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The Washington times., 1910-01-20
PAY Of PINGHOT'S
PUPILS STOPPED
Comptroller Rules Rangers
Cannot Attend College
On Uncle Sam.

Some two hundred bright young men
hired by Clifford PinchOt as forest
rangers and sent to college 10 learn the
business, viii be Informed when they
attempt 10 collect their salaries next
pay day that they cannot be educated
at the expense OF the Government, and.
furthermore, they cannot draw salaries
while they are learning the duties they
were employed 20 perform So the
Comptroller Of the Treasury decides in
a decision announced today
The rangers are attending the short
courses at the University OF Washing
ton. the University Of Montana. the
Utah Agricultural College, and the Uni
versity of Colorado
The disbursinC officers OF the Forestry
Service have been instructed not 10
pay the salaries Of these young men
while they are attending the cClieges.
and the young men themselves have
been informed that they VIII be ex-
pected 10 go to work for their living
at the earliest possible moment
Acting Forester McCabe is named as
the person VINO discovered that the
Forestry Bureau was carry ing the
names of 201 young students in forestry
on the rolls as rangers while they We're
attending college He wired disb1rrs-
ing officers TO Ciut them of the rolls.
and then reported the matter TO the
Secretary of Agriculture Secretary
Wilson could find no statute under
which ne was authorized TO nav these
young men, ana asked the Comptroller
for advice
Comptroller TraceweU announced his
decision today He says, in effect, thar
the grave doubts as to the legality of
the payments that disturbed Mr. Nc
Cabe affect him also. In his search OF
the statutes he has been unable to find
anything that authorizes such pay
mems
The Washington times., 1910-01-20
PASTOR SURPRISED
AT SUIT OF WIFE
Rev. George Brodthage Does Not
Know Why Divorce Action Has
Been Brought Against Him.

News was received in Washington to
day confirming the report that Mrs
Maria s. BrOdthage, wife Of the Rev
George Brodthage, pastor OF st. Johns
Lutheran Church at so Four-and-a-half
street southwest. has Instituted suit for
divorce In the Reno, New, courts
MI BrOdthaze said that his wife had
been teaching music In the West for
about six months He expressed sur
prise that she had instituted suit against
him he said he does not know on
what charges the action has been taken
He says that he met his wife at a per-
formance Of -SiegfTiend-- at the Grand
Opera House in Berlin many years ago.
and that six years after their marriage
they came TO America
Mrs BTodthaEe had been used to
many servants before she married me, -
said Mr.. BrOdthage, and when she re
fused absolutely TO do the house work
I washed jhe dishes and scrubbed the
floors. When we lived in Washington.
III. she became angry and wanted 10
leave me because 1 would not black her
shoes
The Washington times., 1910-01-20

NAMED in the room several minutes,
but left when ft became evident that
no discussion whatever was 10 be in
duIged IN regarding the recommenda-
tions contained IN the paper
Evidently Governor Hughes expected
the delegation which he introduced
Shortly before the conference con-
vened he was talking with several other
State executives when a note was hand
ed him by a bell boy The governor
looked perpIexed for a moment or two
and then sent hasty reply. when
Governor Spry Of Utah called the meet
ing 10 order the chief executive Of New
York took Z seat as FAR Up front ss
poSs4c-e.
in s few minutes the susraEette dele
Wo'- were uuaccOrnpanie and stood
ia thu back part OF the room. When
Governor Hughes saw them he i'm
media-eIy got TO @the floor, and an
nOunCed their presence
Without referring 20 the merits Of
their claims or expressing any opinion
as TO the desirabiiiJy Of IegaIiziug &
them" ne said. 4 think out OF the
courtesy due them we should allow
them 10 be heard"
TFis was ar once acceded 20 By the
governors. and Mrs BlatCh was In
formed that she would be given five
minutes. II she desired, but the reading
Of her paper required only three min
uteg- Mrs ElatCh said.
AS one OF the objects OF your con-
ference IS 10 establish IN the separate
States u1ifCrm legislation upon those
questions which seem 10 demand q na-
The Washington times., 1910-01-20
TRAINAEN DENIED
INCREASED WAGES
Thirty-two Railroads in New
York Refuse Union
Demands.

