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The Washington times., 1908-08-26
TASTES SALT WATER;
DECIDES TO LIVE
WCuld-be uicide Finds Death by
Drowning Not to
Liking.

ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 25.-Because
ne did not like the taste Of salt water
Charles Grieb forty-five years old, of
Philadelphia, changed his mind about
committing suicide in the ThorOughfare
at South Atlantic City late this after
noon.
He was found clinging 10 the bottom
of small rOwboat overturned i'm his
jump to end his life. He was discovered
by former Fire Commissioner Hugh
Gen9e and Capt Charles Fenton. it,.
in tie power yacht ST. Louis. Grieb
was exhausted when pulled out and
the crew of the yacht worked over him
for an hour before he was revived.
Asked what he was holding onto the
boat for Grieb admitted that he had
tried 10 drown himself. but did not state
his motive. 'I wanted to drown he
said, but the salt water tasted too bad,
so / swan back TO the boat and held
on"
The Washington times., 1908-08-26
MAYNARD NOMINATED
FOR ANOTHER TERN
Defeats Cabell and Holland
in Second District Prima-
rieS-Plurality 400.

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 26-Representa-
tive H. l. Maynard, OF Portsmouth. re-
ceived the Democra tic nomination for
another term at the primaries in the
Second district yesterday. He distane-
ed both his opponents, George c. Cabell.
Of Norfolk, and ]. Peter Holland, Of
Southampton, although Cabell ran a
good second. Maynard's plurality was
approximately 400.
Cabell ran strong in Norfolk. where
the heaviest vote Of the district was
polled, ara Maynard had an overwhelm-
ing plurality in his home town, Ports
mouth. ssOlland was strongest in the
rural districts and in the small towns.
Practically the entire vote is ia, and
the precincts not yet heard from can
not make any change IA the result
The weather yesterday was unpropiti-
Gus. a steady downpour kept up all
day. kept the vote down
Maynard viii have as his opponent d.
Lawrence Croner, the Republican nom
inee.
The Washington times., 1908-08-26
DECLARES CITY HALL
is HER PROPERTY
Mrs. Sam Fitzpatrick in Philadel-
phia Declares She Owns Big
Slice of CITY.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 26.-Adrs. sam
Fitzpatrick, of Colorado Springs. Col,
Is ia this city armed with a bundle OF
legal papers, with which she intends TO
prove her ownership of the ground on
which the city haI now stands. as wen
as ninety other acres of land in the
center Of the city, valued, all told, at
Sl20, ,Oo0OC0.
She also expects TO land a fortune Of
$4,000. 600, which she claims Is tied up
in a local bank, and 500 acres of valu-
able coal lands in central pennsylvania,
All Of this Mrs. Fitzpatrick says be
longs TO her and 1t9 others, heirs Of Col
Henry Baker of Revolutionary war
fame.
The claim of Mrs. Fitzpatrick and
her co-heirs is that Colonel Baker OBJ
tained the original property rights 70
the land on which the city hall and sew
eral big office buildings are erected.
The lease on the city hall property, she
asserts. originally ran for ninety-nine
years, which period was up hve years
ago.
The Washington times., 1908-08-26
RAYNER IS RELEASED
FROM PRATT ASYLUM
Rumored That Senator's Son Has
Gone TO Join Mrs. Fisher al
Philadelphia.

BALTIMORE. Aus. 26-wnliam 5.
Rayner, son Of Senator Rayner. who
recently startled Baltimore society by
eloping with Mrs. William Fisher, and
who was inoarceraied in Pratt Asylum
t4is city, on his eaforced return. was
yesterday released from the asylum on
consent Of his father. Young Rayner
left the city Immediately in company
with a physician. the statement being
made that he would take a lengthy trip
for his health.
IT was rumored that the young man
had gone to Philadelphia TO meet Mrs.
Fisher, who has been trying 10 secure
his release. This was denied. The fact
that Robert b. Kelly, Of young Rayner's
counsel, came over from Philadelphia
yesterday and that he had been re-
tained by Mrs. Fisher, led to this re-
port.
The Washington times., 1908-08-26
FHEALD FOR CONGRESS
DELAWARE'S CHOICE
Republicans Nominate Him Sue
ceSSor to Burton at Dover
N1v,vsa,Fsnv
Convention.

