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The Washington times., 1908-04-08
Born

HILLTABD-Born to Mr.. and Mrs F. r
Hiliyard, daughter. on SUNDAY, April
Q, 1908. il
The Washington times., 1908-04-08
Tells People Here How the
Home Mixture Is Prepared
Gives a Good Home Recipe Which Car
Easily be Mixed by Anyone at Very
Little Expense Though Said to
Relieve Many Severe Gases.

a large New York health publication
tells its readers Of a number OF
simple and safe prescriptions that can
be made at home. The following. how
ever. for the cure OF rheumatism and
kidney anG bladder troubles receives
the greatest praise, viz. Fluid Extract
DandeliOn. one ounce. Compound kar-
gon. one ounce Compound Syrup SarSa-
parilla three ounces These simple,
harmless ingredients can be obtained AT
any good prescription pharmacy at little
cost ard are mixed by shaking well IN a
bottle.
The dose for adults is a teaSpOOnful
after each meal and at bedtime. drinking
q fun tumblerful OF watA~ after each
dose. It Is further stated nat this pre-
The Washington times., 1908-04-08
PRINTER
TG BE ISLAND MAN

Many applications ara bsinE received
by General Edwards, chief Of the
Bureau Of Insular Affairs, fer the posi-
tons Of director and assistant director
Of the bureau Of printing in the Philip
pines, made vacart nv 70 promotion
of Director Leech and the death of As
sistant Director Jones.
General Edwards announced. however,
that the appointment will not be made
by the Insular Bureau here or by any
Washington official. Instead. IT viii be
left entirely in the hands OF the COVER
nor general OF the Philippines There IS
but very Nttle likelihood that any man
in the United States Will be selected
It is the intention TO promote men in
the service in the Philippines who are
thoroughly familiar with the conditions
and the work there.
The Washington times., 1908-04-08
Marriage Licenses.

Fred l. Hultz and Minnie Seitz, Wash
lngtOn-
Augustus c. Yost or washington. and
Lavinia II. Kayle. OF SeaDroOk. Nd
George II. Hanson and Hattie A. Cow
ingtou, Washington
Clifton s Collins and Ethe' s Wood
ruff. washington
Francis =. Poe and Catherine S Will
Jams. Washington
George W. Garvin and Nora NJ Gar
vim. of Boyce. Va
John Clapes and Maria +. SAM. OF
Washington.
Willie &. Latch ford. OF Alexandra. and
Maggie NJ McMorrow. Of Washirg ton.
Thomas J. Shehan, OF Boston. Mass.
and Julia A Craver, OF Washington.
Alexander -. peasants and EsteIie ".
BONley, Of Beaver Dam. Va.
John =. Townsend. Of Youngstown.
Ohio. and Lois II. Manwaren. OF
Washington.
James J. Hanna. % CoIora. Nd. and
Grace GrpsS. OF Manchester. Pa
Ernest 5. KOpp and Ida V. FenTsSs, OF
Washington
Carl Haley and Lillian Bermau, or
Washington.
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VITAL RECORDS
Births.

John c. and Della T. Schwarzmann,
girl.
Edwin J. and Jennie c. RObb. boy
Frank : and Theresa MarasciO. girl.
Fred A. ami Anna l. Mehler, girl
Martin +. and Mary A. Mangold, girl.
Guda A. and Mary a. KenEla. boy.
Thomas and Mary Kuhnert. girl
hurry c. and Pearl T. Harrison. boy
William @. and Mary +. Greenwen. girl
Martin q. and Ellen H GilbeTtson, girl.
g. /. and Katherine Gable, boy.
Thomas NJ and Olga Foley. boy.
Frank =. and Mary J. Fay, boy.
Frank O. and Rosetta Cole, boy.
" A. and Annie Cook, girl.
William W. and Ida Brown. boy.
William r and Julia O. s. BiaCkwoCd.
boy.
Fred W. and AIary T. Boland. girl.
The Washington times., 1908-04-08

scripuOn IS a positive remedy FOR kid
Ley trouble and lame back. weak blad-
der and urinary difficulties, especially
OF the elderly people. and one Of the
best things 70 be used in rheumatic af-
nlctiOns, relieving the aches and pains
ana reducing the swellings.
A Well-knOWn local druggist states
that this mixture acts directly Upou the
eliminative tissues OF thc kidneys:
Cleanses these SpongeliEe organs and
gives them power to Sifu and strain the
poisonous waste matter and uric acid
from the blood which is the cause OF
rheumatism.
Cut this out and hand Il 10 some suf-
ferer which would certainly be an act
Of humanity This is published for the
kargOn Extracting Co., Cincinnati. Ohio
The Washington times., 1908-04-08
Leakage Account.

