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The Washington herald., 1909-04-02
BALTIMORE Loss
MAY Be 100000
Alleged Thefts of SpOrtiye
Clerk Loom Large.
GRAFT SCANDAL HINTED
City Treasury'S Total Shortage
Still a Puzzle.

The LOOtinE OF Accounts. Charged
Against william r. Downs, Found
TO He Greater as the Examination
of Bank Books PrOceeds-Accused
Man Held for $4,000 Bail, Which
He Is Unable 20 Obtain.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02
LOCAL.

l-Machinists VIII Appeal TO Taft.
Taft Helps Payne Tariff Forces.
5-Heir 10 Millions Not Happiest Man.
9-Senators Wrangie over the Tariff.
Marriage Held Illegal
1EConference Held on Dairy Laws.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

Srecial 70 Thc Washington Herald
Hinton. ". Va. April Capt. A. r.
Sweeney. the oldest conductor on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, dropped
deaf at the TesbOs restaurant this even
ing from drorsy. He had just finished
eating when he was stricken
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02
HERALD NEWS SUMMARY.
TELEGRAPHIc.

1-Deputies Battle With Miners.
baltimore Theft Totals SiO0, 600.
l-Man Wins Race With Death.
l-Tafts Son at Civic Dinner.
10-News OF Alexandria.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02
DEPUTIES BATTLE
WITH COAL MINERS.
Arrest of Worker Leads to
Revolver Fight.
CROWD FREES PRISONER
Town Is Now Ruled by Men
with WincheSters.

Attempt TO Arrest Man Starts the
rOuble in HarwicI<, Fifteen Miles
-ru-
and Another Fatally InJured-Set-
tIement May Be Attacked by the
Officers OF the Law To-day.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02
Honle RuIe Biu Adoptrd

jefferson City. No. April The home
rule bill Of Senator Krone, Republican
and brewery attorney. giving St. Louis
mayor power 90 appoint the excise com
missioner, now appointed by the gov
ernor, was passed late this afternoon bv
the senate Democraticl by vote %
20 20 , all Republicans and all but two
Democrats voting IN the Affirmative
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02
baltimore and Return. SI-25,
o. u n

Every Saturday and Sunday. All trains
both ways, both davs. except Royal Linz
tied City Offices, Iil7 q 81. and sl9 Pa. ave.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

Saturdays and Sundays via PennSvlvaDia
Railroad Tickets good returning until
sunday night All regular trains excepr
the Congressional Limited" 4"
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

}. n Small & sons. Florists,
18th and o SIS. X ashington. waldorf,
Astoria and 1i5s Broadway. New Ycrk.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

BlaclSIStO1e'S Flowers Are superb.
Fully developed. long lasting 18th & II
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02
SPECIAL to The Washington Herald.

SPECIAL TO The Washington Herald.
Baltimore. April That the money
stolen from the city funds will amount to
Sioe.o0o OF more. was the statement made
by District Attorney Owens to-day. fol-
lowing the arrest OF William F. Downs
the dappe-. twenty-six-year-old stock
clerk and bank runner in the Office OF
City Register Thomas.
District Attorney Owens. discussing in
Judge stOekbridge's court to-day the
question Of bail for Downs, said.
Your honor. Yesterday there was a
case before Justice Grammar here IN
which This young man Downs was
charged with the larceny Of a sum Of
money from the city. The sum was
Supposed not to be in excess OF $1,000
Subsequent events have demonstrated
that the shortage IS FAR in excess Of that
amount. and the city officials who have
conducted the investigation OF the books
of the city registers department have
.ascertained that they have to-day prima
facIe proof of the larceny OF the amount
stated in the warrant szSOso. This short
age alone IS in one OF the bank accounts
OF the city.
Total Shortage Figured.
a calculation. so far as the city ON.
cials have been able 70 make one. with
out thu proof that would satisfy your
honor. VIII bring the shortage UP TO
s72.ooo. with every probability that the
sum viii exceed Slo0Go.
i; viii take a cay OF two FOR the city
officials 10 orer such proof as would be
required al such a hearing. and I re-
spectfuily ask. therefo-e. that rorr honor
postpone the heering fo- fistly reason
able time 20 allow the city officials TO
present their proofs
The city officials are all az sea After
poring over the books all night. Mayor
Mahool threw up his hands he has
called in an audit company 10 figure out
the shortage
Other departmental clerks are being
watched. and there is an uneasy feeling
al the city hall that a graft scandal
greater than the one already exposed
may be opened I'D. There is talk OF
other arrests pending. and City Register
Thomas may resign Among the DAYS
developments il has happened that
Downs bail has been raised 10 S50,0o0. II
has been unable TO get IT,
The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

Fred NiblO ZiE-zaES Russia TO-Gay.
4.30 p. m. Columbia Theater 25c 10 81
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-06
TALE Of BRUTALITY
FROM KOzOLOOK
ARMENlANS BEGUlLED INTO
SURRENDER AND RUTHLESS
LY MURDERED BV TURKS.

