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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-30
Central Union Votes to Put
Question Up to
Federation.
LENGTHY DEBATE.
MARKS MEETING
Investigating Committees Recon-
mendation Finally Adopted,
Over Strong Opposition.

The Central Labor Union last night
voted to withhold its Endorsement Of the
National Temple of Labor Association.
and TO pass the entire matter up to the
executive council of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor.
At the convention of the American
Federation of Labor held in Norfolk
last fan. the matter was placed before
: the executive committee. but it failed TO
take action, and was reported as being
'unfavorabIy disposed
Unless the executive council takes IA
vorable action, the temple, If erected,
will be without the Endorsement Of the
Federation.
Four Weeks Debate.
For four weeks the Central Labor
Union has debated upon the report Of
the special investigating committee OF
the Temple Association, which recon-
n ended that the Endorsement be with
he and the entire matter passed up
20 the executive council OF the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor. Counter
charges were brought against the inves-
i;sating committee OF unralrness, and
The light waxed warm. It is he first
great contest of the kind fought out on
the 1oor Of the Central Labor Union for
several years.
Tie investigating committee, in its
report, while casting no reflect on on
any man, or the honesty Of the commit
tee. characterized its course as unDusi-
ness like, and expressed the belief that
IL would not succeed without seriously
involving organized labor This was
bitterly contested by the representatives
OF the Temple Association.
When the matter was taken UP last
night. r. G. NJ. Ross. business manager
and solicitor ISr the association. de-
Tended the committees course, saying
the investigating committee had been
unfair. He was followed by P. J. Ryan.
who declared that there was nothing in
the investigating committees report;
that continued discussion would kill the
proposition. and that the impression
that there was something wrong which
would go broadcast. should the commit
tees report be adopted. would undoubt-
eddy reflect on the man who had pushed
the proposition.
Discussion Closed.
Delegates Brinkman and Adams. OF
the investigating committee, closed the
discussion. They picked out specific in
stances of what they termed bad bust
ness Judgment and poor business sa-
gacity
A few minutes before Il O'Clock, the
time for adjournment. the delegates de-
manded a vote, and it was taken. The
investigating committees recommended
ton was adopted by good majority
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-30
FOURTH" IS FATAL
IN MINERS FAMILY
Boys Firecracker Explodes Pow
der, Dynamite, and Oil, Tear
ing House to Pieces.

CANONSBCRG. Pa. June So
Through a premature celebration Of the
Fourth Of July here yesterday. one
child. John Fenosess, jr.. six years old.
IS dead, and three persons are seriously
burned
The injured are Jennie Fenosess. three
years old, face, body, and hands burned /;
Gelempy Fenoses, aged eight years, 'seri-
ously burned, may die. and Mrs. John
Fenosess, mother Of the children.
The accident occurred at the house
or John Fenosess, a Russian miner
The children were exploding fire.
crackers and one fell into an open pow
der can Beside the can was another
containing sticks of dynamite and one
filed with kerosene
All exploded, tearing the top off the
house and hurting the children about.
John died from his injuries two hours
later Mrs. Fenosess, who rescued the
children, was burned in getting them
out Of the building.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-30
mo License, No Liquor" Plan
Finds No Friends in Capital
Scheme Suggested in Jersey Restrict Men From An
nexing Too Many Drinks Not Believed TO Be
Good for Staid Washington Imbibers
"A little rye and ginger ale. please?

"a little rye and ginger ale. pIease?''
"Flash YOU license. your tag"
"Why, it's IA my other coat"
"Nothin' doing, old man. Sorry, but
It's the law.
Can the most conservative lover Of
the grape that cheers contemplate with
out SILVER such a state Of affairs in
Washington? He cannot. Neither could
the same individual in Montclair, n. J.,
as TO that. but he may have to. There
fore the problem Immediately becomes
a menace TO all who do not look with
extreme IoYe upon the anti-prohibition-
lists everywhere.
Makes Plans at Night
Be it Known that an enterprising citi-
zen of the New Jersey town has laid
awake nights and formulated a plan TO
restrict the drinking Of alcoholic bever-
ages all over the country. In other
words. this New Jersey specimen has
bethought himself OF a perpetual tag
day." lie has asked the city council 10
tag every individual, at so much per
tag, who is entitled to approach that
cheerful adjunct TO a towns jOyOusness.
the bartender, and claim therefrom the
right to have a little rye or gin as the
case may be. AZ the luckleSs one is not
tagged has left. II at home. or has
never had II, there is nothing left but
the lemonade counter, two doors down
the street.
Aroused that such move had had its
birth within just a few miles Of Wash
ingtOn. an effort was made toda.- 10 get
a line on how the proposition would
be received here in event those VINO
would curb the appetite for fiery liquids
put the same up 10 our enterprising
Commissioners.
Doesn't Favor Plan.
A. f Shoemaker, attorney for the
Anti-Saloon League, did not look kind
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-30

