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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-29
MAID
LANDS IN PRISON
ON FRAUD CHARGE
Police Arrest Her as She Leaves the Home
of President Roosevelt's Cousin.
Reaps Harvest.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-Claiming that
she was formerly a maid OF Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt and later in the en-
ptoy of Mrs Ogden Goelet. handsome,
well-dressed young woman. who said
that she was Charlotte Kavanagh. of
16S East Twenty-second Street, was ar
raigned III Yorkvi1le police court today.
charged with obtaining money under
false pretenses.
The woman was arrested at the home
of w. Emien Roosevelt, cousin of the
President. who lives at S04 Fifth Avenue,
after. 1t is. alleged, she tried TO get
money from the Roosevelt family.
Woman tsPanhandler''
According to the story told by the po-
lice, a woman ''panKandler" has been
visiting the homes of the rich through
the residence section of the city for
some time past. She always was well
dressed. and her manner was quiet and
dignified.
She told OF family in great distress
for whom she was collecting money
The tales she told differed. Sometimes
she wanted money to bury some mem
Der of the family. At other times she
told how the family were near starva-
ton and eviction for non-payInent of
rent.
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Mayor of Cincinnati
Would License Gambling
Declares the Vice Cannot Be S,oDped. and
Should Be LegaIized and Hedged About
With Suitable Restrictions.

CINCINNATI, ONO, jan g8-The fail
ure of the city authorities to s,,npress
gambling despite frequent raids is
shown in a statement from Mavor
Fleischman today who sdvocates per-
m1Iung gamphng houses 10 run under
suitable restrictions.
There is no way in Which gambling
can be regulated except nv license de-
cIared the mayor. The existence of
gambling is a fact The has always
peen saInDiihs, ana II Seems certain TO
ne mat for ages to come there win he
That fact. however, dSes not lessen the
duty OF the authorlti es to see that it
does not become SO general or is done in
such manner as undermine the
morals or the comm nsunity and corrupt
the young 1T should not be favored, but
should be hedged wifi restrictions.
There are men, who in snife of
everything that is done by the police.
will still find wav IN gamble Pr5r-
sued in this manner, it is certain to be
more unrestricted than otherwise and
carried to great Extremes. To regulate
anything it must he leeaIized. that is, il
must be licensed. II is a great problem
one that / have Struggled with almost
In vain. / find c6nsolation in a degree
by remembering that others who have
gone before hayet failed
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That the well-dressed woman was
reaping a harvest along Fifth Avenue
came to the notice of the Charities Or
ganization. and Detective Barry was
sent to investigate and arrest if the
facts warranted
Barry saw a handsome young woman
walking in the street last night Sae
went into the home OF George G. MIR
try. broker, at S12. where she talked
with a maid Then she went TO The
home of Mrs. John Thatcher, S15 From
there she rang the bell at the Clauses
Postley home, 81. At each place she
told the same story to the maid or but
Ter. She needed money TO bury a dead
child. whose family was In want
Placed Under Arrest.
As she was leaving the Roosevelt
residence Barry approached her and
told her she was under arrest The
woman told how she had been the
Vanderbilt maid. and later in the en-
ploy of Mrs Geolet- She made positive
statements at first that she was on a
call of duty that was prompted by char
ity alone, but later. Barry asserts, she
admitted TO him that she was collecting
money for her own use
Barry declares that his Sood-iooking.
well-dressed prisoner is a <panhandler
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BRIDGE COLLAPSES::
THREE MEN INJURED
One Will Probablv Die-Were Tearing
Down Structure When Accident
Occurred.

Ell PASo. TEX Jan. 2s-By the col
lapse or tne ola Southern Pacific Rail-
road bridge across the Rio Grande here
three men were Injured
They are:
Louis Spraker, eof Crinple Creek Colo
leg broken ana BADLY bruised
Clyde Gilbert of New Castle pa
badly bruised avid cut infern.,I in;,,ri,.s
win probably<siie
sam 1hornston. Pittsburg, Pa, not Sc
A new pffidge was recently built and
the men Were assisting in tearing down
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CINCINNATI. Jan. 28-The police
here are expecting to receive a call from
Inspector of Police Shirpey. of Chicag go,
who is on thetran of Johann Ioch
bieamist and alleged wife murderer
Word has come TO the police that
Hoch is being closely pursued to this
city from an Indiana town, and that his
arrest Is expected to take place here.
The police have no personal word from
Shippcy. and the source of the informa-
ton that Hoch was expected TO arrive
IN this city was not given.
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RELEASE ON BAIL
PENDING MURDER TRIAL

