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The Washington herald., 1908-07-22
AGED WOMAN FOUND DEAD.
Mrs. Martha b. HemIine Is Victim
of Heart Disense.

Mrs Martha B. Hemline. hfty-three
years old. was found dead IN her room at
the Methodist Home. Sixth and N streets
northwest at 1o-15 O'Clock last night
Death was due to heart failure.
The woman was preparing for bed. and
went into a washroom. Several minutes
later the superintendent Of the home. Miss
Jones. entered the room and found Mrs
Hcmline lying on the floor She tried
to arouse her, but failing In This. called
in Policeman Boyle. OF the Second pre-
clnct- The policeman found the woman
10 be dead. and notified the coroner.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-22
oIirer Ordered 70 Duty.

Commander J. H. Oliver. on duty al the
Naval War College. at Newport. R l.,
has been ordered BY the Navy Department
20 duty as chief Of stafT OF the Pacific
feet or August /. when Rear Admiral
Swinburne takes command Of the feet.
succeeding Rear Admiral James H Day
ton. who has been granted leave OF alb
sence until his retirement on October 3
The Washington herald., 1908-07-22
CHILDREN GIVEN OUTING.
Five Hundred Guests of Chesapeake
Beach Railroad.

More than 500 bright. smrIng-faced chill
dren OF various sections Of the District
were the guests OF Paul G. Waters. gen
eral manager OF the Chesapeake Beach
Railway Company. at Chesapeake Beach.
The excursion and picnic was under the
management Of the Associated Charities.
that organization having been asked 10
perform the duty OF looking after the
children by Mr.. Waters.
At the beach all amusements were
turned over 70 the children. and the little
folks thoroughly enjoyed the day.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-22
PRESIDENTS YACHT SAILS.
The MayflOvver Takes the Roosevelt
Family to Newport.

Oyster Bay, y. Y, July 1.-THE May
flower. with President and Mrs. Roose-
~elt and a party on board. left Oyster
Bay HarbCr this evening For Newport.
R. I, where the President VIII tell the
officers CT the Naval War College a few
things about battle ships.
After delivering an address before the
officers the President VIII participate n
a discussion with the admiraIs and cap
tains OF the general board on the much
worried subject OF battle-ship construc-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-22
BLAZE STARTS A PANIC.
NickelOdeOn in PennsyIyunIa Ave
nue. Causes Scare.

Only the presence OF mind OF attend
ants and the police prevented a panic
among the spectators In a scent theater
at 919 Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
at 30 O'Clock last night
defective wire started the blaze. and
persons in the building began a STAN
fede for the Coorways- The blaze was
near the picture machine, the smoke and
flames almost overlapping the doorways.
The people were afraid they were hem
med in, until an attendant opened a side
exit Firemen extingujshed the blaze az
ter a loss Of so.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-22
Iocnf Temnerntnr.-

Mii1ish-. =. a. H.. .: a. n 2; sA Il 20.
s a. r.. ., d A. II. 81: p noon g; D n ss.
: r. E-- S. 8 = II. s. ?. IL, 81, u D n. 50
Minimum. s5: minimum %.
Ee.ative hIsIriditys a n 90; p r.. -: p n
s. Hours cf sunshine I45 Per csnt Of po7sib5s
sunshine -a3
TcnpcaruTe sane cate last yea7-Slzziuu1a. S.
minimum C..
The Washington herald., 1908-07-22

New York. July 21.-The visit Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt 70 the Naval War College
at Newport Tomorrow. accompanied by
Representatives Of the younger and more
progressive naval vaIcers. who viii act
as his counsel0rs ard advisers IN his ef-
fort 70 acquaint himself thoroughly with
the policy Of battle-ship construction on
the new ships now building and author
lied by Congress. leads critics OF the
naval bureaucracy at Washington 10 be
heve that the policy Of piEeonholing sug-
gestions and criticisms from younger Off
GERS which are at variance with the ideas
OF the naval heads Is at an end
Henry ReuterdahL the marine artist.
who has been the foremost critic Of the
bureau system. said to-day that he was
convinced beyond doubt that the Presf-
dents visit 10 the Naval War College
means the end OF the entire bureau sys-
fem
The Washington herald., 1908-07-22
NIeans q ~ -.

