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The Washington herald., 1911-08-19
HARRIS And CHILD
UNITED AT DEPOT
Alleged Abductor Brought
Here by q. s. Marshal.

Bernedette Harris, the fourteen-yeAr-old
daughter of James Harry Harris, of Coz
Sixth street southwest. with Mrs. Letitia
White Owen. temperance lecturer. who
is alleged to have abducted the girl from
her Washington home July 13. 1910. was
brought to the city yesterday by Marshal
Thomas Clark. Of Las Animas, Colo,
where the woman and girl were appre-
hended four days ago.
At the Union Station to meet the train
was the Joyful father. who had been sep
arated from his little daughter for over
thirteen months. He impatiently awaited
the arrival of the Western express, and
when the crowds did finally surge
through the station gates. he pushed his
way forward to reach his girl, but the
girl shrank back toward Mrs. Owen
Mr. Harris had a bouquet Of flowers for
his daughter, but when he offered 1t to
her. she refused to take 1t. The father
then gave the flowers to his little girl
whom he had taken to the station and
asked her to give them to her sister, but
Bernedette, after receiving sharp
glance from her alleged abductor, refused
to accept the present.
The party went directly from the sta
ton to the marshaPs Office in the City
Hall. where Marshal Clark turned over
the woman charged with abduction. and
little Bernedette to be held as wit
ness. Mrs. Owen addressed Mr.. Harris
In the office. but ne refused to talk with
her.
While at the office, Mrs. Owen talked
freely on the subject of her arrest, and
repeatedly referred to II as malicious
persecution" Attorney Charles d. Wes-
cott, counsel for Mr.. Harris. was present
at the marshars Office, and, after a brief
consultation with officials Of the office.
Mrs. Owen and Bernedette were conveyed
to the House Of Detention, In Eighteenth
street.
To-day Bernedette will be released on
$500 bond as @ witness In the case. A
preliminary hearing will be held to-day
IN the marshars Office.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-19
CAMP sIDEL1GHTs.

There are two members of the Dis
trict National Guard who are the CEN
ter of attention in Frederick They are
First Lieut.. Harry N. Stull and Sergt.
John Stull both of the First Infantry.
This is their native city. and much of
their time is being taken up when of
duty renewing old acquaintances.
Private Walter E. Rollins, of the field
artillery. was sent back to Washington
to-day for treatment Rollins, who is a
recruit claimed he was bitten by bull
dog.
Capt. Mack K. Cunningham, U. s. A.,
Instructor with the Signal Corps COM
pany, had an exciting time last night
During the heavy storm, he heard
rustling in his tent. Investigation dis
closed a good-sized snake searching for
warmth and companionship. Capt Cum
ningham ended his snakeship's career
then and there.
During the storm last night one of
the big conical tents was blown down,
and Acting First Sergt W. e. Rink. of
the Signal Corps, and his tent mates
found themselves on their cots In
driving rain. With the high wind. they
had hard time getting their tent up
again.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-19
STATESMEN FACE DEATH
IN MISHAP ON TRESTLE
Shaken Up When Great Falls Line Car Hits
Cow and Is Almost DeraiIed

A party of distinguished members
OF the House of Representatives and a
member of the Presidents Cabinet had
q narrow escape from serious injury
and possibly death. Thursday night, in
an accident on the Old Dominion and
Great Falls Railway.
Attorney General wickersham, for
mer Speaker Cannon, Minority Leader
Mann, Chairman Mckinley, of the Re-
publican Congressional Campaign Com
mittee, Representatives ]. Hampton
Moore and Olmsted, of Pennsylvania;
Kinds of Maine. Dalzell of Pennsylva-
MIA, Mccall of Massachusetts,. Madden
of Illinois, and Copley and Hill of Con-
nectfcut, were in the party. They had
gone to Great Falls as the guests Of
Mr.. Olmsted for a chicken dinner. They
occupied special car. and on the re-
turn trip. about 1915, while the car
The Washington herald., 1911-08-19
Delegates Expected Here
For Tramps' Convention

