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The Washington times., 1907-04-21
SMITHS SISTER
To BE RICHEST
WOMAN IN WORLD
Possibility of an Heir
Sets GossipS' Tongues
Wagging Hard.

NEW YORK, april 2O.-Lady Cooper,
the sister OF the late James Henry
Smith. II is not unlikely. may be made
by her brothers viii the wealthiest
woman in the world. George Smith.
the second cousin Of James Henry
Smith, and Lady Cooper, left at his
death S5o000.000 each TO the brother and
sister. 4 report from London has II
that the millionaire bequeathed the bulk
Of his fortune TO Lady Cooper.
This IS not believed to mean, how
ever that Mr.. smith has not made am
pie provision for his widow, who was
formerly Mrs. Rhinelander Stewart. 1t
IS believed that al the time Of the
marriage Mr.. Smith may have settled
upon his bride a considerable sum of
money.
Friends of Mrs. Smith declare there
are good grounds for believing that cir
cumstances might be OF 2 character 70
annuI any such disposition OF Mr..
Smiths estate, Should the silent mil
lionaire have a posthumous heir the
child BIZ law would receive the lions
share OF the Smith millions. Mrs.
Smith is now accompanying her hus-
bands body from japan and should
arrive IN this cou1try toward the end
Of the present month.
It is the general opinion that Mr.
Smith has made provision for his rela-
tives in the West. Sir George and Lady
Cooper left England for this country
yesterday on the Deutschland. THE
Coopers have three children, two sons
and one daughter. The Duchess Of
Manchester, who was one Of the mem.
bers OF the Smith party in Japan, and
the duke, are now on their way &c
America from the Orient.
The Washington times., 1907-04-21
SECOND NOAH'S ARK
SAILING FOR CHINA

BERLIN. April ga second Noah's
ark is sailing shortly from Hamburg
for China. The Chinese government is
going 10 establish a zoo at Pekin. and
has ordered a choice assortment OF wild
beasts from famous menagerie.
The menagerie company has chartered
a steamer to take the animals TO China
There will be a pair OF each kind. just
as in NOah's airy. and they viii be
housed in strong, TOOTny crates. With
this nucleus Of a zoo will go a number
Of keepers, who will teach the Chinese
how to manage wild beasts.
The Washington times., 1907-04-21

Bubble, bubble toll and trouble,
Fire burn and caldron bubble
With the bubble Of excitement which
has characterized It since its opening
last Monday, and with a small amount
Of toll and trouble for those on whom
devoives the responsibility Of taking
care Of the various booths. the Masonic
Fair closed its first week Of triumph
last night. The fire OF competition.
burned more brightly than ever, the
girls were more eloquent than ever and
everything went 70 make the closing
night Of the first half Of tie mammoth
entertainment a memorable one.
The evering was designated as North
Carolina night. On the list OF guests
were a number Of prominent men from
that State, headed by Lieutenant Gov
ernor Winston. who made the opening
address. Mr.. Winston confined hts re-
The Washington times., 1907-04-21
CROWDED LUNCHEON
FOR TEACHERS AID

So great was the patronage at the
luncheon given for the benefit of the
District Teachers Annuity and Aid As
ISOLATION at Rifles Armory yesterday.
that by o'clock in the afternoon the
management preferred TO refund the
money 10 many who had purchased
tickets in advance, and each visitor as
he entered the door was offered choice
OF his money back or an indefinite wait
inside.
A handsome sum was realized for the
association, which would have been still
further augmented had those IN charge
anticipated that the luncheon would
prove such a success. ConsideUabl bly,
more than a thousand persons were
served.
The Washington times., 1907-04-21
Grocery Sale!
Berwick Supply Co.'s High
Grade Groceries Come to Hechts'.

