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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
POLICEMEN
USELESS TO FORCE
Commissioners Say Only
Remedy Is Increase in
Number of Regulars.

Acting upon the recommendation OF
Major Sylvester, the Commissioners
nave recommended adverse action upon
the bin providing for the transfer OF
special policemen to the regular force.
IN letter TO Chairman S. W. Smith,
OF the House District Committee,
especial emphasis is laid by the Com
mIssioners upon the fact that Il the
street railway crossing policemen
should be transferred TO the regular
force It would be necessary to detail
regular policemen at the majority of
the points now covered by the special
men.
The street railway crossing police
man." the Commissioners say. is val
liable both to the street railways and
general public. His value to the former
tustifies the payment OF q salary bv
the companies, but his value 20 the pub
lie is such that IL he was not stationed
at such a point for example. al Fiji
teenth and q streets northwest or
Ninth and Z streets northwest a reg
ular IatrOlman would have TO be de-
tailed there Therefore the Droposed
transfer OF the street crossing police
men 10 the regular force would not in
crease it for regular police duty. which
is the object of the bill in question
This object can be obtained only by
an absolute increase Of the number Of
policemen avails BILE for regular police
DUTY on the streets"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
Signs All Awry,
Scott, the Seer,
Knows Not Who

All Is chaos. The seer Of seers looks
with straining eyes into the crystal
globe, but fogs' impenitrable obscure
his vision. The cards are thrown IN con-
fusion upon the table; the black cat on
the mysterious cabinet yeowls dismally;
the astrologer's globe has lost a leg:
the tea leaves in the cup are all pasted
together in a sticky ball-"SCotty''
doesn't know who is going to be Presi-
dent or what is going to happen in poll
tics.
Senator Scott has been for Taft, Fair
banks. Root, Cannon, Knox Cortelyou,
and, It is believed, Dorsey Foultz, for
President By turns, and each time he
has made a prediction he has ben dead
certain OF his ground. Yesterday he
called at the White House ana had q
chat with the President.
Whom are you backing for President
today, Senator?" he was asked as he
emerged from the Presidents office
Let's see, what day is this?'' he ask
ed with laugh.
Friday" some one volunteered.
well, I'm blest If ! know" he re
piled. I'll give it up. It's too hard for
me"
How does the situation look to your"
'Tt looks mixed" he exclaimed and
hurried out Of the building.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
BOARD Of TRADE
FOR PURE WATER.
Geological Survey Expert
Shows How Towns Pol
Lutte River.

That II is necessary at once to take
steps 20 prevent further pollution OF the
Potomac river above Washington and
insure pure water supply FOR the city
has been demonstrated 10 the public
health committee OF the Board OF Trade.
Marshall o. Leighton, Of the Geological
Survey, explained the danger at a meet
ing OF the committee last night. and
motion was passed providing for the ap-
pointment OF a committee OF three. who
were instructed 70 make an early report
on what steps could be taken TO prevent
further pollution.
Mr.. Leighton showed that all Of the
towns, villages, and cities upon the Pc
tomac and its tributaries above Wash
ingtOn are emptying their sewage into
the Potomac and that none OF them
Is equipped with a filtration system.
AS the population of these places In
creases, the speaker showed, the danger
10 the drinking water supply OF this
city increases.
DR.. Percy Hickling, chairman Of the
committee, laid number Of other mat
tiers relating TO the public health before
the committee. He called upon DR.. D.
NJ. Mcpherson to read a paper relating
10 keeping chickens IN the city limits
Or. Mcpherson read the ordinances OF
New York, Boston, and other cities
showing that in those cities absolutely
no fowls were allowed 20 be kept alive
within the city. At the conclusion OF
the paper a motion was made and
passed recommending TO the Commits
siOners that q similar law be enacted
for the District OF Columbia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08

