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The Washington times., 1906-12-19

hundred thousand dollars. Two persons
were sentenced 10 imprisonment within
the year.
Since the Lass annual report Of the
commission was submitted. l.OSf com
paints have been filed with the comm So
sion The number Of formal cases and
investigations instituted during the year
ls ~. relating directly TO the rates and
EFacuces of 554 carriers.
keierrlng 10 the operation OF the new
railroad rate law the report says. Gen
orally speaking the law has been well
observed. Certain carriers have becD
somewhat lax and In these cases II has
heen necessary 70 prosecute.
The only suits decided against the
Ia the district court in Colorado. Should
recent cases tried in the district court i'm
rms Interpretation Of the law bee Sus-
tanned by higher court the statute viii
be greatly weakened.
To secure proper results IN the ad-
mtnistlAuOn of the law. Congress should
provide for considerable increase I'm
the force of inspectors. 90
The commission urgently recommends
shorter hours for railway employees say
ing that in the matter OF long hours
ttrr accident reports for the year have
shown instances OF even worse coudi-
IoUS than existed lu former years"
The cost Of collisions. exclusive Of
damages paid to victims or their fam
lies reached the enormous total Of So
Whtt during the past year SLoGu. 600
greater Jlau IN 1919 N discussing It's
purpose 20 iuauEuatc d uniform Svs-
tenn OF accounting among the railroads
the commissioner says that iJC aim is
"a grant any person Interested the on
PoTtdUity Of criticism and suggestion
before definite system shall have been
determined upon
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COMMISSION IS POWERLESS
TO PREVENT CAR SHORTAGE
PREVAILING IN NORTHWEST
Annual Railroad Report Calls Situation Grave-ReCom-
mendS Shorter Hours for Employees of Roads.
Collisions Cost S1OOOOOOO

The commission is without authority
under the law TO deal effectively wl,h
the car shortage situation" declares
the annual report Of the Interstate Com
mcrcc Commission, which was sent to
Congress this aftgrn,oH. 10 Is stated
that conditions now existing in the
Northwest. Southwest and transmits
souri, region are alarming" The causes
asCribed are, in some cases, a lack Of
cars, in others insufficient tracks and
motive power, and H. suu others wholly
Inadequate freight yards and terminal
facilities. "A situation OF such gravity
calls tor every remedy that can be USE
fully applied" says the commission.
Special Investigations have been in
sJtutcd by the commission" continues
the report, into the relation between
the Guion Pacific and Southern Pacific
Railway system, growing out of their
combined management and control and
the relation Of the Northern Pacific,
Great Northern and Burlington systems,
with view to ascertaInins TO wnat
extent they are under unified control
and the effect Of such control upon their
rates ana practices"
The report shows tweuty-one civil
cases pending ~ the courts for infOree-
ment of the Interstate commerce law
and large number OF criminal pro-
ing tine year. The fines imposed upon
corporations and individuals involving
criminal violations amounted to several
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Loss $5O0,OOO
BY BOSTON FIRE.,
GENERAL ALARM
Flames in Shopping Dis
triCt Give Firemen
Hard Battle.

BOSTON. Mass, Dec. ia fierce FIRE.
which endangeTs the whole shopping
district is raging In the square be-
tween Washington, Winter fremont.
and BroomhelJ streets. Flames were
first discovered in the furniture store
of Eldrjdge * Peabody. A general alarm
mas been sounded, The are started ia
the rear OF the furniture store. a dit-
ncuIJ place for the Lremen 10 reach
Unable TO get 1T the blaze from the
front. The hremen were forced 10 drag
their hose through an allcy-way TO
reach the rear Of The store
In spite OF HTemen on the roof of the
OrDh-5lm theatre. the flames caught
there In a short time they had eaten
tErough the roofs and a section caved IA
The theatre is doomed. The roof OK
the Phillips building is also in flames.
BY tHe time the lremen had reached
the spot tne whole six floors of the fur
niture store were i'll flames
Al Il 30 the FIRE was under control.
The UrIcipal damage IL confined TO tho
buildins where IL started. The loss is
estimated a. S54p.lyo.
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INOUISITIYE SPOUSE
GIVEN SOLAR PLEEUS

