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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-14
Countess Moltke Will Ar
rive in Capital Tomor-
row for Winter.

Countess Moltke. wife OF the Minister
OF Denmark. viii come to Washington
tomorrow from Lancaster, Mass, where
she has spent tie sumner with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer,
and join the minister at their residence.
on upper Sixteenth street
The countess, who Is one Of the hand
soonest American chatelaiues OF dipIo-
matte home in washington. was for
merry Miss COrnelia Van Renssalaer
Ihayer, Of Boston, her marriage 70
Count Moltke being one OF the most
brilliant social events in the annals of
that historic city- Few years ago.
The French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand we're hosts at their first for
maj dinner Of the season last evening,
entertaining In honor Of the Marquis de-
Viilalobar, the new Spanish minister.
ID the company were the British An
bassadoT and Mrs. Bryce, the Turkish
charge d'affairs. A. Rustem Bey: NJ.
and Mrs. John ". Foster. Mrs. John 2.
Henderson, Douglas Freshfield, and
Miss ffesnHeld, Mr.. and Mrs. Willis L.
moore Mss sarah Lee. Miss Helen
Lee, MISS BeafrlX Paul. the counselor
Of tne Brltlsh embassy Alfred Mitchell
Ihhes' vans y Mar5no, second secre-
IaTy OF the Spanish legation: John B.
fTench embassy, NJ. Iefevre- Poutails.
the Naval Attache and Viscountess- -re-
moist q. Azy, and Captain de ChambYTln.
the military attaChe
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-14

.rescuers may be sent down safely and
efforts made 20 communicate with any
Of the survivors.
These views are net shared by the
practical miners Of Cherry, who declare
that even If the imprisoned men could
get air they could never survive the in
tense heat Of the FIRE.
It was stated AT Cherry today that the
officials Of the local miners union are
formulating a demand for a complete
investigation OF the disaster Miners
declare that If the exhaust fan had not
broken at a critical moment, some Of
the men now entonbed might have been
taken out alive.
a vivid story Of the fire today is told
by John Haney, a miner, and one OF the
twenty-four men who were taken out
alive.
Tells Dramatic Story.
I don't know how the IRE started.
said Haney. I only know that 1 saw
the fire and I realized that 1t was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-14
GENERAL WOOD ON PREP.
ARATIONS FOR WAR.

Gen. Leonard Wood, commander OF
the Department Of the East, at the an
nnal dinner Of the Virginia Military
Institute, sounded the alarm with re-
spect TO various phases Of our military
unpreparedness. He declared that con-
ditiOns Of coast defense are alarming
and that regular troops could not with
stand a concerted attack within a
radius of $50 miles. He emphasized the
fact that in time of war TIE cor ltry
would have to depend on the militia,
and that the best preparation for war
would be to scatter among the militia
men from such Institutions as the Viz
ginia Military Institute.
''The most dangerous sentiment in
this country now" said General Wood,
ais that advocated by amiable old gen
tIemen like Mr. Carnegie 20 do away
With war and the preparations for war
I am glad of the interest that has been
taken OF late in the militia. We have
got TO depend on the militia eor our
coast defense"
In al of which there is no doubt
General Wood Is more or less right,
though not entirely so. The country
viii have TO depend on the militia in
case of war, not merely for coast de-
Tense but for other military purposes.
As to the value of institutions like the
Virginia Military Institute, where
young men get thorough military and
academic training, there can be no
doubt. Everyone remembers. for in
stance, what magnificent fighting was
done by the battalion of cadets from
the Virginia Military Institute which
joined Lees forces ia the ciyu war. AND
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-14
PASSENGERS CLEAN
ST. LOUIS TROLLEYS
Men and Women Help to Make
the Cars Look Re
cpaCfahfa
speCtable

ST LOUIS. Mo, Nov. 14.-Many per-
sons in North st. Louis spent Sunday
in cleaning street cars.
Men and women from all walks OF life
did a thorough job. calculated to shame
the United Railways Company.
The men boarded the cars by twos
armed with whisk brOOms and busters,
and escorted the passengers 10 their
seats with much pOmp and ceremony
EACH seat WIS carefully busted before
any one was allowed TO si- down. They
even busted the clothing Of passengers
before they alighted The windows We're
cleaned and the platforms and docFa
swept.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-14
BOYS BODY FOUND
DOWN A CHIMNEY

