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The Washington times., 1913-02-10
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU,
AIEyANDRIA VA rER N


ALEXANDRIA. VA. FEB. 10.
Declaring that he was still a resident
Of the city Of Alexandria, that his home
was located in this city, and that his
residence In Braddock Heights was only
temporary one. Julius Y. Williams. a
member OF the city council Of Aiexan-
dria, elected from the Second ward. filed
his answer IN the corporation court to-
day to the quo warranto proceedings
which were brought against him In the
name of the State Of Virginia by Samuel
G. Brent, Commonwealth attorney, at
the insugation Of Frank c. Spipks
Howard W. Smith, H. r. Burke, Cherries
B. Marshall. Capt Albert Bryan, and
]. Fred Birrell, six other members Of
the common council
The petitioners are seeking to oust Mr..
Williams from his seat on the ground
that he has removed his home from the
city, and is now q resident of Alexan-
dria county.
Judge Barley win fix a date later In
the term for the hearing Of the evidence
In the case
A fire yesterday afternoon practically
destroyed the large warehouse Of the
Texas Oil Co.. at the corner OF Wolfe
and Union streets. When the depart
rnent answered the alarm. huge vol
umes Of black smoke was pouring from
the structure. rendering II almost i'm
possible for the firemen TO work. A
large quantity Of lubricating oil and
several car loads of tarred paper were
practically destroyed. The building was
owned by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company and was used for q num-
ber of years as their depot in this city.
The loss to the building and contents
was $4,000.
In police court today ]. p. Prady was
brought before Justice Cation charged
with beating his wife last night in their
The Washington times., 1913-02-10

Swift 4 Company's saIes OF Fresh
Beef In Washington. d. c., for the week
ending Saturday. Feb. 8, 1913. averaged
1882 cents per pound.--Advt
The Washington times., 1913-02-10
COUNCILMAN WILL I
FIGHT FOR OFFICE.
Aexandran Denies He Has Deserted Virginia City and Con-.
tests Proceedings Begun for His Re.
movable ws Notes.

home in the Braddock House. but Mrs
Brady denied the story tolc by the
owner Of the house and the police and
begged So hard for her husbands re-
lease that Justice Cation agreed to let
him go provided he would swear on for
period Of one year. Clyde Sullivan.
a young white man, was fined g for
disoroeriy conduct, and James Prather,
colored, charged with cutting John Fos-
ter, colored. was hned $50.
Chief Of Police Goods received a .ele-
gram today from A. J. Bell. Of Cobham,
Va: stating that his store had been
robbed last night OF a quantity Of mer-
chandise. Including SHOES, neckvear.
and tewelry. and that an Alexandria
colored man was suspected Of being the
thief.
Next Thursday win be patrons day
at the Lee school, and parents of the
children are invited to be present on
that occasion.
The funeral Of Mrs Edith Hunter
Janney, aged seventy years. formeri. a
resident OF this city. who died In WASH
ington Saturday night will take place
tomorrow morning end interment will
be made In the Presbyterian Cemetery.
District Deputy Grand Master J. T.
O'Mera and Past Grsnds p. R. Stns-
bury and P. NJ. Bradshaw. Of the local
lodges of Odd Fellows. are in Rich
m ond TODAY attending the funeral Of 7.
Wiley Davis. grand secretary Of the
grand lodge of Odd Fellows.
A complimentary lecture to the Cam
eron Club and their friends Will be
given tonight In Christ Church parish
han by Overtop Price. formerly as
sistant forester Of the United States.
His subject win be Conservation"
Lyles Abel. an employe of the Poto-
mac yards. was struck by locomotive
on Saturday night and taken TO the
Alexandria Hospital suffering with scalp
wounds. His condition was Improved
The Washington times., 1913-02-10

The Rev. Frank NJ. Richardson, pas
tor of Rockville Southern Methodist
Church. conducted the funeral services
for James w. Bean. which were held
at the family residence at 'Derwood
this morning. Interment was In Rock
willie Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1913-02-10

In police court today J. p. Prady was
brought before Justice Cation charged
with beating his wife last night in their
The Washington times., 1913-02-10

