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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-08
LETTERS TO CLERKS
OPENED BY MESSENGER
ECONOMY Plan" Cause of
Complaint in Department
of Agriculture.

A wall is going up from some of the
clerks in the Department of Agriculture
over having their private mail opened in
the department. This is all the fault of
the economy commission, that has trou-
oIes enough of its own already. It may
result in general order to government
clerks to have private mail that they do
not want opened sent to their homes.
The discussion started when the econo-
my commission began to dig into the
question of how much time was spent in
opening mail. Some of the bureau chiefs
said it took them half an hour to open
their mail in the morning. This seemed
point where the economy commission
might come to the relief of an overbur-
dened government The commission
argued that Sitting envelopes did not
require high degree Of erudition or
great technical skill. and that it was
work that could be done as we'll by an
immature messenger at $40 year as by
a bureau chief at Sc. 500 The saving Of
half an hour a day at this rate would be
a mere matter of mathematics to figure
out.
Opened by Messenger.
Consequently in some of the bureaus
the system was introduced and all the
mail was opened by messenger and
was then distributed according to the
person to whom it ought to be referred
But it seemed that in this mass of en-
velopes there were some private letters
What their nature was or whether they
contained any dread secrets was not re-
vealed, but some of the clerks COM
planned.
porter of the Secretary of Agriculture.
The result indicates that some things
may occur in a department without the
knowledge of the Secretary.
Nonsense said the cabinet officer
There is nothing of that sort going on
here. We have not any authority to open
private mail and would not want to if we
had
A different view was expressed by one
of the bureau chiefs. Said he:
Eyes, we are opening all the mail that
comes to the department. 1t is eX
pertinent of the economy commission. and
l think it is a good thing. Presumably
mail that comes to the department is
official mail. know that frequently
mail is addressed by name to some man
in my bureau, when the man himself is
in the field. and will not be back for
three or four months.
Cause of Complaints.
A letter OF tnaL SORT mas TO De nan
died and answered in the department,
and there is no reason for forwarding
it to Alaska, If the man happens to be
there, and waiting to have him send it
back before it can be answered. know
I have gotten a very indignant letter
sometimes from some correspondent who
had not been answered, and the delay in
whose case arose from just such q COM
bination as that.
I'VE do not care anything about prying
into the details of the clerks private
life. If there is letter that is rea ly
personal, it is, Of course, sent to the man
after 1t has been opened, and you do
not have to read more than a line or
two to see whether letter Is private or
is working for the government, he has no
business to use government time for his
private correspondence, any more tan
he would If he were working for some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-08
Total

Pledges of subscriptions to the fund will
be received at the Office of A. Nj. McLach-
len, president of the McLachlen Banking
Corporation, 10th and G streets north
west Mr.. McLachlen will also receive.
pledges by telephone at his Office. Main
a. or at his residence, Columbia "a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-08

I'm the Golden Land Of Dreams" by
Herbert Kaufman, 10 in our Sunday Mag
azine tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-08
VICTIM OF INSOMNIA
ENDS LIFE IN LAKE
Wealthy St. Louis Man CON-
mits Suicide While Visiting
Relatives in Washington.

