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The Washington times., 1911-02-06
CAPTAIN KIDD'S TREASURE
CAPITOL HILL.

Surely that doughty and accomplish
ed old rover, Captain Kidd, never
found half as much pleasure in scut-
tling ships and cutting throats as he
did in looking forward to the trouble
and inconvenience he would cause pos
terity by the skill with which he hid
his treasure. For every tainted doub-
loon he levied under the Jolly Roger
and hid away in mysterious coves and
bays, a thousand of good American
dollars have been spent by adven-
turous seekers after the treasure trove.
Edgar Poe figured out that it was
buried on Sullivan's Island, and on
that basis wove a wonderful story
around the ''Gold Bug" 1t is equally
certain that scores of strong boxes,
filled with gold, silver, and precious
stones are embedded in Staten Island.
A large amount of the annual tillage
in Florida is carried on by people who
are looking for the old pirates buried
treasure.
Coupled with the reckless expendi-
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AIM Of PROFESSOR
|. IS A "FLYLESS CITY
Clark University Instructor
Would Drive Insect From
Worcester.

WORCESTER Mass. Feb. 6--Dr.
Clifton F. Hodge, professor Of biology
at Clark University, says he is planning
to make Worcester a ''fyless city. He
mas a practical plan to get rid of house
flies, which spread typhoid fever and
other. diseases. He proposes to educate
people in this city to cooperate with
him, and will start on his campaign OF
prevention as soon as flies begin to ap-
pear in the spring.
Students will assist him and be as
signed to their different fields. One will
bt assigned to a dairy, another to
barn, and every breeding place for the
insect pest will be under surveillance
THE chief feature in the American
solution of the fly problem, says me-
has been the invention and manuIac-
ture of the web and wire screen, or net
ting, into which IL is possible, at an Ss-
timated expense of $lO,OO,WO annuaiiy,
to shut ourselves in jail through the
summer, while we yield the wholesome
out of doors to the enemy. Then We
have devised disagreeable and expensive
poisons, fly spatters, and sticky paper.
Here is the cruN OF the Whoie n1dtteI.
The first community in whlch every
member is intelligent enough to reanzs
the enormous power of reproduction OF
a single pair of flies will from that time
forth be free from flies, and Will remain
SO as long as this level OF general IN
telIigence is maintained
The Washington times., 1911-02-06
Operation on Skull
To Correct Criminal

MILWAUKEE,, February 6.-Ru-
dolph Schroeder. aged twenty, con-
|firmed thief according to the county
doctors. was operated upon today for
removal of his criminal taint. The
young man has been almost a con-
slant occupant of jails and industrial
schools since he was twelve years old
and the doctors believe that the GRIM
inal instincts are due to a dent in the
skull received in a fall when he was
a child.
The operation was the removal of
the portion of the skull which pressed
upon the brain, causing the tendency
to steal, and the boy after the oper-
alton was told that by exercise of his
will power he could stop his life of
crime He will be given a chance to
reform under the care of a preceptor
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ture of the National Government,
rumors like these were calculated to
establish the conviction that some OF
the dead mans chests were buried on
Capitol Hill. A mere layman, with
only an average amount of acuteness,
might very well entertain such a sus-
picion. But Page A. Cochra2, of Yer
mont, has the map and diagrams. II
he can only get the permission of tile
authorities to tunnel under the big
building where the Committee on Ap-
preparations holds its partition of the
loot he is sure that he will find wealth
beyond the dreams of avarice.
= 1t is hoped, nevertheless, that he
will not get this permission. No one
challenges the authenticity of his
documents, but there is homely fable
about the unwisdom of killing the
goose that lays the golden egg. The
hard working Congressman with a
constituency which can only be Pla-
Gated by an appropriation for dredging
Crab Apple creek needs that money
much more than does Mr.. Cochran.
The methods by which great deal of
the national revenue has been levied
bear a. strong resemblance to those of
Captain Kidd. Once collected, great
deal of it has undoubtedly been buried.
But if anybody is to delve into the
mysteries on Capitol Hill, the Demo
Gratis claim prior and exclusive right.
The Washington times., 1911-02-06
THE PASSING OF JAMES WHIT
COMB RILEY.

