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The Washington times., 1910-01-16
YOUNG MAN CLAIMS
SHARE OF ESTATE

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan 16--That
there viii be disclosures when the set
tIemeut Of the estate of wealthy Dr.
NViUI1m A Leach IS made is evident
from the claim made BY a young man
who arrived here from the East today
who has claimed he IS q son Of Dr.
Leach
The young man is Ray b. Leach, and
had been introduces by Dr. Leach 10
many persons as a relative It was
supposed he was nephew Since the
death OF the doctor. Ray Leach has
made the claim to Attorney Scott
Holmes and others that he was the
son OF DIT. Leach by a former wife
Leach left an estate valued at $50. 600
4 year prior 20 his death he married
Miss Sue smith, who for years managed
his business. the Leach oil Of iPne
Chemical Company. Shortly before
Ieach-s death. which was caused by
ptomaine poisoning, boy bay was
born at the Leach home in Norwood
At the time Of Dr. Leach's death sew
eraI members OF the family were taken
Violently III. and even the physicians
and the uriGertaker's men were seized
with illness after they entered the
house.
Mrs. Sue Leach, the widow, stated
she did not know the young man, o.
anything about him. and later asked
that nothing be said about the matter
until the family had fully investigated
the claim made by the young man
The Washington times., 1910-01-16
BOARDS OF TRADE
WILL HEAR TAI 7

The fortieth annual convention Of the
National Board Of Trade viii meet a.
the Willard Hotel on Tuesday, Janu-
airy ., and continue for three DAYS.
The meeting which viii be called to
order by President Frank D. LaLanne.
Of Philadelphia, win comprise repre-
sentation from the chambers OF com
merce and toards Of trade Of the cities
Of thirty-one States and Territories.
The annual banquet Of the association
viii be held at the Willard on the even
ing OF "Wednesday January - Presi-
dent Taft has accepted an Invitation 90
deliver q short address Invitations have
been sent to the Speaker OF the House,
Vice President Sherman. Secretary Of
Commerce and Labor Nagel, and mem
bers Of both houses Of Congress Post
master General Hitchcock viii speak on
the parcels post.
Among some Of the more important
subjects which viii be discussed viii be
the modification OF the interstate com
merce law; whether there shall be d
parcels post established, whether there
shall be a uniform bill Of Iading on all
railroads Of the country: ship subsidy;
government control Of railroads. one
cent letter postage. and discussions Of
the pure food and drugs act.
The Washington times., 1910-01-16

menti fourth, 80 W A Poyck, wilkes
barre Pa. and NTH, r. l. Hoover,
Knoxville, Tenn.
The awards were made by Il commit
tee Of newspaper judges composed OF
Elmer r. Paine. Associated Press;
Guirer: Edgar g. Snyder, Omaha Bee
W II LandvoiEht, Evening Star. G. W
finneyr Washington Tines N. H. b
Delaney, Post, F. O.. r. HUMPHREYS,
Herald. and Charles a Edwards, cor
respondent
Government Must Provide Way.
In making the awards. 0Ir- Paine, as
chairman Of the COMMITTEES. said
ANY reasonable, disinterested thinker
who considers the question Of the re-
tirement Of the civil employees OF the
Government must reach the conclusion,
Inevitably. that the Government itself
must provide for the retirement Of its
employees in some automatic way This
ought TO be done not as a matter Of
sentiment purely. but as a matter o.
business. II is a notab bic fact that prac-
ticaIIy every important officer OF the
Government, from the Pre-. tdent down
through the members Of -is Cabinet
and the division chiefs OF -arfOus de-
partments. IN his annual report, has
discussed faVorably the idea OF pEovid-
Ing for superannuated employees
other speakers were Jesse A. Robin
son. OF the Weather Bureau; W H
IandvOight, Frank T Rogers. Joseph
". + X who also presented President
O'Do.IoEhue with a handsome floral trib-
ute Pierce VI. Maher. Of New Haven.
A. II SchUltze, Of the New York city
Dostoffce. and A G. Walton, division
president Of the New England railway
mail clerks
The Washington times., 1910-01-16
Republican Leader Thinks
Recurring Talk Is I'm
founded.
CAPITALISTS BACK
OF THE REPORTS
Moneyed Interests Accused of Try
ing to Put Products on
Free List.
BY JAMES HAY, II.

