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The Washington times., 1906-01-28
Club Clans Make Merry
at Banquet Given at
New Willard.
PANAMA CANALTHE BUTT
President and Other NotableS
Hear Fun Poked at Pro-
posed Waterway.

There was joy on the Plaza at Panama
Conducted by the funmakers OF the
Gridiron Club. chaperoned by the Presi-
dent of the United States and several
members OF his Cabinet and under the
personal direction of the members of the
Isthmian Canal Commission. the great
enterprise upon which the country is
embarked was given a new launching
last night
Perhaps this reinearnation of the or
lginal occasion was less spectacular than
its prototype. but certainly it was more
Joyous. There was a Scoily company
assembled. at the clubs behest. around
the tables in the banquet hall OF the
New Willard The Chief Magistrate of
the Nation was the clubs chief guest.
ana his fellows included polished dipIo-
mats. dignifled members OF the Supreme
bench, Senators and Representatives in
Congress and important personages from
many cities.
They all enjoyed the evenings enter
tainment. Whatever of dignity their vo-
cations require was left behind-and
they were boys The canal will be dug,
Ia truth, some time, but never with such
entire good humor and pc lect success.
ana 10 the elaborate satisfaction of an
concerned. There was a song last nirbt
Il. y
This is Lonesome Town. but that was
mistake, 1t wasn't lonesome around
the New Willard
they sang another song that urove,1
the statement true. II went like this:
PANAMA SONGS.
tAlr' When Johnny Comes Marching Home,,t
We're going 10 dig the big canal
Hurrah Hurrah!
were s0iaS to dig the big canal
In Rgn-a-rVaf
IN HsnSma we work tonight
wen DO some diggin before It's light
And thereh be no more shenanigsn
The dirt begins to fly.
CChorus)
Oh shonts and Stevens and all the
Hurrah, Hurrah!
VIII rave 10 get an extra hunch,
in Pan-a-mai
We've got the shovels. we've got the
stun.
And all can see we've got men enough
To dig. dig. dig, dig.
Here in Panama.
(Chorus.)
They say there's been extravaganee
In Pan-a-ma!
They say there's memories OF France,
In Pan-a-mai
The bloopnin' Old plant will have 10
thrOb
For there's gOin' to be some diggin' done
Here in Panama.
(Chorus)
Magoon Is bound to take no rest,
HuTrah. Hurrahi
He really likes the climate best
In Panama
But then you know. within the zone
The pay is better than back at home
So he wants to see the diggin' begin
Here In Panama.
(Chorus)
So line up, boys, and get to work,
In Panama!
Don't let the world think that Wen
shirk
In Pan-a-ma.
And when Magoon goes marchin' home
You can bet the job is surely done;
So here's 10 the digger boys
a diggin' in Panama.
(ChOrusl
The Washington times., 1906-01-28
Warrant Is Issued After
Charge of Perjury Had
Been Laid.
COLONEL A PHILOSOPHER
Takes Matters Easily and
Asks For Time For
Dinner.
Col. Mann s 6WetaphorS.

Gentlemen, the man who has
had the audaeity to inspire this
thing tried to hold me up fpr
$500. I refused to come 70
time.
You see I am not very well
OF.
Il don't take much money away
from here Saturday nights. Some
times 1 take Is cents and some
times 20. Then I feel unusually
affiuent.
This is a Of a time to
arrest a man just when he's GO
ing TO dinner
Get in my automobile and
we'll ride 10 court in style"
The Washington times., 1906-01-28
Sister Married Russian.
Family Is Shocked
BY Sons Death

William K. Van Reypen. jr.. was the
son of Admiral William X. Van Rey-
pen, L. s N. whose home is al 1O2l
Fifteenth street northwest
The news Of the young mans death
was received by Admiral Van Reypen
shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon. when the New York police au-
thorities notified him at the family resi-
dence by long distance telephone. The
message came as a great shock 10 the
family, as Admiral Van Reypen only re-
turned from visit TO his son a few
days ago, and at that time the young
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The Washington times., 1906-01-28
COULD NOT BUY LEE

SEATTLE, Wash. Jan. 27.-Among
those who are supposed to have perished
when the Valencia went to pieces was J.
went a bag containing 81 500 in gold.
Survivors of the wreck say Graham
frantically offered the bag of gold TO
anyone who would place him on shore.
But the others paid little heed to the
pieadings of the man, and his gold lay
on the broken deck. kicked underfoot.
no one bother.ng to even pick IL up
The Washington times., 1906-01-28
ApOIogized for Deed.

