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Bisbee daily review., 1908-03-04

Mistress Ito servant who comes down
very late in the morning)-Doesn't that
alarm clock gave you wake you up
in the morning. Jane?
y Jane-Oh, no. mum, not now, thank
you. It worried me a good deal at
first. mum, but I've got used to it,
London Telegraph.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-03-04

aroused. Then we will be ready for an
organized league"
Yohe and Z. R. Thornton are circu-
lating among the business men and
have met with much announcement.
Scott & Thornton headed the lis wi il
contribution of $40 and many others
were secured in various amounts
Douglas Dispatch.
The Washington times., 1908-08-07
g. P. o. EMPLOYEES
NAME DELEGATES
Men Selected by Individual Sec
tiols Will Serve on a Cen
trail Board.

Employees Of the Government Print
ing Office held meeting at noon TO-DAY
IN their respective divisions, 20 name
one employe from each section or dfvI-
sion TO represent the employees on a
central board. appointed by the Public
Printer, for the classification OF the per.
sonnet Of the office
The men selected today by a vote OF
tEeir fellow-workers, together with the
foremen Of the respective divisions. will
be called into consultation when mat
ters o. organization and policy affect
ing their respective divisions are under
consideration by the central board.
Public Printer Leech finds that the or
ganlZatiOn Of the office is IN q somewhat
confused state, because Of the many de-
signations under which the employees
are carried. and IL IS said 20 be the
purpose OF the board to bring system
and uniformity out Of the present
tangled conditions, so that employees do
ing similar work, although working un-
der different designations. viii be paid
the same rate Many Of the so-caued
superhuous titles also viii be eliminated
and q more simple organization insti-
tuted.
The Washington times., 1908-08-07
LOAN MAN ESCAPES
CHARGE OF LARCENY

The case OF Charles z. Tribby, a
money lender, who is connected with
the National Loan and Investment
Company. with Offices in Fifteenth
street northwest, who was charged by
Jacob +. Maxwell, a patron, OF SO F0ul
teenth street northwest, with the lar
ceuy Of an automobile. was n0lle
pressed by Assistant District Attorney
Ralph Given this morning.
Mr. Given in nOlle pressing the case
said that II was a matter for the civily
and not the criminal courts. and that
had the matter been presented IN its
fuller aspects he would have declined
TO issue q warrant for the arrest of Mr.
Tribbey. The case Centers about an au-
tOmObie which was given as security
for d loan by Maxwell, and which Max
well alleged was removed from the
garage in which IL was 10 be stored BY
Tribbey. This he claimed was IaroenV,
but Mr.. Given gave as grounds for hrs
action the impossibility Of making out a
case Of this kind against the defend
ant, as it was a civil rather than a
criminal matter.
The Washington times., 1908-08-07
MANS DlMPLES WIN
HEART OF HEIRESS
Overcomes Hollow-Cheeked, Dim
pleless Man, and Host of
Other Rivals.

NEW YORK, Aug. THE three dim
pies which adOTn the v.SagC Of Capt. $.
a Hewitt. OF the Brooklyn Salvation
Army. are said TO have yOT. for him the
hand OF Miss Marian WOoBnan. a young
heiress Of Burlington, n J. They are
TO be married shortly.
Captain Hewitt met Miss WoOlman a
year ago alta street gathering IN Burning
ton. where she had always been an ac-
tive worker in the Salvation Army. On
that occasion Miss WOOlman sang. The
captain was charmed by her voice, and
promptly fell IN love with her. He
pressed his suit earnestly. but he had a
number OF rivals, for Miss WOOlman IS
popular IN Burlington.
. Foremost among these was tall
s0uare-faced, hollow checked young
man OF that town. Miss WOOlnan
seemed to favor him above the others,
and IL was here that the captains dim
7les got in their good work he has
three of them: one in each cheek ana
one IN his chin. CuCe when the captain
smiled, thereby displaying his dimples
10 advantage, IS WOOlman is said 10
have told him how much they enhanced
his good looks.
Finally the dimples proved to be an
Irresistible aid to Captain Hewitts suit,
and Miss Woolman accepted him.
The Washington times., 1908-08-07
TYPOS ON WAY
TO CONVENTION
Delegates and Members Of Column
b.a Union Leave for
Boston. Mass

