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The Washington times., 1914-03-20
PARIS FEARS RIOT At
SLAIN EDITORS RITES
Police Take Steps to Prevent
More Demonstrations Over
Shooting by Woman.

PARIS. March 20.-Despite the evil
dent waning of excitement following the
murder OF CASTOR Calmettc. editor of
the Figaro. the police took every precau-
ton to prevent any untoward. incid ent
that might result from the rekindling
Of passion when the funeral of the edi-
, tor was held today. Great crowds were
in evidence. but, with the Figaro re-
questing editorially that there be no
demonstrations. coupled with the dying
interest Of Parisians in the political
sensation, little trouble was expected.
Before the hour set for the funeral
of Calmette former Minister Cailloux
and Monis. and NJ. Fabre appeared at
the chamber of deputies to go before
the Jaures committee Investigating the
Rochette scandal Monis was the first
to testify He said that shortly after he
became premier. Caillaux, who was
then minister of finance. asked that
the trial Of Henri Rochette, the swind-
Ter. be postponed.
Monis denied that Caillaux brought
any pressure to bear upon him to OBJ
tain the postponement The procurer
general made no serious objection to
the delay. saying the prosecution would
b@ entirely unpiejudiced. though it
might run counter to public opinion,
said MoniS.
The Washington times., 1914-03-20
Administration Will
Insist on Free Election

The Administration will consider. no
plan for settlement of the Mexican
troubles that does not carry with it i
sua rantee of free election of Pres
dent and Vice President and congress
The suggestion that an American
commission attempt to arrange plan
OF arbitration met little response to-
day from the President and Secretary
Of state Bryan.
The, Administration holds there can
he little permanent change in the eX-
isting situation until the fate of Tor
rcon is settled. The defeat Of villa
there il is pointed out. would give
Fuerta the excuse he Is believed TO be
Feeking to quit as provisional Fresi'
dent. substitute some Mexican who
could rule with an iron hand, and ther
take the field in person to carry the
war into the north But II Villa wins
il was admitted by the high officiols
in Washington, no commission could
devise any plan that Carranza and his
followers would agree to.
The Washington times., 1914-03-20
REBELS CLOSE IN
+ AROUND ToRREON
Battle Believed to Be Raging in
Desert-Censorship Keeps
News Meager.

Ell PASO. Tex. March 20-In the
great desert north OF Torreon, the
big battle for the possession of that
city is believed to have begun.
Dispatches received during the night
from Gen. Augenio Augerre Bena-
vides. show that the scattered field
commanders of the constitutionalist
army Of General Villa are being called
in. and that a general assault has be-
gun.
brigade reached Yermo Wednesday.
wired that his troops had effected a
junction with the brigades commanded
by Gems. Manual Chao, Rosalio Her
nandez, and Maxine Garcia. These
troops had been stationed on both
sides of the railroad from the north
prepared to prevent any flank attack
by the federal defenders of Torreon
Benavides said the four brigades were
slowly closing in on Torreon, and had
only seventy miles TO CO.
General NalaseQuez, federal comman-
der, has sent a considerable force into
the desert above Yermo to resist the
constitutionalist advance.
Villa Predicts Capture.
Serious fighting is believed TO be in
progress in Xazasa valley, near Rosario
where Gen. Tomas Uroina and S,Sp
rebels have been stationed. Couriers
to Urbina from General Villa urge him
to close up and be in a position 10
partjcipate in the grand assault on Tor
reon.
The censorship on press messages
continues.
General Villa last night wired from
Escalon to a friend in Fl Faso TO bet
an the money he could get that the
constitutioralists would ne in Torreon
before March 81 His friend waSered
$1,000 American against $1,000 Mexican
money that Villa would fulfill his prom
iee.
General Carranza, supreme CHER or
the constitutionalists, is expected IN
Juarez with his cabinet Sunday. The
town is being elabora tely decorated in
his honor. Triumphal arches are De-
ingf erected in the streets and all gov
ernment buildings are being drsped with
the national ColorS.
The Washington times., 1914-03-20

