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The Washington times., 1906-10-15

mother Of -'adame Jusserand. wife of
the Ambassador. @lo died I'm EdEls "a
f0rtuight ago, and the Brazilia-- en-
bassy because Cf the death rev days
ago of the father of Madame =. abucor
wife Of the Ambassador. Made tne Jus
scTand was about 10 SAL from france
for American with the AmDassdCoI
when the death Of her mother occurred,
DELAYING their return for some time.
Madame $abuCO Is stIll al OysteTNliie.
Mass. where she has mad a cottage al
the summer, and has had her chlldren
there with her, in The absence or the
Auahsssad0r al the Pan-American con-
Another change in the diplomatic
ranks will be Ia the Mexican embassy
the Ambassador having sent ln his
,asfe,1,ff1n fFus removing from Wash
iuRtou diplomatic society Madame "a
as1e after she had made a very IaFot-
able impression here, ana many ltitiloa-
Madame Casasus is q WoI4aH eL -al -
wealth and much CultiNauol ne --i-i-
baesad0r has had bad health ever since
his au1oiurment To this UOSt, ana il u
well remembered how long ne was uC
layed i'm his arrival here py ms ael ~ 'i7 u
illness. II is believed that in ms iIdll
stafe of health. the fact that the only
two other Ambassadors Whtu ne y
sa~ved his country died at their posi- la
mis- city had something OF udg s.-sC' 49,
on him Ambassador ttoli'el ~ ~. - ~, -
dectssnr OF Ambassador tAAllli@ 80 o-'
,-sfsad 10 an AmbassadOTshl dlleI nav
in@ served for many years as minister.
5oukherr G D. H0even, the ne"ly .5Is- ap-
-.ei,fa5 secretary of the Dutch legation
be-e. arrived in New York ms nSrn- 9ll
ing on the New AmsleF = oi't =,
+rTdan. and viii come 10 WashH stoil
this evening.
NJ and Mrs. NJ. V. Mercer have sold
their home, 1850 Columbia road 20 Cap-
Tain and Mrs. Fred Beah. who VIII l- axe
1'-..s ..soss{o,, Os il AT once. Mr.. and 5trs.
WeTser viii spend the winter az IN IN
columbia road, where Ms Mercer WI. WI.
- an nome on Wednesdays. lnIoTIi-tLIy
throughout the season, as. usual
The Washington times., 1906-10-15

Mrs. Morgan-Hill and Miss Diane
Morgan-Hill, the latter one of Wash
ington's most charming debutantes of
two seasons ago, are at the Garden City
Hotel. on Long Island, where they will
remain until November !, when they
will return here and open their Connec-
ticut avenue home. which was occupied
last season by the Counselor of the
British Embassy and LADY Townley,
and also for several months in the
spring BY the wife and daughters Of the
The Washington times., 1906-10-15

Miss Mary A Cryder and her sister.
Miss Clara CTyder. who have been
abroad since May. will return TO their
home on n street. this week Miss Ram
say. who sailed with the Misses cryder
for summer on the other side, was
called home early in July by the death
OF a reIatINp.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15

me flrst meeting dis season OF the
Jewish Chautauqua Society, Circle No.
!, was held yesterday afternoon IN the
vestry rooms of the Eighth street tenn
pie. Offlcers viii be elected at the next
n citing.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15

Both the French and the Brazilian
embassies viii observe period OF
mourning this seasOn-the Freneh, pc
cause Of the death Of Mrs. Richards'
The Washington times., 1906-10-15

Mrs. Warren Genawine. formerly Of
this city, but now of Philadelphia, Pa,
spent a few days last week with her
mother, Mrs. 3. Adler.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15

Morton and Miss Mary Morton. who
returned recently from a summer trip
in Europe. are now in their home, Eli
e-on-the-Hudson. for the fall sea-
son.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15

closed their cottage al Saratoga and
are in New York for a fan term. aC-
cOrding 20 their annual custom They
will open their Washington home at the
end of November.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15

Miss Rae Cohen he's returned 10 her
home in Columbus, Ohio, after a visit
TO her sister Mrs. Maurice D. Rosen-
berg. on BntmOre street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-09
EFFECT OF HIGH PRICE.
Advance in Coal May Cause Steam.
boatmen to Raise Rates.

