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The Washington herald., 1907-01-13

PottsviIle, Pa. jar 12-This entire
community is i'm a state of wild excite
ment over the brutal murder. by two men.
Of a woman whom they stoned to death
and whose body they tossed into Tum-
bling Run Lake. The murdeTers fed into
the country. and before dawn to-day
a posse of thirty citizens. armed with
rifles and rovolvers and determined TO
mete out justice on the spot if the cOupls
are oveThauled- started in pursuit Of the
fugitives Another voluntary force is to-
day dragging the lake TO recover the body
of the woman.
There is no clew to her identity, and
her mUrderers are unknown. 1t has been
intmatod - the police that the TRAN may
lead to ore or more prominent families
TUmbling Run Lake is an exclusive sum
mer resort. with about 100 cottages owned
by most of the leading families in Schuyl-
XIII County.
This is one Of the few instances on
record in which a murder was seen in its
enactment. Henry Reichert, a watchman
employed by the cottagers, saw the men
beat the woman insenSible. and he fol-
lowed the murderers on "a roundabout
trail to the waters edge. He is positive
in his statements, but was so unnerved
by the horror of the tragedy that be did
not tell his story until hours afterward
Reichert was making his rounds when
he heard "a woman scream. CroUching
behind one of the low frame cottages, he
could make out the forms of the men and
the woman i'm the dark. The woman
prayed that her life be spared, and when
she was knocked down she wound her
arms around the legs Of one of her as
sailaHts and fought desperately. In a
few minutes. ne said. the wOman's cries
were stified, and the men threw her into
the buggy, which was standing in the
road opposite the cottage.
Rcichert trailed the buggy to the lake.
He told the police he heard the thump
Of the woman's body on the shore as the
men dragged her from the buggy.
Then there came "a cry for mercy, fol-
lowed by oaths, as the men fell on the
woman and crushed out the last spark
of life ReicherJ said that the last s:rug-
gle must have lasted about two minutes.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
FINANCIAL CLERK MISSING.
Charged with Theft from New York
Bureau of Licenses.

New York. Jan. 12-Charged with the
theft Of several thousands Of dollars from
the bureau Of licenses, Charles H Smith,
who until his disappearance a week ago.
was "a financial clerk in that Office, was
declared late this afternoon fugitive
from justice and the police began hunt
for him.
Experts from the controllers office
finished an Investigation Of his books this
afternoon and Immediately secured from
Magistrate Smith, Of Long Island city, a
warrant for his arrest. The technical
charge was the theft of s. According u
the experts his method was very simple
He entered new licenses. for which full
charges are made, as license renewals, tOI
which the fee is only one-half the origi-
nal charge Smith pocketed the differ.
enco, Il is alleged, and the books appeared
20 be straight Smith lived In Astoria,
where he has a wife, who says she does
not know his whereabouts.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
Pure-fOOd Requirements.

Corbys modern bakery registers
quite up to. if not beyond. the require
ments Of the law. In designating this
bakery as a modern one no liberties
with the meaning Of the word are
taken. 1t is modern IN equipment. mod
ern in conduct, and its products have
long been recognized as the standard.
For many years Corby Bros have in
sisted that every ingredient shall be
tested and analyzed. This has con-
tributed much toward the purity of the
product. Then, again. the machinery
used develops every nutrient quality in
the ingredients used. One can thor
oughly enjoy the product not only from
the sense of taste. but from the knowl-
edge that they are pure and clean.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
HARTMAN LEADING SOCIALIST
Roosevelt Comes Next, Then Car
negie, Says Upton Sinclair.
Railroad Mngnate's Ambition to
GObbIe Up Everything Leads Up
TO Ownership by People.

New York. Jan. I2-Upton Sinclair to-
day declared that f. r. Hartman was
the leading socialist Of the United States,
that President Roosevelt was next. and
that Andrew Carnegie, by his most re
cent views on the distribution of wealth,
had decidedly aided the cause.
Hartman comes first" continued Mr..
Sinclair. smiling. " because he is con-
tracing everything That is what the
socialists want. because he is the big
fish Ia the present brutal ruthless com
petition. For in the sea the big fish
gohble the little ones. Hartman is gob-
bling them all. I'm this great country
the American people will not stand il
much longer The mass of the people will
ultimately gobble Hartman, aad then the
people viii come to their own"
And Roosevelt"
THE President" said Mr. Sinclair real
izes that Il Is due. He knows that If he
does not act Mr.. Bryan VIII The President
is, therefore, determined 20 curb the syn
dictates. That is the socialistic idea.
Mr. Carnegie expresses the belief tha;
a millionaire ought 20 share his wealth
with the poor Isn't that the present so
ciaIiema"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
WANTS S1.OO0,OOO ESTATE.
Woman Says Her Brother Did Not
Know She Was Living.

