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The Washington times., 1907-06-06
TAFT NOT GUILTY
OF BREAKING SOFA

COLUMBUS, Ohio. June 6.-Secretary
Taft had narrow escape from getting
his name in the papers at reception
in the home Of Lieutenant Colonel Glenn.
Mrs. Glenn had moved the biggest
chair on the reservation into a con-
spicuous place, where she expected that
the secretary would sit.
But when Taft entered he started di-
rectly for a sofa. To steer him back
into his proper course Mrs. Glenn and
Representative Taylor hurriedly sat
down on the sofa, while Taft turned
about and sat down in the chair ...eant
for him
The sofa broke down with a crash
and spilled Mrs. Glenn and the law
maker on the floor.
Secretary Taft laughed until his sides
ached. Then he said; Right now and
here 7 want to say that ] did not break
that sofa. / suppose j will be blamed
TOR il. but Z didn't do it,"
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MoILycOddle Analysed
As GrOWn=Up Shirker
By Justice Anderson
Talks at Carroll Institute During the Com
menCement Exercises of Bliss
Electrical School.

hater OF shirlsers and prince Of patrons,
President Roosevelt, calls 'mollycod-
dies"
Special prizes were awarded as fol-
lows: Highest in mechanical drawing,
b. b. 5. Dictionary, Seymour ID. Bene-
dict. Cyracuse y. Y; highest in labora-
tory, NJ DuPerOw volt meter, Charles
Mannhardt, Rochester, y. Y; most
progress In mechanical drawing. Eugene
DietzgenNCompany drawing instrument,
Andrew Belts. Coal City, Ill. most
progress in laboratory. J. b. Espey Com
panF miCTometer callipers. Wells II.
Hall, Chattanooga Tenn, highest stand
ing in all subjects for entire year. y. Il.
S. gold medal, Harold c. Burgess St
Louis. Mo.
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KILLS HIMSELF
WHEN CROPS FAIL

MOORESTOWN, June G.-Driven 20
desperation from the loss of crops last
year and the lateness OF spring this year
William RiddcE. ST.. committed suicide
al his farm on the Union Mill road. two
miles from this place.
The matter was kept so quiet that
news Of the suicide did not reach here
until this morning Friday afternoon
MIR. Riddell called his sons farm hand.
Thomas DarEin. and talked with him a
few minutes and. as he turned away.
drew a revolver and shot himself in the
mouth. causing almost instant death.
Mr.. Riddell, accompanied by his son
William and wife, came here two years
ago from Virginia
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Father and 2 Children
Perish in Mine Gases
Wife Just Escapes Friqhtful Tragedy in
North Dakota Ignite Fuel
Property

BISMARCK, y. D., June "a mine
catastrophe has occurred at Wilton,
when John Lind and his son and daugh-
ter lost their lives from suffocation in
a mine on their farm.
Lind had a private mine from which
he supplied his home with fuel IL Is
reached by an incline Of 400 feet, the
bottom Of the shaft being sixty feet
below the surface. Lind had peen work
ing on the shaft preparatory TO opcrat-
ing it, but had not provided an air shaft
He went to the mine to do some work,
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Lessons in Laughter
Taught 80 School Maids

further instruction in the art OF laugh
ing.
The girls branch was formed last
fan 10 give the little mothers or the
East Side a chance 20 get some real
air in their lungs and fun in their lives,
said Miss Bushenal.
I'VE tried TO show them how 20 en-
JOY life as il should be enioyed-in
clean. wholesome way. We teach them
10 laugh. because laughing is "A good
habit and is good for the lungs. Be
sides, IL makes YOU fat
Dancing is also taught-Jhe hOmely
folk dances Of Sweden, France, and
Spain, which bring all the muscles into
play, and give each child a chance 10
take part
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NEW YORK. June 6.-Dressed in blue
boomers. white waists. and red ribbons.
some thirty young girls. pupils of public
school No. .. were taught the art Of
laughing yesterday. Incidentally they
were instructed in the mysteries Of bas-
ketbal and shown how to run relay
races Just like the boys"
It was the first event Of its kind
under the new rules Of the girls branch
OF the Public Schools Athletic League
and Miss Elizabeth BushenaL- secretary
of the league. declared it was a big
success. To Judge by the noise they
made, the girls viii not need much
The Washington times., 1907-06-06

