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The Washington herald., 1914-02-07
JAN foR nIlIoHAnu.
rAirtee. lGensers sf .Psultry Trpst'
sentenesA to Prassa TsrAs.

Thirteen Menbers u sPsu1try Trpst'
sentenesl t. PrfssR TsrAs.
New Yorl, Feb s-Ths appellate divi-
sion Of the Supreme Court upheld the
conviction Of thirteen members Of the
Poultry Trust for violating the laws
Of New York by forming . combination
to restrain trade. The thirteen defend
ants several Of them millionaires. must
serve three month"; prison tefm on
BiackweIls Island and pay nne Of 80
each.
They were convicted under law that
has been on the books OF New York for
fifty years. This - the first time that =
trust magnate ever was sentenced to
prison for personal guilt
The men who must serve prison sem
tences are:
Erving v. Dwyer and A. q. Dwyer. Of
Bayonne. N. J.; Charles westberg. Of
Rosedale. N. J.; w. W.. Smith, Of Ro-
selle. N. j.: Charles r. Jewell, of Bel.
man. n. J.; James r. Norris. Of Brook
lyn: William n. Norris, OF Seacliff, N.
Y; Charles 7. Hawk. Of Newark, N. j.;
Charles Thatcher. Of BeIlair, N. J.;
Clenen Bishop. Of Tottonville, N. T.;
Samuel Werner. of New York City; Solo,
mon Frankel. Of New York City, and
Charles Werner. Of Edgemere, N. Y.
The defendants declared they will carry
their fight ID the State Court Of Appeals.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-07
wife CONFESSES TO
MURDER Of SUICIDE
Breaks Down and Tells of Killing
Husband After Coroner Had Re-
turned Decision Absolvins Her.
FEARED TO LOSE HIS LOVE

Pittsburgh, Feb. 6-Because she feared
her husbands love for her was waning,
Mrs. Oliver Weigle, Of McKeesport, shot
him as he lay sleeping in his bed ito
save his soul"
Mrs. Wefgie confessed to the police to-
day that she was guilty of murder after
Coroner Samuel Jamison. of Allegheny
County, had returned a verdict of sui
eide.
Il killed him because feared was
going to lose his love-" sobbed Mrs.
Weigle. Il wanted to save his soul. I
loved Ollie with al my heart, and when
1 thought Of him leaving me it drove me
mad.
'On Wednesday night we had a quar-
rel. It was not serious, but It filled me
with the fear that my husband had
ceased to care for me. All night lay
awake trying to think OF some plan to
save his love.
'The more brooded the deeper my
worry became. As I tossed in the dark
ness . decided to kill my husband.
Suicide Story Credited.
"Just before dawn yesterday morning
got up and went to the bureau where
Oliver kept his revolver. Ny husband
was sleeping when I tiptoed to his bed.
Il pressed the muzzle of the revolver
to his forehead and pulled the trigger.
The noise aroused others in the house
and they came running in. All my feel
ings then were of fear for my own
safety.
The weapon had dropped to the bed
and as the door opened threw myself
upon the bloody coverings and screamed
that Ollie had killed himself because
of our quarrel. and they believed me-"
The woman was placed in a cell after
she had made her confession.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-07
TWO WIDOWS CLAIM ESTATE.
Philadelphia Woman Says She Was
Only Legal Wife of Inventor.

Baltimore, Md, Feb. e.-That John III.
Palmer. author and inventor, who died
here January IS last left two alleged
widows was disclosed in the Orphans
Court here today. when Mrs. May Pal
mer, of Philadelphia, who alleges to have
been the only legal wife, filed notice Of
caveat to the will.
The will leaves all of Polmer's property,
which consists of interests in certain
inventions. the value of which Is not
known, to Mrs. Katharine Palmer, Of
Baltimore. whom he calls his wife, and
whom he named as executrix without
bond
The Washington herald., 1914-02-07

