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The Washington times., 1907-02-27
NEW CONGRESSMAN
SHASHES OPPONENT
Fight on Floor of House in
North Carolina Over Per-
SOnal Remarks.

RALEIGH. y. c., Feb 1.-THE floor
Of zhe house Of representatives yester-
gay afternoon was the scene Of a Wig
-oUs encounter between Congressman
eject r y. Hackett. Of the Eighth dis
trict. and Representative G c. Bryant,
Of Wilkes county Hackett used his
right effectively on Mr.. Bryants ear and
jaw 1Ir- Bryant drew q long bladed
pocket knife and made for Hackett. but
was intercepted and disarmed. He then
attempted 10 strike Hackett with an
inkstand. and subsequently with a chair.
but the blows fell short. When quiet
was restored. Bryant apologized for his
offensive words that brought on the
fracas-
The fight took place while a Iegisla-
tive committee was in session, a matter
concerning Wilkes county being under
consideration. HaCketJ had addressed
the committee, and whrsl he closed AIr.
Bryant. q member Of the committee.
arose 20 speak Referring 10 Hackett 5
remarks, le said that he resented the
asperSiOn pu- upon the commissioners
Of his county. Hackett replied that he
had not aspersed the commissioners.
Bryant repeated the remark and then
Hackett BROUGHT his fist into the discus
sion. The committee was in a tumult
/ Of excitement for five minutes HaCkett
{ IS g Democrat and Bryant a Republi-
can. Both live in Wilkes county.
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Deliberatiye Legislation.

Local business men VINO have been
eontending earnestly to make wait
ing in our hotels an honest service
for an honest wage will find much
TO reward their attention in the Con-
gressional Record for Monday. Feb
ruary 25. The anti-tipping bill was
on that day favorably reported TO
the House, and on page 3,949 of the
Record that body's consideration of
the measure is set forth as follows:
Mr. Babcock-Mr. Speaker. | call I'D
the bill (H. r. 25232) to promote the
comfort of patrons OF hotels restau-
rants, cafes. and eating houses in the
District of Columbia, which | send TO
the desk and ask to have read. / do
this because l have had many requests
from different members that the bin be
called up.
The clerk read as follows:
Be 1t enacted, etc, That 1t shall be
unlawful for any guest or patron at
any hotel, restaurant. cafe or eating
house In the District of Columbia to
give. or offer 20 give, to any steward
waiter. porter. or other employee. or for
any such steward. waiter, porter or
other emplOye TO solicit or receive. or
for any proprietor or manager of any
SuCn nOlel. restaurant. care, OF eating
house to knowingly permit any such
steward, waiter, porter. or other en-
ploye 10 receive from any such guest or
patron any gift. compensation. or hon
nrarium Other than the regular charges
established for such hotel. restaurant.
cafe or eating house.
Section 2. That any person violating
the provisions of this act shall be
deemed guilty OF a misdemeanOr and
shall, upon conviction, be fined in a
sum of not less than 50 nor more than
$500
Mr. Sulllvan-Mr. Speaker. I wish to
inquire of the gentleman in charge OF
the bill if this is the bin which viii
make me a criminal II l give 25 cents
TO my waltcr2
Nc. Babcock-I am suspicious that
that Is the bill. Mr.. Speaker, / move
the previous question on the bill TO It's
final passage.
The previous question was ordered.
The Speaker-The question now is or
the engrossment and third reading OF
the bill
The question was taken; and the en-
grossmert of the bill for q third read
inc was refused.
on motion Of Mr.. Fitzgerald. a motion
t. reconsider the last vote was laid OF
the table.
That is all.
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MRS. MARTHA SMITH DIES
AFTER SHORT ILLNESS

Mrs. Martha Smith. aged siNty-six
years. widow of Thomas Smith, died
yesterday at the apartments OF her
daughter. Mrs. II. NJ. Buchanan, IN the
EImore. 30 Eleventh street northwest,
after a shcrt illness
Mrs Smith was a native OF Ireland.
SHE came with her parents fifty-five
years ago TO New York. where the fami-
ly still resides. Mrs Smith came 10
this city FIVE years ago. She was 4
member of st. PaUriCk's Roman Catholic
Church. Mrs. Smith is survived by her
husband and seven children, Mrs. r. NJ
Buchanan and Miss Alice Smith, OF this
city. and John J., Joseph f, James r.
Edward a, and Harry a. Smith, Of
New York
The remains will be taken to New
York city today for interment IN Calvary
Cemetery REQUIEM mass VIII be Sele-
bratSd at St. Patrick's Church, OF this
city, at a time to be set later.
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CONFEREES REPORT
ON APPROPRIATION

