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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-15
WILL FIGHT PENSION "CUT."
Former Fireman Files Mandamus
Su:t Apainst Commissioners.

T. w. virnstein. q pens'oner of the
local fire department. filed suit today in
mandamus against the District Commits
sioners to compel them to vacate an order
Of Juy Is. 1912. reducing his pension
from $50 per month to SO monthly. At.
torney Henry 1. Quinn represents the
petitioner.
Virnstein tells the court that he sub
m.tted to a physical examination and
was found to be suffering from tuber.
culosis and unable to perform manual
labor. Despite the medical return. he
saws. the Commissioners cut down his
pension
Virnstein's counsel relies on the de-
cision of Justice Wright In the Bros
nan case in which the court held that
the Commissioners are limited to the
consideration Of the results of the
medical examination alone In reducing
pensions. The Brosnan case is pending
in the Court of Appeals on an appeal
by the District officials from the ruling
of Justice Wright.
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DESTROYS SUMMER LID
Bernard Lewis lncurs Fine OF
SIS by Smashing Friends
Straw Hat.

Bernard Lewis was the first to feel the
heavy hand Of the law against breaking
up q straw hat He was arrested Satur-
day night by Policeman Stronan OF the
third precinct. on the complaint Of Jo-
seph Smoot. who declared his summer
lid had suffered at the hands OF his
friend.
Smoot, in the Police Court today, told
Judge Mullowny that he was walking
along the street. wearing the hat which
had served him we'll all summer, when a
voice behind him said: Don't you know
the gun has gone off?" Then hand
fell on his headgear and put 1t perma-
nently out Of commission.
Lewis pleaded not guilty. but failed to
satisfy the judge with his explanation
He was fined So, in default of which he
must spend a fortnight at Occoquan.
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FIVE NATIONS CELEBRATE
Republics of Central America
Observe DeIiverance From
Spanish Rule.

Today is the Fourth of July" of
Central America. The five Central
American republics are celebrating
their deliverance from Spanish rule in
about the same way that the Fourth of
July is celebrated here.
No formal celebration of the day was
held at any of the legations of the
Central American republics here, but
all natives of those countries recog-
nized the occasion in one way or
another.
The day served to cause much discus
sion of the proposal to unite the five
republics in one nation. in early days
the interests of all five countries were
the same, and they threw off the rule
Of Spain at the same time.
Central America declared it's independ-
ence Of spain in 1874, and Joined the
Mexican empire of Iturbide, which fel.
in 1923. The United Provinces OF Cen
trail America was then formed, but the
five republics broke apart in 1899 and
formed separate countries.
Ever since that time there has been
periodical discussion of means for
bringing them together again. The
discussion of this movement is more
determined at present than it has been
for several years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-15
DEATH OF ELIAS MICHAEL.
Head Of One Of st. Louis Largest
Dry Goods Houses.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. September 15-Elias
bichaei. president of one of the largest
wholesale and retail dry goods firms in
B. Louis. died at his home here today.
He vas ffty-nine years old. Mr.. Michael
WA born in Germany. and spent his boy
hood IN Memphis, Tenn.
Death was due primarily to the rupture
OF an artery while playing golf Sunday
afternoon Mr.. Michael formerly was
president OF the National Wholesale Dry
Goods Association and vas prominent i'm
he rhilanthropic work OF st. Louis. lie
vas director in the National Bank OF
Commerce and the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-15
HEFLIN'S Def UNACCEPTED.
Challenge to Debate Woman Suffrage
Question Not Taken Up.

The challenge of Representative Helm
OF Alabama. the woman suffrage oppo-
nent. to debate the question with any
democrat in the House or Senate In any
place had not been accepted up to today
according to Mr.. Hefin. He said none of
his colleagues had shown disposition to
take him up. but that the challenge is
still oper. Both Washington and Balti-
more suf:ragiSts are sure that the chaI-
i"ng" WI pe accepted within the next
few days. Women from both places have
offered TO hire Il hall for the debatc
AID TO provide :. presiding officer.
Representatives Taylor of Colorado and
Hol,son OF Alabama are the two men con-
~idered most likely to take up the chal-
lenge. Both are ardent advocates OF
woman suffrage. In his challenge Mr.
Hcflin spoke particularly Of the condi-
tons in Mr.. Taylor's state In a way not
particularly complimentary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-15
Jon't Use drugs
For Constipation
Just Try Natures Cure

