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The Washington times., 1906-03-25
dying DEPOSITION
Of CONEN TAKEN
Rallied Long Enough to
Make Statement.
M RS. MAY STILL FREE
In Event of Victims Death She Will
Be Reauested on More Seri-
Gus Charge.

DIST let Attorney Baker yesterday re-
ceiYed word from his assistant. Harvey
Given. that he had taken the deposition
OF Luc.en Conen. who was shot by Mrs.
May last September and would arrive
In Washington today Given went to
Louisville. KY. where Conen went three
months after the shooting, on Friday
after Mr.. Baker was informed that the
former Marine bandsman was slowly
dying The patient was too weak 20
talk Friday night. but rallied yesterday
morning long enough to make a state
ment before a notary.
Mrs. May is still living :. southeast
Washington She is at present enjoying
liberty on bond: but will be rearrested
on more serious charge than assault
with intent to kill. in the event OF
Conen's death.
Conen is many years Mrs Mays
junior. but she is said to have been
deeply IN love with him. and her hus-
band. is reported 10 have reprimanded
her several times. May is member
of the Marine Band. and when his wife
ignored his protest he appealed to Lieut.
Santlcmann and asked him 10 sneak
10 Conen- When told to remain away
from the May homestead, coneu is said
TO have protested that Mrs. May was
to blame When Mrs. May learned that
Conen had betrayed her, she followed
him along Eighth street southeast after
a concert at the Capitol and while he
was walking beside his aged mother.
shot him in the back. Since the day of
the shooting he has been paralyzed from
his waist down.
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C0XES LOOKED UNLIKE
AND POLICE GOT THEM

Clarence E Cox, eighteen years old.
was arrested yesterday evening by De
tective Mullen. who charged him with
stealing a bicycle. taking 4 god ride on
il. and trying to sell it. James F. Cox.
forty-two years old. was arrested for
helping G. E Cox in the effort 10 dis
pose Of the wheel
The boy is accused Of having taken
the wheel from Michael FaIIOn and try
ing TO sell ii on Ninth street. The deal
CT demanded that COx-s father vouch
for him On the street. James r Cox
agreed TO play father, il is said. for a
dollar. because, he is reported 10 have
admitted later, he needed the money.
The dealer saw no resemblance between
the two Coxes and sent for Mullen.
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PLAINSMEN MYSTIFIED.

It's against the grain Of the layman
from the great plains of the West to
sit by patiently and listen TO the orators
OF the Senate juggle with the railroad
rate question. It's so different from the
usual custom in State legislatures.
Yesterday a group occupied a promi-
nent place in the reserved gallery. They
listened for an hour or more TO a run
ming debate in which several OF the big
guns on both sides of the chamber took
part. To them apparently nothing was
being accomplished and they went into
the corridor
This thing looks to me- said one
of the party. like a merry-go-round.
You jump on, take a whirl and finally
land back where you started from. The
method of those people would never do
in our state Legislature. They're too
highfaluting.
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Marine Band May Tour
Continent Next Summer
Campaign of Melody Is
Planned for SanteI-
mann'S Artists.

American patriotic airs viii be played
leading Continental countries By the
United States Marine Band. the COM
Ing summer. for the first time in the
history of this famous musical organi-
Zation. according 10 the present plans
Of the President, Secretary Of the Navy.
and commandant Of the Marine Corps.
This innovation. it IS understood. is
looked upon by the President and Sec
retary of the Navy as a possible means
OF creating a favorable impression for
An erica. although the band will not be
sent in any Official capacity whatever
Although it has not been finally de-
eided that the trip shall be made It is
fairly certain that this organization Will
accept the proposition Of a foreign en-
tertainment enterprise TO tour England.
France. Belgium. Holland and a part Of
Germany The proposition called for
tour OF Span. italy. and Denmark also.
but it is not likely that the band WI:
be spared sufficiently long 10 visit the
latter countries.
Lieut. William H SantIemann, leader
OF the band. as well as the members OF
the organization. are enthusiastic over
the prospect OF playing before foreign
audiences An important suggestion IN
der consideration is that the band play
nothing but American compositions Al
though II is not likely that a program
In England VIII be made up Of amer
lea, The Star-SDanGled Banner" and
other similar pieces. il IS expected that
most attractive program can be made
OF patriotic airs. selections from the
most popular comic operas. and produc-
music.
IL IL calculated that the tour will oc-
cuDy a period Of fully three months be
ginning in JULY. During the absence Of
The Washington times., 1906-03-25
DISTRICT APPROPRIATION
BILL UNDER CONSIDERATION

The District subcommittee of the
House Committee on Appropriations
yesterday afternoon concluded the hear
ings granted 10 the District CoQmis-
sioners on the District appropriation bill,
Tomorrow and Tuesday hearings viii be
granted 10 citizens and minor District
officials interested IN items in the pro-
posed bill.
Although the subcommittee has Tot
vet begun putting the bill n 6naI shape
It is more than Drobab bic that he eSti-
mates submitted by the Commissioners
viii be pruned as closely as possible.
more closely. in fact. than has been the
case for many years
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ALLEGED CONVERSATION.

