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The Washington times., 1908-03-24
PROHIBITION LAWS 4
CUT DOWN CRIMES
Booker T. WASHINGTON
Writes of Decrease in Ar
rests in Southern Cities.

Comparative statistics of crime in
Birmingham, Ala, and Atlanta, Ca,
show that prohibition has lightened the
work Of police magistrates in the
Georgia capital by one-half. as against
one-third reduction in the Alabama
city. according to Booker T. Washing
toms compilation IN the March Out
look.
The negro educator says there were
24,332 arrests made by the police Of
Atlanta during the month Of January
last year, and the one-half reduction ar
CUES strongly in favor of prohibition.
He further AYERS that on account of
the treatment in the Southern prisons
these arrests were the means OF turning
back into the ranEs Of the industrious
and law-abiding population a stream Of
hardened and embittered men and
women.
There were thirty-three arrests for
drunkenness during January, 1903" SAID
the writer. In the same month last
year there were ia. The number Of
disorderly cases last January was fifty
six, as compared with ninety during
January, 1907"
Booker Washington says that several
times during the past eight weeks there
has not been a single prisoner before
the recorders court at Atlanta charged
with drunkenness. On January there
were seventeen cases on the docket and
none Of them for drunkenness. on the
same day year before sixty-three
cases were tried in that court. Of which
thirty-two were for drunkenness and
twenty-eight for disorderly conduct
Wednesday, January %, q local news
paper stated there was the smallest
police court ever held, as there was only
one prisoner at the morning session
About this time the newspapers record
ed another extraordinary event, stating
that for several days the Jail had been
empty.
The records Of arrests for the month
OF January show a more extraordinary
decrease In Atlanta than IN Birming-
ham, he says ''For the month Of Jan
uary. 1897, lb53 cases were out on the
docket of la5 recorders court I'm At
lanta- During the month OF January.
lSJ8, on tie Other hand, thern were but
s6S cases on Tie docket, a decrease Of
consIdera Jly more than % per cent
During January 1901 there were 34l
cases OF drunkenness tried, but In 1865
only slNty-fOur. a decrease Of more than
50 per cent"
The Washington times., 1908-03-24
LEXINGTON ASKS
NEW TRUCK HOUSE
Citizens Request Commits
sioners to Seek Appropria-
ton in Congress.

At a meeting Of the North Capit0.
and lexington Citizens Association il
was unanimously decided that the Com
missioners be asked to make a special
request TO the Committee on Approprfa-
tons In the Senate that either an item
be Included ia the District bill or that d
special bill be introduced. having iu
view the establishment Of a new truck
house in lexington.
Resolutions were passed approving
the actions Of the Commissioners and
Chief Belt Of the IRE department in
ASKING for appropriations with which
10 improve fire extinguishing apparatus.
construct fire escapes. etc, IN the pub
lie schools Of the District.
Exception was taken 70 the rule IN
some public schools which prohibits
children from eating their lunches iu
the buildings. This rule, according 10
DIT T.. ID. Thompson, VINO presided, ne
cessitates & long walk for those who
i've, in some cases, fifteen or tWCutg
squares from the school Among Olhcr
matters considered was the improve
meut Of Heating avenue North Capi-
tol street, and Quincy street.
The Washington times., 1908-03-24

Senators are confronted with the pros
pect Of delivering more addresses OF
eulogy in the closing weeks Of this ses-
sion than they have ever been called
on TO deliver in a single session. It is
one Of the time-hoaored traditions of
the Senate to offer eulogies i'm memory
Of their dead colleagues It IS one of the
traditions Of the upper house which no
effort of a serious nature has ever been
made to break, though in private Sena-
tors have voiced more or less objection
20 it.
In the closing weeks Of the session,
when there Is a rush Of business, IL is
no unimpoTtant matter to have a day
consumed with speeches that In no way
tend 10 hasten the dispatch Of the es-
sential business of the Senate. An adj
dress of eulogy cannot well be made
too short and Ii cannot well be disposed
of in ''leave-to-print' fashion.
Address Must Be Long.
1t is almost incumbent on the Sem
ztor who is Offering a eulogy to give
e in full on the floor. In the case OF
Senator's OF long service, the Senator
or Senators from his State are expected
10 make addresses Of considerable length
and, besides, there are a number of
shorter eulogies from other colleagues
OF the departed member.
In the present instance, eulogies will
The Washington times., 1908-03-24
EuLOgieS for the Dead
Cast Gloom On Senate
Dreary Tradition, Which Must Be Observed
Will Take Up at Least Week
of Valuable Time.

