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NUMBER 4857 WASHTSTGrTOISr WEDNESDAY EVUNOTG OCTOBER 2 1907 PRICE ONE CENT

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Justice Ford Signs OrderDirecting them to

Show Cause

Charge of Combinationto Raise Tolls Made

by Jackson

KEW YORK Oct 2 Justicein the supreme court has

feigned orders at the instance ofGeneral Jackson directing

the Weston Union Telegraph Company and the tal TelegraphCompany to show in the

court Friday why he shouldtoot have permission to sue them

forfeiture of their chartersAttorney General Jackson made

to Justice Ford thisfor permission to com

Zmence suit in the peoples namefegainst the Postal and Westerntfnion Telegraph Companies to valate both corpprations charterskind annul their existence so far asfefew York State is concerned

Contracts to Fix RatesHe maintains they have entered Into

Contracts to fix rates on messages withUr New York or filed In New York to

olnts In the United States and else

The attorney genocal charges that theagreements to which he refers have

In an Increase In ratesIn many Instances to 20 per cent

than was charged before tfce nowttarlft was established

It la alleged too that at Lake PlacidiiN Y companies do business inthe office and are represented byi joint agent

Inspired by StrikersThe Aitomey Generals action follows

fcers of the Commerlelal TeleUnion to Induce the State to attackcompanies charters on the ground thatthey were sending messages filed andaccepted telegrams by mall and ex-press and were therefore not doing atelegraph business

Whether the present attackmerely a change In or basIre connection with the telegrapherscomplaints Is not yet clear

Superintendent ChancellorDeclares Negroes Are

Dead Weight

Unfortunately In this city we havep problem to solve which is seen In fewether largo towns I refer to the rice

In this city we have the largnegro population of any city in the

Hcountry anti owing to sentiment it isnecessary to place thorn In separataschools They are a dead weight hold

back many improvements that couldotherwise be carried Into eltect

This was a part of a very strong adjflress made by Dr William E Chan

Superintendent of the PublicSchools at the opening fall meeting of

rthe Columbia Heights Citizens Associa-tion hold at the Savoy last night

Negroes Stop Improvements

Dr Chancellor declared that many Infaovatlons that he felt would be bene-jflclal were prevented by the Inferior In

of the negroes While offerting no suggestions as to how the evil

be remedied Dr Chancellor statedthat it was a situation that wouldnand serious Intention In the near fu-

tureThe large number of negro schools

tld he housing as they do no Inconsiderable portion of Washingtons chil-

dren are a hindrance to tho whiteschools improvements that Iwould have personally suggested havebeen Jroppod because they would affectboth the whlto and black pupils

Want University SiteThe meeting was largely attended by

the members of the association HoytSherman one of the trustees for thuestate on which the association hopesto persuade George Washington Uni-

versity to build Its new college waspresent at the meeting and suggestedthat a committee be appointed to con-

ic with the George Washington Uni-versity board in tho near tuture withc view to finding what chances the as-

sociation had tof securing the university-on Columbia Height

The uncultivated space of ground atthe corner of Fourteenth street andColumbia road which has been proposed at different meetings as j sitefor a large and extensive park wasrecommended as the site for a publicgymnasium by George Simmons

At the end of Considerable discussionthe association decided to allow thelot to rest peacefully for time tocome as there is at present no feasibleway of either getting a park or erecting-a gymnasium

TELEGRAPH COSi

SUED BY STATE

fOR CHARTERS

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For Custody of ChildWoman Fights Husband

Wife Feared Kidnaping

Photo lIT StlMleMRS A J WEDDERBURN JR

Who Has Been Sued by Her Husba nd for Possession of T Child

PaIne

Mrs FeelsSure Courts Will Up-

hold Herr GourseT-

M of Alexander J Wwaflerburn obtain possession tit Tilfe

twoyearOld daughter Helen by habeascorpus proceedings will be bitterlytested by the little girls motherthe child Is brought Into the DistrictSupreme Curt on Friday Mrs Wedderbun said today that she had been

move of this sort on thepart of hor husband from whom sheseparated about September 1 and thatIn relieving her suspense the suit wasin sense of the word welcome

1 left my husband about fouron account of his treatment sold

Mrs WedderbUTn and canto to Wash-ington to live with my mether MrsLucy Pollock of 1119 Seventeenth streetnorthwest Prior to this time my

and I had lived in Fairfax countyVirginia As as we separated myhusband began to make threates that hewould gain possession of my baby Atfirst he attempted a reconclllatipn but

his repentance might notbe did not return to

Threats to Kidnap Baby-

It was evidently not genuine for hehas spice vowed that he would getHelen even though he had to kidnapher and I have nut dared to leave hersince coming to Washington for fearthat he might carry out his throats Heknows that in Helen ho would have astick to hold over my head for I couldnot live without my baby and thisprobably accounts for the method hehad taken in attempting to wrest herfrom me

