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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-16
Upper A FRAUD,
SAYS GOVERNMENT
Brooklyn Race Handicap
per" Deprived of Use
of Mails.

Because he advertiser that he could
pick the winners" at the races oy
reason OF inside information, and then
failed to make good, the Postofhce De
partment is withholding the mail Of Ber-
nard D. Myer, OF Brooklyn. y \.
Mver used the fictitious names OF
James Burton, George z. HoNie. Robert
!. orion. Dan Webb. ard 4. Foreman
in his advertisements. every one OF
whom he represented TO be peace OF
a clocker."
Myers scheme was To use certain
name for about two weeks. over which
he would advertise extravaEant claims
as 20 winners he had picked The list
being entirely fictitious, there was no
pcssibilitv OF his deception being de-
tected. a soon as he would get in q
volume OF business under one name, he
would shift TO another, and again claiEl
that he had made some heavy Kill
inEs."
have advertised that he had full par
ticIlars OF a sensational cleanup that
was now ready. ''One OF the ciDchiest
tricks.I ever saw. and about 10 TO i
a choice trick at I corldng good price
The inspector questioned Myer as e
TIE particular horse he had in mind
when he advertised A certain % 70
shot Myer said that ''Linipee' was thS
pesch on that occasion. but that second
was the best thar he did.
Such falibility in the face OF such
positive statements rs to inside in
formation Is not 10 be thought Of. OF
course, and the inspector deemed il wis,
TO put Myers and his various aliases OF,
OF commission
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-16
Calls Policeman
To Be Nurse For
Abandoned Cat

CLEVELAND. Oct 16.-A woman
called I'D the fourth precinct police sta
ton early one evening. and when Lieu
tenant Brandt answered the phone she
asked that he send an officer immedi-
ately to her home. near Euclid avenue
and East Fortieth street. and PRtrolman
Kane was hurried TO the address given.
The woman met Kane at the gate.
She had a Society for-the-P Prevention
f-Cruelty-tO-Animals expression IN her
eyes as she led him into the adjoining
yard. There they found a cat barrel
ribbed and hungry-eyed, licking its
chops on the back stoop.
The doctor who lives here" ex-
pIained the woman. has gone away.
and did not make arrangements for
feeding the cat. felt so sorry FOR the
poor thing that I thought I would tell
you about IT."
VERY thoughtful" commented Kane,
but what do YOU expect me to do?''
why. iced II, Of course said the
woman. Haven't you any humanity
A vision OF daily trips to the D use
with a saucer of milk and a pOcketful
of dead mice flashed through Kane
mind Saw" he snOrted. what DO you
thing the police department is fOr?'
DO YOU mean 10 say that you won
10 it?" asked the woman. astonisned:
II don't suppose Il ever occurred 70
YOU TO feed il yourself said Kane.
'T'n put the matter Up TO the heuten-
an ''fVen' we do have other thipss to
do said Brandt when ne heard the
story
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-16
Sells Coffin;
Wife Insists
Upon Style"

HATTON, Pa, Oct. 16.-Isaac Con-
man a few days ago sold coffin he
had made many years ago He sold IT,
not because he felt he would have no
use for it, but because his wife insisted
that IL was out Of date.
n COhfman is nearing his eighucth
birthday. He explained tC a friend that
he constructed the coffin twenty years
ago. at a time when plans for the fU-
tJIre had - be made. II was built OF
chestnut iaCeuse, ss he put il:
"Many's the timC I have sat beside a
cherry blaze OF chestnut logs and heard
them Crackle SUd burn merrlly. It
makes such n i0melike blaze that
picked IL in preference 10 other woods
1T was my desire to make the coffin
as coy as possible, and L rejected the
frivOhties which 50 many persons affect
ir the matter OF collins. In order TO
have it handy I kept IL in the garrett
But my wife tells me that styles Ia re
changed, and, since I have accumulated
a little fortune she will not permit ne
70 dic unless / consent to get an up-Jo-
date casket. To avoid trouble 1 agreCd
60 sell the old one.
But at the same time. I think that
the coffin which was good enough FOR
me IN my poorer days should satisfy
ne now. and shall always feel out Of
place In the rew-fangied affair.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-16

