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The Washington times., 1904-03-04
CITIZENS FAVOR
PRESENT PLANS
For the New Municipal
Building Offices.
AS TO TAX EXEMPTIONS
East Washington Association Hears
Report on Public Comfort Sta
tons in District.
AS TO TAX EXEMPTIONS

The East Washington Citizens Asso-
cation last night put itself in line wItn
various other associations of the Dis
|rict by adopting a resolution protest
ing against the proposed plan OF placing
In the new Municipal Building the Of
f1ces of the Register of Wills and the
Recorder of Deeds.
The reasons given by the East Wash
iTgton Association are the same as
those advanced by others. Inconvenience
to the lawyers and general derange-
District Building.
Tax Exemption Discussed.
NJ. I. Weller, chairman of the commit
tee on assessment and taxation. made
a brief address. in which he expressed
his doubt of the truth of the state
ment that the United States Govern
rnent property in the District exceeds
i'm value all that owned by the citi-
zens and other parties in the District
This was a direct contradiction of the
list of tax exemptions and values re-
Gently prepared by Assessor DarneiIlc.
Mr.. Weller said tax exemptions should
be even more general than they are,
Especially where church and charitable
Institutions property is concerned.
Gen. S. s. Yoder. of the committee on
lighting, said he saw no reason for help
ing on the mo- emeI.t recently started ~
certain individuals and citizens associa-
tions with the view of obtaining such
legislation shall compel the gas com
panies of the District to furnish gas Of
% candle power. instead OF % candle
power, as has heretofore been the rule
He said the committee had no sympathy
with agitations calculated TO depTeciate
the values of local securities.
For Public Comfort.
Fred G. Coldren submitted a report
onNpublic comfort stations. in which h
pointed out that there are at present
two public reservations. one in front Of
the Center Market, between Seventh ans
Ninth Streets. and another on the south
side OF Pennsylvania Avenue, between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth Streets,
which the Commissioners might devote
to the use of these stations. lie claimed
that each of the stations could be
erected for $4,000 and maintained for
81, 500 a year.
The Washington times., 1904-03-04
Tulips, Jonquils, Violers.
At Shaffer's. 18th and I. III Pa. Ave.

With each dozen photos of your chill
dren we viii give one extra, nicely
famed, free. KerfOots. over sos Pa. ay
The Washington times., 1904-03-04
LOCAL. MENTjON.>
'Muenchener' Beer Leads

in popularity by virtue of superior quail
ity. Only American beer brewed like
Munich. doz., s1.25. Nat Cap. Brew Co.
The Washington times., 1904-03-04

q styles Gas Ranges. 81 up. A. Eberly's
Sans. us 7th St
The Washington times., 1904-03-04

Gas Radiators. Gil Heaters.
e16 12tb st. Muddiman & Co. 1904 C
The Washington times., 1904-06-07
FOUR OUNCES OF MAIL
WILL GO UNDER FRANK
Allowance of Member of Congress and
Others Increased Under Last
Appropriation Bill.

Hereafter members Of the House and
Senate who have been able 10 send out
in one package only two ounces of first
class mail matter without the communi-
cation being held up by the Postofice
Department for extra postage are now
able to double the amount. The amend
ment to the general postoffice appropria-
ton bill which provided for the change
has gone into effect, Postmaster General
Payne signing an order promulgating it,
The doubling Of the hrst-class matter
does not. Of course, affect the other
classes Of mail matter. The member of
the House can still send out four pounds
Of seeds and a bag Of mail IL he wants
to. under the other gradations Of mat
ter.
1t is rather difficult 20 determine just
how much more mail the department
will have to carry under the new order
OF things. but it is expected that half a
hundred thousand tons will about &C
commodate the nations lawmakers
The order signed by the Postmaster
General reads that the members of Con-
gress. the Vice President, the DELEGATES,
and Delegat es-elect may send through
the mails four ounces Of matter TO any
Government officer or any person on
Government businesses. More than four
ounces in one package will be held for
extra postage
The Washington times., 1904-06-07
CRAZY PAINTER AFRAID
OF HETTY GREEN'S LOVE
Refused to Believe She Would Not
Force Him to Marry Her-Locked
Up as Insane.

