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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-10
MOTHER KILLS CHILD
AS SHE ENDS HER OWN LIFE

NEW YORK, April 1o.-Mrs. Bertha
Koenig, twenty-nine years Old, Of 5i5
Dubois street, West Hoboken. who had
been acting strangely since the birth
OF a daughter three weeks ago, was
found dead upon a sofa yesterday after
noon, Beside her on the floor was the
body OF her fOur-year-old daughter Bes-
sic. who had been playing with her TOYS
while her mother was making prepara-
tons for death.
Mrs keonig had encircIed her neck
with a gas tube and tied the end with
a string so IL would not slip from bsP
mouth When she succumbed to the
fumes OF gas the tube dropped and the
escaping gas quickly overcame lie
child
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-10
UNREOUITED GENIUS.

The world has never learned the name
Of the genius who conceived the idea OF
spreading butter upon his bread, a COM
bination of food elements more pal
atable more wholesome, and more uni
versally popular than any that the
combined wisdom of all the professors
vino have ever lived has been able &c
devise The Epicure.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-10
ILLINOIS MINERS ACT ALONE.

INDIANAPOLIS. April 10.-The Iii
nois soft coal industry viii not be rep
resented at the interstate wage confer
ence at Toledo next week according 10
advices received at the mine workers
headquarters. The miners convention
at Springfield. IL, voted TO settle their
difference with The Illinois operators IL
dependently.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-10
American Navy Second
In Tonnage of W0rShipS
SSCeeded by Great Britain Only But Soon
May Fall Behind Francc-Japan Comes
Fifth on the List.

In making the report OF the majority
of the House Naval Affairs Committee
to the House on the naval appropriation
bill. Chairman Foss of that committee
submitted official data Of much interest
concerning the naval strength and the
naval programs of the different DOW
ers. This data came from the naval
intelligence Office. corrected up TO a
recent date 1t showed the United
States second in respect to warship ton
mage Of completed vessels; but II would
be third il vessels now building for the
different nations were completed.
Great Britain leads, with a tonnage of
/, 655. JIG. and the United States follows,
with GIL rs; France holds third place.
with tonnage Of 6O9.O79: Germany is
fourth, with 529. 032, and Japan is fifth,
with 374. 701. If vessels now building
were completed. Great Britain would
have a tonnage of 1,S2l, $40; France. 1885,
12; United States, III. 75S: Germany. ESQ.,
6o2, and Japan, 45l, go.
Great Britain has % batsIeships sAd 4
building. and % armored cruisers and
building. France has 70 battleshIps built
and building. and 70 arnored cruisers
built ard 4 building. The United States
has p battleships built and I building.
and 10 armOTed cruisers and building.
Germany has D battleships built and 9
building. and S armored cruisers built
and building Japan has II battleships
built and , building, and IL armCred
cruisers built and , building
Plans Of Powers.
Concerning the foreign shlpbuIding
programs. the Navy Department points
out that the characteristic feature OF
all is the presence Of battleshiDs OF
heavy displacement. destroyer and
submarines, and, with the GERM ms ex-
cepted, the omission Of armoreJ cruis-
ers. The speed and displacement OF
battleships are increasing IN all coun-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-10
GIVE PLANTS ANESTHETICS;
THEIR GROWTHS REGULATED
Experiments at the Vermont Station in Etherzaion Of
Shrubs Prove Successful-Department Be-
lieVeS the Plan Feasible.

Things have reached such a pass now
adays that plants are being forced 70
grow by the use Of anesthetics, whether
nature wants them 20 or not. The De-
partment OF Agriculture will tell you
how TO do il, and, in fact, Is sending
out bulletins demonstrating how to
chloroform a plant and make II do al
most anything.
II IS at the Vermont experiment sta
ton OF the Department Of Agriculture
that the experiments IL the use Of an
esthetics in forcing plants have been
carried on. They are still being carried
on. in fact, for there is a great deal yet
10 be learned on the subject, fl is be-
lieved, although q great deal has been
discovered This branch OF plant in
quiry is deemed by the Department OF
Agriculture as Of no small commercial
Importance
For instance, IL has been discovered
that It is possible to get ones rhubarb
pie at time materially different from
that provided in the schedule Of Mother
Nature. This was the result OF expert
ments in the use Of ether in the forcing
OF rhubarb. Prof. W. Gtuart, WHO con
Quoted the Investigations, found among
other Things etherization Of Thubarb
plants resulted in an increased yield.
Treatment Successful.
Treatment Of a number OF Towering
shrubs, such as nIacs. viburnUms.
azaleas, etc, with snesthetics has been
found successful That is. the shrubs
have been made 10 bloom much earlier
by the use Of ether or chIOrofOrrn- The
process Of treatment * simple. Plants.
in what is known as the rest period,
are subjected 20 the vopor OF ether OF
chloroform IN an sir-tiglt room or re
ceptacie for from rwents--foUr 10 sew
enty-twO hours. depending On the earlI-
ness or lateness Of the treatment and
the temperature. the aneslhetic being
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-10

