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The Washington herald., 1914-02-24
DROVE SLEEP
FROM HER EYES
The Gem of American Verse Was
Written After Midnight in
Washington.

When the Army Of the Potomac was
in camp in the Old Dominion during the
month of December, 1851. Julia Ward
Howe was a visitor at the headquarters
of Gen. George B. Mcclellan. Passing
the entire day among the soldiers this
gifted woman was greatly impressed by
the fact that the "boys In blue" were all
singing "John Browns Body"
Naturally this native of Boston was
greatly distressed by the inelegant words
of the song concerning Old John Brown
and while riding about the camp she con-
ceived the idea of giving this famous
tune a new lyric. When she returned to
the Nations Capital that evening the
new lyric was uppermost in her mind.
but she decided to retire for the night
and pen the poem in the morning. But
the thought of the song drove sleep from
her eyes. so she arose and wrote the
gem of American verse which bears her
name.
On her return to Boston a few days
later she submitted her poem to James T.
Fields. editor of the Atlantic Monthly.
He suggested the title: The Battle
Hymn of the Republic" and under this
title the verses were published In the
February number of that magazine in
1862 Grander words were never incor-
porated in any battle hymn. THE Battle
Hymn of the Republic" and all the other
old favorites are in The Herald's collec-
ton OF Songs That Never Grow Old"
Read the display announcement in an
other column and the distribution plan
which is printed on the coupon. Clip the
coupon today.
THE Herald Song Book" on sale at the
following places: F. G. Smith Piano
Company, 1217 street northwest; House &
Hermann. Seventh and / streets: Charles
Nj. Stieff. Pianos, 1O0S-l0l0 F street north
west; Adams News Depot, Ninth and G
streets northwest: Roland Wallace, 92S
Ninth street northwest; Adams Depot,
Mount Pleasant branch, 2746 Fourteenth
street northwest; W. B. Holtzclsw, I7O5
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, and Z.
J. Erwin, Fourteenth and Harvard
streets northwest.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-24
WILL BE BURIED TODAY.
Funeral Services for Arthur w
CrossIey at O'Clock.

Arthur W. Crossley, sixty-five years
old, who died suddenly Of heart disease
Sunday afternoon at his home, I75l Co.
lumbia road northwest, will be buried in
Glenwood Cemetery this afternoon. Fu-
neral services will be held at . o'clock
in the chapel of J. r. Wright under
taker, 1887 Tenth street northwest Rev.
DR.. W. r. Wedderspoon, pastor of the
Foundry NJ. E. Church. of which Cross
ley was a member. will oflciate
Crossley vas q native of Danville, Pa.
but for the past fourteen years lived
in Washington. He was an examiner in
the L. S. Patent Office Prior to COM
ing to Washington he was a member of
the firm Of Wright, Brown & Crossley,
patent attorneys. Boston.
He was a Mason. He was a member
of Lafayette Masonic Lodge. this city
Three daughters, Misses Dorothea, Helen
and Grace, survive him.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-24
INDIANS MAKE PETITION.
Delegation of Sioux Asks More
Rights and Privileges.

A delegation of Sioux Indians from
the Rosebud agency were received in
special conference yesterday by Indian
Commissioner Cato Sells. The Indians
petitioned for additional schools. Indian
courts, increased power for their police
and other rights and privileges wheI eby
they may compete with the white man.
Five of the delegates we're college men,
but all were gsrbed in full tribal cos
tune, ''Chief of Chiefs" son OF the
late Hollow Bear, presented the case for
his people.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-24
FUNERAL FOR MAI. FLETCHER.
Veteran of Army TO Be Honored by
Loyal Legion.

Funeral services for Mai. William
Fletcher. U. 8 A. retired. who died
Sunday afternoon at his residence, 2G0
Hillyer place, at the age Of eighty-four,
will be held tomorrow afternoon at the
family residence, at o'clock. Interment
will be private. The funeral will be in
charge Of the Loyal Legion. Of which
Mai. Fletcher was a member.
Mai. Fletcher was born in New York
in 1881. In 1876, he enlisted in Company
c, Of the Ohio Infantry. and remained
he retired.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-24
SEA SAFETY MEETING REPORT,
Handed to President by Members of
American Delegation.

