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The Washington times., 1908-08-23

T. +. Murphy. of the manufactures di-
vision, completed his fleldt assignment
on electrical industries in Ohio and re-
turned to Washington last week. He
left again for his home at Lewiston, Ne.
where he will spend a vacation of two
weeks with relatives and friends.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Miss Julia NJ. Peter and Miss Elsie \.
Ireland. Of the guide force. are spending
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

spending a week at Colonial Beach fish-
ing.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

". II. Wilkinson, OF the Bureau Of
Immigration, will leave tomorrow for
a vacation OF about three weeks.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Robert II. Merriam, OF the division OF
manufactures, who left for a vacation
Of three weeks on Thursday. will spend
a portion of the time at Rangeley Lake
House, Rangeley, Me.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Miss Mary O'Neil, of the examining
division is taking a vacation Of several
weeks
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

cation outing in the vicinity Of Harpers
Ferry.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

w. ID. Mcfarland, of the office of the
Second Assistant. will return 10 his desk
tomorrow from Atlantic City. where he
and his family have spent the past
three weeks
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Miss Ethel n. Darby Of the division
OF vital statistics has returned from
Baltimore and vicinity, where she spent
q vacation.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

H /. Oliphant. Of the railway mail
division. has returned from an extended
vacation trip abroad, having toured
England, ireland and France.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Martin j. Quigley. Of the immigration
Service, arrived yesterday from Ross
land, British Columbia, having come
East 10 spend his vacation and pay
visit 10 relatives and friends in-NNash-
ingtOn.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Elmer z. Christensen has been de-
tailed from the population division ID
the chief clerks division.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Mr.. James A. Dickinson. Of the dt-
vision of appointments, Is keeping
bachelors hall while his family is at
Buemont, Va, for a stay of several
weeks.
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has completed his field
assignment I'm connection with the CEN
sus of the electrical industries, and IS
now spending a month at his former
home in Texas.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

George H Thomas. OF the division
of naturalization has returned to his
desk after spending fifteen days of
his annual leave at his Old home IN
New Jersey
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Mrs Johanna Hack, a counter, has
returned to the bureau TO assist with
the work IN the examining division dur
inc the rush
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Superintendent c. NJ. Waters. of the
division of salaries and allowances has
been confined to his bed for several
days by Illness.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Ludwick G Young. of the division Of
manufactures. left Tuesday for a Vaca-
tion Of about a month.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Edward H. Butts, clerk. has been
cries 10 the Bureau of Corporations
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

s. Albert Battison. OF the manufac-
lures division, accompanied by his
granddaughter, Miss Eleanor, is visiting
friends near Saranac Lake. in the Adj
rondacks. Later they win go 10 Boston.
Mass. By way of northern Vermont and
the White mountains, returning TO
washington about September Is.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Capt Harry Sherwood, of the finance
division, has returned 10 his deck after
an absence OF several weeks due 10 an
accident.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

James T. Byrne has been transferred
from the Navy Department TO the Of
flee Of the Secretary, as a clerk, at $500
per annum.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Frank +. Sargent, Commissioner Gent
eral Of immigration. who is III at hi
home in this city a the result Of fall
and slight stroke Of apoplexy. which
he sustained while on his vacation at
Shepherdstown. ". Va, Will probably
not be able 20 resume his duties at the
department for three months, his physi-
clan having advised rest for this length
Of time
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

George W Crane. chief of the divi-
sion Of disbursements. accompanied by
his wife, left Wednesday for Fleeton,
Va. by way Of Baltimore. Mr.. Crane,
who is a good and consistent fisherman,
has high hopes for a big catch while
on his vacation.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Thomas Carter, of the Bureau OF
Labor one OF the latest benedicts Of
the department, has returned from
honeymoon trip 20 Kentucky.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

George W. Love, OF the disbursing
office, is spending a few days at Old
Point Comfort and vicinity, where his
family IS spending the summer.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Edward c. Schnebel. clerk i'm the Bu-
reau OF Statistics. has been transferred
TO the division Of supplies.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Leslie I.yles. of the Bureau of the
First Assistant, is spending mis- vacation
ar Colonial Beach.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Newton s. Lingamfelter, Of the
Bureau OF immigration. will return to
his desk tomorrow after spending his
vacation in West Virginia
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

John r. Neiss, of the division of con-
tracts, Bureau of the Second Assistant,
was on vacation the past week
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