Mt Pleasant which recently went into bankruptcy has sold to the
Hecht Stores large part Of its stock at fraction of its worth This
stock all of best grade and clean of superior quality
throughout It will be splendid chance to lay supply Of fine
groceries smaller prices than you've paid before Boarding
houses hotels we'll private families will find the sale most
Dad $500
The Washington times., 1907-04-21

The first session Of the American So
clety OF International Law was brought
to a close by a banquet at the New VII
lard last night Secretary Root pre-
sized, and the following toasts were re-
sponded to;
Joseph H. Choate, Jus ct Pax" Gen.
Horace Porter. international Confer
ences:" former Secretary Of State Rich
ard Olney, international Law From
an American Standpoint" and James
Bryce, the British AmbassG Tor, Sane
lions of International Laws" Among
the several hundred guests were the
American delegation selected 10 the sec
ond Peace Conference at The Hague,
and high Government officials ard mem
bers of the judiciary. 1t was announced
that the formal speeches and informal
remarks which followed were not in
tended for publication.
Those at the Presidents table were:
Mr.. Bacon, Mr.. Buchanan, Mr.. Bryce,
British Ambassador; Secretary OF Com
merce and Labor Straus, Justice Har-
Ian, Secretary Of the Interior Garfield,
Judge Lurtou, Commissioner Macfar-
land. Richard Olney, Postmaster Cen
eral Meyer. Chief Justice Peelle. Gen.
Horace Porter, Admiral Stockton. Sec
rotary of State Root. Rear Admiral
Sperry, and Mr.. Woodward.
List of Guests Present.
Those present were: Charles r. AID
rich. Professor Ayman. Chandler B.
Anderson, Allison V. Armour. Henry 3.
Armes, Justice Anderson, Judge Akin
son. the Secretary Of Agriculture. Judge
Barney, r. BarthOldt, Mr.. Bacon, VIII
liam Barnes, Ira Brainard, Judge
Booth, Samuel J. Barrows. A. B. Brown,
Joseph c. Baldwin. jr-, G. s Barry,
Senior Bermudes. Justice Barnard. s. J.
Barnes. Charles Henry Butler. John S.
Blair. D Chauncey Brewer, Mr.. Blu
chanan. A L. Barker, the British am
bassador, Samuel B. Crandall. William Z.
Curtis, the Secretary of Commerce and
Labor, Fred f. Chaplin, G. Clinton, the
Chinese Minister. W. J. Carr, c. c. Cal
houn. Henry G. Croker. NJ. Church,
w Clayton Carpenter, J. R. Clark, o. I.
Cartwright, DR.. NJ. Chirurg, J. s.
Chirurg. G. DO Amaral. w c. Dennis,
Charles r. Dean, John F. Dulles,
Charles DENLY, Judge DeLaCy, L. B.
Evans. Judge Evans, J. ". Echols,
A. F. Fechteler, J. S. Flannery Dr..
Going. Prof. Charles NJ. Gregory. JUS
tice Hagner. ". .. Harris. General
Hams, c. c. Hyde. MR. Hitz, Judge
Holland, Justice Howry. Justice Harlan,
Prof. Ion. the Secretary Of the Interior,
Arthur X. Kuhn, George King, Arch
The Washington times., 1907-04-21

word from Roosevelt would just as
surely make Bryan President and
clOthe him with the power for reform.
Roosevelt could elect Bryan almost as
easily as Bryan could Fe-elect the
President. Never was such power
never such oppOrtunity-and never
such responsibility IN four American
hands before
In the name Of economic liberty
in the name Of new deal and re-
generated state. in the great name
Of a free and honest people, let US
campaign 70 reach the Republics
Hottest heights.
If Bryan from defeat viii not re.
Irvine the laurel upon RoOsevelt's con-
quering brow, then from the great
height OF victory let Roosevelt reach
down TO lift the patriotic Bryan UP &c
power and 70 duty"
The Washington times., 1907-04-21
Banquet Ends Session
Of American Society
Of International Lam
Secretary Root as President of the Organiza-
ton, Was Presiding Officer Speeches of
Guests Not Intended for Publication

