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The Washington times., 1909-10-27
POISONING OF CHILD
WILL NOT BE PROBED
Father Opposes Investigation OF
Death of Fox
Child.

81 am utterly opposed to any invests
cation being made by the Government
into the death OF my little daughter"
emphaticaily declared Rufus +. Fox, OK
81 5 street northwest, father OF little
Edythe Guy Fox. whose death occurred
yesterday as a result of ptomaine pois-
Oning caused by eating deCayed candy.
Mr.. Fox, who is of a highly nervous
temperament, showed the effects OF the
night vigils spent at the bedside Of his
child in a vain endeavOr to bring her
back TO health, exclaimed with tears in
his eyes MY daughter is dead, and
no amount of investigating viii restore
her 70 US. II would only serve TO ag-
graYate our sorrow
Edythe, aged eleven years. and her
sister Ruth. aged nine. were attacked
with intense pains in their stOmachs on
Thursday last after they had eaten some
peanut candy they purchased at store
in the neigbborhood of their home; and.
despite constant nursing and the best
medical attention, the condition OF the
elder child grew steadily worse until
her death yesterday morning.
Funeral services VIII be held tomor-
row afternoon at . o'clock from the
family residence. Interment viii be IN
GlenwOOd Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1909-10-27
MOCHA-CARAMEL DESSERT.

Cream four tablespoons Of butter. add
one cup of sugar, two eggs beaten thor
oughly, but not separated, half a cup
of pastry -four, half a cup Of milk and
mediterranean mixed together, beat
well and beat in another cup Of -four
Beat until the mixture Is very light and
fold in three-fOuTths Of a cup Of -four
well sifted with two teaspoons of baE-
ing powder. Half MI small oval or
round, deep tins and bake. When cool
cut "a lid from the top Of each, remove
a spoonful OF the inside and I'LL with a
spoon of mocha butter and one candicS
cherry or a nut meat Put on lid ard
spread the sides Of the cakes with
mOcha-carameI fTOsting and roll the
sides in finely minced nuts. Let them
dry and then cover the tops with frost
ing and pipe on Through a pastry bagD
more Of the mOCha-caramel butter and
garnish with candied cherries. Serve
surrounded with fresh fruit. Any fresh
or preserved frIit goes well with this
flavor Of coffee and burnt sugar.
The Washington times., 1909-10-27

rived in New York yesterday. viii come
70 Washington in a day or two.
-
Capt and Mrs. Warren c. Beach have
returned to New York from New Lon
con. Conn.
Mr.. ana 24rs. Benjamin Solomon have
gone for two weeks stay at Allan
tic City.
Mrs. \. Cohen. of Columbus. Ohio, is
the guest Of her daughter, Mrs. Mau-
rice Rosenberg, of Biltmore street.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph King. who have
been spending some time at Old Point
Comfort, Va, and New York city. have
returned to their home on Calvert
street.
Miss Rose Sanger. Of Baltimore. who
has frequently been the guest Of the
Misses Sanger Of I street, was mar
ried to Nathan Rosenberg, of Joplin,
No, Wednesday at noon, az the Mar
borough Hotel. Baltimore.
Miss sophy Meldrin. Of say Annah, Ca,
IS the guest Of Mrs John Lindsay More
head at her residence on Farragut
square.
Mrs. Corbin, widow Of General Corbin,
who is now in New York, viii come 10
Washington in a day or two for a
visit TO Gen. and Mrs. John A Johnston.
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Mrs. George Whitfield Brown enter
tanned a company of young people at
luncheon yesterday at her residence on
Connecticut avenue, asking her guests
20 meet Miss SopEy Meldrin, Of Savan-
nah, Ga.
General and Mrs. Gillespie, who have
been travelling In Europe all summer,
are now on the ocean en- route TO New
York, and are expected at their Wash
ington residence the last Of this week
or early next week.
Gen. and Mrs. William F Draper are
having their residence on Farragut
The Washington times., 1909-10-27

