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The Washington times., 1906-03-31

BOYS CLUB PLANS
UNDER DISCUSSION
Home Will Not Be Moved
For Present.
SENIOR CIRCLE FORMED
D~AzAzaz
SENIOR CIRCLE FORMED
Proposed Plan of Self Government
Promises to Be Success to
All Appearances.

The board of directors Of the Wash
ington Boys Club Association. at the
monthly meeting last week, received the
report of the special committee on quar-
ters, showing that Il was possible to
continue the club at the present loca-
tion, 1920 n street, II desired 1t was
accordingly voted not TO move until
the usual summer closing. when the
board hopes to be able to obtain more
commodious accommodations.
The clubs enrolment is $50. with an
average nightly attendance OF about 20.
The Senior Circle of the club has been
organized with John Brannan as presi-
Cent; William Cartwright. vice presi-
dent; Joseph lie Dane. secretary treas
urer; committee on library, Thomas Ar
rington. John Dugan. James Curtain;
committee on pool room, Philip King.
George Sellers; committee on gym
nasium. John Halliday; manager Of
senior baseball team. John Lewis The
other MEMBERS are Joseph Gross and
Ashton B. Gross, with a long list Of
candidates awaiting action of the circle
Plan of Self Government.
The new plan of self-government. of
which the Senior Circle is the basis, it
Is believed will prove a success and
reduce to the minimum the strife Incl
dent TO an assemblage of lively young
sters such as ERE the club members for
the most part.
The work still presents many difficult
ties. largely due to lack of funds with
which to establish classes and groups
for regular meeting and work Faithful
volunteer workers. including Mrs Lee
Mrs. Rafter Miss Pierce. Miss EckfeIdt
Mrs Carpenter. Miss Kelley. Miss Fris-
by. and A G- Sharp, former superin-
tendent, are in regular attendance, but
II Is declared the number should be at
least twice aE great. James G. Trav-
Tor conducts a singing class every week.
ana Ray Hart. a mandolin class. Ber-
nard Wefers. the superintendent also
conducts general gymnastic and athletic
classes.
Donations Of books. etc. were reported
received from Mrs. Mills. A c. Moses
J. w Morse. and Mrs. Carmody
The superintendent's report showed
savings deposits of S7.37 with over fiftv
depositors. Several OF the bovs were
able 10 draw out considerable sums ar
the close of 1905
The Directors Present.
The directors of the association present
at the meeting were Prof. ]. w. Chick
ering. Henry p. Blair, d. G. Pfeiffer
Eugene e. Stevens, Jdrs. Marguerite
ou Pont Lee. Mrs. Giles S. Rafter and
were added TO the roll of the associa7
ZION: Mrs. Sarah NJ. May, j. S. Elan
merry. DR.. Q. NJ GaIIaudet Alex. Hecbt
Mrs. A NJ Kingan. Admiral John Mo
Sowan. Gen. Calvin Dewitt. the Hon.
N B. Scott
The Washington times., 1906-03-31
RED. CROSS FILLS
ARhY-NAVY NEED
Supplies Service Congress
Refuses, Says Taft.
NOTABLE PERSONS HEAR HIM
Surgeons wne weSe in Manchuria
With Opposing Ia ,es Also Speak
at RsiaS. T-s.ting.

Secretary 80 n eloquent
pleadSr FOR g. =. esuse at z
meeting Of .ta lr--. - Columbia
Branch or .Ss - laaI Red
Cross Socte-s r. -ru r ass rdeater
y,ste rday 'ItF IN son
Other sqeeesAs o-sJ4A ,1,Imani-
ssr.an : LOO. g.I's - tEs A,rgT-- ization
we're male b. Rerre se1,a:fve / lid A
De Almond of Missouri. 5siss abeE T.
Boardman. Of the exe> ufive corami ttee
Of the Ma tioral Rec Cross: Col. EaIery
Havard. assistant surgeon. Z. S. A.
who was an, attache with tie Russian
army IN MaEchuria, and Capt. Charles
Lynch. who was ar attache with the
Japanese army Sn Ma a'ichU-ia-
The melting. which Us, presided over
by Commissioners MG.oEa land. was at
tended by many notable persons, in
Guiding Rcpresentatirp and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth. .nstice Brewer,
Capt and Mrs w = Cowles. Surgeon
General O'Reiliy. and Surgeon General
Walter Wyman.
Secretary Taft. who is president of
the National Red Cross. said that al
though the country was enjoying the
blessings of peace now. war was al
ways imminent. As Congress displays
an unwiilingness TO furnish the arnov
and the navy with an adequate medica.
corps, he said. no medical service could
be more valuable thar. that of the r
Cross in time of war.
Twenty Red Cross nurses sat on
the stage with Miss Boardman, dressed
in their white caps and gowns
The Washington times., 1906-03-31
Aged Clerks Relieved
OF a Terrible Dread
Congressman Keifer Comes to Their Rescue
At Eleventh Hour And There Will Be No
Reducing of Salaries or Dismissals

