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THE WASHINGTON HEfULD
WEATHER FOEECAST.
LARGEST MORNING
CIRCULATION.
Unsettled to-day; to-morrow,
showers and cooler.
NO. 1687.
WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, MAY. 20, 1911. TWELVE PAGES.
ONE CENT.
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TECH'S COMPANY
D WINS II) THE
DfllUJMEST
Great Demonstration Wit
nessed on Ellipse.
MARCH IN THE AVENDE
Triumphant Cadets Joined in
Cheering by Losers.
Five Thomand Persons Brave the
Scorching Rays of a Hot Afternoon
to Witness Drill Gen. Weaver, U.
S. A., Unices Presentation to Win
ning' Company Medal Git en by W.
V. Cox and Pinned on Capt. Kins.
It was a triumphant march that
Company D, of Tech, took from the
Ellipse to Pennsylvania avenue
about 6:30 o'clock last evening,
with Capt. A. M. King borne on the
shoulders of his jubilant school
mates, and the coveted flag, heavy
with the emblazoned ribbons of for
mer winnings, floated lazily from
the muzzle of First Sergt. Racoo
sin's rifle, while excited parents and
high school students of both sexes
joined in the school yell, or tried
hard to conceal disappointment and
to keep down envy.
BORE THEIR HONORS.
There was one company of winners that
bora tneir blushing honors with becoming
modesty, but, better than that, there
were ten companies of good losers that
had pushed D Company as hard for the
prize as ever company was pushed since
1SSS, In a competition of such fine show
ing of good soldierly bearing, excellence
of drill, and precision of movement that
made It no disgrace not to haie won.
All through the afternoon the great
crowd of more than 5.000 persons watched
the contest that went with a snap and
steadiness worthy of veterans of many
campaigns, while the hottest of suns beat
down upon e gritty contestants, as
company after company appeared and
went through the programme of 51 Items
that tested the endurance of the young
oldiers for thirty long minute.
After Company H had marched off, and
,!e Judges had retired to make up the
score of points, the band plaed and the
companies marched to the south side of
the Ellipse, and were drawn up In regi
mental formation preparatory to the re-
lew.
The reviewing party was composed of
Brig. Gen Weaver, U, S. A., with aids;
James F. Oyster, chairman of the school
board; Ernest H. Daniel, member of the
school board; Supt. A. T. Stewart, and
Acting Assistant Supt. Kramer. With
them, also, was W. V. Cor, a former
president of the school board, who has
officiated many times at annual drills
Jndgea of Contest.
The judges of the contest, Lleuts
Charles K. Rockwell, Richard Park, and
Daniel I. Sultan, of the Corps of Engi
neers, U. S. A , then gave their deci
sion, and it was with fearful moments
of expectancy that were known to many
of the spectators from their own exper
ience in the past, that Company D was
summoned to the front for decoration.
The coveted flag was presented to Capt.
IClng by Gen. Weaer, who commended
the company, through its officers, for the
general excellence of manual and evolu
tion that had caused it to win.
The Allison Nailor medel was present
ed by W. V. Cox, tho badgo was pinned
upon the breast of tho captain. Individual
badges were presented for decoration of
members of the company, and amid
scene that In animation, color, enthu
siasm and excitement It would be hard
to equal, and speaks volumes for the In
terest and life of secondary education in
the District of Columbia, the great field
day closed that had been so anxiously
awaited, and so carefully prepared for
bv the members of the high school reg'
fment of Washington.
"Gee, but I'm glad to see the old
flag come back to Tech," was the cry of
many a civilian youth as ho ran and
dodged along the line of homeward march
of the victorious company, and filial
affection often transgressed the long
sustained rigorous, military, discipline.
as every now and then some member
of the winning company copied one or
othPr parent In the crowd, and sent an
affectionate greeting through the throng.
At the conclusion of the official presen
tations, Lieut, William G. Flather, of
the Fourth precinct, on behalf of the
men of that police division, presented an
enormous bunch of American Beauties
to Col. W. C. Rathbone In token of es
teem and in recognition of the valuable
services he gave In drilling the men for
the last annual police drill competition,
in which tho men of the Fourth precinct
were winners.
