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where she lived a number Of years
with her parents on East Capitol
/ in Europe, DR.. French and his family
went to Brooksville to live.
+
At Colonial Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Fl. Bontz. Miss
Marie Bontz. B. w Bontz, ano Mr..
and Mrs. Rudolph jose. who have aiken
a cottage at Colonial Beach, viii re-
main there until about the first Of DC
tober.
DR.. and Mrs. George W. LeadIey have
gone to Batavia, n. Y, for short say.
-.
lars. Gertrude Warnke left Washing
ton yesterday for Colonial Beach. where
she will spend several days.
Douglass G. Miller, who is on a fish
ing. trip near North CHESAPEAKE Beach.
viii join Mrs. Miller in a few days at
Hsrpers Ferry, where they viii spend
several weeks
mrs Emma Bauer. Mrs. Margaret
5slieach' and Miss Elsa Bauer. who
save oeen spending the summer at
Atlantic City. viii not return to Wash
ington until october.
=
Mrs Ida Walters, who has recently
returned TO Washington from Atlantic
CITY, left today for New York.
Mrs. Ella Bloom. OF New Paris. ohio.
accompanied by her niece. Mrs Evelyn
tSnier, of Dayton. Ohio, are spending a
few days in Washington, the e~Iests of
relatives. Mrs. Bloom and Mrs Knier
have been spending some time in At
lantic CITY Philadelphia, Reading. and
LiEtZ, Pa
Mn. and Mrs. Samuel Cans. of Tair-
mount street, who have been spending
the past three weeks at Atlantic City,
returned home yesterday.
Miss Helen Sanger is the guest of
Mrs. Henry Bernard, at Far Rockaway.
=
Lawrence strasburger, Of the Ro-
maine apartment, left town today for
two weeks stay at Pen Mar
Philip Brown, Of 1860 Seventh street,
has returned home after spending two
weeks at Colonial Beach.
Nathan Kaufman. of Toledo. Ohio.
who has been visiting relatives in town
the past week, has returned to his
home
drs. A. Powdermaker left town sun
Gay TO visit relative, in Philadelphia.
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Mrs. Leo Stiefel and daughter who
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Franc, Of Fifth street, have returned
to their home in New York.
=
Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Stern, of the
Clifbourne apartment who are spend
ing several weeks at Ocean City, Nd
are expected to return home the latter
part Of the week
Mr.. and Mrs Max Rich and daugh-
ters are spending the remainder OF Au-
gust at Atlantic City.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Stern, of the Ashley
apartment, returned home yesterday.
af-er spending the sumner at Forest
Glen and Takoma Park
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FORTY NURSES GO
ON BRIEF STRIKE
Young Women at Hospital
Rebel at Order TO Buy
Uniforms.

NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-when Miss E.
NJ. Brown. the new superintendent OF
the Training School for Nurses at the
Hahnemann Hospital. ordered the forty
nurses to get new uniforms at their ex-
pense yesterday, the young women toss
ed their heads dehantly and went on
strike. An executive meeting was held
and a peacemaker sent to heal the
breach
The peacemakers of the committee
as ked If the girls would not listen TO
reason and return to their duties.
Yes, If we can have a hearing be-
fore the full board of trustees" was
the reply.
To this the committee finally agreed
and the nurses returned to their places.
But the atmosphere of the hospital was
electrical with suppressed excitement all
the afternoon.
A. W, Weismsn, OF White Plains, SUI
perintendent Of the hospital. declined to
give particulars gf the incipient strike
pending the hearing by the committee.
He said Miss Brown was an intelligent
and capable nurse. and she wished only
to have a little more discipline and en-
force the rules for the good of the hos
pital and he nurses as well
The troU ole came just after breakfast,
and in an hour 1t was over. Meanwhile
the hospital officials had teIephoned to
Elizabeth, n. J., and secured enough
nurses 10 help out in case the nurses In
the hospital had gone out for good.
There were thirty-five who went on tenn
pOTaTy strike, he said, and about forty
patients IN the wards. No changes Nd
been contemplated in the hours or rules,
he said.
Miss Brown, fun Of ginger, declined to
talk for publication. She is a graduate
of The Long Island Hospital. comes from
tha Fordham HOSPITAL and is twenty
six years old
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CONGRESS EXPECTED
TO AID IIFE-SAVERS
Officials Bending Every Effort to Obtain System Of Re
trement Such as Exists in the Army and
Navy as Reward for Services on Coast