Keifer OF Ohio. a former Speaker Of
the House. a stalwart Republican, and
man whose silver beard is topped by
the snowy whiteness of his hair He
was an old Congressman raising the
rescue cry for the old clerks.
His point OF order was good, and the
committee proceeded to pass the bin
without that section. There were few
people in the galleries. owing to tn late
ness OF the hour. and there was rosh-
ing IN the attitude OF the members t.
Indicate that General Keifer's sentence
calling for ruling on the point of order
was the biggest boon the aged clerks
of Washington could possibly obtain.
The last day of the bill in the House,
however wSs celebrated by the bag
guns Of artillery and the shrapnel OF
sharp debate Chairman OVerstreet OF
the Postoffice Committee attempted TO
take from the measure an increased ap-
preparation for the making OF stamps
This was defeated.
Likewise. the appropriation of $50 zoe
for the special consular agents, appoint
ed TO investigate trade conditions in all
parts of the world. was opposed by Mr.
Slayden Of Texas and Mr. Perkins of
New York. 7 he appropriation was
finally kept in the bill.
The Washington times., 1906-03-31
EXCISE BOARD SCORED
BY GEORGETOWN PEOPLE
Body Charged at Big Meeting With
Evading the Law on Every
Possible Occasion.

a demand for new excise board
was made at a mass meeting of George
town people held in Congress Street
Church last night. The gathering was
arranged by the w. c. T. L.
Greed NJ. Fulton. the Rev. Il. H. Conn.
President James l.. Erwin of the Anti
Saloon League, Mrs. Fenton Smith
Ralph p. Barnard, and N B. Davidson
addressed the meeting. and were not AT
all sparing in their criticism of Asses
sor Darneille and his associates OF the
excise board. 1t was freely charged
that the board evaded the law on every
possible occasion
One incident was cited where the
majority of the property owners and
residents in the block had petitioned
Tor the closing of a downtown saloon.
The saloon-keeper closed the door on
one street, but promptly opened the
side street door, and is still in opera
ton. Other alleged cases of bad faith
on the part OF the board were charged.
The Washington times., 1906-03-31

At one minute before 6 o'clock yes
terday afternoon the aged clerks of
Washington were delivered from their
fear that at the last moment the House
of Representatives would pass the sec
ton in the legislative, executive. and
judicial appropriation bill providing for
graduated reduction of their salaries
and their ultimate dismissal at the age
of seventy years.
All day long the House had been I'm
stormy session while IL considered the
bill which appropriates for practically
all the salaries OF those employed by
the Government. Many points had been
debated and in more than one case
considerable feeling had been manifest
ed. Again and again Mr.. Olmsted of
Pennsylvania. chairman of the COM
mittee. was called on TO rule on disput-
ed points. At last section S of the bill,
the section referring to aged clerks. was
reached.
Instantaneously members arose at
their desks ali over the chamber. and
there was herd the insistent cry, a
point of orderi" The man who caught
the chairman's eye first was J. Warren
The Washington times., 1906-03-31
ZETA PSI MEMBERS
IN ANNUAL REUNION

Members of the 2eta Psi Fraternity
met at the Shoreham last night to cele-
brate the third annual reunion of the
organization
Judge Duke, OF Charlottesville, Va,
presided as toastmaster. Nearly every
one of the twenty members present was
called upon to respond TO a toast.
Those presen were Asher Hines, ]. 2.
Osborne. John II. CIapp, W. W. Camp
bell. Timothy F. Murphy, c. p Nc
Clellan, Joseph Nimmo. Robert ]. Fish
er, Edward p. Contreli, Porter Allen,
Maurice Hacker w P. Jones, Eugene
w. Scott, w. c. Allen. and Lincoln
Steffens-
The Washington times., 1906-03-31
FORMER SENATOR KEARNS
ACCUSED OF ILLEGALITY
One Mining Company Sues Him and
Another Corporation for Unlawfully
Taking Million in Ore.

