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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-06

With Carr and Williams back in the
game and Durham hurting In old time
form, Indianapolis defeated the Brew
ers yesterday. 1t is to be supposed
this victory will revive hope in the
breasts Of the tickle Hoosier fans and
they will begin to shout "the greatest
ever" whenever the team is mention
ed. Those Indianapolis bugs are the
limit.
1t would be hard to play a more ev
emily contested game than that be
tween Cincinnati and the Giants Of
yesterday. Darkness stopped the game
with the score tie and the hits being
eight and nine favoring the'Giants and
the errors the same.
When their team was losing consist
emily on the home diamond the India
napolis fans? began to pull for Co
lumbus and Louisville to win the pen
nant. Such is loyalty in big city.
An effort is TO be made by the man
agement of the Knutsford Park track
in Jamaica TO secure the racing dates
that would have gone to New Orleans
and Benning had not the law stopped
1t.
Charlie Hickman joined Toledo yes.
terday and went into the game against
St Paul soon after arriving. He Sc,
cured a triple and helped win the
game. The ex-Clevelander is good for
many long russell.
Wilson, of Minneapolis, held Colum
bus to three hits yesterday and his
team mates secured seven but Column
bus won / to 0. It's hard luck
After Washington came Boston and
both teams have been improving their
average at the expense of the. White
Sox.
The Louisville Riders will bear
watching. That team is rapping the
ball hard and not falling down before
the tailenders.
Stone for st. Louis secured three
hits and two runs in the double head
er against New York yesterday. He
is one Of the best players In the out
er gardens Of the league. In the sec
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-06
FIRST MAD DOG
SCARE OF YEAR
Spaniel Suffering With Indi-
gestion Is Killed.

The first mad dog scare in Rich
mond was yesterday when Officer
Gully was called into the yard in the
rear Of the William H. Dickinson drug
store to end the life Of little water
spaniel that was frothtng at the mouth
and acting very strangely. Nobody
had been bitten by the dog, although
there had been several little children
playing with it. The dogs owner is
unknown. L. c. Hoover noticed the
dog in the yard before 1t was killed
and stated that he did not believe the
dog had hydrophobia. but was suffer
ing from acute indigestion, a disease
that Is very prevalent at this time of
the year. For this reason the head of
the dog will not be sent to Indiana
polls for examination.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-06
rI.UB'S NEW FURNITURE
HAS ARRIVED
Jeffersonians Comfortably lo-
Gated in Colonial Building.

At the meeting Of the Jefferson club
last night, at its rooms in suite Sc in
the Colonial building, the members in
spected their new furniture which has
just been purchased and allowed the
bills. There were ten new members
taken into the club, making the total
membership about $50. A change was
made in the constitution which speci-
flies that the club meet each Wednes-
day instead of Friday.
1t was also decided at the meeting
that the club should be furnished with
the daily metropolitan papers and
magazines.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-06
NO INFORMATION As
TO ATTEMPTED MURDER
Washington Knows Nothing of
Attacks on Sultan.

Washington, Aug. GA cable dis
patch from Ambassado Leishman at
Constantinople came to the state de-
partment late yesterday afternoon. 1t
related to a comparatively unimport-
ant routine matter and made no men.
ton of the reported attempt on the
life of the Sultan on Monday night.
No information has been received
at the Turkish legation in this city
in regard to the reported attempt on
the Sultan's life nor is there any
news at the legation bearing on the
reported recall of Mohmed Ali Bey
the minister at Washington.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-06
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION,
RESULTS YESTERDAY,
National LEAGUE.

National League.
Cincinnati, 4 New York, 4. Game
called.
Philadelphia Chicago, ram.
Pittsburg-Boston, rain.
st. Louis-Brooklyn, rain.
American League.
Boston, g. Chicago, 2.
Detroit, 5; Philadelphia, 3.
Cleveland, II; Washington, l.,
First game
st. Louis, 5; New York;.
Second game
st. Louis, 6; New York, I.
American Association.
Columbus, 1; Minneapolis, 0.
Indianapolis, 6; Milwaukee, 4.
Toledo, 5; st. Paul, o.
First game
Louisville. 1; Kansas City, o.
Second game
Louisville, 10; Kansas CITY, .. Five
innings.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-06
WRECK CREW OUT.

The wreck crew was called to
Greenville last evening to repair two
freight cars that had broken down at
that point last evening. Tho track
was cleared and one of the passenger
trains was delayed several minutes
and the freight train was about an
hour and a half late.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-06
TENNIS PLAYERS TO MEET,

A meeting OF the tennis players of
the city will be held at the Office of
the Evening Item. All the players of
the city are cordially invited to enter
the tournament which Is to be held at
the Country club. 1t is believed that
there viii be 1t least Is entries
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-06
BOARDS AWARDS
VIII Be Upheld by the Railway o.
ficials.

