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The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
DEATH AND ACCIDENTS
OF OUR PRESIDENTS

TO the attacks of men of diseased mem
tality. of the class of Booth Guiteau and
CZOlgosZ The precautions OF the secret
service is never relaxed. Here is a body
of men, trained far more efficiently than
the Scotland Yard detectives. whose sole
duty 1t is TO see that no harm befall the
nations chief and that no suspicious per-
sons are permitted to approach the White
House or the temporary abode Of the
President, should he be away from the
Capital. These men under the efficient
direction of Chief John r. Wilke work
as secretly as the spies of the European
m0narehs and much more efficiently.
Many a suspicious character is notified
on his arrival in Washington that his
presence is not desired and he is sum-
marily ordered from tire city, and he
leaves. JUS at present greater precau-
tion is taken 20 guard President ROose-
welt because Of the unrest In financial
conditions and because of the antagonism
TO him on account of his attitude on the
trust question. The man who has gone
insane because of losses In the stock mar
ket is more dangerous tnan any an
archist, as he cannot as readily be de-
tected. SO close is the watch kept on
Mr.. Roosevelt that he cannot go on the
veranda Of his summer home at Oyster
Bay without being under the surveillance
of half dozen Secret Service men. Two
lines of detectives surround Sycamore
Hin night and day and when the Presi-
dent goes bathing no one is permitted to
approach within several hundred yards
of the beach.
The death Of President Lincoln can be
attributed directly to the laxity of his
body guard on that fateful night of April
"a. 1850. John Parker was on duty out
side the box at Ford's Theater occupied
by the President and his party He was
absent from duty for brief half hour
and Booth. who had been watching for
an hour or more. seized the opportunity
and entered the box Had Parker been
at his station Booth would have feared
TO enter although he had found 1t neces-
sary to stimulate himself with whisky.
Attempts have been Made on the lives
of several of the Presidents without the
newspapers printing line of the start
ling news. Such attempts are kept from
the press whenever possible, as II is the
policy of the Secret Service TO minimize
such deeds. on the ground that publicity
would simply encourage other cranks to
make the attempt Crime waves due
TO mental suggestion are a psychological
phenomenon, same as suicide waves.
Cranks are multiplying, as lunacy rec
ords show, and even the harmless crank
may suddenly become menace to those
In power. Hence the vigilance at the
White House is a necessary precautiOn
and one that faces real danger and is not
an aping to the customs Of European
courts.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
WAITER GETS IMPATIENT.
He Is Irish and Cannot Endure Ger
man at His Home.

New York, Jan. 4.-Albert Halioran told
Magistrate Cornell in the Yorkville Po-
lice Court yesterday that he made the
mistake of his life In going to live with
his German mother-in-iaw.
I'm of Irish parents and do not under
stand German, and my wife and her
mother were always chinning in Ger
man." he said. How did 1 know but
what they were talking about me? l
stood it as long as I could, but l had
to get out at last"
His wife, Carrie, Is nineteen years old.
They were married three years ago and
went to live with her widowed mother
and sister az 2S75 West Seventeenth
street, Coney Island. The young man
said he was a waiter by occupation and
usually made S15 week at that business.
Tips must be good where you work.
his honor remarked.
Some OF the men make much more
than I do. 7 am not long in the busi-
ness, he responded.
Three weeks ago he decided not TO re-
main longer in the house where most Of
the conversation was IN German. so he
got a room at 1d3 East Third street, Man
haitian. and has been living there since.
His wife met him on Third avenue yes
terday and tried TO prevail on him to go
back home but he wouldn't She then
caused his arrest and made charge Of
abandonment against him.
The magistrate asked him If he was
willing to so back home with his wife.
Not much. I wouldn't live with that
kind Of mother-in-law again for any
thing. was the response.
The court then required him to furnish
a bond that he should pay his wife $40 a
week for her support.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
ARTIST MEETS FATE
WHICH HE DREADED

