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The Washington times., 1910-04-12

OFFICE or THE COMMISSIONERS OF Tf5G
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WashInElco-
March Is 1910 Notice Is hereby -Iveu IA
IN accordance with the pros iEiuns OF F-r..-
Act No A. approved February L. 1910 en-
titled An Act 70 authorize certain cha7-a =
IL the permanent system OF 2 ichu-zve pan
District OF COluuDia - the Comm ssIC--zrz u
the District q Columbia VIII give a pa- g. 9
hearing in The Board Room OF said Com
a H.. 20 al parties interested OF owning
land within and surrounding the te-rf-o--
hing west OF Rock Creek north o. Mass
chusetts avenue and Observatory Circle. east
o. S5th street vest south o. Cathedral a. e
nue.. southwest Of Cleveland avenue. south o.
Calvert street and southwest OF ConlsctI-l-
avenue 4 plan OF the proposed change within
the above limits Vii be displayed and -1-
Commissioners viii consider any suEEes- m 3
OF protests concerning the proposed cEar-s
AMI location q any hiEhway OF portions ~
highways as shown or above mentioned Ma D.
CCNO II RUDOLPH JOHN A JOHNSTON
WILLIAM V. JCDSOS. Commissioue-s- Dis
trfct OF Columbia nhsT-Ig- e-S--
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DIME NOVEL BANDITS,
JAILED IN BOSTON

BOSTON, April I2-CharIes Plaza.
seventeen years old, and another boy,
under fifteen were arrested as sus-
Dicious characters in an East Boston
boarding house today. They had re-
Gently arrived in Boston from New
York
Plaza had two loaded revoIvers.
searchli-Hts. silk masks. and a fairly
complete library Of old SIcuth-'
books
The boy said. according 10 the police.
that ne had financed his raid on Boston
aT taking S-aH fro Wthe ti1 IF the Shef-
1eld Farms Company, ~ 4 Jefferson
Market, New York
Fiaze IS being held for the New York
ponce, VINO are expected To arrive and
take his back 10 New York.
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Will Be In the Saddle. Dur
ing Legislative In
veStigatiOn.
PRINTING is POINT
OF CHIEF ATTACK
Plans Being Prepared for Thorough
Probe Extending Over
Ten Years.

ALBANY, n Y, April 12-FulIy a
score OF individuals who have shone
respondent IN the front ranks OF ma
uonal and State politics during the last
decade are 10 be missing when the cur
tain goes up on next falls campaign.
They viii not be confined TO one parry.
but viii be the men known 70 fame as
the Black Horse Cavalry the men
who are in politics for what they can
get out Of u. and who care only for
party regularity as the basis Of appeal
20 voters
These men viii be the party bosses
whose corrupt dealings have been ~
mored Tor years, but who have hereto
fore been able 20 stave of All threat
ened Investigations The Legislature IS
now preparing plans following Gov
ernoT Hughes demand Of last night for
an investigation Of the Legislatures Of
the last ten years That Il will be
thorough IS assured because Of the fact
that the governor. the most successful
opponent who ever challenged the old
guard viii Be In the saddle in person
Buckley to Produce Books
Summarized. the investigation vii
develop the following.
w II BUCKLEY VINO as clerk IN Lle
insurance department. secretary to she
commissioner. third deputy insurance
commissioner. and later as practical
lawyer, lobbied extensively for the ere
insurance companies and received CEoT-
nous fees. Kill have TO ter all he
knows be will be compelled 70 prod ice
all his books and papers, his bank &C
counts and every document IN his pos
session showing his income and ex-
peuditures, and ne will have 10 explain
why money was paid 10 men in public
life
The accounts q the defuuct stock
Arm OF EllinwoOd & Cunningham Esll
have 70 be disClOsed-the company mas
50 far held them privileg ed-and eleven
former legislators, some Of whom are
now national political figures. VIII De
called 20 explain what these books
show
Tracey Rogers and other men znc
are accredited IN the records Of Iezyis-
latfve investiEa tious with having been
legislative agents" will be asked 20
explain how they manipulated leEisla-
ton
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METHODISTS HONOR PRIEST

DENVER, Col. April 12-Announcs-
mCut has been made that tbe INT
versity Of Denver. a Methodist fnstitrI-
ton, viii confer the degree of Doctor
Of Laws on Father william O'Rvan, A
Roman Catholic priest Of Denver.
The Washington times., 1910-04-12

