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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-20
NEW POWER SIGNALING
ON FRENCH RAILWAYS

An interesting new development Of
power signaling is to be carried out in
connection with the installation of low
pressure pneumatic apparatus az Er-
mont Junction on The Northern Rail-
road of France. by the British Pueu-
matte Signal Company This junction.
which is within n short distance OF
Paris. is in the shape OF a twO-prOnged
fork the stem OF which leads TO Paris.
while one prong goes toward Poutoise
and the ether toward Valmondoisc. all
three lines beii5 c5ublc tracks. There
are also several sidings requiring TO be
worked from the junction cabin To
simplify the work OF the sigualmen
il has been decided 10 use "route-leyers'
and each combination of switch forming
"a cross road viii be worked by sig
nal lever. while another single lever
operates all the signals iu each dicec-
tion, these signals being selected on
the ground through the switches Thus,
instead OF having 20 pull over number
Of levers in series On order Go pass Il train
from one side OF the junction 90 the
other. the signaImau viii only have 20
pull two levers, one Of whlcii win work
the whole combination o. switches
necessary to be moved, while the other
is a master lever FOR the whole II
the signals for that route.
In the case of the siding the princi-
pie Of the route lever IS TO be carried
step further and both the signal and
/ the switch operated b. one STROKE Of
| the lever. The route lever arrange
ment already exists I'm essence at the
| Salisbury and Stainc5 installations on
/ the London and South Western. The
mechanism employed Is simply a vsri.
I alton Of the automatic return In
/ stead Of coming back at once 10 thg
cabin 10 complete the stroke of the lever
and release the interlockng the return
/ air from the operating chamber Is con-
/ veyed TO the second set of switches
| which IL operates i'm the usual way. auC
| thence the return air comes back 40
/ the cabin 20 give automatic indication
| 20 the signalman that the route is prop
/ erly set uD.
! IN the matter OF piping there vii
| probably be a saving over the ordinary
| method of operating by separate levers
! but-paradoNical though "a may seem
| a larger number Of levers VIII be re-
/ quired than would be wanted with III,
the ordinary practice. IS each combina
ton Of switches viii require a separate
lever. The installation at Ermont vii
! have a four-lever frame. and 10 Is under
/ stood that il il is satisfactory the lov
| pressure apparatus viii be used OF
| other parts Of the Northern the officer
| OF which have expressed their intention
20 adopt power signaling in future fol
all installations of over forty levers
Railroad Gazette.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-20
Grievances OF Colombia.
Whatever They Are the World Is Too
Busy to Listen.

The world has little or no use for
man with a grievance: it has even
less for government which attempts
20 play the part OF a striker" and
fails. Colombia finds herself in the
position OF the latter today. Through
her representative, General Reyes. she
now airs her alleged wrongs and APP
peais to the sympathy of the civilized
world. We should be greatly sur
ptised were she to get 1t.
The correspondence between the
State Department and General REYES.
sent by the President to the Senate on
Monday. sheds no new hight upon the
subject of Colombian and Panama af-
fairs. On the part Of General Reyes
It IS in spots distinetively impertinenr.
Ii was scarcely necessary, for IN
stance, that Secretary Hay should re-
ply TO General Reyes repeated impu-
tations upon the conduct and motives
OF our Government. The charge that
our Government, or any responsible
member of il, held intercourse, official
or unofficial, with agents of the revo-
luton in Colombia is utterly without
Justification, and could have suggested
itself to General Reyes mind only
after a perusal of some yellow jour
nal Of Democratic and anti-Adminis-
tiation tendencies. Equally without
Justification IS the insinuation. con-
veyed in one of General Reyes letters.
that any action of our Government.
prior 10 the revolution IN Panama.
was the result of completely with the
plans of the revolutionists. In taking
note of thess charges and investing
them with the dignity of a reply, the
State Department went out of It's way.
in our opinion, TO show consideration
to the agent Of q clique of disgruntled
strikers consideration which
neither agent nor principal was en-
titled to. The answer to this, of
course, may be that it was necessary
in order to ''make up the record" yet
We should be surprised 20 hear that
this correspondence had been read BY
anyone 10 whom time means anything.
The world at large cares little or
pothing, we repeat, for this CORE
spoadenee or the grievances of Co
lombia" What 1t does care for Is the
canal; and no canal was ever piereee
by pen and ink. Neither viii pen and
ink prevent It's being built. General
Reyes Is wasting his energies in enter
ing "a solemn protest, in the name Of
Colombia, against the denial Of justice
inflicted upon her" That protest Is
as ludierous as his threat that Colom-
bian troops viii now enter Panama,
"with view to subduing the rebel
lion"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-20
CONFIRMED IN HABIT.

