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The Washington times., 1905-12-08
ENORMOUS PROFITS
FOR POLICY KING
SAP Adams Made Half Million, Four
Hundred Per Cent, in Selling
Land for Railroad.

NEW YORK, Dec. S.-"AT' Adams.
who served a term in Sing Sing for his
connection with the policy game. has
hit the real gig for $4,000 This i'm
mense profit has been cleared by the ex-
policy king in the sale OF six lots run
ming through from Thirty-second street
to Thirty-third street. west Of Sixth
avenue.
The property is the block wanted by
the New Jersey and New York railroad
as a terminal site for its tunnels under
the Hudson river Adams sold the land
for $4,000. which is five times more
than the property was worth before the
section was selected by the Pennsyl-
vania for its immense passenger station
That means that Adams made the
amazing profit OF 800 per cent
The Washington times., 1905-12-08
ALLEN MAKES SETTLEMENT
WITH G. P. o. SYMPOSIUM

The officials of the Second division
symposium in the Government Print
ing Office have reached an agreement
with Henry NJ. Allen. former treasurer
of the concern. for a settlement OF his
alleged shortage.
IL is understood that Allen refunds
about Sl,0Oo In cash and turns over the
equity in his home on Kentucky avenue.
which is calculated 10 make good almost
the entire amount claimed 10 be due
the association.
1t IS believed that the District AttOr-
ney will be asked TO dismiss the indict-
ment returned against Allen. and that
he viii be permitted to resume his work
in the printery.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
WILL HELP BIG BENEFIT

A department meeting of the Spanish
War Veterans was held last evening al
their hall. 7l9 Sixth street northwest. 10
arrange the details of their part of the
program for a benefit performance
which will be given by the G. A. r. and
the Union Veterans Union, at the c. A
r. Hall on Wednesday, December 1S
Commander John Lewis Smith appoint
ed a committee composed Of ]. W
Mitchell Willis q. Wise. Sheridan Fer
rec, c.. l. Shorey. d. p. Conway. @. E
Rausch, Henry Foster. and Oliver Sears
TO devise entertaining features for the
coming benefit.
Bishop C c. McCabe. of Philadelphia,
will deliver an address.
The proceeds of the performance VIII
be used to give assistace to the tenn
porary Soldiers and Sailors Home. To-
Gated at 106 Third street northwest
The Washington times., 1905-12-08
ENEMY OF CIGARETTES
TO RUN FOR CONGRESS

LAPORTE, Ind, Dec S-John W.
Parks. the State senator who framed
the bill prohibiting the manufacture and
sale Of cigarettes in Indiana. enacted
at the last session of the Legislature.
has announced his candidacy for the
Republican nomination for Congress in
the Thirteenth district. and declares
that. III elected. he viii battle in Con-
gress for national legislation against the
cigarette evil.
He opposes Abraham Lincoln Brick,
who for three terms represented that
district
The Washington times., 1905-12-08
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Joseph Amberger and Annie E. Lud-
wig.
Christian S. Lantz and Bessie Cald-
well.
Daniel German and Lille Cole.
Cambridge p. Mosley and Geneva A.
Griff. both of Blocksburg. Va
Edward c. Hicks and Hannah A. Con-
.ner
Harry ]. Brooks and Ardelle B. Payne
Edward Giles and Sarah j. Price
Spencer Washington and Georgiana
Peyton.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08
THE Personal SIDE
at THE CAPITOL

The taliest man in the House is still
Representative ICY" 6ulloway of New
Hampshire. He is over seven feet high
and built in proportion. He Is easily
the most conspicuous member of the
House, and the one most frequently
asked about and pointed out by guides
to visitors. In the last Congress Mr.
Sulloway was chairman of the Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions, and he
win again have the position. He re-
ceives a larger mail tnan any other
member in the House, because all bills
relating to invalid pensions are referred
to his committee. And letters relating
to pensions received by other members
are referred to him. as in many
cases a reply IL looked for from the
Invalid Pension Con. nittee. In order
to keep up with his work Mr.. Sulloway
comes to the Capitol early in the morn
ing and az once goes to his committee
room, where ne buckles down to work.
Nine o'clock in the morning and even
earlier will find the big New Hamp-
shire statesman hard at work going
over his mail and sitting the data for
pension bin reports. More bills have
been referred to his committee since
the opening OF Congress tnan any
three or four other committees in the
House.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08
MISS F. B. ALEXANDER
MAKES TYPEWRITER TALK

