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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-20
Games Today.
Standing of the Cuba
NATIONAL LEAcUk
Yesterdays ResuIt.

FSsc FORK. 4: Chicago, 4.
Philadelphia, 4. St Louis, ?.
Cincinnati, 3: Boston. 4
Cincinnati, 5: Boston, J
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-20
Games Today.

Brooklyn at Pittsburg
Boston at Cincinnati
New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia az St Louis.
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Official Tour Numbers of the Cars
And Order of the Start Is Announced

The official tour numbers of
each will start has been ARRANGED a follows:
The Washington times., 1909-09-19
FIRE THREATENING
TO DESTROY TOWN
Montana Hamlet May Be
Wiped Out Unless Aid
Is Sent.

GLENDIVE, Mont, Sept. 1o.-Word
has reached here from the thriving
town of Beach that unless assistance
is sent there today. the place is doomed
TO destruction by fire.
The fire started from the explosion
Of a gasolene lighting device in cloth
ing store. The building was soon
wrapped in flames. and the fire spread
quickly 10 adjacent structures famed
by a strong wind. Devoid Of adequate
hre-hghting apparatus, the citizens
formed a bucket brigade and did heroic
service. Glendive was asked to send
some sort of chemical extinguisher. but
nothing could be done here
At the latest reports, some of the
best buildings IN the town had been
destroyed. and thousands of dollars
worth Of damage done.
Beach is located on the Northern Pa
cifiC, about forty miles east Of Gleudive
II is almost directly on the Montana
North Dakota State line and is the
metropolis" Of the famous Golden
Valley. 1t has a population Of about
600.
The Washington times., 1909-09-19
JAPANESE ENJOYS
AT FOWLER CHURCH
Rev. Montgomery breaches Strong
Sermon Upon Supremacy of
manufacturing"

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Sept. 10
The Supremacy Of Manufacturing, -
was the subject Of the Rev. James S.
Montgomery sermon IN the Fowler NJ.
r. Church this morning, when the
japanese ENJOYS who are touring the
United States, attended the service.
The text What Is Man That Thou
Art Mindful of Him?" from Psalm VI.
Most of the japanese party under
stand English only imperfectly and
accept the tenets of a different relig-
Gus faith, and &c was with great diff
hculty that the Rev. Mr.. MONTGOMERY
decided upon a text. The first part
Of the sermon, which took the form of
an address Of welcome 10 the Jananese.
was delivered in Japanese by TIE pas
tor who has made a study OF the
language.
The Washington times., 1909-09-19
BURGLARS CAP TURED
IN EXCITING CHASE
Chicago Policemen and De
tectives Follow Man Over
Roofs of Buildings.

CHICAGO, H., Sept. I9.-After a spec
tacular burglar chase over roofs on
tcree downtown buildings, John
Schmidt, who was hurt in the chase.
was captured. He was trapped in five
story building a. 16S Clark street in a
hallway when he was saving through
wall IN an effort 10 gain an entrance
to the T[raut and Dhnal Hardware Com
pany's store.
When he saw the policemen surround
ing the building, Schmidt rushed to the
roof. He had sawed through an auto
matte burglar alarm which gave the
signal.
Detectives followed. and as they were
about 10 seize him. Schmidt leaped 10
the roof Of a four-story building at 10
Clark street. and, in alighting, both of
his ankles and back were sprained. The
detectives climbed up the fire escape and
assisted Schmidt to the street. He was
taken % the City Relief Hospital and
thence to a cell in the Harrison street
station
The Washington times., 1909-09-19
MAJOR WILLIAMS DIES,
WORKED UNTIL END
Special Agent for Treasury
for Twenty-eight Years.
Veteran of War.