Next Thursday win be patrons day
at the Lee school, and parents of the
children are invited to be present on
that occasion
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-09

VIEWS OF cHAPULTEPEC CASTLE
from the American colony occurred
over thousand Americans. however.
We're reported stranded in the Mexican
capital Secretary Knox made ar
Engagements to relieve these citizens
with funds. =.
On the other hand. hundreds OF
young men have become eager for
lighting and have been enlisting In
the army and navy.
Stocks and bonds representing In
yestments 10 the southern republic
have suffered alarming tumbles in val
ue. AS a result similar. sympathetic
drops have occurred to many other Sc
curities II is reported that American
investments In Mexico total about
S;OO,OOO0OO The commercial rela-
tons mean millions more to capital III
this country. Many imports are made
from the revolution ridden land.
The actual warfare going on for time
promised to be the bloodiest and cruel
est Mexico had ever known. While
Madero steadfastly refused to resign
and Felix Diaz. the rebel leader. stead
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-09
Joaquin Miller Had
Adventurous Career
Before lie Became Poet

~ w in the aerie sastne~s of
81 q woodland estate overlooking
~ the Golden Gate OF San Fran
cisco lived Joaquin Miller, one
Of Americas best loved sous. This
unusually picturesque character, who
died recently, though he unused close
to nature In his woodland home far
from the sounds of modern life. was.
nevertheless. always close to his fell
low countrymen Milers death at the
age of seventy-one caused sorrow to
thousands of his countrymen.
For twenty-five years. while the
poet of the Sierras." as he was low
ing known, lived in the retreat. his
cabin was mecca for both the famed
and unknown geniuses of every sort.
His writings. coming out OF the woods
with their seeming breath Of green
things. kept him ever before thousands
OF admirers.
Miller had an adventurous career
during the early part of his life. He
was captured by Modor Indians and
reared with them as Il boy. Later he
fought in an Indian war. went on
filibusterinS expedition and was wound
ed and captured He figured in sew
eraI gold hunting expeditions. ultimate
ly acquiring quite ii snug sum from one
Of his ventures.
He always declared he did not care
for writing because Of his belief that
a person who wrote for a living could
not think much, and a person who did
not think much was not fulfilling the
best purposes of life.
His splendid poetry almost entirely
treated of the wonders of nature. He
had small patience for literature that
exploited war and warriors
Miller was far more widely known
by his pen name of Joaquin than by
his Christian name, which was Gin
cinnatus Heine. He took the pseudo
nym after making a chivalrous defense
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-09

of Joaquin Murietta. Mexican bandit.
Miller was born in Wabash district
on Nov. 10, 194l. His father was
schoolteacher with an excellent edu-
cation, and his mother was cousin
Of General Burnside. The family
was caught In the excitement of the
gold craze Of 40 and started for the
Pacific coast the father mother and
four children taking two years for the
trip amid many hardships. finally bring
ing up at the forks of the Willamette
river in Oregon.
In 1854 young Miller ran away from
home with packer" who was on the
way to the California gold fields, On
the trip the man was killed by the hos
tile Modoc Indians. and the boy was
made a prisoner He was with the In
dams nearly five years and adopted
many Indian ways. learning the Ian
guage and becoming a sort of chief
He finally took part with the Indians
In the Modoc war. in which they were
defeated in 1858. and. escaping down
the Sacramento in disguise he reached
san Fanc1ScO. de got dtoaTu
steamer bound for Panama and joined
Walkers filibustering expedition. In
one Of the fights with the Nicaraguans
he was wounded and made prisoner.
but was set free and went up the coast
In a schooner to Portland.
His books include Songs Of the Sier-
ras." Songs of the Sunland.' The
Ship In the Desert" The First Fam
lilies Of the Sierras." THE Baroness of
New York." Songs of Italy" "Shad-
ows of Shasta" 1.-The Gold Seekers of
the Sierras." Songs Of the Mexican
Seas" and Songs Of the Soul" He
also wrote The Danites In the Sier-
ras." story of mining and Mormon
life on which his play. 1.-The Danites."
was based
On Rocky hill. above his home at
Oakland Heights. Joaquin Miller COM
pleted in 1873 unique funeral pyre.
Upon 1t he gave orders that his body
should be cremated and the ashes be
allowed to mingle With the winds that
sweep In straight from the Golden
Gate. The pyre Is a solid mass Of ma
sonry. 10 by 10 feet and standing eight
feet high
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-09