Bread for our children and work 10,
ourselves. with fair chance In life, ID
what we ask for" said James Eads
How, millionaire hobo" head OF the
Brotherhood Welfare Association. las,
| night, when he met with Representative
William B. Wilson. or Pennsylvania,
! chairman Of the Committee on Labor OF
the House of Representatives. In the
committee chambers at the Capitol
Relief for wokers.
The conference was arranged by the
| leader Of the great army Of 00,080 un-
employed In the United States for the
purpose of soliciting aid through the
House Labor Committee in securing leg
islatio which would be a stepping stone
for future beneficial enactments by Con-
gress toward relieving the labor situa-
ton
Cora D. Harvey, secretary Of the ma
tional committee Of the brotherhood,
took an active part in the discussion.
While her attitude was combative, in
that she desired hasty and drastic
measures. Mr.. How only requested that
a movement be made by Mr.. Wilson TO-
ward bringing about a moderate legis-
latien.
The first question discussed was the
establishing Of national employment bu-
reaus- Mr.. Wilson expressed himself as
In favor Of such a movement IL It could
be made practical He said that the
American Federation Of Labor has foe-
tered such course. and that he felt
certain 1t would eventually be brought
about.
Mr.. How thought that the present
time WAS the proper one to begin the
action. II any was to be taken.
Free Trip To Job Planned.
Mr.. How then presented for considers
for the unemployed to destination
where employment could be secured.
Mr.. Wilson said such an enactment
would doubtless be beneficial but that
IT would take time to present the mat
ter before Congress. Representative
Berger, Milwaukee's Socialist, is working
on such a measure now.
How last night started the preparation
Of letters to both Speaker Clark and
Vice President Sherman. inviting the
Congressional members to attend the
tramps' convention to be held IN this
city September / to September 4. and
in the event Congress adjourned before
the meeting a request was made that a
joint committee be appointed to attend
A portion OF the army of the unem-
ployed will file into Washington for the
big meeting September i. 1t is expected
that there will be between 5000 and 1000
footsore, weary, hungry men and women
parading the streets of the National Cap
ital for the four days OF the convention
All are clamoring for work, according to
How. work with sufficient compensation
to enable them to live respectfully.
How is endeavoring to arrange to have
q majority of the army camp along the
river near the Speedway. He will try to
arrange for tents from the government, IL
there are any available, and also for
means Of transportation for those Of the
army who are too weak to make the trip
here On foot
In an interview with Mai Sylvester,
How was given assurance of police pro-
lection during the convention and given
permission to hold the main mass meet
ing on September 1 in Market Square.
How spent yesterday afternoon looking
for building to house the first arrivals
to the convention.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-19

was speeding through Virginia at q
lively clip. the party braced themselves
as the airbrakes were applied, and a
few seconds later were jolted as the
car came to a stop with bump.
They found the car had stopped on a
trestle, spanning a deep ravine Under
meath the forward trucks was wedged
the body of fine Holstein COW, which.
in attempting to cross the tracks, had
fallen through the trestle.
The cow was killed instantly by the
car, but why the car was not derailed
and thrown down the embankment
seems miracle. The Congressman as
sisted the crew in removing the car
cass of the animal, and, after half an
hours delay, the car proceeded in
safety to the city. No one was injured
in the shakeup, but all regarded their
escape from a very serious disaster as
little short of miraculous.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-19
CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY.
BY A. w. MACY.
AS WELLINGTON EXPLAINED
w ATl,RI 90

