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The Washington times., 1906-12-30
TOUT KID HERMAN,
THEN BACK JOE CANS

TONOPAH, New, Dec. eff Herman
wins in his New Year Day fight with
Cans TOnopah viii be broke for a long
time to come. The local capital is being
bet generally on the dusky fighter and
betting at odds Of or 20 l. The Her
man coin Is mostly from outside. bat it
Is plentiful and no one is holding 1t
back except a few who thinks the odds
may increase as the hour approaches
for the contest. This seems unlikely
Too many Herman men want to bet to
permit much of a chance in Cans fav-
or. But for this fact the negTO's fol-
lowers would probably be offered or
. 10 /.
Cans shows the effect Of his training far
more than Herman His faee is drawn
and lined. but has condition is evidently
perfect. Herman simply looks healthy
and happy and says ne is sure he will
win. though he owns the fight will be
long one.
Manager Frank Chance. OF the Nation
al League baseball club, has a COM
nissioner on his way from Los Angeles
with a big roll Of money belonging TO
Chance and his fellow-piaye-s to be
placed on Herman. The baseball men
have not forgotten how Herman rooted
for them during tne worlds champion
ship series, and proposes to reciprOcste.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
CHiYALRY DEGREE
GIVEN MRS. RUSS

The degree of chivalry was conferred
upon Mrs Ella B. Russ, of Dorcas Re
bekah Lodge. in the presence of 200 OF
more persons who filled Odd Fellows
Han last evening.
The cOuferring of this highly priced
and much coveted degree upon Mrs.
Russ establishes a precedent. because il
never has been bestowed on any woman
in this Jurisdiction. The degree WAS
voted TO Mrs. Russ by the Sovereign
Grand Lodge NJ its last meeting because
of merltoTiOus service performed by her
The Dorcas Rebekah Lodge is the prize
degree team of this jurisdiction and has
made wonderful progress under Mrs.
Russ leadership.
The degree was conferred upon Mrs.
Russ by the Canton Washington. No. l.
commanded by Capt .. Y Chisholm.
One hundred and seveEty-dve uniformed
men occupied seats on the platform and
participated in the degree conferrIng
ceremonies.
Gen. n. A Raiuey, commander-in-
chief of the Patriarch Militant. of
MarenEo. iowa. delivered an address.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
WEDNESDAY MATINEE
DRAWS GOOD HORSES

The matinee 10 be given on the Poto-
mae Speedway next Wednesday should
be the best one exc. iIeId on Jhat cUurEa.
The free-fOr-au pace should alone
make it so, because the fastest field of
horses. as we'll as the largest field in
number ever seen here VIII be brought
together. They are:
Charles McDermOJts GrrenIine. 207@i.
Larry McCormicks Mysotis, 2l2A.
John F. Javins' Bedford Bay. 2I354-
Henry COpperthiJe's Ada D.. z15A.
George Goodacre's Harry Madden.
2I5z
I. T. Brown Ben E. 2.l514.
Gus BTahleT's Alix. 215l4
Frances Javins' Robin Hood, 217A
Five races are on the program. The
entries for the four races other than
the free-for-aH pace are:
Free-for-au tvot-Everett z. TayIor's
Fornev. Charles MCDermOtt's The Dean.
John Byrne's Jurasll, r. B. Erightweu's
Dan ".
Trot or pace for horses Of the 2:25
class-Charles Ruppsrus Fair Nancy,
CnarIcs NcDermott's Walter y, Harry
SchlageI's Commanche Boy.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Tale Telling BY Ghosts.

