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The Washington times., 1906-07-21
MINOR ACCIDENTS
MANY LAST NIGHT

A long chaptef Of accidents was re-
corded yesterday evening and the ambu-
lance and patrol wagons in different
parts of the city were kept on the run
Winter 3. Simpson, twtnty-One years
of age. OF 1920 II street, waE struck over
the right eye by ID stone thrown by a
stranger lie went 10 the Emergency
Hospital
]. W Nesiine was driving a spirited
animal near Eleventh and ITYiub streets
northwest, and colIided with an electric
car slightly injuring him and badly dam
aging the wagon
William Dixon, a colo -ed laborer
thirty-six years old. STEPPED backward
off Of a scaffold on which he was stand
ing AZ a new building. 4312 Eighth street
northwest The scanolding was not very
high and Dixon escaped with a sPFsined
ankle and a few bruises.
John Duncan. fOrty-five years old, 0l0
Thirteenth street northwest. was knock
ed of the top Of a wall at the south
front of the new Union Station Dy a
falling stone. His back was badly hurt
and he was slightly cut.
William p Hogan a soldier stationed
at Fort Myer barracks. was brought 10
the Emergency Hospital yesterday suf-
fering from an epilepuc fit
John +. Mickey was sent 10 Emergency
Hospital from Seventeenth and T streets
northwest. with a badly fractured leg.
Mickey declared that while walking
along the street he was struck by q
large delivery wagon and knocked down.
John Frost. colOred. nifty years o!d, OF
2l1 y street northwest, fell into vat
Of grease while working at GeIsbCrt
Point and was sent TO the Emergency
Hospital with scalded legs
Thomas Glover White, forty-seVeH
years old, OF 70l Seventh street north
west, fell 10 the pavement at Twelfth
street and Pennsylvania avenue and
inflicted an ugly cash in his head. Po-
lfceman Mcdaniel picked the man uI
and sent him to the Emergency Hos
pital.
Mrs. Gertie McKnew was treated al
the Emergency Hospital for a badly
sprained ankle Mrs. Mchnew lives al
40 Third street northwest
BEN jamin Smith whose home Is in
Fairfax county. Va, while in Washing
ton last night was taken suddenly III
while aboard a Capital Traction car al
Thlrtv-third and n streets and sent to
the Georgetown University Hospital.
John Winfield. cOlored, tWenty-eighI
years old. was seized with mt and sent
10 the Emergency Hospital. Winfield
lives at I22S Delaware avenue southwest
Joseph Austin of Jacksonville, Fla,
was taken suddenly III at the corner OF
Tventy-eighth and l streets northwest
and was sent TO the Emergency Hospl-
tai for treatment
The Washington times., 1906-07-21
GOURDAM,S
Visit to Narragansett Pier to
See Justice White, of the
United States Supreme
Court Phobed FrnftlesS
or Fruitful, Depend
ing Upon the Point
of Ven.

