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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-22
Great Trials Of History
TRIAL OF WHITAKER WRIGHT.


IT HE life. trial ana TRAGIC death
Of whitaker Wright IL well re-
mcmbcrCd by most readers.
The story Of this promoters career
reads like q page of fiction. Mr..
Wright was an Englishmnn. who had
long resided la America. where he
had accumulated quite a fortune. Al
o'clock N the afternoon % January
20, 1904, the famOua was
sentenced go seven years penal eervl-
tude ana one hour later be lay dead
ON the 0uur ~ a smiIl room IN the
law court the result NJ poison admin
istcrcd hy himself.
The astonishing career ~ Whitaker
Wright az q promoter began in Phil
adclphiu, where he wed from 1850
60 1891, and where D., made his first
million as "a broker in cotton. grain
and petroleum. shortly after he re-
turned 20 England he became the
friend and fleecor OF those who sit In
the seats OF the miEhty. when no
WIS caught Ia the tolls Of justice for
lootinE Englishmen of SlO0. goo, 600
he boasted hat he was immune from
punishment because the king %
England is my friend
Wright noated no less than eleven
companies in England. financial. min
eral and railway. When the financial
crash 81 the Wright companies came.
IN December, 1899. whitaker found
that his boasted friendship with the
king did not stand for as much as he
expected it would, and In February,
1900, he left England for America
with MS niece. Miss Brown. under the
assumed name OF AndreonL when
he reached New York ON February
20 he was immediately arrested on an
English order OF prosecution for
fraud, which had at last been issued
after the house Of commons had taken
mp the matter.
How much money Wright made out
of his victims has never been fully
known. but he was able To live in
princeiy style nj Park Lane. London.
in "a miniature palace. which IL took
three years to complete. At Godal-
ming he owned "A country seat IN the
heautifying ~ which soc workmen
were engaged His private yacht was
fitted with the utmost disturbances.
Among the victims OF Wright In
England were the Marquis u Duffer-
IN. the Duke OF C~onnaught. n brother
90 King Edward; Right Hon. Arthur
Balfouf, premier OF Great Britain
the Earl 90 Warwict. Lord william
Beresford and many others. The
many companies he noated represent
ed a grand total In money OF Slil.-
775. 0GO.
When Wright was arrested in New
York he vas held until 0Stradition
papers arrived on Dune l, 1908. and
after long legal wrangles In the courts
Mr.. Wright abandoned his resistance
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TO MAKE IT FIVE BILLION
ANNUALLY.

