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The Washington times., 1910-02-25
PERCY TO REPLACE
GORDON IN SENATE
Presenf Mississippi Member
Makes Farewell Speech
TO His Colleagues.

United States Senator Leroy Percy
OF Mississippi who Will succeed Col
James Gordon. who was chosen by
Governor Noel TO I'll the vacancy oc-
casioned by the death OF Senator Nc
Laurin. until the Legislature could
elect the {atters successor, is expected
IN Washington next week
The retiring statesman. Col James
Gordon, was given q d-sni6ed ovation
I'm the Senate today when Re entered
10 take the 3 It be has occupied for
sixty days and which he VIII soon re-
Ilnquish 10 Senator Percy. On every
side he was the recipient Of congra tu-
latIOns on the farewell address which
he made yesterday. The speech was
unique in many ways II was Senator
Gordon saIutatory as well as his vale
dictory.
The speech breathed good fellowship,
fraternalism between the two sections
or the country. tolerance for all. and
hatred toward none.
These were the sentiments Of the re-
firing Senator. He said he loved all his
and he wanted them
TO love each other The Eleventh Com
mandment, he said, was the guiding
scme. "reminiscences Of the days Of the
war which he said had left no bitter
ness In him. but which had taught him
that the Yankee was "A pretty GOOD fel-
low and a blamed good fighter.
Speaking or the war and his own
service, he said I want you TO under
stand I am a plain. blunt. old COnfed-
crate soldier I wore the gray and
fought and bled. but I did not die.
though I skeGaddIed frequently. You
old soldiers know what skedaddle
means. I never fired a shot during the
war. That is a fact. ] had just about
enough TO do 20 look after the men with
whom was engaged. Tht is the kind Of
a Soldier I was. I told the other fel-
lows 10 do the fighting A great many
Continued on Page Twelve)
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WAR UPON TRASH BARRELS
WOMENS CLUBS SLOGAN
Tuesday Next Chosen AS Capitals Spring Cleaning
Day-Appeal for Cooperation Sent to House
wives of Washington.

Tuesday. March 1, will be the great
spring cleaning day for the city Of
Washington.
Back OF the movement there are the
members Of a dozen or more Of the most
Influential wonien's clubs in the District,
and the special object Of their attention
will be the horlely trash barrel which
heretofore mas been allowed to remain
undisturbed II the back yard. Next
Tuesday, members Of these clubs will
distribute 20 the nousekeepers of Wash
ington engraved cards, bearing the re-
quest in the D2me of the club, that
these houSekeeper at once cover their
trash barrels. and that they keep them
covered.
This may seem a trivial matter, and
a reminder which many people will
probably consider superfiuous, hut the
truth is, the covered trash barrel is ex-
tremely rare, and the uncovered one
public nuisance" said one of the wO-
men interest ed.
AT the home OF a certain Cabinet Of
fcer." she eont.nSed. several barrels,
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sen requested summonses for Barlow S.
Weeks and Charles Strauss. The for
mer was attorney for Dr.. yIonan and
the latter for Mrs. Won Claussen wheD
the divorce was got in January, 1906
Inc magistrate Informed the woman he
would defer issuing SummOnSes for the
Two lawyers until he had looked into
the case.
My reason for asking these papers.
SAID Mrs. Won Claussen. lis this: In
Nav, 1905. l was forced to sim an agree
ment with my husband In II is this
paragraph: Tt is agreed that in the
event or TIE party of the first part in
SuJuting any such action for divorce
against the party Of the second part,
she VIII not by application in any man
ner T. said action apply to the court
eitEer Tor an award OF alimOnv for her
self or support of Natalie w HOnan
the clnld OF the parties herein I claim
was triched into signing this. and I
nave learned that the child has rights" ."
Mrs Won Ciaussen showed a copy ot
a letter she saws she sent 10 the doctor
by special messenger on February 1G
In " she requested Sl50 at once for the
child's support. and declared the agree
ment,1s fraudulent.
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AND BIRCH
AGAIN SUBPOENAED
Testimony of Syndicate Rep
rcSentativeS Wanted BY
Committee.
BY WALTER J. FAHY.