Tarsus, Asiatic Turkey, Monday,
May 8, via COnstantinOple, May s.
The Armenian population of Kozolook
was put to death under the following
circumstances: Word that MOhamme-
dams were killing AImenians reached
Kozolook before the actual attack on
tlfe place, and when the first consid-
erab,e party Of Mohammedans arrived
Jhey found the Armenians well armed
and in good positions. standing on
their defense The Mohammedans
did not feel strong enough to attack,
so they gathered Teinforcements until
there was more than 1000 of them
well armed. surrounding the village.
The governor of the district prom
ised, a. this stage, to protect the Ar
menians if they would give up their
arms. This the Armenians decided to
do. Then. under pretense of taking
them to a place Of safety, they were
led out from the village under escort
to an open field. Here the men were
rutnlessIy killed and the women sub
iected to maItreatment. A number of
Armenian girls were forced to marry
Turks
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-06
EAGLE RIVER FOLK
HAVE DAM TROUBLE
ASK LEGISLATURE TO VALIDATE
CLAIMS OF $4,000 AGAINST
TOWN.
ATTORNEY BULLARD PAINTS A
WORD PICTURE OF ExPER-
lENCE DURING A VISIT.
Madison, May 5.

Troubles of the town Of Eagle River,
Villas county, occupied the attention
CT the assembly committee on judiciary
all yesterday afternoon, the question
at issue being the validating of an in
Gebtedness OF $4,000 incurred in the
construction Of a power dam and
electric light plant.
The dam was authorized to be built
by the 1905 legislature, but through
failure to comply with some technical
provisions of the law some of the
larger taxpayers have estopped the pay
ment of debts incurred in the construc-
ton Of the plant. c aims aggregating
many thousands OF dollars are being
held up pending the disposition Of the
litigation of the enactment Of a law
by this legislature validating the in
dcbtedness.
Interested attorneys and representa-
tive citizens and village officers OF
Eag e River taxed the capacity of the
committee room and the hearing de-
VelOped into a spirited forensic bat
lie between the opposing factions,
The bill under consideration was in
Toduced by Mr.. kimbal
Cyrus Bullard Of Menasha, repre-
senting one of the large taxpayers
who appears as a plaintiff in the pend
ing litigation, varied the dramatic sit
ua,iOn presented, with al amusing
picture OF his arrival in The village
the first time to investigate the prop
0sition. Dumped off the train in the
midst Of a snowbank in the early
evening he looked around for the vii
lage and while he saw only few
scattering buildings gazed with con-
siderable surprise upon big arc lights
burning here and there in the forest.
Arriving at barn-like structure
pointed out as the hotel he was still
more amazed to find the place
equipped with water, baths, electric
lights and other modern cOnv eniences.
A native informed him the village had
a sewer too. How it was possible for
Chis small village in the woods to ac-
QuiTe al these comforts he discovered
after an investigation Of the tax rolls.
Some Of the property of his client in
the town he found 10 be taxed at the
rate Of $500 per forty acres.
c.. B. Bird of Wausau and John Van
HecHe Of Merrill also spoke against
the bill, the principal argument being
that the legislature had 10 right to en-
act a Jaw to cure q defect which was
in litigation in the courts.
E. NJ. Smart of Merrill and Attorney
ogden Of Milwaukee appeared in be.
half of the town and the majority of
All but the big taxpayers
they claimed, have paid their proper
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-06
MOTHER HEART WINS
IN HAMS TRIAL

