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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-01
What Car Conductors Should Know.

An old woman and her daughter.
strangers in the city. came out of the
Sixth Street st-tion the other day. and
boarded a street car at the door. They
had been directed to do so by an en-
ploye OF the railroad company, and
were told to ask the conductor 20 direct
them to a prominent school out on the
Tenleytown Road where the daughter
was 20 enter school. After paying their
fare the conductor was asked where
they were TO get OF his car to reach the
school in question. he answered rather
shortly that he did not know where
the school was and had never heard
of it, though it is a young women's
school Of much prominence. a passenger
On the car who overheard the CONVEX
sation gave the necessary information
to the conductor. and the women were
told what 10 do.
II is probably not required that the
conductor OF every street car should be
a directory OF the public buildings in the
CITY Yet it is obvious that he should
know where some OF the points of in
terest in the r-sy are to be found. Many
conductors aIrSady have such Enowl-
edge, but q is evident that the man in
question I'D not. The policemen, mes
sengers, ana others in the city are pro-
vided with lists Of the principal build
ings and uoints Of interest in the
city, ana by reference TO 1T are
able TO direct strangers. 1t would
seem that street ca conductors. of all
men. should be furnished with such a
list, and be IN position to tell strangers
where to go 1t is known, OF course,
that street car conductors have a good
deal &c keep them busy without being
general Information bureaus. but the
car companies owe something TO the
public along this line, and it would seem
that the general instructions to the con-
ductor should include a knowledge Of
the principal points OF interest in the
city. and the cars to take to get there.
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That is left 10 force Of three stenog-
raphers. and by apportioning the work
1t is possible TO show the President the
typowrftten record Of his remarks in an
incredibly short time after he has
ceased debating.
Tie twentieth century President @-as
topDled over time-honored custom in
order to make another notable improve
ment In the plan Of preparing and han
ding the message. Until President
Roosevelt came to. the White House
tradition decreed that penned copies of
the Presidents message should be sent
to the Senate and House Of Representa-
tives 10 be read before those august
bodies. Notwithstanding the fact that
each member found upon his desk a
printed copy of the document. This
necessity for penned manuscript caused
no end of trouble at the White House.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-01

President Roosevelt's favorite time for
working on his message is in the even
ing. with ne afternoon as a second
choice. For month past almost every
evening has found him in the White
House Office building. secure from in
corruption by visitors, and laboring az
only Roosevelt knows how to work
when he is thoroughly imbued with the
spirit. During the latter part of the
month the Pres. lent has also reserved
some afternoons ;or message work, fol-
lowing the program he adopted last
year. but his invariabie horseback ride
at 4 o clock and the occasional insistent
caller break in upon the afternoon, and
in consequence his present preference is
for evening work.
One Of the radical innovations which
has enabled President Roosevelt TO do
in weeks what under the old plan re-
quired months, is found in his resort to
oictation in the preparation OF his mes
sages. Grover Cleveland and almost
all his predecessors in The White House
laboriously wrote with pen the thous-
ands upon thousands of words compris-
ing their instructions TO Congress. The
late President Mckinley dictated some
portions of his messages, but the more
important portions he wrote himself. 1t
has remained for President Roosevelt to
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Expert and rapid penmen were en-
Ployed to transcribe the documents.
but it often happened that the com
pletion OF the message was delayed or
that the President made extensive
alterations at the last minute and in
consequence the penmen had 10 labor at
top speed all Sunday and Sunday night
in order 10 have the momentous docu-
ments ready for the opening OF the ses-
sion on Monday, President Roosevelt
has changed all this. and beginning
with this year typewriter copies of
the message VIII be sent to the two
houses Of Congress
The message which viii be sent to
Congress at the opening Of the special
session. and which is sure to cause wide
spread comment by its brevity. win not.
II present intentions are carried out, ex-
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really effect a reform in the matter
Beginning with this autumn, the Presi-
dents secretary and his stenographers
are the only persons who really write
the. Presidents message. The Chief
Executive himself merely talks it. and
perhaps some day the progressive Presi-
dent may adopt a suggestion made to
him the other day that he talk 1t into
a photograph. and thus permit the law
makers at the Capitol TO really learn
his wishes at first hand
Dictates to Stenographer.
For the time icing. however. steno-
graphic dictaticn is being employed.
President Roosevelt's long literary
training enables him to dictate rapidly
and with comparatively few alterations
or corrections. The Presidents dicta-
lion is taken by William Loeb. jr, Sec
rotary to the President Mr.. Loeb is n
very busy man. and by rights his time
should be otherwise occupied but he
has been putting Mr.. Roosevelt's words
on paper ever since the first year OF
Roosevelt's term as Governor OF New
York. and inasmuch as he can take
the President at any speed. the Chief
Magistrate prefers to depend upon him
rather than on any OF the other secre-
transcribe his own stenographic notes.
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Bought at a Bargain.

