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The Washington herald., 1908-04-04
NEWS CUT SHORT.

Louis Caplan. a junk dealer. OF s17
F0urand-a-hsH street southwest. forfeited s. col
lateral IN the Police Court yesterday on q cbsrge
Of using unreliable scales
A lighted gas Jet last night coming ir
contsct with lace curtain in the Secnd hoor front
room of lis G street southeast, occupied BY Charles
BOYD. started fire that did SIS damage
Fire OF unknown origin in a frame
house az E1evsnth and o streets southeast and the
stable N the rear damaged the building ard con-
terts % the extent q $50 The IRE started 81 2.l5
O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Charged with assault. Ollie Slater and
Donald Grant. neEToes. were found guilty by JudEe
himban IN the Police Court Yesterday and sentenced
charge q assau.ting Delaware Carter on March ..
Thomas Banks. attendant in a local
garage was sentenced IN Pclice Court YESTERDAY
70 paw q fine a 500. and being unable 20 90 50.
was sentenced % SIX months IN jail on a charge
of taking the automobile CT Charles ". Simpson
without the owners conscat.
Arthur Simmons. a negro. was ar
raigned before Judge kimhaii. IN the Police Court
Yesterday on three charges Of forgery He was held
in s. 600 bond Ger the action OF the grand iury He
Is also under $500 bond for forreries alleged 90
have been committed about three months ago.
Charles Catlet. a negro. arrested BY
Bicycle Policeman Waldro1. of the Eighsh precinct
on suSncion Of robhing Miss Carrie jenkins q I7ls
Thirteenth street. last Wednesday night was yes
teriay charged with rchbery He was Identified by
Miss Jenkins and two white boys Earl Bloomcr and
Victor Moorhsm. who said they saw him in Rigs
street short time before the robbery occurred
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04
DAMAGINGFIREATL LYNCHBURG
Loss of Quarter Million Dollars
Chiefly to Tobacco Interests.
Sixty-five Girls Trowu Out of EN-
plcyment by Destruction of
Overall Factory.
eel 70 Tnr Washington He-ala.

Special % The Washington Herald,
Lynchburg. Va. April 3--Lynchburg
experienced her worst fire this morning
in twenty years. If not in her history,
four factory buildings and four small ne
gro buildings being destroyed. eutailing
loss estimated at $226. OOU The aggre-
gate insurance is $166eOO.
The origin of the blaze is mystery.
but everything seems to indicate that it
was the work Of an incendiary belief
has been expressed by some that the fire
was kindled by representative Of night
riders from Kentucky, as more than half
of the loss was sustained by w. G. Dun
nington. of Farmville who is a heavy
tobacco buyer in kentucky for the Aus
trian and Italian export trade This fear,
however. is discredited by many. The
police are al work on the fire-bug theory.
The burned plants include three large
factory buildings used by Dunnington for
storage purposes and for preparing leaf
tobacco for export. More than a million
pounds were lost in these. on which there
was insurance OF $4,000.
Two of the buildings belonged to Mrs.
w. F. Mcdaniel, and the third to Mrs.
John w. Carroll. The plant of the Nor
folk and Western overall Company was
Eutted. entailing a loss of $4,000 and
throwing sixty-hve girls out OF employ
ment
A number OF small losses we're sustained
by other property owners, and for a time
1t was feared the Lynchburg Lounge
Company. where six floors were filled
with inflamable materials. could not be
saved. Only the shifting OF the wind which
was blowing twenty miles an hour saved
building.
The firemen were unable TO successfully
cope with the blaze. because II its great
headway when discovered. and limited
water supply. For an hour burning en-
bers rsined over one Of the most thickly-
settled portions Of the city. and numerous
incipient fires were extingUished by prop
erty owners
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04
MILITIA BILL NEXT
New Measure May Come Into
House Next Week.
WILL SHOW SOME CHANGES
VIII Differ from the One Now on
the CaIendar-Men Win Out In
Objection to Proposal 10 DO Away
with Elections of Omcers-Other
Changes OF Importance.

