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The Washington herald., 1911-10-10
HOT DISCUSSION
ON SITE EXPECTED
Chamber Wants Lincoln Me-
mortal in District.

The opening fall meeting Of the Cham
ber of Commerce tonight is promised
some verbal pyrotechniCs over the loca-
ton of the s2,OOO.OOO Lincoln Memorial
Robert N. Harper plans. It is under
stood. to bring the Wash
ington form of memorial project again
before the body, and William E. Shan
non, another member of the board of
dierectors, yesterday ha dmailed to all
members of the Chamber a pamphlet
in which the arguments for the monu-
mental type of memorial. to be To-
Gated, as indicated by President Taft,
either in the Mall or in Meridian Park,
are summarized.
Mr Shannon advances as one Of his
The Washington herald., 1911-10-10
LARGE CROWD SEES
EXHIBITION DRILL
Company C Is the Winner OF
Annual Event.

While a Iare" crowd Of visitors. includ-
ing a delegation of army officers and
many business and professional men, ap-
plauded ;he boys of Company c, under
command of Capt. Leo c. Anthony, won
the annuoI drill of the National Training
- nool for Boys yastcruay aItrrn"Oh
Five companies. comprising the ~ boys
who are now held at the school entered
the drill. OF these. Companies { and b
were white boys. and Companies \, d,
and F. weT negroes.
o. F. Darnall, superintendent OF the
institution. acted as master of Cere-
monies. The judges OF the competitive
drill were Maj. w. A. MCCathran, Capt.
Harry Coope, and Capt. G. r. Sherwood,
of the National Guard.
The latter were enthusiastic in their
praise of the drill exhibition put up BY
the boys. All The PvOlutiOns required by
the United States manuel of arms were
gone through with snap and precision
The Washington herald., 1911-10-10

principal arguments the carrying forward
of the Mcmillan plan for the beautii-
cato nof Washington. which the Cham
ber has indOrsed and supported num-
Der of times.
My reason for addressing the mem
bers of the Chamber is to familiarize
them with this most important subject
and ask them TO support the committee
on the future development of Washing
tOn,' which Is working. not for Virginia,
Pennsylvania. Ohio, or New Jersey, but
for Washington" said Mr.. Shannon.
Mr.. Shannon further points out that the
bill providing for the memorial speCifi-
callv states that the 100000 apprOpri-
ated for it shall be spent i'll the District
of Columbia
The Washington herald., 1911-10-10
1000 HAPPY YOUNGSTERS
HAIL NEW FROLIC PLACE
Opening of Fairgrounds at Fourteenth Street and Park
Road Delights Columbia Heights Chill
dren and Grown-ups

Attended by more than 1000 children
from the northwest section of town, the
new Columbia Heights playground at
Fourteenth street and Park road was
opened yesterday. Among the interested
spectat-"s were Arthur c. Moses, pres
ident of the washington Fairgrounds
Association and Benjamin F. Hibbs,
chairman of the Fairgrounds committee
OF the Columbia Heights Citizens As
sOciatiOn.
Never has a playground opening in
Washington surpassed in enthusiasm
that of yesterday. From noon, when the
American flag was raised to the top of
the tall pole within the grounds, until
s O'Clock, when the gathering darkness
warned the youngsters of supper and
bed, the big lot at Fourteenth street and
Park road was transformed into a sew
enth heaven of childish bliss.
Long before the official hour of OPEN
ing two long lanes of automobiles were
lined up on Kenyon street and Park
road. while parents and friends awaited
outside the locked wicker gate. Just AZ
the whistles downtown gave the first
blast of noontime the gate was thrown
open and little nine-months-old Macey
Catherine Markham, daughter of the
Assistant Engineer Commissioner, was
carried into the grounds.
A long throng of laughing children fol-
lowed, and in a few moments had taken
possession of the razzle-dazzle, swings,
see-saws, and sand piles. Little Miss
Markhams first official act was TO slide
down that steep asd slippery board which
terminate in a sand pile
Miss Florence Kent, directress of the
playground, had charge of the games
during the aftaInoOn with sixteep-year -
old Aldine Dent as her assistant. The
latter has shown great aptitude in the
handling of children, and was the life
of the different games played during the
afternoon.
Superintendent of Fairgrounds E. s.
Martin expressed his complete approval
of the opening
The Washington herald., 1911-10-10
MORALS
CRUSADE PRAISED
Order Against City Bill
boards Meets Approval.

