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The Washington times., 1908-12-22
STRICKEN AT WHEEL
AS AUTO SPEEDS ON
@. A. R. Commander John H. Randolph Overcome bv
Heart Disease While Driving Car to His Home
Burial Today in Arlington

With his dying hands gripping the
wheel of his automobile. and his head
hanging on his breast. John H Ran
dolph commander OF Potomac Post,
No. II. Department OF the Potomac,
G. A r, went TO answer the last call
Details OF the tragic circumstances
surrounding the death Of Mr.. Randolph
were not disclosed until this afternoon.
when funeral serv .ces were held in his
late home, 1000 D street southeast.
Burial was made amid the snOw-capped
hills of Arlington, under the auspices
Of his comrades in the army with which
he fought
When Nj Randolph left mis- home
last Saturday afternoon I'm his machine
to 90 to a ,iearby newsstand. he was
in perfect health. Under his sure land,
the machine sped away and when his
errand has been concluded, Mr.. Ran
dolph started for his home. Always
an automobile enthusiast, ne apparent
" was enjoying his ride TO its full eN-
tent when suddenly, passers-by saw him
straighten stiffly and the machine. with
a squirt first one way and then the
other, went spinning down the street
Demonstration, pedestrians could only
stand and watch the machine as Il
went on its mad course down Eighth
street southeast Suddenly II turned
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TO the curb. struck, rebounded and then
started again with speed along the down
grade OF Eighth street, leading 10 the
Navy Yard.
Two sailors passing, believed the drfv-
er had lost control on the automobile
and, realizing the inevitable danger ID.
life and TO the man in the m -hine. thew
started IN pursuit of the runaway car
They had run two blocks before fbe,-
overlook the machine. which had slowed
down. for some inexplcable reason, and
after Juggling at the door Of the ma
chine, they finally climbed into the car
and shut or the power
II was then they realized that Mr..
Randolph was III and as quickly as they
as ne was being carried into the house
The services this morning were con-
Quoted by the Rev Donald g. Macleod
Church, and burial was made with mil
itary honOrS under the auspices Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic. Members
Of the Masonic lodge 10 which Mr.
Randolph belonged and employees OF the
navy yard where he was EMPLOYED
acted as pallbearers. Mr. Randolph
was a native OF New York and served
throughout the civil war IL COMPANY
y, Of the SiXty-fOurth New York Regi-
ment.
He was recently elected for the sec
ond term as commander of Potomac
Post. and was actively identified WITH
Grand Army affairs lie IS survived Nv
his wife and a daughter, Mrs. Charles
Pinder.
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MRS. TAFT AS a LEADER IN
WELFARE WORK.

y great deal has been said about
the excellent speech Judge Taft made
last week at the meeting of the Ma
tional Civic Federation. II was large
y, If not wholly, extemporaneous. and
its sweet and sound philosophy neatly
rounding 3 large variety of subjects.
commended itself to all. The speech
invited and received considerable com
ment- But the address that Mrs. Taft
made at the meeting of the woman's
section of the federation's welfare de-
partment has passed with distinctly
less notice.
Those who read of both will have
little doubt, however, that Mrs. Taft's
speech will prove to be quite az eff
icctIve, in its way, as the one made
by her distinguished husband. For it
MIS- delivered to company of strong
minded, philosophical women engaged
in the commcndabIe work of betterino
conditions in the Industrial world.
Some women seem to believe thew can
do little or no good unless the be-
come fulI-fcdgcd voters. Mrs. Taft
and her companions in this practical
welfare work know very well. we
should say. that the basis of much of
the generally desired improvement is q
moral matter.
Whatever may be the customs and
laws of r country" said the phiIoso-
phcr ''the women of It decide the
morals So we find the wife Of the
Presidcnt-clect urging her associates
to keep right at work in the field that
already has yielded much good fruit.
and not to be distracted or discour-
aged.
Mrs. Taft is type of woman whose
energy and influence will always he
eVerted for the betterment of the world
in a practical and altogether praise
worthy manner, and as such much NAV
be expected of her when she becomes
the mistress of the White House.
The Washington times., 1908-12-22
HAMS COUNSEL FEARS
STORY OF MRS. ANNIS
Lawyers Plan Call Eyewitness to Tragedy Refute
Testimony of Widow of Army Captains Victim.
Is Bayside Clubs Boatman.