Militiamen of the District have arisen
and have protested vociferously to the
House Committee on Militia on the
change contemplated in the District
militia bill whereby the old custom Of
having company officers selected by vote
was to have been changed to the appoint
ment system.
The protests Of these militiamen. al
though opposed by regular army officers.
VIII prevail. and il is understood that in
the new militia BILL which may be re-
ported TO the House next week the pro-
vision calling for this change viii be
stricken out.
Now Working on Bill.
The House Committee on Militia, al
though IL already has one bin on the
calendar regulating the District militia,
is now hard at work on another measure
TO take its place. The hrst bill met some
objections from House leaders on several
points
The first portion OF the first bill pro-
vIded that the President have discretion
ary powers over the personnel of the
militia such as are given to the governors
OF States in the militia laws Of those
States
Following this provision In the bill.
there was a long series of sections pre-
scribing the personnei's functions. This
has ali been trimmed from the new bill.
and all powers will be left with the Presi-
dent
In addition TO -hese two changes. the
Q E~-r..
serving during riots be paid triple viii
likely be stricken out. and the ordinary
pay prescribed for the militia substituted
House leaders objected 10 the provision
for triple pay. and pointed out that
under the general military bin passed by
the House recently the pay OF rergeants
has been Increased TO SIS a month,
A militia sergeant serving during a
riot would. therefore be receiving about
Sl15 month, or more than a lieutenant
IN the regular army. Fer this reason the
oil has been changed in this particular
Concerning COurfs-ma=tiaI.
The old bill provides that in courts
martial cases civilians could be sum
moned and made 10 testify or made 20
answer to the cOurt-martiaI for failure
so to come This is I'm violation OF the
usage IN most States. it is asserted. and.
therefore. il will be changed IN the new
bill. so that In case civilians are desired
before a court-martial and refuse 10
come. they may be held 10 answer only
before . civil tribunal
The provision IN the old bin for the
establishment OF battalion of coast ar
tillery and a battalion OF cavalry has
been retained IN the new measure
In fact. with the exception Of the changes
ncsed, it viii practically remain as irst
pact.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04
TICKETS NAMED IN LAUREL.
independent Citizens and Law and
Order Have Candidates in Field.

independent Citizens and Law and
Order Have Candidates in Field.
Special to The Washington Herald.
Laurel. Md. April AT meeting Of
the Independent Citizens League, Of
Laurel, the following citizens we're nomi-
mated for mayor and eouneilmen, the
election to take place April 20:
For Nlayor-John w GRAY.
Councilman First ward-Wllliam H. Dorsey.
Councilman Second ward-Nillam II. Thics-
Councilman Third WaTd-Frank Shafcr.
Councilman at large Benjamin Owens and John X
Griffith
The nomination papers for the opposing
ticket known as the Law and Order
ticket, were also filed. and their candi-
dates consist OF the present town ofii-
ciaIs who have been nominated by the
league fer re-electioni with the excep-
tion of Auguste Faure. who was unable
to serve again. John F. Palmer being
nominated 10 succeed him. The Law and
Order League ticket will be as follows;
For Mayor-William T. Giitert
Councilman First ward-William II. Dorsey.
Councilman Second Ward-CRivin ". Donaldson
Cor- Gilman Third Vard-John T. Palmer
CCuncilmen-at-laI ge-EdWard Phelps and Le Page
Cfonmiller
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04
DIED.

