress angered every large banker and
through the clearinghouse and CONNER
ciaI organizations they viii attack the
measure unless they are recognized.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-30

ferent bodies. this last suggestion has
not the merit Of the first which could
be accomplished with comparative esse
by an amendment to the House rules
permitting the chairman. at least, of the
House District Committee to serve as
chairman Of the subcommittee on Dis
trict appropriations of the Appropriation
Committee.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-30
B1EBER PROPERTY APPEAL.
Corporation Counsel to Seek Reduc.
tion of Condemnation Award.

tion of Condemnation Award.
Appeal will De made by the War De-
partment against an appraisal of $2f ,735
by condemnation board of property it
is desired tc obtain from Sidney Bieber,
Of this city. The property is along the
Eastern Branch of the Potomac, and
constitutes part Of the fats which the
government intends to reclaim
Mr.. Bieber bought the property from
the government several years ago. When
the government wished to repurchase i,
Col w. c. Eangfitt, engineer Officer N
charge of reclamation OF the fats, and
M. G. Hazen, District surveyor, said the
property was worth $4,000 Mr.. Bieber
agreed to sell at the governments figure.
When the estimete Of Col Langfitt and
Mr.. Hazen was announced. Acting Sec
tary of War Breckinridge said the price
was excessive, and moved that 1t be
condemned. A condemnation jury decided
it to be worth S24.7A. Then the corpor-
alton counsel was instructed to appeal
the award.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-30
Annex to Nnr-e., Home.

An annex to the Home for Nurses will
be made by George Washington UNI
versity of the property at 1901 L street
northwest. purchased from Mrs. Emily
M. Baker. The main building. Of the
home is at Thirteenth and L streets.
Increase in the accommodations at the
home was made necessary, it wss an
nounced, because of the demand for
tuition at the school OF nurses
The Washington herald., 1913-11-30
pn.tnr,. Home Rohbel.

Rev. E. NJ Mott. pastor of the Church
OF the Advent, living at 15s U street north
west. reported to the police last night the
theft Of $3.50 worth of suits. an overcoat.
razors, shawl, woolen trousers. and a
wooden sweater belonging to himself and
to Edgar q. Baum. who lives at the
same address.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-30
Potato disease to Be Discussed.

public meeting to determine whether
potatoes imported for nursery purposes
from the Dominion of Canada, New
foundIand. England, and Ireland. are
likely to bring the dreaded potatoe dis
ease known as 'Spongo-spora subter-
ranea" into this country will be held at
the Department of Agriculture Decem-
her IS, at 10 o'clock. There is at present
an order prohibiting importation of pota-
toes for ordinary purposes from these
The Washington herald., 1913-11-30
BIG STRIKE IS OVER.
/ 5, 900 Electrical Workers to Return
10 Work Monday.

Schenectady, N. Y, Nov. 2S.-The strike
at the General Electric plant ended to-
day, and the employees will return to
work Monday morning. The settlement
was effected at meeting of representa-
tives Of the company, the unions and
Mayor Lunn. The agreement later wes
ratified by the Trades Alliance. All
parties concerned issued a statement to-
night expressing satisfaction at the terms
OF settlement.
The General Electric Company agreed
to find employment within a week for
Miss Mabel Leslie and Frank Dujay,
1pion leaders. whose removal caused the
strike. The plant is not expected to be
running full force for at least a week.
The mayor is the hero of the moment
and a big celebration was held tonight
at which speeches were made by Mayor
Lunn. and representatives Of the COM
pany and unions.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-30
BLAMEs AMERICAN WOMEN.
Writer Says They Give Paris n Bad
Reputation.

Paris, Nov. 29.-That American women.
who come to Paris smoke cigarettes in
public. attend the night restaurants, and
wear lavish gowns and gems, are largely
responsible for the reputation Parisiennes
have acquired because of unconvention-
ality, is the. contention of Max Nordau
in the December number of La Revue.
When you see a woman wearing stun
ming hats, Iunching at Pre- Catalan. tea
ing at the Ritz, dining at lie Doyon.
supping at the Abbaye and De Theleme,
flirting at Deauvile, gambling at Monte
Carlo, drinking champagne or smoking
cigarettes, you can be sure she is a New
Yorker and not Parisienne," ne says
THE true Parisienne is strictly con-
ventional woman who shrinks from such
follies."
The Washington herald., 1913-11-30
delegate. to River Congress.

