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The Washington herald., 1914-08-09

another. and there came a time when
IL seemed best to the New Madrid
banking people to take steps to collect.
J. w. Mcfarland, trustee. was direct
ed to advertise for sale the property
on which the $4,000 had been OBJ
tanned. He went to the Court House
in Charlottesville to obtain q descrip-
ton Of the property from the records
and discovered that an entry Of salts
faction of the deed of trust had been
made. ]. w. Pogue, who had caused
the entry to be made, said he had re-
ceived through the mail what purport-
ed to be the cancelled note and had
caused the entry to be made as a mat
ter OF routine.
Investigation disclosed that entry Of
satisfaction had been made on other
loans and the subsequent loans had
been obtained. among them one Of So
600 from the county. In nearly all IN
stances the satisfaction had been en-
tered by a person to whom the note
had been assigned, as the law allows
and the recording oficer had no means
of knowing that the Cancelled note
offered was not the original
Bankers End n Dream.
Foreclosure suit was brought by the
New Madrid banking people, the gen
uineness Of the notes still held by them
was proven to the satisfaction Of the
court, implying that the notes on which
satisfaction had been entered were not
genuine an order of sale was made and
all OF the property owned by the sisters
was sold and bought in by the New
Madrid people. The Bank Of Hayti filed
suit to set aside the sale, but the de-
cision was in favor of the New Madrid
claimants and they still have the prop
erty, which is conceded to be worth very
much more than the aggregate OF their
claims. The Hayti Development Company
has been organized to develop the prop
erty.
After the crash Miss Laura" was
married to DR.. Trautmann. of Hayti, but
the wedding was not ostentatious.
When knowledge Of the entries of
came TO Prosecuting At
Lorney Mackay he caused a warrant to
be issued charging Mrs. Trautmann
with fraudulent Misrepresentation and
obtaining money from Ezra Hicks. She
was arrested and gave bond. but Mac
kay was unable to get the bank peo-
pie to aid him by producing evidence
and a short time later dismissed the
Ease. He also convened the grand jury
10 make an investigation, but was I'M
able to get any of the losers to give
testimony.
Mrs. Trautmann is a small woman OF
nervous temperament She speaks
IN low tones and is evasive. She says
she is about forty years old, and that
her sister, who is now a widow. is
about thirty-siX.
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PERMITS GRANTED FOR
MANY new BUILDINGS
William Murray Plans to Erect Six
Dwellings in the Northeast
Section.
VERY BRISK REALTY TRADING

Expenditures OF approximately So. OOt
are involved in the operations embraced
in building permits issued during the
past week. The largest outlay will be for
six dwellings which will be built by
William Murray at 1O11-13-l5-I7 Maryland
avenue northeast and 5l3-15 Eleventh
street northeast
George H. Buckingham has prepared
plans for a large residence to be erected
at 300 Lowell street northwest by J. c.
Marsh. at a cost something in excess of
$. OOO
The other dwellings provided for are a
two-story brick residence, seventeen by
forty-seven feet, which Harry a. Kite
will erect at 800 Twelfth street northeast
for $500. and a two-story home that
Henry l. Breuninger plans to build at
2522 Wisconsin avenue. The cost Of the
latter building is estimated at 5000
A one-story building for a store will
be built at $500 Connecticut avenue by
r. E. Clements. The cost will be 5000.
Brisk realty trading continued during
the week, despite the reported business
depression. The trading for the week
period for 1918.
The largest financial transaction of
the week was a bond issue for $500 90
made by the Potomac and Chesapeake
Steamboat Company, repayable in 1914.
The company conveyed all its property
to the Continental Trust Company TO
secure the bonds.
Another notable financial deal of the
week was the recording Of a trust for
800 OOO on the property owned by John
T. Chesley and Willoughby +. Chesley
on New York avenue near Fourteenth
street. The money was advanced by
Lewis E. SmoOt and is repayable in five
years. with interest at per cent
Property owners of Connecticut avenue
extended and that vicinity. feel that the
fight to have Calvert street extended
several blocks west Of Connecticut ave
nue.. is but a remote possibility. This
feeling was intensified by the issuance of
A permit by the inspector Of buildings
recently to R. E. Clements. allowing him
to crest a one-story store on the west
side OF Connecticut avenue, in a loca-
don which would place it directly in the
center of the desired Calvert street ex-
tension. The building, which will cost
=, 900, has already been started.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
STRIPPED, BEATEN HELD;
WIFE, TOO, MALTREATED
President of American Geographic So
ciety and Mrs. Huntington Held
as Spies in Berlin.