Hone-baked beans mushy and broken. They
crsped thetop and hafdone IN the middle They fer
ment and form gas because they not digeshble.
That is because you bake IL dry heath too little
heat You can't bake IN live steam, do.
Our heated to 245 degrees That fierce heat
separates the particles the digestive juices get to
them.
Yet the beans are baked-baked until they are mealy
without skin being broken They nutty because
they are whole
Then bake the beans the tomato and the pork
all together, and get delicious blend The result is
dish in every way different from the od-fashoned,
home-baked beans
And Van Camps are just different from other
brands of beans that ready-baked.
One reason is have spent Al years IN learning how
to make this perfect dish.
Then Michigan beans, picked out by hand from
the choicest part of the crop. They costing
nine times much other beaas would cost.
We spend five times much to make tomato
other would cost us ready-Inade
But you will the why pay the price if you
compare other beans with Van Camps.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-30
TOSSES BABY OUT;
MAN CATCHES IT

WATERBURY, Conn, June 3O-wait-
ing in Naugatuck for train. John T.
Hayes saw horse approaching. run
ming wildly, woman on the wagon
seat clutching a baby and preparing TO
jump.
Throw the baby to mel" shouted
Hayes. as the wagon came on.
The woman heard him. and with good
aim hurled the child into the air II
landed safely in Hayes hands He laid
II on the platform. and. mounting a BIZ
cycle, started after the runaway he
hnaIy overlook and subdued the fright
ened horse.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-30

" upon the pet scheme OF the New
Jersey "antis."
It's an Interference with personal
liberty" he said frankly. and is not
the pTSper way to go about restricting
the liquor traffic. There will come a
time when drinking will be prohibited.
believe, but I don't believe IN the
tag system"
Then another Shoemaker, famous Ave
nue. resort, was approached. Such laugh
Ter greeted the proposition there that
the coDWebs left their home on the
walls and one OF Col. John a. ,Tovce's
crash.
TIA. Tag everybody in Washington who
buys a drink! Why, the task Of mrzzling
the dogs OF the District would be a
vacation pleasure as compared 10 such
an undertaking And after you got them
tagged. what then? Every man would
reel inclined TO rent a safety deposit
vault 70 keep his tag overnight. High
way ROBBERY would become as nOplllar
as politics; tags would be used for
stakes IN poker games; a man would
nave 70 steep with his trousers under
the mattress in order to get A wide
awake spouse from removing his most
priced possession thereby necegsitaffng
another visit to the license clerk early
next morning"
Ha-Ha for Jersey.
And then the bunch laughed again.
giving the ha. Ia. as it were. to New
Jersey.
And where do they propose that
these tags be worm" asked an in
credulous one.
NO particular part OF the body is
specified. They may be worn as ear
rings or as hose supporters" said the
tag expert.
Then Co. Gus Noeck. speaking ser
iOusly, said: There are two things
you cannot do-restTict a mans drink
ing and legislate morals. Some time ago
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-30
REACH WAGE AGREEMENT.

