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The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
DIED.

FISHER-Ol WedDesdly- July = as AZ h-r
residence. I7zs II street narlhvesr ELIZA A.
wife e TIE late Georse P. Fisher. IL The eighty
Funeral services AZ I7ss II street Il So s. Il
Friday IutsTEsnt a. Dover. DeL
FTTZHCGB-On WedHesizy July - Isos at lis
residence. Fairfax Cc1rr Hcuze. Va. HARRY
MEAD. husband Of the iaIe AIse Jazksan
Fj-zauzh.
Fznsrzl from his late rssi5ence Fri5sy az p. H.
iso1isTille Ky. papers Slszss s5Iy-l
GAACE-Oa Wadnesday. J'.ly 2. 1els AZ 5s5 p n
Mrs. ANN y GRACE. Suddenly. at hsF resi-
dsnce, "a street no-thesst
Funeral serrlce VII take p-2os a. 81 Ioseph
Churcs. c1Tuer Seo1ud and c streets Northeast.
SATURDAY. August l. at g H.
GARDNER-On Thursday u1rHius. July So Iss.
a. her residence. heasinstou. I'D. Mrs SARAH
ANNE GARDNER
Fs-neral serrices VIII be az the residence n Ken
sinEron. A. a. n. Saturday, August l. In
tc-usut at tileuw0od CeneIerJ. Washington y.
c. a. E10 , n New Orleans and s. Lcuis
papers pissse copy
HovE--ou Tuesday. Juiy .. lss. At rs O'Clock.
his residence. l235 Quincy street. Brooklan5.
.. C.. Dr. FRANKLIN THEODORE, q the
editorial siaf Of the EFsuing star. beloved EUs-
band q Maria Frances Ciri1ilh Howe. II the
SIXTY seventh year of his age
FuneraI 81 his rssidencs at 5 O'Clock Friday.
thence % the Shrine q the Sscred Heart. co-ner
q F5u-teenth street and Park R5w where serT-
ICES VII Be he'd Al ! o'c.ock- IEtemsut ar
Congrcssional Csmets-y- Boston. New To-k and
Baltimore papers please capyl
LANE-on Wednesday, July 2. lss. BENEDICT
N LANE
Funeral private Friday az 70 a. n. from Scot1's
undertaking parior. 500 Eishta street southeast
IutsTuasEt at CalETessicnal CelnetsTT- tPhiia-
dalullis papc-s please caQy.}
8lcEENNA-On WEDNESDAY. July p 1858 AZ = ,
u-- az Providence Hospital. kATHRINE BE-
loved wife @ Thomas Mchguul a native @
County kerry. Ireland. ans a daughter q Mary
ard the late Lawrence Curtin Eesidence "a
New jersey avenue northwest
Funeral Saturday morning from s. Aioysfus
Church. Solemn hirh mass VIII be said f0r her
po0I little soul. Friends aud relatives invited.
OBRIEN-9l Thursday. July 30 ls05 At . n
.; the residence of her daughter, Mrs Ellen
Sullivan. 81 o street northwest, JOHANNA
oBBIEN, ased eighty-siz years
Funeral az Boly Trizity Church AzE-st I. lslS
az - a. n. where requiem mass for the rzr1se
q her soul VIII be sid Relatives and friends
are invited 20 attend Pleas Czit Towers
wEBSTER-on WEDNESDAY. July - 1858 Mrs
AN>E c WEBSTER. Widow of the RsT. Cal
rary u Webster
FuneTal frcas her late residence 3sil SeTcuteentl
street ncrthEest. Friday morning 10-5l
O'clock Iurermsut AZ Rock Creek Cenete1y-
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HUSBANDS
TAR AN ANNOYER
Continued from Page One.

