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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-06
EVENING.

The slowly heightened shadows brac
The fading days decline.
And nature rests in quiet mood;
So rests this heart OF mine.
The busy cares of passing day
Have found a pleasing close;
The anxious thoughts of Joiling day
Now burn to deepest joys.
I note around a hush of praise,
The woodland songsters sing,
And from a thankful. joyful heart
1, too. my praise will bring.
The sunsets changing, glowing tints
With gold light dome and splre;
So from the altar Of His love
My heart draws sacred fire.
I watch the landscape Of the SKY,
Aglow with art divine,
II fills with love and gratitude
This artist heart Of mine.
When thus / see His wonders shown,
With thOughtfulness divine,
II lifts above its earthly care
This heavy heart Of mine
These quiet beauties everywhere.
These solitudes divine.
With heavenly aspirations fiji
This longing heart Of mine.
And since for US Thou snoW'st this car,
And all these works are Thine.
! know Thou viii at last translate
This hopeful heart of mine.
%. II. Carson.
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A LULLABY.

Float, baby, float in your hushaby
boat
Away down the river Of sleep.
With clouds you are covered of sIvery
sheen.
While one little oar is a broken moon
beam
The captains a dragonhy dressed in
pale green.
Who carefully pilots your boat down
the stream,
While frefiies glow where it's deep
Glide. baby, glide as you pass near the
side
Where even the PUSHES are sun.
And pond lilies never unblossom at
night,
But now every petal ,nfolds at the
And staTes at your dream boat whore
cuddled up tight
Ihey We wrapped YOU in slumber clouds
downy and white.
And never bird sounds a trim
So sleep as you float. little babe. in
your boat
The stream Is so wondrous and deep.
And soon you viii enter that fast-asleeD
land,
The captain viii take you BIZ each little
hand
The lilies have told me they'd guard
YOU. my dear.
They've Whispered Good night" in your
little pink ear,
And yellow stars watch DER your
sleep
New York Press.
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FIRST DISTRICT.

Ryan, NJ. Thiele. Sam Beckett Frank
Fauth, NJ. j. Costello, and R. G. NJ.
Ross.
Finance W. COnsidine, Charles T.
Smith, John c. Schmidt. p. J. Ryan,
Oliver T. Beaumont, and Jere F. Nc
earthly.
On Tournaments.
tournaments and Motor Cycling
James L. Feeney, William Stevens, En-
NETT l. Adams. Thomas c. Hill, Harry
Sears,
Vaudeville and Entertainment-Tho
McGllton. John r. Rigsles, Frank Man
ming. Harry Boes, Benjamin Mont
gomery.
The souvenir book and program pub
lished this year is the most complete
ever put out. and in addition TO en-
cravings of the Commissioners, men,
beps of Congress, and prominent labor
leaders. Il contains a song and several
poems by James L. Feeney.
The country circus, Of which Mr.. Nc
Clifton will have charge, will be com
plete in itself Mr.. McGilton has OBJ
tanned the best local talent, as we'll as
number of professionals and many
novelties. In addition, there will be a
number OF outside attractions. and the
field viii be turned into a typiacl coun-
try fair. Mr.. McGHton has such head
liners as the Shrier family. of Wash
ington, in their head and hani-balanc-
ing act and Spanish dance. The entire
tamily-mother, father, and sisters
give Il complete turn, running the
gamut from high wire to tumbling and
dancing
A feature Of the circus will be the
merry widow in sheath skirts There
are eight other acts, and Mr.. McGilton
will be ringmaster.
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siOners TO relinquish all interest in his
invention and that he complied with the
order of the Commissioners at consider
able personal sacrifice. and the further
statement was made under oath that
he Is not directly or indirectly inter
ested at the present time in the de-
velopmant Of the invention. The evil
dence also showed that ne did not at
any time profit 10 the extent Of a single
dollar out Of his invention, and that
whenever 1t was used in the District.
1t was furnished free of cost TO persons
desiring to take advantage of il.
Collects No Royalty.
The $40 forwarded TO him by the
Baltimore firm was Immediately re-
turned by him with the statement that
he would not sell any exclusive rights,
and adding that all local firms who
are putting up my escapes in the city
are doing so without paying me any
royalty or compensation of any kind
THE evidence further shows that Mr..
Ashford did not exclude other makes
OF fire-escapes from consideration. and
that when he recommended the adoption
of the ladder and platform style Of
escape as a standard form. the Com
missioners approved the same, and the
latter have not at any time manifested
any desire TO change or modify the
action taken by them after due deliDer-
alton.
The Commissioners hold that having
directed Mr.. Ashford TO disassociate
himself from connection with the de-
velopment of the invention, which d.
rectton has been complied with, and the
evidence disclosing nothing TO inculpate
Mr. Ashford In any dishonest or ques-
tiOnable dealing. no further action is
necessary in the matter.
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DISTRICT MEN
GET THIRD PLACE
Washington SharpshooterS
Beaten Only by Marine
Teams.

