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The Washington herald., 1907-11-01
EXPECT $3O,OO0,OOO ISSUE.
Treasury officials Pleased With Re-
SpOnse 10 Meet Stringency.

Bankers in several large cities have
indicated TO the Secretary Of the Treas
ury and the Comptroller Of the Currency
their cordial Endorsement of the plan to
bring about a large increase in the cir
culatlng medium Of the country. by ad-
ditouaI issues OF national bank currency.
Secretary Cortelyou and Comptroller
Rldgely are gratifed by the character OF
the responses. received in connection with
the plan announced from the Treasury
Department
This plan is 10 promote the issue Of
additional bank currency by permitting
national banks TO substitute minor secu-
rites for the government bonds now ly-
ing In the Treasury as security for Fed
eraI deposits, provided the government
bonds thus released are used to secure
new issues of bank notes.
Communications by telegraph and tele-
phone came 10 Secretary Cortelyou and
Comptroller Ridgely from several cities
yesterday. making inquiries as 70 the
plan for swelling national bank currency,
and announcing the intention Of bankers
I'm several cases TO take out additional
circulation. George +. Roberts, former
director of the United States Mint. and
Tow president Of the Commercial Ma
tiCnal Bank OF Chicago, is here, and an
The Washington herald., 1907-11-01

nounced yesterday afternoon that his
bank would Immediately take out 5000
600 more in circulating notes.
Arrangements have been made by All
Roberts for putting up the necessary
security. Another banker who is here is
Sol Wrxler, vice president of the Central
National Bank of New Orleans. lie is
making arrangements for his bank 10
Increase largely its issue Of currency, de-
claring at the same time his warm in
d0rsement of Secretary CortelyOu's 5 plan.
There are now in the vaults of the
Comptroller of the Currency s office ma
tional currency to the amount Of Sl670o9,-
000 Much of this belongs to banks that
have already reached the maximum
amount of currency which the law per
mits them TO issue. but a large amount
is available for banks that have not
nearly reached the limit.
Comptroller Ridgely said yesterday that
he believed that from 100000 TO N0.-
000O09 in additional bank currency would
be engaged within the next ten days and
that the total might greatly exceed that
figure
The Washington herald., 1907-11-01
SEEK PLAN OF SETTLEMENT.
Committee of DepoSitors Take Ae-
ton I'm NnickerbocISer Case.


New York. Oct G.-The various COM
mittees of dep0sitors in the Enickerb9ek-
er Trust Company which have come into
existence in the last few days have
Joined forces and these men have been
selected TO represent the different inter
ests as a united committee:
Joseph j. ODou0ghue. the coffee mer-
Freedman. who represents the INTERIOR
ough-Metropolitan Company. which has a
deposit Of 10000 in the Knickerbocker
Trust Company: Alfred Nathan, Of the
International Pump Company; Herman
Hielcken. of the coffee exchange. NJ II.
Grossman. Of the law firm Of House d
Grossmau, and Charles \. Brodeck, Of
the law firm of Wilcox & Brodeck.
This committee represents deposits in
excess Of 100000. 1t met to-day and
selected Samuel Untermyer rs its coun-
sci Mr. Brodeck. the secretary of the
committee, said that he and Mr.. Gross
man are actinS on the committee for
their clients, who include a large number
Of the smaller depositorS
The directors will probably announce
their plan FOR the rehabilitation of the
company. It is understood that the plan
cOntemplates paying off in cash all de-
positOrs with accounts of less than l.000
and asking the larger depositors to leave
q large part OF their deposits on time
There are 1005j of the 2.000 depositors
who have accounts less than I.0C0. It
would apparently require at least $6O00, -
600 in cash to meet this one end Of the
rehabilitation plan. 1t is likely that there
viii be objections or the part of the
large depositors to any such plan as this
The Washington herald., 1907-11-01
PARAGRAPHS BY WIRE.

