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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-30
JOHN WIESSNER BURIED.

Funeral services for John Wiessner
were held yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock at the home Of the family at
Oakmont, Nd. Combined with the
funeral services was one in memoriam
for Mrs. Johanna NJ. Wiessner, Mr..
Wiessner's wife, who died April 19 The
latter was eighty-one years old and
her husband eighty-two. Mr.. Wiessner
had been in the Government service
thirty-three years. Following the ser
Vices burial was made in the private
cemetery on the homestead grounds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-30
New Want Ad. Branch.

Residents Of the northwest section of
the city will be interested to know that
The Times has established a new Want
AID Branch in r. D. Towards Pharm-
acy, at 18th and " SITS. All ads under
Wanted Help. Wanted Situations. Want
ed Rooms or Board. Boarding, For Rent
Rooms, Rooms and Board Will be &C
ceDted at ! cent a word.-AdY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-30
FARMER STRICKEN;
DRIVING ON STREET

Stricken with heart disease while
driving his wagon on 3 street, between
Tenth and Eleventh streets northwest,
this morning, Thomas Ball, fifty years
of age a farmer Of Forrestviue, Nd.
fell TO the pavement. a hurry call was
sent to the Emergency Hospital, but
BaH died before the arrival or the am
bIlance. The body was taken TO the
mOTgue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-30
MURDER AND ARSON
PROVED ON BAKER

PHILLIP, W. Va. May SO.-James
A. Baker was found guilty IN Federal
court here today OF tampering with the
United States mail, burning the station,
and numbering Edward Y. Hutchinson,
telegraph operator and station agent at
Welcome. W. Va. on the night of De-
cember % last
He was sentenced TO the penitentiary
for life
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-30
EXPRESS DERAILED
ON OPEN SWITCH

MIDDLETOWN, n. Y, May 30.-Sev-
eraI passengers were hurt, none serious
", it is believed. when an express on
the Susquehanna and Western railroad,
which left y today for Jersey City,
ran into al zen switch and collided
with a yard engine.
The express was derailed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-30
DYING SOLDIER
FOUND BY SISTER

NEW YORK. May S0.-Clad in his
full uniform, Artilleryman William
Pearson, twerty-three, stationed at Fort
Hamilton, was found dying in the rear
of his fathers home today by his
eiaven-vear-old sister. VINO happened 70
look out OF the window,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-30
In NemOriam.

JOHN. born February %. 1871:
died May "a 1905.
He was a graduate OF the Vienna Technic
1852, thereupon coming to this country and
holding Government positions in all then
existing departments except the Interior for
a period OF over thirty-three years. He was
the astronomer with Capt John Mullen on
an expedition n 1850: also with Captain
Darlinz's exped ton in 1865. and total
solar eclipse expedition with Profs. Conn
and Austin in 1853. II
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-30
MASONS CONFER DECREE

In the presence of $50 Masons, the
five candidates at a special meeting OF
Lebanon Lodge, No z F. \. A. NJ, In
Masonic Temple las night. A selected
degree team from the Master Masters
Association OF 1903 conferred the de-
greeR
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-30
TROOPERS ENCANP
IN FREDERICK, ND.
VIII Have Hardest Part of
March Tomorrow, Across
Mountains.