Louis A. GOurdain left the Savoy Hotel
and took the train FOR Naragansett Pier
where he arrived az o'clock, immedi-
ately hired an automobile and was taken
70 Justice Whites summer home, over
looking Narragaasett Bay, which Is one
OF the most beautiful spots he has ever
been 10.
The Judge was not az home at the
time. but came IN shortly after from a
carriage ride. and Immediately came
over TO see the reporter ard GOurdain.
VINO were sitting on the broad piazza OF
Judge Whites cottage. The reporter
started 10 Introduce GOurdain 10 the
judge. who smilingly extended his hand
and said he believed he had seen
6Curualn before, and asked Gourdaiu
II he was not the son OF Col. J. L.
9ourdain, OF the Eighteenth Louisiana
Regiment. known as the Louisiana
Tigers the battle of Shiloh
Gourdain informed him that he was,
but Immediately proceeded 10 the busi-
ness IN hand and informed Justice
White that he had come there TO see
him on purely legal matter, which
was for. an order from hiE 10 be is
sued to the cler6 Of the United States
supreme Court at Washington 10 file
q petition which he had presented
there and had been refused.
The judge said the clerk was right in
I refusing this original petition but 10
/ GOurdaln'S remarks IS TO how 10 was
posi- BILE TO bring q petition 10 the no
Z
Judge. or 10 the full bench sitting in
open court. unless the petition was first
4 fled. even this celebrated Jurist could
not give either q legal reasonable. or
logical answer, and he again eVaded the
question and began talking q bout social
matters. apparently allowing his SYM
pathies to overcome his me legal jUdg-
meut
He then suggested that I see Justice
MCKenna and = told him that I would
not be so dlscourteous 10 any one. let
alone one OF the judges Of the United
States Supreme Court IS 20 ask another
Judge OF equal powers 10 do something
that I had already asked him 10 do. but
that I intended when the full court met
TO make a motion before said court COM
mandng the United States clerk az
Washington 10 file this identical peti-
ton. and in the meantime would 90 hack
10 Joliet and begin the erection of Gour-
dams annex 10 the Joliet penitentiarY.
Gourdain. accompanied by his valet.
boarded a train for Chicago az 4:55 yes
terday.
The Washington times., 1906-07-21
Refused to Obey Orders
and Defied Acting Fore
man, 1t IS Alleged.

w. A. Miller. assistant foreman Of the
bindery I'm the Government Printing
Office, who three years ago caused the
row in that institution which practi-
cally transformed it into an open shop.
is in trouble again. This time he has
heen suspended for characterization. and
his case is now under consideration by
Public Printer Stnlinge 0y whom an
investigation will ne held.
Three years ago Mil'Sr was suspended
by Public Printer Palus- because he
had been expelled by -4r Sookbinders'
Union. of which be had been mem
ber. After a long inves dGatiOn, char
acteriZed by much elimination on both
sides and involving issues that made
the case a national one, President
Roosevelt ordered Mlllers rcinstate-
ment.
The Washington times., 1906-07-21
WATER 50 DANGEROUS
THIS CITY DRINKS BEER

CORNING. n. Y. July 21.-"This city's
water supply Is responsible for much of
the appendicitis prevalent here" is the
declaration Of DR. +. S. Swain, secretary
OF the City Medical Society. Not only
does it cause appendicitis. but is also
responsible for nine-tenths of the par
aIysis cases, as well as heart disease
and gall stones
This Indictment of the drinking water
of Corning is cOncurred in by other
mernb bers of the medical association. 1t
$ explained that the percentage Of al
xali in the water is high. and when il
gets into the human system causes a
scaIy formation In the arteries. The
scale becomes brittle, breaks off, and
the little particles are carried In the
blood 10 the brain, causing paralysis
TO the liver, causing gall stones. and 10
the appendix
A water commission viii spend several
hundred thousand dollars. If necessary.
on a new supply. Temperance advocates
are aghast a the way beer drinking has
increased for "hygiehic" reasons.
The Washington times., 1906-07-21
VIM. BETHEL DIES
IN PANAMA ZONE
Cablegram Comes AS Great
Shock to Members of
Family.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ALEXANDRIA. VA, JULY 4

Mrs. William Betzel, OF this city, today
received a cablegram announcing the
sudden death from malaria i'm Culebra
Hospital, Panama, of her husband VIII
liam Bethel. The message came as a
great shock TO the family, they having
been unaware of his illness. Mr.. Bethel
had been on the isthmus sor the past
two years, and at the time Of his death
was employed by the department of
health as sanitary inspector at Culebra.
When the Civi war broke out he was
one of the first TO volunteer and served
his country faithfully.
lie was respected and beloved by all
who knew him. His remains Will be
shipped 70 the United States and the in
termeut will be made in the Arlington
National Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1906-07-21
Assaults Woman on Street.

