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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
DECKER'S LONG SERVICE.
Has Been in Employ Of Government
for Twenty Years,

Martin s. Decker, Of New Paltz, assist
ant secretary Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, named rs secretary Of the
utilities commission. has been in the Fed
oral service twenty years.
He first entered che employ OF the Inter
state Commerce Commission at q salary
Of Sl,2o9 q year. He had risen by success
sivs grades until he became assistant sec
rotary, and has been regarded as one Of
the most efficient officers Of the Federal
body
His salary was raised by the last Con-
gress from 5000 to 5000 a year. Lat
terlr. Mr. Decker in addition to his du-
ties us assistant secretary Of the commits
sion. has been acting as special examiner
IN the field.
Mr. Decker IS a Democrat
The chances are that the office Of assist
ant secretary viii be abolished by the
commission and the duties assigned to
other officials. In case the vacancy
created by the retirement Of Mr. Decker
Is llled, the place will in all probability
be rendered 10 Chief Clerk William B.
Connolly
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
HESS ATTACKS COUNSEL.
Policeman Held for Crime Goes
Amuck ut Luuacy Hearing.

New York, June cS-Ez-pistrict. At
torney Phlbin. who IS chairman OF the
lunacy commission which is to decide
whether Policeman Theodore Hess is sanN
enough 10 stand trial, had lively time
with him this afternoon.
When Hess was brought over from
The Tomhs for a hearing, he took a seat
assigned him. ana when the proceedings
started. Hess jumped from his chair and
attacked his counsel Robert J. Hare,
and grabbed him by the throat Then
he tried 90 bite Fir. Hare.
The handouts had been removed from
Hess when he was brgISht into the court
room. and he was free % jump around
Haire was having a bad time OF Il when
twG policemen dragged him away.
Hess was subdueG, and "a policeman and
the deputy sheriff sat next 20 him through
the rest Of the hearing. 1Ir HARE testi-
ned that Hess was respondent and acting
QUeerly.
Another session win be held By the
commission.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
COMMUTERS RATES GO UP.
New York Central Road sends Out
sad, sad TidiugS.

New York. June accumulation rates
ou the New York Central Railroad arc
scheduled TO go up. The increases will
be attached and ready 70 greet the happy
commuter on July I and put hiu ln good
humor for The Fourth Agents of the
company We're officially notified Of the
change to-day. Communication tickets We're
not sold az am yesterday.
The general passenger agent says the
company is losing money 0g commuters
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
TRYING FOR WORLDS RECORD.
AutOist i'm 2i-hOur Test Is Far Ahead
of Present Mark.

London. June 2S.-S. +. Edge, the auto
list, started at o'clock this evening at
the new Brookland cement motor track
in his attempt to break the worlds a
hour record
He Immediately began killing British
records. He finished the first hundred
miles in a fraction over one hour and
twenty-five minutes. At the end of six
hours, including two stops for petroleum
and water, he had covered 407 miles and
GO yards.
In the event of a tire failing a new
wheel will be fitted. II has been found
possible to replace all four wheels in one
minute and twenty-five seconds.
Edge is using a six-cylinder Napier car.
Two other cars of the same make are
running with him. Both of them have
beaten the records but both are behind
Edge.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
IGNORANT BLIND BETTER DEAD.
Minnie Kicks SAYS SiEhtIess Adults
should BE ChIorofor1.,ed.

Special - The Washington Herald.
jamestown. Va, June 2S.-Miss Minnie
E. Hicks. Of Galena. Nd, the blind girl
who won the prize offered by the James
town Baltimore committee for the best
poem on Maryland, made the startling
statement here to-day that ignorant blind
adults would be better Off if chlorOformcd
She said:
Fully s. per cent Of the adult blind
have lost their sight after attaining ma
turity This was so in my own expert
eHCe. The fate OF the uneduCated blind is
sad and hopeless; without education they
can do but three things-sit still, talk, and
walk. OF the last they can do but little
as they must be led. II they are given
education their lot is brighter and hap
pier. They can be taught to use their
hands and minds
THE ignorant blind adults would be bet
ter of IL chlorOfOrmed"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
BLINDED WALKING 4 WIRE.

