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The Washington times., 1903-02-18
OF BIBLE
COMMISSION NAMED
Pope Selects One American, DR.. Grammar of the
Catholic University

DR.. Francis KauIen. professor OF Holy
Scripture at the University OF Bonn.
Dr. Louis Schaefer. professor Of
Scripture at the University OF Breslau.
Rev Pierre Ambrose Amelli. friar Of
the Benedictiae Abbey OF Monte Casino.
Rev. Robert Clarke. of England
Rev Marie Joseph Lagrange, OF the
Dominican order and professor Of
Scripture at the College Of st. Etienne.
Jerusalem.
Rev. Humbert Fracassini. professor Of
Scripture at the Seminary of Perouse.
Rev. ROdolphe COrnely, the Jesuit.
DR.. Hoberg, rector Of the Academy Of
Fribourg.
Rev. Charles Fouard. canon OF Rouen
and professor of Scripture
Rev. Thomas Weikert. of the order OF
s.. Benedict. professor Of Scripture at
the College Of St Anselm, Rome.
Rev. Vincent Scheil. of the Dominican
Order. professor at the School OF Higher
Studies. Rome.
Rev. Conrad Gonfalouieri. professor Of
Scripture at the seminary at Florence
DR.. Bernard Schaefer. professor Of
Scripture at the University Of Vienna.
Monsignor Alphonse Legendia. dean OF
the School of Theology at Anglers.
Rev. Ferdinand Prat. the Jesuit
Monsignor Ccnstantin Gutberlet. pro-
fcssor at the University of Fulds.
DR.. Paul Weller, professor at the Uni
vorsity of Fribourg-
Rev. a Poels, of the diocese of Rure-
monde.
Rev. Louis Claude Fillion, Of the So
ciety of st. Sulpice.
Rev. Eugene Mangenot, professor OF
Scripture at the seminary at Nancy
Rev. Ugo Weiss. professor at the Ly-
ceum at Braunberg.
Don Emile Roman Torio. professor at
the seminary at Palencia-
Rev. Henri Lesetre. canon OF Paris
DR.. Dusterwold. director Of the Al
bertin College at Cologne.
Canon Chauvin. professor Of Scripture
at the Seminary OF Laval.
Rev. Joseph Balestri, Of the Order OF
St Augustine.
The Biblical commission was appoint
ed by Pope Leo about year ago and the
Pope named Cardinals Parocchi. Scgna.
and Wives Tuto as members Cardinal
Parocchi. the project Of the commission,
died recently. The commission was ap-
pointed to ascertain the limits Of free
dom be allowed the Catholic eXegetist
in Biblical questions OF the day ard to
point out definitely what must be main
tanned and what must be rejected in the
interests OF orthodoxy, what are allow
able and what are left 10 the individual
conscience.
The Washington times., 1903-02-18
LOST ARTS OF CHILDHOOD.

I'VE hear a good deal these days about
the lost arts. / wonder IL the world re-
allies that some OF the most precious
arts Of childhood are in danger OF be
coming extinct. How many boys today
can make a kite properly hung and with
a tail sufficient to balance it2 How many
bcys can make a bow with the ends nice
" bent and worked down with bit Of
broken glass;
Il interviewed my young nephew thu
other day. and was thunderstruck &c
discover that he knew nothing about H.
Could ne make a WAFER ..neel, a wind
mill. an elder pOp-gun, a Jack-o'-lan-
tern. "A buzz wheel. an airs gun from a
EooseQuil with sliced potato for ans
munition a willow whistle, a squirt
gun? No. he knew nothing about them.
d" But surely, ! said. almost pathe-
tically, you can make a corn-stalk nd
die
90 Do you mean violin uncle2
Then 1 gave IL up. ] don't believe the
youth OF today know enough 10 stick
feathers in a corn-cob and throw IT into
the air. J am going 10 write q book some
day upon the arts OF childhood. 10 save
them from utter aunihilatiOn. "-Detrois
The Washington times., 1903-02-18
MAY ATTEND
LUNBERMEN'S BANQUET
Other Prominent Men Expected to Be
Present on That Occasion.

