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The Washington times., 1909-08-30
TAKES No ACTION
ON UNION PROTEST
Department of Commerce
and Labor Not to InveSti-
gate MorriSon's Charge.

No immediate action is contemplated
by the Department Of Commerce and
Labor looking 20 an investigation of
the charges made by Secretary Nor
rison. Of the American Federation OF
Labor, HI the iaborers are not paid
the share to which they are entitled un-
der the protective tariff system. Mr..
Morrison bases his claim on the fact
hat since the company Is able to obtain
ouch higher prices than otherwise II
would receive, the Government should
take steps to protect the labOrer.
Though Secretary Morrison Is said
70 have forwarded a request for an in
vestigation 20 the department. officials
in the office of Acting Secretary Nc
Harg have heard nothing Of h com
municatiOn. and the matter has not
been brought 10 the attention Of Com
missioner OF Labor Nell.
According to Mr.. Morrison the wages
of employees have been reduced to the
extent that "fn sheer desperation they
decided TO cease work until their many
grievances. which they could no longer
bear, were remedied and a higher wage
rate paid
Mr.. Morrison says that the rioting and
the loss Of life should not be allowed 70
divert attention from the fact that
"these regrettable conditions exist
The Washington times., 1909-08-30
CHURCH IS DENIED
TO DIVORCED MAN
College Professor Required
to Cancel Wedding Slated
for Swarthmore Chapel.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. s0-Deprived
OF the use Of the church in SWarthmore
by the action Of the elders because he
is a divorced man, the decree having
been handed down by the courts orly
a month ago, Prof. Ward W. Pierson,
Of the University OF Pennsylvania, and
Hattie H. Armstrong. who is well
known in literary circles, will not be
married on September s in the First
Presbyterian Church IN S~warthmore. as
they had planned.
Wedding invitations. issued on August
10, have been recalled. They were the
first announcement that Prof. Pierson,
a few weeks after his wife had obtained
a divorce from him in Ohio on the
grounds Of incompatillity. had decided
tC remarTy.
lack Of the withdrawal OF the iuvi-
%tations, according TO job l.. Smith,
head elder and clerk OF the board. there
is a story OF many meetings in the
vestry house OF h church when the
proposed wedding was discussed after
n Of the church members had sud
denly preached 10 the board the in
formation that Prof. Pierson was a d.
vorced man. Finally the church au-
thorities decided to refuse the use Of
the edifce for the wedding. No other
date or place for the ceremony has yet
been announced.
The Washington times., 1909-08-30
OFFICIALS URRyING
WORK ON SCHEDULES
Formulation Of Census Emu
merators' Lists Rushed by
Director Durand.

Work on the Foundations Of census
schedules on which the enuemrators
will make their reports is being pushed
by United States Census Director Du-
rand and Assistant Director VIII
loughby.
The director is authorized by law to
determine the form and subdivision OF
the queries necessary TO obtain the In
formation wanted by Congress To as
sist him he has engaged a score or
more Of expects in statistics. economics,
agriculture, manufacture, and other
subjects. They will assemble In Wash
ingtOn while the work is going on, and
will be employed in the capacity Of ex-
pert special agents.
In the formulation of the agricultural
schedule fou cOnferees are J. l.
Coulter, II. c. Taylor, G. +. Warren,
and Thomas NJ. Carver.
At work on the manufactures SEIZED
ule are Sturgeon Bell, Arthur j. Boyn-
ton, G. w. Doten, r. d. Howard, Emil
p Seeker. w. NJ. Persons, Horace Sc
crist, a II. Willett. and Alvin 8. John
son.
on the schedule for population. w. b.
Bailey is advising. On the dependent
classes subject f. b. Miller is en-
gagged. Other special agents appointed
are Alexander Bowie, Willard E. Hotch-
kiss, Otis b. Goodall, Isaac A. Hour
wich, Max Q. BOrenz, Alfred II. Marsh,
Danie G. Roper, Charles Z. STANCE
land. Charles H. Stevenson, and George
r. Wicker.
The Washington times., 1909-08-30
NATIONAL ANTHEMS
CAUSE GENERAL ROW
Hungarian Melodies Arouse Ire
Of Some Patriotic
Servians.
SerVans.