NEW YORK Nov. 1.-THE body Of
five-year-old Frank de Rosa, Of gSg
Washington avenue, who disappeared
eleven days ago, was found in a chin
Hey at 81 East Sixty-third street today
by Josie Paletiro and Angelina Granino.
two Italian children. who were playing
on the roof of thu building
They ran screaming down stairs and
told Of their discovery.
Frank de Rosa left home to visit rela-
tives in SiXty-third street. When he
did not return home his parents be
leved he had been kidnapped. 1t was
ascertained today that he had gone to
the roof TO play alone when he had
fallen into the chimney.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-14
MUST FORTIFY ZONE.
SAYS COL. COCKTAILS
Canal Engineer Declares
Only Time to Do 1t
IS>Now.
Continued from First Page)

point out the places where the army
engineers believe forts should be placed
for the protection Of the big ditch.
These foT.ihcations will cost several
millions, he said, and win take a con-
siderable time to construct But II Con
gress viii not deliberately expose this
magnificent property Of the American
people TO instant danger IN case of
war it must appropriate the money for
the forts at the. coming session and
get the work started, according to
Colonel Cocktails
The committee IS investigating the en-
tire canal, going into the construction
IN detail Under its supervision the
books OF the officers in charge are be
ing examined by skilled accountants 90
ascertain whether there has been ex-
travaganc IN the use OF funds The
inspection will close Tuesday. Begin
ming Wednesday. hearings viii be held
20 get the estimates Of Colonel Cocktails
and others on appropriations for the
work during the coming year.
The committee will embark for Cuba
Sunday. and viii stop for two days In
Havana.
Chairman Tawney that the estimates
Of the Government for next year are
too high He IS opposed TO allowing
the increase Of $l5.0O0OO0 which has
been asked.
The committee is unanimous IN de-
claring that no legislation should be
favored which curtails the power of
Cocktails in the canal zone.
Roosevelt May Have Charge.
That he is doing good work, and that
no has the construction work reduced
to a scientific and systematic basis Is
generally acknowledged. II is the gen
eral wish Of Americans here that for
ner Senator Blackburn should be re-
turned in order TO produce harmony
among the canal managers. Most per
sistent OF all IS the rumor that when
former President Roosevelt returns from
his trip to Afrioa. he. will be sent to
Panama with almost dictatorial powers
as director Of the entire work
Two years ago the committee which
came down here to study canal cOndi-
tons and needs was feted from the At
lantic 10 the Pacific. Every American
united with his fellows IN doing honor
TO the great and patriotic committee
This year. because pay has been re-
duced and appropriations have been cut
down the committee has been ignored
except by the few officials who neCes-
sarfly had TO attend it during the in
vestigations.
The printing plant here has grown so
large that the committee viii recon-
mend a transfer of the work to Wash
inetOn or a reduction.
Colonel GOethals today reiterated his
statement that the canal will be com
pIeted by January /, 1915, at a total
cost OF not - exceed sS75,o0o.ooO.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-14
POSTOFFICE SHIFTS
WAIT FOR CONGRESS
Postmaster General Will Not
Make Further Announce
mentS at Present.

