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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
CONF IDENCE GAME
IS LAID TO GIRL
She and Two Male Compan-
ions Are Held by
Police.

The Washington police believe today
that Paul A. Matchette, one Of a trio
arrested yesterday by Detectives Pratt
and Parham. after an alleged attempt
had been made by a yoTug woman 20
steal a $3.50 diamonI ~Idg from an r
street JewelFy store, belongs to gang
composed Of the most expert confidence
people that have struck Washington in
some time.
A telephone message was received at
headquarters yesterday afternoon, say
ing that a well-dressed, handsome
young woman had endeavored TO steal
a valuable diamond. Pratt and Parham
went 10 the store, and, according 10 the
story told by the clerk who waited on
her. the woman said she wanted to buy
a ring.
The clerk :rought out a tray OF rings,
and the woman examined them closely.
She handled them several times, tried
q few on. and finally said she did not
believe any OF them suited. AS he was
about TO put the tray away the clerk dis
covered that the largest ring in tina
display was missing. Something
sparkled in the woman's hand, and. for
an instant. the ring could be seen.
Perhaps the ring you have In your
hand viii suit you" the clerk remarked.
as he grabbed her hand.
The woman was not detained at the
store, but the police learned she was
visiting other jewelry shops. and man
aged TO trail her to Ninth and +
streets, where she was Joined by
Matchette. The officers followed the
pair to a lower Pennsylvania avenue
hotel, where they were placed under
arrest. The woman said she was Anna
Matchette, nineteen, and that the man
was her husband. She admitted that
she sometimes went under the name OF
Anna Silver. The police also arrested
Fred J. Little, alias Hamilton, twenty
eight years Old. who was stopping at
the same hotel. and who came to Wash
ingtOn with MatChette and the girl.
In their rooms at the hotel the police
found two opium pipes and a complete
Uutat for smoking "dO-e'
The police saw The trio originally
came from New York. and stopped sew
eral days IN Philadelphia and Balti-
more on the way 10 Washington. They
Will be given a hearing iu the Police
Court tomorrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
SHAH AND CAR
At SWORDS POINTS
Attack on Agency May Pre-
Cipitate War Between Rus
STA and Persia.

TEHERAN. May 29.-Unless the Shah
makes amends for the attack on the
Russian financial agency here and the
wounding Of Agent Ostogradsh he will
have TO fight the Car. 1t he meets
Nicholas demands he fears he viii pre-
Cipitate a revolution.
Every effort is being made by the
government 10 represent the attack on
the agency as the work Of robbers. It
is asserted that but three men were en-
gagged in il and that the agents wounds,
-ecelFed in the revolver battle which
finally ended with the intruders' flight,
are not serious.
The fact Is that the house was at
tackled by mob. that the agents condi-
ton Is critical and that his assistant
was killed. Popular feeling against
Russia has been exceedingly bitter since
me outbreak on the frontier and for the
Shah 10 side now with the Cars gov
eminent against his own people would
almost certainly precipitate a crisis.
The outrage in Teheran also means
a stiffening OF the Russian demands
Tor Indemnity on account of the Persian
frontier tribesmen's raids into Russian
territory and for the punishment OF the
offenders.
The shah is lighting for time. while
the Russian diplomatic representative
here presses for immediate action rela-
i've both To the frontier troubles and
the attack on the agency.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
NANTED---AN IDEA
FOR ALASKA'S GOOD
Suggestion Has Been Made
to Give President Sole
Supervision.
Something must be done with Alaska