William S. Waudby. of the Bureau OF
Labor, who has been absent from Of
fice FOR several weeks on account Of
the illness of his wife, reports that the
operation for appendicitis was success
full, and Mrs. Waudby is regalning her
health.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Morton Q. Mcdonald. Of the Bureau OF
Corporations, is spending his vacation
In the vicinity OF Cape Henry
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c. ". EIdredge, OF the office of the
First Assistant will return tomorrow
from his vacation, most of which was
spent at Block Island, \. Y, and Provi-
dence. r. J. lie also made trip 10
Niagara Falls.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Charles L. holster. OF the disbursing
ofhce returned Thursday from vaca-
ton stay Of two weeks in Boston, Mass
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

T. T. Bushnell, chief clerk in the Blu
reau of the First Assistant. who is con-
fined TO a hospital at Butte, Mont, as
the result Of a broken leg sustained in
an automobile accident, writes That il
will probably be ten days before he Is
able TO start for home, although the in
jured member is doing remarkably we'll
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Milton r. Vollmer. apprentice boy
machinist in the tabulating section, has
been promoted from $500 10 $40 per
annum.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Lawrence D. Haislip. apprentice boy
machinist in the tabuiating section, has
been promoted from $40 TO $40 per
annum.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

NJ A. Cram, OF the Bureau of Labor.
ana wife. are now boarding in the
country In the vicinity OF Chevy Chase.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

II. p Olmsted, of the Bureau OF La
Dor. has returned 10 his desk after
spendins a week at his old home in
Michigan on a vacation
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Emery L. LASER, aid in the Bureau of
Standards, has resigned his position.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Richard K. Campbell. chief OF the
division of naturalization, is al his
summer home, BremO, Va, where his
family is spending the-summeT. He viii
return TO his office about September /
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Miss Pearl Bean. of the examining di-
vision. has been transferred from the
night to the day force.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

W. r Bendz Of the Bureau Of Cor
pOrations, left Wednesday for a weeks
vacation, which he viii spend at his
home in Maryland.
Vernon Turnburke OF the Bureau Of
Cornnrations has returned from W
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Miss Elizabeth RalstOn. of the divi-
sion of rural delivery, is spending va
cation Of a month in Indiana.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-29

new track is being laid, nor is any
equipment being purchased that is
not absolutely essential to the pres
ent needs of the roads. improvements
involving hundreds of millions have
been abandoned because OF the venge-
full spirit that has temporarily pos
sessed the minds of men whose duty
it is to carefully consider proposed
legislation.
THE greatest menace today to a
continuance of our country's growth.
and the influence that is doing more
than anything else to retard the re-
turn of prosperity. is the fear on the
part of the people who own the rail
roads that the operations of their
properties will be taken out of the
nands of the trained men who are
now handling them and turned over
to boards or commissions whether
national, state or municipal, who viii
exercise full authority without the
slightest financial responsibility.
Though | disagree entirely with MS
theories, | have respect for the honest
socialist, just as ] respect an honest
minister without regard to his creed.
The honest socialist believes in gov
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-29
WANTS PEOPLE TO LET The ROADS ALONE

ernment ownership and operation of
the railroads and has the courage of
his convictions. He wants to buy all
of the roads at fair price and have
them operated by officers elected by
the people, who will be accountable
to the people, as stockholders. But
what shall we say of people who
while frowning on socialism or pro-
Tossing to stand in horror of it, de-
mand that the railroads shall be
placed under control OF commissions
who will take away from the officers
OF these properties, elected by the
stockholders, the right to operate
them? If this proceeding, under the
guise of law is not taking away prop
erty with compensation, in violation
of our constitutional rights, what is
it,
Honestly conceived laws to COM
pell a service that will meet with the
reasonable approval of the patrons
of road and prevent Determinations
stock watering and stock jobbers are
right and proper, but to go far be-
yond that and impose unreasonable
burdens and unfair restrictions looks
to the defeat of the very purpose to
which ii is sought to attain
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-29
THE RED SPECIAL
STARTS OUT
TOMORROW
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Chicago, Aug. 29.-With great
rally of the Socialists in Chicago to-
morrow, the standard bearer of the
party will set forth on board the Red
Special' for whirlwind tour of the
country. Candidate Eugene V. Debs
will be accompanied on the trip by
a dozen other Socialist speilbinders,
who will work in relays at making
speeches and distributing literature.
Tons of papers and leaflets Will be
sowed broadcast in the cities where
the train stops and the orators Will
talk sim ultaneously from dozen
street corners. The tour of Debs
promises to be one of the most novel
junkets of it's kind in the history
of American politics.
The Red Special will comprise a
sleeper, coach and a baggage car to
carry campaign literature. 1t will
be decorated with Socialistic ban
ners and emblems
Several prominent Socialist speak
ers will acmompany Debs, besides a
literature agent, who will have charge
of the distribution of leaflets and
books in each city visited. The train
will make 24O stops. 60 of which will
be over night and $50 for one hour
each, when speeches Will be made
from the train. The tour viii en-
brace practically the whole country
and will cover 500 miles.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-29
DANGEROUSLY HURT
In AUTO ACCIDENT
lBy Associated Press. ]

