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The Washington times., 1908-11-06
TAFTS GO TONIGHT
TO VIRGINIA RESORT
PreSident-Elect Says He
Would Like to Sleep for
FifY-six Hours.
By JAMES Hay, IR.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. civilian
Howard Taft viii leave here at $40
o'clock tonight over the Chesapeake and
ObiU railroad. for Hot Springs, Va,
" here he viii arrive at O'Clock tomor-
ROY morning.
Mrs. Taft viii accompany him. and
they win occupy cottage instead OF
living IN the main hotel building.
Fre5 W. Carpenter, Mr Taft's private
secretary, and Thomas NJ. Hendricks,
ono Of the assistant secretaries, VIII also
go TO Hot Springs. They viii have their
hands fun Of work in answering con-
graduation messages and letters for the
next three weeks
Judge Taft said this morning that
there was hardly a chance Of his going
with his brother, Charles Z. Taft, on
a hunting trip on the latter's ranch in
Texas some time in December.
He also explained that contrary 10 the
reports published this morning, he holds
no interest in the ranch, and that it is
really the property Of Mrs. C. 2. Taft
The President-eIect spent today at his
brothers residence receiving callers and
getting as much rest as possible.
u would ike TO sleep zty-six hours
and be called only for meals. he said
today in explaining that he has not
yet had sufficient rest after his strenu-
Gus campaign.
The most interesting political devel-
Opment here today was the statement
from a close friend of Senator Foraker
that he viii again be a candidate for
reelection to the Senate. in spite of the
Archbold revelations and his consequent
loss of ground in the State.
IT mas been rumored for several days
that Foraker would try for reelection,
but It had not been believed until this
practically authoritative statement
came today.
The Washington times., 1908-11-06
PAY-AS-YOU-GO CARS
FOR BRIGHTWOOD LINE

Through service to Brightwood from
a central point in this city has been de-
cided upon by the Washington Railway
and Electric Company.
It viii be tnaugurated next spring,
with thirty-f,re new pay-as-you-enter
FRS. Notice to this effect was sent by
the railway company to the Interstate
Commerce Commission today.
Coineidently, the Capital Traction
Company has decided TO operate new
cars to aEu from Chevy Chase. These
will also be of the pay-as-you-Cnter
type. and will be run to the Union Sta
ton.
These radical changes are TO be
made as the result Of popular de-
mand that has been insistent for sew
eral months and has come TO the fore
especially since extensive publicity
was given TO details of street railway
operations in Washington through the
investigations by the District Electric
Railway Conn lissiOn.
The news u. the decision TO operate
a through service from BrignJWood VIII
&c received with rejoicing BY the resi-
dents Of that locality. VINO nave long
endured under protest the inconVenl-
ences OF the famous Bright wood loop
1T Seventh street and BrlghtWood ave-
hue.
The Washington times., 1908-11-06
TO SMITH
SEEN IN RETURNS
Congressman Trails Far Be
hind Head of Ticket and
Barely Wins.

LANSING. Mich. Nov. 6.-Representa-
tive Samuel W. Smith suffered so Sc
vereIy at the hands Of the knife-wisld-
ers At the ballot box, that it IS now ap-
parent he would have been defeated,
but for the great TAFT plurality ia Mich
igan. Even despite the Tart tornado,
smith wOu.S probably have been defeat
ed IL the startling revelations which
were made about nim as a result OF The
Washington Times ngut, had come q
month earlier
Some Of the matters which did most
damage 10 the Congressman were gwen
10 the public so late that a large pro
portion Oi voters uld not nave oppoI-
UQuiJy 70 learn about Lnem, auG the
Smith pOstmasJers ana uJler supporters
shouted 'TOOrbacks ana Insisted that
there was something wrong about the
charges.
Despite all this. Smith ran almost LOO
behind Taft in this, Iugham county He
ran 534 votes behind TAFT Ia Oakland
ana 80 or more behlnd lE Geuesee c0uH-
~. In Livingston the closest county An
the district. the Smith plurality is only
about oue-thiTd that received by TAFT
In his home city Of Pontiac Smith re-
ceived the hardest blow 10 his pride
because a special effort had been made
IN his behalf at home Yet instead or
giving him a vindlCatlOu and a vote OF
confidence, he fell far behind the TAFT
plurality in Pontiac.
Nothing like complete returns have
been received from Wayne county (De-
troit). -Four wards Of the city ard six
rural townships Of Wayne county are
included in the Smith district Detroit
went overwhelmingly for Taft, while
Hemans, Democrat, for governor, and
Dodge. Democrat, for Congress, ran Ear
ahead of the rest OF their tickets. 1t is
impossible from the incomplete returns
on Congress TO tell how much Smith
-,
ton resulted from the exposure of
Smiths record at Washington.
II is conceded that smith, while re-
elected. is So sadly smudged .hat he
will never be given another nomination
by the Republicans Already aspiTantS
for his shOeg are bObbing up all over
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The Washington times., 1908-11-06

