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The Washington herald., 1908-05-06
NEWS CUT SHORT.

The American Society Of Civil En-
sinesrs aiI hold It's annual banquet On Tuesday
night next al Rsuschers Notabls guests and speak
ss vii he present
In a report made by the District pound
master for the month Of April affidavit made
that S2s7 50 was collected OF Ibis amount. 50 20
was from pound fees.
Rev. Chauncey L Withrow, OF North
Carolina is conducting revival services IN the Tenth
Street Baptist Church. The meetings nave been u
progress B.ore than 3 week
Randolph Jones. negro. was sent 70
Jail for three months In the Poiics Court yesterday
on two charges Of disqTdsrly conduct. He caused
disturbance IN the doorway of a local theater.
Albert suckney, prominent lawyer and
author a New YORK. who died Monday, vas a
brother-in-law Of Mrs. Arthur Stickney. 1855 \
street northwest. Mrs sticSnsy left yesterday 20
attend the funeral
Auditor Tweedale reported yesterday
that 500 in addition 70 the balance from the ap-
preparation for the erection & the new ceHatcnum
Is available FOR the equipment and maintenance q
that institution until June g.
Gov. Dawson. of West Virginia, has
designated DR.. George Henderson. 0f IZS4 Newton
street northeast. to represent thst State al the
fourth international Congress Of Fisheries which
opens in this city on September =
The funeral Of Richard Sammond, who
died suddenly on Monday at his home, 7e9 Fifth
street southeast viii take place tomorrow afternoon
at O'Clock from the family home. Mr. Sammnnd
vas an old resident Of the southeast section Of the
city
John Sonesou. fifteen years old. ran
away from his home in Spokane, Wash. and came
East. He reached Washington penniless on Mon
day. and was arrested at the Union Station In
polics Court yesterday he was sent to the House o{
Detention pending word from his parents
Harry c. Mclean. acting District
health ofacer has recommended to the Conmis-
sioners that dog license receipts have printed On
them a notice that the receipts do not permit dogs
to rn AZ large without the tax tag or release the
owner from the payment Of the redemption fee Of
s. if the dog is imp0unded for failure TO have on
Tho tag
Etrs Belva A. Lockwood. OF the Wash
ington Peace Bureau has received word that the
seventeenth annual meeting Of the Universal Peace
Congress viii take place in Caxton Hall West
Minister. London, July q TO August l. Peace advo-
Gates from al parts of the world including a large
delegation from the United States viii be present
While you think of it, telephone your
Want Ad to The Washington Herald. and
bill will be sent YOU at cent word
The Washington herald., 1908-05-06
JAPAN SIGNS TREATY
Ambassador Takahira Agrees
to Arbitration.
WILL LAST FOR FIVE YEARS
Articles Decided Upon by Japanese
Diplomat and Secretary Root Pro-
vide for Settlement OF All Minor
Questions Between Two Nations.
VIII Be Ratified by the Senate.

In spite of the recent warlike debate in
the Senate. Secretary Of State Eliau Root
and Baron Kogoro Takahira, japanese
Ambassador TO the United States. yester-
day signed a general arbitration treaty
between the United States and Japan.
The treaty provides for the settlement
by arbitration Of all disputes Of legal
nature or in regard TO the construction Of
existing treaties between the two ma
tons. but questions of vital interest, the
independence or the honor OF the two
contracting states, and questions that
concern the interests Of a third state, are
not included in the treaty. The treaty will
be in force for a period Of five years.
The signing OF the treaty was a COM
plete surprise 10 officials and diplomats in
Washington, as only a few persons were
aware that negotiations were in progress.
The completion Of the treaty marks the
first definite result Of the resumption of
treaty negotiations which were discon-
tinued during the winter OF 1906 on ac-
count or the action Of the board Of edu-
cation Of San Francisco in excluding Jap
and also because OF the assaults upon
japanese subjects in various cities on the
Pacific Coast. At that time a treaty for
the exclusion OF japanese cooie Iaborers
from the United States was under way,
but the negotiations were abandoned by
Viscount SuizO Aoki, then japanese Am
bassador to the United States. on ac-
count Of the hostility ito America that
existed in Japan. The treaty signed yes
terday is the first arbitration treaty ne
gouated between Japan and the United
States.
Shortly after Baron Takahira presented
his credentials on February %, work upon
the present treaty was begun, upon the
suggestion Of Secretary Root who had
already negotiated similar treaties with
Great Britain, France. Norway, Spain,
Portugal and Switzerland. The Japanese
government readily assented to Secretary
Roots suggestion.
The arbitration treaty is in accordance
with article 19 of the first Hague peace
conference Of 1899, which recommended
that the powers signatory TO The Hague
conference conclude agreements with a
view TO the settlement by arbitration of
all disputes which they consider possible
to arbitrate.
The treaty Is similar TO those already
negotiated with several foreign countries,
and it viii be sent to the Senate by Presi-
dent Roosevelt in a few days for ratifica-
ton.
No opposition to It's ratification Is ex-
pected. 1t will be in force for fives years
from the date Of the exchange Of ratifica-
tions which will take place in Washing
ton.
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CHECKS TO GIRL ARE FORGED.
Pittsburg Man Held for Giving
Money 20 a SINGER.

