The Washington Times (Washington [D.C.])
January 23, 1908

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J i 1 t Light snow. Much @he Washington Times [5 With Closing N.Y. Stock Prices NUMBER 4970. WASITINGTON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1908, PRICE ONE CENT SHAW IN CONFERENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE; HE EVADES POLITICS Nickel Beggars Capture City ALIENIST

Former Secretary of Treasury Declines to Tell What President Said.

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Here for Much Needed Vacation, His Only Explanation of Visit.

Than] Former Secretary Shaw, of thc Treas ury Department, had a little political talk with the resident this morning, and after he left the Executive Office tiiked about something else.

1 i “I am not talking politics for publica tion at all,” he said, “and I don’t have to talk about anything now if I do not want to, for I'm a plain private citi zen, I'm over here merely to attend the reception at the White House this evening, and may go back home either wt midnight tonight or early tomorrow.

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“My plans? Oh, 1 have none. For the first time in forty years I have a few days to myself, and I'm enjoying them to the utmost. 1 am just going te fol low the advice of an old farmer friend. He said when you havén't anything in pariicular in view, just watch the wind. If you watch it closely, you will see that pretty soon it will form a little eddy here or there, where it whirls the dust together. That's where you want t0 be. I'm going to watch for the dust.

“Last night I was calledup by telephone and a man asked me to answer the following questions: ‘Was I preparing to run for the Presidency? Was I get ting ready to run for the Vice Presi dency? Was I about to be a candidate ‘for governor of New York? Was I pian ning to reorganize the National Bank of Commerce, in Kansas City? Was I preparing to reorganize the Knicker bocker in New York? Was I about to merge the United States Mortgage Trust the Windsor, and the Empire Trust companies in New York? I told him that all the stories were true. Then I dsured him thet none of them was.” F a ARE i

Shaw’s Ambition Mars! Usefulness, Says Dickinson

P i i NEW YORK, Jan. 22.—Jt was ambition that marred Leslie M. ‘Shaw's useful ness as president of the Carnegic Trust Company, declares Charles I). Dickin son, organizer of the company and its vice president.

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Mr. Dickinson and a number of the directors of the Carnegie Trust Com pany split with the former Seecratary of the Treasury because his efforts to become a Presidential nominee, and haste to finish an autobiography, did not

bo comport with their ideas of the banking business. “Governor Shaw,” said Mr. Dickinson, “was convinced that he was Presidential timber before he resigned from the Cabinet. This conviction has persisted steadily, and has been his chief interest gince he assumed the presidency of the company. Recent political developments have accentuated it, if anything. He and his triends have taken the position that Taft couldn't be nominated, and that Hughes cculd not win because he would not work for the nomination. That left a chance for the governor to get on the ticket, i

3 i A i i “All the speeches he has made have been with intent to swell his boom. Always he has been confident that he would get second place on the lcket, even if he did not land as the Presi dential nominee. All these speeches and writings have taken time, and we have had differences of opinion about devot ing so much time to them and being absent from the trust company.” F

Mr. Shaw tells a different story. “I wanted to have the stock control dis tributed, but Mr. Dickinson wanted it held by himself and frierds,”” he said. LIEUTENANT PICKEL RETIRED. First Lieut. Arthur N. Picgel, ¥Fif teenth United States Cavalry, has, by direction of the President, been placed upon tae retired list of the army for dis ability ircident to service. THE WEATHER REPORT. sii i

MEE Abnormalily high pressure covers the interior of the country with cold afd generally clear weather, the tempera ture ranging form fivé to twenty de grees below the seasonal average in the Missouri and upper Mississippi val leys, the upper lake region, ana the Northwest. Pressure has fallen in the Atlantic States and the lower lake re gion, and the weather is somewhat threatening and considerably colder, al though temperatures are still above the seasonal average. Another disturbance

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i is approaching the Pacific coast, and rains are again falling there. 3

The winds along the middle Atlantic coast will be variable, becoming wester ly and brisk by Friday; on the south Atlantic coast fresh to brisk northwest erly, and on the Gulf fresh to brisk northerly.

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Steamers departing today for Euro pean ports will have fresh variable winds, becoming westerly by Friday: snow Thursday night, clearing Friday to the Grand Banks. t eee AUR TI8CBe.ssnssscivvprssnnesenes sxexsannr SB] Lg Re een Sg NA High water today Low water today............... 5:45 Pp, m. High water tomorrow

Ie w wailer tomorow, AE ane 6:33 p.m. TEMPERATURE. SUN TABLE TIDE TART. LESLIE M. SHAW, Former Secretary of Treasury, Wh Was a Caller at the White House Today. URGE INOUIRY INTO RATE OF GAS MONOPOLY House District Commit teemen Say They Favor Thorough Investiga tion by Congress. “Instead of being opposed to consider ation of the gas situation in the District by the House District Committee, I de sire and invite a thorough consideration at the earliest moment possible.” i— i ing Prepared. i In these words another member of the committee showed today that he is not a believer in the policy now advocated by Chairman Smith, of the committee, that the question of lowering the price of gas for the people of Washington be delayed and postponed while matters of minor importance are taken up. i

This man was Representative Kahn, Republican, of San Francisco. Mr, Kahn is thoroughly versed in municipal affairs, and hie views are of value to all thinking men. Have Right to Cheap Gas. “It cannot be denied,” he said, “that gas is cheaper in most of the other cities of the country than is in Wash ington. It also cannot be denied that the peopie of Washington have a right to as cheap gas as it is possible to give them. While I would not do anything

(Continued on Page Eleven.) RECEIVERS NAWED FORSTEAMBOAT GO, 650,000 BOND MADE Richard H. Lynn and the United States Trust Company were today ap pointed receivers by Chief Justice Cla baugh to administer the business af fairs of the Washington and Potomac Steamboat Company.

