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The Washington herald., 1909-03-20
ROOSEVELI'S MOUNT BOUGHT
Secretary Ballinger Purchases "Ros-
we'll from Former President.
Taft 10 Have a HOrEe1esh Cabinet,
Nearly Every Member Riding
FLOODED Animals.

Richard A. Baliinger. Secretary OF the
Interior. has bought Of Col Theodore
Roosevelt the horse Roswell. which Mr..
Roosevelt used for riding about Wash
ington when he was President
Mr. BaIlinger is very fond Of horsebacs
riding. In making the purchase. Mr.. Bal
linger was oblised 10 stipulate that Ros-
well would not be sold 70 a Hveryman or
for use by the government Roswell.
named after the native town Of Mr..
Roosevelt's mother. was the favorite rid
ing horse Of the former President. Nir.
Balnnger. IN addition 70 his liking for
horseback riding. is an enthusiastic mo-
torist. and out in Seattle. where he has
his legal residence. he drove his own car.
II Il 10 be a horsehesh Cabinet Prssi-
dent Taft rides nearly every afternoon on
his big horse Tate Sterrett Jacob NJ.
Dickinson, Secretary Of War, dotes on
blOoded horses and owns the Belle
Meade Farm. near Nashville. Tenn, one
Of the finest stock farms IN the country.
Philander c. Knox. Secretary OF State.
rides horseback a good part Of the time
he spends at his farm, near Valley Forge.
Pa, but he likes driving also. and when
he was Attorney General handled the
reins over the most stunning pair OF fast
trotters seen IN washington
George von T. Meyer. Secretary OF the
Navy, does a great deal OF horseback
riding. and last Sunday was ont for a
canter. as usual with Senator Lodge.
James Wilson. Secretary Of Agriculture.
likes good horses.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20
MRS. KELLEHER Is INDICTED.
Woman Facing Arson Charge Vow
Held for First-degree Murder.

" oman Facing Arson charge now
Held for First-degree Murder.
Boston. March 1s-Mrs. Mary Kelleher.
Of Somervflle. who is confined in the East
Cambridge JAN in default OF bail under a
charge OF arson. has been indicted for
murder in the first deEree. The indict-
n.ent alleges that Mrs. Keueher killed
four members OF her family. Anna KeTe-
her. a sister-in-law. and her three chill
dren. Mary. William. and Katherine
KeIleher. by the administration OF arsenic.
District Attorney Higgins said that the
Indictment alleged murder by the en-
ployment Of poison. and contains four
counts. each being a distinct charge IN
volving the death OF one Of the four per
sons named
The district attorney said that no steps
hes5 been taken 70 4rraign Mrs. KeReher
TO plead 70 the Indictment. No action Of
this sort Is likely until counsel for the
prisoner has been consulted
Net until after Mrs KeIeher had been
arrested on December Il. charged with
setting fires IN the house OF Prof A J.
Lowell, a. Cambridge. where she was
employed as a domestic. did the coin
cidence OF numerous deaths fl. her house
hold attract attention. Mrs. EeUeher col
lected life insurance amounti- 10 N.o0o
after the four deaths
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20
SHAKER ELDER is UNFROCKBD
First Time Drastic Action Is Taken
in Mount Lebanon Community.
Trusted Leader for Thirty Years Is
Charged with IndiScretIons
and Is Found Guilty.

Ptttsheld Mass. March 19-For the
first time in 100 years an elder OF ;he
Shaker community in Mount Lebanon, y.
Y, was unfrocked and dismissed on
Wednerday. Elder Ernest Pick, for thir-
ty years one Of the trusted leaders of
the second family Of Shakers. was shorn
Of his authority and sent out of the COM
munity following a rigid investigation Of
charges. which also involved EIderess Lii
lian Barlow. Charges were brought to
the attention Of Sister NJ. Catherine Al
len. bishop Of the central ministry. early
in the winter
Many hearings have been held. The
ministry were at first not inclined 10 re-
gard the charges as true, and a Swiss
member. who openly accused Elder Pick
and Eldress Barlow OF indiscretions, was
dismissed and went to Iowa.
Lately Otto Thuemmel. who was living
in the second family. brought new
charges OF such convincing weight that
the ministry was called together by the
bishop. The hearings have been in ses-
sion for several weeks. Evidence has
been taken and a defense heard.
The decision of the bishop and her min
isters was made Wednesday. when in
solemn meeting Elder Pick was unfrock-
ed This solemn service was carried out
with the rites Of the sect service which
was established by Ann Lee herself
Nothing like It had ever occurred in
the annals OF the Mount Lebanon family
within the knowledge OF the elders. After
having been stripped. Elder Pick. with
what money was given him by the
Shakers, departed from the community.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20
PALERMO SLUMS RAIDED.

