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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-21
.STOESSEL BEGINS TERM.
GIVEN GOOD QUARTERS

ST. PETERSBURG, March 2.-Gen-
eral Stoessel has begun serving the ten
years term to which the death sentence
for suTrenderiug Port Arthur was com
muted by the Gar.
His quarters in the fortress Of SIS
Peter and Paul is tolerabIy comfortable
and his confinement is not to be riRor-
Gus. He is permitted to provide his owr
food. exercise in the prison court yard
receive visitors under mild regulations
and receives the best medical care.
His health is exceedingly poor and his
physicians say they do not think he can
survive a long term Of imprisonment
He is said 70 have received the Cars
assurance that he viii be rardoned after
a few months. His majesty is known
to feel that Stoessel was ma1e the
Of the Port Arthur T. -afr
Arrangements have not yet been madA
for the duel In the prison court ward 70
which Admiral Nebogaton. also prfs-
OneT in the fortress. has challenged
for his attacks on the former
during the generals Court-martiaI III
IS believed the meeting will take place
as soon as StOessel IS stronger.
General SmirnOh is better and It Is
now believed he viii recover, though
the physicians have not yet succeeded
in removing the bullet lodged in his
abdomen in his duel with General FOck.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-21
WOULD FORTIFY HAWAII
TO SAFEGUARD PACIFIC

war and preparation for war was
the subject in the HOUSE TO-DAY, when
the IS. 900 900 fortihcations bill was again
taken up.
During the last twenty years money
by the millions has been continually
wasted by the Government in attempt
ing to fortify the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts in a way that is impossible" was
the startling statement made by Cen
eraI KiefeF, former Speaker Of the
House, on the floor. RE said he was
opposed 10 the further expenditure OF
large sums To Iortify the Philippines.
al least until a definite policy mad been
decided upon.
''Fortify Pearl Harbor, or some other
point in the Hawaiian Islands; make IL
a.s strong as Gibraltar; keep one or two
oattleships there, and the fleet of no
nation. no matter how dcfenseless the
PaCiIiC slope will dare attack it, de-
clared the general.
ICiefor explained such a policy would
make unnecessary a larger navy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-21
THE WEATHER REPORT.

The weather has cleared In the East
Gulf and South Atlantic States, and the
temperature has fallen to the freezing
point in North Carolina, Virginia and
Tennessee. Light 10 killing frost is re-
ported from the northern portion OF the
last Gulf States and North Carolina:
elsewhere no changes of Importance
have occurred.
A depression that is now central over
North Dakota Will probably cause in
Creasing Cloudiness in the lower lake
region and the Ohio valley Sunday, pos
sibly with rain and higher tempsra-
lures. Ia other districts fair weather
with higher temperature is indicated
Steamers departing today for Eu-
erly winds and fair weather to rhe
Grand Banks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-21
DYNAMITE CARGO DRIVES
IS SAILORS TO DESERT

PHILADELPHIA, March n.-Fifteen
of the crew of the British steamer
Kiora, loading dynamite at Thompson's s
Point, n Y, 10 be shipped to Panama,
have left the vessel, declaring IL is a
floating mine, and refuse TO return.
ANY accident to the Kiroa. with tho dy-
Mantle cargo aboard they declare would
mean death
The men came here and laid their
grievance before Mr. Powell British
consul. He advised them to return. but
they refused Fifteen new seamen have
been shipped, and the vessel viii sail
with its new crew.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-21
SEMINARY IS BURNED,
GIRLS LOSE EFFECTS

ST. LOUIS. March H.-Forest Park
University, located near the World s
Fair site. the most fashionable girls
seminary in st. Louis, was the scene
this noon Of a general alarm of fire.
One hundred girls escaped from the
building without injury. but lost their
wraps and personal belongings, scarce
~ without exception.
The fire started IN the kitchen and
spread rapidly, owing to the delay in
cidentaI TO the long run of the fire de-
partment. At 80 O'Clock there was no
hope of saving the building, which was
Of brick and stone.
Students were enrolled from all over
the world.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-21
TaWney Question
In Times Contest
Makes House Laugh

