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DIED.


BELT-Entered into rest Thursday. Au-
gust 5 1879. at y m. ANNIE n,
widow Of Harvey c. Belt
Funeral from the residence OF her
daughter Mrs w w hlmmeL ty'
Twentieth street northwest. Saturday,
August Z, az 1 p m Relatives and
friends invited. lnterment private.
DIGGS-On Thursday. August o. 1893. AT
his residence. I9 Defrees street north
west, RICHARD DIGGS, beloved
husband Of Laura DiggS.
Funeral Sunday, August 5. at o.clock
o. m. from Mount Carmel Baptist
Church. corner Fourth and L streets
northwest Rev. ". =. Gibbons Pm.
D., pastor. Friends cordially invited
20 attend.
.FLEMMING-On Friday. august s, 1872
WILLIAM, husband OF Emma l.
F1emming aged seveuty-one years.
Funeral from his late residence, Zolo N
street northwest. on Monday, August
9. az 10 a. m. Relatives and friends
invited Interment private.
HARTMAN Suddenly. on Monday, Juns
2S. 1909 at CurrlOman Bay. Va, AL
FRED f HARTMAN. of 1928 Ninth
street northwest. beloved son OF Ennis
lie anG re late Edward Hartman
aged twenty years.
Funeral from chapel Of Frank Geier
Sons Ills Seventh street northwest
on Saturday. August Z. at . p m.
Friends invited. Interment AT Rock
Creek Cemetery.
RAGON-On Friday, August 6, 1902. at the
Homeopathic Hospital WILLIAM
HENRY RAGON. aged seventy-threa
wears.
Services Monday August Q. at 2 p. m.
In J. William Lees Chapel, S32 Penn
sylvania avenue. Interment at Arling-
ton, conducted by Burnside Post, o..
A. r.; private
ROTHSTEIN - Suddenly on Thursday,
s al 4 M a T..
beloved husband Of Katherine Roth
stein.
Funeral from his late residence. 63 =
street northeast on Saturday, August
Z, at g .. m. Relatives and friends in
vited. Interment at Prospect HLl
Cemetery.
NSLOW-Suddeniy. on Friday. August
6. 1903 at Asbury Park. MARTHA A.
the beloved wife Of James II. Wins
low. OF 1904 r street northwest
Funeral on Monday. August 9. AZ / p.
m, from Ebenezer Church, Fourth
and D streets southeast
ZIEGLER-On Thursday. August :, 1909.
at 1850 p. m, at her residence. Is
G. street northwest MARY. beloved
wife OF GOttleib Zieglec. aged hfty-
seven years
Funeral will take place from the chapel
Of Frank Geier's Sons. lll3 seventh
street northwest. on sunday, August
= at o'clock p. m. Relatives and
friends are invited 10 attend. inter-
ment at Prospect Hin Cemetery.
baltimore. Cincinnati. and Pnllauel-
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been strongly indorsed for appointment
on the Customs court Of appeals. or 10
some other equally desirable position.
were also al the White House. Mr.. la
Toilette left the city last night for Mad
ison. and will shortly start on a tour
Of Chautauqua and occupy his time un-
I'll Congress meets in regular session,
denouncing the tariff law.
Senator Stephenson and his colleague
met by chance at the White house. They
called on entirely different missions.
Senator Stephenson had in tow E A.
Edmonds, Republican State chairman or
Wisconsin, who is being groOmed as a
candidate for the Senate TO succeed La
Toilette. Senator De Pew hastened
