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The Washington times., 1905-11-28
PLUNGED HEADLONG
TO INSTANT DEATH
Carpenter Foreman Makes
Fatal Misstep.
WAS DASHED UPON PIPES
John B. Appleby Fell Fifty-fve Feet
From Roof of Manufactu-
ing Plant.

Failing from the roof Of the Chaplin,
Sacks Manufacturing Company's plant.
First and N streets northeast. John 3.
AppIeby, a carpenter. forty-nine years
old. OF 4 K street northeast, plunged
down f1fty-five feet to the ground about
o'clock this morning. and received in
5uries which caused instant death. The
body was removed to the mOrgue by
Assistant Morguemaster Chester Lohr.
and Coroner hewitt is making an In
vestigation.
Appleby was employed as foreman
carpenter by the Daniel A. Fretz Com
pany. which Is putting a temporary
roof on the ice and butter factory at
First and n streets northeast. This
morning about O'Clock he went TO
work as usual with the other men and
Immediately climbed a ladder leading
10 the roof
Made Misstep.
While instructing the men he walked
along the seanoldlng for half an hour or
more and then stopped to measure some
boards. Later he started TO walk to-
ward the front OF the factory and step
ped on a board about a foot wide.
AppIeby did not put his foot squarely
on the plank. and II was forced up on
one end.
Like a cannon ball Appleby plunged
down through the scanolding His body
turned over and over as it spun through
space and struck the supports of the
scanolding several times. badly bru.s-
ing his body and lower limbs. At the
bottom OF the shaft the plumbers had
left pile OF iron pipes and It vas
upon them that Appleby fell.
His head struck between two OF the
pipes. ana his skull was fractured near
the base. With his head tightly wedzed
between the two pipes Applebys body
remained standing for a few moments
and then fell over.
Otksr workmen on the building heard
Applebys cry for assistance and rush
ed TO his aid
Found Life Extinct.
A physician was summoned and
reached the scene OF the accident in q
few moments A hasty examination
showed that life was extinct. Desk
Sergeant BartelI dispatched Policeman
Montgomery. OF the Second precinct. 70
make an investigation. Montgomery
was satisfied that the mans death =ys=
due TO an accident, and telephoned for
the morgue wagon
Appleby was marTEed, and lived with
his wife and two children in the
street northeast house. He was a tour
neyman carpenter for a decade or more
but during recent years he was a fore
man employed by the Fretz Company.
The Washington times., 1905-11-28
SMooT HEARING AGAIN
AFTER XMAS HOLIDAYS

Il is stated by Chairman Burrows, OF
the Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections, that hearings in. the Smoot
case viii be resumed probably after the
Christmas holidays.
IT SmOOt GorS not voluntarily resign.
as IS now strongly intimated he will do
IL is doubtful whether the Senate COM
mittee viii vote TO Gust him Senator
Burrows is understood 10 be the sole
Republican favoring such a course
The Washington times., 1905-11-28
HALL OF THE ANClENTS
NOW IN OTHER HANDS

The Hall of the Ancients is now the
property Of Charles w Fairfax. of the
firm Of Stone & Fairfax.
Judge Anderson to-day announced his
decision ratifying the sale Of the prop
cray TO Mr.. Fairfax for Ss1. 600
The Halls OF the AncIents was sold
recently by Samuel r. Bond, trustee,
for the Penn Mutual Insurance Com
pany, 10 satisfy a deed of trust upon II
for s45, ,000
The Washington times., 1905-11-28
AGRICULTURAL BRANCH
RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION
Body Successfully Formed and Prope
Officers for It's Government
Are Chosen.

branch OF the United States Civf
Service Retirement Association has
been organized in the Department of
Agriculture J. W Starr. president OF
the parent organization, and Robert
Armour, first vice president. were pres
ent Officers were chosen as follows:
President, Col. S. r. Burch. chief clerk
of the department: vice president. Dr..
The Washington times., 1905-11-28

Ash Can; 25-gallon size; re-enforced
bottom. galvanized iron; Tegu- OQc
lation size. Regular price $50. , .
The Washington times., 1905-11-28
DISoBEDIENT SOLD.

