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The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
RIDICULES CHARGE
OF POISONING BABY
Continued from Page One.

OF East Indian drugs. It is absurd. one
may read Of such things. but one never
witnesses them in real life. We have
lived in Scltuate for two years. During
that time I have not purchased a drop
Of medicine. not to speak Of poison.
Does the charge that I attempted 10
poison her and June by means OF poi
soned perfumery or tooth powder sound
sensible? II is absurd.
LAS for the boy he was my own child
my only one For days at a time little
Dorothy and have taken care OF him
during the absence of his mother and
June. Once they were away for fourteen
days. and Dorothy and I washed him,
and fed him. and dressed him.
Angered by Attentions.
''As for June, I have tried TO care for
her as II she were my own daughter.
That has angered her. She is an imagi-
native child. and a great reader OF ro-
mantle fiction.
mot very long ago we all went to
Nantasket, and my wife asked me 70 buy
some soda. While they sat at a table l
went to the fountain. I went over and
brought four glasses, two at a time
After we got home June declared that
1 had put poison IN the soda. I asked
her why she thought so and she told me
that her head ached.
THAT made Dorothy laugh. AS a mat
Ter OF fact. June had eaten ice cream and
soda and candy and had gone in bathing.
That would make almost any ones head
ache.
Sixty-yenr-ol Acquaintance.
June was always a harum scarum sort
OF girl. She was full Of life and am
bition. Once It became necessary for me
to enJoin a sixty-year-old man from pay
ing her attentions. She did not like me
for that
'One day IL was necessary 70 send her
to her room 10 avoid the keeping Of an
appointment. She made an excuse To go
into another room and there took a dose
Of wood alcohol We discovered her in
time and administered emetics and soon
she was all right
I believe that the little boy died from
cholora mOrbus. The little fellow was
sick for twelve hours before he died.
The request for an autopsy came from
me as well as from Mrs. Eaton. DIT.
SpoOneT told me then not TO worry"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
BYRD OUTLINES PLANS.
Tells Democratic Conferees RepubII-
can Boast Must BE stopped.

Tells Democratic COnferees RepubII-
can Boast Must he stopped.
Special 20 The Washington Herald.
Richmond, Va. aug 25.-Richard Eve
lyn Byrd. speaker OF the house OF dele
gates. and one Of those present at the
conference Of Democratic leaders to-day,
stated tonight that the purpose OF the
conference was to outline plans FOR an
aggressive OratOrical campaign. which
would bring out the stay-at-home Demo-
cratic vote. and put a stop for all time
10 the Republican boast that they have
a fighting chance TO carry the State
There are 1000 Democrats in the state,
Byrd said. who do not go 20 the polls
simply because they know the Demo-
cratic ticket is going to be elected any
how These 1900 votes are to be brought
out this fall.
Byrd stated further that the State leg
islature. which will convene in January
will not touch upoa the liquor question
further than 10 modify in some imma-
terial points. and perfect the Byrd BILL
which is already a law.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
50 MILES
ON RHEIMS TRACK


shed, while another horse and cart
brought back the shattered remains OF
the aeroplane, showing that the days OF
the horses utility. if numbered. are not
yet ended.
About o'clock, when. the wind had
died out almost 10 nothing. Glenn Cur
tiss went out 70 try to cut down Bleriot's
record Of S:e4 2-5, made yesterday, in a
once e-around-the-track fight. Curtiss
made the round in eight minutes eleven
and three-hfth seconds. This bettered
his own previous record by twenty-four
seconds, but was over seven seconds be-
hind the mark set by Bleriot.
Latham made six attempts at flights
to-day, but only succeeded once. This
time in a smaller Antoinette he estahr
lished score OF thirteen miles for the
Champagne Duration prize.
In addition to the foregoing. fifteen at
tempts were made by various pilots
which failed entirely.
After the official closing hour for flights
had passed, many OF the artificial birds
took the air. Six could be seen at the
same time flying around in the dusk.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

u = DepL- OF Agriculture weather Bureau.
Washington. wednesday. August g 1905 p. m
During Thursday and Friday the weather viii be
generally fair the greater part Of the country
Local showers are probable in Eastern Florida the
West Gulf States. and the Lake region. Moderately
warm weather viii continue in the Mississippi Val
ley and the districts east thereof and there viii be
no marked change in the prevailing Temperature
coalitions over the Plains States and the Rocky
Mountain and Plateau regions.
Starm warnings are displayed the Washington
coast.
The winds along the New England coast viii be
moderate variable. except westerly the south
coast: the Middle Atlantic coast light 70 mod
crate south and southwest; the South Atlantic
coast. moderate easterly. except variable on the
Carolina coast: on the East Gulf coast moderate 20
brisk easterly; on the West Gulf coast moderate
% brisk east and northeast; on the Great Lakes.
moderate southwest and west.
Steamers departing Thursday for European ports
viii have moderate westerly winds and generally
fair weather to ths Grand Banks.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
C. BYERS NEAR DEATH.
PhyslcianN Lose Hope for Million
aire Steel Man.

