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The Washington times., 1903-10-31
ONE KILLED, TWO HURT,
IN WRECK ON PENNSY
Traffic Blocked Over Westbound
Track Near Neshamany
Falls, Pa.

TRENTON. N j.. Oct a.-Joseph
German. assistant foreman OF a track
gang. was killed and two Italians were
injured at Neshamany Falls. Pa. this
morning by the breaking Of a driving
rod on an enCine Of the two-hour ex-
press between New York and Philadel-
phia
The accident occurred a short distance
west OF Neshamany Falls Station An
axle Of the engine parted throwing the
locomotive and two day coaches over
the westbound track. The cars were not
overturned. and the two Pulimans on
the rear of the train remained on the
track Both tracks were blocked by tho
accident. Traffic over the east bound
track was resumed at II go o'clock, and
the westbOund track will be cleared
early this afternoon.
German was almost instantly killed..
With his gang he was awaiting the pass
Ing OF the train on the westbound track
The Italians were brought TO Trenton
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Worked Like a Charm
NO GENERAL ELECTION
IN CANADA THIS YEAR

TORONTO, Ont. Oct s1.-There will
be no general election in Canada this
year. 1t was intended to hold a gen
eral election this fall. but owing to the
late date OF the prorogation OF the Do
minion parliament. 1t has been decided
to postpone IL until nexy summer.
Then. 1t Is understood. the Federal
government will take action TO procure
larger powers in the negotiation OF
treaties with the mother country. and
this. together with an increase in the
duties on imported goods and the Grand
Trunk Pacific Railway scheme. is ex-
pected to sweep the country.
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AMBASSADOR CHOATE
OFFENDS FREE-TIRRAADERS
Englishmen Resent Interference" il
Tariff Discussion and Recall Sack
ville-West Incident.

LONDON. Oct. sl.-Many OF the ad-
herents OF former Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain's preferential tariff scheme
are greatly annoyed by American Am
bassador Choate's recent address. In
which he quoted Benjamin Franklin as
saying that amy policy which sought
the aid OF either the mother country OF
the colonies at each others expense
was partial. unjust and mischievous."
IL seems that the free-traders are us
Ing this quotation most effectively IN
their campaign against Chamberlain
scheme, the saying having additional
weight as coming from Ambassador
Choate. The Chamberiainites, on tho
other hand. think It was doubtful pro.
priety on Choate's part to refer in any
way TO the English tariff discussion, and
recall the Sackville-West incident As
the quotation used by Ambassador
Choate was from a letter written in III.
Il is impossible 10 complain formally oi
his statement.
The Washington times., 1903-10-31
POLICE SEEK POWER
TO CONTROL VEHICLES
Major Sylvester Makes an Appeal to
the District Com
missioners.

Major Sylvester has appealed to the
law which will invest the department
with authority TO control the location OF
vehicles IN public places and on public
occasions.
The reason for the request is the opin-
ion recently submitted to the Commits
sioners by Assistant Corporation Counsel
Pugh to the effect that no prosecution
could be had under the regulation re-
garding locations for licensed vehicles.
Mr.. Pugh states the regulation gives
TO a police officer too much discretionary
authority. and that when a regulation
gives policeman the right to say what
portion Of the streets shall be occupied
by vehicles. IL gives him the right to
make regulations. which is unlawful.
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PRESIDENT PARDONS
REFORMED MURDERER
Action Due to Respectable Life Since
Commission Of Crime Over
Forty Years Ago.

The War Department this week per-
FORMED an unusual act OF mercy.
Through It's intercession and recon-
mendation. the President has pardoned
a military prisoner who committed mur-
der more than forty years ago. He was
imprisoned for life. but escaped. and has
since led a respectable life in Tennessee,
raised family. and is held in esteem by
the community wherein he resides, de-
spite the fact that his past history
seemed to be well known.
A short time ago the attention of the
department was directed to the case. ard
action had to be taken. The department
withholds the name OF the man, on ac-
count Of his present good standing.
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SUGGESTS ELECTRIC MOTOR
FOR WATER DEPARTMENT

w. A Mcfarland Superintendent Of
the Water Department. has transmitted
to the Commissioners an offer from
Gould s. Eberhardt to furnish an cleo
trio motor and connections for driving
the twenty-inch shaping machine bought
by the District for the Engineer De-
partment Mr.. Mcfarland recommends
that the offer be accepted. the cost being
500,
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SECOND TRIAL FOR KNUDsoN.

