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The Washington herald., 1907-05-17
DIPLOMAT DISABLED
Peruvian Attache Attacked
in the Street.
QUEER AFFRAY OVER GIRL
Nan supposed to BE Col. Edwards
Is Said To Have Beaten Louise
scotfs Escort-Later South Ameri-
can Legation Member Is Found
Chartered with Physician.

/ Faithfully guarded and tenderly nursed
I by his friend and physician, Dr. George
VI. Ruffin, Alexandra Garland. jr.. attache
/ Of the Peruvian Legation, reposes on a
/ cot in room at the doctors residence
( llm Fourteenth street northwest. suffer
/ ing from bruises and contusions mysteri-
/ ously received Wednesday night.
Curiously enough it was at midnight on
| that day that a man whose name was
given to the police as Garland was put
/ hors de combat in front Of the De Soto
apartment house, Thirteenth and Massa-
/ cnusetts avenue. by man bearing an un-
mistakable resemblance to Col. Charles
\. Edwards, secretary Of the National
Democratic Congressional committee.
while the cause Of the melee, Miss Louise
| Scott. screamed Police"
The coincidence between Senor Car
lands indispOsition and the affair OF
Wednesday night is further borne out bv
the fact that the Garland Of the De Soto
episode is known TO have been treated
for his injuries by DR.. Ruffn. Senior Gar
land could not he seen last night. inves-
tigators being met at the door by DR..
Rufin. who announced that he had as
sCmed the office Of guardian OF his pa
tient, and refused to discuss the affair
further than making the admission that
SenOT Garland. of Peru, was in pretty
bad shape"
Col. Edwards at Norfolk.
Col IL II fe
yesterday afternoon for jamestown. with
out having been interviewed on Wednes-
day nights incident. Miss Scott left the
De Soto for parts unknown. though Il
seems certain that she is still in
the city. Mrs. Raison, part Of whose
apartment Miss Scott had been occupy
ing for six weeks past, said last night
that the young woman had left. not
wholly of her own free will Miss Scott
was seen by one Of the occupants Of the
De Soto last evening, IL is said. making a
purchase at the news stand in the drug
store at Fourteenth and L streets Just
opposite the residence of DR.. Ruffin,
where rests TIE indisposed Peruvian at
cache.
Had Apartment of Her own.
It appeared upon investigation last
night that Miss Scott formerly had an
apartment of her own in the De Soto.
Ben, the janitor of the building. who
seemed we'll versed in the history Of the
affair." said that he knew Col. Ed
wards and that he was a frequent caller
at the apartment house. II appears that
there were other callers, and that the
proprietors of the apartment house were
forced to object TO so much mud being
tracked across the floors, and Miss Scott |
departed.
Since then she has resided on Yale |
street and at the Ethelhurst apartment. !
The Washington herald., 1907-05-17
PRESIDENT GETS INVITATION.
May Take Trip Down mississippi
River on Steamboat.

President Roosevelt yesterday received
an invitation from the governors Of six
teen States to go West in the fall and
make a trip Of inspection along the Mis-
sissippi River
The invitation was presented by James
E. Smith, president Of the Business Men s
League OF ST. Louis. While the chief
executive gave no definite answer to the
invitation, there is every reason TO be-
lieve he will accept and that he will
make the trip by steamboat along the
Mississippi Of from three TO five days. If
he does definitely decide TO accept, it will
be one OF the most unique Journeys that
has ever been taken by q President of the
United States. and one which will bring
focking 10 river points along the Missis-
sippi thousands of people who have never
been able In the past to meet and greet
the Chief Executive when on his railroad
Journeys.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-17
CHICAGO SEEKS CONVENTIONS.
Commercial Association VIII Assure
Funds to National Committees.

Chicago, May IA movement TO bring
to Chicago the national conventions Of
both the Republican and Democratic par
ties has been projected by the Chicago
Commercial Association.
Charles A Stevens, chairman Of the
convention committee Of the association.
has broaChed the subject TO Roger Suli-
van. member from Illinois Of the Demo
cratic National Committee. and 10 Col.
Frank Q. LOWden, OF the Republican Na-
tional Committee. He told the commit
teemen that the commercial association
would assure the national committees am
pie funds TO carry out both conventions.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-17
Brownson succeed. Conrer.s.