Representative Slayden OF Texas made
a speech in the House today, twitting
Chairman Tawney. OF the Committee on
.,ppropria 'yns, about the cartoon that
is being ran in The Times concerning
AIr. Tawney and the Government clerks.
Mr.. Slayden was commenting on the
big expenditures Of Government money,
and said:
Perhaps these large expenditures will
help TO still further confuse The scores
OF contributors TO The WASHINGTON
Times. who are trying to solve the
riddle propounded by that paper. to
wit: When Will Chairman Tawney
bring I'm a bill to increase the pay Of
the department clerks?''
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-21
Won't Stay Down.
MRS. W. D. BROWN DEAD.

Mrs. Joanna Rushing Brown, widow
Of David Wolfe Brown. dean OF report
ers in the House, died yesterday at
RedcIine. col, according to a telegram
received in this sity today. Mrs.
BrOWr.s death was a shock 10 her
friends here. She had been i'll only two
days, suffering from a cold, and fatal
termination OF the illness was not an.
ticinated. 1t is expected that the
funeral Will be held in Redcliffe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-21

unions f.. event the requested legislation
is not forthcoming.
Prepare Call for Meeting.
The call is now being prepared at the
headquarters OF the American Fedora
ton Of Labor. 1t Is planned at these
mass meetings, 1t is authoritatively
stated. to have the various local. State,
and National federati0ns go on record
with regard TO candidates OF their re-
specive sections and where candidates
are found of either party known to
be inlmical 10 labor, every effort is 70
be used 60 defeat him.
Should all regular candidates be op-
posed 10 labor legislation, labor is to
put out its own candidate ana 20 secure
All pledges possible to bring about his
election. In this IL is said that the af-
NldIed labor organizations will have
the support Of the farmers union. over
S0'S0 strong, heretofore not affiliated
with tae American Federation.
On Record Against Taft.
President Gompers has declined to
make public the contents Of the call.
other than TO state that il would ask
Tor tho carrying out Of the plans for
mulated b.. the labor convention which
met here this week. The convention is
understood 10 have gone on record as
being opposed TO the Secretary OF War
Tor President and in favor Of making
The most stubborn fight in Zhe history
OF organized labor 20 bring about the
GeIeIJ Of every Legislator whose record
doeS not appear favorable 10 the unions
committee composed Of President
S5ompers, Vice President O'Conneu and
Secretary Morrison, Of the American
+ edeIauon Of Labor. has been delegated
10 raise The funds for the carrying out
or the plans.
Disappointed az Capitol.
Although the reception Of the griev-
ance committee, which waited on Vice
President Fairbanks and Speaker Can
non TO demand the enactment of labor
legislation, was said TO be more cordial
than that accorded a similar committee
two years ago, members Of the COM
mittee did not appear to be assured
that their demal ds would be compiled
with.
In fact. they would say nothing re-
Eerding tfeir expectation exectp that
their reception by the Speaker and Vice
President had been courteous"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-21
Legislation Program for
Rest of Session
Agreed Uponat
White House.
House and Senate Lead
erS Adopt Plans Urged
Before Them by
Executive.

