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The Washington times., 1906-01-20
JAhAICANS SOLD
AS CANAL WORKERS
Amendment to Islands Emigration Law
Practically Sets Price on
Men

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan. 20-Pan-
anna is FL Dorado in the mind of the ia
maica negro. and the construction of
the Isthmian canal is the sole topic Of
interest On this island. There Is plenty
of labor 10 be had here at the rates pre-
Vailing on the isthmus. Current talk
would lead to the inference that half
or the residents would be willing to
move across the Caribbean If there were
no governmental interference. and per-
sons familiar with the labor situation
declare that from $4,000 TO 10000 men
could be obtained here with very little
delay.
With everybody discussing the Panama
situation, the action of the government
In suddenly altering the enaigrants law
has provoked general criticism There
has been III force for some years a legis-
lative enactment requiring a. special de-
post for each man emigrating from
this island. This money was left with
the Jamaican authorities for the specif,o
purpose OF repatriation of emigrants I'm
case Of need. The law was originally
passed on account of the large number
OF Jamaican laborers who were left
stranded in South and Central American
countries where they had gone under
contracts.
made In anticipation of n rush 10 pa
mama on the United States Government
contracts According to the const~llc-
ton made by some persons, the ia
maicaD government IS to receive an alb
solute gift of Is shillingS for each Ia borer
who leaves, and Ii is under no obliga.
ton or guarantee TO bring him back "a
the island in any emergency.
The Washington times., 1906-01-20
WOMAN FINDS FAMILY
AFTER HALF CENTURY
Followed Organ Grinder From Home
When Tot of Six and Has Wan
dered Ever Since.

ALBUQ ZERO UE. n. NJ, Jan. Giles
ter Ann Alexander Smith. for fifty years
a wanderer on the face of the earth.
without 2 living relative known to her.
has lust been identified here as a daugh-
ter OF the family OF Paddocks, wealthy
farmers, living near Warwick, n. Y,
who for half a century have been look
ing In vain for the missing daughter.
Fifty years ago. a child OF six years.
she followed a wandering hand organ
man away from her home. She grew up.
forgetting her name and the names OF
her relatives, and only retaining a dim
memory OF the scenes of her birthplace.
Mrs. Smith has been twice married.
In 1884 she came with her family TO
Silver City. y. NJ, where she buried her
husband and all OF her four children
Feeling the years creeping on she Ionged
for more knowledge of her own people.
She advertised widely in Eastern news
Papers, describing the scenes as pictured
on her memory OF her childhood DAYS.
The result was a letter from Thomas c
Paddock, of Vermont. n. J., her cousin.
and another from her brother, James
Paddock. of Warwick N Y. who IS still
living at the old homestead.
The Washington times., 1906-01-20
VERY BOOKS YOU READ
ARE FULL OF DISEASE
French Medical Savants Find Typhoid
Bacilh Last in Leaves for
Fifty Days.

PARIS, Jan. 20-At the latest meeting
Of the Academy OF Medicine the doctors
discussed the dangers which come from
the transmission Of microbes through
the leaves Of books. Ii has been discov-
cred that the number of tuberculosis
cases which, it is alleged. have their
origin in contagion arising through the
handling by many people of the same
volume, IS increasing with terrifying
rapidly among the student and Clerking
classes in France.
Reports were read on the results OF
experiments 70 determine the length OF
time that the microbes transmitted by
this means were dangerous, and some
startling statements were made.
1t was declared that the pages OF a
book which has been handled by a per
son suffering from cholera contain germs
which can convey the fatal disease forty
eight hours later; diphtheTia bacilli re-
tain their deadly energy twenty eight
days; typhoid microbes found on the
pages of books are deadly for as much
as fifty days after they have taken up
their abode in ID volume, and Koch 5
bacilli carry death in the leaves OF print
ed matter for three months.
AS a result Of the researches made as
to the best means of sterilizing library
and other books which are handled by
all sorts of men and women. fOrmalde-
hyde gives the most satisfactory results.
and subjected TO formaldehyde Vapors
are made absolutely safe in fifteen min
utes. This method in no way injuries the
binding or the printing.
The Washington times., 1906-01-20
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.
Few People Know How Useful 1t Is In
Preserving HeaIth and Beauty.