square put IN readiness for occupancy,
and viii come TO Washington shortly
from their summer home at Hopedale
Mass. They win introduce their daugh-
this winter.
See kitty Grey"
Mr.. and Mrs. William Corcoran Hin,
Mr.. and Mrs. woodbury. Blair, and Mr.
and Mrs. c. c. Glover were among
those in the audience at the New Ma
donal Theater last evening for the per-
Torrance Of kitty Grey"
Goes to Manila.
Miss Alice Elizabeth Concklin left
washington this afternoon for San
Francisco, from where she viii sail
November for Manila, for q visit to
her brother-in-law and sister Lieut. and
Mrs. Harry J. McKenny, u. 5. A. Be
fore returning to this country Miss
Conckin will visit, japan and China
Mrs. Richard Ely has returned to
Washington for the winter and opened
her residence on II street. She spent
the summer IN Europe with her son-in-
law and daughter, the former military
attache of the American embassy at
London and Mrs. Gibbon- Commander
Gibbon has been ordered to sea duty
with the A5iatic squadron and Mrs. Glib
bon will take a house in Japan for the
winter.
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Mrs. Gilbert Wilkes, sister Of Rep
resentative DENLY, and her children,
have returned to Washington from War
rcnton. Va, where they occupied the
residence OF Mrs. John Hooe for the
summer.
Representative Denly who is still in
Michigan will not come to washington
until early IN December.
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Mrs. Robert Hinckley has returned to
Washington and opened her residence
on Sixteenth street for the winter Miss
Gladys Hinckley who went abroad early
in the autumn for a few weeks, is now
On the ocean, en- route home.
The Washington times., 1909-10-27
NOT THE WHOLE STORY-FAR
FROM IT.

Attorney General Wiclzersham has IS
sued a statement concerning conditions
in the District jail, in which he denies
the report published that he had stated
the conditions at the District JAN ~
Washington are the worst OF any prison
in the country.
The Attorney General, IN his stare
nent, says, however. II IS q LepIoeoA
on the National Government that this
jail, at the Capital of the Nation, should
have been allowed TO remain Whal II IS
when IL is considered that a large
number OF the prisoners In the jan are
merely held there awaiting tflal, aho
have not yet been convicted OF any
offense. the injustice Of keeping them
confined under such conditions VIII per-
haps appear more urgent
Here is plain speaking. "a re-
proach to the National Govern
menti" There is a Jail designed
for $50 prisoners. Its average ros-
ter includes the names o. 525, and
it not infrequently holds the names
of 100 more. Prisoners sleep in this
national institution three in a cell, I'M
der conditions, as to light and air, which
the local Board of Health would punish
if fostered by any citizen
Bad as this is-and it viii be
moderated by constructions already
under way-it is almost nothing
compared to the Capitals shame in
other directions affecting offenders
against the law.
Thus, there is no way to punish a
convict whose offense is too serious for
imprisonment of less than a year and
not serious enough to warrant sending
him to the penitentiary save the keep
ing of him in idleness in this very Jail.
In idlenessi
Again, there is no possible separa-
ton of the young offender from the
convict hardened to crime through
years of lawbreaking, trial, conviction
and serving of sentence. Yet twenty
four hours of such association is be-
Heved by experienced wardens to wreck
all the future of the typical first
offender!
Finally, there is no warrant under
existing statute for the probation of
any adult convict, no matter how ex-
ceptional his case may be, none for the
parole Of any prisoner, and, according
to the decision OF certain judges, meme
for the suspending Of sentence.
The Attorney General has done some
thing by pointing the attention of the
nation to one aspect of Washington
shame. But he has not told the whole
story-far from il.
The Washington times., 1909-10-27
Veil of Secrecy Surrounds
The Astor Divorce Case
None of the Papers Have Been Filed and Basis Of
Action Remains Mystery.