DOVER, Del, Aug. 26-At the fan
tconvention of the Republicans of Della
ware held here yesterday the following
State ticket was placed in the field 70
be voted for in November.
Presidential electors-Henry p. Scott.
of Newcastle; John Carrow, OF Kent,
and Charles II. Sackett, of Sussex
Representative in Congress-William
H Head. OF Wilmington.
Governor-Simeon S. PenneWin, of
Sussex.
Lieutenant goVernor-John NJ. Men
dinhall. Newcastle.
Attorney general-Frank H Davis.
Kent.
Insurance commissioner-Charle H
Maull. Sussex.
state treasurer-David OdeH Moore,
Sussex.
Auditor Of accounts-Theodore F.
Clark Newcastle
Dr. Hiram h. Burton was a candidate
10 succeed himself in Congress, but was
defeated at the primaries by Heald.
The Washington times., 1908-08-26
LAYS BABY ON ALTAR
At EXPORTERS FEET
Here's Your Little Burden
of Sin," Cries Young
Mother.

ST LOUIS, No, Aug 26.-While John
HutchersOn, an eXhorter, was pleading
with the men assembled in the Union
Mission last night, that they might
come forward, declare their sins, and
be saved. a slender. twenty-year-old
girl walked up the center aisle. tenderly
put a baby not more than a month old
upon the altar and turned for moment
the viaIs Of her wrath upon Hutcher-
sol.
Here is your little burden Of sin"
she cried. As she fed from the altar.
the crowd rushed forward, elbowing
the exhorter out OF the way, desirous
OF seeing what was in the little bun
die Finally. when a motherly woman
forced her way through the crowd and
picked the baby from The door, a note
was found attached 10 her dress, stat
ing that her father was John n. Hutch
erson and the mother Cora Thompson
Asked in Vain for Help.
In the letter. the mother says she has
asked Hutcherson for help in vain: that
she has spent all the money she has TO
keep the child, and that she can now
do nothing more for her.
7 love the baby, and would keep
4
home for her. What was TO do2 John
would not help me, but still he would
go to that place and talk Of the Bible. 20
Il have gone 10 the baby's father ana
have asked him to keep me. He re-
piled that he would see me and the
baby in he'll first"
When HutCherSOn was asked as TO
the truth of the allegation that he was
father OF the child he said: 1.-THE woman
tempted me and 1 fell. 1 hardly know
how il happened, but we became more
and more friendly and finally, we lived
together until last October. when she
left me, and was away until December.
Decides to Reform.
June 2s, I met her and told her that
if she was going 10 hell. was not,
and that I was going TO quit leading
such a life. and return to the fold.
have been a wicked man, but I am
whole again and have returned TO a
Christian life"
Hutcherson has been a WORKER in the
missions of the city for five years He
has been an unOrdained preacher for
several years, and has been active in
giving testimony as to Christian life
and in eXhOTung sinners TO repent.
The Washington times., 1908-08-26
The Boy Who Read The Times
Got the Job

ETTNG good Office Boy jokes the hoy that's in him will bub
q BILE times, and all make
Nevertheless boy whose folks like The Times
better who has youthful wisdom himself
shows a superior Kind of material for
The life your
shows his grit By
him. time when he employment
having class OF readers who worth while
giving What then, the dnment
difference
Times columns a
realizes
the backbone his business positions
like eeche and the The
Kind
and the know that he
get him. the other, through The
The Washington times., 1908-08-26

Tia. ete, were found. Low CONDUCTED
a restaurant as a blind. The police Sc
the increase il the number OF "hok
% this dive.
The Washington times., 1908-08-26
BOY KILLS HIMSELF
WHILE OUT HUNTING

CUMBERLAND. Md. Aug. 16.--Alex-
andsr Nau. aged sixteen years, son Of
Henry Nau. OF Westport accidentally
shot and killed himself while hunting
yesterday afternoon
He was using the butt end OF his gun
10 knock APPLES of tree. when the
weapon was discharged. the load en-
terlug his left side he died before a
physician could be summoned.
The Washington times., 1908-08-26
BOY DROPS DEAD
STEALING A BASE

iPITTSBURG Pa. Aug. 25.-Making a
dash 10 steal second base with the
hope of winning a baseball game for
his team, during a close struggle last
evening, Duncan Stewart. seventeen
years old, sacrificed his life.
The boy had been playing hard all
through the game, and the score was
close. when he succeeded in getting
to first base, Stewart, on the next ball
started for second base. He had taken
but a few steps when he dropped dead
The Washington times., 1908-08-26
OPIUM DEN RAlDED
IN CITY OF ALTOONA
Hop Joint" First Ever Found in
Pennsylvania Towu-Res-
taurart a Blind.