That the present form OF Cuba's gov
eminent has come 90 stay and that the
constantly recurring talk OF the United
States again taking over the rule Of
the island republic is unfounded, is the
opinion OF Michael J. Dady, leader OF
the Republican organization Of Kings
county. Brooklyn, New York
Nj Dady, who was in Washington
last week for several political confer
ences with the President and who has
Travelled extensively in Cuba says the
agitation for another Intervention in
Cuba by this Government IS created by
the American and foreign capitalists
who have their money invested IL the
Republic OF Cuba ana who are anxious
10 get their sugar, tobacco, and other
products into this country free OF duty
This would. Of course happen ii LhS
United States took charge OF Cuba
Let Cuba Alone.
The existing government Of Cuba"
said Mr. Dady. wants 20 be let alone.
and believe the Administration Of this
country is determined TO let IL alone
The President Of Cuba. Jose Miguel
Gomez. is making a first class President
aid is ably assisted by Vice President
Zayas and the liberal members Of con-
Eress All are working 20 produce q
harmonious AID united party, and THIS
viii assure the success and permanence
of the new republic"
The difficult financial condition N
which the country Of Cuba was LEFT
bv the late intervention is beng siOViF
bf1r surely overcome. This difficulty
was brought about by the liberal eN-
pendftures under the officers Of the
army under Governor MagOOn- WnOs
nndinz several millions Of dollars lying
idle in the treasury. and believing the
most important function OF his govern
meur vas TO provide Work for the PEG
Die made Idle By the then recent do
nestle storms disastrous cyclone, imam
cfaf and other reverses, instructed ms
subordinates 10 commence the cOnSJTuc-
lion Of roads and other works.
In the Carry..-- out Of these con-
structions an era Of l9v1sh expenditures
was inaugurated- The MagOOn Officers
apparently thought they could get Tid
OF this money and rely upon the re-
CeIpts from the custom houses % make
I'd auy shortage that might occur IN
fortunately, however, these receipts de-
creased al the wrong time TO the extent
OF about s., go 006 with the result Inat
when the government OF DacitcaJlOn
withdrew. il found itself with debts on
its hands for contracts and other ex-
peuSeS
The Washington times., 1910-01-16
Association Will Make Effort
to Convert Congress
to Plan.
John ]. CROWLEY
is PRIZE WINNER
Interest Shown in Selection of
Best Essays on the
Subject.

Committed absolutely TO the straight
out-and-out civil pension plan. the
United states Civil SeT-ice Retirement
Association viii at once begin a Wig
orous missionary campaign among the
members OF Congress. For those Off
GERS Of the association who are respOn-
sIbIe for this plan there win be no rest
They are pledged to convert Congress
TO providingsor the superaunUated clerk
without the contrfbutory aid OF the
clerk. and the efforts this year OF the
organization will DE toward attaining
this end.
This radical plan was adopted at the
closing session Of the conference yes
terday afternoon at Masonic Temple IN
the face Of a rather vigorous minority
opposition President O'Donoghue and
his adherents got busy. at first scent
ing trouble for their program, and their
steam roller finally smCOthed over the
rough spots in the conference All ended
sereneIy with the election OF these on
GERS:
New Officers Chosen
President. NJ F. O'Donoghue. Interior
Department.
Vice President. J. H Robins. Depart
ment OF Agriculture
SeSLS'eAS' L. - 0atiNN Eli Z ostoAliCe
Department.
Treasurer. r. s. Jackson. Treasury
Department
The members Of the executive COM
mitfee named are Emmett Hamilton.
War Department Joseph d Murphy,
Philadelphia r. T. Rogers, Chicago
A c. Walton, Massachusetts. Pierce
Maher. Connecticut. George ". VIII
Hams. Ohio, and John T. Carrougher,
New York.
Great interest also centercd in the
awarding Of the five prZCs for the best
essays on the subject OF civil service
retirement. The announcement was
made 4 a mass meeting OF Federal
workers at the Public Library last
night
The first prize C. SIS was awarded
John J. Crowley OF tie Interstate Com
uerce Commission. second. so. Mrs. T.
So, Elmer ". Marshall. War Depart
The Washington times., 1910-01-16
BOARD
VACANCIES FILLED

