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The Washington herald., 1908-05-16

Condition OF the Water.
Special 20 The Washington Herald
Harers Ferry. W Va. May l5.-Potomac slightly
muddy and Shenandoah very cloudy.
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Temperaturea in Other Citiea.
Rain

Temperatures il other cities together with tbs
amount Of rainfall fer the twelve hours snded at
=. u yesterday. are follows.
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Talks ON Relationship.

DT. ". F. Brown. of Pittsburg, de-
Iivered a lecture last night at the Sixth
Presbyterian Church, Sixth and c streets
southwest. on "Relationships.n
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-13

and in Canada. and it is believed she
will enlist their aid in making a final
appeal for her aged husband.
Big disappointment.
The old commander had hoped for a
favorable verdict, and he and his wife
had planned to pass the remainder OF
their lives i'll the quiet in the isolated
little hamlet, where he built Il home
after his marriage But his neighbors
feel that, unless he is pardoned, he will
never survive the confinement.
His wife, who is nearly 80 years his
junior, was Miss Grace Mary Spratt,
head nurse of the Lebanon Hospital,
where the captain, burned and wound
ed, was taken after the disaste
THE President won't let you suffer
William. He'll pardon you, I'm sure, y
she told him. "Or the wise Supreme
Court will see the justice of your side
and let you 60"
But Van Schaicb seemed to feel
pretty hopeless. I'm afraid not" he
said.
Escape Prosecution.
Meanwhile the owners of the Siocum,
men regarded as more responsible than
Van Schaick for the rotten hose, rotten
life-preserVerS and poorly paid, easily
frightened crew of the boat, are scoi
free in this city.
Indictments were found against them
but they were never tried. The paper;
are dust-covered in pigeonhole. The
men probably never will be tried. They
are:
Frank A. Barnaby president of the
KniclserboclSer Steamboat Company;
James X. Atkinson, secretary; +. b
Dexter, treasurer, and Captain John
A. Pease, commodore of the company s
fleet.
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the Sussex circuit today and sat nm
the bench of the Court of Common
Pleas to relieve the overcrowded calen-
dar in charge of Judge Ten Eyek..
Giovanni Napolielo and his father,
Girardo, figured as the plaintiffs in the
first trial. in all of which the Sand
ford & Harris Company, as owners cf
the derrick, is named as the defendant
The boy, who was badly hurt in the
back, placed his damages at $1,000,
while the father asked for 1000 be-
cause, as father, he is responsible for
the boys future, as Charles l.. Borg
meyer, counsel for the plaintiffs, put it
to the jury.
There were three boys that were
hurt, and, besides Giovanni, who is L.
years old, were Alfonso Delguercio and
Anthony e. Garcia, whose suits are for
a like amount. They are of the same
age. Giovanni was the most seriously
hurt. The trials OF their actions will
follow those of the -Napollellos.
1t was claimed by Mr.. Borgmeyer
that the accident was due to the
"wobbly" condition of the derrick.
Young Napoliello was in hospital for
six weeks.
Marshall Van Wrinkle looked after
the interests of the defendant.
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Court Says Couture Must Pay
$50 for Keeping Open.
Was Warned.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
AGREED TO BY COUNSEL
But Defense Contends the City
Ordinances Conflict with
State Law.

