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the easy. natural air, and with that
quiet grace and dignity that becomes
the gentleman he is just getting down
to business when Baby Rose dssturbs
his meditations and his speculations.
Being a gentleman burglar Jim imme-
d.ataly lays aside the business in hand
ard begins TO entertain the embryonic
lady. He tells q Peter Pan fairy
story. Gentleman Jim ought 70 copy
right those stories. They ara better
than soothing syrup to induce slumber-
It Is very kind of Baby Rose 10 go 10
sleep so quickly. for Gentleman Jim has
much work in hand. And Gentleman
Jim appreciates Baby Roses kindness.
He deposits his burden on a lounge and
then starts to work again. Just after
he has succeeded in slipping the neck
lace Of sparkIers in his hollow walking
silica the .a-y comes dcwH the stairs
and shrieksl What would a ulay be
without that shriek2 Gentleman Jim
with that inehable grace and pOise Of
the man OF the world at once dispels the
Iady's alarm He hates TO tell allie, but TO
save a lady any annoyance or any TN
easIness he would jeopardize his very
soul. so he tells her that he is a detcc-
tive. and that he is looking for a bur
giar who he believes is In that neigh
borhood. The lady Immediately throws
herself upon his manly bosom. and tells
hin, that he must not leave her. Gentle
man sim feints with his left and almost
cIjDches. but breaks away,
Tadv is surprised at his tactics. A
c1Inch would have been a big help TO
her in time of trouble. Gentleman Jim
remains with Lady TO protect her from
himself, otherwise known as, burglar,
,1rfU the other members of the family
arrive from a ball. They are accom-
panied by Sherlock Holmes. The rob
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Gentleman Jim a Hero
In the Role of Burglar:
Wins Lady and the Coin
By the END-oF-raE-wEEK CRITIC.

Being only a bantam weight, 1 was
morally certain that that mob of scram-
bling femininity was going to keep me
out OF the Academy so that I would / 4
get IN the house in time to see the
great stars entrance. l received one
near-knockout blow from an ostrich
feather in the right orb just as I made
a feint and triec to make a quick get
away under the guard Of a youth II
ten / was effectually blocked, ho'F =
ever, and so had to await my turn IN
that jam of humanity bent on seeing
Gentleman Jim as The Burglar
Scarcely had I taken my seat and
Stripped the arms Of my opera chair
than I felt the telltaIe Jingle down nay
backbone. knew the gre-eat moment
had arrived. There was a mysterious
waving Of a light outside the window.
then a catlike tread was not heard An
accomplish crept stealthily across the
stage ia the half-ight and opened the
window. A majestic. dark form doomed
up in the casement-and then-welI. then
at least dozen rabbits must have
jumped over my grave. for those shivers
just chased themselves up and down
my back for half a minute. It was
the great. the incompatible Gentleman
Jim Corbett, erstwhile champion prize
fighter Of the world. and nowadays ac-
tor extraordinary.
Gentleman Jim is in a dress suit. He
removes his goloshes. then he takes on
his hat, for, you see, Gentleman Jim Is
in the parlor, and who would think OF
Gentleman Jtm's wearing his hat in the
house. The accomplice is now the valet.
Gentleman Jim goes about his work IN
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What mystery IS it? The morning as
rare
AS the Indian summer may bring!
A tang in the frost and spice IN the
air
That no city poet can singl
The crimson and amber and gold OF the
leaves,
As they loosen and fiutter and fall
IN the path Of the park, as it rustlingly
WeaVeS
It's way through the naples and under
the caves
Of tho sparrows that chatter and call.
What hint of delight Is it tingles me
through
What vague. fRdefnable. joy?
What yearning for something divine
that I knew
When a hayward and woodworking
bOy2
Ah-hal and O-hoI but have ii. I say
On. the mystery brightens at last
'Tis the longing and zest of the far, far
away.
For a boantiful old-fashioned dinner
today.
With the hale harvest hands OF the
past. James Whitcomo Riley.
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WASHINGTON BANKERS
TALK ABOUT MONEY

William V. Cox, president Of the Sec
ond National Bank. Albion X. Paris. Of
the private bank OF Crane, Paris & Co.
and Richard Z. Ciaughton. OF the United
States Trust Company. addressed the
Washington Chapter of the American
Institute Of Banking at its regular meet
ing in GUIDES Hall last night
Mr.. Cox spoke on Credit Currency, %
denouncing the present tnelastic system
Of the United States ana expressing
surprise that the United States had been
50 successful under its handicaDs. 4
R'T eTal discussion followed Mr. Cox-s
address. after which a resolution was
pas ed iDdorsing his views.
M, Paris spoke OF tae fine confidence
OF Washington people IN their local
banking institutions and remarked thar
II penpie in other cities had preserved
Jhsir heads TO the same extent, there
would have been no trouble
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Impartial Sleuths.