Adrian, Mich. Jan. 12-Mrs. W. c.
Dodge, widow of a former Adrian ply
siciaa. and now resident Of Chicago,
tells "a romantic story in her suit for
the S1,00o00e estate of the late Patrick
White OF Brooklyn. She claims that
she is Whites sister, his only known
relative, and because he did not know
she was living he left his estate TO four
charitable Institutions.
Mrs. Dodge says that in the presence
OF herself ana Patrick White, both then
small children. tI.cIr mother was killed
by an accident in the street in Philddel-
phia. The woman was never identified,
and the children were too young 20
make known their history. So the boy
(Patrick) was sent 10 a Catholic organ
ization school. while the sister ,now
Mrs. Dodge was adopted by a PhHa-
delphia lady who Witnessed the acci-
dent
The lady was the grandmother of
Commodore Thomas Boyle. of the Co
lUmbia Yacht Club. Of Chicago. It is
mainly by the latter's aid that Mrs.
Dodge has been able to trace her rela-
tiouship 20 the late Brooklyn million
aire.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
SHOW FOR WoMAN's SUFFRAGE
II Is Said Oklahoma Constitutional
Delegates Favor Proposition.

Guthrie. Okla, Jan. l2--R. L. owens, Of
Muskogee. Democratic candidate for
United States Senator. claims 10 have the
pledges of ffty-seven delegates in the
constitutional convention in favor Of
woman's suffrage. or enough to insert
such "A provision. Many ProhibitiOnists
are willing 10 adopt the Texas county
local option plan. feeling they can make
all counties vote against liquor selling by
the aid Of the womens votes.
Marriages Of negroes 10 either Indians
or whites in the State Of Oklahoma are
prohibited In the report Of the committee
on general provisions made 10 the con-
sttutional convention to-day. The prOyi-
sicns define negroes as those persons OF
African descent within the third degree.
Another section fav0rably reported, is
as follows.
In no instance under this constitution
and the laws Of this State shall there ever
be any distinction between the Indian and
the white races"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
LOOKING FOR TWO.
Sherin's Men Search for Mrs. Pier
sons Daughter in Brooklyn.

New York, Jan. l2-"I believe my
grandmother is hiding somewhere IN
Brooklyn with my little Cecilia. I am de
termined to get that child back, and I
have furnished the sheriff with several
addresses"
Mrs Edward Pierson, who was aban-
doned by her husband, and later found
the man as he was about to wed another
woman and stopped the ceremony, made
this statement to-day after Deputy Sher-
in Walgering had failed to find the
grandmother and child at 10 West Tenth
street
Mrs Pierson again appeared in the Su-
pTeme Court to-day with her counsel,
William c. Rosenberg. expecting the dep
uty sheriff To bring in her grandmother
and the child.
Judge Amend has issued an order re-
qUiring the elder Mrs. Persons presence
in court as soon as the deputy sheriff
serves her with the document
According to the COmely young woman
who secured the order. her grandmother
has refused for long time to give up the
child
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
SEEK TO CLOSE THEATFRS.
sunday LeHEue Members Make De-
mandS of Mayor Dunno

Chicago, Jan. 12.-With petitions al
ready pending against Mayor Dunno to
compel the enforcement of the Sunday
closing law. and against 1000 saloon
keepers to force the suspension Of the
liquor business on the Sabbath, the
Chicago Sunday Closing League turned
its attention 70 the local theaters to-
day.
Writs Of mandamUs are sought, as in
the cases against the mayor and the
saloon keepers, attacking Sunday
theaters. The petitions were filed by
John Reckinger, a prominent member
of the league The following theaters
are made defendants: The Majestic,
Powers. AIcVicer's. and Othcrs.1
Preceding the filing Of the suits. At
torney c. Fl. SeeIke. representing Reck-
niger, called on Mayor Dunno. with Il
demand that the latter exert his official
authority To close the theaters. and met
with point blank refusal
The theater men say Sunday has been
their best day. and they are prepared
TO carry the case TO the Supreme Court.
If necessary. TO defeat the Sunday Clos
ing League.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
SURPRISED THE COURT.
Judge Sentenced the Mans Arm, But
II was Cork.

