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Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
GARMENT MAKERS
GIVE OWN CABARET

CHICAGO, Ill, Aug. 1.-Two
thousand wholesale and retail dealers
in women's and children's clothing to-
day announced the program for their
banquet tonight. From soup to nuts
during the banquet, there will be
Something doing" on the stage at
the end Of the big hall at the LaSalle
hotel. The prettiest models in New
York and Chicago will parade and do
a little dancing on the stage in the
very newest creations while the cloth
iers are dining. There will be flmy,
translucent skirts; opaque, slashed
skirts; enticing abbreviated short
skirts; alluringly sheer waists; daring
ballroom costumes, and several semi
classic Greek costume effects that the
clothiers are anxious to try out After
the "grown-up" show, a score or more
Of children wearing all the latest in.
fant toggery, will parade before the
dining manufacturers. Many Of the
new creations wsrs shown today at
the annual fashion show conducted by
the Chicago Garment Maksrs' assoeia-
tion ct 0rchsstza han.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
WOMAN
T[ST|F|ES
TELLS OF VISIT OF SELF
AND DIGGs TO RENO
PASSED As WIFE

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13.-Mar
tha Warrington testified in the Diggs
trial this morning that upon their ar.
irving in Reno she and Diggs occupied
one room at the hotel and Caminett
and Miss Morris another. Later wher
they rented the bungalow she and
Diggs occupied the same room. She
said Diggs introduced her as his wife
in the real estate office.
When the quartet was arrested
Miss Warrington testified she tele-
phoned her father at Sacramento, ask
ing him to have the warrants with
drawn, but Mr.. Warrington said he
could not as the matter was in the
hands of the state.
Diggs told the girls to tell the off
GERS that the men occupied one room
and the girls another, according to
Miss Warrington's testimony.
Miss Warrington admitted her re-
lations with Diggs were improper
when cross examined.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
GIRL PUZZLES ALIENISTS.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. 13.-A
riddle of personality" because of the
strange and unexplained series of mis-
haps and misfortunes which have fol-
lowed her in the past six months,
pretty Martha Walters, 20 years old,
today was put under observation by
alienists employed by the state and a
dozen nerve specialists of state wide
reputation.
Miss Walters, called "the girl of
mystery is apparently a normal,
healthy girl. During the past six
months she has figured in six sensa-
tional Incidents. The experts are 60
ing to test her to see if she does
not some times lose her real person.
ality and inflict injury on herself for
the effect it has on other people. Here
are some of the incidents which have
girl:
Jan. Miss Walters home was
burned, her two brothers incinerated
and she herself badly burned. This
was the fourth time in three weeks
the house had caught fire.
Jan. 5.-Found unconscious in a
dark street; claimed two n.en had at
tackled her.
Jan. 12.-Found in cemetery near
her brothers graves, unconscious; her
body and face showed marks of q
terrible beating.
Feb. 2.-Telephoned from her home
to the police that she was being mur-
dered; officers rushed to the house,
found it in wild disorder and Miss
Walters missing.
March 4.-Miss Walters found in
back yard of her home, unconscious;
claimed she had been kidnapped and
terribly mistreated while held a pris-
oner by four men.
June 18.-When Miss Walters did
not show herself at home for two
days, neighbors entered the house to
find her bound to sewing machine,
chloroform saturated handkerchief
near by. The house had been fred.
Detectives from the district attor-
ney's office, assigned to the case after
the police had been unable to pro-
duce the least clue to the perpetrators
of the mysterious attacks, also failed.
Physicians who examined the girl aft
er the attacks corroborated her sto-
ries of mistreatment. On none Of the
occasions could Miss Walters give any
thing but the most meager description
of her assailants.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
PRESIDENT fAVORS
HELPING FARMERS
DECLARES THAT IN THE PAST THERE has Rein
FAR TOO LITTLE FEDERAL LEGISLATION FRAnfD
TO SERVE THE AMERICAN FARMER DIRECTLY
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WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. l3.-
President Wilson today issued an Of.
fetal statement declaring he favored q
complete and adequate system of ru.
raj credits" He said such Legislation
was not attached to the currency bill
because he had no time to prepare the
plan. The president said there had
been too little federal legislation
framed to serve the farmer directly,
In his statement, President Wilson
said: I'VE long ago fell into the habit
of assuming that the American farm
ers enjoyed such immense natural ad-
vantages, were so intelligent and en-
terprising, SO at ease upon incompara-
BILE soils, they could feed the world
and prosper, no matter what their
handicap. We have neglected to ana
lyze their burdensome disadvantages.
One of the chief disadvantages is
that the farmer has been unable to
secure extended bank accommodations
annually needed without paying bur-
densome rates in interests, and sad
ding himself with mortgages and OBJ
legations of every kind. This is our
next great task. Our duty"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14