NEW YORK Jan 20--The thirty
two railroads centering IN New York
TODAY refused the demands made BY
their 100000 trainmen and - nductors
for large increases in wages and
shorter hours
They asked for a conference be
tween the managers OF the railroads
and the union men, giving to the sali-
roaC men the right to name the cate
Of the conference As yet no date
has been announced. A compromise
without the necessity OF a s Ie, it IS
believed. viii be the outcOL of the
future conferences
The trainmen and conductors. IL is
said. asked for increases in wages
bearing from 10 to 100 per cent, and
for a standard ten-hOur dat for all
union employees, with overtime
a committee representing the en-
pfoyes Of each railroad, it is declared,
called on the general managers OF
each Of the thirty-twO Eastern rail-
roads today and demanded an answer
to the request made on January 3
for shorter hours and increased pay.
The general managers answered, as
in the case Of the New York Central,
that the demands of the workers
were too great. and requested con-
ference with the railroad men, al
which time the entire question OF
wages will be discussed
It is said the railroad answers *
fered a much smaller increase in
wages than was originally asked by
union men This offer, IL IS said, was
merely TO give a ground [or discus
sion at the conference that viii
foTIou
The Washington times., 1910-01-20

tiOnaI policy, yet IN reEard 70 which
Federal action IS impossible OF mad
visable, we. a committee or women from
the State Of New York. feel that fl
viii not be out Of place 70 suggest
the several States IS question worthy
OF your most earnest cousid deratiOn.
This question. ike the UrleFE with
which your conference VIII deal. IS not
likely 10 be settled nationally. but viii.
IN the future as IN the past. be en-
Jirely q matter OF state action
1T Is also a question which because Of
lack Of uniformity IN the electoral laws
Of the several States causes discomfort
other laws in the separate states stand
IN greater contrast -han those dealing
with the political ri-'-s- @ women
"AF hile in four States, r. Vou-5uE- Utah.
Colorado, and Idaho. women ENJOY the
exercise Of electoral rights which belong
20 citizens IN "a republic IN other States
they have no part whatsoever IN the
they live
Between these G gres ,r States
illustrate every sta 'n polit Al evoiu-
ton from q comp, =0Z ari Cracy 70
a free self-gUverDl e -ople-
Between these eNt .eues there are
States IN which women have the school
vote the tax vote, and IN Kansas the
constant unrest in our women II has
been again and again demonstrated
that human beings win not rest salts
fed under diseufranchiseuent within a
given boundary while their fellows out
side that boundary enjoy political free
Continued on Second Page)
The Washington times., 1910-01-20
What Congress Did
IN THE SENATE.

Tn Senate Canals Committee ordered
a favorable report on the Mann bill
to change the Government OF the
canal zone
Senator Bradley C Kentucky addressed
the Senate. and attacked The Wash
fugton Times for its recent article on
conditions in Kentucky. including the
night rider Outrages and other mat
tiers connected with The tobacco situs-
ton
Senator Rayner OF Maryland was con-
graduated by colleagues on his re-
election. His credentials were pre-
sente6.
The Senate decided to adjourn from,
Thursday until Monday after a short
discussion in which Senator Burkett
objected TO losing so much time.
The Vice President today announced
the Senate representation on the Joint
Committee 20 investigate the Bal
Iinger-Pinchot charges
The Washington times., 1910-01-20
CONFERENCE OF GOVERNORS GRANTS
BRIEF HEARING TO SUFFRAGETTES
Three Advocates Votes for Women From New York Present Their Petition
81 Which ELECTS Brief Applause, But No Discussion

Three intrepid suffragettes walked in
10 the governors conference at the VIII
lard this morning; were given a three
minute hearing by that body. and, then,
were fgurativeIy sat upon
They were Mrs Harriet Stanton
Blatch, Mrs. Francis Cabot, and Mrs
John Winters Brannan, all OF New
York. composing 2 subcommittee Of the
votes for women committee OF the Quail
ity League OF f-Supporting Women
Governor Hughes. Of New York, In
troduced them
Il didn't require a prophet 20 foresee
that they were not going 20 get an en-
thusiasric welcome from the thirty odd
State executives Governor Hughes
paved the way for this by stating tast
ont OF the usual courtesy extended the
members OF the gentIer sex. he thought
they should be given a hearing
Mrs. BIatch thereupon was given the
floor. She read a paper, signed %
the other two members Of her commit
tee in which she urged that the con-
ference make one OF its future sub
fects for discussion the political posi-
ton Ct women In the various States
There was a brief applause, following
the reading OF the paper. but this
ended the sunragette problem, appaT-
ertlv- as far as the governors were
concerned. Il vas not refeTred 10 again
during the morning, and the conference
Immediately moved TO new business
Mrs. Blatch and her associates re-
The Washington times., 1910-01-20
WEATHER REPORT.

