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The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

I tege to start for the church, thre,
| blocks distant
Then a foot race took place. Men
women. and children raced to the church
across lots, through bramble bush, and
rag weed. In the first carriage behind
the hearse was Mrs. Becker with heI
brother. John Lynch. Nearly 200 unin-
vited persons succeeded in making their
way into the edifice and those outside
made SO much noise that they complete
ly drowned the monotones Of the Of
ficiating priest on the interior.
Mounted police charged up and down
the sidewalk. knocking men and women
from their feet, but finally driving the
crowd back far enough to permit the
coffin to be brought out and placed in
the hearse.
Women Climb Tombstones.
On the Becker coffin the silver plate
announcing that Becker had been mur-
dered by Gov. Whitman had been re-
placed by an aluminium plate bearing
the brief wording: Charles Becker,
died July 30, 1915
At the cemetery small boys and pho
tographers swarmed like bees in the
tree tops. Women perched atop Of tomb
stones, and flower covered graves were
ruthlessly trampled by the crowd.
The body was placed in a small plot
where the Becker baby, born while the
father was in prison and which the
father never saw, and a servant who
committed suicide in the Becker home
at Olinville, are buried Mrs. Becker
stood resolutely at the head of the
grave while the body was being lowered.
As the last shovelful Of dirt was tamped
in place. the attendants went out to the
gate to get the floral pieces. 1t was at
this time that Supt. Deering stepped for
ward and caused the objectionable in
scriptions to be removed before he would
allow two of the offerings to be taken
into the cemetery.
Becker carried to the grave with him
the picture of his wife which he wore
pinned to his shirt when he entered the
death chamber.
Souvenir hunters got in their work
soon after the Becker party left the
cemetery. Special police remained near
the grave for an hour or more. but as
soon as their watch abated, men and
women began picking the floral offerings
to pieces in order to carry away some
thing to remind them Of that occasion.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03
ANOTHER FRYE NOTE
COMES FROM berlin
Governments at Odds Over Principles
of German Rights to Destroy Ships
Carrying U. S. Goods.

Another note from Germany on the
case of the William P Frye, the Amer
lean vessel sunk last winter by the Ger
man cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich. was
received at the State Department yes
terday. 1t will probab bly, be made public
in a day or two.
Though Germany has admitted her
liability for damages in the Frye case.
and has promised to compensate the
owners of the vessel the two govern
ments are at odds over a question OF
principle involved in the matter. The
discussion of the issues is regarded as
more important as affecting the attitude
of the United States on the submarine
issue and other gravely serious questions
than as regards the Frye case itself.
The German admission of her liability
in the Frye case was based on her view
that the treaty of 1885, between the UNI
ted States and Prussia, is still in force.
This treaty provides that Germany shall
not destroy contraband property of
Americans without compensating the
owners therof. Germany therefore prom
ised to pay for the losses suffered by the
owners of the Frye, but insisted also
that first the case should be referred to
prize court, and. second. that the
treaty of 1898 gave her the right to sink
American vessels carrying contraband
provided she paid for them afterward.
The United States took sharp issue with
Germany on both points. 1t asserted in
two notes that, as the case was one in
volving the Interpretation of treaties. the
German prize court had no jurisdiction
and asked that arrangement for the pay
ment of damages be made by direct ne
gotiations between the State Department
and the German Embassy here. 1t also
held that the German contention claim
ing a right to sink American vessels
carrying contra band is in direct violation
of both the terms and the spirit of the
treaty of 1898
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03
.BLATCH ELECTROCUTED
near AUTHORS Home
Husband of Suffrage Leader Killed by
Live Wire After Leaving Chan
ming Pollock's Cottage.
Special to The Washington Herald.

