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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-09
Sentiment of Citizens.

ftays.rf4y- CplalIitt- stands -bY--nlS
action. He said that satisfaction for
the murder could not be had through
the state department, and that ne
could not run counter to the over
wheIming sentiment of the citizens
of his State.
News of the rangers invasion has
aroused all Texas and in many parts
they are calling for further repara~
ton from the federal government for
the killing of Vergara.
1t is expected that Governor COL
quit will notify the president Oh the
action he has taken. The rangers
on their march kept away from the
places where United States troops are
stationed to prevent interhauonat
complications. and to protect border
citizens, and little was known OF their
movements until they returned bear
ing the body There was great ex-
element among the wives ana ram
lilies until the men got back unharmed.
The killing of Vergara. coming SO
soon after the Staying OF William ;.
Benton, a British subject, by Pancho
villa. caused the greatest indignation
Texans assert that he was murdered
that he had committed no oifense,
and was simply slain because ne had
set foot on Mexican soil.
Opinion Oh Bryah.
When reports reached San Antonio
that the federals had captured anu
hanged an American. Governor Col
o,ttt appealed repeatedly to Washing
ton and got no satisfactory answer
FINALLY he asked Secretary Bryan what
right he would have to send BODY
OF men into Mexico to find Vergara-
"You would have no right Whatso-
ever" was Bryans answer.
Governor Colquitt held on as long as
he could restrain his people, but as DAY
went by and nothing was done, their
wrath grew beyond bounds, SeYerai
hundred OF them, heavily armed. pre-
pared to resist any federal or reoe'
force they might meet, marched across
The border today and to the place wherc
their informers told them that the nody
of vergara had been buried nN some
charitable natives, after it had hung
swaying in the winds Tor seVerai oaa D
Find the Body.
The rangers dug up tho body, put
came across none OF the murderers, and
were allowed to pass through the ter
rftory without hindrance. They brought
the body back to Laredo tonight ana
the minds OF the people here Were III
famed to greater degree when they
looked upon it, and saw the atrocities
10 which II had been subjected. IL
was in horrible state. and looks as
If IL had been in the hands or cannl-
balls.
The situation presents a new prob
lem for the Wilson administration. The
Texas realize that they have taken
grave step, but they are prepared 10
abide by the consequences OF IT. and
will not back down. They say that
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-09
violated Traffc Ordinance.

DR. b. T.. Phillips. who was ar
rested by G.. r. Tignor for violating
the traffic ordinance, was fined IS
in the Police court Saturday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-09
REMAINS
RECOVERED THROUGH
RESTLESS RANGERS
Texans Pass Over River Into Mexican
Territory and Find Body of American
Who Was Slain by Federal Soldiers
HORRIBLE CONDITION
OF MUTILATED BODY

Without Incident Americans Gently Remove Corpse from
Shallow Grave dalgo and Garry it Back Native Soil
Where 1t is Turned Over to the Officials Who in Turn
Prepare for Funeral and Give Body to Mourning Wife.
Governor Coqutt Receives Laconc Message
From Captain Sanders of the Rangers.
March the following
"austin.T Texas s.
this after
j.
Rangers he had recovered the body Oh s
him for
o
coLQUITT. Governor"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-09

they waited as long as men with red
blood in their veins could walt. They
knew their countryman had been MUIR
dered and they would not watt to see
the red tape of international represen-
tations cover the crime, and the GRIM
mails They were well drilled and
armed and carried supplies and NUM-
tions for contact with considerable
force.
Victim Was Tortured.
An examination of Vergara's body,
made in the cemetery. showed several
bullet wounds. The skull had been
Crushed and the hands were charred,
indicating that the American stock
man had been tortured before being
beaten and hanged.
Numerous other bruises and in
dignitles were inflicted upon him. The
body was attired in trousers, UNDER
shirt and hose,
From the time Vergara was lured
across the Rio Grande and captured
Il friend had kept close watch on de-
velopments and knew every movement
Of his captors, including the Ameri-
can's execution and burial.
This knowledge is expected to play
Fl Ina feef;E4Ht paFt-in Developments OF
the inquiry certain to be inaugurated
by the United States government.
The quick action of the armed
Texans startled the border country.
1t is known that the American concul,
Mr. Garrett, and hi- assistants, were
In the vicinity of the Invasion" but
what party they played, If any, in the
affair was not known here late to-
night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-09
May Extradite Murdcrers.

