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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-17
death Of FIANCEE
TURNS MAN THIEF
Peculiar Excuse CT UniVer-
Sity Student Who Con-
fesseS Robbery.

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Jan. i7.-Charged
with the larceny Of valuable furniture
from the Lehigh University Home Club
and then selling Il. Robert +. Gross. a
prominent young man OF this place, a
graduate of Lehigh University. was ar
rested late at his rome mere. He ad-
mitted his guilt
Gross is about twenty-five years old.
and Is a remarkably bright young man,
having been valedictorian OF his Bethle-
hem High School class and standing
high In his class. 1902, at Lehigh. bis
thefts are said TO amount 70 $l.0oc.
When the officers arrested Gross his
mother tainted and was with difficulty
revived. Gross father says his son
fell from cherry tree some eight years
ago. landing on his head. since which
time he had often acted queerly.
Gross himself says that since the
death OF his nancee, Miss Estelia
Rooms. an Allentown school teacher,
TWO years ago, he has not been him
self.
Charges OF stealing books from the
Bethlehem Free Library and the Phila-
delphia Public Library are likely 70 be
preferred against Gross. u Is also said
that he took valuable books from the
Lehigh University Library.
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DONKEY AND CART
FOR BRIDAL PAIR
Friends Steal Carriage
Awaiting Them at the
Church.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan lL-Riding be-
hind a donkey, AIR. and Mrs. John Nc
Grath, married in the Church OF 81
Thomas, Seventeenth and Morris streets,
started on their honeymoon.
After listening TO the good advice OF
the Rev. Father Brady. the pair ran
the gantlet of mischieyous eyes brave
~, expecting to escape in the carriage
which was waiting.
But there was no carriage on hand. In
stead a g0od-natured donkey attached "a
a shaky cart stodo before the church
While they deliberated there was a
shower of rice and shoes.
Anything 10 escape" said the bride
groom, and, placing the bride in the cart
beside him, he whipped up the steed and
expected TO be whisked OF suddenly.
The animal seemed 10 be in the plot.
He numbered aklong. regardless OF
pleadings. and seemed TO enjoy the oYa-
ton which greeted his passengers along
the route The McGTaths finally reached
their new home without mishap.
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-, WasnlngtOn. u. Q. Jan. l6, 800.
DffICE OF THE WASHINGTON GAS
LIGHT COMPANH-Notice Of Annual
Meeting or St0ckhOlders-The annual
meeting OF the stockholders OF the
Washington Gaslight Company for the
election Of directors and for such other
business as may properly come before
said meeting, will be held at the Office
OF the company, 4l8 10Th ST. NV, on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4. 1907. al u
O'CLOCK ~ The polls viii be open
from u o'clock noon 10 l clock D m
WILLIAM y. ORME, Secretary.
IA If-Igl
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and It is not understood to be the idea
OF Secretary Root, whose plan Is 10
make the Dingley schedules the maxi
mum. the minimum being from 70 10 .
per cent lower.
Agitation VIII not Sleep.
Secretary Roots speech is OF moment
in that Il makes Il clear that the de-
clsion OF the House leaders 70 let tarin
alone for the rest OF this Administration
is not gong 10 prevent agitation OF the
subject. The majority OF the delegates
AZ the national cow A3tiOn for the eX-
tension OF the foreign commerce Of the
United States favored a maximum and
minimum tariff law. This majority rep
resented "a large and powerful business
element throughout the country, ana
made . plain that II was not satisfied
with the idea Of no aetiOn on the tarin
until 1893.
Under the circumstances. the Root
speech and the sentiment exhibited IN
the convention have set a good many
members OF Congress 10 wondering
whether il Is going 10 be possible 70
hold down agitation OF the tarin at the
long session, which viii begin next De
cembeT.
1t has also set many politicians 10
thinking whether the Republican cause
has not been done much harm BY the
decision OF the Congress leaders on the
Republican side to defer consideration
OF the tariff until 1903. and whether this
decision is not going 10 prove Of ma
teriaI aid and comfort 10 the Democratic
party Ia the 1905 campaign.
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ROOTS SPEECH ON TARIFF
PLEASING TO REVISIONISTS;
CONGRESS MUCH INTERESTED
While Action at Present Session Is Not Expected Yet II
IS Made Clear That Agitation viii Not Rest
in Allegiance

