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The Washington bee., 1910-06-25

Washington, D. c., May y, 1910.
To the Honorable Commissioners
of the District of Columbia.
through
Captain Michael Byrnes,
9th. Police Precinct. Commanding.
Gentlemen: | have the honor to
herewith hand you my resignation as
Rail Road Crossing Policeman. sta
toned at Seventh and T streets, North
west, to take effect forthwith, for the
following reasons.
l was appointed to the above posi-
ton July Q, 1900, and have since
served continuously, having in the
meantime been transferred twice.
About the middle of March last
on two occasions | was found off nv
post by inspectors. First time, thirty
seven minutes; (ifteen minutes of
which time I was allowed off by Gen
eral Orders) and twelve minutes at
another time. | was off for reasons
over which | had no control-but nv
corner was covered, however, on both
occasions by the regular man on the
beat ct has been the custom for ten
years and more, and still is the Gus
tom, for a Rail Road Crossing police
man to leave his post when covered as
mine wasD
About April Ist or end. following
I was called to Police Headquarters.
without any previous knowledge as to
what was to be required of me, and
tried for this offence (?). Two weeks
later I was again called to Headouar-
ters and questioned relative to some
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CURIOUS PROCEDURE AFTER
RESIGNATION
Deliberation 26 Days and Then Dis
miSSal.


miSsal.
Washington. d. c., Nav u. 1910.
Captain Michael Byrnes.
9th Police Precinct. Commanding.
Sir: | have the honor to hand you
my resignation as Rail Road Crossing
Policeman for transmittal to the Hon
Orable Commissioners of the District
Of Columbia
In so doing I take this opportunity
to express to you the high regard III
which | hold YOU as a man, an eXeCu-
tive officer. and above all, a superior
officer. who has both the welfare OF
the public and his subOrdinates at
heart In the three years and more
which I have served under you I have
yet to note the first sign of disCOrd or
discomfort among the men Of your
command. This condition in your
precinct being in great contrast to the
conditions existing in the precinct in
which | served eight years prior to
my coming To the Sixth
If comparisons are permissible. I
would compare the workings of that
precinct, to yours, as [ would a thresh-
ing machine to a Waltham watch
your precinct working as accurately
and noiselesslv as the watch.
1t is with regret that I sever my
connections with the Sixth Police Pre-
cinct in which I met so many manly
policemen
! have the honor to remain,
Respectfully yours,
ROBT. L. WARING.
GOO F St. \. w.
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COG F ST., n. w.
Washington, June 3, 1910.

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articles Of recent date that appeared
over my signature in the Washington
Bee, pertaining to matters foreign to
the District of Columbia and matters
over which the Police Department has
no jurisdiction.
Three weeks later or after a lapse Of
seven weeks after this fault-hnding.
am fined S. and transferred.
/ do not now know nor was | ever
informed as to that for which | have
been adjudged guilty
But this IS in keeping with the
| Ceaseless, senseless system of nagging
that has grown I'D in the Police De
partment in the past few years, ana
which has resulted in the killing Of
one high police official and which. II
persisted in, may result in the killing
OF another, unless some person, high
IN authority puts a stop to it, And no
jury in this District will convict a
man OF first degree murder who doe
the killing, as was evidenced by the
tTal outcome of the case above men
toned, which case on its face bore all
the attributes Of cOld-blOOded mur-
der.
1t is astounding to me that those in
high authority in this District are
ignorant of the views and opinions, as
to police officials and inspectors. held
by the rank and file of Washington 5
citizens
Should your Honorable Board con
clude that | have been fined and trans
terTed for cause, | will forward my
check under protest, for the above
amount.
Three garments have been ordered
for me by the Police Department.
Dress coat, blouse, and pants. The
blouse being OF the new style of the
summer garment, made of lighter ma
terlal. less lining, no difference in cut
or collar from the old style blouse
but having one button mOre-at an in
| creased cost to the men of nearly ST
over the older and heavier garment
shall pay for this blouse, at the in
| creased price only when compelled to
| do so
Knowing as I do that this offence
- Is the preteNt and not the cause
for my fine and transfer, which took
effect May I, 1910, | respectfully re-
quest that this resignation be acted
upon Immediately as | wish to sever
all connection with the Police Depart
ment of this District as soon as pos
sible, so that | may place before the
public my experiences of a decade III
| the police service OF this City.
have the honor to remain.
Respectfully yours,
ROBT. L. WARING,
COG F ST., n. w.
Washington, June 3, 1910.
| Ordered:
That Robert l. Waring is hereby
: removed from the Office OF special
street railway crossing policeman in
the Metropolitan Police Department.
| D. C., to take effect from and after
June 3, 1910.
Official copy furnished Mr.. Robert
L. Waring.
By order:
WILLIAM TINDAII.
Secretary, Board of
Commissioners, D. c.
& ~S7t tlkAI-.,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-03
PAY FINAL TRIBUTES
TO JOHN G. CARLISLE
Former Cabinet Member
Buried With Simple
Services.

