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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-03
MISS SHEDD IN DANGER
OF Death FROM FALL
New York Girl Was Riding Near
Thomas Circle When Thrown
from Her Mount.

Miss Dorothy Shedd. %. of 90 West
10th street. New York City. who was
thrown while riding horseback in Four
teenth street at Thomas circle yester-
day. was reported slightly improved a,
Emergency Hospital last night. though
physicians said she was not out of dam
ger. She sustained a wound of the scalp,
shock and slight conclusion of the brain,
but no bones We're broken.
Miss Marie Shedd, a sister. and How
ard Shedd. a brother, arrived last night
from New York. They went to Emer-
Sency Hospital with Miss Jeanette Ak
berg, of 5S Sixth street. Brooklyn. who
was spending the weekend with Miss
Dorothy Shedd at the Shoreham Hotel
Neither were allowed to see her The
patient was in a semi-conscious condition
and physicians feared visitors would ex-
cite her. The brother and sister were
told that her condition was favorable"
Miss Shedd was riding horseback. es-
corted by c. NJ. Williams. of this city.
a member of the Florida Citrus EN-
change. Miss Akberg and n. J. Ward
We're in a runabout. following the riders.
At Thomas circle Miss Shedd's hat was
blown off, and in trying to catch it she
was thrown. She was removed to a
physicians Office and later to a hospital.
Miss Shedd is known as an expert horse
woman.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-03
LETTER MUST PAY FOR
CHAMPAGNE, HE SAYS
Washington Man Defendant in Case
Brought on 100 Cases Of Wine
that's Different"

New York, April 2.-Joseph Letter. of
New York. Washington, and Chicago.
must appear next week in the Supreme
Court here in answer to a suit over 100
cases of champagne he bought from
Charles Believes. wine merchant
Letter insists that the champagne. for
which he agreed to pay $500. is unlike
any champagne he ever tasted. and that
his friends in Washington agreed with
him. He refused to pay the $500 and
the merchant has brought suit.
Mr.. Believes Is represented by Staple
ton & Briggs. attorneys in the st. Paul
Building. Mr.. StapIeton said:
Mr.. Letter ordered 100 cases Of cham
payne. at So a case. from Mr.. Believes.
Before he ordered the champagne a case
was sent to him to try out. He tried
IT and then gave our client an order for
100 cases.
Mr.. Believes ordered tho 1S cases
from France. They were shipped to Mr..
Letter direct from the Customhousc. lie
turned II. 81 or 9S cases. saying it was
an inferior grade and that he would
not pay for il. We insist that the wine
delivered 20 him was of the same quality
as that which he sampled. We shall put
experts on the stand to prove this.
"Of course. Mr.. Letter knew he was
not getting the highest grade of cham
payne. he could not expect this when
he was paying only 81 case for it,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-03
SEE JUDGESHIP FIGHT.

Baltimore, Nd. April with the an
nouncement that Judge Thomas Ireland
Elliott is seriously contemplating enter
ing the fall primaries as q candidate
against Judge Morris A. -Soper for the
Republican nomination for Chief Judge
Of the Supreme Bench. the politicians
of that party scented another bitter fac
tional contest between the Goldsboroush
and anti-Goldsborough factions.
The presumption is that Judge Soper
can depend upon the almost unanimous
support Of the friends Of Gov. Goldsbor-
ough. which includes most Of the State
officeholders in the city. On the other
hand, some. Of the organization people
declare that under no circumstances will
they support any friend OF the governor
for anything and openly announced that
IL Judge Elliott gets into the fight they
win be back OF him.
What such men as former Collector Of
Customs William F. Stone would do as
between Judges Soper and Elliott is not
known, but from the talk that was heard
this morning he Is apt to find another
situation on his hands not unlike that
he faced not long ago, when he swung
in behind John Philip Hill for mayor.
II he takes the Soper end Of the Tight.
One Of the leading organization men
IN the city. who declared that he spoke
LUZ oozens OF OtnerS, asserted tnat under
no circumstances would he support
Judge Soper. He thinks that Is the way
all Of the anti-Goldsborough crowd viii
feel about the matter. and rather well
coined the idea that Judge Elliott will
be Judge Soper's opponent. The former
has the reputation Of being q fighter.
Take 1t from me-" said the man re-
ferred to. 'Judge Soper could get more
Democratic than Republican votes were
he . candidate for the chief jtdgeship.
unless I am very much mistaken"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-03
CUMMINS CANDIDACY
WILL BE ANNOUNCED
Iowa Senator May Be About Ready
to Say He Wants to Occupy
White House.