An investigation into the condi-
lions under which women and chill
dren work for living has just been
started by. the Federal Bureau of
Labor, and because it happens that
more investigators are in the South
ern than in the Northern field, a
little hard feeling has cropped out in
the land of cotton and 'possum. A
report says:
Because Of Misrepresentation OF con-
ditions by various newspaper writer's
and agents strongly suspected of being
IN the employ OF the New England
manufacturers, the idea Is EXPRESSED
that the Government is trying to dis
credit Southern mills in the interest Of
New England manufacturers and labor
organizations. The lOng-existent jeal-
ousy between the two sections in indus
trial matters has assumed an acute
condition with respect TO the employ
ment of cotton mill labor. Whenever
an investigator Of any kind comes into
one OF the cotton mill villages of eae
South he is suspected OF being there for
the purpose of misrepresenting condi-
tons, in order either to drive labor
away or to bring about legislation
which would cripple the Southern mills
There is bit of rivalry between
the North and South in regard to
cotton mills, and up TO date both
sections have rather more than held
their own. They can continue to do
so without resorting either to.mis-
representing Government investiga-
tons or perpetuating the evil prac-
tees those inquiries are designed to
end.
Commissioner Neill says that New
England viii be investigated when
his agents are through with the
South. This may not be comforting
to the captains of industry in Corn
Pone, Terrapin Greek, and Julep-
vile, but it viii show them that
New England is not above suspicion.
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sharp wind, his shoulders twitching
with the unseasoned cold. Another
passenger called to him by name.
The two turned to shake hands.
Then said the shiYerer. with the air
of king decorating a subject:
"Ah, excuse my glove!"
What would a man in such a posi-
ton want his glove excused for2
Well dressed as he was, what would
he be- doing without gloves? Or, on
such a day, why shouldn't any man
wear gloves if he has chem? And
if all men who have them are wear
ing them. why parade the fact TO
thirty or forty others by a mock
apology?
The plain truth of the matter is
that in this instance land practical
" all others) the phrase is a miser-
able affectatiOn- Either it is APP
propriate to protect ones hands or
il isn't If it is, no apology is need
ed; If it isn't no apology viii over
come the inappropriateness. The
day has passed when only the rich.
or the overdressed, or the fashion
able, or the merely well dressed,
wore gloves. Everybody has them
now, and everybody wears them >on
chill days with comfort. One might
just as well ask his friends to for
give his winter underwear.
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Half Way to Color Photography.

Partial color photography is re-
ported from New England. A
French scientist, NJ Antoine Luz
miere, has been exhibiting to the
editor of "Photo-Era" and others
certain plates presenting scenes 'fn
all the beauty of the original col
oring." Those present at the ex-
hibition in Boston were said to be
almost to a man skeptical," yet
one Of them, artist as well as jour
nalist, reported that the "auto-
chromes'' he saw, including figures
and landscapes, were soft in tone,
true to nature IN tint, artistic, beau
tiful," and that there was absent
every suggestion of mechanics in
the result"
Prof. Cross of the Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology, who was
in the company that viewed Luz
miere's productions, put this in an
other form when he remarked at
the exhibit that "the physicist knew
too well the enormous difficulty
that lay in color photography ever
to have dared make the attempt" "
The reproduction of colors in their
true shade relation to one another
was made possible some time ago
by the introduction Of specially pre-
pared gelatin dry plates; but Lu-
miere produces a colored photo
graph on glass by a single exposure
on one plate.
The process, It seems, "owes its
efficacy to the presence on the plate
of a mosaic of colored grains, dyed
in the three primary coIors, which
respond to the colors of the light
in the original of the picture" 1t
would appear to be a success. But
it still leaves unsolved. the problem
of making prints at one exposure
which shall reproduce the colors of
the plate.
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CITIZENS ARE OPPOSED
TO MAGADAh STREET