A young couple II Maryland Avenue
northeast are making the best Of Joke
that Is being told at their Expense. A
few days ago they came down town to-
gether with their young baby to buy a
carriage for the little fellow. They
spent some time looking for one that
just suited as to quality and price FL
nalIy one was selected. and as the father
was tired OF carrying the youngster. the
baby was put In and the parents started
to walk home. AS they went toward
aome they nDticed that people kept look
a.g at the carriage, at them. and going
by smiling. Finally a young girl burst
out laughing and fairly shrieked in her
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-01

His + eg Twentieth Century
Methods First Messages
to Be Dictated in Their En-
tirety = Typewriter In
stead Of Penned as Here
tOfore. - = y =

ever. It is unlikely that any Teak will
occur. for matters are better managed
nowadays than in years gone by, when
on one or more occasions advance COP
les Of the message were stolen and sold
by interruptions persons. the sum Of
$4,000 having been paid. it Is claimed.
in one instance. for an eagerly awaited
document.
Advance Copies.
An improved plan OF distributing ad-
varce copies Of the message to the
newspapers Of the country, has also
been IN vogue OF late It is. Of course.
essential that the daily press all over
the land have copies OF the precious
document days IN advance OF the time
II Is made public in order to get the
columns upon columns Of matter into
type. It was well enough In the old
days Of brief messages. to telegraph the
documents. but IN this age Of lengthy
messages it would be out Of the question
to attempt to put into type 50 colossal
a document IN the brief interval BE-
tween the assembling Of Congress at
noon and the hour at which the after
noon newspapers go TO press
Carried to the Capitol.
Accordingly there was devised the
scheme Of allowing the newspapers 70
have copies OF the message days In adj
vance II a promise was given that no
hint should be given OF its contents. At
/ first White House messenger went
over the country distributing these con-
ldential copies and taking the pledge or
secrecy from each paper. Now the work
Is performed by the great press asso-
Citations. The manager Of each associa-
ton gives a pledge for all the papers
which he serves and receives the neces-
sary number OF printed copies Of the
document BY issuing extras the news
papers make it possible for the people
IA every part or Uncle Sans domain to
know the contents Of the Presidents
message ere the reading Of the docu-
ment has been concluded in the halls Of
Congress.
Press Association Copies.
If the present plan is carried out the
/ Presidents message win this year be
carried to the Capitol by B. T. Barnes.
Assistant Secretary to the President.
who has succeeded the late Major Pru-
den in the discharge Of this duty A
has been explained. each Congressman
is furnished on the opening day OF the
session with one OF the copies Of the
message printed and bound at the Gov
eminent Printing ONCE in order that
he may follow the reading, but the
official copy from the White House
viii be carried 10 the Speaker Of each
body by Mr.. Barnes. who viii make the
/ Journey 10 the Capitol in one Of the
| White House carriage.
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Laurier. Her mother tried to induce
her to marry him. But no: Louise ad-
mitted she was sick with love for Joe.
but she could not change her politics.
and she would not marry him unless he
would promise 10 vote for Laurier- He
tells the story in French anuck dialect
as follows;
Joe was one of those conversations
so bleu dat you new can wash Of The
cure tried to set him to promise as
Louise wished. But Joe he's tell de cure,
NJ ieu lie Cure. dass no use for promise.
I can't change my polidque- Ny poll
tique dsss my principe. an my principe
dsss my honneur. Surely you don't
hask me for loss dat.
After that the mother Of Louise she's
come for see the cure. and mex week De
cure is go for see Louise. He's spik
long tahm wis Louise. til he get her for
consent to be marry. So dey was mar
ried
But what was it NJ sieu 1e Cure tor
Louise what mex her consent. after her
mcder couldn't mex here Wei. sch
ahH IL you. 1t was lax dis. Msieu le
Cure he's say. Louise. mon enfant, take
my advice an marry Joe Belaire- You
know he's love you good an strong. You
know you's love him jus de same lax
dat. You marry him and / viii ask ie
bon Dieu for bless your marriage. viii
pray God to give you a big family. Also
I win pray cat all you children be boys.
Den you can brine de whole lot hup 10
vote for Laurier Sc she marry Joe
Relaire. And. bagOsh. dere was twins
two tahm Tunnin' already. and dey's hail
boyst'
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coed one thousand words. The message
sor the regular session VIII. however.
owing to the number of topics to be dis
cussed. be rather lengthy one. and VIII
probably exceed the Presidents message
last year, which comprised about 4.0oO
words. The Presidential documents now
in preparation win be the first messages
TO be set up and printed In the new Gov
eminent Printing Office. and the officials
say that. should occasion require. these
important State papers can be put in
type and printed more quickly than
ever before.
Rapid Typesetting.
As a matter of fact, Presidential
message is put into type IN a marvel
ousIy brief elapsed period for the reason
that the copy is distributed among
hundreds OF different typesetters. This
is not done so much to hurry the work
as a safeguard for the contents OF the
m essage. The strictesy secrecy is pre-
served regarding the statements aud
order to insure this the typewriter
pages sent from the White House ass
cut up into such small portions and
scattered among so many printers thai
no one typesetter can make head OF
tail out OF the fragment upon which he
is at work. nor could any hint Of the
meaning be CLEANED were several com
positors TO attempt 70 make the dis
jointed sentences fit into one another.
Eager for Information.
With the eagerness of Wall Street and
lobbyists and foreign diplomats for any
inkling of what the President viii rec
ommend on several very vital issues
1t has been necessary this year to place
extra safeguards to prevent any dis,
covery of either the exact phraseology
of the message or even its import How.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-01