Nome. Alaska, Oct. 31.-The steel
schooner Anglo Saxon with erew ~ fa-rtrru was
driven ashore today 40 SIN Rock. She is total
wreck. Life SAVERS rescued the crew.
PittsfeId, Mass. Oct. S1.-Three balloon
asesu-igus are planned to be- started from the
BerE-hiIez during the next two weeks under the
auspices Of the Aero Club Of America Of New York
Cits.
New York. Oct S1-JeweIs valued at
s. Go have been stolen from the Bronx7ine home
uf Paul EaWc O New York banker A Young man
who visited the Bayne home in the ggise of a light
lu- inspector Is believed 60 have committed the
theft.
Philadelphia. oct. Sl.-Left alone in a
room at 55 South Eleventh street early THIS nom
ing. tu-moutbs-0ld George Wlitemrst. caIored
was attacked 6r rats and - severely bitten that
he disd iu the Pennsylvania Hospital few hours
later
Dover y. H., oct. 3L-Fire started early
this morning iu she American House which was
Sled with transient guests and boarders who had
e. flee 90 the roofs and windows 20 escape Many
got ont n thcr night attire. The hotel was de
su0yed
New York Oct Sl-Five seamen from
she little Boston schooner Foam were brought here
on the Ossahsv, which arrived to-day from Bruns-
wick lGB. The mtL were taken on the Eoam OF
Bsdie Island. ortober - and the v1tcr-logEad
schooner was abandoned.
Portland. Me. Oct 3l-Because he
openly criticised decision iu a liquor seizure case.
Couutg Attorney Joseph r. f. Connolly was TODAY
fined $50 fer ccutemut of court lv Judge John
Howard GHI. Of the Non.-iIal Court. ConueIlv
refused % Iay and jail sentence was imposed and
a m.t .ttmus issued
Philadelphia. Oct. 21.-A loss Of fully
$1,000 was caused to-day IN q fire which destro7ed
"a large f0a-stCrv building i'm NUth Second street
A. T. Cunningham d Co, wholesale tobacco deal
ers occupied the frst and second floors while The
upper stories we've occupied by !. r. Mess & Son.
The origin Of the fire is unknown.
shot Gun sale at Shappirio's Starts
To-day. Great bargains See I'D page &
The Washington herald., 1907-11-01
COMMON SENSE.

Medicine is not OF much use 10
cure consumption. Fresh air and
clean living are the essential
forces 10 combat the dread white
scourge. Every precaution should
be employed 70 prevent the germs
from settling on the lungs, and
coughs and colds should not be
neglected. TO break up cold
quickly and cure any cough that
is durable. mix a half ounce Nir-
gin Ou OF Pine with two ounces
Of glycerine and a half pint of
good whisky. Shake well, and
take teasp0onful every four
hours. Five ounces of tincture of
Cinchona compound can be used
instead of whisky with the same
effect.
This mixture win usually break
up "a cold over night. Care should
be exercised TO use only the gen
uine Virgin oil OF Pine. which is
prepared I'm the laboratories of
the Leach Chemical Co. Cincin-
natl. o.. and put up for dispens-
ing. only in ia-0UnCe vlals. each
securely sealed in a round wood
Gn case. Il Is better 70 purchase
the different ingredients separate
~ and mix them &C home
The Washington herald., 1907-11-01
RAILROADS LAY OFF MEN.
Manager Says CurtniIment Is Due to
the Approach of Winter.

Chicago, Oct a.-Huudreds of men em-
ployed by the railroads in construction
work have been laid off during the last
week owing. in large part, railroad man
ayers say, 20 the approach Of cold wealth
er. In most cases it is denied that the
cuTtanment is due 10 financial stringency,
and the difficult in floating large loans
in some instances has caused q retrencu-
ment i'm construction work.
An official Of the Chicago MiIwauke
and St Paul road said men were being
laid off only on track work, but that this
was not due 10 money stringency. o..
the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific
Railway about 2109 men have been tenn
porarily discharged and on the Illinois
Central the construction force has been
reduced by 90 per cent
The Washington herald., 1907-11-01
THE THANKSGIVING DAY DINNER.