Montreal, Aug. g. The officials of
the Canadian Pacific Railway refuse
to make any statement beyond the
declaration that they would stand by
the award of the Board of Arbitration
and Cancellation appointed under the
Lemieux law to consider the matters
in dispute between the company and
their mechanics There is but slight
probability of Government interven-
ton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-06

There Is no medicine 40 sac and at the same
time SO pleasant to take as DR., Caldwells Syrup
Pepsn. the positive cure for all diseases arising
from stom ach trouble. The price Is vefy ress
onahle-5Oc and 81.
The Washington times., 1908-09-02
SEVEN DROWNED
AS BOAT UPSETS
Two Washington Women
Among Victims of Maine
Yachting Accident.

DEER ISLE, Maine. Sept. 2.-This re-
sort is in mourning today as the result
OF the catastrophe yesterday, which cost
the lives of seven prominent summer
visitors.
While a party OF ten was sailing on
PenObscot Bay, in a thirty-five-foot
sioop which was In charge of Captain
Haskell. OF this place. the boat was
struck by a sudden squall and cap
sized, It's occupants being thrown into
the water. Seven Of the victims Of the
disaster were drowned, the other three
being saved only after a hard struggle
in the waves.
The drowned:
PAIRO. MISS ALICE. washington.
d. G.
PAIRo, MISS ELEANOR, washing
ton. D. c.
CRAwLEY. MRS. LUCY S. PhIa-
delphla.
EVANS. MISS ELIZABETH c.. Mt
HolyOlIe College, Massachusetts
HUTCHINS. JASON c.. Bangor,
Maine.
KELLOGG. MISS EVELYN. Balti-
more.
KELLOGG, MISS Lutte, Baltimore.
The bodies OF Lutte Kellogg and Miss
Evans were recovered. There was some
hope that Mr.. Hutchins had been saved,
as when last seen ne was making a
brave struggle through the chOppy seas
toward Barren Island. near By. A boat
was sent from this place last night in
an effort TO locate him or his body. but
returned without having segn anv trace
OF him.
The Washington times., 1908-09-02
BILLIE" GRESHAM
THOUGHT KIDNAPPED
Charming Young Army
WidowAddS Another Chap
ter to Sensational Career.

Following up her strange career. SO
familiar to Washington society, AIRS.
Bertha K. Bnie) Gresham has fur
nished another sensational chapter TO
the story by mysteriously disappearing
from the circles that knew her best
in New York. and there is now rumor
that she has been kidnapped.
Two years ago "BnHe" Gresham
threw bomb into the exclusive camp
OF her army friends by accusing DR.
RaouI Amador, son Of the President Of
Panama, OF being the father OF her
child. Amador denied this, but finally
settled the case and another complaint
Of assault by paying Mrs. Gresham
500 and leaving New York, where he
represented his country as consul
Mrs. Gresham disappearance came
to light through the efforts Of Mrs.
Compton, who has been caring for Mrs
Gresham's three-year-Old daughter TO
obtain money which the mother prom
ised to furnish for the child's support
Fears for Friend.
According to Mrs. Compton a report
has reached her that Mrs. Gresham has
been kidnapped, and that her life may
be in danger. So far this report has
not been verified. but at least it adds
& mother element of interest to the life
story of Mrs. Gresnam<
billie" Gresham vas the widow Of
Lieutenant Gresham, a ylung naval Of
fcer and one of the most popular men
in the service. His wife was young,
beautiful and full Of spirit. She was
the center of attraction at the various
stations to which her husband was as
signed, and, following his death some
years ago, she continued her afulla-iOn
with the army and navy set
While in Panama, about four years
ago Mrs. Gresham was a member of
Z. party entertained at the Presidents
palace, and that night she met the Presi-
dents son, DR.. Raoul AmadOr. The lat
ter was married and had a small family
but that apparently did not deter him
The Washington times., 1908-09-02
HOLD
MEETING TONIGHT

Tie Columbia Democratic Club win
hold a meeting In the red parlor OF
the Raleigh Hotel tonight At s o'clock
TO perfect organization and elect offi-
GERS for the 1893 campaign. The club
was organized in 1880. and its member
ship includes hundreds OF Washington
business men.
The Washington times., 1908-09-02
Opium Habit Gains Foothold
In Fashionable Parts of City
Investigators by The Times Discoses Fact That Hun
dreds of Men and Women Are Addicted to
Hitting the Pipe"