They gave a bond of $50,000 and will continue to operate the business. The equity case is brought against the steambod@t company by Richard H. Lynn, who stated that January 22, 1908, a judgment was procured against the defendant for $15,722.57.

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Its assets are stated to De greatly in excess of the liabilities of the company, but owing to the stringency in the financial market it is impossible to pro cure loans,

Among tle property owned by ‘he steamboat company are the amuse neat places at River View and Colonial Beach, and five steamers—the Queen Anne, Harry Randall, Wakefield, Es telle Randall, and Arrowsmith—and an equity in the St. John. TWELVE-ACRE TRACT SOLD: INSIDE DISTRICT LINE J. Themas Manie has sold a tract of land, embracing twelve acres, at the head of Massachusetfs avenue extended, just inside the District line, and em bracing the subdivision known as Ameri can University park. The firm of Stone Fairfax acted as agents for Mr. Manie in the sale.

LOEFFLER ASKS REAPPOINTMENT i i

Maj. Charles E. A. Loeffler, for many vears doorkeeper to the President, has requested Major Sylvester that he be reappointed as a special officer for duty in and about the White House. Com ruissioner Macfariand today approved Maior Loeffler's commission. i

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With Pullman Drawing Room parlor car via Pennsylvania Railroad. i.eaves New Union Station, Washington, at 16:10 a. m. and arrives Pittsburg at 8:00, p. m, No change of cars. Dining car from Har risbure —Adv.

New Davy Train to Pittsbure 1 CALLS CABINET 0 FRAME REPLY 10 HIS CRITICS President Exasperated. Will Make Statement About All Appoint ments. Official Family Convenes Today to Gather Data for Administration Answer. Exasperated by repetitions of the charge that Federal patronage has been and is being used by him to further the candidcay of Secretary Taft, the President has determined, it is an nounced today, to make direct reply in the most public way. Every member of the Cabinet except Secrerary Cortelyou went to the White House in response to urgent summons this morning, to be given Instructions as to their part In preparing the forth coming statement. One or two Cabinet members had left their offiecs to appear before Congressional committees in be helf of pending legislation. The com mittees had to cancel the engagements; the business at the White House took precedence of everything else. The President instructed éach Cabinet member to prepare, just as soon as pos sible, a statement giving all appoint ments in his department, for which pom inations have been made recently, with the facts in each case. There was not entire agreement as to the time to be covered. One Cabinet officer under Stood that he was expected to report on all nominations that have been sent to the Benate this session of Congress. This would include all recess appoint ares since the adjournment of Con gress March 4 last, and would make the record cover most of a year. Another Cabinet officer wnderstood that lis record was to ‘cover. simply appoint ments since january 9, 1808. At any rate, theré is agreement that the records are being prepared for each department, and that just as soon as the material is in hand some sort of statement will issue from the White House. It will be tended, not only as an answer to the charge that patronage has been ysed for political purposes, but alse, it is ur. derstood, as the be ginning of a warfare on the Senate for holding up Presidential appointments. The Senate's course in rejecting ap pointments in Ohio, in connection with which the charge was made that they were political, and in the interest of Taft's candidacy; the refection of a New Hampshire appointment, made without consultation with the New Hampshire Senators, and to which they were opposed; and, more than all these, the Senate's course in instituting an in vestigation of the Pensacola postoffice affair, in which it is charged that a postmaster has been illegally holding office nearly a year after being rejected by the Senate for incometéncy—these things have given much condern to the President. He has been for, som: time making indignant denials of the political use of offices, and to inquirers has replied with a demand for specifications. But the determination to make a sweeping reply that would demolish critics of the ap pointing power seems not to have been reached un.l the Senate took a hand by rejecting nominations, Factional Fight Signs. The contest be ween President and Senaie, it is pointed oui, is the most striking evidence yet transpiring of the serious possibilities of the factional] fight in the party over the control of the Presidential nomination. Originally the President's interest in having his friends control was understood io be based on concern that his policies should be indorsed and continued as the policies of the party. This question of policies presently became secondary to that of forcing the nomination of Sec retary Taft; and in this connection the i charge of improper use of patronage has ‘been made effectively enough to line up a unanimous Senate, without regard to party lines, against the President. Reports have been flying about of Ex ecutive plans for retaliation against the Senate, but just how the sident is to retaliate effectively is not apparent. The Senate thinks it has the upper hand, and is quite contentedly await g developments. It is impossible to learn how long a time will be required to complete the statement for the preparation of which the Cabinet hag been called. Ex ta tion is that it will require several days at least. Secretary Loeb ‘8 authority for the in formation thu! ti.e statement “will not be directed to Congresa” Governor Hughes’ letter, in which he issued a caution against any usc of New York patronage in his behalf, is said by many to have had. influence with the President in inducing him to make the forthcoming statement. Charges that the Federal patronage was being used politically bave heen barbed with a com on with the attitude of the New Fork governor, which is said to have, been especially exasperating to the President. JUDGE STAFFORD HAS GRIP; COURT ADJOURNS FOR WEEK Ef 3 Justice Staffcrd’s court was adjodraed until Monday this morning, becauss of a severe attack of grip, which confined his honor to his bed today. At the judge's home it was stated that he was not seriously ill, and would be able to leave his bed this afternoon.