away early 10 get a steamer for Europe.
which sails today
Tour of Inspection.
Senator Carter, chairman Of the Irrlga-
ton Committee. carried away a party OF
Senators. who are members Of the com
mittee on a tour OF inspection OF reclama-
tion projects in the Western States.
incidentally. the committee will visit
the Seattle exposition. Senators Clark
and Borah. who are not members Of the
committee, took an afternoon train for
their respective homes. Senator Borah
was at the White House yesterday NOR
ing, and took leave of the President.
Senator Beveridge has gone to Dublin,
n. H. where Mrs. Beveridge and their
infant son are spending the summer
Senator Nelson. a low-tariff Republican,
went West yesterday. and his colleague.
Senator Clapp. who also voted against the
tarif bill. VIII go to-day. Senator Charles
Curtis, OF Kansas. near progressive,
called 20 tell the President good-by He
left Washington for Topeka last night to
enter upon a Senatorial campaign that
is likely 70 arouse interest all over the
country. Senator Curtis has been one OF
the Presidents trusted lieutenants IN the
work OF harmonizing the Senate.
Many OF the harmony dinners which
were given at the White House TO faclli-
tate the passage OF the tarin bill we're
suggested by the Senator from Kansas.
Mr.. Curtis boasts the blood of the Cav
Indians in his veins. but he has always
preferred the calumet 10 the tOmahaWk
President Taft Is grateful 10 him for
what he accomplished IN the tariff bill
fight. and II is understood he will lend
whatever assistance he can consistently
to bring about his reelection to the SEN
ate
The members Of the House began leav-
ing town as soon as Congress adjourned.
Speaker Cannon win remain a few days
finishing up some matters that have ac-
cumulated in his Office. He will then go
to Danville. IL. his home. where he ex-
poets 10 spend the greater part OF the
recess.
Before going 10 his home IN Auburn
Representative Payne chairman OF the
Committee on Ways and Means. will
spend a week or so at Nantucket
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even dats Just reCeiTed. calling my attention 70 a
statement In the testimony Of MTE william ThaW
given yesterday before Judge Mills. I have 70 say
that there absolutely not the slightest Foundation
for her unwaTr1ntablc and unjust statement u j.
not only untrue. but she must know II Sc untrue
as ! made all the arrangements concerning what
you were 70 be paid with yOu and her as far back
October. 1895. when 10 was agrced that you
should have S0O00 that Harry X. Thaw was 20
pay yOu S. coo and she vas 10 uay yOu the halanCc
Nour mC0-y Is correct IN regard 20 the letter she
wrote the subject l stiu have that le,scr
and therefore az a loss 90 understand why sho
should make such statement unless 10 is IN keep
ing with thier policy % attack lawyers who have
been paid as well as those whom they have failed
% pay. Yours Tery truly
CLIFFORD ". HARTRIDGE
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SHACKLETON TO LECTURE.
Antartic Explorer Plans Tour of the
United States.