ing fourteen-year-old girls in the art
Of domestic science perfection.
ITS a solution Of part of the divorce
evil.' declared Miss Estelle Hanchette.
a teacher In charge Of the ideal home"
kept by the girls Of the school. "Untidy
homes are many times responsible for
dissatisfied husbands"
The ideal home is across the street
from the school In the heart of the con.
gested district. 1t was once a filthy,
unsanitary tenement. Dirt was literally
hoed from the floors. Half a dozen lay !.
ers of old wall paper covered with filth
and dirt were taken from the walla The
building was given a thorough scrub
birg and then the future wives'' took
charge.
They obtained estimates for the paint.
ing and papering and every article Of
furnishing. from gas stoves to draper
les and linen. Miss Henchette took them
to the stores to buy everything. Econ
Omy was the first consideration.
The early class cleans floors and win
dows and sweeps. No girl has enough
to do to tire her. Each Is taught simple
methods Of cleaning. The second class
buys and prepares the lunch. The next
class eats the meal and the late class
cleans the dishes and ends the day in
sewing. The classes rotate each day,
SO that the work is different. The houSs
The Washington times., 1914-03-20
Kreibohm May Sit on
Floors of Congress

Cept. Paul II. Kreibohm, of the Red
Star liner Kroonland, will probably be
able TO witness proceedings in Congress
from the floor. IL he SO desires. President
Wilson yesterday signed the bill grant
ing him. and through him. the officers
and crew OF the liner the thanks OF
CC,.gress for their heroic rescue of
cIghty-n;re PERSONS from the burning
steamer Volturno. The bill also pro-
NiGes for preseEtstio b. the Govern
Tnent Of gold watch and chain to Cap
tain Kreibohm. and gold. silver. and
J-rrZe medals to the crew.
Resolutions of thanks ALWAYS carry
with them the privilege OF the floor.
and although the House thought that
bv special construction Of tine measure
This privilege had not peen extended
kreibohm, Senator Nelson Yesterday
said he had no doubt that if the cap
tain asked this privilege ne could not
Ee refused
The Washington times., 1914-03-20
No Immediate Danger of
Hostilities at Tampico

4 wireless dispatch from Rear Ad-
miral Fletcher to the Navy Department
today said there was no immediate in
tlfcation of hostilities at Tampico. He
said there are no rebels nearer than
Altamira, a suburb OF the oil port.
Neither side has advanced outposts.
The federals have fallen back on the
center OF the town.
The water works at Tampico, which
were destroyed by the Constitutionalists
= week ago. have been repaired and
tho supply restored.
The Washington times., 1914-03-20
Minnesota Legislator
Den0unces Judge Recall

THE recall Of judges is a dangerous
license" was the characterization Of
power of this country by Congressman
G. r. Smith Of Minnesota. in an ad-
dress before the alumni chapter Of
Delta Chi fraternity at banquet at
the University Club last night
W. W. Bride. counsel for the Depart
ment Of Justice at the British-Ameri-
can arbitration court. was postmaster.
The committee in charge Of the ban
quet was Vernon E. West, chairman: !:
Orville B. Brown. w. w. Bride. and
cluded selections by f. TOyIor Chewn-
ing, G. c. Bowie. A. H. Putnam, Edwin
Callow, and Arthur Pierce.
The Washington times., 1914-03-20
Planning gBr0adCan1paign
For Public Health

law placing upon the Public Health
and Marine Hospital Service the duty
OF investigating the pollution of all
navigable rives and lakes of the
country. A partial survey Of the
Great Lakes has been carried on,
and the upper Missouri has been in
spected.
The survey OF the Ohio. however.
eXcels In its comprehensiveness anv
work of its nature ever attempted.
Laboratories have been established
in seven cities. and two boats have
been. especially fitted out to permit
Of analyses.
This investigation will include a
determination of the amount OF sew
age and trade waste emptied into
every portion Of the great river from
its head source to the Mississippi.
Hundreds Of towns make of he Ohio
source Of sewage disposal. while
hundreds of others are drawing from
it the water supply upon which their
citizens exist.
One of the principal problems be-
fore the investigators is to determine
the amount Of refuse cast into the
river from iron works. This. It Is
asserted. causes uncountcd loss
through the erosion of water pipes IN
cities dependent upon the Ohio for
their water supply.
The Washington times., 1914-03-20
Greece Has Extensive
Plans for New Nayy

