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The Washington herald., 1908-04-14

Evidence damaging 10 the defense was
produced yesterday by the government
in the trial of Frederick A. Hyde, John
A. Benson, Henry p Diamond. and Joost
/ II. Schneider. on the Indictment which
charges them with consplrlng TO defraud
the government out of land in California
and Oregon.
Don Alexander, a man over sixty years
old, resident of Portland, Greg, and
formerly a notary public. testified that
/ he had placed his notarial seal on pa
Ipers, AT the request of Schneider. involv-
/ ing $500 acres of land T tese papers
were applications for school lands and
assignments of the same.
/ Did Not Know signatorfes.
Alexander testified that Schneider
brought the applications and assign
ments to him, and he then affixed his
seal, notwithstanding the fact that the
persons whose names and afidavits he
was attesting were not present. and he
did not know them.
These applications were each for 220
acres Of school land in Oregon. the maxi
mum 10 which any one person was en-
titled. The assignments and applications
Alexander said, were attested by him I'm
blank. When the papers were shown TO him
by District Attorney Baker. Alexander
identified his signature attached to the
notariaf jurat. but could not identify the
handwriting or the identity OF the per-
sons whose names were affixed.
Alexander said he did not know who
filed them in. The witness told his
story eoolly, apparently not realizing the
gross improperly of his action. He was
on the stand when court adjourned for
the day, and his examination vii, be con-
tinued to-day, when he will also be
eross-examined by Judge Campbell. OF
san Francisco, of counsel for the defense.
Induced Land Assignments.
Alexander was preceded on the stand
by Thomas McCusker. Of Portland. Greg
who testified that he had been employed
by Schneider TO secure persons 10 assign
their school land rights" He was au-
thorized, he said, to pay to each OF these
persons = and received $ each himself.
On cross-examination, by Judge Camp
bell, he admitted he had never read the
they were printed in English. Greek. or
any other language. He identiied numer-
Gus applications and assignments which
he had obtained MeCusker assigned his
own application for 500, and he said his
wife assigned hers for like amount.
George R. Brown, clerk Of the State
land Office of Oregon. was also a wit
ness He described the method Of ac
Quiring school lands in Oregon. and fdenti-
fed numerous maps. and also a list giving
the name Of applicant. name OF witnesses
&c. for large amount OF the land in
question.
On crOss-eXaminati0n NJ Brown stated
there was no limit under the Oregon law
TO the amount Of land which one person
could obtain by assignments of the
owners after title had been acquired.
Considerable progress IS being made IN
the trial, and il is expected that the
government will complete its case by the
arst OF May.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-14
TRIAL FOR INK FRAUD
Demurrer Of Van Dyck and
BlOede 0Yerruled.
NO DATE HAS YET BEEN SET
Argument Set Aside that Indictment
Does Not show United states De-
frauded by Compact Between Chief
of king Division of Bureau
of Printing and Manufactures.

Edwin N. Van Dyek, former chief Of
the ink-making division of the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing. and Victor G.
Bloede, of Baltimore. president of the
Bloede Company. ink manufacturers, will
| have to stand trial on the indictment
which charges them with consplring 30
gether to defraud the United States in
/ connection with the sale Of ink TO the
bureau.
Justice Stafford yesterday overruled the
demurrer in their behalf by their attor-
neys. and ordered them to plead. Fol-
lowing the return OF the Indictment both
men entered pleas Of not guilty. and were
released on $4,000 bond each. Later. they
withdrew these pleas and were permitted
10 file demurrers.
Indictments Tive Months Old.
The indictments. returned about two
months ago, charge the men with con
spring TO defraud the government in con-
aection with the purchase CT Ink for the
bureau. It is alleged that between Jan
uary, 1901. and the middle of July. 1865
the men had an agreement whereby Van
Dyck. who was a member of committee
and concerned with the purchase Of INK.
in this capacity and in his capacity as
head of the ink-making division, re-
eeived from Bloede a certain percentage
on every pound OF ink furnished by the
latter's company.
The government charges tnat Van
Dyck received 10 cents a pound until he
had received the sum of S24e00. and after
this receiving cents a pound on ink
purchased, getting IN all something in ex-
cess Of 2l00ot0.
Nothing Irregular Is Defense.
Van Dyck resigned from the bureau in
1905. His attorneys claim he invented the
process used by the Bloede company. and
the money received by him was royalty
10 which he was entitled, and IN connec-
ton with which there was nothing ir-
regular.
The demurrer was argued by Attorney
S. c. Peelle. representing Van Dyck. and
Robert Biggs. Of Baltimore. representing
BlOede. and upon behalf of the govern
ment by Special United States Attorney
Jesse Adkins, who conducted the inves-
tigation which led 20 the indictment
being returned by the grand Jury. The
demurrer contended that the Indictment
Cid not show that the United States had
been defrauded IN any way.
No date has been set for the trial.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-14
PLACES OF INTEREST.

