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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
ASKS FOR $4,000
ASYLUM INCREASE
Superintendent Zinkhan
Says Money Is Needed TO
Keep Place Going.

Superintendent J.. r. Zinkhan OF the
Washington Asylum, has asked the
G1mmiss .ouers 90 include lH the urgency
deficiency bin the sum Of $3.50. 90 ba
applied to contingent expenses OF tie
hospital DE says tie appropriation of
$1,000 for such purposes allowed FOR the
current year is not sufficient
Ira explaining the cause FOR the need
of this additional 500 Superintendent
Z-nkuau says IL IS due 90 Ile expense
incurred ln the removal Of the aims
house. the large increase or Inmates
and the abnormal increase in the cost
OF provisions and other supplies. and
the failure Of tle farm crops al tls
asylum last year.
George S. Wilson secretary OF che
Board of Charities. has approved the
application. and So recommended 10 thl
Commissioners. VINO have the matter
under consideration.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
GEN. LEE HONORED,
SOLDIERS BIRTHDAY
All Virginia Joins in Ami
Versary Celebration
Today.

RICHMOND. "a, Jan. Ig-The Lee
anniversary was observed throughout
Virginia today. Bishop A. n Randolph
delivered an address al 81. Paurs EUis-
cnpal Churct., which General Lee and
President Davis both attended during
lhe war, when events permitted lU he
afternoon there was a great parade
10 the Lee monument. which Do. JJ pub-
lie school children decorated.
Tonight all the Confederate camps and
memorial organizations viii join IN SIM
liar exercises at Lee Camp Hail.
AT Lexington. where General Lee b
buried the PRINCIPAL address was made
by Charles Francis Adals of Boston.
Governor Swanson. OF Virginia, spoke
q Roanb'fr Exercises we're also held
Of noon a Fredericksburg, Alexandra.
West Point. Chester, Petersburg, Pal
myra, Stauntu1, Norfolk. and Char
lOttesVille.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
Robert E. Lee.

The Southern societies of Wash
ington do we'll To celebrate today
the centenary of the birth of Robert
+. Lee. The section which produced
Washington, Mason. jefferson, Ran
dolph. Monroe, and Jackson did not
Yet produce a greater genius or a
purer soul.
This generation may think OF
Lees cause what il will II must
Yet recognize that the revolt in
which he led was inevitable. and
that his enlistment under its banner
was the prayerfuI conservation of a
Christian life 10 its conception OF
duty. How wei Lee served the
South few Northerners can ever un-
derstand.
As general, the President has
said of him:
Robert r. Lee will undoubtedly ranE
as. without any exception. the very
greatest 81 all the great captains tina
the Engiish-speaking peoples havt
brought forth-and this. although tn,
last and chief OF his antagonists ma,
himself claim to stand as the fun euua
or Marlborough and Wellington.
AS a leader he was the very an.
tithesis of a HOtspur bursting into
flame and rushing wildly into battle
Lee was a steady force. a magnet
and an inspiration, not an explo-
sioni and it was the power of his
personal faith that more than once
bound together a force broken by
disaster and weakened by discour-
agement.
Finally, as a man. Lee was one OF
the first gentlemen of all time. lie
had a heart rich with love for his
fellows. which is courtesy: he had q
soul of honesty and earnest pur.
pose, which is character; and he
had all the refinement Of manner
and mind and spirit Of which he was
capable, which is culture.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
Not So Warm, But Will Do
anletS
sunday Is
oliloQuMl
usaN EoStoN

CAS- recitcd daily by an Bostonians
since Moran put the blue laws into
enect)
To work or not TO work-that is the
question;
Whether lis nobler in the Jail % suffer
The Old restrictions OF outrageous blue
laws
or give this guy Moran the merry
And by thus opposing him to eat 10
And more, To have Ice cream upon the
Sabbath
The greed for beans and the thousand
wanted things
Deyoutiys to be wished To buy-to
To dreaml 9erchance to snore-ay.
there's the rub,
For ia that sleep OF. snores what cops
To shuttle ms along next morn 10 court
IL makes las pause. but not respect
That dire calamity Moran
For who would suffer erratic whips OF
crauks.
or sandal comfort for good citizens.
The lnsoleuce OF office. and tire turns,
Apparent OF imuatienCe THAI Dec takes
When he himself might "a quietus make
or an these fardeis that We have 10
bear.
To slarve and suffer through the Sab
bath day
In fear O.Meara's men viii take us 10
That uninviJmg island from whose
b0uru
80 traveller returns for ten OF twenty
days,
And makes us bear those musty laws
OF old
While many of the new oues-ah. wen.
Thus Office may make queer ones - us
all.
and tbus the native hue ana cry we
hear
Is really bat stab az good @ Meara.
Whose enterprise of great plth 1ud mo-
u-Fuf
These blue laws must somewhat turn
aWrE
ANA lose the name Of rcason-soft you
now.
GO -Morau-aud 'ts ms prisons
That blue laws Dee forgotten.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
METAL CASES NEEDED
FOR DISTRICT PAPERS

