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The Washington times., 1903-01-29
FINDS THE SEAT OF
MONKEY COMFORT
Despised Simian "Chic" Proves Him
self Genius and Becomes Popular.

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-Chic. q sour
faced. wizened. blinking. little green
monkey. in the New York Geological
Park, has proved himself d genius. f!e
was an unpopular monkey and the lead
ers of Simian fashion would not let him
have his share of the food They took
all of his, instead Of the eight-tenths
they took from each and every other
monkey
But when cold weather set in they OBJ
served him sitting silently on the 6-inch
steam pipe that runs through the top Of
each Of the monkey cages.
Huddled together, cbatteTing on the
floor. they mocked the lonely Chic on the
steam pipe. But Chic held on to the
warm pipe and grinned soIemnIy.
The keeper saw him up there alone,
thought he had the collie, and sent for
some paregoric. But just as he was
about TO pour four drops into a glass he
saw Chic leap down into the pack, pick
up Mrs. -Her-Name. leader OF
monkey fashion. carry her up to the
steam pipe, and set her down hard on
the pipe.
She looked astonished for minute and
then chartered something that brought
society up to the hot steam pipe with a
rush.
The monkeys straddIed along the pipe
as thick as they could wedge themselves
in. and now they spend all their time
there. while Chic is the most popular
young man In the monkey house.
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
ANTITRUST LEGISLATION
IN NEW DEPARTMENT BILL

The subcommittee. OF which Senator
Hanna Is chairman. which was intTust-
ed with the duty of amending the new
Department of Commerce bill so that it
will include a bureau Of corporations
and the publicity features Of antitrust
legislation recommended by the Attor-
ney General, made its report this morn
ing TO the full Committee on Commerce.
The commiee agreed on the amend
mepts, and Ia order to get the matter
i ma favorable position sent it to confer.
ence. and named Senators Hanna. Nei-
son and Clay as the corferees on the
part of the Senate
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A REBUILT LAWYER.
Food That Put Him Right.

SDG nut > ~ -~---4A ~ H.
It is easy to correct the bad effect OF
wrong eating # one viii give it little
thought Scientific food Is just as pleas
ant to the palate, and in the case Of
Grape Nuts, is more delicious than i'm
proper food. and it makes q world of
difference in health and spirits.
Some three months ago" writes Mr.
Z l. Saunders. Of Boston. Mass, Il
suffered terribly with Indigestion; all
kinds of food distressed me; sometimes
had a feeling Of suIocation about the
heart. especially at night Ny sleep was
broken and I lost flesh rapidly.
I commenced using GTape-Nuts and
the relief from Indigestion was almost
immediate, and In Il short time entirely
disappeared; my heart resumed its nor
ma! condition and l attribute the cure
entirely TO Grape-Nuts.
"A well-knOsn lawyer Of this city told
me that be suffered from excessive ne-y-
cusness, and before catering the court
room to try a case was obliged to re
sort TO stimulants. ! urged him to try
Crape-Nuts which he aid with almost
marvellous results; he not only gained
flesh, but the nervousness left and his
former strength and confidence returned.
Il am convinced that Grape-Nuts gives
strength to the body and vigor to the
brain. II is worthy OF the highest praise
and 1 viii cheerfully answer all letters
seeking information in regard TO the
food. Remember. Grape-Nuts food IS
most emphatiCaliy not G mcdiGatcd food
in any sense Of tie term, IL is made cj
wheat and barley by scientific processes
and The only reason il helps cure people
is that they quit improper food and
take a food in which the strong brain
and nerve building elements of Nature's
grains are preserved and presented to
the digestive machinery In a form that
can be quickly and surely digcsted.
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
DISTRICT HOLDS TITLE
TO CARNEGIE LIBRARY

To the Editor Of The Times:
In whose name is the title to the Car
negie Library heId7 CITIZEN.
The title to the new Washington Public
Library building rests in the District
Commissioners The gift of Mr.. Carnegie
was absolute, and the title to the build
ing is the same as that of a school house
or other municipal institution The ex-
penses Of the library are provided for in
the District appropriations act. paid half
by the District and half by the United
States Government The title TO Mount
Vernon Square Is IN the United States,
but by act Of Congress the use Of that
square was given to the District Commis-
sioners as a site for the library
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
HENRY WHITE KING EDWARDS
GUEST BY SPECIAL REQUEST

LONDON, Jan. 29--Henry White, the
American charge d'affaires, took lunch
con today with the King and Queen
as the guests Of Earl Darlington, the
lord great chamberlain at High Wy
combe. When, according to custom. the
list of the guests was submitted TO the
King he made a special request that Mr..
Whites name be added.
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
WYOMING WANTS JUDCESHIP
JUST CREATED BY CONGRES.

