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The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
SLATE
ARRANGED BY KNOX
Appointments Named After
Conference.
OTHER CHANGES EXPECTED
Ambassador O'Brien VIII Remain iR
Japan, While LeishmRn Gees to
Rome, Sherreil TO Argentina, and
Ide Go SpaIn-ApPOinfmen sent TO
Legations in Foreign Countries.

Ambassador o. Brien 20 remain in Japan.
Ambassador j. G. A. Leishman, now
stationed az Constanunople. 10 80 70 the
post az Rome
Charles II. SherreIl, Of New York. 10
be Minister 10 Argentina
Henry Clay Ide. Of New York. to be
Minister 10 spain.
These were diplomatic appointments an
nounced yesterday afternoon by Secretary
Knox, following a conference with the
President. and he also said that there
would be no moPe important changes
made within the next month or two.
For the present. Ambassador Griscon
VIII remain al the post in Rome. and The
new ambassador VIII not 20 there until
further announcement is made
Charles II. SherreH the new Minister
10 Areentina. Is a lawyer. and has re-
sided In New York FOR many years. He
Is Spanish scholar. and speaks both the
Ffeheh AID Spanish languages huently.
Fitted for the Service.
Secretary Knox said yesterday that he
regarded him as most eminentlv 6tted
for he diplomatic service, and especially
well qualified 70 nh the post 10 which he
viii be ordered.
Gov Ide has long been associated
with conditions in Spain. and during
his long service In the Philippines he
was brought in close contact with the
oficia;s OF the Spanish government.
Liz the selection OF Mr.. Sherren. Sec
retary Knox believes this appointment
wise decision on the part OF the
United States
Secretary Knox said that no more
announcemeents OF diplomatic appoint
ments affecting the embassies would
be made within the next two or three
months, that the President wanted the
administration 10 get well launched be
fore making the more important
changes and that for the present Il
has been decided TO let things rest
A number OF appointments have been
sent 10 foreign countries concerning
the legations and Il IS expected an
swers viii be received every day or
two now for the next month Until
the appointee Is accepted By the for
eign country 20 which ne is appointed
no announcements viii be given out by
the State Department
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
HYATTSVTLLE

Mrs Mary r. Brady, OF BalJim0reFhas
been visiting the Misses Gowier.
The Misses Jones. OF Virginia, have
been visiting Mrs W D Poe-e-.
Miss Mary W Merrick has returned
from visit 20 relatives N Baltimore
Miss Elsie Henry. OF Lower Maryland.
has been visiting relatives IN the Biadens-
burg neighborhood.
DR.. William Councilman. OF Harvard
University. has been visiting his sister.
Mrs. Joseph r Owens
Mss Carol Wilson has been visiting
Miss Marguerite Clagett az Navajo.
Prince George County.
Mrs. T. N DIseIe1 has returned 70 hz-
home in Greenviue S c. after Tiz-r
with Mrs. Rudolph Wills.
Mr- and Mrs. Charles }. Matthews o.
COhsyville. Kans-. have been visiting
friends and relatives here
Miss Marie Mcfarland. CT vashiag-o-.
formerly OF Hyattsville. has been visiting
Mrs Charles Earl. Riverdale-
8Ir- and Mrs James c. Mcfarland q
Newark y. j., are visiting friends 1asT
MsgTudeES Station. this county.
Judge George r Garner. of Chapdco.
St Mary County. has been visiting his
daughter. Mrs G. French Owens
Mrs. F. F. MacNeiu VIII leave Mondav
for three weeks stay with her brothzr,
Prof Olmstead. Kansas City. Mo-
Miss Gertrude NcIihenny, OF Newpo--.
r J., has returned. after a visit with
friends near Beltsville, this county.
Mrs. r. Willis is entertaining her SIS
ter. Mrs Ella Cavis. and niece. Hiss Ger
trude Blowers. Of Spartanburg. \ c.
Miss LuciIe Brooks. who has been sp-n5-
ing the winter months in Washington.
VIII return % her home about April J.
AR David Weinberg and Miss Trear. ~
New York, have been visiting Mr. ard
Mrs Charles T. Steinmeyer. Chateau
Down.
Miss Lydia Wind0lph. daughter of Con-
missioner John ?. WindolDh. 81 N4w
York City. is visiting Nr. and Slrs. VII
lam r Wolfe
Mrs Wnles and daughter EIfzabeih
have returned 10 their home i1 C~a.-,
after visit with Rev Frank p. WINS
az ElkinS. ". Va
Ms Frank W Matthews and 67ue5+s-
Mamie returned 10 their home in Chsr5s5
County after spending a week with -Hs
formers sister. Mrs. G. French Owens
Miss Harriet Mari. daughter OF Sfr and
Mrs A Il Msrr. OF Eaglesmere. Pa
pupil al SeatOn Seminary. Leland. Pa
IS visiting Mr. and Mrs. A X. Mar.
Of Mount Calvert
Mrs Joseph r Owens and her son-f7-
law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs Geo-es
q Luckey, are visiting Mr. and MIS-
Charles A Councilman. WOrthfnr-rnS
Valley. Baltimore County.
The Hyattsyille stag Bridge Club met
az the home u Mr. " ID. Porter Th,.-s-
cay evening After the games q summit
Gus repast was served. Mr.. John G.
Holden. Ralston avenue viii snrer-sf-
next Thursday evening.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE IN CELL.
Negro, Accused OF Attacking Woman,
Cuts Throat with Glass.