NEW YORK. oct 27.-While admit
ting that a suit for a legal separation
is in progress, and that it win hardly
be defended. friends Of Col. and Mrs.
John Jacob Astor today continued the
policy of secrecy with which the affair
has been surrounded from the start
whether the suit asks absolute dl-
vorce, for, which there IS but one
ground, infidslity, or simply a separa-
ton, for which the allegation might
be abandonment or cruel and Inhuman
conduct, cannot be learned. None Of
the parties to the action VIII talk, and
none of the legal papers have been
filed.
.Chharles T. Young was named referee
to hear and determine" by Justice
Mills, OF White Plains. Even the order
appointing him has not yet been filed,
nor will it be. It is declared, until the
The Washington times., 1909-10-27
Shore About Or. Cook

Either DR.. Cook climbed Mt. McKfn-
ley and discovered the Pole or else
he is the champion falter Of this or
any other age--IndianapoIs Star.
The physician from Brooklyn has
been called liar by so many people
would seem to be entitled to position
Of pastor emeritus of the Ananias
Club.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Cook, IL appears, was first at the
Pole, first 70 report his success, and
first 10 return home.-CleVeland Leader.
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If Cook ever again gets those Eskl-
mos alone near the Pole, it's safe TO
say he'll make them blUbber-Omaha
Bee.
It was merely a case Of DR.. Cook
not knowing the Barriu was loaded
Butte Miner.
The Washington times., 1909-10-27
OFFICIAL DENIES
CHEESEMAN'S CLAIM
District Attorney Says He Knows
Nothing of an Agree
ment.

PITTSBURG. Pa, oct. 27-Legal
and banking circles today are wondering
just what will be the next move in the
trial OF aBTney GrOssman, the Waynes-
burg merchant, following the sudden
continuance of the case yesterday in the
Federal court, when it was alleged that
an agent Of the Comptroller of Cur
rency had guaranteed CrOssman inn
munity from prosecution on payment OF
part of his Indebtedness TO the Farmers
and DrOVers' National Bank.
District Attorney Jordan declared he
knew nothing OF any such arrangement
and asked 4hat the case be continued
until the May term of court. in order an
investigation might be made of the
claim.
The Washington times., 1909-10-27
LET THE DISTRICT TEACH
THE MECHANIC ARTS.

An agricultural college in Washing
ton need not be a joke. But with one
under State aid at College Park and
the Agricultural Department engaged
in a work of educating the entire cen
sus of American farmers, it would be
hard to prove the need for such an IN
stitution here.
A college of the mechanic arts is,
however, a clear necessity in the Capt.
tai. For here are thousands of young
men now driven into the professions,
no matter how they may incline to
other occupations, by the desert lack
of a chance to learn other things.
Lawyers, doctors, dentists, teachers,
architects, preachers, druggists, Wash
iugton can produce by the score. But
it cannot make today a single enameler,
a single professional decorator, a single
worker in precious metals, a single de-
signer of furniture, whose education Is
not confined to what he can pick up
in our few-our unfortunately few
shops.
Now, Congress legislated a good
many years ago for the help of all the
people of the United States in these
two regards. In the Morrill, act it pro-
vided for the teaching of scientific farm
ing. That, in the general estimation
even in. Congress, was the end of the
act. But Senator Morrill, did not stop
there. On the contrary, he provided
explicitly for education in scientific
craftsmanship.
The District of Columbia is omit
ted from the bill. Porto Rico and
Hawaii are not. And there is now on
foot a movement, led by the chairman
of the Senate Committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia, to admit the Capital
Of the nation to an equality with those
dependencies.
George Washington University is
named in Senator GaIlinger's amend
ment to the Morrill, act as the benefi-
eiary under the act. The extra revenue
to be so produced would be $4,000
after the second year. This particular
institution is chosen because it Is the
only collegiate organization of the
character indicated by the Morrill, act
now in the District which is non-sec-
tartan.
The choice is open to no fair criti-
cism. If there were need to prove that
the proof could be found in the only
opposition which has been urged so far
to the Gallinger amendment. That has
come from certain State institutions
which could not possibly lose through
this amendment-on the ground that
such an allowance to George Washing
ton would defer the establishment here
OF a great national university. As
though there were not enough colleges
in the District already! AS though the
need were not manifest for charging
one of those already here rather than
creating still anotherl
The Senate made answer to this OBJ
lection March 3 last by passing the
Gallinger amendment without a dis
senting vote. It viii almost certainly
pass the amendment a second time in
the course of the winter The need for
activity in its behalf win then cross
the rotunda to the House. Loyal
alumni of George Washington and
friends of education in the mechanic
arts owe it TO the institution and the
cause Of practical education to stand
behind this movement with resolution
The Washington times., 1909-10-27
FRIENDS WILL AID
INJURED SHOW GIRL
Actresses Now Playing Here Start
Fund to Defray Expenses
of Mrs Short
of Mrs. Short