London. Aug. 6-Lieut. Shackleton. the
antarctic explorer. has arranged for q
lecture tour in the United States and
Canada.
President Taft and Earl Gray. governor
general OF Canada, viii be members OF
the reception committee.
A record fee IS guaranteed. The Ex-
press states that not a penny OF the pro-
ceeds OF Lieut.. Shackleton's book or lee
tures viii go into the explorers pockets.
The money Is all mortgaged 10 pay the
costs OF the expedition.
When the undertaking was planned a
small group Of Americans promised 10
give financial assistance, but the crisis
IN America brought ruin TO these men.
The London bank, Of Lieut.. Shackleton's s
personal guarantee, with that OF members
Of HIS own and his wife's family, provided
a loan OF 10000
Since the return OF the expedition the
Australian legislature voted SIS. 90 70 meet
part OF the expenses. and the New Yea
land legislature voted 5000 The British
treasury declined TO assume any part OF
the obligation, and Lieut.. Shackleton was
left saddled with the responsibility for
$4,000
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LOCAL BRIEFS.

Gen. Elliot, commandant OF the United
States Marine Corps has returned 20 his Official
duties ct he Mills Building after short vacation
Charles Edwards was fined 81 in Police
Court yesterday morning by Judge Kimbau for
allowing gravel TO drop and scatter from his
wagon
Mrs. Marie G. Baier yesterday filed suit
f0r an absolute Divorce from EthGbert Bnier. who.
according 10 her. Is employed IN Boston She
asks the custody q their children and alimony.
James Stevens, OF 43O Eighth street
has fled petition in voluntary bankruptcy. He
declares his debts amount % S3s676 and his assets
are given as S4275 in debts due him on open
accounts
The funeral services OF Mrs. Martha
a. Winslow viii be held Monday afternoon at /
O'Clock. Mrs Wnsow, wife Of James H. Winslow
died suddenly yesterday at her residence, l2N r
street northwest
Coroner hewitt has fixed upon this
morning for the inquest over the body Of John
Turner. who was killed with a razor by Eddie
Hughes. Thursday evening. Hughes defense VIII
DO selfdefense.
Funeral services were held over the
body Of Charles Haynes. for more than forty-two
years resident Of this city. yesterday at O'Clock
at the residence oS his son, G. W. Haynes. l27
Fourth street southeast.
Louis Lynn. sixteen years old, who ran
away from hlcAn0nQ Va ana was lACAcQ up II
this city recently by Detectives Weldon and Bur
ingame, with a good supply Of money, has been
sent 20 his parents In company with james Mitch
ell. friend Of the family.
The police have been asked 70 look for
William Dudley. negro thirty-nine years Old miss
ing from his home 7l7h Delaware avenue south
west, since July q, and Martha Nelson, hfty-eight
years old, who has been missing from her home, I
Il street southwest. for two weeks
Virginia Kearns In the absence OF her
mother Yesterday morning. found a bottle contain
ing Geos0te. and drank a quantity Of the dug
The ambulance Of Casualty Hospital called 20
the home, l0Ss Sixth street northwest, and the
child taken 70 that institution II found 10
Charged with carrying a concealed
weapon. William @. Parsons. OF Mount Rainier.
Nd fined $50. with the alternative Of serving
six months in jail. by Judge Kimball, in police
court yesterday. Parsons defense that he
had the revolver for the purpose Of selling II. A
new trial was granted and bond Of 500 was
gver.
Department Commander Richard /.
Lamb, Of the United War Veterans. announced
yesterday the appointment of the following: Lieut.
James H. Reynolds, adjutant Capt Thomas A.
Green, department historian: Capt. George West
Byron mastering ofloer: MAJ. Fred S. Hodsson
and Past Department Commander G. Z. Rausch.
members Of the board Of managers OF the Soldiers
and Sailors Temporary Home.
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Continued from rage Omcs
in his cell he had written such random
statement as Harry not half so crazy
as Mrs W. (the witness) and Joe (Jo-
siah Thaw. Harry's brother) very slick"
Mrs Thaw said the memorandum was
the result Of information Evelyn Thaw
had conveyed 20 Thaw Of conversations
which Evelyn had overheard. OF said she
had. In her report 20 her husband
AssaiIs Mr.. jerome.
Mrs. Thaw volunteered a statement at
the very end OF her examination. after
Morschauser had dismissed her, and Je-
rome had announced that he did not
wish to cross-examine. Three times she
had been on the stand. and on every oc-
casion Il was evident that she was anx-
ious 70 get a chance al Jerome. had he
only opened up on her with cross-exami-
nation. When. for the third time, Je-
rome said: mo question: Mrs. Thaw
broke out:
Il don't have any special enmity
against Mr.. Jerome. but he certainly has
not behaved In q genJlemanly way, nor
in a Christian way in this material
ways talking about my son as II his life
were spent in the Tenderloin. which he
certainly knew IL was not. 10 was not
until Harry unfortunately met a certain
person. who dragged him down. But
up 10 that time his associations We're
quite up 10 those Of anybody in this room
I should say"
Refute Mrs, Thaw's Evidence.
The lawyers concerned gave out to-day
public statement refuting certain evil
dence that Mrs. Mary COpley Thaw had
given on the stand This statement, in
the form Of letters, was as follows:
August 6. 1903
Dear 9ir. HarudCc: IN one n the morning
papers / note tho following statement reported 20
have been by Mrs. William Thaw iu her testimony
before Judge Mills az White Plains yesterday;
"Dysimas after agreeing 20 sum up and c-oSs-
examine f1r fee Of Sl50 " she said that unless
he got twice that sum he would desert tho case st
IT'S most critical moment during the first trial %
As you well know. the arrangements with ref
ercnce % nv Zee In the first trial u Ny. Thaw
were all made by you. acting the Intermediary
between Ar Thaw and his mother and mvsclf.
WIN you kindly therefore inform me whether there
is the slightest foundation for this most unwaTrant-
able and unjust statement. Yours very truly.
d. N. DELAiAS.
Clifford W Hartridge.
Aug. g. 100
Dear Mr.. Delmas: In answer to yoT favor Of
The Washington herald., 1909-08-07
Inauiries on the Tariff

