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The Washington herald., 1908-03-26
SHONTS' DUKE ISSUED
London Tailor Wants $4,000
from de ChauInes.
ATTORNEY DENIES SERVICE

Creditor Writes Lawyer that Mar
riage 10 American Heiress should
Make Easy Collection of Debt.
NObIemnn's Lawyer Indicates Pur-
pose to Oppose Settlement of Claim.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-26

f'iend Of your brothers. eh? And so he
was the Doctors friend?"
They We're inseparabIe: but the doctor
left without a word OF farewell"
And also the daughter-except 70 you,
Miss Rolfe,'' he said, looking at her
meaningly
ITO me?"
Yes he went on, his keen gaze again
upon her. 1T is useless to assume ig-
norance. You know quite well that the
doctors daughter. on the night of their
disappearance. made a stateEent to you
-an important statement"
My brother told you that" she cried.
He has told you everything"
He has told me nothing" replied the
old man coldly Il merely ask whether
you deny that she made a statement
The girl hesitated.
''She certainly spoke 10 me- she ad-
mitted at last Il was her most inti-
haps, that she told me what was most
uppermost in her mind"
And what was that?"
II regret" she replied. that 1 cannot
repeat it, Mr.. Statham"
What, You refuse 10 say anything?'
Under compulsion-yes, was her firm
answer. I did not know" she added.
that YOU had invited me here TO ply
me with questions in this manner"
'Or you would not have come. eh?''
he laughed. We'll. my dear young lady.
you apparently don't quite realize how
very important II is 10 me to discover
DR.. Petrovtch. I have asked you here
IN order TO beg a favor OF you. I NAV
be rough and matter-of-fact but I trust
you will pardon my apparent rudeness. -
There is nothing TO forgive. Mr.. Stat
ham, was her quiet. dignihed response.
My reply, quite brief and at the same
time unalterable, is that I have nothing
to say"
You mean you refuse to tell me?'
She nodded.
He thrust his hands deep into the poek-
cts Of his old gray trousers. and stared
down at the carpet. Marion Rolfe was
more difficult to question than he had
anticipated. She possessed the same
firm. resolute nature OF her father and
her brother. That Maud Petrovitch had
made statement 10 her which possessed
most important bearing upon the seri-
Gus interests involved. he was absolutely
certain. Ever since the day following
the strange disappearance. certain secret
agents OF his had been at work but they
had discovered next To nothing Marion
Rolfe alone was in possession Of the ac-
The Washington herald., 1908-03-26
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Frederick Funk. o. and Dora A. Anderson. q.
Rev. Edward ". Mott.
Robert Wolfe. y, and Mary Kourt, r. Rev NJ.
X. Ycelson.
John F. May. So, and Sadie Z. Tabb. E both Of
Richmond. Va Rev. George F. Dudley.
James A. Pearson. Is. and Mar G. Terrett, a.
both of Alexandria. Va Rev. ]. B. Mclaughlin
George W. Dame. s3 Of Willard. Va, and Ger
trude N. Kidweil, p, Of Menifeld Va Rev.
Frank NJ. Bristol
COLORED.
Henry Wilson. d. and Gertrude c. Taylor. Q.
Rev. J. II. Robinson.
James f. Brown q. and Sophie Logans n Rev.
]. B. Mclaughlin
CharieS H. Homier. IS. Of Baltimore Nd, and
Ida Brady, 35. Rev. +. A. Seaton.
William H. Washington. 3. and Estelle Euclid.
2l Rev. Isaac Tover.
John G. Holmes, q. ana Flossie Sanders. %.
Rev John Richard
Oliver Tyler. s.. and George Monandus. Ss Rev.
T. h. Williams.
James A. Bergman, .. and Nellie Braxton, p.
Rev. Charles II. Fox.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-26