! Shoreham, L. l.. Aug Mrs Har-
riot Stanton Blatch. the suffrage leader.
has been notified by telegraph of the
death of her husband, William H. Blatch,
who was killed by live wire here this
morning. Mrs. Blatch left some days ago
to begin a long lecture tour. She reach
ed her home tonight.
Mr.. Blatch was killed after he had left
the home OF Claiming Pollock, the
playwright. shortly after I O'Clock, where
he had gone to leave a book that he had
borrowed 49,,
Mr.. Blatch had knocked at the front
door, and receiving no response. as Mr.
and Mrs. Pollock had not yet risen, he
left the book On the porch and walked
down the main path toward the street.
Mr.. Pollock went out to the front
steps Of his home later and found Mr.
Blatch lying there with the wire in
his hand He grabbed the first thing in
sight to release the live wire from Mr..
Blatch's grasp. This was a small sign
bearing the name of his cottage, The
Parsonage" The sign was wet and the
moment 1t touched the live wire Mr.
Pollock received a shock which knocked
him to the ground. He then obtained a
garden rake and pulled the wire away
from Mr.. Blatch
William H. Blatch was in his late
SiNpcS- iic was HdtiNc VI
land. but became a permanent resi-
dent in this country about twenty
years ago.
Ten years ago he built the present
Blatch mansion and developed one of
the finest hanging gardens on Long
Island. He had amassed a fortune
in the manufacture of the British ale
that bears his name.
Mr.. Blatch. although a great ad-
mirer of American ideals and institu-
tions, never naturalized- as citizen,
and this fact served to embroil his
wife in considerable difficulty recent
ly when she attempted to esta ablish |
her standing as a citizen. 1t was de- |
cided. however, that in spite of the |
fact that Mrs. Blatch was American |
born, her marriage made her a British |
subject.
Mrs. Blatch. known "better as Har-
riot Stanton Blatch, is one Of the ac-
tive suffrage leaders of the State. She
is president of the Womens Political
Union of this city.
Mrs. Blatch Is a frequent visitor to
the Capital in the suffrage cause and
a prominent member Of the Con-
gressional Union. Claiming Pollock
was a former Washington newspaper
writer. His wife, before her marriage.
was Mary Marble. press representa-
tive of several large theatrical en-
terprises.
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no secretary and the commissioner, hsv.

no secretary and the commissioner have
not yet been able to appoint private Sec
retaries. But the commission was hardly
prepared for the ruling Of the Comptroi-
Ter of the Treasury yesterday that they
could not take any part Of their appro-
priation to buy certain books desired In
the study Of foreign trade conditions. q
subject which the commission has
planned to investigate
The Comptroller held there was no au-
thority under the act Of Congress appro-
priating money to use any part of II IN
purchase of foreign books for economic
work.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03
THREE ACCIDENTS REPORTED.

Three collisions we're reported to the
police yesterday.
The auto of H. D. Fulmer. of 3s25 Le-
CATION street northwest. operated by his
wife, was struck by a Capital Traction
car near Cathedral avenue northwest
She was not hurt
Another Capital Traction car struck a
buggy at Twenty-sixth street and Penn
sylvania avenue, but no one was in
jured.
James Gross. of 1919 Third street north
west operating an automobile, collided
with a buggy belonging to NJ Fetter-
man. The damage was slight.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03
TRADE STUDENTS HARD HIT.
Federal Comm issioners Barred from
Buying Foreign Books.

The Federal Trade Commission has
reason to feel that its mission on earth
is either not understood or not appre-
ciated.
After spending weeks in debating the
important functions the commission
would exercise and paint a future Of
much activity for it Congress appro-
priated only about $4,000 more for IT
than had been previously given for the
bureau of corporations which the trade
commission absorbed. Out of this sum
the commissioners had to pay their own
salaries and provide for any extra per-
sons put on the pay roll over and above
the corporation bureau force.
The result was that the commissioners
have not organized permanently, have
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03
Auto Hits Tree; Two Dead.

Ligonier, Pa. Aug. Mrs. Alexander
Dempster. wife of a wealthy coal oper-
ator, and Carl Williams. chauffeur for
the Dempster family. were instantly
killed, and Mr.. Dempster and his son
James probably fatally injured late this
afternoon when the automobile in which
they were touring the country crashed
into a tree about four miles from here.
and rolled over a ffteen-foot embank-
ment
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03
MERCHANTS PLAN
TAXATION fight
Alexandria Business Men to
Resist Collection of Omitted
Taxes to State.
RETAIN THEIR LAWYERS
Funeral of City Councilman Charles B.
Marshall Will Be Held To-
morrow Afternoon.
RETAIN THEIR LAWYERS

