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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-18
Schoolgirl Victim
Pittsburg HeireSs

NEW YORK. Feb. 1S.-AIiss Anne X.
Moorehead, who died at Lebanon Hos
pital from the injuries she received in
the wreck Of the Brewster express. was
an heiress in one of Pittsburg's wealth
lest families. She was the daughter OF
John MOorenead, jr.. OF 92S Ridge ave
nue., Allegheny. Her mother was the
beautiful Miss Anne Aston, of Chicago
and her fathers sister is the wife OF
Dr. w J. Holland. the famous scien-
list. OF Pittsburg, director of the Car
negle Museum.
Miss MoOrehead herself was extremely
pretty, seventeen years old. and had
been in Miss KnOxs private school al
Briar Cliff MEnOr for several wears. 1t
was expected that she would be intro
duCed to society during the coming
summer She came to this city on Saf.
urday from school with nine other girls
TO attend matinee. and they all took
the Inflated train back
Besides Miss Moorehead. another girl
in the party-Miss Clara Hudson. of I77G
Colfax avenue, MinneapOlis-was also
killed. She was taken in a dying condi-
ton TO Lebanon Hospital and only lived
over night.
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SPEAKER CANNON
MIXED ON DATES

Uncle joe is setting up the cigars
20 the boys at the House today. For
once he acknowledges the joke IS on
him.
Two hours on Monday. FEBRUARY %,
beginning at 10 o'clock, had been set
aside for memorial addresses on the
life Of the late Representative Rixey,
or virginia The Speaker got his
dates confused, and concluded the
services were today lie arrived ar
the Capitol at 9:45 O'Clock this morn
ing. His messenger was not present.
his page was absent. noInsng was an
its place Uncle joe used some
strong language
Promptly at 10 O'Clock ne marched
into the legislative chamber with gaveI
IN hand. Not a member was present
He was about 70 say ssThe House will
be in order" when he demanded of a
page the whereabouts Of Representative
Jones OF Virginia. who had charge of
the memorial services. At the risk of
ms job. the page informed the Speaker
tnat the services are next Monday. and
Uncle joe retired in haste to bis
room.
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JeTome's Objection Overruled.

BY Jerome:
He swears himself he is going to
omit many essential parts Of the con-
veTsatlOn-'
'WeH, under the rules OF evidence.
what else can he do but give his best
recollection Of the conversations"
By Jerome
What 1 object 20 is that tbese notes
ought 10 be produced. They are in ex-
lstenCe- IN somebody's possession. and
theE should be produced"
he only way that I know Of getting
H. answered the court. is by examIna-
Lon and crosse examination
BY Delmas-
do not understand there is any rule
Justice Fitzgerald interrupted 10 say
llat the witness could testify from his
recollection.
questioned by Delmas:
N--IcLL. as COmpTelensiEplV as vOIlP
memory permits, the conversation dur
ing the hrst three visits?
A--Our conversations in a measure
overlap one another
BY Jerome. Il ask that the court in
suUct the witness that II he cannot
Iecdl at which visit any particular con-
YersatoU took place, he shall not be UsE-
mitJed 10 state il"
Questioned hv Defmas-
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First Talk With Thaw.

O--Can you state what conversatio
took place at the first three visits2
A.-As best I can. On August { I
Went TO the Tombs with letter from
NJ Hartridse. I went up 10 Mr.. Thaw7s
cell / told him I was DR.. Evans and
had been directed by his lawyers TO see
him. He gave me his hand and passed
the time Of day He asked me If
would sit down on his bunk or cot He
looked at ME with that stare of his eve
showing much more white than a man
would in a normal condition. And In
his agitated manner he offered me a
seat beside him. He looked into NV
eyes saying You have different eyes
than DR.. Hamilton Your eyes show YOU
are a sane man. His eyes suggest in
sanity i do not discuss that proDO-
SltIln. 7 assured him that I had come
there TO talk in q friendly way and not
make a physical examination. He said
an right. N willing "a talk I said.
How Go You feel2" He said I'm all
right He ,hen said I have been
subjected 10 q conspiracy What IS
Ihat2" / asked Through Delaheld.T
he answered. Black, OlcOtt Gruber.
and BOlynge are in conspiracy with
Jerome 10 railroad me 10 an asylum
They want TO declare me insane. Ii IS
all rot. They do not want me TO come
TO trial. whore I may be vindiCated:
where I may tell the court and a Jury
ali there Is 10 .ell.' ] asked If he
thought that this law firm would be
at the head OF such a conspiracy. and
he said Whites friends have got Del
afield. Black. OlCOJt & Co. 70 prevent
NE from showing 10 q jury and the
world the infamous conduct OF Stanford
White" His wife and mother came to
the door Of the cell. ! said / would
retire in their favor and see him again.
III YOU want TO talk 10 me a little
longer, 7 viii see SOU right away" he
said He kissed his mother and asked
her and his wife 70 go to another part
Of the building, and We resumed our
conversation. Previous 20 our CONVEX
sation, he told me about stanford White
and the women he had ruined He said:
stanford White has raped, drugged.
poisoned, and seduced a great number
OF young WOmen-innOCeuC women not
yet in ,he prime of life; women iuno-
cent in mind and body, and the whole
scheme Of the lawyers was TO keep this
away from the public; that conspiracy
existed in the district attorneys Oftice
10 keep the details OF this conduct from
becoming public" This, IA substance. Is
the first visit.
C.-YOu retired then?
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Second Visit Of Accused.
Proceed to the second visit.

