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The Washington herald., 1916-06-18
81 PANISH WAR
VETERANS ELECT
Ladies Auxiliary Also Chooses
Officers at Annual
Encampment.

Officers were elected at the sixteenth
annual encampment Of the United
Spanish War Veterans yesterday at
Pythian Temple, and also at the meet
ing of the Ladies' Auxiliary OF the or
ganization. Daniel v. Chisholm of Rich
mond J. Harden Camp, past depart
mental commander of the District
veterans, was given the unanimous In
dorsement of the District organization
for national commander-in-chief of the
order. Delegates to the convention OF
the order to be held in Chicago in
September were named.
The officers elected were: Lee II.
Harris. departmental commander; James
E. Maynard. senior vice commander;
Charles ]. ID. Weber. Junior vice COM
mander; Joseph ]. Harvey, inspector; Or.
William B. Hudson, surgeon; Eugene
Doleman. chaplain; James E Wilson,
marshal. Delegates to the Chicago con-
vention are: James J. Murphy. r. E.
Evans, w. T. Heritage. William J.
Sammond; alternates, W. T. H. King,
Jerome Hartlett. J. E. Byrme, R H
Sweeney.
The Nolan bill providing for a mimi
mum wage of % a day for government
employees was unanimously indorsed
Representative Martin B. Madden, OF
Illinois. and Senator George E. Cham
oerlain were thanked IN a resolution for
their support Of a bill to raise the pay
OF paymasters in the army.
Among the national officers Of the or
sanization who addressed the meeting
were: Past Commander -in-chief John
Lewis Smith, Adjutant Gen. Jere A
Costello Past AdjUtant Gen. H. E
Rausch. and National Patriotic In
structor Sheridan Ferree.
The committee on resolutions consisted
Of John Lewis Smith chairman: William
Henderson, G. z. Rausch. The credentials
committee was r. z. Wallace. chair.
man: c. w. McCarrey, L, E. FELTON,
Commander J. Q. A. Barden presided.
The Ladies' Auxiliary elected the fol
lowing officers: Mrs Ida V. North. de.
partment president; Mrs. Sarah Pointon
senior vice president: Mrs Gertrude
Callan, Junior vice president; Mrs. G
Phillips. chaplain; Mrs. Harriet NJ. Daily
department secretary.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-18
MCCORMICK TO ACCEPT
GUARDIANSHIP OFFER

Harrisburg, Pa, June H-Vance c.
Mccormick, who was elected chairman Of
the Democratic National Committee at St
Louis. last night, stated this afternoon
that he would accept the post as soon as
he received official word Of his election
from the comittees secretary.
II intend 10 go to Washington and con-
fer with President Wilson and other party
leaders and then start an aggressive
campaign Immediately" said Mr.. McCor-
mick
The new chairman today forwarded his
RESIGNATION as a member Of the Philadel-
phia Federal Reserve Board
The Washington herald., 1916-06-18
CURSED BY RELATIVE,
Wife TRIES SUICIDE
''I Am Not Capable of Bringing Up
Baby" She Writes in Note to
Fiireman-Husband.