The cOnferees on four Of the big ap-
prOpIiation bills handled by Congress
submitted their reports to the Senate
and House late yesterday afternoon
Those on the rivers and harbors bill
and the fortihcations bill were complete
and final, and were adopted by both
bodies.
The report on the naval bill was COM
plete save for one item. $4,000 for a
training stat'Hn at Port Royal, S. c.
This was added in the Senate. The
House cOnferees refused to agree 10 it.
and. the Senate conferees refused 10
strike it out leaving it subject to future
negotiations
On the army appropriation bill the
cOnfereeS could not agree on the two
amendments providing that officers who
served IN the civil war and now have
the rank of brigadier general may be
retired as major generals, and that pay
masters clerks. after thirty-five years
Of service, may be appointed first lieu
tenants. mounted. and retired.
An important amendment to this bill
which was agreed to. is that changing
the name of the military secretary's Of
fee TO the 'adjuant generals depart
ment'
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District Clerks Join
Crusade for More Pay
One of Them Suggests That Congress Raise
Their Salaries Because Municipal En-
pIoyes Receive Less Than Even
Government Clerks.

q decent living. when they themselves,
year after year at the close Of each ses-
sion, vote one extra months pay 10 all
Capitol employees. regardless OF salary
received. 1t doesn't require much ume
ur effort for Congress 10 act IN the
granting Of one extra month s pay 70
The Capitol force. and why should IL
require unnecessary delay and sucn
careful thought in giving the poorly
Paid clerks some little recognition
II Congress thinks careful cOnsldera-
tion or reclassification necessary, why
could we not be included in similar
appropriation this session. II would in
deed be- gratifying TO the clerks 70 have
the following, which is a true copy from
the uieest of appropriations, made ap-
pIicable TO US:
ITO enable the Secretary Of the Sen
ate and the Clerk Of the House Of Rep
resc natives to pay 10 the officers and
employees Of the Senate and House
borne on the annual and session rolls
or the first day Of June, nineteen hun
dred and six. including the Capitol po-
lice the official reporters or the Senate
and House. and the Congressional Rec
ord clerk, for extra services during the
first session Of the Fifty-ninth Con-
gress a sum equal 10 one month s pay
al the compensation then paid them by
law. the same 10 be Immediately avail
able MUNICIPAL
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To the Editor Of The Washington Times;
Being an emplOye Of the District gov
ernment. the writer has natureiy read
with much interest the various bills
and propositions bearing upon the
increase for Government
clerks. and. should the increase for all
civil employees ever materialiZe, / ana
all Of US trust that il viii be applicable
to the District force, for unfortunately
I am a servant Of the municipality re-
ceiving a salary barely sufficient 70 en-
able me 70 provide my family with the
necessaries OF life. although practicing
the strictest economy The salaries paid
by the District OF Columbia govern
ment, as a whole, are verY much less
than paid for similar services rendered
the United States Government IN my
particular case the difference being at
least $3OG per annum; 50 it can readily
be understood that the increase is i'm
perative 10 District clerks.
II is surprising that any member Of
the House or Senate could so bitterly
oppose Representative Davis bill, or
any ether which would give some a lit
tie more but the majority Of Us only
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people to be reasonable and of good
odor. But why should he exhibit in
gratitude N his diatribe? Hear
him:
People in general cannot understand
me, nor Oscar Wilde. nor such a tow
ering genius as Strauss, who is certain
ly the greatest living musician
There IS nothing which makes men
angrier than to have their Ignorance
exposed, ari they are brutally enr6ged
against this man who is cleverer than
they. BY mere weight Of numbers. they
howl him down.
You nave only 10 take a different
view Of the crucifiXi0a than they do
and Immediately you are denounced as
unspeakable
They have no conception OF the heroic
only their own base ideas OF what they
call romance" Romance, as they un-
derstand 1t, they call wholesome |
say that all the so-calIed wholesome
plays are unwholesome, filthy, and de-
grading.
Plays such as "Salome" were not in
tended for common people. IL they do
not understand II, they can stay away
and allow those who have brains enough
10 comprehend II TO attend the theater
in their place. Great tragedies and prob
lens are not for little folk.
Whether people in general" can
or cannot understand the topsy-
turvy dramatist, they can do one
thing, and that is. support him.
They have been very generous, espe-
eially here in America, in fattening
his exchequer, so that even had he
not married a rich wife, he would
still have been made quite comfort
able. 1t isn't pretty for Bernard
to attempt TO bite the hand that
feeds him, and if he had the graft
tude of the commonest cur, he
wouldn't do it. Men may honestly
differ as to "Salome," but hardly on
plain question of ethical decency.
The Washington times., 1907-02-27
BUSINESS Wins TITLE
IN BASKETBALL LEAGUE
In a Great Contest the Stenographers
Down Western and Land the
Championship.

