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The Washington herald., 1908-07-21
LOEB SCOUTS SHAKE-UP IDEA
Says President Plans No Changes IN
Navy General Board.
VIII Attend Regular Meeting. hut
Not with Intention of Making
Changes in Personnel.

oyster Bay. y. y. July s8.-Presidenr
Roosevelt spent most Of the dav in his
library at Sycamore Hiu. putting the
finishing touches on the speech which
he Is 10 deliver before the general naval
board at the Newport War College on
"Wednesday morning
The President viii so on board the gov
ernmeut yacht Mavflower late in the af-
ternoon- He expects TO be back at saga
more TIlH in time for breakfast on Thurs
day.
Secretary Loeb. on his return from his
daily visit 20 the hfI- characterized as
ridiculous'' at statement appearing n
a New York morning paper. under q
Washington date. in which II was said
the President in his visit to the Naval
War College intended 10 get 10 the bot
tom Of the Discussions among naval on
GERS over the construction Of the new
battle ship North Dakota. and that a
general shake-Up and possible abolition
Of the present naval board on c1nstruC-
tion was probable Secretary Loeb said
The President takes a great interest IN
the work Of the general naval board. and
VIII attend the regular meeting for the
purpose Of informing himself more thor
oughly on certain subjects under con-
sideration- II IS ridiculous 10 predict a
shake-up Of any sort as the result o.
his visit. Nothing Of the sort viii take
place"
The Secretary said that the Presidents
speech would deal with matters OF gen
eral interest 70 naval men.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-21
RICH SOCIALISTS RUN.
stokes and Hunter Candidates for
Assembly and Congress-

New York. July 20.-J. G. Phelps Stokes
is going 10 run for the assembly on the
Socialist Labor party's ticket in the
Eighth district, and Rose Pastor stokes
has promised 10 take the stump for her
husband and place herself at the disposal
Of the campaign committee Of the dis
trict
While Nj Stokes IS running for the as
semb.y IN the Eighth district. his brother
in-law and fellow-SOcialist. Robert Hun
ter, will be running for Congress in the
Tenth district unless the present pro
gramme OF the Socialists Of the East
Side IS changed Nj Hunter and Mr.
Stokes have both consented to be canti-
dates. and Mr. Stokes to be a cartan
orator. Their comrades think that this
year, above all others. the party has q
real chance to win in these districts.
Mr.. Hunter has been q Socialist for two
years; Mr. Stokes not so long Both are
considered by the Socialists Of Grand
street "a have passed their novitiate. at
any rate. and are. therefore available
row as candidates. which apparently has
pleased Mr.. Stokes and AIr. Hunter i'm
mensely. They are spending the summer
at their country homes in Connecticut
Jacob Banken, a lawyer and socialist
orator, ran IN the district last year and
came within about 600 votes Of winning
The Washington herald., 1908-07-21
PRUNE TEST FOR NAVY.
JuckieS May Get Better Quality of
Food Now

New York. July 2a-The arm5rclad
pruEes which the 5ackies in the navy
have subsisJed on so long are 10 give
place to a better quality which do not
rebound when bitten into and can De per
forated with a fork. instead Of a brace
and bit
The food sharps Of the department
after an autopsy on the old style OF
primes, have come TO the conclusion that.
while they may have seen better days.
they are now not at all what they should
be In the words Of the song
I care not what you have been. but
its what you are to-day.
Therefore. the specifications for tEe new
prune contract are 20 be changed 50 that
fifty pruHes are required 10 the gallon.
instead Of seventy. as heretofore. When
this news percoIated through the navy
yard there was a loud huzza and q gen
eral tossing Of caps in the air. accom-
panied by a wild banging Of forks on tin
plates from the mess on board the ships
in the yard.
The new prUnes viii be the real --swe1I--
things and while they viii be susceut til31e,
Of imitation. they VIII be as fun Of juice as
the third rail in the subway. The old
prunes viii be fed to the fishes. no doubt.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-21
MINISTER DOTY IS LACONIC
Cable Respecting Persian Situation
Consists of One Word.
"Anarchy,' He Wires. and Vow the
state Department Officials Anx-
iOusIy Wonder "Wheref7

