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The Washington times., 1911-09-11
Detective Says Thaw
Reformed MatteaWan

PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, Sept. IL
The theory that Harry K. Thaw in
spired the campaign TO reorganlze the
administration of the Matteawan State
Asylum for the Criminal Insane was
confirmed here today by Detective
Archie HOFFMAN, Thaw's agent in look
ing after his outside interests. Hoffman
said: ..
at may as well be understood now,
for It Is the, truth, that exposures at the
asylum were brought out through
Thaw's efforts. It was he who collect
ed a great mass of evidence and used II
TO show UP the asylum management in
such a light that DR.. Lamb. DR.. Baker,
and other administrative officials re-
tired"
It is understood Detective Hoffman
will make another effort to obtain
Thaw's release. It win be based on the
assertion that during the whole period
of his confinement Thaw has not COM
mitted an insane act
The Washington times., 1911-09-11
RESIDENCE IS. SOLD
TO Be CHANGED TO
OFFICE BUILDING
Located Opposite the Tele-
phone Building on
Twelfth Street.

The sale Of an old downtown resi-
dence property for the purpose Of re-
modelling into a business structure has
been closed by the American Security
and Trust Company. The old dwelling
at 715 Twelfth street northwest, oppo-
site the telephone building. will be con-
verted into store and office building.
The name of the purchaser is withheld
until the deed is recorded.
The sale was made through the office
of Randall H. Hagner. The property
has a frontage of twenty-nine and a
half feet and a depth OF ninety-nve
feet.
For Two Residences.
DR.. Thomas A. Claytor has purchased
through the office Of Randall II. Hagner
a lot on the south side of street ad-
Joining the corner of Nineteenth street
northwest, and will erect residence
for himself On an adjoining lot
Clarke Waggaman is to buiid a resi-
English basement of the modern type
in the vicinity.
Mr. Hagner also reports q numpSr ~
leases of residences in the Dupont Circle
neighborhood.
Real Estate Transfers.
Fourteenth Street Heights-Harvey L. Cooper
ct ux. TO E. Finley Clarke and Sarah L.
Clarke lots "a to 81. square 2sls. SO
Chichester-Annie z. Reardon to James A.
Dixon, south half lot II, SO.
Vermont eyenue and street northwest
c G. Crawford ct Ux- to Samuel w. Pick
ford lots a. 25 26, square $685. $40.
laron-Helrs of Francis V. c. Bogardus ct
al to Elizabeth H. Alvord, part, 81.
Burrville-Frank T. Rawlings ct ux. 10 Sam
uel A White. lots 26 and q. block 8, sec
tion 3, So
Diggs, lot "a, block Il. SO.
Twining City-John Herath ct ux to John
w Herath, lot 2s, block !, SO.
1918 Volta place northwest-Emory H. Bogley,
receiver, to George ]. Fritch, part lot 176
square 1854 $500.
Trinidad-Philip H Christmas to Joseph B.
Band lot a. block 3, So
New York avenue northeast. between North
Capitol and First streets-Benjamin F. Peed
ct uX. to William Y. and Helen NJ. Still
well. lot 20, square SO, SO
t61 and 463 street northwest-Henry c.
Mcfarland ct ux- to John D. German, lot
and part lot g. square 51S. SO
The Washington times., 1911-09-11
INJUNCTION ASKED
FOR TEARING DOWN
RAILROAD BRIDGE
Southwest iCtizens to Pro-
test Erection of Structure
Built Against Wishes.

