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The Washington herald., 1912-10-13
Describes Motor Boat
Trip Across Ocean
Captain Day Tells How His Boat, Detroit,
Weathered Wares. and Storm and
Established Ne,v Record

London, Oct. 11-Captain Day, Of De-
troit. has arrived here. having accom-
plished the unique and periious feat Of
driven boat during q voyage from De-
troit to St. Petersburg.
The Detroit. the name Of the boat In
which this hazardous voyage was made,
was only Is feet In length. and Capt.
Day. who was accompanied by c. c.
Earle (mats). Walter H. Moreton (chief
engineer). and Keith Ferguson (second
engineer). took more than two months
to complete the trip. During the voy-
age the four men suffered many hair
breadth escapes from destruction by
storms. FIRE. and scarcity Of water. Mr..
Earle in describing their adventures said:
I'VE left Detroit. 800 miles from New
York. on July 2. Our boat was fitted
with q 1s-horsepower Scripps engine. CIV
ing a maximum speed Of IL knots. We
got to New York on July IA. left two
days later. and arrived at Queenstown
on August Z.
From Queenstown we went to South
ampton. from Southampton to Ostend.
Ostend to Amsterdam. thence through
the canals of Holland to Brunsbruttel.
afterward through the Kiel Canal. and
from Kiel direct to ST. Petersburg. ar
riving on September Il. We left the
Detroit at St Petersburg. and after stay
ing there a week We came to London by
steamer.
"Our boat" continued Mr.. Earle. was
the first petrol-propelled boat ever to
cross the Atlantic. and. furthermore. IL
made a record both in respect Of size and
the time occupied. Only one other motor
boat ever crossed the western ocean
and took thirty-eight days. against our
twenty-one. from land to land.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13
Kaiser and Oldest
Son Remain Estranged
In Most Recent Picture Of Royal Family the
Features of Crown Prince Are
Not Shown

Endorsement Of an open militant policy
infuriated the Kaiser. who promptly
packed the Crown Prince OF to Dantsic.
promoting him to command the crack
Deaths Head" Hussars stationed there.
Despite the prdyers Of the Empreea
despite the Emperor's affection for the
crown princess and her children. the
crown prince remained in Dantzic until
the Kaiser became convinced his son was
threatened with an affection OF the
throat resembling that which was fatal
to the Kaiser's father. Emperor Fred
erick.
Then he was permitted to return to
Potsdam. For his fathers ire had been
excited by other phases of the crown
princes conduct than his behavior In
the Reichstag. His Independent opin-
Ions. his open sympathy with the work
ingmen's union. his speech at his we'd
ding festival. his simplicity Of manner
and known aversion to flattery. all have
leaned heavily on the balance toward the
Liberal party. Now. as these dispatches
have told, the Kaiser deliberately snubs
his first born: they never correspond
when apart. and rarely speak to each
other. The Kaiser refused to review the
crown princes regiment at the recent
maneuvers, even absented himself the
other day from the birthday fete ef the
crown princess, OF whom he u very
fond, democratic as she In.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13
FLASHES FROM OLD WORLD
CATHOLICISM INCREASE. .
IN GERMAN EMPIRE.
Statistics Snow that rrotes&ants Are
Losing Ground Das - Having
Smaller Families.

Berlin, Oct. U-Protestants In Ger
many are somewhat worried over the
fact that the number Of Roman Cath
olics within the empire 10 growing much
faster than that Of their own. Omcal
statistics Just published show that Ro-
man Catholics have Increased In PrVs-
sia at Q greater rate than Protestanta
sines 1S71 and In other parts Of the empire
since lsD. In 1900 the Roman Catholics
formed 3G0 per cent Of the entire pop
uiation: in 1906 the percentage had risen
10 No. and in 1910 to Mo-. The ex-
planation given is that. In general. Ro-
man Catholic families have q larger
natural increase than Protestant. and
that the Protestants form . larger pro-
portion Of the population Of large towns
end Of the educated and richer classes.
where large families are infrsquent. Be-
sides. the Poles, who are Roman Cath
olicS. have invariably large families. and
most Of the immigrants TO Germany from
other countries are adherents Of the
Church Of Rome.
With regard to the diminution In the
number Of Protestants, there II more
apparent In Prussia than In other states
Of the empire. In Ave years the num-
Der Of persons entering themselves ~
without any religious confession rose
from 17.3o to nearly 100000. 1t In be-
iieved that this IL largely due to the
existence of the Social Democratic party,
which advises its adherents to secede
from the national church.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13
INFATUATED YOUTH
MURDERS WIDOW
Paris Has Tragedy in Which Boy
Kills Woman with Whom He
Is infatuated.

