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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
Shot, Fails Over Preci1ice.

Einviile, Ala.--John Wyatt. q neon
shine distilier. was shot during q
battle with United States deputy mar
shals. He tutubled over precipic and
was not found by the deputies.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17

In prehistoric times, says a Chicago
lady lecturer woman was mentally the
superior of man. Is she arguing that
something has happened since?
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
Mad Doc Scare In she!byvilIe, III.

Shelbyville, Ill.-MayOr knecht has
issued a proclamation ordering al dogs
shot or muzzled for thirty days. A
dog supposed TO be mad was shot after
he had bitten several other dogs. The
dogs that were bitten have been
Killed.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17

Some one has reported seeing sea
serpent off Newport, but maybe after
all, it was just the back bone of winter
wiggling into place.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17

With three-year-Old emperor China
should have no fear Of the sovereign
talking too much.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
Shoots Wife and Himself.

Kansas City-CraZed with jealousy,
James NJ. Pigg, aged 53 years, real
estate dealer of Deepwater, Mo, shot
and mortally wounded his wife. He
then locked himself in a room and
fired a bullet in his breast. 1t is said
that Pigg will recover.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17

The simplified spelling board wants
us to spell it "det." OF course that
makes it easier to spell. but not any
easier to get out of a spell of it.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17

JopIin.-Scalded almost beyond rec
ognition by falling into q pan of boil
ing water, the 2-year-old daughter Of
Mrs. Joseph Coryell, of the Bankers
land, died after lingering twenty hours
in torture.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17

Mrs. Langtry is so years old-a fact
shown only by the records.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17

A man in Chicago has been ordered
by the court not to speak to his wife
for two weeks or allow her to speak
to him. Which one was the plaintiff
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17

Rockville, Conn. has the distinction
of being the first town to arrest an air
ship for disOrderly conduct.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17

With apologies to the hen, why is a
green hat?
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17

A Chicago burglar broke into hos,
pitalpital and took everything but the
patients temperatures, we presume.
The Washington times., 1908-11-17
ON AFFINITY
AND SHOOTS SELF

WATERBURY, Conn. Nov. I7.-After
firing four bullets into the body OF the
woman with whom he was infatuated
and using his last cartridge On himself
In an effort 10 commit suicide. John
Cavanaugh, an insurance agent OF
Waterbury, tWenty-seven years old, was
captured early today in a saloon IN
which he had taken refuge after the
shooting.
The injured woman is Mrs. Edward
L. French, wife OF an employee Of the
Naugatuck Gas Company She was re-
moved 10 the Waterbury Hospital where
little hope is held for her life.
Cavanaugh was too nervous q sue
coed in killing himself. and the bullet
only grazed his forehead. He was taken
20 the local police station and locked up.
after having been roughly handled by a
crowd Of men who had heard Of the
shooting.
Cavanaugh. mo is a married man.
and the father Of three children. has
been infatuated with Mrs. French for
some time past. She repuIsed his ad-
vances, but fearing her husbands anger
did not tell him Of the many attempts
made by the man to have her listen 10
his plea to elOpe.
The Washington times., 1908-11-17
SENTIMENT PERVADES
HAMBURGER EPISTLES
Trunk of Arrested Auto Supply Salesman Searched Dis
closes Many Sweetheart Letters But Nothing to
Connect Him With Crime.

Detectives Evans and O'Dea are busy
searching through a batch of love let
tiers in the hope Of finding some com
municatiOn that will give them a clue
TO the manner in which Jack" Ham
burger is supposed to have disposed Of
a quantity Of valuable jewelry that he
is alleged 10 have stolen from persons
in this city.
But the detectives efforts haye been
unrewarded, for the genial salesman
for automobile supplies seems TO have
confined his literary work to epistles
that speak only of sentiment At least
that is what is 10 be judged from the
number Of letters from young women
found in his trunk.
Sweethearts Galore.
a sailor has sweethearts IN every
port and a drummer in every town." is
an old saw that could well be applied 10
Hamburger, whose arrest, the deJec-
lives think, will clear up a number Of
hOusebreahng cases. Here Is part of
a letter that comes from a girl in Nash
vile. Tenn:
Wen. dummy. did you forget TO wake
up OF didn't you care to- or, in other
10 come to the station? But then il
does not matter IN the least TO me. be-
,ause 1 was whole lot better of
without you. Things always happen
for the best, anyway. / hope you en-
joyed the engagement you had Satur-
day and Sunday. / guess some one else
enjoyed your company those Two days.
For my part 1 din't see much Of you.
Yes. ] know exactly where your
heart and soul is-in your own selfish
self. II would be impossible for you
10 think Of any one but yourself"
Found Something.
From a girl in Washington was the
following letter:
Dear Jack. I go home just five min
utes ago Q0:45 p, M and found some
thing Ia the door that told me a very
dear friend had been down TO see me.
dog gone the luck-prOfessional slang.
My mother and father are not home yet
They went tc the theater. ] am writing
The Washington times., 1908-11-17
JUNIOR ASSEMBLY
CONDUCT PRAYERS
Special Services in Episcopal
Churches Lasting One
Week.
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU.
ALEX ANDRIA. Va. NOV. II