Evidently the federals did not ex-
pect an American force to attempt to
recover the body, else it would have
teen removed and hidden, or Destroy
ed. 1t is known that ever since tho
disappearance of Vergara, Ranger
Captain Sanders has heen active, under
instructions from the governor. and
a few days ago the governor ordered
Captain Sanders to file charges OF
horsetheft against the four Mexican
soldiers who, at the time they lured
Nergara across the international.
boundary hne, took along with them
eleven head If horses. These charges
were filed few days ago at Laredo,
and the governor hopes to be able to
extradite the Mexicans.
Any doubt as to whether the island
where the abduction took place lies
n Mexican or American territory. WIS
dispelled tonight when the surveyor
OF Webb county, Texas, wired Cover
nor ColQuitt that he had made care
Continued on Second page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-09

Sudden Departure of Cruiser.
KINGSTON. JAMAICA, March s.
The British cruiser Berwick left here
suddenly for Brazil today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-09

CONTINUED on Third Page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-09
THE WEATHER.

Fair today and tomer-
rotwJ light west winds.
Full report on Second
Page
The Washington herald., 1914-11-30
FAMOUS
WOMAN
Her
Birthday
And
Yours
November 30-Matilda Heron.
lCopyTiEht. l9li.l

Copyright, 1914
Matilda Heron is one of the many
charming Irish girls who made a sue
cess as an actress in England and Amer
lea. She was born in Londonderry No
Vember 30, 1892 and emigrated to the
United States with her parents when she
was a little girl. Unlike many a sue
cessful actress, Matilda Heron had many
advantages as a child, and received the
best Of educations. Though she did not
come of a dramatic family, il was her
ambition from childhood to become an
actress. She studied diligently and made
her debut at the age of nineteen. The
following year she appeared under New
York management as Lady Macbeth in
the old Bowery Theater, New York and
was received with the greatest enthusi-
asm. year later she appeared in Bos-
ton. and later was seen in San Francisco,
where she became, and always remained,
a great favorite.
When Margaret Heron was twenty-five
she was secretly married to Henry
Byrne, and the agreement was that after
completing her engagement she would re-
tire to private life with him. On the day
appointed Mr.. and Mrs. Byrne met in
Chicago, apparently to take up their mar
ried life, but after a single day spent
together they parted, never again to
meet. The reason for this separation was
never known, but that Matilda Heron
was deeply grieved by it is certain, for
she always referred in later life to the
event as the first love of her life"
After this misfortune Miss Heron went
to England and from there to Paris,
where she saw a famous French actress
playing in Camille" The play was Gre
ating a great sensation in Paris, and the
idea came to Miss Heron that she could
make as great a success with a trans
lation Of the play, and the next year she
made her debut in the play in New York.
From this single play she made a very
large fortune. When she was twenty
five Miss Heron married for a second
time, a musician named Robert Stoepel.
from whom she was soon separated. Their
daughter Bijou became a well-known ae-
tress and is now Mrs. Henry Miller,
The Washington herald., 1914-11-30
Fashions from Museums.