Business High surprised interhigh
basketball circles yesterday afternoon
before q large crowd in the Ninth street
gymnasium by defeating the strong
Western High five by Il 10 u in a we'll
played and closely contested game.
The Business victory gives the SuenOS-
rapherS the championship of the league,
with four games won and one lost
Western is second witt: three y on and
the same number lost. Eastern has lost
three and won one, while Tech has lost
the one and only game it has played
The losers started well and soon had
lead. which thev held until the last
few minutes of pay. Not discouraged
in the least, the winners put up a stub
born fight. and, though Western sur
passed in team work. the Business team
was a little faster and more willing 10
take chances. Within two minutes be-
fore the end OF the game Hubbard snOt
a pretty goal which tied the score. and
q minute and a half later Zannelli won
for his quint by another pretty shot.
The lineup
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LECTURE ON FAR NORTH
SECOND BY CALDWELL

The second in the series of Mr.. Cald-
wells lectures on Alaska and the land
Of the Totem Pole was delivered yester-
day afternoon before a large audience in
the Columbia Theater. Mr.. Caldwell's
remarks were intensely interesting
throughout. At the conclusion of his
talk Eli Smith, the Alaskan mail car
rier and "musher." entertained with
talk on the customs of those who have
gone to the frozen North to live Dur
ing his talk he gave an exhibition with
his team of dogs. As an additional
feature q series of pictures, portraying
the country through which Smith
passed on his journey from Nome to
Washington, was shown.
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LONDON. Feb. 27-Samuel NeWhouse,
the wealthy mining operator. has just
presented to his charming wife man
sion In this city. and she viii spena
much Of her time here, where she IS
popular in court circles
Mrs. Newhouse is credited with nav
ing the finest string Of pearls in the
world A single string Of the gems cost
her husband just $4,000.
Mrs New mouse has had remarkable
career She was not twenty when she
was married. Her husband was com
naratively poor. but he had picked UP
n mining claim in Colorado and pinned
his faith 10 it. His young wife was
Dlucltv and when Il was suggested that
thev live il a little cabin on the claim. I'm.
sbe oi,icxlv assented. Describing her
experiences. she said, recently
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Began Life in Poverty;
Lives in London Palace
Samuel NeWhOuse, Once Poor, Found Riches
Him, Now Has Finest Pearls.

1t waA a twO-days' ride on a burro
from the last mining camp 10 the iso-
lated peak we were bound for We lived
in a tiny cabin. and we were alone in
the world.
y did all the housewOrk. cooking,
washing, and ironing. Ny stove was
so near the dining table that ] could
reach over and get the dishes At twi-
light we used 10 watch the sun go down
and my husband would tell me all the
beautiful things be would buy me when
we got rich. I was happy, contented
wife on the top Of that mountain.
well. Mr.. NewEouse found what he
was looking for, and very soon after
that he began to accumulate money in
large sums, and all he had prOphesied
on the mountain came true.
Il feel that il is good to have been
poor-gOod not 10 forget it, II keeps us
human, and mOu@y seems so often 70
have the contrary effect
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REMOVE STEEL TIES
BECAUSE OF WRECK

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. H.-Gen-
eral Manager Atterbury, of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company. has ordered
the removal of all steel cross-ties now
in use on the line of the Pennsylvania
railroad This order Is the result of the
Recommendation OF the special commit
tee appointed by the general manager
to investigate the wreck OF the Chicago
special, near Mineral Point. on Friday
night. when a number OF persons were
injured.
The committee says: We are OF the
opinion. on account Of the lack Of posi-
tive evidence as 10 the cause OF this
derailment. and on account OF the fact
that the damage subsequent u the de-
Iailment was more serious than would
have been the case with wooden ties,
that the remaining steel ties should be
removed
The Washington times., 1907-02-27
CURRENCY BILL
PASSES SENATE
La Toilette Only Republican
to Oppose Aldrich'S Re-
lief Measure.