With the price of coal advancing every
week and the prospect of coal strike
staring them in the face. the owners and
managers of the steamboats, doing bust
ness on the Potomac are debating what
they shall do to protect themselves from
financial loss. Yesterday, 1t Is stated. the
steamboat owners of the city were notf-
fed by the coal dealers of an advance OF
% cents per ton on the price of coal, MAX
ing 1t 81 per ton-higher than 1t has
been since the strike in the coal regions
of about three years ago. II the steam
boat owners could lay their boats up It
would be money in their pockets, as they
claim they are being operated at loss
and the outlook is that the loss will be-
come much heavier as the price of coal
advances.
Four years ago the grade of coal that Is
selling at 81 per ton sold at $3.50 to $3.50
per ton, and the re was plenty of il COM
ing. Vessels putting in bunker coal at
Norfolk or Baltimore, or any other sea-
port, can buy coal at about 81 less per
ton than can the steamers here because
the coal at the seaport is seaboard coal,
and by some arrangement is sold at &
much lower price than Is the inland coal.
1t is stated that IL the price of coal con-
tinues to advance 1t will become neces-
sary to advance passenger and freight
rates on the river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-09
SUBSTANTIAL REQUESTS.
Provisions of Will Of Mrs. Frances l.
Robinson

BY a provision of the will of Frances L..
Robinson, dated April 1, 1905. and filed for
probate here, the Eastern Presbyterian
Church Is beneficiary in the sum of $500.
Other monetary requests are as follows:
To Andrew L. Hall, $1,000; to Albert F..
Hall, $500; to Alonzo T. Hall. $500; to John
r. Hall. $1,000; to Frederick Hall, $1,000.
and similar sum each to Sarah Avery,
Ella Hoag and Elizabeth Stevens.
It is provided that the premises of the
testatrix, 1912 II street northeast, shall be
occupied by her friend, Mrs. Eliza Sheaff.
during the remainder of her natural life.
Mrs. Sheaff is also to use the furniture in
the house. After the death of Mrs. Sheaff
the premises are to be sold and the proceeds
turned over to the william Robinson me-
mortal fund.- to be established according
to the terms of the will, by Columbia Lodge,
No. 10, Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
The remainder of the estate is to be paid
to Columbia Lodge for the establishment
of the fund, which Is to be devoted to the
care of the graves of the testatrix, her hus-
band; of her friend, Mrs. Sheaff. and of the
latter's husband. The lodge is to use any of
the income that may be left for charitable
purposes. Thomas z. Woodward is named
as executor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-09
Treating Tubercular Patients.

Arrangements have been made for treat
ing throat and nose troubles believed to
be tubercular in the Free Dispensary for
Consumptives from now on every Wednes-
day afternoon from 2 to o'clock. and
Thursday evening from z to 8 O'clock DR..
j. j. Richardson, through whose Initiative
this apparatus was installed, viii person
ally conduct this part OF the work.
BY vote of the committee on the preven-
ton of consumption, AZ its last meeting.
decision was made that as q number of
dIspensaries were treating throat and nose
troubles work In this dispensary should
be limited to those cases where there was
reason to believe tuberculosis existed.
New patients desiring attention for lung
troubles are advised that the clinics res
Gently established to be given Monday.
Tuesday and Friday evenings, between Z
and O'Clock. are able to handle q larger
number Of cases. 3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-09
MIR. RAMSEY OBJECTS.
Criticises Governments Projected Ex-
tension of Rock Creek Park.

