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The Washington times., 1904-01-01
COTTON BOIL WEEYIL
WORRIES SECRET
Otherwise New Year Outlook Is such
as to Inspire Hope of
Great Results.

Secretary Wilson of the Agricultural
Department takes a hopeful view of the
new year He said:
"All the bureaus and divisions have i'm
portant problems on hand, and we are
confident that before the year is over
they will make discoveries or improve
ments that will add largely to the
wealth of the country or cut off
sources of loss which now exist
Il do not like TO place one division
over another. but ! should say that our
most important effort this year will be
20 find some check for the cotton boil
weevil, which is doing such vast
amount of injury TO the cotton growers
Of the country. Our most expert en-
tomologists and men thoroughly famil-
lar with cotton growing in all its phases
and in all countries will give the sub
1ect their close attention.
We hope by this time next year 10
have learned enough about the habits
and life of the past to be able to evolve
some method by which the evil can be
obviated. The remedy may be in treat
ing the plants directly or in preparing
the ground, or it may be I'm changing
the seed or the time of planting, and we
shall try every possible device TO find
some means of saving the thousands Of
bales now annually destroyed by the
WeeVil.
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
GIFT OF $4,000 FOR
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES
Boston Conductors, .Brakemen, and
Motormen Are Well Remembered
on New Year Day.

BOSTON, Jan. Sixty thousand dol
lars in gold will be distributed today
by the elevated road among about 400
Of its employees as a New Year gift. in
recognition of the faithful services of
the past year. Every uniformed en-
ploye in the service Of the road who
has been engaged more than six months
is entitled to SIS of the 10000 provided
his record is a clean one.
Conductors. motormen, brakemen.
guards, station masters. inspectors, and
others will receive a part of the reward.
The employees remembered are scatter
ed over the lines in twelve towns and
cities.
About 100 men have been employed less
than six months. They will be included
in next years distribution.
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
GIANT BEEF TRUST
FORMED IN BOSTON
Will Control Entire Packing Business
Throughout the New Eng
land States.

BOSTON. Jan. 1T is learned that
Boston begins 1904 with a giant beef
trust Of Sl0.5O000o. The new trust is
without name. but its basis is this:
North Packing and Preserving Com
pany. $1,000 600: John p. Squire & Co.
S5OOOeJO; Boston Packing and Provision
Company. 100000 The merger was eff
fected by an equal exchange of stock
after the insolvent Squire Company was
bought by the Swift Company.
This completes the big combination
which the National Packing Company
of Chicago has been working for with
Swift & Co. Morris & Co. ana Armour
x Co behind It.
The trust will control all the beef
packing business in New England.
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HEARD THEIR SENTENCE
UNDER CHRISTMAS TREE

TRENTON. y. j.. Jaa IA fully
trimmed Christmas tree in the Sunday
school room of the Central Methodist
Church. which apartment is used by the
county as a temporary court house.
made a strange setting for two score
prisoners who were called to receive
sentence.
The offenders were required to stand
almost under the dropping, gift-laden
branches Of the tree as they heard
from the lips Of the Judge the words
that sent many Of them TO State prison
II was truly a queer Christmas mix-up
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
ewETs" WIN IN RoAr!oKE.

ROANOKE, Va. Jan. LIN the local
election here yesterday the vets" car
ried every ward. getting l.S2S votes,
against S41 for the "drys." unique
feature OF the cav was a dry parade
of women and children. carrying BAN
ners. led by a drum corps. This acted
as a boomerang for the cause II was
designed TO aid.
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SPECIAL DISPENSATl0N
PERMITS USE OF MEAT

BY special dispensation OF his holiness.
Pope Plus X, Catholics all over the
world win be permitted to eat meat
today. The Church. as a rule, does
not permit its people TO eat meat on
Friday. except when Christmas falls on
that day of the week. 1t is within the
province OF the Pope to make any such
concession as he may deem advisable.
as the Church places the power OF all
such administration in him and he may
grant such favors at his pleasure
The Washington times., 1904-01-01