CHICAGO. Sept I9.-AIaior William
u Williams. special agent OF the United
States Treasury for -twenty-eight years.
IS dead. He was seventy-three years
old
For fifteen years prior to coming to
Chicago. Major Williams was at the
head OF the United States Treasury spe
cial agency in Europe. maintaining an
onice in Paris. soon after coming to
Chicago, three years ago. he suffered a
stroke Of apoplexy. from which he
never fully recovered. although keeping
up bis work during this time
During the civil war he was major OF
The Forty-second Ohio. tb9 regiment OF
which James A. Garfield was colonel.
and was at the head of the regiment
during many battles.
The funeral viii be held under the di-
recton or the O. a. r., and will be AZ
ESQ clock Monday afternoon.
Major Williams is survived by one
daughter. Mrs. Charles r. Bradley, Of
81. Louis, and three sons-Cari s, of
philadelphia; Don r.. of Rochester. y.
n. anc Clare @. Williams. of San Fran
cisco. Cal
The Washington times., 1909-09-19
PHILOSOPHICAL RANKS
SPLIT INTO FACTIONS
Advanced Thinking Gets Severe Blow When ''Yoga
Cult Declare HOstilities Of Philosophy
to Questions Of Morality Figures in Controversy

CHICAGO. Sept. 19-The "Yoga''
cult and kindred branches Of Oriental
occultism may serve to split asunder
theosophical ranks in America. Rep
resentatives OF two factions, opposed
70 each other for three years and now
on the point of declaring hostiIities,
content that theosophists of Chicago,
as well as OF the entire country. have
come 10 the parting of the ways, and
that the immediate future viii see the
birth Of a new organization made up
OF seeding members Of the old.
Charges and counter-charges flew
thick and fast as a result OF attacks
made by old-line tneosophists, headed
by Mrs. Annie Resant upon devotees
Of the new school Of advanced think
ing.
The matter Of the application Of ORR
entail philosophy and occultism to cues
tions OF morality-under which hea 7
"foga" poses as a branch Of theosophy
lis said TO be the rock on which the
The Washington times., 1909-09-19
ORDER OF ST. SAVA
BROUGHT TO CAPITAL
Decorations Given to Minister
Knowles by SeVia's
Ruler.

Decorations OF a high orGe- have been
deposited at the State Department by
Horace q. Knowles. until recently min
lister of the United States to Roumania,
Servia, and Bulgaria. The decorations
are the star and cross of the first
class Of the order Of st. Sava, and were
bestowed on Minister Knowles by King
Peter and the government OF Servia as
an appreciation OF the services rendered
by him to the court and people OF
Servia
a special envoy from King Peter met
Minister Knowles in Philadelphia few
days ago. and there delivered 30 him
the messages and valuable tokens.
Mr. Knowles is now minister 10 Mic
araEua, and the provision is to the 81.
feet that no representative of the Unit
ed States Government may receive gifts
from foreign rulers so long as he is I'm
the Federal service, except by special
permission Of Congress.
The Washington times., 1909-09-19

ship Of advanced thinking is now piv-
oted. Mrs. Besant and her forces-a
majority by a comfortable margiu-as-
sert that the shi, will be Hoated again,
and Will sail sereuely on its way to the
higher life. Among the theosophists
OF Chicago who have withdrawn from
the parent organization are the fol-
lowers of Sakharam g. Paudit. a Hin
doc teacher, who came to Chicago two
years ago. and has conducted the school
Of Applied Philosophy and Oriental
Psychology"
Theosophists declare that Pandit was
practically forced out of the society
because of his ChsrEinE for "Yogs"
meaning the development Of psychic.
on the other hand. the friends of Pan
dit state that he left on account Of
the immoral actions tolerated and
practiCed. and the esotoric circla.
Gle
The extent to which the quarrel -as
grown between the two factions wac
shown in a letter threatening Pandit
with death unless ne left the country.
The Washington times., 1909-09-19
REPORTER is KILLED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT

READING. Pa. Sept. 19.-Because
of the accident that resulted I'm the
death Of one person and serious in
jury to several others, the transcon-
tinental automobile relay from Phil
adelphia 10 Seattle, Wash. under the
auspices of the Philadelphia Press. has
been called off.
The man killed when the automo-
bile turned over at Robesonia. about
twelve miles from here was Henry J.
buckley, a reporter for the Press
Buckley, who was the courier bearing
2 letter Of greeting from President
Taft TO President Chilberg. OF the
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition. was
thrown into the middle of the road.
fraCturinC his skull
The Washington times., 1909-09-19
MOB IN A PANIC
AT REAL SHOOTING

Ell PASO. Tex Sept. fs.-Bfau ad-
vices received here tell Of an attempt
20 start a revolution IN Monterev.
Mexico. on the evening or September
Is.
After firing a few shots, however.
the rioters became panic stricken.
Several shots were fred in the direc-
ton Of the residence of Gen. Geronimo
TrevinO. military commander OF the
district, who Immediately ordered al
the lights Of the city cut of and threw
IL into darkness.
The Washington times., 1909-09-19
SNUBBED IN SOCIETY,
MELONS WIFE GOES
Pittsburg Turns Up Nose at Brew
er's Daughter Quits Million
aire Husband.