Brooklyn, n. Y, June I7.-"Your sister
cursed me and her curse Is on my head
so much I haven't the power to bring
up my own child
This was the message left by Mrs
Fanny Miller, "a years old. OF 966 Flat
bush avenue, in a letter she wrote to her
husband, Theodore Miller. before she at
tempted to end her life today by inhal-
ing gas and slashing the arteries in her
left wrist with a razor.
Shortly after noon today, Mrs. Max
Elkin, who lives in the house with the
Millers. heard Mrs. Miller scream. Mrs.
Elkin hurried to the hall bedroom on the
top floor of the house and found Mrs.
Miller with a tube attached to the gas
jet in her mouth and her wrist badly
cut. Policeman Patrick Byrnes hastily
made a torniquet of rope to stop the flow
of blood until DR.. Kierfer, of the Kings
County Hospital arrived. Mrs. Miller was
hurried to the hospital in a critical con-
dition. Little hope for her recovery was
entertained at the hospital
Mrs. Miller had written a note to her
husband. who is a fireman in Bath Beach.
1t was addressed to My Dear Teffus, -
and stated:
Il am going to leave this world: per
haps for the best. l am not capable OF
bringing up baby, and II this life keeps
on I'll have you a nervous wreck. God
knows I love you dearly. and feel that
I am not doing the right thing by you.
l am not the same person any more, and
God knows I can't keep II up.
Florence, Marsey. and Pansy will
take baby. because she is a good little
girl. Your sister cursed me. and her
curse is on my head so much l haven't
the power to bring up my own child.
God forbid that you have any more hard
luck. You were a good son. husband and
father. and / cannot realize your value
no more. Have pity on me. Don't CEN
sure me. because l am not TO blame.
Goodbye, sweetheart; have better luck
and think kindly of me. Farewell to you
you were So good to me. FANNY"
The Washington herald., 1916-06-18
SING SING Is EXCITED
WHEN BANK GOES BROKE

Oseinins' n. T. June F.-sing Sing
populace was all asog TODAY over a
money panic. The Bank Of Sing Sing.
according TO prison attaches, closed it's
doors and went out Of business A short
age OF token coin, it is said, forced the
bank to bust
The bank was found by Warden T.
Nd. osborne TO encourage inmates to save
their earninse in token coin. For some
Tune inmates have been passing out the
metal coin to their friends outside OF
prison for souvenirs and to work slot
machines until there was not enough of
metal coin inside the prison TO do bust
ness. Some time ago the bank declared
dividend of l3 cents in American money
to redeem one dollar in token coin, but
the dividend was never paid.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-18
DISSOLVE UNIT
OF navy LEAGUE
Pennsylvania Branch, Aroused
by Dissension Of Executives,
Sends in Resignation.

Philadelphia June lt.-Aroused by the
dissensions that have crept into the exec
utive control Of the Navy League, the
Pennsylvania branch met last Thursday
and sent its resigatton to the national
headquarters.
The unit in this State will dissolve and
the moneys that have been paid into the
organization by the contributors in Penn
sylvsnia will be refunded so soon as pos
sible The only thing that now remains
undone to complete the disintegration of
this branch is the formal acceptance of its
resignation. This is expected by members
within few days
Z. The Pennsylvania branch was probably
the largest and most powerful Of any in
the Navy League. Alexander Van Rens-
selaer was chairman and its directorate
Included E. T. stotesbury, Ralph B.
Strassburger, A. ]. Drexel Biddle. Sam
uel T. Bodine, E. W. Clark. DR.. John
Wesley Croskey. T. Dewitt Cuyler, DR..
Hollis Godfrey. John Gribbel. Charles
Longstreth. J. R McAllister, Joseph r.
Mccall, Vance c. Mccormick, Judge j.
Willis Martin, Charles NJ Lea, William
s. Lloyd, General Edward de V. Morrell
bingham B. Morris, Edward L. Rey-
nolds, Charlemagne Tower, Rodman
wanamaker, Joseph f. widener and G.
Heide Norris. Mr.. Norris is counsel for the
State branch and will wind up its affairs.
The resignation of the Pennsylvania
branch Is the result OF long series Of
controversies which have arisen regard
Ing the management Of affairs between
Col Robert NJ. Thompson, president Of
the Navy Lea que, and Ralph B. Strass-
burger vice chairman OF the Pennsyl-
vania branch The first disagreement
arose over the publication of the magazine
Seven Seas, which had the official sane
pion of the League.
Using Leagues Prestige.
In addition. Mr.. Strassburger said
some time ago certain men were using
the prestige of the league to further the
Junior Naval Reserve" This latter or
ganization was engineered by men whom
Mr.. Strassburger called "grafters' and
who, he said. had obtained large sums
from trusting patriots.
So violent was the quarrel over this and
correlated affairs that the directors OF
the Pennsylvania branch demanded re-
organization of the affairs of the league.
They also insisted a severance Of rela-
tions between the league and its pub
ncation and the Junior" body be COM
pleted at once. Such a reorganization
committee was formed and went to
Washington to take charge OF affairs
at the national headquarters. This new
committee held sway for a few weeks.
when Col Thompson took matters into
Fhis own hands. his opponents say, and
overrode the reorganiZers.
Several directors were dropped from
the board They included J. Pierpont Nor
gan, Robert Bacon, jr.. Clinton E. Braine,
and Herbert Satterlee. Later Col Thomp-
son tried to get these men to re-enter
The lea gue's activities. They declined. Col
Thompson's Usurpation Of authority,
members here said. and his domination OF
the league was resented by the Penn
Z eylvanta directors.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-18
MEANS WORLD PEACE.
English Writer So Views the Pre-
paredness Issue In America.

