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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-04
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A Curb on Curiosity.

Sir George Reed was once premi'
of Australia, according to A. T. Mad
donald, secretary of the Commercial
club, who is an authority on the Brit
ish empire, since he is leading men,
Der of the Maple Leaf club. Sir
George was once making a campaign
of the strenuous variety through the
provinces, and it was announced when
he spoke al Ballarat, the town made
famous in one of Conan Doyle's detec-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-04
VENDUE At
MRS. P|CEETT'S,
n
Secret of the Old Oak Chest
NTurned Misfortune Into Luck.
BY FRANK n: SWEET.
pyrisght, 1903, by American Press Asso-
ciation.l


tCopyriayht, 1903, by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
Il newer reckoned I'd live to see the
day when my things would be sold at
a vandoo" sobbed poor old Mrs. Pick
EFT as she sat. i'll Der big green rocking
chair, holding a corner of her checked
bingham apron to her streaming eyes.
81 reckon the very cheer I'm sittin'
In IL have to go, and I'll be turned o1t
with nothin' but the clothes on my
back"
A tall, slender girl about sixteen
years old who had been kneeling by
her grandmothers chair vainly trying
10 comfort the old lady rose and said:
"Oh, no, grandmother; don't think it
will be as bad as that. ] will see to it
that your old chair and grandpa's are
not sold. You can save out such things
as you care for most, but you know
that we shall not need half of the
things in the two little rooms that
we're going to live in at the village"
1.-TWO little rooms in the villagew
cried out the old lady, throwing up
both hands, with a fresh burst of
tears. And I've got to come down to
two little rooms when I've been used
all my life to plenty of room, with my
big closets and but'ry and good dry
cellar and nice garden, and all that!
Oh, Dotty, what could your Grandpa
Pickett have been thinkin' of to be SO
keerless? Dear me, dear me!'
He didn't know, grandmother. None
of us could know that he'd be taken
away as he was replied the girl her
own eyes filing with tears.
Grandfather Pickett had been killed
instantly by a fall from his haymow
two months before. He had been a
kind and good man. but unwisely &C.
centric In some respects, since he had
always made it a rule to tell no one,
not even his wife, of his business af-
fairs.
women hain't no head for business.
Their capacity lays in other spores"
had been one of Grandfather Pickett's
sayings. So his wife had never been
taken into his confidence, and at the
time of his death she knew almost
nothing about his private affairs.
Some truths she soon discovered, to
her sorrow. One of them came home
to her with stunning and cruel force
FIVE days after the funeral, when Mr..
Hiram Parks, money lender living in
the village. came to tell her. in his
cold, businesslike way, that the mort
gage he had held for ten years on the
Pickett farm had never been paid and
that settlement must now be made.
He had, besides. note for $500 given
him by Grandfather Pickett at the
time the latter had built his new barn
and added the last twenty acres to his
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-04
CRIME AND ITS CURE
Big Body of Penal Reformers
Plan Great Work.
NATIONAL IN ITS SCOPE.

American Institute of Criminal Law
and criminoIOsy Formed In chioaoo
Many Changes In Methods of Deal.
ing With Social Offenders Mapped
out-Crime Journal Proposed,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-04

NO, MA'AM. NOTHING BUT THE INTEREST. ;"
farm. On this note nothing but the
interest had been paid.
Poor, dumfounded Mrs. Pickett had
not even known of the existence of the
notes.
"And my husband never paid you
anything on the note nor the mort
gageY she asked Parks.
mo, ma'am; nothing but the inter
est That was paid up regular enough.
He often said he could pay some on
them both If he'd mind to. but he'd
rather wait and pay it all off in a
lump. supposed from that that he'd
money in the bank or loaned out so it
was bringing in more interest than he
was paying me-"
But a careful search among Mr..
Pickett's papers did not give evidence
that any one owed him dollar, and a
visit to the bank at the village proved
that he had no money there.
He never would put money in the
bank" said Mrs Pickett. THAT was
Uue oi LIS ouu IOeeS, anu ne AeFtA
pay for anything in payments. He al
ways wanted to pay it all in lump.
But ] alwavs thought that mortgage
must be bout all paid off. and it can't
be that we've lived up all we've got
out of the farm in all these years, with
us sellin' three and four hundred dol
lars wuth of stock at a time. If Ira
had only told me more bout his af-
faifst Now Ire got to NEEDLE With
business. whether rye any head for it
pr not. Dear me. dear mer'
All her lamentations ended with that
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-04

