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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-02
.LABOR'S THRONGS
PLAN GREAT DAY
Expected the Capacity Of
Luna Park VIII Be
Tested.

Labor Day viii be celebrated by or
Eanized union labor at Luna PARK to-
morrow. The outing promises 10 eclipse
ia point Of numbers In attendance any
similar gathering ever held in this sec
ton.
The celebration VIII be under the aus
Pices of Central Labor Union, the gov
crning body of all organized union labor
of the District of Columbia, with a mem
bership OF over 5000 men and women.
Emmett /. Adams is President OF the
organization and he says that II the
weather Is favorable the jolly crowd OF
men. women and children will fairly
test the capacity Of the park. a large
percentage OF the members OF the vari-
Gus unions will be present during the
day or evening and with them viii come
their families. children and friends ana
the younger members who have no
families
The committees Of arrangements Of
Central Labor Union. with George r..
GIN, general manager. and Titus F..
Ellis. manager of excursions for the
park company. have perfected all the
details 20 give the great army OF union
laborers an outing long 10 be remem-
hered
on the race course at the park there
will be feld sports and contests for
young and old IN the afternoon. The
park management has provided a num-
Der of prizes and friends OF labor in
business In Washington, and others
have contributed literally
The music for the day viii be spe-
ciaI feature. The dancing pavilion In the
evening viii be a brilliant scene and ev-
erywhere confetti will be thrown.
Mr.. Adams. who will personally see 20
il that his corps Of assistants look af-
ter the pleasure and wants OF the great
gathering IS a young man OF great exec
urve ability. evidenced by his promi-
hence in labor circles. lie Is "A man Of
magnetic personality. genial, "A good
couversationalist, informed on all the
live topics OF the day; he is speaker
of force and can present an argument
for lab0r's cause equal 20 the best of
the many champions or uniOnism. He is
"a past president Of Columbia Lodge No.
ia. international Association Machin-
lists and Is business agent OF that or
ganization. He took prominent part Ia
the recent yard yard case before tho
NAVY Department. which was won by
the rnaChfutsts
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Several Of the engine companies, sent
10 Baltimore in February. 1904. 20 help
fight the confaeratiou which then de-
stroyed "a part of the city, are IN hgh
fettle over the prospect Of participating
IN The jubilee OF the event. 10 be held
on September Is. Chief Belt and the
Commissioners have granted the request
OF the Baltimore authorities and issued
orders that the companies. with their
apparatus. shall go 20 Baltimore. and
participate Ia the parade and other OK
ercises 20 be held IA honor or the re-
juvonated city.
Engine companies 2. 3. G. :. and were
those which went 20 the fre-stricken
city and worked heroically 10 STOP the
march OF lhe fire king. The same COM
uanies viii participate IN the parade on
September 10 Battalion Chief James
Keliher VINO had charge OF the forces
then. will be in command again. and II
IS his purpose 20 have the companies
made up as far as possible Of the men
who accompanied the engines IN 1904
Since then some Of the men have been
transferred or promoted away from the
companies and these viii be brought
back for the trip 90 Baltimore and the
personnel of the companies made up as
they we're then as far as possible.
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HISTORY OF THE DIME.

That neat ami iovabIe little coin. the
dime has had most useful history.
AS far as we are aware, 1t IS unique
among the worlds coins. having 90
nearer equivalent than the English six
pence which IS worth 2 cents more. II
is one OF the handiest OF coins. being
a bout as small as a silver piece can
conveniently be. Being less IN size and
weight than the nickel, which is worth
only half as much, % is vastly more con-
venient to keep and hoard. and that -
one reason why II is becoming extraor-
binary scarce In spite of the fact that
more dimes are now turned out OF the
mints than ever before in the country'a
history. There Is a rage FOR dime
banks" and some of these mechanical
contrivances are so pretty. so ingenious.
and so aIluTinR that they force people TO
save dimes who have no earthly Occa-
sion 20 do so.-NeW York Mall
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-02