Secretary Roots speech before the ma
tional convention for the extension OF
the foreign commerce OF the United
States. in which he came out strongly
for maximum and minimum tariff law,
is attracting much notice. not alone on
the part OF the friends OF a maximum
and minimum tariff law. but in Con-
gress. II is OF the more interest for the
reason that II has been but little while
since Il was Gnnounced the Republican
leaders IN Congress had come 70 the
conclusion that tariff revision would be
postponed until after the next Presi-
Dental election
President Roosevelt conceded with the
plans OF the high tariff men IN Congress
TO the extent that he consented 10 call
no special session the coming spring.
More than this. II has been the general
feeling OF the stand-pat element in Con-
gTess that the President has aligned
himself with this element and that he
can be relied on not 10 stir up the tarin
question while he remains In the White
House.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-17
Officials Puzzled
Over the Outcome
OF Hartman Case
DsSoving Of Enormous Holdings Controlled by
Great Corporations Does Not, 1t Is Alleged,
Restore Competition.

II is not too much 10 say that the
Hartman inquiry has squarely pre-
scented 10 the Federal Government, with
more force than ever before, the prob
lem thaJ is summarized in the query.
What are you going 10 do about it:'
The Administration doesn't know. The
Interstate Commission doesn't know.
The Department of Justice doesn't
know.
It is easy enough 10 say dissolve il
and restore competition" But the
Northern Securities Company was dis
solved, and competition was not re-
stored. Corporations can be dissolved,
but community of interest can't. when
IL is real, and not artificial, community
OF interest.
Take the Hartman system IL con-
trolls the Union Pacific. Southern Pa
cine, Oregon Story line, Oregon Rail-
way and Navigation. Illinois Central
ana half interest each in The Alton and
san Pedro roads. Along with these IL
has big holdings ia other systems.
Results Do Not Obtain.
Suppose YOU dissolve all this" said
practical student of railIe--5 finance.
who has had something TO do with
trust prosecutions. You can't destroy
mems rights in the property they own.
II six men own the stock OF a holding
company that in turn owns six roads.
and you dissolve the holding company.
what hIppeus? In the simplest form.
YOU Cah say that each man viii take
q railrbad 10 himself Then these six
men VIII get together, one way or an
otuer, ana establish peace instead OF
war fOmmunity of interest instead OF
Ing - iiTigating against H. They viii
90 " The butchers. the grocers, the
pluutbers. the carpenters, the printers
the EurseshOers OF every town have a
like arrangement. can IL an assoCia-
tionI a trust, a labor union, OF what
y0u( please, il is essentially just the
saffe thing as the cooperating Of these
slSt men who own railroad apiece"
Case Of Northern Securities.
TIE Government didn't accomplish any
efIkctive results when il dissolved tie
n rthern Securities Company. Mr. Hin
SPIN controls the allied properties that
.-&ere there represented lie doesn't own
them. II is true. but he holds the proxies
for the stock owners. who trust in his
management. VIII it be the same way
with the Union Paclnc outnU2 Dissolve
the Hartman system. and VIII not Har-
riman-or the financial syndicate which
he represents-go right on handling the
prOperties2
How seriously these problems are be
ing considered IS shown by the fact that
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Why 60 down town and pay big
prices when you can get your work
done much cheaper al TZ3 20Ih 81. NV
Watches and clocks and tewelry repair
ing. Clocks called for and delivered.
Frenen clocks ana English hall clocks 3
Speciality. Call or send postal T. F.
CALLAHAN. ~ 10th ST. nv. Ja4-s0t
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TWO YEARS IN PRISON
FOR FATAL STABBING

SUFFOLK, Va. Jan. 17.-For the
murder OF Sam Haskins, several weeks
ago, John Harrison. In Nansemond cir
cult court, was sentenced 70 two years
IN the penitentisFy. There were extern
uatlng circumstances which influenced
the court
Haskins. who lad been ordered to keep
away from HaFrison's premises because
OF his attentions 10 Harris0n's wife, was
found there late one night making sound
signals on the weather boarding, belieV-
ing. IL is assumed. that Harrison was
away Hasklns fed. but Harrison over
took him in a church yard near Critten-
den. and stabbed him 10 death with &
butcher knife.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-17
VENTILATION WITHOUT DKAUGHF

the most essential 10 retain health.
Equip your Churches, School Houses,
once Rooms, Sleeping Apartments. Sc.
with PULLMAN AUTOMATIC VEN
TILATORS." Economical and everlasl-
log. H c. KIDWELL, Wash. y. c..
Phone West sll
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Dr.. CARLETON VAUGHAN.

