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The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
SEND s97, 7,440 TO
save MANCHESTER
American Executors Come to As
sistance Of English Admins
traitors of Estate.
NECESSARY TO SAVE JEWELS

New York. Aug. 1o.-The American
executors. for the estate of Consuelo.
Dowager Duchess of Manchester, have
transmitted TO London the sum OF $s7.-
$40 to save the famous Manchester
Grosvenor Square. London. from being
sold under the auctioneer's hammer.
This was made known to-day when the
American executors, Harry B. Hol-
Inns, John l. Cadwalader, and Fred
erick (Beauty) Ogden Beach-hled a
supplemental account OF their stew
ardship in the Surrogate Court. The
account shows that the sum of 100000
was sent recently to the English exec
utors. viscount Duncannon and Thorn
as Rawle, to avoid the necessity Of
selling the family home and Jewels.
This action was made necessary by
reason OF the deficit In tine money for
the English death duties on the estate.
Most OF the estate is in Nev York. but
the English courts held that the Eng
lish executors must pay a tax on the
entire estate. There was a deficit of
about $4,000 after the English executors
paid what they could out of the English
assets and they appealed to the Ameri-
can executors for funds, stating that
the family residence. and possibly the
balance OF the taxes were paid promptly.
Have Four Children.
The present Duke and Duchess of Man.
chester have >four children. Alexander
George Francis Drago, who is Viscount
Mandeville; Lady Mary Alice Montague.
Lord Edward f. F. Montague, and Lady
Ellen Millicent Montague. The executors
accounts record the fact that for the
education and maintenance Of Viscount
Vaudeville there is transmitted. quarterly
TO his father the sum of ss13. The
Duchess of Manchester. formerly Helena
of Cincinnati. received $4os
for the care of the younger chill
dren.
Through the will Of his mother. the
Duke of Manchester receives a life in
terest in sSsi,2+0. His eldest son, Viscount
Vaudeville. has an interest in an equal
amount. The other three children re-
ceive the income from ss1, los The Man
chester Jewels. including a necklace OF
hfty-three Oriental pearls. were left in
trust to the American girl who married
the Duke OF Manchester. When Lady
Mary Alice Montague reaches the age
OF eighteen, the jewels are to be her
II she marries before she
becomes eighteen. she will receive the
gems at her wedding.
The estate is composed. in the main, of
American securities. These include
United States Steel Corporation. sil7, ,5Ti:
Railroad Company stock
sls6,42o: Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany stock. 1855; Lehigh Valley Rail-
road Company stock, 81, ,S2s.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
Higgins Gets Plum.

President Taft sent to the Senate yes
terday the nomination of Frederick A.
Higgins, OF New York City. to be ap-
praiser OF merchandise for the port of
New York. to succeed Francis W. Bird.
OF Massachusetts. who recently resigned
to join the Bull Moose party. Mr..
Higgins. who is about forty years of
age, has had considerable experience in
the wood pulp and paper business in a
concern which sold out to the Interna-
tional Paper Company some years ago.
after which he was employed by that
company in various capacities. He has
lately been auditor of the International
Paper Company. During 1910 and 1911
Mr.. Higgins represented the Twcnty-
third Assembly District In New York
County in the State Assembly.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
LOBBY
FOR EXCISE BILL
All Congressman Are to Be Polled
and Public Meetings Are
to Be Held.

Christian Endeayorers are going to
lobby to-day among Congressman in an
effort TO get support for the Jones-Works
excise bill.
twenty-five male Endeavorers will be
in the field all day. Rexford L. Holmes,
an Endeavorer leader. said last night.
Il doubt IL they can see all members of
the House who are in Washington. but
their lobbying will reach many, and We
expect IL to be effective.
We are going to poll all Congressman
We reach on two questions: First, II they
will vote for motion to be made by
Representative jackson, of Kansas, to
place the bill before the House; second.
il they will vote for the bill IL II is
placed before the House.
Mr.. Holmes. E. C. Trumbower, and
P. F. Drury had a conference last night.
They are confident, they said, that they
will get the Jones-Works excise bill be-
fore the House, and secure its passage.
Chairman Henry, Of the House Rules
Committee, was quoted by Mr.. Holmes
as saying that the Endeavorers' effort
was the first organized attempt to get
this measure before the House" There
are to be two suspension days this week.
Mr.. Holmes said.~ but Chairman Henry
had said that perhaps every day would
be made a suspension day.
The Endeavorers said they already
had the promised assistance of Repre-
sentatives Garrett of Tennessee. Henry
of Texas. Webb of North Carolina, and
Hobson of Alabama.
The campaign OF the Endeavorers will
include sermons from churches in the
city. In that way, they expect. they will
reach many Congressman. They will
have open air meetings. at Stanton Park
and on the baseball grounds at Thir-
teenth and d Streets Northeast.
They would have had meetings at
Washington Circle and Franklin Park.
but neglected to obtain necessary per-
m.ts from the War Department. Last
night they had tc abandon plans for
gatherings in those places.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
SUES FOR PATENT.
Commissioner T.. VI. Moore Is Dc.
fcndnnt in Suit.