The Senate has passed the currency
relief bin which was reported SOr2e
days ago out Of the Senate Committee
on Finance. The vote was 43 10 il. The
Republican Senators supported the
measure. with the exception OF Seaa-
tor La Toilette. who voted against Il
On the other hand. Senators Rayaer
and WhyJs OF Maryland and Clark OF
Montana voted with Senator AIdrich in
favor of the bill.
Three important provisions are con-
tanned in the bill II provides for so
gold certificates. the lowest dCnOuina-
ton of such certificates now being so
1t also makes provision for larger sup
ply Of United States notes of the DC
nominations Of 81. s., and 8.
Aside from providing for more notes
of small denominations, the bill amends
the present law so as 10 permit the
deposit with national banks Of customs
receipts as well as receipts from in
ternaI revenue
Provision is also made for increasing
from So. 100000 TO 100000, the amount OF
circulating notes that may De withdrawn
by the banks from circulation in any
one month.
ne bin does not take a radical steT
in tie direction o. elastic currency. bGi
is considered rather to afford relief
from present conditions Of lDelaSucity
in some slight degree. Il IS rated as q
beginning in the direction Of more
elastic currency system
Senator Nelson yesterday pressed once
more his amendment, providing tha'
banks should pay at least per ceni
interest on Government deposits and
containing several other important pro
visions L was rejected He Offered
the interest amendment by itself. Ou
it also was overwhelmingly voted down
Amendments offered by Senators BacCn
| Newlands. and Stone were also rejected
About two hours were consumed Il
debate on the bill. Senator SpOOner ly,
! Tended it. while Senators Nelson, Nc
Cumber, Bacon, Newlands,. aud Cul
| berson opposed il.
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ALL NIGHT IN LINE
TO SECURE LANDS

MUSKOGEE. I. T, Feb. 17.-Ro Gently
at daybreak 2G0 Cherokee citizens many
Of whom had been In the street all night.
stood in line waiting for the doors Of
the Dawes commission to open tha they
might secure tentative auOtments on the
lands OF the intermarrled whites thrown
open by a recent order OF the interior
department.
With an eagerness bordering on frenzy
the applicants held their places fOv fear
OF losing the opportunity to choose their
land before the many behind them. To-
day the crowd has. increased 10 1000
mostly mixed bloods, with a spTinklinS
of a dozen fullbloods-
From migdnIght on until morning roll
call was heard every hour. and the man
who failed 10 answer TO his name was
dropped back to the end Of the line, his
place being given 10 the one who braved
the weather for a chance on the land.
~he 260 who formed an organization and
gave each man a number last night was
recognized by the commission this morn
ing. but after the number had been ex-
hausted every man took his chances.
The desire for the land lies in the fact
that there is much valuable oil land that
has been thrown open for allotment and
the acres of the intermarrled Cherokees
were, as a rule, richly improved There
were 5000 allottees among the intermar-
ried whites VINO nave been denied the
right Of citizenship and about $4,000
acres OF the lRad opened for allotment
Two hundred and ninety of the appli-
cants were disposed of today. Each Is
given a certificate Of citizenship and al
/ lowed TO desi Znate the land desired
Some of the intermarrled whites were
| prepared for the order which blotted out
| the homes Of others, by relinquishing the
allotment OF some member CT the family
| in order that the homestead might be
transferred to them.
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with the Harvard overseers there
can scarcely be any doubt. 1t can
have no influence upon the report of
the special committee, because that
is already completed and in the
hands of the authorities. But the
reception of that report and the de-
liberation of other college trustees
on the same subject must in some
ways feel the tremendous weight of
the Presidents opinion.
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WAIF EDUCATES HIMSELF
WHILE HUSTLING FOR FOOD
Only Ten Years Old, Has Been Alone in New York,
Sleeping in Railways, But Keep
ing Clean.

ntm to the Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty TO Children.
Young Cohen said that in the summer
he had slept in Seward Park. and by
helping persons about the baths he had
been able 20 keep himself and mis-
clothes clean This winter he had gone
10 every one OF the public school lee
lures which he could attend.
Cohen said that in the mornings he
left the haU where he had slept before
the occupants Of the house were NOV
ing and went 10 q saloon in Henry
street There he helped bOOtblack
clean ND the place and so got something
20 eat and chance 20 wash, 50 he
would be presentable for school.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 2I--Made an
orphan. he said, IN Kopla. Russia. near
" two years ago, and sent to this coun-
try with other refugees. Henry Cohen.
ten years old. told Sergeant Boettler.
in the Madison street police station
how he had struggled since coming 10
New York 10 keep himself clean and
fed and TO obtain an education He
did not 20 to the station because he
was discouraged. but because man
took him there after finding him sleep
ing In a hall. Sergeant BOettlcr sent
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1T Mustn't BE MENTIONED.