A state Of anarchy exists somewhere IN
Persia. but its exact whereabouts is uu-
known here
William F Dotv- American consul AZ
Tabriz. sent a brie1 dispatch 60 the state
Department yesterday which set the ON
ciaIs To guessing. II was The one word
Anarchy M Doty did not explain
wl-Cse the anarchy was located
officials O the state Department be-
Hsye that the disorders axe IN -he city
II Tabriz. where political riots have been
IN progress for several months and many
persons ave been killed. The conflict Is
between the Natioualists and the govern
ment troops
Several days ago John Tyler, secretary
Of the American legation al Tehera1. re-
ported to the department that a serious
condition existed. and the department in
SJrUCJed him 10 serve notice upon the
Persian government that the lives ard
property OF American missionaries must
be protected The Shah Of Persia through
the minister OF foreign affairs assured
Mr. Tyler that The lives Of the American
missionaries were not in danger and that
their property would be protected
The internal conditions % Persia have
there has been an almost continuous con-
iict between the members OF The Nation
aIisJ party and the government forces
Last month a severe outbreak in Te-
hersn was caused by The action Of the
Shah in ordering the arrest of several
members Of the Nationalist party. who
barucaded themselves in the Parliament
building and refused 70 surrender. Mem
bers Of the Nationalist party fired upon
the government troops and several hun
dred persons were killed Eventually the
government forces were victorious
Nj Dotys brief dispatch may also re-
fer TO conditions IN the vicinity cf J-rs-
miah. where American missionaries sew
eral weeks ago were threatened BY bands
Of Kurdish citizens, who were engaging
in maraUdiug expeditions in Western
Persia
Gen Norteza. Khan. Persian Minister
70 the United States. said last night that
he had received no advices from his gov
eminent regarding the situation
The Washington herald., 1908-07-21
SNAKES BOARDFREIGHI TRAIN
Rattiers Ride Deauhead on Lacka.
wanna TO Hoboken.
Man Who First Enters Car Has Mar
row Escape, Reptiles ReSentinE
JOIting on the Way.

Hoboke1. y J. July 3o--Three lively
rattIesnakes beat their way into HoboBen
on "A Lackawanna freight car yesterday
morning and neId up work on Pier FOR
fifteen minutes while being slowed away
where they could do nc harm
The dead-heads. which are supposed TO
have taken passage at a Pocouo Noun
tain way station, where the car was side
tracled for two or three days. had been
rendered vicious BY the jolting they got
on the road. and Frederic Olson. 2 han
der, Of Hoboken. who first entered the
car. narrowly escaped being bitten
The snakes were finally captured alive
by being pozed with long sticks into an
open bag hung at the door Of the car. but
now that they have them. the men don't
know what 10 do with them
The Washington herald., 1908-07-21

New York. July 2.-Alexauder II Re
veil. Of Chicago. acting president of the
Lafayette Memorial Association. re-
turned on the Mauritania after present
ing % President FaIIeres. in the Elysee
Palace. in Paris. the completed statue Of
the Marquis de Lafayette, the gift Of Jhe
school children Of the United States.
millions Of whom contributed dimes.
niclzels. and pennies for this testimonial TO
the French people in recognition Of the
distinguished services of Frenchmau
10 the United States in time of greatest
need.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-21
NOBLE ORDER FOR HASTINGS.
Executor of CIeVeIand's VIII Hon.
Ored by RuSsfa-s Gar.

