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The Washington herald., 1910-12-01

tionaI existence. Justly proud of their
navy, the British regard the rapid growth
Of the German fleet as an effort 10 chal-
lenge Englands long-establIshed su-
premacy on the high seas
The Germans disavow such intentions.
Germany recognizes fully that the pre-
dominant power on the sea must rest
with Great Britain. At the same time,
Germany insists upon a greater fleet for
a threefold object:
To protect German commerce.
To defend German shores.
To be factor in international affairs.
A fleet undoubtedly is needed by Ger
many. and If she have large naval ambl-
tions. so have other nations, and it does
not necessarily bespeak war "si Wis
pacem, para bellum." is a maxim which
nowadays is being obeyed. not only by
Germany, but. It seems. by all the ma
lions Of the earth. And, In closing, let II
be said that no power in the worlds his
tory has maintained supremacy on both
land and sea.
There IS not much hope for an arrest
of ornaments by any power as things
are looked upon to-day. Such disarm-
sment can only come as result OF a
general understanding.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-01
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
A RHYMING HACK.

II you think this doesn't class with the
verse turned out by Gray,
Recollect that !. alas. have TO do this
every day.
Gray spent seven years. It seems. on his
'Elegy sublime;
turn out thousand reams IN about that
length OF time.
Wordsworth strolled among the birds
while he polished up line;
That is why he turned out words worth q
great deal more than mine.
I've no singing birds around; dark and
dismal Is the scene
In the hail room where / pound on my
dinky old machine.
Shelley wrote when he felt fit. never knew
the daily grind;
That is why he made a hit and is called
a master mind.
II you think this verse is rank. reeollect,
o, reader, pray,
That / write my hanzy-pank, fit or unfit,
every day,
Much Safer.
Those oentau's would have been great
nags TO bet on"
why so?"
You could have gotten your informa-
ton direct from the horse. :"
The Washington herald., 1910-12-01
Much safer.
Fnrfhext North.

mo more records for farthest north. +"
ooh. I don't know. / see one aviator
has gone up 10000 feet"
The Washington herald., 1910-12-01

From the charleston News and Courier
The grea es' Of all moving pictures will be shown
IN Washington on the fourth Of March uext
The Washington herald., 1910-12-01
POLITICAL POTPOURRI.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
Mr.. Hearst stands for anything sometimes and
for himself all the time.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-01

while the minimum height OF the men Is
I'VE feet nine inches, most OF them are
six feet and over They are recruited
from all classes Of the population, and
serving in the ranks are many men OF
high birth and breeding. graduates of the
universities, and some baronets. The Off
GERS are drawn from the same class as
the officers OF the army. and are required
20 have a certain knowledge Of law. Sew
enty per cent of the men are Catholics
Not even the most ardent Nationalist
among the clergy has ever attempted 10
influence the constabulary politically. for
the clergy. like everybody else in Ireland.
recognize that the constabulary stands
between the FORCES of disorder and pros
perity.
The constable represents not this or
that chief secretary, not a Unionist or
Liberal government, not Nationalist or
Orange faction, but merely law and or
der If he be dispensed with everything
would go; and. accordingly, ne is not dis
liked. His duty is solely and simply 20
protect the civil authoritles-the sheriff
and his assistants-in inforcing law, and
generally 10 prevent rews. And whsa
there Is a row. it Is curious how everY
class turns 10 him instineuvely for pro-
lection Whether Il is sheriffs or evicted
tenants OTangemen or Catholics, or any
Of the rival factions of the Nationalist
party who are pining 10 break one
anothers heads, each faction looks TO the
'eonstabulary 10 prevent their own heads
from being broken. A district inspector
may have 10 take his men 20 an eviction
on Monday, and be cursed and pelted
with all the wealth of Irish phraseology
aud Irish missiles On Tuesday he viii
meet the very same people. whom he
knows Individually as we'll as he knows
their landlords, and they viii greet him
with smiles. And it is the same with the
rank and hie. They are generally on as
coed terms with those whom they pro-
t2ct as with those against whom they
protect.
The Irish people. at least part OF them.
may want a Parliament OF their own at
Dublin. but there Is no serious Thought
Of establishing a nation entirely i4de-
pendent OF England"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-01
NAV BE Set Free.

