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The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
ANToNIA DANBRosIo FOUND.
Missing Italian Girl Left in Lodging
House by Ugo Di PeitrO.

Antonla Danbrosio. the fifteen-year-old
belle OF the Italian colony. thought 10
have been kidnapped by Ugo Di Peitro
was found at O'Clock last night.
Policemen Cullinane and Smith. OF the
Fifth precinct, located her in an Italian
lodging house at Seventh street and Vir-
ginia avenue southeast Peitro had flown
The police say he was with the girl in
the Virginia avenue house Thursday
night. No trace could be found OF him
up TO last night. The police are seeking
him.
Antonia was taken 10 the house OF de-
tention, charged by her father with incor-
rigibility.
Angelo Danbrosio her father, on Thurs
day night aroused the entire Italian
colony in his anxious search for his
daughter. notified the police, and spent
the whole night hunting for the missing
girl
Danbrosio lived at 8 Willow Tree alley.
He at once suspected Peitro. who had
been in the custom Of coming 10 see him
as friend, but became infatuated with
the daughter
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
FIRE VICTIMS BURIED
White HearseS by the Score
Pass Through Streets.
BLAZE STARTED FROM BOILER
Pupil Says She Saw Man Whom She
Recognized as JanitOr Hirter In
Was Turned In-POlice OF Col
linwOOd Guard His House.

s Cleveland. March s.-White hearse after
white hearse, white because they were
bearing little children to their graves.
passed through the streets OF Collin
wood to-day. Five more Of the 1S7 bodies
were Identified.
The children Of the well-to-dO were
buried to-day. ministers hurrying from
house TO house, conducting services at
the rate of eight an hour Tomorrow
and Monday the town will bury the dead
of the destitute. and on Monday twenty
one unrecognized blackened bodies viii
be lowered into a common grave and a
single shaft will be erected over them.
Police Guard JanitOr's Home.
Police guarded the home Of Fred Hirter,
the janitor of the building. when his
three childrens bodies were borne out to-
day. Hirtec had been under guard of
police all night. since he collapsed yes
terday when questioned as 70 the quantity
of water in his boilers Just before the
fire
Emma Neubert, who said she saw a
man in the basement before a red-hot
boiler. to-day told fire marshals that she
recognized the man as Hirter. Chief
Wallace. Of the Cleveland fire depart
ment. is OF the opinion the fire started
directly above the boilers. Hirter will be
questioned further Fear was felt that
anger at Hirter might result in a demon
stration.
The coroner's inquiry to-day developed
testimony that the teachers were heroic,
fighting for their children and escaping
only by chance.
The body OF Miss Catherine Weller. one
Of the teachers. has not been identified. a
partial Identification yesterday being
found incorrect to-day The legislature
to-day passed the S25.OOO appropriation re-
lief bill, and Mayor Johnson has been
made a member Of the relief committee.
Saying 161 lives were lost In the school
FIRE through faulty construction. Q. B. J.
Snyder. superintendent of New York City
school buildings, to-day declared the
building destroyed Wednesday was typi-
cal of a popular but entirely wrong idea
in school construction, and that thousands
Of such buildings were in use in the
country
He declared more fire escapes. however
would have saved many lives. and insist
ed Ohio laws were broken. William Bit
ner building commissioner Of St Louis,
Joined in Mr.. Snyder's opinion, which was
TO the effect that none but frepro0f
buildings should be built for school pur-
poses.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
BODY LONG IN MORGUE.
Inquest Over Remains Of Walter +.
Baker TO Be Held Tuesday.

Hackensack. n. Y. March 6.-It turned
out to-day that the body Of Walter F.
Baker. the wealthy clubman, who died
under suspicious circumstances on Octo-
Der q at the home of Frank II. Hurd
Bogert has been lying in the morgue OF
Undertaken z. H Pen at Ridgewood.
since January q. a day or two after It
was eXhumed in Boston.
Prosecutor Ernest Koester admitted to
day that Edward Baker. brother Of the
deceased, caused the removal Of the re-
mains to Bergen County, in order to
have an investigation. It was intended
the. prosecutor said. to hold the inquest
on the day Of the removal. but the Sc
rious illness OF Natalie Hurd, the little
girl to whom Baker left one-third Of his
fortune. and who has since died from
diphtheria, prevented such action. II is
now intended by Coroner Demund who
has charge Of the body. to hold an in
quest next Tuesday night here.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
ENDS LIFE FAR FROM HOME
Samuel Fugh Disappears and After
Two Days Body Is Found.
Empty Bottle, Labeled Laudanum, at
His Side and an Artery Opened
In Seven Places.
- . The - -.