NOTICE To Stockholders The
seTsnty-fiTst regular quarterly dividend
OF lSse~ has been declared on the capital
stock OF The Washington Losn and
TTISt COMPANY payable Ma . 1871.
when checks for such dividend zyTTI BE-
mailed TO all stockholders OF registered
address The books Of the Comuau-
viii be closed for the transfer Of stock
from April =. to May . 1910 both
dates inclusive Stockholders who have
changed their addresses since date =
last dividend VIII please notify the con-
pary- HARRY > 8IEF1i, Tre4Surer
apl5-1z-1S
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SPECIAL NOTICES

THE COLUMBUS HUNTING CLUB
informs the patrons who freuueuted
their ball given on Monday. April l. that
on the allotment OF the presents for the
lucky coupons OF the tickets the follow
ing numbers were not susw cred 51s one
revolver. 80. one bottle char1DaEne- 80.
gold cuff buttons 79t silver handle uru-
uTella. 1sa- silver pocket book So. silver
fork and spoon Those holding the said
numbers kindly call or address the score
tary Of the ~Iubs Mr. A. Nistretts 1917
4 street y y II
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-16
Copyrighted by Short Stories.

roll of banknoes grew smaller and smaller, until he
found himself dsheartened, and he began to study
the Help Wanted columns of morning papers and
to write letters to g B "a and 81 32l care of the
Daily Bugle in to advertisements stating that
a bookkeeper wanted
He spent his days sitting bench in Central
Park trying to inspiration and by evening
he was usually so homesick and dsgusted that he
glad to accept an invitation to take hand in euchre
or whist game. He was jolly enough then but the
morning brought the old distaste for writing, and the
sight of a sheet of white paper was enough to drive
him from the house.
Soon after the time when he began to read the re
ports of suicides with peculiar interest he secured
position assistant bookkeeper in the office of Brown
& Jones' Leonard street. and at once his muse be
san favoring him with IDEAS and every evening he
could steal from his friends in the boarding house
found him scribbling at breakneck speed, and the
editors accepted everything he found time to write
But Bobby Mahew and the rest importunate, and
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-16

Radbourn apt to spend his evenings at
euchre than at his literary work.
One of the euchre players was May German, and
Radbourn rather liked her That one reason he
was drawn to Varney's room night after night. She
had the hall bedroom at the opposite end of the hall
on his floor, and they usually stopped few minutes
at the head of the stairs for brief chat Even when
he did not go down to play cards he would leave his
door open, and when May German came up she would
stand in his doorway and exchange few words and
frequently he would write after his inspiration had
fed and when he tired and sleepy, merely to have
her say CHEEKY, ''Good night"
May German was a school teacher, and she too, was
alone in the city, and thus they had common bond
She had read a great many books and her criticism
of RadbOurn's work sensible and helpful al
though it mainly praise. But praise was helpful
to RadbOurn He whom success spurred to
greater efforts, and her praise was sign of success
he argued for to please her to write that which
would please the great public.
When Radbourn's tale of the man who built
transportable boarding house accepted by the
Gotham Magazine May German was the first person
to whom he told his good luck, and it was May Cor
man who persuaded him to submit 'Mrs Green
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-16

zines Several editors had already noted him as the
possible coming great humorist.
But if Radbourn did not care to lay his financial
straits before May German, he had no qualms about
telling 'the fellows; he told them again and again.
One evening, led by Bobby Mahew, they trooped up
his to beguile him away from his writing, and
ended by finding seats where they could, and taking
up the subject of his shortsghtedness in working day
and night.
cts all right, I suppose, if you like it,, said
Bobby, ''but you II kill yourself that's all You
know about burning candle at both ends, Rad y
eyes, I know" said Radbourn, ''but what S
fellow to do? If quit my place may not get in a
cent for six months, and d be the streets or at
the workhouse IT. all right for you fellows to talk,
but l simply dare not give up my position -
II wish 1 could fifty dollars by an evening
work., said Warner, "and you wouldn see me in
spectng beef in beastly slaughter house. Oh no.
''Nether would I if I had couple of hundred
dollars, said Radbourn putting his feet on the table
that served him for desk. eff l had, say, enough
to keep and pay my board for six months d
leave Brown & Jones tomorrow. l could make ten
times what l do there But haven't five dollars to
my name, and there you are!'
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-16