Flushing, n. Y, May 5-Mrs. Vir-
ginia Jenkins Hams, mother of the
defendant, concluded her testimony
yesterday afternoon, after a trying
and pathetic ordeal in an effort to
save her son, Peter c. Hams, Jr., on
trial for the murder of William E.
Annis.
Feeble and on the verge of nervous
collapse, the testimony Of Mrs. Hams
and her references to her boy" and
her pleading to be allowed to tell
everything she knew" made a most
dramatic incident of the trial She
broke down and sobbed convulsively
through her direct examination by
John E. Mcintyre, chief counsel for
the defense, and when District At
torney Dewitt started his cross eX-
animation the strain seemed too much
for her mOther-heart. She sank into
the witness shair, and, covering her
face with her handkerchief, sObbed
bitterly. At this point Dewitt prompt
ly announced that he had concluded
the cross examination and the old
lady was taken from the court
room. In her testimony Mrs Hams
told of several incidents indicating
that her son Peter was Irrational"
at times.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-06
D0LLIVER AND ALDRICH
IN TARIFF DISCUSSION
SENATOR DECLARES scHE Dulles PENDlNe WERE
CUSTOMS
OFFICERS
OFFICERS.

Washington, May In the course
OF his speech on the tariff in the sen
ate yesterday Mr. Deliver declared,
on authority OF Mir AIdrich, that the
schedules Of the pending bill were
made by the officers OF the New York
customs house and lot by the com
reiterated his statement Mr.. Aldrich
promptly denied that he had made
statement on which such an assertion
could be based When Mr.. DolIiyer
reiterated his statecent Mr.. Aldrirh
again protested against what he de
cIared was "absOluteiy false" Still
Declaring Ihat the senator from Rhode
Island had said that the officials had
written the schedules. Mr.. Aldrich a
third time arose to protest. He eX-
planned that what he had said was
that those officers. experts OF the gov
eminent, had been entrusted with the
duty Of calculating the amount of
specific duties imposed in place of the
ad valorem rates, but he denied that
he had turned over TO them the
making of the duties. Mr.. DOlliver
proceeded. referring to MT. Aldrich's
remark on a former occasion to the
effect that he was circulating false
democratic tariff rumors," his quota
ton of Nh Aldrich's remarks was
again excepted 10 by the senator from
Rhode Island. who declared that the
Iowa senator was speaking from a
guilty conscience"
Mr.. Aldrich. later on, interrupting
10 say something about the senators
coming TO him with samples Of cotton
goods, was sharply cut off by the Iowa
senator. who refused to yield for what
he dec AIRED was intended to be an
answer to an argument he had not
vet made: he declined to permit the
senator from Rhode Island TO COM
pIete his statement. saying he would
not permit his remarks TO be sneering-
" dIscredited in his own time.
With strong voice the words of the
Iowa senator resounded through the
chamber. Quick of re-ort. he fire.
uuently provoked laughter. When Mr.
Warren undertook TO give some infor
nation concerning the wool business
Mr.. Dolliver replied that he had stud
led the wool business from the birth
of the lamb to the manufacture Of the
piece of cloth"
Addressing his remarks pointedly
toward Aldrich whom he faced. Mr..
Dolliver criticised the large duty pro-
vided in the pending bill on wool tops.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-06
FOR STATE BOARD
Of ROAD MAKERS
SENATOR BROWN HAS HIGHWAY
PROPOSAL OF MUCH
INTEREST.
PRESIDENT OF STATE BOARD OF
AGRICULTURE TO HEAD
THE COMMISSION.
Madison. May

Madison, May ).
The senate committee on roads and
bridges this morning will report out
a substitute for Senator Brownies bill
for state aid to highway construction,
which has been drawn up by Senator
Browne and which promises to take
the place Of all highway bills intro
duced In the legislature so far. The
new bill will change radically many
features Of the original senate bill as
well as Of the highway bills now in
the hands Of the assembly committee
on roads and bridges, and for this rea-
son will be made the subject OF eX-
tensiye additional hearings and pro
badly some fight before the houses be-
fore It is passed.
The new substitute bill makes pro-
vision for the appointment Of a state
highway commission, which shall con
sist Of three members. The members
must be the president of the state
board Of agriculture, a position now
held by George NcKerroW; the state
geOIogist, who is at present w. o.
Hotchkiss, and the dean Of the college
of engineering Of the state university,
now T. E. TuneaUre.
The bill further provides for the
election Of highway engineer by the
members Of the committee. In the
measure are defined the general adj
ministrative powers Of the commission
regarding the supervision and admin
istration Of the whole system Of high.
way building which is to spring up in
the state.
According to the provisions of the
bill, $4,000 shall be appropriated for
the first year, $250,O00 for the second
and 100000 for the third year after
the passage Of the bill. These amounts
shall be raised by direct tax. This
appropriation clause will probably
cause the referace Of the bill to the
committee on claims, before further
action is taken by the senate.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-06
STRAUS GOES TO
TURKISH EMBASSY
FORMER SECRETARY OF CJM.
MERGE AND LABOR NAMED
BY PRESIDENT TAFT.