FREDERICK. Nd, May accompany
clattered into Frederick last night at
7 clock. with the command still intact
after q hard days ride. Covered with
dust and nearly tagged out, the long
column Of troopers moved through the
historic town with the wagon train
rumblins close in the rear, much the
same as Andrew JacksOn's command
he'd done about half a century before.
Thlrty-three miles had been covered
since the troops left Camp Smiley, in
Rockville. at 5 o'clock IN the morning,
The first halt was Gaithersburg. which
was reached at 9:45, and after a short
rest the column pushed on and passed
through Melville an hour later. A mile
10 the east Of Clarksburg the men
matted for lunch.
At o'clock in the afternoon the
march was resumed. and at C1arksburg
the troop was Joined by Private Carlin
who had just came up from Washing
ton. Hyattstown was reached about
3, and halt made 10 rest.
Approach Frederick.
Forward was then sounded and the
command passing through Urbana Ct
last sighted Frederick The advance Of
the column was much retarded by the
wagon train, which was unable to keep
up on account OF the heavy loads. II
1t had not been for this fact the troops
would have broken their last year
record by half an hour. Although they
neared Frederick at o'clock a long
halt was necessary TO allow the wagons
TO catch ID.
The camp was named Camp New
myeT' in appreciation Of the efforts Of
Maj. +. II. Newmyer, cOmmissary gen
eraI Of the National Guard. ~ behalf OF
G Company. He not only materially
aided in procuring the equipment for
this trip, but always has been a stanch
friend and loyal supporter Of the COM
pany.
All Are Tired.
Most Of the boys spent the evening in
Frederick, after they were relieved from
duty. but some retired early 10 make up
for the twO-hour sleep of the night be-
fore. So far there has not been a sin
gle mishap OF any note, and the COM
mand is in exactly the same state as It
was when II left Washington Thursday
evening.
The chef .Davy Jones'" has gained
the reputation OF being peerless in his
profession.
The command IS spending today at
Camp Newmyer, and enjoying all that
The town affords. This afternoon a
party of friends is expected from Wash
ington, and will be entertained at the
camp. Tomorrow's march from here
10 Charleston viii probably be the hard
est Of the whole trip, as the road crosses
two ranges Of mountains, the Catoctin
and Blue Ridge. and is thirty miles long
However, the boys are IN good trim,
and expect 20 accomplish Il without any
trouble
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Special Notices.

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Takes Egg and Milk.

From time TO time his secretary car
ried a glass Of egg and milk to his desk,
and with the exception Of two chicken
sandwiches this was the only nOurish-
ment he had from the time he began
his record breaking sneech until he I'm
ished. He was running considerable
risk Of q physical breakdown by IN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-30
Question of Speeches.

The question is whether Senator la
Toilette has spoken twice. Around this
a hot debate IS likely to rage. Pre-
dictiOns are heard that the result Of
this debate will be TO drive many Dem
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Watch Filibuster Strengthen.

Much as they disliked 1t they were
compelled to sit by and permit the fill
buster to recuperate his strength dur
ing the one hour which was necessary
10 call IN Senators, Mr.. Ia Toilette IN
the meantime having resumed his chair
and INDUCED IN some more egg and
milk
From that hour on the proceeding
became somewhat dun. At O'Clock
only eight Senators remained in the
chamber, bat because Of the enforce
ment Of the gag rule the speaker could
not again raise The question Of no
quorum. The Senators left the floor
and Though the slass doors OF the
cloak rooms many Of them could be
seen partially disTobing. Those who
we're not fortunate enough to gain pos
session OF z couch or an easy chair IN
The cloak rooms, and who wished 10 be
within call went o. sleep In their chairs
at their desks. Senator Foraker was
Curled up on a COZ N at one end Of the
Senate chamber, and dignihed Senator
Hale adorned a couch al the other end
while Senator GallingeTs head ROLLED
from side 30 side as he tried 10 sleer
sitting up straight in an upholstered
chair. Vice President Fairbanks, wOrg
out, surrendered he chair at o'clock
and did not return until shortly before
Z O'Clock, Senator Dixon OF Montana
presiding in the meantime.
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Attempt to Break Fight.

Plans were laid early today to break
the hlibuster and predictions We're free
iy made in Republican quarters about
the Capitol that a vote would be had
on the conference report some time to-
night or as soon as Senator La Fol
lette sought TO get the floor again in
his own right
II is expected an effort viii be made
TO prevent him from speaking again on
the ground that he has already spoken
twice That a great night viii be pre-
cipiJated If this is attempted Is gener-
ally believed. This may indefinitely pro-
long the flibustcr.
Rule 70, of the Senate. one of the
standing rules says: And no Senator
shall peak more than twice upon any
one question IN debate on the same day
without leave of the Senate, which shall
be determined without ..ehata.-
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La Toilette Bears Up Well
In Record-BreaRing Speech

dertaking such a nerve-racl5ing task ne re
had but recently left his siek-bel, a.
when he entered the Senate yesteId,d ,
he was still suffering from the lIouOie
which confined him TO his nome. -
He was provided with small Hldl "a
pills which he uscI during the night l.,
Up 10 Midnight Mr.. La tollelte SH-
loved a five-minute respite very -
Quently by remaTking, with mock soi
Tow. 49,. .,t
4 am very rorroy, Mr.. Presldent, pue
/ feel that / must cali attention 70 ti' ;,
fact that there is no quorum present.
The speaker had made similar Io
mark thirty-tWO times, ana, as re
suit, obtained a flve-minute rest " ss
each occasion, when the patience ~, 20
Senator Ald-iCh was exhausted. As -
night wore on Il was becoming InoLs
and more difficult 20 summon a q9oL uili
when Mr.. La Toilette demanded one
and the Senator from Rhode lslahu, ~
cordinky moved that the serge "a "a
arms be instructed to bring INTO 70
chamber all absent Senators. me H.,
ton prevailed, and messengers W.
sent to the various homes TO rout s-tS
absentees out of bed. but our OF con "a
sideration OF their age such veterans 80. 81
Allison. Teller, and Plat were eACu70'
for the night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-30