The Commissioners today received let
ter from William Ramsey, owner of certain
property on the west side of 10th street
northwest, which, in connection with other
holdings along that thoroughfare the gov
eminent proposes to acquire for the pur-
pose of squaring the boundary OF Rock
Creek Park. A bill looking to this end was
recently introduced in Congress, as was
exclusively stated in The Star at the time.
Mr.. Ramsey sees many objections TO the
proposition. After noting the communica-
ton Acting Engineer Commissioner HARD
ing forwarded the letter to the other Com
missioners for perusal.
The letter follows:
II have received your letter of recent
date in reply to mine with reference to the
enlargement of Rock Creek Park OF course,
l shall have to agree with you that there Is
not much necessity for a hearing on TINS
important question If It Is true That the
Commissioners have, without giving the
property owners out there any opportunity
to be represented, prepared bill TO IN
crease the size Of Rock Crek Park, and
give their favorable Recommendation 10
Congress with reference thereto.
May L respectfully ask as to whether In
your opinion, 1t would not have been quite
proper, with due regard for the interests OF
the people which are involved In connec-
ton with this matter. to have given them
an opportunity to express their favorable
or unfavorable view of this proposed legis-
lation directly affecting them and their
property rights.
you refer to the limitation of the price
of the land as specified In the bill For
your information l will say that my land
out there cost me more than twice that
amount three years ago.
1T is difficult for me and many others
of our large and prominent taxpayers TO
understand How the Commissioners can
recommend an appropriation of our money
for the increase of the size of the park,
which we have not as yet been able 70
adequately improve, and owned Tor ten
years without expanding dollar upon.
when there is such need for money for
other necessary improvements. and, indeed
to relieve general insuffieiency on the
part of almost, If not every, department
of the District government.
"of course. there may be one person who
owns land out there. and possibly two, IN
terested in land which will be taken. and
also the owner OF much land which Will
! not be taken, seeking the advancement OF
this legislation. but / beg to call your
attention to petition which was filed WITH
you about thirty days ago. signed by al.
most all OF the property owners-aboua
twenty in number-all opposing this iegis'
lation.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-09

wOMEN'S FINE BLACK
COTTON SEAMLESS HOSE,
high spliced heel and dou-
BILE toe; warranted fast
color. CSC. value.
Special, lie, 3 SHDT
for. W.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-09
Law-Abiding Alexandria County.

To the Editor OF The Star:
Your correspondent, III. r. Convey, In last
Saturdays Star, labors under serious mis-
apprehension as to the legal status and the
public affairs of Alexandria county, Va.
The Aqueduct bridge is, and always has
been, within the District, and is wholly
governed by its Commissioners. Attached
to it's south end. between it and Rosslyn
proper, the government owns and controls
about four acres OF realty. The man he
characterizes as a constable is a deputy
United States marshal. has sole charge of
this government property, is duly empow-
cred to arrest and to carry a club and re-
volver. No Virginia constable can act as
such within a thousand feet of the Aque-
duct bridge, and is as powerless to arrest
or enforce process on it, or on the govern
ment adjacent land, as he would be in the
city. Consequently, we citizens of Alexan-
dria county most earnestly protest against
our county being saddled with the slightest
responsibility for violations of the law In
the District proper, the Aqueduct bridge
and on the government realty adjoining.
Our county will compare most favorably
with any other District suburb in good citi-
zenship Even our brickyardS, occupying
the Potomac flats, and employing thou
sands of Iaborers, show far less necessity
for the poltceman's presence than scores
OF alleys and streets In the city.
Not long since a soldier killed a police
man on the Aqueduct bridge for being told
to move on. and Washington jury acquft-
ted him. Beyond the Potomac flats, Alex
andria county. including Fort Myer and
Rossiyn Heights, is beautiful plateau
filled with as orderly, law-abiding and pro-
gressive people as can be found in any
other suburban bailiwick of the same area
On 1t our women are safe from insult and
robbery, and they travel upon our high
ways day and night with impunity ana
fearlessness Its reputable men do not
carry arms, having no more need for. them
than on the streets of Washington. We
challenge inspection and comparison
Further, on this Plateau the soldier is a
model of good citizenship, and for years
no complaint has been lodged against him
for violations of law or order. There is
no antagonism between him and the citi-
zen. Everywhere, and under all circum-
stances, in our intercourse with him, both
officer and private. he has proved the gem
tIeman, and we praise and commend
Ballston, Va. r. s. LACEY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-09

