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Rather Hoggish.

(OMMISSIONER BINGHAM OF New
~ York was talking about d rather
hoggish corporation. OF its last and worst
victim he said:
THE poor young fellow must have felt
rather like the rich bachelor who, re-
turning Unexpectedly from Florida to his
fiat in town, found a friend and lady in
his library and exclaimed:
well. I'm dashed! My rooms. my
cigarettes, my gramophone, my wine, my
Sirl!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-29

larity. But it has been at the semi
official amenities which have been so
numerous since Mrs. Roosevelt became
first lady that Mrs. Cowles has shone
most brilliantly Her bon mots have been
passed on as something worth repeating,
and her expressed opinion of a play af-
fects its popularity, at least in her own
set.
er's position to force herself out of her
natural station in the naval set, another
trait of her excellent judgment Though
conspicuous in social life. she has mod
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-29
WflERE, The THD DE GINS - WR0lNA EMp y1Ms BRDGE.

DIAN for National Road
/ way Meets With APP
prova1 of the President-Car-
lin Expects the Bill Appro-
priating the Necessary Money
to Pass Through Congress
This Session-Col. Bromwell
Proposes a Plan for a Sixty
foot Right of Way and a
Twenty-foot Macadam Road
way-The Most Feasible of
the Three Routes as Sur
veyed Eighteen Years Ago.
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LES, PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S ELDER SISTER,

estly kept in the background. except
when occasion forced her in the lime
light. She has entertained and been en-
tertained In the same way as before the
assassination of President Mckinley
placed her brother in so exalted a place
She has avoided the obnoxious question OF
precedence and enjoyed herself most cor
daily and naturally. She has not in
jected herself into the personal affairs Of
her relatives. and her aloofness from po-
litical questions has rendered things easy
for her brother.
Copyright 1908, by Margaret B. DowuinG1
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Cowles. stands pre-eminent. Washington
knew Mrs. Cowles very pleasantly before
her brother attained his present lofty sta
ton. and she has always been reckoned
among the we'll poised and cultured
hostesses of the conservative set.
Those who know the Roosevelt family
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HERE is "A delight

HERE is "A delight
iul side to life at
the hite House
which does not pre-
sent itself to the
public. Mrs. Roose-
Welt S coterie has
been composed of
exceptionally able
womep. and Of
these the Presi-
dents sister, Mrs.
William Sheffield
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-29

forward with more or less success. No
official announcement has been made of
the Presidents program for furthering
the project, but from an authentic source
Il Is learned that he is heartily in favor of
the building and maintenance of such
highway by the government. He would
like to see the home of the first President
q sort of adjunct of the National capital.
the proposed boulevard acting as the con-
Meeting link as we'll as making valuable
and picturesque adjunct to the park sys-
tenn of the city.
time Is the use of 800. 600 which the ma
tional government borrowed from the
state of Virginia to help build the Capitol
more than 100 years ago. George Wash
ington asked the loan from the rich state,
and 1t was cheerfully given. This amount
has never been repaid. Last year bill
was passed by the Virginia legislature
calling upon the national government to
repay the money for the purpose of build
ing a highway to Mount Vernon. In &C
cordance with this expressed wish of the
people Of the state, Senator Daniel intro
duced q bill for the payment of the claim
In the United States Senate and Repre-
sentative Carlin introduced a similar
measure IN the lower house. The Senate
bill passed unanimously and was reported
to the House, where IT now lies in the
lin says that the bill will be called up
early In this session and that he is sat
isfied that 1t will receive favorable con-
sideration. Members Of the House, with
out regard to political affiliation, express
themselves in favor of the proposed high
way.
Representative c. c. Carlin of the AL
exandria district, who introduced the bill
in the lower House of Congress to OBJ
tain the money necessary to build the
road said to a Star reporter:
II became interested in the Mount Ver-
non avenue project while law student
nineteen years ago. 1t appealed to my
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Observation-Disclosures

r ESIDENT ROOSE-
WELT has set the
mark or his up
prevail OH the propo-
Sition to build a ma
tional h i & h " a y
from Washington
to Mount Vernon,
The plan has been
cherished for many
years by organiZa-
tions that have
urged the matter
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The Great Poe.