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Reynolds. who has jurisdiction over Gus
toms affairs. was busy man yesterday
answering inquiries from collectors Of
customs in different parts OF the country.
who wanted information about various
features Of the tariff bill. One Of the
first questions was from q collector who
wanted to know whether hides were free.
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WATCHING THE CHINESE.
Police VIII Keep Girls from Visit
ing Restaurants and Laundries.

AnB Mhu
The business OF the Chinese chop -suey
restaurants Of Washington viii be mate
rally curtailed II the orders OF the
superintendent OF police TO inspect those
places Of business are carried out.
An order has been issued to captains
20 have all Chinese restaurants IN their
precincts Inspected. TO ascertain II young
women visit those places. The police de-
partment is determined TO prohibit the
practice In the future
For several weeks detectives have
watched the Chinese restaurants. The
new order applies to Chinese laundries.
around some Of which children play, and
in some instances have the run OF the
laundries. The police will put a stop
70 this. The authorities say they believe
the average Chinaman in business in this
city desires TO be law abiding. but to
make sure that the law IS observed, res
taurants and other Chinese places will
be kept under surveillance.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-07

Five battle ships OF the Atlantic feet
win be shortly placed out OF commission
for extensive repairs. They are the Ala
bama, the Kentucky, the Kearsarge, the
Maine. and the Illinois. These vessels
win so 70 their respective home ports on
the Atlantic coast.
About 100000 will be expended upon
them.
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May Die of Injuries.

Oney Braxton, a negro woman, seventy
years old, living at 1Sl1 oregon avenue
northwest. fell from a car at. Eighteenth
and q streets northwest last might and
was seriously injured. She was taken 10
Freedmen's Hospital, where the doctors
believe she has a fractured skull Her
recovery is doubtful.
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Negro wnnts to Die.

Viola Bowyer, negro. twenty-five years
old. living at 14O5 Eleventh street south
east. drank carbolic acid last night with
suicidal intent She was taken 10 Casu-
atty Hospital The doctors say she may
recover.
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MRS. THAW EXPLAINS.
Does Not Believe DeImas Authorized
Demand for Extra $4,000.

Demand for Extra $4,000.
New York, Aug. 6-Alrs. Mary c. Thaw
tonight gave out this statement regard
ing the extra $500 mentioned In the
correspondence between Mr.. Delmas and
Mr. Hartridge:
Mr.. Delmas made arrangements with
Harry to act as his counsel for S25,09Q.
4 month or so later. shortly before the
trial, Hartridge came 10 me ana said thar
Mr.. Delmas would not stay in the case
unless HIS fee was doubled I thought
IL would be fatal 70 let Mr.. DeImas leave
the case. and thought money nothing
in order 10 keep him from so doing.
Since I have known the character of
Hartridge, I do not believe that Mr.. Del
mas ever authorized him TO come 10 mo
with such e message"
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PRESIDENTS TRAIN LATE.
Transferred at Jersey City After an
UneyentfuI Journey.