have to be delivered on the seven Sen
atOrs who have died since the close OF
the last session of Congress, March l
1907. These include Senators Morgan,
Pettus, Mallory, Latimer, Proctor,
Whyte, and Bryan.
To deliver eulOgies in the usual man
ner on all these men. most OF them
Senators OF unusual distinction, Will re
quire tine better part of a week OF the
Senate's time, 1t Is a rather solemn and
gloOmya prospect for Senators 10 con-
template, but, according to the usages
of the Senate, there viii be no escape
from Il.
Other Members Ill.
The unusually long list OF deaths this
session, together with the fact that an
Unusual amount of sickness prevails
among Senators. has cast a shade OF
depression over the Senate. Everyone
is wondering whose lot 1t will be next
Senator Fenrose is sick at his home In
Philadelphia. and the reports from him
are not encouraging today. Senator
Tillman has suffered nervous break.
Gown, which his colleagues hope viii
not prove of a grave nature. Senator
Hansbroueh has heen sick with abscess
es Of the ears and has had long siege
IN the hospital iu is out again, how
ever. and is nearly recovered.
Two or three @. the older Senators
are in III health, a. Il in the case of two
OF them their colleagues are apprehen
sive about their condition.
The Washington times., 1908-03-24
FULTON At HOME
FIGHTING CHARGES
Oregon Senator in Lively
Campaign for Re-elec-
ton to Congress.

Senator Fulton Of Oregon his just
gone home to begin his campaign for
reelection. Several weeks ago he de-
clared that he would go to oregon TO
refuJe the charges lodged against him
by Francis .. Heney, the land fraud
and graft prosecutor. who alleged in
the Federal court at Portland and in
an address in the First Baptist Church
there that the oregon Senator had been
the sack holder Of the late Senator
Mitchell in the Legislature, that he was
the tool OF the railroad corporations,
and that he assisted in protecting from
criminal prosecutions numerous persons
who had been charged with frauds
against the public DOMAIN.
Mr.. Henley, after delivering his phil
ippic against the Senator from the
public rostrum, declared that he had
not fred his most effective ammunition,
and that later when Senator Full
ton had made reply, he would return 10
Portland 10 renew his attack on Fulton,
and make good all Of his allegations.
Senator Fulton has replied, ana now
the primaries for the election OF Sen
at0rs are at hand.
The probability is that Senator Full
ton viii have the time Of his life during
the following month.
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PRESIDENT TO ATTEND
DINNER TO P. c. KNOX

The series OF dinners and receptions
given In honor OF Senator Philander C..
Knox will reach climax tomorrow
night when the Pennsylvania Club viii
tender him a testimonial, at which
nearly every man prominent in ma
tiunaI affairs vii be present.
The President has promised to attend,
a. have also Vice President Fairbanks,
Speaker Cannon, Secretary Taft, Gov
ernor Stuart, and Lieutenant Governor
Murphy of Pennsylvania, and a host Of
Senators and Representative together
with the justices of the Supreme Court
The committee ia charge of the banquet
has been unable 10 supply the demand
for invitations. owing to the limited ca
paCity of the club house.
John r. Williams, chairman OF the
general committee OF arrangements,
Eas been ID conference with Secretary
Loeb regarding the plans for the re-
ception OF the President ana his enter
tainmenU during his stay at the club
house
The Washington times., 1908-03-24
Reckon With Labor Vote :
In Choice of Candidate
Think GomperS Leads Great Force
of Voters Toilette, Fairbanks, and Knox
Favored and Taft and Cannon Opposed.

Is there a labor vote In this country
The meeger success which has attended
efforts in past years 10 organize and de-
liver en- bloc any considerable prepon-
derance of what would naturally be re-
garded as the voting strength OF labor,
has seemed to Justify the dictum of
most politicians that there is no such
thing as a labor vote
They say that labor is too indepen,N
ent of control, too much divided among
the various parties, and too little dis
posed 10 set itself of in class apart.
20 become a solidihed political interest.
But will IL continue thus divided? Samuel
GOmpers and his associates in the man
agement Of the American Federation
Of Labor movement 10 enforce Iabor's
demands through political activity, be-
lieve they have made such progress IN
tho last three years as 20 warrant ex-
pectation that next November labor will
elect that candidate fsr President
whom 81 favors, and defeat any man Il
opposes. There Is no doubt OF the grave
concern which politicians or both par
ties feel about the situation.
Presidents Hold Uncertain.
Just how labor feels toward President
Roosevelt IS uncertain at present. Some
have latterly found themselves out OF
work; others are disanected with the
President because OF his fnsisteuce on
Taft. whom labor does not fancy still
others are reserying opinion tin they
know just what the President proposes
to concede 70 labor in the contemplated
revision OF the Sherman antitrust
law AS that revision measure is now
understood by labor. it Is not liked. and
the dislike OF il has tended 10 weaken
The Washington times., 1908-03-24
SOLDIER FIT AND DIED."
But IS STILL KICKING