SEA GRIT. n. J.. Sept. 5-The first
districts six sharpshooJers took third
honors and SIS today IN the New Jersey
Rife Associations Interstate Regimen
tai Match for the trophy presented by
Senator Briggs, of New Jersey. IL
scored Isl, being beaten only by the two
teams from the L. 5. Marine Corps,
which scored 500 ana 7Ss. All the New
York. New Jersey and Pennsylvania
National. Guard contestants went down
before the first marksmen who began
second IN the sOO-yard stage, lost ground
at COO yards, but pulled up superbly on
the I.0Gj-yard targets this afternoon. Tie
second district with 6g2 was last in the
field II thirteen. Best WORK Cor the first
was the 13S by Sergeant Sclrins. which
was equalad only by Sergeant Benaeltc,
Of the winning Marines. The thousand
ward and aggregate district scores were:
FIRST DISTRICT
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LONDON Jokes.

The Grocer-What is Il you're
grumbling at. anyhow Dye want tbe
earth?
The Customer-No. sir, I don't: GER
tainly not in the sugar-The Taller
He hope you didn't believe all
they said about me.
SEe-I never believe more than half
hear.
He-Yes: but the trouble with Won
women is that you always believe the
wrong half-Illustrated Bits
Eminent AdvOcate-WelI nv little
man, what are you going TO be when
you grow up?
Little Man-Father thinks 1 should
become a lawyer.
Eminent Advocate (highly fiattered)
Why does he think that? Is II be-
cause you are so clever?
Little Man-Oh. no. It's because
ask SO many silly questions!-London
Opinion.
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Died

BOSWELL-On Friday, September T. nos at
p. m, at his late residence, Mt. Rainier.
Nd, CHARLES A. BOSWELL, aged thir-
ty-fOur years. Interment at Accoteek Nd,
sunday, September 8, at 3 p. m. Il
this life Friday, sep
TENDER I. 1903 at $50 o. clock. GEORGIAN
GOODAL-L, beloved daughter Of Mary
Frances GOodan.
Friday. September l. 1908, at
2:l0 a. m, ESTELLA Q. HOLMES (nee
kimmeD. beloved wife Of William J.
Holmes, aged thirty-eight years.
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Fireburg in Yorkville.

Death notices inserted in The
Washington Times will, on request,
be published in the next issue of
The Baltimore News or The Phila-
delphia Evening Times without
further charge.
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In Memoriam

SCSSAN-In loving but sad remembrance Of
our beloved son. JOHN W SUSAN. who
died one year ago today. September g. 1907
Through the Yearly gates of heaven
Passed the Z ne we loved so dear
God thought best 10 take him from US
Though He left our hearts - drear
1t Father and Mother
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Commissioners Clear Ashford
In Gibbs Fire-Escape Charges
Building Inspector Exoneraed of Accusations of Profit
ing by Invention, After Long Delibera-
ton

