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The Washington times., 1903-04-09
TAKOMA APPRECIATES
FIREMEN'S SERVICES

Commissioner MacfarIaBd. of The Dis
rrict Board. today received a letter from
J. ". Kinnear, mayor Of Takoma. con2-
mending the action Of Chemical Engine
Company. No ., located at Broohand.
which did efficient service al the are
which destroyed the home OF B. T
Holmes As a token of the apprecia-
ton OF The town council Dir, KiDnear
incIosed q check for SO to be credited
to the account Of the Firemen's Relief
and Pension Fund.
The Washington times., 1903-04-09
POOL, NOT OWNERS, TO
REAP THE BENEFIT
Cheap Options Obtained on
Hall of Records Site.
SECRETARY HAYS LOTS
Said to Have Been Turned Over to
Syndicate for Much Less Than
Price Now Demanded.

An effort is being made TO reduce the
options on the site for the proposed Hall
of Records, so that the cost price to
the government viii come within the
appropriation of S400, coo made by Con
gress at its last session. At present the
options are SIS, 600 in excess Of the ap-
preparation.
It has developed recently that The
profit in excess Of the actual value OF
the property and the difference between
q fair valuation and the price which the
Government is now asked to pay. viii
20 not to the majority OF the real own
ers Of the property. but to those who
have formed a pool. obtained the options
and are seeking 10 have the Government
purchase the land from them.
It is said that Fitch. Fox & Brown.
real estate agents. representing Secre-
tary Hay. who owns eight Of the lots in
square 143. the proposed site, have given
Mr. Hazelton the promoter Of the pool
an option upon the property Of the Sec
retary OF State for practically what the
land has cost him, including the cost
price paid twenty years ago. the inter
est upon the investment, and the taxes
paid during the time ne has held IL
Profit Of $4,000 in One Block.
This would probably amount to about
$50, 600 Yet the Government is
asked to pay the sum of 1882. .41S.50
for The eight lots owned by Secretary
Hay. or about four times their assessed
valuation. which is S32, 000- The as
sessed valuation is always, Of course,
less than the actual valuation. which is
piaeed by The assessor at $5O.0G0, and
this Is doubtless somewhat less than
What the property would bring even in
the open market # offered for sale
It said that Secretary Hay has never
sought purchaser for the property. and
is even now Indifferent whether he dis
poses Of it OF not. The price which he
paid for II about twenty years ago is
understood 10 be exactly what the land
sold or Ie0 years ago when that sec
tien of Washington was the fashionable
quarter of the then new Capital City
The Old. octagoa House.
Ti1s old Octagan House. which rs in
cIuded in The site. and adioins the prop-
erty owned By Secretary Hay. was al
one tine the residence OF the President
Of the United States Mr. Hay purchased
the lots as playground for his children
as much as anything else, and for a
number of years It has been listed CD
the books OF his real estate agents at
practically the price paid for it. plug
interest and taxes. and 10 especial e.
fort has been maze to ind a purchaser.
Mr. Hazeltcn IS said TO have obtained an
option upon ii at this figure. and has
advanced the price something like $50
eco over and above what the option win
cost HIM # IS said that similar in
eresses tave been made upon the op-
tfons obtained from other owners. until
the price demanded o. the Government
FOR the site amounts 10 $3.50 or dor-
bic the actual valuation placed upon it
by the Assessor.
The Washington times., 1903-04-09
RED CROSS MEETING TO
BE HELD ON SATURDAY

Washington members Of the Red Cross
who have been suspended By Miss Bar
ton and her executive committee because
OF the memorial they sent 20 Congress
will probably hold q meeting Saturday
afternoon TO hear q report from the
committee Of three which has been
named to investigate the affairs OF the
society and suggest plans for reorgani-
zation
The Washington times., 1903-04-09
ACCIDENTALLY AsPHYXIATED.

Samuel Dyer. n negro. aged thirty
eight years. was accidentally asDhyxiat
ed by Illuminating gas on the second
floor of his home late last night The
meter was operated by al automatic ar
Taugement slot machine. whI1h permits
q limited amount Of gas to flow when 25
cents is deposited. The contrivaDce was
empty when Dyer retired last night. and
he left the jet open. Later the device
was set IN motion by a boarder. hllins
the mans room with the poisonous
fumes.
The Washington times., 1903-04-09
MARYLAND MAY GET THE
MANILA DRY-DOCK CONTRACT

