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The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
MOTHERS PLEA TOO LATE.
Son Sent TO PenfseBtIary for Utter
ing Forged Railroad Ticket.

SPECIAL 70 The Washington Herald
Norfolk, Va, May "a. l. Ragland.
Of San Antonio. Tex. and a conductor
formerly employed by several railroads
in the South. pleaded guilty to-day 10
the charge Of uttering a forged rail-
road ticket and was se4tenced to two
years in the State penitentiary He
Iaised a ticket reading from Norfolk 10
suffolk. a distance Of twenty miles. TO
read from Norfolk TO Columbus. Ohio.
a tieket-raising outfit was found in
his room Ragland was run 10 the
ground by the Chicago Railroad Ticket
Protective Agency.
Within two hours after RagIand' 3
plea OF guilty was entered, Common
wealth's Attorney TiitOn received the
following telegram from the eonvicts
mother. Mrs. n. E Ragland. in Dallas.
Tex.
For his mothers sake don't send
A. L. Ragland TO the penitentiary. if
at all avoidable. It will break my
heart"
The mother also sent her son the fol-
lowing message at the same time;
III your trouble can be arranged by
money, any amount VIII be forthcom-
ing"
Gov Swanson IS the only one who
can now interfere in Ragland's case.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
MO0NSHINERS RAID OFFICERS
Whip Revenue Men, Release Prison
eTs, and Recapture whisky.

Asheville. n. c.. May 6.-Deputy Col
lector Rector and a party Of revenue Off
GERS were held up in the dark corner"
section of Greenvile County by moon
sinners. who released a number Of moon
sinners whom the revenue officers had
captured. and with double-barreled shot
guns and muskets drove the officers out
of the mountains
Ben Plumey. who had Joined the raid
ing party, was singled out as the informer
by khe distillers. who beat him almost
insensinle and threatened TO lynch him.
Pumey escaped across the mountains,
The revenue officers had destroyed a
large disulleTy. seized several hundred
gallons of whisky, ana captured a num-
ber Of moonshiners. Then re-enfOrcements
We're requested by Deputy Collector Rector
from TryOn, \. c.
Meantime Rector and his party were
surrounded by mOonshiners heavily
armed and the mOoRshiners Rector had
taken captive released. Closing in on the
distillery the moonshiners. assisted by
their wives and daughters. destroyed the
whisky the revenue officers had seized
to prevent it getting into the hands of
the government.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
REY. COOKE FOUND IN CANADA
Eloping Minister Believed to Be Out
Of the Country.
sueh Plan Would Suit Desire Of
Missing Rector-Wife Declares
She VIII Not Ask Divorce.

New York, May 6.--District Attorney
Franklin A. Coles, of Nassau County.
tried to-day TO get Mrs. Matilda Cooke,
wife OF the missing Hempseead rector.
10 swear out a warrant against him
for abandonment This she declined
10 do, but promised TO think the matter
over and let the district aorney know
If she changed her mind. The warrant
which was sworn out by the grand
mother Of the clipping girl. charges the
minister with abduction. but TO hold
Cooke on that charge the district a
tOrney viii have prove that he en-
ticed her away from home with crimi-
nal intent.
In the event of the girl refusing to
testify against him, it would. in the opin-
ion of the district attorney be pretty
difficult to hold Cooke on a charge of alb
ducuon. That is why Mr.. Coles is anx-
ious to have the wife prefer a charge of
abandonment. Mrs. Cooke said to-day
that she had no immediate intention OF
getting a divorce.
THAT. she added. would make it too
easy for him. II is undoubtedly the very
thing he would like TO have done"
Mrs. Cooke is stlll under the care of
a physician, and probably will not be in
condition to leave Hampstead for good
until the latter part of the week. A re-
port that the missing couple had been
located in cottage at Sarsnac Lake in
the AdlrOndacks. caused considerable
stir in Hampstead, Dispatches from
Plattsburg tonight said the report was
baseiess.
District Attorney Coles has engaged a
private detective agency TO look for the
couple. and it is likely that he viii send
out within a day or so "A circular with
their pictures on II, and a description of
each
The belief is growing among Cook 8
friends that he and the girl are out of
the country. A statement made to-day
by Samuel Green, the sexonof St. Georges
Church, in Hampstead, makes il look as
If the rector intended To jump 10 Canada
with his seventeen-year1Old ward when
he left the town last Tuesday.
Green said Cooke asked him a few days
before he left, lot of questions about
that country Green came to Hampstead
from Canada and often takes q trip up
there. The rector wanted to know what
was the cheapest and quickest way 10
get TO Montreal or Quebec. and asked
about western Canada, inQuiring as to
teh size OF the towns. the conditions Of
the people and the chances for employ
ment. he gave no reason TO the sexton
for wanting the information.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
HAYWOOD TRIAL OPENS.
Defense Makes Motion for a BiI OF
Particulars.

