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The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
JUDICIARY SCANDAL
WILL BE PROBED
Candidate for Judge Said to
Have Paid Tammany Man.

New York, Nov. 1.-Justice J. Townsend
Scudder. sitting as a committing megis-
trate in Long Island City, will to-mor-
cow morning open the formal investiga-
Ion of the Kings County judiciary
scandal.
The bill Of information upon which the
probe will be based was submitted by
Assistant District Attorney william A.
De Ford IN the form OF an affidavit to-
night After carefully reading the docu-
ment which consisted of more than 100
typewriter pages, Justice Scudder au-
thorized Mr.. De Ford and District Attor-
ney De Witt. OF Queens County, to issue
subpoenas for nearly fifty witnesses. The
complainant charges that William Willett.
Louis Z Walter, tr., Joseph Cassidy, and
John H McCooey. on or about October
6, in the county of Queens. conspired to-
gether and with ether persons to commit
the crime of procuring the nomination
of William Willett for the office of JUS
tice of the Supreme Court upon the pay
ment of a sum of money by Willett.
So strong, in the opinion of the inves-
tigators, is the evidence of guilt that
the principals in the scandal will not be
called to testify. as they would thus be
given immunity from prosecution. The
bill OF information established through
sffidavits attached as exhibits that Will
lett did obtain at least 10000 from the
National Bank OF Far ROckaway and
the Bank OF Long Island at Jamaica
lust before the nominating convention.
1t is not so stated in the preliminary
papers, but it is known that Assistant
District Attorney De Ford has been able
to trace a part of the money obtained by
Wnlett to a Tammany politician, whose
name is conspicuOusly connected with
the scandal.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
MILLIoNAIREs sUBPoENAED.
Morgan, Perkins, Hill,
Gary, and Others Served.

New York, Nov. 1.-Andrew Carnegie
was served to-day with a subpoena in
the suit brought by the government
against the United States Steel Corpora
ton and in turn presented his auto
graphed photograph to United States
Marshal Henkel. who served the sub
poena- The marshal was greatly fat
tered by his reception and proudly ex-
hibited the photograph to reporters. 1t
shows the Laird Of SkIbo wearing kits.
When 1 was coming away" said the
marshal, Mr.. Carnegie asked me II
had broken my fast. 1 told him had
and he said he was sorry. that he would
like to have me take a bowl OF por-
ridge with him. 1 tell you. when you
treat these millionaires right they'll
treat you right"
]. Pierpont Morgan accepted service
to-day with a CHEEKY good morning
Others served were John d. Rockefeller,
George W. Perkins, Charles Steele
James Cayley, Daniel Reid, Norman B.
Ream, James n. Hill, and Judge E. H
Gary.
Subpoenas were also served upon the
United States Steel Corporation, the
Federal Steel Company, the Lake Supe-
rior Iron Mines, and the Union Steel
Company
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
CYANIDE BOUGHT
BY YOUNG WOMAN
Defense in Richeson Case
Gets Good Witness.

Boston, Nov. IAN important new wit
ness for the defense in the case of Rev.
C. V. T. Richeson, charged with the muir
der of Avis Linnell, has been found in
Eugene Levitan, Of Dorchester, who un-
til last Thursday conducted a pharmacy
at 80 Boylston street, Cambridge. To-
day he declared that a few weeks before
the death of Avis Linnell he sold small
quantity of cyanide of potassium to a
young woman whom he believes was the
student of music whose death by poison
is charged against the young clergyman.
Mr.. Levitan said to-day that about the
middle of September a young woman
called at his store and requested ''5 or
10 cents worth of cyanide of potassium" "
He questioned her about the use for
which 1t was intended. The young wom-
an declared she was a student of chem
istry, knew the deadly nature of the
drug. but was familiar with its uses,
and wished to employ it in chemical eX-
periments.
Then" said Mr.. Levitan, II sold her
q couple of grams, first wrapping the
cyanide in tissue paper and then in white
paper. 1 made the girl sign the book
used in such cases, but 1 can't remember
what the signature was. On Monday
asked W. D. Frazier, who had assumed
charge of the Cambridge store, TO find
out what name was written opposite the
sale. and he said he would do So
Mr.. Frazier, the new proprietor of the
store, declines to reveal the result of
his search, but will give all information
required to the authorities. By a CO.
incident Mrs Bessie Levitan, wife OF the
druggist, is just as positive that a man
Nv 81
store about September % and tried 10
buy cyanide of potassium.
Il was looking after the store that
day said Mrs Levitan, when about
noon a tall, fine-looking man of dark
complexion, with especially dark eye
brows, walked into the store. l waited
on him. He said he wanted some tine
ture Of iron and quinine tablets. 1 gave
them to him and then he said he wanted
some cyanide of potassium.
Il didn't know where the cyanide was
kept and asked him II he didn't want
chloride of potash or potash tablets in
stead.
No I want the other. and I'm in
hurry. too. I'm a working man and
haven't much time He then walked
out OF the store"
The police place no confidence in the
story of Bertha NJ. Girdler, Of Mercer.
Me, who believes she saw Avis LinnelI
and Richeson together in the SeagrIll
restaurant on the afternoon preceding
her death. The police also have a de-
nial from Miss Gladys Chase that She
saw RiCheson and Miss Linnen on the
street together on October IA
John D. Lee, of Lynchburg, Va. came
to Boston to-day to assist counsel for
Rev. Mr.. Richeson.
Il am here on the account OF Var
land Richeson, my old friend, who ap-
pealed to me to defend his son." said
Mr.. Lee. Il am ready to make a stift
fight for him
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
HALLOWEEN ECHOES MILD
COMPARED. WITH OLD TIMES
Juvenile Court Dragnet Has Two Small Fish, and They
Make Getaway.

