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The Washington times., 1906-09-26
ANNUAL OPENING
Of LAW SCHOOL
Exercises Monday Next at
National University, Begin
ming 18th Session.

On Monday ncXt at the Law School
building. SlS-S30 Thirteenth street north
west. the thiFty-eighth annual session
OF the National University Law School
viii be formally opened The exercises
viii begin at $50 b. IN. sharp and brief
addresses 10 the students viii be made
by tho dean and members OF tine facul-
ty The present chancellor Of the uui-
versity, Prof Eugene Carusi will pre-
side At a meeting Of the board Of
trustees iu June of 1905, the resignation
OF the late Chief Justice Alvey, tho
ninth chancellor of the university. was
'aid before the board and accepted.
Ia describing ais growing lnhrmitlrs
which made lt necessary tof him 20
sever his active connection with the
school. Justice Alvey fOreshaGOwed The
approaching end which has recently
been so much lamented by the bench
and bar of Maryland and the District
Of Columbia. He was chancellor Of the
National University and president OF
the board Of trustees 1Ieariy ten years,
having succeeded the ATE Justice sam
uCl T. Miller. OF the Supreme Court
of the United states IN that office. The
present chancellor viii continue hls ac-
tive connection with the teaching corps
Of tho law school IN which he has held
the chair Of real property law since
1873, being the oldest Instructor IN point
or continuous service lu LHe country
Two additions 10 the faculty of law.
bringing the total up To twenty-five.
have been announced. Prof. Thomas,
the Corporation Counsel Of the District
of Columbia, and the Hon. Benjamin r.
Leighton viii have the chairs OF equity
and Jurisprudence and contracts. Tee
specurely. There Us some possibility
that Mr Leighton may NOT be able 10
occupy the chair of contracts in which
case "A suitable substitute. 10 is said, is
in view.
1t Us also announced that the trustees
are contemplating tne addition OF
course leading TO the degree of master
of patent law, and are now eudeayOriug
ID secure suitable corps 0f instruction
for that purpose.
y ne work of the fret and second years
a1mg 20 the degree of IL. y. has been
increased. bein, designed 10 the end or
even greater tG0rOuguuess iu the essen
Iial branches heretofore constituting
the curriculum. AS raE as possible also
pure lecture courses have been done
away with eXcepI those upon iuterua-
Ji0HHl law by General Davis. the judge
advocate EtueIfl OF the army. and upon
the domestic ve .ttlous by James ScuOul-
er of Boston University Law School
The advance registration OF new
students IS said % be exceptionally
large,
The Washington times., 1906-09-26
.PULLET ON FERRYBOAT
STIRRED UP TROUBLE
Held Up Traffic, Started Argument
Landed Two Men in Police
Court.

NEW YORK. Sept. 2e.-An ordinary
New Jersey puuet held a Christopher
ferryboat twenty minutes. 0bsUucted
traffic, and landed two men IN the JET
ferson Market court.
Charles Winters. a West Hoboken
truckman. reached the ferry about 3
O'Clock with load Of chickens. One ad-
venturous pulIet managed 20 escape from
a crate as the truck was going aboard
the Pittsburg. Frank Bernardo caught
the bird and Winters demanded It's re-
turn There was an argument as 10 who
had the best right 20 It. II was nnaiiy
decided by the crowd that Winters was
entitled to the pullet Instead OF return
ing his prize gracefully. Bernardo flung
il at Winters and the bird got away
again.
The crowd chased the pullet through
the ferry house, and amid the trucks
on West street. until 1t was finally re-
captured.
The Washington times., 1906-09-26
Mrs. Conen Could Not Testify Now.
DIVORCES IN AMERICA
100000 SINCE 1867

SCRANTON. Sept 26.-Rev David c.
Macdonald, OF this city. made startling
revelations of the divorce elll iu "a pa
per read before the Methodist Minis
terlaI Association. Tie stated tGat lv'.-
t15 divorces have been granted iu tho
United States since 1867. as against sixty
nine IN the same period IN Canada.
He believes that tbs cnicf cause Of tho
appalling conditions iu this country Is
the growing tendency 10 lock upon
marriage as q civil contract and the
fEilurs 20 realize the sacred character
Of the relation.
The Washington times., 1906-09-26
SIMPLE SPELLER CONVERT
WANTS HIS NAME CHANGED

