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The Washington times., 1906-07-14
COURTNEY RESIGNS
PLACE At CORNELL
Veteran Coach Has Grievance Over
Salary and Treatment by Ath-
letic Authorities.

Charles z. Courtney. who for more
than a score Of years has been in charge
Of the Cornell crows, is reported to have
resigned his position. although his con-
tract has three more years 10 run.
Courtney complains that he Is poorly
paid and does not receive proper recog-
milton from the athletic authorities. ac-
cording TO the report. and rather than
stand the conditions longer has resigned
He will also sell the house which was
paid for One-third by himself. one-third
by Cornell enthusiasts, and one-third by
outsiders.
Charles +. Courtney was regarded as
one Of the most expert single scullers Of
his time, among his races being his
famous series OF contests with Edward
Hanlan. Courtney went TO Cornell IN
was started at the institution He has
grown up with the navy at CoEneH. 50
TO speak and his success has been
phenomenal and lasting. He is intense
ly popular at Cornei' and his only title
there is the "oid man" His viii IS
absolute, and he has been in several
arguments similar - that above On
every occasion concessions have Deen
made to him Cornell men feel that
without Courtney there would be no
rowing at Cornell. Courtneys greatest
successes at these waters have been
achieved in the last twelve years His
varsity eight has won seven out OF
eleven races on the Hudson. Only once
since 1901 has the senior boat been
beaten.
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FROM THE JoKEMAKERs.

BOy-Mr Smith IS teiephoning for his
machine Can you send il 10 him today
Head Man-DOn't see how We can,
Why, his machine is the only one
around here NJ to use,-Iife.
Know anything new?" asked the in
quisitiye person
Yes" answered the fashion editor of
a comic journal Bathing suit Jokes
will be q tritie shorter next summer
Chicago News.
Sam-Ah thought you done said dat
horse couldn't loser
Pcte-So All did. but dat horse done
develope noh versatility dan All 9Th
him credit fOh.-PuCk.
Wears Wien ". can any OF YOU
children tell me Cf another ark?
Bright Chiid-Ark the 'Eraid Angels
Singi-Punch
The Golf Gir'-John seems to have
fooled in making love TO me.
TIE Auto Girl-Well. something's gone
WrOnS with my sparker too.-Judge.
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Late Presidents FaVorite
Niece to Become Bride
of Capt. G. V. Heidi.

Miss Grace Howe Mckinley, niece of
the late President Mckinley. viii be
married next Wednesday at Fort Des
Moines. Iowa. to Capt Grayson Willard
Heidi, Fifteenth Cavalry, L. S. A.
Cards to the marriage have been issued
In the name OF Miss McKnley's broth
eT. Capt James Mckinley
Although neither of the young people
realized It, probably. the romance which
viii eliminate at the marriage altar
next Wednesday had it's inception In the
White House at Washington.
Was Favorite Niece.
Miss Mckinley was a favorite niece
OF her distinguished uncle and spent
much time in Washington. although she
took little part I'm the social life OF the
Capital. Her ambition led her rather 10
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FATE.

She thought thai she would take her
child
And seek some quiet. peaceful spot
Where gracious natuTe sWeetlly smiled
And jeopardy and noise We're not
She jOurneyed o the country. where
The valleys and the hills were green
She gave her 7arling freedom there
And breathed a blessing on the scene
Alas! how oft tie Wisest schemes
That people fashion go astrayi
How oft our fairest fOndest dreams
Dissolve to leave us in dismayl
Her darling turnbled from no tree,
Nor from the n cient cowshed fell;
Twas not her woeful lot to see
Them sadly fish him from the well.
But in the orchard on the hill
The apples dangled small and greenI
II they had stayed in town she still
Might wear a smile and be serene,
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Making Children Grow.