number of seats which our work
people have to use. And the facts
that we have fewer factory hands
than Chicago, and that our working
corps is made up chiefly of depart
ment clerks, do not take a single
kink out of the local knee or quiet
a single ache IN the local back.
AS in nearly every such situation,
a little thOughtfulness in this mat
ter will profit all around. First, the
shopper can choose more deliber-
ately, viii have better light to see,
can more nearly make sure of de-
livery, and can count upon greater
comfort in the street car by getting
down early. Second, the stores and
the department employees will have
more time for the shoL ping which
must be done after 4:30 O'Clock, and
the Government clerks, whether
they have shopping TO do or not,
will have greater comfort in their
turns when they get into the cars.
Third, the strain on the street car
companies being spread thinner,
there win be fewer plugs burned
out, less failing power on Four
teenth street hill, and the like.
These are all practical advan-
tages. They ought to appeal to
every shopper who can by reason
able means get down early. But
they viii probably not have the in
terest which attaches TO this con-
sideration, which may not be re-
garded as practical at all:
That every woman shopper who
avoidably-adds herself to the
crush after o'clock in the after
noon threatens the seat of some
other woman or man who has had
no choice in the matter, and has
worked himself tired through and
through.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
Roosevelt Aid to Business,
y. S. Steel Head Declares

New York. Feb. s.
7 Ugh tribute was paid President
- Roosevelt by Judge Gary, presi-
dent OF the Illinois Society at
the annual banquet Of that
organic cation. Judge Gary's speech
was Cheered to the echo. Re
ferring TO the Administration. he
said. the Presidents policies had been
followed IN conducting the affairs Of
the United States Steel Corporation, and
Roosevelt was his guide. He continued:
Z never deal in personalities. I don't
believe IN throwing stones. Neither do
believe In too much praise.
There are questions under considera-
ton at this time OF the greatest i'm
pcrtance. I want to state that the
policy Of the present Administration,
whether il be criticised or praised,
whether its methods be regarded as
satisfactory or unsatisfactory. has had
great and personal influence on your
President, won happens to occupy a po-
sltion of great responsibility.
In making this personal application
10 myself know that the reiteTation OF
the officially stated principles OF the
President Of the United States has ir-
creased my feeling Of respOnsi bility to
ward the stockholders / represent to-
ward our competitors toward business
men, and toward the public. and that
our relations have been improved.
don't hesitate to make this con-
feSsiOn- According TO my belief bust
ness is done on a better basis and on
higher plane because OF what I have
referred to-"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
Steel King Is Optimistic;
Says Conditions Improve
With Increasing Rapidly

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Feb. S.-W. Z.
Corey, president Of the United States
Steel Corporation. declares he IS optf-
mistic over the business outlook. al
though he desires 10 be conservative.
Conditions in the steel industry are
becoming better with ever Increasing
rapidity," ne said. There have been no
set backs. II had been gradual
growth Of real business. AS stocks eli
over the country have been low. the
Increase in business can be regarded as
due to a real demand. There has been
10 purchasing ahead. But our business.
which was at low ebb in the middle OF
December, when We were producing only
s. per cent Of our capacity, has grown
steadily till now our mills are producing
between As and 90 per cent OF the usual
production.
The demand for wire. tubes. and tin
plate is good. I am of the opinion that
the normal stage Will be reached By
the end Of the year at the latest"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
FRAUD ORDER ISSUED
AGAINST STOCK BROKER

The Postoffice Department has issued
y fraud order against 2. Overton Paine.
OF 192 Market street. Newark, n. J., a
former member OF the Consolidated
Stock Exchange, Of New York city,
Paine solicited business, 1t is charged,
holding out that ne had inside informa.
ton about certain standard railroad
stocks that would he Of great benefit to
his customers III making investments
The department found that ne had been
able to secure a great deal of nony TO
handle for clients in this way. ard that
the aforesaid clients were never able to
connect again with their funds
A fraud order has also been issued
against the International Securities
Syndicate. % Westminster Palace Gar
dens, Victoria street, London. Eng. a
lottery affair that made use of the
United States mails to promote its bust
ness.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
GHOST DANCING"
MUST Be STOPPED.
james j. Hill
Urges People to Take Rest
and Quit Com.
planning.

