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The Washington times., 1905-12-03
DELEGATES OF JEWISH WOMEN
LEAVE FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT

AT the last meeting of the Council OF
Jewish women the delegates 10 the
fourth triennial convention. to be held
in Chicago December 4. were chosen as
follows: The president. Mre. Joel Hill
man and Miss Hetty Abrahams.
Mrs. HiIlman Will read paper az the
convention on Looking Forward" This
honor has been conferred on only four
women in The United States.
Seventy-five sections and sixteen Ju-
nior sections will be represented. They
are the delegates from societies embrac-
ing 9.O1O members. Between 100 and 150
delegates are expected TO attend the
conference.
The Washington. Baltimore. NorfOlk
and Philadelphia delegations will go IN
2 special car to the Windy City The
train viii leave this city this evening
a $40, going from here 10 Baltimore.
where II will be met by the delegation
from that city and Norfolk and thence
10 Philadelphia.
At meeting of the board OF directors
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RECREATION
EASTERN STAR PLEASURE
INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS

Thanksgiving was observed with one
OF the best receptions ever held under
the auspices OF the Eastern Star Pleas
ure Club. The occasion was for installing
the new officers. whose term began that
day. Speaker McFaddy introduced the
former president, S. II. Caton, and Pres
ident-elect Charles Bentley, who made
appropriate addresses
Following these was an address by
Allen R. McFadden. speaker. and vocal
and instrumental selections. Charles
Bentley. president; H. F. Walls. vice
president. Miss Blanch Ridgley. record
ing secretary: Miss Mary Naily finan-
cial secretary; :. H Cation. treasurer
and Alien P McFadden. speaker, form
ed in the grand march followed by the
members and a large number OF friends
ing hall OF the club
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CAPITOL COUNCIL, JR. o. U. A. NJ,
HAD ENTERTAINMENT AT HALL

Capitol Council. No. =. Jr. .. I. A
NJ. gave an entertainment at it's hall.
Hg Tenth street. November "a Chair
man Charles S. Jones had secured some
Of the best talent Of Washington. in
cluding Prof. Degges' orchestra; Mrs.
Caufrman. reader; Mrs, Sims. sOloist;
Miss Ethel Potter. reader; Theodore
Otti. reader. and Kari Kaiser. soloist.
The councillor. Brother b. Rudasil. and
Mrs. Charles Jones assisted Brother w.
H. Welsh i'm selling the boxes, which
brought "A large sum. Mrs. Coulter
and Mrs Cauffman served refreshments
The Washington times., 1905-12-03
CIVIC
THREE TALKS TO CIVIC CENTER
ON wASHINGTONS WATER

A public meeting OF the Civic Center
will be held at the Public Library.
Monday. December IL, at y o'clock. Com
missioner Henry b F. Macfarland pre-
siding. for the discussion Of the follow
ing topics:
Water publication in general. with
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special reference 10 the Washington Ill
tration plant. by Allen Hazen. II Am
Soc. c. f.. OF New York city.
Pollution Of public water supplies. with
special reference 10 the Potomac river,
by Marshall O. Leighton, United States
Geological Survey
The efforts Of the local medical profes-
sion IN Iessening typhoid fever and othe-
water-born diseases. by G. Wythe Cook.
ND, LID representing the Medical
Society of the District of Columbia,
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GENERAL NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF ORDER OF MACCABEES

D Anacostia Tent. No. Z. OF the Macca-
bees. leads in getting new members
having admitted six new members dur
ing the month. The tent record keeper
reports thirty new members during the
year. and of that number. retained by
the tent, twenty-four
Sir knight Francis II Isham- mem
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Fitzpatrick. Dr. E P. Magruder. James
l.. Bost. F. S. Key Smith, Douglas
Stuart. T. Wingheld Bullock. Capt.
George T. Summerlin. Thomas Grant r
= s Yellotts Charles G. McRoberts
Hon. j. Norris Shepard. J. d. Williams,
y. II. Iamplet and Charles b ChaneY.
The Washington times., 1905-12-03
DIR. HUDDLESTON ON GENOA
BEFORE EXCELSIOR CLUB

The Excelsior Literary Club was en-
tertained by Dr.. Margaret HuddiestOn
a her home I'm lexington. November IS.
The president, Mrs. NJ. l.. Willis. Mrs.
Alexander. Mrs. Barnard. Mrs. Bulla,
esrs Barringer. Mrs. Foster, Mrs Frear.
Mrs Gordon Mrs HuddieStOn. Mrs.
Muller. Mrs. Robinson Mrs. Seely, and
Mrs. We6d were present Dr. Huddles-
ton read an essay on Genoa. The
rest OF tho hour was spent in social
chat
The Washington times., 1905-12-03
PATRIOTIC
OLD SOLDIERS, LADIES' HOSTS,
TELL OF LIFE IN WAR TIME.

