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The Washington times., 1906-05-29
CONSULTED HEATH
ABOUT MACHINES
General Michener'S Testi-
mony at Green-DoremuS
PoStOffice Trial.

The trial Of Former State Senator
George E Green, Of New York. and
Willard D. DOremus, OF this city, indicted
on charges OF Conspiring with George
W Becker. former superintendent OF
the salary and allowance division. Post
Office Department, 10 defraud the Gov
eminent and also with bribing a Govern
ment official, was resumed in Criminal
Court No. l this morning before Justice
Gould.
Counsel and defendants and the repre-
sentatives Of the Government came in
together and after a brief conference
between United States District Attorney
Baker and \. s. Worthington, counsel for
Green, the names of the witnesses were
called and at request of Mr- Worthing-
ton witnesses were excluded from the
court room.
The first witness examined was Gen.
L. P. NIichener He testified that he was
associated with the Doremus Machine
Company and had also been counsel for
the company. He was a stockholder in
the company at the time Former State
Senator Green became the company's
president Witness said he knew Perry
Heath and had received a letter from
Heath postmarked Noblesville. Ind. and
had sent a reply directed to NobIesviIle.
II developed that the purpose of ask
ing the witness about Heath was 10
locate the latter, so that he could be
subpoenaed as a witness. Replying 10 a
question from Mr.. WOrthington, witness
said his impression was that the COM
pany had sold machines TO the POST
Office Department before Green became
connected with the company. In an
swer to a question from District At
torney Baker. witness said he talked
with Heath about the DOremuS
machines, and that Heath sent for
Beavers. who said seventy-five machines
could be used.
The line Of questions from the defense
TO show that the machines had been
adopted by clean methods. was objected
to by the Government, on the ground
that such testimony was not admissible
at this time Counsel for the defense
noted exception 10 the ruling of the
court. sustaining objection Of the Gov
eminent counsel
Witness said canceling machines had
been used by the Postoffice prior to the
adoption Of the Doremus machines
G. p. Granfield said he was assistant
superintendent. salary and allowance
division. PostOffice Department from
1900 until last March. He knew Beavers
and the latter determined where ths
machines were TO be sent.
The witness was examined at Length
on the correspondence of the salary
and allowance division.
The Washington times., 1906-05-29
Centralized Heating.

Among the plans for the future
that many far-seeing men are al
ready discussing is that of the fur
nishing of heat to the people of
cities and towns from great central
plants owned and operated by muni-
cipalities. That it is no iridescent
dream is proven pretty eOnclusively
by the successful operation of the
mammoth heating plant run by
Dartmouth College at Hanover, n.
H. The system is thus described:
The thirty-one buildings owned and
used by Dartmouth College at Hanover
are heated and lighted from a central
plant IN which eight tubular boilers,
with a capacity of 10O-horse power,
are Installed Most Of these buildings
are large structures, and widely scattered
about the village. with ample grounds
between them. They contain the rooms,
halls, recitation rooms, gymnasiums,
libraries, chapels and laboratories Of
seven or eight hundred students and
professors.
The total length or the underground
main is 1853 feet. The entire system is
carefully underdra aimed. This IS a vital
point on underground heating mains.
ana In some localities means the differ
an electric plant was installed in con-
junction with the heating plant
This making the steam do double duty,
first generating electricity and heating
the buildings, Is where a great saving
of expense comes in. Soft coal IS used
for fuel It takes 1920 tons per year to
furnish steam for 5000 square feet OF
radiation. The largest amount of coal
ever burned in one day was twenty-five
tons. when IL was from twenty 10 forty
below zero The firing is done by four
firemen working eight hours apiece.
In its way, then, Dartmouth has
gone in for municipal heating, and
it finds the plan highly successful
and economical Nor is there any
reason why the great wastefulness
involved in private furnaces and
private coal supplies cannot some
day be overcome in like manner. i
city might as consistently keep
neat on tap for its dwellers as
water.
The Washington times., 1906-05-29
GIVEN $500 DAMAGES
FOR STANDING ON FENCE