SOLDIERS IN FRONT OF PRISON
tasty demanded complete abdication
by the former. the warning troops ex-
changed shot and shell In the very
heart Of the city. The, bodies, of the
dead were strewn about. and the once
beautiful thoroughfares we're stained
lavishly with blood.
The leading editorial in the Army
and Navy Journal is entitled Mexico
and deals caustically with the Amert
can attitude toward Intervention.
After estimating the cost In men and
money for two years of warfare. the
Journal goes on:
I'VE trust that the special PROV
dence caring for children. fools anc
the United States of America is still
operative
"One OF the best conducted wars
thus far to our credit Ia that with
Mexico in 184S-9. The fruits of that
war were great. but this fact does not
inspire In the American people any
spirit of covetousness toward our
noiOt1hnr"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-09
Sinister Trail Of Death
Marks Investigation
Into New York Vice Graft

IN ECAUSE of the unusual series
OF murders that have followed
In its wake since the assassina
uon-of Herman Rosenthai IsSi
summer the New York vice and crime
Investigation has taken on a sinister
fatality. Also the sweeping disclosure
of systematic extortion and life taklu.
In New York have made the affair enc
Of national interest.
The murderous side of New York's
oddly developed criminal classes is
thrown forth in strong relief. As to
the phase Of graft operations, the liz
vestigators recently seemed to have en-
meshed the heads of the conspiracy.
Inspector Dennis Sweeney of the Sixth
inspection district. which comprises
the great section called Harlem. suffer
ed indictment as the man higher up.
1t was asserted by several informers
that he shared in a monthly collection
OF graft totaling from $500 to $1,000
Policeman Eugene Fox. when accus.
ed by hotel keeper Of being a collector
Of extortion. became himself an in
former recently. he implicated his i'm,
mediate superior. Captain Thomas
Walsh. The latter, sick in bed. then in
turn made complete confession. This
was the final fastening Of charges on
alleged culprits
Originally 1t was Herman Rosenthal
who had promised disclosures. that
started the big series Of graft sensa.
lions. Though Herman RosenthaIs
lips were sealed before he could ever
impart the big information be had. that
Information was more stirringly told
as result Of his death than it would
have been. had he lived But all along
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-09

admission to the bar be made spe-
cialty of international law His first
diplomatic service was as a plenipo
Tertiary with a rowing commission to
negotiate treaties with various foreign
powers He made treaty of com
merce and navigation with Holland
and treaty of extradition with Italy
For five years he was member Of the
federal congress and IN the course of
this legislative career was chosen by
the Mexican Academy of Legislation
and Jurisprudence as its delegate to
the lbero-A mericaD judicial congress
which met 10 Madrid in 1892.
He took leading part In the pan
American congress which met in the
City of Mexico In 1901. being president
pf the International law committee
and the foremost advocate of action In
favor OF the compulsory adjustment
Of pecuniary claims He was also
conspicuous figure at the congresses
held In Ecuador and Brazil and at the
second peace conference at The Hague.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-09

