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The Washington times., 1906-01-16

In fierce four-rOund bout between
Marvin Hart and Pat Callahan. a IOcal
l0o-pound amateur at Butte. Mont, last
hlgnt' Callahan scored clean knockout
In the first round, and got all the best
Of the bloody battle. a right hook to
the jaw put Hart down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
BANKRUPT COMPANY SUED.
Seeks to Compel Restitu-
ton Of $4,000,

Mrs. Susanna c. Allen, widow and execu-
trix Of the late Gen. Harrison Allen. today
fled suit in. equity against the Southern
Coffee and Spice Company. bankrupt cor
poration; Eugene A. Jones, trustee In
bankruptcy: Frank A. Burton, president;
Joseph F. Smell, vice president; George Lee
brecht, secretary-treasurer, and nine other
stockholders of the corporation. The OBJ
ject of the proceeding is stated to be to
compel the restitution of $4,000 alleged to
have been obtained from Mrs Allen by mis-
representation.
In her petition. filed by Attorney Thomas
F. Hanlon, Mrs. Allen says she subscribed
for 200 shares Of stock at the par value of
$40 each, and June 3, 1905, loaned $1,000 to
the company, taking therefor a note due in
one year. She claims that she was in
duced to invest as indicated by representa-
lions made to her or caused to be made by
the defendants. Among the things told
her. she says. was that the company was
solvent, had made large gains and profits
and had earned the dividends declared that
1t owned property far in excess of its debts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
WAGES AND FOOD COST
FORMER ADVANCED MORE THAN
PRICES or THE LATTER.

A report was issued by the bureau Of Ia
Dor today of an investigation into wages
and hours Of labor In 1905 in the principal
manufacturing and mechanical industries
OF the United States. The report gives the
average wages and hours Of labor and the
number OF employees in Identical establish
ments in both 1904 and 1906. Although the
figures presented are not exhaustive for the
United States. the report says TT Is be-
heved they are fairly representative Of the
industries investigated
Continuing, the report says:
The results Of this investigation show
that IN 1906 the average wages per hour in
the principal manufacturing and mechanical
industries of the country were I6 per cent
higher than In 1904; that the average hours
OF labor per week remained the same as in
1904. and that 6.s per cent more persons
were employed In the establishments in
yestigated. AS there was no reduction in
the average hours of labor per week, the
average weekly earnings per employee were
!.6 higher than In 1904 AS there was an
as In the weekly earnings per employee,
there was considerable increase In the
weekly earnings Of all employees, or, In
other words, in the amount of the weekly
pay roll. This increase was 8 per cent
In the establishments Investigated.
when the figures Of this article relating
to wages and hours of labor and those Of
the succeeding article relating to retail
prices of food are brought together 1t is
seen that the retail prices Of food. due
weight being given to the quantity and cost
of the different commodities consumed,
were O.6 per cent higher in 1905 than in
1904. AS the average wages per hour in
creased more than the retail prices of food
the purchasing power of wages increased.
In 1905 the purchasing power Of both hour
ly and weekly wages was l per cent higher
than in 1904; or, expressed In other words.
an hours wages in 1905 would purchase 1
per cent more food than an hours wages
in 1904"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
FOR THE PERSIAN ASSEMBLY.
Shah's Rescript for Formation of Ma
tional Bodv

TEHERAN. August 13.-The shah's re-
script to the grand vizier, as finally amended
August 10. orders the formation of a ma
tional consultative assembly, composed of
representatives of all classes, from the
princes downward. The assembly will adj
wise the shah of important state and public
affairs and will propose reforms conducive
to the welfare of the people of the country.
Justice will be administered in accordance
with the sacred law. The grand vzier Is to
draw UP the rules of procedure for the as
-sembly, and these are to be approved by the
assembly itself.
All legislation by the national assembly
Will be submitted by the grand vizier for
the final approval of the shah.
Mushir ed Dowleh, the grand vizier,
father of the Persian minister at St
Petersburg, is regarded as chiefly re-
tsponsible for the shahs act and is looked
upon as an advocate of wide reaching re-
FORMS who has been convinced from his
sons reports of the developments in Rus
STA that the time had come when the
absolutfsm of the shah must end in Per-
STA. Unlike Russia, however, the reform
spirit first was manifested among the
Persian clergy, who formerly were reac-
tionists
The announcement of the granting of a
national asse emily is being received with
great rejoicing throughout Persia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
Epigrams for the Poor,