NEW YORK, Feb. s.-Jsmes J. HIP
has arrived from the Northwest with
the advice TO the country to "stou
ghost dancing" with the added assur-
ance thar. II it did, everything would
work out well
I am not so much Of an optimist. -
ne said. as 10 predict that railroad
earnings this summer Will not be below
those Of last summer. I an sure they
viii be- But there are more people IN
this country today than ever before. and
they are people Of fair INTEL gence.
What the country needs now IS rest.
Let II nave rest and let a stop be Dur
10 this ghost dancing ana everything
viii work out all right.
Things are quiet enough everywhare
but Up in the Northwest we are feel
ing IL less than IN some other uIsCes
We have no large Industrial plants
there, and the farmers viii plant as
much wheat as ever"
Mr.. Hin was asked Of his views ~
the Presidents recent message. His re-
ply was, ! haven't read It."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
College Girls
Fight FieTCelU
For Class Flags

BEAVER, Pa, Feb. S.-GirIs at Beaver
College fought a class battle yesterday,
and this morning gre busy nursing
bruises and mendinR torn dresses.
The juniors and freshmen discovered
the cOlors of the sophomores and seniors
flying from a pole on the chapel. Around
the pole stood a guard Of defenders,
armed with sticks and clubs from the
gymnasium
The younger class girls charged, but.
CutnumbeTed, were beaten back. At
midnight Elizabeth GrisSman. a fresh
man, daughter of the Rev. George b.
Grissman. president OF the college, and
Jane Crawford, a junior, stole toward
the pole. The guard. numb with the
cold. had hunted a warm place in the
Chapel and was sound asleep
The two girls climbed TO the flag pole
with the agility Of boys, and, tearing
down the emblem, raised their OWI
colCrs, This morning the upper cIas )
girls replaced their flag by sheer force
Of numbers. The affair may cause sUs-
pensions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
The Japanese in the Shade.

We are the most progressive PEG,
pie of the earth-we Americans
That's the reason why we neglect
our forests, turn our wooded public
lands over to great corporations in
violation Of law, and sit by impo-
tent while they lift the price of
lumber by 80 per cent.
The japanese are heather and be-
nighted. They need contact with US
Americans. If they did not, our Bu-
reau of Forestry would never be
able to say, as it does say in an ex-
tremely interesting pamphlet just
issued on What Forestry Has
Done"
Under the old feUdal system Of japan
the forests were for centuries reserved
and cared for, and = continuous policy
was assured In fact, japanese forests
have been managed longer than any Of
those Of Europe. They were controlled
before the birth OF Christ. and during
the early Christian centuries forest
planting on watersheds 10 prevent
foods was enforced by frequent edicts,
and the telling Of trees was supervised
suit, japan alone among the nations
began modern Industrial progress with
its forests not only unimpaiTed. but I'm
proved after centuries OF use.
If they did not need this contact
with us, they would not be able
further to preserve their forests,
produce all the lumber they need
without injury to their forests
save for about 5000 tons a year,
which they import-while the
United States bares its fields, de-
Iudes its hills, and does itself last
ing harm in order not to import any
wood which it cen grow at home,
and at the same time ship abroad
1920, 900 tons a year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
INDIANS CONTRACT
SIGNED BY THUMB
Government Thinks Red
Man Changes Name
Too Often.