WATEhLOO.
Military dispatches are usually
very formal. and necessarily so:
for It would hardly do to allow
officers to exercise great freedom
Of language, especially in re-
porting battles. At the same time
the nonmilitary reader would
understand such reports better
IL they were couched in less for
NAL language. Shortly after the
) battle OF waterloo the Duke of
Wellington wrote this to friend,
and we have no difficuity IN un-
derstanding what he means: "You
viii have heard OF the battle of
the 18th. Never did I see such q
pounding match. Both were
what the boxers call .sluttons.'
Napoleon did not maneuver at
all. He just moved forward In
the old style In columns and was
driven on In the old style. The
only difference was that he mixed
cavalry with his infantry, and
supported both with an enor-
nous quantity Of artillery. L
had the infantry for some time
"a squares. ana I had the French
cavalry walking about as II they
had been our own. I never saw
the British infantry behave 30
we'll.
lcopsrisht M. " sosph =. Bs~ssl
Ts-nsrrew--~0rsss. e ~
The Washington herald., 1911-08-19
JUST A COUSIN OF NINE"
Says Wife OF Her Visitor and Di
vorce Suit Follows.

Suit for absolute divorce against Katie
NJ. Krous was filed yesterday in the Dis
trict Supreme Court by her husband.
Henry 1. Krous. who alleges that on his
unexpected return from Atlantic City he
found his wife entertaining man at
dinner whom she introduced to her hus-
band as "a cousin"
The husband alleges that on his enter
ing the room he found a strange man
eating at the table. and that, In his
anger. ho raised chair with which to
expel the intruder. His wife, Krous
states. pushed him against the sink and
told him that the man was her cousin.
krous then chased the fleeing cousin
from the home. li02 Fifth street north
west When he caught him. at Seventh
street. Krons asked for his card. The
man wrote fictitious name on q slip OF
paper. Krous alleges that his wife made
things 30 uncomfortable for his mother
that she was obliged to leave, end thar
the wife annoyed his mother later by
attorneys letters,
The Washington herald., 1911-08-19
AWAIT COSBY'S ACTION.
Garfield Park Folks Seek Reply to
Protests.

Residents in the vicinity of Garfield
Park probably will not receive a reply
for several weeks from Col. Spencer Co.'S
by, superintendent of public buildings
and grounds, in regard to the petition
recently submitted requesting that the
playground be removed entirely from the
park
1t Is the belief Of some of those op-
posed to the playground that the petit
tion with 800 signatures. which was re-
Gently submitted to the Washington
Fairgrounds Association, protesting
against the removal of the playground,
was formulated and circulated by off,
cials of the association. Edgar s.. Mar
tin, supervisor of Fairgrounds, emphati-
cally denied last night that this had been
done. Copies Of the petition are still be-
ing circulated
The Washington herald., 1911-08-19
BIG CROWD HERE GIVES
SOLDIERS a sEND-0FF

washinstonians interested in National
Guard afKairs-and there are hundreds Of
them-got up early yesterday to Sc the
way. Frederick. Nd. Four trains. COM
prssing forty-two Acars. awaited the SOL
diers and their equipment at the Balti-
more ana Ohio yards. when the brigade
marched there from the armory little
after sun-up.
The work Of sntrAining was quickly ae-
compliehod. he G3sf train ruled out OF
the yar1s q t:0 O'CLOCK. ana tie ether
sections fdllewod at half honf Intervals.
e 5sfss Ss;ss g; : 49, - sssv< - =
The Washington herald., 1911-08-19
Injured In Collision.

William Bird, a negro. 1755 Twelfth
street northwest. was probably fatally
injured last night when a buggy in which
he was riding was struck by a street
car at Seventh and P streets northwest.
Bird was thrown from the vehicle, and
is supposed to have received a fracture
Of the skull. The buggy was wrecked
and the street car was slightly damaged
in front Bird was taken to the Freed
mems Hospital His condition is seri-
Gus.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-19
BEACH CARNIVAL A HIT.

One of the big attractions of the car
nival week at Chesapeake Beach was
the excursion yesterday Of the Missis-
sippi Society Of Washington. The basket
dinner was a success Several members
Of Mississippi's delegation in Congress
were In attendance
Music was furnished by a chorus of
negroes of Southern Maryland in the
afternoon and evening and many inter-
esting events were on the programme.
Senator John Sharp Williams. who had
expected to attend the outing, was un-
able to get away from his duties.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-19
Dusuid-Potter Case Continued.