From the Papyrus.
The only real poverty is that which pities
itself
Failure need not imply honesty nor will
mere poverty be password into Heaven
Poverty and wealth are not so much Diff
ferences of condition as they are differences
of opinion.
It is more difficult to receive than to give:
beware lest your gratitude be no more
than a mask for envy.
Poverty Is not a crime: ii Is the only
luxury in which the rich cannot afford to
indulge.
To be content is to be happy. and happi-
ness is one of the Three who cannot be
brfbed: the other two are Love and Death.
Poverty is an honorable estate until the
point Is reached where man complaiQs-not
because he Is poor but because another is
rich.
Humility may be virtue. but servility is
not even a vice.
The poor may not know who are their
enemies; the rich cannot know who are
their friends.
1t is less bitter to starve in an attic than
to feast upon plates of gold, with suspicion
as your portion.
The irony of poverty Is its wealth Of pos
sibilfties the irony of wealth Is its poverty
of ideas.
AS a blind man sees no more from PIN
nacle, just , a fool learns no more from
his opulence
The poor weep because so many things
which they want are unattainable; the rich
weep because the unattainable things are
the only ones they want.
The disappointment of failure Is not half
so poignant as the disappointment of sue
cess
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
WOUNDED WITH A RAZOR.
Pittsburger Object Of Two Mysterious
Attacks in New York

NEW YORK. August 13.-While passen-
ger on trolley car proceeding along the
Bowery early this morning. Preston Macht-
ney. forty-one years old. a stage carpenter
Of Pittsbure. was cut and badly wounded
with a razor in the hand of a man VINO
made his escape. Machtney was accom-
panied by woman who gave her name as
Mary Cook who recently came to New York
from Pittsburg. She tainted. Both the man
and the woman were taken to a hospital i'm
an unconscious condition.
AS Machtney and the woman were board
ing the car at Rivington street a man struck
Machtney with a stick and knocked him
down. Machtney picked himself up and was
assisted aboard the car. Soon after the
Pittsburg man took his seat another man
jumped aboard the car and rushed at
Machtney with razor Before any one
could interfere the assailant slashed Macht-
ney twice with the weapon. almost severing
the juRular vein. After being revived
Machtney told the police he did not know
the name of either of his assailants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
TO RACE FOR ROOSEVELT CUP.
Ideal Weather for Selection Of Three
American Yachts.

- MARBIlEHEAD. Mass, August r3-Ideal
yachting weather prevailed this morning
for the trial races for the selection of three
American boats which are to sail against
a like number of German yachts for the
possession Of the Roosevelt cup. a..
For the first time in many weeks the
fog had completely disappeared. Mingled
among the schooners, steam yachts. the
racers Of other days and several old coast
ers lay the latest creations in the small
boat line. There were seventeen in all
Each had a stubby little bowsprit, a TWEEN
ty-foot mast and a cockpit barely sufficient
to hold the three men to which each boat
Is limited.
Several of the yachts had been literally
coated with black lead to decrease what
little friction might have remained on the
paint or natural wood of their hulls 9th
ers were vanished and rubbed down until
one could see ones face in their CLASSY
sizes. Ihey are all of the jfb and MAIN
sail rig. Two of them started the season
as catboats but they have recently been
changed to the prevailing type.
The race was started al II 10. The course
was triangular fifteen miles in length. The
time limit was fixed at six hours At the
start the wind had dropped to about seven
miles an hour. N. G. Herreshoff sailed one
of his own creations and several other de-
signers We're on board their own boat.
1t took the yachts a trifie over an hour
and half to reach the first mark on the
fve-mie beat to windward. The first boat
turning appeared from shore to be the
Spokane OF the Eastern Yacht Club. which
Is regarded as the western representative
She rounded the mark at 12:41:55 The
Cod of Boston turned back before reaching
the first mark
The boats covered the second five miles
with eased sheets in little over fifty min
utes. What appeared to be the Wndrim
Kid OF the Eastern Yacht Club turned the
second mark first at 1910. The second
boat appeared to be Spokane, which turned
at 1890
After the boats had turned into the last
leg OF the race, three boats, which were
close up at the turn passed Windrim Kid
ana the Spokane. The wind shifted to the
southwark. and on the run home the yachts
used spinnakers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
Aunt Miranda's Garden.