Because his wife insisted In going
through his pockets III search OF billet
dcuN from other women, especially one
from South Washington. and because
she accidentally found "a summons 70
the Police Court yesterday morning.
Isaiah Price better known To the police
as Ink Price. from the inky blackncss
of his cOuuteuauce. proceeded 10 "sooil
her complexion" -" as he called il. FuTi-
Gus at her intrusion into his private az
fairs he struck her several times about
the face and head. leaving marks which
told the tale OF his violence.
AS "a result Lucy Price had him hailed
before the Police Court on charge Of
assault and Judge MUlloWuy this morn
ing fined him SO. The summons Lucy
found in his pocket demanded him TO
appear before the Police Court as a wit
ness in AN assault case which took place
In South Washington about week ago.
Hence-iealOsuy trouble, Police Court
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sentative H. r. Burton, John j. Boobar
Representative q. T. CapTOn. Renre-
sentative II. BuId Cassei. Col. Henry
CGss0u.
Representative Charles Gurus. Francis
Curtis, Representative f. ". Cusnuau.
Representative John Dalzeu Repre-
sentative y. II. Davidson. Representa-
i've a. T.. Dawson, Representative = =
D0FeRer- Representative NJ E. Drisc5U
". il. Estey. Alfred Erly Representa-
tive i. l.. French, Il. Woodland Gates.
Representative a. j. Gronna. Repre-
sentative Charles II. GrOsvenor. Repra~
sentative kittTedge Haskins RcDre-
sentative n ". Hale, Representative
Joseph Howell, Representative John A
T. Hull A j. Halford, Representative
George l.. Lilly, Representative l.. \.
Littauer. Representative Nicholas Long
worth, II. d Lunt, Frank Lyons. Frank
Lord. Representatives. James r. Mann
\. .. Messenger, Representative j. NJ
Miller. Representative Frank w Mon
dell, Representative j. Hampton Moore.
Representative sydney T. Mudd Mai
A Mcdowell. Walter McGonigle. Repre-
sentative James g. Needham. Norris
Parham, Representative Campbell
Slemp. Edgar Snyder Representative
James A. Watson, Representative John
w Weeks L. ]. Whitehead, c. Arthur
Williams.
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NEW RANDOLPH
READY IN 1909
Hotel Directors Vote to Post
pOne Building Until
Fall Arrives.

AT a meeting of the board Of direc-
tors of the new Hotel Randolph. held
last night. il was practically decided To
postpone building operations until next
fall 1t was considered that the begin
ming Of winter was an mfaVorabIe time
10 commence. and as the property is one
requiring the greatest care and atten-
ZION il was thought best 90 await more
favorable conditions
Present tenants of the property at the
corner OF Fourteenth street and Penn
SylVaHia avenue on which the hotel is
tO be located viii be given leases until
next september, with a. clause providing
for the earlier termination should il be
decided To start work at am earlier date.
II is intended 10 at once enter uDOn
contract with the architect. SO that he
may have ample time TO consider every
detail of the plans, and have them
worked out in the best shape
With the beginning OF work next fail
IL IS believed that the hotel can be com
pleted iE one year in ample time f1I
tie session of Congress and the iuaugu-
ration of 1909.
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ACCUSES WILHELM
IN CHURCH CRISIS
Harvard Professor Sees
Kaiser and JeSuitS Behind
Trouble in France.