The test case OF the moving picture
men of this city, which was brought
about through the arrest of Eugene
Couture, of so Market street, last Sum
day night, came up before Judge
Howell in the First Criminal Court this
morning.
Couture, through his lawyer, Rudolph
A. Braun, served notice last Saturday
on Captain of Police Michael j. Ryan,
of the First Precinct, that he intended
to open Sunday night. The lawyer was
|, told he would be arrested. Couture
opened UP, and seventeen people paid
their admissions, when Captain Ryan,
with two police officers, promptly ar
rested him.
Show Was Religious.
This morning the city was represented
by Charles NJ. Meyers, while Lawyer
Braun loked after Couture's interests.
There was no denying that Couture
opened up, but it was brought out that
the pictures exhibited were of a reli-
gious nature, and the music was also of
religious character.
Lawyer Braun asked Captain Ryan if
the music was of religious character.
When he replied in the affirmative,
Judge Howell drew a smile by asking
him was he qualified to testify along
musical lines.
The defense did not put in any evil
! dence, but Mr.. Braun contended the
city of Newark hard ITO right to license
/ or lssBee permits contrary to the law
on the statute books. Mr.. Braun quot
ed the State law, referred TO the pow
ers given Common Councils in the regu-
lating of performances in the various
cities, declared the State laws and the
city ordinances did not harmonic, and
that in such a case the city ordinances
would have to give away.
Another point raised by the defend
ants lawyer was that the police. in
strictly enforcing the Sunday law, vio-
lated the Fourteenth Amendment.
Couldn't Suspend Sentence.
Judge Howell said that he understood
this was test case and that he would
be willing to suspend sentence. but
that it was beyond his power to do SO,
and Ia must enforce the penalty
Couture was fined $50 and costs, which
amounted to $3.50.
This fine was paid under protest, and
Mr.. Braun said that he would first
carry the matter UP in the local courts,
and if the decision of Judge Howell
was not reversed, to the Supreme
Court.
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AFTER JUMP OFF
BROOKLYN BRIDGE
PRINTER IS ALIVE
Unconscious When FiShed Out
of River, but Hurts
Are Slight.

NEW YORK. Feb. 13.--John Grant
an unemployed printer. jumped from
Brooklyn bridge today. and although
he landed among floating ice cakes in
the river 200 feet below, escaped with
only few minor hurts.
He is now in a hospital, under ar
rest on charge Of attempted suicide.
Grant was riding across the bridge
on truck when suddenly he sprang
ing near the Manhattan tower, threw
himself into the river. He disappeared
under the ice near q small tugboat, and
when he reappeared the crew of the
tug pulled him on board.
He was unconscious but revived after
being taken to a hospital.
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EVANS TO HALT
BIG FLEET AND
HUNT CASTAWAY
Admiral Viii Ask Volunteers to
Face Death in Search for
Lost American.

WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb. 13.--Ad-
miral Evans, while OH his world famed
cruise. will endeayor to rescue a
shipwreclSed American citizen who is
| reported cast away on one of the Gal
apagos Islands. The Navy Department
will ask him TO send volunteer expedi-
! tion from his fleet TO the dangerous
channels of these islands.
A dispatch from Robert Is. Jones.
American vice-consul at Guayaquil.
Ecuador, says that an American
named Frederick Jefs has been for
some time shipwrecked, unable to get
in communication with the outer
world
The misfortunes of Jeffs and the
story of his plight have been confirmed
by q dispatch from a Norwegian ves-
sci 10 Jeffss sister, in Norwalk, Conn,
saying that Jeffs was on a Norwegian
vessel wrecked last fall All others
on the vessel were saved by a relief ex-
pedition sent out from Guayaquii, but
Jeffs, being on the other end of the
island, could not be located and the
expedition left without him.
The plan suggested by naval officers
as the best one to be followed by Ad-
miral Evans Is to send one of the sup
ply ships of the fleet to some place of
landing in the group of islands and
then by means of small boats and vol
unteers attempt to locate Jeffs.
Throughout the entire region of more
than 1000 miles only one small light
house has been erected. This is on tho
island of San Cristobal and does not
light the most periious passages.
Jeffs Is said to be located on Inde-
fatigable Island. which is practically
uninhabited.
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DESERVING HOMES
AS RIVERS RISE
PER|LS P|TTSBURC
Weather Bureau Expects Flood
to Reach Danger Point
by Night.

PITTSBURG, Feb 1S.-Folowing a
warning issued yesterday by the local
United States Weather Bureau, river
men, business houses and people liv-
ing in the lowlands about. greater
Pittsburg are moving all perishablo
goods to places of safety.
Owing to the high temperature and
threatening rains, snow and ice in the
watersheds of the Allegheny and
Youghiogheny rivers may melt and
cause food.
All the small streams are rising slow
ly today, and in many places the water
Is beyond its banks.
1t is expected that rivers here will
reach the danger point by evening.
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AMERICAN CAR
FIRST OF AUTOS
TO REACH ALBANY
Thomas Flyer Still in Lead in
Race from New York
to Paris.

