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The Washington herald., 1916-08-28
SEVENTEEN CAUGHT IN
QUAKER CITY DRUG RAID
ecial to The Washington Hersld

Special TO The Washington Hersd
Philadelphia. Aug. 27.-Seventeen per
sons. including Charles Baumgardner,
the alleged proprietor. were arrested early
today in a joint raid by United States
revenue officers and police from the Elev-
enth and Winter streets station, upon the
restaurant at Tenth and Winter streets,
known as The Arsenal"
The raid was conducted by Colonel Rob-
ort Beach, of the revenue service. Police
Captain Kenny and Lieutenant Van Horn.
Three women were among those arrested.
and in the possession Of nearly every per-
son taken. according to the police, was
found package of some white substance
said to resemble drugs.
The raid. according to Lieutenant Van
Horn, was made as a consequence Of the
recommendations OF the grand jury.
Baumgardner being taken into custody
upon a technical charge of conducting a
disreputable house. Lieutenant Van Horn
said that legal effort would be made TO
prevent the place reopening.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28
AUSTRIAN HEAVY GUNS
SHELLTRENTINO FRONT
Field Artillery and Mortars Bombard
Italian Positions.
CBy the international New. Service.

CBy the International News ServIce.) }
Rome. Aug. 1.-THE Austrians are dis
playing renewed activity on the Trentino
front. the scene of their late drive ac-
Cording to the official statement issued
today by the war office. Further Italian
gains in the upper PLAYA region are re-
corded The Austrian artillery has been
active on the Isonzo front. The statement
says:
'On the Trentino front. the enemy
showed considerable activity with his
artillery and trench mortars. There was
much musketry fire also, but no infantry
attacks developed. Our artillery replied
effectively, and damaged the enemy's de-
lenses on the northern slopes of Monte
Cimone.
AT the head of the Digon River in
the upper PLAYA Valley (Carnic Alps, we
extended our occupation Of positions on
China Vallone.
In the Gorilla area and on Corso,
hostile artillery was directed actively
against the Isonzo bridges and the
Nallone positions A few shells fell on
Gorilla and Homanz."
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28
WILSON'S PLAN
TOAVERT STRIKE
FACES FAILURE
Most Railroad Men Go Home
With Sealed Instructions
in Case of Walk-Out.

President Wilson's efforts to bring
about peace between the railroads and
their employees seemed to be confronted
with failure at a late hour last night
Early in the day the $40 representatives
OF the four brotherhoods decided to leave
further negotiations in Washington to
special committee Of twenty-four. The
remainder Of the men were ordered to
returne to their home districts. Each car
ried with him inal instructions in event
Of a strike.
This in itself was convincing that a
crisis was imminent and the gravity of
the situation was further emphasized
when late last night President Samuel
Rea- OF the Pennsylvania, issued a
statement that was construed as mean
ing the railroad managers deemed a
strike inevitable.
President Wilson. alarmed over the
failure of his efforts, summoned Chair
man Howlands. Of the Senate Interstate
commerce Committee, and Secretary OF
the Interior Lane to the White House,
and renewed his request for legislation
he desires passed at this session of Con-
gress
II can be stated authoritatively that the
following measures were considered:
1.-The passage Of bill establishing the
eight-hour day as a basis for hours OF
labor on railroads.
AN amendment to the Instertate
Commerce Act authorizing the Interstate
Commerce Commission to take the ques-
tion Of wages into consideration in
adjusting rates.
Senator Newlands holds that the COM
mission already has that authority. The
existing commission has ruled to the con-
trary.
SAN amendment to the Mediation Act
making combinations to bring about
strikes or lock-outs affecting interstate
commerce unlawful until a general COM
mission. to be provided for in the bill, has
been investigated and reported on the
merits Of the dispute. This act to be
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28
HUGHES RESTING
HIGH IN ROCKIES
Candidate Recuperates Before
Resuming Campaign Trip.

