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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-16
Sarah Brawner Seven Years Old Undertakes to Collect
Funds to Help Swell The Times Fund for John
Eary'S Wife and Baby.

Her big soulful eyes looking askance
at the crowd Of busy men she beheld.
little Sarah Brawner, just seven years
old, walked into The Times office yes
terday and presented one Of the most
acceptable gifts that have so far helped
to swell the generous total contributed
10 the support Of the John Early family.
The appreciative man who Is to re-
ceive the money, and the appreciative
public that has given so generously, viii
undoubtedly capituIate TO the deep, Cod
given sympathy of a little tot, not yet
big enough 10 go to school She was
timid and shy when she found herself
surrounded by the hustle and commO-
ton OF a newspaper office near press
time, but she walked bravely In and
never faltered. With her was her
grandmOther. Mrs. a NJ. Oakley. OF $40
Tenth street southeast, but the grand
mother was even more perturbed than
the child, and it was the grandmother
who was led IN by the hand.
Little Miss Brawner had heard much
Of the leper, isolated on the Eastern
branch, and Of his dependent family.
Listens to Old Folks.
She listened while the old folks around
her talked of the sad fate she did not
understand She heard her grandmother
tell Of how she had visited Mrs. Early,
and OF The Times fund that was the
sustaining ray Of light upon the bowed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-16
KIER HARDlE FAVORS
ELECTION OF DEBS
Advises Labor to Support Socialist
or Form Own
Party.

BOSTON, Sept. 16.-The only salvation
for the American IabOrer is to enter
politics with a party of his own, says
Kier Hardie, chief representative of the
labor party in the British parliament.
"If the trade uniOnists in America
follow Mr.. Gompers' advice" said he,
land support Bryan and the Democratic
party this year. and perhaps the Re
publican party at the next election, they
are bound 10 get left.
"A labor party should be formed in
this country, the same as in England
Let the trades unionIsts and socialists
get together. If 1 were a trades unIonist
in this country, / should vote for Debs
at the coming election"
When told Of the antasonism existing
here between the trades uniOnists and
the socialists, Mr.. Hardie replied:
After everything has been said, l
do, not see why the two cannot get to-
gether and form labor party the same
as we have in England. This fall, If the
trades unionists Of the United states are
going 10 do anything, they must act
with the socialists
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-16
Holland Asks Powers to
Conference on Request
of Germany.
FEARED ISOLATION
CAUSE OF ACTION
Italy Acts as Ally in Movement.
May Meet Next Year at
The Hague.

THE HAGUE. Sept 16.-Upon the re
quest of the German and Italian govern
ments, II was learned today, Holland
has invited all the countries that partici-
pated in the second Hague conference to
attend another peace conference to
draft a universal treaty. and TO Eek
change regulations" The date for the
coming conference was not set forth
definitely, but 1t is believed it will be
held next year.
The significance Of the call lies in the
fact that it was prompted by Germany
and Italy. Germanys initiative in the
matter is a topic of wide discussion.
The action Of England, France. and
Russia in entering into closer agree
ments Of late, and the trend of Euro
pean politics toward the isolation Of
Germany, are believed TO have led Ger
many 70 this step.
Germany's action indicates that the
Kaiser's apparent Indifference to the
attitude OF other nations was only
feigned, and that he is really deeply
concerned by the course recent events
have taken.
Italy is one Of the nations that is
still on terms Of the closest intimacy
with Germany, and it was an easy
matter for the Kaiser to induce King
FnmanUeTs government TO Join in the
request for another conference.
There is little doubt that all the
nations viii send representatives 10
The Hague. The call for the confer
ence en- phasizes the words of Andrew
Carnegie, who, in q letter 70 Repre-
sentative Richard BarthOldt Of Nilsson
RI president of the American Group
Of the nterparliamentary Union, de-
clared:
IF the Emperor of Germany ever
realized his manifest destiny, peace
would follow. He has il IN his power
10 abolish war among civilized nations.
All he has to do is to ask Great Brit
ain. France and the United States TO
unite with him IN declaring for peace"
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heads Of the blighted family. and her
child mind absorbed and understood
With that unfathomable feminine in
stinct Of sympathy and helpfUlness, a
few days later. she surprised her father
by asking him for some money.
What do you want with Il, Girlie2"
he questioned
Il wants TO give it to The Times for
poor Mr.. Early" was the surprising
answer
Immediately won over. her father
started a fund, which the little tot in
creased day by day, until she had S32
q wealth Of small change, and a great
fortune in her eyes Yesterday her
grandmother, Mrs. Oakley brought her
10 The Times office with her contrlbu-
ton.
Asks Others to Help.
After going 70 her father. little Sarah
approached he grandmother, and
everyone else whom she could reach
All OF her little friends in the neighbor-
hood contributed. as did all the other
dealers and customers who came into
her fathers store. No one approached
by her could refuse her childish appeal,
and not once was she refused. The
mIlkman, baker, pieman. commission
merchants, and all others dug willingly
into their pockets, when she lisped her
request She does not know and ap-
preCiate that her act was a noble one.
but she said she was happy because
Mr. Early and his little baby and its
mUyver' was going to get what they
needed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-16
Bucks Valley EZopers, Shy of Cars,
Buy Store Clothes to Get Welded,
Refuse to Use Gas and Get Lamp

