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The Washington times., 1907-04-09
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shea Keepers sometimes err IN the mat
ter Of properly expressing their ideas
In a window of a prominent dealer IN
womcn's wear in Harlem the following
sign is proudly displayed:
The Washington times., 1907-04-09
BALLOTS FORGED
FOR INSURANCE
ELECTION VOTE
Dollar a Head Said to
Have Been Paid for
ForgerieS.

NEW YORK, April 9.-With forty
o-ses of ballot forgery in New York
county alone by officials and agents Of
tne New York Life and Mutual Insur-
ance companies, members of the Inter
national Policyholders' Committee took
steps today to procure indictments
AGAINST the alleged Insurance criminals.
rsroof was furnished Manager Scrug-
ham. of the international committee,
that the Mutual Life had. under certain
conditions, paid a bonus Of 81 a ballot
After exhausting the best efforts of its
own agency force. the company is de-
clared TO have hired outsiders at a
salary OF $50 a week to secure votes for
lie Peabody administration ticket.
Forgery Encouraged.
If they secured fifty votes in a week
they were paid $50 instead Of $50. which
virtually meant 81 a vote. This is said
10 have encouraged forgery methods.
Several agents OF the NorthwesterG IN
surance Company are said 70 have ac-
copied such employment just before the
election last December.
a number of cases which the district
attorney was asked 10 take before the
grand jury today are declared 10 be out
anu out forgeries. There are involved
twenty-five forged ballots in the Mutual
Life and sixteen in the New York Life.
The agents who secured these ballots
generally used fictitious names s Wit
nesses, and il viii be difficult 10 locate
the real forgers.
Many Outside Cases.
Outside of New York county the agents
We're not so careful. and promising cases
have ben prepared in many States.
The evidence comes to the interna-
tionaI committee in the form OF letters
from angry poIicyholders who voted in
good faith and who are indignant that
forgeries should be accepted instead Of
their valid votes.
The Washington times., 1907-04-09
WOMEN SHRIEKED
WHEN BICYCLIST
HIT STREET CAR
Spectators Rushed to
Drag Colored Boy
From Under
Wheels.


William Richardson, colored boy.
eighteen years old. with a parcel under
ms arm, coasted down the steep Bel
mont street hin on a bicycle this morn
ing, and when be tried to turn into
Fourteenth street his bicycle crashed
squareiy into a street car going up
Fourteenth. 4 score of Mortified pedes-
TRANS saw the accident; the car was
stopped the instant after the boy had
been thrown under II; people rushed u
the rescue, the car being emptied in
stantIy.
The bicycles chain had broken half
way down the steep hill, and in the rain
and slush the boy had been utterly IN
able 10 guide or control the wheel.
There was sickening sound of crash
and splintering as the terrified youth
was hurled against the car and fell IN
front of the fender.
Spectators Cold With Horror.
The cars PASSENGERS poured out TO
assist pedestrians in the apparently
hopeless work OF rescue. II was utterly
impossible that the boy should have es-
capped death. Spectators declared they
had heard plainly the horrible crunch
ing AS the wheels ground into the buys
bones. Women almost tainted as they
saw the collision. and turned away.
pale
The crowd was starting 10 pull the
mangled corpse from under the wheels.
when the boy moved. He crawled OUT
got on his feet stopped over and
rubbed his left shin: likewise rubbed
the top Of his head; looked ruefuuy at
his wheel. and then llmped AVA, 10
pick up his hat and the parcel, which
was ten rods down the street.
Are you badly hurt2" demanded the
car cnnamcsnr-
The Washington times., 1907-04-09