I am not afraid of the Issue in thecourts and rather than be in this sus-pense would rather have the mattersettler I will pot discuss the reasonsfor our separation now but believe thatI can show the court that the little girlbelongs to me and that I was justifiedin the action I have taken When I wasforced to leave my husband I came baokto my mother

Wife Ready to Tell StoryI dread the embarrassment of

all but prefer s ing into court andtelllrtg my story rather than being Incontinual suspense as I have teen forover a month expecting every momentto see some one attempt to take my lit-tle glrl from me

Little Helen for whom the two arefighting happily around hermothers knee while the recital wastaking place and was willing to makefriends with tho visitor

You see how beautiful she is saidher mother She will go to any one

I and for this reason I have to watch herclosely I left her for the first halfhour today in a month and was frightcntd dreadfully when told by my nursethat a strange man had been here andasked to her This I now learn wasyou

Will Fight for ChildMrs Wedderburn said that tho papers

In the case had not yet been servedupon hot and a Times reporter firstbrought her information as to the fil

of suit She said that she wouldimmediately notify her attorneys

of and prepareto fight for the possession of child

Mr declined to discussthe matter other than to admit thatsuch a suit has been tiled In his

he alleges that Iris wife left himon September 1 taking with htsr their

that his wife Mrs HelenWeddurburn and Mrs Lucy D Pollockher mother be required to produce thebaby in court next Both MrsWcdderburn and Mrs Pollock said how-ever had nothing to dowith th retention of andshould not have been named in thepapers

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Chief Naval Station Established Within 300

Miles of England

EBRLIK Oct 2 Germanys mostnaval move In In-

volving a direct menace to Great Britainhas just been determined on by the

gdvarnmtuit This Is the transfer ofnaval headquarters from Kiel to WT-helmshaven establishing Germanys chiefnal station within 000 miles of theBritish coast and the Kaisers entirefleet within sixteen hours sail of

It IF intention to station all the Gorman Dreadnought at Wllhelmshavenwhich will be the base from which allnaval maneuvers will be directed inthe future

No efort Is being wade by Germanyto conceal her intention thus to read-just the balance of naval power In tireNorth sea and the authorities

with their plans withdisregard to Englands view of this

of base

BRITAIN MENACtU

BY REMOVAL OF

GERMAN FLEET

yearsoneIm-

portant

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SIGNALS FAULT

fcTEUBENVILLE Ohio Octto defective signals and heavy fog twotraction cars on the Steubenville andToronto line crashed together north ofthis city this morning

Motorman Noah Adams was caught-in the wreck his leg being broken Hohas fatal internal injuries

Motorman John Doerr jumced spraining his ankle Twenty wereinjured among tho following

Allison bruised RossDevlin left log injured cuts on headMatthew Edwards head cut Thomas

bruised Edward Richards Violet An-derson of Canton Ohio and John McCuilough

MRS ELIZABETH J SIMMSLEAVES ESTATE TO SONS

The will of Mrs Elizabeth J Slmmsfiled today loaves to her son RichardD Simms the house andgoods situated at 1250 streetThe residua of the estate is to be heldin trust by the executor for her twosons Charles N and Richard D Slmmaand Is to be divided equally Richard D

is named as executor The willIs dated December 15 1902

MANY CASES OF TYPHOID-At the close of the week ending Sep-

tember 28 as shown by the health re-port for that period issued this mornjhgrthere were 270 cases of typhoid fever Inthe There were fortythree nwcases reported for the week withtwentyone cases discharged five bydeath There Is a ofcases of diphtheria under quarantinewith new panes reported an Increase of ten cases arts three discharges

TROLLEYS COLLIDE

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Shannon leg and neck cut and

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fies Doctor

TRENTON 1CJ dot 2 Tesllmonycharging that exMayor Joseph B alUewas beaten in the Morris Plains

