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doubtedly be able TO carry the full cost
Of maintenance as well as the initial
cost Of organization
Zone funds appropriated for school
purposes for the year beginning July /.
1900 amounted TO $4,000. and on August
6 there was a balance of Sl2.l7646. OF
the sum spent Ss.S6l24 was for salaries
and wages, while $3.50 was for ma
terial and supplies.
According 10 an executive order is
sued July l3 by Governor MagO0u, on
the recommendation Of Mr. Lane. the
school year shall consist Of four terms.
as follows: First July is 20 September
.; second, October IS 10 December z,
third, January ? 20 March -; fourth,
April S 10 June 80. The school week
shall consist of nve days OF six hours
each. The teachers are divided into
three classes. at $40, $50 and $50. gold,
q month, the higher class TO be pro-
vided with quarters There shall bee
no deductions FOR vacation periods
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contest, in which boys under fourteen
years viii contest, the shoes Of the con-
testanJs being placed in a box and the
one getting his shoes out OF the box and
on his feet first 10 win a prize. There
VIII be hfry-yard dash for the ladies'.
a three-Iegged race, and arrangements
are being made 10 secure the services
of several professional cake walkers.
There viii be dancing IN the evening.
The various committees are: Exeeu-
tive committee. Joseph X. Potter, chair
man; F. 3. Burns, secretary and treas
urer; I. W. Lloyd, T. E Arnold. and
Thomas WOltz. Sports committee, John
Plland, chairman; l. W. Matter. James
Deery. Lewis d. Luebkirt. and J. W
Johnson. order committee, NJ. J. Deery.
chairman; c. Il. Adams. A. F. Nor
risett. Jacob Nusbaum, and James
BUYER.
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ELEVATED TRAINS CLASH
ON CURVE AT RUSH HOUR

NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-Two trains on
the Second avenue L" cOllided at
Front street and Co~aties slip during
the rush hour this evening, and Ed
ward BLY,. twenty-eight years old. of 80
Wales avenue, Jersey City, and Monica
MaZa, thirty-five years old, Of SO Sack
cit street, Brooklyn, were seriously in
jured. a South Ferry train stopped
on a curve and vas struck by an
other train coming from the same di-
recti0n. II was impossible for the mo-
torman of the second train to see the
train ahead and he ran his train upon
it before he could check his speed.
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LANDS
FIRST IN FUTURlTY
-con.LnueI lEom . -

EOseben. b. G.ynel, TO J. won; Neva
Lee. 107 &C.. Miller, u 20 !, second;
OrmCndale, 10 (MiHer). 20 3, third.
Time llZ -. Dolly Spanker, Zienap,
DIT. Gardner. Kings Daughter, Consist
ent, Hamburg Belle, Handzarrai and
Proper also ran.
Fourth race-The Futurity, FOR two
year-olds; six furlongs Elecroneer
NJ shaw. g TO ], won; Pope Joan, ll6
lNieOD, s 10 ., second: Demund. 123
tRadtke). 10 ]. third. Time. 1.13 So.
Yankee Gun, Peter Pan, Yankee Girl.
Ballot, COuville, Horace T., Don En-
Tique Kentucky Beau. Old Honesty.
AltuIa. Oran, and EursIaue also ran.
Fifth race-For three-year-olds; mile.
Hot Teddy, IL (Miler), to 1. won;
Yves, 90 (GaTner). 13 TO .. second; Vino.
l05 JSewelD, Z TO 8, third. Time. 1888 2-5.
Macy. Jr.. Melbourne Nominee, Carew,
Tipping, PrOpOser, Flavigny. Lancas-
trian, and Donna also ran.
Sixth race-NIile and a sixteenth: for
threC-year-olds and upward. Ginette,
los Clark. S to 8, won Kiamesha, los
Uowe), to l. second; Nealon, lI3
Dugan). 10 to ]. third. Time. 1916 SIS.
California King, True Wing. Rapid
Water. Angler Red Knight, and Pru-
dental Girl also ran.
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executes orders as given by the custom
ers. The authors Of papers prepared for
the Government have certain ideas
about style. punctuation. and spelling.
Some writer's in their copy. which the
printer must follow spell honor. labor
and humor with the "u" This IS gen
orally conceded TO be out of date in the
United States, but you VIII find that
sort of spelling in some OF the books
which are printed in this country.
Congress Acts Independently.
81 have no idea what Congress viii
do with the 300 words. You know that in
the printing of Congressional documents
and the Congressional Record the Pub
Ac Printer must follow copy, and unless
Congress orders otherwise there will
be no change in the spelling. The Pres
idents order, YOU understand. only ap-
plies to publications Of the executive de
partments and the Presidents message.
The preliminary proof OF the manual
of style which I earnestly hope that
the several departments VIII adopt for
the uniformity ia typography. punctua-
ton, etc, II Will establish, viii be ready
in few days for the consideration and
suggestions from the authorities OF the
departments BY having one uniform
basic method the work of the Office
viii be facilitated greatly, and secure
for the Government better results. be
ieve than We are able 10 attain with
the present methods
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PRESIDENT WRITES
TO G. A. R. CHIEF
CongratulateS Gen. Brown
on Election and Relates
AneCdOte.