Denver, june 2S-Stricken suddenly
blind while walking a wire rope stretched
across South Boulevard canyon at Edo
RADIO Springs today, Prof. Ivy Baldwin
safely finished the last fifty feet Of what
Is regarded as the most pcrilous walk
ever undertaken by any man.
The wire was stretched $50 feet above
the ground. and from end 20 end was
$50 feet In length. The greatest previous
high walk was that OF Blondin across
Niagara Falls On a wire.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
SCHIFF DISCUSSES LOAN.
washington Branch of tho Pernsyl-
vania Yay Need scO,OOO.OOO.

Philadelphia, June 2S,-Jacob II. Schln,
of Kuhn, Loeb & Co, visited Broad Street
Station. to-day, 10 discuss the new Phila-
dclphia, Baltimore and Washington loan
with President James McCrea, Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. Mr.. Schiff ar
rived at noon, and went directly to the
Office of Mr. MCCrea. lie remained an
hour
There has been much speculation as to
how large a loan the Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Washington stockholders. at
their special meeting on July I. Will be
asked TO authorize, SOO0,000 having been
talked Of.
The fact that Mr.. Schif came here led
many to believe that the loan IS % be
much larger than was originally intended,
and some bankers place the amount as
high as $2oCC0C,0.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
KEEPS FEDERAL RECORD.
Formerly Secretary of Commission
Bearing Name.

Charles Ha'lam Keep. ~ the Second
New York pu5lic-utiHtics district commits
sion. is "a resident Of Buffalo. He was re-
Gently appointed State superintendent Of
banks by Gov Hughes lie was born I'm
Loakp0rt i'm 1851, was graduated from
Harvard in 1852 and from the Harvard
law school in ISs5, was secretary Of the
Lake Carriers Association from 1890 90
lau and Of the Buffalo Chamber of Com
meree from 1885 20 1901 Meanwhile he
practiCed law.
I'm 1868 he became Third Assistant Sec
rotary Of the United States Treasury He
is "a member Of numerous clubs.
Il was while a Federal official that Mt
Keep was made chairman Of the Keep
Commission. which originated sweeping
changes in systematizing government
bookkeeping records
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
DEREMER ASKS DIVORCE.
SON Of Former Washington Belle
Names WilGred walker in Bin.

Denver, Colo. June 22-A divorce COM
plant, naming Wilfred Walker, son Of
John Brisben Walker, has been fled by
Leslie Deremer prominent young blood
whose father died recently leaving 100000
Deremer's wife was an hour ahead Of him
suing for divorce and $4,000 alimony.
Deremer's mother was Annie Roach,
whose beauty made her reigning belle in
Washington. President Arthur said she
was the most beautiful woman who en-
tered the White House the winter she
was presented there.
Yeggg WIfTsd Walker says he IS en-
gagged TO Miss Ada Woodruff, a niece Of
Z. II. Hartman. 1T is an outrage to
connect my boy with that scandal" said
John Brisbeu Walker.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
FRANCO WILL NOT RESIGN.
Portuguese Premier Declares He VIII
Maintain Present REGIME.

London, June @-According 70 the Lis
bon correspondent or the Standard. Pre-
mler Franco. in an interview. said;
7 intend TO maintain the present re-
gime of dictatorship until the different
political factions responsible for the dead
lock IN The late Parliament agrse 10 CO.
operate CuusCienuCusly for the Country's
good. I will then consider the question
Of reopening Parliament. Meanwhile the
present policy VIII De strictly enforced
against all parties
senior Franco added that King Carlos
had every confidence in the present re-
gime. His uaicstv's great aim was 20
restore economical conditions IN Portugal
on a prosperous basis, 20 develop com
merce, and 90 revise taxation and the
customs duties. All these reforms had
been previously opposed by rival poll
ticians. who sought merely their own
personal ends.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
vic of Postmsster kiI1ed.

Danbury. Conn June 2S.-The Berk-
shire Express. bound for New York. on
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad, ran down an open car
riage containing party Of four on
grade crossing at Bethel, three miles
below this city tonight Mrs. a. Cook
Seeley. aged sixty. wife OF the postmas-
ter Of this city. was instantly killed
Three other members Of the party were
seriously hurt.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
HUGHES PICKS MEN
Governor Names Public IT'LL
tiles Commission.
KEEP AND DECKER ON BOARD
Originator of Systems I'm Govern
ment Departments and Assistant
Secretary of Interstate Commerce
Commission Chosen - New York
Postmaster Quits for New Place,