ATHENS. March 20.-The minister OF
marine announced in the chamber Cd
deputies that the Greek naval program
provided for three dreadnought battle
ships. one of which is now under con-
struction. three armored cruisers and
several lighter craft.
He declared that Greece was prepared
at all costs to maintain the supremacy
of tine sea won in the recent Balkan
war.
The Washington times., 1914-03-20
SAD IRON GUSTS
GUNMEN'S GANG

NEW YORK, March 2O.-Joe
Yok's dexterity with a hot
flat iron foiled three gunmen
who today raided his Chi
nese. laundry at SO Henry
street, Brooklyn. One of the
robbers, branded on the
cheek, was captured by the
police.
Joe was busy when the three,
with hats drawn over their
brows, entered the laundry.
He was jammed up against
a wall with revolver against
his stomach. Joe submitted
till he saw the thieves rifling
his cash drawer. Then he
swung with his hot iron on
one crooks face. Badly
scared, the robber yelled and
fled.
His companions, startled, van
ished.
The branded man was arrested
in a nearby saloon. Joe got
three one-dollar bills back.
The Washington times., 1914-03-20
Heiress Plays Poker
And Wins a Husband

NEW YORK, March GA pretty ro-
nance that had its beginning in a game
of poker in which Cupid beat three
of-a- kind with a heart fiush." cui-
minated, 1t was learned today. IN the
marriage in this city or St PatricK's
Da.y of Preston Crewe. only direct male
descendant of Sir John Harper Crewe.
heiress.
They were married by the Rev. r. A.
Lascelle at the Episcopal Churcn OF
ST. Mary the Virgin and are now AT
the Hotel Navarro.
Mr.. Crewe Is one of seven heirs now
fighting in the English courts for a
fortune of s7.O0.O00 LEFT by Sir John.
He is a member Of the family that
settled Maryland.
The Washington times., 1914-03-20
Elopes With French
Maid He Met in Hotel

PHILADELPHIA. March 9-Searcr
made for Mary E. Boin. French maid
disclosed that she eloped March with
Frederick P. Kendall. of 13o Wes,
Ninety-third street. New York.
: The maid was employed by Mrs. John
G. Carruth. living in the Bellevue
Stratford The couple met six weeks
ago in the hotel lobby.
Mrs. Carruth was hunting for the
maid when Mr.. Kendall telephoned
that they We're at Atlantic City OF
their honeymoon Kendall is forty.
four His bride is tllirty-siX.
The Washington times., 1914-03-20
nhess Het3s aDoo
k~A~~~
nsss nea9s soes
IL A~GUYlrss

Thsss neaSs sses Thsss Hea3s sDss
AaA SCEISlT hsd nsoa.
mented itself to toe. It's goodbye
Johnnie. You apply "GETS-IT' in two
seconds-no fussing with plasters that
don't stay put, with saives that make
corns ''pulr' and make the toe beefy an4
raw, with knives. scissors. razors, an4
diggers that make corns grow faster
and that may cause blod poison from
IT. shrivels up corns- they come right
off. That's the new principle. It's Just
common sense. No more corn palma
"GETS-IT'' Is safe. and never hurts the
flesh. Get rid Of corns and calluses.
"GETS-IT' Is sold at Csc a bottle By
all druggists, or sent direct IL you wish.
from E. Lawrence & Co., Chicago.
"GETS-lT' Is sold in Washington By
O'DonnelPs Drug Stores, Peoples Drug
Store, p. G.. Afnick-Advt.
The Washington times., 1914-03-20
DOMESTIC SCIENCE
AS DIVORCE REMEDY
Cleveland, Where One in Every
Four Marriages Is Broken,
Teaches Girls Economics.

