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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-04
MISS ELSIE BOYD MARRIES
Fair Virginian Becomes Wife of DR..
Beverley R. Tucker.
Ceremony Performed In Presence of
byteriaR Church, Richmond, Va.
- . - WashInrton 80.

SPECIAL 70 The Washington Herald.
Richmond Va, April Sat O'Clock
this evening, at the Second Presbyterian
Church Of this city. Miss Elsie Boyd was
married to Dr. Beverley Randolph Tucker.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Russell Cecil. d. D. pastor of the church.
assisted by the groom's uncle, Bishop
Beverley q. Tucker. Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church Of Virginia. The ushers
were Randolph Tucker. Richard Tucker
and John Lightfoot, all cousins OF the
groom, and Mr. Hunsdon Cary
The bride wearing white crepe de chine
over taffeta, tulie veil with orange bios
SONS, and carrying "a shower bouquet OF
lilies Of the valley. entered the church
with her father. and was accompanied by
her maid OF honor. Miss Lillian Blair
Cary. gOWned in pink and carrying a
shower bouquet OF pink rosebuds
A reception followed the ceremony at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Cary,
friends Of the bride. after which the cou-
pie left for New York On April 6 they
viii sail on the Minuetonka for Liver
pool. and after visit 20 Mr. Beverley
Tucker. a son Of Bishop Tucker, and a
student Of oxford. viii divide their time
for six months between London and
Vienna where DR. Tucker viii continue
his Investigations Of nervous diseases in
the hospitals Of those cities.
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AGED PREACHER DIES.
Rev. Paul Whitehead Ex-
pires in Richmond, Va.
ACTIVE OVER HALF CENTURY
Secretary of virginia Methodist
Episcopal Conference for Nearly
fn 1S5S-RemaiRs 10 Lie in state in
Chapel OF University Of Virginia.

Special 70 The Washington Herald
Richmond, Va. April 3.-The Rev. DR..
Paul Whitehead. for nearly nifty years
secretary of the Virginia Methodist Epis-
copaI Conference, died at st. Luke's Hos
pital this morning. after an illness Of six
weeks. during the last two of which it
was known that he could not survive.
Those at his bedside when death came
were his daughter, Mrs. Richard White
head, Of Charlottesville. and his niece,
Miss Nellie Whitehead. of this city. The
body was taken to Charlottesville this
afternoon. where It will lie in state in the
chapel Of the University of Virginia until
2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. at which
hour the funeral Will take place
DIR. Whitehead had been a presiding
elder for the past fifteen years, having
been located during that time at Lynch
burg. Norfolk, and Richmond.
Born In Last Century.
Paul Whitehead was born September 30
1888, in Nelson County. Va. He and a
twin brother were the youngest children
of John and Anna Whitehead The twin
brothers were converted in Lynehburg
under the ministry Of Rev, George W.
Langhorne.
Paul was licensed to preach in 1883 He
began his ministry In I-ynshburg. in the
very church IN which he was converted.
He was admitted to trial TN the Virginia
Conference in October Of the same year
After one year on the circuit as Junior
he was stationed at Charlottesville. where
he soon came in contact with the faculty
of the University OF Virginia. The next
year was spent In Lexington. In Decem-
Der, 1857, he married Miss Virginia NJ
Undertake, Of Albemarle County.
Presiding Elder of FarmviHe.
He was appointed the presiding elder OF
FarmviIle. then the Randolph Macon dis
trict. but on the last night Of the con-
ference tidings suddenly came that Rev
}. D. Couuing had fallen at his post as
president OF Wesleyan Female College, at
Murfreesboro, n. c. A meeting OF the
trustees present at the conference was
called at once. and Mr.. Whitehead was
elected as the successor Of DR.. Couiiing.
DR.. Whitehead later opened the college
for young ladies an Farmviile. Prince Ed
ward County. lie was chosen a delegate
"a the general on many different occa-
sions. He was q trustee Of Randolph
Macon College. In 1876 he was commits
stoned by the governor "A visitor 10 the
University OF Virginia. The degree or
doctor of divinity was conferred upon
him by Randolph Macon College in 1875.
He was author Of "Recreatio of a Pre-
siding Elder" and OF numerous articles in
periodicals.
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ELECT NEW SECRETARY.
Merchants nnd Ms.nafacturers' Assoc
citation Names T.. &. BOggs.
] 81 - .r,.. ry.-s.s..-.--. 81