KANSAS CITY, May 29.-Mrs. Minnie
Kemper has been awarded damages in
the sum of $500 against Morris and Ray
Epstein. in Judge TeasJales division OF
the circuit court.
All of the parties live in the vicinity
of Seventeenth and Harrison streets,
next door TO each other The Epsteins
wanted to put new siding on their house,
and the carpenters had to stand on a
division fence to do the work Mrs KEN
per objected, and a neighborhood quar-
rel ensued, which resulted in Mrs KEN
per being arrested twice on complaint
of the Epsteins, once on the charge OF
disturbing the peace and once on the
charge of arson. Both cases were subse-
quently dismissed, and then she brought
suit against the Epsteins for SIT, ,o00
The Washington times., 1906-05-29
POSITIVE HE HAS SOLVED
THE AIRSHIP PROBLEM

DENVER. May -"Specifications
for my flying machine have already
been drawn, and by September 1 will
have shown by ocular demonstration
the principle OF aerial fiji sht as I view
it. The first machine viii be simply
a small ship carrying one man. Within
enc year from September Denver
should be equipped with two or more
depots for airshlp service. have
studied aerial navigation for twenty
three years. and have now solved
the problem"
Those are the words Of George L. O.
Davidson, a well-eduCated Scotchnan
and member Of the Junior Carlton Club
in London
Mr.. Davidson has just arrived In
Denver. and has rented she Nichols
Castle, MOntclaiT, where spacious
grounds Will allow him ample room
for his experiments.
The Washington times., 1906-05-29
TUESDAY. MAY %. 1906.
Fraudulent Grain Inspection.

Senator McCumber of North Da-
kota INDUCED in some exercise with
the muck rake when, during the dis
cussion of the agricultural appro-
priation bill, he opened up as a side
issue the question of grain inspec-
ton. The charges which he made
are aimed directly at the inspec-
ton laws of Minnesota, which as
sumo to set the worlds standards
n wheat. The Senator made some
of the most startling charges that
have been presented affecting Amer
lean commercial morals.
The Minnesota cities of Mime
apolis and Duluth are the worlds
greatest primary grain markets.
inspection and grading Of grain is
there conducted under control of a
State board. Senator McCumber
charges that this board is domi-
mated by the grain elevator people,
and from official reports he shows
some. startling things. Thus he
points out that one terminal ele-
vator received several millions of
bushels less of the highest grade
of wheat per year than was shipped
from it, and that it received sew
oral million bushels more of the
lower grades than were sent from
1t. The explanation is simple.
When it was recei-ed, the grain was
undergraded; the raiser was paid
for it less than it was worth be-
cause of this dishonest grading.
Then when it was forwarded it was
graded higher. The difference in
value represented by the difference
between the two grades was fraudu-
I+pt profit TO the elevator concern.
Further than this, American grain
in the markets of the world suffers
because, after undergrading it for
the purpose of buying, the elevator
people are charged with over
grading it for the purpose of sell
ing. This is done by mixing a
quantity of grain of a higher grade
with a quantity of a lower grade.
and then selling the whole under
a certificate which attests that it
is of the higher standard. The ef-
feet of this, Senator McCumber de-
clares, is that American certificates
are under suspicion ana American
grain of a given grade sells for less
than that of other countries of like
grade.
The fact that the Circuit Court Of
the United States could be quoted
as using all the epithets needed in
characterizing such a system of
fraud added decidedly to the force
of the arraignment. 1t is plain
enough that reform is needed. Sen
ator McCumber said, and Judge San
born bears him out, that national
inspection alone will remedy this
condition. If this is true, national
inspection ought 20 be established
as soon as possible.
The Washington times., 1906-05-29
BOAR HOUND A MURDERER;
CONDEMNED TO DEATH

GENEVA, May pa great boar
hound. convicted of willful murder. has
been sentenced and executed after for
NAL trial at belmont. A rather and son
named Sherer. who owned the dog. were
sentenced to Imprisonment for life
Their crime was the murder and rob-
berry of a wealthy man named Mer-
ger. whose house they broke into at
night. Apparently the men set the do~
at Merger, who was seized by the throat
and borne TO the ground, when he was
dispatched with a knife.
The Sherers pleaded that the dog was
the murderer, and that Merger was dead
before they stabbed him. but the jury
found All three prison ers guilty" The
sentence on the dog murderer was car
Tied out by shooting.
The Washington times., 1906-05-29
Victorious Cornell.

