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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-11
COMMITTEE APPROVES
SEVENTH STREET PAVING
Referred to Committee on Appropria-
lions as Amendment to the Annual
Expenses Of the District.

The Seventh Street paving improve
ment advocated by The Times was to-
day favorably considered by the Senate
District Committee. and a favorable re-
port was made IN the Senate by Chair
man Gallinger.
On his motion the amendment to au-
thorize the Improvement and appro-
pirate the money, S24O 900, was referred
to the Appropriations Committee for
consideration and to be included IN the
District appropriation bill, II approved.
Other intended amendments reported
favorably and referred later by the
Senate TO the Appropriations Commit
tee were as follows:
Bridge across Ptney Branch, $4,000;
National Homeopathic Hospital, 70
aid in its reconstruction and compile
ton, 900: increase in policing har-
Dor and river front. s., 600; for house and
furniture for chemical engine company,
to be located near Benning, SO, COO; in
crease salary for Police Court
judges from 5000 10 $1,000; for
grading Grant Street northwest,
between Eighteenth and Nine
teenth, $1,000; for Grant and other
streets In American University Park.
-, 900; for Twentieth Street northeast
from Brentwood Road to Queens Chap
el Road, 5000; changing title of law
clerk In Corporation Counsels Office to
Fourth Assistant Corporation Counsel;
priation from 5000 TO s.. 900 dnstead of
81 900 as asked; Columbia Polytechnic
Institute for the Blind s. 900 Qnstead Of
SIC coo as asked
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PHILADELPHIA. March 1.-TWO
girls. Tilted by their sweethearts. have
had the recreant SWANS arrested. At
ter seine strenuous persuasion one of
the pairs was married and the other
viii probably wed.
The case Of Annie KessleT and Max
Whitman is the more romantic Of the
two. The girl is nineteen years old and
her father is a wealthy brewer in Wen
IA.
Whitman was 4 poor carpenter, and
while he was making some repairs on
her fathers house the girl fell in love
with him and they became engaged.
The brewer gave his consent 10 the
match and agreed to give Whitman
money enough to take him and his
bride to this country and to start in
business.
Girl Followed Him.
Six months ago the date for the we'd
ding was set but before ii arrived
Whitman disappeared. The girl. ac-
companied by her brother. followed him
TO Paris: thence 70 London; back TO
Paris again. and finally to this city,
spending more than 81. 600 in the chase.
When they walked into Magistrate
Hughes Office yesterday morning and
told their story the magistrate dis
patched his constable to look for a car
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-11
YELLOW LABORERS
FOR NEW CANAL
Rear Admiral Walker Pre-
diets Need for Coolies.
OVER 10000 MEN REQUIRED
President Of Commission Testifies Be-
fore House Committee-Favors
Lowering Bill.

In the opinion Of Rear Admiral
Walker. president of the Isthmian Canal
Commission work on the Panama
waterway should be commenced within
two or three months.
He made this statement today before
the House Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce, which has begun
hearings upon the several bills intro
duced for the government Of the canal
zone.
Within three months at most Admiral
Walker thought the question Of title
should be finally cleared, and the trans
fer from the canal company made 10
the United States There would be. ne
said. no reason for delay in beginning
actual work Of digging after that time.
The French company. he said, has ap-
proximately 500 laborers at the Culebra
cut, and, in his opinion, the United
States should start in with the work OF
construction at that point.
When the work was well under way, ne
thought that between $4,000 and 4O,OOO IA
borers would be required. The best
class Of laborers to engage, he said
would be the blacks from Jamaica, as
they were acclmated and could en-
dure the hardships better than any 9TH
er class There We're not enough OF
them, however. he said. TO push the
work with the rapidity with which the
United States intends to carry II on.
and although some cOiOred LABOR mlSnt
be gotten from the Southern States, Il
would be necessary, he said, to import
coolie labor from China and Japan
These. with other persons who would
come in. he estimated, would increase
the population of the canal strip by
60 600 or 20 600 people.
Admiral Walker favored the Lowering
bill more than any other measure which
has been introduced for the government
Of the zone. This measure placed the
control in the hands Of the canal COM
mission
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-11
Trusted Waterman Had
Stolen Small Fortune
Thefts Continued Over Period of Five Years.
Caught by Placing Accumulation OF GoodS
in Auction Rooms for Sale.

