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The Washington times., 1908-06-15
100000 FUND
TO DEFEND RACING
Prosecutor in Refusing to
Join Test Case, Says Judge
Has Been Fixed.

NEW YORK, June 15.-One million
dollars. 1t is said IN sporting circles
mere today, has been raised by racing
men TO discover means by which the
Agnew-Hart law may be legally
lodged, and twelve of the most noted
lawyers in New York have been re-
tanned 10 devise a plan.
Three bookmakers, bv agreement
with the Jockey Club. Il is said, are
TO be arrested at the track today 20
furnish test cases. Police, however.
Will be al the track and will not stop
at the three, but will arrest every man
making a bet Of any sort. The test ar
rests are TO be made by arrangement
with Commissioner Bingham's men.
Assistant District Attorney Elder,
Of Kings County. declares that he
will not agree TO the test case plan.
He has caused a sensation by declar-
ingn that the racing crowd have AL
ready secured a judge who will favor
them and who. he says, has his de-
cisiOn already written
Roy S. and Paul ]. Rainey. the mil
ionaire Cleveland horsemen, are 10
ship Nheir string Of racers 10 France
In three weeks. This is declared to be
the first Of the exodus which will fol-
low the suppression of betting at ths
tracks.
The Washington times., 1908-06-15
PLAYED OFF ILL
TO ENJOY EASE

PARIS. June 16.-Professor Dieulafoy,
OF the great hospital. the Hotel Dieu.
has a patient ~i,I an extraordinary
mania TO simulate disease
The man has been in every hospital In
Paris TO be treated for what seemed 70
be a virulent affection Of the skin OF
his right arm. As often as he seemed
10 be cured the affection returned after
two or three days. At one time general
blood poisoning appeared 20 threaten
him. and a surgeon smputated his right
arm. Then the affection appeared on his
left arm. on which there are ninety
eight scars today.
Convinced that the fellow produced
the violent skin trouble aTtlhcially.
Prof. Dieulafoy finally bulled the man
into confessing that he had produced
the sores by burning his arms with
caustic potash
The man had two purposes-to excite
sympathy and to enjoy the ease and
nourishing food which a hospital af-
fords. Rather than give these up ne
submitted TO the amputating Of an arm.
The Washington times., 1908-06-15
LEVY TO DEFEND
DOCTORS SLAYER
Lawyer Who Saved Nan Patterson
From Conviction Is Retained
by AccuseL Nurse.

NEW YORK, June 15.-LawyeF ABE"
Levy, who saved Nan Patterson from
conviction Of the murder OF Caesar
Young, will defend Sarah hoten. the
Hungarian siTl who shot and killed Dr.
Martin ". Auspitz. in the doorway Of
a fashionable apartment house
It was declared today at the Tombs
that Miss Koten. who killed Auspltz
because OF alleged indignities suffered
az his hancs while she was a nurse in
his employ, would soon become a moth
er- The trial. IN the event Of he- iDdict-
ment by CorOneTs jury ar the in
quest toD"--row, will be delayed until
september OF October because Of The
wCmsn's Cond ton.
The Washington times., 1908-06-15
Man in Electric Line Col
lision Quietly
Departs.
STORY NECESSARY.
PROSECUTOR SAYS
Anne Arundel States Attorney
Ordered Watch Kept on
WadswoTth.