"He leads them like lambs" suddenly
walled Attorney Samuel Madd9S. for the
defense. and looked sorrOwfully at JUS
tice Pritchard in the Postoiitce trials on
Tuesday.
'~SVho leads who?" asked the honor
able coiirt somewhat surprised by Che
apparently inapropos statement
Mr. Tai5sart leads the witnesses, j
mean" SAID Mr. Maddox. "He just draws
them right along until he gets tie an
swer he wants.
ooh. he can't help that, butted in G.
A. Douglass. ''he's heen so accustomed
10 leading witnesses on the stand tnat
be does it unc0nsciously. and il is
scarcely any use in trying TO stop him
Counsel for the prosecution viii not
lead the witnesses any more, announced
Justice Pritchard, and after this eN-
change Of legal amenities the trial pro
ceeded
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-20
Our Merchant Marine.
A Possible Way of Improvement of the
Service

The National Board of Trade will
discuss, among other things, in lis
thirty-fourth annual session. the i'm
provemept of the merchant marine
Tie Boston Chamber of Commerce
has recommended that Congress rem
der -all possible assistance and en-
eouragement for the enlargement and
maintenance of American Shipping
The trouble with some of the
schemes for the improvement Of the
merchant marine Is that they are
bnsed on grounds sentimental rather
than economic. Trade may follow the
flag if the inducements are all right,
but as a matter of fact trade follows
the best bargains There is one way
IL which this service might be inn
proved, however, which Is indicated IL
several books Of the human document
order which have lately been pub
bsbed by various firms IN New York
snd Chicago. The publishers have
apparently been at some trouble IA
get men who have really known tee
life Of the sea to write these books,
and their interest is primarily that Of
fiction, Of adventure. of episode But
there is just one point on which they
81 most euriously agree, and that l.
that there should be laws for the bet.
ter protection of the interests Of The
COMMON sailor. Stories almost IL
credible are told Of the brutality, par
simony, and injustice Of individual
captains, and it IS made quite clear
that the sailor, however efficient and
honest has absolutely no redress
Certain d,ips come to be stiglnatized
IS bad = certain captains are marked
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-20
NATIONAL CONVENTION
TO BE NEGROES MECCA
TrainlOad to Besiege Republican As
sembly to Protest Against Action
Of Lilly White Faction.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Jan. a0-Serrc
leaders or Alabama are arraaEing 10
send trainload Of members OF the
race in this and other Southern states.
TO the Republican National Convention
In Chicago fcr sthe purpose Of represent
ing to the patty authorities the manner
in which the Lily White Republicans a~e
alleged TO have excluded tie negro sr1.n
the party organization. and 90 de-nrad
their rights in the councils Of the parry
and as citizens
The leaders OF the movement NOT oaly
hope 70 have the party authorities CO.
clare against the LILY White policy
or ruling the negro, but viii also sack
% have Inserted IN the Eepublican al-
ionai platform Il plank 1gainst the ls-
franchisoment OF negroes An eflo4 IS
being made 90 have Booker r.. WASH
ington lead the PARTY
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-20
TO PREVENT DOCKING
OF HORSES TAILS

