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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-15
CITIZENS PROTEST
AT PAYING P. R. R.
Tell Commissioners That
Union Station is Not
Finished.
Earlin Thinks Fourteenth
Street Depot Should Have
Been Ready.

{ Representative Carlin OF Virginia ap-
peared before the Commissioners yester-
day ana entered a strenuous protest TO
the application OF the Pennsylvania Rail
aoad Company for q certificate attesting
fthat it has completed its part OF the
swork required by the railroad terminal
RCt and is entitled 10 the payment OF
81 ,50000O. as provided by that act.
Protest was made by the East Wash
angton Citizens Association, the South
Washington Citizens Association, and
Others against the issuing OF the certifl-
gate. Before affixing their signatures
ahe Commissioners desired 10 obtain an
Repression Of public opinion as TO the
payment Of the money.
William MCKenney, attorney for the
FaiIroad company. presented the open
bng argument contending that the new
Union Station was ready for occupancy
by February 8, 1903, as provided for
by the railroad terminal act, and that
the company Is therefore entitled TO
the issuance Of the certificate.
He was interrupted by Commissioner
iYVest, who said that there seemed to
.be an opinion that If the payment Is
Fsnade at this time, the subsequent work
on the terminal viii be delayed indeh-
.hitely In answer to this Mr.. McKen-
they said that he could give the highest
assurance that the work will not be
delayed, but win be pushed 20 COM
.pletion.
= Referring to the erection of a sub
station at Fourteenth and 3 streets
southwest MI Mckinney declared that
the work on this station was delayed
by a question about a clear title for
the property. which is public land. This
being decided by the proper authorities,
the work on the Fourteenth street sta
tion, ne said, viii proceed.
MIR. CarlIu, as the representative OF
Hhe prOtestants, declared that by the
terms OF the act the Payment Of the
81 500 600 cannot be made as Congress
Intended that the substalOu also should
be completed within fivs years of the
date Of the measure. February 3, 1853
II have serious doubts" he said
whether the money can be paid, as the
Hate upon which the building was to be
3 completed has passed and the ground
has not been broken
Protest was made also by Thomas w
ESmith, Capt. William Pother and ".
LAdosby Williams, Of the East Washing
ton Citizens Association; L. Harrison
johnson, president OF the South Wash
4nEt0u Citizens Association; A. e.
Herman, president. and Harry Glad
anan, secretary of the Southeast Wash
Fkngton Citizens Association, and Evan
HTuckeF, president or the East Washing
ION Citizens Association. Leo p. Har-
low, attorney, of Alexandria, was also
among the protestants.
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Pope Plus Spends
$4,000 YEARLY
For His Clothes

ROME March 1A-It IS not generally
known that the Pope. modest and Un-
assuming as he Is, is obliged TO spend
one-quarter Of a million francs per year
for dress, and that the material and
character of his official garments. more
over. compel him to employ a small
army Of seamstresses. lacemakeTs. etc.
From time immemOrial the official
wardrobe OF the Popes has been manu-
featured fn a building near the Vatican
palace under the eyes of a paPaI cham
berlain. who looks after the precious
stones and gold and silver orr lments
used on the pontifiCal robes There
IS a male head tailor, but the sewing
and embroidering are done exclusively
by women and girls.
AS the pOutin wears only white gar
meuts. constant renewal of his everyday
wardrobe is a matter OF necessity. Pope
Plus VINO hates eNtrGVd gancet. tries TO
mend things by wearing black alpaca
sleeve protectOrs-an innovation that
fills Vatican Gold Sticks with horror
yet he ruins many a white gown by ink
spots or other stains.
The POpe's state robes and those he
wears for priestly functions are fes-
TONED with tUrs, laCes, pearls, dia-
mOnds and other precious stones. the
arran cement Of which demands an ar
ustic eye and numerous well-directed
needles.
The chamberlain having charge OF the
gold and silver ornaments and the jew
els sees 10 IL that they are accounted
for infinitely every time a garment is
delivered to the palace or returned for
alterations The chief seamstress is the
accountant for the laces and furs
Catholic princesses and others ta-e
care that the Pope never wants for laces
and Turs Tor his garments: such are re-
ceived periodically from royal ladies all
over the world. Besides, +he lace treas
Ures Of the Vatican are equal to the
possessions Of any queen in Chrfsten-
dom.
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WANT TO DESTROY
STATE DOCUMENTS
Accumulation of Papers a
Burden to Department
Officials.

