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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-07
FIGHT ON WHITE PLAGUE.
joint Effort Being Made 30 Raise
Necessary Funds.

The Committee on Prevention Of Con-
sumption. whose office and dispensaTy Is
now located at 923 Fl street northwest. is
now making preparations to send out. in
connection with the Committee on I'M
provement OF Housing Conditions, fur
Their appeal for money. The high death
rate from tuberculosis, the economic loss
to the community 70 be found In each
case Of the disease, the danger 10 health
and lives traceable to bad housing con
ditions. insautary dwellings, and alley
slums, the absolute necessity for guard
ing against the worst kind Of tenement
conditions by securing the passage OF
adequate tenement house laws. the I'M
.portance Of providing fer the erection Of
sanitary houses TO be procured at low
rentals which shall replace the miserable
shacks now being removed, all point 10
the Importance and necessity OF the public
furnishing the funds which shall con-
tinue the work Of these two committees.
Consumption alone costs this city prob
ably $500 a day; 100000 a year, the
city's stun areas afford rapid transit to
the hospitals, jail, workhouse, and asyv
lum. To meet, so far as two groups Of
citizens may, such conditions as underlie
these facts an appeal has been sent ont
for s5.10o-S3, $50 for the prevention OF con-
sumption, and S,720 for the improvement
of housing conditions.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-07
WHALE IN SOUTHERN HARBOR
Monster, SIS Feet Long, Gets Lost in
Shallow Waters.
Unable to Find Deep Channel by
Which II Eltered-No Whale
catching Facilities.

Charleston. C.. April IA monster
whale. eighty-ive feet long. is splashing
the waters of the lower harbor endeavor-
ing again to find the channel and make
its way out of the jettles The whale was
reported to-day by incoming pilots to
have been splashing the water about the
no~th jetty considerably out OF the thirty
foot channel which runs midway between
the jetties on a direct line between the
Charleston lightship and the beacon Of
Fort Sumter.
The whale was of the harbor for sew
eral days, having been also previously OF
Port Royal and Georgetown During the
early hours Of morning a pilot on duty
sighted the whale and took il for the bot
tom OF the huh OF a vessel and so report
ed 10 the other pilots. An investigation
developed that It was a whale, and not
the supposed derelect The huge mammal
passed the pilot boat. entering the har-
Dor. and once within the jetties the
whale lost its bearings, and all day It has
played within the haroor, moving in an
oval route, but staying staTbOard.
Up to a late hour this afternoon the
monster was navigating the outer harbOr.
keeping clear Of the channel between the
islands leading to the inner harbor and
showing no signs of entering which
would make an expedition for its capture
inviting. The lack of undertaking fa-
cilities deters the fitting out of expedi-
lions for work. and the prospect Of his
capture is only in his entrance into the
inner harbOr.
A fifty-fOOt whale entered Charleston
Harbor in January, 1880 and was captured
after a two-day chase during which the
monster smashed the superstructure Of
the towboat and damaged several other
craft before 1t was finally run upon Sulli-
vans Island beach and then killed It's
big skeleton was given to the museum
OF Charleston. where it is still suspended
an object of interest to all visitors 10 the
college
The news OF the whale being in the
outer harbor has caused much excitement
along the water front and the more ven
mresOme fishermen are already planning
for its capture, once it enters the inner
har0Or. II shows no unfriendliness TO
passing vessels. keeping cut of the way Of
the incoming and outgoing boats
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-07
WILLIAMS AND vARDAMAN.
Congressman Richardson Talks Of
the Mississippi Contest.