metallic tube, but pleaded that he was
firing beans at a bush in a front yard
and was not annoying any one. Police
man Davis testified that the youngster
had not given any previous trouble, so
Judge De Lacy suspended sentence. Her
mans collateral of 50 was returned.
ChaunCey S. Winstead was before the
tribunal for disorderly conduct. Police
man Norris W. Jones, of the Tenth pre-
cinct, said that Winstead was with a
crowd making a tour of the northwest
section and breaking milk bottles. He
was not certain that young Winstead
had broken any of the bottles so Judge
De Lacy dismissed the case. Chauncey's s
IS collateral was refunded.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02

enCe Duvall
Rev. F. ]. Lukens is the sqPerintend-
ent
The ministerial council is composed
Of Rev. D. c. Macleod, president Rev.
G. a. Miller, vice president; Rev c. P.
Wiles, secretary; Rev. c. f. Fultz. treas
urer; Rev. J. H. Nelms, Rev. ]. c. Ball,
Rev. J. W. Smith. Rev. J. w. R. Sum
walt
The council members are Revs. H. r.
Naylor, w. 1. McKenney, w. W. Barnes,
J. Fl. Wells, H. l.. Hout, J. f. Briggs,
F. w. Johnson, ]. w. Many, H. w. o.
Millington, p. r. Hickok. G. P. Wilson,
A. w. SpoOner, w. J. D. Thomas, j.
l.. Frantz, S. H. Woodrow, j. H Tay-
lor, F. T. Benson
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
PURVEYORS ARE ACTIVE.
Retail Grocers Grntified Mt Outlook
for Food show.

a meeting of the Retail Grocers' Pro-
tective Association in the old Masonic
Temple last night was devoted to con-
sideration of the Food Show which will
be held at Convention Hall November s
to is under the auspices of the associa-
ton. Perry P. Patrick. secretary Of the
association and manager of the Food
Show, read the list of exhibitors. which
includes the names of sixty of the most
prominent purveyors of food in the
United States. Practically every inch of
space has been disposed of, and an army
Of electricians, decorators, and carpenters
is engaged in making the hall a bower
OF beauty.
Merchandise for distribution in the
show is arriving by the carload.
The show will formally open Monday
night, when prominent men will make
addresses. The association gave Man
ager Patrick free rein in the matter of
expenditures, to the end that the bril-
liant success anticipated may be assured.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02

Times have changed. Halloweens not
what it used to be when I was a boy"
said Judge De Lacy, yesterday after
noon, as he looked over the Juvenile
Court docket and found only two cases re-
sulting from the festivities of the pre-
ceding night. Il guess the boys expend
all of their energy on the Fairgrounds.
The activities there seem to have put
an end to the celebrations Of the olden
days"
Herman Altman, of Twenty-third and
F streets northwest, was arTaigned for
disorderly conduct being charged by
Policeman Jacob H. Davis. of the Third
precinct with using a spitbalI blower.
The boy admitted that he was using the
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
RESPONSES TO APPEAL.
subscriptions to Mortgage Fund of
Central Union Mission.

