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The Washington times., 1909-07-03

Claimed That Gar Holds
Balance OF Power by
Veto Clause.

The state Department, acting on the
basis OF ~ zaser Geographic reports, has
indicated to China that, in all proba-
bility, the agreement reached by that
government md Russia for the admin
istration ii the railway zone at Hardin
win be unsatisfa Glory. necessitating the
re-opsning Of the question. Ia this at
titude the United States is sustained by
Great Britain, and the same point of
view viii very likely be taken BY the
other foreign powers having treaty
rights
The grounds fer the objection OF The
United States and Great Britain are
that the agreement, as made, practi-
cally leaves the control in the bands Of
Russia through the power OF ve,o. Some
months ago an understanding was
reached that the administration should
be similar TO that OF other foreign
treaty ports. such as Shanghai. A mu-
nicipal council was to be esta biIshed
in which all of the treaty nations we're
10 be represented.
The United States objected TO Rus
sia's aggress ive action in imposing taxes
and otherwise assuming sovereignty. not
so much because OF any Immediate In
terest, but because il might be taken
as d precedent by the japanese IN
southern Manchurla. Il was hoped that
the agreement reached between the
Chinese and Russian governments would
satisfactorily dispose of the problem.
but the agreement being unsatisfactory,
the whole matter win have to be taken
up again.
The text Of the agreement has not
yet been received by the State Depart
ment The approval of the powers is
required before II can be enforced
The Washington times., 1909-07-03
ALLOW BRUCE CASE
TO REST A WEEK
PROSECUTING Charge Against
School Official TO Be Ex-
amined by Lawyer.

The charge made to the Board Of Edu-
cation against Roscoe Conklin Bruce.
assistant superintendent Of schools, that
he has been guilty of PROSECUTING ia
favor of Armstrong Manual Training
Cchooi viii be allowed to go over untH
next week before they are examined by
an attorney.
a statement to this effect was made
today by Capt. James +. oyster, presi-
dent of the Board Of Educatiu, who
said that arrangements had not yet
been made 10 secure an attorney 10 ex-
anime the complaint.
The resignation Of Stuart Mcnamara,
as attorney for the board. has so de-
laye1 matters that IL viii probably be
several weeks now before the charges
against Bruce can be gotten into shape
for final action.
As the charges have only been read
BY a few members Of the board. the
matter Is being discussed but slightly
and viii probably be referred to a spe-
ciaI committee for report. after legal
advice has been secured.
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ers in China joined hands and sw0re to
stand by each other against the law and
against their enemies. That oath has
been repeated by the children and
grandchildren and great-grandchildren
OF those four brothers and today the
-Four Brothers society is the most
powerful of all Chinese societies. Leong
Ling is. or was, a member Of this So
clsty ant when he had killed pretty
Elsie Sigei he turned to the -Four
Brothers and recalled the oath of by
gone centuries. They rallied to his aid.
It IS estimated that there is in Amer
lea fewer members of the flour Broth
ers Society than there are uniformed
policemen IN New York, but the police
men have other things TO do, so the
-Four Brothers" have nothing to do
but to save Leong Ling.
II seems they have.
Today the New York poia@ though
still leaving no stone unEurae1 to cap
ture the missing Oriental. az. ylit Leong
Ling has escaped their cIutches.
It has been definitely proven by the
autopsy that the body foSnd "a the
Hudson river yesterday is mt that of
the missing Leong. but was t'ie body of
a white boy.
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Congress Heights Citizens
Hold Mass Meeting-Pe-
tition TO Be Circulated.

