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New-York tribune., 1909-03-23
Unfurnished apartments to Let.
COuntru PropertY for Sale.

A CT PROMPTLY.-G0 ACRES. HOUSE II ROOMS.
"A bath, fruit. farm stones; best OF
land mile station excellent buildings that cost $4,000:
will sacrifice; also choice bargains Connecticut
$500 upward. Cali write State your
EMPIRE SALES COMPANY.
1872 Manhattan.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-23

A Reisch bought yesterday for $500 No l''S
Madison avenue n three story tenement house on
LOT I6Sx7O feet at a foreclosure sale held IN the
Real Estate Exchange Salesrooms, Nos. II and 10
Vesey street. The other auction offerings resulted
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LOCAL BRIEFS.

Having been recognized, the Garrick
Club. 80 Penasvlrazia avenue has beer granted a
retail liquor license BY the excise board. A rehear-
iug on the application held yesterday.
The stork broke all records for activity
in the District If colHmbia yesterday. There were
farty-four births reported against average
Of twenty steadily maintained Tor years past
A large delegation OF True Reformers
VIII leave Washington to-moTrow at l20 o'clock
70 attend the contention Of the juvenile department
Of the order N Philadelphia Tuesday and Wednes-
dsy.
Rev. ". \. Spicer. D. D., secretary of
the General Conference Missionary Beard viii speak
tonight IL the Memorial d. s. Church. on The
near EIstern question. one Of the features viii
be special Music
Slight improvement was reported yes
to-day IN The condition II Ms Isory 8 KizhsH
wife q Judge I. q. Kinhall who has beer con
ened to hex home. 60 North Carolina aEenue soath-
east, with IN attack II the gin.
A hearing has been granted the Wash
inEton. Baltimore and Annzpsiis Railway o.. the
project OF p-ocIring central terminus for its
suburban cara b. the House District COMMITTEE
i Eil Be held next Wednesday,.
A plan, which has met with success In
large cities ard xiii likely be PIT into effect IN
this city n TIE ncaT futHrc that q o;ening the
plblic schools in the afternoons and evenings for
the use q Children and adults az a reading roou
Horace Ward. OF this city. has been
appointed superintendent Of construction Ct the new
Census Building. for which appropriation has heea
made by Congress b. Director : n T. North
The new building wil occupy the site Of TIE pres
ent bzilding. Il First ard 3 streets northwest
The viii Of William A. Davidson. ST..
dated MeFch IS. 1901. WIKI Nrs. annis u. David
son. The widow. named As e1ecutrix. was fled for
probate YESTERDAY William 4. Davidson. H. Is let
$50 and Mar Margaret Davidson IS left SO. The
uidow Is beGuCstied life Interest IN he remainder
Ct the es-zte.
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DIED.

COX-On Thursday, January .. 1907. a.
2.lS a. n Al Si6ley Hospital CARO-
LINE p cox, widow Of J. " Cox.
Funeral from her late residence elH &
street northwest. Sunday January 81,
al p m. thence 10 Wesley Chapel,
Fifth and F streets northwest RCla-
lives and friends invited 10 attend
z,ANCASTER-On Friday morning. jan
uary ., 1879. ANNIE ELLIOT, wife Of
Henry c. Lancaster
Funeral services at St Al0ysius'
Church Monday morning. February ].
at 10 O'Clock Friends invited Inter
ment private.
PRfCE-on Friday. January 9. 1919. st
SIS a. m, az his hcFne, CHARLES ?.
PRICE. beloved husband OF Ms VIZ
gina Mcfarland Price.
Funeral from the Del Ray NJ +. Church
South. Alexandra County, Va, sun
day. January 81 At 2.99 2. n Inter
ment n IVY Hill Cemetery, Va.
VEIHMEY ER-On Friday. January ..
1903. at his residence. iie4 Seventh
street northeast. J. ERNEST VEIN
MEYER, beloved husband OF Alice r.
FeihmeyeT and eldest son OF John f
ard Mary z. Teihnefer.
Funeral from his late residence Mon
day. February /, AZ O'Clock Inter
ment az Gienwood Ceufets-y- fB2lti-
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day and Tuesday evenings there win be
dancing 10 TIE music OF the Msrins
Band.
Wednesday sea apart.
Wednesday night has been set apart for
the Elks and their male friends. when the
regular olio win be supplanted by per
formers from the local thesters. The
evening IS. therefore. 10 be known as
professional night" in honor Of the
EIks' entertainers. and refreshments viii
De served.
Following Is the committee Of arrange
ments: Fred J. sIersheimer, chairman;
Edward \. Bowman. secretary; Thomas
J. King. treasurer. Lloyd 3. Brooke.
James N. Dunn. Walter J. Tharp, Dana
C. Holland. Frank Rebstock. Thomas A.
Murray, A. J. Cummings. 3. r Sauter.
Joseph II. Wood, Conrad Hoffman, Ed
ward P. Schwartz. and John 3. Maxwell
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TROLLEY CAR KILLS
UNIDENTIFIED HAN
Victim of Accident Was Sit.
ting on the Tracks.
BODY HURLED INTO THE AR
nay Have Been Intoxicated Passrn-
ger Wko Had Been Elected Just
Before Huntsville station Was
Reacked-PaSSenEerS and Train
men Find Life Extinct.