The y. p" Of Buck Valley, Pa, has
gone and eloped with his uncle's house
keeper, and at last the gossips of the
hamlet have something TO talk about
that's worth while.
SO unused TO city ways that it gave
them nervous prostration to ride on the
street cars. George A Shank. the JUS
tice Of the peace, the big man Of Buck
Valley, came to Washington yesterday
with Blanche Wallace, and, after buy
ing some store clothes, went and got
married. And the folks back home didn't
know a thing about it.
The Rev J. b Mclaughlin, the
preacher-lawyer. performed the cere-
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mony in the little parlor OF the home
Of Mrs. w. A. Valentine, 422 Fifth street
northwest 1T was bad enough TO run
away" said George, but IN be darned
If I'm agoin' 10 get married in an Of
fee"
Hotels were too expensive for George.
so they engaged a room at Mrs. Valer-
tines lodging house. Mrs. Valentine
was showing them their room, when
Blanche whispered to George.
What's the matter?'' asked Mrs. Va
entine.
They amt no lamps here" said
George, land we amt agoIn' 70 take
no chances on them there gas affairs.
We want a regular lamp. No asphyxia-
ton for US"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-16
ARE BARRED
AS IMMIGRANTS

Hindu immigrants are not wanted, ac-
cording to an official ruling Of Assist
ant Secretary Wheeler. OF the Depart
ment Of Commerce and Labor.
Jamil, aged thirty-two, and Lalisu.
aged twenty-eight, British subjects
from India, attempted to pass the Dor
DER at Vancouver, and were detained By
United States inspectors there. The Hin
du7 appealed 20 the Department -
Commerce and Labor. and Assistant
Secretary Wheeler decided against
them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-16
Shorthand and Typewriting.

and the Syllable systems, 70 to 100 words pep
minute IN 80 bouEs guaranteed Special
rates for pupils enrolling Tow. Positions pro-
yided for pupils Catalogue free.
STENOGRAPHIC ACADEMY Colorado Bldg.
AMI
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-16
OWEN DEE TO SPEAK.

Senator Owen OF Oklahoma, who has
been in Washington several days, left
today for the West, where he will take
the stump in the interest Of the Demo
cratic party. Senator owen was called
70 washington by the illness OF his
mother, who is so much improved in
health as 10 no longer require his at
tendance
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-16
OLD RAILROAD MEN
WILL BANQUET HILL

ST. PAUL, MINI, Sept. 16.-James J.
Hill, OF the Great Northern railroad,
win tomorrow celebrate his seventeen
birthday anniversary. In honor Of the
event the railroad magnate will be ban
quoted by the employees OF the Great
Northern who have been in the service
since 1880 and prior 10 that time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-16
COW EATS FLYNET;
RALLY IS DELAYED
Opening of Democratic Campaign
in Princeton, Ind, Interfered
With by Bovine.
With by Bovine.

