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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-12
The New Phillips.

Did you ever hear of or see boy
walk on his head? 1t is unusual and
1t is safe to write that there are very
few persons in the world who can
walk yard on their head. It has
been done and it has been seen in
vaudeville, but not outside of the
Kieth circuit previous to this season
.One of the Manila boys at the Phil
lips theatre this weekend walks six
feet across a plank and up six steps
on his head! What is more his bal
ance never wavers and he does not
reach out to any substantial object
for moments support or relief. This
isn't a catch act nor is there anything
mystical concerning 1.-THE boy just
simply walks on his head.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-12

tial box There l was Mortified to see
President Lincoln pitch forward. his
blood staining flag used in. deoorat.
ing the box Next l saw a man jump
upon the stage. Instantly the house
was the scene of the greatest uproar
and excitement
"Frenzied men and women. sobbing
and yelling. made dash for the ex-
it's. I, with the other soldiers. seiz-
ed my gun and helped to hold the
crowd in check until after the dying
president had been carried out of the
theater
Guarded Andrew johnson.
81 was one of the guards pla ced
at the home of Vice President Andrew
Johnson after the assass nation ,and /
remember distinctly my orders were
to shoot anyone who even uttered a
disrespectful remark about tho. presi-
dent. That order suited me and the
other soldiers immensely as Lincoln
was beloved by all the tuoops. At
the white house every time he would
pass one of his gllardsmen ne would
always say. my good soldier, my
good soldier
During the trial of Mrs. Suratt l
was one of the men detailed to guard
her. She was sentenced to death as
an accomplice in the assassination
She always read her Bible during the
sessions of the court. Years after her
execution l was summoned to Wash
ington to testify whether she was
compelled to wear ball and chain
during her trial. As no appropriation
was made to cover my transportation
expense l did not respond to the sum-
mons.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-12
THE THEA TER

The Voysins, husband and wife, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Legardes at
their country home. The Legardes
have a son. Fernand, who is smitten
with Mrs. Voysin and writes her the
most ardent love letters. Mrs. Voy-
sin, who is young and charming, and
who treats the young mans amatory
attitude lightly, as sort of romantic
flutter that will soon pass away. She
is good-natured and good-humored to-
wards him, but his attentions have
rade no other impression upon her
than that they are the outbreak of a
silly sentimental;ty on his part.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-12
OPPORTUNITY ON.

OPPORTUNITY ON.
" COMES TO A
MAN ONCE IN A
LIFE TIME. so 1T
is WITH tn e S e
BARGAINS THEY
ONLY COME BUT
ONCE. IT'S YOUR
DUTY TO TAKE AO.
VANTAGE OF THEM,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-12

again a spectator of that historic
scene. Finally he continued:
Heard Revolver Crack.
after the show had been going
some time, / remember l was stand
ing in the center aisle of the pit TAX
ing up passes of some soldiers VINO
had come in late, when suddenly I
heard the crack OF a revolver. Great
ly startled, my first impulse was to
turn in the direction of the presiden-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-12

Francis =. Leupp, present United
Indian commissioner. will retire from
office along with Mr.. Roosevelt, &c
cording TO his own announcement
Mr.. Leupp has been In office -four
years. After his retirement he will
make use Of his large Accumulation
Of knowledge. concerning tho Ameri.
can Indians. whom he b<gan u study
many pears before he tbok once. b.
writing articles and books. Nr.
Leupp was for : long time an active
Journalist.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-12
THEATRICAL CALENDAR.
GENNETT.

Feb. 12.-UncIe Toms Cabin.
Feb. 13.-"The Man From Home."
Feb. 16.-The Thief.
Feb. 17-Madam Butterfly.
Feb. 18.-The Royal Chef.
Feb. 19.-The Top o. TIL World.
NEW PHILLIPS.
All Week-High Glass Vaudeville.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-12
"Uncle Toms Cabin"

Manager VIM Kibble with Stetson's
Uncle Toms Cabin" company be
gins an engagemfl at the Gennett
Theatre. matinee and night, Feb. L.
when the patrons of that popular
house will see this time-honored play
In all it's superior attractiveness
Uncle Tom," the hero of this purpodD>
full story. is portrayed by Gus Collins
Stetson's original Uncle Tom" prob
ably the best known impersonator OF
this celebrated character in the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-12
1.-THE Top Of the World"

