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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
HUGE FUND FOR PRINCETON.
President Wilson Says Endowment
VIII Soon Be Announced.
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Philadelphia Pa, Feb. IL-Professor
Woodrow Wilson. during his address at
the dinner here tonight before the mem
bers Of the Princeton club and alumni
made the announcement that Princeton
is about TO become the greatest seat Of
learning and institution of research In
the world This IS to be made possible
through an Immense endowment TO be
made the university IN very short time.
When pressed for further information.
President Wilson stated that the pres ent
time was premature. Had this dinner
been delayed few weeks" continued
President v ilson. I might have been N
position to state in more definite terms
just what this bequest is I will say that
it is not from one individual
1T is so large that it will allow US to
enter researches on an almost unlimited
scale Our forces and equipment will
be brought up 10 perfection. and I be-
lieve viii rank as the iirst institution Of
learning in the world "
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
C0MM0NERS IN REVOLT.
Governments Followers in HOus,
Vote Against Worcester City.

Governments Followers in House
Vote Against Worcester City
London. Feb. 1.-THE governments fol-
lowers in the House Of Commons revolted
tonight. and. by vote of 1e2 to lg0, re-
jected proposal to issue new writ for
Worcester City, which was disfranchised
for corrupt practices after the election
there last year and has since not been
represented. Sir J. Lawson Walton, at
torney. general, set forth the reasons for
restoring the franchise, despite the fla
grant corruption that had caused dis
franchisement. Herbert Asqulth, chan
cellor Of the exchequer. supporting the
proposal, adding that the prime minister.
Sir Henry Campbell who was
absent, concuTred.
Worcester, however. is regarded as a
safe opposition seat, and the rank and
file of the Liberals and Nationalists were
not giving any chances to the enemy.
even at the governments behest. They
accordingly turned down the proposal. and
Worcester remains without a representa-
tive IN the House The incident In no
wise affects the governments position
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
COLLEGE BOY WANTS DIVORCE.
Yale Freshman Repents Marriage
with Former CIOaI1 Model.

New Haven. Feb. l4-Edwin Kenneth
Norton, freshman in the Yale Law
School and son of the president of the
tin-plate trust was the plaintiff here to-
day in a suit for divorce from Josephine
Birney Norton, aged twenty-four.
former cloak model in one of the local
department stores.
Norton was a freshman in the Yale
Scientific School, and minor, when ne
and Miss Birney were married, on Janu-
airy L, 1906, in Bridgeport, by justice Of
the peace. He claimed ne was drunk
when the marriage ceremony was per-
formed, and that he really did not know
what he was doing. When bis father
heard Of the marriage he took the lad out
OF college and sent him to Europe to
think il over
The boy came back from Europe. and
his father, because his son was still
minor. started the divorce proceedings as
his next best friend. Twenty-seven CO.
respondents are r9nned in the case.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
BEWARE OF SUN SPOT.
Yale Astronomers Say Ia May POr-
tend Electrical Disturbance.

New Haven, Feb. H-Dr. Mason T.
Smithe. Of the Yale Observatory, stated
tonight that the Yale astronomers had
been watching the spots on the sun. and
that it might pOrtend electrical disturb
ances- He added:
We have noticed the spot for several
days 1t may bring on electrical disturb
ances Tonight. probably an aurora and
trouble over the telephone wires, but
nothing serious. The spot is plainly vis-
iole to the naked eye, and is on the left
hand side, below the center. Il is now
passing across the face of the sun and
will be visible four or five days longer
The telescope at the observatory has not
been sighted on the spot as il is used
for determining the parallax Of stars.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
LUNATIC WRITES PRESIDENT.
Assaults Detective and Raves i'm All
Indited Fifty-Page Letters.

Milwaukee, Feb. 1+-When Detective
Dennis Sullivan went to the secondhand
store of William Holt, on lower Wells
street, to ascertain why Holt had been
writing ffty-page letters 10 President
Roosevelt. the Secretary Of State. and the
post-ofttce authorities at Washington,
Holt assaulted the detective. and before
he could be overpowered, blackened Sui
liVan's eyes.
Holt was placed under arrest and taken
70 tise station, where he raved in a cell.
The police department had been notified
by the Washington authorities Of the
letters written by Holt. The arrest was
made in behalf Of the post-office authori-
ties, Inspector Ralph Bird representing
the government The nature Of the let
tiers is not diVulged
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
WALKER SELLS THREE BONDS.
AbscOndinE Bank Treasurer Dis
poses of Papers In New York.