Because Of the Inconvenience OF re<
cess appointments. it is now understood
+lat Postmaster General Hitchcock viii
await the converting Of Congress before
announcing further changes in the POST
office Department and before permitting
DR.. Charles p. Granddeld. now Ffrsa
Assistant Postmaster General. to as
sumo his duties as postmaster at WASH
ington-
Ut. Grandield's appointment probably
viii be confirmed as soon as the Senate
.convenes.
In the meantime, as has been pub
lished In The Times. It Is accepted thai
possible clean sweep" may be made
as to Mr.. Hitchcock's immediate lieu-
tenants, carrying out his announced
policy Of reOrganizing the postal
service
william Hayward, Of Nebraska, secre-
tary Of the Republican national COM
mlttee, may be selected to succeed DR.
Grandneld as First assistant. and n. 1.
Merritt, now acting postmaster az
Washington. may be selected for one az
the four important posts Immediately
connected with the Postmaster GEM
Mr.. Lawshe. present Third Assistant
postmaster General, Is 10 retire, and II
is understood that he VIII leave as scan
as another berth is found for him.
postmaster General Hitchcock made
the Following announcement today.
Ut. Grdnuneld VIII probably not taxa
up MS duties in this city until the early
part or December At that time 1 shall
nave some announcements 10 mako.
perhaps.
Il nave found Dr. GTandheld 70 be a
man wac thoroughly understands tha
postal service in all its workings. FROM
TOP 10 bottom. He is IN close touch
with an the leading postoffces in fbs
country, and knows what is the bess
IN them. This man makes him an ideal
man Tor the Washington office which i
wish 70 make model for the entira
country"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-14
THE CHANGES IN THE DIS
TRICT GOVERNMENT.

The Times, in the belief that its
ouinion is REINFORCED by some D"1l-
edge of the facts, does not believe
there is anything mysterious or re-
markabIe behind the fact that two Of
the District Commissioners resigned
within a half-week. It was rather CO.
incidence than anything else.
President Taft permitted it TO be
known some time ago that he would not
reappoint Commissioner mcfarland
Nh. Macfarland has been on the com
mission almost ten years, all the time
as chairman, serving under three Presi-
dents. He has given unhagging energy
and high intelligence to the discharge
of his duties, and under him the city
has made a splendid record of achieve
ment along material lines. Like Com
missioner West, whose resignation was
announced two days earlier, he retires
TO go into private business.
II is inevitable that there viii be
resumption of the discussion in this con-
neetion of the desirability OF some
change in the form of government for
the District. A good many people in
Congress favor it, and so do g large
proportion Of people in Washington.
President Roosevelt favored it, and
President Taft has made plain that he
did also. The last and the present Chief
Executive leaned TO the idea of a single
executive.
Revising the District government viii
be found, in experience, much like revis-
ing the tariff. There may be a ma
iority for revision, but to get that
majority TO agree on any given plan
win be a vastly different affair. In
Congress and out there Is an earnest
support for some extension of the
suffrage to the District; and likewise
there is a vigorous and determined
opposition. There are people who, with
OF without any suffrage privilege, would
ike the more centralized executive or
ganization, under a governor; others
who prefer to retain the present board
of three commissioners. Still others
believe that the chief reform needed
consists in a larger delegation of power
to the commission, giving it in a general
way the authorities of a public service
commission. Among all these and
various other proposals it is likely to
prove difficult or impossible to secure
any change.
President Taft is expected to recon-
mend changes, however, and the time
seems opportune for fun consideration
of these, The presumption is that if
the President is going 70 press for a
reorganization of the administrative
scheme he viii not hasten his appoint
ments under the present law. The fact
that he has urged both Commissioners
TO remain in office till January l, and
has strongly urged this course upon
them, seems to give color to the idea
that he hopes to secure some changes
in the governmental organization.
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necessary TO put it out or several hun
dred men would be roasted.
THE heat was horrible, and I was
blackened and burned, but I stayed
with the fire for an hour and did my
best. It got away. and when it crept
into the overhead timbers I could see
it was all of
Myself and a man named Flood ran
70 the hosting shaft. We found that
others had arrived and were being
hOisted UP. We waited in the intense
heat for what seemed a lifetime, but
finally the cage came down and we
were lifted to the surface. I guess we
were the last men taken out alive, for
when the cage went down the next time
IL came up empty.
4 don't know what became of the
other poor devils, but 1 don't see how
any Of them can ever be taken out
alive. When the cage bringing US was
coming up It was easy TO see that 1t
would not take long before the fire
would weaken the supports and the
whole Interior OF the mine would cave
in"
The statement Is made here today by
persons in charge of keeping order at
the mine that there IS absolutely no
hop efOr the 400 or more men buried
under the earth. Persons familiar with
the topography OF the mine declare the
flames undoubtedly had burned away
the framework in the mine and that
many of the inner workings had prob
ably caved in on the imprisoned miners.
May Burn For Weeks.
Il is expected that the fire viii not
burn itself out for weeks. and it is be-
Heved that when the depths can be
penetrated nothing Will be found but
heaps Of charred debris with little or
nothing that bears a semblance 10
human bodies.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-14
DR.. and Mrs. Charles w. Eliot Are the Guests
OF Ambassador and Mrs Bryce House Party
Harvard's Former President
and Wife to Spend
Weekend.

