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The Washington times., 1907-08-18
Jhe TALKoh6e TOWN
BY TT1E TOWN TALKER

IT HE strike Of the commercial tele-
graph operators will bring out
many new stories on the mex
perienced operators who are try
Ing 10 work the big wires of the two
companies. These inexperienced strike
breakers are known 10 the telegraphers
as hams" or plugs" terms applied
to a man in the business that is any
thing but complimentary. During the
big strike Of 1888. when the organization
OF the telegraphers that managed that
conflict with capital was known as the
Brotherhood of Telegraphers. some
amusing stories were told OF the way in
which these ham" operators got mes
sages. One of the most remarkable
specimens Of bulled message was this
one:
A father, in Boston on business, had
been advised by wire that his son James.
who he had left at home ilI. had suffered
relapse and he had better come home.
The fathers business was OF great i'm
portance, large financial interests being
at stake. He however decided to return
to New York at once Just as he was
ready 10 start. the operator in the
fremont House handed him this re-
tliet Aabic SptClIneu or an operator abil-
ity to bull a message. 1t read:
New York. N. Y. Aug. "a. 1883.
John Doe.
fremont House, Boston. Mass.
DO not cog hog jags is 100
MARY DOE"
The father thought his wife was crazy
TO send such message. However, an
expert operator-one OF the strikers
when acquainted with the facts OF the
sons illness quickly interpreted the
message as it had been written. Here
is what II said: DO not come home.
James is WELL
Now, to a layman such a mistake
seems impossible; but when it is ex-
planned that in the Morse code OF dots.
spaces, and dashes, as the letters are
formed. the word cog" which should
nave been nome, was made by jamming
the letter m" which is two dashes.
and an E. which Is one dot into one
letter. &C" which is two dashes and a
dot. The g in 'jags" should have
been me-" and the 100 should have
been written four letters instead Of
three figures. The first two letters OF
the word well" C"we'D jammed to-
gether make the figure lone dot. two
dashes. and a dot. while the two ciphers
OF the 100 were intended for ''Ts. "
which IN the Morse code are short
dashes; thus well" was transformed
into 100"
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etiquette. The alteration became rapid
and developed into one between the
president and Haus attorney, who
! Threatened to throw the case up II he
was TO be continually ''sermonized'
Fanny MOlltOr. a sister-in-law of
Hau, said that Hau had not openly
made advances 10 her sister, Olga. but
that his manner was decidedly more gal
liant 20 her than anyone else. Lieutenant
Molitor. brother-in-law of the accused
said that he had suspected Hau as soon
as he had heard Of the murder. 1t de-
veloped that the witness had first laid
before Frau Hau the facts pointing to
the guilt of her husband. This news
proved great shock to her. and she de-
termined on suicide. which she accom-
pllshed few days later by swimming
far out into Lake Zurich.
Hau, In regard to the interview which
ne had with his wife in prison. said that
ne tried TO dissuade her from her resolve
70 XIII herself. and ihas after she tad
le1t MIN he tried to get his counsel n
nm as quickly as possible to get hin, 70
stop her from taking her fatal sten ar
any price. a.
stahl, a witness for the nrosec,,+i,,,
stated that Hau had told him D,i,6
stories OF fabulous wealth sha. he had
win him, and Of costly di7ne~. 49,
ne mad given in Paris and Vienna
Recognized by Baroness.
baroness Won Reitzenstein stated tb,,
WINE posting a letter on the eys,t,,,.
oI the murder she was strucl, r..
man wearing dark overcoat. win m,
coHar turned up as II 10 conceal bi,
race She recognized the man as the
accused. Returning from th.s no.t -
l.e' rau Molitor and her daugbte,
CIose behind them was another nan
thickset and with a gray beard. VI,
Sne thought she had seen before ana
was resident of Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden cabman testified that he
hao driven clean shaven man IN tbs
$40 train on the night of the murJor
but could not identify Hau as the va,
Inc proceedings up to this time had
taken three days On the morning OF
the fourth the crowd was eve, Iarcor
than usual in the courtroom. aud i
was estimated that fully 10000 persons
crowded around the courthouse. At \
dramatic juncture In the proceedings
Iieu laid before the court, which v1s
breathless with rapt attention. hts ex-
plantation Of the suspicious circ1In,-
stances that he had been seen in BADEN
Baden disguised with a false beard m |
the evening Of the mur Ter
de said that he loved Olga Molftor
ana wlsneo TO see her once again be-
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child must be regularly submitted n
a doctor for examination for the father
has shown that he suffered from dis
ease before his marriage The scrofu-
lous appearance Of the child Is probably
due TO this. Olga will receive as a
memento from me 4 ring with bril-
lia7ts. The child shall receive a brown
ring with brilliants on her eighteenth
birthday, ard keep 1t always as a me-
mento OF ner mother. Ny welding ring
goes with me to my grave. I propose,
further, that tie family uame Of the
child be changed"
Great Hush Follows Reading.
A great nush fell on the vast throng
that crowded every inch Of space after
the reading Of this document.
The president asked the accused II ho
did not desire pause in the proceed
ings, and Hau pressed him TO go for
ward with the case and finish it as early
as possible, as he was weary and wished
to rest. After this the prisoner was sub
jected to another examination from the
president. but II failed TO extort from
him any fresh admissions. He declared,
however. that he suspected no one in
connection with the deed.
This closed the testimony, and the
case went TO the jury. Dr. Dietz. Hau's
attorney, contended that all the circum-
stances of his clients visit 10 Baden
Baden excluded the hypothesis that he
went there 20 commit murder. Re ar
sued the improbability of a man OF
Hau's clear and penetrating intellect go
Ing with murderous intent TO Baden
Baden disguised so clumsiiy, and of his
stopping at Frankfort, where he was
well known, and buying q false beard II
he nad any criminal motives. His entire
argument was based on the evidence as
brought out by the prosecution. and not
In single instance did he try 10 dis
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fore he crossed the Atlantic and re-
turned to Washington.
Arriyed in London on the eve Of sailing
Tor America he could not bear TO leave
Europe without one more interview
with the object Of his love, who was so
Tar ignorant OF the flame that she had
inspired. Business engagements was
Ihe excuse that he gave 10 his wife 10
return 10 the Continent He wore the
raise beard because this clandesttne
visit had TO be kept a secret from the
Iamily and the telephone message was
sent 10 the home OF Frau Molitor n
enuce her away from home in order that
he might see Olga alone. Concealing
himself near the house he saw tbst
Olga was with her mother and In a A.
OF chegrtn and disappointment he aba1-
doned his whole scheme, jumped .in q
cab and left for England.
Mental experts report that TTa,,
unusually gifted and leaned towsr5 s1
excess Of sanity rather than IN The
opposite direction.
A deed was then introduced In e-z;de,.a
showing that Hau had renounced bts
interests in the estate of his notbe--
in-law In favor Of his child. Tins sbou,-
ing, according TO counsel, that he wss
no cOvetOus murderer.
After this the will Of Fran Han
which was written just before her sui,
eide, was read 1t created a nrofoun5
sensation, and was read amid breatbIess
suspense.
Letter of Frau Hau.
l. Lima Fau, hereby determine that
my burial shall take place without min
ister and without flowers. and IN IN.
cheapest and most unostentatious man
ne- possible have gone to my deatI,
because cannot survive the shame ana
grief brought down on me and nv cbit1
and 1 hope thereby TO make nv chfld,s
future easier. The events that Inv.
taken place recently have driven r,e ~
my death. Whoever dares to read IN
my death the incrimination of apvone
soever, l will never forgive. II has
hitherto been my experience that men
bow before so great misery as mine
and 1 have been badly treated IN onI,,
two quarters-frstly. by the exnrni.,ine
DR.. Fischer, and then hy,
my brother-in-law. Bsehelin. Wbat |
leave behind me is deposited with the
Baden Bank"
After making provision for the SIM
port of the child and certain annuity /
that is TO be paid to Hau in case that !
ne is relieved before his fortieth wear, !
-hs will continues:
7 bequeath the child to my sister
olga, and commend It to my brother |
Carl II Olga marries, II would be best |
oF her 10 take the child with her. Thel
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General Corbin's well-knowf capacity
for organization might warrant him for
aiming TO be something bigger than a
Congressman-a real city boss, for ex-
ample. or the head OF the Independence
League.
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HAPPINESS.

