Semi-weekly herald., 1907-11-11
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

| ELCShNf' NEWS.
Washington. Nov. S.--'rhe following
letter dated at the White house No
vember 8. has just been made public:
| To the Attorney General of the United
States and Secretary of the IN
| terror:
| Gentlemen; My attention has just
| been called to the murder of Secret
Service Agent Joseph A. walker at
of his duties as an officer of the gov
ernment. trust that you will exert
| every effort at your command to in.
yestigate and prosecute those guilty
Of the crime and that your office will
also push the Investigation and punish
those guilty of land frauds in Colo
RADIO Signed.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
President.
Chicago Nov. S.-Five thousand
| marriages OF Chicago couples which
| have Leen performed in Hammond.
| Ind within the last five years are
declared illegal in an opinion by At
torney Lowden o. Bomberger to Err
nest l.. Shortridge. clerk OF the cir
cult court and superior courts. He
| holds that licenses issued by the SUI
! perior court Of Lake county, located
| at Hammond, were issued without le-
| gal authority. II he is right 5000
couples couples who sought the aid
| of kind laws of Indiana the last FIVE
| years have been living together with.
out legal sanction. Transfers Of prop
| erty, inheritances and variety of
matters depending upon the marriage
| of contracting parties will be east I'M
der cloud which will remain until
| the higher courts are able to decide
the technical point which was raised
In the opinion.
New York. Nov. s.--New York so
cial leaders gathered In force at the
Waldorf-Astoria hotel this afternoon,
wheer bazaar of nations was inaugu-
rated for the benefit of the New York
Home for Destitute Crippled Children.
The various booth are presided over
by women whose names are written
| large on the rolls of the 40" A novel
| feature is a vaudeville performance.
| under the management of Mrs. A. l..
Erlanger. for which all the well known
actresses and theatrical beauties in
town offered their services.
Great rivalry promises to develop in
| the sale OF two dolls, one made by
Mrs. Felix Isman, wife OF the Phila-
delphia millionaire, and the other by
Mrs. Erlanger. Mrs. Isman declares
that her doll shall not bring less than
$1,000, and Mrs. Erlanger is deter
mined that her handlwork shall bring
MS much as Mrs. Ismans so therei
The home for destitute crippled chill
dren is the only institution of its kind
in the city or country, and is unique
in that it makes a specially OF taking
up the cases of apparently incurable
| cripples. who would be rejected by
any other institution. The hospital
has no endowment fund and no state
nor city aid, and depends entirely for
| It's support upon voluntary contribu
tions and benefit bazaars and perform
| ances.
Washington. Nov S.-P-esldent
| Roosevelt has indicated to members
| of the committee on paper OF the
| American Newspaper Publishers as.
| sociation that he Will recommend To
congress the abolition OF tarlff on
| press paper; also that he will make
a Recommendation to the department
Of justice that to take immediate steps
to ascertain whether the antitrust
laws are being disobeyei by the man
ufacturers of paper.
New York, Nov S.--With ten mil
lion gold in her strong box and new
transatlantic record written In her log
book. the Cunard turblner Lusitanla
passed Sandy Hook iigbtship at 1:40
O'Clock a. III.
In one grand performance the great
vessel broke her own worlds record
] and brought relief TO the money mar.
ket here.
Denver. Nov. S.-"Deposits made in
actual cash or coin money may be
withdrawn in like kind II so desired at
any time in whole or in part"
The above notice has been posted In
and about the United States National
bank. Other banking institutions In