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The National tribune., 1908-02-20
THE NINTH CORPS AT ANTIETAM.
Antietam Creek Very Serious Obstacle.


Editor National Tribune: My atten-
ton having been called to some of Mr..
McElroy'S structures touching the Ninth
Corps in his articles, entitled The Bat
tie of Antietam,'' 1 am moved to sug-
gest some errors, or at least one. touch
ing an important fact. / have never
made pretenSe as war correspondent
during or since the war for the Union.
shall not assume that the Ninth Corps
stands in need of my feeble defensive
powers, and am content to let il rest
on it's own history. L was but very
short time connected with that corps,
and being then a private soldier shall
not pretend to draw on personal knowl-
edge. Mr.. McElroy has made a state
ment of a fact that ignorance will not
excuse, if l show it a manifest error,
and of such a fact as would seem TO
add discredit to much else he has to
say.
After quoting fully a column and a
half from Gen. ]. d. Cox, my division
commander Il was in Crooks Brigade)
which he denominates as Gov. Cox's
testimony, he made this comment:
This labored statement of Gov Cox
was made many years after the war,
when he saw the necessity of saying
everything possible that could be said
in extenuation OF the conduct of the
Ninth Corps Oh the extreme left. What
will strike any soldier is that Antietam
Creek is a small stream, and at that
season of the year the water was hardly
six inches deep at any place, and COM
manders of ordinary energy would GER
tainly have managed to get their men
across, somehow. The plan adopted of
rushing up one regiment after another,
head on, TO the bridge to receive the
whitening fire from the deployed line
on the opposite side of the creek was
bungling and unsoldierly in the ex-
trene"
Well. Gen. Burnside and Gen. Cox
must have had that necessary, ordinary
energy, for, somehow, they got across.
But Mr.. McElroy has made a grave
charge, and has drawn on longer men,
DRY than he accuses Gen. Cox of doing
and for one, I understand, not to have
been either a combatant or onlooker
In that engagement, is as much a
source of unrelia blity to him as to
Gen. Cox. Not a statement of alleged
fact in Gen. Cox's testimony has been
selected out and shown to be error.
No such attempt appears, but the writ
er says: "Antietam Creek was a small
stream, 3 hardly six inches
deep at any place, and commanders of
ordinary energy would certainly have
The National tribune., 1908-02-20
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The National tribune., 1908-02-20
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The National tribune., 1908-02-20
Widows Pensibns.
The Wirz Monument.
Wants 81 n Day.

Chas. Nj. Johns, 18th Mo. Cav, Sa.
lem, Mo, thinks that pensions should
be raised to 81 per day for all men
of 20.
The National tribune., 1908-02-20
This Washer Sells Itself
Send No Money

VoU wouldn't think of doing without
washer. No up-todate woman thinks
of doing her washing the old.fashioned.
back-breaking. washboard way.
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The National tribune., 1908-02-20

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and more SO if to learn their lives had
been saved to further usefulness By
reason of my attentions.-Ira *. Alder
man, Co. b, seth Ohio.
The National tribune., 1908-02-20

Sponges should never be used except
for the bath, and are the most insani-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-09
UNIVERSITY CLUB
HOUSE HUNTING
Secretary Taft Will B e
POSTMASTER at Banquet
February %.

a site for the proposed new home Of
the University Club more satisfactory
in every way than the Myer property
is being considered and negotiations for
its purchase are in progress. This was
the statement of the committee at the
annual meeting OF the club last light. n
was further said that whenever the ne
Eotiations are ready 10 close, a special
meeting would be called. buc the time
could not be forecast
Aside from the reports Of officers and
committees, the annual banquet proved
Of most interest to tine members pres
ent. The BANQUET viii be held at the
Raleigh Hotel Wednesday evening,
February %. Secretary Of War William
II. Taft has accepted en- invitation TO
act as tOastmSsler
The annual -1ecl ION resulted in the
choice Of the following to serve on the
council for three years: Gardner F.
Williams, University OF California
Hennsn Jannir IS, Harvard: Ralph R.
Barnard Lehigh and Georgetown: wal
lace D. Mclean. Princeton and Colum-
bia
To the committee on admissions the
following were elected: Charles Ray
Dean, University OF Chicago and Column
bian; Alpheus Winter, Center College
of Kentucky ard Columbia; Thomas II.
Carter, University Of Montana, and
Frederick I. Siddons, Columbian.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-09
GIN AND JEALOUSY
CAUSE GUN PLAY
Dusky William G arte r
Shoots Lady Friend and
His Rival.