Vacancies On the advisory board OF
the Business HiGh School Alumni Asso-
citation have been filed by an election at
a Joint meeting Of the executive com
mittee and advisory board The cleo
ton was held yesterday in the roOns OF
the Chamber Of Commerce.
The officers elected were
For the Advisory Board-R0bert O.
Tracy chairman IuEaI FOTsberE- Spcre-
t8ry. Thomas Grant, second vice presi-
dent
For the AssOciatiOD-OrviIIe 2. Drown
secretary Ethel O. CuTrau, member OF
the executive committee
The Washington times., 1910-01-16
FINAL SYMPHONY
PROGRAM PLANNED

The sixth and eighth symphonies Of
Beethoven viii be given by the Heinrich
Hammer symphony Orchestra at the
BelascO Theater on Friday afternoon at
400 o'clock The final concert including
the fourth and ninth symphonies, VIII
be given at the Beiasco Theater on Feb
Tuary 4.
That Prof. Hammers work and ef-
forts to furnish Washington with q
high-class orchestra which compares
faVOrably with that Of anv other CITY
Of the size Of the capital was demon
srrated at the performance on Friday.
when he gave the third and fourth SYM
phOnies before an encouraging audience
The applause which greeted the various
-IovementS was eloquent demonstration
Of the directors abilitv-
The Washington times., 1910-01-16
SNEEZE Is Fall.
PHYSICIANS SAY
Spinal Cord Twisted in Rare
Manner and Death Viii
Result.

ALTOONA. Pa. Jan 16-Givin-
way 90 an impulse TO sneeze. Jacob
l. Leidy. a conductor for the Altoona
and Logan valley Traction Company.
let 20 with a sCreech that was heard
hair a block away. and fell insensibie
10 the platform OF his car
Physicians who were summoned
declared that he had twisted his
spinal cord and was fatally injured
Leidy remained unconscious for
several hours.
Medical authorities declare this TO
be a NEST unusual case, and they
cannot account for the result that fol-
lowed his sueeZe-
The Washington times., 1910-01-16
KNIGHTS ENTERTAIN
ON TUESDAY NIGHT

The entertainment 70 be given Unde-
the auspices Of the Knights Of St Au-
gustine. Commandery no. 2. viii take
place next Tuesday evening, January IS
not Friday next, as previously an
nounced- The affair viii be given at
the Washington Light Infantry Hail,
an dthe proceeds viii be used for the
benefit Of the parochiaI school OF St
Angus mes Church
The sun., 1910-05-14
RAISE ron DISTRICT ATTORNEr
Hughes signs the salary Increase BlH
ana Other His

AIBAXY. May IL Gov. Hughes has
signed the bin Of senator McNanus
Increasing from ti2 400 20 $1,000 year
the SALARY of the District Attorney ol
New York county.
Other bills signed included me fol-
lowing.
senator Agnews empowering thu
STATE Water supply Committee In con-
sidehng the Application and plans for
the acquisition oi the lands and for water
supply 10 consider the protection ol tho
interests Of tho inhabitants 20 be sup
Piled with water and the water supply
interests IT any peraon. water works
~ corporation engaged In supplying
tiOn and providing for the payment al
property damages 20 persons and prop
erty direct or indirect resulting from
the acquisition NJ ths lands and the eXecu-
ton II the plans
Sonator Hills. relative % tho pro-
cedure for payment of awards for lands
structures and waters taken for the large
canal
Mr.. Wards, creating the Psychatric
Institute IN Wards Island N fe main
tanned a. a part of the Manhattan state
Hospital
Mr. CoHey's. authorizing New Rochelle
h Use the uneNpended halance u a previ-
ous bond issIe Tor the purchase n prop
erty and Improvement n streets: Alao
relative 20 the acquAition ~ lands for
public purposes IN New Rochelle.
The sun., 1910-05-14
sOWE WORDS OV WR. ErELETH.
Comments On Hls Fanurs TO Voie on ths
Primary nili.