The three directors sitting the edge of the
small iron bed, stakeholder was on Radbourn
trunk, and Bobby Mahew had the only chair because
he was president of the company, The factory was
seated on the window sill, with his elbows on his
knees lie was very glum. In fact, the meeting of
the stockholders had been called by the president
pecialy to investigate him. That was pretty bad,
but it was still to have to sit narrow win
dow sill
All the stockholders of the T. r. r. Company board
ed with Mrs. Gregg, West Fitty-seventh street,
and Radbourn s the front hall bedroom on
the fourth floor it not inconvenent for the
stockholders to meet occasionally, if the natural in
convenience of crowding six men into one small room
is overlooked. Therefore, meetings of the T. R. R.
stockholders were held average of six nights
each week. AS all the meetings were held especially
to investigate the factory, the factory was getting
caous to Investigations and he said he didn ear
a rap how much they Investigated him if they would
only bring their own tobacco with Them But it was
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-16

lever in his future When 'Mrs Greenberry
Cousin appeared in the Gotham, fully illustrated,
Radbourn knew he had certain standing in the lit
erary world, for the Gotham the greatest of all
the magazines. To appear in the Gotham the
highest hope of all aspiring authors. Radbourn was
jubilant, and greatly he needed money he appre-
cated the honor of breaking into the exclusive pages
of the Gotham more than the check for $50 he re-
ceived for the short story. And when the editor of
Gdrbury's Magazine wrote asking that he submit a
manuscript, and guaranteeing personal attention, he
felt that it a crime against himself to continue
longer frttering away his days over the ledger and
daybook of Brown & Jones He had written 81 Mrs.
Greenberry s Cousin in evening, and he argued
that if for evenings labor he received $50, with
the entire week at his disposal he could easily earn
ten times the pttance his clerical work afforded.
He did not, however, dare to give up his position.
for it often takes months to place manuscript and
many returned time and again, and if his writ
ings should prove unsuccessful for while he would
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-16

be unable to pay Mrs.
Gregg, and he would be
turned out of the board
ing house in disgrace.
The frequent remarks
of the young men in the
house that he was fool
ish to waste his time on
Leonard street when he
had a gold mine in his
ink bottle added to his
dissatisfaction, but t h e
hardest to bear was May
German s constant urg
ing that he give up
everything an d devote
his time exclusively to
putting the works of his
genius more largely be
fore the world. He could
not tell her that he was
penniless, and that he
depended on his weekly
salary to pay Mrs. Gregg,
but he felt that she was
right. With more time
at his disposal, he be-
lieved he could make a
name for himself such as
any author might envy.
He was ri G h t. His
stories had a freshness
and originality that ap'
pealed to the jaded edi-
tors. He was something
new, and the good-natured
humor of his writings
filled a place that was
hard to fill in the maya
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-16

was to write funny little poems and laughable short
stories. If the stockholders had imagined he would
run out of ideas they would not have taken stock IN
him. But he did run out of ideas, and that was why
he was being Investigated. AS Bobby Mahew said,
If it s indigestion, we We got to discover it and get
him something for it, and put him on tea and toast
for while; or if it IS inconsistencies we We got to make
things lively for him and distract his mind But
probably he only needs little squirting, so we IL
spur him little" and they did. They spurred him
every evening. Radbourn said, "You fellows come
up here and Iather me with abuse and then rub it
in.
When Radbourn came to New York he had very
little idea of what he meant to do. He had had
few rhymes and skits printed in some of the comic
papers, and he thought he might make living with
his pen. He believed he could sell more rhymes and
skts if he was on the ground than if he was in In
diana, and he had hundred dollars or so to pay his
expenses until he could command steady market for
his manuscripts He also had vague notion OF writ
ing novel or play or something some time
But whether it the change of location, OF that
he had fallen into the habit at home of writing at
night he found his pen had lost its cunning, and he
could not write anything acceptable. So his little
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-16

berry s Cousin " to the Gotham,
and while every one in the
house encouraged him to
greater efforts, May German
was the most enthusiastic be
When "Mrs. Greenberry s
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-16