For the second time Cornell has
won the intercollegiate The cham
pionship in track athletics again
goes to the Comedians. Last year
their victory over the best college
athletes of the East surprised the
sons of Yale, Harvard and Penn
sy vania. Cornell had proved her
self conqueror on the water, but
collegians had no reason to con-
slider her formidable rival on the
cinder path. This year, despite her
triumph in the last contest, Cornell
was not even alluded TO as a dark
horse" Yale and Harvard were pick
ed to fight it out for first honors.
More important than the victory
was the manner in which the cham
pionship was earned. Cornell won
because her athletes possessed the
greater endurance and stamina.
The points scored were in the
events that test the very heart of
a man.
The credit for the great victory
belongs in good measure to Jack
Moakley, the trainer of the Cornell
team. This is the second champion
ship that he has succeeded ir bring
ing to ithaca. MoalIley is a firm be-
lever in cross-country running, and
the athletes who made such a re-
markable showing in the middle
and long distance runs were de-
veloped in the rough, killing
sport of running cross country. This
is the one of the secrets of Cor
nells success.
The other secret, and the one that
means most for the university, is
yhe wonderful spirit with which the
sons of Cornell go into a contest.
1t is never-say-dIe spirit, an OBJ
stinate disinclination ito know
when you're licked" The result is
that the Comedians are never
beaten until the worsted is breast
The Washington times., 1906-05-29

washington's Luna Park was thrown
open 20 the public last evening at 7
e clock. and, in spite OF the bad weather.
a large crowd Of Alexandrians, Wash
ingtonians. and people from the nearby
villages attended the opening
Came in Spite of Weather.
All things considered. especially the
weather. the opening was a gratifying
success to the management OF the park
Luna Park. situate four miles from
Washington, on the banks OF the Po-
tomac. Is n peoples playground on a
gigantic scale. Nothing has been ne
elected in the way cf providing every
kind Of wholesome amusement for its
patrons. No intoxicating liquors are
sold on the grounds. nor are any games
Of chance allowed
Last night. the first time the public was
given a glance at the perfected place,
visitors saw a multitude of buildings,
platforms. and spires bounded and
The Washington times., 1906-05-29
KISSES
SEALED CONTRACT
Montana Bridegroom and
Belgian Girl Made Happy
Couple.

BILLINGS. Mon, May 29.-Completing
a Journey OF nearl: 5000 miles, Miss
Lou e Lionie Sottiaux five hours later
became the bride OF Jules Augusta Yer
stfcheIen. a musician, who has resided
in Billings for some time
The bride left Brussels on April 2S.
which city Is the place Of nativity OF
both herself and her husband. Yer
sHchelen had everything arranged along
the route Of her journey to insure her
against discomfort or delay. He was
so very solicitous that the railroad men
fell II and sympathized with him, and
as a consequence Miss SOttiaux had
clear sailing.
A railroad representative greeted her
when she stepped off the gangplank OF
the ocean liner in New York and she
was provided with an escort at every
point where-a change Of cars was neces-
sary.
Perhaps a more loving couple was
never united In marriage in Montana Al
every stage Of the ceremony where re-
sponses were required the bridegroom
kissed the bride and patted her on the
back. There was a perfect volley of big,
mellow. fluffy. warm kisses when the
final words We're spoken.
The bride speaks good French and II
was necessary to secure an interpreter
and conduct the ceremony IL that
tongue. Cass Prudhomme readily con-
senteG to act in that capacity and he
repeated the words as they came from
Justice Mann. A large crowd witnessed
the ceremony. following which the bride
groom cracked several bottles OF cham
payne.
The bride is pretty, bright and intelli-
gent and declares that she Will master
tne English language In ''seez mont
The Washington times., 1906-05-29
ADMIRAL SCHLEY COMMAND
TO COMMEMORATE DEAD

A regular meeting OF Admiral Schley
Command. S. w. V, was held Sunday
evening, Capt Joseph z. McCrink, pre-
siding. and Flag Lieut.. Charles z. EngIe,
secretary. w. c. Mcconnell and J. +.
Pottinger were added to the roll. A res
olution was unanimously adopted wish
ing prosperity and a bon voyage to
Commander Keffer, who left last week
for Panama. All members are requested
to fly the colors at half mast on the 10Th
in honor of the Nations dead. AS Is
the usual custom. the command viii
place a wreath on the tombs of the
heroes OF the battleship Maine, at Ar
rston, Decoration Day
The Washington times., 1906-05-29
MRS. LEGGETT WILL GIVE
COTILL0N IN LONDON