The Newport conference means that
the navy Is passing through transition
Just as important as the transition from
sail 20 steam. said Mr. ReuterdaEL The
success or failure Of our navy rests upon
gunnery. and the men who 90 10 sea.
who work the guns and the ships. know
that They alone realize the needs Of
the present day. and they are going 70
dictate the plans Of the future
For years the men in control OF the
policy OF battle-shIp contraction have
been officers sch0oled in the days OF the
sailing ship. who learned modern man
of-waring in the old Ii1-pot squadron.
They have little or no experience on
board the present type OF modern ships. "
The Washington herald., 1908-07-22
YOUNG MAN DROWNED
Albert Thompson Goes Down
Near Three Sisters.
RESCUE IS ATTEMPTED IN VAIN

Three Friends, Swimming Near By,
See Him Drawn Under by Treach-
erOus Current before They Can
Reach Him-Did Not Know How 10
swim-FaIIs Out Of Boat.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-22
Tide Table.

To-day-Hieh tide. 3na a. II. and * l,-
tide. ~ a. n and % D m
Io-maToEF-Eigh tide. g. n and Is D n low
ude, lo-59 a. H. and l0-5 p n.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-22
Condition of The water-

SPECIAL % The Washinztou Herald
HarIers Fs1y. ". Va. July 2l--Bota rivers clear
-his afaerZoo1-
The Washington herald., 1908-07-22
NAYALCRITICS HAPPY
Think Bureaucracy System
Is Nearing End.
EXPECT PRESIDENT TO AID

Says There Il No cues
tfOn hut that the Visit of ROose-
VIII Mean Much for PrOEressIve
Navy-Menns a New Era
The Washington herald., 1908-07-22
Temperatures I'm other Cities.

Tc1Tr-ztu7es Il other ei,ies. together with the
amount q rainfall, f0- The twelve hours ended A.
,. n. yesterday. are as follows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20
BALLOON SAILS SPLENDIDLY
BALDWIN DIRIGIBLE FLIES
AGAIN AT ST JOSEPH.
Lieut.. Foulois and Sergt. Ward
Cheered by Big Throng on
Military Grounds.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, September 19.-The
Baldwin dirigible war balloon made an
other ascent at the military tournament
grounds in South ST. Joseph this after
noon, arising at sos and descending al
5:27.
The balloon was manned by Lieut.
Foulois and Sergt. Ward, as on yesterday
and the trial was without mishap. A dis
lance of six miles at height of 200 feet
was covered.
ST. JOSEPH. No, September 19.-The
trip was one of the most successful ever
made in the Baldwin dirigible. Lieut.
Foulois, after computing the time, said
that the craft was In the air twenty-five
minutes and fifteen seconds, and he est1-
mated that the distance travelled was
fraction more than ten miless.
Sails Toward Lake.
The route taken by the balloon was the
one that Lieut.. Foulois had mapped out
before hand.
After circling about for minute over
the balloon grounds, Sergt. Ward headed
the craft toward Lake Contrary. At this
time the gas bag was only at an elevation
of about 100 feet. 1t gradually assembled,
however until it reached a height of
200 feet.
The strong wind caused the balloon to
drift to the extreme south END or Lake
Contrary. On the return the airshp
passed directly over Camp Peabody, where
about $500 soldiers are encamped. AS
the airship hove in view the men in
khaki burst into cheers.
The two officers in the alrshlp respond
ed by waving their hats. The airship
headed for the balloon groundJ The bal
loon was lowered to fifty feet over the
ground and Sergt. Ward threw out the
rope After few minutes chasing the
soldiers captured it. Lieut.. Foulois shut
off power, and the balloon was pulled
down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20
Not Yet Settled.