BOSTON. Dec. l9.-The French gov
ernmcnt is strongly upheld in its pres
ent religious crisis by Prof. Silas Mac
Nane, the chief authority on French his
tory, at Harvard. In a lecture last
night Professor MacVaue declared that
at the bottom of the whole moyem
lies the feeling that the two greatest
enemies Of France-the Jesuits and the
German EmpeTor-are gradually draw
ing together.
The German Emperor he said, us
by no means averse TO enlIsting Rome
on his side "
The Washington times., 1906-12-19
ALLEGE SOLDIERS
ANBUSHED CAR
Artillerymen Said to Have
Fired Volley Following Dis
pute Over Fare

PENSACOLA, Fla, Dec ia con
ducJor OF a street car running between
Pensacola and Fort BsrTaEcas has
made charges 10 the civil authorities
here that artilIorymea fired q vOlley
at him and his car last evening, after
he had had a dispute with one OF their
number over the payment OF fare.
The soldier VINO had refused To pay
his fare was arrested by the civil au-
thorities. and il Is alleged his COM
Tades laid In ambush. and tired q vol
ley at the car on its return trip, one
OF tie bullets took effect
The Washington times., 1906-12-19
GAS At 75 CENTS
BILL BY MADDEN
INTRODUCED TODAY
Says Good Profit Can
Be Made at This
Price

That any gas company doing business
in the District Of Columbia snail furnish
Illuminating gas TO its patrons at -
cents per .g00 fet is the provision in a
bHl introduced in the House today BY
Repre sentative Madden of Illinois
The measure states that the. 75-cent
rate shall prevail except where CON
tracts are in existence calling FOR =
cheaper gas rate.
such a rate. says the bin. shall SO into
eject thirty days after the passage OF
the measure
- good profit can be made on 55-cent
gas" said Mr. Madden today. ''and there
is no sense in the people having 10 pay
the 81 rate.
The Washington times., 1906-12-19
APPRAISERS VALUE LAND
CONDEMNED AT S7,179

The report Of the appraisers appointed
by the District Supreme Court To assess
the value of certain land 10 be con-
demned for the opening of a minor street
in the square bounded by NJ, \. Half
and First streets southwest. has been
filed with the clerk of the court.
The land appropriated is valued at
SiII9.2A This amount, together with
SG6423, the cost of the proceedings, was
assessed as benefits against property
improved by the opening OF the street
The Washington times., 1906-12-19
SWEDISH VIKINGS MEET;
SELECT THREE TRUSTEES

Choosing board OF trustees TO go
over the books OF the organization was
the business OF importance OF the
Swedish Society Vikings at their meet
ing i'm DaVison's Dancing Hall last
night +. A. Ljndblom. Philip Nalin-
berg, and II. J. STANCE were those elect
cd The society also began preparation
for its annual Christmas entertainment
No arrangements have YET been made.
but il was decided To hold the enter
tailmeut at DaVisOns Hall Decerlber II
The Washington times., 1906-12-19
BROOKLYN POLICE JUDGE
INTRODUCED TO PRESIDENT

Judge J. II. Gelsmar'one OF the police
magistrate Of Brooklyn, was introduced
10 Preside dent Roosevelt today by ReD-
reseutali1-e Fitzgerald President and
the Judge were formerly well acquainted
when th, former was police commits
sioner OF the metropolis. The PTcsI-
dent laughed heartily as he sh0k Judge
Ceismar'SH right uand and exclaimed
I'm mighty glad 10 meet man who
knew me IS pJolice commissioner and is
stn willing 20 shake hands with e.'
The Washington times., 1906-12-19
MRS. McCALLA's WILL DATED 1870

The will Of Mrs. Helen Hnl McCalIa.
executed more than a third of cen
tury ag0. has been offered Tor probate.
IL Is dated December I3. 1870. and has
a codiciI attached made fve years ago,
revOkiug several bequests made 10 reia-
tives who died after the will was made.
With the exception OF bequests OF 500
to an aunt, Miss Susan T. Hin. and
one OF $500 To Miss Jessie \ Goodrich.
the testatriN leaves her estate 20 her
husband and children.
The Washington times., 1906-12-19
HELD FOR TAKING CLERKS
MONEY DURING A FIGHT

