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The Washington times., 1907-10-15
WISE SAWS SOLD
TO WOOD CHOPPERS
That Is Would-be Wood
Choppers Get Chips for
Their S4.16.

GAP, Pa. Oct 15.-Frank Borroughs
as found II pronIoble to sell scholf. ships
In his correspondence school whlaa tell
you How TO Become a Woodcnopper
by Mall"
Three scholarships are disposed Of For
%.16. and the tremendous demand shows
that there are thousands OF persons whI
wish TO become proficient in this profit
able occupation.
In his course Mr.. Burroughs gives
these hints.
when possible. wood should always
be chopped with an AK"
no prevent the chips from flying. FIRST
cut of the wings"
in Telling a tree It is considered bad
form 70 be caught under it,
IF you have no wood TO practice on
get permission OF your neighbOr TO chop
his"
Much Presidential timber will be con-
verted into kndling wood next year"
The Washington times., 1907-10-15
Drunkard Monkey
SerUes fail Term;
JuStice in Jersey

NEW BRUNSWICK, n. J., oct. IL
The latest and most curious arrival at
the county jail CT Middlesex here Is a
South American faonkey. The animal
has been duly Committed from. South
River for disorderly conduct, and regis
tered among the seventy-odd other in
mates who are not half so surprised at
the newcomer as Mr.. Monk was TO fnd
human beings Gagged behind bars.
He was brought in from SayresviIle,
where people at the hotel had taught
him to drink beer. This habit got such
hold OF him that he, in time. became 2
regular dIunkard. and finally had TO be
deprived Of his liberty.
The Washington times., 1907-10-15
FRIGHT KILLS MAN
ADRIFT IN CANAL

WEBSTER CITY. Iowa, Oct 10
George Davis. farmland, twenty years
old. died OF heart failure IN the drainage
ditch near Williams. He was unable TO
swim. and tried to paddle across the
slxteen-foot ditch with the assistance OF
a plank He lost his hold on the plank
and fright stopped his heart He was
taken from the water dead a minute
later. He was In no danger OF drowning.
as a friend was swimming within ten
feet Of him.
The Washington times., 1907-10-15
Comforts, Quilts, and Blankets

,, 1 p:dis Figured SkG S1 filed full S12s
100 ~ White Crochet Quilts in wide variety of O0r
EIoiee Pdlen SpeClal wv
so IA White Crochet Quilts, in Marseies patterns q 0E
extra fine quality. Special .0lsZC
25 White Crochet Quilts; size ti-4-frnged and
cut out corners MarseIleS patterns Regular price, Ct 0E
eI-zo- CpCNld
Is size IA Fine Saline Quilts in fine line of pref 90 0E
y patterns Regular price, S275 Special oAO
IS pairs Fire Wool Blankets with pink and blue Dor
derSdGG0ebeo size; extra heavy Regular price, S425 ca IN
SpSCdI T~sOV
20 pairs size IA Fine Wool Blankets with pink
and blue borderSextra fine quality Regular price $3.50 60 60
so pairs Atwood Scotch Plaid Blankets in pink
blue drab and tack-exa good values Regular price or M
SOOO SpeCla ROsOO
20 pairs Fine An-wcol Pearl Gray Blankets with q On
blue and pink borders. Regular price, s475. Special PsOU
50 pairs Fine Atwood Blankets with pink and blue Cc 0r
tonde-douhebed size. Regular price, So Special QC.ZC
Fl pairs ~ size Fine Wool Blankets with pink 90 II
and blue borders Regular value S42S Special pair QOsIC
IA pairs ii-4 size Fine Wool Blankets with pink
and blue borders heavy quality Regular value $3.50 GO M
Special, pair PE.SU
Is White Crochet Bed Spreads in MarseIes patterns Or
doubebed side. Special each OOE
Is Saline covered Comforts y INKS in cotton CO On
filled Regular value $500. Special, each
The Washington times., 1907-10-15
Calf Prize Winners Picked
From Twenty Contestants
Almost Unanimously.
Exhibits as Well as Essays
OffereG-Former Become
School Property.

