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The Washington times., 1906-11-28
BRUIN TAKES PEEP
IN SHANTY WINDOW
Tenorizes Camp of LabOrerS
During Early Hours OF
Morning.

ALTOONA. Pa. Nov. 2S.-A bear OF
unusual size terrOrized a camp OF 20
laborers employed by the American Pipe
Line Company on a reservoir for the
Pennsylvania railroad, four miles west
OF Duncausville between 1 and 2 clock
IN the morning.
For an hour the animal wandered
about the camp. and while the men We're
armed they were asraid 10 leave their
shauties TO meet him u open combat.
Dogs aroused the slerpeTs and Cullen
Webster. a clerk. aWOke 10 find the bear
looking i'm his window After wandering
around an hour BTu!n ambled past
James Coyle's window, and he shot
him
From Tidi0ute, in Warren county. q
thrilling encounter with a large black
bear was reported, in which the hunter
narrowly escaped.
Henry Bradley, Of East Pittsburg,
who IS connected with the Westinghouse
Electric Company, while hunting, shot
a bear IN the flank Maddened by the
pain the bear rushed toward the hunter
and Bradley emptied his repeater at the
animal as IT descended upon him. i've or
the bullets taking effect, but only tend
ing 10 increase its fury.
Just as the euTaEed bear reached him
and prepared TO strike him down. Brad
ley threw away his gun, which was now
useless. and drew his hunting knife
P1ungtug II into the animaAs side 20 the
hiIt he reached the heart and had the
satisfaction of seeing the animal drOp
dead al his feet. Bradley escaped with
q few scratches
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
ORGANIZED LABOR IN POLITICS.;
TWO SIDES TO THE ARGUMENT

Labor leaders and public men are
at wide variance III their opinions of
the proposition that organized labor
should take part in politics, as or
gauized labor. IN reviewing the
situation at length, the Boston
Transcript concludes:
II the Federation decides to go into
politics, several courses Of action are
possible. The Federation may itself as
sumo the role of a party. adopting its
own platform and nominating its own
candidates; or, again, IL may take the
lead in establishing a new labor party,
independent of the Federation in or
ganizaJiOn. but supported by the latter;
or, finally. II may adopt an OppOrtunist
and eclectic policy of alliance with ex-
listing parties, selecting particular can
didates and measures for approval or
disapproval acD0rc,ng to the circum-
stances Of each ce.Se. The first course
would involve the serious danger of
causing division AID dissensiOn in the
ranks Of the Federation, to which at
tention has just been called The second
policy would be extremely difficult TO
carry out with any considerable degree
of success and is open to the objection
that il would intensity class antagOniSm
in American politics. The last method
is the simplest, and would probably ac-
COmplish most in concrete results.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
The Home of F. S. Key.

Half a dozen local buildings iden-
titled with the lives of great Ameri-
cans or the enactment of great Amer
lean events were specified in these
columns last Wednesday as without
reasonable likelihood of being pre-
served and now not even suitably
marked for the information of
passers-by. In contrast was cited
the movement among the people of
Massachusetts to purchase and
maintain as a memorial the home in
Newton of DR.. $. +. Smith, author
of america" 1t has since deveI-
oped that ON the very day this COM
ment was published a dwelling in
Washington at least as noteworthy
as this house in Newton was being
made ready for demolition.
The building in question was for
thirty years the home Of Francis
Scott Key. author of "The Star
Spungled Banner" the song desig-
mated by the President az the Amer
lean national air. 1t was his home
when the song was written and dur
ing his long service as United States
District Attorney for this iurisdic-
1ion, and il was there ne died. For
a generation it has stood near the
District end of the Aqueduct bridge
in full view of all who travel NJ
street in George getown-unkept and
disintegrating.
Inquiry as to its present owners
made Thursday morning revealed
that they were about to raze it and
erect a row of one-story business
buildings. Thereupon various per
sons opened correspondence with
the secretaries of local and national
patriotic societies with the object
of forming an association particular
" 10 purchase this old home and
restore il. In the meantime the
owners have been persuaded to post
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
IF WE MUST HAVE BOSSES
LET THEM BE LOCALIZED