Cumberland. Nd. March 20.-Daniel
Anderson. the negro arrested last Satur-
day night on charge OF assault upon
Mrs Martha Rooinette. attempted sui
eide late last night by cutting his throat
with a piece Of Sharp glass. Anderson
has been worried and despondent for sew
eral days.
his condition. Anderson's moaning hav-
ing caused others 10 call the sheriff. he
telephOned for physicians. and DE- A
Leo Franklin seWed up the wound An
dersOn's condition is not considered Sc
rious- A strict watch will be kept over
him.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
CLEARING AWAY DEBRIS.
Temporary Tanks Being Built at
Parkersburg.

Parkersburg. ". Va. March o.-Owners
Of houses on Prospect HIN which were
demolished when the two water tanks
broke yesterday are to-day searching the
ruins of their homes Tor valuables Work
men are busy tearing down the ruins and
getting order out OF the chaos that came
after the flood
All the injured are reported better to-
day. and II is believed there will be no
further deaths.
The city authorities are attempting 10
remedy the existing unsanitary conditions
10 prevent an epidemic
The clearing away Of the remains Of the
old water tanks was begun early this
morning. and late this afternoon work on
the three wooden tanks that are 10 SUD
ply the city with water temporarily was
started.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
GOVERNOR URGES PROBE.
Wants whItmer Mob Brought to
Justice.


Elkins, w. Va. March 20.-GOv. ". F..
Glasseock wants thorough investigation
made OF the Whitmer lynching. To-day
he wired Prosecuting Attorney Kump for
a written report OF all parts. and asking
what has been done 10 apprekend the
guilty parties.
Prosecuting Attorney kump did not go
to Whitmer To investigate the lynching
OF Brown. as ne was called 10 another
part Of the county on urgent business. He
will go 20 Whitmer Monday. As 4 result
OF the lynchihC, no saloon licenses VII
be granted In WhitmeT.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
GIRL PREVENTS ROBBERY.
Eighf-year-OId Lass Finds stolen
Goods and Notifies Officers.

-FeCi1l 10 Ine washington Herald.
Charleston, W. Va March 30.-Aliss
Leanore MacCorlle. the eight -year-oId
daughter of Judge A. D. MacCorkle so
far as known is the youngest detective
extant. With her Sherlock Holmes In
stinct. when she discovered. while re-
turning from school, some clothing and
other articles hidden under a big rock
overlooking the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway. she concluded robbery had been
committed. She did not consult her par
ents OF anybody. but, hurrying home, she
called up over the telephone Henry New
house. bridge tender under the Kanawha
River bridge, and told him OF her find.
NewhOuse communicated his informa-
ton TO officer Forsythe, who Investigated.
and while taking an inventory OF the
articles A big negro came along, carrying
a box, In which he intended 10 place
them. He had stolen them from a farm
er's wagon. The negro escaped
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
DRUNKARDS ARE DROPPED.
baltimore and Ohio Refuses to Re-
inState Drinking Employees.