\ city-widc wave of qualification has
followed in the wake of the order issued
hy the Commissioners against billboards,
Considerable interest has attached to
how much latitude the Commissioners
had in mind under the phrase. "neCes-
sary or desirable. in that portion Of the
order which states that the "bilIboards
row erected may be used until the Com
missi0ners deem their removal necessary
or desirable
Commissioner Cuno II. Rudolph said
yesterday that il iS the intention of the
Board of Commissioners TO abolish the
iillhOards of the city by a gradual proc
eSs Of elimination. The president of the
heard stated that there is no intention
to have the billboard order work a hard
ship on persons who have money invest
ed in property of that kind but that
nevertheless gradual elimination" would
be the programme
Will Accomplish Good.
Miss H. Winnifred De Witt. manager Of
Chases Theater. said Yesterday:
The order directed against billboards
will accomplish a vast amount of good.
1t is a move tending 20 conserve the
morals of the community. and as such
merits the hlgNcSt COmmendatlon. MY
hearty sympathy may always be counted
on in every movement which is for the
public welfare"
Rev. ". I. McKenney. pastor OF Wes-
ley VI. f. Church. said:
The Washington Herald has promoted
to successful issue many laudable causes.
but its activity. in connection with the
AlOysius Truth Society. in arousing at
tention 10 the bill poster evil in Wash
ington deserves especial notice Some OF
the billbOardS throughout the city have
been glaringly offensive. and have vio-
lated the law of common drcenCy."
The Washington herald., 1911-10-10

Among the many Washington friends
OF Mrs. Edna 5. Ora N. wife Of the archi-
tect who designed the Singer Building, in
New York City. speculation iS rife as to
the nature of the charges which will he
forthcoming in her suit for divorce
against her husabnd. The fact that Mr..
Dram Is willing to work as clerk in
typewriter store rather than remain with
her husabnd, and her reticence on all
matters pertaining to the impending ac-
tion. have led to the rumor that her sup
Elementary charges will he Of a startling
nature
Mrs. Dram Yesterday declagcd the ac-
tion was in the hands Of her lawyers.
who would issue what statements they
saw fit
Il cannot make any statement OF the
The Washington herald., 1911-10-10
Architects Wife Awaits
Outcome of Her Suit
Photo by HarnsEwing.

charges at this time" she said and
can only hope that this whole unfortun-
ate affair will bn kept from the public
forever"
1t was stated by friend Of Mrs. Dram
yesterday that efforts will he made u
have the hearing % the subsequent pro-
r-diuEs held privately. Mrs. Dram was
unable To deny or affirm this
Four months ago Mrs. Dram came tn
this city and obt.uncd a position with
the !. G. Smith Typewriter Company.
She now resides with h.r uncle. Fred 7.
Schneider. at zoos Massachusetts avenue
northwest At ;hr time she came here
Mrs. Dram had completed all plans for
the withdrawal Of her suit for separation.
and the filing Df a suit for divorce. Her
petition to this md is now in III" hands
Of Judge Garrettson. Of the Brooklyn
Supreme Court.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-10

that suggested long and hard training
Company { Was the third to enter
the field. Thc Young commander Of this
company has been in the institution
about one year. and during that time
has shown wonderful aptitude in as
similating tactical knowlrdGe
The negro companies, one Of which
won second prize. showed marked In
clinati"n to do raCtime steps. and in
some respects their showing was more
spectacular than that Of the white boys.
The second and third winners were
Company A CnegrOl. commanded by
cont. John "Adams. and COMPANY b
twhite1. led 10y capt. Floyd Farmer
At the conclusion Of the drill Supt.
Darnell presented the three winning
companies with a huge purple banner
on which are inscribed the letters N. T.
&. &. This flag will be held Jointly bv
al companies.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-10
YALE PRACTICES KICKING,
No Scrimmage for First ana Second
Teams.

New Haven. Conn, oct. 9-Drop-kick-
ing was the feature Of YaIe's practice
to-day, under the tutelaE" Of Dr. Billy
Bull, Brinke Tho"ne, and Fred Murphy.
Head Coach Field sent the regulars
through some new formations. Every
first string man except PhiIbin was in
place.
Most of Yalc's injured players were
present to-day, Excluding GaIIaucr. end:
Baker, half back; BOmCislcr end. and
Read. center. Baker and Read will not
play for some time, II they are able TO
get into the game this year. Walter
Camp. jr., has thoroughly recovered from
his injured back and will night for his
old position at right end.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-10
NOTED ATTORNEY TO SPEAK.
Law Students VIII Hear =. :
Gregory. of Chicago.

