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The Washington herald., 1914-03-05
ACTOR FALLS HEIR To
$2,5O0,0OO OVERNIGHT
James K. Hackett. Told Here Of
Fortune Left Him. Says He Will
Continue Contracts.
Is PLAYING IN WASHINGTON

James, X. Hackett. actor. was, awak.
ened in his apartments in the Raleigh
yesterday morning by insistent rapping
at the door. who's therer he de-
manded.
TITS Anderson" came the reply. 'Mr.
Hackett you want to see what a New
York paper has to say about you"
The actor arose and Anderson passed
the newspaper through to his chief. Mr..
Hackett clamb:red back between the
sheets and read of the sudden accession
OF wealth which has befallen him. He
took 1t calmly but he read every line
Of the story. Then he ordered breakfast
after first leaving word at the hotel desk
that he was not at home to newspaper
men. Interviews as to how II feels to
become a millionaire over night were de-
pied. In the afternoon Mr.. Hackett at
tended the matinee at the National Thea
ter-his own play THE Grain of Dust
held no Wednesday matinee Then he
returned to the Raleigh.
A correspondent. who Mr.. Hackett As
sured was the only reporter he had seen
or would see-vas accorded a one-min-
ute interview with the man who visual
lied Rupert of Hentzau. Anderson. the
ever-present secretary, took down every
word This is the interview:
'T cannot comment on nor discuss this
question at the present moment. It Is
true that / have read the article IL
you desire any further Information i re-
fer you to my attorneys. A. L. and S. F.
Jacobs. 30 Broad street"
That was all. not one word more
Mr.. Hackett explained that just now
he could not give word of comment
as to his present intentions with re-
gard to the promised legal battle for
the s2,500,00O estate left by Mrs. Hen
ry Hackett Trowbridge. who died in
New York Tuesday night He let II
be known that no change in his pres
ent plans for the road tour of THE
Grain of Dust" company would be
made. The company will finish the
week in Washington. and for the
week of March will play a series Of
one-night stands in Connecticut.
Mr. Hackett also was apprised OF the
death Of Mrs. Trowbridge by long
distance telephone message from Mrs.
George Peabody Wetmore, wife Of the
former Senator from Rhode Island, and
another relative.
For a man who has been transported
from a comfortable competence plus and
high rate of earning capacity to wealth
ranging up into millions. Mr.. Hacket
bore himself with equanimity. The
matinee performance which he attended
was that of David warfield in the "Auc-
tioneer." He was true to the actor habit
of always attending some ones else show
when opportunity afforded. Last night
he appeared in his own play at the
Columbia.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-05
OFFERS CREDENTIALS
OF WEST IN SENATE
Senator Hoke Smith Announces Sue
cessor to Mr.. Bacon. of Georgia.
Will Arrive Tomorrow.

Senator Hoke Smith yesterday pre-
scented in the Senate the credentials Of
from Georgia to succeed the late Sena-
tor Bacon.
'The legislature of Georgia last July
passed an act authorizing the governor
to fill vacancies" said Senator Smith. In
presenting the credentials of Mr.. West.
He was designated in pursuance Of that
act u think there can, be no question
about these credentials"
Senator Smith said Mr.. West would
reach Washington tomorrow. and that II
there was to be any question raised
against the credentials he hoped the
Committee on Privileges and Elections
would take up the subject Immediately.
50 that q report might be made as soon
as Mr.. West reaches Washington.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-05

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and H. r. Olmstead.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-05
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The Washington herald., 1914-03-05

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Smith. George w. Spier. J. NJ. Stoddard.
Richard Sylvester. Corcoran Thorn,
Harry Wardman, B. II. Warner. John L.
Weaver. Joseph I. Weller. and Judson C.
Welliver.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-05
PLUCKING BOARD VICTIM
MAY BE RESTORED TOLIST
Senate Body to Hold Hearing on Bill
Regarding Capt. T. M.
Potts

A hearing yesterday was ordered by the
Senate Committee on Naval Affairs for
next Wednesday on a bill introduced by
Senator Chiffon. authorizing the Presi-
dent to restore Capt Templin NJ. Potts.
of the navy. to the active list.
Capt. Potts was retired by the pluck
ing board of the navy shortly after
Secretary of the Navy Daniels became a
member OF the Cabinet
The Washington herald., 1914-03-05
Union TO Hear Mrs. M.cfsrIand.

