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The Washington herald., 1909-03-19
SCYTHE IS USED IN ATTACK.
Madman Nearly Kills Retired PO-
Iieeman and Wife.

Baltimore. March 1S.-Lewis Lieut.
becker. a laborer who had been on an
extended spree. entered the saloon Of
George Clautice, a retired sergeant Of
police. this afternoon. and. holding
aloft a seythe. demanded a drink. say
ing he was Christ. and that he would
not be refused. Leutbecker yelled
out that the Lord had commanded him
to kill, and he proceeded 10 do so.
He brought down the scythe. the
blade in1icting a severe wound A
second drive nearly several Clautice's
wrist, and third fractured his skull.
Just then Mrs. Clautice came out OF
a back room 10 protect her husband.
and the mailman turned upon her. She
threw up her right arm to protect her
face and the blade struck her wrist
AS she turned 70 fee Leutbecker cut
into her neck and shoulder
Word had meanwhile been sent TO
the nearest station and officers were
dispatched to the scene They caught
Leutbecker and carried him to Towson
Jail.
Clautice who is sixty-nine wears old
is in a critical condition and will prob
ably die. Mrs Clautice is also In a
serious condition.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-19
MANN ACQUITTED OF MURDER.
wealthy ChicGgOan Is Freed After
Sensational TrfnI.

Chicago. March 1S-The jury in the case
Of Buman c. Mann. on trial for the muir
der OF Mrs. Frances Gilmore Thompson.
this afternoon returned a verdict Of not
guilty. after a highly sensational trial
Mrs. Thompson was found dead in a
rooming house az 1912 Michigan avenue
on July 1 last. She had been strangled
Several arrests were made, but it was not
until the latter part Of September that the
police, in arresting Mann. the son OF q
wealthy Oak Park resident. believed they
had the slayer
The trial ended to-day was marked by
considerable bitterness. and the defend
ants own admission on the stand showed
that he had led a life which held much
that was despicable
The Washington herald., 1909-03-19
GERMANY FOR PEACE.
Minister of War Says Army Sup
ports Political State.

Berlin. March 1s--Gen. Einem, Prussian
minister Of war, said to-day, in the course
OF the debate on the army estimates:
Il should like to think that why there
Is no reason 10 make war is that Ger
many's mind is made up; that she has
ranged herself alongside her ally, and
that strong German army stands behind
her political state.
4 believe that It is to the strength of
our army that in the present month we
owe peace OF course, IL things go on
in such a manner that really better re-
lations with England. and perhaps an
entente cordiale with France should come
TO pass. we might perhaps think OF re-
ducing the army. We Go not know"
The Washington herald., 1909-03-19
CATSUP THhUwN OVERHEARD.
Nearly $4,000 Bottles Violated the
Pure Food Law.

Providence. r. l.. March B.-United
States Marshal Daniel r BalIou to-day
dumped into Narragansett Bay nearly
1900 bottles OF catsup that had been
conff Gated by internal revenue inspec-
tors. The catsup. $50 cases in all. was
seized IN this city nlast September while
in transit from Baltimore 10 Lowell
II was condemned by Judge Arthur l.
Brown In the United States Circuit Court
as being in violation OF the labelling
clause in the pure food law.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-19
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
[. s, Dept of Agriculture, Weather Bureau

HAALniBloA' THURSDAY Aarc4l - lSlS-c p n
The center oi the Western disturbance has ad-
Tanced 70 Illinois. and the rain has extended
eastward the Middle Ohio Valley. Another
depression covers the Southern Rocky Mountain
region and scattered rains have OcCUrrcd OTsr the
Middle Plateau.
Temperature has risen over the eastern half Of
the country. and has fallen in the Northwest.
During Friday the Mississippi Valley disturb
ances VIII move eastward, and the rain area viii
extend over the Atlantic States. In the Mississippi
and Missouri valleys the weather VIII be fair and
cooler. During Saturday the weather viii be fair
generally throughout the interior q the country
and rain viii be followed by fair and cooler weather
IN the Atlantic States.
The winds along the New England and Middle
Atlantic coasts VIII BE Increasing essterly; the
South Atlantic coast. moderate 20 brisk southeast
% south; on the Gulf coast. brisk soUthcry. and
on Lake Michigan brisk northerly.
Steamers departing Friday for European Ports
win have increasing easterly winds and showers
20 the Grand Banks.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-19
GUNNERS HOLD DINNER.
Loving Cup Presented 20 Col. Nor
rfS. of Ninth District.