Rear Admiral Willard H. Brownson will
assume the duties Of chief of the Bureau
Of Navigation. Of the Navy Department.
to succeed Rear Admiral George II. Con-
verse. retired. tomorrow. Admiral Brown
son, who was recently relieved of the
command of the Asiatic fleet before il
Was consolidated with the Pacific feet. to
be assigned to the duty in the depart
ment, arrived in the city Tuesday. and
was at the department yesterday. famil-
iarizing himself with the duties of his
Office. Admiral Converse was absent.
owing TO slight indisposition.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-17

F and
Tenth StS.

at Fifteenth and L streets. opposite the
Cecil. where Senor Garland resided until
a few weeks ago. when he went 70 live
with his friend Dr. Rufln. or. al least. in
the same house. About six weeks ago
Miss Scott again moved. this time taking
a room in Mrs. RaisOn's apartment at the
De Soto
Returned with Escort.
On Wednesday night she returned 70
the De Soto. escorted by a Mr.. Garland.
On reaching the apartment house Col
Edwards. or his double. approached the
pair. and without resorting to much arbi-
tratIon is said to have given an exhi-
bition of the manly art. with the Mr.
Garland as the helpless victim.
Before the police arrived. the man
thought 10 have been Col Edwards had
disappeared and the Mr. Garland had
been assisted 10 Or. Ruffn's residence for
treatment. Il was first thought that
Garland had been stabbed.
Yesterday morning Miss Scott had her
trunks loaded upon a hack by Ben, the
jauitOr. and told the driver 20 proceed
down Massachusetts avenue, but at that
time gave no definite address.
II is alleged that the case will be prose-
cuted The police, although no warrant
has been filed. are said to be on the
search for Edwards, whom they claim is
Lot out Of town.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-17
Thaw Engages New Counsel.

New York May 16-Harry X. Thaw
will be tried again for the murder OF
Stanford White, in September, before
Justice Greenbaum. in the criminal
branch of the Supreme Court. He will
he offended by Martin w Littleton.
former borough president of Brooklyn.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-17
Taney Gets Twenty Yenr,

Special to The Washington Herald.
Baltimore May i6.-Irvin Talley, ne
gro jail-breaker and note-raiser. plead
ed guilty in the United States District
Court to-day to the charge of raising
United States notes. and was sentenced
by Judge Morris TO serve twenty years
IN the Federal prison at Atlanta. Ga.
In addition, fine of $4,000 was i'm
posed
The Washington herald., 1907-05-17
Taft Plans for Trim.

Secretary of War Taft has practically
completed his arrangements for his
trip 10 the Philippines He will sail
from Seattle early in September. ac-
companied by Mrs Taft. their son
Charles, a secretary, and a messenger.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-17

The trades. it was said, were perfectly
willing 10 confer, but the terms offered
them were unsatisfactory. and from their
point Of view impossible These terms"
were that the men on strike be returned
20 work before the conference was held.
Il Is this point In the negotiations that
has proven the stumbling block
The time limit specified in the ultima
tum of the Employers Association ex-
pires to-day. and it remains 10 be seen
what action will be taken.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-17
HOLD FIRST SESSION
Chamber OfCOmmerce Direc.
tors Transact Business.
MANY COMMITTEES NAMED
william +. Guide Elected Permanent
Secretary and 4. Lisner Treasurer.
ship Committee-Ten New Names
Submitted and Approved.

