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The Washington times., 1906-08-31
WEST IRELAND
NOW THREATENED
WITH A ANIME
Owing to Failure of the
Crops Many Are Verg-
ing on Starvation.

DONEGAL, ireland, Aug. 1--Partlal
famine is threatened iu the western
part OF ireland through the failure of
The crops. Ten per cent of the potato
crop is practically worthless. The per
centage OF destruction 20 the other
crops is slightly lower Most of the
farmers are unable to raise this season
more than enough to keep their own
families supplied and there viii be no
surplus for the markets OF next year S
seeding, consequently the plight of the
moor laborers IS much worse. Many OF
them. unable to find employment, are
already verging on starvation.
At a special meeting of the Sligo
county council. John O'DoWd, member
OF rarliament introduced a resolution
calling upon the government 10 open
relief works. as the situation was
blacIser than az any time since 1873.
The council unanimously passed the
resolution. Other local bodies are con
templating similar action.
II A law, member of parliament ior
West Donegal IN an interview today
said: ,-
..Cr0ps everywhere west have been
affected bv the continuous wet weather,
esuecially the bog land potatoes ana
mountain hay. ] do not think a gen
eral famine at present IS 20 b8 feared,
but poor families undoubtedly VIII sur
fer severely
The Washington times., 1906-08-31
LITTLE GIRL SWIMMER
BATTLES WITH THE SEA
Forever THREE MILES
Is Only Eleven Years Old
But Is a Thorough
Athlete.
SHE MAKES RECORD TIME
Boston Wonder Is Only Four Feet High
and. Tips the Scales at 73
Pounds.

BOSTON. Aug. 31.-Eleven-year-old
Rose Pitenof. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Ei Pltenof. OF 1916 FreepoTt street
Dorchester. surprised her most ardent
admirers by swimming from Thomp-
sons Island 10 Commercial Point, Dor
chester, a distance of three and one
half miles, in one hour and forty-siX
minutes BY the performance Rose
claims the honor of being the champion
girl swimmer Of her age OF the city.
Accompanied by Instructor De Cost.
who taught Miss Pitenof the art CT
swimming three years ago. Charles Nc
Colean. an attendant at the CONNER
cial Point bathhouse. and John FIX, an
enthusiastic follower OF Miss Pitenofs
feats. the start was made from the
Commercial Point boathouse shortly
after 1880 o'clock. and at exactly 2-0S
o'clock the wonderful little school girl
dived into the water of Thomps0n's s
Island and started on her long swim.
At no time during the entire course did
she rest OF change her mode OF action
from the breast stroke.
Fully 600 people assembled in the nd
juncts OF the Commercial Point bath
house to witness the conclusion of r oss's s
extraordinary swim, and as the girl
neared the raft Of the ladies' depart
ment- the gathering broke loose and for
several minutes the cheering was deaf
enlng When a semblance OF quietness
was restored one OF Miss P1tenofs young
The Washington times., 1906-08-31
MAIL DRIVER HELD
FORENBEZZLENENT
Alleged to Have Been Tam
pering With Registered
Parcels.

Jesse z Bruden. the mail wagon
driver, who was arrested late yesterday
afternoon by Inspectors Keene and Bar
clay. charged with secreting ana en-
hezzling registered mail. viii be- ar
raigned this afternoon before United
States Commissioner Anson S. Taylor
The case was first called 20 the attention
Of the inspectors 10y the frequent disap-
pearauce Of registered letters.
Clerks in the department could offer
no explanation, and n close investigation
was made. Inspectors claim that 81 was
always found that mail disappeared from
the wagon driven by Bruden. Several
decoy letters were inserted in the gen
eral mail. bat upon going over the let
ters after they left Bruden's possession
they we're always found.
Yesterday Inspectors Keene and Bar
clay decided 20 follow Bruden's wagon,
which contained several registered let
ters. When the vehicle arrived ct the
Baltimore and Ohio STATEN, and the
mail was discharged the inspectors
claim that they made a hurried ex-
animation of the mails and found that
a registered letter was missing. Bru-
den was confronted with the loss, but
stoutly denied all knowledge OF The af-
The Washington times., 1906-08-31
CARPENTERS WILL GO
TO RIVER VIEW MONDAY

