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The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
A CASE FOR MERCY.
President Commended for Pardon
ing Alaska Woman.

From the New York EIening Mail.
One cannot consider the case of
Lottie Burns without feeling that the
President did right in granting a par
don to her. Nor can he resist the con-
clusion that climatic conditions may
sometimes strengthen the plea for
Executive clemency.
Lottie Burns lives up in Nome,
Alaska. and the plain truth is that she
has been in jail for selling whisky in
violation of law. Her sentence Of
year would have expired in the mid
die of the long arctic winter now clos
ing in. and If kept in prison until then
she would have been turned out home
less and penniless at a time when
person in such circumstances in that
latitude has to look death straight in
the face.
So Lottie Burns appealed to the
President either TO pardon her right
away or to permit her to remain in
Jail for six months after the expira-
tion of her sentence, thus tiding her
over the winter season. Lottie is now
hustling around preparing for the cold
spell, but she is done with the whisky
business.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
WATER FLIGHT POSTPONED.
Descends Before Fort
Monroe Is Reached.

Lieuts. Theodore G. Ellyson and John
H. Towers. U. s. N. reported to the
Navy Department yesterday that they
were forced to postpone the scheduled
over-water aeroplane flight from An
napolis to Fort Monroe on account Of
engine troubles Just after the start.
In a triad hydrOplane, the two officers
started from the Naval Academy at
o'clock Wednesday afternoon. with Lieut.
Ellyson at the throttle. They landed at
Smiths Point, Va. sixty miles from An
napolis, after a constant struggle with
their motor. The flight will be attempted
again early next week. and II 1t is sue
cessful, a new record will go up for
continuous flight over land and water,
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
mot GUILTY" THEIR PLEA.
E. J. Macdonald and Arthur Corn
well Before Justice Barnard.

Edward J Macdonald and Arthur
Cornwell, who are accused Of murder,
yesterday entered pleas Of not guilty
before Justice Barnard. Attorneys James
A. OShea and r. L. Montague asked
that the plea OF Macdonald be with
drawn and that they have twenty days
in which to file a demurrer to the indict-
ment. Assistant District Attorney Hawk
en- opposed the motion, and the court
sustained him.
Macdonald is charged with shooting his
wife, Gertrude Macdonald. in the Colo
rado Building May "a last, and killing her.
He is alleged to have lured her to the
building on the pretense that they were
to appear before attorneys to sign paperE
whereby they were to get some money
on securities held IN trust in New York.
cornwell is charged with the murder Of
James Elmore Courtney, his sister hus-
band, on June Il. 1t is alleged he was
angry at his brother-in-law because the
latter upbraided him for slamming a
door when he entered the Courtney home.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13

every one use all the water he or she
wants for washing and bathing and all
domestic purposes That is necessary
to keep the community clean and IN
good sanitary condition"
Mr.. Gaynor argues wisely and to the
point. Not only has his advice with
reference to metering been ignored in
this city, but the rates are to be raised
besides, thus imposing a double burden
upon the people.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
Books on Travel.

The Hamburg-American Line has re-
Gently issued a number Of books on
travel for free distribution. They are
very attractively gotten up. profusely
illustrated, and give every detail Of the
numerous cruises to South America, the
Orient, West Indies. Panama Canal, and
Around the World. They contain -valu-
able information for the traveller. and
may be obtained by addressing the Cruis-
ing Department OF the Hamburg- Amer
ican Line, l5 Broadway. New York. N. Z.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
Putnam PbnInnx Dimes.

Members Of the Putnam Phalanx, Of
Hartford. Conn, on their way North from
a celebration in Atlanta, Ga, held an
informal banquet last night at the Eb-
bitt More than 17O members Of the crack
Connecticut organization sat down at the
dinner. There were no addresses. The
occasion Of the trip South by the Putnam
Phalanx was the unveiIing OF peace
monument by the Gate City Guard, the
banner military organization OF Georgia,
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
NEW PLAY A SUCCESS.
''Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Triumph for Charlotte Walker.