fIttbbuT& Wan Hefu Aer uffAAB
Money to a Singer.
Pittsburg, Pa, May 5-Pittsburg to-day
developed another interesting scandal in
higa life, when A. Baron Holmes, until
recently president and manager Of the
Rolmes Company. big book concern
here. was placed under arrest, charged
with forgery, on information made by
other members of the Holmes Company.
It Is alleged that Holmes checked out
81 .075 of the firms money to Miss Caro-
lima De Frabittus. a pretty singer re-
Gently OF Boston. When other members
of the Holmes Company found this out
some time since. they demanded an ex-
PLANTATION Of President Holmes, but do
not appear to have been satisfied with his
Explanation, so he was deposed as presi-
dent and manager and the concern was
.reorganized. Demand that Holmes make
good the Cancelled checks cashed by Miss
De Frabittus, one for $500, another for
1918. met with refusal. Holmes claiming
that he, as a member OF the firm, had
borrowed money from the singer some
time since. and this was the firms repay
ment
Former partners Of Holmes say there is
nothing 10 show that any money bor-
rowed by Holmes of Miss De FTabittus
was ever placed at the firms disposal,
and claim Holmes action in signing the
firms name to a check intended for the
young lady was forgery. Holmes was
held under g 900 bail for a hearing.
Miss De Frabittus said tonight: It's
an outrage. OF course I got two checks
cashed for Sl,075; checks which were
given me by Mr.. Holmes. but ! want it
understood that II was for borrowed
money Last August Mr.. Holmes bor-
rowed $1,000 from me, and I understood it
was for the firm, SO / did not think It
queer when I got a check for $500 and
another for S515 from Mr.. Holmes. The
extra s7h was for interest
The Washington herald., 1908-05-06
Held for Breaking window.

Rosella Davis. Of S16 Lincoln street. An
acostia, and Jacob Lacey, are being held
by the police Of the Sixth precinct, on
charge Of smashing a plate glass window
Of the New York Clothing House, 500 Sew
enth street. about 1:S0 o'clock yesterday
morning. The police say the girl and man
belong to a gang who broke the window,
extracted a quantity Of wearing apparel
and ran. Pieces Of women's clothing were
found IN an ash barrel several blocks
from the store.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-06
SPANK GIRL BLACK HANDLERS
Parents Help Police Officers Sup.
press Embryonic Blackmailers.
slipper Properly Applied Follows
Receipt of Raw Head and
Bloody Bones Letters.

New York. May b-Vague reports come
in from Elmhurst. Newton. and the ulu-
mate parts Of the north shore OF Long
Island that in the Silly hours Of the
night three misses. whose dresses are not
yet too long TO command parental re-
spect, suffered manual discipline In their
respective bedchambers following the un-
covering Of the amateur Black Hand cor
respondence school that the three suffer
ing misses had established.
About a month ago Al Petit who lives
at 40 Summit avenue, EImhurst. found a
letter in his mall The letter was in a
delicate copy-book hand The words of
the letter informed Petit that II he did
not leave $500 beneath the horse trough in
front Of the Anchor saloon on a certain
night he and his family and his five in
teresting chickens would be blown sky
high. The letter was signed Raw Head
and Bloody Bones"
Al went and told Police Capt. Gardner.
Then about two weeks ago Billy Mallory,
a milkman, found letter OF substan-
TALLY the same purport in his mail signed
Raw Head and Bloody Bones" When
two more letters Of a similar nature were
received by two other citizens, Capt.
Gardner got busy
Capt. Gardner sent detectives TO trace
the bloodthirsty collection OF anatomical
specimens who had penned the letters.
The detectives had a bunch. They went
to the Elmhurst High School and asked to
look over some Of the compositions that
the Iuplls recently turned in. They kept
on looking until to-day they found a
composition In that same cOpy-book hand
that had characterized the Raw Head
and Bloody Bones" epistles.
Well. that young miss confessed and
she named two others who had been IN
on the fun. Little notes were sent TO
three homes IN and about Elmhurst to-
day by the principal of the Elmhurst
High School The detectives kept mum
and named no names, but the sounds OF
woe that came from three homes tonight
set the Elmhurst folks gOssiping.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-06
BIG FIRE At SAN FRANCISCO.
Loss of Quarter Million Dollars sus-
tatned By Business Firms.