An investigation conducted by The
Tines has developed the fact that the
opium habit has gained a much stronger
foOthOid IN Wes-ingtOn than was even
suspected by per-ons who come into
contasz with the class OF people usually
addicted to the drug habit, while 1t Is
admitted by the police that hop smok-
ing is rapidly assuming dangerous pro-
portions in the District
Following raids on eight alleged
opium dens, whose proprietors are ac-
cusod Of selling the urug to white ne,
ana women in violation Of the Dis rict
pharmacy laws, tile police say they are
gradually weaving a chain OF evidence
that will show that hundreds OF white
men and women. many Of them promi-
nent socially. are addicted 10 the opium
habit.
The Times Exposes Dens.
The raids on the eight establishments
IN Washington's Chinatown were made
after articles mad appeared in The
Times showing the police that there
was a wholesale traffic OF the drug in
this city. Inability 70 obtain necessary
evidence against the propreitors is the
reason given by the police for not
closing up these alleged Joints" before.
According TO the police, steps viii be
taken 10 close up other suspected places
WhilH many persons in Washington
were surprised 20 learn that opium was
being sold IN large quantities right
under the dome of the Capitol 50 10
speak, The Times has learned that there
ara several places In residential SEC
lions Of the city where white men and
women 20 to hit the pipe"
No Violation to Smoke.
The fends who come to dream over
the little pills that bring oblivion, EUR
chase their own opium and take il with
them They own tlseir opium outfits
and prepare the drug for use themselves.
1t is no violation of law 10 smoke opium
in the District. and "a person who pur-
chases Il can not be prosecuted.
a charge can be paced only against
the persons suspected Of selling IL or
giving II away under section II OF the
pharmacy regulations
One OF these alleged opium dens IS
in the Sixth precinct The police know
Of its existence. yet tney are p0werless
10 DO anything.
So far as the police have been able
&c learn. no one except the four ever
so into the room.
Den in Apartment House.
There are also said 10 be places in
the northwest section Of the city sim
liar 20 the one In the Sixth precinct In
one instance, it IS said, several women,
The Washington times., 1908-09-02
TOY MOTOR BON RACES.

Toy motor-boat racing has become
verv popular among the boys and girls
Of Paris These boats. range in length
from 4 few inches to four feet the
boats of greater size being driven by
engines Of considerable power. Regular
contests are frranged IN the artificial
lakes Of the TuiIeries Gardens and other
convenient basins.
The Washington times., 1908-09-02
A GREAT ADVANTAGE.

How do you Ike the graphophone as
a campaign orator."
II prefer it TO some candidates You
can cut il of without waiting for II
To run down. Exchange.
The Washington times., 1908-09-02

rena and Sarah, of 13ssS Thirtieth street,
have returned from Atlantic City,
where they have been visiting for a
fortnight They were accompanied by
The Washington times., 1908-09-02
GEORGETOWN. N
MERCHANTS OBJECT
TO MANY ARRESTS
Business Men Declare Trade
Falls Off, as Shoppers
Fear Police Crusade.

A meeting Of the business men. Of NJ
street was held last evening at the shop
of ]. 3. Miller. 3S0S NJ street. TO protest
against the crusade OF the Georgetown
police on Saturday nights.
AS a result of the wholesale arrests
last Saturday night. M street was al
most deserted at 10 O'Clock. More than
this, the sales of the merchants fell off
amazingly, one merchant claiming that
he lost fully 50 per cent OF his usual
trade. The people from the country ana
colored people from outlying sections
are afraid to be on the street, so it is
said. fearing they viii be arrested.
The meeting was called 10 order by
J. 3. Miller. who outlined the objects.
There were about thirty business men
present, but many merchants in sym
pathy with the move were unable 10
attend. Speakers at the meeting de-
clared that many of the arrests made
were totally unWarranted.
Police Captain Henry Z. Schneider
s.as present and made an explanatory
address He said that complaint had
been fled with Major Sylvester. signed
by twenty-seven business men OF NJ
street VINO COHlplalLeQ tA AtAp AAsoA
DERBY crowds. II was upon this order
that the arrests were made and he was
ready TO assume all responsibility.
He further declared that It not his
purpose to antagOnize the business IN
terests He promised there would bs
no further wholesale arrests, but that
in the future the police would be IN
structed to make arrests only when ab-
solutely necessary. He promised 10 CO.
operate with the business men 10 bring
back the trade driven away
The meeting adjourned TO meet next
Wednesday evening at the same place.
with the implied understanding that II
things were not better next Saturday
night, further steps VIII be taken
DR. G. X. HOlhngsworth, OF 1860
Thirtieth street, killeds a mad dog
Yesterday. The animal, which was a
stray one snarled and bit at everything
ne met. especially other CANNES. After
ne had whipped a dog belonging 10
Mrs. l.. G. Grifith, Of 30S7 K street,
and two others, belonging 10 Bruce
Warren. the animal made an attack
on a dog belonging 10 DR.. HOlings-
worth, who is veterinarian, and dis
covered that the beast had rabies.
and Immediately killed IL. The dead dog
was then sent TO the Agricultural De
partment for examination.
The Washington times., 1908-09-02

