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The Washington times., 1908-12-14
SIDNEY G.. HUNT
BEATS ASSAILANT
Would-Be Highwayman Knocked
Out by Assistant Building In
Spector in Capitol Grounds.

As the result Of a desperate hand-to-
hand encounter with a negro highway
man in the Capitol grounds, in which he
finally succeeded in knocking his as
sailant senseless. Sidney q. Hunt, as
sistant building inspector, and one Of
the most popular employees of the Dis
trict government. is today suffering
from badly bruised and cut right
hand.
Mr.. HUNT. who lives at 229 Second
street northeast, was on his way home
Thursday night about o'clock, taking
a short cut through the Capitol grounds.
There were no other persons walking
through the grounds at the time. and
as he started up the hin east Of the
Capitol he saw negro walking rapidly
toward him.
When about two feet in front OF Mr..
HCutt the negro stopped suddenly and
demanded that he throw up his hands.
Have YOU any money! the negro
asked in a surly voice. Give it TO me
quick"
"Oh, 7 was scared all right" said Mr..
HUNT this morning.
THE negro started 90 close in on
me / didn't give him chance 70 say
another word. / drew back my arm
and landed Squarely on his mouth
II hurried on because I thought he
might have a confederate. When about
half a block away / turned around
and saw another negro assisting the
man who had attacked me to his
feet"
The Washington times., 1908-12-14
POLICEMEN REQUEST
TO BE TRANSFERRED
Two Officers and Sixteen Men
Ask TO Join Capitol
Force

Sixteen policemen and two officers
employed at the Library Of Congress to-
day petitioned the House Library Com
mittee to transfer them from the juris-
dictiOn OF the Metropolitan Police TO
the Capitol police force.
The policemen claim that they have
nothing in common with the metrOpoli-
tan force. and should be Classed with
the Capitol policemen. Should such a
transfer be granted by the committee il
would mean an increase in pay
Representative Mccall, chairman Of
the committee, indicated that he was in
sympathy with the requests of the
Library policemen, and il is possible
that his committee will recommend that
the change be made
The Washington times., 1908-12-14
NORTH is OPPOSED
TO CIVIL SERVICE
Director of Census Does Not Want
Additional Clerks to Come
Under the Rules.

The Senate Census Committee, az a
meeting today, took up the census bill,
which was recently passed by the
House. Director North Of the Census
Bureau. Chief Clerk w. $ Rossiter, and
.Statistician Sloane were heard
Mr.. North strongly opposed the propo-
sition 10 put the several thousand addi-
tional clerks needed for the next census
under the civil service. The committee
took no definite action. but il is under
stood viii follow the lead Of the House
IN refusing 90 put these additional en-
ployes under the civil service.
The Washington times., 1908-12-14
CULLEN FUNERAL
HERE TOMORROW
Body of Maryland Suicide
Will Be Brought This
Afternoon.
ROMANTIC CAREER
BROUGHT TO END
Killed Himself, Fearing Arrest
for Misuse of the United
States Mails.