Discussing Secretary Bonaparte's
suggestion to elect political bosses.
the Louisville Courier-Journal thinks
the scheme a good one if the boss
has come to stay; that Il were bet
ter TO recognize him under his real
title, thus:
II we once recognizes the fact. il il
is a fact that the boss system has come
10 stay, the logical idea IS that set out
by Mr.. Bonaparte. Let the boss be
legalized. Let him say who shall be
candidates for Office without the inter
yenuou OF conventions or other nomi-
mating agencies which he controls so
absolutely as 10 render such agencies
entirely unnecessary There is. of
course, one other way. II the people
who do not believe IN party bosses can
command a majority. ir is competent
for them to destroy the bosses alto
gether. But If they are resolved 10
pcrpetu3te the boss system. something
may bee said in favor OF a legaliZed
boss, chosen for his specific work, and
responsible 70 the rank and file OF his
party as q nOminatCT and not as an or
uCehUlder.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
ONE POSSIBLE WAY TO
BEAT THE STANDARD OIL GAME

John Shaeffer, of Wildwood. y. T..
has discovered that by feeding hens
lightning bugs you can induce them
to lay illuminated eggs. The Mem
phis Commercial Appeal. which
seems 10 be Mr.. Shaeffer's efficient
organ, tells about 1t:
Air- ShIener. during the height Of the
uEh-nlnE bug season. gave tvso hens
nothing else 10 eat. and each dav he got
Two eggs OF lo-candle-pOwer strength.
BY vanishing the eggs he has nre-
served their strength. and he believes
the longer these glowing eggs are kept
the stronger they viii grow.
Bv painting them red, blue or green he
found that he could get as many diff
fcrenJ colored lights. and most beautiful,
effects could be got by stringing them IN
TesUOOns.
He thinks that If lightning bugs are
fed 70 Ostrlches lights large enough Tor
automobile lamps can be had, ana VIII
enter the industry extensively next sea
son.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
DOG THROTTLES HORSE
IN DESPERATE BATTLE

MERIDEN, Conn, Nov. 2S.-Edward
Truella. of Bristol, heard a commotion
in his barn. and upon investigation,
found his horse lying on the floor, feebIy
kicking. and at its throat was Mr.
Trueila's bull terrier with its teeth
sunk deep into the flesh. Mr.. TrueIla
tried to make the savage dog loosen its
grin, but couldn't. Chief Of Police
Belden shot the dog.
George T. Elliott, a veterinary sur
geon, said the horse was nearly dead
and he shot it. There We're evidences
in the stable of a terrific struggle. and
il is supposed that the horse defended
itself until the dog go. its deadly grip
and then fell exhausted. For years he
horse and the watch dug had been kept
in the barn together. The dog showed
no sign of rabies.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
A NFAR-FARIE.

There was once a man who boasted
that ne was always cheerful He con-
unued TO boast of this until many be-
heved him, while many others also be-
lieyed him-tO be d nuisance. lie used
to do the Solomon act on every oCca-
sion, handing out cheerful wisdom in
generous Chunkl 10 everyone who would
take il, and forcing it on many. But
one day he got home 10 find the cook
had gone, the gas range wouldn't work.
his wife was away on a visit and there
was nothing 10 eat in the house. The
things he said would put a longshore-
man TO blush.
Moral-Only a real optimist can pass
out cheerful philosophy on an enpty
stomach.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
SideLigttS on People and EDentS
That Make the NerpS and History
QUEER RESULTS OF A SEARCH
INTO A RICH MANS POCKETS