The thoroughbred two-year-old geld
ing. Disobedient. now racing at Ben
ming, has been sold by John Duffy. of
New York city, to Thomas E. Mannix
OF Brooklyn y. 2. for 5000 The bill
OF sale Of the horse was flee today In
the Office of the Recorder % leeds. Dis
obedient is q Sir Dixon-Lady Waywa-d
colt
The Washington times., 1905-11-28
CHARLES D. WALC0TT GETS
HAYDEN MEMORIAL MEDAL

The Academy Of Natural Sciences. of
Philadelphia. has voted the Hayden
memorial gold medal TO Charles D. Wal
cott. director OF the United States Geo
logical Survey. in recognition OF the
value Of his individual contri5uttsas TO
geological science. and OF the benefits
derived from his able and conscientious
discharge OF the official trust cOnfided
10 him.
The Washington times., 1905-11-28
Fine Underwear

4 complete line Of Ladies' fine
imported and domestic Underwear,
including light and heavyweight
cotton. haif-wo~f and all-wool
Vests, Drawers. Tights. and Union
Suits Fine silk garments-Vests
and tizhts-at soc 10 3 each.
The Washington times., 1905-11-28

Large Size Sheet Iron Covered
Roasting Pan; best pan on the market
for roasting turkey Regular D0c
price 6oc. Tomorrow .............
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05
Armies In Retreat.

A general who can save the morale
Of his army in retreat sometimes has
an advantage over tiic most brilliant
Stratcgist or the ablcSt tighter Every
commander plans his retreat before
every battle. but Of course the Situa-
ton is constantly changing. and the
bead of the army, if defeated, must
decide instantly and make the right
move or panic and destruction are in
"yitable Napoleon lost more men on
lis famous retreat from Moscow than
he did in fighting at Waterloo. Famine
and cold helped the Russians in the
work of slaughter, but nevertheless
the Russians hustled the poor French
men into the pitileSS storms. The great
master at war was all right when
things went his way, but in adversely
he lost his nerve.
General Kwopatkin made master
ly retreat from Liaoyang to Mukden,
but his withdrawal from MukGen was
the more difficult problem of the two.
He was compelled to fight on either
flank and in the rear and to maintain
Il front Of. forty or fifty miles. Nat
urally his strongest columns moved
close to the railroad in oricr to guard
the line from attack. The cavalry
guarded the extreme tanks to prevent
the Japanese from beating in the race
for Kirin The first rt.r,,,., of forty
which shows that the pursuit was slow,
and that means that Kuropatkin was
armed for defense at all points. The
greatest opportunity for telling
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05
Life In q Small Town.

Attention is often drawn to the fact
that modern improvements have re-
duced the isolation and discomforts Of
the small town to minimum. The
Field and Stream expresses the view
editorially that man or family has
Il better chance for decency and COM
fort in Il small town or city than in a
city of the first class. 1t says:
The small town Is a better environment
In many ways. Not the least of its de-
sirable qualities is the fact that it is closer
to the out of doors. The man who has q
cottage of his own, with a horse and bug
gy and Il shotgun in some place OF few
thousand inhabitants is better off as "A man
and a citizen than one who Is receiving a
$4,000 salary in any big city.
Modern Improvements have also
changed city life, and that for the
worse Conditions favor the very rich,
and the poor do the best they can, but
the middle class fares i'll indeed. Very
many of the rich people in cities made
their money outside, and outside mon
ey keeps the cities financially prosper.
Gus.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05
seaweeo Industry Of Japan.

