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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
HERhANN'S WIFE
GOES ON STAND
Defendants Lawyers Try
to lmPeach Veracity of
Hostile Witnesses.

mat every effort viii be made TO i'm
peach the yeracity Of the witnesses who
testified adversely to former Represen-
tatiYe Binger Hermann, ol trial in
criminal Court No. /, for the alleged
destruction Of public documents. was
plainly shown today at the opening Of
the defense. Matters great and small.
remote or Immediately touching the
main question in issue. all were treated
alike. Nothing said in any way detri-
mental to the defendant in the DreseD-
tation Of the Government side Of the
case was left unconradieted by the de-
tense.
COntradicts Medium.
The first witness called on behalf Of
the defense was Mrs. Maud Sllverstein.
Of Portland, Ore. She was called 10
contradict the testimony Of Henry Mel
drum, at one time surveyor general OF
Oregon. 10 the effect that Mrs. Silver
stein had been offered 500 TO permit
her name being used IN connection with
certain land entries.
Mrs. SilversteIn declared no such proD~
OsitiOn had ever been made her. ard.
further. that she never saw Meldrum
but once. and that was when she went
TO ask for q position IN his Office. for
which she had been recommends BIZ
Binger Hermann
Mrs. HERMANN Testifes.
Mrs. Cora Hermann, the wife Of the
accused. was also called to testify She
told Of a visit OF two men to Mr. Her
mann's home about midnight February
Is last and Of a conversation between
the visitors and her husband. She also
fatty contradicted Irwin Rittenhaus in
reference to . conversation had with
Mr.. Hermann n a restaurant IN Port
land, Ore.
S. B. Hermann, son Of the defendant.
was called 70 deny statements made by
MeldTum thar he and Attorney Galley
had Invited Medium to call upon Mr.
Galley and had been given his house
and telephone address.
When the court convened, District At
torney Baker recalled W. A. Richards
and Irwin Rittenhaus TO testify as 70
some minor matters before he announc-
ed the close OF the Governments case
In chief
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
THE WEATHER REPORT.

A very decided fall in temperature In
eastern and southern districts has oc-
Cured within the last twenty-fOIr
hours. In the South the fall in temper
atuFe was attended by rain, in the
North by rain. turning into snow. and
the last named is falling this morning
in the lower lake region. New England.
and along the middle Atlantic coast.
The temperatures in. the lake region and
the Ohio valley are below freezing, with
killing frost in tho lower Ohio valley
and Arkansas. West of the Mississippi
the tempera cure Is iising under the IN
fiuence of a disturb arse central in the
Dakotaas
Rain is indicated for tonight and T7les-
day In south Atlantic coast districts
with lower temperatures. II will be
colder tonight in the middle Atlantic
states with temperaturas below freez-
Ing as far SOutf as Nirg.nit. Warmer
weather vii prevail Tuesday in the
lower lake region and the Ohio valley.
Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports VIII have fresh to brisk
winds TO the Grand Banks, with snow,
or rain. followed hy fair Tuesday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
PRESIDENTS POLICY
REGARDING RAILWAYS
REMAINS UNCHANGED
Refuses Invitation to Speak in Illinois and
Reiterates His Position-Supervsion Must
Be Exercised by National Government.
PRESIDENTS RAILWAY POLICY

firmly convinced these beliefs are
Wlse.o
believe Government ownership anything which
prOpriety left in private should most
ownership railroads.
Government supervision is needed"
that there Increased regulatory
supervisory power
hostile to corporations. corporation
stay, the trade come stay. Each
should sharply checked when Justice"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
Not Hostility to Wealth.

There has been comparatively little
complaint TO me of the railroad rates
being as a whole too high. The most
serious complaints that have been made
to me have been of improper discrini-
nation in railroad rates. am
convinced that there must be an in
creased regularity and supervisory
power exercised by the Government
over the railways. Indeed. I would like
Il exercised 20 much greater extent
than / have -aE idea of pressing at the
moment. For instance. 1 would greatly
like TO have il exercised in the matter
OF capitalization. ] am convinced
that the vases fund" would be large
If there was no fictitious capital upon
which dividends had TO be paid.
i need hardly say that this does not
mean hostility TO wealth. If YOU gentle
men here. in whom / believe so strongly.
were all a unit in demanding that some
improper action should be taken against
certain men Of wealth, then, no matter
Continued on Ninth Page)
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WIND IS BLOWING
40 NILES AN HOUR

NORFOLK, Va, April IA fierce
coast storm is prevailing today. with
the wind blowing forty miles an hour.
endangering all shipping at sea.
The thermometer dropped IS degrees
last night
Fruit trees are all in bloom here and
threaten 10 be cut of.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
DECLINES MvITATI ON FROM ILLINOIS.

