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The Washington herald., 1910-06-01
HOUSE.

Very little progress was made on the sundTy
civil bill IN the House yesterday. An amend
ment providing al appropriation for the main
tenanee of the Bureau q Mines which viii be
established IN the Interior Department on july
l. was under consideration the better part Of the
day
Before the House took up the sundy civil bill
IL passed a resolution reported by Representative
Olmstsd from the Committee on Insulsr Affairs,
calling upon the Secretary Of War and the At
tonsy General for information bearing upon the
acquisition BY the sugar trust Of friar lands IN
the Philippines.
The House adjourned at 605 p. m. until To-
daV AT noon.
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CHANCE FOR SWIFTIES
Uncle Sam Wants Messenger Boys
for Departmental Service.

Uncle Sam is looking for a few
swifties' In the departmental service.
Circulars for an examination for mes
senger boys. departmental service have
been issued. The examination viii be
held July ., 1910
Applicants must be between the ages Of
sixteen and eighteen years They viii be
given three hours 10 show how well they
have mastered spelling, arithmetic, letter
writing. penmansnip. and copy work
All applications must be made out on
the required form and filed before July Il
at the Civil Service Commission office.
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Oxygen Helmet a Success.

Special 20 The Washington Herald.
Richmond. Va, May 31.-Assistant Fire
Chief John F. Ratio and four fire cap
tains spent thirty minutes this morning in
small room so filled with poisonous sui
phur smoke and gas that a man under
ordinary conditions would have persisted
in it in less than five minutes. They were
equipped with a form OF oxygen helmet,
which they were testing. About fifty OF
the helmets will likely be bought by the
city and added TO the hre-hghting ia
cilities.
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HELD FOR GRAND JURY.
Proprietor of Alleged DisOrderIy
House Valves Hearing.

Proprietor of Alleged DisOrderIy
House Valves Hearing.
Under the recent ruling OF the District
Court Of Appeals concerning disorderly
house cases, making them amenable TO
the action OF the grand jury. the first
case came up befoSe Judge Mullowney
in the Police Court yesterday.
The defendant was Andrew Sears, said
to conduct a rooming house at 30 B
street northwest. He pleaded not guilty
and waived his right 70 q preliminary ex-
animation. He was held in $500 bond for
the action OF the upper court.
Sears arrest followed a number of
complaints filed with police of the Sixth
precinct, and on last Saturday night
Lieut. Harrison, Detective Armstrong.
and Policeman Hood raided his estab-
lishment
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shnotinr Ends Fatally.

Hagerstown, Md. May si.-As the re-
suit Of being shot twice in the abdomen
last night, Jefferson Roman. a young
farmer, living at Long Hollow, several
miles from Hancock, this county. died
to-day at the hospital at Martinsburg, w.
Va. Claude McCusker, of near Hancock,
who is charged with the shooting, is be-
ing sought by the officers.
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YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS.
(MAY 81, lelel
SENATE.

The Senate Yesterday By a vote Of 70 to y de
feated the Brown amendment 20 the railroad
BILL prohibiting the acquisition Of stock in com
peting lines ty common carriers.
An amendment by Senator Cummns, transfer
ring 10 carriers the burden q establishing the
business Of rates, vas adopted.
Senator Cummins in his last speech Oh the
measure. reviewed the history Of the bill IN the
Senate
senator Owen. Of Oklahoma. IN a speech. urged
the election Of Senators BY direct vote Of the
people.
The Senate adjourned at $50 p m. until II
o'clock this morning A vote the railroad
bill may Occur to-day.
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Money for Art Commission.