The Labor Day celebration committe e
Of Local Union. 133. of the United Broth
erhood OF Carpenters and Jolners OF
America. met last night 10 perfect ar
Tangements for their excursion 10 River
View on next Monday. Joe Turner,
amateur champion Of the District Of Co
lumbia. and Charles +. Ramsay. anna
teur champion of New York. have been
secured for the field events OF sports.
J.. Jenkins had been selected 20 referee
the match which will be the best two in
three falls. To give all an opportunity
20 witness this contest IL was decided
10 have it take place on the arrival of
the f:30 boat. Full arrangements have
been made for a game Of baseball be-
tween the two leading local teams Of the
city. the St Patricks and St, Vincent g.
Of the Marquette League. The two teams
viii be composed Of St. Patrick's-
Catcher, Maroon; pitcher, Cook; first
base. Case, second base, CaIan; third
base, Malloy; shortstop. Ogal. left field.
Ragan, center field. Cullen; right field.
Tierny; substitute. Canott
St Niuceuts-CatchCr, Vincent. pitch
er DAILY; first base, Turner; second base.
Mack. shortstop. Mccormick: third
base, Johnson, left field. Beckett; cen
ter field, MOnitt, right field, Criste:
substitute, Spauldiug.
The ball game viii take place on ar
rival of the 2.30 boat
A series Of games consisting OF races
for old and young were arranged for.
the prizes 10 be announced at the meet
ing on Saturday night. when final ar
rangements will be made.
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DOGS THAT WON'T EAT GAME.

TITS a fact, said Duluth sports
man, that good game dog can't eat
game. It's taste is repugnant 10 him.
This IS a remarkable instance OF the
influence OF hcrcdity. Care dogs have
been trained for generations not TO eat
the game-the birds. rabbits and ducks
which they fetch back 90 the masters
Tbev have heen trained To consider that
the eating OF such game would be a
disgrace. and the result has been that
this moral adherence Of game, Bug-
gested 20 them by their trainers. has
in passing down from one generation to
another developed into an actual ply
slcaI distaste. Tharks 20 this force %
heredity, game dogs are now never
tempted. Duluth News-Irlbune-
The Washington times., 1906-08-31
Peach Floss"
Sc

Served AT the
Soda Fountain to-
morrow, for the
first tim e this
SKINNER.
Peach Floss IS
an entirely new
Peach Soda. Con-
tains the pulp OF
tho peach COM
bined with our
delicious soda and
ice cream
Price 5C.
The Washington times., 1906-08-31
CHAS. B. CALVERT DEAD
At COLLEGE PARK HOME
Retired Farmer and Direct De-
scendant Of Lord Bal
timore.

HYATTsvILLE, Aug. d.-Charles
Benedict Calvert Of College Park, aged
sixtv-three. died this morning at o'clock
after "a few hours illness The cause of
his death was heart failure. Mr.. Calvert
was retired farmer. He was mem
Der Of the old Calvert family, OF this
state. and q direct descendant Of Lord
Baltimore His father. Charles Calvert
ST.. represented this district in Congress
for several terms. He IS survived bv
wife and seven chfdren-throe sons and
four daughters. as folIows-George H,
Richard. and Baltimore, all OF College
Park. and Mrs Cary, of New York;
Mrs Thomas. Of Baltimore; Mrs. Lily.
F8vettevilie. y. c.. Mrs. Thomas II.
r~esidanr az the Maryland Agricultural
college: and Miss Rosale Calvert. also
OF College Park.
The Washington times., 1906-08-31
ROSE PITENOF,

men friends mounted the roof Of the
bathhouse and In loud and clear voice
said. Three cheers for Rose Fitenof,
and they were given uuStlntedly.
Rose FTteuof / consider to be one or
the most remarkable athletes of her
age i'm this country" sand Instructor
George De Cost. Immediately after the
swim. "I never heard of an eleven
year-old girl swimming three and one
half miles before. and the fact that Rose
swan the distance i'm the remarkable
time that she did makes the feat phe-
nomenaL Rose is indeed a most re-
markable child
Rose Is 4 feet tall and tips the scales
at seventy pounds. She IS an at
tendant of the Mary Hemenway School
Adams street and bathes daily Fain or
shine, during the summer months. In
addition 10 this record Rose IS the hold
er OF several other swimming records.
varying from twenty yards TO q mile in
length
The Washington times., 1906-08-31
ADMIRAL THOMAS IRE
NNDLED At NEWPORT
Resents Slight TO Sailors Who Wear
the Uniform Of United
States Navy.