In a roundabout way from Ken
lucky comes the news that James
Whitcomb Riley lies i'll at his Indian
apolis home, with but little hope OF
recovery. His author friend from the
Blue Grass State describes him as
more dead than alive and scarcely real
izing what is going on around him.
No man in the world of American
literature since the death of Eugene
Field, with the possible exception of
Mark Twain, has occupied so warm a
place in the affections of the people
The skill with which he has thrown
over the homely scenes and incidents
of life a sweet and lasting charm has
brought him into tender fellowship
with all classes and conditions. His
homespun philosophy was invested with
sunny optimism which made the
world better and brighter. He knew
his Hoosier types through and through,
and yet their sentiments and emotions
were common to all humanity, and in
presenting them with absolute fidelity
of detail, he gave us, half unconscious
ly perhaps, soft and appealing inter
pretation of humanity itself. His skill
as craftsman was unsurpassed, as
demonstrated in the anonymous Leo
mamie" with which he mystified the
world. And yet in the work by which
he will always be best known his was
the art which conceals art, for his dis
tinguishing note was simplicity and
naturalness. "The OF Swimmin' Hole
and "That Old Sweetheart of Nine
will endure as long as the fresh ex-
uberance of boyhood and the memory
of first love stir the hidden springs OF
those emotions which are so closely
akin to tears.
The richness of Indiana's contribu.
tions to American literature has beer
one of the marvels of the past quarter
of a century. Much of it will fade III
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In Wrong Pew.

Great excitement reigned about the
Capitol for a few hours when it was
whispered about that the Ns4ional Re-
publican Progressive League had taken
headquarters in the offices of the Com
mittee on Public Expenditures in the
Senate office building.
The Committee on Public Expendi-
lures is largely composed OF conser-
vatives. 1t includes some of the fore
most of the Senate. reactionaries
How in the world the Progressive
League got a habitat in these Offices
was a subject of wonderment
1t developed, however, that the ar
rangement was only temporary and
that Senator Bourne had got per-
mission for some of his clerks and
aides to use the offices for a short
time until he could move the league
into headquarters down town.
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THE TEMPEST OVER ROBINS
MENTALITY.

speaking in court when he referred
to a "rag-tag jury" and "half-baked
Judge" One can understand the i'm,
patience with which he saw them ig'
more the testimony of many alienists
who held that his banker client was
insane. And yet his hasty utterances
were not more foolish, perhaps, than
those of the judge who talks of sending
the former district attorney to jail
for contempt of court committed at
banquet board.
When alienists 60 into court the
"travesty" that results is generally in
favor of the defense and against the
common sense on which the law is
supposed to be founded. Cases without
number in which crimes of blood and
crimes of theft have been supported
by the most convincing evidence, have
been chloroformed in their very incep,
ton by learned witnesses talking
medico- mental terms for a fee in hand
Where the alienists differ directly, az
they generally do, the practice of leav-
ing the solution of a psychological dis
pute to jury of business men is GER
tainly travesty on the principles OF
logic. To insist that juries should fol
low without question the opinion OF
witnesses paid to testify as they do
is to insist upon no less travesty
on Justice When the New York jury
listened TO the uncontradicted testi-
mony of the aIienists who declared
Robin insane, and then promptly found
as q fact that he was mentally able to
stand trial, it did the obvious thing,
1t used its own judgment, which could
not, in the nature of things, be in
teIligently influenced by technical -tes-
timony which its members were totally
unable to comprehend.
For the lack of something better
the jury system must be supported as
means of determining the sanity OF
defendants. The trouble is not that
it proves harsh in the light of mercy,
but that it is apt to be too merciful
and too complacent in its acceptance OF
questionable testimony. Especially is
the result of paid alienist testimony
iniquitous. The evidence in such cases
is known in effect in advance. So
often, when it is bought by both sides
it results in reductio ad absurdum that
the jury with 'horse sense" is truly
that which follows it's own counsel
after weary listening to long and Ito
it, worthless dissertation.
AS to the contempt proceedings
against Jerome, the judge in question
will probably take better thought.
The Objectionable words were not used
in the presence of the court. Like
other injudicious utterances beyond
number, they were made at banquet,
where to be a jackass seems to be
considered one of the dearest of in
alienable rights. 1t does not, there
fore, follow that the court sholld JUS
tify the charge by emulating the bray.
After all is done, it must be remem-
bered that Robin was sane enough to
manage a chain of banks, to run them
into secret bankruptcy, and to get
away with a large part of the loot
before the crash befell. That is a
sort of insanity which juries may well
view with rag tag skepticism.
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THE SWIMMIN' HOLE.