According to recent publication OF
tie United States department of fish
cries, the seaweeds Of Japan are
among the most important of the
aquatic resources of the island EN-
pire, the value Of the seaweeds pre-
rared for commercial use at the pres
eat time exceeding $2,0O0OOO annually.
1he principal product of seaweed. com
parable 10 isinglass and used for
much the same purpose, is known to
the japanese as kanten. kanten,
which has been made since about 1860.
was formerly simply a mass of jelly,
formed 10y boiling the seaweeds. Now
it is put up in the more convenient
form of sticks and bars. The modern
method of preparing 1t Is an elaborate
process. which. with the gathering OF
the weeds, gives employment to a
large number of persons.
Kantep is pearly white. shiny and
semitransparent and is tasteless and
Odorless. 1t Is readily soluble in boil
ing water. In Japan it is used largely
rs food, in jellies and as component
of soups and sauces. 1t is also used
for Clarifying sake, the native wine.
In foreign countries # is employed IN
variety Of ways. though chiefly IN
food productions. 1t may also be used
IN sizing textiles, in stitfening the warp
Of silks, in making the models required
by workers in plaster of paris and
sometimes in the Manufacture of pa
per. Holland takes Il large part Of the
kanten export.
Under the name OF kOmbu the Japa-
ueSe recognize different kinds of foods
made from kclpS. This is one Of the
most valuable of the marine vegeta-
bic preparations, the annual sales in
Japan and China being enormous and
steadily growing The Japanese have
from an early period made use Of the
red laver, or pOrphyra, formerly II pop
uar food in the British isles and spar
ingly eaten in the United States.
In addition to its commercial uses
Seawccd has conduccd largely to the
success of the japanese fisheries by
attracting fish to the coasts.
The Japanese government collects
accurate statistics of the Scaweed in
duStry, which show that in 1901 the
grounds under cultivation in the en-
pirc had an area of 2.242 acres, from
which 100000 pounds of dried sea-
weed We're taken.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05
stroke that can come in a campaign /,

stroke that can come in a campaign is
when some mishap overtakes Il retreat
ing army. Then the lines are not set.
discipline Is lax, and the aSSailant has
the advantage. The fact that Kurlpat-
kin has twice retreatcd in the face of
the same general and not been caught
unawares stamps him as military
genius Of high ORDER Marshal Ba-
2aine at Metz, in the Franco-PruSsian
war of 1870, had much the same CON
ditions TO face as Kuropatkin at Lao
yang, and the Prussians overwhelmed
him as the japanese expected to over
whelm Kuropatkin.
One of the famous retreats of history
was that made by Sir John Moore. the
British leader in the Spanish PENN
Sula, In 1859 Sir John marched for
Il month from AStOrga toward the sea
and, reaching the port at Coruna be
fore the arrival of ships to take his
army away, beat back the French un-
wv .hhl SHdi NpuIt, ny IllS dlllioSl Ut tIP
hour when enbarkation was complet
ed. SOult himself made Skiliful re
treat from Oporto, Portugal, across the
mountains into Spain during the same
war. During the civil war General
Robert Il. Lee conducted several re
markably skilful retreats with troops
defeated in battle. After the conflict
in the Wilderness, May 5-6, 1864, his
finally bringing up in front of Rich
mOnd and forestalling Grant, who had
two armies threatening the place from
two directions. The Richmond cam
paign of 1854 has been called IL race
for Richmond Three times during the
march Lee outmarched Grant and
formed his army along a river to dis
pute the passage. Although beaten in
the end, Lee added fresh laurels to his
crown by the mastery handling Of the
Army Of Northern Virginia in the retro
grade movement from the Rapidan to
the James in May, 1864, and prolonged
the war Il year.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05
Books That Bring Tears.

Marriott Watson, the English novel
and tells them TO write about books
that have made them cry. Just why
eminent folks are singled out is not
clear 1t is no sign of special clever
ness or of deep insight into the hu
man heart to be able to draw tears
from people who happen to get into the
public eye Some of them can be very
sentimental when they deign to view
the hard facts of life at second hand,
Often the impulse to he considerate
and helpful toward less fortunate fel'
few tears over some imaginative sor-
row.
Books that bring tears to the readers
eyes are not confined to the master
pieces, although certain works of great
authors, as Dickens, Hugo and Thack-
cray, have become classics because of
their pathetic scenes. The common
people, readers of common literature,
cry when they find sorrow which they
recognize rs genuine in fictitious char,
acters who are drawn true to life. The
farmer, the blacksmith and the rail
road man are all acquainted with
grief, yet are not hardened to the suf
| feriugs Of mankind about them. Theil
sympathies are keen, but wholesome
and they are not given to stopping over
! just because an author labels an Incl
dent, please cry here A study OF
fiction which makes strong men weer
would be interesting.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05


elected mayor of San Francisco as tht
candidate of union labor. lie is tort!
years of age and has had unique
career. AS youth he began the study
of medicine, but after two years gave
If I'D because of i'll health. Beng o'
musical tastes he entered a tneatei
orchestra. For some years he was
musical director of the Columhla
theater. San Francisco, and presideh
of the musicians union. lie became
connected with a gas engine company
and went to the Klondile III its inter
ests. where he made consldefapl'
money. Mayor SchmitZ likes TO 'ei'
how he once performed at an enter
tainment in Dawson, which was tht
grandest event of the mining season
with seats at 500 each. He had put OIL
disguise and was introduced by an
old miner named Billy Bard as fol
lows: Ladies and gentlemen, the mex
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05
~