and 1t made the breaking out burn. Part
Of the time could not sleep at night.
Il used - and soae powder and I
used some salye called - and several
other things but none were successful. I
suffered with the pains for most two weeln.
When I got Cuticura Soap and Ointment I
would wash with Cuticura Soap and put
the Cuticurs Ointment On and they soon
quit itching and burning. Cuticura Soap
and Ointment cured me In . little over 4
week" (signed) Mia Pearl Davis. June
90. 1918.
Although the Cuticua Soap and ONT
ment are most successful In the treatment Of
affections Of the skin. scalp. hair and hands,
they are also most valuable for everyday uss
In the toilet. bath and nnssry. becsuss they
promote and maintain the health Of the sldn
and hair from infancy to ass. Sold every
where. Liberal sample Of each mailed fres.
with 32-p. Skin Book. Address postcard
"Cuticurs, Dept. T. Boston"
HMen who shave and shampoo With Gu
ticars Soap WIN nnd It best for slin and scalp.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-07
CARRANZA PREDICTS
EARLY REBEL TRIUMPH
Lifting of Embargo Assures Constitu.
tionalist Success. He Says in Mes
sage to The Herald.

The Washington Herald yesterday re-
ceived the following telegram from Gen.
Carranza, leader Of the Mexican consti-
tutionalists:
culacan, sinalo. Mex, Feb. (via
Nogales).-'"ro the Editor of The WASH
ington Herald: Replying to your mes
sage regarding the order issued by Presi-
dent Wilson relative to the lifting of the
embargo, operations by the army VIII
be fastened notably, and bring with
them the triumph Of tour cause. which
is that Of Justice to all the people.
Moreover. this order win bring about
greater cordiajity In the relations be-
tween the American and Mexican people.
Thanking you. &C.,
Signed ~. CARRANZA,
"Commander-in-Chief Of the
Constitutional Army"
The Washington herald., 1914-02-07
BRYAN TO SPEAK ON LINCOLN.

Secretary OF State and other Speak
ers to Address "vets, ThlrsAay.
Secretary OF State Bryan will speak
on Lincoln. the Patriot" at the banquet
of the Sons of Veterans Club at Rau-
scher's February L, for which plans
were perfected last night. Others speak
ers will be Representatives Isaac r.
Sherwood and Frank B. Willis, Of Ohio,
and Representative James A. Frear, of
Wisconsin. and Capt. Thomas II. Nc
Kee, past department commander, @. A. r.
o. A. c. Oehmler. chairman of the ban
quet committee; Edgar De Puey. presi-
dent OF the club. and Charles Overacker,
secretary, are in charge of the affair
The Washington herald., 1914-02-07
WARRIORS CREW SAFE.
Thirty-cight Men of Vanderbilt
Yacht Landed in Colombia.

New Orleans. Feb. 6.-Wireless advices
received by the United Fruit Company
from Santa Marta, Colombia, say that the
thirty-eight men composing the crew of
the Vanderbilt yacht Warrior were land
ed at Savanilla tonight and that the men
were placed on board the fruit ship Mat
apan, which will take them to New York.
The yacht is reported to be aground.
The winds are so high that the tug Re
lease cannot get a hawser aboard the
wreck
The Washington herald., 1914-02-07
PLANS APPEAL FOR SCHMIDT.
Lawyer to Take Action Opposed by
His Client.

New York, Feb. 6-Hans Schmidt, the
former priest convicted last night of the
murder of Anna Aumueller, will be SEN
fenced to death in the electric chair by
Justice Davis next Wednesday. He will
be guarded closely while in the Tombs
to prevent any attempt at suicide.
The slayer told one of his guards that
he was perfectly satisfied with the ver-
dict
I'm glad this continual fuss is over,'
he said. What was the use of wasting
all that time. I killed the girl and I
should be killed"
Schmidts counsel will enter an appeal
from the verdict of the jury which was
reached on one ballot but will do SO
against the expressed wishes of his client
The Washington herald., 1914-02-07

that they were thick on
me from my waist down.
They kept getting larger
until some were a. large
accommodated button.
The eczema itched and
burned 80 badly that I
scratched and made IL
sore. II I was out In the
hot s,r -.,,iS -.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-07
coNvIcrs 10 BUILD ROAD.
VIII Construct HiGhway from Den.
yer In the Gulf.