That unfortunate and much-criticised
being, the "mollycoddle," was held up
to scorn and ridicule by Justice Ander-
son. OF the Supreme Court in his ad-
dress at Carroll Institute. al the COM
mencement exercises Of Bliss Electrical
School, last night.
Justice Anderson said that there were
few men on earth who did not desire
TO win success.
But" he continued, there are some
Of US who do not wish TO earn It, or pay
its price AS boys, they shirk at home
and at school. AS young fellows, they
shirk their part in the worlds work.
and finally settle down to what that
The Washington times., 1907-06-06
CUNARD STEERAGE RATE
FROM NEW YORK UNCHANGE

LIVERPOOL. June 6.-The officials Of
the Cunard line announced today that
the company would not reduce the steer
age rates from New York. Recently
the company made special reduction
OF so 70 SIS, out this was stated To only
apply 10 the passengers WhO sailed on
the steamer Ultonia. which left New
York for Naples TO-DAY.
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EDWARD N. BOTELER
TO Be BURIED TOMORROW

Edward NJ Boteler. one OF the oldest
OF the Washington undertakes having
been In the business for forty-foUr years.
died yesterday at the family residence.
go Pennsylvania avenue southeast. Mr.
Boteler was siNty-seven years old.
He was a member OF the First Meth
odist Protestant Church. Naval Lodge
of A.. T. and \. Masons. and Farrsgut
Post, c. A r.
He is survived by his wife and three
children.
The funeral viii be held tomorrow az
ternoou at o'clock from the family
residence.
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Name Is CaruSO,
Gets Same Fine
For Same Thing

WII.KESBARRE, Pa, June g.
Because he emulated the example Of
ihe famous tenor, George Caruso, no
relative Of Caruso of monkey-house
fame. was arrested, charged with
embracing Mrs. Petronia Didinis.
IN passing sentence, Alderman
Brown said:
"Caruso, 1 viii fine YOU an amount
similar to that which your illustrious
eXemplar. the tenor, had to pay.
Don't take an appeal and keep me
waiting as long as he did the New
York magistrate. zen dollars, please. 80
The fine was PAID on the spot.
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and later his wife sent their son, sixteen
years old. into the mine to help. The
son not returning. the mother sent
ten-year-Old daughter 10 ascertain what
delayed the boy. Neither returning, the
family.
She had entered the mine about half
way when the light Of her lantern was
extinguishcd, and she was compelled 20
a doctor Of Wilton. and IL was discov-
cred that the father, son, and daughter
had been overcome by gases ard were
dead.
The Washington times., 1907-06-06
THREE DIE IN EXPLOSION
OF CAR OF GASOLINE

BEDDICk. H.. June 6.-Three persons
were killed here by an explosion of a
car loaded with gasolene. One OF the
victims was Fred Hating, of Reddick
The names of the other two men have
not been ascertaincd.
The three men, together with several
other persons. were watching three
freight cars burn that had become ig
uited from a hot box on one of the
tracks. The car loaded with gaSolene
caught IRE and a fearful explosion fol-
lowed
The Washington times., 1907-06-06
RATS STOP NAVIGATION;
CANAL BANKS NIBBLED

KAUKAUNA. Wis, June 6.-The
water In the Government canal here has
gone out as a result Of a leak started by
muskrats. Navigate through the
channel will be suspended for several
DAYS pending repairs The accident
caused the shutting down OF two big
paper mills. and the electric lighting
plant is being temporarily operated by
steam power.
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food

brainbudng of
field
Potash
this
Besides the manufacture of GapNus
Eat GeNut and quickens and aens the
BRAIN power
The Washington times., 1907-06-06
Salary of $4,000 per annunn

1t is obvious that his quifca
a of to
he offers high salary and other
The Washington times., 1907-06-06
Where are the Brains =?

satisfied
ETERNITY
back first principles
The Washington times., 1907-06-06
Wanted: A Brain!

employer the City advertised for fill
up
trade which ne could afford
The Washington times., 1907-06-06
Food Builds Brains

the the son every mimi
brain and
The Washington times., 1907-06-06

An extra special value. Lot
of Boys Star Blouse Waists in
fancy patterns; collars attached;
sizes o TO Is years. We're sole
agents for these waists; stand
ard 81 and $50 values; special
for csc.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-09
FORBES ROBERTSON'S HAMLET
Unsurpassed Performance Witnessed
by Large Audience at National.
Nothing Approaching the Power, In
probation since Booth.