SPECIAL % The Washington Herald
HarrisOnbuTg. Va. March 6.-Samuel
Fugh, a weH-known citizen Of Dayton.
who disappeared from his home Tuesday.
was discovered dead on a clih near
Bridgewater this afternoon, and from all
indications he had been dead two days
Tuesday afternoon he had a slight
domestic quarrel and Mr. Fugh left home,
saying he would never return alive
Nothing was thought OF the matter, but
when he failed TO return that night his
relatives and friends began searching for
him
When they found his body il was lying
in a bed Of leaves and by his side was an
empty ounce bottle marked laudanum-
Besides this the dead man had opened an
artery in his arms in seven different
places
A rope was also around his neck but
if he intended jumping over the cliff. the
drug overpowered him before he put his
purpose into effect. He was an ex-Con-
federate soldier, sixty-three years Of age.
and is survived by a wife and nine chill
dren. seven daughters and two sons.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
PROTECT MORTGAGE BONDS.
Committee Formed to Guard Inter-
ests of Western Maryland.

New York. March "a committee has
been formed. consisting Of Alvin W.
Krech. Myron T. Herricl. Henry s. Red
mond. George F. Butler. and Winslow
S. Pierce, TO protect the interests Of the
general lien and convertible mortgage
bonds Of the Western Maryland Railroad
Company in the proceedings which have
been Instituted by the trustees Of the
mortgage securing those bonds.
The committee announces il 20 be its
purpose to cooperate in all measures to
preserve the integrity Of the first mort
gage as the best means OF protecting
their own security and propose 10 Join
in an application TO be made 10 the court
for authority 20 pay the interest on the
first mortgage bonds, which natures on
the first Of next month.
The published reports Of the company
and the bill filed in court show that the
company has always earned the interest
on all of its mortgage bonds. The com
mittee invites deposits OF general lien
and convertible mortgage bonds with the
Equitable Trust Company. OF this city
which viii issue certificates OF deposit
therefor. The deposit agreement Will be
ready on March 10
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
"EIiiahv Sung hr Choir.

Mendelssohn's Elijah" was sung by
the augmented choir OF Trinity Church
Third and c streets northwest, last night
At special Lenten services Elijah" was
sung in two parts. with thirty selections
in each part Frederick A. Fletcher sang
Elljah's part. and the other soloists were
Mrs. Ernest G. Atkins. who sung the
widows part; Miss Helen ". Bane. the
angels part; T. Barton Easily, Miss
Mabel Harnden, Miss NJ. Emma Bowen.
w. Thomas Davis. Edwin T. Miller, with
o. F. Comstock as organist and choir
master. Elijah" has been sung in this
city only twice before. and was selected
as the most appropriate Lenten music.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
OPPOSED TO SKYSCRAPERS.
Speakers Before New York Commits
sion DepIOre Present Tendencies.

New York. March s-The commission
appointed to revise the building code held
public hearing to-day on the subject
Of the height to which future buildings
in this city should be limited One OF
the speakers was Ernest Flagg, the archi-
tect who designed the Singer Building
He spoke strongly in opposition to the
tendency TO increase the height of build
ings.
Mr. F'lagg argued that the buildings of
the future should be limited in height
10 one and one half times the width OF
the street on which they faced. and he
also urged that there should be no re-
striction on the ground area such build
ings should occupy.
George w BabbS president Of the New
York Board of Fire Underwriters, spoke
in favor of restricting the height OF non
fireproof building to sixty feet. and
of so-called freproof building to $50
feet, which would mean about sixteen
stories.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
RoBs HOSTESS OF GEMS.
Mrs. Norton Says She Needed Money
for Sons Education.


New York, March 6.-Put under ar
rest by central Office detectives al 2
O'Clock this morning. in her apartments
in the Hotel Stratford. Mrs. Jeanette
Newman. who has also gone under the
name of Norton. confessed, so the police
say. that she had stolen jewelry worth
at least $4,000 from her friend. Mrs
Evelyn Bell or Clarke. who lives at the
Georgian Court
The complainant in the case. who calls
herself Mrs. Evelyn Bell. is the woman
against whom Louis V. Bell broker and
turfman. brought suit four years ago to
compel her TO discontinue calling herself
Mrs. Bell and passing as his wife Bell
said in his suit that her right name was
Evelyn Clarke.
The detectives reached the woman s
apartments at the Stratford at midnight
Mrs Norton surrendered the pawn tickets
for articles Mrs. Bell had missed. Ac-
cording TO the detective. Mrs. Norton
broke down and admitted taking the jew
elry from Mrs Bell
They said she told them that the reason
why she had taken II was to keep her
fifteen n-year-old son, Edgar. in a boarding
school The school is at Greenwich, Conn.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
FAILS TO REACH POLE.
Whaler Returns to New Zealand
After Leaving Expedition.