NEW YORK. Aug. 3L-AdmiTal
Charles NJ. Thomas has high ideas OF
the dignity Of the United States uni
form. Because some OF the resorts about
Newport have refused 10 permit sailors
in uniform TO enter their places. Ad-
miraI Thomas has written a letter %
the mayor in which he says; The uni
form Of the American blueJecket is
badge Of honor. and not the insignia of
DEGRADATION. The citizen who deliber-
ateIv insults the uniform Of his coun-
trv's defenders. would insult his coun-
try's flag and Is utterly devoid OF that
noblest of ali human sentiment, patriot
ism %
The Washington times., 1906-08-31

the Pittsburg Jail. There she remained
until she went out acquitted the fol-
lowing Christmas Day.
December "A. 1886. Mrs. Bunneu was
placed on trial foz her life for the muir
der of Edward S. Thaw. Her attorneys
were Col. W. d. Moore, Thomas NJ
Marshall. and Major E A Montooth,
the three most famous criminal lawyers
who ever practiCed at the PlttsbuTg
bar. Where the money came from TO
pay them no one on the outside seemed
TO know.
Acquittal Of the Woman.
Colonel Moore had a special hobby on
the sciences. and as a botanlst and
chemist IN an amateur way he had a
reputation all over the country. His
knowledge Of these things proved the
feature OF the trial His knowledge OF
poisons proved so limitless that the
chemists. physicians. and other wit
nesses who were called 10 testify as ex-
perts in the case were simrlv dunn
founded and were compelled to admit
they were but tyros compared TO this
old man
It was this knowledge which un-
doubtedly saved tho life of Mrs. Bun
nell. The physicians and others who
had fully made up their mind Mrs. Bun
nell had poisoned the boy were upset.
DR. Craighead, who had attended him,
admitted that he had prescribed Dismuth
and CalOmel. Colonel Moore went deep
into this phase Of the case and forced
the experts who testified TO prove 20
the jury that all bismuth contains ar
senic and threw an element Of doubt
into the case.
The trial lasted over a week. The
jury went out Christmas eve. The first
ballot stood one for conviction, ten for
acQuittal and one juror refused 20 vote.
Shortly after midnight they took an
other ballot, II was unanimous for ac-
quittal. In the morning the jury enter
ed the court room and Mrs. Bunneil was
brought IN from the jail She was pale
and gripped the railing Of the prisoner s
dock as she arose to hear the verdict
When the foreman announced not
guilty" she looked slowly about the
court room, not seeming 10 understand.
Colonel Moore was elated at the YER
dict, but he announced publicly that
Eddie Thaw had been murdered. ana ne
proposed to bring the guilty party TO the
bar OF Justice. But the old mans race
was nearly run and before he succeeded
IN clearing up the mysterious murder OF
Eddie Thaw he was gathered TO his
fathers And II IS still mystery In
Pittsburg.
The Washington times., 1906-08-31
GIRL GOES AS BAGGAGE
ON TRIP TO CALIFORNIA

OMAHA. Neb.. Aug. 31.-Ldttle six
vear-old Mary Keyer arrived at the
Union station on her way alone from
Cumberland Md, her home. 10 Los
Angeles. Cal, where she VIII visit an
aunt
she travels FIRST class and IS tagged
es "a piece of baggage. the check show
ing her route and destination The tag
te fastened around her neck with e
tiuv chain Her tickets are I'm wallet
sewed to her dress
she mas a liberal supply Of money
but so far has had a chance 20 spelo
She had enjoyed her trip very muchi
soat people had been kind % her ana
had treated her 10 all kinds Of good
things
The Washington times., 1906-08-31
WHOLE TOWN AROUSED
BUT BOY WAS ASLEEP

VINELAND. \. J., Aug. 31.-Mrs- Sarah
Green missing her eleven-year-old son,
Freddie surmised that he had been en-
tced away TO the swimming pond Dill
gent search was made When he d.l
not appear for supper the family was
greatly agitated. and at o'clock
Miss Hattie. a sister. went into hys-
teTics DT. Cunningham was called and
he aroused the town, as the family were
all about 20 collapse.
When the excitement was at It's height
Freddie appeared from upstairs. where
he had slept from 20 Q o'clock
The Washington times., 1906-08-31
INMATES LEARN FORGERY
AT ELMlRA REF0RMATCRY

NEW YORK, Aug. sI-"PhOto-engrav-
ng should not be taught In the Elmira
Rrformatory." Delegate Ryan OF the
Photo-Engravers' Union. declared 10 the
Central Federated Onion.
He had just reported that three grad
yates of the reformatory recently had
been held on forgery charges.
1T is a grave menace TO Commerce
10 give criminals a knowledge OF photo
engraving" he continued. land labor
men should agitate against the prae-
uce."
The Washington times., 1906-08-31

fair. The wagon wes searched and the
inspectors declare they found the miss
ing epistle tucked under the corner OF
TUG cushion. upon which Bruden was
sitting
Rruden was straightway accused OF
the theft aH(i when he could offer no
plausible explanation ne was placed un-
der arrest and taken 10 Sixth precinct
station.
il i5 expected a warrant viii be Is
sued some time this afternoon. and the
examination follow.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-15
CONSULAR REFORM.
Sec. Root One Of Wednesdays Speak
ers to the Convention.