tual facts. He knew that fun well, and
was therefore determined that she should
be compelled 10 speak and explain.
- wish, Miss Rolfe, that I could i'm
press upon you the extreme importance
of this matter TO myself personally" he
said. assuming an air quite conciliatory
in the hope that he might induce her 10
reveal the truth. L have begged of you
to assist me in very difficult task-one
which. IL / fail in accomplishing, viii
mean an enormous financial reverse.
Your brother Is in my service, while you
yourself are also indirectly in my serv-
| ice he added; "and Il, as result of your
information, ] am able 20 discover the
doctor 1 need not tell you that I shall
mark your services in an appreciable
manner"
you have already been very generous
TO us both, Mr.. Statham. but / think you
cannot know much OF me II you believe
that for the sake OF reward I will betray
the DOCTOR was her dignified answer
1T Is not question OF betrayal" he
| hastened to reassure her 1T is 10 his
own interest as well as TO mine that we
should meet If we do not. ii VIII mean
ruin to him."
and II he is dead?'' suggested Marion
My own belief is that he is not dead. -
was the milliOnaire's reply Il know
more OF him and of mis- past than you
imagine There is every reason why he
should live.
And Maud-what Of her?'
He shrugged his shoulders. and re-
piled:
AS regards her-you know best. She
told you the TRUTH
''Yes-and which I win not repeat"
oh, but. my dear young lady, you
must, Why waste time Ike this? Every
I day, nay every hour, causes the affair
TO assume increased gravity. would
have gone 10 the police long ago. only
such a course would have brought the
doctor into a criminal dock. / have his
interests. as well as my own. at heart"
II have given my pgOmise OF secrecy.
Mr.. Statham, and will not betray 1t"
she repested. again rising from her
chair. anxious 10 leave the house
You still refuse!" he cried. starting
10 his feet also. and standing before her.
| You stil refuse-even TO save YOURSELF"
"To save myself" she exclaimed. II
do not follow you, Mr.. Statham"
sinister grin spread over his gray
face.
You are perfectly free to leave this
place, Miss Rolfe, he said in hard,
meaning voice; but first reflect what
they VIII say at Cunningtons s regarding
your visit here tonight
''You-you will tell them" she gasped.
drawing back from him, pale as death as
she realized, for the first time. how she
had imperiled her good name, and how
completely she was in his power. IL
believed, Mr.. Statham. that you were an
honorable mani
Where a mans life is concerned II is
not question Of honor" was his reply.
You refuse 10 assist me-and I refuse
| TO assist you. That is air.
TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-26
MARCH 2e IN AMERICAN HISTORY

leG-Bartholomew Gosrold sailed from England
With S20 persons 20 effect a colony in the
northern part Of Virginia He was the first
Eng1ishrnan who came IN direct course 20 this
part Of America.
l649-1ohn Winthrop, the first governor Of AIassa-
chusetts colony. died a. Boston aged sixty
three He cane to America in ls3O as governor
Of the colony.
l7Si-OODgTcSS passed an embargo Art
kl4-Gen Hull. tried At Albany By curt martial
for SlrTendering Detroit found guilty and sen
;enced to be shot His punishment Was re
mitted by the President
ls6-A street railroad connecting Boston with Calr-
bridge the frs: seen in New England goes
into opeation
ls5l-Alfred B. Kittredge. United States Senator
from South Dakota since 1901 born IL Cheshire
County. y. H. He moved TO South Dakota
in 1888
is65-President lincoln at City Point visiting the
army and FOR conference with GenS Grant.
Sherman and others.
iS7s-Judge J. NJ. Elliott. Of Kentucky Court Of
Appeals. assassinated IN Frankfort by Thomas
Buford. against whom he had decided case.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-26