Atlantic City, n. j.. Oct. l2-Klaw &
Erlanger gave the first performance to-
night at the Apollo Theater Of Eugens
Walters new play, THE Trail of the
Lonesome Pine" founded on John Fox,
jr.'s popular novel, with Charlotte Wal
ker in the role Of the heroine Mr.
Walter tells the story in four acts, using
nine characters.
Miss Walker carries out the realism of
the role by playing the part barefooted
In the cast with her are Berton
Churchill. Richard Sterling. George
Woodward. W. S. Hart, Lillian Dix, VIII
lard Robertson, Alice Lindahl. and Cyrus
Wood Klaw s, Erlanger have given the
play heavy scenic setting The stage
pictures OF the mountains are very beau
tiful. The play will be seen in Washing
ton shortly
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
CHURCH CORNER STONE LAID.
Erection of Christian Science Edi-
flee Is Started.

with the simple rites of the church.
the corner stone of the new Christian
Science Church, at the corner of Euclid
and Champlain streets northwest, was
laid yesterday in the presence of a
large number of its members. In the
center of the stone was placed a copper
box containing a copy of the Bible. a
copy Of each of the books written by
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, and a few
coins.
Passages from the book were read
by o. L. Hitchcock, reader of the
church. The new edifce is being built
of stone, and a peculiar quality OF
,cream-gray brick. 1t occupies COM
manding position.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
AGED WOMAN FOUND DEAD.
Body of Mrs. Mary Zimmerman Ac-
cidentany Discovered I'm Home.


In a small front room of a two-story
frame structure at 1913 D street south
west, police of the Fourth precinct last
night found the body of Mrs. Mary Gun
herman, a seventy-four-year-old recluse.
who has been missing since September
IS. The aged woman, who had occupied
the little room for more than two years,
had evidently been dead for several
weeks. Coroner hewitt viewed the body
shortly after the discovery was made,
and. after making an investigation Of the
circumstances surrounding the 1ding OF
the corpse, decided that he thought the
aged woman came to her death in nat
ural manner.
Mrs. Gunnerman, who lived alone in
the little room, worked as seamstress
at times, and managed to earn enough
to keep herself comfortably. That there
was no robbery committed prior to her
death is substantiated by the finding of
a purse belonging TO the dead woman
and containing S12.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
COPPER BEST SHOT.
Wings His Man in a Running
Duel.

In a running duel between Policeman
]. +. Watts, OF the Fourth precinct, and
Harry Liverpool. a negro. charged with
assault upon his wife, the negro was
seriously injured last night in Half
street southwest when the officer fired
three shots at him, split the fugitive's
tongue and knocked out three teeth
Then the negro fell unconscious and was
taken to the Emergency Hospital. Later
he was removed to the Washington Asy-
lum Hospital
Liverpool was standing with several
other negroes at Half and K streets
when Watts attempted to arrest him.
The negro drew his revolver and fired at
the policeman. His shots went wild,
however. Then Watts began firing and
brought the negro TO the ground with
the third shot.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
TEN TAKE EXAMS"
Quarterly Tests of District Board
of Pharmacy I'm Progress.

young woman. took the regular quarterly
examination of the Board of Pharmacy
at the District Building yesterday. The
examinations will be continued to-day.
S. L. Hilton, secretary of the board. is
in general charge Of the tests. Mr.,
Hilton is being assisted by Charles j.
Fuhrmann.
The result Of the examinations will be
announced following meeting Of the
board on Tuesday. Those who pass the
test will be permitted to practice phar-
macy IN the District.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE BEST MEDIUM.

An "ad'' upon some lonely rock
May business boost
Set forth where crows delight to flock
Or herons roost.
Such enterprise is we'll for those
Who would supply
A line of merchandise that crows
Or weasels buy.
But II you're catering to man,
We must confess
No medium is better than
The daily press.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
LABOR LEADERS FILE MOTION.
Ask that Contempt Cases Against
Them BE Dismissed.

Samuel Gompers. John Mitchell, and
Frank Morrison, Os the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor. yesterday made an
other formal motion to dismiss the
charges of contempt of court pending
against them. The motion will be heard
tomorrow.
The labor leaders allege failure Of the
prosecution to reply TO the plea Of the
statute of limitations, set up as a de-
fense. They also declare no excuse has
been made by the committee of prosecut-
ing attorneys for the delay in the pro-
ceedings. Justice Wright will also hear
to-day a request Of the prosecutors for
the appointment OF an examiner to take
testimony.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
Woman Dies Suddenly.

