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The Washington herald., 1907-11-09
SUFFRAGIsTS ELECT OFFICERS
West Virginia Body Passes ResOIu-
IiOn OF Faith In Cause.
SPECIAL 10 The washington Herald.

Special 20 The Washington Herald
Wheeling, W. Va, Nov S-Strong
resolutions expressing faith IN the prin-
ciples of equal suffrage for all and spe-
Cial privileges for none were adopted by
the West Virginia Equal Suffrage Asso-
citation az the close OF its annual conven-
ton here. after a stirring address by
Rev. Anna Howard Shaw. president Of
the national body
officers were elected as follows: PresI-
dent, T, c. HornhrOOk; vice president.
Or. Harriet b. Jones: recording secre-
tsry. Mrs. F. F. Fulton: corresponding
secretary. Elizabeth Cummins: treasurer.
Margaret Mckinney. all OF Wheeling.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-09
Engineers Body Is Recovered.

Special 20 The Washington Herald
Cumberland. Nd. Nov S.-The body of
Martin J. Fallon, the Baltimore and Ohio
engineer who was killed in the runaway
Of his train on the Cranberry grade last
Sunday morning. was recovered to-day. a
few feet from the point Of the accident.
lodged against some old cross-ties.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-09
TWO DIE IN FIRE.
Blaze in Charleston Causes $500, 900
Property Loss.

Special 20 The Washington Herald.
Charleston, w. Va, Nov S-A spark
from a piece Of steel on the elevator
shaft, which ignited a box OF gum of
eamphor in the wholesale grocery estab-
lishment OF the Ruffner Brothers, Kama
wha street, caused the death OF two
men, serious injury 10 two others. and
a pecuniary loss Of 100000 this morning
The dead are John j. Foley. one of
the fire captains, and John Dewey, clerk
for Esquew, Smith & Cannon. The in
Jured are Ben Clever and Oscar Botkin,
the latter hurt so badly that his life Is
despaired Of Clever will recover.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-09
Death of Mrs. Rober, A GRAY

Special 10 The Washington Herald
Annapolis, Nd. Nov. S.-Nrs. Robert A.
Gray, or HarrisOnburg, seventy-eight
years old died at the home of her daugh-
ter, the wife Of Dr. William S WEIGH.
health officer of Annapolis. to-day.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-09

Keyser, W. Va. Nov S.-Mr Martin J.
Tierney, mayor Of Piedmont w Va. and
Miss May Melody. of Keyser, were mar
ried on Wednesday evening, Rev. W. a.
O'Hara officiating
The Washington herald., 1907-11-09
Several Injured in Wreck.

wreck occurred this morning near
St Elmo on the Washington, Alexandria
and Mount Vernon Railway. when the
train which left here at 10 crashed into
the rear OF the train which is scheduled
20 leave at 7IG Many of the passen-
gers became excited over the collision
ana some jumped out Of the windows. II
is said that several were painfully
though not seriously. injured. The trailer
Of the train in front was badly dam
aged. The train in front was said to
be running behind its schedule time
A charter has been granted by the State
corporation commission to FL Bernardez
Industrial Corporation of Alexandria,
with capital stock to range between
$4,000 and 100000. The object of the
company is to engage in the real estate
business. The incorporators are Oswald
Wilson, Of Washington. president; J. L.
Pennington, Of Fort Worth. Tex. secre-
tary and treasurer. and r. L. Livingston,
of Washington.
The funeral OF Mrs. Elvira Hill took
place this morning from st. Marys Cath
ole Church and was attended by many
friends and relatives OF the deceased.
n
conducted the services. The paIIbearers
were M. 3. Harlow. NJ A Ahern. B. c.
White. Walter Donnelly, r. NJ Latham.
and Joseph DeSilva. The interment was
made in 81. Mary's Cemetery
The High Point property. located a few
miles below this city in Fairfax County.
was sold at auction yesterday by s. II.
Lunt, Of this city. The sum OF sol 600
was the consideration for the real estate
and SlO,0i5 was the price of the personal
property The purchaser was R. W.
Moore, attorney for J. r. Lindsay, trus-
tee
The funeral Of Charles E Duffey took
place this afternoon from his late resi-
dence on Royal street, between Prince
ana Duke streets. Rev. Charles D. Bulla
conducted the services. The paIIbearers
were Charles Tennesson. Samuel Wade
j X. Mansfield, Fred. Eberhardt. of this
city, and Mr.. Barry and Mr.. Callaghan
of Washington. The Alexandria Wash
inGton Lodge OF Masons and Alexandra
Council. Junior Order United Americans
attended in a body
James w. Jackson Council. No. S.. Jun
for Order United Americans. entertained
a large delegation Of members from
Washington last evening in the hall Of
the local council on North Pitt street In
prize contest. L. R. Winner. OF Wash
ington. was the lucky contestant.
Herbert Bryant. colored. was arrested
this evening by Policeman Garvey on the
charge Of striking Robert Mills. also col
ored, over the head with a heavy iron
bar
The Washington herald., 1907-11-09
Mrs. James noffiemrer pie..