Washington. May THE appoint
menJs of Oscar s. Suaus, former sec
rotary OF commerce and labor, as
ambassador TO- Turkey. and ". y.
Rocllhill, former assistant secretary
OF state ana latterIy minister to
China. as ambassador to Russia were
announced yesterday.
Mr.. Suaus telegrahed his accept
ance Of the mission to Turkey to
Secretary Knox. Mr.. Straus was
twice before minister to Turkey. he
succeeds Ambassador Leishman. who
goes to Rome in place of LLOYD .
Griscom, who has expressed desire
20 come home.
Mr.. Rockhil is a native of PenpsvI-
vania. He viii remain at Picking for
a time, the president not vet having
determined on his successor. He
succeeds Ambassador Riddle at St
Petersburg.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-06
RELATING DEVICES
MUST Be STOPPED
so DECLARED JUDGE SMITH
MCPHERSON IN REPLY TO
CRITICS.

St. Louis, May 5.-After issuing a
statement yesterday in which he de-
nounced the resolutions against him
introduced in congress by Represent
ative Murphy, Judge Mcpherson, OF
the United States district court last
night discussed railroad rates before
the St. Louis Traffic club and was
made the indirect subject Of Mandatory
resolutions by that organization. The
clubs declaration expressed respect
for and confidence in our state and
federal courts and in the courage,
fairness and integrity Of the judici-
ary," and deplored the tendency eX-
hibited in some quarters to seek the
attainment Of personal or official ends
through criticism of the courts, rather
than by resorc to the established
forms Of judicial procedure.
Judge Mcpherson advocated the ere
alton of a central authority to regU-
late railroad rate matters. He de
clared that neither congress nor the
sta.e legislatures had time to consider
the problem adequately
Relating devices, he said. must be
abolished, or the shipper receiving
such favors, as we'll as the railroad
officials granting them, must so to
prison. He also denounced The con
tention that reduced passenger rates
by means Of mileage books are equit-
able, and in general followed the
lines established by his decisions in
the Missouri rate cases, which dect-
sions We're made the basis Of the
Murphy resolution.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-06
COULDN'T LIVE APART.
Mosinee Couple RemaTry After One
Months Separation.

Wausau, Wis, May 5.-To be mar
ried nearly forty years, to get di-
vorce and then to remarry within a
month after the decree was granted
was the act of Joseph and Margaret
Beste OF the town of Mosinee. They
were married in the early '70s, and
lived together until about month
ago, when Mrs. Bes.e applied for d
divorce and after a law suit over the
division Of the property, the decree
was granted. After going back to
the old farm on which they had lived
together for many years, they talked
the matter over and decided they
would bury the Ratchet and begin all
over again. One day last week they
came to Wausau, secured a special
from Judge Red and
were married
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-06

Mr.. Aldrich gave careful attention and
frequently interrupted. Being remind.
ed by Mr.. A.drich that he should not
undertake to enter uron a denuncia-
ton OF tariff making, Mr. Deliver re-
piled:
This speech was not made without
advice OF practical men. have taken
occasion to put myself in connection
with practical men or I would not be
here"
After Mr.. DoIIiveT had criticised the
practice Of applying the wool tariff TO
articles OF clothing tha- have in them
only trace Of wool, MI A.drich inter
posed to say that he wished to intro
duce in the record remarks made by
the late Senator Jones Of Arkansas
and Senator Vest Of Missouri, both
democrats, on precisely the same
lines.
The statement the senator is now
making" said Mr.. Aldrich, could
have been read word by word from
speeches OF Senators Jones and Vest.
and they would have produced the
same effect"
4 said at the beginning retorted
Mr.. Dolliver, that if l confined my
self to the facts I would not be di-
verted if some wayfarer in this wilder
ness should be shown TO have hap
pened to strike some OF the same
th:ngs!"
i only saw" replied Mr.. Aldrich.
that the men trying to destroy this
tariff are still doing business at the
old stand
Il am not trying to destroy this
tariff. re1orted Mr.. Dolliver. I hope
10 leave it a republican tariff that can
be defended in the United States"
Saying that the senator from Rhode
Island had hurt his feelings by his
criticism, Mr.. Deliver added: He de-
sired apparently to put me outside the
breastworks. where so many good peo-
pie have persisted for want of ventila-
ton. But" he said, despite criticism
I propose TO perpetuate the work OF
others who have formerly attempted
to revise the schedules
Mr.. Dolliver declared he was for the
Dingley cotton schedule, and inquired
of Mr.. A,drich whether the cotton
manufacturers when before the house
committee had not said they did not
want these rates increased.
Mr. Aldrich said he did not know
what had taken place before that
committee.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-06