For the better protection Of the court
records i'm the Clerks Office Of the Dis
trict Supreme Court, the Board OF Corn
missioners viii endeavor 10 have The
present session OF Congress app r0prLlte
the sum of s27o00 for the pure base of
metal filing cases and for the rebinding
of such OF the courts papers on lie thar
need il.
rhe courts records are now fled away
in pasteboard boxes which are stored I'm
wooden closets, thus exposing them 10
the danger Of IRE
These files date back TO 1900 and in
them are all the land titles Of the Dis
trict. In addition 10 these, rhe. records
of the court in bankruptcy. criminal
and other causes tried before that trI-
bunal are stored
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
1t Is Coming.

Elihu Root rs popularity supposed
10 be the official mouthpiece of the
President Whether that designa-
ton could be applied To him as con
corning all his utterances is, of
course, doubtful; yet on big" topics
and included in them is tariff re-
form-he would scarcely venture TO
express himself pointedly unless he
were reasonably sure that Mr..
Roosevelt would approve,
1t is fair, then, TO attribute TO the
President a hearty agreement with
Mr.. Roots address 10 the foreign
commerce convention in this city
the other day. especially that part
Of il wherein he asserted that the
day Of single tariff had passed, and
. that the time had come when the
United States, To obtain trade ad-
vantages from other countries.
must be prepared TO return like ad-
vantages in the way OF tariff reduc-
tions, according 10 the double stand
ard. The convention was sufficiently
in harmony with this view to pass
a resolution indorsing it, against
the strenuous opposition of Wilbur
T. Wakeman, the leader of the
American Protective Tariff League.
Whether tariff changes are COM
ing through alterations of the pres
ent Dingley schedules or by the
adoption of reciprocal treaties, il is
hard TO say. Such an authority as
the New York Commercial believes
in the expediency and possibility of
the latter form.
Accepting the Dingley schedules
as unlikely OF revision in the near
future" it said before the meeting
closed, ''the convention should en-
deavor, among other things, to dis
cover how the foreign commerce ot
the United States can be expanded
through reciprocal trade arrange
ments with other nations. >
The road 10 reciprocity is much
easier Of travel than that to tariff
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
POWERS ACTS CYRANO
AND OTHER CHARACTERS

Leland Powers. the dramatic imper-
senator. gave "a reading OF "Cyrano de
Bergerac" az the Columbia Theater yes
Jerday afternoon, the event taking the
place of one of the concerts IN the course
being given this winter BY the Wash
iugton College Of Music.
Mr.. Powers is a master of this great
work of Rostand, and throughout the
reading held the undivided attention of
the audience. First one then another
OF the chara sters was interpreted, until
the action OF the play had been depicted
from beginning to end.
An attractive feature was the man
ner in which the programs were printed.
They WeTc arranged as is customary for
the regular dramatic performance, the
dramatic uers0nage being enumerated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
CHANCELLOR DlSCREDlTS
LETTER SLURRING TEACHERS

Superintendent Chancellor has received
reDifes from the fve teachers OF the
public schools 10 whom he wrote Jan
uarv a TO assure them that nOtwith-
standing the fact that an anonymous
letter ad been sent To him referring to
the names Of the teachers injuTiOusIy. lie
stIn held them in the highest estima-
ton. for conscientious service.
Through j. W. Briggs, one of the ac-
Cused teachers. three of the others,
Misses Adelaide r. Howard, Ursuline Y.
Brooks, and Parthenia WOOdson, re-
quested Or. Chancellor 20 make his let
ter, holding them blsmeless, public.
Miss Adelaide r Howard wrote and per-
sOnally thanked him for his assurances.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
WASHINGTON KIN
OUT OF PRISON