Reliable Dentistry; not the cheapest. BUT
the best at the most reasonable prices.
IoI2 T St. N. W. Phone aoS6.
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/ HAVE OPENED a Sewing Machine
place where I viii repair any make OF
Iiachlne Tor Doe and guarantee same for
one year. ". II KRAMER. 4s3 7th sU.
Fhene n. b3i6. 1al5-l5t
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-17

a new investigation is soon TO be made
into the Hill system Its real purpose
Is 10 discover how Mr.. Hi did H. May
be by discovering that. il will be possible
10 guide the officers OF the DEPARTING nt
of Justice IN writing a decree in the
Hartman case, that Will be effective
Evidently the decree in the Northern
Securities case was not effective.
Follows Bryan's Ideas.
There Is a little group Of Democrats
in Congress who believe in Government
ownership OF railroads. They believe
thoroughly IN the idea Mr.. Rainey. OF
Watch trust fame. is reputed one Of the
leaders in this group. lie is from Il
linois. and a devoted follower OF Bryan.
He believes that Bryan is right and viii
in the end be vindicated in the position
which he has taken Ia advance OF pres
enJ public opinion and understanding or
the question.
These public ownership Democrats
feel that the Hartman revelations are
certain 70 make potent argument FOR
them. They insist. In fact, that IL the
Government doesn't make good" in the
Hartman case. there viii De no alterua-
tive left but Government ownership
Ihey think that the Northern Securi-
Ties experience is a sorry precedent, and
that unless there IS great Improvement
IA lie coming eloEl al Ply ing synulcdLen
railroads apart, the Government viii
have 10 admit that the task Is impOssi-
bic. Then. they believe. the time WIZ
come Tor frank. fair. serious cOnsiGera-
ton OF Government ownership.
Dissolve Traffic Associations.
There is a strong disposition In Inter
state Commerce Commission quarters u
make an attempt al restoring competi-
ton by attacking and dissOlving the
traffic associations. The Supreme Court
held in the Trans Missouri case that
such organizations were absolutely nle-
gal Yet there are half a dozen or more
or them In existence making rates in
great areas OF territory and for roads
JhaJ ought 70 compete. They have been
the means Of raising rates over vast
areas ia the last few years. They are
declared absolutely Illegal and subject
20 dissolution.
And there Is a growing feeling that
they constitute the weak place IN the
aTm0T Prosecutions against these or
carnations, under the antitrust law.
are predkted in well-inf0rmed circles as
likely 10 be the next move against the
transportation interests
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CHILDREN ARE MADE ILL
BY POISONED CANDY

BALTIMORE, Md. Jan. H-Three
children Of John p. Monatt are 81 from
eating candy which is said 10 have con-
tanned arsenic. they are Bertha. aged
twelve years: Alice. aged ten. and
Maud, aged four Alice has just recOV-
ible three days. Bertha was unconscious
forty-eiEht hours.
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Special Notices.

AMERICAN TELEGRAPHoNE COM
PANY-The annual meeting OF this
Company duly called TO be held on
Tuesday. December 18th. 1896. having
been unayoidably postponed: NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual
meeting Of the stockholders OF the
American TelegraphOne Company VIII
be held at Rooms S29-3Z1 Colorado Build
ing. corner OF 18th and Q streets north
west Washington D. c. on WEDNES-
DAY. JANUARY 18th. 1897. al TAV hLFE
O'CLOCK NOON. for the purpose OF
electing eleven trustees or directors who
shall manage the affairs OF the Company
Tor the ensuing year. and for the pur-
pose OF transac1ng such other business
as may properly come before said meet
Ing BY order of the Board OF Directors
w, A kOSENBAUM, President z 3.
BABBITT. Secretary
Washington. u. C.. Dec. q. 1906.
de27 las f0IT
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PPFsRYTERIANs e. Sc.

Chief Justice Claybaugh has signed
a decree authorizing Charles B. Fowler.
trustee, To sell 10 the Presbyterian
Home. for $500. the property 1890
NJ street northwest. The property is TO
be used as a home for aged PresDyter-
ians
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Leaders Taking Notice.

ever. has excited not little cOnsterna-
ton among the leaders IN Congress who
believe in letting the Dingley schedules
alone until a new President is elected.
In taking the stand he did. Secretary
Root has practically aligned himself
with with such tariff revisiOnists as
Governor Cummins. OF Iowa; John A.
KassOn. and other prominent advocates
OF the maximum and minimum tarin
theory. Senator Aldrich, Secretary
shaw. and high pr0tecuOnists OF that
stamp have advocated a maximum and
minimum tarlff, but with the idea o?
making the present Dingley schedules
'he minimum ard the maximum from ID
10 p per cent higher. This Is not the
IDEA OF the men who are seeking lower
duties on imports from favored nations
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-09-05
BASEBALL
GOSSIP