Tale-telliHg BY the dead is a Iucra-
tive business in Paris. The ghost OF
Deputy SyVeton mas once more ap-
peaTed upon the scene and dreadful
revelations are predicted. Madame
SyVeton has made over TO the editor of
big French newspaper all the letters.
documents and other papers which she
possesses relating 70 her husband mis-
death.
Recently Madame Syveton sued Henri
RochefoEt, the editor of the Iutran-
slgeant, for libel, ou the ground shat
he had publicly accused her of poison
ing her husband. The case came up be-
fore the courts in HDueu, but was not
concluded and the startling disclosures
then expected never came about IL
seems. however, that they cannot be
suppressed.
The tragic death of Deputy Gabriel
SyYetou (wnO. by the way, had once
been secretary 20 BOni de CasJellane
and was thought 20 have written some
or his speeches occurred several years
ago ana caused a tremendous scandal
He was found in his library on the floor
with MS face against an asbestos gas
CRATE, and the gas turned on. Shock
ing charges Of immoral conduct with
his stepdaughter, the child OF Nine.
SyVeton by her first huCband. who had
met with a mysterious death, had been
made against SyVetOn. ana Il family
scandal had ended in a public one
At that time SyVetOn was concerned iu
certain political intTIgues. and had heeu
heavily financed by old Nine. Lebaudy.
the millionaire mother of the emperor
of the Sahara. The death has always
remained a mystery Some say he was
suppressed by politicians. others that
he committed suicide from shame, and
others that his wife poisoned him out
look like a suicide. She has always
Vehemently denied the charge
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
CHICAGO
ABOUT HOLIDAY

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-"The reception to
the glad New Year must be modest and
decoToUs, announced Chief OF Police
Collins today.
Il would counsel Chicago's customary
noise-makers to heed this warning and
not get arrested on New Year eve. az
the municipal courts are not open on
holidays. Any person. therefore, who
is arrested and cannot get out on bonds
Will have to spend the first day of the
year in a police station That will be
a bad start and should be avoided.
There are those who think the old
year will never give place to the new
unless blown into the eternal past with
explosive, but there are many more
who object 10 a Wakeniug under this
impression
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
LEWIS MURDER
LAID TO CROOK

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Dec. o9-The
mystery OF the murder Of Mrs. Katha-
rine X. Lewis in her apartments, 1o03
North Eleventh street. has been solved.
one Of her muIderers Is behind the bars
and has made partial COnfes sion. while
the detectives are looking for another
man, believed 10 have had a hand in the
crime. Miss Kelly, the lanilady, and
Harry SOmers, the boarder in the house
once held for the grand jury by the
coroner and subsequently released, are
completely vindicated.
There was no story of love or jealousy
behind the staying of the young woman.
1t was a sordid. brutal killing oy mon
VINO entered the house 10 rob and who
then fled, leaving t..en piunder TN
touched
For three weeks the man whom the
police now say is the murderer has
been a prisoner. He is a rather unpre-
possessing person, known to the detec-
tives as "a professional crook. Against
him mas been lodged a technical charge
Of larceny.
The greatest secrecy has been main
tanned as to his identity This secrecy
has been due TO the fact that the de-
tectives believe another man was in
VOlvCd in the crime.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Count on Trial.

Count Emilio d'Ayala. an italian re-
lative OF the American Princess Col
onna, who was Julia Mackay Bryant, is
being tried at Turin on a charge of
swindling. The accused is the son OF
General dAyala, A D. c. of the late
King Humbert
Count d'Ayala married a beautiful
South American, senorita Leccia. lie
went to South America in pursuit of his
lady love ard married her there. on
returning 10 Europe the couple took up
their residence in Paris and lived IN
great style. They fell heavily in debt
and suddenly left Paris for Monte Carlo.
Where they got further into dificulJies
losing enormous sums at the gaming
table.
u Ayaia and his wife fled to Italy but
We're arrested for swindling and tried
al Gehoa- Ihe count was condemned TO
a years imprisonment and his wife
hberated. The count appealed and IS
now undergoing second trial. rash
ionaele audiences attend the court, and
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Oppose Statue to Michel.