Removal Notice. Washingion-Sunset Route has moved its office to 806 F st. nw. Best service to California. A. XL Poston, Gea. Agt.— Ady, In Search of Aid for Charity; “Hold-Up’’ Continues Tomorrou LLL OED) STALIN Od are err NEE OnNeg foe ee UL Miss Estelle Wilkins and Mrs. Stella Anderson at Moses Sons’. CORSIGAN ARRESTED; FAKE MONTY FOUND IN HIS POSSESSION American Vice Consulat Haiti Implicated and Is Dismissed. Secret Service agents in New York have arersted Joseph M. Giordani, a Corsican, fifty-four years old, and New York representative of the Haitian and Santo Domingo revolutionists, ona charge of counterfeiting. More than $300,606 of spurious Haitian money, which was to have been paid the revolutionary troops, 2,000 Remington rifles, and 236,000 rounds of ammunition, as well as all of Gilor dani’'s correspondence with the insur gent leaders, were confiscated py Chief ‘Wilkie's men. In this same connection Secretary Root today cabled the United States minister at Haiti to dismiss immediate iy Vice Consul Charles Miot. Giordani's papers showed beyond con tradiction that Miot was cne of his co conspirators, This information was im parted to Secretary Root last evening and he ordered Miot's dismissal as soon as he reached his office this morning. Aiot's alleged offense is not punish able here, but the Haitian officials may deal with nim for entering in a schame to disrupt the governr oat. Released on Bond. Ciordani has been released on $7,500 pond. HE will be given a hearing before United States Commissioner Shields in Ney York January 30. It is further alleged that the $1,200,000 of Haitian money which was burned when General Firmin's attempt to over throw the government failed in 1902, was spurious and of the same series as the $800,000 now in possession of the Secret Service agents. All the money is said 10 have been made on the order of Gior dani, whose correspondence showed that he was the ciose and confidential friend of General Firmin and was in league with that outlaw to stamp out all ves tige of government in Haiti’ January 14. Giordani will be prosecuted under the Federal law prohibiting counteifeiting the money of any nation. Giordani Suspected. Suspicion first attached {o Giordani when Governor Magcon became appre hensive of an uprising in Cuba recently. (Continued on Second Page. al oo No Seaboard Florida Limited. Offers best and most reliable service ta Florida. Office, i821 Pa, ave.—Adv. DEFENSE SCORES IN DETSGH TRIAL AT PHILADELPHIA Prosecution Hard Hit By Exclusion of Evi dence. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23. —The de fense in the trial of Andrew J. Detseh, charged with the murder of Harry Fer ree, because the latter, it is alleged, blackmailed his wife, scored heavily toduy. Judge Bregy, who is presiding, ruled that the letters and papers, to gether. with many pictures, found among Ferree's effects, cannot be ad mitted as evidence. The prosecution had based high hopes on these and expected, if the pictures were introduced, they would supply the motive for the killing. The defense is that Ferree was kiiled by mistake for a burglar, but the, Commonwealth urged in its opening that Detseh had become aware of the intimacy between his wife and Ferree and had iured him to the house and killed him. In his ruling Judge Bregy stated he would ¢xeclude all evidence tending to show intimacy between Mrs. Detsch and the dead man unless it was proved the defendant knew of such intimacy. Cap tain of Detectives Donaghy then tbsti fied that hie started to read certain of the letters found in Ferrae's effects to the accused after Lis arre=t and the latter said: “I would not believe any such story if my wife told we with her own lips.” After hearing ths the court ruled out all of the letters &énd the two dozen pictures. The prosecution will now try to prove Detsch was outside of his room when he fired an automatic revolver through it. They will contend Ferree was com ing to sce the wife and that the hus band fired at him Among the pictures the State trled to get before the jury were several showing what is alleged to be Mrs. tscii in poses in which drapery is chiefly cons;.icuous by its absence. The authorities allege these pictures were all made by Ferree, and that the knowl edge that ‘hey were in existence fur nished the real motive for “he killing. Mrs Detsch is voung and nrettv. WOOLEN MILLS REOPEN. PITTSFIELD, Mass, Jan. 23.—The Poutoosuc and Russel! Manufacturing Companies’ woolen m’lls, employing, when running full time, 2hout 700 hands started today with a “ull complement of help. The managers say the prospects for the mills continuing on full time indefinitely are excellent. Florida and Carslinag Mesarts. Best reached Ly Seaboard Air Line Ry. Three daily trains. Offige 1&1 Pa. ave. Mrs. W. 1. Ethell and Mrs. G. H. Brown in the Munsey Buliding. Pretty Girls on Streets and in Buildings Ask for Contributions. Collections Please Those in Charge, But More Is Coming, They Say. Any change left in your pocket? If there is, you're no patriot, for today is National Junior Republic Day, and the time for vou to drop all vour spare nickels into the baskets lying loose about the city for that special purpose. For days members of the Women's Ieague of the National Republic have been preparing for the grand collection, and it started today about 8 o'clock in tank buildings, office buildings, hotels and cafes. Hundreds of persons passed the little tables with their neat little placards during the early hours of the day, and wondered what it was all about. Some one told the other one and the other cne told somebody elise, and the next time they passed the tables they dropped a nickel! in the baskets. A passer-by heard the clink of the coin and followed suit. So hefore 11 o'clock the werd had been passed pretty generally around and the nickels came in thick and fast.