New York. March 1S--The volunteer
artillery officers of the Ninth coast
district, who would be called on TO
help the regulars work the big guns Of
Fort wadsworth and Fort Hamilton il
IN enemy's war ships ever tried 20
jimmy their way into New York har-
Dor. gave a dinner tonight to Col.
William F. Morris. commanding the
district.
Gov. Hughes. the chief guest. praised
the national guard gunners. Lieut..
Col. &. 2. Jaffa. on behalf Of the ON
GERS OF the district. presented a silver
loving cup to Col Morris.
Col Norris presided Among the
officers present were Maj. William c.
Ham. L. s A: Mai David Wilson.
IL. s. A: Capt. Frank F. Hines. Z. s.
A; Capt Frederick W. Phister. Z. s.
A. Capt Guy T. Scott, Z. 5. A. and
many officers OF the national guard.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-19

Oyster Bay -. Y. March 1S.-Fourteen
days late because OF the billiards OF
March, a body Of "Roosevelt's neigh
bors." led by County Clerk Charles NJ
Lewis. and wearing the high hats.
.cravenette coats. and the rest Of the out
fit they took 70 Washington. called on
Neighbor Roosevelt at Sycamore Hili this
afternoon. They came uD 10 Oyster Bay
on special train. The Nassau County
Band was along
Neighbor Roosevelt received the party
on the porch. He was assisted by his
son. Kermit. Congressman Littauer. from
up State; National Committeeman VII
liam L. Ford. from across the Sound IN
West Chester: Representative Cocks. OF
Nassau. and William Loeb. IL. one time
secretary Of the former President. and
now collector OF the port OF New York.
The Nelghbors formed line in front. and
Supervisor Chester T. Faynter. Of oyster
BAY, told Col. Roosevelt how glad they
all were TO be there and atone for their
failure 10 be on hand on time al Wash
ington. Neighbor Roosevelt replied:
Roosevelt Is Appreciative.
7 am deeply touched by this kindly
courtesy on your part remember how
disappointed I was that ! could not see
you In Washington on Inauguration day.
and I feel that I am among old friends
this afternoon. DO not ask me to talk
on matters OF public importance. for
I VIII not do It. I am a private citizen
now. as I have been trying TO persuade
these gentlemen turning 70 the re-
porters), and hope when I come home
again from Africa I viii be as I wish
to be-just a private citizen"
Three cheers were given, and Neighbor
Roosevelt called out:
An right. boys: but do not cheer the
Hon."
Then Clerk Lewis introduced each per
son in the delegation 70 Col Roosevelt
and each was provided with a smoke by
either DR.. Loeb OF Kermit Roosevelt
/ All lined up tor a photograph. and Mrs
4 Roosevelt gave 10 the photographer a boz
OF candy bearing her autograph. She
/ told him II was for his wife.
Then the neighbors marched down the
hill again and took the train back home.
StumbIes Into Hobo.
Who was that guy with the fur coat
who butted in here last night and made
all the noiseg'' asked a hobo this morn
| ing OF Constable Townsend. when the
latter was turning him out after allow
/ ing him a nights lodging n the lookup.
That guy happened co be Theodore
! ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Roosevelt" re-
piled the constable.
/ WhereupOn the hobo exclaimed: "Hully
/ gee I wish I'd taken a better peep al
him"
When Col. Roosevelt left Matinecock
/ Lodge OF Masons last night Rev. War
ren l. Bowman escorted him to the street
/ The Roosevelt carriage was not IN sight
and Mr.. Bowman wanted 10 send some
/ one for IL but Col Roosevelt said the
| carriage would be around by the town
hall. as Louis Seaman. the superinten-
dent, would be there chatting with the
! constable That was just where he was
and what he was doing.
! Col Roosevelt entered the building and
/ started for the cOnstable's Office. but
missed his way and stumbled into the
/ lookup. looking for the stairs His en-
/ trance aroused the tramp from his sleep
and was heard by Townsend, who rar
down TO see what was the trouble. FIVE
minutes later Col. Roosevelt and Mr. Sea
mon were on the road TO Sycamore Hin.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-19
NEW BUILDING FOR GOTHAM.
Structure for GImbeI Brothers viii
Cost S4,OOO,OOO.