Governor Hughes threatens an extra
session Of the Albany legislature, TO
force his legislative program into the
statute books. just as President Roose-
welt has allowed the intimatiOn to go
forth that there may be an extra ses-
sion OF Congress, If necessary, for sim
liar purposes. Moreover, these two
statesmen have developed the message
writing habit along similar lines, and
with about equal effectiveness.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-10

The enthusiasm OF these Pennsylvan-
ians has at least provided Senator Knox
with an uneXoeptiOnable line of good
dinners this winter. even if his boom
doen't develop beyond that stage
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-10

Governor Hughes is discovering that
the Presidency of the United States is
such a busy office that it doesn't have
time 10 seek the man, unless he is at
least willing TO furnish it with a card
bearing his postoffice address.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-10

poured from 2 Dove into an open vessel
within the re- ptscIe. The amount used
per cubic foot or air space is governed
largely by the temperature, moisture,
season OF the year, and kind OF plant
TO be treated The higher the te-upers.-
tUre and the later the season he more
violent is the effect Apparently, there
is greater latitude in the SmcuEt That
plants viii stand than WoGla b. be-
Heved by those not familiar Nth the
facts The action OF chlOrOfO-n Is much
more intense than that Of ether and
only One-third 20 One-fOurth the amount
according 70 the Department OF AgTi-
culture, should be used.
Professor Stuart says
The relative Increase in earliness OF
blooming period OF treated or untreated
plants varies inversely 70 the earliness
or lateness OF the forcing period. II is
claimed that growth is FASTENED about
a month by treatment The amount OF
bloom is considerably increased thereby
but on the average a gain of from ten
20 fifteen days is about all that may be
eVDecEed -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-10

The ship subsidy proposition seems to
have as many chances for life as the
proverb.al cat. and to be just as per-
sistent about coming back
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-10
Plan Feasible.

Professor Stuart says the anestheti-
cation Of Towering shrubs IS a feasible
and practical commercial enterprise for
the florist.
But the department has not been stop
ping at the Towering shrubs, and with
the rhubarb. out OF which the rhubar5
pie OF commerce Is made The action
of ether on asparagus. potato tubers,
apples and palm seeds has been studied
The indication are that aspa al gus VIII
yield 70 ether. but the experiments have
not been cone CsiVe Not so IS 10 pOta-
toes They decline 20 be affected one
way or another by snesthetiCE. and ap-
PIE seeds and palm seeds DO not seem 20
be affected By etheTiZatiOn- II should
be said the experiments are yet in an
Incomplete stage. and the department
considers they have promise OF practical
value II appears the Americans have
not been pioneers in this field Of inquiry
and that something was known Of the
possibilities Of the use OF anesthetics on
plants IN Europe before i was in the
United States.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-10
ENCOURAGING BUSINESS.

Griffith see that the doctor has an
automobile
Jones-Yes. that doubles his killing
pOwer.-Exchange
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-10

Here's the pathetic case Of Thomas F.
Ryan, whose memory seems utterly 10
nave failed him regarding a little trans
action involving $4,000. It does seem
strange that these gentlemen with such
bad memories for money matters should
vet be able to make so much Of it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-10