ACKER-EntsTed into rest. THURSDAY. April ?. lsas.
az SO a. n MARY B. ACKER. widow OF
John Frederick Aeks.. in the seTenty-third year
Of Ter az.
Funeral from Aer late residence 9s5 street north
west. Saturday. ADrsl 4. AZ 2. n Friends and
relatives invited 70 attend New YoFk. Indiana.
and Oregon papers please copyl
ADAMS Entered into rest on Tussiay March s.
DOS az a. m. CORDELIA ADAMS mother
q 2Irs. Nary D-iral. az her residence, az RidSe
street northwest
Funeral services sunday. Arril & az I O'Clock from
Galhraith Church. Relatives and friends are IN
vited
BENSON-On THURSDAY. April ? 1905 at SO D n
at her residence az Twenty-frst STREET north
wess. CLARA B. BENSON tnee SIsxneldsl. wife
of Thomas X. Benson.
Funeral frcn her late residence, 43 Twsnty-frst
street Sunday. April 5 At o'clock Relatives
and friends invited 10 attend
GODDARD-On Thursday. April . 1905 NAT
THEW. beloved husband Of Margarstta Goddard.
in the sixty-hrSt year o. his age
Funeral from his late residence s27 Tenth street
noTthweS, on Saturday morning. ArTll : Re
euien mass az S. Patricks Church a. 10 o'clock
Relatives and friends invited 10 attend
M0ORMAN-0n Thgrslag. April 2 lSS a. l23
O'Clock GEORGE MOORMAN. at hIs homs.
IE6 T street northwest
Funeral al Lynchburg. Va, SATURDAY AIrii
ROBTNETTE-On THURSDAY. April ,. 1905. az s:Il
r. m. ADDiE DA1EoN- WIDOW or frances
RObinette. a. the residence of her brother, J. W
DAYTON. Is53 street northwest
Frncrai services from brothers residence sunday
AFril 5 So 80 =. m. IutcTnent private
sANISON-On THURSDAY April 2 1905. at the Ash
les. OONA MARIE PATRICE daughter ol
Pref Rene Samson. aged two years. two months.
and twenty-five days.
SMITH-On Sunday March e 1905. MARY SMITH
eied ~ the Washington ASYLUM Hospital Body
az city morgus- II not called for b. p m.
April 1. 1913, such remains vii b dispoee5 o. IN
ecrordance with iaW
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04

PATROLS OCCUPATION CON
Commissioners Revoke Commits
of Eek McDearmOn.

At the meeting of the Board of
Inissioners OF the District OF Colt
held on April /. the decision Of Feb
%. revoking the commission of Eel
Dearmon as special policeman,
sustained.
A petition had been filed by the
ington Patrol Company for McDeai
removal because Of the fact that ii
OF his representations that he
proper person 10 watch the premise;
patrons and subscribers. he con
certain irregularities and acts
proved him unfit 10 continue hold
commission
McDearmon, It appears, solicited. or hi.
own benefit and to the detriment OF the
washington Patrol Company. subscribers
from the patrons OF the company. in de-
fiance OF his affidavit that he would not
do this.
He also. as shown by the report Of the
superintendent Of police. entered the store
Of an A street merchant al o'clock in the
morning. without assent Of the proprietor
OF the place. and without reporting his
entrance 10 him until the following morn
ing. although telephone connection was
convenient dL DOll tllAS u Nlt lAlie. Al
the same time II was shown he had gone
through these premises without abstract
ing anything whatever.
These facts were thoroughly investi-
gated by the Commissioners and the
superintendent OF police. with the result
that McDearmon's commission was re-
voked. The Commissioners decided that
such revocation should stand. and that
McDearmon was not a proper person 10
hold a commission as special patrolman in
the District.
At the hearing there were present r.
G. Donaldson and Edwin J. Farber. rep
resenting the Washington Patrol Com
pany: William E. Ambrose. representing
McDearmon; the Messrs, Topham, whose
store had been entered by McDearmon,
and various witnesses.
Mr.. Andrews, president OF the company,
states that the company endeavors 20 OBJ
tain the best possible patrolmen for its
service, aud TO keep that service up 10 the
highest standard. but that whenever a
patrolman does not live up 10 that mark
he is rapidly replaced.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04
DEBATE ON CURRENCY.
North CarOIinn Speakers win from
Representatives of Virginia.

