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Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-02-14
$68,000,00 UNLAWFULLY COL
LECTED IN 1862, 1864
AND 1866.

Washington, February 2.-Repre-
sentative Hefin, of Alabama, today
introduced bill for the disposition
of the proceeds of the cotton taxes
of 1862, 1864 and 1866, collected, as
alleged, in violation Of the constitu-
tion of the United States from thirty
states, and amounting in round num-
bers of $68,OOO,OOO.
The bill provides that for twelve
months next after the passage of the
act, any person or lawful heir of any
person who paid taxes on cotton un-
der the acts referred to, shall have
the right to establish his claim, proof
of which is to be made in the court
of claims.
After the adjudication of claims,
the remaining money is to be paid
to the respective states, and by them
used for the building and improving
of public roads.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-02-14
DR.. Henry J. COdin
EYESIGHT SPECIALIST.

Spectacles and Eye Glasses fitted
to correct all correctable muscular
and refractive Errors of the Human
Eyesight. Eyes thoroughly examin-
ed and tested, Glasses prescribed on
ly when absolutely needed. Artificial
Human Eyes matched and inserted.
Office and Optical Store, 948 Broad
Street. Opposite the Planters Ho-
TEL
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-02-14
GERMANY MAKES A MINT OF
MONEY OUT OF RAILWAYS.
By Harry M. Farmer.

1Aeu dS HGdTly DIS pOSSlDle III Cne way
it will have to be done in the United
States if America ever tries it.
Practically all the railways in Ger
many 10000 miles, are government
owned, but instead Of comprising
single national system the various
line form q series Of state systems,
cooperating by interstate agreement.
Notwithstanding the fact that there
are eleven different systems Of state
ownership within the empire, the
railways work smoothly and without
friction. "A national convention meets
from time to time in order to secure
uniformity Of service.
The greater part of the German
railways, $4,000 miles, are in the pos
session Of Prussia.
Successful at Once.
Thirty years ago the Prussian gov
ernment Systematically acquired or
constructed railway lines, which might
on occasion be important for military
reasons. The state railway lines we're
worked with such success from the
very beginning that surpluses were
realized. so that the government was
able to extend lines into sparsely pop
ulated districts. Extension was not
pursued without opposition within the
Prussian parliament and ultimately
regulations were made for the dis
posal of the annual surplus, in order
to prevent the financial side being
unduly developed to the detriment
of the economy of the state, or vice
versa Measures were taken also to
preserve the national credit, for the
requirement of private railways and
the construction Of new lines doubled
the national debt.
Bv 1882 the annual surplus of the
receipts over the expenditure of the
Prussian state railways was approx
imately $35,0OOO00. In 1904 it
amounted to $16O,OOO,0O0. This lat
ter surplus is equal to a dividend of
TIT per cent on the invested cap
ital.
Up to 1905 the Prussian govern
ment had expended 50 .225, ,730,402 for
nationalizing the railways and ex-
tending the existing system.
All the publicly owned railway
systems of the smaller German states
are not so successful as those Of
Prussia, but the majority make a
profit equivalent to 5 or e per cent
on the invested capital. There is no
state in which the public ownership
of railways results in a deficit, and
the lowest earning is equivalent to
3.5 per cent on the capital invested
Prussia employs $4,000 men on her
railways, each of whom is entitled
to pension on disablement or on
reaching the age Of 65. Salaries
vary from $2,625 a wear, paid the
manager-in-chief, to $500 a year to
hrakemen. General passenger agents
draw $1,000 ticket collectors. 1875.
conductors, 1915 and engineers, $3.50
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-02-14

strain of deeper melody thrilled thr Ugh
his voice as it went up to, hes b in
that heartfelt prayer -
The last picture Of JEFF ,gk Davis
in my mind and heart i 5aAe bent
over the bed, bidding the wi invalid
farewell. (ta
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-02-14