The Panama Canal zone is having an
opera bouffe of its own, in lieu of the
regular form of amusement, the scene
OF which is the bachelor quarters, and
the chief actors the bachelors and their
critics. one OF these wanted Curfew
law for the bachelors, another sug-
gested that If they didn't behave prop
eriy the janitor report them and they
be deported TO the United States at
their own expense.
Broadsides of public communications
have been addressed TO the Canal Rec
ord. the last issue of which contains
a volley from the bachelors. One Of
these says:
Having read the article signed by
NJ II. Graves, II strikes the writer as
queer that a SnOlger who Mt, bled and
died for his country should wish TO
call in the ianitOr 10 help him protect
his God-Eiyen rights after the Curfew
tolls the kneIl of parting day.
The writer suggests that a me
be levied upon the bachelors that sncra
The Washington times., 1908-03-24
DIVORCED MILLIONAIRE
WEEDS OLD PLAYMATE

PEABODY, Mass, March 24.-Elmer
p. Thomas, the richest young man in
this vicinity, who was divorced from his
wife less than a year ago, Will sail for
Europe, from New York, in a few days
with a second bride. She was Miss Han
nah Blaney, formerly OF Peabody, but
more recently Of YOulsers, y. Y.
Ar. Thomas last Saturday married
Miss Blaney, who was the sweetheart
or his school days, in Eonkers, where
she has been employed as a stenogra-
pher.
The young milliOnaire's friends are
commenting on the fact that both OF
his wives were working girls.
The Washington times., 1908-03-24
MINISTER ADDRESSES
CENTRAL UNION
The Rev. DR.. Wallace Rad
cliffe Pictures Future of
Labor.

The Rev. DIT. Wallace Radcliffe. pas
tor Of the New York Avenue Presby-
terrain Church, in addressing the dele
gates Of the Central Labor Union last
night on the future Of the Workingman.
sounded the doctrines OF socialism. He
was vOciferously applauded by the one
or two socialist delegates, and his senti-
ments. and expressions on the labor
movement were unanimously applauded
by representative workingmen.
DR.. Radcliffe spoke of the vast good
coming Of organization and the progress
Of the workingman from feudal days.
when a mechanic or other toiler was
practically in bondage. THE time is
coming" he said. when a larger coop
Grafton and mutual partnership between
men will take place; when hours will
he briefer. opportunities larger. sun
days, real rest days, and when We will
all live together and work together in
a common partnership, and the dis
tinction between employer and employe
will be scarcely defined"
Letters we're received from the four
corners Of the United States, indOrsing
the organizations stand against prohi-
bition.
President Baker, OF the Carriage and
Wagon Workers, emphatiCally denied
that his organization had considered
the establishment of a cooperative shop
in the District.
A letter was received from an attOr-
new representing William BTaddeld,
who, upon request was Withdrawn by
the executive board of his local as a
delegate to the Central Labor Union. in
which il was demanded that the dele
gates who had made charges against
Bradheld either prove or withdraw
them, and requested that the Central
Labor Union reconsider its action. The
latter was referred to the Photographers
without action.
The Washington times., 1908-03-24
NED BARTON TALKS
Of PATENT CASE
Is Employed by Inventor
Heany, in York,
Pa.