A committee has been appointed TO
circulate a petition among the citizens
Of Congress Heights urging the Com
missioners and railway officials to ex-
tend the car line from Congress Heights
to the District line or some point fur
Their south to be designated by them.
II is composed of F. z RutterfieId.
chairman; B. f. Knott, Manuel Fowler,
Miss L. D. Weeks, and William E.
Hayes.
For the purpose of arousing interest in
favor Of the proposed car line extern
sion, meeting of Congress Heights
citizens was held in The town hall last
night, which was largely attended by
persons living in the southeastern sec
ton of the District. and the adjoining
section in Maryland. Speeches were
made by Julian A Marceron, William
Fisher. OF Oxen Hill. and a number of
others.
The petition will be circulated next
week.
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CUNNING OF THE EAST
BEATS WESTERN WIT
Police Now Admit Leong Ling, Elsie Sgel Murder
Suspect May Have Escaped for Good-Body
in River Not That of Chinaman.

NEW YORK. July 8-orientaI cum
ming has proven too much for occiden-
tai industry.
Twenty-three days ago Elsie Sigel,
the missionary granddaughter of Gen.
Franz Sigel was killed in the room of
Leong Ling, Chinese mission boy, on
Eighth avenue. Hef body, crammed in
to trunk, was carried to a Harlem
laundry, where an effort was made to
bury 1t in cellar. Failing 81 this. #
was carried to Newark, n. J.. and
later brought back to the room where
the girl was KILLED. There It was left
The discovssS- Of the body and the
story of the ES=hre aroused America and
spread to Esgecpe and Asia. All over
the world tTaIneJ police officers have
been moving heaven and earth to effect
the capture Of Leong Ling and his ac-
completes. Today New York policemen
admit that they are bafhed. They ad-
nit that Leong Ling has slipped
through their fingers.
More than LOO years ago four broth
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PERMISSION WANTED
FOR NEW WHARVES
Com mittee Recommends
Favorable Action-If Titles
Are Clearly Proved.

As an indication OF the commercial
growth of the city. application has been
made to the Commissioners for permits
for the construction of three wharves
along the water front in the neighbor-
hood of Q and r streets.
The wharf committee has recommend
ed favorable action. with the under
standing that the District viii not rec
OEnize the right of individuals OF wharf
frontage. If it should be determined by
subsequent proceedings that the title
TO the same Is vested IA the United
States and District Governments
The last District appropriation bill
contained an appropriation Of 5000 for
the Investigation OF these titles. Ac-
coHdingf to Daniel Z. Garges, chief clerk
OF the Engineer Department, the work
VIII probably be done by a commission
appointed BY the Commissioners.
Application is also made by Elliott
v oods, superintendent of the Capitol,
for the construction in Garfield park
OF a pumping station in connection
with the central heating and power
station which supplies heating and
lighting TO the new senate and House
office buildings and Capitol
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ed a squad OF men who raided this
place. ans in a large room in the cellar
were found half a dozen Celastials
smoking opium.
I'VE want to get in the back room, .
said the detective.
Nothing in there but a store room, .
replied one of the Chinese. Cam go
in that ROOM
But before the words were out Of he
mans mouth the detectives shoulder
had battered in the door.
Find Alleged Tickets.
Around the walls were boards which
the police say were used for marking
up the lottery winnings On shelves
were piled thousands of alleged lottery
tickets, all &C which were confiscated
to be used as evidence when the cases
are tried
This room, the police assert, was where
the lottery winnings were posted every
night. It was also a headquarters for
some Of the ftsse TO- players.
See 70 is played by drawing certain
numbers which are placed in a large
bowl. The tickets are sold for 81 each,
and the house cuts the deal for six
tickets. thereby always winning at least
the winning number. the ''house" takes
the pot
Altogether between 81. 600 and $1,000 al
legged lottery tickets were coYifscated.
With the marking boards. bowls. and
other paraphernalia, the patrol wagon
was almost dlled with evidence and
when the stuff was dumped on the desk
at the Sixth precinct, the station hous :
TeSemDted a Chinese junk shop.
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Marriage Licenses.