ident!"
"And the DEVILS got yours!" the man
shouted back angrily.
Mr.. Davis leaned out and shook his
head sadly, saying, "My friend, if his
president had lived, yours would not
be in this condition.
A Presidents Prejudice.
Davis himself never felt the resent
ment of some of his friends, for he un-
derstood. The man who had succeed
ed to the presidential chair had a pet
ty personal grievance against him, dat
ing back from the time when they
were both senators of the United
States Mr.. Davis was stranger to
most of his fellow members and had
slight acquaintance with their former
Of military education, he asked who
thought that the results at Matamoras
could have been attained by tailor or
a blacksmith. Without reason, An
drew Johnson regarded the query as
personal insult, and he had an ex-
NOAAOAI AhOAA4OAy LII c1AAOhC0. 11C A111l-
self, at least, never forgot that by
profession he was tailor.
Mr.. Davis loved children. When
the delegation came to escort him to
the capitol of the Confederacy to take
the presidential oath he was mending
a toy for child whom he held on his
lap. He finished the work, put the
child down and said, "Here is your toy,
my dear, as good as new" Then he
rose and received the delegation, say
ing: 'This is my last day of freedom
Tomorrow l shall belong to the peo-
ple."
After the war Colonel Parsons, who
had belonged to the federal army,
came to Richmond with his family.
His children had some toy soldiers
with which they and my two little boys
would fight great battles, the Confed-
crates being permitted to win one
day and the Federals the next. Mr..
Davis came in one day when the star
of victory shone on the southern side.
''I am glad came today" he said.
"I like to see the Confederates win"
There is one memory of Jefferson
Davis that fingers with me nearer
and dearer than all the rest. 1t was
long after the war We were still
living in Richmond. Our little boy
lay on his deathbed. 1t was the last
time that Mr.. Davis came to us. |
drew up a chair for him; but he said,
"No, may l not sit on the bed be-
side him?"
[ do not think the child took his
eyes from Mr.. Davis face in all the
time he sat there talking with him.
Oh, but that face was so awfully, pa
thetically changed! Every express
ion, the sound of his voice, the look
in his eyes, was the echo of a broken
heart. Only the harmony Of motion
and the melody of tone remained.
They were part of him. 1t was
after he was gone that Corbell asked
what it was in his throat that made
his voice sound so "musicky."
Corbell was always interested in sto-
ries of his fathers fighting in Mexico,
and Mr. Davis told him of those bat
ties. He far outranked General Pick
EFT in that war, but when Corbell
asked, Were you in papa's company,
Mr.. Davis, or was he in yours?" rather
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-02-14

wouldn 's|-eceive a gent like you. The
genl freight after Grange meetin :
tellin' the farmers why We saip' t got
no freight cars.'' "
"Well, who the h *
this shebang, anyway &
Don't know, Mistery4 roIkon the
newspapers. "-Ex. -,
r
The statement that seventy-two
people we're lynched in this country
in 1906 will not look quite so bad
when you stop to think of the large
number that got away.
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donor to the last

1THen one Ox the nNrthv..KW 3
called to him:
Il say, Johnny, we've got your pres
ident!"
And the DEVILS got yours" the man
shouted back angrily.
Mr.. Davis leaned out and shook his
head sadly, saying, "My friend, if his
president had lived, yours would not
be in this condition.
The Washington times., 1907-12-30
NEW ORLEANS DRY,
SALOON MEN tanned

NEW ORLEANS. La, Dec SO.-Ne"
Orleans yesterday experienced It's trst
really dry" Sunday in many years.
Saloons that have been doing business
every day IN the year for a decade or
more did not attempt 70 open their
doors. while the police were peculiarly
active against the few that did. out Of
the LOO barrooms in the city, there
were only twenty arrests and these were
mostly places in the suburbs. The big
downtown saloons and the restaurants
and cafes made no effort to sell
The closing movement was felt over
the entire city. In several OF the
churches prohibition sermons were
preached. while DR.. w. p. Crumpton,
president Of the Alabama Saloon League,
and Rev ]. 3. Shelbourne. OF Birming-
ham, prominent in the prohibition
fight there, delivered three speeches
during the day. presenting prohibition
arguments and telling New orleans
workers practical prohibition methods
The moral movement is being talked
OF throughout the city
The Washington times., 1907-12-30
Mystery ShroudS Fatal Fire;
Heroic Girl Tells of Battle