historical and fearful little laugh
tits all true as gospel. Here | am,
kneeling right by you, and there's the
money right in your lap"
"And you found it in that old oak
chist that thought had been empty
for twenty yearsf"
Eyes, in that secret place in the lid,
Don't you remember itT'
81 do now that you speak Of it,
Rachel. But I'd forgotten all about 1t
before It's been so many years since
the chist was used"
"Well, / remembered it soon as Z
saw the chest" replied Mrs. Day..
and when l got home with the things.
I'd bought today and they'd been car
rfed into the house and / found time
to look them over | put my finger
right on the spot where the spring
was in the chest lid. The little door
dropped, and roll of bills came turn~
bling down into the chest.
81 was so upset at first, Mahala,
that couldn't believe my senses, and
when I'd pinched and shaken myself to
prove that l was awake l found it
was true and that the cavity in the
lid was full of bills-more than
enough to pay off the mortgage and
almost enough to pay off the note"
And you brought it right over to
me! Oh, Rachelp'
"Of course | did, MaIala. Whatever
my other failings are. hateful and
holding spite for years, and all that,
I'm honest Mahala, and 1 wouldn't
touch pin I'd no right to-
81 know you wouldn't Rachel, and I
didn't mean to hint that you would.
But I'm so glad you brought the mon
ey yourself"
81 did think of sending it," said
Mrs. Day, "but as l sat thinking it all
over and how glad you'd be to get it
in the middle of your trouble l began
to feel sorry for you, Mahala, and the
sorrier / got the more ashamed | was
of myself, and the chest and every
thing together called back old times
until / just laid my head On the chest
and had a good long cry. / got up
feeling kinder and tenderer toward
you than i've felt for twenty years.
though there's been times when I've
wanted to make up bad enough, but
was afraid you wouldn't"
I'D been glad to. Rachel"
For long time the old ladies sat,
forgetting and forgiving the past and
renewing a friendship not to be bro.
ken in the future.
With the money Grandfather Pickett
had secreted so carefully in the old
chest and the proceeds of the sale Mrs.
Pickett easily made up enough to pay
off her husbands Indebtedness. Mrs.
Day returned the articles she had
bought at the sale, and Mrs. Pickett
gradually regained possession of her
most cherished household treasures.
II never could bear the thought Of
havin' vandoo made of my things"
said Mrs. Pickett afterward during
one of her weekly visits to her old
friend Rachel, "but if hadn't made a
vandoo of 'em it amt at all likely that
money d ever been found in my day
| and you and never would have made
up. So there are gains for all cur
losses and balms for all our palms. as
the poetry book says"
THAT'S SO, Mahala," said Mrs. Day,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-04
All That He Knew About.

He had called upon his son at college,
did John show you everything OF
interest there?' his wife inquired when
he returned.
HE said he did"
"What did he show you?'
''The gymnasium, the football field.
the baseball diamond. the lighthouses
and the training quarters for the
crew
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
COMFORT OF Female CLERKS
BILL INTRODUCED REQUIRING
FACILITIES FOR RESTING.
Employers Directed by the Measure
to Provide Chairs or Stools for
Their Employees.

Reporting on a bill now before Con-
sress requiring chairs or stools to be
provided for female clerks and help in
stores" and SO forth, in the District of
Columbia the Commissioners have noti-
fed the chairman of the House District
committee that they think the present
law sufficiently covers the case. but have
no objection to its amendment if the COM
mittee thinks it necessary.
The bill now before the House. intro
duced by Representative Aiken. provides
that it shall be the duty of all employers
of females in any mercantile establish
ment or any place where goods or wares
or merchandise are offered for sale, to
provide and maintain chairs or stools or
other suitable seats for the use of such
female employees to the number of one
seat for every three females employed.
such employees at reasonable times to
such an extent as may be requisite for
the preservation of their health 1t also
allows female clerks to sit in front or
behind counters, tables or other fixtures
when they are principally engaged in
front of or behind the counter.
For a violation of this section the en-
ployer shall be subject to a fine of from
$50 to 800
The present law, which Was approved
March > 1895. directs that sufficient seats
shall be provided for the female employees
in mercantile establishments, the wording
being almost the same as that of the pro-
posed law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
CHANGES IN C. AND L.
Promotions and Appointments Made
by Secretary Nagel.