Something must be done with Alaska
but what?
1t has 10000 square miles and more
Of area. and between 1900 and so
900 white inhabitants. II 1t were
made a Territory the expense of
maintaining its government would
be SO great that the people could never
stand IL. and development of the terri
tory would surely be impeded. On the
other hand. il Congress continues 10
govern il, the chances are that il Will
be worse, and worse governed. simply
because Congress has less and less
time for such details. So its develop
ment will be impeded. but for a differ
ent reason.
There are about thirteen square miles
Of area to each white person living in
Alaska. There are tremendous natural
resources, and the day is long past
when anybody doubts that there is ii
future of considerable significance for
the territory. But It IS also beginning
70 be realized that some sort of d com
promise form OF government Will have
to be devised for the region.
The Panama Canal Zone is governed
by the President who rules there by
executive order, in a process which the
Gar Of all the RUssias might we'll en-
ploy. The notion Of giving the Presi-
dent like authority over Alaska has
been suggested. but 1t is objected 10
for many reasons. The people of Alas
ka imagine that they want territorial
government, but when the proposition
OF maintaining their own establishment
IS put up to them they balk
Ii would be possible 10 devise a plan
by which the timber, coal, and copper
and gold Of the territory should be
traded of TO spectators and capital
lists in exchange for revenues TO
run the government; but that in
the end would not be desirable. The
question IS new. Il demands the de-
velOpment of some new process Of gov
eminent which this country doesn't
know about. A number Of statesmen
are looking into the colonial systems
OF Britain, Germany and Japan, in the
EFFORT TO get an idea on which to base
new scheme Of things in Australia
Something must be done, and the man
with the right idea will be welcomed
by the committees on Territories.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
GRAFT INQUIRY
BLOCKED BY COURT
Ohio Probe Committee for
the Cox Government Loses
Point in Cincinnati.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. May 2s.-The re-
fusaI Of the supreme court 10 permit
Chairman Benjamin L. Gayman, Of the
Cincinnati probe committee Of the Legis-
lature. 70 hIe IN that court q suit 10
compel Auditor Of State Guilbert 70
honor the vouchers Of that committee. IS
regarded today as the death knell OF
the second attempt OF the Legislature 70
ascertain whether or not there has been
and stiH is corruption and graft in the
Cox government Of Cincinnati
The supreme court put its refusal on
the ground that already a suit raising
all the questions has been started in
the Cincinnati circuit, and hence should
be allowed TO take its course. The effect
Il IS believed will be that the terms Of
me members OF the present assembly
Will have expired before the Cincinnati
case can lie tried out and reviewed by
the supreme court. That would at once
end the power Of the committee TO com
pei evidence.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
CHEVY CHASE CLUB
SWEEPS THE BOARD
But One Columbia Golfer
Survives in the First
Sixteen.

Five Chevy Chase golfers survived
in the opening round Of the first sixteen
In the Middle Atlantic Golf Association S
tournament on the links Of the Chevy
Chase Club.
The surprise OF the day was the
failure Of the Columbia Club contingent
TO get in the running for championship
honors. Dr.. Lee Harlan was the only
Columbia player TO make a place among
tie headliners and he will have TO show
better form in his match today against
+. o. HoTstman. of Chevy Chase. or he
will stand an excellent chance Of having
his career nipped in the bud. It was
only by the hardest kind of work that
he defeated r. d. Dalzell, Of his own
club, yesterday. The match was car
ried to the last hole, the veteran win
ming by up.
VI. +. DanfOTth, a crack Columbia
player, gave H. NJ. Taylor, Of VIII
mIngton. a hard rub, but was defeated
by up.
The silver cup offered 70 the winner
Of the team matches will rest in the
home clubs trophy case. The sextet
representing Chevy Chase tailed low
score Of is points and a second team
from the sa ne club was but four
points behind the winners, Two teams
from Baltimore and one each from the
Wilmington and Columbia clubs COM
Da-a ed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
TAXICAB CRAZE
AFFECTS LONDON
New Vehicles, Rapidly Superseding
Horses, Make Enormous
Profits TO Owners.
Profits TO Owners.

London has the taxIcab craze. Not
content with the quiet shades. the Eng
l.sh public is riding about the streets
FL blue yellow. green, and chocolate
coIored taZIcabs. operated by chauf-
feuTs ln the brightest hued and
smaTtest Iyeries.
Consul General Wynne reports TO the
State Department that the demand for
taNleabs is. far greater than the supply.
All classes of persons use them "a the
rate or lb cents mile The taA cabs
were introduced in London less Il an d
year ago but Sl90t1, 900 al--ady is rep
resented I'm these vehicles there.
There are eos taNicahs in use on the
streets of London. 800 on order. and
loo licensed drivers. The number Of
certificates granted average 50 q week.
London has eight taxicab companies
and the average days receipts for a
cab is Su-21. AS the average cost of
"a JaEicab in london IS SI,103, and its
average weekly receipts SIS, the vehicles
soon pay for themselves.
So great is the profit on taxiCabs that
many Chduneurs are purchasing their
own machines on the installment plan.
and the Old-tashioued hanson is grad
ually disappearing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
Tied for FIRST.