would arrive in time" she said after
ward.
Miss Becker. with each recurring at
tempt 70 save her mother sustained
additional burns and by the time aid
arrived was herself unconscious.
The police and officials Of the Fire
Department endeayored today to ascer-
tain the origin OF the fire. The theory
advanced by M. Becker IS that II
caught from the gas stove and was
burning when Mrs. Becker entered the
room. the suction drawing her into the
flames, or that there was a leak IN the
gas and that she was enveloPed by
striking a light
The members OF the family in addi-
tion 20 the. husband and those IN the
home with Mrs. Becker. are Mrs. James
Orne and Mrs. Jack POpham. the lat
ter daughter having only recently mar
ried. Mrs. Frank Monroe, OF $40 Elev-
dead woman. Mrs. Becker was forty
six years old and was formerly Miss
Mary Walsh, Of Defiance, Ohio. The in
jured daughter IS twenty-five years OF
age.
Mr.. Becker was for a long time chief
OF the jacket division at the Govern
ment Printing Office He IS now sec
reJary OF the FraZee Laun1ry Company
and secretary OF the Protective Build
ing and Loan Association.
The funeral Of Mrs. Becker Will take
place tomorrow morning from St. Pat
ricks Church. Of which she was a men,
Der.
The Washington times., 1907-12-30
Climbing Horse Gels AngTD
When BiTdSaII Grabs Him;
'TiS BIoodIeSS Runaway

Both Miss Elizabeth Rogers whose
horse bolted with her yesterday, and
c. II. Birdsal, who halted the hyster-
ical animal as It was frandcally at
tempting to climb up a twenty-foot en-
bankment, have entirely recovered from
the mOmentary shock which the equlne's
eccentricities caused them.
Mr.. BirdsaIl, IN defiance OF the report
that he was suffering from a bad gash
in the head and an injured instep. board
ed trai" this morning for Baltimore.
and Miss Rogers father. R. r. Rogers,
general counsel for the Tsthmian Canal
Commission, left his badly shaken
daughter and took a train for New
York. leaving the young lady vigorously
and emphaticaly 10 deny that she was
hurt.
Thus ends what appeared to be a most
daring rescue.
Yesterday while riding laOng Fifteenth
street on her fiery and untamed steed,
Miss Rogers noticed that something
seemed 10 be preying upon its mind
It's intellectual brow was wrlnkled as
though with care. She was about 10
speak to it in soothing tones. when the
animal without apparent motive or rea-
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stiff and sore. The roads traversed
had been hard and hilly, and all but
deserted.
Dinner at a hotel was followed by
a visit to a Turkish bath. where the
entire night was spent in an effort to
get in condition for the final effort
Leaving Baltimore at $40 o'clock the
Philadelphia road was followed to Rose
dale. where the parry crossed over to
the Baltimore and Ohio tracks. Five
miles this side OF Hayre dc Grace a
shift was made to the Pennsylvania
tracks. and soon after the party walked
lame but proudly into Havre de Grace.
the point OF destination, which was
reached at 6:55 Saturday night, fifty
hours and fifty-hve minutes from the
time they left Washington.
After saying 'Howdy-do" TO the post
master and partalIing Of a good meal
at the Hartford House. the pilgrims. mo
longer pilgrims, but tourists, caught the
7:5l Colonial Express for Baltimore, and
arrived in Washington at 9:s5 Saturday
night.
The Washington times., 1907-12-30
CONTRACTORS MUST SHIP
MATERIAL TO THEMSELVES