HTHE late Charles Eliot Norton said
a Bostonan, used humorously to
deplore the modern youths preference Of
Drawn to brain.
He used to tell of foot ball game he
once witnessed Princeton had d splen-
did player in Poe-you will remember
little Poe?-and Prof. Norton, thinking OF
The Raven and 'Annabel Lee said to
the lad at his side:
He plays we'll that Poe
Doesn't he?' the youth cried.
rs he said Prof. Norton. any rela-
ton to the great Poe?'
Amy relation said the youth fro~n-
ing. Why, he is the great Poe"
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patriotism and my love for old Mount
Vernon and its associations with George
Washington. My interest has never lag
ged The Mount Vernon Association was
organized in the Office OF my employers Of
many years ago and / was an Interested
spectator Of Its first meeting. The asso-
citation has been working quietly and I'M
OstentatiOuSly to attain results and 1t has
been successful in doing mucl prel!mi-
nary work Through its efforts an appro-
priation was made by Congress eighteen
years ago for survey for a national
road from the Aqueduce bridge to Mount
Vernon. Va. This survey was made under
the direction of Col. P. c. Hams, then
engineer officer in charge of the puuiic
buildings and grounds of the District of
Columbia.
His work was very exhaustive and
shows three routes. That survey and sub
Sequent observations prove that the go
called west route from Rosslyn running
by the theological seminary below Alex
andria IS the most correct and satisfac
tory route.
According to the survey referred to by
Mr. Carlin three routes were proposed.
The east route. running almost directly
along the bed of the Potomac, possesses
many engineering problems that would
entail an enormous expense. On this
route the. historic old city of Alexandria
would be passed on Washington street.
but experts in these problems contend
that it would not be desirable to have the
road pass through any city, as problems
Of jurisdiction would always be coming
up between the city and the United States
authorities The problem of maintenance
and the proper division of expense is also
a question that engineers do not wish to
tackle.
Col. Cromwell. in charge of public build
ings and grounds. is favorable to the
project for a national roadway. He said
to Star reporter:
Il consider the proposed national high
way to Mount Vernon an admirable UNI
dertaking. and l am heartily in favor of
the project. 1t would prove a good thing
for the city of Washington and for the
state of Virginia, well as proving
valuable addition to the park system. Of
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Entirely Too Far.

From Everybody's Magazine.
Dennis inquired Mr.. Hogan. glancing
up over the door of the post Office build
ing. what is the meanin' of thin letters
'MDCCCXCVIII?
They mean eighteen hundred an
ety-eight.' "
Dennis. don't il sthrike you that
they're carryin' this shpellin' reform On.
toirely too far?"
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Through mud and mire The Sunday
Stars big touring automobile made a
trip from Washington to. Mount Vernon
and return one day last week. One of
the most forceful impressions was made
The Detroit times., 1908-07-20
NEEON' T PAY
PAVING BOND
COURT RELIEVES HIGHLAND
PARK BECAUSE WORK WAS
VERY POORLY DONE.

Judge Mandell handed down a de-
cision Saturday morning refusing the
mandamus asked by the Barber AS
phalt Co, TO compel the village Of
Highland Park 10 pay bond for s4,-
500 given as part payment on the
Wcodward-ave. paving contract.
At the time the work was complet-
ed in 1901 the village was out OF
funds. so II gave q bond, but alleging
that the work had not been perform
ed according To contract. II refused 10
come up with the cash when the bond
then took the matter into the courts.
where II has dragged along FOR sew
eral months.
Judge Mandell. in refusing The man
damus, says that he examined the
pavement complained OF by the VII.
lage. and found that the work was
poorly done, that the material was
Faulty, and the whole job not up 10
specifications. II was shown by wit
nesses that the concrete used in the
foundation was OF poor quality. sink
ing in many places, and allowing the
asphalt to crack.
The whole contract was for $50.
aud the bond which the village has
been relieved from paying was for the
balance on the work.
The pavement in question has long
been a source OF annoyance 10 auto
ists and residents living In Highland
Park and the country beyond.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-20
HOTEL MAN HAS
CObb'5 BIC MEDAL

BOSTON. Mass. July lS.-It was
discovered. today that Ty Cobb. OF
the Tigers, left town Wednesday night
without the diamond badge given him
for leading the American league in
batting last year.
The Georgian objected TO paying ex-
ira charges for having some meals
served In his room. as southern gentle
men are accustomed TO when at home.
He also owed for an extra meal for an
ardent admirer which was served In
the dining room, and for a cuspidor.
which he broke showing his friend
how he made four hits In one game.
The bill was not so large as TO
break Landlord Whipple II Cobb did
not pay 1t. but. being a Yankee, the
landlord thought to teach the southern
gentleman what they do In New Eng.
land when people try to duck hotel
bills. He retained Ty's big medal in
the hotel safe, merely as a kind OF
hostage until Ty sees at to settle. 1t
was making Cobb round shouldered
10 wear II, anyway.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-20
Brief Telegraph
Items Of Interest