A petition for a writ directed to Com
missioner of Patents Edward NJ Moore
was filed in the District Supreme Court
yesterday by Mrs. Emily G. Morgan, as
eNecutrtx of the estate of the late Rob-
ert W. Morgan, of Bronxville, N Y,
to compel Commissioner Moore to grant
her a patent on device to hold in
candescent electric light globes in place.
1t is declared in the petition that Mr..
Morgan invented the device by which
means an fncandescent lamp can be
locked in its socket and not removed
except by a special key. Mrs Morgan
declares several claims were rejected
and others allowed by the Patent once.
An appeal was taken to the Court OF
Appeals of the District of Columbia,
which affirmed the decision of the Conn
missioner of Patents. Mrs. Morgan de-
clares the claims are patentabls and are
novel. and therefore a patent should
be granted for the device. Mrs Nor
gan IS a resident Of Yonkers. N Y.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
NO COMPROMISE,
ADVICE OF BOYLE
Former Leader of Democracy Urges
Costello Faction to Stand
Firm.

John Boyle, for many years a leader
in the local democracy. has written a
letter to Robert E. Mattingly, chair.
man of the Democratic Central Com
rnittee, urging the Costello body to
stand firm" in its position in the pro-
posed compromise agreement between
the three local contesting organizations
Mr.. Boyle was for many years a men,
Der Of the central committee, its chair
man for four years, and a delegate to
the national convention In 1886. His
letter reads:
Contents of Letters
Stand firm; as a matter Of fact your
committee cannot do otherwise. In seat
ing the Costello delegation at Baltimore
the Democratic National Convention by
that act recognized the Costello District
Democratic Convention, the fruit OF
which is the present Democratic Central
Committee OF the District of Columbia
Your. commttee<is the repository Of
Democratic PARTY power IN the District
OF Columbia, the same as the Democratic
National Committee is the repository of
Democratic national power in the United
States. Neither one nor the other can
surrender that power; the only way in
which either committee can decline to
accept the responsibility reposed in 1t is
10 go back TO the Democratic voters: the
Democratic Central Committee to the
Democratic voters of the District of Co.
iumb!a and the Democratic National Com
mittee TO the several Democratic State
committees Of the several States.
fcur committee was regularly organ
ized under prescribed political rules and
regulations as result of the convention
formally called by authority of the DEM
oeraec National Committee in the pre-
sersoed way. the same as all Democratic
state conventions In the United States.
1t was no mere mass meeting
Therefore II could not II II would
amalgarate or compromise with any
number of persons, however respectable;
1t possesses no such power. It either Is
or is not The Democratic Central COM
rnittee of the District of Columbia, and
the highest power in the Democracy of
the nation, the Democratic National
Convention. has stamped IT with its ap- |
proyal There Is no appeal from this
authority"
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
SEEK WEAvERS' AsSAILANT.
County Authorities and Police Arc
Searching for Robert Chitham.

The authorities Of Prince Georgs
County. aided by the police of Washing
ton and Baltimore. are still in search of
Robert Chitham. the colored man who
shot Harry c. Weaver and his son,
Glenn Weaver. during a thrilling fight
last Thursday morning at Woodmoor,
Md.
The condition of the elder Weaver,
who lies at Providence Hospital in a
serious condition. was reported somewhat
improved last night Physicians think
that the patient has a good chance for
recovery He was shot in the hip and
abdomen. The younger Weaver was shot
in the finger. The wound is of no con-
sequence.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
PLUAeEs FROM
WINDOW TO DEATH
Arthur Ruckdaeschsl Falls or
Jumps Forty Feet from
Il Ledge.
SKULL Is FRACTURED
AND NECK Is BROKEN
Coroner to Hold Inquest on Sunday.
Body Turned Over to
Friends.