The ladies OF Lincoln Corps were given
a reception and a banquet by Lincoln
Post, No. 3. g. A r.. at Pythian Tenn
pie Tuesday night. COmrade o. II. Old
royd acted as master Of ceremonies. In
cidents OF the civil war were related by
a number of tie ladies and comrades.
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WOMEN
w. c. T. U. OF WEST END
HOLDS NOVEMBER SESSION

The West End Auxiliary Of the Dis
trict of Columbia WOmans Christian
Temperance Union held its November
meeting ct the residence of its presi-
dent Mrs E H. Catching.
The devotions We're conducted by Mrs.
Berry, Mrs Susie Erwin. the secretary.
and Mrs Noerr. the treasurer, reported.
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MEDALS FOR VETERANS
OF GEORGE G. MEADE POST

At the stated meeting Of George G.
Meade Post, No. 5. G. A. r., Tuesday
evening. officers for the ensuing yea
and representatives Of the post 10 the
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OF the Council Of Jewish Womcn in the
west room OF the Synagogue yesterday
afternoon. details OF the trip were ar
ranged A large number Of the members
OF the Washington sections viii be on
hand al the station this evening 20 give
their delegates q sCnd-On
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
Why Corey IS Not Famous
: to Resume Her

Although William E. Corey has lived
continuously in New York for year,
and has all that time been active in his
job as president of the United States
Steel Corporation, he is an absolute
stranger TO the native. No one ever
sees him at the theater; he has not
loafed in the corridor of the Waldorf
and was never seen in the Sunday morn
ing procession along Fifth avenue. 1t is
about time that he came out to be count
ed. It is aggravating to the New Yorker
to know that a man of his proportions
has been successful IN keeping out of
the limelight Where did ne learn the
trick? Was it from Henry c. Fricll :?
He never knocked down Il pedestrian
with his auto. and has never had a guar
rel with his valet. Indeed no one knows
whether he supports the luXuries OF an
auto and n valet. Burr Mcintosh has
never taken his picture; the most stren-
uous interviewer on the NeW York daily
papers has never had a line of comfor,
from him. The reason why you never
hear CT Corey" remarked one of his
friends today at the St. Regis. lis that
he has not discovered the human art OF
making a chump of himself at regular
intervals. Otherwise he might be Il very
famous person in New 4ori."-Pittsburg
Dispatch
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
:. SCARS LIKE A BIRD :.

chine to the proper height, for which
hot-air balloon is used. The Santa
Clara" as he has named the aeroplane,
resembles huge bird or butterfly. The
frame is Of spruce timber, very tough
and supple, and the wings of fortified
canvas. There are eight of these wings,
and each is shaped like an isosceles trt-
angle cut across the point In each
wing there is an upward curve con-
structed scientifically with the same
concavity that, is to be found in the
wing Of a bird The operator sits on
saddle and the wings are worked
partly by the hands and partly by the
feet by means Of stirrups and steel
shafts. Steel wires preserve the shape
Of the wings. and the guiding is done
from the back
Soaring at a rate OF six miles an hour,
the aeroplane can be stopped and turn
cd within q distance of forty feet with
a turn of the hand by the operator A
contrary wind appears to make nttIe
difference in the speed, as the machine
progresses rapidly against a strong
breeze by a series of tacks. An impor-
tant point fully established is that the
machine was able at ali times to re-
turn to the point of departure and light
without any difficulty or force of i'm
pact
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Fought in Finland.

