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The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
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The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
MAYLAY OFF CLERKS
State Department Trying a
New Filing System.
A MODERN BUSINESS METHOD
Secretary Knox Believes Plan sug-
gested By Experts VIII Work Ont
satisfaetorIIy-sO Testinies Before
House Committee I'm Report Given
10 the Public Yesterday.

Similar In intent 10 the investigation
made by the Treasury Department 70
which Senator AldTich alluded IN sayihs
that If he ran the government as a pusl-
ness man would he could save the eoun-
try $500 100000 a year. the state Depart
ment has been making. on its own &C
count, an investigation of modern meth
DDS of doing business. and as eonse-
ouence it is trying q new system OF
fling IN the Bureau of Indexes and Ar
chives.
II successful the new system VIII save
70 the government from % per cent 10
% 1-s per cent OF the salaries of the
thirty-five clerks now employed In this
work
Clerks May BE Laid on.
After due trial is given the new plan.
IL It is found that there is a supernuiV
OF clerical help in the bureau. the clerks
who can be dispensed with Will be laid
off or transferred to other work
That Secretary Knox believes the new
system will work out satisfactorily Is IN
dicated in a report received yesterday
nv REPRESENTATIVE Don c. Edwards. OF
Kentucky. chairman Of the Committee on
Expenditures in the State Department
The report is the printed record OF
hearing held before the committee in re-
gard 10 state Department expenditures.
Mr.. Knox testified:
1.-THE chairman referred a few moments
ago TO part of your functions being 10
determine where economy could be prac'
tieed. We hope 20 be able 10 work out
new system for fling papers that viii o'
quite economical as compared with th'
present system.
I'VE have recently had experts studying
that question, and they have only jus
now made a report We have been max
i ing this examination with a view 10 cut
ting down the clerical force in that divi
sion of the department very much. w
anticipate being able to do that, and hops
thai by the time our next appropriation
are under consideration to be able to Gu
them down considerably along that line.
Opinion of Chief Clerk.
The chief clerk Of the State Department
William McNeir. last night said 1t !
too soon to say just how the new syster
viii work out
I'VE have something Ike thirty-hv
clerks in the Bureau Of Indexes and AT
chives," Mr.. McNelr said, and If afte
trial the plan suggested by the expert
proves successful some Of these clerk
will be transferred or laid OF. The pla
consists OF a new system of fling case
! and indexlng papers. providing a min
mum Of work for what is accomplished
4 | VIZ boua a,-ar,- reason tn think that "A
1 can save by the plan now being tried. ="
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
HARBoR BILL FAVORED.
Report Measure with
Several Amendments.

With several amendments. the Com
missioners yesterday returned TO the SEN
ate District Committee the bin amending
the harbor regulations, recommending
favorable action.
That portion of the bill which provides
that no barge. lighter. or scow being
urloaded by the owner or occupant of
any wharf shall be permitted to overlap
an adjoining wharf without the written
consent of the owner or lessee Of such
adjoining wharf" is not approved by
the Commissioners, who state that the
present provisions of the law cover this
matter.
The new provision recommended is that
regarding the dumping Of material and
rubbish into the waters OF the Potomac
River. 1t enlarges the terms of the act
so as to cover three classes Of material
not now covered by law, namely, stone.
gravel. and sand
! The penalty clause is recommended to
| be changed TO read that any person,
&C. shall be fined 500 or imprisoned six
months, or both, in the discretion OF the
court"
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
INDIANS FUNERAL TODAY.
Two Chippewa Chiefs VIII Be Taken
West for Burial.

Accompanied by the three remaining
members of the party who came here to
present their grievances TO the Great
White Father" the bodies of Bay-Bum
and AMI, the Chippewa chiefs who were
asphyxiated in a hotel here Thursday
night. will be shipped to Org, Mimi, at
$50 o'clock this evening.
At the Indian reservation at Org the
last rites will be performed over the
warriors by the braves Of the tribe. The
dance of death" and other customs at
tending the committal of a chief to the
happy hunting grounds" win mark their
interment.
The bodies have been lying in state at
Lees undertaking rooms. in. Pennsyl-
vania avenue, for the last few days.
pending the completion Of the business
that brought the Indians TO this city
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
CAPTURED IN KENTUCKY.
Detective Goes 10 Bring Back Man
Charged with Check Passing.