bility the power, the reserve force that make
up OIdsmobile Reliability, that make any
condition possible to this wonderful car
With an Oidsmoblle you can go anywhere,
do anything that any other car of similar
rating can DO, no matter what the price, and
you can depend upon the performance of the
Oidsmobile under every condition absolutely
That is the car you want-foF a good car for
bad roads is the best car for good roads.
The Glidden tour followed by the 500-miie
nonstop run. the 140o-mile New York
Florida run the subsequent mile and hun
dred mile records and the Twin Peaks
climb in California find fitting climax IN
the latest achievement Of the winning Odds
mobile-the Los Augeles-San Francisco run.
You can't buy the same quality OF Road
ability IN any other car-perfect perform
ance with a HnmrLeh OF stNIa
The Washington times., 1907-04-09

wONENS SHIRT WAISTS.
SO CENTS.
They Won't Last Long at This
Price.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-17
DEATHENDSPRETTY ROMANCE
Phillip Partridge Killed by Rail,
road Train.
Fiancee, with Whom He Was Drty-
ing, Seriously Injured In
Same Accident.

Pittsburg. Aug. 1.-THE tragic death Of
Phillip Partridge. aged twenty-four. son
Of Rev. Dr. Warren P. Partridge. of the
Fourth Avenue Baptist Church. OF this
city, the largest Baptist church in Pitts
burg, has ended pretty romance that
was to have terminated in marriage with
in a few weeks.
Partridge, together with his fiancee, Miss
Alice Minards were spending their vaca-
ton at Kennebunk, Me. Last night they
learned Of the great fire at Old Orchard,
Me.. and started TO drive to the scene.
While so doing the rig was struck by a
Boston and Maine train, near The out
skirts of Kennebunk. Partridge was
killed instantly, and Miss Minard re-
ceived serious injuries, and was taken 10
a hospital in Biddeford.
Partridge was a senior student at State
College, Pennsylvania. and very active in
athletics, being a member of the college
football team for several seasons. Part
ridges parents and a younger brother
were with him at Kennebunk. Miss
Minard is a resident of Eastern Pennsyl-
vania
The Washington herald., 1907-08-17
CHARLES EMORY SMITH TO WE'D
Engagement OF Miss NettIe Nichols
to Philadelphia Announced.

Engagement OF Miss Nettle Nichols
to PhiIadeIphian Announced.
New York. Aug 16-The engagement Is
announced Of Miss Nettie Nichols, of New
York. to Charles Emory Smith, editor Of
the Philadelphia Press.
Miss Nichols Is the daughter of Mrs.
Washington Romaine Nichols, and the
sister of Mrs. James Francis Sullivan, of
Philadelphia, and Mrs Oscar Livingston.
of New York. Her father who died some
years ago, was lawyer. Her great
grandfather was Benjamin Romaine. who
was the second comptroller OF New York.
The wedding, viii, 1t is expected. sake
place in October at Elberon, the summer
home of the family
Mr.. Smith was Postmaster General in
the Mckinley and Roosevelt cabinets. and
was Minister to Russia from 1890 70 1892
He is widower. His first wife was Ella
Huntley, who died on August 9. 1906.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-17


al least . per cent higher in intrastate
than it Eas in interstate traffic Mr
Evans said he had come 10 this opinion
after considering the matter thoroughly.
Then" said Mr. Thom. Of counsel for
the Southern. IF it casts Il cents and a
fraction to operate a through train a mile.
viii not cost that amount plus = per
/ cent TO operate local train2"
Mr. evans replied that it would. and
added that passenger business that yield
ed less than 81 a mile would be carried
on at loss TO the railroad.
Depends on Own Experience.
The south Carolina lawyers. when it
came their turn 70 examine Mr.. Evans.
brought out that he had never been over
the route OF the Southern in North Caro-
lima and that in giving his opinion that
the local business cost more than the
through business, he had depended al
most entirely on his own experience and
observations as practical railroad man.
He admitted that the roads with which
he had been connected had not kept any
system of books that would show the
relative difference in cost between local
and through business, and that any esti-
mate must be based in part on an arbi-
trary division of the operating expenses.
Discrimination Alleged.
Mr.. Justice took up with the witness
alleged determinations against North
Carolina cities in favor Of Virginia cities
in the matter Of freight rates. MI Jus
tice declared that il was possible 10 ship
hardware goods from New Orleans 70
Lynchburg. Va. at "a 20-cent rate, while
the rate on the same goods to Green's
boro y. G., was 20 cents, although the
freight for Lynchburg passed through
Greensboro.
Mr. Justice declared that the Lynch
burg merchant could get his hardware
goods from New Orleans or his wheat
from Louisville Ky, and reship it TO
North Carolina towns cheaper than the
Greensboro merchant could do IL.
Unable 10 Answer.
'As a railroad man or as q layman.
can you give an excuse for such a rate?''
asked Mr. Justice.
Mr.. Evans said he was not sufficiently
informed to answer that question
Mr.. Harding testified that he was in
the railroad business from 1870 until 1905.
when he resigned to become a MEM
Der OF the brokerage firm Of II. B. Hollins
& Co. He had served as vice presi-
dent of the Missouri Pacific. as
president OF the Pere Marquette. and on
several other roads He gave il as his
opinion from his general knowledge Of
railroad conditions, that local traffic cost
three times as much as the average cost
OF all traffic
The hearing viii be resumed tomorrow
morning.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-17

