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The Washington times., 1909-10-27
Main Offices Opened-Taft
Sends Letter of In
dOrSement.
PRESIDENT WANTS
HIS NAME ENROLLED
Practical Application of Principles
Is Object Eliot Is
Its Head.

NEW YORK, oct. 27.-Baclked by
strong letter from President Taft, COM
mandatory of its contemplated work, the
National Conservation Association today
oDened its main offices in the Fifth Ave
nue. building here today
The association has for its general
object the practical application, through
| legislative and administrative measures
/ bv the States and by the National Gov
eminent. of the conservation principles
I adopted by the governors of the United
states at their conference with Presi-
dent Roosevelt at the White House in
May, 1903.
Officers.
The officers are:
/ President. DIT. Charles W Eliot. Of
Cambridge Mass: vice president, Wal
I ter L. Fisher of Chicago; secretary.
| Thomas r. Shipp. Of Indianapolis.
The chairman OF the executive COM
nlittee is John F. Bass, Of Chicago, a
/ welI-lInov7l war correspondent, and the
/ executive director is Royal L. Melendy,
! OF Chicago
Former Secretary Of the Interior
| James R Garfield is a member of the
/ advisory board
Taft's Letter.
! The following letter from President
! Taft TO President Eliot, Of the organi-
{ zation. was made public today;
81 am glad TO hear that the National
/ Conservation Association has been
formed under such a distinguished and
capable leader, and with membership
open TO every American citizen Our
people cannot DO more useful thing
The Washington times., 1909-10-27
SLEEP-WALKER KILLED.

SHAMOKIN. Pa Oct. 27.-JOsiah
shafer. eighty-two years old, of Man
data, fell from a second-story window
of his home during the night and was
killed. He was subject to sOmnambul-
istic attacks. Several times recently he
was found walking In his sleep by mem
bers Of the family
The Washington times., 1909-10-27
WEEDS ACTRESS.

LONDON. oct. H.-May Kinder. an
American actress. was married at the
registry office to II. w D. Ashley. The
bridegroom IS a grandson Of the third
Marquis Conyngham, and his mother IS
now Lady Florence WillOughby.
The Washington times., 1909-10-27
HANGs HIMSELF I'M Hoe PEN

GETTYSBURG, Pa. Oct. 2T.-Clarence
w bIocher, well-known carriage
builder Of Littlestown. this county, COM
mitted suicide by hanging in his hog
pen. Melancholia had been brought on
by financial trouble. He was fifty years
old. and leaves a wife and four children.
The Washington times., 1909-10-27
EXPERIENCE-

Barber-Did that bottle Of hair restor-
er I sold YOU do any gOod2
Customer-Yes, Indeed: IL kept me
from wasting my money on any more
Boston Transcript.
The Washington times., 1909-10-27
POWERS IS AGAIN
CHOSEN PRESIDENT
Unanimously Elected to Retain
Leadership of Eastern
League.
League

NEW YORK. Oct 27.-Patrick T. Pow
ers was this afternoon unanimously re-
elected president of the Eastern League
of Professional Baseball Clubs at the
annual meeting OF the directors.
The sun., 1909-01-04
CROkERS NINETEEN GUESTS.
He Gives Dinner at the Club to Return
HOspitalities.

Some Of the members of the Croker
old guard dined with their former chief
at the Democratic Club last evening. Mr..
Croker was the host and his old friends
sat about horseshoe table with him.
Mr. Croker starts for Palm Beach this
morning and the dinner was given TO
return the hospitality which had been
extended to him since his arrival. Most
of the guests invited by Mr.. Croker were
officeholders at one time or another
when Mr.. Croker was handing out the
plums and they drank his health and
wished him many more years. The guests
were: Ex-senator John Fox. Andrew
Freedman, JohnW Keller. Senator Thomas
F. Grady, Supreme Court Justice M.
Marley Platzek. John j. Scannell, Ed
ward Sheehy, Michael T. DAILY, George F.
Spinnoy, Thomas l.. Fetner, DR.. John b.
Cosby. Municipal Court Justice Herman
Joseph, B. Hasslocher, Henry w. Unger,
John Whalen. Judge Warren w. Foster
of the Court Of General Sessions. c. C.
Hughes, Magistrate Henry Steinert and
Richard Croker, Jr
The sun., 1909-01-04
POISON FOR NEW YEARS GIFT.
BON Of Chocolates Left with Loving
EOto Contained Arsenic.