Steps viii be taken at once TO bring
George Wadsworth, the motorman Of
the extra train in the fatal collision
on the Washington, Baltimore and An
napols line. back from Cnio. where il
is supposed be is hiding.
Wadsworth left the place in which he
was boarding with his wife and child
on Benning Ioad. very quietly, so quiet
ly that even the physician who was
treating his yet unhealed Irfuries was
not aware OF his departure until he
called 10 d-ess his wounds II is sun
posed that when he left Washington
with hts family his destinat ton was
Cuyahoga Fails Ohio, his former home.
At least that is the explanation he
made to R z. Belt, with whom he
boarded at 1913 Benning road. He left
Belts house on crutches, aud said
nothing about his intention until few
hours before his departure
Ordered Watch on Man.
States Attorney Nicholas II. Green,
Of Maryland. had given instructions to
Sherif John Z. Williams. Of Anne
Arundel county, to keep Wadsworth
under surveillance, but apparently no
watch was kept over him, il being sup
posed that he was too badly injured
TO attempt to leave the city. Although
he left the city some days ago how
ever his departure was not made
known 10 Mr.. Green until he was In
formed by long distance telephone
from The Times this morning
He declared that he would make an
immediate investigation Of the mat
ter, and ascertain why Wadsworth had
not been kept under guard, as it was
made very evident at the first inquest
hearing d week ago that the respon-
sibility for the disaster which cost
nine lives might. in part. AT least.
be laid ar his door.
This is a complete surprise 10 me"
said Mr. Green. Il had supposed that
Wadsworth was under surveillance by
a deputy sheriff. as / gave orders
Immediately after the wreck 10 Sherifr
Williams TO that effect.
His Testimony Necessary.
1t is necessary TO have him here
at the inquest and although 1 cannot
state now what will be done until ]
have investigated the affair I am sure
that WadswoTth will be called upon 10
come here 10 testify. and. If necessary,
brought here on a requisition."
The inquest was postponed until June
p for the express purpose of having
Conductor BITnesCO and MOtorman
WadSwOTJh on hand To testify The
former is at the hospital at Annapolis.
and was Immediately placed under the
care OF a deputy sheriff Why Wads-
worth was not taken care OF in like
fashion is the question which viii be
put TO Sheriff Williams today.
The officials of the railroad company
in their testimony at the inquest. de-
clared positively that the orders were
dlsregarded by Wadsworth. and said
that II was due 10 his failure 10 put in
at the Camp Parole siding. as the COM
pany rules provided, that caused the
wreck There was a standing order,
which all employees were presumed 10
know. said General Manager Shauna-
han at the inquest which. il Obeyed,
would have caused the extra train 10
get out OF the way.
The Washington times., 1908-06-15
LITHOGRAPHY.

IAthogTsphy was the discovery OF
AlOis Senefelder, a poor musician Of
Munich. In 1886. when busy at work.
SenefeideT's mother asked him 10 make
out the washing bill. and IN a hurry,
taking a piece OF smooth kilheim stone
he wrote out the bill with the ink he
had prepared for his experiments. For
some time the stone was laid aside for
gotten and when he saw ~ again the
ink was so firmly set that the pOsgibll-
tty occurred 10 him Of an acid eating
away the stone where not protected by
the ink, and leaving the writing in Te-
lief. Two years later. as a result of
the hint thus given. Senefelder had dis
covered the art Of lithography.
The Washington times., 1908-06-15
GEN. BOOTH STILL HEARTY.

General Booth. the Grand Old Man"
Of the Salvation Army. has just entered
upon his eightleth year. and IL is curious
to recall the verdict of a doctor whom
he consulted as q young man. He was
anxious TO enter the ministry, but the
medico told him. 1T would be sheer
suicide. You would be dead in a year"
And the veteran has only recently re-
turned from a world tour, and seems
as full OF energy as ever II may not
be generally known that General Booth
does not draw a single penny from army
funds beyond his travelling expenses. His
personal income-on which he brought
up his family-is simply the interest on
a capital sum of $4,000 which was pro-
vided by A friend who believed in the
man and his work at the outset Of his
career. When the general dies the capt.
tai goes back 10 that friend or his
heirs.
The Washington times., 1908-06-15
FRANK WORK DENIES
REPORT OF CANCER
Father of Mrs. Burke-Roche Bat
Onyi Thinks Malicious Person
Spread Story.

NEW YORK, June 15.-The published
reports that Frank Work, father Of
Mrs. Burke-ROChe. who elOped with
AureI -Batonyi, the noted Newport whip.
from whom she is now seeking a sep
aration, was dying of cancer of the
stomach, due to excessive smoking, was
denied today by Mr.. Work when a re-
porter. in answer 10 a note, received the
following reply:
The report Of my Illness is news 70
me. I cannot understand how such
thing got into the public prints. There
is absolutely no cause for such a report
for never was IN better health. I am
not being treated by Christian Science,
OF even by a physician. believe the
report was spread for a malicious pur-
pose, but who the tnstigator was 1 am
At a loss 20 say. I spent most OF yester-
day driving, and viii hope TO spend
many mora days at the same recrea-
ton. am well and happy as a man
OF my age could wish TO be"
The Washington times., 1908-06-15
MATCHES IN CAKE
FED TO ELEPHANT
Man Who Sets Big Pet Wild With
Pain, Escapes From New
York Zoo.