Alexandra. Va, Aug. "A conference
of several wholesale merchants Of the
city was held tonight in the rooms OF
the chamber of commerce. at which
time the question of paying omitted taxes
TO the State was discussed. No definite
action was taken. John W. May pre-.
sided
Attorney Gardner L. Boothe advised the
merchants what action should be taken
by them should efforts be made on the
part of the examiner of records to en-
force the collection of omitted taxes
Whether or not the wholesale merchants
will join the retailers in their fight to
test the constitutionality of the law re-
Earding the payment of omitted taxes
has not definitely been decided upon. The
retailers, however, have made arrange
ments for a test case which will be taken
TO the State Court OF Appeals for final
settlement Already funds are being col
lected for the legal expenses incident to
the test
The brick work on the new Alex
andria High School Building is now
rapidly nearing completion. The work
of fitting out the interior of the struc-
ture will be started just as soon as
this is completed. 1t is expected that
the building will be ready for occu-
pancy in October The structure is
two stories high and brick with stone
trimmings. 1t will be an up-to-date
school building in every particular
The cost of construction will be about
$4,000, Work is being done under the
direction of City Engineer E. c.
Dunn.
The funeral of City Councilman
Charles B Marshall will be held at s
o'clock Wednesday afternoon from his
late home. 912 King street. Services
will be conducted hy Rev DR.. J W.
Duffey. pastor of the M. E. Church
South. Members of the Masonic fra
ternity. Elks and several other or
ganizations. together with the mem
bers of city council. of which body
he was vice president. will attend.
The Elks and Relief Hook and Lad
der Company held meetings tonight
and passed resolutions of sorrow.
City Auditor E F Price has issued
ent time. This is said to he less than
the number issued on the correspond
ing day last year.
s. Greenaway. clerk of the Corpora
ton Court. during the month of July is
sued total of eighty marriage licenses.
of which number sixty-one were to white
and nineteen to colored couples He re-
corded forty-one deeds |
Considerable business OF a routine ma |
ture was disposed of tonight by r. E. Lee
Camp. Confederate Veterans. at its |
monthly meeting. held in Lee Camp Hall |
Owing to the absence of a quorum there |
was no meeting of the city school board /
tonight. An adjourned meeting will be !
held a some date vet to be selected.
Howard W. Smith. president of the |
common council. is spending two
weeks vacation 1t Broad Run. Fau- |
quier County. Va.
The willard w. c. T. L. will hold |
a meeting at o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon in Trinity NJ E. Church.
Miss Bessie L. Higgins and Willard
c. Merchant were married Saturday
night al the rectory of Grace p. E.
Church by Rev. Edgar Carpenter.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03
LOVE WINS TOURNEY.
knight Crowns Miss Stewart
Beauty Queen at Mclean.

Beauty Queen at Mclean.
Mclean, Va, Aug Miss Stewart of
East Falls Church, was crowned Queen
of Beauty here Saturday at a tourna-
ment and fair held under auspices Of the
School and Civic League. Miss Stewart
was chosen by ]. c. Love. who won first
prize by removing nine rings in three
ronuds. The amateur contest was won
by Hunter Mack. Mr.. Love was classed
in the professional contest
Athletic sports of various kinds were
part of the program. the arrangement
Of which was partly in the hands Of ]. S.
Ball. president; Henry Mackall and Gus
tave Hensen. The booths. eaily deco
rated. were presided over by women from
Mclean and neighboring villages. The
league served a dinner at noon, Mrs. Tay-
lor. Mrs. w. NJ. Shafer. Mrs. Betherume,
Miss Paris and Miss Katherine Loomis
assisting.
The proceeds from the fair will be used
to furnish the new high school building
at Mclean.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03
CHICAGO STEAMER STRANDED.
Barker-spaaldinE weddins Guests
!. Among Delayed PassenGers.