uAPECrOR DENNIS SWEENEY, AT TOP, AND
GAMBLER JAMES PURCELL
the way of the probing of crime have
occurred occasional deaths and the con-
demnation OF several to death.
The most recent murder was that Of
Agnes Purcell. girl of twelve years,
who was shot and killed by her father.
James Purcell. q former gambler. who
told the aldermanic Investigating COM
mittee recently that he had paid graft
money to many policemen and named
Them
Agnes the girl. did not know what
graft w8s. She did not know what
gambling was She was normal child
of her years All she knew was that
sometimes her mother and father quar-.
relied. II was In the heat Of one Of
these uuarrels that she was killed. She
never knew what II was about.
First there was Rosenthal himself.
shot because be was about to reveal
the workings Of the 30 called police
system: then there was Big Jack Ze-
ng, who might have been witness
against Becker and Becker's aids. shot
down BIZ q supposed half wit who had
q grudge against him.
Then came Agnes Purcell. asleep at
the time, shot to death because Ter
mother had called her father 10 a fit Of
anger q ''squealer."
She was the third actual victim. al
thoughsif one wanted to count the con
demned victims Of the courts there
might be inserted before her name
those OF FIVE others Becker. doomed TO
death for planning the Staying of Ro-
senthaL and the four "gun men" for
carrying out that death sentence. They
are all under condemnation to the
chair.
Purcell an understood. pallid faced
man, appeared before the aldermanic
committee and testified that during a
long gambling career in this city he
had paid tribute to several police cap
tafas and inspectors. Then he dropped
ont Of sight
But In his home. 1t appeared, he
thought over his testimony and was
afraid because Of It.
They had one of their never ending
arguments one day after Mrs. Purcell
had come home a few minutes after
midnight from visit to some reia-
dives uptown. and in reply to his de-
nunciations she called him ''squeai-
err
This was too much for him. BE got
I evolver which he had bought cou-
pjeiof days after he had given bis testi-
my 70 the aidermanic committee
a <orsf shot the little girl to death.
e. 1tz1ed to shoot hts wife Fortu-
nafpli Tor Mr1 Purcell the hast bullet
IS H. weapon sped Wild. and she had
nrpaens,e Of mind enough to fefgn
death for moment until the mans
enre had PASSED He Rave himself up.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-09
GENERAL v1cToRIASo HUERrA.

GENERAL vICTORIANo HUERTA.
lying provinces. where great oppression
Ia worked upon the people. But the
fighting in the City Of Mexico has been
OF particular concern to America
Scarcely a district has escaped injury
III the capital. 1t is estimated that aft
er the first ten days of fighting at least
1900 persons were killed and upward
OF 10000 wounded Detachments of
troops were cornered and moved down
ii, the streets Hundreds of buildings
w-re riddled
Carts piled high with corpses have
been seen driven through the city to
the outskirts. where the bodies were
buried
This bloody handed situa ton OF course
put up the prospect Of q possible ne
cessity for Intervention by the United
States To protect American and other
foreign interests tn Mexico City 1t ap-
peared Imminent that big forces Of
men should be thrown across the bor-
der, and to do that wouh mean war.
What would the war mean? What
would it amount tot was the next
question. Many publis men and the
representatives Of commercial interests
In Mexico brought pressure on Presi-
dent Taft to 60 ahead and order the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-09

has been suppressed by Prussia. The
kaiser is said to have brought about
a reconciliation in order to make his
daughter happy. knowing she loved
the young prince The wedding is to
take place Oct. %.
The Princess Louise for a long time
had been looked upon as possible
wife for the Prince Of Wales. Political
reasons would have made the match
ideal
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-09
FlREMEN WIN THEIR POINT.
Arbitration OF Railway Controversy
Proves OF Great Interest

The entire counrry Is now interested
in the arbitration developments be
tween the brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and the fifty four railroads
operating east OF Chicago. For days II
seemed Imminent thai the treni"i
would strike to the number of BOOM
men and tie mp the commerce of tn.
country indefinitely.
Finally when the railway managers
committee. Of which Elisha Lee was
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-09
REVOLUTION IN
HAS BIG
Overthrow of Madero Not Sure
End OF War; Many
Lives Taken.
rapid coup d'eta