GAINESVILLE. Ohio. Sept. i.-Gen. r.
b. Brown. who was recently elected
commander-lu-chIef Of the Grand Army
Of the Republic has made public a large
batch of correspondence Of a congratu-
latory nature. among which was a letter
from President Roosevelt one from
Senator Foraker. and another from
former Governor Herrick Senator Fora
ker. remembering General Browns edi-
torial assistance IN years past. states
that he would rather General Brown
had received the honor than any other
soldier that he knows. President
ROosevelrs letter contains a pretty SEN
timeut and is as follows.
My Dear Commauder-ln-Chief Let
me send you "a word OF sincere and
hearty congratuiatIou upon your cleo
ton as c0mmandeT-in-chief of the Grand
Army. AS you were yourself In the
ranks, perhaps The following auecdote
may amUse you. / made my old com
maudeT in the cavalry brigade Gen. s.
3. ~. Young. Lieutenant general. and
when he retired I appointed TO succeed
him Gen, Adna r. Chanee. with whom
! also had the good fortune 10 serve IN
the Santiago campaign. Both of them
--''N i' 7eiL ltiN-i N-s- e'T1 40 t44foh' SOU
diers in the civil war, and on the day
when General Chaffee took office and
was formally presented TO me, General
Young sent him his own lieutenant gen
erals stars with a memorandum that
they we're from Private Young 90
Private .hanee.
our country IS a pretty good c0un-
try after all, isn't IL? With an good
wishes and trusting TO have the pleas
ure Of meeting you personally IN Wash
inston this winter, i am. sincerely
yours. THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
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& DLtlAuEA % "tta '-0 |
usea bv huntsmen. viii be rented by the
messy bank picnickers-
one OF the best programs that have
ever been prepared by Central LABOR
Union Will be offered NJ Luna Park In
former years the Central Labor Union
has chosen Benning for their special
celebration. but Luna Park has been
decided upon for this years special
events. The DAY viii be observed by the
carrying out of an elaborate program
Of sports Of all kinds. including racing,
Jumping. vaulting. baseball games. ana
a splendid program ia the dancing pa
vilion during the evening.
To the program already arranged Dy
the committee in charge Of the day, the
Luna Park management has added
many special features that viii be OF
great interest. The Capital City Band,
COMPOSED of union players and under
the leadership of Prof John Boyeiio,
viii occupy the musical shell. This will
be the first local organization 70 enter
tain music lovers at Luna Park, and the
success Of their concerts viii greatly in
huence the park management in the
matter of continuing the engagement
Of local bands or going back again TO
the travelling aggregations.
The exercises at the park VIII start
promptly at II o'clock. when the first
athletic event. which IS a 1Oo-yard dash
for men. will take place, The order Of
athletics and the prizes to be offered are
as follows:
Three-legged raee-First prize. $780,
second. S1.00.
Sack race-First prize. 500; second
prize. 81 90
Egg race-(Girls under sixteen). First
prize. $50; second prize, 500.
Potato race-First prize. 500; second
prize, 800.
Wbeelbarrow race for women-First
prize. pair gloves; second prize, pocket
book
Running jump-First prize, pair
shoes; second prize, hat.
Pole vaulting-First prize, dress suit
case: second prize. military brushes
The prize for the baseball game,
which will take place at 4 O'Clock, will
be $4,000.
The Government Printing Office and
Navy Yard teams viii contest for su-
premacy and the prize.
The following committees are in
charge Of the outing:
General committee-Milford Spoln
chairman; Charles W. Winslow. secre-
ary-trea surer; J. f. Mccarthy. George
Adams, and II. c. LaClair.
Dancing-C. A. Pfau. chairman; J. G.
Bishop. NJ. a. Bowen, J. C. Bishop, and
J. +. McKenna.
Athletics-H {. LaClair. chairman;
NJ. Snellings. c. +. Mcclure, c. +. Ali
son, J. G. Schmidt, l.. b. Dtggins, II. J;
Wells. J B. Dickman, ]. ColpOis, and
]. 7. McGinniS.
Law and order-James /. Feeney
chairman. Mr.. Feeney will be aided by
a large corps of assistants.
Officers of the Union.
The officers Of Central Labor Union
are:
President. Z. L. Adams, Columbia
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POSTMASTER BARNES
ORDER FOR MONDAY