The following list Of changes Of sta
ton and duties Of commissioned and
uon-commissioned officers Of the Pub
lie Health and Marine Hospital Service
has been announced:
II. w. Sawtelle. surgeon, relieved from
duty at San Francisco. Cal
J. M. Gassaway. surgeon. relieved from
duty M St. Louis. and directed to pro-
coed to Philadelphia, Pa, assuming com
nland Of the service. and relieving Surg
con Fairfax Irwin.
John Godfrey. surgeon, granted leave
Of absence for seven days from August
26. 1906.
John Godfrey. surgeon, granted an eN-
tension Of leave OF absence for fourteen
DAYS from September . 1906.
Fairfax Irwin. relieved from duty at
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, and directed 10 pro-
coed 10 Detroit. Mich. assuming conf
11and of the service at that port re-
leving Passed Assistant Surgeon
GrUbbs
ID \ Carmichael. surgeon. detailed 20
represent the service at the meeting Of
me Association Of Military Surgeons
Buffalo. y. Y. September II to Il. 1906.
J. II. White. surgeon, directed TO pro-
coed to Natchez, Miss, for special tom
uorary duty upon completion or "hlch
10 rejoin his station.
G p. Wertenbaler. surgeon. detailed
70 represent the service at the meeting
Of the Association of Military Surgeons
az the United States. Buffalo, \. Y
September Il to H. 1906
J. H. Oakley. passed assistant surgeon
granted twenty-six days leave OF ao-
sence from August 80. 1906
s r. Gruhbs. passed assistant surgeon.
relieved at Detroit. Mich. and directed
20 proceed TO st. Louis, No. assuming
command of the service auG relieving
E'uueou J. NJ. Gassaway.
I. J.. Lumsden. passed assistant sur
econ. leave of absence granted for two
months from June /. 1906, amended 70
lssd one month only.
&. NJ. CORRUPT passed assistant sur
econ. granted one months leave OF alb
eence from August 30, 1906.
4 j. Mclaughlin, passed assistant
surgeon. granted leave of absence for
,,a month from August Is. IeO6
". c. Rucker. assistant surgeon. de-
,ofted TO represent the service at the
meeting Of the Association OF Military
e,,,-qeons Of the United States. Buffalo,
Y. September II to "a, 1906.
w. K. Ward. assistant surgeon. grant
- 1osve Of absence for five days from
August %. 1906.
Peid Hunt chief. division OF pharma-
,rlog,, detailed 10 attend the meeting
~ me Council Of Chemistry and phar-
macy of the American Medical Asseeia-
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WORLD NOTES OF INTEREST.

In all. 10000 different species OF in
sects are known to exist on the earth.
Emerson c. Taylor. an instructor at
Yale, has resigned to devote himself to
literary work
The dowager Empress of Russia is ex-
tremely fond of the Danish black or
rye bread. such as is baked for the sol
die~s
An effort is being made 70 have the
likeness of John Paul Jones, the naval
hero, appear upon one Of the next series
of postage stamps.
To protect an invention all over the
world it is necessary to take out sixty
four patents in as many different coun-
tries. the estimated cost of which is
s. 500.
A recent wedding in Brittany was eel
ebrated according 10 old customs of that
country. The festivities lasted five
DAVIS. and entertaining the 1000 guests
cost nearly $1,000.
Andrew Carnegie. at Gravesend. when
he was the first distinguished stranger
10 receive the freedom OF the borough.
said that he only understood one ma
chine-the human One-and he always
patted il on the back.
The Duke of Devonshire once was
noted for his silence. To friend who
a dav he replied: Count your own, de
duct all the little ones. reduce One-third,
and you will be near the number.
Vienna is TO have the largest and
finest Illuminated fountain in existence.
The illuminating power viii equal 800
600 900 candles. Ii includes twenty
seven refeCtoTs capable of giving sew
enty variations of light effects every
seventeen seconds
BENJAMIN Jeans. who recently retired
as guard on the London and Blrken-
head express after fifty-four years of
service, probably holds the worlds rec
ord for travel. II amounts 10 more than
100000 miles or the equivalent or lou
times around the equator
Belgium, where public Libraries are al
most unknown. has 10000 public houses
That means one public house for thirty
six inhabitants. or one public house Tor
twelve men above seventeen years DID,
the publican included. During the last
fifty years the population has increased
50 per cent. and the number of public
houses 256 per cent
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GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
Sz]BB? Eeasy.2c 60