'DS inc ihtcTuationhI news seFN1eSsy ,
Estes Park, Colo, Aug. 27.-More than
5000 feet in the air, in the heart of the
Rockies. and buried away 50 miles from
civilization with only a single telephone
wire uniting him with the outer world,
Charles Z. Hughes today threw aside the
cares Of his presidential campaign and
embarked upon four days of rest
Mr.. Hughes brought with him here the
pleasant memory of yesterdays demon
stration in his honor in Denver, which in
numbers and enthusiasm set the high
water mark for the three weeks of his
tour ending with last nights big meeting
in the Auditorium. At no time since he
left New York has the candidate been
better received and on no occasion has
he delivered a more mark-hitting peech
1t was substantially the same speech he
has been delivering all through the far
west. But last night he put the punch
in it,
Summing up the situation as it is pre-
sented in the light of the tour to the
coast, one may say that with the excep-
ton of California the Progressives to the
extent of about eighty per cent are going
to vote for Hughes
Ordinarily all that the Republican can
didate would have TO 90 would be to poll
the normal strength of his party. But
this year the conditions are peculiar. In
the thirteen States so far visited a con-
dition of unparalleled prosperity ex-
lists Coupled with this is strong
pacifist sentiment and as women
voters are closely allied to the peace
Hropa aganda, and most Of the States so
far visited have extended the suffrage
to women, the latter element will play a
prominent part in deciding the issue.
The union of the two elements therefore
seems to divide the contending parties so
evenly that the nation is likely to wit
ness such a close contest as that which
elected Cleveland over Blaine in 1884, or
which elected Harrison over Cleveland in
1855
Mr.. Hughes, of course. is contendng
that the prosperity Of the nation is due
to the war and is using this argument
as the driving power back Of his dema nd
for a restoration of the protective tarif.
This and his indictment of the Mexican
policy of the Wilson administration. with
which he couples an argument for pre-
paredness. and his campaign for economy
and efficiency, are the chief issues upon
which he has made his appeal to the
West
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28
"MILE-MINUTE" MURPHY
STOPS RUNAWAY HORSE

Sre1sl to The Washington Herald
New York, Aug. "7.-Policeman Chaa IS
VI. Murphy. better known as ''Nfile-a-
Minute" Murphy, raced his motorcycle
down the sloping roadway at the Man
haitian end Of the Manhattan Bridge
today and stopped a runaway horse just
as it was swervIng toward the crowded
sidewalk in Canal street. Murphy was
thrown and suffered decorations and
bruises.
William Brown. a driver employed by
Jackson Brothers. truCkmen. OF Manhat-
tan. had lost control of the animal when
the bit broke short
Overtaking the animal before 1t had
gone a block, Murphy twisted one hand
in its name and flung himself from his
motorcycle. With his other hand he
grasped the horses throat. shutting of
its wind and bringing it to halt a few
feet from the sidewalk.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28
TWO DIE WHEN
CANOE CAPSIzES
Crowds See Boys Perish Near
Aqueduct Bridge.

thunderstorm, accompanied by
wind which at times nearly reached the
velocity of a cyclone, overturned a ca
noe in the Potomac, almost under the
Aqueduct Bridge, yesterday afternoon.
causing the death of Ralph w. Dowden.
- years old, 1910 Park road northwest,
and Arthur r. Cowsill 10 years of age.
l424 Harvard street northwest. The young
men were in the middle of the river be-
low Aqueduct Bridge when the force of
the wind overturned their canoe. and in
view of hundreds of persons occupying
positions on the shore and in other crafts
the two went to their deaths
Another canoe. containing two young
men who refused to give their names to
the police, was turned over at about the
same place. The occupants were good
swimmers and swan ashore.
According to the police, Dowden and
Cowsill left Dempseys boat house yes
terday morning and Joined the hundreds
who had availed themselves of clear
skies, for a paddle up the river. They
had spent the better part of the day on
the Virginia shore and were returning
to their wharf when the storm broke.
The heavy black cloud which gathered
in the west in the afternoon gave little
sign of the impending wind. Canoes and
other craft however, went scurrying to
the shore. The young men were padding
at full strength with the evident intention
Of reaching their boat house before the
storm overlook them. When in front
of the Reynolds boathouse the wind
broke in great fury.
Policeman F. S. Straser, of the Seventh
precinct station, who has been stationed
at Reynolds boathouse by Maj. Pullman,
to watch over the river enthusiasts, said
that he had been keeping watch on the
men. and that when the first violent blast
of wind struck the frail canoe, the little
craft was lifted completely from the
water. 1t fell, he said. overturned
Dowden and Cowsill came up and fought
bravely. finally reaching the overturned
boat. They both grasped the keel and
held on.
Straser at once realized the situation.
and jumped into a boat which he kept
on the shore-a row boat with a small
mower motor. When about one hundred
feet from shore the motor went dead,
and he was left helpless The wind car
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28
GERMAN PRISONERS IN U. S.
Escape from Canadian Camp and
Cross Border,