This is a sample of some alleged
conversation:
"Say. is the Big Noise in?" inquired
the visitor as he entered the Office
Nav. he's out feedin'."
We'll, where is the Chief Gazabo-
Noise is out2
Hes outa town"
'Ain't there someone here who acts
as the Main Squeeze when they re
away?"
Nobody but me-"
And who are you2"
I'm de Small Bunch-de guy what
sweeps out de office-see. milwaukee
Sentinel
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HERMAN AND TONI EEIINS
AGAIN AOJUDGED GUILTY
Tried for Causing Death Of Cumberland
Girl-Wife of One Faints
at Verdict.

HAGERSTOWN. Nd. March "a
After celebrating for two hours in the
second trial OF William Herman and Dr.
J. TomplOins, colored, charged with caus-
ing the death Of Miss Jean Maxwell, OF
Cumberland. by a criminal operation
the jury this afternoon brought in q
verdict OF guilty.
Herman and TompSins both received
the verdict OF the jury without a CULVER
Mrs Tompkius, wife OF one Of the ac-
cused. tainted when the verdict wa
announced, and had to be carried fro-.
the court room The penalty for the
offense varies from a fine to ten years
in the penitentiary, In the discretion oi
the court.
The Washington times., 1906-03-25
THE GoApIEe OF LITTLE WILLIAM

George had been calling on Anneline
Tor some months.
The other evening he was determined
TO know his fate.
While waiting in the parlor for the
appearance of Anneline, he quizzed lii
tie William
What does your sister say of me 2''
he asked the cherub.
Don't wanter tell." said little Willie,
shyly.
',Oh, you needn't be afraid-please
tell me" persisted George.
'WeH, said the goaded William at
last. she saws you are a regular pest -
George is looking for a more appre-
cidtive sweetheart
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OIL COMPANIES SIGN
ADMISSION OF TRUST
Formal Acknowledgment of the Com
bination Is Placed on
Record.

NEW YORK. March 24-Just before
H. H Rogers left the stand today In the
hearing OF testimony in the Missouri
suits 10 prevent the Waters Pierce OIL
Company and the Republic OH Company
from doing business in Missouri on the
ground that the defendant companies
are monopoly and in control Of the
Standard oil Company. the three com
panies put on record formal acknowI-
edgment Of the combination Il was
signed by counsel for the Standard. Wa
ters-Pierce, and Republic oil COM
panies.
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Many Advocates.

He called attention TO the language of
Secretary Hitchcock of the Interior De-
partment on this subject in. his annual
report, wherein he highly approved OF
the retirement plan and advocated its
adoption. Similar statements made by
other Government officials, by bank and
railroad officials, and by laymen, to his
mind. he said, made it clear that the
scheme to retire the civil service en-
ployes of the Government was one that
should not alone have the unbiased CO.
operation of the members ot the elassi-
fed civil service, but also that of the
Government officials and the members
of Congress.
Gen. Green B. Raum followed Secre-
tary Taft and spoke in full accord with
the scheme OF the association. though
ne did not approve in detail of the basis
upon which such a fund as would be
The Washington times., 1906-03-25
HIGH TRIBUTE PAID LATE
VENEZUELAN MINISTER

Mr.. Calvo. the Costa Rican minister.
last night paid a high tribute TO Nicanor
Baiet Persza. former minister from
Venezuela AT Washington. who died IN
New York Friday night OF pneumonia.
Mr.. CalyO praised him as a noble
character. an eminent Latin-American
patriot. and very distinguished orator
and writer. IN the first pan-American
conference in Washington SenOr Peraza
WAS q prominent figure and at that
time he made a notable speech on
Abraham Lincoln
The Washington times., 1906-03-25
STRUCK WITH BEER SPIG0T,
THE VICTIM MAY DIE

