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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-21
WILLIAMS URGES HIS
C.. O. D. LIQUOR BILL

John Sharp Williams. the minority
leader of the House today appeared be-
fore the House Committee on the Ju-
dietary in support of his bill TO put ali
liquor shipped into a state &C. o. -
under the liquor laws and regulations OF
the State into which it is shipped
Mr.. Williams thought his bill would
do much 10 check the evil of dealers
sending liquor c. .. d into town to
trusting that il would find some pur-
chaser there. although il is not sent to
anyone in particular.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-21
SHE NEVER CAME BACK.

In the police court this morning Cor
nelia Dixon. cole ed, was fined SO Ter
conducting business without license.
Yesterday CorneIia called upon col
ored woman here and offered 10 cure
any old disease. The woman paid her
s.. and she left medicine, promising
10 return again. She never came back,
and the woman notified the police
C0Tnelfa was arrested on the charge
of conducting business without
license.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-21
IN CORPORATION COURT.

N the corporation court yesterday
.};dge Barley transacted the following
business;
F. Q. Spinks was appointed admins
traitor OF the estate OF the late Thomas
Spinks.
Mary Z. Cline qualified as execUtTtx Of
the estate of the late Margaret Foley
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CHICAGO. Feb. 2I.-No more do the
hands Of men seek their pockets and
extract pieces of shining silver to re-
ward the knights of the whisR broom
and the shining brush when the end OF
the railroad journey has been reached
No longer are the children of the Pull
man porters looked upon as the most
fortunate OF ali the negro race For the
day Of the cheap excursion has made It
difficult for the porter TO live and the
anti-tipping societies have reduced him
to want.
Charles CLANCY, a negro porter VINO
lives at 1916 Armvur avenue, said as
much when he was called in Justice
HurIey's court yesterday afternoon
THE People VS.. CLANCY called the
clerk. and an I'D and bent negro arose
Are you the defendant" queried the
justice.
Il is. yoh honah,T answered the old
negro and he bowed low
you are charged with nOnsupport Of
YOUR children" continued the justice.
Il beg YOU pahdon," and it was evil
dent the darby did not understand.
Admits the Charge.
1T is charged you don't provide for
your children" repeated the court.
Oats right" answered the negro.
You mean you plead guilty. asked
the Justice.
Il don't know bout dat. But what do
know is dat I don pervide fer dem little
boys and gals
well. why don't you?"
Cause. jedge, l can't git dc money
can't no man buy nc grocers or no coal
as
he kin git hoT o, de money, kin he
The old darby looked about him. l.
was evident his wife. at least, agreed
with him for she was shaking her head
.Rut YOU make lots Of money. don't
YOU? Aren't you Pullman porter
Thought YOU fellows made more money
than anybody" from the justice.
No Chance for Porter.
Yes. dats wat lots o people links.
But dey don know. Tain't like it used
to be. De people don't pay de poutah
no more. Dey all belongs to some Sas-
siety wot don believe in givin' de black
man no show
You mean people don't tip as liberal
~ as they did,
Oats it. jedge. Say I runs all dc
way to Los Angeles. out on de road
fob mob dan a week How much you
guess / git in tips?"
"Oh. SO or $40.
Quit yoh fcolin' jedge. I'm dom
n1onstrous well If ! gifts dollar bill In
all dat time. Den desc cheap excursions
has been mighty ruinous. ie1ge. People
wat amt got enough money to travel
goes all de way to Los Angeles. All
dey counts on is der railroad fare Dey
want to sabe cherry cent Won't glib de
norter a nickel
why. I thought everybody gave the
porter a quarter or half dollar"
Il amt got a half dollar dis yeah.
Tain't like It used to be on. 10. jedge.
None o desc porteTs are gittin rich.
All be hungry one e desc DAYS"
The Justice was In a quandarY- The
negro evidently spoke the truth. y ct
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ALEXANDRIA NEWS NOTES

Bowers: treasurer. Mrs. Jacob Brill;
miStress-a alarms, Mrs. Mary Duffy;
sentinel. Miss Estelle Padgett; standing
committee. Miss Molly German. chair
man; Mrs James Kelly. Mrs. T. T. Nc
Carthy. Mrs Z. NJ Birrell. Mrs. J. NJ
Monroe, OTganist, Miss Mamie Dewitt
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C. A. R. TO HOLD SERVICE.