Roy c. Clafiin, John L. Weaver,
Charles W. Darr, Albert Schulteis, and
Levi Woodbury. yesterday were named
delegates of the Chamber Of Commerce
to the National Rivers and Harbors
Congress, to be held at the New VIII
lard next Wednesday. Thursday. and
Friday.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-30
Mny nie Rohber,. vietim.

Charles A. stockett. who was assaulted
and robbed by a negro IN his hardware
store, 2010 Eighteenth street northwest.
last Wednesday. is still is critical con-
dition at Emergency Hospital The DO
lice are stiIl searching for Stocketts as
sailant. Several suspects have been re-
leased.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-30


them.
II do not believe In government owner
ship Of railroads. 1 believe that II Is a
dangerous political power ip our form OF
government. but this Is an exceptional
Case, and exceptional methods are neces-
sary.
''rhe government had better build the
railroads and give them away than to
give all the peoples natural resources
In Alaska In order to get such railroads
built
This administration is going to build
railroads. to develop Alaska II Is going
to increase the production of sold. open
homesteads for our people. open up the
coal fields under proper protection. break
doEn the coal monopoly, and insure the
power and efficiency OF its navy. And in
50 doing IL is going to add to the pros
perity CT our people"
Debate Begins Next Monday.
The Senate will take up consideration
OF its BILL which Is similar to the House
measure, on December at the regular
session. 1T win be the unfinished busi-
ness and will have the right OF way
until IT is disposed Of While a bitter
hight on the part of the opponents OF
government ownership is looked for,
senator Pittman, in charge OF the bill.
says that the majority cfthe Senate fa-
yor the measure
IL is expected to have the entire
support of the President and his Cabi-
net. The plan is a pet one Of Secretary
OF the Interior Lane. Chairman Houston.
OF the House Territorial Committee, said:
The only naval coal on the Pacific
Coast is In Alaska In case OF war the
freight on coal for one years supply for
the Pacific deet would amount to s1s.-
10000 This amount would meet almost
the entire coast OF the proposed rail-
road
The Washington herald., 1913-11-30
TWO SLAIN WITH HATcHET.
,ruskoeec Bu.in--- Meh victim. of
"Ax Mnrdrrer.v

~ .r
Muskogee. Okla. Nov. 2s.-A mysterious
murderer, who chops his victims to death
with hatchet. has made his appearances
in this city. and already has slain two
business men, leaving no clue leading to
the establishment OF his identity.
b. F. Richardson. furniture dealer.
was murdered In his place OF business
about dusk Thursday. and early last might
Z. 8. Everett n groceryman. was killed
In his store. about i've blocks from the
scene OF the former crime.
Both men were killed with a hatchet.
and the heads Of bodies OF both were ter
ribly mutilated. Other points of similar
lty In the execution of these two murders
have convinced the police that the two
crimes were committed by the same per-
son.
That robbery was not the motive of the
murders Is indicated by the fact that the
cash till In neither store was robbed.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-30
PI.n.-4or school Building.

Specifications have been sent to pos
sible bidders for the erection of a new
s.. 10000 Central High School building,
the District engineer department an
nounced yesterday. Bids will be opened
on December I5
The Washington herald., 1913-11-30
CARNEGIE PRAISES BRYCE.

Says Former Ambassador II One OF
WORLDS Foremost Men.
contributes an article on James Bryce
to the first number Of the Aberdeen Uni
versity Review. He calls Bryce lone
Of the foremost men OF our day; a model
for all Of us to follow"
Carnegie retires next year as lord rec
tor OF Aberdeen University. and his article
Is taken as broad hint to the students
that they should elect Bryce In his place.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-30
ADDRESS BY CARL BROWNE.
Clad I'm Armor, He Discusses Social.
ism mt street Corner.

ism mt street Corner.
Carl Browne. late of Coxey's army
last night delivered a speech on Social
ism at Tenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue. Mr.. Browne. who styles him.
self the Labor knight" appeared on the
improvised platform in armor. Harry
Kritzer, of New York, a Socialist speak
er, also addressed large crowd.
Mr.. Browne will deliver speech on
Resurrection and Reincarnation." at
o'clock this afternoon at Tenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-08-08
Sowing Of Red Glover,

In tests at the Delaware experiment
station poor land seeded to a mixture
of red clover. alsike clover and timo-
thy in September was top dressed dur
ing each of the two succeeding years
with nitrate of soda. acid phosphate
and muriate of potash. singly or in va
riOus combinations and amounts. Nj
trate of soda gave the largest returns
when used sinyly or in combination,
and no application without nitrogen
paid for the fertilizers used.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-08-08
SETTING OUT CABBAGE.
If You Must Do It In Hot, Dry Time,
Treat the Roots.


