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The Washington times., 1907-03-31

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Q yesterday afternoon
forth the plans of the
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Dr. NJ. J. Holmes, War
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sury Department. ire s.
on TO the officers the fol-
ected as temporary direc-
w. Hall. Civil Service
T. +. GOucheuOur, Depart
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
ROUGH RIDER FRANTZ
WANTS TO BE GOVERNOR

GUTHRIE, Okla, March 30-An-
nouncement was made this afternoon by
Governor Frantz, who was a rough
rider. that he IS a candidate for the
Republican nomination as the first gov
eEnor OF the new STATE.
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
Burial of John Cronin.

The funeral of John Cronin, who died
al Alexandria Hospital. after undergoing
an operation for appendicitis was held
from st. Mary's Church at 10 O'Clock
this morning. The funeral services were
conducted by the Rev. Father Kelly.
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
Confederate Vets to Meet.

Lee Camp of Confederate Veterans
will hold a meeting at their hall, in
Prince street, next Monday evening.
when the annual election of officers will
be held
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
Choice Potatoes. 1sc Pk.:

, lbs Figs. I5e; lbs Fig Bars. Tic; Split
Peas. &c H., Peanut Butter, Joe Jar; NUS
tard l0c at. jar, ] box Herring. lie Pyles'
New Method Stores. 4l2 9Th Sc. sl4 nth
Sc, Sd and Md. ave. ne, 4th and II ne,
"a II NV, 1888 = NV, 6 Harrison, Ana.
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
Collection Of Old Violins.

Mr. Bachmann Is the owner Of one Of
the oldest yiolins in America. II is
claimed thai the Amati IS about 800 yeas'E
old II has been in this country over SO
years.
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
School Of Decorative, Industrial, Fine

Arts, I425 New York Ave. Design
ing, Drawing and Painting, Arts
ard Crafts Begin nov. Three months
instruction now prepares for second term
next wear. Evening class in illustration.
Life models, practical designing. De-
signs sold. Glasses in china painting,
leather craft needle craft, wood carving
and weaving.
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
Harvey's Restaurant.

Is using daily from exclusive sources
Prime Plant Oysters. Old MUsty and
Cream Ale on draught. Merchants noon
lunch specially. con7oisseurs are invited.
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
Sewing Machines.

II YOU want TO rent. buy. or have your
old machine made good as new, drop
postal We can save you money. All
prices from s. up. J. P. Robertson. 1910
1th ST. NV.
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
How to Avoid Typhoid.

Park Hotel Winter Garden. Rathskeller,
-. Y. ave. and I1th st. r. Endres, Prop.
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
Get Ready.

Spring IS corning; the Chicago Jewel
Gas Range viii make kitchen work easy.
Many STYLES. Car load Just in for Q. A.
Muddiman & Co, 18th and 9 SITS.
The Washington times., 1907-03-31

Cleanse system and complexion. keep
swell in springtime. Take RED DRAG
ON SETTER every mOrning-l0c.
The Washington times., 1907-03-31

Krouse's for Quality Developing, IOc
per roll. Velox printing. 7s7 9Th st. nv.
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
Coal CoaIl Coall

Best coal and wood. Lowest prices. R. J.
& n. c. Grace, 4tn & T ne. Phone z. 233-
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra at

50s 18th NV. J. II. Kuehling
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
Lightning Rods,

Canopy top surrey for sale. Gould's.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-17
EXAMINE OIL COMPANY BOOKS
Bailey Investigators Inspect Waters
Pierce Concerns Transactions.
Auditor of Oil Company Declares
transactions show Nothing but
Personal Dealings.

Austin. Tex. Feb. 16.-The Waters
Pierce Oil Company's books were before
the Bailey investigation committee Al all
Of to-day's session. A. J. Hutchinson.
auditor of the oil company. explained
about the auditing and vouchers and 9th
er papers that have figured in the Bailey
controversy, and swore that there was
none Of them that showed any connection
between Mr.. Bailey and the company:
that they all showed personal transac-
tons between Mr.. Bailey and II. Clay
Pierce.
Mr.. Hutchinson showed where numer-
Gus changes had been made in the vouch-
ers and papers from their original form,
and some Of these he could not explain
He could not understand why bills re
ceivable.' as some of the Bailey papers
were shown to De, should have been
charged 10 profit and loss. and could not
understand how they were left in this
status after they had been paid for Mr.
Bailey by David r. Francis.
Mr.. Hutchinson swore that MIR. Gruet
had personal possession Of these papers
for a long time in his private Office.
which was not connected with the Wat
ers-PIerce business affairs.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-17
DONNA OPPOSES THE CAR.
LieberaIs Get TwO-thirds of Seats i'm
New Election.