ibaId King, Crammond Kennedy, Robert
Lansing, Prof. J, II. Latino, Prof.
William Draper Lewis, Judge Lurton,
f. D. Millet, T. P. Myers, c. A.
Miller. Judge McComas. Donald
Mcpherson. J. V. A. AIacMurTay,
r. D. Mckinney, MI Macfarland.
c. W. Moves. Charles Nagel, Richard
Olney, r. Morgan Olcott. Charles Cakes.
James l.. Orr, the Postmaster General
W. S. Penfeld, Phillip c. Phair, VIII
liam A. Prendergast, George T. Porter,
Chief Justice Peelle. General Porter,
Paran +. Rice. Judge RObb. Writ Ran
dan Judge Richards. j. II. Ralston.
Alpheus II. Snow, z. J. Sanford, Ad-
niral Stockton, Justice Stafford, DR.,
James B. Scott, the Secretary OF State,
Judge Shepard, Rear Admiral Sperry, II.
". Temple Haunis Taylor, S. Takeuehi,
6 J. TraXler, l. ). Van Norman, Mr..
Woodward, Nathaniel Wilson, Henry
WOolman, Prof. WV, Willoughby, Prof
G. @. Wilson, Prof. T. S. Woolsey, l..
II. Hunting. L. II. WoOlsey, Huntington
Wilson, Edward Wales, Charles 3.
Warren.
List Of Officers Elected.
The following officers were elected at
the afternoon meeting:
President, Elihu Root: vice presidents.
Chief Justice Fuller. Justice David j.
Brewer, Justice William r. Day. VIII
liam H. Taft, Andrew Carnegie. Joseph
II. Choate, John ". Foster. George
Gray, John W. Griggs, w. ". Morrow,
Richard Olney. Oscar s. Straus. and
Gen. Horace Porter.
Executive council. To serve until 1907
James B. Angel, Michigan; Augustus o.
Bacon, Georgia: Frank G. Partridge,
Vermont; William L. Penfield Wash
ingtOn; Leo s. Rowe, Pennsylvania: F.
r. Coudert, Everett p Wheeler, An
drew d White, New York. To serve
until l90S-Kicharl Barth0ldt. Missouri;
Charles Noble Gregory, Iowa; Robert G.
Cousins, p c Knox, Pennsylvania:
Horace Porter, New York: John c.
SpOOner. Wisconsin; Charles y. War
rem. Michigan: Theodore S. WOOlsey,
Connecticut. To serve until 1909-Chan-
der p. Anderson. New York. Charles
Henry Butler New York; Jacob II.
kirchwey. New York; Robert Lansing,
New York; Prof. John Bassett Moore.
New York; Prof. James B. Scott, Wash
ington, and Prof. George 9. Wilson,
Rhode Island.
Executive committee-Elihu Root, John
W. Foster. George Gray, Prof. George
". KirchWey, Robert Lansing. Prof.
Wilson. Ex-officio-Oscar S. Straus.
chairman; James b. Scott. recording
secretary: Charles Henry Butler cor
responding secretary. and Chandler p.
Anderson, treasurer
After the election of officers, the men,
beTs Of the association were received by
the President at the White House.
The Washington times., 1907-04-21

OILCLOTH CRASH, EXT r A
heavy quality; perfect - ar
print: Is inches wide, at
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The Washington times., 1907-04-21
BRYAN'S, VISION: NATION
OWNER OF RAILROADS
CONTINUED from First Page)


Discussing the central idea OF his De-
lief, he cites the situation in which
nearly every municipality in the United
States finds itself Franchises have
been given freely by the people. IN order
TO get public utilities quickly. These
franchises have grown TO be things of
immense value. laying upon the citizen
ship OF the cities a daily toll OF which
the use of the free franchise constitutes
the greater element OF profit.
Come, then, TO the issue OF regulating
these franchise-holders, and what do
you observe? That practically without
exception common councils refuse 70
take firm ground to protect the people
in their rights. the Observation-Disclosures
continue 10 levy extortionste tolls on
the citizens. and attempts u work out
a satisfactory system OF municipal con-
troll invariably result in failure.
Private Ownership Failure.
AS TO the argument that government
ownership would entail a system where
under efficiency would be reduced as 20
administration. existing conditions are
cited as proving. at least. that private
ownership has not been brilliantly sue
cessfuI: that the transportation business
OF the nation is in a situation not TO
reject high credit on the present
method Of handling the railroads.
Successful management OF railroads
would have prevented the raising OF the
issue as to ownership by the Govern
ment; failure OF private ownership has
been the very thing which has raised
the question, and raised it IN a manner
precIuding the retirement OF the issue
with superficial argument The people
demand that lawmakers 90 20 the bot
tom Of the matter, and settle Il right"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-10