Without attempting to stop construc-
ton Of the bridge hurriedly built Sun
day over Four-and-a-half street south
west, between D street and Virginia
avenue, twenty citizens of Southwest
Washington Joined in an Injunction suit
filed late this afternoon in the District
Supreme Court, to have the bridge torn
down.
Solomon Oppenheimer, Of Oppenheimer
& Co., is leading the fight against the
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing
ton Railroad Company. His store will
sustain the greatest damage from the
bridge, 1t is alleged, being nearest.
The railroad company will be per-
mitted to complete the bridge, and af-
ter a hearing in court, an order for
its removal Will be sought
The plaintiff claims the bridge, which
was built to connect the main tracks
with the coal yards, is a nuisance They
declare they must keep their windows
closed, and that their property de-
preciates in value.
The bridge is practically completed
today. Steel girders have been raised
over one superstructure, leaving only
the masonry to be finished. The new
bridge and tracks are designed as an
extension of the Sixth street yards,
now located 90 feet west of Four-and-
a-half street.
Plans for the bridge were approved
March 80, and a permit was granted
to the railroad. When the citizens
first learned of the bridge four months
later, they vigorously protested. The
Commissioners held a hearing on
August 15, but declined to- rescind
action.
Secret and hurried construction of the
bridge Saturday and Sunday followed.
1t is alleged that the rushed work was
caused by a plan Of the railroad COM
pany to avoid litigation and possible
obstruction by court injunction.
Failing to reach the courts In time to
stop the work Saturday and Sunday.
the citizens decided today TO allow COM
pletion of the work, feeling confident
thep later can have it removed.
The law provides that coal yards for
the use of the railroads shall be located
along the line of the tracks" said Mr..
Judsun today. The necessity for such
places exists. but there is ALWAYS pro-
test On the part OF adjacent residents
and property owners. In this instance
the Commissioners gave careful consid-
Grafton to the interests of all concerned
and decided that the railroad company
was entitled to the permit"
Several Informal hearings were given
the protesting itizens by Capt Mark
Brooke, assistant Engineer Commits
siorer, and Individual members of the
entire board was not granted, II was
said today, because the Commissioners
felt that they had before them all the
facts In the case.
The Washington times., 1911-09-11
Today's Sales on the
Local Exchange

washington Gas SIS, S1.oO0G11o. $1,000
Ito, $500d1l0. .-oos,o,,l
Washington Railway and Electric rs
S5O0GS51a. ,r. Var
washington, Alexandria and MI. Ver-
No Norfolk and washington Steamboat
SIS, $1,O0OQ104.. E-,,
com. 25G43, 25643, 5094S.
Washington Railway ana a1asSI Itectg.S 9iSsSI 81
Washington Gas, 1O9SsE. 25aSs. O@SS,
:0GSS. oe,.,
district National Bank, 2QlSS. -
National Union Insurance, SQStz' 0o
98h. and
Electric AS, s1,000@S5A, H,0OOqSoh.
Washington Gas, l51SS.
Merpenthaler, 1Gl22S.
The Washington times., 1911-09-11
"Juveniled" Husband
Defendant in Suit

'Juveniled," recited as the operation
OF being sentenced TO the workhouse by
the Juvenile Court, is punishment Mrs.
Emma K. McInturr says she caused
6or husband, William NJ McInturff, in
q divorce suit filed today IN the District
Supreme Court
Your petitioner had the defendant
William H. McInturff, Juveniled, SEMI
fenced to the workhouse IN the Juvenile
Court" Mrs. McInturff declares in heE
divorce petition. She charges McIp-
turf with cruelty, misconduct, and nom
support, asking for an absolute divorcIe
The couple was married In 1896, and
have two children.
The Washington times., 1911-09-11
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET SOEa
FURTHER SERIOUS BREAKS u
IN THE LEADERS.