George r. Koch. awaiting a second trial
on the charge of Killing DR.. Gebhardt,
a rival dentist. has been released on
$4,000 ban.
change of venue makes Mankato
The place. and February the time for
the next trial
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UNCLE JOE CANNON
PUT ON GR|D|RON
OF P[ACHh[NT
Tried and Sentenced for
High Crimes and Mis-
demeanors. .
FAMOUS CLUB BANQUET
Newspaper Men Inject Much
Fun Into the Pro-
oeedings.
FAMOUS CLUB BANQUET

The Speaker of the House IF Repre-
.sentatives WIS inpeached last night OF
high crimes and misdemeanors The
managers of the impeachment wers
members of the Gridiron Club The
court was made up or the members Of
the Senate present at the clubs TWEEN
tieth annual dinner
The performance was carried on as
follows.
Scene of the Scandal
Seene-A long table upon which are
piled old directories. reports OF Con-
gress. and one law book Chairs are
date Senator'S To the right OF the table
ere three chairs 10 accommodate the
committee or managers OF the Gridiron
Club. conducting the inpea achment-
The SergeaRt-at-Arms fAIr- O'BEien1-
Mr. President. as there is a quorum of
the Senate present not under Indictment
1 ask that the managers of the Gridiron
Club proceed with the Impeachment OF
the Hon. Joseph 6. Cannon
The President-Mr. Clerk. you viii cali
the roll of the Senate Tie gentlemen
whose names are called viii take the
seats providd for them. the Hon. Ar
thur Pue German acting as presiding
officer Of this high court OF inpeach-
rcnt-
The clerk (ar. stlrive-3 calls the
rolf After all are seated the president
says:
Call the managers OF the Gridi-ca
Club, and let them be seated near The
bar. which has been their custom fer
many years Joseph G. Cannon VIII
stand forth
sergeant-at-ar.1ss 4ssI-. -o.Brie1,5--Esezsr
ye. Hear xe. Hear ye. All s,ersons axe
commanded to keep silence while tae
managers on the part Of this club ex-
hibit to the Senate articles Of En-
parchment against Joseph G. Cannesl.
Cannon stands TO the left OF the long
table. the committee OF the club. Mr-
Snyder. General Boynton. and Ceio.1a
StaIey. to the right. The manager on
the part OF the club then reads the fol-
lowing articles of impeachment against
Joseph c. Cannon:
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charges Against Cannon

Article THAT the said joseph g.
Cannon mas on nuraberless occasions
violated the cardinal spirit OF the -AEueri-
can Government that the majority must
rule, by making one and the Speaker a
majority Of 3Ss.
Article IE-That the said Joseph c.
Can,son~ has openly defieG the President
hy refusing to comply with the anti
smoke ordinance on every occasion
Article III-That notwithstanding ;ae
often and known expressed views of
many Senators the said Joseph G. Can
non has openly insisted upon the floor
of the House OF Representatives that
said House was = coordinate brancE. ef
the Government. much TO the mental
anguish OF MANY constructive statesmen,
as Henry Cabce Lodge P C. Knox, Or
Vile H. Platt ct al.
Article Iy-That the said Joseph G.
Cannon not only has refused. but per-
sists in refusing to take the oath OF
allegiance at the White House more
than once z day
Article y@That the said Joseph c.
Cannon has craftily concealed the mum
Der of his house telephone. and WHEN
charged with the same by members OF
the Senate has replied The number IS
only for those who can stand the limit
Article VI-That the said Joseph
G. Cannon continues TO insist upon the
consideration OF pubic legislation. in
/ stead OF private snaps at DanyiIle, Ill
Article yTI-Thst the said Joseph
| G. Cannon has been guilty Of pushing
up TOO many chips on a bob-taiI flush
| The ground of impeachment IN this
| charge being that he was caught in the
act
Article VIII-That The said Joseph G.
| Cannon rejecJed with seorn and much
/ profanity the offer of the Presidency OF
the Senate thus thrusting 'tEoa the reo-
| pie Charles Warren Fairba nks-
The Presiding Oficer-Mr. GorEan-
/ How say you Mr.. Cannon Guilty or
rot guilty.
! Cannon-Not guilty.
! Presiding ofncer-The accused VII re-
| ceIye sentence
Mr.. Cannon was sentenced 20 di<r.is-.
J sal
| Mr.. Gorman-This High Court of I'm
peachment stands adjourned without
day
President a Guest
The President Of the Unsted States
ard a man who twice aspired, quite
earnestly. to that distinction were the
! principal guests at the tweEyieth an
nual dinner OF the Grfdiron Club last
night.
Mr. Bryan was a welcome guest Mem
bers o. the House and Senate clustered
( about him and each We'd with the other
In paving him atteution. His speech
was or =ef the great hits of the occa-
sion.
A cali over the telephone was one
OF the frst gags
a violent ring was heard ana then
this conversation:
There's neea down hare with
safety net .
-wha. does he propose TO do with its''
He wants TO put 1t around the Presi-
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IN DRIFT TWELVE HOURS.