The recent appeal of the officers of
the Central Union Mission for donations
to pay off the $4,000 mortgage on their
building has met with many responses,
and several subscriptions Of $1,000 each
have been received. Plans for a gen.
eral canvass for one-dolar subscriptions
have been formulated.
The building for sheltering homeless
men is valued by the directors at $780,
600. and the Mission has been iucorpor-
ate6 .twenty-siX years. The officers of
the Il Cission are:
B'4rd Of directors-O. E. Brown, chair
mar z. Z. Richardson. vice chairman;
n. -. Robbins, secretary; W. H Ram
sey. treasurer; J. c. Pratt, E. A. Ste
vens, Charles J. Ladson, w. D. Ying-
ling, L. E. Breuninger. Adfred Wood
Board Of trustees-Aldis B. Browne,
William H. Martin, Daniel Fraser. John
3. Kinnear, Ivory G. Kimbau, w. CIar-
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
HORSE PLUNGEs INTO CANAL.
Billy, Frightened by Auto, Runs
Away, but Is Saved.

Billy. fine young horse. narrowly
escaped drowning yesterday afternoon
in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
Billy was hitGhed to a wagon belonging
to William Tealock, of Twenty-sixth and
NJ streets northwest.
Standing at Wisconsin avenue and NJ
street was a huge automobile. When
this buzz wagon started, Billy started
only he started without a driver. Down
the street he ran. The wagon bounded
from side to side. Arriving at the banks
of the stream, Billy plunged in, fol-
lowed by the remains of the wagon.
Luckily, the water was not deep, for he
could not swim while in the shafts.
Several dozen pedestrians, a couple Of
policemen. and a derrick helped pull the
animal from a watery grave.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
Postal Deficit Small.

According to a report Of the auditor
for the Post-ofice Department the rev.
enues of tie postal service from April
/ to June 80, 1911, the second quarter
of the year. aggregate s57, 1888, 453, the
expenditures $59,513,247, an excess of ex-
penditures over revenues of $2,179, ,794
This. including s1,S27, postal funds lost
by fire, burglary, &C, makes the postal
deficit S2,1S1,1 10.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
BowIder as Lincoln Memorial.

Informal exercises will be held at Fort
Stevens, Brightwood. D. c.. next Tues
day afternoon. when a bowlder in mem
ory of Abraham Lincoln will be placed
in position. officers of the Fort Stevens
Association are: w. V. Cox, president;
Lewis c. White. treasurer, and A. S.
Perham, secretary
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
Two Held ms Housebreaker.. g.

Robert Delaney and s. Douglas, both
cOlored, are locked up at the First pre-
cinct station on a charge of housebreak-
ing. A window in the hardware store of
Isadore Rosenberg, 3l2 Four-and-a-Half
street southwest, was broken into on the
night of October q and four pistols were
stolen.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
MARCH ON NANKIN.
Chinese Rebels Seize Nan Chang,
Capital of Kiang 81.

Shanghai, Nov. 1.-The revoIutionists
seized Nan Chang. the capital of Kiang
81 province, to-day, and have taken up
the march on Nankin. The rebels are
also active in a number of other direc-
tions. The imperial garrison of 500
Chow is awaiting the signal to go over
to the rebels. Their disaffection was re-
ported several days ago.
A government official who is here to-
day made the statement that he had re-
ceived a wireless dispatch from Hankow,
saying that Yuan Shih Kai. the COM
mander-in-chief of the imperial forces,
Is again in complete possession Of the
city of HankOw, and that communica-
tion through regular channels with the
city will soon be restored
Pekin. Nov. lin the hope OF further
appeasing the rebellious Chinese, the
throne to-day promulgated another edict
announcing the programme for a change
Of government as far as constructed
Yuan Shi Kai was appointed premier
When he will assume his new duties is
unknown. At present he is carrying out
a self-appOinted task of visiting Ii
Yuan Heng. the leader of the revolution
lists. in the south, in an attempt to bring
about a union with the rebels under
reform government. and has announced
his intention of haltlng all aggressive
operations against the rebels for the
present. Meanwhile, Prince Ching will
continue his duties as acting premier
and will have as associates Ma Tung
and Hsu Shih Chang, who, up to the
upheavcl had been vice presidents of
the cabinet The cabinet will not be an
nounced until Yuan Shi Kai has made
his selections.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
Wound. Eight, Then Shot to DEATH

New Orleans, Nov. IA laborer on a
ferry boat in the middle Of the Missis-
sippi River to-day shot and fatally
wounded three pollcement and seriously
wounded five citizens The man, crazed
with drink, then took refuge behind a
pile of freight barrels, and was shot to
death by a fusillade of bullets
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
Austrian Cabinet Resigns.