Philadelphia. Jan. 4.-When Ulrich A.
Hoegger, the artist. who was burned
with his priceless paintings, Thursday
night. in fire at his studio, 1887 North
Thirty-first street. died yesterday, in
the woman's Homeopathic Hospital a
tragedy was completed whose sinister
shadow has for years been hanging
over lis victim and darkening his life.
The fear OF death in flames, and with
his own destruction and that Of his
works of q lifetime. was SO strong
that it played an important part In his
actions and shaped his thoughts toward
the conception of the greatest painting
that ever left his brush-the picture
OF a studio wrecked by fire. So potent
was Hoegger's dread that the theory is
put forth that his mind was turned by
concentration on the subject. and, that
moved by an uncomfortable impulse,
the artist sought death deliberately in
the flames he 50 long regarded as his
Nemesis
By friends and relatives Of Mr.. Hoeg-
ger this theory is secuted as ridiculous,
but in the complete destruction follow
ing in the path Of the flames. the
origin of the FIRE viii never be known
except by surmise.
Mr.. Hoegger. unconscious from the
time his body was dragged from the
flames. died in the hospital yesterday
morning. as workmen were tearing
away the debris Of his cherished works
TO which he had devoted his life. The
studios and other rooms on the first
a0or Of his home were wrecked. Ninety
paintings in the room, valued at Sl1o,-
000. were charred fragments.
The fear OF fire that obessed Hoeg'
ger. inspired the picture that gained
him more fame than any of his numer-
Gus pasteis and portraits. He called
the picture "Silenced.' 1t portrayed. in
vivid and graphic tints a partially
wrecked music studio with broken and
burned violins This picture was pro-
nounced a masterpiece and received the
most favorable attention from critics
Many offers were made for the paint
/ ing. but for a reason that he never
made plain. Hoegger refused TO part
with it.
TWO years ago flames Tayaged his
studio and destroyed a number of his
works. Among the paintings burned
| was "Silenced" Half OF il was de-
stroyed The remaining half was care
/ fully treasured by the artist. In
Thursday nights fire, the cherished
remnant was consumed.
! Hoegger's absession caused him tc
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
AERONAUT IS 4 FATALIST
Ludlow COmplaeent Despite His Sc.
riOus Injury.
Relates Anecdofe of Turkish VizieF
TO show the Folly OF
Rebellion,

Israel Ludlow. the aeronaut whose ex-
periments with flying machines have so
greatly impaired his health, still pre-
serves in his aeronautical researches, and
one day he said:
81 bear my accident patiently. 1t hap
pened, no doubt because il was 10 hap
pen. I shall keep on with flying. 1 am
something Of a fatalist. suppose"
He unused a moment.
You know how profoundly they be-
leye In fate In the East?" he said.
There is a story that they tell about it
there.
"A certain Sultan was giving audience
one morning, when the grand vizier came
and prostrated himself at the foot Of the
dais
Rise. vizier, said the Sultan, gra-
ciously, and tell me why you are so pale,
and why do you tremble SOP
Alas, lord the yizier answered. in
that shadowy corner by the ivory screen
the angel of death is standing For
long while he has stood there, and con-
tinualiy he fixes on me an earnest and
strange look.
The viZier Wrung his hands.
Lord. ! would not die he said.
Lord, grant thy slave permission to set
out forthwith for Smyrna. Thus it may
be, win escape the dreadful visitant.
THE Sultan. with a nod, granted the
vizier that wish, and the poor man
hastened forth with all speed to inake
ready for the journey. Then the Sultan
beckoned the angel to him.
Art thou, he said. truly the angel
of death?'
Yes. replied the other, indifferently.
THE Sultan nodded his head. Then
he said. gravely: Why hast thou looked
with such strange earnestness at my
vizier?
Because, said the angel. I wondered
what he was doing here, for l have
orders TO kill him in Smyrna
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
SITTING CROSSLEGGED