self upon her enemies and tore at their
very heart strings. Her voice trembIed
with passion, her face, pale 81 first,
flushed to a dull red with rage and
grew hard and set as a mask of iron
Her voice rang cut cold and pitiIess.
and every wcrd showed her anxiety to
mete out to Thornton Hams the suffer
tngs that she accuses him OF having
brought upon her and hers.
This impression Of some beautiful.
furious wild creature, stalking its prev,
was emphasized by the litha grace OF The
woman and the slow. free swinging
motion with which she made her way
down the long court room 30 the witness
stand.
1t was her hour when she audited her
account with those who had left her to
face the world alone and wiring from il
her own living. and she made The most
OF IT, She was SO eager to tell her
story, the story over which she has
brooded all OF these dreary months
since her husband was slain, that she
could nOc wait for the slow questioning
OF the prosecuting attorney, but ran
ahead Of him, telling OF her fears and
suspicious.
Nor could she hold herself down to
the bare bones of the recital Of what
she really heard and saw, that is, all
tllat the law permits witness TO tes-
ufy to- She interiected her own vivid
emotions, her fright when she first saw
the Hams brothers IN a cab on the way
70 the yacht club. her terrible suspen Sc
or the twenty minutes she waited for
MN to come in. while she babbled non
end watched the two men, dre3ding she
knew not what.
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stranger armed with a revolver --uu
things, and demanded who he was. He
told me that he was Captain Hams of the
regular army, the son Of General Hams.
/ declared II he was an army officer
ne should ne a gentleman. Just then
the real Captain Hams stepped forward
and said: No: 7 an Captain Hams.
This is my brother I said again II
he was gentleman ne would give up
ms gun, and the captain said to him,
y es, DO so; his is a gentleman's club
Thornton Hams then broke MS revol-
Yer, called my attention 10 the fact
that none OF the cartridges were eX-
ploded. placed them in his pocket, and
handed the revolver to me. As 1 start
ed up the float the defendant called me
ster IN which he had carried his revol.
YER left him there and went back
upon the dock and cleared a WAY
through women and children gathered
mere did not see him again until
ne was arrested ! kept the revolver
ana holster until the police came AID
/ gave them 10 OFFICER Baker,
Another Eyewitness.
John T. Stevens. the next witness,
was In a boat fifteen feet off the fioat
when the shooting began His story
was along the line OF that OF the pre-
ceding eyewitnesses except that he saw
Anns' face during the killing. He
heard one shot, a space Of several sec
onds. and then four shots In rapid sue
cesslon- He saw Annis try to get uu
after the first shot and then stagreT
forward and fall into the water
stevens swore that T Jenkins Hams
handed MS gun over to Downs NV
after Captain Hams had said TO him
YES give II up. They appear TO be
gentlemen and we have flnished oIIT
business and there will be no more
shooting here"
Witness said he asked Thornton Hams
how he could expect any sympathy
from the club members after what had
happened. Hams. he swore, asked him
II you had a brother would you not
protect him2'
Il answered. said Stevens, by saw
ing that II ] had a brother and he
wanted to do a cruel thing like that
that ] would lock him up. He said he
guessed was not an American or
would not have talked that way that
his brother was Captain Hains Of the
army"
Il said to him that is was not an
American trick to shoot a MAJ. down
like dog He declared 10 me tfat II
knew all about this matter 7 would
change my mind"
What else did ne say?''
II jenkins HalIs said TO me that he
had come there 10 protect his brother
ana mat II any one had interferrcd he
would have shot him dead"
This emphatic declaration staggered
the defense and Mcintyre jumped %
his feet and objected. moving that the
statement be stricken out.
-, IN allow il TO stand" quietly ruled
the court
Mcintyre tried vainly to shake Stew
ems story, but failed
Recess until 30 was then ordered
when Stevens crOss-eXaminatiOn Will be
concluded
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You can't convince any strict, old
fashioned, public-be-hanged protection
list that there is any reason for tariff
revision unless the revision be directed
by such friends" of the tariff as Sc
cured for their agent the position of
secretary of the Senate Finance Com
mission when the tariff was cut and
dried for the special interests in 1897.
Indeed, if anything were wanting to
prove that the Home Market disciples
are suffering from an incurable delu-
sion, then we have It in the fact that
they believe that the people voted to
give themselves another DinSley bill or
something affording even more "protec-
tom" to those that want it.
Think of It! A people hoodwinked
by industries conniving to have their
special representative, chosen and paid
by them, lend n hand in the framing
Of tariff bill; a people labOring under
an annual Overcharge estimated by the
National Association of Manufacturers
to amount to seven billion dollars; q
people demanding honest and above
board tariff revision voting 10 have the
special interests appoint more agents
for the Washington service and to have
the special interests still further pro
tected" if possible!
1t isn't fair for these high priests of
protection to say that Mr.. Taft is with
them. He is not. He is a protection
list, but not a Proteotionist who be
lieves in protecting the special inter
ests at the expense of the popular in
terests. He said in New York Wed
nesday night:
There have been those in the party
who didn't believe that IL made any
difference how high the rates were.
Competition, these men said, would
make 1t all right But I say that the
reading of the plank in the Chicago
platf orm was In favor of the defini-
ton Of protection as 1 have defined IT,.
Gle had defined the tariff rate as the
measure Of difference Of the cost Of
production here and abTOad') On this
plank we were successful, anC unless
we act in accordance with our prom
Uses, or II we only keep the word Of
promise to the ear and break II in the
hope. we shall be made accountable
TO the American people and suffer
such consequences as failure TO keep
faith has always been visited with.
Better TO have no revision at all IN
less we are going honestly and favor
ably 20 revise the tariff on the basis
promised by our party
To say that the President elect Is in
favor of tariff revision along the lines
OF special protection and outrageous
overcharge is to open the possibility Of
a permanent organization of the
Ananias Club. There may be some ups
in tariff revision, but if the job is to
be 'hc estly and favorably" done there
must also be some downs.
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Mrs. General Hams III
In New York Apartments

