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The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
TRIES TO SEE EQUENTIN;; IN JAIL
Baltimorean Seeks Young Roosevelt
in Treasury Department,
Doesn't Find Him, and HaFd-hearted
lie Demanded satisfaction.

An overpowering desire to see the chill
dren Of the President, especially Master
Quentin. led Charles T. Young, who said
he was from Baltimore, 20 the Treasury
Department yesterday afternoon. Being
d man Of good appearance and evident
refinement, he was readily admitted 10
the building before his mission was dis
covered by the officials. VINO thought that
he was merely a sightseer-
once within. he demanded that he be
conducted into the presence Of Quentin
Roosevelt. for whom he expressed great
admiration, and a certainty that the
Young man would be delighted 10 see him.
AZ FIRST the polite dOOTkeeDeT advised
Young To call al the White House, wnere
Quentin could be found, but the Ba!u-
nlorean was insistent. and replied that
he knew where young Roosevelt was, and
would take measures which would force
the Treasury officials 10 grant him an
audience
The erstwhile unctuous doOrkeeper said
that the visitor was laboring under a
strange deIusiou, and summoned the po-
lice. Very soon Young was expostulaung
behind the bars Of the First precinct
He was greatly incensed at his arrest
and was sauguine that a note 70 the
Chief Executive would bring about his
speedy release.
Later he was examined by Police Sur
geons Barry and Richards, and was
found 10 be OF unsOund mind. He was
sent To the Washington Asylum. The
police are trying 10 locate the relatives
Of the man. who gave 30 address, al
though he claims Baltimore as his home
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
TEXANS ARE RESENTFUL.
Allegations that Riot Was Planned
by Whites stir Them.

Assertions that negro troops did not
participate in the trouble at Brownsville
and that all the rioting which occurred
there was deliberately planned and exc
cuted by the citizens of the place in or
der to get rid Of the negroes. are vigor-
.ously resented by Texans.
Representative Garner, OF the district in
which Brownsville is situated. called on
Assistant Secretary Of War oliver yes
terday and made It clear that l. any such
assertions came before the War Depart
ment he desired permission TO appear and
submit the other side Of the case.
The Assistant Secretary informed him
that no representations Of that kind had
been made to the department. \ negro
agent, sent by the Constitutional League
TO Fort Reno 10 investigate the situation
there, and who has been quoted as saying
that the ri0ting was participated in only
by whites, is expected TO arrive here to-
day or tomorrow. II he files the infor-
nation which newspaper reports say he
claims TO possess, Representative Garner
will be given an opportunity 20 present
Brownsville's version.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
DIED..

BAIRD-Ou TUESDAY. November r. 800 az 3Sj
a. III. REBECCA BAIRD, mother 1f Mrs Fred
". Boone and Austin a. Baird. ir heT sixty
eighth year.
Funcrsl from her late residence. l-B Pennsylvania
avenue northwest Thursday. November %. 81 SD
D. m. Relatives and friends Of the family
Spectfully invited % attend
BART-Ou Wcduesday. November = I915. at
Hyattsville ROBT C.. son Of A T. and Susan
C. Bart
HENDERSON Tuesday. November o 1875. a.
the residence of Der daughter. Mrs s. George
K. Rsby S53l Mount Pleasant street. Mrs ANN
z. HENDERSON. in the Hinoticth year Of her
age
Funeral fron residence at o'clock Thursday. No
yembeT 2. Services and iHterment private
HENSEY-On Tuesday. November q. 1876. THOMAS
C. HENsEY.
Funeral from his las residence I7=a Columbia road.
Friday. November 90, az Il a. N. Relatives and
friends invited Intement private.
MAHON-On Tuesday. Noyembsr q. 1895. at sl5 p.
n JAMES. only child of James and Sarah Ma
hon Bee Durkinl. aged eleven years
Funeral al $50 e. n Friday, November 50. frol
ZlI2 Pennsylvania avenue. thence o. ~. Mat
thev's Church. where mass will he SAID for the
1epose Of his soul
JANEZECK-DepsFtoo this life on Wednsziav
November .. 1896. az l0-55 p m az her late ras--
dence, l5l9 street southeast. ELIZABETH B.,
beloved wife Of John J. Jarezeck.
Due notice Of funeral heraftsr.
McQUEENEY- Tuesday. November 2 lss at
! O'cock 2. NJ. GERTRUDE. beloved vlte o.
Hugh i. McQueeney, aged thi-ty-f0ur years.
Funeral from the residence of her father. MT.
Ssntus Auth, Bl4densburg road u. e.. ou IhurS-
day. November 2. az g - q. m Requiem mss4
A. ST. Msrys Church az s.Sl. Relatives and
friends respectfully invited to attend iutsE-
ment in -. Mary's Ccmetery-
MOORE-On "Wednesday. November = 1870 NlR-
GINA MOORE sged forty-rne years
Funeral viii take place from the Iari0Is of Joseph
A. Repetti 81 Pennsylvania avenue southeast
this morning THURSDAY. November -. az
O'Clock. Intemeut at Packet Mills. Va
4URRAT-Departed this life "Wednesday. Novsm-
Der 8. 1906. at 4a0 q. m. JOSEPH BERNARD.
infant son of Samuel J. aud Anna Smms MJT-
ray.
Funeral Friday. November 20, at go O'Clock p n,
from 80 y street northwest
SCHAFER-On Tucsia-. November q 1875, CATH
ERINE r. widow Of Casper Sclsfer.
Funeral from her late residence, 1872 Tuentysecond
street, THURSDAY November 2e. at ? =. To.
yERN6N-Ou TUESDAY November q 1905 al 80
p. m. CHARLES r. beloved husband Of Fan
ME A. Vernon. IN the seventy fourth year u his
age.
Funeral from S7 r street southwest. Thursday,
November .. at 2a5 p. m.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
NEGROES PRAISE PRESIDENT
Say He Made a Mistake, but They
Will Pray for Him.
Speakers Paint Him as an Angel, ns
Compared 20 Senator TiIIman,
Whom They Denounce.