lndalH Commissioner LeUpp has al
last found a way 10 induce his aboriEi-
nal wards 10 take seriously their sig
natures TO contracts. treaties, and other
obligations. He has adopted tn plan
or having each Indian sign his name
either IN writing or with a cross, and
then set opposite It the print. In In
dehbie ink, or the signer's right thumb.
The Indian has q peculiarly easy mo-
ton OF the binding character Of Z
contract In which, the Government is
involved. Long generations Of expert
ence with signing things he doesn't
really want 70 sign, and which have all
too often meant something very differ
ent from what he was assured they
meant, has made him wary OF signing,
and reckless Of keeping his contract.
Thousands OF cases have arisen OF
Indians not only swearing that they
never signed contracts, bat producing
Indian witnesses who fully Corroborated
the testimony; and the Government has
often been unable TO prove Its case.
Indians look good deal alike and
that they not infrequently turn up az
terward under different names than
those used in signing contracts.
Indian Inspector James Mclaughlin is
credited with the invention of the
thumb-priGr scheme Of mailing the red
man TO the letter Of his agreement and
positively Identifying him. The Indian
has all this carefully explained 10 him.
I'D the ceremony Of putting his thumb
psint opposite his name is invested with
a degree Of sOlemnity that greatly i'm
presses him. He understands that he
can't deny that signature, and in ex-
perienCe II IS found that contracts sign
ed this way are much less likely 10 be
thoughtlessly repudiated. II they are.
the proof is absolute, and the Gov
erbment has everything in fits own
hands.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
Jealous Congressman Said
Speech Sounded Like
Dialect Story.

Washington Gardiner, Representative
IN Congress from Michigan, has an &C
cent thick enough TO cut into mOsaics.
II may DO a German accent. and II may
be Irish. But it is picturesque.
On account OF this, a cruel jolt was
handed to Mr.. Gardner while he was
making one Of the supreme Oratorical
efforts OF his life regarding the Indian
appropriation bin.
Another member Of the House had
been called into the corridor by a con-
stituent
Sorry TO trouble you" said the con-
stttuent.
It's all right" replied the member,
nothing much doing now Washing
ton Gardeners telling the House some
dialect stories"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
Impudent and InSOlent.

The movement against the impu-
dent billboard and the insoIent land
scape advertising is one of the quiet
est, yet it is assuming not only ma
tiOnal, but proportions.
A bill has already passed the house
of lords in England, and is now
pending in the house Of commons,
abolishing all bilIboards, and an eff
fort will also be made to prohibit
all forms of landscape advertising,
and the use Of flashlights on the
clouds and sky having for *heir pur-
pose the extolling Of the benefits of
liver pills, bathtubs, and similar
commodities.
In the State of Washington, to go
in the opposite direction, a boycott
has been inaugurated against all
advertisers using such means to ex-
ploit their wares. Newark, n. J.,
has established a censorship over
such advertising.
The greatest patrons of the bill
boards have been the circus and the
theater, and it is refreshing to find
the following comments in the New
York Dramatic Mirror:
There is pending in the house OF COM
mons a bill against billboards thsf has
already passed the house of lords
While the measure was IN the latter au-
gust body the Earl OF Balcarres said
in It's favor: What we claim is that
the landscape does not belong TO the
for IL per annum, but is an asset OF the
people at large. The same principle ap-
plies 10 open spaces and places. The
Say sign is a most Objectionable form
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
LEFT-OVERS.

ct took dinner with 4 Wall Street
magnate yesterday
How was the repast2"
ct showed the pinch OF poverty;
turkey soup and terrapin hash."-Ex-
change.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
CONTUGAL BLISS.

''Well, then, won't go to the lodge.
I'd rather stay home than have you
pouting like a poisoned pup!'
"Oh, go ont I'd rather have you clear
out than sit around like a bear with a
sore jaWi"-EXchange
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
OPTIMISM.

A song fl the shadow,
4 smile through the gloom;
Beyond the rained river
A garden in bloom
Again in the hilltop
And over and on,
Through death and the battle
Loom dark In the dawn!
a star in the heavens,
A bow IN the sky.
a heart beating dauntless,
A head lifted high.
A faith in what happens,
All things for the best.
While Gods in His heaven
And loves in the breast
Baltimore SUI
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08

What will remove wrinkles? asks
Anxious. It depends upon where the
wrinkles are. II IN the face, spend
money on your doctor, druggist, and
face specialist. II IN your purse. stop
spending money.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
cUPID'S CURRICULUM.