New York. July 2o.-Barou SchIippen-
bach. the newly arrived Russian consul
general 10 New York. this afternoon on
the after deck Of the Helenita. flagship Of
the haka-Corinthian Yacht Club.
presented Frank Seymour Hastings. ex-
ecutor Of the viii Of Grover Cleveland
and vice commodore Of the Seawanhaka-
Corinthian Yacht Club. or behalf Of the
Russian Emperor. with the Order Of
Stanislaus. in recognition Of his services
as president OF the Russian Symphony
Society
Fifty or more guests, representatives Of
the various New York yacht clubs, prom
inent Russians, and officers Of the Sea-
wanhaka-COrinthian Yacht Club, as the
guests Of Frank J. Gould. assembled on
the deck Of the HeleniJa about O'Clock
this afternoon 10 welcome back Baron
Schiippenbach- While the Helenita's nose
pointed up the sound. all hands adjourned
20 the after deck. where beneath the en-
twined COlOrs Of the yacht club and the
Russian flag. the consul general made a
presentation speech
The Washington herald., 1908-07-21

8Ir- ReveU was enthusiastic over the
official and popular reception the statue
received. and declared that the goodwill
Of the French 20 America. which was SO
greatly in evidence. was not only most
gratifying sentiment 20 all Americans and
a present asset Of great value. but that IN
the future It might well prove a source
OF strer 9Th 20 This country
Paul W Bartlett sculptor Of The
statue said NJ ReveH az the Plaza.
worked with the greatest artistic euthu-
siasm as well as patriotic pride. and the
ten years he devoted to producing a
work which satisfied him have been well
The Washington herald., 1908-07-21
BALLOON FAILED TO WORK.
s.DirfEibIev Became UnmanaEeabIe
and Was Carried Across Hudson.

New York. July I9-Charles Oliver
Jones. one Of the HammOndsport colony
OF aerOnauts, made an ascent this after
noon from ting new Palisade Amusement
Park in his sometimes dirigible balloon.
the Boomerang
The long, tbrpedo-shaped bag. with its
suspended framework. was released at
$50 O'Clock, and, the engine not working
properly. was carried sidewise across the
Hudson, over upper Manhattan and the
Bronx, and in a few minutes was lost to
the sight Of the big crowd watching from
the park II came down in twenty min
utes OF so on the grounds of St Joseph s
Institute, at ThrOggs Neck. a Catholic
school for girls
Before stepping into the car Jones told
the reporters that he was going to circle
over the park merely. and that It was
not his intention TO make q long fight
The Washington herald., 1908-07-21
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
c. s Dept Il Agriculture Weather Bureau
-.--------.-- 49, L. !. =

l. = DeEL q AgTlcl-IlTe- weather Bureaus
Washiugtoa, Monday. July .. Ie1-s . n.
HE rain area that covered the Southwest and the
Gulf states Sunday has extended over the Middle
Mississippi and Lover Ohio valleys and the weather
ls again fair in the Southwestern States showers
have also occurred IN A1iules1ta- TerIeratu7e has
fallen over the Lover Ohio Valley. Elsewhere rhe
changes have been uniDu1rtant-
The central valleys rsln area VIII cross the Middle
and North Arllutlc states TUESDAY night and
"wednesday. and VII be followed during the last
three days NJ lie week hy fair weather over che
eastern portion NJ tie country Decided teura-arrre
changes VIII occur only areas visited By showers
During Tuesday the winds on the New England
and Middle Atlantic viii bs lIghr o. fresh and
mostly from east 90 southeast; OF the south Atlantic
coast Esht o. fresh from s7utherly- Oh the tSu1f
C0ast light and variabie. On the Lover Lakes fresh
easte-lr- and the Upper Lakes the wind VII shift
70 fresh northwest
Steamers departing Tuesday for Eu-c7eaa po--s
VIII have light fresh east 70 southeast winds and
fair weather 70 the Grand Banks
The Washington herald., 1908-07-21

spent The statue is declared by all. on
cials. artists. and juries. 90 be one Of
the few really great equestrian statues in
existence r. has been given. by govern
mental degree. a commanding place. and
WiH stand In lafayette square. within
fifty yards Of the museum Of the Louvre
President Fauieres was most cordial
and friendly. not only iu his address ot
acceptance. but IN conversation for an
hour afterva-d with the members OF the
association and the several diplomats
present Mr. Robert J. Thompson sec
retary cf the association. and Henry Vim
auE1. rrsr secretary OF the American
embassy were there"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-21
sLEMP PROMISES VIRGINIA.
state Chairman Tells Taft state May
Go Republican. This Year.