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
Cumberland. Nd. March 20-There has
been no let-up IN the prohibitory meas
ures introduced in the Baltimore and
Ohio service by Vice President George
l. Potter regarding employees. drinking
either on or OF duty. Notwithstanding
the fixed rule that the use Of intoxicants
is absolutely forbidden, and repeated
warnings have been given. several en-
ployes have either been suspended or
dropped from the service since the new
year began.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
AntI-saIoon Leader Goe, to Br,,,0,

Special 70 The Washington Herald
Falls Church. Va. March 2O-Rev Ed
ward J. Richardson. superintendent or
the northern district Of the Anu-SaIoon
League. has gone to Bristol. where he
VIII look after the leagues interests in
connection with reports that the VETS
will petition the Corporation Court Ia
call local option election Mr.. Richard.
son had charge OF the successful cam
paigns waged by the Anti-Saloon League
in CovinSton and Shepherdstown, and as
sisted in other cities.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
RAILWAY WATCHMAN SHOT.
Murderers Then Placed Body ,On
Track Near VeSuviuS. Va.

SpecialtO The Washington Herald
Staunton, Va. March 20.-TOm Draw
bone, night watchman on the Norfolk
and Western Railway. was murdered last
night near Vesuvius, and no trace OF
the murderer cen be found DraWb0ne' s
body was found by the crew OF a Nor
folk and Western train at o'clock this
morning lying on the track.
The body had been placed across the
rails and was cut and mangled BY the car
wheels when found. The body was full
OF shot showing that the man had been
murdered and then placed across the
track
Drawbone was about forty-hve years
old and leaves a family. He was born
and raised near Nesuvius.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
David Long Dead at Hagerstown.

HagerstOwn. Nd. March @-David
Long. one OF the best-known citizens Of
this county. father OF former States At
tOrney Albert J. Long, died this morning
a; his home. four miles south Of Hagers-
town. aged eighty years. Death was
due to heart failure Mr. Long was a
native Of Pennsylvania, but had lived in
Maryland for many years. A widow and
four sons survive him
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
HARDY'S FIGHT FOR LIFE.
Attorneys Argue Two Days TpOn No.
tiOn for New Trial.
SPECIAL to The Washington Herald

SSSS-IA 10 me washington Herald
Suffolk, Va March 2O.-After two davs
of argument on the motion for a new
trial for sam Hardy. convicted OF Arst
degree murder for killing Tiberius G
Jones. at Holland. the attorneys this af-
ternoon submitted the case TO Circuit
Judge James L. McLemore. whose de-
cision is reserved.
Ahe ehiet grounds uDoD>,Which the de-
lenses lawyers rely 10 procure Hardy
another chance are that the jury was al
lowed 10 witness tragic motion picturas
two nights, that evidence tending 10 show
mat Jones had come 20 Suffolk on the
day OF the tragedy 20 institute perjury
proceedings against Hardy in connection
with the Zachary Holland will case
should not have been admitted. and thar
there was an error in the venire focus
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
Fat and the DirectOire.

The coming season win be a hard ons
for fat ladies' The dfreetolre no =
doTsers already Hft scornfuI1 ( tTe5roTs al
IN short. wheresoever il. NAV b 5sros.--
ed. has merited great condemnation ana
IS anathems- In Chicagoese. it's 20 10
go.
Many minds-rnsny methods. /. Exe--
else. . Dieting. 3. WorrviDy r..
lscing. 5. AarmOla All these are -
gested, but not all should BE- adoptes
For instance. and 2 are not easv. EhTs
: and are not hygiepic. Thus We 81
them on one side and consider Na-nola
What Is III A harmless novrsa-I -
tainabie of any good druggist. whics.
when mixed with = ounce Fluid Ex.-s-t
Csscara Aromatic and 81 ounces'Peppe--
mint Water and taken afre- meals ~ a.
bedtime win, without causing a,v f,-,--
disturbances or outward flesh wrinkli1rs
reduce the excess flesh. proportioaatsly
and uniformly. L 10 Is ounces a day.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21