Don't go to Paris for fashions; go to
the museums"
This is the bidding of the German
independence OF Partisan ideas. 1t is nat
ural that Germans should seek independ-
ence from all things French, even when
it comes to breaking the fetters that have
hitherto linked women OF all countries Of
Europe with the French designers. Way
back in the days when the Marquise de
Pompadour set the fashions in the French
court the haxen-haired petty pTincesses
Of the German countries used to look to-
ward Paris in all matters of styles. If
the French grande danes wore powder
in their hair, so did the fashionable
women Of Germany; IL De Pompadour in
vented a headdress that was ten inches
tall the German princesses quickly took
to wearing it, too. II hoop skirts two
yards across came into vogue at YER
saiIIes the ladies of Berlin followed suit
But now German women have no use
for French fashions. At least in the
present crisis they think that they have
not, and ii is only natural They will no
longer turn to French fashion books
when they wish to plan new gowns. In
stead, they will create their own styles,
and in order to do that they Will
seek their inspiration in the same
place that the French dressmakers
have sought theirs-in the museums,
in old prints, in archaic designs, in
pottery and antique figurines, old por-
traits and the drapery Of classic statuary.
But heretofore the French dressmakers
with an innate Gallo ability to put chic
and dash into the Interpretation of these
old sources have done this for us. They
lave been the interpreters and adapters.
Now German women propose to do this
for themselves.
This effort for independence in matters
of fashion is even more interesting than
the recent effort of American designers
to make fashions for themselves. For the
motive behind it is one of deep patriot
ism. What will the result be?
Germans notwithstanding their creative
ability in the fine arts. have never shown
themselves masters in evolving dress
ideas of any great merit. But under the
present stress Of circumstances the Ger
man women and the German dress
i'-aSers may produce some results that
are really interS sting
The Washington herald., 1914-11-30

It really seems to be a fact that spats
with the vogue for boots, with light up
pers-white, fawn-color, chamois, or pearl
no one thought that spats would be
worn by really smart women. Shoe deal
ers even went so far as to tell US that
spats would only be worn by the woman
who couldn't afford to buy the high
priced light-upper shoe. A pair Of spats
for S1.50 worn over pumps of regular black
shoes would give the desired effect, but 1t
would only be a make-shift. But now
many well-dressed women are actually
preferring spats worn with low shoes
to the light-upper high shoe. One OF the
greatest advantages is that the spats can
be sent to the cleaners more easily than
can the light-upper shoes.
Now for High Collars.
The prediction is made that by tha
first of February the comfortable, gen.
orally, becoming low collar worn on day
dresses will be a thing Of the past, at
least among women who follow fashions
dictates. The new high collar. however,
will not be wired They will for the most
part be snug and fastened either at the
back or front. Sometimes they will ex-
tend only across the back OF the neck,
and will be fastened at the front with a
piece of narrow velvet or lace In many
cases high ruffs will be worn with bod
ices cut with low neck both at back and
in front.
Among the interesting new blouses is
a model in crepe de chine trimmed at the
high collar and at the wrists of the long
sleeves with narrow bands of fitch. The
front of the blouse fastens with mill
tary-looking brass buttons and the same
sort of brass buttons fasten the high
collar in front and the sleeves at the
wrists. This model is reproduced in navy
blue. Russian green. and a delightful
new yellow, known as gold.
In spite OF the prediction that back
cIosings were coming in again, most of
the rev blouses show a front cfesing.
In Paris, where the dark street suit is In
great vogue at the minute, the white
lingerie waist with a suggestion of the
jabot Is the blouse most
in favor. Here there is nothing quite so
highly favored as the blouse OF yellow,
sometimes SO deep as almost to be an
orange. and sometimes the lightest creme
color. One of the most interesting Of
these new blouses recently shown here is
one of yellow lace yelled with brown
chiffon, cut with large, square armholes.
The front and back are plated; the long
sleeves are Of lace to the elbow and of
chiffon below, and on the back Of the
neck is a standing collar of lace bound
with brown satin. 1t is finished with a
wide, crushed girdle Of satin.
The latest complexion for lingerie Is
The Washington herald., 1914-11-30
House
wives
Daily
Economy
Calendar
LAUNDRY LESSENERS.