Republican Presidential booms with
the opening Of April. are beginning to
flourish. Following the announcement
Of Senator Burton from Panama that
he was an active candidate, and the
start for the Pacific Coast of Senator
Weeks. of Massachusetts, comes the in
formation from the friends of Senator
Cummins, of Iowa. that he is perfect
ing his organization and soon will let
his candidacy become known.
The adherents of the Iowa Senator
have been advised that he is arrang-
ing to make speeches in Denver. Salt
Lake City. Los Angeles. and possibly
elsewhere on the Pacific Coast on a trip
he is about to take. At that time he
will confer with Pacific Coast leaders
and may undertake to persuade Gov
Johnson. of California. that he, better
than anybody else, can bring regulars
and Progressives together in the 1916
campaign. Senator Cummins is credit
ed with having announced specifically
that he has advanced views favorable
to nationwide prohibition. Progress
sives are looking toward him as a
formidable factor in the coming pre-
convention campaign.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-03
SUBURB FOLK APPOINT
FISCAL DATA BOARD
Citizens Northwest Suburban Asso-
citation to Aid in Gathering
Information.

The Citizens Northwest Suburban As.
sociatlon appointed committee Of five
at meeting in Masonic Hall, Tennally-
town. last night to cooperate with all
other committees that have been ap-
pointed to secure information for presen-
tatlon to the select committee of the
House and Senate that is to investigate
the fiscal relations between the Federal
and District governments
The committee consists of Charles c.
Lancaster, Louis p. Shoemaker. S, J..
Heider. DR.. John w. Chappell, and DR..
A. NJ. Ray.
The postoffice authorities will be re-
quested to place q mail box at Davenport
and Mcpherson streets and the Commits
sioners will be asked to open and pave
Thirty-ninth street from Sessenden street
to Chevy Chase Circle,
The association. after discussion. adopt-
ed resolution of Charles c. Lancaster,
unfolding the Board of Education in
retaining rule 45. The motion was
strongly opposed by A. E. Shoemaker,
attorney for the Anti-Saloon League.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-03
COLLECTIONS FOR
MARCH ARE LARGER
Internal Revenue Report Shows Slight
Gain Over the Past Few
Months.

Wheeling. W. Va. April 1.-The total
collections through the local internal
revenue Office for the month of March
were sloo, 562.S, according to the monthly
report prepared by Deputy Collector
James B. fancy, jr. This is the largest
amount collected through this Office in
any one month since last June, the last
month when liquor revenues were col
lected.
Included in the collections for the
month ended March 81 Is the sum of
$S3.3Ss.To for stogie stamps, representing
the manufacture Of II. 129 800 smokes. This
Is the largest collection for stogies since
last October. There was Q slight increase
In the sale Of Documentary stamps dur
Ing March.
Allowing . proper percentage for the
sale Of liquor stamps Al abduction from
the collections Of March Of last year.
and certain increase representing the
sale OF proprietary and documentary
stamps, the collections for March Of this
year are approximately $1.ooo less than
for the corresponding month oftlast year.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-03
WIFE BEATEN; IUsE..-:D KILLED
Constable Murdered
By Former Assailants.

Oil City, Pa. April 2.-Charles Konopka.
for six years a constable in this city and
sailants who terribly beat him. was mys-
teriously murdered early today by two
unknown men. Konopka's wife was also
attacked and brutally beaten. The woman
told the police that she went to the
kitchen to investigate noise which
awakened her and was confronted by two
men, one of whom pointed a revolver at
her head while the other tied her. One
struck her a heavy blow in the face.
The body Of Konopka was found in bed
He had been beaten to death.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-03
$50 Start for War Zone Today.