They say old -Grubbleson got rich by
employing child labor, and grinding the
little slaves down as hard as the law
would let him.
YES But sh-shi We mustn't say
anything against him now. He has
given SO. 900 to be added to our orphan
asylum fund, and is respectfully re-
ferred to as ore of our most eminent
pnilanthrorists. Chicago Record-AeV-
cid.
The Washington times., 1907-02-27

A nan may die
In the infiritesimal part Of a second,
A life may come
In a grain. tiny. touched by one drop
from n shower,
But what is a death2
The slip Of a soul By the hand of God
beckored
Is \ life then so small2
Each a world TO itself. feeling, breath
ing Gods power.
Bid II come, let it go; SO tbs ordered be
low.
But YOU. work. know your soul every
way;
Then smile. slip away, day to night.
night 10 day:
Lift your eyes; straight ahead; ncw you
know.
p. H Savage, in the Febraury Con-
tury.
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AN ENTERPRISING MAID.

The head maid of Queen Margharita
of Italy has been making between 5000
and $1,000 year for some Time past by
selling her mistress old dresses, which
are one of her perquisites- She holds a
sale twice n year, and among her best
customers are American women, who
are willing to pay very high prices for
these souvenirs Of a Queen."
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ALLEGED EMBEZZLER
CAUGHT AFTER THREE YEARS

Richard L.. Edwards, former super
intendent OF the Clarksburg, W. Va,
district of the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company. who was indicted in
1904 by the Harrison county grand jury
for the alleged embezziement Of $50
from the company. was arrested in this
city last evening by Central Office De
tectiNes BoWlett and Pratt.
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PLANS THE RECONSTRUCTION
OF G STREET PROPERTY

Frederick Z. Pyle, architect, is max
ing plans for the alteration and We
modelling OF 1882 G. street northwest The
present front will be torn out and a
handsome one almost entirely of glass
will be placed on the first floor, which
will be fitted up for store purposes The
upper floors will be used for offices. The
work is being done for r n Richards,
whose paperhanging establishment ad-
iOins
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INDIAN MARRIAGE
CASE UNSETTLED

The Supreme Court of the United
States failed to decide the validity Of
marriages contracted according TO In
dian custom, which is involved in the
case OF Mary Kalyton, against her niece,
Agnes Kalytcn. The Oregon supreme
court decided Indian marriages are
legal but the higher court said the other
tribunal had no jurisdiction, and thus
leaves the question open.
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ASKS INVESTIGATION
OF ALASKA CONDITIONS

Senator Penrose has offered a resolu-
ton providing fer an investigation Of
conditions in Alaska by a commission
of five Senators and FIVE members OF
the House 1t has been referred TO the
Committee on Territories. Ii is said
to be desirable that an investigation
be made of the routes Of projected rail-
way lines.
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An Italian who. according to the posi-
tive testimony of physicians, possessed
two hearts very appropriately gave one
of them to each of his two wives. and
then was sued for bigamy. The court
held that, having hearts enough to go
round. he couldn't be held guilty. and
acquitted himl Solomon may have been
the wisest man in his time, but ne was
a bit old-fashiOned
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Ungrateful G. Bernard.

OF course, il was inevitable that
George Bernard Shaw should take
notice of the New York protests
against the filthy "Salome" and the
consequent removal of it from the
stage. Naturally, too, Shaw is for
"Salome" with all his heart. He is
always "agin' what appears to most
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General Stoessel may be guilty of all
the discreditable Things that are being
written about him, but there is a wide
spread opinion, none the less. that he
put up about as good a scrap as any
body who was engaged on the Russian
side Of the late unpleasantness.
The Washington times., 1907-02-27
DEPARTMENT OF POTOMAC
SELECTS REPRESENTATIVES

The Department of the Potomac, G.
A. r.. will be represented at the ma
tional encampment at Saratoga by f. A.
Keeler, w. w. Chambers. T. II. jerks.
A. II. Frear, Van II. Bukey. and T. G.
Upton. The aIternates are Alfred Shaw.
A w Moore, Henry Foster. /. g..
Thatcher, b. T. Janney, and j. H.
Hennis.
These representatives were chosen by
the department encampment before its
close last night.
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Mr.. Harriman's objection to Mr.. Fish
seems TO be that the latter was trying
to do some OF the financial stunts that
Mr.. Hartman was doing, but on such
a small scale that they weren't worthy
of respect