There are 10 greater epicures than the residents Of
Washington, and the readers of The Washington
Herald. especially its woman readers are requested to
send in menus which will best give their individual ideas
OF the most appetizing Thanksgiving Day dinner
10 the tour best menus received on or before No
vember p The Washington Herald will give the senders
S each. The winning menus will be published in The
S" Washington Herald Sunday November a, and will be
selected by competent committee
Address all communications to TIE MENU EDIToR
The WASHINGTON Herald, 734 Fifteenth Street
The Washington herald., 1907-11-01
BRYCE SPEAKS at PRINCETON.
Ambassador Is the Central Figure at
Two DedIcations.

Ambassador Is the Central Figure at
Two DedIcations.
Princeton, y. J.. Oct a.-Before the
faculty and board OF trustees and the un-
dergraduates OF Princeton University,
Ambassador Bryce. of Great Britain. at
noon to-day presented to the university
replica Of the famous Turnbuu sun dial
at Corpus Christi College, oxford Eng
land. the gift OF Sir William Aiather.
NJ F. Mir. Bryce was escorted from Mas
sau Hall by President Wilson and the
faculty in academic costume TO the base
Of the sun dial on the campus. where the
Ambassador made a short address
The ceremonies closed with cheers FOR
Mr. 1Iather. the Ambassador. and Oxford
University. and the singing OF "Old Mas
sau."
Prior TO the exercises at the sun dial,
Ambassador Bryce received the honorary
degree Of doctor Of laws in the faculty
room of Nassau Hau Dean West in
comforting the degree, called attaation TO
the Nlct that the room in which Mr.
Bryce stood honorary degrees Were con-
ferred upon Washington Adams. Jeffer-
son. Lincoln, and Cleveland
The Washington herald., 1907-11-01
MAKING A METHODIST.
DIR. Richardson's Text in RyIand
Church Homecoming Service.

Ryland NJ f. Church continued its
Homecoming" week celebration last
evening, when Rev. Or. c.. Herbert Rich
ardzun. pastor Of the church. made an ad-
dress upon The Making OF a NIetho-
dist DR.. Richardson spoke of the sig
nihcaHce attached 20 the fact that Meth
odism. in its foundation. was c0ntem-
pCTdneOuS with the beginning of this
country the one dating from 1884, the lat
Ter from 173.
-Four things DR.. Richardson considered
essential to the making of a good Metho-
dlst-hrst, Gods Words its doctrines
powers, and spirit: second. the hymnal
of the church; third. the discipline of the
church, and fourth, the history of the
church
special musical programme was ren-
dered by the Ryland Church choir.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-01
RECOMMENDS WIDER locks.
Naval Board Suggests 1IO-fOOt
Basins for Panama Canal

The general board Of the navy. to
which Secretary of the Navy Metcalf
referred the matter of widening the locks
of the Panama Canal. has made a recon-
mendation that their width De increased
from 100 to ll0 feet.
The original plans provided for locks
Is feet wide but subsequently this was
iucrel lsed 10 100 feet. and the length ex-
tended from 900 feet to 1000 feet. against
the protests of some of the engineers.
Secretary Metcalf has not been in en-
tire sympathy with the proposition for in
cTeasing the width TO ll0 feet but it is
understood that he viii accept the recon-
mendatiOn of the board
Congressional action in the matter is
not necessary, although the House Com
mittee % Appropriations. which is now
en route TO the isthmus, viii include the
subject in the hearings which the mem
bers intend 20 conduct.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-01
Captain Last to Leave Vessel.
MeCURDY ART IS SOLD.
Decorations in Offices Of Mutual Life
Company Go At Auction.

New York. Oct. 3L-The first days sale
made to decorate the private Office of
President McCurdy. of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company; the Office Of his son,
Robert McCurdy who was general man
aeer. and other offices that the present
management have decided they can get
along without was held this afternoon
at the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries.
The proceeds Of the sale amounted to
S5.S6. There viii Ice sale of paintings
tomorrow
The Washington herald., 1907-11-01
BRIDE IN SHIPWRECK
Rough Weather Brings End
to Ocean Honeymoon.
Won ROMONDT SINKS ct SEA

Italian Liner Lands Capt. FOOte,
Young Wife, and Bariss Crew, Res
1Vegiun Answers Dutchman's Dis
tress signals in Nick of Time.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-01
ARMENIAN IS CONVICTED.
slayer of Rug Merchant Pleads In
sanity as Defense.

