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The daily tribune., 1906-12-01

Dealers say that those who have used
Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tab
let's are quite loyal to them and cannot
be persuaded to take any substitute. Get
a free sample at Daniels drug store, give
them trial and you, too, will want them
in preference to any other. They cure
stomach troubles, biliousness and con-
stipation. it's
The daily tribune., 1906-12-01
A Cure for Sore Nipples

Assoon a. the child is done nursing.
apply Chamberlain's Salve. Wipe it of
with = soft cloth before allowing the
sAna te na~~>- Many trained nurses use
this with the best results. Price &c per
box. For sale by Daniels drug store It's
The daily tribune., 1906-12-01

Our holiday line is now complete, ranging from set
Games, Wagons. Doll Cribs, Chairs. Doll Furniture Dhhes
find many useful presents scattered throughout entire ste
MilinerywIl continue during month Of December.
The daily tribune., 1906-12-01

T. B. Hale went to Canon Thanks
giving to witness the foot ball game.
The daily tribune., 1906-12-01
Portland Brevlties.

The plant worked all day Thanks.
giving, but instead Of the usual half
hour. the men were allowed one
hour for their dinner.
X. J. Morse and daughter. Madeline
spent Thanksgiving with Mr.. Morse's
mother In Denver.
Morgan Grifhth. kiln foreman.
spent Thankseiving With his parents
in RookvAle.
The daily tribune., 1906-12-01

CRIEFTAIN AGENCY %. N.
B.ssell has been appointed local agent
for the Pueblo OhieftAin. N. F.
The daily tribune., 1906-12-01

Mrs. John Blunt WAS down yester-
day to spend the day with Mr.. Blunt.
The daily tribune., 1906-12-01

THANKSGIVING being pleasant day.
several of the boys were ous oh ooting.
tho most succe essful Of whom were
Henry Hughes. W. ". Volt aud
The daily tribune., 1906-12-01
New Electric Light and
Power Schedule

Begonng following schedule Of will
be in effect 70 M being sold meter basis
only:
LIGHTING RATES
Up to 6OKW hours per month .o0.13
80 and less than 16O XIV hours Fer month. IL
$50 and less than $50 XIV hours per month. IL
$50 and less than $50 XIV hours per month. 10
$50 XIV hours and per month ......... .00
POWER RATES.
Less than $50 XIV hours per month. 10
15O and less than $50 w hours per month. .O0
$50 XIV Lours and per month .00
The daily tribune., 1906-12-01

From he will allow discount Of 10 cent for
before the 10th of the month succeeding service but
the minimum bill for lighting shall not be less than
$bO month and the minimum bill for customer
shall not be less than 81 90 net horse connected
Should feature of the above schedule be thoroughly
dersood will be glad explain will kindly drop into
ooe telephone and representative will call
We believe that will find that electric light under the above
used carefully but customers should
that lights left turned when not needed they will
the the and little turning of
lights will have it's effect bill at the end of the
month.
The daily tribune., 1906-12-01
The Arkansas Valley Electric Co.

Frank Waite. They killed twenty
rabbits.
The Washington times., 1906-07-29
NOT PAINLESS.