Hearings on the charges in the United
States branch Of the Police Court against
Arthur A. Duguid and William Potter
were again put forward yesterday until
August q. These are the men charged
with taking six-year-old Oscar Potter
from the Board Of Children's Guardians,
who had placed him in the Episcopal
Home in Anacostia last April. Potter is
charged with taking 81 from his employer.
C. o. Martin.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-19
BIRTHS REPORTED.
WHITE

WHITE
George r. and Annie NJ simmons girl.
Ernest L. and Teresa A. Simonds. bog.
George and Mettie Xedoyangpouias, girl
william and Alice Knoblock. boy.
Norman G. and Cora n. Sweeney, boy.
Philip and Anna Plat. boy.
Robert z. and Roberta r. Leaman, girl.
winfred II. and Katharine A. Adams, GID
James A. and LeoaA Z. Lisesay, boy.
Montgomery and Emma Cornwell. bog.
Henry and Anna r. McCArmack. girl.
william J. and Cztherine Tumelty. girl
William J. and Caroline r. Carey. girl
George 8, and Bessie Craigie bog.
Ralph n. and Emma r. Prescott girt
Joseph II. p. and Daisy r. BARKER. sirf
william r. and wilhelmina BGEz. giri
CoLORED.
John and Mary Newman. boy.
William and Gracs Smith. bog.
Fnncis Q. and Jennie v. Carte. boz.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-19
DIED..

BERRY-On Friday, August IS, 1911, at ESQ
a. m, at the residence Of his daughter,
Mrs. Charles T. Yoder, 1881 Twenty
second street northwest, WASHING
TON o. BERRY, in the eighty-hfth
year Of his age.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
CLAPP-On Friday. August is, 1911 at
a m, in Atlanta, Ga, EDWARD EU-
GENE, son Of E. Dwight and Emma
E. Clapp.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
DoNOHUE-on Friday August Is 1871. at
a. m. WILLIE J., beloved SON OF
Dennis ]. and jamie e. Donohue (nee
CampbeID, aged two years and two
months,
Funeral from residence Of parents. s2S
Fourth street northeast, Saturday, Au-
gust 19, 1911, at p. m. Relatives and
friend invited. Interment In Mount
Olivet.
ROBEY-Suddenly. on Friday, August Is,
1911, at LAO q. m, ROBERT A., beloved
son Of William @. Robey and the late
Nellie Beyne Robey, In the eighteenth
year of his age. at
Funeral from his late residence, 614 i
street southeast, Monday, August "a,
at 10 q m. Interment at Congress
sional Cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-19
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Waldo A. Maxey. a. and Mary Gesry. q. both of
Buckingham County. Va Rev. g. ]. 8 HHnnicutt.
Norman Z PhillirA ., and Ella ", Lewis. 20
Rev. W. A. Melvin.
James g. Yoden. 90 Of London. KY. and Nellie
Hamnaack. 8, Of Coburg. Ky. Rev. G. J. 8. Hun
COLORED.
Jerry L Fleming, 5. and Mary Lea. 81. Rev.
Walter E Porter.
Thurston Mitchell. q. and Blanche Herndou u,
both Of Louisa County. Va Rev w. Il. Green
The Washington herald., 1911-08-19
CHORAL SOCIETY TO SING.
VIII BE the Big Feature at Camp
Meeting To-day,

To-day will be a big evangelistic day
at the Great Falls camp meeting, and IL
is expected that a big crowd will attend
the services. The Alexandra County
Choral Society will furnish music and
there will be preaching by several visit
ing clergymen at the morning and after
noon services.
The programme yesterday consisted of
song and prayer services, at which Bishop
II. G.. Morrison and Rev. ]. II. Whitesell,
OF Fairfax, Va. officiated.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-19
DEATH RECORD.
WHITE