While the people who live in the neigh
borhood of 627 Street Northwest were
enjoying the cool quietude of theii
porches at II O'Clock last night. young
Arthur Ruckdaeschei. clad only In his
underciothes and stockings. came hur-
Ting out of an attic window. forty feet
from the ground, and struck the pave
ment with such force that he was In
stantly killed.
When the startled Sehoiders OF Rack-
daeschers fall reached him he was quite
still. with the blood oozing from his
mouth and nose, and from a wound in
the back of his head. His skull had
been crushed and his neck broken when
his head struck the ground. and 1t Is
believed that his death was instantane-
GUS.
body fash like dim meteor through the
subdued light in which the front of T27
/ Street Northwest stands and become
abruptly still when II struck the earth.
But only one person besides Ruck-
daeschel himself saw the beginning of
his TALL. This other person was re-
tired soldier, Richard shelling, his friend.
out of whose window Ruckdaeschel fell.
Ruckdaeschel frequently came to III l
Street, which is the residence of Mrs.
Heath. on Saturday nights when drink
ing and was reluctant to go to the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wolfgang
Ruckdaeschel, at 11g7 Ninth Street North
west, Shelling said last night.
May Have Been Suicide.
None of us knew 'Reddy' had come
last night" Smelling said. Mrs. Heath
asked me If I thought Reddy would
come, and 1 said no, hoped not. Then
] went up to my room to go to bed.
LAS I opened the door I saw Reddy's
hands slip from the window sill, and I
ran back down the stairs. When 1 got
there there were already some people
there"
Shelling said Ruckdaeschel frequently
talked of killing himself. and that re-
Gently he was much impressed by the
suicide of one of his companions. She'll
ing told Coroner hewitt, who investi-
gated with other officers, including De-
tective Springmann and Policeman Glib
son, of the Sixth Precinct, that Ruck-
daeschel, when drinking, had several
times gotten halfway out of the win-
dow Shelling said that on these occa-
sions he pulled his young friend back.
Coroner hewitt talked with Ruck-
daeschers father and mother. who came
down to Mrs Heath's house after friends
had informed them of their sons death.
The coroner allowed the parents TO have
an undertaken take charge of the body
instead of sending it to the morgue. The
mother said her boy did not drink often,
and the father corroborated her. Arthur
was at home yesterday afternoon. they
said. He was twenty-five years old and
a timer by trade.
A brother of the dead man came with
the parents. Four sisters came as far
as the corner of the block in which
their brother had met so sudden a
death, but they had not the courage to
come nearer.
Coroner hewitt said he would i'm
panel a jury and hold an inquest at IL
o'clock Monday.
Whether Ruckdaeschel fell acciden-
tally or purposely let himself slip from
the window was not determined last
night.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
HARD COAL FAMINE
NOT EXPECTEDH HERE
Washington Fuel Dealers Give As
surances of Normal Prices and
Plenty of Coal.

Washington dealers do not agree with
the editor of the Black Diamond, a Jour
nal devoted to the coal trade. that a seri.
Gus hard coal famine will develop this
fall. They believe that the shortage,
which is estimated to be near 1880, 0or
tons, will be reduced to a point where
there will be enough coal to supply the
winter demand.
George H Cushing. editor OF the Black
Diamond. gives figures to support his
prediction of a coal famine and excep-
tionally high prices. According TO him,
the country produced 100000 tons less
of coal from January 1 to March /, 1872,
and 100000 tons more were consumed
than during the corresponding months in
1871. This makes a shortage Of 15,50o,-
600 tons. In 1902, a shortage Of $4,000, 900
tons brought the price of coal up to SIS
a ton; using this as a basis Mr. Cush-
ing predicts a price of SO a ton for
this year.
Local Dealers Optimistic.
M. W. johnson, agent for Weston, Dod-
soma Co., takes a much more op-
timistic view. He said last night that
he did not anticipate any large increase
Of prices in Washington. He believes
that the shortage will be practically
Eiade up. at least to an extent of COW
ering the demand. He explained that
the shortage was reduced over 100000
tons by the output for July, and that
the mines are working at their full ca
pacity with more employees than in 1911,
giving every indication that late fall will
find the demand for hard coal covered.
Owing to the large underproduction of
the first part of the year. Mr.. johnson
said the output of the mines is being
bought up as rapidly as 1t is produced.
This. however. is no cause for antici-
pating a serious coal scarcity. he thinks.
He believes that prices will go up a lit
tie, but stated that the increase would
not be great.
All the other Washington coal dealers
questioned take the same view as Mr..
None of them believes grounds
tor fearing a hard coal famine exist.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
WILSON HEARS
PLAIN TRUT THIS
F. W. Hinrichs, 0ne-time Candidate
for Lieutenant Governor Of New
York, Don't Mince Words.
FEARS RoosEvEITs STRENGTH