CLEVELAND. March 19.-Cleveland.
the city in the United States with the
unenviable record of one divorce for
every four marriages annually Is now
teaching its little girls how to be ideal
wives some years hence.
The Marion School. a part Of the city's
educational system. Is DEVOTED to tutor
The Washington times., 1914-03-20
Spanish War Veterans
Give Wilson Invitation

President Wilson has been invited
by committee representing the Span
ish War Veterans. to attend the Maine
memorial celebration at Arlington
Cemetery.
Smith, commander-in-chief of the vet
Grams, and Jerry A. Costello They
were presented TO the President by
Congressman Murray of Massachusetts,
The Washington times., 1914-03-20

contains kitchen, dining-room. pantry.
bedrooms. and clothes closets,
1.-The children are SO enthusiastic
about their work. said Miss Hanchette:
IT am firmly convinced that the future
husbands of those of the ideal home
pupils who marry, will never enter a
divorce court
The Washington times., 1914-03-20

stomach. They cleanse your Liver and
Bowels Of all the sour bile, foul gases,
and constipated matter which is pro-
ducing the misery: A Cascaret tonight
will straighten you out by morning.
a 10-cent box keeps your head clear,
stomach sweet, liver and bowels reg
for months.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1914-03-20
FEEL C0NSTIPATED, BILIOUS, HEADACHY?
TAKE CASCARETS TONIGHT dime A BOX

No odds how bad your liver. stomach
or bowels: how much your head aches.
how miserable and uncomfortable you
are from constipation, indigestion.
biliousness and sluggish intestines-you
always get the desired results with
Cascarete.
They end the headache, biliousness.
dizziness. nervousness. sick, sour, gassy
The Washington times., 1914-03-20
'eois.Ii'' for corns0 On
Your .wiggiss!
Quit Puttering With Corns. Use This
Sure, New.Plan Corn Cure.

A few drops of .GET-IT' the big
gest seller in the world today Of any
corn remedy Is enough to spell positive
doom to the fiercest corn that ever ce-
The Washington times., 1914-03-20

Scattered throughout the country.
representatives of the Public Health
and Marine Hospital Service are now
conducting three as important in
vestigations as were ever carried on
in the interests of general health.
More than a score of the members
of the service are studying the va
rious phases Of tuberculosis: others
are conducting a comprehensive sur
yey of the Ohio river. while a third
corps is compiling statistics on ty-
phoid fever in its campaign on rural
sanitation.
The tuberculosis fight has many
ramifications. At Cincinnati, Sur
geon Dana Robinson, an interna-
tional authority. Is studying the re-
lation Of tuberculosis to industry.
State board of health. the city board,
OF Cincinnati, the Ohio anti-tubercu,
losis association, and the CINCINNATI
society.
Educational In Scope.
This inquiry deals with the en-
vironment in which the tuberculosis
person works, and dwells: the health
of those with whom he comes in
contact. and the economic effect OF
his presence-never before was so
comprehensive an Investigation made
to determine the effect Of the dis
ease upon the industry of a nation:
Cincinnati was selected because OF
the diversity of commercial organi-
cations located within its confines.
This is not merely a research cam
paign: it Is educational as well.
One in every seven deaths IN
America, statistics show. is due to
tuherculosis. In California, Surgeon
paul Carrington is collecting data to
show the effect upon the tubercu-
ious person of migration-each year
thousands move to the rarehed cline
of Colorado, the pine-scented atmo-
srhere of North Carolina, or the
dry air Of tho Southwest.
In New Mexico. Past Assistant
Surgeon E. A. Sweat Is carrying on
a similar inquiry, while in North
Carolina the work is being done by
Past Assistant Surgeon A. d. Fos-
ter. and Colorado and Arizona are
to De inspected by Passed Assistant
Surgeon A. J. Lanza. A similar cam
paign will be undertaken In the
Adirondacks.
This investigation Is expected to
reveal the effect of his presence upon
the travennS. pupic, ING e,cSt Spo
the railway employees who haul him.
and the health and economic con-
dition of the resort towns to which
he goes.
The investigation Of the Friedman
cure" is still in progress; the Won
Ruck remedy is being dealt with.
and a corps OF physicians Is en-
gagged with a study Of the subject at
The public health sanitanum at FIT.
Stanton. n. Mex.
On Rural Sanitation.
Scarcely less important is the in
The Washington times., 1914-03-20
SOIdierlV.