C--BrOcCeQ 10 the second VISlt-
A.-On august q I went there with
DR.. Wagner. We went upstairs 10 a
room and said We wanted 10 see the de-
fencan1. some comment was made as
we went across the corridor Our con-
VersaUOr was general. Thaw came into
the room with 4 pastebOard box under
his arm with 2 large number of papers
in it, He haC the same peculiar stare OF
the eye Ee had that vacant stare and
treated as as II we were mere incidents
OF the situation He presented the same
nervous. agitated manner as on the pre-
NiOus occasion. he watched Dr. Wag-
ner and then me / would walk behind
him and he would get into a position
where ne could face me again without
losing sight of DR.. Wagner. Noticing
this, i purposely went from one side OF
the room 10 the other. He would turn
wherever 4 went. i asked him how
he was feeling. He said he was very
well-an right. / asked how ne slept
VERY well, ne answered. He said that
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NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-With informa-
tiOn in his possession tending to show
that high officials of the New York
Central railroad are criminalIy respon-
sible for the wreck on the Harlem di-
vision of the road at 2O5th street. in the
Bronx Assistant District Attorney
Smith. before the inquest began today
announced that several startling arrests
would probably be made
He made this declaration after an In
vestigation which revealed that gross
carelessness on the part OF the roads
officials alone was responsible for the
frightful crash in which twenty-five per-
sons lost their lives and l46 were in
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THE WEATHER REPORT.
TEMPERATURE

DUW y IUW N
(Registered AnleclS's Standard Thermomete
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SUN TABLE.
TIDE TABLE.

Sun sets today
Sun rises tomorrow
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jured. The investigation by the assis-
tant district attorney was one OF three
/ Independent inquiries
Thinks Coaches Were Too Light.
The first OF these was made by Coro-
ner Schwannecke. 1t is his belief that
the coaches OF the train were too light
10 Withstand the strain of the terrific
speed at which they were going. The
/ second investigation. by officials of the
: New York Central road. revealed abso-
lutely nothing.
william Smiths theory as 70 the
{ cause Of the wreck differs from that of
the coroner. He believes the electric
motor cars were too heavy for The road
bed. and consequently that they broke
the rails when they attained a high rate
Of speed
Despite the difference OF opinion he
tween the coroner and the assistant dis
trlct attorney as to the cause Of the
| wreck. they are. both agreed on ons
point that the officials of the road. and
not the mOtcrman of the train. are 10
blame for the wreck.
Motorman Released on Recognizancs.
SO strong was their opinion in this
direction That Motorman +. Z. Rogers.
who was arrested after the crash va :
released on his own recognizance yes
terday.
Coroner Schwanuecle said today that
from what he learned OF the wreck the
train was going at the rate OF seventy
mlies an hour when the crash came
this. wv -''-''
The rolling stock was too heavy for
the road, said Assistant District Attor-
ney smith. We shall try to prove that
the weight OF the motor was TOO great
for the rails ana spikes under II W.
nave found that one entire rail was
ripped off and that the spikes that held
II were eat of as though by a knife.
Will Prosecute Those Responsible.
This would mean that a tremendous
weight was thrown against that rail a
weight too great for the spikes to resist.
They gave away, and the cars behind
shot ahead at tangent. The rim OF
one Of the wheels Of a passenger coach
is torn of, but this was only n result OF
the Smash-up. This broken rim had
nothing 70 do with the accident.
Il am told by the railroad men that
the weight OF the new motor Is canal
10 the combined weight Of q regulation
locomotive and tender The motors are
so short and compact that this great
weight Is cor densed into little space on
the tracks. and so GXerUs an enormous
strain on the rails and spikes, especially
when going around a curve.
If our theory Is correct we shall try
20 find out who Is responsible for me-
mittlng these ponderOus motors TO run
over tracks constructed for lighter
trains and viii prosecute them"
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De ARMOND
AFTER PLACE
Of WILLIAMS
Announces Candidacy
for Leadership of
Democrats in
House.

