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The Washington times., 1906-09-28
FISHING ON SUNDAY
POLITICAL ISSUE
Pennsylvanians Organize a
Campaign to Repeal
Blue Laws.

READING. Pa. Sept 2s.-Fishernen
Of the schuylkin valley propose taking
an active hand IN the election OF mem
bers to the Legislature this fall More
than 1900 Berks county anglers have al
ready been enrolled in movement 70
secure the revision Of the laws so as 70
permit sunday fishing. W. L. Wundef'
who is at the head Of the movement. de-
clared that this Is part of a State cam
paign. He said:
I'VE propose 20 put every candiudte
for the LEGISLATURE on record on TINS
question. and will stand for no dodgihs,
Men who are pledged 10 our cause VIII
have to make good or they may JOCK
for trouble. can see no good reason
whv we should not be permitted TO hsh
on Sundays II we wish to. The old blue
Jaw is out of date
The circular. which is now being vide
- signed. contains the following:
.Tbese fishermen VIII only vote fnr
the candidates 10 the Legislature VINO
will agree 10 use their influence toward
having the FISH laws of the state SO
modified as to permit fishing on sunday
In order 20 aT0rd a day OF quiet recIo-
alton 20 those who a.e compelled 10
work every day during the week.
ALSO 10 provide for the payment OF
fish Wardens 20 replace the odious class
az local wardens who now simply Efey
on fishermen merely 10 collect the lilea
in a tricky way
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WIVES CHARGED
TO FUGITIVE TROOPER
His Original Spouse Is Discovered Liv-
ing Quietly in Ale
gheuy, Pa.

P1TTSPURG Pc, sept 1S--Mrs- Jen-
rie N. Funston. the third wife, or
rather. TIE first wife, % n c. Funston.
the memp-~ OF Troop 3, state ooastabU-
larry whu s wanted here for blgainy'
has beea located in Allegheny. Hrs
Jannle Funston. who was Mics Jennie
Mcdonald. was married 70 him ca FEB
ruar, II. 1897, ~ Shamokin, Pa, where
they lived for some time, after Wnicn
they removed 20 Philadelphia. Wne-e
Funston was employed As lineman ~
a telephone company.
When the Spanish war broke out tun-
Ston wanted 20 enlist but his wife OBJ
iected. Finally be did enlist m the
twelfth Regiment. National Guards Of
Pennsylvania. and went 20 Cuba At
first Ietters came from him, but gradual
ly they became farther apart. and then
ceased altogether
In the meantime a son had been born
10 them. and Mrs, Funston was left al
most destitute. She camc 10 Allegheny
and secured employment in depart
ment store.
Mrs. Funston appears 10 hold no III
will against her husband FOR his mar
riage 20 Miss Grace Eslick, and SAYS sho
VIII not prosecute him. She IS livinE
with her little con at Is Summer street,
Allegheny.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
White Bread
StarVeS
Many
People

A niece OF bread that is dry. white,
ana very light in weight seems to the
thoughtful person like so much foam
or other useless and non-nourishing
product.
IF one rolls a piece of moist light
bread or the interior g. a biscuit be-
tween the fingers. "A ball of dough is
the result. with an appearance Of solid
ity that makes one question how the
gastric Juices Of the stomach can dis
solve such a wad.
It is small wonder that such food
creates havoc IN the way OF fermenta-
ton, gas, and consequent disorder.
Many persons will find great help by
leaving of the ordinary bread entirely,
and using in its place Grape-Nuts. in
which the staTchy and nitrogenous sub
stances have been thoroughly and per
fectly cooked at the factory before be-
ing sent out.
There is no possibility OF this food
assuming the form of wads of dough.
On the contrary. it is already predi-
gested. the starch of the grams has
been changed into sugar in the process
directly into circulation.
Grape-Nuts furnish the elements
needed by the system 20 rebuild, partie-
ularly the soft gray matter in the brain
and throughout the nerve centers I'm
the body. This statement. win be veri-
fed By its use. IL Is delicious enOugh D
10 recommend itself upon trial Made
IN the pure food factories Of Postum
Co. at Battle Greek, Mich.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
ATLANTA POSTAL CLERK
RELEASED FROM CUSTODY