From the Detroit Free Press.
4 magazine editor was talking about
". W Jacobs. the famous humorist.
I went abroad this summer" he said,
TO try and get Mr.. Jacobs TO write for
me. but I found that he had all he could
do for six or seven years 10 come
He is d quiet, modest chap When I
praised his wonderful skill in the writing
OF short stories he said that IL was only
their surprises that made the stories take
Then. TO illustrate what he meant. he
told me a story wherein the surprises
came fast and furious.
He said that a lawyer, defending a
man accused Of hoUsebreaking, spoke Ike
this.
" Your Honor 7 submit that my client
did not break into the house AT all He
found the parlor window open and merely
inserted his right arm and removed a few
trihing articles. Now my clients arm is
not himself. and I fail 70 see how you
can punish the whole individual for an
offense committed by only one of his
limbs.
That argument said the judge. is
very well. Following IL logically, I sen
tence the defendants arm 10 one years
Imprisonment He can accompany IL or
not, as he chooses.
The defendant smiled, and with his
lawyers assistance unsCrewed his cork
arm, and, leaving it in the dock, walked
out"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
Answered the Encores.
From Harpsrs Weekly.

From Harper's Weekly.
Henry z. Dixey. the player. recently
told Of an experience in a small country
hotel I'm New England, whereby the actor
was much annoyed by the playing Of a
cornet at night by guest whose room
was adjoining that Of Dixey-
In the morning the landlord. meeting
Dixey on the stairs. said TO him, before
the player could enter complaint in re-
gard to the proceedings Of the night be-
fore.
How did you enjoy the cornet playing
in the next room2''
Enjoy it, sneered Dixey; "why. man
alive, I spent half the night pounding on
the wall IN my eEdeavors to make the
fool ceaSer
A sorrowful smile crept into the coun-
tenance Of the bOniface. 1t must have
been a misunderstanding" said he. THE
gentleman who was playing the cornet
said that the party in the next room ap-
plauded so heartily that he went over
every piece he knew several times"'
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
INVENTS NEW ELECTRIC LIGHT
Columbia Professor Says HIS Discov-
cry VIII RevOIutiOnize Lighting.

New York, Jan. 12.-Prof. II. c. Parker.
Of Columbia University, working with W
G. Clark. has invented an incandeScent
light which he hopes will revolutionize
electric lighting. He says that it has
forty-ive times the efficiency of the ordi-
nary lamp with a carbon filament. The
particular feature is the new filament
which Prof. Parker calls helion. because
its spectrum is similar to that of helium
It looks much like the 1ament in an or
dinary light
Another claim is that the light will last
nearly twice as long rs with a carbon
filameHt In the tests made the lamps
have burned steadily from 4Sj to 1870
hours, with an average OF 1000 hours.
The lamp has the further advantage Of
carrying a large overload of electricity
without breaking.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
PRESIDENT AMADOR TO QUIT.
Sons Deeds in New York RcsaIt in
Parents Nervous PrOstratiOn.

New York. Jan 1--The disclosures in
the love letters OF Dr. Raoul Amador 10
Mrs. Bertha Gresham have caused the
prospective resignation Of Amadors
father President Of Panama, according 20
dispatches from Colon to-day
Tt was reported thar these ferveRt mis-
sives, which forced Dr. Amad7r's resig-
nation as Panaman consul-generaI in New
York, have SO preyed upon the mind OF
the elder AmadCr that he is on the verge
of nervous prostration and has decided tc
travel abroad.
The scandal has so impaired the exccH-
tive's health that fears are entertained
that he will never again resume the prcsi-
dency Ct the republic. Il is understood
that his resignation is 20 be effective for
one year.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
CLOSE IN RHODE ISLAND.
Wetmore and Colt struggling for
senHtOrship, with Result i'm Doubt.

Providence, r. T.. Jan. 12.-OH the eve
of an election for a United States Sena-
tor 10 succeed George Peabody Wetmore,
neither the politicians, the candidates.
nor even the boss Of the Republican
party. apparently. can do any more than
guess who VIII be elected There is.
however. the greatest activity among the
sssembIymen al the staJehouse, and the
campaign managers of both Wetmore and
Col Colt are working day and night 20
secure for their respective candidates the
ffty-siX votes necessary.
Tn the meantime tile Democrats are
standing pat. forty-three strong. for Cod
dard. not overlooking the possibility that
in the balloting which begins ON Tues
day, some of the votes which in the early
ballots viii 90 10 one or the other Of the
Republican candidates may swing TO
their candidate.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
DR.. FLOWER FIGHTS RETURN.
Alleged SwindIer VIII Not 60 10 New
York without Extradition.