ALBANY, n. Y, Feb. 13.-Three of
to Paris race arrived here from Hud-
son shortly after noon today. They
were the American, Italian and one of
the French cars in charge of st. Chat
fray. Nothing has been heard here of
the other machines since last night.
The American car arrived here first.
The drivers experienced much trouble
in the vicinity of Undertook on ac-
count of snowdrlfts. The three cars
left for. Schenectady shortly after 2
o'clock
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-13
BRIDE OF SLOCUM'S
CAPTAIN TO APPEAL
TO WHITE HOUSE
Young Wife Begins Fight Save Husband From
Tenyear Prison Term for Destruction Of Excursion Steamer
in Which 1881 Lives Were Lost in New York Harbor.
MRS. VAN SCHAICK EXPECTS RICH RELATIVES
WILL COME TO VETERAN COMMANDMENTS ASSISTANCE

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-President
Roosevelt may be appealed to by the
bride of 7O-year-old Captain William
II. Van Schaick, who commanded the
General Slocuf1, which burned in New
York Harbor in 1904 and which result
ed in the loss Of 1,031 lives, to save the
sea veteran from the ten years sem
tence in prison which has been af-
firmed by the United States District
Court of Appeals.
There are but a few faint hopes held
out to the old captain and his bride
which can save him from a prison cell
to which he will have to go within
a month.
One hope is that the President may
commute the sentence. This is thought
possible because of Van Schaick's age,
his physical decrepitude and the some
what extenuating circumstance Of his
recent marriage. Another hope is that
his attorney, former Judge Dittenhoe-
fer, may find some ground on which to
appeal to the United States Supreme
Court.
See Little Hope.
But it is believed that the captain
will have to pay the penalty.
Former Judge Dittenhoefer, the cap
tain's attorney, when asked If he would
appeal to the supreme Court of the
United States on behalf of the old
man, replied;
IT haven't decided yes. We probably
sfbll settle that nattee within u lew
days The captain does not have to
begin his term immediately and / will
have consultation with him and some
other persons probably this week"
Mrs. Van Schaick has several
wealthy and influential relatives hero
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MAYOR A BRYAN DELEGATE.
Wittpenn, OF Jersey City, May
Be Picked for Convention.

JERSEY CITY. Feb. ts. MAJOR II
Otto Wittpenn may be one of the dele
gates from the Ninth Congressional
District to the Democratic national
convention in Denver next July He Is
"a great adnirer of William jennings
Bryan.
According to James Hennessey, chair
man of the Hudson County Democratic
Committee. Mr.. Bryan was SO enthu-
siastic over the reception Democratic
Leader Robert Davis had arranged for
him in this city that lie insisted that
Mr. Davis should stop off at Lincoln
on his way to the Democratic national
convention and spend a day or two
at the home of Mr.. Bryan.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-13
SAY MORSE SENT
MILLIONS ABROAD
TO FOIL CREDITORS
Counsel for Receiver Hanna In
forms Marshal HenkeI
of Report.
MORE CHARGES AGAINST
ICE MAN THREATENED
Federal and State Officers Plan
Race TO Get Him Off
Etruria First.