Mount Vernon Chapter. Daughters of
the American Revolution. viii hold z
patriotic religious service in Christ
Church on The morning OF Washing
tons Birthday. Addresses Will be made
by Dr. Mckim, or Washington, and
Senator Dubois. of Idaho. Music will
De furnished by the regular Christ
Church choir.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-21
JAMES R. ROBERTS BURIED.

The funeral Of the late James Z. Rob
eTts took place from his home. in Queen
street, this afternoon. The services were
conducted by the Rev. J. 4 Jeffers. Of
Trinity NJ. r. Church, and the remains
were placed in the vault in the NJ. z
Cemetery.
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PATRICK REMAINS
IN SING SING YET
Temperance in Court Is
in Dispute.
SCHOOL TEACHER TESTIFIES
Knows Jones Well, and Heard Him Say
Lawyer Was Innocent Of
Rice Murder.
SCHOOL TEACHER TEsTIFIEs

NEW YORK Feb. 1.-THE question
whether Albert T. Patrick, the convict.
ed murderer Of William Marsh Rice,
will be brought here from Sing Sing to
be present at the hearing OF & motion
row pending before Recorder Con is
sill IN allegiance In case it is decided
;nat he be brought here, he cannot come
cefore Monday, as when court adjourns
this afternoon it viii be until Monday
The object OF bringing Patrick here is
to permit him 10 waive his right in re-
gard TO what he told. in legal confidence.
TO Lawyer Fred House, one Of his at
torneys, shortly after his arrest four
years ago
Patrick Must Consent
District Attorney Jerome yesterday
announced his intention of putting
House on the witness stand, but he ad-
mitted that HO Sc could not testify IN
less Patrick gave him the necessary
permission. inasmuch as the converse
ton under the law is q privileged COM
munica ton and cannot be diyulged with
out mutual consent
The principal witness examined today
was Miss Minnie Gaillard, a school
teacher from Harris county. Texas ana
the only woman witness for Patrick
Miss GailiaFd. in reply TO questions by
been a teacher in the public schools in
Harris county for eighteen years, and in
the last three years she had taught
IN private schools
Knows Jones Well.
She testified that she has known the
Jones family since childhood and was
we'll acquainted with Valet Jones. whose
testimony convicted Patrick OF the muir
der of Rice. She said she last met Valet
Jones q I a picnic, while accompanied by
Detective Bales
Jones bowed to her and she bowed 10
Jones. she testified and then 4 CONVEX
sation ensued. during which Jones said
what was incorporated in her affidavit,
that he had been actuated by fear when
he testified against Patrick. and that
both he and P trick were innocent Of the
crime.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-21
POLICEMAN LYLES WINS.

Policeman Lyles won the handsome
pOliCemen's uniform at the fair Of Jack
son Council. JT. O L. a NJ. Just closed
at SChuler-s Hall
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-21
REMAINS SENT TO WASHINGTON.

The remains OF the late Mrs. Alicia
Bowie were today sent to Washington
by Undertaken Wheatley for interment
in one Of the cemeteries there.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-21
Almost Under Train.

Floyd HinkIe, by heroic efforts. pre-
vented two horses from going over the
side of a bridge upon the Philadelphia
and Reading railway tracks below, just
as q passenger train from Philadelphia
was rounding a sharp curve.
NeighbOrs furnished a change OF
clothing for some OF those whose own
we're spoiled. and the wedding party
proceeded on its way.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-21
CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE LAMP.

A defective gas lamp caused slight
fire al ef3 Louisiana avenue northwest
about l1.30 o'clock last night The
flames were extinguished by the depart
menT after about So damage had been
done.
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in Wedding Joke

Being late, the drivers were making
good time, when they were brought TO
a sudden halt by a rope securely fast
ened across - street. A spinster ap-
peaTed, demanding tribute from the
wedding party
The horses being brought up sharp
", a general mtxup of vehicles ensued.
One team ran away, spilling Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey Fitzgerald. Of Perkaste,
badly injuring both. Mrs. John Siebold
and dauEhtcr escaped by jumping
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02
BOOKS FOR THOSE
WHO CONSTRUCT.