We all know that constipation
brings on countless other compla nts
f not taken in hand, appendicitis
among thenl-also that any drug VIII
Sc its power after being taken for q
ime-but we should also know that
very drug forces Nature instead OF
assisting her, and will, If continued,
atgke us saves to them.
There is now a method of internal,
Jathing which VIII keep the intes-
ines as clean and pure and free from
waste as exac.ing Nature can demand
which, taken occasionally. will pre-
!, ent constipation. biliousness with lite
oppression. and the countless more
serious diseases which ale caused by
the blood taking up the poisons from
The intestines and carrying them
through the system.
That method is the -. 3. L. Cas-
,ade" which is being enthusiastically
used by many thousands, Is pre-
scribed by the most enlightened ply
sicians everywhere. and is now being
shown and explained by Aff1eck's
Drug Stores, 18th and + SITS. NV: I
9tl, and D. SITS. NV, and 900 G st.
NV. Washington.
Every one should At least investi-
gate this nature-cure without delay.
Ask FOR booklet, Why Man OF To-
day Is Only ~ Per Cent Efficient"
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INCURS FINE OF $500.
Alberta Ford Pleads Guilty to Keep
ing Unlicensed Bar.

Alberta Ford. a colored woman. was
fined 500 by Judge Mullowny in the Po-
lice Court today after she had pleaded
guilty. through Attorney Scott. to a
charge OF conducting an unlicensed bar
In default OF the fine she will have to
serve two months In the workhouse
Alberta was arrested at her house. ::
Fenton place. yesterday morning BY
6ergt Joseph Person and Policemen
Beckiey and Cox. The police declare they
sent woman to the house who pur-
chased whisky. and that a quantity of va
rsous sorts of liquor was found on the
premises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-15
WILL DISCUSS CURRENCY.
Banking Reform to Occupy Academy
Of Political Science.

NEW YORK. Septembey 1.-THE New
York Academy OF Political Science will
devote its fall meeting to the subject of
currency and banking reform, 1t was an
nounced today.
The meeting will take the form OF a
conference to consist Of three sessions to
be held at Columbia University October Is
and Il with banquet the evening of Oc-
tobor Is, at which Senator Owen, chair
nan Of the banking ana CURRENCY COM
Ini.tee OF the United States Senate: Car
ter Z. Glass. chairman OF the House com
Inittee on banking and currency, and eth
erS will speak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-15
MONEY SOUGHT BY STATE.
Missouri Institutes Proceedings
Against Eighteen Railroads.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. September 10
Proceedings incident to the entering OF
DEGREES in suits instituted by the state of
Missouri to recover approximately $780,
OOO from the eighteen railroads named in
the recent United States Supreme Court
decision in the Missouri two-cent pas
senger fare and maximum freight rate
cases, were begun before Judge Smith
Mcpherson in the federal district court
here today.
represents its expenditures in clerical
work and fling suits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-15
President Starts for Capital.

CORNISH, N H., September l5.-Pres-
ident Wilson spent last few hours Of
his visit to the summer White House in
playing golf on the Dartmouth College
links at Hanover. After luncheon sew
eral members of the family motOred
across the river to Windsor to see him
start for Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-15
Provides $4,000 for Statue.

Senator O'Gorman of New York today
introduced bill authorizing an appro-
pr'ation Of $4,000 for a copy of the
statue Of George Washington which
stands in front of the subtreasury IN New
York. The copy is to be placed at the
east front Of the Capitol in this city.
The statue in New York Is the work of
j. O. A. Ward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-15
Credits Taft With Victory.

Mr.. Cole explained further about the
1908 convention in his district He
said under no circumstances could the
National Association of Manufacturers
have swung the nomination for him.
He said Secretary Of War Taft was
largely instrumental in getting him
that nomination.
He said Mr.. Taft wrote to Arthur T.
vorvs his political MANAGER. in Ohio.
telling Vorys to support Cole. Vorys
followed instructions and Cole won.
Representative Willis, a member OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-15

the lobby committee. succeeded Cole in
1910.
Vt hadn't been for Secretary Taft"
said Mr.. Cole, you might have been
incumbered with Willis two years
earlier"
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Affidavit From Witness.