The President was particularly i'm
pressed by the request of the Illinois
Manufacturers Association that he
should speak at Springfield, III. and if
he had been willing to speak anywhere.
II would have been at the capital OF
Abraham LincOln's own State, where
Lincoln is buried. But after carefully
considering the invitation from the as
ISOLATION. presented through its dele
gates last week, the President today
wrote 10 c. H Smith, president of the as
sociation. saying that il would be impos-
sItle for him 10 accept the kind invita-
ton, because he did not feel that he
had anything new TO say at this time
in a special address on this subject.
The President inclosed marked copies
OF the two speeches which he made, one
at Raleigh, n. c., on October 19, 1905,
and the other 10 q delegation OF railway
employees in this city on November IA,
1907. together with his last messages TO
Congress at the beginning of the first
and second sessions OF the last Con-
sress. The President concluded his let
ter TO Mr.. Smith as follows:
you will see in the tNo speeches and
the two messages that j have said about
all that I would say IL I spoke now.
AS ! said 10 your body the other day, /
have already expressed again and again
my carefully thought out beliefs. 1 am
more firmly than ever convinced that
these beliefs are wise and that the pol
icy I recommended in my messages at
the opening of each Of the last regular
sessions of Congress must be carried
out Just AZ the moment ] do not see
that / have much 10 add 10 what / have
already said and I think that what has
occurred since i wrote the two mes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
Atlantic CITY via Penna. R. r.

On account OF the continued demand
for Atlantic City service. the PennsvI-
vania Atlantic City Special leaving
Washington on week days 1:10 D. m, viii
be continued until further notice.
Through buflet parlor cars and coaches
without Change.-Adv.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
SIX KILLED IN TRAIN
WRECK AT FORT WORTH

FORT WORTH, Texas. April six
men are reported TO have been killed
in a collision between two freight trains
on the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas
railroad at Bethel Switch. six miles
south OF here today Thirty freight cars
were burned. Aid has been sent from
this city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
The Atlantic 81 special

tInue until further notice leaving Wash
ingtOn weekdays 1;10 p. m, and arriving
Atlantic City 5:45 D. m. The only train
through without change. ParlOr cars
and coaches.-Ady.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01

SageS IN question merely illustrates IN
striking fashion the desirability of the
course therein outlined
Some of the salient portions of his
speech at Raleigh which the President
marked are as follows:
Regulatory Right"
Il do not believe in Government own
ership Of anything which can with pro-
priety be left In private hands. and in
particular I should most strenuouslv oh
ject TO Government ownership of rail-
roads, But believe with equal frmDess
that it is out of the question for the
Government not to exercise a supervis-
ory and regulatory right over the rail-
roads; for il is vital 10 the yeIl-befng of
the public that they should be managed
in spirit Of fairness and Justice to-
ward al the public. Actual experience
has shown that IL is not possible to leave
the railroads uncontrolled. Such a svs-
TEN, or rather such lack of system. Is
fertile in abuses Of every kind. and puts
a premium upon unscrupuIous and ruth
less cunning IN railroad management:
Tor there are some big shippers and
some railroad managers who are always
wiling 20 take unfair advantage of their
weaker competitors. and they thereby
men, who would Ike to do decentIy. into
similar acts OF wrong and Injustice, un-
aer penalty OF being left behind in the
race for success. Government sIIper-
vision IS needed quite as much in the
interest Of the big shipper and of the
Ialiroad man who want to do right as
IN the interest OF the small shipper and
the consumer
Experience has shown that the pres-
ent laws are defective and need amend
Heht- If there is IN the minds
o1 me commission any suspicion that a
certain railroad is in any shane or way
giving rebates or behaving improperly. I
wish the commission to have power as
matter of right not as q matter of
favor, 10 make a full and exhaustive in
NeSugatiOn OF the receipts and expendi-
lures OF the railroad. 50 that any vio-
Iatlon or evasion of the law may be de-
lecled. When L say square
deal 1 mean a square deal; exactly as
much square deal fer the rich man as
for the poor man. but no moro. Let
each stand on his merits, receive what
Is due him. and be judged according 10
his deserts" 3"
From this address to the delegation of
railway employees the President marked.
amon6 others, the following extracts:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
MRS. S. R. NORMAN
WILL ENTERTAIN
FRIENDS SATURDAY