The members of the theatrical pro-
fession now playing in Washington,
under the leadership Of Miss Clara
Stevens, a Washington actress, have
started a subscription to be used to
defTay the expenses OF Mrs, Short
otherwise known as Evelyn Howard,
the actress whose husband attempted
to murder her Sunday morning at the
Union Station.
Miss Stevens. a member OF the we'll
known vaudeville team of ROattino
and Stevens, happened to be in Wash
ingtOn this week and made inquiries
at the hospital regarding Miss How
ard and her chances of recovery.
The show girl is gaining steadily,
but slowly, and physicians at the
Casualty Hospital said today that her
condition is most satisfactory.
Mrs. Short spent a comfortable
night" said one Of the doctors this
morning. "and she seems considerably
better today
The body Of Short, who killed him
self after firing three shots at his
wife. is still at the Morgue.
The Washington times., 1909-10-27

entire report can he presented to the
court Then an order win be asked
sealing the documents. and 1t IS very
unlikely any of the particulars viii ever
be known.
At the hearing which Referee Young
has held, evidence in the form OF af-
fidavits have been fled. Colonel Astor
has been represented by his attorney,
but whether there has been objection
TO the receipt Of the affidavits cannot
be learned.
Colonel Astor IS expected to remain
in Cuban and Southern waters for some
time TO come, and his friends declared
today that they did not expect HIM back.
They assert that he will hardly defend
the suit brought by his wife. J. D.
Barton Willing, Of Philadelphia, broth
er Of Mrs. Astor. Is now in this city,
and IL is asserted he will aid his sister
in securing her decree.
The Washington times., 1909-10-27
Professor HaLLey's Comet

Be good, and you won't mind when
Halley's comet throws a searchlight
On this world.-Atlanta Constitution.
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Halley's comet is coming right along
without skidding or showing that there
is anything the matter with its motor
Richmond Leader.
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who will nail the Stars and Stripes
to Hailey's cOmet2'' The Columbus
Ledger wants to know. For PHYS sake
don't start another racker-Atlauta
Georgian.
The tail of Hauey's comet Is proving
a long continued but interesting story,
Butte Miner.
The Washington times., 1909-10-27
"ANTI-BRLBERY" FAILS.

SALEM, N. J.. oct. 27.-"Involuntary
bankruptcy is the fate OF the Anti
Bribery League OF this county, which
was organized by the Democrats to put
an end to vote buying. It's efforts TO
get the Democrats and Republicans to
pledge themselves not to purchase votes
have come to naught. Neither Demo
Gratis nor Republicans could ne Induced
to take the initiative.
The Washington times., 1909-10-27

other influences will have great weight
with the AIikado. Under any circum-
stances, his death ought to be lamented
by us, but especially so with the ques-
ton of exclusion certain to be raised
acutely between the two nations at no
very distant date wien renewal of the
existing treaty has to be taken in
hand.
The Washington times., 1909-10-27
AMBERGRIS.