Following an investigation by Com
missioners West and mcfarland. Build
ing Inspector SuOwden Ashford was eX-
onerated yesterday OF the charge pre-
ferred against him by +. f. Gibbs,
president Of the Gibbs Fire Escape
Company, of using his official position
10 further a fre-escape OF his own. in
venuOn, at the same time discOuraging
the use Ia the District of other fire
escapes.
Engineer Commissioner Morrow took
no part in the investigation. on the
ground that he did not think the
charges Of sufficient consequence
Last May Commissioners mcfarland
ana West made a formal investigation,
and were about TO reach a decision
when the collapse Of the Pickford
apartment house occurred. It was then
determined to postpone action in Gibbs
case until the grand jury should act on
the report Of the coroners jury, which
held Mr.. Ashford as one OF those re
sponsible for the collapse of the build
ing.
Freed by Grand Jury.
Mr. Ashford having been exonerated
by the grand jury and restored to mis-
position, from which he was suspended
while awaiting the action of the jury,
the Commissioners again took the case
under advisement, with the result that
the Building Inspector Is held guiluess
OF the charges preferred against him by
Mr.. Gibbs.
Following are the conclusions reached
by the Commissioners;
1.-THE testimony In the case showed that
Mr.. Ashford was the patentee q a GER
tain character Of fre-escape. The evil
dence also showed that when this fact
was made the subject of complaint Mr..
Ashford was directed by the Commits
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William" she said. means good
James means beloved. I wonder" A
flush mantIed her cheek. I wonder. "
she softly murmured. what George
means2"
George means business. I hope. %
said mother, looking up from the we'd
ding announcements IN the evening
paper-Illustrated Bits
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DRY SUNDAY AGAIN
At ATLANTIC CITY
Liquor Men Agree to Clamp
, the Lid Down
Tight.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j.. Sept. Sat
lantic City Will be dry again tomor-
row-in fact, even dryer than it was
last Sunday-according to c. NJ. Speidel.
president of the Royal Arch. the liquor
mems association.
Mr. Speidel said today that all mem
bers Of the Arch had agreed to keep
closed and that in one way or another
the 10 saloons and cafes not In his
organization had been persuaded TO
fan in line
The police expect that with the sa-
Icons closed entirely "speak-easies'' will
spring into existence, and preparations
nave been made 10 raid them as fast
as they open up. Two shifts of police
men VIII be kept on duty during the
entire day, and every detective in the
CITY VIII be on the watch for infractions
Of the agreement
Sure-Enough Dry.
The leaders have determined that II
the town must close il shall be done
right. and no one will be allowed TO
kick over the traces.
AS usual on a Saturday, when thou
sands OF visitors are pouring IN and
everybody is happily busy providing for
lheiF entertainment. the political situa-
tlon mas lost the center Of the stage.
The refusal OF DR. Thomson. the
Democratic nominee. 10 enter the fight
Ior mayor is not regarded as final by
the rank and file, but his closest
. friends declare that he has definitely
made up his mind not 10 run Daniel
. white, Jr-, the reform candl date, is
also keeping quiet and refuses to com
nit himself one way or the other.
II both decline 1t viii practically mean
the end OF the reform movement. for
TINS Iall at any rate. In addition, close
followers o. local conditions assert that
each days delay in putting an opposi-
tl9n ticket In the field strengthens the
administration in the eyes of the people
az large, and is rapidly making the
kuennle-Stoy forces impregnable.
Has Time Enough"
Mayor StOy has not as yet filed his
nomination papers. He says that there
is time enough 10 put himself in for
mai nomination in compliance with the
law.
Republican politicians, startled al the
discovery that gamblers OF the city bad
quietly resumed business, rushed hurry
orders last night that resulted in the
closing Of the gambling houses through
out the city. AS result Of the action
il is said the heads of a syndicate
which controls the colored gambling
houses are irate. and may revolt from
the machine
Governor Fort viii be invited 10 at
tend the annual meeting OF the League
of seashore Mayors. to meet here next
Wednesday, TO discuss matters Of inter
est to the shore cities
The Organization VIII take up the
question OF Sunday liquor selling. which
has cOnvulsed the state since the expose
Of excise abuses in the coast cities by
the State commission. The invitation TO
Governor Fort viii contain a hint that
the heads OF the resort governns nts win
be glad 90 hear his exact ideas on the
subject.
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.FIREBUG IGNITES
-FOUR BUILDINGS
EludeS New York Police
and Continues Work of
Destruction.