The audience that filed the National
Theater in every part last night wit
messed an Interpretation OF the character
of Hamlet that may I'm all moderation be
set down rs unsurpassed in all-round ex-
cellence by any rendering Of the part
known TO the present generation Of play
g0eTs. Those among the audience who
preserved in the treasure-house Of their
memories the precious souvenir Of the
Hamlet Of Edwin Booth in his later
years. perhaps missed the rich mellow
ness. the gentle and aHuring melancholy.
the rare poetic glamor that so endeared
that great players Interpretation 20 the
world. But even they felt that in the
Hamlet OF Mr.. Forbes Robertson there
were qualities that made Ii easily the
equal Of Booths in general excellence.
and more vivid. more masterful. deeper
in feeling. and wore forceful I'm its appeal
than the work OF the latter in the scenes
Of passion and strong action. IN the un-
interrupted and symmetrical continuity
Of inward impulse. in the close-wrought
and steadily sustained outward nantes
tation of this impulse. IL is difficult to
understand how there could be a nearer
approach 20 perfect realization of what
is regarded as one of the most complex.
profound. and lofty creations of the mas
ter of English drama.
Through the widely varying moods OF
the sore-beset young prince Mr.. Robert
son carried with steady and easy fidelity
with graceful and forcefUl stimulation the
| perplexities, the self-reproach, the
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-09
REMARKABLE PIANO RECITAL.
Pupils of Fraulein Marie Won Tn
sehuId Display Unusual Talent.

Under the auspices Of the University OF
Music and Dramatic Art the pupils of
Fraulein Marie Won Unschuld. instructor
Of the piano department of the univer
sity. gave a delightful recital yesterday
afternoon In the New Willard ballroom.
The recital was a society event Of i'm
portance and the ballroom was crowded
with prominent people, many Of the men,
bers OF the legations being present The
programme follows:
Weber-Orerturc. ''Euryante ........For two pianos
Tie Misses Ethel Fisher, Conelia Harkness.
Edna Robinson, and Helen stewart
Beethoven-Sonata A. major. allegro largo seherzo.
Miss Mildred koih.
al SChumann- Romance.
b GODDARD Mazurka.
Miss Ethel Fisher
Weber, onzertstuck + minor.
Miss Roberta Amies.
Orchestra Accompaniment by Miss Marie von
Unschuld on the second piano.
Greg-Peer Ggut For two pianos
Dawn % NorninQ-Ases Death-AnitTas Dance.
In jhe Han Of the Mountain King.
The Misses Mary Wheeler Martha UUess,
Gertrude Tweeiy. and Alice Terrell
al Liszt-Paganiui-''La CsrpaHella.'
To- Schubert List" Erlking
Miss katherine McNeaL
Chouiu-scherzo. p fat
Aiiss Martha Urness.
Wober-s.P eTpetual Movement.
Played on three pianos
The Misses Roberta Anes. Mildred kolb,
and katherine AlcNesl.
Liszt-Huugarian Rhapsody No. u.
Miss Nellie Neal
Fro n beginning To end the playing was
Of arkedly superior quality. especially
whe-l the difficult character Of the music
and the ages Of the players are consid-
cred. One OF the star performers was
Miss Ethel Fisher, a girl ten years OF
age. who has only been under Fraulein
Won Unschuld's instruction some ten
months Her playing in the Weber
Overture was not so marked, of course.
as it was but a part Of the excellent
work done by herself in company with
Miss COrnelia Hardness, Miss Edna Rob
inson. and Miss Helen Stewart But later,
in Schumann's Romance" and in the
"Mazurka" of GODDARD. she astonished
her auditors bX the brilliance Of heI
technique. the excellence Of her phrasing,
and the power she displayed
Another performer whose work excited
admiration ard elected hearty applause
was Miss Katherine McNeal. who played
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"TROvATORE" AT THE BELASCO.
Nine. Helene NoIdi wins a Triumph
i'm the Role of LeOnorn.

