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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-01
WIDOW DONATES
MITE TO CHARITY
Helps to Swell Fund of
Joint Finance Com
mittee.

A woman who earns her own living
by taking in washing has contributed
8 cents 20 the 1oirt finance committee
representing the associated Charities.
Citizens Relief Association, and Com
nlittee on Prevent on Of Consumption.
With her gift she has sent letter say
ing thar she is a widow, is not able to
give a great deal, but desires TO help as
much as she car.
Mr. Rudolph chairman OF the joint
finance committee, says that this gift
OF . cents Is appreciated by the COM
mittee as much as larger sums given
by people of greater resources.
The committee still has TO raise s, So
10 complete for the present year the
carefully considered budgets Of the
three charities.
For the Associated Charities the joint
finance committee has received and
transferred to John JOY Edison. treas
urer. the following contributions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-01
PIED PIPER ONLY LACKING
IN WARFARE ON COAST

Warfare by every known means, in
Guiding tho wholesale slaughter Of rats,
IS being made on the plague in San
Francisco. Oakland. and other Pacific
coast cities, according 10 the public
health report issued yesterday by the
Public Health and Marine Hospital
Service.
For the last week the report gives the
following data:
sam Francisco-Rats poisoned. 5es; rats
trapped. ,.t7z.
Oakland CAL Rats poisoned, "a; rats
trapped, 80
Seattle. Wash.-Kats delivered and
cremated. LAP.
Reports from san Francisco show that
there have been in the last two months
tweuty-three cases OF plague, with si1,
deaths.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-01
For Citizens Relief.

For the Citizens Relief Association,
Milton T. Allies, treasurer, the joint
finance committee has transferred the
following.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-01
IMPROVING STEADILY"
ADMIRAL EVANS CABLES

Mrs. Robley j.. FVans. wife OF Rear
Admiru, Evans, commanding the Amer
lean battleship deet which has just
sailed from CalIac. has received q cable
gram from her husband regarding Ills
physical condition, which should set an
rest the rImOTs of his serious indispo-
sition. TIE cable is AS follows.
improving steadily All rlful0Fss 10
the contrary untrue
Mrs Evans was greatly pleased ct
this word from her husband Tie frst
she. has received
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-01
cor. 7. H. WILLARD RETIRED.

glneers. was yesterday placed upon the
retired list of the army.
Colonel Willard IS a native OF Illinois
and was appointed 20 the Military
Academy from that State in July. 1864
Upon his graduation, ne vas breveted
second lieutenant of engineers FOR his
conspicuous achievements IS a scholar.
he has served continuously with the
Engineer Corps sver since.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-01
Benefit for Labor Temple.

A performance of THE Bread VIM
uers" Will be given at the Columbia
Theater Easter week, the receipts Of
which are TO be donated 70 the new
temple being erected by the Federation
OF Labor The cast Win be entirely
Of professionals under the management
OF the playwright
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-01
Its Use in the Army.

Nine. Jacques came 10 Washington
for the express purpose of obtaining
the recommendation of the Secretary OF
War for the use of this corset for men
of the army. She says men dc not
walk right, and never nave She also
says they never will as long as they
plant their heels down, throw the
weight Of their body on them. and
stride along with the lower muscles of
the body all out of place. And, fur
Their, she said, that until they adopt the
corset, which In reality is nothing more
than a broad belt. they viii get Old and
fat and useless long before their time.
Nine. jacques says she mas been
working on this model thirty-five years.
and came to Washington because of
the continued disqualification of men in
the army because OF their physical dis
ability 10 undergo the requisite tests-a
disability caused by nothing else than
their uuiutentiOnaI neglect OF the
muscles of the lower part of the body.
She says men should not wear suspend
ers or suspender garters- She didn't
advocate baby blue and sky pink gar
tiers with silver buckles. hat she demon
strated i'm her lecture that Sne knows
what she is talking about and her
study Of the masculine carriage has
manifestly been long and cShaustt,e g.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-01
without Clothes Corsets.