Want advertisements and subscrip-
tons fo- the Evening and Sunday
following branches at regular Office
rates: Library Pharmacy, I'd ST and Pa.
Ave Sc; William II. Davis & Bro. 18th
and u SITS. NV; William c. Gentner.
cor 18th and u SITS. NV: L. French
Simpson, cor. 7th St. Rhode Island ave.
and r SITS. nv; Theodore A. Z. Judd.
cor. 9TH and II SITS ne: Astoria PhaT.
macy, w. A Evans. mgr, cor. 3rd and
G NV. Charles II. Blumer North Capt
tOl and II SITS. ne; Il. A Neitch, 2Otn
and NJ SITS. NV; II. A. Yates, ne cor.
7th and NJ SITS. NV; Quigleys Phar-
macy, 21st and G SITS. NV: O'DOnnell
& Rogers. cor Sth and G. sts. sc.
Anacostia-Bury's Pharmacy. corner
Monroe and Jefferson SITS.
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
BIG EARNINGS REPORTED
OF U. S. STEEL COMPANY

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-Estimates re-
garding the earnings Of the United
States Steel Corporation for the final
quarter Of the year which ended yester-
day continue to be more optimistic than
they were about two weeks ago The
opinion seems TO be pretty generally
held that the net earnings will be be-
tween Sl4, 600 600 and Sl5. 900, 900. with the
probability Of the latter figure being
nearer correct. and a possibility OF
their being slightly in excess of that
arnnrfnf
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
KILLED For TEN CENTS

DANVILLE, Va. Jan. III. T. Davis.
a one-armed Confederate veteran. was
shot and killed near Lola. Pittsylvania
county. Wednesday night by Eli Oliver
The shooting seems to have resulted
from a dispute over an alleged bill
amounting TO 10 cents.
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
Voluntary BankruntcY.

Andrew Krause. a jobber in confec-
tioneries, has filed a petition in volun-
tary bankruptcy. He lists his liabili-
ties at $4,000. and his assets at ST.
Z70S4. Percival NJ. Brown is named as
counsel for the petitioner.
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
TELEGRAPHERS PROTEST
AGAINST "SUNDOWNING"
Worthy Men Said to Be Deprived of
Work by Policy of the
Department.

Commercial telegraphers are much
wrought up over the report Of the in
vestigation by the Department of Com
merce and Labor into the shutdown
ing OF several Of that department s
operators.
These operators claim that the investi-
cation went no further than William j.
Lee, chief operator Of the labor depart
ment. and as the latter was accused Of
holding second position at New York
newspaper bureau. they fail to see
where the charges have been answered.
Petition to Cortelyou.
In few days. however, at least fifty
operators will sign a petition asking
Secretary COrteiyOu TO look further into
the matter, and they believe the Secre-
tary VIII find that not only a drunk
Out OF a job but the majority of the
commercial telcgraphers Of this city are
making war on Government SHUTDOWN
ers.
A prominent operator said today:
LAS a Washington telegrapher of ten
years experience. and necessarily IA
Iniliar with local conditions affecting the
profession, ! desire 70 refute, in toto
the statement purporting TO come from
Secretary Cortelyou. respecting the un-
employed telcgra pliers in this city.
1T is a well-knOWn fact in telegraphiC
circles that there are several competent
employed in this city. and recently sew
eral were compelled to depart and seek
employment elsewhere.
The Waiting List.
The Western Union today has from
ten TO fifteen men on the waiting list.
During a session Of Congress there are
more A waiting list mans duties are
chiefly 10 wait. sometimes from to IL
"A. m until noon and l y. m. before as
signed to work. and then receives, in
many cases. but a few hours employ
ment Often they receive full time and
over but as a rule the waiting list
man receives about half time. 1t may
not be amiss TO state here the fact that
during the present month one or more
OF the waiting list men have received
ali told IS each for services.
us II not safe TO assume that II the
Government telegraphers were salts
fed with but one position number Of
willing and competent men on waiting
lists would be enabled TO earn re-
spectacle LIVELIHOOD
Always Want More.
Every Government telegrapher in
this city is receiving from % 70 100
per cent more. in salary. than he did
prior 10 the Spanish-American war, but
they seem 20 want more.
The head of the Department Of Com
merce and Labor seems not to display
his usual fine discretion and diplomacy
when he permits his telegraphers. who
no doubt, are as honorable and trust
worthy as the ma jority, to engage in
employment with newspapers and
brokers' whore the temptation 20 use In
formation acquired In connection with
their duties In the bureau is especially
strong and alluring. and not always
overcome.
1T is generally understood among the
Washington telegraphers that one Of
the men In the Department OF Com
merce and Labor Is enabled to combat
the ethics OF health and hygiene by
working from midnight until a M
and resuming his duties during the day
The question naturally arises: Which
interest suffers the most when he works
all day7'
The Washington times., 1904-01-01