NORRISTOWN, Sept 2f.-Vaughan
Taylor Borgenski of EIia, has natural
Iy caught The simple spelling fever. 50
popular with President Roosevelt. Bor-
eensH wants his last name changed TO
hornet. because with his present name
he is up against ell sorts OF perplcXi-
ties.
Ia the first place il is hard 10 spell:
then L is harder TO remember and as
"a consequence he believes that his Busi-
ness as drdughtsman I'm Philadelphia
would be more profitable 10 him If his
name were not such u ''stUmpeT."
lie asserts Iu his petition that he is
daily called many different names and
thar many communications Intended for
him are either never written or so as
tray because the writer IS unable 20
remember or properly spell mis- name.
The Washington times., 1906-09-26
There Can Be No Muir
der Charge if He Is
Alive Tomorrow
Midnight.

The DAYS and weeks and months have
passed away slowly to Mrs Jennie J.,
Nav. who. September % last, shot down
IuCien H. COnen. a marine haudsmau,
in the presence Of his mother, az Eighth
and q streets southeast san more
slowly and solcmnlyl however. will the
hours pass from now until midnight to-
morrow C5th) the end OF "a year
and a Ctly since the shooting took place.
Under the law when a person upon
whom a deadly assault IS made lives
longer than "a year and a day, the as
The Washington times., 1906-09-26
COMMISSIONERS PURCHASE
ANACOSTlA SCHOOL SITE

The Commissioners have purchased a
large tract Of land in Auscostia as "a
site FOR d new schoolHouse. The deed
20 the property was made by Annie s.
Masters and the purchase price paid is
$1,000 The property ls described as lots
81 10 Ei2 I'm AHacostia and is bounded by
Harrison. Adams and Jackson streets.
The Washington times., 1906-09-26
DOGS SPINAL CORD USED
TO MIND BROKEN BACK

MEDICINE HAT, Canada, Sept. 26.-
A difficult operation was performed
on Engineer Glover in the Medicine
Hat General Hospital by Dr. c. F..
Smith, assisted by DR.. c. r. Smith and
Dr. GOOdlauds.
In a head-on collision Glover's back
was broken and his spinal cord was
mangled. No hopes Of his recovery
could be entertained unless the cord
could be replaced. and this operation
was undertaken. The spinal cord OF
dog was used TO take the place Of the
original one for about an inch.
The Washington times., 1906-09-26
RICHMOND WANTS VETS
ENGAhP PhENT NEXT YEAR

FItzhugh Lee Camp. United Spanish
War Veterans Of Richmond. Va. VIII
attend the annual enCampment Of the
national organization which viii be
held in Washington the week beginning
October s, next.
The Richmond veterans have been
very dcsir0us for some years TO have a
national eucampment IN the Virginia
capital and are coming 10 Washington
in full force Go induce the veterans 20
80 into camp on the banks OF the James
river. The Rlchmondites VIII offer d
guarantee that sufficient funds VIII Be
raised % entertain the visiting vets
The Washington times., 1906-09-26
BORROWED KOFFLER'S Cash
TO RUN TELEGRAPH OFFICE

The police are looking for a clever
young man, who, 1t is alleged. swindIed
Joseph KOHier, of S2l + street north
west, out of $25 on Sunday last KOdier
says the man represented himself as q
telegraph operator in charge Of a
branch office, and Sunday he told Kofier
that the banks being closed. he was
short of money with which to run his
office. So kOftler let him have S-5
The Washington times., 1906-09-26
INQUIRY INTO FIRING
ON SCOUT DETACHMENT

MANILA. Sept. 26--An Investigation
is being made by the War Department
into firing by one OF the companies
operating against the Puiajaues into a
detachment Of United States, scouts on
the Isle of Leyte. There were no cas-
ualtics.
The Washington times., 1906-09-26
SNITCHMEN DEMAND
INCREASE IN WAGES
Ultimatum to Railroads In
SistS on Hearing Before
October ..
SHORTER HOURS INCLUDED
Brotherhood Acts in Conjunction With
Engineers Now Meeting in
Chicago.