II might be assumed that the "joint
select committee on disposition Of use
less uapers in the executive departments
OF the Government" would he a sine
cure; but il isn't. In fact, a good deal
of business of rather a difficult nature
goes Il the committee
Just a day or two ago the Secretary
Of the Interior sent 10 Congress q re-
port on useless papers in his depart
ment. which it is recommended be de-
stroyed, IN order to put them out OF tho
way and get the room they occupy. De
spite all efforts to keep the useless ac-
cumulations cleaned out, the mass Of
papers which nobody has the courage
to destroy grows larger and larger from
year to year, till the Question of storage
for them is serious.
The buildings are stuffed in every
available space with papers. The upper
floor, or attic, OF the Treasury building
is damned with scores of tons Of them;
other buildings are in little better con-
dition. Storehouses are going to be
needed in the near future. If somebody
doesn't get the courage TO destroy
vast aggregation OF documents.
Secretary Gavfield's recent report was
only one or the regular annual list that
comes in from the executive depart
ments. Generally speaking, il is not de-
sired to destroy anything that might
have any possible value as means
of authenticating any Government ac-
counts or transactions. Papers most
easily destroyed are those which relate
10 the operation of department machin-
cry. The accumulation of bound dOcu-
ments. ordered by Congress, reports Of
departments. etc, are not so great now
20 ~fn lon Of
lists some years ago, in which the num-
Der Of copies TO be printed was greatly
reduced
But the fact remains that the Gov
printed matter. for which There Isl no
demand and set which nobody wants to
assume the responsibility either to re-
ouee further IN volume or to destroy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-15

and a chorus that would make all the
big musical comedy producers turn
green with envy viii shout Here
comes the king"
Mrs. Z. Lee Philips will have a part
in which her rich soprano voice win
be heard to advantage. She enacts the
role OF a dashing widow. who captivates
all who come within the circle OF her
acquaintance. The ingenue role viii be
capably flled by MISS OIga Converse,
whose charming dancing and artistic
portrayal of a similar character is I'VE
Are in Society last year SCI q number
of big theatrical managers angling for
her services. Miss Converse will have
one or two musical numbers ana fancy
dance that viii be a feature Miss Spot
ford, Miss Sessions, and Miss Alice
Goodwin are also in the cast.
Good Parts Given Men,
Good character parts have been pro-
vided for Andrew Y. Bradley and Dr..
Alfred +. Hopkins. both OF whom scored
decided hits in last years production.
DR.. Hopkins will protray the athletic
son OF a governor of a Western State
who inCUrs parental dlspleasUre, and is
forced TO make his way I'm the world
by boxing. He is finally redeemed, and
comes into his own in the last acu. The
role Of the Prince Of Parchesi VIII be
filled by Mr.. Bradley. and 1t affords op-
pCItunity for some good bits Of char
acter acting Charles c. Harris will poT-
tray the king. who is prosecuted by the
love-smitten American Spinster. while
other parts viii be taken by lie Roy
Cough George O'COnnor. and others.
The Operetta is to be produced by the
recently organized Dramatic Society, of
WhiCh DIT. Alfred +. Hopkins is presi-
dent. and Mrs. William Barrett RIdgely
is vice president. Alexander Britton is
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-15
Principal Roles in Good
Hands and the Chorus
a Winner.
Play is for Benefit of the
Junior Repub-
lie.

Under the direction Of Percy Leach
rehearsals Of ''The Prince Of Parchesi, "
the three-act musical comedy TO be
given by the smart set at the BeIasco
Theater next month, are progressing
rapidly, The performances given last
year by the same set OF Washington s
elite for the benefit Of the Junior Re
public reaped such substantial gains
and were artisticalIy so successful that
the patronesses Of tho enterprise are
looking forward this year TO making
the event the biggest thing OF its kind
ever held IN this city.
The authors Of the new piece, Kendall
Evans and Milton Lusk, are as busy
as Mr.. Leach at the rehearsals being
held almost daily at Rauscher's. ard
the amateur singers and dancers have
already begun to get the swing Of tho
action and music. Everybody connect
ed with the enterprise is hard at work.
determined TO make the affair a huge
success from every point OF view. The
piece is scheduled to run a week and
two matinees beginning April 20.
The Chorus a Winner.
The first rehearsal Of the entire cast
and chorus was held last night at
Rauscher's and proved highly satisfac-
tory to the promoters of the affair.
The leading parts are in capable hands,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-15