BERIIN. Nov. 6.-The elimination
of a week OF protest against the dip
Iornatfc errors Of Emperor William
came today in a daring declaration
bv Maximilian Harden, editor Of Die
Zukunft, that the Kaiser either curb
his tendency to engage in cOntrover-
sial politics or abdicate the German
throne.
The utterance is considered the bold
est that ever appeared in German
and produced wonderful
sensation.
Harden's sensational attack on the
Kaiser is the climax to the agitation
that is sweeping the whole nation
against the absOlutiOn Of the Emperor.
No criticism ever made against Ger
man ruler approaches It In boldness.
AS proof that Harden only reflects the
general sentiment, his attack Is being
widely quoted by papers over the en- elIl-
pire. a course that would not have been
dared were the people not wholly IN
sympathy with the structures made
against the Emperor
In mart Harden says:
Does the Emperor desire to Tenounce
the throne2 His grandfather contemi-
Ulated abdication in n less serious crisis,
and one that was not brought about
by his own fauitt--
The Emperor must not be bind to
the fact that his fellow cOunLrymen are
now AGAINST both hin. aid his Chancel-
Ior. Neither Chancellor Won BuelOW nor
his successor can hereafter retain office
without a pledge from the Emperor that
he viii limit his personal share in the
government.
Future Germany must demand this.
The house of HohenZollern must demand
The Washington times., 1908-11-06
MISS CASPARI INSANE,
HER BROTHER THINKS
"Frenzied Financier" Wo-
man in District Jail, May
Be Sent to St. Elizabeth.

Convinced that his sister. Francis A
Caspari, the woman Of mystery" r.
insane. and not legally responsible for
the acts that landed her behind the bars
in July last. DR.. Charles Caspari dean
OF the Dental College OF the University
of Maryland, today filed a petition ask
ing that Justice Gould direct a trial
for insanity, rather than for her alleged
defrauding OF a number OF Washington
people by means OF a stock subsCrip ion
scheme.
The petition OF Miss Caspari's brother
is accompanied by a certificate from
DR.. d. k Shute, jail physician, which
recItes that IN his judgment the woman
IS insane.
The operations OF Miss Caspari. ex-
tending over several weeks, created q
sensation when they became public with
her arrest in July last
Arrested on a charge OF grand larceny
preferred by Miss Elizabeth GeJnmill. q
this city. who said she mad lost $50
through Miss Caspari. there immedi-
atelv came to light a number OF similar
victims, in different parts OF the coun-
try. who like Miss GemmHl had sub
scribed for stock IN a book concern that
Miss Casparia claimed to represent.
Served One Term.
Then it developed that Miss Caspian
had served a term in the Maryland
penitentiary on similar charges prefer
red bv Baltimore victims Each day
added TO her list here, the heaviest loser
being Mrs Thomas A. Robbins, who in
vested S2,525.
Through all OF the disclosures, the
mysterious woman retained al air OF
uncomfortable reserve, saying nothing
about her operations, what she DID with
the money, or why for a second time
she attempted a game that had already
brought her disgrace
She lived modestly, spending little on
herself. and diligent efforts were made
bv the police and the detectives on the
case to ascertain If there was man IN
the life Of Miss Caspari.. Days Of effort
were lust as unavailing here as they
were in Baltimore and other places that
had known Of the strange woman ana
her operations. To her brother, also'
she was a woman OF mystery" saying
nothing. apparently oblivious to the
happenings about her, hiding with ut
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win also be heartily welcomed by resi-
dents OF that rapidly growing locality
The antiquated cars now IN use on that
line have been adiudged wholly made
quate TO meet the requirements OF the
service. The decision OF the Capital
Trac ion Company to operate thee rev
cars to Chevy Chase has not been Of
hciauy announced, but it is understood
that they will be put into use wrnin a
short time.
Through service to Brightwood was
recommended by the District Electric
Railway Commission after g. public
hearing. II had been expected hat such
service would be ordered by the Inter
state Commerce Commission, before
which the matter was to have come ID
next week. The order becomes unnec-
essary as the result of the action Of
the washington Railway and Electric
Company.
Heretofore the chief objection made
by the company 10 the through service
was that the expenses Of the Bright
Wo"d line were already greater than
the income.
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KEEP QUIET OR QUIT,
IS ADVICE TO KAISER