HAMBURG. July 1S.-After being
more or less in control Of the Ham
burg-American line for a quarter OF
a century, Albert Ballin, the director
general. is TO retire and his place will
be filled by Emil Boas. who has been
the company's general manager in the
United States for the last ten years.
Mr.. Boas will sail from New York
on the steamer Deutschland July 20
and take up his new post on his ar
rival here on July 80. Mr. Ballin's
retirement is said to be due to the
transatlantic rate war OF last August.
VIENNA. July 1s.-According to the
Czech newspaper. Narodny Lsty. the
Princess Amelie Louise. OF Fursten-
berg, and Gustav Kozian. an employee
of an automobile firm with whom she
eloped last May. we're married Tues
day. in the castle chapel at Hammer
berg.
CHICAGO, July 1s.-Clarence Don
Clark. United States senator from wy
oming. was stricken with q nervous
collapse and general breakdown at
the Auditorium Annex hotel last
night So serious was the senator
condition that for a time his life was
despaired OF. He soon rallied. how
ever. and although still In precar-
ious condition, the physicians expect
him to recover.
LOUISVILLE, KY. July lS.-That
freight should be advanced In the ter
ritory OF the Southeastern Freight as
ISOLATION and the Southeastern MIS-
sissippi Valley association. which
takes in all OF the territory south OF
the Ohio river and east Of the Missis-
sippi river, was decided on at the
meeting of the executive Officers OF
all the railroad systems interested.
which closed today. The advance Will
be from four to 10 cents hundred
pounds. horizontally TO correspond
with the advance decided on by the
Southwestern Freight association re-
Gently.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-20
Farmers Are Urged
to Contribute Funds

FAIRVIEW, LINCOLN. Neb.. July
1s.-The first appeal for campaign
contributions by the Democratic can
didates for the presidency and the
vice presidency was made yesterday
In formal message directed 10 the
farmers OF the country Bryan and
Kern urge them to contribute accord
Ing TO their means and In other ways
assist In restoring Democracy TO pow
err. Here Is a portion or the appeal:
1T Is very appropriate that this
first contribution should come from
that great body Of our population
known as the agriculturists. The
farmer has nothing TO gain by priv
ilege and favoritism: his hope Is In
the application OF the doctrine OF equa
rights to all and special privileges to
none He has been the victim OF al
special legislation and has suffered
from control OF politics by the great
predatory corporations
Now that the Democratic party has
announced It's determination not to
accept contributions from corpora
tons and not to accept excessive con
tributions even from individuals anc
TO publish all contributions when over
reasonable minimum, II ought to be
able to secure a SUFFICIENT sum from
the citizens who ask from the gov
eminent nothing but protection tf
their rights and consideration OF the
general welfare. There are hundreds
OF thousands OF farmers who are
abundantly able TO contribute TO the
campaign fund
The Detroit times., 1908-07-20
COMPANY WILL BUCK
MOVING PICTURE TRUST

Detroit will soon be supporting a
company Of actors who will never ap'
pear In public but whose efforts will,
nevertheless, break a theatrical trust,
| II Ia hoped. These actors will depict
scenes In pantomine for reproduction
on the moving picture machines OF the
country.
A new company Is being formed In
Detroit. with subscribers in several
other cities, to make films in opposi.
ton to q combination Of manufac-
turers who are termed the trust. the
Edison Co. being the leading member
OF that organization. The new con-
Germ will succeed the Goodfellow Film
Co. nut out Of business some time ago
nv the decision Of the federal courts
unfolding the Edison patents on a
perforated picture MIN.
"A new camera has been invented
which does not require perforated
aims. as the camera does not stop be-
fore exposure" says w. II. Goodfel-
low manager of the Detroit Film ex-
change. which serves 80 per cent OF
the picture theaters Of the state. The
new company Ia based on the use OF
this camera and we shall establish
q theater here and make pictures OF
all kinds OF subjects In opposition 10
the trust and the foreign manufacture
ers"
In a meeting OF the independent
picture manufacturers. FUNDS were
subscribed to manufacture Dody MIN
In Binghamton. ". Y.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-20
CANADIAN PACIFIC
TO GOBBLE STEEL PLANT