WIHCHASDoS. Mass. Jan. 3.-Miss Flor
ence Oakes Of this town narrowly escaped
death on New Years eve by poison, Miss
Oakes was visiting her mother, Mrs.
George II. Webb, at Pawtucket when a
young man rang the door bell. Mrs.
Webb answered. He handed her pack
age and fastened of. Mrs. Webb opened
the package and detected a white spot
on one Of the chocolates in the box. She
ran after the young man. but was unable
to get glimpse Of him.
When she returned she was Just in time
to prevent Miss Oakes from eating the
chocolates. On Friday she reported the
circumstance to the authorities. The box
was turned over to George Il. Perkins. a
chemist He found arsenic in the candy.
In the box was this note:
DEAR ONE Please accept small gift
from one who thinks Of you often. For you
only. Wish YOU n happy New Year.
fnOM AN OLD SWEETHEART.
The handwriting is evidently that Of
woman, Several strange occurrences
force Mrs. Webb to believe that deliberate
attempts are being made upon her life.
On February ~ last her husband received
an anonymous letter from a woman ad-
mirer who said she had looked into his
cosey home. would like to become it's mis-
trees and suggested means by which he
might make Mrs, Webb angry and get
separation. The handwriting on the
New Years card and this letter are iden-
teal
Soon after the receipt Of the letter Mrs.
Webb one morning found milk. bottle at
her door. II was not the same quantity
she usually received and was not in the
same place, and besides she had received
her usual supply. This milk was thrown
aw3y.
The sun., 1909-01-04
.NiNCHU SUCCEEDS YUAN.
Only Two Chinese Now on the Grand
Council-Scant Courtesy for Reformer.

Special cabie Despdtehrs 10 THE sun.
PEKIE. Jan. 3.-The dismissal of the
Grand Councillor Yuan Shih Kai. which
caused universal surprise, continues to
be discussed. 1t is noted that the edict
depriving him OF his Offices Is less cour-
teous than Is customary in such cases.
1t is also thought significant that Ma
Tungs admission TO the Grand Council
leaves only two Chinese members of that
body. Ma Tung being NIanchu.
LANG Lung Yen will succeed Yuan
Shih kai temporarily.
LoNQpS, Jan. The Pekin corre-
spondent Of the Times cables that meet
ing OF the representatives of eight Of the
great Powers. held at the United States
Legation Sunday decided TO invite the
consent of their respective Governments
TO their making friendly representations
TO the Regent, not with a view to the
reinstatement Of Yuan Shih Kai. because
that is an Internal affair Of China. but
To express the hope that the dismissal OF
that statesman. whose presence in the
Government inspired Conscience abroad
for it's stability, may not be due to re-
versal OF the policy Of which he was the
recognized exponent,
There is considerable anxiety about
the future. Yuan Shih Kai's fall may
affect others who owe their advancement
to his influence, especially Tang Shao
vi, whose mission cannot hope to receive
so favorable hearing from the Powers
who are now witnessing the creation Of
a disturbing situation
The sun., 1909-01-04
HOSPITAL NURSE ARRESTED.
suspected Of Taking Patients Rings
sends the Rings Back.

Magda Wagkamp. Il trained nurse wht
had been employed in the private hos
pital conducted by Mrs. r. l.. King a
220 West Forty fifth street, was locked uI
at Police Headquarters late last nigh
under suspicion Of the theft Of two dia
mond rings. valued at 81, 500. which wer,
missed by one Of Mrs. Kings patients OF
December 5. The woman denied that sh,
had taken the diamonds and gave tn,
police a good previous record
According to the complaint which Mrs
King made at Headquarters on December
10 Mrs. Ferguson Brown OF Louisville
Ky, who is one Of the patients at the
hospital, had put her diamonds in her
trunk on December 5 before leaving heI
room for n short period. When she re-
turned they were gone. Mrs. King
could not bring any direct evidence against
the nurse save that to say that since she
had been employed at the hospital many
petty thefts had been noted and that the
nurse had access TO the room where the
patient kept her jewels.
Miss Wagkamp. who is Hollander
told the detectives that she came to this
country on the same steamer with the
late Lieut. Gen. John NJ. Schofeld at the
time that he was returning from Europe
just before his death in 1908. The Gen
eral had met her she said. and had en-
gagged her to be his nurse She was with
him until he died at his home in st. Au-
gustine, Fla.
Alter the nurse had been booked at
Headquarters the detectives started TO
take her o-the Mercer street station,
where she would be given over into the
hands Of a matron. As Miss Wagkamp
descended the steps at Headquarters a
man met her and walked with her to the
station.
About an hour later the same man.
so 1t was proved subsequently,, appeared
at Mrs Kings hospital and handed her
"A package wrapped in a brown paper
and sealed with two cent stamp. The
package was addressed Mrs. Brown,
go West Forty-lrth street
Mrs, King detained the messenger on
the preteXt Of having to get a receipt
from Mrs Brown. The two women
opened the package and found within
the two missing rings.
Mrs. King kept the man at the hospi-
tai on a pretext while she notified Head
quarters. A detective appeared and put
him under arrest. He was booked at
Headquarters as a suspicious person.
After his arrest the man said that he
was Walter Deselaers Of $40 East Ninetieth
street, n friend of Miss Wagkamp. He
added that when the nurse was leaving
Headquarters on her way to the Mercer
street station she brushed against him
and subsequently told linn in German
that there was a package in his pocket
which ne should mail Immediately.
After the nurse had been locked up in
the station he had decided. said Desc
laers, that it would be better to deliver
the package in person and had gone
straight to the address written upon the
wrapper
The sun., 1909-01-04
HUSBAND SUES MINISTER.
Alleges That VIE Had Secret Code for
Correspondence With Preacher

