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The Washington times., 1907-10-02
GIRARD FORTUNE
CAUSES CONTEST
Heirs" of Philadelphia Mer-
chant Make Usual Re-
appearance.

DENVER, Col, Oct. 2-When stephen
Girard, the great merchant Of Phila-
delphia died in 1895 he left a fortune
Of 81, 100000. Since then il has grown
to SlOO000,OO0. The viii OF the great
merchant was carefully drawn so that
It could not be disputed. but in spite
OF this a number Of people who can
trace their lineage back TO Girard in
tend TO institute proceedings to break
the will.
Among the contestants is G. w.
FranZen, Of Denver. who is to act for
his wife, who was Miss Lulu Giegerich
When they were married he had no
inkling of the fortune she might be
heir to and ii was only when he was
calling on John Funkenbusch, a brother
in-law, that the subject of family was
introduced.
When Mr.. Funkenbusch stated that
he had traced his wife's family back
to Stephen Girard they realized the
probability Of getting some of the estate
and from that time on they have been
following up every clue obtainable.
Since they began almost a year ago
the evidence has accumulated rapidly
and they are saEguine Of breaking the
will and obtaining a share of the money.
The Washington times., 1907-10-02
APPLE GROWERS NET
At THE EXPOSITION

JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION, Oct. =
A feature of the jamestown Exposition
which was passed with but scant atten-
ton was the thirty-irst biennial session
of the American Pathological Society.
which has just concluded a successful
meeting in Convention Hall at the ex-
position grounds. About 100 delegates
were in attendance and a number of
prominent speakers presented interest
ing papers on subjects pertaining to
horticulture and pomology.
Among the speakers present were W.
NJ Scott and NJ. b. Waite. of the United
States Bureau of Plant Industry; Prof.
A L. Quaintance of the United States
Bureau Of Entomology; Col. G. p
Bracket. United States Pomologist; w.
A. Taylor. division of pomOlogy, Wash
ington. DR.. J. H. Webber, Cornell Uni
verSity experiment station: A. " Neill.
Of the Canadian Department Of Agricul-
tuTe, and others OF equal prominence,
whose subjects were handled in most
instructive manner.
A number of ladies accompanied the
party and attended the sessions Of the
convention The entire body made
headquarters at the Hotel Elliott, near
he grounds
The Washington times., 1907-10-02
ChaSeS His Fiancee
Across Continent;
Mother Hiding Her

DENVER, Col. Oct. with his beau
uful hancee. Miss Frances Shrewsbury,
speeding away twelve hours ahead OF
him in charge Of her mother. Assistant
District Attorney Benjamin F. Brown
departed hUrriedly this morning in a
race across the continent, hoping 70 in
tercept them before they can board the
steamer on which the angry mother is
determined to leave this country with
her daughter In tow
II Mr Brown makes connections. and
the trains are not late he will arrive
at the wharf half an hour before the
steamer departs. He feels certain that
II he can get only one word with the
girl she will defy her mother. return to
him and carry out hr promise Of mar
rage.
The couple have been engaged about
a year, but the mother lately developed
violent opposition TO the match They
left surreputiously last night for New
York Brown resigned his position. and
is In hot pursuit.
The Washington times., 1907-10-02

ness Of these fervid promises Of reform
the court was about 20 mark the COM
plaInt- papers 'dischs rged," when tine
complainant broke in:
Make him promise that to me, too.
Judge"
The court complying. the prisoner SOL
emnly pledged himself anew 10 be
good and was then set at liberty.
Half an hour later Byrnes and Paul
we're still TO be seen in the vicinity
Ci the courthouse. the latter button
hOlinE the former and admoniehine over
and over again. And Byrnes. I want
you 10 understand distinctly YOU must
keep away from me and let my bell
aione-understand me2"
The Washington times., 1907-10-02