Asked his opinion on the Mississippi
Senatorial race by the Nashville Ameri-
| can. Judge William Richardson. the Ala
bama Congressman, replied:
"That contest is. for certain reasons,
/ assuming national Importance IN shaping
at least the next Democratic national con-
vention. Ny personal acquaintance with
the distinguished Gov. Vardaman is very
limited. but with Mr.. Williams I have
( been intimately associated during his
minority leadership in Congress. If Gov.
Vardaman has been correctly reported as
favoring government ownership of rail
roads, know that Mr. Williams is un-
alterably opposed TO this proposition-that
is why I say the contest is watched eager
Is especially in other Southern States.
If Vardaman should defeat Williams on
such an issue then We could well con-
clude that, Mississippi being a fair repre-
sentative of her sister Southern States,
this sentiment would prevail among them.
This. IN my opinion, would result IN
dividing the South without the hope OF
reconciliauo believe that the over
whelming sentiment of the organized
Democracy of the South viii be against
accepting the cenralizing and Socialistic
theory or principle of government owner
ship.
1T seems TO me that Il behooves the
Democratic party 70 stand up boldly
against the Socialistic. Populistic tenden-
Icies appearing 50 menacingly in the
Northern States. There is really no hope
of reformation in and through the Re
publican party. for its leaders are hope
| lessly chained to high protective tariff
duties. and in addition to this are dOmi-
mated absolutely by Theodore Roosevelt.
! No sane man denies that railroads should
be properly regulated by law, but that
| does not mean that we are to lassO them
and throw them and bind them so that
! they cannot stand
THE Democratic party has q fine
/ chance in the approaching national cam
paign. The Republicans are hopelessly
divided on tariff revision, and every day
ADDS strength TO the hands of the re-
visionists; yet it is an undeniable fact
/ that in the Sixtieth Congress the lead
ers of that party viii refuse TO let the
question of tariff revision come up. If
I they did they would fall TO pieces like a
/ broken bowl.
Tariff revision is the one great issue
/ that Democrats everywhere can unite on
and make a vigorous, aggressive fight.
/ Why should we not discard ali the fsms.
/ like government ownership. child labor
questions, &c, and unite on some leader
/ of our marty whose record stands out
! boldly for tariff refornl-stands for SOW
ereign rights OF the State. home rule. and
/ local self-gOvernment and an honest and
/ economical administration Of our govern
ment? Such a campaign. under such a
/ leader, would result in giving hope. life.
and activity TO our party, and restoring
the South TO her proper place in the coun-
ellis of the nation"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-07
VAR ON STEPHENSON
Opposition ReneWs Old At
tack on Wisconsin Man.
VOTE ON SENATOR APRIL 10
Lieut.. Gov. Common Aiding Davidson
fn Fight to Succeed spoOner.
wants Charge that Money Was
Used Eight Years Ago Investigated.
Deadlock Is Now Looked For.

Milwaukee, April 6.-The fight for the
United States senatorship made vacant
by the resignation of John C. Spooner,
which win begin IN earnest Monday with
the re-assembling Of the legislature, has
been given new phase by an attack
made to-day upon Isaac Stephenson, one
Of the leading candidates. by Lieut. Gov.
w. D. Conner. So far the Connor-David-
son men have been working quietly, but
undoubtedly have hopes for the succession
OF Gov. Davidson TO the discarded toga
Of spooner.
For Davidson to be elected means the
promotion OF Connor to the govenorship.
and thus puts him IN the field as promi-
nent candidate for La Follette's seat In
1910 Connor's first open move against
Stephenson, who may be considered the
strongest individual candidate. appeared
to-day in the Marshfield News. Connor's
home paper.
The Daper. editorially, under the head
ing. why not2' refers tos the charge
that money was used in the camaign made
in vain by Stephenson eight years ago.
1t says
mir. Stephenson should lose no time ia
calling up This matter once and for all.
Why does he not call for a legislative in
vestigating committee? Such a committee
coud make an Investigation very quickly.
The parties making these charges might
not be able to substantiate them. This
one thing seems more than anything else
to stand in his way 70 the United States
Senate"
The legislature reopens after a ten
days vacation on Monday and the vote
on Senator is to be taken April 10 That
there viii be a deadlock at the start is
certain. and the deadlock Will doubtless
continue for days, and probably weeks.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-07
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
L. S. Dept. Of Agriculture, Weather Bureau,