sconcludod ZIG r.n,, IL. ve.+ardov ,on,,
The tribune mr. SI,awIcr cnn,in,,sd sI liz
rcn,arks In onnosition ia thn nre.
Gamble az nroifered nv the Rev. DrE
fHuntington. az New York. Flo said he
! was Jealous Of the church's honor.
sand added. ~ van, this church not "a
.trifle with truth. He again moved
that the words .sWord of God.' be
substituted for the words beginning
"Record, etc, etc.
Mr.. MCCONNELL offered further SUBJ
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DIVORCE CANON TO
REMAIN UNCHANGED
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expressed the truth Of the conservative
position exactly when, in speaking
against the amendment. he said: Eve
are afraid OF language."@ The con-
servatives realized the subtlety and
OF language. and also the
wonderful power that some men pos
sess of making words mean or appear
to mean other than they were intended
to mean. and consequently they con-
sidered 1t far safer to use an express
sion Of three words. with commonly
accepted meaning. than another OF
nine which might be more casi,v
twisted and misintcrpreted, TO nut I, he
whole matter in few words. the cues
lion was this: Does voting for the
original words, .the record of Gods
revelation ofiimself in His SON." mean
that one believes the Bible 10 be- Gods
Word. or does it not?
Their POnitton.
Those in favor of the amendment
clnimed that 1t did not. and they were
unwilling to put the church on record
rs voting In its General Convention
that u did not believe the Bible to be
the Word OF God. The whole argu-
ment for this side was summed IN : h II,
DIR. Brady when he ga Id LET us stand
by our colors and keep tho Word az
God Don't deny that the Bible Is the
Word OF God either by tndirectton OF
otherwise =
But without explanation OF tho posi-
tionsof the other side. one might be led
to think that they do not consider the
Bible 10 be the Word Of God, when
every one OF the speakers on that side
was loud In the declaration Of his
strong conviction on the subject, In
fact, they claimed that the original ex.
preston was for more explicit ana ia,
less liable to neutrality-suspicious. than tbs
amendment. The claim was made By
one that twas true that the express.
sion, the Word of God, was tho mos
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-10