London, June 17.Preparedness in Ameri-
ca means that all America will be the
savior Of Europe is the epitome OF an
editorial by Alfred G. Gardiner In the
Daily News today.
The preparedness issue in America" 1"
reads the editorial, means that the
greatest power on the face OF the globe
has come into the world system to Sc
cure herself against war and the effects
of war.
THE underlying watchword OF the
preparedness issue which is sweeping
the United States is the idea that the
power OF America should be used to
deliver humanity from the tolls in which
1t has been enmeshed by the past. The
sword which America Is forging will be
used not to make war, but to make war
on war and to lay the foundation for
world security"
The Washington herald., 1916-06-18
Chicago Teacher Kills Self.

Chicago. June III. Howard Moore, a
teacher in the department OF ethics of
the Crane Technical High School for
twelve years, committed suicide today
on the wooded island IN Jackson Park.
bv shooting himself through the temple
with a revolver.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-18
WOMAN RUNS BUSINESS.
Young widow Carries on Lumber
Company Husband Founded.

La Crosse, Wis, June I7.-Mrs Bertha
Young, manager OF the John d. Young
Lumber Company. has closed the COM
panys offices in this city and moved TO
minneapolis, which is more accessible to
the market
The Young Lumber Company was or
sanized twenty-three years ago by John
ID. Young. who managed II until HIS
death eleven years ago. Since that time
the work has been carried on by his
widow. who has shown remarkable talent
as manager. The company operates
six retail yards in Southern Minnesota-
Fairmont, Fulda, Whalen, Dunnell, Alpha
and Chandler.
Mrs. Young is a social fsvorite and the
mother of a large family
The Washington herald., 1916-06-18
Fireman Killed in Wreck.

Harrisburg. Pa, June l7-Hsrry Kaur-
man fireman, was killed and A. o.
Chilcohe, an engineer, was fatally in
Jureo "nen a bridge over which TUs-
carora Valley Railway train was mass
ing. collapsed near East Waterford to-
day.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-18
EMPLOYEES Death Proves Costly.

Harrisburg, Pa, June lin a decision
handed down by the workmens compen-
sation commission today. S. A. Drummer,
a local grocer. was ordered to pay Mrs.
Anna Maulfair, widow Of a clerk who
was employed by Drummer. 800 for fu-
neral expenses and S a week for so
weeks.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-18
Railway Earnings Better.

The Interstate Commerce Commission
announced that the 1S7 principal railroads
Of the United States earned 1896 net per
mile during April. an increase from $3.50
per mile during April, 1918.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-18
CONVERTS COST
JUST S3.06 each
Billy Sundays Syracuse Revi.
val Has Expenses of
SOL 1854.