Lieut.. Knud Knudson, Seventh In
fantry is to be brought before another
court-martial on charges received at the
War Department since the first court
sentenced him to dismissal and impris-
onment for irregularities in accounts.
AS the court-martial case has not been
Acted upon IL Is not too late to bring
him before another court.
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WEATHER REPORT.

Cloud areas cover the middle West
and Southwest. and the Interior OF the
middle and South Atlantic States. Heavy
rain IS reported from Kansas southwark
over the Interior of Texas. and rain has
fallen In the interior or the Atlantic
States as far north as central Virginia.
Rain IS also reported I'm the northern
lake region, and the upper Mississippi
Valley.
Generally cloudy weather with scat
tered rains fs indicated for the Ohio
Valley, and the middle and South At
lantic and east Gulf States. No de-
cided changes in temperature will occur
IN the middle Eastern and Southeastern
districts during the next thirty-siX
hours
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PAYmAsrER DIES IN HONOLULU

Paymaster Stewart Rhodes. L. S. n.
died yesterday IN the naval hospital al
Honolulu from the effects OF an opera
ton for appendicitis. The operation was
performed October 2s Paymastef
Rhodes was appointed to the navy from
Ohio in 1884
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ORDERED IN COMMISSION.

The commandant at the New York
Navy Yard has been directed to place
the Columbia in commission. II win be
assigned to the Atlantic Training Squad
ron. The eommandant at the Ports
mouth IN. H. Navy Yard has been d.
rected TO place the Cleveland In COM
mission.
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SYMPATHY WITH FAMILY
OF DEAD MILL GIRL
Allentown Believes Murder
Was Not Premeditated.
5EcHTEL'S FUNERAL TODAY
Counsel Win Ask Writ to Enable In
prisoned Suspects to At
tend Obseouies.

ALLENTOWN. Pa. Oct. sI--James i.
Schaadt. counsel for the mother. broth
ers and sister OF Mabel Bechtel. the mill
girl murdered at her home either SUNDAY
or MONDAY night said this morning that
he would apply for writ OF babeas
corpus to permit the brothers and AIots
Eckstein- the girls fance, to attend the
Iunerai OF Thomas Rechtei. who COM
mitted suicide in jail Thursday night
The funeral will be held this afternoon
Ine general opinion here today is that
the coroner. at his inquest into the girls
death. indicated the true state OF afrairs
when ne charged the Bechtel family and
Eekstein with being accessories after
the fact. There is also no ouestion non,
that Thomas Bechtel. the girls brotbar
VINO committed suicide, was the guilty
party.
Coroner's jury Verdict.
The verdict of the coroner's frrv a.
rived at last night was as follows.
That Hannah Mabel Rechtel can,a 20
her death at 627 Cedar Street. between
Sunday evening. October 25. and Tues
day morning. October q. and that death
was due to a fractured skull from n
blow inflicted by some person I'm the
house unknown to the jury. We believe
that the inmates OF the house-ATrs
Catharine Bechtel, Miss Myrtha Bech-
TEL John Bechtel. Charles BechteI. and
Alois Eckstein-are accessories after tho
fact TO the crime
Sympathy With Family.
The feeling Of the general public to-
day toward the family has changed
Where formerly lit was one of anger
and antipathy. IL is now one of deepes,
sympathy with them In what is believed
10 have been the terrible result of an
accident. No one can be found who
Will accuse Thomas Bechtel OF wIIfulIy
numbering his sister
The belief is that he did not even in
tend to inJure the girl seriously. but
that In the heat of an argument with
her regarding her indiscretions, ne
struck her harder than he intended. and
that the succeeding actions were but
efforts on his part and that OF his fam
ily to cover up the accidental crime and
save him from punishment for the act
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KISRENEF PETITION
PUT IN HAYS HANDS
Simon Wolf Takes 1t to
State Department.
PRESIDENT THEN INFORMED
Secretary to Make Public an Acknowl-
edgment to Officers of B'Nai
Birth Order.
PRESIDENT THEN INFORMED