Merchants nnd Manufacturers Assoc
citation Names T. &. Boggs.
Special TO The Washington Herald.
Baltimore, april 3.-,rne Merchants and
Manufacturers Association this afternoon
elected Thomas G. Boggs secretary TO
succeed Clarence II. Forrest.
Mr. Boggs has recently been secretary
OF the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association Of Milwaukee. and before
hlling that position was secretary of the
Business Mems Association OF Memphis
Tenn.
Mr.. Boggs is about thirty-five years OF
age and is a native Of Virginia.
The association will offer the former
home Of its ex-secretary. Clarence II,
Forrest, at auction April 5. The house
was transferred to the association by
Forrest after he had confessed having
embezzled nearly $4,000 from the organiza-
ton and had been discharged. The prop
erty is heavily mortgaged. and The asso-
Citation expects TO realize little from the
sale.
Gen. A. c. Trippe. counsel for the asso-
citation. made a formal der9and on the
United States Fidelity and Guaranty
Company, in the name OF the association,
for $500 the amount for which it bonded
Forrest
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P. 0. BRANCH AT EXPOSITION.
Regular Service Handling Mails Be-
gan On April I.

Norfolk. Va. April 3.-On April ser
vice was inaugurated at the exposition
STATEN Of the Norfolk post~ofice. This
station is situated in the wing Of gov
srnment building a. in the jamestown
Exposition grounds, and will supply
the public with postage stamps, postal
cards, stamped envelopes. and news
paper wrappers; win issue or pay do
nestle and international money orders;
VIII register letters and parcels. and
viii accept packages coming within
the provisions Of the various parcels
post conventions.
Letter carrier service will be main
tained inside the exposition grounds.
and wiz be extended as the need for it
Increases.
a limited supply Of lock boxes viii
be Installed at the exposition station.
access TO which may be had at all hours
through the public lobby. Persons de-
string boxes should make application to
the postmaster at Norfolk.
Persons desiring their mail handled
through the exposition station should
notify their correspondents that their
address is Exposition Station. Nor
folk, Va.
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schools. and dwelt az length on the work
that they had done IN turning people 10
Christianity ana Christian virtues.
He recommended that no persons should
be recognized as teachers or supervisors
in .nis branch that did not lead exem-
piary lives, and whose conduct was not
thoroughly Christian He advised also
a weil-oFganized class for Sunday school
teachers. who. he said, were efficient now
only up 20 q certain stage Further.
he said that prime necessity was look
out committee whose duty it should be 10
rescue young lives that were on tho Dor
der line OF Indifference
A solo by Rev r. d. Stone. followed.
and the last speaker Rev. Richard l..
Shipley. pastor OF the North Carolina
Avenue Methodist Church, addressed the
conference on THE Christian Endeavor."
which he held to be one OF the most
potent factors IN the morality of the
times. The sessions will be resumed to-
morrow at O'Clock
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-04
LOSES HER LIFETIME JOB
StenOgrapher Sues Millionaire for
Alleged Breach of Contract.
Hiss Nellie r.. Kinds Begins Action
mits Letter in Evidence.

Special TO The Washington Herald.
Richmond, Va, April 3--The case OF
Miss Nellie r Kinds, stenographer of
Philadelphia, against Henry Warden, q
millionaire, OF Fredericksburg, for breach
OF contract was partially heard ia the
United States District Court to-day Miss
Kinds is suing for $4,000. alleging that
she was discharged without provocstion
after having been persuaded 10 give up a
lucrative business in Philadelphia to ac-
cept a lifetime job with Warden at a
handsome salary.
A letter of Wardens is submitted In
evidence in which he promises the posi-
ton for life, and states that he has made
a codicil to his win in favor of Miss
Kinds for 5000 as compensation for the
business which she left IN Philadelphia
Judge WaddiH has under Amusement d
motion to direct a verdict on the demur-
rer. He viii probably render his de-
cision tomorrow morning.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-04
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.
(Bell Telephone 49,
Corner Of Priaee and Royal Street