At a conference held at the White
House last night followed by another
today IN which the President discussed
the legislative situation with a number
OF leaders in both Senate and House
the legislative program for the re-
malnder OF the session was tentatively
arranged, 50 far as this is possible.
The Presidents insistencs that the
do-nothing policy OF Congress must bs
cropped. is known 10 have been put in
most vigorous form in the last two or
three days. he is determined. accor5-
ing 10 his confidential advisers. that the
session must not end with such q rec
ora OF failure as will leave the Remit
mean party at q disadvantage In fbe
coming campaign. HIS urgfngs. to-
gether with the realization by Conp-es-
slonal leaders that the political sItua-
loh Is becoming menacing TO the marty
nave enecJed practical agreement on
scheme Of legislation.
Secretary Loeb said at noon todsv-
mat a memorandum concerning H.
work Of the conferences would be .gfvan
20 the public later in the dav. He d.
cHhed 10 say what the memorand,,yz,
would discuss. but from other sources
IL was learned that II will be 2 sort ~
nemizing OF the measures thar srs =,
be pressed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-21
Young Brooklyn Wife
Found Under Her
Cot Strangled to
Death.
Patient Had Been An
noying to Several
Other Persons
in the Ward.

NEW YORK. March 21.-Alrs. Mar
garet McCue, young Brooklyn ma
trOn was found strangled TO death to-
day under her cot IN the Kings County
Hospital. A sheet was tightly wound
around her neck several times and in
dicated that much strength had been
used in effeCJing her death.
Detectives who were sent 20 the hos
pital by the coroner, declare the young
woman had been murdered and men
toned the fact that two nurses were
in the room frequently and intimated
a belief that another patient might be
implicated.
The hospital authorities issued a state
ment to the effect that Mrs. McCue
probably had killed herself rolling on
her cot vile the sheet became en-
tangled about her neck. Mrs. MCCue
was in straight jacket, she having be-
came violently insane Thursday, and
the detectives believed that for that
reason alone il would have been i'm
possible for her 10 roll a sheet up into
a rope and then wrap il about her
neck in such a manner as TO stTangle
herself.
Attempted Suicide.
Mrs. McCue became a raving maniac
at her home at II Flushing avenue, two
days ago, and tried 10 hurl herself from
a window. She was transferred 10 the
observation ward at the Kings County
Hospital by the police and It had been
planned she would be permanently
transferred TO the Kings Park Hospital
for the Insane.
She was SO violent that she was
placed In a straight jacket, with her
arms held down TO her sides with straps
and canvas baudages. The doctors had
reached the conclusion last night that
Mrs McCue was hopelessly insane.
When the doctors informed the cOro-
ner by telephone Of the death OF Mrs.
McCue. they said il was an accident,
and that there was no other way ia
which she could have met her death.
on being questioned further, they ad-
mitted that Two nurses had been in the
room at the time Mrs. McCue fell from
her cot, They still persisted that the
woman had wound the sheet about her
own neck, and the coroner ordered the
body sent TO the morgue for an autopsy,
and asked the police 10 investigate.
Had Been Annoying.
had been placed in a ward where sew
eral other persons were under observa-
ton, and that she had annoyed them
greatly by her continued mysteries, in
which she would scream and yell almost
constantly, II was said that she greatly
disturbed the sleep Of the patients
whose condition was not as hopeless as
her own, and the detectives intimated
that this might have provided a motive
in the mind of some other patient.
After a superficial investigation the
police and the coroner agreed that Mrs
McCue did not kill herself through ac-
cident OF design, but that she had been
murdered by some one else.
When the detectives reached the hos
pital the two nurses who were said TO
have been IN the ward at the time Mrs.
McCue was killed had gone of duty
But neither Of them had gone to their
rooms IN the hospital, and an investiga-
ton showed that they had left the place.
Detectives were sent out TO md them.
and bring them before the coroner tc
make a statement.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-21
KILLED At OWN DOOR,
NIGHT RIDERS BLAMED

CARLISLE, Ky, March 21.-Hiram
Hedges was shot and killed by night
riders at the door OF his home near here
last night. a taud of about nifty men
stopped at his house and called him out
lie stepped out with a shotguu, then
started 20 FIRE. The band riddled him
Iher rode away.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-21
sag to Baltimore and Return

Every Saturday and Sunday via Penn
syivania Railroad. Tickets good return
ing until sunday night. All regular
trains except the Congressional Lin
tied. ."-AdYt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-21

Don't be out to ell Of Times want
ads. that "call on You"-Or youll be
"out Of pocl ct"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-21
SAILS,
I'm UNDERDOG.
BUT WILL RISE"
Little Lawyer Will Re-
turn From Europe to
Try Real Estate.

