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Anacostta and Vicinity.

Rev. Charles M Bart, the pastor Of st.
1eresas Church. Anacostia, has initiated q
movement having as Its object the construc-
ton Of a church for those Catholics living
in remote section of st. Teresa's parish,
and has decided upon a location at Seat
Pleasant Heights. Md. bordering ON the
District line. There is at this time no Cath
Ollie church In or near that community. and
the priests In charge Of st. Teresa's
Church. in Anacostia. have been called upon
to visit the section and minister to the
Catholics there. The proposition was first
made to establish the church at Capitol
Heights, suburb in the same territory but
it Is stated. this has been abandoned in IA
vor of the site referred to above The
church when built at Seat Pleasant Heights
will be located centrally with reference to
several villages, which are growing in popu-
lation rapidly. Father Bart has secured a
donation of six lots at the corner of A
street and Kenilworth road from Mr.. Frank
Carmody upon which to build the edifce.
The people of that section have urged
number of times that the community have a
Catholic place of worship and after placing
the matter before Cardinal Gibbons his
eminence directed that Father Bart take
charge of the movement. In addition to
several meetings that have been held In the
town hall there to discuss plans for the new
church a number of entertainments are be-
ing planned to assist in the raising of funds
for the building, one of which will take
place the Fourth of July at Seat Pleasant
Heights.
At the last meeting of Victory Tent. No.
$50, Independent Order of Rechabites,
Juvenile organization the semi-annual cleo
ton of officers was held, with the following
result: John Anderson chief ruler; Earl
Taylor. deputy ruler: Walter Dant. fnan-
cial secretary: Frances McGrath. recording
secretary: William Trotter, levite; James
Page. inside guard: Joseph Walling, outside
guard. An invitation was extended to the
boys composing the membership of the tent
to take part with their fife and drum corps
in the organization of a Juvenile tent Sat-
urday evening next in Rechabite Hall, 3O4
street southeast, which was accepted.
The boys also decided to hold their annual
camp this month at Congress Heights,
where they will spend two weeks under can
vas
The religious services held each Sunday
afternoon for the inmates of the Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane were brought
to close Sunday afternoon last with exer-
cises conducted by Rev. John Chester of
Washington and they will not be resumed
until the fall.
The musical organizations of several of
the Anacostia churches have recently been
released from further service during the
summer period. The chors that have been
granted vacations are those attached to St
Teresa's Church. the Emmanuel p. e.
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Convicted and Fined.

While walking through woods near Cleve-
land Park yesterday in charge of a baby
for which she is nurse Theresa Cook, who
is employed by f. P. Dickinson. was ap-
preached by a burly man who threatened
to Kill the baby unless she did his bidding
He ordered her 10 follow him. but she re-
fused. and by running she escaped. carry
ing her little charge with her. and gained
the door of nearby house in safety.
A report of the matter was made to the
police. and giving the name of
Ihomas Cook was arrested and charged
with disorderly conduct. When the case
came up In the Police Court today the
young woman positively identified Cook as
the man who had frightened her Judge
kimball ordered him to pay SIS fine. the
highest under the law or to SERVE three
months Imprisonment
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D-G0v. 0RDWAY DEAD.
Former Washingtonian Passes
Away in New Hampshire.
LONG AND ACTIVE CAREER
Once Chief Executive of the Territory
Of Dakota.
WAS PROMINENT IN POLITICS
Long Term as Sergeant-at-Arms Of
House-Took Leading Part in
Center Market Project.
VAS PROMINENT IN POLITICS

Information has been received mere Of
the death of Gov N G. Ordway. which
occurred yesterday in New HAMPSHIRE.
For many years he was active and prom
inent in local affairs. and although sew
eral years ago. it is said the InlirMities
of age compelled him to surrender to
younger hands the active manage ment
of his many business interests, he had
been able until within short time to
keep in active touch with all matters of
Importance. His grandson. f. o. Whit
ford. has represented him in various local
interests here.
Within a fortnight Gov. Ordway went
to Norwood, Mass. for treatment of
local physical ailment which was annoy
ing but not dangerous. Treatment was
there given him by a specialist This
yesterday resulted in a nervous shock,
which is given as the cause of death.
Survived by a Wife.
Gov. Ordway's home life at his pleas
ant country place at Waterloo, n. H.. was
a happy one Mrs. Ordway still Survives
him. and with her there during recent
years has lived her widowed daughter,
Mrs. Mabel o. Whitford. Mrs. Whitfords
daughters Ruth and Hope, and her two
sons, Richard and Nehemiah Whltford,
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Paws Penalty of Vagrancv