NEW YORK, Dec. 1T. Jenkins
Hams was thrown into sudden despair
today by the news that tie illness OF
his aged mother, the wife OF Gen. Peter
G Hams. ST., had taken a sudden turn
for the worse. and that she may not
be able TO lend him her moral support
in the court room before the ED Of the
trial.
General and Mrs. Hams. with Major
John Hams. have been stopping since
the opening OF the case at the Hotel
Aston. where they came from their
home in Washington Ever since her
arrival, Mrs Hams. enfeebied by age
and the awful shock of the first news
of the tragedy at the BaVSide Yacht
Club, IN which her two sons. Peter G
Hams, II. and Thornton Hams. were
the principal actors, has been confined
20 her room.
The Washington times., 1908-12-22
INTERNAL REVENUE
RECEIPTS GROWING

The November internal revenue re-
ceiots, made public today. as compared
with the receipts OF November OF last
year show an increase of nearly s.. 800 600
This increase, the Commissioner saws
will, in his opinion. continue. and bv The
end of next June, the receipts will ex-
coed those Of last year.
The November statement shows an in
crease all along the line The largest is
in distilled spirits, due TO the vithdrewaI
of spirits from the bonded warehouses;
There IS also an increase in revenue
from tobacco, but there was a falling
off OF $3.50 in receipts from fermented
liquors. This is attributed 10 the pro
hibitiOn wave. for it seems prohibition
has hurt the brewers much more sever
" than distillers- Up to date, last year $
internal revenue receipts exceed this
years receipts by 100000
The Washington times., 1908-12-22
COUSIN OF Mr.. TAFT
STRANGELY MISSING
Californian Is Thought TO Have
Been Drowned While Out
Hunting Ducks.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. c2.-Fred D.
Taft, dentist, sec nId cousin Of Presi-
dent-elect Taft, Hing in Berkeley, and
his cousin. Waite J. Watson. an cleo
trician Of SebastCpOl, have disappeared
and relatives land friends fear they
were victims of a mishap while duck
hunting on Bouldin Island near An
tioch.
A heavy gale was blowing early Sat
urday and It is feared the mems boat
cspsized and they were drowned Search
was made all day yesterday and last
night but 20 no avail.
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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN
TARIFF REVISION.