The Mechanics Library is going to-
do its share toward the rebuilding of
San Francisco. 1t is rapidly getting in
new stock of books, and while the
craving for fiction will be fully salts
fed the men who struggle with the
problem of reconstruction will be lib
orally provided for. One whole end of
the new building on Grove and Polk
streets is being filed with volumes that
will supply the structural engineer
the contractor, the architect and 9TH
ers that have to do with building with
the technical information they need.
There is even a set of volumes that
tell all about laying concrete walks
and others that deal with the mixing of
mortar and the scientific laying of
brick.
The mining and the civil engineer
are not being overlooked. for there are
many volumes dealing with their work
Other technical branches. including
steam engineering, have been provided
for
Though the library is not yet opened.
engineers, builders and architects who
are members are visiting it daily to
gather matters of technical fnforma-
tion that they need. Soon there will
he long tables and plenty of chairs for
their use while they pore over the
books.
secretary Joe Cummings OF the Me-
chanics' Institute and Librarian F. j.
Teggart, with the corps of library as
sistants and a force of carpenters, are
struggling bravely to get the library
open next Tuesday. Opening on that
day depends mostly on the artisans,
whose work has been slow up to this
time. Librarian Teggart and Secretary
Cummins are working valiantly at get
ting the volumes in and listing them.
SO that the patrons of the library NAV
be served at the earliest date possible.
The demand for fiction will be met
b. a full. list of all the latest books.
and 1t is expected that the shelves will
be cleaned on opening day as a grain
field is swept by locusts. Library pa
irons are hungry for literature
The new Mechanics Library building
is 129x60 feet in interior dimensions
There are shelf accommodations for
10000 volumes. 1t will open with up
ward of 5000, and 1t is hoped to have
10000. all new books, within three
months. More shelf room can be built
as the volumes increase.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02
NOT GUN FIGHTER,
SAYS DURYEA.

Assistant United States District At
torney Duryea made the following
statement yesterday in an interview
with reference to a reported quarrel be-
tween himself and Mrs. Haberli, his
landlady. She had raised his rent from
$3.50 to S75 and demanded that he
should vacate the premises at once. He
said:
IF the statements alleged to have
been made by Mrs. Haberli in the morn
ing papers were actually made by her.
she has stated what is absolutely false.
When ] returned from the Office last
evening / found Mrs Haberli in front
of my residence. and she handed me a
paper, folded up. l readily accepted the
same. which proved to be the usual
notice given when landlords desire the
possession of the premises leased to
tenants. After reading the paper 1 told
her she could commence her legal pro-
ceedings at once If she desired. She
then became angry and commenced
abusing me, and 1 then told her that I
did not want her to come to the house
any more while l occupied it. 1 pro-
ceeded to enter the house and she fol-
lowed me- using abusive language, and
very angry. AS 1 reached the door and
took out my key to open the door she
turned and left.
"As to the statement that / threat
ened her life, or that drew a revolver,
/ think my standing in the community
and my character will be sufficient to
refute that charge without any further
discussion. I never carry a revolver.
do not own one, and have not had one
in my possession for years. / do not
think that Mrs Haberli will have the
temerity to state under oath that did
have revolver or threatened her in
any way.
There was no complaint filed or
warrant issued last evening, and Mrs.
Haberli was instructed by the police
officers to be there at o'clock this
morning if she desired to swear to a
complaint. l went there at 9 O'clock
and waited until $3.50, but Mrs. Haberli
failed to make her appearance and the
whole matter was dismissed
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02

adopted. Such are the allegations of
those who are bitterly on the trail of
the State Superin tendent in the effort
TO excite distrust. The opinions of
many teachers as to the difficulties
they are under as a result of the ma
nipulation of the geography textbooks
have been gathered and in many towns
the delegates have been informed of
what looks like job" to use the ex-
preston employed by the campaigners
The primary arithmetic the work of
City Superintendent J.. w. McCIymonds
OF Oakland and Professor D. r. Jones Of
this city, is also held up as an object
OF suspicion. 1t is admitted that the
book is of high merit, but Kirk is ac-
cused of having unwarrantably DELAYED
the adoption of an arithmetic textbook
to give McC1ymonds and Jones time to
complete theirs and the American Com
pany to prepare the plates. The schools
were compelled to use much-con-
demned book for a long period when
first-class textbooks were available in
almost any number from the rival con
Germs.
Other transactions are recited in the
effort to make it appear that Kirk is
the boon friend of the trust" The
campaign against him is being made
with keenest industry and the aggres-
sive book men are shouting that it Is
anybody to beat Kirk"
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02
MURDERER CAUGHT
ON BOARD SHIP.
Julio Gomez, Who Slew
One Man, Wounded
Another, Is Captured
HE SLOWS AWAY

