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NO OFFER OF AID
FROM MRS. HAMS
Continued from First Page.)

culed the idea. and declared he did not
fear an attack upon his life.
The second new and material fact was
the statement that the three mysterious
letters which have been declared to
contain a challenge from Captain
Hams 10 Annis for a duel, were not
written by Peter Hams, but by his
brother, Thornton J. Hams, who was
present at the shooting OF Annis. II
was declared tonight that this had been
one OF the principal reasons for with
holding the letters from the public, ana
that any attempt TO free Thornton
Hams from completely in the murder
would result in their publication.
New Witness Found.
a new witness was also found today
who will swear that Thornton j. Hams
drew "a revolver upon the Bayside
Yacht Club members before Capt. Peter
Hams had fred one shot at Aunis This
is considered important. because of an
apparent effort by Attorney Mcintyre,
of the defense, 10 draw from Witness
Roberts at the inquest the shtemeQt
that the revolver was not seen in the
hands of Thornton Hams until the
crowd rushed upon him and his brother
after Annis had been shot.
It was further announced that Attor-
uey James Dayton, formerly prosecut-
ing attorney of Queens county. had
been engaged as associate counsel for
the prosecution and would enter the
case on Monday.
Mrs. Aunis left the city late today
for a G-W DAYS rest. it was announced
at her home. Tho annoyance of detec-
tives who have surrounded her apart
ments and the persistence Of reporters.
We're responsible for her departure, it
was said. But it was also admitted
that she will hold a quiet conference
with her attorney during her absence
and that they are TO meet at a small
summer resort and prepare whatever
statement Mrs. Annis viii make to the
public.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

fit to his sons, and the truth of the
whole affair would come out at the
trial.
I have been advised by friends to
say something in defense of my boys
that would put this matter In the right
light before the public but I have
made up my mind that silence Is the
best policy at this time" he said, just
before he left the Shoreham to go to
the Union Station.
rs 1t true, general, that the purpose
of your trip to Washington was to
raise funds to defray the expenses Of
your sons triaI?" was asked.
"Of that. as of everything else in con
nection with this matter 1 viii say alb
solutely nothing" he answered quickly
And in line with my determination.
shall neither affirm nor deny it. My
business in Washington is my own bust
ness"
General Hams put in a very busy day.
He did not arrive until late Friday
night. and yesterday the entire morn
ing ne put in visiting friends and bust
ness men about town, and attending TO
some details at his office in the Union
Trust building. He also visited his
home, at 1878 Eighteenth street north
west, for a few minutes.
Ever since the shooting General Hams
has maintained silence. He Is loyal to
the sons. who are now in prison, charg-
ed with murder. and has announced his
intention Of standing by them to the
last
The Washington times., 1908-08-23
MRS. VANDERBILT
YET MAY BE WE'D
Report Is Revived That She
Will Become Baron'S
Bride.

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-The story
again was revived today that Mrs. Cor
neIius Vanderbilt. ST., mother of the
Countess Szecbenyi, is TO be married
this fan to the Baron Otto de Hoening
Carroll. ". c. c.. Knight Of the Golden
Fleece. and consul general of Austria
Hungary in New York. according to
the latest version. the Emperor Of Aus
tria, the aged Francis Joseph. has given
his imperial sanction TO the match in an
audience with the baron.
Cablegrams from Budapest repre-
scented that Mrs Vanderbilt, who is Wis
iting her daughter, had made arrange
ments for the purchase of d vast estate
near that of the countess, who, it was
said. already had expended 81 900 for
this purpose The marriage. it was re-
ported, would take place in this city
when Mrs Vanderbilt returns here in
the autumn.
This revived report. with all Of its adj
ditiOnal features. was denied today by
members OF the Austrian embassy, who
are spending the summer at Bar Har-
Dor. The entire story was pronounced
ridiculous and absurd.
At the Austrian consulate it was said
that the report Of the engagement Of
Baron Carroll and Mrs. Vanderbilt had
not been received by any Of the consul
generals subOrdiuates.
The latest news from the baron was
received from Budapest where he is
spending his vacation. At the time the
Austrian consul left New York IL was
announced that he would return in three
months. but today it was stated that his
leave of absence has been extended in
definitely.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23
Died.