You can step ON a Black Cats
tail part uf the time. bat " isn't
safe to SGT too familiar Sixteen TO
three tuHt think Il over
Paddock. the hoy with the stable
name was un against q hard trYlus
90 save Ruaha game. bat Il WAS 40
uue atlll he did well
iliEsinholham struck out eight
Cabs yesterday This a. somewhat
different % bis laat game In Seat
Ne hut then everybody was In the
game f0F The Cats yesterday
krlotz. the palpuorf. WAS IN the
game for the Cubs yesterday aud
made gnod The boy IN willing
and cieYef
The pBEieia will have 10 80
some from nos 90 Ia wipe out that
awful beating of yesterday Up
to date. however. they have five
uut ~ nine
Noisy Arue Roas Vas up -four
times yesterday and baited out az
many singles. but the tide was too
strong against ths Cubs
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FOUR new men NEEDED ON
High SCHOOL eleven

the team viii have 20 be uew mea.
which VIII give the gnod but an
tried material encouragement aud
a LARGE Geld Tor places
The championship 81 tho city
hiEh schools viii undoubtedly rrHi
with the Washington high school
this year AZ ioaat - the team
from the uew school will Of uocea
Nty b. composed of uew men whiie
the majority 81 the team az the
broadway building will be- old First
team men An ~ the old team are
In good shape with Tho exception
of lay Smith. tbs captain and left
half who Is AltEhfly oui Of condi
ton because Of an iniarcd shoulder
sustained whilc on the trip east
with the baseball team.
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With the exception Of four mea.
the football team that will repre-
sent the Washington. or broadway
high school. and probably the high
schools o. Seattle. should BE- the
same as last year
Ia the back field the only va
caney Il a. right half. while on the
line the entire right side Is miss
ing keyes Thayer. Who played
end with such success is in the east.
and Royal Puilen. tho big tackle. Is
q tuition pupil and thus IL compel.
ed to 20 % the Lincoln hlEh school
Floyd Galloway. the heavy guard
graduated last year. @hlie Liala
RossmAn. the speedy halt Il not
in school this year Thus four OF
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STRONG TEAM FOR
o WHITMAN COLLEGE

wAtlLA wALtA, Sept ) - The
pWhitman college football team u
,gapldly pro0ring Tor the coming
season aud expesta to be etrongs,
than ever Win perhaps two ~
captions all OF last years players
will make the team this season
Coach Baird and Captain Dlmmiok
will bo in 10 cltr9in a few days
10 prcaere for the opening OF the
aNcAaOn
Three intercollegiate games viii
be played here. one each with WIN,
annette university, University Of
Washington led the Washington
hlAlo enlleEn
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RUGBY GAMES STUDIED
Nv srANoFoRp's COACHES

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Cal
Sept A-Coarhes flanagan nnd
Presley have arrived on the camp
ua after trip through Austria.
lia and New Zealand. where thsH
have hrrn studying the finer points
10 Rugby football
In an interviews Coach flanagan
naid noticed that oar chief
weakness Ia playing Rugby. a. con-.
pared with that played IN Austria
la ard NrW Zealand. lies in ID
Inability a. kick Thvge the ples
ere are always abir 60 kiuk 10
ball 40 matter IN what poeigieA
they are standing They Aick h
over their heads Nick u nlandlsif
sideways aud numerous other wagA
10 DOING this fhrY Have much tiu#
! think however. that our men 90
genemily lighs0g and ahow musA
better physical form
knfF fnW ~ The fast Rugby
toatna Ia Australia are college mes.
n T. ~ common 4 game there that
an fnunE men have an equal
chance EveFY small town has
Rugby team Oftuutimra leagues
arr formed. aud AZ many as fg
teams cumnszar The league The
EAmna arr Weil pairumixea A one
I Witnessed ID Sydney go 600 PEG
plo must have hsen present
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-09-05
PUBLIC. HAS a
VERY. BAD DAY