Perhaps We all have heard OF the
woman who wore black underclothes
when sine Travelled. because they show
CT soil less quickly and therefore would
reduce her laundry bills.
She had the right idea, of course-that
Of economizing. But she had decidedly
the wrong method. For weren't the
therefore just as unfit to wear. as il
they had been snow white?
There are other ways of saving laun-
dry bills, however. One is to wear
clothes that do not need ironing.
Crepe underwear can be made so at
traCtive that every woman would willing
ly wear it. II II is trimmed with heavy
lace that holds its shape, the lace can
be pulled into shape. Better still. a few
minutes with an iron will put the lace
in proper condition-and half a dozen
combinations can be ironed as to lace
and threaded with ribbons in fifteen min
utes. Nightgowns, too, can be made Of
crepe, and so can the foundations of
petticoats. The ruffles should be made
of muslin that requires ironing. for they
are far daintier than the others.
Then. for children's heavy frocks, there
is cotton duvetyn and corduroy, both
Of which should be hung to dry carefully.
The weight of the water in these fabrics
ironing. They are thereforH admirable
for children's frocks, and also for wom-
ems skirts and whole frocks.
Various sorts of thin cotton crepe, al
most silky in their softness, may be
used for separate blouses, and many of
these do not need ironing.
A serge frock is serviceable for a lit
tie girl in school. 1t is not like the black
lingerie. To be sure 1t does not show
soil so quickly as a wash frock, but IT
can be so made that whatever dust and
Crime does beset it will do no harm to
its wearer.
The best way to make such a frock is
also, this autumn, the smartest way-that
is with a little underblouse of wash
white material. Sometimes a pleated
skirt is held over the shoulders with
two wide straps of serge that cross over
a linen blouse. Sometimes there Is a
waist section Of the serge, cut in a deep
U in the back and in the front, and
under this a white blouse shows. So
the white wash waist can be changed
whenever necessary.
White muslin collars and cuffs perform
the same duty in a serge frock for a
grown-up.
Turkish bath towels can be used with
out ironing. They should be hung care
fully to dry and then neatly folded.
Sheets, too, If they are carefully hung
and folded, ca. be pulled into perfect
smoothness when they are put on a bed
even IL they have never seen an iron.
And all busting clothes and household
laundry bags can be made of crepe
and so more ironing can be avoided.
Copyright, 1slI)
The Washington herald., 1914-11-30
FRENCH LASS GREETED
BRITISH WITH KISSES
Promised Lips to First Tommy Atkins
Who Entered Armenheres
Kept Nv Word" She Writes.

The diary of a young French girl. ex-
tracts from which are published here,
gives a moving account OF the en-
try of the British troops into Armen-
there's:
"On Saturday. the 17th.' runs the
diary. some little children ran up
shouting. The English. the English
What an entry! 1t will be long before
1t will be forgotten.
The English soldiers were literally
smothered with flowers. Although II
was said that the Germans had taken
everything of with them. to stuff their
pockets full.
They began by killing two 'pickeI-
haubes' (Germans) who had played be-
hind the rest and made six others pris-
oners. The whole population fiocked to
the marketplace.
The women wept with joy. People
crowded round the English and could
not take their eyes OF them. They
laughed.
II had promised to kiss the first
English soldier who came into Armen-
there's. I kept my word. He was a
sergeant, a fine fellow. and quite nice
looking. He was marching at the head
OF strong column Of English Fusiliers
as an interpreter.
when / saw him in the distance /
ran and flung my arms around his neck.
He was surprised and speechless at
first.
Then he gave me a big kiss on both
cheeks. The English officer made me
fine salute and said something COM
plimentary.
The soldiers cheered. shouting. Hip.
hip, hurrah! l laughed and cried by
turns. blind to everything around me.
/ have never felt so excited"
The girl goes on to describe how the
town came to life again as If by magic.
Then the bombardment began, and
large numbers left. Here the diary
stops.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-30
FIRST WOMAN TOWN CRIER.
English Wife Holds Down Her
Husbands Job While Fighting.

England her her first woman town
crier. She is Mrs. BIaker, who is
new serving at Chertsey. while her
husband, Sergt BIaker, the holder of
the post, is at the front.
The functions of town crier of Chert-
sey have for several generations been
performed by the Blaker family. At the
moment not only is the holder of the
office serving with the Territorials, but
his only son also has enlisted. Under
these circumstances the officers permitted
Mrs. Blaker to occupy the office temper
arily.
Particular interest attached to Mrs
Bakers first appearance in view Of tn
fact that recently a picturesque Georgian
uniform had been provided at a cost OF
$50 for the holder of the office for use on
official occasions.
Mrs Blaker succeeded in effecting an
admirable compromise, wearing the
three-cornered hat, the long. heavily
braided coat, yellow stockings, and heav-
ily plated shoes, but substituting a dark
skirt for the neither garments Of her hus-
band.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-30
Ellen Terry Gives Her
Views on American Women
She Believes We HAZE Too Much Money and Not
Enough Hard Knocks-To Appear in Her Favor
lite ShdkeSpearean Roles.