New York, Aug. S.-Reports reached
here today that Archer NJ. Huntington,
president of the American Geographic
Society. and his wife have been arrested
at Nuremburg. Bavaria, and are being
held in prison as spies. The reports
stated that Huntington had been stripped
naked by his captors and brutally beaten.
and that his wife had been maltreated
and subjected to indignities perhaps of
an even worse character. The news came
by way OF Switzerland from the chauf-
feur Of the Huntingtons, who escaped
when the pair were captured
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
COMBINE IN WORTHY CAUSE.

The Columbia Players and the Poll
Players will combine forces next Sunday
night to give a benefit performance at
Polls Theater for Six Walker, the stage
hand who was crippled for life a year
and a half ago when he was caught un-
der falling scenery. Mr.. Van Buren, and
Miss Bernard, leading man and leading
woman of the Columbia Players, and Mr..
BriCkert and Miss Jewel, leading man
and leading woman of the Poll Players,
will be seen on the same bill and as CO.
workers in the casts selected for the in
terpretation of one or more dramatic
sketches. The entertainment will begin
at O'Clock and continue until midnight.
Every important member OF the Columbia
Players and the Poll Players will take
part. and former members Of the two
companies now appearing in other cities,
will return TO Washington in response
to the appeal for assistance in behalf OF
Mr.. Walker.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
SMITH TO OPEN CAMPAIGN.

HyattsSille. Aug. S.-The Congressional
district between Representative Frank o.
Smith and Richard A. Johnson, Demo-
cratic aspirants for the nomination, will
be formally opened Tuesday evening at
Capitol Heights, when a rally will be
under the auspices of the newly organ
lied Frank o. Smith Club OF that place
The rally will Re held on the lawn of
Richard Q. Ryder. The speakers will be
Representative Smith and Representative
Rufus Hardy, OF Texas. and Representa-
tive Frank Clark. of Florida. Several
other speakers will address the meeting
The Frank o. Smith Club was organized
with former Mayor Charles L. Sweeney,
president, and Walter Oliver, secretary.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
ANTS SEND CONDOLENCES.
Women Opposed to Suffrage Trans.
init Letter to the President.

Expressing their sorrow and extending
sympathy to him in his present bereave-
ment, the District Association Opposed to
Woman Suffrage has sent the following
letter to President Wilson:
Dear Mr.. President: In this, your hour
of deepest sorrow, the District Of Column
bia Association Opposed TO Woman Suf-
frage hastens to express to you, Mr..
President, and the members of your fam
lily. their most sincere and heartfelt SYM
pathy at the death of Mrs. Wilson; ever
a model wife and mother; always a wom-
an of innate nobility of character; of re-
fined dignity and with love and charity
in her heart for all. She was indeed a
model American woman, who gloried in
carrying out her duties as a wife and
mother. thus setting a splendid and beau
tiful example for all American woman
hood.
The knowledge of this, Mr.. President,
will serve you as pillar of strength and
a source OF consolation in your hour of
supreme trial and grief. and as the sweet
est memory in the days to come"
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
ENGLISH PAPERS CUT SIZE;
TO KEEP MUM ON STRATEGY

London, Aug. S.-Fearing a famine OF
paper as result of the war. a number
Of publishers today decreased the size of
their papers. TOday's edition of tn
Times and Daily Telegraph consisted of
twelve pages, while the Daily News and
Chronicle had only six. Lord North
cliffe's Evening News, was reduced TO
four pages. 1t is announced that by mU-
tual agreement the newspapers will carry
no reports of the movements of British
ships or soldiers.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
sERvIA SHOCKS THE WORLD:
DECLARES WAR ON KAISER

Vienna. Aug. s.-To six declarations OF
war previously made, the seventh has
now been added. for yesterday afternoon
Servia through her Minister in Berlin
declared war on Germany for which GER
tainly nobody In Europe was prepared.
Servia's action, which Of course will
not have any military consequences, Is
directed wholly against a single person,
Herr Grissinger, the German
in Servia, where he is at this
moment and must leave. The German
military attache at Servian headquarters
will have to follow him which will end
that campaign.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
BRITISH TO USE AUTOS.
More Than 1000 Motorcnr OwnerS
PrOncr Use of Machines