PITTSBURG. Sept ia. W. Mel
Ion. the banker who is reputed 70 be
worth $30.000.000, and his wife have sep
arated. While incJmpatibiiity is given
as the cause Of the separation. friends
Of the couple say that in reality Mrs.
Mellon refuses to live i'm Pittsburg.
where, it is said. she claims she has
been snubbed socially since her mar
riage. In 1891
Mrs. Mellon is the daughter Of a Her
ford, England, brewer, and was a MEM
Der Of a party passing through Cali
fornia TO New York, and stopped in
PutsburE 20 have look at the steel
mills. Mellon. who IS heavily interested
in oil and steel. met the young woman.
volunteered TO show her through tie
mills. and proposed TO her
z Mellon is head OF the Mellon Ma
tlonal Bank, which represents H. G.
Prick IN Pennsylvania.
The Washington times., 1909-09-19
WALKER 100 YEARS OLD.

BUDAPEST. Sept. 1e-Theodore Kri-
pom, who is 106 years old. walked
twenty miles to the National Hospital
al Budapest and asked 20 see a doctor.
He explained that for the first time in
his life he had been feeling tired and
felt no desire TO work.
The Washington times., 1909-09-19
PRICES OF WATCHES
TO BE ADVANCED

WALTHAM. Mass. Sept. 19.-An ad-
vance in the price OF watches Will be
made tomorrow. The Waltham Watch
Company and other Eastern concerns
will put the price up about per cent
Whether this increased price viii be the
same I'm the retail trade depends some
what on the jobbers-
One reason for the increase IS said 20
be the extra ordinarily high price Of ma
terals, especially Jewels and metal.
The Washington times., 1909-09-19
COUNT BERNSTORFF
SAILS OCTOBER 20

BERLIN. Sept. l9.-Count Won Bern
Etorff. the German ambassador TO Wash
1ngton. has closed his conferences with
government officials on the American
tariff, and left Berlin tonight for ms
country place near Munich He re-
turns to the capital the middle OF Oc-
tOber. when ne will he received in
sails for New York October 2O
The Washington times., 1909-09-19
WRESTLING HEALTH TEST.

LONDON, Sept. 19.-B was stated at
Shortditch county court that q test for
ueurasthenia was 20 make a man stand
up. with head erect and eyes closed,
and whistle. 4 neurasthenia subject
could not do this.
The Washington times., 1909-09-19

GUIDES Flowers Are Notable
or their beauty, fragrance, and fresh
less. All varieties. 1214 F.-Advt
The Washington times., 1909-09-19

s4s.25 to Pacific Coast Points,
Baltimore G. Ohio Railroad Colonist
fares on sale daily. September IA 20 Oc-
tober a. Consult ageRts.-Advt
The Washington times., 1909-09-19
WASHINGTON AERIE
TO PLAY BASEBALL

Washington Aerie OF Eagles has
challenged the Richmond Aerie to
game Of ball, TO be played in the lat
ter city, some day this week. Although
no formal acceptance has been receiv-
ed, it is understood that this viii come
by mail early in the week, and that
the game VIII be played before next
Saturday. The Washington Aerie will
charter a special car for the trip.
sI.aS to Baltimore and Return
The Washington times., 1909-09-19
LINDSAY IS IMPROVED.