Later it was learned that the young
man in the letter he left for his father
apologized for the odium which his
deed would bring 10 the family and for
the sorrow that it would cause. He
sitmed himself your loving son, Will
liam" and in a postscript to the letter
stated that There was no woman in
the case"
The Washington times., 1906-01-28
Admiral Van Reypen's
Son Commits Suicide
Young Man Shoots Himself in His Room
in New York-Graduate of Yale and Co.
lumbia, and Well Known Here.

NEW YORK. Jan. 27.-Wlliam K. Van
Reypen. ir.. aged twenty-three. who re-
Gently graduated from Yale College. and
who was a junior in the Columbia Law
School. was found dead in his room in
the Mansfield apartment house, u West
Forty-fourth street this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1906-01-28
To Pinehurst, N. c., Golf Tournaments

Via Southern Rwy. in parlor cars; leave
Washington week days. 1851 a. m South
Rwy. dining car serYice.-Adg.
The Washington times., 1906-01-28
Wrote Usual Letters.

A letter addressed TO his father Rear
Admiral Van Reypen. was found beside
the body. A revolver clasped tightly in
the right hand and a bullet wound in
the forehead indicated suicide.
The letter was read by Coroner Acri-
teIli, and was then sealed up for de
livery to the father when he arrives
from Washington Sunday morning.
Yh1t the contents of the letter were the
coron.r declined to say. and no cause
for the suicide is known here.
The Washington times., 1906-01-28
Strange Coincidence.

4 strange coincidence in connection
with the suicide is that shortly after
the young man shot himself several O.
The Washington times., 1906-01-28

NEW YORK. Jan. 2T.-A sensation
vas sprung this afternoon, when. act
Ing at the instance Of the New York
district attorneys Office. Detecfivs
Sergeant Flood arrested Col William
Dalton Mann on a warrant issued by
Justice AlcAvery, OF the court of spe-
eial sessions. charging the owner and
publisher Of Town Topics with per-
jury. The alleged crime was commit
ted at the recent trial Of Norman Hap
good, Of Golfers Weekly when MIR
Mann swoFe that he had not placed his
%. X, X. D. N" on tue letter from
Count Reginald Ward 70 Moses Ellis
Wooster, IN which the count asked TO
be placed on the mailing list Of Town
Topics.
Justice MeAvery, sitting as magis-
trate. this afternoon examined Woos-
ter, James ". Osborne, who was SEN
Tor counsel for HapgOOd at the recent
trial. and David y. CarvalhO, the hand
writing expert. After they had testi-
ned the warrant was issued and given
10 Detective Sergeant Flood 10 serve.
The Washington times., 1906-01-28
The sOutbern's Palm Limited

to Florida. also Aiken and Aaguste,
leaves Washington daily exc Ipt Sunday.
e:55 p. II. Electric lighted throughout
ali other resorts for wintet outings. =.
3. Brown. G. A. Southern Railway. 705
18th ST. nw.-AdV.
The Washington times., 1906-01-28

his most intimate friends called at the
apartment house. It is believed that
Van Reypen had written to tell them
OF his intention 10 end his life.
Sister Married Russian.
The marriage Of Miss Alletta Van
Reypen. sister OF the young man, to
Baron Serge Alexander -Korff, gentle
man in waiting to the Gar of Russia.
took place at the Van Reypen residence
in Fifteenth street. Washington. ID. c..
on June Of last year. The wedding
was an international affair The Van
Reypens are very prominent in social
circles in Washington.
The Washington times., 1906-01-28

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The Washington times., 1906-01-28
Colonel Mann Yawned.