Fsirmont. ". Va, March 9-Edward
Hinkle was refused a new trial in the
Circuit Court to-day. and was sentenced
10 the penitentiary for fve years FOR
stealing a piano from the Baltimore. and
Ohio Railroad Company. The sentence
was suspended thirty days for the de-
feRdant- TO prepare an appeal to the Su-
rre-ns Court OF Appeals
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
Fairfax Mansion Destroyed.

Baltimore. Md, March 'Northamp-
ton, the ancestral home OF Lord Fair
fay. twelfth Baron OF Cameron. in Prince
George County, has been destroyed by
IRE. and with IL perished many OF it's
contents. including rare pictures. books.
and brIc-a-brac- The house, which was
one Of the finest in that section Of the
State. was built about 80 years ago. and
stood surrounded by an estate of about
500 acres
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
ALABAMA FEARS TARIFF
Steel and Iron Men There Say cat
look Is Gloomy.

Montgomery. Ala. March 29.-GIoory.
indeed. are the views OF the iron ms1 IN
Alabama over the prospect for red1cton
IN the tariff The steel and iron section
IS fearful of not only hard times. but
fears the cost and disorder OF a st-.ke
o. 3e.0c0 men. as is thought certain with
a wage cut
The entire district VIII feel THE eTscts
Of the reduction Of the tariff. says = W.
Mcqueen. vice president Of the S.0ss-
Sheffield steel and Iron Company. 50
far as coal and pig iron, &c. are cor
cerned-
The New England States viii rep
great benefit II there IS a reduction oS
duty on coal and iron continued N-
Mcqueen. while Alabama, West T.--
ginia. Tennessee. Georgia. and other
States where coal Is mined and pig iron
is manufactured viii suffer"
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
KERMIT LEAVES HARVARD.
Farewell Dinner Planned by Friends
Does Not Take Place.

Boston. March 20-Friends and class
mates Of Kermit Roosevelt. who had in
kended 10 give him a farewell ar a big
dinner in a Boston hotel tonight. were
surprised when il became known that
the son Of the ex-President had left Har-
ward. It is supposed he is busy now on
plans for his approaching departure for
Africa, where he will accompany his
father in the quest for big game.
II had been announced that a formal
dinner would be given 10 young Roose-
veit before he started on the trip. which
is 20 keep him from college life for a
year or so.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
"BIack Horse Trooper Dead.

Specal 10 The Washington Herald
Wsrrenton. Va. March 2Q-John #
Riley. OF Waterloo, member OF the
famous BLACK Horse Troop" OF the Con
federate army. died this morning. afts,
a brief Illness. Mr.. Riley was the post
master and a merchant at Waterloo. hav-
ing been engaged In the latter bushes.
since the war. He is survived by sev.
ersl sons and daughters.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
LabeTe Factory Opens Mondn,

Wheeling. W Va. March 2O.-Orders
havssbeen given for general resumption
% the Labelle plant of the American
Sheet and Tin Plate Company for Mon
day morning next The plant has been
idle for about one year. About ] 800 men
will return TO work Officers Of the mill
say there are excellent prospects for a
run that will last all summer.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
NEWS OF THE CAROLTNAS,
MARYLAND, AND VIRGINIA
POLITICAL AND OTHERWISE