Edward ?. Jenkins. formerly employed
by the real estate firm Of Fl. f. Mandler
&, Co. 7G2 Eleventh street northwest, who
is under Indictment on a charge of forg-
ing the FIRMS name TO several checks
and cashing them, was yesterday arrest
ed in Louisville, KY, according 10 ad-
vices received at police headquarters De
tective O'Brien left for Louisville last
night 10 take the prisoner into custody
for the Washington police.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
FACULTY FEAST CELEBRATED.
ST. Thomas AauInas' Ceremony at
Catholic University.

AAAAOAAC
The feast OF ST. Thomas AQuinas, the
patronaI feast Of the faculty Of philoso-
ply Of the Catholic University Of Amer
lea. was celebrated with much pomp and
ceremony al the university yesterday.
solemn high mass was celebrated in the
university chapel at 10 O'Clock by Very
Rev. T. ] Grimal, S. NJ, president OF the
Marlst College. with Rev Francis NJ.
O'Reilly. of New York. as deacon. and
Rev. Paul A. Warren. Of Canada, as sub
deacon. Rev. John c. Melies, of West
phalla. Mo. was master OF ceremonies;
MIR. Thomas NIcEntee. acted as thurifer,
ard Mr.. William A Hemmick and Mr.
Francis Burns were acoylytes Rev
Thomas Moore. c. S. p, professor OF
philosophy at the College of St Thomas
Aouinas. the house Of studies Of the
Paulist community. delivered the dis
course, which was very much of the ma
ture of an academic conference
The religious funtion of the celebration
was attended by the faculty in their
academic robes. and the students from
the PauIlst, Dominican. Holy Cross,
MarIst and other affiliated colleges, and
from the Franciscan Monastery at Brook
land Following the mass. Mgr. Shahan
entertained at a dinner, the guests in
Guiding Most Rev. Diomede Falconio, the
apostolic delegate; Right Rev. Mgr. Bon
adventure Cerretti, auditor of the papal
legation; Rev. DIR. John Mckinley. Sec
rotary to the delegate, and the members
/ of the faculty
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
SUIT ECHO OF COLLISION.
Owners of steamship Lord Roberts
Named Defendants.

Suit for $4,000 damages were brought
against the owners Of the steamship Lord
Roberts. and served upon the master OF
the ship at Baltimore Sunday by Capt
Frank NJ. Phillips. master of the steam
boat Newport News. for he Norfolk and
washington steamboat Company.
The suit Is the result Of collision
March 1 between the two vessels in lower
Chesapeake Bay. the Lord Roberts. 1t Is
alleged in the papers. being responsible
for the accident. A counter suit will
probably be entered by the owners Of the
Lord Roberts.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
c,.i.en. rorwara Re.oIutiOn.

The Columbia Heights Citizens Asso-
citation forwarded to the Commissioners
Yesterday a copy of a resolution, adopted
at its regular monthly meeting, to the
effect that the District should have the
benefit of the Morrill, act. This is the
act relative to the George Washington
University receiving the benefit of ap-
negotiations for instructions in agricul-
tire and the mechanical arts.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
Dies from Car Injuries.

An inquest viii be held at the morgue
to-day over the body OF Charles Steele
sixty years old, who died at Garfield
Hospital yesterday morning from injuries
received when he was struck by a car
at Georgia avenue and Park road north
west. The police have been unable to To-
cate relatives of the dead man. It is
thought he was veteran Of the civil
gar
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES MEET.
visiting Committee Assemblies at
Caldwell Hall To-day.