Policeman Stewart, of the Anacostia
precinct, last night arrested John II
Thomas on a charge of assaulting Ed
ward Smith. colOred, forty years old,
Of Stanton avenue. Hillsdale, D. G,
and fracturinE his skull with beer
spigot last night
The alleged victim Is in critical
condition in Providence Hospital. The
police say Thomas got into an alterca-
tion with Smith as soon az the latter
entered Thomas grocery store, near
Smiths home.
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ACCUSED OF STEALING
VALUABLE GOLD WATCH

David Ross. cOlored. was arrested by
Detective Charles Mullen and Policeman
Curry last night and charged with steal
ing a valuable gold watch from the bed
room of Alfred Tingle. The watch is
said to be worth S125.
Five minutes after the alleged larceny
the watch was pawned in shop on
Pennsylvania avenue. Tingle suspected
Ross and asked the police to arrest him.
The pawn ticket is said to have been
found in Ross possession
The Washington times., 1906-03-25
GERMAN SILVER" ISN'T SILVER

One of the oddities of our nomencla-
ture is that the combination of metals
known as German silver contains no
silver in its composition. and is of
Chinese and nos Of German origin. says
the American Machinist 1t was first
introduced into Europe by the Germans,
and for some time 1t was not generally
known that they had simply borrowed
it from the Ch.nese.-Detroit News
The Washington times., 1906-03-25
THE FUNNY OFFICE BOY.

Hello said Mr.. DeMuney. over the
phone. lis Mr.. DeBizzey there7''
well, not just now" replied the witty
office boy, sometimes he's in and some
times he's out, y know. Just now is one
of his outs"
"Shut upi' said a stern voice. and
looking over his shoulder the Office boy
saw his employer looming large, and HIS
job fading.-Detroit News.
The Washington times., 1906-03-25
BICYCLIST IN COLLISION.

A carriage in charge of Joseph Wise.
Of 23S Oakdale place northwest, col
lided with bicycle ridden by Hiram
B. Soper. OF 2137 Newport place north
west, near New Hampshire avenue and
VI street northwest. last night. The
bicyciist was hurt, and his wheel badly
damaged
The Washington times., 1906-03-25
C0L0RED MAN IN HOSPITAL
AS RESULT OF STABBlNG

Frank Fox, colored. fOrty-three years
old, Of 312 Census court northwest, was
stabbed in the left arm last night. His
wound was dressed at the Emergency
Hospital. Police of the Sixth precinct
are looking for William Mosley, also
coloretl. twenty-three years old. Of 4
Dingman place northwest. who is al
legged TO have done the cutting.
1t is said the two men were drinking
beer at Mccullough street northwest
and engaged in an alteration over the
last glass.
The Washington times., 1906-03-25
WHAT HE WROTE TO HER.

Our lives together have we spent
In happiness without a flaw
A year almost-before you went
To see my dear mamma-in-law.
Now your sweet presence must lack;
/ hope you won't much longer stay.
Oh, sweet Maria. hasten back
You've been for three long days ava,
Chicago News.
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COAL CONFERENCE
TO Be CONTINUED
Joint Committee Will Meet
Next Week.
SITUATION COMP GATED
Robbins Says He Will Demand Ma
tional Convention Sign Agree
ment With Him.
SITUATION GATED

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. March "a
Contrary to what many expected the
joint scale committee of the Central
Competitive Coal Producing States
held a lengthy session this morning and
met again this afternoon. II had been
predicted by members of the commit
tee that the committee would disagree
and report to the joint session this
afternoon.
Representative operators said after
the meeting that the committee would
continue meetings into next week. At
this mornings meeting an effort was
made by John Mitchell to adjourn until
Tuesday at 9 a. m, but this was voted
down
Independents Firm.
Magoon and his anti-Robbins, inde-
pendents in the western Pennsylvania
field. maintain the attitude that they
would operate their mines to protect
their markets ard keep their men if
Robbins operated his mine but they
said they would not pay the advance or
sign the proposed 1908 scale. They
would try to operate on the open shop
basis if forced to it, The Indiana, IL
linois, and Ohio operators stood firmly
and unitedly against paying any in
crease.
Almost forgotten were the miners.
They stood for the restoration OF the
1908 scale-the restoration of the 800
per cent reduction they granted the
operators two years ago or for strike
Tonight there was no certainty when
a joint conference would be called. The
deadlock in the joint scale rleeting
may last indefinitely if II settles down
TO an endurance test
Situation Critical.
In the meantime April 1st is beginning
TO loom up on the calendar. On that
day the anthracite strike commission S
award and the bituminious contracts,
under which ain. ost 10000 union miners
and mine laborers are now working.
will expire The situation is becoming
critical and rational cessation OF min
ing may come
F. l. Robbins still plans to demand
of the miners natiorlal convention that
they sign a contract with him to operate
his mines in case Of failure of a general
agreement. 1t is not at this time known
whether or not President Mitchell, Vice
President Lewis. Secretary-Treasurer
Wilson. and other leaders Will advc-
cate signing with a fractional part of
the competitive States. Robbins de-
clared that the miners will not dare to
bring on a complete suspension when
he is willing to sign their contract.
He says that he produces nearly one
fifth Of the output of the four central
competitive States.
Interstate Organization Weakens.
There seems to be a general feeling
that the interstate organization is going
10 pieces. If the miners sign a contract
with Robbins, it will break il.
Already there is talk of the complete
reorganization of competitive districts
putting western Pennsylvania or West
Virginia. or possibly central Pennsyl-
Yania. into one district.
II is thought that if the miners sign
with Robbins, against all Of the old
rules OF the organization. it might have
the effect OF forcing other operators in
line. If it failed in that it might COM
pletely disrupt the miners organization
3n the bituminous field.
The Washington times., 1906-03-25
FOUND IN POTOMAC PARK.