/. contending that Congress in appropri-
ating 5000 for the paving OF South
Carolina avenue southeast. between
Thirteenth and Fifteenth streets, in
tended the use OF block OF asphalt,
the East Washington Citizens AS
ISOLATION at a meeting last night entered
an emphatic protest against the mae
adamizing Of local streets in general.
and South Carolina avenue in particular
The proposed erection OF a station az
Fifteenth and II streets northeast by the
Washington. Baltimore and Annapolis
railroad. which, it was stated, would in
terfere with the extension of Mary
land avenue, was, after some discus
sion. referred to the executive COM
mittee.
The officers and chaIrmen Of the va
rt,us standing committees for the year
aye: Thomas W. Smith, president; NJ T.
Weller, vice president; A. r. Sperry,
secretary; W. Mosby Williams. treas
urer, Committees and chairmen-Ana-
costa hats, Thomas " Smith. charities
and corrections. 5. W Curriden; lights
and electrical systems S. J. Kubel;
membership. John C. Weldon: pubhc
health, Charles f. Emming; public or
der and comfort. James II HamfU.
STREETS and avenues. William III. Potter.
steam railroads. W. " Bride; street
railroads, ". Mosby Williams; schools
and libraries. Edward 4, Albert: water
supply, w, G. Dodge.
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TURKISH PRIEST
FREED BY JUDGE
Police Fail to Make Case
Against Man Accused
of Fraud.

Because Of the failure Of the police 20
prove him a fraud, Elias Johns, the man
who represented himself to be the
Washington agent OF the Church Of
Jesus Christ Of Turkey, who was az
rested yesterday by Ohieer May charged
with vagraney. was released by Judge
Mullowny. in the Police Court, this
morning.
The Rev. DR.. Johns was arrested by
the officer while soliciting subscriptions
for the Turkish widows and orphans.
When arrested, he had so.
AT the station house DR.. Johns pro-
duced letters from the Rev. Drs. Easton
and Allison, the latter the pastor of the
Gunt0n Temple Church; but, IN spite of
their recommendations, he was taken
into court
IN freeing the defendant, the Judge
said that IT was absurd 20 hold a man
on such a fimsy charge.
One OF the witnesses, from whom DR..
Johns had received money. said that he
had called at her house a number OF
times in an effort to learn something
about the whereabouts of feliow-nin-
lister
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OCEAN FREIGHT POOL
DENIES JURISDICTION

The Baltic pool" alleged to be the
worlds biggest freight monopoly. may
not appear before the Interstate Com
merce Commission after all. for the
hearing which has just been set for De-
cember 9.
In answer TO the complaint fled by the
Cosmor olitan Shipping Company, Of
Philadelphia, which charges that the
steamship companies by agreement de
termine the rates on through" and
local" bills of lading OF freight from in
terror centers of the United States, the
counsel for the pool" former Senator
John c. Spooner, William G. shoate,
and Harrington Putnam, have filed a
demurrer, denying the jurisdiction Of the
commission over the traffic made SUBJ
ject Of the complaint. They ask that
the case be dismissed,
The steamship lines alleged to be in
the ccmbination-said to be fostered by
the German Kaisei-are the Hamburg
American, the North German Lloyd, the
Scandinavian, and the Wilson
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HUNTER Of CURIOS
CHEATED HIMSELF
Tile Marking Where Gar
field Was Shot Merely
a Substitute.

The curio fend who pried a small red
tile from The floor Of the Sixth street
station handed himself d lemon.
This is the Way officials OF the Penn
sylvania railroad today spoke of the
man who stole the terra Gotta block
marking the spot where President
James A Garfield was shot.
Shortly after President Garfield was
aSSassipated By Guiteau a silver star
was imbedded IN the floor. showing
where the fatal shot was fred. In 1903
the star y as removed, and the red tile
put in its place. For this reason Of
ficials Of the railroad say the tile can
be OF no value 10 The curio seeker for
any historical association.
About 1 O'Clock yesterday morning
q Weli-cT eSsed man entered The station
and asktd one of the porters to show.
him the place where President Garfield
was shot. The porter complied with his
request, and after examining the block
carefully, the man left the station. A
few hours later. when the ChaFWOmeu
were cleaning the floor, il was discover
ed that the tile was missing.
No special effort IS being made u as
cover the tile.
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Then the preacher rival comes IN and
announces that the officers OF the .aw
are downstairs looking for Gentleman
Jim. the notorious burglar.
What! Lady cannot, she will not, be-
lieve It. Alas. IL is too true. too true
again. Gentleman Jim admits that he
has done wrong. but like Patsy Bolivar.
he promises he viii never do il again If
Lady viii only help him this time. She
viii help, she cannot see him give him.
self up to those ruthless men Of the
law.
But the preacher has to come in again.
He finds Gentleman Jim hiding in I4ady's
room. What a scandal But jim. though
Enthusiastically groggy, is not yet all in
HIS staying powers are renna rka BILE He
musters all his strength and lands full
in the face. The parson Is Gentleman
Jim's own brotheri They had been
separated since childhood. Now, viii
preacher peach on his own brother! To
our establishment. preacher Will. Lady
to the rescued Gentleman jim has lust
staggered to his corner and is about TO
signal to the leader Of the orchestra to
throw UP the sponge-I mean the baton
when Lady rushes forward and calls a
foul She declares that she has never
loved Gentleman Jim and that she loves
only Preacher. IF he will let Gentleman
jim escape she viii love Preacher al
ways. Preacher consents; Jim ducks
beneath the ropes. It looks as though
the fight is of Lady now yells amid
a torrential downpour OF tears that she
lied to preacher-yes-lied lied Ike
dawg. She doesn't love anybody but
Jim. and never will SO long as the world
stands. so help herr
Act ": Gentleman Jim restores the
diamonds, blows up a railroad station.
tricks his former side-partner. ard
makes a quick getaway with the girl
on an outgoing steamer.
THnnuitaI1a sDnlansa from the CaiIervi
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man jim bows himself out. and tn.