The municipal authorities have been
approached for permission to erect a
statue of Louise Michel, the Red Virgin
of the Commune. in Paris. The monu-
ment. which it is proposed TO set up is
a statue by Emile Derre which attract
ed considerable attention at the autumn
salon last year It represents Louise
Michel, who was always very Door. i'm
the simplest OF dress, caressing a child
while a cat is affecIiOnately rubbing
against the hem of her skirt The sub
iect is treated with much simple dignity
and il is an excellent portrait OF the late
anarchist leader. In view of the numer-
Gus disturbances which Louise Michel
was the cause of, it is unlikely that the
authorities viii permit her glOrifcation
10 the extent of a monument in her
honor
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
What Jeffries Wants
Is $4,000 for His

Los ANGELES, Cal. Zee. Z9.-James
J. Jenries refuses Ia stsnd by the arti-
cles signed by Billy Delaney in San
Francisco Tor a fight with Squires in
TOnopah for a purse Of $50. 600 10 be
split sixty and forty
At 5 o'clock tonight JeNries in an in
teryiew said he had heard from De
laney and absolutely refused TO nght
under the conditions named.
III 1 fight Squires or any other man
my share must he SO 01o-win, lose. LF
draw. I don't care what tHe other man
gets. but i must have $50 .J10
Il WI not stand by anything done in
San Francisco unless ! get the purse I
named. As far as I am concerned. the
matter is al. OF for the present"
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Moral Pain Damages.

An automobile having run over and
killed a little girl OF eight years of age
has raised the question here as 20
whether moral pain must be recompen-
sed. The chauffeur at the trial was
found guilty of negligence and sentenced
10 two months Imprisonment, put he
appealed and got off free. Now the
parents claim damages for the loss Of
their child.
The judge in giving judgment said that
people responsible for an accident should
decidedly repay the parents all they
have spent on funeral expenses, the cost
Of the mourning, and also all that the
child has cost its parents to keep and
educate since the time of its birth. In
running q work one should have To pay
for the cost of it. The parents receiv-
ed as damages 5000 francs.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
SHAhROCKS BUMPED
BY WEST BRANCH

BALTIMORE, Nd, Dec. 2g.-The
West Branch Young Mems Christian
Association, OF Baltimore. defeated the
Shamrock Athletic Club. OF Washing
ton. to night in the West Branch gym.
81 10 l.
As the score indicates, there was
nothing TO il for the visitors. They
were never i'm the game The Balti-
more boys started out 10 win. and in
about five minutes had run up oigateeH
points. OmOhundTO and Birmingham.
az forward. passed all around their op-
poneats, scoring at viii. The defense
men. finding there was nothing for
forward and shared honOrs with the at
tack.
In the second half with everything
their own way. the home team saw tit
to play two second team men. and even
then the scoring went meTrily on until.
when the final whistle blew they had
scored 6i points TO by their opponents.
The lineup;
w. Branch Position. Shamrock A c.
BTittingham.,.. Forward Sullivan
Eckert.
Omohundro-.-.- Forward ..-.-...... Fuse
a Fowler. .-.-.... Center. ...-...-.. Harrison
Stevens......... Defense .........CrUnChe
O'Connor.
Colberth- Defense -.--..-.-.. Payne
GOals-Brittingham. 9. OmOhundTO. 9.
a. Fowler. Stevens. f. O'COnnOT. T. Goals
from fouls-OmohundrO Fowler. 81 Sulli-
van.
On New Year night. the West Branch
team will play the Second Regiment of
Washington, said TO be the best team in
the Capital City, so that q much closer
game than last nights exhibition can
be expected
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
CONSISTENT.