The following appointments and promo
tions have been made in the Department
of Commerce and Labor:
Promotions-Mary L. Shriner Washing
ton, from $500 to clerk at $1,000 bureau
of census. Appointments-Harold Nc
CIelland, North Carolina. clerk at $500,
Office of the secretary: William L. Mayo,
copyist, $500, bureau of corporations by
transfer from the Philippine service; Rus
tan V. Lindhe. New York, craftsman.
$1.74o year. immigration service at Ellis
Island, Albert V. Llufrio, District of Co.
lumbia and Harold +. Warner. Massa-
chusetts. laboratory apprentices, bureau
of standards. at $3.50 year, and Charles
Silver, Maryland. at SJfO a year: also a
number of promotions, appointments and
transfers in the field service of the de-
partment in the lighthouse and immigra-
ton services.
The following reinstatements were also
announced today: G. Byron Morse Mas
sachusetts, messenger boy and Clifford
r. Whyte, District of Columbia, labora-
tory apprentice, at $3.50 per annum the
former in the bureau of corporations and
the latter in the bureau of standards, and
George Livingstone of Illinois, Waterman,
S720, bureau of census.
William J. LaVarre of Georgia super
intendent of construction at $50 per
month, has had his salary increased to
SITS a month TN the lighthouse service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
NAVAL BATTALION ALL READY
OFF TOMORROW FOR PRACTICE
ON BATTLESHIPS.
Taken Aboard Prairie at Philadel-
phia-To Return by
August 8.

Final preparations for departure of
the Naval Battalion, National Guard,
District of Columbia, are being made
today.
The battalion, about $50 strong. Will
leave tomorrow morning at 1910 o'clock
from the Union station on special
train for Philadelphia. There it Will
report to the navy yard about l O'Clock,
to embark on the Prairie.
The men will report at 1870 o clock
tomorrow morning on board the 7. >. D
Puritan ready for the cruise.
Arrangements have been made by the
quartermaster's department for trans
portation of officers, men. bags ana
hammocks The subsistence department
will serve luncheon to the men on the
Puritan, to be carried in their haver-
sacks. Coffee will be issued ana car
ried in the canteens.
The cruise of instruction Will last NOT
later than August 9. Men are expected
to return to Washington on that date
The men will be paid for the actual length
of the cruise. Those in the government
employ will be given service cards cover
ing the period of the cruise
officers and men express great interest
In the coming practice on board the pat
tleships of the Atlantic fleet and are max
ing every effort to get things sh1pshape
before their departure, so that they VIII
compare favorably with the regulars, with
whom they will be quartered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
BUENos AIRES EXPOSITION.
Argentine Notifies Uncle Sam Re-
quests for Space Will Be Received.

The Argentine government has inform
ed the United States that American appli-
cations for space at the great railway
and agricultural expositions to be held at
Buenos Aires in the early summer OF
1910 will be received up to October Is. IL
at that date American applications call
for total space of LOCO square meters
separate exhibit and unlimited time for
space applications will be granted Ameri-
can exhibitors.
Among the articles suitable to be sent
are the following: For the railway expo
sition, novelties. railway and tramway
operating and Office appliances. signal
system cattle pouch and refrigerating
cars ventilating apparatus. power, tools
for shop. For the agricultural exposition.
harvesting machinery, exhibits showing
production, preparation and preservation
of fruits.
The American minister. Mr.. Sheriff.,
has secured the consent of the Argentine
authorities to arrange for the protection
of novelties exhibited from fraudulent
registration of trade marks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
DESPERATE GIRL GOES TH|Ev|NG
NO HOME, NO FRIENDS; DE-
SERTED BY HER HUSBAND.
Marie Thomas, Alias Ollie Roberts,
Pays Social Call and Walks
Off With Property.