Charles Steele and Stephen Birch, rep
resentatives Of the Mcrgan-Gusgenheim
syndicate, who gave such startling tes-
timony before the Senate Committee on
Territories, a week ago. in connection
with the Cunningham coal cases, today
were subpoenaed 10 appear before the
BaHinger-Pinchot investigating commit
tee
Mr. Brandeis. counsel for Louis r
CLAWS. asked the committee 70 include
in the record Of the Investigation the
testimony Of Steele and Erich before the
Senate committee. His attention was
called 10 the TACT that the testimony
was not given under oath. Mr.. Brandels
then asked that Birch be, subpoenaed
duces tecum and Chairman Nelson an
nounced that the subpoenaes would be
issued at once.
Horace Tiler Jones. field agent OF
the Land Office. who was detailed TO
investigate thl Alaska coal land cases
in 1907, VAS the first witness called TO
the stand today by Mr.. Brandeis ones
said that after going to Juneau, - 'ka
TO examine the status Of the CD .ases
he returned TO Seattle in July, 1871. He
was informed that Mr.. BaHinghr, then
commissioner Of the General Land Of
flee. wanted 10 see him. In company
with Special Agent Love he called on
Mr.. EallinEer, ne said, and the three
talked over the Alaska coal cases, and
the regulations of the department. Dur
ing the following week, said Jones. he
had fTpUupur conferences with Mr. RaI-
niger and again conferred with the then
commissioner early in August.
Jones was asked If Special Agent
Love had been discussed He said be
told BallinEer that he believed Love
was only half-hearted in his work on
the coal cases. This. said Jones. lie
believe dto be due to Loves candidacy
for marshal. He related a conversation
Continued on Seventh Page)
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uncovered and fun 20 overfoving. have
stood in his yard all winter, a nuisance
10 the entire ne.ghborhOod every time
the wind blows"
When the March winds begin 10 play
havoc with the uncovered trash barrels
Of the civ, contends the committee Of
women responsible for a spring cleaning
dav here. the citizens OF Washington
viii feel abused. and viii blame the
Street Cleaning Department, the trash
contractors and the school children. But
what about their open trash barreIs2
asks the committee.
Those who lnaCEur2ted the movement
for a cleaner Washington are highly
gratitied over the manner in which
various women's clubs have responded
TO the plan College women's orcani-
cations, particularly, are taking up the
slogan, no open trash barrels Ia an
exceedingly business like way. Cornell
Alumnae Of Washington viii distribute
over. 1,0O9 engraved cards; the Teachers
Benefit and Annuity Association has Of
fered help. and the Collegiate Alumnae
viii also participate actively IN the re-
form other clubs taking active interest
IN the movement are the Equal Suf-
frage League, the Social Purity Club.
the Twentieth Century Club. and Others,
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DIVORCE NOT A LEGAL ONE,
SAYS MRS. Won CLAUSSFN
Former Wife of DR.. Honan Declares She Is CompeIed
TO Take Action to Obtain Funds for Support
of Her Daughter.

NEW YORK. Feb. Eff Dr. Honan
does not see the propriety of making =
fair proposition as 20 a settlement to
care for our eight-year-old daughter,
Natalie, I will make all kinds of trouble
for him. I returned to this countrv for
this purpose. and no other. I will re-
open the divorce I secured from him
and show that I was never in South
Dakota moro than six weeks, whereas.
to make the divorce legal. l should have
been there for six months. MY physi-
clans ordered me away because OF i'll
ness
This statement was made by Mrs. Ida
NJ. Won Claussen, the woman who was
unsuccessful in being introduced to the
King of Sweden. She had just obtained
a summons from Magistrate Harris In
the YOrkville court for the appearance
Of her former husband. DR.. William
Francis Honan, who is living with his
second wife al the Hotel Regent.
Previous TO securing The summons for
the doctor. which was Teturnable at Q
o'clock this morning, Mrs. Won Claus
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THOMAS F. WALSH
GAINING STRENGTH

According 10 the latest telegram re-
ceived from san Antonio by T A
Wickersham, the business msF ger oF
Thomas r, Walsh, who IS g. 8. nstant
communication with the Walsh party
there. Mr. walsh continues 10 improve.
and IS walking each morning for rec
reation and exercise.
Ar and Mrs Edward B Mclean. the
son-in-Iaw and daughter OF Mr. Walsh.
will arrive IN San Antonio tonight. and
after a brief visit viii ret1.n to Wash
ington- Others in the Walsh party at
san Antonio are DIT. Wainwright, OF
New York; Nr- Sam Lee, OF Kansas
City, brother of Mrs Walsh, and Mrs.
r. A. NNickershani-
Dir. and Mrs. Walsh viii not return
10 washington before May.
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IS PERFECTLY WELL
WITH BROKEN NECK

that Henry Belcher, a Boston drayman
broke his neck when he fell from a
wagon January :, he will leave a local
hospital a well man within a few davs
His cure is considered most remarkab bIA
in medical annals.
After his injury Belcher hovered for
81 veral weeks between life and death
ltu A few days ago when he began
e. improve The man grew stronger
q cry day and was able 70 take consiS-
eIacie nOurishment On February 10
tie physicians removed the emergency
brlse from his neck.
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Went to See Physician.

