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The Washington herald., 1911-09-11

Branding the Force-Astor wedding as
indecent, Newport society as a disgrace,
and Reno a hotbed of unhappiness,
brought about by wealth and merCenary
ambitions, Rev. J. J. Muir. pastor of the
Temple Baptist Church, last night APP
pealed for the old-fashioned home and
safeguard against the impending danger
of marriages Of convenience for per-
sonal gain of luxury and position. He
bitterly assaiIed the smart set" of the
country and said that members OF that
class disregarded the decencies of Chris
tian teachings, which were recognized
by even the humbleSt.
The Astor-F Force alliance was used as
an Illustration of the ''indeCenCies' of
the fashionable colonies, and the minister
who performed the marriage service was
scathingly arraigned for his part in the
most disgraccful of all American mar
riages."
Some Ministers Not PurchasabIe.
DR.. Muir spoke at length on the many
alleged attempts made to bride" clergy
men into performing the service, and
lauded those of the ministry who refused
10 officiate 1t is evident that there are
some things which money cannot buy"
he said, and it is with pride that l read
Of the number OF ClcrEymen whose con-
science dcf!cd the bargaining of a million
aire. Preachers may be in need, but their
ministries are not marketable. They are
always willing TO serve, but will not be
bought
Continuing. Dr. Muir said that society
as a whole needs toning up on the ques-
tion of marriage and divorce. He said
that only through the middle classes
could the ideal Of christian life be reach
ID. The middle class is the hope of the
republic" he said. We must not look
to the class represented by Newport So
ciety for aid in this. Every day they fall
lower, and by their acts disgrace them
selves and their country, and defy all
the teachings of morality. Such a Condi-
tion is lamentable, but fact neverthe-
less. Marriage is too sacred an institu-
tion to be subjected to the caprices of
any class"
Appeal to Parents.
Declaring that the fathers of a cen
tury ago would turn in shame from the
existing conditions to-day. DR.. Muir ap-
pealed to the parents for care in the
instruction given their children regard
ing marriage. He said that he fear of
being puritaniral had spread over the
country, but that il was false position
and one to be Geploreu.
manded. "Where is the old-time family
religion? I heseech you TO conserve
your homes. trust to God that the
time will come when persons Eaking
such an ALLIANCE as that Of yes' 49, will
be banished nv decent society and held
up 10 the Censure OF the world. Such an
alliance is UnLoly.'
DIR. McKenney'~ Views.
At Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church.
Fifth and streets northwest. the Rev.
William I. McKenney preached on the
Relation Of the church to the rich. D"
and made the Force-Astor wedding an
object lesson Of the danger of wealthy
men like Col Astor using their money
10 break down the sanctity Of marriage.
He condemned he marriage. and said
;hat such alliances cause a disrespect
Tor the marital ties. 4 regret that a
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DEATH RECORD.

WHITE
Catherine c. Walker. S. 81 Nd ave. sw.
Josephine c. Laub, J. 3s2s n St nv.
Lisbon J. Wallace, q, 70 st. NV.
GustaTe Rose. 50. U. s. Soldiers Home, d. @
Cora Hales II. Garfield Hosi
Catherine c. Godfrey. Is 900 9Th st. ne.
Torrance d. Sullivan. 20. III 18th St nv.
Henrietta J. Ide, 70, i322 Columbia I'd. NV
Charlotte n. C. Covert, u months ITle Kilbouni
place NV.
CoLoRED.
Martha Hin, 80, Home for Aged and Inhrm
Beny O. Gordon, 75 Wash. Asylum Hosp
Bella Perry. %. % 18th vt. sc. g..
James Alexander. %. tuberculosis Hosp.
Daniel Turner, 2. Stephenson ave-, Anacostia
Robert West, a. Proyidencs Hosp
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Local Tempcrature.