sCARBORO CROSSING. Me-, Jan. 2s.
The st. John express was dug out OF
drift after delay of twelve hours.
Many of the passengers were without
food during that time.
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weaker. His heart condition. is perhaps
the worst Eis sinking spells are com
ing more frefuent and more severe, and
should his trial be held at once, his
condition would not allow of his pres
ens,e.
Se has been pros.rated since the
Chadwick affair.
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BeckWith May Not Live
To Face His Accusers
Bank President Gradually Grows Weaker
Sinking Spells Becoming More
and More frequent.

oBERLIN, Ohio, Jan 2S-It is the
opinion of friends that President C. T.
Beckwith, of the Citizens Bank. Will
never appear for trial before the Fed
eraI courts.
This is due to his present physical
condition. He is gradually growing
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STORES CLOSE FOR REVIVAL.

BURLINGTON, Iewa, Jan. IS
Every store and factory In the city was
closed on request CT Mayor Castor. SO
that employees might attend revival SER
vices. Many residences are being
thrown omen daily for PRAYER meetings.
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MERCURY THIRTY BELOW.

WEST sTEWARTSTOWN. r. Ii.
Jan. 2S.-In f,een snow and with the tl,or-
moneter at 3G below zero frenen COR
quered q tE,reafenfnp fire a., the 4osi,,
street OF tn.is village. Loss. Sl2. .0e0.
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The Teams.

The teams were:
Washington Fencers' Club-Scott d.
Breckinridge, j. G. Early, and Charles
Babine.
New York Fencers' CIub-Fitzhush
Townsend, Charles latham, and Mar
shall r. Kernochan-
PhiIadeIphis Fencers' CIub-Franc:s
Tetaz. E. B. Lewis. and ". T. koehler
New York Athletic Club-Dr Crane
NJ Hammond, Charles G. Bothner. and
w. T. Heintz.
NJ. Leger, the Haitian Minister. was
master of the combat, in place of the
Viconlte de Faramond, who was 100 III
to attend The judges were Mr. Good
hue of the New York Athletic Club: a
c. Cunningham, L. S. N; Ballard Nor
ris, Victor Mindeloff, Mr.. Lingden, Mr..
Emmonds The timers were w Scott
O'Connor and DR.. Paul Evans
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MORE To IND|CT
IN DODGE CASE
Surprises in Store in Di-
yorce Tangle.
AWAIT MoRsE's ARRIVAL
Due Tuesday = Bracken Out of
Reach-Dodge to Plead
Tomorrow.

NEW YORK, Jen- 2S--The next de-
velopment Of interest in the notorious
Dodge Morse marital and divorce scan
daIs. in which indictments were found
yesterday against five persons. will be
the arrival here from Europe OF Charles
w Morse. who is q passenger on the
Hanlburg-American steamship Deutsch-
land.
Mere indictments are expected soon in
connection with the tangle. The grand
jury has been ordered to reconTene on
Tuesday next
The indictments OF former Justice
Fursman, Abe Hummel. the lawyer;
Benja min Steinhardt, formerly u he
law firm II Howe < Humuel, and Ed
ward j. Bracken, private detective.
has caused q great sensation Brackeil
cannot be found
District Attorney Jerome IS determined
70 push the ease TO the limit
Surprises in Store.
According TO rumors in circulation to-
day. two or possibly three { her men
will have 70 answer similar charges
Two of these referred 10 occupy promi-
nent positions IN the business and So
ciaI world. and the fact that one Of
them is considered TO have been guilty
of any wrongdoing Will come as a great
surprise.
Morse. who next TO Mrs Morse Is the
most prominent figure in the entire af-
fair. is returning at the request of the
! district attorney. communicated TO him
through his counsel. Samuel Untermyer-
Mr. Morse said before sailing he was
coming over especially to give his evi-
dence in the famous case in which he
is one of the chief figures.
Coming for Sole Purpose.
He IS coming back, his counsel says,
solely for the purpose of assisting the
district attorney in the investigation.
After he is through he expects TO go
back TO Europe. where Mrs. Morse is
sojourning at the present time.
Meantime. Assistant District Attor-
news Rand and Garvan, who have
charge of the case. win devote their at
tention 20 locating the other indicted
persons
A remark of Mr.. Rand ia court yester-
day afternoon indicates there are pos
sibly half a dozen persons indicted who
have not yet been served zzgtth war
; rants.
F. Dodge
Bracken Out of Reach.
Bracken. the private detective who
was with Dodge in Texas, and is said
| to have handled the money with which
| the fight was made to keep Dodge out
of the Jurisdiction OF the New Yorfy
| courts. Is said by one report to be In
| the immediate vicinity OF the city,
Other reports have ii that he is in
| No xico or Europe.
! 1t is said. however. thaS the district
{ attorney is confident Of having him in
| this city by February I. 1t is under
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Tumbled Over