THAT the value of American for
oign trade soon will be in
creased Co more than i've bill
lion dollars annually. partly as a re-
suit Of the "Eet-together' policy az
the first national foreign trade con
ventiop To- Dee held in Washington May
p and %. Is h expectation Of those
in touch with its organization. The
foreign trade In isl3 broke all pre-
yipus records. attaining O total value.
OF N.27s. 600, 600, Exports were val
ucd &c s. 4GG. 000. 600. and Imports
ut ft.Sl3.000 600.
Even az the present rate Of prog
ress the ve-bilion-dollar mark is
within range. but the purpose Of the
convention h 20 urous such "a power
ful national sediment in support Of
The systematic conquest Of foreign
markets that the United states will
become even a more formidable
competitor and viii begin % over
haul the United Kingdom aud Ger
many They are now the only two
nations with a grcater foreign trade.
4 realization 81 the increasing
keenness Of international competition
prompted various captains 90 indus
ny to move for the holding Of this
convention az which the commercial
condition OF the country as related
60 foreign trade, the bearing of gov
ernmentai policies upon foreign trade,
the opportunities aud perilr confront
ing American merchandise In distant
,porkets IA the necessity Of sreater
cohesion among ~ elements interest
ed In foreign trade viii be considered
W G. Redneld. secretary Of com
merce. win open the convention, and
william j. Bryan, secretary of state,
will speak az the banquet.
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and on July : extraditlon was grant
ed.
On August Z he arrived In England
The lei day he was charged at
Guildhnl with various crimes. the
main one Of which was with report
ing certain material particulars with
intent to- deceive and defraud the
members. shareholders aud creditors.
and which the said accused knew TO
be false" The court WIS timed to
sit at II o'clock and at 20 minutes
before that hour Wright took his
place. lie with his solicitor. Mr.. @
Lewis. upon the arrival Of Alderman
Smallwood. took a seat in front Of
the dock. Aftcr various legal argu-
ments the outcome was that Wright
Vas liberated nm a bail Of 100000.
: The case dragged on for some time
with mo- further developments worthy
81 note. sir Rufus lsaacs was the
head of a formidable array OF coun-
| sci Tor the prosecution. Il was not
until January ~. 1904, that the Eng-
iish was able To bring the
greatest swindler and promoter Of
modern times before the bar for a
final passing of Judgment upon him
1 ~ WV hWN NNNNANNNNfN ~ ~ AHN
and On the seventh Mr.. Wright ap-
peared in the witness box and related
| the story 81 his life In America and
of his promotions In England until
the disaster OF 1893. He admitted
that while managing director Of one
company he would sell to himself as
managing director of another. when
the crash carve he held only $500
shares Of the London and Globe cor
pOration.
At NO trial In recent years had the
necessary papers been 80 large I'm
quantity. On benches. floors and
seats were strapped in tall heaps
documents of every hue and shape
The witnesses were o host which no
man could number and represented
all grades Of society. from fashion
able men about town to lads in cordu-
roy and mufflers. For tive days he
was cross-eXamined. during which
time he was mercilessly handled The
jury was out but a short time when
Il returned q verdict OF guilty. when
Justice Bingham returned the verdict
20 the prisoner he said In my opin-
ion the jury could not have arrived
at any other conclusion. ! can see
nothing that in any way excuses the
crime of which YOU have been found
guilty and J cannot conceive Of a
worse case than yours
Wright was the only person present
who appeared 10 be unmoved Then
came the suicide. Within one hour
from the time he had been sentenced
the greatest promoter oi modern
times stood a prisoner before another
baF Of tustiCp tho verdict az hig
was sealed.
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are favorable The municipal re-
search bureau Of Dayton recently d.
sued a pamphlet dealing with M de-
velopmsnts durink the first three
months Of the new order Therein IL
is shown thot many weaknesses and
conflicts loo existing ordinances have
been discovered and eliminated, az a
starter.
Among a nrgo number of unOva-
ion such as 81 school Tor policemen,
city complaint station. city cleaning
OF sidewalks as we'll as streets. baby
clinics. free medical services for the
poor municipal lodging houses. etc..
was the installation OF q city pur-
chasing agent whose first quarterly
report is noW available This report
shows savings bl concentration Of the
PURCHASING end 81 the city's business
and placing the tuyinR in the hands
81 an expert gen So great ns To- re
move aIl doubt as To- the wisdom 81
this feature of the plan There has
been no hint Of serious gram In Day
toms past administration. The sny-
ings made hy the purchasing agent.
covering everything ron floor pol
ish for city offices 60 acreage for pub
lic Fairgrounds. are Simply stated as
the result of system. concentration.
common sense and efficiency
The report Of Dayton for it, first
under centralized management
ought 10 be- one of the most valuable
municipal documents emanatinR from
ms community IN the country.
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WAYS TO SERVE
STRAWBERRIES


The strawb,rr seaaon ID one uf
delight 60 au ana the ways 81 serv-
ing his fruIf are almost unlimited.
The followiug tried recipes are
worthy of imitation. for those who
wish 10 "a urir menus, says a
writer for Mothers' Magazine.
The finest berries mag be served au
naturci without remoying the hulls'
on the servirg Mate place green
leaves tiettuce rape or fern leaves
Will do. mold ~pulyerized In q
small ginsr. tanning out a mold in
the center of each PLATED uFrange he
chilled fruit. with the stems on,
around the mold of sugar and serve.
strawberry Ice Cream-Put a quart
" cream and ono pint of milk IN a
iail. set AN hot water and when the
top Of the cream wrinkles. add a
pint 81 mixed with four table
spoonfuls Of coTnsiarch and stir until
mixture II creamy. add one quart OF
berries, which have been mashed "a
"A pulp and put through a fine sieve
and mixed with one pint Of grnnu-
lated sugar; cook for 10 minutes
m0rei remove from the stove. M
add one Tablespoonful Of vanilla eN-
tract and when cold freeze. This
amount makes three quarts Of frozen
cream.
strawberry French Toast-Dip the
slices Of bread into one beaten egg,
10 which has been added n cupful
Of milk with a pinch 81 salt. brown
the bread on both sides in melted
butter In a spider. Mash one quart
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-22
Tnr DAYTON ExrERIME'r,