The temperature has fallen In the
north Atlantic States. the Rocky
Mountain and Plateau regions, and the
Northwest, and IL has risen decidedly
in the Gulf States, the Mississippi val
lev and the upper Lake region No
unusually low temperatures, however,
are reported from any section
The weather will be generally fair, but
with considerable cloudiness tonight
and Friday in the middle Atlantic and
north Atlantic States and the Ohio val
lev
The temperature viii rise in the At
Tantfc States tonight and IL viii fall
during the next thiTty-siX hours in the
Lake region. the Ohio valley. and the
east Gulf Statets-
The Washington times., 1910-01-20
ENORMOUS DAMAGE
BYFLOOD IN FRANCE
Whole Water Front of Paris
Is Inundated, and Troops
Are Called Out.

PARIS, Jan 2a-The military was call
90 out today TO assist the Hfe-savers
and salvage corps al the Paris qJays
in rescuing property and endangered
lives resul ding from the food that IS
covering part Of Paris.
Wine warehouses along the docks
have been flooded and THOUSAND OF
casks Of wine carried into the river
The salvage steamer Tonkin Wa sunk
of the TUiHeries by being caught be
tween masses of floating Wreckage-
Thousands Of dollars worth Of p-opert.
has -ee.- -t into the river
Reports from the eastern part Of
France show the food there the most
serious in a score Of years. Many vii
Iages are wholly deserted, the people
having 10 fee for their lives. Belfort and
MoseIle are under water
Two Passengers Killed
A landslide has occurred near lie
Mans, dashing a train into a deep "a
vine. Two Of the passengers were killed
and many injured All other trains on
this line are tied up By the landslide,
and Il Is impossible 20 get relief to the
wrecked train
Reports from Rheims and Nancy indi-
cate that the need Of government aid is
imperative
Belgium and Switzerland are also
suffering from rains and storms Of al
most unprecedented severity
Three Americans are missing from
DavOs, in Switzerland. and all efforts 10
learn their fate have failed
a number Of Alpine resorts have been
isolated by the storm
The Washington times., 1910-01-20
OFFICIALS MEETING
EMPLOYEES OF B. & NJ

BOSTON, Jan 20.-Committees Of
the employees Of the Boston and Maine
road are In conference here today
with officials Of that road as to their
demands for a 10 per cent wage In
crease and a Standardization of work
ing conditions. A statement Of some
SOFT & expected to issue from the
road before night
The Washington times., 1910-01-20
TO RESIGN
COUNTY LEADERSHIP

NEW YORK. Jan. % Representative
Herbert Parsons. whose charges that
Tammany rescued the Cannon machine
ar washington because upstate Repub-
licans stifieC anfi-Tammany election leg
islstiOn. which caused a profound sen
Sation. viii tonight resign as chairman
Of the Republican county committee OF
New York county.
He viii declare that pressure OF other
business makes this step necessary and
his resignation. viii be accepted.
The Washington times., 1910-01-20
IN THE HOUSE.

The House met at y O'CLOCK
The Ballinger Investigating committee
was appointed BY the douse,
Consideration Of the urgent efficiency
appropriation bin was resumed.
A Democratic caucus vii be held to
night at O. clock
The Washington times., 1910-01-20
TEMPERATURES.
TIDE TABLE

Today-Hish tide. 3-G3 a m and SO
p. M low toe So a. m ana los p m
TUmOTTOW-HiEh tide. 4-1S a. H. and
AS D. IA low tide, 1913 a. III and lib
Z m
The Washington times., 1910-01-20

Take your first chew OF Piper Held
sleek tobacco and figure I'D how much
enjoyment you have missed by not tax
Ing IL sOOner.-Advt
The Washington times., 1910-01-20

CONDITION OF THE WATER
HARPEI;S FERRY w Va. Jan. %
Both rivers muddy this morning.
The Washington times., 1910-01-20
EoRECAsT FOR THE DIsTRICT.

Partly cloudy and warmer tonight
Friday unsettled. minimum temJera-
ture tonight about IS degrees, moderate
southwestern shifting 10 westerly
winds Friday
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Continued on Fourth Page.l
The sun., 1910-01-30
NEW YORKS MILD CLIMATE.
Even the sunny south Has Much Low cr
Temper AZ ures Now and Then.