The Junior Local Assembly, Brother
hood of St. Andrew. Will conduct a
week Of prayer in this city. beginning
Sunday November %.
The following will be the program;
Sunday, November ., communion at
ST. PauTs Protestant Episcopal Church.
Monday, services at Grace Protestant
Episcopal Church at D. m; sermon
by the Rev. Bergman Green.
Tuesday, services at St Johns Prot
estant Episcopal Church, West End. al
7 p. m; sermon by Mr.. Stephens.
Wednesday. services at Grace Prot
estant Episcopal Church, at p. m {;
sermon by the Rev. Edgar Carpenter.
Thursday, services at Christ Protest
ant Episcopal Church. at p. m; ser
mon by the Rev w. J. Morton.
Friday, services at st. PauIs Prot
entant Episcopal Church at p. M
sermon by the Rev. 2. p. Phillips.
Special music viii be rendered during
the week OF prayer
It is reported that a movement is on
foot among the temperance people OF
this city for the holding Of a local-op-
ton election IN the near future. The
movement has not taken shape yet
but Il is said that in few days a Deti-
tion Will be circulated among the tenn
perance people asking Judge Barley. Of
the corporation court, 10 order the cleo
ton.
A convention for the election of a
bishOp-coadtutOr Of the diocese of Fir-
ginia for the Protestant Episcopal
Church, In this city, on December 16.
Among those spoken of as a candidate
for the bishopric IS the Rev Bergman
Green. formerly rector of Christ Prot
estant Episcopal Church, of this city,
but now a professor at the Virginia
Theological Seminary.
Announcement has just been made OF
the marriage at St. Mary's Church, last
Sunday afternoon. of Miss Margaret
Steele. of Washington. and Stephen
Timney, OF this city. The Rev. l. +.
Kelly, assistant pastor, performed the
ceremony.
The annual oyster supper will be given
by the WOman's Auxiliary OF Lee Camp.
Confederate Veterans. at Lee Camp Hall
on Thursday evening, December 3.
Miss Eula Bush. Of TeniHe. Ga. who
has been visiting friends in this city,
has returned home.
Seminole Tribe No. 80, Improved or
der of Red Men. will this evening attend
the bazaar, which is i'm progress at the
Young Peoples building, In South
Washington street
The Washington times., 1908-11-17
Panicy FeeliL China
Since death of Ruler

LONDON, Nov. IA commercial
panic is sweeping over the Chinese en-
pire as the result Of the change In gov
eminent. according to pessinistic cables
received here today from English mer-
charts in China
The tone Of tOday's messages is far
more gloomy than that manifested in
the cables Immediately following the
deaths of the Emperor and Dowaser
Empress,
The run on Chinese banks was con-
tinued today with redoubled alarm, and
hundreds of Institutions will have 10
close unless the government can alIay
the paniCky feeling.
Big commercial houses. with branches
IN China, have begun TO adopt restric-
tive measures in the fear that the Flow
cry Kingdom IS to be plunged into a
revolution as d result OF the effort tC
continue the Manchurian dynasty.
The Washington times., 1908-11-17