Midnight p. "a. m, Il; a. m. 50; 6 a. m. 60
8 A. m, Il; 10 a. H.. "a; Il noon. 70; p. m. 81
I p. m, s.: p m. s.; p. m, II; 10 p. m. IS
Maximum, S. minimum, 60.
Relative hmidity-s a. M. o.; 8 p. m. s. Rain
fall IS D. m. TO D. ml DOL. HouB Of sunshine,
81 Per cent Of possible sunshine, q.
Temperature same date last year-Maximum, "a
minimum, IS
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
U. S. Dept of Agriculture. Weather Burear

U. s. Dept Of Agriculture. Weather Bureau.
Washington, Sunday. Sept 10, l9ll-s p. m.
No well-defined storm area is charted in any part
of the United States.
The indications are that there will he local show
ers Monday and Tuesday in the South Atlantic
and Gulf States. and Monday in the Ohio Valley.
the Lower Lake region. and the Middle Atlantic
States. In other parts Of the country the weather
will be generally fair Monday and Tuesday.
No important temperature changes are indicated
for any part Of the country during the next forty
eight hOlr4
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His Marriage license Stolen,

r. E. Frailey, of the Northumberland
apartment house, reported to the police
last night that while bowling lin a down.
town establishment Saturday q black
wallet. containing a marriage license, SIS
in bills. and valuable papers, was stolen
from his coat
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Woman,. Trunk Looted.

Mrs. Patsey Ward, of l2n Twenty
eighth street northwest. complained &c
the police last night that trunk I'D 10
her room had been opened and go
stolen. OF this sum $40 was IN OLD sil-
yer coin which, she had collected fos
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Tide Table.

To-day-HIgh tide. sl0 A. m. ana s10 p M lo'
tide Sis a. m. and SO p m.
To-morov-HiSh tide. s:5l E m and lo1 p m
low tide 3.5s a. IN. and I0e p. m
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cond,t,on Of the Water.

special to The Washington Herald. .,
Harpen Ferry. W. Va, Sept W.IroOomAe h''i
milky and Shenandoah slightly cloudy.
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Temperatures in Other Cities.

Temperatures in other cities, together with the
amount of rainfall for the twenty-four hours ended
at p. m. yesterday, are as follows
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clergyman was found who would perform
this disgraCeful alliance" he said, but
the fact that many Of the ministry re-
fused the large fee offered for the per
formanCe Of the service shows that man
hood IS too important to be purchased. -
In other churches throughout the city
the Astor- Force wedding was touched
upon during the sermons, and in each
instance such alliances were condemned
and members OF the fashionable Newport
colony arraigned for supporting them.
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The George Washington University.
DEPARTMENT OF LAW.

LEADING To DEGREE OF LII. b.
DAY SESSIONS
For those who desire to devote their
entire time to the study OF law
LATE AFTERNOON SESSIONS
From 4:50 to $40. for those having
only part OF their time for the study
OF law.
MEMBER OF
And the only Law School in the Dis
trict of Columbia complying with the
standard OF work and requirements OF
the
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN LAW
SCHOOLS.
Next session opens and actual work
begins September 27 at 1850 p. m.
For catalogue and further informa-
tion write or call upon
THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPART
MENT OF LAW,
NEW MASONIC TEMPLE, 18th street,
New York avenue and ii street NV.
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ASTOR MARRIAGE
SCORED In PULPIT
Clergyman Who Officiated Is
Emphatically Condemned.
REV. DR.. MUIR GIVES VIEWS

He AssaiIs the "Smart Set" and
Says That the Middle Class Is the
McKenney Says the Sanctity of
Marriage Is Endangered.
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ST.AGNES'SCH00L FOR GIRLS

3o17 o STREET, WASHINGTON, o. c.
Telephone West Aj6. d.eSu
ACCOUNTANCY INSTRUCTION-PRE
pairing for c. P. A. degree or higher
office positions. Washington School Of
AccOuntancy, conducted by Y. NJ. c. A
INSTITUTE. Catalogue. 24-tf
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WASHINGTON
COLLEGEOFLAW
SIXTEENTH YEAR OPENS OCT. ?.