John HeI.,y,'' said Mr.. SterlingwOrth.
severely, to his son, according TO Tit
Bits, as h,5 led him by the right ear
into a room IN the rear OF the house,
your mother tells me that YOU stuck a
min into AIR. Molar when he was here
this afternoon. calling upon your sister.
ard that he jumped up and left the
house declaring that he would never
call here again"
John Henry nodded
You seem 10 have the facts, papa,
he said.
Before I thrash you within an inch
Of youI life, ~ son" Mr.. Sterling
worth went on, "a he reached for his
cane, '1eG me ~ that this whipping will
hurt you considerably more than 1t will
hurt me-"
4 know that" said John Henry, with
heroic fGrtituds.
Il also wish to know" Mr.. Sterling
worth said. before I begin, what pos
seSseG you to act in so shameful man
ner. nd 20 drive away the only beau
that Ethel has lad in two years? Now,
tell me,
Well, Alr. Moiar is dentist, and"
Go on, SIR
7 wiz. papa I--I--
You you
~ asked Tin, If he was a painless dem
fist, ard he said he was; but I wasn't
sure, so I Thought I'd experiment 1
qon't relieve he's painless at all. papa.
Tor h yelled
"Tnat win do, my son. interrupted
NJ Sterlingworth- This won't be a
painless thrashing, either"
The Washington times., 1906-07-29
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Drunken men talk Ike s-ss phone
graphs.
The almighty dollar is the key ia
many a heart.
Builders Of most air castles live next
door 10 the roof.
Too many people feather their nests
with borrowed plumes-
Charity begins at home, but reform
usually makes It's debut elsewhere.
Every time some men marry they gel
paid for administers. for example
It has been observed that the homo
Her girl IS the less use she has for a
chaperOn-
Too many sO-caIled progressive. people
are always looking for an opportunity
to butt In.
But the man who thinks he knows It
all hasn't sense enough 70 know that
he doesn't.
The man behind the gun IS all right
II he doesn't invite you 10 hold up your
hands.
One never knows how foolish some
men can act until they suddenly break
into the father class.
When woman talks nothing but
small talk she is almost as bad as The
man who always talks big.
In this day and age the sooner The
bride begins TO cook the sooner the
honeymoon will bump the bumps.
Even matrimony has its advantages.
A bachelor has to pay 10 attend lec-
lures, but the married man gets his at
home for nothing--Chicago News
The Washington times., 1906-07-29

Contrary to expectation, the lockout
of the plumbers has not been settled.
II was thought that the first OF the past
week would have either seen the mat
ter settled in a way favorable 10 the
Numbers or else that there would have
been a sympathetic walkout Of the al
lied building trades, which would have
tied up very nearly all OF the building
construction in the District.
Bricklayers' Union, No 1, represent
ing the building trades interests. is con-
tinuing its efforts 20 bring about a
settlement Of the trot bic in the iner-
est OF worl1men. contra TORS, and others.
This committee. COMPOSED Of John j.
Mccarthy, chairman; John @. Wolfe,
Milford II. Spohn, II. NJ Shook, and J.
+. Murtaugh, has the negotiations In
hand and hopes to secure "A satisfactory
settlement Of the difficulties and thus
avoid a tieup.
This committee is also the arbitra-
ton board Of the union A member OF
the committee said 10 a Times reporter
that as the scale of wages Ia force
from May ], and which runs a year, IS
still operative, the brlcklayers do not
want 10 stop work by reason OF this
trouble, but that If they are forced 20
do so, Every member Of the union Will
take the same course,
The Washington times., 1906-07-29
FAIR PLAY.

A group OF drummers were trading
yarns on the subject Of hospitality,
when one. a little Virginian with a
humorous eye and a delightful drawl,
took up his parable thus, says Lippin-
colts,
Il WAS down in Louisiana last month
uaVelln' cross country with s. J.
carey, when we kinder got lost in q
mighty lonesome sort Of road just about
DARK We rode along a right good piece
aIleF shutdown, and when we saw a
light ahead 1 tell you il looked first-rate
We drove uD to the light, findin twas q
mouse, and when ! Eollered like a lost
can the man came out and we asked
MN 10 take US in for the night. He
looked At us mighty hard, then said.
W al, l reckon 1 kin stand it II you
Kin So We unhitched. went in and
found twas only a twC-rooIn shanty and
Just swarmin' with children He had
six. from four TO eleven wears old. and
as there didn't seem 10 be but one bed
me an stony was wonderin' what in
thunder would become of US.
They gave us supper. good nog and
hominy. the best they had, and then the
old woman put the. two youngest kids
TO bed. They went straight 10 sleep
Then she took those out, laid them over
in the corner, put the next two 10 bed
and so on, After all the children were
asleep on the floor the old folks went
in the other room and told US we could
go 20 bed if we wanted 10, and, bein'
powerful tired out, we did.
Well. sir, the next morning when we
woke up we were lying over in the
corner with the kids, and the old man
and the old woman had the bed"
The Washington times., 1906-07-29