yer to the Gulf.
Denver, Colo, Feb. s.-Warden Thomas
lyman, of the Colorado penitentiary to-
day announced that plans virtually have
been completed for a great highway
from Colorado to the Gulf to be built by
convict labor. The warden has just re-
turned from a good roads convention at
Galveston and he declared Texas and
New Mexico had agreed to join in the
project
The road. as contemplated. will be
!, 20 miles long. traversing the length of
Colorado southwark through New Mex
leo and Texas to Galveston.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-07

There were five schools and 15o pupils
in the Brooklyn kindergartens organized
by Supt- William H. Maxwell fifteen years
ago; now there are 40, 900 children in the
kindergarten of Greater New York.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-07

William Blase. after an absence of
thirty-eight years. dropped in the other
day to visit his sisters in Fort Wayne,
Ind. They thought him dead years ago.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-07
sHAKE-uP IN RUSSIAN CABINET.
Premier Seat to Paris and Other,
- Change Posts.

St Petersburg. Feb. Gin q shake-up
in high government posts Premier Ko-
kowtsoff is to be sent to Paris as Am
bassador. He win be replaced by Hari-
tonon as president Of the council Of
ministers. Barts. who Is regarded as q
friend Of America and of Count witte,
takes the ministry Of finance, Ixwolsy
has been appointed 10 the sinbassy. at
Rome.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-07
ECZEMA |TCHED
AND BURNED
So Badly, Scratched and Made Sore.
Could Not Sleep at Night. Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment Cured
in Little Over a Week.

Crofton. Ky.-"Thsrs was little pimple
came Just above my knee. 1t festered and
picked 1t and In . few more days found
The Washington herald., 1914-02-07

Thomas Morris, of Westerville, Nebr.
claims to be 80 years old
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-04-17

United States Ban on Millinery Featis'
srs rhro~s Theusands q Work.
srs Out Of Employment In France
Royal Exilss May Return

Paris.-Because the women OF the
United States are no longer permitted
to wear aigrettes. paradise feathers
and certain other plumes of Wild birds
on their hats. N. Bordeau, president OF
the Syndicate Of Plume Manufacturers
here, assets that $4,000 feather work
ers are menaced by want and that
100000 workmen are threatened with
the loss Of their Jobs.
The plume manufacturers have
taken the matter up with the French
government on the ground that. in for
bidding the importation Of certain
plumes, the United States violated the
rulings Of the commercial treaty exist
Ing between America and France.
A committee composed Of the presi-
dents of the various local plume manu-
facturers' syndicates has already called
upon President Raymond Poineare.
placing the matter before him. The
same committee also waited upon the
minister Of commerce. submitting to
him certain documents which. they
claimed. proved their case.
Disinterested officials here. how
ever, do not hold out much encourage
ment to the plume workers, because
they say the measure adopted In the
United States was not aimed at France
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-04-17
PROFIT AND LOSS ON FARM
Day Coming That Will Find Business
Man In Farming cams-land Be-
Ing Bought Up Rapidly.

Making money at q loss! Out Of
pocket every day according to the
wiles Of bookkeeping! Ahead Of the
game every hour. according to his
wife's theory of living benefits. IL the
reasoning Of Levitt Ashley knight of
New York in the Country Gentleman.
II believe" he says. that before am
seventy years young the middle class
city dweller win have filled the coun-
tryside 80 miles beyond the limits of
every large city In America. believe
that he will see that the strictest
bookkeeping shows q profit for the
city mans farm, even when conven-
tional bookkeeping shows loss.
When that day comes you will find
the real business men In the farming
game. The big men in the insurance
ofnces. in the brokerage firms. in the
factories, In the Wholesale houses:
will each run from 20 to 200 acres of
green earth. People are already
sensing this. II you doubt II. try to
buy farm land within 40 minutes OF
any large American city"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-04-17

all farm manures. It IL thinly and
evenly scattered over the ground and
does not produce . rank growth In
spots of the pasture a. do other ma
nures. The manure 10 also worked
into the soil by the sharp hoofs Of the
sheep. 20 that 1t II not washed away
but becomes available a. plant food.
This quality has we'll earned for sheep
the title Of golden hoof." In Eng
land land which during Queen Eliza
beth's reign produced only six bush
els Of wheat per acre has been made
to yield thirty bushels 1t the present
time by the use Of sheep. Better cul-
tural methods may Be the cause OF .
portion Of this increase. but without
doubt the sheep Are responsible for
the greater part Of II
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-04-17
sHRAPNEL A FLYING CANNON
u Must Withstand Q Pressure % -
900 Pounds 20 the Square
Inch.