From Scribner's.
Miss Miranda Sawyers old-fashioned gar
den was the pleasantest spot in Riverboro
on sunny July morning. The rich color
OF the brick house cleaned and glowed
through the shade Of the elm and naples
Luxuriant hop vines clambered up the
lightning rods and waterspouts, hanging
their delicate clusters here and there in
graceful profusion. Woodbine transformed
the old sheds and tool houses to things OF
beauty. and the flower beds themselves
were the prettiest and most fragrant in
all the countryside. A row Of dahlias ran
directly around the garden spot. dahlias
scarlet. gold and variegated. In the very
center was a round plot where the upturned
faces of a thousand panSies smiled amid
their leaves and in the four corners were
tria angular blocks of sweet phlOx over
which the butterflies futtered increasingly.
In the spaces between ran riot Of por-
tulaca and nasturtiums, while In the more
regular, sheIl-bordered beds grew spirea and
gilly flowers, mignonette, marigolds and
Glove pinks. Back of the barn and en-
croaching on the edge Of the hay field
was a grove Of sweet clover. whose white
feathexy tips fairly bent under the as
Sc ults Of the bees. while banks or aromatic
mint and thyme drank in the sunshine and
sent 1t out again into the summer air
warm and deliciOusly odorous.
Inc nouynOckS were MISS saw ptiue
and they grew in q stately line beneath
the four kitchen windows. their tapering
tips set thickly with gay satin rosettes Of
pink or lavender or crimson.
They look something like steeples."
thought little Rebecca Randall. who was
wedding the bed, land the fat round how-
ers are like rosettes, but steeples wouldn't
be studded with rosettes, so II you were
writing about them you'd have to give up
one or the other, and ] guess I'll give up
the steeples:
"Gay little hoilyhock
Lifting your head,
Sweetly rosetted
Out from -FOUR bed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
By THE TRIAL BOARD
INVESTIGATION OF MANS DEATH
IN POLICE STATION CELL.

Major Sylvester announced today that
Thomas Hanley and J. F. Potter would be
called before the police trial board Thurs
day next in connection with the death OF
H. r. Totten OF Blueield. w. Va, who died
In q cell In the sixth precinct station house
last Saturday night. Major Sylvester stated
that the trial will be in the nature OF a
complete Investigation Of the circumstances
of the death Of Mr.. Totten to determine II
the responsible persons at the station per.
formed their full duty in the premises.
The trial board which will hear the ties.
timony Is composed of Assistant Corpora.
ton Counsel F. Smith. Inspector Swindells
and Captain Williams Of the first pre-
cinct.
In connection with the Incident Major Syl-
vester explained that the condition Of the
cells In some of the stations, and In the
sixth precinct station in particular. must
be taken into consideration. He recognizes
that the cells In many Of the stations were
constructed many years ago and do not at
ford proper ventilation and other sanitary
surroundings for the prisoners.
No Ventilation at Top.
In the sixth precinct the walls of the
cells are of masonry. with only iron bars
at the doors and with no ventilation at
the top. That is also the case in the first,
second. third. fourth. eighth and ninth pre-
cinct stations. The conditions, the super
intendent says, should be remedied.
Maj. Sylvester has recommended for sew
eral years that changes be made in the cells
in some Of the stations. In his report for
1904, he said: IAN estimate Of $4,000 is
submitted for remodelfng the cells and cell
rooms in the several precinct station
houses This is an important matter. The
humane treatment of prisoners makes 1t
necessary to provide sanitary cells for their
confinement. The iron cells now in use
were erected several years ago. They are
devoid of proper ventilation. and in many
other respects are far from being In keep
ing with those of other departments and
reformatories. An inspection Of these con-
ditions will lend emphasis to the recon-
mendation that new and modern structures
should be substituted"
Mr.. Totten, 1t is stated, received unusual
attention. 1t was noticed that he was
stranger and was given exceptional care.
He was frequently visited while In the cell.
according to the police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
MEATS FOR THE NAVY
CONTRACTOR FOR NEW YORK
YARD on PROBATION.