COGDELL-Departed this life, Thursday. Au-
gust %. sos. REBECCA COGDELL. be-
loved daughter Of Henry ard Lucy Robin
son and sister CT Charles II. and Helen
Robinson.
DOSOHUE-On Thursday. August 20. 1905 at
o'clock p. m, JOHN J. DO-yOHUE, the
beloved husband of JohannAh DOnohus
tnee Wolfe) Of ST. Paul. MINI.
GERHARDT-On Friday, August q, 1908
RUDOLPH. son OF August and Claudia
Gerhardt, aged two years and three months
SMTTH-On Friday. August o. 1905 at Il
o'olock p. m. at the residence OF her
father, after q long and painful iIlness,
which she bore with Christian fortitude
SUSIE E SMITH, beloved daughter Of
Jesse and the late Lucy A. Scott. sister
of Alice, Jesse, James, and Georgia Scott
and wife Of the Rev. Charles l. Smith. Of
Charleston. S. Q
The Washington times., 1908-08-23
GOULD MAY FORCE
OPEN JURY TRIAL
Will Demand Publicity Ii
Wife Presses Divorce
Suit.

NEW YORK. Aug. Elf Mrs. Frank
J. Gould decides to press her suit
against her husband for divorce, which
1t is now thought by those who are
friends of the principals may possibly
be dropped, or at any rate settled out
of court, Mr.. Gould viii, 1t is asserted.
fight at every step to force an open trial
of the suit with all its attendant pub
lcity.
Following the filing by Mrs. Gould Of
an amended complaint, IN which she
names a young woman called Rose.
and who. it is stated. is Rose Winter
an actress. Mr. Gould has ten days in
which 10 file his answer. which, it is
understood. viii make general denial or
the charges of improper conduct alleged
by his wife
Mr.. Gould. in any event. Is prepared
for a stubborn fight all along the line,
and this fight is to be made In the open,
and the taking of testimony IN secret
before a referee is to be strenuously OBJ
jected to
When the law firm of Stetson, Jen-
nings & Russell. Mrs. Gould's attor-
neys. filed the original complaint in the
case they asked the supreme court TO
direct Mr.. Gould TO enter his answer
within twenty-fouT hours. This Mr.
Gould did. through his attorneys, Nicoh,
Anable, Lindsay & Fuller. To the
amended complaint no answer has been
iuterposed. Mrs. Gould was entitled IN
der the code to amend her original com
plant as a matter OF course. but only
with the consent Of the court. She
has not as yet asked for this consent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gould happened 10 be
present at the same Broadway theater
the other night. Mr.. Gould was accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. George Gould
and Mrs. Frank Gould was with a party
of friends.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23
No Mrs. Than Role
For Mrs. Peter Hams

WINTHROP. Mass. Aug. 22-NIrs.
Claudia Libbey Hams will not go upon
the witness stand in her husbands de-
Tense in the manner Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw did, and submit to a grilling by
the prosecution i9her lawyers can pre-
vent Ii.
This was learned definitely today. Mrs.
Hams would adopt such a course as a
means 20 obtain the custody of her
children only as a last resort.
She looks forward almost with ter
Tor TO the trial of the case, both be
cause Of the publicity that must come
and because of a feeling that she may
be dragged in as a witness against her
wishes.
While she will not discuss the divorce
case, on the advice of Frederick Nor
ton, her lawyer here. neighbors in Win
thrOp who have her confidence say
that she is Indifferent TO the outcome
OF her husbands suit. no matter what
It may be if she can only gain control
Of the children.
Mr.. Norton said today:
Il will make no legal move of any
sort in behalf of Mrs Hams until after
the magistrates hearing in Queens
county. After that 1 shall probably
outline our course of acton. Following
the hearing and the con Illusions we
draw from il. Mrs. Hams. with my APP
prevail. viii doubtless issue e statement
10 the public, giving her entire side of
the case. I cannot announce now the
points which viii be made ii her state
ment, but il will be des: gned to refuUe
some of the slanderous statements
which have been attributed to Captain
Hams, his brother. and their friends. ]
have determined on behalf Of my client
that that sort Of thing shall stop
The Washington times., 1908-08-23
General Hams LeapeS City
TORetuTl to Sons

Refusing to divulge the result of his
trip to this city for the purpose of rats
ing funds TO assist in the defense of
his sons, Capt Peter G. Hams and
Thornton Jenkins Hams. charged with
the murder of William E Annis, Gen.
Peter c. Hams left for New York yes
terday afternoon on the Congressional
Limited.
Although besOught to make some
statement regarding the Staying of An
mis- by his son, the retired army Off
Ger declined. eontenting himself with
the declaration that nothing he could
say at this time would be Of any bene-
The Washington times., 1908-08-23
NEWPORT SALUTES
GERMAN CRUISER
Thunder of Big Guns Followed by
Warm Reception to Officers
and Cadets.
and Cadets.