PARKERSBURG. W. Va. September
I9.-Chairman Grant of the Lincoln re-
publican party. which boIted the regular
convention, said this afternoon that the
boiling candidate for governor, Arnold
c. Scherr, will withdraw from the con-
test If the representatives of Swisher the
regular nominee, will meet him in a spirit
of fairness
Chairman Grant. before boarding a
train for his home at Morgantown to
spend Sunday. said:
The way is now open for a. reorga MIA
ton of the republican party in the state
and a happy solution to the entangled
state of affairs in the party, provided
however. that the Swisherites will go still
further. They must give US positive as
slIrance that the way Will be opened so
that the people of the party can have
the right TO select their own candidates
without the manipulation of bosses.
AS soon as they will do this we, as
the Lincoln republicans. are ready to ster
out of the way and allow a new ticket 10
be selected and to work for the success
of the party. and until they do this we
are still in the field
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20
PASSED MISTRESS WITH LOOT.
Clever Hired Girl Makes Getaway
With $4,000 Worth of Jewelry.

PHILADELPHIA, September 19-Under
the very eyes Of her mistress, who sus-
pected nothing. a clever servant girl thief
walked out Of the house Of John E. Mars
den in West Philadelphia yesterday with
an apron full of jewelry valued at $1,000
The girl came to Mrs. Marsden Thursday
and applied for a position as a domestic
She gave her name of Mary Kelly.
Mrs Marsden engaged her and she be-
gan to work Immediately. AS Mrs. Mars
den stood on the porch yesterday seeing
her son off to school. the girl dressed in
street attire passed out of the house.
Mrs Marsden noticed the apron tied in a
bundle under her arm and asked her
where she was going. She said she was
going TO post letter.
AS time passed and the girl did not
appear Mrs. Marsden went upstairs and
examined the safe, finding that all the
jewery was gone.
There is no clue to the whereabouts Of
the girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20
PLEADS FOR THE VETERANS
FIGHTING BOB EVANS WANTS
HIGHER PENSIONS.
Praises Soldiers and Sailors-Says
War Must Come and Advocates
Big Navy.

POUGHKEEPSIE, n. Y, September 10
Fighting Bob Evans, the retired rear
admiral Of the United States Navy, came
out today as an advocate Of higher pen.
sons for civil war veterans. He made q
characteristic speech at the unwilling oil
a monument to the 156th New York Vol.
unteer Regiment at Highland, opposite
this city, in the course of which he said:
BE good to those old men who fought
in the great war that our Union might be
saved. Don't give them any more S12-a-
month bounties. If you are going to
starve the men who all but gave up their
lives for you it would be better to do il
at once and not prolong the process day
by day and year by year as you have
been doing.
A Wicked SANDER.
at is the fashion now for certain men
to call you murderers and robbers, but
it is a wicked SANDER You are the same
boys in blue that you were back in 81
The boys in blue are the same gallant,
clean, hard hitters in every way. / saw
them in the civil war. in the picnic. liz
Cuba and in the Philippines. and say to
you that there are no better men than
those in the blue coats. They are in the
navy, too. and just took ot of them
through the Straits of Magellan. 1t was
the talk that somebody would hurt US
when we got on the other side. They
didn't hurt us a bit and If they had ]
would have felt sorry for the other fel.
low.
Advocates of Peace.
War must come, but keep it away al
long as you can. There are no greatei
advocates of peace than the officers OF
the army and navy. They know that the
only way to keep peace is by having boti
army and navy so strong that other ma,
tions and men will fear to attack us
There is no danger to the liberties of the
people in this policy.
eff you give us battleships enough !
assure you that we will keep the peace, q
we have to fight for It,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20