/ UTICA. Jan, 3.--School Commissioner
/ d. n. Boynton Of Newport. Herkimer
county. has brought an action for $40 OOC
damages against the Rev. Edward +
Hard, former pastor OF the Ba ptist Church
at Newport. alleging alienation of the
affections Of Mrs. Boynton. The papers
in the action have just been served.
! AC cording to the complaint in the
action Mr.. Boynton alleges that following
his return from a two years stay in Ken
lucky in the early summer of 1904 he
noticed that the clergyman was very
| friendly with Mrs. Boynton. but thought
nothing Of it until the people of Newport
called his attention to the matter; that
his wife refused his request to discontinue
her relations with the Rev. Mr.. Hard,
and that subsequently,. discovering a
bunch of letters which he alleges passed
between the minister and Mrs. Boynton,
he separated from his wife. One of the
letters which it is alleged the Rev. Mr..
Hard wrote TO Mrs. Boynton runs in cart
as follows:
"You will never know how much my
dear sweetheart is to me nor how | long
TO look into those dear road lights again
They are the stars that have. oh so often.
spoken joy and cheer to my heart.
have certainly never had doubt of the
reality or quality Of my attachment. but
have come TO realize more fully how
completely it possesses my whole being"
Then follows a whole lot of dots. mixed
with some words that would indicate
that each knew what the dots meant.
After the dotting came the words. Don't
you think so?" Then peculiar marks
and long dash. Then follows:
you may have TO study while on
this page, but ! wanted to say all this
and more TO you to-day. feeling as do;
vet | do not care to enlighten even q
possible outsider into whose hands you
know this might perchance fall"
School Commissioner Boynton alleges
that his wife and the Rev. Or. Hard had
a secret code which they used in much
of their correspondence and that the
clergyman interspersed the love notes
which il .is claimed he wrote with the
letters M. o. b. O." (My Own Beautiful
Queen) and ID. S." Dear SweethearD
Mr.. and Mrs. Boynton are among the
wealthiest residents Of the village Of
Newport and up to the time of their
separation few months ago were promi-
nent in religious and social affairs in the
community. Mrs. Boynton has a fortune
Of more than $4,000 in her own right.
The Rev. Mr.. Hard was arrested at Fre-
donia a few days ago. but is now at lib
erty under bail
The sun., 1909-01-04
LODGE SPOKE FOR MEYER
Went to Augusta TO Urge Him for a
Place In Taft's Cabinet.

AUGUSTA, Ga. Jan. 3-Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge Of Massachusetts, came
here TO suggest the name Of George Won
l. Meyer. the present Postmaster General
for post in the Taft Cabinet Unofficial
Cabinet builders have from the start
mentioned Mr.. Meyer as a strong posi-
bility. preferably for Secretary of the
Treasury, Mr.. Meyer is one Of Mr.. Taft's
best friends and it is known that Mr..
Taft still has his name under considera-
ton. Senator Lodge left Augusta for
Washington this afternoon.
Mr.. Taft attended the Protestant Epis-
copal church this morning and spent
the afternoon in visiting friends.
The Birmingham. Ala. delegation
who spoke 80 eloquently in the cottage
yesterday remained in the city over Sun
day and took National Chairman Frank
ii. Hitchcock back home with them when
they left tonight. Most Of the dele
gates are Democrats. but they did not
appear to he shocked over the prospect
of going home with the Republican
national chairman in tow.
Mr.. Hitchcock said frankly that he was
going over to Birmingham TO get better
acquainted with the delegation and the
city. He will be back in Augusta Tues
day morning.
1t is expected that Senator Know will
srrive Tuesday or Wednesday
The sun., 1909-01-04
THE AIR IN THE SUBWAY.
Geo. 4. SOper Says II Contains Only Half
as Many Bacteria rs Outside Air.

