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The Washington herald., 1909-02-06
CHILD 4 HEROINE
ORPRANAGE FIRE
Girl Saves at Least Ten Lives
by Her Brave Deed.
THREE BURIED N THE RUINS
Home at Battle Creek, Mich,
Burned at an Early Hour-Fire
Starts in Girls Dormitory, but
Mary Armstrong Sounds the Alarm
aid Helps Others to Safety.

Battle Greek. Mich, Feb. 5.-The Haskell
Home and Adventist orphsnags. e large
brick building with two wings. was com
pletely destroyed By fire early to-day.
Three children were cremated and several
seriously injured Several Jumped from the
third story window TO q one-story roof
to safety.
There was room for upward Of three
hundred children in the place, but only
thirty-seven were housed there at the
time Of the FIRE.
Digging II groups OF q half dozen or
more in the midst OF steady dounpour
Of rain, 1remen began the grewsome work
Of searching for the bodies Of the missing
children this afternoon
The following children are buried in the
ruins:
LENA HeGAvEI. a entered from BATHS
Creek
CECILE CoUTAET. z. entered from low.
GEORGE GOODENOW. 70. recently brought here
ron Chzttsnooga. Tenn and ths ouly eolorsd n
nate Of the home
Mary Armstrong a Heroine.
That the death list is ID larger is due
largely to the heroic work OF Mary Arm
strong. fifteen years old. and the largest
girl IN the orphanage. who. assisted by
her brother, James Armstrong. twelve
years old, saved at least ten lives.
Mary awoke to find the girls dor1ni-
tory fled with smoke before she heard
the cracking OF the flames Sounding
warning. the larger girl gathered the
girls about her and tried to fee by the
first stairway and then by fire escapes
When these exits became choked she
CROPPED her way TO q window. three
floors above. and dashed out the glass
Below she saw her little brother james.
who had wildly gesticclated, calling for
girls 20 jump into his arms. The boy
was on q small shed. where he stood
Ike 3 hero while MS sister lifted little
Pearl Armstrong. a younger sister. and
Beatrice Edwards. each about i've years
old, and carefully dropped them into the
boys outstretched arms.
Checks Force Of Falls.
When the older children began jumping.
James could not catch them, but he
checked the force Of their falls and pre-
vented many broken bones. His sister
remained above. half overcome by smoke,
but finally made 8 wild plunge to the
ground This fail caused her serious in
jurfes about the face and body.
Only one OF the girls on the window
sill woul5 not obey little James COM
mand 10 jump. I'm afraid" said little
Cecile Coutant II a few seconds her
form disappeared from the window into
the SETTLING furnace beneath.
Dr. John II. Kellogg. who founded the
home and kept the orphanage spirit alive
until Mrs Caroline Basket, of Michigan
City, Ind. gave him $4,000 70 erect this
building. said this evening the home viii
be rebuilt
The Washington herald., 1909-02-06
SANITY TEST ASKED.
Counsel for Miss Frances Caspari
Petition for jury.

Asking that a jury be impanele5 Feb
ruary Is TO pass on the sanity OF Miss
Frances Caspari. indicted February I last
charged with obtaining money under false
pretenses, a supplementary petition was
fled yesterday IN the District Supreme
Court, al the instance OF Dr.. Charles
casDari, OF Baltimore, brother OF Miss
Caspari.
The petition follows that filed November
last L asks that should the jury be
impaneled and find the defendant OF IN
sound mind the Secretary OF the Interior
be notified OF the fact, so that he may
order her placed IN the Government Hos
pital FOR the Insane.
Walter c. CIephane, attorney for Miss
CaspaTi, viii argue the petition before
Justice Gould on Monday.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-06
WANTS TO CONTINUE BUSINESS.
Employment Agent Files Writ
Against Commissioners.

Bronson 3. Phillips yesterday fled a
petition in the District Supreme Court
for 3 writ OF mandamus against The Dis
trict Commissioners. and for permit to
continue his business as proprietor Of an
employment agency at So Seventh street
He says his application TO the Commits
sicners was refused October q last. on
the strength OF statements OF Detective
Sergeant Evans and Inspector Board
man. which he asserts are untrue
He declares that although a hearing
was granted him. the Commissioners re-
fused 70 hear the testimony OF his Wit
nesses. Following the fling OF the petit
don for a writ Of mandamus, chief
Justice Cla5augh signed rule fixing
February e for q hearing On the petition
Philips IS represented by Attorneys ". G.
Gardiner and z. n. Hopexen
The Washington herald., 1909-02-06
BANKERS PLAN BANQUET.
Prominent Speakers VIII Make Ad-
dress on Live Topics.