New York, March 2-Not until a mo-
tion was argued in the special term of
the City Court, before Judge Conlan, to-
day as to whether the Due de Chaulnes.
who recently became the son-in-Iaw OF
Theodore P. Shonts, had been properly
served with the summons. did the fact
come out that London tailor is suing
the duke for 5000. representing a claim
of S.5i5 for clothes delivered in 1901. to-
gether with interest on the bill amounting
to $s55.
Gates Hamburger is attorney for James
F. Hannigan. assignee OF the claim OF
asserts that the duke has failed TO settle
with him. Hamburger said to-day he got
letter a week ago from London put
ting the claim in his hands.
Collection Made Easy.
The tailor wrote that he had heard OF
the dukes marriage. and il it was true
as reported in London that the duke had
become the husband OF an American heir
ess, there ought TO be no trouble about
collecting the bill.
Hamburger filed his complaint in the
special term Of the City Court Of March
16. stating:
"On or about December Is, 1901, James
Cavanaugh. OF London. England. sold
and delivered 70 the defendant goods.
wares, and merchandise, and performed
work. labor. and services amounting 10
8, l,s45"
The complaint also asserted that the
Due de Chaulnes had acknowledged the
debts at various times between 1901 and
lSV'. The title Of the action Is James F.
Hannigan, assignee Of James Cavansugh.
plaintiff. against Paul de Chaulnes. the
name Paul being fictitious, defendant S
plaintiff
Hamburger acknowledges. in papers
filed later in the case. that he has since
learned that the dukes real name is
Emanuel Theodore Bernard Marie d'Al-
bert de Luines daily. Due de Chaulnes
e. de Picquigny.
Improper Service Defense.
The dukes tailor bin came I'D to-day
on the return Of an order obtained by
Bert l. Rich, counsel for the duke d.
recting counsel for the assignee OF .he
tailcr's bEl 10 show cause why the al
legged service OF The summons IN the case
should not be set aside. Rich sets forth
that the summons had not been served
upon the duke, but upon the dukes cou-
sin. the Baron Louis de Conde. named in
Lawyer Hamburger's papers as the
Baron de Cande"
Judge Conlan announced. he would re-
serve decision on the motion tomorrow.
The dukes lawyer said he didn't care
10 outline his clients side OF the case un-
III the present motion Is decided Then
II the court decides that the duke has
been properly served the taiior's bin VIII
be fought 10 a hnish.
Rich indicated that the suit is some
thing OF a strike. He said the dukes OBJ
lection 10 paying the bill was thar the
interest charged amounted 10 about half
the bill itself
The Washington herald., 1908-03-26
LINERS ROUGH TRIP
Kaiser Wilhelm III Buffeted
by Heavy Seas.
WASHINGTON PEOPLE ABOARD
Legation Members and Senator and
Mrs. Kearns Among Those TO Suffer
on TempestuOuS VOyage-VesseI
Slightly Damaged and Is Delayed
Many Times by Tremendous sweIIs.

New York. March 5.-The North Ger
man Lloyd steamship Kaiser Wilhelm II
arrived to-day after rough passage.
Although the vessel holds a record be-
tween Cherbourg and Sandy Hook. she
took six days eighteen hours to make
the present trip Scarcely a good day
was had and on Saturday a heavy gale
howled ont Of the west, raising big seas
and delaying the liners progress.
The seas pounded the vessel so heavily
that speed was reduced 10 about four
knots for twelve hours Tremendous
swells came laundering over the bows.
and later il was discovered that the deck
plat'ng Of the forecastle head had been
bent in.
Speed Greatly Reduced.
On Sunday the skies were overcast and
the sea rough. and on Monday a storm
that veered swiftly from southwest 10
northwest set IN. There was six hours
Of slow running during this storm. From
5G4 miles the first day out. the vessel s
daily run dropped 20 $50 miles or Sunday.
On board the liner vas the body of
Thomas B. Wanamaker. son OF John
Wanamaker Thomas 3. Wanamaker died
IN Paris on March >. having gone 10 Paris
from Cairo. where he spent the winter
Mrs John Wanamaker and Rodman Wan
amsker were passengers. The funeral
Will be held at Philadelphia.
Legation People Aboard.
Other passengers by the Kaiser WI
helm II were the wife Of r de Marees
van Swinderen. Dutch Minister 10 Wash
lngton; Senator and Mrs. Thomas Kearns.
Col. Malpatt. military attache 10 the
Italian Embassy at Washington: Mrs ST.
mon Lake and family. Mrs. Russell Alger,
jr.. Edwin II. Brown. w Merry Baird.
William Dineen. r. S Gregory, Horace
F. King, Leland II. Littleheld, J. r. Nc
Kee. Charles H Northrop, Hermann
Schaus. and ". S. King.
The steamship Hamburg Of the Ham
bulg-America service. arriving to-day
from the Mediterranean, also reported
heavy, weather On Saturday afternoon
she ran into a gale, accompanied by big
seas. that lasted twenty-four hours
Among the Hamburg's passengers was
<. G. Peters. Of Boston. who had been to
Egypt Mr.. Peters said that he had met
Richard Croker az Assouan and that the
latter intimated he might come to this
country early next fall
The Washington herald., 1908-03-26