USE ROsENEELDS Brick Ice Cream
Special pTfcas for lawn parties, school,
chU=Ch, anC large socials- Phone Lin
an2l-eoE
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Find Old Rule.

Nearly every Republican had Deeh
searchiT throughout the day and night
for some means by which La FolletIe
might be blocked. and finally. aftertWelVe
hours Of speaking had elapsed, Seha-
tors Hale and Aldrich dug up from
the records a precedent established 10
1897 bearing on similar case anu
setting forth that after one roll cali
had established a quorum second de-
mand for a quorum could not be enter
tanned unles business had interVened.
This decision was accepted for the time
being. but after he had talked for more
than two hours more the Senator ap-
pealed from the decision Of the CHAIR.
This necessitated a vote, and II was
apparent at once that Mr.. La Foilette
had caught his opponents at a disad-
vantage, for they not only must go on
record in support of a ''gag-rule, but
they must set about the difficult task
of assembling q quorum at time
when everyone thought the matter
settled. The chairs decision was sus-
tanned by a vote of thirty-hye 10 eight
the vote incidentally disclosing that the
Republicans had been unable 10 sum
mon a sufficient number Of men 20 con-
/ unue the business Of the Senate.
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Stoue Starts at 2 O'clock

Senator Stone beginning at Z o'clock
proceeded 10 a discussion OF the cur
rency question. He spoke IN a lew tone
and took the situation with a placid.Jy
and calmness that was exasperatlng 10
Senators who were compelled 70 listen.
He put a number OF queries to Sen
aIor AldrIch, which that gentleman an
sWered with a completeness he had
not been willing 10 show when he was
questioned by Senator La Toilette.
Once Senator Scott protested mat he
could not hear the Senator from Mis-
souri,. WEer5up0n Senator stone replied
that il Senators had any difficulty in
hearing his remarks and found them
fnLnrIaIninE they could move closer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-30

II. BORTNICK & co. have opened q
new Junk Shop. ct Iu7 Bladeusburg
Road We pay highest cash p-ILLs faF
al kinds o. goods. Phone L 81 myS- 3gE
SPECIAL COAL NOTICE-For the next
thirty days coal reduced seventy-dYs
| cents psr Ton less JIan winter prices
for CASH. Special prices on ten tons
ST. NV. Phone n. 761 my24-S0t
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-30

HEza - r. \. WALKERS Celebrated
HeS sc Coffee. UneXcelIe r.
1<O Il A. Walker. 1900 Seventh St
NV. EpS-g0t
Blue-grass blade., 1908-12-13
Compendium of Prison Statistics Compiled
upon Request of the Blade, in Answer
To a Preacher
(By Il. Lewis.)


Recently | received a letter from G. b.
Wyatt of Beebe, Arkansas, asking for infor-
nation on prison statistics. and with that
letter was one from the Editor of the Blade
to G.. B. Wyatt, saying, IF you will write to
Il. Lewis, of Pasadena, Cal, he will give
you both facts and figures, as he has made
a collection of such data, based upon actual
prison reports" Thanks to YOU for your
kind remembrance of me to Bro Wyatt.
Then l read in the blade notice cover
ing the same ground as Bro. Wyatt letter,
to-wit: That a reverend minister in Beebe
had stated from his pulpit that only one
criminal out of 600 convicted had attended
Sunday School.
Having several thousand pages Of such
statistics, which | have collected within the
past thirty years, shall try to place before
the Rev. minister and the readers of the
Blade some facts wor by of the closest
scrutiny of every thinking man AMI woman
in this church ridden land of ours.
choose the State of Kansas. because she
is a State lying centrally among her sister
States, and is considered a mod'l state
morally and otherwise. | quote from L. $.
Census Statistics, Department of the Inter
ior. Interior Census Division, Robert p. Por
ter, Superintendent; Carroll ID. Wright
Commissioner of Labor in charge. Abstract
of the Eleventh Census 1890.
Kansas has a wel-organzed State gov
eminent, with a population in 1890 of
1,427,096 of as Industrious and well disposed
people as live in any State in the Union
The character of her moral equpage is
thoroughly sufficient ( all, and has done
its work as completely as any one of the
sisterhood In 1890, Kansas had 1920 church
organizations, with 1854 church edifices,
with a seating capacity of 70S,334 people;
the church property had a valuation Of
STAT 500 with 336579 members, the per
cent of members to the whole population
being 1888, with preachers and all Sabbath
schools in harmony and abundance to make
the whole reasonable success, and no in
terest was spared to send to all JOY and
glad tidings to the uttermost limits of the
Blue-grass blade., 1908-12-13
Christianity, Crime and Criminals