A preliminary meeting Of the visiting
committee of the board of trustees OF the
Catholic University will take place to-
dav in Caldwell Hall The committee IS
composed o. Most Rev. John NJ. Farley
Archbishop of New York; Right Rev
Matthew Harkins, Bishop Of Providence;
Mgr. Thomas S. Shahan, rector Of the
Catholic University, and Walter George
Smith esq. of Philadelphia.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

Henry D. Phillips yesterday applied to
the District Supreme Court for an in
junction against Assistant Secretary Of
the Interior Frank Pierce and Secretary
BaIIinger alleging that they had threat
ened to disbar him because he was guilty
Of lese majestic in rejecting on the con-
duct of the law departments of the Pen
sion Bureau in certain communications
to the Pension ONCE.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
,...on Of a recent Loss of Jewels

Editor The Washington Herald:
What an oversight on the part of those
who meet with the loss Of valuables. such
as Mrs. Hornsby. not to have their jew
els safely locked in safe deposit box
where they are not only protected from
burglary. but also fire? Why intrust such
Intrinsic value to the vigilance Of serv-
ants. when for the expenditure of %
cents per month, can be secured place
Of safety for their jewels? Banks with
such facilities can be reached within fif-
teen minutes from any section OF the
CITY. and the greatest satisfaction as
sured by the use Of safe deposit boxes.
# seems impossible for robber to en-
ter room and take jewels where sucn
preeautIon has been taken in concealing
them without inside information.
c. F. KEANE.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
CLERKS FIND CHAMPION.
Judge Harrah Urges Higher Pay for
Goxernmenf Emnloyes.

Improved working conditions, the elimi-
nation Of "exigency purchases and In
creased pay for government clerks IN pro-
portion to length OF service were reforms
advocated By Judge b. F. Harrah. OF the
Comptroller Office. Treasury Depart
ment. in an address last night before the
Association Of American Government Ac-
countants OF suggestion for improve
ment in accounting and business methods
Of the government
Judge Harrah declared for the housing
of the same bureaus under the same roof
and a reduction in the large rental eN-
penses of the government.
IF government clerks were increased in
salaries from year TO year, as obtains in
private corporations. 1t would make for
the improvement OF the service he said.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

Alleging cruelty. drunkenness. and nom
support. Fannie NJ Toepfer yesterday en-
tered suit against Charles A. Toepfer for
a limited divorce. custody of her chill
dren. and alimony. Plaintiff alleges that
they were married September 80, 1903, in
this city, and that the defendant is a
master mechanic, receiving a weekly
salary of $50.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
INVESTIGATES SUICIDE.
Coroner Passes on Death of Man
Who Shot Himself I'm a Tree.

Coroner hewitt yesterday issued GER
tlficate of death by suicide In the case
Of Joseph A. Berkenmayer. an ex-police-
man. who killed himself by firing bull
let from revolver in his mouth while
sitting in a willow tree in Potomac Park
on Sunday afternoon. The body is at
the morgue awaiting the arrival of a
brother, Carl Berkenmayer. OF Rock
Island, Ill The coroner was unable TO
ascertain the cause of the former police
mans dependency.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
SALARIES TO BE JOINTLY PAID.
District and Government share Ex-
penses of Appraisement Board.

Salaries of the commission recently
appointed TO appraise the five squares
bounded by Pennsylvania avenue and
the Mall. Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets. which has been condemned and
is 10 be occupied by the Federal govern
ment. viii have 70 be paid one-half by
the District and one-half by the Federal
government, according to ruling OF the
Comptroller OF the Treasury.
There are three members OF the com
mission, each OF whom receive $500 a
year; the District will therefore be called
upon 70 pay TO the commission, as its
share, 81, 80. The District VIII also lose
the amount OF taxes heretofore paid by
! this property.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

DIR. Louise Taylor Jones will give five
lectures on First aid to the injured,
under the auspices Of the American Red
Cross Society, On the last three Mondays
In March and the first two Mondays in
Apri. at ST. Johns parish hall The
arst lecture, March IA. will be held at
40 o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
Nnrse Die. Suddenly.