ALTOONA. Pa. Aug 26.-An opium
toinr, the first one unearthee IN Central
Pennsylvania, was raided by the police
early this morning and the proprietor,
John Low, a ChinanIan, and three pa
irons arrested.
Pipes, pills. rollers. several casks OF
opium, hasheesh.. gambling parapOerna-
The Washington times., 1908-08-26
SNAKE IN KITCHEN
COILS UP IN CHAIR
Reptile Cozily Reposing in Warm
Place, Killed in New Jer-
seY House.

LAMBERTVILLE. n. j., Aug. pa
snake was killed in the kitchen of VIII
liam Sutterdi, on York street, this after
noon The reptile had craWied from the
adjacent hills and was cOzily coiled Up
in an old arm chair when discovered by
Mrs SutteTdi.
The snake was Of the garter variety
and measured over six feet in length.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-14
VETS AND DRYS
BATTLE TODAY
PrebIe County Local option
Election Is Being
Held.
BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT
CLAIMED MONEY AND WHISKY
HAVE BOTH BEEN USED IN
FIGHT TO DECIDE WHETHER
OR NOT SALOONS SHALL GO.

Eaton, O.. Dec. 1.-THE balloting at
the county local option election held
today was not as rapid as had been ex-
pected. Both the "drys" and ''wets"
feel confident of victory. The
"drys" have made the most auspicious
showing in the campaign, but the
''wets" are depending upon silent"
vote TO help them out. II is claimed
both money and whiskey have been
used in the work of the campaigners
in the last few days. The drys are
counting upon success for the reason
there will be large country vote. The
vets are expecting Eaton and the 9th
er towns to vote to retain the saloons.
At the present time saloons are op-
Grated only in Eaton and West Man
chester. At Eaton there are eight sa-
looms and at West Manchester only
one. The temperance element has
been putting in hard canvass.
Speakers have been brought from all
sections of the state and their argu-
ment has been to offset that of the sa-
loonists about higher taxes and men
thrown out of employment. The
newspapers of the county have been
supporting the drys, almost without
exception.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-14
Works BuncOe Game on QuQkerS
President Kelly of Eaham College, Proves Doubtful and
Quaker Convict Gets Nothing in Richmond.

A smooth-tongued individual, giving
his name as Harry Harmon, who has
been successfully buncoing members of
the Friends church in this section of
the county, yesterday made an nnsuc-
cessful effort to ''flif-flam' President
R. L. Kelly of Earlham college. out of
some money The crook employed the
sympathy plan in his efforts to re-
lieve the college president of his finan-
cial surplus.
Harmon arrived here yesterday from
Cincinnati. In the morning he went
to see President Kelly and asked him
for funds so that he could go TO Chi
cago where he had a chance TO get a
job in the stewart's department of the
Great Northern hotel He said that
his mother was a prominent member
of the Friends church and that he had
just recently completed serving time
in a Southern penitentiary. He said
that he had formerly taught school in
a small Southern town, but had gotten
into some trouble and was sent TO pris-
on.
Harmon tearfulIy told Mr.. Kelly that
he wanted TO begin life over again.
aud that he had been fortunate enough
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-14

to get good job in Chicago, but that
he could not get to that city because
he did not have enough money After
hearing this tale of woe President KeI-
ly gave Harmon his dinner and told
him to come back at a later hour At
ter Harmon had gone Mr.. Kelly noti-
fled Timothy Nicholson about the
stranger. Mr.. Nicholson called up a
prominent Cincinnati Friend who in
formed him that Harmon was fraud
and had. few weeks ago. successfully
worked him with the same story
When Harmon returned to the Kelly
home. President Kelly told Harmon
that he had deliberately tried to de-
ceiye him. Without contradicting
this charge or offering any explana-
tion, Mr.. Harmon proceeded TO make
himself so scarce that the police. who
were not informed of the attempted
fraud until after the stranger had van
ished. could not locate him.
The newspapers should publish the
fact about this Harmon, so that other
Friends may be placed on their guard
against him. | hope / am not unchar-
liable when | state that this man
should be apprehended and punished" /"
said Mr. Nicholson this morning..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-14
FEW NEGROES
ARE INNOCENT
So Says Roosevelt in Special
Message Speaking of the
Brownsville Incident.
WOULD GIVE MEN CHANCE
THOSE CLEARING THEMSELVES
OF RESPONSIBILITY SHOULD
BE ALLOWED TO RE-ENLIsT,
SAYS THE EXECUTIVE.