Syracuse, N. Y. June 1.-THE SYRIA
cuse Evangelical Association. Inc. the
organization which financed the Billy
Sunday campaign in this city, has
taken stock of itself. These are the
figures the treasurer. F. A. Barton.
reported:
Campaign expenses................ So, ,S37S 50
Thank offering for Billy.......... q, 40
Gifts to charity ty.................. $40 40
Total. ss1, ,S54 80
During his seven week campaign here
there was cO0SS trail hitters. This makes
the actual cost per convert sos and a
fraction.
The report Of the treasurer shows
that the association paid out A5s2. n
as Sunday party salaries and eX-
penses." This means car fare for Billy
and his dozen workers from Omaha
to this city and two-thirds OF the SAL
aries of all his assistants. Expenses
at the Sunday home were s2,oss 49,
This amount does not include heat.
water, light or other necessities, but
was largely for incidentals, and In
cludes about $500 for food for the party.
The report says that the construction and
equipment Of the tabernacle cost 81, So5.9 81.
Printing and stationery for the evange-
list added 81, 422.9s. Heat cost sSl2.45; light,
s961.51 There were telephones all over
the house where Billy lived and this bill
was $1,000. Water used by the party cost
s13S4: Insurance added an additional
se61. Of, while stenographers at the Sun
dav headquarters. postage, etc, cost 81,
l4O59. Nurses at the tabernacle cost
1906 80; outside meetings conducted by
Billy's assistants cost ss55.64. Supplies for
the tabernacle are listed at s73.T.
There is a balance on hand of s1.1S.6 .66.
and the association will at a future meet
ing decide what is to be done with this.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-18
Millionaire Distiller Dies.

Detroit. Mich, June I7.-FranklIn II,
Walker, multi-nillionaire distiller and
son OF the late Hiram Walker, founder
OF the Walkerville (Ontario) distilleries,
died today OF complication of diseases
The Washington herald., 1916-06-18
$500, 900 Damage from Floods.

Corning, N. Y. June n-DanaKe est.
mated at $4,000 has been done BY floods
In the Chemung valley, which have re-
suited from cloudbursts
The Washington herald., 1916-06-18
GERMAN MEASLES! PLoTl
Twenty Girls stricken in Plant
Making Allies Munitions.

New York, June 17.-Hist! Another Ger
man plot!
Bulletin No. IA score of young women
employed by the z. /. du Pont de Ne
mours Powder Company, which makes
munitions for the allies at Pompton
Lakes. N. j.. are stricken with mys,
terious malady.
Bulletin No. 2-Plant crippled; orders
delayed.
Bulletin No. 3-Doctors announce it's
German measles.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-18


irecent raids are Carranza soldiers and
sere operating with the deliberate purpose
lof Inviting trouble between the two couR-
tries. Reporting further details on the
{hght between American troops and Mex
scans at San IgnaCio on June Is, Maj.
EGray. who commanded the American
Troops. stated yesterday that on the body
Fof one of the Mexicans killed were pa
spers bearing the stamp of the Carranza
government and identifying the dead man
Jas Mai. Cruz Ruiz Of the Carranza army
- paper taken from the blouse of an
fother victim showed him to be a lieu
ttenant commissioned in the Carranza
hermy as late as May. 1916. Mai. Gray
efurther reported the capture Of a quantity
.jof soft-nosed rifle cartridges, all Of which
Twere Of American manufacture
, Apparently President Wilson, despite
tyesterday's developments as reported to
Shim by Secretary Baker, was still deter
lEnined to take no action which would
Iprovoke hOstilities between the two gov
Eernments. His desire to avoid this was
ITO authorize the calling out Of any more
militia last night
Pershing Force Surrounded.
slime is fanked on either side by an over
: rhelming number Of Mexican soldiers.
! Against his force OF approximately 5000
the MexiCans are said to have nearer
/ e, 900 or approximately the total strength
kof all the American forces, both in Mex
! leo and along the border. The Mexican
troops practically surround Pershing on
! three sides in the form Of the letter V.
B Pending developments the American
reply to the CHrranza note is again being
: delayed. and from present indications will
: not go forward before next week
I Army officers here are convinced now
I that the question Of general interven-
tion Is only a question OF a very short
time. AS far as its authority goes the
General StaH is taking all preliminary
! precautions to this end
Transports Made Ready.
/ Several army transports at New Orleans
fend Galveston are understood to be under
orders to hold themselves IN readiness to
proceed to Tampico and Vera Cruz to
serve as refugee ships for Americans
should hostilities between the two .coun-
tries commence. Although the State De-
ipartment denied yesterday that It had
iordered all American consuls to leave
Mexico, It was stated that full discretion
lies with them to leave whenever the SIT
uation becomes dangerous
Notices were sent yesterday by the
War Department to all National Guard
organizations throughout the country
Calling their attention to the fact thsy
he new army reorganization bill requires
Che personnel OF the organized militia 10
lake a new oath pledging themselves to
obey the orders Of the President when
ever he might call upon them.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-18