Roscoe g Moricle. ReidsvilIe. n. c.. and
nellie Hahn, Of Wabash, Ind.
William A Andre Us and CLEOPATRA
Strickland, OF Washington.
Roscoe Leighton and Emma l. CarGoza,
of Richmond, Va.
George ". Wakelee, OF Sou u burg,
Conn. and Irene Zabriskie, of New
York city.
Charles A. Hayes. of Forrestville, Nd.
and Margaret r Healey, Of Wash
ingtOn.
William r. Boley and Elizabeth \.
Hindmau, OF Round Hill, Va
Edward LAWYER. OF Palmyra, y. Y, and
Mary =. Underwood, of Washington.
John Grimstead and Amanda Croney,
Of Washington.
William @. VOnRestorff and Mary T..
Stoner, OF Baltimore.
A. H. Van Buren, and Nora ID. Bernard,
Of Jamaica. L. ].
John 3. Campbell, Gautun, / OF P. and
Marie T. Simoas, Of Riverdale. Nd.
Luther r. Sherwood and Ethel NJ
Hainea. Of Fairfax, Va.
Samuel Goldberg and Fannie PRESENT,
Of Washington.
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CHURCH NOTICES.

OPEN AIR PATRIOTIC SERVICE on ca
thedral grounds Mt 81. Alban. st i .. n.
Suly I. iso9-Special preacher. Rt- Rev. Fred
ware Vested choir led BY detachment Of the
United States Marine Band. Take Teniey-
town cars Daily morning and evening
prayer every weekday al e. m and 5 pm.
N ~ Adams Church. or the Little Sane
taary on the Cathedral Close. Requests for
microscopy prayer OF thanksgiving may be
sent 10 tie Cathedral Clergy. Mt. st. Adams.
washington D. c. Il
UNIrARIAN-AI Souls Church. Ger. Ifth
and L ats. Ulysses G. b. Pierce. minister.
II a. m morning serv .ce, sermon by the
minister t-sO pm. Young Peoples Religious
Union The public invi'ed 70 ali services.
CHRISTIAN scIENCE-First Church II
Christ, scientist, 18th ami r sts n " Ser
vices; Sunday le.5S a NJ and D. m Sub
iect "fSod- Sunday school II q m
WedEesSiay evening meeting D m Public
cordially invited All seats free Free
rea,iing room. sol coloTa 10 Building. 1t
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH. Eighfh and
II SITS y. N.; Rev Samuel H Greene, u,
D.. paytoF- $50 A. m. sunday school. p -
BristoVf. superintendent. Public worship with
sermons BY Rev. 7. c. Skinner. D. D.. OF
Roanoke. Va. II a. N. and D. m
Teachers Bible Club. THURSDAY, .. m
Church prayer meeting. p. m. Endeavor
meetings. Tuesday, s p m. aud Sunday $50
and s - n. All are cordially suvited Il
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as confident as are the Republicans that
they know who is going to be the can
didate Of their party in the mayOralty
contest.
It was Justice William ]. Gaynor's
tuTe in the Rogues' Gallery, which os-
tensibly started the trouble between
the mayor and General Bingham,
commissioner were planned carefully or
not, he is nCetty likely to find himself
running fC mayor on the Tammany-
McCarren- Clellan-macfine ticket. Nc
Clellau, s-cs.rding to the best infOrma-
ton IS casting one eye toward Albany
and tie other toward Washington.
But just at present the Republicans,
with Bingham, a real live moral issue,
and lots Of public and private indigna-
ton against the latest Tammany deal,
are confident that next fairs elections
don't belong to Tammany-not yet-and
they hope not soon.
CortIight Declines
Former Inspector Moses W Cort-
right, branded by Roosevelt and Bling
ham as 'the most honest copper in the
world" but who is now retired on a
pension, has been offered the position as
first deputy police Commissioner by Com
missioner Baker, but has declined to
serve
He says forty years service on the
patrol force and four in the Federal
army has given hiTr all the active serv-
ice he desired.
The Washington times., 1909-07-03
Died.