Mrs. Ackert Xept Busy. Mrs. C. H. Ackert, who has had active charge of the various assistants to mem bers of the league, and assigned them their places, was the busiest woman in Washington. She. slipped into this place and out of that, giving directions and smoothing down the ruffled places. When Mrs. Ackert went into Woodward Lothrop’s one of the assistants there plaintively asked for larger placards to attract attention. “Please have some bigger ones print ed.” she begged of Mrs Ackert. “The people come along here and think we are selling a new hair dye or a patent buckie of some srt.” “Why, 1 didn’t knew von were working in this store,” said a cheery faced old man to one of the ladies at the Palais Royal stand “0, yes, indeed.” the league member replied naturedly. “It's my first day, but it will cost you money to get by my stand.” And it did—a bright shinirz quarter. Pretty Girls at the Willard. Over at the New Willard it seemed tnat ail the pretty girls in town were gathered. They did not begin to take ia the nickels until along about 11 o'clock, for debutante parties and late suppers do not agree with eariy rising. But when they did put up their stands and look pleadingly at all passersby, there were mighty few who had the heart to refuse. Three-fourths of those who dropped coins into the pretty lttle baskets had no idea what it was alk about, Tue greater number of these were strangers in the city and diplo raats whose hearts were readily touched by the fascinating invitation sent out over the little tables to “Please give a car fare.” They gave many of them and when a half dollar or a greenback fell into thie baskets {here were shrieks of delight. One woman, who was stationed in the Bond Building, declared that she had a great disappointment the first thin this morning. A handsomely d man came along and evidently his curi osity got the better of him, for he stooped to read the placard and see what the whole thing meant. "The woman explained what the charity was (Continued on Second Page.) When You Want It as You Wanr It— It's the way we so ow printing. Globe Prigting Ca., 14th RE sia aw,—Adv, i 5 C TESTIFIES FOR THAW Dr. Wagner on Stand and Tells of Ex aminations. Evelyn Sure of Ac quittal and Plans for Trip. Buys Large Outfit of Clothes---Going to Europe. NEW YORK, Jan. 23.—The startling statement that Harry. Thaw oncs ap pealed to District Attorney Jerome, the man now seeking to send him to the death ehair, to have Stanford White brought to justice, was the sensational fcaigre of today's developments in the trial of the architect's slayer. Thaw's appeal was turned down bLy the prose cutor, who believed it was actuated not by any high-minded mctive, but by the young Pitisburg spendthrift’'s jealousy of White's success with Evelyn Nesbit and other girls of their mutual ac quaintance. The testimony was incidental to that of Dr. Charles G. Wagner, insanity ex pert for the ‘defense, and was brought out in his narration of conversations with Thaw subsequent to the Killing of White. The fact was algo devcidped and emphasized that almost from his first meeting with White, and before any feud sprang up between them, Thaw cherished an overruling hatred and loathing for the man he later killed, “Thaw characterized Whit as a blackguard and a beast,” declared the witness, “and frequently expressed sur prise at the influence over women of a man whe was ‘red-headed and resem bleg an ape.” The doctor proved a good witness for the defense, giving his testimony in a calm, clear manner, and employing no confusing technical terms. e Was given close attention by the jury. He will prcbably be 6n the stand the remainder of the day. Evelyn Sure of Acquittal. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw is so sure of her husband's acquittal that she is prepar ing an expensive wardrobe for a trip abroad. When the prison gates open for Thaw he and his wife will go abroad and in the whirligig of European gayety forget as far as possible the long night mare they endured in New York and for a long time conceal their identity so as to have surcease from notoriety, While the young wife appeared at court teday attired in the school girl dress, costly evening gowns, traveling dresses, and other fine apparel are piling up at her home, in Park avenue. In her guest for new gowns, Mrs. Thaw has visited her tailor and modiste whenever her absence from court would permit. She has ordered not alone frocks to add to the simplicity of her blue dress, but other styles. While on one of these shopping tours she came face to face with Mrs Stanford White, The young woman had just stepped from the shop of Mme Louise. on Fifth avenue, near Fifty-sixth street, ai was cross ing the sidewalk to her auto, followed a saleswoman, when she bumped ints to widow of the man her husband killed. Former Neighbor on Stand. To present te the jury the story of Evelyn Thaw's early life—the story of the struggle to keep together the fam ily of three, her mother, brother How ard, and herself the defense decided to call Mrs. J. J. Caine today. The witness wags to tell of her first meeting with the little artists’ model. She oc cupied a room in the same house in which Mrs Nesbit and her two children i when they first came to this city. At the first trial Mrs. Caine told ail thie and also related how she had be friended. Evelyn after the occurrence at the Cumberland Hotel in October, i lin Josiah Thaw was the only member of Lhe prisoner's family in court when the defendant wag brought in. Dr. Charlies L. Bailey, of Albany, was What Congress Did On motion of Senator Hale, it was decided to adjourn over until Monday at the end of this afternoon’s session. Senator Dick reported favorably from the Mines and Mining Committee, tha Lill for a commission to investigate recent mining disasters. Senator Newlands appesred before the Commerce Committee in behalf of his bill for inland water ways. nator Culberson presented a revised form of his resolution for an inquiry into a recent injunction issued by Judge Dayton, of West Virginia, ani got it ordered printed in the Record. Senator Store called up his resolution directing the Finance Committee to inquire into the question whether bub lic deposits have been equably dis tributed among the different States and addressed the Senate at length in support of fit. Bill providing for Government control of interstate rates of telephone and jelegraph companies was introduced by nator La Follette., The House began consideration of the urgency deficiency appropriation blll y District Committee reported to the ouse, for passage, a bili for a te porary street railway line to the Un Station. IN THE SENATE. IN THE BEQUSE