The Washington Chapter OF the Ameri-
can Institute OF Banking viii hold is
sixth annual banquet al the Raleigh Ho-
tel Saturday evening at O'Clock These
annual affairs given by the young bank
men have become quite an event in finan-
cial circles in the District OF Columbia.
Hon Il 3. F MacfarIand, president
Board of Commissioners Of the District
OF Columbia, viii act as POSTMASTER.
Mr.. Z Percival Wilson. president OF the
chapter. viii make q few Introductory
remarks. after which Senator Joseph W.
Bailey win speak on Postal savings
banks" Hon L A Coolidge, Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury. on The
financial outlook" Hon. Duncan E. Nc
Kinley, Representative from California.
on The Asiatic question as Cslifornians
see IL" Mr.. William A Mesrns. secre-
tary District OF Columbia Bankers Asso-
citation. on dollhouse banking" and DR..
William J. Kerby, of the Catholic Uni
versity OF America, on Religion and
business"
The Washington herald., 1909-02-06
G. a. R. WILL HOLD SERVICES.
Department of Potomac to Observe
Lincoln Day.

The Department OF the Potomac. Grand
Army Of the Republic. has nearly CON-
pleted its arrangements for the observ-
ance OF the one hundredth anniversary
OF the birth OF Abraham Lincoln. to be
held in the New York Avenue Presby-
terrain Church next Friday evening The
presiding officer for that evening VIII be
Lieut. Gen John c. Bates. The invoca-
ton viii be delivered by the Bishop Of
Washington.
The speakers viii be Rev. Wallace Rad
cliffe. D. D.; Hon. John NJ Harlan, JUS
tice Of the Supreme Court; Hon. John P.
Swasey. and Gen S. s Burdett, former
commander-in-chief OF the Grand Army
OF the Republic. Prof. E. c. Townsend
VIII read appropriate selections. The
benediction VIII be pronounced by the
Rev. Charles z. Guthrie.
a P. TaskeT, chairman OF the commit
tee on music. has obtained the services
Of the Thirteenth Cavalry Band Of TWEEN
ty-four pieces for the occasion.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-06
FIGHT AGAINST CIGARETTES.
I. N. c. A. Starts Campaign Among
Boys OF District.

Albert NJ Chesley. secretary Of the
boys department Of the 7. NJ c. A. is
the leader Of an anti-cigarette campaign
started among the boys Of Washington.
An auti-cigarette pledge has been pre-
pared by Secretary Chesley and others
who are back OF the movement with him
in the hope Of placing one into the hands
OF every boy under twenty-one years Of
age in the District and TO have all sign t.
II IS also planned 10 have an honor roll
in the parior OF the boys 7. NJ c. A,
which viii contain the names OF the boys
who have signed the pledge. This viii
put the boys on record before all their
piaymates and win help them to hold 10
their pledge.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-06
WARE WANTED HERE.
waahinE40z Man Arrested in New
York on Serious Charge.

Thomas 8 Ware was arrested last
Right II Brooklyn. y. T., at the request
Of the Washington polics. on complaint
Of William A PETER The information
vas contained In a telegram received By
MAJ Sylvester from August Kuhne, cap
tain Of detectives detective from the
central ONCE wiz so to New York to-day
and bring Ware here
The man wiz face q serious charge
upon his arrival. Little could be learned
OF him from the police late last night,
but the city directory shows that one
Thomas T. Ware, clerk, lives at IS New
York avenue northwest The same vol
ume also says that one William A PEI
fer, Of the Government Printing once.
lives at 800 North Capitol street.
According 10 the police, a girl is impli-
Gated IN the case. but as 70 her name.
age, OF residence nothing could Be
learned.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-06
Horstman Obtains Divorce.

Justice Barnard. Of the District supreme
Court yesterday granted an absolute d.
voree 20 Warren Tzorstman from Maggie
c Horstman on the grounds ef desertioa
and infiSelity. The blR OF complaint fled
BY Horstmsn December s last. stated that
they were married in Washington jan
uary 2, 1895. and that four days later
his wife deserted him
The Washington herald., 1909-02-06
coNFEDERATE NURsE TII.
Mr.. Emily Mason Is suffering from
Paralysis.