YORK, Pa. March 24-Ned w. Bar
ton, who was dismissed as assistant ex-
aminer in the United States Patent Of
fee at Washington. D. c., and held in
$1,000 bail TO answer TO the charge OF
tampering with Patent ONCE records.
is not in want. John Allen Heavy, the
inventor who is also under arrest as
being connected with the scandal. has
employed him as assistant in his lao
oratoTy in this city. He is also giving
demonstrations of the new tungsten
ldIIp.
BARTON was in the employ Of the Gen
erat EleCtrc Company and otF sr cor
porations before going to Washington.
In speaking Of the charge against him,
the former patent examiner says there
Is no doubt something is wrong some
where, but it will not be fastened on
HeaEy, the inventor, Eyerding, a pat
eut attorney, nor himself. AuhOugrl re-
ucent about the Paten. Office inyestI-
cation. Burton said, upor oeirg ques-
toned:
Il would be a fool 10 undertake 10
mix up IN any matter such as this.
Besides, Il would do nobody much good.
The papers in the important patent
cases are where no one man could get
at them. II would require the cOnuiVanCe
or several Heany cannot be Injured
since my dismissal rom the Patent Of
nee could live nicely and in good shape
and I want 10 do so, but I have entered
the employ of the inventor until the mat
ter is threshed out am in the sa. ne
boat with him, and this is the most ap-
prOpriate plan for me. Besides. I am
earning a livelihood at the work that
suits me.
The Heauy lamp is pretty near pCr-
feCtiUn. Good lamps are being turned
out at the Hsany plant but TO do the
r. r ia ia fef - HHna
that they must be made by the thou
sands every day
The Washington times., 1908-03-24
BANK CLERKS TO ENTERTAIN.

The washington Chapter, American
Instit1 Of Banking, will give les sec
0nd musicale Of the year at the rooms
of the chapter, 1914 F street, Thursday
evening This will also be Ladies
Night" and dancing will follow the
musical program. on the program are
Mrs. Anne Grant Fugitt, Mrs. Esther
Gumprecht, Joseph L Battle, 4. Nc
Nance. T. A. Murray, Frank J. Dug
gan. and /. +. Eberbach. T. =. Amiss.
", s. Doyle and J. A. Rreariey, the
Washington Canoe Club String OTChes-
ira. Almond Gumprecht will act as aC-
companist-
The Washington times., 1908-03-24
WILLIAM GASCH FUNERAL
HELD THIS AFTERNOON

The funeral OF William Gasch, who
died Sunday as the result Of an acct
dent while horseback riding, was held
this afternoon a. the home of Chris
Arth, a brother-ir law of Mr.. Gasch, az
90 Second street northwest. The pail
hearers were AbnCr Shoemaker, Albert
Agnew, Howard r. Graham, Arthur
Murphy, Howard Fisk, and Herman
GasCh.
A great many friends Of Mr.. Gasch
attended the services and sent beau
tiful floral pieces il token Of their sOr-
row and sympathy The intermeut
which was private. was in GlenwOOd
Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1908-03-24
CHANGES PLANNED
IN COMMITTEES
Senator Hansbrough VIII
Be Head of Agriculture
Body.

Important changes in Senate commit
tees Will soon be announced, By one OF
these, Senator Hansbrough Of North
Dakota, now chairman of the Public
Lands COMMITTEES, viii become the Head
OF the Committee on Agriculture, made
vacant by the recent death OF Senator
Proctor.
The selection Of Senator HansbrOugh
for the Craftsmanship Of agriculture VIII
lead to the selection of Senator Nelson
OF Minnesota for The head Of the Com
mittee on Public Lands. He is now
ranking member of that committee.
with the selection Of Senator Hans
brough for the craftsmanship of the
Committee on Agriculture will come an
effort TO get the committee given bet
ter rooms than IL now has. The quar-
tiers Of this committee are dark. dingy
and cramped. Senator Hansbrough says
they are entirely out Of keeping win
the Importance of the committee. and
he has already had talk with the
chairman of the Committee on Rules'
Senator Knox, for the purpose or get
ting the Committee on Agriculture
located in suitable, permanent OF
noes in the Senate wing OF the Capitol
Senator HansbrOugh argues thaI the
matters that are coming before lhe
COMMITTEES on Agriculture are getting
more and more important. They include
such things as meat inspection ana
grain inspection, establishment OF as
ricultural high schools. pure 1000 ana
drug legislation and all questions per
tanning TO forestry and forest reserFa-
tons.
The growing Importance Of forestry
under the active administration of CHER
Forester clifford PinchOt is everywhere
recognized Senator Hansbrough says
that agriculture is the foremost busl-
ness of the country. that farming IS
vastly more important than the RAN
road business or any other, and that IL
is time the Senate recognized the fact
and gave the committee proper quar-
ters.
The Washington times., 1908-03-24