Washington. d. c.. Dec. 14-Presi-
dent Roosevelt, in a special message to
congress today. accompanying a report
of the investigation of Herbert j.
Browne, into the Brownsville shooting
up affair, reiterates his former decla-
ration that the shooting by colored sol
diers had been established beyond a
possibility of doubt"
He recommended that congress pass
a law offering all discharged soldiers
the opportunity of re-enlistment If
they can clear themselves of RESPONSE
bility to the satisfaction of the secreta-
ry of war. He says the investigation
will be continued to separate the "less
guilty from those whose guilt was
heinous.' He believes there were few,
if any, innocent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-14
THIRTY MILLION
RED CROSS STAMPS
Society Orders That Number
Printed.

Washington, Dec. 14.-Orders for
100000 Christmas stamps, which
are being sold by the National Red
Cross society, of which President-elect
Taft is president, have been received
by the society and this number has
been ordered printed. At the head
quarters of the society in the war de-
partment building. there is an unwont
ed amount of activity. The officers OF
the society do not wish to disappoint
anybody who desires TO help make
Christmas time merry by contributing
in this way to the fight which the so
ciety is waging against the great
whitep lague, for which purpose the
proceeds of the sale of stamps will be
used.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-14
The Rev. Wade Shows That
Se|f-Murder Is on Increase
In the United States.
STRIKES AT THE SALOONS
IN SECOND OF SERIES OF SER
MONS ON COUNTY LOCAL oP.
TON, MINISTER SHOWS COST
TO COUNTY.

That the sinner is the worst suicide
and that the policies of government
may be suicidal. were conclusions
reached last evening by the Rev. r. ]
Wade of the First NJ E. church, in his
discourses on THE Crime of Suicide
the Worst Suicide
This was the second sermon on live
topics by Rev. Wade in his fight
against the saloon and for county loca
option. He declared last evening that
while the statistics did not accredit
every suicide to drink it had been
found in most every instance that
drink had been used by the self-mur
derer. He suggested that the real
"Dementia Americana was self de
struction. He spoke in part, as fol
lows:
The scriptures contain this one com
mandmeut against the taking of life
1t is a law equally against murder and
self murder
'The subject is particularly applica-
BILE because of the mania of suicide
which has been sweeping the country
1t may be designated truly in some 10
calities as the real 'Dementia Ameri-
cana It's greatest danger lies in the
fact of its mental suggestion and its
contagious properties. A prominent
suicide in a community leads to an
did not consider suicides of insane OF
idiotic persons, but only those of re
sponsible persons.
Suicide seems to indicate decay OF
the vital forces among the nations af-
fected. We are, therefore, glad tC
know that the United States does not
maintain a ratio of suicides at all com
parable with some other countries
However. the rate is increasing and SUI
icide is altogether too prevalent in our
own fair land The number of sui
cides per 100000 population is about as
follows: Saxony, 1919; Denmark. 25.3
Vrance, 22.3: Prussia. 90; Austria
1854; England, 10.5: Scotland 5.6: Ire
land, "A; Germany. 81: Switzerland
22.9; Japan, 1879: Sweden, 1876; United
States, To; Russia, %.
Self murder is cowardly. Self muir
der is immoral Self murder is Grim
inal," he declared. OF the first he
stated that 1T is an unmanly shrink
ing of our duty of the second he said
because its influence of the inyidual
or on society is by suggestion. This
law is at the base of all vice. In IL
lustrating the point that self murder
Was criminal. he quoted Blackstone.
the eminent jurist. Also other lead.
ing attorneys at the bar In speaking
of the economic suicide he said: They
Nre cowardly, immoral and criminal.
Take the liquor traffic, for example.
Who will deny its destructive tenden-
des? | do not mean to argue or af.
drm its tendencies to produce poverty
and broken health. to induce grief and
criminality; to bring TO suicide and a
drunhard's grave: to take away ali
manliness and honor from and to de-
prive of hope of heaven. These
things can not and must not be forgot
ten. But when business is vicious
and becomes a heavy burden on socie-
". the policies that perpetuate it are
certainly nothing short e suicidal. .
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and Wilson and it was not long until
they confessed. Both maintained
Woods had the saws in his possession
Harris went back to Woods and told
him he would have to give up the
saws. Woods demurred and Harris
told him unless he produced the saws
he would be locked in cell in soli-
tary confinement. Woods accepted
the proposition and told the turnkey
where the implements could be found.
Harris found the saws stuck in the
wall of the padded cell. With them
was one of the Jail towels. One end
had been folded and sewed up. 1t had
been the intention of the prisoners to
fill this sack-like affair with sand, q
stone. or some other article and use it
as slung shot. With it a strong de-
Tense could have been put up if the
men had met with any resistance
when trying to escape.
Huntington Knew of Scheme.
Earl Huntington, one of the prison
ers at the Jail had been taken into the
confidence of the plotters, but had
refused to countenance the scheme.
Huntington told the others he is being
held only on a minor charge and he
did not care to jeopordize his chances
for a short sentence by attempting to
break Jail. He told the trio, their
plan was no doubt known to the sher-
iff and turnkey and they could not get
away with it. He could not dissuade
them from their purpose, however.
Sheriff Meredith says credit is due
the woman. 1t was she who gave the
first intimation anything was wrong.
She had been asked TO hand a pack
age. which contained saws. through
TO the prisoners. when she brought a
change of clothing to her husband.
who is being held pending trial. The
sheriff requested that ner name be
withheld from publication. so as to
spare her any annoyance she and her
husband would be subjected to by ac-
quaintances and prisoners at the Jail.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-14