The New York Press tells this
story, showing the fallacy of the
popular impression that rich men
go about with their pockets bulging
with bank notes Of big denomina-
tion:
A prominent man strode past. Several
people or no small consequence nodded
ia response To his salutatiOn. He wore
a close-httlng cutaway suit, common
sense shoes of calf and q silk hat.
presidents, said subtreasury official
THAT Is Jim Stillman. No fireworks.
Just plain, sOl'a, get there. Born by ac-
CidenT in Texas. Yet "a Clean-CUt Yankee
from Connecticut. If YOU ever get aC-
qualuted with him well enough ask
abruptly what he has in his pockets.
As president OF the National City Bank
finance as the ROthschilds are In The
monetary affairs of Europe
But suppose said the listener. Il
never get a chance 10 ask Mr.. Still man
what he has ia his pockets? Can't you
enllEhten m-H' "Dh, j guess there's no
lie had couple Of penknlYeS, a buck
eye, shoe buttoner, a rabbit foot, two
or three rubber bands a silver pencil.
q bunch OF keys. cigar punCheT Il gold
watch. q leather washer. a diminutiye
cOFEscreW. a seal. a memorandum book.
an elevated railroad ticket some JhedreT
passes. three safety pins, box OF
matches. and a newspaper clipping" "
You haven't mentioned money"
Money! Why the man didn't have q
cent. Our big milllOnaireS don't travel
around with money in their pockets
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
A Private POStOffice.

W. d. Bovce, of Chicago, publisher
and man of big business, rather
took away the breath of the Postal
Commission yesterday, when he
calmly proposed TO organize a S5O.-
100000 corporation, take over the
postal business, improve the service,
and cut the rates in half.
More than that, Mr. Boyce pre-
scented a fetching argument that the
thing can be done protitably, if Con-
gress win permit. He finds no con-
stitutionaI objection - doubtless
knowing fun well that the Senate
can be relied on to do that-and
presents an Illuminating array of
business facts i'm favor of his pro-
posal.
Mr.. Boyce insists that his pro-
posal is made in good faith and that
he stands ready to carry it out.
That Is, of course, a safe assurance,
for Congress viii never dream of
giving him the chance to prove his
good faith.
We rather guess that Mr.. Boyce
knows this, and suspect that his
private ownership argument is
clever method of stating objections
to some present rules of the Post
office Department, which he and
other publishers disapproye. Mr..
Boyce and other publishers regard
these rules as opposed to expansion
of business. Private conduct of
great business looks to expansion,
TO wider usefulness. to annexing
new fields of revenue production.
Mr. Boyce has found way of stat
ing his case most effectively.
For one thing. this proposed priv
ate company would cut down from
about S5O.O00.00O to S25.O00.0O0 the
compensation to railroads for haul
ing mail Tt might be a good idea
to adopt common-sense business
methods long enough to get that
done, anyhow The Postal Commits
sion now i'm session would make a
real killing" if it would forget
about second class mail problems,
and write a report in fifteen words.
telling Congress- to revise the sched-
ules of compensation to railroads
and adopt the basis on which eN-
press companies pay Instead, the
commission is trying to figure ont
a way to make the patrons put up
this Iargess which the railroads get.
Opponents of public ownership.
seeking to stem the Unquestion7
able tide of sentiment which runs
that way, win find much to com
mend in the Boyce plan. Mr. Boyce
may have fallen upon just the right
plan for illustrating to the public
and to Congress the Weaknesses Of
present postal methods. Everybody
who wants good postal service viii
hope SO.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
London CdrpS ut Durand;;
Diplomats Here Aroused
SCreed in Westminster Gazette Says PrimaCy
of British Embassy Has Given
Way to German