"sbe thinks she might eventually
learn to love me-" sighed the young
millionaire.
soThan send her Dun and Bradstreet
There are no better text books, my
boy."-Exchange.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08

New York is Dragging about woman
who can convert a chuck steak into a
porterhouse. That's about the only way
they can get a porterhouse in New
York;
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08

There must be a lot of sore dukes and
princes over in the old country since It
has been learned that Mrs. Walker and
her S60.OJ0.OO0 will PASS into the keeping
Of an American.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
SOMETHING NEW.

whats that you're smoking, a
Christmas cigar?"
mo; that's an Ell Gasoline Thev're
put up exclusively for the automobile
trade. ''-Exchauge.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08

When a man says everything is all
right, he does not really mean that ev-
erything Is all right, but that, under
the circumstances, he wonders that ev-
erything is not worse.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08

London is &citedly asking what
shall we do with our girls?" We have
no trouble OF that kind over here. Those
we don't marry ourselves. We export
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08

You hear a great deal of the necessity
for having a moral in every story and
play. We have always been of the
opinion that everyone knows Of the ne
cessity of doing right, without being told
at every turn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
sUNFLowER PHILOSOPHY.

The man who IS always saying OF his
friend. "Of course he has his faults"
seldom realizes that he himself has his
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08

What has become Of the old-fashioned
girl. who, when she was figuring on
down the rain barrel to see how il
sounded?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08

You may have noticed this: Before
marriage a young woman will be polite
to the men, and seem TO like them but
after marriage she viii have an air in
dicating. that she hates them all.--Atchi-
son Globe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08

Eddie Foy says he's serious about
playing Hamlet, and that's a good joke.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
Indian POtentate
To Shed His Light
Upon Dark Frisco

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. s.-san Fran
ciscO's smart set will not have to walt
Tor the arrival of Fighting Bob
Iivans' feet TO primp itself in its finish
Jewels and feathers.
His highness. Nawab, Sultan-UI-MuIk
Bdr, prince of the blood and one Of tho
most influential potentates of India
will arrive here next Friday
Nawab, rules over 300O,00O people. Hs
is en- route to Europe, and is travelling
in regal manificence- His movements
are considered of sufficient Importance
that T. J. OBrien, ambassador to
Tokyo, has written 10 the collector CT
the port TO extend him every courtesy
upon his arrival here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
SENTENCE SERMONS

Right aims in character produce right
creed.
There IS no faith where there Is no
freedom Of thought
Obey the best you know and the bet
ter will take care of itself.
That is a good prayer which forces
you TO answer IL yourself
Religion can only defend truth as It
discovers new truth.
You cannot make the week divine BIZ
making Sunday dismal.
They who forget no injuries do their
forgetting on benefits
The mark you make depends on the
mark you set before you.-ChIcago
News
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
NOT so LUXURIOUS.

Here ! am reduced to smoking a
] quarter cigar. I almost hate 70 light
/ it,
Then give it to me- suggested a
friend 1T VIII be q rise for mex
change.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08

They who forget no injuries do their
Forgetting on heneffs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08

Right aims in character produce right
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-04-04
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BilIheads. Statements.
Envelopes, Business Ssia''
e..
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US your orders now. Color wc'< q
pecialty. Phone "a.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-04-04
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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-04-04
Notice Of Examinations.

The spring examination OF teach
ers for the wear zoos viii be held at
the Hickory Neck Academy. near
Toano. on April 3Oth and May lst
and 2nc
The summer examination will be
held AZ the same place on July 10Th
3Oth and 3lst
These examirarors are for white
snl colored applicants. Applicant,
VII provide themselves with COCO
/ foolscap paper and fastener.
+. T. COWLES. Supt.
For James City Division