London Feb. 1.-THE results Of the
Russian election TO hand show that the
opposition is assured OF about two-thirds
Of the seats in the new Donna The
Constitutional Democrats. party which
advocates 10 the fun the principle Of re-
sponsible government, will thus control
/ the new assembly. Prof Kovaljsky will
probably be chosen president of the
Douma. and Prince Paul Dolgomkof vice
president. The Socialists have met with
/ scant success. and have lost seats to the
! opposition by running their own candi-
dates in various constituencies such as
Kazan. Keiff. Kisheneff. and Wilma.
The strength of the hold upon the ma
ticn enjoyed by the Constitutional Demo
Gratis, the ST. Petersburg correspondent
of the Times points out. is now beyond
dispute. but the question remains, VIII
they justify the confidence reposed in
them? Their organs to-day unanimously
proclaim the impossibility that the next
Donna will work with the present min
istry. The correspondent evidently fears
that they will repeat the mistake of
yielding TO the passion of resentment. as
they did in issuing the Viborg mani
festo."
10 On the other hand, it must be hoped
that the Russian executive will show tact
on its part in not expecting the repre-
sentatives when they meet merely to in
dorse and register the min sterial policy
II cannot in truth be said that the out
look for successful outcome of the new
Douma is very cheerful
There Is a sinister significance in the
opening sentences Of a St Petersburg let
ter in tO-day's Globe. 1t SAYS.
Every preparation is being made for
the meeting of the second Douma in a
fortnight Last Tuesday POdglirski. the
newly appointed executioner, arrived here
from Moscow This Podgurski himself
was sentenced to death for several muir
ders, but was pardOned on condition that
he accept the Office Of public eXecutioner.
He has already executed several persons
at Moscow"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-17
SULLIVAN MAY CHANCE IT.
Likely to Upset Programme and Ran
for Office Of Mayor.

Chicago. Feb. 16.-Roger Sullivan.
Democratic national committeeman
from Illinois. whom Bryan ordered out
Of The party, came out Of the East to-
day and upset the calculations of aspir-
ants for the Democratic nomination for
mayor Of Chicago. He may be a candi-
date himself He wants neither Dunno
nor Harrison TO fill the chair
The delegates from Sullivan's wards
hold the balance of power in the city
convention, so the national committee
man commands attention when he talks.
There is practically no doubt that the
Republicans viii nominate Postmaster
Fred Busse II Sullivan enters as a
candidate the practical heads OF the
two great party organizations in Cook
County will be pitted against each other
In the open arena.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-17
LYING INFANT IN MORGUE
Spark of Vitality Discovered Too
Late to Save Child.
One of Twins Taken TO Dead House
in Mucnroni Box l. Almost
Buried Alive,

New York. Feb 16-The body of the IN
named boy baby of Mr. and MIS-. Liberatu
Anlbrosio. of 800 East 115th street. was
taken to-day TO potter's field from the
Harlem Hospital after a most remarkable
struggle for life, and after having been
pronounced dead three hours after he had
entered the world. This baby lay in the
morgue of the hospital beside the body
of dead girl twin sixteen hours, and
would probably have been buried alive but
for the discovery of breath in its body by
the attendant who came to remove the
pair from the death house.
The doctors at the hospital vino sought
10 save the chnd's life and to fan into
flame the feeble chickering's of existence
after the fortunate discovery declare that.
had the rescue been a few hours earlier,
the child would have won its hard fight
against the grave.
About s O'Clock Thursday night Am
brosio appeared at the morgue carrying
a macaroni box. He handed Night Keep
er Foster a certificate signed by Dr. G.
Legiardi-I.aura. of Az East 10th street,
setting forth that twins born TO Mrs.
Concetta Ambrosio that afternoon had
died of hamilton. The man with the
macaroni box was the father.
Foster looked in the box and saw an
infant girl and boy. The little bodies.
he said to-day, appeared TO be blue from
the cold. The father told him that the
children had been dead from birth. The
morgue man put the box on a shelf. the
temperature being as cold as il was IN
the mortuary cabinet
Philip Russo, deck hand on a boat
which carries the dead from the citys
morgues to the potter's field, reached
the Harlem death house on his rounds
yesterday noon. he picked up the maca-
roni box, and was starting off toward the
boat landing. when wall came from I'M
der the lid. Russo dropped the box and
the lid came off In the body Of the male
child he saw a fiutter of life, and without
stopping To explain his hurry to any
body. started for the Harlem Hospital. a
block away.
Dr. Berliner, OF the hospital star. saw
at q glance that the girl twin was dead.
The boy, he said, stood q chance of liv-
inv, and with the assistance of q couple
OF internes began to noUrish and warm it's
body. Two hours after the treatment had
been begun Berliner thought he would
surely save the child, but death pre-
vailed
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-17
FEST GUILTY OF MURDER.
Memphis Jury Finds Physician
Killed Rich Widow.

