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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
PRESIDENT LEAVES
ON SHORT VACATION
Plans to Spend Four Days
at Pine Knot. Vir-
giE!!a.

President and Mrs Roosevelt left at
41;s9 this morning for Pine Knot. Al
oemarle county, Va. where they viii
spend about four days. John Bur
roughs, the naturalist. and close friend
OF the President. who spent the night
al the White House. accompanied them
on the special train. as well as Execu-
tive Clerk John L 1fcGrew. Two Sc
cret Service detectives and two White
Rouse messengers also ACCOMPANIED
the Chief Executive II is the Presi-
dents plan 10 remain a. Pine Knot
until Monday morning
1He President reached his Office this
morning az the usual time. and attend
co 10 his daily correspondence. but re-
ceiVed no visitors Secretary Loeb met
the Senators and C0ugressmen who
cal4ed, explained the Presidents ron
appearance. and attended 10 what mis-
Si0ns ne could Tor them
Those Who called al Uha White EFo-rea
TINS morning were Senator's Warner and
Beverldse. Secretary Garfield. Chief
Eortster PinchOt, and RePreseutarives
Games OF Tennessee. Weeks Of aTassa-
chusetts, SIlloWay OF New Hampshire.
and Needham Of California
sunday President Roosevelt following
rs usual custom when he visits Pine
Knot, VIII go 10 the little church az
North Garden. the nearest village and
preach sermon on good citizenship
President Roosevelt has planned 10
spend most Of his time he is awav in
the woods as a pupil OF Mr.. Burroughs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
POPE MAY ELEVATE
MGR. DIOHEDE FALGONIO

Mgr. Diomede FalcOniO. apOstOlic
delegate 10 the United States. who. ac-
eording 10 dispatches from Rome. is TO
DC made a cardinal, declared today that
he had nc persona knowledge Of any
such intention on tha part Of Pope Plus
Y. He said that he had no intention OF
leaving the United States, and had
been given no intima ton that he mighl
DO So
When asked as 10 the probability OF
his receiving the red hat. Mgr. Fal-
COMO shrugged his shoulders, but he sub
sequently admitted that there was some
significance IN the fact that his pre-
decessors. Cardinals Satolh and Marti-
nelu were promoted 20 the Sacred Col
lege before being removed 10 Rome
Beyond this the delegate would not dis
clss the matter. He said he was lust
as much soldier as any man in the
American army, and all orders received
by aim he obeyed without question.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
YOUTHFUL BALL PLAYER HELD.

CHICAGO, May Frank yVeIch's
ambition 10 become a baseball pitcher
has led to his falling into a sea of
trouble. He is eleven years old. and.
6jsagreeing with his parents Oh the
baseball question, he says he ran away
from his home, in Larchmont, n. J.
Now he Is being cared for at the
Harrison street police station annex
while the Chicago police find out 4 his
father and mother Want him seDt ba.lC
He says he was pitcher on a I,arch-
mont boys baseball club Last Mon
day, resenting his fathers command
that he shouldn't play baseball. he ran
away from home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
NEGRO UNDER ARREST
FOR ATTACKING WOMAN

Charged with attacking Mrs. Joseph
Sudsburger at her home 235i5 Fourteenth
street southwest, yesterday afternoon,
Walter Johnson, a negro, employed
at the stables Of the Bureau OF Engrav-
ing and Printing, was arrested this
afternoon by Detectives Bauer and
Cornweil.
Johnson went to Mrs. Sudsburger's 5
home and told her that her husband
who is foreman OF the stables
had sent him to get 81 While the Wo-
man was upstairs getting the money
the negro took on his coat and hat
and when she came down grabbed her
by the throat and threw her to the
floor The negro was frightened away
bv Mrs SudsoUrgers little daughter.
who came 70 the house and finding the
door. locked rang the bell several times.
When the child finally got in the
house she found her mother lying on
the floor in an almost unconscious con-
dition. Fearing that her husband would
kill the negro, Mrs Sudsburger did not
tell him the details of the a1tAn1nstad as
sault until this morning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
STREET GAR VICTIM
Dies IN HOSPITAL