That there is sufficient interest and
local pride in beauufying Washington,
either by the process Of accession or
elimination. IS manifest in the spirit
displayed by various citizens OF the city
IN regard to the suggestion that the
statue Of George Washington be re-
moved from the Capitol plaza This
memorial to the first President Of the
United States has long been the subject
OF controvel sy here and of discussion
elsewhere and It's ultimate removal has
been looked forward 70 with a marked
degree Of Eatisfar ION by one element
and an equal amount Of regret BY the
other.
The Times Is IN receipt Of number
Of letters on the subject, some express
Ing one opinion. while others take an
entirely opposite view.
Following are two which touch upon
the subject:
Langdon. D. c. Oct Il. 1907.
To the Editor OF The Washington Times.
! read with interest the communica-
tiol in Saturdays Times relative TO the
removal Of the Greenough statue Of
Washington from the east front OF She
CAPITOL, and I believe that I voice the
sentiment of nine out Of every ten OF
your readers when 1 second the motion.
TIE agitation is a healthy sign and
prerages local awakening to an APP
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-16

IN 1880 one weaver ran twenty-five
sPindles ana In 1890 he ran sixty-hve.
When an English silk throwster was
told that in American silk mills the
speed Of machinery had been increased
1900 20 $50 revolutions a minute he
said; IF our machinery were made
20 90 so fast all our girls would run
away" Today IN America there are
mills that go at the rate OF 1900 a
minute. In Germany q blacksmith
makes twenty-five beam hangers a dav:
in America a machine makes 200 beam
hangers a day
In Adam Smiths day one pinmaker
made 1Se0 pins a day; today one pin
maker MAKES 10000 pins lay. The
cost Of printing cotton IS half "A cent a
yard IN Englan1 and one-twentieth OF a
cent here. The Massachusetts factory
worker gets Il per cent Of what he pro-
dUCCs. while the unorganizcd South
Carolina worker only gets 10 per cent:
but the Massachusetts man produces i'm
a year SIS more than the other Tor hts
employer. Thus highly paid labor Is OF
more value to the employer than half
starved Children.-NasiIv1lle Tennessean.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-16
GRAND OPERA STARS
POOR POKER PLAYERS

NEW YORK, oct. 1s.-The rather dis
agreeable trip OF the Kaiser Wilhelm
Ger Crosse, ending last evening. was
remarkable Tor grand operate poker
game among maestr,s and kindred
souls. No matter how iad the weather
the musical poker shan ps were always
playing IN the liners smoking room TO
win one another's prIncely salaries
The players were Alfred Hertz, one Of
Gr. Conried's conductors at the Metro
politan; Cleofante Campanini, oscar
Hammerstein S director and conductor
Joseph Muetta, representing a mechani-
cal organ company, Carl Heinzen, OF
Chicago, ana generally two more must
clans
BCCh the maeStrOs had 10 confess that
their art was no match for the CONNER
clai skill of their antagonist Muctta
who was on his nineteenth trip, ana
certainly knew how TO play cards. 50
high arts remuneration dropped into the
facile hand of mere commerce NIT
Muetta won ali the money
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-16
RESURRECTED CORPSE"
SCARES THREE PORTERS,
BUT LIMPS AFTER FALL

''Lem-ne out Help, MURDER
With cries that stirred the neighbOr-
hood. scared white and nearly falling
over one another in their hurry 70 get
away, three colored men. in a confusion
Of legs and arms. were last seen fly
ing through the doors OF the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad station to liberty ard
safety.
It was Just at the shostly hour OF
midnight. when the belcli1g trains were
not disturbing the restfu3 slumbers OF
the officials. porters. and hsngers-on AT
the railroad station, that some undue
excitement broke the fitful sleep OF she
visitors in the nearby hotelt. The sta
ton was quiet itself. The assistant sta
ton master was nearly asleep when a
brilliant idea flashed through his mind.
Setting actions 70 his thought. he called
in two crOnies. the plot was Matched.
and the trap laid.
Order Coffin Box Moved.
A pine box-One used in shipping a
casket, and built in the shape OF 4
casket-was leaning against one OF the
iron pillars supporting the roof. about
five feet below the entrance gate to the
train sheds It had been placed there
TO be carried 20 a later train.
Here. Buck called Roby. the as
sictant station master. this casket Will
have to he moved down the tracks fur-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-16