IN the qualifying round Lee Harlan
AMI ". Tuckerman tied. e1Cn talying Il
points. They will meet IN special
match Saturday morning TO determine
the winner Of the silver tray offered for
the lowest gross score in this event.
Since the changes IN the course the
green is much faster as indicated by
the scores yesterday. The totals did
not average as low as they should,
largely on account OF the warm weather.
T.:ls also accounts for the failure Of
a number Of entrants 70 compete, leav-
ing but two pairs intact in the fourth
sixteen The two losers in this division
will play each other today for the con-
ISOLATION prize. Playing IN the other
consolation and regular rounds was re-
sumed this morning.
The green committee. which has
charge OF the present tournament is
composed of Alexander Britt0n, chair
man: Morveu Thompson and Walter r
Tuckerman- owing 10 an injury 10 his
ann W r. Tuckerman Will be unable
10 play.
The scores.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
100000 ESTATE
is WON BY NURSE
Relatives of Miss Bertha Dolbeer
Who Killed Herself in New
York, Lose Will Case.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 2s-The will
in which Miss Bertha DOlbeer, who
killed herself by jumping from an upper
window of the Waldorf-Astoria In New
York, July 9, 1904. left the bulk OF her
s, 900 900 estate 10 her nurse and travel
ing companion, Miss Eta Warren. was
upheld in the California supreme court
today.
August Schander, Miss Dolbeer' s
uncle, and other relatives, tried 20 break
the viii on the ground that Miss War
rem exercised undue influence over her
employer and that the latter was men
tally uusOund.
Today's decision Is final, and Miss
Warren gets the entire estate, except
for Sl25. 900, 70 be divided among rela-
tlves and q few other friends; 5000.
for various charitable institutions, and
$4,000 for a mausoleum IN Cypress Lawn
Cemetery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
PONY SAVES BOY;
KILLS FRISKY DOG

TAUNTON, Mass, May Edwin
Emery. a niae-year-old boy. was nearly
drowned when his pet bulldog, with
which he was playing. caught him by
his coat and dragged him from the bank
into a pond twenty feet deep. Edwin's
pet shetland pony, grazing near by
heard his cries for aid and came gal
Ioping TO the pond. plunged into The
water and pulled the boy out By his
teeth
Then the pony turned on the dog
shaking himself near by, and kicked
him 10 death.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29

First slxt-en-L L. Harlan. Columbia.
beat r. D. DaI7u. Chevy Chase. uP' F.
o. Horstmau, chevy Chase. beat A"an Lard.
Chevy Chase, -; Il. NJ. Taylor Whining
ton. beat N. r. Ianforth, Columbia 4 up;
r Weir. Wilmington, beat 7 McC. Tripre.
Baltimore. 6-5: Samuel DalzsL Chevy
Chase. beat r. p. Brooke, BannockbIrn. -,
N Thompson. Chevy Chase, beat F. H.
Lotus. CHEVY Chase, IS; H Charteris.
Chevy Chase beat +. z. Mitchell, Whining
ton. 5-8, ". Tuckemsn, Chevy Chase, beat
r. Lewis. Chevy Chase, 1 up.
second sIXteen-E. B. EynOuf IT., CotuInolar
beat H B. Davidson, Chevy Chase, 80 O.
A. Weaver Columbia, beat NJ T. ElAcott
Baltimore. l Up; r a. Savage, Baltimore,
beat c. Il. Weaver, Columbia, 80 J. =
Davidson, Columbia, beat J. ". Prick, Bal
timore. 2 u: D. II. Jackson, Columbia, beat
n. V. Sanford, Columbia, up; +. D. Nelson,
baltimore, beat ". F. Ham, Chevy chase
10. 10 holes. A S Mattlngly. Coiunola'
beat w 4. Cary, Columbia. 81 = n.
TaIcott. Chevy Chase. beat Z. L Bartlett.
IT, Baltimore, 81 -.
TbIrd sixteeu-J H Hiss. Baltimore, beat
r. OHphaat. Chevy Chase, a. :. 7. hnHL
Chevy Chase, beat J. L NeWoold Shesy
chase. up ls holes: II. ". SCoville, CheEy
chase. eat B. ". Smith. Baltimore, 81 w
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
.UNWILLINGLY WOOFD
HE ASKS DIVORCE
Youthful Husband Says Wife's
Ardent LOvemakng Has
Ruined His Life.