Genuine S., SO, and 81 Sample Shoes,
Three hundred styles at $2S5. Keene'
Shoe Store. 90S q Street northwest
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
MITCHELL DEFENDS
? INCIPLE OF UNIONISA
ia8 idual Cases No Proof
of General Rule.
GNED ON FALSE BASIS
- eader Says Public Has Wrong
iption of Objects Sought by
Organization.

one would resent the charge
American is a drunken, lying.
cheating. murderous criminal.
individual Americans have been
Of these various crimes says
tchell resident OF the United
orkers, i'm his book, entitled
ed Labor In discussing the
of trades unionism. Mr.
says:
eyes of some critics the prin-
grievance Against trade unions is
rnE fact that they exist. They aver that
theN have no objections TO labor unions
II properly conducted. but this proviso
correctly analysed. usually means that
tho unions must not do any of the things
for which they are organized. These
opponents of trades unionism are like
the man who was for the law. but
against its enforcement
The case against trades unionism may
be said TO consist of charges against in
dividual persons CT Organizations. and
OF more sweeping charges against or
CARNATIONS in general. Ii is not con-
sidered unfair to bring a series OF
charges against trades unions or against
unionism. as 1t present conducted. be
cause individual unionists have shown
ties of human kind
~'rhe unions have repeatedly been adj
judged guilty by persons who have not
taken the trouble to investigate tn,
Iacts, the usual Jnto4 y appearing TO be,
sentence hrst. trlal afIerward.
According. 20 one WOuld-be adviser
OF labortng men. trades uniOnism IS an
artinciai institution, built by man 70
courteract some natural law.
This is an old and false conception of
4 md Fsa NE
conception Of natural law. The same
criticism might be leveled against ali
institutions. whether they be school sys-
TEN, our system of law OF even the
Government of the United States.
Self-Made Men
1T is frequently urged against trades
unionism that there have always been
men who have risen from the ranks
without the aid OF any labor organiza-
ton. The opponents of labor unions
point out many self-made men who
started as workmen and who arose to
high positions in the industrial world.
The workmen therefore, they believe,
should be encouraged not TO join the
union. but TO attempt to do as these
successful individuals have done-earn
for themselves an exceptional position
in society Any natural born American
States. but IL is not possible for all of
them TO do so. In the same way IL is
possible that one out Of every million
may become Schwab or a Carnegie,
but for the great majority this hope is
illusory"
The Washington times., 1904-01-01

Order Skaters Flowers Tor
New Year Day 18th 6 l; IN Pa. ave
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
LOANS or $40
Money Loaned salaIiOd People,

Retail merchants. teamsters boarding houses.
without security; largest business in - pr1=-
cipaI cities TOLMAN. Room l0l. SIS 18TH 81
HA1--
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
LOCAL MENTION.
A Requisite of the Holiday Season.

