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The Washington times., 1906-05-04

Hauze, White House; Seaman. White
House: Rector. White House, Ihomp-
kinS. White House; FLYNN, Police Court;
Ames. wOTkhouse: Raley, headquarters;
Acting Sergeant BOde. night inspector.
No. Sergeant Plemmons, night in
speCtOr: Baum, White House; Berman,
detective Office: Cats. hack Inspector; {;
Cattei. Police Headquarters: Gilbert,
White House. Hooper. Police Court van:
HOughian. Police Headquarters, King
berg. Police Headquarters; Lynn, Police
Headquarters: McTaggart. Police Head
quarters; Philips. Police Headquarters;
Purks, White House, and Sandberg
Police Headquarters photographer
Detailed by Lieutenants.
In addition TO these men there are
a number of others who are detailed by
the lieutenauts OF the various precincts
TO keep a special watch on the hotels
or where railroad improvements are be
ing made In the First precinct there
are a number Of post duty men," as
they are called. Former Sergeant Acton
seldom leaves the market. Private Nc
Daniels remains in front Of the POstoffice
throughout all his hours of duty.
Private Shannon stays in front of the
Shoreham all day, and there are a num-
Der Of inactive patrOlmen who are Of
but little assistance TO the Police De-
partment.
The Washington times., 1906-05-04
Handbag Habit That Is
An limitation TO Thieves
Major Sylvester Does Not Think Women Use
Proper PreCautiOn to Prevent Their Being
Attacked on the Streets

Pocketbool1 and handbag snatchers
have been plying their trade with con-
siderable activity throughout the past
ten days. and Major Sylvester has given
his men special instructions about such
cases. During the spring and summer
months women carry their reticules ex-
posed so as to virtually hold out an in
vitation to a i)afer or thief and it is
not surprising t) the major that a num-
Der of such thcfts have been reported
Majcr Sylvester does not think the
women of the city use due precaution to
prevent their being robbed on the
streets
Speaking Of the matter today Major
Sylvester said:
Crime always was and always will be
committed. The police were organized
by and to cooperate with society in its
prevention and detection. The police
are but human, but by reason Of their
experience and continued application TO
the work should be better prepared than
the layman 10 advise against fads and
fancies and omissions and neglect which
in a large measure contribute to the
commission of thefts if not 20 acts of
violence.
while this territory is comparative
ly free from crimes of greater magni-
tude and the invasion OF professional
criminals, there occasionally occurs a
disturbance which tends TO alarm, be-
cause of the general good order and in
frequency of such Offenses.
You have asked me about the snatch
ing of poc<etbooks. You no doubt OBJ
serve daily on our streets and elsewhere
that ii is q general practice of the iadJes
who may be out shopping or walking
The Washington times., 1906-05-04
DAUGHTER SENT KISS
TO GOVERNOR HOGH
Mrs. Stanley Was Commissioned by Her
to Deliver the Goods,
That's All.

WICHITA. Kan. May 4.-Frlends OF
ex-Gov. w. r. Stanley give out the
following as the basis OF the report that
Governor Hoch had attempted 10 kiss
Mrs. Stanley during an official call in
the governors mansion. The incident
happened in April a year ago. Mrs
Stanley had made a long trip over the
State visiting the various State chart
table institutions. At Emporia Mrs
Stanley met the daughter Of the goy-
ernOr and talked with her for sor7e
time AS Mrs Stanley was leaving sbe
said she was going TO call upon Govern
or Hoch.
Tell papa ] send my love ana fors
of kisses said Miss Hoch. Mrs stan
ley. after concluding the business with.
the governor. mentioned her meetine,
with Miss Hoch and told him the mes
sage. wen" said the governor. are
not you going 10 deliver the goods ,"
Mrs. Stanley told several Of her friends
at The time. but nothing came OF IL un-
I'll early In the winter, when the repor;
that Hoch had tried to embrace Mrs
Stanley was given out MIS- Stanley
resigned when the political version
came out Since then political capital
has been made out of IL by Hoch-s enc
mics. Stanley's friends who went 70
the convention told Of the origin OF the
story when they returned to Wichita
The Washington times., 1906-05-04
COLORED COACHHAN
ACCUSES MRS. HARTJE
Reiterates Statement Formerly Made
Relative 70 Relations With
Millionaire's Wife.

