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The Washington times., 1908-12-26
2,162 GIFTS MADE
AT DODDS' REUNION
Fourteen Children and Twenty
Grandchildren Take Dinner
With Aged Couple.

NONTCLAIR, n. J., Dec. 26.-Four-
teen children and twenty grandchildren
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Dodd for Christmas dinner. No single
family IN New Jersey had such a gath
eTing and such an exchange OF gifts
More than 2Oo0 packages were handed
out In the efforts of each person to give
n present to each of the other members
Of the family.
Mr. and Mrs. Dodd were married
thirty-seven years ago They celebrated
their wedding anniversary last July,
and the members Of the family attended
it. Then it merely was a question Of
each child and each grandchild giving
90 the old couple. This time. however,
II is entirely different, because under
the liberal rule which prevails in the
family each person must give present
10 each other person at Christmas
All except three of the DOdd children
are married There are. therefore. four
teen sons OF daughters. eleven daugh-
ters-fn law or rCnS-in-laW, and twenty
Youngsters. or tsrty-Seven in all, count
Ing the old folks, and each person gave
farty-six presents. That Is, there were
2,162 gifts In all
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Friends Shower Congratula-
tions and Good Wishes on
Hero of Manila Bay.
ILLNESS PREVENTS
USUAL REUNION
Attack of Sciatica Keeps Admiral
on His Bed, But Old AssO-
ciateS Do Not Forget.

Admiral Dewey IS today celebrating
his seveuty-first birthday in a very quiet
manner, and he is being flooded with
rcmembrances. flowers. and congratu-
Iations from his host Of friends all over
the country. There were but few callers
at the Dewey home in X street today.
for the hero Of Manila Bay is stil un-
able 10 leave his bed.
For some time past the famous sea
fighter has been confined TO his bed with
a severe attack Of sciatica, but he was
improved today. Although he could not
20 out, he walked about the house He
was compelled TO recline on a couch,
however. much OF the day, however.
It was because OF the admiraIs III
ness that no formal celebration was
held. II has been the custom for many
years for him 10 dine with the men
who were with him in the great fight
OF Manila Bay. but today they were
content with brief calls. Many Of them
sent mementoes of the great battle,
and many more sent flowers and con-
EratulationS.
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IS FINISHED
ON IMMIGRATION
Representative Bennett Says
Commissions Work Will
Soon Go TO Congress-

That the immigration commission VIII
make some preliminary reports 10 the
National Legislature shortly after the
holiday recess, was the statement made
by Representative Bennett Of New York,
a member Of the commission. who called
a. the White House TODAY
The commission has Deen working foI
about eighteen months, and has in
vestigated all phases Of immigration, in
cluding such interesting and fight-prO-
ducing things as peOnage. Its fuH re-
port viii not be made, probably, until
the extra session begins in March, buJ
AZ least one bill viii be introduced iu
both houses following the preliminary
report next month
II is probable that a bill changing the
immigration laws would have but little
opposition. but any references TO peon-
age is likely 70 stir Up a row, from
the manner in which some Southern
Representative have talked on this
question
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REAR ADMIRAL'S WIFE
BURIED IN ARLINGTON

Funeral services for Mrs Jane Val
entine Reed, wife of Rear Admiral Al
len r. Reed. retired, who died Wcdnes-
day at the family residence. Iowa
circle northwest were held from. that
adress this morning at IL o'clock The
Rev. j. Hem ng Nelms, rector Of the
PROT Cathedral Church of the Ascension.
conducted the services. Interment was
in the Nationu Cemetery at Airing
ton.
Mrs Reed was sixty-SiX years old,
ana had been a resident Of Washington
since 1874 She was a member OF the
Army and Navy League, and is sur
vived by her husband and four daugh-
tiers.
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TAMPA, Fla, Dec. 26.-Cyrus r Teed.
otbarv-ise known as ''Koresh l. the
ssIf-s+x1e5 ..AIee.i.sh'' Of the Sunset
Flat Heaven" has not been reSurTee'eo'
although he had faithfully PROMISED MS
followers that he would be
These followers, who have built their
homes on the promises Of the Mes
siab - are downcast- They know not
what to believe. The cornerstone OF
their faith has been Crumbled- In Sun
set Flat Heaven" there is despair
Merry Christmas lost its significance,
or -ather is beginning TO regain its old
sweetness. and those who listened TO
the siren voice and peculiar arguments
Of the now thoroughly deceased leader
are at 2. loss as to their next move
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WILL PAY DEARLY
TO GET FUGITIVE
Chicago Man, Accused of Embezzling 1896, to Be
Brought Back From Colombia at Expense
of Nearly Twice That Amount

