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The Washington times., 1908-07-18
ROBS BANK OF SIPS;
CUTS HOLE IN FLOOR
Penny and Nickel Institution Wis
tied by Careful Burglar.
Has No Safe.

An industrious burglar who displayed
his dexterity with carpenters tools en-
tered Jirc basement OF the Penny and
Nickel Savings Bank. 1920 Fourteenth
street northwest, last night. got into the
bank proper by cutting a mole through
the floor cIeverly trimmed the lock
from the money closet, and stole 80
The job would have done credit to
the most expert cabinet maker, and so
particular was the burglar with his
work that he trimmed ali the rough
edges with a chiseI Everything was
left in readiness for a carpenter to SCI
in new boards where he had cut away
pieces Of wood.
When Alexander Satterwhite, mana
ger Of the bank. opened the institution
this morning, he was surprised 70 see
a hole in the door large enough to allow
man 70 crawl through Mr.. Satter-
white examined the opening. and was
st first inclined 10 believe that one Of
the other officers of the bank had or
dered the opening made after he LETT
last night
A further examination showed thai
the lock had been removed from tht
closet where the money IS kept The
bank has no safe, but keeps its casF
deposited in one OF the larger inStitu
NlOllS QOWn TOWN.. me AoChs WHICH Wd!
large one. had been taken of By
boring twenty-five small holes with {
sharp anger. An investigation shOWeC
that 500 IN bills and SIS in pennies haC
been taken.
The Penny and Nickel Savings BanI
has only been in operation a few
months. The institution has become TIT
headquarters OF neWsbOys who wish q
put their money il bank. and deposit:
are accepted in small amounts.
Police OF tire Eighth precinct made
an investigation. but were unable to gel
any clue 10 the thief o. thieves.
The Washington times., 1908-07-18
CALL STATE TROOPS
TO QUELL RIOTS
Serious Battle Between Deputies
and Striking Miners at Bloss-
burg-One Fatally Wounded

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July Estate
troops. cavalry. and infantry today are
patroIIing the Adamsyille mining district
following a battle between deputies and
striking miners al Jefferson, in which
Robert Gardner, a deputy marshal, was
fatally wounded, a dozen miners we're
shot. and more than a thousand shots
were fired.
The train. bearing load Of strike
breakers. was caught on an open
switch at Jefferson and the strike
breakers were threatened with death
II they proceeded. When they refused,
the mob of miners riddIe,- the train with
bullets. MORALLY wounding Gardner and
injuring some Of the strike-breakers.
who only escaped death by throwing
themselves to the floors Of cars.
No sooner had the miners opened fire
than the thirteen deputies guarding the
train returned the vOlley, and at least
a dozen of the miners fell.
Reports that a serious battle between
deputies and striking miners has Oc-
CURED at BlOssburg we're received here
today at the sheriffs office Troops are
now en- route TO that place and should
the guards Of the strike-breakers be
beleaguered they will be relieved before
night No estimate Of dead or wounded
at BlOssburE accompanied the reports
of the engagement
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who cauterized the wounds with plati-
mum needle made white hot oy electric
ity. This. Of course. was done Will the
child was under ether. Sixty injections
OF the serum were administered from
the time she was admitted 10 the hospi-
tai until she died. Ordinarily about
tgenty-six would have been administer
ed"
Death Not Always Painful.
rs death from rabies always pam
ful?' Dr. Keirle was aske5.
''No; that is an erroneous Impression.
Of course. in some cases the patients
develop mania and shrek and bite at
anyone who comes near them Some
years ago one OF my assistants was
bitten on the finger by a patient who
was dying from hydrophObia- He was
wiping froth from the patiSnts lips and
was bitten through the towel. He took
the treatment at once and no bad re-
suit occu, red / have seen more per
sons de painful deaths from pneumonia
typhoid fever. Bright,s disease. and
even from rheumatism than from
rabies"
How many cases Of human beings
bitten by rabid dogs have you treated
doctor2'
About 1.9OO--eaIly 1.Z5O: but as nifty
OF those bitten cannot be said 70 be ab-
sOlutely out Of Danger we viii say 10
And how many cases have you lost!
Two altogether-One a man and the
other the little girl who died last
night"
The body Of Henrietta Willis was re-
moved to her home at 649 West Fayett'
street late last night Toe funeral ar
rangements have not yet been com
pleted-
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NEW YORK, July 1s.-His Royal
Highness, the Maharajah Kuhner, Of
Sickhim. is a the WaldOrf-Astoria- He
arrived on the Mauretania.
He Is five feet two inches tall and
eighteen years of age This IS his first
visit to America and Major W. F..
O'Connor. British representative at his
fathers court, IS travelling with him.
The young mans father is the RaJah
of Sickhim. one OF the wealthiest rul-
ers In all India. and when ne dies the
Maharajah Kuhner will succeed him.
The prince is a cliff dweller on the
fourteenth floor of the Waldorf-Astoria
and was perched on trunk last night
when n reporter entered the room,
accompanied by Major O'Connor. The
latter has never visited America be
fore ard marvels at New YOrk's tail
buildings and the speed with which the
citizens move along
cit is really most astonishing" he
said.
This is what the Maharajah said.
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THE FIRST HALOS.