set up by 'nerk thieves when
- brought into the Police Court
is that they entered the house
by mistake. supposing it 10 be their
own Credence is given to this excuse
sometimes. because several houses in
the same row may be so nearly alike as
10 confuse those not well acquainted
with the neighborhood.
Lieut. John Daley, Of the Ninth police
precinct. tells a story OF how easy it is
10 mistake ones house when coming
home at night. According TO the story.
a man from Detroit was here in wash
ington attending convention He had
a room IN a house IN Fifth Street north
west. One night OF the week Of the con-
venfion there was a banquet, and the
delegate came over into Fifth Street in
q dress suit. and with ideas possibly not
so clear as they would have been We're
It not for the wet refreshments Of the
banquet.
The man came I'D 10 Daley and his
partner. the former being then a pri-
his clothes for the banquet he had left
his memorandum book and other val
uabies. except his latch key. in his
room. Hs said he was stranger and
had become confused as TO the exact
location Of the house. He thought il
was a certain number which he gave
and he thought the name was one which
sounded to the policemen ike that Of
the family they knew lived in the house
The policemen explained that II the
latch key fitted the door that was prob
ably the house. Accordingly one OF
them took e, tried II IN the door. and
the lock yielded. The man thanked
them. and the policemen went down
the walk TO the corner talking OF the
man and the chance Of his having
struck the wrong house
About ten minutes later there was a
Wild cry down the block. such words
as Police" Murder 'HeIpr' could
be distinguished between the screams
Of women The policemen started down
the Sidewalk and just then a man,
mostly In his night clothes dashed out
Of the house into which they had let
the stranger. 1t was the Detroit man
and he ran up TO them. saying: MY
God <ot into the wrong house,
Daley went down 10 the house and his
partner took the man into an alley and
helped him put on his clothes. which he
had brought out in his hands. There
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-01