a little hard to be smoth-
cred in the smoke of one 8
own tobacco.
The stock of the 7. r.
r. Company had fallen
below par. AS Bobby
Mahew said, "lt ism t
worth a continental
cent, - and that was why
the stockholders met night
after night to investi-
gate. Something had to
be done to start the fac
tory. So they met reg
ularly and bullyragged
Radbourn awhile, a n d
then played six-handed
euchre.
Radbourn was the fac
tory. "Thomas Rawson
Radbourn Company" was
the full title of the con-
cern, and Radbourn was
the sole asset. He had
been capitalized, a n d
stock in him had been
issued, and then when he
began to pay dividends
things went to smash and
he became a piece of idle
property, and the stock
holders daily saw the mo-
ment approaching W h e n
they would be called upon
to put in more money to
pay the factory s board
bill.
Radbourn was a writer,
and his duty as a factory
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-16

THE T. R. R. stockhold-
ers were having a
l. meeting in Radbourn s
room, and the smoke
r. -. nlIol A. o;,
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-01-01
HIS OFFER NOT APPRECIATED
Elderly Gentleman May Have Meant
Well, But the Damsel Was
Suspicious.

The plump waiter girl at the lunch
counter, having nothing to do at the
moment, was trying to reach with her
fingernails a place on her back well
up between the shoulders but with
her short and chubby arms she was
unequal to the task. In vain she
squirmed and struggled, and twisted
her face. She failed to achieve the
desired connection.
Tn. elderly man on the outside OF
the counter, who had been fighting a
piece of overdone eteak, leaned for
ward and spoke to her in low tone.
but with intense earnestness.
MY dear young woman" he said,
pardon the freedom of a man who
has grandchildren almost as old as
you are, but if you will come little
closer l shall take pleasure in scratch
ing that spot for you, as see that you
can't quite"
Mind your own business!" she
snapped.
How seldom-O, how seldom-.is a
good deed or a generous impulse ap-
preciated in this ungrateful world!
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-01-01
CHRYSANTHEMJJM STALL
FED LIKE PRIZE STOCK
Tlese Gorgeous Petted Carefully
Trained and Made Ready for
Annual Show.

IT is not a matter of common infor
nation that chrysanthemum Is stall
fed for months previous to show in
manner that is little different from
that followed in preparing a prime
porker or any other of the blue ribbon
winners to compete for honors. Yet
such is the case. 1t is further fact
that the chrysanthemum is the great
est gourmand of the flower world and
consumes such quantities of food as
would surfeit and kill any of the other
entries in a flower show.
The department of agriculture at
Washington puts on each year the big
gest chrysanthemum show in the
whole country. 1t lasts for two weeks
along in mid-November and fanciers
from far and wide come to see It,
There are shown on that occasion the
greatest aggregation of wonders that
have ever been got together under one
canvas, or, to be more exact, under
one glass. Being the official collect
ing agency of the entire country for
varieties, it has become the custom of
fanciers and nurserymen far and wide
to send to the government hothouses
specimens of whatever new varieties
may have been developed. The gov
ernment experts have themselves done
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-01-01

some rather remarkable stunts in
breeding this evoluted daisy and what
with the huge feeding the show that
is put on is really worth while.
AS far back as preceding February
the development of the plants that
were to produce the prize winners
was begun. The deceptive tempera-
lures of the hothouses led the hiber-
mating roots of last year to believe
that springtime had come and shoots
were sent forth. The early plants
were selected and potted. They were
placed under conditions most favora.
BILE for their development and soon
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-01-01
SKIN ROUGH AS BARK.
Baby Boy Had Intense Itching Humor
Scratched Till Blood Ran.
Found a Cure In Cuticura.

Our son, two years old, was afflicted
with a rash. After he suffered with
the trouble several weeks 1 took him
to the doctor but 1t got worse. The
rash ran together and made large
blisters. The little fellow didn't want
to do anything but scratch and we had
to wrap his hands up to keep him
from tearing the flesh open till the
blood would run. The itching was in
tense. The skin on his back became
hard and rough like the bark of a
tree. He suffered intensely for about
three months. But found remedy
In Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Oint-
ment. The result was almost mag
ical. That was more than two years
ago and there has not been the slight
est symptom of 1t since he was cured.
J. w. Lauck, Yukon, Okla, Aug. %
and Sept II, 1908"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corpr sole Props, Boston.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-01-01
There All the Time.

