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The Washington times., 1908-01-01
American Girl
Gives Hand To
German Count

CHICAGO. Jan. Another American
girl, Miss Magorlte Allen, daughter OF
a millionaire Moline manufacturer. has
bestowed her heart and hand on an Eu-
ropean uobleman-COunt ElbeIhardt van
Moltke, a graGnnephew of the cele-
brated German field notwithstanding
10 a cable today. Miss Allen met the
Goa Mt, who occupies a high official po-
si'1on with the Hamburg-American line,
in Hamburg last June,
They were fellow passengers on a
liner, and fell in love at fr> sight. The
engagement followed before they quIE
the ship. Miss Allen and aer parents
subsequently visited the count in Ham
burg, and satisfied themselves that he
was in every respect a desirable suitor.
He Is tWenty-eight years old. and says
he is proud OF the fact that he "hustles''
for a living. He has no respect for men
who are ashamed TO work.
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BURGLAR KILLED
BY STOREKEEPER
NEW YEAR MORN
Men Break Into Store
Where Merchant and
His Brother Were
Asleep.

NEW YORK, Jan. lone OF two bur
glars was shot and Instantly killed at
an early hour today by David Jatee.
proprietor Of a bird store. Of Mesorot
street. williamsburg
Jr. Jafee and mis- f0urtcen-year-OId
bro her, Benjamin, sleep in a room IN
the rear Of the store. Shortly after the
noiBes ushering in the New Year had
suiJsided, Jafee heard a peculiar sound
at the door. He shouted Who's there?''
bus IN response the rasping noise was
redoubled and presently the door yield
ed to a couple OF kicks.
Jlfee and his brother shouted police,
but n voice at the threshold exclaimed:
1t won't do you any good to yell; bet
ter shut upT'
Jafee thereupon fired shot from a
.S2-callber revolver IN the direction of
the door. This was followed by d pierc-
Ing scream. Mr.. Jafeo fred a second
shot, after which there vas silence,
succeeded by the sound of somebody
running away.
Striking a match Mr.. Jafee saw the
body of a man lying across the door.
Policeman Dehler saw a man run
ming. ordered him to stop, but the fugi-
tive only ran the faster, and tho police
man fired several shots after him. This
brought the fellow TO a stop two blocks
from Jafee's store.
The prisoner, who said he was Thomas
Byrnes, Of 143 Leonard street, said he
didn't know the dead man. He said
they had met for The first time In front
Of Jafee's door. The dead man was
about thirty years old.
Jafec was arrested charged with HON
lcide. but paroled IN his own custody
by Magistrate OReilly.
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Feared That Attorney
May Have Lost His
Life in Burning
Office.
Four Persons Injured by
Falling Walls and Many
Endangered in Pitts
burg.

PITTSBURG, Jan. lone man may
be dead, four are injured. and damage
10 the extent OF 500, 600, is the present
result OF the first FIRE Of the year I'm
Pittsburg. At $50 o'clock this morn
ing, fire was discovered on the sixth
floor OF the Law building. Sixth avenue
and Grant street, in the downtown
section OF the city. Already the flames
have almost destroyed the structure.
but the flremen believe they have tha
fire under control.
Several persons who have sleeping
quar- 5eTs in the structure were aroused
and hurried from the building When
the lire department arrived the flames
had gained such headWay that # was
feared that a large section OF that part
Of the city would go.
II was ten minutes before the rremea
could get water, owing TO some Of tho
plugs being frozen. When water was
fi4ally put on the blaze the entire six
story structure was in fiaues. Failing
walls ana electric wires menaced the
lives Of more than LOO persons.
Miss Mabel Carter, who declares that
her father, an attorney. remained In
the building during the night, was at
tempting to locate him. and fears that
he may have perished. The authorities
have been unable 70 locate him.
Several hremen were injured by fall
ing wires and bricks. The front wul
feu IN Sixth avenue at S;25 O'Clock. mar
rOwly missing a number OF llremen.
The building is owned by Henry c.
Fricl1. the coke man and fnaheler. and
IS part Of sI property which. slis re-
ported. he intended 20 convert into one
Of the largest office buildings in the
world
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Boy of Six Carried Out,
They Ascend TO Third
Story for infant.