they seat Simon in the house in place
of Wickey they will not strengthe N
their position as far as party strength
is concerned They already have a
big majority in the house and also a
ons vote is not needed for any party
purpose. The democrats can elect
their United States senator without
the aid of Simon's vote and they can
do anything in the house without him
that they can do with him present and
voting. And yet they feel that they
must show fraud in Lake county on
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-14
Little Town Aroused anc
Many Citizens Will Stanc
at Back of Landlord ano
His Guest.
THREATENING LETTERS IN
HANDS OF OFFICIALS
S. Skinner, Stopping at Hotel
Ordered to Leave ToWr
Last Week and landIore
Gets Threatening Notes.

Economy, Ind, Dec. 1i.-This even.
ing Nate Parker and s. Skinner. o.
Economy, will stand guard. heavil,
armed, in preparation for threatened
attack from a band of whitecappers
Their fort will be the little hotel con.
Quoted by MIR. Parker.
Skinner and myself will be ready
for them II they come We will each
have shot gun and will take turns
standing guard throughout the night
stated Mr.. Parker this morning.
Last Wednesday Skinner received an
anonymous letter in which he was or
dered to leave Economy by Saturday
evening. lie armed himself and pre-
pared TO resist any effort whitecappers
might undertake ITO force him TO leave
town, but the threatened attack did not
materialize. Friday evening Mr.
Parker. who is Skinner's landlord re
eeived the following communication:
IF you don't want your house rock.
ed, get shet of S. Skinner in the next
three days or your house will be
rocked
No names were signed to this COM
munication, whichis now in the hands
of Postmaster Spekenhier OF this city.
and will be turned over to Postoffice
Inspector Fletcher when he arrivess
here tomorrow.
Time Limit Expires Tonight.
Th time limit extended to Parker ex-
pires this evening and he and Skinner
fear that some attack will be made on
them.
Il have no idea who the men are
that have been threatening Mr.. Skin
ner and myself. Mr. Skinner is sec
tion boss on the Panhandle and sever
al days ago he let some of his men go.
1t may be that some of those he dis
charged are responsible for the let
ters," Mr.. Parker states.
StzSHS "Tou9nt Up.
The letter received by Skinner last
Wednesday states that unless he leaves
Economy within three days he will be
visited by whitecappers.'' The sole
topic of conversation In Economy 10
the threatened attack Of whitecaps on
Parker and Skinner. Should such an
attack re made this evening a battle
will likely be fought as all the friends
of the two well known men have as
sured them they will make an armed
resistance against the whitecaps
Il don't think there will be much
trouble in finding out who the author
of the anonymous letters is" stated
Postmaster Spekenhier this morning.
The letters are printed with lead
pencil and were mailed in Economy.
A Cancelled stamp was used on the let
ter sent to Parker. This is In itself,
an offense against the postal regula-
tions. Sending of threatening letters
rs considered grave offense-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-14
ROOSEVELT TOSEND
A LONG MESSAGE
Panama Canal Matter Touch
ed Upon in His Letter TO
Lawmakers.
DIRECTED TO A FEW.
DIRECTED TO A FEW.
THE PRESIDENT WOULD REACH
THOSE MEMBERS WHO THINK
INVESTIGATION OF CHARGES OF
CRAFT SHOULD BE MADE.

Washington. d. C.. Dec. 1.-THE
government printing office today furn-
ished the president with proof of a
voluminous communication. which IL
is expected Roosevelt viii send 10 con-
gress tomorrow. containing data con-
nected with rhe Panama purchase
from French company
1t is understood the executive in
tends it for the benefit OF those mem
bers who believe investigation should
be had of the insinuations made that
some American syndicate got big
rake off for negotiating the transac-
ton,
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Lake county
This is the case
wherein it is
charged that
Wickey was
electe d over Ed
ward Simon,
democrat, by the
fraudulent votes
of foreigners
VINO were natu-
rallied in Lake
county a few
days before the
election whe n
they are alleged