NEWPORT, r. l., Aug 22-The Ger
man training cruiser Freya, Captkin
Morse. was received here today with
a thunder of big guns from Fort Adams
and the United States training ship
Constellation, when she arrived from
Halifax for weeks stay.
Collector Robert Burlingame boarded
the FTeya at once, and extended the
courtesies Of the port TO the officers
and cadets.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23
TONY PASTOR WORSE;
LITTLE HOPE LEFT
Change for the Worse Came Last
Night Patient Is at Sum-
mer Home.

NEW YORK. Aug. 22.-"Tony' Pas
tor suffered a relapse tonight. For the
last five days his condition had been
steadily Improving and his physicians
gave hope Of his recovery Yesterday
the improvement stopped and tonight
there was a decided change for the
worse.
Mr.. Pastor is in his summer home.
Kerry Cottage, EAnhurst, l. I. Worry
over the notice to quit his theater,
which ne received from Tammany Hall
some time ago. is believed to have
brought about the Illness which, it is
feared. will end in death
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Death notices inserted in The
Washington Times will, en- request,
be published in the next issue of
The Baltimore News or The Phila-
delphia Evening Times without
further charge.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23
THE MYSTERY.

George, I was shocked today 10
hear our little Jimmie tell Baby Au-
gusta to go to blazes. Where do you
suppose he could have learned such a
dreadful EXPRESSION
How the blazes should / kaoW p
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23
MARRIED AT FROSTBURG.

FROsTRURG. Nd. Aug. John
Martin Dudley and Miss Pearl Ben
nett, both OF Frostburg, were married
Thursday at the parsonage Of the Zion
Baptist Church, Frostourg, ~ Rev. l.
George.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23
StockhoIders' Meeting

CASE CHOICE LAGER BEER. soc; 10c
rebate on empties. Gal, choice Claret
Port, or Sherry, 75c. T. r. BEAVERS.
l23 "A St sw. Phone II. 6l92. au2-u
The Washington times., 1908-08-23
In MemOriam.

3RADLEY-Sacred to the memory Of ENOCH
K BRADLEY. who died one year ago.
Through the peariy gates OF heaven
Passed the one I loved so dear
God thought best 10 take him from me
Though He left my heart so dreaT.
by His Loving and Devoted Friend
HATTIE ROBEY.
1t
The Washington times., 1908-08-23
Mr.. AND MRS. MINIS
MOVE TO ROCKVILLE
North Carolina Folk Will
Make Future Home in
Maryland Town.

Mrs. oliver Minis. late Of North Caro-
Ina, have taken up their residence Ia
their new home. near this place, just
purchased from W. Robert Lyddane.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Prof. Wilson Ward. of the Rockville
High School, who has been in Kent
country for several weeks, has returned.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Miss Belle Brandon. of New Orleans,
who has been making an extended visit
with Mrs T r. Falvey. at the home
of Hon. Spencer c. Jones, left this week
for her home.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Miss Eulalie BIaddock. who has been
visiting friends here far the past two
weeks, has returned to her home, near
Glen Echo
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Miss Elizabeth Hoskinson. of Derwoud.
is visiting her grandparents in Virginia.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Charles W. Fields. OF the Rockville
Sentinel. will leave Monday morning for
a trip to Readville, Pa.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

The Rockville fair grounds are being
put in order for the coming exhibition,
which will begin August . and last
four days. A number of race horses are
already in training at the grounds. This
viii be the fifty-fifth annual meeting,
and is expected to be the greatest ever.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Register of Wills II. c. Allnutt has
returned from a visit to Front Royal,
Va
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Mrs. Roger Shaw is ar Piney Point.
with a party of Washington friends.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Mrs. Percy Wilson and children, Of
Staunton, Va, have returned from their
visit to Mrs. Wilson's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Washington d, Waters
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

MT and Mrs. George N. Hunter are
enjoying d ten-day visit to Atlantic
CITY
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Miss Pearl Fowler. of Washington, is
the guest OF her cousin, Miss Mabel
Haney.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Gus. is spending a month with her sis
ter, Mrs Wilbur S. Day Of this place.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Claude V. Alnutt, who is In business
in the Isle OF Pines has just reached
here OH a visit to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Clinton AIlnutt. Mrs. Claude
AllnutL and child have been here for
several weeks. They Til all return
to their tropical home some time in Oc-
tOber.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-24