The body OF Orland Clyde Cullen, vino
committed suicide in CatonsviIle. Md,
to escape arrest, for misuse of the
mails, will be brought TO Washington
this afternoon for interment. Funeral
services will take place tomorrow from
the home of his wife, S07 b street north
east.
Cunen's suicide, which was first learn
ed by his wife through a newspaper
account read while she was on a train
bound for Baltimore to visit him, is
the climax TO dramatic existence.
which Cullen led beginning with mis-
graduation from Columbian College a.
most twenty years ago. The way in
which he prepared for death was only
another example Of the courage and
GOODNESS which had characterized his
entire life.
Although an assumed name was given
in the first account Of the suicide. Mrs.
Cullen, who was accompanied by her
fourteen-year-old daughter, thought
that it must be her husband Going at
once 10 the Spellman boarding house ia
CatOnsville, where she knew he mad
been staying, her fears were immedi-
ately confirmed The body Law where
il had first fallen after he had fired
the fatal shot
Cullen had been representing himself
rs an agent for the Peoples Guard. q
Russian Republican Military Associa-
ton, which was attempting to over
throw the Russian government. During
the last political campaign he stumped
the State o. Maryland for Representa-
tive J. Fred c. Talbot and said that
he had been sent there by Norman +.
Mack. Of the Democratic national COM
mittcs.
Since early in the nineties Cullen has
been more or less in the public eve.
the chief episode in his remarkable ca
career having been the suit instituted
against him in Washington for ubeling
Cen Henry G. Corbin. He gave the
police of many cities considerable trou-
be at one time in appreh ending him, his
capture being finally accomplished by
tracking him through letters sent TO
his wife at her Washington home,
The Corbin libel case attracted wide
attention. Cullen was arraigned in Oc-
tober, 1902 He pleaded not guilty and
was released on $1,000 bail pending his
trial In February OF the following year
he withdrew his plea Of not guilty and
4'iS" Z" "Si'i u'iSl, "AiiSIl was oNeII uleu'
and he was ordered to stand trial. lie
pleaded guilty, sentence was suspended
ana he was released on his personal
bond Of 800. The direct basis for the
libel suit was paper he was charged
with circulating against the bill intro
duced in Congress TO give the Adjutant
General Of the Army-GeneraI Corbin
filing the office at that time-the rank
ur major general
The paper had an attack on Cen
eral Corbin- In a statement which
he MED after making "a plea Of guilty
Cullen declared he did rot write sor
inspire the charges and could not
yOuch for their truth.
Previous 70 this case. Cullen had
been indicted in the District Supreme
court in 1894 and 1925 for false pre-
lenses. The Government, however
abandoned prosecution.
The Washington times., 1908-12-14
PRESIDENT OPPOSES
GROSSCUP'S BROTHER
Roosevelt Does Not Want TO Give Job to Relative of
Man Who Reversed the $500 900 Fine Imposed
by Judge Lands.

Senator Nathan Bay Scott of West
Virginia is having a peck OF trouble IN
his efforts to get Frederick Grosscup, OF
Charleston, named for the vacant col
lectorship Of internal revenue in that
State.
Recently, Senator Scott has been max
ing numerous visits to the White House
in the interest of Grosscup. The two
Senators have united on him, but the
President is not disposed to appoint him
and a radical difference of opinion be-
tween the Senator and the President has
developed. 1t eliminated last Friday in
a spirited meeting at the White House
in which the President told Mr.. Scott
plainly what he thought of Grosscup "a
a candidate.
The Washington times., 1908-12-14

1t appears that charges have been
filed against Grosscup with the Presi-
dent BY W. 5. Edwards. former speaker
Of the house OF delegates and rela-
tive Of President Roosevelt
GrosscuD is a brother Of Judge Gross-
cup, OF Chicago, whom President Roose-
welt does not love since the decision in
the case involving the S29 100000 fine
against the standard Oil Moreover.
GrossCup is charged with having been
too well disposed toward the corpora
tlons in West Virginia AMI with oppos-
ing reform legislation.
Senator Scott still thinks that Presi-
dent Roosevelt can be induced to name
GrOsScup. Another conference will be
held today by the West Virginia Sena-
tors and an effort will be made to settle
the matter.
The Washington times., 1908-12-14
SCHOOL COMMISSION
SUBMITS A REPORT
Special Board Finds Buildings
Generally Are in Safe Condition.
Report Not Given Out.

Are. investigating the public schools
Of the District. the special school com
mission today submitted its report to
Commissioner Morrow. The report will
not Ice Iiade public until after il is
read by the Commissioner, but the sub
stance Of il has been given in The
Times.
" hile a number Of important changes
IN school, construction are recommended.
the buildinEs generally were found to
be IN good condition The investigation
was undertaken at the instance Of Com
missioner Morrow.
The Washington times., 1908-12-14
HARTMAN WILL NOT
BE MADE TO ANSWER
Supreme Court Today ReverseS
Decision of the Cif~Eit
Court.

Edward N Hartman viii not have
TO answer the questions PrOpOunded 70
him by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, in the famous Investigation
for that body Of the railroad kings
dealings in Union and Southern Pacific
stocks, according to a decision rendered
by the United States Supreme Court
today. delivered by Justice Holmes.
The Supreme Court decision reverses
that of the circuit court Of the Southern
district Of New York, which has held
that Hartman must answer the queS-
tiOnS.
The Washington times., 1908-12-14
SENATOR TILLMAN
ARRIVES IN TOWN
on Senate Floor First
Time This Year, and Is
Warmly Greeted.