OF course the Homo Market Club OF
New England disapproves the action
taken by the Boston Merchants Asso-
citation in favor of tariff revision with
the purpose Of lower level of duties
than that which now exists The
spokesman of the club says 1t is re-
GREETED that the Merchants Associa-
ton is not in harmony with the great
industries of New England and with
the vote of the American people in the
recent election"
You can't persuade any typical
Home MsTketer that there Is any good
in tariff revision unless existing duties
are increased, or, at least, maintained.
The Washington times., 1908-12-22
GOMPERS' CONTEMPT
DECIDED TOMORROW
Supreme Court of District viii
Rule on Important Labor
Controversy.

Justice Wright, Of the Supreme Court
Of the District OF Columbia, will de-
liver his opinion and render a decision
in the contempt proceedings b'ought by
the Buck Stove and Range Company
against Samuel GOmpers. Frank Nor
rISOn, and John Mitchell. officers Of
the American Federation of Labor. At
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning
President GOmpers has publicly an
nOunced that nc viii go 10 jail If he
is found guilty Of contempt.
Whichever way the cast is decided
II probably will go to the Supreme
Court Of the United States on an an
peal The case has been bitterly fought
for months.
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THREATS WERE MADE
AGAINST BIGGYS LIFE
Acting Chief Says Official Was
Constantly Under the Eyes
of Detectives.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 2-That the
life of Chief Of Police William J Biggy
had been threatened by men he believ-
ed would stop at nothing 10 see him
driven from office and that he had been
subjected to continual espionage for
months by detectives in the employ of
William j. Burns, were among the facts
brought out in testimony before the
cOroner's jury, sitting in inquest on his
death
Acting Chief OF Police Cutler admits
he knows the names Of men OF whom
Biggy had been apprehensive and cir
cumstances connected with the eSpio-
mage OF which the latter had complain
ed. but he refused the request OF Cor
Oner Leland and members Of the iur-
10 enter into details. on the ground
that the charter protected him in his
oflciaI capacity from divuIgiug secrets
Of the police department.
The Washington times., 1908-12-22
MR.. CARNEGIE'S TESTIMONY
ABOUT THE STEEL TARIFF.

Mr. Carnegie calmly declined to get
mixed up IN a maze of figures when
the Ways and Means Committee want
cd to pin him down" In his testimony
He wouldn't tell what it cost or Ouxht
10 cost to make a ton of iron or steel
or what proportion of it was ore, and
coke, and transportation, and labor, and
so on He gently pOked fun at the
committee for getting so much of that
sort of statistics that it couldn't pos
sibly use them, and incidentally charged
1t with not knowing what the figures
meant, anyhow.
Mr. Carnegie reached for some larger
aspects. Forty Five per cent of the
worlds steel Is made here; in three
years more than half of it viii be
American. We export a good deal of
steel and sell it in competition with
the rest of the world. The futures
primacy in the industry is certain to
come here, because supplies of material
are vastly greater here than elsewhere.
The cost of producing steel abroad
tends to increase faster than here.
American processes are better than
those of other countries
Taking all these facts together, Mr..
Carnegie simply waved the figures aside
and declared that it was apparent the
tariff wasn't needed for the purpose of
protection He was very certain the
tariff ought not to be maintained as a
bUlwark to monopoly or a defense to
incompetence; therefore, he could see
10 reason for maintaining it at all.
Of course there viii be protest that
Mr.. Carnegie didn't make good" be-
cause he didn't itemize the cost OF a
ton of steel in every country which pro-
duces steel Mr.. Carnegie really did
better He summed up the whole case,
proved more than all the figures can
prove, and rested the case
It looks more and more as if there
might be real revision, based on a foun-
dation of free hides, free lumber. and
free steel. The West will concede free
hides, if the East will grant free steel
and everybody seems willing to have
free lumber-except, of course, the
lumbermen. With that trio of great
staples as a basis of triangulatior It
isn't hard to figure out a right liberal
measure in the Payne bill.
The Washington times., 1908-12-22
Marues Thursday.