He took part in the defense of Svea-
borg Finland, against the Franco-Eng-
nsh feet in 1854, and fought In the Cau-
casus in 1855 In 1864 he was appointed
governor of Volhinia, and FIVE years
later was made a lieutenant general
He also became ataman of the Cossacks
of Don, atarnan meaning general of Cos
sacks.
In 1877 he was nominated governor
general of Kief, when he first came into
I,otoriety His administration is said to
have been UNANIMOUSLY corrupt and bad
even for country like Russia, where
official corruption prevails generally,
and, in fact. is almost expected. But
Tschertkon exceeded the usual limits of
transgression.
He abused his authority IN every way,
and there were no bounds to his cupidity
and extortious. He speedily amassed
wealth. and purchased an enormous es-
tate at Kahorlik, in southern Russia,
ont of the proceeds of his ill-gotten
gains Finally his maladminis.ration of
the nroyince became public scandal
which attracted the attention OF the au-
tborities IN st. Petersburg, who found IT
was even more than they could stand
and General 1schertkoff was removed
from his post.
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
An Impecunious Husband.

Lady Haldons peer is an impecunious
one. He was the Hon. Lawrence Will
liam Park, the heir to the barony of
Haldon, when she married him in 1893
He succeeded to the title and an estate
of some 10000 acres a little over a year
ago but the added dignity brought with
it no proportionate increase in his in
come. Hence Lady Haldon's determina-
ton to pitch in and make money at her
old profession while he discharges the
functions of an hereditary and unpaid
legislator.
As a peeress she will make her debut
at the Tivoli Music Hall in sketch en-
titled 1.-THE Sporting Duchess. 1t is said
that it will enlighten the public as to the
manners and customs of certain men,
bers Of the aristocracy, which she had
had intimate opportunities of studying
during the years that have elapsed since
she withdrew from the stage. An ad-
miring interviewer notes that she con-
versed with him in 'high-bred society
tones" In other respects, too, she is
wen qualified to take the leading roles.
for she is dashing huntsWoman and a
first-class snot
II feel that the step | am taking is the
right one. she says "and | am conf
dent that there Is nothing in music-haII
life thatis inconsistent with my position
or dignity as a peeress. The adverse
critics base their IDEAS on what the
music hall was in the bad old times be-
fore variety theaters became palaces of
clean and mirthful entertainments TO
which the most modest girl could take
her maiden aunt without raising a blush
on the cheeks Of either
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
Revolvers Ordered.

Orders were, therefore, given for new
revolvers to be purchased, and the com
mission was intrusted to dashing
cavalry colonel of aristocratic lineage
and enc Of the foremost figures in War
saw official society. The colonel bought
the revolvers at 81 each, and they We're
handed out to the men. But they speed
lily proved to be of less service than
the discarded ones
An investigation was made, and it was
found that the aristocratic colonel had
bought a thousand of them at 1.5e each
and charged the city ss, pocketing $3.50
on each gun for his trouble, net gain
of s4,50o on the little transaction
Baron Nolken is an ex-army officer,
and passed through the general staff
academy. He Is said to be the first Of
f1cer having this distinction who has
entered the police service. But the
baron enjoys living well, and he prob
ably saw that there was a better op-
portunity of gratifying his desires in
this direction in the police service than
in following military career.
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
Another Wife Offered

Some few years after his marriage
the general was told one day that a
stranger wished to see him alone on
important business He was shown into
the room, and addressing the governor
said:
Your excellency will remember me
no doubt, as you did me the honor to
take my wife some time ago. / come
now to inform your excellency that /
have another wife, who is younger and
handsomer. and much better altogether
than my first wife. and If your excel
lency wishes, L will let you have her
at the same price
What his excellency answered is not
reported, but the visitor left the palace
very hastily. General Tschertkoff was
appointed governor general Of Warsaw
in 1900 1t is said that when offered the
position he told his Il ajesty that he
feared he was too old Che was then
seventy-one). but the Car replied that
make no difference; he need do nothing
his subordinate would do all the work
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
Witnesses for Tests.