PITTSBURG, Pa, June 50.-After BE-
ing IN conference several DAYS. ths
representatives Of the American Sheet
AID TIN Plate Company and the Anal
Eamated Association OF Iron, steel. and
Tin WORKERS came 10 an agreement
last evening on the wage scales for tho
year in the tin and sheet departments.
me new agreement amounts 70 q $
per cent reduction in the pay OF ths
tin workers and a cut OF . per cent IN
the scale for the sheet department. Il
involves 10.O00 workmen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-30
FIVE BADLY HURT;
CAR JUMPS TRACK

NEW YORK, June 3O.-Four men and
a woman were badly cut and bruised
today when a Reid avenue car of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, bound in from
Coney Island. jumped switch at Mar
ion street, and crashed into a trolley
pole.
the rails, and passengers were flung
from their seats to the floor. The troll
ley pole was bent almost double, and
the whole OF the front OF the car was
badly wrecked. The injured were at
tended by a surgeon from the Bush wick
Hospital. and all were able TO so 20
their homes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-30
You Know Good Beans
Just as Well as We
We shall argue you'll try Camps Compare
with Others Judge which you like best you know your ALI the
world would Van Camps if all the world did that.

You get small can of Van Camps for ten cents.
And that viii tell you than ads tell
Perhaps you are baking your beans at home That can
will tell you what mistake you making.
Perhaps you using other brands That Will
tell you the remarkable difference
Won't you spend ten cents to know, for all time the
best beans that were bakedf
Why do You suppose that millions NOW use Van
Camp'sf We scarcely find enough beans of our
grade, to supply them.
They once baked beans at home, perhaps. They
used other brands. Why they coming, by millions,
to swell the enormous demand for Van Camp's7
single will tell you
There are myriads of brands of beans Some of them
cost the grocer only half much Van Camps Some
makers give to grocers one case free IN FIVE
Yet-with all these factors against us-Van Camps
have won by far the largest sale in the world Don't you
want to know the beans that have done thatf
Some think of beans as ho1ney dsh-a simple dish
a dish that every housewife knows.
Please let change that idea Home-baked beans are
nothing like Van Camps,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-13
For Rough Riders Monument.

Next Monday afternoon at o'clock a
concert will be given by the United States
Marine Band at the music hall, Marine
barracks, which promises to be an in
teresting event. The musical program
of the band will be in repertoire and will
be supplemented by Miss Mary Helen
Leefe. soprano, and Mr.. Fritz Mueller
on the violoncello. Miss Leefe is the
daughter of the late Col. Leefe. u. s. A.
The concert is for the benefit of the
Rough Riders monument fund. in which
many prominent people are interesting
themselves. President Roosevelt has con-
tributed $500 to the fund and the last
public speech of the late DIR. Stafford was
upon the occa sion of the dedication of the
monument. Mrs. Allyn X. Capron. widow
of Capt. Capron of the Rough Riders
who was killed in battle in Cuba.
as was his father, is promoting the con-
cert The patronesses are Mrs. ]. Frank
lin Bell. Mrs. E. II. c. LeutZe, Mrs. f. A.
Darlington. Mrs. G. F. Elliott. Mrs. Rob
ert M. O'Reilly. Mrs. P. S. PearsaH Mrs.
William Loeb, Mrs. w Alden Smith, Mrs
g. A. Laud. Mrs. +. Z. Jordan, Mrs
woodward and Mrs Sharp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-13
ADMIRAL FLETCHER DEAD.
Passes Away in This City After ;
Long Illness.


Rear Admiral Montgomery Fletcher, u
S. NJ. retired. died at his home in this
city. 1920 street northwest, at an early
hour this morning. from an attack Of
pneumonia, following a long siege Of
prostration due to old age. The arrange
ments for the funeral have not been COM
pleted but it is settled that religious serv-
ices will be held at the house Saturday
afternoon and that the interment will be
in the Arlington national cemetery. At
the special request OF the deceased Off
Ger, the military ceremonies will be linn
tied to the firing of musketry over the
grave and the sounding of taps. The fol-
lowing named gentlemen have been invited
to serve as honorary pallbearers:
Chief Engineer E. D. ROBBIE, u. 8. NJ, re-
tired; Chief Engineer Thorn Williamson,
U. S. N. retired: Gen. Charles Haywood
L. S. M. c.. retired; Engineering Chief
Charles w. Rae, U. S. N: Gen. John NJ
Wilson, U. s. A. retired; Medical Inspec-
w. Hackett. Mr.. Samuel Maddox and Mr..
William c. HILL
The late Chief Engineer Fletcher enter
ed the naval service as a third assistant
engineer. June "A. 1850: was promoted to
second assistant engineer. February %,
1851: to first assistant engineer, June 20,
1885, to chief engineer, October %, 1853,
serving in that grade on board the U. S.
S. Saranac during the civil war. 1861-1S65.
During the period from February, 1890, to
the date of his retirement with the rank
of commodore, February Is, 1892, he was
on duty in the bureau of steam engineer
ing, Navy Department. Since his retire.
ment he performed no active duty. De-
cember 90 1906, he was advanced to be a
chief engineer on the retired list, with
the rank of rear admiral, in accordance
with the provisions of an act of Congress
approved June %, 1908.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-13
FooTPAD AT WORK.
Woman Knocked Down and Robbed
While Near Washington Circle.