Al length Happiness. always heetinx.
developed an especial burst OF speed
It became impossible for anvhod1, y,
eVeftake her, except with a car COST
ing $4,000 or more
And even then only for the briefesr
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CERTAIN policeman IN an up
~ town precinct, who has won a
n reputation more for his irish
blood than for anything else.
caused quite a ripple Of excitement TO
stir the ordinarily slow pulse of the Po-
lice Court recently.
y certain good woman. a law-abiding
'citizeness," was charged by the officer
with having a cow whose disposition
was essentially Bohemian. The police
man stated that he had discovered the
COW In ell sorts OF out-Of-the-way places
and growing tired OF the continual
shocks which each new meeting with
the bovine inflicted upon his system he
determined to arrest the owner.
'Yurre honurr." said the policeman,
"sivin times hov warned that woman
and she pay not a bit OF atenshin TO me
remarks. Oi hov not the tonne nor the
inclination ter chase a COW about
furre acre lot"
The good woman not 10 be outdone by
a mere policeman, proceeded 10 rise and
swear that her cow had always remain
ed at her ireside, a good, true, domestic
animal.
Well" said the Judge 10 the officer
as the woman left the stand. how are
you going TO prove that the COW goes
away from homer"
The policeman thought awhile; then
a brilliant idea struck him.
Faith. yurra honurr." he remarked
with broad grin. ''O'H bring the beast
down 70 the court an show II to yurre
honurr"
And he seemed much disgruntled when
the court. after explaining that II was
not an expert on bOvines. dismissed the
case.
The Washington times., 1907-08-18
HAVE THE TIMES MAILED 10 YOU.