SALT LAKE. Utah. March 3l-Thom-
as kearns, formerly United States
Senator; David Keith. and the Silver
King Mining Company are accused of
unlawfully taking ore. for which $500. coo
is demanded in suit filed in the
United States court. The plaintiff is the
St Louis Magnolia Mining Company.
which is controlled by James McGregor
of Salt Lake.
II IS stated that underground surveys
may bring the amount involved up to
several millions of dollars.
The Washington times., 1906-03-31
SENATOR GoRMAN IMPROVED,
BUT STILL VERY WEAK

Upon inquiry at the residence of SEN
ator German today it was stated that
the latter was continuing to improve.
and were it not for the inclement
weather his physicians would permit him
10 take an outing.
The doctors. however are opposed TO
The Senator resuming lis Congressional
duties for the present. Just now Mr.
Germans appetite is normal and he
rests well. The long seige of illness
and the nature of his malady has left
him so weak. however. that il may be a
month before he can take an active part
in national affairs.
The Washington times., 1906-03-31
WILLIAM OLIVER DEAD,
WIFE MAY RECOVER

Death relieved William Oliver OF his
suffering at the Georgetown University
Hospital about s O'Clock last night.
Physicians at the institution pro-
nounced his wife out of danger shortly
after the mans DEATH and she was
sent TO her home, 1014 Wisconsin ave
nue. Georgetown. where he atte mpted
to kill her yesterday morning in a fit
of jealousy. There seems to be every
probability that she will recover.
The Washington times., 1906-03-31
DETERMINED TO WED,
HE STEALS HIS BRIDE

LEBANON. Pa. March 3-IIenry
Daub. of Hebron. and Miss Mary Alice
Zellers, of Cleona, were married here by
the Rev. John Herring. after Daub had
stolen his bride from her home. where
she had been kept under watch
Daubs attentions to Miss Zellers were
Objectionable to her brother. who had
him arrested in a futile attempt TO pre-
vent the marriage
The Washington times., 1906-03-31
BROTHERS ASPHYXIATED
BY ILLUMINATING GAS

NEW YORK. March 31.-Carmine
Manguso, twenty-nine years old. and
his brother Sabato, thirty-eight years of
age, were found dead in bed at their
home. 32l East l2lst street. this morn
ing.
The gas had been left turned on sup
pCSedly by accident.
The Washington times., 1906-03-31
IMMIGRANT INSPECTOR
FOR BOSTON RESIGNS

Among the changes in the personnel
of the Department of Commerce and
Labor announced today are John ].
McDermott. of Massachusetts, immi-
grant inspector at Boston, Mass. re-
signed: George W. Hartman. of Della
ware, resigned as assistant keeper at
Fourteen Foot Bank light station. Del
aware: Robert NJ. CleveTiy. of Massa-
chusetts appointed keeper of Windmill
point beacon. Boston harbor; Arleigh ID.
Hurd. OF Ohio, appointed second assist
ant keeper, Detroit River light station,
Mich
The Washington times., 1906-03-31
PROVIDENCE MEN TO
USE VAN NESS PARK
Obtained Permission From
Management Yesterday.
BOTH TEAMS WILL BENEFIT
Eastern League Champs Will Work Out
With the Hatchetites Every
Afternoon.
BOTH TEAMS WILL BENEFIT

Captain Dunn of the Providence base
ball club stated this morning that he
had secured the use OF the George
Washington Baseball Park Cor his men,
and that as soon as the eather per-
mits he viii give his men a workout
every morning, as usual, and IN the
afternoon will train with the college
squad.
The Eastern League champs took
steps to get the use OF the Van Ness
Park grounds on Wednesday. for the
reason that it was a little crowded at
american League Park with the Ma
tionals there also. Captain Dunn speaks
in highest terms OF Manager Stahl. who.
according to Dunn, did a thing not an
other manager IN the country would
have done giving up the use OF his
field TO another team for a part OF the
day, especially since the weather this
year has made practice so necessary.
Stahl Was Generous.
1T was a little too crowded, not only
on the field but also in the dressing
rooms" said Dunn, and although
stahl was most generous in his offers
1 did not wish to impose upon him IL it
ROcSADAC
where Van Ness Park naturally sug-
gested itself. as IT is close TO our hotel,
and the boys will lose no time in dress
ing in their rooms and slipping ever to
the grounds
When the college management was
approached with the proposition to turn
over the use OF the diamond 10 the
Providence players consent was readily
obtained, because the George Washing
ton men do rot begin work until about (
O'Clock, and the only other time the
place is I'm use is between 2 and 4, when
the Central High boys are busy there.
After 4 o'clock the professionals and
the college boys will try practice games
several times week, and IL should
prove of great benefit 20 the latter es-
pecially. The first regularly scheduled
game between Providence and the Ma
tionals will occur at American League
Park on Monday afternoon.
The National tribune., 1906-06-28
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.