The meat contractor for the New York
navy yard, against whom comp. aint re-
Gently was made, will be allowed TO fur
nish meat on probation for awhile to de-
termine whether he will fulfill the terms
of his bid. II he fails to do so Secretary
Bonaparte will cancel the contract.
The contractors at Norfolk have written
Secretary Bonaparte protesting against the
publication of reports that their supplies
were unsatisfactory. They acknowl In
the letter, however. that their meats nave
been rejected four times. and Secretary
Bonaparte thinks this Is sufficient to war
rant an investigation.
Orders have been issued to every cficer
whose duty II Is to Inspect supplies re-
ceived by navy yards or on board ships 70
make such inspection rigid ana reject al,
that are not up to specifications ana report
all such to the department.
Sec, retary Bonaparte has received from
the bureau OF supplies and accounts re-
port upon the inspections which have oeen
made regarding the supply OF meat at the
New York navy yard, together with the re-
ply OF the contractor, who, as HERETOFORE
stated, salleges that he Is the victim OF
those who fail to get the contract. and as
serts that those who let the contract did
not want him to have 1t, although he was
the lowest bidder. The report from the bu-
reau recommends greater vigilance in IN
SpeCtlOnS OF medtS anu INC puEShdSc Va SeP-
plies when the meats are not found satls-
factory. taking time meanwhile to deter
mine whether the contracts shall be can,
celed. Secretary Bonaparte has approved
this recommendation, but will limit the time
when the cancellation of the contracts shall
take place. question OF law regarding
these contracts Is involved and possibly can
collation. might mean suit in the Court OK
Claims against the government.
Some time ago the Secretary was asked
by the bureau in regard to supplies Tor
Newport to define nominal and fictitious
bids" The Secretary found that this had
been interpreted by the Supreme Court. and
he informed the bureau Of that interpreta-
ton. which rendered 1t necessary to some
heretofore pursued. The New York con-
tract for meat was one of those result
ing from the modification. but whatever
may happen 1t is the intention OF Secretary
Bonaparte to either cancel the contract or
compel the contractor to furnish supplies
which will pass a rigid inspection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
WILL STUDY THE RECORD.
Secretary Bonaparte Receives Report
on Illinois Collision.

on Illinois-Alabama Collision.
Secretary Bonaparte has received the re-
port of the court of inquiry upon the col
lision Of the battleships Illinois and Ala
bama, Off Benton's reef, while sailing for
Newport harbor.
The court of inquiry consisted OF Capt.
Tilley of the Iowa. Capt. Pendleton of the
Missouri and Capt. Niles Of the Maine, with
Lieut.. Commander Terhune of the Maine as
judge advocate. The collision was quite
serious, as it was found necessary to send
the Illinois to the New York yard, where
it was ascertained that 1t would require
twenty-five days to repair the damages.
Two of. her six-inch guns with their
mounts. were SO badly demaged that they
had to be replaced. AZ six-inch gun and
mount on the Alabama also had to be re-
placed. -. ~ ,l4 r4.-
The vessels collided in fog, and the facts
thus far made public showed that they were
approaching Newport harbor, steaming
slowly, 400 yards apart and in the fog
when the collision occurred. The inquiry
was held aboard the Illinois, and the re-
port contains the statements of all officers
and others having any knowledge Of the
affair, together with several exhibits show
ing how the accident occurred. 1t is doubt
full If Secretary Bonaparte will take any
action at present. as 1t is his intention to
take the record away with him for q close
examination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
Atmospheric Electricity.