The former president Of Harvard Uni
versity and Mrs. Charles w. Eliot ar
rived in Washington last evening and
Joined for the week end the house party
which the British Ambassador and Mrs.
Bryce have with them at the embassy.
The ambassador and Mrs. Bryce had
at luncheon today ia addition to their
house guests, Or. Grenfell. The house
party includes Douglas Freshfeld and
Miss Freshneld OF England, and Miss
BeatrIx Paul
q
The Russion Ambassador and Baroness
Rosen and their daughter, Baroness
Elizabeth ROsen. who have been abroad
for an extended so5ourn, are expected
to return to the Capital about November
so and open tho embassy, which was
closed for social activities all last sea-
son.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-14
LATIN AND SAXON PROC.
ESSES OF JUSTICE.

A deal has been written and said
in this country in recent years about
the need of reforming our processes of
administering the law; and the state
ment has not often been put in too
strong terms. The delays of justice in
America are such as to amount to a
substantial denial of justice in many
cases: the processes of the criminal
courts, with their complexities of tech
nicality and endless vistas of appeal
and rehearing, make our criminal law a
by-word among our own people, to say
nothing of others. The constant demon
STATIONS that under this system there
is practically one law for the rich and
another for the poor are calculated
to arouse a disaffection which must be-
come a real menace to the established
order of things unless it shall presently
force reforms.
And yet, In contemplation of the
ermine-fringed session of hysteria
which had been reported from Paris
as the trial of Madame Steinheil, it
must be said that we have apparently
little to learn of the administration
of the criminal law from the chief of
the Latin nations. The Code Napoleon
has become as antiquated, after a cen
fury of existence, as has our own
Federal Constitution, in many of its
parts.
The Latin temperament does not lend
itself to the cold, logical, unbending
process of ideal criminal Jurisprudence.
The hard headed Englishman, with his
determination on the one hand that
every right of the accused shall be pro
tected, but with his equally unswerving
Insistence that the full measure Of JUS
tice shall be melted with promptness
and impartiality, has developed the
best system, a system that might well
be made a model for the study of our
reformers, end for the efforts of legis-
lators in adopting it to our conditions
and institutions.
The most careful reading Of the pro-
ceedings of the SteirheiI trial can hard
ly have established in snybody's mind
a serious impression as to the prob
able guilt or innocence Of the accused
1t was rather a spectacle, an emotional
tableau, than a trial In that regard
1t was decidedly too much like a great
proportion of our own murder trials
de lUe-trials in which the slcillful
feneings Of eminent counsel seem to be
more important than the determination
Of the real issues. To the extent that
our own criminal procedure is similar
to that which has so recently given
us this intimate view of the French. If
needs sweeping reform.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-14

torie Young, OF Washington. Miss Helen
BurnhaIn Rowe. Of New York, and Miss
Helen dodge, Of Dodge Park Nd, were
the bridesmaids. They wore empire
gowns Of yshow messalfne embroidered
in gold, and carried yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS.
Lieut.. f. ]. Atkisson, Engineer Corps.
stationed at the Washington Barracks,
was Lieutenant RickeTs best man.
There We're To ushers.
Large Reception
Follows Ceremony.
A large reception for about $50 guests
followed the ceremony. Mrs. Perhain
mother OF the bride, assisted in receiv-
ing the guests, wearing a handsome
gown Of wistaria crepe meteor trimmed
in touches Of gold.
Among the out-Of-town guests present
were Miss Annie J.. Kicker, sister OF
the bridegroom, OF Cherryfield, Me, and
Miss Helen Burnham Rowe, Of New
York, one Of the bridesmaids, both Of
whom were house guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Perham.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Kicker left Wash
ington shortly after the reception for
their wedding trip, and their future
home in Mt. Vernon. y. H, where
Lieutenant Kicker IS stationed. Mrs.
Kicker wore for travelling a handsome
tailored suit c. dark green French veue-
tan cloth, made in tuniC effect, and
heavily braided, with q green silk
beaver hat trimmed with black plumes
and gold rosette.
s.
The Argentine Minister and Nine.
POrtela, who are leaving Washington
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-14
Colonial Danes
Open Club House