Mrs. Stanton n. Norman,
the winner of the second
weekly beauty contest of The
Sunday Times, will occupy a
box with a party of friends
as the guest of The Sunday
Times at the National Thea
ter Saturday evening.
Mrs. Norman, whose pic
ture was published in The
Sunday Times yesterday as
the most beautiful woman
out Of 400 whose pictures
were submitted in the sec.
ond weekly contest, has ac-
cepted the invitation which
The Sunday Times ex-
tends to each winner of the
weekly contests to occupy a
box at the National Theater.
The performance which Mrs.
and her friends will
see viii be George Cohan's
George Washington. .Ir.V
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01

HARPERs FERRY, ". Va, April l.
Both rivers clear
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
Limit for Free photographs.

II viii be well for everybody to re-
member that photographs OF women -
be entered in the contest cannot be
taken by the photographers free Of
charge after April Y. Up TO and includ-
Continued on Second Pase)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01

J. H. Small & Sons, Florists,
Washington and New York.-Adv.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
TEMPERATURE.
sun TABLE.


Sun sets today -..-.-....-....-..-.. ca
Sun rises tomorrow. ow.................... 81
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New-York tribune., 1907-04-20

Among public libraries which seek 70 make
themselves particularly inviting to readers must
be numbered that at Los Angeles, Cal. 1t has
a charming roof garden which serves as a
reading room wherein visitors are allowed to
smoke.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-20
III FETE IMPERIALE." ="
Another Volume of Gossip about
the Court of Napoleon III.
Paris. April Q.

Paris, April y.
An attractively arranged bouquet of piquant
episodes and anecdotes Of the smartest meE and
the most frivolous women Of the reign Of Napo-
leon III is presented by NJ. Frederic I-oliee in
a work recently issued by the publishing house
OF Juven. under the somewhat misleading title
La Fete Imperiae." The volume is a contn-
uation OF the 'Fcnmes du Second Empire by
the same author and may serve useful
handbook OF the doings and sayings OF the
frislv beauties Of the gttering period that
began in 1860 just after the too easily won
victories against Austria, and lasted until the
outbreak OF war with Prussia in 1870 NJ. Lo-
lice has succeeded in getting together much OF
the gossip and scandal that at the time was too
evanescent to find its way into print either in
the nexspapers then subject to rigid imperial
cansorsbin or in the writings OF Albert Wolff.
C,Iaretie. Daudet, Arsene Houssaye and d'Heris-
son THE author accomplished his task by
means Of assiduous conversations with Victorlen
Sardou IudovIc HaIevy. Monsignor Bauer. Jules
Oppert. Edouard Detaille and other men and
women who took part in the joyful life OF "im-
perial' Paris. and retain vivid impressions Of
those picturesque days.
One finds here. for instance the strange
Odyssey OF that wideawake ambitious and pref
ty American girl, Eliza Parker. born IN MOD
est town on the Ohio River. who came to Eu-
roDa and won the heart of the austere King
Xyilliam III OF Holland. One day the aged SOW
ereign drew from his writing table a pack
age of ord mortgages on some lands in Penn
svIvania and gave them as a souvenir to the
9air ELIZA. whose business instincts were so
keen that she forthwith foreclosed the mort
cages. and thereby possessed herself OF one Of
the most valuable petroleum deposits in the
world. The fair young Ohio beauty thus
became one OF the richest women in Europe
and without even going through the formality
OF separating herself from her official husband.
a violinist named Musard. she came 20 Paris
She purchased a sumptuous hotel. built palatial
stables FOR her eighty magnificent horses and
entertained lavishly Nine Musard. at a dinner
that she gave in honor Of the Prince de Chimay,
wore a dress embroidered with over three thou
sand pearls. Tickets were issued to persons
degirous OK visiting her stables, which were
New-York tribune., 1907-04-20
Literary .Nes0.s and Criticism.