Representative Powers OF 1Iassachu-
sets has introduced n bill TO prevent
the docking of horses tails in the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
Representative Wiley of Alabama has
introduced bill appropriating $4,000
FOR the erection Of "A statue in Washing
ton to the memory of Jeremiah O'Brien,
and 10 b1ar the following Inscription /:
Erected 20 the memory Of the heroic
Irish-American, jeremiah O'Brien. who
captured and sank in the first sea fight
of the Revolutionary war the Mar
gurita."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-20

candidate In order that his strength may
be OF assistance IA helping along the
electoral ticket Judge Penfield has 4
iarge following in the Hoosier State. and
% is said that his chances Of success
are as good at the present time as are
those of any other aspirant for the
nomination.
Growth of Socialism.
Chicago missed the Democratic nation
al convention by few votes swun.r
from New York 70 ST Louis as the re-
suit Of q political deal to prevent any
advantage accruing 10 Representative
Hearst an aspirant for the Presidency.
but IL is nevertheless to have another
national convention besides the Repub-
ncan gathering. The National Socialist
party has issued call for its conven-
tiOn 10 be held in Chicago beginning
May T.
AS the Socialists cast more than ~. 900
votes in the last Presidential election
and the representation in the convention
is 10 be based upon one delegate 20 each
zoe votes poned in that year, the conven-
ton promises 90 be large one. The So
cialisr vote is divided. however between
two parties. the Socialist Labor party.
" llAfM NNAAtn UDDAA AtflNNN NBAE.'s anu Allt
Social democratic party. which polled
nearly twice that number The indica-
uoHs are that. IA view Of the fact that
the Socialist vote has steadily increased
during the past ten years, these parties
wiz poll sun larger number Of votes
this year
Socialism is most IN evidence IN Mas
sachusetts, where it now controls near
ly ~ per cent OF the vote. or an aggre-
gate OF 1000 votes. II also has 80 900
votes. or more than per cent Of the
votes OF New York. Next to Massachu-
sets the Socialists are strongest IN
Montana ana Washington. where they
control more than per cent Of the total
vote Of each OF these two States. So
prominent is Socialism becoming in pol-
itics that the Republican National Com
mittee which met here last month. at
the suggestion Of certain New York Re
publicans. referred the matter OF plan
TO prevent the spread Of the idea 10 a
committee TO act In conjunction with a
New York body 70 thwart the growth
OF Socialism
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-20
PROVIDE PENALTY
FOR DISHONEST OFFICIALS

Representative Haslins Of Vermont
has introduced IN the House a bill
which provides that every person who.
after his election TO- and while a MEM
Der Of Congress. or any other agent or
otacer of the Government who gives or
accepts compensation for procuring a
Government contract shah be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor. and upon con-
yictiOn be punished by not more than
two years Imprisonment. and a fine not
to exceed 81 600
The contract is 10 be declared nun and
void, and the person 50 guilty is made
ineligible 10 hold any Office under the
Government
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-20
American Voices.
The Imperative Necessity for Their
Cultivation.

Thomas Wentworth Higginson once
said that if he were shut up in the
dark with mixed company, he could
distinguish the gentlefolk by their
voices. Ii Is doubtful whether he
could do it now, for some of the peo-
pie in what is called good society
people with every advantage Of breed
ing-have voices anything but melod-
ious. Fashion has a great deal TO dc
with these things.
If Americans, particularly Ameri-
can women, would spend less time on
the study of the piano and more on
the study of the speaking voice, it
would add much to their charm. 1t
would also add to the delights Of So
cial life. When a crowd Of people
meet for social enjoyment in one
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-20
SWAMPLAND CLAIM
WON BY MINNESOTA

The Commissioner Of the Generai
Land Office has announced his Ce-
Cision sustaining the claim OF the State
OF Minnesota 10 certain swamp lands
in the State. as against f. A. Hyde &
Co
The land was claimed ~ Hyde. under
forest reserve lien selection and ly TIE
State under the swamp land grant u
1870 Although little more than thirty
six acres We're involved. the case has
attracted widespread attention. because
OF the eminence Of the contending leral
talent, headed By Capt Benson Foraker.
son Of the Senator from Ohio. and
Wayne MacVeagh. and because OF the
wealth 81 the mineral deposits supposed
TO underlie the tract.
Appeal to the Secretary OF the Is
terror may be filed within sixty days,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-20
VARlLLA'S MISSION
WAS PURELY PERSONAL

NJ Bunau-Varilla- minister from Pana-
ma, who has returned from a four
days visit 10 New York. said he had
gone there purely on personal business
To SEQ his wife and three children. who
are residing there.
The minister is gratifled that the
Panama treaty dawn by Secretary Hay
and himself and approved by the Paua-
ma junta, was adopted practically I'm its
entirety by the Senate committee. a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-20
THE
PERSONAL
SIDE
ADJOURN 10 ADJoININs Room.