There is a leakage account OF 10 per
cent. First rate companies. properly
managed. never have over a to per
cent leakage account Small and poor
ly managed companies might. Secondly,
they include a . per cent legal fees &C
count. This IS most unusual and about
three times above the average Doubt
less they are charging the costs of the
present litigation TO the consumers.
Third, they charge as operating cN-
penses the interest on the deposits of
the consumers which is a capital and
not an operating expense. This is
total OF 81 cents improperly charged.
still further reducing the price Of manu-
facture 10 $50 cents per thousand.
They seem 10 have put IN anything
TO justify the price suggested Repre-
sentative Cary
That's about the way OF g." was
the reply
committee TO recommend the repeal OF
the act and then have q complete in
vestigatiOu Of the company affairs 20
determine the proper price This in
vestiGatiOn. ne said. would have TO be
made sooner or later by Congress or
the courts. He said that - cents would
be maximum cost. according TO his
observations since reaching Washing
ton, and it might be as low as - cents.
In answer 10 Mr.. CaTy's suggestion. lie
replied that so cents seemed fair.
Attorney ". i. Hart and Engineer
Joseph :. Mclhany appeared for the gas
company. but did not question Prof.
Bemis
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OF rights and franchises and good Will
where the company has paid nothing
for these rights and they are a gift of
the peOple2' asked Representative
Sims.
No replied Prof. Bemis THE au-
ditor has interpreted this law even
worse than Il reads"
1t Is, therefore, all the more urgent
that this section should be repealed. ."
continued Prof Bemis before addi-
ttonal rights are secured under It. II
Is certainly not right to capitalize a
grit from community, and then make
the community pay interest on rs own
GIT. In the Georgetown case. ! notice,
they have virtually capitalized the con-
sumner at $50 per head in that they have
in about 1000 connections at
SCI, 600, for which connections the con-
sumner himself has paid Therefore, the
consumer not only pays for the connsc-
tons, but he must pay interest on his
own money for the rest of his days. 1t
is a most ridiculous proposition.
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TWO HORSES ARE BURNED
AS STABLE is DESTROYED

ROCKVILLE, Nd. April S.-Two
horses were burned and $500 damage
was caused by fire in George W. Meads
stable IN Middle Lane about 1910 o'clock
this morning The fire. believed 10 have
been the work Of firebuEs. destroyed the
stable and its contents
The building was owned by Mayor Lee
Onutt Of this city. Light insurance
was carried on the building.
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$4,000 for Paving.

81 see also S54,O 900 added for paving.
the auditor not ascertaining whether
the company did the paving. but evil
IDENTITY going on the theory that it would
cost a new company that amount TO
pave above the mains. a shrewd gas
company may lay its mains before A
street is paved and then wait several
years and under your law as inter
preted, ask the right TO capitalize for
the amount 10 mould cost "A new COM
pany 20 lay mains and pave the street
There are many. many 'niggers in the
WOOdDile in Your present law. which
] haven't yet had time TO study as
thoroughly as ] would like"
Taking the cOmpany's own statement
he said gas cost il o. cents including
manufacture, depreciation and renewals
The company had included 1457 cents
per thousand for surplus and improve
ments. Leaving out this. which should
not have been charged against the con-
sumner. the company Nigh thaVe fur
rished gas at s. cents and still made
good profit" said Prof Bemis. Also
charged against the interests o. the con-
sUmers he said he found three other
improper items.
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Deaths.

Dennis NIcKeown, 2s years. 1904 s street
northwest.
Nellie A. Joyce. "a years. Emergency
Hospital.
sister Mary s. Young. % years. Convent
or the Visitation
Lambert d steiner. SO years. Washing
ton Barracks.
Michael p. Buckley, S. years. 5ls 8
street southwest.
Susan .. Monteith, 50 yeas, 22S Second
street northeast
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-17
THE CUBAN ELECTION.

