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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-26
GOSSIP OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
8Bureau Of Engraving andeY
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division, rendered her res. gnation on
Monday.
+. d. Smith, ofNsectian / Of the print
ing division. has been on the sick list
for the last two weeks.
Miss Ida r. Melting. of the steam
press room, has been transferred to
night work, and assigned to the exam
ing division.
Miss Blanche A. Dalton, one of the
buresu's popular young ladies. Is spend
ing two weeks at Hot Springs, Va.
Miss May Edmonds. of the misceI-
laneous division, has been spending sew
eral days in Lancaster county, Va.
Miss Josephine A. Kinsey. who has
been employed in section five Of the
on Thursday in order to recuperate her
health.
Mrs. Mary Z. Anderson and Mrs Lucy
H. Rotenbury, formerly employed in
the sewing division of the bindery at the
Government Printing Office. have been
given positions in the bureau.
GustaVe A. Weckel, of section ten of
the printing division. is on vacation for
eight days.
Malcolm P Morton. plate printer in
section three. has been enjoying por-
ton of his annual leave
Miss Ethel NJ. La Barre. of the print
ing division, is spending some time at
the jamestown Exposition.
William slocum, of section six of The
printing division, has been on a vacation
for several days
william E Little. plate printer. is
taking a portion Of his annual leave.
Michael T. Grady, OF section six OF
the printing division, is reported i'll al
his home.
Peter Aaus. Of section one Of the print
ing division, has been At his home III
for the last two or three weeks, suffer
ing with rheumatism.
Richard Rogers. Of section I OF the
printing division. is numbered amons
the bureaus sick.
Miss Mollie z. Scaggs. messenger ir
| section Of the printing division, lef'
| Thursday for her home at Highland
Nd, where she viii spend a week Will
| relatives and friends.
! Miss Bertha o. Sherry, OF the wettinl
division. is taking a portion OF her an,
nual leave.
/ Miss Matte +. BeaI. Of the cXamin-
! ing division, recently rendered her res
! ignation in order TO Fecuperate he
/ health.
! Miss Kate Reilly, Of the miscellaneous
division. has beer on leave for severa
| days.
/ Miss Pearl s. Young. OF section o
/ the printing division, has been trans
ferred to the night force. and assigned
to the examining division.
/ Miss Mabel c. Bartlett, Of section
/ of the printing division. has been trans
] ferred to night work She viii be en-
! plOyed in the examining division.
The baseball game scheduled TO tax,
! place on Bladensburg road last Sunday
| under the auspices Of the Plate Printers
| oyster Club, was declared of on &C
count of unfavorable weather. but viii
be played TODAY.
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/ Miss Mabel c. Bartlett, OF section 4
/ Of the printing division. has been trans
! ferred to night work She viii be en-
/ ployed in the examining division.
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Miss Linda c. Shelton, of the stamp
book room. left on Monday for her
home in Fredericksburg. Va, where
she win spend some time with relatives
and friends
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Miss E. J. Spofford. OF the examining
division, graduated on Friday evening
and received her degree from the Wash
ington College Of Law. She was pre-
sented with beautiful flowers by her
friends a. the commission, in honor Of
the occasion.
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Col William H Peck, foreman OF sec
ton Of the printing division, goes on
vacation tomorrow for one week
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Miss Ida r. Melting. of the steam
press room. has been transferred to
night work, and assigned TO the exam
ing division
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Michael T. Grady, OF section six of
the printing division, is reported i'll at
his home.
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Foreman Emile Huck. of section six
OF the printing division. had a pleasant
visit last week from his son. wardloe
Huck, who was on his way 20 the
jamestown Exposition to visit his
father
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Gustave A. Weckel. Of section ten Of
the printing division. is on vacation forl
eight days
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Malcolm p. Morton. plate printer in
section three. has been enjoying por-
4 "a of his annual leave.
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| Miss Emma J. Robey. of the number
| Ing division, has been on leave Of aD-
| senCe for several days.
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Miss Josephine G. Holohan. OF sec
ton three Of the printing division, is
i'll with an attack OF typhoid fever.
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Miss Ethel NJ. La Barre, Of the print
ing division, is spending some time at
the jamestown Exposition.
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William siocum, of section six of The
printing division, has been on vacation
for several days
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Revenue Cutter Service Orders
Issued During Last Few Days