!. J. Price, the colored clerk OF tho
South Atlanta p0stoffce station in At
lanta. Ca. who was arrested last Tues
dsv morning charged with furnishing
negroes with weapons ana ammunition.
has been released from custody on tho
ground that there wds no evidence
against him.
This information is contained in Il
telegram received today ny First As
sIstant Postmaster General Hitchcock
from the postmaster at Atlanta.
II had been reported that Prices
store. which was searched by the State
militia, was found 10 contain powder
concealed in oil cans. Tie store was
closed by the militia.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
IN ILLINOIS
ARRANGING CAMP PAIGN

Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation Of Labor, is not
expected here before next Monday. He
Is now Ir Chicago consulting with the
State lab5r leaders on matters connect
ed with the campaign against the III
uOis candidates for Congress, who are
on the black list OF the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor. The outlook In Ill.-
uOis is said TO be bright and organized
labor. including the coal miners and the
railroad employees. is Enthusiastically
In favor Of the present political pro-
gram.
President Gompers, IL was said TO-DAY.
had not yet arranged his plans 10
Caunou's district bul lac VIII be heard
in DanvllIe, H.. early next month.
John Mitchell president Of the Cnitcd
Mine Workers Of America. may also
make a speech or TWO tn Cannon dis
trict
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
PREHONITION SAVES
TRAIN FROM WRECK
Engineer Sends Second Fiagman Out
and First Is Found Cut
to Pieces.

NEGAI1NEE. Mich. Sept. 3S.-The pre-
monltlon Of the engineer prevented
what would have been bad wreck
A freight had been ordered on the
side track to permit passenger train
to pass II was found. however. that
The train was too long 10 go on the
siding. The engineer sent a brakeman
down the track 10 nag passenger
train. Then he thought that the flag
man might fail, so he sent another
out 70 signal the passenger. To the
surprise Of the second trainman. the
first man did not flag the train, but II
stopped when ne signaled.
Later a search was made and the body
OF the first 6agman was found cut 20
pieces. He evidently had fallen asleep
on the track while waiting for the
train
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
TRARPS STOP TRAIN
TO BORROW A DINE

NEW YORK, Sept, 2s.-The Camden.
y. J. police today are looking for two
trRmps who stopped a Kew York ex-
express train a mile outside the city
merely 10 borrow a dime When the
engineer saw the danger signal he
jammed the brakes down, throwing the
passengers from their seats.
When the train stopped the engineer
asked II anything was wrong with the
tracks.
no, we're thirsty" said one Knight
OF the Road. I'VE stopped the train To
borrow a dime from you.
The engineers repIy cannot be print
ed
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
HUSBAND AND WIFE
WALK 600 MILES
Garry Clothes and Food and Push Per-
ambuIator With Two
Babes

SYDNEY. \. s W, Sept "A Ger
man and his English wife pgith two
children. one three and the other q
year and half Old. in a perambulator.
have accomplished on foot the re-
markabie journey from GeeIong. in Vic
toria. to Coolamin. in New South Wales,
a distance Of Coo miles
The husband carried the clothing ard
food. and the wife pushed the peram-
bulator. They suffered as3sch from va
rious causes. but principally from wet
weather. When their sad plight was
made known at theIs destination they
we're promptly provided for, and the
man given employment which was the
sole object OF the long and painful
journey.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
PISTOL WAS "UNL0ADED,"
BUT MAINE MAN IS DEAD

ROCKLAND. Me-, sept 8--The ''un-
loaded revolver claimed another victim
today when Frank Weed, a young man.
while drawing a bead IN practice snap
ped the trigger and shot and Killed
Hollis Paterson. Weed Is under arrest
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
POPE GREETS JAGEIES
OF AMERICAN SHIPS

ROME, Sept 2S,-Fifty sailors from
the American squadron anchored at
Naples were received in audience today
bv the Pope. They were introduced by
the rector Of the A merican Seminary.
Plus x addressed a short sermon in Ital-
ian 10 The sailors and IIeh presented
them with sacred medals.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
WARRANTS FOR FIGHTERS.