pressing itself upon labor asa cause
for halting In drastic action. II 10
estimated that one out Of every ten
railroad employees have been laid on,
and with this percentage of idle.
strike benefits and successful con-
tests with the roads are not inviting.
The longer the strikes are delayed the
less the chances Of a strike.
Bears were on top OF the market.
persistently. But the present figures
act with more caution than they did
a week ago.
Commission houses look for sup
port on any further slumps and re-
ported considerable buying today, In
small way, on investment account,
Bargain hunters are frequenting
brokers' Offices.
Southern and Union Pacific were;ss-
pecially soft on the announcement
that the Government had appealed
from the decision that was rendered
tions between the two systems. .-r
There Is one respect in which, the
technical position of the market II
good-in the long line Of shorts and
the handsome profits in sight that@may
induce covering. Ia,
The low Of the morning on Southern
Pacific was 1854 1r 8 points net loss:
On Union Pacific 161, or net PA ,Sstfle
stock being ex-dividend: on Reading.
1x; on Northern Pacific, 2: on Lehigh
Valley, 1o2al, or Ia, OF: st. Paul, 100si,
a point OFF; Atchison was IA lower, and
the less important OF stocks X TO
point. Chesapeake and Gnio was a. lit
lie better 49,
Canadian Pacific was actually AZ
higher on the urgert covering of shorts
who sold 1t right and left last week.
The metals also aeld relatively better
than the rest of the list.
Rallies of y to y of a point were
general in the last half OF the SECOND
hour of the morning. and these small
recoveries continued through the open
ing hours of the afternoon. They were
caused by profit taking. but were at
tended with the usual dullness follow
ing spurts Of activity. 'D.-
The Washington times., 1911-09-11
Capital Man Delegate
To Alcoholism Congress

THE HAGUE, Sept I.-Noted ply
sicians, scientists, and jurists of the
leading countries of the world were
present today at the opening of
the thirteenth international congress
against alcoholism, the sessions of
which are to continue for one week.
The addresses and discussions will
deal with the educational, scientific, So
cial, economic, and remedial phases of
the alcohol question.
Among the delegates from the United
States are Mrs. Edith Smith Davis. of
Wisconsin,; Judge William ]. Pollard.
of st. Louis; e. H. Sherrington, of Ohio ;
Prof Charles Seaman, of Pittsburg
Prof. P ]. Lennox, of Washington, b.
c., and the Rev. Peter J. O'Callaghan.
of Chicago, president of the Catholic
Total Abstinence Union.
The Washington times., 1911-09-11

NEW YORK. Sept. 11.-For time
after the opening. rally In London
was sufficiently strong to give our mar
ket a sharp rally and a decidedly
strong opening. Half-poInt gains were
general all through the list. and then
came the deluge.
1t was q deluge Of selling orders.
Traders who have been unable to see
much long stock coming out. freely ad-
mitted that their optics were opened
and that the long stock offered indi-
Gated actual liquidation by holders who
have not been able to stand the racket.
and everywhere there was q suspicion
that some OF the big railroads and
great corporations were disposing OF
their securities. Union Pacific. one Of
the heaviest holders Of stocks In other
roads, was supposed to be letting go
right and left, while the denial OF the
Standard OIL Company that it had not
liquidated any Of its enormous invest
ments was accepted with many a doubt
and many an insinuatiou.
1t Is also probable that a large part
Of the selling has been for the account
OF foreign interests. Imitation was the
order Of the day in Germany. France
has put the screws on Germany, and
the calling of loans over there has
caused semi-panicky conditions on the
German markets. Conditions over here
have been such as to encourage move
ment OF this kind.
From France comes the story that
the German terms on Moroccan is
sues are distasteful and will not be
accepted by France. This is another
straw bearing on the market, in se-
rious form. The hope is in diplomacy;
the talk is that France may reverse
the verdict of 1870 should it go to the
issues of war.
Railroads have reached the point
where further reduction of expenses
Can not be accomplished unless busi-
ness should suffer a further contrac-
ton The situation seems to be i'm
The Washington times., 1911-09-11
Leroy Byrd to Testify
Against Alleged Crook

Leroy Byrd, an employe Of the In
ternational Banking Corporation, Twill
go to Chicago to testify against Leon
ard Boutwell, under arrest in that fity
on a charge Of obtaining $50 from j3yri
by means Of a fake telegram.
DeRoy Byrd, twenty years old, left
two days later his father receiEed
telegram from Chicago to send hin.
$50. He sent the money, and Yester-
day Byrd got a long-distance telephone
from Chicago from Q man who frepre-
S75 addition. Failing to recognize the
mans voice as that of his son. he be-
came suspicious and notified tho police.
who wired the Chicago authorities.
he was waiting for the SIS, according
to a dispatch received at headduarters.
The Washington times., 1911-09-11
Film Fire Starts Mad
Rush of Theater Crowd