FRANKFORT. Ky. Sept 1s.-The
condition OF former United states Sen
ator William Lindsay. who has beer
critically iil for some days past, IS
improved today.
The Washington times., 1909-09-19

Baltimore and Return, s1.75, Baltimore
& Ohio r. r.. every Saturday and sun
day. All trains both ways. both days.
except Royal Limited. city Offices. Isl7
G 81. and 619 Penua. Ave.-Advt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-05
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Encarnacion Diaz Guerra, leader in
the conspiracy to invade Mexico and
overthrow President Diaz, who was
pardoned by President Taft. left the
federal prison at Leavenworth, Kan,
Friday. Guerra arrived at the prison
April ). under an 1S-months sentence
Tn a dispatch from Berlin. the cor
respondent of the Temps of Paris, says
he has been informed on good author.
ity that Geraldine Farrar, the opera
singer, is to he united in marriage some
time in June in Paris to Antonio
Scott
A sentence of not less than seven
years nor more than 20 years in Sing
Sing was imposed Friday upon Will
liam Darragh, a chauffeur. whose au-
tomoplle ran down and killed 13-year-
old Inguard Trmble in New York City
March ~. Motions for new trial and
arrest of judgment were overruled.
The four-days strike of the 130 car
penters. all there are in the city of
Marlboro. Mass, ended Friday night
with the concession of the master car
penters to the unions demands. These
were an increase of wags from 371a
cents to 40 cents an hour and a Satur-
day half-holiday without pay The
new conditions wifi become effective
July l.
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WORK OF GHoULs.
Attempt to Steal Body at Providence
Is Abandoned.

Providence. r. l.. June A ghoulish
attempt to remove the body OF the late
George Earl Balleo, member of one or
Prcvidence's prominent families, from the
newly made grave in Oakland cemetery
was the subject of an investigation by
the police of this city today. The floral
coverings of the grave had been remov-
ed and the freshly laid earth had been
taken out to the extent of some Is inches
when the vandals apparently quit their
work in a hurry. Lying to one side was
found a common round-nose shovel. diff
ferent from any used in the cemetery. 1t
was distinctly marked with the letters
MED" The attempt to remove the body
was made last night. but was not discov-
e-ed until today. The burial occurred
yesterday afternoon.
George f. Ballou. who was 20 years Old
died at local hospital Monday after
moor of a complication of Intestinal
troubles and following an operation for
appendicitis. The case Of Mr.. Ballou was
one of much interest to the surgical fro
te,nity and when the operation was per-
formed number of surgeons requested
permission to he present. The request
was granted 1t is said that a number OF
peculiar facts were disclosed by the OPP
pi a ion
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tory of the National Baseball League
that the president was Overruled by
the board of directors. The appeal
from the decision of Acting President
H"yd'er by the Cincinnati club was
sustained by vote of I to l.
Tie original protest was filed after
the game az Pittsburg April %. Pitts
burg defeated Cincinnati to 3, but
Wagner was alleged to have crossed
over the plate while Pitcher Gaspar
OF Cincinnati was delivering the ball.
Umpire klem'S testimony showed this
to he Il fact but Klein stated that it
looked riGiculous to call man out on
such a play when it was evidently the
intention of the pitcher to pass him.
Dewey of Boston voted against the ap-
peal. =.
The protested game of Brooklyn and
Pittsburg was not taken up at this
meeting.
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IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
Candle Carried by Child in Processio,
Sets Fire to Another's Clothing.

Haverhi!l. Mass. June A candle
carried by little girl in procession
at st. james Catholic church late to-
day set fire to the veil of another child,
Doris Maloney, aged 10. who was ter
ribly burned. The child was removed
to the hospital in critical condition.
Only heroic measure by priests and
attendants prevented the child from
being burned to death before the hor-
rited audience of worshippers Her
burning clothing was snatched away
by several hands while a robe wrap
ped quickly about her served to smoth-
err the flames. There was no panic
among the congregation. one of the
priests by his GOODNESS succeeding in
calming few excited women who
arose In their seats as If intending to
run from the church. The burned child
was removed to an anteroom and an
ambulance hurried her quickly to. the
hospital
The physicians tonight would make
no prediction as to her prospects Of
recovery. The girl is the daughter of
Mrs. Clara Maloney.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE MAcNATEs
Defer Action on PuIIiam's Case
Protested Game Ordered Played of.

Cincinnati, June AFTER being in
session all the afternoon and till past
midnight. the directors OF the National
Baseball League deferred till some flu
ture meeting action regarding Presi-
dent Harry Pulliam of the league, who
is on indefinite leave of absence. The
statement was made that President
Pul'am has sufficient number of
votes among the directors to secure his
return to the presidency in an active
sense il it can be shown that he has
recovered from the illness from which
he was suffering.
The decision of Acting President
John Heydler in the protested Cincin-
nati-Pittsburg game of April % was
reversed by the directors by vote
taken at midnight. and it was ordered
that the, game be played off Sept. 5 in
ii'tsi,niS. The action in, this case it
IS said the first instance in the his
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OF VITAL IMPORTANCE.
leprosy, tuberculosis and the Poiiu
ton Of Streams.