"HOCGH a rapid coup d'etat
and consequent quick events
seemed on the surface to set
tie Mexico's bloody revolution.
the strife is declared far from over
Various serious effects have been
worked upon American interests. and
this country for days has been in diff
fcult position.
With Madero. members of his family
and other officials of his administration
arrested and held prisoners and with
General Victoriano Huerta exalted to
the presidency. it was still reported
that bloodshed would continue. Gen
eral Pasqual Orozco. with an army in
the northern part of Mexico. was re-
ported as steadfastly declaring be
would continue to fight. as the tempo
rary settlement was not proper one
He contended for the selection of Fran
cisco Leon de la Barra or General
Geronimo Trevino as provisional presl-
dent instead of Huerta. The latter
however. was reported the genius OF
the sudden overthrow of Madero. BE
personally directed the arrests. He
showed himself to be a strong leader
Students of the Mexican situation de
clare that. regardless of any possible
peace terms by the factions in the City
of Mexico. guerrilla warfare will go Oh
increasingly for long time in the out
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-09
MEXICO
EFFECT ON !. S.
intervention by Americans
Means Two Year Conflict
Costing Millions.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OTCVOWOVOVOV
stances sent u message 10 Madero urG
ing and warning him to protect for
eigners and with the cabinet withheld
further action The various bodies OF
the army were ordered in readiness at
many points over the country for quick
mobilization on the Mexican border.
and many warships were ordered TO
posts convenient for quick departure
for the south.
Because of the wounding and killing
OF many foreigners in the streets of
Mexico In the first place al exodus
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-09

secretary Of the senate Mr.. W1lsou IL
successful newspaper man Of Nash
vile. Tenn.
Much opposition has been voiced
against the possible appointment
Friends Of tho president have declared
II would be an unfortunate thing. as
It would appear to be nep0tsm-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-09
De la BARRA VERY POPULAR.
Mexican Stat sman Figured a. Posi-.
bic Man Of the Hour.

Mexican Statesman Figured a. Posi-.
BILE Man OF the Hour.
Francisco Leon de Ia Barra 6g
ured in Mexico for time as proba
bly, the man Of the hour. Many lead
ing Mexicans urged him as the pro
visional president in place Of Madero
Even the Mexican senate Is said to
have begged Madero to step aside in
favor Of De la Barra. who was thought
to be popular enough to weld the fac
tons together and pacify the malcop
tents.
De la Barra is now only forty-nine
years old. but he has had unusually
extensive experience in diplomacy and
statecraft His academic and legal
education was acquired at the College
Of the City of Mexico. and from his
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-09
JOSEPH R. WILSON TO FORE

Presidents Brother Recently Reported
Candidate For Big Job.
A matter Of much public interest
emanating from Washington recently.
was the report that Joseph R. Wilson,
brother Of the president elect, bad be-
come a candidate for appointment as
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-09
MRS. CURTIS HAS NEW BOOK

Popular Author Produces Another
Promising Work.
What promises to be one of the
most popular offerings OF fiction this
year is the latest book by Mrs. Isabel
Gordon Curtis. The WORT. which has
Just been turned out by the publisher,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-09
GERMAN PRINCESS ENGAGED

Feud IL Ended by Betrothai Of Princess
Victoria Louise.
1t Is reported from general diplo
matte sources that an international
feud OF fifty years standing was end
ed In the recent betrothal of Princess
Victoria Louise of Germany to Prince
Ernest Augustus. heir OF the Duke OF
Cumberland
The Duke of Cum berland is claim
ant to the throne of Hanover, which
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-09

HEBElB FIRIN0 FHOM BARRICADE
use Of the army and navy. They de-
scribed such move as being easy and
effective. They argued that the war
would be over in thirty days.
On the other hand. when President
TAFT called In his military advisers
and got at the real facts 1t was shown
that such step as Intervention would
cost this country million dollars a
day for the next two and a half years
and world require an army Of 100000
men on the American side.
The executive under the circum-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-09

chairman. acceded to the demand OF
the men to permit arbitration under the
Erdman act interest was little abat,
ed There would be no strike, but
there would ensue weeks of thrashing
out Of the firemen's demands. it was
seen. W. S. Carter, president of the
firemen's organization. made a strong
fight to gain the points demanded by
his fellow workers.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-09

IN ECAUSE of the unusual series
Of murders that have followed
~ In its wake since the assassina
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27

fowls should have burdensome fat, but
simply the fat that goes with prime
health and condition.
I have found that a fowl that was
reasonably Fat at the beginning of
winter made a better breeder in the
spring than the one that was lanky and
lean and half starved ali the time.
In order to keep your males in the
best condition it is good plan to
have a cupful of feed on the top of a
stake just as high as he can reach
to eat and too high for the hens. In
that way the male can have q little
feed at all times when he needs it.
Many male birds will stand around
and call the hens until the feed is all
consumed and go hungry.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27
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