ItNlOT tb HIS ltiiON
actors was equally unwarrantable. one
day the super entered holding his head
in the air and recited his line, My lord,
the carriage is waiting.
Lets have it a bit louder" said Irv-
ing.
The man repeated it in Il louder tone.
whereupon Sir Henry demanded that
it should he repeated again still louder.
Yet again did he make the super repeat
it and louder still, and yet again was
the same demand made. The man was
becoming enragcd, and at last shrieked
out the words.
Very good" said Sir Henry, very
good indeed. but couldn't you Just man.
age to put a shade of temper into it?'
Miss Maude Adams. who is still play
ing in "The Little Minister" WAS ask
ed recently to assist in arranging for
an evening of amateur theatricals
which some ladies of Il home mission
ary society were planning to give. A
very pretty little girl who lived in the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05

How to keep young is question that
has worried no end of people into gray
hairs. Now along comes German
professor with the cheerful dictum:
We are only as old as our heart and
arteries. The hygiene of the heart is
the art of remaining young" This au-
thority adds that abnormal drafts upon
the hearts activity must be avoided.
Care and moderation should be OBJ
served in eating, drinking and bodily
exercise.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05

aportments is kept the gold constitut'
ing the treasure by which the credit OF
tbe government is sustained. Accord
ing to Russian law, only small par,
of the reserve may be diverted fol
war purposes The ingots of gold are
arranged on shelves in the strong
rooms. The cabinets containing the
shelves reach from floor to ceiling
The coin is kept in stout chamois bags
and is piled high around the sides OF
the room.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05

clared he would give
an opportunity to
duly authorized rep
resentatives of GER
tain journals which
had criticised the
Russian finances to
take a look into the
strong rooms of the
Bank of Russia and
see for themselves
that the reserve was
-, Al. - =, -
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05

Maxim Gorky. the Russian writer
who was imprisoned in February last
for completely in the revolutionary out
break in st. Petersburg, has turned his
incarceration to good account evident
ly, since he has written Il new play
while behind the bars. The drama is
called ''The Children of the Sun" and
deals with the revolutionary Move
ment. The author himself thinks that
the work Is his masterpiece, but the
public will have a word on that per-
haps.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05
Rrigadier General Peter c. Hams, U.

Rrigadier General Peter c. Hains, O..
s. A.. retired. who has been appointed
on the reorganiZed isthmian canal com.
mission by President Roosevelt. has
been connected with many extensive
engineering undertakings in the course
of his career He did important work
as member of the commission which,
during the initial stages of the enter
prise, had charge of the project of a
waterway to connect the oceans. Gen
eral Hans was born in Philadelphia
in 1910 and graduated from the Unit
ed States Military academy at West
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05

The widespread use Of the telephone
is certain to modify and improve
modes of speech in the masses. The
telephone imposes attention to clear
and precise enuhciation and in time
will tend to subdue and soften the
voice. Words in low, even tones are
most readily heard over the wire.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05
AneCdOtec
About the
Stage People

IEN staging a play
Sir Henry lrving's
patience with the
rank and file is
extraordinary, but
where Il rebuke is
deserved lrving's
biting sarcasm is
quite to the occa
sion. There was in
one production a su-
per who. though he
had only Il couple of
lines 10 speak. maze
his entrance in such
a way as to lead one
to believe, he was
sustaining the lead
ing role, and his be-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05

neighboEhood was
described to Miss
Adams as peculiar
ly fitted for a GER
tain tableau, says
Harper's Weekly.
Miss Adams called
upon the mother of
the child and in eX-
planning her mis-
sion said:
81 hope you can
Let yOllr daughter
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05