Roster of Company.
The roster of Campany D follows: A. M.
King, captain: G. L.. Craft, first lieuten
ant; R. C. Keefer. second lieutenant; I. C.
Racoosln, first sergeant: J. A. Albright,
second sergeant; E. D. Haines, third ser
geant; R. W. Smith, fourth sergeant; "D.
E. Marsh, fifth sergeant; corporals, F. S.
Ratcliffe, H. E. Galleher. G. I. Glbbs. H.
C Gilbert. A. R. Hall, and K. W. Miller;
privates, C. A. Appel, J. R. Barbour, H. R.
Bresnahan, J. A. Buchanan. H. P. Brooke,
L. D. Burnslde, M. F. Connors, S. S. Cole
man, T. B. Defoe, E. H. Felt. G. W.
'Frasler, E. S. Fox, L. R. Fiedler, T. C.
Gerber, R. Gladlng, R. C. Huston, -J. A.
Hobson. G. H. Hicks, H. B. Harrison,
C1.00 Harper Ferry, Martlnabunr.
J1.85 Berkeley Springs. J2.C0 Cumber
land and return. May 21st. Baltimore &
Ohio R. R. Special train leaves Union
Station at 8:15 a. m.
The Sunday
C. C Holmes, S. N. Harmon, G. V. Hart
ley, H. H. Hartley, T. R. Johnson. F. L.
Knowlton, J. T.- Knight, H. Lyon, R.
Langley. J. M. Monroe, T. Montgomery,
F. W. Martin, R. Moran. G. W. Mon
tague, W. N. Payne, A. B. Proslse, J. J.
Payne. C. A. H. Rles. C. H. Rellly, H.
Strawn. P B. Schwegler, D. J. Shear, E.
Thomas, J. A. Waldron, P. G. Woodward.
For the third time In five years, the ca
dets of the Technical High School have
won the trophy, and last night the school's
assembly hall rang with the speeches
oi' the victorious men. The principal and
teachers were present and heartily Join
ed In the enthusiastic demonstration.
KAISER ATTENDS
FIRST STATE BALL
Royalty Gather at Brilliant
Court Daiice.
London, May 19 If it be possible to
outdo the splendors of the recent courts
it was done to-night at Buckingham
Palace, when the first state ball of the
reign of King George was given in honor
of the Emperor and Empress of Ger
many. There were present thirty royal per
sonages and nearly half of the peerage,
together with the majority of the diplo
mats, members of the cabinet, navy and
army officers, and distinguished civilians.
King George appeared wearing the unl
forrn of the Prussian dragoons, while
Kaiser Wllhelm wore the uniform of the
English dragoons. They escorted the
Kalserin and tho Queen into the ball
room preceded by dazzlingly uniformed
officers.
The Kalserin wore a gown of deep red
gold brocade, with a diamond tiara and
a corsage and other ornaments of pearls.
Queen Mary appeared in cream broche,
embroidered with pink and gold flowers
She wore a crown of diamonds and
pearls and a collar of diamonds, includ
ing the famous Kohlnoor and the Star
of Africa.
Mrs. Whltelaw Rcld appeared in white
satin trimmed with rare old lace, pearls,
and diamonds. Mrs. Choatc wore a gown
of shell white satin, trimmed with dia
monds and red roses.
Other Americans were Mrs Waldorf
Astor, Mrs. Spencer Clay, Mrs. Harcourt,
and Lady Naylor-Leyland.
COMMITS SUICIDE
IN BUSY STREET
Marie Trippett Takes Fatal
Dose of Acid.
Choosing one of the busiest corners in
the city for a dramatic suicide. Miss
Marie Trippett. eighteen jears old, of
1314 Bohrer street northwest employed as
a"" soda" water dispenser at Thompson's
drug store. Fifteenth street and New
York aenue, yesterday swallowed the
contents of a two-ounce vial of carbolic
acid, and died at the Emergency Hos
pital half an hour later.
Miss Trippett left her home about noon,
telling her mother she was going to do
a little shopping before reporting for
work at o o'clock. She boarded a car
and purchased the poison at a drug store.