DIR. John Montgomery, the inventor of
the machine, is a son of Zachary Mont
gomery, Assistant Attorney General un-
der President Cleveland, and cousin TO
Bishop Montgomery He is native son.
a graduate of ST. I~nat;us College, and
doctor cf sciences at Santa Clara The
experiments of actual operation have
been conducted in ti.a Santa Cruz
mountains and, as a precantion against
possible failure. were kept quiet until
absolute success was obtained Father r.
Fl. Bell. the eminent physician CT Santa
Clara College, assisted in the expert
mcnts ard numbes of unimpeachable
witnesses attest every detail of the
operations These tests have been pure
ly builders trials.
Prof Montgomery has devoted all his
energies to solving the problem OF sus-
tanning and controlling the flight, leav-
ing in abtyance that of lifting the ma
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He came to Warsaw from ST. Petersburg
a year ago where he was o:le of the
police chiefs, and had command of the
mounted division. In Warsaw he re-
cefYes salary Of Snine thousand rou-
bles (s4,50o), and has handsome suite
of apartments in the city hall, carri-
ages, horses. servants, and all kinds of
extra allowances. He has also a large
secret service fund at his disposal, re-
garding the expenditure of which no
questions are asked
The chief lives in grand style, and is
said to spend at least three times his
official salary. There are many ways in
which a Russian chief of police dan
add to his income. and report says that
a certain Jewish resident in Warsaw,
who is looked on as sort of intermed-
iary of the baron, knows most if not all
of them.
Baron NoIken Is handsome man in
the prime of life with very courtly
manners, which he probably acquired
during some time spent in the consular
and diplomatic service When in full
uniform his breast is covered with an
array of orders and decorations, Rus
sian and foreign, which few Russian
officials of his age can display He Will
probably go much higher
JOSEF ZINOVIEFF.
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A Usual Affair.

Such a seemingly extraordinary affair
is not uncommon in Russia, and is done
in perfectly legal manner, through di-
vorce procedure. The husband for a con
sideration-in this case the 10000 roubles
permits his wife to have divorce, and
takes upon himself the role of the guilty
party. Under the Russian law only the
innocent party can marry again; the
guilty one may not do SO, unless the
other should die
= In these cases il is considered rather
a shabby thing If a husband doesn't
prove willing to accommodate his wife
In this manner, and sacrifice his char
acter for her sake Very often the
man marries again without waiting for
his former wife to die, as it is not very
difficult to find a priest who. will not
ask too many questions and insist spon
too much evidence regarding his legal
qualifications for entering the matri-
monial state. General TschertkofP's c
marriage turned out to be very happy
one, and madame Is very popular In
Warsaw society, much more SO than
the general.
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Hates the Poles.

General Tschertkoff took the position
and inspired by an immense hatred of
the Poles. entered upon his new duties
with great zest, in spite of his advanced
age. He has missed no opportunity of
displaying his animosity to Poland and
everything connected Herewith. The AL
ways obnoxious press censorship has
b""one doubly severe under his rule
The Catholic clergy have been perse-
cuted to the last degree, and he has
thwarted every attempt OF the Poles to
obtain any concessions from the impe
rial government at st. Petersburg.
Even the Russians detest him, and his
departure from Warsaw, which Is ex
pected to take place within the next
month. will be the occasion of much
private rejoicing. When in his prime
General Tschertkoff was a handsome
man Of dignided presence, but his age
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Over their heads I'll sail like an eagle,
I'll balance myself on my wings like a
sea gull.
III flop up to winders and scare the
people.
I'll light on the liberty pole and crow.
Darius Green.
John H. Maloney is an aeronaut who
may report the foregoing quotation from
Oliver Wendell Holmes famous poem,
without as yet having to add the Ia
ment which followed the downfall Of
the young inventor who boasted con-
quest of the aerial regions. He is the
man who has made flights with the
Montgomery aeroplane in California
and he IS enthusiastic over the success
of the experiments. He declares that
tests have demonstrated that it is pos
sible for man to fly, and believes the
problem of aerial navigation is solved.
During the flight Maloney remained in
the air for more than quarter Of an
hour, and on one trial covered several
miles with no other motive power than
his own hands and feet
Speaking of his trip, Maloney said:
Il never felt anything like it before IN
my life. You simply soar through the
air as if you were on the back Of bird.
The sails are great wings twenty-four
feet long and the tail sticks out about
as far behind The whole thin" only
weighs thirty-eight pounds, and you
have to do a good deal of the guiding
by twisting and balancing the body
Il went up with hot-air balloon and
got 5000 feet above ground before l cut
loose For a few minutes I simply
poised in the air and then flew around
in different directions, circling back and
forth, up and down. as easily as an ea9le
could have done it l was up in the air
EIGHTEEN minutes and never had the least
difficulty in guiding.
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Secret Service Fund.

