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The Washington times., 1909-09-23

Peary is a question yet to be an
swered.
Cook has not made his great exploits
heretofore very fruitful of scientific re-
suits. He brought nothing back from
the summit of Mount Mckinley except
the suspicion which shortly got planted
in a good many minds, that he hadn't
been there at all. That suspicion has
detracted decidedly from the DISPOSE
ton 70 accept his claims that ne reach
ed tae Pole
Peary, to the contrary, has a repu-
tation as a conscientious and strictly
honest explorer He has been many
times in the north and whatever may
be said about his eXcesses of temper
and his ambition to mono9olize the
privileges of She roof of the earth, he
has been regarded as a strictly reliable
witness. In short, Pyary doesn't need
so many witnesses a. does Cook; but
if both prove their claims, then the
very fact that Peary made an unwar-
ranted attack on Cook will turn th2
public to the side of the amateu- and
away from the professional polar ex-
/ plorer.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23

balances while being hauled from door
to door of these private institutions;
the doors being closed against them
with the polite explanation that I'VE
receive only select cases" If this Is
true. and if it is Indicative of the atti-
tude of those who manage such insti-
buttons. if enough cases Of the kind can
be adduced to warrant such sweeping
concentrations as DIR. Smith INDUCED,
then there is certainly need for reform.
When the municipal funds provide so
large a sum as $4,000 for aid to hos-
pitfalls it certainly is the public's right
to s,now whether lines are being drawn
at hospital doors against eases in which
attention is vastly more needed than
consideration of the select" character
of the case.
The impression has been entertained
BIZ Washington people that the hospi-
tails here were splendidly administered
and that the investment Of the public
funds was productive of the best re-
suits. Certainly the people who pay
the money are willing to continue their
contributions; there is no other way
so reasonable. fair and equitable OF
providing hospital facilities. But when
the public contributes so largely tc
these institutions, they should be made
in the fullest sense public institutions
The antecedents of a patient in need OF
attention cannot be investigated as G
preliminary to his admission to a ward
If DR.. Smith has the basis for charges
against the distribution and admins
tration of the hospital funds of the Dis
triot. he should make specific charges
and force inquiry. It is going to b.
hard to induce most people to believe
even if there have been some mistake
in the administration, that the system
as a whole is bad.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23
FULTON'S CLAIMS TO FAME
ARE DISPUTED.

Just when the Cook Peary contro-
versv is ct its height, another dispute
as to who is entitled to first honors has
been stirred up. 1t is rather belated,
it is trae. but it bids fair to become
most animated, in which Congress will
be called on to participate and the
statesmen at the Capitol TO argue pro
and con. The question at issue Is
whether Robert Fulton, who will be
lauded to the skies in the Hudson-Ful-
ton celebration at New York, really
was the inventor Of the steamboat OF
whether this honor belongs of right
to James Rumsey, native Of Mary
land and for time a citizen Of Nir-
pinia. living in Berkeley county, now
part of West Virginia.
Citizens of Berkeley county have set
out to have justice done to the mem
orv of Rumsey by having Congress aP-
propriate for a statue in his honor, tc
be placed in the Hall Of Fame in the
Capitol. They assert and say ample
proof can be presented Of at that Rum
sew exhibited steamboat on the Pc
tomac river at Shepherdstown, Va.
twenty years before the Clermont made
its famous trip up the Hudson 1t i
said TO have run successfully
It Is alleged that Robert R. Livings
ton. the great New Yorker Of that day
a business partner of Fulton, Is tn
man whose exploitation Of Fulton
steamboat distracted the worlds atten
ton from Rumsey and oentered 1t Of
Fulton. IF reports be true, Livingston
! knew something Of the gentle art o
the press agent. Rumsey, and hi
friends were lacking in that.
/ New York probably vii arise as on
man and defend Fulton. If he has bee
wearing honors belonging to another al
these years the facts ought to b
known. however. There have bee
plentv Of such cases. In the interes
Of truth and Of keeping history straight
Congress might do a good turn by ha7
ing a committee dig into the matte
When the committee gets its hand il
it can tackle the Cool1-Peary bushes
and settle officially who really foun
the North Pole
The Washington times., 1909-09-23
THE DOCTORS AND THE MU-
NICIPAL HOSPITALS.