Nearly everybody knows that charcoal is the
safest ana most efficient disinfectznt and
purifier in nature. but few realize its value
when taken into the human system for the
same cleansing purpose
Charcoal is a remedy that the more you
take Of II the better. il is nof q dTug at al,
but simply abs0Tbs he gases and impurities
always present IN the stomach ard intes-
tines and carries them out Of the system
Charcoal sweetens the breath after smoking.
drinking, or after eating onions and other
odorous vegetables.
Charcoal enectually clears sad Improves
the complexion: il Whites the teeth and
further acts as & natural sad eminentIy
safe cathartic.
Il absorbs the injurio IS gases which collect
in the stomach and bowels: il disinfects tht
mouth and throat frorI the poison OF cataTr q
All druggists sell charcoal in one form oI
another. but probably the best charcoal and
the most for the money is in Stuart's Char
coal Lozeuges; they are composed Of the
finest powdered Willow charcoal. and other
harmless antiseptics IN tablet form. or rather
in the form OF large, pleasant tasting loz-
enges. the charcoal being mixed with honey,
The daily use OF these lozengEs viii soon
tell IN a much improved condition 81 the gen
ersl health. betteE complexion. swester breath
and purer blood. and the beauty Of it is that
no possible harm can result rom their con-
tinued use. but, on the contrary, great bene-
NJ.
Buffalo physician. speaking OF the bene-
fits Of charcoal. says. I advise Stuart s
Charcoal Lozenges 70 all patients suffering
from gas IL stomach and bowels. and to clear
the com pjexion and purify the breath mouth
and throat; ] also believe the liver is greatly
- the daily use Of them. they cost
but twenty-five cents a box at drug stores.
and although in some sense patent prepara-
ton yet ] believe ! get more ana better
charcoal IN stuart 5 Charcoal Lozsnges than
in any Of the ordinary charcoal IabIets.''
The Washington times., 1906-01-20
I;2oo Cases In a Day.
MYSTERY SURROUNDS
MURDER OF CATTLEMAN

WARREN, Ohio. Jan. 20.-Mystery
surrounds the murder at West Farm
ington last night, In which p X Lewis,
a prominent cattle buyer and rich
farmer. was the victim. The murderer
came to the house IN carriage. Lewis
hired man. B. J. Heman. heard him
talking to Lewis. but did not get up
to see who he was.
Later, smelling smoke and burning
oil, he went downstairs and found
Lewis with the back Of his head
crushed in and cash in the forehead
bound. and the body covered with OIL
saturated straw, which was burning
lie mana sed to extinguish the fire and
give an alarm. Farmers Henry Belden
ana John Jameson came to the rescue.
Lying on the table were account
books. There is no definite cIew TO the
murderer Lewis lived alone with his
farm hand.
The Washington times., 1906-01-20
ESTATE UNSETTLED
WHILE STORK REfGNS
Indiana Court Orders Funds Held Until
Prospects for More Chill
dren End. as

LEBANON. Ind, JaB. 2o-The circuit
court has relieved John 7. Ldndley. exec
utor OF the " i'll Of William II. Mills, OF
a novel plight Twenty years ago Mills
died. leaving among other requests SO
900 TO his two great-grandchfIdren. "al-
ready in oeAng and about TO be born
twenty-five OF the latter nave been
born thus far to the two grandchildren
and the end is not yet in sight. the
youngest being one year old and the old
est TWEEN ty-four.
All other legacies have long since
been set -led. but this continued to puz-
zle the xecutor until finally he appealed
70 the cor.rt to know how he should pro-
rata the bequest TO the great-grandchii-
dren.
Judge Altman ordered that no dis
tribute al of funds be made them until
such a. time as all prospect Of future
children being born to their parents DO
at an eTrd."
The Washington times., 1906-01-20
ROOSEVELT MAY
LEAD FIGHT AGAIN
Jacob Riis Hints That the Strenuous
President May Become Candi-
date for Third Term.