On, the swimmin' hole! WHARF the crick
so still and deep
Looked like a baby river that was law
ing half asleep,
And the gurgle OF the worter round the
drift jest below
Sounded like the laugh OF something We
onc't ust to know
Before we could remember anything
but the eyes
OF the angels lookin' out as we left
Paradise;
But the merry days of youth is beyond
our controle,
And its hard TO part forever with the
old swimmin' hole.
oh, the swimmin' hole, In the happy
days of yore,
When ust to lean above it on the
old sickamore:
Oh, 1t showed me a face in its warm
sunny tide
That gazed back at me so gay and
glorified.
It made me love myself. as / Ieaped to
caresS
My shadder smilin' up at me with sich
tenderness.
But them days is passed and gone, and
old Times tuck his toll
From the OF man come back to the old
swimmin' hole
The Washington times., 1911-02-06

Whitcomb Riley, the Indiana poet who lies
at Indianapolis
of the entire literary world.
universal acclaim his life
living writer, with the single Kpng
has a wid personal following
characterized the genuine childhood
poems
public
poems, pure English
sincerity
Poems appeared
Volumes among
Rhymes Childhood
0
The Washington times., 1911-02-06

Annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Washington Gas Light Company,
. 1911 Tenth street northwest, Il
O'clock.
Stunt Night at Young women's
Christian Association.
North Washington's Citizens Associa-
ton, Second and U streets northwest,
7:30 p. m.
Meeting of the Mems Club of Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church, $3.50
p m. e..
Tenth annual convention of the wom-
ans National Single Tax League, New
Ebbitt, 2 D. m.
Election of delegates to the State Camp,
at West End Camp and Lincoln Camp,
tonight
Concert by the Marine Band, Marine
Barracks, p. m.
An address by Edward l.. Seabrook to
Master Sheet Metal Workers, at the
Builders and Manufacturers Building,
1877 H street northwest.
The Catholic Woman's Circle will meet
in a valentine social at the residence
of Mrs. Mary l.. Cook, president of
the circle, at 706 Eleventh street
northwest tonight,
The Washington times., 1911-02-06

The world has not so far forgot
ten the struggles of the Boer war
as to pass unnoticed the death of
Gen. Piet Cronje, who has just pass
ed away in the Transvaal. He was a
brave and skillful leader and did much
to continue the war which "stagger-
ed humanity" 1t was inevitable that
the British empire should absoSb the
Boer republic, but the personal his
tory of men like Cronje gives an
occasional twinge even to the British
conscience.
The Washington times., 1911-02-06
Amusements.
NatiOnal-

acknowledgements in 'L'Aiglon," S:1E
Beiasco-sothern and Marlowe in .Mac.
BETH" p. m.
Columbia-Wilton Lackaye in "The
Stranger" Sis p. m.
Chase's-Polite vaudeville, BIS and s:1E
D. m.
Academy-Rose Melville in isis Hop.
kins," Sis p. m.
Gayety-"The Queen of Bohemia," 81;
and S:15 p. m.
Sis y. m.
Majestic--Vaudeville.
Casino-vaudeville and motion pictures.
Arcade Bowling and skating. afternoon
and evening.
The Washington times., 1911-02-06
Thief Makes Attempt to
Get Into Dental Office

Report was made to the police Of the
First Precinct today that an attempt
was made by an unidentified white man
10 break into the dental offices OF Dr.
Frederick |. Bartlett, in the Metzerott
building, lI1O + street northwest, late
last night. The would-be thief, who
was discovered by the watchman, es-
caped,
The Washington times., 1911-02-06

the fierce rivalries of the future. But
as long as true and wholesome senti-
ments, set to the music of the heart,
are the highest form of literature, the
Hoosier poet will be held in affection
ate remembrance by the people who
knew and loved him well.
The Washington times., 1911-02-06
AN OLD SWEETHEART OF
MINE.