Whether un'dcipal funds ought TO
be used for the partial support Of pri-
vately condGstcd hospitals was serious
" considered at the session Of the
American Hospital Association, which
has been in session in this city. DIR. P.
G. Smith, of the Tuberculosis Hospital,
made charges against the management
OF the hospitals in Washington, which
doubtless will become the basis OF IN
curry by the District or the Congress
sional authorities. It is news, certain
ly 70 most Washington people, that
there has been something very much
like q scramble among the privately
managed hospitals for slices of the pub
lie fund provided % aid hospitals
DR.. Smith charges that he has known
of cases in which patients died in am
The Washington times., 1909-09-23
THE, BURDEN OF PROOF IS UP
TO PEARY.

Weighing public opinion in this
nolar controversy as accurately as is
nossibIe from general indications, it
seems that Commander Peary viii have
TO uroduce substantial evidence, either
that he got TO the Pole and that Cook
didn't get there, OF else that he brought
hack a vastly more useful contribution
TO the sum of scientific knowledge, if
he is to get an even division Of the
glory.
For there is apparent a disposition TO
set down Peary as something Of a cad
about this whole performance. He has
made direct and serious charges. If he
proves them, well and good; he viii
have demolished Cook, and laughed MIN
out Of consideration as a colossal
faker. But if the two men make equal
" good cases; if Cook produces as con-
vincing evidence as PcaTyj if both get
the approving verdict of science on
their claims that they have made the
great iourney-then Cook stands to
prodt by the fact that he has behaved
himself better than Pcary.
In that situation, Peary still has the
chance OF showing that he conducted
scientific expedition. while Cooks wat
merely a sporting adventure. The i'm
precision at large is that if both mei
have been to the Pole. Peary is likel!
TO demonstrate that his was the NOR
serious purpose and the more intelli
gent understanding of what was want
ed from him for the enlightenment o
the world of science and geography
Peary has made a science Of the pola
question He knows what the worl
of learning wants to know; he under
stands how to take the observation
and how to present their results
Whether Cook knows this SO well a
The Washington times., 1909-09-23
OLD FRIGATE HERO
CELEBRATES BIRTH

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. Civilian
Macabec. the only surviving member Oh
the crew of the Old friRate Consutu-
ton. last night celebrated his lO5tn
birthday In the Naval Home IN this city.
Bill" as everybody calls him, win
sDcnd tho remainder of his life tn a
rolling chair 'HuIs" leg was broken
last month. but ne retains a remarksjhio
control over his faculties.
Many presents have been forwarded
from persons i'm an parts of the country.
Half a dozen pipes are included, but
"BW' declines to part with the inch
and-a-halr clay "hOd' with the wire
wrapped stem.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23
PRINCESS PRAISES
AMERICAN MANNERS

Princess Duleep Singh, at a dinner in
New York. said that she found the
American woman a marvel Of beauty.
and the American man a model of good
looks and kindness.
''The American man." said the charm
ing princess, lis rightly held up 20 the
world as the pattern husband In Gu
rope they have a saying about Eve ana
The apple which shows how wretched a
failure the European husband is. This
saving IS unknown In America. I am
sure. II would have no point, no appli-
cation, here I'm the land of pattern hus-
bands"
She paused impresslvely. Then with
smile she ended.
The saying is this:
The evil one didn't give the apple
TO the man. but To the woman. because
The evil one knew well that the man
would eat n all himself. but the wom-
an would K , halves Boston Globe.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23
NEW KIND OF RAT
ROOSEVELT TROPHY

The Smithsonian Institution today Is
sued q careful description Of the first
specimen from the Roosevelt expedition
which has been prepared for mounting.
The specimen is an entirely new species
Of rodent and has been named by J. A
Loring "Georychus KapitL" The de
scription issued by the institution IS
written by Edward Heller, a member Of
the expedition.
This new re- has very prominent front
teeth and is evidently a very destructive
animal Tho 5zped ton captured eight
Of this kinC, all of them being of a dTab
gray color and aim Dst Identical In the
peCuliarities which distinguish the
sncNles.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23
BLAME HIM
FOR LOVING WIFE

BOSTON. Sept. 81 know Of the
love Mr.. bennett has for my wife, I
admire and respect him for IT, He is an
fdeqIist don't blame him. would
trust him with everything I have In the
world"
DR. H. Lincoln Chase. of BrooHine.
made the foregoing statement just
bridge probate court. and had heard an
other man, Hartley bennett, confess to
the court that he loved Mrs Chase
Mrs. bennett had asked for the Gus
month
The Washington times., 1909-09-23
CLARK ILL
AT FREMONT, OHIO

FREMONT, Ohio, Sept. 2--Rear Ad-
miral Charles E. Clark, who made the
World-famOus cruise from the Pacific
through the straits OF Magellan 10 the
North Atlantic sea board. during the
Spanish war I'm the battleship Oregon,
and who fought that vessel SO valiantly
in nearly every one of the naval engage
meuts. is seriously I'll here at the home
of Col Webb Hayes, Of Speigel Grove.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23
Lolita FAUST TO SUE.