Washington. June 4.-Leprosy. tuber-
cnlosis and the pollution of streams
formed the principal themes of discus
sion today at the oath annual meeting
of the conference of state and pro
vincial boards of health of North
America.
With regard to the subject of !ep-
rosy. DR.. W. C.. Woodward of the Dis
trict of Columbia. chairman of the
committee. m national leprOSarium
reported that no progress had been
made toward the establishment of such
an institution. but he argued that the
dictates of humanity have upon the
COVE rnment a most important force in
this connection. DIR. Woodward point
ed ont the impracticablity of the fed
eral government guarding the entire
boundary Of state in order to pre-
vent the escape of one or more lepers
The absurdity of the federal govern
ment arrestirg lepers violating inter
state quarantine laws and regulations
only to return them to their home
states without having any practicable
method of compelling them to remain
there, ard the impossibility of the fed
eral government restraining lepers
without having a suitable place in
which to care for them. all pointed he
said. to tho absolute necessity of the
establishment of national lcprosa-
rum.
The conference was unit in support
of the proposition for a national lep-
rnsarum.
Taking up The subject Of tuberculo-
sis. DIR. Johr p. c. Foster declared that
il was one for the municipalities rather
than thc state. He advocated the ed
ucation o: the public in being more
careful with regard to the milk supply
and said that the public should get
after" tho milk men.
With reference to the pollution of
streams. the committee appointed to
consider the subject reported that as
the federal government had no control
over the matter. many of the most diff
fcult problems could not be solved at
the present time. hut it was urged that
this might be done by agreement lie
tween the states
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LIFE FOR A HAT.
Cambridge Man Drowned Trying to
Recover Hat from River.

Cambridge, Mass, June 4.-The be-
lief that Edward Mcdonald. a young
man living on Hampshire street, this
city. lost his life in an attempt to
save new straw hat was confirmed
today when his body was found float
ing in the Charles river near the West
Boston bridge. Mcdonald and a COM
panion We're crossing the bridge from
Boston to Cambridge last Saturday
night when McDonald's new straw hat
blew over into the water.
Tho Young man clambered down the
side of the bridge in an attempt t.
recover the hat and was not seen
again. The police have been dragging
the river. but the body was not dis
covered until today. when little girl
saw it floating in the water and noti-
fed policeman. Mcdonald was IS
years old and lived at SO Hampshire
street.
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FOUR NEW MlLliONAIRES
Made by Will Of Late Charles Morri
son Of England.

London. June with the exception
of $%25.00c to be devoted to charities
and his employees. the will of Charles
Morrison. the comparatively unknown
millionaire. who died recently. leaving
an estate valued at between $50 0OO. 600
and s75.000.OOO, bequeaths the whole OF
the vast fortune to relatives. Not since
the death of Cecil Rhodes has such a
remarkable testament as the will Of
Mr.. Morrison appeared. 1t had been
printed in pamphlet form and shows.
in addition to large gifts to relatives
in recent years that four persons are
now made miliOnaires. namely. q
brother. a sister and two nephews.
while two nieces get $315.500 each and
SO other relatives fortunes averaging
$50.0GG each. The government will ben
eft in death and succession duties from
the estate about $9.000.000
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OAKLAND.

w. H. Lamb had the misfortune
Thursday afternoon while at work In
the shovel handle factory of the Ames
Handle Co. to receive a deep cut on
the right forearm, severing two ar
teries. Although nothing but a flesh
wound he will be unable to work for
a week or two.
The members of the High School
Literary Club held the last meeting
Of the season Friday afternoon. The
program follows: Music by the club;
vocal solo. Hazel Lyford; reading OF
school paper; current events. Mildred
Hcyn:on; music by the club.
The High school social at Messalon-
skee hal! last evening was very
pleasant and successful affair. Excel
lent music was furnished by Pullen's
High School Orchestra.