Chicago, Dec. Thrice tried for
the killing OF his two little daughters.
Gertrude, and Jennie, aged ?, and after
having once been sentenced TO death,
William Muetsch, il he can convince a
physician that he is now sane, may 60
free within few days. After Muetsch s
first trial for killing his children, when
he said he wanted to be hanged to
shame his wife, the man was sent to
the asylum for the criminal insane.
Reported cured, he was tried again and
sentenced to be hanged. Then he be.
came insane again, or at least was again
committed rs such. His third trial
yesterdaySwhen a jury declared him
sane and acquitted him Of the charge
OF murder. Today Judge Kavanaugl
refused to liberate Muetsch, but order.
ed him remanded to jail to await ex'
animation by physician. II found
to became insane, he will again go back
to on asylum, but il the physician re-
ports him normal, the man will be
freed,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-01
Conditions In Ireland.

London, Dec. Bitter as is the
political feeling in England now, it is
even more bitter in Ireland, where
three parties, the nationalist, the
O'Brienites and the 0rangemen, are
clashing hourly. O'Brien, like Red
mond, is a home ruler, but he is OPP
posed to the budget and to an alliance
With theliberals.
Ulster is ablaze and the Orangemen
are threatening TO prove their loyalty
by offering armed resistance to the en-
iorcement OF any DEGREES home rule
Parliament might issue. 1t is said an
order for large number OF rifles has
been placed in England.
The Tories are beginning TO be very
sorry, indeed, that they talked SO much
about American dollars in the election.
The come back" has been disastrous.
The idea was this: Unless the Tories
won the election by an immense ma
jority, the Irish will hold the balance
Of power in Parliament. II this hap
pens it will be the upset OF the House
of Lords. For a time the Tories made
great use of the fact, that the home
rulers we're using the 5000, 900 contrib
uted in America "Will the British
voters allow American money to de-
cides an English election ?" This APP
peal to popular prejudice proved ef-
fectiye until Chancellor Lloyd George
answered it.
Since when, he inquired in his
speech, has the British aristocracy
started depoaiting American dollars 2
Do you remember the cruel days OF the
rack-rents in Ireland ? Who paid those
rack rents? Why, the children OF
Irish parents, driven in exile across tho
seas, used TO send their earnings back
to Ireland to keep their old parents
from being thrown cut OF house and
home. The Tory landlords then had
no objection to American dollars.
DO you know how much American
money made its way into the pockets
OF the Toy landlords in a twenty
years? Eighty million dollars. The
Tory leader in the Honse OF
Lords, was an Irish landlord, receiving
these American dollars"
The Tories now wish that they had
said less about American dollars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A little drove Of hogs in the Isle Of
Wright scared bloodhounds who were
chasing a robber so badly that the dogs
went home and the robber went on
Representative citizens gathered at
the Lynnhayen Hotel in Norfolk last
night and the first organized movement
for a new form of government under
the commission plan for Norfolk was
launched.
Pomp Scott, the negro, who was on
trial two days for killing Virginian
Railway yardmaster, NJ. NJ. Spence,
whom he cut to pieces with knife six
weeks ago, was yesterday in Roanoke
given Is years in the penitentiary by
Judge w. NJ. Staples who tried the
case.
A stock company with a capital OF
$50. 600 was organized at Harrisonburg
Tuesday night for the purpose OF de-
veloping the Massanetta Springs pro-
perty four miles east of Harrlsonburg.
Work will begin at once on 10O-room
brick hotel to cost about $25, 900, to
be ready by spring. The building
will be used for a school in winter
months.
Robert G. Smyth, for years we'll
known in Richmond, died Tuesday
at the home OF relative in Henrlco
county. He was descendant OF one
of the states best-known families,
being the grandson OF a conspicuous
figure in the revolutionary war, after
whom Smyth county was named. He
was member OF the FiftY-ninth Vir-
GINA infantry regiment, Wharton s
brigade, in the civil war.
On the ground that his original APP
pointment to be assistant postmaster OF
Norfolk was a political one and that he
is opposed to civil service, DR.. A. Aron-
helm, who, by operation OF law, would
today pass under civil service protec-
ton has resigned, and insisted that his
resignation take effect With the close OF
business yesterday. DR.. Aronheim says
he prefers n mercantile career to re-
naming in the postal service. His
salary as assistant postmaster was 81,
500 per year. No successor has been
named.
The Court of Appeals in Richmond
yesterday declared unconstitutional the
act of assembly known as the fremen':
fund act, >" and which provides for the
collection of tax from fire insurance
companies for the benefit OF aged and
disabled fremen in the various cities
and towns OF the Commonwealth. The
decision sustans the decree in the
case handed down by Judge Gran
nan, OF the chancery court of Rich
mond. This enioined the insurance
commissioner from collecting the tax
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-01
Reduction in Passenger Fares.