Despite the bad luck Of the Treasury
team. which finished last In the de-
detrimental league race this year, Ed
ward c. Robinson. the manager. Is op-
tinistic In his views Of the material
an the big money shop from which
winning nine can be recruited. though
il Is doubtful whether he can be per
suaded 10 undertake the task another
year. When the league was formed he
was selected because of his interest In
the game and his wide acquaintance
and popularity with the employees, for
the work of getting up the money and
a club to represent the Treasury. He
has been untiring in his efforts 20 build
up a first-class baseball aggregation TO
carry the Money Makers colOrs to vic
tory. But his labors have been hand
icapped by the detection at critical
times Of some Of his best players, who
as memgers Of outside clubs gave sec
ondary allegiance TO their department
nine. and also by the non-appearance OF
others at scheduled games which
caused them 10 be forfeited
Eddie" as he is Familiarity known TO
his friends. Is a native or PennsyI-
vania, from which State he entered the
Government service I'm 1890 as stenos-
rapher to Secretary Foster, then at the
head Of the Treasury Department
subsequently, he became private score
tary to Assistant Secretary Taylor.
which position he held until ihe re-
tirement of that gentleman from the
service a short time ago Since tnen
he has been acting IN similar capacity
10 Assistant Secretary Edwards, but he
e slated for promotion 70 Assistant
SUPERINTENDENT on October l, position
he is well qualified 20 I'LL By reason
Of his long experience with those in
charge of this work.
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Revenue Cutter Service Orders.

August 24-Coustructor J. ". Lee. or
dered 10 proceed TO Wilmington, Del, on
official business. chief Engineer r. O..
Schwartz. ordered to proceed 20 Somer-
Vile. Mass. on inspection duty; Con-
structor J. Q. Walton, ordered 10 pro-
coed TO Baltimore, Md, on official bust
ness.
August 5-Chief Engineer r. F..
Wright. granted thirty days leave 10
commence September I.
August y - Chief Engineer w. F.
Blakamore, ordered 10 proceed TO the
works of the Baldt Steel Company az
New Castle. Del, on inspection duty;
Chief Engineer q. F. Nash. ordered To-
proceed TO the works OF the Standard
Motor Construction Company. at Jersey
CITY. y. j., on inspection duty.
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Truck COMPANY as Farmers.

Truck Company No. 6 His year has
turned 20 farming for amusement and
profit Alongside the truck house on
Park road IS a vacant lot Of about an
acre. In the spring the men OF the
company plOwed II and planted u 70
sweet corn, potatoes, tomatoes, ana
other veGeta bles. They had a good crop,
and the families OF the firemen have
practically lived out Of the common
garden all summer Recently the lot
was cleared OF all but the potatoes and
seeded to turnips, and late I'm the fan
Truck no 8 will have fine crop OF
roots to divide up among the men,
The front OF the lot for about twenty
feet next 70 the street has been planted
in flowers. and the beds are now at their
finest with coIeus. canea, geranlums,
and other summer boomers.
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Pet of Company No. z.

Ink is the two-year-old black cat Of
No. z company She is a good mouser.
makes havoc with the pigeons, Of which
No has about seventysfive, and she
IS besides "a good mother. Ink has lit
tie family now OF five two tigers and
three as black as hers4lf, while two
we're drowned the other night when the
water flooded the cellar during one Of
the heavy rains. This is the fourth
family Ink has reared. and her progeny
If living. number twenty-one.
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SECURING MEN-o,-wAR,s MEN.

Desperate means were Sometimes re-
sorted 10 in order 20 get men for British
warships chronicleT writes that in
the year 1873 "a aeet OF ships being re-
auired Immediately 20 be manned. The
press gangs placed a live turkey on the
Ton OF the monument. which, drawing
together a great number Of idle people,
thov had the orrOrtunity CT selecting a 8
many men as answered the purpose OF
their intended scheme " The scene so
enraged a citizen that he fired a shot at
the bird which Occasioned IL to fy
away" But the mischief had been
FaWA
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q Observation-Disclosures

tion. indianapolis. Ind, September I.
1906
F. Med. Harkin, acting assistant sur
Eeon. granted leave of absence for
twelve days from August IS. 1906.
". II. Marsh, acting assistant sur
geon, granted leave of absence for. nine
days from September S, 1906.
A. S. Taylor, acting assistant surgeon.
granted leave of absence for sixteen
days from August 10, 1906.
Wesley Townsend, acting assistant
surgeon, granted leave Of absence for
seven days.
c. II. Woods. pharmacist, granted
leave Of absence for seven days.
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DEPARTMENTS Noisiest Horse.