Memphis, Feb. 16.-Following one Of the
most stubbornly contested legal battles
ever fought, in Tennessee courts. the Jury
trying Dr. J. Herman Feist, of Nashville,
for the murder OF Mrs. Rose Mangrum.
has brought in a verdict Of murder in the
first degree.
Mrs. Mangrum was a widow in good
circumstances. and DR.. Feist. as her at
tending physician, came TO know many
of the details of her private affairs
Although having a large practice. the
doctor who was a high roller" was con
tinually IN need Of funds On December
10, 1906, Mrs. Mangrum disappeared A
few days prior she had drawn $4,000 from
a Nashville bank and had announced her
intention Of going to Chicago for a visit
On the evening of December 70 she left
her boarding place 10 take a trolley car
TO the railway station, and was never
atterwdTd seen alive.
Her body subsequently was found In the
river 959 miles below this city.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-17
SEVEN KILLED AT SEA
Members Of Valdivia'S Crew
Meet Instant Death.
BOILER OF ENGINE EXPLoDEs
Chief officer and Two Others on the
amburg-American Liner Seriously
Injured-VesseI, Badly Damaged,
Makes Port Under "r Own Steam.
General M"chine' Affected.

New York. Feb. 16-Seven men were
killed and three other persons were in
jured by an explosion which occurred on
the German steamship Valdivia, from
West Indian ports at sea last Wednes-
day
The donkey engine boiler exploded
throwing the steamships funnel over and
ripping open the upper deck. Seven were
killed instantly. The dead are:
}. sTEINHAGEN fourth engineer, Hob,ken, y. J.
A, SELDOM col0red, fireman.
". HANNA. coal passer.
J. SALENSKI. coal passer
J.. DiTHO. seaman.
". DIETRICH. seaman.
WILLIAM SIAONS, c0loTcd. steward
of the persons injured by the explosion
one, Karl Gruener. fireman. is In a crit
ical condition. He was removed to hos
pital as soon as the steamship reached
her dock. The other injured were given
medical attention, 'and were permitted to
remain on board
Chief officer Hurt.
The chief officer. who was on duty on
the bridge. was buried In the debris which
fell about him. He said that when the
explosion occurred everything appeared TO
fall over the bridge on the fore deck. and
the upper structure about the smokestack
and the decks was torn open All OF the
tfeboats were damaged. one so smashed
that 1t was thrown overheard.
The smokcstack fell down to the deck.
but was secured. All of the inner struc-
lures abaft Of the bridge were completely
torn out When the explosion occurred
the steamer stopped and everybody
rushed TO the rescue OF the injured The
dead were so mangled that il was with
difficulty that the bodies We're found
After some delay in clearing the wreck
age the funnel was fastened 10 derricks
attached TO the mainmast and the life
boats were placed in the checks for re.
pairs. The dead were buried at sea.
Comes In Under own Steam.
The vessel came in under her own
steam, as the general machinery was
not affected. except that the loss of the
smokestack interfered with the draugnt
The escaping steam from the burst
boiler envelopeG the steamer. creating a
scene Of great confusion. Among the In
jured is the first officer.
The Valdivia is a passenger and freight
steamship belonging 70 the Hamburg
American Line, and plying in the Atlas
Line service to Haiti and other ports
i'm the West Indies.
Her schedule on this voyage included
ports i'm Santo Domingo and Haiti, her
calls being at Jeremie, which she left on
February 10, and Inagua, in the Ba-
Hamas. The vessel was in command Of
Capt. Kruger
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-17
BLACKMAIL SCHEME FAILS
Strikebreaker Farley Lays Complaint
Against Former Companion.
Charges Thomas J. Hardy with At
tempting to Obtain $4,000 from
Him by Threats.