NEW YORK, Feb13.-Today's contrt-
button to tha sinister charges of finan-
cial misleading that have been multi
plying almost daily against Charles w.
Morse is that he has transferred the
proceeds of a large quantity of negotia-
BILE securities to Berlin by cable as a
nest egg,
The story told to the United States
District Attorney to-day was first
learned by Thomas e. Wing, attorney
for Charles A. Hanna, receiver for the
National Bank of North America. Mr..
Wing has been searching high and low
for secJS,ties and money left in the
various tanks with which Morse did
business, but has met with almost 10
success.
1t has been reported from reliable
sources that Morse made a cleanup
Of about $4,000 900 on the falling mar
ket last fall. but none OF this money
could be found.
Mr.. Wing received this information
shortly after the National Bank of
North America went into the hands OF
a receiver, when, it is said, Morse
gathered all of his marketable securi-
ties together and placed them on de-
posit with New York bank
Later, according to Mr.. Wings in
formation, Morse negotiated q loan on
these securities and in this way OBJ
tanned credit by cable from Berlin.
Although Mr. Wing has not yet OBJ
tanned any definite confirmation of this
information, he has found several per-
sons who believe that such a trans
action or one substantially similar had
taken place. Mr.. Wing admitted today
that 1t was possible that a transaction
of this kind had occurred.
On Morse's arrival here on the
Etruria Saturday there win be a race
for him by Federal and county detec-
Lives. He will be the prisoner of the
detectives who get him first, and the
odds are in favor of the Federal men,
who. under United States Marshal Uen
lSel, will go down the bay in a revenue
cutter and board the Etruria at Quar-
antIne Morse will not be formally ar
rested while under the British flag on
the Cunarder, but will be practically
in custody. and the moment his feet
strike the pier he will be a prisoner in
every sense of the word.
Charges of graver character than
those already made are expected against
Morse after his arrival here. IL. Il.
Thomas is expected to be a valuable
witness. Morse's lawyer, Albert B !
Boardman. is arranging TO have q
bondsman ready with the $4,000 bail
fixed for the two grand larceny indict- |
ments, and it is figured that $4,000 more
win probably be required for the first
batch of Federal Indictments.
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4 BOYS INJURED
BY DERRICK FALL;
SUE FOR $4,000
Sussex Judge Is Helping Out
Ten Eyck's Crowded Court
Calendar.

The crash of a derrick along the line
of the Lackawanna Railroad at the
time it's tracks were depressed at
Eighth avenue. was the cause of sew
eral suits for damages resulting to sew
eral small boys that were injured by
it while playing in the back yard OF
268 of that avenue. September Z, 1905.
Their trials were begun before Judge
Joseph Coult, jr, who came down from
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'The charges against me are wan
tonly cruel and atrociously false" Miss
Hagerty said in addressing the COM
missioner This lad has been incor-
rigihle and his mother has acknowl-
edged to me that ne had trouble with
previous teachers.
His story that | caused him TO stand
against the radiator until his leg was
burned was an invention pure and
simple. When l spoke to him about II,
he acknowledged that it was untrue
and made the ingenious explanation
that it was only a story
Says Children Love Her.
II can furnish proof both to this and
the true circumstances regarding the
radiator | absolutely defy any one to
prove that / have ever. in any way
whatsoever, abused any of my pupils
I think / have both their affection and
respect l deny in toto that have ever
pulled any of my pupils by the hair or
caused any cruel methods of punish
ment.
What She Made Him DO.
"The Fries boy is very bad. His own
mother admits it. He was late in line
Tuesday morning, and I made aim
stand in the front OF the room before
the class. The temperature of the room
at that time was 81, and the radiator
was cold. In the presence of two other
teachers we asked him to show us the
burn and he said: There is nothing
to see. 1t was only a story"
Miss Hagerty then called in her Swo
witnesses, one of them the assistant
principal, and they both corroborated
her story in fun. Commissioner Breunlg
did not seem to thinlS that there would
be much for him to do.
said Teacher Pulled Hair.
In court yesterday before Judge Herr.
of the Fourth Precinct Police Station,
" lille Fries cited two other cases of
alleged cruelty in the class. He told
the judge how David Silverberg, of 22b
Fairmount avenue, and Charles Cook
of PA Camden street, were punished
by having their hair pulled. Both lads
today declared that Willie's story was
false and that they had never been
'nistrcated
Mrs. Fries was very Indignant today
at the failure to have her sons charges
substantiated.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-13
TROOPS SENT TO GUARD MINES.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The Pregi-
dent today ordered Acting Secretary
oliver to send a company OF infantry
from Fort Gibbon to Fairpanks,
Alaska. to preserve order during the
mining strike there This action was
taken upon representations from the
United States court in Alaska that the
troops were needed.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-13
ROBBINS'S BOND BILL
FIRST FORT SIGNS.
LFron . staN Correspondent. J

TRENTON. Feb. Ex-senator Rob
bins's bill No Sc, amending the stock
and bond value act which prohibits
the issuance of either. except for at
least 20 per cent. of the true value, by
limiting the same to stocks or bonds
issued since 1906. is the first bill to
meet the approval of Governor Fort.
The Governor signed the bill this after
noon.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-13
SCHOOL UPSET BY
BOYSQUEER TALBOT
TEACHER'SCRUELTy
Willie Fries Not Forced to Stand Against Hot Radiator Is Miss
HageryS Reply TO Torture ChargePnpa Joins Mother In
Asking Inquiry and Commissioner Breuing Acts.
SCHOOLMHAM INDIGNANTLY DENIES CHARGES THAT
SIZE HAS BEEN GUILTY OF ABUSING HER PUPILS

~~HAr made
teacher Camden Street Public
- him having him stand behind
urned
radiator,
Hagery positive
mother
visited the school to-
to
mistre he wasm met
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CAMDEN EIGHTY YEARS OLD.

