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The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
CELEBRATION SCHEDULED.
Fourth OF July Observance at Ran
die Highlands Planned.

die Highlands Planned.
The District OF Columbia council Of ad-
ministrstiOn OF the Army and Navy Union
has decided 10 celebrate the Fourth OF
July BY q flag raising at Randle High
lands upon the grounds OF Mitchell
Manor" the home of Capt. J. Walter
Mitchell
All patriotic organizations IN the Dis
trict are invited TO participate. 4 garri-
son flag is 10 be presented to Capt
Mitchell and raised with interesting cere-
monies on 8 sixty-foot fag staf.
A battery Of artillery. composed OF vet
eran soldiers and sailors OF the Army and
Navy Union, VIII FIRE national salute.
followed By addresses from prominent
speakers.
The United States Historical Society
al hold its annual meeting and reor-
jamie Amusements VIII be provided.
and an old-fashiOned basket picnic is 10
be enjoyed IN the woods adjoining.
The day viii close with a display OF
fireworks n the evening Commissioner
Aiacfarland has accepted an invitation %
make an address.
Invitations 10 be present have been sent
TO President Taft, Vice President Sher-
man, number Of Senators and Repre-
sentatives. and officers of the army and
navy
The patriotic organizations invited TO
participate are the Grand Army Of the
Republic, Union Veteran Legion. Worn-
ans Relief Corps. ladies Of the G. A. r.
United Spanish War Veterans. Legion Of
Loyal Women. Ladies' Auxiliary Of Span
isE War Veterans. Lineal Society OF the
Spanish Var. Legion Of Spanish War
Women and auxiliaries Of the Army and
Navy Union. The Randle Highlands Cit
liens Association viii also assist In max
ing the celebration a success.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
THREATENED BY A NEGRO.
Miss Clara Enerr Notifies Police by
the Telephone.

Accused Of threatening TO XIII Miss
Clara knerr- twenty-three years old.
Thomas Walker, a negro laborer. was
arrested last night and placed n a cell
IN the First precinct station. He IS
held on a charge OF threats
Walker has been employed by Charles
c, Volk, OF 81 Twelfth street northwest.
as servant for several months. He bore
a good reputation and vas industrious
Miss Knerr. sister-in-lsw OF voik. was
alone in the house. She told the negro
10 chop wood 20 be used rs kindIinE for
a IRE. and II IS alleged Walker became
suddeny enraged and threatened to KIN
her with the ak
Miss Knerr went 10 q telephone and
notified police headquarters. Wake.
heard the conversation over the telephone
and fed through a rear entrance 70 an
alley Policeman Bum. OF the First pre-
einct. was sent 70 the scene. but dld not
arrive until after Walker disappeared. A
search was made for the negro. and ne
was located late last night. The police
we're unable 70 learn why the negro made
the alleged threats
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
RILEY WANTED TO DIE.
Beat Himself on Head and Then Used
knife on Throat.

Beating himself on the head with q
heavy mechanics hammer, and making
Intellectual attempts 20 sever the JugulaT
vein by cutting his throat with a knife,
Michael Riley, foTty-one years old. yes
terday made an unsuccessful attempt %
end his life
He Is at Emergency Hospital Physi-
clans say his condition IS serious, but i
IS believed he will recover
Riley made the attempt IN the basement
Of the Gordon Hotel. where ne has been
employed as & carpenter and mechanic.
Employees of the hotel have been unable
TO locate relatives II is said Riley is a
stranger IN washington. II has not been
learned where he lived before coming 10
this city
OpInio5s differ IS 20 the cause OF Riley
dependency. L Is believed he made the
attempt on his life IN g sudden at OF
nelanchOlia
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
CHOOSING AN ARCHITECT.
Three Candidates Considered b,
Advisory Committee