COLUMBUS. Ohio. Jan. l3-J0hn B.
Lewis. who claims tHat Le Is a relative
of George Washington, was granted a
pardon by the State pardon board
He was sent mp ia 1892 for numbering
a man i'm Hamilton county.
Lewis says that his grandfather s
brother. Fielding Lewis. married Betty
Washington. sister of George Washing
ton, and afterward became secretary TO
Washington, when he was President.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
RAILWAY COMPANY SUED
FOR $4,000 DAMAGES

Suit for $4,000 damages against the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany for alleged injuries. was instituted
IN the District Supreme Court today by
Melvin Cooper. In his petition. which
is filed by Attorneys Cuttings and Cham
berlain, il Is set forth that on December
z. 1905, the plaintiff fell into an exoava-
ton dug Ia connection with repairs 10
the tracks of the railway company
thereby sustaining permanent injur r.
The company is charged with neglig-
e1Ce
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
Electricity or Smoke?

Are electric engines practical for
the operation of railroad trains
within the District? Our Commits
siOners say they are; various rail-
road officials say they are not. IL is
for the Senate Committee on the
District of Columbia TO decide.
The president of our local gov
erning board presented the issue at
a hearing before the committee yes
terday by contending that the rail
roads should meet the eXactions OF
/ the District smoke law. Electricity
was, in his judgment, the best
means of avoiding the gas and
fumes now emitted by locomotive
engines. IL had been adopted for
the vicinity ot New York By two
great systems. and was now 10 be
adopted by a third. Similar action
within the District was all that he
asked, though greater distance still
was covered by an electric road
traversing the State OF New Jersey
and operated by one Of the very rail
roads which opposed the law in
question.
Expense running into the millions
and utter impracticability rather
fought each other as objections TO
the plan. Vice President Rea, Of
the Pennsylvania, urged the first;
Vice President Bond, Of the Balti-
more and Ohio, the second Yet
neither eontradicted the purpose Of
the one road to use electricity in
New York or the practice of the
other 10 use il in the tunnel under
Baltimore. They did make out a
strong case, however, against the
use of oil, coke, or any other fuel
supply but electricity.
Washington does not ask unrea-
sonableness OF the railroads. 1t
would serve no good purpose 20 do
SO under any circumstances, and in
this instance they have earned the
consideration of the Capital by CO.
operating handsomely for the inn
provement of the city.
But with New York, Paris. and
Baltimore in mind. Washington
feels il TO be entirely within reason
To insist that trains in and about
the station and in the tunnels shall
be propelled by electrical power.
What has been proven practical for
so many other cities cannot be i'm
possible for the American Capital
1t may be unreasonable to ask
that trains shall be hauled to the
District line by electric engines.
The Pennsylvania ability TO cross
New Jersey by this means would
appear TO make the request reason
, able enough; but il may yet not be
SO. And if il is not entirely practi-
cal, and is demanded nevertheless.
the District will suffer loss of time.
delay Of freight. and constant fric-
tion with the roads for no good re-
turn
Senator Gallinger and his asso-
ciates must make the decision.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
FARMER UNEARTHS
BURIED TREASURE
Digs Up Pot of Gold on
His Farm in
Texas.

FORT WORTH. Tex, Jan. 1s.-For
several years. W. T. Meade, farmer
OF Brown county, has been digging for
buried Spanish treasure on his farm.
He has uncovered a pot at the root Of a
big oak tree. containing 5000 worth OF
old Spanish coins.
The trees in the vicinity are ali marked
with old hieroglyphics. The treasure
found was evidently hidden there by
Nexicans, as il consists wholly OF Span
ieh coins most of which were minted
more than 100 years ago.
Meade SAYS he believes other treas
ure is buried there, and he will continue
the search.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
PRISONER FALLS IN DOCK;
RUSH HER TO HOSPITAL

Prisoners in the dock of the Police
Court were panic-stricken this morning
when Susie Hayes. colored, fell writhing
10 the floor in a fiji of epilepsy. She was
hnall taken out of the building 10 the
Emergency Hospital, where she is now
under treatment. In her fall 10 the floor,
she struck her head on a chair and cut
a deep cash over her eye.
The woman was charged with being
drunk and dis0rderiy. Judge Kimball
continued the case against her indefinite
~.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
GAPTOR OF CzOLGOSz
YALE TABLE WAITER