New York. April 2-Braving the perils
of war zone. $50 persons have booked
passage on the LusitanIa, which sails for
Liverpool tomorrow afternoon. Among
those sailing tomorrow are Anthony ].
Drexel. banker; Richard Croker and his
Indian bride: Capt Granville Forescue,
Gerald Morgan, Mrs. William B. Leeds,
Nine. Louise Vandervelde, wife of the
Belgian minister of state, who has been
In the United States for some months
seeking aid for the war sufferers; Lady
Ross, DIR. Charles f. Fearn. the Chicago
surgeon. and Mrs. Fearn and Lieut. COM
mander Takahira. Of the Japanese navy.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-03
Deaf-Mutes to Be Baptized.

mission consisting of sermons in the
sign language and Bible class study
which has been conducted at Shiloh Bap-
fist Church by Rev. Prof. Bryant of
the Columbia Institution for the Deaf
ana Blind, and Rev. John I. Flood. for
the deaf mutes OF Washington during
the past eighteen months. has resulted
In the baptism of n score or more of
these people. At the ii O'Clock service
tomorrow four more will be received
Into the church.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-03
SAYS we'll EVER
Hang TO STRAPS
Street Car Official F ears There
Never viii Be Seats for
Everybody.
OPPOSES UTNEY BUSES
They Would InAict Unfair COMPETE
ton, Is the Belief of William
F. Ham.
OPPOSES UTNEY BUSES

THE car companies don't want strap
hangers any more than the passengers
want to hang on straps. but do not
belive the time ever will come when
passengers won't have to hang to straps
in our big American cities. My company
now is running full capacity for cars that
cross at Ninth and F and Ninth and G
streets, and yet we are hearing talk that
we should put on more cars
This statement was made yesterday by
William F. Ham, vice president Of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany. Mr.. Ham addressed the transpor-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-03
Fraud Vote Cases Nearing End.

IndianapoIis, April 2.-Argumdnts In the
trial OF Mayor Dom NJ. Roberts and
twenty-seven other Terre Haute politi-
clans. accused OF fraud in connection
with the last general election were draw
ing to q close in Federal Judge A Z.
Anderson's court today. 1t was expected
the court would read his instructions to
the Jurors tomorrow Afternoon. This
case 10 the first in which the Federal
government has taken a hand in the
prosecution of alleged election frauds
In the United States,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-03
City to Buy $24, 900, 900 Car Line.

Detroit, Mich. April The stockholders
OF the Detroit United Railway have en-
powered the railways to sell the lines. to
the city Of Detroit for 50 go. 900 This
figure was bid by the city street rail-
way commission and Il is assured that
municipal street car service will be q
sact within q short time.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-03
RUSSIANS SCORE
IN CARPATH|ANS
After Fierce Battling They
Take Mountain Vantage
Point.
SHORT CUT TO HUNGARY
Struggle Is Carried on for Weeks in
Snow-Filled Mountain
Passes.
SHORT CUT TO HUNGARY
Special Osble to The Washington Hezld.

Special OAble TO The Washington Henld
Petrograd, April "A success Of con-
siderable strategic importance has been
obtained by the Russians along the line
Of their main attack in the Carpathians.
After many weeks Of heroic combat I'M
der the most exhausting conditions. they
have secured a firm foothold in main
crest of the ridge southwest of Baligrod.
This district has been the scene Of per-
haps the most persistent fighting Of the
war Fortified peaks and villages have
passed from hand to hand dozens of
times; a gain of a few yards of ground
in one day frequently has been followed
by a REINFORCED counter-attacks by the
enemy and its loss on the next.
All the fighting has taken place on ele-
vations of between 1000 and 5000 feet in
country almost devoid Of roads and
covered with dense forests. Often the
intense cold and deep snow have made
even slow progress most painful.
Short Cut to Hungary.
The chief military Importance Of this
section of the ridge lies in the fact that
down its southern slopes descend a con-
siderable number OF secondary roads
which converge on the shortest route to
the great Hungarian plain. If once the
Russians succeed in breaking through
rations Of the enemy in the direction OF
Stryj as they will be able to strike at
the railway which bears his REINFORCE
ments supplies to Munkacs.
To the southeast OF Lutoviska the Rus
slams seem also to have obtained SUBJ
stantial results.
Working Toward summit.
Here the struggle has been proceeding
for weeks on the banks Of the Upper
San, but the Russians apparently now
have made themselves masters of the
left bank and are working their way
up the side of the valley toward the
summit of tine ridge
1t Is evident in which they are sur
rounding and destroying the Austrians
entrenched in the westerly corner of Bes-
sarabia that the Russians have the sit
uation there well in hand. We hear
nothing more of the enemy's cavalry
which inaugurated the Bessarbian raid,
but, if 1t is not already withdrawn 1t
Is obviously 1t runs serious risks of hav-
ing its retreat cut off and being driven
over the Roumanian frontier.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-03
Erie's President Under Knife.

