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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
COST OF NEW CABLE
MORE THAN MILLION
Company Says the Contract
With Newfoundland Gov
erament Still Holds.

The Commercial Cable Company has
just made public its formal reply to
the notification Of the Newfoundland
government, declining to recognize the
contract made with the company when
the new cable was laid
The company declares it was induced
TO lay this cable, at a cost of a million
dollars, as a direct result of the terms
of the contract. The company also
charges that, though it goes to New
foundland only after the expiration Of
a fifty-year monopoly Of the American
Telegraph Company, it is not able to
do business on the same basis as the
older company.
The basis for reputation of the agree
ments the Newfoundland government
states, was the failure Of the legislature
70 ratify the terms % the contract. The
company declares the contract By its
teFm9, IS final and contains no provision
requiring approval of the legftgAturr.
. II is pointed out that a previo,.s cor
tract with the government was not az
proved put was carried out 70 the letter
Inc contract provides mat the com
pany IS TO pay the government ~ 900 an
nualIy as tax on the cable and the
government agrees 10 pav the Same
amount annually as a compensation for
the cofapany's expenditure in extending
ne cable 10 st Johns and maintaining
a profitless office there.
Inc company IS also to have entry.
duty Tree, for all cables and eaufpu1enf
OF its stations. The government re-
ceives proportion Of the tolls an All
messages, losing nothing in the reverne
provided in previous Contracts huf CON
ing largely in fac.fGes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
FURNITURE EXPENSES
APPROXIMATE 81, 100, 900
Uncle Sam Spends That Amount Annually for House
Fixings for Departments, Postoffices, and
Other Buildings.

Uncle Sans bill for furniture is
mounting up to an enormous one each
year. Saying nothing of the large sums
expended for the furniture in the de-
partment buildings about Washington
and at the Capitol the furnishing of the
large number of postotfices, customs
houses. .Federa court buildings and the
like, costs a snug amount.
The amount appropriated by Congress
for the current fiscal year for furnishing
and equipment of public buildings is
s9Oe coo The expenditure of this large
sum is under the charge of one of the
divisions OF the office OF the Supervising
Architect. It will not be enough to buy
all the furniture needed and 1t is learn
ed that a deficiency estimate of 5000 900
will re, sent in at the opening of the
regular session. This means that it will
cost 81 100000 to furnish the public build
ings for the current year, as 1t will De
almost inevitable that Congress. viii al
low the necessary sum
This heavy expenditure for furniture
calls attention to the rate at which the
number of public buildings is growing
About 500 public buildir gs. exclusive Of
buildings used by the departments in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
ARMY BADLY HURT
BY THE GOOD TIMES
ProSperityAtuact Men More
Than Uncle Sans
Service.

The good times have struck the army.
They have begun to work havoc with
the enlisted personnel and threaten to
work a good deal more.
Recruiting has begun to fall off. The
work Of getting recruits of good char
acteT Is increasingly difficult. The fact
is that the average American young
man is showing more of a disposition
to march in the command of old General
Prosperity than under the army gem
erals and the youngsters just cut Of
West Point.
President has given orders that from
July !, 1910, the beginning of the next
fiscal year. the enlisted strength of the
army be kept down to $1,000 men, includ-
ing the hospital corps. The present en-
listed strength Is about $780, including
the hospital corps On the face of it,
therefore. the Or,icT OF she President
eontemplates real reduction of the en-
listed force by 5000 Blu. War Depart
ment officials think there will no need
of hard work to enforce the order Of
the President. In fact, they expect that
without effort on their part the army
Will fan below $4,000 men by July I next,
and that the reason for this will be good
times.
AS the terms Of enlistment of men
expire now, it is found no easy matter
to keep the desirable ones Ia the sery-
ice and get them to take on" again.
When times were hard several months
ago, there was no trouble getting men
to re-enlist, and no trouble getting re-
cruits Now. conditions have changed
greatly. The army. officers are more
concerned about keeping the army up
to $1,000, than they are about the order
for it's reduction.
General Ainsworth was asked TO-DAY
about recruiting, and he said the num-
Der Of recruits was falling off rapidly.
and he thought it would be difficult
to get men for the army If business
continued fiourishing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
DEPARTMENT COMES
TO SUPPORT WILSON
Secretary Backed by Attor.
ney General in Seizures
of Bleached Flour.