OMAHA, NEB., AUG. 29.-GEN-
ERAL CHARLES E. MANDERSON,
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE
BURLINGTON RAILROAD, WAS
DANGEROUSLY HURT IN AN AU-
TOMOBILE ACCIDENT LAST
NIGHT.
IN ATTEMPTING TO AVOID ONE
AUTOMOBILE HE WAS RUN INTO
BY ANOTHER. HIS BUGGY WAS
OVERTURNED AND HE WAS
THROWN TO THE PAVEMENT.
OWING TO HIS EXTREME AGE,
HIS CONDITION is REGARDED AS
QUITE SERIOUS.
GENERAL MANDERSON WAS AT
ONE TIME PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES SENATE.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-29
[By Associated press.l

Centerville. Ia. Aug. 29.-'We
still have hope declared Theodore
+. Shonts, president of the Glover
Leaf. Chicago and Alton. and Inter
borough metropolitan companies in
an address on Transportation at
the homecoming celebration here to-
day, that we are going to be left
alone and allowed to run our own
business. Destroy that hope and we
will have in this country an era of
misery that will send to eternal dam
nation those who are responsible for
it,
Continuing, he called transporta-
tion the hand maiden of prosperity
and said it is certainly proper to see
that her feet tread the right path.
But that the mission should not be
loaded with fetters If she is to serve
her mistress with zeal and success.
He said:
"The railroads are entitled to a
fair price for what they have to sell,
which is transportation, just as any
other corporation or merchant. In
the face of increased cost of opera
ton and maintenance and with wide
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-29