Persons leaving Washington for the summer
can have The Times mailed TO them at tie
same rate as paid for delivery in the city
viz, cents week for the daily edition, or
"a cents Tor the daily and Sunday editions.
Al mail subscriptions are invariably payable
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desired
The Washington times., 1907-08-18

7 HAVE heard OF a number OF differ
ent varieties Of alarm clocks and
i contrivances for awakening heavy
sleepers, but the use Of a pet
canary bird Is the latest that has come
under my observation. The son OF
Well-knOwn minister OF Washington,
who is now touring the West. is the
only one left at home. except the little
Songster. which belongs 10 the young
mans mother, Now. this chap, once
awakened, IS as energetic al the average
person, but the necessity for arising at
O'Clock in the morning is the bane of
his existence knowing this falling OF
his for Oversleeping himself. and having
occasion TO visit the young man one
evening last week, I noted the absence
Of the large alarm clock which he had
always kept near the head OF HIS bed.
I asked him how II was that he ever
managed 10 get up in the morning with
out his old standby. He wouldn't tell
me how the impossible was accomplished,
but said that IL / would accept an
invitation to remain with him that night
! would learn OF the best alarm clock
On record. Having nothing else 70 do.
l accepted. and the next morning was
reused about $50 by the melodious notes
Of a singing bird. The young man
noted my look or perplexity, and point
ing to the canary. which was swinging
gayly on n perch in its cage. said:
There's your answer. BY calling TO
me to let him out into the room he also
saves me the price Of a clock
The Washington times., 1907-08-18

Coffee warehouses burned IN Brook
lyn yesterday morning to the tune OF
a $3.50, 900 loss. The wares were flame
rnasted
The Washington times., 1907-08-18

boys amt got no union. and when I gifts
home dat night my nav says dat I'd
better git back OH de job fore she does
somethin' TO persuade me. She said we'd
have plenty chances ter strike when we
gifts grown wldout cuttin' de fool now
an 1 better go on and git to work so
she kin pay dat washerwoman Saterday
night"
Afterward the little fellow explained
that he was almost the sole support OF
an aged mother and that he'd finally
gotten II through "de nut" that he was
acting rather prematureIy In striking.
1 amt got nOthin' but bicycle" he
explained, IAN I'd soon had to soak dat,
so l goes back. But jes' you wait TIL 1
git grown and git to be er operator and
watch me lead the strike for them"
And this Is about the way all the boys
reasoned 1t out-together with a little
parental persuasion, for although they
returned to work again without getting
their so-called rights" each vowed that
there would some day come a time when
he would crush the octopus beneath his
heels, assisted by de union"
The Washington times., 1907-08-18

~ a crowded F street car the
other evening sat o young man
busily engaged IN persuing his
evening paper. At the corner
OF Twelfth street a dainty young woman
entered The man, despite the beauty
OF the maid remained engrossed In his
reading for some minutes. but finally
looked up. arose and offered his place.
Piqued by hts failure 10 do this before.
the maiden loftily declined 10 accent
whereat the reader resumed his seat and
reading.
Just as the car swerved around the
corner at Fourteenth street. the proud
miss who had been standing I'm front of
the man. as sort OF living rebuke. lost
her balance and toppled over into his
zap Greatly embarrassed she recovered
her standing position and made dve
apology. The car proceeded unufndfuI
OF the incident and the passengers had
about forgotten Il when, on rounding the
curve at Seventeenth street, again the
performance was repeated.
This time grave doubts arose in the
mind Of the man as TO the sincerity OF
the last apology At any rate. acting
on some such impulse, he said 20 her
ns composedly as possible under the cir
cumstances:
Madam, II you prefer this seat 10 the
cne / first offered you. I really have
no objection 10 your keeping it, But
the poor girl rang for the next stop.
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A Joke check for s2s,24OOOO has reached
the Treasury. If the Standard ever
pays at all. IL VIII be in real money.
The Washington times., 1907-08-18