Nine Jacques dressed in masculine
attire once without the support Of the
clothes corset. Her figure could
hardly be accepted as the one which
only a few minutes before had shown Up
in the smart outlines of an afternoon
gown. It could easily be mistaken on
the contrary, for that of man fast
growing fat. and unable to stand erect
end free from restraint.
Then she dressed in masculine evening
clothes under which she wore the
clothes corset" The effect was re-
markable Her figure was upright,
there was no suggestion 90 a front fig-
ure such as some of our cor2uient Of
ficials maintain. and the straight line
given the back wat one that would
strike envy 10 the heart of the best
groomed woman in Washington. The
effect was. indeed. a revelation.
Nine Jacques is neart and soul In her
project and she says she has fifty Of
the hest-knoWn surgeons In England IA
her list OF indoTsers. Factories are
about to be opened in several cities. and
Nine. jacques believes Il the men Will
lust take the proposition seriously they
viii be- better i'm health and looks than
men Of any other age or country.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-10
Solitary Confinement for 81 Years.

ed This fendish assault stirred the
two districts again and the police
worked desperately to find the crimi-
nal
Two months later, Robert Gould. an
other small boy. was found stripped
and tied 10 telegraph pole. The lads
body was covered with welts from a
whip or rope and his head was badly
cut While the excitement was srill
at fever heat, 4-year-old George Pratt,
Of South Boston. was found in the cab
in OF yacht. His body. which was
quite nude. was covered with revolving
bruises. Not content, this time, with
whipping his prey, the fend had pune
tured him with pins and needles.
Several more assaults OF the same
dastardIy character followed in quick
succession Finally one OF the little
victims was able to furnish clue to
the perpetrator of the crimes He
named a Pomeroy youth who worked
in a store in Boston. Thither the ofii-
GERS hastcned with all possible speed
They questioned Jesse. the l4-year-old
son of a respectable dressmaker The
suspect denied all knowledge OF the
assaults, but he was positively idcnti-
tied by several OF his little victims.
At that time degeneracy was not so
well understood as it is now They
called Pomeroy degenerate and sent
him to reform school He was a
model prisoner and at the efd Of sew
enteen month he was released through
the efforts Of a clergyman. reformers
and Others who had interested them
selves in his behalf.
Within two months after his release
and return home. Jesse Pomeroy NAL
treated and murdered two more chill
dren. One OF his victims was little
girl, the other a 5-year-old boy. The
remains were so mutilated that they
could scarcely be recognized. Pomeroy
confessed his crime and was given a
speedy trial This time, instead of be-
ing sent to the reform school, he was
sentenced to solitary confinement for
life.
For thirty-one years he has been
confined in cell as small as a closet
dark and bare. On dozen occasions
he has, with super-human cunning de.
vised plans Of escape and, in spite o.
constant watching. has succeeded il
carrying them to an advanced stage o.
execution He has never ATTENDED
divine services in the prison chape
and has never been required to work
1t is said that he has spent much o
his time in reading and has becom,
fairly well informed. But so far a
personal experience goes, such thing
rs electric cars, monographs, tele
!; phones and many other things in com
mon use today, are absolutely un
known to him.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-10

Associated Press: Jesse Pomeroy
one Of the most notorio1s life prison.
ers in the United States, has entered
upon the thirty-second year Of his con-
finement behind the gray walls of the
famous state prison at Charlestown.
All Of these years he has passen in sol
itary confinement
when he was fourteen years old
Pomeroy was sentenced 10 prison for
life for torturing and numbering little
children He is nov ~ years old and
looks much older. Despite his long in
carceration, he apparently has hopes Of
pardon. though he has never been
given the slightest encouragement -
In the early 7Os, Jesse Pomeroy and
bis crimes were discussed nom one
end Of the country to the Jthef Bos-
ton and vicinity were in state of ter
ror, when one small child after anoth-
er was discovered horribly beaten, and
no clue to the perpetrator of the mon
strous cruelty could be found.
On the day after Christmas, 1871, a
child named Paine, living in Chelsea,
was found unconscious tied to a beam
on Powder Horn Hill His entire
nude body mas covered with great
welts. When he recovered his irate
father and the police learned that he
had met an older boy who had led him
away from the public street and had
then, in spite OF his weak protests, ta-
ken off his clothes and struck him
again and again with a rope.
Before the general excitement over
this mysterious assault had died away
another little boy named Tracy Hay
den was found in an out of -the-way
lot, stripped and tied by ropes to a
board. His front teeth were missing
and the bridge of his nose was broken.
and on other parts Of his body were a
score OF bruises. The child told a tale
similar to that Of the other lad who
had been assaulted
This second dastardly assault in
named the whole community. 1t was
argued that no person Of ordinary
criminal or vicious instincts could have
committed such wanton cruelties. The
assaults were clearly the work of de.
generate. Fathers throughout Chel.
sea and South Boston wished to burr
him at the stake Mothers, wher
their children were long absent from
home, became hysterical,
For three months thereafter no fur
ther assaults OF this nature were re
ported, and families began to breathe
easier But one dag early in July
1872, Johnny Balch. boy of five years
returned to his home in South Boston
on the verge Of delirlum and convul
sions. Two hours before he said h
had met an older boy who offered hin
candy and then took him TO seclude'
spot where he stripped him, tied hin
to beam and beat him until he faint
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-10