AT a meeting of the Jauitors Ma
tional Aid and Relief Association OF
Washington at the True Reformers' Hall
resolutions, offered at previous meeting.
were indorsed. denouEciug the recent act
OF the President in discharginE the mem
bcrs of the Texas negro troops.
The meeting was opened by President
Lewis. who resigned the chair 20 address
the assembly in regard 10 the COMPARE
tive merits of President Roosevelt and
Senator Tillman. The latter he treated
with scant courtesy. referring to him as
"Pitchfork Ben"
OF the President he said. Perhaps he
has made a mistake; but I believe he is
man enough 90 admit st. I stin have
faith in President Roosevelt"
I'VE draw no difference" he continued.
between the Republicans and Demo
Gratis. We are ali Americans. Most of
us hail from the South, and we cannot
forget that IL the Northern colored men
would let Mr. Tuman alone. We would
never hear from him. He gets a hundred
dollars a night for speaking and every
time he speaks against the negroes he
gets paid for doing it,. it Is TO be noted
that he is paid % speak Ia Northern
States. II is time for the negro 10 stand
up like a man and speak for himself.
President Roosevelt has done US more
good than any President since Lincoln
time; he has opened our eyes. And ]
want TO tell you that from this time on
the negroes viii take his advice and save
rnCf~ rUDvgy- and rf1T Yrlv-ruu fiuqupiu f1y
and otherwise. We cannot depend upon
either Of the political parties, We must
depend upon ourselves"
Mr. Fairbanks has said said Vice
President Lewis, that the time is com
ing when the negro must work for him
self Gentlemen, show your manhood, II
you Gle the next moment. We are de
celved by the President Of she United
States. The negro in America must al
ways keep his eye on the principles that
govern the Democrats We have always
/ found the Northern Democrat much more
reliable than the Southern Republican
/ When the Southern Democrat tells US that
we will get a meal. we viii get it. even
/ if we have to go to the back door for It
| But the Yankee appreciates US only foI
/ the dollar We may earn.
| If the President has made a mistake
we viii have 90 pray for him. As far
as Tillmau is concerned, 1 have no sym
| pathy whatever for him. l see that hc
/ said through the press the other day
/ that he never saw the negro he was
afraid Of: vet he has asked for police
/ protection in Chicago. I don't want him
to need any protection of that sort, but
/ / hope that he will be brought by the
/ Lord to suffer for his mlSdeedS."
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
THRU" OR THROUGH. 3"
Appropriations Committee Passes Up
SimPIified Spelling to Congress.

The question of whether or not the
Presidents simPlifed spelling order shall
be made To apply to Congressional pub
iCdtiOns is TO be passed squarelv up 60
the two Houses. The first appropriation
bill to be reported By the Committee on
Appropriations will contain a paragraph
providing that the old form of spelling
shall be continued in bills. reports. the
Congress onai Record, and other docu-
ments relating directly to Congress. and
the House and Senate will have to decide
for themselves whether the provision
shall or shall not remain.
The committee discussed at some length
the problem whether Congress has
any right to stipulate what form Of
spelling shall be used in state papers. in
which. as a result of the issuance of the
Presidents order, the new form is now
used exclusively. Ii was finally decided
shat action OF any kind on the part Of
the committee was inexpedient, so that
phase Of the case remains in status QUO
In reporting its bills to the House the
committee viii observe both forms OF
spelling. The new style will be given
preference. but each word spelled in ac-
cOrdance with the Presidents order will
be followed by the same word. in paren-
theses, spelled according to the old style
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
CANT FORCE JUDGE TO SIGN.
Court of Appeals Denies Company
Petition to Compel Appeal.