STEUART-On Friday. July ?. 1909. at s:55
a. m. CHARLES A. husband OF the late
Margaret z. Steuart aged lightweight
years and seven months
Funeral from the residence Of his daugh-
ter, Mrs William =. Reiss, 1872 Irving
street northwest, on Monday. July 5, at 10
o'clock a. NJ. IntermenJ at Rock Creek
Cemetery It,
DRISCOLI1-On Friday July ?. 1909 JOHN
LAWRENCE. infant son OF NJ. J and
Florence G DTis-ou.
EBERLE-S Suddenly. on Friday July 2 1903.
at her paren s. residence. KeDLNorth.
c.. NIARGAREt NJ, beloved daughter
Of Louis A. ami Ma garet T. Eberle.
HARPER-Su Suddenly IN Friday, July 2. 1909
at Government prinlIng Office. $3.50 p M
Remains al Lees Chapel. Pennsylvania
avenue northwest Iuterment IN Eibcrton
Ga. It.
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sweeping dimissals of the aged employees
before the proposed law for the retire
ment Of them on pensions is passed by
Congress.
1t is with the young men that the
strict dealing will be had. and with them
there Will not be any great measure of
mercy If they have been found lazy
and inefficient The statement that the
shake-up affects 10 per cent Of the de-
partments employees and that the young
men affected are in a majority over the
old men affected shows how hard the
young ones are hit by the movement
Three Lines Open.
The Secretary has taken every precau-
ton TO be just In the natter and he
and Mr.. MacHarg. after studying the
reports Of the chiefs which have al
ready been sent in. decided that there
were three grades of unsatisfactory
clerks to be dealt with
First. the most fragrant offenders are
10 be dismissed or allowed to resign If
they cannot show cause for their reten-
ton ia the service.
Second, the less fragrant offenders arc
10 be denoted in salary. This will
serve as warning TO the younger men
end women, and as evidence to the old
er. that they must keep to the work as
steadily as they can under their de-
Ginning years.
Third. those against whom the least
pronounced complaint has been made
VIII be called up and reprimandeds and
told that, unless their work improves,
they will have TO leave the service.
Conferences Planned.
Mr.. Nagel and Mr.. MacHarg will hold
conferences from time to time during
the next week or ten days, taking up
the chiefs reports as they come in. In
that period, the dismisssls, demotions,
and reprimands viii be handed out. The
demotions, it is understood, will be
made effective from the first day of this
month.
The Secretary and the Assistant Sec
rotary believe that, when the shake-up
has been completed, the Department of
Commerce and Labor will have force
OF men and women fully imbued with
the idee. that they must give the Gov
eminent as good service as they would
give any business concern and that they
must work as hard as they would be
expected to do by a business house.
Investigation OF the situation ia the
department disclosed the fact that there
were on its rolls people who would stand
the slimmest sort of a chance TO get
clerical positions on their merits. These
are the ones who viii have to go, and 90
quickly.
The Washington times., 1909-07-03
MRS. GOULD SENDS
GIFTS TO COURT MEN

NEW YORK. July 3.-Srs. Katherine
Elemmous Gould, who was granted
decree OF separation from Howard Gould
10y Justice Dcwling. in the supreme
court. last Friday. presented 10 James
r. Flock, one OF the elevator men in
the county court house, an amber cigar
holder with gold rim ia a solid gold
ease.
TIE case contains the inscription:
with many thanks from Mrs Howard
Gould. June 15 1893 % The cigar holder
aHa ease y ere inclosed in d red velvet
baX. which contained a card bearing the
words. with many thanks for your
goodness 10 me Mrs. Katherine Gould. q"
The court attendants also received pres
ents from Mrs Gould.
The Washington times., 1909-07-03
LEGISLATORS GUILTY
OF TAKING BRIDES

TOKYO, July 3.-Twenty members Of
parliament were today found guilty Of
having received brides in connection
with the passage OF legislation favoriug
the new japanese sugar trust as the
result OF trials following an investiga-
ton 10y the ministry
one of the accused men was acquitted.
The guilty men we're sentenced TO spend
from three to eight months in Jail. and
each was 6ned sum equal to the bride
lie received.
Seven members We're granted clemency
b. the court, and put on a probation
of three years good behavior. Xokoi.
a member accused of having induced
the others TO pass the legislation was
not granted clemency by the court.
The Washington times., 1909-07-03
NAVAL CAOETSHIP
FOR CAPITAL BOY
Philip A. Orme Admitted to Unit
ed States Academy at
Annapolis.
ANNAPOLIS.