New York, Aug 16,-George Z. Evans.
fourth vice president Of the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad. and Russell
Harding, former vice president OF the
Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisyille Rail-
road. were witnesses to-day before the
master in chaneery appointed by Judge
Pritehard, Of the United States Circuit
Court to take testimony in the injuRc-
ton suit that has been brought by the
Southern Railway Company in its fight
with North Carolina against the 2ll-cent
Passenger rate.
Both witnesses were called as experts
by the southern's lawyers, and they cor
roborated the southern's contention that
the railroads local or intrastate traffic
costs considerably more than the average
cost OF all traffic It is On this contention
that the Southern relies mainly in it's ale
cations that the new rate law is confsca-
tory
The railroad lawyers argue that any
rate HNed Dy the state Tor local trafn3
must be based solely on the earnings from
the local traffic and not on the combined
earnings from local and through traffic.
The North Carolina lawyers argue that
it is impossible to ascertain with any
exactnesS the relative cost of the South
ern's interstate and interstate business:
that there is scarcely a through train
on the SOuthern's schedule that does not
do local business OF one sort or another.
and that the whole system Of local and
through traffic, both passenger and
freight is so completely interviewer that
the intrastate rate must be based on the
company's business as "a whole.
Attack Expert Testimony.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-17
BOnaparte Outlines Purposes
of His Department.
WILL HEW CLOSE TO LINE
Refuses to BE Swerved from Duty by
Anything Wall Street Has to say.
Proposes to Enforce the Laws, and

4 plain that he is not 10 be sweryed from
his purpose Of proceeding against illegal
combinations of capital by criticism from
any source.
In response 20 a request for an express
sion of opinion concerning the published
statements 20 the effect that the recent
demoralization of the stock market re-
suited in a degree 10 his Ieyity and want
Of dignity in public utterances, the At
torney General yesterday said:
y have seen a great many interviews at
trlbuted to me lately Doubtless many
have appeared which 1 have not seen ]
found some Of the publications which
did see true. some with a basis OF truth
largely expanded by the fancy OF whoever
reported them, and some altogether works
Of fiction.
should Affect No One.
7 cannot understand. howeyeS how any
sensible person could be affected in deal
ing with matters of business by any re-
marks, real or apocryphal, which have
been attributed to me. / should say that
business men ought to wish To have the
laws strictly and impartially enforced II
this is done. everybody knows what he
can do and what he cannot. and every
body has a fair field and no favor
The Department Of Justice proposes to
do precisely this and nothing more. Il
is required By law TO enforce certain penal
statutes which make certain forms of
action crimes against the United States.
and also provide civil remedies for such
illegal action. The department, since I
have been at its head. has never taken
proceedings TO enforce the laws without
a very careful preliminary investigation.
10 determine whether there was good rea-
son to believe that the laws had been, in
fact violated
Moreover. it has consistently and fire.
quently overlooked merely formal viola
tions of law. or offenses attended with
trivial consequences, and has invariably
refused to intervene in such cases when
there was any reason to suspect that its
Intervention was desired to further pri-
vate ends
The Washington herald., 1907-08-17
WHISKY TAXES IMMENSE.
Peoria District Pays over $50, 200, 600
I'm Revenues