The blood Of william Carter, colored.
becoming too thickIy inoculated with
the raging germs Of gin and Jealousy.
he pulled a gun on his former lady
friend" Alice Graham, at the latter's
home. 100 Nineteenth street northwest,
last night when he called 70 pay his
respects. After shooting her in the
shoulder he turned the weapon on his
rival. Scott Black. and perforated that
gentleman's thumb with & bullet
Alice was more badly frightened at
the wild west display than she was In
;ured, the bullet barely grazing her
ebon shoulder and embedding itself IN
a chrome picture OF the family. which
hung under a Home. Sweet Home
motto. Mr.. Black. who by the way,
looks his name. would not now be able
to see through his thumb had It not
been for his bravery IN attempting
to protect the dusky maid he had sue
cseded in winning from William. When
he jumped between the girl and the
man the latter pulled the trigger a sec
ond time and fred.
Scott bound his thumb IN his hand
ke-chief, treasured Alice OF hts love.
and rushed to tell his troubles 10 q
policeman Of the Third precinct. He
then went to his home to dream Of the
capture and conviction OF Carter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-09
TALEXANDRIKI
PROPERTY BOUGHT
FOR THE MONUMENT
Washington Memorial in
Home Town Plan of
Societies.
Shutter Hill Will Be Sold
to Raise the
Money.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ALEXANDRIA. VA, FEB.


With the purchase by a nUmbe- Of
Alexandria societies Of the Shutter Hill
property at the head Of King street,
the chance for the erection Of a monu-
ment TO George Washington In his home
town seems possible,
The property, which, with the Spring
Park tract, comprises about 40 acres,
has been secured by the organizations
interested IN the erection Of the monE-
ment and surrounding park.
Yesterday eighty-nine out Of 100 lots
Tor sale on the Shutter Hill property
were sold N a remarkably brlel time.
The rem aiming Iotg will DO aUctOnod OF
in the near future. II is believed that
sufficient funds will be realized from
these sales not only 20 buy the neces-
saTy land but 10 90 far in erecting a
proper memorial 10 the memory Ul
George Washington.
The idea Of a monument y Wash
ington IN his native town has long
been cherished by Alexandra residents
In 1904 Congress ordered the mint q
cast 10000 medaHions for the Washing
tor Monument Association. to be sold
TO aid in the erection Of a monument
Lack Of funds, together with The advent
OF the jamestown Exposition, to whici
the state Legislature had TO contribute
temporarily blocked the proposed cam
paign for the monument
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-09

LONDON, Feb. s.-England has never
liked former Premier Franco. OF Por-
tugal. but most OF the rest OF Europe
speaks kindly OF him. King Manuel
likes him. too. and a good many states
men think It will not be long before
he will return to Lisbon from his exile
and rise to power again
In the meantime the continental press
thinks he is simply being sacrificed to
the eKigencies OF the situation. Manuel
is young. Il is argued. and Il IS but
natural that he should be easily in
huenced His mother. Queen Anelle.
thinks Francois policy cost the lives
Of her husband and her son. So she
hates him.
Adverse English Influence.
English influence had still more TO
do with his downfall. Britain IS close
10 Portugal politically. It has interest,
too. in the Portuguese colonies and heavy
investments in the country. It's states
men considered Franco dangerously In
different to public opinion and feared
he would precipItate a revolution
King Edward told Carlos repeatedly
that he ought to get a new premier and
once or twice had him nearly con-
WINGED. But Franco invariably talked
himself back into favor. Manuel asked
him 20 continue at the helm. This time
however, King Edward. Queen Azneiie
and the Portuguese whom the premier
had crowded out Of office got in their
work.
Manuel unwilIngly changed his mind
and asked the dictator 70 resign Il
was plain that the loss OF power meant
the loss Of ability 10 protect himself
and Franco had nothing to DO but quit
the country as quickly as possible.
Parls Berlin, Vienna, and Rome dom
thin much OF the new cabinet. The
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-09
FRANCOIS POLICY WISE ONE;
PROBABLE HE WILL RETURN
General Opinion That New Cabinet Is Inferior and That
Former Premier Will Be Reinstated.

