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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-01
SUICIDE BY LEAPING
FROM a TROLLEY CAR
New Jersey Han Plunges from Convey
ance Into a Creek.

WOODBURY.. y J.. July Coroner
Stout held an inquest yesterday on the
body Of Charles F. Jones. of 135 East
Austin avenue. Lansdowne. Pa. VINO
committed suicide By jumping from
trolley car On the Camden. Gloucester
ard Woodbury. road shortly after mid
night on Sunday morning. Several wit
Besses who were on the car testified
that Jores got down under the wire
screen and plungei from the ear into
the creek James Neeson. OF PhlIadeI-
phia, who was with Jones. testified that
be was not aware Of his friends inten-
ton until he turned suddenly in the seat
and saw his body 4. sappear out the side
of the car
Jones was about t:irty-four years Of
age and leaves a wife and one child,
but according to the testimony OF Nee
son he had not been living with his wife
for some time. The authorities believe
that he committed the rash act in a fit
Of dependency The jury returned a
verdict Of suicidal Ccath-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-01
NOVELS BRANDED As
IMMORAL FICTION
Works Of Popular Authors Unshelved
by q Library Board.

CHICAGO, July The Evanston
Public Library Board has branded many
OF the most popular novels Of the day
as unfit for general circulation and
banished every copy Of the books from
its shelves. Recent works OF fiction,
the editions Of which have reached
close to the 100. 900 mark, are included
IN the novels stigmatized as improper. ="
and Withdrawn from circulation in that
suburb.
Among the books which are regarded
as immoral by the Evanston Public
Library Board. are:
sir Richard Calmady." by Lucas
MaIet: "A Lady of Quality" by Frances
Hodgson Burnett; The Aristocrats," by
Gertrude Atherton; the Secret Or
chard," by Egerton Castle; "A Fool Of
Nature" by Julian Hawthorne; IF I
Were King" By Justin Mccarthy; OR
LON and His Wife. BY Maxim Gorky;
Jude. the Obscure by Thomas Hardy:
The Story Of Mary Madame by Her
self: Mr.. Dale" By Marion HarIand
In addition to these recent books.
SteTne's Sentimental Journeys" and
BOcacio's Deco nsron,' have been rele-
gated to the category Of literature unfit
for. general reading.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-01
Old Pianos Wanted.
Send Your Old Square or Upright Piano
to the Bradbury Co. al once and
Get Due Bill Equivalent to
Its Highest Cash Value.

If you wish to dispose OF your old
Square or Upright Piano-now is the
time to do it Don't wait until you re-
turn from your summer yacation-but
send word to the Bradbury Piano Co,
1926 Pa. Ave, before you go.
They are in the market for so second
hand Pianos, which they must have i'm
mediateIy-aEd for which they viii make
an unusually liberal offer.
Exchange your old Piano now-for a
due bill-eQUiYalent to the highest cash
value-and when you return in the fall
you may call at the Bradbury ware
rooms and select a fine new Upright
Piano Of the latest 1902 model-passing
in syour due bill as so much cash in
payment thereof and paying the balance
in small monthly installments as con
venient This is a good deal better than
paying storage on your old piano or TAX
ing the risk Of loaning it out TO some
friend.
The great fire which destroyed the
Bradbury factory at Brooklyn wiped cut
800 second hand pianos sent there for
has temporarily deprived
them OF almost their only available
stock of these nstrUments-which are
needed for the country trade
Phone AZ or drop postal to the
Bradbury Company, and let them make
you an offer fer youT old piano at
Cnce-as they viii be closed ali day
Friday and Saturday, July 9Th and 9Th.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-01
BR0WNING'S CASE ARGUED.
Court Hears Attorneys in Physicians
Suit.

PITTSBURG. Pa, July DIR. W. c.
Browning, of Philadelphia, was given a
sharp scoring by Attorney Wilson, for
the estate Of c. L, Magee, yesterday. in
the argument on the claim OF the PhiIa-
deIphian for nearly $20G.O00 for services.
This claim" said Mr. Wilson. is
based On the statement that DR. Brown
ing had given up ali of his time to care
for Mr.. AIagee, but he did not bring one
person who said he had not received
treatment from DR.. Browning because
the physician had TO give up ppacgice to
devote his entire time TO Mr.. Magee."
Mr.. Wilson called attention to the
doctors whom Dr. Browning had - tes-
rify TO his medical standing. and cited
the times Of their graduation into medi-
cine. one had graduated IN 1891 and
OF hers since 1897. They were mostly
specialists of she eyes. ear and throat.
hut men. who, M. Wilson said. either
had beeH CT were patients of the doctor.
DR.. Browninss attorney said Mr.. M
gee had declared Dr. Browning had
lifted him from the shadow Of the val
ley Of death and had prolonged his life. ="
He said AIr- Masee's memory had been
wounded in the house Of his friends.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-01
LEOPOLD BAMBERGER DEAD.
Founder of a weH-Kn9wn Tobacco Es-
tabIishnert.