library Of Congress-open g & N. to 10 .. n. or
! secular days: nom D. N. to 10 p N. on Sundays
and On certain holidays.
Public Library-ODsn 8 a N. to 3 D. N; holidays
10 a. n. to 10 p N. Sundays. to 20 ?. m.
Executive ManEiou-Open 10 a. 10. to p N.
United States Capitol-0pen g. N. to 30 ,. N.
United States TreasaTy-open q. IN. to D.
State, War. and Navy DepaTtments-Open a. m
Nto D. N. THE original Declaration Of Independ-
enee is in the library Of the State DepaTtmentl
United states Patent Oaice-Opun g. II 10 Z
= m.
United States Pension Bureau-open a. m. to |
p m.
United States Post-ofBce-Onen 9 q. m. to 2 p N.
Washington City Post-Uiicc Open all hours. CThe
Dead Letter Office is 10 the cty pcst-ofice.l
National Botanic Gardens-Open 5 a. N. 20 p. n
Fish C0mnissi5n-opsu a. m. TO 4.so p. m
Army Medical AuseuIn-Open a. N. 10 4 80 ,. n.
Astional Museum-Open g. u. to 80 D. N. lia-
Gliding holidays)
Smithsonian Insiitution-Open 2 a. m 70 so ..
n. 0ncludiHg holidIysl,
Agricultural Department. Open 9 q. n. 70 80 p N.
Bureau Of ErgmEing and Printing-Open a. N.
10 20 p. m.
Washington Monument 1854 feet in hsiEht)-opsn
SO a. N. to $50 3 %. tEisFaioF runs from a. u.
until .. m.l
COrcorsn Gallery Of Art-Opeu $50 a. n to I p.
n, 10 winter. o. r. 70 D. Il. IN summer sun
days-l-0 p. m TO 3 p NJ, excepting in mid-sum-
mer. Admission tree Tuesdays Thursdays sat
uFdays, and Sundays; other days, &c admission.
Government Printing OfHce-Open 10 q. N. TO
p n.
Navy Yard-0pen a. m. 10 8 20 p n.
SoufhHorth Cottage. s6th Fl and Prospect are
IN THE SUBURBS.
Geological Pafk-0pen al dsy.
Rock Greek Bridge and PaTk
Chevy Chase. kensington, and Chesapeake Beach.
Naval 0bseHatory-Open a. n. 70 p. N.
M0iInt Vernon ithe home and tomb Of Washing
tonl-Open II a. M 20 { T. u.
Arlington National CcmeteTy-Open all day.
FoFt Ayer Military Post
Fails Chureh and Fsirlax Court House.
United States Soldiers Home-Open q N 70
sunset.
a. 10 p. m.
Cabin John Bridge CstAolie University. and
Alexandria
Great Falls Of ihe Potomac.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-14

s-lb. sample, l9c: 25c jars sour mixed
pickles 1zc; tumblsrs pure apple jelly. Sc.
tumblers glucose apple jelly compound
&C. iiSS z ST. NV and J. T. D. Pyles' other
stores.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-14
NEW NAME WILL STICK.
ThOrOughfare Once Known as CALI
fOrnia Avenue 10 be Street.

Engineer Commissioner Morrow has re-
ported unfavorably on the proposed
changing Of the name OF the extension of
Y street. between Florida avenue and
Nineteenth street northwest.
The reasons given are that the funda-
mental principle upon which the streets
and avenues in the city Of Washington
were named within the city limits was
that north and south streets should be
designated by numerals and east and
west streets by letters; that diagonal
streets should be called avenues; wind
ing streets should be called reads. and
short streets, lying between main streets.
should generally be designated as place
streets"
The street in question, now known as
street used 10 be called California
avenue. and runs due east and west for
but two blocks.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-14
Pleads Not euiltr TO Mnrasr

a plea OF not guilty was entered b,
Charles Thomas, a negro. yesterday IN
Criminal Court No .. Thomas was
indicted for murder in the first degree
charged with killing William Kirby. an
engineer. on February q. Kirby was
killed in his home in South Washing
ton. 1t is alleged that Thompson fol
lowed him from a saloon ana stabbed
him in the neck, robbery being The no
tive,
The Washington herald., 1908-04-14
LOCAL MENTION.
EXCURSIONS TO-DAY.