Mr.. Bryan is to sound the Democratic
Keynote Tor 1908. He's given plenty Of
time to having hts voice cultivated
The Washington times., 1907-08-18

The question seems to be: Could any
railroad get washed clean in any i'm
munity bath?
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Do you ever wonder what has become
OF the Middle-of-the-Road Populists.
the Good Democrats, the Free Silver
Republicans. or our esteemed shining
contemporary. The Silver Knight"
The Washington times., 1907-08-18

Our baseball team is still losing by
an eyelash.
The Washington times., 1907-08-18

It's poor automobilist out Glen Echo
way that can't be either an interna-
tional complication or a question Of
State rights.
The Washington times., 1907-08-18

The rebaters are being good. saws a
freight traffic manager Of the New
York Central Like the boy caught with
Jam on his fingers.
The Washington times., 1907-08-18

II Mr. Taft once sits on the other can
dldates he will have the field fat.
The Washington times., 1907-08-18

The Times r. served In the city OF Wash
tngton and District OF Columbia b. newsboya
who deliver and collect FOR the paper on
their own account at the rate or cents a
week Tor the Evening and Z cents a copy for
the SUNDAY edition
Enterd at the Dostofics at washington
ID. c. as second class matter
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Changed After wife's Death.

The prison Inspector, Sachs. gave
some interesting particulars as to Hau's
demeanor while awaiting trial. Until
the death of his wife he was calm
and collected, but after that event he
was beside himself. His physical con-
dition deteriorated. he hardly ate any
thing, and spent a whole night walk
ing to and fro in his cell. declaring that
he would not live more thar month
and they feared that he would commit
suicide.
Up to this point in the proceedings
Hau had persistently maintained his
contemptuous, Indifferent manner. How
ever. as the tangled evidence was gradu-
ally unweaved about him he began to
unbend, and tell more Of the tragedy
than he had hitherto done
An employe of the aotel where they
had stopped in Paris testified that after
a motor ride there had been a violent
scene between Hau and his wife. The
prisoner then admitted that the cause
of Il had been Frau Hau's jealousy Of
her sister. Olga. and that he had sent
the message to Frau Molitor calling her
to Paris because he considered it the
best method to get rid of Olga.
Q.-Why did not the accused adopt the
and say that for business reasons he
mad to leave at once for London?
Al can only repeat that I regard
what I did as right.
Q.-At any rate, your procedure was
very peculiar.
At this point the counsel became in
vowed IN dispute on q question OF
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Bout time for Judge Parker to go
swlmmln'.
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ILT THAT made you return 10
NM work. sonny?" asked a
V v veteran Of one OF the
striking telegraph mes
senger boys, who went back 10 work
the day after the spectacular walkout
Tuesday.
We'll. it's dis way" he replied, I'VE
The Washington times., 1907-08-18