friends He has maintained the most
pleasant relations with the President
and Secretary Root. and il is his own
assertion, which cannot well be dis
puted. that the relations between Great
Britain and America never were so
close and free from friction as they are
Socially. The Durands have had a
fellcitOus career in NaSAlugto ton Lady
Durand and her daughters have been
extremely popular, as has also the ann
bassad0I himself. The friends OF the
Durauds maintain, and present strong
evidence 70 prove their ease. ullJ there
has been no mpaTisOn IN social war
between the British embassy and the
German embassy. tie former having
been much the more prominent and
popular.
Baron Won Sternburg's Pull"
Il cannot be denied that the German
ambassador. Baron Speck Won Stern
burg has pleasant personal relations
with the Presideat. Moreover, ne Is
welded 10 an American wife. d Wash
ingt0n society woman who was former
Is Miss Laugham- This fact has been
of advantage 10 the baron IN many Of
his relations In Washington. The cr3ti-
cism from London at any rate lends q
peculiarly piquauJ interest 10 the ques-
ton who Is % De selected as the next
British ambassador II Is being freely
g0ssiDed about. in diplomatic circles.
that IL will probably be some one with
an influential American wife and ia
this connection there is much talk or
Sir Alan JOhnstOue, the minister 20
Denmark whose wife was Miss PInchOJ.
daughter of James Piuch9J OF Wash
ingtOn. and sister of clifford Piuchot,
head OF the Forestry Bureau Lady
Alan Johust1ne has been visiting here
latelr and her presence has given add
I'd interest 10 the gossip that her Nus-
band viii be sent as ambassador 20
Washington.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
HEIDI TO REJOIN
HIS OLD COMMAND
Captain is Ordered From
Transport BufOrd to Regi-
ment In Cuba

In accordance with orders that were
issued 10y the War Department today
Capt. Grayson y. Heidi viii be- relLev-
cd OF duty as quarJtTmaster officer In
command OF the transport Buford and
VIII rejoiu his regular command, *
Troop Eleventh Infantry. which IS now
in Cuba.
Captain HEIDI has Ietur-ad 10 san
Francisco on the transport BufOrd, tow
ing IN the Sheridan. which r-ent on the
rocks of Honolulu. September . The
BufJru was rushed out from Seattle 10
save the Sheridan. and II was race
between the transport and foul weather,
the former winning.
The tact that no report has been made
10 the War Department Of the discoy-
cry OF Captain HeidJs wife as a stow
away on the ship in an old uniform OF
her husband, gives officials here rea-
son for emphaticaIly denying the report
sent out from Des MOines two weeks
lgO. In that report it was stated that
"a letter ha, been received by friend
of Mrs. Esldt. who was formerly Miss
Grace Mcl, luieE. nelce OF Ile late flesl-
dent Mckinney. Mrs. Heidt, il was
stated. had written from Honlulu. stat
ing that she slowed herself away on the
DIX on which her husband was sailing
for the Philippines fOr duty. and was
discovered The second day out and put
asho.e al Honolulu. while her husband
was compelled TO Obey orders and pro-
ceed 20 the Philippines
War Department officials have sCoffed
al the sensational story from the first.
The BufOTd and Sheridan returned TO
San Francisco under the command of
Capt Charles r. Humphrey, ChO was
OuaTteTmaSter at Honolulu when the
BuforG arrived there. Il is declared mere
that had a woman been found aboard
ship the incident would necessarily be
reported by Captain Humphrey and
Captain Heidi would have been held for
an investigation.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
A Word TO the Wise.

John Bull is as anxious over the
selection of his new ambassador TO
this country as Uncle Sam. The
United States of America, Sir" has
become mighty important 20 Great
Britain of late. and we Yankees
have at last come to realize our
kinship of blood and purposes to
the English.
Perhaps John will see his way
clearer if we help him look over
the ground a bit.
First-The two nations now most
effectively represented in Washing
ton are Germany and France.
Second-This is due mainly 10 the
personalities of Baron Speck Won
Sternberg and NJ. j. j. Jusserand.
Third-Both these gentlemen are
historians and essayists.
Fourth-Whi}e Baron Sternberg
exercises the Presidents horses, NJ.
Jusserand exercises the President
at tennis.
\ word to the wise-even to the
English wise-should be sufficient.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
THANKSGIVING SERVICE
At JEFFERSON SCHOOL