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. IA score
of women and children in the crowd of
nearly 200 that thronged the Castle
Moving Picture Theater. at Twenty
first and Toronto streets, when a small
film afire filed the house with smoke
during a performance, are nursing
bruises and minor injuries sustained II,
the mad rush for the doors in which
every one Joined.
There was nearly a repetition of SINH
lar panics that have resulted in greet
loss of life.
No one was seriously enough injured
to 60 to the hospital.
The Washington times., 1911-09-11
Chicago Grain Market.
rurnishsd 10 The washinEton Times By a
Planning Funeral of
Otto JaeSechker

Arrangements are being made today
for the funeral of Otto Jaesechker.
an employe of the Arlington Brewing
Company, who was killed in the pres
ence of his son and daughter last
evening by a thirty-five foot fall at
the brewery. Jaesechker was forty
Ave years old and lived with his FAM
ily in Rosslyn. He had been en-
pioyed at the brewery for many years.
He was showing his son and daugh-
ter through the plant last evening,
when he lost his balance while lean
ing over a railing on the top floor and
fell to the concrete surface thirty-five
feet below. An ambulance was sum-
moned and ne was taken to the
GEORGETOWN University Hospital,
where life was pronounced extinct.
The Washington times., 1911-09-11
Child Too Weak to -
Withstand Operation

Because of her critical condition
physicians at Casualty Hospital this
morning postponed operating on five
year-old Florence Mayhem, 52 Second
street northeast. who was knocked down
by a Capital Traction car a.
The accident happened last night and
was witness by the child's mother, Mrs
c. H. Mayhem. The girl started to
cross the street and ran directlyS-in
front of an eastbound car siy
The Washington times., 1911-09-11
Repairing Automobile.

Repairs are being made today to an
automibile belong ing to Elmer L.
Evans, of 1922 First street northwest.
which was badly damaged in a COLI
sion with an ice wagon at Sixteenth and
U streets northwest yesterday. The
front of the autombile was smashed,
but no one was hurt
The Washington times., 1911-09-11
Stephens Taken West.

Ernest A. Stephens, arrested in this
city about a week ago, wa1s taken
70 Minneapolis, Mimi, this Jmorning
by Detective Martin Hays 20 answer
charges of obtaining money by alleged
false-pretenses.
The Washington times., 1911-09-11
New York Curb Market.

rurnished to The washington Times BY
No rrJrnan q Co. New York; G. B. Chapman.
manager local branch. Colorado Building.
O~.,, ui1f, an, Cloae
The Washington times., 1911-09-11
New York Cotton Market.

Furnished to The washington Times by A.
G. Plant & Co.. 14l5 G street northwest
Open. High. Low. Ills
The Washington times., 1911-09-11
7oday's Me9v York Stock EXCHANGE Prices

& Il New ork
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-26

people the power of firing the judges the railroads
appoints If anybody can't guess, he probably is
other honorable.
Friday cometh another Honorable, one G. w Dorr
who is going to handle the legislative report; said
report being what he thinks the bar should go after
in the way of laws, and what it should endeavor
to do to the new ones the people may have made since
the last talkfest. Here's another easy one--what
will this Honorable one think of the initiative and
referendum in general and progressive laws in par
ticuar; bearing in mind that he is corporation law
yer formerly the chief defender of the fish trust at
San Francisco, and about the least reconstructed old
war horse that snorted and paved the earth
when newspapers dared to criticize alleged decisions
OF corporation hand-picked judges7
Then there is the Hon. E. G. Hughes, who is going
to report on the judiciary and judicial admnstra-
tion. Most folks remember Brother Hughes as one
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states reform legislation, it will be pleasing sur
prise.
Thursday afternoon there are two big features.
One is the report of the committee on Uniform State
Laws, the Hon. B. S. Grosscup chairman, handing
out what he thinks the system should be. The Hon.
Grosscup may disguise his pill somewhat but as a
Northern Pacific and StOne-Webster legal general,
it is cinch he won't advise much of anything that
will aid the people to get a square deal.
Then the big splash of the afternoon will be made
when Hon.-Gee, did you notice they all honora-
BILE men-when the Honorable, may say, IT, j..
Walsh of Helena, settles forever the much mooted
question of 'The Recall of Judges The Honorable
Walsh is large, fine railroad attorney, democrat
war horse of the wellknown type and the head lob
byist for corporate nustices in his state Can any
body here guess what sort of opinion this honor
able will have of a recall system that gives the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-26