Blinded by smoke and flames, yet
thinking only Of child whose life was
imperiled. Miss Louire Pooley and Miss
Minerva Carr last night rescued from
what seemed almost ,si tain death, lit
tie Roland Binkert the two-year-old
son Of DR.. Damon A. Binkert, Of as
Eleventh street northwest.
Fighting their way through the blind
ing smoke. after Miss Pooley had made
several unsuccessful efforts to reach
the child, the women ascended to the
third story Wrapping a coat around
the boy. Miss Carr bore him safely 10
the street.
The flames were discovered about 7.50
o'clock by Miss Pooley. who, with Da-
mon, the six-year-oId son Of Dr. Blink
ert. was on the second floor. AttraCt-
ed by the odor Of smoke she opened the
door and looking over the banisJeTs
saw the Jennings art store, which oc-
cupIed the lower floor, in flames
SEEKING Damon IN her arms she made
her way to the street. and turned 70
ascend the stairs. thinking of the baby
who was on the third floor. She was
driven back several times by the smoke
and ran again into the street to find
Miss Carr, who lives at IA Eleventh
street. Entering tn burning building
together the tive women fought their
way TO the tOp story. where little Ro-
land was discovered unharmed- IL
frightened.
Miss Carr modesty declines to accept
any credit for the deed. 1t is only
wha, any one else would have done, d"
said sho today.
when I ran into the street after dis
covering that the neighbOring building
was on fire, 7 found Miss Pooley, who
told me that little Roland was still in
the house. There was but one thing
to do. Of course. Guided by her we
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William b. johnson. a bridegroom of
ChErlottesville. Va. is ''in bad just as
the New Year starts.
I! he is married. he Is under arrest. he
1s wanted in Charlottesville on a charge
lof theft, and his brides father is on
The warpath against him.
Z William B. Johnson is nineteen years
bld. For one so young, he has made
d great record since the sun rose Mon
day morning. He has conducted him
self as a man with one object IN view.
matrimony, and he has gotten away
with, it In spite OF the police. cheerless
marriage license clerks. dire acCusa-
tiOns from Charlottesville, and the
wrath Of the girls father.
Bride Pretty and fearful.
The( girl, by the way. was Miss Sadie
B. ,Hdurnden, Of Charlottesville. accord
ing, to advices received here from that
towns police department. She is also
pretty and attractive, in spite OF her
tears
E3dly Monday morning Johnson and
Mlss Huruden boarded q train and start
pa TO this city. When he left Charlottes-
willie warrant was out for his arrest
'on charge Of taking between $50 and
500 from a news stand. The young
couple arrived here at 1-3O o'clock in the
Afternoon and went 10 the City Hall for
a.. marriage license. There they found
thVt the girls father had telepraghed
ahead Of them, and the license was re-
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CROWDS
SH4KE HAND
OFPRESZDENT
Nations Chief Stands for Hours, Receiving and
Giving Greetings of Happy and
Prosperous New Year.
Diplomats in Full Regaia, and American Officials
and Families Mingle at White House Re-
ception Offering Cheer to Nation.

President and Roosevelt
OF all
Kings potenta pain people
the States.
buge
Marine Band raised their golden horns
opened receptions.
As tie onorous notes died in echoes along
ridor the President with Mrs upon appeared
story Of the In front of the First Lady Of
the Land gterng with eanng
bards marched the eight military President
PRESIDENT AND CABINET. Eszs
Closely following the President
President and Mrs Fairbanks and the nine
amil
The starspanged Banner played
the entrance queened the feet Of the President
family they
and took their until
long past o'clock the President shook continuously
throng of minnie
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WOUNDS FOLLOW CELEBRATION.