President Wilson yesterday received
from the American delegation to the
International Conference on Safety OF
Life at Sea, held in London its report.
The report is unaccompanied by rec
concentrations.
Those received at the White House
were Representative ]. W. Alexander.
chairman of the delegation; E. T.
Chamberlain, Commissioner of Naviga-
tion; Capt. Commandant f. P. Fer
tholf. Revenue-Cutter Service; Real
Admiral W. l. Cats, u. S. N: Capt.
George F. Cooper, L. S. N; Alfred GIL
bert Smith, Capt. William II. G. Bull
lard. u. S. n, and George Uhler, Su-
pervising Inspector General of the
Steamboat Inspection Service.
The memorandum left with President
Wilson is merely a preliminary report,
showing how the conference was form
ed and how 1t performed its work. A
formal report of the conference, stat
ing the Americans contention and the
policies recommended for future con-
ferences will be made later.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-24
VETERAN MERCHANT DEAD.
Funeral for Angelo GhiseIIi to BE
Held Tomorrow.

Angelo Ghiselli, pioneer Washington
merchant, who made clothes for several
Presidents, and who died at his home.
I73s Pennsylvania avenue northwest, last
night, will be buried in Rock Creek
Cemetery tomorrow.
Mr. Ghiselli. who came to this city
from Italy fifty-five years ago, was a
member of National Lodge, No. II, F. A.
A. NJ, and the Royal Arch Masons. He
was the Oldest member of the Universal
FTaternal Italian Society of Washington.
He leaves two sons and two daughters,
Frank E. GhiselH assistant cashier of
the Commercial National Bank; Albert
'. A. Ghiselli. Mrs. George w. Golden
stroth, and Mrs. Vincent Giovannetti
The Washington herald., 1914-02-24
FAREWELL ADDRESS READ.
Only Observance of washinsto.'
Birthday In Senate

bfrtnuny IN senate
The farewell address of President
George Washington was read In the
Senate yesterday by Senator Swanson,
Of Virginia The reading OF this ad-
dress. tradition or the Senate. was
the sole observance Of the birthday
anniversary Of Washington. A call foi
quorum brought In nfty-eight Sem
ators.
There are some OF us who believe
the men who founded the American
republic were guided by hand that
was not human" said Vice President
Marshall In announcing the reading
OF the address. -Of all those who
loom large in the Valhalla OF the Ameri-
can republic there Is none Of such stu
pendous Importance as George Washing.
ton. first President Of the United States"
Miss Helen Bones and Miss Alex
ander. a White House guest, listened
to the reading OF the address. The gall
leries were crowded. an unusual num-
Der Of richly-dressed women attending
the session.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-24
Death of Mrs. Virginia L. Darby.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Rockville. Md, Feb. 23.-Mrs. Virginia
L Darby, widow of John w. Darby. died
today at her home at Gaithersburg of
bronchial pneumonia She was forty
eight years old. She is survived by two
daughters. Misse Virginia and Eleanora.
Mrs Darby. who was a Miss Dorsey.
was a lifelong resident of this county.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-24
TO APPEAR IN SHAW PLAY,
Players Group of Drama League
Present Comedy Tonight.

Present Comedy Tonight.
George Bernard shaw's satirical COM
edy. Press Cuttings" will be produced
for the first time here by the Players
Group OF the Washington Center Of the
Drama League Of America. tonight al
the House OF Play, lss N street south-
west
When Bernard Shaw began to write
this play he evidently decided to go
the limit" He caricatured persons OF
high degree In the civil and military
establishments of the British. When It
finally came to the dramatic censor's
hands the ban was put on 1t. Later
the censor lifted the ban on condition
that Gen. Mitchinor'' should be re-
named Gen Bones and ''Baisquith'
should be changed to 'Mr. Johnson"
Press Cuttings is TO be preceded by
the curtain raiser. Before Sunrise" by
Bessie Hstton, dimunitive drama pic
ture of English domesticity Of the early
Victorian period.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-24
"ProbIem of ,7s, HI. Tonic.

DIR. Frank O'Hara, Instructor in polit-
ical economy. lectured on '"rhe Problem
of TO- at Mcmahon Hall. Catholic Uni
versity, yesterday afternoon. DR.. O'Hara
discussed the great principles at stake
during the first decade OF the new
American republic.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-24

Canadian labor unions demand the es-
tablishment of an old age pension sYs.
tenn throughout Canada
The Washington herald., 1914-02-24

The handle of a new cane for men re-
sembles a golf stick and contains recep-
tacles for cigarettes and matches
The Washington herald., 1914-02-24

To Cure q Colo In One Day
Take LAXATIVE BR0M0 oUININE Tsbleta
Druggists refund money Il It fails to cure. Z W.
GROVES signature Is on each box &c
The Washington herald., 1914-02-24
SPECIAL NOTICES.
DIED.