&. S. Dept. Of Agriculture, Weather Bureau,
Washington, Saturday. April g. 1875 p ~
The depression central in Alabama Friday night Is
passing Of to sea along the Carolina eoast- Il has
caused rain In the Seuth Atlantic States and snow
IN NortheTn Virginia and the District Of Columbia
West of the Mississippi pressure Is low there being
two csnteTs q depression. IN North Dakota and
the other in Teas This disturbance has caused
few scattered showers only. On the North Pacific
coast and over the Northern plateau rain continues
Much colder weather prevails IN NORTHEASTERN dis
tricts-
The weather sunday wil be unsettled IN the Mid
die Atlantic States with the probability Of rain 10
Pennsylvania. New jersey. Delaware Maryland, the
District Of Columbia. and Virginia. Rain il also
probable in the Mississippi Valley and on Monday
in the Ohio Valley. the Lake region and the East
Gulf States 1t viii BE- warmer in the Lake region
and the Ohio Valley,
The winds along the New England coast will be
light and variable; tho Middle Atlantic coast
light 70 fresh s0utheasteTly: the South Atlantic
coast light and variable, and the Gulf coast fresh
s0utheastery.
N0tice.-The display Of stor-4 warnings on lakes
Superior Michigan Huron st. Clair. Erie On
tario, and Pepin viii be resumed for the season On
April 10, 1907.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-07
T. D. GARFIELD ARRESTED.
WashingtOniaH Charged with As
sault Held in Philadelphia.

a telegram stating that they had under
aeFest Thomas D. Garfield. aged twenty
eight years, who is wanted in this city
on the charge Of assaulung his wife, was
received last night by Maj. Sylvester
from the police of Philadelphia.
It is alleged that last Tuesday after
noon Garfield. who was employed by the
American Realty Company. returned to
his home at the Iroquols apartments and
struck his wife. breaking her right arm.
The next day Garfield disappeared De
tective Sergeant Hewlett went TO Phila-
delphia last night with a warrant sworn
out by Mrs. Garfield.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-07
Charles NJ. strine nenh-

Boston. April 6-Charles w Strine.
business manager for Director Helm
rich Conried. of the Metropolitan Opera
company. died at the Boothby Hospital
to-day from shock following an oper-
alton for appendicitis. Mr.. Strine was
born in Philadelphia in 1867. He began
his career as business manager for
John Philip Sousa.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-07
THE PENROsE COURT-MARTIAL.
Testimony Created Different impress
siOns on Court and Accused.
From he Springfield Renqblicsn

siOns on Court and Accused,
from he Springfield Republican.
Mai Penrose testihes before the Senate
Brownsville Committee that he had be.
leved the Colored troops in his command
were guilty of shooting up the town. ana
that he came to believe in their innocence
after hearing the evidence presented AZ
the court-martial in his own case. That
cOurt-martial acquitted him of any neglect
CT duty. and then went out of its way to
decide that negro soldiers did the shoot
ing-taking care TO have this part of the
judgment sent on to President Roosevelt
AT once.
Maj. Penrose evidently had an impartial
ear for the evidence presented at the
court-martial; yet what he heard tended
to convince him Of the innocence of the
negro soldiers. How did it happen to
have so contrary and PARKWAY effect on
the military court? Did its members fee
Obliged 90 lug in verdict against the
colored soldiers 10 escape condemnation
by the President?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-07
GETTING GOOD IN TEXAS.
Rather Abnormal, Massachusetts,
Thinks. but Worth Watching.

From the Springfield Republican.
An astonishing moral reform has taken
legal shape in Texas. Gov. Campbell re-
Gently signed a bin making gambling a
felony in that State. and the provisions
OF the law are Of a very robust character
It provides a penitentiary sentence for
any person convicted Of gambling, a jail
sentence for the owner Of any building in
which gambling devices are kept. and
Imprisonment for thirty days for any PER
son found guilty Of playing cards in a
private house for prize.
Here is body blow at the bridge-whist
craze that has swept over the country.
Whether Texas will be able 10 live up to
this extreme moral standard may we'll be
open to doubt, human nature being what
it is. The eXaltation of such a standard
appears 70 be rather abnormal for Texas.
but she has at least set up an experiment
station for the rest Of us to watch.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-07
Ocean steamshins-

New York, April 6-Auiyed out: Steamships
Etrlria, at Liverpool from New York: PhiIadeIpnia.
at Southampton from New York.
Sailed from foreign ports; Steamships Cedric from
Queenstown for New York Finland from Antwerp
fr New YORK; CaInpania. from Liverpool for New
York St. Louis. from Southampton for NeE YORK .
La savoie from Havre for New York
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-07