Cuba is in the position now to assume her independent government as guaranteed by this country as result of the spansh-American war. The general election has been held and the liberals by an overwhelming majority have chosen General Gomez for the presidency and on January 2S with the withdrawal of the troops of the United States, the government of in- tervention will cease.
 The general order that prevailed throughout the island and the wide spread interest shown by the people in voting give evidence of the capacity for self-goYernment on the part of the cit- izens The two parties liberal and conservative were nearly alike in their platforms, both declaring for the pre- servatIon of the republic, equal rights for citizens, encouragement of agri- culture and commerce, and friendly re- lations with the United States
 The test of capacity for self-govern- ment is to be shown through the will ingness of the defeated party to ac- quiesce in the situation and in the pur- pose of the victorious party to conduct affairs in the interests of the whole people. without special regard to party If this kind of spirit shall prevail the United States will have no need again to Intervene. The new government be- gns under the brightest auspices, with the liberals holding the majority in the senate and house Of representatives,
 The course Of Cuba win now be watched with interest and nowhere more satisfactorily than in the Unit ed States, if she prospers in peace, and nowhere more regretfully if disorder should manifest itself. Governor Ma goon has expressed his pleasure at the fair. orderly, and enthusiastic election which has taken place and is cspeei- ally hopeful for the future.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-17
The Sutntc >uIsuncr,

TO the Editor of the Kick Column,
 was pleased to note the iourual- Comicrs comment last week upon th, smoke nuisance in the Fourth ward. Really [ do not believe too much em phasls can he put upon this matter As your editorial notes the railroad 2 smoke nuisance has resulted ln hun that section of the city. 1T New Ha vcn's future growth Is to he stunted in thls manner fl is high time for something to be done
 havc been greatly interested in the concerted action of the residents of the | Edgewood section of late, which has resulted in an extra allowance of trol- ! ley cars at tho rush hours at night 1 Cannot some similar concerted action on the part of Fourth wnrdcrs gain for l them relief from a nuisance which Is ! far more serious than tho transporta 1 ton troubles on the Edgewood Inc 1 The smoke not only endanPers our 1 health but lessons the worth of our l property
 Whether the present suits in the 1 superior court turn out faorable to the railroad or not I have my doubts whether the corporation will do any. 1 thing or not 10 better conditions un. | less the whole section rise up and de. mand relief of the city fathers, Sucl action ought to follow
 FOURTH WARDER.
 Howard avenue, Nov 1b, 1908
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-17
'KICK COLUMN"

Nudor the above heading tho Jour nal-CGurior will he pleased to publish such letters as its readers may desire to write t from time 10 tlmc complain Ing of any of the mnltfarlous matters which nre sure 10 come up in twentieth century urban life to mako II irksome
 Address your letter to "The Editor of the Kick Column Journal Courier New Haven, Conn Write briefly and to tho point and nlwn,s send your right name and address, without which no lett ,r can pc published An assumed name 10 hr usod in print may accompany your letter. bnt it must always be rc. mcmbercd that anonymous letters of this variety ran never have ius, that persuasive force ihpt letters havc that are published with the right namesD
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-17
south Dakota Cleans Up.
lBOsLOn HoraldO

TbWNIVTT TT'TWIWsT
 By technical alteration in its divorce law, approved by the people in a ref. erendum vote last week. south Dakota has decided to diminish s6OO,0Ol year industry of Sioux Falls lawyers and court officials, and, incidentally, tc curb, 1T not stop the habit which un. happy or dissatisfied married persons have acquired of living In south Dakota for six months for the purpose of ob- taIuing divorce, Two nfths of tho Dakotans stlll believe in protecting this industry, and they voted aRalns' the new law National opinion, concen- trated on the new commonwealth. has forced such measure of reform as has beer won, which Is not much. according to lawyers, who already are pointinu out holes in the new statute
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-17
LHtie Cipic Sermons -No. IT.
The May to Get Good City Gopernment

There is no known automatic process for getting good city government Like almost everything else in this world worth having, it the result of the hard work of great numbers of people Because Los Angeles has good citizens who willing to give some attention to civic matters; because among those who do politics there are many who sincerely desirous for good city government because among office holders there have always been some-and of late years many who faithful, industrious and well qualified, and also because the city has two three newspapers that Loyalty place the public welfare above partisan interest or personal spte,Los Angeles Journal of Municipal Affairs.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-17
Howard avenue. Nov. b. 10OS.
Better Police service Ncrdcd.