John ". Gamble. 3f CharlcstoN-n.
Ark, who was struck by a car at
Twelfth street and New YORK avenue
yesterday afternoon. diad at o'clock
this morning in the Emergency Hos
pitaL Coroner hewitt will hold an in
quest at the District Tnorgue tomorrow
Gamble was crossing Twelfth street
when the accident occurred. having
failed to see westbound car bearing
down on him. Seeing there was dan
ger OF striking the man, Motorman
". c. Hayes applied the brakes buf it
was too late to avoid an accident
Gamble was hurled several feet, and
his skull was fractured
Gamble came 20 Washington some
time ago, and had been stopping at the
Berkeley. 2Z5 and 227 North CAPITOL
street He was fifty years old.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
JOHNSON'S VICTORY
ASSURES SUPPORT

MINNEAPOLIS. MIN. May Coy
ernOr JOhnsOn's victory in his fght for
delegates TO the state Democratic con-
vention next SATURDAY means that the
Minnesota delegeticn 20 the national
convention at Denver will be instruCted
20 stand by W. }. Bryan's rival TO the
last ditch.
Returns today Indicate that ycster-
days prl1Iaries viii give Governor
johnson 90 Of the 100 delegates TO
the State convention. Minneapolis.
heretofore Considered a Bryan strong
mold. WIS swept by the governor S
forces. The Bryan leaders. ]. z. Ben
nett, Of St Cloud. and S. A Stoclrweu.
OF Minneapolis. viii not have seats IN
the convention.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
THE WEATHER REPORT.

The Mississippi valley disturbance has
finally assumed definite form, and is
now central in central Indiana, with a
considerable increase in intensity The
rain area still includes practically the
entire country east Of the Aussissippi
excepting only Maine, Mississippi and
Alabama. over the western plains
States the weather is clear. with light
frost from Dakotas to extreme north
ern Texas.
The Indiana storm will move down
the Saint Lawrence valley during the
next thirty-siX hours. and cause high
easterly winds along the New England
and middle Atlantic coasts.
Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports VIII have brisk easterly
winds and rainy weather to the Grand
Banks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
GRAND DUKE PAUL
RESTORED TO ARMY

ST. PETERSBURG. May The En-
peror has reinsJated Grand Duke Paul
II the army and has placed hi1a q IA
suite CT the Gardes. a cheval regiment
that he formerly commanded.
King Gustav of Sweden took break
fast yesterday with Prince Wilhelm snd
his bride The otner guests were Queen
Olga OF Greece Prince and Princess
Kari OF Sweden. Grand Duke Paul
Grand Duke DCmesrlus. and Prince
ChrtsUOphe OF Greece.
A dinner was given last evening al
The Palace Of TSarskOe-SelO on the Oc-
CasiOn OF the Empress name day Those
present included the royal families OF
Greece, ROumania, and HeSse- A court
concert viii be given tomorrow.
King Gustav will leave Friday for
Sweden The Emperor will give Prince
Wilhelm an honorary rank in the Rus
sian navy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
MESSENGER KILLED
BY TRAIN ROBBERS
FOR LOOT OF $IOO
Bandits Make Escape, But
Are Pursued by
Sheriff.
Body of Victim Found
When His Car Reaches
Denver.

DENVER, Col. May I.-Express
Messenger Charles II. Wright was muir
dered today ~ train robbers. who loot
ed his car on a Rio Grande train. The
bandits secured only 500 In money. They
escaped. The body was found when the
train reached Denver.
The robbers entered the express car
at Castle Rock. fifty miles west Of
Denver. and shot and killed Wright.
There were signs or a struggle in the
car.
The bandits dropped of the car at
LittletOn. Zen miles out OF this city. and
disappeared, The sheriff is searching
for them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
Opposed to Amusements.

Amusements were discussed at length.
The bishops finally recommend that the
subject matter Of the Book OF Discip-
line be amended. The bishops say:
Grave injustice will be done If this
recommendation is interpreted as an
abandonment Of our early opposition TO
worldly asnusements."
Child labor and the liquor traffic are
denounced and the right of workingmen
TO organize trades unions IS admitted in
emphatic terms. About trades unions is
said:
The church and trades unions should
seeks each others help for the uplifting
Of mankind. The church can not refuse
it's help 70 any one who processes TO ac-
cept its principles and to seek a better
life, whether he be capitalist or Ia
bOrer''
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
LAWS AID POLYGANY.
NETHODISTS CHARGE
Bishops Address, Read To-
day, Brands Divorce
an Evil.