Washington. March 1i.-Sccretary Root
addressed the consular reform convention
today. He assured the convention that
tho government welcomed most grateful
1y the interest Of citizens in every branch
of activity.
II" said he was especially interested in
the matter which had brought the dele
gates of the convention tOgethcr-the i'm
I,rovenent Of the consular service. Secre-
tary Root said the bill which passed the
Senate and is row before the House would
greatly improve the consular service He
expressed the hope that the action al
ready taken by Congress would be en-
dorscd by the convention.
The convention unanimously offered the
following report Of the committee on res
oiutiCnS:
''ro the Senate and House Of Pepre-
scntatives of the United States of Amer
lea in Congress assembled:
Your pctitioners-the National Consul
lar Reform Convention-consist Of ac-
credited delegates from the business or
ganiZations whose names are hereto at.
tached, and representing several hundred
additional commercial bodies from every
state with whom they have been in com.
munica ton, respectfully urge that il is Of
Immediate and vital Importance to tho
commercial welfare Of the United States
Continued on Page Two.l
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-15
Complete Operation While
Hospital Is Burning.
Umbrellas Shield Patient Dur
ing the Last Five Minutes.
TruiI Institution al Biddeford Damaged
$2O,OoC--. Insurance $4,000.

Eilucford. Me, March 14.-s;eN entcen
patients Of the Trull hospital, one of
whom was upon the operating table,
were rescued by prompt work of at
tendants ard citizens today during a
fire which guttcd the upper story and
attic Of the tnree-story wooden struc-
ture.
AZ this was the weekly clinic day
|. four patients were in readiness for op-
erations and one, Mrs. Carrie Spinncy
OF Bath, was being operated upon. The
operating room was iii the third story.
when the alarm was sounded Mrs.
Spin.ity Was removed to the reception
room on the ground floor and there
the operation was completed while the
firemen were working to save the
building. To protect the patient and
physician from the water leaking from
during the last five minutes OF the op-
GRAFTON.
Dr. J. T. Trull, the superintendent,
stated the condition Of the patient was
favorable and no i'll effects We're ex-
pected from the operation.
AZ liIt, WHICH, - ttilCNCu " I
originated from crossed wires of high
Voltage in the attic, was discovered BY
the Eatron, Miss Lucy J. Potter, when
she entered the upper hallway about
$50 o'clock. 1t had gained such head
way ana it was impossible for those
il the building to stop it and and alarm
vas sounded both i'll Biddeford and
SacO.
With lines from four engines the fire
was confined to the upper story and at
tic which We're guttcd. The damage.
Which IS estimated at about $4,000, in
cluding that caused by water, is COW
cred by insurance.
The attic was used as storage room,
the third floor was taken up by the op-
Grating room and a ward. The second
story is devoted to wards. On the
ground floor are the offices, reception
room, one ward, the kitchen and bath
room.
Tiir hospital Was built il 1900 at a
cost of Sd coo ana Mas the only Home
upatilic husl ital III Maine. 1t is located
OH ollc Of the highest points Of land in
the ty ana being Of the old Colonial
style Of thr Georgian period attracted
mach att, utiun. 1t is =? by 10 feet ana
haI a capacity "f - beds.
The damage was especially heavy on
account of the water, which completely
soaked the lower stories.
nr Trul after examining the build
ing carefully with 4 contractor stated
that his loss would reach $4,000, in
Guiding the furnishings and that he
was insured for $4,000 Tic surgical in
struments and most of the furnishings
were removed. The hospital will be re-
built at once and in the meantime tenn
rorory quarters have been established
in the house of Kenneth w. Suther-
land
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-15