London. Aug. S-England will employ
automobiles in its war on Germany.
They will be used to carry food and
supplies. and will carry the officers from
one camp to another. In many ways
they will supplant horses
The government today complied a list
Of names of all automobile owners with
a view to asking the owners. II emer-
genCy presents itself. to lend them to the
government. More than 1000 automobile
owners today notified the government
that they gladly would turn their ma
chimes over to it at any time.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09

each year to defray the expenses of the
institution during the year. and it is
hoped 10 make the one this season bet
ter than any before. The Ladies' Aid
Society will assume charge Of the supper
which is the principal feature OF the en-
tertainment.
The women of St Teresa's Church
brought their lawn fete to a close last
evening after a successful week Many
valuable articles were disposed Of either
by rattle or at the paddle stand. Through
the courtesy of the Washington Gas
Light Company ten large gas arcs were
used for the illumination. The proceeds
of this affair will be used to reduce the
debt on the school building located in
V street
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
GOLD FROM TREASURE
SHIP SENT TO NEW YORK

Bar Harbor Me-. Aug. S-A special
train of express cars left at o'clock
this afternoon for New York with the
SIC, 800 600 in gold unloaded from the Ger
man steamship Kronprinzessin Cecilie.
The train is heavily guarded by armed
men. 1t is due in New York at I o'clock
tomorrow morning.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
PILES CURED At HOME BY
new ABSORPTION Method.

II you suffer from bleeding itching
blind, or protruding Plies. send me your
address, and will tell you how to cure
treatment; and will also send some Of
this home treatment free for trial, with
references from your own locality II re-
ouested. Immediate relief and perma-
nent cure assured. Send no money, but
tell others of this Offer. Write today 10
Mrs. N. Summers, Box P, Notre Dame,
Iod.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
RUSSIAN ENVOY QUITS VIENNA.

Vienna, via London, Aug. s.-Ambassa-
dor Schobeko. of Russia. left at noon for
st. Petersburg. He called upon Foreign
Minister Berchtold before his departure
and the two men shook hands cordially
on parting.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
40 900 GERMANS ON WAY
TO RUSS CAPITAL, REPORT

Copenhagen, Aug. SIT is reported that
a German invading army OF 1000 men
landed at Ekenaes, Finland. today and
is marching on Helsinsfors. 1t may be
headed for St Petersburg.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
MONTENEGRO DECLARES
WAR ON THE AUSTRIANS

Vienna, Aug. S-Official announcement
was made today that Montenegro had
declared that a state of war existed with
Austria The Austrian minister has left
Cettipfe
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
RELIEF CRUISER IN THICK FOG

Boston. Aug. S.-The L. S. s Tennessee
bearing 100000 for the stranded Amer
leans in Europe. reported by wireless to-
day that she was seventy-five miles of
Cape Cod in a thick fog blanket
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
No objection.

Irate Boarder-I thought you told me
could sleep under blankets here of nights?
Unperturbed Farmer-So We kin, eff We
want. to, and you got the blsnkets.-Balti-
more American.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
SO GERMANS IMPRISONED.

Nairn, via London, Aug. S-Three
trawlers have brought in eighty-two
Germans who have been ordered de-
talned.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
NO MORATORIUM IN GERMANY.

Berlin, via London. Aug. S.-There will
be no moratorium in Germany. the fed
eral council decided today, but courts
were empowered to deal leniently with
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
WHITE WOLF, BRIGAND. KILLED

st. Petersburg, Aug. S-A Pekin dis
patch states that White Wolf, the Chi
nese brigand and rebel chief, has been
killed by government troops
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
TRAIN HITS WAGON; 2 DEAD.

Somerville, Mass, Aug. S-Two men
were killed when an outbound Boston
and Maine express to Troy. y. Y. hit
their wagon at a crossing. The dead are
Charles Newcomb and Edward Rowe.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
TROOPS ARE
REPORTED IN RUSSIA

st. Petersburg. Aug. SIT is reported
that Austrian troops have crossed the
Russian frontier near the Roumanian
border and set fire to Russian villages.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
16 GERMAN RESERVISTS HELD.

Harwich, England, Aug. S-Sixteen
German reservists have been arrested at
Haworth.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
OXON HILL CHURCH IS
PLANNING TOURNEY
Four Prizes Will Be Awarded the
Victorious Knights on
Labor Day.