\ ilioolss cast out in the hope of draw
/ Ing iii all the fish OF every sort from,
the pool. as wus suggested by n
/ speaker on Monday, and by another
yesterday. who wanted no frenicon at
the price OF surrcnderinS principle.
| There are those, and among them
| bishops who think this but an enter
i Ing wedge for higher criticism. as the
! reference to The circular on that sub
| ject, which has been sent broadcast,
indicates. Altogether there feeling
| OF uncertainty as TO It's full import.
liz, however. the preamble as amended
| had been voted upon last night there
| In little doubt that 1t would have
,abecn adopted and sent to tile House
! OF Bishops for concurrence. AS 1t Isl.
| since action has been postponed. very
fserlous doubts are entertained by many
Eideputics about It's ever passing the
| House OF Deputies.
! While the House of Deputies was
discussing the preamble the House or
Bishops was deep in the discussion Of
I two important matters. The most of
1.-THE morning was given up to the dis
| cussion OF the church in Brazil. Briefly
! the status of the church In Hraail is
| thus given in the report of the board
I of missions. "The BRAZILIAN Episcopal
i Church has Jurisdiction in the south
crn part OF Brazil Tits subject to the
II jurfsdiction of the American church
/ until there shall be three bishops in
Brazil" 1t is not a missionary district
| OF the Protestant Episcopal Church. 1t
! is merely q church under the 5liris-
/ dlction OF the church in the United
| States. which was originally supported
/ by the American Church Missionary,
I Society, but since the amalgamation
! OF that society with the General Board
l Of Missions the board has agreed to
| support nm American bishop and give
| other aid until such time as that
I church shall be seIf-supportins.
I Then this church agrees 10 give
them three bishops and let .hcln be-
/ come autonomous. The question now
before the House of Bishops Is TO make
/ a missionary dfErict OF Brazil. but ~
lis very Improbable that It will be done,
as there Is much OPPOSITION.
/ 1t was thought in the House Of Depu-
lties earlier In the session fhat the
1 House Of Bishops Were endeavorlnS 70
preycnt any legislation on the subject
/ 4 marriage and divorce, and the ac-
,of that house yesterday instifies the
! surmisc. by their action they declared
4ttt inexpcdient to reopen the subject at
this time so that 1t would be only time
I wasted In the House of Deputies TO
discuss the subject, knowing tina the
House Of Bishops will not concur IN
lany new legislation. This disposes OF
4 another great proposition, which Will
1 greatly expedite matters
/ The House OF Bishops reported IA
vorably on appointing a joint con-
mittee to prepare an Office for the unc-
4 ton of the sick. 1t Is hoped by many
among the clergy that this Stiice VIII
,be provided and tho ancient rite re-
3stored to the church,
y,s.f ~, Ian fo hat
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Chadwick. who is serving trem III
the Ohio penitentiary. at $3.50 thia
morning Is reported as much worse.
She lies In her bed In tile women's
ward at the hospital seemingly indif-
,fcrent to her fate. racked with pain.
and apparently resigned to and know
ing that her end is fast approaching.
She has been IN tho pnnitentlary since
January IL. 1906, and with good time
to her credit would have gotten ou-
November &c. 1910.
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{ .,iSHOI. sGREER.iOE' NEW YORK,
Ghutrn,i,n Of Mems tJ'l,ank Offering
KILLS WIFE, THEN HIMSELF
tgses- iiotl, Cnrbolie3 Acid and Pistol I.
Z DO the Work.