mat Washington vii be robbed Of her
wealth Of trees and foliage within the
next few years, n science does not find
some practical treatment to stop the
ravages OF the San Jose scale, is the
prediction Of Mai Newell Bap of ths
street cleaning department.
Maj Ball bases his opinion upon a
practical experience with the blight
that rs cost him thousands OF peach
and ether fruit trees as we'll as large
sums Cf money lost by the destruction
OF bezriag trees on his Delaware fruit
farm. Hey says his observations OF
shade trees all over this city. many Of
which are suffering from some form Of
blgh. that has caused them 10 drop
their foliage months before the fan
season. 10 believe that these trees have
been attacked by the destructive San
Jose scale.
Trees Dying.
He pointed out the shade trees in the
triangle on which the public comfort
station is located fronting the Center
Market as an example OF what he be
heves to be the scale. This lot OF trees
he thinks is being ravaged by the scale.
he says that in all sections Of the city
where he has gone he has noticed the
shade trees apparently dying from some
blight and that as all the symptoms
s-e similar 10 those following an attack
OF the scale he is OF opinion that the
scale is on the trees in this city and
that unless some steps are quickly taken
to check their spread It will be only
a question OF few years when Wash
ington will be shadeless and the 10000
or more trees that have added so much
The Washington times., 1907-10-02
WIDOW OF ARMY NAN
TO REST At ARLINGTON

Mrs. James E. Wilson, widow Of Can't
James f wilson, Of the Second Ar
tillery. died this morning in her home,
2S09 . street northwest. Funeral ser
vices will be held Friday and burial
Will take place in Arlington National
Cemetery.
The body of Captain Wilson. which
was buried in Greeumount Cemetery.
Baltimore. win be brought 10 Washing
ten and buried in the grave with Mrs.
Wilson
Mrs. Wilson had not been in robust
health fer several years. but had been
confined to her home only few weeks
She was sixty years old and is sur
vived by four sons, CaPs- James Sprigg
Wilson, OF the Army Medical Corps,
row stationed In the Philippines: B.
b. Wilson. OF The International Bank
ing Corporation in Washington: Charles
Wilson. Of New York. and Lieut. James
+. Wilson, now stationed at Fort Moul-
trie.
The Washington times., 1907-10-02
WASHINGTON'S SHADE TREES
DAMAGED BY SAN JOSE SCALE;
RESULT FEARED BY MAJ. BALL
Blight Has Caused the Foliage to Drop Too Early in
the Fall Season. Pointed Out as Danger

to the beauty of the city. winning the
instant admiration Of strangers. viii be
a matter Of history.
Damaged Peach Orchards.
Maj. Ball says the San Jose scale
has practically destroyed the peach
orchards Of Delaware. which a few
years ago was the banner peach grow
ing State OF the country; that the blight
rot only made il necessary TO destroy
al the trees IL orchards where the
scale appeared but all other trees.
shade. as well as fruit-bearing trees,
In an effort 10 stop its spread, and as
result valuable orchards have been
lost and the millions OF dollars OF annual
income has been lost to the fruit grow
ers.
The scale does not eonfne its ravages
10 fruit trees, as some suppose, but
where II has spread 20 any extent lt
has been found to attack and quickly
XIII al Kinds Of shade trees. the noble
LlohaFchs OF the forest not being i'm
mune from its destructive attacks The
only tree that the scale will not settle
hedge is a favoTite feeding place FOR
the parasite and Is quickly wiped out
once the scale gets on It.
The Department Of Agriculture has
been IN an advisory capacity, fighting
the scale ever since II first appeared in
California over twenty wears ago, and
as II spread over the country the azrl-
cultural departments Of the States have
done ali possible 20 stop its progress
but without seeming satisfactory re-
suits The manner OF treating trees at
tackled By the scale is 10 spray the
foliage and their shoots with a solution
OF lime. sulphur and salt but IL is
expensive, troublesome. and not satisfsc-
tory. The scale has been in the East
ern fruit orch ds for about twelve wears
and continues to spread.
The Washington times., 1907-10-02
FIRE IN COSTA RIGA
FATAL TO THREE

MOBILE. Ala, Oct. -Four blocks
In the business portion of Port Limon.
Costa Rica, were destroyed b. fire, Of
supposed incendiary origin. early last
Wednesday morning. entailing a none
tary loss of $5Oo0OO. and the loss of three
lives. A fire occurred in the same To-
cality Sunday night and was ex-
tinguished with little damage. This
report was brought to Mobile by Cap
tain Aamot, of the Norwegian steam
ship Bertha.
Besides tl:e United Fruit Company,
whose loss in stores approxIrnated Sl5,-
600 no other foreign interest suffered. A
ne gro woman and two negro men were
burned TO death.
The Washington times., 1907-10-02
ovERALLs BARRED IN SCHOOL