NEW YORK. June l5.-Fhile so per
sons looked on. a middIe-aged man in
the antelope house OF the Bronz zoo
yesterday afternoon handed Sultana,
the big pet elephant. a nice soft piece
of chocolate cake.
sultana curled her trunc about IT.
smiled with approval. and carried IT up
TO her capacio'.s mouth. The next in
slant there was a cracking explosion
and a roar Of rage and pain from the
elephant az q puff OF smoke poured
from her mouth.
Women and children fed pell nell ia
all directions. screaming with fear.
Keepers ran up with qiJchforks. Ru-
mors spreads about the adjoining animal
houses that a wild beast was at large.
Seeing the smoke, the first keeper TO
arrive turned a hose upon Sultana- she
was still storming and trumpetiug. Few
spectators dared go back near the cage
When the elephant was Qulejed several
keepers went into tns cage they
found nearly 100 pariCr matches with
burned ends. which had been in the IN
uOCent looking chocolate cake. Her
mouth was painfully nlistered,
The man had disappeared, and though
the keepers were given a good desCTip-
ton of him, he escaped from the zoo.
The antelope house didn't have all the
excitement of the day, however Moe 20
the nine-foOt alligator, got out OF IT'S
tank and gave quite a battle 10 Keeper
Charles Snyder He got Synder in a
corner. and lashed az him with his
long tail. besides ClaWiBg at nis trous-
ers legs SNYDER finally got the best or
the creature with a club. and forced Il
back into the tank.
new zebra. not yet named, arrived
from Abyssinia. IL is Of the Greyey va
riety, With narrow and close stripes Of
jet black and is a beautiful specimen.
II is said tn be a mate to the zebra
which the King of Abyssinia presented
20 President Roosevelt a year or so
ago.
The Washington times., 1908-06-15
BREAKS HIS LEG
PULLING OFF BOOT

MANSFIELD. TX. June 15.-WhlIe
trying TO pull Of IFS boot. Carl Sande-
fur broke his rig leg above the knee.
he lives at NfcCurain. Okla. and is
cowboy who wears regulation high
heel boots.
MY right heel caught and my boot
twisted" said Sandefur, IN telling the
story OF the accident. II caught the
heel in one hand and the toe in the
other and gave the boot a twist 20
straighten il with a sudden jerk, There
was q pop you could hear forty feet. %
The Washington times., 1908-06-15
SHEATH GOWN MADE
I'm LOOMS OF HE'LL

BOSTON, June 1.-THE sheath gown
was designed In Satan's mind and
woven in the looms Of hell" says the
Rev. William Bastard, pastor of Dud-
ley street Baptist Church.
In his sermon on That Wife OF
Yours last night. he declared that
no decent woman would wear such a
gown, and unhappy is the man that
marTles the woman who would con
descend 70 such act"
The Washington times., 1908-06-15
Big Tug Comes Up Stream
FRENCH TRAITOR
SEEKING PARDON
Military Wants UIlmo to Serve
Sentence of Life
Exile.

TOULON. June l5.-The effort TO save
Benjamin UnmO, the French ensign who
was publicly degraded last week for
attempting TO sell French naval secrets
10 a foreign power. from life Danish
naent IN the fortress at French Guiana,
is not Injecting with encouragement
T-Umo's exile was decided on by the
courtmartial which tried him, and the
army and navy are insisting that this
sentence be carried out
Ullmo has appealed 10 President Fal-
Heres, declaring that his public degTada-
lion was punishment enough, but the
appeal Is being fought by the military
on the ground that no punishment Is
too severe for a traitor.
The Washington times., 1908-06-15

swimming for Brooklyn, his face suli
bearing the Joyful grin at his 'ictory
over Ryan.
on came the tug and struck Green as
he was reaching out for a stroke. In
stantly he disappeared from the View or
everybody, and a groan went UP from
the spectators on the river banks, for
they believed he had been sucked under
and lost.
Fireman Daniel Mcdonald OF the fire.
boat Abram S. Hewitt, and & NUMBER OF
Brooklyn policemen entered q rOWbO8L
at the foot OF Washington street and
searched for the body in vain.
Body Not Recovered
The clothing Of Green vas taken to his
York street home and the news OF his
death was broken to the relatives. Then
the police entry OF the tragedy was
made at the Fulton street station. fol-
lowed by the statement; Body not
recovered
In the York street house preparations
fo!- the wake had been completed and
an undertaken was discussing arrange
ments for the recovery Of the body
when Green walked in attired in a
strange suit.
For a minute they did not know him.
hls mother fell fainting at his feet and
ms father and others in the room shout
ed IN their establishment.
Green picked up his mother and placed
neI on sofa After she had recovered
and the swimmer had been almsst suffO-
Gated with hugs and kisses, he was al
lowed 10 tell his story. II was very
simple. after all
The Washington times., 1908-06-15
CHRISTIAN UNIONS
PLAN EXCURSION

Under the management OF the Young
Mems Christian Association. the Young
Women's Christian Association, and the
Christian Endaavor, a moonlight sail 20
River View will be given tomorrow
night the boat sailing at o'clock.
Music will add TO the enjoyment Of
the occasion. The association orchestra.
the mandolin club, and the male quartet
will alternate In furnishing selections.
The excursion is being given for the
benefit of the Southeast Club.
The Washington times., 1908-06-15
Grabbed Fender of Float.