Urea. n. Y. May ia Republican or
FFnization men in Herkimer county assert
that Assemhlyman Evelsth by his action
in -duckinE- a vote m the Hinman- Green
direct nominations bill in the Assembly
on Wednesday night has edeotually elimi-
mated himself Rs a candidate for renOmi-
nation next fall. Il il recalled that during
his campaign. which was a hot one from
start 20 finish. Eveleth stood upon a
Hughes platform and in favor of direct
primaries n the kind the Governor wanted
Assemhlyman Eyeleth has cent a state.
ment n his constituents expbining that
he did not vote on the Hinman Green bin
because he was compelled o. leave the
chamber before the vote was taken and
hurry home tO Little Falls 60 attend
patient Assemblympn Eveleih is phvsi-
clan. He siFtes that II h. hs q heen In the
Assembly chamber he would have voted
for the bill. HeFkimer county newspapers
bitterly denounce Eveleths action and
make dire predictions
The Little Falls Times prints this.
Not until word came from Albany that
state Committeeman Srrobol bad h@en .urn.
moned 70 th- capi'Hl By Woodrun. Hsrnos
and Wadsu"rfh h for the purpose of sWinginr
NJ E,elcth into inc vas 10 doubted Tor a
moment that The As.-mblvman would
pursue any cours" which would give his
enemies ar opportunity 90 hurl the charge
~ him thst b. had been psr1dious io the
trusi imposed upon han
Nr StrDbrl vas In Albany two days To
vas there "Wednesday night fll the vote
was counted. DIT nerNmer county Vas not
pvt On record Nr Stvohs took % position
lust behind the railing separating the por-
tion of 'he chamber occupied hy members
from that occupied by the spectators and
critically watched every move that wss
made Ne realized the responsibility put
upon him not by the people of Herkimer
county. bat by Nessss Woodruff and Rarnrs
and he vac there % make good
The sun., 1910-05-14

moving even their coats the Lieutenant
and policeman dived into the water again
and again until they found CardOne and
brought him ashore.
Policeman John p. A. Taaife of the
Fourth avenue station, Brooklyn. is
awarded the Isaac Bell medal for an act
u conspicuous bravery
just before midnight Of July "a. 1909.
the Rasolene tank on a launch contain
ing nine people exploded. The launch
Was about 100 feet OH the Casino pier at
Bergen Beach. The policeman stripped
on his coat and shoes and swan tO the
spot He tOwed the people b. shore.
one Of them n heavy man having only
one arm. He made a third trip 10 the
launch, but found that tho other OcC,l-
pants had been taken Oh In boats and
swan hack. Then he started 10 pump
the breath hack into the men ne bad
saved and after half an hours hard work
was successful. ~
The Automobile Club Of Amerioa
medal will BE- given 20 Policeman Pat
rick Mcmahon ~ the Charles street sta
iOn. On McNlahOn's post was a stable
which strikers had threatened to blow
up. About midnight on May be saw
a curl ~ smoke coming from the stable
Opening the door he found a parcel
wrapped In newspapers from which the
smoke was coming. Just a. he dropped
u in the street u exploded. He rpCeived
injuries which kept him In the hospital
seven months.
The parade will form at Astnr plaoe
and lafayette street. march up Broad
The sun., 1910-05-14
ExplssIoa BIo~s Two Wen Prem Engine

PouOHKEEFsIE. n. Y. May l3-Two
mea we're blown out Of the cab Of looo-
motive on the New Haven railroad a.
Green Haven this morning by the e1plo-
sion Of the locomotive boiler. George
Sauter the fireman. vas shovelling coal
into the iirebox when the accident hap
pened Ne was hurled ont Of tho cab over
a fence into a field. Arthur Hibhard. a
tFalnman. suffered severe burns from
steam. James Kelly. the engineer. Was
out Of the path of the explosion and g.
oaped injury. Sauter and Hibhard were
brought % Nassar Hospital IN this city.
where their injuries we're treated The
explosion blew the engine driving wheels
on ths left side deep INTO the Tcadbed
There were two engines on the train and
bOth were derailed. The accident hap
pensd az a curve on an up grade.
The sun., 1910-05-14
sTEAWFITTERs STRIKE OVER.
An AEFeeRrnt signed with Employcrs
PRO, idinG for Future ArbltFatlaa.