their social equal. in return for Ehica
he eudeavorod 70 ALLEVIATE Tie affections
OF Mrs.. MartEinzCn-
-AlU. MarIhnsOn has made a study or
hypuolsrn and be became convinced tnal
Bliss he'd ex.Iaordsuary hypnotic powers
over Mrs- Narthinson- Bliss frequently
boaSted that he had hypnotic powers.
Drove Visitor Away.
~On Tuesday evening OF this week,
Bliss came 10 the Marthinsen home with
Mrs. aIarthiuson, and sought an inter
view with Nr. Marthinson. The latter
met them az the door, and Nr. Martini
son was so iafuriated al the signt Of
Bliss in the company Of his wife that he
drove him from the place.
-On Wednesday, Mrs. Marthinson in
formed her husband that she had been
hypnotizad by Bliss. but that she was
free from his spell and did not want
anything further % do with him Later
IN the day, about O'Clock, Bliss called
up Mrs. Marthinson on The telephone and
sought 10 make an appointment with heE-
Mr.. MartEinson was present and induced
his wife 20 make an appointment over
the telephone, with Bliss, To call that
3Iar.hirsou home. and the appointment
was 50 made.
bliss called IN accordance with the ap-
poiutnlent was seen BY Messrs Marthin-
sen, Cole, and White in the act Of at
tempting 10 embrace Mrs. Marthinson,
was heard 10 ask her If there was any
one else in the house
Following admissions on his part, be
received a sound thrashing and a coat
Of tar
Mr.. White and 8Ir. Nar5hinsou have
been acquainted about thirty years, and
NJ. White was present as Mr.. Narthin-
sons friend and. n his request, as q
witness"
Bliss Tells Different Tale.
This version OF the tarrlng ease is dlf-
fsrent from the story told by Bliss Ao-
cording 20 Bliss. he went 20 pay visit
TO a young woman 10 whom he was en-
gaged- He said they guarded, and she
gave him back their engagement rims
She asked him 10 the basement door, j,
said, and there he was confronted by
three men. one OF them armed with a re
volver-
According 10 the story Of Bliss. he wa
given no time 10 say or do anything bu
was hustled into q rear room. where hi!
hands and feet were bound A larg'
kettle was smoking in one corner, and
[ from this the men took quantities Of tai
I and applied il freely 10 his person mrs
[ stripping him 10 his underclcthing-
After the tar has been applied, sax
3 Bliss. he was turned into the street. H'
/ started for the home Of his physician
and met two detectives To them he JOl,
z his story They took his name and com
T municated with their chief. with the Re
/ suit that Bliss was told 10 get warrant
for the arrest OF the men
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Fred Earle. nine years old, fell from
. 5--n7 car rear Iauond Station D. c. yesterday
morning. and sustained severe lacfrati6nS of hs rgat
ler Hs was taken 90 Frcedmca's Hospital. HIS
iuju-- Is not serious
Physicians at the Emergency Hospital
stated last night that Mrs Lena Kestcrson- Il SIS
Trenfy-afth street northwest. who was seriously
burned b. the explosion q g can q gasollne Wed
1c=fav after11oo1i probably win reeover- Tie cn-y
DANCER uow Is from iLfsctIou-
Physicians at Georgetown Hospital re
mort q Gnarssd imrroFcmsnt in the cGnditior q
Policeman J. E Byarly e the Seventh precinct.
who has been undsr tFeetEent for c0npiica-iou
q diseases. The pstrolman IS stu IN serious
co1dition. hut hops q recovery are entertained
BY the terms Of the viii of Mary V
Douglas. Who died jug q her daughter. Anna
Jeanette Douglas Is devised The property az I5l2
TSBty-niuth street northwest Other personal prop
erty is bequesshed 70 her children. August b WI
liam C.. and Walter Douglas. an9 ANA Jeanette
D9aslas.
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DEPARTS WITH CHILDREN.
George L. Wright, TnrecOnciIed
with Wife. Goes to Philadelphia.

Accompanied by his two children, whom
he had traced 70 this city and located in
the Washington Orphan Asylum, where
they had been placed by their mother
when she deserted her husband in Phila-
delphia. George L. Wright returned TO
his home in the Pennsylvania city last
night
as a chambermaid in downtown hotel
since she came TO Washington, still re-
mains in the city and no effort was made
by either husband or wife TO effect a re-
Cancellation
MIS-. Wright denies that she has done
wrong. and said that she was forced 70
leave home on account OF III treatment
Of her by her husband
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
MEN IN CONGRESS
SCORED BY LABOR
Federation Committee Has
Something to Say.
HOT SHOT FOR LITTLEFIELD
Representative jenkins Also Il Ae-
cused of Using Unfair Methods TO
Defeat Anti-injuncfioR LeGfsIa-
tion-Aecused of ResOrting 90 SOph-
istry and sFuIsome FIattery."

