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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-11

wherein his is overshadowed lost Of
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All this is preliminary few words about The Washington
Herald F it's first asked nothing support by way of
gratuiy 1t started well grown With circulation falling below
27oOO had something offer friends paons-onehng
tangible and substantial 1t could give results has given results
uniformly good resuso the advertiser 1t has given better results
all the time because its clientele has increased To-day, with
10000 regular derreaders who believe in the paper take pride
in its growth and success and who watching advertising columns
The Washington Herald only good advertising medium but
exceptionally fine advertising medium It's readers friends
and weIwers Most OF them have been with initial issue
Nearly hreefourhs of them local readerresdens of Washing
and Of Wasngtons suburbs who business Washington
merchants and who believing cn and honorable methods
like find business the columns of this newspaper
There nothing experimental about such advertising The expert
mental stage passed long ago The advertiser will tell YOU that it
has paid and payingpayng handsomely, Advertising in such
newspaper cannot help but pay.
Being newspaper The Washington Herald leading
volume Of advertising but has carried and carrying generous
of and proud of the high character and standing of the
firms represented M columns All its advertising clean 1t accepts
other kind 1t busneSsnore busnessand expects
Its fine circulation the best possible guarantee that will get But
asks and will accept clean advertising only 1t all its columns
adhere policy Takers frauds gain ready
the advertising columns of other newpapers-other
papers that likewise lay respecabicannot buy space
The Washington Herald any price And so it will continue
The is at hand Vacations Wash
gonns returning Soon the Capital will be itself again Bust
promises be brisk There is better way for the Washington
merchant get his full share of this business include The Wash
ngo Herald in his arrangements for the fall and advertising
campaign It busnesge this newspaperhe most widely read
morning newspaper Washington had-and position prove
may be said in favor of other mediums city
"a morning decidedly "a morning newspaper town.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-11

New York. Sept. 10-Mrs. May Pepper
Vanderbilt finished to-day her third day
IN the witness stand in the lunacy pro-
ceedings brought to have her husband,
Edward Ward Vanderbilt, adjudged in
competent
She told Of Vanderbilt's courtship, and
explained the kisses she is said TO have
given 10 several aged admirers At the
conclusion of her testimony. Mr.. Wander
bits counsel. ex-Judge Griff1ng. Of River
Head, started 10 sum up for the respond
ent. He had not finished when adjourn
ment was taken this afternoon.
Ex-Judge Grifng, who was questioning
Mrs. Vanderbilt on cross-examination,
asked the medium TO tell of Mr. Wander
bits courtship when she was called to
the stand For the first time Mr. Wander
blt, who has sat hunched up in his chair
throughout the hearing, and apparently
heard little that went on. sat upright and
smiled reassuringly.
II started about year ago, said Mrs
Pepper-Vanderbilt. I think it was then
that Nj Vanderbilt proposed TO ne But
told him no I said to him; Ny dear
friend. have had one experience in the
matrimonial line. and that is enough.
Wins by Perseverance.
But he was persistent, 50 persistent. He
continually reopened the subject. and
began to soften. told him that if mar
ried again It would interfere with my
work, and perhaps break my contract to
deliver lectures He then said to me:
Dearest, when we ara married you can
go on with your work and do anything
that you like
so ] became engaged in December of
last year" continued Mrs. Vanderbilt.
and in June this year we were married.
Mr.. Vanderbilt has been kind husband
TO me, very kind"
When the medium was asked about the
lumber merchants gifts 10 her she said
she got the St Marks avenue house a.
a wedding present. and spent several
thousand dollars of her own money in
fitting il up. Because Of this. she said.
Mr. Vanderbilt gave her the Elghtieth
street house. She said she offered 10 give
him a quit claim deed for this house so
that he could take it back any time he
wanted IT, but he told her he trusted her,
and would not take the deed
Mrs. Vanderbilt said that her husband
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ACCUSED OF BOLD SCHEME.