About 1 o'clock, at F and Eleventh streets,
she swallowed tho acid and sank to the
pavement with a scream Detective Ver
million, who was passing, took her In
his arms and carried her into a near-by
store
The girl's act was witnessed by persons
who made an effort to knock the bottle
from her hand. At her home the parents
did not give a reason for the act. Her
mother said Miss Trippett had a disa
greement with a joung man with whom
she had been keeping company a few
weeks ago, but a reconciliation had been
effected.
Miss Trippett was given employment at
Thompson's drug store about two months
ago, and was popular. Claude Saunders,
an emploe of the Richmond lunchroom,
in G street, who Is about twenty-five
ears old, had been pajlng attentions
to Miss Trippett for months.
BRUCKER IS DELAYED.
Trip Across Ocean Postponed to Re
pair Airship.
Berlin, May 19 Joseph Brucker, the
German aeronaut, who Intended to at
tempt a flight across the Atlantic In his
Suchard airship in June, has postponed
the attempt until fall, giving as the rea
son the breaking down of his motor en
gines during a recent trial flight. Bruck
er says he wants to avoid the mistakes
Wellman made.
SON IS CO-RESPONDENT.
Pnthcr Allcirea Boy Toole Array
Vlfe' Affections.
Special to The Waslucjton Hfrald.
Tacomp. Wash., May Is. In a divorce
action brought by Sarah A. Bailey
against Arthur H. Bailey at Everett, the
defendant makes the counter accusation
that his own son, by a former wife,
has alienated his present wife's affec
tions. After the marriage Bailey took his
wife to Marysville, where young Bailey
Is alleged to have engaged her affec
tions. Mrs. Bailey prays for the custody
of two children, one of which is tho
j-oung man accused by his father of
belns the cause of his misery.
Joy Rider Sentenced
to Penitentiary Term
New York, May 19. John Cush,
a chauffeur, was sentenced to-day
to one year in the penitentiary
for petit larceny.
He is the first person convicted
under the law passed in 1910,
which makes it larceny for an
employe to take out his employ
er's automobile for his own pleas
ure without the employer's
knowledge.
. niacklatone'a Floirers la .Favor.
Finely developed lone lasting. 11th & H.
Edition of The WashingtonHerald Will Be Filled With Interesting Reading
HYPNOTIST CURES MAN
WITH PARALYZED LEGS
After Three Years of Helplessness, Injured Workman
Regains Use of Limbs When in Trance.
New York. May 19 Through hypnotic
suggestion, Melchoir Luysterborg, a man
of "giant etature; who for more than three
years has been completely paralyzed from
the waist down, was able to rale himself
from the operating table In St. Mark's
Hospital to-day and walk around the room
This modern miracle of medical science
was witnessed by a large delegation of
physicians and nurses.
Luysterborg is thirty-nine years old and
was a stevedore. He was attacked with
an lllncs which left him partially para-
lzcd, and there seemed to be no hope
of his recovering the use of his legs.
He read of a remarkable change effect
ed In a person afflicted like himself by
Dr. Alfred J. Fox, through hypnotic sug
gestion, and a few weeks ago sent for
Dr. Fox.
THIRD ELOPEMENT MADE
FROM MAYOR'S FAMILY
Daughter Follows Example of Brother and Sister in
Secret Marriage to Doctor's Son in Wilmington.
New York, May 19 Miss Gertrude
Emily Gaynor, eldest daughter of Mayor
Ganor, was married in Wilmington,
Del., to-day to William Seward Webb,
Jr., a son of Dr. and Mrs. William Sew
ard Webb, of 680 Fifth avenue.
The young couple arranged the wed
ding hastily. The mayor didn't know of
It until he was informed by the bride
over the telephone to-night. Miss Gay
nor and young Mr. Webb ran down to
Wilmington with some friends, were
married, and came back to town to
night Gertrude Gaynor is the third of the
SENATORS MUST FIGHT
TO RETAIN THEIR SEATS
Several of the Older Members of Upper House Find
Opposition tdTheir Re-election.
While the new members of the Sen
ate have Just taken their seats, some of
the older ones are In the throes of con
tests for re-election. '
Senator Simmons, of North Carolina,
learned yesterday that former Gov.