New York. April 2-President Frederick
ID. Underwood. Of the Erie Railroad. who
was operated on for appendicitis yegter.
day was resting comfortably at the
New York Hospital today. II was an
neunced that he passed . good night and
- eoerAt1on vas Q compisto succeaA
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-03
U. S. SOLDIER SHOT IN COLON.
Three Companions Hurt in Riot In
ssTenderloin" District.

Colon. April 2-Corporal Langdon. Of
the Coast Artillery. was shot and
killed and three other American SOL
diers were injured. one seriously. in q
riot here today. The soldiers were en-
gagged in patrol duty in the tenderloin
district. The shooting. which resulted
in a general fight, followed an argu-
ment between a soldier alleged to have
been drinking and a Panama police
man.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-03

At San Antonio. Tex. Counbe and Hastad. Of
tho Cleveland Indians have shown exceptionally
good pitching the last few days. Young Bowman .
infeld work Is a source Of Qualification to Manager
Birmingham.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-03
Tennessee Follows Britain's Lead.

Nashville. Tenn. April 2-Both houses
of the general assembly today passed the
Club bill," prohibiting all clubs in the
State from handling liquors.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-02-03
SEQ {. = s4a,9ys.as,s.sy. s,Sy.,.rsS., /.

Even the teddy bear loses his pop
ularity, but the staid old ground hog
comes in for an annual period of CON
sideration.
Perry H. Broadwater had a valuable
farm horse badly kicked one night last
week as it was standing in the stable.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Brenneman
We're on shopping visit to Meyersdale,
Pa, last week.
Burton E. Calls. principal of the
village school, went to Grantsville last
Saturday to consult a physician.
Hannah Speicher, recluse, residing
for many years on the east side of
Meadow Mountain, not far from this
village, died last week at the advanced
age of SO years.
Mrs. Hester Drydsdale, of Pennsyl-
vania, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Oliver Beachy, at this place.
Simon Orendort, of Jennings. was a
pleasant visitor to this village last Fri
day afternoon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-02-03
BLOOMINGTON.
.lasa.0sls saaasslsy.y. .Lsgs.1.Lsya.,

Mr.. William Donnely, "the blind
baker. who conducted a bakery in
Homecoming several years ago, and who
is now engaged in a similar enterprise
at Bloomington, was calling on former
friends and acquaintance at Lonacon-
ing last week.
A wreck occurred on the 3. & 0. west
or Altamont on Thursday morning.
The wrecking crews from Cumberland
and Keyser were required to clear the
track.
1t is rumored that the Brydon Coal
Company of Bloomington have secured
the contract for the removal Of the
ashes and waste from the boiler
houses of the liedmont Pulp and
Paper Company Of Luke.
Frank Combs, of Cumberland. was a
visitor in this vicinity, calling on old
friends and neighbors.
Coasting is the main sport in town
and is enjoyed by the old as well as the
young.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-02-03
AnaIvsis of HaiIstones.

The infrequency of their occurrence
and the difficulty Of keeping them for
examination, have stood in the way of
any careful investigation of the char
acter of hailstones, but Prof. Boris
Weinberg of Tomsk, Siberia has just
perfected an apparatus which Is ex-
pected to obviate these difficulties. He
will gather the hailstones as oppor-
tunity offers and preserve them by
plunglng them in liquid of about the
same density contained in a double
walled receptacle like a superior ice
cream freezer, but packed" with a
mixture Of ice and sulphate of copper.
AS needed for study the stones can
be removed, sliced in extremely thin
sections and photographed by a polar
izing microscope or autochromatlc
plates, as is done with anatomical
preparations.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-02-03
ALTAMONT.
.lsssssa9s0as (s9osseysc,sys


Miss Hazel Rhodes, of North Glade is
spending few days in Altamont with
her uncle, G. j. Walter.
Everybody reports fine time at the
revival meeting at Steidlng.
Mr.. Henry Schmidt made flying
trip to Piedmont one day last week.
D. E. Jefferys is going to Baltimore,
to spend few days IN the near future.
Farley Diehl, of Keyser was up to
see his parents of this place one day
last week.
Our school seems to be getting along
nicely under the management of Miss
Kate Smith, of Steiding. We all wish
her success.
Mr.. Bruce Lohr has resigned his DO
sition at Deer Park with J. w. Walter
and gone to hauling lumber for his
father.
Page Lee loaded car of mine props
last week and shipped them to som
mining town.
Prayer meeting every Sunday morn
ing at 1890 and every Wednesday night
at 1880 at Wilson. Everybody invited
to attend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-02-03
HENRYS SYSTEM.