Another victim has been added to the
long list of women assaulted and robbed
while on the streets of the city. she being
Miss Anna B. Schaeffer, a clerk in the
patent office, residing at 1918 18th street.
Miss Schaeffer was knocked down while
on 23d street near Washington circle,
about 7:30 O'Clock last evening and rob-
90 cents in change. an almanac. a pair of
glasses. keys and cards.
Miss Schaeffer was unable to state posi-
lively whether her assailant was white or
colored. but is inclined to believe he was
colored man. She says he was appar-
emily we'll dressed and was wearing an
overcoat. but boy who saw him enter
ST. Paul's court after the robbery says he
did not wear an overcoat. Miss Schaeffer
was on the way 10 St. Pauls Church at
the time.
1t was noticed by Miss Schaeffer that
a man was standing in the shadow of a
lamp at 22d and l streets. but she paid no
attention to him. and would not have
giveE him another thought had she not
afterward been assaulted and robbed.
Just before she was struck she heard
footsteps behind her. When she fell she
dropped her pocketbook and ii was grab
bed by the footpad.
Detective O'Brien and Precinct Detec-
tive Cox made an investigation of the
affair. They interviewed Miss Schaeffer
and the boy who had noticed her assail-
ant enter ST. Paurs court. Other persons
in the vicinity were questioned by the
detectives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-13
PLANS OF CRUSADERS.
Foes of Liquor to Hold Meeting in
BelaSco Theater

| A large number of delegates and repre-
Sentatives from the various temperance
societies met in the Metropolitan NJ. E.
Church at the last meeting held by the
Prohibition Crusaders. when the commit
tee on public meetings reported that the
Belasco Theater had been secured for
next Sunday afternoon and that the fight
| to destroy the saloon in Washington"
had only begun. 1t was announced that
| all churches and temperance societies en-
gagged in the crusade will be represented
| on the platform and that ten-minute hot
shots would be the order of the evening.
Seats for 100 children on the platform will
| be provided for. besides the 200 Junior and
Juvenile Rechabites that will parade with
banners and flags, who will be seated in
front
The official head of each temperance
| society and the pastors of many churches
have been invited to attend and make
short talks.
Jesse w. Tull, past grand chief templar
Geported that he had communicated with
the Good Templars in seven states and
urged that they lombard their representa-
tives in Congress with letters and petit
tiOns urging that prohibition be adopted
| in Washington, and thousands of letters,
he said, will be written by men and wom-
en- who make congressman within the
next few weeks.
Mrs. Clinton Smith, president of the
District w. c. L. u, declared that the
''liquor dealers are scared" and that fact
should spur the friends of prohibition on
to renewed effort.
Mrs. Smith stated that the w. c. T. u,
the churches and other friends who are
| laboring for a pure manhood and woman
hood intend to meet the circular of the
liquor dealers, recently issued, with an ap-
peal for a capital without saloons, and
that the representatives in Congress who
did not vote according to the wishes of
| their constituents will be left at homs
next November
A plan was suggested whereby, it is
believed. the business men of Washington
can support prohibition without being sub
jected to boycott.
Mrs. Anna sMcMahon of Onward Tent
of Rechabites was awarded the prize for
securing the most signatures for prohi-
bition in any one day, her number reach
ing go.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-13
ROYAL ARcANUM VISITATION.
Grand Officers the Guests of District
Council