Pennsylvania yearly produces 800 900
bushels of buckwheat.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-18
u. S. TROOPS BATTLE
ACROSS MEXICAN LINE

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-06-28

Three members Of the Green Noun
tain club from New York City and
vicinity arrived in Burlington yester-
day morning and took the early train
for North Duxbury. planning to climb
Camels Hump and to begin work on
the trail to the south. The party was
composed Of Prof VIII s. Munroe Of
the State Normal school at Montclair,
N. J.; Kerson Nurian, electrical engi-
neer at the United States navy yard,
Brooklyn, and j. Ashton Allis, bank
examiner, of New York City. Olden
Paris joined them at Burlington and
viii camp and work with them during
the two weeks they expect to spend
on the Long Trail. south Of Camels
Hump.
The party is well provisioned and
provided with camping equipment SO
that they will be comfortable at night
and do efficient work by day as they
move south along the sky line, per-
fecting this section of the Long Trail
Some Of the members of the Burling-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-06-28

&C Warden. Gladys Bryant, Marion
billiard. Ralph Derling. Doris e. Wal
lace. Hazen McLaren. Roland Robin
son, Nat Burbank Much credit is due
the teachers, also the supervisor of
music, Miss Irma King. Joe's Brook
school is the Banner school" Nat
Burbank had an average of 80 81.
Roland Robinson, 10 2-7. He led the
district Mabel Bruce had rs 1T.
Hazel McLaren had 100 In arithmetic,
which is very uncommon Herman
Hoyt had IS in arithmetic. Supt
Burbank gave fine talk to the grad
yates.
Mrs. Jesse Russell, who has been
at Brightlook hospital for about a
month for treatment returned home
Thursday.
DR.. and Mrs. Robert Hazelton mo-
tored to Bristol, N. H, Wednesday,
returning Thursday by way of Fran
coma.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-06-28

from Lyndon were Mr.. and Mrs. RAY
Crawford and Mrs. John Bean.
Mrs H G. Weeks Of Newport re-
turned to her home Wednesday, after
a few days visit with friends in
town.
Rev and Mrs. George Martin and
daughter, Clara, returned from Gull
ford, Me-, Wednesday after attend
ing the centennial there. Mr.. Mar
tin delivered the principal address of
the occasion Sunday afternoon.
Robert and Lillian Martin remained
in Guilford for a visit with their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Mar
tin.
Miss Emma Locke returned from
the Weltman Conservatory of Music
at Maiden, Mass, Wednesday and
will spend the summer at home.
.. s. Army Band Stops Here.
The first regiment band of the u.
s. coast artillery passed through ST.
Johnsbury today en- route to the civil
ian training camp at Plattsburg, NJ
Y.
The band is stationed at Fort Will
liams,. Me-. and is composed of %
members who passed through here
today, arriving in a special car at
tached to the afternoon express over
the Portland division. The regulars
spent the hour between trains in
looking the town over. and in
looking through the Fairbanks Mu-
scum of natural history said they
they had yet to find in their extend
ed travels a finer collection of it's
kind than the one here in st. Johns
bury.
In talking with them they said
that it was rumored that the camp
at Plattsburg was to become gen.
eral mobilization headquarters for
the troops.
z. J. Blodgett of Lyndonville was
business visitor in town Wednesday.
Dr. w. J. Aldrich leaves town Sat
urday for a weeks vacation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-06-28