Three hundred of our children are
,.,rrino their vacations to account
lis summer by working a couple OF
acres of ground into truck gardens
-ni and seeds have been supplied
hem by the Agricultural Depart
ment and instruction is given with
out either cost TO them or TO the
Government by members OF the
corps of public school teachers who
lave hopes for their charges be-
yond the production of money
making machines.
This enterprise is not a sPasm-
II is now several years old and has
proven its practical value in results.
II is. indeed. only one phase of an
important adjunct TO the regular
course of the schools. Every ses-
ion buildings in the District have
been improved in appearance this
past term through the labor of the
youngsters who study there. The
children were so interested they
spent their own money for the seeds
and bought 10000 penny packages.
some OF these helped develop back
Yards beyond their normal crop of
tin cans and coal ashes. The rest
went to adorniLg the school plots
as, goodness knows, the school plots
required.
A remarkable featur of this work
IS that il was originated, grew, and
proved itself without any substan-
tial official recognition. An allow
nnce of mighty small size and an
unproductive request to Congress
tor an appropriation TO expand 1t
are the extent of the help given
bv the authorities. Otherwise the
children and the teachers have paid
The cost Of the movement them
selves
Here is a capital opportunity for
the new Board of Education-in the
midst Of its larger labors-to Sc
cure to the schools an influence
hich has undoubted value in fos-
tering industry, appreciation of the
out-of-doors, and a love of true
beauty. No great sum of money ts
either asked or needed. But recOg-
rition is both asked and needed.
Let the board appoint a committee
on the general subject Of school
gardens; let that committee inyes-
tigate the work already done; and
hen. in the light of its own find
ings. the board can determine if the
work is practical enough TO war
rant Endorsement. The local play
grounds committee would do well TO
study this work. as well. 10 see if
the laborers in both fields cannot
unite; for the school gardens move
ment aims not only TO interest
the child and occupy him more
profitably than with mischief in
The alleys but to accustom him
carly in his life 10 useful produc-
ion and open to him the charm Of
making things grow.
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The ArmOr Contract.

The fact that Secretary Bonaparte
did it adds to the unpleasant sur
prise of that armor plate contract
division. The Secretary is too good
a lawyer TO quibble about a proviso
that permits him to take into con-
sideration the "best results and
most expeditions delivery" The
Midvale company was willing 10 pro-
vide any guarantee the department
should demand for good results and
prompt delivery. Moreover. the
Secretary of the Navy is one public
man from whom the community has
been led to expect justice though
the heavens fall.
Mr.. Bonaparte had misgivings
about how the public would receive
his action, and made an explanation
which, however, failed to explain. 1t
was too nearly a repetition of the
arguments that the Steel trust offl-
cials had previously urged in favor
of dividing the contract.
The more attention this contract
receives. the less defensible appears
the action of the department. Before
the Aidvale company built an armor
plant the trust concerns had the
finest monopoly in the country.
They claimed and were generally
supposed to be the only possessors
Of the secret of nickel steel armor.
Nobody else IN this country was
supposed 70 be , bic 10 turn out so
good a product, and the law did not
permit purchasing abroad. Then
came the scandal of the "blow
holes" and confidence in the quality
and integrity of trust products re-
ceived a shock. Prices were ex-
cessively high, as we know now in
view of the great reduction that fol-
lowed the advent of competition.
When the Midyale entered the field
it was widely and Persistently de-
clared unable TO produce good
plates. The tests to which its plates
were subjected were more severe
than any heretofore established by
the department.; and the reports of
those tests forced the conviction
that the Midvale was making better
armOr than the trust, in addition 70
making il much cheaper. The Mid
vale forced a reduction in prices
which already represents millions
TO the Government On this last
contract the Midyale made the low
est bid. The trust sent officers here
10 plead for a division, and to offer
the same price that the .Nidvale had
made. They got it; half the con
tract was turned over TO them. But
the reasons given for this action
will hardly satisfy anybody. The
trusts uniform policy of milking
the Government for every dollar of
profit would have justified retalia-
tion against il. Certainly there was
no warrant for injustice to the
Midyale.
There seems TO be just one place
where the division of this contract
In the interest of the trust is re-
garded with satisfaction That is
at the headquarters of the Demo-
cratic campaign committee. No
wonder.
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would look at them. l made him no Of
Ter. After he was gone, / said to Mr.
Acheson ] thought he was a crook In
a little While some body telaphoned 4
mans voice said: 'Marron has offered
SO Tor those letters Then take en-
10 him 7 answered. and rang on That's
all l know"
More Prosecutions Likely.
This remark about the SIS was not
brought out in the hearing before the
alderman Marron's attack upon Free
man has made II all the more likely
that additional prosecutions will be
brought against the men who are al
;eRed 10 have had d part IN the Lincoln
Affidavits have been made which in
voive some OF the most prominent citi-
zens of Allegheny City.
Ihere were rumors that Assistant Dis
trict Attorney John S. Robb. jr.. would
order more arrests, but II could not be
confirmed.
Just before court adjourned. Gilbert r.
Perkins, chief detective for Mrs. HartJe
was handed q mysterious package,
which seemed to please him miELily.
He reported the receipt 10 hrs. HaTtJe
who seemed pleased. The contents of
the package, or its bearing on the case
were not made known.
When Detective Perkins came into
court he was asked:
The package you received this morn
ing is reported to have some bearing
on arrests that are TO be made. Is that
trueT'
You will have to see Mr.. Robb about
that I can say nothing noWst
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MARINE BAND CONCERT
At WHITE HOUSE TODAY