NEW HAVEN. Jan. l9.-James Park
er. who captured Czolgoaz after he shot
President Mckinley, In Buffalo. ana
later was a messenger in Congress as
a reward. has started 10 work at the
Yale dining hall as waiter At the
time of the assassination Parker was
employed as a guard al Exposition Han
and was near CzoiF osz. AS the shot was
fred, Parker rushed forward, grappled
with the murderer. and threw him 10
the floor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19

revision. And a national reciprocity
commission of the right sort could
make il easier still"
The shadows of certain approach
ing events are more and more per-
eeptibie.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
COMMISSIONERS APPROVE
STREET EXTENSION BILL

The Commissioners have reported
favoFably on H. r. bill 23.3s4, which
provides for amending provisions Of
the District code regarding street ex-
tensions. so as 10 permit juries %
take into consideration. in assess
ing benefits, the portion of the
street with the reducing amounts OF
assessments on abutting property, the
owners of which have made such dedica-
tiOns.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
FREIGHT FACILITIES
GREATLY IMPROVED

That the prOmptness with which
freight sent out Of this city by Washing
ton merchants is delivered at destination
has increased co per cent in the last
year was the gratifying showing made
in a report received by the board Of di-
reetors Of the Jobbers and Shippers As
ISOLATION at its regulaE meeting this
afternoon.
Reports showing this gratifying condi-
ton of affairs was submitted 10 the
board by +. p. May and Munroe Islchs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
MRS. TEN EYCK ASKS
$4,000 FOR INJURIES

A suit 20 recover $4,000 from Maria F.
Andrews, owner Of the Savoy apartment
house. has been field In the District
Supreme Court by Mrs. cynthia A. Ten
Eyck wife of Jerome r. Ten Eyck.
dentist, having apartments ia the Savoy.
Mrs. Ten Eyck charges that on January
81, 1896. while getting out OF an elevator
in the savoy she was thrown by a too
sudden starting OF the elevator. thereby
receiving severe injuries from which she
has not recovered.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19

a Chicago judge Who is hearing
divorce cases at the rate OF 100 a month
says babies are the only people who
can prevent divorces. and that every
well-regulated family should have from
three 10 six. Evidently the Judge wants
10 divide up the worl, so as not to over
tax the little chaps
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
Win Defend Law.

Senator sleaaI uuI 60 20 tie coming
session at Salem next month armed with
tlC written testimonials OF police Judges.
superior court judges. ana district at
l1rneEs, and Governor George h. Cham
berlaiu. who was recently quoted as
being iu favor OF tle repeal. has assured
Senator sleLl. that slstead OF favor
ing tac repeal he wiu be ole Of the
laws most ardent defenders.
Senator s.cheI while acting as police
commissions. Witnessed tile abuse Of
women .u tHe lower walks of life. many
being compelled no lead "a lile ol shame
under ll- hsJs of men who had married
lHrn i'T -.le revenue they could bring
tre.I t.a g-lEs dives aud this dp.eT-
mined him % devise some means OF
effective protection FOR these uufortu-
nate women. Tn the wliUpus-post law
this means has been found. SAYS sena-
tor Slclal. for the CD per cent deerea se
Boo wife beating has proved &c.
in his rEEt against tIe laws aBpaaI
Senator SlCrel WiN have The enthusiastic
support OF the women of the State. az
well as O. generous proportion Of The
men.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19

Judge Kimball wants five telephones
for the new Police Court building
When he gets them IL is to be hoped
he can get Congress TO connect him
with some good furniture store and fit
up his court rooms.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19

Uncle Sans police jurisdiction has
been extended for the time being 10 in
clude Jamaica, but under the circum-
stances the undergraduates will
doubtless overlook IT,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19

Misery among the poor viii continue
whether the snow melts or not Have
you done your part through the Asso-
ciated Charities
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
SLIPPERS.