Alexandria. Va. April 3.-With the Sc
lection to-day by the Democratic Con
gressional Committee of a date-June IL
Tor the primary to nominate d candidate
for Congress. the campaign which has
been waged for several weeks by Judge
Charles Z. Nicol, c. c. Carlin. r. Lind
sey Gordon. John F. Ryan, and James G.
Hooe, is expected to develop renewed and
more definite activity. Reports had been
circulated that the field would eventually
be narrowed down to two competitors,
but this is denied by those in a position
To know. Il was asserted this evening
by a prominent Democrat that barring
unforeseen circumstances. there will be
at least four candidates in the race at
the finish. One. it is understood. ex-
poets to retire and will shortly announce
his intention.
1t is stated here that the decision OF
the committee, at the meeting at Manas-
sas this afternoon, to hold the PRIMARY
June II. and TO allow the candidates until
April Il in which to file their names
meets with general satisfaction. At the
committee meeting it was definitely ascer-
tanned that the governor will not call a
special election. the matter going over
until the regular election in November
This was stated in q letter from Gov
swanson 10 Chairman Shackeford. of
the committee. But, although the Repub-
LEANS are expected 10 name a candidate,
tho result of che Democratic primary will
bee equivalent TO an election, if the results
Of other contests in this district are
trustworthy indications
The same rules heretofore observed by
the Democrats in party elections IN this
district viii govern the coming primary.
The polls will open at sunrise and will
close at sunset White Democrats only
will be permitted to vote.
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The faculty board held examinations
during the afternoon of several candi-
dates for admission as delegates. The re-
suits will be announced to-day.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-04
ARMY AND NAVY.
Army Orders.

CAPT. WILLIAM C. HAM, Artillery Corps re
port 20 Chief Of ARTILLERY Washington
Capt. GEORGE F. HEARD assistant surgeon, de
tailed member retiring board at Denver yic'
Cot. EDWARD B. AfOSELEY, assistant surgeon
general.
Recruit R0BERT BROCK. general service recruit
deuot, Columbus Barracks. transferred to Hos
pital Corps as private.
Maj. WILLIAM d. CROSBY, surgeon. from Van
couFeT Barracks June a. 10 Soldiers Home
Washington. as attending surgeon, relieving MAI
VILLAIN Il. ARTHUR. surgeon who viii pro
coed to Washington Barracks and assume com
mand General Hospital, Washington Barracks
June Is.
MAJ. CLARENCE Z. DENTLER. TWenty-third In
fantTy. to Fort LeayenKorth.
Private First Class VICTOR LABRECQUE. Hos
pital Corps. from General Hospital. Preside Of
san Francisco. to Fort Hamilton.
Recruit LAWRENCE .. GEPHART. cavalry. re
eruit depot. Columbus Barracks, transferred to
Hospital Corps as private.
Ord SeTgt- REINHOLD SEINE. from Madison
Barracks 10 Fort Sheridan. relieving Ord Sergt.
FREDERICK Z. TOY, who viii proceed %
Madison Barracks.
Second Lieut.. HARRY l. JORDAN Twenty-hrst
Infantry. report 10 commanding general. Depart
ment Of the last, at Norfolk. for duty at james
town Ter-Centennfa Exposition.
Contract Surg. JOHN /. P0MEROY, from New
York City 20 Fort Wright.
Sergt. HERBERT G. MILLS Eighteenth Recruit
Company. recruit depot Jefferson Barracks. dis
charged from the army
Private JOHN p. MULLINS. from Twelfth Battery
Field Artillery. Fort D, A. Russell TO Troop NJ.
Sixth Cavalry Fort keogh.
First Srrrg ~ ~ - N NrHEEs Cc-~.s--~
Twentyfourth Infantry. placed upon retired list.
Corr. THOMAS A. sac RSosI.,. o-li .t4.4s iii
Infantry. from Washington. 20 proper station
Post Cemmisssry Sergt JAMES F. WHITE from
Newport News. 90 F0rt 8fissouis relieving Post
Commissary Sergt. JOHN D. SUsiSIERLIN
who viii proceed 70 Office Capt. Julius n. Kilian.
c0mmissary, chief commissary camp United
States troops jamestown Ter-Centennisl Ex-
position.
First Lieut.. STARkEY y. BRITT. ARTILLERY CorTs
to Fort Caswell pending arrival Seventy ninth
Company Coast Artillery.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-04
HUNTING POSTAL LEAKS.
senator Carter Says Department
Cannot Explain Conditions.

Senator Carter of Montana. called at
the White House yesterday 20 talk with
the President about leaks in the Post
office Department.
The Senator is a member Of the postal
commission appointed By the last Con-
gress TO investigate and inject business
methOds into the present faulty system
1T is charged that the money-Order
department loses 1890 a day through
fraud" said Senator Carter. and that
great sums are lost annually on second
class mail matter. We have not yet been
able to substantiate these charges. for
the department seems to be unable TO
give US any idea OF the exact conditions.
We VIII employ a number Of expert ac-
countants 10 go over the records and see
If order cannot be brought out OF the
chaos"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-04
Kicks Against watch Trust.