Q
liamS.
: Miss Halford.
/ Miss NeWberTy.
! Miss Elise Nolan.
the Play.
rus OF the operetta
the membership OF
ty the full roll OF
I Miss AHce Shep-
/ ard.
I Miss Addie Slack.
/ Miss NAY Slack
+ Miss AlmyTa Ses.
SlGn5.
[ Miss BESSIE SEES
I siOns.
/ Miss Edith Spot
/ ford.
[ Miss Lillian Stone
{ Miss Hester Shep-
[ ard.
! Miss Switzerland.
| Miss BE ssie Tres.
/ colt.
[ Miss S ( e-p h q n ig
TresCOtt.
Miss Catherin VIII
hams
! Miss NJ re a z e
Woodward
/ George i, Appleby
/ Andrew y. Bradley
I Brittou Browne.
{ Gardiner Bell.
I J.. ". Cady, il.
/ Melville Church, IF
/ r. s. Chew. If.
! Harris NJ. Crist.
/ !. T. Ditson.
/ J, w. DavidSe,
/ DR.. T. =. Dixon.
/ y. @. Downing, jr
/ Robert EImOre.
/ j. Orville Ecker.
! Lieut. Percy NJ.
/ FOOte.
/ I. b. Green.
| lie Roy Cough.
I Henry 3. Cover.
| Charles q. Harris.
| Dr. Alfred r. Hop.
/ kins.
/ H II. Henrichouse
/ j. II. Hopkins.
( G.. 3. Jones.
{ Captain Kelly.
! George y. O'Con-
nor.
| r. Is. Poe.
| J. A. c. Palmer.
| Kenny Palmer.
/ Preston Porter.
/ NOrDOrn Robinson.
| Brewster Reamy.
| Philip SCantling.
! G. X Selden.
| c. NJ. SinCeTheau.
| BroCkholi Smith.
/ Frank Scott.
| Robert Steed, jr.
| Afarven Thompson
/ Ralph Totten.
| Gerry Townsend.
| 81 -ldOn WaTdwCll.
| Capt. Frank VII
cox.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-15
NONE TO CLAIM BODY
OF WOMAN AUTO VICTIM

TURIN, Italy, March 1.-THE authori-
kties have not yet succeeded IN learning
the identity Of relatives OF Miss Mary
NVelnas, who was killed late Thurs
day night, when the automobile In
i which she vas crossing a railroad
track below.
The body c. Mile. Klein. the French
woman. who also persisted in the acCi-
dent, viii be sent to Paris. The three
] rich merchants and the chauffeur who
accompanied them are all too badly hurt
BIO talk
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-15

Miss Rose Brad
ford.
Miss GLADYS Butler.
Miss r r a u G. e sea
Butler.
Miss Grace Bell.
Miss Mary Curtin.
Miss Louise Chase.
Miss * q { d "a J inc
CIabaugl.
Miss Klana Calder
on.
Miss Courtney Col
Inns.
Miss Olga Converse.
Miss Esther Denny.
Miss Alys Down
ing.
Miss Vera DowDin 8
Miss Elsie Down
ing.
Mrs. William c.
Denny.
Miss Alice Dunbar.
Miss Lille Finley.
Miss Emile Fitch.
Miss II G n ri { { q
Fitch.
Mrs. lie Roy Cough
Miss Sally CARING
ton.
Miss Eliza b c Z
Goodwin.
Miss Alice Good
win.
Miss RUIN Etalfofu.
Mrs. Randall HaE-
neT.
Miss x a Z h a r inc
Leech.
Miss Laug1tt.
Miss Jean Loring
Miss Natalie Lin
coin.
Miss Helen Multi
ken.
Miss Mamie Morse
Miss Margaretta
Morse
Miss Laura 1ferTl-
am
Miss Sadie Murray.
Miss Carrie Muir
ray.
Miss Polly Mason.
Miss Ethel Mac
Murray.
Miss Isabel SIagTu-
der.
Irs. 7. Lee Philips
Miss Anna POrtner.
Miss Marion Port
ner.
Miss Valerie Pad
elfOrd.
II S s Ele a 4 o 7
Ridgely.
Miss Stafford.
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the treasurer. and Miss Emile Fitch
is secretary.
The executive committee is composed
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-21
NEW RIFLE RANGE WANTED
Bellevue and Fort Crook Are Decided
On as Unavailable for
the Purpose,