Seagirt. N. J.. Aug. l0-Gov. Wood
row Wilson heard some plain and not
very encouraging truths to-day from the
lips of Frederick w. Hinrichs, one-time
candidate for Lieutenant Governor of
New York. and q member of the dele
cation from the Brooklyn Democratic
Club. which called at the Little White
House this afternoon.
Governor" said Hinrichs. you may
have noticed that Roosevelt's pronuncia-
mento had fascinating punch in IL,
q punch which "a fascinated me to the VERY
end. ] am sorry to hear Roosevelt say
he stands for protection. and I believe
at heart he is for free trade But /
want to say to you, Gov. Wilson, even
II we forfeit this election. we ought to
stand for what we believe Is right I
believe your speech was full Of genuine
Democracy, but want to warn you that
within couple of weeks Roosevelt will
have working organization behind
him that will not be under the control
of any boss or bosses. Many Demo-
Gratis are going to support Roosevelt on
the ground that hitherto the American
people have had little to do with their
own government, and that II has been
under the control of political machines.
believe you should emphasize over and
over again how little Importance at
taches to political organizations or ma
chimes"
Wilson Makes No Reply.
Hinrichs was finally silenced by other
members of the delegation, and Gov.
Wilson made q short speech to his ad-
herents. This was the first of his
speeches. and IN II he made no attempt
to reply to IIinrichs' warning about
Roosevelt The second speech was made
to the Wilson and Marshall Club of
Orange, ~. J. They came 100 strong. all
shook hands with the candidate, and
then listered to a speech delivered from
the san'o spot on which he made his
speech Of acceptance.
. A delegation of a dozen of Hungarian
Americans came to assure the Governor
of the support of their organization,
numbering $50 members. Morris Cuckor,
the spokesman. secured a promise from
the Governor that he would deliver a
speech TO the Hungarians of New York
some time during lne campaign.
The National Deep Waterways Asso-
citation sent a committee to ask the Gov
ernor to speak at their annual meeting
at New London September s. They an
they had a half promise from
President Taft to speak on this occasion
and they did not see Gov. Wilson.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
Rstincation Meeting.

The colored people of the Capital wi
hold ratification meeting Of the Ttfi
Sherman nomination Tomorrow eve3n
at T:3o O'Clock at True Reformers. Hhl
Tho meeting viii be held under the 3is
pices OF the National Civil and Poli6cs
League of American Negroes. The jfu
ture of the American negro under th
Republican Party will be one Of the Mai
subjects Of discussion.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
GAMBLING HOUSE RAIDED.
One OF Men Caught mt jackson City
Is Sentenced.

As result Of the raid made last Fri
day on a gambling house at Jackson
City operated by Martha Bailey, colored,
Richard Major, one of the captured men
was yesterday fined so and sentenced to
fifteen days in jail. Two colored men
and four colored women were arrested
in the raid.
Justice Finney heard the cases. The
State was represented by Common
wealth's Attorney Crandal Mackey. At
torneys Machen and Jesse appeared for
the defendants. 1t is said that the
rafded house was being operated by
Martha for a white man. who left the
place just before Deputy Sheriff John
d. Payne and Constable Howard B.
Fields descended upon 1t.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
TAFT MEN FORM COMMITTEE.
County Republican
Named by Association.