BY winning the Calf prizes. offered to
pupils OF the Business High School,
Miss Nina Thomas. who took first place,
and Emery Ballord, who was second,
have captured the highest scholastic hon
ors to which members Of this institu-
ton are eligible. Principal Allen Davis.
OF Business, said In speaking Of the
awarding OF this coveted honor, that
the committee which selected the two
students out OF the twenty candidates
was almost unanimous and that the
work both did was exceptionally good.
The prizes are $50 for first honors
and $40 for second. and are supplied
from A fund left by William Cali, TO
be awarded to pupils for essays writ
ten as the Board Of Education should
direct. 1t was decided by this body
The Washington times., 1907-10-15
Photo BY Paine's Studio.
MISS NINA THOMAS,
Who Won First Calf Prize.

that two prizes should go 10 pupils
OF Business and two to the Armstrong
Manual Training School The subject
selected this year was tn original re
search In the subject OF forestry. the
contestants 10 write not only an essay
on this subject, but also TO offer ex-
hibits-
Not only does the awarding OF prizes
prove an incentive to high scholarship,
but II also results each year In giving
the two schools the opportunity 70 col
lect numerous valuable exhibits on the
subject which has been selected. One
OF the conditions governing the prizes
Is that the exhibits offered are TO be-
come the property Of the school These
exhibits are found to be OF great value
in the course OF study. Those offered
this year will be used by the classes
studying biology.
The Washington times., 1907-10-15
COMBINE BUREAUS
IS PLAN FAVORED
Census and Labor May Be
Placed Under One
Head.
Chief Clerk RosSiter Says
Census Men Could
Handle Both.

The proposition to consolidate the Blu
reau OF Labor with the Bureau Of Cen
sus is being giver. full consideration by
the officials of the Department OF Com
merce and Labor.
The hearings that are being conducted
daily in the office OF Assistant Secre-
tasy Lawrence D. Murray. who is chair
man OF the committee appointed by Sec
rC.ary straus TO give consideration to
the question OF consolidation. have al
ready developed many interesting facts.
Rossiter Gives Views.
CHIEF clerk william s. Rossiter. OF
the Census Bureau. gave an interest
.iIg statement in which he said that
the work of the Bureau Of Labor could
DC handled by his bureau expeoltiousll'
by reason OF the trained force or clerks
and the mechanical appliances for regis
terlng and tabulatirS statistics pos
sessed by his bures
Mr.. Rossiter said , facilities Of tho
Bureau OF Census were such mat any
large statistical undertaking which Is
placed before Il can be accomplished
not only rapidly, but economically and
effectively. He also said that the ma
teriRl used by the Bureau OF Statistics
could be received and utilized with
equal facility by the Census Bureau.
Re said that when the permanent
census bill was under consideration,
Governor Merriam, who was ct that
;lme in charge Of the bureau, remarked
That by 1907 and 1908 he believed most
Of the work before the bureau would be
completed, and that the force would
have dwindled to $50 or 200 people.
Bad Prediction.
That Governor Merriam's prediction
wEs a bad one is shown by the fact that
between coo and 200 people are now en-
ployed in the bureau, and Mr. RossIter
says there has never been a time when
1t was more necessary to keep the force
up TO the maximum than during the
past summer.
1t has also been suggested with the
present investigation that the Bureau
or STATISTICS be consolidated with the
Bureau OF Manufactures and the name
OF the latter bureau changed to that
or Bureau OF Foreign Commerce.
The Washington times., 1907-10-15
MISS LIT WEEDS TONIGHT;
HER W0olNG ROMANTIC

CHICAGO. Oct. 15.-The marriage to-
night OF Miss Blanche Delphi I,Itt a
popular South Side society girl. 10
Julius J. Steiner. OF New York city. will
be the elimination OF a courtship that
was romantic and swift.
The bride-elect Is the daughter OF
David Curtin Lift. OF 5l34 Michigan ave
nue. The marriage will be solemnized
at the Lit residence
Something over a year ago Mr.. Steiner
was introduced 20 the young woman at
her home In Chicago. 1t is tinted Thai
the friend himself was an admirer OF
the girl and unwittingly cut his throat.
In any event the man from New York
was completely. captlvated by the dash
circumstances which neCessltated his
presence in Chicago several times during
the year.
The Washington times., 1907-10-15
Domestic Oriental
Hall Runners
Imperial Cathedral
Agra Art Rugs

Pretty. serviceable alI-wooI Rugs
in a variety OF choice patterns and
colors. A guaranteed Rug.
The Washington times., 1907-10-15
CITY POSTAL RECEIPTS
INCREASE ONE-EIGHTH

The receipts OF the Washington CITY
Postoffce for the month OF September
show a healthy increase over the cor
rsspondinR month OF last year.
The receipts In detail are; sales OF
stamped paper. S97, 4lS.l6; second class
oostaCe S8.ffIS7: third class postage
la N money. SSF.S4; box rents. $liL0J;
sale OF waste ma terial, Sl6S.1l; surplus
derived from sales OF fractional amounts
OF stamped paper, SS2.O4. Total, SlOl'-
The increase over September. 1906. Is
s1I i1SS6. or j. l-3 per cent
The Washington times., 1907-10-15
LoOTS WINDOW I'M DAYLIGHT

CHICAGO. oct. 15.-Diamonds valued
at 1900 were stolen yesterday from a.
display window in M NJ. Gumbiner,s
yewelry store on West Sixty-third
street, while many persons were pass
ing In the street.
The Washington times., 1907-10-15
One Lot of Odd Pieces
Administer Rugs.
Mohair Rugs.