Chicago. Aug. 2.-the steamer Mai
.tou. of the Northern Michigan Trans
portation Company, one Of the fastest
liners on the Great Lakes, ran aground
shortly before o'clock today near
Wilson beach on the north side
The boat was inbound from Mack
inSc Islands, Petosiey. Harbor Springs
and other Michigan ports. and among
the passengers were fifteen wealthy
Chicagoans. returning from the. we'd
ding on saturday Of Miss Catherine
Barker. the S3o.ooo.ooo heiress. and
Howard spaulding. jr.. at Harbor
Syringe.
The tug Indian was rushed to the
grounded vessel. and backed the Mani
tou OF the sand bar. She reached here
one houf behind schednle time.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03
]. P. Moore Hurt by Fall.

John p. Moore. of 11o1 T street north
west. fell from q Capital Traction car
at Seventh street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. yesterday and sustained injuries Of
the head. He was taken to Emergency
Hospital
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

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The Washington herald., 1915-08-03
Austrslian Casualties. IQa

sydney. Australia, AUG. 1.-THE Aus
tfaran casualties Of war up to date are
400 killed and 10m wounded 4 WAS
e11ciAlly announosA todA1
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

Owing to the absence of a quorum there
was no meeting of the city school board
tonight. An adjourned meeting will be
held at some date vet to be selected
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

Howard W. Smith. president of the
common council. is spending two
weeks vacation at Broad Run. Fau-
quier County. Va.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

Considerable business OF routine ma
ture was disposed of tonight by r. E. Lee
Camp. Confederate Veterans. at its
monthly meeting. held in Lee Camp Hall
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

Miss Bessie L. Higgins and Willard
c Merchant were married Saturday
night at the rectory of Grace p. E.
Church by Rev. Edgar Carpenter.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

The willard w. c. T. L. will hold
meeting at , o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon in Trinity NJ. f. Church
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

s. Greenaway. clerk of the Corpora
ton Court. during the month of July is
sued total of eighty marriage licenses.
of which number sixty-one were to white
and nineteen to colored couples. He re-
corded forty-one deeds
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

City Auditor f. F. Price has issued
about 81 dog licenses up to the pres
ent time. This is said to he less than
the number issued on the correspond
ing day last year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-30
BENNETT CAN'T PICK
WINNER FRIDAY NIGHT

A treat for boxing fans is promised
wher Evans meets Farrell on Fri
day night The boys will enter the
ring in perfect condition. A large
crowd saw Farrell work out yester-
day at the Commercial gym. going
four rounds with Jockey Bennett,
bantam champion of the northwest.
Bennett, who has boxed with both
boys, makes the following remarks:
Evans is a mighty tough boy and
will give Farrell a good battle and 1
cannot say which one has an advan-
tage, but l do believe 1t will be a
good contest and the fans will sure
ly get their moneys worth"
Promoter Shaw. in speaking about
the show today said
81 hope to make this show much
better than the previous one. be-
lieve the boys are better matched"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-30
SportIand SparkIes

Harold Peet, star Finger OF the
Pendleton 1913 team, left his home ir
Baker county Sunday for Tacoma to
Join Russ Halls team.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-30

SAN FRANCISCO. March 30
They're off in the Pacific Coas
league.
The opening gun in the 1915 base.
ball season was fired today in three
Of the larger cities west of the Rock
les when the Coast league, one Of the
larger minor league organizations
got under way. San Francisco, Los
Angeles and salt Lake were the cit
les where Hot Stove leagues were dis
banded and the fans came into their
own
Here's the way they lined up: Oak
land at San Francisco: Portland at
Los Angeles; Vernon at salt Lake.
The usual ceremonies, including three
brass bands. parades and speeches,
preceded the game. And then the
fans and fanettes settled down, so far
as the Pacific coast is concerned, to
eight months of baseball.
The same old brand Of predictions
were voiced by the managers of the
several clubs.
Every man on my team is a
champion" said Happy" Hogan,
manager Of the Vernon Tigers. land
l can't see how they can keep us
from annexing the pennant-"
The five other managers in the
league were to the front with similar
statements, but unbiased experts
have declared the San Francisco cluo
to be the greatest aggregation OF
players ever assembled in a minor
league. This team was conducted by.
Harry wolverton. former manager Of
the New York Highlanders. Portland
and Los Angeles also loom up as con-
tenders.
Several changes have occurred in
the Pacific Coast league since tho
close of the 1914 season. Cal Ewing
and Frank Ish, two OF the best known
baseball men in the country, disposed
of their holdings in the San Francis
co club to Henry Berry, formerly
owner of the Los Angeles club. Ber-
ry disposed of his interests in the
Los Angeles club to John Powers
son of Alderman Powers of Chicago.
After several disastrous seasons, the
Sacramento franchise was sold tol
Salt Lake, one of the best baseball
cities in the west. Cliff Blankenship
Is manager of the Mormon" team.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-30