Declaring that she had been deserted by
her husband and had no home, Marie
Thomas, sometimes known as Ollie Rob
erts, twenty years old, was arraigned be-
fore Acting Judge Aukam of the Police
Court today upon charges of stealing
about $50 worth Of clothing and jewelry
from persons who befriended her The
court turned the defendant over to Agent
Massie of the Prisoners Aid Society un-
der suspended sentence, and later COM
mitted her to the Crittenton Home for
twelve months.
Between and O'Clock yesterday aft
ernoon the girl wandered into the home
Of Mrs. Nellie Brill of Az Sth street
southwest and helped herself TO jewelry
and clothing, including a dress valued at
$50, the property Of Miss Margaret Brill.
She then went to the nearby home of
Mrs. Mae kykendall and appropriated a
number Of pieces OF clothing there. The
thefts were committed under the pretense
of social call. They were discovered
within half an hour after the girl left the
neighborhood, and Policemen Grant and
Russell went to work on the case.
Several hours afterWard she was ar
rested and admitted committing the
thefts, saying she had no clothing, no
home nor any one to look after her, and
that she had to exist in some way The
stolen property was recovered.
Ct am all alone in the world" declared
the girl. My husband has left me, my
mother died about nine or ten months
ago and l have nowhere to so nor any
place to lay my head. l don't know
what made me steal l didn't have much
to wear and / was desperate. suppose .
The girl explained that her husband
could not be reached at present even if
the authorities desired to see him, as he
was member of the District Naval
Militia, and was either now on train
ing cruise or about to start on one.
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Want Battle Abbey in Richmond.

RICHMOND, Va. July 29.-Mrs. Nor
man V. Randolph, president of the Rich
mond Chapter, Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, denies the statement that the
Daughters had given any one reason to
suppose that they were not as much OPP
posed now as ever to placing the Battle
Abbey on any ground save in historic
Richmond. Mrs. Randolph states that
the action by the Daughters can only be
revoked by action of the chapter in
formal meeting. The chapter is now abb
solutely opposed to the site selected by
the council in West End, and want it in a
place where history centerS. Not even
the suggestion of a park to be donated by
public subscription will appease the ladies,
who are determined to have it all their
own way The ladies declare that the
council has never yet refused them any
request, and in this matter smilingly say
they see no cause for change in the
usual conditions. They will be delighted.
they say. to tell the council where to
place the memorial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
NEW BARKs IN DOG HEAVEN.
Sixty Chicago CANNES to Go into
Select Toilet Soap.

CHICAGO. July 2S.-Some sixty dogs
stayed out too late or got up too early
Monday and as result passed into the
great beyond, which is at Globe, Ind.
Down at Globe they make the car
casses of dogs into select toilet soap.
When a dog dies in Chicago-especially
those that die at the hands of nine
sharpshooters of the police force, its
body is turned over to the Canal Smelt-
ing Company, which ships carloads every
summer to its soap factory at Globe.
This is the first year the police have
made this war on dogs with guns.
Using revoNers last year, they ex-
terminated 800 CANNES during the
dog-days season. They hope to double
this number this summer. There are
A. 600 dog licenses in Chicago. 1t was
noticeable that there was great de-
mand for licenses Monday.
Charles Stuart poundmaster, reported
800 dogs in the pound and 200 sent out
of existence during the day by the char
coal fumes route.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
PROTESTS FROM LOUISIANA.
Remarks Attributed to Commits
sioner General Keefe Criticised.