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cIvIi
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country to take their degraded them to state OF the most alb
of the Revolution depea
of
ssdA
Independence Hail. Philadelphia offered the following resolution:
of to
British
Crown and that all political between them and the State of Great
s o dissolved"
appointed draft Declaration Independence Rich
Chairman
ert r. Livingston of New York
hearing all
read and to
e , ub;cb the nsration Of 1ndenendence was oa m ,hn t
Hancock
mulga
Mathew Thornton
made I'D of So
youngest
mechanics preacher
t $ said
would all who signed the eclaraton
that Jefferson and Adams
n both
survives that Adams last words Independence
The National tribune., 1906-06-28
THE RATE BILL.

The end of the Rate bill is in sight.
The conference report came up in the
House June 20, and after several gem
tlemen had freed their bosoms of Some
perilous stuff which had been ranking
there, they all. with the exception of
four, voted for the bill, which was
adopted by ZIG to 4. The pass provi-
sion was the main interest. In the
amended bill 1t reads:
"On and after Jan. 1, 1907, common
carriers subject to the provisions of this
act shall not directly or indirectly issue
any free ticket or pass for carriage to
any officer or person in the service of
the United States other than those in
the postal service; to any officer or per-
son in the service of any State. Terri
tory or the District of Columbia, or to
any officer or person in the service of
any County. Township or municipality,
and except as herein provided, no COM
mon carrier shall be prohibited from
granting any free ticket or pass for
carriage.
ANY common carrier violating this
provision shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and shall for each offense
pay to the United States a penalty of
not less than 500 nor more than $2.-
900. and any officer or person in the
service of the United States or of any
State, Territory or the District of Co
lumbia, or of any County, Township or
municipality who uses or who solicits
OF accepts for himself any such free
transportation shall be subject to a like
penalty. Jurisdiction of offenses under
this provision shall be the same as that
provided for offenses in an act entitled.
AN act to further regulate commerce
with foreign Nations and among the
States approved Feb. 10. 1903"
This seems to leave the pass business
public.
The Senate will undoubtedly pass the
bill this week
The National tribune., 1906-06-28
DEATH OF GOV. pArrIsoN.

John M. Pattison, who was elected On
the Democratic ticket last Fall. died at
his home near Cincinnati. June is. He
had been i'll even before his entrance
into office last January. and much Of
the time since then had been in such
condition that there were doubts
raised as to whether the official bust-
ness transacted by him was legal. This
matter has gone SO far as to be the
basis Of an action in the courts to de-
eide the legality of some of his acts.
Gov. Pattison was not strong man
and the campaign told severely upon
him. so that after the election he took
trip South in hopes of regaining his
health. A glass covering was provided
for the reviewing stand tethe time of
his Inauguration and the utmost care
was taken of him. At times he seemed
to be recovering and then there would
come relapse. He was born in Cler-
mont County, o., June 13. 1S47. ana
was the son of a tenant farmer, so that
he had little opportunity for education.
He served for 100 days in the Ohio Ma
returning home became a teacher while
preparing for college. After gradual
ing from the Ohio Wesleyan College he
went into the insurance business and
studied law while writing policies. He
was admitted to the bar, at which he
served 10 years, when he went back to
his old insurance company as Vice
President and General Manager, and
there began the great work Of his life
For years he was the President of the
Union Central Life Co. He took an
interest in politics from the first, and
while young man practicing at the
bar he led a forlorn hope in candi-
dacy for the House of Representatives,
and much to his surprise and everyone
else was elected to the Legislature. In
1890 he was elected as Democrat to
the Ohio Senate and there distinguished
himself by his advocacy of the Sunday
Closing Laws. Though he was fought
by the liquor men and other elements
he won out. This attracted much at
tention to him and it was decided that
he was the fittest man to make the race
for Congress, and he was elected in
spite of the District having an unusual
ly large Republican majority. He
served but cne term and then went
back to his insurance company. The
leaders of his party in Ohio were not ut
all friendly to his nomination for Gov
ernor. but he went at the matter of his
candidacy in a business-like way; sur
prised the Democrats by beating them
in convention and then gave the Re
publicans a still greater surprise by
being elected.
The National tribune., 1906-06-28
THE MEAT BILL.