The following Revenue Cutter Service
orders have been issued:
Constructor J. Q. Walton is directed to
proceed to Norfolk. Va. on inspection
duty.
Second Lieut.. II. r. Searles is granted
ten days leave en- route.
First Assistant Engineer J. 3 Tur-
ner is granted thirty days leave
Chief Engineer L. 7. Jones Is granted
thirty days leave extension Of sick
leave.
Capt. J. c. Moore is directed to re-
port to the chairman OF the medical
board at stapleton, n. Y, for medical
survey.
Chief Engineer J. E. Derry is granted
ten days leave.
Chief c. A. .AIcAllister is
directed TO proceed to Baltimore, Md,
on official business.
Second Assistant Engineer w. NJ
Prall is granted ten days leave.
Capt. J. II. Quinan is granted thirty
days extension sick leave.
Second Lieut.. c. NJ. Gabbett is grant
ed twelve DAYS extension leave
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The baseball game scheduled 10 take
place on BladensburE road last Sunday.
under the auspices OF the Plate Printers
oyster Club, was declared of on ac-
count of unfavorabl weather, but will
be played TODAY.
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n Miss Frances J. MONK, of the wetting
division, was on leave last week.
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Thomas j. Cunningham. of South Car
DINA. who has been employed bv Inc
bureau as a special agent for some tir,s.
has resigned his position.
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William Langley. special agent en-
gagged in the collection Of statistics on
marriage and divorce, who has been en-
gaged on the inquiry in the States of
Maryland. New Jersey, and Delaware.
was in Washington. on Tuesday on his
way 70 Kentucky. where he has been
ordered on the same line of work.
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Miss Clara II Jones, clerk at $3.50
per annum in the publication division.
mas resigned her position in order to ac-
cept transfer to the Postofice Depart
mPnt
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f. D. Smith, ofNsectian / Of the print
ing division. has been on the sick list
for the last two weeks.
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division. rendered her res. gnatiOn on
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Capt. J. II. Brown. Of the watch
force, has been at his home i'll for the
last two weeks. He is expected to DE
able to resume his work in the bureau
soon
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Miss Pearl TaHey, OF the numbering
division. left a few days ago FOR her
home in West Virginia. where she in
tends remaining for several weeks, IN
order to improve her health.
Miss Beulah Harris. who has been
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Mrs. Winifred Carroll. of the popula-
ton division. a $500 clerk. has been
transferred to the Postoffice Depart
ment.
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William A Scott, Of Texas, and WsI-
ter l. BaXley, Of South Carolina, who
have been employed by the bureau for
The purpose of collecting statistics OF
cotton ginning, have resigned their posi-
lions.
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Jules Grant Casey. formerly employed
in the Postofice Department as a clerk
in the I,2OC grade, has been transferred
10 the bureau. and assigned to duty in
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Frederick 3. Squyer. a $1,000 clerk,
transferred from the Postoffice Depart
ment' has been assigned TO the popula-
ton division.
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Representative John w. Langley. be-
fore his election TO Congress the cf-
ficient appointment clerk OF the bureau.
was in Washington on Saturday last
after g visit to jamestown. and vas q
caller az the bureau, where he has many
friends. Mr.. Langley is spending sev-
sral days at Asheville, N c., before r.
turning to his home in Kentucky.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-17
NORTON CROWS.
New improvements Are COntin-
ually Under Way.
One of the Latest Buildings Is
Storage Elevator.
TO COST ABOUT $4,000
Farmer Can Place His Grain
There and Get a Loan.
The Company Will Allow Him
80 Per Cent Cash Value.