Special % The Washington Herald.
Harrisonburg. Va. Nov. s.-Mrs. James
Dofiemyer. wife Of Rev. James Dofie-
myer. Of ElktOn, died yesterday. She is
survived by two sons and two daughters
The Washington herald., 1907-11-09
MOuntaineers Find Trouble.

SPECIAL to The Washington Herald.
stanton, Va, Nov S-Four noun
taineers. who came 10 Staunton 10 have a
good time, were fined S27.S5 in police court
yesterday for carrying concealed weapons
and raising a disturbance.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-09
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Cumberland. Md, Nov. S.-Mr Frank
NaughtOn and Miss Gertrude Cooling.
daughter OF George L. Gooding. were
married at St Patrick's Church here to-
day
The Washington herald., 1907-11-09
is VERY GOOD
Tells Afflicted Ones What to
Use to Get Well.
SAYS MANY WAIT TOO LONG

Noted Authority Tells of n Valuable
Home Prescription Which Any
One Can Prepare Mt Small Cost
Too Much Kidney Trouble and
rheumatism Here, and Gives Good
Advice.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-09

Special 70 The Washington Herald.
Danville. Va. Nov. s-Sheriff Beard, Of
Amherst County. a prominent Virginian.
was fatally hurt by train here tonight
having both legs cut of.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-09
I. $. infantry Leaves Annapolis.

sr~c.a. ., The Washington Herald
Annapolis. Nd. Nov. S.-The army
transport ingalls, sailed from Annapolis
for Hampton Roads this afternoon. hay
ING on board battalion of the Twenty
third United States Infantry. under com
mand Of Lieut.. Col. Glynn The Twenty
third is preparing for duty in the Philip
pines, and viii start for the islands some
time in January
The Washington herald., 1907-11-09
Held MOCK FUNERAL
Duke of Portland Directed
His Own 0bsequieS.
DRUCE CASE sTIRS LONDON
Eccentric NObIeman Who Died as
Bachelor, Said to Have Had Wife
and Children-New Yorker ImpOr-
tant Witness I'm Present Proceed
ings-Stewart's viii Recalled.

LONDON. Nov. S.-After a rest Of ten
years the bruce case has recaptured
| public interest.
II will be remembered that Anna Maria
/ bruce tried unsuccessfully some months
ago to obtain the consent Of the court
to the opening of vault in the Highgate
/ cemetery for the purpose OF establishing
the Identity. or otherwise. Of the eccen-
/ trio fifth Duke of Portland with "T {.
| Druce." founder of a bazaar on Baker
street, behind the counter of which he
attended personally.
George Hollamby bruce, formerly a
carpenter in Australia, a grandson Of the
late T. c. bruce. lays claims 10 the great
Portland estates, now benehcially held
by Lord Howard de Walden. He now
| accuses Herbert bruce, 7. c. bruce S
| second son, Of perjury in swearing some
time ago that he saw his father lying
dead in his coffin in 1864. The claimant
alleges that no death occurred then,
but that the fifth Duke of Portland or
dered and carried out a mock funeral
when he decided to end his career as
"Druce."
Died without known Issue. 4.
The position Of the parties may briefly
be summarized as follows: George Hol-
lamby bruce claims against Lord Howard
de Walden that portion Of the Portland
heritage known as the Middlesex estate,
which is held by de Walden from his
mother. the late dowager, who inherited
it from her brother, the fifth Duke OF
Portland. This fifth Duke. as Duke. ="
died without known heirs. Thereupon
the estate. according to the will OF the
fourth Duke. went TO the fifth Dukes
sister
George Hollamby bruce claims II on
the ground that ne is the grandson OF the
fifth Duke Of Portland, who, he SAYS. lived
double life as T. c. bruce OF the Baker
street bazaar. and as such married and
had children. AS the Duke of Portland
he died a bachelor in 1879. T. c. bruce
died in 1864. Lord Howard de Walden
contends that the duke and bruce were
two distinct men.
Intense public interest was shown in to-
days proceedings and admission 10 seats
was taken by ticket only.
Mock Funeral Carried Out,
Robert Caldwell. OF New York. who re-
Gently arrived in England to testify In the
case, besides declaring that 'Druce" told
him he was the Duke of Portland. says
that, in conjunction with the duke. he
carried out the dukes death" aid mock
funeral so that the personality Of bruce
should be disposed Of
To-day he told how he was introduced
TO the fifth Duke of Portland by the late
Sir Morrell Mackenzie. the throat special
ist: how he had visited WelbeeF Abbey.
the dukes seat, and how a close friend
ship had been formed between them. He
said that he Travelled several times from
Welbeck Abbey 10 London with tae duke
and went 10 the Baker street bazaar
while he was staying with the duke as
his guest.
Caldwell testified that he employed a
carpenter while he was staying with the
The Washington herald., 1907-11-09
Mock Funeral Carried out.