Charles Matthews, cOiored, OF 23ls NJ
street northwest, Is a prisoner at the
Emergency Hospital, where he IS suffer
ing from a pistol wound in the right
arm inflicted BY Policeman Gray, Of the
First precinct. He will be tried on a
charge OF assault with a dangerous
weapon as soon as he is able to appear
in court.
Matthews is said TO have ushered the
New Year IN with revolver shots at mid
night, and Policeman Gray attempted
to arrest him for discharging firearms.
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)Weds His Lady Fair,
But Fate Laughs NoCv;;
{ William Is In Prison
Youth of Nineteen EIopes From Charlottesville,
us Married at Rockville, and Now Faces Lar
ceny Charge and Father-in-Law.

fused. Then they went TO Rockville, Sc
cured a license and were married BY
the Rev. 7. II. Cammel.
At the time that the marriage cere-
naony was celebrated-8 o'clock In the
afternoon-the Washington police re-
CelVed q telegram from .he CharlOttes-
Vile authorities asking that q lookout
be maintained for the couple. Detect
ives Vermillion and Barbee were put on
the case.
In the meantime, the bride and the
bridegroom had returned 10 this city
and gone TO 14l4 Q street northwest. All
this had been pulled of by William b.
Johnson in less than twelve hours.
Fate 0vsrtakes William B.
Yesterday morning things began 10
happen 10 William B. Johnson. who
had taken the reins OF fate into his own
hand and driven such q hot pace. ia
was located by the detectives. More
over, he was taken into the firm grasp
Of the law and carried to the First pre-
cinct station. where he spent the night.
This morning at Police Headquarters,
he denied any knowledge Of the disap-
pearance Of the $50 from the newsstand.
He Is now IN custody. awaiting the
coming Of the Charlottesville authorities
10 take him back 10 the Virginia town
The bride is still at the house at 1914
Q street northwest. Her father is ex-
pected to arrive iH~the near future and
take her back to Charlottesville.
Thus, for the present at any rate.
William 3. Johnson is in bad" He
doesn't know where he will get OF His
bride also feels SAD.
Thus, also, It Is demonstrated that
Virginia Is an impulsive State.
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Dies Of Heart Disease
While Saving His Horses;
Fire Loss Is S150,0OO

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. I-One death
and a property loss OF $4,000 is the net
result Of "a fire today in the building
occupied by Kerr, Saylor & Co, carpet
manufacturers, and the Pennsylvania
Gas Fixture Company. The building
was destroyed
J. c. Hoakland, proprietor Of a livery
stable adjoining the building. died of
heart disease while trying TO get his
horses to a place Of safety.
The Washington times., 1908-01-01
THE WEATHER REPORT

The weather is generally cloudy tb{.
1soIhllB rom LeXaS northeast1 ward
lower lake region, and New EngIand
but there was no precipitation edceni
light local SHOWS in New York and kysw
England, and light local rains I'M fhe
loWer ono Vailey ana the west gull
Slates- fdlhS continued IN the P3 3ci6C
States, but elsewhere in the WestI The
weather was fair
Steamers departing today for Euroloesr
ports viii have light 10 fresh wesA Aerly
winds with partly cloudy EaathsI II
the Grand Banks
The Washington times., 1908-01-01
Boy Killed, Four Badly Hurt,
In Early Fire in Flathouse

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Fire early
today gutted a crowded fat building in
FiIbert street, louis Sigon, fourier
years OH was killed. Four other pes-
sons we're probably fatally injured IN
jumping from windows
The Washington times., 1908-01-01
HOPE TEACHERS
! IN SCHOOLS WILL
! NOT QUIT PLACE
Official Thinks Outcome
NQf Congressional Ses-
sion Should be
! Awaited.