S. Dyer viii erect a two-story brick
bull ling on the premises known as 1913
NJ street
The Washington times., 1908-09-02
Chnd's Boots

Turn sOles, spring
heels, made of soft
kid; button or laced
styles; sizes Ago
TO S--.-.r-s.
The Washington times., 1908-09-02
Two Victims Prominent
In Georgetown Society

GTief-stricken and nearly distracted,
Richard z. Pairo, brother OF the Misses
Eleanor and Alice Pairo, who were
crowned or Dear Isle. Me, in a squaI
yesterday. Will leave Washington this
afternoon for the Maine coast Mr..
PalTo has received no details OF the
accident ana was ignorant OF the whole
AFFAIR until he received q telegram this
morning from S. $. kDSWlt0n, Of the
Deer Isle Hotel
Further than this brief telegram and
the newspaper accounts MI PairO has
heard nothing. He had Just left his
sisters on Sunday and they were pre-
pairing 10 follow him to Washington this
week. The boating party was made up
before he left Deer Isle. Last night,
when he returned 10 his home at 1914 p
street northwest he found a notice left
by a messenger boy nat there was
telegram.
The Misses Pairo went II Deer Isle in
the company OF their brother about the
middle OF August, and were preparing
20 return to their home, at 1923 Nine
tcenJh street, i'm few days. They have
spent the entire summer az watering
places on the Atlantic coast.
Richard r. PairO, the brother who
IS an attorney. Is the sole survivor of
the immediate family. Charles ".
EalrO, The father, died IN January, 1897,
and Mrs. Mary j. Pairo, the mother,
shortly afteTWard.
The Pairos are an old Georgetown
family, and the Misses Pairo were
prominent in the older society set.
They v ere both We'll along in years,
one he ing little over and the other
a little under fifty. Charles W. Pairo,
the father, was for many years a
banker in Georgetown. About twenty
years ago he sold out his banking in
teresrs and entered the Government
service in the War Department. The
solid old stone foundations Of the Pairo
bank s-e stil standing on the little
street in Georgetown that is named
Bank street, after the Pairo bank
Mrs. Mary j. PairO for many years
conducted the old Mt Vernon Seminary
for Girls, in I street northwest, but it
passed out of the hands of the family
ar her death.
The Misses Pairo lived together in the
great house on Nineteenth street that
was left to them as part Of the es-
summer.
BALTIMORE. Sept Misses Lutte
and Evelyn Kellogg. who were drowned
Henry Kellogg, of Lutherville, Nd
They made their home with their father
on his country estate, and were pOpu-
larly known in Baltimore country So
Ciety.
They were members Of Trinity Protes-
tant Episcopal Church at ToWsOn, and
took. a deep interest in religious and
charitable work.
Mr.. Kellogg, who is a prominent re-
tired business man, has only one sur
yiVtug daughter, Mrs. Nora Hardcastle.
Mrs. Kellogg died some years ago.
SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Sept. miss
Elizabeth G. Evans who WAS drOyvDpd
yesterday or Deer Isle, Ne, was. dur
ing the last school term, a teacher in
the English department Of Mt. HOlyoke
college, ana was TO have returned this
year. She formerly taught In a high
=
The Washington times., 1908-09-02
Accused of Selling Opium.

Charged with selling opium in viO-
lation OF the new pharmacy law. Lee
Sing OF 342 Pennsylvania avenue, a
Chinese druggist, was arrested early
this morning by Detective Armstrong.
OF the Sixth precinct. and hustled into
court.
sing stoutIy maintained his Innocence.
He demanded a jury trial. and was re-
leased on 500 bond.
Since The Times crusade TO wipe out
the opium traffic started. five arrests
have been made thus far, and today
warrants were sworn out for two
more. They will be arrested this aft
eTuoOn.
on Monday night four Celestials were
captured as the opening gun OF the cru
sade sounded They were Lee Quong.
Moy Sing, Lee You. and Mey You. all
OF whom do business on the lower end
OF Pennsylvania avenue. These men
were released on 500 bonds In the Police
Court yesterday upon demands for jury
trials.
The police say that they have the
goods on the Celestials, and all the
necessary evidence with which 10 con
Vict They propose to wage the crusade
fiercely, and are determined, II possible,
TO wipe out the Illicit sale of opium in
the District. Several other well-knoWn
Chiuamen are under surveillance.
The Washington times., 1908-09-02