coin. hut nucolle hung on IONS
enough 20 get tb,rd place,
Mto Miller added 1nothor horse
90 hits slahlsewhon l8 claimed tsh
mr one az tha fourth race from
George Wentworth for $3.50 The
Munlc stable claimed UalYoHtOniau
asi of tho third race from a. a.
SNdwell for the same amount
Gorgaletc did not like the slow
track and aid not run her race CA
a fast track she could have beaten
her field like breaking sticks,
Conaldersng the state Of The track
Smlthy kauo's performance 81 run.
ming five furlangs in a minute flat
WAS a wonderful one. However i
number Of horsomon cauEht..tha
time much slower
Frank MoSherry Is going 10 have
a guardian appointed Tor himself
Wv tfNt aAff ~ ANNt
W @ Yanke won good bet on
sen Warner
What has become 81 piuugef
lack McClaing llo has not been oug
go the track for a week
Charley Murry had hts man bet.
ting ON Anvil but the anrao failed
TO deliver the anoda
IudElns from Nrttlnsa race yes.
terday her owner and trainer has
furgo,tcn What a hard time he had
getting rciasiated atteF he had been
ruled of
Hurting Bush burned 40 a lot II
coin im the last race.
" u Kennedy dropped 81 600 ln
one bet when Gorgaiefe waa beaten
There VIII ~ five day meeting
az Vancouver. commencing directly
after the close ~ the present meet
ing a. The Meadows
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RUSH BATTED OUT OF
BOX BY BLACK CATS

ABERDEEN. Sept s--Ths black
Cats were sore yesterday aud don.
ned their batting clothes Ia which
they hammered the Cubs TO an ig
nomlnious defeat to a score ~ i6-
3 Rush vas halted out Of the box
In the second. the Cats scoring SOW
on times In the first tao innings
Rush and Stanley we're then retired
and Paddock and Krietz given a
chance. The youngsters made the
best Of bad job. and although not
expected 20 win made good show
Ing Paddock withsfood the terrific
batting slaughter very wcll. and is
evidently a heady player.
The score
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INDIANS WIN

SPOKANE. Sept 8 Tammy
Doyle the TIGER oan,af. now with
the Canucha went up "a The sixth
yesterday letting the Same slip -
thc lndians after The Canncks had
Il safe slx hita aided hy vHd
thrpw ~ n1Yie paf ihc Canucka
e. the bad Hanc running BY the
Eaaaeks vas the feature of the
game The score
seqss ts iuainzs
Nsaoantef atate 3
HIsiskHeH aHBi e
tattaftrs Nt4fa snt AsHirHsf Wfsaht
eata isiHtsg tNnffe fHeHnaa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-09-05

Yorlic came around 10 the Mower
book. known a. the Victoria clnb.
the bookle had skipped. isaviug
his cashier % facp the anxious
helter8
The King County Pair assacia.
tlon made good some 81 .l3s for the
sake of the game and none % the
he,tera came ouf loser Mower
cannot be- prosecuted for a gam.
bling debit
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BOOkIE WELCHES
AT MEADOWS

With only about 5000 GA hand
hookmaker Eugene Mower. who
when not offering odds az the race
track Is dentist with offices IN
the Peoples SAVINGS flank build
Ing yesterday stood % lose about
5000 II Prucrastinate. the fayorite
ia the first race. son
Procrasflnate did win. and when
the many who had backed the IA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-09-05
BUTTE BEATS TIGERS

HuTTE SEPT s Ike nBiler Tor
the fiEeFs. vas touched np AZ crit
seal times. as q result % whlrh tbs
Miners waikod away with yester
DAYS Same with ~ HcaFr sam
uels pitched nicely Cor nufir. teeB
tnE th0 bits scattered
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nv RrFuesE.

Tho public certainly had sad
DAY at Tho MenSows yesterday and
the books ken, most Of the money
as saplayes loug shots captured
four out OF six races After the "a.
yoFite had captured. the first race
i've pablo choices went down TO
defeat la a row Il was announced
during tNc afternoon that Prcalding
Judge Eghort WAS compelled. BY M
ness. ~ resign his position and that
Fred Muiholland would be- the pre-
siding Judge FOR the balance OF the
meeting sam McGibhen viii prob
ably he she thlr. iudev ON the stand.
judge Esbcrt left Tor California last
night. a very sick man and q q
doubtful u be viii be well enough
90 PERFORM his usual duties at the
mtdwinter meeting at Oakland
rfocrastinatc was made 4 3 %
favorite 90 the FIRST race and got
home first a head IA front Of Alice
Carey Fro ryro. after being close
up most OF tho way finished third
II was q yery bad field
Cook lnman has not won bet
for ak weeks bat he Is stiii tff ing
Seven crack 2yearolds faced the
barrier IN the second race The
winner turued up in Sanpipeg un.
PLAYED AZ 20 10 Z. who beat Bahoo
"a a hard drive The latter Was
possibly beet as she was IN a pocs
et most 81 the trip. Alice r. the