The origin Of the halo dates back 4
the eleventh and twelfth centuries.
Those years were rich in the building of
churches and cathedraIs. There were
erected around the outside Of the sacred
edihces statues Of the saints. placed
under the caves. In time the caretakers
or the buildings perceived that the dis
coloratlon from the roofs diSfigured the
images. Accordingly they placed over
the tops of them fat wooden disks OF
sufiicient size to. protect the statues.
Giotto began to paint pictures when a
boy. and his ignorance assumed the
protecting disks as an essential part of
the saint His earliest pictures repre-
sent each sacred figure topped of with
what looks much like the bottom of a
barrel He localized this into a circle.
dark at first but growing more numi-
nous with each successful production
of his artistic fancy until he developed
the circle of light that has come down
unchanged through generations OF
painters as badge OF sanctity.-Ex-
change.
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Girls Pretty Good, ar Trains Grand,
Heir TO Rich Indian Throne Thinks

without rising from the trunk or raising
his eyes:
do you wish TO ask me a question p
How long DO you expect u be in this
country"
About q fortnight"
What do you think Of American
girls?'
Rather pretty-pretty good. I should
say"
do you expect 10 see more Of them?''
Il don't know. maybe SO"
DO you expect to visit any other
city than New York;
The maharajah will pay a short
visit 10 Canada and ten days from now
we vii! be in San Francisco, where we
are 10 take a ship for india" said
Major OC0nnor. His royal highness
seemed grateful for the information.
He had no opinion TO offer on American
political affairs or the sheath gown
All" said Major O'COnaor, I'VE went
out this afternoon ana rode on the
elevated trains"
Yes. said the maharajah, a sus-
picion Of a smile playing upon his coun-
tenanco for the frs line. and they
we're grand"
The Washington times., 1908-07-18
Little Girl Dies From Hydrophobia;
Bitten in Tenderest Part of Face

BALTIMORE. July 15-when Hen
rietta Willis. six years old, died Of by
drophobia a. the City Hospital there
ended a long struggle with the terrible
disease, in which all the forces OF
science, skill. and love battled in vain.
The child was bitten by a rabid dog on
May 3 last.
Dr. n. G.. Keirle, superintendent 81
the Pasteur laboratory Of the hospital,
gave up all hope OF saving the little
girls life. He had given the child the
first injection Of the Pasteur serum on
May o. the day she was bitten, and real
lied then that It was TO be an uphill
fight. with all the chances against him.
So he told his assistants and the physi-
clans at the City Hospital and Yet he
never thought Of surrender.
Dr. Keirle. in fact every one connected
with the hospital. is deeply affected by
the little girls death. Their one com
fort is that her death was painless and
peaceful
Describes Losing Fight.
1.-The child was bitten about the nose
the lips. and hands" said the doctor
The bites on the nose were particular
~ menacing because Of the lymphatic'
leading to the brain. The virus was II
her system at it's weakest or. let ms
say. most sensitive part in a fash.
The wounds could not be cauterize-
without administering an anesthetic
and they could not be cauterized by th'
usual methods, because the causti,
would have spread farther thar 4
should So we took her to a physician
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FINDS HIS MOTHER
AFTERLONG SEARCH
OSwego Boy Escapes From
School and Locates Parent
by Window Gazing.