/ Good progress was made yesterday aft
! eraoOn toward the permanent working
organization Of the Chamber Of Com
/ merce, at the first meeting of the direc-
| tors, In Guide Hall. beginning at o'clock
| or the thirty members OF the board elect
/ ed Monday night. twenty-six were pres
I ent, The meeting lasted two hours, and
| the proceedings netted good volume Of
business done in disposing Of the prelimi-
naries Of action marked out by the new
/ body. Speeches were very short. sugges-
tive, and practical, and the board worked
! harmOuiously
Communications from several sources
were read by the secretary, and in the
absence Of committees 10 which they
might be referred. the officers were di-
rected 20 retain them until the proper
| committees were elected A committee Of
five members, with the president a men,
ber ex-of1cio, TO draft an order Of bust
ness for the meetings Of the board was
provided for.
Pursuant 10 the provisions of the CON
stitution, the board took up the election
"a "a So NtelA anu tlEdohttA '-Lld pm
| Brown nominated William F. Guide. for
merly secretary of the Business Mems
Association, for the position BY vote,
nominations were closed, and the unani-
nous ballot Of the board cast by the
president for Mr.. Guide In a similar
manner. A Lisner was elected treasurer
Of the chamber.
Committee Elected.
The board was a little In doubt how 10
proceed with the selection Of committees.
and several suggestions we're made. After
considerable discussion, It was determined
to elect the chairmen Of the several
standing committees from the member
ship of the board. and that these men.
with seven to he appointed by the presi-
dent, should make up the lists Of nomi-
nations for the complete committees and
submit them at the next meeting Of the
board
The result OF this election was Capt.
James F. Oyster, chairman Of the com
mittee on membership, Charles J Bell.
on building; Charles w. Semmes, on man.
ufacturing and wholesale trade: D j..
Kaufman, on retail trade; ]. H. Ralston.
on law and legislation, and Chaplin
Brown, on municipal regulations
1t was suggested by Arthur Moses that
the work OF the committee on manfactur-
ing and wholesale trade seemed too large
and important to be looked after nv a |
single committee, and he proposed that IL !
be divided. This was provided for. and
MIR. Moses was elected chairman Of the |
committee on manufactures. leaving MIR |
Semmes chairman Of the committee on |
wholesale trade.
Ten New Names Reported.
The temporary committee on member |
ship reported ten new names for mem /
bership, stating that the dues accom- J
The Washington herald., 1907-05-17
CRISIS IN LABOR WAR
Building Trades Ignore En-
plOyerS' Association.
TIE-UP MAY BEGIN TODAY
UItimatum to Labor Body Sets Date
for End of Strike on Metropolitan
Club and Other Buildings Before
Conference Takes Place-AIliance's
Action Puts IL Up to the Bosses.

4 crisis was reached in the building
trades controversy last night. when the
Building Trades Alliance refused TO take
cOgnizanCe of the Employers Association
Of the Building Trades as a factor in the
trouble until such time as notice is re-
ceived from the Master Builders Associa-
tion 10 the effect that that body has
withdrawn from the agreement entered
into August %, 1896.
This action was taken in reply to the
ultimatum Of the employers association
intimating a general lockout and tie-up
unless the men now striking were re-
turned 70 work. It offsets all peace over
lures on both sides, unless the Master
Builders Association takes some step in
reply, and it is probable that decisive ac-
tion will be taken in the near future
Neither side viii admit being the ag-
gressor.
In a letter dated May a. addressed to
the Building Trades in reply to the re-
fusaI to reinstate the men before a con-
ference. the following resolution was in
closed
Ih& the board or governors again re-
quest that prior 10 the proposed confer
once the mechanics withdrawn from the
Metropolitan Club and other buildings
shall be returned TO work, and should this
action not be complied with by the Build
ing Trades Alliance on or before Friday,
May Il, 1871. that the responsibility for
failure 10 comply Herewith must rest
alone upon the Building Trades Alliance.
or upon the organization by whose au-
thority the mechanics were Withdrawn.
as well as for such action as the board of
governors may be compelled to take in
the nran,ieee "
The Washington herald., 1907-05-17
Stumbling Block Is Conference.

gust. as they believe. unsuccessfully, and
they do not want to repeat the perform
aDCp
The Washington herald., 1907-05-17
Puts Il Tp TO RuiIders.

Last nights Building Trades Alliance
resolution puts the matter squarely up to
the Master Builders Association and the
Employers Association. Of which the
Master Builders are Il part. 1t is, in sub
stance as follows:
IN view of the fact that we have al
ready entered into an agreement with the
joint master builders associations, and
as those bodies have never notified us
that they have delegated any other or
ganzation to take up the matter in dis
pute. we deem II inadvisable 10 enter
into an agreement with any other or
g3nzdtiOn until such time as the mas
ter builders associations refuse to COM
ply with The agreement entered into be-
tween master builders associations and
the building trades committee
II w9s stated by members Of the Build
ing Trades Alliance last night that that
body did not fear any action the en-
plOyeTs might take.
In explanation of the refusal 70 re-
instate the men out on strike pending a
conference, with a view to an amicable
adjustment. il was stated that this course
had been pursued by the trades last Au-
The Washington herald., 1907-05-17
Ten New Names Reported.