BALTIMORE. May THAT the d.
vorce laws OF the United States not
only permit, but, in reality, encourage
polygamy. was asserted before the
Methodist conference here today. The
address Of the bishops, which was the
chief feature Of the session today. de-
clares that family life is greatly i'm
pCriled as q result
Methodists generally are advised 10
do all in their power to secure ;he
enactment of uniform divorce laws,
with but one ground as the cause
The address also condemns Mormon
ism. declaring that the church still per
mits. IL il does not encourage. polygam-
Gus practices, and declares that the
political strength Of the Mormon
church prevents the enforcement OF
the laws in the States where the church
fiourishes.
The address reports great gains in
everv line for the church, both in point
OF new communicates. finances, preach
ers. etc The total membership Of the
church in the United States now is
.O3G. 900. and the foreign communicates
number 267. 900. The total valuation Of
churches and parsonages in the United
states is SlS6. .9Z4.024.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
MENACE OF MT. ETHA
GROWS GREATER DAILY

ROME. May THE peril OF those re-
naming in the vicinity OF AIr- Etna dur
ing the volcanoes present disturbed con-
dition, is growing, according to the re-
ports just Forwarded from Eessina BY
the scientists who began an inspection
OF the peak last SATURDAY.
The experts say the conditions have
not been so threatening in years. that
g new crater at a height OF ZOO feet. IS
pouring forth streams OF lava. aad that
the presistency and increasing violence
OF the earth shocks promise 4 srin more
violent eruption.
The government IS forwarding addi-
tiOnal funds for the relief OF those
forced to fee from their homes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
JUNGLE IOE" z TODAY,
IS STILL VIGOROUS

Joseph c. Cannon. Speaker OF the
House of Representatives. blossomed
forth today in all the vigorous youth Of
seventy-two years. Today is his birth
day anniversary.
II anyone had aEv doubts tha; sew
enty-two years is q youthful age these
doubts would have been dispelled by a
sight of the Speaker as he strobe into
the House, and by hearing the whack
Of his gavel as his milstaut left hand
drove IL against the desk when he called
the House TO order.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
Mrs. Guinness Believed
to Be Alive and Police
Hunt Asked.
Dozen Bodies F ound
Around House of
Arch-MurdereSs.
Mak7rzns0nz Ad
Victims -4mSa0ened

PERSONAI-Comely widow,
who Owns large farm in one Of
the finest districts in Laporte
county, Ind, desires TO make the
acquaintance of gentleman equal
ly well provided, with views of
joining fortunes No replies by
letter considered unless sender
IS willing to follow answer with
personal visit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
WHAT CONGRESS- DID
N THE SENATE.

A bill was introduced by Senator Daniel
of Virginia appropriating 5000 for a
statue of Pocahontas on jamestown
Island to commemorate the first per
manent settlement Of English settlers
on the Western Hemisphere
Senator Culberson OF Texas called the
Senate's attention TO newspaper re-
ports that the railroads are increas-
ing freight rates with the consent OF
the president Of the Interstate Com
rnerce Commission.
Senator Carter Of Montana spoke in
favor of a postal saving bank system.
The POStofsice Committee Continues
continued work on the postOIiice an
prOpriation bill ard expects 10 COM
piete il today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
IN THE HOUSE.

The House considered the sundry civil
appropriation bill.
The District Committee reported the
bill orgaI izing the justices OF the
peace into one municipal court
w E. Gardner OF Syracuse, y. Y, ad-
dressed the Select Committee on
Wood Pulp.
A bill modifying the law for the regis
tration of passengers on vessels in
the United States was reported by tae
Committee on Merchant Marine and
Fisheries.
The District Committee set May 20 as
the date for the last hearing on the
prohibition bill.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
CONFER WITH MCFARLAND.

Cuno H Rudolph. chairman Of the
Board of Trade committee. and Robert
N Harper. chairman of the commits
tee of the Chamber Of Commerce. TO
arrange fcT a celebration Of the open-
Ing of the new Municipal building 20
day held an informal conference with
Commissioner Macfarland. Various de-
tails of the celebration were discussed
but definite plans have not as yet been
decided upon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
ARDENT W00ER IS TARRED
BY MOB OF YOUNG BOYS

YORK. Pa. May because Kerwi1,
Smeltzer, the -year-old son of
Oscar Smeltzer. Of Windsor township
refused to discontinue paying visits 10
the home Of Miss Sadie Henner. fifteen
years old. a crowd OF boys entered the
house several nights ago. took the
young wooer out and tarred him.
Harry and Erwin Winters. John Nev-
ers, Edward Smith, and AIerwin Reider
have been arrested and held for a hear
ing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
Weekend An-Ran Service to Cape

May. Express trains leaving Union sta
ton. Washington. via PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad. I2:20 D m. Saturdays. and 1890
a. m, Sundays. connect in Broad Street
Station, Philadelphia with fast trains TO
Cape NAY o-er the Delaware River
Bridge. all-rai route. Hotel Cape Nay
and other hote 5 now open--Adv
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
Admits He Owes Clieats.