Al the White House this afternoon be-
ginning al 5.55 o'clock the following
program by the Marine Band will be
given.
March. Sound on (hrst time)
DrOop
Overtur-, "Robesplerre" ..--.--.... Littolff
Sherman song. and sailor chorus
from The Flying Dutchman" Wagner
Euphonium solo. polka, "Pyramids"
Liberati
Ole J. May.
Suite. Peer Gynt'' ...............,..G .Grieg
ta) Morning" allegro pastorale.
tb) The Death of Ase,' Andante
DolOToso.
(c) ''Anitra's Dance" Tempo di Ma
Zurka-
(dD Dance of Imps in the Halls of
the Mountain King" Allegro Mar
Ziale.
Waltz. 'Espana" "--....,........W WaldteufeI
SlaYonic Dance No. s............ .Dvorak
''The Star-Spangled Banner"
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KISSES HIS WIFE,
SWALLOWS POISON
Murderer Just Sentenced
For Life Found Dead
In His Cell.

CHICAGO, July I.-Ralph Leisle, con
victed yesterday OF the murder OF SAM
uel Goldberg. a salOonlteeper, three
months ago. and sentenced 10 life i'm
prisonment. was found dead in his cell
in the county jail early today. Yester-
day afternoon he bid his wife gOodby-
The death followed a hxed determine
ton Of Leisle 70 cheat the cell IN case
lie should be sentenced 70 life imprison-
ment- He had obtained poison by some
means, and ended his life during the
night.
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Everybody Sick All the
Time, But It's Mostly
HomeSlCkneSS.
PLACE FOR MARK TAPLEY
Dickens Cheerful Character Would Be
Right in It at
Colon.

PANAMA, Isthmus OF Panama. July
10.-Louis Van de i9utte. who Was De
Lesseps chief engineer. and under
whose direction was made most OF the
canal building progress Of the French.
has come back TO the isthmus to view
again the work he deserted a score OF
years ago. fleeing before a scourge OF
rnaIariaI and yellow fevers, which, he
his immediate party Of siXty-fve except
himself and one other
Monsieur Van de 5'utte is a Partisan.
After a week on the isthmus he viii 60
70 Colombia 70 look into the practicable
lty OF a new railroad system.
Van de Putte shook his head sadly, as
he stood at the foot of Culebra Hn,
mid the hum OF ths toIIing thousands.
with their steam shoyels. drills and loco
motives
Il shall never see the Panama canal
said he. mo, not II Iirs 70 be-what
do you call it-a eentenarian. For al
the present rate OF operation IL will take
nifty years TO complete the work. and
after a while they are not going 70
work so well as now. Not that there
are any engineering problems. That IS
the simplest part Of the whole project
But there's malaria down in those
swamps, and there's yellow fever In
that jungle. and there's death awaiting
eight men out Of every ten who come
here. The Americana. 81 is true, have
done much 20 improve conditions, but
they can do no more than promote
cleanliness. But the fevers are In the
soils below and IN the rains from
above"
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WANT LOCAL MAN
FOR SCHOOL HEAD
Business Men Say District
Citizen Should Be
Chosen.
PASS STRONG RESOLUTIONS
Hold Meeting and Declare Plenty Of
Men Here Capable of Filling
School Superintendency.

That there should be a Washington
the public schools Of the District was
the point raised by the board OF direc-
tors OF the Business Mems Association
al a meeting yesterday afternoon. which
BY the wording OF a resolution unani-
mously adopted by that body, took the
form OF an urgent demand for recoEni-
ton Of District interests, in This cOnuec-
tion so vitality important 20 the com
munlty. by the new Board Of Educa-
tiOn. For the reason that the action Of
the Business Mems Association Is repre-
sentative Of the genuine opinion Of busi-
ness men. Il IS heralded as meaning
that there viii probably be q general
movement in favor Of having an educa-
tor OF this city succeed former Superin-
tendent Of Schools A. T. Stuart TO that
high Office.
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Outspoken in go OF It.