New York.@The shrapnel II really
Q flying cannon which shoots III
charge while in flight or explodes on
impact. says the American Machinist
Its design involves many interesting
features, - the case must be strong
enough to Withstand the bursting pres
sufe and the stresses developed IN
firing. The smaller cases are now
made from bar stock on automatic
turret machines at less than the cost
Of the forgings previously used.
The design and making Of . shrap'
mel case has more behind It than
appears on the surface for. in addition
to being Q piece Of steel turned and
bored to the right dimensions. It must
have special mechanical properties.
II must be able 70 Withstand . pres
sure of from thirty TO thirty-nve thou
sand pounds per square inch from the
powder which drives II out Of the
gun. though It 10 tested to 10000
pounds. In addition to this It must
resist the charge of explosive In the
base of the case: this base charge
drives the head and balls out Of the
case. when Q time or distance fuse u
used. or explodes It on impact with
the earth or any other resisting SUB
stance.
This expelling or bursting charge
exerts . pressure varying from twenty
to twenty-five thousand pounds pei
square inch. Further than this. the
tensional stress when the case 10
started whirling through the rihinl
of the gun by the force behind II mus
be counted. This rotation starts thu
instant the shell begins it, movement
from the breech of the gun. and wher
We consider that BY the time It leave'
the muzxle' II must have attained
velocity of LOO feet per second W
can begin to see how IN acceleratios
Of 100000 feet per second h attained
These pressures explain why It u
necessary to make the cases Of sucl
! high quality material. tensil'
! strength Of $4,000 pounds to tn
square inch. IN elastic limit Of 110.00'
/ pounds per square inch. IN elongadoI
in two inches Of II per cent. and tn
contraction Of AREA IS per cent
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-04-17
MAKING PROFIT IN PEANUTS
crep Does Best on Sandy Coll. Con-
tanning Liberal Supply Of Lime
Keep Free From Weeds.

Peanuts are often profitable both for
hay and for grazing. the Spanish vari-
ETY. being best suited to these pur.
poses. according to Farmers Bulletin
No. 500. The crop does best on sandy
coll, which must contain . good supply
Of lime or many Of the pods will fail to
al.
Any sandy soil may be made to pro-
duce good yields BY the application Of
nifty bushels Of seed per acre. and In
the northern part Of the cotton region
these should be carefully shelled b.
fore planting. though that 10 not neces-
oary In the southern section.
The crop requires no special cultiva-
tion. except to keep 1t from weeds
and to keep the surface % mel
low that the shoots can bury them
selves easily. II the crop 10 to be used
for hay. 1t should be gathered just be-
fore the first frost. When vines Of the
spanish variety are pulled nearly all
Of the nuts will adhere to the stems
and after drying will make . hay even
richer in protein than that from cow
Peas or soy beans.
Hogs eat both the vines and the
nuts and the crop should not be grated
before the nuts begin to mature. Hogs
pastured on peanuts are fattened
very chesply. but the pork 10 more
oily than that from corn-fed animals.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-04-17