ANNAPOLIS. Nd, July 3.-The fol-
lowing were admitted as midshipmen
today:
r 6. Crispweu Baltimore; r z.
Lee, Dauvilie, KY ", Il. Biandy. New
ark, Del; Benjamin II. Lingo, Hollo-
way. Ohio. William +. ROehl, BeiIiag-
ham. Wis, Charles B. HaHzine, Boast,
Me: Charles l.. Clifford, Boston, Mass. .
Motley I. Reach, Pelham Manor, y. Y;
Julian p Undertake. Raleigh. y. g.;
Carl T. Hofard, Elk City, Okla
Philip a. Ormc. Washington, ID. c.;
Clark Withers. san Francisco; Wul-
lam Russell. Philadelphia, Pa. George
3. Davis, N0rwalk, Ohio; Norman c.
Gillette, Chicago. H.; William II.
Saunders, Sumter :. C.: Herbert q.
Esden, Sidney, Iowa: Ralph -. Pen
nOer. Laclede. Mo. William Q. B.
Hatch, New York city; Charles J. Par
riot, Richmond Va; William T. Cros-
by. Berwick. Miss; Roger NJ Scott,
Connelkville. Pa; Leonard r. AgreIi,
Superior, WIS.
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Deaths

Mary Donohue, Il years. 1914 P street
northwest
john Kane g years, 1904 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest
august StUbener, 81 years. Government
Hospital for Insane.
Columbus T. Winkelmsn, rs years. SIC
* street southeast.
Walter Atkinson. a years, 1872 First
street northwest
John S. Anderson. II years. 1916 street
southeast
Fannie Riley, % years, oil Eleventh
+ street northwest
Arthur Schluter. Is years. 9l3 I street
northwest.
Edward @. Mocabee, ( months. 705 +
street southwest.
Mable f. johnson, days, 20 Ninth
street northeast.
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The Vital Records.
Births.

Frederick c. and Clara L. Wagner, boy.
Ernest and Faith NJ Cornelius, boy.
Harry Z and Antoinette Pack. boy.
William c. and Margaret Griffin, boy.
Carl A and Blanch NJ. Cole, boy
boy
Frank A and Mamie NJ. Keene, girl.
James z. and Amanda 5. Fernstine, girl.
Joseph A and Mary J. Hayden, boy.
John H and Cora L. Purks, boy
The Washington times., 1909-07-03
In MemOriam.

IN SAD but loving remembrance Of my bus
band ana our fsT'Ies. THOS, o. DANTE.
who departed this lie one year ago today,
July 3. pos, Loved in lie. remembered In
death"
By His Loving and Devoted Wife and Chill
dreu It,
The Washington times., 1909-07-03
ACRES OF GRAIN BURN.

Los ANGELES. July S.-Fire swept
5000 acres of grain on several ranches
near San Fernando. The loss is esti-
mated at Sl25. coo
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Many Believe Ousting Will
Be Boomerang for Tam
many and New Ally.
MAY BE DOWNFALL
OF MCCLELLAN SWAY
Caynor, Who Attacked Commits
sioner, Picked for Admins
tration Candidate.