See here Captn Frank. Hetty Green
wants me to marry her and 1 refuse TO
submit TO any such outra ge." said
Thaddeus S. Mcdonald, thirty-three
years old. when he entered the Sanitary
officers room in Police Headquarters
yesterday.
Have a seat a moment" said Cap
tain Frank, and in less than ten minutes
afterward Thaddeus was saved from
the awful fate that was supposed to
await him. and was lodged behind the
bars in the First precinct station on
a charge of insanity. Police Surgeons
Vale and Marbury will examine him
this afternoon.
Mcdonald has frequently called to see
the Sanitary officer but was sent away
as he was considered a nuisance. He
lived In Pittsburg until May 80. when he
came here and took UP lodgings at the
Central Union Mission. He has been a
painter for twelve years and was look
ing for work.
In the sanitary officers room, McDon-
aid talked upon almost every subject
and in a queer manner. He refused to
be talked out Of believing that Hetty
Green meant TO force him into the holy
bonds Of matrimony. He informed Cap
tain Frank that he had himself com
mitted TO the insane asylum In South
Orange. N J.. on July l. 1891, and re-
NAMED there until October of the same
year because he thought he would have
70 marry the woman In August.
The Washington times., 1904-06-07
WEATHER CLERK
IS ALL At SEA
But Looks for Local Show
erS All Day.
He SEES NO SIGN OF RELIEF
Rain One Minute, Sunshine the Next,
Until Whole City Is
Mad.
He SEES NO SIGN OF RELIEF

Ever see such funny weather? Rain
or sunshine at a moments notice. First
one. then the other, constantly chang
ing.
II you start from your house while
the sky is clear and blue, and the sun
shines down sereneIy. you're liable to
set drenched with rain before reaching
the corner. Or. If the rain should be
railing in torrents, and you should take
an umbrella, macintosh. rubbers, and
other storm-proof paraphernalia. it's a
three to one chance that the rays Of
Old Sol will smile upon you before you
have gone a hundred yards
Peculiar. isn't It? Even the weather
man hasn't his usual. hastily
ed-but-always-ready explanation. and
when this wisest of all savants fails to
account for an eccentricity Of the ele-
ments. depend on il. there's something
doing In the weather
Its an unjust al condition" he said
and Is hard to account for. It IS most
likely due. however. to something in
the climate and clouds"
Most likely 1t Is. RaInstorms gener-
ally have something to do with the
clouds, and It wouldn't seem strange
II the climate entered into the game
also:
but 10 return to the present ecccntrici-
ties OF the weather. For example last
night. the night before. the night before
that. the night before that. and 80 on
showers fresh and wet every few min
utes. Hardly would one fall of the sill
very drop end when the electrician in
the heavens would send a fash. and the
second or third or fourth torrent would
begin
And so 1t has been going on for the
past week. Rain and sunshine, sunshine
aItArnateTf a
quent intervals that the poor people OF
Washington are all at sea.
Worse still, the weather man doesn't
know when it's going to end. He says
there Will be local showers today.
The temperature at Il O'Clock this
morning was 81. and rising. The hu-
Nudity was very high. and rising. Like
wise the collars OF men, but melting
The Washington times., 1904-06-07
STUDY STUNTS JAPS
IN ONE GENERATION
Assistant Commissioner MaSatomo Isoda Says His People
Were of Normal Size Half a Century Ago