San Francisco. May 5.-The most
serious fire that has occurred in this city
since the great FIRE Of 1905 caused a loss
Of S250,00O early to-day.
A large one-story wooden building COW
ering nearly the entire block bounded
by Market and Geary streets and Grant
avenue. and containing a score of bust
ness houses. was completely ruined.
Owing to the high rates, little insurance
was carried on stocks. Several persons
were overcome by smoke. but soon re-
covereo. The fire ragged fo- four hours.
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COMING TO SEE BONAPARTE.
District Attorney at Boston VIII Dis
cuss Important Matters.

Boston, Mass, May 5-United States
Attorney French left Boston late this af-
ternoon for New York and Washington.
II is his plan TO be in New York about a
day and in Washington several days
Before taking his departure he declined
10 disclose what matters are TO be taken
up while in the Capital There may be
several conferences between Mr.. French
and Attorney General Bonaparte because
of the important matters that have de-
veloped In Boston OF late. one concerns
the steel bridge builders, whose methods
have been the subject Of investigation by
the Boston finance commission.
Another matter Of importance IS the
merger investigation now in the hands OF
special counsel under the direction of
District Attorney French.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-06
Rifle Competition Begins.

Havana, May 5-One hundred and
thirty officers and men of the army of
pacification are taking part In the rifle
competition at Camaguey, which will de-
eide who VIII be members Of the. team
Of thirteen to take part in national COM
petition that viii take place at Fort
Sheridan this summer,
The Washington herald., 1908-05-06
OYSTER BAY HAS FIRE.
Burning Dwellings Threaten the
High school Buildings.

Oyster Bay. Nav Sire here early this
morning destroyed two dwelling houses
on Anstee street, with a loss Of about
$1,000.
For a time it seemed as If the High
School Building, on the opposite side Of
the street. was also doomed, and the ef-
forts Of the village fire department were
centered to save this structure After d
stubborn fight the Ere was confined to
the two houses which were destroyed
One of the houses was occupied by Will
lam Cheshire, superintendent of the Oak
ley country seat here, and the other by
Denis McIlroy
The Washington herald., 1908-05-06
naughters HoIa Meetinr-

Columbia Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, held its regularly
monthly meeting at the Ebbitt House last
night After the transaction Of the rou-
tine business, a programme. consisting OF
addresses, Fecitations, music, and songs,
was rendered. and refreshments were
served.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-06
OIL KING MAKES OFFER.
Sends Agents to Russia to Build
Amur Railway.

SenuS Agents 10 HussIH 10 bu11G
Amur Railway.
London, May 5.-A dispatch to the Cen
trail News from st. Petersburg says that
three agents Of J. D. Rockefeller are
there negotiating for the construction of
the Amur Railway. biz for which the
Douma passed TO first reading last month
and which the government is understood
to desire to have constructed speedily.
Mr.. Rockefeller's agents offer TO com
plete the railway in five years, to use
only Russian materials. and to employ
only Russian labor. Three factories will
be erected in Siberia for the supply Of
material. Mr.. Rockefeller does not ask
a subsidy from the Russian government,
but only authority 10 issue debentures.
The Central News correspondent adds
that the proposals are apparently favor
ably regarded by the Russians. A party
of engineers has left st. Petersburg 20
make preliminary survey of the route.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-06
DEMAREST WINS TOURNEY.
Chicago Billiard Prodigy Secures
International ChampiOnskip.

New York May 5.-Calvin Demarest, the
young billiard prodigy from Chicago. to-
night defeated Lueien R. Erolle, of
France. in the game to decide first place
in the 1S2-balkline tourney at the Lieder-
kranz for the international amateur cham
pionship.
The score was 400 to 21s. Demarest COM
ing through the tournament with clean
record of four victories
He went out tonight with an unfinished
run of las and made the splendid average
of Is STA, substantiating the belief that he
is the best amateur player in the world.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-06
sydney to Have Gala press

Syndney, N. S W. May 5.-The govern
ment architest is planning a scheme for
the decoration OF the city on the occasion
OF the visit OF the American fleet. 1t is
expected that the American admirals will
make their official landing at Farm Cove,
where Lord Hopetoun Australia's first
governor general. landed in 1901.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-06

All advertising contracts made by The
Washington Herald are based upon its
bona fide circulation-a circulation in
Washington larger by thousands than was
ever before attained by any morning
newspaper at the Capital Its books are
open
The Washington herald., 1908-05-06
Could Get No Ald.