sion. during which. it was subsequently
announced, votes Of thanks We're given
the reverend gentlemen who assisted In
the dedication ceremonies. DR.. simon.
Mr. helms and Mr.. Pierce. A vote OF
sympathy and congratuation was pass ed
for the absent president of the Masonic
Temple Association, j. Henry Small, u,
whose unwavering and untiring efforts,
II was declared. had contributed more
to the successful erection of the new
temple than those Of any other single IN
dividual.
During the evening. preceding the ser
vices, as we'll as while they were going on
and afterwar a chosen orchestra. under
the direction of Sol Minister, played ap-
propriate selections.
The stations of the Grand Lodge were
filled during the dedication ceremonies as
follows: Augustus b. Coolidge grand
master: Henry X. Simpson, deputy grand
master: George c. ODER, senior grand
warden: j. Claude KEEPER. junior grand
warden; Arvine w. Johnston, grand sec
Rotary: James A. Sample. grand treasurer;
Thomas II. Young, grand lecturer, Joseph
Dawson, grand chaplain; j. Russell Yer
brycke, assistant grand chaplain; Ben w.
Murch grand marshal; Charles f. Bald
win, senioS grand deacon; +; john :. New
ton. junior grand deacon; w. II. Single
ton, grand sword bearer; William w. Jer-
name grand pursuivant; Ralph l.. Hall,
senior grand steward; Lem. Towers. Jr-,
junior grand steward; Warren c. Bick-
ford, grand tiler.
DISTINGUISHED Men Present.
There were present Past Grand Mas
ters +. G. Davis, Jesse w. Lee, jr., Har-
rison Dingman, James y. Sample, L..
Cabell Williamson, George w. Baird,
Matthew Trimble, William G. Hender-
son, Harry Standiford, James A. Wet
more, Lurtin r. CHM. Walter A. Brown
and Francis j. Woodman Past Deputy
Grand Master Joseph Jochum, Past
Junior Grand Wardens Warren II: Or
cult and George Z. CorsOn. Grand High
Priest E. st. Clair Thompson, Grand
Commander w. H. H. Cissell Of the
knights Templar. Past Grand Commander
Thomas P. Morgan.
Temple, Mystic Shrine, and Alexander
Mckenzie, Benjamin S. Graves, George
W. Evans. H. K. Simpson, Secretary E..
A. Moseley of the interstate commerce
Smith Orville Drown, Jacobus S. Jones.
A. w. Kelley. Robert Armour, DIR. Mark
F. Finley. William V. Lewis. julius Refs.
Adam Schneider. Carey S. Fry. George
W. Ingham. Charles II. Lindsey, w. F.
Guide Adolphus GUIDE. Frank b. Curtis.
Walter B. Pettus. William c. Fowler.
William H. Nichols M J. Hull. Joseph
W. Zimmerman. H. w. P; Hunt. w:
Ivanhoe Jochum, c. c. Calhoun, c. C.
Helmick. A B. Hooe, Edward C. Dutton.
acre, Franc K. Sherry, Joseph Herzog,
David Busch. Gus w. Wiegand James
Crosby, George Wheelock and host of
others filing every available seat and
much of the standing room of the i'm
mense hall.
Following the dedication Of the temple
last evening and the nousewarming
which begins September % and ends Oc-
tober 10. will come the dedication of the
great auditorium as a temple of music
by the urIma donna NOrdica October IL
when an elaborate musical program will
be presented
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20
Ecuador Celebrates Independence.

GUAYAQuIL, Ecuador. September 10
Guayaquil is today celebrating the nine
ty-eighth anniversary of the declaration
Of independence from Spain and the fes-
tivities surpass anything seen here for a
number of years. Fifteen thousand per-
sons paraded the streets tonight carrying
torchights and cheering for the republic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20
White Entertains Gen. Wood in Paris

PARIS, September 19-The American
ambassador. Henry White. gave a dinner
tonight in honor of Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood. U.S.A. Among the guests were
Gen. Picquart. the minister of war; NJ.
Jusserand. French ambassador to the
United States; Gen. Dalstein, military
governor of Paris; Gen. Brun. chief of
the general staff, and Senator George
Peabody Wetmore Of Rhode Island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20
Will Bring Back Accused Man.