Chief Justice Shepard. Of the District
Court Of Appeals yesterday abrogated
The rule recently issued, and denied the
petition of the Johnson-Wynne Company
for "a writ Of mandan1us to compel Daniel
Thew Wright Associate Justice Of the
District Supreme Court, 20 sign a bin Of
exceptions in the case of Henry G. Pratt
against the book concern for book ac-
count
On June g a verdict was returned for
the plaintiff In two actions Of debt
brought by Henry g. Pratt against the
+ Johnson -Fynne Company Motion for a
new trial was oyerTuled, and final judg-
ment entered on June p.
Judge Wright adjourned court on Aug
ust I until September 30. He returned on
September 80 No further action was
Z taken by the petitioners until August S,
when they lodged with the clerk Of the
court a bill of exceptions, as indicated
/ by a notice Of appeal previously sub
mitted
/ In his opinion Chief Justice Shepard
SAYS in part. The rules made by the
court have the force Of laws, and the pc
/ titioners have themselves TO blame for
not submitting the bill and giving notice
/ to opposing counsel in accordance with
I their positive requirements The claim
/ that the presentation Of the proposed bill
/ Of exceptions TO the clerk OF the court IS
/ equivalent 20 its presentation 20 the JUS
/ tice presiding. on the trial. is not sup
portable
/ The clerk has nothing 10 90 with the
/ bill of exceptions save TO file the same
I as a part of the record Of the case after
/ il shall have been settled and signed by
the justice. If the clerk receives the uu-
[ settled bill. though in the absonse Of the
/ Justice, he does il as the agent Of the
party. and not of the justice.
/ Possibly the justice might direct de-
| livery 70 the clerk in particular cases and
/ treat the same as a presentation 10 him
/ The breach of the rule for which the
/ trial judge declined to settle the proposed
bin was the failure 20 submit a copy of il
/ 70 the opposing counsel eight DAYS before
I the last day upon which he was permitted
. TO settle it."
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
NEWS CUT SHORT
FOR BUSY READERS

The Secretary of the Treasury yesterday
afternoon selected the Hack0 site Pennsylvania and
Third streets GTecnsbuTg. Pa, for the new public
building. Condemnation Proceedings viii he begun.
The appropriation Is s250G). The Griffith site has
been chosen at Salisbury, \. C. It is at The north
east corner Of lnnis and Church streets Price.
ST. 900.
The Plate Printers Pleasure Club ten
dered a banquet and dance in honor Of the women
Of its membership at Carroll Institute Han last
night. The big banquet hall appropriately deco
T9tud for the occasion with flags bunting and pot
ted plants, and presented a beautiful scene
Col. Hilary Herbert. ex-Secretary Of the
Navy. who has Just returned from a convention OF
the Daughters OF the Confederacy at Gufp0rt in an
address before dance given by tho Robert f. Lee
Chapter last evening, brought encouraging reports
from the South concerning the fund being raised for
monument to be erected at Arlington by the Daugh-
ters Of the COnfedeIacy.
Mrs Roosevelt will go to New York next
Monday for tie purpose Of doing sorno shopping.
She expects to remain three OF four days
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
WANTS $5O,OOO,OOO A YEAR
Waterway Congress viii Ask for
Big HarbOrs Appropriation.
Secretary Ellison Here to Prepare
for Convention, Which Opens
on Thursday.