AscUm-This is your medal for Ger
man translation, Ell?
Kollidge-Yes / won that with the
aid of a pony 1 had concealed in my
sleeve
Ascum-What's this inscription on il?
kOllidge-Thdt my motto: "Ehre Won
allem,' which means in English Honor
dard and Times,
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
BELIEVE COUNTESS
WAS MURDERED
Body of Woman Thought a
Suicide to Be EX-
humed.
SYVET0N GHOST TALE
Widow of Deputy Turns Over All
Documents 10 a Newspaper
in Paris.
SYVET0N GHOST TALE

PARIS. Dec. g9.-The body of Countess
de Lagrange, concerning whose sudden
death recently there has been much
mystery. is to be eNhumed, owing TO
startling discoveries which have been
made by the expert called upon 20 eX-
anime the pistol and the empty port
folio which was found traversed by a
bullet beside her
The countess, who was nifty years Of
age at the time of her death, was still
a very beautiful woman, with a Won
derfully welI-preserved and youthful
figure, She had in her youth been a
stage favOrite and had been known IN
the thStisrical world as Leah d'AsCo. She
left IKE stage while stII very young and
married an explorer. Comte de La
grange. who started geological garden
at Cimiez, near her The countess was
a familiar figure TO American visitors
on the Riviera.
it was known that her affairs We're in
a precarious condition, and she was re-
ported TO be threatened with ruin when
suddenly, about a fortnight ago. she was
discovered dead in a little chapel at
taehed TO her home. Beside her on the
floor lay revolver and an empty
leather portfolio. She was supposed TO
have dropped the portfolio. in which the
revolver was hidden. and it had acci-
IDENTIFY gone on, the bullet striking her
near the heart and killing her instantly.
Came Into Fortune
A post-mortem examination was held
20 determine whether il was a case OF
suicide. but il was conclusiveIy proven
that that was impossible. Since The
burial II has turned out that on the day
before her death the countess had
been seen in possession of d large roll
OF banknotes and that 1t was her in
tentioa on the very morning when She
was found dead TO go 10 Fer solicitors
and settle with her creditors. The money
had come from q recent Inheritance.
The experts evidence now shows that
the revolver which was found beside the
body had not been Hred for many
months, and was rusty and hard of ac-
ton, and could not possibly nave gone
on by falling on a soft carpet, such as
that on which IL was fOund. Further
more, the bullet hole in The portfolio
was not made by projectIe OF the
calIber which would 1it the pistol \
new post-mortem VIII be held and the
bullet pTObed Tor ia order 10 ascertain
ITS cdhber, and IL is Hoped Inat il viii
give some clue 70 the solving of the
mystery.
.,,,i The greatsst excitement reigas here.
Inc proximity or IhC gambling resorts
nave given iise to the theory mai
Leah u AscC's death is due 70 au azsas-
SIN who wanted the money Tor gamb-
-lIlG- As no exact trace Of where the
countess collected the money has been
found, the notes cannot De Identified
ana the murderer would stand d good
snow OF belhS able TO pass them.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Negro RObS Woman;
Police on the Lookout

The matter was Immediately reported
10 the police of the Third precinct. and
lookouts were sent to every police sta
ZION in the city
q The bag contained 500 in cash and a
bunch OF keys.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Italian Decorated.

Signor Gabriel Ferrero, the Italian
lecturer, about whom the Parisiennes
have gone mad, has received the cross
of the Legion of Honor. Signor Fer
rero has been lecturing on ancient
Rome to audiences Of fashionable wo-
men, much as dc Montesquion Fezen-
sac. the French lecturer. discOursed
about art and literature 10 the elite of
New YorlJ'S feminine society. He has
drawn attractive pictures of the life Of
the ancient capital and recounted the
loves OF some OF its celebrated court
esans with much success.
The Marquis de- Castellane. in a letter
written wnen Sigror FeTrerO was just
beginning his lectures, has described
him and his work
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
JEFF DEAD SURE
HE IS TO FIGHT
That's the Latest Report, and
He Talks About Start
ing Training.
HOLDS SoUIRES LIGHTLY
Puts Australian in Same Glass With
Jack Munroe-Didn't Refuse
to Referee.