The President has notified Lewis Dill.
OF Baltimore. chairman OF the banquet
committee OF the National Wholesale
Lumbermen's Association. that he will.
II possible. attend the annual banquet
Of the association, TO be given at the
New willard March >, at the time OF the
associations annual convention.
4 number OF other prominent men
have been invited to be present on that
occasion. The list includes the Secre-
tary Of Agriculture. IL Hen. James
Wilson. Senators Depew and Hanna and
he chief Government forester, Clifford
Pinchot The banquet will be a bril-
liant climax 10 the convention. which
viii be attended by a thousand lumber
men from all parts OF the country. Large
representations viii come from Tonnes
see. Ohio. the New England States. and
the Western states.
The Washington times., 1903-02-18
WOHAN'S FIGHT FOR
INDUSTRIAL FREEDOM
Mother" Jones Confident of
the Result.

Mother Jones' the famous labor
leader. delivered a spirited address last
night at the Masonic Temple before the
Bellamy Club. Mrs. Jones has been in
terested in the labor question for num-
Der Of years. and the recent strike served
10 bring her into public notice. She
has the courage OF her convictions. ard
does not hesitate to speak freely and un-
reservedly- il makes no difference &C
her whether men famous throughout the
world for their wealth and influence have
taken an active hand in what they are
pleased to call philanthropy. She de-
clares that for every dollar they add 10
the salaries OF their railroad and other
officials the public is made to pay ten,
while that same public is lauding the
generosity OF the donor.
Mrs. Jones yesterday affirmed her be-
lief in trusts. but disapproves their
methods She wants trusts for every
body. not for few. and referred 70
J. Pierpont Morgan as God Almighty S
general manager. who when the trusts
are more literally distributed. will find
himself out OF job. She described the
conditions Of child labor throughout the
mining districts and roundly scored the
dollar lovers" for this Infamous
means OF wealth procuring"
We are now in the midst OF an
economic struggle she said. land the
women are TO be the emancipatOrs. II
will come by women rising and breaking
down the barriers We have fought once
for civil liberty, and won the fight We
fought again to abolish cnattel slavery
and we won. We are now fighting fol
industrial freedom, the greatest struggl,
OF them all. 1t will probably be the las
conflict in which the human race will b,
involved. II will be a battle of brains
not bullets. but we shall win it."
The Washington times., 1903-02-18

''LUnivers." a Paris newspaper. just
received in this city. contains a com
pIeted list of the eminent scholars who
have been selected by the Pope as coh-
sultors to the Biblical commission which
was appointed by the Pontin about a
year ago. OF the forty consultors there is
but one American, Rev. Dr. Charles
Grammar. professor of Holy Scripture at
the Catholic University at Washington.
There are two others whose mother
tongue is English. namely, Rev. Ranert
Clarke. OF London. who is a brother OF
the famous English Jesuit OF that name,
and Rev. David Fleming. vicar general OF
the franciscan order. who now lives at
Rome. but who was born in Ireland.
Two members of the Society of St.
Sulpice. which conducts St. Mary's Semi
nary. on North Paca Street. Baltimore.
are also named as consultors- One Of
these, Father Vigouroux. has been hon
ored BY the Pope by being appointed
one OF the secretaries Of the commits
sion. The other secretary is Father
Fleming.
The complete list of consultors. fol-
lows:
Kew + uleEdn- NlEOulOuAs VI
the Society of St Sulpice. and professor
OF Holy Scripture at the Catholic In
stitute of Paris.
Rev. David Fleming, vicar general OF
! the Franciscans.
Rev. Albert Lepidi, of the Dominican
| order. master of the Sacred Apostolic
| Palace. Rome.
Rev. Thomas Esser. Of the Dominican
| Order. and secretary Of the Congregation
OF the Index. Rome.
/ Mgr. Antoine Marie Ceriani, project OF
/ the Ambrosian Library, Rome.
/ Rev. Francis de Hummelauer. the Jes-
uit
| Mgr. Thomas Joseph Lamy. member IF
London, and professor at the University
I OF Louvain.
Dr. Othen Bardenhewer. professor of
Holy Scripture at the University of Mu-
Mich.
Canon Jean Mercati. secretary OF the
Vatican Library, Rome
/ Rev Henri Gismondi. the Jesuit, pro-
fcssor Of Holy Scripture at the Gre
gcrian University. Rome.
! Rev. Jean ?Hyacinthe Cereseto. Of the
/ Oratory. professor at the Theological
| College of St. Thomas, of Genoa.
Rev A. Van HoOnaeker, professor oil
| Sacred Scripture at the University OF
/ Louvain.
] Mgr. Salvatore Talamo. canon or the
| Vatican basilica.
/ Dr. Charles Grammar, professor oil
/ Holy Scripture at the Catholic Univer-
/ sity at Washington
The Washington times., 1903-02-18
HOTEL GUESTS ROUTED
FROM BEDS BY FIRE
Employe Missing, and One Fireman
Fatally Injured

