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The Washington times., 1907-09-14
NORKNEN QUIT
THREE BUILDINGS
BrickIayers and Carpenters
Tie Up Mooney Opera
tons.
Places Viii Be Filled, De-
clareS Secretary
Hall.

The business agents strike committee
Of the building trades has called strikes
on the three buildings being erected by
the W. T. Mooney Construction COM
pany-an addition to a school house
in Anscostia, the Georgetown custom
house. and "a residence on 2 street.
Thirty-1ive union men, principally brick /.
layers and carpenters, left the work. {
The strike was called because the con- !
struction company was working a NUM-
Der Of nonunIon men Of various trades
outside of the bricklayers' and carpen-l
tiers crafts.
The strike committee thinks that it /
viii be able 70 induce the construction
company TO agree to employ only uniont
mechanics, and IN that event the work
Will be resumed. The committee was
working on the case today. and eX%
pressed the hope that the strike would
be called on Of these buildings tonight, /.
and resumed Monday morning.
Carpenters Quit Job. p.
Another building. the repair work OH
New York avenue, being done by AIastsE
Builder Osterman. was pulled late yes.
terday. a number OF union carpenters I
NNitAE AefANAA tAA " NAteAN 4tRr AA|f 4
Secretary Hall, of the Employers As-l
ISOLATION, said this morning that work.
was going ahead there today, the va
cancies caused by the WaIkout Of the
union men Ia ing been filled by nom
union men
Mr.. Hall said that his association was
prepared 10 I'll the positions Of tE@
strikers on the Mooney jobs, and would
do so Monday morning. he admitted
that the three buildings were tied Up
today. but said they would be manned
Monday.
Higher Officers Coming.
Il was announced at union headquar-7
tiers this morning that these internal
tionaI ofTicers Of the building trades
would arrive here tonight TO take charge
Of the interests Of their locals: Joseph
Reilly, organizer of the Brotherhood OF
Carpenters; John Alpine, president OF
the Plumbers Union, who comes 10,
relieve John II. Love who has been
here more than month. and W. II.
Potter, OF the Electrical Workers Union.
The strike committee asserts that yes
terday IL depOrted sixteen nonunlon~
bricklayers and eight carpenters.
The Washington times., 1907-09-14
A WORKING GIRLS PIPE:
OR, HOW REGGIE FOUND
BEATRICE WAS MAGGIE

the dust for miles as he sped along the
familiar track.
Arriving at the Sixth street station.
Reginald staggered out upon the Ave
nue.. He leaned against striking tel
egrapher until his ebbing strength re-
turned and at last started madly upon
his desperate search.
Finally, he could stand It no longer.
and reaching in his hip pocket he drew
forth the handkerchief upon which he
had been wont to dry his tears.
II was but damp and useless mass.
silent tribute to his sorrow.
At least he might weep In comfort.
None should deny him that, and happy
at the thought that even for q moment
his mind might be occupied, he sought a
department store TO make the simple
purchase.
SavageIy he eIbowed his way to the
handkerchief counter. all the while wip-
ing occasional tears upon the convenient
tail of his new coat or that OF the man
just In front
Without glaneing up he asked for a
scent handkerchief.
What d ye say?" snapped the girl
behind the boxes. as she turned and sud
denly faced him.
Reginald staggered backward. She did
likewise. Their eyes had met
Beatrice! Ny own!' he cried jubi-
lantly.
Reginald! Is it really youg' she
screamed.
Falling Gets Common.
The crowd fell gack as the two fell
into one another's arms
But what means this? The fortune?''
Reginald queried suddenly, as he Ioosed
his grip.
why, Reggie, didn't you know?
That's just vocation pipe dream she
purred softly. as she caught a strange
hold upon the lapel of his cutaway.
An how bout you, Reggie? What do
you want with a scent blow-rag?''
Another pipe, affinity mine" ehimed
Reginald I'm a Government clerk.
But it's all right, fin, your s. per and
my $500 job and thirty days leave will
stand for a sc fat all right"
Hey. break away. there!" yelled the
floorwalker. What do youse t'ink we
are runnin' hCre-a correspondence.
school or a wrestling match? Maggie,
you're fired -
The Washington times., 1907-09-14
Ouestion 81 SUPERINTENDENT.