An impressive Thanksgiving sight was
witnessed At the Jefferson School this
afternoon at 80 O'Clock.
The 900 pupils assembled in the main
hall of the building and lent theiT voices
in the singing of a Thanksgiving hymn
and several songs They marched past
the contribution box at the end OF the
hall and dropped i'm their mite.
G. y. Thompson principal of the JEFF
feTsOn School. inauEurdted the scheme
and says it thoroughly impressed the
children with the true meaning OF
Thanksgiving Day, and that 800 smiling
and happy COuntenances were seen q Z
ter they had deposited their mitss 81
the contribution box.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
Mail Service on Thanksgiving Day.

The MoHey-Order Division of 10
the public Thursday, November
The Cashiers Division will be
Carriers window viii be open rom % a.
The Registry Division viii open a. m
delivery its stations will
be made 1880 a.
Carriers window viii open delivery to clerks in
the departments from general public
2 p.
Collections will be made the main office Q
Station ~ 1880 D. m; Station r a+
rn 4:3O and II M Station d. at a m
ton F. at a. M and 10 p m Station G.
1890 , Station H. at m Station at
m Iakoma Park station at p. M; station
$50 and and Bennng station at a m and 4:so
p. m.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
CAFE OWNER BANKRUPT;
BANQUET WAS POSTPONED

NEW YORK, Nov. SIN squad. of
two and three, forty-tive huugry-loOk-
ing men turned away with mournful
faces from the closed doors OF the Cafe
Parisien, 156 West FOrty-fOurJh street.
ciety, which was TO have held its ban
qUet there. but which was postponed
because the proprietor closed up for
financial reasons
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
NISHAP IN A MINE
PREVENTS BIGAMY

W1LKESBARRE. Pa, Nov Is
Through mine accident at Plains. near
here, a wedding has been called Off
The bridegroom was 10 have been John
Happle, the man who was injured, while
Catharine Be-ke was to have been the
bride.
When Happlo was hurt, the girl want
ed to marry him at once. and it was
then that the Rev. Father COlligan
learned that he was a married man and
announced that there would be no mar
riage. The bans OF the marriage had
been announced twice in the church and
all preparations made for the wed ling
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
The next dav
Brlehtwood. y. c.
FROM UNLABELED CANS.

When a woman suffers in silence you
may just bet she Is suffering terribly.
Even an idiot can be versatile.
We know not what the morrow viii
bring EOurth-uuless il Is the 81 Of July.
The difference between a dTunkard
and d dIpsOmauiaC is about SZ5Uou0
IL Is said woman invented matrimonv,
bat IL IS known that man invented dl-
VOTce.
The difference between impudenCe ana
reparJee is the difference between brass
and gold
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
GET INCREASED PAY

To eQuaIize the salaries Of all the prin-
cipals IF twelve-rOom schools. the Dis
trict Commissioners have agreed to the
request made by Admiral George w.
Baird, president of the Board of Edu-
cation, that with the estimates for the
pals OF the Emery, Garnet, Randall
and Birney, and the Johnson and An
mex, of Brookland, be increased from
81 ,430 20 81 $50
They VIII also ask that the principal
of the Franklin School be allowed 81. .ISO,
and of the Thomson School, 81, ,O70
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
WOMAN SUES PHYSICIAN;
ALLEGING INCOMPETENCE

Or. Willia m A. Warfield has been
sued by Laura d. Taylor 10 recover $20.-
600 as damages for alleged injury 20 her
forearm She says in June last she call
ed upon DR. WaTtield 70 set her broken
wrist Instead of placing her forearm in
pistol shaped spliEts, she says he
placed il in straight splintS. which result
ed in her forearm becoming defOrned
Attorneys Leonard J. AIatHer and r. r
Horner are named as counsel for the
plaintiff
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
THANKSGIVING SERMON
BY DR.. C. H. EVEREST