While sitting last night on the tracks
near the little village Of Huntsville. Nd.
about one and one-half miles beyond the
District line. an unidentified nan was
struck by 4 car OF the Washington. Bal
tiGore and Annapolis Electric Railway.
hurled through the air. and instantly
killed.
Reports Of the accident are meager.
The body was removed shortly before
midnight 10 a shed beside the railroad
track. A coroner's jury viii De impan-
eled this morning and an Inquest held.
Various theories have been advanced
IS to how the man came 10 be sitting on
he track. In the opinion Of employees OF
the railroad he was Intoxicated
An Intoxicated Man.
4 nan in ar intoxicated condition left
Washington for Baltimore about O'Clock
Just before the train reached Huntsville
the man became disorderly and was eject
Cd from the car. What became Of this
man has not been learned. Whether the
victim feH asleep or was in "a drunken
ssupor. when struck has not been learned.
shortly before : O'Clock an electric train
approached Huntsville al the rate OF
about forty niles an hour Just before
the train reached the station The motor
mar saw a form ahead IN the glare OF a
searchhght. and put on the brakes Be
fore the mOtormaR could stop the car. the
man had been struck and lifted into the
sir. He landed in a ditch beside the
track Passengers and crew left the train
70 aid tire injured man. 4 brief examina-
ion showed he was dead. and the train
proceeded 70 annapolis Junction. where
word Of the accident vas telephOned TO
Washington and Baltimore officials Of the
company.
The body was badly mangled and this
added to the difficulty OF identification.
Descriptions Of the clothing are con-
iicting At Annapolis Junction. o train
nan who said he had seen Tire body told
4 reporter II The Washington Herald the
man was well dressed He said the victim
wore a business suit Of mixed cloth. a
black derby and a white shirt and .ie-
Was Poorly Dressed.
An official OF -5he company In the
Washington offices in II street north
west. said the man was evidently a
laborer. and was poorly dressed He had
no watch OF jewelry-
When word OF the accident was re-
ceived BY the Washington police shortly
before midnight. the records Of missing
persons was searched in an endesE0r 10
earn II a man OF the description given
was missing from his home IN this city.
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RELICS FOR MOUNT VERNON.
Chair and other Articles Used bs
Washington Left by VIII.

\ chair. once the property OF George
Washington, and other relics OF historic
interest are given the Mount Vernon La
dies Association OF the Union. by the vii
OF Margaret Bayard Smith. great-grsnd-
niece OF Martha Washington, dated May
Is. 800, and fled for probate yesterday.
The tesJatrix requests that the relics
be placed in the Martha Washington
room at Mount Vernon and marked used
By Gen. and Mrs. washington al Mount
Vernon. To the memory OF Henrietta
Elizabeth Smith. gTsndniece OF Martha
Washington, daughter OF Com. John
cambridge Henley and wife of J. Bay
ard H. Smith"
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At the eighteenth annual meeting Of
the Washington Club, in Tire music room
of that institution, the reports Of the
chairman and committees show the club
to be in a prosperous condition, owning
its own home and having a membership
OF more than 80. among whom are, the
wives OF many OF the Cabinet officers,
Senators. and others well known ia the
social circles OF the city The club is
looking forward to acquiring in the near
future = clubhouse.
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Decide Upon Gettysburg Memorial.

Decide Upon Gettysburg Memorial.
Special tn The Washington Herald.
Richmond. Va, jan Sa-Gov. Swanson
returned 10 the city to-day from a visit
to New York and Washington. IN which
latter city he attended a meeting Of
the Gettysburg Monument Commission
and the Lee and Washington Statue Com
mission. The governor says the members
Of the commission decided 20 erect a
single statue on the field rather than have
a series Of granite blocks or stones 70
mark the lines held By the Virginia
troops. Il was also agreed to spend So
900 for the foundation Ct the statue. The
design viii not cost less than $4,000 The
commission decided 10 meet again on
March Is. when they viii proceed TO
Gettysburg to select a site
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suits Not Cennecfnd.
PRESIDENT HAS BUSY DAY.
HustIes Through Routine, Takes n
Ride, and Attends Dinner.