6TEELTON. Pa. Aug. 3n-It is per-
Missile TO produce music from an &C
Gordon in his busy borough, but II is
somewhat dangerous 10 produce there
from 6trs from your WI fatherland In
the hearing OF men from another
country.
A Hungarian was playing an ac-
Gordon in a restaurant In the foreign
quarter last night. AS long as he stuck
20 MY Wife's Gone 10 the Country
and other popular airs, everything was
well; nor did any one object 10 The
Star-Spangled Banner" and Marching
Through Georgia"
Finally the player began grinding out
Hungarian melodies. They had some
class 10 them. but they aroused the ire
Of four ServianH, who insisted that IL
the performer was going to play Euro
pean airs he would have TO play Servian
music.
The result was that the lawyer had
his head cut open and the Servians were
taken into a magistrates court.
The Washington times., 1909-08-30
WADE IS RECOVERING
FROM GAS POISONING
Bowling Alley Manager
Overcome by Fumes in
Bedroom.

Physicians at the Emergency Hos
pital stated this morning that Gus
tave Wade. the well-known sporting
man who was found IN his room last
night overcome by Illuminating gas.
would recover
Wade regained consciousness after
the physicians had worked over him
for hours. He has made no state
ment. however. as TO how he hap
pened to be overcome By the gas
fumes.
According to persons at 715 Ninth
street northwest, where Wade was a
.lodger. he went to his room about 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon. At half
past five the landlady went to his
room to deliver a telegram, and de-
tected the odor Of gas. She sum
moned Policeman Cronie. Who broke
down the door. and opened the win
dows TO allow the gas to escape. Wade
was taken TO the hospital. where the
physicians said he had been discover
ed just in time to save his life.
Wade Is well known In sporting
circles throughout Washington. For
many years he has been manager Of
the Palace bowling alleys.
The Washington times., 1909-08-30
LINOTYPE COMPANY
FOOLED By NEWSBOY
Paper Boy" Wagers on Cost of
Machine and Firm Sends
Agent TO See Him.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. Aug. 8O-Elmer
Goetz, a newsboy. twelve years Of age,
got into a fierce argument a few days
ago with another newsboy about the
price OF typesetting machines, insisting
that they cost at least 5000 apiece. The
result was a 5O-cent bet, and GOetz. OBJ
tanning a letterhead from the assistant
business manager Of a Columbus news
. wrote a manufacturing company,
requesting that II please send him its
price list Of Iinotypes.
A representative OF the company came
into Columbus looking FOR Mr.. Goetz. &"
10 sell him a linotype. He had paid
railroad fare from Chicago. The boy
at the want ad COUNTER pointed out the
only Goetz he knew about the office.
the newsboy happening 20 be in at the
time 20 get his moor edition. The agent
Interviewed the lad for a few minutes.
and then announced that he would buy
dinner for the crowd.
The Washington times., 1909-08-30
SEAMAN is DROWNED.

NEWPORT. Aug. So.-It has been
learned here that a seaman was drowned
at GARDENERS Bay, i. L.. on Friday.
while the torpedo boat Warden was en-
gagged IN target practice. A small boat
which had just recovered n missile cap
sized. and one Of the two occupants
went down before help arrived The
naval officials here would not give tho
victims name. Particulars Of an acct
dent on board the Worden, in which
Ordinary Seaman Charles KohIer re-
Ceived burns about the body are like
wise kept secret. KohleT has been
brought to the navaI hospital
The Washington times., 1909-08-30
OLIVER STARTS WAR
ON FRICK INTERESTS
Pittsburg Senator Moves Two Steel
Works Offices From Latters
Building.