PITTsBURG. May 29.-Married to
Hattie Graham when she was thirty
and he was sixteen years old, wearing
knee trousers, Herbert H. Penn, now
twenty-one years old, is suing for di-
vOTCe
The suit comes as a climax 10 a re-
markable romance.
Penn has been in Pitts urR three
years. He came from Frankfort, Ky,
two years after his marriage, having
been separated from his wife the day
he was married to her upon threats to
kill him made by her father.
Both Hattie Graham, who is the
daughter Of William Graham, a me
chanic. and Penn. who is the son Of Jo-
siah Penn, keeper Of the reformatory al
Frankfort, KY. attended the AIcKees'
Business College, ia that town, slx
years go.
Penn says his years had given him lit
tie discretion, and that the young yOm-
ans ardent lOVemaking Tutded his whole
life The laws of Kentucky provide for
divorce when pair have been separated
five years, and the youth is taking ad-
vantage OF this,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
BILLY" SUNDAY
TO ATTACK RICH

PITTSBURG, Pa, May 29.-When the
Rev. chilly" Sunday, the baseball
evangelist" enters Pittsburg next Mon
day morning on a whiTIwind campaign
against immortality. II is expected that
he win devote gOodly portion of his
verbal fireworks against the prOverbial
Pittsburg millionaire and his thought
less fOibles.
Billy Sunday has been conducting a
series Of revival meetings throughout
western Pennsylvania, and has gained
upward of 900 converts. He was d.
rooted his fight principally against
drink. and one Of his typical express
sions was that "TOphet would have to
freeze over before he would cease fight
ing booze" He didn't say "Tophet %
however.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
This is the Way to
Keep Well without Cascarets

Live outdoors, and let your work be
exercise. Else walk ten miles a day.
Eat little meat, no white bread, no rich
pastries. Eat many green vege-
tables, plenty of fruit, and bread
made of whole wheat.
Do that, and you'll have little need Of
q laxative while you keep young.
But when you grow old, and the bowels
become less active, you viii need
this help anyway.
Cascarets are for those who live indoors,
who eat ricl foods, who eat and
drink too nu-h.
This vegetables laxative does for them
exactly " nat proper living would do.
Itcauses nc irritation, as pill cathartics,
salts and castor oil do. Its action is
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29

N. Gray, Chevy Chase. beat II. II. Allen.
Columblas %, Henry MAJ, Chevy Chase,
peat q. f. DoWneys Chevy -hase -; C. g.
Van Leer. HaunOckbun. beat F.. Dec Faust.
Chevy Chase. 80 a. II. King. Chevy Chase,
beat H. u. Dixon. Wilmington, al: +. L.
tmore. by default.
Fourth sixteen. " sterrett. Chevy
Chase, beat s. J. Heap, Eli Wilson WI
mluEtDn, bye. +. $. Garrett. Wilmington. bye.
4. O. Gray. Wilmington. bye W. a. Speak
man. Wilmington, bye Ii. Hood. Chevy
Chase. bye: A Y Bradley Chevy Chase.
bye. Arthur McGeorEe. Wilmington, beat /.
Waggamau, Bauu1ckouru, "a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
MAE WOOD STORY
DENIED BY MILLER

PARIS. May 81 Martin Miller. for
mer consul at Rheims, made emphatic
dental today Of the statement Of Miss
Mae c. Wood IN her recent suit against
Senator Thomas e. Plat that she had
received from him a communication
signed "Gatneau" which involved VII
Ham Loeb, Secretary 20 President ROose-
welt. and Robert j. Wyune. consul gen
eral at LonGOn.
Her story is a malicious fabrication. %
Miller declared.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
GIRL ASSAILANT
RELEASED ON BOND
Willie MotherShead, Who
Shot Former Sweetheart,
to Begin Life Anew.

After spending two months in the Dis
trict jail where she was held for shoot
ing Charles A Davis last March, Willie
MC-Eersuuad was released on her per
sOnaI bond this morning. pending the
action of the grand jury in the case
She left Washington accompanied by
several women end a. J. Mcconnell, for
Philadelphia. where she viii remain un-
less her case is called for trial Il IS
understood that Mr.. Davis intends let
ting the case drop and that no further
action viii be brought against the girl.
Beauty Not Marred.
Two months in Jail had I'm no way
marred the beauty OF Miss NIothershead
when she appeared in the city Hall this
morning. Her complexion was as fair
as the day she went to jail. Accom-
panied 10y Mr.. Mcconnell she went i'm
meJiately to the office of Harvey Civ
en-, Assistant District Attorney. who
lad issued the order bringing her 10
court from Jail. After the necessary
formalities had been gone through the
girl was taken down behind the little
railing Just outside Criminal Court No.
2. where CASTOR Philip is now fighting
Tor his life.
Clerk OF the Court Mckee was brought
out of the courtroom and Miss Mo
JheTshead. raising her right hand. took
the oath before him 10 appear before the
court when ordered She then went back
10 the District Attorneys office and
thanked Mr. Given FOR his kindness.
soon afteTwauI she was on her way TO
Philadelphia.
The charge against Miss Mothershead
was originally assault with a dangerous
weapon Last March she and Mr.. Davis
were walking down North Capitol street
when they engaged I'm a serious alterca-
ton. The girl began TO cry Her sObs
attracted the attention Of passerSby. At
the corner OF North Capitol and r
streets she faced Mr. Davis, and, saving
something about "a broken promise, fired
ii revolver ia his face. The wound was
at first thought to be dangerous. but
was afterward found to be only slight
Has Friends in Philadelphia,
Miss NIotherahead was removed 10 the
District jail after waving her preIim-
mary hearing I'm the Police Court and
has been there ever since A number
of women interested themselves In her
case and from time to time made eff
forts 10 have her released They trI-
umphed this morning when they Sc
cured her liberty without even the ne
C6ssity OF putting up "a real estate bond.
Il am tired" said Miss MOtheTsuead,
very tired. All ] want Is 10 80 away
some place where this affair s. not
known and try 10 forget il myself. I
have no complaint TO make Of the treat
meut received while out there. Every
body was kind TO me. They seemed 10
understand that I had been through
more than I could bear I have friends
I'm Philadelphia, and I can get employ
meuL there. My only hope is that this
whole trouble viii be forgotten. and I
VIII be able TO make my life over
again.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-06