man jim bows himself out. and tn
curtain falls.
Gentleman Jim's round.
Act II: Gentleman Jim responds
promptly TO the gong. He Immediately
assumes an aggressive attitude. Lady
Is not unwilling. so he presses her close
~ Just as he Is about to force her
1 10 the ropes or matTimOny one Of the
referees in the person OF the Dutch
comedy girl interferes. The tight for
love Is delayed, while Gentleman jim
I turns philanthropist and tells Dutch girl
not to steal candlesticlls but 10 leave
everything In the iOoting line 10 them
as knows how. Another butter-in dEJ-
pears in the person OF Sherlock Holmes
and Gentleman jim just to make the
mill q little livelier, lays q side bet Of
a hundred dollars that he, Gentls man
jim, Is not put out OF business IN the
This round is indecisive.
Act II. scene 2. Gentleman Jim robs
the bank. With his own patented burg
lars tools, ne bOres a hole In the safe
the size Of hogshead and takes out all
the spOndulicks. Gentleman jim is a
generous individual He gives half the
filthy lucre to the cashier Of the bank
who wanted 70 rob the place. too. but
was beaten 10 it.
Sherlock Holmes appears. Gentleman
Jim IS arrested. He Is covered with re-
Volvers, both on the tanks and In front
One two three four i've Hix-seVen-
ttb lk-iliiie--treu LieiIlau jim al the last
second. as Sherlock Is holding his over
coat for him, selzes the pistols from
SheTly's pockets and makes a quick
getaway This round was clearly Sher-
locks up to the last five seconds, when
Gentleman Jim rallied quickly and
landed square1y on Sheriocks personal
pride,
Another round for Gentleman Jim.
Hist! and hist again The Lady IS
getting ready TO go to sleep, when two
pistol shots ring out on the cold night
air! Suddenly, Gentleman Jim bolts
through the window. What's this?
Gentleman Jim entering q lady's room
without knocking and IN his shirt
sleeves! Alas. too true, too truei Where
has vanished all our boosted ch!valry 4?
Where are the days OF yesterday? But
don't give way TO inconsolable grief
There are extenuating circumstances.
Why, OF course Why did we not think
OF that before2 Gentleman Jim Is being
pursued by the officers of the law. He
is wounded Mercy. mercy, how d s.
tressing. Lady swathes his wounds and
anoints them secretly with her, teal $
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CITIZENS FILE PROTEST
AGAINST DEPOT SCHEME

the proposed depot at the intersection of
Bladensburg road snd Maryland avenue
northeast by the Washington, Baltimore
and Annapolis railway were registered
at meetings of the Northeast Citizens
Association and the East End Suburban
Citizens Associations last evening.
The protest at the latter meeting took
the form of a petition TO the Commits
siouers to which the signatures OF LOO
Northeast citizens were affixed
The Northeast Citizens Association
protested that the erection of a depot
would block all possible improvements
TO Maryland avenue.
In addition, the Commissioners are
requested to widen Bladensburg road.
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New York Rich
Feel Poverty,
Box Sale Tells

