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The Washington herald., 1911-03-07

in the capacity Of confidential clerk at
a salary of 1900 in February 1901.
In July. 1901, his salary was increased
to 81 800 year, and in November. 1901, he
was appointed route inspector in the
Office of the First Assistant Postmaster
General. at a salary of S1.3O0 per year
with g a day travelling expenses.
In May, 1860, he was promoted
to the position of assistant superintend-
ent of the registry division, in the Office
of the Third Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral, at salary of 5000 a year, with
travelling expenses OF 8 a day.
He was made chief clerk to the Third
Assistant Postmaster General in Novem-
Der 1906, at a salary of $500 a year.
About a year ago Congress made a pro-
vision whereby he received $1,000 a year
in addition to his salary as acting Third
Assistant Postmaster General, on &C
count OF the absence Of Third Assistant
Postmaster General Lawshee, who was i'll
and out Of the city for the greater part
OF the time
Official Statement Issued.
After his dismissal from the service
yesterday the Postmaster General issued
the following statement
POSTMASTER General Hitchcock issued
an order to-day dismlssing from the
service Arthur NJ. Travers, chief clerk to
the Third Assistant Postmaster General.
This dismissal is the result Of an investi-
cation initiated by the Postmaster Cen
eral over a year ago. which eliminated
yesterday in Mr.. Travers' confession to
post-office inspectors that he had been
guilty of dishonest practices in the dis
posal OF valuable postage stamps.
Mr.. Travers' offense consisted in caus
ing certain postage stamps to be so
manipulated as to create a fictitious mar
ket value. In his official capacity he
caused to be delivered to himself certain
rare stamps OF great value, and falsified
the records OF his Office by certifying that
a portion of these stamps were legally
destroyed after condemnation. Instead
OF having them destroyed, however, he
withheld them and substituted stamps in
current use to an amount equal to those
condemned. disposing OF the obsolete is
sue at very large profit.
while the philatelic value Of the
stamps so disposed of exceeded $1,000 the
government has suffered no pecuniary
loss because of Mr.. TraverS' manipula-
ton in substituting stamps of current
issue to the face value of those he sold
to dealers"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-07
BIRTH RECORD.
WHITE

WHITE
Howard J. and Ada e Daniels boy.
William and Eulalie Meyers. boy.
James and Beatrice Whiznan. bog.
Henry and Mary Reynolds girl.
Richard and Martha Turner. girl.
William W. and Rose g. Pates. boy.
Charles Z. and Grace V. Reardon, boy and Sr
twins.
Henry l. and Rebecra Barnes. girl.
James J. and Mary l. Cotterell. boy.
George W. and Mary G. Swami. boy.
John W. and Teresa A. Haring. boy.
James and lone L. Mooney, girl.
Charles ]. and Nettie VI. Raf, girl.
George A. and Margaret c. Scheeie. boy.
Frederick J. and Grace A. Haily. boy.
William and Roberta Myers, girl.
ESsiIi9 and Jennie Ghilarii. bog.
William Z. and Lillian N. Taylor. boy.
Raphael and Mary Parker. girl.
Richard A. and L. Irene SomerTille, boy.
william d. and May A. GlOtzbach. girl.
Ira A. and Clara L. Garner. boy.
John II. and Maggie VI. liner, jr., boy.
Noal H. and Mary A. Carter. gin.
William r. and May Z. Poole girl.
Harold NJ. and Grace W. Cross, boy.
COLORED.
William and Mabel Mcknight bog.
Theodore and Clara Grant, boy.
Lindsey and Lille Cole boy.
Washington and Ella Mills boy.
William and Mary James boy.
Thomas H and Rosetta Duckett, boy.
william 7. and Rose II. Moten, girl.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-07
SENATE FAILED TAFT.
Many Presidential Appointments
Were Not Confirmed.

The Senate failed to confirm several
Presidential appointments, among them
William II. Lewis, Of Boston, to be As
sistant Attorney General of the Depart
ment of Justice, and James C. Napier.
of Nashville. Tenn, to be Register Of the
Treasury.
Lewis and Napier are both negroes
though there was no objection to Napier
by reason of his color. The fact that
Lewis was appointed to a post that en-
titled him to social standing in Wash
ington higher than that enjoyed by many
public officials resulted In objections by
several Senators to the confirmation of
the black man.
Guy D. Goff, nominated for United
States attorney, and Frank L. Gilbert,
named to be collector of internal rev.
enue in Wisconsin, both failed Of confir-
nation. a big batch OF postmasters also
were left unconfirmed.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-07
DIED..