Senator Wetmore. Of Rhode Island,
chairman of the Senate Committee on
Library, has offered proposed amend
ment to the sundry civil appropriation
bill appropriating $4,000 for the expenses
OF the newly created fine arts commission
for ,he District of Columbia
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Fatally kicked by Horse.

speeial to The Washington Herald.
Harrisonburg. Va. May 31.-Walking
into a pasture behind some horses. Len
vel. the three-year-old son of Charles
Bowman, received kick which crushed
his skull. The child viii die.
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REMEMBER! ON SALE ONLY At 18th and ST S.

chamber Of commerce. At this meeting.
it is expected. several city officials and
others will make addresses on the work
being accomplished by the league.
At a special meeting OF Seminole Tribe,
No. IS, Improved order Of Red Men, at
its hall tonight. the representative to
the recent meeting Of the great council
OF the state. made his report, Two can
didates were initiated
During the month OF May the clerk OF
the Corporation Court recorded forty
deeds and issued thirty-seven marriage
licenses, of which twenty-five were 20
whites and twelve to negroes.
Announcement is made that the Alex
andria Light Infantry viii give ats an
nual excursion 10 Marshall Hall next
Tuesday. A number Of events have been
planned for~the occasion.
It is expected the. Contractor Mcmahon,
during the present week will begin the
work of improving the grounds and side
walks surrounding Lee public school for
white girls
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College Debate at C. U. Tonight.

The collegiate debate Of the Catholic
University Of America viii take place in
the assembly room of Mcmahon Hall
this evening. The subject of the debate
is. Resolved That it is advisable that
Senate bill $685. as passed by the Senate.
should be enacted into law"
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Express Agent Sentenced.

Liverpool May S1.-Septimus Tate, agent
of the United States Express Company,
has been sentenced 10 nine months i'm
priscnment fer eefrauding the White Star
Steamship Company by means of false
bills of lading
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Removal of District Prisoners.

On motion Of Representative Carlin. of
Virginia. the House yesterday agreed 20
the Senate amendments 10 the bill re-
curing the Commissioners TO return to
the District, prisoners released from the
new penal institutions near Occoouan.
Va. The Senate amendments were unim-
portant.
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Elouers, secret Ont.

Special TO The Washington Herald.
Roanoke, Va. May 3i.-Isadore Cohen
and Miss Flora Greenspon. Of Blueheld,
were married at Providence. R. l.. on
March % last and kept the fact a secret
until last night.
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Special to The Washington Herald
Roanoke, Va. May S1-The Norfolk and
Western to-day awarded the Pullman
Company, of Pullman. H.. a contract for
building at once 500 solid steel coke cars
Of 10000 pounds capacity each.
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sknts q month
Alexandra. Va. May s1.-There is
report in circulation TO the effect that
the Washington Southern Railway Com
pany contemplates removing its freight
depot from Henry and Cameron streets
to the new union passenger railway sta
ton, west Of the city's limits, on upper
King street. According 70 report all
freight dispatched Will have to be sent
to and from the union station when the
transfer IS effected The union passen-
ger station is half 4 mile from the
present station. and the transfer would
work considerable hardship on local mer-
chants, considering the length of the
haul. New vitrifed brick being laid to
the station will. however help teams
In hauling II the transfer Is effected.
1t is not believed that Gov. Mann will
give his final decision in the case of
Henry Smith, the negro convicted Of the
murder OF Walter F. Schultz, sentenced
to be electrocuted Friday, before Thurs
day. Attorney Frederick p. Russell, rep
resenting Smith. expects 10 go TO Rich
mond tomorrow evening and see the
governor In behalf CO his client Gov.
Mann will, 1t is believed. at the same
time act on the cases of Calvin Johnson.
Richard Pines, and Eugene Dorsey. ne,
groes, also convicted Of the same muir
der, and sentenced to be electrocuted
June 10 next
The opinion prevails here that all four
will get life sentences because of the
second statement made by Smith, In
which he asserted that his first story
which practically resulted in the conviss
ton of the three others, was a myth.
Smith. il will be remembered, turned
States evidence, and without his testi-
mony the three others would not have
been convicted The negroes have al
ready been respited six times, and Gov.
Mann. 1t is said. some time ago announced
that he would definitely settle the cases
between now and Friday next.
Alderman f. F. Marbury has been elect
ed chairman Of the joint committee from
council and the board OF aldermen of the
committee on light, which is investigating
ths. city's contract with the Alexandria
Electric Light Company. A stenographer
will be employed by the committee to
take down the testimony which is given
before the committee There will be an
other meeting Of the committee Thursday
evening.
/ Funeral services over the remains of
Mrs. Elizabeth Tebbs McVeigh took place
at II o'clock this morning from her resi-
dence, 603 Queen street. Rev. w. j. Nor
ton. rector of Christ Protestant Episcopal
Church. conducted the services. and the
interment was made in the old Methodist
! Cemetery The following were the pail
bearers: J. B. Waller, Hubert Snowden
S. L. Monroe. G. William Ramsay. II
r. Burke. and H F. Robertson.
An entertainment was given this even
ing at the Young Peoples Building Of th'
i Methodist Episcopal Church South undel
/ direction of Miss Stafford. of Baltimore
Proceeds will be used for the Braddocl
Heights Episcopal Mission.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for I
public meeting Of the Civic improvement
League. which will be held at o'eloel
, Thursday evening in the rooms of tn
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statue to Gen. Custer.