spread demands for extension and bet
terments their rates have been grad
uaily going down. In the last ten
years the price of farm products have
increased % per cent. but the aver
age freight rate has decreased more
than s per cent.
The only answer to this problem
is that the railroads must get more
for what they have to sell, the same
as with any other business. under
proper regulations. 1t does not help
a situation for one party to sin be-
cause another party has sinned. or is
thought to have sinned. What we
want now is honesty and fair dealing
on both sides, and | tell you frankly
that there can be no continued pros
Derity in any part of the country If
the transportation interests are un-
fairly dealt with. Political pigmies,
when in power. can easily legislate
money out of corporations, but the
political giants of all the giants can
not legislate money into corpora
tions. In this period of business de-
preston the railroads should be
preparing for the return of the vim
dustrial activity. But not mile of
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-29
LABOR Vote
ALMOST SOLIDLY
FOR BRYAN
Morrison Makes Interesting Statement--
Republicans Attempt to Buy Labor
Papers Over the Country
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o e
Washington Aug 2sThat the labor will
practically this
labor pank the
of Frank the Federation
of Labor, emphacally expressed today
Mr. Morrison is the specially qualified estimate the
effect the appeal all labor behalf
democratic national ticket by President Samuel Gomp all the
council secretary
handles the correspondence in reply to the appeal
There labor
senng the affiliated unions in various cities and sections of the
Mr. Morrison today In
al bodies have endorsed the political stand taken by the
the
The effect
ecutive council by central body country.
Il do that several small
against But
and each instance the dominated social
Therefore believe that the great labor
endorse the democratic national platform, which
labor and will punish the party that agreed to platform
The labor men here are informed that the republican national
committee has about counteracng the fight of the federation
the wholesale of The
the editors of labor and to purchase literally the ed
itor S sale.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-29
THE BOYS ATTEMPT
TO CRUCIFY A
COMPANION
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New York. Aug. 29.-Hoboken no.
lice are searching that city for the
boys who tried TO cruelty John Sin
len. four years old of that city The
little fellow, according to his father.
Alexander Senich, was placed against
u telegraph pole his head placed
hrmly and nail driven into his eve.
Screams from the suffering bow
frightened away his assailants beforeI
they could further maltreat him
Several persons were attracted to theI
child by his screams. and when theyi
ascertained tnat his eye had beerI
eriously injured, they took HIM to st ]
Mary s hospital and notified his faith
err.
The boy was so badly frightened
that he has not been able 10 tel |
connected story. He is hysterica}
and sometimes says nail was driverl
into his eye, and at other times say
boy threw nail which struck hin
in the eye.
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STUNC TO DEATH
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Columbus, o., Aug. 29.=While
cutting clover on his farm near Duh
lin, this county, John Stanberry, 10
years old, died 90 minutes after be
ing stung by bees.
He was stung six times on the
hand and wrist and once in the ear.
The action of bee poison is similar
to that of the rattlesnake. 1t clots
the blood, and when the clots reach
the heart cardiac poison ensues.
The six stings on Stanberry's hand
and wrist, where both arteries and
veins lie on the surface, We're favor
able TO the speedy action of the poi
son in this case.
Stanberry was nephew of Henry
Stanberry, who was attorney general
in President Andrew Johnson's cab
met
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-29
ADAM AND EVE PLAN
ADOPTED BY COUPLE
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lopcCt1i W hC 'tiitlittisI
Philadelphia, Aug. 2D.-The arrest
of Robert Lyons, - years old, and
is wife, Anna. 10 years old, reveal an
interesting story of the search for
the simple life under difficulties.
The Lyonses were bathing in Gre
sheim creek, Chestnut hill, when u
negro woman called policeman.
They hurried to cave at the base of
the huge oak tree. which had shell
tered them during their hours of
sleep. and donned their clothes which
they had discarded three weeks be-
fore. and To which they were becOm-
ing decidedly unncctrstomed.
The policeman took the Edenites
from their primitive abode. and, al
though they protested that their
adopted manner of living was the af-
fair of no one hut themselves, locked
them up in the Germantown police
station. They were charged with
yugrancy.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-29
BOLD ROBBERS GET
AWAY WITH $4,000
{ By .Assoeieted Press- l

I BY Associated Press. I
MONTREAL. AUG. 90. = FIVE
MASKED MEN DYNAMITED THE
SAFE AT THE PROVISIONAL BANK
AT ST. EUSTACHE. TEN MILES
FROM MONTREAL. EARLY TODAY
AND SECURED TEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
THEY HELD UP THE CARE
TAKER, KEPT A POSSE AT BAY
WITH THEIR REvOLvERS AND
MADE GOOD THEIR ESCAPE TO
THIS CITY, WHERE TWO ARRESTS
OF SUSPECTS HAVE SINCE BEEN
MADE.
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OVER 5000 SALOONS
QUIT IN ONE MONTH
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especial tn The SenfdnelD 8.
Washington. Aug. 2D.-Tiie month
ly statement of the collections of in
tcrnal revenue shows that the total
for July. 1908, was %22.O29, sos,
which is falling OFF of S2,S90, sos,
as compared with July. 1907. BY
far the larger part of this decrease is
in the collections from spirits.
The most noteworthy decrease is
in the receipts from the retail liquor
dealers special tax, which amounts to
S2tG,2to. This indicates that S,656
retail liquor dealers went out of busi-
ness during the month of July, which
said 10 he largely due to prohibition
legislation in the various states.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-29
HE HAS BUGS"
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Richmond, Ind, Aug. 29-Perhaps
no man in the world not claiming TO
be scientist ever has made such a
collection of insects as is owned ny
Isaac b. Woods of Summitvill..
For forty-tive years he has been
engaged in this work and has i0O,-
900 specimens classified and under
glass labeled with the commun name
as we'll as the scientific name. Mr..
Woods can tell the peculiarities of ev-
cry insect in the collection, describe
their food, how and where they breed
and give a complete family history
of each. Every insect that indigen-
Gus to the Central States may be
found in the collection.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-29
: SCENES OF
THIRTY DEAD
AWFUL RUIN
Refugees Reach Trinidad Today Telling
of Destruction of Folsom---Noble
Work of Heroic Woman
INV Associated Press. |