New York. June 2S.-Gov Hughes an
nounced to-day the names Of the men he
has selected 10 serve on the two commits
sions created by the passage Of the public
utilities act. as follows:
FIRST DISTRICT GREATER NEW YORK;.
William r. Wilcox. chairman.
William McCargoll.
EdE7-d ". Bassstt
Milo Roy Mathe.
John T. Eusts
SECOND DISTRICT GALL OTHER COUNTIES.
Frank W. Stevens. Jamestown, chairman.
Thomas Mott Osborne. Auburn
Charles Hallam Keep, Buffalo.
James Z. sague Kew Hamburg
Martin s. Decker New Paitz.
Gov Hughes had his upstate commits
sion filed several days ago, but he had a
great deal OF trouble In completing the
commission which will sit In this city He
had determined all along not 20 place on
the commission men whose only qualifca-
lions were that they were politically
prominent, and several men he would
Ike 20 have placed on the board declined
to take the Job for the reason that, as IT
would take up the whole Of their time,
they could not afford TO give up their
business 20 take the nomination, even
though the salary Of tho new commission
ers win be $4,000 year each.
Although eN-Mayor Seth Low refused
10 accept an appointment 10 the commits
sion. It IS believed that he had great
deal 20 say IN the makeup Of that body.
Il Is known that the governor sought his
advice. and 81 Is q coincidence that three
~ tho members Of the new body served
in Mayor Lows administration, and an
other. Mr.. McCarrou was appointed a
member Of one or two Of Mayor Lows
numerous honorary commissions.
First Meeting Monday.
The first meeting OF the commission
viii be held on Monday. None Of the
commissioners was prepared 10 talk to-
day about policies or plans Postmaster
Wilcox, Who will be the chairman. said
ne had sent his resignation 10 Washing
ton as postmaster, and has asked that IL
should take effect on Sunday, so that he
would De free TO take part in the organi-
zation Of the board.
All care 20 say at this time" Mr..
Wilcox said, lis that the appointment
came 20 me entirely unsought The only
policy I shall try 20 adopt viii be 20 carry
out The law as it is laid down IN the pub
De utilities bill"
In postal circles IN this city It IS under
stood that some influence is being brought
20 bear 90 insure the appointment of Ed
ward II. Morgan as Mr. Ni..coZ's success
s0r. Mr. Morgan has been first assistant
postmaster ln this city Tor seven years,
and Tor the past twenty-five years has
filed nearly every position in the postal
service here
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
NEW YORK BANKERS ELECT.
Representative Fowler Makes Adj
dress at Annual Banquet

Frontenac. June 2S.-At this mornings
session Of the New York State Bankers
Association Charles Elliot Warren. OF
New York, was elected president for the
ensuing year, and Z. s. Teht Of Syracuse.
vice president f. o. Eldredge, Of New
York. was reelected secretary; NJ. s.
landlord Of Geneva, was elected treas
urer, and William J. Henry Of New York
was reelected assistant secretary.
The annual banquet was held tonight
at the Hotel Frontenac, more than 900
delegates and friends being present
Among the speakers were William D.
Murphy and John r Vanwormer, OF New
York. and Hon. c. y. Fowler, Of New
Jersey. chairman Of the House Commit
tee on Banking and Currency.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
SCRUGHAM IS INDICTED.
Policy Holders Leader Accused of
Forgery and Conspiracy.

New York. June 2S.-George r. Scrug-
ham, of Cincinnati. chairman Of the In
ternational Policy Holders Committee
which has been conducting the campaign
for the defeat Of the administration can
didates In the recent insurance election,
and Charles Strrup and Charles +. Car
rington. his former associates, were all
indicted to-day by the grand jury on
charges Of forgery in the second and
third degree. and for conspiracy.
The indictments grow out Of the alleged
"remedylng' Of defective ballots voted in
the insurance election.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
CrnI,cr would n.atch orby.

London, June 2S-SpOrting Life says
that Mr.. Croker offered Capt. Greer,
owner of Sieve GALLON, which Orby de-
feated in the Derby, 10 match Orby
against his horse for a substantial wager,
the race 20 be at any distance from five
furlongs 10 three miles. He only stpu-
lated that the race take place in Ireland
Capt. Greer refused.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
ICE FAMINE IN NEW YORK.
strike of Drivers Causcs Hardships
10 .Iauy Lines Of Business.