District Council Of the Royal Arcanum
was visited last Tuesday night by Grand
Regent William w. Chase and the officers
of the Grand Council Of the Royal Area
mum of the District G. F. Conn, regent of
District Council. welcomed the guests, to
which the grand regent replied.
The increase committee Of District
Council had class of twelve candidates
present for initiation. and the officers of
the council were congratulated by the
Grand Council officers on the efficient
manner in which the Royal Arcanum de-
gree was conferred.
Grand Regent Chase referred to- the
gratifying reports he had received of the
substantial net gains in membership, and
complimented District Council in its prog
ress the past year. Addresses were also
made by ]. Ed Swaine. John D. Biddis,
Claude r. Zappone and H. o. Cook.
Zappone, chairman. presented a program
of vocal and instrumental music
Accompanying the grand regent were
Grand Orator G. s. Britt. Past Grand
Regent John l.. Beatie. Grand Secretary
BENJAMIN White. Grand Treasurer George
NJ. Copenhaver. Grand Chaplain Charles
J. James. Grand Warden Harry G. LEM,
Grand Warden s. 1. Besselievre, Grand
Warden Glendie B. Young. Deputy Ora nd
Regents DIR. William A. zach and DR..
j. w. Hodges, and representing the Su-
preme Council were Claude r. Zappone,
]. Ed Swaine and John D. Biddis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-13
co1oRED CHURCH TROUBLE.
Controversy Over the Selection of a
Pastor.

Peace does not yet reign in the cOngrega-
ton of the First Baptist Church of
Georgetown colored. Rev. Edgar E. Kicks
recently gave out a statement in which
he claimed to have been regularly elected
pastor of the church. The opponents of
Mr. Kicks now deny the claims of the
minister. basing their denial. they say. on
the finding of an advisory council COM
posed of fifteen Baptist preachers of the
city.
1t is alleged that according to the evil
dence which was produced before the
advisory council 1t was shown that the
congregation met August 30 last in
regular church meeting and the election
of pastor was one o. the items of busi-
ness. The committee appointed to make
selection stated. it is claimed. that it
presented. however. by j. K. Smothers.
the church clerk. pu-porting to be from
the committee. presenting the name of
Rev. E. f. Kicks as pastor. wild scene
ents of Mr.. Kicks it is claimed the mod
orator dismissed the meeting at that
point to stop the confusion. Some re-
manned III the church-members, 1t is
church-and they voted to elect Kicks
pastor. Mr.. Kicks appeared at the church
September and after some controversy
went into the pulpit as the pastor of the
church.
Those who opposed Mr.. Kicks claimed
the action was not legal and asked for a
decision of the controversy by an ex-
parte council. Fifteen ministers were
designated to form that council and they
heard the testimony in the case January
10.
This ex-parta council found that the
election OF Rev. +. E. Kicks as pastor
| was not regula- and recommended that
he withdraw from the pastorate and sever
his connection at once from the affairs Of
the church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-13
SPEAKS FOR CHARITY.
Prof. Peabody Present at Meeting in
Interest of Local Committees.

Prof. Peabody Present at Meeting in
Interest of Local Committees.
Prof. Francis G. Peabody Of Harvard
University was the principal speaker at
a meeting yesterday in the interest OF the
joint finance committee for the Asso-
ciated Charities, Citizens Relief AS
ISOLATION and committee on proven
ton of consumption at the residence of
Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth, 1901 Massachu-
for organization in the distribution of
charity and pointed out that too much
care cannot be given to the distribution of
aims to the. needy. The channels Of relief,
he said, should be as carefully investi-
gated are the channels which the great
ships Of navigation are sent through from
time to time.
'What We need at all times" said the
speaker. 'is coast survey work, SO that
the rocks may be avoided"
Prof. Peabody pointed out that in in
stances it has been found that to give
money to the workers was to make the
workers worthless and to turn them into
receivers of aims.
At the close of Prof Peabody's remarks
Mr.. Charles F. Weller, general secretary
of the Associated Charities. gave stere-
opticon address. in which he told of the
work of organized charity In this city
Envelopes were distributed through the
audience announcing the amounts needed
by the several charity organizations. Mr.
finance committee and Mr.. Corcoran
Thorn the vice chairman, Mr. Charles F.
Weller secretary and Mr.. Howard Reside
Treasurer.