New York. Aug 6-The Federal ex-
press. hauling the Presidents private car
Olympia. reached Jersey City at 11:16 to-
night sixteen minutes late.
The trip TO Jersey City was without in
cident The train was showed aboard the
New York New Haven. and Hartford
transport boat express and started al 80
for Mott Haven.
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CLARK SAYS PARTY
UNITED ON TARIFF
Charges of DisSensiOn Re-
sented by Minority Leader.
saw NO DOWNWARD REVISION

Missourian Representative Demon
strates the SOIidity OF the ODpOsi.
tiOn 10 the PrOtectIOnists, and
States that IL Was Impossible tC
Defeat the Conference Report.
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BUSINESS NOTICES

PLAYS
Read and fully criticised Productions
guaranteed II manuscripts warrant
PRESTON GIBSON,
Colorado Building.
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TRADE RELATIONS
WORK STARTS SOON
Seeks Countries Discrimina-
ting Against America.
WILL NAME BOARD OF EXPERTS

President Wants Investigation TO BE
Made ImmcdiateIy-They VIII De-
eide which Countries VIII Enjoy
the Minimum Tariff or Have the
Maximum Rates-The Instructions.
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MAY SOON ISSUE
SHORT-TERM NOTES
Treasury Needs sTimetOLearn
Amount of Revenue.
AUTHORITY IN TARIFF BILL

Effect Would BE 20 Protect Out-
standing Two Per Cent Bonds and
Afford Circulation for the Moving
of CrOps-Certiicates 10 Run One
Year at Three Per Cent.
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When YOU have lost or found anything,
telephone an advertisement TO The Wash
ington Herald. and bill Will DO sent you
at l cent word
The Washington herald., 1909-08-07

You have not read all Of the news OF
the day until you have read the want ads.
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The reason Chairman Payne moved to
recommit was that he fooled himself into
the belief we were going to- offer a mo-
ton 10 recomnit with Instructions, and
he wanted TO head that off, and by an
arrangement with the Speaker undertook
70 do so: but we had no idea Of moving
10 recommit with instructions. because
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PRESIDENT TAFT
LEAVES CAPITAL

Continued from Page One.
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EVELYN is BLAMED
BY THAW'S MOTHER,

Continued from Page One.
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Coroner hewitt has fixed upon this
morning for the inquest over the body OF John
Turner. who was killed with a ra1Or by Eddie
Hughes, Thursday evening. Hughes defense VIII
ha self dpsersa
The Washington herald., 1909-08-07

The funeral services Of Mrs. Martha
a. Winslow viii be held Monday afternoon at /
O'Clock Mrs Winslow. wife Of James II. Winslow
strpot nurthNest
The Washington herald., 1909-08-07

Funeral services were held over the
body Of Charles Haynes. for more than forty-two
years resident Of this city. yesterday at O'Clock
at the residence d his son. c. W Haynes. 27
Fourth street southeast
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Louis Lynn, sixteen years old. who ran
away from Richmond. Va. and was picked up IN
this city recently by Detectives Weldon and Bur
lingame, with good supply Of money, has been
sent 20 his parents In company with james Mitch
ell. friend Of the family
The Washington herald., 1909-08-07

The police have been asked 20 look for
William Dudley. negro thirty-nine years old. miss
ing from his home 7l7is Delaware avenue south
west, since July 2, and Martha Nelson, hfty-eight
years old, who has been missing from her home, y
H street snnLhmes. for two woaka
The Washington herald., 1909-08-07

Dear Mr. Delmas: In answer to soT f favor or Of
The Washington herald., 1909-02-10
CANAL ZONE BILL GOES OYER
House Spends Day Considering New
Form Of Government.
Democrats Make Fight and Oner
Various Amendments 20
the Measure.