1.-The japanese were not always as
small physically as they are now,
said the Hon. Masatomo Isoda, as
sistant commissioner of Japan for the
government Of Formosa to the Louis
lana Purchase Exposition. This state
ment he made on the occasion of a visit
to the White House. where he went
for the purpose of presenting Kogoro
KanOkOgi director Of the department OF
Communication for the Formosan gov
cr1iment.
In fact" he continued. I'VE have
acquired our diminutive stature largely
since the revolution OF 1865, and in a
manner you would never suspect.
A Purely Oriental Nation.
Before that time. as you know.
Japan. though one of the oldest nations
on earth. had retained her civilization
OF the past ages. She was strictly
Oriental in charac ter, never having had.
in fact, more than an occasional glimpse
Of Western life.
After the revolution. when she had
had time to glance about her. Japan
decided to study the strange methods
OF the Occident. and if she found them
good. to adopt them for herself
The same vim and promptness and
concentration of purpose and energy
which startled the world I'm the open
ing of the present war with Russia.
knowledge. Everyone In the kingdom
began to study with all his might.
Burning Midnight Oil.
u mean study in the truest sense OF
the word. 1t meant long days and
The Washington times., 1904-06-07
Beware of Cheap Living.
MARRIAGE LICENSES

%.
James NJ. McCauley. q. and Bessie
Lee Spaulding, 21
James NJ. Kelley. 80. Fond du Lac
Wis, and Pemiley Burton, IS, Falmouth
Va.
Morgan McInerney, 2, and Margaret
Kenny. p.
Henry E. Winters. p. and. Mabel L.
Jones. p.
Ernest L. Bolts. 3. and Minnie l.
Splitter, 20. both of Midland, Va
Edward F. n. j. Won Leistner, As. and
Emma Rasmussen. 3.
Harry Garrison, 30, and Annie Gantz
George c. Perine. 30, Baltimore, Nd,
and Tyler Cooke, IS
George A Bronaugh. %. and Elsie
Dorgett. =.
6. Lassford Handy, p. and Bessie
Miller. y.
William H. Reid. IS. Brooklyn. n. Y.
and Effie 4. Ferguson, %.
William H Byrnes. jr. g. New Or
leans, La, and Grace B. WoCdburn, p
The Washington times., 1904-06-07

nights Of p'ring over strange books,
and weeks Of application in adapting
the knowledge thus obtained.
"And You I..ust remember that this
study. this mental work of a nation,
this labor for which all else was for
a long period sacrificed, was not done
in commodious modern houses, out in
many, If not most, cases. in small and
stuffy rooms.
Two Notable Results.
THE results, in the spectacle of an
Oriental and almost Unknown nation
and people stepping INTO the forefront
on the world powers I'm d single gem
Grafton. you and all the world are IA
miliar with. Another result, which has
not escared yUur attention, but which
you were little likely TO trace to its
true source, is tie physical deteriora-
ton of the people. In short we have
Stunted ourselves by much study, and
the neglect of proper physical exer-
else. of which before we were the fore
most champions and exponents.
Fortunately for US, there has sur
vived a class of athletes. represented
concretely in the wrestlers and profess
SOrs of jiu-jitsu. who, through their
ClanniShneSs, have preserved the re-
markable gymnastic system Of Japan
in its purity. The nation has awakened
to it's physical defect. and that is VIII
you will find so much attention now
PAID TO the old art OF physical culture.
And, considering how the japanese
never go into anything half-heartedly.
l think you will agree with me that It
Is but a short time when she will have
been restored to her old physical vigOr.
with men equal In stature and Drawn to
the rest of the world"
The Washington times., 1904-06-07
ROOSEVELT LEAGUE
TO Be GREAT POWER
Mr.. Bartholdt Escorts Missouri Visitors
to White House and Talks Poll
tics Enthusiastically.