The vice -f.Esident Of the concern, gave
him the best recommendation ne couiu
He might have backed a wagon up
here and carried away all the goods ne
wanted. Iaid Mr.. SchwinZer. EVER :
body In the store trusted him lmphcltly
and he WAS so well known to the nelgn-
bOrs and the police that no one WoulI
have thought anything wrong II ne hAu
actually been seen here with wagon
In looking over the stolen articles the
member OF the firm were able 10 trace
Cooper's progressive education IN the
business. At FIRST he had selected Things
Unfortunately. Some OF the arucies
were 1--WE years old and still bore the
firm g individual marks
Only Common Goods.
Later he took only such goods as
were common in every store OF the
kind and which would not be likely TO
arouse the suspicion OF a purchaser As
none Of the goods had been taken from
the auction room. the firm viii lose
nothing, except their faith IN watch
men.
Cooper was committed in the Adams
Street police station, Brooklyn, to the
Raymond Street jail. on temporary
charge Of vagrancy, being unable 10
give bail. The vagrancy charge was
Substituted for that Of robbery, as
COOper's employers were not able 70
specify the date on which any OF the
articles were taken until they had eX-
amined their invoices. he VIII prODaDly
be rearraigned-
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BLAINE DENIES RUAOR-
OF DOMESTIC TROUBLE
Mrs. Blaine Declines to Discuss Matter
and Refers Questioner to Hus-
band in New York.


There Is a rumor IN Official and naval
society here that Mrs. James G. Blaine,
formerly Martha Hichborn, daughter g
Rear Admiral Philip Hichborn, L. S. n.
retired. has separated from her hus-
band, the son of former Secretary Of
State James G. Blaine.
Mrs. Blaine. when asked az to the
report of their separation, referred ques-
toners to her husband, who is in bust
ness in New York A dispatch from
thar city this morning quotes Mr. Blaine
as denying any infelicity and saying
that Mrs. Blaine is merely making her
customary spring visit with her parents
in Washington.
Miss Hichborn, before her marriage
to Mr.. Blaine, on June 4, 1901, held a
prominent place in Washington society,
her great beauty and winning ways as
suring her position as universal fav-
orite
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TACTICAL VALUE
OF SHIP CANAL
Delaware Boomers Before
House Committee.
PROTECTION TO WASHINGTON
Total Cost Of Waterway Would Not
Equal That of One BattIeshiP,
Says Mr.. CrOzier.

Boomers Of the Delaware Ship Canal
who appeared before the House Com
mittee or Railroads and Canals today
used as one of their strongest arguments
that the construction of this waterway
connecting the headwaters of Chesa-
peake Bay with the Delaware River
would be of immense tactical advantage
in protecting Washington in time OF
war Those who appeared before the
committee were Alfred o. CroZier,
chairman of the Delaware Ship Canal
executive committee; John s. Rossel'
George W. Sparks, Josiah Marvel, \.
B. Kelly. William L. McAleer, Thomas
Nartindale. ana S. c. Woodman, OF
Philadelphia.
Mr.. Crozier, the spokesman Of the
party, said;
Government engineers have reported
that the Delaware ship canal can DC
built for S. coo. 600. The Navy Depart
nent~ informs me that II costs Sot7o--.VVV
tt build and equip one Dattlesn MP c. m
Pbsence of this canal forces the Gov
eminent to provide double the NUMBER
Of defensive vessels to give proper P IO-
lection to Washington and the otI Ils
great cities, navy yards, dry DOCKS, SNIP
Yards. powder factories, coal supply,
and other interests upon the shores OF
this great inland sea-
In Case of Blockade.
I'm the event of a blockade OF ooth
the Delaware and Virginia capes the Two
blackading fleets could be quickly united
and thrown against one wing OF our dl-
vided feet, in either the Delaware or
Chesa peake. With this canal built the
situation would be reversed, and our en-
lire fleet on both waterways could De
c,,icl-Iv concentrated through the canal
against either one Of the blockadlng
squadrons. -, ,,-,-,o,,ea
Mn Crozi er then outlined the immense
commercial advantages Which ne claim
ed the canal would insure
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NEW YORK. March u--When VIII
liam ]. Cooper told the story Of his
fve years Of stealing from his en-
ployers. E. B. Meyrowitz & Co, dealers
in optical goods. at 10i East Twenty
third Street it was difficult to say
whether he or his employers was most
surprised. His employers were sur
prised at the extent Of his operations.
and Cooper was amazed to learn that
his loot was of so much greater value
than he had estimated He had pilfer-
ed better than he knew.
$4,000 Worth.
All told he had collected little for
tune OF 81. 900 n optical merchandise
but had turned the stock over to IN
auctioneer to be sold for $500. For
six years he had been trusted night
Waterman.
He had worked methodically and &C
compiished most on Sundays ana hoh-
DAYS. on these days. when there was
no one In the store day or night, no
used a small satchel and carried away
larger packages than at other times
Ordinarily his pockets or lunch box
served his purpose Not the slightest
suspicion ever rested upon him TWO
weeks ago when he nOuned the head
OF the firm that he was tired OF night
work and intended 70 resign TO go into
the trucking business, Ar. ScnWlnzeF'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-11
PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCED
IN THE PATENT OFFICE