NEW YORK. July 1s.-Mrs- Florence
NJ Wheeler. Of 200 Manhattan avenue.
and her son. who had long been separ-
ated from her on account OF legal pro-
ceedinEs. were reunited yesterday under
intensely dramatic circumstances In the
West Tooth street police station
Policeman Sicily was patroling on
Manhattan avenue, near 106th street at
o'clock. when a citizen pointed at
two ragged lads trudging along looking
I'D at the windows OF all the apart
ment houses they passed.
Those boys are acting very suspi-
ciously." said the citizen; Il have been
watching them for an hour. They may
be second-story burglars"
It did look queer, said Sicily to him
self. so he tapped the boys on the
shoulder and told them they we're want
ed. with a startled cry. one leaped
away and escaped. The other went
along willingly.
Tells Strange Story.
He was ragged, but good looking
with curly hair and blue eyes. and he
told q strange story MY name" he
said. lis Morgan Wheeler. I am fif-
teen years old. the son of a broker at
OsWego, n. Y. Ny parents were sep
arated i've years ago, my father re-
naming in Oswego, and my mother
removing TO New York 1 was placed
q year ago, in an industrial school at
Canaan, y. Y. Last wednesday 1
made my escape with another boy and
we rode TO New York on freight trains
I came here to try to find my mother
had heard she lived somewhere on
Manhattan avenue 1t took us day to
find that avenue. I was walking along,
looking I'D at the windows, hoping to
see my mothers face somewhere. when
vas stopped by the policeman Ny
friend ran. I suppose. because ne dion I
want to go back to Canaan
Several policemen were sent out 10
see II they could find the boys mother
one of the bluecoats located the woman
in a handsome suite OF apartments on
the third floor OF 30 Manhattan ave
nue.. corner OF 1Osth street. only two
blocks from where her son had been
searching for her
Mother Is HystericaI.
The mother. a tall. handsome brunette,
who said she was Mrs Florence NJ.
Wheeler. and who described herself as
a manager. showed hysterical interest
when told her son was at the station
house and wanted to see her.
MY boy she exclaimed. as soon as
she laid eyes on the ragged. curly-haired
boy.
She made a jump for him, flung her
arms around his neck. and folded him
TO her bosom. The boy. not having seen
his mother for FIVE years. did not on
the first instant of meeting shovz the
same keen sense of recognition as did
the mother. but when he heard her voic+
he cried out Mother and broke into
tears
The Washington times., 1908-07-18
YOUNGEST SON HAS BRAINS

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman was
the youngest son of the family and the
most distinguished. How often has this
not proved TO be the easel
Coleridge and Washington Irving were
the youngest Of eleven children; Ben
jamin Franklin. the last born OF seven
teen: Johann Christian, the eleventh and
children, was also the greatest of them;
Wagner, Mozart, and Rutens were each
the lEst of seven, as WAS also Daniel
Webster; Rembrandt was the baby IN
family of six, Schumann in one of five,
George Eliot in one Of four. and Charles
Lamb the youngest OF three. The full
list Of famous youngest sons is a for
niidable one.-Tit-BitS.
The Washington times., 1908-07-18
EMBRYO 'JACKIES"
REACH THE ROADS
Yankee Anchors at Scene Of
Maneuvers After Pleas
ant Trip

ON BOARD THE L. s. s. YANKEE.
July A-The cruiser Yankee. bearing
the District OF Columbia navy battalion
and her complement Of regulars. an
chored in Hampton Roads on Fort Mor-
roe at II o'clock last nizlt, with al
hands ship shape and happy.
The voyage down was successful, the
elements above seemingly making the
efforts Of their lives 20 initiate the IA
val warriors into their period Of sea-
fare without a warning detail. and the
elements aboard-tLOse most essential
ones with the gold-Iace decorations on
their shoulders. striving equally as hard
70 make the lads first day aboard as
easy as possible
From Z O'Clock Monday evening. when
the meE Of the battalion we're issued
their hammOcks aboard their training
ship, the Puritan. al its Seventh street
moorings. their program advanced with
tf@t remarkable snoothnes5 Characters
tic Of sea life aboard the greatest Of
al discipiinarians, a man-Of-war-
At Sos O'Clock yesterday morning AL
caor wss weighed. the ship swinging
into a strong food tide and Alexandra
was left astern. The day was consumed
with the assignment Of the gun crews.
the mess divisions, watch divisions. FIRE
/ quarters being the duty OF every man
from the lowest rate up
Particularly noticeable in her even
course down was her perfect plotting
under adverse conditions by her officers.
/ assisted by Pilot " T. LuCkett, 20
whom the varied and complex channels
1 OF the Potomac river and Chesapeake
| bay are but as the peaceful windILgs
[ OF some rural brock
The Yankee bears the distinction %
being the ship Of greatest draft ever
I brought I'D the Potomac Her draft a
twenty-tWO feet eight inches. and heI
clean passage IN a channel whose mini
! mum is rated at tWenty-fOur feet OF
! only one foot four inches beyond her
/ depth, was considered expert seaman
/ ship
The Washington times., 1908-07-18
WOMEN IN OFFICIAL LIFE.