New York. March 1S.-The Hudson Com
panies have closed negotiations for the
erection upon their property on the west
side Of Broadway. between Thirty-second
and Thirty-third streets, Of a building to
be occupied under twenty-one-year lease
with four renewals as a department store
by Gimbel Brothers. OF Philadelphia and
Milwaukee
The building viii be OF ten stories and
VIII cost s40O0.G00. according 10 the esti-
mate OF the architects
The Washington herald., 1909-03-19
Mexican Rancher Murdered.

Mexico City. March 1S-Advices have
reached here Of the murder in a remote
part OF the State OF chihuahua of Sam
uel n. DERRICK. one OF the wealthiest and
most widely known American mining and
ranch men IN Northern Mexico. He was
shot and killed by Mexican cowboy, who
ted and has rot been captured.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-19
WOMEN TO APPEAL TO TAFT.
President VIII be Asked TO Aid
womar'S Suffrage

Logansport. Ind. March L. The
Indiana state Woman's Suffrage Society.
which closed its annual meeting last
night. started petitions 10 be presented
70 President Taft. asking for his influence
in favor Of national womans suffrage
Resolutions were adopted. calling upon
all the women TO aid in the work and
petitions viii be circulated in every State
OF the Union. all addressed 70 the Presl-
dent, and praying his cooperation.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-19
strike Talk Causes Surprise.

indianapolis. March 1S.-The statement
by President T. W. Lewis at Wheeling.
". Va. that the miners would enter an
anthracite strike backed by a fund OF
S. 100000 has been received here with con-
siderable establishment by those at the
miners headquarters who are cognizant
O. the conditions or the national treas
ury. They say that there was but $685. 7Ss
IN the treasury when the national conven-
ton met here. and Il was one Of the most
expensive that the organization has ever
held
The Washington herald., 1909-03-19
WOULD DISMISS INDICTMEETS.
Jerome Asks that Insurance For
- Ch----o. N. VsF&aE


gerry Charges BE lifted
New York. March ls.-Dlstrict Attorney
Jerome went before Justice Blanchard
in the ogiminal branch Of the supreme
Court to-day, and moved 10 dismiss the
indictments for forgery IN the third de-
gree. which were found by the grand
jury on December q. 1915. against George
". Perkins. the vice president OF the
New York Life Insurance Company, and
Charles s Fairchild. then president OF the
New York Security and Trust Company.
subsidiary concern OF the New York
Life
The district attorney at the same time
moved 10 dismiss the indictment for for
Eery IN the third degree found against
Robert A. Granniss. eX-vice president OF
the Mutual Life Insurance Company. on
June II. 1896.
Justice Blanchard. after hearing argll-
ment. reserved decision.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-19
DIR. wiley to speak in virginia


Special 10 The Washington Herald.
Lynchburg. Va. March B-Arange-
ments have been made here for an an.
dress in Lynchburg April 80 on pure
foods. BY Dr. H. w Wiley. the govern.
ment chemist az Washington. Dr.. Wile1
Will stop here on his way TO Lexington
where he Will address the students OF ths
Washington and Lee University.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-19
Local Temperature.