The third and last Of the series Of grand
operas being given at the Belasco under
the management of Mrs Katie Wilson
Greene was produced last night, when
Verdfs popular III TrovatOre" was sung
by competent cast Nine Helene NOldi.
who made such a profound impression by
her rendition of Gilda in "RigOlettO"
Wednesday. appeared last night as Leo
nora. While this role is not SO well suited
TO her voice as that of Gilda. il was never
theless a delight TO hear her.
1t would be difficult TO say too much in
commentator of this artist, who up to
the present has been unknown in Wash
ingtOn. Her place among the COlOratura
sopranos OF the day is very near the top
and Washington VIII be fortunate in see
ing more Of her
Miss Claude Albright appeared as
Azucena. a role which is particularly well
suited 10 both her vocal and dramatic
powers. Possessed OF youth. a beautiful
voice. and much histrioHic ability more
will certainly be heard OF this talented
young woman.
Tom Greene has been heard here as
Nanrico before. and always with pleasure.
/ He was in good voice last night, and took
advantage of every opportunity offered by
the part. Mr.. Irwin Myers of New York,
was thoroughly satisfactory as Count di
Luna with the exception OF an uncer-
/ tainty as to his lines in the Tecitations.
| Others in the cast were Miss Eleanor
4 Burgess as IneZ. H. D. Parsons as Ruiz.
and Mr. Newton Hammer as Fernando.
II TrOvatOre" VIII be repeated tonight.
/ and The Chimes of Normandy" at the
matinee this afternoon.
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which have grown up inside Of FIVE years.
This city possesses twenty automobile
making establishments which turn out
annually a product worth $12.OO0.OO0 1t
is also the largest producer Of pharma-
Ceutical preparations.
Uncle Sam is a great shoemaker. He
not only supplies his own wants, but fur
nishes foreigners with large amount Of
their footwear. The European salesman
displays the shoe marked made in
America" as proudly as the carpet man
exhibits his rugs from Turkey. The
value of the annual product OF our shoe
factories is $3.50 900. O00-almost enough 70
build two Panama canals. Boston and
St. Louis are the great shoe centers. st.
Louis distributes more shoes through its
jobbing houses than any other American
city, and 60 per cent of the quantity it
distributes is made in its own factories.
The cotton-seed oil industry is scat
tered all over the South. but its general
center is Memphis For a century after
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-09

cotton became the king of textile staples
the cotton seed was despised as a werth-
less vexation Then its utilization was
begun In 1850 nearly S4.000.0O0 worth of
cotton-seed oil and by-produots was pro-
duced Last year the best estimates
placed the amount at 100000. or twenty
times more than the product of 1880.
Pittsburg makes enough steel rails each
day to build over eleven miles Of railroad
track. one OF the unique features Of the
Smoky City is its wonderful marine COM
merce. It is at the head OF navigation
on the Ohio River. and ships 100000
tons Of freight by water each year, al
though boats can only be handled during
the high-water stage. II it had nine
foot stage all the year round, there is no
telling to what dimensions its marine
commerce would reach.
Cities which send the products Of the
United States TO foreign lands must needs
gather them from within. New York
ships more wheat and receives more
wheat than any othci city In the world.
large portion of this grain has previ-
oUsly been collected at Buffalo. Next to
New York, Portland, Greg, at the other
end of the American empire, ships more
wheat than any other city here or abroad.
Portland leads all the world in the ship
ment of lumber, and on account Of being
situated near the great uncut forests. it
viii probably lead in lumber production
for many years to come
TO-mOrrow-E'Ameri Women Are
Progressive"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-09
MRS. FIELD SELLS HOUSE.
She Prepares to Take Her Two Sons
TO England.

Chicago. Feb. S.-Mrs. Marshall Field.
jr., has sold her home in Prairie avenue
for $4,000, and will Immediately leave
for England. where she will remain
until her sons are old enough to enter
an Eastern preparatory school Mar
shall Field Sd. is now thirteen. and his
brother eleven years old. They will
be under the charge of tutor until
they enter the Eastern academy
Mrs Field plans to send both boys
TO Harvard. The elder boy inherits the
bulk of his grandfather's estate. Reve-
lations in the probate court indicate
that the estate will approximate $685.
10000 1t is tied up in trust until the
boys are mature men. BY that time it
is figured that 2CO.000O00 win be COM
ing to them. Mrs. Field REF used to dis
cUss the story that she was leaving
Chicago forever.
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Ia CampanelIa' Of Liszt-Paganini. with
great feeling and tenderness, and won
plaudits for her powerful rendering OF
"Erlking," by Schubert-Liszt-
Indeed. the work Of all these pupils of
FTaulein Won UnschUld displayed talents
that seemed remarkable; they played
with fine confidence. and there was abs0-
lutely nothing about the concert to be-
tray the work OF the amateur. ]; was
fine musical treat and shows Unmistaka-
bly, that the method of instruction fol-
lowed must have remarkable merit
During the course Of the concert Frau
lein Won Unschuid took occasion 10 make
a speech 10 the patrons OF the uni
versijy. in which she thanked them for
aiding her TO success.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-09