You NAV joke. YOU may laugh.
NOu nav rhyme if YOU will
OF the good Christ~iHs slippers
our feet always hll
But humOrist tell me,
While the old Joke YOU flout.
Wasn't e true that your old ones
Were really worn outH
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19

They made smoke enough at the Capt.
tol yesterday TO land the Senate Dis
trict Committee, Commissioner Macfar-
land. and two or three railroad presi-
dents in jail.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19

Pittsburg hasn't seen the sun for two
weeks, and for thirty-six hours has been
continuously as dark as midnight. May
be Pittsburg's moral character has got
between the town and the sun
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19

good the Greater Washington" move
ment has done. According TO reports
just made to the Jobbers and Shippers
Association. il has improved shipping
facilities TO Maryland and Virginia BY
60 per cent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19

A Tennessee man who was buried in
1873 told ali about 1t the other day. This
ought 10 be cheerful 10 Senator Car
mack at the present juncture.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19

The more Col. pete" Hepburn and
Gen. Charles Grosvenor can be induced
TO kick on the condition of our streets
the more likely We will be TO get an
large enough to put them
in order.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19

The Ohio river Is out OF its banks
for the purpose OF giving Kentucky
its annual reminder Of the great pos
sibilities OF water.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
"Try a bunch Of our classified ads
a. "A svIlahIe-

"Try a bunch Of our classified ads
s. a syllable.
They are the limit"
To LET-One active mother-in-laW. steady
visitor, continual taiker. can nag ia eishi
languages: warranted for - years. can be Sc
cured al bargain, a. present posaessur Is
about 20 move % South africa. II he can
get away without being seen. Address
sEiNG, Box ~
Girl. with Tiisn. retrousss nose and real
eyes, would like 20 correspond with multi
millionaire Of about 81 years: object. mairi-
many and entire care Of estate. Address
oNA HUNT, Alexandria, Va
iosT-A three-foot Teddy bear. great pet
or my Wife's. Under viii be shot DO he re-
turns same. Il. z, Guy. Brookiand, u. a.
OFFICE coy wANTED-Must be stylish
DRESSER, have college education. speak five
bookkeeping, ana The financial market. 81
per month % start Address SEINNUM &
co, l4th S.
WANTED-Gih for homework. who Is NOT
looking for position with "a rich wldoNer
Will allow seven nights out and be provided
with a manicure and maid; wages. 81 500 a
year Ia advance. Address AVERAGE
HOUSEHOLDER. AnyWhere.
PRIVATE INFORMATION secured concern
Ing anyone IN your neighborho1d; rates rea-
sonable. Address PRESIDENT NElGHBOH-
HOOD RELIEF Association suburbs.
FOR sALE-ls0s model stiner motor car. viii
stand without nitchingi reversible license
number. buffet attachment also another by
sherin. Address HARDl PIPE WEDBEE-
Swell. Mt Pleasant
HELP WANTED-Am held prisoner al my
home By STuither's patent folding bed which
closed up ON my wrists, great Inducements
offered anyone who viii lake lt IH my hands
address INA Fi.ATTE. northwest.
PERSONAI--Suitabie reward offered Tor In
formation concerning whereabouts RI uy bus
band, who elapei with the cook last Thurs
day IL this reaches his eyes Do IL Go sell
him o. send back the cook ami an viii e
forgiven Address MRS. HENRY FECh
Georgetown.
FOCND-Oue long golden hair my hus-
bands ONCE vest anyone locating original
owner OF said golden hair and giving me
address OF same viii De given "a season re-
served seat at coming sensational divorce
proceeding. Address MRS ANN GRAY
RIACkLOCKS. columbia Heights.
BUSINESS CHANCE-Eirfe IS an excellent
opportunity FOR my neighbors and friends 20
I7sud their own business during remainder or
1907. any more information conveyed 90 u.E
home viii be looked upon as a refusal o
accept this oHer. Address HIGH HOT
BOJT. New Hampshire ave.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19

The sporting headline. Fencing
Called on" has nothing to do with the
barrier around the Botanical Gardens.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19

A new survey proves that Pixies Peak
doesn't stand so high as il did a few
years ago. Neither does Colorado.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
A MIGHTY GOOD APPETITE.

A spider. viii eat twenty-seven times
It's own weight in ne day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19

Mr. William Waldorf Aston sWore on
s745.0O0 OF New York taxes thus saw
ing almost enough money TO pay for
those pearls that he says he didn't
give 20 an English countess.