The fashion Of trimming cloth or silk
with lace has been reversed. and now it is
lace which forms the main portion Of the
prettiest waists, while the materGil
adorns II. Here is a blouse which dis
plays the style very attractively, the
waist proper being of all-over filet lace
and the vest and outer portion of silk.
The style Of the waist is quite enique
and will prove becoming 10 almost any
type Of wearers- Both long and short
sleeves are provided for in the pattern.
the shorter ones being the more attrac-
tive because Of the natty little cuff bands
which finish them. This model would
look very smart developed in the new
mirage silk or one of the soft light
weight cloths, and might quite easily be
made al home In the medium size 2ss
yards OF Pinch material are needed fer
the outer portions and 2Sl yards Of the
same width for the underblouse. Five
sizes, 3 10 40 inches bust measure.
This pattern may be obtained By in
closing 10 cents in stamps and addressing
Pattern Department. The Washington
Herald. 7S4 Fifteenth street northwest
giving the number (6ll2) and size wanted.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-26
BELMONT PRAISES WILLIAMS.
Declares Minority Leaders FIIibus-
ter in House Is Good Move.

Hon. Perry Belmont. president OF the
National Publicity Bill Organization,
which is seeking the enactment Of a
Federal law compelling the publication OF
campaign contributions by the national
campaign committees, views with salts
faction the action of Minority Leader
Williams in telling the Republicans of
the House that hlibuster will De inar-
gurated if action is longer delayed en- the
publicity measure
''rhe determination of the minority -
said Mr.. Belmont yesterday. announced
by its leader. Mr. Williams, 10 insist upon
the enactment of a campaign publicity
law in advance of the Presidential cleo
ton. viii not, II is to be hoped. meet
with Indifference on the part OF the lead
ers of the majority"
The measure. in the present Congress.
has been introduced in the House by
Representative Mccall. a Republican, Of
Massachusetts, and in the Senate by
Senator Tillman.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-26

Continued from Page One
he had met uniform expression OF SYM
pathy with the desire Of the people OF the
District 10 purge their territory OF the
boolmakers and the harm which their
business does to the community. and an
equally uniform assurance that the biz
would be passed by the Senate when re-
ported from the District Committee
Why said this Senator. there Is not
man in the Senate. so far as l have
been able to learn. who does not favor
the immediate passage of the bill Il will.
heartily believe. so through the Senate
with flying colors and without a single
dissenting vote.
President VIII Sign IL.
The District Committee having recon-
mended the passage Of the bill and the
Senate having passed # in accordance
with that recommendation. there will re-
main only the signature OF the President
to place in the hands Of the police Of the
District the needed weapon, unchaIleng-
able and effective, whereby the gambling
evil can be wiped out at once. That the
President will sign the bin when 4;
reaches him is beyond a doubt. In his
special message 10 Congress on January
81 last Mr.. Roosevelt made plain, at least
by inference. his attitude toward gam
bling OF all sorts. He said:
There is no moral difference be-
tween gambling al cards or in lotteries
or on the race track and gambling in
the stock market. One method is Just
as pernicious to the body polite as
the other in kind. and in degree the
evil worked is far greater. But it is
far more difficult subject with which
10 deal.
On the whole. it would appear that the
"bookies.' making hay while the sun
shines. have just about four more days
in which to gather in the crop. so far as
the nations Capital is concerned. Mon
day. II is confidently hoped and believed.
will mark the passing forever Of this
form of gambling from the District OF Co
lumbia.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-26
VOICE FROM AUSTRALIA.
Miss MiIlEr, Evangelist, to Address
Y. w. &. A on sunday