Next winter IS expected TO see a re-
vivaI Of the effort in Congress to get
further legislation for the benefit of the
United States Life-Saving Service.
Scr years the officials Of the Life-Sav-
fl. Service have been working to get
Congress TO authorize system Of re-
tirement. such as obtains IN the army
and the navy. Despite the fact they
have put forward, many sound argu-
ments for a retirement system, Con-
yress has been loath TO act in the mat
ter. and has always turned deaf ear
TO the peas made in behalf Of the surf
men ana keepers who man the He
saving stations all along the Atlantic
and the Pacific coasts and tie shores Of
the Great Lakes. and annually save
many lives and prevent the loss of mil
lions Of dollars Of property
More than a year ago Congress passed
an act which has done some benefit 70
the I.ife-saving Service. II advanced the
nav OF keepers from $500 10 Sl,00O a year,
gave the No. ] surfman, next in
rank 10 the keeper, so per month, in
stead of So; and allowed to all, keepers
and surfmen, one ration day, or, in
the discretion Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury. communication thereof at the
rate of so cents per ration. This allow
ance Of q ration means about $40 per
month more 10 the surfmen.
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SCORES
ANOTHER SUCCESS

NEW YORK. Aug. 25.-David Beissco
has put over another good one. There
is practically an agreement today
among those who saw rs MatrimOny a
Failure, at its opening at the Belaseo
last night, that the farce is in for a
long run.
The play IS an adoption of Leo Dit
richstein from the German. and the
critic who called il "a farce of genuine
merit. bubbling over with hum0r and
spirit and free from all the stale de-
vices of horse play" did not stretch the
truth much, In Broadway's opinion.
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WOMAN'S DUTY TO HUNT
THE PTOMAINE TO ITS
LAIR.

DR.. Harvey w. Wiley. chief of the
Bureau of Chemistry of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, has sounded a loud
alarm from Denver over the danger of
the deadly ptomaine. In the same rela-
tion, Dr. Wiley urges all the women of
the land to unite in a hunt for the
aforesaid ptomaine, trail him to his lair,
and eliminate him from the scheme of
things.
What DR.. Wiley says on the subject
of the ptomaine is not merely calcu-
lated to disturb the peace Of microbe-
infested humanity, but it is also a Sc
we're Indictment of the American house
wife. He seems to think little more
study of ways and means for the eradi-
cation of the ptomaine and less devo-
tion to bridge whist might save the life
of many a husband. It is 3 terrible
picture the doctor paints, in which he
compares the modern woman. lBdling
out ptomaines, to medieval Lueretia
Borgia.
Says DR.. Wiley:
The modern Lucretia is here in
fiocks, using the telephone, handing
out poison from the ice box, from the
brOiler and the skillet, and the little
tins Of dinner she buys when breath
lessly rushing home after her excit-
ing bridge games at the club.
II IS the duty Of every woman.
Es-7 aF ma < no fE = n
inform herself on the laws Of hygiene.
The average ice box is a chaTnel
house, which not only holds death,
but spreads it. And too many house
keepers allow disorder and uncIeanli-
ness 10 prevail in their kitchens and
larders through Ignorance or indider-
ence.
They would rather pick out a
Beethoven sonata, read an Ibsen play.
or memorize bridge rule than trace
a ptomaine TO its lair and eradicate
it in the interest of family safety,
Strong words these which DR.. Wiley
uses. 1t is a dismal enough picture
that be paints It comes, too, just
when we imagined the pure food law
had done something to get rid of some
billions of bacilli. Nor do we believe
there is any likelihood that the women
Of the land will be moved even by this
vigorous language to quit bridge whist
and 60 TO hunting ptomaines. How
could the latest gossip Of the neighbor-
hood be discussed by a club OF women
while each member. broom in hand. was
hot on the trail of a flock of ptomaines,
chasing them from the ice box to the
gas stove. and from the stove down the
cellar? If DIR. Wiley expects this he
has not read human nature Alright.
From this distance, it seems to US that
DR. Wiley has merely added TO our
perturbation without giving any relief.
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Crews ContentmeEt
Has Been Promoted.