Peoria District Pays over $4,000, 1000
I'm Revenues.
Two districts in the corn belt contrib
uted, as usual. the largest amount of in
ternal revenue TO the government during
the last fiscal year The largest revenue
receipts from these districts was due en-
tirely to the manufacture of whisky. The
Fifth Illinois district. OF which Peoria is
the center. contributed to the Federal
Treasury $35,577.44s in taxes on corn
whisky. and the Seventh Indiana turned
IN sIS37O.19l.
Kentucky, where the rye whisky indus
try distilleries predominate. took a high
place as usual. the Fifth district alone
yielding a5.654,l9l in internal revenue
taxes. The total Internal revenue re-
ceipts Of the government from all sources
during the last fiscal year we're s2ss. .eef.-
O22.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-17
MAYFLOWER AT OYSTER BAY.
Accompanied ny Torpedo Boats. She
Sails with President Monday.

Oyster Bay. Aug. 16.-The converted
yacht Maydower, which is to convey
President Roosevelt to Provincetown.
Mass. on Monday. to attend the ami
versary of the landing of the Pilgrims.
arrived in the harbor early this morning.
The President is to leave here at 10
o'clock in the morning. and will be es-
corted by two torpedo boats. In case of
heavy fog, which would be likely TO
delay the Presidents arrival, he will
leave the Maynower and board one Of the
torpedo boat, which are capable Of
greater speed than the Mayfiower.
The yacht will be met at Provincetown
by the feet of eight war ships comprising
the Alabama Illinois, Kearsarge, West
Virginia, New Jersey. Georgia. RhoGe Isl
and. and Kentucky. Rear Admiral Davis
and Rear Admiral Thomas VIII be in
command.
The President was out in his yacht. the
Sylph. for q short cruise around the
Sound this morning
The Washington herald., 1907-08-17
STRIKE ORDER DISCOUNTED.
Telegraph COmpanies' Officials Say
SmaIPs Call Made No Change.

New York. Aug. 16.-Oficials of the tele-
graph companies in New York said to-
day that the general strike order issued
from Chicago at o'clock this morning bv
President Small, of the Commercial TeIey.
raphers Union, had no effect on the situa-
ton either in this city or elsewhere.
All the teIegraphers who were in symps-
thy with the strike movement had already
gone out. they said. without orders from
Small. and the latest mandate from the
head Of the union was, because of thai
fact, practically imperative.
The union leaders in Chicago maintain
that at least 5000 men viii be added n
the fold of the strikers by the new order
The only operators in New York likely
to be affected by the latest strike order
are those telegraphers employed bv wire
houses in Wall street that have not vet
signed the recent schedule with local No
Is. Though most Of the brokers' in tho
financial district are reported 10 have
agreed to the increased wage scale there
are some Of the houses. notably thar ~
The Washington herald., 1907-08-17
TAR AND FEATHERS APPLIED.
Connecticut Vigilance Committee
Deals Summary Punishment.

Ridgheld. Conn.,. Aug. 16.-This town is
greatly stirred to-day over the actions
OF self-appointed vigilance committee.
who last night administered an old
fashioned coat of tar and feathers to a
weli-known citizen who had figured in
some unenviable notOriety over an alleged
improper conduct
The victim was dragged from his
wagon near the railroad station by a
crowd Of masked men in the early even
ing and taken to a lonely spot near here
where he was literally plastered with boF
tar and rolled in the contents Of an old
feather bed
No complaint has been made to the
authorities of the affair and most peonle
here vOuehsafe the opinion that none win
be made. The victim Is forty years OF
age and married.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-17
ELEVATOR CAR DROPS.
Three People Seriously Injured in
Apartment House Accident.