CHICAGO, bee. e6.-Charles Brander'
former assistant cashier in the foreign
exchange and financial department Of
the American Express Company at Chi
cago. who was arrested several days
ago in. Cartagend. Colombia. on a charge
OF embezzIing Se96 from the company,
will be brought back TO Chicago, despite
the fact that the expense Of bringing
him will amount to almost twice the
amount Of his embeZzlement-
Detective David DOoley viii start 10
CartaCena tonight Tor Brander- He viii
20 to Springfield, H., first; from there
To Washington; then to New York,
where he viii board a steamer for South
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DRINK HABIT CURED
BY HYPNOTIC COURSE
Prisoner Comes From Jail With His
Liking for Liquor Gone, After
Pastors treatments

pES MONIES. Dec. o5--ComPietely
cured OF the drink habit, John LaveaU
has been discharged from jail The cure
was the result Of five hypnotic treat
mcnts by ere Rev Thomas CsSssd--
pastor = ST Marks Episcopal Church.
To test thc cure, liquor was offered
him. but LaIvean refused TO drink lie
declared he had no objection 10 IT, a--
mad no reason for refusing whatever
but simply wouldn't drink
Mr.. Cassidy says his reason foI hav-
inE the subject arrested was that the
brain must be free from the effect ~
alcohol forty-cight hours before Eyp-
-orsSu can be effective He had Lried
10 cure Iavean several times prior ta
is arrest but couldn't get the man
TO 90 driukIesS long enough 10 get
hold with hypnotism-
4 prominent business man is ulaulI. e
.a-- ~ 54.rt. lu LyVI1--r
LIQUOR cure hospital with branches il
the principal cities OF the United
States
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LUMBERMEN RUN
ON BRUIN FAMILY
Bears DecamP, Save One Cup That
Is Quickly Killed With
AK.

MALONE, y. Y. Dec 15--RUss
French and Nose Brickey, lumber
Jacks, employed near Franklin Falls iu
the Adirondacks, The other day met ss
me q specimen Of black bear closely
followed BY three tar, roly-Doiy cubs
as they ever laid Ihei- eyes On.
. Nose and Russ were not scared-tEey
Just Thought il zvOuld be a good joke
TO give bruIn and her family a foot race
and started Irsl On the other hand
brlIin and family, with me exception
of one cub. started the other w2y- Tle
odd cub made a short cut On BT1Czey
and he was forced TO bring il down
with his ak 4 clip on the back ~
the head finished the playful little fel-
low. and Mr.. Brickey was soon exhibit
ing his sIeek-IOokinG prize 20 his friends
at Franklin Falls The cub weighed
about ninety pounds.
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America. He viii no reach Chicago
with his prisoner until The latter part Of
February
The trip viii be the longest ever
taken by a Chicago policeman. despite
the fact that other detectives have gone
10 Russia, Germany. France, and many
other foreign countries.
Brander disappeared from Chicago on
December J. Detective SergeantS
Dooley and OConnDu learned soon aft
eTward that Miss Rose Clark go
LaSalle avenue, lad received n postal
card from BrandeT, when the latter was
South American port. Cablegrams
were sent to several coast cities, among
them Cartagena, where he Was arrested
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IN CLOSE PURSUIT
OF BANK BURGLARS
Got $50, 700 From Vaults Without
Use of Explosives OF
Tools.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 25.-Ar-
rests in the S2s,OUO Monrovia Bank rob
berry case are hourly expected DeveI-
opments indicate that two men might
be taken into custody.
The peculiar feature Of the burglars
visit 10 the bank was that It was the
reversing of a spring in The time lock
of the vault thai made II possible for
the man TO open the steel door with
out the use of tools or explosives
The time lock was Overhauled four
days before the robbery by an expert
who had been sent from Los Angeles
by q safe and lock company. 1t is
claimed that this expert. after taking
the lock apart. put one Of the springs
back in such a way that the lock was
made useless. although oUtwardly as
serviceable as ever.
The bun glar took only gold and cur
rency, amounting to $500. He left be-
hind 81 800 in silver.
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DRINK CRAZED MAN
COMMITS MURDER
Kills One, Wounds Another, Being
Subdued in Boarding
House.