Many of the new coats and Jackets
are built on the pony lines, and one
which deserves mention for its smart
ness IS shown. The coat is one emil
nently suited to home construction. as
it is only semi-fitted and of such excel
lent shape that few changes are need
ed in the adjusting of the garment.
Such a coat looks well on slender or
full figures, and is made up in cheviot,
broadcloth. or any of the seasons suit
ings The narrow vest effect. which
serves as collar also, is Of velvet. or
another shade Of brOadclOth might
serve narrow soutache braid fin
ishes the seams. For the medium size.
> yards Of 54-inch material are needed.
A pattern Of this coat-sizes. 90 10 az
inches bust measure-may be obtained
by inclosing 10 cents in stamps and ad-
dressing Pattern Department. The
Washington Herald, 734 Fifteenth
street northwest, and giving number
(2375) and size wanted.
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60 Thetn Ia tn Dine.

Arrangements for the annual dinner of
the local alumni association OF Beta Theta
Pi, to be held tonight at The Highlands,
have been completed, and it is expected
that large number will be in attendance.
DR.. S. s. Laws and Hon. Augustus ID.
Lynch will be the guests of honor, and
among those on the toast list are DR..
William P. Thirkield, president of Howard
University. and Rev. f. c. Dinwiddie.
The officers of the association are DIR.
James G. Mckay, president; p. NJ. fSil-
dreth. vice president; Frank J. Kent, sec
rotary; J. Morris Meyers, treasurer. and
r. ". Burroughs, corresponding score
tary.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-09

Detroit Claims the read Of the world in
the manufacture of AUTOMOBILES and com
puting Elachines-two steat Industries
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-09

The products Of the paper mills Of the
country. mostly in New England and the
North Central States. have Increased
7ighteen-fold since 1870 over $780,. 900
cords of wood are being used every year
in making pulp in our paper mills. Trees
are being turned into newspapers at a
ra.7 ---1,joll So o7.re',,- r->.a~I- ' - .l,~--a
scientists interested IN preserving the
forests. Leading publishers have taken
time By the forelock and purchased thou
sands of square miles of virgin forest in
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-09
nnIx one .sRROMO QTININEn

That Is LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Similarly
named remedies some times deceive. The first and
original Cold Tablet Is a WHITE PACKAGE with
black and red lettering and bears the signature 0.
T. W. GROVE. &c.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-01-22
FOUR MURoER CASES

Judge Mann, of the Sixth judicial
district. has announced that jurors
will be drawn ut E:stancia on the 23d
for IA short term of court In Torrance
county. The session will begin on
February 1. but II will he a short on,
as there Is but s2.500 available In tn"
court fund. However. the session
promises 10 he an interesting one. ms
there are four murder cases on the
docket. Among the noted OF
these cases Is that of the Territory vs..
Domingo Wales, who will be tried for
the assassination of Colonel J. Franco
Chaves at Pinos Wells about three
years z Since his arrest Wales
has been confined In the penitentiary
at Santa Fe awaiting trial. Jap Clark
will be tried for shooting IA man name |
Chase at Torrance some eighteen
months ago. while Elise Venezuela
will face a jury charged with the muir
der OF Jose lueras. a sheep herder.
an done other murder case, together
with several cattle stealing cases,
which are also on the docket.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-01-22
NEW BOILER HOUSE At RATION.

The new boiler house and power
house being erected by the Santa r.
railroad company nea their machine
shops at Ration. are rapidly approach
ing completion. The present power
equipment has long been inadequate,
and the new plant will be Of suffi-
cient capacity not only for imme-
diate needs, but Il meet all i'm,
pending demands In this line. l.. NJ.
Gain, of Topeka. chief electrician OF
the Santa Fee system. is i'm Ration
Supervising the installation of the
new machinery. Two large tanks
for the storage OF water have also
been erected a few feet distant from
the new buildings constructed for
boiler purposes.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-01-22
SPECIAL AGENTS IN ARIZONA

Frederick G, nezendof. whose
headquarters are at Santa fe. n. NJ,
chief OF the United States general
land office special agents for New
Mexico and Arizona. arrived In Bis
bee and is now engaged In iny"stisat-
ing the mining claims In the Warren
district. Mr.. Dez"ndorf is being AS.
sisted in his investigation by Special
Agent Frank Thompson. When asked
If any developments OF a sensational
character were liable TO result from
his trip into the Warren district, Mr..
Dczcndorf stated that he was entirely
unprepared To make any answer 10
that question. as he had been there
only a few days. and II he had the
necessary time he could not nswcr
as information of that kind could only
he obtained from the interior depart
ment at Washington. He did state.
however. that he would b" in Bisbee
for SOME time.