Rear Admiral Endicott, Chief OF he
Bureau OF Yards and Docks. has recon-
monded to Acting Secretary Darling tha;
the contract for the construction OF the
Manila dry dock be awarded 10 ,he
Maryland Steel Company. whose bid was
2Li2o,Joo. The dock is TO be the largest
in the world. When completed Il viii
be towed to Manila
The Washington times., 1903-04-09
NEW JERSEY PRISONER
NOT DORSEY FOULTZ

II was not Dorsey Foutz. FOR whose
Identification Washington detectives ana
policemen were hastily summoned 10
Camden. y. J.. yesterday. The prisoner
in the Mosquito State was merely
cheap imitation Of the long lost, eagerly
sought murderer and the local police
officials return disappointed once more.
The Washington times., 1903-04-09
SECRETARY MOODY MAY
VISIT NEW ORLEANS

1t is expected that Secretary Moody
will 90 to New ORLEANS before return
ing 10 Washington rom his West In
dies cruise This viii prevent him from
being present at Newport News on the
18th of this month to attend the launeh-
ing Of the West Virginia. the new II. 0JO
tor battleship.
The Washington times., 1903-04-09
DEATH OF FORMER
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER

Alice De Ricmer. daughter of y. E.
De Riemer. ef the National Museum,
and Srs. Riemer. corresponding secre-
tary Of the Womans Christian Temper
ance Union. died at Milwaukee, Wis,
last evening at s =. ~
Miss De Riemcr was for several years
. teacher IN the Central High School Of
this city Notice of tke funeral viii be
made later.
The Washington times., 1903-04-09
WEATHER REPORT.

TemperatuTes have fallen somewhat IN
1he Atlantic States and in portions Of
the extreme West. and have generally
risen elsewhere. IN the central valleys
the upper lake region, and the Southwest
they are 10 degrees 10 u degrees above
the seasonal average.
The weather will be generally fair 20
night and tomorrow IN the Ohio valley.
the East and South with no temperature
changes Of consequence.
The Washington times., 1903-04-09
TRUxTpg BEALE CONVEYS
PROPERTY IN TRUST TO SON

Truxton BeaIe has placed on file a
deed in trust conveying 10 Walter V T.
Berry. trustee. lots ~ TO 46. inclusive
il square 167. for the benefit of his son,
Walter Blaine Beale. The property Is
the old Bea1e homestead At II Street ana
jackson Place
The Washington times., 1903-04-09
SIGSBEE TO SUCCEED
REAR ADMIRAL SANDS

Capt Charles D. Sigsbee has been Sc
Iected 10 succeed Rear Admiral Sands
in command of the navy yard at League
Island on May l. He will himself be
succeeded as chief of intelligence officer
by Commander Seaton Schroeder. former
governor of the Island OF Guam.
The Washington times., 1903-04-09
KING EDWARD WILL
VISIT PARIS IN MAY
Elaborate Preparations Made 70! His
Coming.

PARIS. April e-It is officially an
noanced that King Edward viii visit
Paris in May. His majesty viii arrive al
Bourgen. Bresse. on May ], proceeding
TO Paris that same afternoon.
The program for the day includes din
ner at the EIysee and a gala perform
ance at the Comedfe Franceise in the
evening
The King viii return 10 London May 4
The Washington times., 1903-04-09
CHALLENGER WINS AGAIN..

WEYMOUTH, April The race be
tween the Liptcn yachts today resulted
IN the challenger winning by seventeen
minutes.
The Washington times., 1903-04-09

High tide today -...,-..-...-..6. c. p. III.
High tide tomorrow- 1872 d. m. ] :01 P. II
Low tide tomcrrow....6;5 50 ?. H., p. n.
The Washington times., 1903-04-09
Suit Probable

The decision makes It probable that
the case will be carried into the courts
There it is likely that the long standing
dispute between the board and -Mr- Hart
nav he aired If some CT the charges
made 10 Congress committees are made
public. the airing viii not Ledopnd TO the
benefit Of either party TO the dispute
The Auditor Of the State and Other De-
partments. construed the statutes in re
Iation 10 the claim OF Mr. Hart, which
arose under the various contracts exist
ing from July I. 1900. 10 February IS.
1902
It is set forth in the auditors decis-
ion that the board was unable 10 make
a contract with MT. Hart under the pro-
visions of the District appropriation
bill for the fiscal year ending June 90.
The Washington times., 1903-04-09
TEMPERATURES.
THE sT


san sets lcday.. u p n,
Sun rises tomorrow ow-........5,29 a 10
The Washington times., 1903-04-09

