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las fiestas de San
MatsO en- SantuTCG
So nonbrat una Iuntl que sntsRdIIt "a Il
FsdaeeI6n dol programs J Sd eunpIlnISnto

Los veoinoB del poblado de Santurce
est6n muy Rnimados con IL Beguridad que
tienen de que habr6 un buen progTama
para CelebFar las tradicionaIes 6eBtas del
patron San Mateo, que dssde hRce ab-dn
tempo no obtiens Ia atenci6n merecidy
A los bailea en- 81 "Parque'', repartO de
limosnaE otroB espsct6culos, que tendr6
gratis 81 vecindario, ne unir6n carreraB en-
el hip6drOmo, en- Las que se disputsr6 L.
Copa ofreCida por 81 gobernador Post.
Una Comini6n de 20 8 25 de las perBO.
mas mas caractarizadas del pobladO, Iin
,distincitn de matice1 polftiCos. nj de nacio.
nalidadsa nj religiones, formar6 Il junta
diTeCtiva ccmiRi6n encaTgada de redac-
tar , aprobar el programs para las fiestsa
Eatas resultarEn HeguEaments de 10 mas
snimado. Tanto para lOa bailes de la.
fiesta como para los de car6cteE particular
que 80 Celebren en 81 ''PaEque' ssr6 nsce-
saris le correspondence invitaci6n, que
podr6 solicitRrgs de Ia cOmisi6n especial.
mente desigaada para ese objsto.
En- bEeva 80 llsvsFk efscto la pEimeFa
reunion de loa referidos ssfioras de la co.
miEi6n de fsatejos.
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Ell CONERCIO De Gu
ba con eI eXtTan
erO.
En- ell emo fiscal de 1905 .9O6 eI to-
tai de Impoitaci6n assemble a
SlO4 395,592
La uUportaCI6n On sos sO6
lego 4 SlO5. 9,5i5,

suscrito por 81 sefior Francisco sellsn,
glorioso poeta observation-disclosures pgrdido
para las letFau Cubsnas , latino.amsrica.
mas, iefs de Eecci6n en- Ia Eeerstarfa de
Hacienda de Ia Repdblica de Cuba hemoH
recibido un elsmplar de la "Estadftica
general del ComeEcio extsgior" de aquella
isla correspondence al 1905 resdmen de
las importaciones expoTtaciones correE-
pondienten 1904 1905 y 1905 1906.
ED un magniico trabsjo y de 81 ade.
Isntamos el siguients estado comparative
del vsloT exacto de las mercancfas impor-
tadas, durante los sfioH expresados, All CO..
mo de las exportadas = de importation =
exportaci6n de moneda, que viene inCluso
en- hOja cOmplementaTia del tEabnjo prin.
cinal
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una MUJER AXFICIA-
da pOr un rayo en-
AreCibo.
Ia sstasl6a d ansnla 50 10 nuy eoneunld,
De nuestrO cOrrespOndaG }

/ AgostO 28.-Ayer fslIeci6 90 euta carcel
de diatrito 81 preso Juan Bux6 y Flores
de tubsrculoaiG pulmonar.
EN- 81 barrio del islots ca la propie-
dad de don Octavio Garcia SalgRdo, cay6
aver tarde m rayo que ocacion6 ID axicia
una mujer , preatado los auxilios del
case So eneaentra "a bastante bien.
-Dssde hacs tres dias lIueve CadR tar
de en eAts ciudad , 50 cOmarca, sgus
mGy bsnefciosa para Les campos que eata'
ban completamente secoR
-644 individuos acudieron en- la pasa'
da Bemana & la Estaci6n de Ia anemia de
eata ciudad.
Para el sabado pr6ximo Ss anuncia
Ia pTimera exhibition del Oiqaestrofon y
cinemst5gEafo en- esta ciudsd.
-El vapoF Brooklyn trsjo para este
puerto numarosa cRrga procedente de los
ERtadoB Unidos.
Aver se encontraba On eBta ciudad
el Lcdo. r. Lopez Landr6n en- aauntos
de su probation.
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Las dos ''CavaIIsrlas.
sEMPER.