CHICAGO. Sept. 28.-Lotta Faust will
bring suit for divorce against Richie
Ling. the tenor I'm this city next week
n the efforts Of her attorney 10 have the
bin ready for fling al that time prove
successful The technical charge which
will be brought against Ling In the bill
Is said 70 be desertion.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23
SENATOR ALDRICH IN PARIS.

PARIS. Sept. 22.-Senator Nelson
w. Aldrich Of Rhode Island. and
Prof. A. 2. Andrews. members of the
United states Monetary Commission.
are at present I'm Paris comforting with
NJ. Pallain. governor Of tho Bank of
France. and other distinguished iuau-
cierg and economists
The Washington times., 1909-09-23

This new idea Of holding lodge meet
ilgs in a balloon Is not without its
advantages. Instead OF worrying about
a goat they just toss the novice over
board. Il Is said that after this i'm
pressive ceremony he Will never tel
any secrets.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23
Lyons-HaErell.

Miss Mary Tracy HarreH, daughter Of
Mrs. Fame Brooke Harrell, was mar
ried to JOSH ". Lyons. jT., Of Chariot
tesvflle, Va. last evening at S O'Clock,
in her mothers home. AZ New Jersey
avenue southeast The ceremony, which
was performed by the Rev. J. ". John
son. pastor of Grace Baptist Church.
was attended by a small party of rela-
tiVes and friends.
The house was beautifully adorned
with palms, golden rod, and golden
glow.
The bride, who wore a gown OF pale
blue silk and carried a bouquet of hlies
Of the valley, was attended by little
Miss Stella Freeman and Arthur S. Har-
rel as flower bearers
a reception and supper followed the
ceremony and later in the evening Mr.
and Mrs Lyons left Washington for a
Southern wedding trip. Upon their re-
turn they will reside at 260 Fifteenth
street southeast.
The out Of town guests who attended
the wedding were the father OF the
bridegroom, John W. Lyons, of Thar
lottesville; Mrs Sisk and Miss Tsasia
SisA, OF Alexandria; Mrs. Amelia Ev-
eret, OF Warrenton, Va; Harvey Brake
and Grover Brake, Of Washington
Grove, Nd.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23

This proposed Trophy Room would be
a good place 70 keep tho naval ensign
that doesn't exist that Commander
Peary nailed to the Pole that doesn't
exist Many people would want 10 see
n fhIng Ike that.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23

any secrets
Folks who swallow all these yarns
from Labrador are liable TO sharp at
tacks Of pearytonitis-
Mcmillan was shot IN the arctic.
Hereafter explorers had better wear
wooden shoes.
Seeing red ahead for England makes
lord Beresford sort o. blue
II Premier Asquith can't disIodge the
sllffragettes from his meetings with the
FIRE hose he might mention some bar
gain sale hose.
That vesuvius IS the most jealous
minded volcano we know Of. AS soon
as anybody stirs up q little excitement
by discovering lhe North Pole, Il goes
and gets active just for meanness.
The appointment Of a new baseball
manager has one good result at least.
It inspires Imaginative fans TO tell what
we are going 10 do next year.
The decrease in immigration is thought
to be due to the settlemeIs OF Poles in
the Far North.
Women are reading the papers as
never before. Sufragettes?-N mil
liners wanting 20 find out what dis
covery they can model the new hats
after.
This proposed Trophy Room would be
good place 70 keep tho naval ensign
that doesn't exist that Commander
Peary nailed to the Pole that doesn't
exist Many people would want 70 see
| a thing like that.
[ A new law goes into effect January /,
making It a crime 10 write a check for
/ less than a dollar. Some Of us would
| find It a crime right now 20 draw a
check for less than dollar.
The sect that declares the crust Of the
earth is soon going TO scale Off carry
lng all wicked folks with It evidently
/ believes in a sliding scale for the wages
Of sin.
Afunsey reliability runners wire us
that contrary to an reports feeding gum.
drops to New Jersey mosquitoes will moi
keep them from puncturing tires.
Minnesota is not alone I'm her grief.
If everything goes up in cost the ulti
mate consumer will have 10 commit sui
eide by holding his breath. Any othe
way viii be TOO expensive.
Aviators refuse 10 adopt fall styles Il
aeroplanes.
The lexicon Of youth is now bein,
searched to find out how long it /
tm Thanks giving Day.
The best way to reduce swollen for
tunes is taXicab.
{ Latest Eskimo slang-"By Cum"
South to the right Of him,
South to tho left Of him.
South 10 the 'front.' of him,
Earth had no sections.
"Brooklyn's the place for me.
% I'm going home,' says ne,
5. Where / can always See
s TO follow directions"
The Washington times., 1909-09-23