Colonel Mann WAS in the Office OF
Town Topics. on Fifth avenue. during
the afternoon. and was appraised by a
reporter that he would probably be az
rested. He y3wned when he was given
the news and, looking al his watch,
said;
We'll, all right hope that the pro-
ceedings will not take long as 1 want
TO get home to my dinner"
Detective Sergeant Flood entered ths
Office at 5:l5 and Immediately notified
the colonel that he was under arrest
The latter looked at the officer for a
moment and then said:
This is a - OF time to arrest a
man. What are you going TO do now. I
want TO get home 10 my dinner?"
The detectives told him that he did
not think that il would take long as
Justice McAvery had agreed 10 wait in
the criminal courts building so that the
colonel could give bail. He then sug-
gested that they take the subway tram
downtown.
Would Ride in Style.
Subway nothing" interjected Col
onel Mann, what have 1 got an auto
mobile for? Wen ride downtown in
style. l hope. though. that the bail is
not heavy as I have only about 10 cents
in my pocket" This latter for the ben
eft of the reporters who were crowded
about the detective and his smiling
prisoner. The couple then entered the
auto and were whisl1ed downtown
1t was just $40 when Colonel Mann
and Detective Flood reached the Grim
inal courts building. They went at
once TO Justice Avery's rooms. where
they found a crowd OF people waiting.
Mr. Osborne Robert J. Collier, Moses
E Wooster. and a score of reporters
thronged the room, but Colonel Mann
was not at all nOnplused. Justice Nc
Avery had grown tired Of waiting and
left the Office. Justice Olmstead was
telephoned for, but before he reached
the building Justice McAveTy returned.
and after going through the usual pre-
Iiminary forms, admitted Colonel Mann
to bail in the sum of s10.G00. The bond
was signed By Colonel Mann's daugh-
ter. Mrs. Wray, wife of Senator Albert
A. wray The new Town Topics build
ing, at S10-325 West Thirty-eighth street,
was given as security.
Proceedings Were Brief.
The proceedings before Justice Nc
Avery were brief and unsensationaI-
The affidavit on which the warrant was
issued. signed by Robert J. Collier. WAS
read TO Colonel Mann, and he was asked
what he had to say. RE denied the
charge of perjury. Senator Wray ap-
peared while the hearing was in prog
ress and represented Colonel Mann.
In response to the formal inquiries Of
The Washington times., 1906-01-28

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
CHINESE TO HOLD A
BIG FESTIVAL HERE
CELESTIALS OF NORTHWEST WILL
CELEBRATE NEW YEAR.
Over Hundred Cinnamon Expected to
Welcome Calendar Change, Jan. "a,
with Feasts, Calling and Huge Fire
works Display Minnepolitans Will
Be Hosts to Fifty Visiting Brethren.

Cinnamon from all parts Of the state
will gather in Minneapolis Jan. "a to
celebrate the opening Of the, thirty
second year Of the reign Of Kwong Sui,
emperor Of China, and to recall the Gus
toms Of their fatherland. While the
Chinaman of, the northwest has adopted
the costume and the customs of his
white neighbors his New Years day is
the occasion for recalling memories Of
the land Of his birth.
New Years day in China is preceded
by religious ceremony Of publication
which is intended to wipe out the sins
Of the past year and start the devotee
upon the new year with a clean record.
All debts are paid and the women Of
the family set the houses in order.
Every ChinAman believes that if any
debts are carried over into the new
year his debts will be doubled before
it's end. All this is preliminary to the
real celebration.
Early IN the morning the calls begin.
They are usually made the occasion for
an exchange Of gifts and etiquette de-
mands that the caller leave his card,
which is a highly decorated document
about the size of four-page newspaper.
The latter part Of the day is spent in
feasting and celebration in which fire.
works and firecrackers play a large
part. s.....-. .sz...-.. ...>r
Owing to the fact that a large pro-
portion Of the Minneapolis Cinnamon
are members Of some Christian church
and that there is no local priest or Joss
house, therewill be no religious services
here. Those Of the Chinese colony who
still follow the religion Of their fathers
will pay their respects to the gods in
private and burn incense before pict-
ures of an old man surrounded by num-
erous descendants, symbolic Of long life
| and prosperity. 800
| Moy S. James, who is the leader in
the preparations, says that he will try
| to secure permit to give a display OF
fireworks in front of the Shanghai Low
chop suey house, but if it is refused will
reserve them till the Fourth Of July. A
banquet, served in mandarin style with
all the delicacies dear to, the Chinese
palate, will be the great event Of the
kday. All the "boys" who own Chinese
Sgarments will wear them. -
There are about eighty-fve Chiname1
in Minneapolis and fifty more from
cities in Minnesota and Wisconsin ar
expected to come in for the celebration
The year which begins with Jan. rs is
leap year, according to the Chinese cal
endar, and will contain 384 days, di
J, vided into thirteen months. The ordi
nary Chinese year is divided int
twelve months and consists of 354 days
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
TREATMENT WAS FAIR,
SAY MANUFACTURERS
Men Supposed to Have Been Hit Write
to Slater.