Three Candidates Considered By
Advisory Committee
Three candidates for the position OF
municipal architect were mainly consid-
cred at the meeting Of the advisory com
mittee held yesterday morning in The
Office OF Engineer Commissioner Judson.
These were Snowden Ashford. inspector
Of buildings; Appleton P. Clark, IT., who
is backed by the school committee Of the
Chamber Of Commerce, and H 2. Price.
an architect Of Baltimore and Washing
ton The meeting was largely preHm-
mary.
One question which received consider
able attention was whether the man Sc
lected should be required to devote his
entire time 70 the worK. Il was pointed
out that the duties OF the position are
ardUous and exacting. and at the same
time that the salary Is not large enough
70 draw a thoroughly equipped man 70
Il. unless he also mas q private source
OF income There was little discussion
over the question OF whether 4 local or
outside architect should be selected.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
SPARES HUSBAND; KILLS SELF
Wife a Suicide After Several Times
Preparing to Kill Spouse.
He Ayvoze Repeatedly During Night
TO Find 1IuzEIe of Revolver
Pressed 20 His Temple.

Middletown. y. Y. May Sin testifylns
before Coroner H T. Crist to-day regard
ing the death OF his wife. who committed
suicide Thursday. John J. Hopkins told
q story OF the terrible night he spent
Wednesday. He said that several times
during the night he was awakened by
feeling something cold pressed against
ITS head, and found his wife sitting UP in
bed with a revolver pressed against his
temple.
Each time he persuaded her to lie down
and 90 10 sleep. but he was unable 10
induce her TO give up the revolver.
Re had left her but a few moments
the next morning when she shot herseh
through the temple
4 letter has just been found which Mrs
Hopkins sent 20 her mother. in which
she said that she ana her husband were
going 70 ole together.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
TAFT AND TILLMAN MEET.
Senator and President Have a vert-
able Love Feast

Senator and President Have a veri-
able Love Feast
President Taft and. Senator Tulman
had q veritable love feast last night at
the Chamber Of Commerce and. Board OF
Trade banquet. and it wound up by South
Carolina's ''Pitchfork Ben riding home
ward IN the White House limousine in
company with the Executive.
Before entering the banquet hall. the
two accidentally met
We'll what are you doing here7' asked
the President Trying 20 pass yourself
OF as a Washingtonian7"
NO: I came down 10 see how you act
when you're out among the common peo-
pie" replied TiIlman, and the President
chuckled.
Again the pair met as the President
was about TO enter his automobile.
Come with ne" said Mr.. Taft. slap
ping Tillman on the back. You raid
more for this than I did
The Senator accepted the invitation.
and the automobiie sped away from the
New Willard Only a few spectators saw
the incident. which. IN connection with
the frosty relations existing between ex-
President Roosevelt and Senator Tnlman,
IS interesting
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
ALLEGED THIEF ARRESTED.
Harry D. ChristhiIf Brought Here
from Baltimore.

Harry D. Christhnf. forty years old,
was arrested IN Baltimore yesterday a.
the request Of the Washington police. and
was brought TO this city last night BY
Detectives Cornwen and Baur 70 answer
a charge OF housebreaking- Christhilf IS
accused OF robblng the residence Of Ulys-
ses Cunningham. 1883 Third street north
west, on Tuesday.
The police aIlege the man was app-e-
hended while trying to dispose OF the
stolen property Il IS thought Christhilf
has committed several robberies IN this
city IN the last two weeks.
4 man entered and ransacked the house
OF Cunningham about o'clock n the aft
ernoon Of Tuesday. He obtained silver
spoons. knives. forks. and other table
ware. in addition TO 5ewelry Miss Louise
Lipphard lost several articles OF jewelry.
The police say Christhilf was arrested
IN this city in 1903 for entering houses
in the guise OF a gas meter inspector. and
escaping with the househOIder's valuables.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
Child Bitten By a Doc.