ministers are r6actionaries. They be-
long to the element which ruled before
Franco became premier. and the gen
eraI opinion is that they VIII restore the
old regime. There won's even be enough
revenue loft to support Manuel in COM
fort unless he IS a very economical
monarch. after his office holders have
taken all they want.
Political prophets thiak Manuel viii
soon grow tired OF this kind OF thing,
will remember what Franco did for his
father IN financial way, and VIII bring
hina back TO complete his work
Not many politicians outside OF PoT-
lugaI doubt that the fallen premier tried
sincerely 10 reform the countTy's gov
eminent. Franco did his best 70 guard
the King; Carlos fooIhardy courage set
his efforts at naught and made the muir
dereTs' work easy.
Prevented Financial Crash.
While engaged in his work OF reform,
the premier had 70 have some kind OF
support, and to obtain this ne turned
over to the King and divided among the
troops a fractiOn--a small ono-Of the
funds he had wrested from ofhcialdom.
Between the political confusion which
his policies caused and the worldwide
financial stringency Of the past few
months. there IS no doubt that POrtu-
gal was temporarily hard pressed. Con-
tinental statesmen, hna1ciers, and Jour
nalists are almost a unit IN the opinion
that he would ultimately have brought
order out OF chaos. and put his country
on a footing or prosperity which Il has
not enjoyed for generations.
The former premier. himself once q
newspaper man, was hated by his own
fraternity IN Portugal moro bitterly
probably than by any other class.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-09
Bilin' Pork"
Sweet Smell
To Congress

Does yoh smell dem pigtails cookin'.
honey2''
HaTk. From a united and harmonious
membership OF the House OF Represent
atives there comes a Wild and willing
yell. The >Tumor got abroad yesterday
that the House Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds is about 10 open
a big. odoriferoUs pork barrel in the
shape of an omnibus public buildings
bill
It was a sweet story.
Much pork for everybody! Pork
in Congress Is any little approp1 fation
or building that strengthens the hard
working member in the hearts of his
constituents. And for real. substantial.
good pork a public building bill is the
prize winner.
The committee, having been on the
watch for Speaker Cannon to turn down
his thumb, this being the signal for
an onslaught on the Treasury, gets very
busy and dumps into one bill a lot OF
the bills that have been introduced by
members for buildings in their districts
The thumb has gone down. The pork
packing is on
Does yoh smell dem qigtails cookin',
honey?"
And again the wild and willing yell
arises. There VIII be much cooking
pigtails. hams. shoulders, spare ribs
sausage, and all.
The pork is about to be prepared, &C
cording to report. and every man wants
Dem pigtaiIs IS bling"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-09
ANOTHER SUSPECT
IN REID MURDER
Police Arrest Negro-ln-
formation Furnished
by Woman.

On suspicion that he knows the muir
derer OF Henry ". Reid. the saloon
keeper who was slain on F street just
two weeks ago, Charles Burke, q negro
tWenty-four years old, living az 2l5 K
street northwest. was arrested yester-
day afternoon by Policemen Stewart
and Brooks, OF the substatiOa IN Ana
costa
Burke was arrested upon information
furnished by an unknown coIorec
woman who yesterday morning stated
10 the police at the Anacostia station
tina, the man had bTaggingly told her
that he had helped 10 drink up Reid 8
money" The man has been "sweated'
twice at the station. but he denies any
knowledge OF the murder, or that ha
made any such statement TO any woman.
The police are inclined 10 think II very
pro babe that he knows more than he
cares 20 divulge-
The prisoner was found by the POI
liceman who made the arrest IN a pool
room at the corner OF Seventh and o
streets northwest. and when told that
he was under arrest at first sulked and
would say nothing as to his where
abouJs on the night Of the murder,
When taken tC the station house, how
ever, he assumed a bravado air and
said that ne didn't have to either
steal or work for a living since he
made all the money he needed shooting
| craps He was fiashiIy dressed and is
known to have spent considerable
money during the past few weeks.
II the woman who volunteered the
/ Information against Burke cannot bt
I found the nan will be held anyway al
a witness for the CoToner's inques
which will conclude its work tomorrow
/ when Il convenes at Il o'clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-09
HONORARY PALLBEARERS
FOR JAMES v. PINGHOT

The honorary pallbeareTs for James
Wallace Pinchot, who's funeral will be
held this afternoon, were announced
last night as follows: Elfhu Root. Sec
rotary Of state. James Wilson, Secre-
tary Of Agriculture; James r. Garfield.
Secretary Of tHe Interior; Baron Won
Sternburg, the German ambassador;
Prof. John S. Weir, of Yale University
DR.. 6 S Stearns, Gen. C. /. Gillespie.
and Col Archibald Hopkins.
Funeral services viii be held at st.
Jchn's Church at o'clock. and tempo
rdry interment will r. made in Rock
Creek Cemetery. The remains will be
taken later TO Nilfor Pa, Mr.. Pin
chot's former home.
At a special meetin of the Society
OF American Forester +. Of which Mr..
Pinchot was an assoc tie member. the
secretary was instru, ted 10 forward
the following expression Of sympathy
to the Pinchoj family.
''By the death Of James w. Pinchot.
one Of its associate Members. the go
Ciety Of American FOrosters feels that
the cause of forestry in the United
States has lost one of its earliest,
wisest, and most effective supporters,
the cause Of forest education one Of its
most generous benefactors; the society
itself an interested counselor and genial
host, and the members individually 8
friendly and gracious presence.
The society expresses its deepest
sympathy with Mrs. Pinehot and with
tie family in their bereavement"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-09
CARDINAL GIBBONS
FOR HIGH LICENSE

NEW ORLEANS, la. Feb. S.-Cardi-
raj Gibbons, who is visiting this city, in
an interview on prohibition. today said;
I am persuaded that It is practically
impossible to put prohibition into effect
I'm any large community. and the best
means. therefore, to promote temper
auce is to limit the number of saloons
by high license.
II would be I'm favor of infiicting Sc
we're punishment on the proprietors Of
saloons who violate the law in the first
instance, and in the second instance of
violation 7 would withdraw the license
altogether.
In the country places would sug-
gest local option as an excellent means
for the repression OF intemperance If, in
the judgment of the majority OF the
voters. the sale Of liquor should be en-
tirely eliminated"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-09
Plan Celebrations.

An enthusiastic meeting OF the George
Washington Birthday Association was
held at the rooms OF the chamber of
commerce this evening.
The secretary reported that a commit
tee Of the association had had q confer
ence with Chief Belt, Of Washington, in
regard TO having part OF the District Of
Columbia FIRE apparatus in line or the
22d, and that the chief was very enthus-
lastie over the matter. lie saii he want
ed 20 have representative from seven or
eight OF the washington fire companies
IN line, ana ten pieces or apparatus, in
GLIDING the new combination hose wag-
on and truck or the District Fire De-
partment
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-09
Oculist Found Dead.