New York, Feb 16.-On the complaint
of John +. Farley, a notorious strike
breaker. Thomas j. Hardy. one of Far
Iey's old companions, was arrested to-
day. charged with having tried To black
mail Farley for 5000. The police say
Hardy is the same man who tried 70
bIackmaH J. ogden Armour during the
Chicago beef-trust investigation in 1885
According to Farley. Hardy threatened
to sell an expose story" to the news
papers unless ne was paid the S5,000
After putting of the man, Farley turned
the case over 10 his attorney, Robert
Moore Moore detailed a clerk John NJ.
Tierny. TO open negotiations. Tierny went
TO Hardy and represented himself 10 be a
reporter named Thomas, of the Boston
Globe. and offered To take over the story,
put it in disable shape. and join Hardy
in an attempt To shake down Farley.
Tierny met Hardy at the New Knicker-
booker Club, and there, he says, the al
legged blaCkmailer dictated "a part Of his
expose. In the adjoining room were con-
cealed two detectives. The supposed re-
porter SAYS he told Hardy that he had
seen Farley, who would only give $500.
Tierny says Hardy agreed to take this
reduced price and split" it with the sup
posed accomplish.
The money was to be passed over to-
day, according to the police. and Hardy
met Tierny In a saloon. The two detec-
tives followed. Tierny had been pro-
vided with 5000 in bills. all marked for
identification. These Tierny passed oyer
To Hardy, representing it to be an in
stallment. The detectives followed Hardy
and then arrested him. When he was
searched at headquarters 1880 Of the
marked money was found. one 500 bill
had disappeared en- route.
Hardy denied that he had attempted TO
blackmaiI anEhodV
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-17
SUES FOR FALSE ARREST.
William 4. BOIden Begins Action for
$4,000 DAMAGES.

William a. Bolden. through his at
torney, James a. TOomey. yesterday be-
gan suit in the District Supreme Court
against James Kramer, Thomas Judd.
and Robert f. Doyle for the recovery Of
$4,000 damages.
Bolden alleges that January IS last ne
was arrested by the defendants without
cause OF reason. was taken to police sta
ton no s. where he was locked up
searched. and put through the sweating
process, all Of which, Bolden asserts
greatly injured his peace of mind and
Inundated him beyond words.
Clyde +. Bower yesterday began suit
against Mary j. Reardon for s. 600
damages. alleging libel on the part of the
defendant. and claiming that she sent to
him through the mails number of postal
cards containing derogatory and libelous
matter. Attorneys Albert Sillers and
Robert L. Miller appear for Bower.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-17
MEDIUM SEES THAW'S FUTURE.
SpirituaIi~t Declares Whites slayer
VIII Be Acquitted.

Milwaukee. Wis. Feb. 1G.-Prof-
Arthur Roberts. head Of the Spiritual
lists of Wisconsin. said after a trance
Friday night:
Harry Thaw viii never be FOUND
guilty of the murder of Stanford White.
although there viii be two or more
mistrials one of the woman principals
ia the case Will be murdered within
year by shooting, and the murderer
viii bc man who also is involved IN
the case.
stanford White barely escaped be
ing murdered when ne was twenty
years old ny a man whose first name
was William. and whose last name
began with r.. for the same reason
that led Harry Thaw to shoot him.
Stanford White also was involved in
scandal over a young girl III the late
SOS at either san Francisco or Los
Angeles. which nearly resulted IN a
murder White was something of a
medium"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-17
THAw JURORS WIFE BURIED.
Mrs. Bottoms Funeral Attended by
Husbands FcIIov-veniremen.

New York. Feb. 16.--The funeral
services of Mrs. Catherine II. Bolton
wife Of Joseph B. Bolton. Thaw juror
No. II, were held this afternoon at the
residence of her brother Thomas Boil
ton, 900th street and Marion avenue
The jurors attended in body, but
did not follow the hearse to WoOdlawn
Cemetery, where the interment took
place. All of the tags were removed
from the thirty floral pieces, and it was
rumored that preceding the services az
the house the Rev Mr.. A. 6. Derby
shire pastor of the West Farms Epis-
copal Church, received a communication
warning him to make no mention OF the
circumstances in connection with the
trial that led 20 Mrs. Bottoms death.
Capt. Ricketts,. who has had charge
Of the court police arrangements, was
also present.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-17
CHICAGO PURE-FOOD CENTER.
Laboratories VIII BE second Only TO
Those In Washington.


Chicago, Feb. 16.-ChicagO is to be
come the center of Federal activity for
the enforcement Of the Federal pure-food
law. Offices and Laboratories are to be
opened. and DR. Bigelow. who is now
directly under DR.. II. W. Wiley, in Wash
ington, is to have charge. with instruc-
tions to cooperate to the fullest extent
with the State authorities
This information was given out tonight
by A. II. Jones. State food commissioner.
who returned from Washington. where
he was in conference with Dr.. Wiley.
A force of five or six men VIII be
transferred from Washington at first, but
this viii be largely augmented in a few
months with the intention 10 have the
laboratory facilities second only to those
in Washington.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-17
BIRTH AND TWO DEATHS at SEA
Graf WaIdersee Has EventfuI and
stormy Voyage Across Ocean.