PORT HURON. Mich. Feb. 1S.--The
St Clair Hotel one Of the largest hotels
of this city. was destroyed by fire al
an early hour this morning. man
named Worthy, employed about the hotel
a. a yardnan. is missing. and rs be
lieved to Eave been burned to death
Milton Campbell. a fireman. was fatal
" crushed under falling walls All the
hotel guests made their escape, many Of
them rushing out in their night clothes.
CHICAGO. Feb. 1S.-Fifty guests in the
Ashland House were routed out Of their
beds at o'clock this morning, by a FIRE
which destroyed the fve-story brick
buildings / and , North Clark Street.
The sleeping guests were Awakened by
the proprietor and night clerk of the
hotel and all escaped in safety, although
many suffered from the cold, as they
were scantily clad.
The flames started on the third floor,
and a report was circulated that over
a score OF persons had been cut on and
burned to death, but all the missing
were accounted for later.
Clay Rush. proprietor OF the beer and
concert hail on the first floor Of the
building. and his wife and family. were
carried from the burning building. other
persons living in the building were
rescued by fremen. The loss will aggre-
gate S25, 600
The Washington times., 1903-02-18
A FEW
TIMELY
SUGGES TIONS.

A cured cold prevents pneumonia and
consumption.
The money is refunded for any cough
or cold Father Johns Medicine cannot
cure.
Il builds new tissue and gives lighting
power TO war; on disease
Children and women with pale, shin
faces. lack OF color, don't get on we'll
because their blood is starved.
Father Johns Medicine nOurishes the
blood. makes flesh. snd gives cOlOr-it
is Food Medicine and has been in use
over half a century. since an eminent
specialist prescribed IL for the late Rev
Father John O'Brien. OF Lowell. Mass.
by whom il was recommended and from
whom IL derived its name.
Remember. not a patent medicine. and
free from opium, morphine. cocaine, or
poisonous MERCHANDISING drugs in any
form Il is guaranteed. The 81 bottles
contain three times the quantity OF the
5O-cent size
The Washington times., 1903-02-18
ANOTHER BODY LAY IN
GRAVE DUG FOR HERO
Strange Blunder at Brooklyn Naval
Hospital Necessitates an Exchange.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-WhiIe the
gloom of midnight hung over the ceme-
terry adjoining the Naval Hospital in
Brooklyn the other night. twelve ma
rines. with great secrecy. disinterrcd a
body that had been buried there the
preceding afternoon. and. without cere-
monies or honors Of any sort. silently
lowered into the grave the other body
had occupied the coffin containing the
body Of Boatswain Andrew HendTicksOn,
one OF the nine men killed in the ex-
pIosion in the turret OF the Massachu-
sets.
Through a strange error the coffin
containing the body Of Walter Schert. n
gunner's mate, enlisted from Chicago.
had been buried in the naval cemetery
with full Masonic hOnors. Three vol
Ieys had been fired over the grave and
the sad. waiIing notes of the bugler's
taps" had sounded above the body OF
the gunner's mate. while the body OF the
boatswain lay with eight others in the
hold OF the collier Ajax.
That night. the mistake being discov-
cred. the body OF the boatswain was car
ried secretly to the cemetery. The body
of Schert with great difficulty was taken
from the frozen ground and the other
body silently buried.
Yesterday in Chicago the body OF Wal
ter Schert was again committed to the
earth with all the impressive ceremo-
MES or the Catholic Church
Had il not been for the necessity Of
securing certificates from the board OF
health before the body Of Schert could
be forwarded TO Chicago. it is not at all
unlikely that the gunner's mate would
have rested peacefully in Brooklyn
while Boatswain Hendrickson would
! have been buried in Chicago by the reIa-
/ tives of Schert-
! An old tar who had been in charge OF
the burial squad that changed tho
/ bodies in the grave in the naval GENE
| terry said yesterday:
! I've lowered many a man over the
/ side. shoveled dirt into many a black
\ hole. but with all the hard jobs I've hac
/ TO do in my time. I've never come. 50
near mutiny in my life. II was a case OF
] dig and say nothing for / guess they
wore afraid people might take US fol
\ ghouls II We were caught. They
marched over with The other coffin neal
midnight. and. OF course the grave haC
been filled up A lot Of heavy stone,
had been placed on the other coffin
which was under three fet OF water. W,
we're working there three hours befor,
We got the collins exchanged
The Washington times., 1903-02-18
COMMISSIONER WARE
MAY BE TRANSFERRED
Story That Powell Clayton
Will Succeed Him.
OPPOSED BY HIS SUPERI0RS
Move Expected to Strengthen Presi-
dent in the South-Mr Ware
Will Not Talk.