The automobile socialist may be a
nuisance, but after all he's vastly
preferable to the nitroglycerin anar-
cbier
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

t to remove to Montgomery whom "Bel- finger Hiii' was purchased.
 The Sayre Street School grew from the old sChilton colIexe;;" the founder was a kxiss Bradford. iinsaI dsscendant of the afayhcwsr Bradfords," and there was Mary Chiffon on board tho MayfIower also.
 The expense of marking the build. fnss will be borne by the Chapter
 Mrs. Dawson. hostess of tho Chapter served refresh ments that carried out the valentine idea; on each plate was . crimson heart bearing . love greet. ing.'
 Among the love stories told was that of Governor Sevier and h.s Bonnie Kate:s that of Jacob Forney and his Swiss sweetheart. also that of Nellie Calvert and Parke Custis. which tosk placo on the lawn of Mount Vernon: Q picture of the scene was greatly en- joyed,
 Mrs. Harvey Jones added the "Iast chapter" to the Custis romance by re- iaeing that Nellie Custis. the daughter of this couple. had been the goanaother of her father. Bishop Winner; that che (Rfrs. Jones) could remember Nellie Custis tAErs. A. Lewis) as beautiful whte-haired old lady. who played on thet spinet. when Bishop Wiiner had carried her as . tiny child to see Mrs. Lewis. There are many descendants of the Lewis family in Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

Daughters of the American Revolution, dld. under the sanction of the National Board of Management, on the sth day of June. 1907. orgAnizs a chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolu- ton, in the city of Selma, State of Ala banna, to be known as the Cherokee Chapter; and whereas. the following omcers of said chapter have been se-. iected. to-wit: Miss Nellie V. Baker as Regents Mrs. Tsolene w. Robbins as Vice Regent: Miss Kitty Pitts as Re- cording Secretary; Mics Emily FerEu- son as Corresponding Secretary: Mrs. Cora Stoddard as Registrar; Mrs yu- Iiet Pitts as Treasurer. Mrs. Agnes W :. Bishop as Historian.
 Now therefore. the said members and their successors and associates are hereby declafed to be regularly or garized chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Rev. olution, to be known as the Cherokee Chapter; and as such are entitled to all the privileges and subject to all the limitations of the constitution and by laws of the National Society. Given under our hand and the seal of the National Society. this 2eth day of July. 1907.
 Emily Nelson Ritchis Mclean. Pres ident General. I
 Charlotte Emerson Main. Vice Pres ident General in charge of organiza- tion.
 Elizabeth F. Pierce. Recording Sec retary General.
 Countersigned,
 Aurora Prior Mcclellan. State Regent of Alabama.
 National No. 73s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23
Chapter Reports.

Selma Journal sest-.s
 The National Society of the DaugA- ters of the Revolution has now d duly organized local chapter in Selma. These natriotic societies have done, much to foster historical research, to protect old landmarks and relics. and to keep in mind tho virtues of colonial and rel olutionary men and women. The Colon. ialg Danes have long had Q following among our women, but only within the past few months has the organization of the local Daughters of the Afaeri- can Revolution been effected. Their charter. duly attested, signed and seal- ed, beautifully engraved on parchment, reads as follow:
 whereas. Miss Nellie V. Baker. Mrs. Agnes Ware Bishop, Mrs Louise Conn. ton Coleman, Mrs. P. Bruce. Miss Emily F. Ferguson. Mrs. Margaret Force Hun ter. Mrs. Mary Baker Parrish. Mrs. Ada. Hooper Keith, Mrs. Juliet Merriwether Pitts. Miss Kitty Pitts, Mrs. Isolene W. Robbins. Mrs. Cora Hooper Stoddard, Miss Rose P. Weaver. enrolled mem. bers of the National Society of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