Chicago, Dec. Formal notice Of
rate reductions in passenger fares on
three roads between New York, Boston
and Chicago, which will be filed here
today promise to precipltale the hottest
rate war in years.
On January l the Grand Trunk, the
Erie and the Wabash, according to
notice already served ON thirteen big
western railroads systems, will slash
their rates between Chicago and the
seaboard SO to first class and 50 to
second passengers.
Two weeks ago, the management OF
the three insurgent lines served notice
on the Pennsylvania and the New
York Central that unless fares on the
Michigan Central and the Pan Handle
from New York to Chicago be adyanc-
ed from SO to $50 on the former, and
from SIS to 500 on the latter a rate
cutting war would ensue. No attention
was paid to the notice by either OF the
warned roads and at at secret meeting
here the three insurgents decided that
war would open with the new year.
Chicago, Dec. I,-Threatened with
an early arbitrary reduction OF sleeping
car rates through the action OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission, the
Pullman Company here today offered
n voluntary reduction average 20 per
cent, seeking it is believed, 10 iorestall
o still deeper cut.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-01
Tbaw the Third Marries.

New York, Dec. His ability to
abstain from strong drink won bride
for William Thaw, Srd, Pittsburg
millionaire. This afternoon at A
O'Clock he will wed Miss Gladys Vir-
ginia Bradley in the parlors at the St.
Regis Hotel-providing, OF course, he
in the meantime doesn't even the take
one drink that may be needed to steady
his nerves.
William Thaw, Ord, is nephew OF
Harry K. Thaw, slayer of Stanford
White. He started in at an early age
to win the hard drinking champion
ship" of the United States, and, being
ambidettrous, soon hadlthe suds sellers
putting on night shifts to meet the de-
mand. His best record was 6S-or Sc
he doesn't ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
sodas at sitting in fashionable Allie
ghany county club. For several days
the hospital physicians were in doubt,
but he pulled through with renewed
appetite.
1t was after this record that his
mother, Mrs. William Thaw, End, ask
ed the court to pronounce him an
habitual drunkard, and to place his in
come of $4,000 in the hands oil
trustees.
Then Thaw met and fell in love with
Miss Bradley, daughter OF Charles
Henderson Bradley, OF Bridgeport, and
sister Of Mrs. Anthony j. Drexel Bid
die, of Philadelphia, whose husband is
society's exponent Of the manly art.
Mrs. Bradley consulted Mrs. Biddle
when young Thaw proposed marriage,
and the latter told the young Mr.. Thaw
that unless he mounted the water
wagon for one year and could furnish
guarantee from his mother that he
would stay sober, he need have no hope
for wedding her sister.
Thaw went into training and made
good. He says he likes sobriety even
better than he did drunkenness and is
going to keep away from red eye" all
bis life.
The wedding ceremony this after
noon will be performed by Rev. Daniel
Dorchester, OF Christ Church, Pittsburg.
Frank Dorman will be the best man,
but there will be no other attendants.
After the wedding there will be a
buffet luncheon at the St. Regis, with
ont drinks
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-01
THE METHODISTs.

That each of the three commissions
of the Method st Episcopal, the Metho-
dist Episcopal South and the Methodist
Protestant churches. which met in
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
South, Baltimore, to consider church
union, yesterday afternoon, had differ
ent instructions from their respective
general conferences, was revealed in
the opening remarks of Bishop Earl
Cranstou, of Washington, d. c., chair
man of the Methodist Episcopal com
mission. Bishop Cranston announced
that while his own commission, that of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, stood
for closer federation and such orga-
nized union as might seem agreeable to
the commission; that the Methodist
Episcopal South commission stood for
closer relation between the different
kinds of Methodism, and the Methodist
Protestant Church stands for the re-
union of the Methodsts in America.
The fact that all the commissions
have not been instructed to urge the
much-talked Of merger of Methodi-ts
into one church, is significant. Each
commission will bring forward its own
ideas, and it is felt that the consulta-
tons OF the commissions and their dis
cussions will result in little more than
the establishment OF a closer relation
between the Methodist bodies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-01
In the Hands Of Receivers.