While uptown he decided to go into
Harvey's for a lunch He is well
known TO the patrons of this establish
ment. and as he came in he spoke pleas
antly 10 a number Of acouaintances,
gave his hat and coat TO a waiter, and
sat down. He appea .-ed in the usual
good spirits, but had hardly picked up
the bin of fare when he was seen TO
clasp his hands 10 his breast and was
heard TO utter a loud and piercing
screaIa,s which was heard by almost
everybody in the restaurant. He fell
over on the table heavily and several
persons hastened TO his aid. among them
being George Harvey. the proprietor
DR. w E Shamer, who was in the res
taurant at the time, was summoned
and gave what assistance he could, and
when the Emergency Hospital physician
arrived they both cid all in their power
10 restore consciousness, but to no avail
In fifteen minutes after he was stricken
he was dead. His body was taken TO
the Emergency Hospital and later to his
home at 626 T Street southwest.
The deceased was ffty-six years OF
age. He came to Washington from
Stockholm, Sweden, about forty-seven
years ago. when a boy, nine years of
age He came with his father. who was
steward to Secretary Seward when the
attempt was made 70 assasSiuate the
Secretary OF War In April, 1855. Mr.
Forsberg had a brother, Harold Fors-
berg. who was famous as an actor and
artist in stnd about 1870. Old residents OF
Washington VIII remember him as a
star performer in the. National Stock
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At the Reception.

The contests were followed by Il recep-
ton ut which the Count and Countess
Cassini were hosts The Countess Cas-
sini was assisted in receiving her guests
by the Baroness Moncheur, wife OF the
Belgian Minister; Miss Pauline Morton,
and Miss dc Smirnoff Among those
present were Sir Mortimer Durand, NJ
Jusserand, the French Ambassador;
Baron Mayor des Planches. Baron Mon
cheur, Jonkeer Swinderen and Nine. Won
Swinderen. Miss Roosevelt, Baron Won
Gtskra, Vicomtess dc Faramond Mr.
Korea, Phya Akharaj Varahaio, Minis
ter from Siam: Mrs. Herbert Wads-
worth Miss le Burgeois, Miss Hagner,
Miss Southerland, Miss Mary Souther-
land Mrs. Bromwell. Mrs George
Howard. Mrs de Koven, Mss de Koven.
Mrs Hodges. DR.. and Mrs Mitchell. Mr.
Sands, Miss Wilson O. II. Tittman. Mrs.
Hooker
in order 10 possess the handsome silver
cup presented by Count Cassini, the
president CT the Washington Fencers'
Club, Il must be won three times by one
of the competing clubs. Yesterdays was
the first tournament III which the cup
was the prize. The tSoston Fencers
Club was invited TO seGd team, but
moment An attempt was made to get
rhc authorities at Anna nolis 10 let the
team of the Naval Academy enter, but
they were unwilling to let the men take
so much time of.
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Ills Business Record.

About twenty-five years ago the firm
Cf Fcrsberg * Murray was formed. and
is now vel established and prosperous
William j. Murray. the other member
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FALLS OVER DEAD
WHILE At LUNCH
FL. G. Forsberg Victim of
Heart Disease.
TRAGEDY CAUSES SENSATION
Victim in Supposedly Good Health.
Suffered an Attack of Paralysis,
But Had Recovered