A new worlds record Tor speed on Il
t1-newrtter was established on Wednes-
day by Miss Florence b. Alexander. of
the Patent office
In filing an order for certified copy of
a file wrapper. Miss Alexander trans
cribed 81 600 words in the official day of
seven and half hours.
The record was held previously by
Miss Laura Hawkins OF the same office,
who copied 80 goo words in the same time
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

Kendall. S. X Knox. H. NJ. Mulliken.
+. Youngs-
Mrs. Nathan Kaufman. of Providence.
r l.. is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs NJ. Blumenthal. of NJ street north
west.
Mrs NJ Newmyer was hostess at a
tea yesterday afternoon IN honor of her
niece and guest, Miss Celeste Sigmund,
OF Denver. The decorations we're holly.
green, red carnations and ferns. Among
those present were Miss Sylvia Stern OF
Philadelphia, Miss Regina Sicher of
Charlottesville. Va. Misses Rae and
Irma Strasburger, Of Norfolk. Va
Miss Rae Hahn, Miss Helene Eiseman,
Miss Malvine WOog Miss Helen LuChs,
Miss Helene Engel. Miss Ernestine
Frank Miss Juliet Meyer. Miss Carrye
Baer and Miss Edith Auerbach.
The Mercantile Club held an informal
dance at it's club house on Wednesday
evening. A Virginia reel and vocal
solos were features or the evening.
Miss Sophie Schloss entertained the
'Aeolians' Wednesday evening with a
present were Miss Julia Loeb Miss
Elizabeth Farber, Miss Savina Gold
smith. Miss Carrye Bacr. Miss Blanche
Stern and Miss Helene and Mr. and
Mrs. Harold. J. Pack. and DR.. BENJAMIN
X. Leon. Jonas Machealis Harold Levi
Ben Wollberg, Moe Baer and Milton
Baer
Miss Hortense Letterman, of Char
lottesville. Va, is I'm Alexandria. Va,
the guest Of her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Strauss
The Washington times., 1905-12-08
BLUE LAWS ENFORCED
IN CITY OF HARTFORD

HARTFORD. CONN, Dec. The
Sunday lid is on In Hartford and the
blue laws will be enforced, the police
announce Drug stores and restaurants
are the only business places that may
enjoy the privileges OF keeping open
The bootblacks and newspaper ssan1S
I'm narticular. are the ones that will
suffer
The Washington times., 1905-12-08
WOOOCOCK THICK
NEAR SNOW HILL

SNOW HILL, Md. Dec. S.-Not for
many years has there been SO many
woodcock in this section as now. The
scarcity of quail is as marked as the
abundance of woodcOck. IL is almost
impossible 10 buy quail in this market
Those sold are bringing from Is 10 -
cents
AS woodcocS are plentiful and sell for
15 cents apiece, IL IS natural that the
gunners have abandoned quail shooting
for the woodcock.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08
The Root OF an Evil.