David AlbauGh De Almond. OF Mis-
souri,, Is an avowed candidate today for
the minority leadership in the next Con-
gress, to take the place of John Sharp
Williams, OF Mississippi, who now leads
the Democrats on the floor of the House
conference Of Democrats who are
dissatisfied with the leadership Of Mr.
Williams was held yesterday. and at
this conference Mr.. De Almond accepted
their invitation to be a candidate for
The leadership and volunteered the fur
ther statement that he is in the race
10 the finish.
An unusual feature Of the situation
IS that Champ Clark. Who refused some
time ago L. be a candidate for the
place against Mr.. Williams, will vote
for De Almond. as both Of them hail
from the same State.
Democrats VINO are active in support
ing Mr.. De Almond declared today that
they are confident Of winning the fight
One Of them said:
No Petty Motives"
'"The time has passed when this oppo-
sition 70 Mr.. Williams can be cried
down by the talk OF personal animos-
ity' and petty motives We are con-
Quoting this campaign on national
grounds. We contend that Mr.. Will
Jams has not made good as a party
leader and that It is highly essential for
the Democratic party To make q credit
able showing in the next Congress. so
as 10 impress the country with the fact
that we are a party with work to do.
The published statement this morn
ing that the opposition TO Mr.. williams
is being led by Mr.. Shaci6leford and AIr
Lamar is absolutely untrue Mr. Shack
leford has taken no part in the move
rnent, and Mr.. Lamar was hot even at
the conference.
Election a Certainty"
In the matter OF strength we can
muster. and have mustered, we will
have all the votes OF Western Demo
Gratis and enough from the South to
make De Almonds election a certainty.
Even Mr.. Williams friends are begin
ming to realize that the opposition to
him Is a serious matter We are In this
fight to stay. De Almond is in it to stay.
and we are all in Il 20 win. 1 think
there is hardly any doubt that we Will
win, and have a new leaderV
Representative Bowers of Mississippi.
one OF. Mr.. Williams stanchest SIM
porters. said today:
Well. this viii line the fight up on
definite lines. Mr.. Williams friends
have no fear of his being beaten
Mr.. De Almond has been IN Congress
FiNteen years, and in that time has es-
tablished a reputation as a parliament
tartan and debater.
IN discussing his candidacy tadav. Mr.
De Almond said:
Il am candidate. and am in the race
10 stay. l am not the candidate of aDv
faction or disgruntled ones"
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this defendant was insane WREN YOU
made the first three visits" saId Dis
trict Attorney Jerome. so long a time
has elapsed since the statements were
made by the defendant I feel that IN
less the witness has some official mem
oranda Of the conversations he should
not be allowed 10 relate them. I feel
that DR.. Evans intends to testify to the
conversations from his recollection OF
what occurred"
Question by DeImas.
Q.-I VIII ask you II you personally
took memoranda Of the Conversations
with Thaw2
A.-Nes-
Q.-Now kindly state what was done
win regard 20 keeping that memo
randa2
Jerome. s objection was withdrawn.
In answer To AIr. Deimas' question 20
Dr. Evans.
7 recOllect taking notes. but they
were OF a ueager character. I remem-
Der taking them home and putting them
on the bed My stenOgrapher said he
could not find them when they were
looked for later. I took notes the third
lme l visited ThaW. / was accom-
panied by DR. Christopher Beilinz I
told him 20 take IN detail what Mr.
IIaW would say and what I might say
SIR ThaW dismissed the counsel and
t1at ended the note taking. ! depended
thereafter altogether on my memory.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-12
Biz PICNIC
At PUNAHOU
Central Union Gives
Pleasure to Over Two
Thousand.