Indianapolis, Ind. Sept. 10.-william T.
Hall was arrested to-day. having been
indicted for conspiracy 10 compel the Bic
Four Railroad TO pay $1,000 for injuries
which he claimed 10 have received in the
Fowler Qnd) wreck last January.
Evidence is that Hall went 20 the scene
OF the wreck, tore off his clothing, and
bruised his arm. laid down by the burn
ing baggage car, and was carted out on
a stretcher TO the hospital. where a
week later he was discharged
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TEN SAVED FROM CREMATION.
Philadelphia Police Drag LodEers
from burning Tenement.

from burning Tenement.
Philadelphia. Sept 10.-Ten men and
women. the slumbering occupants OF a
lodging-house Al 3O5 North Tenth street
We're saved from suhocation and possibly
death from fire shortly after 4 O'Clock
this morning by two alert policemen of
the Tenth and ButtOnWoOd street station
While patrOling adjoining beats on Tenth
street Smith and Waters. the policemen.
discovered smoke issuing from the upper
story windows Of the house kept by aged
Mrs. Michael Fritz. who is blind
The bluecoats rushed TO the house. forced
open the front door and ran through
the dark hallway 10 the rear portion Of
the tt-sf floor. Upon a couch I'm the kitcb-
en- they stumbled across Mrs. Fritz who
was sleeping. unaffected by the smoke
which filed the upper portion Of the place.
Eight others We're dragged out OF the
house, and one jumped from a second
story window and was seriously hurt
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FEVER EPIDEMIC IN HOSPITAL.
Nine Women Employees of Gotham
Infirmary Stricken.

Special to The Washington Herald.
New York, Sept. Height nurses and
one woman clerk are victims Of an cpl
demic of typhoid fever which has broken
out in Gouperneur Hospital. where there
are some 10 patients Seven of the cases
are progressing satisfactorily, but the re-
covery of che Of the victims is doubtful,
and another is in a-serious condition.
The utmost secrecy has been maintained
to prevent the rews from being made pub
lie and even after the officials of Gouver-
neur Hospital were informed that the
facts were known. they refused absolutely
20 give any information, referring all in
qcirers to DIR S. T. Armstrong, superin-
tendent Of Bellevue and allied hospitals.
DR.. Armstrong was later seen at his
home. IA East Thirty-seventh street He
admitted the truth OF the report. and said
that six Of the afflicted nurses were being
cared for at the New York City Training
School, on Blackwells Island while the
remaining three were under treatment at
GOuverneuT Hospital.
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tonight that the White company would
likely get at least sis.e0OOO0. if not SIS
OO0.O0O The company bid 1928 on s11,-
100000 worth OF the bonds. and also made
bids for 100000 each at these figures:
102.01, 102.02. 1928, and 1925. There were
also bids of 81 .000.000 each by the company
at lO1.S7 and 101.S9. These may be award
ed 20 the concern.
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never consulted her about the new will
he made before his marriage, in which he
gave her the two Long Island farms. Sl0-
900 in money, and other property, besides
making her executrix of his estate. and
custodian Of the property left to his two
daughters. She denied that she cOerced
him in any way in drawing up this will
Lawyer Griting then tackled the story
given by the young woman who called
herself Caroline Boynton Darrell, which
included the most damaging testimony
against the medium. She said that the
mysterious witness right name was OAR
row. The medium was asked about the
story that Miss barrow or Darrell told
of going into the room of J. Edward Al
len. Of Providence. one night and finding
the medium weeping and embracing Mr.
Allen. Miss Darrell had said that Mrs.
Pepper told her she had just succeeded
in materializing the spirit of Or, WinslQw,
an old lover who committed suicide.
That is lie!' said Bishop" Maryann.
Did you ever have any love affair
with Mr. Alien?"
Never"
Miss Darrell swore that once when
you and she were in Mr.. Aliens Office in
Providence you asked her to go out into
the hall. and that she peeped in through
the keyhole and saw, you and Mr. Allen
kissing and earessing each other Is that
true2"
Part of that may have been true. But
II Is to say that l asked Miss Darrell to
go into the hall. l probably kissed MI
Allen. but ! did il before her eyes
have kissed Mr.. Allen hundreds Of times:
but II was the kiss Of spirituaIism that I
gave him. II is delivered upon the cheek
at parting. and has no relation TO any
other kind Of kiss and no earthly sig
nifcance. 1t IS spiritualistic in charac-
ter, purely"
Kisses Elder Maxwell.
How about the time when Miss Oar
rell says you kissed old Mr. Maxwell
one of the elders Of your church, at your
home. in Madison street,
THAT was a kiss Of the same character.
have kissed Mr. Maxwell many times,
probably. but never on the lips"
Never"
NO. never. Always upon the cheek,
the spiritualstic kiss at parting Among
spiritualists such kisses are common.
always do 1t when parting from friends
in the light as I have seen IT,"
Answering other questions. Mrs Van
deFbiit said she never had advocated free
love, denied the divinity of Christ, or as
persed the Bible
Lawyer Rosenberg then handed up
sealed letter addressed 10 her, with the
initials B. E" on the corner.
Can you read this now?"
"I cannot"
VIII you try TO read it?"
II am ready and willing 10 try, bat !
can do nothing without the influence. I
do not control the spirit; the spirit con-
trolls me.
Lawyer Rosenberg then put the letter
in the mediums hands. and continued,
How about getting Bright Eyes on the
job? You admitted that she showed up on
schedule time at your meetings Let's
have her now"
'As I have said many times, Bright
Eyes viii only come when the conditions
are harmonious. They are not harmOni-
Gus al this time. not by any means"
VIII you read this letter II I give you
s.. your regular price,"
Il couldn't read it if you gave me a
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It's because the p per cent discount applies ALL furniture
and per ALL floor coyengs-no undesirable lot Of
stuff, in sales about town. Note these
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-11
Ocean Steamships.