CHASE-On Monday, February ., 1914, at
his residence, 80 A street southeast,
Col. A., II. CHASE, age eighty-one.
Services at the house, Wednesday, Feb
ruary IS. } p. m. Friends invited.
Interment private.
GHISELLI-On Sunday. February -, 1911.
at his residence lIS Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. ANGELO, beloved
husband of the late Marie Louise
Ghiselli
Funeral services from Joseph Gawler's
Sons chapel. I730 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest Wednesday, February ..
at o'clock p. m. Relatives and
friends invited to attend.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-17
NAB MAN AT IRON RIVER.
Guisseppi Didelli, Charged With Lar.
ceny, Will Be Returned Tonight.

Deputy Sheriff Leonard Nicola will
return tonight from Iron River, having
in custody Guisseppi Didelli. wanted
for the theft of 5000 from John Blenort.
fellow boardcr at Mesnard. Didelli is
alleged to have stolen the money
Monday night when the boarder was
out of the room. He will be arraigned
this evening before Justice Eichkern.
Deputies last night picked up a wom-
an and three children who were roam
ing the streets of Hancock and Hough-
ton. The woman apparently is suffer-
ing from dementia as she was unable
to give her name and the children were
too young to be understood. II was
learned that the woman resided in
Raymbaultown and from an address
which she carried in her clothing, rel
atives were communicated with
Two insane patients were taken to
Newberry today and two additional
cases are being investigated by Sheriff
Cruise this afternoon. With the two
who went today, Houghton county's
To the hospital for the in
sane this week in five.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-17
MRS. CLARENCE MACKAY is
NOW MRS. ALEXANDER DUER.

Paris, June 17.-Under the French
law Il divorced woman is compelled to
abandon the use of her former hus-
bands name certain time after the
decree is granted or else she is liable
to fine for every day she uses it
thereafter.
A case in point is that Of Nine.
Simone the actress. After divorcing
her first husband, M. Charles lie
Bargy of the Comedie Francaise. she
wished to continue to call herself Nine.
Simone-Lc Bargy, arguing that she
had given commercial value to the
name.
lie Bargy, although that name was
only his by adoption for stage pur-
poses, brought an action in the courts
to prevent his former wife from using
his name. He won the case. Nine.
Simone is now Nine. Claude Sacmir-
Perrier.
In accordance with this law Mrs.
Clarence Mackay will be compelled to
drop that name from today on, the
divorce having gone into fun effect
She announces that henceforth she will
be known as Mrs. Alexander Duer
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-17
STATEMENTS BY
CAPT. KENDALL
ARE DISPUTED
Officers Of Storstad Say Empress
Was Not Under Ckeck

Quebec. June 1.-THE captain and
first officer of the collier Storstad testi-
fled today in the Empress of Ireland
wreck inquiry. and corrected in several
particulars statements made on the
stand yesterday by Captain Kendall of
the lost liner.
First officer Tuftenes. who was In
command of the collier when the col
lisiOn occurred, insisted there was no
explosion and no sheet OF flame from
the side of the Empress of Ireland
when she was struck, as Kendall testi-
fled. Tuftenes admitted he disobeyed
instructions when he failed to call the
captain from below as the fog shut
down just before the collision. II was
the speed of the Empress, he explained,
which caused the StOrstad's bow tu
sink twelve feet into the side of the
passenger vessel.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-17
UNION OF SMALL NATIONS
Is UNDER WAY IN EUROPE.
To Preserve Neutrality and Unite
Against Great Power.

Berlin. June i7.--l'rom well-in-
formed Dutch quarter it is learned that
diplomatic negotiations are actively on
foot between the governments of Hol-
land, Switzerland, Denmark and Swe-
den for the formation of a union of
the small nations of Europe"
The object of the union is to pre-
serve the effective neutrality of the
constituent states and To unite their
military and naval forces for common
action in the event of any one of them
being attacked by the great power
The governments of Norway and
Belgium are sympathetically inclined
toward the project and 1t is hoped may
be persuaded To identify themselves
with Il.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-17
GERMAN AMBASSADOR HAS
NARROW ESCAPE; SHOT At

Champaign, ILL.,, June 17.-Count Won
Bernsdorf, German ambassador to the
United States, narrowly escaped death
today when special policeman fired
point blank at an automobile in which
the ambassador was being driven to
the commencement exercises at the
University of Illinois.
The shot went wild. Bernsdorff was
riding to the campus from the railroad
station. He was the guest of Arthur
Meeker of Chicago and was escorted
by Meeker i'm his own automobile. Vice
President inley of university and Ew-
arts Green also were in the machine.
AS the automobile neared First and
University avenues, Michael Murphy,
n merchant policeman, employed by
nelghborhood business men. held up
his hand as a warning signal. Murphy
was not in uniform and the chauffeur
Maid no attention to him. Apparently
ongered at the inattention. Murphy
fred n shot at the automobile.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-17
TRIVIAL INSULTS RESULT
IN ARRESTS IN GERMANY
STRIKER is FINED FOR SAYING
"PEW" WHEN STRIkEBREAk-
ERS ARE MARCHING.