Pittsburg, Aug. .. - Dallas c. Byers,
millionaire steel man. Of Pittsburg. sought
by District Attorney William A. Blakeley
in connection with charges OF council
manic graft relative to the vacation OF
South Seventh street, is dying at Dinard.
France. and all hope Of his recovery has
been abandoned. All the members OF his
family have been summoned.
Byers is under indictment, a fugitive
from justice, and It is understood that
his troubles in connection with the affair
arc killing him. He is head of the great
steel firm OF A. W. Byers & Co.
Among the stories told in connection
with the case was that Byers sent a
negro with a satchel filled with money to
a councilman, also under indictment, for
Distribution among the grafters.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26

New York, Aug. 25.-Diss Debar, the
spook faker and self-asserted mysticist,
made getaway from New York to-day.
after newspapers reported they had dis
covered her Identity in the high priestess
OF the curious temple called the Mahetma
Institute. which is a brown stone house
just around one corner from the Waldorf.
There she was known as Nine. A-diva-
weed va, and with her as friend and
pupil and worshiper was David Living
ston Mackey, quite as slippery a GUS
toner as Diss Debar herself. at the in
sttute, Mackey was known just as
David" having through his teacher all
the wisdom of the sages which it was
part OF his business to make known to
the unlearned.
The institute is conducted by Mrs.
Lillian Hobert French. who has dis
covered the law Of eternal human life for
herself and $4,000 others.
This she learned from a deep study Of
revelations. which is now clear TO her,
and so is the open way.
Never Knew Diss DebaF.
Mrs. French avowed she had never
heard OF Diss Debar, and was quite
shocked TO learn that Nine. A-Diva-Veed-
va. who has been sitting on the white
throne in the white silk room Of the in
stitute. teaching the coming elect, was
no one else and that David" the sooth-
sayer, was her confederate.
The same two. Mrs. French heard. had
made a quick disappearance from Detroit
not long ago, where Diss Debar was
none other than Mother Elinor, OF the
Flying Rollers colony. and the same
woman who spent seven years in penal
servitude in England, being convicted Of
running a cult devoted to nefariOus
practice.
Mrs. French declared that Nine. A
Diva-Veed-Ya and David disappeared
promptly after she had quizzed them re-
earding the aIlega atoms as TO her identity
OF the newspaper reporters.
Portrait of Heinze.
o. F. Augustus Heinze comes into the
limelisht in this affair. owing TO the
circumstances Of a portrait OF himself
taken while he was at work in his Office
having been noticed prominently on the
piano In the drawing room OF the
Mehetma institute.
Mr.. Heinze was a friend Of hers. Mrs
French explained, she having known him
IN the West. He did a lot OF little
things for her when she was founding
her institute here Just what they were.
Mrs. French could not remember. and
neither could Mr. Heinze. who took a
qnizzing on the subject as something OF
a joke. A friend of Mr. Heinze. WI
liam Robinson, loorned up also as a
friend OF the institute. he having written
verses IN n occult paper dedicated TO
Nine. A. Diva-Veed yesterday.
Diss Debar IS about seventy years old
now. She served a term on BlackwelTs
Island here fifteen years ago for swind-
ling Luther r. Marsh, by the aid of
spirit paintings.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26