Dairy Commissioner Slater has been
assured that the recent attack on him
by the National Druggist was without
any knowledge of the firm he was sup
posed to have ruined by his order de
sauce Illegal. John Duncan Is Sons of
New York. the manufacturers, have
written him to say that they are in no
way responsible for the attack, and
that they "regret, after the very fair
treatment you have accorded us, that
any parties should have made use of
our name.
The article charged Mr.. Slater, an
irresponsible official," with doing an
"irreparable injury" to an. established
private. business. The company. in
question changed It's methods to con.
form with the Minnesota law, and suf.
fered no injury whatever.
Mr.. Slater will forward a copy Of the
circular attacking him, copies Of T h e
J ourn al containing his reply, and a
copy Of the manufacturers letter, as
evidence to be used in connection with
the pure food campaign at Washington
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
STATES THE FACTS
alderman starkweather Denies Statement
Regarding Support OF. Merrill, ~, ,

Perry starkweather, alderman for the
FOURTH ward, takes exceptions to a state
ment in the Tribune in which he is ac-
cused of having failed to support his COL
league In his candidacy for the presidency
ON the council. Mr.. StarkWeather saws
that the complaint that he opposed Mr.
Merrill without asking to be released
from a promise he had previously made
to support him is not true. The issue be-.
tween them was that of street commits
sioner. Mr.. Starkweather was onnosea
to McMullen's continuance In office and
he says: :"
when came to the conclusion that 7
could not support Mr.. Merrill if he in
sisted upon acting contrary to the wishes
OF the citizens of the ward~by retaining
McMullen in office. I went to Mr.. Merrill
and told him that I must withdraw NV
support. Later I learned that it was Gus
tomary for the holdover alderman to
name the commissioner I then went
back to Mr.. Merrill and told him ac-
cepted the situation and wished to re-
new my assurance Of support for the
presidency Of the council, and I did sup
port him from that time until his cleo
ton"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
NO ACTUAL DEFICIT
City's Current Revenue and Expense
Fund Is in Good Shape. :

An erroneous impression as to the
condition of the city's current revenue
and expense fund has been created by
the publication in morning paper Of
a statement purporting to show a def.
cit Of about $37 900 in that fund.
City Controller Dan G. Brown said to-
day that while many Of the departments
had overdrawn their accounts in this
fund there was no actual deficit The
final statement had not yet been pre-.
pared, but he expected that there
would be a surplus of about $4,000.
The street lighting account was over
drawn $24,S81, but the overdraft was
reduced $4,000 over that of a year ago.
Other accounts overdrawn are as fol
lows: Police department, $715; city
engineer, $1,753; sealer of weights and
measures, $14; city weigher. $1O2; city
controller, $42; roads and bridges, 1854;
city hall expense, 81, 1913; city attorney,
1854; municipal court, $464; city asses
sor, $3.50; inspector of buildings,
So So, 1875 7555; armory board, $27S.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
JA|Ls CLEAR
OF BRUTAL Al. HUSBANDS is
OFFICER VAN ETTEN HAS UNIQUE
"BIG STICK" PLAN.
Humane Society Agent Gets Around
States Unsatisfactory Non-support
Laws-EIas Married Drunks Released
on Probation and They Behave to
Escape Workhouse.

Despite the large number Of de- !
serted wives and children and the
numerous complaints made to the au-
thorities there has not been, during
the past year, single conviction un-
der the state non.support law and dur
ing the past few months there has not
been single Indictment on this for
merly popular count.
This surprising condition has been
brought about by the efforts of Agent
8. L. Van Etten Of the Minneapolis
Humane society, aided by the judges
and officers Of the municipal court.
It is result Of the crudeness and in
adequacy Of the non-support law that
requires persons accused Of this crime
to be held to the grand jury, indicted
and tried in the district court before
they can be punished.
Successful experiments in dealing
with this class Of cases has led to the
gradual growth Of new system con-
sisting Of the suspension Of municipal
court sentences for drunkenness and
the placing on probation Of the de-
PENDANTS with the humane society
agent acting as probation officer.
Fully three-fourths Of the men &C
| cused Of the non-supoprt Of their wives
| and families are now tried in the
municipal court for drunkenness. Con-
| victed, they are given straight work
house sentences Of from thirty to ninety
| days. The sentences are then sus-
pended for six months or a year and
the defendant ordered to report weekly
or semi-monthly to Mr.. Van Etten, who
keeps tab on the man, influencing him
to trod the straight and narrow path.
The other one-fourth Of the defend
ants, against whom charges Of drunk
enness cannot be substantiated, are
bound over to the grand jury and held
in the county jail until they are made
to understand their duty, after which
they are allowed to go on their own
recognizance during their good be-
havior and in time their. cases are
nolled.
(. In explaining this revolution Of the
court procedure in non-support cases
Mr.. Van Etten said: .'.
"The non-support law in this state
is very unsatisfactory. It requires
that han charged with this offense
must be bound over and indicted by
the grand jury. This often necessitates
| his being thrown in the county Jail
and kept there for days, weeks and
even months. In the meantime the
condition Of his family is not helped
4 in any way and is often much worse
a than when he was at liberty. Both
Nudge Waite and Judge Smith have
15been very generous about aiding us in
handling these cases." r
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
LIQUOR DEALERS ELECT
Minneapolis Retail Association Make
Robert j. Upton President.