Norton, Dec. 17.-Another new enter
prise for Norton is under way. This
time it is a storage elevator with ca
pacity of 100000 bushels. The capital
stock is put at about $4,000. Said one
Of the proprietors of the new plant:
1.-The idea of our big elevator is to pro-
tect the farmers who must have money
against low prices. We will store his
grain in this elevator and allow him
ninety per cent of it's value in cash. If
grain goes up he may sell it at any
time he desires and receive the benefit
of the raise. Many farmers who need
money are compelled to sacrifice their
grain upon low markets while our
method enables them to borrow prac-
tically as much money on the grain as
they would receive for it and later on
they get the benefit of the raise in
price"
Norton people support two electric
theaters, besides her new first class
auditorium. The receipts for the open
ing night was between $1,000 and $4,000.
The annual clearance sales of the Nor
ton Mercantile company proved to be
the largest of any heretofore in the his
tory of the organization.
All the Norton Journals four weeklies
and one daily, report more solid busi-
ness than in many former years. 1t Is
no unusual thing for farmer to drop
into either of the newspaper offices and
write out his check for a year and
more in advance.
Emory Gay, one of the best known
contractors and builders in Norton and
a carpenter of experience, can't see
any good reason why Norton should
continue her remarkable building prog
ress in 1908
The new Cottage hotel, remodeled,
with additions and steam heat and hot
and cold water put in puts Norton in
the list of hotel towns where visitors
to conventions can be taken care of.
The new Cottage hotel is a credit to
the progressive enterprise of Norton,
and with Bowers Tavern, gives
the town f1rst-class hotel accommoda-
lions.
The banks of Norton, three of them,
have been so carefully conducted, as to
not create any furry here, nor any
uneasiness on the part OF any OF the
depositors. Business has been carried
on as usual as though our people had
never heard of the present financial
furry.
In George N. Kingsbury Norton has
a citizen they may well be proud of.
He came here in 1873, one of the very
first. A Republican from principle, he
has never wavered. His friends want
to send him delegate to the national
at Chicago. And his home
town and county will consent.
Our new postmaster, F. s. Hazelton,
is giving the patrons of the Norton
office first class service. He takes to his
new duties as readily as If he was an
old hand in matters pertaining to post
offices. Mr.. and Mrs. Hazelton are
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will have a race in 1905" said the boss
of the West Side team.
1.-THE New York team made quite a
trade with Boston, and the acquisi-
ton Of Tenney, scrappy first base
man, and Bridwell, young shortstop,
ought to make the giants factor in
the pennant chase once more. I don't
know whether McGraw intends to play
second or not but if he does they will
have some infield, with Tenney, Dew
lin and Bridwen as the other three.
1T understand that New York has
two more big deals on the string, and
if they are pulled off the giants will
be greatly improved. McGraw was
crazy to get Lobert Of the Cincinnati
club, and really offered more for him
than he was worth, but Hermann
might have been afraid to make the
deal for fear it would not turn out
just right.
1.-THE National league is still on rec
ord as being in favor of five out of
nine games to decide the worlds
championship. We thought it would
be a good change. President Johnson
of the American league was strong for
nine games when the conditions gov
after the season of 1904. I think the
public would like more games. and I
am quite sure the players would have
no objection to participating in the
receipts from five games.
1.-THE Chicago club was given sew
eral chances to make trades for other
players, but there was nobody we felt
in need of and all offers were turned
down. The Brooklyn and Cincinnati
clubs were anxious to get Artie Hof-
man, and Pat Moran was another
player in demand. Del Howard also
was fancied by several managers, but
Chance thinks too well of those fell
lows to think of letting them go.
"Our meeting was peaceful, except
for the huffiness of a few fellows who
couldn't make all the trades they had
mapped out. The opposition to Presi-
dent Pulliam petered out to nothing
at ALL and the executive rode back in
to office at an increased salary on a
very com plimentary vote"
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DOCK ANDREWS AT WORK.
Manager of the Salt Packers Signs Up
Lefty Holmes,