When I was struck, / lost con-
seriousness for a second or so. and
must have Involuntary grabbed a fen
der OF one of the car floats. / woke
10 md myself between the two craft In
a very narrow space and IN danger Of
being squeezed 10 death. The tenders
saved me.
II shouted, but no one heard. and no
one thought 10 look between the boats.
II was not until deck hand let down
bucket to get soms water that I
was able TO grab the line and so dis
cover myself 70 him This was when
the tow was OF the upper end OF
Blackwelfs Island I had been carried
three miles hanging TO that fender and
unable TO draw myself up.
Il was dragged aboard q minute later
and given dry suit OF clothes ana
food. / was landed at Mott Haven.
took the Manhattan Third avenue L
10 the bridge and came home.
That's all there IS to IT," said Green.
but he was wrong It was long AFTER
midnight before friends stopped shak-
ing hands with him.
The Washington times., 1908-06-15
|<DeadMan" Breaks Up His Wake
By Walking Into House Alice

NEW YORK. June I5.--John Green.
Jack the Swimmer proved again
that he bears a charmed life when he
walked into bis home at 13S York street
just as his parents and other relatives
and neighbors we're preparing TO hold a
wake in mis- memory. This was after
he had performed a swimming feat
which was supposed 80 have ended his
life in the East river.
Green's adventure began at the pier
al Washington street. Brooklyn. where
a group surrounded the swimmer, ano
James Ryan. rival OF Green. who had
been anxious 10 hf.y e try at the cham
pion ever since Green won a prize last
summer by swimming from the Bat
terry TO Coney Island in record time.
Green fell seven stories from a build
ing IN Brooklyn some years ago, and his
life was despaired OF at that time He
recovered. to every ones establishment.
but the fall left him somewhat deaf.
Hence he had difficulty IN making out
AL that Ryan said. His deafness. too.
was responsible for the hairbreadth
escape that followed.
Race Is Arranged.
Wnen the swimmer became IuliN dlNo
90 the determination OF Ryan to egg
him on TO a contest he lost patience,
and said.
We'll. get trunks. and 1 will swim
you from here to the recreation pier
at Market street. in Manhattan, but
you must understand that this is mai.
I don't want you 10 bother me again.
The men entered the water ten minutes
later. for Ryan. II appears, had the
trunks on hand
CrowdE on both sides OF the river
watched the swimmers as they neared
The center Of the stream. Green was
swimming with long easy strokes and
rapidly drawing away from his rival.
He was 900 feet ahead OF Ryan when he
reached the Market street pier, amid
the cheers Of the visitors there Green
touched the pier. rested moment and
then started back. He grlnned broadly
when he saw Ryan still we'll out In the
river. swimming for the recreation pier.
The latter. when ne saw ne was hope
lessly distanced. turned and swan back
- Brooklyn.
Big Tug Comes Up Stream.
Up the East river was steaming a
powerful harbor tug, with a car float
lashed 10 each side Of It. Green was al
most directly in the path Of the tug and
hundreds on both sides OF the river
shouted 70 the swimmer 10 look out.
But he did not hear them and kept on
The Washington times., 1908-06-15
Made In A Model Factory.
P. s. @. Naphtha Soap is made in the
same factory as IpOry Soap.

In point of completeness cleanliness and beauty, the
Ivorvdae factories of The Proctor & Gamble Co. have
few equals and no superiors.
It's there that Ivory Soap is made.
There also, P. & G. Naphtha Soap is manufactured
1t is not necessary tell you anything about Ivory
Soap.
You use it; and you know that for BATH toilet and
fine laundry purposes, 1t IS uncquaed.
The thing is true of P. & G. Naphtha Soap.
For quick easy washing, it is unequaled.
The price of "P & G." higher than that of ordi-
nary laundry soap; but cake will last longer and do
work than cakes of ordinary
| TnOOnR.GUiBE SOAP it pays to it.
rVpSfasOV - 5 Cents-All Crocers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-31