Solid colors, Blues. Pinks. Greens
Terra Cottas.
The Washington times., 1907-10-15

p Ho1 Fiber Rugs. Sizes 9 ft.xl2
II Regular value, $40. ST c0
Special, --.-.--..--..-......... sOO
The new age., 1907-03-16

the subject of an investigation OF
which no official report has been
made, but a man may make very
good auditor and not be fit for
mayor.
Portland at this time needs for
mayor one of its biggest, brainiest
men. He should be business man
of large ideas and capacity. He
should be man who will not only
faithfully execute the ordinances, but
who is capable of taking the initia-
tive in many matters of going ahead
and being a real leader, not political
ly, but in the development of the city.
He should be a man who has large,
correct conceptions of what the city
may be and should be, and who will
do much to help make it so. He
should be man who will work in
harmony with the council, but who
will be bigger" than any councilman
and one who will compel the tacit
acknowledgement of that fact. He
should be man Of fine presence,
ready and brief speaker, and man
who does not want to be mayor just
for what is 'in it," who is afraid to
spend few dollars out of his salary,
but on the contrary man who thinks
more of the advance
ment and good name of the city than
of the mayors salary.
If no such man comes to the front,
then the voters will have to pick
from among the candidates the one
who comes nearest filling the bill,
and it is pretty safe to say that it
will not be Mr. Devlin.
The new age., 1907-03-16
DISTRICT ATTORNEY BRISTOL.

The President has reappointed
United District Attorney Bristol to
the position he has so satisfactorily
and ably filled since his first appoint
ment, and he will hold his position
till congress meets again next winter,
when it is to be hoped Senators Full
ton and Bourne will cease their op-
position to his confirmation. There is
and can be no really good reason why
Mr. Bristol should not be confirmed.
He has not only performed the heavy
and important duties of his office
with entire satisfaction to the gov
ernment and the people, and with en-
tire success, but it is we'll known that
the opposition to him is founded on
no good or sufficient reasons. Not
only so, but there is the element of
false pretense in it that does Mr..
Bristol an undeserved injury, for the
objections to him are not really
based on anything against him as a
man, lawyer or an officer, but pure
ly on political or factional grounds,
and the people are not pleased with
this sort of opposition to a good, able
and faithful officer.
Mr.. Bristol will soon be engaged in
the trial of several more important
land fraud cases, and everybody con-
cedes that he is entirely competent
to carry them through to a success
full conclusion, without the assistance
of Mr.. Heney, as in fact he did the
last ones tried here. And since then
he has won all the appealed cases
that have been decided in the federal
court of appeals. Not to confirm Mr..
Bristol next winter, as if he had done
something wrong or was incapable,
would be both an affront and an in
justice to him, which Senator Fulton
should understand the people would
recent next year at the polls. They
are tired of this factional and per-
sonal fight made upon the best dis
trict attorney the government ever
had here.
The new age., 1907-03-16

interfere promptly and effectually to
put a stop to it. If the Southerners
could only make up their minds to
let the negroes alone, and think of
something else for a while, the great
er part of their troubles would vanish
into thin air.
If lot of southern newspapers
had the intelligence and candor to
print such truths as these, instead of
quoting approvingly such prejudiced
and bigoted twaddle as men like Page
write for pay, they would do much to
lay the race" bugaboo. If there
shall ever be race conflict, it will
be brought about not by the negroes
at all, but by these ranters and ravers
on the race question
The new age., 1907-03-16
THE MAN FOR MAYOR.

A few men are talked Of for
mayor on the republican ticket but
so far only one, we believe, Mr.. Dew
lin, has formally announced his can
didacy. He will not have the field
to himself, however, and the man
who comes out last, if he happens to
come up to the voters idea of what
the candidate should be, is as likely
town the nomination as the one who
announced himself first.
Somehow, perhaps for no very spe-
cific reason, voters generally do not
regard Mr.. Devlin, as quite the right
sort of man, not "big" enough, not
of known large executive ability. 1t
is believed that he has made a good
auditor, though his Office has been
The new age., 1907-03-16
THE NOLAN CASE.

The more that is heard of the case
of the late register of The Dalles land
Office the more it is understood that
he was most deservedly kicked out.
and he may consider himself lucky
If the government lets it go at that.
1t is complained in some quarters
that Mr.. Moody was too officious in
suggesting the removal of Nolan or
an inquiry into his conduct of the
office, but if Mr.. Moody did this he
did good service by ''butting in. ="
He had right to do so, too, because
Nolan was appointed on his recon-
mendation and he felt responsible
for his official creation. He could
not get Senator Fulton to act, we
suppose, because Fulton is a particu-
lar friend of ex-Representative VIII
liamson's, and is factionalIy hostile
to Moody. Nolan, it seems, was not
only false to the man who made him
politically, and who had loaded him
with fayors and benefits, but he had
The new age., 1907-03-16

become intolerably insolent and over
bearing to patrons of the Office. and
his eliminating meanness was in his
yelled accusation of his fellow Off
cia1, Miss Lang, who had been con-
nected with the office for many years
and knew more about it's business
than Nolan could learn in a long
lifetime. The administration made
no mistake in getting rid of Nolan,
but Senator Fulton gets no credit for
Nolan's discharge.
The new age., 1907-03-16

A Texas colored man netted 81 900
last year off a 50-acre farm. This is
not mentioned because it is a pecu-
liar case, but only as a sample of
many similar cases in different parts
of the country of the success of col
ored men in various industrial voca-
tions, and yet some people suppose
they do not know enough to go in
when it rains.
The new age., 1907-03-16

1t is very likely that the lumber
mill owners could afford to pay high
er wages and ought to do so, but the
demands of the men melted by out
side mischief makers and hired trou-
BILE breeders, seem to be unreason-
able. Between the two the city is
getting a very damaging knock, but
there appears to be no help for it.
The new age., 1907-03-16
Aduance in Postal Salaries.

Washington, March 15.-First As
sistant Postmaster General Hitchcock
has made a compilation showing how
many clerks in postoffices and letter
carriers will be affected by the increased
pay recently provided for them by con-
cress. The additional pay will begin
on July / next. The total number OF
clerks promoted at that time or as soon
afterwards as they shall have complet-
ed years service in the grades in
which they are now serving will, be
19. 900. The increase will affect A.
433 carriers throughout the country.
The new age., 1907-03-16
FRED A. KRIBS.

| In this age of progress the crea
tion and development of an idea is
the keynote of success. 1t does not
matter whether the work is in the
realm of science, or art, or literature
or along the line of Industrial accom-
plishment, the same principle OBJ.
tains. 1t is therefore not surprising
that the world has begun to look up
on the successful man as a blessing
to humanity.
Who will say that the great en-
pire builders, James ]. Hill, Coils P.
Huntington and E. H. Hartman,
have not been a blessing to their
country? Yet their genius and activ-
tiles were exerted in the direction of
the creation and operation of great
railway enterprises, but the develop
ment of the country contiguous to
these enterprises was natural con-
sequence, and instead of barren
wilderness as before their coming,
there is today land rich in produc-
tive resources and teeming with mil
lions of happy and contented people.
The great Northwest, natures rich
est storehouse, rich beyond the
dreams of avariee, with its untold
mineral wealth, it's vast acres of fer
tile and productive soil, it's wonder
full preserves of game and fish, and
it's great forest reserves, invites to-
day the attention of the world.
Perhaps there is no section of the
country where more attention is be-
ing given to the development of the
timber industry, and certain it is that
none is richer or more promising in
this particular natural resourse than
Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
When one thinks of timber or min
eral lands in the Northwest the mind
naturally reverts to the name of Mr..
Fred A. Kribs, who is the pioneer
dealer in timber and mineral lands
throughout this section. He is gene
orally credited as being the best in
formed man in his line in the West,
and while he has sold and handled
millions of acres, never has he ad-
vised an investment that has not
proven profitable to the purchaser.
Mr.. Kribs does an extensive busi-
ness, the growth of which is due sole
ly to his honorable and straightfor-
ward dealings. He has as clients the
cream of the trade, among them some
of the largest investors in the coun-
try.
Such a man as Mr.. Kribs in such
a country as this magnificent Pacific
Northwest is a distinct and valuable
benefit to it, because he helps to de-
velop it. He brings the great oppor-
tunities and resources on the one
hand and the men of capital and en-
terprise on the other hand together
and the result is the development of
the country, the manufacture of a
great volume of products, the en-
ployment of a vast amount of labor,
increase in commerce, cultivation and
business of all kinds.
Oregon has been greatly benefited
by Mr.. Krib's business activity.
The new age., 1907-03-16

Representative Hawley starts out
as if he would make very active
and useful representative This is
a good thing, for this district as well
as for his own, for we shall have to
depend on Hawley rather than the
big log that we elected.
The new age., 1907-03-16

1t is a pity lot of the labor agita-
tors could not be thrown into Jail
and fed on bread and water for
awhile. They do millions of dam
age and no real good to anybody.
The new age., 1907-03-16

Let everybody get ready to vote
for the parks and boulevards and
driveways. 1t is high time the city
had them.
The new age., 1907-03-16

So the colored brother didn't get
that nice job in Ohio after all But
every colored man in Ohio will be ex-
pected to vote the republican ticket
straight next year.
The new age., 1907-03-16

A great improvement ought to be
made on some councilmen that will
go out of office on July land Ward
one is a good place to begin making
the change.
The new age., 1907-03-16

The mayor has not yet discovered
any way by which he con hold over
any way by which he can hold over
elected, and that is oh, so doubtful.
The new age., 1907-03-16

Congress did very well indeed by
Oregon, and of course Senator Full
ton will properly get some credit for
that
The new age., 1907-03-16

The democrats are going to hold
meeting to decide on some candidates
but what's the use? This isn't 1905.
The new age., 1907-03-16

Heney has Ruef In close quarters
now, and the boss might as we'll give
I'D. Heney is a sure shot
The new age., 1907-03-16

That a sheriff should have entire
custody and control of the county
prisoners seems to be a self-evident
proposition.
The new age., 1907-03-16

A good many of the best people are
coming to the conclusion that the pri-
mary nomination law is a nuisance
and a fraud
The new age., 1907-03-16

Senator Fulton returns with a
pretty good record to his credit, yet
there are a few things that a good
many republicans do not exactly like.
The new age., 1907-03-16

Anti-railroad demagogues are get
ting the country into lot of trouble.
The new age., 1907-03-16

The city attorneyship seems des-
tined to go to an Irishman.
The new age., 1907-03-16

1t was a good thing for this town
when Lafe Pence struck it.
The new age., 1907-03-16

So far nobody seems inclined to
roast Coffey.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-12
STOCKS DECLINING WHEAT VERY WEAK
Though Not at Rapid Enough Pace
to Warrant Good Buying
Professionalism Shown.

New York, June 1.-THE influence
ofthe Milliken failure and receiver
ship though Of small iron company
was not taken well by the market
and this was later supplemented in the
bond market by the dissolution OF the
Lehigh Valley Bond Snydcate for II
imms diately called attention to the
position of many another underwriting
syndicate in the street. The James.
town speech of yesterday was re-read
this morning and the public did not
come in as result, and the improve
ment in sentiment was caused by the
withdrawal of the administration from
he Hartman matter was rudely
changed. The governor of this state
later in the day, in his ms ssage veto
ing the two-cent fare bill, made a
clear and concise statement of the
rights and privileges Of the govern
ment in its dealings with corporations
and in its duties to tn public. This
message produced a very favorable
impression for its dignity and its
poise, though of course Wall street
has not agreed always with the gov
ernor
A decline in the VIII at prices extort-
ed temporarily strong influences but
they grew dull about midday, then
rallied, but on runners of war with
Japan they started to decline. This
was the superficial reason at lsast
though we think it was rather the lack
of support in professional market
which had advanced a good deal in
the last few days.
Call money was slightly firmer, also
time money. The coming issues Of
100000 New York city bonds has
not improved the temper of that mar
ket, for almost every one Is convinced
that bond values and underwriting
syndicates are in the midst of a sea
of dependency and do not know when
tn y are going to get out. The market
last night was fractionally below the
night before close, so ours of today
has since about noon fallen on an
average of two and up to three points
down from last night.
This all indicates professionalism
pure and simple. We still hold to our
impressions that stocks are
not buy until one of the days of VIC
ent set-backs occur when everything |
seems to be going down with no bttom
20 it. Then buy first class stock on |
/ 6 per cent basis and forget about it |
and you may be able to sell it in a |
very short time on a 51s to 81 basis
his is all there is to 1t and we are
rot prepared to advise on the bond
market as yet.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-12
NOTED MEN ADDRESS EDITORS

Norfolk. Va June l1-SeveTal men
of wild prominence addressed the
members Of the National Editorial As.
ISOLATION today at The second days
sessions of the twenty-second annual
convention. The presidents address
by John E. Junkin of Sterling. Kas
began the forenoon program and was
followed by aidr5 sses by Jacob Riis
the well known sociologisf. and Joseph
MediIl Mccormick. publisher Of the
Chicago Tribune.