Members Of the sixtieth Congress in
general and ReTEesontative Littleheld. OF
aiaine, ia particular, are iayed with
ruthless hand by the legislative commit
lee OF the American Federation of Labor.
whose report was made public by Presi-
dent Gompers yesterday. In reporting on
the lobbying done 20 secure the passage
Of the anti-injunetion bill. the committee
accuse Representative Jenkins Of placing
IL in the House morgue and aver that
Representative Llttleheld oPenly declared
he carried the important measure in his
pocket.
The committee. whose report is printed
in the August Federationist. explains
what was done 10 secure legislation on
the Wilson amendment 20 the sherman
antitrust law. the bill extending the
operation OF the eIght-hour law 10 con-
tractors and a clearly defined general en-
ployers' liability law.
Place the Responsibility.
In closing the report the eight members
say.
Those responsible for the failure OF
legislation by Congress 70 afford sub
stantlal relief TO the toiiers will exercise
all OF their genius and sophistry in the
coming campaign 20 point with pride 10
/ The employers liability law they passed
7 10 protect employees engaged in the trans
( portation Of interstate commercially rail-
road onIy-but they VIII not make any
( explanation why they did not extend the
I provisions OF this act 10 cover all en-
I ployes- engaged IN interstate commerce,
I including those on the rivers. lakes
! canals. and harb0rs. thus leaving the act
/ open again in a vulnerable way to be de-
clared unconstitutional as class legisla-
! ton
UsinE Tp the Language.
! They viii exhaust the English Ian
/ guage in appropriatirg fuIsome hat1ery
/ for the party because u tardiIy passed a
] child labor law for The District Of Co
[ Iumbia. where little OF no Industry pre-
walls, but they VIII be as silent as the
/ tounb u asked how that poor little Law
I can be enforced because OF the failure
/ 10 appropriate any money for child labor
/ Inspectors
They viii strain every effort to beguiie
! the people because Congress begrudgingly
/ passed g makeshlfJ Of a law giving gov
/ eminent employees engaged IN hazardous
occupations some semblance OF relief II
case OF injury OF death. This act was
fairly wrgng from the SixteJh Congress
! in the closing hours Of tie session II
Z order thai some labor campaign thUn-
der might be manufactured
says Personal Rights Were Ignored
Questions OF personal rights. human
liberty. and economic righteousness wer,
\ ignored by The dominant party in IN,
session OF Congress just closed. The tins
has arrived when the toilers OF our coun
Try should rise 10 the OCCASION 10 NEE
the u0Uenr0us conditions which con
fronts not only them. but all our people
and exercise thelr full rights as workers
as men, and as citizens OF our common
country
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31