The effect Of this meager legislation
for the service has been good. according
10 General Superintendent s. ]. KimbalL
He says the contentment of the crews
has been promoted, and il has attracted
recruits. enabling the service TO make
& better selection Of surfmen. In past
seasons there has been a great deal of
difficulty In keeping the crews full. This
season it is found to be much easier
and the crews OF the different stations
are more nearly filled than has been the
case IN seasons before the increase Of
pay was allowed
As a matter OF fact. however. the
surfmeu and keepers are stnl made
quately paid. considering the nature Of
the services required of them and con
sidering the value Of the duties they
perform. II is the belief Of those most
familiar with the subject and with the
exacting life Or the men IN the stations
Of the Life-Saving Service that no 9TH
er men in the Government service are
so poorly recompensed as they, They
receive low wages IA the first place,
and have 10 pay for their clothing and
Two out Of three ratlons a day Ia the
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In the Mail Bag

The Times viii accept for publ
cation In its Mail Bag columns,
short, vigorous letters on questions
of public interest. IL cannot un-
dertake 10 publish letters exceed
ing $50 words, and reserves the
right rightly TO condense coInmE-
nieatiOzs which are of greater
length. Letters must contain the
name and address OF the yFrsteF.
bat these win not be published If
request to that effect Is made.
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daring and INSCRIPTIONS, railroad lobby
on hand to give deft turns and twists
to the proposed legislation for the pur-
pose Of taking from the shipper such
protection as the Interstate Commerce
Commission is now able to give him.
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DOCTORS BODY FOUND.

CLENS FALLS. y. Y. Aug q The
body OF DR.. Arthur Barber. of Orange,
y. j.. who was drowned In Lake George
August T. was wound near Three
Brothers Island BY Spencer Trask, Of
New York DIR. Barber was drowned
from his launch while crossing the lake
alone II is supposed that he became
dizzy and fell overheard
The Washington times., 1909-08-25

Director of the Census Durand has
practically completed the organization
OF the census force in washington
which VIII have charge Of taking the
next census The personnel of the or
ganization indicates that Mr. Durand
is preparing 10 make ever. reasonable
effort to take an enumeration that viii
be a credit to the Government.
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Many Expected
To Quit Service.

But now that good times are waxing,
.it is likely that many Of the men will
drop out as soon as their terms Of sn,
listment end. AS a rule, the men in the
life-saving crews are of the class that
can earn good wages In other lines Of
effort They have TO be in good physi-
cal condition and also sober and intelli-
gent, and Of good habits generally.
The extent of the Life Saving Service
is not generally realized 1t has a total
OF 20 stations OF these, 2O are on the
Atlantic and Gulf coasts, sixty-one are
on The coasts of the Great Lakes. aad
eighteen on the Pacific coast The surf
men ana keepers number about 200O
but ihe extent Of the service done by
the Life-SaviuR Service is ont of pro
portion 20 the number of men employed.
- the year 1908 the value of The proper
~ saved 10y the service was Sit $50. 435.
FlFe hundred and siXty-two persons were
saved
The Washington times., 1909-08-25