PHILADELPHIA, July Leopold
Bamberger, founder Of the tobacco house
of L. Bamberger & Co, said TO be the
largest leaf tobacco business ii the
United States, died at his summer resi-
dencc at EIberon, n J. on Sunday, aged
seventy-one years Mr. Bamberger,
who had been IN poor health for some
years past, was one Of the most prom
inent members OF the Jewish community.
He was born in Heidelberg. Germany, in
1880, and came 10 this country IN 1851,
engaging IN the tobacco business n this
city. IN 1860 he married Alberta Auer-
bach, a cousin OF the distinguished Ger
man author, Berthold Auerbach, Mr..
Bamberger was nimssIf possessed OF
wide culture aud Information, and vas
held in high esteem throughout the com
He retired from active business
in 1896. leaving his interest in the man
agement IN the hands Of his SONS. De-
ceased had been a director Of the Manu-
facturers' National Bank. one CT the
founders of the Northern Saving Fund, a
charter member of the Mercantile Club,
q director Of the Keneseth Israel con
gregation up to tho time Of his death. g
member Of Keystone Lodge Of Masons.
d liberal contributor 10 all Jewish and
many other charities, and interested IN
various progressive movements.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-01
SHOE NAIL SCRATCH FATAL
Episcopal Rector Dies After Weeks of
Intense Suffering.

EvANSBURG, Pa, July Rev Mr.
Barrow, rector Of st. James Episcopal
Church, ia dead from the effects Of a
scratch Of q nail in his shoe. At the
beginning little attention was paid to
the wound, but gangrene developed and
death followed after weeks OF intensest
suffering widow and three children
survive.
Rev Mr. Barrow was born IN England
seventy-fOur years ago. He came to
America when he was twenty-one. He
studied for the Protestant Episcopal
ministry at the Philadelphia Divinity
School After graduation his first charge
was at Harrisburg. He also located at
E. aRstOn. III; Huntington, L /; Ben
nington. Vt. and Brooklyn, y. Y The
funeral on Wednesday afternoon will De
conducted by Rev. Herbert J. Cock of
Consbohcken in accordance with de-
Ceased's request.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-01
ANNEXATION OF TIE
isle OF PINES URGED.
Secretary of State Requested
to lake Steps.
PETITION SENT TO Mr.. HAY
State of Chaos Said to Exist Since
the American Evacuation-Property
Owners Desire That Protection Be
Afforded Them by This Government.

The question OF the annexation Of the
Isle Of Pines has come up again, this
tine in the shape of a numerousIy signed
petition from residents and property
owners Of the island, asking the Secre-
tary of State 10 take steps, through q
treaty with Cuba. for the early acquisi-
ton Of the island
The petition, which is presented by T.
]. Keenan,, president Of the American
Association Of Residents and Property
Holders. recites that d state OF chaos
exists in the island owing to the sudden
withdrawal Of the military administers
ton and the temporary substitution
therefor Of a municipal government of
the small town which serves as the
capital Of the island.
As the Isle Of Pines has been left out
side the constitutional limits OF CUBA.
BY an express provision of the Platt
amendment. there is no remedy for the
existing state Of affairs but annexation
to the United States. immigration TO
the island. which had grown to consld-
cradle proportions. has suddenly. ceased
All public work has been stopped. and
even the public schools have been sus-
pended, owing TO the lack OF provision
for their maintenance There is 10 tri-
buRaI On the island for the trial Of civil
CT criminal cases. and. as President
keenan, puts it. the peaceful character
Of the inhabitants alone prevented a
reign OF anarchy from following the
American Evacuation
Nearly one-haf the island now belongs
to citizens CT the United States
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-01
PERMANENT CENSUS
BUREAU ORGANIZED
Began VI ork Today With a
force of $50 Clerks.
Crop and Industrial Reports to Be
Constantly couected-PIzns for
Philippines and Porto Rico