It, too, in this cruelty grave hour. Other
wise it viii be too late
A month ago such a declaration IN a
newspaper would have meant the Sc
veIest punishment of the editor To-Day
the Kaiser will not dare to move against
Harden.
Within the last week there have been
testing against the absolutism Of the
Emperor. He has been openly accused
OF being the whole nation, of overriding
the JthCr branches Of government, and
of being rOre autOCratiC than any Car
of Russia ever dared to be.
The people are insisting that 10 the
future the Emperor respect the va
rious provinces of his government and
cease mis- meddltng in everything that
suits his Whimsical nature. The sit
uatiOn is absolutely unique in Ger
many's history, and gives Use TO pos
sibilities that the public a month ago
would not have dared TO discuss.
The Emperor 3 frequent aSCFiptiOn of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. diVinitV-LO himself
Is palling on the public, and his actions
and declarations Will henceforth be sub
Jected to the SeVerest criticism; with
no thought that they come from other
than an egOtisticdl monarch.
Harden Is the man who exposed the
nefaTiOus court clique, the knights OF
the Round Table with whom the Em-
peTOT had surrounded himself
This expose led to the downfall OF
Prince Zu Eulenburg, the Kaisers fav-
orite, who was shown to be guilty, along
with others Of his set, of the basesi
immortality.
Harden is the most fearless writer ir
Germany today, and his latest stand
against the Emperor is likely to result
in his being made che leader Of the new
movement to restrict the Emperor IL
his imperial prerogatives
The Washington times., 1908-11-06
WEATHER REPORT.
Frost was reported this morning
ally IN the middle and east gui.

Frost was reported this morning g~~-
orally I'm the middle and east SUit
south Atlantic states, with free ,
Temperature in The mountain distI icLs
of Tennessee and the south Atlantic
States. over the middle and northern
districts east or the Rocky mountains
the temperature has risen. The weather
has been fair, except in the interior Of
the north Atlantic States, where snow
furries have occurred.
During the next thiTty-siX hours
showers or snow fiurTies are likely TO
occur In the interior of the middle A.
lantiC States. Temperature Will rise
generally in the middle-Eastern and
Southeastern States.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast viii be fresh TO strong westerly,
and on the south Atlantic and east gulf
coasts light and variable.
Steamers departing tOdFy l0r Euro
pean ports will have fresh to strong
west to southwest winds and partly
cloudy weather TO the Grand Banks.
The Washington times., 1908-11-06
LOOK OVER war COLLEGE.

President Roosevelt, accompanied by
Secretary Root, went to the War Col
Ieee this afternoon to meet number
of members Of the general staff 70 look
over the work that has been done there
preparatory to the dedication OF the
building next Monday.
The Washington times., 1908-11-06
FORECAST FOR DISTRICT.

For the District of Columbia. Della
ware. Maryland. and Virginia, fair and
warmer tonight and Saturday; fresh
south westerly winds.
The Washington times., 1908-11-06
s1.a5 to Baltimore and Return

Saturdays and Sundays via PennsyI-
vania Railroad. Tickets good returning
until Sunday night All regular trains
except the Congressional Limited"
The Washington times., 1908-11-06

Artistic Floral Effects for FAN
weddings, dinners, etc. Shaher, 18th q
Eye.--Adyt.
The Washington times., 1908-11-06

Pea Coal, $500; Special Prices on All
Other Goals R J. & NJ. c. Grace. 9Th
4 + ne. Linen. 2S3--Advt
The Washington times., 1908-11-06
MoTse's Sentence.