Gicted, will revive the waning
American marine and all that the
bill seeks can be accomplished for
$4,0O0,0O0 a year 1t would strength
en- the Pacific line and create new
lines to the Southern hemisphere.
1t would, he said, promptly establish
a line from the Atlantic coast to
Brazil and another to Argentine, a
line from the South Atlantic or Gulf
coast to South America. and similar
communication to the Pacific ocean
The proposed payment for these
advantages is about half the amount
England and France pay for their
steamship service and less than is
paid by Japan. Last year the United
States made a profit of $4,000 on
its carriage of foreign mails, and he
hoped to have at least that amount
devoted to the building up of the for
eign mail service.
I'm view of these facts he said,
need we wonder thac in spite of
the Monroe doctrine we are being
shouldered out of the South Ameri-
can republics by other people whose
governments understand the rela-
tions between ships and trade?
Great Britain, France, Germany,
and Spain have long had their own
steamship lines to South American
markets. Japan had no sooner clos
ed her victorious war with Russia
than she subsidized into existence a
steamship line across the Pacific to
Peru and Chile. and our consuls note
that it is about to be extended to Ar
gentine and Brazil What a mock
cry of fate 1t is that the people of a
hermit nation, which the United
States, so years ago, first opened and
introduced 10th modern world,
should now be able to boast better,
more regular and more direct ship
ping facilities than America. The
most smarting and hureiliating epi-
sode of the entire year is the reveal
tion which the great battleship fleet
RS bringing out around South Ameri-
ca"
More than 90 new and powerful
steamships available as auxiliaries of
war would be built by the influence
of the bill If passed, he said. The
proposed legislation would also, he
said, help to break up the shipping
tlust in South America.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-24
GALLINGER FAVORS SUBSIDY
FOR OCEAN MAIL STEAMERS
AT OUTLAY OF $0OOOoo WANING AMERICAN MARINE CAN BE
REVIVED AND MADE AS IMPORTANT IN OCEAN GOING TRADE
AS UNITED STATES NAVY IS AMONG Tzz NAv1Es OF THE
WORLD.

WASHINGTON, Feb 24,-Speak-
ing in favor Of the passage of the
ocean mail subsidy bill in the senate
today Senator Gallinger reviewed
conditions under which the mer
chant marine of this country is oper-
ating, and cited many advantages
that he believes will accrue to the
commercial interests of the United
States if better mail service to South
America and other points is estab-
lished
The bill raises no new issue, in
PRODUCES no new principle" said Mr..
Gallinger. ''It leaves existing and
prospectice steamship services exact
ly as they are now, and without
changing one iota the tried and ap.
proved methods of the present law,
increases the compensation on routes
which 16 years of experience have
conclusively proved to be inadequate
the long, costly and important
routes to South America and the
Orient, the routes where our lack
of steamship service is severest and
our need of such service most i'm
perative.
Only eight of S ships that Sere
plying across the Pacific ocean last
March are left, he said.
"since the shipping bill of the
last congress was defeated almost
one-half of our feeble American-Pa. .
cific naval reserve has disappeared, -
he added, "and when Admiral Evans
steers up through the Golden Gate
from the Straits of Magellan, we
shall have the grotesque dispropor-
tlon in the Pacific ocean of two bat
tleshiDs to every commercial vessel
engaged in foreign trade--a sight
which has never yet been seen be-
meath the sun.
"And unless the new shipping bill
IS speedily passed, we shall see an
even more grotesque disproporion
than that-16 battleships and not
one commercial steamer On the Pa
c:fic away from the ports of the
United States. For the remnant of
merchant marine in that mighty
ocean is now facing the absolute ex-
tinction which long since overlook
our commercial fleet on the routes to
South America"
Only $4,000,0n0 vnar
The passage of this bill, he pre-
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-24
SUPERINTEND
CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON, Feb. z4.-Page
after page of the register of the
New Willard hotel is filled today
with the names of educators of ma
tional reputation in their profession.
The visitors come to attend the for
ty-sixth annual conference of the de-
partment of superintendent of the
National Educational association,
which is to meet in a three-day ses-
sion in this city tomorrow. Several
features will combine to make the
meeting this year one of more than
ordinary interest and Importance to
the educational world.
The meeting will complete the or
ganization of the department of ru-
raj and agricultural education and
the educational department of ma
tiona1 organizations of women. both
of which We're authorized at the Los
Angeles convention last year of the
National Educational association. In
the same connection the educators
attending the conference viii take
steps to urge upon congress the ne
cessity for larger appropriations for
agricultural and rural education.
The general sessions of the confer
ence will be held in the Metropolitan
M. E. church. while a number OF
other meeting plaees viii he used for
the sessions of the several depart
ments of the conferenfe. President
Roosevelt has promised to receive
the visiting educators at the White
house Thursday.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-24
COURTS WILL
DISCLOSE FACTS
STUYVESANT FISH SAYS HEg
CONTENTION WILL BE MAIZE
CLEAR WHEN HARRTMAN IS
MADE TO ANSWER, q