President Roosevelt had a good time
yesterday. He went over important
departmental matters with SIX mem
bers OF his Cabinet at different times.
shook hands with a large number Of
persons who came by invitation: was
sketched by several newspaper artists.
was in the hands OF his dentist for half
an hour. Immediately following lunch:
in the late afternoon took long horse
back ride through the park with Doug
las Robinson, his brother-in-law, IN
the teeth OF a bitter northwest wind.
and filed out the day by attending the
Gridiron dinner.
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DINNER TO FOE OF APPENDIX.
Remarkable Tribute TO Re Paid to
Surgeon.

Philadelphia. Jan sO.-That relent-
less foe % the verifoFm appendix, DR..
john 3. Deaver chief surgeon OF the
German Hospital. viii soon have re-
markabie tribute Paid to him by les
medical men from whom the skill OF
IFS famous knife has banished ali dan
ger OF appendicitis.
Relieved OF their appendices by
him. they are going 10 express their
appreciation by rendering him q dinner
on the evening OF February Is. AT the
University Club. Beside these appen-
dixless physicians and surgeons, about
forty others OF DR., beavers profession.
upon whom he has operated for other
Hlaladies, viii toast him at the dinner.
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HTS WEST VIRGINIA.

Blizzard Is Worst OF the Season
Heavy S8OWfalIs-
Oakland. Nd. Jan s0-The blizzard
reached here last night. The STERN com
menced about II o'clock with binding
snowfall, accompanied by terrific winds
This morning nearly a foot Of STOW had
fallen. It IS drifting badly. and If the
wind continues the c6untry roads viii be
impossible. Thus far no damage Of any
consequence has been done.
Parkersburg, ". Va, Jan. 39.-A severe
snoWstorm and blizzard visited this sec
ton CT West Virginia early to-day. The
snowfall is the heaviest OF the season
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Augusta, Ga, Jan. 80 w. L Fuller.
head Of the International Salt Company,
commonly known as the salt trust, is
dead here after a BRIEF Illness. Fuller.
who was a weIl-known capitalist. resided
At Scranton, Pa, and had come 10
Augusta for his health The remains viii
be Inferred at Scranton
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Extradltion Go Hcard.

Austin. Tex, Jan. S0-An extradition
case which Is exciting widespread inter-
est in Mexico and the Southwest was
heard before Judge T. s Maxey, Of the
Federal District Court to-day. It is that
Of Pablo Yordi. who is alleged TO have
embezzied a Guadalajara. Mexico. bank
out Of $4,000. Judge Aaxey reserved de-
cision.
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RAILWAYS TO COMPLY.
VIII Furnish District Commission
with Desired Information.

with Desired Information.
4 letter was received yesterday BY
the secretary Of the District electric
railway commission, from Chief Engi-
neer and supt Theodore J. King. stating
that in the future the commission win
be given any information they may
desire about the Great Falls and Old
Dominion Railway. The letter IS au-
thorized BY John R Mclean. president
OF the road.
Other railway companies have not
signifed their desire to comply with
the request FOR information made By
the commission, and action VIII be
taken at the meeting OF that body next
"Wednesday
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Fl Paso. Tex, Jan. Se.-The vault Of
the Carlton state Bank at Carlton. Tex,
was blown open early to-day by robbers,
who obtained nearly Sla.Oo0 all in cur
rency. Although the force OF the ex-
plosion blew out a portion OF the front
Of the building. no one was aroused and
the robbers escaped.
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WAR CRY CASE SETTLED.
American Branch of Salvation Army
Wins Out.

IN the legal contest between the orig
inal Salvation Army and the American
branch over the right TO use the title.
The American Salvation Army War
Cry" for publication issued by the
latter, a decision has been handed down
in New York in favor Of the younger or
ganization.
The ruling IS that no infringement OF
the rights Of the Gen Booth ranks is
involved. because no attempt is made 10
confuse the public as to the distinction
between them
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Gire. Threnteninr sirns.

san Francisco. Jan 3o-Aecording to a
report published here to-day, Grizzie
Mountain. in Lake County. about seventy
FIVE niles north Of here, is showing signs
OF eruption
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CHURCH NOTICES.
UNITARIAN.