Pittsburg. Aug. 25.-The first day OF in
yestigating the charges OF peonage which
have been preferred against President
Frank n. Hoffstot Of the Pressed Steel
Car Company. resulted in but little to
substantiate the claims of the strikers.
Many men were admittedly paid of and
permitted to leave the stockade to-day
before Special Agent Hoagland. OF the
Department of Justice District Attorney
John H. Gibson. and Sheriff A. c. Gum
bert reached the plant to begin the in
Nestlgation. The strikers maintain that
all who could give damaging testimony
about conditions at the plant were thus
hurried away
Said Husband Was Detained.
Sheriff Gumbert insisted on being a
member Of the investigation committee
because he had received a letter from Mrs.
Susie Vogel, Of 334 East Eighth street.
New York, charging that her husband
David Vogel, was being detained at the
plant against his will.
Vogel was one Of the first examined.
and he denied that he had written his
wife or that he was being detained in
the mills. bat that he had sent her word
that he feared to go outside because Of
the strikers
Hoagland has asked for the original
letter which Vogel wrote his wife. Spe-
cial Agent Hoagland tonight sent out a
general call TO the strikers to come for
ward If they had anything to show in
proof or the charges Of peOnage. He Will
continue the investigation tomorrow,
J.. G. BurgOd, who has charge of the
employment bureau Of the Pressed steel
Car Company, under q hot examination
by Hoagland. admitted that he was
formerly connected with Strike-breaker
Farley for seven years.
Debs Makes Speech.
Eugene V. Debs made good his threat
to speak before the strikers on the In
dian Mound to-day. He went in an auto
mobile and talked for twenty minutes
with d crowd Of 1000 people while troopers
rode around the outside.
Judge James MacFarlane, Of the local
courts, to-day handed down decision
refusing strikers the right to compel ar
b!tration Of their differences with the
company. The strikers had made claims
under law passed by the State legis-
lature in 1883. Judge MacFarlane ruled
that the law plainly SAID that any find
ing by such a committee was not binding
on any party, hence ii was but farce
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
WRIGHT PLANS FIGHT.

Given Ovation Rs Mnehine Appears
on TemPeIhOf Parade Ground.
Berlin. Aug. 25.-Orville Wright is at
present engaged in making his final prep
arations for the aeroplane flights that
he will undertake shortly at the Tempel-
hof parade ground.
His machine was to-day transferred
from the military aeronautic headquar-
ters at Tegel TO the parade ground. where
an enormous crowd gathered to watch
the completion OF the arrangements
When Mr.. Wright appeared he was given
an ovation.
He said that he probably would not
undertake TO fly for several days yet.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26

Berlin, Aug. 25.-After running the mo-
tors and propellers all last night the
Zeppelin III made a most successful
two and one-half hours trial this evening.
The dirigible is thought 10 be in first
class shape for Saturdays flight from
Friedrichshafen to Berlin.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26

Midnight. n; ? a. m. &C. 4 a. n. g; a m. g.;
a. m. IS: 10 a. m. y: z noon 50; p. m. So;
p. m. 30: p. m. So; ?. m, 81; 10 p m. IS.
Maximum. 81 f: minimum. g.
Relative huulidity-s A. m. IS; ? p m, 40: p n.
S. Rainfall Is p. m. to p. M. 0. Hours Of sun
shine 1873. Per cent Of possible sunshine 100
Temperature same date last year-MaIimum. g.
minimum &C.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
DISTRICT ATTORNEY DEAD.
w. l. AmmOn Found Dead in Stable
Near Home in York.

wear home IN 1ork.
York, Pa, Aug. 25.-William L. Ammon,
district attorney OF York County. was
found dead this morning in the upper
part Of a stable at the rear OF his home
at Carlisle and Linden avenue.
No marks were upon his body and no
indications that he had taken poison.
Coroner Dehoff gave out the statement
that the cause OF his death was heart
trouble. It is known that his accounts
with the Standard Building and Loan
Association, Of which he was the former
secretary, were being looked into by an
expert accountant who had found a short
age which seemed to Increase as the IN
vestigations proceeded.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
MAI. WESTON ILL.
Believed TO BE at Point of Death I'm
San Francisco from Rheumatism

San Francisco. Aug. 25.-Maj. Gen.
James F. Weston is lying at the point
Of death at the Preside Hospital.
He had suffered severely with rheuma-
tism for several months prior to leav-
ing the Philippines, but with his return
TO this climate he has been somewhat
relieved.
Up to yesterday afternoon he was I'M
proving. but at a late hour last night
a critical change for the worse came.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
An Instance.

From the Boston Transcript
Father Qn a lecturing mood)-You
never heard OF a man getting into
trouble by following a good example.
Son Cncorrigible)-YeS. sir. have-thC
counterfeiter.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
RUSSIA'S FIRST AEROPLANE.

Covered Four Miles nj Height of Ten
Feet, but Descent Is Disastrous.
Odessa, Aug. 25.-The first flight OF an
aeroplane in Russia was made here yes
terday. The machine is OF local manu-
facture, and it was piloted by an Italian
named Catani. II covered four miles at
height Of ten feet. but the descent was
disastrous. The fore part Of the machine
was wrecked. and Catani was picked
up unconscious and badly cut
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
Free Vaudeville and Nc
ton Pictures at Glen
Echo This Week.
SMALLPOX CASE ON CARPATHIA
c. f. Eustis transferred TO Emer-
Eency Hospital.