TO the Editor Of The Washington Times,
Within the last eight years summer
cars within the District, especially on
the lines OF the Washington Railway
ana Electric Company, have been grow
ing scarce year BY year. Recently, con-
Sequent to the present fad for pay-as-
Sou-enters, and proposed erders re-
quiriDg the discOntinuance of trailers.
they are likely, in the near future. to
become extinct
Now the greater part of open cars
IN operation within the District are
trailer combinations. If the said pro-
posed order was carried into effect. 1t
IS doubtful, IN view Of the fad for pay
as-you-enter, and the forced replace
ment OF the greater part Of the rolling
STOCK OF the company. which has re-
cently undergone heavy expenses for
extensive underground extensions and
other improvements, that open double
trucked cars would be ordered 10 take
they place
Nevertheless. the residents Of wash
|. Ingt3n are entitled TO as much as those
OF Bosom. In Boston. where the sum-
mers are much cooler and shorter than
they are here, summer cars a~e-e almost
universal
Ride in Open.
Car More Pleasant.
A person going from one place to
another IN an open ear gets a pleasant
ride III making the same trip in pay
as-you-enter equipped with IengthWise
seats. one is merely hauled here and
/ II the ride be over thirty minutes In
duration, tediously hauled. at that To
ride in an open car ia either hot or
pleasant weather is a tonic upon going
TO work. and a relaxation upon return
ing from It. The presence OF open cars
encourages travelling about the eftv
Tor visiting and other purposes while
the presence of longitudinal seated pay
as-you-enters dlscourages H. and incl
dentally receipts
There are many practical advantages
of the two single-tFuck open-car com
binatiOns operated by the Capital Trac-
ton Company. They seat eighty adults
whereas the largest longitudinal seated
pay-as-yOu-enter IN the city can seat
only thirty-fOuT. The single-truckea
metor with open trailer, operated bv the
Capital Traction Company cen seat
siXty-four. The last mentioned combi-
ration is a sort OF a luxury in weather
that is halfway between. as II gives
the patrons a choice. Ass. al least
from three 20 four entrances and ex-
its are offered.
Thus II can be clearly seen that ali new
tangled improvements do not always
improve without imposing their price,
which is often too high. There is no
virtue in being up TO date for its own
sake anyway.
HORACE NJ. FULTON.
1120 Willard street northwest
Washington, D. c.
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Marriage Announced.

DR.. and Mrs. William b. French,
formerly Of Washington, announce
the marriage of their daughter,
Louise Russell. to Lawrence V. Jones.
The marriage took place on Sunday.
August p, 1909, in South Brooksville,
ATe where Miss French made her
home with her parents.
Mrs. Jones is well known in Wash
fngton. especially on Capitol Hin,
The Washington times., 1909-08-25

second place. Until the recent legisla-
ton, they had 10 pay for all their own
ratiOns.
Many 0ld-Timers
Are in the Service.
The recruits under the existing legis-
zatiOn do not fare as badly as the vet
eran Iife-savers. The number Of the ole
timers is quite large. They drop rapidly
from the ranks. being unable as age
comes on TO stand up to the rack and
take the hard knocks required Of the
suriman In a time Of trial At best, as
the situation stands. they can receive
hut two years disability paw. at the end
Of which time, according 10 an official
report of Captain kimbali on the sub
Ject. many of them inevitably become
dependent on pxDliC or private charity
One thing that has served 10 help keep
the crews Of the Life-Saving Service
hlled has been the depressed times.
With many men out OF work. il has
not been difficult TO get enough TO man
most Of the crews. 1t has been the
same way in the army.
The Washington times., 1909-08-25

Halley's comet hasn't been seen close
10 the earth since the time of William
OF Normandy. Inhabitants of thar
sphere viii be able TO notice few
improvements since the last visit.
The Washington times., 1909-08-25
But Fifty Six
Ships Totally Lost.