Senator Warren of Wyoming was one
OF the Presidents early callers today
in relation to the bill just passed by
Congress establishing a fourth judge
ship IN the Eighth judicial circuit,
which includes his state. A number OF
candidates have been suggested 10 the
President for the new place. and Senator
Warren took occasion TO say that w
Oming VIII ask for the appointment
Justice Brewer. Of the United States
Supreme Court. is in charge OF the
Eighth circuit and his associates are
Circuit Judges Caldwell. Of Arkansas:
Sanborn. Of Minnesota. and Thayer, OF
Missouri As the district includes all
the territory from the Mississippi river
10 Utah. New Mexico and Wyoming, and
all the present judges are from the east
er0 tier. WyOuing's claims are TO BE
pressed for the new place
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
SUES FATHER-IN-LkW FOR
ALIEEATING WIFE'S AFFECTIONS

ALTOONA. Pa. Jan 29-The trial Of
the suit brought by George c Allen
against his father-in-law, Soloman lay
man. q rich farmer, for $4,000 damages
for alternating the affections Of his wife.
was begun at HoIIidaysburg this morn
ing.
The plaintiff, who was married in 1885,
and who is the father Of FIVE childen,
alleges that Layman by threats and rar-
suasion induced his wife TO leave him.
The case is without a precedent in the
STATE
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
SACRIFICED LIFE TRYING TO
SAVE TWO DOLLARS AT FIRE


NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-One man lost
his life IN a stubborn fire which started
at ( o'clock this morning in the big soap
factory Of John T Stanley, & four-stoTy
structure in West Thirtieth Street. The
building was wrecked and the flames
spread to the adjoining lumber yards of
the Dunbar Box and Lumber Company.
The victim OF the fire was Victor
Rasche, hfty-two years old. After all the
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PENSION GRANTED TO

employees had left the building he went
back to the boiler room 20 get his coat.
in which there was a e bill When he
did not return. B. H Mosher, the day
engineer, went in after him. He found
Rasche unconscious. near his work bench.
and with the aid OF a fireman dragged
him to the shipping room
Father Smith knelt down in the water.
and, with policemen and firemen around,
administered extreme uuction.
The Washington times., 1903-01-29

As result of differences existing in
the congregation of the BeuIah Baptist
Church, colored, which is situated on the
east side Of Washington Street. between
Duke and Wolfe streets, and the trus-
tees of the wo~thy flock, an injunction
was granted ssterday afternoon by
Judge Louis c. Barley. of the corpo-
ration court. at the instance of Samuel
G. Brent. attorney for Robert Cheeks.
enjoining Shadrach Jackson and other
trustees from interfering with Cheeks
and others in assembling in that house
Of worship.
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
PRESIDENT LOUBET THANKS
CZAR FOR AIDING FISHERMEN

PARIS. Jan. 29.-The delegates from
the starving Breton fishermen arrived
here today TO thank the organizers Of the
fund for the relief Of the sufferers. They
we're received by President Loubet who
IN his address again laid stress on the
generosity and thoughtfulness of the Gar
in contributing 50 900 for their relief
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
WASHINGTON REPUBLICANS
NAME ANKEEY FOR SEEA

OLYMPIA. Wash. Jan. 29.-LevI An
keuy was nominated for the Senate last
night by the Republican caucus to sue
ceed Senator George Turner. He viii
be formally elected tomorrow
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
CHICAGO BANKER SAID
TO BE AN ENBEZZLER
William Loeb's Clients May
Lose 100000.