Watertown. n. Y, Aug. 1.-Two Ger
man prisoners who escaped from the
Canadian internment prison, Fort Henry.
Kingston, Ont, have reached Clayton
n Y. The men are Wiley Prubacher. for
merly a paper mill engineer at Rimouski
Que. and Erwin John, a merchant from
Brazil. The men made their escape last
" ednesday.
They were allowed to work in gar
den at Fort Henry. and for months had
dug a hole under flower bed in the
garden. They secreted themselves in
this hole Wednesday afternoon That
night they came out, and, after hiding
along the shore of the St Lawrence for
day, they obtained a boat and escaped
across the river to Clayton.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28
MONKEYS TURN HIGHBROWs.
Refuse Peanuts from CoIored Man
and start Trouble.

Baltimore, Aug. 27-BUt for the high
orowish' inclInations OF several Druid
Hill Park monkeys this morning, Harry
Bestic and Joseph Washington Ccol-
oredD might have escaped a weeks con-
hnement in jail.
Harry and Joseph bought two bags of
peanuts this morning in the park and
offered them to two monkeys. After q
couple OF 'snir-snirfs'' the animals COM
pletsly ignored the proffered eatables
and climbed to a higher point in their
cage.
The colored men grew angry and next
tried TO coax the monkeys to them by
opening flask Of whisky. The con-
tents Of the bottle vanished, however, be-
fore the animals could descend. The men
cursed the monkeys; Patrolman Wells
arrived and placed them under arrest
Both were fined ss45 each by Justice
Schroeder in the Northern Police Court
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28
eleven RACING CARS
IN SMASH ON TRACK
Two Die and Seven Injured in Auto
mobile Wreck.
(By the International News Service. !

tBy the international News Service }
Kalamazoo, Mich. Aug. 27.-Jack Pea
cock. of Brooklyn, and Marion Arnold, of
Chicago, were killed. and seven other
drivers and mechanics were injured,
when eleven racing cars piled into a
heap at the quarter mile turn of the
Recreation park mile track here this
afternoon on the getaway of the third
annual auto derby in this city.
The dead are: Marion Arnold. Chicago
mechanician for Andy Burt in Stutz car
decapitated.
Jack Peacock. Brooklyn. driver of Sun
Beam "l2"; skull. hips and thigh frac-
tured; died Immediately after reaching
hospital
Probably fatally injured: F. E. Mar
otuette. Kalamazoo. Peacock's mechani-
ician. head badly crushed, left leg brok-
en- below knee in three places.
Al w. Downs. Kalamazoo. driver OF
Buick. head cut.
Injured but will recover: Andy Burt,
Chicago, driver of stutz. badly injured.
Otto Henning. Chicago, driver of
Ogren. injured by blow above groin.
Jimmie Alexander. Sious City. meChani-
clan for Billy Chandler. cut and bruised
Thomas Ball. Coldwater. driver of ChaI-
mers, back hurt.
Guy L. Bailey, Coldwater, Mich, me-
chanician for Ball. face cut and back
hurt.
The overturning of the Sun Beam 10
driven by Peacock. as 1t rounded the
first turn of the second mile caused the
accident
Peacocks car struck the fence
swerving lengthwise across the track
and tipped over on its side.
Andy Burt's Stutz was the first to
strike the wrecked Sun Beam, Their
nine other cars piled one after an
other in the smoking death heap. -Four
OF the cars were far enough in the
rear to avoid msshing into the wreck
age.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28
VERY MEAN, HOWARD; VERY!
Borrows Dollar from Wife, CeIe-
brstes and Abuses Her.

Baltimore, Aug. T.-In the opinion of
Justice Packard, at the Central Police
Court, Howard Sheehan. 80 years old. is
one Of the meanest men in the world
sheehan was arraigRed on the charge of
disturbing the peace. The charge was pre-
ferred by his wife, Mrs. Rose Sheehan.
According to the testimony. Sheehan bor-
rowed 800 from his wife last night
and proceeded to celebrate.
Don't you feel rather mean this morn
mgr" the magistrate asked, addressing
Sheehan. Il have no respect for a man
who borrows money from his wife, pro-
ceeds to get drunk and then fuses with
his wife l as going to send you away.
Twenty-Five dollars and costs"
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28
CAN'T GO TO SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Children All Dressed Up when Pa
ralysis Order Comes.