Special to The Washington Herald
Richmond. Va, April 3.-Caroliua was
awarded the decision of the judges to-
night in the annual debating contest be-
tween the University Of Virginia and
North Carolina. One judge voted for the
Virginians.
The debate lasted nearly two hours.
each of the four contestants being allowed
fifteen minutes in opening and ten min
utes in rebutal North Carolina was rep
resented by John W. Hester and John T.
Johnson. the latter being easily the star
debater OF the quartet The Virginia
debaters were George W. Fry and S. Clay
Williams
The question for debate was Resolved
That national banks should be permitted
10 issue, subject TO tax and governmental
supervision. notes based on their general
assets" The depth Of the debate prob
ably accounted for the small audience. as
scarcely more than 800 persons were pres
ent. Many prominent bankers of this
city listened to the debaters.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04
BUG CUT IN OIL PRICES.
John w. Gates Begins Fight on the
Waters-Pierce Company.

Austin. April 3.-The Texas Company.
the oil producing and refining concern in
which John W. Gates owns a controlling
interest. has inaugurated a campaign Of
competition TO drive the Waters Pierce
Oil Company. Standard Oil concern. out
Of business in Texas.
Mr. Gates company has established
agencies in the principal towns, and has
cut the prices OF oil 30 . cents per gallon
and gasoline 10 10 cents per gallon.
The prices which the Waters Pierce
company was receiving were L cents per
gallon for kerosene and 16 cents per gall
Ion for gasoline. The latter company has
met the prices established by Mr.. Gates.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04
BERKMAN IS RELEASED.
Anarchist Not Implicated iu silver
STEMS Bomb Throwing.

Kew York, April 3.-Aiexander Berk-
man, the treasurer OF the Anarchist Fed
Grafton Of America. who Was arrested on
suspicion Of having a hand in the bomb
explosion IN Union Square on Saturday
last. and who was subsequently re-
leased on 500 bail was discharged by
Magistrate Droege. in the Jefferson Mar
ket Court. this afternoon
Lieut. Wersansky, OF the headquarters
detective staff, admitted that the police
did not have sufficient evidence 10 estab-
llSh Berkmans completely IN the deed Of
Seig Silverstein. the mad Jewish boy
who is now lying in Bellevue Hospital
at the point Of death as the result OF the
hands.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04
PASTOR AND GIRL FLEE.
Former Methodist Preacher of Ten
neSee Arrested in California.

oleclaI % Inc washington Herald.
Nashville, Tenn. April 3.-Bryant H.
Fulkerson. the Methodist preacher of
Franklin County. alleged to have eloped
secretly with Miss Ada Templeton, of that
county, has been arrested at Oakland. Cal.
It is said that Fulkerson sent or car
ried his wife to her old home at Nc
KeiZie and then meeting Miss Templeton
here they married and departed for Okla
homa- Report has it that Fulkerson
claimed before HIS departure TO have been
secretly divorced from his wife.
Just before the receipt Of the news of
the arrest of FulkerSon. Gov. Patterson
offered a reward OF 800 for his arrest and
conviction
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04
seI.e aso Gallons Of whI.l.r.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Salisbury, y c., April S.-Two wagons
Of contraband whisky. amounting to
about $50 gallons. were captured near AL
bemarle, Stanley County. last night by
Sheriff Moore. OF that county. The whis-
ky is said to be The property of II. c.
Grubb. of Salisbury. and was marked 10
a firm in Wilmington. The entire outfit
was taken TO AIbemarle, where it is held
by government officials.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04
VIRGINIA WINS DEBATE.
Hopkins Loses Argument on National
Currency Regulation.

Special 70 The Washington Herald
Charlottesville. Va. April 3.-The Hop
kins-Virginia debate on the currency
question tonight filed Madison hall with
an interested audience. which was amply
repaid by the uniform excellence Of the
speeches. in form. matter, and spirit. The
spectacle was. perhaps, the best OF the
kind seen here.
President Alderman, IN announcing the
decision. declared that ii was a hand
some performance. and that a debate on
practically the same subject, which he
had heard in the United States Senate
recently. displayed no marked superiority
over the discussion tonight The de-
cision was unanimous for the Virginia
team.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04
Will IMPROVE THE TOWN.
Residents of Gaithers5urg, Md,
Form an Association.