Midnight %. a. m p; a n. p: A. n. .;
a. m. g: 10 a. II. IS; L noon. 9s; p m, y.
?. m. 45; p. m. IS; D. n. 20; 10 p. N. 81.
Maximum, 4e minimum. q.
Relative hunlidity-s a. N. 80: 2 2 N g: D m,
A. Rainfall IS 7. m. 10 q M O. Hours %
sunshine. I'll Per cent Of possible sunshine 100
Temperature same date last year-Aiaximum 81
minimum a
The Washington herald., 1909-03-19
MINE SHUTDOWN UNLIKELY.
Refusal 10 sign Agreement May Not
Cuuke Action.

Wilkesbarre. March 1s.-Oficers or the
Mine Workers Union ara preparing a
counter proposition 70 the anthracite c.
orators proposal to renew the existing
agreement for three more years. and If II
is approved by the convention next week
it viii be submitted to the presidents OF
the coal-carTying roads.
II is understood that IL viii merely be
q. request for a couple Of slight conces-
sions. so that the union officials VIII be
able to say that they have gained some
thing for the men.
Most OF the operators in this section
place no credence in the report that the
operators will order a shutdown or lock-
out on April / II an agreement with the
mine workers is not signed by that time
The Washington herald., 1909-03-19
DE- ARMOND DONS
HIS WAR CLOTHES
Delivers Scathing Denuncia-
ton of Rules of House.
HAS GRUDGE AGAINST CANNON

Says that COMMITTEES appointment
Gave No JOY to His side of the
HOnse-Payne Comes 20 Rescue and
RfdieuIes Democrats for Fight
They Had Already Lost.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-19

Temperatures in other cities together With the
amount Of rainfall. for the twelve hours ended az
o. yesterday, follows;
The Washington herald., 1909-03-19
NEW FORT IN JAMAICA.
England Builds II on Account OF the
Panama Canal.

Kingston, Jamaica, March lS--As a re-
suit Of the construction or the Panama
Canal. the British government is building
a new fort for the defense OF the harbor,
which viii be equipped with heavy guns.
The batteries OF the existing forts are
being strengthened.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-19
Tide Table.

To-day-Hish tide. SIS a. m. and e:2o p m Low
tide. l20s a. m and l229 n m.
Tomorrow tide. 6.i9 a. n. and tbs p. m
Low tide, 100 a. NJ. and LII 2. m.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-19
largest Morning Circulation.
The Ability 70 Do
Fine Printing

Artistic composition perfe1 presswork-two causes
for J. & D. printing to stand out as distinct and
Superior 10 ether printing. Moderate charges.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-19


Pines went toward the union passenger
station and the others toward the rail-
road tracks.
Other witnesses were Richard Wines, a
railroad man. who. with Robert Smith.
found the body the morning following
the murder; Chief of Police Goods told
Of the search made for the weapon IN the
homes Of the accused men. and Of the
finding Of the bloodstained garments be-
longing 10 Johnson and Dorsey. The chief
also recounted the steps taken since the
finding Of the body and told OF the arrest
and confession OF Henry Smith.
Before referring the case TO the grand
jury. the men accused by Smith tried to
prove alibis. They were unsuccessful,
their witnesses failing to account for their
whereabouts later than o'clock on the
night OF the murder
When the last witness for the prisoners
had stepped from the stand, the accused
men were taken to Jail and fed Pines
and Dorsey were then manacled, and
Johnson was handcuffed 10 Policeman
Sampson. Guarded by Chief Goods, Sergt
r. II. Cox. and Policeman Ferguson. the
prisoners were taken to the railway sta
ton to begin their journey 10 Fairfax
Court House.
The Jury'S Verdict.
Following the finding Of Justice Cation
a report was read from the coroner
jury. summoned by DR. ). 3. Moore
The verdict was:
An inQuisition taken in the Police
Court room OF the city Of Alexandria, Va.
Thursday. March IS. in the year 1909. be-
fore DR.. s. 2. Moore. coroner. Of said
city. upon the view of the body OF Wal
ter F. Schultz Cor person unknown, there
lying dead. the jurors. sworn to inquire
when. how. and by what means the said
Walter F. Schultz cor person unknown
came to his death, upon their oaths do
say:
He came to his death from a wound
by a sharp instrument in the left side
Of the neck. same severing the jugular
vein, carotid artery, and other vessels
From the evidence before US the wound
was inflicted by one or more OF the fol-
lowing: Eugene Dorsey. Richard Pines,
Calvin johnson, and Henry Smith, as
sisted by others"
The verdict was signed by R n. era
| ham. foreman; R. 5. Barrett. ]. B. Drew.
J. +. Buckley. J. G. Cockey, and W. c.
| Davis
The Washington herald., 1909-03-19
NEIGHBORS PAY CALL
Roosevelt Receives Towns
people at Oyster Bay.
OTHERS ARE IN THE PARTY