New Britain, Conn, Feb 14.-It was
learned tonight that three of the bonds
taken away by William f. Walker. the
absconding treasurer of the New Britain
Savings Bank, were sold last Friday.
Two were sold I'm New York City and
one in Jamaica. Long Island.
This information comes to a New Brit
ain man from a friend in New York
who bought t5so Of the bonds. The New
Britain man viii not give the name of
his New York friend. 1t is not known
what the bonds were OF their amount
Chief Of Police Rawlings went to New
York to-day armed with a warrant for
Walkers arrest. Everybody connected
with the case assert that Walkers whore
abOuts is not known
The bank directors insist that the de-
falcation is not more than s565.GCO. and
they have hopes of recovering part of
that They said to-day that the dividends
will not be omitted, as even afteT
crossing off the big deficit they have
surplus of $4,000.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
WOMAN ROUTS BURGLARS.
Wife of Millionaire Banker Gives
Alarm and Calls Police.

NeY York. Feb I4-Through the nerve
displayed by Mrs. William A. Read. wife
Of the well-knowH banker and head of
the firm Of William a Read & Co. of
. Nassau street, burglars detected in the
act OF entering her home, at East six
ty-second street, early today, were driven
away.
The attempt at robbery caused a great
uproar throughout the neighborhood. in
which are the homes of many million
aires.
The Read home is a handsome six-story
brownstone affair Mrs. Read, whose
room is on the second floor. was aroused
from her sleep by a slight noise in the
house. Going 10 the bathroom she saw a
man astride the window sill. The head
and shoulders Of another appeared be
hind him.
What do you want here?' asked Mrs.
Read.
Please, madam. isn't there a place
where poor man could get a bed?" said
the first fellow with ready wit.
Mrs. Read slammed the door of the
bathroom, pushed the buttons in her
room to alarm the servants. and then
sent in repeated calls for the police.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
FIND SHAKESPEARE PICTURE.
Portrait of Poet, Discovered in village
Inn, Valued at $4,000.

London. Feb. 14-A hitherto unknown
portrait of Shakespeare has been discov-
cred in a village of Winston. near Darling
ton. 1t is panel portrait. framed in oak.
representing the poet when he was about
twenty-eight years old
Two sisters of the innkeeper, who is
named Ludgate, says the portrait has
been in possession of their family from
time immemorial, for which alone il was
valued An art lover, who recently Wis.
tied Winston, chanced TO see it hanging
in the public room of the inn. and, being
struck by its excellence, advised Ludgate
to have It valued.
1t was sent to Christy's. who declared
that it was the earliest portrait of Shake
sneare extant. 1t is stated that they esti-
mate its value at about S20.0O0. The panel
is in perfect condition. except that 1t is a
little wOrm-eaten in one corner.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
BISMARCK'S SECRETARY DEAD.
DF. ROttenburE, Whose Wife WAS an
American. Passes Away.

New York, Feb. H-Dr. Frazston Rot
tehburg, lately curator Of the University
or Berlin. Germany. and former secretary
10 Prince Bismarck and under secretary
Of the interior department Of the empire
OF Germany. died to-day Of heart disease
in Germany.
WORD OF his death was received here
by his wife, who was Marion Phelps.
daughter Of the late William Walter
Phelps. az one time Minister 10 Germany
For several years Mrs. Rottenburg Phelps.
as she called herself, has been living in
New York and at Teaneck. y
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
E. S. CRAMP RESIGNS.
Last Member Of Family Leaves Big
ShipbuiIdinE Concern.

Philadelphia. Feb. 1t-Edwin 5. Cramp
resigned to-day as vice president Of the
William Cramp q Sons Ship and Engine
Building Company, Of this city, and en-
tirely severed his connection with the
concern.
Friction between Cramp and the board
of directors Is reported to have been re-
spOnsible for his resignation. He was the
last OF the Cramp family I'm the firm.
After the company, which was the
largest sbipbuilders i'm the country. went
into the receivers hands several years
ago. Mr. Cramp was made vice president
when reorganization was later on effected.
lie and the new directors are said 10 have
had dramatically opposite policies.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
The Hekinnirn Snln

A special event in the Hekimian sale Of
Oriental Rugs and Carpets at Sioan's, 1901
G ST., will be the sale to-day, at u O'Clock
m. Of % large carpets (r0om sizes OF
the most desirable grades. The regular
and closing session at 3 o'clock. If YOU
are in want of d Persian carpet il viii
pay you to be on hand promptly at Y
O'Clock to-day, at Sloan's Galleries, 140T
G. St
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
LOCAL.