While in the act of ordering a lunch
at Harvey's last night about $50 O'Clock,
Helge G. Forsberg. a weII-kaown ma
chinist and business man. fell forward
on the table, and in fifteen minutes was
dead, never regainlng consciousness
Heart disease was the cause of his
death
Mr.. Forsberg was member of the
firm of Forsbers & Murray The de-
ceased was in the bess Of health all day
long, and his tragic death was q great
shock to his family and a large circle
of friends
Yesterday afternoon about $3.50 O'Clock
Mr. Forsberg and his son, Gustave
Forsberg, who is associated with his
father. left their place OF business at
Eighth and Water Streets southwest
and came up town together. Mr. Fors-
berg had worked hard al day, and. ap-
peared in splendid health Yesterday
afternoon late he went home and ate a
hearty dinner. and later expressed his
intention to go up town for a short
while His wife cane as far as Penn
sylYania Avenue witla him
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LOCAL FENCERS
EASILY DEFEAT
VISITING TEAMS
New York and PhiladeI-
phia Men Outpointed
at the Capital.
SOCIETY In ATTENDANCE
Reception After the Victory
by Count and Countess
CaSsini Feature.

The Washington Feneers' Club won
the Cassini Cup by defeating teams from
the Philadelphia Fencers Club and the
New York Fencers' Club yesterday
afternoon in the clubhouse In Nine
teenth Street.
The other entry in the tournament. the
New York Athletic Club. lost to the
New York Fencers' Club in the prelim-
mary round.
Although IL was known that the Wash
ineton club would be represented by a
strong team. their victory over the ex-
perienced feneers from New York was
a surprise 1t was clean cut and de-
eisive victory, however, ard the wash
ington men deserve much credit for
their clever work with the foils- Two
of the local team. Breckenridge and
Early won all their bouts and the other
member of the team lost only one
Breckinrfdge. the teams captain, was
especially brilliant, both IN attack ard
defense. The master-at-arms. NJ. Dar-
rieulat. also did we'll
Diplomats on Hand.
The clubhouse was the mecca for
Washington-s 8 social world, and nearly
200 persons saw the bouts. A large ma
tority of the Diplomatic Corps was pres
ent, and many prominent Washington
ians In spite of present day cynicism
and the comparatively small number
who actually fence. sword play has lost
none of its attractions for men OF wo-
men, and the spirited contests were
roundly applauded.
In the final bout the Washington team
defeated the New York Fencers Club
5 to J. Breckenridge beat Kernochan and
latham. Early beat Tathanl and Town
send, Ba,,ine be- Kernochan and lost
to Townsend. Esssh man was IN faf1t
three stlrsss. zh.st as she asainssf s1
club had won FIVE out of the nine pos
sible bouts the other four were not
fought
The Washington Feneers- Club defeat
ed the Philadelphia Fencers' Club de-
cisively In the preliminary round. the
score being TO o. Breckenridge beat
Tetaz and Lewis. Early beat Lewis ana
Koehler, and Babine beat Koehler. The
other preliminary bout, the New York
Fencers' Club against the New York
Athletic Club. was won by the former
! by score o. 10 3.
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Apparently the government insists
upcn making the manufacturers realize
that they must do their part in concil-
iaiing the discomfort workmen. even
al a great financial sacrifice. SO that
the strike question may be absolutely
eliminated from the Internal situation.
This accomplished. the government will
have but one element 10 deal with and
the policy adopted since the appoint
ment of General Trepoff indicates in
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03

One Thousand $4,000
Yards "Auckaback"
ToWeIing, 1872 inches
Wide; Very Heavy;
Regularly 15c - This
Sale, Per -
Yard :, .12H,c
New-York tribune., 1905-01-23
A TEMPORARY TRUCE.
Capitals Streets Quiet in EarIy
Morning Hours.

St Petersburg. Jan. 23. 4;45 a m-st. Peters
burg is sleeping quietly at this hour. worn out
by the excitement OF long day. Laborers and
spectators have long since left the streets. and
the military and police have had little TO do for
hours beyond driving off occasional riotous
bands Of irresponsible young roughs bent on
window breaking and marauding, and dispensing
groups OF too demonstrative Socialists or Lib
erals returning from protracted meetings where
their minds were fired with incendiary speeches
Since midnight the Russian capital has been
as peaceful as it was the preceding nights but
in the Palace Square and in all the principal
streets and open places through the town biv-
ouac fires are cleaning and infantry men sleep
ing near their stacked rifles or marching hither
and thither Cavalrymen on wearied horses
patrolling the long thoroughfares No further
firing has been heard, and no more reports OF
collisions have been received
A renewal of rioting Is not expected until late
in the morning If AT all to-day. as the strikers.
thoroughly wearied by yesterdays events. will
be inclined 10 wait until the military precautions
have been some what relaxed.
II is impossible even 10 estimate at all
closely the casualties of the day The exact
number of deaths probably never will be known
No Americans were injured.