With a service simple. but beautiful.
John c. Carlisle was buried this after
ECcE-
The funeral was held from St
Thomas Church. and Tas conducted by
the Rev. Cannon J. w Austin, the body
being then taken TO Rock Creek Gene
teri. where Il was placed temporarily IN
the family vault. where il viii rest until
October II viii then be removed to
CovinGron. XIV. 10 be finally inferred
there beside Mrs Carlisle and eight OF
the children
The service was attended by q large
number OF friends The uaITbearers were
William T. Curtis W J kahOe, ISadOr
Stratus. Dr.. Joseph d Bryant, Charles
= EIauIiu and Louis Sherman Efamliu,
AIr. Curtis, former Assistant Secretary
Of the Treasury. had charge or the de-
tails OF the funeral
Several intimate friends had a death
mask Of the dead statesman made BIS
MIS- EliZabetb St John Matthews The
east VIII be used 10 make q life-sIZed
bust Of Ar Carlisle for one Of the
southern societies In New York
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want to consult me about a change
Of location. eh2-' said the Business Doc
tor-
well. it's a matter as simple as any
one. I know. Of. When a man goes fish
ing he must go where the FISH are. He
don't sit down Feside a foot tub in a
souwester hat and oilskins and wish he
could catch fish.
IT'S just as simple to determine what
q store is worth Its entirely a question
of how many fish you can catch. You
are paying 500 a month for this store.
You know exactly how much business
YOU are doing here. and we viii say, for
an illustration, you are clearing $500 a
month
Vow, If this be true all Yen need to
do 5 To put d man in front Of this place
every dGy for q week and let him count
the persons who pass here. You viii get
a certain amount Of BUSINESS from every
passerDy as surely as YOU open your
door. II lere are 5000 persons that pass
here a dag on an average. and YOU can
make Sz00 a month out OF them by pay
ing 500 u month then your gross. profit
outside &C rent is $500, or 500 for each
thousand passersbyi There may be
some little variation, but it's a basis
you may figure on and back with your
money
Now, II you contemplate a new lOCa-
ton OF are -rying 10 decide between
two possible ones, put an absolutely de-
peldable man in front OF each ole for
a week, and let him take an &C surate
account Of the number OF persons pass
ing the doors Of the stores, and then,
the real estate nan tells you that one
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-03

the District Health Officer and the
District Commissioners, the canine con
tingent Is to wear muzzles. 1t Is pre-
dicted muzzles viii soon be all the
rage, and that no scif-respecting dog,
that hopes to occupy any sort OF posi-
ton among the elect of its clan, viii
be without one
It Is understood there has not been
a murmur OF protest against the die
tates of fashion from those who must
submit to wearing the inaTtistie device,
but it Is anticipated many masters and
mistresses OF the victims viii object
as strenuously as they would if the
edict required them to wear the muz-
zIes themselves. To these Is respect
fully referred the statistics on mad
dogs in the District this summer.
r. Is interesting to note that the
Health Officer Is a student Of history,
and does not propose TO run any risk
OF being trihed with in his muzzling
crusade as were the officials OF Boston
who tried to make Ben Butler put a
muzzle on his pet TERROR Up there
the law specified that AL dogs must
wear mules After being arrested
two or three times and subjected to
dire threats, the willy Butler agreed
10 abide by the statute. Policemen
turned OUT to watch him the next day,
suspecting Il trick Butler appeared,
walking down the street followed by
his dog Attached to the little ami
mails tail was a miniature muzzle-
Butler contended that, as the law did
not specify where the dog should wear
the muzzle, 1t could 5e attached to the
tail as well as 20 the nose.
Dr. Woodward forestaIls any such
practical joke by the wording Of his
uItimatum, which requires substantial
mules, securely put on 50 as to pre-
vent the dog biting or swapping
It really seems TO more than rea-
sonabIe 10 put a harmless contrivance
on "a dogs nose in order TO protect the
health and lives Of the people Of Wash
ington-
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The Business Doctor
By Rec Fulkerson
By Rec Fulkerson