Hutchinson, Dec. 17.-One of the
latest players to be taken in to the
Salt Packers camp by Dock Andrews
is Lefty" Holmes. Lefty was to
come here last year but decided not
to play. Last spring he graduated
from the Pharmacy school at Kansas
university and is now running a drug
store at his home town in Douglass
Kan. He will try to get in condition
to pitch but even if he fails as a
pitcher he will get a place on the
team for he is a first class hitter and
a valuable man anywhere.
The trade of Noyes to Joplin for
George, WEIGH and Fleming which
was announced several days ago. will
in all probability be put through.
With these three the Salt Packers
line up at present is, catcher, Lewis;
first base, link; shortstop, Fleming;
third base, Andrews; outf1eld, john
son; pitchers, Barber, Sfzemore, Nc
Innis George, WEIGH, Green, Poppe,
and Holmes. Two more outfielders,
a catcher, anout fielder and some more
pitchers will be signed yet. Just who
these will be is up to Andrews. He
has men in sight for all of these posi-
tons.
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HE GOT A LIVE WIRE.
A CoffeyvilIe Man a Prisoner for Fiji
teen Minutes and Yet Lives.

Coffeyville, Kan. Dec. 17.-Will
Lynch, who fixes the carbons in the
street lights, was repairing the arc
lamp when he CHANGED to get hold Of
a live wire by mistake. He could not
let go for the current held his hand
tight to the wire. He commenced to
yell, and his cries attracted the neigh
boring women. 1t took him some time
to explain to them that a doctor could
do him no good and that they must
call UP the light plant and get the cur
rent shut off.
In about fifteen minutes the current.
was shut off at the power house and
the victim was released. No serious
injury resulted from the experience,
only a rather unpleasant sensation
while the hundreds of volts of cleo
tricity were running through his body.
Lynch rubbed his hands a few minutes
and then continued to put a new car
bon in the arc light.
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How's This !?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. ].
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
wALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Cure is taken internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all
druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
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nell that he was bit too loud for. the
good of the sport and forced him. to
sell his stable. The sale was not en-
tirely genuine, itsis said, most of the
horses being turned over to the Bur-
lingame stables, run by Durnell. That
is supposed to have made the Jockey
club stewards sore, hence the action
ruling off the horseman at their last
meeting. Gates is sure Durnell has
done nothing wrong, and is quoted as
saying: Boots Durnel is one of the
most honest men connected with the
turf 1 don't know any man to whom
I would sooner give the keys for my
safe deposit. vault"
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SUES FOR OIL RENTALS.
w. S. Diclkey Claims a Vitrified Brick
Company Owes Him Sc, 100.

Erie. Kan, Dec. 17.-Jones & Reid.
attorneys for Walter S. Dickey, have
filed suit in the district court at Erie
against the Coffeyville Vitrified Brick
& Tile company for $500 on lease
rentals. The land was formerly own
ed by J. w. Cole. The land was
leased to the defendant. who, 1t is
claimed, contracted to pay the sum of
800 every six months for each oil
well drilled on the land. There are
eight wells upon which the plaintiff
claims no rent has been paid for a
period of five years.
The plaintiff is prominent Mis-
souri, Republican and Is the national
Republican committeeman from that
state.
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IN A RECEIVERS HANDS.
The Firm of Stewart & Jones OF Lebo
Gets Into the Courts.

Burlington, Kan, Dec. ia rather
sensational case has just been filed in
the district court for A. E. Stewart of
Lebo, member of the firm of Stewart
& Jones, who sues for a dissolution of
the partnership and an accounting, as
we'll as to cancel a chattel mortgage
given on the firms stock of goods by D.
N. Jones to his father, D. E. Jones.
Mr.. Stewart also asked for the ap-
pointment of a receiver and Probate
Judge Davidson appointed j. l. Shell
den of Lebo. Mr.. Sheldon at once
row in possession of the goods. which
is alleged in the petition to be worth
about $4,000, with debts amounting to
about $1,000.
Mr.. Stewart alleges in his petition
that the chattel mortgage given to his
partners father, was given without
his knowledge or consent. ~s.k
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Special Train for Ban Players.