The progress of women in official lie
in Europe is slow, out 1t cannot bc
doubted that progress is being made.
Within the idst few weeks women aD-
peared for the FIRST time as candidates
for election TO the Bohemian diet 1t
had been demonstrated As a legal prop
osition that If they fulfilled the OthSr
requirements their, sex was no bar 10
their election
SO far their candidacy stands merely
as a demonstration, says the New York
Sun. Two women received votes Il
some Importance. One, Maria JumoTe,
had IA votes, while the man who won
had 592 In Prague the Social Demo
Gratis made a woman, Miss Macheva,
their candidate. She polled about e
per cent OF the total vote
The woman suffragists OF Norway
were disappointed at the outcome OF
the local election in Christiapia. In all
elected important delegations to the
commercial councils In the capital only
FIVE women were chosen ia q total of
eighty-four city councillors. There is
an active agitation going on all over
the country - bring the wonderland
men-voters or Christiania to different
frame of mind.
of advances made where the suffrage
was not involved the appointment OF
three women policemen in Stockholm is
an instance. The authorities have de-
tcrmined TO experiment with them. They
are to have salaries OF 1900 kronen, or
about $3.50 a year. to begin with.
England also has just named her first
woman school physician She Is Miss
Sophy B. Jackson, NJ d., and she has
been appointed in the borough OF Croy-
don.
The Washington times., 1908-07-18
NAVY YARD MEN WIN
TREASURY DECISION
Employees Who Are Laid OFF Do
Not Lose Leave of
Absence.

Employees Of the navy yards. gun fac
tories, naval stations. and arsenals Of
the United States who are laid of be-
because of the lack of work will not
lose the leave OF absence that accrues
10 them in the time they are not en-
pIoyed. This is the effect of a decision
Of the Comptroller OF the Treasury
which has just been rendered in re-
Spouse 20 a request Of the War Depart
ment.
The question came up some weeks ago
whether or not an employe Of the Navy
Yard was entitled to leave Of absence, II
through no fault Of his own, he was
laid of for thirty or more days. It was
held by the judge advocate general OF
the army that employees were still in
the service, although they were laid of
for the want of work, and thai the
leave of absence accruing at the rate OF
a-day-and-a-haH a month continued
and they were entitled 70 leave pay.
The COmptrOller's decision sustains the
ruling OF the judge advocate general
The Washington times., 1908-07-18
F. J. GOULD DIVORCE
IS BEING PRESSED
Lawyers Conceal Their Moves.
Nova Scotia Witness May les
tify on Long Island.

NEW YORK, July 1s.-with effort 20
conceal every step, plans are being
made TO advance the hearings Of Mrs.
Frank Jay GouIds divorce action
against her husband. The supreme
court has sanctioned the selection by
counsel for Mr. and Mrs Gould OF
Edward G. Whitaker. a lawyers Of 50
Broad street, as referee TO take testi-
mony.
Mr.. Whitaker is said to be out OF
town for several days. as are the law
yers who represent Mrs Gould, and
from this it is inferred Mrs. Gould's
Nova Scotia witnesses will give their
evidence somewhere oat Of town, pos
sibly at Mr. WhitaSers country place.
on the south shore OF Long Island.
These witnesses have been closely
guarded by detectives since their arriv-
81. some two weeks ago.
l. IS probable the two, Hector Nc
Donald, a North sydney cab driver.
and Richard Jeans. son of a raOdhouse
keeper. will go to Mr.. Whitaker's place
to give their evidence.
The Washington times., 1908-07-18
WREAKING VENGEANCE
ON SHAH SUPPORTERS
Revolutionists Throttle City of
Tabriz, DRIVING Rachin Khan's
Soldiers to Cover.

TABRIZ, July 1G-After six days of
desperate fighting. in which Rachin
Khan, leader of the Shah's troops,
swept the streets of the revolutionary
quarters WITH machine guns, the revo-
lutionists have gained the supremacy.
They now hold the city and are wreak-
ing vengeance on all those who sympa-
thized in the least with the movement
to suppress them.
The houses of the Shah supporters are
being sacked and their inmates slain
Many of Rachin Khan's soldiers are be-
ing put to death.
The turn in the tide of battle came as
a result of q preconcerted uprising of
the populace, supported by the elders,
in ali parts Of the city.
An armed mob of several thousand
marched against Rachin Khan. who, on
account Of a scarcity of ammunition,
quickly ordered the evacuation of the
city.
The Washington times., 1908-07-18
FatefuI "l3" a Real Mascot
For Policeman Mcdonnell