Cole said at the time he ordered Null
hall out Of his office G. r. Painter Of
Bowling Green. Ohio. a friend, was there
and heard 1t all. He produced an affidavit
from Painter corroborating his own tes-
tiTnony.
Nr Co'e produced letters from several
of the leaders of DELEGATIONS TO his no'ni-
mating convention DENYING that Mu'hall
ever figured in his fight for the nomina-
ion He asked the committee to send a
letter to each delegate to that conven-
ton.
''If one of them saws that he knew
Nulhall I'll admit that some of his claims
are true although 7 know they're not"
said Mr. Cole.
'Mulhail and the National Association
oe Manufacturers did not have the slight
est Influence in that convention he con-
tinued.
81 never received a contribution from
the National Association Of Manufac-
turers." sad Mr. Cole speaking of the
election that followed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-15
ORDERED MULHALL OUT,
SAYS RALPH D. COLE
Tells House Lobby Committee
He Had No Help From
the N. A. M.

Former Representative Ralph D.
Cole of the eighth Ohio district told
he House lobby committee today that
Martin NJ MulhalPs testimony and cor
respondence regarding his conduct as
a member Of the House were SO full of
half truths and f7lse statements that
he would confine his own testimony to
a general denial He denied fatty that
Mulrall helped him get his nomination
20 Congress.
II never received a contribution from
|he National Association of Manu-
far'"rars." declared Cole.
'Mulhan once came. to nv Office an"
sta rted to tel me that ] had to sto~
nv fight on Sneaker Cannon. He neve
cot arv fu. the than that. I ordered
M-lhall out of the room and l told him
if he ever returned I'd throw him out
of the window. From that day to this
I've never seen Mulha1l. That is the
way I've served the National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers. It's the first
time and the last time I ever talked
with any one from that association
about legialat ton
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PROPOSALS.

UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE. ROOM
So5 southern Build ,ng, Washington, d. c.. Sep
teTnbsr 10. 1sl3.-Sealed proposals for dredging
In Virginia Channel, Potomac River. .. C.,
VIII be received here until IL NJ. October H.
1913. ard then publicly opened. Information On
application. W. c. LANGFITT. Lieut.. COL
Enr,. sell. I2. IL. I5-oc11.l3
SALE OF CONDEMNED sTORES.-SEALED
prcposals viii be received by the superintend-
noon. Tuesday. September IL. 1913. and then
pnhisrly opened, for the purchase Of condemned
dynarcs, eng. nes. crate bars. wrought iron
pipe etc. Blank forms of proposals may bs
obtained upon application to the Bureau OF Sup
plies and Accounts. Navy Department, or the
Superintendent, Naval Observatory. J0SEPHUS
DANIELS. Secretary of the Navy. August .,
1913. se9,f5
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT q. s. CAP.
Proposals TN dnplicstel will be rec, lived and
opened az the above ONCE at o'clock pm.
Monday. September 70. 1913, for copper facing
aud gutter, mansard story. House OH b iilc.
Tag. Plans and specifications will be furnished
on application. accompanied BY check or cash
turn OF same. The right Is reserved to reject
aEy all bids and 10 waive techntcalities or IN.
fo-ralities. ELLIOTT WOODS. Superintendent
Y. : Capitol building and grounds.
ses.i1.i5.is
TREASURY DEPARTMENT., SUPERVISING
Architects Ofhce, Washington, d. c.. August 25
.ai3--Sesled propose s Will De received at this
G.Sned. for furnishing and Installing a new hot
vster tsrk. err, al the Winder Building Wash
!ngsor. u. c.. II sccordaEce with this s.eciilca-
ton. copies OF which may be obtained at this
ctce. in tue discretion OF the Supervising Archi-
te.t- @. WESpERoTH, Supervising Architect.
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Should all Mexico consent to join in
the coming elections, II is pointed out,
the possession of the electoral machinery
by the government would insure the
election of Gen. Huerta, should he be
the candidate Under these cond tons
the result Of the election. with a great
part of Mexico in opposition to him,
could not be accepted as far and
Impartial expression of popular win.
Should Gen. Huerta, elected constitu-
t.onal president under such circum-
stances, proceed in the administration Of
the government. and the attitude of the
United states rema n unchanged, recog-
milton being denied. the embarrassment Of
Mexico, II Is anticipated with surety.
would grow greater and greater DAILY
The lack OF funds to run the government
and restore tranquility In field campaigns
would bring about a condition of national
poverty that would end in chaos and per
hapS anarchy.
With neither the government nor the
rebellious elements able to procure arms
and ammunition. nor able to pay for
them IL procured, the warfare would be
likely TO take on Il barbara phase.
An act to provoke war with the United
States might be the desperate recourse
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MyYTiN(:S MONDAY. WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY
Pm sharp: q message to each: daily read.
nxA Mr.. r. NtLTRY. COT vt. v.ruou pI
Nv: hsct OF carneyle :.ihrarv. Phonr ". 370o
Graham guardian., 1913-06-20