The California editor who retired
from business as an amateur dairy
man, having for sale regular milk
pail in good repair" was very fortu-
nate, unless 1t was the last of six that
figured in the plant.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05

strenuous life has been the lot OF
the Rev. DR.. Cyrus Townsend Brady,
who was recently called to promi
nent Episcopal church in Toledo, O..
and whose recent story, "Sir Henry
Morgan, Buccaneer" has been much
praised Although clergymen often en-
gage in literary work it is the eXcep.
tion when minister is a success as q
writer of romance and also in his sa.
cred calling. DR., Brady is recognized
as both successful writer of fiction
and Il brilliant preacher. His addrcSSe
frnn thn nnluit nnSenes an earnest.
ness akin to, the dramatic force nf his
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05

and WIS IWINtVI-
ately recognized by the manager.
How many have you with you"
the latter asked pleasantly as he pre-
pared to write out the pass.
"Well, some of my family are sick
replied the man, 80 | have brought
only fortytwo"
"You see" commented Mr.. Belasco,
my friend had forgotten he was in
Salt Lake City"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05

met dll lliuuenlldl
citizen in a hotel,
and before they
parted the manager
had invited the citi-
zen to come to his
show the next night
and bring his fam
lily" \ bout s
O'Clock the next
night the man put
his head into the
box Office window
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05

now prominent in
the younger social
circles in New York
and Newport is
JameSG. Blaine III.
He is the grandson
of the statesman
who so narrowly
missed the presi-
dency and a son of
James G.. Blaine, Jr.
A -a.,s,..s, 49,. - l..
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05

Point in 1861. He
served as an en-
gineer officer dur
ing the civil war
and received three
brevetS for gallant
service. During the
Spanish war he
was a brigadier
general of volun-
teers, and in 1903
he became a briga-
dier general of the
regular army, go
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05

The last edition of the Dictionary
of American Authors" contains 10000
names, which gives one writer for ev-
cry 5000 of our people, including the
illlterate. Quite enough to 60 around.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05

II - - -
prompts him tt
adopt American L
ways and thus
with his cheap In
Dor, dig at the foun
dation upon whicl
rests the welfare OF
our people. Where
n Chinese will Worl
upon a farm a
starvation wa ges /
japanese has th'
ability to acquire
the property itself.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05

compromise with
the traction compa-
nics resulted in a
majority of nearly
25.OUO for Judge
Dunno.
The new mayor
was born In Water
vile. Conn, in 1853,
but most of his
life has been pass.
ed in the state of
Illinois. His par.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05

studying the English language. She
says somewhat dolefully that English
is the hardest language she has yet
attacked but that she is quite deter
mined to conquer it.
This remarkable actress has inciden-
tally committed stage suicide nearly
10000 times-10,O00 by poison. 1000 by
jumping into the Seine. 5000 by re-
vOlyer bullet and 5000 by dagger
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05
Folk In the
Limelisht
Of Publicity

I a dinner given
10y the Magnetic
club in New
York recently in
honor of Thomas
\. Edison it de-
veioped that Mr..
Edison was the
first man to use
Hello as the
opening word of
a telephone conS
VcrSatiDn.
Ii the early
d Il Y $ o f h G
speech carrying
wire those who
g IN ploy e d it
greeted each 9th.
.sl IL.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05

romances of war
and colonial and
mediaeval history.
DR.. Brady comes
naturally by a love
for writing of war,
for three Of the au-
thor's fOrefathers
fought in the Revo-
luton. the younger
at the battle of Ger
mantown fighting
o,-nr thn bO1V of his
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05

which she has done
in Paris, but which
have never been
seen in America.
The tour will EN-
brace all the prin-
cipal cities of the
United States.
The divine Sa-
rah," whose perse-
verance knows no
Tagging. is now en-
gagged almost con-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05

Eugene +. Schmitz, the labor mayol
of san Francisco, has pronounced
views on the subject of the yellow
peril," which have recently brought MS
name into print. Mayor Schmlt
thinks the immigration of Japanese
into the United States ought to be pre-
vented by even more stringent laWs
t,an have been adopted in the case OF
the Chinese. He bases this OPINION Oh
the effect Il large influx of the Japanese
might have on the condition OF the
American workingman. I'VE may say
that the japanese is enlightened says
Noyor SchmitZ. land. this being true
~. N Il uco I | a I
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-05

place between lle JAMES G. BLAINE
latter and his first III.
wife. and she after
ward married DR.. William Tillinghast
Bull. James q. Blaine Ill. lives with
his mother in New York city and Is
now ut school He is an expert tennis
player and when Mrs. Bull is ut New
port spends much time on the casino
courts or Oh the lawn of his mothers
country residence.