The largest and best Sunday School
picnic which has ever been held in this
| city, took place yesterday at the Puma
| hou College grounds under the auspices
| of the Central Union church. There
| were 100 admission tickets given out
| and over 1900 of these were taken up
at the gate and many more than this
| number came in. 1t is safe to say that
| during the day there were over 1000
people in attendance.
Every amusement that the children
could desire was furnished for them and
the older folks enjoyed themselves no
less than the younger ones. Swings
had been put up, baseball was played,
races were run and there were good
things to eat and drink for everyone
Miss Gilman, as the chairman of the
picnic committee was in general charge
of the affairs during the day, with Miss
Yarrow, the superintendent of the Sun
day School, as her right bower. Every
thing went off smoothly and there were
no unpleasant features of any kind dur
ing the entire day.
Some idea of the work which was
done by the members of the church who
had the labor of love in hand can be
obtained from the amount of eatables
which were consumed by the children
&c
were used. Three thousand rolls and
5000 sandwiches formed the staples of
diet, while $50 large cakes, 1900 cookies
and five barrels of lemonade were also
dispensed to the hungry little ones.
Tt was very pretty sight to see the
children playing together and wherever
they were, there was always some older
person close by to settle any little dis
putes which might come up in regard
to their play. The children from Pa
lama and Kakaako were present in
large numbers, Mr.. and Mrs. Rath of
the Palama Settlement bringing $50 of
their little wards to spend the day,
while Mr.. and Mrs. Rider from Ka-
kaako brought 125. The joy of being
able to get hold of a whole bottle of
soda water and drink it just as fast as
they wished, was great treat to the
youngsters.
Among those who assisted Miss Gil
man in her work were: Miss Hopper,
Mrs. Theo. Richards, Mrs. j. A. Nc
Candless, Paul Super, Miss May Patty,
Miss Cross, ?. C. Jones, DR.. Whitney.
Mrs. Andrew Brown, Prof. Alexander, !
Mrs. Patty, Mr.. and Mrs. Rath and Mr..
and Mrs. Rider.
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METHODISTS ENJOY
HOLIDAY PICNIC

The picnic of the Methodist church
was held yesterday at the county bath
ing beach and the day was said by all
to be great success. There were at
least 100 children and their parents in
attendance and there were refreshments
in plenty for all. John Martin was
present and acted as the referee in
the races which We're given. The most
interesting of these was between Mrs
Wadman and Mrs. Stoddard and was
pronounced tie. Mrs. Petrie won. the
throwing the ball contest. r. H. Trent
was present with two automobiles and
gave the children rides around the Ka-
piolani Park to their great delight
Bathing was also INDUCED in by many
of those present.
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From the storeroom where the cloth
ing and other orphan supplies were
kept there has now developed a fairly
good store with several small branches
or agencies. In these both our own
products and goods from Europe and
America are sold. Just now we have
ten bales of cotton sheeting on the way
from New York. In the work connect
ed with these stores our orphans get
employment and valuable experience.
I'VE have received $4,000 towards a
farm. This is about a third of what
we need when buildings, stock and i'm
plements are added. An Armenian
graduate of the Mass. Agricultural Col
lege can manage this work, with the
thirty boys who have been in training
for two years on hired land. One of
our boys has secured a diploma from
the Sericultural School at Brousa, and
takes charge of our silk raising inter-
ests. In this agricultural center there
is a fine opening for an Agricultural
School affiliated with Euphrates Col
Iege, where scientific methods may be
taught in connection with the use Of
American implements.
cltudleQ dS E1dTpOOI Is Within a 81 eat
oxbow of the Euphrates, about equi-
distant from the Mediterranean, the
Black Sea and Lake Van it is a fitting
place for our present plant to develop
into an Industrial Institution similar
to Hampton and Tuskeegee 1t is far
better to train these boys and girls to
be a blessing to this country, than to
let them drift as some have done with
the strong tide of emigration to Amer
lea.
Will you not help us to make this
great benefit possible? Those who
would like to inquire about US are re-
ferred to DIR. VIM. H. Ward. editor of
New York Independent, to DR.. Josiah
Strong, president of the league for So
cial Service: United Charities Building,
New York City; to any of the officers
of the American Board, II Beacon
street, Boston, and to the American
Consul here, Capt Evan E. Young
Remittances may be sent to Messrs.
Brown Bros. &. Co, 90 Wall street, New
York City, marked ''for Harpoot," Cor
to the treasurer of the W. B. NJ. P. l.,
Honolulu.
(signed) GEORGE P. KNAPP"
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PORTUGUESE SUNDAY
SCHOOL PICNIC