10 Fort Monroe. Norfolk. Newport News and all
points South-NoTfolk and Washington steamers
every evening In the year at $50
To Rock Creek Bridge. Geological Park. Chew
Chase. and Kensington-Cars from Fifteenth street
and New York avenue every fifteen minutes
To Alexandria-Ferry steamer Lackawanna every
hour and a half from g. m TO o. NJ
To Fort Myer. Arlington, National Cemetery
Fails Church, and Fairfax Court House-Csrs from
Twelfth street and Pennsylvania avenue and Aque-
duct Bridge.
Mount vernon and Marshall Hail steamer Charles
Manchester. daily except Sunday. 10 a. NJ and Is
p 10.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-14
Schedule of Street improvements,

A schedule Of repairs and Improvements
to streets is to he issued by the engineer
department Of the District for the coming
season. It viii involve an expenditure of
s454oO0 Petitions from property owners
and residents of Washington have been
received by the Commissioners asking
that certain streets be paved with as
phalt or granite blocks. but Congress has
prohibited the Commissioners from includ-
ing such work in their estimates. Last
year streets were repaired to the extent
of S90.000, and $4,000 was spent on cor
strucIing and improving county, roads.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-14
RELATES QUEER DEAL
Notary in Land Fraud Case
Damages Defense.
v1SED UNKNOWN AFFIANTS

Alexander Affixed Seal and sigma
ture 10 Papers Signed by Persons
He Did Not Know and Who Were
Not Present-Assignmen of school
Lands Induced by McCusker.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-14
TO PROTECT FOOD ON SALE.
Screens or Power Fan RequIred Uu.
der Health Ordinance.

Health Officer Woodward has recon-
mended certain amendments TO the ordi-
nance providing for prevention of sale Of
unwholesome food in Washington and
Georgetown by adding a section reauir-
ing foods exposed FOR sale to be pro-
tected so as 10 prevent flies and other
Insects from obtaining access.
The original plan was 90 have the food
screened. In undertaking TO enforce the
law last summer. II appears that in some
cases il was difficult if not entirely inn
practicable to comply with the reglila-
ton. 1t has been found that the desired
result can be obtained by the use of
pOwer-dTiven fans.
BY the regulation. every market. store.
dairy. and cafe viii have 10 protect food.
beverages. confectionery. or other simi-
lar articles by screening efecuaIy or by
a powerdriven fan. So as 10 prevent flies
and insects from obtaining access TO il.
Watch for a city-Randle Highlands.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-14
FIELDS LOSES IN DECISION.
Supreme Court Refuses TO Let Him
Out OF Prison.

The Supreme Court of the United States
yesterday denied the petition of Thomas
Fields for writ Of habeas corpus for re-
lease from the Moundsville penitentiary.
Fields, VINO was a prominent Washing
ton lawyer, was sentenced for the en-
bezzlement of $4,000 of the funds of the
Washington Beneficial Endowment So
ciety, Of which he was trustee.
After conviction he appealed to the
Court Of Appeals of the District Of
Columbia. and also the Supreme Court.
but in each case the appeal was denied
The Washington herald., 1908-04-14
wand HIrhmnr Clenreh

Hearing was given by the engineer o;
highways yesterday to a delegation rep
.resenting the North Capitol and Eek
ington Citizens Association. Favorable
report was urged by them on the bin
providing for the removal OF distractions
on r street. between lexington place and
Second street. Those who constituted the
delegation are A. r. Serven and Hermann
Blau.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-14

Sea Foods, Always Fresh nnd Fine,
Phila. Oyster & Chop House, 513 18th st. nv.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-14
Lawn FertIIIxer. r. II

Capital City Lawn Grass Seed. 10c pt
Best for lawns. P. Mann & Co. 2o7 7th 81
The Washington herald., 1908-04-14
The 1II.,H., Extra Demand for Schneider.

That the Importance of providing the hest
for the family table is being more qener-
ally recognized every day Malt Bread
is Gnequaled in purity and nourishine
elements-a perfect food for all. At yolIT
groeer's, fresh every day. &c ioaf.
, 1908-05-06
DENVER ARREST IS
R0bbER SUSPECT
WILLIAM REMNANT BELIEVED To
BE MAN WHO HELPED LOOT
A KANSAS BANK.
One of the Most Daring and Reckless
Jobs Ever Pulled OH-Cashier and
Lone Customer Forced Into Vault,
Window Curtains Drawn and All
the Money in Sight Taken.

