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The Washington herald., 1906-12-13

New York Dec. 12.-The annual dinner
of the National Civic Federation. held
here this evening, turned out 10 be more
OF less Of a jubiiation over the selection
Of one Of the federation's most promi-
nent members, Oscar 5. Straus. to be the
next Secretary Of Commerce and Labor.
Mr.. Straus presided as POSTMASTER, and
himself introduced the subject by saying
Whatever qualifications I may possess
for che department for which I have been
named, owe them principally 10 the
training 1 have received as a member Of
the federation, in coming in contact with
the great leaders Of the industrial forces
Of this country. A great labor leader said
20 me this evening. When YOU have
taken up your new position We can feel
that we can come freely before you. be-
cause YOU understand us and we under
stand you.
Now. this is no compliment TO me, but
il is a tribute to the work Of this organ
ization. I am sure nine-tenths Of our
labor troubles result from misunderstand-
ings. and I feel that capital and labor
have, by this orga nizatioa, been brought
closer together than they have ever been
before ] was told the other day that We
shall never be able to satisfy labor.
thank God for it, for the desire 20 bene-
it ones condition is the basis OF our civ
ilization. When the desire is dead. civ
iliZation is dead. Healthy dissatisfaction
is the basis of our prosperity
Archbishop Ireland said that the feder-
alton was a really wonderful institution.
And" he added, Il am happy when we
can send to the Cabinet such good and
great man as Oscar Straus.
"I believe that only in America would
such an institution bc possible, and I am
preud OF my country because Of ii. and I
see here the great generals Of the ciyiliz-
ing powers that viii spread around the
globe and lift America before the world
as the beacon light of the truest civil
lization
Archbishop Ireland WAS followed by ex-
Mayor Low. VI. +. Ingalls, Rabbi Stephen
5. Wise. and Samuel GOmpers. who spoke
briefly in the work of the federation had
accomplished in the field of labor
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
WANTED-12O SCHOoLMA'AMS.
Islands Reported In Need
of More Teachers.

One hundred and twenty additional
American school teachers are needed
in the Philippines, according to a teIe-
gram received at the Bureau of Insular
Affairs yesterday
Fifty or more viii be given salaries
of $1,000 year, and the remainder
somewhat smaller amounts. In a
statement issued by the bureau on the
subject. the teachers viii be selected
from those passing civil service exam
nations
The FiIipinos, the statement re-
marks. have shown their appreciation
of the schools by an attendance taxing
the capacity of the schOolhOUses the
commission has provided.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
CLAIMS PART OF CHICAGO.
Cambridge Man Begins Suits for
Land Now Worth Millions.

Chicago, Dec. 12.-Fourteen suits against
the city of Chicago and 1000 individual
defendants were begun here to-day by
Sidney Smith, of Cambridge, Mass. TO
establish title to S2.5O0.000 worth OF land
between Thirty-ffth and Thirty-ninth
streets, Grand Boulevard, and Lake Mich
igan.
Smith says the land was granted by the
government in 1892. but that the grantee
died before the conveyance was recorded.
His heirs never knew of the grant until
recently. when they sold their claim 10
Smith.
The district is in the heart Of the aristo-
cratic south side residence section, and
the land is covered with palatial homes.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
FEAR ASSAssINS FOR PRINCE.
People of ROumanin Are Alarmed mt
RumOrs of "a Plot.

Belgrade, Dec. 12.-The official expIana-
tion of the disappearance OF two of the
palace guards Is thst the men were
killed in a barracks dispute about a
woman
It had been insinuated that the crown
prince was in some way concerned in
their disappearance.
Considerable popular neasineSs prevails
regarding "A Tumored plot to assassinate
the crown prince and Prime Minister
Faschitch.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
THROW VICTIM IN LAKE.
Bandits Believed TO Have Robbed
and Slain Rich ChicagOan.

Chicago. Dee. 12.-FOund floating in
the lake to-day at the foot of the street
on which he had lived, J. l. Lee, rich
man, and president Of the Lee Adver-
tising Agency. is declared to have been
murdered and thrown into the water.
Bruises on the dead mans head seem
10 bear out the murder theory He had
a few cents in his pockets, but a much
larger sum he is known to have had
with him is missing.
Mir Lee left his home early last
evening for a visit. he said. with neigh
hors. He was not seen again until his
body was found in the lake
The dead man was sixty-one years
old.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
MRS. BIRDSONG TO APPEAL.
Convicted Woman VIII Seek Yindi-
cation in Higher Courts.