The temporary committee on member
ship reported ten new names for mem
bership, stating that the dues accom-
The Washington herald., 1907-05-17
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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-20
TOKYO'S SLUMS.
Worse Than the Worst In Paris, Lon
don or New York.

Worse Than the Worst In Paris, Lon
don or New York.
Tokyo has slums whose poverty
reaches the last depth of human degra-
dalton. Below the cellars OF Paris,
the alleys OF London and the crowded
Sums Of the New York east side, the
japanese capital reveals lower gulf.
1t Is a region that no ray lights. Your
moldy man Of Paris and your 'shooIi-
gam OF London do have ut times fierce
Toys and moments OF acid pleasure.
but the microscopic intensity of the
distress in the Shitaya quarter OF To
kyo bars out all hope. Tokyo has far
too many poor people, and their dis
position is pressing problem. Thou
sands are shipped to Korea and For
mosa, but the pressure steadily in
creases owing TO the constant migra-
tion or ambitious Japanese from the
provinces TO the capital city.
Japan carefully avoids all public ref
erence TO these great sores on its body
polite. Their existence Is hidden from
the foreign visitor. Rarely does n
tourist see the slums, and specialists
1900 ms ehC CITY lOA pISClSc lnlOrm9-
ton are sedulously kept out OF the
poorest quarters. Japan is so sklliful-
ly press ACCENTED that the existence of
these miserable purlieus Is not even
suspected by the average student of
conditions. 1t is journalistic rule in
Japan not to say anything that be-
trays weakness In the life OF the peo-
pie, and it is rule generally observ-
ed. But there are writer's In Japan
who think that in adopting the civiliza-
ton OF the occident the republican
form OF government should also have
been imported, and these glye the min
istry trouble at times by telling plain.
unpalatable truths. The Kokumin
newspaper detailed n representative to
I've the life OF the lowest and poorest
In Tokyo, and his articles dealing with
life In the Shitaya district created an
immense sensation. When translated
INTO English in pamphlet form the
government promptly bought I'D the
entire edition and destroyed the plates.
walter ]. Kingsley in Worlds Work.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-20

Row the Water In Great Salt Lake
Treats the Bathers.

How the Water In Great Salt Lake
Treats the Bathers.
Bathing in Great Salt lake Is n
unique experience.
Flights of steps lead down into the
water from the interminable platform
along which the lighthouses are stu
ated- The water is quite shallow at
first, and you find a rare enjoyment for
a time In wriggling your toes about I'm
the salt that forms the bottom I'm
place OF accustomed sand. You are
oDnged 10 wade out some distance be-
Tore you experience the peculiar buoy
ancy or the lake First you feel yotIr
Feet trying to swim out from under
you. You find 1t more and more diff
cult to walk. You begin to float in
spite or yourself. Then you realize
you are nonsinkable. You can't sink If
you want to. Throw yourself on your
back OK sit down or try to swim. and
you bob about like n rocking chair IN
a freshet. You feel as though Won had
been turned to cork. You can't helm
looking at the phenomenon subjective
~. You don't see that there IS any,
lining peculiar about the water. II
looks and feels like any other bathing
water-until you get some of 1t in your
eyes or In your mouth. Then you wish
you hadn't come. Ocean water IS
sweet in comparison. In fact, the
chemists tell us 1t is eight times less
salty.
You can't drown in the lake by sink
ing, bnf you can be suffocated to
death, which is just about as uncom-
Portable and undesirable. We found
signs everywhere warning US against
being too laxative or too frolicsome in
the water.
When we came out we brought with
us large deposits OF salt on our skin.
AS the water evaporated we found our
selves covered with white crystals.
Only strong shower bath of fresh
water or good clothes brush can put
you into fit condition to dress.-Trave.
Magazine
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j. ID. WILEY.
BerryVille, Va.
AN MIGRATE SOLDIER.
His Cowardiy Action Was the Making
of a NohIernan