Their: get Jim and tell him TO come here
want 10 see him
The three conspirators then separated
A moment later three husHy sons of
darkest Africa Enthusiastically dressed I'm
crimsOn-cOIOred caps, and natty blue
uniforms covered with what might re
semble gold lace at a distance, tackled
the ghostly-looSing wooden box
Samuel T. Johnson, IL IS said. had the
honor Of carrying the small end. Ezekiel
Hatfield had so spared that his brawny
arms would support the weight # the
hox In the middle. and T. WallinSsgourd
Smith was left TO carry the dead weight
or the head Of the box
Corpse Shows Signs of Life.
It all happened so quickly that the
observer refused 10 be quoted as to sub
sequent events, but at any rate the
next thing to be seen were three pairs
OF dilated optics staring in fascinated
4 Eity, riveted upon pair Of slowly ap-
pearing legs
Boom Bang! Help! Murder,
With ouaking knee and unsteady
tread, the three porters, uncerem0ni-
ouely and unporterlylike, dropped their
/ live burden and rushed out OF the
When the live corpse" was able to
extricato himself from his wooden in
/ closure he was recognized as one OF the
four cronies-
( The corpse may be identified BY a
bump on his head, three bruises. and a
! limp.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-16
The Thunderer'S Wonder.

a curious ethical problem is
the revelation of the Pennsylvania
capitol frauds 10 the ponderous
London Times. AS 1.-The great mid
die class in the United States is
probably not surpassed in honesty
and business integrity by any peo-
pie in the world" il seems very
strange that they should leave
their public business in the hands
of notorious rogues."
Bat there is another source of
wonder-that of self-interest appar-
emily acrifced-which The Times
sees in this wise:
Every inhabitant OF those American
cities must be perfectly well aware
that he pays more than he ought 10 pay
for every one Of the ordinary accom-
paniments Of urban civilization for
roads. for water, for light. for the pro-
lection OF life and property; and that
all these necessaries, besides being sup
piled 10 him at eXorbitant rates. are, as
a rule. very bad Of their kind Every
American knows that Illicit profits upon
municipal management, or Illicit en-
OF universal necessity. are the origins
and foundations Of most OF the colossal
fortunes to which he points with n GER
tain degree Of pride, though they often
constitute in reality not only a national
disgrace. but national danger.
The Times knows only half the
factors in the problem. 1t should
visit Pennsylvania. It should hear
the good people Of that State-the
honest merchants and the motherly
hOusewives-refuse TO believe any OF
the reports from Philadelphia an6
Harrisburg. It should see for itself
the willful blindness bred in that
Commonwealth by party pride. II
will then not wonder so much.
Several years ago, when Quay''
notorious dispatch. 81 viii shake
the plum tree" was appearing il
every newspaper, an old farmer
of Northumberland county, with Re
publicanism larger than patriotism
stopped his paper for printing the
news. "The trouble with the news
papers" ne told the editor, SIS tha-
Mr.. Key Chats the way he pro
nounced the Senator's name) il
smarter than any of you" He wa
an exception chiefly in the fact tina
he stopped the paper. He was hard
" any exception at all in that b,
refused to believe the evidences o
his own senses rather than admi
evil in his party.
Way down deep. this is the well
spring of graft, thieving. inhuman
ity like that melted out to Sculpto-
Barnard by our American govern
ments. It could not exist excep
for meretricious plays on part,
loyalty" As long as men preacl
The doctrine we heard in the Hous,
of Representative when debat
closed on the joint statehood bin
and as long as citizens Throughout
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-16
A Crisis in Austria.

win the death of the Emperor of
Austria leave things as they are, or
will 1t bring the simmering pot OF
trouble in his mixed-up dominions
to a boil and scatter confusion
throughout Europe? Much depends
upon the man who will succeed him
on the throne, the krchduke Fran
els Ferdinand, man of almost I'M
known qualities, old enough to be
cautious-if caution comes with age
- but handicapped by the circum-
stance that he has been nothing
more than a royal fgurehead.
Francis Joseph has been an en-
peror in fact as well as in name;
hat is, through his dominating per
sonaIity- be has held the loose parts
Of his empire together. He has
been known for many a year as the
humblest and yet perhaps the most
powerful character in Europe A
man Of almost monastic unselfish-
ness. acquainted with grief in its
sharpest forms, long past the age
of vanity and frivolity, he has held
the kingdom of Austria-Hungary in
his hand, arrogantly, oftentimes,
but plainly with a mind to preserve
peace and give time TO the jealous
elements to harmonic.
But of harmony they viii have
none, and when Francis Ferdinand
accedes to the throne he viii find in
Hungary a power eager TO seize au-
tonomy on the slightest pretext. In
numbers the Hungarians are almost
match for the Austrians; in spirit
they are much more than match
since their desire for independence
has been Matching for years. A
single misstep on the part of the
throne might precipitate the long
deferred crisis.
This is the imminent shadow Of
trouble. AS for the Kaiser and nj,
ambitions they constitute an eN
traneous source of possible adven
lures. IF Wilhelm should not dar,
10 make bold move for the Medi
terranean port he has had his eye
on, he might mark time in the hop,
to take advantage Of trouble in hi
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-16
Viewpoint at Variance.