Warrants were sworn out this morning
for a number Of colored boys who were
engaged in a dgh. last night In schrotts
alley northwest. During the fight An
tonic Gloriano. fifty-fOur years old. of
1l9oiltb win a brick. He was treated
by Dr. Arnoid's OF l82 First street north
east
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
There Can Be No Better Than
Parker Bridget Clothing

For every garment wears the animated, eftulgent
countenance of character, the stamp of Tailored
to-order individuality and the tone Of unbettera-
bic superiority.
Walk along our aisles, scan those handsome,
large cases see the styles, study them, make
vour own seectiOn-the stock lies before you.
Be your own salesman if you choose.
The mission Of this store IS not to talk Of
fashion. or economics, not to preach principles,
but 10 express them
Our success is due to two things First
Profound respect for the intelligence Of our read
ers. Second-Complete accuracy Of statement.
No divorce between facts and statements IS ever
permitted We hold falSehOOd a grave OftenSe,
and from a business standpoint worSe-a serious
blunder
That's the law of this column These things
need to be thought of just now.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
60 Work in the IsIands.

Mr.. shuster has been active in the de-
veIopment of the islands since his ar
rival there and enjoys 10 a gratifying
degree the good viii OF the FtdDinos.
one OF his most recent acts was the
organization of an agricultural con
ereas. the sessions of which were held
I'm Manila. This gathering brought to-
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
Family Wen known Residents.

William Morgan Shuster, the we'll
known lawyer Of Washington whose
home is 1922 q street northwest. is the
father Of Mr. Shuster Mr., Shuster's
grandfather. also named William Nor
gan Shuster. was a pioneer In the devel-
opmeut Of the National Capital His
father and grandfather were natives Of
washington. The father is prominently
Identified in many financial projects IN
this city and enjoys a large and lucra-
tive law practice,
The new commissioner, who is just
past twenty-nlnc years Of age, married
three years ago, under circumstances
somewhat romantic, Miss Trigg, OF
Louisville, KY He met his bride In the
islands. and their marriage quickly fol-
lowed. They have two children. Dur
ing Mr.. ShustcT's service IN the Islands
he has never returned home, bat 20 Is
thought that before he assumes his neW
duties he viii visit his fathers home
On this city.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
W. MORGAN sHUsTER

gether a representative gathering o. the
natives interested in the industrial prog
ress OF the islands. and also men OF
prominence TN finance and trade.
Newspapers published in Manila give
gratifyiuE accounts OF SIR Shuster
record during his six years I'm the aTChi-
peIago One of recent date speaks glow
Ingly OF his achievements and OF his
particularly capable work in perfecting
an excellent customs service. He speaks
several languages. Spanish very fluent
lv. His knowledge of the language has
permitted him 10 get an insight into the
people their customs, habits, and preJu-
dices, and I'm the performance OF his OFF,
cial duties he has made a character
study OF the people Invaluable 10 the
War Department officials.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
Graduate Of Central High.

Naturally. Mr.. shuster fitted well In
the groove of public life and after com
pIeting his elementary training IN the
high schools took up the study Of law.
Before com. letting his high school course
he attained local prominence as colonel
Of the High School Cadets He was a
graduate Of Central High School
With the firm Of Carlisle & Johnson
he began to read law. he was appoint
ed in the Government service under
Gen. Tasker II. Bliss, and was rapidly
advanced 10 the place OF chief clerk or
the Cuban customs. place second IN
Importance TO the collector. IL was que
fo his good record in this capacity that
General Bliss recommended him 10 the
President when the need OF good eX-
ecutive head IN the customs department
Of the Philippines became apparent
ITS whole service in the archipelago eX-
tends over q period Of six years.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
Appointed By President
Member of the Philip
pine COmmiS-
sion.

Doubtless the most striking example
OF quick advancement in the Govern
ment service is that Of W. Morgan
Shuster, a native Washingtonian. who
was yesterday appointed by President
Roosevelt TO be a member Of the Philip
pine Commission, at a salary OF $1,000
per aunum. Mr. Shuster was appointed
TO fu the vacancy created through the
recent resignation of Governor General
Luke Wright.
Rising from "a place as stenographer
in one of the departments in Washing
ton TO an administrative place In the
archipelago is no small achievement
The reason for his appointment, II is
said, was his faithful and efficient work
a deputy collector Of customs in Cuba,
and subsequently his splendid record as
collector of customs OF the Philippines,
which position he held at the time Of
his appointment by the President
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
Parker. Bridget 8 Co.