SIXTEENTH YEAR OPENS OCT. 2.
Offers to women and men course 3
years, Ii. B.. $50 per aunum. Graduate
course, l year, LII. NJ. $50. Patent Law,
law and practice before /. S. Patent
Office, l year, certificate. $40. Evening
sessions beginning $50. Office open for
consultation and registration, 10 to
$50. Catalogues and application blanks
on request. +. s MUSSET. Dean, 1917
New York ave. Phone VI. 1855.
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Y. G.
STITUTE
Department OF MATHEMATICS

L. AdoIph Richards, NJ. A., NJ. s. (John5
HOpkins), Principal
Students may enter at any time. Day
and night individual instruction. Thor
ough preparation for clerks examina-
tion, October 9, also for Public School
and College September examinations
SCHOOL OF SHORTHAND
AND TYPEMRITING
Pitmanic shorthand. Touch type
writing. Day and night individual in
structiOn. Resumes evening sessions
Wednesday, September 6. Monday.
Wednesday. and Friday evenings. Spe-
cial preparation for stenographer and
typewriter examination. October "a.
Academic preparatory courses begin
Friday. September %. Interview or
address,
MyrOn JermaIn Jones, VI. A., Director,
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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-07-01

Il Reports that they got $25,0O0 which
was being shipped to this city by the
Adams Express, were denied by ex-
press company as we'll as by the rail-
road officials.
The train, reesnding a five mile
curve at reduced speed, when Engi-
neer Carey. saw the obstruction on
the track. The locomotive crashed
into the pile of timber and came to a
stop. Detectives are of the opinion
that the highwaymen intended the
train to hit the obstruction and go
over the embankment to the bed Of
Four Mile Greek, nearly 200 feet be-
low. Carey struggled with one rob-
Der until another canle up, and threw
Carey over the emBankment, he es-
Gaping with wrelehed back. C. H.
Block, of this city, ( shot through his
hip, Is now at q hoSpital in a serious
condition. Conductor H. d. Rooney,
felled with a. Stone by a bandit,
crawled to a farm house and was
chased by posse of farmers who
thought him one Of the robbers, and
he sought. refuge In a, tree. The farm
ers, discovering their mistake, tele-
phoned to the railroad officials here
who dispatched officers on switch
engine. -,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-07-01
APPROVED WILD West STYLE ADOPTED BY
EagQBBERS HOLDING Up PENNSYLVANIA TRAIN
and Police by Hundreds Scour State Today Search
II tor Masked Men Who Tried to Send Fast Express
- Over Two-I4undred Foot Embankment

Erie, Pa. July a hundred farm
ersi and every available police ofiicer
IN the county, and the state police,
are searching today for the train rob
'bers that last night held up and rob-
bed train No. Al on the Philadelphia
and Erie branch Of the Pennsylvania
lines in the most approved style Of
the wild west. The train was bound
from Philadelphia for Chicago and
was brought to q stop shortly after
10 o'clock against ties and telephone
poles piled on the track at Wesley
Vile, about Ave miles from this city,
Rif1ed and Shot.
The bandits rified the mail and ex-
press cars before they escaped, the
mail clerks were shot and seriously
wounded. the conductor stoned and
many passengers had narrow escape
from death or wounds by bullets.
The men who are searching for the
robbers are heavily armed and an
encounter with any of, etha bandits
will result In bloodsheG Tho panic
stricken passengers tell conflicting
stories as to the number Of robbers,
but all agree that they were masked.
Some say there were six, others say
ten. No accurate Information is OBJ
tainable.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-07-01

and steel industries is of monopo-
listic character, it is chiefly through
its control Of ore holding and trans
portation of ore"
Discussing in detail how "the i'm
pending struggle of the giants" was
ayerted almost over night by the for
nation of great combinations, TAX
ing in $50 subsidiary companies con-
trolling sixty per vent of the total
crude and finished steel production
Of the country. the report says:
Era of Combinations
Until 1898, the bulk Of the busi-
ness was distributed among very
considerable number Of concerns.
There was sharp competition, modi-
fed by frequent pools Of greater or
less duration and effectiveness"
''Then came an, era Of great com-
ibinations," the report continues,
with capitalizations ranging from
$10,000.000 to 100000. 900. mergers
lof many smaller companies. which in
stead Of eliminating competition.
threatened to bring price cutting on
Q larger scale than ever before. In
.1899-1e00. there were three great
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-07-01
Game Warden Gives "Inside'' of
Dumas CaSe---ClaimS He Talked