Charged with .rObbing young Gov
ernment clerk OF S2G during a fight Sat
urday night. Harry Wilson, twenty-six
years old. was today arraigned before
the Police Court. Judge Muliowuy held
hiIn for The action OF the grand Jury
under 81 GOO bond
The alleged victim. IT, Is said, met vii
son In a downtown baTTOOm They
started out together on search for
amusement Wilson led him past a lum-
ter yard and as they EOt into a dark
place they were set upon by several
men During the ecrimmage, somebody
took the money from the clerks pocket.
The Washington times., 1906-12-19

A regular meeting Of the Board Of
Police Commissioners viii be held this
evening at the Mayors Office. 1t is
expected AT this meeting that a police
man will be elected 20 succeed Police
man James T. Smith. who recently re-
signed TO accept "a position at the Poto-
mac railway yards.
The Washington times., 1906-12-19
PORTRAYED DICKENS CHARACTE

An appTeciatiNe audience last night
heard William Sterling BATHS lecture
and saw his portrayal, of characters
either seen or created by Dickens. The
lecture was given in Carroll Institute
under the auspices of the Central Labor
Union of Washington.
The Washington times., 1906-12-19
TWO OF THE CARTOONS THAT ADORNED 7
nLMNLEp
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU.
AI-E,N- 4 n-IDnTA ~ n-l. Ia

The tug BrawertOn, OF the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, viii go upon the
ways at the shIpyard here in a few days
for repairs. As soon as the repairs are
completed the Beaverton viii be taken
TO Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1906-12-19

tervals Of al least FIVE minutes from G
a. m until l a. m, and every half nOur
from ] a m until H. m
Nj. Niley's new bill on the subject is
brief. and reads as follows
-Ihat thirty days after the passage
~ this act the street railway lines in the
District Of Columbia shall issue free
transfers ~ ali junction points inter-
changeable from the lines OK one COM
pany TO those Of another"
The Washington times., 1906-12-19

\ meeting of Alva Aerie. Fraternal
Order Of Eagles. VIII be held at their
rooms in the Alexandra National Bank
building this evening al s o'clock.
The Washington times., 1906-12-19

Mrs Kate Woods and family have re
moved from Richmond 10 Washington.
Mrs. Wools Is well known IN this city,
where she formerly resided.
The Washington times., 1906-12-19
About AIexandrians.

Ex-Mayor Henry Strauss of this city,
viii be married in Baltimore today 10
Miss Fannie Herzog, of that city, The
ceremony will take place at the home
OF the brides mother. 1911 Madison ave-
nue..
The Washington times., 1906-12-19

Alderman ". ". BaHenger has enter
ed Providence Hospital. in Washington,
The Washington times., 1906-12-19
Tug BrewertOn Ready
For Alexandria WayS

and will shortly undergo an operation
for intestinal trouble.
The Washington times., 1906-12-19
CONGRESSMAN W. B. MCKINLEY,
Host at Dinner Last Evening at the
Raleigh.

Humor and Orat0ry were the watch
words al the dinner given at the Ra-
leigh Hotel last night by Representative
William B. Mckinley of illinois, treas
urer of The National Republican Con-
sressionIl Committee, in honor OF mis-
feuoW-WorkeTs ON the committee. Rep
resentauves sherman. T5Wucy and Lou
d-nsll-or
Tn, guests numbered eighty OF the
best known men among the statesmen
aad newspaper men OF the National
Capital OF the speakers there We're
Vice President Fairbanks Secretary
Shaw. Secretary Taft, Senator Scott aua
Representative Babcock. Cuslman,
THwuey and Dalzeu ana Allen D.enl
Albert, Ir-, ana others.
THE big ballroom in which The BAN
uuat was given was decorated $50 as to
initiate the perspective between the
Capitol and the botanical gardens. Al
one end was The brilliantly lighted
dome of the Capitol and ou each side
were box trees, while the roof was of
foliage
The Washington times., 1906-12-19

Policeman Young yesterday arrested a
eolored man named Harrie Wilson. VINO
is wanted in Washington, on the cbarze
OF assaulting and cutting an Italian.
Detectives Davis ana Barrett Of Wasu-
ngton, assisted Ioens in making the
arrest
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Police News.