Women are reading the papers as
never before Suhragettes?-No, mil
liners wanting 20 find out what dis
covery they can model the new hats
after.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23

The decrease in immigration is thought
to be due to the settlemers OF Poles in
the Far North
The Washington times., 1909-09-23
MAJOR AND MRS. KNIGHT
OPEN RESIDENCE ON
CALVERT STREET.

probably viii return to Washington
some time next week.
+
The minister from Salvador. Senior
Mejia, will go TO New York tomorrow
TO attend TIE Hudson-Fulton celebra-
ton. His daughters. the Misses Mejia,
VIII &c TO New York next week, to
De the guests Of the Misses Baiz, Tor
a few days.
DR.. Wilfred NJ. Barton. Of 1888 Fl street..
mas returned TO Washington from Paris,
where he spent the summer months
Miss Olivia Howard. who has been
Spending the summer at Narragansetu
Per and Newport. viii return 10 Wash
5efore going 20 Florida for the winter
Return Fran Newport
Mrs. Theodore Davis has returned to
washington from Newport, where she
and Mr.. Davis have been spending the
summer. Mr.. Davis viii join her here
later.
Mrs. M>rritt, wife Of Maj. Gen. Yves
ley Merritt, L. S. A, retired. has gone
to the Virginia Hot Springs for the au-
tumn.
=
spending September at Atlantic City.
=
Commissioner and Mrs. L. William
Thavis will leave Washington tOmOr-
row for Seattle. where they will re-
main for two weeks or more as guests
of the ka-Yukon-Pacific ExpOsl-
ton mana cement. They viii make the
"Trip through Canada, and return East
by the way Of the Southwest, visiting
Denver. Salt Lake, Kansas City, and
St. Louis.
Mrs. Joseph ". Bartlett has cards out
for the wedding reception Of her daugh-
ter. Miss Florence Bartlett, 10 Alexis
c. Yznaga. Monday evening, October IL
at $50 o'c'Ock, at her residence, 32f
Maryland avenue northeast.
Announcement has been made IN New
York Of the engagement of Miss Ethel
HerTick. daughter of Mrs. Frederick
Herrick. formerly Of Boston. but now
Of Paris, 10 Walbridge s. Taft, son OF
Mr. and Mrs. Henry ". Taft, Of New
York. Tire prospective bridegroom is a
nephew Of the President. and a member
of the claSs Of Yale, 1907. The date for
the wedding has not been set.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23
Reception For Son.

Mr. and Mrs. John y. Bovee, Of the
Portner. held a reception last evening IN
honor of their son, Arthur Gibbon BO-
wee, and his bride, formerly Mile. Mar
the Sivain Lavialle. OF Paris, whose
marriage took place early in Aprd in
the home Of the bride.
Mr.. and MIS-. Bovee and Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Bovee were assisted in receiving
their guests by Mrs. Arthur Crist and
Miss Mabel Clapp.
Mrs. Bovee wore a becoming black
messaline satin gown trimmed with
duchess lace. Mrs Arthur BOvee wore
a gown Of cream crepe de chine en-
broidered in gold, and carried lilies of
the valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur BOvee viii leave
Washington tomorrow for Evanston,
Ill, where Mr.. Bovee IS an instructor
In French at the Northwestern Uni
versity.
The engagement has recently been an
nounced in London. OF Mss Carolyn de
Masquita, and Henry Weyl, formerly OF
this city
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvert RosenthaI. and
daughter. Eleanor Mae. are visiting
relatives in Baltimore.
Mr. and Mrs. L Frsnl1el of New York
are the guests Of G. Lansburgh. OF YER
mont avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. AdoIph Weyl and son,
/ Max VevI. are spending several weeks
with Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ. FlShei, OF
Connecticut avenue.
=
Mrs. Charles Schwartz, Of Phila-
delphIa, who has been visiting relaJlVes
] in town, has returned TO her home
The Washington times., 1909-09-23

Folks who swallow oil these yarns
from Labrador are liable TO sharp at
tacks Of pearytonitis.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23

A new law goes into effect January /,
making # a crime 20 write a check for
less than dollar. Some Of us would
find 70 a crime right now 20 draw a
check for less than a dollar.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23