Fresh vegetables and fruit from
Smiths Nursery. If our wagon fails
to call notify us at once. 17.tf
Graham guardian., 1913-06-20

thirteen stars. This showed the
! unity of the colony. The first flag
was made in May, l776, but it was
not really adopted by congress until
June Ia, TIT. For this reason Flag
Day is celebrated on June ID, instead
of on the day it was designed.
On the day following the adoption
of the flag Betsy Ross was married
to Captain Joseph Ashburn. He
was hero like her former husband
and was captured during a battle by
the British and died In prison, leav-
ing his wife with two little daught
ers.
John Clavpool, a close friend of
Ashburn, nursed him during his i'll
ness and then took to his wife diary
kept by Ashburn. He fell In love
with his former friends wife and
they were married at Christ church,
Philadelphia, May 8, 1888. To this
union four daughters were born.
Betsy Ross was "a years of age
when she died in 1886. The home
in which the first flag was made still
stands in Philadelphia.
Graham guardian., 1913-06-20
FLAG DAY

The 136th anniversary of the
adoption of the Stars and Stripes as
the flag of our country was cele.
brated generally throughout the
country Saturday. June 14th.
In Stafford no official program was
carried out. The Stars and Stripes
floated over the Forest Supervisor s
office and the residences of George
S. Andrus, A. T. Cotton and A. G..
Smith. A twenty-foot flag was dis.
played over the front of The Palms,
on Tenth street.
The following history of the flag
may be interesting to our readers:
Betsy Ross, designer of the flag,
was born on January l. 1852. She
was the seventh daughter and was
an expert needle worker. She was
a widow at twenty"four, her husband
being killed while guarding ammuni
tion owned by the Continental army
When General George Washing
ton wanted design for the flag he
was taken to Betsy Ross and she
drew the plan in his presence. The
first flag had thirteen red and white
stripes with a blue field dotted with
Graham guardian., 1913-06-20
"IF A TELLER PLUGS SPITT
BALLS"

tell you when feller has went
TO his room n set up till IL oh clock
studding his sums n cant get them
rite ennyhow n then gets time lick.
ed out of him next day becaus he
cant do his sums, it aint fair n the
next time he will think if hh is 90.
ing to get licked anyway he mite
as well not study n go out n rase
time n have as mutch fun as he can
before he gets licked again for miss
ing in his sums. | shood think any
teecher wood know better. shoodent
you?
if feller plays hockey or plugs
split balls or a pea blower or puts
pins in fellers seats or gum so that
when they has set there long time
on the gum they cant get up or
mud in his ink stand or puts a pin
in the tow of his boot and reaches
way forward n kicks felIer in
front of him n makes him gump n
holler feerful or ties a feller to his
seat or paiste the leeves of his read.
ing book together or puts pepper on
the stove in winter or brings a snake
or mouse to school in his pocket
n lets him out on the girls side OF
chalks cats heads on fellers backs or
makes up feerful faces at the teech.
er or puts greece on the blackboard
or saws of the hind legs of the
teechers chair so that when he
leens back he comes down whak or
little things like them n gets caught
he expects to get licked and it wood.
ent be half as mutch fun If he dident
kind of expect to get licked, bav
seen all of them things did In school
and have did most of them myself.
Teachers, as plupy Sees Them, "
Judge Henry A. Shute in National
Magazine for May.
Graham guardian., 1913-06-20
CEMENT SIDEWALKS.