Hyattsville. Nd, Oct. 12.-Mrs. Emma
]. Powell. a well-known nurse OF Balti-
more, and State councillor OF the Daugh-
ters of America, ]. o. U. A. NJ, died
suddenly while visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason Ford, at Spring
field, Prince George County, last night.
Mrs. Powell was fifty-seven years ola
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
Mayor Gaynor and Water Meters.

Mayor Gaynor and Water Meters.
1t is to be regretted that Mayor Gay
nor's letter to the High Bridge Tax
payers Alliance, of New York City,
was not brought to the attention of
the Chamber of Commerce and the
District Commissioners before last
Tuesday night. Although his forcefuI
arguments against the installation of
water meters in private homes would
probably have had no effect upon au-
thorities determined to increase the
water rates in order TO install meters,
It is interesting to read what the chief
executive of the metropolis had to say
on the subject:
'If heads of houses had to paw for
wate- according to meter, they would
be uneasy when their wives and children
took baths, for such is human nature.
The result would be discomfort and
uncleanliness Every one would hesi-
tate to take bath, sooner than add to
the. household expenses. This would
be particularly so among the poor and
people of moderate means"
This is logical and practical view
by one who knows his people, The
mayor concludes:
81 believe in getting an incxhaustible
source ot water supply and letting
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
HObSOn's Ambition.

From the Albany lGaJ Herald.
1t is said that Congressman Hobson
has abandoned an idea of becoming a
candidate for governor of Alabama, and
will try for the succession to Senator
Johnston in the other end of the Ma
tional Capitol,
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
ELOPING COUPLE HAPPY.
Mr.. and Mrs. CaryII Neil OdeII Re
ceive Parental Blessing.

CaryH Nell Odell and his bride. for
merly Miss BESSIE Hall, with whom he
eloped Wednesday to Annapolis, where
they were married by Rev. Alexander
Blelaski' will return to Washington Sun
day, to spend one day with their re-
spective parents before Mr.. Odell leaves
for Richmond, where he is employed on
a newspaper.
A telephone message was received yes
teEday from the pair, who are stopping
at CarveI Hall, by the parents Of the
bridegroom. Paternal blessings were
asked and received. after which the
young couple said they were very happy.
and as 1t was so pleasant at Annapolis
they would spend a brief honeymoon
there.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
Linuor problem the Topic.

Counter movements on liquor exten-
sion in mission fields will be discussed
at the regular meeting Of the Woman )
Interdenominational Missionary L nlon'
to be held this afternoon in the Sunday
school room of the Church of the Ascen-
sion. The public is invited.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13

lister" inquired Dusty Rhodes,
would you contribute a dollar to help
beautify your thriving clty?''
What's the idea?'
"A dollar will buy me a ticket to the
next town
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
Insurgent Lawyers.

From the Kansas City Star.
A straw ballot in the Kansas Law
School gave Wilson 123 votes and Taft
81, indicating that even the judicial
temperament" in Kansas is becoming
insurgent.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
Shfpwreck To-day.

Captain, is there much danger"'
Not a particle. A moving-picture out
fit will soon be along and rescue us
after they have taken a few films"
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13

1t isn't likely that John L. Sullivan
would have uplifted Congress, anyway.
His chief accomplishment has been
knocking folks down.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
Only Technically.

rs your child in bed by every even
ing?"
Technically. yes. We begin arguing
about that time"
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13

If Col Roosevelt holds to his resolu-
ton to make no speeches this year,
isn't there danger of an explosion
later?
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
The Other Side.