New York Sept. lo.-AHiyed; Kronrrincessn Ce-
ellie from Bremen September 3: Germauia from
Naples August =
Arrived cIt-Kaiser Wilhelm H. at Brcmen
Yaderland AZ Antwerp; koenigin az Gibraltar
Statendam, az Rotterdam
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just Philadelphia be generally recognized "a morning
newspaper town But the situation here has changed the advent
Of The Washington Herald Washington may still be- after
newspaper town. but morning newspaper town we'll
The clear It found in the fact that through
paperno quite year odhe advertiser reaching readers
by thousands than he could before through morning
medium a the Capital
AS has already been said all depends upon the newspapers
whether there evening morning readers any city,
This IS evident wherever a anays is made
The assertion that evening paper possesses advantage as an
advertising medium the morning paper the morning paper over
the evening paper just because the publication hour evening
the morning ill foundedpariculary founded here at Wash
evening The newspaper that worth reading will be read-no
necessarily always when fresh from the press but during
the day-nornng, night
AS there be hardandas rule governing the advertiser in
choice between morning evening mediums likewise there be
fixed rule standard other phases of advertising For
take Sunday advertising Sunday papers years been
literally ponzed editions morning evening of any
other day the week But does this prove concusey that Sunday
advertising the best? While many big houses apparently have felt
that Sunday advertising absolutely essential to- nparaby
WITH complete success big fgrea
like Marshall Field Co., Chicago; John Wanaaker Phia
depa and New York. and Woodward Lotrop Washngonhave
expanded prospered wonderfully without using the Sun
day newspapers To-day strong tendency against Sunday
advertising is manifested many quarternoaby New Yon
the belief that has been ovedone nobody will obery contend
that Sunday advertising does pay Whether pays better however
before the public week with large spreads rather than
space less deliberately day and day still mooed question
which the advertethe large advertisers endavoring to solve
For medium advertiser experience demonstrated that
superior results achieved through the daily weekday issues
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Morning and Evening Advertising Mediums.