WASHINGTON. Jan 3.-The Smith
soriian Institution is publishing as an
appendix to its annual report a number
of papers prepared by scientists. and
among them is one by George A. Soper
This is described as an article relating
to mans health: embracing a study as
a typical example of the air Of the New
York subway prior to looe."
Mr.. Soper's paper is said TO contain
the results of his investigation. conducted
at the request OF the Board of Rapid Tran
sit Railroad Commissioners for the city
of New York, The paper summarizes
the investigation as follows:
Several thousand analyses we're made
upon which to found conclusions. and ac-
cording to usual sanitary standards. based
on both chemical and ARCHAEOLOGICAL
analyses, it was found that the general
air Of the subway was always and every
where satisfactory. the air of cars in the
winter not included. II was completely
renewed at least every half hour Only
about half as many bacteria we're found
in the subway Us outside. but il was not
possible To prove that this half included
no more harmful bacteria than the air
outside"
The sun., 1909-01-04
the FLEET AT SUEZ.
II WIN Take Several Days 10 Pass Through
the Canai-Plans Undecided.

Special Cabis Despatch 10 THE SUN.
SUEZ, Jan. S.-The American battle
ship feet, Rear Admiral Sperry command
ing, arrived here to-day, homeward
bound. Two hundred OF the officers
have gone TO Cairo. where Admiral Sperry
and his staff will go tomorrow.
After coaling at Port Said a few of the
ships will go to Malta. Trieste, Italian
ports. Algiers and NIarseilles. Others
will go to Messina with provisions and
medical stores and assist in the work of
relief
WASHINGTON. Jan. a.-Rear Admiral
Sperry, commanding the Atlantic battle
ship feet. reported his arrival at Suez
at the south end Of the canal, to the Navy
Department to-day. II will require two
OF three days for the whole feet to pass
through the canal
The vessels will take on board about
25. 900 tons Of coal at Port Said As soon
as the replenishing Of the bunkers ia com
pleted they will be ready to start FAR the
earthquake district in case it Is decided
to send them there. No reply has been
received at the State Department from
the Italian Government TO President
Roosevelt's offer 10 send the whole feet
or any part Of II to the earthquake zone
to render assistance.
The original itinerary provided that
the battleships Georgia, Nebraska, Ken
lucky, Wisconsin and Illinois were to 20
to Italian ports, the first three TO Genoa
and the others to Naples. These vessels
will probably pass through the canal
first in order that their coaling may be
completed as exreditiously as possible
in case it Is decided 10 send them 70 Mes
si Va.
The sun., 1909-01-04
CAB STRIKE DECLARED arr.
Open shop Remains the Rule and Men
VINO Could 60 Have Gone Back.

The strike of the cabmen was officially
declared of last night after n meeting at
the headquarters Of the men at Eighteenth
street and Eighth avenue. 1t has been
of TO all practical purposes for week
and the men have been going back TO
work as fast as they could get back their
old places. Tho end Of the strike finds
the employers in a stronger position than
before. as the men go back under an open
shop agreement except some few Of them
Who siGned under a special agreement.
The sun., 1909-01-04
NICiRiGJ4 NEAR WAR.
Troops Threaten Honduras Because OF
Conspiracy Against Zelaya.

MOBILE, Jan. 3.-That a revolution has
just been nipped in the bud by the activity
of President Zelaya of the Republic of
Nicaragua was the news which came here
to-day According to stories brought by
steamship passengers the Governments
of Nicaragua and Salvador will be accused
of using Honduras to conspire against
President Zelaya Of Nicaragua. The
Nicaraguan Government was said to be
lining up troops on the border of Hon
duras in preparation for an attack
The demonstration is thought to be
simply an effort to break the power of
Zelaya and to seat Gen. Orais in the
Presidency. 1t is said to be backed by
certain commercial interests which would
not otherwise receive recognition in the
little republic. Fighting is expected
The sun., 1909-01-04
PITTSBURGERS ASK PRAYERS.
4. \. Judge, Head OF Police and Council
man Ask Gypsy smiths Intercessions.