Baltimore, Aug. 27.-All dressed up and
nowhere to go-that was the plight of
the children of Baltimore today. Little
Tom, Dick and Harry. as well as Mary,
Jane and Sue could not go to Sunday
school because, as a precaution against
the spread of infantile paralysis the
health department has ordered all schools
closed. Boo, hoo! Sad tidings.
1t may be that many little bows inst
shouted with glee or more discreetly
laughed up their sleeves when they found
this out, but the fact is that the Sun
day schools now with few exceptions are
conducted in such a way as to be a
source of enjoyment to the children, and
being Kept away Is something of a hard
ship.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28
RECORD AS GOVERNOR
USED BY HUGHES MEN

SPECIAL TO The " Washington Herald
New York, Aug. "A ninety-psge rec
ord of Charles E. Hughes administra-
ton as governor Of New York is beins
circulated by the Hughes alliance. Tens
of thousands Of copies have been scat
tered through the country with the note
Upon his record as governor the Re
publican party asks the people TO elect
him President"
These are described as among the
Hughes achievements:
p Protection Of children IN industry
workmen's compensation for accidents
protection Of aliens from shysters; 50
cent gas. putting public service corpora
tions under commission control; banking
and insurance reforms: establishment oi
an immigration bureau. and anti-ract
track gambling legislation
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28
BOY WORKS TILL HE FAINTs.
Pushes 5OO-Pound Load for 10 Cents
DaN.

New York. Aug. 27.-Harry Binder. OF
the electrical supply house OF Lipsky &
Binder, Brooklyn, was arrested yester-
day on the charge of endangering the
health of l3-year-old Herman Levy, who
worked for him. Binder. the boy saws.
ordered him Friday afternoon to push
a cart containing metals weighing 500
pounds two miles.
The boy, whose family arrived two
weeks ago from England and is needy,
says he got 10 cents a day for his labor,
He did not complain when ordered to
push the heavy load. but started He
got to Ralph avenue and Halsey street.
whittier he had wandered of his course
when he tainted Policeman Schultz
called medical help.
Il feel like lying here forever" the
boy said when revived.
Binder. in Gates Avenue Court VA
paroled for a hearinng next Tuesday.
He pleaded not guilty.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28
IN COURT IN BATH TOGS.
Lawyer Appears to Ask for POST
ponement of Bankruptcy Case.

Asbury Park, Aug. 27-The unusual
spectacle of a lawyer appearing in a
bathing suit in court on legal business
was witnessed at Belmar this after
noon when Tobias A. Keppler, who
has offices in the Woolworth Building.
New York. strode into the offices OF
Referee in Bankruptcy Charles H.
Butcher.
Keppler entered plea that the
bankruptcy hearing of John Apple
gate, a fish dealer in the Fulton Mar
ket, New York, be postponed. His re-
quest was granted, and he sped away
to resume his interrupted ocean bath.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28
SHAKY BRIDGE BREAKS
$4,000 WORTH OF SLEEP
IA 10 Ths Wsshington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald
Havre de Grace, Md. Aug. E.-Chsrg-
ing that the rattling Of a shaky bridge
distur, slumbers. and alleging that
the PHI Ielphia. Baltimore and Wash
ington F lroad is under contract to keep
1t in rep g. Walter H. Weber has filed a
5000 suit in the Hartford County Cir
cult Court against the company
BY the failure of the company to keen
this bridge in repair the claimant charges
passing automobiles and other vehicles
cause the plankinE to rattle and shake
and maze so much noise that Weber says
he cannot sleep at night
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28
PARALYSIS CLAIMS TWO
MORE In BALTIMORE
,reci,I to The Washington Esr,I5

srecisl to The Washington Herald
Baltimore, Aug. 1.-Two deaths from
infantile paralysis were reported at the
health department today, and two sus-
pected cases OF the disease were also
called to the attention of the Depart
ment.
There are two other cases suspected
but they will not be reported publicly
until after DR.. c Frank Jones. diagnosti-
clan of the department makes a report
on them. These are Baltimore city cases
and as far as is known. were not
brought here from elsewhere.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28
HIS AFFECTION SOON CooLs,
Harper Pledges Friendship, rne,
WaIlops BrotherJnI

Baltimore, Aug. H.-Less than an hour
after processing undying friendship for
his brother-in-law. Harry Harper fIoored
MIN with chair when the brother-in-
law Richard c. Wright. quizzed him
ABOUT an alleged derogatory remark Har-
per made about Wright's wife
Two friends came to Wriabt,s assist
ance and fearing bodily harm Harner
barricaded himself in his home and veII-
ed for the police. Patrolnen Jobnson
and Rolf responded and arrested the
quartet last midnight
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28
TIMES SUICIDE TO VISIT.
Clerk Ends Life Six Hours Before
Daughter Arrives.