Policemen Lille and Price of the first pre-
cinct paid visit to two "squatters' on the
third floor Of the building at 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest about 9
o'clock this morning. and Lille spent the
first minute of his call in strenuous dodg-
ing of boards and bars. The men arrested
as the result of the call were William
Brown and George Reed. both colored.
They were charged with vagrancy In the
Police Court this morning. Their place of
abode has been changed to the District
farm for thirty days.
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Boy Falls Overheard.

While playing on an Old boat near the
foot of street southwest about noon to-
day Harry Russell. ten years of age. whose
home Is at sol N street southeast. acct
dentally fell overheard. Frederick w. BAY,
a resident of Mount Rainier. Md, rescued
the boy, who soon dried his clothes and
went home.
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winchester and Frederick county authori-
ties are searching for man giving the
name OF r. c. Morton. for whom George
H. Mayhem cashed a check for So 10 drawn
on the Shenandoah Valley National Bank
by one G. H. Cook. and which has been
pronounced a forgery.
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Church and the Anacostia Methodist Epis-
copal Church.
Warren Tolson has again assumed charge
of the resort at Piney Point and has left
with his family to remain there while the
season lasts.
Miss Florence elliott Of Jackson street
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Teachers" by Supt Marshal T. Hyer
Books by Mrs. Mary E. Ireland; The
Social Side" by Myers Hand; Progress -
by Mrs. f. C. Rollins. Ray Law acted as
POSTMASTER. Before dispensing the guests
arose and sang My Country It's of Thee -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-02

Northern Florida. and southern Georgia
can boast of some of the largest tobacco
plantations in the world.
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has gone to Woodyille. Prince George
county. Nd. to spend her vacation.
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Center Market Project.

At the solicitation of Gov. Shepherd. Mr.
Ordway became interested In the project
of the new Center market, and this at a
time when local promoters were unable to
raise the needed capital. Mr.. Ordway ar
ranged for conference in Boston between
Gov. Shepherd and capitalists of New Eng
land. These men finally took up the enter
prise. and 1t Is to their persistence against
many obstacles that the successful erection
Of the present Center market is due. Mr.
Ordway was put in personal charge of the
work of construction and the buildings stand
today to his credit. GOV. Ordway was a
man of superb physique. His presence COM
manded attention and he had the faculty of
winning friends. His range of acquaint-
ances and friends extended to every part of
the country.
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Funeral Tomorrow.

Announcement was made today that the
funeral will take place from the family res
idence in Waterloo. n. H, tomorrow The
interment will be at Warner, N H Gov.
Ordway was in the eightieth year of his
age.
First Presbyterian Church. left this morn
ing for Warner N H. having been called
TO officiate at the funeral tomorrow after
noon. Mrs. Ordway is a member of Dr.
MacLeods Church
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21
NEW YoRK's REvEsUE CONTRIBUTION

NEW YORR'S REVESUE CONTRIBU TON.
A leading New York papers assump-
lions based on the fact that a total of
5000, 908,S55 was collected during last
year in the custom house at that port
and especially its claim on these pay
ments as New York's contribution" to
the national treasury, Wanting IT. as
greater than that of the rest of the
country and greater than the total Gus
toms revenue no longer ago than 1899,
are really amusing 1t is significant Of
commercial Importance that so great a
proportion of the country's import
trade should enter through the port of
New York, but nothing could be more
absurd than to imply that the duties
collected at New York are revenue
contribution" by New York. The ex-
else taxes paid at Peoria on account of
the distillery industries grouped there
exceed those of most of the rest of the
country, but the sum is no more Pc
oria's contribution than the customs
collection is New York's contribution
to national revenue.
The revenue of the federal treasury,
whether derived from customs or ex-
else taxes, is the contribution" of the
consumers OF the articles on which
rates are laid, without regard to the
mere place of payment. New York's
real contribution is according to what
New York has consumed, and it is OBJ
viously only small fraction Of the
total consumption in the country, al
though q great proportion of the i'm,
port supply may have passed through
that port
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21