PTTTsBURG, Aug. SO.-United States
Senator George L Oliver and the i'm
mense Oliver interests have started an
active business fight against the Prick
interests here for the part taken by
Frick in opposing the election Of Oliver.
The first gun was fired. according 20
local hnanciers. when two of the largest
steel comprehensive Republic Iron and
Steel and the Crucible-signed leases for
Office space in the new twenty-fve-story
oliver building, at an annual rental OF
SI25, 600.
Both the companies leave the Frick
building. which was erected some years
& by Henry W. Prick. after his row
with Andrew Carnegie.
The Washington times., 1909-08-30
AVERT SERIOUS FIRE
IN A TAILOR SHOP

Fire in a tailor shop at 1O14 Eighteenth
street called out the engine companies
in hat district about I o'clock this
morning. The shop is occupied by A..
Becker and the blaze was extinguished
before much damage was done. The
cause OF the fire is unknown.
The Washington times., 1909-08-30

ment 1 used 1 could see a change. I
used just two cakes of Cuticura Soap
and two boxes Of Cuticura Ointment
and my little girls head is cured. Her
hair is growing fine and long and her
skin is X velvet. Friends say that my
quick action in using the Cuticura Rem
edies kept the eczema from spreading
all Owe her body.
y still use the Cuticurz Soap and
always keep a box Of Cuticura Ointment
IN the house. fused them for my hands.
which were so badly chapped that the
skin would crack and bleed. 1 would
cry with pain. My hands are entirely
cured now. You certainly have nv
permission 90 publish this letter in any
paper, for / know how wonderful Cuff
cura is. Mrs. F. Davis. 200 f. Indians
St., Chicago, Ill, Jan. Is, 1900"
The Washington times., 1909-08-30
SEA GRIT AWAITS
SOLDIERS COMING
District Militia Among Com
petitors at Target
Range.
MAKE STRONG BIZ
FOR DRYDEN CUP
Washington Has Representatives in
Company and Regimental Con-
tests Against State Troops.

sEAGIRT, n. J., Aug. 9O.-A half
hundred rifemen from tbs District Of
Columbia n a heavy delegation from
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS n regtmental
teams-will be encamped here on New
Jerseys range by the end Of the week
for the first tristate rifle tournament
held here.
The District delegation now at the
Camp Perry matches is coming here. ar
irving Thursday evening for the opening
matches Friday morning, and from
Washington are coming company and
rerimental teams for the matches IN
which the District has figured promi-
nently ever since the early '9os.
The District will send nix company
teams in the match for gold medals and
$50. which Company I. Second Resi-
ment. won in 1903 and 1904-Company /,
First; I. Second; 3. First, and E, G, and
K. Second.
Both Regiments Compete.
In the interstate regimental fight for
h Briggs trophy. medals and $50, which
the United states Marine Corps took
last year. the First and Second Regt-
ments will compete. The Marines an
nounced at Camp Perry that they do
not intend to participate hereafter in
company and regimental matches
against which participation National
Guard organizations, with necessarily
very limited membership, have been OBJ
jectng stoutly.
The Districts eight heaviest guns,
whose names were announced from
Camp Perry a few days ago. viii 90
after the 5000 Dryden trophy, the chief
prize Of the meet, which the United
States Cavalry took in 1907 and the Ma
rines last year. n for the New York
Rife Associations McAlpin trophy.
other important matches anon the
hfty-one on the tristate program are
the Cavalry team, the Seagirt cham
pionEhip (the governors MATCH, and
the revolver championship contest
Three New Matches.
Three new matches are announced by
the New Jersey Rife Association An
important feature OF the shoot viii he
the race for the Nevada trophy. which
from 1915 to 1894 was shot for by COM
panies and batteries OF the United States
Army. The Association Of American
international Rihemen, which was form
ed at Camp Perry last year with Cen
Bud W. Spencer. as president, offers the
500 trophy made OF Nevada gold and
silver.
The Nevada contest sends the ccmpe-
titors farther from the target than any
match ever shot in America-1.20o yards.
II begins at 800 yards. then goes 10 go,
and then on zoo yards past the LOCO yards
which has been the limit heretofore.
The other new matches are the Lib
bey trophy 1.o00-yard contest for the
trophy presented by Lieut. Col. William
Labbey, assistant inspector general Of
rife practice for New Jersey. a professor
IN Princeton University; and the Lehm-
burg trophy at 200 and 800 yards.
The United states Infantry. United
states Cavalry, n United States Ma
rfne Corps teams are, Xix the Districts,
coming here direct from Camp Perry.
The pick Of Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
and New York rihemen viii be here.
Ohio is coming, and Rhode Island IS ex-
pected. There Will be at least indiVid-
ia competitors from Maryland.
The Washington times., 1909-08-30
NEW CUNARD LINER.