Considerable excitement was caused at
the corner Cf Duke ara Columbus streets
last night about 10 O'Clock by a COlOTed
man assaulting "a colored woman. PO-
Ncemen Roberts and Nicholson. who
were sent 10 the scene, found a cOlored
woman uaued Mary Rucker had been
badly beaten by a colOred man who had
ESCAPED and has not vet been arrested.
The Washington times., 1906-07-21
GOURDAIN WRITES
PIECE FOR PAPER
Furnishes Report of His
FruitleSS Visit to Jus
tice White.
DOES THE HEADLINES, TOO
Held to Corroborate Belief He Is Try
ing tG Prove Himself
Insane

NEW YORK. July a,-Louis 4, Gour-
dain. the multi-milllOnaire who yearns
10 be a convict and can't, was yesterday
attacked with a desire 20 be a news
paper reporter. From his suite IN the
Savoy Hotel he distributed manuscripts
OF his own composing describing his n
terview with United States Supreme
Court Justice White, at Narragansett
Pier, when he pleaded for a mandste
committing him TO the Joliet Peniten-
tiary.
This literary attempt Of the would-be
JAIN bird tends to corroborate the charge
Of District Attorney Morrison. Of Chi
eago, that he is trying 10 prove himself
insane The document is excellent evi-
dence on that point and has no parallel
In bellies lettreS.
Headlines and ali here is tSOurda in s
product
The Washington times., 1906-07-21
CHAM BERLAIN'S SON
WEDS MISS DUNDAS

LONDON, july 21.-Austen Chamber
lain, sen of Joseph Chamberlain, form
er colonial secretary, and Miss Ivy
Afuriei Dundas, daughter of Col. II, L.
Dundas, were married today at St.
MargaFet's, in the presence of a large
assembiage of the -fashionables Of
London. Mrs Chamberlain, mother of
the groom, was present, accompanied by
Miss Chamberlain and Miss Endicott.
but Joseph Chamberlain could not at
tend.
The marriage was one Of the events
OF ths social sesssR,
The Washington times., 1906-07-21
Clifford Rosson Dead.

Information was to-day received in this
city OF the death last "Wednesday at
Dodge Ca-y, Kansas, of Clifford A Ros-
son. soa Of Abner Rosson formerly Of
this city Mr., Resson has been in New
Mexico for his health aad was on, his
way hbme and had disembarked al
Dodge City, n boarding the train again
he fell from the car and was run over
death resulting in a shsrt time Mr.
Rosson, who was tWent--one years Of
age. was vel knswn IN this city.
The Washington times., 1906-07-21
Merhodists Purchase Lot.

1t is reported that the trustees Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
have purchased from w. r. Brookes, a
lot OF ground in South Washington ad-
Joining their church. fronting on Wash
ingtnn street sixty feet. seven inches and
running back 10 feet, The object of
the purchase OF this land il TO prevent
anyone from creating a building SO near
the church as TO shut cut light and air
The Washington times., 1906-07-21
WOMAN CLINGS TO REINS
WHEN BEES STING HORSES

sTROUDSBURG. Pa. July 2i.-On sc-
count Of the scarcity Of harvest hands
the wives and daughters of Monroe
county farmers are working IN the
fields.
Mrs Stogdeu Lesh, of Kellersviile, at
this work proved herself a heroine.
While she was driving a team attached
TO hay rake, the prongs of the rake
struck d large bee hive, and the horses
ran away They made q Wild plunge for
the stables. and Mrs. Lesh. who chung
10 the Teins. was severely injured about
the shoulders and limbs.
The Washington times., 1906-07-21
REVOLVING FACTS
OF SULIAN'S POLICE

GENEVA, Switzerland. July H--Ri-
faat Bey, son OF one OF the chiefs OF
the Sultan's secret police. has written a
book. which will shortly be published.
giving in sensational and revolving detail
facts regarding the doings Of the Turk
ish secret service system.
Rffaat's father. who recently died,
kept a diary which the son secured. The
Sultan. upon learning that Rifaat had
hts fathers diary sent an emissary here
10 try TO purchase the young man's s sil-
ence. but was unsuccessful.
The Washington times., 1906-07-21
Carlin-Hulfsh Co. Gets Charter.