Boise. Idaho. May 6.-The opening gun in
the trial OF William b. Haywood for the
murder OF former Gov. Frank Steunenberg
was dred to-day when counsel argued the
motion Of the defense for a bin Of partic-
ulars Of the evidence the State viii offer.
The arguments were concluded II noon.
and. after recess. Judge Wood announced
that he would give his decision tomorrow
morning. Haywood was brought into
court 10 attend the hearing Or the mo-
tlon. lie was not handcuned. Senator
Borah represented the State and Messrs.
Richardson and Darrow the prisoner
The motion for the BIN OF particulars
recites the absence of the defendant from
Idaho az the time the crime was COM
mitted, and that the indictments contain
no Information that would show the overt
acts by which the State hopes TO prove
the guilt Of the accused Judge Wood
interrupted TO say:
You know SIR Richardson. that our
State has no statute providing for biI
Of particulars in such cases
II know that such is the case" replied
Mr- Richardson, 'and I also know that the
Supreme Court Of Idaho has had its at
tention directed 20 the subject but once.
such a motion. however. as your honor
wei knows always directs itself 20 the
sound discretion Of the court"
lie pointed out tilat there had been no
disclosure of evidence at a preliminary
hearing. and that the State had carefully
concealed its case.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
BLACK HAND MEN CONVICTED.
W'iliesbarre Jury Acquits Only Two
OF Italian Band.

WiIkesbarre. Pa, May 6.-Eleven of
the thirteen men accused of being lead
ers of the Black Hand Society and con
spring to extract money from numer-
GUS persons by terrorizing them. were
found guilty this morning, and two.
salvatore Voipia and Andrew Patter-
nOstra. were acquitted. The jury.
which received the case at noon on Sat
urday, reached verdict on Saturday
evening. sealed it and brought It into
court this morning.
The rendering of the verdict was fol-
lowed at once by an application for a
new trial. which was denied by Judge
Halsey without argument. The defense
then took an appeal in each case.
District Attorney Salsberg is well
satisfied with the result and says that
he hopes now that the convicted men
viii be sentenced to long terms. and.
if they are that the example made of
them viii result in crushing out the
BLACK Hand operations in this part of
the State
All Of the accused are again 10 be
placed on trial at the June term of
court on various other charges. the out
growth Of the reign of terror which.
II is alleged they created in order to
frighten their victims into paying trib-
ute for protection.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
MIss TERRY FEARs JOKERs.
Keeps Marriage secret 10 Avoid
"Press Agent0 Talk.

"Press AGENT Talk.
Pittsburg. Pa, May e.-Fear that the
story Of the affair might be construed as
a press agent yarn. was responsible for
the secrecy attending the wedding of
Miss Ellen Terry. the celebrated English
actress, and James Carew, her young
leading man, which was solemnized in
this city, March %, but which was only
made public yesterday. when the BRIDE
groom made the announcement.
At that time Miss Terry was out on the
ocean, en- route for London. where she
will be Joined in about ten days by her
husband. who was forced 10 remain be-
hind to attend TO business matters.
Notwithstanding the fact that Miss Ter
rvs age is fifty-nine, and that of her
husband thirty-dye. the match Is said
to be one Of love alone, which grew out OF
the first meeting Of the couple in London
two years ago, at time when Mr.. CareW
was leading man for Maxine Elliott
In answer to questions by the court Of
ficers. Miss Terry admitted that the trip
was her third one on the sea Of matri-
mony
How were these marriages dissoIyed?'
she was asked.
MY first by divorce; my second by
death. responded Miss Terry. you see
was quite young when I married the
first time. That marriage was a mistake
My last husband was Mr. Wardeil. and
my name is Ellen Alice Wardell"
The ceremony was then performed
after which Miss Terry swoTe all pres
ent to secrecy.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
DICKSON WRITES LETTERS.
Declares lie Regrets He Did Nor
Shoot Dempsey.
special to Tie Washington Herald.