President Roosevelt IS making deter
mined effort 10 suppress the Mexican IN
suTTecuoHists who are taking refuge in
Texas and making occasional raids into
Mexico.
He has recently written 10 the Depart
ment Of Justice and 70 other departments
urging vigilance in the guarding OF the
Rio Grande border He has also sug-
gested the advisablity OF appointing spe-
ciAI counsel 10 investigate the claims Of
immunity from prosecution made By
some Of the Mexican suspects in the
United States who assert that as political
offenders they are not subject 70 eStTadl-
ton They might be punished for violating
the neutrality avs OF the United States
( is a contention urged by the state De-
partment hacked up by the President.
but the Department OF Justice is disposed
10 act slowly in the matter OF proceeding
against them on such grounds
The Mexican government IS making
representations TO the state Department
almost daily on the subject. Ambassador
( CreeI has been al the state Department
/ three days m succession 70 talk with Sec
retary Bacon on the subject OF better
] regulations on the American side TO pre-
| vent the ineursiou into Mexico Of rebel
{ Iious bands
Too Late 10 stop Invaders.
I Il was learned that the Mexican author
I ities were advised several days ago ot the
I threatened invasion Of Mexican soil by
( the band Of revolut!0n!sts that was dis
/ covered and fred upon by Mexican troops
+ al Comstock. near Del Rio. Tuesday,
I which resulted IN the killing Of a number
on each side and the wounding OF others.
The revoIuJionists escaped across the Rio
1 Grande into Texas. as usual II the in
/ formation had been transmitted 20 the
state Department tvo days earlier. the
hostile movement might have been inter
cepted before il got away from American
Z soil But Ambassador CreeI laid the
advices before Acting Secretary Bacon
only yesterday morning
The state Department authorities Zee
a measure Of humiliation because they
seem powe-less 10 put stop 70 the in
vasion OF Mexico By the bands. while the
Mexican authorities keep constantly re-
uindinC the state Department of the con
Giriors and its duty in the premises
May Increase Army Posts.
Il is not unlikely mat the War De
lpartment viii be directed TO increase th'
number Of garrisons along the Mexican
border. The Mexican government ha
created eleven new posts since the las
outbreak
The next Congress may be asked q
place a little clearer Interpretation 0l
the wording OF the treaty Of extTadi
ton with Mexico 70 the end that politica
/ oEenses may be a little more clearly de
, fined. The trouble Is believed 70 be brewe,
on American soil The little band o
Mexican revoiuuonists who were appre
hended in Los Angeles about a year ag
While publishing and distributing infiam
{ nsatory newspapers and documents an
ara now under indictment and awaitin
/ trial are believed 10 be at the bottom o
all the trouble. That there IS a regUla
proraganda well supplied with mono
: operating on American soil agains- Mex
10 Is well known 20 the American au
tlorities-
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31

men were almost as good as coast artil-
lery men Of long tTaiu-ngi that they load
ed trlp1ed. and aimed the guns with re-
markab.e rapldity fer so short training,
and that they were. in addition, accurate
TOO much can not be said IN praise Of
Lieut. Franc LecoCq. OF the FOTJy-sev-
enth Company. regular Coast Artillery
Shortly before The eucanpment CapL
BaueRtne, the commanding officer at
Fort Hunt went away On leave. and
Lieut. Lecccq was commanding officer.
post sd5uta1t- engineer. quarte-master.
and practically everything else. He had
to DO all the w0-k OF preparation. in ad-
dition 70 his regular duties. He worked
nearly rwenty-four hours q day. and the
result IS one OF the finest camps ever
laid out. Everything at Fort Hunt IS
perfectly arranged and laid out. and his
hOnors for the success Cf the camp are
second only TO Col Coins. who. as AZ
riuery district commander. OF course had
general supervision and direction
Many fo-aging parties have been out
from the camps OF both sides Of the
river. and they are usually successful.
All sorts Of extras in the mess appeal 10
the men and many Of the uesses have
had chicken, cantalOupes, and other such
delicacies. A watermelon boat landed al
the wharf to-day with melons or ice.
The sale was quicker than a boatload
could be disposed Of at the commission
vharves in Washington
Lieut. Duke. detailed 10 Fort Wash
ington as one Of the instructors. has in
captivity fn his storm cellar" an ''artil-
lery bug. Il was captured by him while
on patrol duty with some OF the militia
men to-day As few OF the officers were
familiar with the artillery bug. they took
a look, only 10 find a terrapin.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
MR.. HAYWARD HOEORED.
Daughters Of Veterans Celebrate His
73d birthday Anniversary.