State. The 76.44 per cent Of the people
who were not church members, felt kindly
towards their fellow citizens who were so
far in the minority, and levied no taxes
upon their church property they gave the
preachers half fare or free passes on the
railroads and allowed them the free use of
school houses to worship in where they had
no churches; also helped them to pay their
preachers and build their churches that the
seeds of peace and good will AID righteous
ness might be speedily sown broadcast over
every part of the soil of he Sunhower
State that their little ones might grow up
free from evil influences in hopes that there
might be one State in this great Sisterhood
of States almost if not altogether free from
the disgrace of prisons.
Their ministers were appointed Chaplans
in both Houses of the State Legislature
and Chaplain for each regiment of soldiers
and Chaplains in each of The renitentiaries
of the State, and at the Asylums BY their
fruits we shall know them
| have before me the Seventh Biennial
Report of the Directors and Warden of the
Kansas state PenltentlarA 10 the NoNeIHoI
Of Kansas for the fiscal year 1SS9-1S9O, at
Topeka. This report covers 80 pages of
tabulated matter.
TABLE personal Record of Prisoners
received at the Kansas State Penitentiary
during the period commencing July |, 1883,
and ending June 80, 1890.
INTERROGAToRIE
Parents Church Members? Yes 500; No,
175: Don't Know, 60
Denominations? Catholic, 60 Methodist,
175; Baptists, 1875; Presbyterilns, 30; Cum
berland Presbyterans, 10; Christian, 3O
United Brethren. s; Lutheran, 20; Episco-
pal, Z; congregational s; Dunkard L. Ad-
vent L. Quaker, /: Don't Know. 10.
Have You Been a Church Member?
Yes, 37i; No, $40.
Denomnations-Cat 50; Methodists,
10; Baptists, 81; Presbyterians -; Christ
ians, co; United Brethren. 2S; Lutheran, 30;
Congregational, s; Quaker, /.
Have You Attended Sunday School Reg
ularly?
Yes, 500; No, pa.
Did your Parents use Liquor as Beverage?
Yes, 52i; No, 22O Don't Knew, A.
Blue-grass blade., 1908-12-13

Have You Used Liquor as a Beverage?
es, j24; No 22O
Average age at which prisoners began to
drink, 49,
Prisoners whose ancestors were Grim
mails 10.
Now, how do these figures agree with
the Reverend minister's statement that out
of 600 convicted, only one had attended
Sabbath School, and his carefully prepared
statistics proving 1t? | want to say to the
reverend gentleman that he never saw any
statistics. There are none such in exist
ence, nor ever was.
Figures are no positive evidence of sta
tistics. All statistics are special and en-
anate from some source of legal authority.
Now | will deal fairly with the reverend
gentleman. Out of the 235S per cent of the
1,427,096 people in Kansas as given by U. S.
Census of 1890 who were Christians they.
the churches, furnished 500 convicts for the
penitentiary of Kansas: while the non
church element which includes all Infidels
and Atheists. and comprising 7642 per cent
of the people, furnished only 800 convicts
for the same prison. Please figure up the per
cent that We furnished and the per cent you
furnished. then consult your conscience. and
think of the statement you made from the
sacred pulpit.
Is Christianity moral factor in our civ
ilization? In 1890 there We're in our prisons
S2,329 persons, about twice the number of
our standing army at that time: and 111.O36
ministers. pulpit orators claiming to be the
moral salt of our civilization.
There were also 1917 church organiza
tons and 1881 church edifices with an
approximate seating capacity of 1854 500.
with valuation of 1879 $50, 139, all untaxed
Their communicates number only 90, 612 SOC,
not onethird of our population, which was
at that time GO 500 $50.
Now | ask in the name of Justice. where
are your moral fruits? With all of this vast
accumulation of untaxed wealth, and the
labors of your III ,O36 preachers, and all of
the attendant incidental expenses in keeping
up this vast organization. where are your
moral fruits?
One great trouble is that the pulpits are
dishonest and the pews ignorant.
Ito be continued.)
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-14

A Fakir Whose Abilities Equal Those
OF Captains Of industry.