PITTSBURG. May Another sensa-
ton has developed in the divorce suit
brought by August Hartje. the Million
aire paper manufacturer Cnnord FFooe.
formerly Hartfe-s negro coachman.
made a sworn statement before leaving
the State duplicating himself and Mrs.
Hartje, who IS a handsome woman OF
thirty-twO. and Of d good family.
Mrs. Hartje's attorneys employed de-
tectiyes who arrested HoOe in East I.fy-
erpooI. Ohio. two months ago, brought
him 20 Pittsburg. and on the strength
of confession that he had lied about
Mrs. HarTje. signed by him. had him
committed 10 Jail in default OF $1,000
bail for perjury
Now HoOe has again applied 10 have
his bail reduced He said his testimony
against Mrs Hsrtje Is true. and that he
made the confession OF perjury after
being made drunk with whisky.
HoOe denies that he has AT any time,
Willingly and without COmpulsion. made
any statement denying the truth OF the
Iacts alleged IN his deposition He AYERS
ttiat any statement or pretended confess
sion contra dieting. correcting or denying
any fact said by him in his former de-
poslu0n was obtained from him by
Iorce: fraud. whisky, and promise OE
compete immunity The court rendered
The Washington times., 1906-05-04
SYLVESTER LOOKS
TO SPECIAL FORCE
May Draw on Them for
Patrol Duty.
PROMPTED BY ASSAULTS
Need of More Men Made Apparent BY
Recent Boldness of Colored
Footpads.
PROMPTED BY ASSAULTS

Realizing that he must get more men
for active duty from somewhere, be-
cause of the repeated assaults upon
white women by colored thugs, Major
Sylvester may find 81 necessary TO dra W
upon officers now assigned TO special
duty
With this end in view. the superin-
tendent has instructed every policeman
who is not patrolling a beat on some
street TO write out in black and white
the exact nature Of the duty he is per-
forming
A complete list of the men who are
regularly enlisted policemen, bat do spe-
cial duty, as well as the district 10
which they are assigned. follows:
No O.-Actlng Sergeant Wilson, night
Inspector; Curtis, White House; Kelly,
White House; Hoagland, Police Court
Stroupe sanitary officer
No 9-Gallagher, House of Detention;
bradley. White House; Dalrymple,
White House; Gee, White House; Glea-
son, White House; Schrader, White
T.oush; Daley. workhouse: Heide, vet
eiinarian; Jackson, Bathing Beach
No. S-Beans. White House; HCllidCe.
d2s pound; w. NJ Mattingiy. Police
Headquarters; Turner, Emergency Hos
pital; Tyser. detective office; Cpp6T1Ian y,
tax office.
At Precinct No. 7.
No. = Sergeant Harrison, White
House; Backenheimer. White House;
Keech. White House; Lewis. White
House; Pearce, White House; 6. Bur
rows. Detective Headquarters; + Bur
rows, Emergency Hospital; Edwards,
District Building; Robey, District Build
ing; Walsh, workhouse-
No. 6-Sergeant Carter. Detective
Headquarters; Brady, White House;
Puilding; German. Police Headquarters;
GOss, White House; JamiSOn, White
House; Langley, Police Court; Morgan,
District Building; Mulvey, White House; +;
O'Dea, detective Office; Reynolds de
tectiVc office: RatchfOrd, White House (;
Sears, detective Office.
No. 5.-AndersOn- District Building,
Andrews. White House, Burgess. House
of Detention: Cissel, White House; Cos
tello, White House: Dyer, White House; (;
Evans. House Of Detention. FrcCh.
White House; Kelly, White House; Ker-
ston. workhouse; Smith. House Of De
tention. Van Zant, detective Office.
No 4-Sergeant Hadley. night inspec-
House; Daley, District Building: Hat
ton. Police Court, Hospital. White
House; Hutchinson, Police Court. KemD,
White House: Melton, District Building.
No. 3.-Barbee. detective office: Bran
lett, White House. CrameT. WOrkhOuse:
English, humane officer: Fields. White
House; Hester, White House, kelleher,
Assessors office; Lewis. White House;
O'Brien. White House; Ogle, White
House.
No. 2-Sergeant Bryan, White House:
The Washington times., 1906-05-04
CAPITOL POLICE SEND
RELIEF CONTRIBUTION

The Capitol police. through Captain
McGrew. have forwarded TO the chief OF
police Of San Francisco $3.50 for the
relief Of members Of the police vf that
city who sustained losses from the
earthquake or FIRE
The Washington times., 1906-05-04
A. A. j. GYNNAST|C
GAMES ARRANGED
South Atlantic Association
Meet at Benning.
LONG LIST OF ENTRIES
Contestants Will Be Drawn From Col
leges and Clubs of Seven
States.