Advertisers spend their money with the newspapers that the people
read Sometimes the bulk of advertising goes evening papers,
times the morning papers There hdandast rule governing
the choice OF mediums but whether morning evening" newspapers
most freely used by the udicous are those that give him the
proposition An advertiser often patronzes paper which personally
he does but which the class Of readers he de-
res reach He will tell you would not be successful adj
vertser if he pursued any other course.
Publicity is the thing ought-the profitable publicity
In almost every city there newpapers-usuay than
whose circulation SUCH both quality quantity as to leave no
for doubt value The Washington Herald such news
paper and the advertiser who fails recognize who DELAYS
the recognition, is standing in his light
The journalist little time ago. printed following which
was promptly seized by many morning papers strengthen
appeals for advertising patronage:
The morning paper prints but edition. and on an average
depend four readers each family The evening paper
prints four five editions and has about one reader to every four
papers, The morning paper the family newspaper and the ones
you want in your business"
There is truth the statement not wholly true By way
of drawing between flash evening pap-ich appears
intervals after o'clock in the morning garng headlines and
which nobody takes seriously enough read cursory manner
and the complete weputgher morning newspaper which goes into
the homes the stores and the Offices and through and through
The Journalists statement above quoted literally "The morning
the family and the you your business
But there good evening newspapers well good morning
newspapers most epapers fit go homes and which
do into the homes and which valuable advertising mediums be-
yond dispute To that either the evening morning field has
exclusive overshadowng advantages absurd It all depends upon
the newspapers
Washington has the past n afternoon nesnaper
town. considering the twin subjects Of circulation and advertising
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.BIDON GOTHAMBONDS
Nine Hundred Offers Made
for $4,000 900 Issue.
MORGAN SYNDICATE WANTS ALL
His Bid VIII Not BE Considered, II
II Stated-The Total Is Five Times
VIII Go to White Bond Company.
Records Broken by Competition.

New York. Sept. 10.-The city's $40, COO O00
AZ per cent goId-bond issue was sub
scribed for more than five times over, ac-
cording to the bids that were opened in
the comptroIIers Office this afternoon.
More than 800 bids were received, $50 of
which will be tabulated, the others being
irregular and, therefore, thrown out
The bids aggregated S2O7, 15s. 420 II took
nearly five hours TO read the bids off.
The sum Of A.143,1SS4O, which accom-
panied the bids. being 2 per cent deposit.
is withdrawn from circulation and viii
be locked up without earning capacity un-
I'll the bids are tabulated and the bonds
awarded. The clerks in the comptroller s
Office were working until midnight on the
job. 1t will probably entail three more
days work before it viii be known who
will get the bonds The sale will measure
up close to the rate OF 1o2. according 10
the calculations Of Comptroller Metz and
Deputy Comptroller MCCooey.
Breaks All Former Records.
According TO old-time officials in the
comptroller's Office. no such competition
for municipal bonds was ever known in
this country. The most spirited bidding
in the citys history for its bonds before
this was in 1901. when So. coo 900 at 31a per
cent was offered. The issue went at the
price Of 10o1s TO 1o094
The sale to-day drew a crowd which
simply swamped the eomptroller's Office
The Railways and corridors adjacent to
the Office were jammed. City officials
clerks from nearly every bond house in
the city, bidders and spectators. pushed
and jostled TO hear the bids read off
Practically every person had a pad and
was dashing OF names and figures. Every
telephone in the building was IN constant
use. and scores Of persons rushed out to
use telephones IN the immediate neighbor-
hood.
There were two bids for $4,000 900, the
entire issue. One was made by what is
known as the Morgan Syndicate II Of
fered to take the S350O,00o corporate stock
at 10Q67 and the 100000 assessment
bonds at l09.067. None Of the bonds viii 20
TO the syndicate
The abraham White Bond Company.
composed q Abraham White and Samuel
Byeriy. both Of whom have won fame as
''shoestring bidders on bonds, also bid
on the entire s40.0lG.000
officials Of the comptrOller's office said
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KISSES NOT EARTHLY
Mrs. Vanderbilt Tells Court
About Oscillations.
RECOUNTS LAST COURTSHIP

Denies ANY Coercion on Her Part
and Declares that Persisteney of
Aged WoOer Finally Won Her Com
sent-Says She Claimed TO BE Able
TO Read Sealed Letters.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-27

Collinsville, /. T., June 27-A wind
storm Of great severity struck Collins.
Vile and vicinity at 8 o'clock yester-
day morning, demolishlng frame
buildings, barns and outhouses There
were several injuries, but no fatalities
were reported.
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HANGED FOR MURDER OF
PRISON GUARDS

Jefferson City, Mo-, June 27-Harry
Vaughe, Edward Raymond and
Georgn Ryan were hanged In the
county jail here this morning for the
killing Of Prison Guard John Clay
during a concerted attempt ~ prison
.ers to escape from the n litenti
airy on November "a
All three Of the COZ smned men
were hung at the same moment,
Sheriff Scott sprung the the trap and
five minutes later the men were pro-
nounced dead No statement was
made from the scafold.
The prisoners were removed from
the penitentiary, where they had been
confined for safe keeping, TO the
county Jail at o'clock this morning,
being conveyed in closed carriges
heavily guarded
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JAIL SENTENCE A BONANZA
FOR NOWATA NEGRO