TOLEDO. Ohio. Jan. 20-"If duty de,
manded President Roosevelt to continue
this fight he would do it. I know he
does not want to become q candidate for
another term. but at the bottom of his
heart he believes in the people. and will
fight for them
This statement was made today by
Jacob A. Riis, sociolcgist and author,
who spoke here tonight, in reply to a
question. Suppose that the fight Roose-
Welt is making against special privileged
classes is not finished when his term
eNpires?" After making the statement
that war between this class and the
people was being bitterly waged BY
Roosevelt Mr.. Riis said in part:
I'VE have had three great struggles
IN this country. The first was led by
Washington. the second by Lincoln, the
third-Oh. This is the greatest struggle
of them all. Il is the fight against the
money power. the organized special
privilege grabbers. and Roosevelt will
lead the people TO victory in this strug-
gle.
81 don't say that all people who DIFF
fer from Roosevelt are crooks" he add
ed. in a thoughtful manner. P'People
who honestly differ from the President
Will agree with him in the end but all
the crooks differ from Roosevelt all the
time"
The Washington times., 1906-01-20
MRS. PARSONS GIVES
RACE SUICIDE CAUSE
Wife of New York Congressman, Daughter of Henry
Clews, and Student of Sociology Says Not Letting
Women Work Is to Blame for Trouble

which arc pref ed by pungent argu-
ment:
Women are going to work. and they
are not going TO limit their work TO
house service. Let US cease to attempt
TO make marriage and collaborating a
check upon their work, thereby
strengthening tendencies toward cell
bacy and race suicide.
Adjust Work.
In ways which are not gone into
here, the consuming and non-prOducing
woman is also. because OF her unpro-
ductivity, prone to oelibacy and race
suicide Let us rather adjust work
and marriage and collaborating TO a
minimum of incompatability by lifting
inherited tabOOs On education in sex
facts"
The Washington times., 1906-01-20

NEW YORK. Jan. 20.-Race suicide
is encouraged. Elsie CleWs Parsons
points out in a paper on 'Penalizing
Marriage and Collaborating" printed
in the current number of the indie
pendent, by the disposition manifested
in some quarters TO withhold employ
ment from married women especially
as school teachers.
Mrs. Parsons is a daughter OF Henry
Clews, the banker, and the wife of Rep
resentative Herbert Parsons. who has
recently been chosen chairman Of the
Republican county committee in New
York.
College Lecturer.
She has lectured on sociology at
Barnard College and takes a keen and
energetic interest in theoretical and
practical social questions.
These are Mrs. Parsons conclusions
The Washington times., 1906-01-20
TEN THOUSAND CANARIES
ARRIVE IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-With the note
of their song ringing high and clear
above the notes Of the sea and the
noise of the engines nearby. 1U.OOV
canar,- birds, the largest consignment
eve- zsnt 10 New York, arrived on the
North German Lloyd steamship Neckar'
The birds are from the HartZ Noun
tain region OF Germany, and consigned
to a New York firm. which ships cana
rfes all over the United States
A dozen men constantly guarded the
birds on the way over to prevent them
being killed by the ships rats.
The Washington times., 1906-01-20

ALLEGED MURDERER
DISPLAYED METHOD
Slayer OF Seven May Have
Poisoned Victims.
SPARED BUT MRS. LAKEMAN
Some New Phases Developed in the
Killing of the Aver
Family.
SPARED BUT MRS. LAKEMAN