There were over $50 people from Ho-
nolulu at the picnic of the Portuguese
Society held yesterday at the Dilling-
Peninsula. This delegation was entire
ly from Honolulu, but was increased
materially by the Portuguese Sunday
schools from Pearl City and Waipahu.
Acting Superintendent Vierra was in
charge and saw that every want was
supplied The party returned to Ho-
nolulu on the AIS train
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NEW USE FOR FENDER.

A new use for a car fender was dis
covered in Philadelphia, one day last
week, when Rapid Transit employee
evidently off duty, ran to a car, and
placing a collapsible go-cart on the fen.
der, took his place as a passenger on
the front platform. The incident was
witnessed by crowd, who thought
there was some mistake until the smil.
ing countenance OF the doubtless happy
young father made it clear that he
knew exactly what he was doing and
meant it.
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Oh }IjTIlV c1J}it
At PEARL HARBOR

There were over 200 people on the
special train which left yesterday morn
ing for the picnic of the Christian
church at Pearl Harbor. Rev. G. d.
Edwards was in charge of his flock and
saw that all enjoyed themselves. The
pavilion was taken possession of, and
between boating, roller skating, base
ball and handball, there was something
going on all day. The train which
brought the picnickers back arrived
shortly after 5 o'clock, and a happier
or more sunburnt crowd of people
would have been hard to find
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-12
ARMENIAN MISSIONS
AIDED BY LOCAL MONEY

Editor Advertiser: Some of the
benevolent ladies of Honolulu and of
Kauai have for a number of years been
wont to send an annual contribution
to Christian workers in Armenia, in
aid of their enterprise to support and
educate children made orphans by
dreadful massacres in that land. L feel
sure they and others will be interest
ed in this letter, recently received from
Rev. G. P. Knapp of Harpoot. If you
can give it a place in your valua BILE
paper I shall feel indebted to you for
the favor. MRS. L. B. COAN.
1.-THE sad events of eleven years ago
cast upon the American missionaries
at Harpoot the care of some fourteen
hundred pitiable orphans OF the four
hundred who still remain a fourth are
engaged in the industries that have
been started, and the rest attend school
Forty of the latter are in Euphrates
College. Our first orphan boy grad
uated from the college last June, and
is now at the head of the High School
in a large village. Another young man
is preparing to be a preacher. Twenty
five boys and girls are helping them
selves, some by teaching in the villages
this winter.
From the very start the training of
the hand was part of the orphans
education. Household duties were for
all. Then some boys learned tailoring,
shoemakfng, carpentering and sundry
other trades. All girls did their own
work. and some learned to weave ging-
ham and to make thread lace Through
a gift of $500 from the late G. C.
Williams, president of the Chemical
National Bank, New York, we were
able to start making Oriental rugs.
This work has developed until now
we have twenty looms, and our rugs
are getting favorable recognition in
America. Out of gratitude to their
many benefactors in America to whom
they could not express their thanks
individually, the girls made a large
double-faced silk flag rug for the
American government. This now hangs
in the diplomatic anteroom of the de-
partment of State at Washington. It
is described on page Asa of the Youths
Companion for Sept. 81, 1906.
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and refusing to pick it up when asked
to do so by constable.
Sir David Evans You know as
well as possible the danger of throwing
down orange peel or banana skin. | will
not fine you this time. ! will RELY on
your good sense that you will not do
such thing again. You are dis
missed
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Fraternal Meetings


THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL
meeting of Hawaiian Lodge No. Il, +.
r. A M, at it's hall, Masonic Temple,
corner of Hotel and Alakea streets
THIS wednesday, EVENING, June
II, 1907, at 1880 o'clock.
WORK IN FIRST, DEGREE.
Members of Pacific and Oceanic
Lodges and all sojourning brethren are
invited to attend.
By order of the W. NJ.
K. r. G. WALLACE,
Secretary.
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LoNDoN's BANANA PEEL LAW.

The first case under the new banana
bylaw of the London county council
came up recently, when Rose Day, a
well dressed girl, was summoned for
throwing banana skin onto the street,