Hooper said that he was thirty-seven
years old and lived at 49, Luray place
northwest. He said that there might
be 500 due TO clients. but denied the
amount was any larger than this. The
police say the total amount may be
several thousand dollars
As an example Of the methods which
the company used In charging for ser
vices. the police have in their possession
z statement sent 70 Adam Diegelman. a
grocer. of 11e4 c street southeast The
statement shows that the company col
lected S42 for Mr.. Diegelman. while the
fees for collection amount to $50 20 The
grocer owes the concern $50.
On their letterheads the Interna tional
Law Association claims &c have branches
IN nssrly all large cities in the country.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
HOOPER EhBEzZLED,
MERCHANTS CHARGE
Collection Agency Said to
Have Secured thousands
of Dollars.

on n warrant charging em5ezzIement
OF S1.52. Ray X Hooper, manager OF the
International Law Association, 81
Tenth street northwest. was arrested
this morning by Central once Detec-
tives BurlinEame ana Weedon. 4
searching Investigation into the affairs
of the association is being conducted
by the police, and accos ding 20 the de-
tectives the concern has been collecting
money for merchants all over the city,
and in many instances has failed 70
make any returns.
The company has Leen in existence
for about q year. am - said 20 have
done a large collection business. Com
plants have been received az the Dis
trict Attorneys Office and Police Head
quarters recently from dealers who
gave the company accounts 10 collect.
and who say they were unable 10 get
their money after the bills had been
settled through the association
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
Charges of Heresy.

The address goes on record as oplos-
ing the investigation of charges Of
heresv by the bishops. recommending
that such cases should be passed on by
the regular conferences An urgent ap-
peal to the church at large ai5o is made
TO have the compensation Of preachers
increased.
The practice OF certain churches ap-
pealing to have Individual ministers ap-
pointed 70 charges IS roundly con-
dernned. The address continues:
There is growing interference OF
ministers and laymen with Judgment
Of the bishops as TO what Is nest for
the work. since ministers demand that
they be kept within the range Of the
more lucrative churches, because they
have had one or two Of that sort. and
they feel humiliated and degraded II
they are sent even to small charge.
The entire matter has reached a pass
where. the bishops are accused OF ty-
ranny and self-will If they do what
the law OF the church demands OF
fharT7
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
Business Was Investigated.

Hooper's arrest was the result OF an
Investigation which Assistant District
Attorney Ralph Given has been con
Quoting fer the last few days. The war
rant for his arrest was sworn out BY
Horace II. JarbOe, q grocer, CT 10I Sew
enth street southeast
GrOcers and other merchants have
been complaining TO the pOlIco that they
turned over large numbers CT bills 10
the concern to collect for chem on q
commission basis, and. aside from the
fact that they had not gotten any
money. they had been Tnable TO locate
anybody at the cOmpany's office.
The police learned that things had be-
come so warm for Hooper and other
members OF the firm that the office had
been vacated The detectives learned
further that Hooper was sending a
colored man around 10 the office TO get
his mail early in the morning. They
waited at the office this morning until
the negro put in an appearance Fol
lowing the messenger, they found
Hooper waiting for his mail at Ninth
and r streets He was taken TO head
quarters and later locked up at the
First Precinct station
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

TEMPERATURE.
Weather Bureau. Affieck's.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

Fair tonight and to. Iorrow;
fresh winds.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-05-15
AN INTERESTING PERIOD,