AS the result of a conference this
morning between Assistant Attorney
General Ellis and Chemist Dunlap. of
the Department OF Agriculture, an I'M
Outstanding was reached by which the
Department of Justice viii back UP Sec
rotary Wilson in his fight against the
"bleaohed flour" process.
This decision was reached by the De-
partment OF Justice despite efforts on
the part Of the millers Of the country
who are combating Secretary Wilson
attitude toward the matter.
It is understood that the Department
of Justice will continue TO make seizures
of bIeached -four wherever found
Ever since the controversy began the
bleaching millers have been petitioning
the department TO permit them TO. con-
tinue the process pending decision by
the courts on the seizures already MADE
The decision today to continue the seiz-
ures Is a blow to those Of the manu-
facturers who have fought Secretary
Wilson's order.
Early in February the millers of the
discontinued the bleaching
process after the decision Of the pure
food board that -four thus whitened and
sent out as patent" was misbranded-
It is said that q number Of miliers in
Iowa and Nebraska still persist in the
process, and it is these who have most
persistently fought against the decision.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
ARMY MAKES READY
AT COLLEGE PARK

Work of constructing the shed to
house the Wright aeroplane at College
Park, where Wilbur Wright Is 10 in
struct the officers Of the Signal Corps
in the use Of his machine, was begun
today. Gen. James Allen, chief of the
Signal Corps, said this morning that the
instruction flights would begin in about
ten days. The arrangements for the
leasing Of the property have been COM
pleted and men have been put TO work
getting the aerodome in shape. Some
trees will have 20 be cut down and
other distractions viii be removed from
the field.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23

the District, are now in existence. It
is not long. only two or three years,
when the number was little over SEQ.
About 100 more are well along toward
completion and contracts for furnishing
them will have to be made during the
current fiscal year.
The furnishings of the public buildings
aud their equipment include a-wide va
riety of articles. OF course, thousands
of chairs have to be bought. Then there
are desks. carpets, fling cases. tables,
benches. counters. cases aud boxes for
use in postofflces. and a great many
other articles.
Untn recently, the Government bought
opera chairs for use in courthouses
But this practice has been done away
wi H. The office of the SUPERVISING
Architect takes the view that SOpera
chairs are not as desirable for the pur-
poses of the court house as benches
The business of furnishing the Fed
eral buildings is run in systematic
fashion. Substantial equipment, OF
good quality. but void of show, Is aimed
at. If a new building Is put up, new
furnishings are obtained for it through
out. If an old postoffice is discarded
for new one, the old furniture is gen.
orally disposed of and entirely new
equipment obtained.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
NAVY YARD WORKERS
NOT TO BE DROPPED
Enough Work on Hand, Officials
Say, to Keep Them
EMPLOYED.

Employees Of the Washington Navy
Yard may rest in peace. with the sSsur-
ance that their Jobs are safe for several
months
Officials Of the Navy Department de-
MED today that any reduction Is eontem-
plated in the force at the ward. The
work. = bile light just at present. Is
enough, they say to keep the men en-
pioyed
The letting out of contracts to outside
companies, it was stated. viii not affect
the status Of the W0rkmen. as that WAS
decided upon six months ago, and any
reductions in the force made on that ac-
count would have already been effected
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
Died

BROWN-On Friday. August 20, 1903 at 1850
D. m, at her daughters residence, 1908 NJ
street southeast, after a long illness.
ELIZABETH BROWN (nee Nolte), aged
seyenty-two years
KEELER-On Sunday. August % 1909. at
2:45 q. m. EDWARD F.. son OF Thomas
J. and Mary +. Keeler. and grandson OF
Col. and Mrs. z A Keller, aged two years
and thTee months.
THOMPSON-On Saturday. August y. at
Blue Ridge Summit. Pa. MORVEN. Jr
beloved son Of Morven and Page Carr
Thompson. aged thirteen months and TWEEN
ty-tWo days.
FAUNCE-On Saturday. august q. 1909
PHILIP p. FAUNCE, beloved husband Of
Mildred A Fsunce.
Funeral from his late residence, sf4
Eighth street southwest, Tuesday, August
q, at p. Interment private. IT.
FURMAN-Tuly g. 1908. in AIlddletown. n
Y suddenly. Of paralysis. SERGT
HENRY F. FURMAN. retired from Com
psnv H. Second Battalion Of Engineers
he is survived BY his four children. sister,
and cousins; also by many sorrowing
friends. IT.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
Deaths