Capt. Morrow. Engineer Commission
er. has approved the request OF NJ
HargrOve. property clerk OF the Dis
trict. that ne be given authority to
address a letter TO all contractors ship
ping material in carload lots. notifying
them that after January 10 they must
cOnsign such shipments to themselves
and that the District will not receive
or be responsible for any shipments
consigned 20 the Commissioners.
This was suggested by Mr.. HargrOve
in view Of the fact that he has received
d letter from the Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Washington Railroad Com
pary In which IL is stated that there
are twenty cars OF pipe and brick on
the Second and I street siding AID
that from present indications il Is
feared that demurrage Will accrue.
The company desires TO know whether
in that case the demurrage bills will
be promptly honored BY the Commis-
siOners.
The Washington times., 1907-12-30
Robert Caldwell Too III
To Be Told of Finding of
Body in Druce Coffin

NEW YORK, Dec. 3O.-Robert c.
Caldwell. whose story that he buried
200 pounds of lead in Druce's coffin
led 10 the opening Of the grave. was
reported too III today even to be told
OF the result OF the investigation, mucn
less 20 make any statement
Caldwell is at the Womans Ex-
change, at St. George. Staten Island,
with his daughter as his constant at
tendant. To a message asking her for
u statement from her father. or should
that be impossible. from herself, she
replied that she could ncs see an in
terviewer; that the matter was one
concerning which her father rather than
herself must speak. and that she would
not trouble him with the news from
London.
He is too ST." she said, "and bust
ness with him must be attended 10
through his lawyers"
His attorney. George Gordon Battle
would not discuss the Druce case.
Caldwell was arrested on his arrival
from England on a request from Brit
ish authorities. who want him on a
perjury charge He was so ill that he
was released on $500 bail pending tho
preparation of an application for ex-
tradition
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son suddenly showed on the speed clutch
and hurried up the street at the rate
Of eight miles an hour, leaving Miss
Rogers escort simply nowhere.
Onward and yet onward sprinted the
absurd animal, leaving the fat old men
and baby carriages FAR in the rear
During this time Miss Rogers with per-
feet composure was endeavOring to
point out 20 him the useIessness Of his
rushing AROUND and' Overheating him
self and taxing chances on catching his
death Of cold.
Then the horse halted moment and
seemed TO be celebrating.
He espied a large twenty-foot en-
DdnkmeHt- II was steep embankmeut,
and OF the kind that would discourage
any right-mindcd horse, but this animal
seemed radically wrong somewhere.
he started 10 climb the embankmenti
Planting his fore feet firmly I'm the
the misguided equine started right up
In hand-Over-nand style that placed
the rider in a must embarrassing posi-
tion. IN fact, II looked as though her
ultimate position would be on the
ground.
Forward runhed the brave Birdsau.
Without a thought Of his own danger OF
what might hap oep II the horse should
| De suddenly SelzeS - IN desire TO leaI
upon him. he grs sped the astOnished
animal by the br.dle and forced hign
back gently 10 levvt ground.
The horses emotions changed He no
longer felt astonished. He felt mad
fighting mad. and injured, and in his
efforts TO express his Indignation he
scratched Mr. BirdsaWs face. Nobody
saw exactly how Air. Birdsan was
scratched. and nobody can say whether
the horse biz him with his mouth o.
mouthed him with the bit, but the
scratch Is there, and that proves II.
The Washington times., 1907-12-30
PRIMARY SYSTEM FAVORED
BY NEBRASKA'S SENATOR

Senator Elmer J. Burkett OF Nebraska
has come out in advocacy OF the pri-
mary system as a means Of selecting
delegates 70 the Republican national
convention. He believes this method
gives fair opportunity for the people
10 express their wishes as 70 candi-
dates. In a letter 20 Franklin o. Shot
well. president Of the Nebraska Taft
League, Senator Burkett says he favors
the nomination % Taft that he be-
lieves the Republicans OF Nebraska
favor him, but that he thinks the dele
gates should be chosen by primaries.
he will bow 70 the wishes Of the ma
jority.
The Washington times., 1907-12-30
FIVE DOCTORS TRAPPED,
HELD IN QUARANTINE