His Cowardiy Action Was the Making
Of NobIeman.
Here is story of the battlefield.
There was war between the Swedes
and the Danes. One day a great bat
tie was fought, and the Swedes were
beaten and driven from the field. A
soldier of the Danes who had been
slightly wounded was sitting on the
ground. He was about to take a drink
from flask All at once he heard
some one say:
"Oh, sir. give me drink, for am
dyingp'
1t was wounded Swede who spoke
He was lying on the ground only a lit
lie way off. The Dane went to him Mt
once. He knelt down by the side of his
fallen foe and pressed the flask to his
lips. Drink" said he. "for thy need is
greater than mine"
Hardly had he spoken these words
when the Swede raised himself ON his
elbow. He pulled pistol from his
pocket and shot at the man who would
nave befriended him. The bullet grazed
the Danes shoulder, but did not do
him much harm.
"Ah, you rascalr' he cried. II was
going to befriend you, and you repay
me by trying to kill me- Now ] win
punish you. would have given you
all the water. but now you shall have
only half" And with that he drank
the half of It and then gave the rest to
the Swede
When the king OF the Danes heard
about this he sent for the soldier and
had him tell the story just as 1t was.
why did you spare the life Of the
Swede after he had tried to kill yours
asked the king.
Because. SIR" said the soldier, az
could never kill wounded enemy"
Then you deserve to be noble
man." said the king And lie rewarded
him by making him n knight and Civ
Ing him noble title.-"Famous Stories
Retold."
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-20
AN IRISH SUPERSTITION.
Fishermen DON'T Like to Meet Women
Whom Starting For Work

Wnen starting For Work.
Supcrstitions as TO it's being most
'lalucky TO meet woman when set
ding out TO fish or upon any journey by
sea arc not uncommon From n head
land on the Donegal coast the writer
was one day aExiously watching a
small smack beating across the bay
against heavy sea and sti1r breeze
which had suddenly sprung up. After
long and hard fight for Il the little
craft made the pier In safety. and up
on condolences being offered the skip
per on his recent hardships he said:
sure. what better luck could 1 have?
Didn't I meet redheaded woman in
Sligo this morning the moment I left
my lodging to walk down 10 the boatp'
In this case the color OF the woman's
hair and the fact of her being the first
person met with after the man left
his house seemed to be the determin-
ing factors in the days luck. But In
other places the objection TO such an
encounter embraces hair OF oil shades
ana any hour Of the day. Il being am
ply sufficient to bring the Ill luck that
any woman should pass you by lust
as you are walking down TO the boat.
Only few weeks ago the writer visit
cd small fishing village on the Gal
way coast and just before getting on
MS car TO return home was chatting
10 the landlady of the little inn. A
strappinS young fisherman who was
walking down the road toward the
harbor suddenly stopped, climbed over
the fence and made his way TO his
boat across the fields. The writer OBJ
served to his hostess that the young
fellow must have mistaken him for a
process server with a writ for him.
she laughed rather derisively and said:
Its not you at all, sir, he's afraid OF.
but me. He's just going fishing and
would not pass me by IL you gave him
the fill OF his hat OF gold."-London
Chronicle.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-20
An Attractive Residence.

Your residence can be made more
attractive, more stylish and more
comfortably by having it papered
with neat, artistic paper. lean do
this work for you at fair price
and guarantee your satisfaction.
The price is low when the character
OF work and material is considered.
p. M. RIcAMoRE.
BerryvilIc, Va.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-20
Napoleon-

There is no doubt Napoleon fell
through the sheer dizziness of the
height he had climbed 10. "The Due
dc Raguse," says the Comtesse de
Bolgne, "once explained to me the na-
ture OF his connection with the en-
peror In a phrase which is more or less
applicable to the whole nation. when
Napoleon said, "All for France" I
served with enthusiasm. When he said.
France and l." I served with zeal
When he said, II and France" served
with obedience. When he said ct"
without France, l felt the necessity of
parting from him. 1T. P.'s London
Weekly.
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A Niaht on the sloener.

Have you ever travelled in a sleep
ing car, Uncle Jasper?"
Yes, oncet. But didn't sleep any"
What was the trouble?"
You see, I'd just creased my boots
and I'd heard tell about them porters
always takin' peoples shoes out and
olackin' EN-, so had to keep awake
all night so he wouldn't git hold OF
mine, fer l knew If he done It he'd
want extra on account of the hard lob
Blamed II can see why the company
allows them kind of things to go on
Chicago Record-Herald.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-20
What He Had to SAY

well. George. do you know 1t is ]
O'Clock? What have you to say for
yourself?"
Gid have s-s-somethin' to s-say, my
dear, b-but you've gone an s-scared II
out of m-my head. Oh. I remember II
n-nowy'
'Well. what is it?'
Good night"-Clevcland Plain Deal.
er.