Suffering from neur asthenia, unable to
sleep without the aid Of narcotics and
mentally irresponsible, James De Nun
Smith, f1fty-five years of age. wealthy
coffee broker in st. Louis, Mo-. ended his
life in a pond at Soldiers Home at an
early hour yesterday morning. The crew
If the harbor boat recovered his body
about 4:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Smith was Respondent when he
came here more than a week ago to visit
his sister, Mrs. Crosby, wife OF Col. w.
D. Crosby, surgeon in charge Of Soldiers
Home.
Thursday night the mental condition
of the patient was such that it was found
necessary to administer narcotics. Mr.
Smith was made comfortable on a couch
instead of going to bed. and as late as
2 O'Clock yesterday morning he was seen
by members of his sisters family. At
that time he was sleeping peacefully.
Search Is Instituted.
When members Of the family arose
shortly after daylight they discovered
that their guest had departed. What had
and it was not until they discovered he
and shirtiess that they became alarmed
and instituted search for him.
Col Crosby led the searchers about the
grounds of the institution, examining the
shores of the lake and going through the
wooded portions of the grounds. When
he failed to find any trace Of his brother
in-laW fear was expressed that he had
probably jumped into the waters Of the
lake and Maj Sylvester was appealed to
by Col. Crosby to have the police make
an effort to find the missing man or his
body.
Policeman Passeno Of the harbor pre-
cinct was sent to make a careful examin-
alton OF the lake. He had the water
drawn and the body was soon exposed
The body was taken to the undertaking
establishment Of j. William Lee, 1872
pennsylvania avenue, and prepared for
shipment to st. Louis for burial.
Victim Of Stomach Trouble.
Mr. Smith had suffered from acute
stomach trouble, which, 1t Is stated. pro-
duced neurasthenia and eventually I'M
balanced his mind. He was unmarried
and was prominently identified socially
and in business circles In st. Louis. He
was a brother of DR.. Ellsworth Smith
jr., and brother-in-law of J. G. Perry
Francis. son Of former Gov. d. r. Fran
els.
A message was sent to st. Louis last
night notifying relatives Of his death. It
Is probable that arrangements for the
interment will be made by st. Louis rela-
tives before the body reaches there.
At an inquest at the morgue today Col.
Crosby and Policeman Passeno gave tes-
timony. A verdict of death by suicide
was rendered.
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CUT IN RATES VOID
Continued From First Page.)

regulate and to discriminate against the
interstate commerce of the defendant
companies and to create undue and un-
just determinations between localities in
Minnesota and those in other states, in
violation of the commercial clause of the
Constitution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-08

ing that of Foreman Evans Of the gov
ernments rescue car, had been placed in
an improvised morgue in the engine house
near the head of the shaft. At O'CLOCK
this morning there was another garner.
ing of twenty-one additional bodies. and
these. one at a time. were hoisted to the
surface and carried into the temporary
offices of the company. There the COM
pany's paymaster. Carl Raymond. Claim
gent T. \. OBoy1e, George Cooper, sec
retary of the miners local union, and
John E. Jones outside foreman, were en-
gagged in making identificationS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-08
NEW COMPANY FORMED,
RAPID TRANSIT IN VIEW
Promoters Propose to Convey Excur-
sionists to Colonial Beach
in Two Hours.

Unless the plans of the promoters go
wrong. residents of Washington who
during the coming summer desire to go
to Colonial Beach will be able to do so
by travelling by train to Popes creek, the
terminal of the Pennsylvania railroad on
the Potomac In Charles county, Md, and
there by steamer across the river to the
Virginia resort. The trip. 1t is said, will
be made in two hours. The plan for the
Incorporation Of the new company was
Endorsed at a meeting last evening of
the Colonial Beach Citizens Association
held in st. Joseph's Hall. 5th and H
streets northwest. and the minimum
capital stock Of the new company, s., ZOO,
was subscribed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-08

The new line Will be operated by the
Colonial Beach and Popes Creek Steam
boat Company, in connection with the
Pennsylvania railroad, and during the
summer months two trains will leave this
city each day. and running on express
time to Popes creek will connect with
the steamer OF the new company.
1t is proposed to carry both freight and
passengers. The charter for the COM
pany will be submitted next week to the
Virginia corporation commission at Rich
mond, and upon its approval active work
on new pier at Popes creek and the
securing Of a suitable steamer will be
ter the Colonial Beach and Popes Creek
Steamboat Company will nave the RICH;
TO operate steamboats, in the waters OF
Virginia, Maryland and the District OF
Columbia, own and control wharves own
$50 acres OF real estate and do all other
things usually granted to common car
riers. The general Offices of the com
pany will be located at Colonial Beach.
Officers Chosen.
ter: President. Judge George Mason; vice.
president. ]. Ford Taylor; secretary
treasurer. H. w. B. Williams; directors
Judge George Mason, II. w. B. Williams
W. F. Renshaw. Harris Fox and ]. Ford
Taylor. The officers. except Mr.. Taylor
who resides here, are residents of Co
lonial Beach.
For the last two years a small steam
boat has been operating along the lines
proposed by the NV steamboat company
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-08
Taft Receives Message Of Thanks.