NEW YORK. March 2L-Abe Hum
mel sailed or Europe today on the
steamship LUsitanIa under the alias OF
Herman Newburger. He occupied state
room No. 40 on the upper promenade
deck and Ia the next staterooms were
his nephew. Able Kahenbergh, Mrs.
Kaheuberg.-, and Kahenbcrgh's mother.
The little disbaTred lawyer. who was
released Thursday from the ElacIweIl-s
Island prison after serving ten months
for his connection with the Dodge
Morse conspiracy. viii stop in LDndon
at the Hotel Savoy Tor more tuan a
week as the guest of Toddy NIichaels.
the theatrical manager. and will then
proceed TO Nlarienbad TO take the cure.
Later ne expects to spend much time
in Paris and the south OF France.
He viii return TO this country In the
late fall probably, 10 embark in the
real estate business. While a prisoner
on the island he is said to have made a
considerable fortune as a real estate
speculator.
Men About Town Give Feast.
Although Hummel spent a gay night
last night IN Manhattan. no one was
at the sailing Of tie Lusitania 10 see
him of and none sent flowers or notes
OF confidence. At Z o'clock last night
ne sat down to a wine dinner with
about a dozen other men who had been
as well known along Broadway, ana as
first nighters As was HummeI The
spread was in the nature OF a farewell
dinner TO HummeI and was in an out
of-the-way restaurant on the west side.
where there was no intrusion. There
was much drinking and merrymaHng.
One rumor also had it that there were
several women dancers to enliyen the
feast.
H-lmmeI did not leave there until
midnight and he was then driven d.
rectiv TO the Cunard line pier, where
he boarded the Lusitania- He went TO
be6 at once.
Calls Himself Under Dog.
Before the snip sailed today HummeI
was up and made complaint. which in
iieates that his mind is burdened with
much bitterness. He said:
This is a merry case Of the under
log and I am the dog. It is case Of
Jumping on the fellow that gets the
worst of the deal. I got mine, and am
still getting II. nave bStn L4lEnty
good TO the newspapers in this town,
furnishing them with more good stories !
han all the other lawyers put together,
and what do I get? Do you see what
hey say about me? Their treatment is
But 1 am done with them. I ask no
odds Of anybody, and when 1 come back |
will show them that / can get along |
got a raw deal all the way through. |
They made me the goat from the start. |
and 1 had to stand for il.
Won't Stay Down.
Il have done my bit now, and pro- |
pose TO show some people that they
ant keep Abe Hummel down forever" !
When reporters sent cards and notes /
% Hummel he refused 20 reply. Able 4
Z. henbergh. who did not spend the /
.ght on the ship, volunteered to speak !
when he went aboard. He said:
MY uncle does not wish 10 make 4
sny statement. but I will say for him
hat he will recover all the prestige he /
las lost Fe will come back and make /
bigger fortune than he did in the law |
business.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-21

A Times classified ad. viii shorten
ynur search for a buyer. a seller. q
trader. a teacner, q clerk. a typists-
or a tobl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-21

unions T.. event the requested Legislation
is not 'orlhcoming
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-03
Duties on Farm Products

As both of the big parties promise
tariff reform soon after election. it
will be of interest to all farmers to
recall just what the duties are on
their products: On hogs brought into
the United States there is duty OF
81. SO per head; $50 per head and up
on horses and mules; 50 to S14 per
head on cattle; seventy-five cents to
$3.50 per head on sheep; fifteen
cents bushel on oats; twenty five
cents bushel on wheat: ten cents a
bushel on rye; fifteen cents bushel
on corn: fifteen cents bushel on
buckwheat; thirty cents bushel on
barley; two cents pound on rice :
six cents a pound on butter or cheese ;
forty five cents a bushel on beans :
three cents each on cabbages: five
cents dozen on eggs; 81 a ton on
hay; twenty cents gallon on honey
twenty-five cents a bushel on po-
tatoes; four to eleven cents on wool
two cents a pound on lard and three
cents pound on poultry. Notwith-
standing the above tariff on importa
tlons. there were the past year S414.
600. 200 worth of farm products
brought in.-Farm journal.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-03
eff Not Saloons, What 9"