CONCORD. n. II, Jan. 2O-The belief
is growing here that Charles +. Aver
of Pembroke, who on Wednesday muir
cered his five children. his wife, and his
mother-in-law, was not insane. but was
led to the crime while perfectly sane BY
his ungovernable hatred OF the elder
woman and his belief that she wanted
him 10 have none OF her money.
While il is reasonably certain that he
killed his mOther-in-law with a gun
there is doubt as TO the method emnlo,,.
ed in dispcsing Of the rest of the family
A A. Dame, who has been investigating
the case, has come TO the conclusion
that he first poisoned his wife and cbn.
dren and .hen shot his mother-in-law
If this is true it proves that he had
been plotting the crime for a long time
A Pretty Battle.
After killing his family at the lonely
little farmhouse he set il on fire and
drove in his sleigh to the mouse OF his
sister. Mrs George Bailey. in the town
or Chichester. on the way he stopped
AT the house of Mr.. Dame Dame went
out In the yard to meet him, and saw
Aver get out of the sleigh with a bot
tie In his hand. AS he stepped into the
snow he broke the bottle or the dasher.
saying
Isn't that a pretty bOttle2"
The bits of glass went into the drift
and disappeared.
There were frequent quarrels between
Aver and his mother-in-law over the
property. He had applied to the town
OF Pembroke for aid for his family, and
this so thoroughly disguised the BROTH
ers and sisters OF his wife that they
decided that the only way to get him
of the estate was to sell it.
This Mrs. Isaac Lakeman, his mother
in-law. decided was the best thing to do,
and in some way Aver found out the in,
tention of the family. He demanded that
he have the money received for the sale,
and it was refused him. Then, after
many quarrels. 1t was agreed that his
wife should have her share. amounting
10 $500
Wanted the Money.
Aver wanted this money himself, and
refused to let his wife sign the sale
papers till it was given TO him person
ally. OF late Aver had nagged his
mother-in-law till she had drawn 500
from the bank and given ii 10 him fCt
the family TO live on
The Washington times., 1906-01-20
300 FORCE Of LIFE
PATIENTS IN A DAY
Doctor Hadley Forced to
Work Pretty Late.
EXAMINATION UNDER WAY

NEW YORK. Jan. 20.-United States
Commissioner James Ridgeway yester-
day afternoon began the preliminary ex-
animation in the Force OF Life" case
in the Federal building. The three per-
sons accused-Mrs. Laura NJ. Wilson, of
the medical directors of the organiza-
ton; w. Wallace Hadley. medical di-
rector. and Arthur H Williams. treas
urer-were all on hand, accompanied by
their counsel
Z. Virgil Neal. the former president of
the company, the fourth person named
In the warrant, has not yet been ar
rested. II Is said that Mr.. Neal has
communicated with the postal authori-
ties. stating that he would not sur
render himself until he had seen what
the outcome OF the present hearing
would be.
0'Beirne Not Present.
Gen. James r. O'Beirne. president of
the company. was not present.
When the hearing was called former
State Senator Clarence Lexow entered
and took his seat at the counsel table
He said he represented Mr.. Williams.
we Will take some OF the Govern
ment's evidence today" said Mr.. Ridge
way, Then 1 will consent TO an ad-
Journment OF two weeks, IL necessary
the hearings then to be continued until
completed"
John S. Cooper. young lawyer. of
counsel TO the County Medical Society
was the first witness.
Doctor Was Careful?
He testified that he had on January
last. together with Postoffice inspectors
Charles e. Enteman and John E. Ashe.
gone to the Office of DR.. Hadley. at I64
West Forty-seventh street, and showed
several letters. some of them pretend
ing TO be diagnoses of the ailments of
the recipients. They were in printed
form. The witness asked DR.. Hadley,
he said. II he had made a careful dag
nosis In each case. The doctor replied
that he had. or one of the other doctors
had done so.
Il asked him how they prepared their
medicines" continued the witness, land
he said that the physicians prepared
the prescriptions and they were put up
by New York chemical firm and then
put up in packages and sent 70 the pa
tents. I asked him II Mrs. Wilson was
physician. He said he didn't know
but thought she held some kind Of
degree
1900 Cases in a Day.
Mr.. Cooper said that during the visit
attention was called TO the fact that
DIT. Thorn. a former physician In the
company. had said that he had dag
nosed twelve hundred cases in one day.
DR.. Thorn may have exaggerated"
Dr.. Hadley replied. said the witness.
have diagnosed eight hundred cases
In one day"
DO You mean TO say you have dag
nosed eight hundred cases in one day.
asked Inspector Ashe
Yes, replied DIR. Hadiey, but l had
TO stay up pretty late TO do it."
Adjournment was taken until Febru-
airy 8.
The Washington times., 1906-01-20
KILLERS THREATS
TOLD CORONER
Testimony Regarding Death
of Edwards Made Public.
ALONE IN SUICIDE THEORY
-dical Examiner Bartlett Testified
That il His Opinion Suicide
Was Improbable.