AN"HHfAHN9 wv N9NApEN NNuANNANNAAla
Agreements were signed yesterday at
the Wool Exchange. 10 expire On January
.. 1918. hetWeen committees of the Master
steam and Hot Water Filters Association
and committees of the Enterprise Aaso-
ciation of steamhttes and tho ProRFeas
Assocatiun of steamhttsrs' Helpers. thuu
ending the strike of thssteamfittsrs. which
has lasted FOR nineteen weeks and has
placed the arbitration plan IN jeonardy.
The agreement with the steamfttsrs pro-
vides that tho present wages 81 aS a day
shall he coptinued. tho sHeamfittes %
have the privilege oi asking for hn ad-
vance az ths end Of this year. Ths striksFu
will return 70 work next week a. soon
as the employers select the cOmpetent
man among the strike bueakers, who
according % the terms of tbs Agrssmsn,
will h. retained
The. agreement also provides an ar
hItration clause by which al disDutaa are
- be settled by arbitration The helnara.
Who struck In sympathy with the ssean-
htters, viii - hoCk az their former WaRas
OF - day. Thew were 1000 men IN
volved IN ths strikes of tho siaamfftsrz
and helpers. bet the strike mnde idle MANY
Thousands IN other trades who onuld nof
work on buildings where there were no
ste mhtters. President Scollav of ths
Master steam and Hot Water Fittsra
Association aid last evening
We insisted on the arbitration clnura
bacatae We believe in Arbitration and hoos
With most u he other employer fhsf
W. WI BE- ahle ~ ocutinus ths aqh7fiI.
'i0h pan wnich y nov n abcyango.'
The sun., 1910-05-14
MEDALS FOR POLICE HEROES.
Men Pieked foe bravery WI Ne Re
WArded at Police Parade.

Men Pieked foP Bravery WI Ne Re
WArded at Police Parade.
When the Ave thousand odd police
men have passed the reviewing stand
to-day five will he called 20 receive medals
for especial bravery displayed during
the last year. The medal of the Police
Department and Brooklyn ChizcA's medal
60 to James A. MulrOy Of the Sixth avenue
station. Brooklyn
On October u. iSOe. Policeman Mulroy
was told that an Italian. VincenEo AvanciO.
wanted by the police for feloniOuS as
sault. was on the et,included in Md
roy's post and was threatening to shoot
people. MulrOy ran toward the Italian.
but fell as one bullet shattered his Jaw
while another Erazed his thigh. Picking
himself up he continued the chase and
with the help of Policeman Thomas Burns
of the same pTeCinct got his man.
Lieut. John y. Dwyer of Harbor Pre-
cinc' A gets the Rhinelander medal. aud
James Hughes. a policeman In the same
precinct. gets the Peter ? Meyer medal.
In the evening n August p last. while
the tide was running strong. Pietro
Cardone. who had been asleep on a string
piece fell into the slip between Pier I
and Pier A, North River, without re-
The sun., 1910-05-14
GET MONTE DEALER.
Negro Arrested After Detective Han
Failed 10 Pick the Hed.

Joseph Jenkins. a negro. said by the
police n be the man who has been operat-
ing the three card monte game on the
streets in the Tenderloin, vas held in
81 .oOO bail for trial by Magistrate Barlow
In the West Side police court yesterday.
Jenkins was arrested by Patrolnan
Stapf Of the West Forty-ssventh street
station while engaged IN dealing the
cards. II WAS the crowd that surrounded
him on FOrty-third street between Broad
way and Eighth avenue that attracted
Stapf who VAS In plain clothes
Stapf. passed over the money and
watched tho man shuttle the cards. Thnn
he said he would pick the red. s,api
had about decided % pick the card nearest
him as the red one. but a negro capper in
the crowd whispered 10 him that the red
vas In the centre. Stapf picked that and
lost Then he arrested Jenkins The
other colOred men ran and Jenkins tore
up the cards, hut stapi recovered the
iragmenta % use a. ev idencs
The sun., 1910-05-14
oarn In 40 ; rrIp 70 New Ysrs r,