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Tr “the first witness cailed to the stand today. 2 _ Atiended Thaw on Train. By Litteton: Q.—You have seen this defendant, Harry K. Thaw? A.1 have. Q.—Cra you recall when you were on a train coming from Albany in April, 1506? A.—1 can. I remember having seen him while we were between Albany and Hucson. I was called to attend him by the porter of the train. I spoke to him. He did not, respond to my questions, but kept repeating “Shyster, shyster, shys ter.” Q.—What was his appearance? A.—~He was anaemic. His eyes bulged. I gave him an injection of morphine. 4 rter had to assist me. Pe Phaa he been drinking? A.—Yes. J sat close to him and de

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.Q.—Did you visit him in the Tombs? A.-T did.

Cross-examined by Jerome: Kis Pulse Was Rapid.

Q.—How was his pulse; over 72? A.—I should say it was. It' was very

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A. —Yes. Q.—Did vou ever see a man so drunk that he did not respond to a question? i A.—1:did. i

Q.—Then all you know was that he was a man who was talking incoher ently?

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A.—Yes. He was uttering meaningless sentences and did not respond to my questions.

Q.—Did you then and there decide he was of unsound mind and proceed to give him an injection of half a grain of morphine?

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Mr. Bailey was then excused and Dr. Charles GG.” Wagner, of the New York State Asylum for the Insane, at Binsg hamton. took the stand. The examina tion of Dr. Wagner was taken up where {t had been left off at the close of the session yesterday. i

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Littleton's first question brought forth an objection from the district attorney. Thaw's lawyer asked the alienist to re p2at the conversation he had had with the defendant August 21, 1906, when the first examination of the prisoner was made in the Tombs.

Justice Dowling ruled to allow the expert to testify to what Thaw nad said in relation to the particujar time of the examination. Under the rule all reference made by Thaw to his condi tion previous to or on the night of the shooting was barred.

At the last trial Dr. Wagner testifded that Thaw told him he believed the shooting was ‘“‘an act of providence.” It was for the purpose of keeping this from the jury that Jerome made his fight today. The expert succeeded in saying that “Thaw talked in a rambling manner and that he looked suspiciously from one physician to the other,” when he was interrupted by Jerome.

La “Any conversation related by the prisoner at the time of the visit will be admitted,” ruled the court, “but only as having any bearing on his mental conditién at the time of the examina tion by the witness.” By this ruling the testimony is of no value as evidence of unsoundness June 2, 1906, the night of the homicide.

Said It Was Providence. Thaw told Dr. Wagner he had never intended attacking White, but that Providence took the matter in hand. Thaw’s manner he described as exceed ingly dictatorial.

Q.—The next interview vou had with the defendant was in September, 19967 A.--Yes. I had fifteen minutes inter view with him then. After his greetings to us he slipped up to Mr. Hartridge and sald, “Where are those papers?’ Mr. Hartridge said, “I Jave not got them, Harry. I'l] give theni to you tomorrow.” Thaw then said sharply, “That won't do. I must have them today. If I don’t get them today this examination will not go on.” Q.—You made another on Septem ber 22? A Yes. asked Thaw a number of questions which he answered, conftin ually interjecling reference to his own affairs that were not answers to my questions. He said he had had St. Vitus’ dance, mumps, measles, and scar let fever and that he had been told that he had had convulsions, but he was not very clear about any of them.’ In his early vears, he said, he went to a kin dergarten and then to other schools. He said he cnce went to Harvard be cause he wanted to study law, but he gave that up znd in 188 went to Europe, thinking he would be a inter. “He said he did not think that he was a aissipated man in the ordinary sense of the word. He said he never drank alone and never kept whisky in his room. When he drank it, he declared, it was while with others for sociability sake.”