Mrs. II. B. F. Macfarland. president Of
the Washington McAn Auxiliary. In
scheduled to address the woman's Inter-
UNCONVENTIONAL Missionary Union, It .
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, in the parish
hall OF the Church OF the Epiphany. Mrs.
Macfarland will present the progress and
needs OF her society.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-05
HURT WHEN AUTO HITS POST.
Jacob Deimer Cut About Faces TIVE
Others Escape injuries.

Jacob peimer. of 800 Fourteenth street
southwest, former proprietor Of .'Deimers
Garden" at Sixth street and louisiana
avenue northwest. was cu> on the face
last night when an automobile in which
he was riding ran into a post at Tenth
street and Virginia avenue southeast.
Gustav Ludwick was driving the ma
chine. George Wallingford also was an
occupant of the auto. Ludwick and
wallingford escaped uninjured. Deimer
was taken to Casualty Hospital
The evening world., 1914-05-02
BOY, IN CONCLUSIONS,
Persisted IN SWAMPS
He Fell From Railroad En-.
bankmcnt and Died From
SuffOcation.

A man walking along the embank-
ment OF the Long Island Railroad just
west OF the village of Rockville Cen
tire, l.. l., to-day saw a coat partly
buried in the swampy ground nearby
and then saw leg sticking out OF
the muck. The body of a boy was
fished out OF the bog.
The body was that OF Richard Met
calfe. thirteen years old. son OF
George X. Metcalfe Of No. 81 Park
avenue. Rockville Centre, and editor
OF the American Institute Of Electrical
Engineering, No. 80 West Thirty
ninth street. Manhattan, The boy
left his home Wednesday afternoon
to so fishing in Smiths pond. near
the place where his body was found.
He had been subject to nervous con-
vulsions. 1t is believed the lad fell
from the embankment during con-
vulsion and could not get out OF the
swamp,
Richard was a member OF the choir
OF the Church of the Ascension and
attended the Rockville Centre school.
which will be closed Monday when
the funeral will be held.
The evening world., 1914-05-02
JUDGE HOLDS COURT
IN An AMBUl LANCE
Takes Plea of Not Guilty From
Man Who Couldn't Get Up
Steps to Court.

MINEOLA. l.. l., May Flying on
his back In a Nassau Hospital am.
bulance, Joseph Elderd of Baldwin,
l.. l., pleaded not guilty to-day to a
charge of burglary in the third degree
Coutny Judge Niemann heard that
Elderd was outside the court house
in an ambulance and that a broken
leg prevented him from getting up
the steps. so the Judge adjourned
court and went out to the an bulance
to take the mans plea.
The complaint against Elderd was
made by Wesley Smith OF Baldwin,
who alleges that Elderd tried to
break into his oyster house on Feb
IS. Smith had been robbed several
times and had arranged trap door
at the entrance to the oyster house
and fixed II in such a way that the
trap would drop under tho slightest
pressure. lie alleges that Elderd
went through the trap and broke his
log.
Ederd has since been under the
guard OF two sheriffs officers at his
home In Baldwin. Sheriff Petit got
tired OF paying the men 81 a day for
their services, so he got an ambulance
from the hospital and had Eldsrd
carried to the court to-day. Elderd
was held in $500 bail. which he
furnished.
The evening world., 1914-05-02
WALL STREET

Market Closing-Despite pronounced
weakness in Rock Island issues. gen
eral market was steady in second
hour, the demand for stocks being
apparently sufficient to absorb all Of
ferings. There was no real pressure.
the selling being largely OF the nature
OF realization of profits and a. there
was a possibility that these profits
might disappear the stocks were no.
supplied beyond the markets ability
to absorb them.
Deducting nominal value Of the
coupon the Rock Island n made a
new low and doubts were EXPRESSED
az to whether stockholders I'm the
holding companies would be willing
10 pay such an assessment as would
sumce to meet tho large retirements
OF the railway company.
There was some selling OF Lehixh
Valley In sympathy with the decline
IN the Rock Island issues, but IL was
for bear account. and the buying
seemed TO be Of good quality.
Market closed around the low point,
most issues showing losses from FRI
days close.
Opening-Thers was a little reac.
tionary movement at tho beginning,
the selling for most part represent
Ing realization Of profits on bull side
entered into earlier In week.
Volume Of business was light In
first half hour. but. In spite OF scat
tered realising, there was no weak.
ness anywhere. Strength developed
In American Can which sold up "a
.IAs. there Is large short interest in
this issue. New York Central was
strong and active around ee1,. A
number Of the best railroad issues
were strong. and In demand by in
vestors.
In the latter part OF tho first hour
decline In which few OF the active
stocks amounted to az much as a
point and market relapsed into a dul
period. After selling at 20 Missouri
Pocihc reacted to 1SK. There ar,
rumors OF negotiations for change Of
control but II control has not passed
what has been tho meaning OF IN,
heavy selling through a couple O,
houses In the past couple OF weeks1
The evening world., 1914-05-02
SETS HER CLOTHING
ON FIRE AND BURNS
TO DEATH IN HOME
NeighborS Arrive in Time to
Find Lonely Woman's
Body Still Ablaze.