New York city is unique in that it has
never experienced any extremely low
temperature such as should. it would
seem. occur in a city situated in its latl.
tude and unaffected by any extraneous
influence. as the Gulf Stream or the Japan
current. In fact. according 10 writer
in HdTper's Weekly. tho metropolis since
the establishment Of the United States
Weather Bureau and it's incontestable
records has never seen colder wea Their
than six degrees below zero. and this
minimum has been reached OH but four
days in a period of thirty nine years.
In New York State the effect OF the to-
Biography upon the temperature is plainly
visible, and there are some great contrasts
between the mountainous sections and
the coast. In the Catskills, the Adiron-
dacks and in the other pronounced hilv
districts there are extremely low minma
OF temperature. As an example on Jan
uary 10. 1904, the thermometer in New
York registered one degree below zero
while at Saranac Lake, a mountain station
in the Adirondacks, it was is degrees
below.
The difference in altitude between these
TWO places was the principal cause OF the
wide divergence Of temperature, although
at that place. IL is well known that water
loses its heat much more slowly than land,
the latter responding more quickly tn
direct insulation, and corresponding
losing heat by radiation more rapidly
Therefore the winds from the ocean
greatly temper the rieors OF winter IN
New York. Along the Atlantic coast
south Of the mouth OF the Chesapeake Bay
and at a distance OF not more than fifty
miles inland zero temperatures have
never been recorded.
Pafadoxical as II appears, nevertheless
IL ia true that the New Yorker mead only
turn to the South or the Southwest II hs
wishes to learn what cold weather really IL.
Nashville, Tenn, and Atlanta, Ga, have
experienced colder weather than New
York; Atlanta boasts OF eight degrees
below zero and Nashville OF ~ below.
There In no difficulty in citing example ot
cities lying far south OF New York who>e
inhabitants have known colder DAYS lhsn
the metropolis has experienced Here -
a list of twelve:
The sun., 1910-01-30
LOSS OF 4 JOB
Due Not 10 Hard Luck. the Man Thinks,
hut TO HIS own Fault.

As a matter of fact" said man who
has found il pretty difacult lately ia
coanect with a job. Il don't believe much
he owes his failure as a rule not 10 hard
luck but to some fault OF his own. Let
me give you an illustration from a recent
personal experience.
Il wanted a job and / wanted Ii very
bad, and saw an advertisement Of one
that thought would suit me and that
knew l could hold down in good shape
so applied for il: and as talked along
with the manager there seemed every
prospect that was going to get Il, and
inwardly | felt very much elated. and
then all OF the sudden my coat caught
the managers eye and he said to me:
But we couldn't hire a man with a
coat like that, and he pointed as he spoke
at the edge OF my coat, where the cloth
had worn away, TO show shere and there
a little glimpse Of the white lining.
That ended II and had to come away;
failed 20 get that Job because the edge
OF my coat was worn and white.
You'd say that was hard luck,
wouldn't you7 SO would most people:
but il wasn't hard luck at all. My loss OF
that Job was due to simple. sheer neglect.
I had known for a week that that edge
Il
it. hut had simply failed to do so. II Is
some little time now since I've had any
new clothes and naturally my clothes
now show quite some signs Of wear; but
you can keep clothes looking pretty good
II you'll only take the trouble to look
after them. and that as a general thing
do.
THAT edge or my coat began to show
white about two months ago, and then OF
course | mixed IL. When the white shows
through as the ink wears on you have to
ink II again, and that's what I've generally
done. but sometimes I've been neglectflil
as was in this case.
Il knew well enough a week ago that
that coat ought TO be looked after. but
it cost me that job. That was not hard
luck; it was all due plain as could be to
my own fault.
Lots of us no doubt lose chances
in just that way. In case OF hard luck,
or less and not try to keep up as we ought
to. We say; What's the use? Everything
seems to be against me, and why should
"Of course there couldn't be any worse
mistake than that. What a man wants
to do when luck seems against him il
to keep up better than ever. He must
put up a good front. Though inside his
heart may sag little he should keep
a cheerful countenance; nobody, positively
nobody, wants a downcast man around
Now you want to put up a good front
and look more scrupulQusly than ever
after your coat and hat and shoes. after
every detail. See what lost by neglect
ing jllst one simple little thing!
ABut I've got it ink ed up all right now
and | sha'nt lose another good chance
right away Just because my coat show
white on the edge"
The sun., 1910-01-30
Seahorses Go Travelling