Senator TilIman Of South Carolina,
was in the Senate today for the first
time since the opeuinsS or the session.
He was warmly greeted by his asso-
clates.
senator Illlman was seized with nerv-
Gus troubles toward the close OF last
session and Went-JO Europe 10 reCuper-
ate. He seemed in excellent health when
ne appeared on the Senate floor
The Washington times., 1908-12-14
NOT ENOUGH HOTELS

ALTOONA, Pa, Dec. 14-During the
sessions Of the STATE convention OF Pa
irons OF Hushandry here, the hotels
were unable TO accommodate more than
One-third Of the 400 delegates. so the
remainder were quartered at private
homes
The Washington times., 1908-12-14
INSURGENTS DENY
THEY HAVE NO HOPE
Esch Declares There Has
Been No Surrender to
Cannon.

Representative Esch Of Wisconsin. one
of the leading House insurgents, made
positive denial this morning 10 the re-
ports that the insurgents already had
capitulated TO the Cannon forces, and
that the proposed fight on the present
method of selecting the Committee on
Rules would end in a surrender to the
powers that be-
cur subcommittee appointed TO draft
amendments to the present law reports
tomorrow night" said Mr.. Esch. Re
ports that we have capitulated or that
the insurgents have suggested a com
promise with the Speaker and his
forces are absolutely unfounded. Why
should we give up the fght IN the be-
ginning. We shall wait until the com
mdttee reports and then If there is a
middle srcund upon which we can
agree. a compromise might be consid-
cred.
Want Old Rule.
Il believe that our committee viii
recommend at our meeting tomorrow
night that we especially demand the res
toration OF the old rule regarding recog-
milton upon the floor. which. prior 10 its
repeal in 1879. provided that whom a
3
sidered as having the floor. Since the
amendment Of the rule. IL has been nee
! essary for him 10 have recognition from
| The Speaker. and IL has been optional
with the Speaker as to that recognition.
If We can obtain this provision and
possibly an amendment providing that
the committee Is 10 be increased In
numbers and elected by the House, we
should. perhaps. be willing 10 com
promise on other demands Whether
there Will be a coalition with the Demo
Gratis remains 10 be seen
Not for Democrats
we will not, however, favor any
change that v 1uld turn over the admin
| istratiOn of the House TO the minority.
I expect u large attendance at our sec
] ond meeting tomorrow night. and we
! have received the assurances OF a large
, number Of members who do not desire
! 90 become actively identified with the
| insurgent movement. but who Will assist
us in the vote FOR a revision OF the
| rules
The Washington times., 1908-12-14
ENTERTAINMENTS

Church, Lodge ana kindred entertain
ments for raising cUnds prove most
prontabIe when they serve
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-07-30
Fu||er's Lake Drainage
District.
FuIIer's Lake Drain No. One

Notice of Assessment, ReVieU of as
sessment and Letting of Contract.
State of North Dakota, County of
Steel-ss:
In the matter of the establishment
of a drain in Glendale and Colgate
townships in said Steele county, known
as Fuller's Lake Drain No. Before
the board of county drain commission
ers in and for said county.
To whom it may concern:
Be it known that we, the under
signed county drain commissioners in
and for said county and state above
named, have apportioned to the coun-
ty and the several townships named
herein, the per cent of the cost, which
they, the aforesaid county and town
ships, shall be and hereby are made
liable to pay for the construction of
the aforesaid drain by reason of the
benefit to the public health, conven-
fence and welfare, and for the benefits
to roads and bridges in the various
municipal corporations on account
thereof, and that we, the said drain
commissioners, have also apportioned
to the several pieces or parcels of land
liable to be assessed for the benefits
by reason OF the construction of said
drain, the per cent of the cost which
it is liable to pay by reason of the
benefits to accrue to each Of said par
cells of land on account thereof, and
which they shall and hereby are sever
ally made liable to pay, over and above
the per cent of the costs and benefits
assessed against the municipal corpora
tions Gin which they are located) at
large, as aforesaid, which per cent of
costs has been and the same is hereby
apportioned upon and assessed against
the several pieces or parcels of land,
so benefited, in accordance with such
assessments for benefits as aforesaid;
and that all of said assessments have
been made in proportion to the bene-
fits to be derived by reason of the
construction of said drain. The es-
timated cost of said Fuller's Lake
Drain No. 1 is %$15,349.45, and the ap-
~portionment Of the per cent to the
county, the several municipal corpora
tons, and to the several pieces or
parcels of land so benefited, is as fol-
lows:
GLENDALE TOWNSHIP.
Twp. r. Sec. Quar- Subd. Acres Per
| E tor oont
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-07-30

