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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-05-04
HOPKINS DISCUSSES NAVY.
Naval Expert Delivers Lecture ut
BeIasco Theater.

DR.. Nevil Monroe Hopkins, naval ex-
pert and engineer, at the Belasco Thcater
last night gave hts lecture. THE Making
Ct Navy before an audience which
displayed much interest at this time when
all eyes are focused upon the operations
OF the fleet in MsXCsr waters.
The old Prints projected on the screen
gave viviI history Of ancient fighting
vessels especially II ose Of the Romans.
The most interesting incident in the
history roi ton OF the lecture was the
graphic depletion Of the great battle Ie-
tween the Moritor and Merrimac, by
which naval warfsr' was revolutionizei.
By the use of many Stereoptican views
and motion pictures the lecturer traced
the manufacture and production of al
the component elemsuts of modern navy
building. A visit vas made 10 the Navy
Academy at Annapolis. where was shown
the completeness of the professional edu-
cation of our officers. and the life on ship
board was pictured Indicating the benz
ficiai and efficient trsining Of the enlisted
men.
The lecture will Do repeated Tuesday
afternoon at 4:sO o'clock.
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Obe Gown Crter

Washington High school cadets will
hold their yearly dress parade on the
afternoon Of May 10. on the White Lot
senator W. F.. Chiffon, Of West yIr-
ginia. former Senate page. will be
host TO Senate pages at the circus to-
night.
Clifford Kendig, nineteen. son of
Samuel Kendig. a bailif inkhe Police
Court. is wireless operator on board
the battleship Louisiana. at Vera Cruz.
William VI. Davidson. former super
intendent of schools of the District.
was in this city yesterday. en- route
to Baltimore, where he will deliver a
lecture this evening.
Prof. Heiprich Hammer will direct
a chorus recital 10 be given by the
Friday Morning Music Club at J. Or
mond Wilson Normal School. Friday,
for the benefit Of Fairgrounds.
=. VI. Fabian IL expected to he elected
president Of the vocal depaI tme1t OF
the Washington College of Music. to
succeed Sydney Lloyd Wrightson.
whose resignation was announced yes
terday.
Willard r. Lord. of 22I X street
northwest, told the police of the
Eighth precinct yesterday that his
house was entered by burglars some
time Saturday night and $3.50 stolen
from a bureau drawer.
Mrs. Rosetta CLazenbyJ Hagan. nine
teen years old. is at Washington Asy-
lum Hospital for observation. Satur-
day night Policeman MCMann OF the
Second precinct found the young wom-
an in front of 93S l. street northwest,
the home Of her parents. acting
strangely and arrested her on a charge
Of insanity.
James Elliott, twenty-five years old.
COlOred. was arrested by Sergeant J.
r. Evans. and Privates T. =. ScanlOn.
l. W. Rivercomb, and II. r. Hone
bach. Of the Third precinct. early
yesterday morning for permitting
gambling on his premises, 5lS Rick
etts court northwest. Eight negroes
We're caught in a crap game. but only
Elliott was held.
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BIRTHS REPORTED,
WHITE.

WHITE.
Olof u. and Ester We-sberg. boy
Leonard and Gertrude Schlo,s. girl.
Res and Annie G Fisher, girl
James ID. and Helen Poe. girl
Allan Z. and MARI Harrison, girI.
Charles n. and Vida Bradford, girl.
joseph q. and MAY T.. Burrh. girl.
Wade II. and Caroline u BERG, Eiri.
COLORED
Willie and Julia Williams. girl.
William II. and Gertrude F.. Tolson. girI.
Edward and Serina Hail. boy
Leroy and Mary A. Brown. boy
Robert and Christina Briggs, girl
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COFFIN TOO WIDE FOR DOOR.

Huntington. Ind. May 3-To get cof-
fin for the body OF Mrs William Set
tlemyre in and out of the house in Roa-
nOke in which she died it was neces-
sary to make a hole in the side of the
building. An auto truck was used to
transport the body to the cemetery. Mrs.
Settlemyre was fifty-two years old and
weighed more than 100 pounds.
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DEATH RECORD.
WHITE.