The State Corporation Commission
has granted a charter to the CarIin-
Hulhsh Company QncOrpOTated), Of
Alexandria. The. capital stock is placed
at 100000 and the object is to carry on
a wholesale aLG retail hardware bust
ness. The officers are Worth Hulfish,
president and trea surer; George r. Car
lin, first vice president; James +, Car
IN, second vice president; David y,
Hulhsh. assistant secretarY.
The Washington times., 1906-07-21
Severely Cut by Clam Shell.

himself by falling on a clam shell on
North Columbus street last night The
blood on the pavement gave rise 10
startling rumors this morning.
The Washington times., 1906-07-21
HOPE FOR sTILLMANs RECOVERY

LISIEI-X. France. July 2l.-For the
first time since he was injured IN an
automobile accident on Wednesday. the
physicians attending Thomas z, Still
9nan. the New York lawyer. today ex-
dressed some hope OF his recovery.
The Washington times., 1906-07-21
To Fraternal Order Men:

and various changes going from week to week in the
Secret Order World, The Washington Sunday Times viii
always prove of deep interest and great value to you
The Sunday Times gives special attention to the hap
penng and the plans of the various fTaena orders having
chapters lodges the Capital besides carrying all the
local and foreign news of the day
you are cosmopolitan in your tastes you will like The
Sunday Tines your tastes specialized you will find
in The Times that particular feature in which you are most
interested, treated in a lucid entertaining style
In connection with the Fraternal News of the week.
there will be special story Sunday on the growth Of the
Masonic Order in Washington during period of more than
q century 1t will interest you
The Washington times., 1906-07-21
Bullet Glanced From Pillar.
Released on Bail.

Ward was arrested Immediately and
charged with assault with intent 10 kill
He was, however, released on 500, 900
bond TO await the result Of Adler's In
jury. Adler died October 3, 1889, and
Ward was then indicted for murder and
was tried. Hts trial was commenced
December 3, OF that year and on the
night of DecembeE 10 The jury returned
a verdict of not fully,
Ward was represented st his trial bv
Attorneys Jere NJ, Wilson. Senator j.
4. 3 blackburn J, Coleman, Chapin
brown, and W, Il, buhamei
Ward was wealthy, having made a
great deal of money in the milk and
dairy room business, He first conducted
a dairy on Third street between d anG
z streets northwest lie later built the
Ward Building on d street between
Ninth and Tenth strets northwest. ana
there carried on a dairy lunch business
for a number of years
The Washington times., 1906-07-21
America to Be Repre-
Sented at international
Institute.
INFORMATION ON SUPPLY
Purpose to Guard Staples of
Agriculture Against Fluc-
tuatiOnS in Price.