The permanent Census Bureau. which
became an institution by operation of
law today, starts with a force Of $50
clerks
The Office Of assistant director has
been abolished and the two Offices of
dis5ursing and appointment clerks are
flied by John ", Langley, of Kentucky
All the other higher Offices viii be re-
tanned by the present incumbents-
From now on an annual crop report
wiz be gathered, as well as a series on
various manufactures. The population
OF the country wiz be taken decennfaIly
as n the past The work OF enumerat-
ins the Industrial progress Of the com
Try viii be so scheduled as 10 give a
comprehensive view of conditions as
quickly. as possible after collecting the
statistics. and the work will be kept
practically up to date. Reports on all
subjects handled will be issued con
tinuously. IS they are completed by the
force
An established plan for covering the
Philippines has been outlined, and men
are 10 be sent out at an early day to
lay off the Islands into census sections
in order 70 simplify the work. The en-
tire archipelago Of 100 Islands will be
thoroughly covered. and it is expected
that some valuable data viii be secured
on its undeyeIoped resources.
Porto Rico will be covered in the same
manner. but the existent conditions
there viii make the work of the bu-
reau much simpler than in the Philip
pines and a complete report on that
island viii soon be available
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-01
RISK LIFE FOR A BOY.
Three Women Narrowly Escape Drown
ing at Summer Resort.

SHARON. Pa. July IA drowning ac-
cident was narrowly aveTted at Trout
Island, q summer resort near ferc, yes
terday- Mrs. c. A. Ashton. Mrs. C. V.
futile, Mrs. c. 3. GiIbRer and Homer
futile being the principals. The latter
fell mo the river and Mrs. TuttIe
jumped in TO save the boy.
She was struggling hard when the
other TWO women went to her rescue,
All four were finally rescued In an ex-
bausJed condition. Mrs Ashton is the
wife Of the county treasurer.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-01
OF INTEREST
IN DISTRICT AFFAIRS

The Commissioners have directed that
90 feet of s-inch water main be laid in
the south side CT s street between
Nineteenth and Twentieth Streets
northwest, at an estimated cost CT 1855.
The request Of ghcmas Gordon. CT
IA Street northwest, for permission
to connect two houses in course Of con
struction on & Street between Kentucky
Avenue and Fifteenth Street southeast
with sewer On the north side Of +
Street has been approved by the Com
InissiO1ers.
At the suggestion of the Inspector OF
Plumbing the owner OF premise On lot (.
fakcma Park, viii be notified to make
proper connections for down spcuts on
said premises.
On the recommendation Of Inspector
Thomas. Of the Engineer Department
the Commissioners have voted to allow
William E ShaffeC 20 place boot
piackInE stand On the K Street side Of
the drug store, corner of Ninth and =
streets northwest. This action is taken
on the ground that there is no other
stand IN the vicinity, and that 1t is
convenience to the public.
The Commissioners have directed fBat
Mr- Thomas F. Marshall. of the House
Oh Representatives, be informed that
there IS no application on the list Of tI,s
foIice department Of Z. c. Smith for
position On the force. Major Sylvester
IN MS report on the matter fnfers rfat
MI Smith may have made application
Ior appointment on the CAPITOL Police
oTce- over which the Commissioners
nave no jurisdiction.
The Superintendent Of Sewers and the
Superintendent CT Property have for
warded to the Commissioners the p-o-
posals received fer furnishing red sever
DFlck 10 the District and have recon!
naended that the contract be awarded to
the Frederick Brick Company for fAeI
greater part Of the supplies needed.
The Commissioners have received and
noted a communication from DR.. l. NJ
Willard. Of Il Grant Place submit inc
several reasons why special policemen
instead Of fagmeB. should be stationed
at street railway crossings.
On recommendation of the Inspector Of
Electric Lighting the Commissioners
have directed that three naphtha lamps
be eTected-one on the corner Of Efght- +
eenth and Jackson Streets. one On tbsf
corner CT Seventeenth and Jackson
Streets. and enc at she corner Of Seven +
teenth and Irving Streets, BrookIand
The Superintendent Of Sewers has for
warded to the Commissioners a schedule /
of the proposals received for the conf
struction Of a portion CT the low area
trunk sewer. and has recommended that
the contract be awarded to Arthur Cow
sill.
At the request of Hon. E. a. Hitch
cock. Secretary Of the Interior. the
Commissioners have directed that a gas
lamp be erected on the southwest cor
ner OF Seventh and F Streets northwest.
On which shall be maintained a Coils
designation lamp, at an estimated cost
OF IS.
The Commissioners have ordered the
Of catch basins al the
and northeast corners OF Con
aeetieat and California Avenues. at an
estimated cost Of 1856. chargeabIe TO the
for main and pipe sewers
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-01
TO WARM BRYN MAWR.
Installing New Heating Plant Made
Possible ty RockefelIer.