Special 70 The Washington Herald.
Fredericksburg. Va. May 6.-Letters re-
ceived here by T. E. Clark and D. 8. Rus
sell. employees OF Robert s. Dickson, from
the latter, contain the first Information
concerning Dickson since he left this city
last Thursday night. In his letter 10 Mr.
Clark. he wrote in part:
My chief regfet is that did not shoot
Dempsey long ago, as he is worse than a
snake. I hope you and Russell viii work
together to hold the business in good
shape and see that my wife gets what
belongs TO her. Dempsey is the only one
who has done any damage, and has done
Il all purposely TO get more money out of
me. Tell GOOlrick TO transfer everything
10 my wife and use power of attorney in
signing my name 10 checks notes, deeds.
sc. / am soTTy for Dempsey's daughter,
who was dragged through the mire for my
money after trying in every way last
year To get a hold on my business and
falling
In his letter to Mr. Russell, Dickson
said in part
Il would be useless for me to assert
my innocence. because a man accused and
arrested is three-fOurths convicted"
In the meantime the only thing pend
ing against him here is a civil suit for
$5.e00 damages brought by Dempsey in
the Corporation Court. through his coun-
sci, Messrs. Carter and Coleman, the
criminal charge having been, as before
stated, quashed by Judge Goolrick, and
The $1,000 bond been declared void, and
both Mr.. Dickson and his bondsman, Judge
Chichester. having been on this account
released from all liability under the same.
The trial of the civil suit viii. according
10 Dickson's attorneys, be forced as soon
as possible
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
NEW SUIT AGAINST MRS. EDDY.
Counsel Say II Concerns Old Kansas
Land Transaction.

Concord, n. H. May 6.-NIrs. Mary
Baker G. Eddy. leader OF the Christian
Science denomination was served with
papers to-day in a suit instituted against
her by Mary Eta Chapple. of Wichita,
Kan. While nothing is known here con
corning the nature of the suit further
than It is ito quiet title. as the writ
says, 1t is believed TO be connected with
d Kansas real estate transaction.
Streeter and Hollis. Mrs. Eddys per
sonal counsel, said that they thought the
suit must be concerned with some Kansas
lands on which Mrs. Eddy at one time
held a mortgage; that the mortgage had
been discharged, but never recorded.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
FRANCO-gAPANESE TREATY.
Agreement Not Yet signed-Negotia-
tions Delayed by Russia.

Paris. May 6.-The Temps states that 1t
would be inaccurate TO say the signature
Of a Franco-Japanese treaty is imminent.
Consultations with Russia and Great Bri-
tain VIII delay the negotiations.
The Temps says that Foreign Minister
Pichon has described TO il the object of
the negotiations as a convention, which
will add a new guarantee Of the mainte-
nance Of peace in the Far East, being the
logical continuation of Frances absolutely
pacific policy.
The Temps adds that one clause of the
treaty will guarantee Teciprocally the ter
ritoriaI status of the French and Iananese
possessions in the Far East thus s1cuT
ing automatically the security of France S
Indo-China arrangement.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
FAIRCHILD'S BAIL $4,000.
Ex-Secretary of Treasury Held for
Trial on Forgery Indictments.

New York, May 6.-Charles s. Fair
child, formerly president of the New
York Security and Trust Company. and
trustee of the New York Life Insurance
Company, and secretary of the treasury
under President Grover Cleveland. sur
rendered himself before Justice Green
beum in til criminal branch of tn SUI
preme Court this afternon.
He was held under S19,0O0 bail on six
indictments. charging him with forgery
in the third degree.
Mr.. Fairchild was indicted in Decem-
ber at the same time with George ".
Perkins, because of disclosures made in
the insurance investigation.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
PANAMA TOWN BURNS.
BOcas del Toro Threatened with Sc
rious Migration.

Panama. May Authentic reports
have been received OF a serious fire at
BOcas del TOrO. Panama on Saturday
It is stated that the town suffered
nearly total destruction.
Bocas del Toro is a port on the Pa
cifc. situated on an island of the same
name at one Of the entrances to the fine
harbOr. the Bay of Chriqui. Il has q
population OF 5000 or 1000. It suffer
ed severely from fire in March, 1904
when over 100 houses were destroyed
the damage amounting to $500, 600 IL
gold The town probably would have
been destroyed, but for the fact that
the German cruiser Falks happened to
be in the harbor and landed her crew
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07