The Rev. Charles Hall Everest. d. D..
viii preach a sermon appropriate TO
Thanksgiving Day al the First Congre-
gational Church, Tenth and q streets,
tomorrow. his subject being Thanks
giving fer the common people
There win be special music by the
large chorus under the direction Of Or.
J. W. Bischoff, organist
The Washington times., 1906-11-28

Diplomatic circles are all a-fiutter
over the hostile criticisms Of the British
ambassador. Sir Henry Mortimer Du-
rand. that have lately emanated from
London. IN particular, is there a surge
Of agitation in diplomatic ranks over
a recent article In the Westminster
Gazette. n the British embassy at
Washington. which makes certain un-
pleasant observations about the primacy
of this embassy and holds il has given
way both socially and politically 10
the German embassy here, by reason
of the close and confidential relations
between President Roosevelt and the
German ambassador, Baron Speck Fon
SteTuburg.
This criticism has greatly displeased
not only Sir Henry Mortimer Durand
and his family but the entire British
embassy and all the diplomats friend
" thereto. The displeasure also Is
keenly felt by those members Of Of
fetal society who are Ia pleasant rela-
tions with the British diplomatic repre-
sentatives and their families. They are
prepared 10 deny vigorously that there
has been any such surrender of social
or political primacy by the British en-
bassy.
Advocate of Roots Diplomacy.
The facts seem 30 be that the eriu-
cism Of Sir Mortimer is uTdeseryed. It
has been long time since q British
ambassador came so near TO filling the
demands of Washington as he. He is
a warm advocate of the new mode OF
diplomacy. which Secretary Root be-
Heves in. Sir Mortimer has been frank
and outspoken, and has shown a par
ticular. ---=-''- @apactty 70 make
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
OUR
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UTERARySs " DERARTGIEhT
E1AyS
Cg3g9
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Our literary department Is designed TO
be a boon to the great horde of strug-
Cling young authors who devote a few
moments Of their spare time once in "a
While In the hope OF becoming famous
and amassing a couple million dollars.
We have been flooded with specimen
poems, essays. stories, and other things.
largely other things, from authors and
authoTinas who desire our expert advice.
and have decided to give this sort Of
advice gratis. Send IN your literary
efforts
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
EVERYTHING HER OWN Way.

He (after a spaD-I sometimes think
You women court domestic quarreIs
She-We do not. If we had our way
theTe'd be none
He-Oh, exactly-if you had yo,u. way,
Boston Transcript.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
WHAT WOULD FOLLOW A
MERGER OF THE WORLDS NOSES

Statisticians cannot be suppressed.
Witt election figures out of the
way. one Of tlem has turned his at
tention to noses and kangaroos, and
offers this:
If all the noses on all the human be
ings in the world were one nose IL would
be 13l 523 S70104 agate lines from tip TO
base and 793.G15 10I.13l agate lines from
upper lip to the tip. 1t could smell
provided the hay fever in 44.69 OF ! per
cent of the nose did not affect the entire
nose. # all the kangarOOs in Australia
were one kangaroo 1t could jump from
Cape Wales, Australia to Christian
shaab. Greenland, IN one jump. II II
should aliEht with both feet on Christ
ianshaab glacier Il would start a wave
that would do S21 81 .045 damages to
shipping and docks at Reykjayik, Ice
land.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
ADVANTAGE OF SCIENCE.

Yes. / always examine my patients
under the X-ray-'
Il don't find IT necessary"
"Oh. IL isn't necessary. doc. but I can
tell how much he's got and charge him
accordingly"
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
HOW cOLoRS CHANGE.

o. ye who nightly paint the town,
Take warning
A taste for red begets dark brown
Next morning.
Catholic Standard and Times
The Washington times., 1906-11-28

'ShaH We make this the rich mans
country asks The Chicago Inter
Ocean. Too late. The damage has been
done. and the proposition is now up 10
make hlm divide.