According to Harper's Weekly.
"Bonfort's Wine and Liquor Circular
finds reason in current happenings to
suspect that the saloon as a means of
distributing the wares that concern
it is discredited and beaten institu-
tion in this country except in the
larger cities. But it judges by the
figures of internal -revenue taxes on
distilled spirits and fermented
liquors paid to the government for the
last twelve years that the increase
of consumption of both these COM
modities continues steadily to in
crease. Feeling confident. therefore.
that the people of the country are
not going to turn teetotallers. 1t con-
siders what method of distribution of
alcoholic beverages is coming to take
the place of saloons. It says. and
not without reason. that when it is
put to the voter to say whether he
wants the saloons closed or not. a
chance should be given him to say
what method of distribution. il any.
he prefers. He should be able to vote
for or against saloon license, tavern
License. merchants license. and
druggists license: merchants license
meaning sale in original packages
of goods not to be drunk On the
premises. AS to the saloon. the Cir
cular says:
"We think the trade should stop
kicking against the pricks. II the
saloons cannot be successfully defend
ed, if the CRY of personal liberty will
not save it. then let it 60 and let the
people decide how they want alcoholic
berevages retailed in the localities in
which they live"
eff they do not want them retailed
at all. they should have the oppor-
tunity to say so. but the Circular is
right in maintaining that the saloon
question and the liquor question are
not identical and conterminous. and
that if the saloons are to perish. a
very large question of liquor distri-
button will survive them. The great
danger that lies ahead OF the current
anti-rum movement is the danger OF
too much success. If the reasonable
wishes of too many people are sntag.
onized and flouted. the movement
will blow up and collapse.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-03

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A little book of these endorsements will
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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-03
The Country Newspaper

The editor of the Farm Journal, Of
Philadelphia, the most extensively
circulated farm paper in the world,
pays the following tribute to country
newspapers and their editors:
ga wit has observed that some
men are born great. some achieve
greatness and others edit country
newspapers. bat he might have added
that the country editors are the back
bone of the community. There are
hundreds of little 4 x towns that
would not be one the map at all save
for the persistent booming they have
relieved in the columns Of the town
newspaper. the editor too often being
the only man in the place who has
failed to share in the towns prosper
ity for the simple reason that he has
been too busy helping others to look
out for himself.
'We have an intimate Knowledge Of
a good many country newspapers.
and have had our share in the making
of more than one. and we have yet to
see the first country newspaper con-
tanning an immodest story or coarse
jest or allusion. and very often the
country weekly is the only newspaper
which prudent. careful man dare
take into his house.
1.-The influence of the country
newspaper is out of proportion to It's
Giro ulation. because it is the honest
expression of it's editor who is I'M
trammeled and unbouRht. There are
many men yet living who can remem.
Der when a half-dozen county seat
weeklies nodded the political destiny
of an entire state. and there are few
instances on the record where these
papers ever betrayed the people or
led them after false gods.
Moreover. the country newspaper
office has been the sole school and
alma mater of many of the most
brilliant men of our own and other
times, and no other Craft is SO rich
in fruitage of this sort.
'sSometimes the big dailies. often
made up largely of nonsense and
worse. threaten to crowd the country
newspaper to the wall. and doubtless
sometimes the country EDITORS out
look is not encouraging: but feeling
that he has a mission to perform, the
Importance of which can not be
measured in dollars and cents. be
holds grimly on. for which we thank
God and take courage"