Oficial confirmatIn of the resignation
of the entire Austrian cabinet has been
received by the State Department. Ad-
vices from the American Ambassador at
Vienna did not give the reasons for the
retirement
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
EATS RAISINS AT NINETY ONE.
DIR. D. n. PearsOns Gives Up To-
baccO for Sweets.

Chicago. Nov. 1.-RaisiDs and pepper
mint candy are the substitutes for to-
bacco being used by DR.. d. K. Pearsons,
of Hindale, the ninety-one-year- r-old phi
lanthropst who has given all his wealth
to charity and is living in a sanatorium
which he founded and endowed.
DR.. Pearsons had used tobacco seven
ty years. but four weeks ago he "swore
off" chewing and smoking, and says the
raisins and PEPPERMINT candy have proved
ample substitutes.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
Disappears from Liner.

London, Nov. 1-Oficers of the trans
Atlantic steamer Dominion, from Phila-
delphia, reported the mysterious disap-
pearance at sea of a London passenger
upon the vessels arrival to-day. The
missing man was known to have had
S, 600 on his person.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02

The cost of replacing all the present
wooden cars on railroads in the United
States with steel, which would be re-
quired II some of legislators had their
way, is estimated at $3.50, 100000.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02

At the annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the Consolidated Scales Com
'pany, held to-day at the office Of R.
d. Brumback, all of the old officers were
reelected for the year.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02

The dredging machine Canton, of Bal
timore, engaged In deepening the har-
Dor here, was out Of commission to-
day for repairs, but 1t Is expected
It win again be placed In service to-
morrow.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02

Fire in a chimney at the residence of
Mrs. SpiIlman, 42s South Lee streets
brought out the entire fire department
at $40 O'Clock this afternoon. The
fire was extinguished with chemical ex-
tinguishers.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02

The woman's Auxiliary of. r. E. Lee
Camp, Confederate Veterans, will hold
a meeting. at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon att Lee Camp Hall.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02

The dancing club of Alexandria Lodge
of Elks tonight gave its second dance
of the season at the Elks' Home. The
dance was largely attended, among those
present being several from out Of the
city.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02

Forty-two marriage licenses, Of which
thirty-one were white and eleven colored,
were issued during the month of October
by the clerk of te Corporation Court.
He also recorded forty-four deeds during
the month.
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Humane lcelanders.

L.
A woman from Iceland. the wife OF
a well known Icelandic scholar. was
spending season in New York Lo.
cal pride gave her no rest. She held
that day lost in which she had not
pointed out to some one something
that was better done in Iceland than
in the States. One evening while she
was dining with a friend the CONVEX.
sation turned upon the work Of the
s. P. @. A. a...
TN Iceland" said the victim Of local
pride, I'VE have no need of humanita.
rian societies. Cruelty Is unknown
among us. We are naturally a race Of
humanitarians."
"You are also great fishermen, are
you not?" inquired second guest.
"Oh, certainly" she cried, great
fishermen! You have no such expert
fishermen in the States"
"But what cruel sport for an island
full of humanitarians!" cried the sec
ond guest. .-..ls~.-z..
"No, indeedv' explained the devoted
creature without winking. mo, in.
deed! In Iceland our fishermen all
bait their hooks with anaestheticsv'-
New York Sun.
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II STANCE apeoiea 81 Deer.


Just above the buffet In the dining
room Of Richmond house there
hangs a huge. finely mounted antlered
head. This trophy Of the owners
hunting prowess Is fastened so firmly
to the wall that the glisten1ng neck
seems to be coming right out through
the plaster. When little boy from
the city saw this decoration for the
first time heEeyed It with considerable
curiosity and very evident uneasiness
It looked almost too Hfelike for COM
fort. Finally the youngster asked to
be excused and slipped from his chair,
going Into the next room. He return
ed to the dining room flushed with
embarrassment.
whats tho matter. Harry y asked
his host.
II wanted to see," explained the
child sheepishly, III that animals legs
were really as long as that or II he
were standing on something In the
next room."-Lippincott's.
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HER WEiGHT INCREASED
FROM 100 TO 40 POUNDS
Wonderful Praise Accorded
Perunathe Household Remedy