Policeman Mcdonnell, of the First
precinct. he OF the taciturn manner and
stately walk, arises with kingly grace
TO denounce as malicious fabrications
the long standing and oft-repeated
valuations Of thirteen
Mcdonnell asserts with a lrmness
not TO be lightly passed by, that 'thir-
teen" is lucky, that it portends good
fortune. and that he will stand by It.
II Is & sacrilegious dissertation. the
work Of some evil-minded inconoclast,
that Ias brought thirteen" into dis
repute, he declares
For this sudden and determined
friendliness to the bakers dozen there
is reason. Twice has the possessOr OF
the abbreviated language and massive
walk been brought before the trial board
in the last three months. Both times
his trial has been set for the 18th OF
the month, and both times he has come
of triumphant, with colors flying, and
his reputation still impeccable.
The Washington times., 1908-07-18

In April somebody accused Mr. Nc.
Donnell OF violating the discipline OF
the force. Wearing a panied and IN
jured look, he was dragged before the
trial board on the 18th of the month;
and there charged and recharged and
examined and cross-examined until, 10
quote him. he was 'blest II he knew
where he was at" Vindicanon, COM
plete, followed.
Three days ago Mr.. Mcdonnell again
was led before the tribunal, II being
claimed by a superior officer that Mr
Mcdonnell had left undone some Of
those things which he ought 10 nave
done. or had done some things which
he ought not to have done, and there
was no help for him.
Mr.. Mcdonnell again, to his unutter-
able establishment. was acquitted He
was twice indicated. and a great and
overpowering 10Y possessed his militant
soul.
Thirteen said he this morning.
why, I'm going 10 stick by thirteen ;hs
rest of my life. I'm going to wear a
thirteen shoe hereafter, even II II does
cramp a little, and I'm going to have
my billy cut thirteen inches long"
The Washington times., 1908-07-18
BEST TIME TO STRIKE.

oliver Cromwell is said to have OBJ
served very sapiently, l"It is a good
thing TO strike when the iron is hot, but
It is better thing to make the iron hot
by striking" The successful man is he
who to a great extent creates his own
occasions, and, instead of waiting for
things 10 turn up. turns thin gs up while
he waits. The wise laborer works with
a small opportunity until the Lord gives
him great one. And the Lord Is apt
TO give the larger chances 70 the man
who has proved himself willing to make
the best use of little things. To him
of opportunity is finally given.-Work
Al WaAk
The Washington times., 1908-07-18
INSPIRED" MULLAHS
STIRRING INDIA

Ever since the beginning OF the now
constant troubles in India a good deal
has been heard about the Mullahs.- A
Mullah. or. as it is more properly writ
ten, Mollah. is a title given in India,
and throughout the East generally. to
a religious leader of any description,
says Pearson's Weekly.
Thus, the Sultan Of Turkey is a Mol
lah. because. he is the supreme head OF
the Moslem world. The hostile SomaIi
leader who caused so much anxiety be-
tween 1901 and 1905. and whose name
occasionally crops up even now in the
daily papers, was also a Mollah. And
there are hundreds of others
To most OF the more conspicuous
among them we prefix the adjective
mad" This, however, must not be
taken to mean that they are insane.
the word being used rather in its ORR
entail Specification OF inspired
The influence welded by the Mollahs
who are now stirring up against us
the border tribes OF Afghanlstan, is
enormous. ClaG in their sacred robes
bearing aioft the green standard OF
Islam. they go up and down the valleys
shrilling the Mohammedan war cry,
and woe be to him who refuses to heed,
The person of the Mollah is sacred.
True. the Amir the other day was re-
ported 70 have ordered that any OF
them caught preaching the jehad (hoIy
war; should have their tongues torn
out But II he really issued such al
edict-which is extremely doubtful
IL was merely meant for European ears
Not even the mighty HabibuIlah him.
self would dare to lay = sacrilegious
finger on one Of these sanity person
ages. II he We're to venture such an
unheard-of thing, vengeance would
surely overtake him For 1t is the car
dinai principal OF the Ulima-as the
Mollahs are collectively termed-thai
an injury purposely caused to one OF
their number can only be atoned for by
the death Of the individual inflicting it
The Washington times., 1908-07-18
ABSOLUTE DIVORCE
FOR WIFE OF CANS

BALTIMORE, July 1s-Madge NJ
Cans. coIored, was granted an absolute
divorce from Joe Cans, the negro ex-
champion pugilist, by Judge Sans yes
terday. The decree was granted on the
ground OF infidelity-
Cans was married in New York on
April s. 1900. and the divorce bin was
fled on June 3. Other divorce proceed
ings were instituted against him before,
but the petition was dismissed.
The fighters wife now keeps a board
ing house at PIP Wabash avenue, Chi
cagO.