Ell editor sonzOeno 81 maestro Mas
cagni han demandado ante los tribunalau
& Los hermanos Domingo y Juan MonIeo.
ne, compOsitor y libEetista, reBpsctivAmen
te, de IL nueva "CavRlleEfa rusticana" que
90 hs entrenado con gran 6xito en- eI teatrc
Victor Manuel, dc Turin.
Ssstienen los demandAntss que 81 lib1etc
% una ''imitaci6n iIfcita'' del primer libTe
to dc TaTgioni , do Menasci, racado de ID
famosR novels de Verga, y puesto en- ND
sica poE Mascagni, y que cato constituye
una violaci6n de los derechos de autor, 8
cuando menos, una competsncia Illegal.
Esta noticia es objeto dsmuy vvou CO
mentREios ca los CfrcuIos artfsticcs de tods
Italia, paEticularments en- los de Milan
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Los que VusIVsn,

En- 81 vRpoF llegado hoy de Nueva
York vinieron los AiguienteH pssajeEos:
Lucas AnduiaH, Leonard. p. AyreB, j..
Amato. r. Aponte e. Alero, E. A BsE-
tinet, t. T. Beckwith, Rafael BRs, -.
Bicv, utfiorita Angela ClivillaH, F. Calaf,
Utfiorita Rita CalAf, sefiora Chtw.Ow.ki,
gefiorita L. J. Crystal, w. B. Church
ward. Rii ,Tita M. CaldeT6n, F, L. Dunn,
J,hn Dtwyer, mflora Leon DuboiS, r F.
nenniRton Jr., @. b. Emerson, l.. r.
Groves, Bert Greif y A. j. GEeit, niilo
Edward Greif, Andres Gambia, Hon. L.
H. Grahame, sefiOra L. III. GTahame,
uefioritas MMgery Grahame y Elaie Gra.
hsme, Capt. E. j. Griffith, M. A. Garcia,
n i. Holmes, sefiora r L. HolmeH, Geo.
@. Hartman, WaldemRr Hepp, Hefiora
Hepp ss iiorita NJ. Hernandez, aefiora M
Hodges un nifio, nifio G. Hodges, r.
Hernandez, seiiorita Emilia Janer, doctor
A. 7. Livingaton, stfioFa MOnserTats de
Leon, Chas. Lewis, 81. MeyrCwitz, Louis
Linder, j.. O. Lopez, Leopold MerCadeE,
s. Melon, L. Martinez, Ohas. A. Notte,
M Pou, sefiora M, v. Powell, Gee. w.
Parker, Mhora Geo. w. Parker, J. +.
Packard, 7. F. Ryan, Sefiora 7. F, Ryan,
Luis Muhoz Rivera, 0. v. Rothmeyer,
r. Rodriguez, doctor Mrs N w. Stephen
Uou. 81. G Strouch, j. E. StsinachsT, F..
r. Silva, z G Staples. sefiora B. r..
salicTup, F. G. Small, VIM. M. Te!ford,
M. Targs, j. j. Usera, A. Varons, Saliva.
dor VileIla, H, G. VosB, w. 8. Vamey,
J. E. Watts, Hon. w. F. Willoughby,
Capt. w. s. Woodruff, HenOrita COnsuelo
2snO , A. Ziyo.
Bienvenidoa.
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eARTls DETsn!Dls.

En- Il administration de coFreos de eHta
Ciudad Sc eacuentran deteridas las siguien.
tes caEtaa:
Alvarez Capadacia, AlquiIi FeIicisnp,
Arroyo Francisco, AIcelay Pedro, Ayende
Basilia, Acevedo JesdA Alicea Pedro,
Berries NicolaGa, Betancur Gabriel, BsEk
nap John, Benjamin Jos6, B6lez Manuel,
Bsgunsaux NJ, Cruz r, Carnier AdOIfo,
Csstrill6n Ochoa, CaTri6a Salom6n,
Caldwell E, Campoa CatalinO, CaldeE6n
Eussbia, Diluel MaTis, Diaz FranciscR,
Delgado Juan, DAvipA juan, rsggione
Ernesto, Flau Maria, HsFn6ndsz A, Gar
Cfa Maria, Garcia TedeO, Garcia Maria.
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lln estudiants en- bancarrota.
Cazador que fssuItl Gazado pOr unO Do sus pro-
pIOs dIspa Os.