Secretary Louis c. Wilson. who re-
turned to Commissioner Vests fold yes
terday morning after Il weeks vacation
al Front Royal, Va. created quite a stir
among his associates by appearing
minus about twelve square inches of his
black hair which. before he left the
District Building last Saturday, adorn-
ed, much 20 his Identification. the
crown of his head. Mr. Wilson. after
the mOmenUry excitement had subsidized
explained that he had left the capillary
growth in a Front Royal barber
shOp with orders TO distribute a be-
ribboned lock 20 any OF his late friends
who might seek a token of memory. His
friends IN the District Building, how
ever. aver that the popular secretary is
trying 10 ward OF the raVages Of early
and permanent badness. The result OF
the heroic "cure" is awaited with in
fereSt.
The Washington times., 1906-07-29
Census 0UreaU
OIJ--N-
The Department Baseball Team.

Within the past two weeks the Com
merce ard Labor baseball tea n has ad-
ministered two dTubbiugs TO the Post
once team. one 20 the Navy and one
TO the Interior. but were defeated by the
Agricultural team in a close game in
which the Commerce and Labor team
was badly handicapped in account OF in
JuFies received by its crack battery, Kin
ney and Hillman. In other games. In
summing up the victories in this sea
sons games 40 little credit is due 10 the
battery. which Is made up of two Census
ONCE boys. Kenney is a pitcher OF elu-
sive delivery and excellent Judgment
Up 10 the present he has pitched eleven
games aud won nine. This IS the record
for the league.
kenney was chosen captain after the
resignation of Tooney and ne pulling
his team straight 10 the front.
Joe Hillman Is one Of the safest catch
ers In the league. and is also a heavy
batter
This battery viii be In the game Mon
day with the Treasury team. and an
easy victory Is expected
The Washington times., 1906-07-29
Tracey to Lead Political Fight.

Thomas Tracey. a wideIy-known labor
leader and political manager. possessed
OF considerable executive ability and
ripe judgment has been appointed
political campaign manager for the
American Federation OF Labor He viii
work under the personal instructions
and direction OF President Samuel
G0mpeTs.
Mr. Tracey is a ciEarmaker by trade
Ike his distinguished chief. but has
not worked at the business for many
years. For the past seven years he has
been a member Of the legislative com
nlittee of the American Federation or
Labor. and has had much 10 do with
the passage and defeat OF measures af-
fecting lab0r's interests. both before
State Legislatures and Congress. He Is
a man Of wide acquaintance, a good
Judge of men. and personally knows
local. State. and national politicians and
statesmen who can be depended on to
support legislation lndOrsed By labor or
those who viii oppose any measure that
receives lab0r's approval.
one OF OF his first duties Will be 10 get
up the black list" Of men who have
opposed labor legislation and who are
now candidates for reelection 10 Con-
gress or State Legislatures.
He will personally canvass the dis
tricts of those members who opposed
the elght-hour law and anti-injunction
bills. His work will be watched with
close interest
The Washington times., 1906-07-29
Enforcement Of Eight-Hour Law.