Come, Lottie, and hear what a fine sur prise mamma has in store for you! So called Mrs Grey to her little daughter, Lottie, merry maid five years old.
 Lottie was playing In the sand pile In the backyard when her mamma called her, but she dropped the bucketful of sand and ran to her.
 we are going to the city today" ex- plained mamma. Just you and I, Lottle. Won't that be finer?
 Lottie jumped up and down. clapping her little hands for joy She had been in the city with mamma two or three times before, and always did enjoy see ing the great tall buildings and the busy throngs of people in the streets. And the great enticing show windows of the shops were so mysterious and full of curious things that Lottie never had got to see half the things there displayed to view.
 About 10 o'clock Lottie and her mamma stepped from the suburban train to the big platform at one of the suburban sta tions of the city. In another minute they were aboard a street car and going like the wind into the very throbbing heart of the noisy and crowded town
 Lottie kept her eyes open. and her lit- tie inqulrlng mind, also. She asked occa- sional questions of mamma, by whose side she sat very close, her little hand casped tightly in one of the big, warm, mother hands. Oh, how nice 1t was to go into the city with mammal
 And soon they got off the street car and began walking along very narrow street, or So it looked by reason of the extremely tall buildings that bordered 1t on either side. "Oh, how very, very big everything isl'' exclaimed Lottie. Ut makes my head spin to look at so many, things at once"
 Mamma laughed and pressed lovingly the little hand that lay so confdingly In her own. Well, dearie, here's a store where want to do some shopping. Now, if you. wish to stay right by the door till l run in and get some cotton I'll let you do so. Just stand right herein this corner by. the showcase-until I return. l won't be dozen minutes.
 Lottie much preferred to stay by the store door, so that she might see the passers by, to going inside with her man. ma. But hardly had she been left alone when she became bit frightened by the thought that she was alone So she de- cided to go into the store and find her mother. She went up and down all the aisles between the counters In the big shop looking in vain for her mother. Where could she have gone? she asked herself. Not finding her, Lottie thought | 1t wise to return to the door and await her coming. So she sought out her lit tie corner by the showcase once more. But there she stood and stood waiting for her mother. As the time went by she became very much frightened, for she feared her mother had gotten lost inside that immense store and couldn't
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-31
Bobby and Fenny's Picnic Dinner.
A WEE ONES, BY MAUD WALKER.

Into town, an today's bakin' day, so I'm goin' to try maxim animal cookies for you'n Bob. But you mustn't come pes terin about the kitchen. can't be bothered. Run along an play corn cobs an chips are your cake and chicken fer your picnic dinner. That's the sort of play picnic dinners I used to have when I was a little voungster.''
 Penny, her lips pouting with disappoint- ment went back to her brother, saying, "Ole Nancy, she won't dive us any good les for our picnic She says for us to play 'at corncobs an chips are cake and chick en, an that she won't be pestered by us in the kltchen.''
 She's awful cross' declared Bobby. s'I wish mamma would hurry home. Then we'd have a fine spread for our picnic, we would. Any time at we want a pie nic dinner mamma would give 1t to us, an specially when I've got sore big toe"
 Oats tause our mammals so sweetDan' dood," declared Penny, the pout leaving her face as she recalled her dear mamma to mind. But, tome long, bruyer, let's go an have our picnic anyway. We can play 'at corneobs an chips are goodies, though 1t be lots nicer to have real good i les to eat sure 'nough."
 Bobby, limping with his sore big toe, and Penny, running and bouncing ahead Of him, went off to shady spot behind the jolly big chicken coop. It. was 80 lively there with the old red rooster and the old black rooster growing and strut ting about in the glorious sunshine. And there were mother hens with their little broods of downy chicks going cluck-a cluek, cluck-a -cluck. And there was a great cornield stretching away over the long hillside, running up and up behind the chicken coop. Penny and Bobby thought 1t would be fun to play the field was forest and the little stalks of corn great trees. In the country where Bobby and Penny lived there were very few forests, and the trees that grew on their farm had been planted there. As these stood about the front yard and down the lane leading to the big road, Bobby and Penny rarely ever played beneath them. They preferred the shade of the stables, the chicken coop or a hay stack
 And while they played behind the chick en coop, pretending that the field was forest, that the roosters were lions and the hens and chickens were partners and wolves, old Nancy was baking animal cakes in the kitchen. She had a whole pan of elephants, dogs and mules done to a fine brittle brown, and had turned them into a big platter to cool. The platter was set on the window ledge where the cool atmosphere would drive away tho heat of the oven. "As soon as they're cool I'll put 'em away In the pantry, fer if them youngsters sees 'em thay'll begin to beg for lem. But while they're coolin' off an while my bread is rising I'll just steal little nap before dinner time an while the mistress Is away
 No sooner had Nancy sought the pillow of her own bed in a room leading from the kitchen than a strange thing hap pened. On the platter In the window the animals came to life-or, that is, they be- gan to move about. q say friends" said one little fat dog whose nose had gotten schorched, "I don't like this humdrum