What's doing I'm the next room?' was
a question that unexpectedly came up for
discussion at the last meeting of the
Washington Chapter Of the American
institute OF Bank Clerks.
While the clerks were talking of dnan-
cial troubles. sounds OF merrymaking
noated into the room, intorsperscd with
'he ciink of glasses, ripping laughter
and loud outlaws.
ne enViOus bankers cast their eyes
az the door that separated them from
the merrymakers. and IL was with the
idea OF voicing a popular sentiment that
George O. Watson. "a natural humorist.
suggested as the meeting was about 80
adjourn
AR Chairman, 7 move that the meet
ing adJourns' so the adjoining room.
Tie motion was promptly seconded.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-20

room, they can divide into groups and
enjoy conversation thoroughly, even
II they are all talking at once, so long
as their voices are low-pitehed ana
well modulated. but there are social
affairs in which the conversation of
the roomful of women reminds one OF
nothing 50 much as a cage u paro-
quets ready for dinner.
Foreigners often arouse dislike by
their comments on the strident, high
pitched voice of the American woman.
Indignant denials of this defect are
likely TO be made after every eriti-
cism, but it is easy for Americans to
forget that the impressions of a foi-
.eigner are uninnuenced by habit, and
that things which DO not strike us as
.earious are noticeable to him For IN
stance, when we see two well-dressed.
err at least, handsomely dressed, wo-
men enter street car, and hear one
Of them exelaim, in a voice which
rises above the rumble of the ear
Say, Name, DIE see that feller last
nightg7 we know that they are not
well-bred Americans, but the foreigner
not unnatmaIly takes them as speci-
mems of our better classes, because he
does not know The type.
To paraphrase a Simeon Ford proverb.
the difference between Hanna and
Heath is the difference between "a large
man with bis mind and little man
with a big head.
1t is unfortunate for the panic-stricl1en
audience argument Of the trust that
since the Iroquois Theater disaster there
have been fires about twice a week in
which the audience refused to be panic
stricken ct all.
Perry Heath says Senator Hanna is
pursued. He is-by enc bird of i'll omen
called Heath.
When the cold nips the weil-to-do citi-
zen through his furs and frieze it Is
good for him to remember the citizen
who is not welI-to-do. and gets the
freeze without the frls.
The New York Herald is not en-
gagged in crusade" for the abolition
Of personal 9ronouns. though its edi-
torioI paragraphs do have that appear
ance.
The charge that Mr. Hearst has
Topped" on the canal question causes
variegated and loug-conuuued loot
from the editorial end Of the -Amcri-
can" VIII all who love peace and quiet
please refrain from charging Mr.. Hearst
with anything except TIE purest patriot
ism and love Of truth?
Perry Heath comes on. Tor Taft and
Roosevelt slmultaneousIf-at least. that
is the current report
Heath's record may bs an right but
man who would steal Bryan's cruci>
nxion metaphor must be some sort Of a
leotofnaniac
The trouble about leap year balls is
that none Of them are gotten up by the
bachelors clubs.
If some of these new cereals We're
analysed, together with samples Of good
fresh sawdust, would there be any
danger OF getting them mixed?
The bob-sled is commonplace on d
country road but IN a crowded city it
creates ali the excitement Of an auto
mobile
The public IS conidenualiy informed
that I'm order to live on twenty-five cents
a week it is only necessary 20 live on
credit and pay ten cents on the dollar.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-20

Perry Heath says Senator Hanna is
pursued He is-by enc bird of ia omen
CALLED Heath.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-20

1t is unfortunate for the panic-striclen
audience argument Of the trust that
since the Iroquois Theater disaster there
have been fires about twice a week in
which the audience refused TO be panic
stricken ct all.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-20

To paraphrase a Simeon Ford proverb
Heath is the difference between "a large
man with a big mind and little man
/ with a big head
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-20

When the cold nips the weil-to-do citi-
zen through his furs and frieze. it Is
good for him to remember the citizen
who is not weli-to-do. and gets the
freeze without the frrs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-20