the hold which the President formerly
had on the WOrkingman
The recent gathering Of the chiefs of
the American Federation IN this city
has developed that La Toilette has a
significant hold on organized labor.
based on the conviction that IN his
short Congressional service he has
somehow succeeded in doing more for
labor by way OF securing actual legis-
latiOn, than anybody else in recent
Congressional attention the questions IN
which labor is concerned. There is the
best authority fOr saying that Gompers,
though careful to give no public eX-
preston of opinion, would prefer La
Toilette for President to any other man
In the Republican list Of possibilities
Labor has a kindly feeling for Fair
banks and Knox. both Of whom are re-
garded as effective and practical friends.
on the basis Of their records. Fair
banks has the advantage OF an extern
sive acquaintance with labor leaders,
because his home city Of indianapolis
is headquarters for more big national
organizations than any other city; and
the leaders at least, have found him
a useful friend and supporter.
Dislike Taft and Cannon.
On the other hand. Taft and Cannon
are decidedly unsatisfactory 70 labor.
Cannon is regarded, rightly or wrongly.
as the one immOvable obstacle in the
way OF the labor legislation which is
demanded. Not only is he charged with
being personally antagOnistic 10 the
demands OF labor, but he is declared 70
use his power as Speaker. in making
up committees. 10 prevent such legis-
latlon getting friendly of even fair con-
sideratiOn
The Speakers friends deny this, and
say he has simply been in the unfOTtu-
nate position for getting blamed for
doing his duty. as other men would
have had 10 do IL in a like position
one OF the penalties for possessing the
The Washington times., 1908-03-24

Tired Of your business, and want 20
changer No better way to bring this
about than through the Business OppOr-
tunity ads in The Times. The cost is
small.
The Washington times., 1908-03-24

power OF the speakership is 70 De
blamed for everything that either haD-
pens or doesn't happen
y Politicians Of both parties are con-
WINGED that labor is nearer 10 effective
organization into a political phslanX.
tkan ever before. Perhaps Il win De
broken up again by various influences
but at this time it is not denied that
Samuel GOmpers is one Of the men TO
be reckOned with. because OF the appear
ance, at least, that he has a great force
Of voters at his back.
The Washington times., 1908-03-24
Place Your Money Where Interest

as well as protection is assured. Bank
ing dept. Of Union Trust Co, 18th and II
ject to check. Capital and surplus, So
200, COO.
The Washington times., 1908-03-24

To sell what you have TO sell and 10
buy what YOU have 10 buy In the hest
markets is TO PROSPER! Use Times
dant ads.
The Washington times., 1908-03-24
baltimore and Ohio Between

washington and Baltimore Every Hour
on the Hour" from a. m. 20 S p. m.
week days
The Washington times., 1908-03-24

Sweet Violets, 25c Bunch,
At Kramer's, the Florist, 9l6 F ST. nv.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-10-14

the asker SO honestly wants a wise
answer as a fool question.
This being so, the man who asked
William Jennings Bryan whether he
really believed in advertising, paid
Mr.. Bryan compliment 1t happen
ed in Reading, Penn, last winter, and
the modern CommOner indeed showed
that he was wise man by the reply
he made. 1t was:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-10-14

Invitations. issued by Mrs. j.
w. M. Simmons. of Newberry,
to the marriage of her daughter,
Amelia Ward. and Mr.. Georsv r.
Claussen. Of Augusta. Ca, at the We
leigh Presbyterian Church. ,Newberry,
8. c.. on Tuesday, October goth, at
1.so o'clock p. m. have been received
IN this city. Miss Mile Simmons. the
bride to'be, 10 pleasantly remembered
by many Sumter people. who formed
her acquaintance during her two
years stay in this city as teacher In
the city schools.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-10-14
Bryan OH Advertising.

1t is the lot Of the wise man to be
asked fool questions. In fact, the
asking is often an acknowledgment Of
the wisdom Of the man Of whom the
inquiry Is made. Nobody ever asks
4 1901 question of a fool, for q fool
answers a fool according to his folly
and there is no question whereunto
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-10-14
Piacc OF Worship Changed.

Inc members OF the Church of
ohrist VIII no longer meet at the ia
oornac'e' corner Washington and Cal
noun streets. but for the present will
p'eet at Graham's studio. on Main
street Services every Lords Day at
- O'CLOCK and on Thursday night at
o'clock. there win be a Bible
s'udy' To all OF these services you
are cordially invited.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-10-14

Mr.. Arthur H. Wilder and Miss
Jimmie Robin were married at Hen
dersonville, N. c.. on Sunday. Oct.
llth. Miss Robin lived in this city
for some time before going to Hender-
Vile. and her frienda here will be
pleased to know that she Is to return
to Sumter. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilder will
spend a few days In Asheville before
coming home.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-10-14
DEATH.

Mrs. Jennie Ballew died Monday at
lao p. m. The deceased was a sister
Of Mr.. Geo. w. Costin. and IL also sur
vived by one child. q daughter. The
burial was held at the Cemetery at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon.