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The Washington times., 1908-01-02
MARK TWAIN JOKES
FRIEND ABOUT JOKE
Humorist Raps HoWells and
O'SulliVan at One
Fell SWoop.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Dennis O'Sulll-
van, the Irish singer. carried a wide
grin yesterday when he boarded the
Twentieth Century Limited for Chicago.
where he is to open Sunday night in a
new comic opera. Peggy Machree. -
With him he took Mark TWain's latest
story. and the tale tickled him so that
ne giggled Ike a school girl.
Mr.. O'Sullivan and six guests. among
whom Were Finley Peter Dunno, Col.
George Harvey. Of Harper's, and George
Woes, were invited by Mark TO q New
Year luncheon Tuesday noon. Eacn
was asked to meet the human race. ."
and after they met # there was much
hilarity and good cheer.
Mr. O'Sullivan Is a devctee Of the
game of billiards. and when he was
called upon to say something his mind
turned TO his favorite amusement He
spun several good yarns concerning the
elusive ivory balls. and then branched
into a complicated description OF new
variety OF the game he has been per
fecting fer upward of two years.
The description was In fact so cOmpii-
Gated and technical that no one except
the singer had the slightest idea what
the story teller was talking about.
When he had finished Mr.. Clemens,
himself a billiard expert, arose.
have greatly enjoyed the account
OF this new game, 30 ne said, because IL
reminds me or a story my daughter
Cara told me this morning. Clara
doesn't often dream. but she dreamed
last night. and she told me about It.
She said She thought she heard VIII
ham Dean Howells telling "a funny an
ecdote, the giSt Of which she could not
catch. The tale, however, was followed
by a perfect Niagara Of laughter and
handclapping. Therefore she WAS pro-
vOked because she had lost the point.
Now, l can just tell you al about
that story said J. How is thst?' she
asked. Mell.' said I. Mr.. H0WeIls has
but one funny story, and that hasn't
a point 20 it. But, OF course, one must
applaud "
Everyone rO1rcd. and when Mr.. O'Sul-
llvan again spun a yarn Il had nothing
20 do with billiards
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
KILL 10000 RATS IN WAR
ON PLAGUE IN FRISCO

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. with only
seven cases OF plague reported during
December and but three cases remaining
under treatment at the isolation hospi-
tai, bubonic plague in San Francisco
is almost eradicated.
Il is estimated that approximately
$4,000 rats have been destroyed during
the last four months. Thirty-five thou
sand six hundred and forty-two rats
were brought 20 the laboratory of the
health department. OF this number
il. .291 were examined by bacteriologists
for plague and 106 found 20 be infected.
The total number Of cases reported
to date are 135; deaths, IS; cured, Co;
under treatment, 3.
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
PHOTO o5PFRSbfT 'oo7 RaeRTs fRH'a

to the Northwest. On several OF these
trips his party was caught f. Billiards
or the utmost severity. and only by
the greatest perseverance and good
Judgment did they escape death.
While on one OF his trips in May.
1854. from GIendive. the point OF de-
Tarture from the railroad for Fort Bu-
ford, and when about midway. his
party, consisting Of himself. his clerk.
Sergeant CoOnrOd. Seventh Cavalry,
and the driver OF the ambulance. fol
lowed BY three enlisted men IN an es-
cort wagon, was attacked by seven
road agents concealed IN the brush on
the side Of a steep canyon, which the
road ascenled. General Whlpple had
with him about 5000 for the payment
Or troops. Thinking that the funds
We're in the escort wagon the robbers
allowed the ambulance TO pass aud
opened Wuh a yOlley on the escort
wagon a few yards in the rear I'm
medlately the occupants Of the ambu-
lance opened FIRE on the robbers. while
they were making a rush for the es-
cOri wagon, thereby drawing the fire
OF the robbers upon them. resulting III
nortally wOCndluE Sergeant CconrOd,
wounding the driver. ana knocking him
OF his seat Tiddling the ambulance with
shot. and WOundiuE one Of the mules
Fortunately. the funds were under The
seat Of the ambulance. Alone with she
dying sergeant, his clerk having jumped
from The ambulance Nhlpple gathered
up the reius and urging the team 20 its
greatest speed managed to escape an.!
reach SCOTS ranch, seven miles away,
Jhus saving the Government funds. The
robbers having left their horses con
cealed in the timber some distance from
the scene of the attack, were unable to
OveTtake the ambulance, and after hay
ing searched the escort wagon and re-
lieved the escort OF their arms
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
CHURCH IS DEDICATED
BY BAPTIST CONGREGATION

DedIca tory services were he'd last
night at the initial opening OF the Cos
mopoIltan Temple Baptist Church. II
IS located in y street. between Ninth
and Tenth streets northwest. and was
recently purchased from the Presby-
reTian congregation.
John q. Dancy, recorder o. Dc ed Is :
Judge Z. W Hewlett. ". T. Vernon.
register Of the Treasury, and b. H.
Warner delivered addresses FTandeI's
ora toria was sung by a trained choir
The Rev. Simon p. Drew, D. D. pastor
OF the congregation. preached the
d-dicatG-y sermon.
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
Sister She Thought Dead
Found in New York Hospital

Mrs. Catherine Hunter. Of sos I street
northwest. from descriptions published
IN the papers, reached the conclusion
that the body OF the young woman
found murdered in the pond at Har-
rison. \. J.. Thusday OF last week. was
her sister. Mrs. JOspehlne Beck. She
appealed TO the local police TO aid her
I'm determining the question, but since
has received information from her sis
ter. who has been located IN New York
city.
Mrs Beck has been confined in a
hospital in New York. She was q Miss
Connolly, of this city, and IS said to
have disappeared from Philadelphia two
years ago, since which time nothing has
been heard OF her up TO three weeks
ago, when Mrs. Hunter received a letter
saying that she was despOndent.
Mrs Beck viii come TO Washington
as soon as she IS strong enough 10
travel.
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
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The Washington times., 1908-01-02
TOO8=--A Year of Mystery
And Hope for Workers
Under Uncle Sam's Eye

That there will be some legislation
affecting existing conditions of the
Government clerks by the present
Congress in addition to reforms
instituted by the executive heads Of
the various departments and independ-
ent bureaus seems inevitable, according
to a concensus Of opinion OF those in
terested. Certain reforms were begun
In some Of the departments during the
past year. and these will probably
spread TO the other branches OF the
Government service.
Among the plans OF reform by iegis-
lation. and probably the only one pro-
posed that Will be likely 20 receive any
serious consideration by Congress, is
that Of reclassifcation and gradation
Of salaries throughout every branch Of
the service along the lines Of recon-
mendation by the Keep Commission.
The commission on reclassihcatiOn and
regarding salaries. composed Of one
member from each OF the executive
departments and independent bureaus
appointed by the heads Of their rcspec-
tive departments and bureaus by dl-
rcCtiOn Of tie President. mas been busy
during the past summer and fall pre-
pairing the necessary Data Tor suDm1s-
sion 10 Congress. and IL is expected that
the estimates and recommendations Of
the commission viii be ready for con
sideTatlon in connection Nitn the ap-
pTOpTiatiOn bills when the latter are
taken up. While it is the intention Of
the commission to include Ia its estimates
&n increase or not more than 10 per
cent over the total estimates for the
regular or usual appropriations, IL does
not follow that this Increase viii be all
along the line.
The Washington times., 1908-01-02

problem. and it IS more than probable
that each executive officer Of the Gov
eminent will continue to settle It ac-
cording TO his own inclination and view
point
sun anOtE sr question OF vital interest
TO the Government employe that will
very likely receive some serious cOnsid-
GRAFTON during the present year IS the
question OF annual and sick leave.
Should the recommendation OF the Keep
Commission in the matter Of leave be
adopted by Congress in the enactment
Of law 1t would mean the cutting
down OF sick leave very materially, but
the amount 20 be granted would be
cumulative and would not expire with
the calendar year as is the case with
the thirty days now granted by law
This proposition is undoubtedly IA
Vored by a majority of the officials,
and an amendment to the law limiting
sick leave 70 ten or fifteen days in one
calendar year. such leave or as much
thereof as remained at the close Of the
year 20 be added TO the leave Of the sue
ceeding year, need not cause any sur-
prise.
As TO Annual Leave.
a reform in the matter Of granting
annual leave. which is seriously advO-
waited by the officials Of some ofsthe
departments. is that Of requiring the
clerks and other employees TO take their
leave at such time as viii not in any
way handicap the Government in the
proper execution Of the work, but in
10 case, except emergencies, shall such
leave be granted for a period after the
1st or 18TH Of December.
The need for rule Of this kind, Il is
said. has been strikingly shown during
the recent holiday season, when with a
great many clerks, stenographers, mes
sengers. etc. Of the various departments
away on leave at the last lap OF the
year and a Ia -ge number Ill with the
grip. such departments have been seri-
ousIv interfered with In the conduct
Of the Government s business.
Altogether there are many Things hlu-
den aV-ay IN the year 1903, which are Of
great Iaterest 20 those working. for
Uncle Sam, Sad there are many WORKERS
yrTo are stl iuinE optic nerves trying 10
see into the future on this account, but
not very successfully.
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
MUCH COTTON IN SLUMP
FOLLOWING SELL ORDERS

NEW YORK, Jan. 2-The feature of
the cotton market at the opening to-
day was an apparently unlimited sell
ing order in March. which forced that
option down on the call from 10.S5 to
1875
The decline in the entire list ranged
from 6 TO 16 points Some traders est
mated the sales of March as high as
40 600 bales, mainly for a large William
street wire house. Opening quotations
January, 1910 bid; February, 10.77 bid 4;
March. lO.S4QlO.S5; April 1880 bid; May,
10 S5d1O.S6; June. 1OS3 bid.
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
Blood Stained Suspect
Hunted by the Police

NEW YORK Jan. "A startling new
clue TO the slayer OF the beautiful girl
whose nude body was discovered in the
dismal marsh at Harrison. y. J.. today
started the police at work on fresh lines.
a man laboring under great excite
ment boarded a trolley car at Broad
and Market streets at Newark, y, J.,
at 4.40 o clock on the morning of Christ
mas day There were five newly made
scratches on the left side of his face,
from which the blood was flowing. The
left side Of his trousers, hat, and coat
were covered with a thick swamp mud
and cinders. as also were his shoes.
His hands were similarly s0iIed. The
man appeared nervous and when the
conductor went for his fare he rendered
a 80 bill
The conductor could not change Il.
ana the man wen- into his pocket and
pulled out a large roll and offered
another $40 bill
The conductor looked at him suspi-
CiCusly, and waited for his fare. where
upon the man pulled out lady's dia-
mond sticSpin and offered it TO the con-
dUctOr as fare.
wei maybe you'll take this2''
He rode as far as Broad and Mont
ECmery streets. when he aHgnted and
disappeared In the direction of Lacka-
wanna railroad STATEN.
Broad and Market streets, where the
man boarded the car, IS about five min
utes walk from the Center street bridge,
which is the shortest cut from the spot
where the body Of the swamp victim
was found The police believe this man
was the slayer of the girl, and today
they began a systematic search for
him.
The mud-stainCd man was seen by
Theodore Nolse, manager of the Union
Ice Company plant. at Newark, and a
well-known and responsible citizen OF
that city.
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
ABE HUMMEL WITNESS
AT COMING THAW TRIAL

NEW YORK. Jan. 1T was an
nounced this morning that ABE" Hum
mel, who IS serving a term on Black
wells Island. has recovered his health
to such an extent that he will be able
TO come TO New York and testify
against Harry Thaw.
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
POSTAL SAYINGS BANK
URGED BY PARIS CONSUL

''Ths French savings bank system
forms an instructive object lesson in a
time like the present" says Consul Gen
eraI Frank H. Mason at Paris, in a re-
port IN which he urges the adoption by
this country Of a similar system.
He calls attention TO the encourage
ment of economy and the confidence in
the stability of the government that
postal savings banks instiH into the
French people. Established in 1881. the
amount of deposits on October 81, 1907,
had reached S26I. .000 0C0 The character
of the depOsitOrs. he says is 10 be in
ferred from the fact that the average
amount of each deposit account is about
So
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
NEW YORKER STAYS SELF;
SQUANDERED HIS FORTUNE

NEW YORK, Jan. 2-Having spent
nearly 100000 in a few years in high
living and bad business adventures.
Archibald Paul Mitchell, twenty-seven
years old, committed suicide IN HIS
apartment at $50 West Seventy-drst
street yesterday, When found by his
wife's maid. Mitchell had been dead sew
eral hours,
Mitchell married Miss Augusta
Hearne, of Wheeling, w. Va. Her
father was once a candidate for gov
ernor Of his State
At her marriage Mrs. NItchelI's faith
er gave her an allowance Of $4,000 a
year.
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
RETIRED TEA MERCHANT
DIES FROM INHALING GAS

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Marquls c.
Gaspher. a wealthy retired tea mer-
chant. and formerly secretary and as
slstant editor of Scientific American,
was found dead inhaling gas today in
his room at his home. 30 West Fifty
third street. He had been i'll recently,
and feared that he was losing his eye
sight
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
THREE DWELLINGS SOLD
BY STONE & FAIRFAX

/. +. Woodard has sold three dWeli-
ings at the southeast corner OF bliieehIh
and q streets northwest, for $lO'ODO- 1hs
buildings are OF brick construction ana
are two-story and basement plan, bring
ing Il total rental Of $3.50 per annufn'
Stone & Fairfax, real estate corpora
ton. who made the sale, report that
property in this section is in strong
demand by renters. The purchasers %
the three houses VIII retain them as IN
YeStmeuts.
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
EXTREME CASE.

"In the matter OF that property settle
ment Mrs. Brown treated ycu meanlv
didn't she2"
Il should say so! Why, she couldn'i
have treated me any worse il she had
been a member OF my own family.'-
Life.
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
The Retirement Question.

Another question which las been agi-
tated 10 that OF retirement on account
of age. but 1t is not thought that the
committee on reclassifcation VIII touch
upon this point in its recommendations,
this being a matter difficult of adjust
mclI By any fixed rule on account OF
the ability ana capacity Of different per-
sons or the same age, Already the
heads OF certain departments and bu-
reaus have formulated and put into exc
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
DAUGHTER AS NEW YEAR GIFT.

A happy New Year gift was presented
10 James Roots New Year Eve by the
appearance In his household OF an eight
pound daughter. Mr.. Roots Is a mem
Der Of the firm of Roots &. Fisher, pro-
DrietoTs Of the FL Reno Hotel
The Washington times., 1908-01-02


the recent financial disturbance. heavy
expenditures for improvements. and
anti-railroad legislation IN the South.
Reports Of the company's condition
have plainly revealed the falling of in
its revenues as a result OF reduction
in traffic rates and the decline IN busI-
ness Incidental 20 the panic.
The Seaboard Is capitalized az 81. .Og9 o.
Coz, and operates 2,GlI miles of track be-
tween Washington and Norfolk, At
lanta, and Tampa
Its bonded indebtedness Is $5S.OG0. 600.
Relief Plan Of 1905.
The SeaboaTd Air Line Railway Com
pany has been controlled through stock
ownership by the SeabOard company. in
ccrporated in 1896 TO acquire and hold
the stock in accordance with a plan to
provide money for improvements and
iquidate floating debts
The holding company secured uOSSeg-
sion OF iour-iitths of the railroad stock
Its authorized capital IS S1S0p0. 900 first
preferred stock and SlSUsIuu second
preferred and $35,Cj0O10 common, OF
which there are outstanding, respective
ly, about y62G4o00, Sl6,00G.0G1. and SOS
0o,OCO. Interests affiliated with Thomas
+. Ryan and Blair d Co. are in con-
troll
Former President John Syelton WI
llalns. who inherited much stock in the
company, contested the. reorganization.
bU has never made any Impression on
it, despite his claim that control was
WrOngfUlly wTested from him by the
Ryan-Blair interests.
Three Dividends Paid.
Since the holding company was
formed the Seaboard Company has paid
interest only on its first preferred stock.
which Is per cent noncumulative until
1910, and thereafter cumulative. Divi-
dcHds were paid IN July, 1896. and ir
January and July, 1907.
O. the railroads stock S25OOlOOO Of
preferred and 81. 7.5OO.O60 common are
outstanding. The former is entitled %
1 per cent nOncumulative dividends,
and the common afterward to 4 Der
cent, No dividends have ever been paid.
Both classes Of stock are deposited
Until 1910 iu a voting trust with John
Shelton Williams, Thomas + RYAN,
James A. Blair. Il. jefferson Coolidge,
jT., 5. Davies Warfield. John T. Dennis.
y. i. Yoakum. and H. Clay Pierce, as
trustees.
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
SEAB0ARD RECEIVERS
APPOINTED AT THE
ROADS OWN REQUEST

lContInued from - ~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-27

came here from South Columbia in an automobile and in carriages.
 The library is a gift to Jordanvilis by Mr. and Mrs. Robinson. the latter sister of the President. as a memo rial to MT. Robinson's mother. The President made short address. Mfr Robinson delivered the speech of pre- sentation.
 At 2:30 o'clock the President and Mrs. Roosevelt, Mir. and Mrs. Doug las Robinson, Secretary Root, Mir. Sher- man and the other guests at Tender son House left in carriages and auto mobiles for the new library building about two or three miles away.
 The exercises opening the library were held out of doors owing to the small size of the auditorium.
 After the library had been presented to the people by Douglas Robinson Charles W. Grim. president of the board of trustees of the Jordanviile free library. accepted 1t in behalf oi the residents. The speech of the Pres ident followed and Secretary Root and Mir. Sherman a.so spoke few words
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-27
FIRE INSURANCE POLICIES.
State Commissioners VIII Advocate
 Legislation.

Detroit. Mich, Aug. 26-Action of great interest to insurance officials and Ire insurance men all over the country was taken tonight by the National Con- vention of Insurance Commissioners, when resolution was adopted calling for the appointment of a special com mittee which will make an exhaustive consideration of the question of the de- sirability of a simplified form of stand ard fire insurance policy.
 The committee will invite conferences with all interested persons and report at the next annual meeting of the In- surance Commissioners, which seems likely to be held in Colorado Springs.
 The subject was introduced by Com missioner Lemert, of Ohio.
 Eugene McGiveney. of Louisiana, dis cussed the matter of expense of con- ducting fire insurance from the agents standpoint. This has become matter of keen dispute between the companies and agents and Mir. MvGiveney declared the public is sufficiently interested to make Legislation desirable. A special committee will report TO- morrow on the advisabliity of a perm anent committee to draft a measure for submission to the various State Legis- latures.
 Another subject which is arousing great interest is that of the a6visability of standard provisions for health and accident policies. This matter was in- troduced by T. H. McDonald, of Connec- ticut. and was followed by general discussion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-27
pURsUEs BoLL wEEvIL.
Government Experts Visited Several sfafea.

Government Experts Visited Several
 States.
 Dallas, Texas. Aug. 26-~The United States Bureau of Entomology has just completed a special investigation to de- termine the exact present status of the boil weevil
 Tn this work entomologists have visited thirty-four localities. twenty four of which were in Texas, seven in Louisiana, two in Oklahoma and one in Arkansas The result of the exami- nation indicates the damage by the weeyil to be considerably less than in 1907
 Another important indication Is that the damage by the boil weevil though extensive will not offset the reduced damage by the boil weevil At each of the places visited careful exsmina- lions were given a number of fields which were selected to represent the general condition of the locality. In almost all cases fields were visited that had been examined earlier in the season and also during previous seasons.
 From this investigation 1t is con- sidered that the estimation of the damage has been reduced to as exact basis as is practicable.
 The report was prepared by pr. w. D. Hunter. special field agent of the Bureau of Entomology and in charge of the boil weevil investigation in the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-27
sPARGo ANSWERS BRYAN.
socfalist Leader Criticfses Demecrats
 of South.

Socialist Leader Critfcfses Democrets
 or South.
 New York. Aug. 2S.--John .Spargo, the Socialist leader and author. has sent to William J. Bryan Ions 1et- ter in which he answers the appeal made by the latter at Indianapolis Tor Socialist votes.
 Mir. Spargo Is a member of the na- tional committee of the Socialist party and was chairman of the committee ton of the Socialists. He presided at the State convention of the Socialist party here in July.
 s In his letter he says 1t was bold bid for Socialist support which the Democratic Presidential candidate made in his Indianapolis speech. and he calls 1t a pathetic and futile ap- peal.
 He argues that the claim Is insin- cere: ts-~~ Isfe Democratic party is seeking remdy for known abuses. declaring that "known abuses" are mo- where so fragrant as in the South. which is almost wholly Democratic. Mir. Spargo also asserts that conditions in the South. with peonage and atne evils rampant through the alleged toI- eration of Democratic officeholders. are not an indication of any sincere desire on the part of the Democratic party for the people to rule.
 Tn addition he tells MT. Bryan that Democratic judges have been just as ready to serve injunctions and Demo- cratic employees to seek them, as Re- publicans." and he argues that the 1a- bor plank In the Democratic platform of 1ss6 was far more productive than in the present platform
 '"rh ere is no place in the Democratic party" concludes the letter, flor men who are looking and hoping for better and Juster social conditions"