Memphis. Tenn, April Ed. Murphy.
a painter. climbed to the roof Of the
Business Mems Club to-day poured a
gallon OF benzine over his clothing. and
set It on fire. His mind had been af-
fected for some t.ile.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-07
Die Trying to Rescue Comrade.

stavropol, Russia. April 6.-Four peas
ants were killed and three wounded yes
terday in a conflict between villagers Of
Jalga and some rural policemen who had
arrested a peasant The police were
forced 10 abandon their prisoner and re-
tire.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-07

Midnight. AZ > a. NJ. %; 4 a. m. q; S A m. Is:
a. m, s. 10 a. m, IS; Il noon. 81 p. n. 40;
D. m. 90; p. m. IS. D. m. 50, 10 D. m, g
Maximum a minimum. 81
Relative humidity-s a. m S.; p. m. q; p
m. 50. Rainfall .08
Temperature same date last year-Slazimum, 81;
minimum. 81
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-07
Easy for Taft.
-VA q tt
From the Philadelphia Press

Prom the Philadelphia Press
Secretary Taft is tearing around, in and
out and above and below things at
Panama with an agility that. shows he
could climb a steam shovel and have his
photograph taken without half trying.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-07

From &c Indlananolis 81.


The population of the United states has
grown s,oo0,eoo in six years, Ellis Island
or the stork2
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Temperatures IN other cities. together with the
amount Of rainfall for the twelve hours ended al
p m. yesterday were as follows:
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-07
Baltimore, March. 1897.

At the wedding of Miss Marie Howe
and Mr. Felix Garziglia, at the Church
of the Sacred Heart. Wednesday after
noon. April 10. there viii be. previous
to tie ceremony. a twenty minute mu-
steal programme. The artists taking
part on this occasion will be a quartet
composed OF Miss Gertrude Reuter-. Miss
Flora Bernheimer. Mr.. Richard P. Back
ing. and Ar. Sydney Lloyd Wrightson
also. Mr.. Fitz5=ugh Coyle GoIdsborough.
viOlinist: Mr.. Sydney Lloyd Wrightson
barytcne. with Mr.. S. Frederick Smith
at the organ.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-07
CZAR'SORGANS PEAKS
Discusses Impending DissO-
luton of DOuma.
LETS FIGHTING REFORMS

Irresponsive Leaders Accused OF
Trying TO Induce Assembly 10 Re-
ject Measures Introduced by ULzaas.
Government Is Declared Strong
Enough 10 Compel Respect.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-07

Mr.. Thomas l. Jones, tenor. and di-
rector at Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church. has resigned. He viii continue
to sing there during the present month
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7 SAY YOUR I'D IN THE HERALD
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-24
ooNFlDENCn IN prauARr.
Chamber Of Deputies Tura Down Mo
 tion fer Investfgation.

Chamber Of Deputies TurH Down Mo-
 tion fer Investfgation.
 Paris. March 2s The entire session of the Chamber of Deputies was de- voted to a discussion of alleged atroc- ities and tortures which it is claimed caused permanent mutilation and in some cases even death to a number of soldiers serving in the disciplinary battalions In Africa
 Pascal Ciccaldi. Radical Socialist. and other members demanded a com mission of inquiry In order to allay public anxiety.
 War Minister Ptcquart declared that the reports from Africa were greatly exaggerated and that much of the in- formation emanated from unreliable sources. He said that only men who are known to have been bad charac- ters are drafted into the disciplinary battalions. He admitted, however. that in a few instances abuses have been committed. the authors of which would be subjected to punishment and he promised to suppress some of the se- verer forms of discipline.
 In conclusion, he suggested the rapid passage of the bill for the abolition of the disciplinary battaliona.
 By vote of 42S to 133 the chamber then rejected Ciccaladis demand for an investigation
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-24
CATHEDRAL FORSALE
CATHOLICS MAY BUY CHURCH AT
 UTRECHT.
Doubt Cast On Alleged Antiquity Pre- scented to New York Museum by Pierpont Morgan--F'rag-
 ments of Forum.
By l.. P. 8. Correspondents.