President Taft today received a tele-
gram sign by EVERY Citizen of Maria
and Fort Davis" Tex, thanking him for
resembling his order sending the 9th Cav
airy. colored, to the Texas border for pa
troll duty.
Commissioner Judson spent some time
with the President today, discussing Dis
trict affairs, but said he could not make
public the subject.
Robert Mantell. the actor. and Mrs. Man.
tell were introduced to the President to-
day by J. Stoddard Taylor. manager Of
the Belasco Theater. Representative Ans
berry of Ohio introduced to the President
number of members Of the Ohio legis-
lature who are in the city on business.
Representative Swrizer. a new member of
the House from Ohio. also met the Presi-
dent.
DR.. w. F. Wilson Of Toronto. Canada
talked reciprocity with the President to-
day. saying that the agreement between
the two countries will be ratified by the
Canadian parliament. Representative
Bates CT Pennsylvania talked reciprocity
with the President. Mr.. Bates said that
the Pennsylvania delegation IS with the
chief executive on the question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-08
Indignant at Undertakes.

As fast as an Identification was ac-
compIshed the body was passed out into
one of II score of dead wagons which I'M
dertakers from all parts of the Lacka-
wanna valley had lined up. The eager
ness with which these were grabbed up
ny the undertakers and their employees
called forth indignant expressions rom
the onlookers. some yelling body snatch
ers'' at them as their ambUlanceS were
hurried away
Stories of brave deeds done by rescuers
are being told today by miners who had
been warned of the fire in time to make
their escape.
1t is related that Councilman Perry.
Mine Foreman Knight and Fire Boss
Dawes persisted as a result of their gong
into the depths of the mine to warn
others of their danger. They were over
come before they could return to safety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-08
Might Have Been Saved.

There is difference of opinion among
mine workers as TO whether the dead men
could have been saved. Some think that
II all men in the underworkings had been
Immediately notified that there was flre
in the mine all could have gotten out be
fore the workings became filled with
smoke and gas. Others believe that II
WIS Impossible for any man or boy In
the blind gangway to have made his es-
cane as the black damp quickly penee
trated every part of the China vein %.
yond the fire zone. 1t gets its name from
the fact that ii is the lowest vein IN the
mine and therefore nearest to emma
The bodies of the dead showed that all
had made hard struggle for life, bury
ing their face deep in the culm and wrap
ping their coats about their headS IN an
effort TO word off the poisonous air.
The disaster was the worst In the MS
tory of the hard coal fields in this Sectlon
exceeding the number OF dead in the ter
rible Twin shaft disaster near here some
years ago. when fifty-one men ana boys
lost their lives by entombment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-08
TAFT'S JOKE
Presidents Remark Amuses
St. Louis Labor Leader.
MAY JOIN BARRIERS UNION
But" Smilingly Adds Chief Execu.
tive, Il Shave Myself"
ROBERT MANTELL A CALLER
Actor and Wife Visit White House
and Are Greeted by the Presi-
dent-Others Call.
ROBERT MANTELL A CALLER

The general organizer of the Journey
men BARRIERS International U1ion, j. G.
Shanessy of st. Louis, was Immensely
tickled today over a remark made to him
by President Taft. to whom he had been
introduced by Representative Dyer Of Mis-
souri,
81 should be delighted to join your
union,' the President remarked with a
smile, but I shave myself
1t has been many years since the Presi-
dent has had a barber. He found that he
could save time by shaving himself and
he is. said to be remarkably quick in the
operation. He shaves each morning. On
a train he is an adept at the Job.
President Roosevelt seldom shaved him
SELF but knew how to do SO when ne
cessity demanded. One Of the former
White House messengers, William Du-
laney, was the ex-President's barber.
Half the time the colonel shaved during
office hours, while in conference with
friends. Many times. while covered with
lather and leaning back in his special
chair. with Dulaney working away upon
him, Col Roosevelt would talk to group
Of newspaper men about current Ques-
tons of great importance.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-05-11
SPINSTER LOSES HER TEETH
Go Astray In Malls and Lady Puts II
Up to the Postmaster
General.