usually be told by the verger or sexton.
or by the Vicar or rector. who should
know better. that they are the figures
Of those who, in the days long ago.
crossed the seas and took part in one or
other Of the medieval Crusades. Only a
few years ago q writer in the Edinburgh
Review-where at least the reader might
expect accuracy and scholaTship-re-
marked referring to the cTusades. that
wherever in an English church We find
the cross-legged monument Of a thirteenth
century knight we know that one man
Of the knowledge at least come home 10
tcl others what the East was really
like. The statement is absurdly untrue.
The attitude is very rare in foreign scUip-
tuTe. and appears 10 be almost entirely
an English conventionalism. There are
figures so carved representing knights
who, it is known, did not go a-crusading;
other cross-legged efigies are of much
later date than the last OF the crusades,
While some are OF women.
There IS really no known reason for
associating the cross-legged effigy with
the crusades. The notion has been cur
rent for a good many years-though of
no antiquity-but is apparently a pure in
vention. The best reason for the attitude
lis that given in the scholarly Companion
to English History Middle Ages" which
was published FIVE or six years ago. The
writer says. a peculiarly English mo-
tive introduced about the middle Of the
thirteenth century. was the representa-
tion of the Tecumbent warrior with the
legs crossed, a natural attitude of re-
nose in life In which state these figures
generally appear. usually with open eyes.
and sometimes in the act of sheathing
the sword The practice (which. it may
be added has no connection with the
crusades) lasted for about a century,
and gradually disappeared with the in
PRODUCTION of plate armor for which the
posture is as untitled as it is appropriate
for the close-fitting and yielding chain
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05

Every school boy knows the story Of
the martyred Presidents, but few persons
know the precautions taken to prevent
a recurrence OF such assassinauons. More
over few are aware how near 90 death
many of our Chief Executives have been
from the attacks of cranks or from ac~
cidental causes. Only good fortune and
the vigilance Of secret service men have
prevented more White House tragedies.
The list of accidents in which Presi-
dents figured is a long one. Twice since
President Roosevelt has been in office has
he escaped death by only a matter Of
inches. At Dalton, Mass, September 3,
1902. a trolley car hit the carriage in
which ne was riding and demolished it,,
Secret Service Operator William Craig
who WAS riding on the box with the
driver, was instantly killed. Mr.. Roose-
velt suffered several injuries. which neces-
STATED his going to the hospital for an
operation q few weeks later. Again he
had a narrow escape when. on October
%. 1866. the warship on which he was
returning from New Orleans to Washing
ton was hit by a fruit steamer near the
mouth of the Mississippi River. There
was a panic aboard the vessels. but for
tunately no lives were lost. The accident
happened at night, and was due to a
misunderstanding of signals.
Gen. Washington, while returning TO
Mount Vernon from Philadelphia, was in
a runaway, but one of the outriders. at
the risk of his life. caught the lead horse
and checked the four-horse team.
President jackson had his face burned
with powder and the skin lacerated by
the blast when he stood too close to a
cannon that was firing a salute in his
honor on the occasion of a Presidential
visit to Boston.
President Tyler. on a trip down the
Potomac on the sloop Of war Trenton.
lost two of his Cabinet officers, who were
accidentally killed aboard ship.
President Adams and Congress were
forced to flee from Philadelphia during
a yellow fever epidemic, Adams spending
the time at the bedside of a sick wife,
while Congress took up a temporary
abode in Trenton, \. J.
President Jackson. history sorrowfulIy
relates, beat a hasty retreat from Wash
ington when the British burned the
Capitol in the war of 1872 He thus es-
capped being taken a prisoner.
That the lives of the Presidents have
these incidents. All have been exposed
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05