But to my dismay, I could not get
any one 10 join me in the proposed asso-
citation. II was, therefore with genuine
pleasure that heard OF the work of this
new society.
Its appeal has met with gratifying
responses. To-day she walks the streets
Of the larger cities, and hardly ever is
seen a girl of ten years or under with
bound feet and ladies OF middle age.
whose extremities have been cramped for
a score of years. deem It patriotic duty
to liberate themselves from their bond
age"
The governments attempt to drive out
the opium habit. Mr.. WI said, is also ex-
tremely popular
What does this awakening Of China
mean? To my mind ii means, in the first
place. true and lasting peace in the far
East. The moment China becomes strong
enough after her awakening to maintain
her sovereign rights and protect herself
from aggression, the far Eastern question
will have been solved"
The Washington herald., 1908-05-06
HOLDS THE HOPE DIAMOND.
New York Firm Confirms Sale of
100000 Stone in Paris.

New York, May 5-The sale of the
Hope diamond was confirmed to-day by
a member of Joseph FrankeIs Sons,
who were the owners of the stone.
Joseph Frankel said: THE diamond
has been sold in Paris, but we are not
at liberty to disclose the name Of the
owner One thing / wish TO correct and
set right, the stone has never been out
OF our possession, and has at no time
been owned by any one in Philadelphia"
OnIy 10 cents n week, delivered ct
your door-the deily issues of The Wash
ington Herald. Phone Main $500.
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WI SEES PROGRESS
Minister Declares His Nation
Is Rapidly Waking Up.
ADDRESSES THE CIVIC FORUM

At Close of His Discourse Auditors
PLY Him with Questions, which
lie Answers satisfaetoriIy-Peking
Government Anxious to Drive Out
Opium Trade-EducatiOn General.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-06
work for Education.

The changes in the country's education
al system Mr.. WI described at length.
and said: The programme Of reform in
augurated by the government also in
cludes the extension Of the postal service
the restoring of foreign and domestic
trade. education. and protection Of its
subjects abroad, the simpifcaton of spe-
cial ceremonies. and a hundred and one
other items that viii tend TO strengthen
and enrich our country"
As another instance Of the comparative
ease with which reforms were progress
ing, Mr.. WI had this TO say:
a movement OF striking significance Is
that started by the Anti-Foot- binding So
ciety. Foot-bnding originally only in
tended TO check the feet OF young women
from attaining abnormal and disfguring
size, grew into a most horrible custom,
through perverted ideas Of beauty until
it became the exception. rather than the
rule for women TO possess natural feet
I remember. I agitated In my early days
the question of exposing the absurdity and
cruelty Of the practice. and with a view
to its gradual discontinuance, I tried 10
persuade my friends and relatives 20 Join
in forming a league. pledging ourselves TO
prohibit the compression of our daughters
p.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-06

While you think of it, telephone your
Want Ad. to The Washington Herald. and
bill will be sent YOU at ! cent word
The Washington herald., 1908-05-06
seIf-government bureaus Open

BY imperial command. seIf-government
bureaus have been established in every
provincial center. and a large number OF
translators are rendering into our Ian
guage the constitutions and laws of differ
ent nations. Perhaps the time for a par
lament has not yet arrived. but the gov
ernment is br0ad.minded enough TO listen
more and more 10 the voice Of the people.
and measures are being adopted which
VIII lead in the near future TO the or
ganization Of a representative assembly.
The reorganization Of the army occu-
pies prominent place on our programme
Of reform. Il has been decided 20 or
ganize twenty army corps, each Of 25, 900
men, aggregating an effective total Of
half a million men. Now, these plans
and figures may seem pretty formidable
10 you, and may lead you 10 think again
Of the yellow peril bogy which at one
time swept over Europe and America
There need be no fear OF any yellow peril
In reorganizing its army and navy the
Chinese government has been actuated
by one aim, and that Is TO place them in
state OF efficiency for police and de-
fensIve purposes only"
The Washington herald., 1908-05-06