Senator Murphy j. Foster and Repre-
sentatives Albert Estopinal. Arsene r.
Pujo and Robert +. Broussard of the
Louisiana delegation in Congress, called
by appointment late this afternoon upon
Secretary Nagel of the Department of
Commerce and Labor in connection with
certain remarks attributed to Commits
sioner General keefe of the immigration
service in relation to the establishment
of new immigrant station at New Or
leans.
1t is claimed that Mr.. keefe, comment
ing upon the small number of immigrants
arriving at that port, gave the impress
sion that he was opposed to the establish
ment of the station for which Congress
not long since appropriated $4,000. Many
citizens of Louisiana, favorable to the
establishment of the station, it is said.
hearing of Commissioner General keefeS
remarks. Immediately began to deluge
their representatives and senator's with
letters of protest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
CANDIDATES FRIENDS AROUSED
CHARACTER ATTACKED IN UN-
SIGNED LETTERS.
Charges Against Clarence M. Grit
fifth Declared False by His Mont
gomery County Supporters.
,eciaI Correspondencc of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, July %. 1909.
The friends of Clarence NJ. Griffith, who
| is seeking the democratic nomination for
county commissioner from the second col
lection district, are reported to be very
much worked up over the circulation
among the democratic voters of the
county of anonymous letters designed TO
| injure. Mr.. Griffith's candidacy. 1t Is
stated that the letters contain absurd and
untrue charges affecting Mr.. Griffith
character and have been circulated prin-
cipally in the lower section of the county
in the hope of injuring him where he IS
not known. The recipients are urged to
vote against him for the reasons given in
the letters.
There are evidences. however, that the
circulation of the letters will have just
the opposite effect they were expected to
produce, as it is stated that he will now
get the votes of many who were not
originally for him. but do not approve
of the tactics employed against him.
Mr. Griffith is running against Joseph
T. White, the incumbent, and Richard T..
Burdette.
Miss Godie Teresa Smith of Washing
ton and Forest Winters Allen of Poto-
mae, this county, were married in Rock
VILE Yesterday by Rev. S. r. White of the
Baptist Church., the ceremony taking
place at the home of the minister.
A license to marry has been issued by
| the clerk of the circuit court here to Miss
Lenor Heald and Frank Henry Artess,
| both Of Takoma Park.
1t is stated that the Rockville town
council and the Washington Electric Power
| Company have agreed upon terms for the
| introduction of electric lights into the
residences and business places of Rock
Vile, and that just as soon as the con-
tract is passed upon by the corporation
counsel and signed the company will be-
gin the work of extending it's lines to-
ward Rockville The town of Rockville
owns an electric lighting plant, but its
capacity is only sufficient for street light
ing pllrDOSeS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29

girls, boys. men and women. and as soon
as the trains reach the falls the program
will be started The principal feature is a
tug-of-war between the growers and re-
tailers.
The retail dealers closed their shops and
greenhouses at l. o'clock today. that
all of their employees might enjoy the
afternoon at the falls.
The committee in charge consists OF
George {. Shaffer, Edward Schmidt and
NJ. Mayberry. g
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
FLORISTS AT tn EFALLS.
Roll Away in Floral Cars for An
nual Outing

With two special cars prOfusely deco
rated with cut flowers, vines and Ameri-
can flags the members of the Washington
Florists Association, their families, en-
ployes and friends left the Georgetown
terminus of the Great Falls railway sta
ton at = o'clock this afternoon on the
annual outing of the association.
The first train pulled out at o'clock
and the second left fifteen minutes later.
Big boxes of peanuts. popcorn and candy
had previously been placed on the trains
SO that the excursionists might enjoy
themselves on the way to the falls.
The committee in charge of the outing
had arranged a program of sports for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
MERRY wIDowERs' CLUB.
Members at "Cut-Up'' Say Their
Wives Know About It.

CHICAGO, July 2s.-The suburb of Aus
tin claims the distinction OF having the
only Merry Widowers" club in the
United States. The organization is COM
posed of twenty-five married business
men whose wives are out of town. The
club held its second cut-up of the season
in the town park last evening.
This club" said one of the members.
lis organized for harmless good time
for those men who can't get away during
the summer months. Our wives know
about our club and we propose to have
some good times during the summer even
ings."
The favorite song of the club members
appears to be:
my wife's gone to the country. Hoo
raw, HCoray."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
Building Permits.

The following building permits were
issued today:
To Henry Lindenkohl. to repair fiat at
1902 r street northwest; architect, Henry
I.indenkohl; contractor, Benjamin Be
thym: estimated cost $1,000
To Philip G. Affleck. for one two-story
frame dwelling at 1910 18th street; arch
itect. A. H. Beers; builder. Martin III.
Bray; estimated cost, 5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
DR.. J. B. Morton Killed by Train.

LYNCHBURG, Va. July 9.-Dr. j. b.
Morton of Lynchburg. seventy-eight years
old, was instantly killed at Lawyers yes
terday by a fast freight on the Southern.
He had gone there to view a farm with
a view of buying and was killed while
going to take a train to return home
County Coroner Davis will hold an inquest
today, after which the body will be
brought here. DR.. Morton came here a
few months ago from Pamplin City, Va.