ton and Johns Mrs. Natio Carr, and
Warren Hastings. have gone to Joe's
pond for a two weeks sojourn.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wilkie and
son. Carlyle, went Sunday on an auto
trip to Boston and vicinity. Mr.. and
Mrs George Rowen accompanied
them
Notice has been received that Miss
Glenna b. Powers. daughter OF Ray
Powers. formerly Of this town. grad
uated June 23d from the Medford
Grammar school. Medford. Mass She
received highest honor OF the class.
Mrs. Walter Hovey. has left town
for Fairlee. where she win spend the
summer.
Harold DonIey is recovering from a
sharp attack of tonsilitis.
Miss Airline Francis is spending the
week in Lunenburg as a guest of Mrs.
Percy Maillett.
E. C. Potter, who was so seriously
injured several weeks ago. in an au-
tomobile accident, is slowly recover
ing. The wounds are almost healed
but he still suffers from the severe
nervous shock that the accident caus-
ed
MIR. and Mrs. J. ]. Fallon of Con-
cord, were visitors over Sunday at s.
A. Moore's.
DIR. A. L. Leonard of LyndonviIle
was business visitor in town Mon
day.
Gerald Donley is working in the
Lenox lunch for the present.
Rev. Albert Abbott and family of
Concord were visitors with friends in
town Monday.
Preston Connors arrived home from
Barre Monday morning, having COM
pleted his course of study at Goddard
seminary.
Mr.. end Mrs. Clyde Fuller were
Sunday visitors with friends at Joe's
pond.
Ronald Roy returned to his duties
Monday at Searle's drug store. after
spending a two weeks vacation out of
town.
Harmon c. Anderson with a party
of four went to Burlington Sunday to
visit the members of Company d be-
fore their departure for the front.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Anderson and
son, Harmon, OF Meadowbrook farm,
Mrs. J. E. Fofhey and daughter.
and Mrs. Charles Drey Of
North Danville, visited Mrs. I. w.
CasweIl, Mrs. Anderson's mother, at
Windsor Mills. Que, last week.
C. s. Adams returned from Burling-
ton Monday night where he had been
to attend commencement exercises at
the University of Vermont. Miss Ruth
Adams. his daughter, is class poet in
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STATE LEAGUE MEETING.
Montpelier, Burlington, Barre and
Rutland Were Represented.
Especial to The CaIedonian.l


Montpelier, June 26.-The repre-
sentatives of the Montpelier team re-
turned last night from a meeting held
at the Hotel Vermont of those per-
sons interested in the formation Of a
baseball league in the state.
John Dobbs and Charles DEF. Ban
croft represented Montpelier at the
meeting which was held on the roof
garden of the Hotel Vermont, and
other teams to be represented were
Burlington, Barre and Rutland.
F. B. Wright of Burlington pre-
sided over the meeting and Mr..
Bancroft Of Montpelier was elected
secretary. Angelo Botti and A. Brog-
gi represented the Barre team.
The work preparatory to the insti-
tuition of the league was discussed
and it was arranged that the first
games viii be played July 4th be-
tween Montpelier and Barre at Mont.
pelier and Burlington will play Rut-
land at Rutland the same day.
1t was voted that each team should
elect director and they will meet
in Burlington Tuesday afternoon for
the purpose of arranging schedule.
They were also empowered to accept
other teams into the league.
The gate receipts will be divided on
a SO per cent basis and each team will
pay it's own travelling expenses.