The essential characteristic OF amber
girls is the penetrating and peculiar Odors
similar 20 that OF musk. II is so pow
erful and so diffusive in its perfume
that the most minute quantity when
mingled with any other strong scent Is
still epttble.-New York Times.
The Washington times., 1909-10-27
DOING HIS BEST.

Overbearing officer TO mess servant.
who has run the gravy over the side of
the plate)-COnfOund you, SMITH Look
al this You're not I'll 10 serve a pig!
Smith-Sorry. sir 1 did my best, sir!
-Innnun OnInIOn.
The Washington times., 1909-10-27

When Charles J. Bonaparte was At
torney General and George H. Earle
presented TO him the evidence Of the
Sugar trusts conspiracy against the
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company,
Mr.. Bonaparte couldn't see anything in
1t even to interest him. Action in the
matter was delayed for a long time.
Now the indictments, which were final
ly secured, are dismissed because the
period Of limitation has lapsed. That's
all
The Washington times., 1909-10-27

be a noteworthy change in the atmos-
phere of embassies and in their diplo-
matte achievements.
And while this reform is in progress,
1t might be well to keep an eye out for
some of the consulates. Our consuls
are better than they were once, but
there Is still room for improvement.
The Washington times., 1909-10-27
TIGHT WADS.

Warden-How' the campaign going
M your way2 Sort Of a close contest?
Sellers acknowledgement L ever saw
Neither side is giving up a blamed
cent-Bunalo Courier
The Washington times., 1909-10-27
CONCERT BY THE SOLDIERS
HOME BAND
This Afternoon From $50 20 O'Clock
Iohn S. Ii. Zimmerman, DireetOr.
PROGRAM

March-"The Seventy-fourth Regi-
ment Band ..--...-............L osey
Overture-'The voice of Nature"
LOrtzing
Morceau-''The Melody in F."
RUbinstein
Grand Fantasia" Souvenir de Bee
TnOhtA % UUall
'Sizllietta" Won Blon
Gems from "Pinafore'' ...... Sullivan
waltz Suite-'Danube Waves
IvanOvici
Finaie-''Vienna Forever"
SchrammeI
The Washington times., 1909-10-27
CORRECT!

Wifey-what IN the world is a JOY
ride2
Hubby-It must be the kind a married
man takes when he travels alone and
rides In the smoking car.-Spokane
Chronicle.
The Washington times., 1909-10-27
MARINE BAND CONCERT ON
POTOMAC DRIVE
at 4.30 p. NJ.
William H. Santelmann, Leader.
PROGRAM

March-'National Emblem" .Bagley
Overture-''u Guarany" ....... Comes
Excerpts from Romeo ct Gull
eta" ........................ .Gounod
waItz-"Mia Cara. Hammerstein
Grand Scenes from Die Walkure"
Wagner
Fackeltanz No. 1............M eyerbeeF
1.-THE Star-spangled Banner"
The Washington times., 1909-10-27

Mr.. J. Pierpont Morgan has secured
some more rare manuscripts; but the
largest interest in Mr.. Morgan's col
lection pertains to its wide and varied
selection Of extremely handsome GER
tif1cates OF stock and such like
The Washington times., 1909-10-27

The son Of William Ewart Gladstone
Is to accept a peerage. which his father
always refused. No occasion for criti-
eismi they're going TO need a lot of
the Gladstone kind Of peers one OF
these days to go through the formality
OF abolishing the house of peers.
The Washington times., 1909-10-27

Considering the ponderous Character
/ Of the cargo just now floating peace
/ fully down that stream. It seems rather
/ unwarranted to presume that the Mis-
! sissippi isn't capable Of carrying
/ frRfghf
The Washington times., 1909-10-27

Prof. John ". jerks is in favor of
some vigorous restrictions on mar
riage. There is reason for the belief
that proper restriction of matrimony
would go a long way toward restriction
Of divorce.
The Washington times., 1909-10-27