Japan Approves COolie Exclusion.
2-Prizes Awarded at Cat Show.
4Canal Commissioners Renamed.
4-Women Lobbyists to Fight SmOot.
5-New Scientific Laboratory Planned.
S-Clubmen Caught Cheating at Poker.
12-Fight Made on Tire Bill.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
WOMAN CLERK ARRESTED.
Florence SipDIe Charged with En-
be1zIfnE $4,000 in PhiIadeIphtn.

Philadelphia, Feb. 1i-Miss Florence
Sippel. Of 6604 North Seventh street. chief
of the pay bureau of the department store
Of y. Snellenburg < Co, Of this city, was
held in 5000 bail to-day, after a prelimi-
nary hearing before magistrate. charged
With embezzling $4,000 Of the funds Of her
employers.
She was one Of the firms most trusted
employees. She had charge Of the pay
rolls. and it is said her peculatons cover
a long period.
Miss Sippels method Of carrying on her
alleged misdoing was simple She is said
10 have made out Tequisition slips for
more money than was needed for the pay
rolls and cover up the overdraft in her
books by padding the pay rolls. Miss Sip
pei lived q modest and quiet life, and
there is nothing known of how she dis
posed of the funds
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
HALF DOZEN KILLED
IN FIERCE RACERIOT
Whites and Negroes Clash
at Railroad Camp.
SEND OUT CALL FOR AID
All-day Battle Takes Place Near
ThaXtOn, Virginia.

Blacks Have Cut Telegraph and
Telephone Wires Leading to Roam
OSe, but Assistance Has Been sent,
as Ii Is Believed Whites Are Out
numbered-Discharg of WOrkmen
by Foreman Leads to the Trouble.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
HUNDREDS LEAP OVERHEARD.
Turkish Troops Mufiny on Trans
port Going Through Suez Canal.

Suez, Feb. IA mutiny on the Turkish
transport Hodeindah. while passing
through the canal to the Red Sea. ended
by 600 soldiers jumping overheard while
going through the Bitter Lakes.
Ten of them were drowned or shot dead
by loyal marines. The others reached the
shores and escaped
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
WEATHER FORECAST.

For the District of Columbia,
Maryland, and Virginia-Fair
and colder to-day; brisk north
westerly winds; tomorrow fair.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
HERALD NEWS SUMMARY.
TELEGRAPHIC.

Pages. TELEGRAPHIC.
I-Suffragettes Go>to Prison.
Half Dozen Killed in Race Riot.
New York Shaken by Explosion.
Finnish Children Barred From School
5-Death Stops Thaw Trial.
3-Shaw Defends Free Ports Plan.
3-ShOnts Begins Duties in New York.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
INSULTS BY NEGRO SOLDIERS.
BrOwBSSiiIe Mayor TestIGes Against
Members Of Discharged CoTnpaay.

Dallas. Tex. Feb. 1.-THE testimony in
the Maj Penrose court-martial at Fort
sam Houston to-day. while not directly
affecting the personal interest of that
officer, was decidedly unfavorabIe to the
negro troops who were under his com
mand at Fort Brown. near Brownsville
last summer
Mayor Combe, during his testimon,r
told Of negro soldiers pushing an oI5
Confederate veteran named Goodrich o-f
a sidewalk into a gutter.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
CONGRESS.

4-Plea for a Dry Town,
4-Gun Foundry Plan Wins.
4-KnOX Defends Senator Smoot.
4DemoCrats Oppose Alien Bill.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
STEAMERS REFUSE
TO GIVE ASSISTANCE
Come Within Half Mile of
LarchmOnt Disaster.
IGNORE DISTRESSSIGNAL
investigation Of Sea Tragedy
Develops New Phase.

Grew of Schooner RnOyvIton say
Iil-Fated Steamer Crossed Directly
In Their. PatI1-SIisS GnIuh, One Of
the Survivors, Claims She Was
Pushed Away from the Captains
Boat While begging to Be Saved.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
EPIDEMIC CLOSES COLLEGE.