Since President Roosevelt wrote his
famous note ordering officials or the
Government 70 see thar the eight hour
law is strictly observed, the question
OF what is and what is not the law.
its construction and application, has
grown 70 be a matter OF mammoth pro-
portions with the legal minds OF the
Department OF Justice and others that
have 10 do with the enforcement OF
the law. as they find 1t on the statute
books
Immediately after the President issued
his order the Department Of Justice
gave notice and everybody got busy
Orders We're issued in all the depart
ments and the legal minds went to
work 70 see where the law was appli-
cable. II was announced that the Gov
eminent would so back long period
and look into the observance OF the
law. and If il found violations prosecu-
tons would follow.
Union labor and the public in general
are looking on and listening with their
ears close 10 the ground 10 see what
will come OF the matter.
Friday 10 was announced by Acting
Attorney General Hoyt that battle
ship construction by contract does not
come under the protection OF the law.
nor does the manufacture Of army and
navy supplies.
Il now remains 70 be seen If con-
structlcn Of public buildings by con-
tract Will receive the same legal de-
cisiOn.
Organized labor feels that il has won
"a big point "a It's contention for the en-.
forcemeut Of the eiEht-hour law, and
viii leave nothing undoue 20 secure com
plete victory IN its enforcement
II. necessary the American Federation
of Labor VIII make test cases In the
courts TO determine the legal soundness
OF decisions rendered by the Department
az Justice or others.
Special interest just now centers in
the promised prosecutions to be made
by the Department or Justice and Dis
trIct Attorney Baker OF this city
The Washington times., 1906-07-29
.MMs d 6M1l|,;Em

Battalion Chief James Heleher has
been enjoying two weeks leave of alb
sence from his duties. spending part Of
the time on a visit to Harpers Ferry.
He will return TO duty tomorrow and
Deputy Chief Frank J. Wagner viii go
on leave.
F. HeImuth. Of No. 6, has been enjoy
ing a rest for two weeks. part OF the
time al Colonial Beach.
Q. W Buhler tomorrow will don citi-
zen clothes and mingle with his Eel
low-men for two weeks, taking life easy
far from the department calls at No. o.
II. G.. Burch. private at No. 10. has
been visiting his relatives and friends
at Norfolk lie returns To duty tOmor-
row.
Foster Lynch, Of No. 1 truck, has
been spending an enjoyable vacation at
Colonial Beach and Atlantic City.
No. 10 engine company has new out
fit for receiving signals and alarm calls.
When II was put in several weeks ago
changes were made in the position Of
he apparatus and the captains desk,
giving much more room In the ONCE
and providing more space In front Of
The Washington times., 1906-07-29
A FAMILY MATTER.

man OF New York who was soliciting
contributions for the erection of an
orphan asylum" said the story teller Ia
HarDeF's Weekly. He had been to many
rich people and received liberal cOntri-
buttons. which were entered in a book
he had for that purpose, Among these
many names there appeared Mrs. Rus
sell Sage, S25.' The good man went to
Mr.. Sases office, and showing him the
contribution entered in the book by Mrs.
Sage, asked II ne would not give a like
sum And what do you suppose he did2''
Wei. ! suppose he at least doubled
il" remarked the listener.
Doubled IT, Not RusselIl" exclaimed
the stO-y teller why, he simply took
his pen and write Mr.. and before his
wife's name and handed the book back
TO the good man."
The Washington times., 1906-07-29
Soldiers at Mt. Gretna Camp.

The District service will be well rep
resented al the National Guard enCamp-
ment at Mt. Gretna, Pa, which opens
the latter part OF this month. Col.
Richard A. O'Brien, of the board OF
plumbing inspectors, and FIRST Lieut..
Alfred r. McGonegal, of The plumb
ing department. VIII go with the Dis
trIct boys with their respective COM
mands. They look forward 10 a well
spent ten days as a result of their com
bined vacation and soldiery duties. Both
are veterans of the war with Spain.
Colonel O'Brien having served with
credit as a major of the District regi-
ment, and Lieutenant McGonegal as a
sergeant of the Third United States En-
gineeTs- Their camp mates look 70 them
for instruction in how TO DO real soldier
ing
The Washington times., 1906-07-29
Macfarland Has Hobby.