this with a fountain pen that is not
very good. But, by gosh, this shall be
mailed this p. m.
"a friend came down TO the house and
we took a walk Now you know If had
had the slightest idea that you were
coming / would have been 'Johnny-on-
the-spot.' and Dhoned to him not TO
come.
Now. if you are at leisure tomorrow
night / Will be home all the evening.
anc Will be just tickeled TO death 10
see you. nifty dear'-One OF my pet
names. If you have an engagement,
crop me line when you VIII be
kid" Writes Sadly.
There were several more pages OF
slang in the foregoing letter. and then
came one from a girl who signed herself
kid"
Il have waited for you 10 write" il
read, but no letter came. 1 certainly
hope that you are not too III TO write.
Please let me know how you are, You
know I am very anxious. I nave looked
for some word from you every day and
have been real disappointed AS I told
you IN my last letter, II you need me
I will come.
down there so, now, ] am all alone,
and you don't even care enough 10 write
me-"
Here Two Years.
Hamburger has made his headquarters
in this city for about two years. and
for the last few months has been Iiv-
ing at the Oakmout apartment house,
- Morgan street northwest. Letters
and papers found in his possession indi-
cate that he has been connected with
several well-known manufacturing con-
Germs as salesman.
Detectives say that they recovered iI
his rooms articles stolen last summer
from the apartments Of Alfred II. FL
lott 1912 New York avenue northwest
and Michael Green, 7JT Thirteenth street
northwest. In both cases entrance was
effected by use OF a duplicate key Ham
burger denies the larceny charge. II
one Of his pockets was found a tin
badge marked Special u. G. officer"
Hamburger was photographed anc
measured this morning and tomorrow
he VIII be given hearing IN Police
Court.
The Washington times., 1908-11-17
FARMS SOLUTION
FOR IMMIGRANTS
Systematic Colonization OF
Newcomers, Plan of
Bishop Rhodes.

CHICAGO, Nov. IA concrete plan
for the distribution of immigrants by
making systematic colonization part
of the work Of the Catholic Church
Extension Society Of the United States
was presented to the American Mission
airy Congress today by the Rt. Rev.
Paul Peter Rhodes. ID. D., auxiliary
bishop of Chicago.
Archbishop Sebastian Messmer, OF
Milwaukee, occupied the seat OF honor
as chairman at the forenoon session
OF the second day of the gathering at
the First Regiment Armory and Bishop
Peter ]. Muldoon Of Rockford was Sc
Iected 10 preside at the afternoon ses-
sion.
Many Of the ills of society and most
OF its vagaries. social and economic,
that ahlict US and arise like mushrooms
on the bed of an overcrowded indus
trialism. could for all practical ends
at least be better solved by a wiser
distribution OF the population than by
academic reasons, and this spells col
onization," said Bishop Rhodes in his
% por on COLONIZATION"
Viewed in its results. colonization
appears not only as an economic, but
as a social, nay. even religious, move
ment." he said.
Ignorant of Ways.
I'VE have an annual immigration OF
a million or more" continued the
bishop. Most OF the immigrants are
children of the soil. Many bring with
them a sufficient sum to buy land, but
know not how. These as a rule come
TO remain And yet of that vast num-
Der only 4 per cent, mostly nOn-Cath-
Ollie, find their way 10 the farms.
Furthermore. within the country we
at all times have about 20O0.U00 seeking
desirable farm lands" cOatinued the
speaker. In industrial centers, thou
saEds sigh for freedom, from the fet-
tiers Of the workshop. but are deferred
through the fear OF losing their hard
earned savings. or those who dare and
go, many ind themselves churchless,
others fall victims to their own mex
perienCe and ignorance. and not few
are misled by INSCRIPTIONS land agents.
Bureau a Necessity.
The bishop declared that a bureau OF
colonization was a natural and neces-
sEry adjunct OF the chdrcI, extension
work. The plan contemplates that the
bureau is not to acquire land by pur-
chase. but is 70 be primarily inform
alive, directive, and protective bureau
for the prospective Catholic settler, and
its scope Is to include both the country
and the Industrial field.
Other addresses OF the morning ses-
SION were Caring for Homeless Men, b
by Rev Timothy Dempsey, founder o
Dtmpsey's Hotel St Louis. Truth So
Cl6tleS and Other Influence" by Rev
W. =. McGinlis, Of BROOKLYN Bishor
MuldoOn, OF Rockford, presided at the
afternoon session.
The Washington times., 1908-11-17

No Fur Sale held in Washington with response
this offering manufacturing fuerS entire stock of hghass us
at FIFTY CENTS ON THE DOLLAR None richly deserved sue
cefOr the values easily eclipse all previous records
ing F of the finest grade being distributed at average savings
of Onehaf regular price 1t that you cannot afford to
miss you intend buying piece o. fur winter
The Washington times., 1908-11-17
DORANDO ARRIVES.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1L-Dorando
Pietri, the Italian Olympic hero. viii
arrive IN New York today on the Kron-
prinzess!n Cecile in company with mis-
brother, Ulpiano Pietri.
Dorando IS matched to race Johnny
Hay over the Marathon distance
20 miles 3S5 yards-On Thanksgiving eve
at Madison SQUARE Garden.
The Washington times., 1908-11-17

$500 Novelty Mink NUNS, made
in rare designs, with
fancy head; finished COT RI
with tail trimmings. , "
Sale pTiCe.............. - - "
5000 Genuine China Lynx Sets:
deep silky quality fur, handsome
large muff and GLE On
throw to match. y 1W
Sale price............. w
The Washington times., 1908-11-17
GHINA' SNEV RULER
BESET BY DANGERS
Prince Chun Imperiled on
Either Hand by
Extremists.
Continued from First Page.)

ager. y ere cabIed to the government Z
China today, in the form OF a message
from Secretary Of State Root, to the
American minister at Pekin. as follows:
American Legation, PCldn. China.
You viii convey 10 His Imperial
Majesty, the Emperor. and His Imperial
EIghness. the Regent, the deer regreJ
ma sincere sympathy Of the President
the Secretary OF state, and the sAmeri-
can people, upon the death of His In
perial Majesty, the late Emperor. and
Her Imperial Majesty, the late Empress
DOWager."
The Washington times., 1908-11-17
BOTANISTS ELECT OFFICERS

At the annual meeting OF the Botan-
zeal Society OF Washington. the fol-
towing officers were elected for the
next year: President. Prof. c. Y. Piper:
vice president. Thomas II. Kearney:
recording secretary. DR.. Haven MetcaIf;
corresponding secretary. W. Z. Sanford,
and treasurer, J. II. Painter. Dr. J. y.
Rose, Of the National Museum. was
elected to represent the society as vice
president OF the Washington Academy
Of Sciences.
The Washington times., 1908-11-17
AUDITING SYSTEM
TO Be SINPLIFIED
Auditor Tweedale Makes
Recommendation Which
Has Been Adopted.

In order to simpI y TIE keeping OF ac-
counts of the District government, Com
missioners Macfarland and West have
approved the recommendation of Au-
ditor AlOnZc TWeedale, that the ac-
counting systems OF the Engineer De-
partment, and office OF property clerk
be placed under the supervision of the
auditor. The date Of the proposed
change is January J. Commissioner
MorrCW has not yet "a proved the rec
ommeudation. and declined to discuss
he matter until IL is considered by tho
Commissioners in board session.
In reference TO the reorganization Au-
ditor Tweedale said:
The District accounting. under the
present system is disorganized, each
office operating along separate and NJ
dependent lines. In order to establish
a thorough and accurate system Of &C
counting and analytical bookkeeping
which Will extend to every book of rec
ord. which in any way affects the re-
ceipt or expenditure of public funds, IL
viii be necessary 10 place the respon-
sibility for the installation OF such sys-
tenn UTOn some one office. giving 20
that ONCE the necessary authority %
operate the same.
Shows Efficiency.
when a system Of accounts. such as
has been outlined above. is IN operation
IL viii be but step TO so arrange the
same To show the cost OF operation in
the various departments Of the Dis
trlct government, thereby enabling the
administrative officers to determine the
efficiency OF departments under their
charge. and 10 prove whether or not
they are being operated economically.
In connection with the control Of the
accounting of the District, attention IS
( invited alsl, TO the fact that quite a
large part Of the District appropriations
are paid annually by disbursing officers.
other then the discussing officer Of the
District Of Columbia. upon vouchers
which are not audited and approved b,.
the auditor Of the District The r.
suit is that the District loses the ac-
counting control over the MONEYS so
| paid"
Simplihes Methods.
THE Improvements. which are con.
| templated in the orders which 1 have
/ submitted to the Commissioners" said
/ Commissioner West. today. will, when
put into operation, both simplify and
/ centralize the business methods Of the
/ District government. Personal lnvesti-
/ cation OF the methods of handling requi
( sitions and vouchers convinced me some
! time ago that better system could be
| devised. ana that II would also be al
| Improvement TO abolish a duplication
/ OF bookkeeping in separate offices. we
/ have been working steadily for some
/ months upon the plan. which has finally
! been evolved and I believe we will Sc
cure a more expeditions transaction Of
/ business, without losing any OF the safe
/ guards which are so essential IN mu.
niCipdI administration.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-27

For Strong and the other men the
next three seconds were an eternity OF
terror
AT least hundred shells converged
upon them simultaneously.
Strong could hear the shells whis.
thing and shrek below him, above him,
and past him. One OF them screamed
passage clean between the Dis up
right propellers. and, whistling on, just
missed the hull of the Victor.
The wind from the shell struck
Strong like a blow and knocked him
on TO his back, and. as he lay on the
floor OF the Di, he could see shell after
shell flashing past above him like SD
many silver streaks.
He picked himself up and rushed to
the steering gear. for the Di was still
leaping up. The shrieking Of the shells
vas growing faint beneath him, and
he saw, to his joy. that the Victor was
now well out OF range above him.
And then the feared and the expect.
ed came The last shell that could
have reached him just grazed the
shaft OF the after-part Of the upright
propeller on the starDoard bow, but,
though the shell only grazed II lightly.
It snapped II in half like a reed, and
the falling propeller crashed against
the side OF the ri and stove I'm he:
flimsy hull.
tCostinucd MOndayD
The Detroit times., 1908-11-27

over the side, but had he done so, he
might have seen the kaiser stamping
first with one foot and then with the
ether. as he bit savagely at his nails.
For Strong had guessed precisely what
his majesty had intended to do, and
though he had decided TO take bold
course In dealing with Strong. the
kaiser was not prepared To risk the
sinking OF the Hohenzollern.
In a few seconds the hi was on q
level with the Victor. and Strong
shouted to Arbuthnot TO get up.
He was just in time. The second
in command OF the feet, falling to OBJ
serve any signals from the Hohen-
zollern. and realizing that In few
moments more both airships would be
out Of range, had taken the initiative
into his own hands, and from a dis
taut point across the water there came
a flash from one OF the battleships.
The flash was followed by a roar,
and then spurts OF flame cleaned In
the daylight from every point OF the
compass. The Victor and the Di were
encased in ring OF fire.
II was about as desperate piece
Of work as could we'll be imagined,
for. though the firing from the circle
OF battleships would leave the Hoher-
zollern scathless. there was consider
able risk that falling shells from one
battleships might hit sister vessel
on the other side OF the circle.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-27
THE MAN WHO STOLE THE EARTH"

! deadly fire. Moreover, even to effect
his own escape, he would have TO pass
through the zone Of fire.
He therefore decided to take the
holder course, leap straight up warn
the Victor. and risk the consequences.
Then thought flashed through his
mind. The Hohenzollern, II was true,
might take no active part in the COM
ing conflict, but in all probability 1t
was from her that the rest OF the fee,
would get the signal. So he put the
Di back and down and came to within
hailing distance OF the quarterback
on which the kaiser still stood.
He leaned out OF the little craft and
yelled through his megaphone at the
emperor. Il have come back To lay one
more restriction on you" he said If
you so much as signal from the Hohen-
zollern 10 The feet. | shall consider
that ali act of hostility. and you will
have 10 take the consequences.
mean what say.
And the emperor. looking up and
catching sight OF mis- face. knew full
we'll that, even II 1t cost him his life.
strong would keep his word
Then thu Di went up.
Strcng was too busy now to look
The Detroit times., 1908-11-27
POINTS OF LIKENESS
IN THE PRESIDENTS

by a strange fatality. passing away or
the same day. within few minutes
of the succeeding president; James
Monroe also died on the anniversary
OF the declaration. his death occurring
on July 4. 1881.
Anent the vice presidents II may b.
said that eight OF those who have
served their country in che shadow OF
the great chair have succeeded to the
presidential Office either through sue
cession by the death of the incumbent
or by election
Inauguration day, therefore, will see
the seating I'm the presidency and vice
presidency Of two men strangely link
ed with the fortunes Of their predeces-
sors. This day. March 4. calls to mind
the few exceptions In the inaugural
date. George Washington took his
seat on April 80 for the first time,
but the second term was ushered In
ON March 4. Thence to the second
term OF James Monroe the date remain
ed unchanged, but the beginning OF
that administration Is dated March .,
and thenceforth the date remained
March 4. with the following excep-
tions: John Tyler. April 6; Zachary
Taylor, March 8; Willard Fillmore,
July 10; Andrew Johnson, April Is;
Rutherford Hayes, March 5; Chester
Arthur. Sept. so. and Theodore Roose
welt, first term. Sept. IA.
The nation has been ruled by four
Jameses, three Johns. three Williams
inclusive OF the president-elect. AMI
two Andrews. but only one Theodore
washington Star.