Many naturalists and nature lovers
have frequently lamented the fact that
the American bison or buffalo, AS he
has been mistakenly called, has passed
out Of existence except for q few to
be found in some of our public and
private parks. Some have held that
somewhere in the northern part of
the continent there must be a great
herd of these animals. This opinion
seems to be confirmed by the report
Of Canadian trapper, who has just
returned to the settlements after two
years spent in the vast and little-
known forest region beyond the Arctic
circle. He tells how, in his trapping
and hunting last summer, he encoun-
tered herd Of fifteen Of these ami
mails. Last winter at a point about
forty miles away from the place
where he had seen the herd of fifteen
he came upon tracks that must have
been made by a much larger herd.
Their feeding ground was between
the Peace river and the Beaver hills.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
sIAMEsE KINGS FIRE ENGINE.

The king Of Siam recently ordered
an up-to-date fire engine, but he did
not care to have It sclf-propelled or
even provided with tongue or shafts
for horse transportation, and 20, al
though gasoline engine il used 70
drive the fire pump, the machine has
to be hauled to the fire by hand. Such
fire engine may strike US ~ ridicu-
lous, but it is . sensible apparatus
where the machine does not have 10
be hauled great distance. In fact,
fire engines Of this type have bssn
developed in England. One Of them
is employed by the Great Eastern rail-
way for protection Of it, property. Il
Ia considered hardly worth while 70
provide the machine with motor pro-
pulsion. as no long trips would ever
be demanded Of Il.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14

Occasionally there Is evidence that
the people understand that . rail-
road, in order to operate and serve its
patrons adequately, must have . liv-
ing wage. The people Of towns sit
uated along the Kansas Southwestern
railway recently held q meeting and
adopted resolutions asking the Kansas
public utilities commission to grant
the road the privilege of increasing its
passenger fares to cents mile. A
resolution was also passed asking that
the assessed valuation Of the property
be decreased by half and that no
changes be made in the freight rates.
The railroad has been confronted by q
yearly deficit. 1t is owned by the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and the
st. Louis & San Francisco jointly.
The two companies have been sharing
the deficit equally, but since tho Fris-
co went into receivers hands the San
ia Fe has refused to stand the full
annual loss. The aid Of the people
was solicited to save the railroad, and
to help it meet its expenses. It was
stated that If the people in the towns
along the line desired the service Of
the road to continue as it is and were
willing to pay increased rates the sd-
ditional revenue would be sufficient To
pay the deficit in the roads operating
expenses.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
TO SETTLE vIRGINIA's DEBT.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. 49,
Commissioners met here today as rep
resentatives of West Virginia and Vir-
ginia in an effort to adjust the amount
due Virginia by West Virginia as the
latter commonwealth's portion of the
Virginia state war debt. The litiga-
tion has been pending for nearly a
score of years and the supreme court
of the United States in recent de-
cision suggested that the two states
get together to settle the exact sum
which West Virginia shall pay. The
commissioners have already had one
meeting here, at which no agreement
could be reached.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
HAWAII.

The island of Hawaii, the largest oi
the Hawaiian group, has an area Of
4,015 square miles, more than twice
the combined area of Maui, Oahu and
Kauai. 1t is somewhat smaller thar
Connecticut and considerably larger
than Porto Rico.
Hawaii island has been formed by
the coalescence Of four large volca.
noes-Kohala, Maunt Kea, Hualalai
and Mauna Loa. The first three are
extinct, but Mauna Loa has two &C.
tive craters. Mauna Kea, 1926 feet
above sea level, is not only the high
est mountain in Hawaii, but the high
est island mountain in the world. XII
lauea, the largest active crater in
the world, if on the southeastern slope
of Mauna Loa. 1t is u huge pit, 2.9a
miles long, 1.95 miles wide, 7.85 miles
in circumference and Ala miles in
area. On the southwest the side walls
are broken away, giving easy access
to the flow of the crater and the PHI
of Halemaumau, or lake Of fire. Here
one may stand on the edge Of the pit
and see the molten lava boiling and
spouting 100 to 300 feet below. XII.
lauea is a volcano Of the caldron type
and has never been known to have ar
explosive eruption.
The rainfall ON the island vAriei
greatly, ranging from 35S inches I
year in the upper Waipio valley, tt
twenty to sixty inches on the slopes Of
Hualalai. The only surface streams
on the island are found along tho
northeast coast between Hilo and Ko-
hnla. Waiplo river is the largest
stream on the island and has been
partly developed for irrigation. Al
Kapoho, on the east point Of the
island, warm water flows from seams
in the rocks. These warm springs
flow into a pool about 100 feet long
twenty-five feet wide and twenty feet
deep. The pool is entirely surround
ed by rocks, and its color varies In
shade from beautiful blue to violet
Waiapele, or Green lake, is body Of
fresh water in the pit Of an old crater
near Kapoho. This lake covers an
area Of about five acres and IL fed
by spring below the surface. A pump
ing plant takes water from this lake
for domestic uses and for irrigation.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14