The following promotions have been
made in the Patent Office as result Of
the death Of y. p. Cove, late clerk at
81 800 acting application clerk Of the
Patent Office:
S NJ. Pool, from assistant chief Of d.
vision al 8, 800 TO application clerk at
same salary.
Robert z. Grant. from clerk at $1,000
20 assistant chief of division at $3.50.
FINS D. Morris, clerk at 81, 400 to clerk
al s.. 500.
H. L Ramer, clerk at 1920 to clerk
al 81 100.
Mary G. Carr. from model attendant
al 81 900 10 clerk at 81 200.
Harry b. Burch from copyist at 500 20
model attendant at 81. 900.
Mary A. Davis, copyist at 500 70 copy
list at $500.
Julia c. Alexander, classified laborer
AT $3.50 to copyist at $40.
Other promotions in the Patent Of
nee have been made possible by the res
lgnauon OF Mrs Q. y. Ashby, a clerk
OF class J. at 81 200.
g, r. Lempon, the most efficient clerk
Of his grade, from $1,000 TO 81 200.
Miss y. !. Moore, from cOpyist at $500
70 clerk 81 81, O0O vice Lennon.
Matte Grifhtn, copyist at $720 TO copy
ist at $500
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-11
Girls 3,OOO-MiLe Chase
Ends in Her Marriage
Brewers Daughter Follows FianCe From Ger
many to Paris, Thence TO London and
Comes Up With Him in Philadelphia.

penter named Whitman, although Miss
Kessler was not at all sure that he was
in Philadelphia
Whitman and his brother were found
at 80 Cross Street and the recTeant
sutton was taken forthwith to the mag
istrate's office. The girl tainted as soon
as she saw him. Whitman said he was
willing TO marry her and they went to-
gether to the marriage license bureau,
but when they returned to the waiting
magistrate the carpenter had decided
that he could not marry Miss Kessler
after all.
He was sent TO Moyamensing prison
ana there changed his mind again. Mag
istrate Hughes performed the ceremony
yesterday.
In Jail for Keeping.
The other case IS that of Gertrude
Beynard, eighteen years old. Of 1856 Ad-
Olson Street, and Ellwood 3. Hubbard,
nineteen years old, OF 71s Clarion Street.
Hubbard's father is q Baptist minister
at Woodbury.. II. ].
Miss Beynard said he had promised to
marry her and that she had frequently
given money and jewelry, 10 him. She
had him arrested when he came TO meet
her by appointment at Seventeenth and
Pine Streets.
Arraigned before Magistrate Jermon,
Hubbard said that he was ready 70 be
married as soon as he could communi-
cate with his father. The magistrate
committed him to MOyamensing for SAT 2
keeping and said that he would perform
the ceremony this morning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-11
GEN. MILES AUTOMOBILE
GOES ON A RAMPAGE

Gen. Nelson A Miles electric automo-
bile. which was left standing in front OF
the Highland apartment at Connecticut
and California Avenues northwest. was
put in motion by some unknown person
shortly before II o'clock this morning.
The machine coIlided with a tree about
fifty feet from where it started The
tree was broken and one wheel Of the
machine was snapped Off
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-11
CONTEMPT FAILS,
PUGILISM WINS
Court SOundIy Licks an
ObstreperOus Prisoner.
DRAMATIC ACT IN CHICAGO
Judge Who Fought John L. Sullivan
Administers a Novel Form
of Justice.