BUFFALO. n. Y, Dec 26-One man
IS dead and another suffering from a
bullet wound in his leg as the result
Of a desperate struggle with a drink
crazed man in a boarding house early
today. The dead man is Harry g Carr,
twenty-eight, Syracuse, n. Y. Albert
Hanson. of Providence, r. l.. was
wounded
The two men entered the room Of
TvttOn COrdery, twenty-five, who was
creating j disturbance In the struggle
TO subdue him. COrdery drew his re-
voIver, killing Carr and wOunding Han
son. At the hospital COrdery, when he
recovered from his deliTium today, had
no knowledge of the afray,
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DEMIJOHN BUSINESS
GETS A HEAVY JOLT
Factory Closes Because of Local
Option Wave in Many
Counties.

ALTON. Ills, Dec. a5.-Thc prohibir'u
wave which swept over Illinois and Nj
souri last fall put a Crin9 in the de-
maud FOR demIj0LUS, the long Hecked-
wicker covered LIQUOR UeCeDtaCleS, ana
the Illinois Glass Company announced
today that the demijohus department of
the factory would be closed sndefinitel-.
Halt the counties Of Missouri and 81
Iinois voted local option, and practically
all were IN territory supplied Dy the IL
IinCiS Glass Company
BY the order TO close down 800 girls
are thrown out Of employment.
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MUSKETRY SCHOOL
WILL COME EAST

IN view Of the recommendation of
BriZadier General Funston that the
Army School of NIusketry, now located
at the Preside OF California, be more
centrally located, II is probable that
the school viii be transferred 10 some
post in the middle West. The depart
ment officials regard Fort Sill, Okla,
as a good location.
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TORTURED BY THIEVES.

TOLEDO, Ohio. Dec. 26-P. A. Scha-
bow. sixty years old, is dying at his
home/in Curtis today from the fearful
tortureS inflicted on Christmas Day by
burglars, to secure his money Tied
hand and foot, beaten, and choked,
Schabow refused TO reveal the hiding
place until thieves had burned hiS<feet
with matches. Then he opened his safe
and let them take $3.50 he had collected
as agent OF an insurance company.
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MAY NEED TROOPS
TO QUELL MINERS
Two Strikers and One Depu-
ty Marshal KiIled-Aid
Rushed to Force.

SOMERSET, Ky, Dec. c6.-An armed
siege Of striking miners following deS-
perate Christmas battle between deputy
United States marshals and barricaccd
miners, resulting IN three deaths and a
number of wounded IS the signal today
for the dispatch of re-enforcements Of
men and ammunition to the Federal
officers.
Notwithstanding the report Of United
States Marshal Sharp. expressing con
ndeuce in his ability to cope with the
situation. preparations are in progress
for rushing Federal troops TO the
battle-ground in the little mining camp
Of Stearns. Whitley county.
The situation is tense and another
bloody battle is feared if the beIea cured
strikers swoop down from their hiding
places in the mountain. upon the be
sieged marshaIs.
Report of Marshal Sharf.
The report of Marshal Sharp tells OF
the death Of John Mullins. his deputy
Of Rock Castle, KY. Richard Ross, a
miner. and an unidentified striker.
Deputy MarshaIs Tate and Ryan, of
Somerset, and several unknown miners
were badly wounded
The trouble arose from the refusal Of
the miners to obey a temporary injunc-
ton restraining the prosecution Of a
strike against the Stearns Coal Com
pauy. and an effort 10 organize the
miners into a union.
When Marshal Sharp and his posse
reached Stearns they were confronted
by Il score Of miners and barricaded in
hotel commanding the main street
The strikers met the first attempt of
the posse to smash in the hotel doors
with a raIing d-e from shotsuns. rifles,
and small arms.
Flee From Burning Hotel.
Mullins fell at the first voIley, and
one Of the miners dropped as the depu-
ties returned the fire. The shooting
soon became general, and the hotel was
! set on fire. Finding their stronghold
unteuabIe, The miners made a mad rusG
/ through the smoke toward the noun
tains. One of them, badly wounded
was captured by the posse while Tho
| charred remains Of another were dis
! covered among the ruins of the build
/ ing.
/ Responsibility for the fire has no
| been fixed The miners charge th'
! posse with having set it on ire. Mar
/ shal Sharp and his deputies assert th'
miners started the fire 10 cover their re
/ treat into the mountains.
The Washington times., 1908-12-26
JUSTICE WILL HEAR
DISPUTE OVER LAND
Value Of Five Squares Wanted by
Government to Be Argued
in Court.