New York, Dec. 1.-The Schwab-
Kepner Company, wholesale dealers
in cotton goods, is today in receivers
hands. The liabilities are reported to
be nearly three quarters ola million
dollars. The assets are not estimated.
The company, the successor OF the
firm OF Schwab and Kepner, which was
dissolved in 1908, is New Jersey cor
poration with capital stock Of 5000,
600. Theodore NJ Crisp and Edward
S. Atwater, jr., have been appointed
receivers in bankruptcy proceedings by
Judge Cross, OF New Jersey.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-01
COURT or APPEALS.

The Court Of Appeals adjourned for
the term yesterday after handing down
the following opinions:
By James Keith, president; Robinson
VS.. commonwealth. Hastings court Of
city OF Richmond. Affirmed.
By Judge r. H. Cardweli; Fisher VS.:
Borden ct ais. Circuit court OF
Princess Anne county. Affirmed.
BY Judge John A. Buchanan: Gates
vs.. commonwealth. Hastings court OIL
Portsmouth. Reserved.
Robinson against the commonwealth
is the case OF jim Robinson, the negro
driver for Alvey brothers, who in the
the summer OF 1909 substituted
cobblestones for oats intended fol
Richmond's mules. He was sentenced
to serve a ninety-day term in Jail.
After the decision Of the fraud Robin
son was arrested charged withattempting
to steal 100 pounds OF oats, valued at
$3.6S and belonging to the city. and
the accused was sentenced to ninety
days in Jail. His counsel appealed the
case to the hastings court, where Rob
inson had hearing before jury,
The jury gave the negro ninety days
in jail, as the police justice had done,
and thereupon an appeal was taken II
the supreme court. The decision o
the supreme court today will compe
Jim to do time for ninety days in the
city jail.
Board of Handley, trustee, vs.. Win
chester Memorial Hospital. Rehearins
refused.
Atkinson, administrator, vs.. Solen'
berger. Circuit court OF Frederick
county. Rehearing granted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-01
Quiet in Macao.

Lisbon, Dec. Macao, the Portu-
guese dependency in China, has been
restored TO a normal stage OF quiet, ac-
cording to official advices received here
today. Complete order was restored as
soon as the demands OF the mutinous
soldiers and sailors we're granted. Judge
Marques Bidal has been appointed
governor OF Macao, to succeed the gov
ernor who resigned after granting the
mutineers' demands. The former gov
ernor was accused of protecting the
religious orders, which will not be ,ol.
Grated by the new Portuguese republic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-01
THE VENDING CASE.

What the commonwealth classes
among its more important testimony
against Joseph Vending, on trial in
Louisville for the murder Of 8-year-old
Alma Keliner, was given yesterday by
Father Schuhmann, pastor OF st.
Johns Catholic Church, in that place
and James NJ. Peyton, meter reader.
Father Schuhmann testified that on
the day Alma Kellner disappeared he
noticed an unpleasant odor coming
from the furnace. tie asked Wend-
ling, who was jaDitor at the church,
what caused the unusual smell, and
Vending replied he was burning
rags"
Other witnesses testified to seeing the
child in the church a few hours be-
fore, and members OF the Kellner
family identified clothing found with
charred and dismembereds portions of
a cbiid's body in cellar under a music
room OF the church as that worn by
her the day she disappeared
Peyton deposed that for six years he
had read a gas meter in the music
room once each month, but that after
the disappearance OF Alma Kellner,
Vending refused to allow him to enter
the room until Peyton threatened 10
complain to Father Schuhmanu.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-01
-chnrreh With Abduction.