Former President Makes Brief Adj
dress. but Refuses TO Discuss Pub
lie Question as He Is Now a PrI-
vate CitiEen-Vfsit Had Been De-
Iayed Because of March Blizzard.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-19
Condftion of tlc Wnfer.

Special to The Washington Herald
Harpers Ferry. W. Va. March ls-potomac
slightly cloudy and shenaodoah clear to-day.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-01

Mr.. Kern would not be satisfactory to
the best interests Of the city Of Los
Angeles. Citizens cannot indorse the
appointment of an official whose in
fluence would be detrimental to the
prosperity and progress Of Los Angeles.
1t was clearly the mayors duty to con-
suit representatives Of the best bust
ness interests of the city before making
an appointment There are two main
reasons why the appointment of Mr..
Kern is undesirable. First, Mr.. Kern is
and has been closely connected and in
deed identified with local politics, and
his appointment will introduce into the
board a partisan political element of
the directly offensive type which civil
service reformers and their allies fight
and have been fighting relentlessly for
years. Secondly, the mayor, by APP
pointing Mr.. Kern, would be putting
into control Of the most vital interests
of the city a man whose record as city
councilman is sufficient proof of his
unfitness for an important position on
the board of public works.
The appointment of Mr.. Kern will
discredit Mayor Harper's administra-
ton and will show contempt for pub
lie opinion and public veal which will
bring it into odium and send it into
history deeply furnished with disgrace.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-01
THE MAN BEHIND THE BRAIN
MUST ALWAYS BE CONSIDERED

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2S-[Editor
Herald: Ashbury CeciPs syllogism is
false in its minor premise, to prove
which no great effort of mind is re-
quired.
Matter evinces knowledge" is tanta-
mount to saying, 1.-THE paper conveying
his thoughts evinces knowledge" and
the conclusion must be that paper is
intelligent.
Surely the gray matter in the brain
is merely the instrument by means of
which mind acts and stands in the
same relation as paper, only one degree
farther removed.
It's always the imam behind" that
must be considered. In matters of
analysis the discreet degrees must be
taken into consideration. Now we can
not say that brain matter stands in the
same relation to natural laws as water
or earth, but rather that it is semi
spiritual because it has been built UP
by spirit and serves as the immediate
instrument for the conveyance of
thought.
The act of thinking must be con-
sidered spiritual and not mere cerebral
ton, as materialists have termed it, for
thoughts, like dreams, may remain in
their native realm and may never
materialize, and when they are pro-
jected into this material sphere they
must use those connecting organs of
the body for the purpose.
Surgeons and physicians are mostly
materialists, for they start from the
pulsations of the heart in their exam
nations and refuse to admit that there
is anything behind to cause those pull
sations. Heart failure is the ultimate
they can give you.
Mans life originates in the realm Of
spirit with the impulse to project itself
into this material world; to assume a
material body and so form the connect
ing link between two spheres.
The immediate organs of that body
are the heart and the lungs, the only
two organs that never tire and never
sleep while supplying the rest of the
body with the elements of life from the
inner or, which is the same thing, from
the higher spheres of life, the source of
all of which the universal love and wis
dom idealized into form as God.
q
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-01
DEEMS CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST
SOCIALIST IMPossIBILITY