4 doing in New York and Other states,
with especial reference to the cor
porate fondness for subscribing to
campaign funds. have brought the
matter again to the attention of
Congress. 1t is reasonably certain
that in the undignified House of
Representatives there will be some
hair pulling and face scratching over
| this very matter, before the first ses-
sion of the Fifty-ninth Congress
| draws TO close.
Quite of course, there will be many
suggested remedies for a condition
admittedly evil. The Hon. Bourke
Cochran of New York will certainly
revive his campaign contribution bill
of the last Congress, and ambitious
and altruistic statesmen from other
localities will follow the example
We shall have panaceas for this po-
litical i'll, as for every other
Aroused at last to an intelligent
comprehension of what campaign
| contributions from corporations real
ly mean. and what they are expected
by their donors to accomplish, there
is at lastno difference in public opinion
that they should be prohibited sum-
marily. That life insurance funds
belonging to policyholders of every
| political faith, have been applied to
promoting the fortunes of particu-
lar party, is merely an especially bad
specimen of bad condition. There
| is a general agreement nowadays that
corporate officers who make such con-
tributions from the funds intrusted
TO them would find their most agree
able, natural. and appropriate environ
ment behind prison bars.
So far. so good-and even very
good. The passage OF laws making il
criminal for corporations to con-
tribute to campaign funds is among
the almost certain performances OF
State legislatures and the National
| Congress. The public sentiment that
demands such legislation is too strong
and too intelligent to be successfully
resisted. But how are the laws going
TO be enforced?
IL may be taken as assured that the
enactment of criminal statute pro-
hibiting certain corporate activities
| is not going TO stop those activities
by it's own force. The history of the
laws prohibiting rebates and illegal
combinations in restraint of trade
is sufficiently clear on this point. Cor
poration officers are not swayed from
the commission of an act merely be-
cause State or Federal statute pro-
nounces that act a crime. Not at all.
On the decided other hand, they US
ually find the enactment adds a
pleasurable spice of danger to what
otherwise would be q mere matter OF
routine.
Unless there IS method Of inspect
ing the books of corporations a law
such as is proposed would be dead
letter-observed by good citizens and
a matter Of derision for their unscru-
pulous business and political competi-
tors. There arc more ways of killing
dog than by choking him on butter
and more ways of putting money
where it will do the most good
than by a public contribution to the
campaign fund of this or that po-
litical party.
The interest of The Times in this
matter is that legislation shall not be
perfunctory or futile. We have had
enough of that sort of thing already.
If the evil is to be attacked, let the
blows delivered be swift, direct, and
aimed at the very root.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08
WOMEN PROVE THEMSELVES
BEST STRIKE-bREAKERS

HAZLETON. Pa. Dec. S.-The men In
the employ OF Jacob Bolinsky. a local
scrap-iron and junk dealer, went on
strike.
Bolinsky thCn procured a half-dosen
women as sIrike-breakers, and they
proved such good workers that now Bo-
linsky will dispense with men.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

Look out for new international diff
culties In Europe! King Alfonso OF
Spain bagged seventy-six boars in a
hunt the other day, while his host, the
Kaiser. got only sixty-seven.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08
DINNER TONIGHT
At WHITE HOUSE
Musicale Will Follow for
ROOSeveltS' Guests.
LUNCHE0NS ARE NUMEROUS
Society Using This Form of Entertain
ing Freely for Pleasure and
for Charity.

President and Mrs. Roosevelt will en-
tertain their second dinner party of the
week tonight 1t will be followed by a
musicale.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

II the railroads have really cut off all
the politicians from passes. there may
be some hope for immediate action on
that rate bill.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

Mr.. Tillman says newspaper men are
about as reliable as any other class.
That isn't much Of a compliment, in
the light OF certain recent disclosures
as To- Congresgmen.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

About the time you ger over Thanks
giving you have TO get ready for Christ
mas. It's a hard world-on the diges-
ton.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

Several months ago the announcement
was made in Michigan that Senator
Russell A Alger woulG not be cand;-
date to succeed himself. The reason
given was the poor health OF the Seuat-
or. The announcement was sad news
to the Senator's friends, for no one tn
the Wolverine State is more popular
than the junior Senator and there was
general regret to learn that his health
was so feeble that it had forced him to
retire from public life.
Several candidates for the prospective
Senatorial vacancy entered the field to
prepare for the contest But now a
change has taken place.
Representative s. w. Smith says that
the people OF Michigan have been graft
fed to learn that Senator Alger is re-
gaining his health. and with the con-
tinued Improvement he will soon be as
strong as ever
Il believe" said Representative Smith.
that Senator Alger. If he wants, will
he his own successor. He has made a
splendid Senator and has given the
State valuable public services. His
health, which was very poor two or
three months ago. has improved Won
derfully, and he VIII soon be as strong
and vigorous as ever. When the time
comes l look for his unanimous re-eIec-
toin."
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

Run an opera company and get a
knIghthood - Sir Heinrich Conried
wouldn't II be cheaper to buy one out
right.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

IL Mr.. Shaw ran the Canal Commits
sion, those $4,000 men would be saving
money on salaries much less than SlO,-
coo
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

Congress does well 10 look on that
proposed football conference with pro-
fessionaI jealousy
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

Instead OF a modern Ben Franklin.
our esteemed Secretary Of the Treasury
seems to be the modern Malthus.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