Senator Smith. of Michigan. introduced
IN the Senate yesterday bill appropri-
ating $4,000 for a statue TO the memory
of Gen. Custer. TO be erected in the
District sf Columbia.
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Special to The Washington Herald.
Roanoke. Va. May Sl.-Excitement pre-
walls at Graham, Va. over the discovery
in a stable OF a two-day-old male In
FAINT The child was wrapped in old sacks
and was found by boy. The baby will
1--we. The authorities are Investigating.
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R R Mnnfora nend.

Richmond, Va, May Slater a period
OF invalidism extending over the past five
years, former Senator Beverly Bland
Munford passed away at his home in the
Hermitage road. near this city. to-day.
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DIRECTORS OF CHAMBER
WILL CONSIDER PRIZE.

At a special meeting OF the directors or
the Chamber Of Commerce called for this
afternoon the proposition Of Offering a
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4Oc Box Boned Chicken. ...............2 5c
10c Jellies and Preserves. ........... &c
Csc Jellies and Preserves. ............15 c
Asparagus, sold at S5e. ................2 2c
Asparagus, sold at 22c. ................1 5c
Matches dozen Observation-Disclosures. &c
Grape Juice, pints .................17c
Grape Juice, 15c size. ..............1 0c
Grape Juice, 10c size. ................71
15c Maple Syrup. Observation-Disclosures. lie
10c Maple Syrup. ....................7 1ac
Kirkman's BOrax Soap ...............31 ac
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NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Southern Railway May Re-
move It's Freight Depot.

2, Clinton Knight. s25 King street. Alexandria
Va. is authorized agent and SarTieT for The wash
nEton Herald. The Herald viii be delivered daiiy
md Sunday 20 any address in ALEXANDRIA for 81
ssnts 3 month
The Washington herald., 1910-06-01

Arrangements have been made for
public meeting Of the Civic Improvement
League, which will be held at o'clock
Thursday evening in the rooms of the
The Washington herald., 1910-06-01
ATLANTIC CITY HOTELS.
VIRGINIA AVE. NEAR BEACH.
ATLANTIC CITY. y. J.

FIREPRoOF. brick hotel with all the con
TenieDces and comforts Of home. Newly renovated
Throughout entirely refurnished and rev plumb
ing at an expenditure Of $1,000. Rooms en- suite
With private baths Elevator from street level
American Plan s. Per day and up. SO I'D weekly
EUrCTean plan, 8 Per day ard up. Open al year.
o. d. PAINTER. formerly OF the Hotel Abbey.
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Rabbits and Sunny Monday Soap -. S1ac
25c Gold Dust Observation-Disclosures. .l5c
Peas, various brands, IL for 75c each 61ac
Lima Beans, IL for S5c; each. ..,,.71ze
Wool, Palmo and LifebuOy Soap. S1ac
Campbelrs Soups, all kinds. Tee
Tea (biack gunpOwder, mixed), sell at Soc to
l................''. ...''....' @0c
Tea, mixed, sell at 40e. ................2 Zoe
15c Spinach, large can. ................1 Oc
1Oc Spinach, small can .71ac
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The PHILLIPS House

NEw cIhpIfN kentueky ave. p house from
Iarlor; steam heat booklet. S. b. BONIFACE.
TUE lEgHHnE Ocean end Mass. ave. On
suE A1LEzNvGg DISTRACTED view Ok BOARDWALK;
rooms en- sGite with private baths So up weekly.
g % Up daily. JACOB B. HAWK.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-01