Special 70 The Washington Herald.
Bristol. Va. July &c. Bascom SIemp.
Representative in Congress. and the Re
publican State chairman in Virginia, was
in conference at Hot Springs to-day with
William II. Taft, Republican candidate
for President.
Slemp promised good accounts from
Virginia IN the election this fall Slemp
VIII open Republican headquarters in
Roanoke early fl August
I'VE are going to make an earnest a.
fort be told Tart. to carry the state
for the Republicans. We have many rea-
sons to be encouraged with the situa-
ton We propose TO place Virginia where
she rightfUlly belongs as regards na-
tional po1itics-in the Republican column. ~
The Washington herald., 1908-07-21
Cotton Cargo on Fire-

Norfolk, Va July 2G--With fire burn
ing hereely in that part of its cotton
cargo beneath its shelter deck. the Brit
ish steamship SkiPton Kastle. Capt.
Dash bound from Galveston and Mobile
to Rotterdam and Antwerp. rushed in
here to-day for assistance Water was
pumped into the burning compartment.
The ship viii be delayed here for several
days
The Washington herald., 1908-07-21
MONETARY COMMISSION MEETS
Session of Newly Appointed Board
at NarrnEansett Pier.

Narragansett Pier. July a0.-The United
States Monetary Commission. of which
Senator Nelson W. Aldrich is chairman.
held its opening session to-day at the I'M
perial, Narragansett Pier. The commits
sion, which includes about twenty Sen
ators and Representative. is in session
here to discuss the financial situation It
will continue In session at the pier LOT
about ten days
Among the members Of the commits
sion are Senators Julius Caesar Burrows.
Eugene Hale. Allison. H D. Money. II
N Teller, and Joseph W Bailey. Sen
ator AIdrich. who came over from War
wick. R. 1, presided at both sessions to
day.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-21
TAFTS SPEECH VOID
or ANY POLITICS
DedicateS Courthouse in Vir-
ginia Mountains.
DEMOCRATIC JUDGE SILENT
Few Voters Hear Talk by Presiden-
tiaI Candidate-FunctiOn More n
Many Women Present from Re
sOrts-Gets Portrait Painted.
From q star Ccrrr.rcnaent.

From star CorTrsTc1deut-
Hot Springs. Va, July ao-The dedica-
ton to-day OF Bath County's handsome
new brick courthouse at Germantown
five miles from here up in the mountains,
by Judge William Howard Taft. Repub-
Ican Presidential candidate. was more OF
a social event for the natives and fashion
able resorters than it was a political
event
Judge Taft, IN his short extemporaneous
talk on the administration Of justice
evaded any semblance Of politics. al
though he was introduced as the next
President OF the United States The in.
PRODUCTION, however. was made by George
a Rivercomb. a member Of the board Of
supervisors OF the county. who completed
the building. and Rivercomb. be il said.
IS leading Republican OF these parts.
Not Invited by Judge.
Thus politics became an Incident not
openly apparent J H McCIintic. chair
man Of the board, who personally invited
the candidate TO make the dedicatory
speech at the opening of the summer
term OF court. is a Democrat. so he gra-
ciously permitted the only Republican
member Of the board to make the intro
ducti0n
NOt Invited by Judge.
The unwritten custom is for the
Judge of TIE court TO invite a visiting
jurist or distinguished member OF the
bar to open court for him or address the
bar from the bench. but the Judge. George
X. Anderson. OF Clifton Forge. who IS the
jurist Of che Ninth judicial circuit. was
taking no chances at giving Mr.. Taft any
advertising that might make his district
or the state 90 Republican next fail.
This stand may he plainly inferred from
the fact that although Judge Anderson.
of course. was present. he was only
formally present 10 the Federal jurisT
and excused him from accompanying him
to the bench
Judge Anderson made the situation per
haps more plain in this wise L don't
reckon 1t was any Of my show. anyhow. o.
said he "McClintic and these fellows
down here wrot- ysq 20 me a while ago
asking If they might use the courthouse
10 have II dedicated by the next Prezi-
dent OF the United States I replied that
they might have the courthouse
7 came down u hold court and I vel
coined the session being opened by Judge
Taft"
ANY news from Lincoln today That
man Bryan is a wonder. Do you reckon
Judge Taft came down here 10 carry vir-
ginia2' the judge asked. then answered
his question with a characteristics smile.
and, with rap Of his gaveI. got down TO
the business of the court
Few Voters Present.
Few voters. except the newspaper men
and resorters who accompanied women,
heard the candidates speech The court
room holds about 800 persons, and these
were mostly women from the various re-
sorts A handful OF native white men
The Washington herald., 1908-07-21
ACTRESS ALMOST BROWNS.
Gertrude Hoffman Has Narrow Es-
cape from Death In Ocean.