BY its action IN raufying the protocoi
Tor an international institute OF agT-
culture 10 meet in Rome next spring.
the Senate OF the United States mas
pledged this country 10 movement
which has received the support or all
great monarchs and rulers Of the world
ana promises to have a far-reaching ana
lasting effect upon the chief industries
of the nations.
The main purpose Of the institute Is
10 remove the obstacles which now lFn-
pede the operation of the law of supply
and demand By gathering, summarizing
and disseminating reliable information
on the worlds supply OF the staples OF
agriculture.
Faulty information results IN unneces~
Say fluctuations of the worlds price for
ECsples. and as lonE as there is con-
siderable number of important ag-icul-
tu"al nations which keep no tally Of
stock on hand or have TO knowledge
o. he condition of the growing crops.
fluctuations of price Will continue with
results that are more or less disturbing
20 the economic situation.
Protects Buyer and Seller.
That an authentic statement Of the
true condition of affairs IN the entire
world may be available Immediately for
the Information Of the buyer and seller,
the producer and the user and OF such
character that il viii be received as
authoritative by all the world. is the
purpose Of the international institute OF
agriculture. II is 10 be "a Eroat inter-
national information clearing house. un-
der the control Of high-minded and able
representatives of the worlds greatest
countries, for the benefit OF all asri-
cultural producers.
The scheme Is the conception Of an
American. David Lubin. of Sacramento.
Cal, and has attracted far more at
tention in the Old World than 1t has
thus far in the New. II has received
the hearty support Of the leading econ
orists and statesmen OF England,
France. Germany, and Italy. and the
first preliminary meeting in italy more
than a wear ago brought together one
OF the most distinguished and learned
gatherings Of men that that country mas
ever seen.
King Victor Emmanuel was one or
the first m0narchs 10 enter heartily into
the scheme. and was so pleased with
Mr. Lubiu and the plan that he had To
suggest thar ne entertained him at his
palace and lGteTcs ed the other mon
archs of Europe To such an extent that
forty-One nations We're represented at
the first meeting.
At this meeting. held on June 7, 1908. a
protocol was drawn up for the formal
establishment Of the Institute as an in
ternatlOnal concern, and forty nations
soon ratified 30. the United States com
pleting the list of foTty-One with the
action of the Senate iu its last week. To
show his faith In the proposed work.
the King of Italy gave the institute
$1,000 as his personal subscription, and
IS building for its meetings a palace on
the grounds Of the Villa Borghes=, which
he has promised 10 have in readiness
Tor the assembly next spring
The Washington times., 1906-07-21
Policemen on Leave.

Policemen Henderson. Bell. and Ar
rington are taking their ten-days va
cation
The Washington times., 1906-07-21

Henry Mason, COlored. was fined $40
this morning on the charge of assault
ing and beating a colored woman named
Fannie Sanders. Policemen Bettis and
Smith arrested Mason.
The Washington times., 1906-07-21

Police Justice Harry B. Cation has re-
turned from n visit to his brother, Dr.
William eaton, near ACCOtink.
The Washington times., 1906-07-21

Ada Smith was fined s. on the charge
OF disorderly conduct, She was arrested
by Policeman Lyles.
The Washington times., 1906-07-21
BRYAN CR0KER'S GUEST
AT SANDYF0RD ESTATE

LONDON, july ei.-W J, Bryan is
Vlsitlaa Richard QFekeg at Sandyf0Fd.
The Washington times., 1906-07-21
In Police Court.

Tanney Trigger. was arrested by Po-
licemen Gill and Sherwood last night,
charged with creating a disturbance in
North Lee street He was fined $40
The Washington times., 1906-07-21
FAMOUS MURDER
CASE RECALLED
Isaac McCathran, Who Was
Foreman of Ware Jury,
Buried Today.

The funeral services OF the late Isaac
II McCathran took place In 81 chapel
OF the Congressional CeL-@-e.- AT ?
o'clock this afternoon They Sre-e con-
ducted by Naval Lodge of Masons, with
which for a long term CT v-ars Mr.. Nc
Cathraa had been prominently identified.
The Masons also conducted the services
at the grave
The pallbearers, members Of the lodge.
were M T. Dixon. X n Harper, Ed
ward Pachrack. Joseph Hodgson, a. c.
BrownIey, and Joseph Aiians.
Foreman of Jury.
Mr.. McCathran was foreman Of the
jury which acquitted Frank Y. Ward
who was tried In the local courts for tho
murder of Morris Adler at the fan term
of the local courts in 1883 Mr.. Ward
met mis- death some years afterward on
the Brightwood railway where he was
killed one night by an electric car on
that line.
The trial Of Ward was the sensation
of the year in the local courts. He, Ike
The man whose death he caused. was
popular and an unusual deal Of public
interest was taken in the outcome Of
the trial.
Adler was mortally wounded in the
old Marble saloon, at the corner Of
Pennsylvania avenue and Ninth street.
on the night OF June IS. 1889. 1t is said
there was bad blood between Adler
and Ward on account Of some prior
trouble. and when they met in the
Marble saloon on the night mentioned
no one who knew them was surprised
that an encounter took place.
Bullet Glanced From Pillar.
It IS said Adler was in the saloon
when Ward entered. The saloon was
in the basement and The ceiling was
supported BY several large stone pillars
The bullet which caused Adler's death,
1t is said, riccocheted OF one Of the pill
lars before fl struck him.
As soon as Ward entered the saloon
and saw Adler II is said he drew q pis-
/ tOl from his pocket and fired al him.
The first buGet from the pistol struck
the floor Of the saloon and the second,
II was contended. struck one OF the pill
lars and glanCing struck Adler in his
hack
The Washington times., 1906-07-21
National Membership.