Mrs. Katherine Gregoire. sixty years
old. was burned to death In her apart
ment on the second floor Of the three.
story frame house at No. 4Sl Will
ioughby avenue. Brooklyn. at g A. NJ.
to-day. Charles Malloy and wife. who
live on the top floor. were awakened
by the cries OF their baby and found
their rooms filled with smoke.
They called Policemen Walsh. Nc
Cormick and Ward, who decided the
smoke came from Mrs. Gregoire's nat
and forced a door. The woman was
found on the kitchen floor. her cloth
ing still burning. Nothing else about
the place had been afire.
Mrs. Gregoire, who lived alone. suf-
fered from insomnia. II 10 believed
she got up to light a lamp and &C.
cidentally set her clothing afire. DIR.
Pearlman Of Williamsburg Hospital
said she had been dead for some time
when she was found.
The evening world., 1914-05-02

Is the manager who has no feeling
for the artistic side OF tho stage. In
stead OF trying to find play with
beauty he Is forever looking for one
with "A punch He IL Interested only
In tho money a production may bring
him. and II he happens to DO lucky
he Immediately takes steps to put up
his prices. III get all | can out OF
It, he says, for God only knows when
I'll have another success Then the
public, realizing IL Is not being treat
ed fairly. becomes disguised with the
theatre and turns elsewhere for en-
tertainment. 1t isn't tho moving pic
ture house that hurts the theatre. On
the contrary, IL Is cultivating au-
diences for the theatre. Now, II In a
fair estimate to say that rs per cent.
Of the public does not go TO the thea
tire. But this class In being drawn
to the moving picture house, and
there II feels a longing for the first
time. perhapscto see life az 1t IL re-
fiected by tho acted play on the stage.
My only objection to the moving pic
ture Is that 1t destroys imagination
ing. you feel nothing. Because of Its
failure to stir the imagination. the
moving picture is, l firmly believe,
having a depressing effect on the
young people of America. You don't
have to bring your intelligence to a
motion picture theatre. You simply
sit there and use your eyes.
II dropped into a so-called neigh
borhood theatre one night last week
and saw an audience of perhaps
three hundred people. most OF whom
had their mouths as well as their
eyes open. There are pictures, OF
course. that appeal to the intelli-
gence. But l doubt whether talk
ing pictures will ever be perfected
In the first place they are hopelessly
mechanical, and when all Is said
and done the fact remains that IL
IL impossible to put heart and soul
into a talking machine. However
as I said before, the moving picture
is here to stay and 1t will be i'm.
proved as 1t goes along. Without
doubt 1t will in time get away from
cheap, tawdry sketches that mean
nothing and deal more and more
with big national characters and
events"
The evening world., 1914-05-02
ALBANIAN REBELS
MASSACRE WOMEN
Attack Town With Heavy Guns
and After Killing Residents
Set Place Ablaze.

DURAZZO, Albania, May The
Eplrope insurgents who have been
fighting against tho Inclusion OF
Northern Epirus in the Lsw state OF
Albania, have succeeding In capturing
the town OF kolonia. to the southeast
OF Valona. according to dispatches
received by tho Governor OF Durazzo
to-day.
The Epirops attacked kolonia with
heavy guns and quick firers and the
garrison which had been weakened
by thetransfer of gendarmes to re-
infc:ce the koritsa, was unable "a
Withstand the onslaught. The de-
spatchts add that women and chill.
dren We're mastered and tho town
burned, The insurgents continue
their advance. Koritsa, in the valley
of Monastir. Is also threatened with
attack.
The evening world., 1914-05-02
Building of the Home
As q Matter of EcOnOmu