or any other country. but was prt
marily intended - . Humanitarian
measure protecting animals and birds
now In danger Of extinction.
"A little child shall lead them." the
good book Gays. and II the fight now
begun to permit French pretenders to
the throne to return to this country
bears fruit. II viii be largely the result
of the existence. II not the efforts. Of
the month-old boy. Napoleon Louis.
SON Of Prince Victor Napoleon. i'm
perialist aspirant to the French crown.
In 1856 France passed . law Danish
ing from the country forever al heads
Of families once reigning In France.
together with their direct descendants.
Their presence In the fatherland was
deemed perilous to the existence Of
the republic.
The Due d'Orleans. royalist pre-
tender, 10 now an exile In Brussels.
In which city also II Prince Victor
Napoleon. the imperialist hope" Both
men have repeatedly professed their
undying devotion to France. and both
have sworn never to modest the home
government. and, indeed, never to &C
cept even the throne unless called
upon to do 20 BY the people them
selves.
Their protestations have had no Of
feet Homesick, hguratively speaking.
they have shed tears of longing at the
frontiers Of France to the north. east,
south. west. Still nobody invited them
to come in. But now that there 10 q
pink and pulling baby. . collateral
descendant Of Frances most famous
son. an exile from France because q
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-04-17

Contentment II The wealth Of M
tire.
Lucky 10 the man who leads In
quality.
Poverty makes men and great
wealth makes monsters.
Il IL not 20 much our duty to b
eood a. to be good for something.
Storm doors keep out the storms
from the outside and sometimes from
within.
Never begin . new work without
carefully considering what the end
may be.
Don't throw mud. Even II you do
hit the other fellow your own hands
will get dirty.
The mind IKE the soil cannot pro-
tuce good crops,f It II not enriched
and cultivated.
Common sense reinforced BY
thoughtful experience issues into prae-
teal knowledge.
Drifting with the wind makes easy
calling but you never know where you
aIo going 70 leno.
Look out for the man who works
the farmer instead Of the farm. DO
your own thinking.
No doubt you have noticed that In
going over . rough road the small
potatoes al sift to the bottom.
The most conspicuous critics Of
hook farming are men who have
failed to make good themselves.
II you work only for tomorrow
with no thought Of today. you have Q
dreary. endless Job for tomorrow
never comes.
There II Q whole lot Of differences
between being . good fellow and be
ing Q good husband and father
Which arc your
II should stimulate your ambition
70 reflect that your failures are SURE
70 be the subject Of good deal Of
neighborhood conversation.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-04-17
GOOD OF FARM ORGANIZATION
One Of Factors In Increasing Perma-
nsntiy Net Income Of Farmer
Records Are important.
Dy D. W. FREAR. Colorado Agricultural
CoIege.)

By D. W. FREAR, Colorado Agricultural
Cohege.)
After al tho talk about greater farm
prosperity through increased yields
per acre we are gradually but surely
being forced to admit that this may
b one of the minor factors In in
creasing permanently the net income
Of the farm.
On many farms II not the majority
Of farms the greatest problem 10 the
organization Of the different opera
tons, activities and enterprises into
. smooth working. large net income
producing machine.
This II Q difncult problem on every
farm and one which the farmer must
work out largely for himself with &C.
casional help from the outside. In de-
velopment of plans to be followed.
How many farmers frequently and
seriously ask themselves II their
methods and plans are the best they
could use! How many ever seriously
question the correctness Of their
farm organization and wonder II
different adjustment might not b for
the better.
The determination Of what crops
and animals to raise. how many to
raise and when to raise them. the eco
nomical utilization of the man and
horse labor and the profitable use Of
ell the resources 1t the hands Of the
farmsr II more important than sim
ply Increasing the yield per acre or
Of getting . bigger price per unit for
what 10 sold.
In order to work out these organi.
sation problems farmers must have
detailed nrst hand knowledge Of
their own businesses. This informa-
ton can be obtained BY keeping sys.
tematic business and labor records.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-04-17
HAS CANNON FOR HIS COFFIN
Pennsylvania Veteran o. Civil War.
Active at Elohty-slx. Alec 10 Pre-
pairing He Grave.

Philadelphia-0en. John p. Taylor.
Q Civil war veteran. although appar.
entity In good health. - making prepa.
rations for his funeral He has placed
an order for . solid bronze CONN to
be cast from old cannon and . vault
has been sunk in the private cemetery
on his estate near Rsedsville. Pa. The
general plans to have this covered
BY Z big granite block to b sur
mounted by . bronze statue Of him
self.
General Taylor. despite his eighty.
six years, 10 still robust and enjoys
. horseback ride almost daily. He h
Q member Of . national monument
commission and former commander
Of the Legion Of Honor.