The number of vessels involved in
wrecks In the field of life-saving oper-
ations was 1904. OF these, but S. were
totally lost These vessels involved i'm
wrecks had on board 5.u2 persons.
twenty-five only were lost.
To understand the magnitude and i'm
portance Of the operations of the Life
Saving Service, however. one should
turn 10 the general summary of opera
lions since the Introduction of the
present life-saying system-tnat no less
than S211,l2iO In property las been
saved by the valiant crews OF the Life
Saving Service.
The Washington times., 1909-08-25
MARINE BAND CONCERT AT
THE CAPITOL
THIS AFTERNOCH AT 5 O'CLOCK
William H. Santelmann, Leader.
PROGRAM

Distant Greeting" ...Dooring
Overture-"Poet and Peasant" Suppe
VOrspiel-'' BassO Porto. 1900. Spineli
Sextet from Lucia" ....... Donizetti
Musicians Whitcomb. Jeorgensen,
Stone, Kruger, McIntire.
and Frey.
Grand Fantasia-''Hansel ind Gre
toI' ...................H umperdinck
racteristic-"O Tiptoe'. .Hosmer
Suite-'L'Arlesienne No. r.. Biset
(h) Prelude.
Cd Minuetto.
(C) Adagietto.
Cd Carlton.
The Star-Spaugled Banner.
The Washington times., 1909-08-25

It takes a lot Of dashes. exclama-
ton points and strange hierOglyphiCs
to report accurately the opinions OF
Messrs. Fowler anc Cannon as 10 each
other
The Washington times., 1909-08-25

A number of Washington street-car
accidents suggests a field Of endeavor
for the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion when it gets through it's vacation
The Washington times., 1909-08-25

It's just as well the size of the House
chamber viii not be reduced this sea
son. 1t obviously wouldn't do to get
Uncle Joe" and Representative Fow-
Ter too close together.
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CAVALRY BAND CONCERT AT
FORT MYER.
THIS AFTERNOON At $50 O'CLOCK.
George F. Tyrrell, Chief Musician.
PROGRAM

March-'Lo Lonesome ....s....... Mills
Overture-"The Merrymskers"
De witt
(a) Characteristic-The Trumpet
er on Guard"
Do serenata Mexicana-"L Leila
Neske and Chambers
Waltz-"Peggy O'NeaP' 49,. Blanke
Selection from the Pirates OF
Penzance'' ..-........... Sullivan
Tropic Dance-'La Bella Creole
Herman
March Lorraine ............. Came
The star-spangled Banner
The Washington times., 1909-08-25

Andrew always did talk economy for
other folks.
The Washington times., 1909-08-25

Hot corn pone MAJ give US this italian
peliagra. but we bet It Is in the macs-
roni
The Washington times., 1909-08-25

Aeroplanes carrot climb telephone
poles. but II seems that they do run the
risk Of getting Jsugled up with rain
boWs
The Washington times., 1909-08-25

With District Attorney Jerome a San
didate TO succeed himself, It is GER
tain the next New York election will
be at least reasonably entertaining.
The Washington times., 1909-08-25

Wait until the suffrsgettes get hold of
Or. Wiley and see whether he'll talk so
freely aboue ptomaines in the ice box.
The Washington times., 1909-08-25

Is the Presidents new "mashie' any
kin to a Big Stick?
The Washington times., 1909-08-25