Harrie Day, colored was before Jus
tice Cation in the Police Court thIs
morning on the charge OF being drunk
and disorderly. Justice Cation imposed a
hne of 50 upon him.
The Washington times., 1906-12-19
Table Scheme Attractive.

The table was arranged to represent
"a miniature United States. from the At
Iantic 10 the Pacific oceans. including
the Allegheny mountains territory from
the Great Lakes to- the palm trees OF
Florida. and thar across the Mississippi
Valley, scattered here and there with
noCks of sheep and railroad trains
Directly i'm The center was the band
wagon of the q. q. T.. drawn by the
proverbial elephant ridden 10y the
chairman of the Republican Committea,
Representative James s. sherman In
tine wagon as musicians were Rcpreseu-
Jativc James A. Tawucy, vice chair
man of the committee, and Represeuta-
tive Henry g. LoudeusIaser. the secro-
Jary of tHe committee.
The band-WasOu represented the
trIumphal journey of the Republican
party after the election.
Al the other end the table was ar
ranged To represent the PdCiuc ocean
and the Rocky mountains. Miniature
Warshlps sailed about in the harboTs OF
LEr East and West coast.
The Washington times., 1906-12-19
Menu Card Clever.

Menu Card Clever
The menu card was an imitation of Hs
campaign book issued by the committee.
Ii contained quotations from the real
campaign book and was illustrated by
Eerrymau's cartoons. The menu read as
follows:
Protecton-The Pure Food Bill For
rigr Foodstuffs. Free Alcohol Act.
IGe TaTiff-Tue Free List abe FUu
Dinner Pail. the Tin Plate Industry.
The West and Soutu-Commoditias of
rEe Gulf, Congressional Seed Products
Potato Crop of ls9f
Our Home Market aud EsaIprociJy-
Proofs of Prosperity I'm Maryland,
Champagne Results Anaiyzed.
Antitrust FToceedinss-Mea Iu~pEc-
lion, Planting the Factory by the Farm.
Cold Facts-Railruad Rate Law.
Internal AfIaiTs-FOrcstry Products
Irrigation of Arid Regions
Industrial CondiuOns-CspitaI Com
our Foreign Trade-ENports of cuba.
Dairy Products, Prosperity postscript
Toast to President.
Mr.. Mckinley. The host. proposed O.
toast to the President early in the even
ing, and It was drunk 1y the guests
standing, Speaker Cannon was then
introduced by the host as the toast
master OF the evening Uncle joe was
Ia his best vein and observed. IL guess
I've been In Congress long enough tu
welcome YOU kids. He paid "a high
tribute TO the hosts effective work Iu
the last Congressional campaign.
Mr.. Cannon then introduced Repre-
sentative EabCOCk ''aS a man who would
mot take q. premium at q beauty show"
AlEs Babcock said he would not bee "a
member OF the next Congress ElI with
slowing words and In JellinE phrase. DE
painted his great determination go ''ruu
down here occasionally 10 see the boys.
Mr.. Cushman's Warning.
AIR CushIaau was introduced hy
.Incle Joe. as man ass homcly as
Abraham Lincoln was supposed Jo have
Aeeu. He made a stirring appeal TO the
Republican party To keep busy and TO
publlcans need vigilance committee on
the hills
Secretary Shaw and Vice President
Fairbanks also made strong, loyal Re
publican addresses.
Mr.. Mckinley was assisted bV John O.
F-versman- The guests were Representa-
tive James S. sherman chairman Rep
rcseutativc James a. TaWufy vice chair
man Representative Henry q. LOUdenS-
lager. secretary Vice President Fair
banks Speaker Cannon. Secretary Shaw,
senator n b. Scott, Senator g. W Ful-
ton. Secretary Loeb, Commissioner War
Uer Allen D. Albert REPRESENTATIVE
IT, Andrews, G. \. Atkinson. Representa-
tive Joseph w EabcOcl,- Representative
Richard BaFthCldt, Prank RHrto Repre-
sentative J. =. BtEuCtJ, q. II. Berry
man. Representative T. s. Blackburn,
William J. BToWninp T. White Busby,
Representative Charles H. Burke Rep
resentative Edwin {. Burleigh, Repre-
The Washington times., 1906-12-19