LONDON, May 29.-Among the COM
paratively new American hostesses who
viii entertain this season are Mrs. Fran
ces ]. Leggett. Of New York, and Mrs.
Charles Wheeler, of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Leggett has the same house
which she took last year in Bruton
street. and intends giving a cotillon later
on. Mrs Wheeler has not quite decided
on house. but it win be somewhere. IN
Mayfair. Her daughter IS married to
Count Pappenheim, and lives in the Isle
of Wight. Mrs. Wheeler intends TO have
her daughter with her most Of the time
The Washington times., 1906-05-29

A week OF prayer and rejoicing viii he
gin tomorrow when members OF the He
brew faith will usher in the "Shabouth,
the feast Of weeks" Reformed and
Orthodox Jews will celebrate the feast
although the manner of their observ-
ance Will differ widely. Like all their
other services only the men of the con-
gregatlon will participate actively in the
services Of the Orthodox church and the
feast with them will last eight days.
With members Of the Reformed congre-
cation the feast viii last seven days and
will be given over to a series Of services
in which the entire membership of the
church viii take part.
Tomorrow. the opening day, will be
the most important of the week. for
= will mark the confirmation services
The Washington times., 1906-05-29
ONE DROP or POISON DEATH,
CHILD DRINKS OUNCE, LIVES

AURORA, Ind. Nay PA seeming
miracle was worI.ed bv phvsfcians in
the case on little Hazel Ellsbury The
child had drained a vial containing a
fluid ounce OF poison one drop OF
which viii cause death
Immediately she fell to the floor and
lay still as though dead. Physicians
We're called and they pronounced her
nfeless- Her limp body was carried
TO a doctors Office and powerful
emetics were given as forlorn hope.
Half an hour later the lifeless form
began to twitch and the child breathed
again. Now she is at the home Of her
parents and Will entirely recover.
The Washington times., 1906-05-29
FESTIVAL OF SHABOUTH
USHERED In TOMORROW
Week of Prayer and Rejoicing Marks Beginning of the
Harvest Season and Confession Of Faith by
the ConflrmantS.

and the confession of faith. The class
tc betcOnfirmed has been under instruc-
tion for several months and tomorrow
members Of the class VIII be publicly
examined in the teachings OF the church
to assure their familiarity with every
subject After they have assumed the
vows which bind them 10 the church
they are confirmed and admitted 10 all
the privileges which older members en-
joy.
The feast. while one Of prayer to a
certain extent. is also one OF great re-
JOicings. The synagogues are decorated
IN flowers, gifts are exchanged, partfct-
larly among members OF TIE cOnfrma-
tion class. and R round Of visits is maid
At the end OF the week the regular
services for Closing the feast will be
held and during the week. particularly
tainments viii be held.
The Washington times., 1906-05-29

WASHINGTONIANS TO SAIL
SATURDAY ON VADERLAND
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Anderson and Miss Anderson Will
Probably Attend the Coronation of the
King of Norway.

1t would require a sprightly foreign
correspondent to keep track of the
Americans who will summer abroad.
while one who followed only Washing
ton people would be kept quite busy
The list for the Naderland. which sails
rro1l New York Saturday for Antwerp.
has constantly grown. and Washington
people are daily announcing that they
nave secured reservations for that day
and ship. Miss Perie Anderson, who
wife OF the Secretary OF the Treasury.
several weeks ago. but finally changed
her plans, Will sail Saturday In com
pany with her father and mother. JUS
tce and Mrs Thomas II. Anderson.
Their travels will include Holland.
Sweden, and Norway, and they VIII be
in the latter country for the coronation.
They Will meet Mrs. SGaw and the
Misses Shaw abroad. probably IN one or
the three named countries. Justice and
Mrs Anderson will spend the entire
summer abroad, returning here late in
the fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cresweu HeaId
viii take passage on the same ship. and
besides Mrs. stephen b Elkins. Miss
Katherine Elkins, and Richard Elkins.
who will sail at the same time. there
are about twenty other Washington
people booked for passage.
Colonel and Mrs Symons viii occupy
a cottage in the suburbs of Buffalo dur
ing the summer. leaving Washington
the last Of this week
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hahn and
daughter, Miss Beatrice Hahn. Of 2
street, will sail for Europe on Satur
day, where they VIII spend the sum-
mer.
The Rectors' Aid Society Of Trinity
Episcopal Church VIII have a social
The Washington times., 1906-05-29
DOCTRINAL LECTURES
FOR N0N-CkTHOLICS