The agitation started several years
ago by the GUARDIAN for cement
sidewalks is slowly producing results.
Last year cement sidewalks were
laid on both sides of Tenth street,
between X and L streets. with the
exception of several business places
on the south side of the street.
On the next block from l. to M
streets, the cement sidewalk has
been laid from the Gila Valley Bank
corner to Welker's, while nothing
has been done toward laying the
sidewalk on the entire south side
of the block. If this were accom-
plished the two business blocks of
Stafford would present nice ap-
pearance, and there can be no doubt
of the permanency of the improve
ments and the benefits that it gives
to the property.
Last Monday, June 9th, the work
of laying the cement sidewalk on
the east side of M street, starting
at Tenth street, was begun and the
walk was completed as far as Twelfth
street on Saturday. Work is now
going on laying a fivc-foot walk from
Twelfth to Fourteenth streets. When
these sidewalks are accomplished the
property owners will not only have a
permanent improvement in front of
their residences and one that will be
satisfactory and last for years, but
they have added many dollars to the
valueof their property.
The contract for the laying the
cement sidewalks was awarded to
an Ell Paso. Texas, firm. and the
work has been in the very best man.
ner and by capable workmen.
The great benefits to property by
good sidewalks and clean streets
will no doubt be seen by other pro-
perty owners and it will not be long
before Stafford will have many miles
of cement sidewalks and have added
materially to the beauty of the city.
Graham guardian., 1913-06-20
M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH
Preaching services every Wedne

Preaching services every Wednes-
day evening at 7:30 p. m.
Sunday School every Sunday at
1000 a. m.
Woman's Home Missionary So
eiety will meet at the parsonage
every first and third Wednesday of
each month at $50 p. m.
You will always find a welcome at
any and all of the services OF this
church.
I'VE are journeying unto the
place of which the Lord said: l will
give it you: Come thou with US,
and we will do thee good. Mum.
10, 20.
You are invited
RRy. BARKER NeRFHRup,
49-tf Pastor.
Graham guardian., 1913-06-20
LAND AGENT
YOU CAN'T FOOL WILSON

If there is any doubt in the minds
of the people that President Wilson
is not on TO his JOB" and intends
that there shall be no "veiled proph.
ct business" in the conduct of
public business, such doubt will be
removed when one reads the follow
ing excerpt from an article published
recently in the Ell Paso Times in
connection with his expose of the
lobby in Washington:
you cant fool Wilson. You
can't cajole him. You can't i'm
timidate him. You can't bring him
to compromise a principle. You
can't swerve him from a path he is
resolved to tread. Here is what he
says about it, and everybody with
intelligence enough to put up a
panel of draw-bars, or herd flock
of geese, knows the following mani.
festo from the president of the
United States is true in fact and
sound in assumption:
] think that the public ought
to know the extraordinary exertions
being made by the lobby in WASH
ington to gain recognition for GER
tain alterations of the tariff bill.
Washington has seldom seen so
numerous, so industrious, or so in
sidious a lobby. The newspapers
are being filed with paid advertise.
ments calculated to mislead the
judgment of public men not only.
but also the public opinion of the
country itself. There is every evil
dence that money without limit is
being spent to sustain this lobby
and to create an appearance of a
pressure of public opinion antagonis-
tic to some of the chief items on the
tariff bill. 1t is of serious interest
to the country that the people at
large should have no lobby and be
voiceless in these matters, while
great bodies of astute men seek to
create an artificial opinion and to
overcome the interests of the public
for their private profit. 1t is
thoroughly worth the while of the
people of this country to take knowl-
edge of this matter. Only public
opinion can check and destroy it.
The government in all it's
branches ought to be relieved from
this intoerable burden and this con-
stant interruption to the calm pro.
gress Of debate. ] know that in
this am speaking for the members
of the two houses, who would rejoice
as much as / would to be released
from this unbearable situation. "
Some talk, this, eh! Looks as if
the people had secured at last real
public servant in President Wilson.
Graham guardian., 1913-06-20
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy

Every family without exception
should keep this preparation at hand
during the hot weather Of the sum.
mer months. Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is
worth many times its cnst when
needed and is almost certain to be
needed before the summer is over.
1t has no superior for the purposes
for which it is intended. Buy it
now. For sale by all dealers
16-4t
Graham guardian., 1913-06-20
Best Laxative For the Aged

Old men and women feei the need
of a laxative more than young folks,
but it must be safe and harmless and
one which will not cause pain. DR..
Kings New Life Pills are especially
good for the aged, for they ACT
promptly and easily. Price 25c.
Recommended by Stafford Drug Co.
16-4t
Graham guardian., 1913-06-20

The people of Stafford have gone
to considerable expense to get up
the best celebration yet of Inde-
pendence Day, and they should re-
ceive the united support of the peo-
pie of the valley in making the day
a success. Much can be accom-
plished by cooperation and our
friends should realize this fact. In
connection with this we might quote
the caption of an old song: "There'll
Come Time Some Day"