Daughters of Veterans Celebrate His
73d birthday Anniversary.
Members OF Tent No 1. Daughters Of
Veterans. gave an entertainment last
night at the home Of John A Hayward
ln9 Q street northwest. in honor Of the
seventy-third anniversary Of the birth OF
Mr. Hayward. an honorary member OF
that organization
Prior TO the exercises Of the evening a
business meeting was held, at which time
a gold button. an insignia OF the na-
tional society Of the Daughters Of Veter-
ans. vas presented TO Miss Rose n Sef-
ton for her splendid work IL securing
new members.
The exercises opened with few re-
marks by the president Of the Daughters,
Miss Anna II Roberts Miss Roberts
spoke OF the long and honOred career Of
the man in whose honor the meeting was
held She spoke of the splendid war rec
ord OF Mr.. Hayward.
Mr. Hayward followed Miss Roberts.
with the reading Of patriotic poem,
after which he presented the society
with large silk American flag
Following the presentation of the flag.
Col E. 3. Thompson gave a patriotic
recitation This was followed with in
strumeatal music by Miss Clendan-
iels Mrs Isabella WOrreU Ball gave
a recitation. after which Capt. Charles
Sidmoads and Capt. Parker Trent, Of the
Sons OF Veterans. made remarks.
The exercises were closed with vocal
and instrumental music by Miss Anna
Allen and Mrs. Emma Geschewsky.
The officers Of the Daughters OF Vet
erans are President Miss Anna Rob
erts. senior vice president. Mrs. NJ K.
Crenshaw; Junior vice president. Hiss j.
Genevieye Spencer, chaplain. Miss Elmira
Foley; secretary, Mss Emma F Hay
ward. and treasurer, Miss Jennie Ham
ilton
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
NOTES OF THE ENCAMPMENT.

Capt. c. z. y. Howard. paymaster, has
delivered an ultimatum 10 the various
national guard companies 10 the effect
that unless the muster rolls are in by
next Thursday, the organizations whose
rolls are not in will not be paid As
answer some OF them have already been
turned IN Capt Howard is paymaster
in the Department Of the East. and was
detailed here fO- the maneuveTs.
Elaborate preparations are being made
for adjutant's night, Saturday
Yesterday the band was togged out in
white duck fer the daily concert tt
looked like the Marine Band, and the
uninitiated could net tell the difference.
Col Coffin's house. and The concert is
given after dark
W. D. Miller. brother Of Lieut. Miller.
who was in Washington from Baltimore.
was a visitor at Fort Washington to-day.
Lieut. Miller is the proud possessor OF
his first commission as an officer It IS
the first commission made out for the
District National Guard with the sigma
ture Of Secretary Of War Wright on it.
OF course. It also contains the Presi-
dents signature
What under different conditions might
have been a serious accident occurred al
Fort Hunt last night. The men were load
ing a dummy shell in one Of the 10-inch
guns when it accidentally fell with dun
thud. It weighed nearly 40 pounds
,r,S S.o,bo- r-boga ,o-,-,s-5 ss AZ
Battery Meigs. has been highly compli-
mented by Mai Davis. who gave a lee
ture to-day MAJ Davis said that TIE
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
PLAZA CONTRACT AWARDED.
Parking OF Union Station TO Be Com
pIeted for Inauguration.

IN the hope that the work viii be near
II completed by the time Of Inauguration
In March, the Commissioners yesterday
awarded the contract for beautifying
the plaza in front Of the new Union sta
ton 10 D. H Durha1 * Co. Of Chicago.
For this purpose Congress appropriated
the sum OF Sl80.000. and $4,000 more viii
be expended by the Washington Terminal
Company. II is doubtful whether the
work viii progress as rapidly as hoped.
on account OF the fact OF the tsrdiness of
Congress in providing street car lines 10
the station.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
TAFT PLAYING GOLF
Suspicion Is That Senator
Bourne Defeated Him.
PLANS TO MAKE 4 SPEECH
VIII Address Between Eight ana
Ten Thousand yirEinians During
He Ever said a Dollar a Day Was
Plenty for n Days Work.