If some of these new cereals We're
analysed, together with samples Of good
fresh sawdust, would there be any
danger Of getting them mixed?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-20

The bob-sled is commonplace On d
country road. but IN a crowded CITY it
creates ali the excitement Of an auto
mobile
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-20

The trouble about leap year balls is
that none of them are gotten up by The
bachelors clubs.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
RUSSIANS LOSE
TRACE OF JAPS
NO ROOM Fur BOYS
AT Y. NJ. C. A. MEETING
All the Seats in the Gar
rick Theatre Needed for
Men

Owing to the fact that over 800 men
were turned away from the Garrick The
atre last Sunday afternoon for lack of
room, the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton has decided that the mems meeting
next Sunday afternoon at that place will
be open TO men only. no boys being admit
ted. Last Sunday a number Of boys took
advantage of the throng to press their
way In and occupied seats that should
have been held for men. Secretary Hop
kins IS glad to have the boys present when
they have room for them without keep
ing out the men, but as the service is de-
Signed for men, the boys will have to
make room.
The moving pictures to be shown next
Sunday are even finer than those shown
last Sunday, and are Of incidents in the
life Of Christ, including the shepherds
watching their fiocks al night. the flight
to Egypt and very fine films Of the death
Of John the Baptist. A feature OF the
meeting Will be the presence Of Rook
Loomis, Of West Chester who is totally
blind but who is a brilliant pianist and
will render a piano solo.
The Juvenile Orchestra of Grace Church
q most meritorious organization Of young
sters who 90 excellent work, will render
special selections.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
.GUARDSMEN WILL HAVE
NEW MAGAZINE RIFLES
Old SpringheIds Which Have
Seen Service So Long
Will Be Recalled

The new magazine rifles will in all
probability be issued to the Delaware
militia in a short time and the Spring
field rifles viii be recalled.
The following order has been issued
by Acknowledgement Wickersham.
I. With a view to the issue Of the
magazine rifle calibre 30. and accou-
trements. company commanders and
other officers. win turn in to the State
arsenal, at once. all Springfield rifles.
calibre As. gun sings, bayonets. waist
belts, cartridge boxes, ammunition and
loose parts of every description per-
tanning to this arm.
II. All rifles and accoutrements will
be thoroughly cleaned and oiled before
they are turned in. Where shipment is
necessary, rifles will be packed twenty
in a chest with twenty bayonets in the
bottom, using butt and muzzle blocks.
Each chest and box viii contain a list
of the contents, with the name of the
company commander, and the cover
will be put on with screws. This prop
erty will be properly nvoiced and
shipped to 1t. Col. A. d. Chaytor, Asst.
Q. NJ. General.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
FIGHTING ITALIAN
ALLOWED HIS FREEDOM
Evidence Showed That He
Was the Aggressor in
Battle With Knives

When the case Of Angelo Trento.
charged with murderously assaulting
Bernandino Albenzo was called In city
Court this morning the evidence show
ed that the prosecuting witness was the
.aggressor in the assault. For this rea-
son the case was dismissed. Trento
and Albenzo fought duel with knives
sometime ago and both were wounded.
The latter was seriously wounded and
was only released from a Philadelphia
hospital yesterday
The case Of Alonzo Clark. William
Woods, Frank Thomas, Thomas
Travis and John Wolfe. charged with
stealing zoo pounds Of copper wire
from the Joseph Bancroft and ScNs'
Company, was continued until Saturday
morning. All Of the defendants were
held under 5000 bail until that time.
Wolfe. Thomas and Travis We're also
charged with stealing a coat from L.
Eugene Chase. a student at the Will
mington Business School The coat
was stolen from that institution and
according to the evidence was pledged
LAT Levy's pawnbroker's establishment.
Travis strenuously denied being con-
nected with the theft. ltt after hearing
the evidence, the court held each OF
the culp1ts under $500 bail for court.
The case OF John Harris. boy
charged with being connected with the
larceny of some watches and rings
from the Wilmington Trading Stamp
Company. was continued until Mon
day morning.
Upon the application OF the prosecute
ing witness. Harry A. Oil, charged with
stealing a table a chair, and six pieces
of gimp, was dismissed.