New York. Feb 1.-THE Graf Valdez
see, of the Hamburg american Line,
reached port to-day. after voyage full
of trouble. She encountered gales which
repeatedly sent tons Of sea water aboard,
making it necessary to keep the steerage
passengers locked below for more than
forty-eight hours. There were also birth
and two deaths on the trip across.
The liner ran into a southwest gale on
February y. and at 10 a. m. tremendous
wave broke over the decks and the mzzen
topmast was carried away. The next day
the weather improved, but the seas ran
high.
In the steerage on the 10th a little son
was born TO Martha Meirs and was chris
tened Rheinhold. The Meirs family comes
from Russia.
ON February William Behrens, a cabin
boy. was stricken by a mysterious malady
that rendered him blind. He died Feb
ruary 6. An autopsy showed death was
due TO tuberculosis Of the brain
Joseph Bella, a Hungarian, twenty-nine
years old. died Of consumption on the 18th
Both Bella and the boy were buried at sea
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-17
ATTEMPTS TO BREAK WILL.
Charges Mrs. Hooker
Was OF UnsOund Mind

Hartford. Conn, Feb. 16.-Alleging that
Isabella Beecher Hooker. the noted
woman suffrage champion and sister Of
Harriet Beecher Stowe, was Influenced
by messages from the spirit world and
was of unsound mind Mrs. Catherine
Burton Powers, of Whitman, Mass. at
tempted to break the will Of Mrs. Hooker
at hearing before Judge Marvin in the
Probate Court this afternoon
The estate is valued at $1,000 and Mrs.
Powers, who Is a granddaughter of the
testatrix, was bequeathed sl,O00, the bulk
OF the property going to the Hooker
family
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-17
Takes Ring, Leaves substitute

The theft of a diamond ring valued at
ment yesterday afternoon by repre-
sentative of the jewelry establishment
of Castelberg's & Co, of 935 Pennsyl-
vania avenue He stated that the ring
had been taken from tray in one of
the show cases some time on Thursday
or Friday. and that a substitute worth
about one-ffth as much had been put
in its place.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-17
500 LINE GETS CONTRACT.
Great Northern Railway LOses West
crH Mail Carrying business.

The Postmaster General has just closed
"a contract with the 500 Line 10 transport
the mails between ST Paul and Winni-
peg Manitoba For years this service
has been performed by the. Great North
ern Railroad Company. The 500 Line,
as IN the case Of The recent contest be
tween the Burlington and the Rock Island
systems for the business OF carrying the
tTanscontiuental mail westward from
Chicago. went after the mail business be
tween St Paul and Winnipeg. and Of
fered terms that justified the Postmaster
General in awarding it a contract
The 500 has direct connection with the
Canadian Pacific az Winnipeg. whereas
the Great Northern has go such connec-
tons Trains OF the Canadian Pacific
wait for those of the 500 at Winnipeg.
but, having no like arrangements with
the Great Northern there have been con-
sequent delays in the handling OF AmeTi-
can mail destined for Canadian points be
yOnd Winnipeg
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-17
OVATION GIVEN MANSFIELD.
Actor Forced To Make Curtnin
Speech After Ten Minutes Call.

Richard Mansfield who has been play
ing Ibsen's Peer Gyut" all the week
al the New National Theater. changed his
bin last night and produced "a play in
which. of olden time. he made one of his
biggest successes. Beau Brummel
The announcement Of the revival of
this favorite Of the Mansfield repertoire
was sufficient to draw out a capacity au-
dience and Mr. Mansfield received at the
end OF the third act one of the greatest
ovatious in the long history OF his APP
pearances in Washington.
The applause was so spontaneous and
long continued that Mr.. Mansfield was
forced to make a curtain speech. It was
evident that ne was deeply moved by
the enthusiasm OF his audience, whose
cheers continued more than ten minutes.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-17
MAYFLOWER AT HAVANA.
Assistant Secretary of Navy and
Party Arrive in Cuba.

Havana. Feb. 16.-The Mayflower, with
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy New
berry and party aboard. arrived here to-
day The Assistant Secretary, who is
making an inspection Of navy yards and
stations on the Southern and Gulf coasts
and in Cuba, IS accompa MED by MS
Newberry. Mrs. Victor Metcalf, wife Of
the Secretary of the Navy; Chief Naval
Constructor Washington Lee Caps. and
Capt c. r. Vreeland. l.. S. n. The May
flower left Pensacola for Havana via
Key West on Thursday.
Frank Steinhart, the United States con-
sui general here, sailed for New York
to-day on the MORO Castle.