a large party Of delegates and mem
pens OF Columbia Typographical Union.
NO. l0l' left Washington this morning
az O'Clock in a special car over the
baltimore and Ohio railroad for New
YORK city. where they will take a boat
ar O'Clock this afternoon and 20 TO
Boston' Mass, to attend the annual
convention Of the International Tyne
graphical Union.
Ih9ae leaving this morning included
delegate Charles W. Radley, Delegate
X W Burnside and daughter. Mr.. and
Mrs a. ". Bowen. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
&. Hayne and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
charles L Wiley. Mr.. and Mrs. John
=. Dic-man and son. Harry F. sauter.
Mr.. and Mrs. William b. Waudby and
daughter. H N Kelchner. Joseph =.
Geodkey, Harry W. Templar. Mr.. and
MIs. Hennessy. Thomas Noone, S. w.
" ate. Miss Laura 3. Gordon. Miss
Margaret a, Evans, Mr.. and Mrs n
X Lanson, Miss Nichols, Conrad n
Fogel, and Delegate jarrett. represent
ing the Charleston. W. Va, union
a party leaving yesterday embraced
s&-f resldent I. G. Parsons, OF Columbia
Union Delegate Jason Waterman. DeI-
egale william F. O'BFien. Miss Theresa
Mcdonald. and others.
The Washington times., 1908-08-07
JOHN D. CONTRIBUTES
LARGE SUN OF 81
Oil King Visits Boyhood
Farm-Is Overcome by a
Generous Fit.

CLEVELAND, Ohio Aug. Z-"Piease
take this money. madame Now, now.
don't be embarrassed. It viii help
you pay the mortgage on the old farm. 70
John d. Rockefeller stood in the door
of a little old cottage on farm near
Berea- 1t was the home of his boy
hood.
Memories of the mouey-free days
when he was not a millionaire filled his
mind. lie had come back after all these
years to End strangers living there.
They were William Nrause and wife, a
thrifty German couple with a fourteen
year-old daughter struggling to pay a
debt of $500.
Rockefeller's hand deliberately sought
and carefully opened his wallet.
KraUse exclaimed at the sight: BILLS
for a hundred dollars, bills for twenty
tollars, und bills for Elm Iollar.'
Rockefeller slowly turned over the 500.
His hand fingered upon $50. Then from
for 81
Don't refuse me-" he said, softly. and
ne pressed the money into the hand o:
Mrs. Krause, calloused with work. THAI
dollar bill did not go to the mortgage
II passed out Of circulation. Mrs. KrduSe
put It into the family Bible. II was at
the forty-first chapter of Isaiah; verse
IA stood out I'm black face type:
Fear not, thou worm Of Jacob and ye
men of Israel. for 1 will help thee, satin
the Lord"
Rockefeller CHANGED to pass the place
IN his touring car on his way from &
visit 10 COunsin Bill" HumistOn, near
StrOngville.
Rrause kept the secret of the gift IN
til today. Then he had TO tell
The Washington times., 1908-08-07
Playground Association Wages
Campaign for Honest Sport