Ultica, sgoato 16.-Detran de IN eBcri'
TO declar6ndose en- bancarrota, preGentado
hoy al tribunal de distrito, exiSte una Gu.
ROSA historic de m dispRTo accidental en-
que Be halIabau envueltos vaFios vecinoa
de SiEacuse FL que se declara en- banca
rTOts ca Thomas w. Eagan, estudiants de
leyeg, con an pRBivo de nus 81, 000y en-
realidad I'M solo acresdor, que se llama
John E. McGiDn, que hasta hace POGO re-
sidi6 en- 6iracuAe,y en- favor de quisn Sc
dict6 nm fallo en- mayo paBado por Ell tri-
bunRl supreme. Es para evadir elte fa-
Ito que Esgan SO ha declarado en- bRnca'
EHots.
Hacs dos amos para este ott no, Eagan
y ,McGfnn formRban parte de la mu'titud
de cazadoTag que ge hRllaba an Mountain
View, en- los Adirondacks. Esgan estaba
en- la cfcina del hotel una taEde andando
con an fasil, que Crefa no eAtaba cargado.
EBtAba limpiandolo = tir6 del gatillo "a
lfendo un tiro que fu6 hsriE McGinr,
Eompi6ndole varioa huesOs del pie mutt
lizkndole para Eiampre,
Eagsn hizc cuRnto fu6 posib'e poTque
McGinn tuviera ls meior asiHtencia, ha
clendo venir 4 los meiores cirujanoB d.
aquellos alrededoreB. Esgan pRg6 todRl
las Cuentas que esto origin6, = deBpu6l
McGinn present6 demands reclamando
varios miles de pesos por dafiOs y peIjui
clos Eagsn sgneg6 un arreglO, fuu'
dandose on que el diBparo fa6 comp'eta'
mente accidental , que 81 habfR tornado
tOdas las precaucioneB poSiblsA = que tan
to ge podfa atribuir ls herida de McGinl
& descuido de 81 como del propio herido
Sc oy6 10 demands en- Syracuse y On ma
20 % Ia corte dict6 un falIo concediendt
$4, 128 al demRndanta McGinn 90 hi
ausentsdo del EstsdO, ignor6ndoBe dond
vive.-Sun,
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Un sh'quO pOr mas d % nlJIanss.

Washington sgustO 16.-Un OCurrente
snvi6 hoy & Ia Tenorerfa un chsqus pOr
829 100000 para pagsr Ia mu'ta impue5.
Ia por 81 jueE Landis Ia STANDARD Oil
Company" La carta foe depOitAda On
Toledo, 81 Chsque ppgadero al TesoEero de
los E1tadoa UDidoS , tirmRdo: STANDARD
Oil Company, p. p. j. d. RoCksDfslleE. "
La Sexta letra del nombre Be vefR bien
clara que era una ''n." Ell Dspartamsn-
10 dc ID TesOrsrfa guardaE6 esto como an
recuerdo. Nota de Ia R.-"Rocken"
nuiero decir ''uacudido," , 'fslIeE" gn d
baiO ipgIel 'HPo'" GWoEld.l
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In OstrGnO hoy.
81 pdb.ico

Esta noche Sc extrena en- ell tsatro de Ia
ciudad Ia revista Batfrica fantSstica, La
peseta enferma, original de los hermanog
Ponies , mdsica de Chspf en- que hacen
importanteS papeles la sefiora Matr6B y
aefiorita Castillo.
Completan eI programs de la fanci6n
las conocidas zArzuelas "La Cuna" "LR
Golfsmia" tTabsjando en- eBtR Ultima ell
aplAudido actor C6mico Casas.
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al ueiior Esteban EICaIona, empleado
de este municipeo, ss Ie ha concsdido IN
mes de IiCencia.
En- ID ckrcoI municipal ss encuentTan
detsnidas 50 peEnonag : han CumpIido IL.
-Mahana CsIabEa uoui6n Il ayuuta'
misntO q ota Ciudad,
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Enuh impEantai . Y0nio papal Do pa.
Ei6Iioa Yifulo { o2.Q0 lol - kfloa (sa qsiia
tsEl
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PildOraS ROsadas
5 del DR.. Williams !