Italian Police Make Tvventy-nine
Arrests In PetrOsinO Case.
Rome. March 1s.-Twenty-nine suspi-
eious characters have been arrested al
Palermo IN connection with the murder
Of Lieut.. Joseph Petrosino. The police
made a very active raid Of the slums.
They have ascertained that Perosino
spent FIVE days in Rene. where he met
an Italian journalist. OF New York. a
man OF the name Of Araldo. with whom
he made sightseeing trips in the city.
The police theory is that Petrosind sizvss
recognized and killed by some rets-ned
immigrant. Hence the murder was due
70 a vendetta. and the Malta or Black
Hand had no connection with Il.
The body of Petrosino was conveved 70
Naples to-day. and VIII be shipped from
there to New York
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20
". F. DRAPER, JR., DEAD.
Son of Former Ambassador DI
Suddenly In Park

Son of Former Ambassador Dies
Suddenly in Paris.
Word was received in Washington yes
terday 70 the effect that William Frank
liz Draper. ir-, eldest son OF Gen. William
F. Draper. former Ambassador to Italy,
had died IN Paris on Thursday OF heart
disease.
When Gen Draper received the news
here yesterday he Immediately informed
his relatives at Hopedsle, Mass. A funeral
service is 10 be held at the Draper resi-
dence IN this city either on Wednesday or
Thursday. The body Is TO be eremated in
Paris.
The deceased was forty-three years old.
and had married Miss Marion Welch. OF
Hopedale. about ffteen years ago. For
the last ten years the couple resided in
Paris.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20
MUNDJI BEY DEPARTS.
Turkish Consul Leaves for Europe
and MaN Not Refurn

Turkish Consul Leaves for Europe
and May Not Return.
Mundli Bey. the Turkish consul general
in New York. VIII depart for Europe to-
day on four months leave OF absence.
Reouf Ahmed Bey. first secretary OF the
Turkish Embassy in this city. who Will
De acting consul said MundH Bey may re-
turn TO New Lork or may be transferred
TO some other post at the end Of his
leave.
HIS departure at this time has nothing
10 do with the charges fled against the
consul recently" said Ahmed These
charges are being investigated. and Il Is
too early 10 say what the results may be %
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20
AMERICANS AT RECEPTION.
Countess of Granard Assumes Posi-
tiOn OF Government Hostess.

London. March IS. - The Countess Of
Granard, formerly Miss Beatrice Mills. Of
New York, assumed the position Of a gov
ernment hostess tonight when she gave a
large political reception. preceded by a
dinner TO Premier and Mrs. Asquith. The
only other American present was Mrs.
Lewis Harcourt. The table decorations
were pink double tulips. one thousand
guests were invited 20 the reception.
Among the Americans present were Am
bassador and MIS-. Reid: Capt Cioman.
military attaehe Of the American En-
bassy, and Mrs. CIoman; John Ridgely
Carter, secretary OF the embassy, and
Miss Carter; Mrs Arthur Orr. wife OF the
third secretary OF the embassy. Mrs Glas-
gov. Mrs. Higgins. Mrs. Dominguez. and
Miss Irene Catalin. Most Of the cabinet
ministers, many peers and leading mem
bers OF the House Of Commons and their
wives were present
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20
Radlca1 ,larriaEe BAR -

Dover. Del. March 1s--The house bin
doing away with all divorce proceedings
and snnululent OF rarTiage was killed
this afternoon on its final passage. The
bin simply wiped out ali separation pro
cedures. and II would. Il passed, have
been a case OF ''Once q husband. aiwavs
a husband. and always the husband Of
the same wife" IN Delaware
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20
BOUND FOR HOME.

New York. March 2o.-President
Taft left Jersey City at 1910 o'clock
this morning for Washington.
He went direct from the banquet
OF the Yale Alumni Association at
tho Waldorf-Astoria to his special
car
He will arrive in Washington
about o'clock this morning.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20
PhiInnthropist Nenr nen,h.

Chicago, March 19--Friends and re;a
tives of DR.. G. K. Pearsons. the Chi
cago phIlanthropist. were alarmed to-day
by the news that DR.. Pearsons had been
attacked by heart trouble. and that his
condition was serious. DR. Pearsons Is
one Of the best-known philanthropists in
the country
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20

Lincoln. March l9.-Mr Bryan's fortv-
ninth birthday was celebrated last night
with banquet given by the State orgsr,- /
zation OF Bryan volunteers. Friends from
az parts OF the State were present. Mr.
Bryan said he once thought > -. -i'.
fortynine was OF advance aqa "a. 81
sees now that a man is lust IN bs. - iIe
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20
Senator c. F. Burnham Dead.