II EcAUsE Il was n FIRST city 81
large population To adopt the
city-managcr plan. Dayton is
perhaps under closer observation by
municipal experts al the present time
TIA any urban community in the
United States Upon the outcome ~
the managerial system adopted there
depends ia extension TO other cities
throughout the country The city
manager plan has the approval 81
the National Municipal league.
Galveston and Dayton alike adopt
% governmental innovations follow
,ng great Hood disasters. the former,
guided by her business men, forming
the nov popular and generally effect
i've commission plan. The Ohio city
went further ani adopted a SIN more
centralized system ~ control now IN
use In perhaps n score Of smaller
communities The aim Of the Day
ton plan IL 20 make 81 expert execu-
uye directly responsible for control
Of all administrative functions, giving
him power commensurate with his re-
E~ponsibilties. The legislative fune-
ton h vested In "a council, whose ex-
eoatiye agent the n.
while b test has not proceeded
Tar enough 20 admit OF definite ana
hnai ~c0nciunions, the early reports.
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Of huIled strawberries for i've slices
of bread sweeten rather heavily and
spread on the toast when "a is done.
strawberry Shortcake-This cake
IL the delicious and difficult part OF
the popular dessert, but II can be
easily made. without touching the
hands 20 the dough. once the ART Is
acquired. First. SIT together four
level ~teassoonfuls Of siited flour,
three t%easpoonfu.s OF baking powder
and a level t~easpoonfu, OF salt. Rub
in. with the fork. "a rounding tea
spoonful each Of butter and lard.
then lightly and quickly with the
fork stir In enough milk to make a
dough a little too soft To roll out
Turn into buttered tins and bake IA
a hot oven for nearly half an hour.
strawberry Pudding-For this use
half a pin each OF milk and cream.
three eggs. vanilla essence. three
ounces Of sugar. two OF cake crumbs
and three 4 hulled strawberries.
Make the eggs and milk into "A Gus
tafd. when cool stir In the cake
crumbs and sugar. whip the ream
and add this also, with vanilla To
flavor nicely. Freeze the mixture.
but not very siffy; place a little at
ne bottom Of an iced pudding mold.
then "A layer OF fruit. and 50 on until
the mold u fun To turn gu the
pudding, wrap a cloth that has be
wIung out Of boiling water round d
mold for a few seconds. remove the
cover, reverse the mold ani the pad
ding viii slip out. Serve on "A glass
dish surrounded with whipped cream.
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ten with great paths a composition
on the COW. The composition ran as
'oilows.
The COW " u very useful animal
That evening the bishop dined NJ
the little eirl's house, and her mother.
since she was "a very little girl. in.
deed. was proud OF the composition.
and requested its author to read Il
aloud.
The little girl got hor manuscript.
but instead Of readiug u ms IL stood.
she amended Il on the bishops he.
half so that IL ran:
The cow is the most useful ami
nal there Is except religion. 4"
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least hurried. for there was nothing
/, Use pressing.
4 few days later ! went to 'le hnR-
mem. As yet the housecleaninC rush
mad nct begun, 80 l had little tr"u-
bic In getting a man to- help with
the heavy work. Al the end of u
days work-not at all strenuous
! had the satisfaction of feeling that
mother task which had always heen
"a bugbear in previous wears was "rt
%. the way.
Vt the end OF two days tho process
OF sorting "a destroying and rear
rangiuR the numerous collections 80
small articles In pantry and kitchen
was complete and everything was in
first class order.
/ next cleaned the closets and
drcssers. sorted out the clothing that
would have To be stored ln "a shnl
time collected garments that were
ready for the ragman. and got togetb
er the things hat would have Ia be
summed "a little later. ! even went
So far as to clean out o few book
cases and desks and did al necessary
work with the porches.
when the first especially warm
days came. ! no longer felt h Ola
impatience to begin formal houac-
cleaning. ! new I could clean the
main rooms In two days.
when I finally got az a. thu pro-
Cess took ~ strenuous day during
which the house was torn up con
siderably. and the best part 81 Two
more days. when everything was he
ms restored To order. Then while niy
friends were tuning In basement Lnd
attic. l was cuntentediy working out
doors with my ncwers.
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housekeeping in a New Way.