CHICAGO. Jan Civilian Loeb,
banker and real estate man. has been
charged with the eubezzIement Of $4,000
and cannot be found. He is the head
of the firm of William Loeb & Co,
who occupy expensive quarters in La
sale Street.
The firm is well known here. Loeb
for more than twenty years has been
prominent in the business circles OF
Chicago. he is nearly seventy years
old. a widower. and has sons also prom
ineut in business.
The warrant for Il0eJ's arrest vas
sworn out by John f. thinner. The
missing banker is believed to be in GIu-
Mich, Bavaria
One of the supposed victims is John
McIchow who claims Loeb had $1,000
of his money He~says:
From talk with the lawyers who rep
resent me and other sufferers, I gather
that the amount their clients have in
Vested with him. receiving nearly value
less securities, approximates S260, ,900. %
PENSION GRANTED TO
JAMES W. CRABB
James W Crabb. OF Washington. he's
been granted a pension Of SO a month
The Washington times., 1903-01-29

children's party at the residence Of
Miss Uhier, 6l1 Cameron Street. last
Tuesday night. A number Of guests
were dressed in chiIdren's costumes.
and games Of children were INDUCED in
during the evening.
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In addition TO all this the precaution
was taken by the local train crew t5 send
back fagman with a red light. who also
placed tc-pedoes on the track We are
not sure how far back the Gagman went.
but he was seen doing his duty by the
crew of passenger train which passed
on the next of the four tracks at that
point
The signals were working all right
before and after the accident. as we
found On investigation. It seems. then.
that along came the Philadelphia ex-
press, one of our hourly trains between
New York and Philadelphia, and. flying
past all the warnings, was driven by its
engineer into the local train with such
Iorce as to telescope some of its
coaches
so far IS I can ascertain, the only
explanation Davis. the engineer of the
express. has given IS that he did not
see any red lights. But he was in such
a critical condition that he barely
knew what he was saying. I understand
he jumped, and his injuries were re
ceived in that manner. The aiTbrakes
were applied Just before the crash. I
think, by the engineer, though they
might have been set by being torn apart
in the crash
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Was a Competent Man.

Davis was a thoroughly competent en-
gineer, and had had six years experience
running on the road between New York
and Philadelphia. He was thirty-three
years old. Of good habits. ana had q
good record. He knew the line with his
eyes shut
The entire crew were employees of
the Philadelphia and Reading. which
operates the New York and Philadelphia
service with US in a pool. I know that
Davis eyeslght had been tested within
two years. He had just come over from
Philadelphia on trip and was not
oveTwoTked. Engineers on that run work
only five or six hours a day. round
trip being a days work, and the run
being only two hours between the cities
The property loss is Insignificant.
The express train, aside from the engine,
was not damaged . cents worth Soon
after the wreck the SomerviIle local
came through on another track and its
cars were scratched a little"
The Washington times., 1903-01-29

Misses Katie Uhler and Melissa Hill
a number of friends at
The Washington times., 1903-01-29

As heretofore stated. the committee
having in charge the matter Of holdins
2 parade in this city on Washington
birthday will hold meeting in the
rooms Of the Business Mems League
at s o'clock. when it will be decided
whether or not a parade will be given
Invitations have been extended to all to
ha present
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
DEAD ENGINEER DAVIS
BLAMED FOR WRECK
BIames Dead Engineer.

had red lights in plain view on the rear
platform of the rear car.
The Washington times., 1903-01-29

Hugh L. Strider has purchased from
5. G. Brent. special commissioner, a lot
on the east side of Alfred Street be
tween Queen and Princess Streets. 70:
Sa5. IL B. Botelcr has purchased from
j. X 81 Norton ct al. a lot on the north
side Of Wythe Street. west Of Henry
Street.
The Washington times., 1903-01-29

The British bark AIbatross has arrived
in his port with a cargo of between
500 and 600 tons Of bones consigned to
the Bryant Fertilizer Company. It came
from Bahia Blanco. South America
This Is the first foreign vessel to drop
anchor in this port for several years.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-14
THE GARDEN SPOT OF THE
WORLD.

The writer of this article, as a small
boy, helped to pick the first strawberries
shipped to Northern markets from North
Carolina, thereby earning his first spend
ing money If he had stuck to picking
strawberries and grown up in the truck
ing industry, instead of going into jour
nalism, what big bank account might
now wait upon his checking?
The trucking industry has brought
wealth to not few, a COMPETENCY to many
more, given profitable employment to
thousands, built progressive towns with
varied Industries, changed the industrial
map Of several counties, procured better
schedules and train service, and added
thousands and thousands of dollars to
the incomes of the railroads that per-
meate the trucking section.
The Goldsboro Argus of yesterday gave
one example of profitable trucking:
"A gentleman from Duplin, who was
here today. tells US that Mr., Luther Tay-
lor. who lives near Faison, has already
cleared more than one thousand dollars
on two acres of strawberries, and he Is
still shipping. Eastern North Carolina
j. indeed the garden spot of the world. !"
Who can wish a better gold mine than
a net profit of $500 an acre?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-14
Survivors of Secession Convention.

