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The Washington times., 1908-04-21
TEST OF SUBMARINES
SHOWS MANY DEFECTS

Daily reports are being received az
the Navy Department Of the behavior of
the three submarines. the Octopus. Por-
poise. and Plunger. which are being put
through diving stUnts ii Chesapeake
Bay, or Annapolis The work Is the
second phase OF the Department. plan
TO determine. by actual trial. the ef
fciency OF the little boats The first
was the endurance test Of engines and
machinery. which brought 10 light q
number of defects. The submerrine
practice is being carried on successfully,
the men acquiring much skill In the
operation OF the submeIging tanks and
diving machinery.
When the work IS completed. the boats
will be put through actual batlie con-
ditions during the summer maneuvers
They will be supplied with unIoaded
torpedoes and with coDapsible heads.
which will be discharged at the war
vessels. so that the proportion OF hits
may be accurately determined.
The Washington times., 1908-04-21
FALSE SWEARING CASE
IN THE SUPREME COURT

This is Texas day in the SuDrema
Court Of the United States. Not onIv Is
the argument being completed in the
famous false swearing case" of the
State against the oil magnate. Henry
Clay Pierce, who is resisting an attempt
70 extradiJe him from Missouri 10 Texas
for trial, but arguments were made in
The railroad tax case
The latter case is a test Of the rons-i-
tutionaliJy OF the Texas statute Inpos-
ing a tax on the railroads in the stare
equal 10 1 per cent Of their gross re-
ceiptS-
Two generations Of Choates have been
called from New York 10 free Pierce
from the Indictment OF false swearing
With the argument begun by six ana
one-third feet OF ChOate. known as To-
seDh II. ChOate. jr-. the real ChOatA
the former Ambassador o London To-
sepn H, ST.. attracted a large audience
Of lawyers when he made his conclud-
ing argument today. He attacked the
sunlciency OF the Indictment. CLAIMING
that Pierce merely swore 10 q mere
matter or opinion. not OF fact
During both cases the Supreme Court
had the appearance Of an antl-RaiIe,-
campaign gathering. A corps OF artor-
neys under Attorney General Davidson
Bailey's political enemy. presented ths
States side Of the case.
The Washington times., 1908-04-21
FOUR BADLY HURT
AS AUTO CRASHES
OVER BRIDGE WALL
We're Flying Over Course
of Fridays Briar Cliff
Cup Race.
Brother of George Rob-
ertson, Noted Driver,
Seriously Injured.

TARRYTOWN, y. Y. April IL
Charles Robertson, a brother Of George
Robertson. daredevil racer and one OF
the leading automobile drivers Of the
country, was badly hurt while driving
his Panhard car in a trial spin over the
Briar Cliff course where the cup race
is 10 ne run on Friday, when the ma
chine ran of the bridge over saw
Mill creek near here early today.
Charles Weed and James Murray. his
mechanics, We're even more seriously
injured. and IL is feared Weed viii die
J. H. Ryal also was badly hurt All Of
the men are in the East View Hospital.
The point where the accident occurred
is extremely dangerous. Robertson,
nevertheless. tried TO take the bridge at
forty miles an hOgIr. Halfway across
the car swerved, struck the stone railing
and landed IN the ditch below. The
three men were pinned below the car.
Al Campbell and Ralph de Palma, in
a car following, found all the men un-
conscious With difhcJdty the car was
raised and the injured men rushed 10
the hospital
The doctors found Robertson suffering
from severe shock and cut and bruised.
Murray is believed to have sustained in
ternal injuries. Both Of Weeds legs are
crushed and probably will have 10 be
amputated- The physicians give scant
hope for his recovery.
The Washington times., 1908-04-21
WITH THROAT CUT.
He ACCUSES WIFE
Woman, in Same Condition
Says Husband Com
mitted the Deed.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. April gI.-Each
accusing the other Of attempting mur-
der and suicide, Thomas Murphy, q
city fireman, and his wife lie today in
the hospital with gashed throats. Both
are expected 10 recover.
The cutting followed q reconciliation
Of six days, after a separation OF six
months. Murphy was taking his vaca-
ton and making the reconciliation the
occasion Of a second honeymoon They
were temporarily living ~ a hotel
while seeking a new home.
Murphy, shortly after he went TO his
room last night, staggered down the
stairway, blood streaming from his
throat.
My WIFE he gasped. and feII
Hotel attendants rushed 10 the room
and found the woman in 8 pool OF
blood.
Today @ warrant was sworn out.
charging Murphy with cutting 20 kin
1t WAS served on him a. the hospital
and a guard placed over him.
The Washington times., 1908-04-21
BAKER WILL VALID,
IS HELD BY COURT