Dunedin. New Zealand. March 6.-The
whaler Nimrod. which conveyed Lieut..
Shackleton's expedition to the antarctic,
returned from the ice barrier to-day. Sew
eral Of her crew are in.
The Nimrod reports that 1t left Lieut.
Shackleton camped near the foot of
Mount Erebus. with stores and equip
ment from the Nimrod. AS at present
arranged. the Nimrod viii not return 10
pick up the expedition until January.
1870 until which time news from Lieu-.
Shackleton is not TO be expected
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
WEATHER CONDITIONS.



Washington. Friday. March g. 1865 o m
The storm central Thursday evening in Western
Kansas has advanced rapidly northeastWard and is
now over Western Ontario In its course northeast
ward il has been attended hy strong sOuthwesterlJ
winds and gales in the Lake region and general ran
throughout the Ohio Valley. the Middle Atlantic
States. and snow rain IN New England and the
Upper Lake region. Much higher temperatures pre-
vail IN the South, Tennessee. and the Ohio Valley
FAIR weather is indicated for Saturday. except in
New England and the Lake region. where light rain
OF snow is probable. Sunday will be fair generally
east Of the Rocky Mountains
Il win be colder Saturda- in the Ohio and Lower
Mississippi valleys. 1 warmer in northeastern dis
tricts Colder weather ia indicated for Atlantic
coast districts north Of Georgia Sunday.
The winds along the New England coast VIII be
high southeaseTy, shifting 10 southwestery on the
Middle Atlantic coast brisk sCuthwesterly; on the
South Atlantic coast fresh southwesterly, and on
the Gulf coast light 10 fresh SOutheTy.
Steamers departing Saturday for European ports
VIII have fresh to brisk southwesterly winds and
cloudy weather to the Grand Banks
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
ANNOYED BY ATTACHMENTS.
Charles w. Morse Denies He Fled
to Avoid Creditors.

New York, March e-Argument was
heard before Justice O'Gorman to-day on
the order issued against Receiver Charles
a Hanna. OF the National Bank OF North
America. to show cause why the attach
ments against Charles W Morse should
not be vacated These attachments were
levied under the banks $4,000 claim
against Morse after he had sailed for Eu-
rope.
Philip J. Britt appeared for Morse. He
declared that Morse had not sailed away
for the purpose Of avoiding actions to be
brought by his creditors.
Thomas Wing, counsel for the receiver
argued that from the facts as they were
known when the papers in the attach
ment proceedings were drawn il was only
fair 20 infer that Mr.. Morse had left the
country to avoid his creditors He asked
10 have the attachments continued. De-
CisiOn was reserved.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
MINE FIRE SPREADING.
Cave-fn of Fashionable Part of Car
bOndaIe Is Now Feared.

Scranton. Pa. March 6-A fierce FIRE
is raging in the mines at Carbondale,
near here. which threatens 10 make lO1
families homeless II steps are not taken
to prevent its progress. The fire has
Travelled about a mile in three years,
and 1t is now attacking the pillars which
support the surface. When the pillars
are consumed the surface viii sink and
the cave-in will affect the most fashion
able part Of the city.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
Funeral OF Rev. De. sommerriIIe-

The funeral Of Rev. George S. Sommer-
Vile was held yesterday In the Old Falls
Church. Falls Church, Va, Of which he
was rector. Right Rev. DR.. Gibson,
Bishop Of Virginia. relative Of DR.. Som
merville. conducted the services. and was
assisted by Rev. Dr. Samuel A. Wallis.
Rev Edwin L. Goodwin. Rev. w H.
Burkhardt, all of Virgini; and Rev ].
NJ. E. Mckee. Of Washington. Dr. Som
merville is survived by wife and four
children.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
BRADLEY MAY LOSE HONOR.
Taft Men Threaten to Keep Him on
DeIeRnfiOn.