LONDON, Aug Sa-Orders for a new
Cunard liner have been given to the
Tyne firm which built the Mauretania.
The new vessel will be 10000 tons eO
feet long n 70 feet beam. She will
have turbine engines and r. intended
70 be speedy enough 70 replace the
Mauretania or the Lusitania.
The Washington times., 1909-08-30
DEFICIT EXPECTED
IN P. o. DEPARTMENT
More Than Sixteen Million Need
ed TO Clear Up
BUSINESS
Business.

The Postmaster General expects an
other deficit N his department for the
Of the fiscal year ended June 30. 1908.
Will equal IN amount the deficit Of SIS
378, 22074. which was found at the close
Of the fiscal yea ending June %, 1908.
The complete figures for the year have
not yet been made UP, however. When
Mr.. Meyer was Postmaster General last
year he estimated that the last fiscal
years deficit would go beyond fifteen
millions.
The Washington times., 1909-08-30
ENGLISH SYNDICATE
BUYS MEXICAN TRACT

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico. Aug 3O.-An
English syndicate is preparing 10 pur-
chase ono o. the Tersraz ranches en-
bracing about 100000 acres near here.
The syndicate includes Sir William
Wiseman, A r. BoireL n. March, and
a. r. Burn, all Of whom have been on
a long visit 10 this section OF Mexico.
The deal for the big ranch has been
practically closed.
The Washington times., 1909-08-30
CHEERS BATTER; DIES.

CHICAGO. Aug. 2O-CheernE vigor-
ously for a player who had just knocked
a home run in an amateur baseball
game here, Robert Myers. sixty-fve
years old. dropped dead Of heart disease.
The Washington times., 1909-08-30
Itching
Devils

by warm baths with Cuticura Soap and
gentle anointings Of Cuticura Ointment,
purest and sweetest Of emOllients.
QutcuEb Soap 25e1. Cuticura Otntmsnt 6Ocl
and Cutieura ResQlYent (50c), (oT 10 TIE form OF
Chocolats Coated Pins. 25c. per vial OF 60) are sold
throughout she world. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Props. 1875 Columbus Ave. Boston. Mas.
o4-o2-bage Cutioura Book. mailed free. giving de-
scription, Treatment and cure OF diseases Of the skin,
The Washington times., 1909-08-30
SCRATCHED HEAD
TILL It WAS RAW
Eczema Broke Out on Baby's Head
Causing All Her Hair to Fall Out
Gould Not Sleep = Spread of
Fearful Disease Ayerted and Easy,
Economical Cure Effected, for
A FRIEND ADVISED
USE OF CUTICURA
When my little girl was four months
old her head broke out with eczema. I

AH4 C[1lAAAaH a
tried everything but
nothing did her any
good. She could not
sleep at night and
she did ~nothing but
scratch her head.
which was like a raw
piece Of meat. All
of her hair fell out.
A friend of mine told
me about Cuticura
aGd the good it did
for her little boy.
After the first cake
Of Cuticura Soap and
box Of CutiCura Oint-
The Washington times., 1909-08-30

Are little patches Of
eczema o n { h . skin,
scalp or hands which
are instantly relieved
and speedily cured, in
the majority Of cases,
The Democratic advocate., 1909-04-02
NEWS OF THE STATE