I'm always frightened when I see an
automobile"
But think how you'd feel If the auto
should start. dodge. back up, go ahead
full speed, and then swerve, all of which
the pedestrian usually does"
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13

1t is hoped that the building of the
new city post-office will progress more
rapidly than thataof the old one did
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13

If the Commissioners insist upon a
tax on projections some ladies will find
it cheaper to draw in their back hair.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
The Danger of Speech.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
Champ Clark may be talking him
self out of the Presidency.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13

Representatives of all the Indian
tribes will hold a convention in Co.
lUmbus, Ohio. They are expected to
whoop things up.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13

The National Spiritualist Association
is in session al St. Louis. There never
was any lack of spirits there.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13

DR.. Eliot's notices on the Union
Station are such high literature that
no one can read them without a spy
glass.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13

The fire drill is fine; but it would be
finer still if people could be drilled not
to set places afire.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
Uncle Walt Says To-day:

Another hope is gone pieces, another Zion sheep
and where he stood spot of grease we may the sports wiring
hands and weep! The white mans feet are
CARL growing colder he cannot find champ
NORRIS that wins; and DER, the sea the SwaTtny
holder of Jefries' laures widely grins. This
thing ue-and all know 1.-THE fake penos things
to sor cannot make pug pouch birds as these are
simply born When Morris heard of how the dnge in few short
rounds brought ees grief he quit his work engine
and thought because he had some that he could bring back
the bacon and make hearts with gadness jump but his
heart and eyes s he sits broodng the dump And
here there fruitful morals for them digs;
many men go after who should be busy feeding pigs
tcopuusht ui b. ssor Matthew Ad,mAl Walt MASON
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
A NIeaningIess Term.

7 know not why, but always when
We would be whitening.
We speak of idiotic men
AS blithering
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13

Isn't it little late in the season for
DR.. Wiley to be sampling the products
of soda fountains?
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13

Some people are arrested for making
bad money, but there are plenty of bad
money makers still at large.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
Uncle Pennywise saysu
RemoHinr a Blot .

After a man passes forty, his most con-
slant companion is his umbrella.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
Very Necessary.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
Why doesn't Doc Wiley devise way
to have all toadstools labeled?
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13

When Mr.. Dickens says he saw beefy
ankles in Boston, ii might be suspected
that he had seen a calf show
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
The Proper Ratio.

Every time one of her neighbors buys
a war ship. England thinks she ought to
buy two"
That's the way my wife likes to buy
gowns"
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13

There seems TO be grave doubt
whether Mr.. kimmel is himself.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
No Doubt About That.

Come along downtown with me, Ma
bel"
But have no money with me-"
What's the difference? Two can shop
as cheaply as one"
The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
GIVE SUPPORT TO
TRANSFER FIGHT

Continued from Page One.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-06
DEFECTIVE WIRING AND FIRES

We are reminded again of the fact
that the City Council has not yet
acted upon tho ordinance requiring a
more perfect wiring of the blocks in
the business district of Salt Lake, by
the statement carried in The Tribune
yesterday morning from Insurance
| Commissioner Willard Done of this
State. Mr., Done agrees emphatically
with Fire Chief Gloro of this city,
that the need of overhauling the wiring
is urgent. He saws that one-third of
the preventahle losses by fire are
| traced directly 10 defective wiring.
and he insists that this can easily be
remedied by making the inspection a
little more strict when the wiring is
being done. and by keeping the wires
IN good order after they are in. The
commissioner presents reports of fire
losses in the United States and Can,
ada, last year amounting to 1924 .470,-
600, and the United States authorities
are quoted as stating that over half
of these losses were preventable Mr..
Done promised every possible effort Of
MS department in aid of such remedial
and precautionary measures as are pos
sible, by way of putting into effect
the needed inspection, and assuring
the safety so much desired.
in addition TO what Mr. Done said,
we may mention the fact that quite Il
number Of the buildings in the busi.
ness district of this city. wired many
years ago, were wired on system not
as perfect as that which is now ap-
proved by experts The value of the
ordinance, which we have referred to
number of times, and have urged
the council to pass, is that it will pro-
vide for the inspection of all OF the
wiring, old or new, and wherever de.
fects are found will require a correc-
tion of those defects; and where the
system of wiring is dangerous, that n
new system will be made obligatory.
No act of the City Council will be
more popular among the business men
of this city than a plain, straightfor
ward ordinance that would put the
ness district on the scale of modern
requirements, and on such a basis of
safety as will be approved by the Fire
Chief, and by the insurance men. who
are especially interested in this sub
,ject, and who desire, at the same time,
TO protect the owners of property by
every means that skill and experience
NAV suggest
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-06
THE HILL RESIGNATION.