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. September ia
requisiton was issued on the Governor
Of Massachusetts today for the return to
Chicago of John II. h. Edwards, under
arrest in Maiden, Mass. ami charged
with larceny of S61 600 from George Gould
& Co. for which corporation he was sec
rotary and general manager, May 10,
1905
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20
No More Yellow Fever in Havana.

HAVANA. September 19.-Havana is
now free of yellow fever and the authori
ties are convinced that the disease in the
city has been stamped out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20

diction was pronounced by the grand
chaplain. Rev. Joseph Dawson. The octet
chanted the Lords prayer.
The Grafton was delivered by the Rev.
j. Henning NelmS, rector OF the Pro-
Cathedral Church OF the Ascension, and
its subject was, "a Clearer View of a
Common God and Holier Love Among
Men,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20
G. w. Lapp Nominated for Congress.

CLEVELAND, September 19.-Charles
w. Lapp was nominated for Congress to-
day by the 22d district democratic con-
gressional convention held here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20
Fires and Drought.

HARRISBURG, September 19-Advices
received at the department of forestry
show that fires are raging in many sec
tons of the state and vast areas are being
burned over.
Chief of the Bureau Conklin has gone to
one part of the state to superintend the
work Of eXtinguishing the flames while
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20
Visitors Look Over BUILDING,

The entire building was then illumi-
mated. Visitors inspected it from cellar
to roof. Many were the concentrations
passed upon the beauty, the comfort and
the convenlences of the structure for the
uses to which ii is to be applied.
The grand lodge closed its secret ses-
The daily tribune., 1908-09-08
VIM. RANDOLPH LUCKY PRISONER.

William Randolph, who was sen.
fenced from Huerfano county for the
term of thirty five years. for forgery,
WAS pardoned yesterday from the pen.
itentiary by Governor Buchtel in
honor of Labor day. Randolph was
No. $3.50 on the prison rolls, and he
was sent there October 1, 1906. Be-
fore he committed the crime for
which he was convicted Randolph
was prominent attorney and highly
respected citizen of Walsenburg
He was native of West Virginia and
is said to have had excellent family
connections in that state. He had
been employed with the road gang at
in Las Animas| county since
The daily tribune., 1908-09-08
VISITOR FROM LINCOLN PARK.

Mrs. L. M. Hovey spent last week
In Florence. Her numerous friends
We'd with each other in making the
visit pleasant Her report of the life
on Beaver park was interesting. Ac.
cordipg to Mrs. H. the people on the
park are prosperous and we'll salts
fed They are looking forward with
glad hearts to the time. not 30 far
distant. when the desert will blossom
like the rose. The hardships really
fall upon the woman. as when the
home duties are attended to there is
too much monotony for solid comfort.
The men busily at work planning
and planting, take no heed to the
flying moments. but await with pa
thence the placing Of Beaver park
among the rich agricultural localities
Of the West.
The daily tribune., 1908-09-08
SAFETY ON RAILROADS.

When the people cease to put a
premium on inefficiency Of labor IS
they have been doing Of late years
when honesty Of service is regarded
~ essential as honesty In finance,
when the man or boy who steals his
employers time Is regarded In the
same way az the one who steals his
employers dollars. when the people
are willing to pay freight and passen-
ger rates sufficient to enable the roads
to build better roadbeds and more
double track and have better rolling
stock. when the silly talk about
watered stock is ended and the pso.
pie realize that English roads are
capitalized at an average of nearly
four times the average in this coun-
try. and that the average Of English
freight rate Ia nearly four times our
average, then we may begin to see
better and safer railroads and fewer
accidents involving frightful loss Of
life. Just now the American people
seem to prefer cheap roads. cheap
rates, and cheap human life to higher
rates and a greater safety to life and
mb-Manufacturers Record.
The daily tribune., 1908-09-08
FLORENCE MAY GET
ELECTRIC POWER PLANT