Since the announcement Of Mr.. Stu
arts resignation was made several
prominent local men have been outspok-
en- IN favor Of Washington man sue
ceeding 10 his late office and the mat
ter took head in the resolution declaring.
THAT il is the sense of the board OF
directors OF the Business Mems AssocIa-
tioH that the Board OF Education should
select as Superintendent OF Schools a
citizen Of thu DistriCt-an conditions be
ing equal
To sustain the impression that the
move is popular one "A number OF
prominent business men have come out
as ifs advocates. among them being
William +. Guide. secretary OF the
Business Men 8 Association; John JOY
Edison. the banker, and several others.
Roth are strongly impressed that il is
The duty OF the Board Of Educat ton 10
look over the city's field before making
a selection for The vacant superlntend-
ency. and both think that the District
contains men capable in every way OF
filling H.
All things being equal" said Mr..
Guide, Il think the choice should fall 10
a District man. We have capable men
here. / am sure. and il seems only fair
able of filling this important Office. The
time has arrived for US 20 have con-
fidencC in or men and TO eutrust them
with these important offices The
chickering's and rancor under the old
school conditions have passed. and
FOR one, hope that they shall stay down
forever
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OIL LAMP EXPLODED,
SET FIRE TO HOUSE

An oil lamp exploded at the home OF
w. T. Reardon, 427 n street northwest.
a 10 As O'Clock last night and set fire 10
the woodwork Of one of the rooms. An
alarm was sounded calling out Truck .,
of the Fire Department, which soon ex-
tinguished the flames. The damage was
slight.
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BOY THREW STONE,
HIT BABY GIRL

Three -year-old May Linton was acoi-
dentally struck on the head with
stone thrown by a colored boy while
her faith sr. William Linton, had her out
for a coach ride yesterday afternoon4
Her cheek Mas severely Futs -
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Plenty of Capable Men.

There are A number Of men in the
Washington schools capable Of filling
the office Of superintendent" said Mr.
Edison. and I think one of them should
be selected There should be a system
OF promotion among teachers whereby
higher positions would be filled by the
best Of properly trained subordinates.
who would be thoroughly familiar with
the duties of those whom they vvo,,ld
be called upon 10 direct This would
be an incentive 10 ambitious work: but
with outsiders brought in over the
heads Of those who have borne the bur
den of hard work. there is nothing for
which 20 strive
James F. oyster declared himself as
in favor OF District Offices going to
local men. hut stated that his position
as member OF the Board OF Educa-
ton prevented at this time any definite
suggestions as 70 the matter involved
in the appointment of Mr. Stuart's sue
CessOr.
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A Chicago girl who was thought to
be lost was finally found in an ice
cream parlor. Wise parents would have
sought her in such a place first.
The directors of the Harvard Obser-
vatoTy want money with which TO study
the variable stars. Can't they work the
manager for free tickets7
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Bound TO Finish Ditch.