A face Of lily beauty, with a form Of
airy grace,
Floats out Of my tobacco, as a genii
from a vase;
And thrill beneath the glances of a
pair of azure eyes
As glowing as the summer and as ten
der as the skies
I can see the pink sunbonnet, and the
little cheekered dress
She wore when first kissed her, and
she answered the caress
With the written declaration that, "As
surely as the vine
Grew round the stump she loved me
that old sweetheart OF mine.
The Washington times., 1911-02-06
IKE WALTON'S PRAYER.

l crave, dear Lord,
No boundIess hoard
OF gold and gear,
Nor jewels fine,
Nor lands nor kind,
Nor treasure-heIps of anything
Let but little hut be mine. %
Where at the heartstone, l may hear,
The cricket sing,
And have the shine
OF one glad woman's eyes to make,
For my poor sake,
Our simple home a place divine
Just the wee cot-the cricket's chirr-
Love and the smiling face of her.
The Washington times., 1911-02-06

A defect in the draft of the West
segregation ordinance, in Baltimore,
designed to separate the white and
colored residents, has been held, in the
criminal court Of that city to invalidate
the measure. Richmond, in the mean
time, is preparing to adopt one which
is guaranteed not to leak.
The Washington times., 1911-02-06

The anti-cigarette crusaders are very
unjust in their suspicious of Governor
Foss. The cigarettes found in his desk
had probably been taken away from
some callow youth whose Health he was
attempting to safeguard.
The Washington times., 1911-02-06
Turkish Government
Building Burned Out

CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. Sire
swept the Turkish government building
today. causing a loss to the buildings
of more than $4,000 and destroying
rooords- valued at millions of dollars.
They can never be replaced. The ex-
ecutive quarters of the premier, min.
ister of the interior, and the council OF
state were gutted. There are rumors
that the blaze was of fncendiary origin
The Washington times., 1911-02-06

The high price of eggs is partially
explained by the number of them which
contain messages written by rosy rustic
maidens who announce that they are
looking for a husband.
The Washington times., 1911-02-06

Poor Maceo. with one of McCurdy's
flying machines, might have pushed
Cuban independence a good deal fur
ther before he died.
The Washington times., 1911-02-06

II General Orozco would place re-
served seats on sale and run an excur-
sion from El Paso, he could defray the
expenses of the whole revolution out of
the proceeds of one battle
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A VERY YOUTHFUL AFFAIR

I'm bin a-visltun bout a week,
To my little cousin In Nameless Creek,
An I got the hives and a new straw
hat,
An I'm come back home where my
beau lives at.
The Washington times., 1911-02-06

1t is too much to hope that the
present snow storm will make any
substantial impression on the city
fathers in Congress.
The Washington times., 1911-02-06

The Russian anarchists feel that they
have lost about ten years of murderous
activity by not enlisting the services of
that great toxicologist, DR.. Pantchenko
The Washington times., 1911-02-06

The lobster palaces have just cause
for complaint when hold-up men from
the outside come in and relieve the
customers.
The Washington times., 1911-02-06

Eight French milliners have just
reached New York with the "last word
in Paris bonnets. 1t is assumed that
they are lady milliners.
The Washington times., 1911-02-06

The net total circulation Of The Washington
Times Sunday during the month of jan
Gary was 49,. .S6S. all copies left over and re-
turned by agents being eliminated. This
number. when divided by 5. the numbe- OF
sundays during January, shows the net Sun
Gay average for January to have been SS GA.
In each issue OF The Times the circulation
figures for the previous day are plainly
printed at the head Of the first page at the
left of the date line.
Entered at the Postoffice at washington.
D. C, as second class matter
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1t may be safely assumed that the
ground hog can be found today at his
old address.
The Washington times., 1911-02-06
What's on the Program, in
Washington Today.

(CThe Times will be pleased to announce
meetings and entertainments in this
column. Phone or write announce
ments)
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JANUARY CIRCULATION.