Mrs. s. H Wauder and Miss Alice
Wa-der VIII arrive IN Washington this
afternoon after an extended absence
abroad
The marriage-of Miss Wander 20 John
" Garrett viii take place al noon
Thursday IN the WaTdeT residence on
N street. the Rev. Roland Cotton Smith.
OF St Johns Episcopal Church, =
nciating, IN the presence OF a snail
gathering Of relatives
AIr. Garrett and his bride VIII leave
Washington Immediately after rhe wed
ding breakfast which VII follow LLa
ceremony. and viii sail from New York
in a day or two for Rome, where Nix
Garrett - the secretary OF The American
Miss Warder VII be unattended, but
AR Garrett viii have Basil Miles as hls
best man
Mrs. r Harris OF the Oakland. and
her daughter, Mrs Leon H Re-zeuSteiU.
OF New York city, VIII be at home
Wednesdays
Miss Selma BloUnt Of Montreal, Can
ada, viii spend the Holidays with he-
cousin, Miss Natalie Mayer
Miss Rose Cohen, who has been the
guest Of Mrs. Calvert : Rusenthal. has
returned 10 her home in Baltimore
Mrs. Bertha ErIanger. Of Baltimore,
has been spending a few days with
Mrs. Emil West
NJ and Mrs Jay Isemsn. who were
recently married IN Cleveland. Ohio,
are spending several DAYS IN town
Mrs Ned Meyer and daughter, Miss
Dorothy Meyer OF New York city are
the guests OF : " Meyer
Mrs. Benjamin Harris and son. Harry
Harris Will .eaEe tomorrow for New
York -ity, where they VIII spend a fort
night with relatives
Miss Miriam Weinberg OF Baltimore,
IS the guest Of Miss Blanche HOllande-.
OF Eighteenth street
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Mrs. Claudia L. Hams
Located in Jersey City

BOSTON. Dec 22--MTs- Claudia Lib
hey Hams, wife OF Captain Hams. is IA
Jersey City. holding herself ready 20 be
called "a witness in the trial OF T..
jenkins Hams.
Before leaving her home young Mrs.
Hams said 10 a friend.
IF 1 thought that Thbrnton Hams
would escape the punishment that IS
due him / would willingly 20 10 New
York and tell what I know"
II Is believed that the man who called
Tor Mrs Hams is connected with the
office Of District Attorney Darrin, and
that the woman was wanted first for a
consultation about the trend Of the evil
dence. and so that she would be easy
Of access II requested to go on the stand
10 strengthen the case against Thornton
Hams.
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VIII See Miss Duncan.

The benefit performance o. Miss Isa-
dora Duncan, the famous dancer. and
the Walter DamTosch Orchestra al the
New National Tbeater this afternoon,
undoubtedly win be vel attended, 50
ciety IN general keeping the hour free
from conflicting engagements
This IS 10 be the dancers last appear
ance in Washington. as she IS sailing
shortly for Europe, and the entertain
ment IS under the auspices OF the board
OF lady manage OF the Working Boys
Home, the proceeds 10 20 To the home
The committee IN charge includes
Mrs Arthur Lee. Mrs Richard Harlow,
Mrs James Mitchell. Miss Fanny
Whelan, Miss Louise Foraker, auc Miss
Laura Wells
Those who have taken boxes for the
Performance are Mrs Elkius, Mrs
Henry kfrke Porter. Mrs. William Sla-
ter. Mrs. Barney. Mrs Samuel Spen-
Ger, Mrs. William Phelps EuO, and Mrs
samuel Eill.
The Washington times., 1908-12-22
DOUGLAS FACTORY
CLOSELY GUARDED
Marlboro Board of Trade Fears
FiTebugS viii Now
Get Busy.

MARLBORO. Mass, Dec. cc.-Fear-
ing an attempt 70 burn the building
TO be occupied here as a factory By
the ". l. Douglas Shoe Company. OF
Brockton. guards were set today By
order Of Frank /. Gage. OF the board
Of trade
The deal between the board Of trade
and the Douglas Company by which
the latter viii take possession OF the
factory, was completed yesterday.
The Washington times., 1908-12-22
BOMB FROM TRAIN
WRECKS RESTAURANT

NEW YORK, Dec. ga bomb. be-
neved TO have been thrown from a
Second avenue elevated train, wreck
ed the front of a restaurant on upper
Second avenue.
Mrs Henry Hart was stunned. but
not seriously injured. while a panic
was caused among the six families oc-
cupying the building The cause of
the bomb throwing can only be con-
jectured.