At the regular meeting Of the Minneap-
oils Retail Liquor Dealers association,
held Thursday in Union Temple, the fol-
lowing new officers were Installed by the
state president, Thomas F. Lally: Rob-
ert J. Upton, president; A. M. Dagger,
vice president; Robert Mcnamara, re-
cording secretary; John B. Johnson,
financial secretary; Frank Noethen, treas
urer; Timothy Byrnes, sergeant-at-arms;
A. J. Biornstad, guard. and w. G.. Fust,
Thomas F. sLally and Chris g. Hoy, truss
tees.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
SUIT AGAINST STREET
RAILWAY INTERESTING
Pending Action Involves Status Of Odd
Transfers and Crowded Cars.

Can the street railway company re-
ject old transfers when the holders
offer them on the first car which they
are able to boards
Upon the answer to that question de-
ponds the chances of Peter Bungert,
Henry Hahn and James Conboy to col
lect $4,000 from the Minneapolis Street
Railway company. The question is new
in this state and the outcome of the
suit will be watched with more than
the usual amount of interest.
It is alleged in the complaints now on
file in the district court that Bungert,
Hahn and Conboy took transfers
punched at Seventh and Robert streets,
st. Paul. They claim that they were
unable to get on an Interurban car
bound for Minneapolis on account Of
the crowded condition of the cars, un-
til over an hour later.
When they did get aboard they Of
fered their transfers and the conduct
or refused to accept them. An argu-
ment followed and it is alleged that
the conductor and driver threw the
three men off the car and "beat them
up.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION
EpWorth League of Thirteenth Avenue
~. Church Chooses Officers,

The Epworth League Of Thirteenth Ave-
nue. church has elected new officers for
the coming year as follows: President
e. ]. Collick; secretary, Anna Dahl;
treasurer, H. B. Hanson; first vice pres
ident, Anna Crandall; second vice presi
dent, Ward S. Hass; third vice president,
Crissie Rasmussen; fourth vice president,
e. ). Snow; board member, May Haven;
reporter, Molly Hagnestad, and ADDER
Using man, Edwin Kelley.
Tuesday evening the newly installed
social vice president, EdwardSnow, will
act as host at an oyster supper to be
served in the dining room Of the church
to the members of the league at their
regular business meeting. W
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

About ever since the Milwaukee road
ran anywhere and at least ever since
it operated dining cars, D. Healey has
been. looking after the comfort and
pleasure Of those who dine en- route.
For twenty-nine years he has been in
the dining car service Of the road, for
the greater portion Of the time in
80 of car between Chicago and
Milwaukee, run which he sur s
In this capacity he has made fast
friends of many Minneapolis patrons
" ~ ROAD. ne has a happy faculty
remembering not only the faces, but
any particular epicurean tastes Of his
guests, a gift which has made him a
strong factor in the popularity Of the
road.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
LEAVE FOR BONsPIEL
Three Kinks from Flour City Curling
Club Leave Today. s. "T5

Three Kinks from the Flour City Curl
ing club will leave for Duluth in a spe
cial car this afternoon to enter the north
west bonspiel Which will open in the
Zenith City tomorrow morning. This
years spiel will be a big affair, as the
glory to be won and the valuable prizes
hung up have attracted curriers' fro1..
all northwestern cities Of the United
States and Canada. ... .. ~>-*n2 II 49,,
The Kinks which will represent Min
neapolis at Duluth are skipped by Mo
Kutcheon, Mcleod and Hastings, and
line up as follows: Labatt, Hunter.
Schiller, Hastings, skip; Orde, McKur-
cher, Phaeler Mcleod, skip; Clark, Chad
burn, Reedall, McKutcheon,- skip. St.
Paul will send six Kinks to the bonspiel.