Hazlehurst Miss, Dec. 12-Mrs.
Angie Birdsong. niece Of Senator Nc
Laurin. who was convicted of man
slaughter for the killing of Dr. Thomas
Butler will seek vindication in the
higher courts. An appeal viii be taken
as soon as sentence is passed. Mrs.
Birdsong may be sent to prison for
twenty years on the verdict
The convicted woman is at liberty
under bond. She is at her home with
her children. broken hearted, and in a
state of partial collapse.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
FIND A GAINSBOROUGH.
Experts Believe They Have Portrait
of Famous Actress Perdita.

London Dec Twenty years ago
the Hon. f. H. Barring, while walking
IN Fleet street. was attracted by the
picture of a girl wearing large hat
in the window Of furniture shop. He
purchased it and hung it in his draw
ing-room.
Later. at the time OF the Barring
crisis, much Of the furniture Of the
house was sold The picture. with
other things. was placed in storage
and remained forgotten until recently.
when it was sold at auction for a small
price
1t was covered with the dirt and dust
of a decade. The purchaser cleaned it
and submitted it to experts. many Of
whom pronounced it a genuine Gains
borough portrait Of the famous actress
Perdita, who was a favorite of the
Prince Regent.
GainsbOrough painted five portraits
Of this beauty. Baron de Rothschild
the Wallace collection. Windsor Castle.
and Isaac Fapinasse each has one. The
hfth disappeared
Want what I want When Want IL
heat Ofte HOt-water Radiator does the
trick. Demonstrations, 500 9th st.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
WASHINGTON MAN A CREDITOR.
Boston Inventor, who Owes Orren 6.
Staples $4,000. Assigns.
] 70 The Washington Herald

Special 70 The Washington Herald
Boston, Mass. Dec. 12.-Robert S. Law
renee. inventor and president of the Con-
solidated Inventors Corporation, has filed
a petition in bankruptcy here for S2S, ,9S7.
His assets are Of unknown value.
Among the principal unsecured credi-
tors Is Owen q. Staples. of the Riggs
House. Washington. D. c.. $4,000 on a
loan.
Among the assets are letters patent for
wave power accumulation, water
heater. and a sunshade attachment for
umbrellas, also 100000 shares of stock
in the Standard Light and Heat Com
pany. of Baltimore
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13

retically compelled TO attend the meetings
for which they obtain permits.
Two Insurance agents made declara-
tions on behalf Of the Church Of St. John
the Evangelist in Paris. for a years
meetings from a. m until II p. IA, and
also for Christmas Eve
Bill for Free Meetings.
Deputy Flandrin drafted a bill stating
that public meetings are free. and can be
held without previous authorization.
declarations. or formalities. provided pub
lie order is not troubled. NJ Jaures. the
Socialist leader, promised TO support the
bill. but NJ BRAND. minister of public
worship has notified NJ. Flandrln that
the government cannot at the present
time accept the proposal which he asked
NJ Flaudrin 10 postpone
a special commissioner visited Cardi-
mai LecOta. archbishop Of Bordeaux. and
notified him that the seminaries must be
closed The cardinal refused 10 sign
a receipt OF the notification The inter-
view was very polite on both sides. Or
ders 10 evacuate the seminarieS al MOu-
lins. Chartres. and other places were de-
hvered to-day, with warnings that the
Episcopal palaces could no longer be oc-
cupied gratuitously-
Clergy viii Retain Places.
The Liberte says that Cardinal Richard.
replying 70 a query whether the clergy
could continue their functions where the
citizens made the requisitive declarat ton.
said there was nothing opposed TO that
in the Pope's instructions. These were
20 the effect that the clergy should re-
main in their churches and celebrate
services so long as they were not VIC
Tins Of physical or moral violence. All
the world understands what physical vic
lence means.
Moral violence is taking possession OF
the church. The religious association law
Of 1881, which was not made with the
view TO affecting religious meetings. does
not exact that "A declaration must be
made by the clergy II is sufficient If it
is made by two citizens. one domicred
in the commune and both enjoying civil
and political rights.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
AMBASSADOR REID ARRIVES.
VIII Come to Washington to Attend
Dinner by Vice President.