SUFFERING from exposure and hunger.
Robert Blair. coiored, hfty-two years
old, of 1521 Eleventh street northwest
was found in Potomac Park yesterday.
He was taken to the Emergency Hospi-
tai.
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Has Been Hard Fight.

President Starr was the first speaker
Of the evening. He said that the par
ent association has been battling with
this question for several years, but on
account of the meager data it had TO
begin with the accomplishment of real
results had been sadly retarded. The
executive committee which he appoint
ed some time ago to draft q bill had
now completed it's work and II would
be ready to submit it to Congress with
in the next few days.
The meeting was the largest in point
of attendance the association has held.
The big hall of the armory was packed
to the doors, and even the gallery was
crowded.
II was announced that another meet
ing would be held in some hall on
Tuesday evening. April "a, when mem
bers Of Congress will be asked to ad-
dress the association.
Those who occupied seats on the
stage with the speaker were:
Gen. John c. Black and A w. Cooley.
United States Civil Service Commits
sioners; Hon. c. z. Treat and W. z.
Andrews, Of the Treasury Department;
S. E. Faunce. d. D. Caldwell, J. B.
Sample, George w. Evans. E. r. Magic,
NJ. F. O'Donoghue. S. L Besselievre. p.
Loranz, and W w. Hite.
The Washington times., 1906-03-25

dies, an old woman whom All dubbed
'auntie" asked in an aggrieved tone.
''Mistah. what's de matter VIII yo?
Yo' des tell me wlat de tro'ble is an
III fix yo all right
From the crowds that congregated
around the stands it is evident that large
numbers OF Washingtonians stin cling 20
the medicines that grandmother used to
make
SassafraS Is Popular.
Sassafras is the most popular of the
spring tonics. Quantities OF this bark
are brought TO the city each day.
The bark of the famous red oak is also
a ready seller. 1t is used for poultices.
and is said 10 be strong enough 10 draw
a dollar bill from the Golfers of Hetty
Green Cramps are treated by the be-
levers in primeval medicines with a
mixture brewed from the bark Of gall
of earth. Sarsaparilla root is obtain
able from the mcce affiuent in the
natural drug business. This is used by
many as substitute for the compound
prepared by chemists. and those VINO
use it say that it is more effective as a
remedy for blood affections. The famous
old caIamus root. otherwise known as
sweet flag" is also on sale. Its vir-
tues need no comment. From time i'm
memorial it has been used for indiges-
tion. and some hold that IL is the only
remedy that will give instant relief.
Nervousness Is not out OF the category
of durable diseases. for by the internal
application Of a small quantity Of snake
root tea it can be dispelled. so say the
mammies The root Of the running briar
or dewberry is the most powerful
astringent that is on sale at the curb
druggist g Mandrake root is the stand
ard remedy for a cold while the bark
OF the red oak har. never failed as the
basis for an antiseptic wash
The Washington times., 1906-03-25
Moore's Address.