! The plans for the gymnastic events OF
the championship games of the South
Atlantic Association of the Amateur
Athletic Uninn, 10 be held at Benning
race track, ns:ar Washington. on Satur-
| day afternoon, June 9. have been again
arranged by William Becker, who so
successfully conducted that end OF the
Baltimore met last year when there
were ffty-one contestants. He has also
in view Offering a silver loving cup to
the individual or club holding the cham
pionship In these special events for three
consecutive years. The championship is
at present held by the Turn section of
the Baltimore Labor Lyceum.
Open 10 All Amateurs.
The events are offered to those athletes
who work along the line of indoor gym
nastics. and are open 10 all American.
German ard Bohemian teams 1t is ex-
peCted that this opportunity will bring
about combination OF me two methods
of physical development-that of the
American athlete in dashes. running and
jumping, and that of the Turner in ap-
raratus work.
The events viii be on the horizontal
bar. parallel bars and vaulting horse.
They viii be treated as three distinct
events and nine medals will be given
the regulation gold, silver and bronze
Championship medals of the A A u
II Is optional with the contestant
whether he enters all three events or
only one Three exercises of the con-
tCStaEts own selection VIII be required
on each apparatus
This IS the first opportunity Washing
tCnians have had 10 witness or take
part in championship gymnastic games
Contestants From Many States.
Contestants viii he drawn from all
athletic and gymnastic associations Of
colleges and universities and independ-
ent clubs in the District Of Columbia
Maryland. North and South Carolina
Virginia. West Virginia. and Delaware.
All competitors must be registered in
the A A L. or affiliated associations
Entry blanks viii he ready in a few
days. and all entries will close at 70
o clock noon on June ,. with J. ".
Crawford, chairman Of the games com
miitce, ls16 G street northwest Wash
ingtou. II. g Further information re-
gardiug the Eymnastic events may be
had Of William Becker 1893 North Full
ton avenue. Baltimore. Nd.
The Washington times., 1906-05-04

to carry exposed in one hand or sus-
pended from a belt "A leather. cloth.
SILVER, or gold imitation pocketbOOk or
bag. which may contain money, visiting
cards. or car tickets or KEYS In ike
manner they expose gold and silver
watches and jewelry.
An Invitation to Pockpockets.
This style or practice is in the
nature Of an invitation To the loafer 10
steal. The records show the diminutive
street arab to be just as adept as the
pro fessional. when il comes 10 grabbing
pDcketb0ok, cutting a bag with pair
of scissors. or picking up either at a
favorable moment from a market stall.
Isn't il wonder there is not more
of Il?
Now the citizen. male or female. who
moves about from store to market in
crowded places holding out these invi-
taJiOnS in a measure contributes TO this
character OF stealing. WIN garments
cannot be made with a receptacle for
the wallet or watch is indeed strange. or
Is II the feeling OF security which
hsould be called insecurity that prompts
When you take into consideration
the large class of half-EroWn ruffians
who may be found IN some localities
many who do rot work and who live by
their wits or through the support of
others, II is remarkable there is 50 lit
Tic OF this character OF offense.
Not only GO we observe ladies carry
ing purses and attractive reucules on
the streets. bug in the more remote sec
tons where IL must serve as an attrac-
tiOn to the thief or ruffian.
1T is a style which should be aban-
dOned As a move toward better pre-
ventton. Every day this careless habit
seems TO be growing. and il is a cause
for comment. not as against appearance,
but in the nature of just criticism in
favor OF better security for person and
property
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-03-30

had been the pride of northwestern
Missouri. But the road was so rough
that he had 10 drive in a walk u the
dragged road, where the colt was
speeded TO the owners satisfaction and
then was driven home, as ne came, at
a slow walk.
"This experience converted the gem
tleman, who Immediately made "A
drag and so broke the ice. do not
say he was the first convert but he
was certainly the first convert who
showed his faith by his works.
"The next year ! knew ofnine drags
in the township, while in the next
year fifteen drags were made in one
week at one county blacksmith shop
within four miles Of my house. Since
then there has been steady growth
and large proportion drag.
"Ilerein Is one Of the most valuable
features Of this good roads without
money plan; there is nothing to sell.
\ convert builds drag and makes "A
race track"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-03-30
The Herald Commended.