New York, Dec. l2.-Whitelaw Reid.
United States Ambassador at the Court
Of st. James. arrived here this morning
on the steamship KronDrinz Wilhelm.
He is on a seven weeks leave of alb
sence.
Mr. Reid said that he was going to Al
bany this morning to be present at the
annual meeting of the board OF regents.
Il feel that ] should resign from the
board because I am in the United States
so little these days, but the other mem
bers of the board have insisted on nv re-
naming, said Mr.. Reid
On Saturday Mr.. Reid will go to Wash
ington to be present at a dinner to be
given by Vice President Fairbanks.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
RICH MEN CONTROL YALE LIFE.
Patterson Says Effect Is Same as in
Business Circles.

Madison, Wis, Dec. 12.-''The control
Of Yale life by the sons of the wealthy
is much the same as the large corpora
tons dominate in civic affairs says Jo-
seph Medin Patterson, the young Chicago
milli0naire-socialist. who has just taken
a course in the Wisconsin Agricultural
College here.
This class discrimination aroused my
sentiment toward wealth and modern
conditions, and gave me my start toward
conversion 10 socialism"
Mr.. PatteTsOn's course in agriculture is
preliminary 20 a start on practical farm
ing on a tract ne has purchased near
Chicago He expects to affiliate himself
with Socialist Club of the University
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
TRAPPED IN BURNING HOUSE.
More Than One Hundred Persons
Have Narrow Escapes

MORE Than One Hundred Persons
Have Narrow Escapes
New York, Dec. 12.-Over one hundred
people. entrapped in a burning apartment
house in Harlem to-day. were rescued by
firemen. The flames broke out early to-
day in the basement of two houses on East
Tooth street and destroyed the stairways
Thirty-two families in the house rushed
to the Railways, to find their escape cut
off by flames. Panie-strieken. scores Of
them rushed to the roof. where they hud-
died in groups in the bitter cold. Women
and children screamed in terror as the
flames rose higher and burst cut Of the
windows under the roof
The firemen had all they could do TO
prevent several women from jumping 90
the street with their children. The fire.
men, with the aid Of scaling and exten-
sion ladders, brought every one TO the
street in safety just before the roof began
TO blaze.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
OBEY LAW, SAYS POPE.
Vatican Instructs Clergy to Act. but
Under Protest.

Rome, Dec. 12.-In the course of a con-
versation to-day. Cardinal Merry del Val.
the papaI secretary of state. authorized
your correspondent 10 report the fol-
lowing:
THE Pope did not send a letter Of in
struction to the Archbishop Of Paris. as
has been reported. but answered several
questions that had been submitted. deal
ing mainly with the conduct of the
French clergy. especially the parish
priests. under present conditions. The
Pope has invariably counseled obedience
to the law under protest
For example ne instructed the clergy
when ordered under arms to protest, as
they should be exempt, but to obey the
law. Parish priests. expelled from their
churches and prevented from saying mass.
should affirm their rights and submit 20
the law under protest, and abandon their
posts when forced to do so. The law
should be resisted passively in all cases,
but always under protest.
Vatican willing to Negotiate.
"The Vatican until the last moment
was willing to treat with the French
government being inspired with Concili-
atory motives This was brought to the
attention of the government, but was ig-
nored absolutely. no offer of Cancellation
was made until the publication Of Min
lister Brands last circular. which was
based neither on the law of 1881 nor on
that Of 1905. giving sacred functions the
character Of public meetings.
Resistance had not yet been decided
upon. There were still hopes that a mo-
dus vivendi would be found. But the
circular rendered impossible any attempt
at Cancellation The church cannot allow
the will and whim Of civil authorities 70
interrupt its functions or drag the Off
ciating priest from the altar,
France wanted War.
The French government wanted war.
Briand, perhaps. was disposed TO nego-
tate but was overruled by Clemenceau.
who urged yesterday that the government
had fred the first shot, and had not used
a blank cartridge. Hence the response
bility for and consequences of the present
war rest on the French government and
not on the Pope"
Cardinal Merry del Val was quite calm
while delivering his statement. He de
nies that any Of his secretaries were
stopped at the frontier by the French Of
fciaIs yesterday. None of them he said.
had left Rome.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
RUSSELL ALGER FINED.
Assessed SO for Auto Speeding on
Broadway.