To the Editor of the Kick Column;
 IL has been frequently remarked that for the extent of territory covered by West Haven the police protection is considerably short of what is needed II Is coming on the season when closer watChfulness will be the duty of the police. Of course the force is much re- duced from what if Is In the summer time, when the shore resorts are open. In such an extensive territory the few policemen can not patrol the whole place.
 Now, it has occurred to me that the bicycle might be used to advantage to augment in duickness of movement from place to place the efficiency of the officers, The territory could be cov- cred more frequently and observations made at more numerous points than can be done without this vehicle What is needed Is the presence frequently of a policeman in All sections of the borough, rather than have them cOnfin. ed to q few sections, while others are practically neglected Tt is said that some streets never see gn officer. If ever this borough becomes city this question Is sure to be prominent one, am writing 10 call attention to what has appeared to me to he real need
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-17
WALL or THE AMERICAN FATHER

had little daughter.
 dearly loved the maid And everything [ gave her For which her fancy prayed. gave her lovely dresses All made i'm gay Puree, bought her hats most gorgeous That ypu did ever see. bought her pearls and diamonds, With gold and rubies, too, And toy dogs and autos, All that . man might do. bought brown stone palace Tho handsomcst In town, Likewise dainty villa
 Her summer joys tn crown. [ took her off to Europe
 TO Egypt and the east What travel had to offer.
 Rave1 to her a feast And still l had my money These pleasures to afford, Nor rolt I that my income
 Was going by the board, She took another fancy.
 And spite my mild rebuke, She vowed if stIll loved her I'd buy for her duke She picked out q fierce sample bought him, all the same; And now I havent truly
 A penny tN my name.
 Baltimore American.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-17
rnr Is thc Twcnt,-scycntb,

tNeW Nork Cnmmcrcial)
 Just as cocksurc we have the New York Commercial taking the contrary view Hear it;-
 Everybody comedies that Arthur was the twenty first president so Cleveland must have been the twenty second, and Just as logically and naturally Ttarr. son following him was and had to be the twenty third president. But to call Mckinley the twenty fourth and Roosevelt the twenty nftb Is Just as absurd as it would be to cut the Gleve- land second term out of our political histories, Altogether Grover Cleveland was both the twenty second and the twenty fourth president, and Taft will ot course, be the twenty seventh T. Is recalled that lust as soon as January l. 1901, dawnei most of the sillIes stopped arguing that the year 1900 be- longed to the twentieth instead of rounding out the nineteenth as Il did After high noon of March next there won't be enough left of the argument that Taft Is the twenty sixth president to raise n laugh about
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-17

jury It may be believed that such law would do the trick
 As for the Killings which have just taken place, We believe wo nave the concensus of opinion of the communj- ty when We call upon tho coroner to be sternly Just in his findings. We can agree with Professor I,add when he says that our city highways are not race tracks.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-17

or two instances when the choice of the popular vote did not receive cleo tlon. Such an instance was that of Samuel J. rilden who received 25O,9S5 more votes than Rutherford B, Hayes, who was declared president by the electoral votes
 Notwithstanding the fact that official electors are practically without func- tion the system is continued in formal fashion. Indeed the electors are little thought of when the popular returns are tabulated There is little interest in what they may do.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-17
The Emperor of China.

IFfONIdence JOurnaTD
 If the news of the death of the en- peror of China be true, it need not necessarily be believed that any im- mediate change in the Chinese situa- tion Is to be expected. The report that Prince Chun has been appointed regent of the empire is to say the least, im- probable, since Chun has for some time been out of favor at the lmperial palace It Is Impossible to form any Idea of the real situation until more complete reports are received,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-17
Ihc Ilrhnn Peril.

(Waterbury Republican,
 Owners and drivers of cars ought to be able to see that If they don't turn in and help to punish the careless among their number they will soon find all of thlr number placed in one class by public opinion and held under re- strctve laws that will make It very unpleasant for them, The automobile death rate is growing so steadily that 1t seems only a few stiff prison sen tences can check it
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-17
The Campaign Fund List.