caldwell testified that he employed a
carpenter while he was staying with the
The Washington herald., 1907-11-09

Herbert Bryant, colored. was arrested
this evening by Policeman Garvey on the
charge Of striking Robert Mills also col
ored. over the head with a heavy iron
bar
The Washington herald., 1907-11-09

James w. Jackson Council, No. So. Jun
Tor Order United Americans, entertained
a large delegation of members from
Washington last evening in the hall OF
the local council on North Pitt street. In
a prize contest L. R. Winner. OF Wash
ington. was the lucky contestant
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-25
To Grease the Ground.

The municipal authorities of Cash
mere have decided to make an ex-
pertinent in that town with oil on
the streets. There has been consider
able talk lately throughout the whole
of Chelan county about the use of oil
on the highways, and the result of
the experiment at Cashmere will be
watched with interest Oil as a dust
preventive and road-surface pre-
server has passed the experimental
stage nj many parts of. the country.
But 1t has never been tried on the
roads of this region, and it remains
to be seen whether the partially al
kill sand will cohere when suffused
with oil, or whether the oil will be
resolved into its component parts by
the action of the alkili-lime, and be-
come GRUMPY and non-coherent.
1t is understood that but short
stretch of road will be experimental
upon at Cashmere.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-25
MAKING MORE FARM LAMBS.

A company of Okanogan county
farmers has been organized for the
purpose of extending the irrigated
area of that section: 1t is proposed
to tap the underflow of water, from
the mountain basins, and bring it to
the surface by artesian wells. The
tract to be irrigated comprises 1000
acres of choice fruit lands. 1t is situ-
ated above the gravity irrigation ca
nal and at present is a desert having
no commercial value. The weil-drill-
ing machinery to be used will sink
holes to the depth Of 1900 feet, and
be sufficient to reach the waterways
beneath the surface. The work will
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-25
EIPL nm POs ITlon
Of ConmlISSID
Railroad Board Issues Oppression
ON TARIFF 20 Inland EN-.
pire Points.

OLYMPIA. April 24.-The position
of the Washington railroad commits
sion with regard to Spokane rates
has been announced In letter to
Alva s. Sherlock, of Newport, attor-
ney for George A. Vawter of that
city. The attorney wrote the COM
mission protesting that on the ship
ment of a traction engine he had
been charged $50 for a thirty-six
mile haul from Rosalia to Spokane,
and $23.75 for the forty-six mile haul
from Spokane to Newport. In its
reply, the commission said, in part:
Concerning the particular. over
charge you mention. this is due to
the fact that all goods shipped from
surrounding towns to Spokane are
shipped under the general distance
tariff, which is much higher than the
special class and commodity rates
rounding towns. The first shipment
from Rosalia to Spokane, as stated,
was made on this general distance
tariff; the second shipment, from
Spokane to Newport. was made under
the lower commodity rate. These
rates have been in effect for long
number of years.
Last summer, in considering GER
tain rates desired by the citizens of
Walla Walla, we made a reduction
in the general distance, equal to
about 20 per cent, which still leaves
this tariff about Is to 80 per cent
higher than the special class and
commodity rates. This inequality IS
subject to criticism, and it is the in
tention of the commission to take up
the matter at as early date as prac-
ticable, with view to adjusting the
same. We might say that the reason
which prevented proper adjustment
last summer was the fact that Spo-
kane and other Eastern Washington
ana Northern ldanO towns, similarly
situated were paying on shipments
from the east the rates to the coast,
plus the local rates back to the inter-
ior, and to lower the general distance
tariff mentioned, to where the COM
mission believed it should 60, would
have the effect of permitting the
coast towns, with the very low
water competition terminal rates, to
overrun Spokane's jobbing territory.
Believing that Spokane would, in
the very near future, secure much
lower rates from the east, the matter
was held in allegiance, pending such
determination as will probably be
made by the interstate commerce
commission in the case now under
consideration.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-25