Preceding Secretary Taft. Mr. Moore
gave resume Of the retirement of the
civil service employees of foreign coun-
tries. He included even the Turkish en-
pire.
I'm France" he said. 1.-THE scheme
Of retiring superannuated employees was
based upon a deduction on salary Six
ty years was the basis Of the age re-
tirement in most countries. though in
some countries retirements began at the
age of sixty-five years. These coun-
tries made it obligatory in the matter
of assessment payments. The scale
ranging on wage paid from $500 up
ward
He quoted from transcripts of the re-
tirmeent laws governing these coun-
tries and drew deductions to show thar
the work of retiring their superannu-
ated employees was based to some extent
on the system in vogue In the United
States army and navy, and recently
extended by act of Congress to the
Revenue Cutter Service.
He then called attention to the many
commercial concerns who are now re-
tiring their old faithful employees.
A short history Of one OF the most
cN-AiPAtNC SCUGLleS IN opera
ton by a commercial concern-that of
the Grand Trunk railroad-had worked
TO such good results and based only on
a 21a per cent assessment that he did
not hesitate 10 say a close digest of
the plan made it commendable 20 the
Government OF the United States. Es-
pecially was this true now as the wave
of governmental economy was so pro-
uourccd
The Washington times., 1906-03-25
FIRST LIEUT.. KIRKMAN
GETS SEVERE SENTENCE

The President has approved the sen
tences OF the oourts-martial \ the cases
OF First Lieut.. Hugh Kirk =an. Eighth
Cavalry. and Second Lieut.. Horace W
Little. Philippine Scouts. both OF whom
were recently tried in toe I Tlilippines-
Kirkman. who was convicted Of embez-
element is dismissed anI sci fenced 10
confinement for two years at Fort
LeavenwOrIh-
Little is sentenced TO dismissal on q
charge Of drunkenness.
The Washington times., 1906-03-25
THE WoRLp,s RAILROADS..

The total railroad mileage of the world
is 51O.740.
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Many Dramatic Phases.

The romance which eliminated in yes
terday's wedding has offered many dra-
matte phases
After having been al the Military
Academy a short time, young Zelaya
came TO Washington for visit. where
he met Miss Baker. II was a case Of
love at first sight
One eight. when young Zelaya and his
hancee were sitting IN the drawing room
Of their boarding house, chatting over
their coming marriage. Mr.. Mercury
afuiateE with Nicaraguan interests.
entered with two detectives. took pos
session OF the young man and bundled
him of TO Nicaragua
When he reached home Zelaza told
his father that il he were not permitted
TO wed the girl Of his choice he would
commit suicide as his brother had done
for similar reason. The president gave
his consent, and it was not many weeks
before young Zelaya was on his way
back TO America
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At Least That's What the
MammieS at the Mar
ketS Declare.

The place to get next to nature these
days is the south side of the Center
Market Those so desiring may even
get nature on the inside for the invest
ment Of a few cents in the countless va
rieties OF roots that are displayed on
the stand. In other words a few cents
will cure you of what ails you in short
order. With every package Of roots,
herbs. or bark that goes from the stands
is also carried the magic incantation
that is more powerful than the spell
cast by Hecate and her midnight hags''
upon Macbeth.
No attractive labels, no alluring in
ducements accompany the simple home
remedies that are dispensed at the mar
ket by the original old Maryland and
Virginia mammies. They rely upon a
record that hiss been established by
years Of success. and say that they are
satisfied to sell to those who believe in
the mystic virtues Of their wares. They
will not attempt to induce anyone 10
purchase who tends toward. the skepti-
cal
The Washington times., 1906-03-25

Your Favorite Ice Cream
viii be c. & s. Velvet Kind It's best.
Druggists.
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Continued from First Page)

ploy was secure was one of the funda-
mental principles upon which we work
and upon which the great volume of
departmental work is kept abreast OF
the times ANY other scheme, whether
It provided for a fOur-year. six-year.
ten-year. or any other term of years. as
a term of office would result in a po-
litical machine that would drag down
the great business organization that has
been built up"
He opposed the age limit whereby
il would be compulsory for a clerk TO
retire. He said he opposed such a
scheme on general principles because he
thought there were as good men as
clerks at sixty-fve years as there was
at the age of fifty years
The Washington times., 1906-03-25
TAFT ADVOCATES
RETIREMENT PLAN

necessary 10 relieve eligible employees
was to be gathered. He said If he was
in Congress and had TO pass upon the
measure introduced in the Senate last
Thursday by Senator Perkins that he
would move to strike out all OF the bill
after the enactinn. clause and substitute
in It's stead a plan 20 increase the sal
aries OF ali Government employees on
and after July l, 1906. S Is per cent. and
TO provide for such increase to be paid
into the treasury OF the United States
as an accommodating fund for the benefit
of emploves
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Auntie to the Rescue.

When a reporter for The Times visit
ed the market yesterday morning he
was convinced Of the virtues of the
remedies After answering a steady
stream of questions for five minutes
concerning the names and particular vir-
tues OF the red, gray. and brown bun