The National Roosevelt League Is GO
ing to be great moral force in this cam
paign,' said Representative Bartholdt,
of st. Louis. yesterday. after a long talk
with the President. Its members will
support the President, not because he
will be the nominee Of the party. but
because Of his splerdid record, In brave
ly and candidly meeting the important
questions which have confronted his Ad-
ministration. IN standing for honesty
and integrity in the public service, and
In protecting the interests OF the masses
against violations Of the law made or
attempted by the powerful or the lovly
"A party man will support the nomi-
nee Of his party because he is the nomI-
nee. But there IS in every Northern
State a strong independent vote, and to
this vote the league appeals on the
ground that the election Of Roosevelt
will be the best possible guarantee to
the country for a continuance OF good
and clean government. in conformity
with wise and time-honored policies.
THE work of the State organization
has begun in nearly all the States north
of the Mason and Dixon line. so that
after the convention the members Of
the league are everywhere ready for
the necessary campaign propa ganda
All good citizns are invited 10 become
members The organization has met
with an enthusiastic reception and will
become a most effective AFFAIR In tho
coming campaign
Representative Bartholdt called 10
present the Missouri party who have
just given the officers OF the battle
ship Missouri a dinner service on be-
half Of the State. and desired TO pay
their respects to the President while
In the city. Among the visitors were
y. NJ. HOuser, proprietor of the st
Louis Globe-DemOcrat;' l. D. Kings
land, formerly a manufacturer: Judge
r. Estes, Edward Ballard. formerly
president OF the ST Louis Merchants
Exchange; J. Harvey, the English SON
in-law Of Mr. Kingsland. and the wives
and daughters Of these gentlemen.
The Washington times., 1904-06-07
TWO WOMEN KILLED.

ATHENS, Ga. June This afternoon,
a few miles from Stratham, Ga, two
young women, Mabel Flanagan and
America Mclaughlin, were killed by a
stroke of lightning. They were IN a
field at work. and just in front OF them
was man named Albert Flanagan.
The bolt killed the two girls Instant
y. and the man was knocked senseless
The Washington times., 1904-06-07
MIDDIEs OFF FOR PRACTICE.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. June THE At
lantic training squadron. commanded by
Rear Admiral Sands, mas left with
classes Of midshipmen aboard for a
practice cruise along the Atlantic
coast.
The squadron consists Of the battle
ships Texas and Massachusetts,, the
cruiser Hartford. the mentors Arkan-
sas. Nevada, and Florida, and the tor
pedo boat destroyers Whipple Worden,
Truxton. Stewart. Hopkins. Hull, and
MaCDonOugh
The Washington times., 1904-06-07
GAS coMPANYs OFFICERS.

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers Of the Georgetown Gas Light Com
pany was held yesterday afternoon at
the companys Office for the purpose Of
electing officers and directors for the
ensuing year. The election resulted as
follows:
Directors-M. J. Adler, 5. Thomas
Brown, John Marbury, George L. Nicol-
son, William a. Leetch. w. B. Orme,
and Robert ID. Weaver. Ohicers-Presi-
dent, w. Riley Decide; vice president.
The Washington times., 1904-06-07
ADJOURNED UNTIL OCTOBER.

The Georgetown Citizens Association
held it's regular monthly meeting last
night at Cooperative Hall No impor-
TAM matters were brought up. and
after the regular routine business had
Deer transacted the meeting was adj
Journed until the first Monday in Octo-
Der.
The Washington times., 1904-06-07
TIMES WANT AID BRANCH

Want advertisements ard subscriptions
for the Evening and Sunday Times will
be received at regular Office RI ties at the
Times Branch Agency located IN VII
ham O.. Gentners Pharmacy, corner
Fourteenth and L Streets northwest.
fe7-tf
The Washington times., 1904-06-07
NOT KINGSLEY'S BODY,
BUT A FISHERMAN

NEW ROCHELLE. June Chief OF
Police Timmons has identified the body
OF the man found drowned on an Island
near Travellers Island as Andres Olson,
a Swedish fisherman, aged forty-two,
who was drowned on November last
The body was found near the home OF
Gen. H b. Baxter, cousin or Henry
Baxter Kingsley, who disappeared last
fall and this fact at first led the police
to believe that it might be that Of the
missing man.
The Washington times., 1904-06-07
Overcome by Heat.