Simon Wolf. representing the executive
council OF the Independent Order of
B'nai Birth. called on Secretary Hay
this morning and formally presented the
Kishenef petition bearing the signatures
OF $1,000 Americans OF all creeds.
This petition was presented TO the
President shortly after the terrible mas
sacre of Jews in Russia. and asks that
the United States do all In its power 20
check the cruelty of the Russians Al
though the Emperor Of Russia signified
his unwillingness 10 accept the petition
from President Roosevelt. 1t is to be
filed away in the archives OF the State
Department and was prepared for fling
by Mr.. Wolf
In Permanent Form.
The petition is printed IN handsome
form, with the signatures OF the persons
bound in a handsome volume and in.
closed with the petition in a handsome
mahogany case with silver trimmings
1t is accompanied by a letter signed by
President Leo n. Levy, of the B'na
B'rith, in which he expresses the graft.
tude of that organization for the interest
President Roosevelt, Secretary Hay and
other prominent Americans have taker
in the welfare of the prosecuted Jews.
Box Contained Petition.
The box containing the petition Dor.
the following inscription: Petition I,
the Emperor of Russia. by citizens o.
the United States of America. In rcla
tion to massacre OF Jews in Kishenef
Bessarabia. 1908. Deposited for trans
mission by the Independent Order O.
B'nai B'rith.''
Hay to Make Reply.
Secretary Hay took the letter TO Pres
ident Roosevelt shortly after Mr.. Wolfl
call. An answer will be made public b,
| Secretary Hay.
The members Of the committee. whicl
Mr.. Wolf represented are: Leo ". Levy
president of the Bnai Birth, New York
Simon Wolf. Washington: Jacob Furth
Cleveland; Adolph Moses. Chicago; 10
seph d. Coons. Wilkesbarre: Sol Sulz
burger. New York; Julius Bien, New
| York
The Washington times., 1903-10-31
SEVEN STUDENTS
KILLED IN WRECK
ON THE BIG -FOUR
Purdue University Foot
ball Special Crashes
Into Freight.
MEMBERS OF TEAM DEAD
For Several Blocks Injured
Lie Along Tracks, Scream
ing With Pain.
MEMBERS OF TEAM DEAD

INDIANAPOLIS Oct S-In a wreck
on the Big -Four Railroad in this city
this morning seven Purdue students,
who were coming to this city to play
football this afternoon. are known to
have been killed and ten were injured.
The train, bearing 1900 students and
their friends. crashed into a freight en-
gine drawing a gravel trair at Holton
Place. These were killed outright:
George Shaw. Indiana Harbor. fresh
man; w. d. Hamilton. Illinois. member
of team; Jay Hamilton. Huntington.
Ind, member of team: A. r. Powell.
Texas. member of team; E. Z. Robert
son. Indianapolis. died soon afterward;
two unknown dead
Others May Be Dead
1t Is believed there are four others
dead under the engine. or under the first
car.
The injured:
H. J. Wright, Pendleton. seriously in
Jured: George Baldy, New Richmond
Iu1lg ules OldIh MgcISr L. H. 1hdS~ha
Dennis Long, seriously; Joe Knatt, VIII
Sprague. seriously; Charles Langman
severely; DR.. Bsrting, seriously; w. f,
McLannus. both legs broken.
For two blocks each way the injured
were lying along the tracks. screaming
with pain
The train was due here at 1880 thii
morning. The accident happened at z
point where the Big Four turns a sharI
curve. A gravel train. that did not
know of the special trains orders. wa
hurrying north. Both trains were goins
at twenty-mile rate when the collision
came.
The Washington times., 1903-10-31
cHRYsANTHEMUM SHOW.

The chrysanthemum show which has
been open at the Propagating Gardens
all the week will be continued tomorrow
from a. m. TO p. m. Colonel Symons
has extended an invitation to the public
The Washington times., 1903-10-31
HOLIDAY AND PAY DAY
MAKES, TEACHERS HAPPY
New System Proves to Be a
Big Success.
CHECKS AHEAD OF TIME
Expected Delay Did Not MateriaIize
and Officers Are Being
Praised.
CHECKS AHEAD OF TIME

The school teachers in the District OF
Columbia are happier today than for
many weeks. and felicitations IN abund-
ance are being heaped upon the head or
Disbursing Officer Rogers. The reason
for this universal Joy Is because today
Is school holiday. Halloween. and in
cidentally the first pay day OF the school
year.
1t is admitted, however. that this last
named consideration. involving the
transfer OF title to a goodly number of
the Districts hard earned dollars, is
most potent in effecting this much to be
desired condition.
Change in Method.
The fact is that although today IL the
first pay day. 1,57s out OF a total Of 1886
public school teachers were paid yes
terday. as a matter Of especial courtesy
on the part of Mr. Rogers. who Is the
fountain source OF monthly remunera-
ton.
Two weeks ago the Commissioners an
nounced a change IN the method OF is-
suing pay to teachers. and much ad-
verse comment was heard. a fear be-
ing expressed that under the new sys-
TEN the welcome warrants would not
be forthcoming until week after the
end of the month.
Worked Like a Charm
Just to show the teachers and the pub
lie what the Disbursing once is capable
Of doing. Mr.. Rogers put the new sys-
TEN into working order October 29 and
on October 30 all but eighteen OF the
teachers received their checks.
According TO the custom previously
In operation. the pay would not have
been due until today. and as It is Sat
urday. there would have been nothing
doing" until Monday Thus. the new
method is declared to be working like
charm" and everybody, including the
Disbursing Officer. is contented.
The Washington times., 1903-10-31
MRS. BOOTH-TUCKER'S
REMAINS EN- ROUTE
Salvation Army Leaders
Gather in New York.
SCENES IN PRINCESS RINK
Before Departure of Funeral Train
Chicago Women Paid Last Trib-
ute to Her Memory