Frankfort, KY, March Ex-senator e
F Burnhsm. OF Richmond. father Of
former Chief Justice Burnham. a grad
uate Of Yale. class Of 20. a member OF
the electoral college OF lSs2, voting sor
Gen Winfield Scott. Assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury under President Grant
and schoolnnate OF President Taft's father.
died at Richmond
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20
Residence for Mrs. Plat.

BIiddletown. n. Y. March 1s.-AIrs. Lii
Iian Plat. wife Of Senator Thomas c.
Plat, is to erect one of the finest resi-
dences in this section Of Orange County
Mrs. Platt owns Tioga Lodge at Central
Valley. and the new residence is TO be
built on the grounds adjoining. which
Mrs. PIatt purchased two years ago.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20
ELOPES FROM CONVENT.
Sister-in-Iaw Of Mayor BuSse Scales
Walls with Rope Ladder.

Walls with Rope Ladder.
Chicago. March 19-After scaling con-
vent walls with a rope ladder and fleeing
frsm Rock Island to Gary. the sister-in-
law Of Mayor Busse Is to-day the bride
Of George Miller. who for months had
woed the young woman despite opposi-
ton.
She and her bold Lochinvar have won
the forgiveness Of even the mayor. and
have started housekeeping. Before her
romantic elopement the bride was Miss
Emily Lee. a student in St Mary's Col
lege at Rock Island. H. She was mar
rieG IN Gary, Ind.
Mayor Busse and the girls mother sent
Miss Lee 70 the convent. hoping 70 break
the romantic love affair, which started a
year ago.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20

Havana. March 1s.-The insurgent ru-
rales. who SURRENDERED. VIII be tried by
court-martiaL The code provides death
as the penalty. II they xfe convicted
President Gomez will commute their SEN
tence. The other rebels Will be tried o,,
the civil courts.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20
BRIDGE BLOWN UP.
Explosion Follows Soon After Pas
senEer Train Crosses Structure.

Explosion Follows Soon After Pas
senEer Train Crosses Structure.
Hammond. Ind. March 1s-A nitro
glycerin explosion last night al Indiana
Harbor shook the country for miles
around. The new Lake Shore bridge. above
three other railroads. under erection by
Pittsburg Construction Company. was de-
stroyed- One piece OF steel. weighing
forty-fve tons. was blown 100 feet away.
Immense steel girders We're twisted and
destroyed.
The construction company is employing
non-union men on the JOB and much
trouble has resulted.
A train on the Lake Shore. west bound.
passed the bridge Just before the explo-
sion. He'd the explosion occurred a
minute sooner hundreds Of persons might
have lost their lives. The bridge is TO
cost 10000
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20

London. March BIN the House O.
Commons to-day Arthur Balfour, leader
OF the opposition. gave notice OF his IN
tention to move for a vote OF censure
on the government in connection with the
navy estimates
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20
TAFT IS CHEERED
BY YALE ALUMNI
Guest of Biggest Dinner Ever
Given at the Waldorf.
RECALL FRESHMAN DAYS
Graduates Listen to Talk by the
Chief Executive.
RECALL FRESHMAN DAYS

President spends Busy Day, Going
10 New Haven in the Morning to
Attend Meeting Of the Yale COrDO-
ration - Leaves for Washington
After banquet by Yale Club OF New
YOrk-Greater Than African Lion.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20
Favor. woman sunrnre

London. March ls.-The House of Com
mons has again expressed an opinion ir
favor of woman suffrage To-day. by 2
vote of 157 to 122 it passed on its secon6
reading the bill introduced by Hon. Geof-
frey Howard, enfranchising every mar
and woman over twenty-one years OF
a
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20
WEATHER FORECAST.

For the District of Columbia,
Maryland, and Virginia-Show-
ers to-day; tomorrow, rain; /;
moderate nCrtherly, shifting to
northeasterly, winds.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20
REGRETS ROOsEvELTs REIGN.
Col Mcclure Snys Late Admini1tra-
tiOn Was Curse 10 Country.

tiOn Was Curse 10 Country.
Philadelphia. March l9.-CoL A X Nc
Clure. who has been making a tour Of
Southern cities. Is expected 10 reach his
home Sunday. Col Mcclure addressed a
meeting in Atlanta Ca. LIST night on
The political situation"
In part. Col Mcclure said that he be
iieyed the election Of President Taft was
q blessing 10 the country. he said I
voted for President Roosevelt and an
sorry that I did so. for he proved a
curse TO the country. You VIII 1--we 10 see
the day when the present occupant OF the
Presidents chair viii take up the inter
ests Of the South and sectional feeling
viii be wiped away"
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20
RICH SILVER VEIN FOUND.