Mrs Emily Mason. ninety-four years
old. one Of the first nurses Of the Con-
federate army, Is III ct hsr hons, 1So6
P street northwest.
Mrs- Mason Is the daughter Of Gen John
Thompson Mason. q descendant OF the
Virginia Masons Of Gunstcn Hall. and
was born IN Lexington. Ky She entered
the service CT the Confederscy as a nurse
at the beginning Of the civil war, and
established the first hospital az Green
brier White Sulphur Springs. ". Va
She spent most Of her tine. however.
nursing at Libby Prison After the war
she went TO Paris. where she taught IN
a school for young American women
Last fall she went tc Detroit to attend
the unwilling Of the statue OF her brother.
Stephen T. Mason. the first governor OF
Michigan Shortly after she sustained q
stroke Of paralysis, which IS responsible
for her present Illness
The Washington herald., 1909-02-06
CLASS OFFICERS ELECTED.
Annual banquet VIII Have Large
Attendance at the Shoreham.


At q nesting OF the class Of 'C9 of
the National University Law School. held
Wednesday, February 5. the following
officers were elected. to hold Office for the
remainder OF the school term:
President, Charles Van Week. Of Iowa;
vice president, William E Gordon, OF
North Carolina; recording secretary. R.
l.. Shanafelt. Of Oklahoma: corresponding
secretary, J. Damn Faber, OF Maryland;
treasurer, Charles n. Jones, OF North
Carolina; sergeant-at-arms, D. r Hem
ming, OF the District CT Columbia; board
OF directors, Ralph H. Case. Of South
Dakota; Benjamin S. Fayorite, OF the
District OF Columbia: John A Thompson.
OF Maryland: Luther c Mckaughan, OF
North Carolina; Rice HOOe. Of Virginia,
and Thomas J. Wilson. IT.. OF Virginia
The class VIII hold its annual banquet
AT the Shoreham on Saturday evening.
February Is. The report OF the banquet
committee shows that large attendance
is expected az this event, which viii
probably be the last OF the kind during
the school year.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-06
SPECIAL NOTICES.

GRAND LODGE. F A A II. DISTRICT
Of ColUmbia-Au members OF the Ma
sonic fraternity are invited 20 assemble
at the Washington and Alexandria Sta
ton, 1204 Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
on SATURDAY. February s. Iso9. al us
Master and officers OF the Grand Lodge
to the washington Memorial Fair at
Alexandria Special train at 80 Trans
portaticn free. Admission to fair. 10 cents
BY order OF the Grand Master. 4 *.
JOHNSTON, Grand Secretary.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-06
EIGHTY.EIGHT YEARS OLD.
Popular Wharf Owner Receives
Hearty congratulations.


Thomas ". Riley, a popular wharf
owner. and one OF the oldest citizens
and business men OF this city. celebrated
his eighty-eighth birthday yesterday. All
day long he received the congratulations
OF his family and many friends at his
home on the southwest corner OF Tenth
and F streets southwest. IN which vicln-
ity he has lived for the past sixty years
Mr. Riley has seen Washington grow
from a struggling country village to a
populous, wealthy city. and can easily
recall many incidents Of the early days
before the advent Of railroads. when
steamboats, were few.
He has spent his entire life on the river
front. and has taken an active part IN
the development OF the southwest section
OF the city.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-06
ALPINE CLIMBER LECTURES.
Prof. Edwin Fay Describes Part Of
Region OF Presidents Hunt.

RuwenzoTi. the snow-covered mountain
splendor. was pictured and described in
the new Masonic Temple last night by
Prof. Edwin A Fay. OF Tufts College,
and president OF the American Alpine
Club The lecture was given under the
auspices Of the National Geographic So
ciety-
Many OF the pictures were OF unusual
merit. being taken with great difficulty
In many cases by the Italian ph0togra-
pher. SeIla. who accompanied Prof. Fay
and the Duke Of the AbTuzzi on their trip
OF exploration two years ago. Many OF
the scenes portrayed show the region
where President Roosevelt wiz hunt
The Washington herald., 1909-02-06
RECALL OF STOCK SOUGHT.

Suit Alleges Camphor Lands Have
Not Proper Value.
The American Camphor Forest ard
Products Company, Of New York. yester-
day fled suit in the District Supreme
Court for q cancellation OF the stock
issued to L Walter Weed and his wife.
Julia T. Weed.
The corporation states in its bin that
the stock, which amounts 10 about s15, 900
In value. was issued in consideration Of
certain ca-nphor lands in Polk County.
Fla, which the company asserts are
not what they we're represented To be
The Washington herald., 1909-02-06
SUGAR TRUST FACES
CHARGES Or FRAUD
Held to Have Used False
Weights to Avoid Duty.
GOVERNMENT ASKS PENALTY
Suit for s2sO,OoO FIled, hat United
States District Attorney Declares
that Jury Can Fix Damages at
Total Amount Of Sugar Weighed,
which would Mean s65,OOO,OSO.