Z DO The Work.
COLUMBUS. o.. October 9.-F'rca
Entt, molder. aged thirty-six years.
went to the home Of his wife early
to-day and forcing his why into the
house asked her If SHE was determined
to push her suit for divorce She said
Yes. and he grabbed her and tried to
force carbolic acid into her mouth,
burning the flesh about the lips. Fail
ing IN this lie shot her dead and then
turned The weapon on himself and
put bullet in his body. Failing TO
kill himself. lie swallowed an ounce
or carbolic acid and is dying at the
hospital.
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money at ALL lie declared. "Tt Is q
campaign for iien--an effort to bring
! sight and hearing to this men of this
genera ton in the hope that God would
unstop their ears and open their eyes
| that they might see the greatest need
of the church to-day is consccreated
men as spiritual leaders OF their neo-
pie. To reach men the movement took
Il monetary FORM
Many Failed to IlcApond.
Mr.. Pepper described the dtAicultics
in interesting Indifferent bishops and
meeting the opposition OF scIf-cen-
tred clergy, saying: ''Whntever the
amount may be we stand here to con-
TESS that we have not been as repre-
sentative as we had hoped. Not ono
twentieth of those who might have
taken part have seized their opportu-
nifty.
Our church is, after all. largely a
company of independent dloccses, made
UP OF separate parishes. with very
little real church life among US. how
ever much we nlhy boast of IL. We
must emphasize the necessity Of COM
mon work, III which all can engage
and in which the reflex result will
unity the church.
THE church Is tired of the high
church man who talks of catholic
church unity and then does nothing
to bring about unity. We are tired
OF the low church man who sends out
missionaries to foreign fields and then
forgets all about them when their sal
aries become due.
And we are all tired OF the broad
church man. whose main church work
is to discuss academic theories over a
cigar.
III some of you full grown men are
beyond the bounds OF appeal. 1t be-
hoovcs us 10 appca! for the children
| especially for the boys i plead espc-
cially for mission classes for boys III
every parish. that the boys may como
i to sec that no true manliness can be
isavc in q great cause. and that the
essence OF Christianity is personal de.
jrotion TO Christ
This is the day which the Lord hail
/, made. Will we men OF the churc!
unite 10 redeem our nation. nation
| which cannot long continue to exis,
| II we are untrue TO our forefatlicr's
| Cod
Appeal 10 CI,urcl,ncn.
/ Bishop Greer. coadjutor OF New
/ York, chairman OF the, thank offernu
/ movement made an able address out.
lining the church's call for men. nc
1iold Of that ol!arter % the London
| company when the colony at James,
town was settled. In which they were
| Instructed 10 make their way toward
4 the Western Sen. and to remembe,
that the way In which to prospe,
was to serve and fear God, and INA,
icycrr plant which our Heavenly Father
4 hath not niansed shall be rooteu ont
The bishop described the largeness
Of the task assigned to the little
/ colony. and showed how nobly the,
have fulfilled IL. until in 800 years thu
! church or God has pushed its way ia,
beyond the Western Sea and to thu
4 other shores thereof. '"Thc church Q,
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i ~ LII 49,
today. SAID the bishop. ''has n 1niy.
sion vastly larger, one that can Bin,
the world as no peace congress car
bind IT." 81. { g
! Tie closing part of Bishop Greer.s
l.address was a brilliant appeal 10 the
Ichurchnlens OF America to see the vision
set before them, to have tho faith, tile
courage and the enterprise to 20 out
and establish the church OF God Ii this
and all the lands OF the Kingdom i q
Jesus Christ. s.
Ovation for Mr. Thomas.
Bishop futile then introduced the
treasurer. OF the Mems Thank OFFERING
and OF the Board OF Missions. Mr..
George G. Thomas, OF I,hiladelphia.
who received notable ovation the
whole audience rfsing-to It's feet, and
with waving handkerchiefs giving him
The typical Chautauqua salute.
After paying tribute TO his ascot
a ~ on the committee. especially TO the
Kew Mr.. Hulse. the eflcicn f1ela
agent of the fund, Mr.. Thomas STA fed
mat not single item OF expense
would be deducted. all the expense OF
the committee having boon specially
provided for outside. so that every Of
tering designated for any special place
or any unhestgnated Offering would %
IN fun ana without cost Of any kind
10 the fund to which 1t belonged.
Mr Ihomas then read the list nv
dioceses. Including with the statcme Mt
that the grand total reached the sum
of $76o,21sll2 This list is published
in full elsewhere.
Instantly the idea came to Mr..
Thomas that since the women Of the
church have already made thank Of
iering aggregating seo5UoO. an effort
be made to increase tn emen's Offering.
to $4,000. After a word of confer
enec, Mr.. George C. Pepper and Bishop
Greer said that they would be per-
sonally responsible for the raising OF
the additional $4,000, making the of.
iering OF the church at this conven-
| ton for mission, foreign and domestic
something in excess of $1,000 900,
With the hearty singing of praise
God From Whom All Blessing Flow
started from the audience without
| waiting for choir or piano. and with
the benediction by the presiding bishop
the great meeting adjourned.
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THE WEATHER

& Forecast; virginia and North Caro-
ltna---lfetr and warmer Thursday; Fri
Gay. fair: fresh south winds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-10
coNprrloNs ,.EsrE,,nAY

K+chmond's weather was clear ana
cool g o., turning cold. Range OF the Their
y a. NJ. ..i...52 q p. NJ
4. NJ. p. At E''i'
n =. ~ -. $3.50. mdnigl,t....5. IS
highest temperature Yesterday. CT
lowest temperature yesterday AZ
. sta tempcraturc NeslardhN..,. s..
te,.llcfhs nrc Ncstcrday.... 63
departure from normal temperature ii