HANLoN-suddenly, on Friday, March
3. 1911. JOHN j., husband OF Julia
HanlOn, formerly First Lieutenant,
Nineteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Funeral Tuesday, March Z, from rs
Eleventh street northeast, at $50 a
m. Interment at Arlington.
MOODY-On Sunday. March 5. at his
residence, 15l2 street northwest:
EUGENE ADAMS MOODY, son OF
Theodore B. and Ada c. Moody.
Funeral services at residence, Tuesday.
March I, at p. m. lnterment private:
PRINCE-On Monday. March 6, 1911, at
o'clock p. m, JOHN, son Of the
late John and Rosina Prince.
Funeral from the residence of his
brother. William Prince, 402 4 street
northwest, on Wednesday, March S, at
3 o'clock p. m Relatives and friends
invited to attend Interment at Glen
wood Cemetery. Baltimore papers
please copy.
SHEAHAN-On Monday. March 6. 1911, at
a. m, MARY E, widow of Michael
A. Sheahan, in the seventy-first year
of her age.
Funeral from her late residence.
9l3 Westminster street northwest.
Wednesday morning, March s. at $50
O'Clock. thence to St Patricks
4 Catholic Church. where requiem
mass will be said at o'clock. Rela-
tives and friends invited Interment
at Mount 0Dvet Cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-07
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
WHITE

WHITE
Clarence HaiSlip, . and Lottis Patton, Is Rev.
L. Z. Marshall.
Louis Brandt s. and Julia Frz1gick q Rev.
Paul A. Menzel.
Herbert Talbot Murphy, n and Beatrice TreTer
Clifton L. Rev. Patrick Murphy.
John NJ Holmes. s. q Alexandria Va. and <
Virginia Ferguson, 90 Rev. ]. NJ. Sheridan.
Ebert ]. Smith, 3. and Mary L King, u. Rev.
S. H. Woodrow.
Lewis R Turner. .. and Annie L. Jamez. u.
Rev. y. o. Gibson.
COLORED
Gerrrc A Smith 70, and Bertha NJ Edelen, Is
Res. S. l. CarrotreTS.
Arthur Logan. q, and Margaret z Clark %
Rev, C. NJ Bart
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wife last night. Hall had been in good
spirits, and Joined her at dinner. appear
ing to be in good health. Shortly after
dinner he left the room and went to the
third floor. Mrs. Hall was startled by
the sound OF a pistol a few minutes
after.
According to statements made to the
police. Hall attempted suicide on two
previous occaions.
For several years Hall conducted a sa-
loon at 142S Estreet northwest. and about
week ago had the bar license trans
ferred to SCI z street northwest. He
made trip to Germany last July. and
had only returned to this country about
two months. His financial affairs were
straight He u survived by q wifa
The Washington herald., 1911-03-07
DEATH RECORD.
WHITE

WHITE
Benjamin Callahan. S. PrUideDcs Hosp
Samuel W. Islcr. g. Govt Hosp Insane
Francis ". Self, g.. 2 st. NV.
Walter A. Hess, g. Grand Hotel, 18th and Pa
ave. NV
Susanna Johnston. r. 72 G st Sc
Thomas Cullen, -. 462 X St sw.
Eva A Turner =. Hmeopathic Hosp
Mary E Sheahan, Il, SIS Westminster 81. NV.
Ruth Smith, J Providence Hosp.
Eugene A. Moody. n 1873 p St nv.
Infant Of May and Henry Reynolds, days %
lumbia Hosp
COLORED.
Sophia Bradley. 70. 1910 18th st nv.
John E. Vannier. 81. So L s. nv.
Iway Miller, 80. Union q. nv.
George Williams, 8, 3 Jackson st ne
Randolph Ring, >, Children's Hosp
Mary Hawkins, 81, Freednen's Hosp
Enma Colbert, g. 1913 ST. Sc
Louis Oyer 90 tuberculosis Hosp
Carrie l. Fleming. 10 months D5 G s.. So
Mabel Lewis. Is days Is V st. NV.
To Cure n Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BRoMO Quinine Tabsets. Drug
gsts refund money If il fails to cure. E w.
GROVES signature Is On each box
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
L. s. Dept o, Agriculture. Weather Bureau