New York. Jan. 12.-Something of the
difficulties Of extraditing Dr. Flower
from Philadelphia came to light to-day
when Detective Sergeant Barney Nc
Conville made a report 10 the district
attorneys office. There was a hearing
before Gov PennyT of Peunsyl-
vania. on Friday. and when the governor
showed an inclination TO sign the eX-
tradition papers. counsel for Flower
asked for an adjournment saying that
they would produce additional afii-
Javits. Flowers friends say that
they would show that he was not in
this city az the time that he is accused
of swindling operations here.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
Hear Congressman II. A. Cooper.

Congressman Henry A Cooper enter
tanned the Wisconsin Society last night, in
the Pythian Temple. by recOunting his
experiences on the Taft trip to the Orient.
Although the speaker injected much
humor into his address. he nevertheless
gave clear idea OF the reception Of the
Americans, particularly in Japan. Con
gressnan \. A Wiley. Of Alabama, also
made a brief speech, which was followed
by a musical programme of some length.
Several other Wisconsin Representatives
were present at the meeting, which was
Well attended.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
Fnir to Raise Nfortrnre.

Inmates at the home Of the Aid Asso-
citation for the Blind, at 9l5 E street
northwest spent a delightful Christmas.
This fact. along with the information
that the holiday contributions had been
unusually generous, was reported TO the
association at its first meeting of the
new year last Tuesday Notice was given
of a bazaar to be held early in February,
for the purpose of raising the mortgage
on the Home property The necessity
of completing the payments on the mort
gage was emphasized by Mai. Richard
Sylvester, treasurer
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
FISHERMAN LANDS $12S.
Bats for PickereI, hut Pulls In "A
Leather Handbag with Purse.

New York, Jan. 12-The Poor Fisher
man who pulled in a bottle out Of which
emerged the terrible genii was no more
surprised in his time than was Bernard
B. Brannagan, a teamster Of Montclair
Heights when he caught a leather hand
bag on his line while fishing for pickerei
in Greenwood Lake.
The bag was covered with mud and
was spOngy from being water soaked
Brannagsu was at first inclined TO toss II
overheard, but reconsidered and opened II.
It contained small purse IN which were
2l2S iu bills and two gold rings One WAS
a wedding ring and the other contained
a large solitaire diamond
The bag had lain in the water a long
time. Judging from its appearance. and
was lost probably by some summer visi-
tor al the lake.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
SHIPS TO BE MORE BUoYANT.
New Russian Navy TO Avoid Mis-
takes Disclosed by Late War.

London, Jan. I2-The Engineer, in a
leading article on the Russian navy.
points cut that although it IS the fashion
to look at Japan for war lessons. il was
the Russians who were hit and saw their
ships turn turtle. Therefore they should
be the best judges of the causes.
Naval Constructor Mauosson gives
vivid descriptions of the cause which
helped to sink the Russian navy in the
Tsushima Straits, and indicates some
means whereby the new navy is going 10
be kept from the same fate. His remedy
is more buoyancy.
The new ships with armament, armor,
and speed similar TO the Dreadnought,
will displace 100 tons instead Of 1890
tons. The Rurik, which is being built At
the Vickers- Maxim Works, and will dis
place 15,00O tons, is no more formidable
on paper than the st. Giorgi0, which VIII
displace $500 tons Every ship which IS
being built viii have four or FIVE thou
sand tons for reserve buoyancy. The
whole hull will be armored 10 the upper
deck Every Russian ship viii have twice
TO four times the chance, compared with
former ships, OF keeping afioat with a
given number Of bad hits.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
WAsHINGTONIANS ON COAMO.
Sister ship of the Ponce sails with
Every Berth Taken.

New York, Jan 12.-The Cosmo. OF
the New York and Porto Rico Steam
ship Company, sister ship Of the Ponce,
sailed to-day for Porto Rico with every
berth taken. Among the passengers
were Gen. George W Davis and Miss
Davis. Of Washington; the Rev Wilbur
Fiske. of FTeeburn. Mimi; Mrs A C.
Hanan and two sons and maid. the Rev.
NJ T. Morrill,. of Dayton, Ohio; Frank
Preston, Of London. Bishop Luther b.
Wilson, of Baldwin, Ohio. and Mrs.
Robert Winthrop and maid
The sailing Of the Coamo without a
vacant berth shows the Ponce incident
has had no injurious effect on Porto
RiCau travel.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
CRAWFORD WILL IS VALID.
SehOOIey Loses Fight Against Estate
of Scranton Millionaire.

Scranton. Pa. Jan. 12-The court to-
day dismissed the case in which George
q. Schooley, Of Philadelphia, sought l.
recover the larger part Of the estate Of
the late James Crawford, who left nearly
8. .O00000. most OF il to his widow
Schooley's claim against the estate s
based on an alleged will made in his
favor by Crawford. Schooley, on the
strength of this document, petitiOned the
court to have the case certified to the
Common Pleas to be tried before a jury.
This the court refused TO do.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
BIG FEE FOR SENATOR PILES.
HES Law Firm Gets Large share OF
100000 Estate.