WHITE
Margaret Judge. Is years. 1917 + st. ne.
Matilda McIntuH. 20. Rupert Home, Ana. D. c.
John A Swain. "a. - II st. ne.
Joseph w Hooper 90. Home for Incurables.
Celia A. Graerin. A. 1921 9Th st. NV
Michael Bynes. C. lG5i 9Th ST. NV
William II. TsIbert. q. 5,s 5th st. ne.
John V. Camalier. &c, 9l St. ne
Edward V. KRpp. n. on train near Ivy City. D. c.
Emily L. Msckey, %. l032 Bladeusburg road ne
Moss NJ. whitney. "A, sibley Hospital.
Janet B. Shinn -. l523 L st NV
Jasper W. Brown. days Dupont apartments
COLORED.
Nellie Smith. s. years. 2S K st. sw.
Harriet Lee, 90. S5l3 Sherman ave.
Blanche Johnson. l6. Govt Hosp. Insane.
Henry Waters. 8. Washington Asylum.
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CITY SALOON CLEARS $40, 900.

Sisseton. S. Oak, May 3.-More than
$4,000 profit in one year from the local
saloon, which is owned by the munich
pality. is the report OF the citizens com
mittee in charge 81 the grogshop. Sisse-
ton was dry for two years. Then the
citizens voted it wet. and the city decided
to. hold the one license to be issued. A
manager was hired and the saloon open
ed. The earnings will be divided between
the municipality and a special road fund.
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twenty-five years old.
HONEY BEES BY MAIL.
Queens and " ork-rs sent by Parcel
Post to All Parts of World.

Parkertown. Ohio, May 3.-Uncle Sans
parcel post will carry about 6.To"c0 bees
from this place during the coming sum-
mer in small packages destined to all
parts Of the civilized world one shipper
last year shipped queen rees with their
escorts Of working bees in little parcel
post packages to all parts OF America.
Europe Japan. Cuba, China, and the
West Indies.
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MidniSh;. 90 a M. Ca. IN. Gc:sa M. Il.
s a. m 81: 10 =. m -. u nom s.. > T. m. %.
y. m. 20: p. N. 50: = m. s.: 10 J. N. s..
Highest. Il. lowest a..
Relative humidty-s a. m . u m Z
Rainfall Is =. m. to y m. o. Hours Il sunshine.
Ill Per cent q possible. SUNSHINE s.
Temperature date last year Highest. g.
lowest g
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Temperature. In Other Cities.

Temperatures in other cities. together with ths
amount Of rainfall for the twenty four hoGrs ended
at p m. yesterday. follows:
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LOCAL MENTION.

yiclets, Roses, Sweet Peas. and Orchids.
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9th and o. reel. dsily.-Adv
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IMPROVEMENTS Az muLssHos

Nuleshoc. March g. The nemps'er
Manufacturing COMPANY ~ Beatrice
Nebraska. have begun the erectiun Of
Dix warehouse az Nuleshoe bailey
county, They viii make that point
their headquarters FOR their resas
business. They have Just received a
contract FOR % more large irrigation
wells from the CoiiTcn Land Co. ~
Kansas city. No. rhis means. with
The well already completed. about
-.H0o acres OF land under irrigation
and IN crops. Bailey county. 90 tho
main line ~ tho SANTA Pc. ~ said
10 have great possibilities for shallow
water irrigation. On account 81 The
large area 81 shallow water and lts
rich level soil. Nuleshoe rs town
Of two months erowth and IA build
ing - rapidly. The first passenger
train on regular schedule was put
on tho first " this mopih.
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$4,000 CROP CONTEST
The Work OF Texas Industrial Con.
eress viii Continue Through With
Its Usual Offer