Louisville. March 6.-It is announced
by leaders in the Taft movement that in
case Senator-elect w. o. Bradley refuses
to vote for the Ohioan he win not be
permitted to go to the Chicago convention
as a delegate
On the other hand the Fairbanks fac
tion claims to have the situation we.i
in hand and says that Senator Bradley
will second the nomination of Charles w.
Fairbanks. after he has been placed in
nomination by Senator Albert J. Bever-
idge, OF Indianapolis.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
DEPLORE RAILROAD BATTING.
Hughes and Finley Plead for Jus
tice in Regulation of Rates.

New York. March 6.-GOv. Hughes told
300 railroad men assembled at the third
annual dinner Of the Traffic Club at the
Hotel Astor tonight that regulation Of
the railroads by the public was inevitable
now. and that the railroads must accept
the inevitable. but he coUnseled that no
just and adequate regulation Of railroads
could come out Of "a seething caldron OF
general agitation" Politics, he added,
could play no part in any such delicate
matters.
1T IS a fact" said the governor. that
you are subject in the railroad activities
10 public regulation. Il will never be
otherwise You cannot turn the hands
OF the clock backward; 1t must be cheer
fully accepted
Gov. Hughes speech was followed by
one Of ". w. Finley. president OF the
Southern Railway, in which he took a
determined stand in the plea for justice
in the regulation Of railroads as it is now
being put in force.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
Marrow Escape for Ambassador.

Berlin. March 6.-David. J. Hill. the
new American Ambassador, had a mar
row escape from serious injury to-day.
He was standing on Friedrich-strasse.
talking with James A Vickery, a we'll
known international lawyer. when a large
plate glass window fell from the fourth
story Of the building behind them II
stock Mr.. Vickery, infiicting several deep
cuts on his hands. Mr.. Hill was unhurt.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
Able to Liquify HeIium.

London, March 6-Prof. Bailey, OF Uni
versity College. states that helium is the
only gas that. down to the present time,
has resisted every attempt TO Hquify or
solidify il. The success OF Prof. Ohmes
of Leyden. in solidifying it makes it pos
sible to obtain a far lower temperature
than any one has succeeded in obtaining
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
REDS IN CONVENTION
Emma Goldman Is Directing
the Work at Chicago.
SPEAKS OF HER SUCCESSES
Anarchist Queen Dehes Police and
Says She VIII Make Oral Reports
Abraham Isaak, and others Are
Present in the Western Metropolis.

Chicago, March 6-Sensational secrets of
a new anarchist propaganda in this coun-
try, and the campaign carried on by the
Reds" during the last two months. as
well as their future plans, were brought
TO light to-day in connection with the
presence Of Emma Goldman. so-called
Queen Of the Reds. who is in Chicago and
expects to remain here until March 70.
It was discovered that anarchists from
all parts OF the country have come 70
take part in discussions which are to be
held here and that the visit OF Emma
Goldman was arranged so that she could
be here and personally direct the work of
the convention.
incidentally, Emma gave an interview,
in which she alleged that the real facts
of the tragedy at the Shippy home had
been distorted, and made a number of
charges which were pooh-poohed on all
sides by police officials later.
Alfred Schneider There.
Among the men who have come here to
d. take part in the discussions and 10 aid
in carrying on the propaganda is Alfred
Schneider, who was an active member Of
the Free Society at the time of the assas-
sination OF President Mckinley. Schneider
has been living in New York, but arrived
in Chicago to-day When seen by a re-
porter. he announced that he did not
know just how long he would remain. He
was arrested with Emma Goldman. Abra-
ham Isaak, II. Haveland, and other an
archists at the time Of the assassination
OF President Mckinley
Emma Goldman declares that her prop
aganda work since the beginning Of the
year has been most successful. and that
she was getting splendid results with in
reference.
Tour n Successful One.
MY tour in the State OF New York. as
! have said in my communications 70 my
friends. was more successful than 1 ex-
pected it TO be at the present time. when
so many persons are without work." she
said.
The meetings at Syracuse were
especially well attended, although the
weather was very bad there. A group
meeting was decided upon after my Sec
ond lecture, and all anarchists and their
sympathizers were invited 20 attend
Some thirty-ive persons came TO the
group gathering. which was held in the
home OF a comrade.
"One Of the principal messages which ]
have for the comrades in Chicago is "a
give them a complete report orally OF
the Amsterdam Congress OF Anarchists.
and I will make that report 10 the va
rious groups OF Chicago anarchists in
spite Of the police"
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
LncRI remnernfure-

Midnight "a; a. m, 81 a. m. IS; 6 a. m IS;
a. m, 25; 70 a. m, IS: p nOon IS: D m. IS .
4 p m. s: 6 D. n. ss; p m 81; 10 D. m IS
Maximum. g minimum. g.
Relative humidity-s a. M. %; p m, s5s D.
m. g. Rainfall Is p. 10 p M. 0.se.
Temperature same date last year-Maxmum. 90;
minimum, =.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
Death of Allen Dodge.