What promises to be a large, II not the
largest mass meeting ever held under the
auspices Of the Washington branch OF
the Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton, is scheduled 20 take place Sunday
afternoon AT the Calvary Baptist Church,
H and Eighth streets northwest, at 4
o'clock
Miss T. Stafford Alillar. a renowned Aus
tralian evangelist. viii be the speaker.
Judging from reports received here OF
her great work in this and other coun-
tries. a masterful address Is 10 be ex-
pected
She has been a cOwOrker with Gypsy
Smith. Dr.. Torrey, and other celebrated
evangelists- At present she is making
a tour around the world
Miss Millar is described as woman Of
great personal magnetism. quiet. vet
forceful, dramatic. yet lacking in sensa-
tionai methods. Solos will be sung by
Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw GaWler and Mrs.
William T. Reed.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-26

Shamokin. Pa March 25-Whie col
leeting eggs in stable near here to-day.
Frederick Culdanti struck a match. which
ignited straw near the doors. The boy
was hemmed in by flames and cremated.
His mother became insane and rushed TO
clothes line and tried to tang herself.
Neighbors cut her down before she could
strange to death
The Washington herald., 1908-03-26
DEATH RECORD.

William F. Gaseh, Brightwood ave-. 3 years.
Mary L. Slagle, Home for Incurables e years.
George f Jackson. is ith st. Sc. Il Years
Henry s. Nielsen, 1858 Wis are. NV CO years
Elizabeth Harrison. i25 Wis. ave. nv Y years
Elizabeth Anaud. Sd and II sts. ne. 7s years
Louisa Y Fisher. 50 r. 1. ave, Al years.
Mariana DAY, 9l3 r ST NV g years.
Vircent FeTveuti. Providence Hospl. s. years
William SweigeTt L. s Soldiers Home. D. c.. 50
scar.
Milton r. Schaffer 81 ID ST. ne. g. years.
Wilbour r. Florence. Gil Newton place NV l year.
COLORED.
Ruby a. Simpson. AZ P-st. NV. Il years.
Alice s. Coats 1722 st. NV. IS years
George F. Butler 81 Barry place NV. z years
Edna Hall g72i Poplar st. NV, years.
Semuel Nelson 2i66 Philips court, 81 years.
Ellen T. Brown. lbs Half ST. sw. 2 months
Julia y. Ford. Hope ave. Sc. months.
John Newman. - Nary place. Sc. months
Benjamin Terrell. Congress Heights. D. c.. 6
months
Mary B. Edelin, sos 18th ST. Sc, IS days
Jerome Jackson. 1924 l2th 81. NV. days
George Jackson. 1924 9Th 81. NV. 2 days.
Infant Of Henry and Eva Boyd. S2S Gordon are.
re-. 1 day
The Washington herald., 1908-03-26

Want Ad. 10 The Washington Herald. and
bill will be sent you at l cent a. word.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-26
SENATE WILL PASS
ANTI-GAMBLING BILL

Continued from page One.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-26
BRYAN TO TALK TO IRISH.
VIII Speak Under Auspices of the
Ancient Order of Riberuians.

William Jennings Bryan will speak in
Odd Fellows Hail. on Seventh street
northwest, tonight under the auspices OF
the Ancient Order OF Hibernians. Mr..
Bryan has not announced the subject he
will discuss. but Il viii be on matters
vitality interesting 10 Catholics.
Representative Hammeu. Of New Jer-
sey. and Francis p. Sheehy. District vice
president OF the A. o. H., VIII deliver in
uroductory addresses p. T Moran. na-
tionsI director OF the A. o. H. will be
chairman OF the meeting.
Mr.. Bryan Will be met al the station
to-day by delegation OF the iIbernians
and escorted 20 his hotel After dinner
he viii 90 70 obi Fellows Hall with q
party Of the District Hibernians.
While you think OF Il. telephone vour
want Ad. 70 The Washington Herald. and
he
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1908-07-20
Telegramy zagraniczne
Saloniki. TurcYa, 90 lipca.