BOSTON. April 21.-The wiz OF Walter
Farnsworth Baker, the rich Boston
clubman, who died under mysterious
circumstances last October, at the home
Of Frank Hurd. in BOgoto, N J.. was
today allowed in the probate court by
Judge Flint, succeeding a long confer
enCe between lawyers on both sides.
An immediate appeal was filed by at
torncys for the brother Of the dead man,
and the case goes TO the supreme court.
In allowing the viii, Judge Flint certi-
fed that in his opinion there were prop
er questions in the case for a jury. It
is likely that when the case is re-
opened IL Will be tried by jury.
Under tOday's decision the Hurds. OF
Bogoto, get 100000 and Harvard Col
lege gets 5000
The Washington times., 1908-04-21
MOUND BUILDERS SKELETON
PL0WED UP IN WISCONSIN

BELOIT, Wis, April 2L-SkeIetons
turned up by d. w. Poe in his spring
plowing are believed to be the bones
of mound builders, and to have been
buried several hundred years, the theory
being that they were laid away in the
artificial caves for which the extinct
race oE men were distinguished, and
that in time these collapsed upon them
and become indistinguishable from the
surrounding level Of the land.
Prof Collie. o. Beloit College, paid a
visit to the place. when further plowing
revealed q half dozen more skeletons
lie unhesitatinE Y pronounced the bones
10 be those Of mound builders.
The Washington times., 1908-04-21
Mrs. Ballinger Makes Re-
peated Demands for
the Old Records.
Mrs. Mclean Says Last
Session Is Dead, But
Requests Continue.
| omorrow's S Program

10 - NJ.
The congress called 10 order by the
president general
Prayer.
Music
Reading OF the minutes.
Reports Of standing committees.
2.30 p. M.
Special order Of business.
Report of memorial hall committee.
Mrs Donald Mclean, chairman.
Contributions 10 Continental Hall
building fund
$50 p. NJ
Presentation OF colonial clock by
Berks County Chapter. OF Reading.
Pa, TO National Society. DauEh-
tiers OF the American Revolution.
United States Marine Band will De
present.
EVENING
BENEFIT for Continental Hall.
The Washington times., 1908-04-21
TWO MURDERED
IN FAMILY ROWS.
SLAYS BROTHER
Woman Protects Her
Husband When Pair
Attacks Him.
Man Shoots His Wife
and Kills Innocent
Stranger.

CHICAGO. Aprn 1.-Two tragedies
the outcome of domestic unhappiness
occurred in Chicago today. In the first
a woman killed one Of her brothers
who had attacked her husband. ana in
the second a man shot his wife. whom
he found in a saloon, and killed an in
nocent man standing az the bar.
In the first case, Mrs. Pavel AIkoietio,
of Forest Park, shot and killed her
brother, John Soni, during a street
fight in front OF her home. in which
her husband and a second brother
were involved. The woman was ar
rested and is in q state Of nervous pros
tration. threatening TO com-lit suicide.
Due to Her Fathers Murder.
The trouble is said 60 have been
started over a crime committed IN
Austria, where the father of the vyom-
an was murdered a few years ago.
The woman, accompanied By her hus-
band, was leaving the hoD,c OF a neigh
Dor, when her two bro,l.ers, John and
Thomas. fell upon her husband and beat
him. Rushing into the house she Sc
cured a revolver. She firel the first
shot IN the air TO frighten away her
brothers. This Infatuated them.
John SOni. leaving the unconscious
form Of her husband. approachcd MS
sister, and. Il is charged. struck her
The woman pulled the trigger aad the
man fell dead with a bullet IhrOug1 his
heart
The Washington times., 1908-04-21
NAVY YARD EQUIPMENT
SOUGHT IN AMENDMENT