Catharine Ruhl six years old. was hit
ten on the right leg by bun dog yes
terday afternoon while playing in from,
OF her home, 1915 n street northwest.
The child was removed TO Emergency
Hospital, where the wound was sauter-
lied. Her injuries are not serious. The
police say the dog is owned by Simon
Potts, Of 1lsS Twentieth street north
west
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09

Through the hearty Endorsement Of the
report OF the building committee last
night at a special business meeting Of
the members OF the University Club in
the red parlor OF the New Willard plans
for the new home Of the club TO be erect
ed at Fifteenth and 7 streets were ad-
vaaced several steps toward realization.
7he room was crowded with members
OF The club who discussed long and earn
estly the different plans for raising the
funds required. and several proposed
amendments to the bylaws. Each speak
Ct was listened 10 attentiveEy. and the busi-
ness-like progress showed there was a
unity Of purpose among the members and
q keen desire TO participate IN the dis
eussson OF methods OF carrying out the
project
Il was nearly midnight before the
meeting adjourned. and the members
gathered In social groups around the buf-
fst lunch counters
Report of Committee.
vice President David 7. Day presided,
IN the absence Of President Charles D.
WaIeott, who was indisposed. The report
Of the building committee was read BY
Proctor I. DaHgherty, and reeounted the
progress made toward raising the funds
necessary to carry out the plans for a
new home. He explained that the site
had been purchased by a syndicate. and
that the club now had an option on il IN
III June . The price OF the land is S72,-
E0. and SS26O0 had already been sub
scribed. conditioned upon the raising OF a
total Of S125.o0o.
Hennen Jennings. chairman OF the COM
raittse. made an address. in which he
said he thought the majority OF the men,
beTs should be financially interested in
the project II Il was 10 be a success
At present nearly 20 Of the 500 resident
members are Financially interested in the
Undertaking.
George Oakley Totten, jr. who drew
The plans for the building. and Is one
DE- the enthusiastic advocates OF a new
home, made an address in which he
reflected the determination Of the
members 70 carry the project through
and pointed out methods OF raising the
necessary subscriptions.
Frederick I. Siddons made a speech. /
IN which he advocated a personal can
vass among the members as a more
eEcacious method OF getting subscrip-
Tors than BY general circularizing. (
Enthusiasm ran high
Amendments Adopted.
Several amendments 10 the bylaws
were adopted The method OF elections
was altered. b D. requiring the nominating
committee 70 name six members for the
four vacancies 10 the council. and on the
sommittee on admissions
An animated discussion occurred re-
garding q proposed amendment 70 the
bylaws that persons not 10 exceed
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
KILLED BY A FALL.
Arthur c. LueFssen Loses Life in
Seventh Street


Arthur c. Luerssen, thirty-four year,
old. died yesterday at his home. 81
Seventh street northwest, from iniurie:
received by falling down steps from the
third to the second floor. He was picked
up unconscious. It was thought his IN
juries we're not serious. Several hours
after the accident an ambulance was
summoned from Casualty Hospital. Dr..
Thomas A Lee. assistant resident phvsi-
can, found life extinct.
Coroner Nevitt was notified and issued
certificate Of death by accident. Iuers-
seq was formerly in the drug business
a. 1zz c street southwest Later he
opened a Photographic establishment n
Seventh street
Luerssen is survived by his wife and
two children. Arrangements for the fuue-
raj have not been completed.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09

twenty-five. who have unatrlculassd at
SONS approved college or university and
have not completed their course but have
become distinguished IN literature. art
science. OF the public service. shall be
eligible for membership. This amend
ment was lost on q close vote. and was
re-committed to the council for further
amendment
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
RUNAWAY BOYS FOUND.
Eagles Circus Lures Three Lads
from Critfenton Home.

Eagles Circus Lures Three Lads
from CrittentOn Home.
Three boys wandered away from the
Florence Crittenton Home, rs Third street
northwest. about noon yesterday TO see
the sights at the Eagles circus. New Jer-
sey avenue and c street northwest
About 1 o'clock this morning they were
found sleeping on ths ground beneath a
pile OF old canvas IN a yard before the
FL Reno Hotel They were carried 20 the
mission and put 10 bed.
Anxiety was felt for the safety OF the
boys when Il was learned they had dtsap-
peared- A detail OF policemen was sent
from the Sixth precinct. Policeman c. c.
Saunders was passing the Fl Reno Hotel
when be heard cough. he found the
lads locked in one another's arms.
The boys are Hampton Davis, Peter
Hardisty. and Leonard Carne. eyed six,
FIVE, and four years, respectively.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
DIED.

HARDNG-Oa Saturday. NAY 80 =,
a n. JOSEPH HAMILTON HAR-
DING, beloved son OF joseph and Mir
ME Harding, aged three years
Funeral from residence Of his aunt. S=S
z street southwest. Monday. Nay u.
at ,. II
/ tKAUFMAN-On Friday. Nav :. 100. AT
P m, FANNY kACFMAN. widow OF
Joseph Kaufman, aged eighty-eight
| Funeral from her lsta -ssfza-oa 70 n
street southeast Sunday. May s. al 2
z. n. Please omit flowers. Baltimore.
Fnliaoeiphla. s1G New York papers
please eopy-l
KOONES-On Saturday morning Nav G
tSJe. ar her residence, 1535 Eighth street
northwest, MARY ELIZABETH. wife
oI Snarses NJ koo1es.
Funeral from the Church OF the Ascen-
SION Monday, May 10 az D N IN
terDent private.
LEE-O1 Saturday. May s 1905. at -
q n, at her residence. the Chelsea.
u Z street southeast, Mrs. !. z. LEE.
aged SiXty-one years
Funeral service al chapel Of lees m
Gertaklng establishment on Monday.
May 70 az .. n. Friends OF tbe
iarnilT respectfully invited 10 attend
(Hlcnmonc, Va, Times-DispaJch please
MASON-On THURSDAY. NAY s 1era a.
HARRIET MASON. the widow of An
gustus J Mason and devoted r4ofher
Of MitIie, Maggie Gamble. George p
Amanda J., and Eleanore A. Mason
Funeral from Zion Baptist Chu-cb on
Sunday. May 9, at l O'Clock. Friends
invited
SHEEHAN-On Thursday. Nav s 1sa9 st
40 p. m, JOHN J. SHEEHAN. hus-
band Of Agnes Sheehan nee SULLIVAN.
Funeral from his late residence S34 Q
street northwest, Monday, Nav 10 a.
$50 a. N, thence 20 Church OF ths
immaculate Conception, where mass
viii be said
SHEEHAN-A special meeting of Wash
ingtol AeTie. No. Is. F. o. E. IS cali
ed Monday. NAY 10 1873 at SIS m
sharp, at the Eagles Home. TO attend
the funeral OF Brother JOHN J.
SHEEHAN.
r L MONTAGUE.
J. D. BRITT, President
Secretary
WUNDERLY-On Friday, MAY Z f9os 81
10 p N, at her residence. I7sl Y street
RACHEL D.. wid OF BENJAMIN D'
Wunderiy
Funeral from her late residence on
Tuesday. May Il, at p. N. Interment
private
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
ID Aeeepfs Inyitation.

President Taft yesterday accepted the
invitation 70 be the guest of Mrs. Ma
Zone. widow OF Gen. Mahone, when he
visits Petersburg this month Gen. Ma
hone vas onee governor of Virginia.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
Big THRONG HEARS
CONCERT ON DRIVE
Largest Crowd of Season As
sembles on Speedway.
MRS. TAFT OUT IN HER car

Many of the Official, Diplomatic,
and Social Set show Preferences
for WaIIing-Many Friends Leave
Their EQuipages 10 Exchange
Greetings with Wife Of President.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
UNIVERSITY CLUB
DISCUSSES HOME
Enthusiastic Meeting Held
at the Willard.
SPEAKERS DISPLAY OPTIMISM

PIsas for Raising Balance Needed to
Complete Project Considered at
Length-Oeterminat Of Members
70 Prosecute TIE Undertaking. to
Successful Termination shown.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-30
FASTEST LONG
DISTANCE TRAIN.
It Is Mail Flyer Between St. Paul
and Seattle on Great Northern
Railroad.