CHICAGO, Dec. 3O-Five physicians
were held five hours IN quarantine in
the Swain Building. Ninety-secOnd street
ana Commercial avenue yesterday, be-
cause OF Il diagnosis by the sixth that
a patient was suffering from smallpox.
While the patient waited 10 be re-
moved 10 the isolation hospital. police
men outside refused to permit any
body to enter or leave the building.
The FIVE Guaranteed doctors insisted
that the physician had chlckenpox.
The policemen were IN a Quandary,
not knowing which physician to believe
They asked Dr. J. S. Davis. with offices
IN another building. 20 decide and he
said II was case OF chickenpox. Then
the quarantine was removed
The Washington times., 1907-12-30
Died

HOGAN-On sunday. December @. at a
m. after a short Illness, CATHERINE
HOGAN.
Funeral from the residence OF her SON
in-law Thomas German, on Tuesday.
December 81. 1901, at 10 a. m II
Mrs. Catherine Hogan was born in Ire
land hfty-Eeven years ago. but had made
her home with her daughter. Mrs. Thomas
German al 622 street northeast. fo- the
last three years She was taken III with
acute congestion Of the lungs on Christmas
Eve and d,ed sunday morning II
FREY-On December q. at $50 p. m. WAL
TER R1CHARD, infant son OF Waiter r
and Alma Richardson Frey, aged months.
Funeral December 81. at II m, from
1896 18th st. NV, interment private. IL
RUST-On Saturday, December 2s. 1907, at
$50 p. m, JOHN G. RUST, aged forty
Nr Rust was born IN wheeling. W. Va.
and was forty-dve years old he came to
Washington nine years ago 70 accept a po-
sItion IN the internal revenue branch OF the
Treasury Department which he held until
his death The ,bOdy was forwarded today
TO his former home, where interment will
Mr.. Rust leaves three brothers. Joseph.
Lewis ana George Rust.
GOLDNEY-On saturday. December %, at
$50 o. m. OF heart failure. JOSEPH GOLD
NEY. in tho seventy -hird year o. his life,
at HIS residence. "a 18th ST. sw- Notice %
funeral hereafter.
New York city papers please copyO II
DUNBAR-on Sunday. December g. 1907,
JESSE ". DUNBAP, aSed seventy-six
years father Of Mrs. Ella Bunker, OF this
CITY.
Funeral from Lees Chapel. Tuesday. !
D. m Relatives and friends invited. Ills
remains will be placed in a vault in the
Congressional Cemetery AMI later buried al
his former hvris, Laurens n Y II
SNIFFEN-On Saturday. December Is. 1907.
at $3.50 p. m. OF heart failure. at the Cairo,
REBECCA SARAH. wife OF Cen Culver c.
Sniffen. Paymaster General Of the Army.
Services at the Cairo. Tuesday, December
81. at II a. Internent private. 1t
The Washington times., 1907-12-30
Marriage Licenses.

Wilson p. Malone to Edith z. FranzonI.
Charles d. May, Mt. Crawford Va, TO
Annie W. Markham. Clifton Forge. Va,
John T. Herbert. jr.. Charles county.
Nd, to Elizabeth +. Carrick.
AllOn II. Dawson, LortOn Valley, Va,
to Rachel V. Raney, Springmon. Va.
Roat Z. Carpenter to Lena Carpen-
ter. both OF Madison, Va
Stanley +. Piper TO Bertha T Gundlach.
Raymond c. Smith to May l. Trice.
Norton. Va.
Ernest s. Sheflett. -Harriston. Va. TO
Lula w. Stogdale.
William r. Goodrich to Emma V.
White
Harry V. Avery to Myria l. Brownx
Andrew COrneliO 10 Marie c. Sansone.
Samuel q. Click, Huntington, w. Va,
TO ITma L. lewis.
Taney W. Gibson to Edith B. Steele,
both OF Baltimore, Md.
Harry Silverman to Rachel Sapoznik.
COsmuS SiplO TO Carrie Wagner, both
of Deer Run. w. Va
Elias +. Pitpau to Laura 3. Frazier,
|. both Of Baltimore. Md
Noah o. Webb. Newport News Va, 10
May NJ. Decker.
George Z. Noyes TO Frances Dawley,
both OF Elizabeth, N. J.
The Washington times., 1907-12-30
UPTON SINCLAIR'S WIFE
STARTS LIFE AS NoMAD

BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Dec. 30
Mrs. Upton Sinclair left today for New
York. and the 'Helicon Hau on Wheels
viii start Mrs. Sinclair viii sail from
New York 10 Bermuda, where the trip
on wheels begins. Mrs. Sinclair says it
is for her health l.Ore than the novelty
that the trip IS 70 be made.
Mrs. Fuller her mother. accompanied
her home, after several months ir the
Adventist San!tarium here.
The Washington times., 1907-12-30
Deaths.