Ch%autauqua, Kas., May civilian
Tenant, arrested in Denver yesterday
charged with the robbery of the Citi-
zens' State bank of Chautauqua April
II last, is well known here. He has
been missing since the robbery.
Positively Identified.
Cashier Whitehouse of the bank
shortly after the robbery stated posi-
lively that Tenant was one of the two
men who held him up. The hoidup of
the bank was n of the most daring
ever executed in this part of Kansas.
Caught Cashier Early.
Whitehouse had scarcely opened the
bank and placed the currency on the
counter when two robbers entered
They made their way to the cashiers
window and covered him with a pis-
toll. One other held up q lone custo-
mer, and the cashier and customer
were shut up in the vault.
Took Things Easy.
After locking the bank doors and
drawing the curtain, the robbers
helped themselves to the money in
sight and passed into the street. A
few blocks away they mounted horses
and made for the Oklahoma line.
Posses were organized but the men
escaped.
, 1908-05-06
Why Paper DECAYS.

The brownish spots which appear in
ages of bacteria, says Popular Mechan-
les. The tiny destroyer is especially
fond of starchy material and its propa
CATION is promoted by damp. 1t has
been well understood that damp pro-
duced dis~coloration and decay. but the
share of the microbe in the operation
has not hitherto been suspected. Tiny
fungus of mold is responsible kr gray
and black marks upon old pagers. In
spotting the surface the fungus helps
to break down the fabric and hasten
the process of its destruction.
, 1908-05-06
All Right Otherwise.

The sharp nosed matron who was
hunting a desirable fiat had inspected
all the roms, peeped into the closets,
looked at the pictures on the walls, the
ornaments on the mantelpiece, and all
the family plate and china that didn't
happen to be locked. up, but she did
lot appear to be quite satisfied.
Every thing looks right" she said
"but there must be somthing objection.
able. You've had the apartments only
a year,"
ut will be a year the first OF May
answered the patient woman who was
showing her around.
yet you're going to move out?"
yes; we are going to move into Q
house of our own"
20, that's the reason, is 1t? II /,
were not for that you would probably
stay here?"
yes"
You don't think the rem is too high
for this neighborhood?"
NO, ma'am."
There's really nothing wrong with
the fiat, then?'
20, no. The only thing We don't
like about it is that since We made up
our minds to nov We have been an.
noyed by Objectionable persons who
come here house hunting, prying into
everything. and asking meddlesome
and impertient questions. Otherwise it
is entirely satisfactory, ma'am. This
is the way out."|Chicago Tribune.
, 1908-05-06

Hon. Edward Ivlnson, president of
the First National bank, this morning
received from Hon. Festus j. Wade,
president of the Mercantile Trust com
pany of st. Louis, a circular concern
ing the National Prosperity associa-
ton" of st. Louis, whose purpose is
to keep the dinner pail full" keep
the pay car going" keep the factory
busy" keep the workmen employed"
and keep the present wages up" the
following personal letter, dated at St.
Louis on the I'd of May:
Two Fortunate Men.
Mr.. q. Iyinson, President First Ma
tional Bank.
Dear Sir:-Do you realize how for
tunate you and | are? The panic has
not in our case, as in the case of
many better men, thrown us out of
employment. Our factory" has not
closed down; our goods are selling
at a higher figure than a year ago.
This latter condition is only tempo
rary; in fact, is about ended. / have
concluded that it is my duty as a
citizen to do all | a to aid in bring
ing about normal conditions.
Would Have Meeting.
The above are the primary reasons
why | have Joined the movement out
lined in the attached circular letter.
Consider the matter carefully. and. If
you approve, call a meeting of the
most enterprising. broad-minded, pa
triotic citizens of your locality and
organize the business interests into
an uplifting. optimistic organization 10
overcome the sentimental notion that
the effect of the panic of last year is
going to be prolonged.
Nothing Wrong in Business.
Our deposits are on the increase.
How is it with you? There is nothing
fundamentally wrong with the bust
ness situation. The financial clouds
have rolled by. The crop prospects
that basis of all things for all of US
are exceptionally good. We believe
we can get back to normal conditions
quickly, if we will. We do not see
why we should wait for the closing
months of 1908, or for the spring of
1903. We have passed the low level.
The commercial sun is shining. This
is the business May day. The time
for this movement is ripe now. 1t was
not ripe before.
, 1908-05-06
ADMIRAL EVANS AND HIS POW
ERFUL ARRAY OF WAR YES
sells REACHES SAN FRAN
CISCO IN SAFETY.
Spent Night on Gently Rolling Bosom
of Pacific, Just Outside the Light
house, and Made Way to Anchor
9 at Noon-Thousands OF People
Line the Shore to Extend Hearty
Western Hospitality.