q COHAN E6 REUMATISMOs
> Lo estan curando hace amos.
q Son eficaCes y le curaran Vd.
Y porque purif1can y enriquecen la
= SANGRE, donde estan las causas de
su NAL.
q Uno de Ia multitud de curados,
= ell Sr. Catarino J. Vasquez, Gale
y 18 No. 210, Guaymas, escribe asi:
n ttPocos son los hombres que Sc
= hayan encontrado tan enfermos
como 70 durante Ell largo periodic
q de tres amos que lleve de sufrir de
4 Reumatismo. Me dolia Ia cintura,
las piernas y la espina dorsal.
q Constalltemente sent1a una fuerte
4 debilidad, que me fu6 trayendo un
cortejo de sfntomas como p6rdida
y del apetito, NAL sabor en- Ia boca
= de continue, ruidos en- los oidos,
sueflo intranquilo, sobresaltos y
palpitaciones al coraz6n.
4 "Habia probado tantas for1has
dc curacion, que va perd toda es-
a peranza, pero por diversos consoles
= me decidi q hacer uso de las renom-
bradas P1ldoras Rosadas del DIR.
a Williams, y con diez semanas de
y constancia me fuf mejorando y asi
alentado continue hasta cuatro
meses, en- que he yisto desaparecer
4 mi enfermedad Y me halo entera.
mente bueno y sano."
Estas pildoras curan to-
3 das las Intermediates
causadas por sangre mala,
& como La anemia, debilidad
s general; males de los ner-
6 vios. ciatica, etc.; falta de
fuerzas digestivas; el de-
4 sarrollo dificil de las ninas
Z Y los desarreglos propios
4 de las mujeres.
8 En- las BOticas.
81
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Habana. Julio de 19O7.--Juli6n Be.
tGncOurt Jtfs de Ia Secci6n.-Vto Bno,
Gabriel Garcia Echarte, Secretario intno.
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0PORTJTi5lO PARA ESTT5IITTESi ET los {. 0

Mrn O,ivet 7S3 w. North Ava, Bal.
timore, Nd, admits ninos , niiaB que
hayan de curBar sstudioa como aIumno8
externos. AtenCi6n familiar esmernda,
vigilando los autudios. Hsbitaci6n y
bnena me1a $50 90 poT meS, psgsdeFos
poE tEimestEe1 adslanfadoB. A solicitud,
10 les esparR en- New York Ia uegada
del vapoF. References en- PueEto RiOo:
don joe A.. Mepsndez, Msyagusz
quisn hs tanido IN hiio en euts eaA
rs Wd
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PARA UN REGALO, cai.tau De pa-
pei de fantasia elegantss , preciosas. Un
gran BuEtido tdesde 80 csntavos en- adeIan-
to acabR de Eecibir Ia papslerfa , efsctou
de escritorio de NJ BuFillo , Co, San Jus
to 35 San Juan de Puerto Rico.
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nscripciones cerraan Septiembre la
ofcna del ST. Ncepresdene Don r. Fabian, LA Bayamonesa
d las p, m.
La Directive
Habrd carreras p en- celebration de San Mateo 80
que dspuara la Copa del Honorable Gobernador H.
Post $500 que da de premio e Hip6dromo.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-26
RAILROADS UNJUST
TO WEST, SAYS COMFY

Capt. Patrick Henry Coney, Of KAN
sas, candidate for the office OF com
mander-.n-chief OF the Grand Army or
the Republic. is endeavoring through
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to obtain better rates and privileges for
the delegates from -AIIsslssippi
POINTS 10 Saratoga. where the annual
encampment OF the G. A r. is u be
held next week
Through Gen. John c. Black, former
commander-in-chief, and now a mem
Der of the Civil Service Commission
Captain Coney has charged that The
railroads have Disseminated against
Kansas and other Western States in
favor Of Eastern points both in the mat
ter Of rates and stop-over privileges at
Niagara Fails.
He thinks that the commission should
correct this state OF affairs, but The
commission through Secretary Moseley
has replied that 1t IS Dowsrless. mas
much the railroads have filed their
excursion rates ana conditions and com
piled with all requirements OF the law
While not so expressed to the commits
sion, IL Is incmated that Captain Concy
sees in the action OF the railroads a
huge plot to keep Western delegates
away from the eacampment and thus
defeat the captains candidacy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-26
GEORGIA GOVERNOR
FILLS TWO PLACES
New Members Added to
Railroad Commission-Mc-
Lendon Made Chairman.