of the gang that Tacoma had mighty tough time
with; of the fellows who protected the T. r. & p.
and Puget Sound Electric in its tax grab game and
who fought for the Cunningham most vigorous
ly. Hughes would be about the best little chooser
of judges and administrations the people could get
not.
And so on down the line. It's the meeting of the
old guard, the high toned excusers of up-above ras-
calty the purring of the sleek old toms that have
stolen the cream from public bottles long their
fur fairly stands on end when the horrid thought
comes that sometime there won't be any cream.
OF course the people of Washington won't pay the
slightest attention to what these hired men, paid de-
tenders, and shrewd excusers of Big Business may
say anyhow, but sometimes it is to be hoped that this
sort of hypocritcal flub dubbery will not be allowed
to msrepresent the state association, of what should
be- a great and clean profession
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Mere People and Listen to the Honorable Corporation Lawye

What is termed by itself The Washington State
Bar Association is going into three days talkfest
at Spokane the last of this week, and lot of impos
ing and conservative noise is likely to come from
that direction
The Washington State Bar Association is not rep
resentatve of the attitude, ideals policies of prob
ably the majority of the legal profession in the state
lot of lawyers don't belong to it, and lot who do
let the usual small corporation crowd run the asso-
citation, while they mind their own business and earn
their several livings.
Just what sort of chaff this session is likely to
thresh out and why indeed it has these annual talk
tests, can be imagined from perusing the program
The Honorable c. W. Howard of Bellingham who
is president opens the festivities with an address,
The Hon. Howard is the railroad gangs excuser up
Bellingham way If he finds any good thing in the
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N MAN |GAL
PAID SAYS
DARR0W
(By United Pres. Leased wire)