Is IN their character studies. Nevertheless, with
the spread OF culture and leisure Hungary's lit
erary future is bright
The historian has succeeded in his task in
every respect save one-he has pointed HIS tale
with Tar too few quotations from the authors
discussed. Writing expressly for English read
ers, Professor Riedl should have realized that
his countrymen's writings are quite inaccessible
TO most of us, only the choicest gems having
been translated As the reader OF the present
volume will be a student in search of literary
Information, he has the right to expect more
than the prosaic summaries the editor offers
HIM history Of a literature should be largely
the literature itself; for literature tells its own
history quite clearly anybody else can
tell it
New-York tribune., 1907-04-20

The scribners publish to-day General E. P.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-20
Patriotism and Tears an Hungarian
Literature.

. HISTORY OF HUNGARIAN LITERATURE.
. I3y Frederick RiedL syo' PIP 2s3. D. Appleton
New-York tribune., 1907-04-20

Mr.. W. n. voynich's latest catalogue mentions
item for which that fortunate bookseller asks
no less than $1,000. This is Map OF the World on
the EQuldlstant Polar Projection, set down on
parchment in the sixteenth century. "This frag-
ment" stys Professor Ravenstein, ''of MS. map
OF the world in two Polar hemispheres OF a radius
OF 17s min. was discovered in the original bind
ing Of book printed in Italy In 1885,"
New-York tribune., 1907-04-20

Mr. HowelIs's new novel, Through the Eye
OF the Needle" which is just issuing from the
press Of the Harpers. has for it's heroine rich
woman who is gravely puzzled to the proper
disposition TO make of her fortune. She marries
a traveller from Altruria. who takes her 10 that
country and tries to teach her how to live in
land where there is no money. and where every
one must pay his way by doing certain
amount Of daily work.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-20

Alexander's Military Memories Of a Confederate
"a Critical Narrative" The author deals IN the
main with the military aspect OF his subject
but he dlversihes his narrative with many anec-
dntes and personal "reminiscences
New-York tribune., 1907-04-20

Spelling reform did not much trouble Alex
andre Dumas fills. He sent to a friend one day
a twelve line note of invitation; and each line.
the recipient declares. was ornamented by a
blunder in photography. Taken to task for this.
Dumas laughed and exclaimed: "OrthOgraphy,
cher ami that doesn't concern writer's! That's
the business of proofreaders."
New-York tribune., 1907-04-20

Commander Peary's book. Nearest the
Pole" is TO be brought out during the coming
week It's publication has been delayed to per-
nit the inclusion of additional data.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-20
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
Current Talk of Things Present
and to Come.

The Rowfant copy Of the First Folio Shake
spears lately sold in London for $4,000 comes
back 10 America. Mr.. Quartch. the purchaser,
yielded it-probably at a large advance upon
that price-to Dr. A. S. ROsenbach. Os PhIla-
deIphia.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-20

Tho Iongmans have added to their list an in
teresting volume on "GaribaIdrs Defense OF the
Roman Republic by Mr.. q. NJ. Trevelyan. 1t
contains many picturesque anecdotes Of the lib
orator. They especially bring out the friendl-
ness of his relations with his men. A Dutch
artist who observed the careless manner in
which his soldiers sometimes treated him. asked
an officer: 'Is that the usual thing with the
Garibaldini TO take so little heed of their COM
mander?" The reply was short and smiling:
Caro- milo, the general demands discipline on
the battlefield. not in the barracks" once on
the way TO action, some OF the youths in his
battalion of students paused at a roadside house
TO get wine. Garibaldi rode up to them. ex-
claiming: "WhatI You are only few hours
out of town and already you must call for wine?
lived five years on flesh and water'-referrIng
to his experience in South America. The stu
dents answered with shouts of "Evviva, Carl
baldi!" But he stopped them. saying: ''Silence!
It is no time for cheers. When we have de-
feated the enemy then will cheer" Mr.. Tre-
velyan quotes from DR.. Haweis the story Of one
who fought with Garibaldi in Naples and thus
related how he had been captivated by the
famous Italian eleven years before:
I had idea OF enlisting I was young artist;
only went out of curtosity-but, oh! l shall
beautiful white horse in the market place with his
noble aspect his calm kind face. his high. smooth
the same. He reminded Of nothing SO much
resist him I left my studio / went after him;
thousands did likewise. he only had 70 show him-
self. We all worshIpDed him; could not help il.
Mrs Clement Parsons. whose biography of
Garrick has been put upon the shelves of readers
interested in stage history as a pleasant, IL not
very weighty. book. will soon publish COM
panion volume of Mrs. Siddons. Like the first
pook, it will be generously besprinkled with
anecdotes.
The Scrihnnru r,rhIish fn.Gau EnnnraI II u
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-30
Thi. unmG.ical New York.