Whether the disposition of the appro-
priation made by Congress to enable the
Board of ChfIdren's Guardians TO ar
range for the support Of sixty wards
at the Hart Farm School at the rate OF
s200 a year each may yet go to the
courts for determination and the con-
troversy become even more heated than
when contested by opposing factions be
fore the Senate Committees on AppTo-
priations and District of Columbia at
the last session of Congress is now
question that must soon be answered.
The Comptroller of the Treasury, r.
J. Tracewell, has handed down de-
cision supporting the recent opinion Of
the Auditor Of the State and Other De
partments in disallowiug the claim of
". H H Hart, principal OF the school,
for Sc. .332. 81. representing the difference
between the amounts paid by the Board
Of Children's Guardians to Mr.. Hart and
the sum he alleges to be due him Mr.
TraceweI goes further than the decision
of the auditor and says that If the act
of Congress appropriating the $4,000 Is
mandatory upon the board to enter into
contract with the farm. as alleged ~
Mr.. Hart, the board is liable for the
amount of the profit that would have
accrued to Mr. Hart If the terms Of the
act were carried into effect. That sum.
as determined by the court, he con-
siders would be recoverable against the
board
The Washington times., 1903-04-09

Any irTegudrity in delivery of
The Times will receive prompt
attention BY telepFoRiRg
Main 5oq5
The Washington times., 1903-04-09
An Opening for Action.

The decision leaves an opening for an
action and il is freely predicted BY the
many friends of Mr.. Hart that the end
IS not yet.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-09
sY GOLDEN RULE JONES

are relics of savage state An organization
within country OF city is species of treason.
There should be nothing less in a country or
state or city than the whole country or state or
city. If there is, it means that few are steal
ing the offices, not for the bene6, of the people,
but for the benefit of the few.
"The Golden Rule is good enough for any
man. 1t has been my maxim since before
was old enough to realize all that 1t meant,
The Golden Rule is the law of action and reac-
ton in physics translated into morals. When
it is adopted, there will be no cry tor 'organiz-
ation. There will be no such poverty as we
see about us to-day. There will be no begging
or borrowing or lending.
Borrowers of money are life's real derelcts.
Theirs is sad state. But, with the coming of
the golden days of the Golden Rule, poverty
and the need of prostitution of manhood will
have gone.
eyes; and in those days, there will be no
such tragedies as that enacted at Clinton, N.Y.,
when the life of three Van Wormer boys was
snuffed out by legal process So long as the
capital crime of capital punishment exists,
there will be murder. In the golden days,
there will be crime, of course; bnt the admin
istrators of the law will see that the poor, de.
PRAYED wretches who do wrong ale taken to
some cheerful prison, we'll lighted by the suns
ravs, where there will be some chance for their
souls to prepare to meet their Creator"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-09

Notwithstanding the various scandals con-
nected with the state administration, the Law
renee World believes in swallowing the whole
thing without grimace. The World says:
"There is but one thing for the Republicans
of Kansas to do, and that is to re-nominate the
entire state ticket. Anything else would be
suicidal to the party. We may as we'll recon-
cile ourselves to it now as any time-that is
what has to be done. No matter what Tom
Kelly was before he became state treasurer, he
has made good official No matter what you
think of Governor Baley's attitude on party
machinery, he has made good official. There
fore, there is but one course open, and that is
re-nominate the entire state ticket
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-09
Women After Secretary Hitchcock.

Secretary Hitchcock, member of Preside nj
Rooseveits cabinet, has been riding around in
the private car Of Adophus Busch, the ST.
Louis brewer, and, it is reported, distributing
beer This has caused the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union OF Oklahoma, in territorial
convention, to adopt set of resolutions censur-
Ing Secretary Hitchcock. The women state in
these resolutions that tthere is on our statute
books an act to prohibit the sale or giving
away of beer or any other intoxicant without
lc.nse," and they 'emphaticallv demand that
hereafter, when the Secretary of the Interior
or any other member of the cabinet visits our
beautiful Oklahoma, he will conform to the
laws of our territory"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-09
The KnOcker a Contemplate Thing.

From the Charlotte Record
The knocker is one of the few things in the
plan of nature that no use has ever been found
for. and no reason for its existence has ever
been advanced. He is neither useful, orna-
mental, necessary or desired, but is detriment
to any community unfortunate enough to have
to harbor such worthless carcasses. But we
suppose there is no hope for the communities,
and they will have TO put up with this human
iackal. The right thing to do is to refuse to
listen to him. Pass him up as soon as he be-
Gins with his "no good, rotten," etc. He
should be ostracised by all men Of intelligence,
and forced to congregate with others of his
kind. whose sole stock in trade is lies and in
situations.
But tn. re are knockers and knockers. The
political knocker has been power for good,
and has been the cause of bringing many
boodler to "taw." Joe Folk, of St. Louis, is
that kind of knocker. But we have no use
for the fellow who is constantly knocking on
his home 1. wn or county. We believe if man
do-snt like the town he lives in, he ought to
move out.-EDITOR AGITATOR.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-09
No cinCh for Roosevelt.