i3ed at SSo,00o; a S50,o00 lumber com pany in West Virginia; s1o0.000 luna- Der company and $150.e00 oil com pauy in Oklahoma: a manufacturing plant in North Carolina; Sfe0,000 foundry and $1e0.0o0 mining company in Missouri; q $10o.00 building and loan company in Mississippi; s100.oo0 lum- Der company in Louibiana; e40.000 tod company in Kentucky; a 110e.000 construction company in Georgia: q $400.000 naval stores and lumber conn pany, . s325,ooO phosphate company and $i00,000 lumber company in Florida; $100.00 lumber company fn Arkansas and a warehouse company in Alabama. These are only few of the more tmportnt industries that have de- veioped in the South during the week. The Tradesman's eomplete list. by States. iS as follows:
 Alabama.
 Misunderstanding and heating company. S s es Birmingham--slo, 900 bottlinK works. Montgomery--slS.ooo warehouse com- pany. Hot springs-a1oo.ooo medicine fac- tory.
 F. smith--s5O.OOo development oom- pany.
 Alonzo-TeIephone company. Pine Blun-$1oo.000 lumber milIa
 Eloraaa.
 Tampa--$4S.0 900 land company; 42s,- 900 lumber and export company; S3O, coo roofing and metal works.
 West Bay-S40o.0ao naval stores and lumber company.
 Jacksonville - g326.000 phosphate company; sl0o.0o0 lumber company. Tallahassee--&lOO.OOo tobacco com Dany.
 Georgia.
 Atlanta-$1OO.OOO construction com pany. Macon--Hardware company. Savannah-Lumher company.
 kentueky
 LouisvIlle-s4O.O00 tool company: sS0.V00. stone crushing company; S1o.. u00 loan company
 LOuislana.
 Nav orleans--$t0.000 contracting company; $25,0O0 naval st9ves corn panyi box factory; $5o,00O lumber com pany; manufacturing company; s50,OO0 packing company. 2 Patterson-$l00,0OO saw mill. i yeenerette-Sl0.00 900 oil company. rt-WoOdwork'nR plant,
 Mississippi. Brandon-s1Oo.0O0 building ana loan company; $10,000 telephonec omoany.
 Missouri.
 Kansas city-S5O,O00 development sompanyi S20.00 milling company. Sedalia-Implemen company. Clayton-S10,000 reduction company. St. Louis $30.00O land company: l20.000 oil and mining company; reduc- ton company; s100000 mining com pany; $s,5O woodworking plaE.s: S1OO,- poo foundry; $50,000 construction com pany; $5,000 supply company. Hurdland--S9. GOO hardware conpany. EIdon-$20.O00 hardware and lumber companv.
 Raytown-S5,00O land company.
 North CarOiina. Harmony-S5.000 telephone system. Pates-s25.0O0 gin and grist mill com Oanv.
 omasviIle--Manufactur plant. Goldsboro-S1o.00O bottiinE works. n-Salem-$126.oO0 land com Dany.
 OkIaAOma.
 Bartlesville - s25.00Q construction company.
 Terral-s25.0O lumber company. MuskoGee--S10,a00 coal company; ss0.ooo mining company; &5e.oO0 oil company.
 claremont--S6.00O mining company. Red Rock--s150.000 oil company. Graeemont--Talephone company. Haworth- -s100 900 lumber company. Winita--S14.oo0 mining company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23
Gained 24 Pounds In Four Months

Mfr. Michael Pitts of Cam bridge, Mass, who had been greatly run down and suffered agOnies from painters collie, |" was completely cured by Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey and gained 24 pounds in four months.
 Thousands of convincing let ters come from grateful men and women who, like Mfr. Pitts, have been cured of different diseases by Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey after all other remedies failed.
 ''Last December l suffered great agon- ies from trouble known as painters coEe. l tried many remedies. and after they had all failed me l took DuGy's Mal Whiskey. found almost immediate relief. It com pleteIy cured me and I-have gained A pounds in four (4) months. thanks to DuGy's Pure Malt Whiskey. am able to work again and feel like new man. l hope that my praises of DuGy's Pure Malt Whiskey will be taken seriously and in the right spirit by all men who suffer from dis eases resulting from the use of paint. l assure you that you may enroll my name f the best medicine on earth. Michael Pitts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

year, was the encouraging of historical research work among the schools of Montgomery. and the awarding of gold medal for the best paper. The Girls High School of Mr. Sam Starke has been selected by this year.
 The matter of marking the school buildings of the Montgomery public sch iools, in honor of historically iEn- portant characters will be taken up with the proper authorities. Lafayette picnieked on the grounds of @Capitoi Hill Sch col" so t is proposed to name, it "Lafayette scheoi::s the BelIinGer sch oOl is named already for pr. Bei- finger, . llneal descendant of the third Landgrave of South Carolina--BelIing hame--who owned the original grant Of land to that Landgrave. and who sold
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23
SENDS AIn TO JARs
Rsvsaa. catlsF wIil I'sllsvs Il1sssasa