Julio Gomez, wanted by the local
police for the murder of Louis Uturre
and the wounding of Andrew Rocca on
last Wednesday night on Silver street,
near Third, was arrested yesterday by
Detectives Conlan and Kruger, after he
had slowed away on the steamer City
OF Panama for South America The
man made no resistance when the OFF,
GERS appeared on the scene He ad-
mitted later that he was the man who
had stabbed Uturre and Rocca. He
is alleged by the police also to have
killed man in Mexico before he came
to America.
On Wednesday evening. the night of
the murder, Gomez called on Andrew
Rocca at his rooms at Mrs. Antoine
Lombard's lodging house on Third
street. Uturre was present All three
men INDUCED copiously in beer. A
dispute as to the ability of the men
present to earn money arose, resulting
in Gomez seizing a large butcher knife
and stabbing Uturre repeatedly. sever
ing an artery. and also stabbing his
host, Rocca.
The police have been looking for the
murderer since Wednesday evening
Learning that he contemplated flight
to South America. the detectives kept
watch Of all outgoing steamers and
captured Gomez just as he was about
to get away.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02
WANTS 4 RECEIVER
To RENT FLATS.

Applications for the restoration of
court records and the appointment of a
receiver to care for the rents of two
fats on McAllister street and resi-
dence on Clay street were yesterday
made by Mary A. Slattery in connection
with an old case brought by her against
Rev. Father John Plus Murphy and
others.
The applications are the outgrowth
OF a suit to set aside a conveyance of
the property in question, which was
tried in the fall Of 1905, and of which
the records We're destroyed in the fire
Mary A Slattery was an heir of Mrs.
Catherine Black and brought the origi-
nal action 10 recover the property
which had been decided by Mrs. Black to
Rev. Father Murphy. her confidential
adviser. The claim on which the an
nulment was asked was that Mrs
Black, who was 70 years of age at the
t-Hs 1he conveyance was made, was of
Uns eand mind, and that undue infiu-
ence had been brought to bear on her
The COURT found for the plaintiff and
the conTey vance was declared void.
Rev. Father Murphy had later con-
veyed the property to John P. Doherty.
VINO in turn conveyed II TO his wife
Elizabeth P. DOherty, both of whom
were made parties to the suit All pa
pers relating TO this action and decision
were destroyed and Mrs. Slattery now
claims that the property is being ne
elected and that she cannot receive her
rightful benefit from it She states in
her petition that Doherty is collecting
the rents for a portion of the property,
while the rest is unrented because of
the cloud on the title. The hearing has
been set for September before Judge
Dunno
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02

that led to his dismissal, asserts Strine
He endeavored to withhold from Kirk
the reports of the readers and his
downfall soon followed.
TRUST GEOGRAPHY WAS ACCEPTED
The adoption of the geography books
is pointed to as a glaring instance of
how the trust was favored, and Kirk
is charged with having engineered the
DEAL The secret readers in overwhelm-
ing number recommended the Tarr &
McMurray series of textbooks. But
these recommendations were ignored
and only the first book of the series
was adopted. For the advanced course
Redway & Humans book. published
by the trust" was adopted. Such
splitting of the series had been un-
heard of and at once raised protest
from the teachers of the State. With
two books, prepared under altogether
different plans, there is a break in the
continuity of the geography course that
places teachers and students under the
greatest disadvantage. In taking up
the advanced book extreme difficulty is
encountered in bridging over the tran
sition from the one book to the other.
WANTED GUM TO SHARE.
The inadvisability of splitting the Sc
ries was palpable, but Kirk was eager
to have his friend Gum share in the
geography deal and forced matters so
that the Redway & Hinman book was
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02
THIEVES OPERATE
ON STREET CARS.
Two Men Are Arrested,
Charged With Picking
Pocket of G. ]. Berger
DENY THEIR GUILT