New York. Dec. I2.-RusseI Alger. son of
Senator AlgeT. OF Michigan was fined SO
in court to-day for reckless and careless
driving on Broadway IN an automohse
last night AIger gave up the ten with
long explanation
He told the court that his gasoline was
about all out, and he put on full power
TO get a good headway. Alger did not ex-
plain why several policemen had to take
flying leaps into his tonneau to get him
10 stop the machine.
He spent over an hour in a cell before
he was bailed out
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
ATTACKS ELEVATOR TRUST.
Chicago Man Says Law Is Violated
by Grain Merchants.

thicnSo wan says lsHw Is violated
by Grain Merchants.
Chicago, Dec. 12.-What is declared to
be the first step toward breaking up the
so-called elevator trust, in control of the
Chicago grain market. was taken to-day
by John Hill. ir., board OF trade crusader,
against bucket shops, in the form of a
suit demanding the revocation of the IL
cense Of the South Chicago Elevator Com
pany. one of the leading local grain con-
Germs.
Hill says the company has violated
the law by dealing in grain in it's own
elevators. II IS asserted that a trust
agreement has existed between the South
Chicago and Central elevators and the
Peavy and Armour grain company Hill
says evidence of violation of the law has
been placed in the States attorney S
hands and that criminal prosecutions
will follow his civil suit
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
STATE MUST DEFER
TO NATION ROOT
Secretary Defends Centrali-
ZatiOn of Power.
SEES A PUBLIC DEMAND
Tells BanqueterS Times Have
Changed Since 1776.

Fear of Men Who Drafted COnstitu-
tiOn that Nation WOgId Fall Apart
Cannot Now Ever BE Realized, and
Prime object of Rights Granted
Specifically Mention Jap Trouble.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
WEATHER FORECAST.

For the District of Columbia,
Maryland, and Virginia-Fair
and warmer to-day; tomorrow
increasing cloudiness; fresh,
southwesterly winds.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
FRENCH PRIESTS TO
DEFY LAW TO-DAY
Declare They Will Say Masses
as Usual in Churches.
WAR MAY BE OUTCOME
One Cure Accuses Police of
COurting BrOuble.

While Surrounded by Hundreds of
Women, bishop TuTinaz, of Nancy,
Strikes Officer Taking Name Of
Woman In Party, and Arrests Were
Made-AItar Ornaments in Churches
Reduced to Simplest Forms.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
BROWN IS DEAD,
MRS. BRADLEY CALM
Former Senator Passes Away
Just at Midnight.
END COMES GRADUALLY
Fails to Rally After Sinking
Spell Yesterday Morning.

Son and Daughter of Wounded Man
at Observation-Disclosures VIII BE Held
at II O'Clock This MOrning-WOman
Who shot Him soon Regafns Her
COmpOsure when Told of His De-
mise-FuneFaI In salt Lake City.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
FIREMEE RESCUE WOMEN.
smoke PrOstFates Victims in Tene-
ment House Blaze.

New York, Dec 12.-Three lives were
saved in a daring rescue by fremen in
blaze. which partially destroyed a six
story tenement house in Christie street
to-day. The FIRE started on the fifth
floor and spread so rapidly that inmates
had difficulty in getting out those penned
inside away from the fire escapes.
Firemen William Rousseau, George
Feth, and Robert Tomlinson fought their
way through smoke and fire up to the
fifth floor, where they found Mary Blat-
sky, forty-eight; Mary Brodsky, twenty
eight. and Anna Blodsky. four years old.
unconscious. They were carried to safety.
All were taken TO GOuverneur Hospital
suffering from severe burns.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
POINT FOR THE ADVERTISER,

The Washington Herald has
a larger circulation in Wash
ington than was ever before
attained by a morning news
paper here. It is a home cir
culation, too, and it is grow
ing every day.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
Discuss Relations with Germany.

Berlin. Dec. 12.-Prof. Muensterberg.
of Harvard. had an audience with the
Kaiser yesterday. Their conversation
was mostly concerning the relations
between Germany and the United
States.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
LOCAL.

1-Ex-SenatOr Brown Dies at Midnight
2-Interior Department to Push Land
fraud Prosecution.
S-ImPortatiOn of Telegraphers Alleged.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fixes Date for Hartman Probe.
12-Mgr. -Falconio Moves Into New Home.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
100000 for a Raphael.

Berlin. Dec. 12-Raphael's portrait of
the brother of Pope Leo X, dated 1914
has been sold to Oscar Puldschinsky, a
mine owner, for Sl(s,0o, record price in
the Berlin art world
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
CONGRESS.