The utility Of the bid Bellevue and Fort
Crook rifle ranges for regular army target
practice seems to have been settled mega
lively and the board of officers having this
matter in charge has been casting about
for a new location. This board consists
OF Captains 10 seph T. Gohn and E. r.
Chrisman and Lieutenant ]. M. Churchill
Of the Sixteenth infantry at Fort Crook.
The matter OF the Fort Crook range has
been under consideration by the board for
several months. During the summer target
practice of the Nebraska National guard
at the Ashland range, Captain Charles NJ.
Bundel Of the Sixteenth infantry. with his
Company 1, of hat regiment were at the
Ashland range, Captain Bundel being range
instructor for the target practice.
The availability OF the Ashland range
impressed itself upon Captain Bundel al
meeting all the reQuirments for long range
target practice ana It is now probable
that the United States will make an effort
TO acquire the Ashland range for regular
army target practice. The board of OF.
ficers having this matter In charge win SC
to Ashland in a day OF two to make an, In.
v~estigation Of this range.
Its nearnes to Fort Crook will admit
OF the Fort Crook troops making an easy
march there. which will obviate the heavy
transportation expense involved In going
to ranges a hundred or more miles distant
from Fort Crook.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-21
SCANNELL WILL VISIT POPE
Bishop to Accompany Archbishop Ire
land to Rome.
GOES TO EXPRESS FLUCTUATIONS
American PreIates Will Congratulate
the Holy Father Upon His Fiji
tieth Anniversary I'm the
Priesthood.

Right Rev. Richard Scannell, bishop OF
Omaha, and Archbishop Ireland of st. Paul
will sail from New York on Thanksgiving
day, Thursday OF next week. for Rome
where they will express their Fluctuations
to Pope Plus, who, on Monday, celebrated
the fiftieth anniversary Of his elevation
to the priesthood. Bishop Scsnnel VIII
leave Omaha Sunday afternoon, and the
two prelates win sail on the French
steamer Provence.
Bishop Scannell says he has no idea how
long he will be gone-he may be back In
two months and it may be longer. He VIII
not take any special message to the pom
tiff other than the wishes of the Catholics
Of west central America that he may live
to enjoy many celebrations such as the
one held in the fore part of the week.
America was represented at The ponti-
cal mass last Monday in celebration OF
the pope's golden Jubilee by Archbishop
]. ]. Glennon of st. Louis, Bishop f. p
Allen of Mobile, Rev, Robert Seton, titulal
archbishop Of Seliopolis, of Newark; Mon
slgnor Kennedy, rector of the American
college in Rome, and Rev. George w
Mundelein. chancellor of the diocese o
Brooklyn.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-21

account of the excessive cost Of its i'm
portation, hit Upon the expedient OF using
paper in the making of their barrels.
Out of the sheets of an Austrian daily
paper an ingenious engineer not long ago
constructed for his own use a small
yacht, twenty feet long, decked all over
and provided with a centerboard. In the
construction OF the hull, deck, masts, sails
and rudder several thousand copies OF the
journal were used. Each plank employed
required no fewer than $500 leaves, and
enormous pressure was necessary to pro-
cure the necessary solidity for the material.
The vessel is said to have behaved admir-
ably in all tests, even those made during
bad weather.
In several countries the experiment Is
being made with a view to the utilization
Of paper for paving the roads and streets.
In this case also blocks compressed to
great solidity are desirable and are claimed
to withstand the wear and tear OF traffic.
The cost, however, of this scheme Is at
present too great to permit of anything like
a wide adoption of it. For driveways to
| private houses and similar purposes, where
| expense need not be of primary considera-
| ton, paper pavements. it is claimed, will
I come into vogue at no distant day.-Har-
per's Weekly.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-21

South Twelfth street, was the only man
who sustained a severe injury, his head
being badly cut and bruised when he ives
thrown against the glass front of his vesti-
bule. Motorman Linnan had his hand hurt
and several others on the two cars received
miior bruises and strains. Policeman c..
F. Rishling and j. A. Unger were on the
cars, one on each, Rishling having his back
hurt and Unger receiving a strained leg.
A. III. Mcdonald sustained a slightly In
tured leg and Conductor G. d. Maggie of
Motorman Hudeseck's car had his arm hurt
by being thrown against a railing when
the cars came together.
1t is thought that the heavy fog in the
low land where the accident occurred, IL
entirely responsible for 1t and that no
blame attaches to the car crews. Both
motormen reversed their currents as soon
as they saw each other, and the slight
damage to the vestibules would indicate
that they were proceeding with caution.
The single track necessitates a sharp look
out on the part of the motormen to see
II there is a car on the line before they
pass the switch, and the fog made 1t I'M
possible to determine this Friday morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-21
THIEVES STEAL IN VARIETY
Take Everything from Coffee Samples
and sauer Kraut to wheat
and Chickens.