The Inquirer" OF Philadelphia pub
Ished this morning the following.
An important change. involving two
high officials of the Government. viii
shortly be made by President Roose-
welt
Eugene F. Ware. OF Iowa. the pres
ent Commissioner OF Pensions, viii be
transferred to another post. He will be
succeeded as Pension Commissioner By
Powell Clayton. or Arkansas, who is now
ambassador 10 Mexico.
The cha oge will be made because Mr..
Ware has not proved a shining success
at the head OF the Pension Bureau
Shortly after he succeeded H. Clay
Evans. OF Tennessee. in the Office Mr..
Ware was unfortunate enough TO incur
the displeasure OF his immediate supe-
rior officer, Secretary OF the Interior
Hitchcock
since that time there has been con-
slant friction between the two men and
1t has had a demoraIizing effect upon
the personnel OF the bureau.
The President has not yet decided
what position - viii give Mr. Ware.
but the chances are that he will be Of
ship that becomes vacant. He will not
be given the Enthusiastically 10 Mexico,
10 be vacated by Mr.. Clayton. as that is
one Of the most desirable diplomatic
posts in the service.
Mr.. Clayton will be making a fnan-
eial sacrifice. as the ENTHUSIASTICALLY to
Mexico pays him $1,000 year, while
the Pension Commissioner receives but
5000 a year. He is wealthy. however.
and IT is understood he is willing TO
make this sacrifice for the President,
who is one OF his closest personal
friends.
1T is believed in Administration cir
cIes that the appointment of Mr.. Clay
ton as Pension Commissioner will
strengthen Mr. Roosevelt politically,
particularly in the South MI Clayton,
while a Southern man. is of Northern
birth. and served in the Union army
during the civil war. He is extremely
popular in Arkansas"
Commissioner Ware this morning re-
fused finally to discuss the report
The Washington times., 1903-02-18
HOW EARLY SLEDS WERE MADE

From history We learn that the boys
in the time OF George III coasted on
sleds made OF a small board with beer
bones as runners. but these dropped out
OF sight when an inventive genius built
one out Of a barrel staye. for his Inven-
tion was extensively copied The barrel
slaves were called Jumpers" and skip
pers. and were made Of a single barrel
stave OF moderate width 20 which was
nailed a twelve-inch seat-pOst about
amidships. A piece OF barrel head con
stituted the seat. To navigate this craft
required no little skill. the revolutions
and coEvolGtions performed by the rider
while "gittin' the hang OF the derned
old thing being akin to the antics or
tenderfoot on bucking broncho- more
stable anl docile jumper was made by
fastening two or three slaves side by
side but these We're not considered as
fast travellers as the single slaves
Outing
The Washington times., 1903-02-18
MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE"