New York. Aug. 3-The steamship Car
pathia, which arrived here last night
from Naples. was detained at Quarantine
to-day with case Of smallpox among
the cabin passengers.
The patient. c. z. Eustis. a former
naval officer. was said 70 be in a con-
valescent stage, and was transferred TO
the emergency hospital. His wife went
to the hospital with him. The steamship
will be released after disinfection.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26

The Washington Herald is absolutely
supreme in the morning field as two is
TO one
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
SPOOK GONE AGAIN
Diss Debar Found in New
York, but Disappears.
DAVID MAcKEY HER PARTNER

Self-asserted MyEticist Located in
MehetmR Institute, but Makes a
Quick Getaway When Whispers
Are Heard-Mrs. Lillian Hobart Is
"surprised" at Identity of Woman.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
RIVAL POLITICIANS
PASS COMPLIMENTS
Chairmen Slemp and EllySOn
Talk of Virginia.
ExToL EACH OTHERS VIRTUES

Love, Republican Representative,
and Democratic Lieutenant Gov
ernOr Express Their Opinions Of
What Would Have Happened Had
Either Been Placed at the Head OF
the Ticket-A Real Love Feast.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
EVIDENCE Is WEAK
In PEONAGE CASE
Many Leave Pittsburg Plant
Before Investigation.
vOGEL THE CHIEF WITNESS

Declared He Did ROT Write His Wife
that He Was Being Held, but Said
He Told Her He Was Afraid TO Go
Outside OF the Plant Because OF
RiOtins-Debs Makes Speech.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
Temperntures IN Other CItfes.

Temperatures IN other cities together with the
amount Of rainfall for the twelve hours ended at 8
p. yesterday are follows:
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
Tide Table.

rO-dsy-High tide. SD a m; $50 D. m. Low
tide. l9:l2 a. m. o05 p. N.
To-mcrrow-Hsh tide. AIS a. m 4:54 p m. Low
tide. n.0 a. m; n:l0 D. m.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
Condftion os &c Water.

Special to The Washington Herald
Harpers Ferry. w. Va Aug 3.-Potomac clear
and Shenandoah slightly muddy
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
NATIONAL
AMERICAN
COAST LEAGUE BITS

Ote Johnson of Portland led the Pa
cifc Coast league regulars in batting
last week. Out of IS trips to the plate
he made hits, for an average of 1883.
His average to date is .29S, Our of 5S0
times at bat he has made 173 hits.
Jud Smith led the Angels in batting
last week with an average of 1881. He
made 8 hits out Of q times up.
Miller led the Seals in batting last
week, with an average Of S64. He made
s hits out of % times up.
Bernie McCay led the Vernon team
in batting, with an average of .S20. Out
of % times at bat he made s hits.
Flanagan led the Senators, with an
average of 1888. Our of Il times up he
secured hits.
w. Hogan was the best Oakland
sticker. He made hits out of 20 times
up, for an average of 300.
During Vernon's five weeks play
here Martinke batted 1852.
Rollie Zeider has this season made
the circuit of bases for 125 tallies.
Shinn, his nearest rival, has registered
SO runs.
AL Carson of Portland is the champi-
on fielding pitcher of the league. To
date in the present season he has had
143 fielding chances and has slipped but
once. His fielding average is therefore
1893. That's coming some for a pitcher.
Duffy Lewis has made more hits this
season than any other Coaster. Lewis
has secured 1872 safeties. Gandil of
Sacramento is next best with 19O
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05

gymnasium numbering up to take away
the stiffness acquired in the long trip
down the coast, and then boxed six
rounds. He went three rounds with
Freddie Corbett and three with Jimmy
Royal. Attell had a world of speed,
and has improved in his hitting. He
possesses marked cleverness and has
lost none of the footwork that has
aided him materially in winning the
bantamweight title.
Danny at Work
undisturbed by the arrival of the
champion, Webster, the bantamweight
challenger, quietly drilled through a
hard course of training at Eastside,
He has only one trouble-the weight
and Danny is nearing the figure agreed
upon so rapidly that he expects to be
strong and full of fight at ring hour
Webster went on the road for sever
miles in the morning and in the after
noon spared five rounds with Harry
Baker and three with Eddie Russell.
The other eight youngsters who will
furnish the opening events are also in
hard training. Several of them are
working at the pavilion. Hugo Dough-
erty and Kid Rees, who will renew
their argument, this time going ten
rounds instead of six, will make 12S
pounds at 8 o'clock, and the others
will meet at catch weights.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
u. S. {. BASKETBALL
CANDIDATES PRACTICE
Varsity Five Will Be Led This Sea-
son by RandelI Henderson,
Star of Last Season.
Squad Works Hard