Saloniki, Turcya, 20 lipca. -
General Osman paSza, komendant
zaiogujacego w Monastyrze woj-
ska tureckiego zostai przedwczo-
raj w tamtejszych koszarach "a
mordowany przez pewnego Office
ra, nalezacego do miodotureckiej
partyi.
Zamordowany general zaledwie
ma dzieIi pred zamachem oglosil,
re wszyscy tureccy oficerowie,
ktorzy brali udzial w ostatnich
buntowniczych machinacyach W
Macedonii byli Amnestyonowani.
Zamach ten mordercz, ,,ktorego do
konano w tenn samem miejscu i
wsrod podobnych okolicznosci jak
wczeSniejsze zamordowanie gene
rala Szemsi paszy, Sprawl tn mad
zwyczaj wielkie wrazenie.
Konstantynopol 20 lipca. =
Rozchodzi sic tn pogioska, re W
okregu monastyrskim zbuntowa-
10 sic 1000 tureckich zolnierzy j
..
re 80 tysiace wojska zostaly "a
rekwirowane ma teren powstah-
czy.
Dalej nadchodzi jeszcze donie-
sienie, re pewna liczba oficer6w
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1908-07-20
PRZEGLAD
POuTYKl MIEDzYNARODoWEJ.
Chicago, 20 lipca. -
(Rosya i Niemcy).

Me ulega kwestyi, ze w spoke
czehstwie rosyjskiem zwiekszaJa
sic w ostatnich czasach coraz bar
pdziej prady antiniemieckie, dose
SLIME zreszta zakorzenione cd da-
VIVA. Dowodzi tego zapal, jakim
ogromna wiekszosc rosyjskiej o.
pinii publicznej, powitala swiezo
mysl porozumienia sic narodow
slowianskich, zwroconego W osta-
tecznych swych celach przeciwko
wszechwiadzy niemieckiej. Dowo-
dzi tego dalej bardzo przychylne
ze strony prasy rosyjskiej przyJe-
Gle mysi zblizenia sic do Anglii,
w kt6rej do niezbyt dawna jeszcze
Rosya upatrywala glownego swe-
60 wroga. A przeciez tajemniea
ME jest, re na zblizenie to rzadza-
ce kola berlinskic ME spogladaja
okiem zbyt przyiaznem.
Ma niechee spoleczehstwa ro-
syjskiego ku Niemcom zlozyi sic
caly szereg przyczyn najrozmait-
szego rodzaju. Najpierw wiec ozy-
wiona duchem i pragnieniem VOL
nosci czese spoleczehstwa rosyj-
skiego, slusznie czy ME slusznie,
upatruja W rzadzie niemieckim
glowna podpore reakcyi W Rosyi,
g}ywna przeszkode do qsiagniecia
prawdziwie konstytucyjnei swo-
body. Dale politycy rosyjscy, o.
zywieni patryotyzmem, wzra-
stajaca Ottawa spogladaja ma coraz
wieksze spustoszenie, jake odwie-
czny wr6g slowianszczyzny SEE
rzy na wschodnich swoich kre-
sach, zamieszkanych przez lud-
nose slowianska. Przeczuwaja O.
nj, re zamierzona przez rad pru-
ski eksterminacya zywiolu pol
skiego, ME jest niczem innem, tyl-
ko przygotowaniem do wielkiej
akcyi, kt6ra predzej czy pozniej
rozegra sic rozegrac musi pomie-
dzy swiatem germahskim sio-
wianszczyzna.
Coraz wieksze oburzenie ME
chec wywoiuje takze W szerokich
koiach rosyjskich wpiyw, jaki W
dalszym ciagu posiada W Rosyi
zywioi niemiecki. I dzisiaj ogrom-
ma liczbe najwybitniejszych VIA
snie stanowisk urzedowych pia-
stuja Niemcy. Peino ich W armii,
w marynarce, W administracyi, W
ministeryum i nawet w najbliz-
szem otoczeniu cesarza. Ci Mem
cy staraja sic wprawdzie zewnetrz
nymi objawami rosyjskiego patry-
otyzmu przescignac nawet ludzi
nprawdziwie rosyiskich", ME IL
mieja poprawnie movie po rosyj-
sku minister oswiaty Szwartz }
wypieraja sic znajomosci ojczy-
stego swego, niemieckiego jezyka;
rzeczywiscie jednak, choc ma razie
gleboko tajone ich uczucia, ME
stanowia tajemnicy dla nikogo.
Wchodzi wreszcie w gre i moment
psychologiczny = zrodzony an
tagonizm miskkiego na oga,prze-