Hot Springs. Va. July S0.-8Ir. Taft
found Senator Jonathan Bourne, Of Ore
gOn, golf clubs n hand, waiting fo- him
to-day upon the arrival Of the 10-20 o'clock
train. and out On the links they went as
soon as the candidate cegId pull Of his
coat and fn5 his golf bag.
Senator Bourne had been here all the
time Nj TafL was away. working Up his
form. They went the entire eighteen
holes. but declined 10 give the score
when they came in: that Is. the Senator
declined. and 1Ir Taft said he had not
realized now badly his efforts Of the last
few days had affected him until he got
out on the links. Something is going TO
happen. however. 10 Senator Bourne and
all other Republican golf-playing states
ms1. If 1Ir. Tax only gets down 10 bEsi-
ness. as he expects. tomorrow. With his
speech Of acceptance Of his mind, he is
going 10 do some real golf
His August stay al Hot Springs is to
he broken into by good many visitors,
though The Virginia Bar Association
meets here on August 8. and Mr. Taft IS
going 10 address them He has accepted
an invitation 70 attend The Greenbrier
C0unJy Horse Show al White sulphur
Springs W Va. on August or s but
with the understanding that he viii not
De obliged 20 make q speech
viii Receive VirginianH
About the middle OF the month he is
going 20 receive a delegation OF Virgin
ians. representing the entire state. al Hot
Springs Il IS expected that between S.C05
and 10000 persons viii be here on that oc-
casion. Mr.. Tafts speech 20 them viii
be for the benefit OF the South
One OF the first conferences the candi-
date viii have VIII be with Chairman
Hitchcock, Arthur I Vorys, and Secre-
tary Elmer Dover. Of the national COM
mittce. Leaders viii be dropping in
nearly every day 10 report On the condi-
I tions in their bailiwicSs-
Fred Carpenter. AIr. Tafts secretary,
issued this statement soon after the can
didats arrived here
/ Friends Of Mr. Taft who returned
from Cincinnati found a story circulated
( in that ueighborhood that Mr. Taft had
I in some speech or at some time declared
! that a dollar a day or a dollar and a
Z quarter a day was enough for any work
{ man. The statement IS utterly false AIr
/ Taft never made such a statement o.
anything like it, This is made upon the
[ authority of Mr. Taft himself
/ Gen COrbin and Mrs COrbin returned
I from Cincinnati with Mr. and Mrs Taft
and they uill be here for several days
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
COMMITTEE MEETS.
Plans for Noyes Memorial Discussed
at District DuiIdinE.

a meeting Of the executive committee
O: the Crosby S. Noyes Memorial Asso-
citation for the purpose Of considering
IS TO what form the memorial shall
take. was held yesterday afternoon in the
Office OF Commissioner 8IacfaraGd, in
the District Building.
The Commissioner. who IS the chair
man OF the committee, presided Several
suggestions for the memorial have been
presented TO the committee. and these
were critically discussed Although no
decision has yet been reached, the most
favorable plan yet suggested for the dis
position Of the $3.50 which has been sub
scribed for the purpose is that for a
handsome bronze bust Of Ar. Moves, TO
be placed somewhere in the District
Building
These present AZ the meeting beside
the chairman were Robert y Harper.
Scott c. Bone, Edgar .. Shaw. and Cuno
H Rudolph. The committee VIII meet
again to-day and as often as possible IN
I'll a decision has been reached.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
Child Uniniured by High FAN.

Regina Levezzo. TWO years old. fell
from the thlrd-s1ory window OF her
home. I735 Fourteenth street northwest
shortly before z O'Clock last night. land
ing on the cement sidewalk She was
taken 90 the Childreu's Hospital where
physicians stated that she was 'uninjured
and probably would suffer no III effects
from her fall.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
TAFT IN SOLID SOUTH.
oliver says He'll Garry Georgia,
North Carolina, and Tennessee.

W J. Oliver. Of Knoxville, Tenn. de-
cIared here yesterday that Taft viii break
the Solid South.
IF I am not greatly in error" he de-
clared. Georgia. North Carolina. and
Tennessee viii be in the Taft column
The South IS tired Of Bryan. It wants
a man who has done things instead OF q
dreamer in the White House"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
Mrs. johanna O'Brien Dead.

Mrs. johanna O'Brien eighty-six years
old died at the residence OF her daughter
Mrs. Ellen Sullivan, 1922 o street north
west, yesterday afternoon Mrs O'Brien
had been III for several weeks, and her
death was not unexpected Funeral serv-
ices viii be held at the Holy Trinity
Church Requiem mass viii be cele-
hrated IHternsnt viii be In Mount Oil
vet Cemetery.