By the terms Of settlement in the IA
nous John Sullivan viii case at Seattle,
Senator Samuel II. Piles. Of the State Of
Washington. and three Of his law firm
and several others who have been inter-
ested in the suit. are TO receive one-haIf
of the residue of the estate. The estate
is said 10 be worth $780, The decision
was rendered by Judge Arthur f. Griffith
az Seattle
Senator Piles stated last night that the
money would have 10 be divided among
several others besides the four members
Of his law firm The heirs Of the Sullivan
estate We're all poor people This necessi-
tated outside individuals taking an inter-
est in the case and advancing capital
with which to carry on the proceedings.
The case has been in the courts some
time
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
KILLS HUSBAND FOR CHILDREN
Texas Woman Feared He Would Get
Possession of Little Ones

Dallas. Tex, Jan. 12.-Joseph Mahoney.
a large landowner Of Johnson County,
and business man OF the town Of Venus,
was shot to death on one of the principal
streets Of Venus to-day by his wife.
Domestic trouble was the cause OF the
tragedy. Mr.. and Mrs. Mahoney had sep
arated, and il is said he wanted to take
the children away from her
Three shots were fred, all of which
took effect, one bullet entering the heart.
After the shooting Mrs. Mahoney went
to Cleburne, the county seat Of Johnson
County, surrendered to officers, and was
locked up, charged with murder.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
SIMPSON TO SUCCEED BLEO.
Appointment Hs Electrical Inspector
Approved by HacfarIand.

The resignation of ". f. Bleo, electrical
Inspector of the District, has beep ac-
ceptcd. to take effect from and after De
cember %. since which time he has per
formed none Of the duties Of the position.
MIR. Bleo resigned to become superintend-
ent OF the Fluorspar and Lead Company
of Golconda, III.
James c. Simpson, superintendent Of the
electrical department, at $1.6g2. has been
recommended by Electrical Engineer W.
G. Allen to succeed Mr.. Bleo II. G.
Eddy. formerly employed in the electrical
department as inspector, viii be made
superintendent The appointments. which
were yesterday approved by Commissioner
Macfarland will go into effect on the 18th
instant
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
STEAMER TOWED INTO PORT.
Vessel Meets with Accident Similar
10 That Of the Ponce.

New York, Jan. 12.-Three days late, the
Hamburs-American steamer Altai, of the
Atlantic service, arrived at her pier to-
day in tow Of a tug, bringing the third
story within two days OF accident and
peril at sea.
She had left Iuagua 0u her round Of
West Indian fruit ports on last Monday
she split the crank Of the shaft attached
O. her intermediate engine. The flying
sections of the crank snapped and
thumped until Chief Engineer Pestoff
shut off steam.
She was in as had a plight as were the
Ponce and Maraicas. the former of which
was IoWed into Bermuda on Friday with
a broken tail shaft, and the latter four
days later reached this port after a drift
Il thiTty-siX hours.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
GUARD CHICAGO GRAND JURY
Secret Service Men Fear that Mem
bers VIII BE Approached.


Chicago Jan. 12-An alleged attempt
to tamper with the Federal grand jury
engaged in an investigation Of what has
been charged to be bogus notes in the
defunct Chicago National Bank, and into
the extent of President John r. Walsh's
connection with transactions in this class
.of paper, resulted in the expulsion Of
two private detectives from the Federal
Building to-day, with a warning not 10
return under penalty of prosecution.
The government Secret Service agents
have been so suspicious of such plot that
they have shadowed the jurors con-
stantly. IL is believed by the prosecutor
that this has prevented them from be-
ing reached by the emissaries Of inter
ests opposed TO indictments. 'he gov
ernment detectives say they have posi-
tive evidence, however. that several wit
nesses have been approached. They are
fearful that some Of those yet TO be ex-
amined may have been biased IN the
testimony they VIII give by representa-
tons by the defense.
The grand jury was not in session to-
day. an adjournment having been taken
until Monday, pending the arrival OF wit
nesses subpoenaed from a distance
The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
EnrIish Fenr a TunneI.

London, Jan. I2.-The resuscitated
scheme for a Channel tunnel, which
viii be submitted to Parliament at the
coming session. seems. if the Telegraph
is To be believed, TO have little chance
OF being carried out yet According 10
the Telegraph's statement, the commit
tee Oh imperial defense has decided
that the construction of the tunnel
would be prejudicial to the national Sc
curitv