ALL SOULS CHURCH. CT. 18th ard SIS.
Ulysses 6. r. Pierce. minister SIS a. r.. san
day school Class for The Cooperative Study ~
Religion and Uaity Study Class II A. II. maT-
ing service; sernoh By the minister p n.
Tcuug Peo7le's Religions Union. { T. n. ever
ing service; sermon h. tie nl-lster on The a.
tit1de q the moders msn toward rC.i-l1n-
The ruhfic invited to al services
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New York. ain. so.-Much OF the
mystery that has yelled the governments
procedure in the World libel case. now
under consideration BY the Federal garnd
juries in this city. and IN Washington.
was clared up to-day IN q statement made
Through a Federal official source.
It IS now for the first time definitely
stated that the government is relying en-
.tireiy on Section 5ss1, OF the United States
revised statutes. under the provisions OF
which the government can bring action
FOR criminal libel when the alleged libel
liant has delivered Of his own initiative
the alleged libeIIsus matter into a Federal
territory or district Such action FOR
criminal libel is brought under the laws
Of the State in whish the Federal district
OF territory Is locaftd
IN the present case one OF the offences
ialleged to have been committed is the
daily delivery OF twenty-aine copies OF the
World from October ; to 2. I@. in
elusive.
Il Is not necessary for the government
70 name any other complainant than the
United States. and il action is brought.
the title of the case viii be the United
States VS.. The Press Publishing Com
rany ct al The witnesses summoned 10
testify before the Federal grand Jury
might be considered IN the light OF CON-
plainants, but no names Of individuals as
such are required TO be used, nor will
any be used.
Suits Not Connected.
The proceedings now pending here and
in Washington viii continue. regardless
Of any action that is being taken OF may
lie taken by District Attorney Jerome.
The only reason given Tor a simulta-
neoUs consideration OF the World case by
the two grand juries is the theory that a
dual investigation viii double the chances
OF action favorable 10 the government.
II two sets Of indictments should be
found. there is no likelihood whatever
that more than one viii be brought to an
issue
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STORM RACES.


frozen to death IN a snow drift at Council
Bluffs. Iowa. within two blocks OF his
homs.
Worst Blizzard ia Years.
Indianapolis. Jan. so-Indiana is in the
throes OF the worst blizzard that has
been experienced in a quarter OF a een-
fury, and In many sections the snow has
drifted to the fences and the fence lines
ars obliteruted and roads lmpsssable. All
steam and iHterur6an roads are moving
trains with great difficulty. and in some
cases trains are from. three 70 six hours
late. The New York-Chlcago eighteen
hour train reached Warsaw an hour late
this afternoon. and the road had 70 be
cleared OF snow before It could proceed
Hundreds Of men are employed by al the
railroads removing drifts from the tracks
Rural route deliveries we're practically
suspended to-day because Of the high
winds and impossible drifts
Fear for Fishing Boats.
Boston. Jan. sa.-There Is a heavy
northwest gale al along the South Shore
to-day. The wind was blowing at fifty
niles an hour early to-day Il was sitter
Geld and the fast falling snow frcze on
the clothes ana faces OF life-saving patrol
as fast as il fell. Al times the snow
fetI so thickly that one could not see a
hundred yards ahead.
Fears are entertained fer a feet of
nshing boats which were OF North
Scituate last night on their way 10 refuge
from the approaching storm They were
seen Just as the storm rose about i
O'Clock last night None Of the
local life-ssving stations has been able
70 make them out since. as the storm
continually Increased in intensity.
Fear Less of Lives.
Milwaukee. Wis, Jan. S0-Pere Mar
quette car Ferry No. Is eighteen hours
overdue. arrived in this port tonight
after tTslty-hour battle with the gale
on Lake Michigan. The crew report that
the boat TaS outside the harbor Friday
night. as they were unable 20 pick NJ
the hsrbor lights. ard did not dare 10
enter in the blizzard then raging. Ferry
No. Is, with forty-flve men aboard. is
stiil lost She was due here Friday morn
ing, and no word hss been received from
her
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THOMAS SAYS GAS
FIGHT IS HELD Up
Corporation Counsel Makes
Important Statement.
NO FUNDS TO BRING EXPERTS

Testimony of GasIisht Company Can
not BE contraaicted Unless Men
skilled In Gas Manufacture Are
Induced TO Come Here from Other
Cities and Go Before Committee.
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RELIES ON STATUTE
Government Cites Law Re-
lating in Libel Suit.
WEST POINT THE CENTER

Official Statement Made that Section
S39I, Permitting Action when Al
sariIy Delivered in n Federal Dis
trict, Basis OF suit. Against Paper.
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Fear Loss of Lives.
Train. Lost in saowdrifts.