Washington, Monday. March s, l9u-s =. m.
Attending the eastward movement OF disturb
ancs during the past twenty four hours from the
Plains States to the Atlantic coast rain snow
has fallen in the Lake region. the Ohio and Ten
nessee valleys, the Middle States. and New Eng
land and light rains reported tonight from the
central portions OF the Plains States The ain
area has continued on the Pacific Coast from Cen
tral California nbrthw3Td.
The winds along the New England cnast will
be diminishing northerly, becoming variable; on
the Middle Atlantic coast moderate northTeStsrly.
becoming variable; on the South Atlantic coast
moderate northerly. becoming Tanable on the East
Gulf coast moderate scutherly: on the West Gulf
coast moderate south to southeast and on Lake
Michigan moderate variable, mostly easteriy.
STEAMERS departing Tuesday for European ports
VIII have moderate 10 brisk northerly winds, be
coming variable with clearing weather to the Grand
Banks
The Washington herald., 1911-03-07
Heinze Strikes II Rich.

Tacoma Wash, March 6.-F. Augustus
Heinze, former copper king, has struck it
rich again This time he has found a
fortune in the Porcupine gold fields in
Northern Canada Charles E. Heron, a
well-known mining man, who has just
returned from the new gold fields, is
authority for the statement that Heinze
is once more inside big money"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-07
Local Temperature.

Midnight, 81; a. m, =; I a. m. 3; a m, 3;
a m, IS; 10 a m, q; L noon, .; p. m, Is;
p m. &; p m. q; p. m, 81 10 p m. 81.
Maximum, tS; minimum, 81.
Relative hunidity-S 4 m. s.; r. m. s.; p.
H. e. Rainfall Is D. IN to p. M, oR Hours
Of sunshine. 81. Per cent Of possible sunshine, IL
Temperature same date last year-Maxmum, 60;
minimum, 70.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-07

A novel feature of new French sub
marine boat is that the same power is
user to- drive it when submerged as when
on the surface OF the water.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-07
GasoIine causes q Fire.

Fire damaged the hardware and fur
niture store OF w. L Grawner, 30 and
z2 Four-and-a-half street northwest
81 500 yesterday afternoon. It originated
from gasoline fumes.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-07
Tide Table.

Today-High tide, 1913 a m and ] % .. m
low tide 50 a. m and g p. m
Tomorru~-figh tide 80 a m. and 215 p m
low tide IS a m and e16 y. m.
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Temperutures I'm Other Cities.

Temperatures in other cities, together with tbs
amount Of rainfall for the twenty-four hours ended
at p. N. yesterday, are as follows:
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HOTEL MAKES DEBUT
New Continental Admired
for It's Magnificence.
ROOMS ELEGANTLY FURNISHED

Large Number of Representative
Business Men of Capital Attend
Elaborate Opening of Handsome
Hosiery Under Management of A.
w. Chaffee-officers and DIRECTORS.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-06-16
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION SENDS
UP FREIGHT CAR AND NEGRO

The explosion was terrific. The top of
the car was hurled high into the air,
debris flying in all directions, and the
force of the conclusion broke several
windows of the Southern Furniture fac
tary nearby.
Several men arrived in a moment, but
the car was already burning furiously
and they were barely able to drag the
negro cook from the midst of the flames.
Almost the entire frame and contents
of the car were burned before the fire
was extinguished by the fire department.
which had much trouble in getting to
the tracks The negro was rushed to the
Grady hospital. where it is reported his
injuries are serious.
AS to why the dynamite was in the car
no one seems to know. All the work.
men say that they never use dynamite in
their track repairing. Foreman Patter-
son could not be located to explain the
presence of the powder in his car. One
OF the men said IL had been there for
months. left by the former occupants
of the car. he thought, and nobody had
taken the trouble to remove the three
little sticks.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-06-16
CASE OF REAL CHOLERA
ON AN ATLANTIC LINER
Storage Passenger on Europa
Develops Diseases Steam
er Is Guaranteed
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, June 14.-A ship with
a true case of cnolera cams into port
today.
The Italian line steamship Europa,
from Genoa and Naples, dropped an
Choir off quarantine and reported that
a steerage passenger named Agostino
Tavolla was on board suffering from
cholera.
Tavolla is from Calabria, and on June
5, four days after leaving Naples, re-
ported I'LL The royal Italian commits
sioner~ on board reported that the man
passed through all the stages of the
disease and preserved specimens for ex.
animation by Health Commissioner
Doty.'
The patient will be removed to Swim
burne island and the Europa will be
disinfected
The steamship Berlin arrived yesteF
day from Italian ports and reported
that a steerage passenger, also from
Calabria, had died from cholera few
days after leaving Naples.
The Berlin was released from quaran-
tine this morning, the steerage passen-
gers and the stewards having been trans
ferred to HOFFMAN island
The crew will remain on board the Ber-
lin under observation of the ships sur
geon No new cases have developed
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-06-16
D|SCLA|M
RESPONSIBILITY IN
THE CASTRO AFFAIR
Government Says That the
Steamer Consul GroStuCk
Carrying Former Pres. Cas-
tro Is Haytian Vessel
CRy Associated Press. }