New taxes on commercial undertakings In
Russia have been sSeated by an imperial
decree. issued at st. Petersburg Yesterday.
Hereafter - concerns are required by law
to publish periodical reports. and will be
taxed 5 to IA per cent of their net profit
when 1t exceeds per cent on the capital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-09

Charles Delgan was arrested at Warren,
Ohio, on the charge of numbering r. K
Lewis of West Pennington on January 10
for the purpose of robbery.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-01
WHAT 0FHER PEOPLE THINK
Automobile Driving.
Editor Of The journal.


AZ a constant reader Of The Jour
n a. | and the owner and driver of an auto
mobile I have read at various times your
accounts of automobile accidents and
yol1r editorial comment on same, and
esnecially your report, editorial comment
and the communication from w. b., Riley
in regard to the fatal accident caused by
the automobile Of c. j. Blythin last Fri
day evening, and it hardly seems 20 me
that Th e Journal and Its corre-
spondents approach the subject OF auto
mobile driving with the proper degree OF
fairness. If this last sad accident was
as most Of the witnesses assert-un-
ayoidable. on the part of the driver, ana
he was not exceeding the speed limit, II
is hardly fair to brand him as criminal
or one who has no regard for the sacred
ness of human lfe,'' as your reverend
CORRESPONDENT endeavors to do. Neither
| should It be made the occasion for ex-
| tensiye harangues against the automob1le
| as q vehicle or against automobile dr1V-
ers as a class, and If he was not driving
recklessly. the communications or edi-
torials about reckless driving are not
! nertinent to the occasion. We believe
| HE 10 the first fatal accident from auto
noob,le driving in the city Of Minneapolis
while deaths from reckless handling Of
i streetcars and horses are of frequent oc-
currence. Only few days ago a. mar
/ wa 9 instantly killed on one Of our business
/ streets by a beer wagon. and so little in
s(farest was taken IN the affair tina no eff
fort was made to arrest the driver.
4 During our few years residence in Min
i neapolis the columns of he j ou Tn a.
4 have furnished us with almost daily &C
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-01
THIS COLUMN
FOR jim KEY
MERCY BANDS
PRIZE ESSAY CONTEST
AND JIM KEY

Jim Key Bands of Mercy are now
forming In the public schools. Any
child In the city may Join and the or
sanIzation will number thousands.
To maintain the enthusiasm and
Give II direction. he our n ],
In cooperation with Mr.. Rogers,
owner of the wonderful horse, Jim
Key, has arranged prize essay con-
test for pupils In the fourth to eighth
GRADES, inclusive. In the Minneapolis
public schools. They are asked to
write brief essays, based on their
own observations. showing how anil
mails respond to kindness and pa
thence. This lie the last week of the
contest.
Papers should be plainly written on
one side of the paper only, and should
not exceed 800 words.
Each paper should bear the name,
| address, school and grade OF the
writer, and. Of course, all must be
| original and neat. Spelling Will also
be a factor In the consideration.
/ If you have done or seen any act
/ of kindness to any animal, Just write
the story simply and send 1t to Uncle
| Bert" care of The Minneapolis Jour-
| nal.
| Prizes are awarded each week Tor
| the papers from each grade, eaeh
class receiving three prizes. 81, 70
/ cents and so cents, srespectiveiy. The
best of these papers will be published
In T he Jour ma |, and the Jim Key
| Band of Mercy column will be reg
| ular feature of T he Journ J..
SEND IN YOUR ESSAYS AT ONCE.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-01
A Good Work Well Done.