EEH o yer reckin' them air really
the same things George
Washington use'ter have7"
asked rural visitor TO Mt.
Vernon. one day rectly.
Certainly. they nave been carefully
preserved through all the years" ven
tured n kindly parsonage at our rural
friends elbow.
wal, how bout the hoss7 A young
feller tole me 10 be sho 10 see the ole
gray boss Washington druv. Do yer
reckin' the barn Is open7''
| A utter ran around the group Of sight
seers nearby. which our aforementIonad
Kindly parsonage squeIched with a look
re then turned 70 the delegate from the
'alL umbers and by a simple process OF
reasoning, convinced him that inasmuco
as our INDUSTRIOUS citizen had been dead
something over a hundred years the
rurAHst would not be afforded the on
poit ituhity or gazing upon a horse who
naa passed the century mark.
mats right. 1 mout er thought NJ
mat ne replied simply. Il tell yer
reeve near bout this whole tbing g.
er fake. Look at that chinv ware
seen set er plates jes like that ter mr.
store back home las week. an nv
srsndnothers got some furnitur a.
looks Jes Ike this l bet er U~,oIo LOT
Ct this stun was bought at er oc.shun
sale an put IN here 10 fool the people.
t'',l-' 'vi'ce cum from jamestown. I don't
reeve nothin' hardly I see"
And despite the efforts ~ lee. S.,.,..
lll volunteers who vouchsafad 10 g.
the old gentleman around he ,,te,,.os
81 eat many OF the relics with an a. -
uLSeI 1 usI' declaring that he was n Grr1I,. -
me sne opinion that somebody was p1ai5,1-
some money out of It. '''Ai''s
the window os a vacant store IN
lower Pennsylvania avenue, a large
- embroidered centerpitce. fastened 10
square OF blue cardboard, has at
Tac'ed the attention OF passers-by for
lhe last week or two. The handsome
piece OF needlework stands out In strik-
ing contrast to the dirty window panes
and the cObwebs IN the showcases. on
snalle- sheet OF cardboard are the
words For Sale"
Usually there IS a group OF three or
four persons gathered IN front OF the
store, and az the noon hour the crowd
Otter numbers a dozen. The door Is
open. and now and then some one en-
ters 70 inquire the price The needle
work is taken from the window. and the
prospective purchaser comes out with a
bundle IN his hand. Then. in
rev minutes, another piece appears, and
there is a repetition Of the performance. |
The sales are being made by a middle
aged woman, with refined manner and
a personality which indicated she had
not sold embroidery in a vacant store
oil her life.
4 used to have little shop uptown"
she explained. But business kept drop
ping of until It became an expense 90 |
keep It. when 1 gave up the placG, !
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PRISONER PAINTED BLACK
BY STARTLING TESTIMONY
IN HAU TRIAL FOR MURDER
CONTINUED from Third Page)

at Freiburg, he went regularly from
drinking saloons TO disorderly houses.
All testified that one could believe only
half he said. A theological student
named Henkle said that. in Berlin, Hau
had ideas OF committing suicide.
He had an inclination TO be fantasti=
cal and could best be described as wha- 2
was called sUperman," Henkle declared.
Another Of the eXtravagant stories
that Hau is said to have told some OF
the students was that while he was on
a visit to Ajaccio he had induced the
mistress OF a prince TO return with him
to Marseilles, where they had lived to-
gether for several months.
A miIliner from Baden-Baden said
that she had seen a man with a false
beard on the night Of the murder act
ing in such a manner as to excite sus-
picion.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-11-18
WORkINCMEn'S CIRCLE
HEARS AN ADDRESS

A special meeting of the Work
ingmen's Circle was held in WASH
ington hall yesterday afternoon fog
the purpose of hearing report from
the general Office in New York. Chair
man J. Schwartz, who presided, In
treduced the speaker, B. Spinard. =
member of the executive committee.
He told of the good work the organ
ization had accomplished and he re-
ported that they had purchased two
houses in Henry street, New York. at
a cost of $500 OF be used for the
home Office. The buildings are six
stories high and will be fitted up in
first class order with an auditorium,
library and rooms for school pur-
poses. A collection was taken for =
member of the society who is in pOor
circumstances in New York.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-11-18
STANDARD OIL TUG IS
LAUNCHED AT ELLIS
Special to the EVENING NEWS:

TOTTENVILLE, Nov. 1S:-The
Standard Oil Company's tug No. 10,
built at the shipyards of H. c. Ellis
& Son in Railroad avenue, was
launched ar that place Saturday after
noon. The launch was a most sue
cesful one. 1t was just 4:25 O'Clock
when the last block was knocked out
from under the boat, and she took
her initial dip in the sound amid the
blowing of whistles from the tugs
near by. The tug Jacob Heath, OF
the Arthur Kill Towing Company
soon had a line fast and owed hel
into the dock at the foot of Main
street. The boat is eighty-six feet
! lang, twenty feet beam and ten and
| a half feet deep and will be used in
towing at Newton Creek, Brooklyn.
| Those on the boat when it was launch
ed were George H. Burroughs and
Peter Cougle, of Trenton. N j., Will
liam Cline, of Easton, Pa, John Nell
son, of Philadelphia, William Cougle.
of Stapleton, Jacob Cougle and Ell
mer Cline, of this place The tug
will be taken to ]. w. Sullivan ma
chine shop in New York to have her
machinery and engine installed, after
which it will be brought back to be
completed. This is the fifth tug and
an oil tank boat this firm has built
for the Standard Oil Company The
other tug built for Linwood McKen-
sic Company, of New York, will be
launched some day this week.