a course Of doctrinal lectures by the
fathers of the Apostolic Mission House.
BroOkland. was begun at ST. AIMS s
Catholic Church, Tenleytown. Sunday
evening. and Will continue all the week,
ending Sunday, June 3.
These lectures are intended for non
Catholics, and no Catholics viii be ad-
mitted unless accompanied by their
non-CathClic friends
The Washington times., 1906-05-29
MAHARAJA SPEAKS
ON WORK IN INDIA
reception rendered by Pub
hc Education Association.
WOULD EDUCATE MASSES
Eastern Potenrate Says That by Di-
versifcation Of Occupations His
People Can Be Spared Fam
inc Conditions.

Their highnesses, the Maharafa and
Maharanee Of BarOda, were the guests
OF honor at the annual meeting of the
Public Education Association. which was
held today an the National Park Semi
nary at Forest Glen Preceding the
meeting a reception was held for the
Maharaja and Maharanee when a large
company Of Washington men and women
were presented.
Al the meeting the Maharaja made an
ADDRESS. describing the progress Of eiu-
cation in Baroda and outlining his an
bitions for the uplifting OF his people.
He said that traditional stories Of India
nave Deen lost sight of I'm modern DAYS
ana that the old country is threatened
Dy wave Of ignorance and indifference.
His Responsibility Is Great.
There can be no higher ambition Z,
those OF you who have money either CT
your own or OF others at your disposa.
than 70 devote it TO the betterment of
these 90 people. For myself. I
consider my responsibility fixed. In In
dia the people have no voice in their
own political destiny and for this reason
the responsibility Of government is
higher and the more absolute"
The Maharaja said that he had been
epabled 10 establish primary schools IN
almost every village in India with a
svstem Of high school and collegiate
education. He said that he had made
preliminary efforts toward the estab-
nshment Of system OF compulsory
education and that he hoped ultimately
to estrblish it for both sexes through
out India
Plans Technical Institutions,
He spoke bri Ely also Of his plans for
the technical education Of his people.
He said that IL an almost wholly agrf-
cultural country such as India the srf-
fering and death from famine were con-
stant menaces TO the couutry's pros
perity. for which a partial remedy could
be found in diversifying the occupations
Of the people.
After all" said the prince. the world
Is a stage, and all our Efforts at edu-
cation are helpfJ merely as they teach
US 10 play well our parts. The good
results Of our work must be shown, IL
they ever appear. in the future
The value 10 officials Of volunteer
bodies was emphasized BY Mrs. Glitter
man, president of the association In her
account Of the proposed employment
agency law now pending in Congress
The most novel work inaugurared by
the aSsOcis tion was the establishment OF
an Information bureau under the direc-
ton OF Miss Frances KellOr and the
internunicipal research committee.
The Washington times., 1906-05-29
CEMETERY SUPERINTENDENT
DIES DIGGING A GRAVE

AMSTERDAM. N Y, May 2e-Whf.
assisting in digging a grave In Pin,
Grove Cemetery, at Tribes Hill. Jaco9
Dockstader, for more than a score q
years superintendent Of the cemeterT.
was stricken by heart disease, dying az
most immediately
Dockstsder was seventy-two years
old, and only a few days ago helped
bury his mother, VINO died at tbe
age OF ninety-hve.
The Washington times., 1906-05-29
SCANDINAVIAN AMlTY
FOLLOWS CORONATION

BIRMINGHAM. England, May "a
1is atch to the Post from Christiania,
Norway, states there is high authority
for the statement that as soon as the
coronation of King Haakon has been
finished a treaty of amity and alliance
will be concluded between Sweden and
Norway.
Pourparlers are already progressing
and are receiving the fullest support
from the Danish and British govern
ments-