CHICAGO. March u.-Justice John H.
Mcdonnell twice fined Arthur Hirsch'
president Of the Independent Steel Com
pany, for contempt Of court. and finding
him still obstreperous. descended from
the bench and mixed up with him IN
whirlwlnd style. The Judge did not take
time to adjourn court.
ConstabIes, policemen and witnesses
were paralyzed for a few moments
Meanwhile Mr. Hirsch was in keen dis
tress. He had been hooked on the
jaw and smashed in the eye, and was
almost out" Then two policemen
seized the justice and escorted him back
70 the bench
call the next case" ne said toA his
clerk Mcdonnell once fought three
rounds with John L. Sullivan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-11
SENATE STARTS INQUIRY
INTO STATUS OF WOOLEY

At the conclusion of the routine bust
ness in the Senate today the resolution
yesterday by Mr.. Carmack.
calling upon the Secretary Of the Treas
ury tor information relative to the case
of II. Smith WoOley. the Mormon bishop
assayer at Boise, Idaho, was
taken up.
The Senate went into executive session
for the purpose.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-11
MISS SHOWALTER DIES
FROM BRAIN TUM0R
Daughter of Representative Win BE
Buried Tomorrow.

Mary Genevieve ShOwalter, eldest
daughter OF x-Representative showal-
ter OF Pennsylvania. died late Wednes-
day night at the home Of her parents.
1873 New Hampshire Avenue. Her death
was due TO brain tuEnor, disease from
which she had been suffering for long
time.
Funeral services will be held at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning from the resi-
dence. The service viii be conducted by
the Rev. Frank NJ. Bristol. Of the Metro
politan II L. Church. OF which Miss
ShowalteT was a prominent member The
Columbian University. where she was a
student. will be represented by President
Needham and DR.. Sterrett. The body
will be placed in q vault at Rock Creek
Cemetery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-11
WOULD PERMIT SCIENTISTS
TO RECEIVE DECORATIONS

\ bill to permit officials Of the De-
partment of Agriculture TO accept decor
atoms rendered them by the Govern
ment of France was introduced in the
Senate this afternoon by Mr.. Proctor
and referred TO the Foreign Relations
Committee.
The bill names George W. Hill. Henry
T. Afford, G. b. Bracket. William A
Taylor, II. W Wiley, NJ. A Carleton,
and John /. Shuttle.
The decorations are those Of the order
Of "Merite Agricole." for distinguished
services to the science Of agriculture
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-11
DR.. CRAFTS ANSWERS
CHARGE OF BREWERS

DR.. Wilbur F. Crafts. superintendent
Of the international Reform Bureau, was
granted a hearing this morning by the
House judiciary Committee to reply to
the charge OF the Washington agent of
the United States Brewers Association
that he had used franks Illegally.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-11
Get My Book. if Sick.
Don't Send a Penny.

Don't send q penny.
Just wait till YOU see what I can do.
Let me take the risk Let me prove up INST
what DR.. Shops Restorative can do. The Res
tOrative VIII gain your friendship, your IN
dnrsement If you test it. For a whole month
you can use il without the slightest risk.
I viii tell you Of a druggist near you who
viii furnish six bottles Of Dr. Shops Restora-
tive q mou-h trial
II you say, 1T did not help me- that ends Il
as far as cost TO you Is concerned Do you un-
derstand mel am telling it as plainly. as
clearly as 1 can want sou % know abso-
lutely and without doubt that this offer Il
made on honor. / pave the prescription that
cures. NJ only problem Is 70 convince you
that Dr. Sho0tIs Restorative VIII cuTe-is an
uncommon remedy. A common remedy could
not stand test like this Il would bankrupt
The physician making the offer Aad am sue
ceeding everywhere and here is the secret d
my Success. / found Invariably that where
there was weakness. the inside nerves were
weak. Where there was lack Of vitality, the
vital nerves lacked power. Where weak organs
were found, / alwayc founa weak nerves Not
the nerves commonly thought OF but the vital
organs nerves. The insidc-the invisible nerves
This WIS q revelation. Then my real success
began. Then I combined ingredients that would
strengthen, that would vitalize, these nerves.
! That prescription called a restorative. II -
known the world over now as Dr. Shops Res
tOratlKe- thousands are accepting IA oner ana
only one in each forty writes me tfat my rem
edy failed just think Of IL. 80 out Of 40 get
well and these are dificult eases. too. And
the forteth has nothing to pay. That is rec
ord ] proud o. Il is wrong to STAY sick
when g chance Ike this is open II well, you
should tell others who are sick. Of my ofer.
Don't let sick friend stay sick because he
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for him Do your duty You uSy be sick your
self. some time. Sick people n4-N help TheF
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- Book / on Dyspepsia.
Simply stare WHICH Book on the Hear
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n cior, ~ Book ( for Women
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Mid cases not chronic, are often cured with
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-11
JAPANESE PROGRESSING
IN SPITE OF WINTER