S. :. Gregory. Of Chicago. president
Of the American Bar Association. will
address the law hool of George
Washington University, at New Masonic
Temple next Saturday evening.
He has argued large number of
cases before the United States Supreme
Court, and was an intimate friend of
the late Chief Justice Fuller. He WAS
counsel for Eugene Y. Debs in his IA
NOUS trial and the habeas corpus pro-
Cecdngs before the United states Su-
premc Court. and also defended Prem
degast who killed Carter Harrison
maNOr Of Chicago.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-10
widow May Get Year. Pay.

A board of inquiry. composed of Com
mander Althouse and Lieut.. Commanders
Selone and Soule, yesterday were ap-
pointed by Act. Supt. ,of the Navy Will
lard to learn the cause of the defective
pulley Which killed Daniel s. Sullivan,
a machinist, last Saturday II the board
decides it was the fault of the govern
ment a years pay will be awarded the
widow
The Washington herald., 1911-10-10
HOME SEEKERS,

We will give YOU q title to a lot worth Sl.OnO
for -. enabling ;Cj to raise funds from build
ing Associations or hanks on the rrSt mon gag,
VIC taking ~c~'nd mortgage for the cost Of the
lot providing yCr. " IL build home at once.
Lots situated i'll vculcnt. desirable north
west section Of the District Write for PaTtiCu-
lars. BON Il. Herald UftiCy.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-10
SUES FOR SEPARATION.
wife Of Ernest T.. Seabrook Accuses
MOther-in-Iaw.

On the grounds that her husband made
her live with her mother-in-law and
otherwise mst~eated her Mrs Josephine
?. SeabroOk Yesterday entered suit for
separation and maintenance
Ernest P. SeSbrOok was cited to appear
before Chief Justice Clabaugh Friday and
show cause why the petition should not
be granted. Mrs. SeabrOOk alleges that
her mOther-in-law humiliated her on
every occasion, and that she was driven
from her home and forced to support her
self
The Washington herald., 1911-10-10
Mai. Judson Leaves Aratp.

Engineer Commissioner JudSon has gone
away on another trip. He left Yesterday
for Toledo, Cleveland. and other cities
upon an inspection tour. He is invcsti-
gazing municipal ownership of gaNDage
reduction plants and other municipal en-
fernrisPS- q
The Washington herald., 1911-10-10
Two stores Robbed of s14.

A thief entered the store of Max
Becker, at>1912 Seventh street northwest,
yesterday afternoon while employees were
in the rear of the establishment and
robbed the cash drawer. Henry Slay-
man, of 1210 Second street southwest,
reported to the police last night that a
thief entered his place and stole SO from
bureau drawer.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-10
bible Students to Dine.

This evening at o'clock the annual
luncheon of the Bible Students Club
takeS place at the Assembly Hall of the
Y. NJ. C. A. Judge ]. w. Thompson
will give an address on Jonah; a Bible
study" He has recently come from In
dianapolis to become legal specialist in
the Bureau OF Mines.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-10
SETS PIANO RECORD.
Bethlehem Player Keeps at It for
TWenty-seVen Hours.

Bethlehem. Pa. Oct. 9.-By playing 81
hours. 46 minutes. and 3 seconds. Harry
A. Bennett to-day broke the worlds rec
ord for lOng-distance' work on the pi-
ano. During that time Bennett did not
remove enither hand from the keys. The
previous record was held by Charles
Wright of Battle Creek. Mich. Bennett
exceeding it by l minute and seconds
Then he fell
The Washington herald., 1911-10-10
WILL UNVEIL MONUMENT.
Two Governors to Act nt Atlanta
Peace Celebration.