Chicago, Dec. 17.-If a deal Comis-
key has on with a certain railroad goes
through the White Sox will leave here
for the Pacific coast February % in
the finest style ball team ever knew.
"Commy'' set record last spring
when he took his worlds champions
to the City of Mexico. his party in
Guiding over fifty persons. But the
proposed trip to Los Angeles will beat
that jaunt to a whisper. Over 100
persons will be the "Old Romans"
guests on this transcontinental haul,
and they will be carried in a special
train. The master of the Sox says
there won't be any trip at all to the
golden state unless special train can
be secured
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among Norton's most pleasant people.
The removal Of the wholesale cigar
factory from Smith Center to Norton is
only a question of short time. Railroad
conveniences to get in and out are bet
ter, besides, the progressive and push
ing spirit Of the Nortonites and the
large lodge Of u. G. T. and Commercial
club want Dan Kelley to move his fac
tory here.
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THINKS DURNELL HONEST.
John w. Gates Says He Would Trust
Him With the Keys to His Safe.

Gates, of Bet-a-million fame, who
cleaned up hundreds of thousands of
dollars backing Boots Durnell's horses
during the racing seasons, says Dur
nell is being prosecuted by the Jockey
club in being ruled off the turf. It is
generally supposed that the engineer
ing of the famous Gates coups was
the prime reason for placing the ban
on Durnell The Jockey club, not
wishing to start a scandal during the
racing season, just limited" to Dur
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President Of the Cubs Predicts
Hard Pennant Fight.
SaysThat Trades Will Strength
en- Rival Ball Teams.
M'GRAW'S GOOD DEAL.
Feels That the Giants VIII
Bear Watching i'll 1903.
Chicago Aggregation Satisfied
With Present Material.

Chicago, Dec. 17.-Back from the
National league meeting President
Murphy of the cubs said last night
that his worlds champs would have
to hump themselves to bag another
pennant next season. 1.-THE way the
National league teams are strengthen
ing by swapping players indicates we
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GLASS PLANTS TO START.
About Six Hundred Idle Men Can Go
to Work by January 4.

Coffeyville, Kan, Dec. 1.-THE an
nouncement has been made that the
Coffeyville Window Glass plant would
start to make glass on the morning Of
December g.
This means that 275 idle men will go
to work ut good wages
The Sunflower is expected to start
about the first of the year. Its fires
have been lighted for over a week.
Th1s plant is the same size as the Cot
feyville.
The Kansas has already started and
is working about 70 men.
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Aid for a Kansas library.

Arkansas City. Kan, Dec. IL
Word has been received from Andrew
appropriation for the Arkansas CITY
library by twenty-four hundred dol
lars. This will enable the directors
Of the library to furnish the building
with the original appropriation Of sin.
teen thousand.
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HAVE A rs MILL LEVY.
CoffeyvilIe Must Pay $685. a Year
for Her Schools.

Coffeyville, Kan, Dec. 1.-THE
property owners of this city must pay
over $4,000 to maintain the public
school system the coming year. In
round numbers, $4,000 will have to
be paid into the treasury of the board
of education beginning December 20.
when the taxes for the coming year
fall due. This also includes the out
lying districts attached to the city for
school purposes.
When the finance committee of the
board of education figured up the ex-
pense of running the schools for the
coming year, they found that rs mill
levy would be necessary.
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BLUE LAWS FOR ooFFEYv1LLE.
! Theaters, Candy Stores and Drug
p s. Stores to Close Sunday.

Coffeyville, Kan, Dec. 17.-If the
orders which Mayor Wilcox has is
sued through the police department.
are strictly observed, every place of
business except the drug stores will
be closed Sunday. Even the drug
stores are going to observe Sunday
hours. Orders were issued to the
managers of the local theaters to re-
issued through the police department
include the grocery stores, meat mar
kets, dry goods stores and all places
of amusement.