The old siagie Hotel building az
Woodsboro by James W. f.eGore. was
burned az midnight Friday night with
all It's contents.
Joseph Douglass. 25 yeara old. Of
Homecoming. attempted suicide b.
shooting himself in the mouth Nom
day. He will recover
John Meier. Baltimore. plunged To
his death through the hatchway Of
the steamer Rhein. Of the North Ger
man Lloyd line, Sunday afternoon.
Samuel spriggs. colored. 4b years
old. a resident OF Camp Parole. near
Annapolis, walked overheard from the
Naval Academy heawaiI late satur-
dny night and was drowned Ills body
was found floating In the river.
Jacob Himms, n negro preacher, was
committed for the action OF the Criml-
nal Court b. Justice Stanley, at the
South western Police Station. Bait.
more. Monday morning on the charge
Of receiving . stolen ring knowing IL
10 have been stolen.
Capt Edward Rlddleman. 60 years
old, OF Baltimore. a weil-known RE-
publican politician and holder Of q
number Of political Offices. committed
suicide Monday morning BY swallow
ing seven grains Of atFychnlgn ln Cliff
ton Park He died shortly after AZ
81. Jogephn Hospital.
That Montgomery couuty "a not al
together dry was shown by the re-
port Of the Grand jury. which adjourn
ed az Rockville last week after hav-
Ing been in session nine days. OF the
~ indictments found by tho grand
Jury. 30 we're for violations Of the
locAl-opsi0n law, and those charged
with the cfenaeH represent All sec
tiona OF the county,
While crossing the Hartford road
car tracks Monday night In Baltimore.
two women we're struck By a car and
ono OF them vas injured 20 seriously
that ahe died a few minutes later, and
the other received n fractured skull
and numerous other injuries. The
dead woman ia Mrs. Aulelia ~ Mann
The Injured woman ID Miss Martha
Norfolk. ~
Remoraeful bccanso he had Indirect.
~ caused his father 10 end bis life,
and longing for consolation from his
mother. George Quick. Jr.. Of Bnitl-
more, ended bis life Sunday morning
by swallowing carbolIc acid nj the
home Of his uncle, Jacob Quick. on
the Belair road, Gardenyllie. The
victim was n years old and made the
world-encirclIng trip on the Mime
sofa with the baitleahip feet
Miss Marion G. Spier. OF cumber-
land. a trained nurse who attended
Mrs. Virginia q. carder. sacrificed her
life through kiss. Mrs. Carder, who
had fallen In love with Miss Spier,
the latter having shown most aifec-
uonate attention, when dying asked
Miss Spier 20 kiss her. This the lat
The Democratic advocate., 1909-04-02

The Union Sunday school at Baust
was reorganized with the following
officers: President. Henry Sell: male
superintendent Jacob Rodkey, Guy
Haines: female superintendents, Mrs.
Joseph Formwalt. Miss Grace zim-
norman; secretary. Howard Maus ;as-
sistant secretary. VIM FIohr; treas
urer, w. w, Marker: penny collector
and librarian, Luther o. Eckard and
John Lennon, organists, VIM. Flohr,
and Miss Romaine Formwalt. There
will be Sunday school this Sunday at
] D. m. Scholars, turn out We would
like to increase our number to 100.
Mrs. Sarah Belle Kennedy, OF IL
linois. has been visiting her sister.
Mrs. Charles Lennon.
Edward Winter and wife left last
Tuesday evening, March %. for st.
Louis. Mo. We wish them success IN
their new home.
Jesse Stonesifer moved from this
place TO beyond Mayberry on Josiah
MyerB's farm. Jacob Marquet, OF
White Hall, moved 70 the house va
Gated by Mr.. Stonesifer
The Democratic advocate., 1909-04-02
UNION MILi.s.