Frank Peterson SIN tn, formerly a
cook in the Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa
Fe hospital an Topeka, Karsas, and a
brother Of Mrs Charles L. Fair of
San Francisco, who was killed with her
husband in France in 1902 in motor
car accident, has won his fight To re-
cover one-seventh Of her eight million
dollar estate from Mrs. VIM. X. Van
derbilt. Jr aud Mrs. Herman Oel-
richs.
"Mr. Smith has won what he was
fighting for" declared attorney Chan
dler. who represents Mr.. Smith and
other contesting Smith heirs. "The
papers have been drawn and an ad-
iustment OF our differences will be
made at once"
From Shenandoah, Iowa, to Newark,
n. j AS fast as swift passenger trains
can travel, goes Lillian Smith, kitchen
girl in boarding house, who will re-
ceive s6l 900 of the eight million dol
lar estate. Miss Smith was the lost
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-10
The Real Affinity of Oklahoma.

Wichita Eagle: There is keen,
general concern all over the progress
i've portion of the United States for the
safe, permanent, political alignment OF
the young state OF Oklahoma. The
northern states seem 10 have an auxi-
ETY. abont her future political conduct
that the grown up and experienced
girls of large family would have in
their baby sister. And their anxiety
ior her is not any greater than their
pride in her beauty, her genius and her
accomplishments.
No American state made her debut
with such extraordinary popularity AS
Oklahoma. Such old maids as Maine,
New Hampshire and Vermont could
not conceal their pride in her charm
ing tout ensemble To them she ap-
peared everything a fair debutante
should be and they prayed that she
would make an alliance worthy Of her
beauty, her youth and her virtues.
But il has ever been the fault OF
giddy and inexperienced female youth
To lean to the romantic and impractic-
al and Oklahoma is not an exception
to the general rule. Shs hirted with
rake--a wild, spectacular, cavalierish
rake called Democracy-and has suffer
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-10
Railroad Time Table
church and Society Directory.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Services every Sunday morning and
evening. Sunday School AT 10 .0O n. m.
w. n. LyoSARD, Pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH
Services every Sunday morning and
evening. Sunday School at 10 O'Clock
JAS. BsiLiNGHR, Pastor.
LADIES' CIRCLE
Auxiliary to Presbyterian Church,
meets every Thursday afternoon at the
homes of the members. Eutcrtains
the public first Thursday night OF each
mouth. Everybody invited.
Mas W. Il. LEoNARD, Pres.
LADIES GUILD
Auxiliary to NJ. +. Church, meets
avery Wednesday afternoon with the
members.
Mns ! u Nils, Pres.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-10

ed much by her indiscretion.
Is she tired of her affinity? Some say
she is; all hope she is. 1t is not a nat.
ural alliance or true affinity Okla.
homa is no mere like Tennessee OF
North Carolina or Alabama than Kan
sas is ike Missouri or than Nebraska
is like Arkansas. She is better educa.
ted and better conditioned in every
respect.
Her wild oats sown, Oklahoma will
probably desert Democrcy this year
and line up with Republicanism. 1t is
the hope OF her best friends that she
will. IL would be greatly to her inter
est socially and materially She CT n
not afford to follow the amatory
strains OF troubador while such fine
specimen OF useful, practical. stead y
and substantial manhood as William
Howard Taft of Ohio has his arms ex-
tended to receive her He is her true
affinity and natural alliance. Like
herself, he belongs to the race that
does things-to people who have not
only developed a nation but who have
evolved civil system that encourages
the best efforts OF every man of every
nation who engages in the problem OF
life under its flag.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-10
Lodge Directory

=. 7: !: : !: !: :. !; ]. !.
oklahoma Post No. Grand
Army Of the Republic.
Meets every 2nd and ith Sat
V,N urday Of the month at 200
p, ~. Visiting comrades
0bW welcome.
- ! II QprNN, Com,
!. >. DRUNMOSD, Adj
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-10
A Cook Wins Fortune of Millions.

daughter OF Frank Smith, who was
himself lost heir" to the big estate,
according to supposition of other heirs,
Instead of being lost, hcwever, Smith
has been busy for three years ferreting
out every detail OF the circums tances
surrounding and following the tragic
death of his sister and her husband
His search carried him to Europe, to
California and through New Jersey
When Miss Smith reaches Newark
and goes to the home of her father in
Plane street all will be in readiness for
the final transfer OF the Fair millions
to the owners.
The rightful heirs to the estate are
the late Mrs, Hannah Nelson. and the
mothor Of Mrs. Caroline ID. Fair, Mrs
Joshua Leonard. w. Il Smith, of
Caldwell, Chas J Smith of Boulder,
Mrs Geo. J. Bunnell, of Union, Mrs
Sarah Lefller, now dead, whose heirs
are Mrs. Frank Leonard and Frank p.
Smith.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-09-10

Valley progressing
gradually surely project gaining strength rapidly Wen
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-10

rated by the Commercial club, whlle
limited TO a certain degree, has resulted
in attracting many eastern homeseek-
ers to the Walla Walla valley. Secre-
t-,rv Moore at last nights meeting filed
his annual report which shows that
during the year the Hill and Hartman
roads sold homeseekers tickets to Walla
WalIa to nearly 500 fasteners. AS the
bomeseekers' rate is in effect the re-
mainIer of the month it is more than
probable that a large number of east
erners will visit this valley during the
next two weeks and swell the already
large number who have been attracted
here largely through the efforts of the
Commercial club. 1t is gratifying TO
note that a majority of the directors of
the club. responsible for the excellent
work done by the club the past year.
were reelected at last nights meeting,
thus insuring a continuance of the pro-
gressive spirit marking the Commercial
clubs work.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-10
My correspondent" said DR.. Major

My correspondent" said DR.. Major,
was undoubtedly in earnest and
would not hurt his feelings for the
world. He is conscientious and it is
not for ME to reject his prayers fo- the
good of my SOUL
The story that the Bethany pastor
had decided to teach manly art in con-
nection with his church has been wide
Iy commented upon in church circles
in many sections. The doctor says he
is sure he is right, and mentions the
fact that all the boys who took part
in boxing exercises in the Sabbath
school room last Wednesday evening
were received into his church the fol
lowing Sunday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-10
WALlA WAlLA MAN
GRiLLS SEATTLE OWN


SEATTLE, April 1O.-To save the
soul of Rev. W. A. Major of Bethany
Presbyterian church, a prayer meeting
has been organized in Walla Walla by
an old resident. The Seattle pastor
has become the object of the Walla
Walla citizens solicitude because, not
satisfied with advocating humor in the
pulpit, he organized a gymnasium
where boys are taught to wrestle and
box, and have accepted him as their
instructor.
DR.. Major received a letter from the
anxious Walla Wallan who the minis
ter laughingly said, he suspects is a
Methodist, in which his 'enormities"
are commented upon in the f-eest and
frankest manner.
I'm the name Of God Almighty, what
are We coming to- sOlemnly begins the
writer when ministers of the gospel
will teach boys the arts used by the
children of Belial."
After scoring the minister athlete in
about four pages of closelywritten
manuscript. he informs him that there
is still hope for him. and recommends
him to flee to the bosom of the Savior.
who will forgive the worst of sinners
if they will only come with a peniteht
heart, ready to throw themselves on
his mercy"
The Walla Walla man quotes scrip
ture and plainly tells the pastor that
he must quit his sinful practices" if
he would escape the wrath to come"
"A number of the faithful" says the
writer, have united in prayer for the
salvation of your SOUL and we will
never give up supplicating the Throne
Of Grace until you are brought to a
knowledge Of the truth and to a sense
of the enormity of your transgres-
sions''
In spite of the solicitude of his Walla
Walla friend, DR.. Major says he will
continue to believe in and advocate
humor in the pulpit, will not discon-
tinue his boxing instructions until he
can engage a more competent teacher
than himself, and he says he has no
inten' ion of depriving his boys Of the
DriviIaUo of u,racfJipor in the ba cemant
! of the church.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-10
merit OF showing one of the great cap
tains of industry of the hour
Good Show at the Orpheum.