A dispute concerning the Condemna-
tiOn Of the five squares wanted by the
Government, south of Pennsylvania
avenue, has been referred to Justice
Anderson.
It is contended by the Government
that It should not offer testimony con-
Cerning values until all the property
owners have presented their cases
The property owners want each parcel
Of land considered separately, and all
evidence about IL offered before pro-
Cceding to the consideration of another
parcel Justice Anderson will hear the
arguments in the dispute Wednesday
afternoon at 1870 O'Clock.
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COURT RECORD
OF THE DISTRICT
DISTRICT SUPREME COURT.
Probate Court.
JUSTICE WRIGHT.

lCalleQ UOOay-D
Estate of Madeline Meade: statement
for. account and petition for sale OF
stock, etc. Attorney, George Francis
Williams.
Estate of John S. Brailmayer; oath of
administration
Estate of Francis A. Benson; viii filed
dated August s. 1861 naming NJ. Lula
King as eXeCutriN-
Estate Of Louis l. McCOmas; warrant
Issued
Estate of Ellen q. LinscOtt; receipt of
REGISTERED letter, -.-----.----
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both the Westinghouse and the New
York Life people in their Latin-Aneri-
can affairs.
Man for Affairs.
The Pau-American exposition at Buf-
falo came on, and Buchanan, as the
foremost American authority Of bust
ness relations o. the three Americas,
was selected tC be director general
One more his executive abilities stood
him IN good stead, and his work for
the exposition marked him as a man
for great affairs.
Next came the Panama revolution IN
1893. and the development OF that maze
OF complications OF Colombia, Panama
France. the canal. and the Washing
ton Government Buchanan had mean
while come to De the most widely and
faVOrably known American dIUlOm4lt--
business agent IN all the Americas lie
republics. They believed IN him. they
beNeyed that the United States, however
much they might fear its general at
ttIude toward them, would not 1nlure
EOtlatiOns- II was very practical
question, this OF the canal and PreSl-
dent Roosevelt turned 10 Buchanan with
the request that he give the government
the benef. Of his experience. He did
so. and became minister TO the Re
public Of Panama From that time iii
the present, he has divided his time
between the big business enterprises
with which ne Is associated. and the
special service Of the state Department.
Whenever ne is needed, the state De-
partment bOrrows him, and he always
Two years. or so ago he went on a
mission 10 Mexico. the exact character
Of which IS not Yet known. but in gen
eral IL is understood 10 have related to
! eneCIing agreement between Washing
] ~ nd 1EF - con
/ ditiOns In Central America. the ending
Of a war there and restoration and
maintenance Of stable government and
/ relations among these warrinE little re-
puhlics- Again. the mission was sue
| cess
Goes With Root.
/ When the Pan-Ameucau Congress
! was held IN Rio and Secretary Root
4 went from washington TO preach the
| new gospel, on high authority, OF the
! community OF interest amOug the Amer
/ icas, he selected Buchanan as one OF
! his delegation, and once more Buchanan
! proved himself Usefuls
I Nov comes the tremendous task Of
/ STRENGTHENING out relations between
! Venezuela and the world The Wash
I ingtOn government wants peace pre-
i served and Venezuela restored 10 speak
I ing relations with tie other members OF
the ldILlly OF AeAlfolll'. l=ltNe CIV lS6s l
I wants Venezuela required 20 do justice
10 all. and IL wants to be sure that NJ
Injustice is done to Venezuela
| The whole intricate prouiem OF tht
! Venezuelan concessions. the ancient
treatise. the responsibility of the new
| government under Gomez the RESPONSE
! bilfties OF the United States under tn,
Monroe dOCtriue-theSe questions an
apparently all in thC hands Of Buchanan
as the practical man Of affairs for IN,
American Government II is the great
est and most difficult mission he ha,
! ever undertaken. But he was the on,
man TO whom the Administration Jurne,
when the task required expert services
! and II is fully expected by people VIII
! know the former successes OF the eN
| crOckery merchant that he viii ono
! more succeed
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REFLECTS
ATTACK ON DREYFUS
President FalliereS Out as
Usual-MathiS' Mind
Unbalanced.