ulation on Long Island was not =
steady as 10 now In, and when tboQo
was nevertheless an incessant demand
for additional trains between certain
points In Nassau County. q prominent
official OF the road remarked that Z
railroad wah not run for the fun a. Il,
but as money making enterprise
and that when the company saw ~
necessity for tine additional tra)
asked for II would put them In opera
ton. Sinoe that time. the trsIoo
petitioned for have not only be-
placed on the schedule. but thrGo
times that number.
This illustrates more strongly thoo
anything else could the remarlgabeo
trend Of suburban population to LoNo
Island. ~
Five years ago the bulk Of sub.
urban traffic on the Island was coa.
fined TO Queens Borough. to ovso
points as Jamaica, Richmond HiiL
Flushing. Hollis and the RockawevUs
Now Nassau County Is the keen stvol
OF Queens In the race for growth enc
Improvement.
When tho movement TO Naoneu
County set In strongly the great ero4
south OF Merrlck Road to- Hempotooo
Bay and the ocean was q wilderness
Now an electrified branch OF the reuf
road penetrates and serves such ~
known suburban places as Ocean)504
East Rockaway. Hewlett and Lono
Beach. =
This has not been = mushroom
growth. On tho contrary. II hoe
been no substantial that the railroe0
company has improved not only the
railroad service to those points bue
the system q transportation ~ well,
Hundreds Of Thousands of dollorD
have been added 10 the taeable
values OF the township Of North
Hampstead. The tax books OF the
southern part OF Nassau County teQl
an additional story OF growth ~ ~
values. Every new home has alde1
the increment Of surrounding lana
values.
The evening world., 1914-05-02
TO PROTECT
THE BABIES
How Thousands of Mothers
Keep Their Children Well
and Strong

Mothers should know that the safe
medicine for their children is Father
Johns Medicine because il does not con.
tain alcohol or dangerous drugs in any
form. II is best for colas and coughs
and to give new strength-it is . pure
and wholesome tonic and body builder.
Miss Ellen OLesry. mstron Of the
Children's Home in Lowell. Mass,
says: II have 80 or 80 children here Al
the Children's Home constantly. When
they are weak or run down, ! always
give them Father Johns Medicine Ia
build them up. They gain rapidly under
the treatment the medicine affords
Whenever they get cold or have a cough
or throat irritation. Father Johns Med.
icine gives prompt relief. (Signed)
ELLEN OLEARY. MAtron. Chill
drcn's Home. Lowell. Mass"
The evening world., 1914-05-02
bLAST|NLAUNDRY
KILLS THREE AND
WRECKS BUILDING
Dozen Jersey Workers Are in
Peril When Steam Pipe
. Blows Up.

fres men are dead to-day In
oerast Hospital. jersey City. a. the
ros9& Of the explosion Of . steam
wnahing machine in the laundry Of
0haxass Lehman. No. sss Palissde
,aS0AuA Jersey City. late yesterday.
4 aossn women were imperiilsd by
seam ana much property was dam.
aSsA The dead are:
Charles Lehman. who lived At No.
~ Summit avenue; William Wal
tess, No. $50 Palisade avenue, and
william syrns. No. 1ss Ogden av-
snus, whose left arm was torn on by
the blast. The others were scalded
- death.
The women escaped the clouds OF
stsam because they were working In
an adjoining room and had time to
get out. The police believe the explo-
sion was due to q steam guage which
did not register properly. causing the
employees to let cold water into the
drum. None OF the injured men spoke
after the accident. hence It has not
been explained.
Tho explosion broke the steam
washer into many pieces. The three
men, who were standing near. were
knocked down and steam and hot
water enveloped them.
DR.. Connolly from Christ Hospital.
Q few blocks away. administered to
the three men. The room In which
the explosion occurred was wrecked.
syms and Walters we're put In an
ambulance. There was not room for
lehman. who was lifted into patrol
wagon, which also started for tho
hospital. The patrol wagon had not
gone far before the horses took fright
and ran away. Patrolman Werner,
the driver. was thrown from the seat
and fell under the horses. ono OF
which trampled upon him. The
wagon was dragged under an arched
driveway and the top was torn off.
Then the animals were caught.
Werner was lifted into the wagon
and taken with Lehman to tho hos
pital.
The evening world., 1914-05-02
"FRATS" NEAR EXPULSION.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. May 2.-For-
ty-three per cent. Of the HiEh School
students In this city fatty declined
yesterday to withdraw from school fra
ternities and thus laid themselves liable
TO expulsion. An official notice by the
school board that the students either
would have to sign a pledge to with.
draw from the frnternities or be refused
readmissiop at the next school term OK
pired at 4 o'clock.
school officials want tho "frats'
abolished because. they say. tho rules Of
tho organization frequently are recog
school regulations when they CONFLICT
There In also objection TO tho ''strenu.
GUS initiation practices"
Threats that tho issue will be taken
to court have been made.
The evening world., 1914-05-02
DR.. SHAW SUES FOR INJURIES
Asks s26,OOO From Railroad as RE-
suit Of Broken Leg.