Phebs A. whitehead 60 years. Netherland ApfA
John b. Bond. % yearS lGD tth st. 80
Charia A. Langley. % years. l1o N q. nv.
Annie Sullivan. 80 years, Garfield Hospital.
Horstio r. Awkward, e. years. % "a st. -
GeoTs y. Eherly, f3 yearA lS3 Fla ave. NV
C0LOBED.
Fssnk rnnis. . ysarA Wash. ksylum Hospdfal
Armslsad BeI. q yesn. wssh. Asshm HospitaL
Louise Alexander. " yeau. Freedmsn's Hospital
HIlisn y Burton. > yearA l7B X 4. nv.
Julia waynes. II yean. Govf. Hospital for fnsau
Peyton ". Letcher. month";. I'D Nh q. nv.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-19
v.tsr.a H.re !. common.

Jeremiah Ryon. IN inmate OF the Sol
disrr Home. was knocked down and
ssriousiy injured last night while CROSSE
iug Pennsylvania aysnue ror<hwsst. near
Ninth streea ~ Miilsr Yates, s15 O
strse< aouehWsse who vas ridinx hicy-
Gle. Rycn was taken 10 The Emerxency
Hospital, whore ~ vAe found 10 b
sueerinG fFon Qapeogo e ~ sleht
The Washington herald., 1911-08-19
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

q. 8. Dept. Of Agriculture Weather Bureau.
Washington. Friday. August s-s D. N.
n VIII be somewhat warmer Sunday In the Lake
region the Middle Atlantic States. and interior New
England Over the remainder Of the country tenn
pe4ature changes VIII not be decided.
Local Tempcrature.
Midnight, 70; q. m. n; IA m, n: 6 q. m, 60;
8 g m, 70; 10 q. m. Is; II noon. -; .. m, S.;
4 p m, 81; p. m. 10; .. m. fs: 10 p N, O.
Maximum, So; minimum, @.
Relative humidftyS q. m, %; p m, 30; .
p m. s. Rainfall % D m to p MI, eu. Hours
Of sunshine. IL; per cent of possible sunshine. 81
Temperaturs same date last yesr-Maximun, q;
minimum, q.
Temperatures In Other Cities.
Temperatmes in other cities together With the
amount Of rainfall for the twenty-fom houn srdsd
at p n. yesterday. srs a. follows;
The Washington herald., 1911-08-19
FARMER FATALLY HURT.

SkuI Crushed az He Trfes 10 STOP
His Runaway Horse.
In an effort to stop runaway horse
which endangered the HIVES OF several
children playing In the roadway. Dam
iei Hiser. farmer Of Terra Gotta. D. c..
was probably fatally injured yesterday
afternoon when the animal knocked him
down and the wheels of the wagon pass
ed over his body. Hiser was taken to
the Garfield Hospital where physicians
last night said his condition 10 serious.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-19

One danger frun he novinspscsus nachins +
Stimulated b Feuchnan's iussntion q IN eles1rle
- ur4dlY that u \ net detected ~ IL eya erf
ss'ins ihs An end l>az Fen eysfs~<i1t
The Washington herald., 1911-08-19

Tsas Table.
ro-Asy-Hieh Ia. - Z. n. sni "a n. !; Nv
kidc 30 q. n ~ ~ ,. -
To-uonow-HigA tidA - = =. md 80 p -
iow tids. n~ .. =. and 10 p N
csnaisssn sf ne wasev.
npscisl 10 M Wluhinubon Ncssl4
Hsunu Ee1y ". Va. Au9. m-Pu<omec char
|an1 GAonoa1oni ~ e6g.6s - sf>assa.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-19
Wires Under Ground.