NEW YORK. Nov. S.--Hard times are
knocking at the door Of New York s
rich, is the opinion of those at the auc-
ton sale of boxes for the horse show
at Madison Square Garden.
First choice for an arena box went
for $3.50, the highest price Of the day.
IN other times $500 or thereabout was
bid First-tier boxes went begging for
purchasers. Society formerly spent from
$50, 900 TO SIS. 900 at the auction, the lat
ter sum In 1892. This year the sale fell
short OF $4,000.
The Vanderhilts, Gerrys, Oelrichs,
Harrimans, Belmonts, and others who
usually attend We're absent. Among the
few who stood up for the old guard
were Harvey LadeW. Gen. Brayton ives.
Hamilton Cary, S. 7. Peters, 2 B Bur-
ton, Charles Schwartz. and J. z. Wild
eneT. Of Philadelphla.
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Magistrate Ouotes 20.

Magistrate Herman fell in with the
eTninenly ScriptaraI tone Of the con-
troversy and did q little quoting him
self He repeated the solemn words
bearing on the virtues Of forgiveness,
ana had something TO say about what
had been enjOined concerning the bless
ings OF peace among the cropping So
JoUrners here below.
But Anna Hayes, raising here eyes
toward the ceiling with a rapt ex-
preston, said impressively:
Judge, this man and l are forever
separate
Magistrate Herman refused TO accept
this view Of the matter however, and
told the couple that he would adjourn
the case for a month TO give them time
10 see II they could not reach some
aDlicable basis on which they could
continue their old relations,
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DEAF AND BLIND BOY
WRITES ON TYPEWRITER

CHICAGO. Nov. S-Leslie Oren, four
teen years old, deaf and blind bow
prodigy, of Columbus, Ohio. entertained
an audience last evening in the Audi
forum recital hall.
He is the most remarkable blind and
deaf person that has attracted atten-
fion since Helen Keller came before the
uubiic,r said Charles w French. vice
president of the Chicago Normal Train
ing School.
leslie and his teacher Mrs. Ada Lyon
CurefSn. are visiting Chicago. Tbev
will give several entertainments. They
will be for the benefit of a Chicago in
sritution and for a fund to educate
young CreT.
The iHa6 boy wrote on the tyne
writer vita rapidity and INTERPRETED
through his fingers the words from the
Deakers mouth.
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"Ahl Excuse My GlOyel"

The other day, when the wind was
pirouetting down the street, and
men and women in light clothing
were shivering in the fall cold, the
passengers in a Fourteenth street
car looked on at an unconscious but
highly interesting revelation of
human nature.
The straphangers had overfiowed
to the platforms. At a cross street
a young man, better dressed than
most of his fellows, just managed
TO wiggle his foot to a landing on
the rear step. standing there in the
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THEODORE A. HARDING
FUNERAL TOMORROW

The funeral or Theodore A. Harding.
who died Thursday after q short illness.
viii be held tomorrow morning at II
o'clock from the residence of his son.
li55 Girard street. Mr. Harding. al
though indispOsed since last August.
was not regarded as in a serious condi-
ton, even after recent operation which
was thought to have been successful
Mr.. Harding was a member of Hard
ing & Co.. at 1872 @ street. and one Of
the most prominent business men OF the
District He was for many years con-
neeted with the y N. A. C., his services
while secretary being especially valu-
able 20 that organization he was also
connected with other charftable and
religious work, notably that of the
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church.
He was sixty-thTee years OF age and
is survived by a wife and two sons. In
teTment viii be in Rock Greek Cenetery
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berry is discovered, and Sherlock sus-
poets Gentleman Jim. sJust as the de-
tective is about TO land a solar plexus
DloW or Jim'E henOF, the agile Gentle
man sidesleps, filings open q closet door
and dlsclOses one Of Holmes own as
slstants whom he has gagged. There
your burglar" shouts Gentleman Jim.
as he slips a handful OF assorted rings
into the innocent mans pocket. Search
him! And now ladies and gentlemen,
wishing you all a pleasant nights rest,
ana happy dreams I viii say aurevoiT.
And with an air most debonaiF Gentle
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HAYES HAS ADVANTAGE
OVER TEDDY MAL0NEY

PHILADELPHIA, Nov S.-Grovar
Hayes and Teddy Maloney put up a
whirlwind bout at the Broadway. Ath-
letic Club last night, the former havinf,
the advantage. the fight went the limit
of six rounds. HAYES had the adVEut-
age OF Maloney in height, weight. and
reach.
Jack Blackburn and Harry Lewis were
matched TO fight six rounds here on
November %