withhold his works from public ex-
hibitlons. He was invited a number
Of times to exhibit his work at the
Academy Of the Fine Arts
Among the pictures destroyed in
the fire was the one last painted By the
artist. It was a Madonna, unique in
that the child slept This picture. which
was fine conception. the mother
standing pensively over her sleeping
child, was to be sold to the St Colum-
bias Catholic School for s6,0e0 1t
awaited only few finishing touches.
Another noted painting destroyed
was entitled Caught at Last" and de-
picted an aged woman setting trap
for a mouse, the little rodent being
shown caught fast in the door OF a
cupboard. The Lioness and Her Cubs
an animal study from life. was painted
by Mr.. Hoegger at the local Geological
Gardens.
The mo Name" picture, also de-
str0yed, was favorite of the artist.
to which an interesting story attaches.
II portrayed an humble cottage over
SiiHeDEI1 ~ HAdtTl5 41aaiS4vilss IN quest
-ef an appropriate title for the picture.
Hoegger offered a prize OF $500 for
name. lie never obtained one to suit
his idea end the picture remained the
No Name
The fire marshsFs investigation yes
terday into the death of the artist.
brought no discoveries. It was learned
that he was alone in the room when
the fire started, and later. when the
flames had gained great headway, he
cried for help. One door of the room,
which was apparently locked. was
blocked by the flames
A Christmas tree is supposed to have
been the first thing that caught fire,
but how it was jgnited is a mystery
that probably will never be solved.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05

breast Of it. and we know-aIi Trenton
knows that you had nothing TO do with
wrecking the bank Locke will die hard,
but we have him cornered. and he has 20
take his medicine Let go, b0yi You are
thr0ttllng me-"
Heuderson's hands dropped. but be
poured out n storm of questions.
"He confessed, I.and0n. he told me that
Liias did it-Lilias, That he had forced
her 30 forge Dalton's name 90 that check.
In order 20 gain time with the New York
people that the truth must come out and
she be tried for forgery unless ] would
take the blame upon myself 10 shield her.
and my fight was the only thing that
could save her I never knew Of those
false entries on the books until ] saw It
in the papers-that was a forgery. too.
But what's the use Of ali this? You know
all about it,"
'Liiias." Landon caught the tone in
which Henderson uttered the name; the
rest was meaningless babble-and Judith
had sent him to bring her lover home.
Henderson was stll pouring out his
questions as Jack thrust the letter In the
boys hand Never mind all that. The
girl had nothing to do with H. Red Mat
theWs did the forgery and Locke sent him
out Of town before he found out that you
were accused of IL. Here is Judith's let
ter" and he turned his back, every
nerve aquiveF with the blind rage that
possessed him.
Here's one for you. And Henderson
held out the sheet Of paper.
You Dear Old Stupid David,
"Who so blind as a man that will not
see? When you have brought Jack back
to Lilias Locke TO comfort her in these
black days of her fathers disgrace. come
to me and ask what you will.
judith"
Copyright 1907. by c. H. SutClife.l
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05