A Jersey splnster intrusted her
false teeth to the mails, and they went
astray. Postmaster General Hitch
cock received the following appeal
from her:
Dear Sir-I suppose you have re-
ceived a note from the Camden post
master hat the upper plates of my
teeth have been lost In the mails.
They were mailed at Camden on Jan
uary /. | should like very much to
hear from you. If you are unfortunate
enough to have store teeth, you know
how ~inconvenient It is to have to dc
without them. and l have not had
them even a year. I paid s35 for
them, and | cannot afford to get any
more Just now. So Will you kindly
do what you can for me, and as quick
ly as possible?
Up. S.-They we're very good teeth"
The postmaster general put one OF
the best inspectors I'm the service on
the job to ind the missing worries.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-05-11
BETTER TEETH
FEWER DENTISTS BILLS

Your teeth decay because particles
OF food get into crevices between and
around the teeth and create germs
Of decay. Ordinary tooth powders
and washes are entirely inadequate
to prevent II.
Try Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic, a de.
%licious, harmless germicide. Just a
little In a glass OF water, and rinse the
mouth and brush the teeth thoroughly.
1t will whiten the teeth, prevent
and remove tartar. destroy all germs
Of decay and save you dentists bills.
Paxtine thoroughly cleanses, de-
odorizes and keeps pure and odorless
false teeth and bridgework. Paxtine
is far superior to liquid antiseptics
and peroxide for all toilet and ny.
gienic uses. At Druggists 25 and soc,
or sent postpaid upon receipt OF price
by The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston,
Mass. Send for a free sample.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-05-11
$3.50 RECIPE CURES
WEAK KIDNEYS, FREE
RELIEVES URINARY AND KIDNEY
TROUBLES, 6AcKAcHE, STRAIN.
ING, DWELLING, ETC.
Stops Palm In the Bladder, Kidneys
and Back.

Wouldn't II be nice within a week or so
TO begin TO say goodbye forever to the
scaldins, drlbbling. straining. or too fire.
quent passage of urine; the forehead and
the back-of-the-head aches: he stitches
and pains In the back; the growing mus
Gle weakness; spots before the eyes; yell
low skin: sluggish bowels; swollen eye
lids or ankles; leg cramps; unnatural
short breath; sleeplessness and the de-
spondency?
l have a recipe for these troubles that
you can depend on. and II you want to
make a QUICK RECOVERY. you ought
to write and get a copy OF II. Many a
doctor would charge you $3.50 just for
writing this prescription, but ] ave It
and will be glad to send II TO you entire
ly free. Just drop ms a line like this:
Or. A. L. Robinson. K-26s Luck Building,
Detroit, Mich, and 1 Will send Il by re-
turn mail in a plain envelope. AS you will
see when you get 1t. this recipe contains
only pure, harmless remedies. but II has
great healing n pain-conquoring power.
It will quickly show its power once you
use II, so 1 think you had better see what
It is without delay. 1 viii send you o.
copy free-you can uSs It and cure youl
self at home.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-05-11
HERE ARE GOOD SOUPS
RECIPES FOR THREE VARIETIES
GIVEN IN DETAIL.
One Is clear Beef, Another Tomato
and the Third Corn-How to
Make a Tasty Scotch
Shortbread.

Clear Beef soup.-A lean upper
used: these must be washed thorough
ty and put into enough cold water to
sover, adding one onion, one small
sliced carrot and one tablespoonful
Of salt; let simmer until tender;
strain the meat from the liquid, using
Il for hash or croquettes. Put tho
liquid through a fine sieve and then
let stand in a cool place for "a hours;
the fat may then be removed in one
whole cake and replaced II all the
stock is not used. BY keeping this
covering Of fat on the stock II will re-
main sweet a much longer time. When
ready to serve, reheat, cutting the
cooked carrot in cubes, and adding a
spoonful Of minced parsley, some cell
cry, pepper and minced red sweet pep
per. which may be purchased by the
can.
Tomato Soup.-Place two level Ia
~blespoonfuls OF butter in a frying pan.
and when melted stir in two level Ia
blespoonfuls of -four and let brown;
then add one cupful Of strained canned
tomato and n pinch Of baking soda;
when this mixture Is hot, pour in one
pint OF milk, stirring until creamy
and hot. If It is more than this con-
~sistency add more milk. Season with
salt and pepper and serve.
Corn soup.-Melt one level table
spoonful of butter in the pan and then
stir in one rounding tablespoonful OF
-four, stirring until the butter and
-four are well mixed; then add two
cupfuls of sweet milk, or II there is
soup stock at hand. use a cupful OF
this and one cupful of milk. Press
one cupful OF chopped canned corn
through a coarse sieve and add to the
cream mixture, seasoning to suit with
salt and pepper.
Scotch shortbread.-Four cupfuls OF
flour. one cupful of butter, half a cup.
full OF sugar and one egg. Beat the
butter and sugar to a cream, then beat
In the egg; gradually mix in the -four
Turn the mixture out on a baking
board and knead carefully till @
smooth paste. Divide II into two
pieces; make each piece into a smooth
round, pinch round the edges, prick
over the top with a fork, lay on a pa
pered tin and bake In a moderate
oven for half an hour. Allow TO lie on
the tin until cold. At serving time
break. but do o cut, into small
pieces.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-05-11