WASHINGTON, March 30.-Prin.
cess Lwoff Parlaghy recently return
ed from Germany, where she says she
had an interview with the Kaiser
when he requested that she paint the
portraits Of hundred prominent Am
orleans and he would place them IN
book to be used in Germany's
schools.
Mrs J. NJ Mitchell, of Newark, y.
j., asserts she pointed out the finan-
cial possibilities Of the thing 10 the
princess and suggested they start the
campaign in Washington, where Mrs.
EeIen Longstreet, widow Of the Con-
federate general was enlisted because
OF her prominenc and wide acguain-
tance among desirables.
Mrs T. Dewitt Talmage, wife Of the
Brooklyn preacher, was a prospect,
It IL said, but when she called at the
princess studio. 1t is said mention
was made Of the financial end az the
sitting in the temporary absence Of
Princess Parlaghy The princess then
declared that tie prospects were be-
Ing rushed" to hard and Mrs. Nit
chell says she is entirely. out Of the
scheme now She threatens to sue
urless she receives a share in commits
sions Of the prices paid for portraits
What has become OF the old fash
ioned woman who wore green hair?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-30
RUSSIANS DISCOUNT
CLAIMS OF VICTORY

PETRoGRAD. March 3O.-The
war office broke its silence today con-
corning the recent operations in the
north OF east Prussia, marked by the
occupation of Mcneil In view OF the
German claims of an important vic.
tory as the result OF the withdraw
al Of the Russians from the Baltic
port. 1t was officially stated that
Memel was occupied by only a small
force.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-30
$4,000 WORTH OF
CHECKS WORTHLESS

ST. PAUL. Mimi, March 29.-Find-
Ing $4,000 worth OF checks in the
walls OF building they were tearing
down. worbmen rushed to Martin
Krammer, who had a saloon in the
building for eighteen years. They
scented a million dollar mystery"
'Nicht Keine mystery. 1 have
those checks from your men taken.
They, were nicht gut. So l have them
in the hole by the wall put" he ex-
planned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-30
COIOred Men to
Meet With Team
of NOIin Sunday
NEW TEAM CALLED PENDLETON
TIGERS WILL OPEN SEA-
SONS SCHEDULE.

Mfr. Whlteman, II you want an Eas-
ter shine 1t will behoove you to get 1t
before IL o'clock next Sunday for
there will be mighty few porters in
the burg after that hour. The reason
lies in the scheduling Of games be-
tween the colored mems team Of this
city and the Nolin town team, to be
played at Nolin Sunday afternoon.
The colored boys, who call them
selves the Pendleton Tigers, are prac.
ticing each afternoon at Roundup
Park and they are going to have a
busy season Of it. Henry Hobson Is
managing the aggregation and, as
soon as the Blue Mountain schedule Is
announced, he will fix up his so that
the games will not conflict. Bryant
Perkins is captain Of the colered crew
and he is a pretty nifty cavorter in
the short patch. He and Gilbert Al
len, who is playing third, played for
three years together on the team of
the college at Wilburforce, Ohio.
"Pasco," whose real name, by the
way is Clarence Wright. will wear
the wind pad behind the bat and any
one who saw him perform last year
knows that he has the goods to de-
liver His brother, Ernest Wright
and Dick Thomas will essay the task
of battling the batters and both have
good curves.
A new colored man in town, T. Hub
bard, famillarly known as Slim"
will cover the first bag, while Char
ley Jones will hop about the key
stone sack. Frank and Earl Allen |
and Arthur Pollard are counted upon
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-30
Satisfaction of MORTGAGE.

A mortgage executed by Robt. S
Mckenzie to American National
Bank. February s, 1912. for $4,000
IS partially released.
A mortgage executed by Ruth Nc
kenzie to r. B. Mckenzie. March 13,
1913, for $4,000. is partially releas-
ed