SEOUL. March 11--Winter is relaxing
its grip on Ping Yang and the Yalu
River but a fortnight must yet elapse
before spring begins In earnest.
Meanwhile the Japanese are making
steady progress in their movements on
lauu and the roads are occupied by their
troops.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-11
Girls HeadIeSS Body
Found in Cake of Ice
Authorities of Bridgeton, N. j., Believe That
Murder Was COMMUNICATIONS OF Man
Also Discovered in Delaware Bay

BRIDGETON. n. J.. March 1.-THE
authorities OF this place are investigat-
ing a case which may reveal the fact
that a murder has been committed
Yesterday. while Charles Brown, a fish
erman. was making the rounds Of his
traps in the Delaware Bay near Ca
War. he found the headless body OF a
young woman in a large cake Of ice.
He flowed the cake ashore and notified
the coroner. The identity of the corpse
still remains a mystery.
At first it was thought the body was
that Of Anna Newkirk, who disappeared
from her home at HancOck's Bridge two
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-11
BREAKING ICE GORGE
BRINGS SUTTON PRAISE

Harbormaster Sutton has received
many letters congratuiating him for his
efficient work IN breaking the ice gorge
in the river above the Aqueduct Bridge
The greater number Of these compli-
mentary communications has come from
the business men on the river front.
The commodore" however, prizes the
personal commentators of the three
District Commissioners more than all
the rest
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months ago. but her father. who was
sent for. said 1t was not that OF his
daughter. The coroner said il was APP
parent that the head had been severed
by a sharp instrument. One OF the
ar,zss was broken in three places. No
ether mirks were on the body, which
was that Of q welrdeveloped young wo-
Tnan abouS twenty years old.
The body OF a man, believed TO be
Fred Belderback. Of Salem, who disap-
peared last December was found IN the
Delaware Bay a short time after the
body Of the young woman was landed.
Salem officials have been notified and
are expected here soon for the purpose
OF making an Identification.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-11
NOH3LlNGER CONVICTED
OF STEALING PIANOS

Lambert Nordlinser was convicted in
Criminal Court No. 1. OF the larceny OF
two autO-electro pianos. the property
OF the American Auto-Electric Piano
Company.
Before Nordiinger was called 10 plead
20 the new indictment, Mr. David re-
served the right Of his client 10 plead
former jeopardy as defense TO the IN
dictEnenl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-11
REBELLED AGAINST DIET.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. March ll.-Be-
cause he rebelled from the food diet
imposed by Director chittenden, got
drunk. and refused TO OBEY orders, Pri-
vate Bernard Bates, Of the Yale diet.
ing squad. was sentenced by court-mar-
tial today at New London to two
months Imprisonment and a fine Of $50
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-11
MRS. WOODWARD ASKS DIVORCE

Bertha NJ Woodward has begun pro-
ceedings for divorce against Gallia L.
woodward on statutory Crumbs. She
also asks the court to award her the
custody Of her infant child Mtbei The
couple were married in Washington In
1893 Mitchell & Turner are named as
counsel for the petitioner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-11
CHANCELLOR ANDREWS ILL.

CHICAGO. March lie. Benjamin
Andrews. chancellor Of the University
OF Nebraska. and former superintendent
Of schools In Chicago. was stricken with
the grip upon his arrival In Chicago
yesterday afternoon. and last night was
taken 10 the Baptist Hospital, where he
will remain until his health permits him
TO return TO Lincoln
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SUED FOR ALLEGED ASSAULT.

Frank X. Frere has began suit in the
District Supreme Court against Emmett
Riordan TO recover 5000 as damages for
alleged assault and battery upon him by
the defendant, on February % last
Joseph Shillington Is named az counsel
for the plaintiff
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-11
ANTI-NEGRo BILL PASSED.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. March 1.-THE
house Of delegates. by n strict party
vote Of 81 TO y. passed the bill propos-
ing constitutional amendment limiting
tho franchise in Maryland. the purpose
OF which Is to eliminate the negro vote.
The measure has passed the senate and
row goes to Governor Warfield for hts
action
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-11
EXIT BUNAU-vARILLA.

NJ Philippe BunauVarilla. former
minister from Panama to the United
States, sailed from Kew York for Havre
yesterday on the steiner La Lorraine.
Capt. AlgeraOn Sagtoris, grandson of
Gen. L. S. Grant. sailed OH the same
vessel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-11
THE ILLINOIS SAILS.

The battleship Illinois. which was re-
Gently injured IA a collision with the
Missouri on Guantanamo. sailed yester-
day for New York. accompanied by the
tug Potomac and the collier Sterling.
The Illinois will be repaired at tho New
York navy yard.