Asylum was given at the inquirythe asylum affairs being conducted

tho Hahn Investigation committeeDr Alvan Van Syokle ex mayor of

llackettstown testifced that Seattle wascommitted to the Morris Plans Asylum

January loG The witness vibiU-dJcattle In the asylum two days afterlie was tak there He swore l atBealtle recognized him and said Doc-

tor that brute almost Killed me Ticwitness him and found tworibs broken

The witness then hunted up Dr Htrford and told the latter that some at-

tendant had beaten Boaottla He gotthe two attendants Mitchell and

before him and Boattlr recognizedMitchell as tho man who had beatenhim

DYiNG STATEMENT

Former Sheriff BrownConnected With Boise

Cases TerriblyInjured

BAKl R CITY Ore Oct ThisIs a stats of great ejcpit nsnt todayand aM Js 8 and

of on try rerformer Sueriff Harvey Brown who wasterribly injured by the explosion Of abomb as he opened the gate to his homeon Monday night The wasplanned ir the same manner as thethat killed former Governor Steunenberg of Idaho

Jn IMS antemarten statement Brownsaid

I on my way home from uptownnight when I met a man n front

of residence which Is a blockhomo I luve been conscious of

kixvlng boon iv Hovnd for thsee weeksand I have nn doubt that those whoattempted tnr life are persons connected7i4i the Wtatern ederatlon of Miners

count of my cnmv ienberg and Steve Adams cases

Commission Will Hear Real

Estate OwnersNext

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CLAIMS CONTESTS

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The Union Station grade claims com-

mission has concluded its hearings Inconnection with the appraisement of thedamages which have resulted to theproperty fronting on Third street be-

tween M and N streets northeast owingto a change made by the District Commissioners in the grade of Third street

The commission took the case underadvisement announcing that It wouldreport Its llndings to the court withinthe next few dii s

The next claims for damages toup by the commission bo

those filed by the owners of the realestate on the north tide of McCuiloughstreet in square 62S

The commission will meet andainJrte this property Monday afternoonand on the day meet jatthe City Hall and the hearingof testimony relative to the damagessustained by the claimants

Try ItA lady said to the clerk In

F P Wellers pharmacy 3534 Mstreet northwest some weeks

agoDo you ever buy homemadecandies and cakes or do youknow anyone wno does I makeawfully nice things and havetime to do it Just now at vacation tires a little extra sioneywould come in very hand

I would suggest advertisingsaid the clerk We have arime Want Ad Branch here

The lady now has more ordersthan she can fill

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By Chorus of CheersAt to StPier Louis

Millionaire Was Accusedof Keeping a Woman

Prisoner on Yacht

NSW YORK Oct 2 Oliver WeadallBarneS II wire swooped down on NewYork some months ago with money to

and a liking for greenback smokeand wfce startled by seaiier-

alttf nngi7 married s d lenV In-

Jeflfersen It r at l thisand his bride are eajoyteetheir honeymoon la Mftnlttutn

bride who said she was EdnaBrowning McGoron er 901 Lexingtonavenue Brooklyn is a member of thechorus of the Fascinating Flora com-pany

Barnes marriage so soon afterhis experience at where bewent on a chartered motor beat theMarlquita a girt who accused himof keeping her on board the craft

her will created surprise Afterthis episode a dispatch from Plttsburg

was to be appointed for thespendthrift in that he couldbe kept from spending all his patri-mony Since was

Barnes has kept himself in thebackground

Barnes fs part owner of the HotelRand of which Wilson Mlzner the

husband of Mrs Charles TYerkes Is manager Barnes bought this

because he objected to the serviceunder Use former management

Confers With Purdy andMakes Little

Attorney General Bonaparte announcedtoday that he has taken up certainalleged corporation evils with BPurdy his clilef trust buster jostback from Europe

There Is nothing definite that I cansay at this time he nupuad in response-to a question as to whether any immediate was to tie begun Oneof his interrogators remarked that Pres-ident KooseveltB speeches In the Westindicated a purpose to educate the people to the idea of some man of enormous wealth being put behind the bars

Cold you say whether such Is thepurpofo of department he wasasked

With a characteristic Bonaparte smileand a of the shoulders he re-sponded

I Ul persons who have been sofortunate i 3 to amass considerablewealth have done so by strict obedienceto the law and an exhibition of T1

Ute virtues which to mako up goodcitizenship If however it should turnout owing to the weaknesses ofhuman one or nore of themhave to some extent astray fromthe fold we may perhaps take suchaction us may them

The Attorney General said there wasto eny at this time relative to

the Harriman caseIt may be some little time before we

can public such decisions as wereach

In to an Inquiry he declaredthat the department not takenup any new trust investigations

DENIES DIVORCE PLEAOF GEORGE C HENNING

I today dismissed a

a caseMr Kenning was formerly president-

of the Traders National Bank MrMrs have been married aboutfour years and the suit was filed ayear ago

WEDS AT MIDNIGHT

OLIVER VI BARNES

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After Drive Over CityAddress Is Delivered