It seems probable that congress at
the present session will make some pro
vision for river Improvement, but what
is notable is its utter inadequacy as
proposed. Numerous local communi-
ties and commercial associations are
pressing for care for their special
needs, with prospect of being recog-
nlzed in some items of the appropria-
ton, and this is better than nothing.
But there seems to be little or no
chance for comprehensive dealing, or
even for substantial beginning. COM
mensurate with the important relation
of the Mississippi and its main affiu-
ents to the transportation emergency
looming up ahead of us, If not already
here.
J. J. Hill in his recent impressive pre-
sentation Of that emergency, with spe-
cial reference to railroads, incidentally
but logically declared in favor of a
fifteen-foot channel from st. Louis to
New Orleans, with corresponding inn
provement of the Missouri and other
tributaries. There is general agree
ment Of freight experts and recognized
transportation authorities with his
summary OF the situation that $4,000
miles of new trackage and proportion
ate increase OF rolling stock and ter
minals, requiring roundly $500
100000, are necessary for tonnage
needs, and that an average expenditure
of $1,1OO, 100000 a year for the next
five years will be only palliative and
not a radical remedy. Great as are
the preparations of some Of the roads
for new capital they fall immensely
short OF such an aggregate.
The next greatest potential transpor-
tation factor is the interior river sys-
TEN, free highway, under the exclu-
sive control Of the national govern
ment. Yet It must be confessed that
congress gives no sign of a realizing
sense of its Importance. A single rail-
road company has Just taken steps to
raise 5000, 100000 more capital for
enlarging its plant and a dozen others
have already authorized like increases,
but the national legislature would not
consider seriously the application Of a
small fraction of such sums to the river
side OF the problem, or even TO get it
In shape for intelligent action later.
The hopeful indication is the awaken
ing lately manifested in the Mississippi
valley states among the people and in
business circles. They bid fair to Sc
cure some concessions and some local
| tiles have taken actual initiative for
navigation, which is a material gain.
But what must come is the improve
ment of river channels on a broad and
truly national scale 1t is so large a
subject that discussion under existing
circumstances appears academic rather
than practical. but unless all transpor-
tation authorities utterly misconceive
the conditions confronting the country
the river question is vital.
National action, however, in any
satisfactory sense must not be expected
before the incoming congress, and even
II may repeat the dilatory record of
recent years unless the compulsory
force Of public sentiment is brought to
| bear.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21
CONSOLIDATE THE TAXES.


The merger of city and county treas
uries for Omaha and Douglas county
brought about by act of the legislature
two years ago has been eminently sue
cessful. The county treasurer is now
ex-officio city treasurer, and a single
office force located in one Office handles
all the work previously done in dupli
cate in both city hall and court house.
One hiatus, however, still remains
which should be closed up. Under the
law as 1t now stands the dates of de-
llnquency of taxes levied by county
and city are separated by several
months, making it necessary for each
property owner to pay his taxes at
three different times with consequent
confusion and additional expense.
County and state personal taxes are
now delinquent December l of each
year and county and state real estate
taxes on May l of the following year,
while city taxes, both personal and
real, do not become delinquent until
July /. The tax receipts for these sep
| arate taxes, delinquent at different
times, must all be made out separately
and the multiplication of this work
necessarily increases the cost of doing
it beyond what it should be.
The only objection to consolidating
! these taxes by moving the date of de-
linquency of the city taxes up to the
dates for the county taxes is that in
| order to get the new system started
city personal taxes would for one year
have to be paid seven months in ad-
vance of the present date. The parties
upon whom this burden of seven
months interest would bear most heav-
| lily would be the franchised corpora
tons and the larger business houses
whose payments constitute the bulk of
the personal tax collection. This bur-
| den, however, would have to be borne
only once and the convenience to the
taxpayer ought to offset it in large
part. AS it stands now many taxpay-
! ers incur the penalty of delinquency
completely unawares, thinking that the
! payment Of the city or county taxes has
| paid the entire tax bill for the year
The time wasted alone in looking up
the tax figures and taking out tax re-
ceipts twice where once would suffice
would counterbalance any temporary
hardship inflicted by consolidating the
/ taxes ..hf. .a...,.sl., ........
-, With this further step the merger. of
county and city treasures, which has
been followed with such good results,
would be complete and no further rad
ical changes would ever be called for.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21

fore to be Interpreted as largely diplo-
matte. The real point is to emphasize
the possibility Of retaliation for excess
sive foreign discrimination in the guise
OF tariff arrangements against our
trade and industry. Aside from threat
ened dangers from Germany. other con-
ditions make it certain that retaliatory
powers in some form will be a con-
spicuous subject for legislation when
tariff revision is seriously taken up,
and the result Of the present contro-
versy with Germany will likely have
much to do in determining our action.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21