Reffitzl ling the Injurious effects that
may cofne TO the public schools Of the
DISTRICT from the demoralized feeling
among N5he teachers as a result Of the
cisquiet in the schools. friends Of the
system said today they hoped that all
the teachers would try to await the
outcome pr the present session OF Con-
gress bef5re they formed any decision
about leaving their positions
some NAVE already expressed such q
decision 10, members Of the Board Of
Educ itiOn- } Others are asking daily
the advice 4pf the board members as TO
whether they had better make arrange
menis Tor Seeking other employment.
THINKS Teachers Safe.
''Whfe thisi discouragem and fear
are things 10, be expected among the
teachers in Hiew OF the condition Of
affairs, said a school official today,
they should iremember that nothing
will be done 10 'harm them. The school
law Is essentially all right. The unrest
IN the schools az present IS due mostly
10 the Chancello'F affair. But for that,
the condition OF affairs would be calm
and peaceful, I think.
= know Of caseF where teachers have
elthEr sought employment in other cities
or nave sought Representatives and
senators IN the endeavOr to secure
places IN the C4ovdrnmeut service
II congress makes alterations in the
law. and If investigators and tall, OF
upuedNais conLhu'f. u IS hard to tell
Were lJls GeH,gl df 'ZlnE feeling among
the teachers will stGu. II is ore Of tha
most deplOrable things fuarInabIe f,r
Ihe public school system
7 strongly hops, however t,iat this
uneaSlness ana aaElirtv will giIs,si6a as
seen as il is seen t!JaL CONGRESS viii nor
interfere with the Utcgent law I'm anv
radical manner. The. present iavv has
been admirably adu3, 3,istered bv the
Board Of Education. Me teachers fear
does, not come from dl5trust OF lie law
o. the bOId. but FROM unc2rtaiDtv a
10 what may happeq III there are. 70 he
further upheavais and rAforn.s.''
Hughes Answers Chancellor.
In answer to the letter Nm which VAS
revoked" certain authoriRv DELEGATED
TO him by the superintendent s7f schools
Assistant Superintendent Of ..soboo1s
Hughes yesterday addressed the follow,
Ing brief communication TO Or. Chan3
CellUr:
December 81. 1877.
''Dr. William E Chancellor. Supcrin-
tendent of Schools.
Dear Sir: i have the honor to ac-I
knowledge the receipt this day OF thel
Q following communications: (Here Dr3
ChanceHor's letter IS quoted in full) =
am, very respectfully.
''P. N. HUGHEs.J
'As I have not signed any paufars
which should have been signed by Ifhe
superintendent nor exceeded my ieu-
thority in any way, Dr. Characteristic let
ter VIII not change the situation inI the
least said MT Hughes.
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CHILDREN BURNED
WHILE SLEEPING

ST. LOUIS, Jan. I-Tbe explosion OF
an oil lamp curing the night at the
home Of Elmer Duwinslu, near Collins
vile, IL, cast the burning oil over q
bed in which Mrs. Duwinskd and three
children we're sleeping, burning the chill
dren to death and seriously inturing the
mother.
The dead children were: Emma. eight
cen DAYS: Charles, four years, and
Maud, eight years old.
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VICE PRESIDENT AND CABTNFT. -.
Callers Greet the President.

Col Charles s. BromweU. the Presl-
dents social aide, stood beside the west
door OF the room and received from each
official caller his name and title. lie
then repeated the name IN a loud tone.
the President smiled. extended his hand
and gave the caller the New Year grin.
Mrs Roosevelt, who was stationed ar
the Presidents right carried q hand
some bouquet Of flowers in her rlsh-
hdnd, wise precaution to save her zo-
ing through the Misunderstanding that her
heroic husband was enjoyiug-or suffer
ing. AS each visitor vas presented she
smiled pleasantly and dropped a little
bow. Once in q while. after the official
list had been received and the every
day citizens were being rushed through.
enthusiastic men and women in Iine
would put out their hands and mako a
grab for Mrs. RoosevelCs. At these
evidences OF good viii Mrs. Roosevelt
smiled all the more graciousIy and
bowed again
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MAN SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.