Pickpockets working on the Califor-
MIA street car line yesterday afternoon
robbed G. j. Berger, a deputy In the
Tax Collectors office, of s12.50. E. J.
Neary, who says he is drummer, and
Frank Henderson, who claims to be a
clerk, passengers on the car, were
pointed out as the operators and arrest
ed. Both men deny having had any
thing to do with the crime.
Since the strike of the United Rail-
roads carmen, the California street
line has been overcrowded, offering q
choice field for pickpockets to work in.
score or more persons while riding
on the cars have had their pockets
picked. Detectives were detailed on
the case but were unable to land the
operators. Yesterday Berger took the
car at the junction of California and
Market streets. After proceeding to
Leavenworth and California streets.
Berger discovered that his pocket had
been picked off $3.50 and indicated
Neary as the man who had taken the
money. The motorman and conductor
of the car assisted in making the ar
rest.
Henderson, who is known to the po-
lice as the Japanese Kid jumped off
the car Immediately after his compan-
ion had been arrested. j. Foulkes. q
passenger, followed the alleged thief
until he met Policeman Riehl Hender-
son was then placed under arrest. He
denied having been connected with the
theft. Foulkes, who was responsible
for the arrest, had been relieved OF $50
on the previous day.
Both of the alleged offenders are new
men on the coast. They had on them
badges and papers indicating that
they had come from the East
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02
ROCK ISLAND MEN
WORRY HARTMAN.

The Hartman officials in this city
are displaying a bit of anxiety over
the news that the Rock Island sur
veyors are busily engaged in Colorado
mapping out CUTOFF from the Union
Pacific line to that of the Denver and
Rio Grande, the significance of which
the former are not altogether prepared
to understand, although the Gould peo-
pie have offered them an excuse for
the move. A branch line is being sur
veyed from Calhan, on the Rock Island
line, westward to Palmer Lake, on the
Denver and Rio Grande, a distance of
forty-five miles. and as soon as the
survey is proved up the construction
work will be begun.
At present the Rock Island road is
using the Union Pacific tracks from
Lima Junction into Denver and the
Rio Grande tracks from Denver into
Colorado Springs In the way of an
explanation to the Hartman officials,
the Rock Island people claim that they
are about to build the cut-om from
Calhan, on their own line to the Den
yer and Rio Grande, in order to save
the expense of 35 cents a train mile
paid the Union Pacific for the use of
the latter's tracks from Lima juno
tion to Denver, an expense which is
the construction of the CUTOFF in five
years.
Gould has offered better terms to the
Rock Island, and the latter's officials
say that while making an important
saving they will be able to reach Den
yer just as quickly by the cutoff as
they do now over the Union Pacific
rails.
AS the move of the Rock Island con-
Germs a deal with a Gould line, the
Hartman officials are naturally inter-
e~ted, as they are in all matters that
concern Gould movements in the West
They might readily accept the expla-
nation Of the Rock Island people, but
they cannot overcome the suspicion
that Gould. in granting the rival road
terminal facilities at Palmer Lake for
it's proposed cutoff. may have some
Interior motive in connection with the
future welfare Of his new transconti-
mental line
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02
DAL book companies openly charge that he has thrown his in
N of American Book Company
competition in furnishing books public schools
Favors Shown Book Trust May Beat Kirk
tor denomination at Santa Cruz.
Former Secretary of Text Book Commission Makes
Some Grave Charges

1t will be no easy road for Thomas
j. Kirk in his campaign for renomina-
tion for State Superintendent of Public
Instruction at the convention in Santa
Cruz next week Besides a number
of rival aspirants, among them a
woman, he will have the strong oppo-
sition of all the textbook agents who
are not affiliated with the so-called
trust" They openly accuse the State
Superintendent of having exerted him
self in behalf of the American Book
Company in the awarding of contracts
for supplying copper plates and are
determined to encompass his defeat.
The disgruntled book men point in
proof of their charges to the fact that
while the American Book Company has
been paid over $4,000 in royalties by
the State, they have received an aggre-
gate of only $4,000. Where they have
been held down to four-year contracts,
the trust has been able to make six
year terms. Books that were eagerly
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02
would Pay Increa.ed wage..

committee of skilled laborers en-
ployed by the Board of Works appealed
recently to Supervisor Gallagher, chair
man Of the finance committee, to urge
that $4,000 be allowed to meet the in
crease in wages demanded by the
unions. Gallagher suggested that the
Board of Works send back tks $4,000
worth of fancy desks and furniture it
recently purchased to the dealers and
buy furniture in its stead for $1,000.
Gallagher said the difference would pay
the increase in wages and the commit
tee agreed with him that the course
suggested would be way out of the
difficulty. The Board Of Works has not
yet been heard from.