st. Paul, Minn., July 1.-Evidence
containing the most direct and init
mate information against Mayor D. F.
Dumas Of Cass Lake was presented at
the Office of the United States district
attorney in St. Paul yesterday by Post
Office Inspector H. ]. Ormsby of Be
midi. He brought it in Immediately
on his arrival in the city from his
north country investigations.
The evidence Is typewriter state
ment giving verbatim remarks from
Dumas and others. 1t is hot in inter-
est and cold in directness.
Statement Of Smythe.
It supplies the missing link" In the
chain Of evidence already fastened to
the accused man, for it is the state
ment Of R. E. Smythe Of Puposky,
owner of the store and postof1ce
whose attempted looting and burning
resulted in the capture of the half
fledged yeggman, Martin Behan, the
wounding Of his full-hedged leader.
Manchester Curley" Davis, and the
arrest of Mayor Dumas, the alleged
leader Of them all.
It answers the questions: "How did
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-07-01
Pangs Of Hunger Add to the
Alarming Situation and
Anarchy Suppressed
ANOTHER 100, 900 MEN MAY
JOIN RANKS Of THE UNION
Principal Trouble Seemingly Is the
Failure to Recognize or Establish
Working Head With Power to En-.
force Any Agreement Reached.

London, July 1-Today's reports
from a ma .-rity of the British sea-
ports emphasized the growing grav-
ity Of the situation created by the
strike in the shipping trade. Unless
settlement is effected by Monday
all indications point to general
strike by members of the Transport
Workers federation in company with
their sea faring comrades.
AS the membership of the unions
composing the Transport Workers
federation is upwards of 100000, the
decision on their part to join the
striking seamen would mean one of
the greatest industrial conflicts in
which the workers Of the United
Kingdom ever had been involved.
Difficulty in arranging terms ap-
pears to be due to the fact that on
neither side is there a centra. Or
ganization with power to enforce any
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-07-01
open SWEEPING
PROBE INTO ALL
EXPRESS LINES
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Orders Query Design
ed to Correct Evils
CONN PAllEEsi' N l|IIcaPa aIE2AnD
F|lED5lOWER TARIFF RATES
However, This Does Not Affect Ac.
dvity Upon Part Of Probers and
They Promise Most Thorough In.
vestigation Ever Attempted.

Washington, July 1-sweeping IN
vestigation of all express companies
in the United States affected by in
terstate commerce laws today was
ordered by the interstate commerce
commission on its own motion. Evil
IDENTIFY in anticipation of this action
by the commission, practically all Of
the express companies. with the cx-
ception of the Long Island, late yes
terday afternoon filed new tariffs
which are believed to be material
reduction in the rates.
It was said today that 1t would re-
quire several months to compare
these rates with those now in exist
ence. 1t also was announced that
the filing of the new rates would not
affect the proposed investigation in
any way.
This Investigation will be of the
widest scope ever undertaken by the
commerce commission, and not only
will be conducted as to rates, but
will include practices, accounts and
revenues of the various companies.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-07-01
Competition Restraint Principal
Purpose Of Steel Trust Combine

Washington, July The long ex-
pected and much discussed report
from the bureau Of corporations on
the United States Steel corporation
recently submitted to President Taft
was made public last night. vi.
Signed BY Herbert Knox Smith,
commissioner Of corporations. the re-
port makes no recommendations and
ID almost wholly narrative In form
Smith declared that the restriction OF
competition. was the prime object OF
the organization of the steel corpora
tion, or so-called trust"
IT. 8iS capitalized at, $1,402. .000, 900.
The corporation. he asserts, had tan
gible property worth only $6S2.000.-
900. q !. u, 4. 4.
Watef EHninAfed S.
BY the constant re-investment Of
earnings, however. the report points
out, much OF the water" In the COM
pany has been eliminated. The steel
corporation nov owns seventy-flve
per cent of the lake ores. having re-
Gently concentrateds sits efforts to se-
curing: these pfopertiss. On this
point the report 4Says:
lS5 Indeed, IN ~ flr. 40 tho steel cor
poration's osition n tho entire iron
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-07-01