The sect that declares the crust Of the
earth rs soon going TO scale off carry
Ing all wicked folks with It evidently
believes in a sliding scale for the wages
81
The Washington times., 1909-09-23

Munsey reliability runners wire us
that contrary to all reports feeding gum
drops to New Jersey mosquitoes viii not
keep them from puucturing tires.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23

Mcmillan was shot IN the arctic
Hereafter explorers had better wear
wooden shoes.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23

That VesUvius IS the most jealous
minded volcano we know Of. AS soon
as anybody stirs up q little excitement
by discovering The North Pole Il goes
and gets active just for meanness.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23

The appointment Of a new baseball
manager has one good result at least.
II inspires Imaginative fans TO tell what
we are going 20 do next year.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23

The lexicon Of youth is now being
searched TO find out how long it is
till Thanksgiving Day.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23

Seeing red ahead for England makes
Lord Bcresford sort o. blue.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23

II Premier Asquith can't disIodge the
slffragettes from his meetings with the
FIRE hose he might mention some bar
gain sale hose.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23

The best way to reduce swollen for
times is "A taXicab.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23

South to the right Of him.
South to tho left Of him.
South 10 the 'front.' Of him,
Earth had no sections.
"Brooklyn's the place for me.
I'm going home,' says ne,
Where / can always see
To follow directions"
The Washington times., 1909-09-23

Miss Nellie Theresa O'Hara, daughter
Of the late Mr.. end Mrs. George A.
O'Hara, was married to Willard Lacey
Pollard today at IL o clock at the Church
of the Immaculate Conception, the pas
tor the Rev. j. D. MARI, officiating
Miss O'Hara is a niece Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Shively kOoneS, and is
we'll known in musical circles in Wash
inEtOn. Mr.. Pollard. who is formerly Of
Illinois, is a son Of Mr. and Mrs. l. +.
Pollard, and is a graduate OF the Uni
Versitv Of Illinois.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-27
Green Leaf in Limestone.

A remarkable freak of nature and a
rare find from biologists point of
view came to light on the farm of
John r.. Sanderson, located a few
miles from Latrobe, on Tuesday, July
Z, while Charles D. Fausold was dig
sing a hole in the ground. The hole
about six feet square, was being put
through bed of soft limestone, and
one OF the stones encountered, a
piece OF limestone about six by eight
inches in dimensions, was accident
ally struck upon the edge with a pick.
1t spht open at the blow, and inside
was fAan1d a grapevine leaf. 1t was
OF an sAlsE1NlA.ary q size, looking exactly as
leafshom modern grapevine looks,
and 1t was as green and as fresh and
ftender as thoalh e -f1ad Just been
plucked from a vine. It withered as
soon as 1t was exposed to the air and
sun. The leaf was found in the cen.
ter Of a 15-acre field of corn.-Phila-
delphia Record.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-27
Appreciates Teachers Work.

One woman says that when he1
children bring home their school re-.
ports at the end of the month she al,
ways finds Ave minutes in which to
write personal letter to the teach
ers, II there is something that the
children have learned that surprised
her shs writes note of thanks and
appreciation, and IL the reports are
unsatisfactory she writes Offering to
help the teacher in any way she may
suggest. Needless to say, the teach.
.srs are appreciatiye, as any one will
know who has ever taught school.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-27
Warranted TO Wear.

A teacher in one of the cooking
classes of a New York school tells OF
the unique criteria by which her pupils
sometimes Judge each others work In
that line. ~.
One little girl was criticislnE the
production Of pie by another pupil.
when she said: ......... u .ss
sThat pies all right, but It amt
as good as me aunt IN Orange useter
to make. You could take a piece Of
them in your hand an walk all round
the place eatin' 1t an it wouldn't
break!"--Illustrated Sunday Magazine.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-27
Worn Out.

That's the way you feel about the
lungs when you have hacking
cough. It's foolishness to let it go on
and trust to luck to get overit, when
Ballard's Horehound Syrup will stop
the cough and heal the lungs. Price
2oc. Doc and $l.00 per bottle. !Sold by
Elko Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-27
Rsvolt.s at. Cold Stee,

"Your only hope," said three doatt
ors to Mrs. NJ E. Fisher, Detrgit
Mich, suffering from severe rectal
trouble, ''lies In I'm operation, y" then
| used DR.. Kings New Life I,illa,s'
She writes, ''till wholly cured" They
prevent Appendicitis, cure Constipa4
tion, Headache. &c at Elko Drug Co.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-29
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