Turning 20 Morse. Judge HOugh said;
THE evidence showed that you,
Morse, fathered an Illegal scheme TO use
the bank and the banks funds for your
own speculative purposes.
IF by an adequate sentence, repeti-
tions of your crime are not prevented,
the public viii be entirely at The mercy
OF any financial Institutions who cared
TO act as you did.
Il sentence YOU Morse, to fifteen
years In the Federal penitentiary"
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
BLAMES GATEMAN
FOR NEAR WRECK
Manager II. G. Green of
Street Car Company Ex-
onerates His Grew.
GATES LET DOWN ON CAR
Conductor Signaled Motorman To
Proceed; Says Official and Cross
ing Was Cleared by Block.
GATES LET DOWN ON CAR

The South Chicago City Railway COM
pany yesterday investigated the near
wreck at Seventieth street and the
Illinois Central tracks, and after a
thorough examination of the facts in
the case, exonerated its crew. Pub
lie opinion yesterday lay the blame on
Motorman H. Foss of Hammond, but
the street car company now blames the
gateman, Michael Formosa. 7725 Green
wood avenue.
Manager H. C. Green. after complet-
ing the investigation last night, said
this morning:
Our conductor. Walter Bielefield
ran the crossing and saw no danger
In sight. He signaled the motormar
to proceed, which the latter did. II
was while he was under the gates
that they We're lowered on the car and
naturally were broken.
The car continued and it was only
after the street car had gone a block
northward that the Illinois Contra
train passed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
STATE ST. PAVING
ALMOST PLETED
Merchants Are Rejoicing
That the Work is Over and
They Can Do Business.

The work of repairing Holman street
at the four corners has been going for
ward with great rapidity. The street
car company is paving the street on
both sides of it's track and is doing a
good job, just it has done wherever
repairs to the street have been made.
The company has gone to the extent
of buying brick for the purpose of
paving the space between the tracks
and the corners of State and Holman
streets will be very much improved in
appearance as a result.
The paving of State street will be
completed by the end of the week and
the street will soon be opened for traf-
fic after being closed for a long period
of time.
The merchants on State street have
lost considerable business as a result
of the paving of the street, and they
will be glad when it will be ready for
use again.
The new street is the first one which
has been paved with brick and filled
with asphalt and the advantages of
the asphalt filler will have a good test
on State street. Contractor Hatch be-
lieves it is an enduring piece of work
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
LOOK FOR EARLY
STRIKE SETTLEMENT
Fitzhugh Luther Shops Are
Picketed BY Men Who
Dissuade Workers.
THIRTY MEN OUT IN SYMPATHY
Iowa Central Has Number of
Engines Tied Up at the
Local Plant.

The striking machinists, boilermak-
ers and blacksmiths at the Fitzhugh-
Luther Locomotive works are looking
forward to an early settlement of the
strike that has been on since Sept. 10.
The thir men at the Fitzhugh Luther
plant are out on a sympathetic strike
with the shop employees, who walked
out on account of 10 per cent cut
that was made on the Iowa Central
some time ago. The Fitzhugh-L Luther
company has number of the railroads
engines in it's repair shop, there being
in all sixty eight out of the railroad S
engines tied up.
Despite the strike, work is continued
at the shop. The strikers have pick
eted the place and have already in
dueed eight men who came there as
strikebreakers to go out with them.
The Iowa Central railroad would
have taken its engines from the shop
but this cannot be done as they are
taken apart and awaiting repairs
Since the company needs these en-
gines and others that are in the repair
shops it seems likely that the strike
will soon be settled.
In another column of the paper will
be found statement from the strik-
ing employees.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
EXPECTS MUCH TROUBLE
Chief Fred Rimbach Prophe-
sizes That Calumet Re
gion Will Get It.

Chief Fred Rimbach is looking for
trouble. He prophesies that the people
of Hammond and the other cities of
the Calumet region will witness more
holdups. safe breakings, assaults and
murders than it has ever known be-
fore.
Things have been going on very
smoothly at the headquarters for the
past few months, but Chief Rimbach
thinks that If the cop" has had ar easy
time this summer he will certain have
to earn this summers pay this win
ter.
Chief Rimbach says that the depart
ment will not only have to contend
with the crime that originates as a
result of the invasion of foreigners
who will come into the region when
work begins in the winter, but there
is always an influx of criminals into
the great centers of population just
before the winter begins. and there
will be a number of them come to this
region.
Chief Rimbach is just giving the peo-
pie of Hammond a hunch. and if his
prophesy comes true it will be a case
of I'VE told you so" at the police sta
ton.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
CITY DRENCHED
WITH FOG AND DEW
Farmers Get a Little Relief
From Effects of Drouth
Which Injured Crops.