twenty-five boys. members OF the iu-
nior. freshman. ard sophomore classes
Of the LOvela2d High School. have been
expelled for appearing at school IN over
ais. Two weeks ago the juniors de-
cided on gray corduroy trousers rs a
mark of their class. Later the freshmen
adopted brown oVerails, and yesterday
the sOphomores appeared in overaIIs OF
blue.
No special comment was made by the
teachers regarding this latest expression
of class spirit but the suggestion was
be host 10 the Teachers Association the
next day IL would be fitting FOR the bows
to change their clOtehs- Instead they
hired a hayrack and rove all over town.
singing school songs. Later they went
TO the railroad station TO meet the in
coming teachers and greeted them with
the class yel.-Denver News.
The Washington times., 1907-10-02
Henry c. FriCR
POyS 100000
For Opera Box

NEW YORK. Oct 2--Henry Clay
Frick, close friend Of Andrew Carnegie
and millionaire iromaster, is today the
possessor Of a box in the Metropolitan
Opera house diamond circle" for
which he has paid more than 10000.
This is the highest pclce ever paid for
a box in the famous opera house.
Mr. Frick now has box No. 19, for
merly owned by the late Henry 1. Bar
hey, who died last winter. II is one Of
the best points OF vantage on me ter.
and is on the Thirty-ninth street side.
between the boxes OF William D. Sloane
and Seth Barton French.
Tne highest previous price paid for a
box was in January, 1893. when James
3. Haggin purchased the late Heber R.
Bishops box for $50 600 Up 10 that tine
the highest price paid for box ad
been S30. 900.
The Washington times., 1907-10-02
NEW ZEALAND GETS cHAMoIs.

An Austrian warship visited New
Zealand last year It's officers were
handsomely entertained and presented
with a variety Of local products and
curios. ln recognition of this hospi-
tality the Emperor Francis Joseph has
made a gift Of eight chamOis to the
colony. The transportation Of the ami
mails TO the other side Of the globe was
4 risky undertaking. but il has been
successfully accomplished. The passage
between the tropics was the crucial
stage OF the voyage but the chameis
were carefully shielded from the heat.
and emerged without any loss save a
temD6Isry one OF appetite. New Zea-
land has snoweiad Alpine heights where
they will soon feel perfectly at home
Pail Plcil Gazette.
The Washington times., 1907-10-02
SOLOMON NOT AUTHOR
OF SONGS OF SOLOMON /?

BALTIMORE. Oct Paul Haupt,
professor Of Semitic languages in the
Johns Hopkins University. who aston
ished Biblical students year ago by
a fiat denial that Jonah was ever swal-
lowed by whale, has announced that
he had finished his translation of the
Songs of Solomon.
The Songs of Solomon" said the
professor, today written fully 500
years alter his reign, which was in $50
B, c. The BOOK is a collection of love
songs. dealing particularly with the love
Of the Christ. who was TO come, for
man. 1t was written in the neighbor-
hood Of Damascus"
The Washington times., 1907-10-02

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-Declaring with
the earnestness of one who has been
iong-suffering that his doorbell had
tangled so continuously at night dur
Ing the last few months that ne could
scarcely get he mocking ''tinkie-
tinkle" out OF his ears the rest of the
twenty-four hours, Robert Paul. middle
aged and bald. and a resident Of East
The Washington times., 1907-10-02

Now the talk is of making Washing
ton the aerial headquarters. We should
think an air ship that couldn't float
around the Capitol would have mighty
little chance anywhere else.
The Washington times., 1907-10-02

Some Of these furnace size estimates
viii look like pea coal after they have
been screened by the District Commits
siOners. the Secretary of the Treasury,
and the two Committees en- Approprla-
tions.
The Washington times., 1907-10-02

The Lord Bishops modest confession
that he won the tennis match on the
White House court suggests the old
story Of the attorney who admitted"
being the 5est lawyer in Indiana.
The Washington times., 1907-10-02

Senator Cockrell celebrates his sew
enty-third birthday as a partial justifi-
cation Of an apple diet for luncheon.
The Washington times., 1907-10-02

II the War Department wants to go
into the road patroling business 1t can
learn something to its advantage by
applying 20 Richard Sylvester, Esq,
next door TO the District Building u. c.
The Washington times., 1907-10-02

It's a fuzzy thing how the pure food
law has Increased the price Of goods
that were absolutely pure" before the
bill was passed.
The Washington times., 1907-10-02

If tho President is only let alone TO
enjoy himself on Mississippi stern
wheeler as other folk do. he viii have
the time Of MS life
The Washington times., 1907-10-02
BARELY POSSIBLE.