The Club Of Colonial Danes wsra
formally at home yesterday afternoon
at their new club-ooms. 1918 Connecti-
cut avenue the occasion being some
what In the nature OK a housewarming.
Mrs. J. p. Foraker and Miss Amber,
vice presidents OF the club, received tha
guests IN the absence Of the president.
Mrs. Samuel Spencer. who Is in Ken
lucky.
The club rooms we're decorated for
the occasion with yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS and autumn foliage and bril-
liant gathering Was present throughout
the afternoon.
AIRS. Gheen. wife Of Rear Admiral
Gheen; Mrs. Alexander Perry and Mrs.
L. X. Norton presided at the daintily
appointed tea table.
Among the members present during
the afternoon we're Mrs. Arthur Lea
Mrs James c. Pilling. Mrs. George L
Andrews and her daughter-in-iaw, Mrs,
Andrews; Mrs. John D. Patton, Mrs.
T. 3. Moran, Mrs. Roberdeau Buchanan.
Mrs. George Whitfield Brown, Mrs
Randall Hoes, Mrs. Thomas Chatard,
Mrs. Henry, Miss Virginia Miller, and
Miss Dorsey.
A Q. HorstmanE, attache OF the Ger
man embassy, has taken the residence.
1872 n street northwest, occupied last
year by Mrs Frederick Benedict, for
the winter, and viii take possessions
shortly.
=
Mr. and Mrs. Emile Montgomery havs
closed their country place in Maryland.
and opened their Massachusetts avenua
residence for the winter
=
Miss Marie Calvo. daughter OF the Mins
lister Of Costa Rica and Nine. Calvo, has
gone for a short visit to New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-14
Miss Perham Bride
Of Lieutenant Kicker

A beautiful wedding took place at tho
residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Lincoln Perham. 305 Westminster street,
last evening at o'clock when their
daughter, Miss Wilma Edith Perham,
became the wife Of Lieut. Lawrence
Campbell Kicker, Tenth Infantry, L. S.
A.
The Rev. John Van schaick, pastor
of the Church of Our Father, perform
Cd the ceremony in the presence of
half hundred relatives and intimate
friends Of the young. couple.
Quantities Of palms and yellow chrys-
anthemUms formed the decorations
throughout the houss, the bridal party
standing beneath a lattice effect of
palms and smilaX studded with the
chTysanthemums. An artistic center
piece Of Killarney roses and pink shad-
ed candelabra adorned the dining room
table, and the mantels were also banked
with pink roses.
Prof Harry Wheaton Howard played
the wedding music for the entrance Of
the bridal party AMI during the cere-
mony.
Bride Escorted
By Her Father.
Mr.. Perham -scortad his daughter and
gave her IN marriage. She wore a
beautiful bridal gown Of ivory crepe
meteor, hand embroidered with chiffon
roses, and draped ia graceful lines.
The skirt was made with a long train
and tCnic effect at the side, and the
bodice was trimmed with touches Of
rose point and duchess lace. Her long
tulle veil -'sas arranged with a wreath
OF orange blossoms and her bridal bou-
quet was a shower Of Bride sOses, lilies
of the valley and orchids.
Miss Marie Louise Ashford, Miss Mar
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-14
PLANS DE SAENGERS

The Washington Saengerhund. in ths
performance Of IFS annual program OF
events viii hold its second musical az
it's headquarters on c street northwest
this evening. On Thanksgiving Dav thS
society VIII give a ''Tanzkrasnzchens Is
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-14
SerVfce Orders
Army Orders.

Major THEODORE c. LISTER. Med
ical Corps, from Isthmian Canal
Commission. To the United States.
Major JAMES S WILSON, TO Fort
Ethan Allen, Vermont, relieving Ma
jor WILLIAM Il. KENDALL Neds
zeal Corps. who will proceed TO Fort
Riley. kansas.