NEwBURGH. ~ Y. May IS.-Former
Governor b. r. Odell Jr.. IL under the care
Of a doctor at his home IN this city. Mr..
Odell is suffering from a severe cold and
was confined 10 bis bed to-day. For sew
eral days Mr. Odell has been troubled more
or less by a cold Thursday he made a
business trip 10 New York city and after
returning home his condition became
worse This morning Dr.. W. Stanton
Gleason. the family physician. was sum-
moned. Dr. Gleason stated tonight that
the patient h suffering only from heavy
cold and that there was no occasion iOF
alarm over Mr.. Odell's condition.
The sun., 1910-05-14
EUSTIs DENOINcEs MERRITT
says the Assembly Leader knsW Al
Ahont the p. 4. BnI "JOkePa."

0oUvERNEuR. n Y. May l3-The
Hon. John T. Eustis Of the Public service
Commission Of NAsiYork city.in'an address
before the Chamber Of Commerce Of this
village al It's second annual banquet.
held at the 81. lawrence Inn tonight, as
sailed Majority Leader EdSin A. Mer-
ritt. Jr.. oG the Assembly. charging him
with being guilty Of the -jokers' which
had been inserted in a bill introduced al
his request by senator Davis which pro-
vided forhn extension Of the power OF the
Public Service Commission regulating
mileage rates of the New York Central
and Hudson River Railroad and also gave
the commission power 10 regulate eXten-
sion Of streets. He said in part:
The papers on Wednesday morning
we're full Of an undsrhanded effort in the
senate TO sneak in a few iokersIto the
amendments Of the public service bills
under cover Of a proposed popular amend
ment by senator Wainwright 10 give the
Commissioners greater powers over the
proposed increase In commutati0n and
mileage rates by the New York Central
and New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroads. senator Davia. chair
man of the senate Judiciary Committee.
who introduced these little 'jokers.
said that he gOt them ffoTn hsSsIH5syman
Merritt and did not see any objections
to them. Merritt when interviewed.
according TO the papers. did not know
where he cot them and also expressed sur
prise that they were thought objection
able.
The reporters must have made a mis-
take, for ! cannot believe that Merritt
has reached the age of absolute forget
fulness 0f recent events. He knew very
well where he got them. but he did not
wish % tell And he knew very we'll that
they we're not harmful 10 the gas and rail-
road corporations, Tor he was present az
conferences before the Assembly Oom-
mittee when the corporations tried b Ret
these same amendments included. and
they were rejected because they were
gainst the Ss~t interests OF the bill and
the people 20 b. benefited.
The price of this a. we'll az the guilty
knowledge Of those connected with 10
was the cause Of senator Davis's with
drawal Of these obisctionab bic amendments
a. soon a. the press had shown them
up. There are many questions that
could he asked and answered In oonnec-
ton with this incident, but ] will leave
you TO do this at the proper time and place
with the suggestion that II you ever wish
success don't keep In your employ a
man that cannot BE- trusted and one NAT
you have 10 watch. Tor IL takes too much |
time
In conclusion Commissioner Eustis |
denounced the bosses and urged q greater |
interest on the part Of tho people In fol- |
loving the principles Of Gov. Hughes
The sun., 1910-05-14
SWALLOW STOPS 4 HANGING.
klng Edwards Death Too Gives Murderer
Month ~ LMe.

OTTAWA, May 49, Walt,r Ross was
70 be hanged At North Bay naHt Friday
for numbering his ohum. but he won't he
The Governor General in Council has
changed the date 10 June p for two
reasons
Firstly. the Jail is under quarantine
on account Of an outbreak Of smallpox.
aud -soOndly. Il is thought Il would show
bad taste 10 execute a man on the day Of
King Edwards funeral