The resignation Of DR.. David Jayne
Hill from his position of American En-
bassador to Germany is still discussed
with a good deal of interest in the
Eastern newspapers. And still there
is mystery about it It is denied that
was unable 10 meet the expenses in.
| cident to his position. But, whether
he was unable TO do this or not, it is
certain that his occupation Of apart
ments on his arrival in Berlin. dis.
pleased the Kaiser. and when, upon
disco, ering this displeasure, Dr. Hill
moved into a separate house, the Kai-
ser never visited him. But since the
failure to visit is held to be sign of
the kaiser's disapproval and practical
ly notice that the ambassador is non
grata that in itself would put En-,
bassador Hill under cloud.
1t is denied, further, that the attl.
tude OF DR.. Hill during the contro-
versy over the potash dispute was re.
sponsihle for his resignation 1t is eX-
planned that he had no responsibility
in the potash dispute at all, being
merely the mouthpiece of our State
Department, to convey to the German
government the American views on
that question.
Tt will be remembered that, when DR.,
Hill was asked directly the reason for
his resignation, he said IL was con
tanned in the second paragraph of his
letter. That second paragraph had a
vague allusion 10 a possible desire of
President Taft to fill the Office by a
person of his own selection. But this
was so vague that il passed unnoticed
IN tho search for the reasons why he
resigned That allusion, however, is
now given more prominence, in the add
ed rumor that Ex-Governor Herrick of
Ohio is likely TO he DIR. Hill IS success
sor. Last summer Mr. Herrick visited
Europe with Mr.. H. w. Taft, brother
of the President, and spent some time
in Berlin. He carried letters of in
PRODUCTION from the President TO the
Kaiser. IT is now surmised that Mr..
Herrick was looking the ground over
on that trip. with view to the Embas-
sadorship All points Of this kind are
keenly scrutinized, and it is quite pos
sible that this latter rumor may be the
true explanation Of the mystery in the
resignation of Embassador Hill,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-06
FINDS AT JERUSALEM.

The accounts of probable finds by
the Anglo American Archaeological
Expedition in Jerusalem seem incredi-
BILE. They are evidently founded upon
the fanatical alarmist rumors preva-
lent among the Turks. Ignorant and
blatant howlers among the illiterate
Turks in Jerusalem first started the
idea that the diggers had got under
the Mosque of Omar, and had taken
away rich booty, comprising the ark
of the covenant, the golden candlestick
of the Temple, and other ancient and
rich relics of the former Jewish king
dom. Later reports add that the arch
aeologists chopped to discover the
ark of the covenant and the seven
branched candlestick, but a Constan-
tinople dispatch expresses the belief
that the explorers found Solomon s
crown, his sword, and his ring, and
an ancient manuscript of the Bible,
None of these things are in the least
probable, but nevertheless they will
undoubtedly furnish material for fakery
for centuries TO come. We shall hear
from various impostors all over the
world that certain things have been
these impostors have obtained posses
sion of those things through various
secret and devious ways.
In the meantime the explorers have
apparently been frightened away.
They took TO the sea at Jaffa, and are
supposed TO be on their way direct TO
London. This may possibly mean that
something of value has been carried
away by them, or it may mean that
the diggers are fleeing TO save their
necks AS to the cause of their
flight, we shall have to wait until the
Yacht upon which they embarked has
reached some safe port where they
will be willing to land. and perhaps
tell their story.
Jerusalem has long been supposed to
be a fruitful field for the excavations
of the several explorers and archaeolog-
ical experts But it has been difficult
to get permission from the Turkish
government to make the exploration
desired 1t will be more difficult here
after 10 get such permission, by rea-
son of the incident which is now so
prominently before the world. But
whatever may be the outcome, it is to
be hoped that the explorers can clear
their skirts from all charges of bad
faith, or of surreptitious practice of
any kind. For nothing that they could
find would compensate for an under.
hand exhibit of bad faith by Christians
in whom official confidence had been
repDsed.