Senator Burkett OF Nebraska U.u en-
deavor to have the naval bill amsaded
to make provision for additional equip
ment for the brass and iron fOundries
at the Washington Navy Yard, Repre-
sentative Cary Of Wisconsin tried 10
have the bin amended in the House to
make provision for this additional
equipment.
The House, however, would not adopt
the proposed amendment Senator
Burkett has consented TO take the mat
ter up in the Senate. and will i-stro-
duce an amendment in the course OF
the afternoon, or when the bill comes
up for consideration
The Washington times., 1908-04-21
LOEB WANTS SPEECH
TAKEN FROM RECORD
Representative Sims Replies
by Suggestion TO Sell
Stock.

Representative Sims OF Tennessee
read in the House this afternoon a
letter he received from Secretary Loeb
asking him 10 expunge from the Con
gressi0naI Record his speech of YES
terday afternoon. IN which he criticised
Mr. Loeb for holding a large block of
stock IN the Washington Railway and
Electric Company
MI sims said he would not expunge
his speech, and his kind advice 10 AIr-
Loeb was either 70 sell his stock or
give up his position in the White
House
Mr.. Loeb's letter is as follows.
THE WHITE house.
Washington. April p 1905
sir ! have read in the newspapers
your speech of yesterdc y. Before max
ing such statement in suCh a place.
where one is shielded by Congressional
privilege, II seems 10 me the most
scrupulous care ought 10 have been
taken TO verify every fact 20 the eno
that injustice might not be done 10 any
mans character or reputation If You
had made any attempt even the slight
est, 10 verify the facts, YOU would have
saved yourself from making a state
ment so false in its effects, 50 misIead-
ing IN its imputation, and so unfair
10 me and 10 your own sense OF rec
follows.
FIRST: 400 shares Of the common
stock Cf the Washington Railway and
Electric Company stand IN my name
on -he books Of the company. one hun
dred OF these shares enough 10 enable
me TO qualify as director. are mine
4.6CO are holdings OF friends OF mine,
for whom 7 simply acted as representa-
tive az the last annual meetinS Of the
stockholders OF the company. II which
was elected a director with the view
or my possible selection as president Of
the company il L decided Uc take UP
that line Of work after leaving official
lie This record has been and still IS
Open 20 YOU or any other honest man at
any time. and IL clearly demonstrates
that any insinuation tnat in any mys-
terious or unworthy way, or in any
way whatever, 1 had accumulated such
a considerable fortune as your speech
implies is as unfair 10 me as Il Is un-
worldly Of you
"SeCOud-As 10 your iutimation that I
have Improperly 1DLerIered in the LraC-
ton legislation: Immediately after my
election as a director Of the company.
the chairman or the House District
Committee. MI Smith. called upon me
and started 70 ask my advice as 10 Ger
tain bills affecting the traction com
panies pending before the committee.
I at once informed him that while Oc-
cupied the position Of secretary TO the
President / could not and would not
discuss with any member OF Congress
any matters Of legislation affecting
the local public service corpora tons
/ have seen Chairman Smith, who will
verify this statement, and / cite this
instance 10 show how scrupulously care
full ! have been TO observe the prOprie-
ties IN the case. no Senator c. Repre-
sentative, even. among my Intimate
friends, has been either directly or indi-
reCtIy approached by me on any phase
of the traction legislation.
= u submit that in all fairness YOU
should Immediately retTact your state
mentS rejecting on me in as public a
manner as you made them. and also
have them expunged from the Record.
VERY truly. yours.
WIN. LOEB. JR"
The Washington times., 1908-04-21
SLAYER GETS REPRIEVE;
HOPES TO GAIN PARDON