next census L ne personnel or the or
ganization indicates that Mr. Durand
is preparing TO make every reasonable
effort to take an enumeration that viii
be a credit to the Government.
HaIley's comet hasn't been seen close
10 the earth since the time Of William
OF Normandy. Inhabitants of thar
sphere viii be able TO notice a few
improvements since the last visit
-------
A number of washington street-car
accidents suggests a field of endeavor
for the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion when it gets through its vacation.
It's just as well the size of the House
chamber will not be reduced this sea
son. 1t obviously wouldn't do TO get
Uncle Joe" and Representative Fow-
Ter too close together.
It takes a lot OF dashes. exclama-
ton points and strange hieroglyphics
to report accurately the opinions OF
Messrs. Fowler anc Cannon as TO each
other.
Andrew Carnegie is talking economy.
Andrew always did talk economy for
other folks.
With District Attorney Jerome a can
didate TO succeed himself, t. Is GER
tain the next New York election will
be at least reasonably entertaining.
AeropIanes carrot climb telephone
poles. but 1t seems that they do run tins
risk Of getting Jsugled up with rain
bows.
Hot corn pone mag give US this Italian
pellagra. but we bet It Is in the macs-
roni
Wait until the suffrsgettes get hold of
DR. Wiley and see whether he'll talk so
freely aboue ptomaines in the ice box
Is the Presidents new "mashie" any
kin to a Big Stick?
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where she lived a number Of years
with her parents on East Capitol
street. After spending several years
| in Europe. DR.. French and his family
went to BroOksVilie to live
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-03-19


hoped 1t would soon be established,
and then their poaching might go on
as usual. They could always confess
later. |, however, FASTENED their con
fession by means OF the document h.
Stangerson signed They gave all the
necessary proofs. were set at liberty
and have now lively gratitude for
me. Why did not get them released
sooner? Because was not sure that
nothing more than poaching was
against them. wanted to study the
ground. AS the days went by, my con
viction became more and more certain.
The days after the events Of the mex
plfcable gallery had need Of help /
could rely on, so. resolved to have
them released at once.''
reached the Donjon inn and en-
stertaiSit, a
Tiiis line we did not see the land
lord. but were received with d pleas
ant smile by the charming hostess.
u 'HoW's Daddy Mathien?'' asked
Rouletabille. Ss
Not much better, not much better.
He Is still confined to his bed
His rheumatism still sticks to him,
then n
q q Yes. Last night was again
obliged to give him morphine, the only
drug that gives him any relief. z
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-03-19

nomenon of the inexplicable gallery.
On the day arrived at the Chandler
and Joined him in his room he recount
ed to me, with the greatest detail, all
that ! have related. telling me also
how he had spent several hours in
Paris, where he had learned nothing
that could be of any help to him.
The event Of the inexplicable gal.
iery had occurred on the night between
the 10Th and 30th Of october-that is
to sag, three days before my return TO
the chateau. 1t was on the "a OF
November, then, that i went back to
the Chandler, summoned there by nv
friends telegram and taking the re.
solyers with me.
am now IN Rouletabille,s room, and
be has finished hts recital.
While he had been telling me the
story j noticed him continually rubbing
the glass Of the eyeglasses be had
found on the side table From the esi-.
dent pleasure he was taking In han.
ding them ] felt they must Be one Of
those sensible evidences destined to ed.
ter what he had called the circle of the
right end Of his reason.
When he had finished his recital he
asked me what i thought OF II. re-
Piled that j wss much puzzled by his
question. Then he begged me to try.
In my turn, to take my reason In hand
4by the right end. Z
tsyyarv vp3,lI ~ Il - ~ gssr = !. . -
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soltn Dakota Team Wins.

South Dskota won over Nerth pa
kess IN the dsbate at vefmilitou on
the question, Resolved, That the
SLsmieux act does NOT offer proper
remedy for industrial disputes III the.
United States and Canada. South
DaRcta's representatives were VIM
lam 2 Potts. Charles Barth ana
Frank Hiekcox. while North Dakota
was represented ~ q. i i. Warren.
5Jshn G. Thorpe and George skafer.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-03-19

And he simply put US out OF the
room When we were outside looked
at Larsan. His face was impenetra-
HE
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-03-19
CHAPTER XIX.
RoSletahille Invites Me TO Break
fast at the Donjon Inn.

WAS not until later that Roule-
tabflie sent me the notebook
in which he had written at
length the story of tha nhe,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-03-19
CHAPTER XVIII.
RouJetabiIle Has Drawn Circle
Between the Two Bumps on His
Forehead.

'r,TlE separated on the thresholds
eHI Of our rooms with melan-
VI choly shake of the hands.
i1rSanS was an original