store is worth 500 and the other $3.50 a
month. You can glance at your figures
and see exactly what profit you will
make out Of either
The largest firm conducting a chain
Of retail stores which exists on this
continent uses this plan and backs It
with Eocd money and at times paws
Tor busy corner a price that makes
the nrm' neighborS' jaws GrOD with
asJonis1meEt- but they have vet 10 give
up a store once rented on this basis
It's the old story OF system against
Euess work, and IN this contest guess
work never takes the chips.
There IS only one thing further in
this matter OF location, and that Is 10
watch the tendency OF the city's growth.
Livery city in this country is growing
IN some one direction. and the man who
/ changes his location should mark we'll
this movement and get in the road OF
it-oT at least avoid getting into that
part from which it is moving"
Why should I care what he SAYS? II
he fires ne L can get another pIaceI /
don't have to work anyhow! I'm Eoi1S
| to be married in the fall"
This was said on a street car this
I morning Was 1t a man or a woman
! talking?
Sire, we have taken a battery said
one Of NapOIeon's marshaIs as he rush
ed up in the middle Of a battle.
Go take another was the Iaconic
/ answer. This is the spirit Of business
I today Go sell another That's what
/ We have you here for; that's why We
/ pay your salary Go sell another,
| There are times when theory must
| take a back seat for facts On Sher-
/ mans march to the sea ne came to a
river where the bridge had been de-
! stroyed and said TO one OF his practical
I men.
/ Jim. how Ions VIII It take to make
/ a bridge over this stream2-'
1 Three days replied jim
/ Then said Sherman. have TIE
| engineers draw Up the plans at once"
--HOw's the bridge, Jim p inquired the
/ general three days later
The bridge Is DONE said jim: "but
J them pictures amt made yit. If YOU
: don't have to wait for 'em you car
J march across
/ Another incident Of the practical was
I the case OF a man in New York who
| was tired Of life and jumped of the
! dock 10 end all his troubles 4 police
/ man heard the splash, and when thu
2 ETOuld-be suicide cane to the sur5ace ;le
1 pointed his gun at him and --aid.. ''COme
/ out o. that. yousel Come ut quick OF
I'm kill yeI'
! He came out. He was ollyN-.sd OF
living; he didn't want TO be kI I'd.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-03
FRUIT MEN SEEK
TO CURB RAILWAYS
Complain to Commerce
Commission Against Pro-
posed Rate Increase.

Rates on fruit to Washington. BaIti-
more. Philadelphia New York. and
other centers from the fruit-Erovlng
fields OF northern Virginia and West
virginia are involved IT q complaint
fled today with the Interstate Com
merce Commission by the Virginia Fruit
Exchange
The roaGs named as defendants are
the Baltimore and Ohio. the Norfolk
and Western the Western Maryland.
and the Cumberland Valley These
roads have fled schedules with -he In
-terState Commerce Commission. effect
i've August 1 and August =. Increasing
the rates on fruit from northern Nir-
Eiuia and West Virginia points TO Tdr1-
Gus large market ceEters-
Tt - alleged that ia some cases the
Increases exceed - FER cent It IS
charged that this IS q bad time Tor an
increase. so far as EirZ-nla and West
Virginia growers are concerned. OWING
to Geor-ia'S heavy crop
They aIIece they VIII Lose heavily by
the Increases
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-03
BLEMISH ON OUR BOASTED
CITY BEAUTIFUL.