Letitia T. semple. SC years. Louise
Home.
Sarah A Whittemore, 20 years. The Ar
hngtOn Hotel.
Lucy J. MOXley 60 years. 1892 Thirty-frst
street northwest
Amos p. Stewart, 50 years, 1541 Ninth
street northwest.
George A Barrows, "a years, 5000 P
street northwest
John H Hellman a. years, 21O K street
southwest.
Caroline NJ. Stephens. II years, AZ B
street northeast
William II. Connolly, SS years, 1910 Sixth
street southwest
Dollie Pollen, 81 years, Providence Hos
pitaI.
David Roberts so years, United States
Soldiers Home
Pearl Brown. 2 years. sS7 OalSdale place.
Gaelanina Tozzolo. day, 412 New York
avenue northwest
Infant Of George T. and Mry A. Brah-
Ter. s hours, s34 New York avenue.
northwest.
Susan V. McNamee. 30 years. GA A
street southeast
Hugh NJ. Jones, 4s years, 49 x street
northeast
Duncan NJ. Lynn, Sc years, sol o street
northwest.
George P. .Hayhoe. GS years, s15 Column
Peter Briganan. Sc years. GIG Louisiana
avenue.
Evlyn Arnett, 5 years, 1904 Sixth street
northeast.
John A. Bieber. Il years. IA D street
southeast.
Robert S. wright, months, IA R street
northwest.
William A. Thompson, year, 1876 Ninth
street northwest.
Frederick A. Arendes, 1 year, ~ @
street southeast
Duncan Henderson, 9 years, 1913 Fifth
street northwest.
Lee Guy, 43 years, GAG Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest.
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Continued from First RaBe.)
occupied in reaching Druce's coffin. The
caskets containing the bodies of Mrs.
Druce and Thomas Druce, jr., were
reached. lifted out Of the grave. and set
20 one side.
on which was a plate bearing the name
OF Thomas Charles Druce. Hosting il
10 the surface, they quickly carried IL
TO Dr. Peppers private room.
Group Waits BIeathlessly.
The doctor himself raised the lid. The
witnesses watched breathlessly. crowd
ing forward In uncomfortable curiosity
as the cover slowly rose. A mans body
lay inside. There was almost a sob from
the little group of spectators as the
tension relaxed.
The doctors examination took but a
few moments. Then the lawyers rep
resenting the warning interests drew
ND a statement to which the witnesses
subscribed under oath. The fOrmality
took about an hour
The diggers were held prisoners in the
adjoining shed In the meantime 10 pre-
vent news of the result OF the investlga-
ton from leaking out prematurely.
Forty-three Years Since Funeral.
AS soon as the AFFIDAVIT had been
signed the coffin was closed again, car
ried back 20 the grave, replaced with
the other two and re-interred for the
second time-forty-three years after the
funeral.
Herbert Druce himself censored all
messages sent out from the cemetery
and everything thus far given out con-
cerning the investigation has his sane
ton
George II. Druce declared. when in
formed OF the finding OF a human corpse
in the coffin. that the result will have
no anect on his case, as Il is only neces-
sary for him TO prove that the fifth
Duke Of Portland was married In 1916
10 his grandmother. Elizabeth Crickner.
The general opinion is, however, that
proof of the deaths OF Portland and
Druce fifteen years apart and the con-
SeQuent certainty that Druce was not
the duke masquerading as a small Lon
don tradesman will be shortly followed
by the throwing OF the claimants case
out OF court