tions. mad tried to prevent or at least
rrstpcHc their SHIPS destruction. On
Friday. in the height Of the tempest,
the deckload Of oil barrels of the
British King and all her fittings were
carried overheard. The barrels and
wreckage, forming into a powerful
ram botn to the stern and port, then
were driven down upon her sides with
Gushing force by the breaking waves,
CPS ming un the vessels plates and al
loving water TO pour into her holds
The extent Of the leak was not un-
Gcrstood until the following day. how
ever, and then, although all hands
were placed 1T the pumps. the water
gained constantly. The fires had been
oxtinguished and the engines rendered
useless by the rising water. The only
salvation was to repair the damaged
machinery and it was while personally
experimenting this work that Capt.
c'IIagen received a fractured leg and
internal injuries. Although he was un-.
able t. stand. he continued to direct
the efforts Of mis- crew. At the end Of
the three days, when all hands had
lahorcd ceasclossly and without rest
and With little food. the Bostonian
ana Mannheim We're sighted and to
these Capt. O'Ha2en displayed the sig
nal for assistance.
1t was expected that the Mannheim
y ould reach New York tomorrow or
the next day. Until that time the
names Of the men who were lost could
lot he learned because aside from the
fact that the Mannheim saved the
third officer and 10 men, nothing was
known Of I'll" identity of the sailors.
The British King went down in Icti-
tude i1.t0 north and longitude COLL
vest, "r about 40 miles east Of Boston
light ana $40 miles ITO the south OF
Sable Island.
Both III" Bostoninn and the Mann
helm stood ~ til" scene Of the wreck
Hiiil Monday morning but no bodies
were recovered.
'fhe British King sailed from New
York last Tuesday bound for Antwerp
with \ niifc"llanoouS Cargo and $50
head of cattle. The passage was fair
until Friday morning when the ship
YVES struck by i. strong northwestcrly
wind which gradually grew into gale.
The hatchcs were tattencd down and
Capt. O'HaGen prepared for bad
storm. Suddenly the gale developed
INTO 4 hurricane ana the deck fittings
Of the steamer were carried away. The
water. which had been gradually
roughening. now moved in huge bill
lows AMI these broke over the deck Cf
the steamer. unloosed the fastenings
Of her deck load Of oil barrels and cast
u IN into the sea. Later some Of the
matches We're torn open and great
volumes of water flowed into the ships
compartments. putting out her fires
snd making her engines useless.
soon the ship became absolutely help
less. The rudder held. This enabled
Capt. O'Hagan to steady his ship in the
storm but soon this, too, was swept
off. All this time the wreckage and
Oil barrels had been gathered about the
steamer and now the pillows crushed
them down with tremendous energy to
the sides of the ship. The hull was
Continued on Page Two.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-15
Mrs, Marian Reed, Dover,
Attempts 10 End Life.
Takes Corrosive SubIimate But
Prompt Work Saves Her.
Alleges ill-ifeatnent by Husband. Married
on Feb. 7 Last.

Dover, Me, March 14.-(SpeciaD.-
Because of alleged i'll treatment by her;
husband, Mrs. Marian Reed tool, %
grains of corrosive sublimate last night
in an attempt to end her life The fact
that she had taken the poison was,
however, discovered before it was too
late and DR.. Wm. Buck of Foxcroft
summoned. The physician worked over
the girl for several hours and finally
with the use Of the stomach pump, he
succeeded in saving her life.
Mrs. Reed ana her husband. Alfred
Reed, belong in Bangor. OF at least
they came here from that city where
they We're united in marriage on the
9Th Of last February by 4. 4. Blanch-
ard. Her maiden name was Marian Nc
Laushlin. After being in Greenrilie for
time where Reed found work in a ho-
tel they came to FoXcroft ana have
been making their home in the family
of George -AvoriN, 8 Lincoln street.
From the girls story and from state
merts told BY friends and neighhors
their married life has been anything
but happy.
Ms. Reed. who is 1G wears Of age and
very attrac ctiye, says that her husband
has pawneI her rings. her watch and
her clothes, also an OVcrC0at which her
father gave him when they We're mar
riCd She also says that he has grossly
maltrcated her and that she will live
with him no longer The statements of
the n"ighbors ana Of the Avcrills bear
out her statement.
After Il row with her husband last
night she left the house and Went to d
nearby drug store where she called for
corrosive sublimatc. exhibiting z pack
age which had originally contained the
poison. She satisfied the druggist as to
the intended proper use of the drug
and Eo filled her order, she signing the
poison register as Mrs. A. Reed.
She then returned to her home di-
rcctly across tile street and when going
upStairs took % grains Of the poison
which was in tablet form. Soon after
entering thc rooms she was taken vio-
lrntly i'll ana finally told Of her act.
Sha said she had left the remainder of
her purchase underneath the stairs.
Her statement was found to be true.
The usual dose of corrosive Sublilnatc
is one-cighth grain. Today she Nas
weak ard felt the effects Of he" rash
act. but was on the road to recovery.
Her husbands home is in Fairfield.