New York, May 5.-Wu Ting-fang t,ie
Chinese Minister to the United States,
told all about the awakening of China
in an address before the Civic Forum
at Carnegie Hall this evening. From his
remarks it was gathered that although
China may have slept right through the
alarm clock that aroused Japan. and may
have continued TO slumber until pretty
nearly noon. she Is wide awake at the
present, and determined to make a good
long day of it.
The Chinese Minister'S address was lis
tened TO with marked attention through
out, aud he was frequently applauded.
At the conclusion of his address he
was asked a number OF questions Mr..
Wa answered pretty nearly all the ques-
tons fired at him, and when he didn't
want to make direct answers he told why.
and did It in a convincing and satisfac-
tory manner.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-06

BADGER-On Monday. May T. 1873. al Annapolis.
Nd, MARGARET NJ, widow Of Commodore
Oscar c. Badger. L. S. y
Commitment services at the chapel az Oak I'm
CemeteTy, Washington, at 4 O'Clock Wednesday
afternoon
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Says China Is Moving.

In his speech at Carnegie Hall on "The
awakening Of China" WI Ting-fang said
in part:
China is moving. and she is moving
with a rapidity difficult for one who has
not personally Witnessed the wonderful
changes TO understand and realize The
first and foremost force that Is behind
this movement is the spread Of education.
and by this I mean the diffusion Of gem
eral knowledge. knowledge OF men, and
knowledge Of the affairs of the world.
Repeated defeats at the hands Of the
foreign powers soon convinced our peo-
pie Of the fuulity of matching bow and
arrows with modern guns and explosives.
The inability OF our former s0-called
army and navy TO encounter those other
nations has demonstrated 20 US clearly
that modern weapons Of war, without
properly trained men to handle them. and
without scientific leaders TO direct and
control, are of no more value tnan bows
and arrows and wooden junks.
The onward movement in China has
derived much encouragement from the
successes Of our island neighbor, Japan.
The cry was that what Japan could do,
China, by adopting similar reforms. can
and viii do
The Washington herald., 1908-05-06

The American Society Of Civil En-
yinesrs aiu hold its annual banquet On Tuesday
light next at Rauschers- Notable guests and speak
Is will he present.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-06

JACKs0N-On Sunday May 5. 1905 CARRIE
LOUISE JACKSON az Garfield Hospital from
the effects Of an operation.
Funeral win take place wednesday at Il a n.
from the undertaking establishment Of Zurh0rst.
30l East Capitol street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-08-22
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PURE FOOD WARFARE
MAKING GOOD RECORD

Washington, ID. c., Aug. 22.-(Spe-
ciaD-Back from pure food meetings
and conferences in the West Dr. Har-
vey w Wiley, chief of the bureau
of chemistry, Department of Agricul-
ture, feels in fighting trim to meet
the interests he believes are throwing
stumbling blocks in the way of his
reforms.
Some interests formerly arrayed
against me-" said he now frankly
confess they were in the wrong. The
largest food supply house in Chi
cago, employing over 400 sales agents
throughout the country, has told
me the same thing.
There are other interests that
are slower to recognize the truth,
through the public health is at stake.
These are the dried fruit industry of
California, certain molasses manufac-
turers of Louisiana, and the Whole
sale Liquor Leaders Association.
look for these people to come around
in good time, just as soon as they
realize the inevitable progress of
civilization
If | should leave the government
service | would continue to fight, as
a private citizen, in the cause of pure
food | believe the time is already
in sight when l can lean back and
say to myself that the struggle which
I began twenty years ago is ended
DR.. Wiley has in mind, although he
didn't say so, when he spoke of the
possibility of leaving the government
service, the friction between hi Of
fee and that of the Secretary of
Agriculture over the enforcement of
the pure food law, resulting In the
appointment of board of referees.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-08-22

Magnolia Springs, Aug. 21.-There
is picnic here every day, different
places being represented.
Several families from Friendship
spent last Saturday here.
Miss Bessie Kate Hall has returned
to her home IN Americas, after a
pleasant visit to Miss Pearl Kidd
Mrs T. j. Black of Americas, spent
a few days last week with her sister,
Miss Georgia Reeves.
A big barbecue is expected Thurs
day.
Mrs Fred Robins has several rela-
tives visiting her.
Mrs Allen Wise, Miss Winnie Kidd
and Miss Belle Reeves spent the first
of the week in Americas with friends.
Mr. r. H. Wise is at home again
after pleasant visit to South Caro-
lima
Miss Belle Reeves, the much admir-
ed visitor of Mrs. Allen Wise has re
turned to her home in Preston.
Mrs. r. Gray is spending some
time with her father, Mr.. Jim Reeves.
Mrs. Phil Wise and family spent
Wednesday here.