If we are to be forced 70 use our
present unsanitary- police stations
much longer, the recommendation of
Major Sylvester, that police magis-
trates be provided TO dispose Of the
majority OF minor cases arising when
the Police Court Is not IN session, Is
worth consideration
As they stand today, many OF our
station houses are III such condition
that It Is inhumHu TO conine prisoners
IN them This being true, 1t IS surely
incumbent upon Us TO provide speedy
trial Of accused persons, IN order 10
save them the injustice Of confinement
in unhealthfuI cells Major Sylvester
magistrate plan would make it posi-
bic to settle all cases Immediately
attn the arrest Is made, except when
jury trial was demanded
The officers whose duties keep them
IN the police stations are entitled to
consideration, but for many years Con
gress has ignored their needs, and
there Is no Indication at this time that
Congress intends TO get an ear
trumpet New, sanitary station houses
would solve the problem concerning
both prisoners and officers, and would
be vastly preferable to Major Sylves-
tcr's magistrate scheme, which would
90 nothing for the men of the force
who live or spend a great part Of their
time in the unheaIthfUI buildings
The police station b-emish Is one of
the black spots we VIII have to re-
move before our ambition 10 make
this truly a city beautiful Is
achieved
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-03
.GALLINGER JOINS
FOES Of FISIICUFFS
New Hampshire Senator
Pledges Himself to Crusade
Against Prizefghting.

Senator Jacob H GaIlingcr of New
Hampshire chairman OF Ile Committee
Oh the District o. Columbia not only
GeEuuuCes pTlze.EE-iUE. bur has en-
rolled ia the Natal League OF Law
makers an organic ion az New York
designed 10 proven, bJtL boxing and the
exhibition OF MOVING pictures Eyrrraylng
prizeasLJs-
in this movement Senator GaIIuzer is
followed uE many members OF Con-
ggesS. including X ur-=elrl-es John Fl
small " North Carolina. Irving p MaE-
I-E OF EelUSy-L EaUla. Col IL D. L-aLIu
u AilDana- ana q J. Bartlett c[
Georgia Following Them IS a list pt
state legislators and state officials hav-
ing -ne same END lI view They H.
CluIe Henry W Hide OF the Forty
eighth senatorial district Of New York
state George w smith mayor ~
I-yuchburg. Va, A. W Bel. mayor Of
Clay, 81. Va ". II Jackson, mayor
Of Lakeland, Fla, and others
Tle fagr that Senator tTzLIluEe- has
enlisted his services lu BEHALF of the
agitation against Irize1Elii1E and
the exhibition Of prlzs-slu moving
pictures. ls EenvTait} taken 10 mean
rLa- be VIII lend his services 20 any
movement Instituted in Congress de-
signed t. further the cause q the
IN a letter with p -e-a=ce TO the
League OF LaU-0F EerS, which seeks 60
prevent Tr-ze-lE1t-E ard pTiLglE1--
lag pictures, Ar GzillCsver- under date
Il July 81 at Salisbury heights. y II,
saws. among other things
makers % stop pFI@e-- -i--l---- II Is
eEtreuei p CRAFTY Ing 20 knew that the
matter has been taken u1 seriously,
and t-Lst that the brutal and de-
uoraIizfuc practice VIII come 10 a
speedy end We ny tolerated the
iuiuuiCv too Ions all calv-
States senator 70 o emily JON an or
-auizati0u designed 20 prohibit prize
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hardly possible to Judge whether the
speeches of Mr.. Cannon actually made
votes for the insurgents, though the
insUrgent leaders Their selves have as
serted this from the outset
In Iowa this week, the Republican
State convention Is in control of the
PTogressives and the platform deter
mined on Is one nodded by the pro
gressive leaders, sIch men as Senators
CummiHs and Deliver and Represen-
tatives Hubbard and Haugen. IN Mis-
sourB the reports are that the insur-
gents have made gains. In Nebraska
the other day, Representative Norris
wa able to force into the Republican
State platform a strong declaration
against Cannonism, though he failed
to win the craftsmanship of the con
vention against Senator Brown
Anything Ike an impartial Judgment
or such events as these can only lead
to one conclusion. that Is, that the
iusurgent movement us not only not
waning, but Is gaining strength rather
than otherwise. It shows signs, IN
fact, of becoming better organized in
some parts OF the Middle West and
thus better able to give expression
to itself through ballots and in con
ventions- Those leaders of the organ
lzation IN Congress and the Admin
istration political chiefs who have been
proceeding on the theory they could
stamp out insurgency by repressive
measures win do Just as well 10 revise
their opinions
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-03
KENSINGTON WANTS CAR SERVICE
DIRECT INTO WASHINGTON
Closer Relations Between Capital Ana
Maryland To1Uns Desirable