Tutil a few years ago. when ! hap
pened to read a magazine article
dealing with efficiency In business,
the period 81 annual housekeeping
Mas q great trial, writes a contributor
To the Delineator. This article Told
how "a shrcwd business man paid an
efficiency expert soc "a day TO To-
cate waste IN his establishment aud
considered the money well spent. I
never felt AT liberty 10 pay an X
pert sven n fraction of $500 TO tell
me how TO clean house. but the arti-
Gle showed me how ! might advan-
.~tageously a~nalyzc the situation con
fronting me before again making my
house uninhabitable In cleaning time.
The article emphasized h fact that
the expert increasingly sought q new
point Of view; HE one fixed Idea was
TO avoid thinking any process mus
he done IN a certain way simply be-
cause il always had been done In
that a
II rs a regular custom TO launder
curtains, fancy pieces, dresser scarfs
and the like in advance Of regular
hcusecicaning, $50 Why ROT go . step
further and also do some of h more
dt~slgrecablr odds and ends w'thou'
waiting for fine Weather?
I decided to try This plan. and early
in February. un one OF those hall
warm haif-cold and wholly disagree
able days chnracteristic Of the seu-
son I spent my SPARE time In the at
tic sorted over the numerous col
lection. destroyed Useless stuff. clean
I'D up a-ccumuIatipns of dirt. hung
Irefh curtains and SO on. A second
day was necessary 4 complet the
Task. but M poo time did I feel IN he
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TT WILL cost }52g22s 20 conduct
the government ct Phoenix dur
ing the rcNt fiscal yenr Thin is
the estimate of tho city manager. pre-.
scented 90 the commission leo the an
uuHl budget II Is estimated nat
the receipts will be- $3.50 900. leaving
t252. 22g to be- raised bs Dxnt,an
Some Of the principal itcns In the
budget are
Police. sac. goo fire department.
S2s. $50. employ mont agency. sl6s5
street department, SiG.GUo. street
cleaning, Stl,20e: garbage nolie,u17
and disposal 8l6.g50 stree sptnk-
nng. t2l.6OO; street lighting. $4,000
sewer department. sis. 200; wh,,r 10
paTtmcnt, $500; pumping and nper-
alton of water works. S64,ugp, irfiRa-
tion, SIS. 500; health department. 81
S25: library. $3.50: parks, $40 80;
interest. sinking and redemption
funds, fs4,i25.
Having Just adcuted the commits
sion form OF government and in
stalled a city manager, il Is reason
able 10 suppose that the estimates
given for the municipal needs 81
Phoenix are not e%xtravagant and
that they cprescnt fairy the re-
quircments Of a growing city.
The total expense Of operating the
city of Albuquerque H. less than
100000. or considerably less thln
one-third Of the cost Of runnins
Phoenix. The conclusion Is that
Phoenix, which we have beer ac-
customed 90 consider as in the same
class with Va. II rapidly getting n
Of our class ou%tstripping W. in growth
and business mt civic dfvelopme
and wealth. What h the reason 2
The livestock resources tributary 10
Phoeb.x are neither 30 large nor -
prosperous - those OF which Albu-
uusraue il the center. II is true the
mining region which Is indirectly
tributary TO Phoenix is important.
but IL il not Industry OF a character
TO promote either great local wealth
ar increase In population, since IL
brings the city no important mills or
smeltcrs or manufacturing plants.
In TACT. from the standpoint ~ fac
tory and shlp labor employed Phoe-
nix IL nut as important as A%lbuauer-
que.
The reason must he and plainly is
Agriculture. The beautiful valley
tributary TO Phoenix has been made
10 blossom and produce. The tribu-
tary farm territory has been deyei-
oped aud In the process Phoenix ms
grown and become a rich and
tful and very prosperous city. This
and the act that IL has been a lih-
eral and persistent advertiser during
The past hllf dozen years are the
prime reason for the fact that Phoe-
nix be- ou|tstripping Albuquerque IN
size, municipal improvement and
prosperity
These NAV not be pleasant facts.
but they IRE facts We u very
wen get away from. Thoy ere all
the more unpleasant because W. have
at hand latent and utterly idle re-
sources Of land and water superior
10 those Of which Phoenix has taken
advantage. when we begin Ia ex-
plot those az Phoenix has
done We will begin Go get permanent
results ~ exactly the snsne kind
and We vii not hegin 40 get those
results until we do our developins and
exploiting
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The late Bishop bowman sasG
a Philadelphia minister, ''onee re-
buked my too soft and eoncliiatoTy
leanlnRs by telling me a story about
a little giri.
This little girl Il seems, had writ
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-22

Tennis Shoes In black and white
ana barefoot sandals In all sizes II
G Mays shoe store, 9it west Central
ave.
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pr. Tannus h. n graduate 81 the
medical department Of the University
~ Chicago and has extensive exper-
fence NJ a specialist In America and
also In Europe.
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Or. r. y Tannus, the eye, ear, nose
ana throat specialist of santa Re viii
hc In Albuquerque June 4. 2 and 3.
on which days he will see patients ~
The Combs hotel during Office hours,
10 10 II n M md ? 10 1 n m
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Friday me Saturday an trimmed
hats less than haif price. FeIggson's
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by tho
Second Fiddle.
TIM BATTLE on BUCKINGHAM
PALACE.