CHICAGO. Oct. 81 - Thousands Of
mourners gathered about the bier Of
Consul Emma Booth-Tuclxer IN Princess
Rink last night. Impressive services Of
a simple and touching nature were held
by the Salvation workers. vino had
planned a few days before 20 assist Mrs
Booth-Tucker In a series OF meetings
Flowers Of all kinds were heaped on
and about the casket by co-workers OF
the dead woman Humble residents OF
the slums and society women stood side
by side at the bier. Commander Booth
Tucker was overcome by grief and
swooned. A dispatch from Gen. William
Booth was received from London ex-
tolling his daughter and condoling with
her husband Shortly before midnight
the body was removed to the Michigan
Central Depot and put on a train for
New York.
Funeral Services Today.
In a coach behind the car containing
the remains were the grief stricken hus-
band and officers Of the army from the
Chicago headquarters. The train de-
parted at a. m Upon It's arrival in
New York the body will be conveyed to
Carnegie Hall. where more formal ser
noon.
Commander Booth-T1icker expects a
communication from General Booth Sc
lecting the place OF burial The wishes
of Mrs. Booth-Tucker's father will de-
termine whether she Will be finally in
terred IN New York or London
Captain and Mrs. Roper. and Stan
Captain and Mrs. Gearing. the latter in
charge of the local Industrial Home Of
the Salvation Army. will go to New
York today to attend the funeral ser
vices OF Mrs. Booth-Tucker. All branch
es OF the Salvation Army in New York
will attend and officers from all over
the country are speeding to the metrop-
oils 10 pay their last respects to the
noted woman.
A dispatch was received in New York
yesterday from Major Potter. OF Kansas
City. stating that he had received in
formation that Colonel Holland had died
In a hospital at Fort Madison Iowa.
and asking for instructions regarding
the disposition of the body. Colonel Hol-
land was injured in the wreck that cost
Mrs. Booth-Tucker her life.
The Washington times., 1903-10-31
SURPLUS ALMOST GONE
INSTEAD OF PIL|NG UP
Treasury Report Shows How
Conditions Have Changed.
18 MILLIONS LAST YEAR
Sugar and Steel Linked With Articles
of Luxury Which Have Been
Imported Less.

Todays Treasury statement which
will show conditions at the close or the
Arst four months of the fiscal year.
will exhibit almost a startling contrast
to the statement issued a year ago.
Then there was a surplus, in round num-
bers, Of SIS. 500, 900. Now this surplus is
almost eliminated.
The statement of October last year
showed S13, SOC, 900. together with s.. 900. 900
of anticipated interest. making the total
surplus about one-third OF that for the
entire fiscal year. which was 81. 900. 900.
The surplus shown today is $5S5. .5S2.
Customs FaH Of.
The wiping out of the surplus Is ex-
planned by decreased receipts and in
creased expenditures. Customs receipts
have declined about 5000 900, while
there have been increases in expenses Of
about s.. 600 900 for the navy, the same
sum for civil and miscellaneous, and a
million for the army Indian expendi-
lures fell off about a million. This
shows roughly why the difference in the
amount Of the surplus exists.
The falling of of customs receipts I'm
September and October was largely n
the sugar and steel schedules. There is
also a falling off in the importation OF
articles of luxury. 1t is predicted the
showing now made will result in Con-
gTess insisting on greater economy.
The Washington times., 1903-10-31
Best blinds. Any Size. s1.oo

at Libbey q Co.'S. 9Th and N. Y. ave
nw.-adv.
The Washington times., 1903-10-31
ESTATE LEFT TO WIFE

The will OF Ewell A Dick. dated Nav
2l. 1891 was today offered for probate
He leaves his estate to his wife. Mildred
McEwen Dick. who is named executrix.
The Washington times., 1903-10-31
City Postohce Work.