Mt. Pleasant, Tex, May "a cyclone
practically destroyed the towns of Ridg-
way and BirUhright. forty miles west
OF here this afternoon about > o'clock
AL telephone and telegraph eonnee-
tions with these places is cut OF and
details are lacking. The killed, so far
as known, are.
Mrs. BRAZIL and baby
CALVIN TRAAI8IEL and son.
ROY McFALI.
STEX XENSON and wife.
SIDNEL L. OAKEY and wife.
The injured reported are:
Ben Pogue, skull fractured; Mrs. Ben
Pague. internally injured; Mrs Joe Fer
gUson, scalp wound.
A telephone message from Sulphur
Springs says that many more are injured,
but it Is impossible to obtain a complete
list Birthright, a town of 800, was COM
pletely wiped of the map. Great dam
age is reported at Caney, a negro settle
ment. and it is believed many more were
killed there
storm Travels Northeast.
The storm rose in the southwest and
Travelled northeast at a terrific rate OF
speed, demolishing everything in its path
The people in the path of the storm were
taken completely unawares and many
We're injured before they could take
refuge In storm cellars. The eastbound
Cotton Belt passenger train was just be-
hind the tWister and was saved from
destruction by waiting for the storm tC
pass. Houses were demolished for seveTa
hundred yards along the track.
As soon as news Of the storm reached
Sulphur Springs. rescuing parties includ
ing doctors and nurses, went to the scene
and tonight more than 1000 people ar,
making every effort to rescue the in
jured.
The infant of Mrs. Brazell was blOwT
away and no trace Of IL had been founC
at 8 o'clock tonight.
Ground Covered with Ice.
Temple, Tex. Nay IA terrific rain and
hail storm occurred here this afternoon,
lasting forty minutes and covering the
ground with ice
Dennis, Tex, May 6.-There. was a cloud
burst and a terrific hailstorm at Atoki
T. T. this afternoon. Hundreds of win
dow lights were demolished and much
damage was done 10 property throughout
The town.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
NO PAPERS FOR CANADA.
Sunday Editions Net Admitted from
United States.

d Ottawa. Ont. May G.-Fifteen thou
sand American papers. mostly New
York Sunday issues, were held up, yes
terday on the frontier Canadian gov
ernment officers refusing to admit them
to Canada in view Of the new Lords
Day ac5. which reads:
1T shall not be lawful for any per-
son to bring into Canada for sale or
distribution or to sell or distribute
within Canada on the Lords Day any
foreign newspaper or publication
classified as a newspaper.
There is great Indignation at this,
and it is said Canadian deputatlons win
at once wait on the government and
protest
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
JUDGE WARNS RAILWAY.
Imposes Fine and Says Amount Must
Nnt Re ncdncfed frnrn EmnInres-

Imp0ses TING and Says AmOunt Must
Not BE Deducted from Employees.
SPECIAL % The Washington Herald
Richmond Va, May 6.--Mayor
Maurice of Manchester, this morning
fined the Atlantic Coast Line Railway
for blocking the Hun street crossing.
IN imposing the fine the mayor said
that he wanted E. p Smith, counsel
for the railway company. clearly to
understand that it was the company
and not the employees of the company
who were at fault and that the amount
should not be deducted from the pay Of
the men
He said that if he learned that tho
road mad disobeyed the warning he
would proceed against it for contempt
of court.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
QUEEN ENA AT SHOW.
Wife of Alfonso of Spain visits
Motor Exhibition.

Madrid, May 6.-The Correspondence de
Madrid points out that. according to the
announcement in the Official Gazette of
january % the birth Of an heir to the
Spanish throne cannot be expected until
May %
Queen Victoria visited the motor exhibit
ton this morning She looked charming
in white dress and blue hat. TheNKing
and the Princess Henry of Battenberg.
her mother accompanied her
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07

1-Viennese Serenade the President.
f-Chamber Of Commerce Organizes.
2-John J.. Very Philosophic
Marshal Collins Victor at Polls.
Washington Man. Commits Suicide.
2-SOldier Kills Orderly and Self.
3-Bakers Win Fight.
4-Bradley Trial Date Fixed To-day.
4-Medical Men Gather Here.
5-War Declared on Peace Agent
12-Strfkes on Three Buildings.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
REPORT ON sYLPH ACCIDENT.
Lieut. BuImer Exonerated-Yacht
sent to Norfolk for Repairs.

The Sylph, naval yacht of the President,
went yesterday to the Norfolk Navy
Yard for repairs. and with her departure
may be said to be closed the incident
growing out of her collision with a tug
boat near the navy yard Friday. Mrs.
Roosevelt was entertaining a party OF
friends aboard the yacht at the time of
the accident.
The commandant of the navy yard has
sent 10 the Navy Department the finding
of the board appointed 10 investigate.
The report completely ex0nerated Lieut..
Bulmer. who commanded the Sylph. but
the report upon the question of the e.
sponsibility of the engineer. who is re-
ported to have disobeyed Lieut. Bulmer' 5
orders, are not made public
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
WEATHER FORECAST.