Miss Mary Stewart MeIlhany, daughter
of the late DR. John McIlhany, OF War
renton. Va. died suddenly Sunday at
Shenandoah, Va. Miss MeIlhany was a
trained nurse. for some time superintend-
ent of a large hospital in Richmond. and
at the time of her death was in charge
of a patient at Shenandoah.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
JAMES L. NORRIS BURIED.
District Democrats Attend Funeral
at Alexandria, Va.

The funeral OF James L. Norris was
held yesterday afternoon at 2:S0 from the
family residence, 331 c street north
west.
Rev. Parker C. Phillips, rector Of st.
PauPs Episcopal Church of Alexandria
Va. son-in-law OF Mr.. Norris, offieiated-
Interment was Oak Hill Cemetery.
Committees from the Jackson Demo-
cratic Association and the Democratic
central committee of the District ct
tended the funeral.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
suggests New Business Methods.

Suggestions for improvements in the
accounting and business methods Of the
Federal government was the subject of
a lecture given by B. f. HaTah at a
meeting of the American government ac-
countents at the Public Library last
night.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
,,ons,rner Sails for Italy.

Mgr. Boneventure Cerretti, auditor of
the apostolic legation, has been called
home by the illness Of his father, and
win sail for Italy on Thursday. Mgr.
Cerretti expects to be away from his post
of duty for only a brief period.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
President Has New Horse.

Straight" is the name of a handsome
black horse that Is the latest acquisition
TO the White House stable, and will
carry the Presidents 800 odd pounds
through bride paths of Rock Creek Park.
The animal came from Oklahoma.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
RACE HORSE STOLEN.
Negro Held Under $1,000 Bond to
Answer Charge.

Accused of breaking into stable at
the Benning race track and stealing
Aunt julie. a race horse owned by John
A remnant. of Jacksonville. Fla, Leary
Thomas. negro. arrested by Bicycle 70
liceman Mccarthy, of the Sixth precinct.
was yesterday held in SEQ bond for the
action of the grand jury by Judge Null
lowry. Of the Police Court
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
.,0o,ntea Police Court BaiIir.

Judge Mullowny yesterday appointed
Charles B. Campbell bailiff Of the Police
Court, TO fill the vacancy caused by the
death of James c. Addison. Campbell
came to washington from New HamD-
shire a few months ago.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
LOCAL MENTION.
EyCuRsIONs TO-DAY.

Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Comranys
steamers from foot Of Seventh street for Old Point
Comfort and Norfolk daily at 645 p. m.
Steamer Charles Manchester for Mount Vernon.
leaves seventh street wharf at 10 a n. and las
p. n.
Cars from Fifteenth street and New York avenue
every quarter hour for Zoo Park. CHEVY Chase. and
kensingtoa.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
HoteI Johnsou Cafes.

Sea Food is now on; never better. II
is our speciality. Also choicest cuts of
New York Meats, Fine Fruits, &c. Noon
Lunch. table d'hote and la carte.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
STURGIS IS REMANDED.
Bail Fixed at $4,000 in Bank Em-
beEzIement Case.

After arraignment before Justice Stat
ford yesterday morning, John Ward
Sturgis, alleged confessed embezzler Of
S. 900 from the National Savings and
Trust Company, was remanded TO the
District jail 70 await trial At the re-
quest of Attorney Henry E. Davis, who
has been retained to defend Stmgis, bail
was fixed at 5000.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

is the popular verdict Of ]. D. DonneIIy's
Private Stock Rye. Only 75c at. 18th s I.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

JnO. G. Ie1nbcrg's Bread Has
the same tasty goodness that the best
homemade kind does. Fresh at grocers
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

OF cookers, gas ranges water heaters.
;l6 18th ste. A Muddiman & Co.-i904 q.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

caveriya Plumbing. 1884 G mn.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