Question of Superannuation.
'.rl5e question Of approximation is.
therefore. closely interviewer with the
question Of securing and retaining the
most competent employees. Since ~he
Government is a competitor Of private
establishments Ia the matter OF en-
Dioyes. any plan looking to the solution,
OF the question CT superannuatlon must
take into consideration what those COM
Petitors are doing TO solve the question.
The motive for the adoption OF such
schemes by private corporations cannot
be wholly a phflac-hropic one.
The benefits to the public service Of
retirement provisions are we'll illustrated
in the high character of the Federal
judiciary. as well as the officers Of the
army and navy. Men with qualifications
that are constantly in demand in civil
life. and who could obtain greater in
comes than are given by the Govern
ment, are retained in these services be-
cause OF the retirement systems.
There are undoubtedly many we'll
equipped men, possessing the highest
QuallncauOnsY who would be attracted
TO the classified service II there were
some assurance that they would be
taken care OF IN old age. They would
enter the Government service with the
feeling that the public business was 10
De their hfe-wOrk, and they would bring
70 IL a high grade OF ability. and the
standard OF the service would be raised
Clerks to Pay Share.
The committee realized that although
the Government might be amply justi-
fed from purely selfish and economic
standpoint IN providing the entire fund
Tor che retirement of It's saperannuatei
employees, there is a strong prejudice
against the establishment Of a civil pen-
sion list IN the United States. such as is
maintained BY al the other great pow
ers OF the world 1t therefore gave
consideration 70 the many different
plans proposed whereby the EMPLOYEES
provide q part or all of the retirement
lund by deductions from their pay. with
the reCuN that u submitted a plan in
the form Of a bill which, II adouted
VIII mean ultimately that each eunploye
VIII be required to save enough money
out q his salary TO pay for his own re-
urenenI. IN reality the plan amounts
10 little more than compulsory savings.
II was realized. Of course, that en-
plOyeS who have been in the service
Tor some time already, including all
those who may now be superannUated
could not be expected 70 nav into the
Treasury at this time enough money 10
secure their retirement in this way, and
SC Il is proposed that present employees
commence paying when the act takes
effect. and when they reach the re-
quired age the Government will apply
the deficiency necessary to provide for
their retirement in the annuity speci-
fed in the bill
THE amount OF the annuity is to
be ~ per cent Of the pay Of the en-
ploye for each year Of his service, and
rom the time he enters the service
Until he leaves Il ne is required to
pay such an amount monthly as will
when he arrives al the retirement age
be sufficient. with the addition OF the
interest, TO pay him such an annuity for
the remainder OF his life
The Washington times., 1907-09-14

The minister from Argentina, Senior
Don Epijanio Portela. who has been
spending the summer in Canada with
his family, viii return to the legation
sunday. and after a few days here will
20 to Mexico with his son, Senior Julian
Portela They viii not return TO Wash
ington until about November I.
The Washington times., 1907-09-14

Mrs. Edward J. Stellwagen has re
turned to Washington from Poland
Springs. where she has been spending
the summer.
The Washington times., 1907-09-14

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Kaufman. Of S116 NJ
street northwest announce the engage
ment OF their daughter. Carrye, to Abe
Jacoby, of Washington, AZ home
The Washington times., 1907-09-14

Mr.. and Mrs Maurice D. Rosenberg,
with their niece, Miss Edith Auerbach
and daughter. Aubrey, have been spend
ing the last fortnight at Atlantic City.
The Washington times., 1907-09-14

The Dowager Duchess Of Manchester
has arrived at Newport, as the guest
of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt at Beau
len She went up from New York yes
terday on the flagship North Star, with
Commodore Vanderbilt. Mr.. and Mrs.
ogden Mills, and several others
The Washington times., 1907-09-14

Mr.. and Mrs Simon Kann have re-
turned TO their home, on Belmont road,
after spending some time AT Gainesville,
Nd. at the summer nome OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Sigmund Kanu.
The Washington times., 1907-09-14

ing great difficulty in securing a sufh-
cient number OF qualified persons 10
meet the needs II the Government.
The Washington times., 1907-09-14

Mrs Lucy p. HiclSOx announces the
marriage Of her daughter, Grace Evelyn,
to Alexander James Norris The cere-
mony took place on September 10, IL
the rectory Of Christ Episcopal Church,
IN Rockville Md, the rector, the Rev.
Thomas J. Packard. officiating.
The Washington times., 1907-09-14

Mr.. and Mrs 3. Nordlirger and Mr.
and Mrs Isaac B. Nordlinger and fam
ity have returned to their home, after
spending the summer at East Falls
Church Va
The Washington times., 1907-09-14

The wedding OF Miss Mamie Chap
pelear, Of Delaplane, Va, and Charles
Peyton Greyer viii take place the first
week in October, in the home Of the
brides parents in Deiaplane.
The Washington times., 1907-09-14