ATLANTA, Ca. Aug. 26-Gov. Hoke
Smith this morning announced the ap-
DOintments OF Judge George Hillyer. OF
Atlanta. and Fuller E Galloway. OF
LaGrange. as the new railroad commits
si0ners. At noon today the board is re-
organizing. Three Of its members are
new aP7ointees, s. Guyton McLendon
having succeeded Commissioner Brown
last Friday.
The two old members OF the commits
sion, as IL now stands, are Hiram War
ner Hill, of Meriwether county. and o.
B. Stevens. Of Terrell county. Commits
sioner McLendon has been chosen chair
man OF the board.
Mr.. Galloway accepted the appoint
ment TO the railroad commission with
the provision that he may be free TO re-
sign within 8 few months. He is at the
head OF large business interests IN the
state. and has made a personal sacrf-
ice. Among other Of his properties, he
IS the proprietor OF a newspaper IN La
Grange.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-26
EVANS BIG FLEET
SAILS FOR DRILLS
Maneuvers Will Last Fort
night, After Which Comes
Target Practice.

Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans. In
accordance with the program arranged
between himself and the Navy Depart
ment some time ago, sailed out from
Hampton roads early this morning with
his big feet OF battleships, for the South
ern drill grounds. off the Virginia cap1s.
to begin maneuvers and battle tactics,
which viii continue for two weeks. These
maneuvers will carry the entire battle
ship strength Of the Atlantic feet up
and down the coast. from a point on
Cape Hatteras to a point of New York
or Newport
The maneuveFs viii be concluded Sep
TENDER 8. and next day target practice
viii begin in Cape Cod bay. This work
viii continue about a month. after which
all the ships win be locked for repairs
and other arrangements will be COM
pleted for the journey OF the fleet 10 the
Pacific starting from Hampton roads
early in December.
Only fifteen hsttleship were IN the
feet today, the alabama being delayed
at Newport for Rear Admiral Davis to
haul down his flag as commander Of
the second squadron, Wednesday. TO be
placed on the retired list. The cruiser
Tacoma took the Alabama's place with
the feet today, but the Alabama Is ex-
pected TO join the feet Thursday.
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HAVE THE TIMES MAILED TO YOU.
MONDAY. AUGUST %. 1907.
The Good in Us All.

What would you do with million
dollars?
This question, asked with a
proper regard for the summer sea-
son, brought to The Times about
40 answers interesting enough to
be printed in its issue of yesterday.
They covered the expected wide
range-from regenerating the base
ball team and dying from the shock
to serious projects of public charity
and social reform.
But in one particular the answers
were truly remarkable. OF the 40
published, thirty-one revealed a
deep desire DO serve others.
Nearly one in fourl Every fourth
one of our neighbors who sat down
to ponder the future if suddenly en-
bowed with great wealth was lifted
out of his own selfish desiresl
Truly, there is much good in our
kith and kin, after all.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-26
Great Cult.

Northampton, one of the fairest
cities of the great Bean State, is
now the center of the world of do
nestle science. This is 6 bold claim,
but it is substantiated by the news
given out by the Department of
Commerce and Labor as to the do
ings of the Home Culture Club of
that favored city.
According to our local officials,
that organization has been formed
with the sole intent of training up
young women for household service,
and doing it without money and
without price. A bevy of Smith Col
lege girls have offered their serv-
ices as teachers in the good cause,
and the fudge and angel cake indus
try ought TO flourish exceedingly
well But why aequaint the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor with
the purposes of the club? Therein
lies a moFal-alas, the usual one.
For it is aseertained that spite of
the generous opportunity presented
to aspiring domestics by this North
ampton benefaction, absolutely
none applied for instruction. Then
the department was appealed to,
and thus far solitary neophyte,
and she a lady of color, has signi-
fed her intention of going to North
ampton to sit at the feet of the
Smith girls.
Thus is it ever in this great game
Of domestic work-those who most
need instruction do not want it, and
those who dc not need it viii not
impart their skill to others. In the
end the housewife has to polish the
raw material herself through the
tedious medium of burned meat and
muddy coffee. The Home Culture
Club has our sympathy and admira-
ton, but not our surprise. We fear
that not even the power of the great
Department of Commerce and Labor
can keep its classes going.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-26
SURRENDER ENDS
5O,OOO-MILE CHASE
Man Wanted for Murder and
Highway Robbery Cir
cults Globe.