Lying on the floor Of his office. l2s
South Washington street. the body %
Dr. A Barnett Bailey was this morn
ing found by Chief OF Police Goods.
DR.. Bailey, who was an eve specialist,
had only been a resident Of Alexandria
six months.
Mrs. Eliza Adam, who resides over
Dr. Bailey's office, not having seen the
doctor for the past few days, notified
the policeman, who entered the Office
and found the doctor lying dead upon
the floor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-09
SOCIALIST VOTE GAINS
ABOUT QUARTER IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Feb S.-Socialist primaries
held today indicate a large increase in
the rarty's vote. The last primary re-
suited in a vote OF 1000. The party
polIed 1900 votes in a subsequent cleo
tion. The present primary is expected
TO show an increase of about p per cent
A corresponding increase is predicted
in the party vote at the next election.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-09
ANDREWS DOOMED
FOR GOYERNORSHIP
Acclaimed AS Next ExeCu-
tive at Pennsylvania
Club Smoker.

A boom WIS launched last evening
for Col Wesley r. Andrew for gov
ernor Of the Keystone State at the in
formal smoker OF the Pennsylvania
Club.
Representative Benjamin *. FouIke,
who represents The "shoestrinR dis
trict" q Pennsylvania. offCiated at the
ceremony and after greasing the ways
by a review Of the political situation
Of the state, knocked away the blocks,
and 10! the boom was launched.
MO6estly Sought Refuge.
Colonel Andrews. who is president OF
the club. was present at the smoker,
and at the mention OF his name mod
estly sought refuge in the rear OF the
room. His friends, however. dragged
him 10 the fore. and accorded him an
imprompta reception. It seemed FOL
a while as though the election returns
had just been received.
Every Pennsylvania in Washington
was proud last night that he was a
native OF the Keystone state: that Is
every one who was fortunate enough
10 receive an invitation 20 the informal
smoker Of the Pennsylvania Club
Judge Henry n F00te was master OF
ceremonies
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-09
MARINE BAND CONCERT
TOMORROW AFTERNOON

The following program VIII be render
ed at the Marine Band Orchestra con-
cert at the United States Marine Bar
racks, tomorrow afternoon:
March. ''Frisch ins Field" Strauss;
overture. Festival" Lassen; serenade,
NO. 9" Rubinstein; waltz, Walker
trasume'' new, Strauss; grand fan
ta sia, "OberCn,'' Weber; Stacndchen,
Becker: Hungarian dance, NO. A. KEEL
er Bella; march, Outpost" Loscy-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-09
BURR M'INT0SH BANKRUPT;
LIABILITIES ARE $4,000

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Burr Mcintosh
FLED a voluntary petition in bankruptcy
sets of SI,77S.
Burr Mcintosh was formerly an actor
and lately has been a publisher Of a
magazine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-09
Wins Prize of SIS
For His Sentence

George S. Livingston, OF 653 F
street northwest. will receive a re-
ward OF s. for constructing the long
est sentence containing every word
used in Mayer Bros. & Co.'S adver-
tisemeut which was printed IN last
Sundays Times.
Mr.. Livingston's sentence was the
longest received Oy the Sentence
Man, made sense and contained
every word in the advertisement
used the proper number OF times.
His sentence reached The Sunday
Times Office Monday morning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-09
TOLEDO PAPER QUITS FIELD.

TOLEDO. Feb S.-The Toledo Citizen,
an evening paper published by George
w. Dun. discontinued publication this
afternoon. Mr.. Dun has purchased the
Toledo Morning Times, 20 which tie
good VIII of the Citizen has been trans
ferred. Mr.. Dun will publish the Times
daily beginning Monday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-09
CHICAGO MILLS REsUMING.

CHICAGO. Feb. S.-Thousands OF idle
men viii return to work at the mills
81 the Illinois Steel Company in South
Chicago next week. The welcome order
reopening the mills was given out in the
town yesterday afternoon. II is ex-
pected that fully $500 men will return
10 work Monday or Tuesday. The slab
and rail mills and the open hearth de-
partnaent viii be the first to reopen.