Paris. Oct. 12-Marcel Pfischer, CLERK
of twenty-one. had fallen desperately in
love with Nine. Proux. a widow some
ten years his senior, employed in the
same Office in the Boulevarde de rHos-
pital Pfscher was of a reserved and
somewhat morose disposition. and had
been deeply affected by the death of
his mother a year before. His whole
life centered in his passion for the wild
ow. Knowing his character, Mime. Proux
was afraid to tell him the truth, namely,
that she was to be married in October to
another man. When Pfischer implored
her to marry him she would answer:
Wait till you've done your military
service, and then we'll see." for she
hoped that out of sight would be out of
mind.
Unfortunately, Pfscher learned the
truth from some source or other. More
than once he used threats. II will kill
you," he said. rather than see you be-
long to another"
Early in the morning, soon after the
opening of the office, the few clients pres
ent saw a young man. whose manner
betrayed strong excitement, enter the
portion Of the building reserved for en-
ployes Soon 'afterward three shots rang
out, and then a fourth. There was a
moment of confusion and then one of
the employees, regaining his sang froid
ran to the door.
Lying over the table at which she
worked was found the body Of Nine.
Proux. with three bullets in the region
of the heart. A few PAGES from her lay
her assailant. with a bullet wound in
the head. Nine. Proux died before she
reached the hospital. Her murderer ie
In a desperate condition.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13

esses are already settled down for the
winter. The Duchess OF MARLBOROUGH
will resume her attractive dinners Q,
Sunderland House. She spent a day a
Eton last week with her delicate son
Lord lvor Spencer Churchill. who ha.
Joined his brother. the Marquis ci
Blandford, at this famous school.
Persistent report is reported that thu
duchess is to be reconciled to her hus
band under gentle pressure brought from
the King and Queen. but the duchess
friends declare that a reconciliation Il
impossible.
Mrs Gohn Jacob Astor will be greatly
missed here. as she is to be on the otheI
side all winter.
Lady Major Leland. who was Mis-.
Chamberlain. and who has been in Aus.
tria. will reopen her Hyde Park houss
for part OF the winter season. She IL ex-
pected to entertain for her son. who
comes OF age at Christmas.
Mrs. David Beatty Is now installed a,
her new home in Regent Park. She
and her husband. the admiral, dined
twice with the King and Queen at Bal.
moral.
Lady Maidstone Is still in the north.
hut will be settled in London fortnight
hence.
The Bradley-Martins will remain at
Balmacaan until the beginning OF next
month. when they will Join their daugh.
ter. Lady Craven, at Coombe Abbey.
where several big shooting parties will
be entertained.
Mrs William Leeds will remain in
town with her small son until just before
Christmas. when she sails for New York
Her bosom friend, Lady Paget, is ex-
pected to spend more time in Belgrave
Square than in Ireland.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13
WIFE CONFESSES
She SHOT HUSBAND
Death of DR.. Blume, Archaeological
Expert, Is Solved when Ar
rested Woman Tells All.

Berlin, Oct 12.-The Posen mystery has
been solved by the confession Of Dr.
Blume's wife. She admits that she shot
her husband in a moment OF excitement.
The actual cause of the crime seems to
have been a written acknowledgment OF
guilty relationship which DIR. Blume OBJ
tained from his wife's lover, and by
which the woman was rendered desper-
ate.
DIR. Erich Blume. an archaeological
expert at the Kaiser Friedrich Museum
at Posen. was found shot in wood
near Posen on September 10. 1t wal
supposed at the time that his death was
due to an accident.
Certain investigations made by the po-
lice cast suspicion on Frau Blume OF
being in some degree responsible for the
tragedy, and she was arrested.
The couple were married six months
ago, but frequent quarrels occurred re-
Gently. due. 1t is said. to DR.. Blume g
absorbing interest in his professional
work
After her arrest. Frau Blume. who i!
only twenty years old, told the police
that she and her husband were about to
take a journey from a suburban rail
way station at Posen, and as they had
TO wait an hour for a train they strolled
through forest. She expressed alarm
on hearing a suspicious noise. and hei
husband exhibited a revolver. which aft.
erward exploded accidentally. killing him
instantly.
DR.. Blume had been shot through the
chin, the bullet penetrating upward into
the brain. and experts declared that
the wound was OF such a nature that II
could not have been inflicted by acci.
dent
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13
MUSHROOMS CLAIM
\ MANY In FRANCE
Unusual Number Die as q Result Of
Eating Poisonous
Variety.