Both men told their stories, Evans
Insisting Mstiro had attacked him AMI
beaten him with his own hOrsewhip.
and the defendant declaring he was the
one assaulted
The court found II impossible 10 get
at the exact facts. about the only thing
that was absolutely SuTe being that the
eXpressrlan'a horse had thoroughly en-
loved itself at the prisoners expense
Magistrate Finn therefore dismissed the
complaint.
But. cay" nc coCnseled 8IatirO as
the frU-t Yender prepared 70 depart,
You wrn1 - understand IN future that
even II a horse does eat few Of your
grapes. you haven't got a license 10 bea.
a mans brains QUE"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-16
Husband Always Refers to Her as His Guiding
Spirit Mrs Gore Will Be Here When
Congress Opens.

When the new social season dawns on
washington with the assembling OF the
Sixtieth Congress the first Monday I'm
December. the official set at the Capital
will have an interesting addition in
Mrs. Thomas P. Gore. wife OF the newly
elected Senator from Oklahoma Sena-
tor Gore is even now referred 20 as
''the blind Senator" and already the
story OF his wife's devotion in his afflic-
ton has gone out over the county.
The Senator himself refers 10 her a.
ibis guiding spirit" and that IS what
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-16
Equine PuSh-Cart Ethics;
Do Not Beat the Owner OF
A Horse for Eating Grapes
Delighted Beast Lunches on Malaga as the En-
ragged Fruit Vender Assaults the In
nocent' ExpreSsmen.

TO induce purchases from passersby, sud
denly heard a prOdigiOus munching and
whirling about. brought the free lunch
70 a quick termination.
Evans. the eXpressnlan, reappearing or
the scene a moment later. saw AIatir0.
red with rage and giving vent 20 a fow
OF horric words, engaged in a violent
effort % compel the still hungry horse
to diEgorge a half eaten bunch OF the
Differed grapes.
Not at Orce comprehending the cause
OF the trouble. he few 10 the rescue.
and Jared so poorly at the HANDS Of the
enraged fruit dealer that he in turn had
70 be rescued by E policeman few min
utes later.
When the curtain went Up on the sec
ond act. In the Tombs Police Court.
Magistrate Finn was found occupying
the center OF the stage, the expressman
held the compliments place on the
/ bridge and the unfortunate pDshcsrl
proprietor, still painting from his exer-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-16
A False Alarm for the Trees.


\ great hue aud loud cry have
been raised ever the preparation of
ground in the Botanic Garden for
the Grant Memorial. 1t has been
taken for established fact that two
more or less historic trees are to
be cut into kindling, and that this
is but the beginning of a general
plan for rearranging the Mall which
will rob il of its verdure and con-
vert it into something like a fringed
lawn. The matter has even been
taken into the courts on the first
of these assumptions, and leading
citizens, whose support ought to be
enthusiastic for so noble a scheme
to adorn Washington, are writing
letters, or paying court fees, or
otherwise laboring to prevent the
fulfillment of that scheme.
The trouble is, in part, that these
neighbors have not known the facts,
and in remaining part, that they did
not take the trouble to find them
out. Glenn brown sets them forth
in letter to The Times, published
Monday last. After citing the moving
of more thar 200 historic trees when
the Capitol grounds were altered
by Mr.. Olmsted in 1873, he makes
il perfectly plain that the two trees
now in the way may quite as easily
be moved from the site of the Grant
Memorial The eminent architect
says much more that is relevant,
but that is enough. II the complaint
is that the location fixed for the
Grant Memorial involves The de-
struction Of the "Crittenden Peace
Oak" and the Beck Elm." why it
lacks foundation in fact-that is all.
But the outcry prompts a word
or two on the general subject of
making Washington beautiful. Sup
pose such a broad plsn-making
every feature contribute to the set
ting of every other feature. giving
the Capital the beauty and prac-
teal value of order rather than
the gaping incompleteness and
| haphazard of accident-required
the destruction OF two trees
planted, not by statesmen OF the
second class or lower, but by
Washington and Jefferson. Suppose
that the new plan. as does that of
the Park Commission, provided
many more trees than the present.
Suppose that. in addition, it gave
the MODEST structures of the city a
new beauty-that of a setting of
the foci of long avenues Of green.
Would any man in his senses sacri-
fee this plan for those two par
| ticular treesf
Washington owes its present charm
chiefly 10 the farsight of L'Enfant
and ElBcott. Messrs. Burnham, Nc
Kim, Saint-Gaudens. and Olmsted
/ have supplied for the newer and
greater Washington the same kind
of farsight. And now that work is
to begin on an important feature
of their plan, there are those who
would not only sacrifice It for two
trees planted by statesmen as much
distinguished by those trees as any
| thing else, but sacrifice il when
even those trees need not be de.
stroyed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-16