Donk. one Of the old gray horses Of
No g company, has the distinction Of
bcin~ the noisiest horse in the depart
ment. He is & restless creature. stamps
and paws the floor, rattles the gate In
front Of him. and is constantly making
t-ouble. even 10 disturbing the neigh
b3rs at night Members OF No. de-
clare he ought 10 be sent 20 some sta
BILE in the country where his noisy
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-02
General Notes.

President Samuel GomDers. of the
American Federationist. the official or
gan OF that organization. has issued a
call to organized labor for e"e Labor
Day celebration tomorrow. He says;
ION Labor Day. 1895, organized labor
extends its greetings to the world of
labor; It holds out its hand In fellowship
to the unorganiZed; Il throws open wide
its doors inviting men Of toll 10 enter,
10 be brothers with US. 10 sharl re-
spOnsibilities of a great cause and 10
participate in all the advantages which
must accrue from united concentrated.
Intelligent effort.
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Notes and Personals.

Driver Martin Gallagher. Of No. 3. re-
turned from his furlough on August p.
a part OF which he spent at Colonial
Beach Lieut.. Dennis Walsh followed
him and expects 10 go for a brief visit
10 Chicago.
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The Wounded Knee Club. OF the
s.oI,5 r,racinct. has elected Niles Chal-
r,srs president. succeeding Sergt. Johh
T-,-sns who has been transferred 10 no
Tho club Will start on its annual
outing to Chesapeake Beach next week.
ana the men at the Second are looking
for barrels Of crabs. fish. and other salt
water food. which the party sends back
each year as evidence Of the fact that
the members have been fishing. Those
who expect to go are: Privates Gibson
Chalmers. Coffin. Forteney. Wander
walker. Montgomery. and McQuade.
Privates Charles Gibson and Joseph
Moore. of the Second precinct. left yes
terdav for Boston. They went from
Washington to Baltimore, and will make
the trip by sea. They EXPECT to be gone
about ten days.
lack Bennett. of the Second precinct.
is on ten days leave. Mr.. Bennett is
visiting several towns near Washing
ton looking for a country home. He IS
going into the chicken raising business.
Private Bill Brown. of the Second
precinct. will leave Monday for a week 5
outing at Colonial Beach. Mr.. Brown
is known as the fisherman CO No. . and
wherr he returns he is certain 10 bring a
big string Of cat fish back with him.
Detective L. c. Trumbo. Of the Cen
trail Office. returned Thursday from a
trip down the Potomac. Mr. Trumbo
spent several DAYS at Cedar Point.
Patrick O'Brien and H r. Warren,
of Police Headquarters. were both
awav on leave last week.
At the Harbor precinct the following
officers were away on leave last week;
Privates 5. L. Cooper. J. A. Huntington,
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due 10 the fact that il is Labor Day
and the members Of the body viii be al
Luna Park.
Colurbla Typographical Uion. No, lol.
saws IL is still in the fight for the eight
hour day and viii remain therein until
every shop in the District comedies to
its demand.
Local Union No. $50, United Brother
hood OF Carpenters and Joiners, Will pos
sibly be the only organized labor body
that will not atterd the Luna Park
Labor Day celebration. It's members
have decided 20 take trip 20 Rivec
View instead
Union labor men are highly pleased at
the turn the plumbers lockout has taken
the past week i'm being referred to arbi-
tration or settlement They take 1t as
victory and are confident that justice
viii be meted out 10 unionism.
Justice Staford's decision In the case
Of John Bender US. Central Labor Union
and its officers individually and collect
lively for relief from alleged annoyances
imposed upon him by members Of local
unions In his fight against union bakers
and the maintenance Of the open shop.
is a great victory for unionism. Justice
Stafford holds that the defendants have
the same right 10 exercise their civil
liberty as the plaintiff has. However,
Judge Fowler. Of Fond du Lac. Wis,
has just rendered an adverse opinion in
a case similar in almost every detail.
The great factional fight between the
Hayes and Burns factions. both claim
ing 20 De the legal heads Of the old
knights of Labor organization. viii
come up for a hearing before Justice
stafford Of the District courts on Tues
day. The dispute is Of four years
standing.
Stonemasops' Isborers complain TO the
Central Labor Union that a prominent
contractor is using non-union labor in
the construction of a large apartment
house ia Washington.
r. NJ. Cheshire. formerly a COmpOsitoT
of the Government Printing Office, who
attempted suicide last week, VIII, the
physicians say, recover.
George Leaking. a popular mechanic
Of the local navy yard, fell from his ma
chine the past week and broke his
ankle
Eugene Moore. who was we'll and IA
vorablv known In Washington for TWEEN
~ years as one Of the best printers in
the city, died the past week in the
Union Printers Home. Colorado Springs
Col.
James Mills. of the navy yard super
vlslng force. is back again. after enjoy
ing a few weeks outing with his wife
at Blackstone Island
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His Energy Infectious.