The work OF the Texas Industrial
Congress for better farming In Texas
win oe continued through its usua
offer Of $4,000 in gold for best results
secured. cost Of production consider
ed, during 1914, in Yields OF corn
cotton. kailr. milo. feterita. cowpeas
AND peanuts.
Glasses win also be provided IN
livestock for the best results in feed.
ing steers, calves and hogs. The con.
ditions for the livestock contest will
be announced later For the agricul.
tural products. the classes will be
practically tho same as In former
years:
Class A. open TO everybody. will
be model demonstration farms Of
four acres cultivated In corn. COW.
peas. cotton and either kafilr. milo
or feterita.
Class II, win be for boys and girls
cultivating an acre in corn.
Class c. will be limited to boys and
girls. and wiz consist of one acre
cultivated in cotton.
Glass ID, open 10 everybody, viii
be for one acre cultivated in either
knfiir' milo or feterita, with or with.
out irrigation.
Glass y, viii be for boys and girls
cnltiyating an acre In peanuts
Class p. win be for contestants On.
tered in Class A.. who feed steer
with the products of the model
demonstration farm.
Class g, will be for baby.becf.
Glass II. for hogs.
$1,000 has been allotted Glass A.
and $1,000 each for Classes p. G. d
and +. $1,000 IN each class win De
divided among the contestants IN
those classes who exceed the aver.
age yield and cost OF production Of
all contestants entered In thar class
for 1874.
Men women. boys and girls. of
The state. who want TO enter The
contest this year, are requested 70
write at once to the Texas Incus,r,.
al Congress at Dallas. for applica.
uon blanks. stating what classes thew
wish 10 enter. The contest win be-
open for entries until MAY l.
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= ABERNArHv HAPPENINGS =

Mrs. r. F. Barnes returned from
Amarillo last Thursday, where she
had gone for treatment She is much
improved.
Barton Site did the handsome thing
last Sunday in providing for their
conference collections In full.
Geo. NJ. Jones had second stroke
of paralysis few days ago. but we
are glad " state he Is slowly recov-
ering.
Elder Howard was here to nj his
regular appointment Tuesday night
Rev. o. p. Kiker, OF PlaiBview.
passed through Abernathy last satur
day, en- route 10 Littleheld. 10 hold
quarterly conference for Rev. u Y.
Dickinson. the pastor in charge
Rev. Cocker preached his farewell
sermon here Sunday. He goes as a
missionary to Alaska Bro. Bone will
succeed Bro. Cocker in the pasforate
at this place. Bro. Coker's many
friends wish for his success In his
new field OF labor.
r. NJ. Hester and WIN Harrel went
10 Plainyiew Tuesday on business
trip.
}. J. Barton left Monday FOR the
Cattlemen's Convention IN Oklahoma
City. UNCLE TOCH.
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SCHOOL cELssRArlon AT SLIDE

ON Feb. e. our school children
and their parents met al the school
house. 10 celebrate Washington
birthday, Lincolns day and lndepend
ence day Nlthoush the day vas
very bad. We had a nice crowd; IN
fact. every scholar and most ali tho
parents IN the community were pres
en,. We waited until noon for he
County superintendent 70 come. and
about the time We had dinner spread
ne came. accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs Hurford.
The dinner was ~ me oldfashlon.
camp meeting Kind. the kind that
mafes yon feel glad Won came, aud
leaves u come-asaln taste IN your
month Everyone present took an
active Part IN disposing u the good
things m hand. but so FAR. we've
heard Of no serious iil results
After the dinner hour. no scholars
entertained the audience with some
songs rscitaions ana dialogues. The
cisldron deserve praise for The way
they rendered their pieces. and their
pride and loyalty toward their school.
Following this brief program, we
had an excellent address by County
Superintendent a. r. Haynes The
l,-,f.., 81 -. Id. I...us. ,n con.
ditions IN Rural schools. the move
mont Of boys Bnd girls toward the
city. and why rural schools are not
equal TO the city schools. one hing
that impressed as vas. the great
number OF children who are not at
tending school az an. We should re-
member that these children Of today
arr to he the future citizens q our
CREST and glorious Texas. and that
no government can rise above the
intelligence Of is people.
Summing up the other matters he
discussed, IL seems that conditions
can be greatly improved. II we ure
he same judgment and llbernlity IN
spending our money for our schools
that We 10 IN spending money To inn
prove our stock.
Mrs. Burford made a pleasant talk
10 tho ladles. Her subject was.
Mothers Clubs and the work they
arc striving 10 do. We hope soon
70 be able 60 report a run, organic
VI Mothers and daughters Club.
Mr.. Bnrford stirred ur up on the
sunday school question 10 such an
'xtent that on tho following sunday
W organlfed a sunday school Of 10
aemefs, and the following officers
we're eiestsd' . =. Grant. supi,; Miss
ioss Williams. Soc. Time AZ meet
~, ever, SUNDAY sssots
W. hape 10 be >hle " sspor' some
shsr '~prsssu~al ~eoa. We hare
. v1ulAs pe~seAsr. AZ vs uosl&
per~essse Y soe~oas coax spes 70
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05
oaAroRlcAL CONTEST
n. M. ElIard Offers Valuable Prizes TO
school Boys in Hale And Ad-
joining Counties