Under the auspices of st. Ignatius' Ro-
man Catholic Church at Oxen Hill. a
branch of st. Teresa's Church in Ana
costa, a tournament and ball is to be
held on Labor Day. The entrance fee
for knights will be s. each. and there
will be four prizes awarded. a FIRST OF
SO. second s., third s.. and fourth. 50. A
queen and seven maids of honor will be
crowned by the eight successful knights
in the evening. J. Henry Kirby will act
as chief marshal, with c. Horatio Shan
non and Carl Scherer. aids; Herbert Z.
Ryerson, jr., Benson McDaniels, her
aids; Representative Frank o. Smith,
orator of the day; Sydney E. Mudd. ora
tor of the evening; ]. Henry Kirby,
Lancaster Mattingly. Frank Weschler.
John McConkey. and Edward V. Heiskell,
committee on knights.
The judges will be George W. Hardy.
John T. Fisher. George NJ. Book. John p.
Webster, Benjamin Randall. Otto Rup-
pert T. B. Middleton, William Miller,
Samuel D. Waters, DR.. Thomas H. Nc
Keen, Basil Blanford, Eugene Burroughs,
Thomas Dean. James McCauley, H. B.
Ferrett, DR.. c. +. Benson, and Thomas
Lyons. The committee on arrangements
consists of BENJAMIN. Randall. chairman;
Adam A. Weschler. vice chairman:
James A. Helskell. Otto Rupert. G. H.
Shannon. Leonard Gibbons. Emanuel
Fowler, E. F. Dyer, S. B. Cox, James
Flaherty. R. J. B. Delozier, Joseph G.
Mattingly, Clement Brooke, jr., ]. F.
Mattingly, Thomas Dennison. Robert
Dement,, Samuel Rowe, Walter Brooke.
Clarence Mattingly. ]. J. Money. H. B.
Mattingly Elmer Cox, William T. Boec-
kler, MarceIlus Delozier, Bernard Cox.
]. L. Heiskell, Richard Sansbury, ].
Eder. NJ. ]. Henricks, J. Durkin, J. King,
and James Fowler.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09

Missouri is now so well settled that
less than 1,eOo acres Of government land
remain open to settlement
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09

There are in the United States about
15,ooo telephone girlL
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09

A meeting Of the board Of directors OF
the German Orphan Asylum will be held
this afternoon in the board room OF that
institution in Good Hope road, when
plans will be furtnered for the annual
Labor. Day picnic to be held this year
From this picnic q large sum u raised
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09

Miss Laura" in her own name and
the name of her sister. who Joined in
all her undertakings, kept on buying
houses and lands and borrowing
money whenever she needed II until
there came a time that she had in
creasing difficulty in furnishing the
security that was needed, even though
the demands Of lenders were not ex-
acting.
She had borrowed $4,000 from the
Commercial Bank of New Madrid and
$500 from the New Madrid Banking
Company on one note and $4,000 on
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-02
MRS. ED FIELDS
DIES AT Iona

Mrs. Ed II. Fields, wife of a we'll
known sugar factory employee died
this morning at her home in Iona.
A baby, born two weeks ago, survives
her.
The death of Mrs. Fields has cast
a pail of sorrow over the community
OF Iona. Her popularity extended
all over the lower valley. Following
the birth of the child, the mother
seemed to fail rapidly until Sunday
when she rallied to such an extent
that the attending physician pro-
nounced her out of danger. Last
night, however, ia change for the
worse occurred and she passed away
this morning at nine o'clock. She is
survived by her husband, a babe of
two years and the child for whose life
she gave her own.
The funeral services will be held
at the Presbyterian church tomorrow
afternoon at one o'clock. Rev. j. +.
Weir of Grand Junction will Off
ciate.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-02
WOMEN CANDIDATES
Sentinel Special Service.


Denver, March 2.-Helen Ring
Robinson. the only state woman sem
ator in the United States, and who is
still touring the east lecturing on
woman's suffrage topics. is to have
opposition in the next campaign
should she decide to make the race
for second term. Not only win she
have opposition. but double opposi
tion, for it is said here that at least
two women pine for her seat in the
upper house of the general assembly
of this state.
One of these prospective candi-
dates to succeed Mrs. Robinson is
Mrs. James l.. Brown, who became
well known throughout the land by
her heroic work in aiding the sur
yivors of the Titanic. after managing
to save herself in that great sea dis
aster. The other candidate is said
to be Mrs. Alma Lafferty, who served
two terms in the lower house of rep
resentatiyes and who was and still is
popular among the standpat demo-
Gratis of Denver.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-02