NEW YORK, July 3.-That Mayor
George B. Mcclellan. acting supposedly
Cor Senator Pat McCarren and Charley
Murphy and Tammany in firing Folice
Commissioner Theodore A. Bingham,
may have kicked that officer up stairs
instead of down, an accident not I'M
familiar in American politics. is the be-
lief OF many New Workers today.
General Bingham for mayor.
a former police commissioner of I'M
doubted integrity with all sorts of nerve
and energy and courage to run against
any man Tammany and McCarren can
put ND.
All this, and besides, a moral issue, g"
along with Bingham.
That Is the way Republicans OF promi-
nenee look today upon the situation.
McClellan's summary dismissal of the
police commissioner for the ostensible
reason that he had failed to obey orders,
but probably. as most people believe,
because Tammany and McCarren want
ed the police undtr their control at the
coming fall election, provided two things
the Republicans wanted. a strong man
and a moral issue.
Affords Platform
That astonishing act" said a promi-
nent politician. gave US Republicans
what we had lacked before, an unassail-
able moral issue. Here you have it.
Murphy and McCarren force the mayor
to take the police department out OF
tie hands of an able, fearless official,
and hand 1t over to them. Everybody
in New York understands and believes
in Bingham. All right That's The kind
Of man we want to run against MCCar-
ren's and Murphy's man. General BinS-
ham is popular. he is a Republican, and
the general opinion is that he is on the
level.
Il don't say bluntly that he viii be
nominated, but I do say that there have
been several conferences on the sub
ject within the last forty-eight hours
Leave me out of it just now" said
General Bingham. I'm going TO Nova
Scotia now If there's going to be a
circus, why I'm coming back TO get
into it."
Prominent Democrats are just about
The Washington times., 1909-07-03
UNDERTAKES.

HARRY NJ. PADGETT,
UNDERTAKEN AND EMBALMER,
100 I1th 81. 5. L. Phone Line. 1853.
jezs-20l
Arizona republican., 1909-11-16
BILL COkELY DROVE
 THE LOCAL HORSE
Tommy Lawson Urged to First Money
 by Man of Many Parts.

Two weeks ago Bill Cokely was Tripping the flap jacks sousing six in the milk and handing out line Of ham and at Gass brothers place in d manner that won the admiration of the many patrons of that estabilish- ment In other words he was niftily upholding his claim to the title of first class cook and as far as any one knew, this was his sole claim to fame Today Mr William II. Cokely is spoken of as the man who piloted Tommy Lawson to victory last Tuesday in the 2:20 pacing event. thereby winning the long end of the sl .000 for Tommy's owner.
 Sure, I'm a race horse driver and vetcrnarian." Cokely said when asked how it happened. Cooking is just a side issue with me merely a pastime that serves to help out when the sled ding gets too rough. No. I'm through with cookery for a while. but then one can never tell. I may find myself back at the smoke box some days. but not if some other cards have up my sleeve fall right
 An interesting feature of Tommy Lawson's appearance here last week was the fact that he had been shipped more than a thousand miles with his shoes on and consequently was not in the best trim on his arrival here. His owner was unable to get a driver Cokely offered to handle the reins and the coOk- made good.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-16

sideration of this action and the hold ing oi the award until today when he could get authority from his house to accept the terms of the board as to payment. Chairman Hoghe replied that the rejection of the bids had al- ready been accomplished
 "But cannot you reconsider that ac tion?' asked Mir. Fagg.
 II don't know whether we can or not" replied the chairman. but we won't
 He signified that the argument was at an end and the representatives Of the bidders all filed out with express sions of satisfaction-that is all Of them~except Mir. Fasg. Most of the representatives were very young men who had come from Cincinnati and Chicago to be present at the opening of the bids.
 If the Harris Trust and Savings company had not been in the game. the Valley Bank would have received the bonds at a premium which would have been considered very good one. though $500 less than that of the high est bidder.
 At the request of the representatives the board at once set another daT. December as the time for opening new bids. There had been considerable discussion over the date. The board had at first fixed on day well along in the month but the customers raised the objection that they wanted to take their Christmas dinners at home.
 The bids for the Buckeye school dis- trlct issue Of s3S00 were also opened There were three bidders. John Nu- veen of Chicago. Otis and HoUgn of. Cleveland and P. W. Butler of PhDen.X. Mir Butler the holder already of sev- eral blocks of county and school bonds offered premium of si9C and was. awarded the issue