Postmaster Barnes has issued the
following order for Labor Day.
The money order division of the main
office VIII be closed 10 the public on
Monday, September g. 1906.
The cashiers division viii be open
from $50 a. ID. TO 1870 p. m
The registry division viii De open
from $3.50 20 u o. ID.
A delivery by carriers from the main
office and its stations viii be made at
$50 a. m.
Carriers window viii be open for de
livery of mail 10 clerks in the depart
meuts from 9 TO 1880 a. m, and for
the general public from s to p. m
Collections will be made at the main
Office al $50 d. M. and 1850 p. m.
station A, at 7:31 A. M. and 1890
D. m; Station b, at a. NJ. 40 and Il
D. M, Station d. at a. H.. s.30 and II
p. NJ: Station +, at a. m. and 10
p. m. Station G.. at $50 a. H.. AS and
II 30 p. m. Station II, at a. m. and
p. m: Station K. at 1880 a. m: Ia
koma Park station, az S a. m. and p.
m: Brookland station. at $50 a. m. and
3 p. m, and Benning station, at a. m.
and 4.30 p. m.
The following-named stations Will be
open 20 the public for the transaction
of business;
Station As to II a. m. $50 to z .. m.
Station B-6 to II a. M. $3.50 to : y. m
Station C-7:30 TO 10 a. m.
Station D. TO IL a. m, $50 10 7 D. m.
Station ESQ 10 II "a. m, $50 TO p.
m.
Station G-7:30 TO II a. m, 8 TO p. m.
Station H 20 IL a. m, 8 10 p. m.
Station Ks TO II a. m, 5 10 p. m.
Takoma Park. s t. Il a. m. 10 Z p. m
Brookland, 1880 10 IL a. m. 8 10 p. N.
Benniug, $50 10 8 a. m, TO 2 p. m, 4
10 $50 p. m
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ANTI-PRAYER BOY
GIVEN A BEATING

CINCINNATI. Sept. George Her
mann, prominent i'm a religious organl-
zation called Gods Bible School, has
been arrested at the complaint Of Mrs.
John Strobel that he beat her four
year-Old adopted son, Walter. with a
paddle because the child was unable TO
learn a set prayer which Hermann or
dered the child 20 commit 20 memory.
Little Walter was covered with black
and blue marks and bruises. He said
Hermann also held him under a by
drant
Hermann admits the whipping but
says 10 was because the child sWore at
him. Hermann said the Strobels had
not paid the 80 cents weekly board
agreed upon for the child.
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Library to Be Open
As Usual on Monday

The District Public Library will be
kept open on September at the usual
summer hours. that is. from 10 a. m.
10 9 p. m. Reference circulating. and
children's departments will be open as
on week days
In this connection it may be pointed
out that the Public Library is now open
every day IN the year except July 4
and December p. During the summer
months the Sunday hours are from 10
Q p. IN. On Sundays reference, open
shelf, and children's rooms are open
and applicants for borrowers priv
neges may register. No books are is
sued l5r home use. however. Begin
ming on September 4 the library viii
open parcel room where umbrellas.
parcels, and wraps may be checked by
visitors 70 the library.
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PLANS TO IMPROVE
HARB0R FACILITIES
LcoaLLnuel - = -