CHICAGO, Aug, 26-Presenting his
wrists for the handouts without word
of protest, Charles Connors, alias Clarke.
wanted in Detroit, Mich, for highway
robbery and murder committed on
October 20. 1902, concluded sensational
00,00O-mile race with the police BY sur
rendering today by Detective sergeants
Duffy and Bugbie at the revolver's
point when he emerged from his board
ing house.
I've been round the world" said
Connors. when taken to jail. Two
Scotland Yard men chased me through
France and a French secret service
operator ran me into Berlin so close
tnat thought sure I was gone. I am
gao the running is over. I haven't
slept soundly for FIVE years. -
Connorss with a man named Thouna
AeGrath, robbed and murdered a
wealthy man in Detroit, and Connors
escaped. McGrath was CAPTURED ana
he is now serving a life Sentence
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-26
ASK HIGHER PAY
FOR ALASKA DUTY
Men in Signal Corps Suf-
fer Great HardshipS in
Arctic Territory.

Owing TO the numerous hardships in
volved. service in Alaska IS as unwel-
come TO the men Of the United States
army as In the Philippines. Alaskan
service at best is hard enough on the
regular enlisted man OF the line who
hasn't much 10 do but 70 hang around
an ice-bound military post during the
long winter months, but the work in
such a climate that falls to the lot OF
the men and officers in the Signal Ser
vice is almost beyond comprehension to
one who has not been through Il, &C
eording 10 statements made by Brig.
Gen. James Allen, chief signal officer
OF the army, in his annual report.
Signal work IN Alaska has covered a
very broad field in the past year and
has made necessary the detail OF large
additional number Of men there. Great
difficulty is had keeping up the tele-
graph and cable lines in winter AS to
the hardships confronting the men in
this service. General Allen says;
The enlisted men Of the Signal Corps
and OF the line on duty in Alaska have
continued to undergo hardships In the
maintenance Of the telegraph lines, and
during the past winter they have had
especially hard times. many Of them
being cut of for periods CT from six to
eight months from all contact with civ
nization. with the temperature ranging
many degrees below zero. A number
we're severely frozen, and during the
recent breaking up Of the river, which
washed away a hundred miles Of lines.
the men worked IN ice-cOld water for
days in order to restore communication
A certificate Of merit has been awarded
by the President to a member Of the
corps for courage and Intelligence dis
PLAYED in rescuing three comrades with
badly frozen feet
General Allen says such extreme con-
ditiOus claim a reward Ia the way OF
more adequate compensation, and an es-
innate has been submitted for extra
duty pay In that service at 30 cents
Der day. These special inducements
are considered necessary TO enable the
army to obtain and retain men compe=
tent to operate and maintain this sys-
tenn" he says
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-26
Fighting the Billboard.

OF the billboard 1t becomes the
newspaper to speak with caution.
Suspicion is quick TO rise; and the
fact that both the spreading board
dining the highway with flaming
discoIoration OF the landscape) and
the daily paper (which no one need
buy. or. buying, need read, save as
he chooses) are both put to use by
the man with wares to sell viii be
thought, In some quarters, to bind
the latter's Judgment.
But the case against the bill
board is not being made by the
newspapers. It is owners of prop
erty who are doing the fighting
against it. The designation of the
city block where they have their
homes, or the soaring Of the view
which brings thousands OF visitors
to their town, is accepted by them
as a financial burden. To hold up
their arms comes a vast body of
citizens who object to the billboard
on esthetic grounds. The two
forces thus allied are winning
against their enemy at every point
If the compass.
In Tacoma, Wash, an organiza-
ton known as "The North End I'm
provement Company" mas been on
the firing line long enough to adopt
IN effective plan of campaign. The
society has made a list of bill
boards in its district, and has writ
ten each advertiser that uses them
TO abstain, as the boards are objec-
tionable. Other and stronger letters
follow the first if results are slow.
all leading to a public meeting in
which the reluctant advertiser is the
subject Of plain talk. and a rising
vote is taken pledging the members
to refrain from purchasing articles
so advertised.
tt is hard to believe these ener-
getic friends of the city beautiful
have often to go so far. Their let
ters would impress the hardest
headed business firm that ever went