CAMDEN, Feb. 1S.--Camden is today
celebrating its eightieth anniversary.
Mayor ellis and Judge Joline were the
principal speakers at the exercises held
in the High School.
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Some time ago the Matthews woman
became an object of charity, as she
told story of a dying husband and
two new born babes. Money was raised
from subscriptions through THE
EVENING STAR, and this was given
to the woman.
Instead of purchasing food and cloth
ing to cover the children the rum
shops IN the neighborhood of the home
got most of the money This is only
part of the story told BY Mr.. Cullen tc
Judge Howell this morning.
The twin children. Frances and
Veronica, We're in court, living exhibits
of what Mr., Cullen said was true. The
Tiny mites We're covered with unclean
rags and not a bit of clothing usually
worn by infants even of the poorest
class protected them from the winter
winds. The father had to carry both
children in his arms as the mother was
being arraigned before Judge Howell
She admitted that her love for drink
caused her to neglect her children, and
when the siekly husband was called on
to make his statement he corroboratsd
every word spoken by Superintendent
Cullen. Judge Howell told the woman
that there was only one place for her,
and that was Jail, and promptly SEN
fenced her to thirty days.
Husbands Plea to Court.
AS the husband saw his wife oeiug
led away he pleaded for his liberty.
You can have it," said the Judge, "on
ono condition. You must 20 to a hos
pital, and the Catholic Children's So
ciety will care for your Children The
husband consented
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Columbian Guards dance tonight.
Hrueger's AuditoriuDi.---AdY.
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BUTCHERS AND GROCEHs' Supplies.
Mseknet & Doremus Co, 7eG-7aS Broad st.--Ad.
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Filthy Rags Covered Bodies of
Little Ones-Rescued by
ChiIdren's Society.
FATHER A CONSUMPTIVE,
MOTHER DRINK VICTIM
Mrs. Peter Matthews Sent to
JaiI-Husband Goes to
Hospital on Plea.

There was a scene enacted in the
First Criminal Court room this morn
ing that made those who witnessed ii
turn their heads away from two G.
months-old children in the arms of a
consumptive father who. with his wife,
were in court charged with neglect OF
the twin children and two others.
The Matthewses, Peter and his wife
Mary. have living apartments at 2S1
New street. and according to the sworr
story of John A. Cullen, superintend-
cnt of the Catholic Children's Aid So
cety, the place is so filthy as to he
unfit for the habitation of beasts, much
less h Imam beings. The husband and
wife were in court on the complaint OF
Mr.. Cullen.
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vention Of Missouri. That was all.
There was perfect silence for a few mo-
ments after he closed. One delegate
asked him to give a reason tor taking
such a position. This, he said, he could
not do, but reiterated his statement
about how he thought they should act
A number of the delegates had known the
young man when he first appeared. BY
this time every delegate knew who he
was. 1t was John G. Nicolay. President
Lincoln's private secretary. Earnest as
he was in the declaration that he was
speaking only for himself. we very soon
realized that through his lips Abraham
Lincoln was speaking to us. We at
once voted in favor of seating the rad
icals. Other delegations followed and
they were seated
This made 1t impossible to renominate
Lincoln by reclamation, but Col. Carr
says: 1T did rot take long for US to
get into our dull heads the wisdom of
admitting the radicals to the convention.
because. If they had not been admitted
they would have called another conven-
ton and nominated another republican
candidate on the claim that ours was
mere Lincoln party instead OF being the
republican party. We saw that when we
admitted this radical delegation and gave
them their day in court they were COM
mitted to the action of the convention
and its candidates"