superintendent Mcfarland has found
numerous occasions 70 apply his lie
rule. Know you're right and then pitch
In with all the power you can muster.
In his treatment OF the public and in
the course Of a working year. he sees
many property owners with kicks 20
air. Superintendent Mcfarland mixes
absolute fairness with z vigorous style
Of doing things. and this has won ad-
miratiOn for him from many sources.
His energy has been infectious. too.
for his subordinates have fallen into
line. until today the Water Department
is considered a model among the others
at the District building.
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Personal Notes.

Secretary Shaw and Assistant Secre-
tarv Edwards returned the early part of
the week from Boston. where they went
10 select a site for the new customs ap-
praisers stores building, authorized by
the last Congress.
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Assistant superintendent Rhodes re-
turned Monday from a fifteen days trip
10 Middle. Western. and Northwestern
cities. where he was called on OFFICIAL
business connected with the buildings
under his care
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Col John Biddle. the Engineer Com
missioner. IS taking the baths at Hot
Springs, Va. He IS expected back with.
in few DAYS, but Capt. jay T Morrows
who is holding down his desk, reports
everything in good shape. which may
enable the colonel 70 extend his stay.
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Personal Notes.

Col E. z. Helm. Of Engineer Hunts
fold. has returned 10 hts desk after
an absence Of fve days. spent princi-
pally in "Dreamland," Couey Island. he
confesses. Incidentally he Looked In on
New York, and reports three new cleo
tricaI display signs on Broadway.
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Capt p r. Davis. o. No. II. returned
from his annual leave on August %.
He went 10 Westmoreland county. Va.
during the twenty days Of his furlough.
Private George Specht IS DOW on leave
from that company and expects 10 go
to Pittsburg for a short time
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Alden Smoot. who recently resigned
his lucrative berth In the engineers de-
partment 10 accept a position with the
Erie railroad. bid his many friends good.
by yesterday and departed for New
York
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and Robert Lewis Lieut. J. r. Sutton,
who has been absent on account Of sick
ness for some time. ic still confined to
his house. but is said to be improving.
T. p. Hartlgan, of the Central Office,
who has been I'll at his home for sew
eraI days, is improving. and is expected
back al his post IN a day or two.
Jim McKeever. 1.-THE pride OF the
Sixth" ard Private Barnett have gone
to Colonial Beach. Reports from the
lower Potomac say that crabs are being
caught in large quantities
The following were absent with leave
from tho Tenth precinct last week; Pri-
Yates Allen, Boswell. Bryan, Newton.
Tapscott, Wagner, and Driver W. II. Al
len. Privates Curtis. f. 5. Green. and
Sheer were absent on sick leave
Lieut.. W. G. Falvey, of the Ninth pre-
cinct. and Privates Emerson, Burreli'
bradley DALEY. Miller. Peterson. Glea-
son n. w. Smith, ". E. Smith. and
Driver shipley were on leave during the
week.
At the Eighth precinct PTivetes Hal.
Nolan. and Sellers were on leave last
week. ]. ]. Knight and c. ". Ricketts,
were avay. because 81 Illness.
sergt. W. W Easley and Privates J.
B. Lipscomb and J. T. Robey were alb
sent on leave last week Serst w. H
Harrison and Privates c. NJ. Birkight
and A. F. johnson were absent because
Of sickness.
Private J. ". Green, Of the Tenth
precinct. left yesterday for a six DAYS
visit to his former home at Manassas.
Va
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Lieut. James R. Steel, Of Truck 4. Is
with his family IN Maryland, and will
return TO duty September Z Private
Clarence W. Watts. Of this company,
came back from his trip 70 North Caro-
lima. his old home. on August q.
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Miss NJ z. Matteson has returned
from a pleasantly spent vacation down
on the lower Potomac.
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f. s. GreenwaH. Of the engineers de.
partment. has returned from a two
weeks fishing trip 10 ST. Georges Is.
land Nd.