Special 10 The Washington Herald
Boyds. Nd. April 3.-The residents OF
Gaithersburg have formed an improve
ment association, and have elected offi-
GERS as follows: President. ]. Frank Taz-
zare: secretary. Venron GoldsborOugh
Owens; treasurer. Carson Ward.
There was large meeting, at which
Mayor Walker. Thomas ). owens, and
many business men engaged in discus
siOns- Among the things considered were
the possibility Of having the town lighted
by electricity. and also the extension or
the Rockville electric road to Gathers
burg. which. 1t seems, will be a probabil-
ity soon.
Gaithersburg is new one OF thc flourish
ing towns of the county, with p0pula-
ton of nearly 1000. and is gradually grow
ing. and the town is becoming more
beautiful each year. The citizens expect
this year 10 make il more attractive than
ever by adopting every progressive method
available in an economical manner.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04
SNOW FELL AT HAGERsTowN.
Slight Damage to Peach Crop in the
south Mountain District.

Special 70 The Washington Herald
Hagerstown. Md, April S.-Following
the arrival of the cold wave here last
night and the formation of ice half inch
thick this morning. snow fell in Hagers-
town and at points west Of here this af-
ternoon. In this city the snow melted as
quickly as it fell.
Thermometers this morning registered
% above. as against 10 above on April Of
last year. when nearly al of the small
fruit was frozen.
Reports from growers throughout the
South Mountain peach belt are that thus
far the fruit is not damaged. Slight dam
age has resulted to early vegetation.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04
Bic NIills to Reopen.

Buffalo. n y April 3--The Lacka-
wanna Steel Company viii put 1000 more
men at work on Monday morning. This
Will bring the company's force up 70
about 4,5Ce. Half the new addition viii
be composed OF skilled steel makers and
the other half will be laborers. This is
the first. permanent reopening Of the mills
since the shutdown last fall
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04
Persian Gives Lecture.

Mira Ali Kuhla, Khan. of Teheran.
spoke in the Corcoran Building last night
on The Bahai movement After dealing
with the subject in a philosophical way,
he said the Bahai movement claims to be
the divine instrument for bringing reli-
gious unity into the world, and for this
reason il deserves attention
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04
SLAYER Seeks ReSpite.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Richmond, Va, April 3-Gov. Swanson
has not yet reached a final decision in
the case Of Leo c. Thurman the Ken
lucky lad, sentenced TO hang in Norfolk
for the murder of Walter p Dolen. his
roommate. whom he killed for the purpose
of robbery. He has already been twice re-
spited by the governor. The date for the
execution is now fixed for April TO-
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04
wabash Train wrecked.

Danville. H.. April S.-The east-bound
Continental Limited train No. I OF the
Wabash Railroad was wrecked at Catlin.
six miles from this place. at ! o'clock this
afternoon. No one was killed and only a
few people were injured jay c. English.
a mail clerk. OF Danyille. is the most Sc
riouslY hurt
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04
Want Rural Mall DelIvery.

Special to The Washington Herald
Boyds. Md. April 3.-Citizens in vicin-
ity of Dickersons. near Mt Ephraim. and
vicinity OF Comus and Barnesville to-day
largely petitioned the post-cffice authorI-
ties for a rural free delivery route which
viii serve nearly 400 persons. The route
will be twenty-four miles long.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04
Us. w. A. Lipe prop. Dead.

Special 20 The Washington Herald
Salisbury. y. c.. April 3-Mrs ". A.
Lipe. aged sixty-five years. a well-known
woman Of Roam County. dropped dead at
her home at Providence yesterday after
noon. She was seized while at the dinner
table and died in a few minutes with a
congestive chill
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04
High winds Prerent Ernst
The Washington Herald.