Desiring 70 create and stimulate
sentiment for the great cause OF
statewide Prohibition" at this op
perfume time. have onered some
thing over 500 in prizes. 10 be dis.
triDuted in three contests. rs fol
lows:
First Two Contests
VIII he held in the Painyiew Meth
odist and Baptist Colleges, and will
be open to the students OF all schools.
and viii be held a short while before
the close OF this years work in these
schools---exact dates TO be arranged
by the respective faculties.
The Prizes.
The winner of first place in each
OF these contests will be given Pres
ldent Woodrow Wilson's History of
tho American People in five vol
umes, $3.50 edition.
Winner of second place The De.
stroyer of Drink" one volume.
Winner of third place Profit aud
Loss In Man." one volume.
(Other prizes may be substituted
for last two named)
Second Contest
Within. say, 20 days from and af.
ter the date OF the irst contest, will
be held a second contest, which shall
be open to all students of all schools
IA Hale and adjoining counties--the ex-
act date to be ascertained and an
nounced later. Subject and length
OF orations same rs In first contest.
Grading of the work In this contest
to be done on the same plan and by
two sets OF thoroughly competent
and nonresident judges. to be Sc
lected and named later.
Second Contest Prizes:
The one winning fist place in this
contest will be given a s50.Ilamil,on
watch.
Second place-A set OF "Wooley's
Civic Sermons" in seven volumes; !
$3.50 edition.
Third place Voorhees, Four Centu-
rios Of Oratory." in one volume, and
leather-bound.
II is earnestly hoped that every
available student in the colleges nam
ed viii enter the first contest, and
that all. including many students
from the schools Of Lubbock. Cros-
by, Floyd. Briscoe. swisher- and in
fact all adjoining caunties-win en-
ter the second and final contest.
Enter nov. and put your Young
manhood into this night and help
IN the study and presentation 70 the
public Of this great cause, and should
Won not win one of the prizes OF.
Tered, you will get incalculable good
nom the effort.
should YOU desire further informa.
ion. address W NJ. Pearce. President
IF Seth Ward College. I. Il. Gates.
President Of Wayland College. or my
ielf, PIsinview. Texas.
Respectfully
r. NJ ELLERD.
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TO ERADICATE TICKS

Stockmen OF San Angelo are any.
ious 10 rid Tom Green county OF cat.
ne ticks 4 petition TO b. presented
10 The county commissioners az their
next meeting is now being circulated.
and Il Is probable that some cotton
viii be taken Nearly every stock.
nun IN the county has signed tho
petition
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05

Martin & Wolcou have installed a
bahcock MIR Tester 70 be- used ia
connection with their cream trade.
This machine enables the farmer aud
dmryman 20 know Just exactly whn,
his product IL worth ana Mr. Martin
stated nai he would NOT charge one
cent for the use Of the tester but
would continue 70 nav the highest
market price FOR an the cream he
could secure.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05
HOTEL ARRIVALS