NHHItf iN UVtFHNts
New York, oct 5.-Bedros Hampagt-
zoomian, the Armenian who killed Hovan-
nes Tavshanjian, a rug merchant ia Onion
Square on July -. was convicted i'm Jus
uce DOwlings court to-day of murder in
the first degree. His defense was insan-
ity All efforts 20 get him to testify that
he was put up 10 commit the murder by
an Armenian revolutionary society were
futile, Hampartzoomian said that he
killed Tayshanjian because Tayshaniian
was the enemy of his country.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-01
FOR MILK DEALERS.
Health Department Charges AduI-
teratiOn and other OGenses.

teratiOn and Other Onenses.
r. J.. Mclean. deputy health officer
has asked for warrants for a grocer and
a dairyman who have been detected sell
ing milk deficient in fat; for three dairy
men and two grocers. for selling watered
milk. and for three dairymen, for selling
cream below the legal standard
Mr.. Mclean expects the cases to be
brought up for trial in two or three days
When seen yesterday he said that the
health department would continue its en-
deav0rs 10 secure good milk in the Dis
tTi.t.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-01
A Thanksgiving Day Proclamation.

Aside from the significance attached to Thanksgiv-
ing Day as time when the nation is giving thanks for
It's prosperity there IS another thought which occupies
the attention of almost every. one:
The Washington herald., 1907-11-01

shot Gun Sale NJ Shappirio's Starts
To-day. Great bargains. See I'D page s
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-08
Thirty Lives Lost.

Louisville, Ky, June S.-Thirty
lives was lost in the cloudburst which
destroyed the village of Gradyville
last midnight. Many bodies have
been recovered and many are known
to be in the debris. The town which
lies in the forks of two creeks was
caught in the full sweep of the tor
rent which resulted from a eloudburst.
Men. women and children were swept
from their beds to death, before they
realized what had happened. Houses
were swept away and many narrowly
escaped death. Searching parties are
working among the wreckage for the
dead. Some of the dead are DR.. l.. G.
Neil and three children, fairfield
Moss, wife, seven children and mother.
Strong Hill, wife and family, of five.
John Moore and family, Mrs. WilmoTe
Austin and daughter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-08
Gathering on Monday will Be
Much Out of the Or
binary Nature.
THE HON. WILLIAM DUDLEY
FOULkE WILL MAKE A TALK
ON SOME OF HIS OBSERVA-
TIONS WHILE IN EUROPE

The Commercial club is doing the
generous thing by entertaining for its
guests on Monday evening, the mem
bers of the South Side Improvement as
soeiation. Many of the club members
are also patrons of the South Side as
sociation and the two are not in con-
flict as is often supposed. The meet
ing will be something in the nature of
u smoker and members of both organ
izations will make short talks OF a
fraternal character.
After these talks the Hon. w. d.
Foull1e. who has been invited to speak
TO the club. will give talk on some
matters of special interest that he
observed while visiting European cit
les. A number of outside guests have
been invited A lunch will be served
The club now has a membership of
nearly two hundred and IS in a flour
ishing condition. Much of this sue
cess is due TO j. F. Mccarthy. its new
president. who has the interests of the
city at heart and is anxious that the
club be alive To all its functions. Sew
efaI projects for the citys benefit are
under contemplation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-08
CYCLONE SWEEPS
|. THROUGH ILLINOIS,
TWO TOUHSSTRUCK
At New Minden Four Were
Killed and a Number of 9th
er Persons Were Injured.
Some Fatally So.
SCHOOL IS DEMOLISHED,
AND CHURCH DAMAGED.
At York, Several Persons Were
Killed and a Number Injured
-cIoudhurst Causes Death
in Kentucky.

Nashville. Ill, June s.-A cyclone
passed over New Minden, seven miles
north of this city, last night. 1t re-
suited in the death of four people and
fatal injury of several others. The
dead are Mrs Henry Weihe and two
children and young child of Carl
s1eumeier Fatally injured, Henry
Weihe; seriously injured. Herman
Weihe. probably fatally injured. Mrs.
Carl Steumeier and child OF Henr,
Heseman. a score of others were
bruised.
Most Of the houses destroyed were
cottages. The German Lutheran
church was badly damaged and the
bell was hurled through the pipe or
gan. The parochiai school was de-
molished The Weihe house, in which
four were killed. was struck and COM
pletely demolished.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-08
Are at a Loss to Know What
To Do in the Case of
Mrs. Ida Winters.
AT THE FRIENDLESS HOME.
WAS TREATED AT EASTHAVEN
HOSPITAL BUT CANNOT BE RE-
ADMITTED BECAUSE HER CASE
is INCURABLE.

Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Z. B. G.. Ewing,
of the board of managers of the Home
for FriendIess Women. appeared be
fore the county commissioners and
Prosecutor Jessup this morning to
learn what disposition the board in
tended TO make with Mrs Ida Win
ters and her two-year-old child. who
have been kept at the institution for
some time past. Mrs. Winters has
been adjudged insane and the mem
bers of the board of the Home for
have the woman kept at the Home any
longer than necessary DR. S E
Smith at the Easthaven Insane hos
pital, has treated the woman and some
time ago discharged her as improved
but incurably insane. He refuses TO
readmit her TO the Institution and the
woman's husband has deserted her
Mrs. Winters home is at East Ger
mantown, but she cannot be kept there
owing to the fact that she has dispo-
sition TO become violent at times. The
commissioners do not want to send
her TO the county infirmary. owing to
the fact that she is insane What to
do with Mrs. Winters and her child is
a most serious question. which the
commissioners will have to unravel.
Child Needs a Home.
1t is not desired to keep the child
with its mother as it is feared she will
do the child some iDi44rv ard tho com
missioners and the prosecutor have
considered the adyisability of sending
the baby to Whites institute. but this
action has apparently been forestalled
By Mrs Winters Prosecutor Iessnp
stated this morning that last January
when he visited The home with the
grand jury. Mrs. Winters asked him If
the authorities intended to take her.
Continued On Page Feur.l
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-08

PROGRAM A FIXED ONE.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HAS d.
RECTED SUITS TO BE ENTERED
AGAINST THE ANTHRACITE
COAL ROADS.

Washington, June S-That E. II
Hartman the railroad magnate is inn
| mune from criminal prosecution as
| the result of his testimony before the
interstate commerce commission re-
Gently the prosecution of bituminous
carrying railroads should be left in
the hands of the attorney general, and
that the prosecution of the. anthracite
coal roads will begin in Philadelphia
probably next week, were conclusions
reached at a conference at the White
House last night.
Following the general conference
Attorney General Bonaparte remained
with the president to discuss the so
called harvester trust.
The anthracite roads involved in
clude. the Delaware, Susquehanna and
SchuylkiIl, the Philadelphia and Read
ing, the Lehigh Valley, the Delaware
and Hudson the New York, Susque-
hanna and Western, the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western, the Central
Railroad of New Jersey and the Erie
The Pennsylvania and one or two
others may become involved as the
suit progresses, but for the present no
formal complaint will be filed against
them.
A notable conference on trust pros
ecutions was held at the White House
last night. Those who participated
are President Roosevelt, Secretary of
State Root, Secretary of the Treasury
Cortelyou, Secretary of the Interior
Garfield, Attorney General Bonaparte,
Secretary Taft, Interstate Commerce
Commissioners Knapp and Lane, and
Frank B. Kellogg of st. Paul, special
counsel for the government
Immunity for Hartman.
The discussion took very wide
range Much of the time was given to
the Harriman-Alton deal. Every
phase of that transaction was thor
oughly gone over, and discussion was
participated in more especially by the
president, Mr.. Kellogg, Attorney Gen
eral Bonaparte, Commissioners Knapp
and Lane The conclusion was prompt
Iy reached that however damaging the
evidence might be against Mr.. Harri-
man, the testimony he had given in
the interstate commerce investigation
had given him complete immunity
from criminal prosecution.
Secretary Loeb issued this state
ment at the conclusion of the confer
ence:
THE conference was held for the
purpose of affording ample discussion
the matters which have
been under investigation by the inter
state commerce commission. The in
terstate commerce commission has not
formulated IT'S report and its decision
will be purely preliminary. After a |
report has been made the attorney !
general will carefully consider it,