Somebody has refused an offer of
50. $50 900 for a single plot Of ground on
Broadway and It wasn't Good Ground at
that.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

They are disrespectful to old age il
Quebec
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

The following Washington people are
visiting IN New York today; II. s.
Barnes. w. ]. Dwyer Mrs. Miller. s. NJ
Stewart. J. II. Blohme. w s. Lasham.
r. F. Jackson. T. S. Nairn. w. w.
Sharer. J. s, Burrows, r. l.. Francis,
w, II. Franklin. r. A. Harlow. G. 3.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

Mrs. Nicholas Fish viii open hel
house for a musicale tonight.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

No member Of the Kansas delegation
in the House receives a larger daily
mail than Representative Charles Curtis,
who is regarded as the logical successor
10 Senator Burton. Mr.. Curtis is most
methodicai In his correspondence He
never let's IL accumuIate-that is II a
letter requires him TO make a person
al visit to a department and the Official
he desires to see is away for the day
at the depa rtment TO give personal at
tentiOn TO the request, and will make
another visit. All letters received are
answered the same day, and IL public
documents are asked. for they are sent
on the outgoing mail This promptness
on the part OF the Kansas Congressman
has made him a power in his district
and IN fact In the State: for II matters
not what part OF the State the letters
come from, they received an answer
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

Representative Daniel L. D. Granger,
the lone Democrat from Rhode Island.
does not look for any sweeping change
In the political control of the country as
a result Of the elections of the coming
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

Kendall. s. X. Knox H. NJ. Mulliken.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

Mrs. Henry F. Blount held a large re-
eeption at her home The Oaks. yester-
lay. the last day her son and daugh-
er-in-Iaw, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Blount,
will be with her. They leave for Indiana
today
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

Mrs Nathan Kaufman. of Providence,
r. l.. is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. NJ. Blumenthal of NJ street north
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

Mrs. Mathew Scott, of Bloomington.
H.. who was familiar figure in Wash
ington society during the time her
brother, Adlaf Stevenson. was Vice
President. is now the guest of her SON
in-law and daughter, Col. and Mrs.
Charles 6. Bromweu
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

Mrs. Newlands' tea to introduce her
husbands niece, Miss Ada Newlands. Of
San Francisco, yesterday afternoon,
was one of the largest OF the season.
At least 800 prominent society people
welcomed the debutante. Miss New
lands is an attractive girl who has made
many friends here
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

Simon Lyon. OF this city. and Miss
Minnie Rose Kirshbaum. Of Indianap-
oils were married in indianapolis at the
home Of the brides father a dinner and
a dance following at the Columbia Club
A pink drawing room was used for the
ceremony and was arranged with an
arch of pink roses, half conceallng tiny
electric lights Behind the arch was a
bank of palms with tall cathedral can
dies on either side. Clusters of roses
were arranged on the console.
In the reception-rOOm, baskets over
flowing with Liberty roses We're ar
ranged.
After the holidays the couple will re-
side in Washington.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

dance at it's club house on Wednesday
evening. a Virginia reel and vocal
solos were features OF the evening.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

Mrs Jules Guthridge was hostess at
luncheon Wednesday Her guests
we're Mrs. Fairbanks. wife Of the Vice
President: Mrs. Cortelyou. Madame
Sodoy, Madame Leger. Mrs Stauffer
Moore. Mrs. John JOY Edison, Mrs. My
on NJ Parker. Mrs. A S. Worthington,
md Mrs. Charles G. Dulin.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

Commander Key. U.S.N., who recently re.
turned TO this country with her husband
after a seven years residence In the Far
East. was the guest for whom Miss
Laura Jackson gave a tea yesterday
Afternoon Miss Jackson and her guest
received alone while Mrs Jackson
poured the tea. Mrs Key was. before
marriage. Miss Grace Condit Smith. OF
this city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-29
THIS is ANOTHER WARD
ToOele County Hunter Explains That
He Is Not the Man Who Per-
petrated Fraud