Scott Furla, Of Nowata. a negro cen.
vict, received at the United States
penitentiary at Leavenworth June 2l,
will have the distinction of serving
the shortest term Of any prisoner re.
ceiged there. His commitment papers
we're dated back TO October l. '96,
according to instructions from tile
department Of justice. Furla was
found guilty of larceny and receiving
stolen property at Nowata, !. t early
in June. This will be a profitable
month for Furla. He will on dis
charge receive a suit Of tailor made
clothes, pare Of good shoes, s5 in
money and transportation to Nowata,
where he was convicted. In addition
he will receive the benefit Of one
month of hygienic living judiciously
and generously mingled with labor.
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NoCEHT RATE DESTROYS
INTER STATE BUSINESS

Kansas CiaysJlne 2I The e2pert
mant tWo-cent fares in Missouri
which has 1eeu b elect one week to-
day nas produced RESULTS nobody OF
pecred IT has nearly abolished in
terstaie traffic
"As an experiment to iest the
pFacticabiTty Of two'ceht fare
Frank Hagerman attorney for the
railroads, said, YiU begins 70 look like
almost a failure It's tendency is to
wipe out interstate business. "
sQge. used to sell through tickets 20
the east here every day" j.. S Jewett
Of the Missouri Pacific said, "but this
two-cent fare law pretty nearly wipes
Us out as d coupon ticket Office.
Travellers eastbound buy to St. Lauis
and buy their through tickets there,
except, of course a few round trip
tickets to Jamestown
The railroads agreed to try the two
cent fare law on business within the
state, but to charge the old rates on
interstate business. They we're sur
prised at the promptness with which
the public learned how to beat that
arrangement. For example, a ticket
from st. Louis to Topeka costs $3.50,
but ticket from st. Louis to Kansas
City costs IS SO and from Kansas City
to Topeka 81. The passenger saves 81
by buying separate tickets and does
not have to worry over stopovers or
connections. Nine out Of every ten
passengers figured itout at the start
and are taking advantage Of the diff
ference.
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To The Public.

A short time ago there appeared in
The Chieftan an item to the affect
that the stockholders Of the Auditor.
ium company we're unsatisfed with
the manner in which work on the
building was progressing, and blaming
me for the delay. viii say for the
benefit OF those who are interested
that l have nothing to do with getting
material on the ground; neither have
/ anything to do with the plumbing,
roofing or plastering or the weather
conditions. am now out Of pressed
brick, mortarIcoller, and have been all
this week. In view Of these facts /
think I am the one who las a kick
and viii say to the stock
get the stun on the ground.
get out Of the way and the building
will be completed according to con-
tract. JOE WHEAT.
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FIERCEST0RN RAGEl
LIVES AND PROPERTY LOST IN
THE OIL FIELDS.
wide Swath Of Wreck and Ruin
Across Usage, Creek and Chero-
kee Nations,

One the worst windstOrms that ever
visited this section swept over the
northern portion Of Indian Territory
between eight and nine O'Clock yester-
day morning, leaving death and de-
struction in its wake Starting from
Cleveland Oklahoma, the storm trav-
eled in a northeasterly direction and
through the very heart Of the terri
tory oil fields.
At S9pulpa great havoc was wrought
and much damage was done in the oil
field a few miles south. 1t is estimated
that one-third of the oil derricks in
the Glenn pool are down. John Roper,
rig man, vas hit by falling derrick
and instantly killed Two other men
met death by tumbling derricks
Lightning set fire toa combination oil
and gas well that was still burning
fercely last night and the flames were
far from being under control at noon
today.
Inc storm descended upon Sapul pa
at o'clock a. m. and was accompanied
by startling electrical phenomena. A
cloudburst followed the wind, flooding
many buildings.
At Turley the stormrage furiously,
ffty-four derricks being wrecked in
sight Of the town
One building at the Creek Orphans
Home at Okmulgee was struck by
lightning and burned to the ground,
About $500 worth Of hay and grain
we're destroyed.
At Tulsa the storm came from the
north and was an old-fashioned twist
er. 1t travelled due south until IL
struck a hill just north of Tulsa, when