ALEXANDRA, Dec. 25.-[Editor Her.
add: correspondent asks if there are
any Christian Science Socialists. I
cannot conceive Of one, if he follows
the teachings of the founder, Mrs.
Eddy.
On page 1888 of Science and Health
edition of 1900 Mrs. Eddy says: THE
Scriptures inform us that sin or error
first caused the condemnation Of man
to till the ground, and indicate that
obedience to God will remove this ne
cessity."
This would indicate that she thinks
work is a sin and a punishment, and
that Coo will some day make it I'M
necessary for man to work. Socialists
believe in the divinity of productive
toll and the conservation of energy and
matter, and are striving for an equal
product Of that toll. Christian Science
poverty. 1 have yet to hear a Socialist
deny the existence of poverty.
Socialists are a thinking people and
are usually versed in things material
They hold that morality depends on
mans relation to the means by which
he earns his bread, and varies with
longitude and latitude. They be-
lieve that bread winning is the first
step in our salvation, and that other
things will then be added accordingly.
Christian Science says seek first the
kingdom of heaven" and 'Take no
thought of the morrow Socialism is
understood Christian Science must be
believed. You can't understand it.
No, friend; oil and water won't mix.
DIR. HUMANITAS.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-01
What Secretary Sfr0uS Says
on the Unemployed Problem

oped and expanded to the detriment
OF the health or the wage standard of
the workers, and says:
The head of a department who is
charged with the administration Of
both Of these interests would, in my
judgment, be better qualified to direct
commerce out of channels which lead
to such serious consequences than if
these interests were intrusted to sepa-
rate administrations"
Of course, it has never occurred to
Mr.. Stratus that if natural opportuni-
ties were free to workers, it would be
impossible for commerce to get into
the channels that lead to serious con-
sequences to health. He says he refers
to that class Of industries that are
"deleterious to health or in which the
labor of women and children, because
it is much cheaper, largely enters"
Yet the very industries in which the
labor of women and children largely
enters, because it is much cheaper"
are the highly protected industries
Mr.. Straus would have us believe
that it is the duty of his office to direct
commerce out of those industries. I'm
fortunately, he does not give us a dia-
gram or working model of his idea
1t is possible that we have misunder-
stood him: his English may be as OBJ
scure as his economics are foggy. But
we wish he had explained how the COM
merce of the world kept off the rocks
before Oscar S. Straus entered the cab
met
We need, it seems, captains Of indus
try to furnish an excuse for depart
ment of commerce, and we need a de-
partment of commerce to direct the
energies of the captains of industries
useless each without the other''
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-01
PROFESSIONAL WORK

A VETERAN educator quoted by the
II Boston Transcript says "a crisis
- in our public school system is
coming before long, and for this rea-
son: Nobody stays in the public
school service longer than to find some
position with better assured future
And yet, in the estimation of a great
many other professional people, min
listers for instance, or public writer's,
the future of the educator enlisted in
the big regiment devoted to teaching
school is paradisiacal compared with
future prospects Of educators in many
other underpaid professions.
AS matter of fact, the average pro-
fessional remuneration has been de-
creased steadily in proportion to the
growth of industrial fortunes, for men
engaged in financiering or mechanical
enterprises sturdily and obstinately re-
fuse to regard the educator as a factor
in the community Of at least equal
Importance with themselves. Carnegie
can build houses in which to store
books. Therefore Carnegie is greater
than any author! Rockefeller can give
large sums of money to university
equipment. Therefore Rockefeller is
greater than any mere university per-
soni And so on. And so on. Humph!
Wen believe all that when we believe
the water can grind without the mill
wheel.