Charles BoutOn left washington a
week ago TO consult a New York spe-
cialist about a nervous trouble from
which he has been suffering for the
past year. Bouton is married, and has
i've children. the oldest nineteen and
the youngest nine years old Hrs Bou-
ton left for Brooklyn early this after
noon. a. soon as she received a tele-
phone message telling her Of her hus-
band s condition.
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TREASURY CLERK
SHOOTS HIMSELF
Charles Bouton May Not
Recover From Wounds
Self-Inlicted.

NEW YORK, Feb. z5.-Charles Bou-
ton. thirty-nine years old. OF 80 HamII-
ton street, Washington. D. C., a clerk IN
the Treasury Department. shot himself
AT his brothers home. So Macon street
Brooklyn. at noon today. He may not
recover
No cause Is given for his action
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At Mortified. Vt. the temperature
this morning was p degrees below zero:
ct Albany. n. Y, s degrees below zero:
at Concord, y. H., "a degrees below
zero; at Greenville, Me, a degrees be-
low zero, and at Sauit Ste. Marie. Mich
% degrees below zero.
Fair weather will prJ -aiI tonight and
Saturday throughout the States east of
the Mississippi river. The temperature
will rise tonight and Saturday in the
middle Atlantic States
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Today-High tide. s;l2 a m. and s.32 p.
M: low Toe, 90 a. m and 3;39 p. m.
1911 p. m; low tide, 400 A. m. and 4:2g
=. m.
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CONDITION OF THE wATER
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va. Feb. q
Both rivers muddy this morning.
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FORECAST FOR THE DISTRICT.
Fair tonight and Saturday, slowly ris-
ing temperature Saturday: minimum
temperature tonight about Il degrees;
moderate northerly winds, becoming
variable
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Explorer Declares He Was
Not Trying to Reach
South Pole.
WITH SEAS
TAKES AWAY RUDDER
Intrepid Scientists Spend Long
Season In Smaa Greek
In South.

NEW YORK. Feb. 25-Tbe New York
Herald this morning prints a special
cablegram from Dr. Jean NJ. CnarcOt,
leader Of the French scientific expedi-
tion IN the Pourquol Pas 10 the Ant
arctic regions.
The narrative follows. II Is certain
that the result OF our mission appears
verv well compared with those OF Sir
Ernest ShackIeton, Mr.. Peary. Dr. Cook,
etc, whom I sincerely applaud But it
must not be forgotten that our object
was entirely different. II We had wished
70 approach the Pole we would have d.
rected our course either toward Victoria
land or toward Coats land. But
thought that those regions belonged TO
those who had discovered them. and
that it was a proper scientific spirit.
knowing that they wished TO return
there. 10 leave the place free for them
and not . offer a competition which
would nee ssarilv p7rtale o. a spoliative
character cward the two expeditions 90
the detrir at OF the scientific work of
both.
An Unknwon Land.
I. on the contrary. directed myself
10 the Antarctic region where jhe strug-
- ''t'ta NaNN taH HfH a.ah'r N" HAl" AANN 20
attitudes which cover. beginning with
adelaide Island, an absolutely unknown
land. but one which seems 20 present
a considera bic interest for the obserya-
tons which we proposed 10 make. I
presented my project TO the minister OF
public instruction OF nly country and 10
the Academy Of Sciences. which ap-
proved f. This iiiustrIols society OF
scientists elaborated and printed a plan
scientific IN its entire character. which
We devoted ourselves TO carrying out
scrupuloUsly.
Since our return the congratulations
which we have already received from
scientific discoEerers .oa the brief but
sincere dispatch uP-l I conrented my
self with sndingl ne 90 believe
that we hav4.ss,~e ssaef nd toue thar
the reading OF car 8 s.Fr rep Jrrs VIII only
confirm this impression I NAV say
so much the more freely that an these
results are solely dJe 20 the knowledge
ann indefatigable zeal OF the sc5eutific
general staf-MessieU BougraIn.
Reuch. GOdefroy. LiOnviIle, and Sen
oCque-seCOnded. moreover, BIZ our ex-
Ceilent CIs-- our results confirm COM
pletely and ~ lv 10 q cOnsiderab BILE de-
gree those obtained by my previous cx-
pediuOn IN the same regions on board
the Francois
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Alleged ConceaImenf.