By As IF. Ss COkEespOMueMths Copyright 1907 by the international
 Press Syndicate.)
 The Hague March 23.--The ancient Protestant cathedral of Utrecht Is for sale and greatly though it is deplored by the citizens of that city who are mostly Protestants, 1t will undoubtedly be bought by the Catholics.
 The cathedral Is easily the most ifn- portant historical building in the Meth erlands. The idea of selling it was first started by n Protestant pastor his reasons being that the money realised, something like one million florins, would enable the body to build five new churches and endow each with enough to pay the salaries of their ministers.
 Gift of Pierpont Morgan.
 Rome, March 2s.-There Is some doubt expressed here as to the so-calied fragments of Trajan's Forum that have been presented to the New York Net ropolitan Museum by Pierpont Nor gan.
 Commentators Boni. the famous ex- pert in antiquities, says he is unable to say whether Mir. Morgan's frag- ments are really part of the Forum un- til he sees photographs of them. It is absolutely certain that nothing is miss ing from the enclosed part of the EOEQIu HUT ATOnu thO SOlACSbAOhS OA fragments in the Vatican and Lateran museums
 If the fragments in New York are genuine they may have been dug up from other parts of the Forum which are un-enclosed and have never heen thoroughly excavated. In any ca: n 1t is considered strange that pieces of the monument should have reached New York in spite of the stringent Italian law against the export of treasures of this kind.
 Some mystery. however, surrounds the great Albani collection, which is known to have contained some archi- tectural specimens from Trajan's For urn. Since its footing by Napoleon. this collection has been so Jealously guard ed that its contents are now known to no one but a few officials. Possibly MT. Morgan, by the lavish use of money and influence, may have induced them to part with the five fragments.
 At any rate, no one seems to know whether the Albani fragments are still in this city or not.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-24
To Increaae Blrthrate.


 The decreasing birthrate in France Is causing much anxiety to statesmen and politicians who are busily looking for some means to induce the French to adopt the Rooseveltian view of this inn- portant question.
 M Jules Coutant, member of the Chamber from the department of the Seine, has proposed an amendment to the new Income Tax bill proposing that all persons having an income of 300 francs from landed property or 500 francs from other property shall be exempt from one tenth of the tax if he has two children, from three tenths if he has three children anl so on un- til he has six children or more when he will be entirely exempt from paying any tax whatever.
 Tn order to offset this loss of revenue to the state. M. countant proposes to establish an extra tax on all widowers and divorced men without children. as well as upon all unmarried people be- ty.
 In proposing the amendment M. Cou- tant showed figures to demonstrate that this action is necessary. He stated that at the present time there are in France 1,S1S,S93 families without children, D. 638,752 with one child, 2.7s9,265 with two children. 1,5ss,SS with three chil. dren, 9s4,162 with four children. 5s4.- 5S2 with five children, 331, $40 with six children and 2S9,771 where the number of children exceeds six.
 There are also 7,e70.000 unmarried people from eighteen to fifty years of age and 9S3,o00 widows and divorces without children.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-24
fingered Al chaplain.

The wrath of ths Socialists ls .heav@ fly on the head of the Kaiser's chaplain because of sermon he preached In the Imperial chapel the other Sunday and in which he expressed the opinion that the Reichstag ought to consist of mem bers willing to follow the Kaiser with unswerving faith, without doubt and without questionings.
 'Tf we had such ReichstaE." he said, I've would safely leave the con- trol of our destinies to God and the Kaiser"
 rho victory of the Imperialist par ties at the recent election was a work of Divine Providence and all the world heard the voice of God, revealed at the polls.
 God has taken Germany under His especial protection and the German people are destined by Divine Provi- dence to be the salt of the earth and the representatives of religion amonm mankind"
 It is a disgrace to Germany in the eyes of the world that such words have been spoken by an intelligent person. Even in the times of Louis XIV there were courageous men who did not fear to tell the absolute monarch the truth and nothing but the truth.
 I do not think that I will be accused of exaggerating when I declare that in my opinion religion has never been degraded to such an extent as on this
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