Charles Barnold. who trained the
collies in THE Top O. TIL World"
said: Il have trained everything from
monkeys to tigers. and found nothing
so difficult as the collie. You can
not drive him. He must be coaxed
and petted to learn. He learns much
more quickly than any other animal,
but the whip is useless or almost use
less with him. A light touch across
the paw or the ear may bring him to
sense of duty when he is insubordi-
nate, but anything like real punish
ment he so bitterly resents that it is
worse than useless to administer it.
Then collies are extremely nOtionate.
One of the dogs in the dance suddenly
developed the habit of barking during
his performance, which is strictly
against rules. He was perfectly
.stage-wise' He would rehoarse per-
fectly, but the minute he was on the
stage, with the lights up and the mu-
sic playing. he knew he couldn't be
punished and he would indulge to his
fullest pleasure in barking at the aud
fence. l cured him of that popularity
with an air-gun. l stood in the wings
one night, and the moment he began
to bark shot him on the ear with a
pellet Of bird shot. You never saw a
more astonished dog in your life. He
uttered one more tentative bark and
Immediately got second flip on the
ear. He has never barked during a
performance since that time
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-12

We have on hand about Mems shirts dat we
get rid q. and must cell them: tAsy are
worth from $ico to $3.50 eaeh and as ssseial for
this week going to offer them at the loss
price Of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-12
Boys Specials
For Saturday

$, For one day more we will offer our entire seeek
Of Boys Straight Knee Pants Suits Il ens-h.n price.
Sizes to Is years, In Fancy Al Woei oius ssrss
and blacks, two-piecs suits.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-12
"The Thief"

!. The company which will perform
The Thief in Richmond is sufficient
~ well known not to need detailed
Introduction. Every performer in
The Thief is sufficiently well known
not to need detailed introduction. Ev-
cry performer in The Thief is gen.
orally recognized as an actor or act
ress of great strength of emotion and
sure dramatic appeal
No play put on in the last twenty
five years has created the stir and
received such general appreciation as
this play from the French, whose story
runs as follows:
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-12-10

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regular s. cent value; yourT Ok
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Nothing would be nicer for a Xmas pres
ent than three pairs of our Wonder Hose
they come three pairs to the box, we
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three pair for .............. 1sVV
We also have this great Wonder Hose in
Misses and Boys as we'll as M
for Men; four pair for ........ 1sVV
Special for the Xmas selling will be
Boys Extra Heavy ribbed 0Eo
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The Washington times., 1909-09-21
COMMISSIONER LANE ON CON,
troll OF CAPITALIZATION.

Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Lane. lust back from studies in Europe,
declares that if this country really
wants 10 make its investments at
tractive to foreigners. it can draw all
the money it needs from the Old
World. for expansion Of the railroad
system. Europe has the money and
will send it here when it is assured it
will he invested in substance, not in the
azure cerulean. And, proceeds Mr..
Lane. the way to convince these thrifty
foreigners is to establish a Government
regulation Of the capitalization Of rail
roads, which will make imitation i'm
possible. and give them assurance that
when they buy stock in an American
road they are getting real property
worth tho money.
Mr.. Lane has presented one Of the
The Washington times., 1909-09-21
FACTORY SYSTEM"
IN CENSUS TAKING
EnumeratorS Get Ready to
Tabulate Manufactures
and Products.