2s-Between twenty and thirty dead nearly
OF stock briefly the
story o flood Folsom N M yesterday
the stranded Colorado South
train here from Folsom early this morning
To of yesterday drowned,
added victims They Charles Wheeler Mrs
Rookie Antonio SaaaT Miss Sazar and
MI Guerin.
still several eapse before
a list of be obtained.
The reside O. he
of families
ing being impossible them.
o tell of lights fickeing for
buildings and hearing the crash
gehey there crushed
like bits OF pasteboard
An entire of build others
in
foundat
bodies drowned cattle and hors
@ those the higher ground of the
standing. 49,
To Mrs J lost her life in
the flood many
death OF
doomed building the telephone until meth
off alarms
who had a telephone.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-29
KILLED HERSELF To
PROVE She WAS NERVY
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GEDDES, S. D.. Aug. 29.-"Tell
pappa I've got the nerve, too" said
the l0-year-old daughter of John
Stotz. as she leaned over the muzzle
of u loaded shotgun and pushed the
trigger with stick.
Following the report the wound
ed child ran out of the house mi
with piteous little fiuttcr, fell dead
in the dust of the road.
II didn't think he had the nero
to 40 a thing like that. was The
remark of John Stotz, when a neigh
Dor glew off the top of his head a
few weeks before.
The daughter had taken the remark
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-29

Secretary Chapman of the fair as
sociation is very busy these days con
cluding ten arrangements for various
exhibits and attractions. AS the dates
for the big fair approach the interest
becomes keener. Reports from all
sections of the country indicate that
the exhibits in every department will
be the best ever made. There is also
every promise of record breaking at
tendance every day during the fair.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-29
A GIANT AMETHYST
Especial to The Sentinel.

Marquette. Mich. Aug. 29.-An
amethyst which it is believed is the
largest in the United States, has been
sold by Alexander Meads, a pioneet
prospector of this city to X. f. Wig
enat. of Sault Ste. Marie. 1t weighs
200 pounds. The stone was found in
cave on the north shore of Lake
Superior forty-iive years ago. and ii
had been in Mr. Mead's possession
ever since.
The numerous conical projections
are exceptionally well formed. ara
are coated with an eighth of an inch
of iron ore. The next largest amethyst
of which there. is record is one in the
Central Park Museum in New York
City. II weighs 30 pounds.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-29
WILL SECURE GOOD MAN.

member of the school board las
night stated that arrangements wer,
being made to secure first class foo
DaAi coach for the local high school
-. who are Interested in the great
est game in existence will be glad I,
near this good news. Nothing 1
more essential to the success of
ioot ball team than good coach. i
is better 10 have good coach an,
poor material than poor coach AMI
good material. A good foot ball coac
usually commands a better salar|
than "a professor in the same ceifek(
shorty Ellsworth of the Colorad
Scnool of Mines received $1,000 las
year for four months work.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-29
DEMOCRATIC THERE
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Especial 70 The SentlneTD
Guthrie, Ok, Aug. 29.-Official re-
turns on the primary were given out
today by the State Election board.
The figures show 10000 more dem
ocratic votes cast than republican.
and democratic majority in every
congressional district except the
First. There is, however, only about
100 votes difference between the two
partoes in the second district. In
the closest contest, that for the re-
publican congressional nomination in
the Fourth district Haskell won over
Wright by fifty-two votes. Creager
beat Stanford by 415 in the third and
Reynolds had 277 majority over Nit
scher for corporation commissioner.
A. l.. Shields returned yesterday
from his vacation in the east.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-29
GOLF CHAMPION
IBy Associated Press /

bN 4NSSUVTdTtU T Tt1S77-
Hamilton, Mass. Aug. 29.-Fred-
die Mcleod. the Midlothian tChica-
go) professional, today won the open
golf championship of the United
States in the play-off of the tie with
Willie Smith of Mexico.
The two men tied yesterday at 322
strokes each for a 72-hole play. and
played 8 holes this morning to de-
eide the title.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-29
LARNED HOLDS ON
TRv Associated Press.

Newport, Il. L., aug. 29.--Wllliam
A. Larned of Annapolis today sue
eessfully defended his title as cham
pion by defeating Beals c. Wright in
challenge rounds of the national ten
mis- championship.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-29
THE METAL MARKET.

IBy Associated Press.1
New York. Aug. 29.-The lead
market was quiet today at 4.51 " to
4.62s Copper, * to 13%. Sill
yer, 81 Is.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-29

Rev. ID. ID. Forsyth fills the pulp
at the Methodist church for the la|
time tomorrow before his departuI
for conference.