follo@ing are the arrivals Of Hotel
Howard during past week: r. J. Kane.
lioustou Geo Rfchey. Dallas. Sam
Vaughn AMARILLO A. c. Deerlng.
Monroe; r. ~ Martin. city: r. j.
Parsons. Amarillo. C. p White. Am.
arilio. r. 2. Parsons. Amarillo; c. y.
White Piainvisw y. G. Duncan.
plainsieW . 7. Dart. Dallas. n. A.
landy. Plains r W Denham. Semi.
mole. o. p Scranton. Seminole; Z.
y Keellns. Dallas l.. " Walsh. n.
~ y 8 Er'n snyder p ~ Morri-
son. Amarillo. Maj. Clars, Spur
Mrs j. W. Rurton. Crosbyton. r ..
Mccullough. Houston. Waiter Davis.
snyder. .. ID. Quick. City. Robt. Eli
oft Amarillo. pete Beal Plains n
W. Rankin. W H. Laird lack csssi-
d. Dallas ". Painter. fsrownwood.
Geo. Evans. Ottawa. Kas. r q. lssy
and wife, Plains .. &. Ostrader. 81
Louis G. ~ Mcknight Kansas. City.
r. r. Crawford La. w. y Thomp-
son. - Louis. W. ". Plaster. n. o.
Thompson. Amarillo. Nra y. l. Pain.
81 Louis. J. l.. HlgrinbothaIn. Dub.
Nm; o. G. Adams. J. y McPhanl
Plains: r. G. Hoard. NJ. s. Doss.
Seminole Wesley NcCalles;ey. Low.
ington. n. ~, " -. Masfelder. clo-
Wis. n NJ. J. ,. Lane. Gomez. A. j.
Bryan. Brownaeid y. 3. Arnold. II.
y. stephens. A. Kane. W. l.. Mccamp.
bell. Hereford: l.. -. Wilson, Amarillo.
e. A. Clayton. j. u. Holloway. Waco:
G. y. Dale. stamford. W c. Edding-
ton. Slaton. NJ V. Brown6eld. Brown
FIELD. ,. p. Dawson. Abilene. r. T.. :
Horsheld. y. y: chas. A. Malone.
Plalnview: Jas. Blair. A. ". Bannon.
Ohio; C. d. Russell. Plslnvicw: u. u.
Decker. ouanah. J. o. Wilmington.
J. III. Scurry. Clarendon. J. W, wag-
mfr. Hrownneld I'D W. Smith.
sweet~aler. J. Il. Landers. Earl Da-
via. Ranch; A. n Spsreer. Crosby
lon. Lillian Hilton. Amarillo; " O.
Rogers Dallas: John Hair. Rails;
!. ID. Cole. Denver: n. r. Myers
n. L. Copcr. " SLAUGHTER.
er ,. J. webb. n. W. Webb. ANA
lilo; W. q. street.iltllcaeld, c. n.
RUSSELL. rlainvIcwi l. \. lIamcu.
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CARD or THANKS

take this method Of thanking my
friends who so nobly stood BY mo
70 the Plano Contest OF the Hopkins
Drug Store. Words cannot express
my feelings Of appreciation and kind
ness toward an. DOVE GREEN.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05

W. L. Ketoham. OF Amarillo. was
here the nrst OF the week. looking NJ.
ter matters 10 his official capacity
with the Santa Re Ry. Co.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05

sunday evening once IN a while.
Our Motto. We believe IN our
boys and girls, We believe IN our ~.
raj schools. We believe IN Lubbock
county: and abots alt we believe IN
our community.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05

We hsve Etyed to the J. r. Muir.
fee ono ~ side Of squire II
sou willNiH Us the right prices and
terms. We will sell your property
Louis 4 Robinson Land and Rental
Domuany t35-atl
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05

Judge and Mrs Oough. Of Hereford.
were passengers over the santa We
Monday Afternoon. and went over Ia
crcsbyton 10 spend a few days.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05

The China and Kitchen sets arr
ticket No. saN NS,<i9s. Bring them
IN (35lt
LONG BROTHERS.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05

osp.~s's &ss] b. '~,,s,,s
n~snins vl'l ~ ~ |cnss ~ 500.
AA1.s-. 'ssn As'~shk v~.ss,
nos>s 4 - I<<<>pl
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05
NOTICE