Representative Kennedy, of Ohio, in
troduced to the President yesterday a
delegation Of independent watch man
ufacturers. They wished TO make a
formal claim against the alleged watch
trust. declaring that the largest manu-
facturers in the country are in a com
bination Ia restraint of trade. The
President referred the delegation to
the Department Of Justice.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-04
Peace Conference Programme.

Baron Rosen. the Russian Ambas-
sador. viii, 1t is expected. very shortly
make definite announcement to this
government of the plans and pro-
gramme Tor the forthcoming peace con-
ference ct The Hague. The Russian
government has drawn up a revised
programme which It is now submitting
to the powers. 1t has not yet reached
the State Department. but is expected
in the near future
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-04
osTERHAUs SUCCEEDS SWIFT.
Ordered 10 Hampton Roads TO Take
Command of Connecticut.

BY orders issued at the Navy Depart
ment yesterday, Capt. Hugo Osterhsus
was detached from duty in Washington
as a member Of the naval board OF In
spection and survey and ordered TO
Hampton Roads 10 assume command Of
the Connecticut, bereft of its command
ing officer by the suspension of Capt.
William Swift.
The Connecticut will participate in the
naval ceremonies planned for the opening
Of the jamestown Exposition, and VIII
then be sent 10 navy yard, where the
temporary repairs, made necessary by the
accident through which Capt Swift was
deprived OF his command Will be made
permanent. The bottom of the vessel was
badly damaged and extensive repairs viii
be necessary to put the ship IN condition
for sea service
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-04
ARMY OFFICER IN PANAMA.
GaiIlara Halls from the south and
Has Fine Record.

Mai David Du Bose Gaillard, United
States Engineering Corps. one Of the
army engineers chosen by President
Roosevelt TO so on the new Panama
Canal Commission. was born in Sumter
County, S. G. on September I, 1853, and
entered the United States army on July
/, 1880. His record shows the following
advances in the service: Second lieu
tenant. June IS. 1854; first lieutenant,
1887; captain. 1895. He is also a col
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-04
LoNGsHOREMEN GO OUT.
Old Dominion Steamship Line Men
Demand Increase in Pay.

SPECIAL 10 The Washington Herald.
Norfolk, Va, April 3.-Longshoremen to
the number Of go employed by the Old
Dominion Steamship Company struck to-
day for an increase in wages. those re-
ceiving Is cents an hour demanding 20
and those receiving 20 demanding % cents.
The work of loading and unloading one
Richmond and two New York boats was
greatly hampered.
About 500 men and Iongshoremen are en-
pl0yed by the Old Dominion. Many Of
them were not present to-day, and it is
not known IL they will strike.
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tIarried at RockvIIIe.

Special 70 The Washington Herald
Rockville. Nd. April S-This morning
Miss Frances Rebecca MulIican ana John
Hugh Walker, both of Gaithersburg. came
to Rockville and were married by Rev. S.
R. White, of the Baptist church, the
ceremony taking place at the home Of the
minister.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-04
EDUCATORS ELECT OFFICERS.
Virginia Association of Colleges and
schools for Girls Ad5ouras.

SPECIAL % TIE Washington Herald.
Lynchburg. Va. April s.--The Virginia
Association of Colleges and Schools for
Girls adjourned this afternoon. after a
session held at sweetbriar Institute. seven
miles from Lynchburg.
The new officers are: President, Prof
Arthur X. Davis. Southern Female Col
lege. Petersburg; first vice president. Prof
J. L. Jarman, principal Female Normal
School Farmviile: second vice president
Dr. Mary Benedict president Of Sweet
briar Institute; third vice president, Miss
Matte Cooke, Holllns Institute; secretary
and treasurer, Miss II. W. Couiling, Farm
vile
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-04
ENGAGE IN PISTOL BATTLE.
Two White Men and Two Negroes
Wounded an Lyaehburg, Va.