NEW HAVEN, Jan. 20.-An the testi-
mony taken by Coroner Mix IN his in
quiry into the death Of Charles A. Ed
wards. who died with q bullet IN his
head in the Hitler home, was made pub
lie today. 1t showed that the coroner
was practically alone in his conclusion
that Edwards committed suicide Med
zeal Examiner Bartlett, who IL was sup
posed started the suicide theory, testi-
fed that in his opinion Edwards was
murdered and that while 1t was pos
sible for him 70 have committed suicide
It was highly improbable that ne did so
The report of Dean Smith. of the Yale
medical school, gaowed that there were
trac of blood an Edwards body. as
though the blood mad dripped down. but
haC been wiped off by some one.
Tells of Threats.
Charles Hitler. in telling of the threats
made against Edwards and Mrs. Ed
wards by A. Maxcy Hitler. testified:
'Maxcy said that if Mrs. Edwards or
her husband got any part Of our
mother's estate he would kill them
both"
When Maxcy viewed Edwards body,
Charles testified that he (Maxcy) said:
81 can't understand this. Wasn't Ed
wards too much of a coward to commit
suiCide?"
Charles said he answered:
Mickey. this is not suicide at all. Il
is murder"
What did he say 10 that?" the cor
olssr asked Charles
He said if il was murder it was a
lucky thing he was not in the house,
4 .Haagva ,.
home all night with his wife and chill
dren."
Margaret Reynolds. one Of the servants
IN the Hitler home, said that when
Charles Hitler left Edwards room he
carried a bottle IN his hand and said
that Edwards died from apopleNy.
Could Trust Charles.
Mrs. Bezonson, who was Mrs. Killers
nurse. testified that she had suggested
10 Mrs. Hitler that she relieve herself
OF the mental worry OF looking after
her estate by having Charles appointed
trustee OF her property.
"Oh. / uan trust Charlie" the nurse
said Mrs. Hitler replied. but I'm afraid
II I did that Maxcy would kin him"
The nurse said also that Maxcy had
threatened his mother with violence If
she did not deed over TO him a parcel of
time Maxcy threw water and dishes at
his mother.
Did you ever see Maxcy flourish a
pistOl2' the coroner asked the witness.
No" she replied.
Did you ever know him 10 carry
one?"
mo. I never saw It. But one day.
when ne was in one of his violent fits,
heard him say TO his mother. Mother,
have got a pistol. You needn't fear,
I've got "A pistol -
At the probate court hearing today
concerning the appointment of an ad-
ministratOr for the estate Of Mrs. Abb
gail Hitler, an agreement was reached
upon the name OF Albert H. Barclay, an
attorney. Judge Cleaveland stated that
he would not make the appointment Of
anyone 10 whom an heir had an ObJeC-
ton. Mr.. Barclay was acceptable 10
counsel for Charles a. Hitler and Mrs.
g. a Edwards, OF New York, on the
one side and A Maxcy Hitler their
brother, on the other. Mr.. Barclay s
bond was fixed at $4,000
The Washington times., 1906-01-20
ALWAYS ROOM FOR ONE MORE.