4-House Downs Nu Speln.
4-Algeciras Treaty Ratified.
4Seuate Confirms Four.
4Congo Plan Meets Opposition.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
Both Large and small Accounts

draw interest in banking department of
Union Trust Co. 14lf F St. NV. Deposits
always subject TO check at will.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13

Visit the Washington Dairy Co.'S Booth
at the Food Show. Beautiful pictures free
TO every purchaser Of Butterine.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
HERALD NEWS SUMMARY
TELEGRAPHIC.

Pages. TELEGRAPHIC.
Root Speaks Against State Rights.
Situation in France More Serious.
1-Straus Addresses Civic Federation.
britain Grants Transvaal Constitution
3-Belmont Defends Big Fortunes.
5-Girl Talks of Pell Suit
9-"Bat" Masterson Arrested.
l1-Big Insurance Trust Planned.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13

A Ia Carte Lunch Served Daily
at Eckstein's from u to 3. 1872 n. Y. ave
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
LABOR LIKES STRAUS
Leaders Think He Under
stands Situation.
FEDERATION PROUD OF HIM

Next Secretary of Commerce and
Labor Tells Civic Bcdy He Owes
of the Association to Which He
Has Long Been Member.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
l want what Want When Want

heat. Ofte HOt-water Radiator does the
trick. Demonstrations, 500 9th St
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13

CONTINUED on EIGHTH PAGE
The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
CONTINUED on THIRD PAGE.

The civil war settled the supremacy
the Nation throughout the territory
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-07-19

Panama-Salvador and Guatemala
are at war. An engagement has been
fought. In which the Salvadorean
army was defeated ami former Presi-
dent Regalado. leader OF the SALIVA
dorean troops. was killed. The sal
vadorean army retreated. and the
Guatemalans followed. and il is said
have invaded Honduras.
A San Salvador dispatch SAYS: The
Salyadorean army attacked the invad-
ing Guatemalans and obtained a vic
tory over them. the Guatemalans suf.
fering a loss OF 1000 men in killed.
wounded and prisoners. The Cuatema-
Ian army. which invaded by WV OF
Santa Fe. was repulsed BY the Hon
duran army Honduras is making
common cause with Salvador
President Zelsya OF Nicaragua
wires: Nicaragua has been and will
remain neutral
In the meantime. Guatemalan rebels
are reported 10 have defeated lie.
tachment Of Guatemalans. Gen To
ledo. leader OF the revoiutionists has
secured some good artillery. and has
a number OF Americans in his ranks
as soldiers OF fortune
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-07-19
ASSASSIN KILLS AN ADMIRAL
Commander Of Black Sea Fleet Shot
Down in His Garden.

Sebastopol-vice-Admir4I Chounkin.
commander OF the Black sea fleet. who
was shot supposedly by a sailor GO
the battleship Otchzk0R. died without
having ressined consci BUSINESS.
Chounkin was shO, in he left lung
by an assassin. who hid in the bushes
and fired UPON him as ne ~as walking
IN the garden of his villa
The assassin IeapeI back in the
shrubhery after firing the shot and es-
capped Several persons Witnessed the
attempted assassination. but could not
prevent him getting away.
Nict-AdmiraI ChoInkfn had been
blamed for his severity. end il was
10 his treatment OF the crews Of the
ships under his command thar the
muti1y on soard the battieship Kniax
Potemkin. in June and July last year.
Vas attributed. The ADMIRAL dis
played considerable activity in at.
tempting tor capture the mutineers at
rhat time. and in suppressiaS the sail.
ors' mutiny at SeblstoaoI in NOvem-
Der Last
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-07-19
SAVED BY THE SUPREME COURT.
Arkansas Woman Admits sne s~ore
Falsely Against . Negro.

Little Rock. Ark.-kssocsats JUS
tees Riddick aud Wood. OF tn. state
supreme court. granted a stay Of exc
eution in the case OF Govan Beard. a
negro. sentenced TO b. hanged at Hei.
ena. the stay TO he effective until fur
ther orders OF the court At the same
time they directed the attorneys to nle
with the court their motion for a re.
hearing OF the case
Mrs Annie Harley. white. claime.
that the negro assaulted her. and 81
s~ore at the trial positively identify.
ing him \ few days ago she signesl
statement that she had testified
falsely against the negro An appeal
was made 10 Gov JET Davis to save
the negru. but the governor refused
to interfere The matter Vas brought
to the attention of the justices ol
the supreme court. and the stay was
granted