With two stenOgraDhers and an a6sra-
waiting attack of rheumatism. J. r Eli
son, secretary Of the executive commit
tee Of the National Rivers and Harbors
Congress. arrived in Washington yester-
day TO prepare for the coming waterways
convention next week. Despite the
twinges Of a rheumatic foot, he apparent
Iy is happy, for the prospects for Tie
largest meeting Of its kind ever held IN
the United States are bright.
Already more than 1.l01 organizations
have announced that they Will be repre-
scented by delegates, and they hail from
California 10 Maine, and from Chicago TO
Louisiana.
The convention is TO be called 10 order
next Thursday morning in the assembly
haH of the Arlington Hotel President
Harvey d. Gouder viii preside and de
liver his annual address, after which he
viii turn the convention over 90 Con
gressman Joseph T. Ransdel, chairman
of the executive committee.
There viii be an evening session on the
opening day. and a number OF prominen;
members Of both houses Of Congress viii
speak.
On Friday the election will be held
There is some speculation as TO the out
come, but it is generally believed that
the old officers viii be returned. re re-
mainder Of this session will be given ovel
to reports of committees. speeches, anC
such other business as may come up.
The congress IS trying TO obtain ar
annual appropriation Of S50000e0) for ths
deveIopment Of the c0uutry's rivers and
harbors. James J. Hill, president of th'
Great Northern Railroad, in a speech the
d. NFv Erf1se.17r
pointed out that tine traffic of the United
States had grown far more rapidly thar
the transportation facilities necessary {,
handle st. At present the congestion OF
commerce IS hurting nearly every class o.
industry In this country. AS this condi
ton becomes more aggravated something
viii happen-T hesitate 70 prophecy JUS
what
Gould such a condition exist if IN,
country had spent as much time ant
money on developing its waterways as {
/ has expended on subsidies for railroad
building"
Mr. Ellison declared the governmen
/ expenditures for the last decade, "a
least. had ignored commerce. in tht
particular way. 20 the advantage o
the army and navy and pensions
He declared il was unfair in times o.
piping peace to make such a great dis
elimination
"One Of the effects that viii follow Z
consistent and intelligent development o
/ tire countrys waterways he explained
"wiU be a general reduction Of railrCa,
/ freight rates
Congressman Ransdell. who is eXpecte,
+ 20 arrive in the city on Saturday, vii
preside at a meeting of the executive com
mittce Of the congress or Wednesday, TIT
day preceding the opening Of the conven
tiGn.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
PREACHER IS UNDER FIRE.
Alleged 10 Have syFindled Wife and
Changed His Name.

Warren. Ark, Nov. 2s.-Great interest
attaches to the meeting of the Little Rock
conference Of the Methodist Church,
which meets here tomorrow, on account
OF the hearing of the charge against
Rev. James Thomas, pastor Of the First
Church at Texarkana. that he is none
other than the notorious Rev. Otto Brock,
who after assuming the pastorate Of the
Methodist Church at Corrego Springs,
Tex, in 1885 was exposed as a Baptist
minister Of the Indian Territory who,
after selling his wifes property, amount
ing to several thousand dollars. skipped
out with the proceeds.
The charge is based on the afidavits
OF William and Nettie Hester, Of Corrego
| Springs, who swear that they knew
Brock personally. and that the name of
Thomas. by which he is now known, IS
merely an alias Thomas has been high
/ in the councils Of the Methodist Church
/ OF Arkansas for the last ten years. He
/ is now presiding elder of the Little Rock
district.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
SLAVED ON OYSTER DREDGE
White Boy Shipped as Cook, but
Underwent HardshipS.
Seized Boat and Escaped TO the
swRmps-washiBgtO Police In
vestigating story of Cruelty.

With his face badly bruised and bearing
other marks of hardship and travel under
adverse conditions. Frank Williams, a
white ifteen-year-old boy, told Lieut..
Peek. Of the police department a harrow
ing tale Of hardship and suffering to which
he had been subjected on oyster dredges
in the Chesapeake, near Baltimore. Ac-
cording 20 the story related by Williams.
he shipped in Baltimore as cook. but the
dredge had no sooner reached Pocomoke
Sound than he was compelled 10 drcdge
with the rest Of the crew in addition 10
his work in the galley.
When, from exhaustion. he could not
do the work Of the men. ne was un-
mCTcifully beaten Standing this as long
as he could. he decided TO escape, and ac-
cOrdingly. armed himself with a long
knife, and taking possession Of a boat,
-Owed three miles TO the swamp land.
ana then leaving it waded four miles 20
dry land. The police are investigating.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
MONEY FOR MR.. BRYAN.
Not at the Rate of $4,000 Year,
However-AbOUt $500.

William J. Bryan is at last to get
hold OF some Government money. II
will not be at the rate of $4,000 per
annum, which his friends hope he viii
some day collect, but it Will help.
Comptroller Of the Treasury Tracewell
yesterday rendered a decision allow
ing the privates and on-COmmissiOncd
officers Of the Third Nebraska Regi-
ment, which was commanded by Col
Bryan. nearly $4,000 pay for the period
from the time OF volunteering to mus
ter into the government service.
The case of the State Of Nebraska
was placed before the Comptroller by
Calhoun * Sizer, attorneys of this
city. and, on the strength Of their argu-
ment. that official has decided for the
regiment.
The question of the officers pay has
yet to be settled, but something like
$500 is expected to be Col. Bryan's
share.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
MUST HAVE CAR COUPLERS.
Commission wins Victory
in McPherSOn's Decision.