Territory north Of the Arctic circle
will be invaded this year by Francis
L. Geyer, newspaper man, sciensntist,
and traveller, who Is in Edmonton. A.
berta, Quitting for IN expedition to
Esquimaux land, where be plans TO
spend two years. Geyer IL . graduate
Of the University Of Illinois and has
explored the wilds Of central Africa,
the interior Of South America and the
various islands In the South Pacific
ocean. On the present trip b sxpscts
to cover more than 1900 milss, chief
ly in the UNEMPLOYED north country
Ho win report his discoveries 70 ~
scientific socistiss IN ~ United statsa
and Canada. and pessihay England md
Ffanes.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
AUTO TRACTION IN ITALY.

The Italian government recently
gave a striking proof of the favor
which automobile traction is meeting
with in that country, by deciding to
allow subsidies for the establishment
OF new power wagon or autobus lines
in addition to what are now being
operated In that country, 70 that in
the near future there will be twenty
four new automobile lines operated.
Their object is to give direct con-
nection between isolated villages and
the industrial centers or at least TO
connect them with the nearest rail-
road station, and thus awaken prog
ress by the traffic facilities afforded.
Several lines which are to BE- used
for places where commerce IL becom-
ing developed, are laid out for freight
transport by medium sized power
wagons, and this is an interesting sx-
ample, for generally such lines were
designed for passenger and baggage
service only. The new power wagon
lines will foot up . total distance Of
500 miles, and will cover rough coun-
try in many cases. Such . rami6ea-
tion Of the railroad linss, q Il nay
be termed, will give the greatest ssrv-
ice in opening up the country b
trade in general. Az result of ths
rapid progress made in power wAgea
matters in Italy, the govsrnmsnt b
taking up the question Of good roa4s
and will 60 into extensive improvs-
ments which win require aboat ~
100000 for the present stags - ~
work. Al in the case of eEAsr -
ropean countries, TIE povse wsoea
lines win fsnstsats Into pasts = ~
country vhsrs railrsAds sspld - ~
run ewing 70 IL nAtnre a - eEoa
and thss susA lesalitjes vfll - 49,
b Il : disadvaatAessus psal1asn N
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
RED MEN TO CHANGE LAWS.

DENVER, Colo, Aug. 13.-A new
system of voting on propositions to
change the laws of the order was the
principal question up for discussion
yesterday when the Great Council Of
the Independent Order of Red Men
opened the annual convention. 1t waa
proposed to have each tribe vote on
legislative proposals, instead of leav-
ing the entire matter to the judgment
fthe Great Council as at present.
Eighty delegates and past grand Of
ficers of the order from nearly every
state in the union participated in to-
days deliberations. The convention
will close tonight.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
SLAUGHTER OF GROUSE BEGINS


LONDON, Aug. 13.-Society is out
in force on the Northern moors to-
day for the opening of the annual sea-
son for the slaughter of grouse. Be-
cause so much of the game is killed
for the mere pleasure Of the killing,
it is probable that after this year the
open season will be greatly shorten
ell. Thousands of grouse were killed
today, the greater portion Of the
slaughtered game being left where it
fell. On some estates the peasants
are permitted to follow up the royal
parties and gather the game for their
own use or for sale, but In the ma
jority of cases this is not permitted.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
JOHNSON WILL FIGHT
PALZER AT MARSEILLES

PARIS. Aug. 13.-Because Jack
Johnson has been making himself OBJ
jectionable in the Paris cafes. revul
sion of feeling has caused the man
ayers of the Palzer, Johnson fight tc
stage it at Marseilles instead Of here
as was formerly planned. Fight pro.
moters fear Johnson's reputation
would seriously hurt the game here
since several Paris newspapers have
taken up the cudgej against Paris
opening its arms to the big black who
had to flee the United States on white
slavery charges.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14