j. A Ward OF Barney ReeVy Canyon.
Utah wishes it distinctly understood that
he is not tho John Ward" who defrauded
the state with bogus wild animal skins
Mr.. Ward was mentioned as having col
lected S60-15 in bounties in Tooele county
last October but he does not wish TO be
COMPOUNDED with the stranger who ap-
peared in TOOele about year ago and
tried to perpetrate fraud on the county
clerk He explains his operations in the
following communication to The Herald:
About Oct. . I got a certificate for
bounty for the animals mentioned and
can easily prove that ] caught the ami
mails. l was not in Tooele or Satt Lake
City about a year ago, as 1 have been
confined to the house b. an incura BILE
case of heart disease a-d had not been
able to go to Salt Lake City for over three
years Last October. when in the citv. 1
was obliged to go to the hospital and take
course of treatment from Drs. Niles and
Pinkertno before being able to return
for bounty there were fully thirty per-
eral Breeder, 10 whom Mr. 4 lax referred
with the certificate for bounty
I viii say that on account of there hsv-
ing been a number OF bands Of sheep
kept i'm this neighborhoOd all of last
summer. the wild animals were unusually
plentiful and could probably have
caught and poisoned twice as many in the
same length of time if / had been able
to attend to il.
! am not the Ward who has been pull
ing the fur over the different county
clerks eyes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-29

Shore Acres is the next attraction at
the Grand opera house. IL comes Mon
day night.
+. N Hess has gone to Omaha on bust
ness for the o. s l. dining car depart
ment.
Mrs J. w OFT died yesterday morning
at the family home, 37lS Washington
avenue, and the funeral services will oc-
cur today at O'Clock at the same place.
lntermcnt Will be in Mountain View GENE
terry
Mrs. Hugh Dyer is visiting friends in
Salt Lake. Mr.. and Mrs. Dler viii soon
leave for a trip to California
Mr.. and Mrs. Heber Scowcroft and fam
lily will leave in few day. Tor an ex-
tended visit on the coast.
Ben Haywood was in Ogden yesterday
on business connected with the United
States MarshaTs office.
J. L. Davenport yesterday closed "A
deal whereby he purchases the prem
ises at 264 Twenty-fifth street. now
occupied by his Grille saloon The
price paid was $1,000. the seller being
j. L. Porter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-29
SAN PEDRO ROAD
ALMOST READY
Today or Tomorrow the Gap Below
Las Vegas May Be Closed.
A TEMPORARY "SHooFLY"
NEXT MONTH THE GOLDEN SPIKE
WILL BE DRIVEN.

p. r. Morris, claim agent of the
San Pedro. Los Angeles & Salt Lake
Railroad company, returned yester-
day after having spent week down
the line at the point where, it is ex-
pected, the Los Angeles and Salt Lake
divisions will be temporarily brought
together either today or tomorrow
The point referred to is below Las
Vegas, where for the past week or ten
days the section and track men have
been working with might and main
TO construct "Shoohy." Ten days
ago there We're six miles of track to
be laid, and Thursday, when Mr. Nor
ris left the scene of operations. the
gap had been closed with the excep-
ton of about two miles.
Judging by what i saw when I was
down there" said Mr.. Morris last
evening, Il am inclined to believe that
the last rail Will be laid either today
or tomorrow. 1 do not mean by this
that the line viii then be complete.
This shoofiy,' while in one way it
brings the two divisions INTO touch
will not be the regular track of the
road 1t has been built wholly for
the convenience of the contractors. so
that they might move their construc-
ton materials with greater facility
and so be in a better position to COM
plete the main line in short time.
Driving the Golden Spike.
when do you think the latter will
be Accomplished" he was asked.
I am not prepared to answer this
at present. except to say that if the
work is pushed with the same degree
of speed as that which has character
lied all the work along the line, /
should judge that the gold spike will
be driven home in about two or three
weeks, or maybe a month at the out
side
From what you saw of the work
while you were down there will you
say how it impressed YOU"
4 was too busy to give it much at
tention but, from casual glance here
and there, 1 was impressed forcibIy
by the energy displayed by the con-
tractors and the general sOlidity Of all
construction as it progressed from step
to step. / do not believe that there
has ever been a road built in this
country in which so much care was
taken in the early. ,construc ton as In
the San Pedro. From the very start
no pains or expense were spared to
build a1ine that would compare IA
vorabIy with any of the great eastern
roads, and with this object always in
mind the rest was easy. It viii be
some weeks yet before through trains
will be run between Salt Lake and
Los Angeles. the management decid-
ing it would be best to give the road
bed thorough test before entering the
field for regular business"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-29
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