Elizabeth Brown. p years. 1909 n street
southeast
Fannie L. corbx IS years. 1877 Riggs
place
william Fraser 50 years. Providence
Alice N. Reid. 81 years. 1905 street
northeast.
Catherine scoville. 4 years. Providence
Hospital.
Ruby NJ. Frank. years. Iz57 Four-and-
a-half street southwest.
Harry A COrnweil. II years, go ] street
southwest.
Frank r. Holbruner, 30 years, 50 c
street northwest
Alma T. Wahl, months. AZ r street
northwest
Eyyline NJ. West. 4 months. 1887 Four
and-a-half street southwest
James +. Knight, 1r., ] month. 2 Patter-
son street northeast.
Lawrence NJ Matthews. 1r-. months.
Oh train near Alexandra, Va
John J. Fleming. year, rs Maryland
avenue northeast
Arthur Bryan, p years, 251o Champaign
street
Charles NJ Dale. year, River road.
D g.
EDWARD r. Keller. . years. 1864 Newton
street northwest.
John 7. Biggs, months, rs Twenty
fourth street northwest
Elsie Baldersons S months, so I street
southwest
Harry Kan. 3 months. IS New york Az
eH45e northwest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
CUTS OFF MANS LEG
WITH ORDINARY SAW

EMPORIA. Va, Aug. Z.-Although an
ordinary carpenters saw was used in
the operation, It is believed that Peter
Poach, whose leg was amputated by DR..
Lucian Lotion and Or. Thomas n. Val
entine. viii recover. Poaeh, while driQ-
ing a two-mule team on his way to
church. fell from the wagon as the
mules started and one of his legs was
caught ia the wagon wheel II was
broken in several places. Drs Lotion
and Valentine were summoned and
deeming an Immediate operation neces-
saTy, amputated the Il with an ordi-
nary saw
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
OLDEST CITIZENS
WILL OFFICIATE

The funeral OF William Henry Will
liams, a charter member OF the Asso-
citation OF Oldest Inhabitants, will be
held at his home. 1888 Thirty fourth
street, this afternoon. PalIbearers
win be from the Oldest Inhabitants
and the organization 'flll be well rep
resented.
Services are being conducted IN the
Rev. Edward y. Stone. pastor Of Con-
gress Street Methodist Church. and
the Rev. 2. o. Grouse. Of Baltimore.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
ASSASSIN SURRENDERS.

ST. PETERSBURG. .sug. 23-The ac-
tuaI assassin Of Deputy Hertzenstein in
Finland in 1906. a workman, Larishkin
by name. has surrendered to the Finnish
police at Tericki. 1t was expected that
Dr.. Dubrovin editor of Znamya, the
organ OF the Union Of True Russian
People, would be charged with having
instigated the murder, but he refuses to
appear in court.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
nistrict Vas Has Aero.

A new aeroplane which weighs about
100 pounds, and is expected 10 develop
= fifty-mile-a- minute speed, has been
constructed by Harry A. Orme in bis
workshop, at BrightwoOd, D. c. MI
E,rrne has just completed his machine
and expects 10 give it try-out one
day soon. He has arranged for large
tract Of land near Brightwood as the
scene OF his experiments.
The general appearance of the Orme
aeroplane is very similar 10 that OF the
Wright brothers airship, but the steer
ing gear differs materially from the
machine of the Dayton aviators, and
Mr.. Orne has been able to get fifteen
patents on the different improvements
of his craft
II successful flights are made with
the machine, IL viii be offered to the
Signal Corps OF the, army IN place Of
the Herring aeroplanes which TO date
has failed TO put in its appearance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
BRIDE HURT IN AUTO WRECK

MILWAUKEE,, Aug. 2S.-Mrs. Harry
Pawling, a bride Of two months, was
probably fatally injured yesterday when
an automobile containing her husband,
her father-in-law. Alonzo Pawling. and
Frank I1liing and herself was struck
by a ST. Paul train at Forest Junction,
near WaukeshR. The machine was de-
molished and the occupants hurled far
of to the side OF the tracks. Mrs
Rawlings skull is fractured and her
right arm broken The others were not
seriously injured
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
WANTS SPEEDY EXECUTION