1t is now only about one month be-
fore the Republican convention meets
in Chicago. For half a century when
that party has met it has met filled
with the assurance that its nominee
would be the next president of the
United States. In all but two instances
it has been successful. Twice its hopes
were blasted. Four times its candidate
was defeated. Twice that party sub
mitted to defeat, and twice it wrenched
the election from the people by force
and fraud. In the case of Samuel J.
Tilden in 1876, it forcibly seated its own
candidate after defeat. In the case of
VIM. J. Bryan IN 1896, it corruptly
stole the election by bribing officers and
padding the returns. The approaching
election will be unique, in that money
will cut only small figure The cor
porations will not likely be lined up on
one side as formerly, and their stock
holders will not be robbed for the bene-
fit of the Republican candidate as for
merly. 1t will be a case of the man
with the most votes getting there. This
is refreshing condition, and will have
a purifying effect on the nation. The
Republican party does not enter this
race with its usual confidence. Just
now its leaders are at sea. They are split
into many factions, and if Taft is noml-
mated the Labor, and the Negro vote,
cannot be controlled for him. If any
other candidate is named he will sure
ly be so much the tool of corporations,
that the Labor vote and the anti-cor-
poration vote will refuse to be brought
into line-unleSs that candidate be
Roosevelt. Even should he be nOmi-
mated the negroes will desert, and the
railways and indeed the Wall Street
interests generally will drive the knife
into him to the hilt. 1t is, however,
believed by many that the Republicans
will be driven to nominate him, or lose
ANONYMOUSLY. His protestations as to
not again accepting a nomination, and
his being third termer, will unques-
tionably drive some away, but it does
look as if the convention will be stamp
eded to him, because of his popularity
with the masses, and for that other rea-
son so dear to Republicans, the determl-
nation to win. Taft will be sacrificed
if necessary, the third term will be
slured over, we hear, every principle
will be abandoned and Roosevelt's
promises, and protestations, thrown to
the wind if there be danger of their
losing control of the spoils, and the
corn in the crib. This is indeed an in
teresting period, this intervening 81
days.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-05-15
IN THE INTEREST OF TEMPER
ANCE.

Mrs. Carrie Nation spent two days
in Staunton last week and '1ectured"
several times. "The cause" and curiosi-
ty carried many to hear her, and she
had large audiences both nights On
Friday she took a drive about town in
a carriage with bar-keeper, who 1t IS
said, won $500 by taking her out. Its
claimed for her that she is doing ''great
goodu and her visit was dignified by
some of one respectable church people
making much over her. Others would
not touch her with pair of tongs-so
much was opinion divided as to the
merits of her evangel. She broke no
mirrors here but she did visit one or
two saloons and one social club. In all
she was treated with dignified courtesy,
and in all she delivered some of her
choicest BON MoTs, in bad English. She
took away some money when she left.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-05-15
AT w. AND L. UNIVERSITY

The Bryan club of Washington and
l. ee University was organized some
time ago, and has enjoyed "a feast of
reason and flow of soul" ever since. The
en- of the session is approaching and
of course the students will soon be scat
tered, so their labors have come to an
end with the convention" of last
week, q notable event in Lexington,
when the name of Bryan was sounded
through that ancient town, and long
t he corridors of Washington and Lee
University as never before, giving life
once more to "the harp which once
through Tarras' halls, the soul of music
S he'd" 1t is fact that in 1896 the
n anne of Bryan had to be mentioned
there soto voice. The north pole had
no more real ice, than Washington and
Lee had political ice, for the Democratic
nominee in that year. Under the in
fuence of its President, VIM. l.. Will
son, a former member of Cleveland's
cabinet, and others like him imbued
with the Cleveland spirit toward Mr..
Bryan, and pregnant with the now eX-
ploded and discredited theory, that the
only solid basis of finance was single
gold standard, rendered it almost dam
gerous to refer to regularity there, or
m axe known ones determination to
vote the Democratic ticket. But this
year there has been an awakening, a
return to ancient moorings has been
experienced, and the frigidity decreas-
ed. The Bryan club, composed of stu
dents has done much in that direction,
and whilst some of those in that quar-
ter who became so bitter toward Demo-
cracy in 1896, have not fully agreed
that they will support the nominee of
the Denver convention, still they may
not oppose the ticket as they once did,
even though the standard bearer may
be the same as in 1896. These young
men who had the courage of their con-
victions will under the impetus of their
actions be better Democrats than ever,
and who knows but one of them may
himself some day bear the same stand
ard, he now wants to place in Mr..
Bryan's hands, and all hope that many
of them may rise to eminence through
the party whose principles they are
now advocating, with such loyalty and
enthusiasm.