PRINCETON, Ind. Sept. 16-The
opening Democratic rally in Princeton
yesterday evening, was delayed half an
hour by a COW swallowing the flynet
Of the horse Of County Chairman Bal
lard. who was to escort Thomas Mar
shall. candidate for governor, to the
opera house
Ballard lad the net on the ground as
he hiJched up, and when he turned to
get il the COW leisurely was swallowing
the last Of it, The county chairman
grabbed the end Of it and, after thirty
minutes of kicking and pounding and
jerking. he pulled the entire net IN
harmed out of the COW and then pro-
ceeded TO haul the speaker 10 the thea
ter
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-16
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Gilpin observer., 1908-01-30

The government of the Portuguese
East African province of Mozambique
is about to take measures for the pro.
motion Of the ostrich feather industry.
Wild ostriches with fine black feath.
efs are found in considerable mum.
bers in the districts OF Lourenco Mar.
quez and Inhambane, and a. decree
has been published forbidding the
hunting of ostriches, as well as the
taking of their eggs and the destruc.
tion of their nests. The sale of os.
trich eggs or eggshells is also prohib
tied. 1t is said to be the intention OF
the government to start large os.
trich ranch and stock it with young
native birds caught by officials de.
tailed for that purpose.
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-30
Grand Plaza for Denver.

Denver-A new beauty plan for Den
yer. taking up the agitation for a civic
center with plaza and beautiful sta
dunn in the heart OF the city, has been
presented by the committee OF twelve
citizens appointed by the mayor on the
recommendation of the Real Estate Ex-
change. The report OF tho committee
has been submitted to the mayor with
sketches made by Frederick Macmon-
MES. the celebrated sculptor, In consul
tation with the committee, and elabo.
rations OF these sketches by Discoe and
Hewitt, architects.
The plan is ready in every details to
be submitted to the people Of the city.
Briefly, It suggests:
The cutting through Of Broadway to
the river.
Strengthening of the double curve
leading from Fifteenth street into
Broadway at the present junction.
BY the acquiring OF the city of two
blocks Of ground due west of the CAPT.
tol grounds. between Colfax and West
Fourteenth avenues, and between
Broadway and Bannock street, with the
possibility of third block reaching to
Cherokee street, should the city decide
on a new city and county building on
that ground. Part OF this ground-that
on which the new library is going up
the city owns already.
Tho acquiring by the city OF tho
Bates Triangle, and a similar piece of
ground directly opposite to the south,
cutting into the territory between
Broadway and Bannock street. This
will give an irregular six-sided plot of
ground right In the junction OF the resi-
denco and business districts.
This ground. according to the plans,
will form the plaza. In the middle OF,
the plaza. with Its line running east
and west, It is planned to build a sta.
dium presenting opportunities for beau.
tfication that will place Denver on q
] par with any city In the United States.
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-30

DR.. Karl Peters at a recent public
meeting in Berlin declared emphatical
ly that the historic land of Ophir is
located between the Zambesi and Lin
popo rivers. He told his German
audience how he has discovered many
shafts of ancient gold mines, 500 TEN
pies, Notifications and other ruins oi
Phoenician origin. DR.. Peters affirms
that the coins recently unearthed in
Mashonaland belong undoubtedly to
the time OF King Solomon. His opin.
ion is that no other part of Africa
could have exported the ivory, silver
and precious stones which are re.
corded as coming from Ophir.
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-30

Albert Ware Paine, who died few
days ago at Bangor, Me-, at the age
Of 95. was most widely known as the
author of the law giving to the ac.
cused in criminal cases the right to
testify in his own behalf. This law he
drafted half century ago. and after
many rebuffs succeeded in having 1t
enacted by the Maine legislature In
1864. 1t was the first law of the kind
anywhere and soon the whole civilized
world followed Names example in
adopting 1t.
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-30
THE OBSERVER
CENTRAL CITY, COLORADO.
Your Duty to Others.