New York, June 2S.-The strike Of the
ordered on Thursday evening, against the
American Ice Company, and which wen,
into effect at a. IN. to-day, caught many
unprepaTed, as there had been no previous
talk OF a strike, and people had not laid
in any extra supplies.
The icemen failed 10 call at some O.
the ice-cream factories, and various hx-
pedients were devised to get ice Fancy
prices were offered to express wagon
drivers to go to the docks for ice. but I'M
less they were nonunion men they could
not be tempted.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
STEAMER AFIRE AT DOCK.
Blaze Endnngers piers at south
Brooklyn for Time.

New York, June 2S.-T.rs on board the
steamship Madonna, of the Fabre Line, at
pier 80 Atlantic basin, to-day threatened
great loss 90 piers on the water front in
South Brooklyn
Ten men at work in the hold of the
Madonna had narrow escape from be-
ing burned 20 death.
Owing TO the water poured into the
hold the Madonna listed to starboard
throwing several fremen 10 the deck. It
was feared for a time that the ship might
turn turtle The loss is S20.otl
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
CUMMINS FOR ROOSEVELT.
Governor Predicts that President
VIII BE Reelected Next Yenr.

Minneapolis. June 28-"Theodore Roose-
welt will be renOminated and reelected
President Of the United States in 1905, %
declared Gov. A. B. Cummlns. OF Iowa.
here to-day. lie added;
I have reason TO believe that the Pres
ident Will bow TO the Will Of the people
and accept denomination, despite his
repeated declarations to the contrary.
Il hope 60 see the next Republican
National Convention adopt a plank de-
claring for tariff revision. Fair regula-
ton Of Interstate commerce will be the
paramount issue Of the campaign"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
HUSBAND ASKS ALIMONY.
Worth Half Million. lie wants At
tOrncy's Fees in Divorce Suit.


torncy's Fees in Divorce Suit.
New York, June 22-An unusual appli-
cation was made before Justice Blanchard
in the Supreme Court to-day, when An
ton Anstett, Of 365 Palmetto street, Brook
lyn who is said TO own real estate valued
sci fees pending trial Of his suit of an
nulment of his marriage with his wife,
Evelyn Anstett
The pair were married in August and
separated the next morning Anstett
asked for an annulment on the ground
that his wife had deceived him.
Mrs. Anstett has a suit pending against
her husband alleging cruel and inhuman
treatment. Justice Blanchard reserved
decision on Anstetts application.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
C00LIE CREWS TO GO.
Navy Department VIII Replace Mon
goiiGns with Americans.

gOiiGns with Americans.
New York, June 2S.-The United States
Golfers Ajax and Brutus will each be
minus crew tomorrow. For two years
the BrutUs has been manned almost en-
tirely by Cinnamon, and the Ajax, about
six months ago. fell heir 20 The coolie
crew Of the collier Caesar, which had
been sailed by Mon5olians almost as long
as the Brutus.
The government has decided now TO re-
place the Cinnamon by Americans, and
tomorrow the two crews. 100 men in all,
viii be started back for Hongkong.
Extraordinary precautions have to be
taken TO make it certain that none of the
coolies remain in this country in viola
ton Of the Chinese exclusion act.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29

New York. June 28-Auired out-Cedrio, at
Liverpool from New York; Amcrila, at Plymouth
from New YCrk
Sailed from foreign ports-Baltic. from Queens
,oEn, for New Yc-s; KaisCrin Augu5te Victoria,
from Chcsbarrg fer New Y,~s
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
w. B. Moses & Sons

The Moses Furniture and Floor
POlishes prove absolutely salts
factory. Z special wax PTeseIya-
tive for wcathered oak pieces.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
union men ON STAND
Orchard Testimony Contra
dicted in Haywood Trial.
SOLDIERS CAUSE OF DISORDER
Witnesses Declare that Cripple
Creek Was Most Orderly UntiI Ar
rival of TrOOps-WiIIiam Easteriy
Reveals He Knew About Threat to
XIII steunenberE, but Kept silent.