Commissioner AIacfarland. who is now
travelling in Europe with Mrs. MaCfar-
land, has become an ardent lobbyist
Since landing on the Continent he has
turned his attention to the collection Of
souvenir postal cards. and according TO
a letter received by Secretary Waldo Q.
Hubs. they will be preserved in an al
bum on his return to this country. Sew
have been sent By the Commissioner to
friends in this city. They picture some
OF the fine municipal buildings located in
the chief cities of Europe and are high
IS appreciated as memories of the Com
nisstOner's vacation trip.
The Washington times., 1906-07-29
Courts ano LAWYERS

Capt. Harry +. Bingham. one of the
assistant clerks OF the, Supreme Court of
the District. assigned to Criminal
Court No. ?. sailed today from Balti-
more for London. England. where he
Will join Mrs. Bingham and spend the
summer.
Mrs. Bingham recently returned to
London from st. Petersburg, Russia,
where she has been visiting her sister
Mrs. Thompson. wife of MT. Thompson.
representative of the Associated Press
at the Russian capital.
William +. Lemon. clerk OF Equity
Court No. I, win take his vacation be-
ginning August 10. lie viii spend most
of his time in the Great Lakes region.
Mr.. Lemon VIII begin his trip BY a sen
voyage from Baltimore to Boston,
Mass. From there he will go to
Niagara Fails, and then by water
through the Great Lakes, returning 10
Washington September -.
Assistant District Attorney James S.
Easby-Smith viii leave Washington on
his vacation next week. He viii first
join his family. which is summering at
Withyillc. Va and from there they
viii go TO Atlantic City, n. J., for a
month or longer.
Benjamin F. Minor. Of the law firm
of Berry & Minor Will be on iu a day
or two for his old home in King George
County, Va. where he viii spend his
summer vacation.
Assistant United States Marshall VIII
liam b. Robinson is packing his trunk
preparatory 10 taking his usual summer
trip 10 the Pine Tree State. He viii leave
here in a few days for Old Orchard.
where be will spend two weeks. then
he will change camp for Portland.
where he viii remain two weeks longer.
he viii end his holidays at Buena Vista
Springs, Va, where ne will remain until
the opening Of the courts in the fail.
George +. Tralles. with Mrs. Tralles
and their child. Will be off for Atlantic
City. y. J. next week TO spend the re-
mainder of the summer.
John p, Ernest, who has bcea making
weekly excursions to Loudom County.
Va, where Mrs. Ernest is spending the
summer. will go with his family early
IN August TO Atlantic City, where they
will spend the remainder Of the sum
mer.
F. Walter Brandenberg will be off
next week for Estes Park, a summer
resort near Denver, Col, where he will
visit his brother Clarence a. Branden-
berg. for many years a prominent mem
Der OF the local bar
The Washington times., 1906-07-29
GOSSIP OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS

Hodhes, and Robert Johnson. of Nor
folk, Va, who have recently been elect
ed the board OF control of that city. and
spent an hour explaining 10 them the
form OF government under which the
District is controlled AreTward the
Commissioner guided the Norfolk exec
utives over the city on tour OF inspec-
ton. Before leaving the Virginia VISIT
Ors told Commissioner West IN conn
dence that the Nations Capltai was
''clean beyond criticism. physically NOR
allv and gOVernmentally.'
The Washington times., 1906-07-29
General Labor Notes.