While delivering newspapers on
Thirtieth Street, between NJ and u
Streets Georgetown, about o'clock yes
terday evening. Ralnh POOre, ten wears
old. Of 20s2 Thlrty-fifth Street northwest
was overcome with the heat. He was
removed 70 Georgetown University Hos
pital by the police OF the Seventh pre-
cinct station.
The Washington times., 1904-06-07
Fell From Fence.

Failing from a fence at Fifth and G
Streets northwest. while playing. yester-
day evening. about 6.30 O'Clock Ernest
Hall, a negro. four years old. OF 702
Fifth Street northwest. struck the pave
ment on his left leg and fractured that
member. He was treated at the Emer-
gency Hospital by DR.. Lowe.
The Washington times., 1904-06-07
SPENCERIAN COLLEGE
GRADUATES BIG CLASS
Major D. P. Austin Delivers Address to
Students-Delsarte
Expression.

One Of the largest classes in the his
tory of the school was graduated from
the Spencerian Business College. at its
thirty-eighth annual commencement ex-
ercises. at the New National Theater
last night. The theater was well flleG
by friends of the school and gradual ties.
The stage was prettily decorated.
Though unusual for commencement
exercises. the program was unique and
interesting. The graduates marched on
the stage. and went through DeIsarte
drill before they were seated There
were the usual saIutatories and valedic-
tories. and musical numbers, and an ad-
dress by Major o. P. Austin. chief OF
the Bureau Of Statistics, Department Of
Commerce and Labor
Music by Orchestra.
Orchards Orchestra furnished the
music Invocation and benediction were
pronounced by the Rev. Alfred Harding
The Mems salutatory was by Robert
Emmett Doyle, Of the District Of Column
bia. and the womens by Regina TOul-
son Barrett. also Of Washington. Glenn
ent Beaumont billiard. of Ohio. de-
livered the mems valedictory, and Edith
Olivia Emerson, Of this city, read the
women'k.
Mrs. Sara A. Spencer. principal Of the
school. presented the class. and Their
followed the address of Mr. Austin. The
speaker dwelt on the value OF thorough
business education. and pointed out the
distinct disadvantages the unframed
labor under.
Delsarte Expression.
The most unusual feature Of the en-
tire program was a study in expression
by the members Of the class. led by
Dorothy May Hall. of oyster Bay. I. l.
Miss Hall read ''In the Gray Cloth" and
the study in expression" consisted OF
the pantomine rendering OF the interpre-
tatiOn the class gave to the emotions
aroused by the story Miss Hall Is a
talented reader. and the story showed
the results Of Delsarte study to advan-
ta=e.
The Washington times., 1904-06-07
Summer Tourist Rates via Norfolk &
Western Railway. Now is the time to

visit the mountains. springs. and health
resorts of Virginia and West Virginia.
Reduced rate. summer excursion tickets
on sale June l to September 20, good TO
return until October 81. Write or call
for illustrated summer booklet. Tickets
and full information. 1929 Pa. ave. NV.
The Washington times., 1904-06-07
'TENLEYTowN CITIZENS MEETING

Northwest Suburban Association will be
held Thursday evening, June 3, at Ma
sonic Hall. In Wisconsin Avenue, Ten
leytown- The following gentlemen have
accepted invitations to attend the meet
ing and make short addresses: The Hon
Henry B. +. Macfarland. the Hon. j..
n Brigham. Agricultural Department;
Frank X Raymond. president Of the
business Mems Association. Barry
Buckley. secretary of the Business
Mems Association: Judge Charles ).
Bundy, president Columbia Heights
Citizens Association; Col. f. 3. Town
Association: Evan II. Tucker, president
Northeast Washington Citizens Asso-
citation. and William S. Knox, eX-presi-
dent Business Mems Association.
The Washington times., 1904-06-07
Let Wisdom Give the Name

You've heard your neighbors com
mend It. You've heard vow ,---oo,-
recommend It. Always eat Elk Grove
Butter. At grocers'
The Washington times., 1904-06-07
Delsarte Expression.