"VmsoO.SeS SOomhy RCRogsAcass~ ~
Named by Association.
Rockville. Nd. Aug. 1o.-The executive
committee OF the Montgomery County
Taft Association has been appointed as
follows:
Montgomery Blair. w. Harry Beard.
Alexander A. Braddock A. Clinton
Brown. James s. Windsor. DeWald ].
Willard. Thomas yinson. Haitian A.
Waters. Maurice NJ. Browning. C. Scott
fDuvall, Alfred G. Buhrmann, Edward
w. Byrne. Cornelius w. Clum. Thomas
Dawson. DR.. Ryan Devereux, w. w.
Dronenburg. Benjamin F. DuvaIl, Cyrus
Kelser. Thomas ]. Fulks, Uriah II. w.
Griffith, Fred Il. Grim, Frank L. Hewitt,
Ormsby McCammoh, A. A Hoehling.
Charles NJ. Jones. Charles F.. Kirk, Ben
jamin H. Miller. Henry H. Miller. James
NJ. Mount. William Tyler Page, Thomas
C. Noyes. Columbus r. Purdum, J. Hen
ming Purdum. B. NJ. Pursell. Asa NJ.
Stabler. Mortimer o. Stabler, Alban G.
Thomas, and ]. Frank Trazzare.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
Eliot Complete. World Tour.

Boston. Aug. 1o.-Dr. Charles W. Eliot
president emeritus of Harvard College,
and his party returned 10 Boston to-day.
after tour around the world. They had
been gone nine months and visited every
country in the Orient. DR., Eliot 10 In the
best Of health.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
DISTRICT DEBT REDUCED.
Warrington Payments Larger Than
Any other City.

Washington is paying on it's obliga-
tons at the rate of over q million and
q half dollars year. This exceeds the
best performance OF any other twon Its
size In the country. This rapid reduc-
TON OF The District debt is due 10 cut
appropriations
The total payment of the Districts s
debt last year amounted to Sl,5s1, ,6sT .e
This is the largest payment of the kind
that the District has made In any year.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
Typhoid Epidemic In France.

Paris. Aug. IA serious epidemic Of
typhoid has broken out In Avignon, and
to-day 500 cases were being treated. This
department OF national health is in
charge of the situation there trying to
check the spread OF the disease. Avig-
non is a city of 5o,ooo population. and N
800 miles southeast Of PariA
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
ADMITS WOOD PULP.
British Columbia Removes Restric
tions and Sends Orders.

tfons anu ScnoS OroefH.
With the approval of the State Depart
ment, the Treasury Department has rec
ognized the action of the Governor and
Council of British Columbia in providing
free entry into the United States of
wood pulp. print paper and paper board
manufactured from wood cut on certain
leases in that territory.
In accordance with the approval Of the
American Government. the Treasury De-
partment issued Instructions to-day to
all collectors of customs to admit these
products without duty. The action in
Canada was effected through an order
In council of the Province of British Co.
which removes all restrictions
imposed by the general land laws Of that
province on certain leases controlled by
the Powell River Company, hing west
Of the Cascade Mountains. The compa-
ny is practically all American.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
ONE RESULT OF CHIvALRY.
serves to Get Polite New Yorker
Bnck of Bars.

New York. Aug. le.-chivalry iput Mil
ton Kern, a tool maker, twenty years
old, into jail to-day. Kern Offered his
seat on a subway train to a woman and
before she could sit down. Louis bSchus-
ter. thirty. a laborer slipped into it.
Kerns admits he knocked Louis. tblock
on" and Policeman Craig veriheA the
admission
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
MUzzLE LAW RENEWED.
Iissioncrs, Extend ReguIatiou
ON Recommendation.

ON Recommendation.
The Commissioners yesterday renewed
the regulation providing for the muzzlins
OF all dogs running at large on the rec
ommendstton of Health Oficer Wood.
ward.
In his report, the Health Officer ex-
planned that cases of rabies are con-
tinually turning up in the District. Sixty
two dogs were reported to the health
cffice as having shown symptoms OF hy-
6rophobia during the last year.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11

Continued from Page One,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-14
LARGE CROWDS
EXPECTED TOMORROW

The bull fight at Matamoros -omor-
row is expected to attract large
crowds from all over South Texas.
Attractive excursion rates have
been made from all points up the
Branch line, also on he main line,
from Houston south to Brownsville.
A special train will leave Sam
Fordyce tomorrow morning at z
O'Clock, reaching the city at 1O:30.
Returning the train will leave
Brownsville at IL o'clock at night.
The visitors will therefore nOt only
have an opportunity to see the bull
fight, but will be enabled to see the
city of Matamoros from start to fin
ish, and end up by hearing the mill
tary band al night
The hotels and restaurants of this
city are preparing to handle the
great number of eXcursionists, and
will doubtless have all they can do.
Many reservations have already been
made at the various hotels, but i is
not thought that many will find it
necessary TO secure quarters for Sun
day night. Those from up the main
line will catch the 4:05 train Mon
day morning.