AhW1"N htNt0enA.
New York. Aug 16.-Three persons were
injured this evening in an elevator car.
which fell six stories. at the Bellfonta
apartment house. ut SO West 1881 street
Mrs. Ciotilda Keller. who lives on the
sixth floor, had a leg broken: Miss Win
ME Diefenbrook, her sister also had 2
broken leg, and Adolph Keller. four wears
old. son of Mrs, Keller. was hurt on
the legs. Doctors attended them. and
they were taken to Airs. KeIlers apart
mentS
Mrs Keller, with her son. and Miss
Diefenbroob and Elsie Miller. a maid.
entered the elevator. which is A small
car, run by electricity, at the street floor.
William Webb. in charge of the car
turned the power on at fun speed. At the
fifth floor Webb threw off the lever and
applied the brake. bat the clutch failed
to work Instead of slowing down. The
car hit the top of the shaft with a crash
The car then shot down. and hit fine
ground with such force that il rebounded
several times before it finally settled in
the cellar
The Washington herald., 1907-08-17
ITINERARY FOR TAFT
Route Mapped Out After Leaving
seattle Is Announced


The itinerary of Secretary of War Taft
after leaving Seattle was made public
yesterday. as follows
September lO-Leave Seattle on steamship Mime.
sofa
september 25-Due a; Yokohama
September 29-kObe.
October f-Nagasak.
October 6-Shanghai
October Il-Hongkong
October A-ro arrive az Manila via Mcclellan.
RETURNING.
November 4-LCaTe Manila
November u-Arrive Nladiyostok
November l2-Ieave Vladiyostok,
November l6-Arriye lrSutsk
November s3-Arrive Moscow stop two davs,
November 5-ArriTe ST. Petersburg fston two
days.
November 29-Auiye Berlin tstop two davs,
Take steamer at Bremen Hamburg ar Cbsrto,,-
according to best connection.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-17
LIGHTNING KILLS SOLDIER.
Ball of Fire PrOst-ates Others In
Missouri Militia Camp.

naii OF htre FTOstrates Others In
Missouri Militia Camp.
St Joseph, Mo, Aug l6.-Sergt. Mai.
Charles F. Miller is dead and Mai. Alfred
orrick, Corp. Harry Snyder. and Private
&C. E Thomas are in a critical condition
from being struck by lightning during a
terrific thunder storm. which wrecked tha
camp Of the First Regiment, y. G. NJ. a,
Camp Folk. near Lake Contrary, yes
terday.
sergt Maj. Mnlerwas standing at the en-
trance Of stan headquarters. when q
binding flash seemed to send a ball OF
fire careening from one side Of the COM
pany street to the other. All near Miller
fell to the ground. lie was instantly
killed
The Washington herald., 1907-08-17

Kiel Aug. B.-In the racing to-day for
the Kaiser's Cup. by the sonderclasse
boats, the GeTman-bUilt Wansee was
again first to finish, with the WitteIs-
bach. also German. second. The Amer
lean boats have now been definitely de-
feated IN the three races sailed. and the
German yachts viii now compete among
themselves for the cup. The decisive race
will be sailed Monday
The Washington herald., 1907-08-17
American Robbed of $4,000 Franc,

Paris. Aug 1.-Two EBglishmen named
Bealey and Bueklow have been arrested
on the charge of robbing. on Thursday.
an American from Ohio, whose name is
given as Reesned or Reesnod. OF I5.O00
francs and pearls and diamonds. after
making friends with him.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-17
WIDOWS HOME DYNAMITED.
Mrs. Mary Mcdonald Narrowly Es-
cHpes Death While AsIeep.