Allen Dodge, eighty-fve years old, old
est employe Of the Department of Agri-
culture, died yesterday at his home, 291S
? street northwest. He Is survived by
his wife. Funeral services will be held
at Oak H!ll Chapel Monday at I2:SO
o'clock
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
Organize Church at Rlvermont.

Special 20 The Washington Herald
Lynchburg, Va, March GA new Bap-
tist church IS TO be organized IN River
mont on March % in d church building
formerly used for union meetings. Rev.
Mr.. Guy. of Bedford County. has been
called to take charge of the work
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
old Canadian Mason Dend.

Winnipeg, Man. March 6.-John Nc
Bride. the oldest Mason in the Dominion
Of Canada. died here to-day. He was
eighty-siX years old.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
Mrs. ottiIie NJ. schmitn penh.

Rockville. Md. March 6-Mrs Ottilie
NJ. Schmitz, wife OF John S Schmitz. died
at Glen Echo yesterday. She will be
buried from Bethesda Church tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Democrats Will Convene at
Manassas Monday.
CARLIN AND GORDON IN FIELD

Bliss SiIk-thrOwfnE Company Re-
ceives More Machinery for Its
Police Learn of Stabbing ARRAY
at Potomac Railroad Yards.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
HOURS At HOME

Persons wishing 70 see Bishop Oliver c
Sabin regarding the New Thought Philos-
ophy are informed that he is at home
1873 NJ street northwest. daily, and vii;
receive visitors from 1850 a n until
p. M
Visitors who reside out OF the city are
welcome at any time. Persons wishing &c
see him after P. m should write and
have an appointment made, as that will
insure an audience. Telephone North 7S4
feS-30t
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07

Rain

Temperatures in other cities. together with the
amount Of rainfall for the twelve hours ended al
+. m. yesterday, follows:
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
Ocean Sfeamshfns

New York. March e-Auived: Victorian. from IAr-
erpool February q.
Arrived ont: Carnania. at Liverpool; Adratic. at
Southampton
Sailed from foreign ports: Baltic. from Queenstown
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07

ALL PERSONS WHO WERE ON THE
car Of the Capital Traction Company or
who witnessed the accident to Can't.
Abraham Hart at 18th and Fla. ave. nv.
on Friday night. February & viii please
communicate with his attorneys, WOLF
& ROSENBERG Jenifer Bldg. 9Th and
d stS- nv. Ynh6-2t
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
Business Men KNOW
OFFICE OF THE WASHINGTON GAS
TTCEJ-- TOaFTS a w

LIGHT COMPANY.
Washington, D. c., March s. 1898.
TO GAS CONSUMERS:
Consumers OF gas are warned against
paying their gas bills to any unauthor-
lied person or persons who may call
upon them for the purpose OF collecting
the accounts. All employees OF this COM
pany are uniformed or wear a badge
bearing the name OF the company
SANFORD -. WHTTWEII..
mh6-St Assistant Secretary
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07

BENZ. r. Coles & Co., UphoIsterfnx OF
al kinds Slip covers s9 sth NV n. 6lf
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07

The members Of the board OF fire ward
ems. together with the chief of police. to-
day inspected FIRE escapes and other ex-
its on buildings where there are large
gatherings of people. The city officials
are endeavoring 10 see that proper safs-
guards are placed around all buildings
where there are large gatherings.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07

Chicken thieves last night entered the
premises cf Rev. Alexander Truatt. col
ored, 10 Princess street. and stole there
from nine fowls. and before departing
wrung the heads from the chickens.
The robbery has been reported 10 the
police.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07

John Gilroy. about fourteen years Of
age. who left his home several days ago
without notifying his parents, returned
this morning. The lad announced he had
been as far as Clifton Forge. Va. and
added He had enough
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07

The handsome brick livery stable being
constructed by P. T. Harrington, was
topped OF yesterday. When completed
it viii be one Of the finest stables in the
city