HAoih tne Liter ary DlHest
A good deal has been said of late abou
the enormous amount of free electricity in
the atmosphere and of the possibility of
utilizing 1t. We hear at intervals of
schemes devised to this end. alleged to be
In various stages of realization. Comment
ing on a recent notice of one of these in
which investors are asked to furnish finan-
cial aid. the Electrical Review says edi-
torially:
1T is never possible to prove a negative.
yet it is never wise to go into any work
simply for this reason and without any
knowledge whatever regarding the subject
The public cannot be expected to know
much about the electrical conditions n the
atmosphere; in fact, 1t IL true that we all
are regrettably ignorant regarding this sub
tect. Our present knowledge gives us no
hope of accomplishing a feat Of the kind
suggested above. 1t Is true that great
differences in potential seem to exist be-
tween various parts of the atmosphere but
this does not indicate that a large amount
OF power Is represented; in fact, when We
ordinarily think of a stroke of lightning as
representing an enormous power we do not
know that this Is so. Indeed, during the
discussion on one of the papers at the con-
vention, Dr. c. p. Steinmetz expressed the
opinion that the potential causing a long
Hash OF lightning was probably measured
in tens of thousands of volts and not In
millions. as the length Of the discharge
would seem to indicate.
All evidence which has so far been COL
lected does not point to the atmosphere as
an fnexhausttble source of electrical en-
ergy. But 1t is more important, from the
investors point of view. that before he
puts his money into any such scheme as
that suggested above he should have some
evidence at least of the feasibility Of the
undertaking. Probably the most surpr's-
Ing development, to the layman at least.
in recent years. is that of wireless teleg-
raphy. yet before the beginnings of this art
were made we knew that electrical waves
could be sent through space; in other
words. large amount of work had been
done by the scientist before any attempt
at utilization could be made. The same
has been true In the other arts: the same
Is true today of the proposal to utilize at
mospheric electricity. We must know more
about 1t; We must know that we can draw
1t down and that there Is a supply large
enough to make 1t worth while. When we
know these things 1t will be time to ask
for financial support"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
SALOON RAIDS AT KANSAS CITY.
officials Rounded Up Joint Keepers
With an Auto.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. August 13.-The sa-
loon raids at Kansas City. Kan, waged 80
persistently month ago by C. w. Trickett,
the assistant attorney general appointed by
Gov. Hoch to enforce the prohibitory law.
were resumed yesterday when that official
made the rounds of the Joints in an auto
mobile. and arrested the proprietors Of three
places where LIQUOR was being sold.
Attorney Trickett Is in receipt Of the fol-
lowing message from Attorney General Cole
man at Topeka. which refers to several
damage suits recently brought by saloon
keepers whose property had been destroyed
by Tricketts order:
Pay no heed to damage suits; all the
power and resources of Kansas are pledged
to defend YOU and vindicate the supremacy
of the law"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
Example Set by the Incas.

From the New York World.
The Peruvians under the Incas had a
most admirable system by which officers of
justice who failed to perform their duties
were subjected to the same penalties that
should have been imposed upon the GRIM
inal The punishment which the statutes
provided for theft were inflicted upon any
magistrate who neglected to punish a thief.
Under such system American prisons and
tails would be crowded with governors, at
torneys general and prosecuting attorneys
undergoing Imprisonment for their failure
to enforce the law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
CHARGED TO TRANSFERS.
Alleged Attempt to Wreck Santa Fe
Train.

Alleged Attempt to Wreck Santa Fe
Train.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, August 13-Detectives
said today that efforts were made by union
teamsters yesterday to wreck a Santa Fe
passenger train. A teamsters' picnic at
tended by more than five thousand persons,
was held yesterday at Santa Fe Park. and
on the way back to the city an accident oc-
CURED which caused the death of George
Moe. eighteen years old, and fatally hurt
his sweetheart, Minnie Gurschjek, seven
teen years old
The train was under high speed when
an airbrake tube broke. There was q sud-
den jar. and the rear coach separated from
the rest of the train. The two victims of
the accident were standing on the next to
last platform. and as the Jolt occurred were
knocked between the cars. Sergt- Rohan,
who was in command of the policemen de-
tailed at the picnic, said that there was
ill-feeling between factions of the union
and that he believed some one who desired
to obtain revenge upon persons on the train
may have purposely severed the airbrake
tube. The matter Is under investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
FRENCH COMMENT
On Secretary Roots Speeches in South
America.

PARIS. August 13.-The Temps today de-
votes leading article to Secretary Root s
speeches in South America and the Mon
roe doctrine. 1t says
Latin America feels the need of guar
antees against the United States as well
as against Europe. The Moaro, Doctrine
protects the republics against Europe. but
4 leaves them defenseless against The
United States"
The Temps says that Brazil favors the
United States. owing to its coffee and rub
Der exports, adding:
But 1t is to be hoped that the BRAZILIAN
statesmen will not sacrifice Parliamentary
Ism TO Monroeism, except compatibility
with what the Latin republics owe to E,i-
rope and owe to their own destinies.''