WILKESBARRE, Pa. Aug. 2s.-De-
claring that his wife deserved kill
ing for running away from him with
sonther man. George L Marion. the
New York theatrical man who shot
and instantly killed his wife here FT-i-
day night, today decided that when
his case is called IN court he win
plead guilty. He Will also ask tbaf
the court direct that he be hanged a.
soon as posi- BILE
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
= WANTED MORE LIFE

The Heayy-.'Tbere's no pleasing the
guv-nor. lsddie.
now? 'JS
The Heavy-He told me this morning
ne should be looking for some one
else for my part. If I didn't nut moro
lie into the death scene.-Scraps.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
DEATH HALTs MARRIAGE.

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Aug. 2.-Wl-
fred Bourque, of this city. the driver
of the Knox car who was killed in the
Indianapolis races last Thursday, was
20 have been married early next month
10 Miss Alexander Bolvin. Of West
Springfield. The gown which Miss RoI-
win was TO wear on her wedding dav
was being fitted when the news OF
Bourque's death was brought 10 her.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23

POTTsY1LLE, Pa, Aug. 3.-Be-
cause their neighbors gossiped about her
Mrs. Morris Helm took carbolic acid
Friday and died az the Pottsvilie Hos
pital. So determined was the woman
TO die that she even cut open the veins
in her wrist A prominent business
man Is under arrest for forcing atten-
tions on her.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
.CURTISS SETS HEART
ON SATURDAYS RACE
Yankee Aviator Eager for
International Race
at Rheims.
CONTINUED from First Page)

machine. cutting figure SIS IN the ar
and doing other fancy stunts
Latham made the prettiest flight OF
the afternoon, rounding the course
twice at a great height. He did the
twelve miles in 1888 For once around
the track Lefebvre established a
worlds record of the six miles in
sos as.
for three times around the track were
announced as follows: Tlssandief'
o ;5e; Count. de Lambert. go; I.e1ebVfe.
29.2. Paulham, 32,49, Sommer. 800
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
WOULD BE NICE

! tell you that the world shall vet
give me what I deserve" he ranted.
inaI VII be nice, replied his wife.
trying 70 view her back ia the rn{rr1,'
: lock well in black. Houston Posi-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
THE REF SON WHY

awfully uppish"
Well. why shouldn't she? Her
Blanc. "-Cieveland Piain-Dealer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
Marriage Licenses.

Clayton s. Bragg, of Richmond. Va
and Cornelia Y. Parry, Of Washing
ton.
William J. Grau. of Occoauan. Va. and
Nifgie Alexander of Washington.
Games y. Bowers and Elizabeth G.
Thompson, Of Martinsburg. ". Va
William l. Newhall and Olive "
Greene, Of Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
The Vital Records.
Rirths-

Births.
Joseph and Mary A. Richards. girl
Hairy and Annie r. Light, girl
F II { r and Anna Z. Elsner, boy.
Hlcnard +. and Isabelle Moreiand. bow
ASHER and Alice Leatherman. bow
Ormby and Grace McHarg, girl.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-04
WON AT P~LANK1NToN.

The Y. M. G. A. basket ball team,
which is composed in the main of
high school lads, returned on the
freight Saturday evening after de-
feating the Plankinton high school
team that afternoon by the score of
80 to 20. The game was devoid of
any sensational features, both teams
putting up good consistent playing,
the victors excellirg in their work
around the baskets. Plankinton has
a team which puts up a very good
game for a high school team.
OF the Mitchell team Lester and
Hofstetter played forwards, Storer
center, and Warren and sLovinger
guards. All but the last two have
played before and their work is we'll
known. Lovinger at guard did we'll
and should be one of the high schools
best before the end of the season.
The game was played on an open
ground to which the locals are not
accustomed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-04
INSTALLATION Al SCOTLAND
With Impressive Ceremonies Rev. H
s. Horton is Placed at the Head
of Presbyterun Church.