BRYN MAWR, Pa, July The Brya
Mawr College grounds are being disfg-
ured temporarily in order that they may
be made more beaUtifu permanently
Quite q change has been effected since
the $50 students left on June s. The
improvements made possible BY the gift
o. John D ROckefelle- and other friends
of the institution are now well under
wav. and were begun with the erection
of the new steam heating plant.
Steam pipes have 10 be laid all over
the grounds that the various buildings
may be reached from the new heating
plant. Around the dormitories the old
hot-air conductors are giving place 10
steam pipes, and filters are hard at
work moving carloads Of pipe OF the
sod into the buildings
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-01
DEMAND JURY TRIAL,
Messrs. c. z. Fred and B. H. Brockway
Charged With Violating Civil
Rights Act.

Charles II. Fred and Bert H Brock
way. pTopTietoTs OF restaurant,
charged with violating the civil rights
law, demanded a jury trial IN the Police
Court today Ella Donaldson. whose
number IS given as go Fifth Street
northwest, is complainant in the case.
Il IS claimed that she. a we'll behaved
and respectable female, was refused &C
commodaticn at the restaurant Of the
dEfenEants
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-01
CLAIMS 70 Be AGENT
OF POISONBRS' LEAGUE
Curious Statement Made by
& Man Arrested on a Car.
MEMBER OF ANARCHIST GANG
Stanislaus Buchta Ayers He Is a Mem
Der CT a Society Organized 10 XIII
on the Rich-WOuId Carr Out It's
Designs.

BALTIMORE, July Some excite
ment was caused in the court room CT
the Eastern police station yesterday.
when starisiaus Buchta. an Austrian
PoIc. aged thirty-seyen years. unfoIded
a tale Of poison and secret leagues that
would have done credit to the days of
the Borgias.
CEly Short Time in America.
Buchta has been in the country only a
short time. and is unable to speak 2
word CT English Yesterday he was ar
rested for creating a disturbance on a
car. When given a hearing he testified
that ne was a member of a secret or
der fourishing in America, the purpose
Of which was to kill off the rich.
Was an Anarchist.
He declared that he had been sworn
in as threc-g EAR member CT an an
archistic organization existing in Aus
tTia- He also said that the members Of
this society were pledged upon solemn
cath to carry Cur its rules. the Drinct-
pal one of which was that the rich were
TO be put out of the way. In order to
accomplish this, according to Buchta's
story. the society taught its members to
become proficient in the art Of making
pcisons- He refused 10 divulge the name
OF the society, nor would he tell any
thing Of its proportions or where its
members we're located. When asked by
Justice Garland if he intended to carry
out the order to poison people. he re-
Piled that ne did, even If he died for If.
The justice imposed a fine for disor-
DERBY conduct in default of which Buch-
"a was locked up.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-01
Assigned to Two Sections.

These two ycuEg women have been as
signed 70 the second section. in charge
OF Rev. Father Henry. OF the Castle
Garden Rosary Church. which win saU
f1om New York Friday The party
which LETT this morning vas in charge
Of the Re-. Father Porcfle. Of the
Church Of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Many weII-kncun priests ard Catbo-
lies from ell sections Of America and
Canada are among the pilgrims although
there are also a number Of n0n-Catho-
lies who expressed a desire 20 join the
PARTY and who viii make the pilgrimage
10 Rome and, if possible. share in the
honor Of the interview with the Pope.
This morning al ST G&brieTs Church
Bishop Farley offered up a mass for
the safety Of the tourists ard blessed the
badges and CtEeT insignia of the tour.
The trip will last ten weeks. The
first stop viii be at Cigraltar where a
few hours VIII be spent and from there
I hey will proceed direct to Naples. Two
eeks win be srent in the Italian cts
aud then the entire party viii journey
TO Rome Tho stay in Rome will not
be limited. as sufficient time viii be
spent there 10 permit the Visitors 10 see
all points Of interest. Paris and swift
rrland VIII be included IL the tour and
q visit Will be made 10 England In ad-
dition TO Few days in London the tour
lists Hill TAX little sight seeing iauuts
to SOME Of the historic places about the
English capital and It is expected that
the return TO America VIII be made In
the carly part Of September
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-01
Death Of a Royal Yacht Official.