An entertainment was given this even
ing at the Young Peoples Building Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South under
direction of Miss Stafford. of Baltimore.
Proceeds will be used for the Braddock
Heights Episcopal Mission
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-20

ed and the workers endeavor to
make every bundle contain just
what is asked for.
The greatest difficulty and ex-
pense is attached to procuring the
rubbers and shoes. Not the most
expensive are purchased and yet a
good quality is secured in order
that the little ones will have
something to remember the Times
Santa for good while. All con-
trtbutions can be used to good
effect as the children are storming
the office and placed Santa head
over heels with the problem of
serving them all.
1t would be impossible to print
all the letters received or even a
small part of them. But here is
one that came in this morning
which shows especially that the
children are In need of clothes:
Dear Santa Claus: I'm a little
girl nine years old and there are
three other little girls here. My
mamma got hurt by an ottomobile
about year ago and has not been
able to work since. l have not
got any warm clothes SOL can go
to school. live a little way from
Regins park. Wish you a merry
Christmas and happy New Year.
a little friend, MARY.
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to go where 1T pleases in Pierce
county. Didn't they build their
Puyallup line over county roads
without any franchise or asking
anybody's permission? Haven t
they been doing as they pleased
with county roads up there at
Dteringer ever since they started
that big Lake Tapps plant In
short, has there ever been any
firm stand taken by me and Met
tier" to compel this com bination
to toe the mark like common NOR
tails have to in Pierce county
The fact is the Stone-W ebster
interests have been allowed to do
about as they pleased and they
have grown to be such a law unto
themselves that they do not feel
compelled to pay taxes, keep off
the county roads or do anything
else they do not want to do.
Pierce county wants those
taxes. They are due. They be-
long to the people but they do not
care to have a board of incompe-
tent county commissioners con-
tinue to put the county in the
hole and grant concessions to this
arrogant and injunction using
Boston syndicate to forever put
the public under its thumb.
Question is, will they spring
eve will have judge here at 2
o'clock 2"
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RUbBERS!
CHILDREN ASK FOR
Shoes! Shoes! Shoes! Rubbers!

Shoes! Shoes! Shoes! Rubbers!
Rubbers! Rubbers!
That's the great cry coming
forth from the piles of little let
ters that reach the Times Santa
Claus desk these mornings.
1t appears as though numbers
of Tacoma children are going to
have a hard time in getting
through the winter unless Santa
comes to their rescue Christmas
morning.
The Star Fuel company en-
pfoyes sent two dollars this morn
ing and the money will be used to
help solve the shoe problem. A
Sunday school class from Menlo
sent a donation of a dollar and
In addition other contributions in
the way of quarters and half dol
lars came into the office. Clothes
and toys also were added to the
list.
Here is just the way that Santa
is going about the work of pre-
pairing his bundles: AS late as II
o'clock for several nights past the
Times office has been a scene of
great activity. Toys and clothes
have been purchased and made
into packages for delivery. A
list is taken of all the things need
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WILL THEY HAVE ANOTHER
JUDGE At 2 O'CLOCK?

The county commissioners seem
to be waking from their Rip Van
Wrinkle slumbers and they threat
en- to go after the Stone-Webster
interests. This Boston power trust
and traction combine has been
running roughshod over the coun-
ty for years and "Me and Mettler"
seemed perfectly satisfied. With
the exchequer empty, however,
and the traction combine holding
back nearly quarter of a million
an taxes the commissioners need
to meet bills long overdue. They
suddenly have been aroused to see
a great light and are going to en-
Join the arrogant Stone-Webster
from further depredations. Armed
county guards are now keeping
watch on the roads.
1t has been discovered now
that Stone-Webster are building
trestles, fumes and other things
over the county roads for their
power plant. And they are to be
enjoined. But If they come in
and pay those taxes the commits
sioners intimate it will be all
right.
Well, other people have to pay
their taxes without getting any
special concessions.
Nothing Remarkable.
And 1t is not remarkable that
the traction trust should feel free
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TO CARRY FIGHT
TO LEGISLATURE,
Courts Action in Sending Editors to Jail Will Bring
Issue to Head.