Los ANGELES, Cal. Dec. 29.-James
J. Jenres. Eddie Keevin, Jimmy Walsh
and a party Of friends left Los Angeles
for Tonopah. New. tonight to see the
Gans-Herman fight
Je6ries says he viii begin training
within a fortnight for his coming battle
withs Pill squires. of Australia. He de-
ciares himself in excellent health and
promises a surprise 10 those VINO believe
him "aIl in"
lie admits, however, that he will have
to take of much flesh and wants to 20
about it gradually that he may not
weaken himself. The fight with Squires,
lie predicts, viii not be a more serious
affair than was his meeting with Nun
-fg
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
SAND WAGON DEMOLISHED.

a City and Suburban car rammed a
sand wagon last evening at Rhode
Island avenue and Twelfth street
northeast, completely demolishing the
vehicle One of the horses was so
badly injured that it had to be shot
Ciaud Slaughter, the driver. jumped
before the collision occurred. and es-
CaDcd injury
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
ENGLISH SCHENING
TO BAR AMERICANS
Figuring on Amateur Rules
to Keep Them From Win
ming Olympian Games.
JEM B0WKER QUITS COLD.
Alleges He Might Not Get Square Deal
If He Fought Attell
Here.

LONDON, Dec. -29.-American amateur
athletes will have to show very clean
bills Of health if they are TO compete
in the next Olympian games.
The rules as to the amateur contes-
tants will be very Tigidly enforced, and
American entries will be subjected to
especially sharp scrutiny. The impress
sion is strong here that amateur ath-
letics in the United States are tinged
with cOmmercialism, and that many of
the American athletes will not pass
muster under the British rules The
nominal reason for the unusual vigor
with which the candidates for Olympian
honors are TO be sifted out is that the
number Of features bids fair TO be 50
great as TO make the contests unwieldy
and noncOnclusive.
While 1t would hardly be fair to say
that the feeling that the United States
must not be allowed to win SO sweep
ing victory as IL did at Athens ex-
lists in sufficient strength to influence the
action of the officials having the matter
in charge II can be said there Is such
a feeling among some athletes in this
country that they would not be over
whelmed with grief il some way was
found 10 keep men like Sheridan. Pill
grim. Ewry, and the Ike from com
peting.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
WANTS AN AUTOMOBILE
TO COLLECT WASHING

MANITOWOE, Wis, Dec. 29.-Assert-
ing that an automobile would put her
beyond the need OF charity, Mrs. Jane
Todd, county charge, has petitioned
the authorities to supply her with a
touring car. She wants it to collect and
deliver washing. adding that she must
be able TO cover long distance quickly
Il she IS 20 make a success Of the work.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
NAVY YARDS ASK
FOR HIGHER PAY

Navy Yard laborers in Washington
and throughout the country are de
manding higher pay. Petitions from
IabCrers OF different classes in AL O.
the navy yards and naval stations have
reached the Navy Department, asking
for increases IN wages from to 20 per
cent.
The petitions are now occupying the
serious attention of Secretary Of the
NAVY Metcalf and Assistant Secretary
Newberry-
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
New Communion Service
Used First Time Today
Ninth Street Christian Church Has Individual Set
Consisting of 440 Glasses, Being
Served on Ten Trays

who has been appointed pastor OF the
Ninth Street Christian Church. will
assume his duties. Mr.. Miller recent
~ returned from Cuba whore he has
been making an inspection of missions
under the auspices of the Foresgn
Christian Missionary Society.
The Rev. b. +. UtZ. who has been
serving as supply pastor for the past
three months, viii preach the sermons
TO-DAY. Mr.. Utz is on his way to Pal
estiuc,
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
C0MP0SIT0R IN PRINTERY
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS

r. II. Peques, a cOmpositOr employed
in the third division OF the Government
Printing Onice, was stricken with pa
Talysis while at work in the office yes
teray afternoon
Dr. Manning, the office physician.
bad him removed to his residence, I27
+ street northwest. where IL was said
his condition is serious
Mr.. Peques is about seventy years of
age. He is a Confederate veteran, and
came 10 this city from Florida.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