Berlin. June 17.-Insult or Beleidi
gung. as. it is termed in Germany, is
easily the most popular crime in the
FatherIand. This is strikingly shown
by statistics of such cases for 1913. Just
issued. The report is that of the So
called Schiedsrichter, official peace
makers before whom such cases must
be brought in an effortto effect a COM
promise before recourse to the courts
is had. The report shows total of
more than 224,00 cases for the year.
Thousands Of these cases were un-
doubtedly due To most trivial causes
Newspaper reports of insult proceed
ings show cases like the following:
Man fined because, when police
man in citizens clothing declared him
self to be an officer, the culprit re-
Piled: You look like it,"
Woman, wife of a striker, imprisoned
because, as a group of strike breakers
was passing, she "spat contemptuous-
ly."
Striker, fined for saying Pew, as
strikebreakers were passing.
Police lieutenant, fined for saying to
a young man in the station house:
Keep still green youth"
Socialist. fined for sending Socialist
literature to a Prussian po-
liceman.
Landradt Ga local official of great
power in Prussia), fined for insulting a
young magistrate by declaring that he
would not give his testimony Ito such
a youth"
Socialist editor fined for insulting
the public authorities by referring to
many time convicted pander and petty
thief as "the crown witness" iv allu-
sion to the fact that a bioiher editor
had been convicted in another case
upon this mans testiinory
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-17
WILL PROMOTE FLETCHER.
Rear Admiral to Be Given Command
Of Atlantic Fleet.

Washington. ID. c.. June 17.-Com
mand Of the Atlantic fleet. the goal
of every American naval officers am
bition, is to be the reward of Rear
Admiral Frank IT, Fletcher for his WORK
in Mexican waters. Secretary Daniels
announced that he will recommend Ad-
miral Fletcher for commander in cher
OF the fleet to succeed Rear Admiral
Badger. when the latter completes his
term of service within the next few
weeks. Several OF the navy's higher
officers outrank him. but the secretary
holds that the conspicuously master
ful conduct of Admiral Fletcher at
Vera Cruz entities him to special rec
ommendation. Moreover, IL Congress
passes the pending bill creating the
rank of vice admiral. Fletcher Will be
among the first To be advanced to that
grade
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-17
MYSTERY IN THE
DEATH Of BLIND
SOPRANO SINGER
Miss Helen Mesow, Helen Keller
ofWest," Is Found Dead

Oakland, Cal, June 17.-M!ss Helen
Mesow, blind soprano singer known as
the Helen Keller Of the West" was
found dead on couch in her apart
ments last night. The cause has not
yet been determined. 4 spoon found
in an empty glass IN the bath room will
be examined to ascertain if it contained
poison.
The body was discovered by a wo-
man friend. Physicians worked an
hour trying to restore animation. He
could not ascertain the cause of death.
The spoon, he said, smeled of a quick
acting poison. on a table near the
couch was a card bearing the name of
w. c. Dohrmann, of Oakland, a real
estate dealer 1t read: Helen sick
this p. m. Wanted you to come to
dinner this evening. as it is our last
night
An aunt of the Dohrmanns said she
and Dohrmann left the note Sunday;
that "our last night" meant that Dohr-
mann was leaving town for awhile.
Miss Mesow was a widely known
singer for her struggle against her in
trinity to achieve rank as a vocalist.
She was educated in the California in
stitute for the deaf and blind and the
University of California, and contin-
ued her vocal studies in Paris. She
,,.aa . ,rotRn;o,,t li,u,,tet ond slata1
danced and engaged i'm athletic past
lines. She was thirty years of age.
and friend of Helen Keller
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-17
SHIP, GIFT TO ENGLAND BY
AMERICAN WOMEN, WRECKED