Assay OF I,zOO Ounces per Ton Il
shown In the NiPisSing Mine.
Ottawa. March 1s.-It is said silver
vein has Just been struck on the Nipis-
sing which is the richest in the Cobalt
camps history. II shows an average as
say OF LOO ounces silver per ton The
first shot in this vein broke twelve tons
Of ore worth $4,000.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20
DOUBT REPORT OF WRECK.
RumOr Probably Due to Transport
Logan Going Ashore.

Bellingham, Wash, March 19.-Frar-
ments Of wireless message were picked
up here this afternoon indicating that a
United States transport had gone ashore
near Puget Sound, and that several lives
were lost. No confirmation Of the news
has yet been received.
Seattle, Wash, March 1s.-NeIther the
wireless people nor the local Marconf ex-
change know anything Of the transnort
wreck The rumOr is believed 70 have
originated from the fact that the trans
port Logan went ashore recentlv on
Hawaiian island
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20

vin, cattle raiser OF Delaware, IN
March. 1871. was long thought 10 be due
20 kidnappers, and for days a search was
kept up through the East. Finally the
boy was found dead. face downward. IN
a pool on his fathers farm.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20

Los Angeles. March 19.-Mme. Modjeska
who has been sick at her country home
near here. is declared tonight to be in
a critical condition. Doctors hold out no
/ hope for her recovery.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20
BiNhoD Gillespie Deaa

Grand Rapids. Mich. March 1s.-BishoD
George D. Gillespie. Of the Protestant
Episcopal Diocese Of Western Michigan
died early to-day after a long illness.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20
NEW TARIFF BILL
PICKED To PIECES
Members of Congress Say It
Is Protection Measure.
MANY COMPLAINTSFILED
SOutherners Object to Making
COttOnSeed Oil Free.

Tax of Eight Cents a Pound on Tea
Believed 10 BE Compromise Eject
ed When Members Of Committee
Were Confronted with Taxation Of
Beer and COnee-%FIuny RuffIes''
Schedules work HardHhips.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20
Sly TO Baltfmore .ns p..

saturdays and Sundays VIA Pennss,I,,a.,.
Haliroad Tickets good returnins ,,-,.ti a.
Sunday night All regular trains excs.,
the Congressional Limited. NSeR'
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20
At sIonn,. Tn-dar

Attractive sale Of large lot Of slightly,
used furniture, rugs. and carpefS a.
Sloan's. 1407 g st. first floor. to-da,y a. m
a. m. Housekeepers and dealers invited
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20

Magnificent Carnations. 50c Dozen.
Finest grown Blackstone. I4th and 4
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20

EIIIIIIlUTt q UII0 X X
Every Saturday and Sunday Ar trains
both ways, both days, except Royal Linn
tec- City Offices, 1917 @ ST and eiS Pa. ave.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20

SfOp-Over OF Ten Days AT Pftfsburvh
on Pennsylvania Railroad Tickets
For tickets allowing this privilege and
he conditions, consult ticket agents.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20

E7-2S 70 Baltimore and Return
Via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to-day
and tomorrow
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20

Dressed Fence RsIIs. &c Apieee.
Frank Libbey & Co..6th 6t and n. y. ave
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20
..PennsyIvnnIn LimIfed,, fo f,hIc.o-.

Through service. Leave Union Sfstio,.
Pennsylvania r. r.. HISS a. m arrfve
Chicago SIS a. m. Worlds standard nas-
senger train. No extra fare to Chicago
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20

We Make Our Grades OF Lumber Hizker
Than others Libbsy 4 Co, Sth & \. 7. aT,
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20

Dressed Fence Palings, 81 Per 100.
Frank Libbey & Co..6th 81. ana n, Y. ave.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20

Common Georgia FIOOrinp s1-
Per lC9 II. Libhey & Co. S1'"
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20

Common North Carolina FLOORING.
l.5o per 100 q. Lihbey & Co.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20

Good Alabama Flooring, No.
s. per 100 II. Ldbhey & Co.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20

Georgia Straight Grain Floorine.
NO. 2, $ per l0G Il. Libbey 6 Co.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-20