Editor Herdld.-The attention Of to-
bacco growers is directed to the in
terest taken in them 10y the Farmyile
Herald, and its disposition to publish
everything Of real benefit to the COM
muni'y social educational and re-
ligious.
1t would be Of special efitifevery
farmer, white and colored, will take
this paper, as its columns are freely
used TO push forward the great enter
prise now Oh foot to better the general
prosperity Of tins section. 1t has the
peculiar advantage of being located in
the center Of the dark tobacco belt,
and at headquarters Of the Dark To-
bacco Growers Protective Associ ton
in Virginia.
a good local paper is an indispens-
able agency in conducting any public
enterprise, and when used TO the best
advantage becomes most powerful
defense Of the public welfare.
The Herald is also commended 10
the citizens Of Farmvile. I'm view Of
the fact that the Tdewater Railroad
will pass through near by towns, it is
extremely probable that Farmville's
business will be crippled. And with the
presentprospectofthe Tobacco Grow
ers Association getting control of the
saleOf tobacco, what guarantee has she
OF getting her usual patronage in the
handling and marketing Of same? "a
hint To the wise is sufficient
A SUBSCRIEER.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-03-30
ROAD DRAGGING.

At the Atoms Good Roads meet
ing held in Mexico Feb. 22nd, road
dragging was question upon which
much of the discussion hinged. d.
Ward King Of Holt Co., Mo-, member
OF the State Board of Agriculture,
among other things, said: "The sim
pie, cheap Missouri split log drag
solves the problem. I'm Missouri we
have demonstrated our ability To
maintain ordinary earth roads with
very little expense. One spring day
in the year Of 1896 htched 10 acheap
continuance made something like a
three rung ladder, and stepping onto
il drove down the road toward my
neighbours front gate. drove with one
horse of my team on each side Of the
right hand rut with the drag follow
ing at All angle Of about forty-fve de-
grees. The road had been badly cut
up by travel during a spell Of wet
weather and was just drying. The
drag scraped the surface Of the rough
road, broke down the edges Of the rut
and 10y drifting the loose dirt along
the face Of the other low places leaving
the rut smooth The larger clods and
surplus dirt was carried clear over To
100 middle of the highway and left
there men reached the front gate
/ turned and drove home oNer. TIC
other rut. BY this operation smooth
ed the road and moved a small amount
Of earth to the center.
"The road was better at once. AZ
ter the next rain repeated the opera
ton and have done so with few excep-
tiOns after every rain on to the present
time. The road continued to improve
and became locally famous because it
never got very bad and because it dried
and became in fine condition so quick
ly after the rain had ceased. The
W"AANNAiNA III lANNNihNhN WibhEuA ny
this simple instrument was brought
to the notice Of Secretary Ellis, of the
Missouri State Board of Agriculture,
who investigated thoroughly and then
arranged with me to go out into the
State backed by the Board for the pnr-
pose Of spreading the information /
had gained by my experiment. Since
then I have been more and more oc-
cupied in explaining and demonstrate
ing this simple method until now al
most my entire time is taken.
"FeS people believe and, until they
try it, nobody cOmprehends what
say about the results that follow the
practice Of this method. 1t is absurd
ly simple.
"But the best drag is made Of the
split log. Seasoned slippery elm is
good, large red cedar post or the end
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-03-30
HOW TO STEAL WITH SAFETY