The nations that have already joined
the institute are italy. Montenegro, Rus
sia, Argentine Republic, Roumania. Ser
via. Belgium, Salvador, Portugal, United
States of Mexico. Luxembourg, Switzer-
land. Persia. Japan. Ecuador, Bulgaria.
Denmark, Spain. France. Sweden. Meth
erlands. Greece, Uruguay Germany,
Cuba. Austria-Hungary. Norway, Egypt.
Great Britain, Guatemala. Ethiopia, Me
aragua, Brazil, Costa Rica, Chile, Peru,
China. Paraguay, Turkey, and the
United States of America.
Each adhering power is represented by
delegates OF IT'S choice, OF which one
from each nation shall have a perma-
nent residence at the palace IN Rome,
the others sEembling only for the regu-
lar meetings which Will be held at stated
intervals
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1906-09-26
Card Of Thanks.

Mr.. Editor please allow me through
the columns of your puper to express
my sincere thanks and appreciations
to the voters Of Pickens county for
the vote given me on the II Of Sept
in electing me to the House of Repre-
sentatives from Pickens county. ]
will ever endeavor to do my duty and
compensate them by truo and ef1ici
ent service rendered to all The people
Respectfully.
j. Ashm0lo Hinton.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1906-09-26
y Gard tf Thanks.

TO the voters of PIckens co luty l
take this method of thinking the
many voters all over the county who
cast Ballots for me, Tor supervisor on
the II ult and of saying that l fee
deeply grateful to them for the con
fiaence reposed in me, l will give te
the county my best survico
Most Respectfully
e. Il. Looper.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1906-09-26
Tablets and States.

just to see if you will buy bargain
About 900 Tablets, some large, some
small, some for ink, some for pencil; not
ono worth less than 10c. As many or rs
fow rs you want at SC a piece. 6 X
School States SC. A now lot of works of
fiction 5 and loo a piece for 25c books .
Dictionaries 10c to $1.15 for Wcbster'e
Unabridged. II. D. HARRIS.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1906-09-26
Application for Charter
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

COUNTY OF PIGKENS.
TO Hon. j. II. CAN'T, Secretary of State
We, the undersigned citizens of the
above State and county, respectfully pc.
titl"n that you will grant Charter, in,
cooperating the Baptist church, known
as the White Oak Spring Church, il
Central Township, State and County
aforesaid.
| Respectfully submitted,
Rev. Il. w. Moore, Pastor.
Israel Simpson, j. w. Wright, Samuel
McOlorc, A. II. Oglesby, Samuel Lay,
| DencOns.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1906-09-26
Piekeas Railroad Compaav
y
TIME TABLE NOE
Superscdes Time Table No
. Effective March 10 1905

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No ~ No 10 STATIONS No II NoH
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4:45 nm IO:45 um Ferguson 2:45pm 7:30 pm
4:b5 pm t:55 mm tPnrsOns 2:30pm 7:20 pm
500 I'm II 100 am tArinii's 2:25pm Z: l5 pm
$40 pm l:O5 am tMauldin 2:20pn I:l0 pm
5:15 pm l:l5 nm ar Easley " 2:l5pm 7O3 pm
*Flag Stations
Ali trains daily except Sunday ~
No. 10 connects with SOuther u hnllway NO ~
No @ connects with Southern Railway No IL
No II connects with SO uthern Railway No II
No II connects with Southern Railway NO40
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