The animals were bought by C. J.
Fleming of st. John, N. B., from .
half breed Indian trapper at Lac II
Biehe. L. ]. McMann of Edmonton
recently solde fifty-one fox whelps, all
colors, for $26,00O to James A. Kane,
OF Brooklyn, N. Y, who has fox farms
in New York and Pennsylvania. The
expectation Of live foxes has become
SO active in northern Alberta that
Benjamin Lawton, chief game guar
dian, has been requested by provin-
cia' government to recommend .
closed season, the same as there is for
other fur-bearing animals. This new
law would prohibit the capture Of
foxes and whelps during the breeding
season.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
SU[zFR |MP[ACl,iHliifD: Cll,ilii
REFUSES TO VACATF
WIFE OF new YORK GOVERNOR SAYS SHE USED
CAMPAIGN FUNDS FOR SPECULATION; DECLARES
HUSBAND KNEW NOTHING OF WALL ST. DEALS
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United Press
ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 13.-The as.
sembly at 5:16 this morning impeach.
ed Governor Sulzer for alleged high
crimes and misdemeanors, The legis.
lators passed the Levy Impeachment,
resolution by a vote of 79 to AS, after
an all night session devoted to ma
jority filibustering and killing time
until the absent Tammanyites could
arrive, giving sufficient votes to i'm
peach.
The impeachment was followed by a
sensation when it was announced in
assembly chamber that Mrs. Sulzer
confessed she was responsible for the
Sulzer stock market deals, and that
the governor knew nothing about it.
She sought to shoulder all blame.
At 2:30 this morning, Assemblyman
Hinman announced that Mrs. Sulzer
had assumed all responsibility, declar-
ing she was preparing statement.
1t is said Senator Palmer yesterday
visited the governor to discuss politi-
cal affairs and when the governor left
for a moment, Mrs. Sulzer entered,
weeping and sobbing, and told Palmer
she had used the campaign funds, and
not her husband. She said she used
the money because the household need
ed it and invested it in railroad stocks,
hoping to help out the financial af-
fairs of her husband who owed $40,-
900, and declared her husband knew
nothing about this until she told him.
Senator Hinman moved adjourn
ment but the Tammanyites defeated
the motion, 70 to 40. Levy then took
the floor and spoke for two hours,
until sufficient Tammanyites could ar
rive to pass the impeachment.
The speaker after vote was taken
named committees to notify the SEN
ate of the impeachment and the board
Of house managers to prosecute Sui
zer. The deposed governors trial will
be held about month hence before
the senate and court of appeals.
Governor Sulzer intends to ignore
the legislature and refuse 20 surrender
his place to Lieutenant Governor
Glynn. He plans to ask the supreme
court to restrain further proceedings
and will carry the matter to the fed
eral courts if necessary. Sulzer de-
clares the constitution does not pro-
vide for suspension of governor dur
ing impeachment trial. 1t has been
reported he may call the militia to
aid him to retain office, but this is
no. credited.
Senator Palmer declared Mrs. Sui
ger will undoubtedly testify at the
trial. Mrs. Sulzer insists she signed
all the checks involved in the mar
ket transactions.
Both houses meet at 5 o'clock this
afternoon.
The house managers have prepared
a 5,OOO-word charge which will be
filed later in the day. 1t repeats the
charges contained in the Frawley com
mittee's report.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
TORONTO MILLINER FOUND
DEAD IN NEW YORK CITY

United Press
NEW YORK, Aug. 13.--The body OF
William Martin, a rich Toronto mil
liner, was found in hotel here. The
victim had been murdered, his hands
tied behind his back and towel
stuffed in his mouth. Several hun
dred dollars in jewels and money are
missing.
The police are seeking a man and
girl whom they believe were response
be for the crime.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14