TTTWT TTWTW T TT1FNV
 IL takes a good deal longer, yon know 10 get the list of republican con tributors ready for publication than II would If tho amount of their con trihutIons had not been SO much larger than those received by the Bryan com. mlttcc But Treasurer Sheldon of tht national committee hopes to nave the returns all in next week When ht gives out his list we shall really know nothing al all about the total cost pi the republican campaign, because tn, plan of the committee this year wa' to have the money paid and disburset by state committees to greater eY tent than formerly, In order to keel down the size of the national fund
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-17

The country may well rejoice in the recovery of Francis J. HeneN the San Francisco graft~prosecutor who has been shot It is such fearless men as he who arc most needed to reform
 our municipal governments. IL may b.. hoped he has been spared for greater and better work, Both he and others who undertake reform movements of this kind must ever re-
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-17

A point of interest in connection with the resignation of Victor IT, Metcalfc as secretary of the navy and the appointment to this cabinet pos itlon of Truman II. Newberry, who has heretofore been the assistant sec retary, Is the fact that Mir Metcalfc is a member of the class of '76 in the Yale law school and Mir Newberry is member of the class of S5 in shelf" It takes Yale man to suc- ceed a Yale man II takes a Yale president to succeed a Harvard presl- dent, too.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-17
pr. Morgnn's Death.
lIInrlford ConranLl


 The sudden ad shocking death of Rev pr, Brinley Morgan in New Ha- ven on Saturday is q great loss to that city and calls out the sympathy of thls community to peculiar extent, since he was native of Hartford and his fathers family still resides here, where he has many personal Friends, The matter of his death, which was SC aVoldable and ineXcusable, adds indlg- nation To grief.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-17

If the empress ot China who has just died could only have seen some of the many and varied pictures of herself now being printed on the front pages of American newspapers from Maine to California. We believe that she would have given way to a heart for laugh than years of her dulL eyentlcss life in the Pckin palace have provided.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-17
THE ELECTOR COLLEGE.

A political institution about which there Is more or less mystery to the average citizen is the electoral college On the second Monday of January the electors of the different states meet at their respective state capitals and east their votes by secret ballot and a list of votes is made and certified to, then this Is forwarded sealed to the Presi- dent of the United States senate and on the second Wednesday of Fetruary the votes are counted at joint session of the senate and house of representa- tives and the successful candidates declared
 Theoretically the country is not sup posed to know who has been elected president of the United States for knowledge of how the electors Of the respective states will vote cannot be presumed Originally the framers of the constitution hnd in mind the choice of president and vice president by the wsest men of the nation. Until lS05 no electoral votes were east disluc. tlveiy for president and vice president Each elector voted by ballot for two persons. If a majority of all the votes were cast for my person, he who re- ceived the greatest number of votes became president and he who received ! the next greatest number became vice 1 president By this method larg number of names may be voted by the electors When Washington wa' elected for the second term, twelve names were voted by the electors Then there was no defined party diff l ferences But when John Adams wa declared elected there were two politica parties developed. and thirteen names were voted by electors
 Until 1S2i-tS2S electors were chosor generally by the legislatures of tn, various states and not directly by tb' people much as United States senators are, but the tendeny toward the cleo ton of United States senators b! direct vote Is becoming marked and i is likely that the popular election O presidents will follow The chang from a legislative choice of electors t' that by the people is a step, Tn presidential election of 1924 was knowr as "the scrub race for the presidency, because there had ceased to be an, recognized parties II was out of thi period of personal contest the demo cratic party arose and the vigorou Andrew Jackson, and with it all cam the change, democratic in character, Q the choice of electors by vote of tn people, although South Carolina con tinued to choose electors by state logis lature until 1868. At this time, 1924 national conventions had not bce adopted.
 To-day presidential electors appea to have little choice. They are boun, by the character of the ticket o which their names appear, Theoretical ly they are free, but are actually in th position of pledged delegates to stat convention, who go with their instruc tions carefully slowed away in thei pockets It is this rormajty of th electoral plan that leads some peopl to wonder where the real advantag and value of the electoral college ap pear It matters little how much
 citizen may grow enthusiastic over hi candidate for president, the name Q his choice does not appear on the bal lot He does not vote for presIden except by proxy. There have been on