NEW YORK. Sept 5.-The fireDug who
within a week has started more than a
Score Of fires on the east side. today
added four more 10 his list, this time
in widely separated sections Of the
city. GLIDING the hundreds Of detectives
who swarm the streets looking for him,
and incidentally proving that none Of
those arrested by the police - he one
for whom the whole city is seeking.
IN each case the police or f.emen ar
rived so promptly that the fire had not
time TO spread, but tenants were routed
from their beds and fed 10 the street
en- deshabiue, While the men fought 10
overcome the flames
Two OF the fires were in the West
Thirty-seventh street precinct and were
discovered within fifteen minutes Of each
other. First the firemen were called
to IS West Thirty-ninth street, q rurn-
ished room house. kept by Thomas Brod-
eriCN, where a fire had -tarted in the
woodshed in the rear yard
Blaze il tenement.
4 quarter of an hour later the fire
men were called to 49, West Thirty
ninth street, where d fire was started in
the cellar of a fve-story tenement
house, with a grocery store on the hrst
floor, kept by Rose Miller,
The prompt discovery OF nre n
the six-stOry tenement at 1852 AmsJeT-
dam avenue today by Patrolman Sherry
prevented loss OF property and life.
Sherry, who was passing the house.
noticed the reelection IF flames from
the basement, and. rushing into the
place, found a bundle of oil soaked
rags blazing in the hall Sherry rang
the bells, and then broke upon the door
leading TO the hallway and reused the
tenants by his shouts.
Fireburg in YoTkville.
Tenants fed to the streets today when
flames were discovered in the rear of
a store at 1850 Lexington avenue The
building is four stories high, and fully
100 persons comprise the twenty families
that live IN the upper floors.
These were awakened by the ringing
of the bells and shouS by Policeman
James SpiIlman, and all fed in night
attire TO the sidewalk. Firemen puc out
the blaze in a few minutes.
The fire had started IN a pile of bags
in the back of the store.
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UNDERTAKES.
CEMENT BURIAL VAULTS.

WATERPROOF: alright; everlasting: for in
diYiduai interments; for sale BY undertake
ers. WASHINGTON CEMENT VAULT CO.
ROOM 203 Maryland building
Phone Main 66ss. 1y12-Ia. u. th-sot
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viii be the motorcycle races. These
viii be held under the auspices of the
Atlantic Racing Association, and are
sanctioned by the Federation of Ameri-
can Motorists. Any new records estab-
hshed will be official The third race
the twenty -hve-mile endurance contest.
will be the first race Of its kind ever
held in this section of the country.
There is keen rivalry between the vari-
Ous-entrants. as the winning of this
race viii mean a great deal 10 the
dealer and the maker of the machine
he is riding. There are. twenty-eight
entries.
The Times Offers Cup.
The Times has offered a silver cup for
the winner in this event. The race will
be tor fully equipped road machines,
less muffeTs. and aside from the en-
graved cup donated by The Times. the
motorist finishing second will receive
Persons motorcycle saddle.
The first race is for ten mile, free
for all, singles. The first prize is an
engraved silver cup, donated by the
Trades Unionist, and the second, three
pairs of motorcycle grips.
The second race is a hfteen-mile
handicap for singles and doubles. The
first prize is "a silver cup, donated by
the Evening Star. and the second, one
pair OF Standard motorcycle pedals.
The Judges IN the motor cycle races
ore, George Deatle Edward Mccor-
mick and J. Harry Bradley. E. =.
Hazleton IS referee; Royce Hough, clerk
Of the course; Edward Johansen, start
er and ". A. SCabridge, B. T. Wren,
and Sam Marks, timers The scorers
are Charles Deitz, it., r. Steadman, H
O. EImmen, Edward O. Conway, Al
G. Mackey and Jack Love. Q. L. Mil
Ter. Frank Shaw. and Fred Gausbom
are the umpires.
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ter wired. Accept my profound sym
pathy IN the great sorrow which mas
come into your household in the death
Of Mr.. Sargent"
A message from the students OF Raja
Yoga Academy. of Point Iona, Califor-
Ma. showed that the interest which the
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SPECIAL NOTICES

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Entries for an Events.

The entries for all events, with their
numbers and machines, are as follows:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-11

The municipality of Lima, ill Peru, regulates all outdoor advertising with in the city limits, the respective tariffs covering all classes of advertisements, by making it unlawful to fix any ad- vertisement or advertising matter on the walls of houses, carts, moving ve- hicles of any kind. or any structure, except that placed on the municipal billboards. While the city owns and controls the billbOards, it has found it more advantageous to sell the exclu- sive right to some advertising firm. A certain fixed amounts is paid by this firm each month for the exclusive privilege. the contract running three years. and all advertising must be done through this firm. The tariff fixed by the city makes a pTAce of about thirty cents per month for ad- vertisements 36 by 26 inches, and this size is the one most generally used. The contract signed by the city Sep tember 1, 1907. for the succeeding three years Is with an American firm. which has established an office at Lima for distributing samples and general advertising for the city and 1 the republic.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-11
HEARD IN PASSING.