ton of the cost of the Improvement.
The pending litigation, if decided ad-
verseIy to the town, would ruin the APP
pc. on electrical firm which equipped
the plant, and might put the Eagle
River State bank into the hands of the
bank commissioner. The village, they
represented, had not intended the
plant should cost half of the amount
expended, but at,er once started the
expense piled up far beyond expecta-
tions, and TO make the property of
any value to the community and save
the money already put into it, the
town was compelled to finish the job.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-06

involved by standing armies and
navies, sums upon sums of money.
and the physical and mental power of
thousands and eventually millions
of the finest specimens of men will be
turned from destructive channe,s 10
help solve the new political and legal
problems and the problems of n.y.
giene, education and unemployment;
IL viii mean the positive decrease OF
the sum-toJal of suffering and hid
eousness inflicted upon man by man,
and the steadfast increase of the sum-
total of happiness and beauty. Did
ever tournament Of old, did ever strug-
gle for national independence hold out
the peer of such a prize?"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-06
DRIVES GREAT RACE.
Frenchman Does 100 Miles in 1876
Minutes at Montgomery.

Montgomery, Ala, May 5.-Two
thousand motor enthusiasts cheered
wildly yesterday afternoon as Louis
Chevrolet. the Frenchman, drove a
mile in sc seconds fiat, with a so
horsepower car. over the fair grounds
mile track He won the 100 mile race
easily. going the distance in l26 min
utes. Chevrolet drove mile after mile
in less than a minute in The 1O0-mile
event, and but for trouble with tires,
might have set a new worlds record.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-06
OMAHA DEMOCRATIC,
LINCOLN GOES DRY

Omaha, May 5.-This city went
democratic in the municipal election
yesterday by safe majorities for lead
ing candidates on the ticket. Mayor
James s. Dahlman leading with not
less than 1000. Dahlman made a
personal liberty campaign throughout.
Mayor Brown (democraD Of Lin
coin will probably be succeeded by
republican, by a safe plurality. and IT
is also apparent that Lincoln has dis
carded saloons by the vote cast yes
terday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-06
PEACE PROMOTERS
INDULGE TALKfEST

Chicago, May 5.-Having discussed
the present aspect Of the peace move
ment from various viewpoints, incIud-
ms those of the politician. the bust
ness man and the educator, the dele
gates to the peace congress last night
considered plans for the future. At
orchestra hal, DR.. David Starr Jordan
presided over the oratorical efforts
Illuminating the next stpes in peace
making At Fine Arts building
was a special session devoted 10 the
relation Of schools and colleges to the
peace movement. At this meeting,
Hamilton Holt not only drew picture
OF the federation of the world" but
illustrated his points with stereoptican
views. President S. p Brooks Of Bay
tor university, Texas, likewise spoke
at this session.
At Orchestra hall, Edwin CHM of
Boston, outlined a systematic cam
paign Of education for peace. for "
education the militant pacemakers
base their hopes Of universal abolish
ment Of war. Rev. Jenkin Lloyd
Jones Of Chicago, referred to anna
ments as irritants rather than guaran-
tors Of peace. Edwin D. Mead Of Bos-
ton, discussed The Arrest of Competi-
tive Aiming in Fidelity to the Hague
Movement, and Congressman Richard
BarthoIdt of Missouri, among other
things, referred with sarcastic empha-
sis to the Inconsistency of a race of
people which insists that the individ-
uaI shall settle his differences by
peaceful means in courts, while ma
tons are left to refer their own
scruples to the arbitriment of war
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-06
SMOOTH SAILING NOW.
Pedro Rojas Recognized as Minister
from Venezuela.

Washington, May 5.-Pedro Rojas,
the newly appointed minister from
Venezuela, was formally presented to
President Taft at the white house by
Secretary Knox yesterday afternoon.
His recognition completes the formal
establishment of diplomatic rela-
tions between Venezuela and the
United States, broken off almost a
year ago as a result of the refusal or
President Castro to arbitrate the dis
putes between the two countries.
The occasion was marked by adj
dresses of a highly felicitous charac-
ter and expressions Of sympathy and
fraternity.