st. Paul, Nov. 21-For thirty-fve
days the fastest long distance train
in the world, from St. Paul to Seat
tie in 48 hours, has made good. Jas.
j. Hill's new departure is a success
and the Great Northern Railway re-
ports that the new mail flyer has not
only maintained its exceptionally
fast schedule, but has shown an ac-
tual performance averaging half
hour less than the schedule since it
was placed in operation.
The distance is 1928 miles and to
maintain the schedule the train must
make for the entire distance an av
erage speed Of a fraction less than
ten miles an hour without allowing
for loss of time through coal and
water stops. This means that over
long stretches Of track it must make
90 miles an hour to compensate for
loss Of speed on mountain grades and
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-30

for loss Of time through unavoidable
stops at tanks and coaling stations.
else handling the train could not
maintain its time, which is fixed and
unalterable.
It a fve-car train for mail only.
Over the prairies Of Western Mime
sofa it has already won the name of
the fastest thing on wheels and
North Dakotians say that in their
State it runs like a scared cat. Be-
fore completing its long journey it
must mount the long climb to the
summit of the Rockies at Belton,
Mont, and after dropping down into
the avlleys it must make a second
climb to the great tunnel which pier
ces the Cascakes before gaining the
slope to tide-water.
The schedule maintained by the
new train is three hours shorter than
that Of the Hartman lines between
Omaha and San Francisco, although
the distance is about the same.
The government will weight the
mails in this district for three months
beginning in February, to determine
the compensation for the new service.
The cures thus determined upon will
govern during the coming four years.
It was to get this contract with the
postal department that the new Great
Northern service was established.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-30
BLUE RIDGE SCHEDULES.
Eastbound.


No. i8, leaves Anderson at $50 4
o., for connection at Belton with
Southern for Greenville.
No. IL, from Walhalla. leaves An
derson at 10.15 a. m, for connection
st Be]ton with Southern Railway for
No. 20, leaves Anderson at 2.20
p. m, for connections at Belton With
Southern Railway for Greenville.
No. 8, daily except Sunday. from
Walhalla arrives Anderson 6.24 p.
m. with connections at Seneca with
Southern Railway from points south.
No. 10, from Walhalla, leaves An
lerson at 4.57 p. NJ, for connections
at Belton with Southern Railway for
Greenyille and Columbia.
Westbouud.
No. II, arrives at Anderson at 7.50
&. No., from Belton with connections
from Greenville.
No. 9, arrives at Anderson at 1924
.. m, from Belton with connections
from Greenville and Columbia. Goes
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-30
Daddy's Little joke

I
| Passengers on subway car com
ing from Brooklyn Sunday afternoon
had al experience that first caused
frowns and then !. laugh.
The car was crowded, but, Brook
lyn-wise, all the women had seats On
the platform was a middle-aged man.
apparently respectable. On the side
seat was a girl in old rose, with
cheeks to match.
The man on the platform caught
her eye for a moment, and threw a
frantic kiss. The girl first smiled,
then blushed furiously.
He threw another, and she turned
away a crimson face.
"That will about do for you," said
the big, rawboned guard. eco home
to your wife. ~
This didn't seem to worry the ap-
parently respectable man, and, catch
ing g.int from the girls eyes, he
threw another kiss. She turned her
face to study carefully toque hat
across the car.
AT the Manhattan end Of the bridge
the girl rose to leave the car. The
man who was trying to firt with her,
also faced the sliding door. By that
time all eyes were on the pair, the
guard was mad all through, and
couple of passengers edged danger
ously close.
The girl in old rose took the arm
of the apparently respectable man,
and said in a silvery voice that all
could hear:
'qOh, papa, how could you?''
Then everybody laughed at a jok-
inc father and a lovely daughter.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-30
RRYAN'S. DAUGHTER
SUCCESS AS AN ORATOR
Mrs. Ruth B. Leavitt Makes Good
In Lecture Tour of the Middle
West.