SnIth-Were YOU at Balaklava. may
ask?
TaiIor-No. why?
Smith-You charge so maSnifcently-
( halter
The Washington times., 1914-03-20
On Rural Sanitation.

Scarcely less important is the in
vestigat,on OF rural sanitation and
its bearing upon typhoid fever.
West Virginia was selected as a
field for operations. and more than
SO farms were inspected. The re-
suits being compiled are appalling.
Meanwhile. other members CT the
service are engaged with sanitary
surveys Of the Ohio and Potomac
rivers. In 1912 Congress passed
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-04-17
CHAPTER Xxx.
The Semaphore.


The telegraph station at the sema-
phore was a little, square, stone hut,
rooted with slate, perched high on the
cliffs. AS we drew nearer we could
see the sentry very distinctly, rife
slung muzzle down, slouching his beat
in the sunshine.
The soldier left his post as we start
ed toward him, and advanced blinking
in the strong sunshine, meeting us
halfway
Are you the soldier Rolland?" I
asked.
He admitted that he was with
prompt profanity, adding that if we
didn't like his name we had only to
tell him so and he would arrange the
matter.
told him that we approved not
only of his name but his personal ap-
pearance; indeed, so great was our
for him that we had come
clear across the Saint -Yssel moor ex-
pressly to pay our compliments to
him in the shape of hundred franc
note. l drew it from the soiled roll
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-04-17
CHAPTER xIx.-continued.

Preparations for train-wrecking,
should say" he replied, bluntly. They
are tinkeringl with the trestle. Buck.
hurst's ragamuffins have just seized
the railroad station at Rose-Sainte-
Anne. where the main line crosses,
You know, near the ravine at Lam
merin.
That's all | have to report, except
that your friend, Robert the Lizard, is
out yonder fiat on his belly under a
gorSe bush, and he wants to see you"
The Lizard!" l exclaimed Come
on, Speed. Where is he?"
Yonder. clothed in somebody's line
uniform. He's one of them. Scar!etr,
do you trust him? He has a rifle"
Yes, yes" l said, impatiently
'"Come on, man! It's all right; the
fellow is watching Buckhurst for me-"
l greeted the poacher frankly, offer
ing my hand; he took it, then his hard
fist fell away and he touched his cap.
Il have done what you wanted" he
said, sullenly. 81 have the company's
rolls-here they are" He dragged
from his baggy trousers pockets a
mass of filthy papers, closely covered
with smeared writing Here is the
money, too" he said, fishing in the
other pocket; and, to my astonish-
ment, he produced a flattened, soiled
mass Of bank notes. Count it," he
added. calmly.
What money is that?" l asked, TAX
ing It reluctantly.
Didn't you warn me to get that box
the steel box that Tric-Trac sat
down on when he saw me?"
'ls that money from the box?" /
exclaimed.
yes, msieu. ! could not bring the
box, and there had been enough blood
shed over it already Besides, when
Buckhurst broke it open there was
only bit of iron for the scrap heap
left"
l touched Speeds arm to call his at
tention; the poacher shrugged his |
shoulders and continued: "Tric-Trac |
made no ceremony with me; he told |
me that he and Buckhurst had settled |
this Doctor belmont, and the other
the ofessor-Tavernier."
Murdered them?" muttered Speed. |
"Dame!-the coup du Pere Francois
is murder, l suppose
Speed turned to me. That's the ar
got for strangling,' he said, grimly.
GO on" / motioned to the poacher.
How did you get the money!"
"Oh, pour cain my turn l turned
sonneur," he replied, with a savage
smile.
A sonneur, in thieves slang, is a
creature of the footpad type who, trip
ping his victim fiat seizes him by the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-04-17
SECURED A LEGAL OPINION
Farmer Desired TO Know Just Exactly
Where He WAS At" and Prob
ably He Does.