LynChburg, Va, April "a pistol battle
tonight between four negroes and three
white men resulted in two whites and
two negroes being shot, one of the latter
being mortally wounded. An approaching
street car was riddled. How MOtorman
BruffeTy, in charge of the car. and the
passengers escaped injury is mystery
The wounded are; A. L. Weir, shot in
lip and left leg; S. c. Crawford, shot in
left hip; John Haskins, colored, shot
through the abdomen; unknown negro,
shot through the wrist.
The white men claimed they We're jostled
of the sidewalk by the negroes and a
quarrel ensued, the negroes beginning the
firing Weir and Crawford say they did
no shooting. and that the negroes were
shot by their companions All the
principals mentioned were arrested, but
they were sent to the city hospital
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-04
Parran Made Chairman.
a 10 d Washlngton He.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Baltimore, Nd, April 3.-"Tom" Parran.
OF Calvert County, was made chairman
of the State central committee Of the Re
publican party at its meeting this morn
ing in the Hotel Rennert This is said
TO mean that Hon. Sydney E. Mudd VIII
be the moving spirit of the gubernatoriai
campaign in the Republican party.
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Old Landmark Disappears.

SPECIAL 70 The Washington Herald.
Rockville, Nd. April 3.-What is said
to have been the largest and oldest wal
nut tree in Montgomery County is no
longer in evidence. il having a day or
two ago been cut down and prepared for
shipment abroad for manufacturing pur-
poses. It stood near the road leading
from Rockville to Wheaton, and at It's
largest point measured seven feet In diam
eter. Twelve large horses were unable
TO move twelve-foot log, ana it had TO
be cut up into six-foot logs in order to get
It 10 the railroad.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-04
SEWARD CASE TAKEN UP.
United States Grand Jury Investi-
gates Alleged Charge of Fraud.

Baltimore, April 3,-The Federal grand
jury to-day took up the Seward case. in
which John II. Seward. senior member of
the J. Il. Seward Fruit Company. and
several of his employees. together with
Robert NJ Whiteford. q government
weigher are charged with cOnspiring to
defraud the United States government in
connection with duty on fruit importa-
tons. About thirty witnesses were sum
moned. but only a few of these were
heard to-day. The hearing viii probably
continue for several days.
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Join simnson Die snddenIr.
lecial to The Washington Herald,

SPECIAL 70 Inc Washington Herald
Rockville, Nd. April S.-John Simpson,
a contractor and builder, died yesterday
at hts home near Forest Glen, In his
seventy-second year He was not taken
seriously i'll until the day before his
death. when. for the first time, he was
confined 10 his bed.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-04
MAKES HER THIRD ATTEMPT.
Young Double Divorce Takes An
other Plunge in MatrimOny.

Special TO The Washington Herald
Richmond. Va. April 3.-Mrs. Maggie
Lee, twenty-nine years Of age. and twice
divorced, yesterday became the bride of
Charles c. Miller, forty years old The
wedding took place in the ante-room ad-
joining the offices of CommonweaIth's At
torney Minitree Foll1es, in the city hall.
Deputy J. n. Macon, who holds a spe-
cial commission from Judge Witt TO per
form marriage ceremonies within the
jurisdiction of the Hastings Court, Off
ciated at the ceremony.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-04
MUNICIPAL PLANT PAYS.
HaEerstOWn, Md., Reduces MaterI-
ally Cost of Street Lighting.

otttiAi 70 The washington Herald.
Hagerstown. Nd, April 3-The annual
report Of Hagerstown's municipal electric
light plant. made public to-day, shows
the cost of maintaining IA street arc
lights during the past year was $1137 per
light, as against SO per light, when the
current was purchased from the Hagers-
town Street Railway Company.
It has been possible to reduce the cost
Of lighting the city TO a minimum by
reason of the large amount OF current
sold for commercial light and power pur-
poses, the plant having a total of aS2
patrons
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onel of volunteers. Mai GaiIIard was
named as a member of the Mexican
boundary commission. and served from
1891 until 1886. He was the chief engi-
neer in charge of the Department of
santa Clara, in Cuba, during 1899. Mai
Gaillard married Miss Katherine r.
Davis, of Columbia. s. c., on October 6,
1881
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TWO MURDERERs PARDoNED.
White Brothers Were Serving Six
Years for killing Russell Sheriff..
Special 10 The Washington, Herald

Salisbury. n. c.. April S.-Thomas and
Chalmers White, convicted two years ago
of the murder of Russell Sheriff.. were
pard0ned to-day by special board ap-
pointed by the governor. The men killed
Sheriff. for an alleged injury to their
niece.
The pardon was unanimous and uncOn-
ditional. There is great opposition TO II
here. and considerable dissatisfaction. The
Whites were sentenced for six years.