Pueblo is gradually awakening to
q realization that the Kansas Colo
RADIO Railroad and Eeleotrical Trans
mission projects, says the Pueblo
Chieftain, are not built entirely
upon paper, and agitation ia now
developing which will, in all proba-
bility. bring one Of the large power
plants OF the company to Pueblo.
Blue prints of the plans for the
three power plants to be erected at
Florence. La Junta and Garden City
have been received at the general
offices Of the company in the Central
block, and are open for the inspection
Of anyone desiring to know what
the big power plants will look
like. The buildings will be 145
feet square, 40 feet high. and will
cost $50 600 each. With the gener-
al offices already established in Pue-
bio, the additional Importance of a
power plant. machine shops and
other necessary equipment for a rail-
road Of this kind can easily be grasp
cd.
The affairs Of the new company are
moving along in a very satisfactory
manner. and thus far nothing in
the way Of a serious obstacle has
developed to retard the unprecedented
progress of the work. 1t ia announce
ed that trains will be running on the
western division by next December.
and the work on the eastern division
is meeting the approval of the officers
Of the company In every detail.
The daily tribune., 1908-09-08
Good for BilIiousness.

took two of Chamberlain 8
Stomach and Liver Tablets last
night, and feel fifty per cent better
than l have for weeks, says ]. J.
Firestone Of Allegan, Mich. 'They
are certainly a fine article for bill
iousness. For sale by Daniels drug
store. Samples free. mwf
The daily tribune., 1908-09-08

last May and Is ssid to have been
model prisoner. Warden Cleghorn
left for starkville yesterday and will
announce the pardon to Randolph
personally.
The daily tribune., 1908-09-08

For Rent, For Sale. Boarding.
Furnished Rooms. Lodging and all
other XII nds Of cards at The Tribune
office. tt
New-York tribune., 1908-01-04
KNAPP ON Z. p. CASE.
Chairman of Commission Says Al.
teged dbuseS No Longer Ea;st.

s special dispatch to oSe Of the Wall Street news
bureaus from Washington yesterday quoted Chair
man Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Comrnic-
sion as saying. with regard to the purposed action
Cor the dissolution OF the merger OF the Unio,.
and Southern Pacific Railroad systems that O.
three apparent grounds for prosecution under
The Sherman Law two. namely, the contract be-
tween the Hartman road and the San Pedro
rosd ana tie contract for Joint and alternate
control with the Rock Island of the Chicago &
Alton. have been abrogated ana there is no longer
ground fo- complaint. He IS also quoted as
Gcahting IL action would lie to correct an abuse
that II is conceded longer exists.
MI Knapp continued. according te the dispatch.
fellows
ownership Of Southern Pacific shares, there is a
close question whether this constitutes violation
O. connections TO the East. but only Cali
-ornta. which is the Southern Pacific system.
n the event Of the Southern Pacific falling into
hostile hands at Huntington's death Hartman
forced TO build. So he set about to buy in the
Southern Pacific 10 assure the connection and pro-
5ect his property. i doubt if the proceeding win
be held Illegal
II = decision should be obtained holding that the
Cnion Pacific control of Southern Pacific must be
given up, such construction would also apply to
the New York Centrals ownership Of control of
the Lake Shore and the Michigan Central, compet-
ing between Chicago and Buffalo.
owns the stock Of the Pennsylvania company,
trolling n the parallel lines of the Pennsyl-
vania Sest OF Pittsburg- The number of ilIustra-
tons Is long. and the large question arises whether
il would be for the public, interest have these
systems broken up into their component parts
Nobody can tell with any confidence how the Su-
orelne Court Will decide the of the ownership
OF the Southern Pacific by the Union Pacific,
constituting = violation &C the Sherman law
New-York tribune., 1908-01-04
TIE PRINT CLOTH MARKET.

Fau Rive Mars.. IAN. :-'fEe weekly saies in the
prsnf ,ic.G larket are esti.atel II .f.n pieces
Thc-e Sas laen buJ H;:ie Interest I5i!ayei ~ pur
esi- .: the LEGAL market <uiinS t3e week, the
hcIlaay H. Ncsg Ycrk cei2iag iic'd down tao