Alleged COnCealment.
President James charges were based
on the allegation that neither Justice
Harlan, former Commissioner Nacfar-
land, Mr.. Edison or Mr.. Lisner upon
their occasion Of their appearing before
the committee in December had made
known 10 the committee that they were
. connected in any way with the man
agement Of George Washington Univer-
sit-.
DIT. Richard y. Harlan. son Of JUS
tice Harlan. and connected with George
Washington University, was present
and replied briefly TO President James.
I will not make any comment about
the remarks made by Br. James about
my honorable father" said Dr. Harlan.
But 1 do not think that at the close
of his life, when he is approaching
four-score years, that the people OF
Washington have any idea that his
words have any meaning other than
that they urge the doing Of an act of
simple justice to the District Of Co
Iumbia.'
AT the hearing given by this commit
tee on December 10. 1909. I noticed that
Mr.. Justice Harlan, of the Supreme
Court Of the United States argued for
this BILL said President James. IF /
am correctly informed, Justice Harlan
naS beer on the payroll of George Wash
iugtOn University for many years, at
salary Of from 5000 To 5000 2 year
1t does not seem to me that this is
quite the proper thing for Justice OF
the supreme Court 10 urge upon Con-
ETeSs among whose mem bers are many
men who practice in his court, and may
Ee behOlden TO him for favOrs. that
they should make appropriations for the
benefit Of a private institution on whose
the better part Of generation
Il md that Hon. H. B. r Macfarland
appeared in his capacity as President Of
the Board of Commissioners Of the dis
trict Of Columbia. II I am correctly in
formed, Nr. MaCfarland happens TO be
the president Of the board of trustees Of
George Washington University.
John Joy Edison Included.
Il find also a statement from John
Joy Edison, representing the citizens
committee Of the District. This commit
tee was appointed by the president Of
the board of trustees Of George Wash
inston University, and I am informed
that Mr.. Edison is also a member Of the
board Of trustees Of George Washing
ton.
II know. also, that Mr. LIsner. pur-
porting 10 represent the Washington
Chamber Of Commerce and the Board
Of Trade, testified. It seems that he
IS also a member Of the board of truS-
tees Of the George Washington Uni
versity
"In other words. with single ex-
ception. that of Mr. Boutell. who in
troduced the bill, every man who tes-
tihed al that hearing in behalf of George
Washington University was connected
intimately with that institution. and
Continued on Page Thirteen.)
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Attack Directed Against JUS
tice Harlan and Mr..
Mcfarland.
BASED ON POSITION
WITH UNIVERSITY
Western Educator Also Charges
Trustees With MiSmanagement
and ConCealment.

President Edmund J. James, OF the
University Of Illinois, who has conduct
Cd the campaign against the proposed
extension Of the benefits Of the moral
act to the District of Columbia through
George Washington University. appear
ed before the House Committee on Agri-
culture today and directed most Of his
attack against Justice Harlan. former
Commissioner OF the District MacfarIand.
John JOY Edison. and A. Lisner
At the end of a lengthy speech, which
had heen full Of severe criticism Of the
management OF George Washington Uni
versity, President lanes charged that
the men he named had withheld certain
information from the committee and
made an unfair presentation Of the
status OF local public opinion concern
ing the bill. Mr.. Lisner was the only
one OF the four men alluded TO who was
present
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&cOntinusd IN Third Page4
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WEATHER REPORT.

Continued on Page Thirteen)
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Marion; Central House. W. Ileu,., larry
and Arcndo OliEncy. Second class. T. :,
Thompson and Michael 6. prisrou The
fees were nSc1 ut the Same price rs Inst
year
IN Franklin county court Yesterday. !
Il. Lent convicted Of aduljcry was son.
fenced to not more than rhrce wears and
six months aud not LOGS than three vcHrs.
at hard labor TN tho state prison ut Wind
sor. The case Of the Samson Power &
Thrcshng company VS. Henry l. stan
ley, an action OF assumrsit for a hay
loader. was heard hut no decision rcn-
dered The divorce cases of Ven, NJ
Nadnev va. Carmi +. Nadnoy OF E.nos-
burg. Maudc Patterson vs.. George pat
tcrson of Montgomery and Rerncc
Siarcher VS. Louis Marcher of Bakers
field were heard and decisions reserved.
The news has been received here Of
the death OF charles ~ Hovt. which
occurred Mt hts home In 1rllsboro. y.
H., Monday. AIR. IToyt was at orc
time foreman Of tho Central Vermont
railroad shops here.
The Hon. Henry NJ Stevens Under
ent n serious surgical operation yes
terday at tho Sherwood sanitariunl.
He was resting comfortably last even
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JERICHO.