Mrs. Maria Goertz, Orienta, Okla
homa, writes: ..-s, g.. ID
MY husband, children and myself
have used your medicines, and we al
ways keep them in the house in case of
necessity. was restored to health by
this medicine, and DR.. Hartman's in
valuable advice and books. People ask
about me from different places, and are
surprised that can do all of my house.
work alone, and that was cured by the
doctor of chronic catarrh.e My hus band
was cured of asthma, my daughter of
earache and catarrh of the stomach, and
my son of catarrh Of the throat. When
I was sick weighed 100 pounds; now I
weigh 40. .
II have regained my health again, and
I cannot thank you enough for your
advice. May God give you long life
and bless your work.
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ucated folks who turn up their noses
and declare the f1n0d story ia . take


ucated folks who turn up their noses
and declare the food story is fake.
You remember that Noah had to
work a long time on the ark. 1t
was uphill business, too, at best to
go on sweating and toiling day
after day under the hot sun, out
there on dry land, while the hammer
and anvil club sat around splitting
tobacco juice on his whiting up
his soft pine with old jack-knives
and telling him what a fool he was
to expect big rain in a country
that was too dry to grow alfalfa.
But he kept at it; finally the food
came and every mothers son of the
crOakers was drowned. This is
the only instance we know of either
in sacred or profane history where
the knocker got exactly what was
coming to him"
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Wonderful Earrinas.

Few present day earrings surpass in
taste and delicate finish the earrings
Of Biote, the daughter Of Aristotle,
which were found in Chalcis, where
the young woman was buried. These
ornaments represented doves swinging
In golden hoops The miniature birds
were marvelously wrought, the feath:
ers of granulated gold, the wings and
breasts enriched with bands Of color
supplied by inserted gems Precious
stones cleaned like tiny sparks for the
eyes. Daintiest device of all, the tail
feathers were so finely. made and curl
ously adjusted as to move at the slight
est motion of the pendent hoop, so that
whenever the proud wearer should toss
or shake her head her two attendant
doves would seem to balance them
selves upon their perches, as live birds
do in swinging on a bough. They were
found by exploring archaeologists. The
daughters trinkets have survived as
long as the fame Of the fathers phi
losophy.-Chicago Record Herald.
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How Clouds Arc coIored.

The color of cloud depends on the
manner in which the sunlight falls
upon It and the position of the oh.
server. It will be noticed that high
clouds are always white or light in
color, and this is because the light by
which they are seen is reflected from
the under surface by the numberless
drops of moisture which 60 to form
the cloud. Heavy rain clouds, on the
other hand, are found much nearer the
earth, and so the light falls on them
more directly from above, giving
silver lining to the cloud, though the
under surface appears black, owing
to the complete reflection and absorb
ton Of the light by the upper layers.
Seen from above by an observer in
balloon the blacklist rain clouds up.
pear Of the most dazzling brilliant
white-Dundee Advertiser.
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Tho Cal of the Falcon.

One of the traditions Of the British
Royal Yacht club is of Lord Yarbor.
ough's Falcon. the crew Of which, &C.
cording to Mr.. Ralph Neville in Lon.
don Clubs, were paid extra wages on
condition that they submitted to the
usual rules in force on British vessels
of war. These included f1ogging under
certain circumstances. and it is said
that, in consideration of the additional
sum paid by Lord Marlborough, some
Of the crew cheerfully submitted to the
occasional application of the cato.
n1ne-tails. Indeed. before the Falcon
left Plymouth sound for a cruise all
hands cordially signed paper setting
forth the usefulness of sound fog.
ging in cases of extremity and their
perfect willingness to undergo the ex.
pertinent whenever it was deemed nee.
essary for the preservation Of good or.
der" ~-.a.
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He Didn't Push.

There are some queer men in this
world. Near Bristol, England, not long
ago a tall chimney of factory tum-
bled down in gale of wind, and yet
the owner of the factory had q boy
thirteen years old arrested for pushing
1t over to spite him. 1t was sworn In
court that the combined strength of
500 men would have been required. It
was decided that the boy didn't push.
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A Clear Case.

n Clear CA00s
The beautiful young prisoner entered
the box In her own behalf.
what Is your age, miss7' asked the
lawyer.
"Forty-eight," was the steady reply.
The feminine jury caught its breath
with an audible little gasp and sat
there rigid.
How much did you pay for the hat
you are wearingY
''Ninety-e1ght cents"
Are you guilty Of the crime that is
charged against you?"
mo"
Thus did the willy prisoner attempt
to establish her veracity and then con-
vince the Jury that she was innocent.
But don't forget that this was jury
of women. A. verdict Of incurable in
sanity was brought in.-New York
Journal. =
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=. 4. w1rsor, Editor.

ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MAT
TER AT THE POSTOFFICE AT BE-
Midi, MIMI, UNDER THE ACT OF
MARCH 3. 1879.