Every good host should keep a case OF
Nat. Cap. Brewing Co. 8 ''Muenchener'
Beer on hand for his guests. 2 doZ. SL25
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
Gas Radiators.
Oil Heaters

Gas Radiators. Oil Heaters.
Gle 18th st. 2Iuddiman & Co. 1904 G
Schmid,s for rfets. 712 18th 81
The Washington times., 1904-01-01

wilkins Famous Fruit Cake
Id pound cake. 121kc pound 924 9Th st.
The Washington times., 1904-01-01

Going to close cut this last
dozen or so at So tomorrow. Big,
high grade hats of the very finest
Beaver-in blue, red, tan, and
black. Haven't been quoted less
than - before. Wen close them
out at SO.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-21
IF RUSSIA LOSE.

HE harried Gar who reads day by day the of wrecked
armies and perishng hopes in the Far East
tenon sharply divided by the gloomy of his home po-
lice From Finland comes the OF sudden bones
the part OF the secret patriotic societies. Poland
open defiance OF the separasts the downrodden
credited with
inevitably break the Gar minds
OF Old World dipomatists: if Russia lose what then?
Besides the lost prestige in the family of the
weight national shame which be
all empires the immediate effects of defeat upon
the vitals OF the Russian with impossible
10 estimate OF the manifold disasters resulting decisive
trouncng at the hands OF Japan would be of
and arcachng influence Their potency would
Russia its foundations.
The first of these and which be giving premontov
warnings OF its possible strength the blow
struck directly the integrity of the empire Russia great
asmato OF all the There recently
which still OF governmental digestion
the Poles Crcasans Armenian the peoples OF Central Asia
these the elements OF Russian dominion and
whose of nationality is cubed only
these peoples receive the abasement of Russian
sign now finds place
in the councils of Nicholas.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-21
STATE FORESTRY DEPARTMENT.

SPECIAL committee of the California Water and Forest As
~ ISOLATION after careful deberation and with the
OF the United States Bureau
reported back outlines for bill directed
OF California forests Under the provisions of this
to be urged the next Legislature for
Forester appointed by the serving during
haviOr, have deputy constituting
permanent fire fighting force The establishment of the depart
ent and Its maintenance projected by the associations
tee, will cost the State not 100000 annually.
This of the California
ISOLATION worthy and we'll worth thorough
During the three months threequarers million
the States finest timber land have been devastating
and thousands OF dollars worth of property licked
sides the valuable timber of
and Coast that have suffered from forest
of the Big Basin saved from the woodmans
devoted efforts of society of lovers
the ames and many of them permanent
provision against the loss OF our forests be made.
sincerely to be hoped that when Legislature takes
action the suggestion that before
Office of the State Forester will be with the
recommendation of the associations
efficient official look after the
be the chances of political patronage
continual change ncumbency.
manenty the head OF affairs successful policy
whose of Office is subject the fluctuations political
tide accomplish little
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-21
GLAMOUR.

have read so long in the Book of the
Brave,
/ hear the tramp of their feet
In the quiet village street.
catch the sound OF an echOing cheer,
Blown down the night wind family
clear.
And the drums unfaltering beat
1 have read so long in the Book of the
Brave.
Their flags go streaming by,
Sharp comes the sentry's cry;
The shaded light of my study lamp
Seems a low glimmer from some still
camp.
Where the sleeping soldiers lie.
I have read so long in the Book of the
Brave,
/ march where the heroes are;
On my breast / feel a scar
] turn to gaze on the rayless night.
The gloom is cleft by a beacon light,
And behold-the bivouac start
Lulu Whedon Mitchell. in the October
Century,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-21
BUTTERFLIES FOR SICK.