it all start? How did they mix Dumas
up in it? Who and what is Smythe?'
Not q "Stool Pigeon"
Smythe has been variously called
the stool pigeon" of the prosecution;
a man who, starting out to do wrong,
relented and turned states evidence to
save his own hide; a Pinkerton detec-
tive and Pinkerton hireling.
He was none Of these, as his state
ment, now in the hands Of United
States District Attorney Houpt shows.
He was the man who, in the prosecu-
ton of his duties as deputy game war
den, accidentally stumbled into the
confidence of the garrulous and reck-
less Dumas. He was the man who
bore the first direct information to the
authorities at Bemidji that Dumas ac-
tivities were suspicious.
Began to Play the Spy.
On the strength of this information
the investigation was started, the Pin
kertons set and began to close the
trap, and the forces Of the states law
began scooping in the evidence. 1t was
only at this juncture that Smythe be-
gan to practice duplicity, under orders
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-07-01
Change Came at Midnight Al
though As Yet Effect Is
Not in Evidence
CORRUPT PRACTICE ACT Will
HAVE CHANCE next SEASON
Political Measures Most Important
and of Far Reaching Effect-They
Will Bring About Radical Changes
From the Present System.

Since IL o'clock midnight Friday.
when the month Of June came to an
end and July was formally ushered
In, North Dakotans have been sub
jected to the operations or some 200
odd laws that they were not subjected
to yesterday. A major portion Of the
work Of the last legislative assembly
became effective at midnight under
the state constitution provision max
Ing all laws that are not passed with
an emergency clause effective July 1.
AS whole, the fact that the state
is encumbered with that number OF
new laws, has had no noticeable effect
upon the conduct of its citizens. Two
hundred new laws appear very easy
to become accustomed to.
Laws of decidedly important ma
ture, and which will have great deal
of bearing upon the future of certain
phases of the states life, became eff
fective today. They are Of politi-
cal, educational and commercial ma
ture. but most Of all, the political
laws are probably the most remark
able and the ones that will be most
general in their effect on the public.
Most important among the new poll
itical laws is the corrupt practice
act, a law that is decidedly drastic
and one which the state will have its
first real experience with in the prim-
ary election of 1912. This bill limits
the expenses Of candidates in cleo
tions, provides for the publication by
the state Of publicity pamphlet"
in which candidates are allowed to
purchase space, and for the filing with
state of itemized statements Of ex-,
penses incurred in making cam
paign. Names of contributors to
political funds must also be published
in this same manner-by filing with
the state-and campaign contributions
by corporations are prohibited.
No More Contributions
But probably the most unique pro-
vision in this measure is the one that
prohibits persons soliciting from
political candidates contributions for
religious, political or charitable pur-
poses. The old time "carry-all' of
election day for the transportation Of
voters to the polls goes out Of exist
ence; newspaper publishers are pro-
hibited from publishing any political
advertisement unless it is designated
as an "adv"; electioneering on elec-
tion day is placed under the ban,
while failure to file the statement Of
expenses following a primary elec-
ton operates to remove that candi-
dates name from the ballot at the
general election.
New Registration Plan
Affecting elections there is also a
bill that requires a party registration
of voters and the measure prescribing
the registration of choice for presi-
dent and vice president and the di-
rect election of the United States
committeeman as we'll as the direct
election Of candidates to the national
convention. The state pays the nec-
essary expenses of the delegates to
the national convention but not to
exceed 5000 each. Legal rates fol
the publication Of political announce.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-07-01

First Girl to Take Stand in
Lorimera Case Case Con-
firms Statements

Washington, July Miss Frances
s. Carroll, a telephone operator of
the Edward Hines Lumber company,
had the distinction today of being the
first woman to take the witness stand
in the present Lorimer inquiry. She
testified regarding telephone conver-
sations held by Edward Hines on May
26, the day Lorimer was elected.
The witness said she had been with
the lumber company ten years. She
read her record of long distance calls
on May 26. Among the entries was
Governor Deneen at Springfield to
Hines, and Lorimer at Springfield to
Hines. This date comedies with the
Hines testimony regarding telephone
conversations.
Miss Carroll declared that she heard
the conversation between Deneen and
Hines and detailed it practically as
Hines had described it. She denied
that Hines said he would come to
Springfield with all the money needed
to elect Lorimer, as others have tes-
titled.
Another Confirmation.
/ Fred Carney Of the Fred Carney
Lumber company Of Marinette, Wis,
followed Miss Carroll on the stand.
Carneys testimony agreed with Hines
description Of how Funk declared
Hines asked him to contribute to the
Lorimer election fund, whereas Hines
testified that Funk asked for the priv
ilege Of contributing to such fund.
Carney said he heard nothing of the
conversation.