From the Lawrence World (Republican)
Don't think for minute that it is going to
be an easy job to elect Roosevelt. 1t is going
to be the hardest job the Republicans ever
tackled. Roosevelt is popular in Kansas, and
ought to be everywhere, but the fact remains
that he is not popular in the East. He does
not possess the confidence of either capital or
labor, and he will be placed between the upper
aud neither millstones.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-09
Parry as a Tyrant.
.inneapolis,, MINI.

From the Union, minneapolis, MINI.
The following clipping from the Labor Com
pendulum, on the way Parry, president of the
Manufacturers Association, will deal with any
one who dates to dispute his authority, needs
no comment:
"a cripple had small grocery near his
works. Parry piled wagons on the walk until
no one could enter. Parry refused to move his
wagons, and the grocer caused the police to
remove them. Thereupon, Parry said he would
discharge any of his employees trading with
the cripple"
Parry is only sample. There are thou
sands like him.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-09
golden RULE" JONES' EPIGRAMS.
A SociaIistic Talk by the Mayor Of Toledo, q.

Borrowers of money are lite's real derelicts.
Political orga uizations are relics OF savage
The most piiiable object in the world to-day
is an idle man.
So long as the capital crime of capital pun
ishment exists, there will be murder
The Golden Rule is the law of action and
reaction in ply: les translated into morals.
Men think 3here are circumstances where
one can deal with human beings without love,
and there are no such circumstances.
claim no privilege for myself or for my
children that :,m not doing my utmost to Sc
cure for all others on equal terms.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2-"What do think of the
labor situation in Chicago? think it is abom-
Unable, and do not think the unions are all to
blame for it, either" said Samuel M. JONES'
the "Golden Rnle mayor" of Toledo, o., IN
an interview heue, to-day.
"No; 1 do not believe that everything trades
unions do is right-not by jugful. In fact,
it has been said that do not believe in trades
unionism, and that is partly true. do not
believe in great organizations OF any kind
believe in brotllerly love and in the Golden
Rule l do not mean sentimental, mawkisn
love. I mean manly affection and friendship.
Men think there are circumstances where one
can deal W ith human beings without love, and
the re are 10 such circumstances.
"St,ikes are fearful things. They throw
countless thousands of innocent men out OF
work. Gin cago has too many strikes. IT you
do not mhmd, I'd like to recite some verses that
composed the other day, which show what
think of the. condition of men who ale out OF
work, eiatei through necessity or desire"
See psen OH this page.
AS the Toledo executive talked he gesticu-
lated frealy His hands were large and he used
them awkws rdly, but every motion pointed
tLought and lent force to what he said. There
was not sin gle lourposeless gesture. His voice
was low pitc he'd, we'll 1nodulated and convinc-
ing.
81 was elected mayor Of Toledo the first:
time as the candidate of no party, and have
never sincl- bowed my knee to any organiza-
ton. POlatti cal organizations are useless, just
as industriml combinations are useless. They
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-09
Shippers to Force Action.

The Kansas City commercial club will soon
commence an active campaign to compel the
railroads centering thee to furnish adequate
facilities for the handling of freight. The
policy of the railroads has been to dodge the
issues involved in the matter that pertain to the
welfare of Kansas City,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-09

F. H. Crosby, formerly of Kansas City, was
arrested in Denver, the other day, on various
charges, among them that of stealing mail
pouch containing half-milion dollars worth
Of negotiable paper at Philadelphia on the
night of September sd. He cut wide swath
for some time before he was arrested.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-09
Fate o. Up.to.Date Chief Want.a.Heap.