New York. July 1s.-Gertrude Hoff-
mann. who Is appearing in the SaIome
dance at Hammerstein's Victoria Theater
Roof Garden. was nearly drowned Of
Nortons Point this morning. and col
lapsed tonight on the roof garden staEe.
where she had substituted limitations for
the dance
She was tOwed by a rOwboat con-
tanning friends beyond her depth, and
when she let 90 she went down. When
she came up, she was recovered and
brought ashore.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-21
BOY OF 10 STOLE $4,000.
Chicago Lad Made on with Grip
load of Securities.

Chicago, July "a suit case containing
stocks, bonds. and other securities, valued
at $1,000, and belonging to John Burford.
Of Chattanooga, Tenn. was stolen by a
thirteen-year-Oid boy. it was learned by
the police to-day. The theft occurred in
the Federal Building while Mr. Burford
was listening 10 the trial Of case in the
United States Court.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-21
30 -. ID AccIdent

Up to last midnight nothing had been
heard by the Navy Department Of the
reported accident 20 the Kearsarge. Rear
Admiral Mason. Acting Secretary Of the
Navy. is inclined to the belief that If
any accident happened It is slight He
thinks Rear Admiral Sperry. in command
Of the fleet. would have advised the Nav
Department before this time of .an acci-
dent on Saturday if any one had been
painfully injured or serious damage done
the ships
The Washington herald., 1908-07-21
Child Drinks Lye Water.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Cumberland, Nd July 29.-Erma. aged
five years. daughter Of Alfred Hawkins.
Of Lord. this county died at AIlegany
Hospital. this city, this morning from
drinking I've water. which, it is said, the
child mistOok for miIk
The Washington herald., 1908-07-21
CUTS CASH IN THROAT.
Durham Young Woman Attempts
Suicide with Butcher Knife.

oTecIlI % ne WasI1TEt01 HcraId-
Durham, y. c. July 9l-Mrs. Annie
Wilson IS IN the Watts Hospital with
two wide and deep gashes IN her throat
made BY butcher knife this morning.
self-infiicted. She has but little chance
for recovery The young woman bIed
almost to death before medical aid could
be found She appears not 20 have been
Respondent. but had been III. She be-
longs to a good family.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-21