You cannot separate the woman and the
artist They will not interfere with
each other. I have had my home life,
and have had my art. / have never
reached out for either. A girl with am
bition should just live like other women
and all the success, all the work that
was meant for her will come anyway.
I'm stifi suffering from the footlights.
/ always have 1t is always before me-
the glare, the flare Of the lights
II do not want to stagnate. / will not
get lazy. Last night / began to think
that while / have covered much ground
lately l have really done nothing, and
I got right straight up in the night and
began to move around. won't be
slothful. / fear II more than anything
1t creeps up on a woman so stealthIly
and has her overpowered and bound be-
fore she knows it-and that Is the end.
Rest? I've never rested. began my
work at seven-and I verify believe that
after seven one learns little. ! had been
taught to use my eyes, my touch, my
taste, my sense OF smell. In q word, to
observe. My mother taught me that.
Ny father gave me discipline. Most
parents only give discipline. They only
notice children to say. Wipe your nose,
or sit up straight or Don't do that.
And discipline and observation were the
best equipment could have.
From the first l had success. perhaps,
but ! have never reached for II.
have never sought opportunity: I have
never worked for fame or for money.
I have never reached out after love. All
that 1 have came to me. i believe that
II We try to get things for ourselves We
only 'roughen' our ends.
Fame? What Is it? You smell II as
a rose-it's gone. You grasp it-what's s
there? Just being yourself and using
your own powers makes success. You
cannot choose It.
II am sorry for American women.
New York women make me very sad.
I do not mean that / gTieve for the
poor. or the women in prisons. The
trouble with the American women is
that they have too much money. They
are smothered in it.
For myself I am a great believer in
hard knocks and I'm quite sure that no
one is ever really injured by a few kicks
from fate. L believe in the law of COM
pensation most heartily, and I am sure
that the American women to whom I
refer miss much-because they have too
much. Those who know how to suffer
deeply can appreciate the greatest joys"
The Washington herald., 1914-11-30

Lord deliver me from slothfulness"'
That is the fervent prayer Of Miss Ellen
Terry, who has just arrived in the United
States on her way home to England, after
| tour of the world. While in this coun-
try Miss Terry will appear IN a limited
number of the principal cities in Scenes
from Shakespeare" revivilg Desdemona,
Cordelia, Juliet and Ophelia, her favorite
and most famous roles.
Miss Terry shuddered when the war
was mentioned to her. 81 have tried to
get away from thoughts OF the war" she
said, 'but night and day my heart aches
for all Of those who are sending their
husbands, their sons and their brothers
out to the battleheIds. We OF England.
of course, know that our cause is just
and right, and We believe that it must
prevail; but 1 cannot forget that over In
Germany they believe in the Justice and
righteousness of their cause as fervently
as we do in ours.
Coming from Australia on the steam
ship Makura we were under a long strain,
from which l have not fully recovered.
We knew that the enemy's warships were
in the Pacific, and every safety precau-
ton was taken. Never before in my life
have been so glad to sight land as I
IVES when We approached the western
shore of this continent.
But please 90 not let me Idlh OF Itluh
about the war. There are enough other
things about which we can worry. Just
now, as 1 have told you, am abominat-
ing slothfulness. And in spite of the tre-
mendous energy which has made this
contry so great, find g surprising
amount Of sIothfulness here. attribute
it in part, at least, to steam heat, which
is another Of my pet denominations. Then,
too, you have too much money-particu-
larly your women"
Miss Terry's greeting to the inter-
viewer was typical Of her. At an age
when the ordinary woman is thinking of
her grandchildren and desires no more
active exercise than is to be had at the
bridge table, Miss Terry talks with the
vivacity Of a girl OF twenty and berates
slothfulness.
"A newspaper woman? Miss Terry
demanded with her greeting. "BuI, my
deaf, you should be married: yes, In
deed, you should be married"
But 1 thought you believed in ca
reers," was the protest.
"A career? Tsch! Tsch! A career Is
just living. Success does not come 20
you because of anything you do. 1t is
success comes because Of what you are.