continued from rage Our.@
maintained by any OF the steamboat
companies could come up 90 this city.
THE fats extend from the Arsenal
20 point beyond the Long Bridge. oc-
cupying a position that directly inter
feres with navigation These fats are
Of an artificial construction: that IS.
they have materialized IN recent years
by dredging the channel and dumping
the Nth upon the land that In former
years was almost submerged ia Tie
water OF the Potomac.
In one corner of the grounds there
is a section that might oe DESIGNATED
a botanical garden. This Is conducted
az "a great expense 60 the Government.
Men are employed 20 Ke-D the ground
in good condition and Ia cultivate the
flowers and various kinds of vegetables
that are raised. All this represents a
vast outlay Of wealth, and the Govern
ment Is deriving no revenue. Had this
track Of land been done away with I'm
The start Washington TO-DAY would he
ranked as the foremost port Of the
South The Potomac river with All rs
productive tributaries could be made IN
support the commerce Of the CITY,
Washington. situated as il is. about 1872
miles from the Atlantic Ocean. can oh
tain an enormous shipping trade If rbA
mats are partially done away with.
Could Equal Boston's Harbor.
Large ships may anchor in the chan
mel, or, if th2 flats sare removed Ire
channel viii become a great harbor
the equal OF that Of Boston. All these
things are now manifest. The shin
pers realize what may be done for the
District; the people of the community
see It; the nation is sitting I'D and
taking notice. The need for progress
siveness was never more pressing than
II IS now; and there Is a beacon light
shining upon the horizon OF progress.
which. if followed, viii lead the city
out Of the Old rut into which II has
gradually sunk.
Starting az the Arsenal. the fats
could be cut away on the side nearest
the Wharfage front of the Washington
channel. about a thousand feet inland
This would make the channel wide
enough to accommodate large steamers.
Then there would be ample room for
new docks 10 be built upon the shore
OF Ihe flats. This would open new ad-
vantages-new possibilities for capital
ists-and IL would give local companies
better facilities for conducting their
business
The steamers now plying between
Norfolk and Washington are laboring
under a great disadvantage. They are
too small to accommodate the people.
and the companies are prohibited from
putting larger steamers on the river.
If they do launch a large steamer it
Is not allowed 10 come into the chan
mel. Were IL permitted 70 enter it
could not turn around
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Hours for Labor Day
At Market Houses

Approval of the District Commission
ers was yesterday given the suggestion
of Sealer of Weights and Measures W,
c. Haskell that the markets OF the city
be closed half a day tomorrow. Mr..
Haskell recommended that each OF the
markets be opened at 8 o'clock in the
morning
The Eastern, Georgetown and oths~
markets will close their doors at noon.
but the Western Market viii shut Up
shop at 10 o'clock in the morning.
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LABOR IN GALA ATTIRE ON
MANY MONDAY OUTINGS

Lodge Machiuists; vice president, John
CoIpois. carpet mechanics; secretary.
Charles W. WinslOw, structural iron
workers; treasurer, Milton SnelHngs,
Engineers local. No. 90; financial secre-
tary. c. +. Mcclure. plate printers; ser
geanU-at-arms. Samuel Beckett. tile
layers helpers.
Down at Marshall Hall.
Marshall Hall viii be the scene Of
the fifteenth annual Labor Day excur-
sion Of District Assembly, No. &c.
Knights Of Labor. II is expected that
this viii be a great success from a f.
nancial and every other point Of view.
because the sale of tickets has surpass-
ed the expectations Of all the officers
Of the organization. The athletic events
viii be In charge of DR. Curtis. assisted
by Prof. Bernard J. WefeTs, a George
town boy who has won fame on the
cinder path. and Is now regarded as one
of the most competent instructors Of
the day. The Knights say they expect
at least 500 children 10 participate in
the sports. There viii be a long string
Of playground events for the children
and a series for the grown-uns also
The events for adults will be a 75-vard
dash for men, 5O-yard dash for girls
sack race, three-Iegged race. potato
race. a tug Of war between members Of
L. = 179s and l. A. 17fS. and a nrfze
waltz in the evening. ARRANGEMENTS
have been made for the boats TO make
FIVE trips. so that those who desire 10
get home early can do so.
The committee Of ARRANGEMENTS con
sists Of: Executive committee-ThOnas
Sheahan, chairman: J. F. O'AIeara, L. p.
wild Il. J. Dakiu, J. J. Deery.. Thomas
T. ODay, J. f. Collins, and H. Martin.
Boat and comfort conmittee-James T.
Mitchell, chairman; J. H Mowatt. II
J. Schutters, W. c. Champion. James II.
Whitemore,. Charles Lynch. and J. T.
Tressey. Sports committee-E. J. Dakin,
chairman J. +. Maloncy, J. J. Deery.
John Sutton. James Hall, George f.
Susan. William Beha. Dancing COM
mittee-H. a. Martin, r. II. Mckes, J.
Lindsay. A Childs. William Balser. A.
F. Sengstack and II. d. d. Digney.
Sports at River View.
Members of the Carpenters and Join
ers' Union No. 182 will spend the day
at River View. where everything will be
done to amuse and entertain them. A
wrestling match between Joseph Turner.
the 14O-pound champion Of the District
and South, and Charles E Ramsay.
champion 145-pound mat artist OF New
York, viii be one Of the special features
of the days program. The man getting
two falls out Of three wins the hand
some purse hung up by the committee
having charge Of the observaDces. Con
viii be tried by the st. Peters
and st. Vincent's baseball teams from
the Marquette League in the afternoon.
Other athletic events on the card are:
one hundTed-yard dash for men, tug
OF war between the AmalgGmated So
ciety Of Carpenters and the Carpenters
and Joiners' Union, No. l32, the shoe
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AGED GIANT CAUGHT
BETWEEN CARS AND KILLED