CHICAGO. Sept. 2C.-Auo-hCr railroad
employees brotherhood, the sWiJchmen
yesterday determined upon a joint move
against the railroads of the country for
higher wages and a shorter working
day While the engineers were framing
"a new schedule OF wages. at the Great
Northern Hotel. the switchmen were
submitting new scales to the company,
twenty-five thousand men were repre-
sented in the sWitehmen's request The
roads approached lie in the territory
from Buffalo 10 the Paclnc coast In
Chicago the demands were made
through a central committee. headed by
Daniel T.. Smith. of the Chicago. Rock
Island and Pacific road
Ultimatum to Railroads.
The following notice was served upon
tho manager of every railroad I'm Chi
cago:
owe. the committee Of the Switch
mems Union OF North America. repre-
ssntiHg the sWitchmen employed on your
system. respectfully submit the follow
ing Tor your consideration. and demand
that We be given a hearing on or before
j. o'clock noon. October 25:
Article J. Eight hours 20 constitute
DAYS work az the following rates of
pay; Foreman. g. cents au hour; help
ers IS cents au hour, overtime TO be paid
fur at the above rates. strict seniority
10 prevail. the switchmCn longest in ser
vice shall have preference OF positions.
Increase About 20 Per Cent.
The scale proposed represents an in
crease in pay OF about 20 per cent, with
q shortening of time from twelve, four
teen. and sixteen hours a day to uni-
NersaI "aigut-hour day"
samuel H. Earliug. first vice president
of the union. who is in Chicago super
Nis!uc tae "ase movement said the
demand was made on account OF the
increased cost of living and the grow
ilr danger attached To the occupation.
''TLe sWltchutn have had only one In-
crease in wages iu the last tweaJy
years Ec said. THAT amounted 70
about IL p1r cent Living expenses have
Increased Is per cent
Glr Jicberims added that a larger pro-
portion ot The men received Injuries iu
-h= worI- tuau formerly. and that on
this and tae Insurance rates are almost
prah.uuve-
The Washington times., 1906-09-26

$1,000 Niagara Falls Excursion Sep
tember 2s-BaItlmore & Ohio. Specisl
train u standard coaches and Pullman
parl0r ears, leaving Washington 9,31 a ul.
September q. via Philadelphia and pic
tUresque LehjEh Valley Liberal stop
overs returning. Tickets good ten days.
Side trips from Niagara. $3.50 10 Toronto,
S5.15 10 Thousand Islands and return.
The Washington times., 1906-09-26
Daneing at Great 81 Nirhtlu.

Excellent music-dne pavilion. Great Falls
& Old Dom. Ry. cars half hourly from
56th and NJ. Transfers with Cap. Trac.
The Washington times., 1906-09-26
sa.z5 Luray Cave.ns and Return,

Including transfer and admission to
Caverns. from Baltimore & Ohio station
sos a. m, Sunday. September 30. Leave
Luray D. N. same day.
The Washington times., 1906-09-26
If You Have Funds Awaiting

investment, deposit same in banking dept
OF Union Trust Co. l4l4 r ST. Interest
paid. Deposits subject 20 check at will
The Washington times., 1906-09-26
See Great Falls Illuminated.

Every night Grand sight. Great Falls &
o. D. Ry. cars half hourly from 35th d. n
Transfers with Cap. Traction.
The Washington times., 1906-09-26

Moses Sept. Sales 0aer Best Values
IN Furniture. Carpets. Rugs & Draperles.
The Washington times., 1906-09-26
FloraI DecoTalions ~ Weddings.