Or. Anna Howard Shaw. the woman
suffrage leader. to-day filed suit In the
Supreme Court against the Lehlgh Val
ley Railroad, the Central Railroad o.
Ne" Jersey and the Pullman Company
for $4,000 damages as the result OF a
broken leg and other injuries she sui.
fered In alightng from Lch!gh train
In the Jersey city terminal last January
The papers In the suit reveal that DR.
Shaw considers her Injuries so grave
strenuous campaign she started several
years ago. She adds that her Income
formerly very large. Is and will he much
smaller now that she is suffering from
. psrmsaspt nervous sh0ckA
The evening world., 1914-05-02
''Pepper's Ghost" Walked

''Pepper's Ghost" Walked
on a Screen, and Boy
Manager Spoke a Piece
About Poor Little Jim
But He Didn't Put the
Theatres Out of BUSH
ness Then, and He
Doesn't Think an Actor
Picture Combination
Can Do It Now-De.
clares Failure of Motion
Pictures to Stir. the
Imagination Is Having
a Depressing Effect on
Young People.
The evening world., 1914-05-02
Yields Of Leading Stocks eassd on
Present SsIlinq Pricss.

creased 1850: net increased S30i ,705.
Nine months gross declined g.. 2a6. sos ;
net decreased t930.3&y.
George j. Gould wants to retire
from active management OF his rail-
road properties. and will either sell
his stock or place II in voting trust
controlled entirely by tho bankers
who have had John r. Stevens make
n physical examination of Missouri
Pacific. Something definite concern
Ing tho decision OF the bankers
should he available early next week
az Mr.. stevens Il due 10 arrive to-
day In N. Y.
To date twenty-elght railroads.
operating in United States only. have
reported weekly gross earnings for
third week OF April az follows: Gross
declined 1911 .OO6 or 8 9i-i00 per cent
compared with n year ago.
Receipts from stock transfer tax
Tor April totailcd ssO5.6y0.
The evening world., 1914-05-02
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

Cotton opened Irregular. Heavy sell.
ing OF July led decline to new low
levels In entire list In first hour. Cen
eral liquidation OF both old and new
crops on favorable weather prospects
occurred with some selling from New
Orleans brokers' Market closed bare
~ steady . to & points decline.
The evening world., 1914-05-02
M'ADOO TO GIVE BRIDE
AD|AM0ND NECKLACE:
2 HOUSE TO GIVE SILVER
Pair Will Be Married in Room
Where Cleveland Wedding
Took Place.

WASHINGTON. May 2.-The best
man and maid OF honor at tho we'd
ding OF Miss Eleanor Wilson and
william G. McAdoo. Secretary OF the
Treasury. will be DIR. Cary r. Gray
son OF the United States Navy and
Miss Margaret Wilson. the brides
eldest sister. This information was
made public In an official announce
ment from the White House.
1t was also announced that the we'd
the evening. May 7. in the Blue Room
OF the White House. where President
C!ev Gland was married. There has
been no official statement regarding
other wedding details.
In society and official circles there
10 much interest in the wedding pres
ents. Mr.. Mc.Adoo. II Ii rumored, will
Rive his bride "a diamond necklace on
their marriage dsy.
Several other gifts have already
been chosen for the bride elect, In
Guiding a pair OF vases to be given
by the Auditors Of the Treasury De-
part These. Of the celebrated
Paul Revere pattern. are OF remark
able beauty. about eighteen inches
high and of rigid simplicity. They
bear Miss Wilson's monogram.
Another OF the gifts Is to be a hand
some opal pendant. mounted in green
gold, the sift Of Mrs Burleson, Owifs
Of Postmaster General Burleson.
As yet no present has been chosen
by the Senate. although a commit
lee of Senators is said to have the
matter under consideration. Their
gift to Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson
was a silver service. the gift chosen
for the present occasion oy the
House. GIFTS from the brides fam
lily not living In Washington will In
clude considerable silver. as we'll as q
large chest of wedding linen em-
broidered with her initial.
Members OF the Cabinet are waiting
for Miss Wilson's return from New
York In order to send their gifts.
Most Of the presents will bear some
Inscription. which will add to their
historic value. The gifts In general
are expected to be OF less preten-
tious nature than those given the last
White House bride.