II you should miss the wagon
While dallying with the fiagOn.
Don't let old habits drag on,
But
Just get right up and hump for il,
And make a running jump for IL.
The Washington times., 1906-01-20
WANT CENSUS Of
LAB0RING WOMEN
President Asked to Inyesti-
gate the Conditions.
MENTIONED IN MESSAG E
Miss Adams and Miss Mcdowell, of
Chicago, Would Have Congress
Make Appropriation.

Congress may take steps this session
to have an investigation made OF the
conditions under which women and
girls are working in the United States
II such an Investigation is conducted
it will be preliminary. IA all probability.
TO important legislation by States and
municipalities on this important sub
Ject.
Within the last few days. Miss Jane
Adams and Miss Mcdowell. Of Chica-
go. have been comforting with leaders
in Congress on the matter OF appro-
pTiation for such an investigation, and
have received encouragement. Miss
Adams has long been prominent as
the head OF the Huh House settlement
work In Chicago. while Miss Mcdowell
IS in charge OF the Chicago University
settlement work and has done much
good in the stock yards region OF the
Windy CITY.
The Washington times., 1906-01-20
Take in the
Whole Field

If you have a want that you
think some man in Washington
can fill, take in the whole field at
once by inserting want ad in
The Times. There's no halfway
business about The Times. 1t
gets right out among all the peo-
pie who are worth talking to, and
if your man is in town you'll find
him. There's no doubt about
that.
The Washington times., 1906-01-20
President Favors Plan.

Last fall, these two women were D..
Washington 10 urge on the PresideI
the need for an investigation into the
conditions of women in industry. As
the result of their visit the Presider'
handled the subject f.. his message and
said.
The Department OF Commerce and
Labor should make thorough investiga-
tiOn Of the conditions OF women IN in
dustry. over 500, 600 American women
are now engaged IN gainful occupations;
yet there is an almost complete deaTth
OF data upon which 20 base any trust
worthy conclusions as regards subject
as important as IL is vast and com
plicated. There IS need OF full known
edge on which TO base action looking
toward State and municipal legislation
for the protection OF working women.
The introduction of women into indus
try is working change and disturbance
IN the domestic and social life OF the
nation. The decrease in marriage. and
especially in the birth rate, has been
cOincident with 1t. We must face ac-
cOmplished facts, and the adjustment
to factory conditions must be made;
but surely II can be made with less
friction and less harmful effects on
family life than is now the case
The Washington times., 1906-01-20
Idea Strongly Endorsed.

The American Federation or Labor at
its late convention at Pittsburg strong
ly Endorsed the idea Of an investigation
into the conditions of women in indus
try. Il Is a remarkable fact that aside
from the statistics on the subject gath
cred by the Census Department. which
throw light on the reaf conditions OF
women who work, there is almost no
data 10 be had.
Miss Adams ans Mas Mcdowell had
a bin prepared providing iOr an investi-
cation Of the sort they wanted. They
desired an appropriation of S200, 600. It
is unlikely Congress win go as far as
this. What has been advised by the Con-
gressiOnal leaders is that an inyestiga-
ton be made by the Department OF
Commerce and Labor of enough local
tiles in the United States to bring out
a good knowledge Of conditions II Is
thought this would be no less expensive
and would serve the same purpose. II
is quite likely Secretary Aietcalf will
recommend q limited appropriation
which viii enable the Bureau or Labor,
under Commissioner Neilrs direction
TO do considerable investigating. II a
recommendation goes IN that does not
carry too large sum Congress is like
~ 10 act faVOrably.