AT a meeting CT the East End Ton
mis- club yesterday plans were made
toward the early preparation of the
two fine courts on East Main for the
coming seasons playing. The full
membership will soon be formed and
playing expected to begin about April
1. The courts are to be made over
and covered with a five or six-inch
layer-ef the best clay. After being
leveled. volled and smoothly packed
the members claim they will have the
best court, in western Colorado. The
executive committee is composed of
H. B. Goodwin. DR.. H. S. Henderson
and A. G. Ffdel. a.sts,
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-02

w. C. Chaffee of the Pomona pre-
cinct. has leased his orchard property
to F. L. Pierce. The property in
cludes thirty acres and the ten acres
known as the DIR. Nottinghom orch
ard. Mr.. Pierce has been in Cali
fornia the past eighteen months and
has discovered that the Grand Valley
is all right yet. This is the second
time Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce have under
taken to find a dwelling place OF su-
perior qualities and their friends
hope that they will now be content to
locate for keeps.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-02

F. f. Penny. who is travelling rep
resentative for the Eastman Kodak
Co. and who has been in Grand juno
tion for several days calling on local
photographers, left this morning for
Salt Lake. While in Grand juno
ton he says that he contracted for
over $50 kodaks which will be sold
in Grand Junction during the coming
year. He covers all the territory
west Of the Mississippi and says that
Colorado Is one of the livest states
along his route.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-02

Brief funeral services at the home
on North Fifth street yesterday pre-
ceeded the forwarding OF the body OF
j. W. Sawyer to the old home in
Louisville, Ky, for burial. George
Kunkle, the well known socialist
speaker. paid a high tribute to the
deceased in an address over his bier
Members of the Masonic order then
escorted the casket to the union de-
pot and at four o'clock. accompanied
by Miss Laura Sawyer, the body was
taken east. A large crowd of friends
OF tho departed attended the services.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-02

The estate of Henry NJ. Teller, ac-
cording to will discovered since his
death. leaves all his property to his
wife and it is estimated that it does
not amount to more than 100000.
II consists of property in many To-
calities and the largest item is one
OF 100000 in bonds in various cor
porations. a great deal of the prop
erty is located in Gilpin county
where the senator lived in his ear
lier years in Colorado and it includes
a good deal of stock in the mines of
that section.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-02

Assessor John I. Brown received
news Saturday of the death of his
aged grandmother in Gillette Grove.
Iowa. Her name was Mrs. Mary
Adair and Mrs. George Hickman of
Fruitvale is her daughter. The de-
ceased was Sc years of age and had
had an interesting career.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-02

G. c. Bird and wife of Lansing.
Mich, came in last evening expect
ing to stop off in the valley for few
days and look around. The stated
that they had had a very mild win
ter in their home state until recently
but that winter is now on in full
blast
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-02

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. @. Waggoner stop
ped off here last evening and this
morning for a few hours visit with
local friends while en- route from
San Diego to their home in Paradox.
They have been spending the winter
In San Diego and state that the
floods did not reach there at all. Mr..
Waggoner is large cattleman in
Paradox. He has lived there for the
last 35 years.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-02

Mrs. W. C. Enderson and her three
children arrived Saturday from Mesa
where they have spent the winter
and will so on to Mt. Pleasant, Utah.
sometime tomorrow where their home
is located. Mr.. Enderson has been
bandmaster In Mesa for several
months and will meet them here and
go to Utah with them.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-02

The I. A. Moon residence property
between Eighth and Ninth streets
was sold Saturday to Christina Latter
and j. I. Van Horn. The purchasers
will occupy 1t at once as a perma-
nent home The deal was made by
J. II. Scheisswohl. Mr.. Moon, who
is now making his home in California,
is expected here on a visit in a few
DAYS
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-02

VIM. II. Dingman, county judge OF
Delta county and attorney at law.
stopped off here this morning for a
chat with local friends and members
of the legal profession. while en-
route home from Denver where he
has been for the last few weeks on
legal business. His home Is in Ce-
daredge.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-02

W. G. Gould and Earl Hood who
have been in Grand Junction for the
last few weeks in connection with
the bootlegging cases which have
been before the county court, left
Saturday on the Midland for Glen
wood and points east.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-02

Rev. and Mrs. C. b. Allen who
have been here for the last four
weeks holding revival meetings in
the Methodist church. left this morn
ing for Montrose where Rev. Allen
was pastor twenty years ago. They
have many old friends in that place
whom they hope to visit.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-02

The socialists, who were recently
forced to move their quarters from
the old Sullivan building on Main
street have secured the store form
erly occupied by the Boston Shore
in the four hundred block and will
hold their regular Sunday afternoon
meetings there hereafter.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-02

NJ. A. Towsley of Clifton has pur-
chased the fine 7-room home of Ira e.
Taylor at 93S White avenue. Mr..
Towsley will use the house as home
but will not occupy 1t until next
fall when school opens.