Paris, Oct. 12.-Deaths from poisonous
mushrooms are reported daily. The roll
for the last month. for instance. is four
teen workmen dead and three dying in
the Vesges. where nine persons have al
ready succumbed to the same cause In
the last ten days. One workman Is dead
at Nancy. three are dangerously Ill. and.
finally. a family Of five has been poison
ed at Versailles, one having died. while
the four others are in the hospital.
The extraordinary thing 10 that *
perts in fungi every year warn against
the deadly danger OF certain mushrooms,
but without avail. They repeat yearly
that the time-honored tests. such a
boiling the mushrooms with a silver
spoon. are Of no use whatever. for in
this particular case the most deadly OF
all fungi, it seems. precisely do not turn
the spoon black. Another remarkable
circumstance is that only one species OF
poisonous mushroom is really deadly.
but then il Is SO deadly that one frag'
ment in a dish will sufice TO kill all who
partake OF the dish. Other bad kinds
OF mushrooms merely make the eater
feel queer. and he generally recovers.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13

Berlin, Oct. 12-The very latest pho.
tograph Of Emperor William in the midst
OF his family still further emphasizes the
unhappy fact that the Kaiser and Crown
Prince william are estranged and adds
graphic strength to the report that the
head of the Hohenzollerns II so 'at
outs, with his oldest son and heir that
he practically ignores him. Here two
strong wills clash: the older man Inn
perious but polite; the younger man
democratic, less guarded.
From the newest photograph OF the
Kaiser and those dearest to him. the
crown prince is absent. In the picture
are two sons Of the crown prince. to
whom the Emperor is devotedly attached.
and Prince Ateiberth, the Kaiser's third
son, Germany's Sailor Prince, who,
while he has sometimes angered the En-
peror by his escapades. has never dared
to combat openly the desires OF his
father and sovereign. The crown prince
is conspicuously absent from the group.
The truth is that the Emperor mas
never forgiven the crown prince since
that extraordinary scene In the Reich-
stag, which will surely become historical:
when the Kaiser's heir openly opposea
his fathers foreign policy. spark
would then have exploded a frightfui
war between Germany and England,
which might have involved most OF Eu-
rope.
This unheard of indescretion. this open
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13
INSANITY ON INCREASE.

London. Oct. 1.-THE general conciu-
sion which may be safely drawn from the
facts is that alcohol Possesses compare
lively small importance as a cause Of
Insanity in Ireland. This Is the conclu-
sion come to by the Inspector of Lunacy
in Ireland. whose report has Just been
issued as q blue book.
Alcoholic addiction. say the inspectors.
occurs in two forms-drunkenness and
chronic alcoholism. The former is very
prevalent In Ireland. and Is much less
serious as q cause of insanity. The in
spectors report an increase OF 81 luna
ties between 1911 and 1872.
Comparing the number Of insane per
10000 of population with the figure in
1850, it is seen that the figure has more
than doubled itself. In 1880 the number
under care represented 80 per 10000. In
1911 1t had jumped to 5s3.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13
SISTERS FIGHT
DUEL TO DEATH
Infatuation for the Same Man Re
suits in Tragedy in
Paris,

Paris. Oct. 1.-Two sisters. Louise and
Jeanne Dubois, daughters Of a respected
family residing N the Rue Lecourbe
fought a duel In their bedroom yester-
day evening. resulting in the elder OF the
two, who is only twenty years Of age,
being mortally wounded.
Louise. who is eighteen. had been en-
gagged for some time to a young cabinet
maker.
A little while ago. however. Jeanne
fell in love with the young man. and
this caused considerable i'll feeling be-
tween the sisters.
Yesterday they Quarreled. and from
words rapidly came to blows A des-
perate struggle followed. and Jeanne
had already thrown her adversary to
the ground, when the latter. seixing q
bread knife. plunged 1t into her side.
At the sight of her sister lying un-
conscious and bathed in blood, LOUISE
was overcome with despair. and when the
members OF the family entered the room
they only prevented her by sheer force
from stabbing herself to death.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13