Harry Liverpool, colored, was removed
to the Emergency HospitsI last night TO
have cuts about his back. hands, and
arms treated. It is said. by physicians
at the institution that his condition is
serious. Police of the Fourth precinct
are looking for his asssdiant who made
his escape after the melee which oc-
Cured at Second and x streets south
west.
The Washington times., 1908-01-01
WASHINGTON MAN
INJURED IN WRECK
IN PENNSYL YANIA

SUNBURY. Pa. Jan Fifteen pas
sengers were iHjLved. some OF them seri-
oUsly. when the Pennsylvania Express,
which left Buffalo last night and was
due o. Philadelphia at 7.33 this morn
ing, was wrecked at Montandon, ten
miles west of here.
Among the injured are:
D. r. Raiman, New York. back
sprained
Mrs. a. NJ. Pollock, Camden, y. J..
hand and hip bruised.
Mrs. w. T. Coleman, Philadelphia, leg
Mrs F. c Nelson. Philadelphia, leg
bruised.
George Benedict, Lebanon. Pa, leg
bruised.
". W. Newman. fireman. Lyken. Pa.
hand and shoulder bruised and arm
burned.
G. Gamble. engineer, Harrisburg. hand
and face cut and arm burned.
j. A. LeTch. Berwick. Pa. side bruised
and arm sprained.
K " Burroughs, washington, D. c.,
legs hurt.
o. stephens. Emporium. Pa. leg
bruised.
Mrs Reno Maruerer, Berlin, Pa, arm
sprained.
NIr Burroughs is thirty-two years old
and is employed in the law division OF
the Pension Office. lie left the city
Christmas Eve TO visit his parents in
New York, and was expected to return
today. His wife is III and it is feared
the shock OF the news OF the accident
might result seriously TO her. She has
been kept in ignorance. therefore, of the
accident. No word had been received
at his home, at EOS r street northwest.
until the information was given by a
Times representative.
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]. 4. Small & Sons, Florists.
Washington and Kew York.-Adv.
The Washington times., 1908-01-01
Printing as You Want It

When you want It. Globe Printing Co,
18th and Z SIS, nw.-Adv.
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Ladies Of Cabinet.

The Cabinet ladies' stood at the right
Of Mrs Roosevelt and greeted the Wis
ltoTs with smiles and bows as they
passed on TO the Green Parlor and the
East Room.
Soon after the members of the DjnIo-
matte Corps. the judiciary, the mem
bers Of Congress, and the army ana
navy had paid their respects. Mrs
Roosevelt and the Cabinet women ad-
Journed 10 the upper part of the house.
where light refreshments were served
Nearly all the members Of the Cabinet
circle were obliged TO hasten 10 their
homes to receive their own guests for
1t is as much a part OF their duties 10
keep open house" on New Year day
as II Is for the President
But there was one man who neither
wished to go nor could go. That was
the President, with a smile just as cor
dial. with a grip just as warm. with a
word OF welcome just as friendly as
when he began the ordeal he stood
there az the threshold OF the Blue Room
door, Ike modern HOratius at the
bridge and met all Comers.
II they were willing 10 stand outsfda
Tor hours waiting TO get chance a.
me, said the President. ''ths least I
can do is to wait here until they come. -
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Diplomats in Regalia.

Although the President is, OF course
at home" on New Year Day 10 all the
people, the annual reception IS perhaps
made especially noticeable because Of
the appearance OF ;ha diplomats IN full
regaIia- They are the representatives
OF their sovereigns and when they call
at the White House on the first of the
year, they come bearing the per
sonaI compliments and best wishes
of emperors and kings As IL
special courtesy they are invited TO
enter the White House grounds ahead OF
the receiving hour, ana through tha
southern gates. AS upon last New Yea
Day. the ambassador from Italy, Baron
Edmondo Mayor Des Planches, was
the first to be received, as dean OF the
corps. He was accompanied by the
baroness and by the members Of his
suite.
Closely following the Italian ambas-
sador came Baron Hengelmueller Won
Hengervar, the ambassador from Aus
tria-Hungary; J. J. Jusserand. the
French ambassador; Freiherr SpeCk. Won
Sternburg. the German ambassador:
Joaquin NabUco, the ambassador from
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Line Extends to Street.