New York. Feb. s-That the American
Sugar Refining Company. at the Have
meyers and Elder plant. IN Williamsburg.
Tor years has been trying to bring about
false weights OF sugar in order 70 avoid
paying full customs duties and had ex-
hausted almost every artifcs to accom-
plish this, was charged to-day by As
sistant United States District Attorney
Dennison n his opening address to the
jury impaneled to-day IN the United
States District Court 70 try tba suit Of
the government 70 recover $4,000 from
the company as penalty for defrauding
It Of duties By using fixed scales.
The period covered Is from December
!, 1901, 70 November %, 1901, and during
this time the device used. Il Is alleged,
vas a system OF corset springs 50 fixed
that they affected the scale bars and
made the scales give short weights.
Can Ask Big sum.
The government is asking only for the
forfeiture OF the short weight. but Mr..
Dennison. al the start. told the jury that
Il had the right. under the law OF for
fixture, 70 ask for the value Of the en-
tire amount OF imported sugar weighed
on the seventeen scales so fixed IN that
period. which would mean a total OF
ss5.Oo0OOo.
We expect TO prove he said. that
this defendant-the American Sugar Re
aning Company. OF New York-carried out
an intentional and deliberate case Of fraud
On every cargo; that they had a trained
-
summate the fraud and that those men
were treated with special consideration -
Mr. Dennison told OF the different
schemes which he said the company had
used They were:
/ Rolling the ball; giving fey turns 10
the ball and fixing e false balance.
2 Running IN lighter trucks than the
ones weighed before the sugar was put
or the scales
8. Checker Of the company using his
foot on the beam 20 hold il down. making
II necessary finally 70 have the scales
boarded Up.
4 Throwing water on the scales 70
make them heavier before the sugar vas
put on n order that more would be
taken OF.
5 Hanging hidden weights on the scale
beam.
s. Taking the sugar sEeepings and
rushing them By the customs men without
Weighing them
Z Corset springs.
New and Ingenious Plan.
~. Dennison described No. : as the
newest and most ingenious plan OF al.
and said that since the discovery Of this
the city weigher and the government
Weighers had agreed
John B. Stanchfeid Is defending the
sugar trust No testimony was taken to-
Tav and a. fha cIosa ~ NJ De,-5So--v
The Washington herald., 1909-02-06

Midnight, 81; a. n. IS; "a n. asa Il.
s e n. a; % {. II, .; z noon. 81; = N. 6s:
?. n g; p n. g.; p n. s. maximum, 6:
minimum =
Relative huDidity-s e. r.. 2: = n. a. 5
= r. = Rainfall g = n 70 8 2. n O. Hours
q sunshine. los Per cent Of possible sunshine 100
Temperzture sane date last yesr-Nsxfzu1u. 2.
minimum Is
The Washington herald., 1909-02-06
WEATHER CONDITIONS.


u y DeDI- n Agriculture. Weather BurEGu-
Washington, Friday Fs5 s 1855 p n
I VII ee colder SATURDAY IN the Ohio Waller
TIE Lover Lake and Eastern Upper Lake region
the East sui and the interior Of the S0uth Atlantic
States and colder Saru6ay night and Sunday In the
Middle Atlantic States and New England In The
West tenUs-1tures win change but little
The winds along tie New England coast VIII Be
soutnTesterlT. brisk over northern and moderately
high over southern portion: on the Middle and
South Atlantic coasts brisk n moderately hi-h soh
westerly. shifting 70 westerly and noTthwessrly sat
uTday night, on the East Gulf coast moderate west
% northwest; The West cuff cosst light 10 nod
no-thTeSteriy.
Steamers departing Saturday for European ports
VII have brisk 70 moderately high southwest %
Esst winds. With unsettled sh0usry weather % ths
Grand Banks
The Washington herald., 1909-02-06
New and Ingenious Plan,
Fleet Leaves Gibraltar To-day.

Gibraltar, Feb. 5.-The American
battle-ship feet wiz sail for Hampton
Roads tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-06

Temperatures n other cities. together With the
amount Of rznfsi, fo- The twelve hours ended at
2 yesterday. arc as focEs:
The Washington herald., 1909-02-06

The Corcoraa Gallery Of Art
VIII reopen 10 the public on MONDAY
MORNING. February s. 1905, with its per
manent collection again on view.
fest T. B MCGUIRE, Director.
co 10 ". s. TAPPAS-s. s5s 81. NV. FO8
watches. elocks, sSwslry, 81 siss. - RspsEizz
At lowest r-fcss. Eps-tt.eo3
The Washington herald., 1909-02-06
LINCOLN MEMORIAL
IS STRONGLY URGED
Glenn Brown FaEOrs Plan of
the Park Commission.
MAKES ADDRESS N NEW YORK

Secretary of American Institute of
Architects Tells why Monunent
Near Union Station and Highway
to Gettysburg Are Not Feasible
PIans-waats Memorial Bridge.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-06
Tide Table.