Students Of natural history have
been declaring for long time that
the advance of civilization is threat
ening all animals with extinction, but
lately this subject is arousing more
than ordinary interest in England and
on the continent. 1t is claimed that
one more big war is needed to sound
the practical death knell Of the horse
in England. The South African hos
tilities cost nearly 900, 900 horses. For
Of all that were sent only few hun
dred came back, half that number be-
ing killed and the rest retained in
South Africa in connection with the
development Of the country. Since
that time there has been an alarming
skortage in horses for the army. Then,
too, 1t is claimed the pig is rapidly
becoming extinct. For, with the
growth Of large towns and the facili-
ties for keeping the animals under
recognized regulations becoming less
and less, the race of swine is being
slowly wiped out. Again, the ad-
vance Of civilization is having ten
deDcy to do away with fish. The pow
erful steam trawlers recently intro
duced into the North sea, which are
capable Of capturing hundreds Of thou
sands Of fish in one catch, are robbing
the sea of fish about twenty times
as fast as they can breed. Not long
sgo England introduced into parlia-
nent plumage bill in an endeavor
to prevent the extinction Of birds pos
sessing attractive plumage. For 1t
seems the demands Of fashion have
been increasing in jumps as far as
birds for women's feathers are con-
cerned. It Is for this reason that the
white heron, once so common in China
has been almost entirely wiped out Of
existence. Each year the seals in the
Antarctic decrease thousands in num-
bers through indiscriminate killing
In the lower animal Kingdoms In
sects are everywhere paying the price
Of civilization. The growth OF steel
built buildingers in the place of -~oot
IL robbing them Of their natural
haunts, while the advance Of santa.
tion 10 rapidly making away with blue
bottles, mice, cockroaches, etc.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
BODY OF UNIVERSITY STU.
DENT FOUND MURDERED
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United Press
CHAMPAIGN. ILL.,, Aug. l3.-The
coroner is Investigating the murder
of Harold Shaw, an Illinois university
student. The body was found buried
on the Penman farm near here. Gust
Penman is sought in connection with
the crime.
The murderer buried the body, but
left the feet exposed, which revealed
the crime.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
SEVEN DROWNED WHEN
LAUNCH CAPSIZES

United Press
DULUTH, Mimi, Aug l3.-A swell
from tug overturned the launch st.
Louis in the bay today. throwing the
twenty-three passengers in the water.
Seven were drown and many were
rescued with difficulty.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
JEFFERSON STARTS FOR POST.

DENVER, Aug. 13.--Dr. B. l.. JEFF
ferson today started to Nicaragua,
where he becomes American minister
Sept. /.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14

Seven hundred and fifty-one live
foxes, valued at more than $4,000.
have besn trapped or dug out Of their
nssts in the fur districts north Of Ed
monton, Alberta, since the beginning
Of ths season. The highest price paid
for pair Of bAek foxss 4 go, 900.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-14
STARTLING DEPOPULATION
FIGURES ALARMS FRANCE

FIGURES ALARMS FRANCE
PARIS, Aug. 13.-Figures showing
depopulation in France, published to-
day, are regarded as the most star
Ting in years. In the department
of Gers, the figures showed that for
every 100 babies born, l4S people died;
in i-ot-et-Garonne the proportion is
100 to 131. In thirty departments
the deaths outnumbered the births
while in only nine departments did the
births come up to the average for
the German empire.
The Washington times., 1913-01-30
CLARK GRIFFITH IS
POPULAR WITH FANS
OF VIRGINIA TOWN
Alexandria Proves Delightful
Host to Manager of Wash
ington Baseball Club.
By SENATOR"

Today Clark Griffith. the foxy man
ager of the nifty Nationals, enjoys the
same popularity ir the town of Alexan-
dria, Va, that he has had here ever since
he entered the National Capital last
spring to take the iowIy Washington
team from next to last position I'm the
second division to next to first position
in the first division of American League
teams
Last night .Griffith was rendered a
banquet by the Cardinal Athletic Club.
of Alexandria, at Rammelrs Hotel. and
during the course of the evening the
'Old Fox" promised the Cardinals that
they should have the honor OF playing
the Climbers, on March 81, at the Flor
ida avenue park. To add to this, Grif-
fifth Informed Mayor Fisher that pass
port, signed by himself, would admit
any schoolboy, girl, or teacher of Alex
andria to see the Observation-Disclosures
game on the above date.
The Cardinals banquet was presided
over by Mayor Thomas A. Fisher. and
besides his own address. many remarks
were made by prominent citizens of the
town on the other end OF the bridge.
Sylvester A. Breen, manager of the
Cardinals; Billy" Belts, the Washing
ton sand-lot umpire; Robert S. Barrett,
editor of the Alexandria Gazette; Coun-
Gilman J. F. Birrell, DIR. L. A. German,
and Harvey Crump were among those
who addressed the gathering. Joe S.
Jack son. William Peet, and Louis A.
ton press also made speeches. The
Alexandria Ideal Musical Club, led Dy
NJ. j. Haynes. rendered many seIec-
tions.