Assistant Director of the Census Will
lam T. Willoughby and William NJ. Steu-
art, chief statistician for manufactures
in the Census Bureau. have just re-
turned from the principal manufactur-
ing cities. which they visited to confer
with the leading trade organizations and
associations Of manufacturers in regard
to the form OF schedule to be used IN
collecting the data on this subject, which
is expected to prove very valuable to
all manufa cturers.
The census OF manufacturers is to be
confined to what is generally known as
1.-The factory system" and excludes the
so-called neighborhood. household, the
hand industries. which were included at
the Federal census Of 1900. The line Of
demarcation between the factory indus
tries to be taken. and the trades that
are TO be omitted, is not, said Mr.. Steu-
art, always clearly defined. but a fair
idea may be obtained Of the relative
Importance OF the two classes by the
following brief statement:
At the census Of 1900 there was a total
Of Oh, 254 establishments with products
valued at sl3,004, 400,143, and Of these the
hand trades, OF a character omitted at
the census Of 1905, represented 304, 500
establishments with products valued at
81 ,593, 279, 021, or 595 per cent OF the total
number Of establishments and 1913 Per
cent Of the total value OF products. The
census of 1910, therefore, 10 be complete,
must include the reports from every
facto.y mine, and quarry that was in
operation during any portion OF the cal
endar year 1909
While the act Of Congress approved
July ., 1909, under which the census is
taken. makes Il obligatory upon every
owner, president, treasurer, secretary,
director. or other officer, or agent Of
any manufacturing establishment mine
quarry, or other establishment Of
productive industry, whether conducted
as corporation. firm, limited liability
company. or by private individuals, to
f,;rnish the statistics required for this
census, II also provides that the in
formation supplied shall be used only
for the statistical purposes for which
70 Is intended Also that A publicat ton
shall be made by the Census Bureau
whereby the data furnished by any par
I ticular establishment can be identified
nor shall the Director or the Census
permit any one other than the sworn
employees Of the Census Bureau 10 ex-
anime the individual reports. a severe
penalty is also provided for any clerk
or special agent who shall publish or
communicate any Information coming
into his possession by reason of his en-
ployment i'm the Census Office
The Washington times., 1909-09-21
ARCTIC RESORTS FOR WHITE
PLAGUE VICTIMS.

From The Times special correspond
emit with Peary comes a story suggest
ing that before many years elapse the
Arctic zone viii be one of the main
fields for sanatoriums dealing with
tuberculosis.
The suggestion is most interesting.
not only as offering another hopeful
outlook for the numerous victims of
the great white plague, but as an in
dication of the scientific gains to be
expected from this latest and most
successful of Peary's ventures. The
scientific side is now claiming some of
the prominence hitherto monopolized
by the spectacular side of the expedi-
ton
DIR. J. W. GoodseII. the surgeon of
the Peary party, says that the far
North affords an ideal place in which
to make successful fgry against tn
bercuiosis. There would be no need
of Drawing the severe winters. Sum
mer and spring are mild and pleasant
periods, even within the bounds of the
Arctic zone, and the atmospheric condi-
tions prevailing there make it prac-
tically impossible, says DR.. GoOdsell,
for the tuberculosis germ to exist. DR..
Goodsell explains that he went along
with Peary to settle this point by thor
ough examination, and his conclusion
is favorable and optimistic in every
rpsDpct
The Washington times., 1909-09-21
THE WASHINGTON TIMES, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 21. 1909

things which ought to be forced upon
the attention of Congress at its next
session. It is long time since Presi-
dent Roosevelt raised this issue; and
before him it had been recognized for
many years Jhat such regulation was
absolutely necessary. Yet nothing has
been accomplished. Delay is ineXcus-
able. Everybody knows that this kind
of regulation must come; everybody
who is honest about it knows that it
would improve the market for Ameri-
can investments, and decrease greatly
the danger of financial disturbance. At
a time when currency reform and bank
guarantee and all kinds of propositions
are brought forward as means to guard
against financial psnics. it seems that
tine part of sense and sanity would be
to assure that the greatest body of
liquid investment subjects IN the coun-
try should be made safe and reason
ably certain.
Manipulation of securities. such as
took place when Hartman recognized
the Alton, or when the present group
captured the Rock Island system and
proceeded to serate its stock. must be
stopped before the menace of recurrent
disaster can he ended. No currency
system, no Improvement in banking
methods, can make business in gold
bricks saie or secure. We are plainly
entering upon an era in which, with
great business activity, there will be re-
newed inducemert to speculative in
fation. The time to act IS now; at the
coming session of Congress There are
models i'll the statutes of many coun-
tries; there is plenty of experience with
this sort of administration. There is
no reason why this Government should
not give its people as good protection
against fraud as other countries give.
The Washington times., 1909-09-21