PITTsBURo, Pa. Jan. 9.-Gypsy Smith,
the evangelist, stirred Pittsburg to-day
and forty policemen were required to
keep the crowds from forcing their way
into Exposition Rink after the hall had
been filled. The unusual sight Of the
head of the city's police department,
a Judge Of the United States Court and the
alleged leader OF all the grating council
men rising at one time to ask that they
be prayed for was one soene in ths rink
this afternoon.
When Smith asked all those who wanted
to be prayed for TO rise Edward Lang.
Superintendent of the Department of
Public Safety; United States Judge Joseph
Burlington and Councilman John Klein
all rose.
Tonight the police department had
to close all streets leading to Exposition
Rink
The sun., 1909-01-04
RICH MAN KILLS HIMSELF.
Fires Bullet Into His Head In the Pres
ence OF His wife.

AMERIcUs. Ga. Jan. 3.--Col. j. c.
Roney, the wealthicst man in southwest
Georgia, blew out his brains about Q
o'clock this morning in the presence of
his wife.
Col. Roney complained of feeling i'll
this morning and did not rise for break
fast After Mrs. Roney finished break
fast she returned to her husbands room.
As she entered the door she saw Col
Ii is believed that he was temporarily
deranged. He was a brother OF Judge
George Roney OF Augusta
The sun., 1909-01-04
IOI RANCH SNOW ROBBED.
Safe on Train Dynamited and Looted
OF $4,000.

DALLAS Tex. Jan. "a telephone
message to the Dallas police department
says that the safe of the lOl Ranch" show
was dynamited last night on the jour
ney between San Antonio and Fort Worth
and robbed of $4,000.
One of the robbers was captured. but
the one with the money escaped. His
name is given as Cummins, and descrip-
tion was furnished to the detective di-
vision of the Dallas police department,
The circus was travelling by two special
trains. One arrived at Fort Worth early
last night and the one with the rifed
safe got in this morning.
The sun., 1909-01-04
RiINES ENDS HIS VISIT.
Has Not Been Sounding q Trumpet
Whatever Tie Was After.

senator John Raines, who is to try to
get a State constabulary bill through the
Legislature again, has been in town for
two days Senator Raines has been going
about very quietly and il could not be
learned whether or not he had been in
vestgating police conditions here. He
gave up his room at the Grand Union
yesterday afternoon and returned to
Albany Part of his business while here,
it is said. concerned the makeup Of the
Senate committees, which will be an
nounced on Tuesday.
The sun., 1909-01-04
NEW PLOT no KILL THE CZAR.
Many Arrests After Explosion OF Bomb
In n ~. Petersburg Cafe.
Special Gable Despatch TO THE Sun.

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE SUN
LONDON, Jan. 4.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Daily Mail says
that several persons have been arrested
at Tsarskoe-Selo in connection with a
supposed Terrorist plot against the i'm
perial family.
The discovery Of the plot resulted from
the accidental explosion Of bomb that
was laid on a table in cafe on Nevsky
street on the night of January 2 by a
student.
A waiter was killed by the explosion.
The sun., 1909-01-04
CASTRO HAS 4 BAD TURN.
Taken Again TO sanitarium OF DIR. Israel
for speedy Operation.
Special caNe Despatch TO THE sun.

Nptt'H3 VUUe Dt1PuTt" 10 THE sun
LONDON, Jan. i,-According to the
Berlin correspondent Of the Daily Mail
ex-President Castro's condition has sud
denly become worse,
He has been hurriedly taken again from
his hotel to DR.. Israels sanitarium, where
an operation in the neighborhood of his
kidneys will be performed in a day or
The sun., 1909-01-04

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trIc lighted and two other high class trains.
shortest Route; quickest Tine, lnQ' liss Bwsy.
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The sun., 1909-01-04

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-14
ROUGH SAILING AHEAD
FOR PROPOSED COURT
Tribunal of Customs Appeals May Never Come Into
Existence Is Opinion Of Many Officials.
Strong Opposition in Congress.

organize II, would have to serve without
pay until Congress could appropriate.
It is not at all certain whether. when
Congress meets in December. il will be
minded to make an appropriation fos
the court. The opposition to it in both
houses is fntea5t- For this there are
several reasons. One is that the court
is felt by lawyers to be a blow at the
existing Federal judiciary. Others feai
that tie court viii be organized to give
the Government the best end Of things
in all controversies, without due regard
10 the individual VITO may be in contTo-
versy with the Government.
It is expected by the downward re-
visionists to work in the direction OF
the highest possible duties by construc-
ton.
But there is still another obstancle
in the way Of the court, and one that
has escaped notice. The impression Is
strong that the personnel or the court
has been picked. and that the men
slated for it are from the board of gen
eraI appraisers and persons to wbor1
political debts are owed.
Now. Senators who are opposed TO
the court are saying that if names Of
this sort are sent in. they will not be
confirmed.
Altogether, the new court has a rough
road ahead Of 1t.