We must all realize that this life is
full of sorrow, and If you personally
have had the good luck to escape your
share of it you are a very fortunate
person. But do not, on that account,
allow yourself to grow cold.hearted
poor others! Their lot is often so hard
so lonely-so full of misery. We
are here to heal the wounds and
bind the broken-heart; and the only
way we can do this is by being kind,
loving and sympathetic. A few words
of love will do more to help sufferer
than money sometimes, says the New
York Weekly. For heart sickness is
much harder to help than hunger and
poverty. Show interest in others: try
to help them; go out of your way to
Tighten the burden of the heavily
laden. Do not hesitate to whisper
,your kindly thoughts in their ears.
Don't pass by on the "other side;" if
you are strong, then be merciful. Re-
member that we all look at life from
a different standpoint, and what might
appear like a grain of mustard seed
in your path to you is an almost in
'surmountable obstacle to your weaker
sister. The more she shrinks the
more necessity for you to step in and
help her on her way with genuine
sympathy and loving sisterly words
and acts.
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of ths
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From all
Parts Of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for tho Ben
eft Of Our Readers.
Congressional.

The shipbuilding summary COM
piled by the Shipping World shows that
only England accomplished more in
that respect than the United States in
1907.
The subcommittee on pensions of
the house committee on appropriations
has announced an agreement to recon-
mend pension roll of $150,000,000 for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1909.
The house has requested the presi-
dent to send to congress a copy of
the report of the special Goldfield
commission.
In a recent statement to the senate
canal commission Col. Goethals, chief
engineer, said the Panama canal was
reasonably safe from military inva-
sion, and that the locks were so far
inland they could not be injured by
shells from naval vessels.
The urgent deficiency bill, carrying
appropriations of 100000, has been
agreed upon by the house committee
Champ Clark of Missouri declared
on the floor of the house recently that
the democratic party intended to NOM
mate William Jennings Bryan for
president at the Denver convention in
July.
George Peabody Wetmore has been
reelected United States senator from
Rhode Island.
John Sharp Williams has been for
mally elected to the United States SEN
ate to succeed the late H. D. Money,
whose term expires in 1911.
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-30
Beet Growers Resist Cut.

Denver.-A Republican special from
Rocky Ford Saturday night says: At
a monster convention here to-day at.
tended by nearly 500 delegates, repre-
senting beet growers associations of
the Arkansas valley, resolutions were
passed that beets would not be grown
by the farmers for $3.50 a ton, and that
unless the factories agree to the scale
OF 1907 some crop other than beets
would be grown this year.
1t was announced by the companies
recently that for 1908 only $3.50 a ton
would be paid, unless they contain fif-
teen per cent. sugar content, when SIS
would be paid. A meeting of growers
in this vicinity was held two weeks
ago and a committee was appointed to
go up and down the valley, organize
the beet growers and invite them to
send delegates to the convention to-
day.
AS result nearly thirty associa-
tions were organized within the last
week and the meeting to-day included
delegates from st. Charles, the Pueblo
growers association, Nepesta, Fowler,
Manzanola, Vineland, Las Animas, La
mar, Holly. Garden City, Kansas, and
Intervening points. In the district
luCio dIc hNo piuutb, dL ROChy FOTO,
Swink, Las Animas, Lamar and Holly.
Before the resolutions were passed
to-day a delegation was sent to wait
upon General Manager Weitzer of the
American Beet Sugar Company and
tell him that the convention had de.
clded that beets would not be raised
unless the 1907 scale was signed for
1908. His reply was not favorable, and
when the delegation returned to the
convention the resolutions were
passed.
The growing Of tomatoes was most
favored. The Barlow Consolidated
Canning Company has agreed to re-
build the canning factory recently
burned here, II enough acreage is
pledged and should tomatoes be sub
stituted in the valley for beets 1t is
likely that more canning factories will
bs built
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-30
Colleue GIee Clubs,