At a recent meeting of the Sioux
Falls Presbytery q committee was
appointed to conduc. The installation
services in connection with the Rev,
II. S. Horizons ministry ove.. the
Scotland church. Tao committee con
mittee consisted of Rev. d. T. Euhn,
of Alexandria; Rev. DR.. Grafton and
Rev. DR.. Macmurray, of Mitchell. The
sermon of installation was preached
by Mr.. Kuhn, who, as moderator. al
so ~propounded the usual questions.
The charge to the pastor was given
by DR.. Macmurray, and the charge
to the people by DR.. Grafton. The
ceremonies took place Wednesday
evening in the presence of a large
audience. The church was tastefully
decorated with plants and flowers
on this occasion, and choice selections
of music were rendered. At the close
of the service an informal reception
was given the newly installed pastor,
who is already very popular with his
church and begins his pastoral dut-
les under most suspicious circum-
stances and with the best wishes of
one of the oldest and strongest con-
gregations in the state.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-04
A MECHANICAL CoRNHUskER.

Alexandria Herald: OF all the i'm
proved farm machinery which has
been perfected during the past few
years. it seems to the Herald that
the machine which picks and husks
corn. is the greatest time and labor
saver yet produced by human inge-
nuity. A representative of this pa
per had the pleasure Of witnessing
one Of those machines in operation
last Tuesday; accompanying W. s.
Hill. H. L. Taylor and Albert Hill IN
the formers large automobile to the
farm Of r. L. Dawson, where a Deer
ing corn picker and husker was en-
gagged upon a Job which would have
required a number of men to do the
same amount of work.
The picker and husker works with
skill which is a little short of human.
The machine, by near of a system.
of carriers and rollers, snaps the ears
from the stalks, husks them as clean
or cleaner than they would be husked.
by hand, and an elevated carrier
shoots the corn into a wagon box driy-
en- alongside the husker. In opera
ton the machine is very simple all
the working parts being in plain
sight, and minus the complications
usually found in a piece of machinery
Though heavy. the machine is so
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-04

we'll balanced and so light of draft
that five horses easily pull it, the ami
mails showing no signs of exertion.
The machine is capable of husk!ng
ten acres of corn per day, as the own
ers stated that they husked six acres
Monday afternoon. and got a late
start at that.
The corn husker has come to stay,
and it's advent into the corn belt will
save many a farmer a load of work
and worry.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-04
FORCED INTO EXILE.

81 ALA
VIM. UDpchurch Of Glen Oak, Okla.
W an exile from home. Mountain
air. he thought, would cure a fright
ful lungssIacking cough that had de-
fled AL remedies for twosyears. After
stx months he returned. death drag
sging at his steps. Then i began to
tase Dr. Kings New Discovery he
writes,sand after taking six bottles
81 az well as ever II saves thou-
sands yearly from desperate lung
diseases. Infallible for Coughs and
Colds. itsdispels Hoarseness and Sore
Throat, Cures Grip, Bronchitis. Hem
orrhages Asthma, Group, Whooping
Cough. SOC and 500, trial bottle
free, guaranteed by Diehl & Brown.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-04
A STEADY DRAIN
Sick Kidneys Weaken the Whole
Body-M.ke You III, Languid
and nonneaaoa

Sick kidneys weaken the body
through the continual drainage OF
life-giving albumen from the blood
into the urine. and the substitution
OF poisonous uric acid that goes
broadcast through the system, SOW
Ing the seeds Of disease. Loss OF
depression. Uric poisoning causes
rheumatic pain, nervousness. nausea.
crtcks In the back. gravel and kidney
stones. The proper treatment IL q
kidney treatment, and the best rsm-
edy = Doan's kidney Pulls. Great
Mttchel cures prove It.
Nrs. John II. Wright, e0e y.
First st.. Mitchell. 8. D.. says: For
moro than tan years ! suffered from
kidney complaint Several years ago
Z physician told me that the most
I could get vas Temporary relief,
and that my disease was incutablo.
I took medicine for . long time until
! became discouraged. There was
Q dragging pain and lameness In
my back that ct times almost dis
abled me. I also had dreadful
spells Of dizziness which prevented
me from leaving the house. The
kidney secretions we're very irreg-
ular. unnatural In appearance and
plainly showed that my kidneys were
in q deranged condition. A friend,
praised Doan's Kidney Pills SO
highly that l made up my mind to
give them a trial. and procured q
box at Dishl & Browns drug store.
/ took them as directed and received
immediate relief. The pain in my
limbs and loius have entirely dis
appeared, and my kidneys are
stronger. l now feel better than /
have in years. I highly recommend
Doan's Kidney Pills to anyone. suf-:
fering from kidney complaint"
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