tNiay ~. \. u. 1910
10TH good KING George. q
Mary, dear.
x Oct up and dress and nasten
here.
There something coming on J fear,
Upon the Royal lawn.
ERad' n looks like We are due
To gather up q prick Of Two
From % approaching skirted crew
LID ry the Amazon.
Queen Mary hustled on her hair
And quickly talRocd down the stair
To where her Lord, w.th hingly air
Surveyed tho busy scene.
She saw " stormy sea of hats
OF hosiery aud tangled rats
And hobbies beating on the Stats
OF ladies fat and lean.
"ph, SECT she gave his arm q yanN,
'rha, big policeman with the plank
=, sWattiug Pankhurst ON the spans
20, 10 IL. james, she cried.
M cord" yelled George. Just rub
Der thrr,
This o. u sporting scrap l sweat.
That fat ones lost her Teddy bear.
rel nRurc's ul united.
said Mary, George. now don't get gay
This is no place tor you To- stay
That awful mess of n%egligoe
May get the Royal goat.
SaiC George. Now Mary. don't oe
mean;
hat show put IN by Emeline
ut there tfon the Regal green
Entities her to vote
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Hey, diddle. diddle
The eat and the Middle
It's a little game Of tag
lie says work az the store
She says club work galore
And they both are learning 90 raj
The Keota news., 1914-03-06
GETTING THE WINTER EGGS
Laying Hens Must have Comfortable
Heuse. Plenty oS Room and Sun
light and Ample ventilation.~

With eggs now close to 50 cents .
dozen. 1t stands ~ In hand to plan
our management 20 that our flock will
DO its best for the next few months.
It 10 surprising what good care and
intelligent feeding Will do in produc-
ing winter eggs. and ON the other
hand NO branch Of farming viii show
quicker losses than poor feeding and
management Of tho winter layers.
Winter layers must have . comfort
able house. plenty of room. plenty Of
sunlight and ample ventlation. Too
much care cannot be given to provid.
Ing good ventilation. Cold draughts
will check the egg production and
prove detrimental to the health Of the
flock
With = good, clean and dry house
and plenty Of egg-making foods. We
shall get eggs. On farms where We
can feed . variety Of grain foods
and . mash once . day composed Of
cut clover or alfalfa steamed or mixed
with . bran. cornmeal and green cut
bone. egg production 10 . simple mat
ter. Feed . tempting variety Of grain
foods and meat foods, keep pure Va
ter before them and keep tho floors
20 clean that any part may be used
for . scratching floor and you may
rest assured that you have done your
part toward securing winter eggs.
Charred corn 10 an excellent cor
rector Of indigestion. Lay . few ears
In the oven once or twice . week and
bake until they are burnt.
Tame your fowls and give them rea-
son to have faith in you. To have
them nearly scared to death every
time you come near 10 not only in
convenient but IL . poor way to have
them thrive.
The Keota news., 1914-03-06
Olo PRICES ARE GIVEN ONLY 70
THE FANCY STOCK.
Choice. Plump Stock 10 Demanded and
Always Finds Ready sais-selset
Only Such erssds .as viii
Please the Customer.
By n. K. BoYER)

Wy -. n 0Ox GESJ
Each year the poulterer better un.
derstands the care Of poultry, knows
their wants. and has discovered how
to keep them comfortable. The com.
Portable hens are tho ones that do the
laying.
About 30 years ago, when poultry.
farming was young. - . business, q
cry arose that 1t would not be long
before there would be such q surplus
Of stock that prices would 90 tumb-
ling. but Notwithstanding that, there
are ten successful plants today to
every one 30 years ago. and the de-
mand not half reached! With the In.
crease of supply came the increase
Of demand. and today we are no near
or meeting the demand than We ever
were.
However, there 10 . change In the
market which must not be lost sight
Of. Almost anything in the poultry
line sells. but the choice prices arc
alone given to the fancy goods"
Tho word fancy" implies more
than appearance. It means also quail
ity. Poultry and egg-buyers are be-
coming particular. but they are willing
The Keota news., 1914-03-06
MAKES DAINTY DANCE FRocK
Simple DssIsn In Rambler Pink Taffsta
and Nlnon, With Especially
Effective Trimminos.

A sweetly simple design for q young
girls dance frock forms the subject
Of the sketch. This is carried out In
rambler pink taffeta and ninon. the
latter fashioning the prettiest plagiar-
ism of the ultra-smart founce tunic
and one side of the draped corsage.
the other being a continuation Of the
soft sash of rambler pink souple rib
bon. The front of the bodice and
sleeves are of white tulle bordered by