The evolution Of business is remarkable.
Methods change as time and experience have
proven.
Today this house stands as the exponent Of
most modern and progressive stOTekeeping. And
it is looked upon as the ideal Quitting establish
ment
The growth and steady increase Of our bus-
ness leads us to believe that our methods and
business principles are correct
Our expansion and the improvements we
create all tend for the benefit Of our customers
But a special word for clothing. Many and
many a worthy merchant has come TO gTief Dc
cause he nistook his own little ideas for facts.
We can claim largest stocks, and justly so.
But we'd rather lay claim to the sTraTtness OF the
Parker-Brldget style. TO the char cter and dlstnc-
tiveness with which all our garments are invested,
to the broad diversity Of our models and pat
terms
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-11

less. cooper underneath; furniture. lamps, chandeliers, and a hundred smaller but equally necessary things are made from copper, brass and bronze
 in manufacturing processes, for uten- sils as well as machinery, copper has taken the place ot other metals In many ways. Sugar factories and ref neries depend upon 1t for their pans. pulp and paper mills Tor their vats, dtstilleries for their worms and stills brewerIes Co their kettles. Patterns are stamped on calicos and print cloths *ffth copper rolls; the typewriter in your business office. the signs outside the office door. and the lettering on the office window all employ this same raw material. The works and cases of the cheap American clocks that keep tlmc for pretty nearly every nation of the l earth. civilized and unciVilized. are b1a ass: so are the gearwheels and pin ions of watches and other instruments of precision; and scientific and optical | instruments, such as microscopes, tele- scopes. surveyors transits and draughtsmen's protractors are fashion
 ed from it.
 Every government in the world uses
 great quantities of this valuable, ii
 | ot precious, metal It is out of date
 now for casting cannon, out more brass
 is used for other implements of war
 than ever before. Copper and It's alloys have been employed for coinage from time in1memorial and now it ia
 said that China is threatened with the ' the unrestricted coinage of copper
 W hich was imported into the empire for l this purpose in great quantities last | wear
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-11

Washington. Feb. 10-Experts esti- ,oste that the production of copper Tn 4hfs country last year was approx snateIy 943,o00,000 pounds, or 1SS,oVo;
 000 hounds more than in 19O4; ana IL s~ nradicted that this year will show an @ys,, larger increase. Yet at such s,aee ig the consumption of the petal growing that the output of ore does not neat our national needs and we are im- r,orfinw larger and larger quantities from across the Atlantic.
 First and foremost this is an cleo trical age and the utilization of cleo fyihfty IS largely dependent upon cop var TransnIssion of electrical energy fey, ,,se in lighting streets and dwellings, operating power plants and railways ana making possible communication by 4elerraph and telephone, Is a prime eactory in twentieth century living :. Power transmission, for lighting ana manufacturing purposes, though US tu- fure possibilities are enormous, IS IeygeIv IndeveIoped; so, to some extent ig the electric railway; so. most or all uerhaps, is the telephone, though all ready the Bell system alone has nearly two and a half million telephones in use. All of these utilities use Vas' amounts of copper not only in the form of wire but in the powerful and mys- tersous machinery by which they are QpSIdL6O-
 Undoubtedly the telephone system IS the largest single user of copper in this country today. and that means the largest user in the world. Of the heavy copper wire on pole lines, the lighter equipment of local service and the tiny filaments in the cables, whicr constitute half the wire mileage of the ReI1 system there are upwards of D. O00. 900 miles. One of the great reels of cable you see the construction gangs forcing through the subway manholes every day contains wire enough, if ii were all in one continuous piece, to set up a very respe;: lhle system by itself The largest size able encloses in its Ieaden sheath 1900 separate wires and comes in 60O-foot lengths, so that al together f. is made up of 40 milee oi copper threA.-. the average length oi
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-11