The net total circulation OF The Washington
Times daily during the month of January
was $50, SIS, all copies left over and re-
turned being eliminated. This number, when
divided by e. the number OF days OF publi-
cation. shows the net daily average for
January to have been a. 263.
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Sunday,

The number of complete and perfect copies
OF The Washington Times printed Sundays
during the month Of January was as fol-
The Washington times., 1911-02-06

WILLIAM H. sANTELMANN,
Leader.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-21
outfield is Strong.

Jennings has picked wonderful
outfeld. He has selected not only
great batsmen, but also two men,
Cobb and Magee. who are the best
men in their respective leagues for
driving in runs. Still, there are
others. Joe Jackson, of Cleveland,
comes near equalling Cobb as a bats
man and is clean up slugger.
Murphy Is fully as dangerous with
the stick at Crawford AS for Schultz
and Speaker, in my opinion, the for
mers reputation as home run
king" should give him the preference.
Both Magee and Clark are grand hit
tiers and each deserves to rank with
the three men picked for the outfield
for each team.
Cobb and Collins would give Jen.
nings' team greater ability on the
bases, but / think the men that
have selected would outpitch and out.
hit the players selected by the man
ager OF the Detroit team.
I
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-21
Duration J
ITO DAYS
COST
$3.50.
ATTELL GIVES WEIGHT
AND LOSES TO WELLS
Clever Fighter Had Too Much of a
Handicap to Overcome In Last
Nights Bout.

NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-Abe Attell,
the featherweight champion tried the
impossible last night by conceding
about thirteen pounds in weight to
the English lightweight champion,
Matt Wells, at Madison Square
Garden, Wells being as clever
as the American had the call almost
from the start and won handily. 1t
was fast, clean and clever exhibition
of boxing with none of the bloody
features of the Flynn-Morris contest
in the same ring here last week The
fight was handicap match and At
tell is given credit for the game stand
he made against his heavier and clev-
er opponent.
At 1923 Attell and Wells entered
the ring. Wells leading seconds were
| George Macdonald and Boyd Driscoll
and Attell was attended by Jim FLYNN
and Kid Broad. His weight was said
to be 122 pounds, while the English
man weighed in at 1875 pounds. Judg-
! ing from the appearance of the boys
when they stripped there was about
thirteen pounds difference in favor of
/ Wells.
/ Referee White got the men together
!at 1898.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-21

Patrick Pointer, who had finished fifth
in the first round, developed the stay
ing qualities of the field and captured
the next three after hard stretch
drives.
In the Michigan stake for :15 trot-
tiers, Murphy allowed his rivals to
make the pace in each heat until well
into the stretch. Then, trotting easily
and smoothly, R. I. G. went to the
front and won without urging. Gordon
Todd made game effort in the sec
ond heat, leading almost to the dis
tance flag but the farm graduate was
not to be denied. He forced Geer's
stallion to break and the rest was
easy
r. t. c. has now won five $4,000
stakes this year, one $4,000, and in
addition one purse event. In only one
heat has he failed to lead his field to
the wire.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-21
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yeterday's Results.

New York, APO; St Louis, 0-4-3.
Batteries: Marquard and Meyers; l..
I.oudermilk and Bliss. Second game:
New York, ISL; st. Louis, 4-l0-2.
Called at the end of the eighth in
ming owing to darkness) Batteries:
Crandall Mathewson, Wiltse and
Meyers; Geyer. Woodburn and Wingo.
Chicago, l-5-9; Philadelphia, 0-1-2.
Batteries: Cole and Archer; Moore
and Madden. Second game: Philadel-
phia, All; Chicago, 0-4-1. Called at
the end of the seventh inning owing
to darkness) Batteries: Stack, Chal-
mers and Carter; Richter, Toney and
Archer and Graham.
Pittsburg, $40; Boston, $50. Bat
teries: Hendrix and Simon; Tyler
and Rariden and Kaiser.
Cincinnati, 7-9-1; Brooklyn, 5-9-3,
Batteries: Fromme and Clarke;
schardt and Erwin. Second game:
Cincinnati, 1892; Brooklyn, 17-4.
Called at the end of the seventh in.
ming owing to darkness) Batteries:
HUMPHREYS and Mclean and Severoid /;
R. Miller Steele and Bergen and O.
Miller.