Lincoln, Nab, Nav. 20.-When
William Jennings Bryan stops lee
turing the mantle Of his oratory may
fall upon a member Of his family,
Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt.
Mrs. Leavitt has been trying out
this fall as a lecturer i@ the Middle
West, and there be those outside the
pale Of her fathers admirers who
assert that she is making good. For
the next month Mrs. Leavitt is to
speak in Nebraska as a representative
of the University Extension course:
She gets $25 a lecture.
The success Of Mrs. Leavitt on the
lecture platform is remarkable. She?
has the frank and artless manner and
much of the gift of language, SIM
pie, easy and natural delivery Of her
father. She resembles him. very
much in facial expression, her smile
is. a feminized copy Of the colonel's
and she has his ease Of manner be-
fore an audience.
Mrs. Leavitt has been lecturing in
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and
Colorado. She has an offer Of $1,000
a week from a lecture bureau for
platform work next year but she has
declined It.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-30

to Walhalla.
No. l9, arrives at Anderson at 3.4U
o. m., from Belton with connections
from Greenville.
No. IL. arrives at Anderson at
6.29 p. M, from Belton with con-
nections from Greenyille and Colum'
bia. Goes to Walhalla.
No. 7, daily except Sunday, leaves
Anderson at 9.20 a. NJ, for Walhalia:
with connections at Seneca for local
points s;!dth.
Nos. Il, IS, 10, and 20 are mixed
trans between Anderson and Bsltor
Ncs. 7 and 8 are local frelgh'
trains, carrying passengers, betWee1
Anderson and Walhalla and betWee'
Walhalla ane Anderson
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-30

Schedules Effective June 20th, 1909.
Northbound Departures from New.
berry, s. @.
8:57 a. m., No. Is, daily, for Ander.
son, Greenville and intermediate
points connecting at Greenville fol-
Atlanta and points North. Arrive at
Anderson 1924 noon, Greenville lila
P. NJ.
2:48 p. NJ, No. II, daily, 10 Ander-
son, Greenville and intermediate
points, connecting at Greenville for
Atlanta and points north. Arrive An-
derson 6:14 p. m, Greenviile 6:55 p m.
Southbound.
lao p. M, No. 18, daily, for Co
lumbia, Charleston, Augusta and in
termediate points. Arrive Columbia,
1925 p. m. Charleston 8:45 p. m.' Au-
gusta, 1886 p. m.
8:47 p. m, No. 16 daily, for Co
lumbia, Charleston and intermediate
points. Pullman sleeper from Colum-
bia, arrive Columbia 1885 p. m.
Charleston 3:15 a. m.
Summer Excursion tickets now on
sale.
For further information, apply to
ticket agents, or,
C. II. Ackert,
'. P. & g. NJ, Washington, D. C.
W. Fl. Tayloe,
G.. P. A.; Washington, D. c. .
J. L. Meek, =
A. g. P. A., Atlanta, Ga.
". E. McGee,
T. P. a., Augusta. Ga.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-30
The Hands.

Briareus was boasting Of his hum
dred hands.
"They've been with me ever since
I started in business,'' he said, "and
never have gone on a STRIKE"
But this may have been merely be-
cause he never laid any Of them off
Chicago Tribune.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-30
Brother Dickey's Ambition.

II wish T could git a job runnln
one er desc ortermobiles," said Bro,
Dickey.
"Why, you re too old for that"
"Well, sub, I knows I sho' is too
OF ter dodge 'um on de streets; but,
come ter think O. it, wild dat way dey
has o''hoppin' teleform poles, l
would be safer on de street than on
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-30
MOB LYNCHES NEGRO
IN LOUISIANA

Shreveport, La, Nov. H.-Two
hours after the crime was committed
Henry Rachel, negro, charged with
attempting to assault a 7-year-old
girl, was hanged by a mob in West
Shreveport late to-day.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-30
NOTICE TO PLANO USERS.

R. H. McCracken is here this week
tuning pianos and if you want yours
tuned, and will leave order at Glider
& Weeks Drug Store, or call phone
No. PA, you will receive as prompt
attention as possible.