On Good Friday afternoon Union
Mills viii have a musical event. The
Pleasant Valley Band win be the
guest of the Union Mills Band, aud
both bands will parade the village in
fun uniform and furnish an abund-
ance OF good music. IN the evening.
and also on the following evening an
oyster supper will be held in the l.
ID. NJ hall.
The b. r. Shriver Co. bought OF
John +. Maus and Harvey J .Maus.
executor of the estate OF the late John
Maus, of Silver Run, for $4,000.
farm of 265 acres, situated about
half mile east OF the turnpike leading
from Westminster TO Littlestown and
about four miles from the former
place. A fine lime stone quarry ID To-
Gated on the farm.
A white automobile. in which the
occupants were two men, going at
kigh rate Of speed, near the black
smith shop OF Charles Frock, last SAT-
urday, badly frightened the six-horse
team OF Adam Houser, who lives in
Bachman's Valley. The team got into
an ugly mix-up. The tongue Of the
wagon was broken on. one OF the
horses was seriously injured by the
splintered end Of the tongue. the har-
The Democratic advocate., 1909-04-02
at Eikton, Is In our neighborhood Wis
iting some OF her many friends,

at Eikton. Is Ia our neighborhood vis-
iting some OF her many friends.
Elmer Bennett is home on a visit.
A. +. Gambler. who purchased a
property from Reuben e. Gambler. has
taken possession; Geo w. Arnold has
moved in the house OF l.. Calvin Jor-
dan: Joseph Willis has moved into the
property Of Geo. r. Benson: John
Conaway has purchased the Galloway
farm and moved thereon this week:
Harry Davis has purchased the prop
erty OF Joshua Feeling; Geo, Brothers
will occupy the farm OF Nicholas Ben
son, near The village: Reuben G. Gam
ber will move to the old Criffee home
stead; John W. Barnes has moved
20 his residence In Finksburg: Frank
Phillips has moved on Thomas Jenk-
ins property; Geo. Schaffer has moved
from Ell T. Benefits farm near West
minister: Charles I.ockard viii take
his place; James Shipley has moved
In one OF Mrs. Slagman's houses; Lee
Ward will occupy one OF Jabez n.
Barnes farms. Hence the numerous
Fittings and good things TO eat
II is rumored that our town will be
dry by the first OF May.
Our very enterprlsing merchants,
Shipley and Bonner, are kept busy
supplying the needs OF their custom
ers.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-04-02

II sad bat loving renembranca Of cur daughter
and sister. Mildred Ellis Hhrtase, who departed
this ilfe three weeks ago March ~ 1909.
We mina thee darling Miidred since you had 10 20.
We mfgs the sweet smile that thine 20 bestow.
Our hearts are All sd our home wrapped IN gloom.
Ginee fy dear precious form was laid 10 the tomb.
oh Il pairs us 10 think 10 could not be with thee
When the death angei came g act Thy spirit fires;
When We had 20 bid voa good bye ard 30 away.
Little ihinfina af the aorFowN awaiting Bext day.
Though thv Hutferines were long and thy pains
hwvegal
Thy ife 10 afietion Wa rendered to "a more dear:
You woah not have been strsng to face all the
Hsurmm
This worA presents IN many different forms.
II your life had beFn apaF~a 10 IonEef stay.
Yea would bear esd 4 riiiictiOn day after day.
We must al b. contohted and glad to know.
ThyvaRh faith yoa weftt 70 vel prepared 70 ~.
We feel sobe relief thnt tou art free from III pmin
And ALEC 70 know that etlr Joss wiM b. thy gain.
Then farewell our daring. thBq hast gone On
We VII al W 70 meet shes where sossowss are no
more ~ THE Bh1itf.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-04-02
BARK HILL.

Our new merchant. r. T. Smith ~ ho
recently purchased the store Of Har-
vey T, Eckard. has taken charge Of
the same. and We wish him success.
Misses Romaine and Edna Ham
spent Saturday and Sunday In New
Windsor.
The l.. II. NJ. gave q social at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Eek
ard on last Friday evening and II was
well attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Wright are
spending a few days at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. John Wright.
Chas. Wilson and son spent last
week In Frederick, where they we're
engaged In paper hanging.
Owing TO the recent closing OF the
w. n. r. II. shops some Of our men
are having vacation for few days.
There has been quite a number OF
changes made in our town this week.
Il. 7. Smith occupies the house yacat-
cd by Harvey Eckard, VIM. Keofer the
house vacated by EmRnuelI.o I.ookingbiIl.
Frank Bohn the house vacated by
Jessie Cartzendafer, and Mr.. Blizzard
the house vacated by Harry Lambert.