He has also at his disposal an i'm
mense secret service fund, for the ex-
penditure of which he has not to give
any account All these dignities and
emoluments, however. will soon pass
from his grasp, for the general is
sevcnty-six years of age, suffering from
an. incurable -diabetes-and, il is
said, that his successor has already been
selected. and in fact may come here
at any time.
The governor general will go away
'unwept, unhonored, and unsung." The
Poles hate him with bitter hatred for
his expressions, his corruption, and his
evil influence upon their beloved coun-
try. The new man may be infinitely
better-rnuch worse, they say, he cannot
possibly be.
Michael Ivanovitsch Tschertkoff, gov
ernor of Warsaw, ataman of the Cos
sacks of the Don, general OF cavlry,
aide-de-carnp to the Car, and member
of the Imperial Council of the Empire,
was born in 1923. He was educated in
the School for Imperial Pages at st.
Petersburg, and entered the army in
1S4S
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silk roses, each containing a dewd- -op
smade of diamond, and the whole Trim
med with lovely lace. According to her
press agent, it cost 81, $50 Some of ler
aristocratic relations, she declares. are
giving her their support in her new von-
ture, and her cousin, the Earl OF Cra-
ven, has promised to attend the first
performance.
She is the daughter OF Col. Jacob VIII
liam Maichle. of the Russian army She
was a widow when she married her
present husband. His predecessor, d. F.
Drew was an American. Sarah Bern
hardt induced her to take to the stage
as a profession, and for time she acted
in one of her companies Before her re-
tirement she had played leading parts
in the Drury Lane dramas The photo
graph which accompanies this was
taken just before she had decided to re-
turn to the stage.
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Physical Exertion Not Great.

AS the Santa Clara exists at present
it can. soar in the air as long as the
strength of the rider holds out, and,
though the nervous strain is intense, the
physical exertlon required is not great.
Prof. Montgomery contemplates supply
ing a form of motor which viii serve
the double purpose of raising it in the
air and regulating the wings in rneir
flight. The time does not seem far
distant when he will have developed the
machine to the point of carving pas
sengers.
DIR. Montgomery is awaiting The ar
rival of his patents, and after a short
rest will personally supervise the con-
struction of several aeroplanes of diff
ferent sizes 70 accommodate the weights
cf different ouerators
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
SPREAD OF AuTomoBIL1NG.

rhe Chambre Syndicate de fAutomo-
bile, France, has just made a report to
the council of state on the growth of
the automobile trade in France during
the last few years. which is surprising
For instance, in 1898 French makers de-
livered 1850 automobiles, in 1904 they
delivered 22.e9G The total value has
grown from $16. .000. 900 in 1898 to $50. 200 900
In 1901, The value of expectations in
1898 was $3.50, 900; in 1904 il was $14, ,Soo, GEO.
Salaries now paid amount to $4,000 000
The industry employs 5000 workmen.
%, ,00o miscellaneous employees, and %, 600
ChaufieGrs and machinistS.
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and devoted servant of the late Car Al
exander II, and acted as his personal
aide-de-camp during the Turkc-Russian
war. Their intimacy was not entirely
unconnected with General Tschertkoff' s
wife, whose union with the general was
brought about in very extraordinary
manner.
Madame Tschertkof, who is still 1iv-
ing, was the wife of a minor police Off
Cia1 named Vereschagin, and a very
beautiful and attractive woman It is
said that she is a Jewess. The late Gar
saw her al some maneuvers, and ordered
that she should be presented to him. and
they became on very friendly terms in
deed. General Tschertkoff who was at
tending the maneuvers, saw the lady,
also. and was deeply enamored of her,
and finally bought her from her husband
for 10000 roubles (S15,0O0) and married
her.
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desperate class. Four "Hooligans'' to
every policeman, and all armed with re-
yolvers infinitely superior to the police
patterns warranted not to hit at ten
PAGES.
There is an interesting and typicaily
Russian story now being told in War
saw about these -evolvers. During the
disturbances in January the police found
them perfectly useless. and reported
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exception" After having aban-
doned the stage to wed a title
she is now returning to it as
full-blown peeress. And without having
been divorced from her husband either!
That certainly entities her to be regard
ed as unique, though had she figured in
a matrimonial scandal she would prob
ably have been able to command a high
er salary to start with.
Peers are largely interested in trades
and professions nowadays she says,
and l think society will applaud the
attempt of a peeress to make q living
where fame and money are to De won
honestly" Society ought to, but society
has not yet been at all lavish in its
expressions of commendation. In fact,
society is a bit shocked over the course
ner ladyship has adopted to make both
ends meet. Had she chosen to run up
a lot of bills which she could not pay
she would have lost no prestige among
fashionable folk. There would have
been nothing exceptional about that