Glasgow, June 1.-THE hospital ship
Maine, presented To the British nation
by American women during the South
African war. went ashore today in
the Firth of Lrone, on the coast of
Scotland, in a fog. and it is feared 1t
will be a total loss. 1t was attached
to the home fleet of the British navy
and had large number of patients
aboard. All were placed i'm the ships
boats, where they remained until the
arrival of other vessels summoned by
wireless.
In the South African war she was
in charge of American doctors and
nurses and treated hundreds of sick
and wounded soldiers on both sides.
She performed a similar service in the
Boxer uprising in China. Later she
was presented to the British govern
ment.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-17
VILLA DENIES BREACH WITH
HIS CHIEF BUT TAKES ACTION
TO MAKE POWER SUPREME
SUFFRAGETTE CHURCH
oUTRAGEs DURING 1914.
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Feb. 2G-Parish house at WhitelSirk,
Harrington, burned down; an historic
Gothic building. $4,000 damage.
March 1-Bomb explosion at the
church of st. John the Evangelist,
Westminster
March 2--Beautiful chancel screen at
st. Johns Episcopal church, Edn-
burgh, defaced by a knife.
March 15-Interior of birmingham
cathedral painted with suffragette mes
sases and organ front slashed.
March 22-One thousand year old
parish church Of Clavedon, Somerset,
set on fire.
April Bomb explosion at the Met
ropOlitan tabernacle.
June 2-Wargrave parish church de-
stroyed; part of the church dated back
to 1913.
June 5-BreadsalI church, near Der
by, dating from Norman time, burned
down.
June 1l-Chapel of Edward the Con-
fessor in Westminster Abbey shaken
by dynamite bomb, which injured coro-
nation chair and stone of Scone.
June l2-Fire set To st. Margarets q
Chipstead, which dates from the
twelfth century. Extinguished by viii
layers.
June l4-Bomb explosion i'm st
Georges church, Hanover square, Lon
don, damaging ancient stained glass
window.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-17

ELECTION SAID To Be ILLEGAL

Butte, Mont, June 1.-THE metal
miners Butte local No. Of the West
ern Federation of Miners is voting to-
day on the question OF whether union
cards are to. be shown at the time
keepers offices TO business agents.
Miners who will talk are confident the
vote will be Overwhelmingly in favor Of
abolishing the long established system.
Conservatives OF the union, including
officers, announced that because of the
referendum not being sanctioned by the
union officially that the voting will be
Illegal
Both factions held meetings last
night. The city was quiet early today.
President Riley. of the Butte local,
who was attacked in the miners pa
rade Saturday and disappeared was
located in Anaconda today. He said he
would not return to Butte.
Denounce the Federation.
During the last two days many in
dignation meetings have been held by
the faction Of union miners protesting
against the manner in which assess
ments have been levied | y the Western
Federation and the money disposed OF.
Al large meeting yesterday after
noon number of the rebellious miners
spoke. The speeches all were laden
with denunciation of the Western
Federation and it's leaders.
You know how rotten the Fedora
ton is. and you stood for u long
time" declared the first speaker. who
said that now the dissatisfied men had
leadership and would cure the evils
complained of.
The next miner To speak referred To
the Western Federation as the west
ern graft organization and proposed
drastic methods to purify the miners
union.
James Sullivan, former union Off
cial, said; I'VE want To teach Bert
Riley, president of the miners union,
and his aggregation that they cannot
buy any more ranches"
No Need for Troops.
Washington, June Ex-senator My
ers and Representatives Stout and
Evans, of Montana, told the president
they had received word from Governor |
Stewart and others that there was no |
prospect of any more flght-
ing in Butte or present need for fed
eral troops.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-17
EDisoN's DAUGHTER WEDs.

West Orange, N. j., June 17.-The
marriage of Miss Madeline Edison,
daughter of the famous inventor ana
Mrs. Thomas A. Edison, and John
Eyre Sloane, son of DIR. and Mrs. u
oConor Sloane of this place, took
pace this afternoon at the Edison
home in Llewellyn Park. The cere-
mony was performed by Mgr. Mooney,
president OF Seton Hall College. ana
was witnessed by large gathering OF
relatives and friends.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-17
BROWN ~" AWARDS DEGREES.

Providence. r. l., June 1I.-Brown
Irpiyerstys 146th annual commence
mont was observed today under ideal
conditions. The principal exercises
were held in Sayles Hall this after
noon. with President Faunce presid-
ing. Among the speakers were *sov-
ernor Aram J. Pothier Of Rhode Island,
mr. charles w. Eliot. president emeri-
tus of Harvard University. and Prof
vernon r. Squires OF the University
of North Dakota.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-17
BENNETT BURLEiGH, NOTED
WAR CORRESPONDENT, DEAD

London. June 17.-Bennet Burleigh.
the oldest and most widely known of
war correspondents. is dead. aged sew
enty. He was Scotchman, born in
Glasgow, He joined the Confederates
and fought through the entire Civil
war Twice he was captured and sem
fenced to death by the northern troops.
Since 1882 he was connected with the
London Daily Telegraph. since which
he has been almost constantly in the
field.