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has received news of a sweeping
victory in an action just brought by
the Department of Justice to enforce
the provisions of the safety appliance
law.
The case was before United States
District Judge Mcpherson. at Des
Moincs Iowa, and the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railroad Company
was the defendant After trial and
argument the case was taken from the
jury and a verdict ordered for the gov
ernment or all counts in the complaint.
Under this decision due diligence in
the inspection and repair of equipment
will not avail as a defense
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
NIECE NOT GUILTY.
Did Not Accompany Husband on the
Transport, as Charged.

Instead Of having 10 undergo q court
martial, Capt. Grayson B. Heidi VIII pro-
Ceed 10 Cuba from san Francisco 10 re-
Join his regular command. Troop X.
Eleventh Infantry. in accordance with an
order issued at the War Department yes
terday.
According 10 a story emanaung from
Des MOines. Iowa a few weeks ago, his
wife. who was formerly Miss Grace Nc
Kinley. niece Of the late President Nc
Kinley. violated army regulations by ac-
companying her husband. as a stowaway,
10 Honolulu Her husbands freedom
from cOUrt-martial is held 10 verify the
denial by the War Department officials
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29

Representative NJ. r. Patterson, who IS
in Washington to attend the short session
OF Congress. and who is the governor
eject OF Tennessee, was seen by a Her
aid reporter and asked % give his views
on the effect of Senator Tillman's recent
utterances on the negro question in Chi
cage
The governor-e1ect said that while
Southern man and in thorough sympathy
with his people On the negro question. lie
thought it deplorable that a man OF
Senator Tillman's intellect and position
should excite and irritate a situation
which can only be relieved by calm jus
tice. prudent discussion. and temperate
action
The average Southern man" said he,
mas no hatred of the negro as a race
He is tolerant of his faults. and they are
many, but he also knows that the negro
has been and now is the most tractable
and docile race known 70 history.
1T is to the infinite credit Of the negro
that before the war he was never known
10 offer the slightest indignity TO a white
woman. no matter how lone she might
have been. and when the Confederate
soldier went to the front he left his loved
ones in the care of his slaves. and no sin
gle instance is recorded when that trust
was ever abused or betrayed.
Franchise an Injustice.
But when the right to vote was given
him, the negro began to have desires and
ambitions to which he was a stranger
before The franchise was an injustice
TO the negro, and the eruelest blow ever
inflicted by vietors against men Of the
same race. II did not help the negro,
but it put the South in political bondage,
and has done nothing but create discord
and confusion.
IN my opinion, both President Roose-
welt and Senator Tnlman have, perhaps,
unconsciously done much harm 10 both
the races. One by the appearance of
social equality encouraged false hopes in
the breast of the negro, the other by
fierce denunciation and indiscriminate
abuse exciteS the passions of white men,
The natural result of both acts is 10 pro-
woke bad blood and excite to deeds of
violence.
Teaching, "a Radical Crime"
That the white race is dominant and
superior. and that il viii remain so needs
no iteration 10 make it an indisputablC
fact To teach the negro otherwise is TO
teach a racial crime. To excite the dom
inant race by Incorporate speech against
the inferior is 70 commit another racial
crime.
There are thousands of negroes in the
South and in the North, many of them
useful and capable. who perform their
daily tasks, do not offend against the
laws, who are kind hearted and deserving
and these ought TO be protected from
false friends and unfair enemies. Both
do the un0ffending members of the race
infinite harm and neither helps 10 solve
a great question
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
Sixty-four licenses Issued.

Never in the history Of the marriage
license department of the local courts
has there been such rush for the much
coveted document by bridegrooms as yes
terday. As every successful applicant for
a license has to pay the legal fee Of 81.
the sum OF S54 paid into the Golfers Of the
court yesterday viii help some in defray-
ing the expenses of keeping up the estab-
Iishment of the license clerk.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
WOMAN SLAYER PARDONED.
Gov. Guild Frees Mother Who Killed
Her Six Children.

Worcester, Mass, Nov. 2S.-Gov. Guild
has granted a pardon TO Mrs Elizabeth
A. NaramOre, who has been an inmate
of the Worcester Insane Hospital since
March, 1901, when she killed her six chill
dren at her home, at COldbrOok Springs
and then attempted suicide.
Mrs. NaramOre at the time was starv-
ing and was insane. She was committed
for life. Recently, DR.. H. NJ. Qulmby.
superintendent of the hospital, reported
to the governor that Mrs. Naramore had
recovered her reason. and after a per-
sonal visit and a talk with her the gov
ernor issued orders for her release.