And notice is hereby given, that on
Thursday, the 9Th day OF August, A. D.
1908, at two o'clock p. M. OF that day,
said board OF county drain commits
5ionels Will be in session at their Of
flee in the town Of Sherbrooke, North
Dakota, for the purpose of hearing and
determining all matters connected with
the above proposed drain and espe-
cially to hear and determine any OBJ
lection and complaint which may be
made TO same, and any and all claims
Tor damages caused by the construc-
tiGn OF the same. at which time all
persons interested are notified to be
present.
And notice is further given, that
The aforesaid assessment will be re
viewed at the same time and place by
the board of drain commissioners who
viii proceed to hear all complaints
relative to such assessment and cor
rect Or confirm the same. At said
meeting the assessment OF benefits on
account OF said drain will lie subject
to review.
The description Of the center line OF
said Fuller's Lake Drain No. l is as
follows:
# III az oIdtlO4 ZcIO - W.
which station is on the south line of
section "a Colgate township, Steele
county, North Dakota, and sixteen
hundred (1G00) feet east Of the south
west corner of said section, thence
north thirty-tWo degrees and fifty
three minutes west IN. 800 So, W.
two thousand five hundred fifty.nine
(2,559) feet to station $3.50; thence
by a curve to the right with a radius
of n thousand one hundred forty-six
and three-tenths (1,146.3) feet, three
hundred four (304) feet to station
2S:-G3; thence north seventeen degrees
and forty minutes west IN. 17o 40tW.)
two thousand two hundred seventy-two
and seven-tenths (2,272.7) feet to sta
ton 5%1:35.7; thence by a curve to the
left with a radius Of one thousand one
hundred forty-six and three-tenths
(1,146.3) feet, three hundred sixty
eight and three-tenths (36S.3) feet to
station 554.04, which station is on the
south line of section 10 of said Colgate
township; thence by same curve
three hundred twenty-five and seven.
tenths (S25.7) feet to station 5S.:-29.7;
thence north fifty-two degrees and
twenty-eight minutes west On. 52o go
W.) nine hundred seventy-one and four.
tenths (971.4) feet to station 6S.O1.1;
thence by a curve to the right with
a radius of five hundred seventy-three
and seven-tenths (573.O feet, five
hundred two and seven-tenths (5O2.7)
feet to station 7%3.03.S;. thence north
two degrees and twelve minutes west
IN. q 12 W.) two thousand three
hundred fOrty-SiX and tWo-tenths
~(2,346.2) feet to station $3.50; thence
north sixteen degrees east IN. 16o 90,
Ed, n thousand four hundred fifty.
nine G,459) feet to station 111.O9,
which station is on the south line of
section 10, said Colgate township;
thence north three degrees and two
minutes west IN. 80 q W., nine hun
dred forty-three (943) feet to station
1909; thence north seventeen de.
grees and ten minutes east IN. 17o
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-07-30
chixalroua Chicago.

In Chicago more than in any other
place is woman regarded in the Light
of a thing of beauty and a JOY forever.
There is hardly a man In Chicago
who does not esteem feminine lowell
ness as something beyond price
something to live for, to strive for.
to suffer for, and, if necessary. to die
for.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-07-30
rha Happiest Children.

The happfest children are those who
have happy mothers. The young life
which grows up in the shadow OF q dis
c%ontented, repining and gloomy moth
or is like a plant unwatered by kind
~ dews. It is apt to be dwarfed
and stunted. Even when things are
crooked and temptations to be harsh
come, let the mother, for her sons
and daughters sake, try to be happy.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-07-30
Novel Use for Gum.

Help for the small child! If money,
ring or any small article is dropped
in a crack of sidewalk which cannot
be reached by hand, chew a piece
Of chewing gum and take a long stick
and paste the gum on the end. Push
the stick down into the crack and tho
ring or money can easily be drawn
ont.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-07-30
sleiuha Used All Year.

sleighs are used all the year round
in Madeira. The lichens which grow
abundantly on the stone-paved streets
make them slippery, and at the same
time prevent dust. It has been sug.
gested that the dust problem might
be solved elsewhere by %cultivating
these lichens.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-07-30
Maids Now In Sets.

A new idea in maids is to have
them in sets, these to be decided upon
some point of resemblance, as, for in
stance, blondes on the second door
and brunettes on the first. Some one
pertinently suggests that If a maid
should die it might spoil the set, and
1t could not be as easily replaced as
one of china, for instance.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-07-30
EnterInu a Demurrer.