Basketball practice was started yes
terday afternoon at the University of
Southern California, and the prospects
are right for great five this sea-
SON. While their first games do not
come until along in December, it was
thought best by Coach Cromwell to
let those basketball men who We're
not out for football begin practice as
early as possible, thus taking no
chances on not being in condition for
the first game or two. 1t is also
Cromwell's intention to get basketball
over as soon as possible to enable him
to begin track work as early as last
year.
The team will be directed this sea-
son by Randeu Henderson, who held
down a guard position on last years S
aggregation. Stien, for several years
on the Glendale team, will put up a
hard fight for the other guard posi-
ton. Smith. a new man at basket
ball, is also out for this place. At
center B. Hall, formerly of the crack
Huntington Beach team, is trying out.
Walton, another Glendale man, will
also work for the center position. An
other man who can handle nearly any
position is Caster of Whittier He is
a very fast and persistent player and
will do much to strengthen the Metho-
dists' team. At forward B. and NJ.
Blair, formerly of Polytechnic high
school, are so far the only contestants
for the place. They showed up well
in last nights practice.
The squad will go through light
practice several nights a week for
about a month, when they will settle
down to regular workouts.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
H. TAXlCAB BERRY
WINS CASE AGAINST
lNSOLENT DRIVER

H Taxicab Berry, leader of the Los
Angeles baseball team, has won his case.
Yesterday he received n letter from his
attorney in San Francisco notifying him
that Judge Conlan, the presiding official
in the famous taxicsb case, had decided
to dismiss the case. Berry had his ride
TO the fight pavilion, thence to the base
ball grounds at Recreation park, and
ride down town after the game, all for
the price of the trip to the fight pavilion
and to the ball grounds. incidentally
the taxicab company loses the time spent
by its employe in lying in wait for
Berry and also the cost of retaining a
lawyer to handle the case.
Berry plumed himself in his yellow
hat last night and wired the taxicab
company as follows;
Come down here to Los Angeles and
I'll run your company Into the sea-"
II. Taxicab has shown himself fight
err. He has given san Francisco drivers
a lesson. He has lowered the colOrs of
the naughty northerners. Ii. Taxicab,
we're surely proud of you.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
by A. E, DUNNlN0

THoR and half fact since the Burns
X Athletic club will stage bona hde
worlds championship Maud Junction Next Tuesday night
title and the winner will be recognized
the world Though the city regulations
violate
In tho decision will be given by the three
majority will decide the battle All
parties the match have agreed to this inter-
whipping Monte he will
graduated from the sec
ond- Champion If Monte WINS he will
conceded through his defeat OF
Jimmy Reagan Walsh the former bantamesht
champion. ~, ~
Foley arrived Los Angeles yestsr-
sought
Side Athletic club MOntes methods are d
Abe Monte
work first and his talking he hed himself
to his camp leaving Foley to
4hnn work.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
LEWIS TO MEET PAPKE

NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Local followers
of pugilism who have been watching
Willie Lewis in training believe that he
will have a surprise in store for Billy
Papke when they meet in Pittsburg
next Friday night. Lewis, who has
whipped Sailor Burke several times,
has a terrinc punch which he has been
developing for Papke, and his friends
now declare that he knows Papke's yul-
nerable points and Will devote all his
energies TO landing a knockout blow on
Papkes chin.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RUSH

PITTSBURG, Oct 4.-The rush to Sc
cure seats for the worlds championship
baseball series, to begin this week, is
the greatest in the history of the game.
Secretary Locke. who has charge OF
selling the tickets by mail, said that
thousands of remittances would have ia
be returned to senders because Of the
great demand.
Already the capacity of the park re-
served for mail orders has been ex-
hausted and the staff of fourteen clerks
is working overtime. Locke has three
bank clerks assisting him and three
adding machines are in constant opera
ton.
Orders were received from Chicago
Philadelphia, New York, Cincinnati, ST.
Louis and other cities, for seats.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
COLORADO DESERT
WINTER BASEBALL
LEAGUE ORGANIZED

Ell CENTRIC, Oct. 4.--The Colorado
Desert Baseball league organized here
today for the third years winter season.
The league is composed of teams from
El Centre, Imperial, Holtville, Brawley,
CalexicO and Yuma, the latter being a
new addition to the league. Each town
puts up $3.50 for franchise and each
has the same rights in exclusive control
of players as obtains in other leagues,
although this league is organized as an
independent body for winter games only.
The season win open Nov. and will
close Feb. 22, giving each place twenty
games. Teams will be composed of
class "a" league players, among whom
are Scott of Chicago, EasterIy of Cleve-
land and Browning of San francisco,
Nagle of Los Angeles and Shea of Kan
yas City.