President Hall of Clark university
should cultivate a broader sense Of
,humor. He refers to the repertoire Of
the average college glee club as infan-
tile. To be sure, he is not far out of
the way in his description. That is
ton Advertiser. The average youth at
an American college loves to disport
himself, and his parents and other
relatives are charmed by these indica.
tions of exuberant youth. 1t is true
that the glee club concert does not
appeal to all classes of music lovers.
Some earnest students of harmony, II
anveigled into college concert, might
demand their money back at the door.
But then it may be said that probably
DR.. Hall might be asked to give his
opinion of popular songs of the day.
What does he think of the ten "best
sellers" at the music counters of our
department stores? Are they marked
by any deeper intellectually or great,
er delicacy than the Polly-wolly-doo.
die or the Boola-boola class? The
man who made that delightful declara
ton beginning Let me write the
songs of the people" would probably
be tempted to renege If he were con.
fronted with the latest evidences OF
popular taste in rag-time songs and
sentimental mush at the present day.
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-30
SECRETARY TAFT's SPECIAL RE.
PORT OF HIS VISIT TO THE
ISLANDS. Sgga
PRESIDENT SATISFIED
RECOMMENDS PARTIALLY OPEN
DOOR TO Philippine
PRODUCTS.

Washington.-Nine years after the
battle of Manila Bay Secretary Taft
records the results of the American
occupation of the archipelago and
forecasts the future of the Filipinos, in
an exhaustive report transmitted to
Congress by the President, with a let
ter written by the chief executive,
commencing in the highest terms the
secretary's conclusions.
The President declares that ruin
would have followed the adoption of
any other policy toward the Philip
pines than that outlined by William
Mckinley and carried forward through
these nine years, and asserts tri-
umphantly that there is no brighter
page in history than that dealing with
the relations between the strong and
the weak in those islands. He adds
that the Filipinos "have yet long
way to travel before they will be fit
for complete self-government."
Secretary Of War Taft has sub
mitted a special report upon his re-
cent visit to the Philippine Islands in
which he makes the following recon-
mendations:
"First-That legislation be adopted
by Congress admitting the products OF
the Philippine Islands to the markets
of the United States, with such rea-
sonable limitations as may remove
fear Of interference with the tobacco
and sugar interests of the United
States.
"Second-That the present restric-
tions be removed as to the acquisition
Of mining claims and the holding Of
lands by corporations in the Philip
pines.
"Third-That further legislation bs
passed authorizing the Philippine gov.
ernment, If it chooses, to open and
conduct an agricultural bank, with a
capital not exceeding $2.00O.000.
"Fourth-That the coastwise laws OF
the United States be made perma-
nently inapplicable to the trade be-
tween the ports of the islands and the
ports Of the United States"
President Roosevelt in submitting
the special report to Congress ex-
presses hearty approval of the recon.
mendations in the following words:
II heartily concur in the recon-.
mendations he makes, and I call es.
pecial attention to the admirable work
Of Governor Smith and his associates.
It is a subject for just national graft
fication that such report as this can
be made. No great civilized power
has ever managed with such wisdom
and disinterestedness the affairs Of a
people committed by the accident OF
war to its hands.
"Save only our attitude toward
Cuba, I question whether there is a
brighter page in the annals OF inter.
national dealing between the strong
and the weak than the page which
tells Of our doings in the Philippines.
"The islanders have made real ad.
vances in a hopeful direction, and
they have opened well with the new
Philippine assembly; they have yet a
long way to travel before they will be
fit for complete self-government, and
for deciding, as 1t will then be their
duty to do, whether this self-govern.
ment shall be accompanied by com.
plete independence. 1t will probably
be generation, 1t may even be longer,
before this point is reached; but it is
most gratifying that such substantial
progress toward this as a goal has al.
ready been accomplished"