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The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
SPINNER STATUE GIVEN AWAY.
VIII Be Located at Herl1imer, n. Y,
by the ID. 4. r.

After fourteen years of unavailing ef-
fort 20 have the statue of Gen. Frances
E. Spinner, former Treasurer Of the init
ed States. located on a suitable site in
this city. the Gen. Spinner Memorial
Association recently decided to transfer
the monument 10 the Daughters of tie
American Revolution at HerkImer, NY.
The memorial association was formed
on January 10, 1891, at the Riggs House,
and had for It's object 'the erection in the
city Of Washington OF statue Of Gen.
Spinner. as an utterance OF the gratitude
felt Tor his efforts in opening the way for
women to become clerks in the execu-
tive departmental
The statue was completed by II. ]. EIli-
colt IL 1894, but the association was m
able to obtain a site for it in Wash 'ng-
ton, and as q last resort appealed to the
President and ;he Secretary Of the Treas
ury, without avail
During the intervening years the statue
has been kept first in storage, and recent
iy was placed in the basement Of ths
Corcoran Gallery Of Art.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
UNITED ACTION URGED.
Concentrated Movement of Citizens
Association for Through Cars.

strong plea for concentrated action
by the joint committees appointed by the
Taboma Park. Brightwood Park, Pet
worth, and Brightwood Citizens Associa-
tions toward a through car service to this
section of the city, was the feature OF
the meeting Of the Brightwood Citizens
Association. in Thomas Hall, Brightwood,
last night
J. W. Dyre, president Of the joint COM
mittee, and ]. n. Cromwell, president OF
the Petworth Citizens Association. were
heartily applauded after appeals for ae-
ton along this line.
Dr. William Tindall, secretary to the
Board Of Commissioners, addresses the
association on ''The benefits Of swimming
pools to a city" and favored having one
placed IN Brlghtwood.
A resolution was passed requesting of
the Commissioners an appropriation from
the county roads and streets fund for
the opening Of Longfellow avenue from
Brightwood avenue to Fourteenth street.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
Two sweethsarts pro,rn.

Ogdenshurg. n Y, M2y 1s.-HazeI
Cory. aged nineteen, and Cady walrath,
two sweethearts. were drowned IA Elm
Creek. al Hermon. 81. Lawrence County,
come time Saturday night, They start
ed out for a sail. and failing to put in
an appearance by Sunday morning a
searching party was organized The
boat was found floating upside down
in the creek and later the bodies were
recovered. It is believed their boat
oapsized during a thunderstorm.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
washington's Daughter plays Piano.

Mrs. Portis- -Pittman, daugh-
ter of Booker T, Washington, played
piano selections at a recital given at the
Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal
Church. II street, between Fifteenth and
Sixteenth streets northwest. last night,
for the benefit of Clarence Cameron
White. a negro student who is working
his way through college Mrs. Kathryn
Skeene- Mitchell, Charles Marshall, II.
Leonard Jeter. and Mr.. White assisted In
the entertainment.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
M0FFATT IN A PLIGHT.
Venezuela Refuses TO Allow Him to
Leave La Guaira.

The plight of Thomas P. Mofratt.
American consul at La Guaira, Venezu-
Ella. is causing the State Department Of
hcials considerable worry. Consul Mof-
fatt IS quarantined in La Guaira. and
the Venezuelan government viii not al
low him to go to Porto Cabello to en-
bark for the United States.
Several weeks ago the State Depart
ment sent a cablegram TO him, author
izing him 20 leave his post on account Of
the plague. snd granting him sixty days
leave Of absence. He. however. has been
unable to get away from La GuaiTa,
because Of the strict quarantine
1t is probable that the gnboat Pa
ducah, now at WilIemstad. on the Island
Of Curacao, will be sent to La Guaira
to take Mr.. Moffatt away. Orders have
been sent 70 Commander Thomas D.
Griffin, commanding the Paducah, to get
Mr.. Mofratt out OF La Guaira with as
little risk as possible.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
SAW EIGHTEEN THUGS.
Negro Says TINT Number Held Him
Up and Took 50 from Him.

Held up. beaten and robbed by eighteen
negroes on D street northwest was the
alleged experience reported to the desk
sergeant at the Eighth precinct station
shortly after 12:40 o'clock this morning by
Martin Gofah, a negro. Of 2318 Bright
wood avenue northwest
Martin exhibited several scars and cuts
on various parts Of his anatomy to cor
roborate his story. He said the men had
jumped on him and, after beating him,
had taken 50 from his pocket
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
nacceheea listen to Addresses

Following the regular business meet
ing of the Modern Maccabees. last night.
addresses were made by Commander
Frank T. Murphy, of Fraternal Tent,
on "Amerieanism." Grand Commander
John II. Junghans, on the dement's Of
afiliaticn with other fraternal societies,
and S. s. English, on topics Of general
interest to frateTnal organizations. Bran
son White sang a solo.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
DEATH RECORD.

William c. Bsans. Episcopal Eye. Ear and Throat
Hospital. q wears.
Ideila Z. De Vaughn. Iols jefferson st. NV, 9 yrA
Louis a. Rasinski. si2 Pickford place, q years.
James c. Lynn. q st. ne, IS years
Thomas ]. Mitchell Casualty Hospital, 30 years
Michael Shea, FFeedmsns Hospital. s. yeara
COLORED
Henry Rich. Washington Asylum Hosp. 81 years.
Wesley johnson. 1901 Clingers court NV g years
Edna TolaT, Gsrasld Hospital. 81 yesrA
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
FOR UNIVERSAL TRANSFERS.
Central Labor Union Notifies Con-
gress 60 that Effect.


That organized labor is in favor Of uni
versal transfers. was the tenor Of a res
oluuOn passed by an overwhelming ma
Jority OF the delegates OF the Central
Labor Union last night
Delegate Adams, Of the machinists. said
that word had reached him that several
members Of the conference committee OF
Congress had complained about the re-
ports having gore out that organized
labor was opposed 20 universal transfers.
he offered the resolution 10 inform Rep
resentauve W. F. Cary and others that
that report was erroneous.
Delegate Feeney wanted the union 10
be satisfied for the present with securing
tracks to Union Station. Sam De Nedrey
wanted organized labor to drop all legis-
lative work until they had succeeded in
getting suffrage in the District.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
GOOD FEELING IN OHIO.
Senator's Dick and Foraker Agree
on the POstmasterships.

on the POstmasterships.
A suggestion Of the return Of The "era
Of good feeling in Ohio politics was
heard in the executive session OF the
Senate yesterday, when the nominations
Of at least ten Ohio postmasters, which
had been suspended in the Senate since
last December and January. were con-
irmed.
Il developed that the postmasters be
longed to a list of thirty-one. which were
held up by Senator's Foraker and Dick.
to afford them an opportunity to look
into the circumstances Of their appoint
ment and the politics involved in them
few days ago the Ohio Senators took
the list OF suspended nominations and
went over them carefully with a blue
pencil Nineteen were passed to confrma-
ton, and the batch which went through
the Senate belonged 10 the number.
The others will be still further inves-
tigated. Most Of them viii be allowed
10 remain suspended until next session
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
pelegates &c Eleeted.

Eugene H. McAIichael and Henry A.
Sellers were elected delegates by the
Theatrical Employees Association TO at
tend the annual convention. to be held in
Minneapolis the week of July Is. J. L.
Divine and James Lotus we're chosen as
alternates.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
Surprise Theater's First Week.

An excellent bill is being offered at
the Surprise Theater in its iniIlal week,
and the new amusement house is enjoying
deserved liberal patronage. The Ray
mond sisters present a singing and dane
ing act and Louis ]. Winch sang barry
tone songs. The motion pictures were
good
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
The Largest Morning Circulation.

The Largest Morning Circulation.
All advertising contracts made by The
Washington Herald are based upon its
bona fide eirculauon-a circulation In
Washington larger by thousands than was
ever before attained by any morning
newspaper at the Capital Its books IRE
open.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
Charged with Permitting Gambling

Moses Hill, barber, who gave his ad-
dress as 4OS II street, gave bond Of $500
foI his appearance in Police Court
Thursday morning, TO answer charge
OF allowing gambling on his premises.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
DIED.


BRowN-on Saturday. May ls, lsos. at seabrook.
Nd, after a Ions and painful illness. IDA
beloved daughter * Columbus and Annie Brown.
Funeral TUESDAY. Msy q, al O'Clock. n L
Church, Lanham. Nd. lBaitimore papers please
c0py-l
CoLEMAN-Departed this life Sunday. May II,
le0s, az her residence s. street northwest
MARTHA. the bel0sed wife Of the late James
Coleman
Notice Of funeral hereafter
DUNN-0n Sunday. May II. 1908 at rs 4 n.
ANNA DUNN, wife of the late John Dunn
Funeral on Tuesday Nay l9 a. A. "a. from
her late residence SIS Twentr-third street north
vest, and then 70 ST. stepaens Church whera
mass vii Be said for the Fepose ol her soul.
Friends ress -fuly invited.
DUvALL-Departed this life SUNDAY morning Nay
L, 1903 at SO O'Clock, HENRY DUVALL. BE-
loved husband q Sophia Du7sD father If John
Bernard, Robert Laurence, and Eleanora DuyaH.
Funeral Taesday morning. Nay ls. az O'Clock,
from st. Augustines Church, with high mass.
INGRAM-on sunday night. May i. 1903, at u.9
O'Clock. MAX INGRAM at his residence. $ T
street.
Funeral notice later.
JOY-on Saturday. May Is. 1903 at home. near
HyattsTillc. Nd JOHN JOY. in bis eighty
sixth gear.
at ? D n. InteTment at Rock Greek Cemetery.
Relatives and friends Of the family invites %
attend
LORD-on Saturday May Is. 1908, MATILDA C.,
widow Of Francis B Lord d. in ths eighty
fourth year Of her age
Funeral services at 6is Twenty-second street north
west, on Tuesday, Nay -, at p. n. InteTment
private,
NELsoN-on Sunday. May Il. iss. FLORENCE
L. NELSON. daughter Of James and Annie =.
Nelson, aged seventeen years and twenty-five
days.
Funeral from her late residence. 81 N street
northeast, Wednesday May % at ! p n.
NOLTE-suddenly. on Saturday. 8Iay IS, 1913, Sc Il
a n. VERONICA E. widow II George Nolte.
aged sixty-four years.
Funeral from her late residence. ss street north
west, Tuesday. Msy ls. at 3 q. m. Requiem
mass at ST. Mary's Cburch 81 go BeistiFes
and friends are respectfully invited 70 attend
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
wounded In the Battle.

A touch OF realism was added 10 the
battle yesterday afternoon, when VII
liam Covell. fifteen years old. of S2Zl
Eleventh street northwest fell 10 the
ground with blood coming from wound
In his face.
The boy was picked up by comrades and
carried TO the Emergency Hospital,
where he received treatment. The wound
was inflicted by a wad from the gun
Of one Of the amateur soldiers. Covell
joined his company after his injury re-
ceived attention
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
CODY SHOOTS BALLS
/" Buffalo Bills" Wild West
Show Opens Here.
THOUSANDS CROWD THE TENT

Many New Features, in which
Thrilling scenes Are Enacted, De-
light the People, who show Their
Appreciation in Repeated APP
plause-TvyO Performances To-day.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
-.lGHT TO DRIVE FAST
Arrest of Ambulance Driver
Raises Big Question.
SPEED REGULATION VIOLATED

Physicians Maintain that No law
Can Prevent Them from Making
Best Time Possible When Life Is
in Danger-PuRh Reported to Take
Opposing View of the Situation.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
Notice Of funeral hereafter.

CoLENAN-Departed this life Sunday May II,
lsos at her residence. s. street northwest,
MARTHA. the bel05ed wife Of the late James
Coleman
Notiee rf funeral hereafter
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19

BR0WN-On Saturday, May l6, 1913. at seahrook,
Nd, after a Ions and rainfal illness. IDA.
beloved daughter 0i Columbus and Annie BrowB
Funeral TUESDAY. Msy q, Al O'Clock. n L
Church, Lanham. Nd. lBaitmore papers pleass
c0py)
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19

DUYALL-Departed this life Sunday morning May
L. 1903 at SO O'Clock, HENRY DUVALL. BE-
loved husband q sophia DuvsD, father Of John
Bernard, Robert, Laurence and Eleanora DuyaH.
Funeral Tuesday morning. siay ls az 2 o-cloek
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
Funeral notice later

INGRAM-On Sunday night. May T. 1909 at u.9
O'Clock. MAX INGRAM at his residence. S T
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19

The grand review at the opening Of the
show is the finest spectacle in the whole
thing, but many Of those holding reserv-
ed seats missed it. on account OF coming
late.
Two performances will be given to-day,
one ia the afternoon and another In the
evening. There viii be no eurtailment
Of the evening performance. as Col Cody
insists that every feature be carried out
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-15
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

belief that they were defending the right of a re-
ligion to perform its functions in an American way
and by a coterie of lawyers of doubtful political faith
who presumed to be working for the pay that
attorneys permitted to derive from their pro-
fessona labors.
The conclusion that the managers of the church
side of the case in the employ of the hierarchy
cannot longer be avoided There is lawyer-like pre-
cson in their constant appeals to higher tribunals
when confronted by defeats that would destroy
merely party faction Practitioners of their class,
when certain that their fees will be forthcoming,
carry the most hopeless case to the court of last
resort.
The attorneys for the church assert that they
are going before the people with their contention,
but in this they not to be believed for they would
be buried under the November shower of Gentle
ballots The court of the people is the court they
will avoid.
The democratic party of Idaho came out of the
Wallace convention with greater strength than it
ever before possessed and under organization that
is unvulnerable Wallace its decisive battle 1t
there routed the priestly enemy and drove it from
the field.
There is now no resistance for it to encounter,
beyond that which may be born and nurtured in the
treachery that cupidty inspires The church is pow
erfu1 in its wealth and in its capacity for intrigue and
the means it possesses it will use to the limit
It is confronted by destructive agency that must
suppress its political power survivesthe aroused
loyalty of the people their country and its nsttu
tons and the growing determination that there shall
be no theocracy within the government of Idaho,
further recognition of the crime of polygamy
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-15
Likes and Dislikes.

Having been asked by an Evanston correspondent
-"Are you for Taft?" "You do not seem to like
his speech of acceptance" "Why are you for him
if you don't like his prncples?" cor you just
sore ?"-the Chicago Inter Ocean replied
The Inter Ocean is for Mr. Taft for president. 1t
has said so repeatedly
The Inter Ocean likes Mr.. Tafts speech of ac-
ceptance far as it is based on the republican ma
tional platform.
Where he goes outside of the platform or even
adopts resolutions that rejected by the whole
party in delegate convention assembled, the Inter
Ocean is not in such full agreement with him.
AS regards the last questions in the letter from
our Evanston friend we best answer them thus:
The Inter Ocean is not for the Hepburn pro-trust
amendment to the Sherman antitrust act,
Nor for the Gompers anti-in junction programme.
Nor for the boycott and blacklist,
Nor for making the president OF the United States
the lord of life and death over American industry,
Nor for granting immunity to corporations on the
mere Say-So of any chief magistrate IN Washington,
Nor for subordnating the judiciary to the
cutive branch of the United States government,
Nor for e1ectng United States senators by popular
vote,
Nor for railway pools. or monopoles in rates.
And that is why the Inter Ocean is for Mr.. Taft
and against Mr.. Bryan-because Mr.. Taft is not for
these things so hard Mr.. Bryan is.
The Inter Ocean is standpater. 1t frowns upon
Innovations 1t knows that it is falling behind in the
race for new policies and more denoc attic principles,
and it does not care
1t understands the position it occupies because it
has canvaSsed the middle west in panstaking way
and has announced with appropriate expressions Of
horror that twenty-five per cent of the republican
ism of that section is inoculated with Byanism Per
haps the percentage has increased since the canvass
1t looks that way specifically
1t is an unpleasant situation for the newspaper
that has always been dogmatically republican,
heart rendng choice to have to prefer Mr.. Taft be-
cause he is not for the things that delight the
people so hard" Mr. Bryan is.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-15
Curious Reasoning.

Although the entire wisdom of the government,
officially promulgated, is to be employed to the dis
credit of the Oklahoma law and the democratic
plank relating guaranteed bank deposits, it is best
not to become alarmed. The man who holds the
funds from which the victims of failed banks to
be compensated wont hurt anybody
The government has prevented several national
banks of Oklahoma from joining the ranks of guar
anteed banks and the treasury official charged with
the enforcement of the order has been made to say
in the newspapers:
aside from the illegaty of the procedure it
ruinous from the standpoint of good banking. The
responsible and the irresponsible bankers the honest
and the dishonest, would be intimately commln-
ged under the state law that safe banking would be
impossible; that it would be fraught with danger to
the entire financial system of the state because the
guarantee of deposits would foster dishonest liberties
with those deposits and lead to an ever increasing
system of wildcat banking.
If this treasury official expects the public to accept
his silly talk, he is offering the public an insult
Banking that is made secure by an insurance fund
would always be safe and whether banker is re-
sponsble irresponsible, the guarantee would place
him in the responsible class, even if he did not want
to belong to that class.
1t is pretty safe banking that says to the depostors
you have your money back, whatever happens
if the bank officials go down, you are immune from
the consequences that afflct them.
How could the in whom dishonest liberties
have been fostered take any advantage of the
of the money placed in his bank with a guarantee
from the governing powers that every cent the
money owner put in the bank should be returned to
him?
The treasury official concludes with the browning
evidence of his own ncapability to deal with public
questions in stating that the guarantee system would
lead to an ever increasing system of wildcat bank
ing
The wildcat banks that ravaged the frontier
were banks that issued notes with guaranteeing
capita1-behind them. Notes that worth the
of the paper and the printing and nothing more,
some of the parties issuing them having not even
banking place evidence of good faith.
And this wise man of the treasury department says
the direct effect of the protection it proposed to
extend to depositors would be an increasing system
of wildcat banking"
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-15

On further acquaintance with Mr.. Taft the Inter
Ocean may be able to take him enthusiastically. The
adamant that in the speech of acceptance can
be explained by Mr. Taft who has taken pains to
let the public know that he stopped at Oyster Bay
on his way to Cincinnati. 1t is not supposabe that
a speech revised by Mr. Roosevelt would stay inside
the Chicago platform.
Clearly the Inter Ocean does not like the president
of the United States and clearly it has hopes that
Mr. Taft will come its liking.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-15

By the middle of next month, the treasury depart
ment will be ready to deliver to banks $1oOoOoooo
of the $50O000000 of emergency currency authorized
by congress. This issue will be based on and pro-
tected by promises to pay uttered by public corpora
tons. This security is considered safe by the
political party that considers silver unsafe.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-15

During so long period of time that the memory
of the politician runneth not to the contrary the
republican party has insisted on import duties that
would guarantee reasonable profit" to the
facturers of the United States including the trusts
But the republican party is irrevocably opposed to
a law that would guarantee the bank deposits" of
the common people.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-09-18
A KINGS HOBBY.
The Mania of Frederick William !.
For Collecting Giants.


OF all the manias that afflict man.
kind the most ancient and curious Is
probably that for collecting. The vic
Tins collect pretty nearly everything
from books to shoe buckles and from
pots to postage stamps, but giant col
lecting was the hobby Of Frederick
William l., king of Prussia.
Nature designed him for recruit.
ing officer; destiny made him a mon
arch. All were fish who came to his
net - Saxons, Austrians, Hessians,
Turks, Swedes, Englishmen, Irishmen,
Africans-provided they were at least
two yards long. Some Of his speci-
mems were seven feet long. Now and
then he obtained one still more pro-
digious.
The Saxon cabinet minister Wack-
erbarth, foreseeing the possible adj
vantages of standing we'll with so near
a neighbor, in 1715 dispatched to Ber-
lin a recognition Of his Prussian maj
esty's birthday, Aug. IA, no less fat
tering than unique, since it consisted
Of large bundle of tobacco leaves.
two handsome Turkish pipes and a
bagful of fragrant Latakia, all COM
mitted to the hands Of seven foot pas
Bengers, with missive imploring the
kings gracious acceptance of these
trifes and the Cupid who bore them.-
ST. Louis Post Dispatch.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-09-18
TO CITY OF HEIGHTS.

1t has often been the desire OF
the Review editor to visit Monte
rey, a neighboring town situated
upon water shed. A drop of
water which may be divided upon
a roof-one part rolls south and
finds it's way to James river, and
onward through Hampton Roads
to Chesapeake Bay; the other rolls
northward and finds it's way into
the South Branch and to the Po-
tomac, down to the Chesapeake
Bay, where they again unite and
tell their stories and experiences
since their separation in the town
of Monterey.
Though separation may be
charged against this town, it is a
beautiful one, and if the people
would unite their efforts, no other
town could surpass it.
Summer visitors Chamber to seek
repose at an altitude of over 5000
feet, with the purest water and
best climate on earth.
In this town is Crummett's Ho-
tel, surpassed by none in beauty
and size in this section of the coun-
try.
But while speaking Of pleasant
things, it would be wholly neglect
full to omit the kindness of DIR. W.
N. Wagner, who was former pastor
of the NJ. E. Church, South, here.
In his hospitable home the editor
dined at a deliciously prepared
meal by Mrs. Wagner, who is not
ed for the good things she can pre-
pare.
Last, but not altogether least,
was G. G. Arbogast, the plumber
who claims Monterey as his birth
place, but is common property OF
all towns in the South Branch Val
ley, who invited the editor to a
seat by his side, and may have
been responsible for his being in
that town. Cam is good fellow,
and has few, if any, enemies
South Branch Review.