Beautiful effects are produced by Gude's
artists. Specimen flowers are used. l214 =
The Washington times., 1906-09-26

s1.oo HaTpers Ferry and MaTtinsbuTg;
H-25 Berkeley Springs. 500 Cumberland
and return. From Baltimore e. Ohio
station. 800 a. m, Sunday September
81. Returning from Cumberland G. EeT-
kelley Springs g, MaTtlnsburg s. and Har-
peFs Ferry, $40 p. ~. same day.
The Washington times., 1906-09-26

Oats, Any Quantity, Bushel, &c.
Clarendon Smith. 5th < K. Phone.
The Washington times., 1906-09-26

According 70 the story told 90 the
time IL took place the shooting OF
C0nen was done by Mrs May in defense
Of her reputation which she alleged
the young bandsman had slandereo.
II is said that he had threatened her
Conen's Condition Critical.
However that may De. on the after
noon OF September @. 1865, when Concn
was. returning from "a band concert. AT
the Capitol plaza, in which bee took
part. he was shot iu the back by Mrs.
May. An examination 0f Coueu's injury
showed that mis- spine WAS fractured
iB seNersl places as "a result OF the shot
fired by Mrs. MAY. As "a result of his
wound his body has been par8lFzed from
his hips down NleE heard from a
d8y OF two ago from hiH home in Louis
Vile. KY where hr was taken several
months after the shooting. he was s,ill
iH "a critical condition. and while "a is
admitted that Dee has very li-tle chance
10 recover. physicians are uoJ able 90
say anything as 10 what VIII be- the
immediate or early result Of his in
Juries.
The Washington times., 1906-09-26

Ice Cream Of Supreme Quality.
c. & S excellent Velvet Kind Druggists
The Washington times., 1906-09-26

The above comparative
statement of the amount Of
Deposits in this Bank at the
end of the first day and at
the end of each business year
shows on what a solid fOun-
dation of public confidence
this great banking Business is
being built.
The increase, while very
rapid, is steady and consist
ent, and the number of our
depositorS is growing with
an equally steady increase.
We solicit both CONNER
cial and savings accounts,
and loan money on approved
collateral.
Three per cent interest
paid on savings accounts.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-12
STRUCK BY TORNADO
NEW ORLEANS VISITED BY VlO-
LENT STORM.
PROPERTY DAMAGE $500, 600
-Four Persons Arc Reported Killed at
PontchatouIa, Fifty Miles
From New Orleans.

NV Orleans. LA tornado PISS.
mg through Ave miles OF the resi-.
dcncr and factory section Of New or
leans. FriIa,. injured at least .,un,
of p,rsons and did fully $500 900 dam
aye
There were al loay, three s,pala,r
toruadurs i'm tho vicinity Of Sew On
leans. lu,Iudiup that which struc. the
civ
Half an hour after the tornado had
lru IA, CITY travelling in runh".y
direction a telegram from hammond.
La. 30 miles north Of here. on Oh, u.
liuoi, Central railroad. said thai four
prrsous had been killed In tornado
M ponrcharouIa % nearby town. Great
propcr,, damage 80 Puntchatuult was
also rrpurtod.
rrnnil was brought i'm from tho
npjrlburhuud of Lake Pontchartraiu.
outside the city limits. that mans
lives had been lost there.
Although several deaths were T"-
ported in Sow Orleans Immediately
after IN. storm Investigation showed
that probably nor lif. WAS lost
here.
Most of the inimrd persons were
caught br IN" stuim near Roberts
street and the river front where the
Columbia oil mill and the jefferson
saw mill were badly damaged
wumiv and child were injured
when "A house wa blown down at
First and Magnolia streets. and a nc.
gro In Douglas parish Was reported
10 have been picked NJ bodily by the
wind and carried several feet lie was
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-12
INSURANCE CO. LOSES Al FRISCO.