The fish cars OF the United States
Fisheries Bureau are mostly engaged
in carrying fishes. fry. and eggs for the
stocking OF American waters with food
fab ss, but occasionally one of them
may get something in the way of a
curiosity, az happened a couple Of months
the Government hatcheries in Maine
stopped in Jersey City long enough to
send a man over to the New York Aqua
rum for a dozen seahorses for the bu-
rsau's aquarium at Washin gton.
The sun., 1910-01-30

Opposed to this we have New York
ak degrees below zero recorded on
January 10, 1875 December 81, lsso;
February H. 1898. and February H. 1929
During the first half OF the month al
February, lse9 what was probably th"
most remarkable cAld wave OF series NJ
Bureau traversed this country from the
northern Pacific to the southern AtlInt"
coast, Great damage was done to ~"
crops and fruits in the Southern State
Below the Mason and Dixon line th"
six below zero. and yet New York, which
was also caught In this storm, had o,y
six degrees below.
The sun., 1910-01-30
| Y

After all there was q blessing in that
storm. however disguised II occurred
The sun., 1910-01-30

-,
pulled out one OF his bills and laid it on
the seven with a copper over il.
Seven won again for the house and
the dealer raked In his hundred with a
few chips that some OF the others had
placed IN following his play. Then Dris-
chips.
These he placed in various heaps over
the beard when the next deal began and
watched with imperturbable calmness
while every ono OF his bets lost.
Seems like it was holdin'. Jack. said
Il dom know replied Driscoll. That
can't last forever and he bought $500
more.
Waiting again for fresh deal, he dis
tributed his pile as before. seemingly at
random all over the board In bets Of $40
and $50 each.
This time he was more fortunate, for
several OF his bets won, but at the conclII-
sion OF the deal he was 500 more to the
bad Taking his remaining chips he
four OF them Then pushing the $40 re-
naming over to the banker he called for
IThat'il he about all this time,- he
said and rising from his chair he went
over to the roulette wheel. Laying his $40
fell in the eight hole and then turned
toward the door. entirely satisfied. He
had had his fling at the bank and had
been badly beaten in two innings. 1t
had cured him OF his fever for the time
and he was ready to 90 back to his regular r
calling. which was draw poker. That he
never played at Pardee's.
Returning to the clubroom where he
had made his headquarters during his
stay in town, he found five handed game
in progress. one Of the players being a
noted Chicago sport named Barton,
with whom he had had some triHing diff
Guilty IN that city. With him was frisnd
The Detroit times., 1910-10-25

"One.' said Fatness.
Two" said Spryness.
Three" said Cutenes.
"Four!" said Sickness.
very good" said the teacher. How
many are five and four?"
Five and four are ten." answered
the children.
Very good" said Miss Tabby. Nov
run home, the entire ten Of you"
So the little ones ran home but In
a short time back they came again
with Mrs. De House-Mouse What do
you mean by keeping one of my chill
dren?" demanded the mother.
Madam" cried Miss Cat. How
many children did you send?'
Ten. of course"
Then ask your children II they
did not count themselves at dismis-
SAL"
Yes, ma'am, we counted our
selves" said the children.
And how many left school7' asked
Miss Cat.
Ten" faltered the children.
But my children have never been
able to count up to ten." objected Mrs
De House Mouse.
which shows" said Miss Cat
what remarkable progress they make
under my system"
The next day the nine children
came, and were divided into classes of
Ave and four, and the lesson was that
Ave and three are nine. and Sickness
was put into the closet And MISS
Tabby again called the roll by num-
bers, and again convinced Mrs. De
HouseMouse that nine children left
school.
And Mrs. De House Mouse said II was
very annoying. but she never did have
any head for higher mathematics.
And the third day the little De
House Mouses learned that four and
three are eight. and Cuteness was put
into the closet.
And the fourth day three and three
were seven.
And the firth day two and three
were six.
And the sixth day two and two were
five.
And the seventh day two and one
were four.
And the eighth day one and one
we're three.
And meanwhile Fatness, Spryness.
Soft Foot, LongTail and Bright-E Eyes
had all gone into the closet.
Wen save the rest OF the story OF
Tabitha Cat for tomorrow.