Once again the public Of New York has
tried TO show managers that il does not
desire orchestral concerts in the summer
season. The public has for years past
made its attitude in this matter quite
clear. Even in the days when ANTON
SEIDL gave his excellent concerts at
Brighton Beach sufficient patronage to
pay expenses was barely secured by the
ardent and ~unceasing efforts Of the
women Of the Seidl Society Of Brooklyn
and the backing Of the railway company
which conveyed people to the place. For
all orchestral oncert in the city the
public has shown a significant disregard
eve since the days Of THEODORE THOMAS
and the Central Park Garden.
The failure Of Mr.. KALrENBoRN's enter
prise at the st. Nicholas Rink will prob
ably not deter others from trying similar
experiments in the future. Neither will 1t
prevent omniscient critics Of humanity
from the PRONUNCIATION OF scathing COM
ments on New York's empty pretensions
to be a musical city. Yet this metropolis
is most unquestionabIy musical, and in it's
desire TO rest In warm weather from h
consideration of melodious masterpieces
it marches in line with the great musical
centres of Continental Europe.
Iheropera houses Of Vienna, Dresden
and Berlin are closed in July and August.
Orchestral concerts give way to the per-
formances of military bands in the open
air. Chamber music concerts and vir-
tuoso recitals cease. The people who
support all these artistic entertainments
do not desire them in the summer. 1t is
a season OF outdoor life. of travel, OF
relaxation, even Of frivolity. II New
York is unmusical because it does not
hunger all the year round for the Fifth
symphony, Elm Heldenleben' and the
~Brandenburg c~onoertos, so is Europe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-30
Tho Bus, body Hing and the Law or the
Land.


From MocGulny's Essay or Frederick the
Gredt."
For his commercial policy, however. there
WAS some excuse. lie had on his side Illus
trious examples and popular prejudice.
Grievousty as he erred. he erred In company
with his age. In other departments his
meddling was altogether without apology.
He intcrfrred with the course of Justice as
well rs with the course OF trade. and sent up
his own crude notions Uf equity against the
law as exroundcd by the unanimous voice
Of the gravest ma gistTates. II never oc-
CURED TO him that mep whose lives were
passed IN adiudfrating on u,festions' of civil
rights we're more likely TO form correct opin-
ions on %Nh Questions than a prince whose
attention WAS divided among a thousand
objects. and who had never read a law book
through. The resistance opposed to him by
the tribunals infamed him 10 fury. lie
reviled his Chancellor. He kicked the shins
If his Judgee. He did not. 1t is true. intend
TO act unjustly. He firmly believed that he
was doing right. Vet this well meant med
ding probably did far more harm than all
the explosions Of his evil PASSIONS during the
whole Of his long reign. We could make
shift to live under a d~ebauchee or a tyrant,
hut to be ruled by a Busybody Is more than
human nature can bear.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-30

Lieutenant BOYD ALExANpkR has evi-
dently done more to solve the Lake Chad
mystery than any OF his predecessors. In
tho last Ave years We have had four new
maps Of this lake on the southern edge of
the Sahara, each differing greatly from the
others. ALEXANDER extended his survey
around the shores Of tho lake. except q part
Of the north coast. and spent many miser-
able days trying to force q way through
the reed banks and marshes that separate
the areas of water He was defeated In
these efforts, but obtained q fair idea Of
the marsh regions and their relation to the
water areaa, and brought home q map that
gives the l&ke entirely new aspects.
He finds that the lake is practically two
lakes separated by about twenty-five miles
OF marsh. which he was unable to cut
through. The more westerly Of these lakes
is fed chiefly by the River Yo. tbs northern
part Of 1t being about forty and the central
part seventy miles across. with the water
nowhere more than four feet deep. The
easterly lake 10 encountered by many reed
and marsh belts. but there are nine to twelve
feet Of water in the channels. and there Ia
fine open water beyond the delta Of it's great
affiuent the Shari. Here alone Chad has the
aspect OF a large ~navlgable lake.
The whole area is considerably smaller
than that given to the lake on the maps. and
the exsggeration Of the fact was due. he
thinks. to inaccurate surveys He does not
believe that the lake is drying up, as has
been widely reported. the evidence he COL
lected Allowing that there has been little
variation in the extent OF the water areas
in recent times.