AuditoriumS-

T LOUIS Oat 2 TAe oU stecnwheel steamer MtwisrtiwU with the big

flag of the President oC the UnitedStates flying from her peak slipped

the tads bridge b fcir 9 Retook thisuaerslns nonrtjr an UWlp IMM her

The cloud vf gaily steamerstugs launches aa l plaasur cirJt ofall adscrtptlons that was awftiting the

arrival chorused a aolsy-wokxMae with bens sireaa ad justplain whistles and the President onout on deck to acknowledge the weleonf ay wvj s his hat

CKpt Seth and Lieutenant Mo-

Ilh aay at the Presidents sidewhen he made Me

at Levee

At 190 the cemmittne thebusines orpaftlzaaons drove to the leveeto receive the PteeWent and a few min-utes later the Mteeteeippt steamed up tothe toe snSP 5

out and the President came over atdouble ttlek pace escorted by his Secret Service guards a d secretaries

By George this is Just splendid hesaid as he surveyed the the lineof decorated boats and the buntingdecked business houses on the levee

Just as the parade started a downpour of rain began to fall but standingin his carriage waving his right handto the crowd on one side and his hatIn his left to the other of Viestreet the President greeted the

the line Theseat in the carriage was a of waterAH carriages In tbe parade werecovered

handshaking with theof the committee the President en

tered a carriage and rtth the members-of his party was driven around townand then to the wjiere hemade in address

TJh great Amflrlcnn cocktail is miss-ing front the men cf the luncheonwhich was served to PresWe t Ro sc

halt today The committee put the sotpedal on the chef And wilt noneof drink that lost Vice PresidentFairbanks a lay delegateshlp to achurch conference

However thero be champagne and

At the Wood river refinery below Al-

ton this naming 1WO Standard OH en-ployes fired twentyone charges of

to the Presidents boat as a saluteThe superintendent had the 1900 em

yelling lustily and waving flags

DELUGE OF RAIN

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Chicago Suburb well Done

by Clever WomanSwindler

CHICAGO Oct today Isafraid It dons not knew a real prlnesstram Imitation Several citizensthere are iiowalllns sums ranging frontK to 00 Mrs Elizabeth Volk Is J

cause She said her real name was Busbeth Wyndlscltkraflmtz that sha wasan Austrian prlncossprincess

A few weeks ago she started the re-

port that she was to receive 21000000from the family and estate Meantimeshe money One manloaned her 300 on condition he should

Today the Is missing Po-lice and the Austrian consul are

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in Death ofVinegar Factory

Employe

Victim of Tragedy

Found Many HoursAfter End

FellowWorkers ThinkAccident Was the

Cause

E lHg1 with his head split openWilliam Abigail an employe of theCorbj vinegar factory at LangdonD C was found dead this morningby Edward Karey fireman of thefactory

The death of Abigail is shrouded-in mystery for there was no oneabout the place had seen himor had any intimation that a tragedy had occurred until Karey foundthe body of the dead man shortlyafter 10 oclock this morning

Many Theories AdvancedMany theories have bees advanced

as to how he met his death but themst plausible solution to his feliawem-nteyes is that he was In theBMLohtaary In way and receiveda bloW which his skull and whichmust raattitad in fnstantaneousdeath

A little M oclock Karey wentloco the engine coom to attend to hisdudes and on the floor lay the bodyof Abigail vtvtf a terrible cutthrough bend which laid his skullopen and it wee evident that h had

The Codas was notified and Winmake an of tile ease Lit-

tle is known of AblgaH was wellthought of ky M aaseciatds who areof the that ill feftlh was purelyaccidental He lived hi M L

Presidents PolicyOutlined in Speech

At St Louis Today

Apply constitutionalpower so as to coverchanges conditions haveundergone since the adoption of the laws of thecountry

Gain controller corpor-

ations and supervise themDetermine what is State

and what is national commerce

Government control ofall industrial corporations

Improve river transportation facilities Do itgradually so as not towork hardships on the tax-

payersBuild levees on the lower

courses of the Mississippiriver to protect bottomlands from floods

Maintain forcible navyto hold the place theUnited States has attainedamong nations of theworld

For full text of the Presidents speech see page 8

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THE WEATHER REPORT-

The weather tonight will be generallyfAir In Atlantic districts and theSouth with somewhat higher temperatures in iicrt ern districts The weatherThursday wilt Also be fair Showers areprobable Thursday in the lake

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SUN TABIffiSun sets todaySun rise tomorrow

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TIDE TABLEHigh today 4i3pmLow water t aay SpmHigh tomorrows 4 an 6rjipra

wate tomorrow 1133 am pm

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