Charles B. Aycock will oppose him for
re-election, while the governor of the
State, W. W. Kltchln, and the chief Jus
tice of the State Supreme Court, Walter
Clark, have already announced that they
will be in the race, which will be- set
tled In a State-wide primary. v
Senator Le Roy Percy, of Mississippi.
Is at home making speeches In opposi
tion to former Gov. James K. Vardaman,
who is contesting with him for his seat.
Senator Percy defeated Gov. Vardaman
by only a very naow margin two years
ago In a primary election for the -unexpired
term of the late Senator Anselm
McLaurln, which Mr. Percy Is now fill
ing. Senator Paynter, of Kentucky, is .an
other Senator with a contest 'on his
NO DANGER OF THEM GOING DRY.
Dr. Fox Is only about half the size of
Luysterborg. To-day he had his patient
brought to the operating room, where
physicians and,- nurses -were gathered.
Without any SvcngaIIor theatrical passes
he hypnotized Luysterborg, and then
said;
"Now, jou are going to move jour
feet. Move them up and down. You
now- have control over them."
Lujsterborg moved his feet up and
down for the first time In three years.
"You can stand up; you can walk,"
said Dr. Fox.
Lujsterborg rose from tho table with
out assi.stanc, and was able to walk
about the room.
Dr. Fox gradually brought the man out
from the hpnotic state, and the first
words he said were: "I want to walk."
By balancing himself between two doc
tors he was able to make another circuit
of the operating room.
mayor's children to elope. Rufus W.
Gaynor ran away with Maria Gluffl, the
daughter of a barber of New London,
Conn., on December 10, 190S, and were
married In Chicago. She gave her name
then as May Queen. Rufus discovered
later that she had one husband living
and a year afterward the marriage was
annulled. ,,,..,
A little less than a year ago Edith
Augusta Gaynor, second daughter of
the mayor, was married in Wilmington
to Harry K. Vlngut. a New York brok
er. This, too. was a clandestine affair
and was held' In the office of Attorney
General Gray, of Wilmington.
hands. He Is spending much of his time
at home. He Is being opposed by Ollle
James, tho big Kentucky Representative,
who Is now engaged In a stumping cam
paign of the State. .
The new minority-leader of the Sen
ate. Mr. Martin, of -Virginia, and. his col
league, Mr. Swansonj-flnd it convenient
to frequently cross the Potomac They
are being opposed for re-election by two
members or the Virginia Congressional
delegation, Messrs. W..A. Jones anc Car
ter Glass, who are busy canvassing, the
Old Dominion. '
There are other Senatorial contests In
prospect, but they "'have not . finally
opened. . .
C, K AMID0N JS MABBIEIK '
Boston, May 19. Mrs. Catherine D.
Wolf, daughter of the blind yacht builder,
John B. Herreshof, was married yester
day to C Kingston Axnldon, .pf, Boston.
Amldon for some years has been la the
office of the sergeant-at-arma of the
House of Representatives at Washington.
WEST POINT CADETS
SEE RANGE TESTS
Big Guns Fired for Army
Students' Instruction.
Sandy Hook, N. J., May 19. Fog and
mist Interfered considerably with the
programme for the annual visit to-day
of tho West Point cadets of this year's
graduating class. It was found unde
sirable to do any long-distance firing sea
ward on this account.
The cadets were kept busy, however,
being escorted from one place of tho
proving ground to another and having
the different appliances explained and
their workings Illustrated.
Several large guns were fired along the
range, and after the cadets had em
barked on the government steamer
Joseph E. Johnston a submerged torpedo
was exploded.
STUDENTS INSPECT
PRISONERS' BODIES
Camorrists Eage When Pro
fessor Approaches Cage.
Spedal Ckblo to the Wtshlrgton Htrild,
Vlterbo, Italy, May 19. The Camorrists
underwent this afternoon what they re
gard as the most humiliating ordeal to
which they have been subjected since the
opening of their trial, when thty were
examined In their cells by the students
of the Rome School of Scientific Police,
accompanied by Prof. OttolenghL
When the prison governor notified the
prisoners of tho party's arrival they flew
Into a terrible rage and rushed about
tholr cells shouting curses and threat
ening to do violence to the visitors if
they came near them.