we try this new amendment and see
how it works we ought to put down the
bars entirely and give the commission
absolute power TO fix rates in advance
and on their own initiative"
With this cautious view of the
President it Is not easy to agree. For
twenty-odd years, now. the law has
sought to induce traffic managers to
'be good" by a species of moral sua-
sion, backed by a shadowy and inaoc-
quate power to make orders concerning
rates: and the scheme has been a dis
tinct failure. Isn't an experience cover
ing that length of time enough? The
students of the question, at least those
students who honestly want regulation
that viii regulate, have long believed
the time was ripe for giving the com
mission real powers. There j. email
benefit to be derived from establish
ing more machinery. such as the inter
state commerce court. without giving
some real grist for that machine to
grind.
The proposal to give the commission
ample powers over the issue of capital
zation of railroads is unqusli1edly cor
rect and should be pressed to the
statutes.
Altogether, the Presidents program,
despite possibilities of difference as to
details. is good His speech makes
plain what will be the great question
before the long session of Congress.
1t is especially gratifying that Presi-
dent and Cabinet, after real eonsidera-
ton, have dropped the dangerous and
impracticable scheme. once seriously
presented. of ema sculating the inter
state commissions powers, dividing its
functions, establishing it as Il quasi
judicial body, and giving its admins
trative functions to the Bureau of
Corporations and its powers of investi-
CATION and prosecution to the Depart
ment of Justice. That plan would
have brought the whole question into
a confusion worse confounded. 1t
would have been utterly defenseless in
practice; and tine fact that it has been
dropped is gratifying indication of the
sincere purpose of President and Cabi-
net to get solid results.
The Washington times., 1909-09-21
DEATH OF GOVERNOR JOHN
A. JOHNSON.

The untimely death of Gov. John A.
Johnson, of Minnesota, who expired to-
day after a heroic struggle to recover
from the effects of an operation, re-
moves one Of the most remarkable of
The public men of this country. Had
he lived. 1t is not at all impossible that
he would have one day entered the
White House as the Chief Magistrate Of
the nation As the political situation
has stood, he has for some time doomed
up as one of the few possibilities for
the Democratic nomination in 1912, and
ever. a defeat then, in the natural order
Of things, would not have terminated
his political career, for he was still a
young man. In other words, had he
lived and his health remained good,
Governor johnson would have continued
for many years to have been a strong
political force in his party.
Governor Johnson1s death brings re-
greet to the entire nation for varied
reasons. In the first place, he was a
lovable character, and made friends
wherever he turned. The circumstances
of his rise, the son of a poor Swedish
washerwoman, from poverty TO gov
ernor three times of one of the great
States of the Union, were such as to
appeal to every American proud of his
country and its opportunities. Further
than this. he had placed himself abreast
Of the progressive movement in gov
eminent in State affairs and national,
and his death is a distinct loss 10 that
movement. Few politicians Of this gen
Grafton have shown themselves the
equals of Governor Johnson in the ca
pacity to 90 out before the plain people
and get votes, and the hold he gained
and kept on the State of Minnesota, a
strong Republican State, was alto
gether extraordinary. American po-
litical annals contain few more strik-
ing personal tributes than the one paid
him by the Minnesota voters when they
gave Theodore Roosevelt plurality of
I6I 900 and at the same time chose
John A Johnson governor by 1900.
What this power 10 gain support at
the polls would have done for him in
the national field viii not be known,
but his admirers were convinced that
as votegetter he had no equal in his
own party. HG was a strong, able,
simple minded, liksble man, and his
passing at the age Of forty-eight, in tine
very prime Of his powers. is a sad
tragedy. II will be regarded as such
by the American people generally, and
will be felt with especial kecnness by
that large body Of Scsndinavian-Amer-
lean citizens who looked on him as one
Of themselves and one of the foremost
Of their representatives,.
The Washington times., 1909-09-21