Among the employees of an apart
ment house in Washington is a dusky
elevator conductor, who would appear
to have a system similar to that
of the maid who announced to the
guest at the door that she didn't hear
her until she had rung three times.
IF anyone calls, Henry, while ]
am out, tell him to wait 1 shall be
right back said woman to the boy
in question
No answer from the boy.
Didn't you hear me? Why don't
you answer" demanded the woman
angrily.
Il never answers, ma'am," ex-
planned Henry, unless 1 doesn't hear,
and then l says 'What?' Judge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-02-03
Wives Sold in HUNGARY.

Vienna-Judging from stor,
coming from Szinervaralja, wives ar
still bought and sold in Hungary
A house painter there named Martol
sold his wife to a comrade for sad
After the contract for the saatory
been duly signed the threestaurant,
parties adjourned to estive repast
where they enioyeA as the selling
costing half ar After the feast the
price of the % the home of her new
woman
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-02-03
EVANSVILLE.


Mrs. G. C. Keller, of Grantsvlle, is
spending some time in Winchester as
the guest of her son. Mr. B. F. Keller,
at the home of Mrs. Coble on West
Water street
The revival in the Methodist church
has been full of interest and profit to
this community. The pastor is assist
ed In these meetings by Rev. Kimball,
of Canton, OHIO. The meetings have
Attracted people from all parts of the
surrounding country.
Mrs. j. J. Bender. who was i'll with
plurisy for several days, is now better.
Master Raymond, who was i'll for
several days, also is well again and baby
Clyde is improving.
A number Of Salisbury people at
tended services IN the Methodist church
Sunday afternoon.
Misses Fannie and Lulu Shaw enter
tanned most deliberately on Thursday at
a chicken and waffle dinner at their
home on Hill Dale Farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Loechel
planned a nice little surprise for their
brother, c. E. Gnagey, at their pretty
new home near town. A very delight
full evening was spent until midnight
when after a delicious supper of stewed
oysters and accompanying delicacies,
the party returned home through the
fast falling show. Mr. Gnagey, who is
recuperating after severe attack of
rheumatism. is much improved in health
and will return to Washington, Pa, in a
few weeks.
Rev. Young's report of his work on
this circuit was full of interest. From
it we CLEAN the following: Rev. Young
has been peculiarly fortunate in his re-
lations with his people, the utmost
harmony being at all times maintained
among them, even under averse circum-
stances.
Since his coming, a beautiful parsonage.
at Salisbury, a handsome church at
NLCSINlIlC anu oHOliICI dI SIdIISNllle
have been built and paid for In spite
of financial difficulties the people have
responded noblv to all calls and these.
with the erection of the afore- mention
ed buildings, were naturally large.
During these eight years the Salisbury
charge has paid $40, 670,7O Greenville
$12,048 So, Grantsvile $40, 833. 90, St.
Paul S2678.65 toward building funds,
missions, benevolence, pastors salary
and all church extension work.
During his stay the pastor has re-
ceived into the different churches by
confirmation ard certificate of dismissal
253 members, by baptism 248 members.
He has laid to rest in Gad's acre SO of
his people, and 40 couples were joined
by him in wedlock.
He has preached 1117 sermons, the
distance travelled in that time to the
different charges being no less than
$4,000 miles. Surely splendid record
for any pastor to look back upon!
AS pastor MS TOle mas Deen pre-
eminently that of the shepherd seeking
to guide his flock at all times through
pleasant and peaceful pastures into the
fold of Christ In his business relations
with his people he has sought always to
help them to the best, working for their
own good and leading them to higher
and nobler achievements.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-02-03
Easy.

A New Yorker had occasion to
phone from one suburb to another
while visiting in western city. Upon
asking what the charge was, he was
told so cents.
Fifty cents! For that distance?
Great Scott! In New York you can
call hell up for so cents"
Possibly" coolly answered the op-
orator. ITS in the city limits Ar
gonaut.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-02-03
Valuable Elk Tooth Dress.

An elk tooth dress, estimated to be
worth $4,000, was one of the oddities
recently exhibited in the new dress
and ornament" exhibit at the Mu-
scum of Anthropology at the Affiliated
Colleges in San Francisco. The elk
tooth dress was decorated with more
than 500 teeth, and was worn by an
Indian woman.