Thieves generally manage to keep busy
in Omaha, but when they take such things
as coffee samples, barrels of sauerkraul'
wheat and pats by the wagonload and
chickens by the dozen the police think some
thing is wrong.
It is not known whether a grand chicken
dinner, with raw wheat and huge dishes
of sauerkraut on the side, is TO be served
to tho hungering thieves at the county jail,
or whether--which is more Hkely-greater
opportunities to steal such things have been
recently afforded.
At any rate they're gone and the police
are trying to find them for the owners,
And along with the fowls and the feed
numerous other losses have been reported
at the police station by people who awak-
ened Thursday or Friday morning to find
that their overcoats, SUITS shoes, watches
or tools have folded their tents like the
Arabs and silently slipped away"
T., Johnson, 3522 Blonde street, had flf-
teen chickens taken from his hen coop
Wednesday night or Friday morning, the
Wedgewood Coffee mills lost q case OF
coffee samples, Ira Richard had a barrel
OF saueruraut removed from his back yard
at Ills South Sixth street Thursday morn
ing and SOM ambitious thieves carted away
about fifty bushels of oats and wheat from
Missouri Pacific grain cars which they
broke open.
Two suspects. who gave the names OF
William Beer and Harry Allison, are being
held at the police station charged with the
theft of the grain, and also with having
lacked up Illinois Central box cars and re-
moved ten brass journals. They were ar
rested by Detectives Ferris and Dunn
Thursday evening.
Further losses which were reported to the
police Thursday are an overcoat off a
dummy which had its post in front OF
Joseph Nemec's store at 1876 William street
two rugs belonging to the Willard hotel and
placed on the sidewalk late at night to be
cleaned and numerous smaller losses. In
GLIDING a clothes wringer and kit Of tools.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-21
YOUNGEST JUDGE IN THE STATE
Jim QuiEIey, Graduated Mt Bellevue
Last Spring, on Bench I'm
Cherry County.

James c. Quigley, who graduated In June
at Bellevue and was elected county judge
Of Cherry county at the recent election,
was in Omaha Friday visiting friends. He
will accompany the Bellevue team to Doene
Saturday to witness the annual game be-
tween these two rivals.
Mr.. Quigley has thus beaten the record
for the youngest county judge IN Nebraska.
That record had been held by William Hay
ward OF Nebraska City, who was elected
to the Otoe county bench at the tender
age OF "a. but Judge ouigley Is not "a by a
couple OF years. Judge ouigley is not an
attorney-at-law either.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-21
ANNIVERSARY OF THE W. C. A.
Twenty-F1fth Year OF Founding VIII
Re Celebrated ON Deeem-
Der FOurth.

Tit Woman's Christian association.
omahA's oldest charity organisation. will
celebrate the tw~enty-nfth anniversary Of
its founding December 4 h association
supports and anAge the old Peoples
Home and II will observe this anniversary
by asking a silver offering for the home.
All OF the women's clubso OF the city have
been invited to assist. the plan being TO
maintain stations downtown tina day,
where the offerings may be left. the vari-
Gus clubs to have charge of them. About
thirty OF these stations win be opened, the
following organizations having consented
to preside: Omaha woman's club. with
three departments-Social Science, House
hold Economics and Current Topics;
Omaha Womsn's Christian Temperance
union. Young Women's Christian associa-
ton. p. e o. sisterhood U. s. Grant and
George Crook Relief corps. New Book RE-
view club. Mu sigma Woman's club. Visit
inS Nurses association. Omaha &C c."
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-21
CARS CLASH IN DENSE Foe
But for Motormen Disastrous Coli
sion Might Have Occurred.
BOTH MEN AT WHEEL KEEP COOL
Accident at Eighth and Pierce streets,
on Harvey Line, Leaves Some
Bruises, but None that
Are Serious.

Dense fog along the street car tracks of
the Harvey line near Eighth and Pierce
streets about S o'clock Friday morning
caused a head-on collision between two
cars that might have proved disastrous ex-
cept for the level headedness of the motor
men.
Creeping up the single track near Eighth
street, on Pierce, an extra car in charge
of Motorman Anton Hudeseek and Conduc-
tor Anton Linnan. collided will another
car going east down the hill. The fog pre-
vented either motorman from seeing the
other car until they were with a few feet
of each other and their slow speed was
the only thing that saved them.
Motorman Hudeseck, who lives at 1881
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-21
MANY USES FOR PAPER
Converted Into Artificial Teeth, Bar
reIs, Boats and Paving
Blocks.

One OF the oldest uses to which, paper
has been put Is that which has resulted in
the manufacture In Germany of artificial
teeth. These paper teeth are manufactured
from the same variety Of pulp which enters
so largely into the composition of many
novelties IN the paper line. Paper teeth are
said to afford satisfaction. not only re-
tanning their color well. but being less
liable TO chip than ordinary false teeth.
Another d use TO which paper is put
nowadays Is In the manufacture Of bar
rels. This idea originated in Greece, where
the win growers being badly off for wood
with which to construct their casks on