discipline, and for seeing that specta-
tors do not crowd in uDOn contestants.
She will secure as many marshals from
parents OF the children or personal &C
quaintances as she feels TO be neces-
sary. and they will be given official
badges by us. The home teacher Will
also be responsible in general for The
courtesy OF the meet
Hereafter in all preliminary and final
tournaments the races will be run OF
hrst- Teachers will be expected to have
their children ready for each event,
and IN the relays must see that there
IS no holding or pushing.
Immediately after the races, the run
ming high jumps, together with ball and
croquet for girls and long ball for boys
VIII take place simultaneously, anu
teachers must so enter their contestants
i that II VIII be possible to run pre-
urinary IN this way.
After these are finished will be the
running broad jump, indoor baseball,
and volley ball Tor boys under nine
teen.
Then Will come basketball and vol
ley BAH. volley ball being played be-
tween the halves of the Basketball,
All teachers VIII be given within the
next Few days entrance cards. on
which each contestants name, age, and
height is to be written. also the events
for which he is entered
The correctness Of age and height
must De ceTuned 10 by the director and
the father % the child. This card pre-
scented at any event will admit the boy
or girl 10 this event. You Will have to
make out cards for substitutes. OF
course.
At the time of the beginning OF each
event the umpire VIII blow his whistle
No game or event will be held for more
than five minutes, on account of the
non-presenCe OF players, and the event
viii be given to the teams and con-
testants who are present.
Protests should be made to the office
the next morning. and buttons should
not be given out until the teachers are
notified. The teachers themselves must
absolutely refrain from controversy
over events at the time Of the meet, as
It sets a very bad example before the
children. They may make protests 20
the person fl charge at the time. but
the real effective protests will be the
ones made To the office.
ANY teacher may be called upon to
umpire any game.
The Washington times., 1908-08-07
SARATOGA BOXING
FREE FROM POLICE

SARATOGA, n. Y, Aug. THE Sara
toga Athletic Association entertained a
crowd of 1900 spectators last night.
mostly Of the racing crowd, with three
fast boxing bouts in convention hail.
The feature and the last bout Of the
night was six rounds between Bill Hur-
ley, of Glen Fails, and Harry Mans
field, of England, at $50 pounds.
with the club referee officiating, the
men boxing under the compromise be-
tween English and American rules, and
agreeing TO break at the word, the two
went the six rounds at a fast pace
In preliminary bouts Sonny Smith, Of
Albany, and Jim AEan, of Schenectady,
bantamWeights, and Young Lenney, of
Pittsheld. and Willie Jones, OF Brok-
lyn. as lightweights, met In four round
bouts.
The Washington times., 1908-08-07
RICH FARMER TARRED;
WOMAN ORDERED AWAY
Masked Men Drag Vic
tim From Bed and Destroy
PROPERTY.

RUSHVILLE, Ind, Avg 7.-Eighteen
masked men entered the home Of John
Trlhbey, a rich, middle-aged farmer, re-
siding near here. early this morning and
took Mr. Tribbey from his bed by force.
Then they led him into an open field.
where they smeared his body with tar
and rolled him in feathers.
In the meantime others in the band
were beating HIN with sticks, which
had sharp pointed nails sticking from
them. When Trtbbey was almost in
sensible from pain and fear the mob
silently departed.
The masked men did not dispense, but
went to the home Of Miss Bessie Smith.
nearby. where they aroused the fright
eued woman. They broke in the win
doUs Of the house. tore of weather
boarding and finally departed. leaving
behind roughly scrawled note warn
ing her TO leave the county.
The Washington times., 1908-08-07
SUSPECT
DREAMED OF FATE

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 7.-PasquaIla
Grasso, an italian. who was brought
back to this city by Detective Palma
from Stamford, Conn. TO answer the
charge Of numbering Alfonso Cifeuo,
told the officer that he had dreamed he
would be arrested.
u knew you would be here and get
me, too cried Grasso to Palma when
the l-tter located the prisoner working
in a quarry on the outskirts Of STAN
ford. It is alleged that Grasso stabbed
Cifeuo on February at the Iatter's
home on East Somerset street.
The Washington times., 1908-08-07
CUMBERLAND MAN
INJURED BY AUTO

CUMBERLAND. Nd. Aug. Pat
rick J. Murphy, a director Of the James
Clark Distiuing Company, is in criti-
cal condition at the home of William a.
BuckhOltz, general manager of the
Cumberland Brewing Company. at La
Vale. three miles from Cumberland, as
the result of being hurled from Albert
f. Glisan's automobile, with which a
large touring car owned by William c.
Devecmon, president of the Maryland
State Bar Association, conided.
The Washington times., 1908-08-07
MILITIAMEN'S FIRE
SINKS TWO BOATS
Sunday Will Be Moving
Day-OrderS Given for
Return Home.

FORT WASHINGTON. Aug. T.--Once
again the tugboat and battleship Lieut.
Alonzo H. Cushing and the cruiser
yacht Oneida have been blown ana de-
stroyed They We're sent down the
river this morning as targets for the
miIitiamen gunuers. Shot after shot was
fired from batteries on both sides Of the
river These two vessels were not max
ing an attack, but were merely out Tor
guunery practice by the miltuamen, In
the meantime twelve companies AT ure
forts were doing patrol duty and van
gushing imaginary foes along the river
bank and on the land side Of the two
reservations.
Sunday viii be moving day for the
two armies IN camp and preparations
are already on foot for an early get
away Sunday morning. Orders were
issued today relative 10 the transpOrta-
tion of all troops and camp impedi-
menta on two boats which are SEIZED
Uled TO leave at S o'clock.
Orders for Moving Given.
Many orders were issued today. inclUd-
ing one from national guard headqUar-
tiers relative TO the movement Of troops
after they break camp and assigning
inspection duty 10 those officers who
are accountable for the property TO be
moved.
After the apparent big success that
attended the defenders in last nights
attack OF the two forts, il was thought
that over this battle at least there
would be no controversy, but such was
not the case, despite the fact that
final decision was made last night 1t
was claimed that the attacking fleet
CTept up to a point almost opposite the
two forts before the vessels were
sighted.
This morning the reserves had gun
drill with the big guns, firing round
after round Of blank ammunition. The
Gushing and the Oneida We're sent
down the river as targets and they
were piCEed up by the observers in the
fire command station as soon as they
pulled out from the Fort Washington
wharf. They did not follow straight
course, but zigzagged back and IOrtn
across tho channel. This made difficult
work for the gunners- They were each
sunk time after time, but were imme-
with a hail OF shot from the big guns.
Colonel Ureu in Charge.
The navy tug Triton also drew
large part Of the fire from both forts,
md she. too was sent to the bottom
many times. This gun drill lasted for
two hours. Colonel Urell was IN charge
of the battle command station at Fort
Washington. and Lieutenant Colonel
O'Brieu was in charge at Fort Hunt
Colonel Coffin and the artillery OIficers|
detailed as observers were well pleased
with the work Colonel CONN tlIs|
morning issued an order prescribing the
form of the report 10 be submitted to-
the War Department on the maneuVers.
In addition TO making report. edcA
OFFICER is asked to make recommends
lions for future exercises.
The supports We're also in the field for
two hours. AT Fort Hunt the battery
OF Eght artillery was out In the uelO
behind the reservation, also repellIng
imaginary foes with blank cartridges.
The field hospital corps was in position
behind ait. Vernon battery, and the men
urarticad carrying the maglnary
wounded The corps was divided into
two squads, and the men alternated
serving as wounded
The Washington times., 1908-08-07
TOM SHARKEY STUNG
FOR SUM OF $50
Now He's Looking for Slick
Stranger to Hand Him Some
thing Besides Cash.
NEW York, Aug. Tom sharkey

NEW YORK, Aug. Tom Sharkey
stuug.
Yep, It's q fact. and for $50. too.
An affabIe stranger just walked into
the Fourteenth street emporium and,
business like and confidential, offered
Tom. as "a special favor, "a So advertis-
ing space i'm a program he said he was
70 print for the monster picnic to be
given by Under SheTin John Gilchrist
Sharkey didn't look so bad when JET
fries got through with him as he did
yesterday when Mr. Gnchrst told him
10 stop joking, that he wasn't giving
any picnic.
Then James Buckley, Sharkey's man
ager, rushed down 10 Headquarters and
identified No. 1A547 in the roEUe's gal
lery as the stranger. Detective Allen
found Joseph Casey, tWcuty-eight years
ole, of Alb Henry street. Brooklyn,
whose number that is. Casey had a
card authorizing him to solicit adver-
tisemeuts for the picnic of the Assoc
ciated Bartenders, and there was no ar
rest. Nevertheless. ShaTkey says Casey
viii get his the first time he sees him.
The Washington times., 1908-08-07
CHARGING CRUELTY,
SEEKS MAINTENANCE

Annie E. MaIoney. in the the District
Supreme Court. filed suit for mainte-
nance against her husband, Martin Z.
NIalOney. She was married Ia Balti-
more. December :, 1894 She charges
cruelty and abuse, and asks alimony
with Ounsel fees.
The Washington times., 1908-08-07
SUES FOR $40, 1000
ALLEGING INJURIES
Lanham Institutes Proceedings
Against Landlord, Claiming De-
fective Porch Laid Him Low.

William =. Lanham in the District
Supreme Court today filed suit against
J. Lee Kolb for $4,000 damages for
personal injuries alleged TO have been
tober q. 1907.
IN his bill Of complaint Lanham says
that he rented a house on Owens road
near Good Hope, .. g, from the de-
PENDANT and notified the latter that the
porch needed repairs
The owner, Kolb, promised 10 make
the necessary repairs, IT is alleged, but
did not do so with the result that Ian
ham. who is a heavy man, was thrown
by a defective board in the porch, re-
Cefving serious injuries.
The Washington times., 1908-08-07
FIVE BADLY HURT
AS AUTO UPSETS
Speeding Machine Turns Turtle in
Willow Grove Avenue,
PhiladelDhia.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. Miss Lena
Brown suffered conclusion Of the brain,
and two other women and three men
were badly hurt here when a speeding
automobile turned turtle IN Willow
Grove avenue.
The others injured were William At
kinsOn, owner Of the car. and his wife,
Miss Florence Payne, William Oakley,
and Frank Williams. the chauffeur.
The Washington times., 1908-08-07
THE POPE RECEIVES
BIG DELEGATION

ROME, Aug. T.-Forty-one members Of
the Holy Name Society, of Newark. y.
J., headed by Mgr. Stafford, Of
Jersey City, were received by the Pope
today. TIE delegation was presented
by Mgr. Kennedy, rector OF the amer
lean College.
The Washington times., 1908-08-07
TRAIN KILLS MAN
AT LYONS, N. Y.

LYONS, X. Y. Aug. IA man ap-
parently thirty-twO years old was
struck iy Central passenger train and
killed this morning. He had a plumbers
union card. issued to Charles Lang
wasser. by Local Union, No. q, Of New
ark, n. J..
The Washington times., 1908-08-07
- - - CONTAINS
~ @o 9e NO MERCURY

Medicines containing Mercury often given persons suffering
with Contagious Blood Poison and powerful the action Of this drug
that frequently the symptoms short while
members When however, the left the
and the patient finds that his health
powerful mineral and he is tn left with disturbed
rheumatism, The action of
different contains no Mercury other harmful drug but is
Blood Poison removing the
every particle poison and does future
outbreaks S. S. IN addition curing
Strengthens part the body It's fine effects
stomach and Digestion improve the appetite
system Home treatment book containing
free to all who write THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA GA
The Washington times., 1908-08-07
TO ADVERTISE
WORKHOUSE BIDS

Bids for the erection Of an addition
TO the male workhouse win be adver-
tised by the Commissioners within the
next few weeks The sum Of $500
was appropriated at the last Eessien
Of Congress for this purpose.
The Washington times., 1908-08-07
HEAD OF VICTIM
IS FOUND IN MUD
Completes Dismembered Body
That Has Mystifed Chicago.
Greek Slave Master" Arrested.

CHICAGO. Aug. 6.-The head OF the
dismembered body In the Mud Lake
mystery was found this morning at
West Thirty-first street and St Louis
avenue in a mud hole. The police de-
clare that there is no doubt that IL is
part OF the body, portions OF which
previously have been found in the
drainage canal and the west fork of the
South branch Of the river.
The arrest of q Greek declared TO
be a leader IN the padTone system
which was vigorously prosecuted by the
Federal authorities last year, was made
early today by detectives as the result
OF a theory now held by the police and
Federal immigration inspectors that the
atTOCiOus murder was cor .mitsed as an
act Of vengeance for Information fur
nished against the Greek save mas
ters'
The Washington times., 1908-08-07
REPORTED
IN FINE CONDITION
City Board Holds Annual
Meeting Rejecting Old
TeacherS-Fix Salaries.
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. AUG. Z.


The city school board held its regular
meeting last evening.
The clerk OF the board submitted his
annual report which showed the schools
70 have been in good condition.
A special meeting Of the board VIII be
held next Thursday evening. when the
matter Of selection of text books 10 be
used IN the grammar schools viii come
up for consideration
The board reelected all the old
teachers ana fixed their salaries IN pro-
portion 70 the years they have been
teaching
Frank d. Sinclair. a trolleyman on the
Washington. Alexandria and Mt Yer
non railway, was run over by a horse
and buggy IN King street, near Wash
ington street, about 10 o clock last even
ing and slightly injured.
Annie Freeman. colored, was fined SO
by Justice PeIton. in the police court
this morning for being druRk and dis
orderly.
John Bryant, colored, charged with
disorderly conduct and fightlng. was
fined So.
John Harrison. coIored. charged with
keeping an unlicensed dog. was fined s.
r. +. Robinson, charged with beating
Walter Newton out OF a board BILL was
dismissed upon promise TO pay.
A deed was placed on record IN the
clerks Office of the corporation court
today conveying 70 Thomas +. Bur
roughs from George T. catch OF a
mouse and lot, 500 Prince street, in this
city.
The state Bar Association, now IN
session at Hot Springs, has elected
Gardner l. BOothe. Of this city. vice
president
James ". Devers fHs begun work on
the new school building IN West End.
The work Of building the foundations
for the new school building IN Prince
street, was begun yesterday by Con-
tractor Leigh, of Louisa.
The Washington times., 1908-08-07

As a result Of the strenuous campaign
which the Playground Association is
carrying on in the effort TO secure Wig
0rous and at the same time honest attn
letiCs from the youngsters OF the Dis
triCt, rules ana registration cards We're
given out today TO the directors or the
various Fairgrounds.
This b as been made necessary by the
occasional entrance of a boy under a
wrong name, and by the frequent en-
trance of boys who were over age for
the class in which they wished TO com
pete. The card viii be used during the
preliminariss and will also serve as the
admission slip of the boy If he was
fortunate enough TO win two points IN
the prel.minaries. 1t is believed that
This registration and card viii do much
10 relieve these difficulties. However,
any boy who is found 10 have entNred
under q false name or under age, Will
be debarred from any further contest
under the Playground Association.
improvements from year 10 year rela-
tive 10 the management OF the contests
have been marked. The records are go
ing up all the time and the courtesy
which the children bear toward each
other likewise shows great improve
ment.
Complain Of Parents.
The actions OF the parents themselves
has been the source of greatest com
plant and from grown spectators who
have protested events on the grounds,
or made comments and even interfered
with the races.
The authorities state that If the adults
would follow the following rule it would
make the tournaments much easier.
Protests should be made TO the office
the next morning, and buttons should
not be given out until the teachers are
notified. The teachers themselves must
absolutely refrain from controversy over
events at the time Of the meet, as it
sets q very bad example before the
children. They may make protests TO
the person in charge at the time, but
the real effective protests Will be the
ones made 10 the Office"
The following rules issued today by
the authorities relate specifically 70 the
management OF the tournament and to
the conduct Of the participants:
Tournament Rules.
The teacher IN each OF the home
grounds viii be responsible Tor mo
The Washington times., 1908-08-07

The state Bar Association, now IN
session at Hot Springs, has elected
Gardner l. BOothe, OF this city. vice
president