Boise, June 2S.-The company Of union
men implicated 10y Harry Orchard in his
confession in various ways. who have
come to Boise to call him liar, was SEN
sibly augmented to-day.
The REORGANIZATION OF William Eas-
terly, one Of the witnesses. revealed the
fact that although he knew of Orchards
threat to LIN Steunenberg he did not say
anything about it TN after Orchard had
turned against the union. He admitted
also that Jack Simpkins had told him he
was at Caldwell with Orchard in Novem-
Der, 1905, a little over month before
Steunenberg was killed, but simpllins did
not tell him why he went there.
Every one of the Federauon's members
called to testify to-day agreed IN saying
that Cripple Creek was most orderly
until the soldiers came.
Easterly, whom Orchard accused Of
helping him experiment 70 see II revolver
shots would set off the giant caps that
were used TO explode the bomb that sub
sequenuy killed Mccormick and Beck IN
tho Vindtcator Mine in the course Of his
testimony denied everything that Orchard
had said duplicating him in felonious
doings.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29

The private rooms in our new
FiroproOf Storage Building are
thoroughly approved By the Fire
Underwriters.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
lES.
Not Same SChOltze.
1soph Scholtze, another witness
incd during to-days session, test
. b. me-. . ,r-f.-- r..frar ia gri

Joseph Scholtze, another witness eX-
amincd during to-day's session, testified
that be was q union miner in Cripple
Creek I'm 1902. but that he did not go with
Orchard to try 10 blow up the Vindicator
Mine. and never saw Orchard in Cripple
Creek.
Orchard, when confronted In court with
SchoItze. said Doe was not the Joseph
SChOltze he knew
d. c. CopIey. now a matchmaker and
jcWaler. az Nina. Ncy. but from 1902 10
1904 a member of the executive board %
the Federation, was the last witness OF
the day. lie testified Doc was not I'm Grip
pie Creek much during the strike, but
when De went there for visit after the
NindiCator Mine was blown up, he was ar
rested and thrown into the bun pen, but
was Jet 60 again in a few days. lie was
under charges then NJ having cOnspired
to blow up the sun and Moon mines.
His principal contribution % the case
was a repetition Of the Orchard threat
against Steuneuberg
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-17
THE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
Board OF Directors i'm Regular Session
Yesterday.

The regular monthly meeting CT the
board of directors of the Merchants
Association was held Yesterday after
noon at $50 o'clock, President l. B.
Rogers being in the chair. Among
the subjects of interest that were
brought to the attention of the direct
Ors and which met their hearty ap-
proval was the appropriation passed
by the aldermen, of $4,000 for TIE
establishment of a pax in this city.
and the wish was expressed that the
Representation would be Eavorab5y
acted on by the board of audit and IL
nance.
The merchants Association, it is an
nounced, will shortly publish a black
list containing the names of such de-
linquent debtors as in the wisdom of
the association ought to be published
for the safeguarding Of those mer-
chants who are members of the asso-
citation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-17
MASS MEETING FOR WOMEN
Will Be Held at the First Presbyterian
Church This Afternoon.

A special mass meeting for ladies.
to- (which every lady ia the city is in
vited, will be held at the First Presby-
terrain church this afternoon at four
O'Clock and the address will be by
Rev. Dr.. Staugh, the evangelist who
has been conducting sucn an inspiring
series of meetings in the city during
the past few days. The subject this
afternoon will be Mother Ewes
Daughters"
This will be a very interesting ad-
dress and should be heard by every
lady in OUR city. Mr.. Staugh is a very
~forceful and entertaining speaker, and
it seems that as the series of meet
ings draw to a close, that the messag-
es strike a deeper chord in the hearts
and lives of our people, bringing a
great response for the Master. Large
CROWDS gather nightly to hear his mes
sage and no n who attends can but
testify Of the results.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-17

TWENTY YEARS 6 the Crayon
Portrait held the place Of honor in
the home. 1t represented artistic
ability which had to be paed for to
obtain it. II was valued for its asso-
ciations-it was valued because it
was q work of art. Today ~Iiy PIC
ture in black and white, however
.wretched it's appearance. is called a
"Crayon Portrait" by the wandering
canvasser who is here today and
gone tomorrow" You get them with
two dollars worth of groceries-you
even get them for nothingu-to
advertise the work. of the So-called
ARTIST" But do you want them af-
ter you get them: No; We believe
YOU do not. People of taste, people
of refinement, people Of moderate
means, people of common
want a portrait which is "right"-a
portrait of artistic beauty. A Sepia
or a Water Color. See (. E. Vale be-
fore you order the portrait. Vale,
the Photographer. Wilmington, N. c.
my II If