and negroes got inside. but there were
perhaps a thousand in the overflow. com
ing from the countryside far and wide
In this section. where the elephant and
giraffe were never seen. the event was
a greater drawing card than a big cir
Gus in the ordinary railroad county seat.
TaIIyhos. fancy high spiders. and
lacdaus brought the resorters. IN buck
boards, farm wagons. horseback. mule
hack. came the mountain men and women
The courtroom was barren OF decorations.
but the brilliantly gowne5 women. ap-
at Newport combined with the few ma
tive women. men, and negroes. made a
unique picture.
IN his speech. Judge Taft said he never
entered courthouse but that he was
sOrry he had abandoned the legal pro-
fession-
Two hours Il his morning having beer
taken by his trip 10 Germantown. Judge
Taft was compelled 10 forego his golf
to-day for the d-st time on any week day
since he has been here
Works Hard on Speech.
He worked late into the evening dress
ing down his speech OF acceptance. after
already having had considerable aid from
Mrs Taft
Judge Taft began 10 feel that he
is really a Presidential candidate to-day.
when an artist arrived from New York
TO paint him in oil The picture is being
made for the Hungarian Republican Club
OF New York, which annually entertains
President Roosevelt
AT first. the artists presence was some
my speech. said the candidate. but
when I found he couldn't speak English
or understand what was saying in my
dictauon. 1 didn't mind"
The Homestead Hotel. where AIr- Taft
has his quarters, Of which II E ingalls,.
a loyal Bryan supporter, is a principal
owner, sprung a surprise in compliment
TO him to-day by having great portraits
Of Taft and Sherman placed in the parlor
lobby
Labor Question in speech.
According TO Prof. Willis Moore, Of the
Weather Bureau. Washington Mr.. TAFT
has treated the labor question extensively
in his speech OF acceptance
In the form in which the speech stands
now. there are twelve typewriter pages.
averaging. perhaps. 20 words 10 the page
Mr- Taft conferred to-day with Prof.
Moore He belongs 10 several unions.
and has made a study of organized labor.
He said after his conference with Mr
Taft: 4 am sure Mr. Taft's speech WI.
be perfectly satisfactory to the union
men
Mr. Taft also conferred to-day with
Trust Buster Frank B. HsllOgg. Of Min
Ne
Springs to give his opinion on the section
Of his speech devoted 10 the trust Ques-
tien. Mr.. Kellogg VIII remain here the
rest Of the week
The Washington herald., 1908-07-21
Local Temperature.

Midnight =; a. m, 76- a. m. -s-5a =.
s a. M. IS 70 a. m. So z noon 81 T. M 50.
: p M ss- = M s.; D II. 81. 70 p m =
Maximum. % minimum q
Relative huu-iditys a. m. S. ?. n. .: D n.
e Hours Of sunshine, la6 Per cent Of possible
sunshine l1C.
Tenreratgre SINE date last ysar-siazi1uuus. 90:
minimum. "a
The Washington herald., 1908-07-21
Tide Table.

To-dsy-Hi tide 205 a n and 2.s5 n =, 1,,r
tide. - a. m and 9 D. H.
To-m0Tow-HiEh tide. 5N2 a n Snd s.s5 d n
low tde. s52 a. r. and 10 p. n
Condition of the Water.
Special 70 The Washington Herald
Harpers Ferry. ". Va july 2O-Both rivers clear
this afternoon
The Washington herald., 1908-07-21
BRYAN EXPECTS OHIO
Tells Frank S. Monet Party
Must Get Together.
PLANS CHICAGO CONFERENCE

visit of Buckeye ex-RepubIican Be-
Hexed 10 Indicate EnOrt VIII he
to IndOrse Candidacy of the Ne
braskan-No Chairman Yet.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-21

Lincoln. Nebr-. July 2o--The visit Of
Frank S. Monett. formerly Republican
attorney general OF Ohio, to Fairyiew last
night and this morning. was not en-
tirely in the interests OF the wool grow
ers Of the country
Mr.. Monett has been one Of the lead
ers of the Independence League move
ment and his visit just now. on the eve
Of the national convention OF that party.
is taken here TO Indicate that an effort
VIII be made to secure the Endorsement
Of the league Of Bryan's candidacy
AIonett said that Of the men prominent
in the league. a number were formerly
warm supporters Of Bryan. and while
he ventured no prediction. the fact that
be came here 70 tell Bryan ne was for
him and 10 confer with him are regarded
as significant The gossip here is that
Nlonett is expected % round Up several
other Bryan members Of the league into
a conference with Bryan in Chicago next
Sunday All that MOnett would say
about 8Ir. Bryan was that he is anxious
that the leaders in Ohio should lay aside
all personal differences and turn in to
help elect the ticket. which he considers
has more than a hghting chance in Taft's
STATE
The Washington herald., 1908-07-21
Temperntures tn other CitIr.


fenIeIatures IN other cities. together with the
amount a rainfall for the twelve hours ended at
J. n. yesterday are as follows.