operator when the subscriber wants to attract ner attention. all are largely of copper, and so are the rnyriads of screws, rivets and minor fastentngs to hold together the thousands of parts of the board.
 When you talk over the thousand miles from Boston to Atlanta, or from New York to Chicago. the circuit you use requires 2,00O miles of heavy cop per wire. The total investment repre- St nted in wire and apparatus devoted to your exclusive use while such is going on Is several hun dred thousand dollars and if you consid CT the whole apparatus or which you require but a corner here and there the money value mounts into the millions. The telegraph still uses iron for many of its transmission lines. as do many of the lesser telephone companies. But
 while the lower conductivity of iron does not particularly affect transmits sion of telegraph signals, telephony de-
 mands for it's perfection the best mate
 rials modern science can find. even
 though their costliness would have
 been practically prohibitive genera
 ton ago, and today calls for an enor- nous investment. enormous even for this period of colossal financial enter prises. x a Aside from the electrical industries,
 nearly every form of present day activ. ity employees copper, and the compost
 tions of which 1t is a part, to consid-
 srable extent, Engineering could scarcely get along in any of its branch
 es without it. Every up-to-1ate en- zine has brass oil cups, gun-metal,
 bronze or other compositions of copper | if they are expected to withstand the terrific wear imposed on machinery. Brass and copper tubing Is used in
 many boilers, especially in those of ! locomotives, for it wil endure enor nous pressure and Is an ex ,ellent con- 1 ductor of heat: and copper tubes arc i used almost exclusively in marine con densers, while many vessels have their 1 hulls sheathed with copper.
 l The landlubber architect as well as ] his brother of the sea utilizes copper i more than most of us realize. The
 skyscraper has roofing and cornices made from the metal; churches and i public buildings are adorned with i bronze gates and doors. and bronze 1 grill-work; and from copper and It's compositions are wrough all manner | of other decoratiOns-vases urns. tab | let's busts and statues. The comfort ] of even the humblcst American home owes almost as much to copper as the 1 beauty of our most magnificent build 1 ings. Knobs and locks for doors and furniture rods for portiares curtains
 and stair carpets; pipes and faucets, of ten plated with nickel, but, neverthe-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-11
TWENTIETH CENTURY ]
 TIE AGE OF COPPER
Almost Billion Pounds of the Metal Produced in the United States Las Year, Yet We Imported More Than EveLOn's Share Taken by Electrical Enterprises, But Vast Quantities Are Re-
 quired in Nearly Every Industry.

sections of cables used for underground work in the big cities is 500 feet, which means 120 miles of wire.
 In addition to the copper in the tel ephone lines, there are millions of miles of wire in the intricate appa- ratus of central offices and the connec- tions on subscribers premises One of the 10,000-line switchboards used in the big telephone centres includes 4.o00 miles of wire--enough to reach from, say, St.. Louis to Liverpool if it were pieced together in. single line.
 The switchboards in the ten largest cities in the country have about 65,000 miles of wire in them, not counting the tiny copper threads---no coarser, insu- lation and all. than the finest thread of cotton which the American house.
 wife uses for sewing--which are wound
 about the magnets and relays of which
 there is a set for every subscribers
 line that comes into the board. Tn
 single relay Is half pound of copper
 spun out to a length of three-tenths
 of mile. There Is from half mile
 to a mile of wire in each of the relays connected with the cords by which the 1 operators at central join two circuits together; and every operator who an- swers calls has seventeen of these cords | while the trunk operators. who connect one central oflce with another but do
 not answer subscribers calls directly | have twenty-five cords. Altogether
 there are 100000 miles of fine wire in
 the relays of the switchboards of the | ten largest telephone cities
 All the copper used in equipping a | central office Is not in the form of wire l however. Either pure or alloyed the
 metal enters into the protective devices which guard the apparatus against | damage 0 from lightning, and the like ] tho fuse mountings and arrestor | springs, as they are called. The plugs at the ends of the operators connecting | cords, and the springs inside the jacks l or switch sockets in which each circuit | board; the weights which pull the cords back into place when they are not in use; the drops" or targets
 that on one type of board signal the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-11

It is remarkable the number of paie ooIors one sees on the street. colors one has ben taught to consider Tit orly for evening wear. For instance, the other day saw . vision In the palest blue trailing down the muddy street. To be sure. on closer inspee~ tion I discovered that the costume was
 made of broadcloth, but the effect was none the less giddy. The jacket and skirt were elaborately plaited. and the former was trimmed with lit- tle rhinestone buttons and bits of silk. The sleeves were elbow length and were woFn with long white Kid
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-11
1,rr.,, IdoI in the world.

Two miles from kamakura' Japan, sites the most gigantic idol in the W orld It is the brazen image of d deity and dates from the reign of the Fanperor Shomu, who died A. D 74S. The dimensions of this idol are colossal His height, from the base of the lotus flower upon which he sits to the top of his head. is 63 1-2 feet. The face is sixteen feet in length and l-2 feet wide; the eyes are three feet nine in- ches from corner to corner; the eye brows. 1-2 feet; the ears, ; l-S feet middle finger is exactly 5 feet long The fifty-six leaves Or the lotus throne are each 10 feet long and feet wide.