The city of Hammond and all of the
territory was drenched
with fog and dew last night. While it
did not rain, the fog which descended
on the city at about 1890 was so
heavy that it was in the nature of a
mist, and this morning the sidewalks
and the foliage were drenched with
moisture.
Even the choking dust of the country
roads was moistened to a depth of half
an inch or more and this is the first
moisture which has touched them in
weeks.
Is Running the Roads.
The farmers say that the drouth of
the past few weeks is running the
roads. The dust forms to a depth of
several inches, the automobiles come
along and suck it up or squirt it out
to one side and the wind blows great
quantities of it away
1t has been estimated that the
drouth this summer will cost the coun-
ty thousands of dollars in repairs. and
the suggestion has been made that it
would be a saving of money if the
roads could be treated with crude oil
each summer to prevent their blowing
away.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
GARY KNIGHTS
CONFER DEGREES
Delegation From Hammand,
Michigan City and En-
glewood Assist.
MEETING A GREAT SUCCESS
Mayor Thomas Knots Among Those
Who Receive Degree-President
Walsh Pleased.

Three hundred strangers yesterday
visited Gary for the purpose of assist
ing in the degree work given to thir-
teen new members of the Knights of
Pythias. Large delegations from Mich
igan City, Hammond and Englewood
assisted in the work and enjoyed one
of the most sociable times in the his
tory of the local order. The class is
the largest which has been taken into
the local order at one time before.
The Michigan City and Hammond
delegations arrived on the Chicag go,
Lake Shore & South Bend line in spec
ial cars. The crowd from Englewood
came to Gary on the Lake Shore rail-
road. When the latter arrived in the
city the fog was SO dense that they
could scarcely see the sidewalk in
front of them, and for while some of
them We're almost lost, not knowing
just where the hall was located.
The degree work given to the thir-
teen applicants was done by the Ham
mond and the Englewood lodges, who
are supposed to have the best teams
in this part of the state. The work was
done without a hitch, and the whole
meeting proved to be the greatest kind
OF success. Among those who were
taken into the lodge last night were
I President Thomas Knots Of Gary.
During the middle of the evening a re-
cess was taken by the members and the
guests present in which they indulged
1 in fine luncheon and cigars. 1t is
estimated that there were 500 Knights
in the hall last night.
After the events of the evening were
over. the visitors returned at l o'clock
! on the interurban line in their special
cars for both Hammond and Michigan
City. The president of the local order,
DR. Harry Wlash. stated that he was
highly pleased with the work done by
the visiting orders, in giving the de-
! gree.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
DEATH OF LAWYER
WELL KNOWN HERE
Judge Knickerbocker Passes
Away at His Home in
Englewood.
OWNED PROPERTY IN LAKE CO.
Was Actively Identified With Calu.
met Region Realty for
Years.

John ]. Knickerbocker, who is we'll
known in Hammond. East Chicago and
all over this region because of the large
realty holdings he has here, died yes
terday at Hotel Warner, Cottage Grove
avenue and Thirty ninth street where
he made his home for a number Of
years.
Mr.. Knickerbocker was one of the
men most actively identified with the
reconstruction of Chicago after the
great fire and was well known for his
civic activities during many succeed
ing years. He is 81 years old and un-
married.
Practiced Law There.
Mr. Knickerbocker was born in Nc
Menry county and came to Chicago in
the late COS with his brother, the
late Judge Joshua c. Knickerbocker
The brothers formed law partnership,
which terminated only when Joshua
Knickerboclker became judge of the
Probate court of Cook county. His
brother was elected to the city council
serving in 1S72-73, and worked actively
| in the making of the new" Chicago
/ After his term in the council Mr.
Knickerbocker's law practice was
merged into the firm of knickerbocker
+ 6 Smith, Attorney Willis Smith being
the other partner. Among Mr. Knick-
erbocker's law cases of a semi civic
nature were the prosecution of a mum
Der of gambling cliques.
! His death was caused by a compli-
cation of diseases. The funeral will be
held tomorrow at 8 o'clock from the
home of c. A. Paltzer. 90 Drexel square.
Interment win be in Oakwood GENE
terry.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
DIFFICULTY OVER
BRICK PAVEMENT

The board of public works today
held up the street paving on Holman
street to await the street car company s
decision whether it would lay new brick
between the tracks instead of relaying
the old brick. 1t is entitled to lay the
old brick but the board figures that new
brick would make a better job. The
old brick had already been partially
layed when Manager Green ordered
them taken up. He has gone to Chi
cago to confer with his company about
new brick. The expense would not
be above 500.