TO the Editor % The Washington Times.
A few mornings ago a row Of four.
five, or six large cars stood for some
time on the railway tracks on New
York avenue, east OF the Treasury De
partment. apparently waiting for ex-
cursionists 70 be carried to Chesapeake
Beach or some other Maryland resort.
understand that larger cars of the
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis
railroad are soon To b. run TO the
Treasury Department on the same line.
Many residents Of this ri.r would. l
am sure, Ike to know why New York
avenue IS kept open at its intersection
with Pennsylvania avenue and FIFTEENTH
street as an open-air railroad station
What is the advantage Of admitting
10 that point lite cars Of the Baltimore
road and tire cars of the Chesapeake
Beach road and OF all ocher outside
roads which can make arrangements
with the Washington Railway and
Electric Company?
Is IL necessary and desirab BILE 10 in
crease the congestion and dangers that
now exist at that place caused by the
occupation and use of the spaces re
fcrred to by the cars or many Of the
city lines, by countless automobiles, and
by general traffic.
Why should travellers from Baltimore
he transported directly 90 the Treasury
Department and discharged there on
public highways, when travellers from
the South and West, from Philadelphia
and New York are stopped at the new
and distant station erected by the rail
roads and the District
The through service proposed 10 the
Treasury Department, the White House
and the State Department would pe
convenient and inexpensive to pass"n-
gers from Baltimore, hut do the citizens
Of Washington and the nation desire
spaces OF that beautiful and historical
neighborhood2
JOHN A. BAKER.
The Washington times., 1909-09-21
TAKOMA CITIZENS
ASK FOR SUBWAY

Tentative plans have been submitted
by the Takoma Citizens Association for
the elimination Of the grade crossing
at Cedar street The Commissioners
have recommended to Congress that
$4,000 be appropriated by Congress for
the purpose Of entirely eliminating the
crossing by means Of a sIov'ay under
the tracks.
The citizens association. t.c,vever. pre-
fers folding or sliding gate system,
with a narrow subway nder the tracks
for persons who are anxious 10 catch
an electric car while trains are restiny
al the crossing. Cigarettes and railway
crossing were the only subjects discuss
ed at the association meeting last night.
An auti-Cigars-te league probably will
be started IN the park
The Washington times., 1909-09-21
LUDICROUS SIGNS
TO CARRY EDICTS

A newspaper. describing the doing OF
a convention. said. The procession was
very fine and nearly two miles long. as
was also the prayer of Dr.. Perry. the
chaplain"
over a bridge at Athens. Ga, is the
following announcement. ANY persons
driving over mis- bridge al pace faster
than a walk. shall il a white man. be
fined s.. and II a negro receive twenty
five lashes. half the penalty to be be
slowed on the infOrmer."
On a certain railway the following
luminous direction was printed. Here
after when trains in an opposite direc-
ton are approaching each other. on sep
arate lines, conductors, and engineers
will be requested TO bring their respeC-
tive trains 10 a dead halt, and be care
ful not to proceed till each train has
passed the other" Exchange.
The Washington times., 1909-09-21
JOHNSON'S COUNSEL
EXPECTS NEW TRIAL
Lawyer Machen Preparing
Petition to Release Con-
demned Negro.
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU.
ALEXANDER IA UEuT o,

In the corporation court this morning
Judge Louis c. Barley examined the
evidence in the case Of Calvin johnson,
the colored man convicted OF the muir
der Of Walter F. Schultz. and sentenced
to be electrocuted on October :. which
had been prepared by Attorney Lewis
II. Machen, in his application for a new
trial to the court Of appeals. Judge Bar
lef afterward signed the records in the
case Attorney Machen viii now pre-
pare his petition to the court Of appeals.
and viii go 20 Richmond within the next
week or ten days and present IT,
When seen this morning, ATTORNEY
Machen expressed himself as hopeful OF
getting a new trial for Johnson. In this
event, new trial will also be granted
in the cases of Richard Pines and Eu-
gene Dorsey, the two other cOlored men
convicted of the same crime as John
son, as the evidence in all the cases was
identical
The Washington times., 1909-09-21
In the Mail Bag

The Times viii accept for publ
cation On it's Mail Bag columns,
short, vigorous letters on question
of public interest. II cannot I'M
dertaINe TO publish letters exceed
Ing 25O words, and reserves the
right riEidiy 10 condense cOmmu-
nicRtiOns which are of greater
length. Letters must contain the
nnme and address, of the writer,
but these VIII not be published IL
request To that effect is mnde.
The Washington times., 1909-09-21
HUSBAND OF SINGER
DENIES DISCRETION

ST. LOUIS, Sept. I.-CharIes Van
Studdiford has filed answer 10 tie d.
vorce petition OF Grace Van Studio
fold, the singer, In which he denies
her charges and says he never de-
serted her.
Van Studdiford was a wealthy mem-
her Of a well-known family here when
he married the plaintiff, then known
as Grace OuiVe. His money is gone.
and he is now a travelling salesman for
"A coffee house.