H. F. Hubbard, who returned Tues
day morning on the steamer Column
bia from Conconully, reports that
while passing the hamlet of Chelan
Falls passengers on the boat plainly
deserted a large white house being
destroyed by fire; the house was sit
uated about the central part of Che
Ian Falls and for appearances was
practically destroyed.
Joseph B. Lindsey, the United
States attorney from Spokane, is IN
Wenatchee on federal business con-
hccted with his Office.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-25
Women In Parliament.

In England, the land where John Stu
art Mill preached woman's rights two
generations ago with an eloquence and
logic still powerful, woman cannot even
break into parliament. but in Finland,
which all the world associates with
Russian conservatism and oppression.
the women have recently walked into
the new national assembly on creden-
tails furnished by the people. Under
the law now in force Finnish women
vote and are eligible to seats in the
legislature. Finland is the only Euro
pean country where women possess the
parliamentary franchise.
We know that the car granted Fin
land sweeping political reforms as a
dernier resort to keep that portion Of
his realm loyal in the present national
crisis. The experiment is important 10
all Russia for many reasons. and the
woinan's suffrage feature is, from its
very nature, Important to al Europe.
Finland is q country Of progressive
people. Formerly ruled lsg Sweden.
where the women are highly esliigat
eaei and influential. tie Finas hare
maintained for years haif a score OF
lyee1ms aad a polytechnic school %
Which women are atftnfala TIE e3ft-
come Of the Finnish. experiment Will
be watched with kean interest IN this
country as well as in France and Italy.
where the Socialists, who favor woman
suffrage. are especially numerous and
influential.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-25
Speculation In .sDamages.'s

There are hundreds, probably thoti.
sands, of persons in the United States
who make a regular business of fgur-
ing in more or less fake accidents Sc
ttat they may be able to bring damage
suits against municipalities, public
service corporations and individuals
In addition to this, there are thousands
OF lawyers, ambulance chasers and
shady physicians always ready to. take
part in anything of this sort. So enor-
nous has the total Of these actions be-
come and so great has become the per-
centage Of fraud that an organization
has been formed, known as the ALI
ance Against Accident Fraud, to pro
tect its members. This organization
has started regular rogues' gallery
system Of preserving and disseminate
ing information concerning fake acct
dent claimants and their attorneys and
physicians. In the alliance are the law
departments of municipalities, of pub
lie service corporations, accident and
insurance companies. The charge is
made that many of these suits are
without merit and that corporations
find it often easier and cheaper to sub
nit to petty blackmail by compromis-
lug a suit than to fight it out in court.
The lawyer who lives by prescott
ing or compromising damage suits
which he has undertaken for client
on shares is coming in for more and
more reprobation as this phase Of law
practice is developed, extended and
systematized. There is nothing essen
TALLY wrong in the principle of the
contingent fee or in the payment by
counsel of court and other costs for a
sutton having a meritorious cause AMI
no funds for it's prosecution. This prin-
ciDle may be both conducive to and
subversive Of justice, according to the
manner of its employment.
1t is in the abuse of the damage
sharing plan between counsel and litl-
giants that the trouble lies. and it
would seem that SO much trouble is re
shifting from the abuse that courts and
lawmakers are taking cognizance OF
the question. The practice is reprehen-
sible.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-25