The examination consumed about an hour and was devoted to an examina tion of his physical! pgrson.

Q.—Is a physical examination a meth od by which you determine insanity? A.—No, not exactly, but physical ex aminations are in every way as im portant as mental ones in some forms of insanity. In epileptic insanity, it we find that a rson had sustained injuries as a result of falls, they would be suggestive.

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A.—Yes, sir. We only examined him for symptoms of paresis.

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H e The evidence of Dr. Wagner, while Ingtructive and perhaps material to the case, had an effect on the jury which had not heen looked for. Juror George C. Rupprecht listened for half an hour to the description of the nerves and then turned lis ‘eyes and slept quietly. Frank Dovale, in seat No. 11, kept his eyes open only when Dr, Wagner halted in his technical testimony.

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i sent from Raymond Hitchcock Trial Will Follow Thaw Case surrounded by enemies trying to him when no such situation existed Court took recess wit Dr. still on the stand. NEW YORK, Jan. 23--It was semi officially announced in the district at torney’'s office today that the trial of Raymond Hitchcock, against whom are pending several indictments in connee tien with young girls, will follow the trial of Harry aw in the criminal branch of the supreme court. The President shook hands today with 100 members of the Ladies of the Macgea +a The ladies of ‘the drill corps re in Rough Rider costume znd the Presi dent mplimented them on their sol MEET THE PRESIDENT. U.”S. POSTOFFICE DEFICIT CAN BE ENTIRELY EFFACED BY PARCEL DELIVERY PLAN George Von L. Meyer Postmaster General Explains How System Would Benefi Both Government and Farmer—Cannon Supposed to Be Opposed. “If the parcels posts were established on the 38,000 rural routes throughout the country for the delivery of parcels orig inating on these routes and for delivery within their territory, and if each rural free delivery carrier carried but three packages of eleven pounds each on every trip, the entire postal deficit, which in 1807 was $6,653,282, would be wiped out.” 1 Postmaster General Meyer today thus succinctly summed up what he hopes to accomplish if his parcels post scheme goes into effect. Already a bill has been introduced in Congress by Representa tive Lafean of Pennsylvania providing for special application of the idea in York and Adams counties, Pa.

Will Benefit Farmer. In an interview, the Postmaster Gen eral said: y “The rural parcels post will benefit the farmer enormously, It will not only iead to an increased consumption but a consequent larger trade. It means a great saving to the farmer and gives the country storekeeper an immense ad vantage over ine mail-order house, and it is of incalculable importance that the country merchant should exist and pros per.

“Not only will the rural parcels mean these, but the system can be put into operation without the expenditure of one single cent on the part of tha Gov ernment. There are already some 38,600 rural routes in operation in the United States, geaching probably 8,000,000 or 10, 00,006 pecple. 1 “Now suppose we establish a special rate of 5 cents for the first pound and 2 cents for each additional pound up to eleven pounds, for the delivery of pack ages on these rural routes which orig inate along the line of the route, or at the distributing postoffice for the de NICKEL BEGGARS BUSY FOR SAKE OF CHARITY