Harry King and family are again at
their home here. after spending the past
two months at Atlantic City.
The Washington times., 1907-09-14

Miss Amelia Wolf has returned to
town, after a trip TO the jamestown
Exposition.
The Washington times., 1907-09-14

Miss Rita Wolferman. Of Streator, III,
who has divided the summer between
Atlantic City and Far Rockaway, I. l.,
Is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Sydney H.
Reizenstein at the Dupont
The Washington times., 1907-09-14

Mr.. and Mrs Jacob Kohner and fam
ily are spending q few days with rela-
tives in Baltimore
The Washington times., 1907-09-14

Miss Lena Strauss has returned to
town from six weeks stay ct Atlantic
City.
The Washington times., 1907-09-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Baumgarten have
returned from short visit to Atlantic
city.
The Washington times., 1907-09-14

Harry Montgomery has returned &c his
home in Washington after a months va
cation spent at Richmond. Virginia
Beach, and the jamestown Exposition
The Washington times., 1907-09-14

The marriage of Mrs. Mary Clark
Groome and Clarence Kenyon. IT.. took
place today in Sherry's New York city.
Mr.. Kenyon viii take his bride Tor
European bridal trip.
The bride who is an exceedingly
handsome woman, Is the daughter of the
late James w. Clark. OF Hampton. Va,
and is also we'll known in Suffolk and
Fort Monroe. She is related TO the
Mason, Whitfield, and Page families Of
Virginia.
The Washington times., 1907-09-14

Mr.. and Mrs Sol Louis and family.
who spent the summer at Gafthersbl1rg
Nd nave returned TO town.
The Washington times., 1907-09-14

Mrs. John Paterson Duncan, of New
York. has announced the engagement Of
her daughter, Miss jeanne Is. Duncan, 10
Ottoman II. Van NOrden. also of New
York. Miss Duncan is a sister of Mrs.
Walter Watson, jr., and OF Stuart Dun
can, who married Miss Jermain StOd-
dard. Mr.. Van NOrden IS q son of
Warner Van NOrden, OF New York. No
date has yet been set for the wedding.
The Washington times., 1907-09-14

There were predictions that bridge
whist would cease 10 be popular this
asason, but evidently its clutch viii be
As strong as ever. If we We're to take
Lsondon as a guide. The prospect is for
bridge. bridge. and yet more bridge
at receptions and dinners.
The Washington times., 1907-09-14

Miss Masie Hager and Mrs F. F.
Bailey, of Cherrydale, Va, are visiting
the jamestown Exposition this week.
The independent., 1907-02-21
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT

pl!catiOn to the commissioner of pen
sionS. in such form as he may pre-
scribe receive the benefit of this act,
and nothing herein contained shall
prevent any pensioner or person en-
titled to pension from prosecuting his
claim and receiving a pension under
any other general or special act.
Provided, That no person shall re-
ceive pension under any other law
at the same time or for the same
period that he is receiving a pension
under the provisions of this act. Pro-
vided further, That no person who is
now receiving or who shall hereafter
receive a greater pension under any
other general or special law than he
would be entitled to receive under the
provisions herein, shall be pensioned
under this act
Sec. 2. That rank in the service
shall not be considered in applications
filed hereunder
Sec. 3. That no pension attorney,
claim agent, or other person. shall be
entitled to receive any compensation
for service rendered in presenting any
claim to the bureau of pensions or Sc
curing any pension under this act.
The foregoing is practically the Nc
Cumber bill, amendments eliminated,
u
war; and made provision yo include
Mexican war veterans" and is prac-
tically a service pension
Except as to such as have pending
applications for increase, or are now
pensioned under other laws at a rate
less than s12 per month between
sixty-tWe and seventy or pension at a
rate of less than SIS at ages between
seventy and seventy-five or who are
over seventy-five years of age receiv-
ing less than $40 per month it seems
that application is required executed
on the approved forms supported by
proof Of age of applicant.
The certain way TO secure the bene.
fits provided is for each one the sew
eral classes to make application under
the law unless now receiving under eX-
isting laws rate Of pension in excess
of the schedules provided for above
The question of disability does not
arise under this act. but age unless
heretofore shown, with service and an
honorable discharge is required.
The independent., 1907-02-21
A NEW PENSION LAW.