And stil they came. The line Of citi-
zens which followed .ae official list ex-
tended Tar down the street, from the
west gate of the White House, beyond
the War. State anG Navy building TO
the COrcOran Art Gallery. As fast as
the individuals move up others came
rom somewhere to take their places.
and for a long time the far end of the
line seemed to remain stationary. ere
were citizens from every walk in life
and from every corner of the world.
and the costumes they wore represented
generations of STYLES.
Silk hats were much IN evidence. 50
were Prince Albert coats. and now and
then q glistening eXpanse Of shirt front
and Claw-hammer coat proved that the
wearer deemed the occasion worthy Of
all the Tugs" he could display.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-07
TIMBER 70 LAST % YEARS.
National Conservative Commission
Shows Decrease in Wood.

National Conservative Commissions
Shows Decrease in Wood.
Washington, Oct. 1.-The national
conservative commission has caused
the first comprehensive attempt at a
census of the standing timber in the
United States ever undertaken. The
commission needs the Information to
help complete it's inventory OF the
country's natural resources, which it
will include in it's report to the presi-
dent, and since that report is to be sub
mitted on the first of next year, it
needs the information at once. In con-
sequence, the work on the census has
been started with rush and Is now
well under way.
Estimates as to the amount OF stand
ing timber in the United States range
all the way from S22, s62,000,000 to
9 900 000, 900 900 board feet, a difference
of more than 1,OOo.0O0,0 100000 feet in
the views of the best qualified author
tiles in the country.
In the opinion Of the forest service
the most carefully prepared estimates
yet made are those of Henry Gannett
published by the twelfth census, in
1900, which placed the total stumpagt
at 1885, 100000 board feet. Mr.
Gannett was recently chosen by tht
president to compile all the informa-
ton gathered for the commission. The
census is expected to give an accurate
basis for computing how long our tim
ber supplies will last
The consensus of opinion is that the
present annual consumption OF wood IL
about 100000 100000 board feet OF
something more than that. A leading
authority has placed 1t as high as 150.-
0O0, ,O0O, 900 board feet. Assuming {
stumpage Of 400, 900, 100000 board feet
an annual use Of 100000 100000 board
feet and negleeting growth in the cal
culation, the exhaustion OF our timbei
supply is indicated in fourteen years
and assuming the same use and stand
with an annual growth Of 40,000,000.-
900 feet, a supply for twenty three
years is Indicated.
Letters to country clerks asking FOL
statements as to forest area in theil
counties have been forwarded Seven
thousand lumbermen and timber land
owners have been asked to supply
similar information. In all nearly 150.-
600 letters have been sent. These let
ters also ask for a wide variety Of in-
formation, including not only the lun-
bering and milling industries. but an
others even indirectly dependent ups
on use of wood.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-07

Heir BOAT IS WRECKED
Take Ancient Cup Defender Mayaower
and Are Wrecked at sea-When
Sighted 300 Miles of Florida Coast
Unknown Steamer Was Standing by
to Give Aid.

New York, Oct. Caught in one %
the fierce hurricanes that recently
have been lashing the south Atlantic
coast, the old American cup defender
Mayf1ower, came ITO grief last Saturday
while on her way with a crew of four
Harvard students and navigator to
search for a tabled galleon sunk off the
coast of Jamaica with rich treasure In
her hold. The steamer Advance brought
news of the disaster today. Captain
Hummel said he sighted the Mayflower
disInasteG and flying signals OF distress
800 miles east of the Florida coast. The
advance stood by for five hours with
out being able to launch a boat. At
length an unknown fruit steamer came
along and the advance left her stand
ing by the disabled boat. The captain
said he saw five men ON the deck Of
the Mayflower.