He died without a physician at his
bedside"
'Is II possible!'
''Oh, Ses; it's possible TO die without
a physician, but unusual. l."-Houston
Post
The Washington times., 1907-10-02

Any American that will get Up yacht
clubs willing to race with sea-going
yachts viii make an enormous hit not
cniy with Sir T. l., but with his own
fellows at home
The Washington times., 1907-10-02
MISSED THE CHANCE.

He wasn't at home to answer
Old Opportunity's call.
He happened that day
To have gone away
To root at a game Of ball.
Chicago Tribune.
The Washington times., 1907-10-02
SUPREME COURT TO CONVENE
FOR EIGHT MONTHS SESSION,
WITH CROWDED CALENDAR
Test of the New Railway Rate Law Is Locked for in
Half Dozen Important Cases

doeketed. about fifty more than at the
corresponding date Of last year
Chattanooga Lynching.
One Of the first matters to come be-
fore the court will be the Chattanooga
lynching case. ]. F. Maher. the courts
commissioner. has prepared his report
on the testimony taken at CHATTANOOGA
WHEREBY u is sought 10 punish Sheriff
Shlpp, his deputies, and a number OF
citizens for their supposed part in the
lynching Of Ed. johnson, a negro. whose
appeal 10 the Supreme Court had been
taken and was to have been heard.
An opinion will probably be announced
IN the opening day on the famous Chi
cago live stock transportation case In
which the big railroads west of CHICAGO
are contesi1g an order OF the Inter
state Comrlsrce Commission. which held
the rates On live stock shipped to Chi
cago. were TOO high in comparison with
the rates on dressed meats.
Williamson Fraud Case.
Former Representative John y. VIII
hanson Of Oregon. in the first few weeks
OF the term, will learn whether he must
spend a few months in jail for alleged
land-fraud conspiracies.
Citizens of Pittsburg, or Pittsburg and
Allegheny, as the case may be, are
awaiting a prompt decision on the con-
stitutionality of the act binding Pitts
burg and Allegheny City together as one.
This case has been advanced for hear
ing October q. The case Of the Count
ess Of Buena Vista, Of Havana. Cuba,
will receive early action. She believes
that Gen. John r. Brooke. L. s. a,
ought TO be compelled to reimburse her
because he, while in command of the
army Of occupation in Cuba in 1s9S.
cancelled a franchise given by the King
of Spain permitting her to slaughter
cattle within the city of Havana.
The lower courts have held that Gen.
eral Brooke was not responsible. but
his Government, by approving Brooke's
action. was, and might be made TO pay
the damages.
Chicago's Suit.
The city Of Chicago will have con-
sidered at an early day it's suit involving
the legality of high tax on the public
utilities corporations Of that city
The right Of Georgia to collect taxes
upon the Central OF Georgia
Company and the Georgia rail-
road for stock Of the Western Railway
of Alabama will be taken up during
the first week Of the term.
The Washington times., 1907-10-02

Nine Of the wisest human beings in
the United States will settle down for
their eight months session a week from
next Monu9y.
Dooley says the flag follows the Con-
stitution, and the Supreme Court the
election returns, but this time knowing
ones are looking forward to a state OF
affairs wherein the election returns may
follow the Supreme Court.
With the court deciding whether SEN
ator Foraker was right when he said
the Hepburn rate law was unconstitu-
tionnl, his stock Will huctuate according
to the decision. so will the stock Of
his opponents.
With the South fighting another battle
for State rights in the North Carolina
rate case, and such men as Foraker and
Bryan Urging II on. a decision in this
matter is likely to cut some figure III
the nominating conventions and later in
the election.
The constitutionality OF the rate Jaw
is likely to come up in half a dozen
cases and their importance may cause
them to be advanced on the docket.
The first Of the railroad rate cases
from North Carolina, which threatened
to involve the State and the United
States judicial authorities in a serious
conflict, has just beer docketed- Il
comes from Buncombe county, and
there Is sure to be much talk for Bun
combe" at the Capital, this winter
The Washington times., 1907-10-02
Standard Oil Fine.