LOS ANGELES, July 26.--
Positive declaration that he
would be able to prove that Ortie
e. McManigal has been promised
financial return for his testimony
against John j. and James b. Nc
Namara, was made today by
Clarence Darrow, chief counsel for
the accused union men. When
the case comes to trial October
10 Darrow said he would dis
prove fully the statement made by
McManigal Monday that he had
not been promised money or Inn
munity.
According to Darrow, he is now
in possession of evidence from
more than one person that the
dynamiter has al
ready received financial returns
for a confession which duplicates
the McNamaras.
"McManigal," said Darrow,
told in his latest statements to
the public that he would soon be
free. Of course, Ortie ought to
know. In his confession Nc
Manigal implicated himself In
crimes the penalties for which
would keep him in prison for the
remainder of his life. II he has
not been promised immunity, how
is he so sure that he will soop
be free?"
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two, and break up a conscience
less monopoly. Your name to one
,f the Times petitions will help.
Clip it out, sign II and send it to
the Alaska editor of the Times
today. Get your neighbors to sign
With you. The petition is printed
1n page 8 today.
Other Signers.
j. F. Meads, Ash So. l. st.
Paul Bergfeld, 1901 So. G st.
l.. j. Kreger, 5421 So. ].
Alex. Shirtes, 5420 Cedar st.
A. F. Metger, 1902 No. ].
H. A. Bringolf, 1914 E. 47th.
v. H. Foster, 036 9th ave.
Chas. A. Park, 1904 18th ave.
c. P. Murch, 1878 E. Spokane.
S. G. Hutchinson, 3017 So. Sth.
P. R. Keith, S34 So. Ainsworth.
R. NJ. Mran, 1107 Sheridan.
]. D. O'Brien, COZ East 18th.
B. M. Bailey, 4335 Park ave.
Thos. c. King, East ] and 46th.
Arthur e. West, 3745 No. 9th.
S. H. Breammer, $500 Oakes.
B. R. Blackwell, SIC No. Steele.
]. R. Hawley. 5615 So. Cedar.
J. H. Nunnen, 9210 No. Union.
s. A. Rhoads. 1926 N. Prospect.
Ray Freeland, 1901 So. ].
l.. r. Turnbull, 1882 So. I.
]. A. Casey, So. 25th and !.
owen Woods, 2404 No. 18th.
]. D. Marshall, 2444 So. M.
]. M. Lynn, 3S10 No. 10th.
]. R. Preble, 715 So. Lawrence.
F. H. Petit, 623 So. Fife.
F. R. Baker, 101 Prospect Hill.
Homer H. Edwards. 1921 g. 9.
BENZ. ]. Weeks, cos No. G..
]. B. Lewis, 5000 No. Junette.
G. e. Giblett, 91S e. Morton.
Henry Baker, 928 Tacoma ave.
John Watson, 2517 So. 42nd.
]. F. O'Brien, 1115 No. L.
Max H. Garretson, 2106 So X.
Chester w. Hansen, Blk. Com.
Bldg.
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Created Great Interest.
The plan created lot of inter-
est and enthusiasm around ;he
city hall this morning. Among
the officials of Tacoma who sign
ed were:
Commissioners Petit, Freeiand,
Weeks and Woods, Controller
Meads, Assistant City Attorney
Baker, City Clerk Edwards En-
gineer J. r. Preble, Inspector
Rhodes and many others.
Besides Ballinger, only two per-
sons refused to sign. One was
Harbor Master Cliff. who was
afraid government operation
might prove expensive, and Mayor
W. w. Seymour.
Seymour Won't Sign.
Seymour was worrying more
apparently about the prosperity
of Washington coal mine owners
than about the 90 and nine-tenths
of us who are only consumers of
coal.
I'll have to think 1t over" he
said. "I don't want to do any
thing that will hurt our own &C al
men,"
The other commissioners, how
ever, all looked at 1t from the
viewpoint of the people. II will
help the cost of living yb making
coal cheaper-by cutting the pres
ent prices I'm two, they say.
A similar movement has been
started in Seattle, Portland and
Spokane, and is getting thousands
of signers.
POindexter For 1t.
Senator Poindexter and Con-
gresham Warburton have en-
dorsed the plan. Congressman
Lafferty of Oregon is already busy
drawing up a bill along this line
to present to congress.
Washington people-all Of us
who use coal-have. a chance now
to keep this coal from the Nor
-snheims, to cut our fuel bills in
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helief-of Thurston county Off
cials. Bad habits long standing
had undermined his intellect and
made him the prey to murderous
impulses.
ut got so bad that 1 kept
thinking about killing, people, !"
Wilson told the authorities. ut
brought on quarreIs with my wife,
and she finally refused to live with
me. The day she went away 1 was
in awful shape. That was the
day before the CObel murder.
After the crime was commit
ted l was better for little while,
then / began to get nervous, be-
cause I thought everybody sus-
pected me of 1t. / threw the sus-
picion on Peterson, though |
knew he was innocent. When
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-26
Wilson Assured Times Man
That Peterson Was Guilty

The Times staff Rainier
Olympia Immediately the Cobe
Wilson,
at that time not under suspicion
When he heard that section missing
Times the Wilson
II that Peterson is the man. Wilson sad positively.
HE has been acting He had with
he the who did it,"
Again, Sheriff
Weerburg Ye1m identified
Wilson seemed When
that authorities
had, and a Wilson's up.
Wilson is thin eccentric He
a