Cabbage plants for the late or main
crop are usually set early in July. Aft
err or during a light shower is the most
favorable time, rs when placed in the
dry ground on a hot day many plants
may be lost. When it is necessary to
set during IL hot, dry time, the roots
OF the plants may be dipped in a mix
ture Of land and plaster and water of a
creamy consistency. Growers using
this method claim they have very little
loss in the driest times.
In cabbage growing sections the
growing Of plants has become a serious
proposition on account Of damage from
maggOt flies and flea beetles, which
have become so plentiful that only
small fractions Of the seed soWn give
plants worth setting.
When the plants are set in the field
they are protected by liberal spraying
with suitable poison. In the early
stages of growth paris green and ar
senate of lead are used for the spray.
After the cabbage has begun to head
other means must be employed. some
using salt to kill and keep off worms
Farm Progress.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-08-08
BAD EGGS COSTLY
Lose the Farmers Millions of Dol.
lars Every Year.
INVESTIGATION OF CAUSES.
Government Puts Blame on Improper
Keeping Conditions. Too Many Fer
tile Eggs, Lack Of Cleanliness, ETC.,
and Suggests Remedies.

Every year there is a loss of mil
lions Of dollars in bad eggs, the direct
result of haphaZard methods of pro-
dQct!on, marketing and shipping
Which are now in vogue in many
states. The greatest part of this loss
is due mainly to ignorance or indif-
ference on the part of the farmer and
producer. and only Il small part is
caused by c~arelcssness on the part of
the buyer and shipper.
With a view to determining the
causes OF the great loss in eggs, the
United States department of agricul-
ture undertook a thorough investiga-
ton of the problem. Experiments were
conducted in Kansas to determine
what deterioration tool place in eggs
when retained under typical conditions
on the farms, in the country store and
during transportation. The tests in
Guided keepin" eggs in dwelling house.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-08-08
Mistaken Idea About Alfalfa.

1t is a mistaken idea. commonly
practiced, that after the growth of al
falfa is we'll started it requires no
further attention as to fertilizing or
manurine. The considerable uuanti-
ties of the mineral elements removed
by a fair yield of alfalfa Indicate clear
~ that in the case Of sol! only fairly
fertile the supply of these mineral
elements contained in the soil will be
exhausted to the point where one or
more of them may become the limiting
factor in the growth of this ROD
Bulletin, Ohio Agricultural Experiment
Station.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-08-08
FIELD CORN SELECTION.
Successful Pennsylvania Farmer Takes
Seed Directly From the Land.

\ remarkable example of the bene-
hts tina may be derived from the care
full. selection of seed corn in the field
may be found on the farm of X. w.
Anderson in lower York county. Pa.
Mr.. Anderson has used considerable
care in the selection of his seed for a
number of years and has been able to
change the type of stalk and. ear al
most at will. The variety grown could
not well be classed as a standard va
riety. 1t has not been bred for show
purposes, but to produce the greatest
number of bushels of shelled corn to
the acre.
Mr.. Anderson will not use for seed
an ear that grew SO near Il barren Or
Il smutty stalk that it might have pol
'lenized it's immediate neighbors.
His results are being recognized by
his %neighbors. He simply shells a few
of his very best ears for his breeding
plot. The next best ears are planted
along one side of the field. From
these the bulk of his seed is selected.
He always goes over this part of the
field just ahead of the cutters and Sc
lects plants that approach closest to
his ideal, and puts, them in small
shocks out of line with the regular
rows.
OF course, he selects in the field con-
siderably more than he wants, but the
ears are reselected closely at husk-
ing and again at Smelling time.-Amer-
lean Agriculturist.