Montgomery. Ind. Aug 1.-THE home
Of Mrs. Many Mcdonald. a widow residing
alone in this village, was wrecked by
dynamite at o'clock this morning. and
Mrs. Mcdonald was so badly injured that
she may die. The explosive was placed
under the rear Of the house. In which the
widow usually sleeps. but last night she
had changed her bedroom. and this saved
her life.
The entire rear paI. of the house was
torn away by the explosion. and some Of
the timbers Of the front room fell. strik-
ing Mrs Mcdonald as she lay asleep in
bed There is no known motive for the
outrage, and no clew to the perpetrator
has been secured. Mrs. Mcdonald lives
alone and was esteemed by her neighbors
as quiet unobtrusIve woman.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-17

Harrisburg. Pa. Aug. 1.-THE legisla
tive committee which has been investi.
eating the 100000 graft in the Penn
sylvania State capitol gave its report
to-day to Gov. Stuart.
Instances Of gross fraud are cited, and
suits against the persons found to be
concerned in the frauds are recon-
mended.
The Democratic members Of the commits
sion submitted an addition TO the report
in which they recommend civil and crimi-
nal suits against Joseph NJ. S. Huston.
the architect; Congressman II. Burd Cas-
sci. Of Lancaster. president of the Penn
sylyania Construction Company. which
got almost $2,O00,o00 for metallic furni-
ture, said by experts to be worth only
100000
John Il. Anderson. the Philadelphia fur
niture contractor, who made millions:
Contractors George +. Payne and Charles
c Wetter, Of Philadelphia, who erected
the building; ex-Auditor General w. F.
Snyder. and E. B. Hardenbergh. who
passed the bills; ex-State Treasurer Frank
G Harris and w L. Mathues. who paid
the bills x-Superintendent Of Buildings
NJ Shumaker, who accepted the furnish
ing and various persons implicated in con-
tracts, including Charles F. Kinsman.
John c. Neiderer. Wallis Boileau. and
George X. Storm of New York. who were
involved in the bronze and other metal
contracts.
Gov. Stuart Orders suits.
The report Of the commission was not
all made public after being received bv
the governor but It contained recommen-
dations for suits against ANY and all
persons concerned in the fraudulent trans
action set forth in the report"
The report covers 272 pages closely type
written, and goes into all details of con-
tracts. most Of which, it declares. were
Illegal and carried out with fraud.
The report also recommends that the
membership Of the State board in charge
OF contracts be changed. so that the au-
diting and disbursing officials shall not be
members Of the boards making awards
and that Pennsylvania abandon her anti
quated system of official bookkeeping.
Gov. Stuart viii place the report in the
hands of the attorney general at once
together with the list Of men picked out
by the minority members. and suits Will
probably be brought in this city within
nifty days.
scope of the Report.
The scope of the State capitol report
presented TO Gov. Stuart this afternoon is
embraced under fifteen general heads
dealing with the following subjects:
l. History Of ,he investigating commission.
2 Capitol buildiug commission.
3 Board Of public grounds and buildings
Relations Of the two boards in the erection. con
stnctiou and furnishing Of the new capitol.
s. Sanerson contract, embracing twenty-tbree DIFF
fereHt subjects Of inquiry
o. Attic contract
= Granite contract
international Manufacturing and SUNNY Com
Tany
Inquiry as to the course and payment Of var-
Tants
III, state accounts. records, &c
H. Examination Of the authority Of the board OF
public grounds and buildings under the law.
Y. General findings and conclusions.
l5 Suggestions 10 legislation
Il. Recommendations
d. History Of the building Of the new capitol
The Washington herald., 1907-08-17
WEATHER FORECAST.

For the District of Columbia,
Maryland, and Virginia-Rain,
probably followed by fair this
afternoon; warmer; tomorrow
fair, continued warm, fresh
southwestern winds.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-17
Department of Potomac. G. Ar, Official
Route Train 10 Saratoga
Euenmumauf

VIII leave VIA BaItimOTe and Ohi0 road
at 7;5G' a. m. September Sth. and run
through TO Saratoga without change OF
cars Rate $3.50 for the round trip. with
liberal limits and stop-over privileges.
For particulars inquire of g. A. X. COM
mittee. or at y. a. .. Z. L. Offices,