Vegetable Compound has done for me
during this trying period. Complete
restoration to health means so much
to me that for the sake of other suffer-
ing women l am willing TO make my
trouble public so you may publish
this letter. "-MRs. CHAs. BARCLAY,
RED, Graniteville, Vt.
No other medicine for woman's ills
has received such widespread and UNI
qualified endorsement. No other med
feline we know of has such a record
of cures as has Lydia L. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
For more than 80 years it has been
curing woman's ills such as inflamma-
ton, liberation, fbroid tumors, irreg-
ularities, periodic pains and nervous
prostration, and 1t is unequalled for
carrying women safely through the
period of change of life.
Mrs. PinlSham, at Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. Her advice Is free,
and always helpful
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-05-11
The China Closet

The chance opening of a china
closet door showed a guest a partic-
ularly dainty arrangement OF the con.
tents. The shelves were edged with
some Of the better grade of paper
napkins with a design OF roses These
we're folded square and attached to
the shelf so they fell ove the edge
in points, about four inches deep, and
quite near together. White crepe pa
per covered the shelves.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-05-11
5avinq Trouble.

The husband OF a fashionable wom-
an, whose gowns are at once the ad-
miration and despair OF her feminine
acquaintance, was discussing the
cost Of living with a friend at the
Union League the other night.
by the way" v%entured the friend,
Ser-dont you have a good deal Of
trouble keeping your wife dressed in
the height OF style?"
The womsn's husband smiled and
then shook his head, emphatically.
"oh. no." he said, nothing 10 speak
OF. Nothing-nothing TO the trouble
I'd have II | didn't"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-05-11
IS EPILEPSY coNouERED7
New York Physicians Have Many
Cures TO Their Credit.

New York. April 4.-Advices from
every direction fully confirm previous
reports that the remarkable treatment
for epilepsy being administered by the
consulting physicians of the DR.. Water
man Institute is achieving wonderful
results. Old and stubborn cases have
been greatly benefited and many pa.
tlents claim to have been entirely
cured.
Persons suffering from epilepsy
should write at once to DIR. Waterman
Institute, 1872 East 25th St, Branch 6S,
New York, for a supply of the remedy,
which is being distributed gratuitously
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-05-11
How He Averted a Duel.

The following is told OF former Sen
ator Joe Blackburn Of Kentucky:
In the days of his youth the Ken
tuckian was asked by a friend to sec
ond him in a duel. He consented. and
at sunrise the parties met at the APP
pointed place. Now, It was this Ken
tuckian's duty TO say the last words
touching the terms of the duel. But,
although he faithfully performed this
duty. the duel never took place.
A murmur of WHY not?" invariably
goes around whenever this story is
told. whereupon the answer is as fol-
lows:
For a very simple reason. When
joe finished speaking It was too dark
for a duel."-Harper's Magazine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-05-11
Somewhat satIrleal.

A whist enthusiast wrote and pub
lished a book on the game and sent
a copy 20 a famous player for his
opinion Of II. In about a week the
book was returned TO him. with the
following letter:
my Dear Sir.-Your favor Of the
10th instant, accompanied by your
book, was duly received. | have read
1t very carefully. 1t seems to be q
very good game, but l don't think II
is a good a game as whist"