CHICAGO. April I--Herman Binik.
the convicted murderer Of Mary Vrzal.
who was sentenced 10 die on the gal
lows next Friday, obtained a new lease
on life yesterday from the State board
of pardons. which met at Springfield.
to continue the deliberation. OF last Sat
urday-
Billik was given until June y TO rumi-
nate on the deaths Of the six members
of the Nrzal family The reprieve was
granted by Governor Deneen and she
pardon board, in order TO enable them
10 90 over the testimony givea al the
trial
The Washington times., 1908-04-21
TO ATONE SACR|LEGE,
He WILL JOIN CHURCH

ROME. April 21-Dr. FeilbOgen, the
Fieunese professor who, with his wife
and woman friend. committed a sac
rilege in the POpe's 9ri, te chapel dur
Ing the Easter Sunday mass. by remoy-
ing the consecrated host from their
mouths during the ceremony, declared
today that ne meant no insult.
Indeed. as evidence of my sincerity
in that statement, I am ready to en-
brace the Catholic faith" declared Prof.
Feilbogen.
The Washington times., 1908-04-21
n CALL PUBLICITY BILL
REPORTED IN THE HOUSE

The Mccall campaign publ city bill. in
corsed by the National Publicity Asso-
citation. was reported TO the House TO-
day by the Committee on Election of
President, Vice President. and Represen-
tatives IN Congress
This measure, whose constltuuonality
has been attacked by numbers OF Re
publicans. provides that all national
committees or other committees engaged
in spending money for Influencing cleo
tons In two or more States, at which
member of Congress are elected, shall
file with the clerk of the House ten
days before and thirty days after each
election a statement showing the amount
Of money received and expended, and
the names Of the persons who donated
IT, and who received il in payment
The Washington times., 1908-04-21
CRUISER NORTH CAE0LINA
ENTERS SERVICE TN WEEK

The North Carolina, an armored
cruiser of I4,5OO tons. viii be accepted
April p. and has been ordered placed
in commission Immediately. She VIII be
in command Of Capt. w. A Marshall
The North Carolina. the latest vessel
TO be added 70 the rapidly growing fleet
in the Atlantic, was built by the New
port News Shipbuildins Company at
Norfolk.
Within a few days seven warshiDs
will have been placed in commission.
all since the departure Of the Atlantic
fleet. These are the battleships New
Hampshire, Mississippi. and Idaho: the
scout cruisers Chester, Birmingham and
Salem: and the cruiser North Carolina
In addition 10 thesE the MontgRa will
be ready within a week or two
The Washington times., 1908-04-21
PAPER MAKERS LOBBY
HERE TO FIGHT FOR TARIFF

The paper manufacturers have arrived
IN Washington, prepared for a deter
mined fight against the proposal 10 re-
move the tariff on paper. pulp. and pulp
wood, and demanding that il be heard
before any action IN this direction he
taken George A. Whiting, OF Neeuah
Wis. one OF the biggest pager manufac-
turers Of that State, said TODAY thai
there would be fifty men on hand 10
take part in the contest.
The Washington times., 1908-04-21
"DRYS" EXPECT VICTORY
IN ILLINOIS TOWNS

SPRINGFIELD. H.. April 2l.--Many
towns and cities throughout the State
are voting today on the saloon ques-
ton The question comes ~ ,sither in
an issue OF local option OF over the
election of councilmen.
Prohibitionists are claiming that five
new counties will be listed dry after
the vote is completed tonight
In cairo the vote Will oe directly on
the issue Of retaining the saloons,
The Washington times., 1908-04-21
SHOOTS WIFE, KILLS SELF;
WED LESS THAN A YEAR

BELLAIRE. Ohio, April q. Jacob
Ashof, an employe of the Pennsyiva-
MIA railroad here, shot HIS wife in the
face with a revolver today. He then
turned the weapon on himself. fired a
bullet in his brain and fell dead at her
side
The wife viii recover. The couDIe
had been married less than a year.
The Washington times., 1908-04-21
TRAMps FIRE LuMBER M1LL.