A New York newspaper which is OPP
posing Gaynor, makes the argument
that it would be worse to have Tam.
many build the subways. than 10 do
without them. Perhaps so: but IT Is
ventured that the argument viii gain
mighty few votes against Gaynor.
The Washington times., 1909-10-27

Certainly does seem hard to under
stand why any man should want a d.
vorce from woman with so much
beauty and charm. nor why a woman
should want separation from a man
with all that Aston money. But you
never can tell.
The Washington times., 1909-10-27

Mrs. Edward II. Hartman has leased
suite OF Offices covering most of a
moor IN a large New York building, and
VIII personally manage the fortune her
husband left her. 1t is suspected that
Mrs. Hartman viii not give much time
to devote to suffrage activities.
The Washington times., 1909-10-27

WEDNESDAY EVENING. OCT. q, 1903
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-07-14
Pickens Woman, Aged S3, Assaulted

Pickens, July 1O.-One of the
most brutal crimes that has occur
red in this county for some time,
was committed last week, the victim
being a respectable old lady aged S3
years Of age, living by herself, b It
close to one of her sons. After SIZE
had fastened the doors and retired
for the night, a man came to her
bedside and demanded her money.
She told him she had no money;
that her son had 1t, whereupon he
criminally assaulted her.
He gained admittance to her
house by going up ladder to an
upstairs window
The lady does not know positively
who 1t was, as 1t was dark, but
knows 1t was negro by his kinky
hair.
The matter was kept quiet until
yesterday. Suspicion rested on Sam
Vaughn, negro, who was working
in the settlement. He begged his
employer yesterday morning to can
eel the contract, which was done.
The negro made one statement,
which, taken in connection with
other circumstances, led to the ar
rest Of Vaughn yesterday evening,
and he was placed in jail last night.
The people of the eastern portion of
the county are greatly wrought up
over the deed.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-07-14
SHOOTS WOMAN, THEN SELF.
Il. T.. Patterson, Mill Operative, Com
mfts Suicide at AbbeviiIe.

Abbeville, July 11.-At about 2.30
to-day at the cotton mill village l.. L.
Patterson shot Mrs. Maggie Pender
twice with 32-calibre pistol, then
shot himself through the head, dying
almost instantly. DR.. J. CH1ill was
hurriedly summoned, but found Pat
terson dead, with hole entirely
through his head.
Mrs. Pender was shot through the
thigh. Her wounds are painful, but
not serious. For some months Pat
terson. mill operative, had been
trying to marry the woman, who is
Q widow with some property, though
she also works in the cotton mills.
She, however, has steadily refused
him.
To-day they were quarreling on
the. back steps of the woman's house
when the shooting took place. Pat
terson came to Abbeville some time
ago and preached on, the streets sew
eral times.
At the last session of criminal
court he was tried for assault and
battery. He conducted his own de-
Tense and came clear
Some of the mill people say he was
heard to say he intended killing him
self.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-07-14
NEGRO HARD no HANG.
T0ok Two TripIs to Execute Marshall
Lewis, OF Georgia.

Nashville, Ca, July 9.-Marshall
Lewis, the negro who shot and killed
Clifford Rutherford at Lenox in
April, was executed here to-day by
Sheriff Avera at II o'clock He
confessed his guilt, professed relig-
ion, and gave the usual warning to
his race, and by publishing a sketch
of his life earned sufficient money to
nay transportation Of his body 10 his
t&ome at Oakfield, Ga.
The execution was quiet and or
derly, taking place inside the county
Jail. A large crowd came to town to
witness the execution despite the
fact that heavy rain fell all the
morning. The trap was sprung at IL
o'clock The first attempt to break
his neck was a failure, and he was
led back upstairs and dropped the
second time. AS he walked upstairs
blood streamed from his mouth, and
he begged for water. His neck was
not broken the second time, but he
strangled to death in about fifteen
minutes. Several hundred negroes,
with a few white people, gathered at
the jail last night and held religious
services, singing and shouting for
several hours.