-'A+s H-i-NA vi . - M AnNlIieE. VINO
have been spending the past few months
IN Panama, have returned L. this city.
Miss Alice Crawford, Of Seminary EHI.
has as her guest. Miss Alice Robinson.
of BALTIMORE
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-27

In England and Germany announced
his engagement to Princess Alice OF
Albany But the formal betrothal new
err took place. and the engagement
which was certainly IN the air--did not
mature, probably because inyestlga-
lions showed he was hardly the sort
OF man likely 70 make a satisfactory
husband for an English princess with
quite bourgeolse notions according to
continental standards, Of the value OF
domestic virtues.
There were many stormy scenes be-
tween the prince and his father when
the latter learned Of his sons infatua-
tion for the actress. They became cy-
clonic when the young man told him he
intended TO marry her. The old man
cursed him for an ungrateful. undutlful,
good for-nothing, dissipated rake and
expressed his deep regret that he could
no longer exercise the prerogatlve OF
his medieval ancestors and consign his
son TO a dungeon cell until his passion
had cooled. lie devoutly hoped that II
ever the marriage took place. the kali
ser would make things hot for his de-
generate offspring, as the laws OF Ger
many would permit And the kaiser
Is likely to do 1t. FRANZ WEBER.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-27

cess and the loss Of only one raider
killed by the gendarme during the WIS.,
tula railway outrage, put more than
100000 into the treasury Of the Polish
Socialists.
They have fixed system of gath
ering taxes" from the inhabitants OF
the towns IN which they are strong.
Bands OF men go the rounds Of the fats
and ask for the master or mistress.
When he or she appears they produce
a'receipt book and an authorization to
collect taxes" for the party" togeth-
err with a statement of the sum levied
upon the householder in question and
ask very civilly for the money. II It
Is forthcoming, they give receipt and
go away: II 1t Is refused, the revolver
comes into requisitlon. and they gem
orally get what they want.
When the householder complains
that he has been too heavily assessed,
they generally promise to get II lowered
for the next time or prove that the
party" has fairly correct information
about the PERSONS income But the
money obtained by this system Of tax
alton" Is not large and the Polish
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-27
PATENT EXHIBIT
TO BE ABOLISHED.

The United States patent exhibit,
consisting OF collection OF all the
models submitted to the patent Office
in cinnection with applications for pa
tents since 1894, when this branch OF
the government was established, is to
Sa practically abolished. The exhibits
such as are not desired by the Smith
sonian Institution will be distributed
among the many polytechnic colleges
having technical courses throughout the
country. The distribution which Is I'M
der an act OF a provision Of Congress
In its recent session. which authorizes
the secretary OF the interior to dispose
or part or all the models OF said ex-
hihit either by sale, gift, or otherwise"
The exhibit was maintained at the
patent Office until 1893, when It was
moved to the Union building, where
three floors were rented by the gov
eminent for the display OF models.
Thousands of persons view the exhibit
each year and 1t has long been con-
sideed one Of the principal centers OF
interest by visitors at the national cap
ital 1t contains 1870 different mod
eis-in fact, one for every patent grant
ed from 1894 until 1880 when the sys-
TEN Of granting patents by models was
partially discontinued. In the collection
are the models Of all the basic prinoi-
Pies upon which many Of the great.
est modern inventions are based. These
include the steam engine. the telegraph,
the telephone, the sewing machine. the
cotton gin and scores OF others that
have played important parts in the
commercial and Industrial development
OF the country.
The removal Of the historical exhibit
will be the result Of a streak OF econo-
my on the part OF Congress In its ef-
forts to reduce the rental paid each year
by the government.