you are a lawyer, aren't you?"
asked the young farmer.
Yes" replied the young lawyer
genially to his first client, Offering a
chair and assuming a fine nonchal-
ance.
well, | want to know why it is un-
| lawful to kill rabbits"
well" said the lawyer, 1T is
against the law in this state to kill
rabbits in the closed season, which
| includes the summer months, and you
can't shoot them at any time without
a license"
well, s'posin' they get into my can
taloupes. Can't I shoot EN- for tres
passin'?"
"No, you can't shoot a rabbit for
trespassing. The only thing you can
do is to have him arrested"
IF he comes into my house l can
shoot him, can't u"
mot unless he breaks in. If you
leave the door open and he walks in
you must not shoot him. But if he ac-
cldentally falls into a pot Of boiling
water you can make soup of him, l
suppose"
1T seems to me the rabbit has a
great advantage over me. He can eat
my cantaloupes and cabbages, but
can't do anything with him"
you can scare him if you wish
You can shoot at him, but you must
not hit him. The rabbit has this adj
vantage over the cantaloupe, too-if
you shoot at the rabbit and hit a can
taloupe it is all right. No harm done.
But if you shoot at a cantaloupe and
hit rabbit it is a fine and imprison-
ment.
However in the open season all |
you have to do is get license and |
you can go and shoot rabbits or can
taloupes either.
"As you see, you will then have all
the advantage. You can get a license
and the rabbit cannot, and you can
shoot, a privilege denied to canta-
loupes. You really have quite an ad-
vantage
my fee is s.. Thank you, very
much u Chicago News.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-04-17
MEMORY OF CARRIERS FARM
Humane Treatment Of 1900 Yankee
Prisoners on Weary March From
Winchester 20 staunton, Va.

Late IN the afternoon OF June ~.
1868, ] stood among a bunch of 1000
prisoners, ready for a march OF %
miles from Winchester. Va. To- Slaun-
ton, Va. We were the FIRST consign-
ment 10 the South OF the 1000 men Of
MIlroy's army that was smashed 10
pieces on the morning of the 10th.
writes j. H. Sawyer Company b,
Eighteenth Connecticut Soldiers
Home, Lafayette, Ind. In the National
Tribune, Our guard was the Fifty
eighth Virginia Colonel Boarc),
As we stood In line at the foot OF
the hill north OF the town, Colonel
Board, sitting on his horse near the
center. before he gave the order to
march, said:
Men, these Yankees have fallen
into our hands by the fortune OF war.
/ want them treated like gentlemen.
II l hear Of any insults or abuse, IL
win be punished"
Nothing could have been kinder
than the treatment we received from
these men during the march OF five
days. We always had the feeling Of
comrades towards them rather than
Of enemies had often wondered II
Colonel Board lived TO see the end Of
the war.
The matter was settled by Com.
rade Sprecher's letter Colonel Board
fell at the battle Of Carter's farm.
July 49, 1864 According 70 the ac.
count, that battle was upon or near
the ground of Milroy's battle Of June
IS, 1868. Some Of the wounded Of our
regiment were taken to the Carter
house.
Comrade Sprecher mentions that the
line was on the Ruther-
ford farm. and that he revisited the
scene in 1892. that he was shown over
the grounds by Mr.. Rutherford who,
with his family. took refuge in the cell
lar during the battle of Carters farm.
It appears that one of the family was
a boy about ten years old. That boy
grew up, married and had two daugh- /
.ers born, ! believe, on the farm.
About two years ago those two girls 1
came here 10 our hospital TO take /
course in the nurses school / became |
luite we'll acquainted with them. After
being here about a year they were .
called home by the sudden death OF 1
heir mother, and did not return. They
allied themselves rebels and seemed
o take considerable delight in IT, New
,rtheless. they treated the old Union
folders in their care with great kind
less.