IN individual communion service
will be used for the first time this
morning in the Ninth Street Christian
Church. The service consists Of 440
glasses, and will be used on trays con-
tanning forty-four glasses. There viii
be ten trays. The individual COM
munion service is new to Washington,
and its use Will be interesting.
On next Sunday morning the Rev.
George A. Miller, OF Covingtou, KY,
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
ARREST COLORED SERVANT
FOR THEFT Of CLOTHES

Charged with grand larceny, Edith
Welch. colored, eighteen years old,
was arrested yesterday by police of
the Second precinct.
The girl was formerly employed as
a servant by Mrs. Charles NJ Halde-
man, 1410 n street northwest It is
alleged that she stole wearing apparel
belonging to Mrs. Haldeman valued at
S62 She will be given 2 hearing in
the Police Court tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
cH1LD's MATCH FIRES CURTAIN.

A child striking matches and setting
fire to a lace curtain caused a small
blaze in the home Of John NJ. Beckett.
246 c street southwest. last evening
The fire vas extinguished after eaus-
ing slight damaEe.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

Mrs. Martha L. G. Mann. of Ta6 Twen-
ty-third street northwest. was on Tweu-
ty-hrst street, near Pennsylvania ave
nue.. about 1880 last night, when d
cOlOred man ran up behind her, snatched
a Wristbag from her hand and disap-
peared around the corner.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
About That Refereeing.

The big warriors confidence Is hav-
ing its effect Oh the night fans, and
despite the unfaYorable stories circulate
ed concerning MS condition, most OF the
experts are preparing to back him
heavily.
Coincident with Jehf's departure for
Tonopah comes the announcement that
he never refused to referee the Cans
Herman night, but that Matchmaker
RlIey's representative never delivered
Kliey.s 3 message 10 him. he Is going TO
Ionopah as Riley's guest and 10 talk
over the squires tight with him, Riley
has sent jetfries word that he will bid
5000 more for the go with Squires than
any other club, and there is yet a pos
slDiilty that the battle may be fought
AT TOnopah instead OF RhyoIite.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
PROVE THAT RATS
HAVE SIX SENSES
Interesting Experiments
Conducted by University
of Chicago Professor.

NEW YORK, Dee. 29-That a rat has
a sixth sense, the sense of direction, is
The discovery made by Prof John B.
Watson, Of the University of Chicago,
and announced by him in this city.
Prof Watson told OF some OF his eX-
pertments upon rats which led 20 his
discovery TO the American Psychology
caI Association today at Columbia Unl-
Versity.
The professor took the eyes out of
several rats. killed the sense Of touch
by freezing the feet and in other ways
establishing the fact that rats, deprived
oI their ordinary sense, still managed
% go in the direction which would lead
them 10 food
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
PROTECTING THE LAwMAKER.

The lobbyist should be required to
Wear two numbers-One in front and
one behind-so thar he can neither ap-
proaeh nor hack up on the unsuspecting
legislator The way TO reform is TO re-
fOrm.-Holton CKan) Signal.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
REPUBLICS
BUREAU WORK
TO EXPAND
John Barrett, Successor
of Fox, VIII Be
in Charge.

Preparations are under way in the
Bureau Of American Republics for ex-
pansion OF the work OF that bureau un-
der The dictatorship Of John Barrett,
former minister 10 Colombia. VINO has
been selected 10 succeed Williams z.
Fox, nominated as minister to Ecuador
The time Of the transfer Of the office
will depend upon how soon tie n0mina-
ton OF Mr. Fox is confirmed by the
Senate
Among the first acts desired by the
administration Of the Senate upon its
re-convening thIs week is confirmation
OF the diplomatic nominations.
There will be little or no difficulty over
the combinations. The Foreign Rela-
tions Committee already has canvassed
the list. and - IS understood that its
stand on the names was communicated
10 the administration even before the
nominations were definitely decided
upon.