San Francisco, Cal, May 6.-Four
months and twenty days out from
Hampton Roads, the Atlantic feet OF
battleships and the second American
torpedo iotilla steamed today within
the Golden Gate and cast anchor in
the harbor of San Francisco, where a
welcome characteristic of western hos.
pitality waits them.
Spent Night at Lighthouse.
All last night the sixteen battleships
lay at anchor off the outer lighthouse.
gently rolling in the swell of the Pa.
cific, with the six accompanying black.
hulled destroyers.
Wireless Messages Received.
The glow of the city's lights at mid
night could be plainly seen on the
ships. Wireless dispatches sent from
the ships during the night told of the
u%neventful journey from Santa Cruz,
the last stopping place.
Time Nicely Fixed.
The movements of the feet have
been SO timed that the Connecticut
will pass the headlands Of the gateway
at Point Bonita on the south and
Point Lobos on the north at exactly
noo today.
Evans on the Bridge.
Admiral Evans, who left the fleet
during target practice at Magdalena
bay, resumed command in Monterey
bay yesterday and was on the bridge
, 1908-05-06

Henry May and G. N. Clark. The
eleven alternates We're H. M. Murphy
J. F. Johnson, John l. Blair, Richard
Eberhardt, H. Thissenius, M. Michel
sen, r. H. Lasher. Dave Rauner, John
Lehman, Louis Fitzgerald and Chris
Popp.
In the Second ward A. e. Miller
A. N. Hasenkamp, o. c. Wilson, C. L
Patched. L. A. Miller, A. E. Holiday
F. E. Anderson, P. G. Coolican, Willis
Jensen, d. N. Stickney, Terry Logan
John Baltic, jr., and Guy II. Dayton
were named, the First ward selecting
c. E. Blair, James Stirling. Emil Their
kildsen. Tom Lynott, Charles Hege.
valid, George Harris, ]. T. Holiday, R
H. McCaw, Arthur Kingsford and Ben
Patrick.
, 1908-05-06
Submarine Gable VS.. Wireless.

The Electric Review considers that
the transatlantic cables are in no i'm.
mediate danger from the competition
OF wireless telegraphy. One of the
pressing problems which wireless ex
perts must solve is the development OF
commercially practicable selectivity
Until a number of stations can work
side by side without affecting one an.
other the usefulness of the new sys.
tenn will be very limited. Until this
problem is solved, and equally good
transmission by day and night assured,
the wireless system will occupy a very
minor position.
, 1908-05-06
WESTERN MILITARY PLAY
HERE FRIDAY NIGHT.

Charles q. Blaney has been known
for years as a creative genius, but he
has finally done what everybody says
Is impossible; namely, to write a mel
odrama without a villain, or even a
bad man. But such is the case, how
ever, and the audience at the Opera
House May 8 will see our old favor
lies, Miss Cecil Fay appear as Lit
tie Major and Theodore Lorch as
Tom Hadley." the gambler, in "A
Child of the Regiment" written by
Mr.. Blaney, with all the environments
OF the western military fort, hut with
out the usual villain prominsilJ III the
lurid drama. Seats IN sale at
laramie Drug Store, prices 81, IS and
SO cents.
, 1908-05-06
FINEST INSTRUMENTS
PERHAPS IN STATE.

Schilling & Black. the civil engi-
neers in the Albany County National
bank building, have just received and
added to their equipment a Wye level,
one of the finest and most costly in
the west and perhaps the first of the
newes patterns approved by the gov
eminent The instrument is longer
than the ordinary level, with a much
longer bulb, making 1t possible to vary
not more than half an inch in ten
miles. The young men have the larg-
est and best collection Of instruments
in the state, they believe, and are
finding something to do all the time
to employ all of them.
, 1908-05-06
Welding Copper to steel.

claims TO have perfected a process of
welding copper to steel wire so as to
make a noncorrosive coating. Many
advantages, it is said, will result from
the use of this new wire. such as high
tensile strength and elasticity, com.
-.ned with smaller surface exposed TO
wind and sleet than would be the case
with iron wire of the sam conduc-
tivity. This wire is especial.y useful
over long spans, as pole intervals may
be much greater when 1t Is used.