Special TO The Washington Herald.
Lynchburg, Va. April 3.-Although the
temperature dropped to the freezing point
here last night, on account Of high wind.
It is not thought the early fruit was dam
aged Fears, however, are felt for to-
night, unless the wind should again pre-
vent a frost.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04
S. \. ID. North Renches San Junn.

San Juan, Porto Rico. April as. n. d.
North. director of the census, has ar
rived here from Washington to confer
with the insular authorities concerning
the preliminary work OF taking n census
OF the island. II is reported that Mr..
Willoughby. insular secretary. is desirous
that his Office carry on .he work.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04
Local Tempernture.

Midnight, So 2 a. H.. q: 4 a. m, g: a. n. 3
s a. m- So 10 a. m. 81: u noon. IS: ? p. n. ss
D. m. Al: p. m. 80: Z. m IS: 10 p m, "A
Maximum a minimum g.
Relative hunidity-s a. m. 81; D. m. IS; ?
m. 81. Rainfall IS p. N. 10 p m.l. trace
Temperature same date last year-Maximum IS
minimum. g.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04
FUNERAL OF JAMES M. MAHON.
Baltimore Man Victim OF w. f.
Harig Is Laid 10 Rest.


HariE Is Laid To Rest.
Baltimore, April S.-James NJ. Mahon.
who was shot and killed last Tuesday
night by William r. Harig. was buried to-
day. Services. Including high mass OF
requiem, were held at IS, Philip and
James Catholic Church, Charles and
Twenty-seventh streets. and interment
was in Bonnie Brae Cemetery.
Mr.. Mahon was a bookmaker, Shd was
known to the sporting fraternity generally
and to many politicians on account OF the
prominence OF MS brother. Mr.. John j.
Mahon. leader Of the Democratic or
ganization in the city. He had also been
recognized as very liberal man, and
many of those WHO came to pay their re-
spects were persons who had been bene-
hciaries Of his generosity.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04

Cold weather continues east of the Mississippi
Valley but 10 the westward there has been de-
cdCd rise in temperature. especially IN the Missouri
and upper Mississippi valleys and the NoTthWcst
There were light SHOWS from the Lake region east
ward, showers IN the extreme Southwest snow in
Northern Arizona and light rains in Washington
elsewhere the weather was fair.
The weather viii be generally fair Saturday and
Sunday except in the extreme Southwest. where IL
will be unsettled Saturday with local rains II viii
be warmer Saturday east Of the Mississippi River
and warmer Sunday in the lower Lake region and
the Atlantic States.
The winds along the New England coast win be
fresh west to northwest becoming variable: on the
Middle Atlantic Coast light westerly. becoming
variable: on the South Atlantic Coast light north
20 northeast on the Gulf Coast light 20 fresh north
cast to east. and Lake Michigan fresh southerly
Steamers departing Saturday for European ports
viii have light to fresh west 70 northwest winds
With fair weather to the Grand Banks
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04
Temncrntnrnn I'M nther Citie.
Pain

Temperatures in ether cities together with the
amount Of rainfall. for the twelve houu ended at
D. m yesterday. are as follows;
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
L. 5. Dept. Of Agriculture. Weather Bureau.
Washington. Friday. April 3. 1865 p. m.
SPECIAL RIVER RI-IIETIN

SFEIIAL ~ ElIt % LLLIIN-
The Ohio River is above food stage from the
mouth Of the Great KanaWha 20 the mouth q
the Wabash. except in the Louisville district but
II Is now falling below the mouth Of the Scioto
River. The stage a. Cincinnati tonight $50
feet with a crest stage of between s. and IS feet
indicated during SATURDAY; az Louisville the stage
vas 2ss feet with a crest o. between 2 and SO
feet indicated by Sunday night. food stage being
at IS feet: at Evansville and Mount Vernon Ind.
stage Of AZ least 20 feet is indicated in about five
DAYS. food stage being at 55 feet.
The Mississippi at New Orleans Is falling slowly.
after reaching crest stage Of n feet on Wednes-
day and THURSDAY. which is exactly the stage fore
cast on March IS
The Washington herald., 1908-04-04

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