To the Editor: Forty-one years ago
the convention of 1861, commonly known
as the Secession Convention, adjourned.
This convention met in the city of Raj
eigh on May 2Oth 1864, and finally ad-
jcurned May 18th, 1862. There We're
four separate sessions. 1t was organized
by the election of Hon. Weldon n. Ed
wards, of Warren, as President, who de-
feated Governor William A. Graham, OF
Orange. Mr.. Edwards received the Demo
cratic vote, 65, and Governor Graham the
Wing vote, As.
From the opening OF the convention to
it's final adjournment there were in all
142 members, among them We're men of
great ability, having State and national
regulations. / mention William A. era
ham, George E. Badger, Thomas Rufdn,
Asa Biggs, David S. Reid, Robert P.
Dick, David Schenck, Weldon N. Edwards,
Robert +. Armfeld, John A. Gilmer and
Kenneth Rayuer.
In the 'jfe of a nation forty-OEe years
is a SIT time but in reckoning with
human life it is a long time OF these
142 men, so far as this writer has been
able to ascertain, there are only eigh.
now living. These eight are: Hon. Wemp.
p Battle, now of our State University,
was a member from Wake EX-Judge
George Howard and Mr.. William s. Bat
tie, of Tarboro, both were members from
EdgeCombe; Col John d, Whitford of
New Bern, member from Ctayen; Mr.
James Bond, member from "e"tie; Mr..
Joel e. Foster Jefferson, was member
from the counties of Ashe and Allegha-
ny; Mr.. James H. Greenlee, Of Mcdowell,
and Mr.. A. II. Joyce, of Stokes.
These men are all old, having passed
the time allotted by the Psalmist. full Of
honors, and are now drawing each day
little nearer to a sweet and peaceful rest.
T. NJ. ARLINGTON
Nav 1903
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-14
A GEORGIA JUDGE RINGS CLEAR

The divorce evil is confined to no
State. 1t seems to grow and flourish most
in cities where the old fashioned family
life is found less often than in the coun-
try and the towns In his charge to the
jury in Augusta, Ga, a few days ago,
Judge Gary referred to the fact that in
one State last year, 5000 divorces were
granted, an average of one out of every
six marriages, and he added, ''but in the
county OF Richmond, the proud city of
Augusta, the figures are more startling;
in the same period Of twelve months the
average had been one divorce out of
every two marriages" Judge Gary says
"the resort to the courts for relief from
irksome domestic ties is a source Of mis-
chief and a blot upon our civilization
which is surely working a great change
in the most fundamental of all our insti-
tutions-our homes" Continuing the
wise Judge said:
"Can our civilization afford to have
RIGHTEOUSNESS, laziness and such crimes
as fill the aims houses and prisons find
their natural origin in bad homes. We
must have good homes if we are to be
cOntented and happy good
home spreads its influence for good and
fills our country with a happiness which
pcrvades every place like the fragrance
of flowers. There it is obedience to law
is taught, and church and state and
school unite in uplifting the family and
resisting all evil.
Each OF US can contribute some infu-
ence to make such homes in our midst,
and he is the best citizen who contributes
the most. When people are in earnest
and feel deeply and think wisely, they
always sustain a public sentiment which
is an irresistible force. Let your ene1-
gies be directed not only to suppressing
crime, but also to creating healthy
public sentiment in our midst which
will purify our homes and make of them
the place OF abiding, contented and
happy people, and God viii bless us with
good homes"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-14
GAVE MORE THAN ANY.

The will of the late H. NJ Gates, OF
Orange county, shows that in proportion
to ability he has given more to the
cause of education than any man in the
history of the State in proportion to his
ability. Here is the record as stated in
the Hillsboro Observer:
"The will Of Mr. H. NJ Gates, the
school teacher who died in Bingham
township April 10, was admitted to pro-
bate in the clerks office one day last
week Besides a bequest of $1,000 to the
endowment fund of Wake Forest College,
the will provides that 5000 be given to
Orange Academy, 5000 to his brother,
l. NJ. Gates, after the death of his broth
or, Rufus, who is to have 800 per year
for his support during life, and the bal
ance of the estate Is to be divided be-
tween the Baptist Orphanage, the Baptist
Female College at Raleigh, and the Theo-
logical Seminary at Louisville, Ky. The
estate is valued at $4,000 Rev. ]. F.
McDuffe and Mr.. A. P. Gates are the
executors"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-14