BERLIN, June 1.-THE German gov
eminent disclaims all responsibility for
the steamer Consul Grostauck which is
reported as flying the German flag, and
announces that the blame for any COM
plications that may result from the land
ing Of Cipriano Castro, the exiled prest-
dent of Venezuela, will rest upon the
haitian government.
1t is stated emphatically that the
steamer has no right to display the Ger
man colors.
1t was favnerlS The Italian crusader
Umbria, and was purchased from Italy
by Haiti. The latter country is the one
now properly concerned with the move
ment Of the vessel
American Ambassador Hill called at
the foreign office today, presumably to
discuss the situation brought about by
the reported presence of Castro on the
Consul Grostauck.
The steamer recently arrived at Port
de Paiz, Haiti; and, according to- ad-
vices received at Washington from the
American consul at Port-Au-Prince, has
on board the exiled Castro, who is sup
posed to be attempting to return 10 Ven
ezueIa in the hope of rallying his erst-
while followers and so regaining the
presidency from which he was deposed
after he left the country for visit
to Europe in the fall of 1905
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-06-16
ARMY IS INEFFICIENT
DECLARES CONGRESSMAN
Representative Kahn Wants to
Know Why the Army Is
So Useless
az RALPH SMITH.

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 15.-Charg-
ing that the United States army is
grossly inefficient, and that the mobiliz-
alton of the troops in Texas has demon
strated it's worthlessness as a fighting
machine, the house of representatives
will be asked by Representative Kahn. of
California, to order a searching investi-
cation of the army. Kahn has already
prepared his resolution and believes that
the Democratic house will agree to its
passage He is a Republican regular.
Mr.. Kahn and other critics of the mill
tary establishment of the United States
assert that the mobilization of troops
in Texas for possible emergencies in
Mexico has demonstrated beyond Ques-
ton that the army is almost hopelessly
inefficient
been spending 500, 100000 a year on an
army that could not put a single division
in the field in fighting trim, and they
want to know the reason for this. There
fore the congressional investigation Is
proposed.
1t is said that the maneuvers In Texas
demonstrated the fact that the army
could not have been moved a day and a
nalf from a railroad. without emergency
preparations, involving weeks of delay,
and that once in the field there was no
organization to supply the troops with
ammunition as they would need 1t IL go
ing into action.
OF the 10000 men modified in Texas,
barely a third of that number were fit for
field duty.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-06-16
4 CLEANING UP TIME is HERE
MANY MAsONs COMING
TO ATLANTA MONDAY.
Lodge of Instruction Will Be
Held in Masonic Temple
June 18th

The lodge of instruction which is to be
held IN Masonic temple next Monday
night promises to bring more out-of-
town Masons to Atlanta than any event
since the session Of the Fifth district
Masonic convention two years ago. This
statement is based upon the announce
ment of the Fifth district deputy grand
master who has received many accept
ances to the invitations sent out several
days ago.
The purpose of the lodge Of instruction
is concisely conveyed in the term applied
to tia meeting of Masons for this pur-
pose of mutual instruction and the dis
cussion of ways and means by which the
work of the symbolic lodges in this Juris-
diction may be made uniform and per-
feet. The masters and wardens and Of
ficers, together with many lay Masons
from all over the Fifth district, have sig
nff1ed their intention of cominga to this
occasion.
The lodge will meet at Z o'clock in the
blue lodge room on the second floor Of
the temple. The first degrees of symbolic
Masonry will then be conferred, with ex-
plantations and informal instructions from
lodge officials.
Plans will also be discussed for the
Fifth district Masonic convention which
meets in Douglasville, Ga, ON Wednes-
day, August 8.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-06-16
BETSY ROSS FLAG
TO FLY FOREVER