Scotch stories ike the tap OF the
British drum. go round the world. and
like il. also. always sound fresh and well
come One wonders where a story origi-
nated-it can scarcely be absolutely new
which comes via the after dinner ora
tory of a Scottish gathering held recently
in South Africa. II relates to n Scottish
wort by who. when he heard OF anybody
coming by misfortune. was in the habit
of saying. oh. il MIGHT a been waur. -
A friend wagered to tell him something
which re could not possibly cap In this
way All said this friend TO him. I've
had an awful dream. ! dreamt l was
d lad and worse than that. l dreamt
was in the in pace. ''Ah, man. was
the quiet comment. "but n MIGHT a been
waur; We Hicht a been there instead o
only dreamin' it A wager was thus
rashIy lost but our own concern is that
Scottish stories should be registered
romewEere so we could always look up
their origin or draw upon them. Even a
new Department OF the Patent Once.
which happens Just now 10 be extending
its duties, might be devoted TO this pU--
posC. London Chronicle
The Washington times., 1903-02-18
DENOUNCED BY PRIEST
AT ALTAR AS BlGAMIST
Dramatic Humiliation of Would-Be Bridegroom,
Who Says He IS Victim of Cruel Trick.

CHICOPEE, Mass, Feb 1S.-When
Julia Laczak and Jakub POtOrski. with
their attendants. moved up the aisle OF
St StaBislaus Church last night, form
ing The largest wedding party seen in
the church in years. they met Rev. DR..
Czelus. the parish priest at the altar.
They saw the priest take from his robes
what they believed to be the book of
ritual.
It proved to be a letter purporting to
have been written by a Polish priest III
Scranton, Pa. and made the startling
announcement that Mr.. PotOrski, aged
forty years. was already a married man
and had a wife and four children living
in Russia. The information in the let
ter was said TO have come from cousin
of Mr.. PotOrski in Scranton. After read
ing the letter the priest declared that in
the presence Of such evidence he could
The Washington times., 1903-02-18
LoNDoNS LITTLE "KINKAJoU."

a new specimen of this curious little
bear-like creature from South America
has Just been added to the collection Of
live beasts in, the Regents Park. The
kinkaiou has the odd character Of look
ing like almost anything in the NAM
maIian line rather than that which il
actually is. The older biologists sus-
pected IL TO be a lemuT. by virtue prob
ably of its large eyes and generally
lemur-like head. l. is. however. Of the
bear kind. and lives among trees, hold
ing fast by its pTchensile tail If he
tail be grasped in the hand-caia having
been previously taken to asCertr in that
the sentiments OF the kinkaiou itself are
friendly-it viii do what the crocodile
in "Sylvie and Bruno" did. and that is.
walk up it's own tail. After this aero
battle feat there is perhaps no further
aeed its merits 10 discIosc.-Westm
stpr Gazette
The Washington times., 1903-02-18
TWO SCIENTIFIC PAPERS READ.

Two papers, The Religion of the
Haida Indians Of Queen Charlotte's
Islands. British Columbia" by DR.. John
r. Swanton. and another on the recent
discovery of - peculiar wheelshaped
monument in Wyoming held in super
stltiOus veueratiOn by certain Indian
tribes OF the Northwest. written by C. A
Smms and read by Dr. J. ID. Mcclure.
were presented at a meeting OF the
AnthrOpOlOgicaI Society OF Washington
last evening AT the Cosmos Club. Tho
assembly hall OF the club was crowded 70
the doors, and both papers were lis
tened 10 with sustained interest.
The Washington times., 1903-02-18
SCIONS OF PATRIOTS
WILL OBSERVE THE DAY.
Children of Revolutionary
Sires in Convention.
WILL MEET ON SATURDAY
Essays on Patriotic Subjects to Be
Read and Prizes Presented to Three
Successful Competitors.