For pure fun it would be hard to eX-
Gel the piece now on at the Orpheum.
1.-THE Man, the Hour and the Girl is
a play brimful of humor and funny sit
uations and from curtain to curtain
there IS something doing all the time.
Miss Bryan and Mr.. Streeter, although
cast in minor parts, show their remark
able versatility in their respective roles
an certainly are all that could be eX-
pected of them Miss Rounds is as
clever and pretty in her dainty role as
ANYONE would wish and she is support
ed by an excellent cast. Tonight is gift
night. a handsome piece of furniture
being given to the holder of the lucky
ticket. Tomorrow afternoon is the
weekly matinee, at which time every
child in the house will receive gift of
la sack of candy; and large valuable
gifts will be given to the boy, the girl
and the woman holding the lucky
numbers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-10
ADJUSTMENTS
% . . q q
Mary Mannering.

| Mary Manrering the charming young
! actress whose coming has been
always theatrical event of
the year, will be seen at the Keylor
Grand theater on April Is, in Rida
Johnson Young's successful American
comedy, GLORIOUS Betsy. undoubtedly
the best play yet from the pen of the
noted author of Brown of Harvard, y
Boys of Company b. etc The pro-
CuctiOn here will be a notable one and
will be under the direction of the Shu-
Oerts. This new play has for it's central
figure that radiant belle of yesterday,
Betsy Patterson" whose beauty and
ambition made for her one of the most
remarkable careers ever attained by
ton of 4 Baltimore belle, whose wit,
pride and rather daring Independence,
made her the admiring comment of all
fashionable society, in America, she
sprang into international notice by her
marriage with Jerome Bonaparte, the
brother of Napoleon, just at the time
when he was proclaimed Emperor of
the French.
In writing GLORIOUS Betsy" its author
does not go into the darker side Of
Betsy's life but deals with those days
when her name was the toast of every
gathering of note from Baltimore to
New Orleans. 1t takes us back to the
old Sweet Springs of Virginia, when
that resort was the gathering place for
the best in wealth, culture and beauty
of which America could boast.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-10
Clark In Powerful Play.

A powerful modern play, that ranks
with the best American plays of our
day, will be presented at the keylor
Grand theater on April IA. 1t is the
skillful work of Adelaide Prince, who
is in private life, Mrs. CrestOn Clarke,
and in this she has created a part for
her husband which stands out boldly in
it's originality ana treatment, and gives
Mr.. Clarke the opportunity to display
that marked talent which has placed
his name among the best of American
actors. The play, to which has been
given the appropriate name of "The
Power that Governs" is presented by
Jules hurry. who ranks among the
best stage producers in New York, and
this production. which is brilliant IN
every respect, fully justifies all the
praise that has been bestowed upon
''im. Resides all this the play has the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-10
ROOSEVELT ADOPTS WISE
COURSE.

President Roosevelt is adopting a
wise course in demanding that congress
pass an amendment to the Benton
Water company's Snake river dam bill.
According to information from Wash
ington it is extremely doubtful if
the president will sign the bill unless
such amendments are passed. The
amendments desired by the president.
limit the life Of the franchise to be
granted the Benton Water company
and require an annual compensation for
the privileges conferred by the federal
government In demanding that the
natural resources be conserved for the
public at large, be they the forests,
navigable rivers or harbors, the presi-
dent has the future welfare of the ma
ton in view rather than the personal
interests of private corporations, and
in this. it is safe to say. the president
has the support of nine tenths of the
Intelligent people of the nation.