WEST NEWTON. Pa. April 21.-Ths
lumber mill OF Finley & Campbell was
destroyed by Ere here early today. The
fire is supposed TO have boen started by
tTampS. The loss is S25, ,0e0
The Washington times., 1908-04-21
GOING 10 ROSE FESTIVAL.

The cruiser Charleston. with the
fourth torpedo fotilla. consisting OF the
Ferry. Preblc. Davis Farragut. ana
FoN, viii be sent 70 Portland. Ore. to
attend the rose festival June 6.
The Washington times., 1908-04-21
SERVICE
ROUNDLY SCORED
AS PRIVATE SPY
Men Used in Domestic
EntanglementS, Says
House Committee.
Demands That They Ad-
here to Their Pre-
sCribed Work.

Ah-t the men OF the UnIted Stats
secret service have been used. for sn1-ins-
1t'oh the movements OF Government 49,
P-oyeS' ana that they have been en-
Lioyed Tor such work as o5tainfng EVIL
osiics ~ cases Of domestic eptana,Ia-
Lilehts and arrangements. are starrIfDa-
l.icls, which have been ascertained nv
lhe Committee on Appropriations % .ba
Rouse during its hearings on ths sundr7-
civil appropriation Dill.
As result Of these discoveries m.
committee VIII insert in the bfIi q. Dr. -,
provision against the empioSrasnt 81
ihe Secret Service for any other thar
those purposes authorized by Lar q7hesa
purposes are The detection OF -ouuter-
letters and the protection OF the Presf-
dent.
one Of the most remarkable cases
found by the committee was as fol-
An employs. Of the Government sus-
pecled MS wife OF improper relations
Wlth a midskipman al AnnanoIfs 80
St114iil-a2ned 10 the Secretary OF the
Navy. As the husband wanted a de-
-ecSFe put on the case. q request was
made 70 the Secretary Of the Tressr1rv-
Iaat secret service man ba 6a-afTaS
Tor the JOB. This request was comuIiAS
win ana the man VINO was detailed
55ad 10 engage in the work OF running
Abhorent to Government.
But his IS only one instance to illus
trate the condition with which ne
Government employees in Washington
are confronted Members Of the com
mlttee take the position thar tbfs
whole system Of spying and sJ1rveiT-
ance IS aohOrrent TO the princfples or
this Government. and is fast beconirr-
equal 70 similar systems empIoved m
European countries.
According 10 evidence given bef,-.
the committee. the men of the servscz
have been shifted at viii from thor
regular work in the Treasury 10 me-
other departments. whenever. The otbe-
departments have needed a man 10 do
oit OF detective work In the fiscal
year OF 1907, this was done in the De-
paFtment OF Justice in siXty-one cases
IN the Department Of state save,
cases; in the War Department. three
cases IN the Navy Department fo47r
cases; Commerce and Labor. tbras
cases.
As the law now stands. fl absoiu-si,-
promo o4ls this procedure but so Tar h
hSs Deen avoided By an ingenious matb
o. " hen another department asJ<s fOr
a secret Service man. the Trea surv ne
QartTnent says II is forbidden bv Isw -
--f-A- "a man 10 LlllL department
the mans pay from the Secret Se-,-i~e
roll can be discontinued and he be Dafd
ont or the appropriations for The DE-
partment making the request
VIII Abolish Custom.
This is the practice watch the pro
vision IN the new Dill win do ava-v
with Members Of the COMMITTEES are
determined that the men VINO are en-
ployed only 10 protect the revenue Of
the country and the life OF the Presi-
dent cannot be put 10 such uses TI,a4-
claim tnGt II this system were allowed
20 continue the Government emplovas. ~
W Nashington never would be free fror7 a
system or espionage that IS absolutely
spirit Of American institutions.
The Washington times., 1908-04-21
Kills Innocent Man.