were three women IN the house and they
were naturally terrified Daley explained
matters. and presently the stranger
came up ana made his apologies. He
had gone into the room In the house
which correspOnded - the one In which
he was stopping. and while undressing
had awakened one of the women. who
made things lively with her screams.
The stranger declared he would not
run the risk OF going into the wrong
house again, and he accompanied the
men around to the police station, where
he was given couch TO lie on for a
few hours
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-01
The Chief Executive Now
Writing What VIII Prob
ably Prove the Longest
and the Shortest Docu-
ments Ever Presented to
Congress. = X -
Copyright, 1908. BY Walden Fawoett-)

Copyright, -l9Os by Walden Fawcett.)
E& OR perhaps tbs first time In his
tory a President OF the United
L States is working simultaneously
upon two separate and distinct
messages TO Congress- One OF them is
likely 10 be the shortest document Of
the kind ever presented to the national
legislative body, while the other will be
one of the longest letters of advice ever
sent by q Chief Magistrate TO Uncle
Sans lawmakers Not only will the
messages themselves be unique in their
way but the method Of preparation is
new and novel-a plan which. although
heretofore untried. promises TO be
big Improvement over the old scheme
President Roosevelts new. twentieth
century method of debating the Con-
gressionai message in its entirety. in
stead OF transcribing all or large por-
lions OF Il. and OF sending typewriter
instead OF penned manuscripts to the
Senate 4 nd House Of Representative
is que characteristic Of the youngest
President ard his strenuous manner Oh
doirig things; but aside from his prefer
ence for attacking a task with vigor Is
the fact that the Chief Executive. had
he not hit upon this up-to-date way Of
disposing OF the matter, could not pos
sibly have prepared mis- two messages
in anything like the brief time he has
allotted for the work.
Keeping at It.
Former Presidents have been wort 10
keep the preparation OF their annual
message to Congress constantly In mind
throughout the summer lull in national
affairs. and in many instances have jot-
ted down ideas to be embodied or even
made preliminary drafts Of certain por-
lions of the documents. subject OF
course TO change later in case situa-
tion took a new turn Not 50, however
in tie case Of President Roosevelt He
did not allow the subject to bother him
much during his long vacation, but once
settled at the White House upon his
return he grappied with the subject IN
earnest. To be sure. the present Chief
Magistrate has had TO give rather more
time each day to work upon his mes
sage than did his predecessors. who al
lowed the work TO drag over a more
protracted period. but he feels that he
has rad compromising advantage in that
he has been abe to bring his discussion
of each subject right down to the meet
ing OF Congress with due regard TO late
Developments. which COLD not OF course
have been taken into consideration il
parts Of the message had been prepares
weeks IN advance. Thus. too. the Presi-
dent has spared himself the trouble o.
rewriting vast portions OF his mes
sage. as some former Presidents have
been compelled TO do by eleventh-houI
events.
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Love and Politics.
years

One of the BEitishers recently visiting
in Washington on a tour of inspection
of the public schools told story of an
incident said TO have happened in Can
ada. which Will bear repetition.
Louise Leblanc. of Quebec was en-
gagged TO marry Joe Belaire. lie was a
BIeu. and she a Rouge devoted to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-01

mirth. The mother looked at the baby
and could see nothing wrong. The couple
finally reached home, and TO their sur
prise found a card dangling in front OF
the carriage carrying the inscription:
Best in the market. Our own make.
&, qs'
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Saved by a Ioke.

one OF the clerks Of the State Depart
ment tells a story on ]. A. Leis
the American minister TO Turkey
appears that MT. Leishman was once al
inmate OF an orphan asylum in Pitts.
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political principles. Now. however, the
principle is in its political grave. and
the trinket could not be sold even for
what the bullion in the cases was
worth
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-01

NE Of the most frequent excuses
set up by snesk thieves when
brought into the Police Court
is that they entered the house
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-05
LOCAL WHOLESALE TRADE
A WEEK OF GOOD TRADE IN THE
WHOLESALE MARKET.
Firm Prices Still Prevail i'm All Lines,
Break i'm Prosperous Conditions.