Scarlet Fever Causes One Death
Among students at Amherst.
Amherst. Mass, Feb. As a result
Of a scarlet fever epidemic among the
students Of Amherst College the col
lege closed this afternoon at > o'clock
and viii not be opened until March ].
One death has resulted from the dis
ease. and the different fraternity
houses have been kept under quaran-
tine at different periods
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sI.25 to baltimore and Return

via Pennsylvania Railroad every SATURDAY
and Sunday. All regular trains except III
Congressional Limited Tickets good To
return until Sunday night.
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baltimore and Return-sI- %.
naIfFv.,o-o a. nLE N N

Every Saturday and Sunday. All trains
both ways, both days. except Royal Lin
tied. City offices 147 G st. and 6l9 Penn
sylvania ave.
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In Carte Lunch Served Daily
At Ecksteins from Y to 3. 1872 n. Y ave.
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EnIniIv Con

Family Coal
Selected from special mines. J. Maury
Dove Co.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-08-29
NATIONAL AND
FOREIGN NEWS
POWDER MILL EXPLOSION HAS
WRECKED A CALIFORNIA
TOWN.
POPE is SERIOUSLY ILL
To Dissolve Standard oil Co.-The
shareholders Who Have Not
Met-various Notes.
A Giant Explosion.

Several persons were killed and
scores injured and the city OF Giant,
Cal, wrecked as the result OF ter
rife explosion in one OF the huge pow
der mills there. The city is situated
just across the bay from San Francis
co. So terrific was the explosion that
the ground shook for miles about
People thought an earthquake had oc-
Cured and were thrown into a panic.
In canning factory, five miles away
from the explosion, workmen made a
wild dash for exits down narrow stair
ways. Men, women and children
fought in a stampede to escape and
the weaker went down. Seven, at
least, were fatally hurt and nearly a
hundred injured. This stampede was
typical of other scenes of terror. In
Giant itself it is thought that scores
at least must be dead, the powder
factory that was blown up being one
of the largest in the world.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-08-29
m-lnD. az n,s sOLlcII Uu..
WiIlie's Deep Interest In PIaymate's
Health Explained.

This story is well in keeping with
the spirit of the age, says the New
York Tribune. A Bronx man tells il
about his little boy. The neighbor's
young hopeful was very i'll, and Willie
and the other youngsters in the block
had been asked rot to make any noise
in the streets. rhe neighbours bell
rang one day and she opened it to find
Willie standing bashfully on her front
steps.
How is he to-day?' he inquired in
a shy whisper.
Hes better, thank you, dear, and
what thoughtful child you are to
come and ask"
Willie stood a moment on one foot
and then burst forth again, I'm orful
sorry Jimmy's sick"
The mother was profoundly touched.
She could find no further words to
say, but simply kissed him. Made still
bolder by the caress, Willie began to
back down the steps, repeating at in
tervals his sorrow for his playmate's
illness. At the bottom step he halted
and looked up. IF Jimmy should die"
he asked, kin ! have his drum?"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-08-29
stoesssl Condemned.

After a long investigation the com
mission reviewing the charges
against Gen. Stoessel, defender of
Port Arthur, has submitted its find
ings to the military supreme court.
The Russian commander Stands ac-
cused of treachery, for, under the
Russian military law, a commander
who surrenders a fort to an enemy is
guilty of treachery.
One of the members of the investi-
eating commission said:
1T is impossible to speak now spe-
officially of the charges brought
against the general. He is charged
with a crime which means death, and
| believe that he will be sentenced TO
die. Whether the sentence of the
court will be carried out is another
question. 1t is not unlikely that the
car may commute the sentence and
send the general into exile.
1T may be that he will be led
formally upon the field of execution
and be placed face TO face with file
of soldiers with loaded rifles, ready TO
execute the sentence of death. Then,
just as the officer in command is
about to give the word TO fire It Is al
together possible that messenger
from the car may dash upon the plain
and present reprieve."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-08-29
WANDERING Tom.