Judge Humphreys, Of Chicago, has
decided that the meat packing corpo-
rations engaged i'm the business Of VIC
lating the laws Of this country can be
punished, but that the officers Of the
corporations are immune. Which leads
us to repeat what North Carolinian
once said: "lf that is the law, then
the law is a derned fool.
We called attention some weeks
ago 10 the remarkable, but strictly
RooSeveltian, stand taken 10y Iheo-
dore Roosevelt when his pet, Pau
Morton, now at the head Of the Equi-
table Insurance Company-wasa about
To be indicted for violating the law IN
regard 10 rebates. Morton was then
in Roosevelt's cabinet and something
had to be done quickly to save him.
Roosevelt refused to permit the United
States Attorney TO prosecute him. and
said that the corporations could be
punished for violating the laws, but
not the officers Of the corporation.
Now, Roosevelts way is to start
great many things, but to finish moth
ing. And so the country was startled
when il was announced that the Pres
ident was really goingt to prosecute the
meat packers, Armour, Swift and 9th
ers, for violating the laws Of the coun-
try.
The evidence was conclusive; the
law had been persistently violated;
and il looked to the country as if at
last one or more millionalres would |
have TO wear stipes Of the sames style,
cut and fit as those allotted TO the
man who steals hog instead of steal
ing million hogs and selling them at
an extOrtionate profit after getting re-
bates. But, no. Judge Humphreys,
learned in the law, says in effect
"These corporations can be punished.
But the gentlemen who own the cor
porations and run them cannot be
touched"
1t is said that Roosevelt is much
chagrined at this decision Why
should he be2 It's his own doctrine
when applied to ms pets. fits good
law for Paul Morton, why not for Ar
mOur and Swift and Rockefeller and
Morgan and Jim Hill and the other
-, - freeh2oters? The great mis-
public ,.ooDI-
take that chicken thieves na,v H.. =, =,
has been that they have not incorpO-
rated themselves before breaking into
their neighbours hen houses.
We may now look for an enormous
increase in the number Of incOrpora-
ted companies in this country. fla
man wishes to steal hogs, chickens,
COWS, and other meat, all he has TO do I
Is TO get himself incorporated to do
general meat business-and he can ,
hen rob his neighbors as long as ne
keeps out of range of their guns. The
aw cannot touch him. 1t can fine
he corporation to which he belongs, \
)ut il cannot harm the owners and
officers. II you want to steal without /
going to the penitentiary, get incorpO-
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-03-30

The good old summer time is COM
ing by degrees.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-03-30

Of telephone pole will do first rate.
DO not make the drag too heavy. Post
master Phelps OF Centralia, Mo-,
bought stuff in the country, hauled
II TO town and hired carpenter
10 make them. They cost him seven
ty-hye cents apiece.
Gas road dragging is carried on in
most localities there is no chore.
'ln Plate County, Mo, is from So
or $40 per mile. While Sac County,
Iowa in 1894, by the drag method,
maintained twenty eight miles in
quarter stretch condition at cost Of
$40 per mile. Everything, even the
cost Of the drags themselves being
charged against the roads.
"a farmer near Richmond, Mo-,
dragged clay road for year and 10y
so doing converted his neighbors. But
instead Of each man dragging his pOr-
ton Of the highway they agreed among
themselves TO employ one man 10 do
the work. This man was paid at the
rate Of three dollars day and keep ac-
count Of his time himself. The stretch
Of road he was to drag was four and
one-half miles long. At the end OF the
year he presented his bill. What do
you suppose was the amount? Kept
his own time, charged three dollars
per day and maintained the road so it
was like a race-course for the most Of
the year. His bill was $50 for the
year. One dollar and sixty-two and
One-third cents per mile. Is the diff
ference between these figures and Sl5
mile worth considering? If the
roads are SO wonderfully improved,
does not the cost Of dragging as COM
pared with our present expensive sys-
tenn Of poor roads become a minus
"As TO my own experience on the
half mile have dragged since 1896 | |
feel confident get paid for my trouble |
many times over i'm the ease and COM
fort my own family enjoy travelling |
il, while the satisfaction to the neigh
bors and to the travelling public at
large is of additional value and can be
counted as that much more clear gain.
And this is not all, for each Of my
neighbors now drag the roads, some Of
hem eXerting themselves to have a
better road than do so that for several
years have had three mile race
rack on which to drive to town, with
,ut money aud without price.
"Yet dragged the roads four years
before anybody else began. The break
anne in this way. One day in March
found a merchant horse fancier driv-
ng his colts out 10 my half mile road
o speed them. lie came over two
niles Of highway, which by nature
vas much better fitted for training
purposes. More than that he came di.
ectly pas the entrance to the fair
rounds on which was a track that