For the District of Columbia,
Maryland, and Nirginia-Show-
ers to-day and probably to-mor-
row; variable winds.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
YIENNESE SINGERS
GREET PRESIDENT
Remarkable Concert Given
at White House.
EXCHANGE LOVING CUPS
Visitors and Local Societies
Fraternize Afterward.

Stirring Songs and Speeches Mark
Reception rendered Members Of
the Wiener MaennergesaBg VerefR
ut the willard HOteI-German Lied
Praised and FntherIand ExtoIIed.
serenaded at the Railroad stations
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
CYCLONE WIPES OUT
TWO TEXAS CITIES
TwiSter Kills and Injuries
Many Persons.
MOVE TOWNS OFF MAP
No House Left in a Place Of
500 Inhabitants.

storm Descends Upon People Before
They Can Seek Refuge in Cellars.
Wires Down and Details MeaGer.
Relief Trains Rushed with Doctors
and Nurses-Cioudburst Causes
Damage in Indian Territory.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
HERALD NEWS SUMMARY.

Pages. TELEGRAPHIC.
1-Cyclone Kills Many ia Texas.
1-Threatened by Kidnappers.
Frisco Tied Up by Strikes.
3-Guatemala Expects Invasion.
S-Dr. Marvin TO Leave Delaware.
9-Taft Avoids the Exposition.
A-"Silent" Smiths Widow Is Ill.
4-"Ian Maclaren" Is Dead.
9-News of Maryland and Virginia.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
No Submarine Tests

Newport, R. L, May 6.-On account of
bad weather conditions, the naval trial
board. conducting the government sub
marine boat trials, was obliged to aban-
don all proposed tests planned for to-day
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07

4 Ia Carte Lunch Served Daily
At Eekstein's s from = 20 3 I4ls n. y. ave
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
Mo- You Denosit Your NIoney

lin bank. why not get interest as well al
protection? The banking dept of Unioi
Trust Co, 1914 F ST., pays interest on al
accounts. Deposits subject TO check.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07

Llbbey 8 g. sth and New York ava.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07

Beautiful Boards. 8 per 100 feet,
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07

Dressed Paiings. headed. sa per 100.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07

Libbey 8 Co.. sth and Kew York ave,
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07

Very nice Flooring, $3.50 per 100 feet.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07

Dressed Piekets. square. 81 Der 100.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07

Finest Of Lumbel
The Washington herald., 1907-05-07

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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-01
LABOR CONDITIONS BLAMED
No More Warships Will Be Built on
tho Pacific Coast.

New York --.-Henry T.
Scott, who was president of the Union
iron works of San Francisco when
that concern built the battleship Ore
gon, said in an interview here as to
the approaching cruise of the United
States battleship feet to the Pacific
coast that the navy of the future will
have to be almost entirely the product
of Eastern shipyards, as labor condi-
lions on the Western coast make eco
nomical construction of battleships
impossible.
"Conditions are getting worse in,
stead Of better in the labor market in
the West" said Mr.. Scott. with the
added cost of freight on the materials
necessary for battleship construction
and the fact that with shorter work
day our mechanics receive rs per cent
higher pay than in the East it is i'm
possible for Western shipbuilders to
compete with those of the Atlantic
coast.
"All the battleships the United
States will ever have on the Pacific
ocean will have to be built on the At
lantic seaboard and the people Of the
coast are glad that the feet is to be
sent around there"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-01
SCORES ARE DROWNED.
Unprecedented Rains Cause Heavy
Loss Of Life in Spain.
ENTIRE VILLAGES WIPED OUT
GuadaImedina River In AndaIusla Con-
verted Into Raging Torrent Three
Miles Wide, Resulting In Numerous
Casualties Along Its Course. ill.,

y 8 " = y
Madrid, - .-Unprecedented
rains in Andalusia have caused i'm
mense destruction Of life and prop
erty. The Guadalmedlna river has
been converted into a raging torrent
three miles wide and bridges, houses
and even entire villages have been
swept away by the food.
The streets in the lower part of
Malaga, capital of the province of that
name in Andalusia, have been inun.
dated and many families have been
rendered homeless.
Considering the heaviness of the
floods the loss of life has not been
great. Thirty persons were drowned
at Malaga, twenty-three at Velez de
Benamargoza, among them the mayor
of the town; thirteen at Coleman and
about 100 elsewhere in the valley.
Railroad communication has been
destroyed. The governor of Malaga
has appealed for assistance from the
government, fearing that the decaying
carcasses of cattle and other animals
drowned in the food will create an
epidemic.