NEW BRUNSWICK, N j., June 15.-
An exact copy of the original Betsy
Ross" flag will fly henceforth, rain or
shine. from commanding site on the
heights of Middlebrook, about mile
and a half from Boundbrook, N. ]. The
pole is on the site of the headquarters
Of Gen. George Washington, who was
encamped here with the main part of his
army in the spring of 1777, during the
campaign which resulted in the British
retiring to Staten Island and leaving
New Jersey in complete possession of the
continental troops. On this spot the
stars and Stripes were first raised after
their adoption by congress on June IA of
that last year. The flag and staff are
the gift of a patriotic organization here.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-06-16
RANS-ETLANT|C
STEAMSHIP LINES
TIED UP BY STRIKE
Teutonic and Empress of Ire
land Lie Idly Juggling at
Their HaWserS Without
Crews to Operate Them
fsy Associated Press.)

LONDON, June 1.-THE strike of
seamen and firemen was launched Off
cially at Liverpool and at some of the
other ports of the British Isles and the
continent this morning.
The first big steamers to be tied UP
were transatlantic liners. The crews
of the Teutonic and the Empress of Ire
land, numbering $50 and 300 men re-
spectively, refused to sign.
Despite the recent efforts of the strike
leaders to hold her up the Olympia of
the White Star line. the largest steamer
afloat. got away from Southampton on
her maiden voyage 10 New York early
this afternoon.
The Teutonic, of the White Star line,
was scheduled TO sail from Liverpool
next Saturday for Quebec and Mon
treat.
The Empress OF Ireland, owned by the
Canadian Pacific Steamship company,
was due to leave Liverpool next Friday
for Quebec.
In the early development of the strike
there has appeared to be a lack of CO.
lesion among the men at most of the
ports, which explained the comparative
Indifference OF the ship owners, who
continued to scout the idea of any really
serious inconvenience. q.
This afternoon the International Sea-
mems union issued a proclamation, stat
ing that the signal for an international
strike would be given through the
United Kingdom. France. Belgium, Hol-
land and Scandinavia at o'clock to-
night.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-06-16

Three sticks Of dynamite that had
rested in freight car for months were
accIdentaily exploded Thursday morning
and the top Of the car was blown of. A
negro. who happened to be I'm the car.
went up also. but miraculously escaped
with his life. though physicians at Grady
have doubts about his recovery. Falling
back into the burning car. he was pulled
out OF the flames. badly burned and In
jured, but far from dead.
The car was part Of an N, G. q St
L. work train which was out on the
Southern tracks. near Bellwood avenue.
II vas the car in which the foreman
OF the work crew, J. s. Patterson, lived,
and II was just next TO the cook car.
where there was a fire in the stove.
sam Whitlock, the negro cook Of the
crew. was alone in the foreman's car.
smoking. about 10 O'Clock Thursday morn
ing when an engine bumped into the train
10 move Il along the track little way.
There were three sticks Of dynamite in
the car and in some way. from the jolt
or from the broom striking the dynamite,
or from both together. they suddenly
went OF.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-06-16
JAPANESE MERCHANTS
FRIENDLY TO THE u. S.

WASHINGTON, June 15.-The cordial
reception extended the American-Asiatic
fleet by the mayor and municipal coun-
ell of Yokohama last month, according
to state department officials, is evidence
that the Japanese business community
is particularly anxious of maintaining
most friendly relations between America
and Japan. An official report of the de-
monstration which has just reached
washington notes that on the day of the
reception the American consulate general
at Yokohama certified total of 1873 in
voices, covering approximately $610,130
worth of Japanese goods shipped to the
United States.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-06-16
CLEVER OPERATION
CLEARS W0MAN'S BRAIN

removal OF a piece of bone two and one
half inches square and an inch thick
from the skull of Mrs NJ. M. Bard, of
Cleveland, at local hospital, has re-
stored to her her liking for water and
has made her lose an abnormal desire TO
play the piano constantly.
For many years she has had an ex-
treme aversion to the sight Of water,
even in a river or a pond, and has been
possessed of a strange desire to play
on the piano. all the time, and has de-
veloped other peculiar mental ailments.
Examination by surgeons disclosed a
congentinal fracture of the skull and an
operation was advised, which has re-
stored her to normal conditions.