s2O,OO0. MIR. Ford is a former merchant
OF Boyce.
Fairmont. W va-George Harrison
Kidd. native Of Frederick County. Va.
shot himself in the head. dying instant
~ Kidd recently fell and injured his
hip. He was Well known in business and
political circles.
Richmond, Va. N. Baker. of Henry
County. has been elected president Of the
State board Of agriculture. 10 succeed the
late John W. Churchman, OF Augusta
County.
Salisbury, \. c. - John Ridgeway. a
blacksmith by trade. is now in Salisbury
collecting amounts aggregating $4,000 TO
which be has fallen heir from the estate
OF his brother. William Ridgeway. who
died recently in Alabama The two
brothers came TO America from England
in 1854 and had been separated since that
time. William Ridgeway worked al the
Southern Railway shops, in Spencer.
eight years ago, and while there deposited
81 900 in various banks in the city. At
many other places in America wlBere he
lived temporarily, il is said, he also de-
posted large sums OF money in banks
Soon after his death his brother. John
Ridgeway, qualified as administrator OF
the estate and found that the fortune
had been left 10 him.
Oakland. Nd. - The open winter has
caused a record run Of maple sap in
Garrett County. The flow began early in
February and shows no sign OF abate-
ment. Many farmers are having trouble
IN dispOsing Of their product. Sugar is
selling AT cents a pound and sirup at
65 cents a gallon. The usual price Of
maple sugar is Is centssa pound. while
the siru9 rarely sells for less than 81 per
gallon.
Spencer. y. C.-The officers Of the Bank
Of Spencer held their fifth annual meeting
yesterday, when a dividend OF IS per cent
was declared on the S5.c00 OF capital stock
paid IN The affairs OF the bank were
found in excellent condition and the old
officers were reelected. with DIR. NJ. J..
Smoot, president. and J. X Dorsett.
cashier.
Charlottesville. Na-The executive COM
mittee OF the General Alumni Association
OF the University Of Virginia announces
that DR.. Hugh Fl. Young. master OF
arts and doctor OF medicine OF that in
stitution go. now distinguished sur
geOn ar Johns Hopkins University. Balti-
more. will be the alumni orator for
alumni day, June 10
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
aaeen HeIenn Uninsured.

Rome, March 20.-YOur correspondent
is reliably informed that the report that
Queen Helena was suffering from bro
ken rib. received in a panic while she
was visiting Messina. is unfounded. She
has only a Slight cold
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
Want No More Lee Contests.

Strasburg. March 20.-stover Camp
Chapter, Daughters Of the Confederacy.
IN considering the payment OF the assess
ment for the Lee essay. won by a Min
nesota girl, and which has created much
discussion. has decided 10 pay its ap-
pOrtiOnment. but 10 urge that no similar
contest be held by the grand chapter.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
DIR. Hollis Dies
al to The Washington Herald.

Special 10 The Washington Herald
+ Strasburg. Va. March 2O-Dr. William,
Hollis died here this evening. from mar
alysis. He was about eighty wears ola
He practieed medicine for a while :,
Kansas. but the last years of his NO
fessional service We're spent at Cross
Junction, Va
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
GLASS FACTORY DESTROYED.
Big Plant at Weston. W. Va. i.
Burned

'tNN-@- 70 Inc " a1llnston Herald
weston. ". Va, March N-The glass
plant OF the Bastpw Manufacturing Com
pany here was destroyed by IRE vestar-
DAY. the loss being SJ0.Oo1 with IS 000 m
suFahce sixty men were employed and
table glassware and lamp globes were
manufactured.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
Carolina Governors Son Dead.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Charlotte. y. c.. March 2O-Capt. James
A Graham. for twenty years an attache
OF the Pension Office In Washington and
a son OF the late Gov. Graham, OF North
Carolina. died here to-day
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
INVESTIGATING CASE.
Mrs. Clara Fletcher, Of Hancock,
Dies from Dose OF Poison.