from falling desperately in love with
the fascinating young American widow.
Iie followed her 20 America, and, ac-
cording to her story, they lived together
I'm New York
Suit Against Amaeor.
Suddenly, aud without warning. the
attentions OF the young South American
TO Mrs. Gresham ceased. When the lit
tie girl was born, Mrs. Gresham caused
a sensation by accusing Dr. Amador,
and also fling suit against him for
assault. The cases were both settled
out Of court
From tat time ~Billie" Gresham
dropped out OF sight During the past
winter she spent a great deal Of time
I'm Washington and wrote occasionally
for out-Oi-town paners Her little girl
had been left in the care OF Mrs. Comp
ton, and the latter declares Mrs. Gres-
ham has visited her but twice this year.
once in FEBRUARY ana again on August
10 last.
The Washington times., 1908-09-02

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Sept. miss
Elizabeth G. Evans, who was drowned
yesterday or Deer Isle, Ne. was. dur
ing the last school term, a teacher in
the English department Of Mt HOIvoke
College. and was TO have returned this
year. She formerly taught I'm a high
school tn Dayton. Ohio. and was a grad
uate OF Wellesley ColIee.
The Washington times., 1908-09-02
Women's Roots

Goo d 81 q lality
blucher, LACED. or
button boots. Neatly
styled. durable and
comfortable. Kid or
patent tips. ST 40
Thursday. Ito
The Washington times., 1908-09-02
ADJUSTMENTS.
lGs &. Is ss

RALPH @. HERR late OF "The Soul Kiss .
LITTLE GIRLS AND THE TEDDY BEAR
Mullen and CoreIii. Three Renards Una
Clayton and Company. The Kius0ns. De
Haven and Sidney "Quebec's Centenary
Celebration" Next Week-Nilllam Rock ana
Maude Fulton. The Galnsb0ro Girl. McCou-
nell. Simpson g. co. auzi-ft
The Washington times., 1908-09-02

wives Of well-to-do business men, have
rented an apartment on the top floor
of one OF the fashionable apartment
houses. The apartment, the police
claim, is nothing more or less than an
opium den.
The women. it is claimed, visit the
apartment almost every afternoon, ana
spend several hours hitting the pipe"
Sometimes the affect OF the drug does
not wear of in time TO allow the women
To get home in time for dinner, and
then ali sorts of excuses have TO be
invented that their husbands viii not
know how they have been spending the
day.
While the police know there are few
Joints in the southwest section OF
the city. where negroes smoke opium.
the authorities say that the use Of the
drug among the blacks viii never reach
large proportions. In the first place,
the police say, opium is too expensive
for negroes tc use. and it does not pro-
duce the desired effect
The only way 10 smoke opium" said
one OF the leaders in the police crusade
against the use Of the drug. is TO lie
down and say: Here goes nothing
Colored men and women don't like TO
do that They like a drug that pro-
duces an exhflarating effect. That is
why they snuff cocaine and drink gin
the kiEd OF gin that makes them night
their mothers -
The Washington times., 1908-09-02
WOmen's SIipDers

Made OF durable
black serge; suitable
for house or &C
kitchen wear. y
The Washington times., 1908-09-02
Den in Apartment House.

There are also said 10 be places in
the northwest section Of the city sim
liar 20 the one In the Sixth precinct. IN
one inst aICe, il IS said. several women,
The Washington times., 1908-09-02
S'SURF SERVICE

Boys and Girls
Shoes that give full
s. worth of wear.
Made of excellent
grades OF kid and
calf; all 81 En
SizeS........s AsJO
The Washington times., 1908-09-02
Other Thursday Specials a at s,a... all
School Shoes

Good $1.25 grade
laced or button boots
for girls and AEc
little boys at....I y
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-09-05
OUGHT TO BE POPULAR SHIP.

"The other night at a cafe, said
the Kentucky colonel, q heahd a
young CURL tellin' somebody about
goin' abroad on a Spanish ship. 1
could heah huh talk across the room.
She said she had to beg fo' watah on
bode that ship. She said eye'y time
she asked fo' watah they give huh a
new kind of wine. She said she
could a had whisky, too, if she'd a
wanted it. She could a had all the
whisky she wanted an mo-.
81 amt nevah been abroad, but l
want to say right heah that if l evan
do go it viii be on a Spanish ship"