Miss Lulu Lincoln is at home from Tn
derhll. ll.-Roy Barber visited his
daughter at tie Fanny Allen hospital
Sunday. -'ruberculosis Sunday was OBJ
served by the churches with union ser
vice AT the Congregational Church, the
Rev. f. j. Ranslow in charge. Remarks
were also made by Dr. Iulburd, local
health officer.The Ladies' Aid society OF
the Congrega tional Church will serve sup
per in the parlors Friday evening The
Rev. +. j. Ranslow of Swanton was en-
tertained over Sunday at Dr. Ilulburd's
G. +. Reavy and Miss katherine
Reavl' drove Sunday 10 HYDE Park to
spend the daN with relatives Before
they were ready 10 return the horse was
taken sick and died Mrs. Nora ChcSmore
t. at home from Burlington. Tho Rev.
William Cashmere of SALISBURY IS in
town on farm business. -rsaac Chase of
ST. Adams is in town.. W. Brown was
al home from Burlington over Sunday
Mr.. Deforge has moved his family into
the house vacated by George Miller
Frank F.. Kinney has bought of l.. +.
Wilbur the place on Lee river. known as
the Rober, BiXbv place Mrs Harriet
Cleveland went Tuesday TO John Mo-
I.aughlins to act as housekeeper Her
son. Oro who has been living with his
aunt, Mrs. G. W. Foster. will live VIII,
his mother School opened in EoartowlI
Monday With Mrs. Ethel Iloskins Aldricll
as teacher Miss Florence Dav has heci.
| entertaining Miss Lena Nichols Of Bur
lington.-Miss Helena Hurson of this
| town and Andrew Reynolds % Cnderhill
| were married Wednesday morning at
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WILLISTON.

\ serious accident occurred in the GEN.
ter Of the town Sunday afternoon when
horse driven by John Bissonettc Of
ing automobile and plunged down an
enhancement ovcrturnins the carriage.
Medical aid VIZ summoned and found
Nj ils. oncttc -ufiC Doe, n.'. .;ty"l"l
injuries, while Mr. Bissonettc escaped
with cuts and bruises about tho face and
arms..-An informal reception will
he given the Rev. and Mrs.
Emery Tuesday evening. May
from $50 to nine o'clock in the pBrlors of
the Methodist Church. MIR. aNd Mrs.
Emery have p,'r,' ;oG the Amos Rowo
property . ". Clark returned Satur-
DAY from Boston.--C. u. Warren has pur-
chased an automobiic.-Nlrs. Robert A..
Arms of burlington spent Sunday in
toWn.-SNlvta Warren has returned from
Randolph. Harmon Nichols has
hccn appointed administrative of the
harmon Nichol- estate. with " VI. FAY
ahd 6. -. taswcl, commissioners and
appraisers. Mr.. and MR.. ". II. Doug
lass have rented ~ house in Essex June
lion. which the" will occupy May l.
Miss Jennie burnett las recovered from
her recent illness. Tic Ladies' Aid So
ciety met with Mrs. Walter Tar
hoN "Wednesday Afternoon. The rnetru-
mental clrb Of the Fdmrnds high school
Vill give an entertainment: Friday eve
ing. April 80. in tho Woodmon's hall
Tl, Wocdn,cn VIII also dedicate their
now pla form that evening.
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SHELBURNE.

Al the annual election OF officers for
Champaign cnapter. 30. d, q. +. S, held
last Friday evening the following Off
GERS were elected Worthy matron, Mrs.
lane s TIurSford worthy patron, Dr.
". H. IT. NarncY. associate matron, Mrs.
Agnes f. ByinRton; secretary. Mrs. Mar
tina A. Stoddard, treasurer. Mrs. Mary
NJ. Deyette; conductor, Mrs, katherine j.
Martin, associate conductor; Miss Grac
Jackmau: warder. Mrs I.ottie NJ Hill:
Augusta G. Narncy; marshal, Mrs, Mary
j. Marsett; organist, Mrs. Josephine
Wooster; Adah, Miss e. Alfrcdda Stod-
dard; Ruth Miss claire j. Reach; Es-
,her. Miss Charlotte Mack Martha, Miss
Ruth NJ. Wes,; Electa, Miss Emma I.eav-
enworth The officers were installed bv
Grand Patron +. r. Stoddard, with Miss
Emma I.eavcn worth as grand marshal.
After the installation. light refreshments
were served.-E Earl JaCkman, who has
heen seriously i'll al the home Of his
mother. Mrs George Rlais, Is improving
All the schools In town will be closed
FRIDAY. that the teachers may attend the
conference in Essex Junction.
The marriage OF George E. LOWS OF
Charlotte to Miss Lillian Goodscll of this
place took place at the Methodist pa
ronage Wednesday. The Rev. q. Il. Wat
son OfJicatpd