Rsvsnus cutEer wIii nelisvs Hzmrssnsa Portland. Ore. Fsh s2.--A dispatch frprh Pert TewasemA. wash.. to the Ore gonian sayes
 The uniksA stntes Revenue euttAF. Thetis will attsmpt so give aid Co the eight sur- vtyoPs of the 5apanese schooner eatsuraa wrecked on A9AiasptnA Glacier near xuk- atat, AlasaiEa
 Under Che instructions from wAshinston. orders were iasuad to have the entteF pre- pare ana hufriedIy depart for the nurth. It Is expected she wiIl reach this port k6norrow and after eoalins and taking to depart for the north within 2t hours
 Reckoning the speed of the cutter Thetis under ordinary eonditions 1t is estimatad that at least nine days will be required to reach the point where the Japaness are marooned-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23
DAUGHTERS OF THE
 AMERICAN REVOLUTION

chairman. Mrs l. c. Dawson. Mont Gomery. t'
 Jackson Roads in Chair
 in mrS h q e1Ss NicSsa rSa Afabama--Chairma Mrs. Schuyler Harris, Birminghem.
 Historic Spots, Relics and Graves of nns cSsirman. Mfs rPss H p' Rarr a Annisaon rUnes
 Child Labor Isegislation--Chnlrm Mrs. Rhett Goode. Mobile.
 Cultivation of FratefnaI Relations with the Sons of the. Revolution. and Sons of the American Reyolution-- Chairman. Mrs. Halls Jannsy. Mont
 To Secure Pensions for Real paugh- rs-Chairman. Mrs. E.. P. Garrett.
 Jones Valley Memorial Road Commit. tss--chairman. Mrs. A. O. Lane. Birn- Ian of Athens. is in Montgomery on a short visit to her son, Judge Thomas c. Mcclellan. of the Supreme Court. The Montgomery Chapters delight to toying the privilege of welcoming her to the-city. The meetings with the Daughters have been most informal because of the recent bereavement in the family of the Regent. in the death of her brother. the Hon. Richard eA&1sf @hS AONG anu 0CCPCot SShAT pathies of all have gone out to her, at this time.
 Tn the February number of the American Monthly Magazine. is an ac- count of the 9th Alabama State Confer ence held at Athens in December. The State Secretary. Mrs. William Harvey. of New Decatur, has given an inter- esting review of the proceedings. and has made q most creditable showing of the fVfnffr n, Alabama.
 The following letter has been re- ceived by state officials Of the D. A H., and IS reproduced here to cali atten- tion to the wishes Of the Continental Hall Committee:
 Memorial Continental Hall Commit tee N. &, D. A. R.
 Mrs. Donald Mclean. President Gen
 erai and Chairman. Washington. D,
 C.. January, 1908.
 My dear Madam--As the time ap- breaches when the nation will again celebrate the Anniversary of the birth of the Immortal Washington, and we recall his heroic deeds and those of his compatriots. our ancestors. Our hearts throb with patriotism and the desire to manifest 1t.
 Can We Daughters of the American Revolution do better than to celebrate the day in such manner as to enable every Chapter in the Society and each member of this Committee to make q contribution in Washington's name to the "building fund" of our Grand Me morial Continental Hall in Washington. D. C.. the Nations Capitaif
 To Chapters finding it incopvenaent to celebrate on that particular date, 1t is suggested that a later one be select cd and the proceeds of such ceiebra- ion be presented tat the time of the Continental Congress iv April.
 Tn fact. that all contributions from such source be brought to Congress md q special feature made of the pre- sentation.
 Your President General and Char nan of Continental Hall Committee Mrs. Donald Mclean. is in hearty syn- oathy with this project and earnestly urges great concerted action to bring generous contributions to the coming Continental Congress.
 Yours Vgr~ sincerely.
 Frances 4. M Terry, Mrs Charles H. Terry.) Secretary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23
Gancar Cured
 In 10 Days.

Disoovsry That Has Startled the Medical
 World.
 | have, discovered what the rnadfcai world has been looking for. for y6arH a sure cure for cancer so sure that n can Do absolutely guaranteed. This I do, and eaa prove it. have cured hundreds of the most horrifying eases in from 10 to % dayu, after celebrated physicians and surgeons had gften up all hope of savfng them.
 After yoh have seen the marvellous renulta of this treatment you win be surprised how easily you can cure yourself at home with out risk or danger.
 have one of the finest sanltariuma in the country for those who wish to como and have my personal attention. However, you can cure yourself just 0s well at home Any bank or business firm in Lebanon viii tell you we are reliable and successful in curing cancer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23
shot Wife and sels.

Hotchkisa. Colo. Feb. a2.--Insane with rage because she objected to This seoid- ing one of their children. A U. stoas- burner. aged Ai. a prOminet and wealthy farmer. living near this city. last night shot and fatally wounded his wife and then placed the smoking revolver against his own heart and committed suicide be- fore his six little children seated around the supper table.