San Francisco, Cal-Thc Trans.
Atlantic Fire Insurance Co. loses in
the first decision to he rendered in
the superior courts, regarding The liza
Dillty of companies, which have re.
fused dollar-iOr.dOlIar settlement.
me company has not a single excuse
in law Tor repudiating the claims Ol
its policy holders, according to the
decision rendered by Judge Carroll
Cook.
The Transatlantic had no earth
quake clause. Its resistance to the.
payment OF obligations rested entire.
~ upon the general clause Of CXCcp-
tons in the policies by which It was
relieved from liability in case OF loss
caused by invasion. instruction, riot,
civil war or civil connections. or
through military or usurped power OF
by order of any civil authority.
There is no evidence that can bring
the case within any OF the exceptions
contained in the policy" said Judge
Cook. Even If the earthquake caused
the fire, the defendant would stil be
liable under the policy. but there IS.
no evidence that would justify a find
ing that the Ire was caused by the
earthquake"
The plaintiff in the test case is AS
sistant City Attorney A. S. Newburgh,
who received 5000. The company dis.
claimed responsibility upon the asser-
ton that the are was an act of proyi-
dcnce.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-12
Secretary Root Hears the News.

Washington The news that the
modus yiycndi had finally been signed
was conveyed 10 Secretary Root in
Il Cahleglam from Ambassador Reid,
announcing that the British govern
men had accepted terms OF the mudus
ylyondi relating to the New Found.
land fisheries.
80 information has been received
Il, the state department concerning
the proposed resignation OF the Off
cials OF the New Fouudland govern.
menl On account OF The new agree
mont
Some facts in relation to the New
Foundiaud government and the nsh.
cries were stated, ia which it appears
that the British government has been
very muCh embarrassed in the uogoti.
atoms on account OF &c demands OF
New Fuundlaud, The New FoundIand
government Is under the control OF
the merchant fishermen OF the island,
those who buy, cure and sell the fish
ing products. They oppose any Amer
lean fishing rights, including those
guaranteed by the treaty OF lolS, and
are dissatisfied with any arrangement
that the British government makes
to carry out the terms Of that treaty.
The real fishermen Ol The island are
not in harmony with their restrictions
Of the New FOundland government,
such as denying the privilege Of sell
ing, and Of allowing the fishermen to
take employment On the American
hsning vessels The New Foundland
government has no real responsibility
in the way OF carrying out obligations.
1t devulyes upon the British govern.
mcnt.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-12

The number OF matriCulatcd stu
dents AT the German universities dur.
sng the summer term Is given as A..
9i2, an increase OF over 5000 over last
year. OF these G.56g are In Berlin
6.734 at Munich, 4,li7 at Lcipsic. 1925
nj Bonn, 1850 at Fx"iburg. 2,l2S at
Halle, 1926 at GottIngcn, 1922 at
Heidelberg and 1862 at Jena. while
the rest are distributed among various
universities. There are l?,4l3 stu.
dents of law, 1852 are studying phi
1osophy. philology or history, G,S5i
medicine and G,2l2 mathematics OF
natural science. The number of stu.
dents has nearly trebied during the
last 30 years, says the Athenacum. the
returns for 1876 showing that in tha'
year the entries amounted ouly t.
IGSl2
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-12

burlington, la-Miss Hyrmal ia.
Cobs has been arrested at Gales.
burg, H., undo; the name of
Mary Burns, charged with passing n
forged check for $1,000. The girl was
a student some years AT Iowa Yves.
Icyan university, Mount Pleasant. la,
She went TO Monmouth. H.. Saturday,
and In the guse Of college student
attempted 20 pass q check for $4,000,
but failed At Galesburg she succeed
ed with tho 81 900 check
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-12
A CHIEF OF POLICE ARRESTED.
Scotchman McWhrter on a Hunt for
His Ten Thousand.

Salt Lake city, Utah-Chicf Of
Police George Sheets has been ar.
rested on complaint by William Nc.
Whittier. charging him with compound.
Ing a felony McWhirtcr Is the Scotch
man who had 10000 taken from him
By bogus officers, during Il raid on n
fraudulent poker game McWhirter
forced one of the alleged officers to
accompany him to the police station.
whore he was given back $1,000 the
amount being raised by the bogus of
flcers. AMI paid through the chief.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-12
A Fast Night Express Wrecked.