It is told of DR.. Thorold that he was
once asked to give away the prizes at
a school belonging to the London
school board.
In the course Of his opening address
he gravely asked the children, Which
was the largest island in the world be-
for Australia was discovered?"
When the youngsters gave it up, he
said in the same grave way, which
made them laugh all the more, why,
Australia, of course; it was there all
the time!"
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-01-01
The Grand CANYON.

It is, of course, possible that the
Grand Canyon of the Colorado may
have been a "crack" In the earth
caused by earthquake action, but in
the books of geology we are given
to understand that II is the result of
the wearing down of the strata by the
action of the waters of the river. 1t
II impossible to get at anything like a
definite conclusion as to the age Of
the Grand canyon. The figures Of
the biologists differ, but all agree that
the mighty gorge has been many tens
Of thousands of years in the making.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-01-01
Sensible
Mans
Ideal
Woman
By BLANCHE BRUCE

keep shape whole evening? They would then realize the
convenience having they could tight place they wanted
my knees but a pufs just
When has enough
pus ought forced advertise any
hckers forced &c" earning only
fifteen a week."
artifcialies of
bee to the honey And if
she right be artificial and attract her the
she wants While ush the attractive girl and the
plain the right of plain girl doesn't want under these
couhp hom Of all halo and should her,
only likely rush attractive girls after marriage
Powder innocent enough for when innocent enough
babies beautiful
guessing beautiful have known girls who painted
kfuly that their girl friends painted
Cat mighty and who could detect paint easily would not believe
used when told Surely paint not Objectionable
such a
has a right to take to win if she will
ing equally make him happy after marriage
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-01-01
More important.

The eagle-eyed Mrs. Gaddem sat in
her front window, as usual, ogling the
door of one of her opposite neighbors.
Presently friend burst in upon her
vigil
Y Mrs. Gaddem," cried she, did you
hear what happened?"
NO." replied the watcher, without
removing her eyes from the opposite
Way. What happened?"
I why, a few moments since Mrs.
Crowleys house on the next street
caught fire, and Mrs. Crowley barely
escaped with her life! I'm surprised
that you, of all others, weren't over
there!"
Tive something more important on
hand"
What is it?"
"The woman that moved in the op-
posite house this morning has just
gone out with pail, and I think it
was for beer!"
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-01-01

show. The greatest success SO far as
flower is concerned may be only an
insignificant affair when grown under
normal conditions, but when put in the
hands of the trainers and fatteners IL
will be given an opportunity to show
it's fine points as would an object too
small for appreciation by the naked
eye when placed under the MIC
scope.
The natural tendency of all varie -
Of chrysanthemums is to put forthx
many shoots and produce many flow
ers. II allowed to do this no plant
produces a flower bigger than the
mouth of a teacup. These would be
poor specimens in chrysanthemum
show where there are hundreds or
flowers that are larger across than
dinner plate.
These big flowers are produced in
the course of the training for the show
or for a fancy market The first prins
ciple in their development is to con-
fine the vigor of the entire plant to
one stalk and to allow this stalk to
produce only one flower. From the
beginning of the growth Of the plant
it's development is constantly watched
and every attempt to shoot out
branches is "nipped in the bud" The
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-01-01
Hot Planets.

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Nep-
tune-the four outer planets-are hot
)ter than the earth. Recent observa-
tions at the Lowell observatory, Sc
cured in the form of photographs of
planetary spectra, show that there is
oxygen in the atmospheres of all four,
and that in the cases of Uranus and
Neptune, hydrogen and perhaps he
(lium are atmospherically present. The
outer planets have water vapof as the
principal constituent of their atmos-
'pheres. They probably consist of a
nucleus hot to its surface, yelled in
dense, unbroken clouds, floating in an
atmosphere largely composed of steam.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-01-01
The Mother of Invention.

An insurance man in a small town
was giving dinner to a friend par
ticularly high up in insurance circles.
Alas he recalled at the last moment,
his friend smoked. 1t was too late.
Every cigar stand was closed. What
could he do? An idea occurred to
him and he went out into the hall.
There hung his friends overcoat. 1t
might contain-he was now searching
the pockets. In moment he brought
. forth a cigar.
Nonchalantly he returned to the IL
brary. "Ah," he said, pausing on the
threshold, here is an unusually fine
cigar Will you not try it? / don't
smoke, you know"