One of our Nebraska exchanges is
not inclined to give credence to the
statement that the Burlington and
Union Pacific Railway companies have
been against the election of Mr.. Brown
to the United States senate, because IF
they had been against Brown they
would have paid up their taxes and left
him without any campaign statistics to
work on" This would be humorous II
not seriously intended. The reason the
railroads were against Brown was be-
cause he was trying to make them pay
their taxes, which they have no inten-
ton OF paying until compelled 20. do so.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21

Chief of Police Donahue is accus-
toned to obeying orders, and the
chances are that his resembling of the
order issued a week ago to carry out
the mayors order for Sunday opening
is not defiance of the mayor, but in
compliance with later orders from this
same source. If the chief of police or
any of his subordinates were to get in
the habit of refusing to obey orders
from their superiors, police discipline
and police eEciency would at once dis
appear.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21
personal NOTES.

The retirement of Rear Admiral Sigsbee
will leave in active service only Dewey and
Evans OF all the higher officers who took
part in the war with Spain.
James j. Hill. president of the Great
Northern railroad says that in thirty-fve
years he has not known such severe
weather conditions to prevail In North
Dakota and other points west OF st. Paul
as existed last week.
Henry w Blair. formerly United states
senator from New Hampshire. to whom a
pension OF $72 a month was voted the other
day. is 70 years OF age and quite feeble.
He served for over twenty-five years in
the senate and house.
A further proof of the duke Of MARI
borough's financial straits since his wifes
purse strings have been closed to him. is
an advertisement I'm a London paper an
nouncing that he will sell at auction at
Blenheim his famous herd of pedigreed
Jersey cattle.
Thomas wightman. pioneer glass manu-
facturer Of Pittsburg, has been in active
business for three-quarters of century
and now, at the age of 80, is to he found
In his Office every day. Mr.. Wightman Is
interested in two banks and in other bust
ness enterprises. taking an active part in
the affairs of all.
Senator Long OF Kansas was rather DIM
dent when he went to his first big recep-
lion IN Washington atp inc home OF senator
Elltns. Mrs. Long tried TO steer him down
the line and succeeded admirably. When
they had shaken hands with everybody
Long mopped his face and said; well,
my dear, l guess l got through that all
right and l think l knew everybody with
one exception Tell me, who was that man
at the end of the line with whom / shook
hands?" That" Mrs. Long replied freez-
ngly, was the butler"
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21
LAMENT OF THE WOODEN INDIAN

Arthur Gultcrman IN New York Times.
nv tomahawk Is bent; and III hath Jared
Ny bunch OF smokes; my war paints
nv day IS don,-and, on the friends who
My vigils Of the sidewalk, where are
they?
Gone IS the Golden Glove that gany
Before yon window bright with scarfs and
wells;
And gone the. Gnded Boot that lightly
hung
Where still the migrate cobbltr pegs his
nails.
The massive Plaster Foot that be-
trayed
The man Of corns has trod the selfsasne
The Teeth; whose jovial srlnning of dis
The dentists victim gnash in hidden
wrath.
The .furrier's well remembered sign is
The Fearsomc Bear that dark slerras
And cen the Barber Pole Of old renown
No longer naunts Its spiral white ami red.
IT'S gons at last-the goldsmirl's ancient
The. GIANT Watch that would not go be-
fore
Within shat moldy attic nov abide
Tho Sinking Dummies Of the clothing
store.
No more the Schooner, brimmed with foam
ing beer,
The barke- shows-which bows my heart
Despised, forgot. alone, / lnger here
TO chant the death song Of Wooden
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21

Harriman's MERGERS OutrSHk AZ
Farmer Combinations.