The conditions in the wholesale market
tory. The trade was very liberal i'm volume
and dealers unite in the expression of the
opinion that like conditions are pretty GER
tain to prevail during the remainder of the
fall season. The long-continued steadiness
in quotations contributes largely to the con-
ers in their cheerful views of future busi-
ness. There is no change in quotations for
staples in any line. The advance of 10 cents
per hundred pounds in the price of refined
sugar noted in Fridays New York dis
patches has not yet affected the market,
as there seems to be no sufficient ground
for a permanent advance at this time. The
travelling men who came in Saturday had
their order books pretty well filled and all
were in the most cheerful mood over the
outlook. The present week promises to be
a busy one.
Country produce remains steady with only
moderate receipts and demand that alb
serbs all offerings. A large business is do
ing in fruits and vegetables. The quality
of the offerings is unusually fine. The dis
play of fruits is especially tempting. Seldom
is the show of apples. pears, etc.. so at
tractive. The same may be said of the
vegetable market Potatoes, sweet pota-
toes, cabbage and, in fact, the entire list is
above the average in quality and appear
ance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-05

unsatisfactory matter in their report Is
that the movement of the heavy crops to
market II already congesting the roads
In Kansas City and St. Louis territory-a
Indication however, of continued good
business for the roads.
A few days since the Journal printed
list of railway improvements and new en-
terpriSes that were being held up on ac-
count of the unsettled condition OF the
money market. The Wall-street Journal
names the following as enterprises that Will
not be I'm any way affected by this cause;
Extension OF the Great Western into
Omaha and Sioux City and double-track-
ing part of the system building OF the
Lucin cutoff on the Southern Pacific. Rock
the line from St. Louis TO Kansas City,
heavy improvements on the Iowa division,
and terminals at Chicago. Atchison's line
from Albuquerque TO Texico and Pauis
cuton on Western Maryland ana
Pittsburg extension of Wheeling az Lake
Erie. building of river division of the Iron
Mountain, purchase CT Bellingham Bay q
Eastern by Northern Pacific. building of
new local freighthouse at Seattle by North
ern Pacific, extension of Great Northern
local system in Washington and extension
of Great Northern system into Vancouver
and British Columbia coal districts, Glen
wood extension of the 500 line about $40
miles, to Manitoba border and relaying Of
main line with sevenry-pound rails, dou-
ble-tracking Union Pacific main line from
Omaha To Ogden, surveys for new lines IN
oregon ana surveying for extension OF
Bellfngham Bay & British Columbia from
Spokane TO Whatcom, heavy improvements
on the Pennsylvania and Baltimore * Ohio
lines east of Pittsburg. including the New
York terminals. heavy improvements on the
Erie, including Jersey City terminals. eX-
penditure of 100000 on Canadian Pacific.
extension of Grand Trunk to Toledo and
Milwaukee. There are many other improve
mentS and extensions i'm the list, but those
given above show that the railroad in
dustry has received no very serious set
back from disturbed conditions in the
money market.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-05

What Difference in the Morning. An au-
thor whose tastes lay in the direction of
the comic or frivolous could hardly expect
10 make a hit In the coffin business. Nor
would mere sentimentality be of assistance
to him. However excellent in itself might
be the thought and melody in Grandma $
Teeth Were Plugged With Zinc" or in ''Oh
Save My Mothers Picture From the Sale.
the authorship OF these touching effusions
would hardly help him sell an extra dol
lars worth of burial robes.
But there is positive genius i'm such a
combination as that represented by the au-
thor of IL Can Hear the Angels Calling
The delicate allusion to business in the
song, its undoubted supply of plaintive
chords and moving harmony. its tender
sentiment are all calculated to produce a
receptive mood in the possible purchaser
OF caskets. A recital programme might
profitably be introduced a preliminary
to the transaction of business. Sales could
not fail to be brisk after the singing of
Break the News to Mother Gently" TN
Be Near You, Though Unseen" and Don't
Let Sister Susy Grieve."
Here is an unexpected business field
which deserves careful attention by writers
of moving songs.