After wrangling all day over the bin
providing a new form CT government for
the Panama Canal Zone the House ad-
journed yesterday afternoon just as the
measure was about 10 be called up for
final passage
The bill aroused q good deal OF parti-
sanship the Democrats obiecting to its
provisions on principle. declaring in sub
stance that Congress was giving into the
hands Of the Executive power which It
should exercise through him.
The general purpose Of the bill is to
give Congressional sanction to a large
part Of the government now existent in
Panama and provide for a simple method
OF administration in the obstruction Of
the canal
The present Isthmian Canal Commis-
sion is abolished by the bill, which pro-
poses as a substitute administrative off,
GERS. among them a governor OF the
Canal Zone and a director Of works
The President Is given absolute author
ity on the Canal Zone, being charged with
administering judicial. military, and civil
powers, and vested with ''al the rights,
power and authority granted the United
States by the treaty negotiated with
Panama, the President to exercise such
rights and power through persons whom
he may designate for the purpose.
Several amendments 10 the bin were
proposed by Democrats, among them one
establishing the principle Of anti-injunc-
ton in Panama, were voted down.
An amendment offered by Representa-
tive Rainey, OF Illinois, providing that
only Americans be placed on the gold
pay rolr' Of the canal project was also
defeated by a strict party vote.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-10
HILL COUNT ELECTORAL VOTE
Senate and House Of Representatives
Meet In Joint Session.
Galleries VIII Be Crowded with Dis
tinguished Persons TO witness
Formal Election Of President.

The electoral votes viii be counted
shortly after noon to-day in the cham
Der Of the House Of Representatives at
IL Joint session OF members OF both
branches OF Congress.
The ceremonies viii be short and sim
pie, only lasting fifteen or twenty min
utes, but VIII be witnessed by one Of the
most distinguished gatherings ever seen
IN the galleries OF the historic room.
The general public viii be excluded
from the Capitol during the counting OF
the votes, and only those holding one
OF the two tickets given to each Senator.
Representative. and elective officer OF
Congress viii be admitted More than
1000 tickets have been issued. and as
there are only so seats in the galleries
an unusual crowd is expected.
The two branches Of Congress win con-
vene ct the usual hour, and the Senate,
headed by the Vice President, VIII march
through the corridors 10 the House OF
Representatives The Senator's viii Oc-
cupy the seats OF the minority, and
Speaker Cannon win relinquish che chair
u TIC VIC EiOSiUOHss WV VIA pressure
The Speaker VIII sit beside the presiding
officer.
The ballots VIII be brought from the
Office OF the Vice Presidents room and
viii be counted BY the telleTs, formally
electing William H Taft President ard
James SchooIcraft Sherman Vice Presi-
dent OF the United States.
After the ceremonies. the two houses
viii take a short recess and reconvene
for the transaction OF regular business.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-10
LINCOLN BIRTHDAY DOUBTFUL
House Fails to Set Aside Friday as
President Recommended.
Measure Held UP Because It Also
Authorized Survey of ROsd
to Gettysburg.

For the present at least there Is lit
tie prospect that Friday. February L.
the centenary OF the birth OF Abraham
Lincoln. viii be declared a legal holiday
n the District OF Columbia, as recon-
msn6ed by the President
The subject came I'd for discussion IN
the House yesterday in the form OF a
Senate resolution. which declared Feb
ruary Z a legal holiday, but likewise
authorized q survey OF 8 Lincoln mem
oriaI road extending from Washington
to the battlefield OF Gettysburg.
Representative Mccall. Of Nassachu-
sets, moved the nOnconcurrencs in that
portion OF the resolution relating 20 the
memorial road. Representatives Madden,
OF Illinois. and Underwood, Of Alabama,
declared themselves favorable 20 making
the Lincoln centenary a legal holiday.
but insisted that the survey OF the PRO
posed road should be stricken from the
resolution
Speaker Cannon construed the sug-
gestion OF Messrs. Madden and Under
wood as objection TO the resolution He
so ruled and il was withdrawn BY Mr
Mccall.
An effort viii be made within the next
few days 10 effect the passage OF resO-
luton making Friday a legal holiday,
leaving until a later date the considera-
ton OF the memorial road project