Talk about the superiority Of mind
over matter!" said the argumentative
boarder. TITS just the other way. II
you want to be sure not to forget q
thing you don't trust it to your mem
DRY. You take a pencil and a slip
of paper and make a memorandum
Of it."
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-07-30
Their Riaht to Be Beautiful.

TEeIr NIGHT 20 DC 6eduCIruT.
The outward wearing of pretty
things is a delightful habit in q
woman, and the constant aim to be
beautiful and attractive is what every
m should pride herself on pos
sessing.-Exchange.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-07-30
Equal Riohts In Nature.

A woman writer wants to know why
it is that a man is beautiful only in
his youth, and some n remarks that
nature intended him to Aave equal
rights with women to grow ugly as he
grows older. 1t is not often, however.
that men realize the fact.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-07-30
The Too-Busy Scientist.

the o~cIent1st.
A Philadelphia physician declares
that picking buttercups causes a dis
ease resembling measles. sometimes
fatal. Will science leave no corner
of the child's world uncovered by .
Don't touch" sign?
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-07-30
Live Lizards In Tree Trunk.

Live Lizards In Tree Trunk.
A black. and white spotted and q
yellow lizard, full grown and alive.
were found in the heart of an oak
split by Joseph McCloskey. near
Bellwood, Pa. The log had been cut
from a tree more than so years old.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-07-30
EXPLANATION Of Freak Names.

Explanation Of Freak Names.
For queer James of towns Oregon
excels any other state in the union.
Natural characteristics and freaks OF
fortune made many names, and the
pioneers who settled In that far wes-
tern state often selected a name for
their new location from the first
chance occurrences connected with it
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-07-30
He Had Other Qualification.

He Had Qualifications.
Pictures of Napoleon generally
show him with a frown on his face,
but no historian has ever found any
evidence to indicate that his frown
was what made him great.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-07-30
Silver in the Ocean

SIIVST III CUc 0CcdH.
A German technical journal has
gone to the trouble of estimating that
the water Of the whole ocean contains
in solution over 100000 tons of pure
silver.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-07-30

Babylon First Great City.
Babylon was probably the Arst city
to attain a population of a million.
The area of the city was 225 square
miles.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-01-11
TEACHERS COJHIuG
TO PULL|uau
Inland Empire Association to Hold
Third Annual Session IN
This City.

1t is becoming almost an every day
matter for Pullman to entertain big
delegations or conventions, and with
wheat men in January, teachers in
April, musicians in May and athletes
in June. the town will have thousands
of visitors within its gates in the next
few weeks.
The big attraction following the
wheat convention will be the third
annual session of the Inland Empire
Teachers Association, which convenes
here April 9Th, 9th and 10th, when
1000 teachers and others interested in
educational matters will be here from
Eastern Washington and Oregon, Nor
thern Idaho and Western Montana, the
region embraced in the 'Inalnd EN-
pre-"
The program for the big meeting is
not yet arranged in detail, but num-
Der of lecturers of national prominence
have been engaged, and the Chicago
Symphony orchestra will be one of the
features provided for entertainment.
An outline of the program provides
for the concert by the Symphony or
chestra at one o'clock on the afternoon
of the 9Th. This orchestra is composed
of Is people, and travels in its own
special train, and excursion trains will
be run from both Colfax and Moscow
to bring the people of those cities who
will wish to hear it. That evening ar
informal reception will be held, anC
Pres. Bryan will give an address O.
welcome, following which Judge Lind
sey, who has become famous as tht
judge of Denver's juvenile court. will
lecture upon 1.-THE Misfortunes OF
Mickey"
Thursday, April 9th, the principal
speakers will be State Superintendent
Ackerman. of Oregon; Pres. Mclean,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-01-11
GLEE CLUB.

The Glee Club consists of seventeen
of the best voices that have ever rep
resented W.S.C. The club will leave
within a week or so on tour of the
Northwest. Miss Seabury will 90
with the club as violinist. Her playing
is highly appreciated. Miss Trainor
will be the pianist and her playing is
always pleasing to an audience.
A catchy little play will be given
as part of the program. 1t is not
known just what the play is but it is
known that it will introduce a number
of new and catchy songs. ]. Forest
Cline has just set to music some beau
tiful words by Mae Rummens and it is
announced that this song will be Civ
en-. Those who have heard the song
say it is dandy.
Members of the faculty who selected
the voices this year are enthusiastic
in saying that the voices are the best
we have ever had.