Needless TO say. none Of the AmeTi-
cans on the isthmus have Van de Putte's $
pessimistiC views. From stevens, the
chief engineer, down. they say the canal
viii be built. and within fifteen years;
that the mortality OF the zone, low al
ready. viii diminish instead OF increase.
and that there Is practically no yellow
fever or malaTial fever on the Isthmus
at present time
And u there really IS. ii is concealed
with admirable success. There are peO-
pie In the hospitals, but no one knows
why. From time 10 time m en- are missed
from their accustomed places Of labor.
Occa sionaIly natives carrying long
narrow box may be seen making their
way 10 the little graveyard On the hill
side Still no bulletins are posted. and
few people learn of these things.
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But there Is sickness that the naked
eye OF the lsyman can detect among the
Americans ia every town and camp.
Nearly everybody has it. That's home
sickness. Some men puTpOsing 10 work
on the isthmus get as far as the camp
10 which they are assigned. where they
work a week or until they have the
price of the return passage; others.
more fortunate, have the wherewithaI
when they reach Colon. one glimpse al
the dismal city and they invest IL in a
trip home About half, heroes every one
Of them. stick
Make a stake: then skidOO.'
It's the big money that attracts Here
are some Of the wages paid.
Steam shovel men. S2l0 a month.
Railroad engineers, $50 month.
Plumbers, 75c an hour.
StenographeTs $l25 10 $50 a month.
BOileTmakers. blacksmiths. etc, S.
cents an hour
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visit Of some length
Secretary and Mrs Bonaparte today
left Baltimore on the Dolphin Tor short
cruise up i-e Hudson and Will then go
TO LenON. where Mrs. Bonaparte viii
spend the summer.
The Dolphin arrived in Baltimore sew
eral days ago and as soon as the anchor
was dropped the whole ship s crew was
put 10 work cleaning up the paints and
polishing the brass IN antci patton or the
Secretagy's visit
This morning when Secretary and Mrs
BonapaTte arrived a salute Of seventeen
guns was fred in honor Of the chief or
the navy. The ship weighed anchor and
Immediately turned its nose down the
bay.
Secretary and Mrs. BonaDarte viii
take a leisurely sail up the Hudson after
which they will go by rail 10 LenoN-
The Secretary viii return 10 Washington
August ] 10 remain until the middle OF
month when he viii again go 70 Lenox
for more lengthy visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bleecker, OF Wash
ington. are the guests Of Admiral AMI
Mrs. J. V. b. Bleecker. in Newport
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goelet are again
among the Interesting young married
people in Newport Mrs Goelet, who
was formerly Miss Elsie Whelan, OF
Philadelphia. is a close friend Of Mrs
Nicholas LongwOrth. and is exceedingly
popular in Washington society.
Mr and Mrs William Corcoran
Eustis are now at their summer home
in LeesbUrg. Va. where they viii re-
main thToG<hou the warm weather.
Clifford Plnchot and Mrs. J. W.
Pnchot sailed today on the iceland for
Europe.
Representative and Mrs Robert r.
Hit are spending the summer IT Kin
ney Lodge. Narra gansett Pier, and arc
taking a prominrvt part In the gayeues
of that resort
Mrs. Giraud Foster. who spent the
past season at Stoneleigh Court. was
among the hOstesses at LenoX yesterday
when she entertained at luncheon at
Beuefontaire. ter Berkshire cottage.
Louis Bowers left Washington today
for a short visit in Cambridge. Nd
George Weisp. of Syracuse. y. Y, is
spending several weeks here as the
guest OF his brother. Charles +. Wejse.
After a most delightful time the
house party entertained by Miss Julia
Goldsmith If Fredericksburg. Va, dis
banded. TT ose returning 10 this city
were. Miss Lauru Sehrend. Miss Helene
y. Engel NJ r. George NJ Rheinc. a
NoTzimCr. Of New York city, and Mau-
nee SlnSneimtI-
Sol Pevser. Of Newport News. Va.
has been the guest OF his mother, Mrs.
y. Peyser. of L street.
Mr. and Mrs Carl Auerbach have
Joined their son, Captain Auerbach. at
Ocean City, y. J.
Miss Fannie HeIlprun OF this city. is
I'm New Rochelle y. Y. the guest IL
his sister. Mrs. A. Hammerclair.
Mr. and Mrs. a. NJ Fishel entertained
a few frienls at their home on " I'd
resuay evening. Those Present were
Mr. and Mrs. Tafka, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Ganss, Mr.. and Mrs Max Weyl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris Gusdorf Mrs. n
Peyser, Miss Miriam Prince. Miss
EsteHe Peyser. Miss Florence Gusdorf.
Miss Jeanette Ganss. Sol Peyser, Of
Newport News, Sol Herzog, and julius
Peyser.
Miss Mae Hirsh. OF L street. has left
town for a visit 10 Atlantic City, New
York city, and Philadelphia
Mrs Harry Bernstein. Of New York
city. is vfsitTg her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. r DrIN. of 457 / street north
west for a week.
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Fun With New Arrivals.

The men who have been long upon the
isthmus manage TO pinch out Ievity AZ
The expense OF each party Of new ar
rivals It's their only FUN. They have a
cheerful little song with which they
greet the newcomers. 1t comes from
popular air IN the States, and IL runs.
Another little job for ne undertaken,
A little more work for the casket maker
Their table talk Is equally cheerful,
Understand seven new cases Of vel
low Jack down at Empire, and that
they're keepin' il quiet
Yes. and ] hear their talking OF quar-
antinin' Colon Then we would be in q
fix If IL came hard and We wanted 10
go home.
All this for the benefit OF the untried.
As II merely being here weren't trouble
enough. lis the simple life with 4
vengeance. You eat. YOU work you
sleep-If you're well Today is as yes
teTday was 10 morrow viii be IS today,
SO its a good place 10 save money II
you don't drink, gamble OF import lux
uries from the States YOU have q hard
time spending so a month
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DARK ROOM DUEL
FOUGHT WITH KNIVES
Two Brothers in Desperate
Fight With Giant
Austrian.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. July H.-The
lights went out. In the dark room
three men were locked in q close. deadly
embrace. Knives flashed in the halt
shadows and clashed sharply as they
met. Smothcred eXclamations mingled
with groaus of exeruon as the three
in silence fought 20 XIII and live Two
OF them-brotheTs. Mike and Steve
we're matched against the third, whose
broad shoulders lowered even with theiI
heads. He beat them down. Then one
spraug free. The knife flashed IN be
tween the big mans guard. Others whC
had fed outside heard a grOan of pain
then a finsl shuttle Of the heavy feet
Then quiet.