We carried ninety days supply OF
provisions. including canned goods. hard
tack. and bottled stun We had also
sixty days supply Of water, but two
days out from New York We found that
II had all been spoiled BY some paint
left In the tank. For the rest Of the
voyage We had to exist on the few bot
perhaps our greatest hardship.
Eaesunters RssGh weather.
AFTER the fourth day out. We had con-
unually rough weather. but the boat
behaved very well. except when the
wind was abaft the beam. when we had
dimcuity in steering. owing to her point
ed. canoe-like stern. The engine never
stopped. save when We had to heavs to
on account Of the heavy weather.
when We left New York We had LOO
gallons Of petrol on board. and on reach
Ing Queenstown we had 90 gallons left
From there to St. Petersburg we used
100 gallons. making the consumption 80
gallons for the whole trip.
Exciting experiences? Oh, yes The
night before We got to Queenstown We
had IRE in the engine room. Some
petrol had spilled out Of q prim,ag can
and IN some way caught fire. We had to
work energetically with our IRE extin-
suishers before We got the upper hand
Of II. When We got to Queenstown We
were all in"
Next year Capt Day. who is the pio-
neer OF small motorboat racing on the
ocean. Ii to organize an international
race from New York to Paris for boats
larger than the Detroit Five competi-
tors are expected to start. two Ameri-
can. two French. and one English, the
latter entered by Sir Thomas Upton.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13
TITLED AMERICANS
ARB FAST FRIENDS
Duchess of Roxburghe and Lady
Alastair 1nnes-Ker Almost
Inseparable.

London, Oct .12.-rhose two charming
Americans. the Duchess Of Roxburghe
end Lady Alastair Innes-Ker, are almost
inseparable nowadays. They married
brothers and their close friendship is
regarded as the more remarkable be-
cause Lord Alastair lnnes-Ker. q cap
tain in the Royal Horse Guards, Is heir
presumptive to the dukedom of Rox-
burghe. Besides. his wife, who was An
rie Breese, Of New York, has presented
him with a son now four years old. SO
the ancient Scottish family Ii in no dan
ger Of extinction.
30 far from being Jealous of this boy.
he seems to draw the chtldless duchess
closer to Lady Alastair. Indeed. IL II
were possible. It In said she has trans
ferred to her little nephew all her affec-
tions. After nine years Of married life
the duchess. who was May Goeiet, of
New York. and who inherited q fortune
from her father, Ogden Goelet. has not
blessed her lord with . child. It ID difa-
cult for those In America to understand
the intense disappointment Of an English
nobleman who has to give up hoping
that his titles would descend directly.
A touch Of fatalism and romance Ia
given to the slant In In the Roxburghe
heirship by the fact that II was the
duchess herself who chose for Lord
Alastair's bride the now happy mother
who may succeed her a. duchess. The
duchess introduced the young couple and
carried on . vigorous, but un0btrusive
and diplomatic campaign - matchmaker.
To her belongs the credit for the union.
She sang Lord Alastairs praises to her
friend. and she brought them together
at every opportunity.
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The Washington herald., 1912-10-13
STEAM FROM TEA FATAL.

London. Oct. IA little boy named
Gilbert Gamer. aged two years and -four
months. residing at Wool, Dorset. who
vas sitting at a table while his parents
were having tea. suddenly cried and wal
seen TO take one hand away from the
teapot.
The mother concluded he had drunk
some hot tea. and q doctor who wa
called In found him suffering from
swollen larynx and bronchial tubes An
operation was performed, but he died
two hours afterward.
''I dn not, think the child drank any
thing from the teapot said the doc.
tor. "bM he inhaled steam from the
tpouf. The case was hopeless from the
first." 4 verdict Of accidental dsath''
was returned :
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13
GERMAN VISITORS
WRITE OF AMERICA
COMPLAINT L Made of Taxicabs and
Poor Condition Of New
York Streets.