{Continued from rirsi rage.) for and the purposes of the Junior Re public, but the man would not give a nickel. He went upstairs to his office with pockets tightly locked after having told the league member that he had lost everything in the San Francisco earth quake and fire and could not afford it She murmured something to herself about how he could manage to pay his tailors’ bills, but someb «dy else who had not lost ail in the Sen Francisco disaster came along just about that time and drove the man out of her thoughts with a crisp new one dollar bill. At Union Trust. Miss Lillian Lockwood dispensed cheer at the rate of 5 cents a package in the Union Trust building at Fifteenth and H streets and those who know the fine grade of Lockwood cheer were making their way in haste to the Union Trust building as the bells of the city were chiming the noon hour. Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood was, as she always is when there is good to be done, here, there, and everywhere. She boosted up the girls’ spirits, and kept things moving at z lively gait wherever she appeared. Mrs. Lockwood would not censent to be assigned to any one place. She wanted to see what was go0 ing on at all of them—and she pretty nearly succeeded. Miss Aline Solomon, whose interest in the Junior Republic led her to give up every other interest in the past lwo weeks in order to devote herself to the He collection, was in the Raleigh Hotel and with a number of other league members and attractive assistants help ed to fill the tiny baskets to their fasci nating little brims. Mises Janet Richards, at whose sug estion this method of collecting funds or the Junior Reputlic was decided up on, kent her eye on evervbody who came into the Palais Roval, and saw that many extra nickels were dropped into the little receptacles. Altogether, the day was one of mo ment for the big charity and tomor row promises to be of even greater im portance. Those who did not know of it before are hereby warned that tomorrow will be another time when they can dis pose of superfluous nickels and other change that gets in their way. They can find plenty of places in which to rid themselves of these meddlesome little ~oins and plenty of hands out stretebhed in willing acceptance. TODAY’S CALLERS AT WHITE HOUSE Qecretaries Taft, Straus. Garfield, Wilson, Metcalf, Postmaster General Meyer, Attorney General Bonaparte. Former Secretary of the Treasury L. M. Shaw. Senators Depew of New York, Hansbrough of North Dakotz, Hopkins of illinois, McLaurin of Mississippl, Smoot of Utah, Flint of California, Carter of Montana, Beveridge of Indiana. Representatives Law of New York, Calder of New York, Waldo of New York, Fitzgerald of N. Y., Dunwell of New York, Marshall of N. Dak., Dalzell of Pa., Melachlan of Cal, Wanger of Pa., Tirrell of Mass, Needham of Cal. Assistant Secretary Robert Bacon, of the State Department. p Charles S. Mellen, president of the N. Y. NH. HR R Timothy 1. Byrnes, vice president of the N. Y. N. H, H. R. R. 3 i Di d Berlin to Columbia University by the! Cerman Emperor under the recently in- stalled system of “exchange of instruc- tors,” occupied a seat on the bench with Justice Dowling. Prof. Leonhard is an Fae Th instructor in law. He arrived In time ar he ATO ine test 1 F p to Lear the interesting testimony of Dr. Wagner. In explaining an 1allucination, the! witness said that it was an error of one of the senses—that if he heard the ringing of the bell and there was neo bell ringing, that would be an hallucina- tion. He a) re that Cong erauie distinciion petween that and g ae- lusion which was an error of judgment. A ‘delusion, he sald, was when a person was possessed of a belief that he was kill Nature's good, healthy, red blood 1 blood will cure most any ‘Wagner i

disease. Coffee, in many people, destroys the red corpuscles and impoverishes the bleod. A definite change is made by leaving off coffee entirely and using well boiled, delicious Postum in its place. You can prove this by trial. Read ‘““The Road to Wellville,” in pkgs. ‘‘There’s a Reason’’

L 3 i (Continued from First Page.) THE WASHINGTON TIMES, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1908. er livery to carriers. This rate means that eleven pounds may be sent for 25 cents —or practically 2 cents a pounds—to parties glong a rural route from other parties within the territory of the rame route. Fought by Mail Order People. “The mail order house and the exprass company have vigorously fought even the slightest suggestion of a porce:s post, and both with Machiavelian astuteness. To all intents and pur poses they have kept still—but they have prejudiced the country storekeep er through false reports of the intent of the system. The country merchant has conceived from them the idea that its operation means the ruin of his business. “All of which is a direct inversion. If the parcels post were established on rural routes, the local country merchant would be able to supply customers at an average cost of mailing of 2 cents a pound, or 25 cents for eleven pounds, while the wholesale merchant or mail order houses in order to reach the same consumers by mail, would be com pelled to pay 12 cents a pound, or $1.0 for eleven pounds. The enormous ad vantage which this rate gives to the country storekeeper will be evident at a glance, The advantage to the con sumer is immediately apparent. Not caly will both the Aealer and consumer bene fit, but still another class of rural citi zens will enjoy increased advantages This is the small couniry postmaster, of the fourth class, whose salary would be immediately increased autcmatical ly by the larger number of packages passing Ihrough his hands.” Notwithstanding. the Postmaster Gon. eral’'s activities and arguments, abn the parcels post, it is doubtful whether Congress will authorize the system al this session. There is a persistent rumo: in Washington that Speaker Cannon is opposed to it, and that he has placed on the Post Roads Committee members who share his views. CORSICAN ARRESTED; FAKE MONEY FOUND IN HIS POSSESSION (Continued from First Page.) {VN VURNRAAL 24M 40S ATs Insurgents of Cuba were found to be assoclating closely with Giivdant in New York, and he was watched con stantly. He was formerly consul for Costa Rica in Santo Domingo, and is sald to have had as confederates eight other Corsicans and an Italian whom he met in Santo Domingo. While watching him as a suspect in the threatened Cuban disturbances, Se cret Service agents learned that Gior dani had stored in a Brocolrlyn ware house 2,000 Remington rifics in the best condition. These were securely packed in sixteen cases. January 4 Giordani sent several trunks to the warehouse to get the rifles and take them to a dock for shipment on the Hamburg-American steamer Graecia, scheduled to sail for West Indian ports January On the way to the doc. the truckmen picked up four other cases These boxes contained $806,000 in Iairiax money. Notice was served on nie steamship company by Chief Wilkic's men not to ship the cases until the shipper had furnished a manifest. later Giordani furnished the mapgifest, stating that he was shipping for C. Meilam Co. twenty-three barrels of cement and twenty cases of structural iron. Ammunition in Barrels. The barrels were examined. Three inches of cement was found at the top and bottom of each barrel. In the cen ter, packed in excelsjor, 19,000 rounds of ammunition was found ir every barrel.