PARIS. Dec. c5.-The shooting or Ma
jor Dreyfua by Louis Gresori, at the
Canouizati0n services Tor Emile Z0Ia In
the Pantheon, last su--uar, is believed
by government officials today TO be re
sponsible for Jean Mathis attack on
President FaIlieres.
Mathis, whose mind IS believed to be
unbalanced, has undoubtedly brooded
over the GreEOri- -Drey tus affair, FOR he
explained has deed in almost the same
language as ,hat used ly GresOri when
he shot DreyIUs.
Gregori explained at that time that he
did not shoot at DreytUs, but at Drey-
1usism,' and he declared his act & pro-
test against the pro-semite wave that
he believed 10 De enguIhnG the nation.
II Mathis we're "a man OF more .conse-
QueuCe, his assault on The President
OUld result In a rclWaEeniuE OF the
slumberiuE fires OF the aL-i-semItic agi-
tutIOu.
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Anger Concealed.

However much resentment the Presi-
dent may feel over the action Of the
House, it viii be most carefully con
cealed, and II is likely the document
will be one in which the country will
uphold Mr.. Roosevelt
1t Is most interesting phase OF this
controversy that the President has re
ceived all manner Of messages and let
ters from all over the country uphold
ing his course respecting the Secret
Service. On the other hand. while there
II no doubt Congress members have re-
Ceived some letters of support, they
have also been hearing much advice
from the country. through letters and
otherwise. TO go slow
This leads to the belief that when the
House gets the reply Of the President
after the holidays il will not comment
upon II I'm vehement fashion, but viii
be disposed to be temperate
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To Quote Debate.

Il may be expected. according 10
close friends OF the President, that he
viii seek 10 show out OF the words fro Il
the mouth Of the House itself that he
transgressed none of the prOprieues In
what he said IN his annual message
regarding the Secret Service He Is eN-
pected 10 bring up the debate OF May
7. 4gN in which there was running
discussion on the House floor over the
question of curtailing the uses OF the
Secret Service
President Roosevelt, il is pointed out,
said i'm his annual message regarding
the prohibition Of details frOm the
secret Service that the chief argument
in favor of the proposition was that
Congressman old not themselves wish
10 be Investigated by Secret Service
men. It can be shown IN the debate
OF May that this question was
brought UP.
For instance, Representative Sherley
of Kentucky, the Record shows, asked
this question
Does the gentleman think shat II
the accusation was made against a
member OF Congress that ne haC been
gllnilty of conduct unbecoming o gen
tlcnan. and a member Of Congress that
a department would be warranted IN
investigating his conduct by secret
Service Uan2'
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REPLY OF ROOSEVELT.
IN HANDS OF PRINTER
Secret Service Message TO
Be Temperate, But
Convincing.
HOUSE DEBATE
TO BE QUOTED
Will Use Argument Out of Mouths
of Members Them
selves.
Bv IOHN SNURE.

President Roosevelt has completed his
reply 10 the House with reference to
the Secret Service and the message Is
in print and ready for distribution.
It has been several days since the
message was turned over 10 the Public
Printer. It was finished by the Presi-
dent I'm time 10 be discussed at the
Cabinet meeting last Tuesday The
President was anxious TO get the mat
ter OF his hands before Christmas Day
Talk that he remained in Washington
over Christmas in order TO complete the
message on the Secret Service has no
foundation.
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Other Reference.

Elsewhere. reference to this same
question appears Il was one of the
points made against the use Of the
Secret Service as it had been used prior
TO the incorporation Of the amendment
10 the law TO which the President Oh
Jected-
The President is expected 10 refer to
this debate I'm his message and to give
some extracts from II 20 show that
when he said the argument in question
was used ne was justified by the Record
That the message WIZ not be the
stormy and personal document that
many have expected Is certain. Il will
he Of about 5000 words in length and
will be calm. diSnihed, and dispassiOn-
ate. Il will not only seek 20 turn the
Record Of the House against the House.
but II will 90 into detail about the
meritorious uses TO which the Secret
Service has been put in the past It
will tell much Of what the Secret Service
has done IL viii be barren Of any per-
sonal attacks on members Of Congress