There Is a strong possibility that the
Supreme Court will pass upon the legal
fly Of the S29.O00.OOO fine that Judge Lam
dis recently imposed upon the Standard
Oil Company in the Alton rebate case,
some time this term.
Some OF the most important cases
which probably Will be conside red at
the coming term have not been dock
eted. Among these is case from the
Federal courts IN New York. wherein
the Interstate Commerce Commission Is
striving to make the railroads give GER
tain rights to independent oil dealers
and prevent an attempt Of the Standard
OIL to monopolize the kerosene business
in Brooklyn
The docket now contains the largest
number Of new cases ever recorded at
one time There are already $50 suits
The Washington times., 1907-10-02

to the beauty Of the city, winning the
instant admiration Of strangers. viii be
a matter Of historF
The Washington times., 1907-10-02

docketed. about fifty more than at the
corresponding date Of last year
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-04-03

aUDouy else wouIu UKe II rnaI way.
We can do it If anybody can, but no
body else would be fool enough to
gamble against the Lord Almighty's
weather. We'd be called fools from
here to Provincetown."
The captain drew long breath "All
right" he said gloomlly. Maybe
you're right, Brad 1t is a crazy gam
bic, s'pose, and was afraid you'd
see 1t that way. Only you must make
up your mind to this-if we give up
this chance we must settle back and
be nothin' but anchor draggers the rest
Of our lives. We've f1unked once. and.
no matter how good the reason is. no
more big jobs II come our way. But
If we make good-wheww
Now 1t was Bradley's turn to hest
tate. There was some sense in what
his partner said, but it was playing
against odds and with the last dollar
on the table.
Suddenly Bradley spoke "Oh. hang
II, what's the odds?" he exclaimed reck-
lessly. Go ahead, cap'n! I'll sink or
swim with your
Captain Ezra grasped his hand. 81
swore you would" he cried. "Son,
this jobs goln' to make usi''
Bradley's laugh was short and rather
bitter.
YES" he said, "make-or break"
CONTINUED next week.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-04-03
Puck outdone.

The inventor had called on his patent
attorney and told him to do the best
he could" He had left his blue prints
and plans, and it was up to the attor-
ney to guard the secret
"Tll see,," said the lawyer when his
client had rome, whats in this"
He unfolded the plans. Across the
top was this big headline:
"Device for laying cables around the
world in twenty-four hours"
zone end of the cable is fastened to a
post" the explanation said. "The rest
OF the coil is carried far up above the
clouds-up above the earth's atmos-
phere-by an immense balloon. AS tho
world revolves the balloon stands still.
and the cable will unwind from the
coll. In twenty-four hours the circuit
will be made. The earth will be in
twined and the work completed. "-Bos-
ton Herald.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-04-03
Marrying Under the eallows.

In olden days if man or woman
would consent to marry under the gal
lows a person condemned to death
might thereby be saved from execu-
ton. This happened, according to an
old English ballad, to a Chichester
merchant who was thus saved by 4
loving maiden. In 1874 a criminal at
New York escaped in the same way.
and all readers OF Victor Hugos mo
ire Dame" will remember that power
full and dramatic scene where Esmeral-
da saves Pierre Gringoire. - T. P.s
London Weekly.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-04-03


says he.
tell me that in giyin' us the job he was
riskin' a brand new vessel worth $780,
600. Mind he says, 4 b'lieve you can
DO 1t II anybody can, but l won't risk
another cent. won't pay by the day.
I'll give you $4,000 when she's off the
shoal and lowed to Boston, but
won't pay a red until she is. It's got
to be contract job, payment on deliv-
cry of the goods"
Bradley's face fell. "Of course that
settled it," he said. You couldn't ac-
cept such an idiotic offer as that"
Captain Ezra took his cigar from his
mouth. "Well, Brad" he answered So
berry, that's what 1 did; accepted
it"
Nov, Cap'n Ez, look herel You and
1 have put almost our last copper into
the new schooner. We've got practical
ly no ready money. We must hire from
seventy to a hundred men at SO day
and pay them every week. We must
feed 'em. We must spend money fit
ting up the shanty to lodge 'em In.
It'll take, maybe, a month before we
get her clear-if we do clear her. We
may have to spend five or six thousand
before then. Where's the money com
ing from?"
81 know all that. Wen mortgage
the Diving Belle and raise the cash."
"Are you out of your head? We've
been lucky so far and haven't had
failure. But failures are bound to
come. Suppose we work on this barge
for a month and then a heavy gale
strikes"
but. Brad. think of what it means
to us if we make good"
"Capn Ez, we got that job because
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-04-03

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