A Fakir Whose Abilities Equal Those
OF Captains Of Industry.
The president Of the Western Heml.
sphere bank sat in his easy chair smok-
Ing fragrant Havana and meditatIng
upon the lessons Of the late business
panic when the door of his office was
opened and tall, slim man wearing
a Captain Streeter hat and a suit OF
faded black entered the room.
BEG pardon. sir" said the caller. re.
moving his hat and sitting down In an.
other chair. 'but you are the president
OF this bank. are you not?"
How did you get In hereY'
II was told by one of your subordl
mates that would find you here,
and
"Who the devil are your"
my name is Glasspy. am an In
ventor off,
what do you want"
Nothing, sir, II my presence Is OBJ
jectionahle. My object in calling was
to arrange for the depositing of sum
OF money
'The cashier attends to all that"
IT know 1t, but the amount is 80
large that was sure be would refer
me to you, and l thought 1t best to
come straight to headquarters"
How large is the amountT
"One million dollars"
I'm CASH."
"In cash. may add that II Is the
outcome Of financial scheme which
In these uncertain days even the presi.
dent Of q great bank may well con
sider''--
But the money-is 1t In such shape
that you are ready to deposit itr'
mo, sir AS was about to explain,
the money will not be available until
certain carefully considered plans ma
ture, but 1t will be In cold cash when
r.
rs 1t contingent ON business
scheme"
"Yes, sir, 1t is. But the scheme rests
on business principles as solid as Gi-
braltar and as broad as the Rocky
mountains. 1t is contingent upon the
success Of two great nventions-name-
ly, Glasspy's celebrated shaving COM
pound and Glasspy's footpad discour-
ager, an absolutely unique device,
which shall explain to you presently.
In order to exploit these two inven-
tons properly need the sum of $3.50,
treasury notes preferred, to be regard
ed as a loan until the returns begin
to-
The president pushed knob ON the
side Of his desk, and a husky, uni.
formed bouncer instantly appeared.
William" roared the official head of
the Western Hemisphere bank, "take
this man out and fall on himw-Chica-
go Tribune.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-14
A Test Case.

I'm a@beauty DOCTOR" announced
the stranger with the hand satchel full
Of cosmetics and massage machines
"Do you think I could get any practice
around here?'
"Yeou make ugly things pretty, don't
yeouY drawled the old farmer In the
speckled shirt.
That's my business, sir"
"Waal, if yeou'll go down back Of my
barn yeou'll find an old slate covered
cow with one eye and one horn and
wrinkles like canals all over her face.
She's the ugliest COW In seven states,
and If yeou can make her pretty I'll
agree that yeou be beauty doctor an
give yeou dollar."-Chicago News.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-14
The Missionary From Miehisan.

The Missionary From Michigan.
There was missionary
Who went from Mich.
With tracts to make more tractable
The savage heather man.
Alas. the missionary
The tales too sad to penl
He'll 60. that missionary,
On nary Mich.
-Grace Stone Field in woman's Home
Companion.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-14
ADVERTISEME


FREDRlcKSoN BRoS,--Wc make
a specially Of house moving, ear
penters, contractors, general iobbing;
promp, attention to all orders Cor.
ner Tenth and Duane streets
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-14

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is a
new remedy, an improvement on the
laxatives Of former years, as il does
not gripe or nauseate and is pleasant
to take. It is guaranteed. T. r.
Laurin, Owl Drug Store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-14
MASSAGING.
LAUNDRIES.
Those pleated Bosom Shirts

Those Pleated Bosom Shirts
The kind known by dressy men in
the summer, are difficult articles to
launder nicely. Unless you know just
how to do it, the front pleats won't
iron down smooth, and the shirt
front will look mussy. Our New
Press Ironer irons them withou,
rolling or stretching. Try it.
TROY LAUNDRY,
Tenth and Duane. Phone Main 1891