All the steps by which u was conquered
viii not be- known until the investigation
Of the Interstate Commerce commission at
Seattle ~ completed bot enough Is al
ready revealed a. sh9s that Mr.. y. II. Hsr-
riman II NOW The ksad ~ railroad system
which makes MI 1iiisf combinations look
like mere provinces sh9 bfsHsh roads.
when the Peutssfyseis sh1fd fsis cut
ting by its pHf,tas,s ~ sssfss ~ tie
Baltimore a Ohis sHq st-,F itfss stsgsi o.
the report wHs piqsiy eFN7sttF Nsst 80
next purchase nssiS esf4s e ~ ~ fs-
cihc ocean bI Eiyits f o>nttS 81 -
Atchlson, Topsks seFs r.
The new railroad kss, - A,s si9fg
Pacific has this line ss HNr> ha,fFsH' %
It's acquisition. . mst. Zen, M pf., sAfH
with which II bihds ft .Y4,fDVy ~
purchases IN The Atsbis.a 4sS 4ss Fa ~
the Southern Paelns NJ usrpRsF htaFs
the entire trnnsooniirstizI sf,sFYs sVsfR
OF the two Ilili lines. ils 0a.uasyf t.sVss
and Great Northern. ~ zee i.ssH ~
parallel one Of these tis -as~sAs ~
/ transcontinental Hines ~ u.s i't'ss cen.
trail from the lakes ~ The gsl'
I Holding the west This nfD sGaifs hss
stepped into the region ff1fr rtkh ne
J Pennsylvania Withdrew (beeauss Or ftsfsd
| itself liable 10 the law sFainsi tinirE
competition by buying into Hines sssh side
OF the Pennsylvania, the Baltimore q Ofii0
and the New York Central. LASTLY. Mr. a.
c. Frick. who appeared on the hoard q
the Atchison after the purchase Of $3.50 OF
more shares OF that road on behalf 81 tho
Union Pacific. has Just appeared on the
board of the Pennsylvania itself.
! No such railroad empire has been seen
or thought Of in our day. and in no case
! has 20 Nd b,cV
80 promptly laid bare by investigation and
/ exposure The work has been done by
shareholders money. All other facts in
/ the present railroad problem are trivial
/ by the side OF such a Consolidation, which
today holds and controls the heart Of the
I railroad system Of the country. What are
left are mere outlying railroad systems.
/ The core and strategic center OF our rail-
roads as whole are under the control OF
Mr.. Hartman and the associated capital he
represents
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21
Putting MuEzles on Reporters.
SnrInnAnlA RnnnI,Iinnn

The promise of a rafting session at AL
bany is contained in TIE New York SEN
ates new rule for mGzzifng the newspaper
correspondents. Theztxp equatorial gangs,
Baipes's and Grady's So, combiped to push
through the reseRitc While it was OPP
posed by those senators, unfortunately In
a minority, who are understood to be in
sympathy with Governor Hughes. Here
after the clerk OF the senate is empowered
not only to admit, but to exclude any re-
porter from the sessions of that body;
and, in practical operation, 1t is well under
stood that the clerk wal exclude whatever
one against whom a senator may lodge a
complaint. There Is a childish futility
about the measure which excites a smile.
The senate's proceedings will be more fully
and WILDLY reported than ever, and doubt
less with less tenderness than ever for the
sensitive feelings of Grady and Raines.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21

The pill mixers in the legislature
are showing unwarranted jealousy of
the faith healers. They say that the
faith healers only get patients who
have tried out all sorts of medical ad-
vice without avail, and, If SO, the med
les should have no objection to letting
some one else try after they them
selves have had first whack. The poor
patient, of course, is entitled to pro-
lection against fake healers, the same
as against quack doctors, but both the
doctors and the faith healers ought to
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21

Pittsburg Dispatch.

Senator TIHman's declaration that he
would like TO shake hands with Mingo
Sanders mnires a dangerous approach n
the heresy Of social equality. Does he not
recall that distinction in social ethics i'm
mortsllzed IN verse II not In actual his
tory by which Douglas declared that he
would entertain at his castle wAomsoever
his king might order him TO; but
The hand OF Douglas Is his own,
And never shall IN friendly clasp
The hand OF such as MnrmiOn grasp.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21

The advocates OF appropriations by
percentage mill levies for various state
Institutions know what they are up to.
they expect to get hold of more money
IN this way than they could hope TO
get by asking for specie appropriations.
This is the situation in a nutshell and
the people, from Vhom the taxes are
collected, pay the freight.