Fate O. Up.to.Date Chief Want.a.iieap.
W. K. Fox, in The Toiler.
The great chief, Want.a. Heap, had studied
the white mans ways. Then he went back to
his tribe and said:
"We will hunt the buffalo together. I'll be
the boss.'
Ten braves went with him. They killed a
buffalo, ate of it, and had some left. What
was left was their labor surplus. They killed
more buffalo, and ate more, but still the surplus
grew. At the end of week, the surplus, over
and above their support, was so large they
could hardly tug it to camp.
"Tote it to my tent" said Want.a.Heap.
'Its all mine"
Glow? Howl" cried the braves.
"Il's the white mans way" SAID Want-a.
Heap. "I'm the boss, and the boss always
takes all that is left after his brothers have
eaten.
"But what is left is al!' yelled the others.
1--WE have nothing if you take it. We can't
rest if you take it. We must always go--and
give-and have no meat!"
Nothing could convince these uncultivated
beings. Want-a-Heap was sad. He went back
to the paleface to get more knowledge. When
he returned to the tribe, he said:
"No start right. Try again. Call the land
and the buffalo mine. I'll hire you. Pay you
wages Give you FIVE cents pound for good
meat. Then sell it back to you, when you
want it, for ten. That's the way"
The savage hunters brought in buffalo, sold
it to Want-a. Heap for FIVE cents pound, and
bought it back for ten.
At the end of week, he had large supply
on hand, and they had no money.
"You needn't bring in any more till sell
this he said.
"Howt How?" cried the braves.
81 have enough. lay you off,"
But we want meat!"
"Buy my meat!"
eve have no money!"
"Go to work and get money!"
"Give us the work!''
"When my meat is sold!''
The braves held pow.wow.
"We will 60 out and kill buffalo for our
selves" they decided.
No! No! No'' cried Want-a- Heap "Butfa-
10 all mine. No kill them till say. There
is an over-production. l have surplus-all
the same as white man."
"What do the other white men do?" asked
the braves.
"Some beg, some steal, some fight, some
put others in Jail and watch 'em till surplus Is
gone. Then more work-boom- prosperity
until surplus comes again. Too much always
makes trouble among the white men,"
The braves held another pow-wow.
Then they came back, and said to Want-a.
Heap: "White mans way is good for white
man. Indians way good for Indian. II you
no like it, 60 live with white man."
Then they held great feast on the surplus
their labor had created
When the big chiefs at the head of the white
mans government heard of this, they conclud-
ed that the only good Indian was dead Indian.
Several regiments of soldiers were hurried to
the scene. Soon the Indians were all ''good,"
and the big paleface firm of Grab & Keep came
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-09

EAT AT THE RED LIGHT
the best place in town.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-09
Oysters served in any style. Red Light.

We DO JOB PRINTINe-the best, too.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-18
vERANpA COLLAPSED.
One Woman Was Killed and Two
Severely Injured.

Fall River Mass, May lS,--One wo-
man has been killed and two persons
severely injured by the collapse OF
veranda, ON the third story Of q house
on King Philip street. Five others
who were on the veranda at the time
had miraculous escapes from injury or
death The dead woman is Mrs. Vita
line Vergernon, and the injured are Mrs.
Octave Frenotte and Eugene Verger-
non.
The party Of eight were seated on the
veranda when II collapsed without
warning. Miss Josephine Croteau sue
ceeded In clinging to portion Of the
broken platform, but the other seven
were precipitated TO the veranda at the
second story The force OF the con-
tact broke the rail on thi, balcony and
Mrs. Vergernon, Mrs. Frenette Eugene
Vergernon. and Alfred Vergernon, the
last named aged seven years rolled
over the edge and into the yard thirty
feet below Mrs. Vergernon's skull
was fractured and she died while being
carried into the house. Eugene YER
gernon and Mrs, Frenette were un.
conscious. but Alfred escaped without
any apparent Ill effect The three
who succeeded in holding on TO the sec
ond veranda had nothing more than
slight bruises, and Miss Croteau was
rescued without injury whatever.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-18
NATIONAL ART THEATER.
Joe Jefferson Fsvors Plan but Sees
Many Difficulties.

New York, May 1s.--A meeting In
furtherance Of the plan for the estab-
lishment OF a national art theater was
held last night in the Garrick theater,
Joseph Jefferson made the principal ad-
dress in the course Of which he said
that while he was in favor of an en-
dowed theater, there were many prob
lens to be solved.
I believe" said Mr. jefferson, ut Is
much better to call attention to the
stumbling blocks before the project Is
under way than after. Forewarned Is
forearmed. The people who subsidize
the theater will be very exacting In
their demands OF the actors and very
critical, The authors will be severely
criticized II a theater can be estab-
lished with a saving of rent and con-
tinued subsidy, II IL sure to be a sue
cess. II will be able to present more
finely the drama. The drama is better
than ever today. Not only commerce.
ally, but artistioally, and II Is better
acted. 1t is far better represented than
ever"