The thief who stole lot of chick ems in Indiana the other day and left q poem tackled to the door of the empty hen house, is one of the few poets able to swap poetry for poultry. -Journal-Cour
 An Oklahoma girl advertised for q husband and got him. The total ex- pense for advertising, wedding outfit etc, was $11. He died within year, leaving her an insurance policy of $1O,0OO. And yet some people claim that it doesn't pay to advertise.-Mid- dletown Press.
 The new king of Sweden is quite as much, if not more democratic than his lamented illustrious father Not only has he abandoned all the gorgeous ceremonies, but he has also ordered that there shall be no pomp and cere- mony attending the opening of parlia- ment.-Meriden Record.
 New York labor leaders seem to be turning toward Hughes. The gover- nor's stand against race track betting has made some impression among those who know the evil effects of the gambling game. A good many wage earners would be benefited if the governors views prevailed.-Bridge- port Post.
 Somebody suggests that if the mine owners had to go under ground with the mine workers there wouldn't be so many of these awful mine horrors. How would it do to send the owners of mines to servitude in their own mines for period of years after each one of the disasters.-Woman's Ma tional Daily.
 Emergency currency sounds well, and may be useful as campaign is sue. Probably the present session of congress will distinguish itself by passing a measure along the line sug- gested by the president in his mes sage. It can hardly do any harm. Let Us hope that we shall never need to test it's practical value.-New Haven Register.
 Credit is taken by the London branch of the Salvation Army of hay ing saved 1, ,123 men and 90 women from committing suicide through the efforts of the department formed for that purpose. It only requires little knowledge of human nature to suspect that a large number of the protessed suicide candidates were blufing.- New London Day.
 Reports of the resumption of opera ton in full force by factories which shut down when the late scarcity of currency made it difficult to meet pay rolls, continue to come in from the several manufacturing centers of Connecticut, and indeed of New Eng land, is evident that the storm center has passed by, though Wall street con tinues to be affrighted by the "big stick" in the hat rack of the white house.-South Norwalk Sentinel.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-11
CANAL COST INCREASES.
In 1905 s13s, 200, Now Estimated a.
 s2oo,0oo, 900.

Washington, Jan. II. - Because of changed conditions from those existing in 1905, when the majority of the board of consulting engineers of the Panama canal submitted it's report. it is now admitted in responsible quar- ters that the estimate made by that report for building the canal was far too low and that the cost may approx innate $200 00000O0.
 The estimate of the board in 1905 was that the cost of the canal would be $139, 105, 200, but this estimate did not include expenses on account of in- terest during construction, sanitation and zone government. Last spring the present commission made some general estimates of the probable cost of the work, which resulted in placing 1t anywhere between S210,OOO000 and S250, 100000, but the more conserva- tive members believed the lower figure would prove ultimately correct
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-11

There can be no question about the
 stimulating effect which the change in
 the money market has had upon sa- .curitles, says Banker Clewes. -le
 prospects of the latter. however. are also influenced by other cOnsidera-
 tions. There has been no important
 investment buying this season for req sons well understood, and much of the recent advance was, as mizht ue expected. assisted hy manipulation.
 In order 10 stem the panic many
 stocks were bought by strong inter ests. which the latter are now anxious to dispUse of at a profit It is also recognized that the railroad s5tIatlp1 is in many rpsperts very unSrisfac- tory. Already there has been a shrink age in the volume Of traffic and q fur ther contraction is anticipated Ex- rpnsas meanwhile are running Hn. avoffabIy high. snd profits of nearly an of tbe railroads have suffered a ssrfors diuinutIon. This will be partly countpracted by a policy Of economy snd rptrpuchment. but Wall street is aufrs satisfied that we are In for q ra-fad sf dividend reductions and has suparpatIy discounted that contin. esnrv to it's present satisfaction Tw' railroad rsoefverships have hee1 an. uoun~esI and others are anticiIzte,l but these events seem to have Iftk elect up0a values. What is now nOs'