the country are willing to subscribe
TO that preaching, we cannot hope
to keep the graftcrs out OF power
whether they steal from us openly,
as those did a. Harrisburg, or COW
ertly. as they DO when they main
tain corrupt Hobbies to keep tariff
duties unnecessarily high"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-16

NEW YORK. Oct 16.-However much
the others cast by the swift flow Of
events IL this little two-act street drama
OF the lower east side mEy be inclined
TO hnd fault with one another. nobody
can reasonably blame the horse. Obey
ing the law OF instinct and possibly also
Influenced 20 ZONE extent by the forcs
OF human example. that ssgacious ami
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-16
INDIAN ENGLISH.

Apropos the ''flowe-y" language one
usually hears in Indian courts. the fol-
lowing little specimen Is interesting II
was in police court, and the defending
attorney delivered himself as follows.
Ny learned friend with mere wind from
a teapot thinks TO browbeat me from my
legs. / only seek TO place my bone Of
contention clearly I'm your hOnOr's eye.
Ny learned friend vainly runs amuck
upon the sheet anchor of my case -
Aliahabod Nail.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-16
PLAN NEW CHURCH
FOR EPISCOPA ALLAN
NATIVITY CHAPEL
Church Workers in North
eastern Section Want
House of Worship.

Members OF the Protestant Episcopal
denomination that make up the congre-
cation OF the Chapel of the Nativity. To-
Gated in temporary quarters just east OF
Lincoln Park, and who constitute a
highly representative body Of church
men or the northeastern section Of the
city. are making efforts to raise a fund
with which to erect a handsome modern
church building.
The movement IS IN the hands of the
Rev. Enoch NJ. Thompson, former Gu
rate 10 the Pro- Cathedral. Church OF
the Ascension Twelfth street and Mas
sachusetts avenue The Rt. Rev. J. Y.
Satterlee, bishop OF washington. is lend
ing his personal efforts 70 raising the
fund, and every member OF the congre-
CATION OF the Chapel of the Nativity is
devoting PERSONA effort TO the work.
II seif-sacrifce. hard work, and enthu-
siasm count for anything. they VIII sue
coed.
Plans Prepared.
Hiu & Kendall. architects, have pre-
pared the plans AMI specifications for
the Pre- posed church, with a clubhouse
attached. The building. when COM
pleted. will cost s25, 90. However, the
ISL ODlGEL "a ttAD NS4AE Nc-@tAOA - ~
raise The sum Of $500 with which 10
erect the first story. or basement OF the
proposed church proper, which will be
put under roof and used as a chapel
until such time as the building can be
completed.
The congregation IS worshiping IN a
small rented building. This section OF
the city has been neglected Gy the Prot
estant Episcopalians- II offers a broad
field OF usefulness, and there is need Of
such a building.
Churchmen all over the District viii
be appealed to Tor contributions for the
church fund They will be received BY
the bishop or the rector. the Rev. Enoch
NJ. Thompson, at $50 Seventeenth street
northwest
Sometime ago the congregation pur-
chased the lot for the new building for
S. 700, all q which has been paid BY
small contributions. except about 500.
Oyster Supper.
The ladies Of the CONGREGATION are
! arranging for an oyster supper the last
OF this month 20 be followed by a rum
| mage sale and later q big church fair
/ in which the Xomen members Of all the
| Episcopal churches OF the District Will
/ be asked 10 participate. IL will be 4
! eccial church function OF usore than
/ passing Importance. II is hoped through
/ this means that the amount necessary
! 20 put IN the foundation and erect the
/ basement Of the church can be raised
/ The guild house r. second consldera-
/ ton and viii be provided for later.
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she has proved 20 be. not only IN his
public career. but IN his private life
from the rising % the sun until the day
Is ended.
Mrs. Gore and the little daughter OF
the household viii come 10 Washington
in time for the opening OF Congress
Not only vii, she occupy a conspicuous
position through le- part In her hus-
bands life but she viii be one or the
first Sens-o ri2l host ssscs, from the new
State and Will add another 10 the little
coteTie OF charming women OF the Wes'
who preside over official homes ir
Wa shinEtOn.