Hazleton, Pa. Aug 27.-Shooting him
self through the temple and heart at the
cigar store of Councilman Arthur Stauf-
fenberg, West Hazleton, where he was
employed. James Brown, aged Is. ended
bis life six hours before the arrival of
his daughter, Jane, who came from
Philadelphia tonight to visit him.
Yesterday Brown. who had been i'll
gave his bank book to George Krapf, an
undertaken, saying that he should use
the money for his burial in case he died.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28
BIBLE PRICES TO ADVANCE,
Paper Cost and Lack OF German
Imports Blamed.

Boston, Aug. 27.-The American
Bible Society announced today that the
price Of Bibles was likely to be ad-
Vanced at once. The European war,
which has increased the cost of paper
and other raw material, was given as
the cause.
The stock Of Bibles and books print
ed in foreign languages. previously
purchased from Germany, is being
rapidly exhausted, It was stated, and
the society is unable to fill all orders
received
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28
HUMILIATED PRISONER
HANGS SELF IN CELL

Special TO The Washington Herald
South Bethlehem. Pa, Aug ITO be-
placed in cell No Is. and on top of all
this in the women's department Of the
local police station, humilis ted Joseph
Keegan aged 20, of Pittsburgh.
When Sergeant Ryan's back was turned
he knotted bandana handkerchief
around his neck. tied one end to a
rafter and committed suicide.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28
"Vera Cruz" Money
Converted to Pulp
Special to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald
Mexico City, Aug. 1.-THE de-
struction of the so-called Vera
Cruz issue of Mexican currency
and the issuance OF the new paper
money known as 'infalsificables"
have made the Government print
ing office one of the busiest spots
in Mexico. The Vera Cruz bills,
over $1,000, 900 worth Of which have
been destroyed. are cut into strips
in a hydraulic press. transformed
into pulp and made into card
board and pasteboard. Of which
there is great scarcity.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28
ITALY DECLARES WAR
WITH GERMAN EMPIRE:
ROME CHEERS NEWS
Text of Italian
War Declaration

The Italian government de-
elares in the name Of the King
that Italy considers herself to be
in a state of war with Germany
as from August 2S and begs the
Swiss government to convey thi,
information to the imperial Ger
man government.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28
BREMEN ON HIGH SEAS;
SAYS AMSTERDAM CABLE


London, Aug. "A dispatch from
Amsterdam quotes Alfred Lohmann. head
OF the Ocean Rhederei, which promotes
the subsea freighters. as saying in an
interview in the Koelnische Zeitung:
The Bremen. the Deutschland's sister
ship. is now on the high seas bound for
Baltimore, with . cargo Of dyAA"
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28
Won BueIow Delayed Breax.
Quieke.t Service TO baltimore.

Every hour on the hour, Baltirncr.
and Ohio. sI.T5 round trip. Saturdays
and Sundays. sl.5o.-Ady.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28

THE paper that is read in the
morning. while the mind is
fresh and clean. carries the
messages that are remembered long
est. whether they are news or adyer-
tislng messages.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28

New York, Aug. 27.-Henry Ford has
applied to the Supreme Court for the
County OF New York for an order to re-
move the suit brought against him by
the Vitagraph Company of America to
the District Court Of the United States
for the Southern District of New Pork.
Mr.. Ford is being sued by the film COM
pany for 100000 on a charge of having
hbeled motion picture called THE Bat
tie Cry of Peace In an advertisement
published by him.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28

Great Falls. Mon, Aug. Elm a
heavy hail and windstorm which swept
Cascade County Harry Lynn, of Mis-
soula, was badly injured when a sud
den gust lifted his farm wagon twenty
feet in the air and hurled it over a
fence.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28

Toledo. Ohio. Aug. 27.-Constable
Chauncey Bel went to sleep on his
job When he awoke he was minus
s13s5 in cash and his revolver. Bell
was employed to watch a carnival be-
ing held on Central avenue.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-28

THE readers of The Washington
HERALD far outnumber the
daily patronage ever before
accorded a newspaper in the Ma
tional Capital - circulation increases
for 1916 have broken all local records.