Continued on Page 4, Column 4.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-23

and usually effective when il is the gen.
uine expression OF warranted indignation.
That this is rarely employed is at least
superficial evidence that the offense is
infreduent. In other days. this trans
gression led at once among men Of SEN
sitive honor and courage 20 an appeal
to the code duello. But that resort came
gradually to be recognized as unsatis-
factory. While it's existence might exer-
else deterrent influence upon the utter
ance OF nippant comment or serious
falsehood, it was apparent that bullet or
the sword were as dangerous to the
champion as TO the offender. The APP
peal TO combat. long abandoned as a
futile feudal test Of guilt or innocence,
only preceded the civilized abandonment
Of the duel. In which the survivor was
too often the less desirable TO society.
1t is the development Of individual cour-
tesy, as the unconscious and natural ex-
preston OF innate and inbred observ-
ance OF the Golden Rule itself the very
essence Of highest politeness, that will
prove most conclusively that modern CIV
ilization needs neither the swordsman
nor the turnkey for its voluntary OBJ
servance and protection OF the elementary
rights OF womanhOod
The Washington herald., 1909-07-23
The Vanishing MiIkmaid.

What is TO become Of Maud Muller ?
Are all our poetic traditions 10 be
blanketed by a prosaic departmental re-
port? Many works Of ambitious pas
toral literature are attributed 10 the
Secretary Of Agriculture and his pa
thence in consenting TO be the off,
cial father OF much Of this verbal pro-
duction is altogether a credit to his
philosophic patience with those who are
acquiring. by academic observation, their
first lessons in farming. But the calling
Of the farmer should be productive, not
destructive. He is next 20 the first
source Of wealth, even II railway mag
mates build their economic kingdoms upon
the tolls Of transportation. and. mayhap.
upon the temporary control Of the freight
itself Moreover. even the mechanical
harvester has its song that huns among
its human helpers.
Out Of the West. however, comes the
report that milking machines are found
TO be a practical success. Such is the
hard. unitarian announcement No poet
could make verses out OF a milking ma
chine. There IS no appeal TO the mag
nation in the substitution OF an air
pump and suction tube for the deft
fingers and bronzed forearm Of the faith
full lass who at dewy morn or dusky eve
persuades bossy 20 yield her rich tribute
to persuasive pressure. Will the COWS
come home as of yore. from their brows-
ing wanderings afield? Shall all the
farmstead lads adventurous exploits OF
correcting mild bovine vagrancy over the
hills beyond the meadows vanish from
the alternating adventures Of rural life?
Are the memories Of the barn yard, the
milking stool. and the trimming pail TO
go out OF the Renaissance OF pastoral
youth? Already those who live in cities
know that they must hear the clank of
the milk can instead Of the matutinal
lowing Of the gentle cow. But is q mere
mechanical contraption 10 Danish the
lure OF that creatures productive placid
ity? The breathing OF morning afr, the
sense Of excursion. the smack OF ad-
venture in exploring bossy's wanderiugs,
are among the precious treasures Of
memory. as they are among the amenities
Of life upon the farm. But a machine
instead Of a milkmaid? The age OF util-
ity demands a grinding, rather than a
musing, poet. However, machine poetry
is not literary phenomenon. But obvi-
ously Mother Goose's COW can never
again jump over the moon II hitched TO
suction pump.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-23
The Cure for GosSip.

The Georgia legislature, with becoming
gallantry, has made it a penitentiary Of
Tense Ito utter any false or defamatory
statement about a woman" II the ne
cessity Of such a statute seems for a mo-
ment a reflection upon the chivalry OF the
Cracker State the champions Of feminine
fair names have exhausted, apparently. the
power OF the law to remove the blen-
ish. But the question Is pertinent. not
alone to Georgia, but to any community
where people take even a normal in
terest in social life. whether any legis-
latlon can cure vocal transgressions be-
yond the line that somewhat indefinitely
divides the realm Of pertinent and friend
ly comment from the region Of gossip,
which in turn trends closely upon the
sinister territory Of scandal.
IL Is 70 be noted that the punitive
Georgia statute makes no distinction OF
sex as TO offenders Perhaps this omls-
sion is an intentional concession that II IS
sometimes the case that it is the ladies'
who talk about the ladies. But the as
sumption IS that this legal prohibition Is
especially directed against men. whose
transgression Of rule that should need no
law 10 enforce It's observance is usually
limited to those whose tongues outrun
their brains. It may well be doubted
whether any printers ink in a law book
can cure or punish the willful traducer.
There Is the ready penalty Of ostracism
for such an offender. always available