sI6.oo-wOrld's Fair-c. & o. Ry.
Coach Excursions. via Scenic Route. 2.sO
p. m. each Saturday in June One
night out.
The Washington times., 1904-06-07
Nc Freshness Of the Fair

Adds 70 it's attractiveness. Pennsylvania
Railroad Coach Excursion, June g.
Round trip. ST.
The Washington times., 1904-06-07
NEWS OF GEORGETOWN

M J. Adler; secretary and treasurer.
Frank Paul Leetch; superintendent and
general manager Robert L. Middleton
The Washington times., 1904-06-07

Worlds Fair via Pennsylvania Railroad.
June 9. Special train; standard coach
es. 81 round trip.
The Washington times., 1904-06-07

100 new, fresh. All-white India Lincn
Shirt-waist Suits, in a handsomely
trimmed style, lastly made; fun faring
skirt
A standard $3.50 value for s29S
The Washington times., 1904-06-07

GhIldren'S ShiriEaisis
Special Mothers Friek6 gialsf,
with or without collars -. Sc
CNot more than > sold t. any Gus
tOmer.)
The Washington times., 1904-06-07
Mems, Wemen's, GhIIdrens
SHOES

One lot High Grade Rich Shoes
Most all sizes and widths.
Have turn q
soles with Louis o. 80
XIV heels. Regu- NJ Eli
larry 81. Sale ~
price
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17

All of the business houses Of Quit
man were closed, and the court house
of Brooks as well as the public insti.
buttons and Bank Of Quitman were
draped in mourning as vast con
course of friends and admirers fol
lowed to it's last resting place the NOR
tel remains of Hon. Henry G. Tur-
ner
Quiet and simple, but Of an impress
siye character, were the exercises at
the grave. A few verses from the
scriptures were read, followed by
prayer and short eulogy pronounced
by Rev. J M. Loyette, of Cordele.
Rev. J w. LoWrance, pastor of the
local Methodist church, assisted at the
burial services. A large number OF
prominent men from throughout the
section were present to pay a last
tribute of respect to the distinguished
Georgian. Hundreds Of kilograms were
received from all parts of the state
and other states, from those who knew
ana admired Judge Turner's public ca
reer and from men associated with
him in congress, on the supreme court
bench and in business affairs.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17
comptroIIer Generals Report.

Comptroller General William A.
Wrights annual report has just been
issued from the press and is being
distributed among the state officials
and others interested.
Comptroller General Wright deals
first with the condition of the treas
ury up to December 81, 1903, and then
with the returns of taxable property
from 1880 to 1903, showing the in.
crease to be from $251, 424,651 in 1880
to $504,617947 in 1908. The increase
of 1903 over 1902 was $37307 301, of
which $14,21S,979 came from the fran.
chise tax
The comptroller general strongly
urges legislation looking to equality
of taxation. Under the present system
there are inequalities in many see
tons of the state. The comptroller gen.
eral says but little personal property
ever gets on the tax books, and that
something should be done to reach it.
Stocks in foreign corporations held
by citizens and by corporations in this
state, he says, should be taxed, but
the owners claim that there is no
Georgia statute under which a return
Of such property can be required This
item of property, he says, would add
several millions to Georgia's taxable
values.
The latter part of the report deals
with the insurance companies, the
comptroller general being also lnsur.
ance commissioner.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17
Brown, HawkinsYilIe.

Brown, Hawkinsville.
Wednesday, June 22-Class Work by
Pupils, G. G. Looney, Fairburn; Cor
relation Of Higher Education to Low
er Education" W. H. fitzpatrick, Mer
Ger University; why Should We
Study, History?" Edgar H. Johnson,
Emory College; County High
Schools ]. S. Stewart, University
of Georgia. "a
Music.
Should the Supervisors of Schools
be Elected for One Year or Five
Years ?"-General discussion.
Address-"The Weather Bureau and
It's Relation to Agriculture" Hon.
]. B. Marburry, Weather Bureau De-,
partment, Atlanta.