Jerome Marcotti, engineer At the Re
we're House. in q jealous rage. shot his
wife. whom he discovered in a saloon
and concert hall, killed William Meyers.
twenty-five years old. stranger. who
was standing at the bar, and then at
tempted 10 commit suicide
The place was crowded at the time
and scores Of men and women patrons
gere thrown into a panic. Louis Clapp.
with whom Mrs. MariOtu was taking
when her husband appeared. escaped
death from the bullets by crawling un-
der a table.
Believing that he had fatally wound
ed his wife. but ignorant Of the fact
that he had fatally wounded an inno-
cent patron at the bar, Marciotti
placed the muzzle Of the revolver to
his head and pulled the trigger twice.
The two shots went through the top
OF his hat.
In the panic men and women foueh I
with each other 70 gain the street. and
Meyers became separated from his
friends. Half an hour later he was
found unconscious in a neighborlnE
doorway and died shortly afterward
MariOtu had been cstTanged from
his wife The woman. who is good
looking, sang In some Of tie West Side
concert halls. The couple were mar
ried year ago in Milwaukee.
The Washington times., 1908-04-21

(ContinGed on Second Page)
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-01
To the Public:

We wish to state that the Barbie Bros stock con.
sistng of the very best makes of merchandise ever h
died il Bismarck such Hart Schafner g. Mary !,
clothing, Wilson Bros. and the Summit Brand - fr
nishing goods. Have OF our competitors misead
you.
Walk block and save a dollar
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-18
Her Sunday kn;ttino.

sfYears ago." said an Auburn woman eighty years young. it was count ed a sin among the good wives of the little Maine town where was born to, waste single moment of time. I have heard my grandmother tell the story of one dame who much scandal ized the church people on one never to be forgotten occasion. People who went early to church were surprised one Sabbath morning to see Aunt Bet Sy sitting away up in front. gray yarn stockings in her hands and her knit ting needles clicking merrily away as she worked. The minister stopped in surprise as he passed her on his way to the pulpit. but the old lady was not one whit disturbed by his disapprov- ing air. Smiling serenely. she said complacently: Thought I'd knit a stitch while the people are gathering. ] never was one to waste a minute, elder And the good dame continued to click her needles, while the mortified minister hastened to his desk. Not till he began his sermon did Aunt Bet sy lay aside her Sunday knitting work. "-kennebec Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-18
Ancient Fashion Jarqon.

The language of the fashion plate and the woman's paRr is sufficiently appalling to the mere man even in these days of emancipated and. we may presume. more grammatical wom- anhood; but. according to an extract from fashion journal of 11S7, the jar gon of those days was even more as- founding. This is how the paper de- scribed the dress of certain Mile. D. at the opera:
 "She appeared in a dress of stuffed sighs.' ornamented with 'superhuous regrets the bodice cut in perfect candor' point and trimmed with in. discreet complaints Her hair was dressed in sustained sentiments, with a headdress of sustained conquest. ornamented with several 'hyaways' and 'downcast eye ribbons. and her collar was 'beggar on horseback color.
 No doubt all these marvellous terms conveyed some meaning to the fash ionable woman of the days when French society danced on the edge of the volcano of 11s9. but to their de- scendants of today they have abso- lutely no meaning.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-18
She Lost Her Shoe.

While in Samoa Robert Louis Steven. son and his wife in a great measure did as the Romans did-that is to say, as the Samoans did. It was Louis custom to lie abed late of morning and spend the remainder of the time under a tree on the hill clad in light pajamas, the dress of the native Ka. naka. With his wife 1t was the same. Stays were unknown to her and curl. ing iron dim recollection of a shady past. It was while Stevenson and his wife were living at Apia. in Samoa, that Mir. Heywood was appointed con- sul there for this country. Shortly after his arrival In the country he ar- ranged for a reception. to the English, German and American residents of the country that they might meet him in his official capacity and he them as 'citizens of Samoa" Of course an h. vitation was sent Robert Louis Steven son and his wife. Two days before the date of the function Mir. Haywood was surprised to receive a note from Mfr. Stevenson sent by courier. The note read as follows:
 Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson and Rob ert Louis Stevenson accept Consul Hey woods invitation with pleasure and as- sure him that they will be present on the evening of the 23d if by that time Mrs. Stevenson finds her other shoe. Ever thine. ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.