The Agricultural appropriation bill,
with the meat inspection clause, went
back to the Senate last week for con-
currence in the House amendments, and
precipitated an animated discussion.
Senator Warren, of Wyoming, led in
the effort to have the House amend
ment adopted placing the cost of in
spection upon. the Government. and was
sharply antagonized by Senator Nelson
of Minnesota, who charged that the
kilograms the Senator spoke of were
machine made" by the Chicago pack
ers Senator Nelson said that the range
cattlemen, who were assuming to be
the whole people. were in reality only
a very small part of them. He repre-
sented and spoke for the vast number
of small farmers of the country, who
sold four or five cattle a year, and they
wanted the cost put upon the beef trust
Senator Hepburn. of Idaho, said he
was from a cattle State. but his people
wanted a most rigid inspection and the
packers to pay the cost.
Senator Gallinger called attention to
the number of deaths from ptomaines
and said that the inspection could not
be made too strict.
The Senate decided to send the bill
to conference, with Instructions to the
conferees to insist upon the original
Beveridge, bill, and the cost of inspec-
ton being paid by the packers. The
conferees are Senators Proctor, Hans
brough and Simmons.
The National tribune., 1906-06-28
IMraovEMnsr-rN MORALS IN ronro
mI1tRICO.


The Rev.nGe3rge Milton Fowles.
Methodist missionary who has been la
boring in Porto Rico has set forth his
knowledge andieexperiences in little
book which is sl lronsly interesting. He
finds that the American occupation has
made a most decided Improvement in
every way iii the morals of the island
ers. This is not, he frankly admits. due
altogether to the missionary efforts OF
the churches wfro have sent representa-
tives thither, but is the result of a con-
catenation of causes that have power
fully impressed the inhabitants since
the transfer of the island to our flag. a
great many Americans who have gone
to the island have been firmly and out
spokenly opposed to many of the prac-
tees existing there, and the young Porto
Rican men and women who have been
educated in this country have returned
home with the American conception of
morals. The public schools have also
been a prominent factor in uplifting
the people, since the children have
taken to their homes ideas gained in
the schoolroom. The first step was the
insistence amo ng the men and women
of a more rigid observance of the mar
riage tie. Under the Spanish rule mar
riage was source of revenue to the
priesthood. and the fees were made so
high that the great mass of the people
would not pay them. The mission
aria icfn at al
times, that the men and women who
were living together should be properly
married; they would hear of nothing
else. The missionaries and preachers
went to much trouble to bring about
marriages of such couples, charging
nothing for the ceremony. and often go
ing to great pains to secure the neces-
sary legal papers. So effective has been
this work, that a very large part of the
people of Porto Rico are now living in
lawful wedlock, and their children made
legitimate.
The Spanish authorities paid almost
no attention to popular education, and
70 per cent of those over 10 years of
age could neither read nor write. The
Americans have insisted upon schools
everywhere, and though the Bishop of
Porto Rico has bitterly opposed the
public school system, the people them
selves highly approve of 1t, and the
Bishops opposition has had the effect
only of loosening their attachment to
him. The public schools are filled to
overflowing, and many more children
desire education than can be accommo-
dated at present.
The Spanish political and ecclesias-
tical authorities In Porto Rico, and they
were one, we're strangely Indifferent to
the religious needs of the inhabitants.
and thoughehey got subsidy of $780,
900 a year from the Spanish Treasury
for the support of churches. there were
very few Of these outside the large
cities, and tens of thousands of Porto
Ricans had never been inside a church
before the Protestant missionaries ar
rived in thenisland.
The National tribune., 1906-06-28

John Cudahy Is going to try the
starvation process on Louisville. He
has shut down his plant there, dis
charged the 800 men employed and will
for q time somewhat embarrass the ho-
tells and restaurants. Newspaper mud
Singing and general undertaking" is
assigned by him as the cause. This is
about as short-sighted as the previous
operations of the packers. Mr.. Cudahy
is simply biting off his nose to spite his
face In effect, he says that unless he
is allowed to feed the people anything
he pleases he will not feed them at all.
That is his privilege. But he need not
think for a moment that the people are
going to starve or even have their ra-
tions cut down because he steps out.
The meat Is in the country. and can be
had Just as cheaply as ar. Cudahy has
been furnishing 1t. If he don't want to
stay In the business there are plenty to
t;,ae :iis place. and they will be quite
willing to submit to all the reasonable
regulations that the people want i'm
posed upon the men who have such
vital. relations to the public health.
The National tribune., 1906-06-28

There is prospect that people ara
coming back to their senses with regard
to electrocution. The National Tribans
opposed this method of execution from
the first as being more barbarous and
revolving than hanging and less certain
of result NJ. NJ. d'Arsenval, French
scientist, has now entered upon cam.
paign against it. and he states boldly
and broadly that the electric current
even of 5000 volts cannot be depended
upon to kill. In New York 1000 volts
are used. He challenged American
physicians to dare to attempt artificial
respiration of the prisoner. but he says
they hastened to make an autopsy,
which leads to more than a suspicion
that the autopsy is the necessary thing
in making sure that the prisoner will
not survive.