A new pension law, what is com
monty spoken, of as the service pension
act. was approved by the president on
February I, 1907. This act reads
Be il enacted:
Section t. That any person who
served ninety days or more in the mill
tary or naval service of the United
States during the late civil war or
sixty days in the war with Mexico and
who was honorably discharged there
from. and who has reached the age of
sixty-two years or over. shall upon
making proof of such fact according
to such rules and regulations as the
secretary of the interior may provide
be placed upon the pension roll, and
entitled TO receive pension as fol-
lows
In case such person has reached the
age of sixty-two years Sl2 per month:
seventy years SIS; seventy-fivc years
or over 500 and such pension shall
commence from the date of the filing
of the application In the bureau OF
pensions after the passage and ap-
proval OF this act. Provided, That PEN
sIoncrs who are slxty-twu years OF
age or over and who are now rcceiv-
ing pension under existing laws or
whose claims are pending may by up-
The independent., 1907-02-21
NATIONAL

So long as bicycles kept changing
and improving every year many con-
servatiye persons of economical in
stincts refused to buy. Likewise many
people are now waiting for the auto
mobile to be perfected before they
throw over the horse and buggy. 1t
is pity nation can not adopt the
same canny policy with respect to
warships. Here now is the news that
Immediately following the kaisers
victory at the polls he has given or
ders for the construction Of Warships
Of $4,000 tons displacement and twice
the length of a city block. This when
We had hardly gotten over the ripple
caused by the launching of the British
Dreadnought of $4,000 tons Two frogs
met In the highway. One frog puffed
out his sides to impress the other frog
Not to be outdone frog number two
puffed out his sides also. Then the
first frog puffed out his sides still
further. The second frog made an
other effort, and they kept up the com
petition till they both burst wide open.
II we only dared it would be pleasant
to let the other nations do the frog act
alone.
The independent., 1907-02-21
NOTICE OF INcoRPo oEAYfoN.

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed have united in the formation of a
corporation under the name The Pure
Food Company, principal place of trans
acting it's business being Lincoln. Ne
braska The general nature of the bust
ness TO be transacted is the carrying on
of wholesale and retail business as fol-
lows; purchase, manufacture and sell
confectionery, ice cream and baked goods
OF every Kind and description including
raw food products and dairy lunches; to
conduct soda fountains. restaurants and
cafes to act as caterers; TO own ana op-
crate stores for the conduct of said busi.
ness, to acquire, hold ncumber. sell and
convey and lease real estate and personal
property OF every kind necessary in the
conduct of said business The capital
stock authorized is ten thousand dollars.
of which six Thousand dollars shall be
paid in before commencing business The
corporation commences February 6 1897
and terminates January l. 1857. The high
est amount of Indebtedness to Whica the
corporation shall at any time subject
Itself shall not exceed two-thir0s of the
capital stock The affairs of the corpora
tion are TO be conducted by a president,
d vice president and a secretary treasurer.
and board Of not less than three direc-
tors.
HARVEY W. DALRYMPLE.
JOSEPH c. SEACRESY
CHARLES II. WARNER
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 6. 1897
The independent., 1907-02-21
WHERE JEWELLERS GET GOLD.
Sources From Which Comes Mate
rial Used in Their Work.

New York sun: Refineries, old jewel
ry and banks are the sources from
which the jewelers. draw their gold
supply From the refiner the gold
comes to- the factory in the form Of
buttons or granules. The refineries take
the waste of the jeWelry shops and the
sweepings, and by burning off the ma
terial portions and proper treatment of
the residue recover the gold that other
wise wosIld have been lost That this
saving of even the infnitesimal parti-
cles of gold dust is worth the time and
labor is attested by the number of re-
fineries here, says the Attleboro Sun.
The output from the refneries alone
amounts to- figures in ) a Year that
would enable an ordinary man to retire
from active work with>a fortune.
The government, however, provides
the greater part of the raw gold for the
use of the manufacturer. For long
term of years there was & steady drain
on the gold coin in circulation, caused
by the using of the coin by jewellers rs
raw material The fact that the gov
ernment turned out coin that after
passing through the government assay
office was Of twenty-five karat fineness,
only two karats below the pure gold
SLdIQdlQ, uflu " ilICll also IIdG UteLl
worked over, the silver and copper
forming the alloy thoroughly mixed in
the gold before the coin was mnted
made the gold coin particularly inYit-
ing to the jeweler.
There was no trouble to the manu-
facturer when the gold coin was used,
as the alloy had always been combined
with the metal and all that was noces-
sary was, if needed, to alloy sufficiently
to bring the gold Gown to the point re-
quired
Then, too, it did away with consider
able bookkeeping and the tying up of
a considerable amount Of money by the
small manufacturer in the raw nateri-
al. There was some difference between
having $40 or SEQ represented by two or
three double eagles in stock and hav-
ing a bar or brick of gold worth from
$500 TO $500, according 10 size.
Ii meant working with small stock,
Il Is true, but considerable space can
be filled by a $50 gold piece, and the
government was nevcr-faillng source
Of additional supply, Later the gov
ernmcnt made up the pure gold i'm
brick or bar form, and II Is In that
shape that the greater bulk OF the sup
ply is now found,
Thousands Of dollars pass between
the banks and the manufacturing
jewelers. in New England IN the form OF
bars OF gold. the banks handling the
barr for tho benefit of their customers.
Tho bricks vary ln value according 20
weight from $500 20 $500 and come with
the government assay office stamp gs
a guarantee Of purity and ilneness
marked upon them.
The handling Of this valuable supply.
however. Is not conducted with amy
ostenlatlons display OF guards In going
The independent., 1907-02-21
Notice of Probate.