Atlanta. Ga. Oct. @.-Ante-bellum
days are recalled by the press Of troops
that occupy Atlanta for the pace ccle-
bration attendant upon the unveiling to-
morrow of the famous pra.r monument
commemorating the peace tour of the
Gate City Guard directly after the close
of tho reconstruction period.
Every State in tho Union has answered
the call of the Gate city organization.
The local n. \ l. j. keeping open
house for the visitors. and North and
South are met for wha; Will be one of
tho largest military celebrations in the
history of the South
Among the most prominent organiza-
lions present ar the Old Guard from
New York, the Putnam I+alanx and
the Governors Foot Guard of Connecti-
cut, the Fifth Maryland, several Boston
organizations. and many others.
The monument Will bo dedicated by
Gov. Hoke Smith, of Georgia, and Gov
Simon +. F.. BALDWIN. Of Connecticut
The Washington herald., 1911-10-10
WILEY'S o. K. NEEDED
ON EDIBLE" INK

I'VE don't eat ink, and we're
not going to eat ink. even on Di-
rector JOseph's E. RaIph's pre-
scription. until we get the o. X.
of D. Wiley on it," said P. ].
Ryan at the Central Labor Union
meeting last night, when the
question arose of Director Ralph's
recent statement that printers
ink used at the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing was not
poisonous. but was really good to
eat.
mo. were not going to eat ink
until DR.. Wiley gives it the o.
K" continued Mr.. Ryan, amid
the applause of his fellow-de
gates. Mr.. Ralph says that inks
good for digestion, but for my
part, I'm going to stick to the
old-time medicine, quinine."
Mr.. Ralph made a statement
Saturday night to the effect that
ink used at the establishment is
not poisonous.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-10
Good, hut Not Too Good.

From the Seattle POst-Intelligencer.
The ''reformers' in San Francisco won
more than S25OOOO in bets on the result
Of the recent primary, which their man
captured. They are good, but not OBJ
Ioxiously so.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-10

In this country the sum total of damag ge
done by injurious insects is estimated al
something more than sl,Oo0, ,000, 600.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-10
The Ungenerous Briton.

The UnRenerOus BrftOD-
From the Detroit Journal.
The British newspapers are shocked.
of course. at aggression which is not
British aggression.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-08-10
THE JEFFERSONIAN

and Attorney General Hall in this litigation +
stood ready to contribute my legal mite to this
cause.
You can imagine the chagrin of the Commits
sion and myself, when Gov. Brown and Attorney
General Hall ignored offer of assistance and
passed us by in silence. / confidently expected
this motion of the Attorney General to be pressed
with vigor. 1t dragged along from March Gath to
June II, 1911, when this motion was continued
upon the statement q am repeating the exact
words of Judge Newmans order) ''of counsel in
open court that an agreement has been reached be-
tween the parties at interest for continuance of
this case.''
You ask: "Why is it that Judge Hines, Attor-
ney for the Railroad Commission, does not go into
the Federal Court and have the injunction dis
solved?"
The above answers this question This 1tiga-
ton was under the control and direction of the
Attorney General. He had the power and author
ity to give direction to it. I did not. 1t was COM
menced before my office even created.
1t would have been indicate and unprofess-
1onal for me to have butted in, and taken charge
of this litigation, the head of the Attorney
General
Besides, it is quite doubtful under the law
creating the office l fill whether it is my duty to
aid in litigation which is expressly confded to the
Attorney General.
Still, am always ready to assist the Attorney
General in any litigation involving the orders of
the commission
Now this is for your consolation. On June 28th,
1911, exeunt Governor Brown and Attorney Gem
eral Hall. Enter Governor Smith and Attorney
General Fielder.
Scarcely had Gov. Smith warmed the guberna-
toral seat before he gave instructions to press
the litigation and bring it to a conclusion. At
torney General Fielder and myself will press At
torney General Halls continued motion to dis
solve and shall likewise press for final decree in
this case. AS a lawyer, you will appreciate the
difficulty of dissoving temporary restraining
order granted in 1906 and after equity cause
has been referred to a Master STILL we shall do
our dead level best. In conclusion, 1 ask you to
give like prominence to this answer, that you did
to your editorial. Yours most respectfully,
JAMES K HINES.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-08-10