SAULT STE. MARIE. Mich. July
1S.-It Is now reported that the clos
ing Of the plant OF the Algoma Steel
plant. yesterday. is the result OF the
deal pending with the Canadian Pa
cihc. which will probably take over
the steel mills In addition 10 the Algo-
ma Central railway from the Lake
Superior corporation.
The Canadian 500 plant manufac-
lures nearly 80 per cent OF the rails
made In Canada. Taken in connec-
ton with the Algoma Central prop
erty, the deal represents an invest
ment OF more than 100000 With
the plant in its possession, the Cana
dian Pacific will be independent OF
the trust IL 1t ever invades the Dom
inion. II is also said car shops may
be established in the Canadian 500
to be followed by the building OF a
drydock, which Is badly needed IN
Canada
The Detroit times., 1908-07-20
TWO SUSPECTS HAVE
STOLEN PROPERTY

In response to the complaint OF a
citizen that two suspicious characters
were lurking about barn in the rear
OF No. "A Chandler-ave., late Friday
night. Patrolman Clark. OF Garfield
precinct, found George Mapes, aged
IL. giving his address as No. 43 Dallas
ave-, and Andrew S. Trainer. aged Is.
who says his home is at No. 365 Fifth
St, both OF whom are known TO the
police. When they were searched,
Mapes had a gold watch. chain and fob
and Trainer a cheaper watch. both OF
which were later Identified as the
property OF DR.. Whom. No. 26l Eu-
clid-ave. east. They were stolen from
him the night OF July IL, when his
drug store at that number was en-
tered. Both boys were seen In the
vicinity OF the drug store on the night
of the robbery.
DR.. Whom secured warrants against
both In the police court, Saturday.
charging them with robbery. They
will be arraigned Monday morning.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-20
MISSING D. P. w.
JOURNAL LEAF FOUND

One OF the missing leaves OF the
old department of public works jour
nal, over which there was much com
motion about a year ago when Assist
ant City Accountant A. Gray made
grave charges as TO amounts owing
the city by the d. U. r.. was received
Friday by the mayor in the mall. II
was Enclosed In D. p. w. envelope
and a note accompanying II was on
d. p. w. paper.
Here is one of the missing leaves
found IN Bookkeeper Rays desk yes
terday. Isn't this an outrage!" read
the note.
Mayor Thompson attaches no Inn
portance 10 the receipt Of the leaf and
note. The transactions shown on the
leaf deal with rebates given by w. II.
Maybury as commissioner and are not
new or important, the rebates having
been given with the consent OF the
council.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-20
SQUARED UP SHORTAGE
BUT IS PROSECUTED

The unpleasant fate OF being made
an example Of to encourage honesty
and discourage peculation In the rura.
mail service has befallen Charles
H. Saraw, formerly rural delivery
carrier living near Mason. Mich. II
! Is alleged that he was given money
by some Of the people along the route
to purchase money orders for them.
hut that he did not fulfill his trust.
He was detected. paid up and went
to Ann Arbor TO seek other work. But
Uncle Sam could not allow a postal
employe to get away after being
unfaithful to his trust and Saraw
was arrested and arraigned Friday
before Commissioner Harsha here.
Rural carriers get very small pay
az compared with the city men and
Saraw IL understood to have been
temporarily embarrassed.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-20

taken up the fad of story telling and
many OF the young matrons in the
summer colony have taken up the
study OF elocution In order to tell their
stories In the proper spirit.
Mrs. Whitney has taken the initia'
tive and is preparing a number OF
tales drawn from the surroundings OF
the south seas, region Familiarity
known to Mrs. Whitney through her
work, The Rose of Dawn" Many
OF the tales In her repertoire are
blood-curdling and most Interesting.
Mrs. Gardner has a great assortment
Of Egyptian tales warranted 10 make
the listeners hair stand on end.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-20
UNIONS OF MINERS
WILL BE MERGED

DENVER. July 1S.-President Chas
II. Meyer. Of the Western Federation
OF Miners. which Is holding it's annual
convention. and President T. II. Lewis
OF the United Mine Workers OF Amer.
lea. together with members OF the ex.
ecutive boards OF both organizations,
today reached an understanding re.
garding complete and uniform ex-
change OF working cards and outlined
plans for an affiliation OF the two
bodies.
Both sides will report back TO their
regular conventions and ask for juris.
diction TO work In harmony. The
question OF support TO each other dur
ing strikes will be settled at a future
conference, after the two boards have
conferred with their respective or.
ganizations.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-20
NEW BOOKS IN THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY
r. NJ Bain-oslayonic Europe." polit-