WHITE HOUSE. n. J.. Sept. Jacob
A. Suydam, sixty years old, a prosper.
Gus butcher, while walking through the
freight yard of the Central railroad
here this afternoon, was caught between
two cars that were being shunted and
was instantly killed. Suydam was seven
feet tall and weighed over 80 pounds.
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of private individuals to establish
schools on the Isthmus. which efforts
ia the main have resulted In failure.
The present school system on the Zone
is essentially American. which should
i'm a short time affect the pupils with
American ideas and American patriot
ism The American flag is floating over
every sChOolhousc ou the Zone, and the
children are taught flag salutes, such
as are sent out 10y the Women's Relief
Corps OF the United States"
School Expenses.
As 20 The financial end Of the scheme.
Mir Lane says "T would particularly
cali attention 10 the fact that no ex-
peuse whatever in connection with pub
lie education on the Zone has fallen
on the appropriation for the construc-
ton Of the canal. nor is It likely to.
as this expense is being borne by the
funds OF the Canal Zone and Of the
different municipalities, which Will uu-
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EAILY FIGURED OUT.

Mr. Titewodd-If / promised you a dol
lar and your Uncle Joe promised you IS
cents how much you haVe2
Tommy Titewodd-Id have q pretty
good chance at de quarter.-Cleveland
Leader.
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Guides Floral Designs Are Peerless.

The art of the florist is perfectly dem
onsGTated in each creation. 1214 +.
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500 Baltimore and Return-Homs-

coming and Jubilee. Baltimore and Ohio.
September and To- Tickets good re-
turning until September IL. Express
trains Every hour on the hour" week
days. a. N. 10 5 .. m, both ways.
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Cooperation Is Necessary.

with the cooperation of the Com
missioners the flats could be done
away with thus obliterating the dis
advantages under which the local com
pJuies are now labOriug. The Wash
ington and Georgetown channels could
be thrown together into one vast body
of water.
This would give the city a beauti-
ful harbor, one that any city in the
country would be proud Of 1t would
attract the attention Of the capitalists
and would be the envy OF all Atlantic
scaCoast ports. II would take some
time 10 accomplish this project, prob
ably wears. but when it would be final
~ completed this city would be famed
throughout the world.
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Much Criticism Anticipated

"Our language is one OF growth, and
the dictionaries are filed with words,
the spelling Of which has changed in
recent years. And while there Will be
much criticism Of the simplided spelling
which is making it's way, believe tnat
in less than twenty years every one OF
the 800 words. and many others not now
listed. viii be spelled according to the
rules OF the Simplihed Spelling Board.
Our children Will DE benefited by it.
Some have given the impression that
the Public Printer comforts the style
and spelling OF all Government publica-
tons. This is wrong. The Public Printer.
Ike the head Of a private printing plant.
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publications ISSUED by the departments.
are not so radical as 10 Jar ones
nerves. Many Of these words, as you
viii note by the list which will probably
appear In connection with the revision
of the manual OF style. are IN common
use, and most OF them viii be found in
the standard dictionaries, while others
were used and are used by many OF the
best writers. When the Presidents order
(Which I am directed 10 carry OUD IS
executed, you viii find there has been
change Of sentiment. and the major-
ity Of those who are now 50 uEfav0r-
ably critical viii be very glad 10 lend
their aid 10 tho new movement
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Officers of the Union.

The officers of Central Labor Union
are;
President. Z. L. Adams, Columbia