blacks was, then, S9b. and of whites So.
sixtyone women were lynched, 38 OF them
being colored and q white Not more
than IS per cent of the blacks were lynch
ed for rape, and about Is per cent Of the
whites we're lynched for the same crime
Only about one-half of 1854, of these
lynchings occurred in the South, most of
the remainder happening in the far
Western States. 1t is also shown that
there has been steady decrease IN lynch
ings In the South during the past ten
years, owing to the formation Of anti
lynching societies and the spread Of edu-
cational agencies.
The most interesting phase Of the study
Of lynching is in the attempt to account
for the frequent resort to mob law to
punish crime. The author of the Yale
study ventures this explanation: The
American people are not less laWabldng
than those of other countries, but they
have a different attitude toward the law.
In the older countries the law IS regarded
as sacred authority from superior
source. Here the law lacks long practice
and the growth OF tradition. In a Democ-
racy the people are law unto them
selves. In a monarchy the officIalA who
enforce the law are in no way responsible
to the people upon whom they enforce
it. Lynching has been generally resortcd
to in order to terrOrize the lawless instead
of to wreak vengeance The plea OF the
lynchers is, Let a past crime be met with
a present crime to prevent future crlIae,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-14
MEMORIAL TO JEFFERSON DAVIS.

The Jefferson Davis Memorial Associa-
ton. taking up the work commenced by
the men to raise fund for suitable me-
mortal OF Jefferson Davis at Richmond,
have now in hand sixty thousand dollars
That is the sum they set out to raise 1t
has been gathered dollar by dollar and
dime by dime until an amount is in hand
sufficient for the work.
What form shall the memorial take?
There has been much discussion On this
question. The suggestion Of an arch
aroused much opposition, Mrs. Davis even
going to the extent OF objecting to it. The
decision OF the matter is entirely in the
hands of the ladies of the Memorial Asso-
citation. They have raised the money, they
are animated by a desire to do what shall
give the fttest memorial of the President
of the Southern Confederacy, and they will
decide the shape it is to take after serious
consideration. When they have settled
the matter, all viii rejoice that memo
rial worthy of Mr. Davis has been erect
ed in the city where he lived for four
years as Chief Magistrate of the Republic
that endured only a few years. We are
persuaded that the Richmond News-Lead-
er voices the best Southern sentiment
when it says:
THE News-Leader never has shared the
opposition to the arch idea because VIC
have never felt that there was anything
but triumph and beauty and glory in the
memories the Southern people are enti-
tied to hold OF the dead Confederacy and
its leaders, The entire South, in our view,
is wonderful triumph and the life of Mr.,
Davis itself was a triumph Of character
and manhood and dignity over adversely
and hate, supported by enormous power.
Consequently, we are Indifferent as to
whether the memorial shall take the form
of arch, temple or monument. Any one
of these would be appropriate. We do
hope sincerely, however, that the discus
sion OF the subject, if it is further dis
cussed, will be conducted with good hui
NOR and mutual liberation and with gem
eral comprehension that tender and sacred
/ feelings are involved and noble associa-
lions and hallowed memories touched on
all sides. 1t is no time or occasion for
any pride of opinion"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-14
DURHAM AND A UNION DEPOT

The Durham people, after the passage
of the Fuller act, made the mistake OF
thinking that they could get union depot
by negotiations with the railroads. The
Southern Railway will never agree to any
thing that doesn't let it hog all of Pea
body street The Seaboard will never
agree to anything that endangers its pres
ent right to run its track the full length
Of Peabody street. The Durham people
will never agree to anything that denies
them a centrally located union depot into
which the trains of all the roads can enter.
And. these things being true. there Is
little ground to hope for union depot by
agreement by the railroads.
The Durham people ought to have asked
the Corporation Commission for an order
for a union depot the day after the Fuller
bill was ratified. The railroads would have
appealed to the courts, but final decree
could have been obtained by June. 81
listening TO the railroad talk OF agreement
and compromise, they have lost the
chance of an appeal to the Supreme Court
until the Fall term, and a union depot is
postponed a year
Moral When you have a weapon, ust
it. The Fuller law is worth nothing un
less it is invoked. 1t will give Durham a
union depot if Durham people trust in il
instead Of the alkee-talkee-talkee" Of
railroad men who are determined that
Durham shall have no real union depot
For over two months Durham has beer
throwing tufts of grass at the bad boy il
the apple tree He will not get down un.
til he is pelted with the rocks of law il
the Fuller act.