&c THROUGHOUT the letter of Judge
! Hines there runs strain of self-com-
placency, natural to man who draws
RIA big salary from the state; and whose
295GI official duties do not interfere with his
S>Sl private law practice. The office which
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-08-10


theory that the Railroad Commission needed
lawyer all the time. But very familiar
line in the Atlanta papers is, that Judge
Hines is out of town.; and that the Com
mission, or the Governor, will do this or that,
"when Judge Hines returns to the city"
Commissioner Warner Hill is lawyer;
Commissioner Murphy Gambler is lawyer;
Commissioner George Hillyer is a lawyer; yet
this able bunch of lawyers must be provided,
at great expense to the State, with an attorney
whom Theoretically they need all the time,
and whose salary never skips day, but who
attends to his private law business in counties
distant from Atlanta, just as though the tan
payers acerp not paying for all his time.
Enjoying the fiesh-pots in this extraordi-
nary manner, it is no wonder that the Judge
can write saucily, almost fippantly, in the
true ''we're-on-top' style.
He SAYS that McLendon is not the man en-
titled to the credit for the Commissions cir
culars (316-17-18) ordering reductions in
freight rates in Georgia. Why then did he
not name the man who is entitled to it? Why
couldn't Judge Hines qcith the records before
him, point out errors of my memory, as to the
date, and state that those circulars were issued
in 1906, ochen Joseph N. Broom aUas regarded
as the dominant person on the Railroad Conn.,
MISSION?
Judge Hines was willing enough to deny
the credit to McLendon; but he was not will
ing to award it to the man whom Smith hates
and fears-"Little Joe' Brown.
We are told by Judge Hines that scarcely
had Governor Smith warmed his seat" before
he directed that action be taken to put the Joe
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eve condemn these excessive and discriminate
ing port rates as unjust, and we demand the i'm
mediate righting of these wrongs by the railroad
commission If the commission fails to carry out
our demands, we call upon the executive md leg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-30
Continued from page II

up of gaskets on the mizzen. Then | paid
him no attention until four bells, when the
helmsman, looking aloft as he struck the
bell, sang out, "Great God, sir! Look"
Tom, neatly noosed with hangman's
knot under his ear, was swaying at the end
of an upper mizzentopsail yard gasket which
depended from the place on the yard where
his brother had chung the night of the murder.
l had begun to dread the sound of "four
bells" This division of the watch is at
two, six, and ten o'clock, night or day.
At six in the evening l had threatened the
life of the mate; at ten in the evening he
had been killed; and at ten in the morning
Tom had hanged himself.
"HAT fatal or momentouS event was to
happen some day or night at two
o'clock, could not imagine; but an incident
that occurred near the end of the homeward
run led me to hope that the account had been
settled. We were holystoning the decks, and
a man working his stone near the wheel one
afternoon found an obstruction in the deck,
which he pried out and handed to me.
1t was small, fiat, triangular piece of
steel, sharpened on one edge, the end of a
sheathknife blade. 1t had been driven or
then broken off, exactly as though used as
the wheel steady while the helmsman left it
for a moment or two. AS came to this con-
clusion the man at the wheel struck four
bells, and | tossed it overheard.
l said nothing about it to the Captain or
to Mabel; but news from Sydney that had
beaten us by steamer to New York could not
be concealed. On that day, at ten in the
morning, his brother Bill had been hanged
in the Sydney Jail.
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THE BROTHERS

aspect of the case troubled me as we sailed
on toward Sydney. l said no more about
it, though at the trial of Bill at Sydney
introduced it in my testimony. 1t had little
weight. A Captains preconceived opinion
of sailors guilt often has more influence in
court than solid evidence to the contrary,
and Bill was convicted of murder in the
first degree on the testimony of his brother
and the Captains story of the climb.
VIE went to sea before he was sentenced;
w as first mate, and Mabel as my prom
ised WIFE, And, though the rest of the crew
had deserted the murder ship, Tom went
with us; for he wanted, he said, to get as far
away from his brother, dead or alive, as was
possible. And with his brother in limbo
Tom was really changed character, lively,
anxious to please, and ambitious to learn.
He seemed grateful to me, and accorded me
his confidence, showing me his sheath knife
one day with its point broken off.
"For l want no murder in mine, sir!" he
said. Il know I've got bad temper, and
l know these knives can 60 deep. No hang
mans knots for me, Mr.. Rogers! Say, sir,
will you show me how to make one?"
Not without repugnance did make the
grisly exhibit for him in the end of rope. He
practised it until proficient, and then, glee-
fully and grinning, made hangman's moses in
ropes ends until the men, with the suasion
of the forecastle, changed his mood.
The change seemed permanent. His un-
pleasant grin gave way to the old and equal
ly unpleasant scowl and nervous manner.
He grew irritable, and one morning was so
Extensively familiar with Mabel and SO inso-
lent to Captain Merwin and myself that l
ordered him aloft in his watch below for
punishment, giving him as task the making