J. W Hamilton ami family have
moved 20 Lubbock from Cedric and
viii make this city their future abid.
ing place
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05

Notice Someone carried on the
registration papers>6r~,ry saddle stall
lion Rex McDepsld. f-bm the seitz
liver barn hrst Mondss They are
very valuable b. me % please return
them "A. r. Mcdonald Lubbock. Tex.
- (3s-2tpl
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05

We have ybved 20 the ! r.. Muir
Zee oHice. {rth side - square n
YOU win ~ ~>he right prices and
terms. We Nh your property
Louis A. Robinson Land and Rental
Company. t952ti
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BOYS. READ rHlsi

The Grst trPse Ny between The
ages Of bis aad iwNve year,, who
register ht ohr stcrt beginning az
two o'clotk. srurdaY afternooon. viii
he allowE " 10 ride he anto that We
are going to sive fyay hce minutes
each semcnrfitr this, boys. and
come. oslo
MARTIN & wOLCOTT.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05

). r. Garrison made a business trip
10 Littleheld Monday, returning on
Tuesday.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05
RAncHmrsk ATTENTION

r. L. Travis returned from hus-
mess trip east Monday morning and
went over 10 his home AZ Rails In
the afternoon.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05
BRING your TICKETS

The China and Kitchen sets are
now ready tor tbS~ynss VINO hold
ticket No. % or N Hs6. Brinr them
IN. NJ ts5-it
LONG BROTHERS.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05

scurry county voters viii express
their desires At the ballot box AZ
10 whether they shall issue s5e.O0o
of road bonds. on the nth OF this
month.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05

Barbecue ~ day at ae Cash
Meat Market- hone JAG. $500
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05

s.1t-ss - =, q =. o.
s's' s''''s p1as si.l
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05

@5iD
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-08
WINDING UP
STRIKE PROBES
Colorado Investigation Ended and
Michigan One Just About
Over.

/ [United Press Leased Wire Seryice.l
\ DEM ER Colo, March fter
continuing exactiy feai weeks, the
congressional investigation OF the
Colorado coal mine strike was brought
TO "a close here tonight. The con-
gressmen announced that they had
abandoned all the side trips projected
cailier and wonld start back to Wash
i,.,on tomorrow morning.
Statistics of the investigation sicw-
ed the committeeman were sitting and
took testimony 264 hours. or an aver
age of eleven hours for every day.
Witnesses numbering 225 were exam
ined and gave testimony filing 6,OO0
typewriter pages or more than y
100000 words. Three shorthand re-
porters, five monographs and FIVE
typists were kept busy fifteen hours
day making this record. The com
mittee spent sixteen days in Trinidad,
ten in Denver and two in Walseburg.
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Woman for Senator.

TOPEKA. kans., March Mrs.
Minnie johnson Grinstead OF Liberal,
a leading club woman, suffrasette and
wife of former Circuit Judge Grin
stead. has announced her candidacy
for u. S. senator on the republican
ticket. She will contest with Senator
Joseph L. Bristow, former Senator
Charles Curtis and Major Harvey for
the nomination.
Mrs. Grinstaad's support at the pri-
mary will determine the p5rplexing
question in Kansas of now will the
women vote Politicians think she
will be nominated If the women gen.
orally support her. After this the
question arises again, will the wom-
en-, regardless OF party, support her
at the November election?"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-08
MUSIC IN THE COURT ROOM
AS OPENER OF EACH CASE

At least that is what the Woman's
club of Denver would like to have
happen. Under tha leadership of DR..
Esther S. Cherry, who addressed the
club today, the club has started
campaign for musical reform. Dr.
Cherry wants an organ cr.a piano IN
stalled in every court in the land.
Each day when the judge takes his
place on the bench. the bailiff would
announce the selection to be render
ed. The bailiff would have to eNa-
else great discrimination in selecting
tunes, DIR. Cherry thinks. II serious
matter we're at issue. heavy Wag-
merriam pigce could be rendered; if a
.trifiing question, the Beethoven sonata
Or Handel's largo might be in order
Or to vary the routine, those present
il the court room might join In q
pleasant refrain,