Southampton, July Captain
Grant. secretary OF the Royal Yacht
Squadron. died suddenly here this morn
ing
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-01
Co-po-ate Advantages.

As tire advantages which great co-po-
Tauons CTer to those vino can, through
their agency, become sharers in tie prof
its Of capital rs wslI as recipients Of
wages are more completely understood.
and as TIE public realizes the great truth
that the necessities CT industry must al
ways su7erzsGc legislative dccrees, it VIII
be seen that tie general welfsre. Of so
ciety VIII best be served by eliminating
the clement Of speculation as much as
possible from corporate aGairs.\by with
drawing the threat Of adverse legislation.
and h. the Uniform definition of the
rights Of owners Ct corporate securities
and the duties CT corporate Managers.
America owes its present proud indus
trial POSITION TO tie intelligence CT its
people. as exuressed in the skill of its
vorkmen and tie foresight Of those who
have been called to positions Of in6us-
trial leadership; to the fertility Of its
sell ard the abundance of its mineral re-
sources; 10 = form u government which
applies t. political problems the aggre-
gated wisdom Of its citizenship and 10
system Of Jurisprudence that is marvel
ously adaptable TO changing conditions.
Together, these things have led to i1aus-
srial combinations and the great business
corporation
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-01
WASHINGTON GIRLS
LEAVE FOR ROME
Misses Tourney and Kearns
Join the Pilgr m3ge.
Party Sailed from New York This
MOrning-Services Held at St.
GabTiel's Church.

The first section of the American pill
grimagc 10 Rome sailed from New York
this morning after conservation services
at St. CabrieI's Church, New York. The
second section will leave On the Hohen-
zollern Friday Uorning-
The pilgrimage was errarged il New
York rpder the direction Of Mr.. McGrain
and has no religious significance The
trip S being made only for pleasure al
though those most directly interested
are Catholics and the chief point O. IL
terest viii be Rome. where it IS expected
that an audience with the Pope will be
granted
The list OF thc-e going On the pilgrim
age 5 limited and was completed satur-
day. The only tourists from Washing
ton VIII lie Miss Helen Tourney. Of the
olass Of ,eS, Georgetown Convent. aaG
Mss Marion KcaTns, whose home is n
Brooklyn. but who IS temporarily To-
Gated in Washington.
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may share il the profits and in the d.
TecJion CT great enterprises II this
TACT we're not lest sight of, it is scarcely
possible that theTa would be any dan
ger OF unjust exaCtions in the form Of
taxation CT Of unwise legislative re
strictioas- There are many localities,
however in which enterprises Of the
same kind and making use of the same
amounts CT capital are taxed very dit
feTently if enc CT them happens to be
conducted by an individual and the
ether by corporation. The difference
Is always TO the disadvantage CT the
corporation, and there IS marked
tendency at present at work to &C
centuate the Determinations. although
IN The one case The ENTERPRISE repre-
sents very wealthy Individual while
in the other IL may represent hundreds
CT IGcn Ct very moderate means Il
conditions in this respect are to be Ia
proved It must be by the spread OF en-
iiEhteGEe1t and The creation Of
healthier TUGIiC sentiment
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-01
National Incorporation Law.

The Independent right Of every State
in the Union to incorporate companies
which, through State comfy, are per
mitted to prosecute their enterprises all
over the country, is an impossible bar
rier TO uniformity and stability. na-
tional Incorporation law, even If appIica-
bic only to those corporations which are
engaged in interstate or foreign com
merce. supplemented by requirements
imposing q proper degree of publicity.
would draw q sharp line between The
speculative and predatory corporation
and that based on real economic ad-
vantage AMI promoted and managed in
the interest OF investors. No single step
Is now indicated which would 20 farther
in obtaining tOT the people the vast
benefits that the business corporation
can confer than the prompt enactment
OF a wise Law providing for incorpora-
ton Under the authority Of the United
States.
Another cause which detracts from
the utility Of the great corporation Is
that 1t Is still subject TO an adverse
public sentiment, which threatens the
stability OF many undertakings BIZ ex-
posing them 10 the danger OF unjust
legislation. apparently are many
citizens who are so impressed by the
visible accumUl2tions Of wealth which
these corporations represent that they
fail 10 see that they are really devices
by which the man OF moderate mear-