The present system under which city
postrnasters are requisitioned TO pay ex-
penses not connected with their offices
is ali wrong. and should be stopped, the
Auditor says. Abuse Of this custom fig
ured largely in the charge of Seymour
W. TulIoch that the Washington post
office had been made a bureau OF the
Postofice Department, and had been
tampered with by those politicias-s who
did so much 90 bring the postal ser
vice into disreDute, leading TO the in
vesugations which have assumed such
national Importance.
He also suggests that greater lati-
tude be given the Postmaster General
in disposing Of certain appropriations. in
order that when necessity arises that
official may make absolutely necessary
expenditures without having to adopt
subterfuges at which the Auditor has
TO wink IN order to promote the public
welfare.
A new idea advanced by Captain
Castle is that the patent laws be amend
ed SO that when a patented article Is
needed by the Government the price 10
be paid for II shall be determined by a
committee of experts who shall make
allowances for profits and royalties, and
IL the inventor does not accept that
price his monopoly arising from the
patent shall be broken. This innovation
Is put forward because OF the observa-
tion that the greater part OF the scan
dals revealed by the Investigations into
the Postoffice Department have been
shown TO be due to the purchase OF
patented articles for which the manu-
factursrs obtained excessive prices
The Washington times., 1903-10-31

Bronchial troubles are often permanently cured
BY Piso's Cure for Consumption 25c per bottle
Adv.
The Washington times., 1903-10-31
THE rEMPERATURE.
THE GIN
TIDE TABLE.

Sun gets today. ay..................5:o .. m.
Sun rises tomorrow. a. m.
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11lR1 Rl1E tOoAF -f-Dc p. n.
High tide tomorrow .s:31 "a. m, sos D. m.
Low tide tomorrow n;B a m. IL AS D. m.
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His Annual Report Sent TO
The Secretary of The Treas
ury and TO The Postmaster
General.
IMMEDIATE INCREASE
OF ASSISTANTS ASKED
Plan of Avoiding Fufuse
GSaffmg IN Connection
WHh Patented Schemes
GiUeH Consideration.

The annual report of Capt Henry
A. Castle as Auditor for the Postofiice
Department has been submitted to the
Secretary of the Treasury and TO the
Postmaster General. A synopsis OF the
financial statements OF the report show
ing the Postoffice Department handled
more than a billion dollars last year. has
already appeared in The Times.
Captain Castle points out clearly and
specifically a number of cases in which
he has to audit and be responsible for
Immense sums of money without know
Ing any OF the details OF its receipt or
expenditure The most glaring instance
Is in the enormous transactions between
the Postoff1ce Department and the rail-
roads These accounts are handled in
the office of the Second Assistant POST
master General but the particulars of
how the $4,000. 900 annually expended for
the service is disposed Of do not come
to the auditor and he has to accept
the bare statement of other officials of
the department
Haphazard Methods Alleged.
Lack OF proper accounting systems in
the payments for stamps the impossi-
bility under present conditions of prop
erly, auditing the money order accounts.
the imperfect method OF accounting for
money received for SECOND class postage
and numerous other matters In which
the Government is exposed 70 the possi-
bility Of enormous swindles are dweit
upon BY the auditor. He pleads for a
reform in the laws as well as in depart
ment regulations. in order that the dan
gers OF the situation may be reduced.
Captain Castle has already resigned,
and Is only awaiting the appointment Of
his successor before going out of office.
50 that his recommendations have the
merit Of disinterestedness. In view OF
the present postal scandals. IL Is prob
able they Will attract wide attention
The report shows that in six years
the increase I'm postal business has been
IS per cent. and the actual increase OF
work deyoiving on the auditors staff
60 per cent. To meet this remarkable
growth In business and responsibility
the increase in the force of the auditor
in the six years has been only q per
cent. Captain Castle points out il is i'm
possible with these limited facilities 70
properly safeguard public interests Fol
that reason he urgently suggests the
force OF his Office be increased by III
clerks 90 handle work now thrown up
on his employees. Should these sugges-
tions be adopted by Congress and the
auditor be given greater power TO in
.Quire into transactions involving mil
lions. the force will have to be increased
still further.
Amador ledger., 1903-05-22
Watch Yaur shou,asru.

When standing before looking glass,
notice If your shoulders are the same
height Generally the right Is higher
than the left. The reason for this un-
evenness lies in the way one sits. You
get into a comfortable chair at your
desk, and at once you rest your right
elbow on the arm of your chair or your
desk, thus throwing one shoulder high
er than the other. This is especially
the case where one writes a great deal.
When you notice that one shoulder Is
higher than the other, the thing to do
Is to change your way Of sitting at your
desk. Two simple exercises will be
beneficial. The arm of the lower shoul-
der should be extended upward, the
hand grasping dumbbell. That of the
higher shoulder should be lowered and
made to support heavy weight.