In his speeches the present campaign for Congress-
G Blair Montgomery county, emphasized the desra0ty
relationship between Washington
and the Maryland communities lying at the
threshold o
The along this line
These Maryland including Rockville Gthburg
Silver LAUREL HyattsvHe Upper Marlboro
and should Washington first OF all
their market their social center
Washington should cheerfuy these
better banking accommodations better
telephone factories industries
residents, money available profitable
naturally cOngu
Washington, purpose the needs
they and Washington Of
advantage
appearing paper, outlining
Washngtons nghbOrs relation
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-03
WANE OF INSURGENT MOVE
MENT NOT IN EVIDENCE.

Those persons who have been telling
us for some weeks past that the in
surgent movement Is or the wane and
that there are many signs that al
most all members of the Republican
party are now heading for the regular
fold viii be obliged to specify anew
on what they base their opinions.
Somehow, It seems the burden of proof
Is OF them, in the light of important
political happenings this week.
For instance. there are the returns
from Kansas They not only show the
insurgcnt or progressive movement has
not lost ground, but that It has made
great progress. The prairies are lit
orally afire with insurgency. The vot-
ers have upheld the course Of men like
Murdoch and Madison and Bristow
and Governor Stubs, and have rebuk-
ed a number Of members OF the dele
cation in the House who have aligned
themselves with Cannon and Cannon
ism by defeating them for renomina-
tion The primary results in Kansas
alone VIII be sufficient to augment
the strength Of the House insurgents
and to encourage them The outcome
is not the less significant in that I
followed close on a visit to Kansas
by Speaker Cannon himself It Is
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-03
MORBID WOMEN SEND FLOW
Frs TO CRIPPEN.

Dr. CripPen Is not without friends
Morbid women have filed his cell with
flowers. Other morbid women have
sent him books and magazines. The
usual evidences OF grewsome sympathy
for an accused man have manifested
themselves, As yet, 10 philosopher
has explained why such things are.
All we know about them Is that they
happen whenever a man IS charged
with murder, and the more revolving
the crime, the more extensive the dis
play of unhealthfuI sympathy. Some
society OF criminoloGisrs should offer a
BIC prize for the answer 10 this puz-
zIiHg conUndrUm-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-03
HISSCOHP TON Webs
DR.. TO. TIHBERLAKE
Ceremony Performed Today
in St. Marks Episcopal
Church.

Miss Lucie Chichester Compton.
daughter Of Mrs. Emily A. Compton
and the late Edmund Compton. was
married this morning at ID O'Clock in
81 Marks Episcopal Church % Dr.
Taylor Orrin TimJerlake. The Rev. g.
FTeeland Peter, n Epiphany Church.
performed the ceremony in the presence
or small gathering OF relatives and
intimate friends.
Mr- Trout, the organist Of the church.
played the wedding music for the en-
trance Of the bridal party
The bride. who was escorted and
given in marriage By her uncle. w. 3.
Chichester wore her travelling suit OF
light gray cloth, with p black hat and
q corsase bouquet Of sweet peas.
Miss Eleanor Field. Of Alexandra
Va, the maid Ct honor. wore n.arve
silk and carried mauve sweet peas r
+ Nell acted as best man f5- Dr..
Tim5erIake-
Immediately after the ceremony. DR.
and Mrs Timberiake left WASHINGTON
for their bridal trip They viii reside a..
~ Z street northeast upon their re-
turn.