When the trial was resumed this morn
ing Ascrlttoro was placed on the stand
to confront De Angells and Amadeo, the
men he denounced as the murderers of
Cuoccolo and his wife.
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Don't Forget
The morning paper has the
last word to say to the
shopper.
The Washington Herald has
thelarges morning -
circulation.'
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MOTHER HELPS SON.
Murderer May'Receive Less Drastic
Punishment.
Spedil to The Washington Herald.
Boston. May 19. Mrs. Ruth Pomeroy,
the mother of Jesse Pomeroy, serving a
life sentence in solitary confinement for
torturing two children to death, thirty
seven years ago, received assurances from
Gov. Fobs, during a two hours' Interview
to-day, that he will make the condition
of her son more tolerable.
Mrs. Pomeroy, who Is seventy years of
age, has worked Incessantly .during her
son's Incarceration, for his relief.
HABERO REFUSES
' TO VISIT DIAZ
Trip Postponed Until Presi
dent's Resignation.
Spedil to The WaihlDgtcm Henld-
El Paso, Tex.. May 19. Madero arose
this morning, met his cabinet, and de
cided not to start for Mexico City on
Saturday, but will wait until Dalz re
signs. He will address the, Mexican public
at points along the line of march. In
the aggregate it Is estimated that Madero
will talk to LOOO.COO people. These talks
should greatly strengthen Madero's grip.
He Is an honest man. a sincere man, and
all who hear him will leave bearing that
Impression.
Gonzales, Madero's governor across the
river, will stop gambling and bullfight
ing. Tihs Is by Madero's orders. Next
Sunday will witness the last bullfight
in Juarez. Madero, who is a moralist,
says he will abolish all bullfighting,
which shows that he 13 not alone a
moralist, but a brave, good man.
Madero Intends further reforms which
will wipe out the Mexican, lottery and
all licensed gambling. It remains to
be seen how the Mexican public will take
these upward moral shoots. The better
class will thank Madero, but of the
16,000,000 people in Mexico, a round
8,000,000 are not of the better cass, but
for below it. These lower classes will
miss their lottery, their keno, and their
bullfight, and will resent their abolition.
Five hundred lnsurrectos have left
Juarez. Two thousand men will leave
within two days. They will be massed
at Casas Grandes, ready to fall upon Chi
huahua In case the Madero arrangementsl
wlth Diaz slip up. Five hundred men will
be left in Juarez.
PRESBYTERS FEAR
NEW COMPETITION
Airships Take Field to De
plete Church Attendance,,,
Atlantic City. May 19. Growth of the
science of aerial navigation offers the
newest peril to the Sabbath, according to
reports submitted to the Presbyterian
general assembly to-day. Sunday aviation
meets on Long Island and Baltimore were
particularly mentioned. To these, with
Sunday baseball, automoblllng. and golf
Is attributed the cause of the general de
crease In attendance to Sunday service
reported by 90 per cent of the synods.
Moderator Carson, speaking for the
adoption of the special report of the com
mittee on evangelist work, declared: "I
am tired of the flippant and meaningless
utterances of these flitting evangelists
who say 'Preach the Gospel and jou will
fill your church.'
"The communities don't want the Gos
pel. The reason we are not filling our
churches Is because we are preaching the
Gospel. If we would announce a moving
picture show or special programme of
music, with the minister coming in ror
but a few minutes' talk, then we can fill
our churches."
VETERAN KILLS SELF.
Col. Seixas Commits Suicide in
Central Park.
New York. May 19. Col. Henry Octa
vlus Seixas. seventy years old. a Con
federate veteran, committed suicide In
Central -Park this afternoon by shooting
himself through the head.
Troubles, financial and physical, with
the prospect of more years of loneliness-
he had no relatives here so far as is
known Induced him to take his life, an
act which he evidently had contemplated
for some time.
According to his friends Seixas had been
well to do several times since he camo
here from New Orleans after the war. In
times of prosperity he was lavish In his
expenditures, and he was especially fond
of collecting paintings.