r. N Bain--"Slavonic Europe" polit-
ical history OF Poland and Russia. j.
n Bloomheld-"The Oneidas. history
OF the tribe. James \. Burns-"Sto OF
OF English Kings According to Shakes
peare. Gabriel Compayrc--'M ontalgne
and Education OF the Judgment War
rem ID CTandnff-"History OF the Ram
Fleet and the Mississippi Marine Brig
AIDE IN the Civil War" cyril Davenport
The Book. It's History and Develop
ment Francis Francis-"Chemical
Basis OF Fharmacology.' Il. J. Hartog
THE writing OF English" Arthur
L. Haydon-"Canada at Work and at
Play" clifford ID. Holley--"Analysis
OF Mixed Paints. Color Pigments and
End Of the Traii:" poems. f. Nerz-
"Searchllghts;" their theory. )construc-
tion and applications. + G. Selous--
African Nature Notes and Rcminis-
cences. John A. Thomson--"Hered-
ty" w t.. Urwick THE Child y
Mind, it's, Growth and Training"
The Detroit times., 1908-07-20
TURK COMMANDER.
IS ASSAsS|NATEO
GEN. OsMAN PAsHA SHOT DEAD
~ YOUNG TURKEY"
zEALoT.

SALoNIKA. European Turkey. July
1S.-An officer connected with the
Young Turkey" movement. today
shot and killed Gen. Osman Pasha,
the commander OF the Turkish forces
at Monastir.
The assassination took place in the
barracks and was a most spectacular
and dramatic incident The general
yesterday sent out q notification that
amnesty would be granted all Turkish
officers who were compromised In
the recent mutiny.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-20
INTREPID BRIDE WILL
LIVE AMONG ESKIMOS

OWOSSO. Mich. July 1S.-After be.
ing isolated for year, with native
Eskimos on an Ice and rock bound
island on Boring straits. and seeing
no white faces excepting occasionally
the members of a whaling crew, Roy
w. Thompson, government teacher at
Little Diomede island, and a former
Laingsburg boy came TO Seattle,
Wash, recently for his bride, Miss
Lois W. Thompson. They left imme-
dlately for the island, where they will
reside.
The natives, according 10 letter
written by Thompson, murdered the
only other white man who ever lived
among them. He was German whal-
er who frequently visited the place
and helped the natives to brew IL
Quor.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-20
Babe Nav Have Shot Mother.

NEW YORK, July ls.-The Brook
lyn police have difficult problem to
solve In establishing the cause of the
death OF Mrs Samuel Friedland, wife
OF real estate dealer, who was found
with bullet In her brain at her home,
in Prospect park. There Is little hope
OF ever determining whether the wom-
an was shot by her 2-year-old son. The
child was playing with revolver be-
side the body when the tragedy was
discovered.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-20
Phone Booth Thief Sent Uo.

George p. O'Connell. In an effort to
capture whom James Leroy. a phaeton
driver at Belle Isle, was stricken with
paralysis dying Friday night, was
found guilty of \robbing one Of the
telephone booths in the casino by Po.
lice Justice Stein. Saturday morning
and fined s25 with the alternative OF
60 days In the works. Immediately
after his conviction. another warrant
charging O'Connell with the same Of
Tense was sworn out.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-20
TWO KILLED IN STEEL
MILLS EXPLOSION

CHICAGO, July 1S.-Two men were
instantly killed and ten others were
seriously injured today. by an explo-
sion Of hot metal in the blast fur
mace OF the Wisconsin Steel mills,
in South Chicago. The explosion oc-
Cured while the furnace was being
tapped. The injured were hurried
away 10 hospitals but several of them
are so badly burned they may die.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-20
HiLLsDAEE GIRL A BRIDE.

CHARLOTTE. Mich, July 49,
Especial LOREN Z. Neal. who has
put on several very successful news
paper contests at Coldwater. Jackson.
Howell, Hillsdale. st. Johns. Ionia.
Charlotte and other Michigan points
this morning. married Miss Myrtle
Hinkle. OF Hillsdale.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-20
THINK CORPSE is CANADIANS.

SAULT STE. MARIE. Mich, July
1s.-(Special.) THE body OF a man
found In the river by dredgemen, last
night, near the 500. Is believed. from
papers found In his pocket TO be H..
or w. Bedard. of Ottawa. His cloth
ing indicates that he was lumber
man about so years OF age.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-20
Mrs. Payne Whitney
Leader in New Fad
~ Of Storytelling

NEW YORK. July 1s.-Headed by
Mrs. Payne Whitney and Mrs. Jack
Gardner. a number OF the younger OF
the society set now located In New
port following closely along the plans
OF the English society matrons have