OMAHA. Jan. S0-Several Great West
ern passenger and freight trains are lost
IN Iowa as the result OF the severe storm
which swept over that State Thursday
night and Friday morning. Not a single
train on that rOld has been able 70 get
through 70 Omaha since the storm OF
Thursday night, and no trace OF them
have been found by representatives OF
the company IN Omaha Altogether five
trains have been lost IN the State
As a result Of the big storm al the
roads running into Omaha are still more
or less held Up. and officials say Il viii
be a day o. two yet before the trains
vii be running on schedule
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-31

All advertising contracts made by The
washington Herald are based upon IFS
bona fide eirculatIon-a circulation in
Washington larger by thousands than was
ever before attained By any morning news
paper at the Capital Its books are open.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-31
ELKS' SHOW READY
Dress Rehearsal Of MinStrelS
Goes Smoothly.
SOME SINGERS OF PROMINENCE
Chorus Comes In for High Praise,
Four Comedians VIII Provide the
Fun-Many other Acts TO he Given
After First Psrt-Wedne.dax Set
Apart for the Members.

/ They are all ready for the curtain.
/ those minstrel men Of the Elks, and Mon
+ day. Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings
I the Elks' Hall in II street northwest viii
! be the scene OF notable entertainments.
In every department there has been &
I great fidelity 20 detail This was made
manifest last night y hen dress rehear-
/ sal was had Of the PRODUCTION.
This preliminary presages a distinct
artistic success At least that was the
/ verdict Of the eoterie OF newspaper men
who were present on the invitation OF
1 Chairman Mersheimer. Thomas J. King,
/ the treasurer. announced after the re-
+ hsarshsl that practically every seat had
+ been sold for the first two nights. and GO
cards for the third night the ''profes-
sloasl stag fest" are also going fast
I Emphasis Is laid On the fact that there
VIII only be go persons admitted at each
/ performance"
Some Notable singers.
When the history OF this Elk enter
tainment IS written there VIII be ellron-
I Ieled. among other things. a notable cast
Of singers. The soloists ere OF local
/ prominence. And the chorus came IN for
high praise.
And there is fun. and lots OF #. in the
show. The Elks' Mammoth Nins;rels
/ boast four comedians OF class in their
end meR-zIessrs. Frank RebstOck, An
drew J. Cummings. James a. Baldersou.
Z and John J. German. II Is a sure enough
/ oId-tine minstrel show. with classical and
/ topical songs, with comedy that is both
/ convincing and new
( The following participated in last nights
dress rehearsal: Dana C Holland, inter
Iocutor; Charles Z. Myers. Edward P
! Schwartz. John R Purvis, Roland r
/ ROdrick. Frank Rebstock, 4 J Cum
mings. John J. German. Conrad Hoffman.
/ Patrick F Coffey. James NJ Dunn. Jo-
4 seph H. Wood, John G. Wood. James 4.
4 Balderson, 3. F. Sauter. Frank B. Swart
/ Albert 5 Smith. Frank Pierce, @ E
I Bright, Thomas a Murray Walter J.
i Tharp, G. o Cole. Herman Richards
= George AckmaR. Allen HOIlander, William
Dawson. and Charles F. Hermann
solo work was IN the hands Of
q Holland, bass; Charles F. Myers,
dward P. Schwartz, tenor; John
baTytOne; Roland r. Rodrick.
ma Thomas A. Murray. bass
Herbert Wells played the
OHo.
minstrel first
that TO be
The next
r.
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Saw Vessel Founder

New York. Jan 5o-The Savannah Line
steamship City Of Savannah, which sailed
hence on Thursday and is due in Savan-
nah tomorrow, reported by wireless 20
her agents to-day that she had been
hailed by the Diamond Shoal Iightship
of Hatteras this morning. and that the
skipper reported having seen small
American freight steamship founder a
few hours before. at a. m, stern first,
about three miles northwest Of the light
ship.
There was a ffty-mils gale blowing and
a boat could not live IN the high cross
seas The lghtship herself was forced
OF her station by the blast and the seas
The iightships skipper said that the
freighter resembled the Theodore Weems.
an iron single-screE OF the Baltimore
and Carolina Steamship Company. which
sailed from Baltimore for Georgetown.
S. c.. on Friday. The Weems was in
command OF Capt Hall and had a crew
81 eighteen men She was built in Phila-
dslphia in 1sS8 and was originally the
FrOStbuTg- She measured 9Ss tons gross
and was 90 feet long.