The Pittsburg Dispatch, one Of the
leading Republican newspapers Of the
country and a stanch friend Of union
labor, says;
Possibly the critics of the President
may affect 70 hnd in this act fresh evil
dence of 'hasty radicalism.' but, as a
matter of fact, he invited Congress to
make provision for the enforcement Of
this very law in his first message on
December (, 1901. when he said: so
far as practicable. under the conditions
of Government work. provision should
be made TO render the enforcement or
the eight-hour law easy and certain 80
Organized labor has reason TO feel
that II has won a signal victory after
long wears of effort 10 induce Govern
nent officials TO enforce the law when
the President boldly orders that II be
carried into effect and instructs the De
partment of Justice, through the Attor-
ney General. TO prosecute all violations
of this infraction.
NfachfnIsts employed by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company at its Glen
wood shops. in Pittsburg, have walked
out on strike because OF the refusal of
Master Mechanic ]. F, PrendeTgast TO
reinstate the president Of the Hazelwood
local of the International Association of
Machinists, who, the men say, was I'M
Justly dIcharged because of his promi-
hence IN union aHalrs-
The next convention of the Window
Glass workers Association will be held
al Detroit. The president, A. l. Faux
ner. and Secretary c. T. Tarr will repre-
sent the organization AT the next con-
vention Of the American Federation of
Labor at Minneapolis in November.
The strike Of the members Of the East
ern division Of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers.
which has beAn on for weeks. over a
dispute i'm the fixing Of the wage scale,
has not been settled. President P, J.
McArdle has been in conference with the
manufacturers and has submitted
schedule of wages that, il Is thought,
The Washington times., 1906-07-29
Personals.

John l. F'ullwood for some time OF
the agricultural division. was In the
city the past week. and called at the
Office to shake hands with his former
associates here.
Mr., Fulwod IS a prosperous citizen
Of Cedartown. Ca, where ne IS the
postmaster.
The Washington times., 1906-07-29
Outing at River View a Success.

The third annual outing 10 River
View, for the poor children of the Dis
trict. given by the employees OF the navy
yard last Thursday was a big success
The big hearted men in the Government
employ are royal hosts. They paid the
bill and saw TO il that the little charges
and their mothers had a good time and
all they could eat and drink They
Travelled on the Queen Anne.
The Washington times., 1906-07-29
Superintendent Twohev III.

Superintendent John T. Twohey. OF
the Street Cleaning Department, is con-
fined 10 his apartment at the stratford
Hotel. threatened with typhoid fever.
While making a tour Of inspection one
afternoon recently Mr.. Twohey was
overcome by the heat and has since been
under the care OF his physician. Dur
ing his absence Assistant superintendent
Ball IS In charge Of the department.
The Washington times., 1906-07-29
InimicaI 70 Curtig PubIishing CO.

Columbia Typographical Union claims
that the Curtis Publishing Company
has been unfair. and has requested
members OF organized labor and its
friends not to purchase the Saturday
Evening Post and Ladies' Home Jedr-
nal.
The Washington times., 1906-07-29
sunt. MoFarIand in AdirOndacks.

Superintendent W. A. Mcfarland. Of
the Water Department, left yesterday
afternoon TO join his mother and sister
az their cottage IN the Adirondacks.
He win be away two weeks and, fol-
lowing his athletic bent. will do noun
tain climbing and lengthy pedestrian
stunts. The Mcfarland cottage is To-
Gated near Euzabethtown, a pretty lit
tie village nesting ia the heart Of a
picturesque range of hills. The atmos-
phere therea bouts, Superintendent Nc
FarIaud says. takes one away from
the grinding path OF oflcialdom and
is ideal in its soothing effects on faded
l.r-L--e
The Washington times., 1906-07-29

the desks. A new railing was provided
and No. 10 now presents the appearance
OF convenient and we'll kept quarters.
Engineer H. Lambert, OF No. g. is on
annual leave and has been putting in
the time enjoyably at home and in Wis
iting some OF the river resorts.
Beginning tomorrow Lieut.. W B.
Linl6ins, of No. 8, win be absent from
duty for two weeks. He viii put in the
time with his fathers family at Aspen.
Nd.
f II. Eaton has been visiting some Of
his favoriJe haunts along the Potomac
in pursuit of the willy black bass, and
the boys Of No. IA expect 20 hear some
good fish stories when ne returns 10
duty tomorrow.
Private P. P. O'Conner. OF No. II. is
again on sick leave with an injured
knee. O'Conner hurt his knee some
time ago while jumping on the hose
wagon as it was starting for a fire The
injury was so severe as TO keep him
from duty fourteen days following the
accident. Now the joint is troubling
him again and he has been ordered or
duty in the hope Of complete recovery.