Before the Central American confer
ence dissolved it added to its long list
of memorable achievements the adop-
tion Of measure that, If carried into
effect, will do more, even, than the
arbitration agreements to insure peace
in the five republics. Revolutions are
the bane Of those countries, and they
are too often successful because they
are aided by citizens of an adjoining
republic. Ambitious revolutionares
who have failed are safe as soon as
they have passed into another coun-
try. The man who has succeeded in
overturning government and has an
nounced himself as dictator or presi-
dent is Immediately recognized by the
governments of the neighboring states
Now all this is to be changed. Rev
olution is to be discouraged, and one
republic is not to be even neutral
when revolt breaks out in an ad-
joining country, but is to be actively
hostile, No republic is to recognize
as president Of another republic any
man who has not reached the position
by the ordinary method of a regular
election.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-06
Women Spectators in Wall Street.


The number Of women spectators is
amazingly large-much larger than
even the ordinary Wall street habitue
would imagine. 1t is not commonly
known, but it is fact that many
brokerage houses maintain private
rooms for their women customers,
with more often than not, private en-
frances. There are several reasons
for this. One is that many women who
speculate do SO secretly, without the
knowledge of their family, their rela-
tives or their friends. On this account
they desire privacy, desire to move
and have their Wall street being un-
known. Another reason, says w. R.
Givens, in the World To-Day, is that
the broker himself desires it, princi-
pally, be it confessed, because he is
anxious that if there be any scenes"
they shall be private ones, "far from
the madding crowds ignoble strife
and sight. For truth compels the
statement that women are poorer los
ers than men. 1t is the testimony Of
conservative brokers that woman
gambler is much more of a gambler
lhan man-much more, that is, in ab-
sorbing tenaciousness and almost vim
dictiveness. She seems to be carried
out of and beyond herself to a degree
that becomes uncomfortably disquiet-
Ing when she loses. Even when she Is
a winner and, as | have said, the pro-
portion of winners to losers among
women is about one to twenty, there
seems to be in her satisfaction kind
Of maliciousness that is not good to
see.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-06

A well-known actor recently rung
down the curtain because his audience
displayed such levity during serious
scene as to seriously disconcert the
company. Attendance at the theater
is never compulsory, and 1t certainly
would be not only kind put polite II
the average audience would show
some consideration for the feelings Of
the people who endeavor to entertain
them. Indifference and inattention Is
crime Of which many audiences are
guilty; they do not seem to think that
If the performance does not suit them
it would be better to leave the theater
instead of annoying the actors and
often Others in the audience
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-06

The club women of New Jersey have
been laboring for ten years to save the
Palisades on the Hudson, and at last
see the reward of their labors, for a
the permanent committee by New Jer-
sey and New York will try to hold
enough Of the Palisades to make per-
manent park, an interstate affair, $780,
600 being appropriated by New Jersey
and 500 900 by New York. The league
organized by the women's clubs Of
New Jersey and the department Of for
estry OF the federation have worked
together to raise money for a public
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-06
OPPOSITE EFFECTS.

Winter Circus Proprietor-How
has the cutting down of expenses
affected the side show?
Manager of the Freaks-Well,
the lessening Of the food supply
causes the most noticeable effects.
"In what way?"
"Why, the living skeleton looks
his part better than ever, but we'll
have to discharge the fat lady
she's down to the middle-weight
class"