The annual convention OF the Ma
tionaI Society of the Children Of the
American Revolution will be held on
Saturday, February 21. at $50 O'Clock. in
Columbian University Hall. Fifteenth
and II Streets northwest At this hour
the national officers will welcome the
members and delegates. after which the
business session Will be held, taking up
the morning hours with reports OF ma
tioral officers. State directors. and the
election OF officers.
At 2 o'clock. prize essays on Patriot
ism" written by members OF the So
ciety, will be read. and the prizes pre-
scnted by Mrs. SternberE. the national
president. 10 the three successful com
Pctitors. Fhese essays We're examined by
committee consisting of Gen. Thomas
A Anderson. vice president general Of
tie Sons of the American Revolution.
Hon. Edwin Warield. president general
OF the Sons OF the American Revolution.
and Prof. Edwin \. Grosvenor, Of Am
herst College. who reported their de-
cision 20 the Prize essay committee.
occasion, and members OF the several
patriotic societies in the District of Co
lumbia. and all others who are inter
ested. are cordially invited to be present.
Public Church Services.
On Sunday. February %. at o'clock.
a public patriotic service will be held
at the Church OF the Covenant. Con-
uecticut Avenue and y Street northwest.
cOmmemorating the birth OF Washing
ton. Members of the Society OF the
Children OF the American Revolution
are requested TO present themselves ut
the church FIVE minutes before o'clock.
a SPECIAL reserved seats will be given 10
them.
On Monday. February %. members OF
the society will visit Mount Vernon 70
participate in exercises around the tree
planted by the Children Of the Ameri-
can Revolution.
On Tuesday. February "a at O'Clock
a private reception will be rendered the
national society at the Washington CIut
by the national board OF management
to which admission will be by card only
This will conclude the convention of 1903
Officers of the Society.
The officers OF the society are: Presi-
dent, Mrs. George NJ. Sternoerg; vice
president. in charge OF organization oi
local societies. Mrs. A. Howard Clark;
vice presidents. Mrs. John w. Foster
Mrs Mary Harrison Mckee. Mrs. Adolf
plus W. Greedy. Mrs. Robert Catlin. Mrs
Charles II. Davis. Mrs. Robert l. Elem
ing, Mrs. Joseph Paul: recording SCI.
Rotary. Mrs Marcus Benjamin; CORE
spending secretary, Mrs. James KnO1
Taylor registrar. Mrs. Harry Heth
treasurer. Mrs. Violet Blair Janin; chap.
lain Mrs. Teunis s. Hamlin.
The Washington times., 1903-02-18
FATHER OF TWELVE NOT
A PARENTHOOD CRIMINAL
Correspondent Pleads "Not Guilty" to
Presidents Indictment

No recent utterance of President
Roosevelt has created such interest as
his letter TO the author OF The Woman
Who Tolls" on the glory OF parenthood-
He daily receives letters thanking him
for his splendid sentiment
Some are rather humorous. Yesterday
he received a letter from a gentleman
in nearby state. 1nclosing a photo
showing the writer and his wife and
their twelve children.
Under the picture was written, Not
guilty.
This was in answer TO the President 3
indictment OF those who dislike having
children as being criminals against the
race
The Washington times., 1903-02-18

not perform the ceremony. He ad-
dressed a fiery denunciation TO the in
tended groom and said that if it were
not for the sake of the parties who would
share in the disgrace he would have him
arrested at once. He warned him out
of town. and then dismissed him from
the church.
When asked why he had not informed
the parties interested of the contents of
the letter before thy reached the
church. the officiating priest said that he
wished TO make an example OF Potorski,
and thought to make his humiliation
more complete.
Potorski says he is the victim OF a
malicious trick. He has cabled TO the
parish priest Of his native town in Rus
sia and says he expects to receive a
reply today that will clear him from
suspicion.