Many people have sent flowers from
their summer gardens TO the sick in the
hospitals but perhaps only one person
has had the idea of sending a box Of
butterflies along with the flowers The
woman who had the idea tells enthusi-
astically of how it came to her.
Il was gathering flowers for my hos
pital box on a day when my garden
seemed to be filled with butterflies. AS
1 picked the flowers 1 often stopped
in my work to watch them.
LAS 1 stood holding a big bunch of
sweet peas very gorgeous butterfly
came lowering near it. l got so much
pleasure watching him that it sudden
ly flashed into my mind that the sick
children would like to watch him, too.
So 1 caught him carefully, so as not
to hurt his wings, and went indoors for
a box to put him in. 1 realized that
whole ward Of children could not
watch one butterfly, so 1 caught lot
OF them.
The nurses told me that the chill
dren found great delight in watching
the butterflies float about from one
bunch of flowers to another"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-21

A wedding of unusual beauty took
place last evening at 6 o'clock in the
spacious rooms of the Concordia Club,
where Miss Rose Newman. daughter Of
Simon Newman, president of the Con-
cordia Club, was united in marriage
TO Max Blum For this occasion all
available space was utilized, the CLUB
having been transformed into
grove of trees and flowers. The brides
attendants were Miss Minnie Newman,
maid of honor. and Miss May New
man, bridesmaid. DR.. Sanford Blum
served his brother as best man. The
bridal party passed up the broad stair
way to the parlors. which were lavish
~ trimmed in garlands of white COS
mos, while immense punches of white
chrysauthemums and bamboo adorned
the corners and doorway between the
rooms. Here the ceremony took place
in the presence of $50 guests. Dr. Jacob
Voorsanger officiating. The bride was
eowned in exquisite white satin chif-
fon cloth, her bridesmaids wearing
soft white silk with touches OF pink
Following the rites, the bridal party
and guests repaired to the dining hall
on the third floor. passing continually
through bowers of foliage and flowers,
to destination of no less floral lux
uriance Tables cleaning with can
delabra also bore decorations of many
hued flowers. The walls were nearly
invisible under their loads of ever
greens. consisting of wild vines and
great branches of manZanita. The joy
BUSINESS of a festival abOunded, and no
brighter scene has been Witnessed
among the nuptial events this season.
Society will next month welcome the
return of General and Mrs. William
Graham, with their daughter. Miss
Meta Graham. all of whom have been
in the Philippines for some months.
7 Miss Graham's fiance. Lieutenant
Lewis w. Cass of the Thirteenth Cav
airy, will remain for the present at
Batangas, where he is stationed.
Beautiful Del Monte is harbOring
these distinguished visitors-Lord Her
bert Vane Tempest of England and
Captain and Mrs. de Clair of the Brit
ish embassy at Washington.
Mrs. George Rodman Shreve Will en-
terrain at bridge in Century Hall on
Tuesday afternoon, November 1.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Josselyn will
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-21
SYMPATHY

The staff on which trouble
leans
Sympathy is food to a starv-
ing heart.
Sympathy is two hearts pulling
at one load.
The least the rich may give, the
most the poor can offer
Sympathy is the cream that
rises on the milk of human kind
ness.
sympathy in sorrows hour is
like the gentle rain to dropping
flowers.
Loves healing balm, spread by
PHYS tender hand on sorrows
heart-wound
Perfect forgetfulness of ones
self in true feeling for the un-
happiness of others.
sympathy is the most powerful
human magnet for attracting and
holding friendship.
Sympathy is the blossom grown
from the costly bulb called per-
sonal suffering.
Sympathy Is a well toned in
strument that readily responds to
notes of veal or woe.
"A heart at leisure from itself,
To soothe and sympathize"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-21
CHARMING SILK GOWN.

A gown of deep bronze pink silk has
a charmingly embroidered petticoat of
cream lace, the embroidery in French
designs, narrow, pale-blue ribbon, ap-
piled in festoon effects. joining clus-
tiers of chiffon embroidered flowers in
pinks and blues and delicate French
colors. Lines of the silk are set in
fancifully across the lace petticoat. At
the sides the silk is carried back to the
train in slight panniers, the upper part
in corded tucks. More of these cords
finish the top of the sleeves. The lines
of the gown, with the graceful slope of
the train, are charming