Tom Robinson, the state fair wan
derer, made UP all lost time Sunday
by a walk Of 80 miles, in which he at
last reached Port Huron. A series of
misfortunes marked Sundays jour
ney. He tried to reach Emmett early
enough in the morning to attend
church, but was too late, and thus he
missed church for the first time in
many years.
In the evening he sought to make
Goodale's hotel, 10 miles from Port
Huron, but they would not take strang-
ers. He went on from farm to farm,
but found that many OF the residents
spoke no English. One farmer advised
him TO go on 10 Wadham, where he
would find hotel. He went on and
made Wadham, but found that the ho-
tel had burned down only last week.
So finally, as he kept on walking
mile after mile. he was able TO make
a final squirt and get into Port Huron,
from which place he started Monday
for Detroit.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-08-29
Lynch Law in Nebraska.

Lorris Higgins, who murdered W..
l.. Couple and his wife, farmers near
Rosalie, Neb.. May u, was lynched
at Bancroft. Sheriff Young, of Thurs
ton county, came to Omaha Sunday
night to get his prisoner. who had
been in the Douglas county jail since
his capture, and took him to Bancroft
on a train which arrived there about
in the morning. Twenty men took
Higgins from the sheriff, hauled him
off in a dray, and hung him to tree.
Higgins crime was a wanton one.
He had worked on the Copple farm
and had had some trivial dispute with
Mrs. Couple. Anger over this was the
only suggestion of a reason for the
murder. He killed both in the barn
yard with gun. He was young man,
and after mis- arrest became radically
religious, participating in every ser
vice held at the Jail.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-08-29
WIRELETS.

Two Germans and 1913 Cinnamon
were killed in a mine explosion in
Tsingtau, China.
Marquis Ito has been highly hon
ored" by the mikado. In personal let
ter the mikado expresses himself as
being satisfied, with the marquis
work in Korea.
Judge Page Morris, in the U. S.
district court in Minneapolis. imposed
a fine of $4,000 upon the Chicago, St.
Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Co, convicted of granting rebates.
Enraged because he had been hazed,
a new recruit knitted two OHIO guards
men at Camp Perry. He stabbed them
as they were sleeping and both men
are said to be dangerously wounded.
Japan will send an accredited minis.
ter TO the Holy See and the Pope will
appoint a permanent apostolic dele
gate to Japan. The pontiff has accept.
ed the gift of a building site in Toxic
The Zionist congress, in session at
The Hague, has decided upon the ex-
elusive use OF the Hebrew tongue as
the official medium OF communication
for the future congresses.
Although their cause was cham.
pioned by the house of representa-
tives, the women of New Zealand lost
in their attempt to enter the upper
house. The act admitting them 10 the
upper house was rejected without a
division.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-08-29
FOR SELFISH ENDS.
The Efforts Being Made by the Ameri.
can Medical Association.

The Political activity of the Ameri-
can Medical Association has become
so pronounced as to cause comment
in political circles especially as the
the avowed purpose of the Doctors OF
the Regular or Allopathic school, OF
which the Association is chiefly COM
posed is to secure the passage of such
laws as will not only prevent the
sale of so-called Patent" medicines,
but will restrict the practice of medi-
cine and healing to the schools" now
recognized. This in many states would
prevent the growing practice of Os-
teopathy, and in nearly every state
would prevent the healers of the
Christian Science ana mental science
belief from practicing those sciences
in which the faith of SO many intelli-
gent people is so firmly rooted,
The American Medical Association
has a Committee on Legislation"
and the committee has correspond
ents in practically every township -
some 10000 correspondents in all.
This committee at the last session of
the American Medical Association
held in June of this year expressed
hope that a larger number of physi-
clans than heretofore will offer them
selves as candidates for Congress at
the first opportunity. In its annual
report this Committee said: ITO meet
the growing demands Of the move
ment, however, particularly if the
work of active participation in State
legislation is undertaken, a larger
clerical force must be employed"
This is almost the first time in the
history of the United States that any
organized class has frankly avowed
the purpose of capturing legislatures
and dominating legislation in their
own selfish interests.
The American Medical Association
has about $4,000 members of whom
$4,000 are fully constituted mem
bers" and the rest are members be-
cause Of their affiliation with state or
local societies. The Association owns
real estate in Chicago valued at SILL
1871 and its total assets are $751;
567S9. It's liabilities, at the time Of
the annual report which was made at
the June meeting, amounted to only
S21 900. The excess of assets over
liabilities is increasing at the rate of
about $4,000 a year, and the purpose
of the organization is to dominate
the field of medicine, and by crushing
all competitions by securing the pas
sage of prohibtive legislation, compeA
all of the people of the United States
to pay a doctors fee every time the
most simple remedy is needed.