Berlin, Oct 12-Good and bad reports
are sent to the German press by the
German physicians who attended the In
ternatioual Medical Congress in America.
While praising the hospitality Of Amer.
leans generally and finding the trip most
interesting, the delegates agree on the
imminent dangers of travelling In New
York automobiles, partly because Of the
the reckless driving Of American chauf-
feurs. .
the physicians said:
. ..Four Of US were spilled out Of an
automobile on the first day We were in
New York, but fortunately We escaped
With our lives. The machines are not
only worse than those in Berlin and
Paris and London. but more expensive.
The streets are full of holes, that are
only partly filled with dirt.
But this opinion on New York streets
u only Q one-sided one. for Mayor Gay
nor told u in his speech at our opening
reception that New York owned the
cieanest and bsst streets In the world.
Herr 0aynors speech vas . very inter-
esting one. He win soon fight for re-eiec-
ton. ~ hs gave u an idsa Of municipal
politics, which are very dishonest. and
Also an idea OF American eloque1fce,
which stands very high.
''Our most interesting experience was
4 visit to Ellis Island. upon which are
erected the barriers that render the ad-
cult. He who thinks that social dis
tinctions cease In America 10 quickly
apprised Of his mistake"
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The Washington herald., 1912-10-13
PARIS HER FUTURE HONE.
Mrs. Amy Croker GilliG Goar.ud

Mrs. Amy CFOckcF GtII1R G0uraud
to Sell Property in America.
Paris, Oct 1e.-Mrs. Amy Crocker Gil
Zig Gouraud intends sailing for New
York tomorrow on the Kaiserin Aususte
Victoria to settle up all her affairs there
% ms to remain permanently in Paris.
Mrs. Gouraud when asked II she had
found q snake to take to New York with
her. smiled and said: Just wait and
see
Mrs. Gouraud thought she had sold her
Lsrchmont property last year. but
through some error the deal fell through.
Now she 10 going to make a sale Of both
this and her New York City property.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13
INVADING GERMANY.
Cheap American Automobiles MAY
soon Pinch Manufacturers.

Soon Pinch Manufacturers.
Berlin. Oct. 12.-Germany, too. like
England and France, is feeling the pinch
of the cheap American automobile. I'm
portations SO far has been light, but they
are certain to increase. as half a dozen
of the most enterprising American works
have established sale branches in Berlin.
and sent '.hustlers" here who announce
they are going OUT for business in
whirlwind fashion There are no Ger
man cars on the market which can COM
pete in price with the 81. 200 or 81. go ma
chimes made in the United States and
domestic manufactures are frankly
worried over the competition now men,
acing them.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13
CLASS DISTINCTION.
Gypsy and Army O0cer in Clash
while I'm Bathing.

Gyp1y 0nO army O"CeF IN S1oon
While I'm BathinG.
Budapest. Oct. l2.-The almost unin-
telligible class" distinctions which are
ingrained in Hungarian society have
been the cause of an amusing ending in
q quarrel here between two bathers.
Count Karl Esterhazy, q lieutenant OF
Hussars, was entering his cabin at the
Hungarian Baths when he collided with
Ladislas Racz, the middle aged son OF
Paul Rack, the so-caIied King of the
gypsies. The Count and the gypsy were
both undressed. Annoyed by the col
lision. the Count slapped the gypsy In
the face; the gypsy seised the Count and
slung him through q glass door. The
Count was severely cut and removed to
the hospital. The gypsy was horrified
on learning his victims indentity. and
the Count was extremely angry to hear
that his assafiant was Racz, since the
gypsy's social position renders II i'm
possible for the count TO seek vengeance
BY ~ uspal Deehod between geptlemeu.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13

New York. Oct. 1s.-Ludovico. Primes
dArason Pignatielli, cousin Of King Al
onzo. Of Spain, who spent q weekend
and then some on Ellis Island while his
States were being looked into. 10 not 1t
all pleased with the manner in which the
public press treated his release from the
detention pens because the Immigration
Bureau could not prove that he was de-
pendent for . living on the profits of
professional gambling. The end il not
yet" he exclaimed after casting aside
the last OF the newspapers In which he
had read what were to him unpleasant
accounts of his stay on Ellis IsIand.
Il shall demand an apology to my gov
ernment for the affront offered me BY
the stupidity Of your imn,isration on
ciala."
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13

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The Washington herald., 1912-10-13

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