Estate No. 22i2 Of Ida A. Beck. deceased
IN county court of Lancaster county, Ne
braska.
The state Of Nebraska, To all persons
interested in said estate, take notice that
the last will of said deceaser, and for
appointment Of James G. Beck as cxecu-
tor thereof. which has been set for hear
ing herein, on March s, 1871 at o'clock
a. II.
Dated February 8, 1907.
Seal County I1idee
By WALTER A. IEESE
BY WALTER A. sLEESE, CLERK,
The independent., 1907-02-21
NOTICE or INCoRpoRATIos.

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed have formed a corporation under
the laws Of the state of Nebraska
The name of the corporation is O. j.
King Il Son. The principal place of trans
acting its business is in the city of lin
coin, Lancaster county, Nebraska The
general nature Of the business TO be
transacted Is To Manufacture, import
buy sell, lease and handle merchandise at
whole sale and retail: to buy sell
own. lease and rent real estate and
personal property; 10 own, manage
and operat branch stores and ~ DO all
things incidental thereto as max be nee
cssary or eXpcdiont In the carryl ON OF
the same The amount Of capita stock
authorized IL iifty thousand dollars ESQ.,
000 OF which seventeen thousand Sd7GD
has been subscribed aud paid in and the
balance shah hr issued only As fuiv paid
up and all stock shall he non-&gg0sg sg.sblx
The time of commencement ofNtbe eN-
poration shall be January J. lgt. aud the
termination ar the corporation sl8ll he
December 8l 1856. The hirhest amount
uf indebtedness on liability 10 which the
corporation is nj ans time ta subject
itself shall he tw0st thirds " tins capital
stock actually subscribed ana paid In
Tho affair nf thc corporation are 10 be
conducted hS b0ara ~ not less than
thNe directors nnd such other officers as
ip@e from time Ca time b. author 9ed or
provided for iu ihe hylnWa at the cor
pifulion.
Dated. Lincoln. Neh Feb Il iwf
OnSAS j. KING.
HARRY X. Mt'.sDS,
WILLIAM III KING.
The independent., 1907-02-21

Nearly every mother imagines her
daughter has musical talent, and fre-
quenty she makes the mistake of trying
to develop that talen to the neglect of
plain sewing
The independent., 1907-02-21
FEBRUARY q. 1907

to and from the banks A $500 bar of
gold can be slowed safely away III the
coat pocket, wherein it is comparative
~ inconspicuous, although u trihe
weighty.
The independent., 1907-02-21

Last year we consumed in this
country 6,4l 5000, 600 pounds of sugar
OneAffth of this, 1854, coo pounds.
was produced here. Cuba produced
almost exactly twice as much as we
furnished ourselves; having an advai1-
fa.gse oE99i; other foreign countries Of a
twenty per cent reduction from the
regular tuty. Hawaii ard Porto Rico.
whose sugar comes in free, furnished
about as much Us we produced OIL
selves, whi.c Germany, Java, and
South America each shipped US mora
than a hundred million pounds. From
our oriental possessions, the Philip
pines, there came $4,000 0o0 pounds.
less than hale the amount received
from Belgium lt is this two hun-
drcdth part Of oui total sugar import
alton together with correspording'y
terrific menace 10 the tobacco trust
thar keeps the senate from admitting
the Philippines tc the advantages IS
wet. as to the Disadvantages of Amefi-
can sovereignty. There are only two
weeks more in which to pass the
bill admitting Philippine products 70
American. markets on equal terms
with odther parts of The United 5tates.