Another in which the labor unions
are interested is new injunction
law which shall forbid the use OF
the Injunction and restraining or
der without hearing of both
sides.
Other suggestions are for a
modification of the contempt law
to provide for jury trials. Still
another is that no judge be per-
nitted to try his own contempt
case. Whatever the final form
Of the law. it is certain to be a
big feature of the January session
Still another bill, already drawn
up by Representative Campbell OF
Everett, would clinch for the peo-
pie any laws secured in the legis-
lature by taking from the courts
the right to declare them uncon-
Stitutinnal
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DEATH LIST IS
NOW ELEVEN
CBy United Press Leased Wire. y

(By United Press Leased Wire.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-The
body of the eleventh victim of yes
terday's explosion was taken from
the ruins of the Grand Central
station power house today, and it
is believed that the death list Is
now complete.
Two other persons, supposed to
have been killed in the explosion,
have ben found. officials of the
company assert. or the injured
FIVE have fractured skulls and
have slight chances of recovery.
An exhaustive Investigation of
the causes of the calamity was
begun today by the coroner and
district attorney.
For blocks around the scene of
the explosion working men were
busy today repairing the damage
which is estimated at upwards OF
$1,500,000 to buildings alone.
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WATCH FOR THE
MAN HIGHER Up

"The Man Higher Up" will
start in the Times Thursday
evening. The Times believes
that its readers will find THE
Man Higher Up" on a par
with "TIhe Danger Trail" re-
Gently published In this
paper. THE Danger Trail"
was of such a stan dard as to
set a difficult pace and much
care has been taken in the
selection of a new serial.
THE Man Higher Up" is a
story of a man with an iron
will and his fight for power
in the great Steel City. Forces
within and without mold him,
till from the crude ore of ma
ture emergeS man 10 serve
the state. In his upward
struggle he finds a woman
rising like himself from mar
row aims, and their hove
proves mutual inspiration.
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Hard Problem
Confronts Knox

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 20.
The problem of preventing an
affront to Japan and at the same
time pacifying the people of the
Pacific coast who would protest
against any concessions to the
japanese, confronts Secretary OF
State Knox, who is preparing a
preliminary convention on which
a new treaty with Japan is to be
based.
The proposed treaty will re-
place the convention ratified by
the United States and Japan in
1894. The mikado probably will
ask for the elimination of the
clause prohibiting the immigration
of Japanese into the United States
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-20

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 20.-That
President Diaz has fears of assas-
sination and has taken the pre-.
caution OF having his food tasted
and his sleeping apartments eff.
fectually guarded. was learned to.
day. The president, 1t is said
changes his sleeping room nightly
Streets leading 10 the palace are
closed to traffic and all messen.
gers arriving from the country
are searched before they are ad-
mitted to the executive building.
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kersh Jury
Still Out
(By United Press Leased Wire

(By United Press Leased Wire
PORTLAND, Dec. 20-At IL: 5
this forenoon the jury that tried
Mrs. Carrie Kersh for completely
In the murder of William Johnson
was still out. At that time the
jury had been celebrating 65
hours and 80 minutes. Indica-
tions were that some of the jury
men we're holding out for convic-
ton of murder while others stfDl
were in favor of acquittal. 1t was
generally believed that the jury
would not come to an agreement.
!. Late yesterday afternoon the
jury asked for additional instruc-
ttons.
When Mrs. Kersh was brought
into the courtroom for the second
time yesterday she was in a state
of collapse. In her cell today
she showed every evidence of a
nervous breakdown. She is so
weak that she can scarcely speak.
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MAN KILLS WOMAN;
/. WIFE HELPS SEARCH
(By United Press Leased Wire,

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
AURORA, ILL.,, Dec. 20.-Armed
posses today are searching for w.
H. Morris, who 1t is alleged killed
Mrs. Estelle Dumas here last
night. Mrs. Morris is aiding the
|searchers in every way possible.
Morris. it is believed, fled into
the woods in Blackberry creek VAL
ley after killing Mrs. Dumas.
Mrs. Morris proffered her aid to
the searchers after disavowing al
legiance to her husband.