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-strlyxey-
SAINT Fish has announced that klsaa
contest in the Chicago courts tn rsrss,-
vent the voting of Illinois Cenkraaa
Railroad company stock held be- thss
Union Pacific Railroad company wasy
closed. Mr. Fish made the following
statement concerning the closing or
the litigation in Chicago:
II went into the contest ae kffy,
solicitation Of many stockholders
who had for many years entrusted
me with their proxies and upon thae
advice Of counsel. with great reluc-
tance. My effort as been to urotecs.
the Illinois Central and my wwgo
large holdings therein or r2. 2.4sw
shares from exploitation by meg,
whose acts in other corporations
have been denounced after fun i'm
Eestigation, by officers of the federau
government and are involved i'm,
suits in the courts here in New York.
in Utah and elsewhere and have dorrr,
my best to advise the stockholders rssy
the situation.
When Mr.. Hartman and hrs aaa-
socfates shall at length be forced aEve
answer the questions which tFsgD
have been evading for the year psszz.
my contention that the destiny eIas
the Illinois Central and the fnteresrss
OF the state of Illinois therein sRlun8E9
not be entrusted to Hartman arnEg
those selected by him, viii be SvsFE-
fed
Il take this opportunity of thanR-a-
Ing the holders of more than goo. O0eA
share of the stock of the FgYnuass
Central Railroad company for Efap-
Ing honored me with their proxies
and their confidence in this cnnrtse
Submitting to and not acdufescfnr-
In Judge Balls decision, the c0rr-
test in the courts is now closed. -
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-24
REDUCE CROP
80 PER Cent

SALEM, Feb. 24.-Secretary Jo-
seph Baumgartner of the Oregon d.
rectors of the Pacific Coast Hop
Growers union, has received a tele-
gram from the California committee
to the effect that the board of direc-
tors OF the organization in that state
has decided to reduce the acreage 80
per cent this season and that the
plan is fully indorsed by the grow
ers.
The Washington growers have
also taken similar action. The ma
iority of the growers in Oregon are
thought to be in favor of doing
something of that kind, as it is gem
orally recognized that it will not do
to produce another crop of hops thi,
year like that of 1907.
To decide what shall be done with
this acreage question and arrive at
a uniform mode of procedure to be
followed throughout the three states
in all questions affecting the hop in
dustry, Secretary Baumgartner is
planning to get the directors of the
three states together in the near fu-
ture. He has asked the California
people to set date when they can
come to Portland for conference.
and is now in communication with
the Washington directors. One or
two of the latter have yigailel their
willingness to come to Oregon at
any time on three days notice. Tt is
thought the meeting win be held
about March 2.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-24
Loss OF LIFE
FIGHTING FIRE
TACOMA FIREMAN is KILLED
WHILE FIGHTING FLAMES IN
SIX-sT0RY BLOCK-SIX MUIR
ED BY FLAMES.

TACOMA, Feb. 24.-One fireman
was killed and six injured in a fire
in the siX-stOry block of the Davis
Smith Furniture company at Nine
teenth and Pacihc avenue at s
O'Clock this morning.
George Hill slipped from a ladder
and fell from the third story to the
basement and died in a few minutes.
Thomas Lawrence, Ernest TIA, Otto
Larson, John Deter, Robert Smythe
and Fred Robertson, fremen, were
burned more or less about the arms
and face. Crossed electric wires are
supposed to have been the cause. The
loss is estimated at $250,000.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-24
TRIAL TRIP OF SOUTH DAKuTR.
United States Rapidly Commission
ing New Navy. Il

WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.-TMa@
navy department has fixed upon szs@
morrow as the date for the fnItfal
trial trip of the new armored cruEsesr
South Dakota, sister ship of the GARE.-
fornia and the other armored cruFa~
ers now on the Pacific coast. II
The South Dakota wfTr be takes
from the Mare Island navy yard es
Santa Barbara channel for the trfaRaa
BY the time that Admiral Evanss
battleship fleet arrives at San Frans-
cisco it is expected that the SouTn
Dakota will be in commission ana
Will make the eighth vessel OF fe-
class on the coast. S4i 1919 /