Louisville ky-1hrcC pCrsOns were
injured when the fast night OK
press Of the Louisville & Nashville
railroad. running from Cincinnati to
Louisville jumped the track at Lin.
den. Ky. - miles east Of this city
The engine and mail car went into
the ditch Most OF the injured. who
are trainmcn. was seriously hurt. while
the passengers escaped with fright
and shaking up
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-12

How thick is the earth's crust? r.
]. Strut, son Of Lord Rayleigh. after
a long series OF experiments estimates
81 rs - miles. This deduction coin
cides :aore or less closely with that
of Prof Milne, the seismologist. Mr.
Strut brlievca that at the depth OF
al miles the internal heat Of the earth
reach rs 800 degrees centigrado C2,732
degrees Fahrenheit The moon ,s
not dead" according TO the same sci.
enlist. but continues to possess vol.
canic energy. He believes. too. that
the internal heat OF the moon Is great.
or than that OF tho earth.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-12
Fire at Cape May Point.

Cape May Point. \. Fire,
which originated in the Packham cot
tagc. destroyed $4,000 worth of prop.
erty. The flames spread quickly from
the Packham cottage to the Cape
house, and thence to a number of cot
tagcs, and thence 20 the public school
building. which, however, was only
slightly damaged,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-12

Chattanooga, Tcnn.-ln n wreck
on the Western u Atlantic rail.
road. two miles north OF Dalton. the
north.bound passenger train was
hurled from the track by n broken
axle on the engine. Fireman VIII A,
Hughes, of Atlanta, was Killed and
Engineer C. A. Bennett. of Atlanta.
was badly injured The passengers
were shaken up, bat none Of them was
hurt.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-12
IRISH LEAGUE MEETS.
o'Donovan Rosa, T. p. o'Connor,
John Redmond Attend.

Philadelphia, Pa. - The annual
convention Of the United Irish League
of America was opened In Wither.
spoon hall here, with about 700 dele.
gates in attendance Many prominent
natives of Ireland are attending the
convention, among them being O'Don.
ovan Rosa, T. F. O'Connor and John
Redmond
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-12
TRANSPORT THOMAS ON FIRE.
The Only Hope Of Saving the Vessel
is in Sinking Her.

Manila. i. |. The transport
Thomas Is on fire The fire originated
In the hold. where there are $500
bales of hay. The flames have spread
10 the bunkers. The hold Of the YES
sci has been flooded 1t is thought
that the only hope of saving the YES
sci is In sinking her. The watar at
her dock IL shallow
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-12
VIII Build Canal by Contract.

Washington--lt has been finally de-
cided that the Panama canal will be
completed by contract. In few days
the commission will make public a
statement setting forth its reasons
for favoring the contract system, and
at that time a form OF contract will
also probably be published.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-12
FREIGHT STEAMER FoUNDERED.
Went Down With Her Crew in Gulf
During the Hurricane.

New Orleans, la.-ltcports have
reached here that freight steamer
foundorcd in the gulf OF Mexico during
the hurricane
The report was made by members
Of the crew of the barkentine Jennie
Hurlburt, who said that they could
not make out the frcightcr's name,
nur what was the matter with her
but that the GROW went down with the
steamer.
The Jennie lIurlhurt was wrecked.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-12
President Intends to Visit Panama

Washington, d. c. - President
Roosevelt st!ll intends to visit the
isthmus this fall, and unless there be-
some change for The worse IN the
Cuban situation, will probably leave
for Colon a short ,me after election.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-12
A BACKDOW N
FISHERIES AGREEMENT
NEW FoUNDLANDERS CHARGE
BRITISH MINISTRY GAVE IN
TO THE UNITED STATES.
Ambassador Reid Cables Secretary
Root That British Government
Accept Modus Vivendi ReIat-
ing to Fisheries.

s.. Johns, ~ Popular anger
against the modus yiyeudl arranged
rs the United States and British gov
crumcnts. relating TO the New Found
land herring fisheries, Is growing.
There is general feeling tnat the
compromise arrived at was Il back
down on the part OF the British min
istr!.