The thanks of the city Of Minneapolis
are surely due to the committee or clJ1-
zens who undertook the collection and
superintendent of the fund for san
Francisco. While it is true that the
people are eager to give and dld give
with little solicitation, it is also true
that attempts to interest the public IN
q philanthropic effort are not attended
with the best results unless there Is
some organization.
The San Francisco committee ap-
proved itself efficient in every way. 1t
made prompt reports OF the money re-
ceived by it and took wise counsel as to
what to do with the accumulat1ons OF
cash. By having q representative on
the ground it was able to assure itself
that it was making no mistake IN the
a. kind of relief it was sending to San
Francisco Minneapolis -four has been
welcome. It has fitted in with the
Dlans of the local relief committee and
all has gone we'll:
Minneapolis will have given, when
all accounts are closed, about $6o.ooo
The railroads have contributed nearly
$4,000 in free transportation. Consid
erably more than 100000 has gone
out of Minnesota to the aid of Sal
Francisco. Tt has been money wei
spent, not only from the objective view
point of the relief afforded, but from
the subjective side.
There has never been q public move
ment participated in by larger per
centage of the people. The bushes
men, the churches, the professional
men, the man on the street, have don
their share. The school children di'
more than was expected of then
Their contribution of $4,000 to tn
fund is the most remarkable IN
stance of generous giving which, ha
come to public notice. It Representa-
real sacrifice on the part Of many c
the children and on the part of all c
the schools which threw their pictur
funds into the San Francisco relief. III
theater interests, which are alway
generous, outdid themselves in tn
case.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-01
with the, legislature. The subject is 81
big one, and worth the attention of
every prospective lawmaker.

big one, and worth the attention Of
every prospective lawmaker.
If the legislature decides that for
estry Is good investment for the state
school fund, it should give the state
board of investment authority to buy
cut-over lands suitable to the purpose,
and add them to the states holdings.
AS the Pioneer Press says, returns from
forestry are too slow to make it practi-
cal for private individuals. If done at
all. it must be done by the state or ma
tional government. The state can buy
the poorest cut-over land for q mere
song, and add it to the tracts selected
for reforestation, bringing in thirty or
forty years magnificent return. This
is all stated from the standpoint Of the
nothing about the public benefit to be
derived from future timber supply.
Opposition may come from some of
the northern Minnesota people, thru a
misunderstanding of the proposition.
There is no real need of a disagree
ment between forestry advocates and
the people Of the north. Both agree
that land unfit for agriculture should be
reforested. That is all that is contem-
plated in h g J urnal's suggestion
The fitness Of land for agriculture
should be determined by the most com
petent authority, under a system of sol
analysis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-01

III Nebraska having nothing out Of which
to make a successful exposition, by COM
parison with the North Star state. the
Lincoln Journal has this to say about our
plans to celebrate our Minnesota semi
centennial:
Minnesota will reach its semi centen-
niah in 1908. 1t seems that nobody has
been able to think of more suitable way
to celebrate the rounding out Of half
century than to hold an exposition. So
they are talking Of extending the state
fair to month or six weeks and making
| it fully as elaborate an affair as the
| Lewis and Clark exposition last year.
That may be- profitable to- the cities, but
1t does not seem the most digniied way
| for a state to observe SO important a
date In its history. A permanent memorial
of some kind would be much more appro-
pirate. In 1917 Nebraska will reach Its
| fiftieth birthday. Before that time ar
rives possibly somebody will think Of a
way to commemorate the date in more
suitable way than by erecting lath and
plaster buildings and selling peanuts and
lemonade all summer long. If a beginning
is made now on a suitable historical soci-
ETY. building it will be easy to have the
final wing completed in 1917. That would
be a memorial worth while.
The only trouble about the foregoing Is
that it is so uncomfortably near the
truth.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-01

In his communication on automobile
driving, published in another column, M,
W. Lee Is at fault at least in one partic-
ular. The journal has made no
comment on the fatal accident referred to
because 1t is yet unable to decide. in the
conflict of testimony, how much OF blame
should attach to the driver Of the auto
mobile. This sad affair ought to be, and
we understand. is to be made the sub
ject of an official investigation. Nothing
else can determine definitely the measure
of blame If any, which should attach to
the driver of the machine in this case.