.-
nbertines to come from other states
and evade their lawful Responsible
tiles.
Cure for Evils.
The cure Is not In state legislA-
tion nor in national laws: 1t In In the
cultivation Of public spirit which
shall scourge with the lash the liber-
tines who lead American society.
1T should brand with infamy the
author. albeit a woman, Of that book
which would. by trial marriages and
trial divorces, lower the holy institu-
ton of matrimony to the standard of
the barnyard.
We are in the midst OF an cpl
demic of RIGHTEOUSNESS. Divorces
have doubled in the last fifteen years
in this country. Do you think that
conditions are any harder today than
they were fifteen years ago?
DO you remember years ago when
you were counting your sweetheart,
when yon gave her bonbons and filled
her boudoir with roses, when you
wrote reams of poetry to her on pa
per scented with musk; do you re-
member those days when you made a
human doormat of yourself?
And now you come home like a
bowling cyclone and yell out because
dinner isn't ready. And when it does
come, you shout that it isn't fit to eat,
and that you'll go out to a hash
house. Do you wonder that your
wife sometimes wishes she had never
seen you, or that she thinks of other
men?
My good woman, for / hope you
are good, greet your husband with
flower in your hair as you used to
do. Make his homecoming a joy;
make the home a little heaven on
earth. Then he won't go to the sa-
loon or think of other women"
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-25
High School Girls Win Contest.

In short story contest inaugural
i at the high school by Professor
Armstrong, five of the Junior class
submitted specimens of original fic-
ton. A committee consisting of At
torney Frederick G. B. Kemp, Rev.
John Berger and Fred Simpich pass
ed judgment on the several short
stories, and awarded the first place
to a yarnlet entitled THE Envy of
Christine; in the opinion of the
judges the next best was a story,
1.-THE Withdrawn Sacrifice" by Estel-
la Carton.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-25
DR.. HENSON SCORES SOCIETY.
Boston Preacher Says Upper Ten
Has Brought On Epidemic of
LicentiOusness.

BOSTON, April 23.-Declaring
that the leaders of American society
have brought about an epidemic of
| RIGHTEOUSNESS which even national
laws would be powerless to remedy,
the Rev. DIR. Henson preached sem
sational sermon against divorce in
fremont Temple the other night.
His subject was THE First Mar
riage," and he said in part:
For that first marriage, when
Adam fell into deep sleep and God
took one of his ribs, was woman
made to order-and it was the only
woman God ever did make.
q don't know what Adam thought
when he looked upon that magnifi-
cent specimen of womanhood which
God had made himself, but am pre-
pared to believe tina. it was case of
love at first sight.
What a change from that we'd
ding, magnificent in its very simple
ity and naturalness, to the elaborate
displays of today. The more vulgar
ostentation there is about wedding,
the surer you may be of scandalous
proceedings to come later in the d.
vorce court.
Before state, or church, God
founded the family. 1t is first and
foremost, for it was founded by God
Almighty
when the first man and woman
sinned and fell, God told her that
her desire should be to the man. and
he should rule over her. But he did
not mean that bearded brute
should beat and abuse her. He meant
that in the natural course OF events
the greatest burden of the sin should
be for her to suffer,
Today the magistrates are over
taking the preachers,
We have a smart set whose nlthY
luere gives them a sort CT rotten re-
Espectahility Their lnsts for fresh
affinities are what keeps the divorce
courts busy.
There are disgpaceful judges on
the bench, who are willing to lend
themselves to base usage There are
mercenary preachers who are ready
to satisfy the demands Of the liber-
tines. There are states whose stat
utee are lfa1ed o = 10 invite ~
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-25

BE- watched with more than ordinary
interest. g It win open new field
for agriculture II II proves sue
cess.
Artesian irrigation has demonstrat-
ed the possibilities OF mixed agricul-
ture In many sections Of the west.
The most notable district Of this
state Is that known at the Mckee In
Yakima county. Several wells have
been sunk In that section and an Inn
mense flow of water obtained. That
has enabled farmers to reclaim the
land from desert conditions and
make is profitable under cultivation.
1t has transformed the sandy plain
into a veritabEe garden. Where form
erly there was no vegetation the
fields give annual returns OF six to
ten tons of alfalfa from an acre. That
change has come because of the wat
er supplied from artesian wells.
The Okanogan farmers have en-
gagged in the work in business way,
and are entitled to every measure of
success possible. They plan to give
the experiment a complete test. If
the Pogue flat, which they propose to
reclaim by artesian irrigation, is
brought under cultivation it will
mark the beginning of more extern
sive projects for getting water from
beneath the surface. In localities
where such irrigation is practiced the
farmers are successful in growing
and harvesting many crops. The wells
simply make it possible for grass to
grow where sage brush has grown
before and give vegetation the right
of way over aridity. Success to the
Pogue flat farmers.-P.-I.