This. which might be called an under
| ground cable, was. upon testing, found to
| work perfectly, with the exception OF
| one short section. where lance poles were
| substituted The wire used Is OF the in
! sulated variety and will be able to resist
| the moisture of the ground.
The first Of the infantry to arrive was
that on the second section of the train,
| the First Separate Battalion. This is
the Districts negro organization, which
for soldierly appearance has gained the
highest Of praise from officers Of the
regular army. including Maj. Gen. Leon
ard Wood, Chief of Staff. The battalion
lost no time in taking to the road and
hiking for camp.
Brig. Gen. Harries and his stan arrived
on the second section. The party rode
through the main street Of the little city
and was given an ovation by the citizens,
who turned out in force to see the Dis
trict troops come In.
Soldiers Visit Frederick.
Permission to leave the camp was given
freely to the men tonight, and hundreds
went into Frederick to see what sights
were to be seen. The men seemed to be
disposed to uphold the good name of the
brigade, and beyond exercising their vo-
cal chords IN united singing on the streets
early in the evening, caused no trouble.
The trolley line to the camp, which is a
new extension of the line, is somewhat
Indifferent.
Two hard-working men who came up In
advance Of the rest Of the National Guard
are Maj. Albert Robbins and Maj.
Weaver. Maj. Robbins is the chief quar-
termaster and Maj. Weaver is an Off GER
of the sanitary troop. Both are impor-
tant factors in the advance work.
The programme Of camp instruction for
tomorrow follows: "
7-s:45 a. m, company drill, close order;
9-s:45 a. m. battalion drill. close order;
l0-10:45 a. m, regimentaI drill, close order;
2-3 p. m, N. c. O.'s School, all noncom-
missioned offlcers to assemble for lee
ture on camp sanitation; 3:15-4. officers
school. lecture on camp sanitation; pa
rade, Second Infantry.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-19
BL|ND|NG STORM
1T CAMP GREETs
DISTRICT MILITIA
Soldiers Get a Drenching in
Raising Tents.
BAGGAGE is DELAYED
Special to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Frederick, Md, Aug. I8-What this
morning was practically an empty field
three miles from Frederick is tonight
a tented city. The District militia is
encamped there, despite difficulties
which for time looked insurmountable.
The impedimenta of the Guard, which
left Washington before the troops en-
trained, reached Frederick two hours
after the arrival of the men.
RAIN PLAYS HAVOC.
1t was nearly o'clock before the most
important part Of It. the tentage. began
to arrive at the camp. Then. to add to
the guardsmens troubles. binding rain
storm. which had been circling the noun
tains. shifted its course and swept across
the field. drenching the men and their
equipment.
The entraining at Washington had been
made with military promptness. The de-
lay in the arrival Of the impedimenta was
entirely due. it was explained, to the
railroad.
When the first Of the troops reached the
camping grounds they found the first
battery, field artillery, and the Signal
Corps company with camps established.
Probably the most notable achievement,
however. was that accomplished under the
direction Of Capt oliver c. Terry. COM
manding the Signal Corps. All wires for
telephone service for the entire camp had
been laid. By the time headquarters
was finally set up the long-distance tele-
phone service was ready. Brig. Gen.
George H. Harries. commanding. shortly
afterward used the wire to Washington.
Capt Terry. in laying his wires. used
a method which might easily be given
the name of the Terry system" Not
only was 1t novel, but II saved the use of
poles and great labor. Capt. Terry OBJ
tained from some source a plow, and
taking two of his mules, used to haul
his escort wagon, plowed burrows along
the course laid out for the telephone
wires. Men with reels followed, laying
the wire in the trough, while others aft
erward. filled in the dirt and pounded It
down.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-19

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The Washington herald., 1911-08-19
Dollar Day Will Be Observed by Lib
eraI Offers Of Leading Merchants
to All Classes of Purchasers.

0LLAR DAY is for the benefit of merchants and
shoppers alike. 1t enables the merchants to adver-
se their wares by drawing to their stores greater
crowd than any other day in the year it enables
the shoppers to secure more for their money than
at any other time.
What goods the merchant sells on that day are