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THREE REVOLTS
THREATEN PEACE
OF
Figueroa Plans Attack De
spite leader's Orders.
EEYES TO BE PRESIDENT
Plot Exposed to Give General
Absolute Power.
While Armistice la in Force, Wai
Plana Are Mude Iuaurrcctoa Pre
pared to Capture General Anarchy
"Will Reault Unlcaa Figueroa Takea
Presidency Troopa Are Powerful.
Diar. in Dying: Condition.
Br HARRY H. TtXTSlf.
Spcrial to The Washington Henrtd.
Mexico City, May 19. With a
five days' armistice declared and
Madero on his way to this city to
settle the terms of peace, three sep
arate and new revolutions are be
ing fomented, not only against tha
present government but against
Madero himself.
On the southwest, Ambrosio
Figueroa, with close to 13,000 men,
is encamped at Puenta Ixtla, ready
and willing to fight Madero, Diaz,
or the proposed Provisional Presi
dent, de la Barra.
On the east Gov. Dehesa rule3
near Vera Cruz with 3,000 armed
men, who are gathered around the
gulf port of Vera Cruz to prevent
the landing of Gen. Reyes, while
Reyes himself is combining with
Felix Diaz, a neohew of the
President and the governor of
the State of Oaxaca, to start tha
most dangerous revolution of all,
Lbtcause it is backedibyvtheenffre-
power of the Catholic Church.
DIAZ IS DYING.
In the midst of all this Porfirlo Diaz
Is a very sick man. He Is said to have
elephantiasis, a disease peculiar to tha
tropics, but his real malady is supposed
to be pneumonia. He denied himself to
all callers and Is playing for time, for
the return of Reyes.
A courier from Figueroa arrived In the
city this morning and declared that tho
attack on Cuernaaca Is set for May 22.
He said that Cuernavaca will fall an
easy victim of the rebels and that the
latter will then come on to the City of
Mexico.
Gov. Dehesa, of Vera Cruz, who has
three times been promised a cabinet posi
tion by the Diaz goernment, has com
pletely defied the old hero of Puebla,
and holds his place as the governor of
the gulf state solely because President
Diaz dares not remove him. Dehesa's
force at Vera Cruz will not allow Gen.
Reyes to land, and It Is said that the
-gunboat carrying Reyes will go to some
other port.
The newspaper Gil Bias prints an ex
clusive story outlining the plans of
Reyes and Felix Diaz for starting tho
revolution lnQaxaca, the old home of
President Diaz. The newspaper also
alleges openly that the present President
is backing the Reyes revolt and that
Reyes will not be the minister of war,
but In reality President of Melco.
It seems there is nothing ahead but
revolt and anarchy for the country, un
less a second Diaz arises in the person
of Figueroa, who Is stronger than Reyes
and better equipped than Madero, and
has men enough to whip the government
in one decisive battle.
Reyea Chanicea Plans.
Havana, May 19. Gen. Bernado Reyes,
ex-minister ' of war of Mexico, arrived
here this morning on board the steamship
Iprango on his way to Mexico. Gen.
Reyers suddenly changed his plans this af
ternoon and had his baggage hastily put
ashore,, saying that he had been directed
to remain in Havana some days.
The-presumptlon here Is that In conse
quence of the protest of Madero against
the return of Rejes to Mexico he has
been ordered to stop here.
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$10,000 BUI Vanished
"When Shown to Friend
New York, May 19. Benson
Lang-, the seventeen-year-old
messenger accused of stealing' a
$10,00 bank bill from Horn
blower & Weeks, was put on trial
to-day forjgrand larceny.
Lang told tho Jurors that when
he was given the !10,000 bill to
deposit In the National City Bank
he met a friend named Ashley.
"Ashley said he'd never seen .
such a big bill,- Lang testified, .
"so I let him look at It."
Lang also allowed a few Greek
peddlers to look at the $10,000
bin. When he reached the bank
the bill was gone.
' l.as to Baltimore Ml Reran
Saturdays and Sundays via Pennsylvania
Railroad. Tickets good to return until
Sunday night. AU regular trains except
the "Congressional Limited."
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