DIVE IFVh UOsc OF FOENOn.
SPECIAL % The Washington Herald
Hagerstown. Md. March Glowing 10
peculiar circumstances surrounding the
death OF Mrs. Clara fletcher. near Han
cock. this county. who died last night
from dose OF poison, either taken or
administered by mistake FOR medicine
County Health Officer Pitsnogle. Of Ha-
sersioWn. to-day directed . post-mortem
examination.
According to a report made 10 DR.. Pit
snosie, physician was summoned 10 At
tend the woman. who was found IN ter
tlole agony. but no mention Of the poison
feature was made until after the woman
was dead She was twenty-eight wears
Old. and was the wife OF Deardorf FIetcb-
er, who survives. with four children
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
COnviets Escape from Road Gang.
Special 10 The Washington Herald

Plains. Va. March 2O.-Eleck WheatIev
Wallace Chapman. and Jake Butler con
victs. escaped from the convic; road
force at Camp No. II. near this place. this
afternoon Wheatley and Butler were
three-year and Chapman a fve-year mar
This makes eight men who have escana1
from this camp.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
Boy Released on Habeas Comm,

sIec1aI % The Washington Herald
Cumberland, Md, March M-Ear,
Powell. charged with killing Rov Robin
cite, a playmate. was released ,ro,
habeas corpus proceedings to-day pnde-
50 900 bail
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
Arrest Mt Last Made In Lvncbhur.


Lynchburg. Va. March 2-The first
arrest for drunkenness IN Lyncbbur, Co.
eleven DAYS was made last night II vss
also the fourth for intoxication since tho
saloons clased. March s. The man bo,eht
his liquor at the Bedford City dispenSa1y
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
WHEATLEY ENDS LIFE
Wife-Murderer Hangs Him.
self in Jail Cell.
MAKES ROPE FROM TOWELS

Second Attempt Of CuIPePer Farmer,
Who Kills His Wife with an Ak,
TO Commit Suicide Is Successful.
Believed 10 Have Been Insane.
First Occupant of the New jail.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
BIG ORDER OF STEEL CARS.
Norfolk and Western VIII Build 300
In Roanoke shops.

SPECIAL 70 The Washington Herald.
Roanoke. Va. March 20-It was an
nounced to-day that the Roanoke shops
Of the Norfolk and Western Railway will
az once begin work upon an order for 300
af-steel coal cars. to be used by the
road. This work will give employment to
q large number OF men now idle.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
PRESIDENT PICKS
HIS SUMMER HOME
Mr.. Taft Is Considering Man
cheSter-by-the-Sea.
ORDERS TO THE GOVERNORS

Officers of Territories Must spend
More Time nt Their Headquarters.
New Assistant Attorney General
May BE Oscar LawIer-Great Pile
OF Mail on the Executives Desk
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
DePIOres Outery.

Representative Tawney. Of Minnesota.
one Of the leaders OF the House. deplores
the outcry against the Payne bill BIr
Tawney was a member or the WAYS and
Means Committee in 1887. when the Ding
ley law was passed He predicts that the
Payne bill, when its provisions are IN
derstood by the people. will be recog-
nized as the fairest measure OF its kind
10 ali interests concerned that was ever
presented to Congress.
1T is a carefully prepared revision
measure" he said ITS easy enough 70
eritioise without fun knowledge. but 7 am
Of the opinion that in the fnaI analysis
the Payne bill win excite less criticism
than any Ike bin reported BY the Com
mittee on Ways and Means
Taking I'D the maximum and minimum
section Of the Payne bill Mr.. Tawney
said: This provides an easy method
for the government to retaliate when dis
eliminating duties are laid against Amer
lean products II is true that In some in
stances It may result in the imposition
Of maximum duties upon products COM
ing into the United States but surely no
one can complain II such action is rem
dered necessary IN the cases OF countries
that refuse US the benefit OF the most-fa-
vOred nation clause
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
OUR 18TH SEMI-AAHUAL
CLEARANCE SALE
Trunks, Bags,
and Suit Cases
Offers many attractive reductions 70
compel a quick clearance.

This extremely lightweight trUlk
OF maximum strength. in steamer.
dress. and skirt sizes, reduced as
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21

Richmond, Va. NJ. Baker OF Henry
County. has been elected president OF the
State board Of agriculture, 10 succeed the
late John ". Churchman, OF Augusta
County
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21

BerIyvilie, Va,-"New Market" the
colonial home OF the Randolphs. located
between Briggs and Boyce. in Clarke
County. has been sold by Robert II
Renshaw, who formerly lived there. TO
Charles A Ford, OF Front Royal for