Tide Table.
To-dzv-Hish tide. ao5 a. n aud IA p n Low
TIDE, SIS a n. and rs p n
Fo-lnorow-Higl tide, 80 q. 81 AID s.s D n
Low TIDE. SO .. n. and 4E p II
Condition OF the Water.
HsrpsE Fern. Il. Va. Feb. 6-The Shenandoah
IS e-sar ard the Potomac Is slightly cloudy.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-06

Stem warnings are displayed On the Gulf coast
.rum New Orleans 70 Cedar KeTs and On Tie At
lsntic coast from JseksonE{lis 20 Boston.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-06

Coatinued from Page one.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-11-12
E. E. PETERSON
GROCE IL
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go to the weak or ailing nerves of
these ORG ans said he. Each inside
organ has its controlling or "inside
nerves. When these nerves fail
lhen those organs must surely falter. =,
rms vital truth is leading druggists
everywhere 10 dispense and recon-
mend DR.. Shops Restorative. A
few days test will surely tell. Sold by
N. }. Bleser
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-11-12
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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-11-12

NoTICE or CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE.
~ Default having been madn in the condi.
tlons or u Chattel Mortgage bearing date Of the
4th day OF November &S,by Lars Sind, mortgag-
or to Ed. BuntiDg. MORTGAGE, the owner thereof,
which mortgage was fled in the Office of the
Register OF Deeds. Grant County. South Dakota,
on the 9th day of November, 1868. at s 80 O'Clock
a. M. and recorded in Book 9, Pags 23S Chattel
Mortgage Registry Index, the nature of the de-
1ault 10 the mortgagor'e failure to pay the note
cited Ia the mortgage at maturity or at all and
the amount claimed to be due under said mort
gage at this date is the sum Of Sl62 ID together
with the cost of this foreclosure as allowed by
law.
WHEREFORE said mortgage will be TO ecloe-
ed by sale of the following personal property
described in the language OF the mortgage, tn at
ls TO cay: one bay horse, Charles, Is years old
one bay horse. Duke, IL years old: one black
mare Dolly. 9 years old; one bay mare Maggie 10
years VI ,and one set OF harness complete which
said property lie now in the pos session Of said
mortgageea and which will be cold or 90 much
thereon as Will be necessary to satisfy said
mortgage indebtedness, inter ct and costs afore.
said, at the front door of the Post Office in the
town OF AIbee, Sonth Dakota, on Saturday the
10th day of November, 1903, at the hour of ? D. IN.
OF said day at Public Auction to the highest
bidder for each, Sale to be made by Sheriff or
Deputy Sheriff of Grant County. South Dakota.
Dated at the City Of Milbank, this sth day OF
November. 1909.
FRED Cross,
Sheriff OF Grant County, &. d.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-11-12

NOTICE OF CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE.
~ Default having been made in the conditions
ora Chattei Mortgage bearing date Of the 9th
day OF October, 1908. by Lars Sind, mort gagor
to c. A. Hull, mortgagee, the owner thereof
which mortgage was died in the office of the reg
lister OF Deeds, Grant County, South Dakota on
the 10th day of November, 1908, at $50 o'clock a.
m, and recorded in Book 9 on page 239, Chattel
Mortgage Registry Index, the nature of the de.
fault ia the mortgagor's failure to pay the note
cited IN the mortgage at maturity, or at all, and
the amount claimed to be due under said
mortgage at this date is the cum of So. So to.
gether with the costs Of this foreclosure as
allowed by law.
said mortgage will be fore.
closed by sale of the following personal property
described in the language of the mortgage that
Is to cay; One wagon name T. G. Mandt, Truck
complete, which said property is now in the
possession of mortgage and which will be cold
or 30 much thereof as will be necessary to satisfy
said mortgage Indebtedness, interest and costs
aforesaid, at the front door of the Post Office in
town of Albee, South Dakota, on Saturday the
10th day of November, 1909, at the h ,ur of Q D m.
OF said day at Public Auction to the highest
bidder for cash. Sale to be made by Sheriff or
Deputy Sheriff of Grant County, South Dakota.
Dated at the City OF Milbank this sth day of
November, 1909.
FRED Cross.
Sheriff OF Grant County, s. d.