Lsndou eyed the crumpled scrawl
doubtfully, fragment torn from a sheet
of writing paper on which the charac-
ters were family penciled broken here
and there, as if the writer's strength
had failed: IF you want news of Jack
Henderson, it will be worth your while
to follow the bearer Of this without
delay
who sent this?' he said to the grimy-
faced gamin.
Dunno. He blew in tween two days
an the ole woman TUX him in. She
lows he'll croak fore night"
Landon hesitated, but the memory Of
Judith's face on the day of Jack Hen
deTsons flight urged him on He fol-
lowed the boy through the back streets
to the tumbledown row Of tenements
down by the river known to the police
as "Carters Rents" along q black pas
sage and across the court to room at
the back of the saloon, where the light
altering through the unwashed panes OF
small window, accentuated the poverty
and filth On the heap of rags in the
corner a man stirred and moaned. Lam
don recognized him as one of the wrecks
that had haunted the river front during
the past summer,
Here. take this and get some brandy,
the best" and, thrusting a coin in the
child's hand, he pushed him out and
closed the door.
so you have come 10 the end of your
row, Red?"
The man on the floor opened his eyes
Yes, I'm where the best and the worst
OF us have to come; but we haven't time
TO be passing compliments. Do you know
where Henderson is?'
mo. He has dropped out completely
What do you know of him?"
What I brought you here to tell you
that he never stole that money
What
Il tell you. the boy had nothing to do
with it. Locke knew a thing or two
| about me-knew that had escaped from
Sing Sing, and he forced me to do his
dirty work | could not refuse 1t was
| that or prison, but I'll swear I didn't t
know that the boy would get the blame
VI a. AapNfNE HAtthCu ltit udilh anu iitu
me doctor the books, making the entries
in another mans writing. He gave me
an old letter to copy it from; then he
had me forge old Dalt0ns name 10 that
check. ! never did figure out just how
he managed to lay it on the boy. but l
reckon my false entries must have been
in his writing. and when the young fool
lit out that fastened it on him. Locke
kicked me out like a dog when he got
things fixed to suit him. I drifted South
for a couple of months and came back
like this. I didn't know my time was so
short. or I'd have sent for you before.
| Write it out and let me sign it."
Land0ns pen flew over the paper. Black.
ugly, and tangible. the temptation whis-
pered at his ear.
Delay, gain time Henderson free to
come back. and Judith is lost to YOU"
The man on the floor moaned feebly
Hurry, Mr. Landon. It's getting dark
mighty dark. Get Mother Biddle and
Jimmy Sullivan from the saloon for wit
nesses. Where's that boy with the
brandy? There he is nowII and he
snatched eagerly at the bottle. ''Get It
done with. Mr.. Landon. I cannot hold
cut much longer"
1t was over. and Red Matthews lay
back. painting from the exefTion.
Il almost forgot he said to Landon,
when l was over in St. Louis I met
Don Battle He told me about Hender-
sons trouble. the first I'd heard of it.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
GIFTS ONE MUST DECLINE.
Indian Princes safe In Offering jew
els 90 British Omcers.

Indian Princes safe in Offering jew
els 90 British omcers.
From Tit-Bhs
There is a curious custom at the courts
of the Indian princes. When a British
officer OF a physician calls upon rajah
he is shown into the reception or throne
room. where sits the rajah. surrounded
by the great state officers. After the ex-
change of the usual salutations one OF the
officers brings in a tray on which are dis
played jewels and golden ornaments
studded with valuable stones. perhaps
worth R50000 or more. The trayful OF
valuables is supposed to be a present from
the rajah to his visitors. and il is offered
first to the gentleman. who inclines his
head, touches the edge of the tray with
the tips Of his fingers, and II Is then
passed over to the lady who invariably
accompanies the British officer. If he Is
married on such occasions. She follows
the example of her husband. and the tray
and its contents are then returned
10 the jewel room. In lieu of the
unaccepted jewels. a long necklace of
tinsel Of little value, is placed around
the neck of each. where it remains dur
ing their stay within the palace. There
is a very strict law against any British
officer accepting any gift from native
prince. Even when doctor may have
performed some serious operation upon a
rajah, VINO being grateful, wishes to
give-exclusive Of a money fee. varying
from e200 toe1000. according to the opera
ton performed present of shawl
golden cup. or some similar valuable, the
doctor must obtain special permission
from the Viceroy before he dare accept
the present. If any officer accepts gift
Of any value without such permission he
may have 10 resign. This rule was made
! because. in the old days, when the East
India Company governed India, an Off
GERS pickings. and the presents, often
extorted from the rajah, were worth
much more TO him than his salary.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
POLICIES THIRD DEGREE.
Constitution Is Ignored In station
Houses of Most cities.

The third degree" is species of tor
ture. There is no difference between
beating a man on the legs and torturlng
his mind. unless the latter is the worse.
Torture is unreliable, says Charles p.
Johnson. the celebrated St Louis at
torney.
The Constitution provides that man
shall not be made to testify against him
self. Under the present English system,
the moment a man is arrested, he Is
warned. You don't need to talk, and
If you do say anything it will be used
against you" The English system is
scientific. Here the police suspect a man
and then try TO work up a case against
him; in England. the case is worked up
first
The English system is pretty well re-
vealed through Sherlock Holmes
You never read Of a third degree in
the conan Doyle novels. In England the
circumstances must point indubitably to
a mans guilt before he is asked ques-
ton. Here If only the finger OF suspicion
points toward him, We have the third
degree.