Yonkers, n. Y, Dec. 1.-Charged
with abduction, La Ware TaIlman,
aged 20, was taken to New York today
With him went Miss Beatrice Sanders
aged 10, with whom it was alleged Tall
man cloped from Newark on September
Is last. For six weeks the couple lived
in big cave on the Catskill mountains
They had only $50 when they started
and they subsisted on game and fish.
When the weather became too cold
for out door life, the couple came tc
this city and since that time have
barely existed. Both were hungry anc
cold when arrested. Miss Sanders
father is a wealthy real estate man il
Newark. Tallman was drug clerk
whose attentions to the girl were re-
scented by her family.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-01

MANY young people have an antlp-
athy to school and to study generally.
New York's Board Of Education is
alarmed over the increasing marriages
of Italian girls Of IL years or less, who
become wives with their parents con
sent in order to avoid the compulsory
education law. While being a wife
does not necessarily exempt them from
school attendance, the board finds it
difficult to handle such cases.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-01

swinIey, sixty years old, OF Winchester,
Va, was seriously injured about the
head. He was taken TO the Emergency
Hospital for treatment.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion decided today that the argument
ON eastern freight rates should begin on
January 9 and continue for a week.
The following week will be devoted to
arguments in the western case.
After an investigation lasting six
months, Charles Laupp is today IN
the hands OF the authorities OF Prince
George county, Nd, charged with
suspicious OF having murdered" his
brother, Robert Laupp, manager OF
the Rams Horn Inn, who was found
dead in his room last June. Laupp sur
rendered and was admitted to bail.
He will have q preliminary hearing
before Justice Joyce next week. A
warrant for Jacob Schuler, employed
as a hostler at the Inn, also has been
sworn out. Schiller is to be arrested
as an accessory. When Robert Laupp s
body was discovered the pistol with
which he was supposed to have killed
himself was found under his arm.
There we're powder marks on his hand.
A verdict OF suicide was returned by
the coroner's jury. The insurance
organization of which Laupp was a
member then took up the case and,
according to detectives, evidence has
been obtained showing that the pistol
found beside the body is not the one
with which he was killed.
The Treasury Deparfp,er- scdsy an
nounced that an official attitude has
been adopted toward the underval-
uation cases in the customs service at
New York, and upon the offers made
by importers to compromise on valua-
ton, shut it was stated that the decision
could not be made public at this time.
The cases involve Innings, woolens and
model cloaks and suits.
A hurriedly called cabinet meeting
today gave indication at the White
House that President Taft at last had
flushed the rough draft Of his annual
message to Congress. The presidents
official family was called to the meet
ing by telephone, after several con-
fiicting requests. The members first
were summoned, aud then told that
the meeting was Off Then they were
summoned again. The executive has
worked night and day since last Sunday
formulating his recommendations. He
was up early this morning, and at II
again.
Today's cabinet meeting undertook
further cut in the estimates. The
executive desired that this pairing OF
appropriations be completed in time
for him to make mention OF it in the
message.
Fred w. Lehman, OF st. Louis,
who is believed to be the president
choice for solicitor general, in place OF
the late Lloyd W. Bowers, was a caller
at the White House last night
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-01
CHARGED WITH MURDER.

A mere slip OF a girl stood in the
dock in the Supreme Court in White
Plains, N. Y, yesterday, and pleaded
to a murder charge-the first woman
to be indicted for the capital crime in
the history OF Westchester county. The
young prisoner was Rose Picchione,
charged with killing her husband, Frank
Picchione, at their home in New Ro-
chelle Oh October IA. She is but II
years of age, and exceptionally pretty,
with large dark eyes and a graceful
figure. She was pale and trembling
when brought into court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-01
House of Governors.

Louisville, KY, Dec. 1.-The COVER
nors here attending the conference o.
the house of governors, were a triht
slow in assembling this morning after
the festivities Of yesterday and the re-
ception at the Pendennis Club last
night. 1t was a realization that it i;
hard to combine business and pleasure
that caused the governors TO select the
sequestered nook Of Spring Lake, n.
j., for their meeting next year. Gov
ernor Marshall, of Indiana, was the
chairman for two days session.
Governor Fort, Of New Jersey, deliV'
cred an address on direct primaries
which was followed by a general dis
cussion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-01
Counters TolstoI DyIng.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 1.--Countess
Tolstoi is dying. Messages received
here from Yasnaya Poliana, where the
countess lives, declare that her fever
has reached a critical stage and that her
death is momentarily expected.
The countess is practically grieying
herself to death. When her husband
fled from their home, leaving note
that he wanted to spend the balance Of
his life in solitude and meditation, it
was reported that the countess tried to
kill herself.
When Tolstoi, i'll and dying, was
finally taken off train and put to bed
ia the home OF the station agent at As
tapova, the countess rushed there on a
special train. Her grief when he died
was distressing. She sat for hours at
the side OF her husbands corpse and
never left it until it was laid to rest at
the foot Of Poverty Oak"