Take a Ride Through the Parks
in a TTCO taXicab. Healthful and en-
toyable. Only IS hour. Phone n. III.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-30

apple tree. through the pungent smell
Of clothes Tapping on the line the whole
sun-drenched day. To read these stories
is almost like going back there again.
THE GIRL FROM HIS TOWN. By
Marie Van Worst. author Of 'In Am
bush" etc. illustrations by F. Ora
nam Cootes Indianapolis: The
Bobbs-Merrill Company.
The matter here. though 1t unfolds chiefly
in England through the experiences of a
rich young man on the social stage and
the trfumphs of young woman on the
singing stage, took its start years before
in small Montana town. Then and
there the girl, no artist yet, strove vain
" six days in the week. out of the full
ness of the soda fountain over which she
pres ded. to Stake the thirst of the dry
as-dust boy on the opposite side of the
counter. On Sundays. too. from the
choir loft she. again futile Of easement
poured over him below the melodic surges
of
From Grrenland's icy mountains.
From lndia's coral strand.
Later the girl left the little town to
become the heroine in the familiar ro-
nance of talent discovered in the by
WAYS "rd set To ripen in the SUM- Now
in England they meet. compatriots in
foreign land-she more ragged IN spirit
than he. but beautiful and good, he fine
and sound throughout, chivalrous, too.
The subsequent proceedings. despite coun-
teractfng intrigues. are mere matters of
course. This is a bright story, SKINNED
off the ton of things. Held in easy leash.
touched skillfully. let to slip deftly away
at the instant of release. the whole makes
entertainment of the delicately fresh and
fragrant sort.
SOME MUSICAL RECOLLECTIONS OF
FIFTY YEARS. BY Richard Hoff-
man. New York: Charles Scribner's
Sons. Washington: Brentano's.
A half century of "reminiscences, by one
who all his life sat close to the spirit of
music, giving important service in every
movement looking toward its finer. larger
appreciation. and living in touch with the
great musicians of this period. will prove
a spot of refreshment to many students
and readers. To a broad survey of this
musical field fifty years big the author
adds numberless intimate experiences in
cident to his profession. that reach out
and gather into the narrative many other
compelling musical personalities. Sim
plicity and generosity make the chief
charm of these recollectiOns. A reprint
from 1.-The Music of the Modern World
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-30

reveals Hoffman as a teacher, setting
forth his method of stimulating thought
and imagination in a pupil. The bio
graphical sketch of Richard Hoffman by
objections themselves by many additional
facts of interest concerning this great
artist.
THE DANGER TRAIL. By James Oil
yer Curwood author of The Cour-
age of Captain Plum etc. Illus
trated by Charles Livingston Bull.
Indianapolis The Bobbs- Merrill
Company.
If Mr.. Curwood would not cause his
hero to be so often struggling back into
consciousness this vivid, dramatic story
of the north wilds would be even more
attractive than it is. The repetition of
virtually the same incident Of strong
man suddenly struck down by secret
enemies pals somewhat, even though
there is invention enough otherwise.
John Rowland is sent into the Hudson
bay region to take charge of a railroad
enterprise, to succeed two engineers who
have failed to press the work. When he
gets to the construction camp he finds
that his predecessors have been the OBJ
ject of malicious attentions on the part
of some mysterious agency of opposi-
ton. and he is himself quickly satisfied
that his life is menaced. His ultimate
rescue from death is effected with the
narrowest possible margin of time and
he is enabled to pursue his somewhat
precpitouS romance thencefOrward with
out interruption. There is a crispness
about this narrative which gives it
distinctive quality. Mr. Bulls illustra-
lions are in high colors and add to the
attractivenesS of the volume.
THE GODPARENTS. BY Grace Sart-
we'll Mason. Boston: Houghton Milf
fin Company.
Godparents ordinarily do not regard
their responsibilities as. seriously as did
John Durand. when he learned that the
little boy for whom he and Miss Jane
Merriman had stood sponsors in baptism
was in anger of utter decentralization 1t
takes more than ordinary nerve for
man to rush on board a steamer in the
last hour before sailing and drag young
woman almost physically down the gang
plank to prevent her sailing and to COM
pei her to cooperate with him in the
mission of duty. Durand had more than
nerve. He had resource and intelligent
persistence, and the way in which he
won the heart of Billy Gordon is a reve-
latior in child study. incidentally. it is
the most natural thing in the world that