The barrels were consigned to Gon alves, but the name of the party to whom tney were to be delivered was not given. In compliance with the order of Chief Wilkie the barrels and ases were not put aboard the steamer ae day of sail ing. Lut remained on th: dock. Last Saturday Giordani sent trucks to the dock and had the ba rels and cases transferred 1o another w aehouse. Two of the cases were sent to Giordani's office in New York city. Examination showed that each contained $400,009 of Haitian paper money, ostensibly manu factured for the purpose «tf paying the insurgents. Gijordan{’s arrcst tollowed. Correspondence found in Giordani's apartment showed that he was intimate with Jiminez, chief disturber of the peace in Sant Domingo, and was the latter's New York representative. TO PREVENT TEZ GRIF. LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE removes the cause. There {s only one “BROMO QUININE.” look for signature of EE W. GROVE. 35. YAGER—-On Thursday, Jaruary 23. 1908, 2% 1 o'clock a. m., at her residence, 643 orida avenue northwest, ADELE J., widow of John H. Yager. Notice of funeral hereafter. it GARNER—On Wednesday, January 22, 158, at 1:45 p. m., CATHERINE GARNER, wife of Robert Garner, aged forty-one years. May she rest in peace, amen! She is not dead, hut only sleeping In the sweet 3iefuge on our Master's breast, And far away from toil, care ari weeping She is not dead but taking res:. —By Her Children. Jazs-2t SEXTON—L" Tuesday, January 21, 1908, at 6 p. m,, at ‘he idence of his daughter, Mrs. H. M. Von Ness, JOHN, beloved hus band of the lai: Ann Sexton. Funeral from his daughter's residence, 614 Fourteenth street northeast, Friday, January 24, at .:30 a. m., thence to the Church of the Holy Name Requiem mass at 5 m., Relatives and friends invited to avend. Interment Mt. Olivet Cemetery. 4a 99_9¢ UNDERTAKERS J. WILLIAM LEE, UNDERTAXER AND LIVERY, $22 Pa. Ave. N, W,, Washington, D, Telephone Main 1386. FUNERAL DESIG:S FUNERAL DESIGNS &f avery CODE. Priced

Raincoats Suits Overcoats Equal of any $15 garment “made. ou save middleman’s profit.” $9.99 The Fit. Rife Shop §15 7th St. N. W., Bet. H and L BONAPARTE EXPLAINS FRAUD CASE EXPENSES Attorney General Bonaparte today 1s sued a statement from the Department of Justice declaring that the idea which some seem to hold that he intends mak ing the District bear the expenses of the Hyde-Benson land fraud cases is erroneous. The Attorney General states that he has been placed in a false light with regard to the expenses attendant to the cases. He says that he never contemplated requiring the District to bear the bur den of the expenses, but, on the con trary, has endeavored to discover a Hos sible way to have tham paid from the general appropriations of the depart ment. The proviso in the urgent defic iency bill was inserted at his sugges tion, the report says. When the question of paying the ex penses first came up the Attorney Gen eral suggested thar they be paid from the gener:l appropriations, but was ad vised hy the Comptroller that this could not be done. He then made an estimate for the deficiency in the regular form, but when the matter came before the Congressional committees the Attorney General pointed out the desirability of payment from the general appropria tions. Ask Washington's Fastest Growing Store Store for Trading Ail WATS THINNED FREE at 8: Stamps They Are GS PALA (Good for Valuable Premsioms §10 TO 816 SEVENTH ST. Last Green Ticket Day During the End of the Season Sale As this is the last Friday »f the mid-winter clearance we have redoubled our ef forts to clear the store of goods which have tarried too long on the shelves, as well as of broken lines and oddments of every kind. The importance of these rare values cannot be too strongly expressed. Every piece of merchandise is strictly new and sea sonable—the bargains are really phenomenal end are possible at no other time of the year.

Broken Lot of Tailored Garments 14 Children’s Coats, made of heavy mixed fabrics, in sizes from 6 to 12 in tha new Fluffy RulXies style. 3% length; form-fitting style, lined with Skinner satin. Vears. Double breast. Colors are black, blue, ed styles, neatly trim- and brown. $12 values. 4 Trimmed with vel- med. Vaiues up to $1 05 RP us cnrecanter eae vets and braids, $35 $5.0. GT. Pooernrnnnnnnns 5 elegantly tailored Women's Suits, value. G. T. P.......... worth $12 and $15. One blue cheviot, One beautiful Evenin Cape of one black broadeloth, e p light blue chiffon broadcloth, made with Mikado sleeve, and richly hii with a $13. 0S values. G, $30 All our Children's Coats that sold for and $7, deeply reduced. Cloths are kersey and novelties, ex cellently tailored. Sizes TT.» and three novelty cloths. Handsomely 5 0§ trimmed, “QG. T. P...csxe- bd 7 suits of striped broadcloth, made with velvet collars, in a i

number of styles. Lined Odd lots of women's high-grade x3 with satin. $15 values. 0

Women's Coats of black thibet broadeloth, lined with Venetian satin. Trimmed with braids: inches long. $12 5 rey ‘35. 05 Ee Pee cccsumsrse ir raranss Long Coats of black broadcloth and Kersey, also mixed novelty cloths, either tailor strapped or trimmed with braids. Values up 0. 0 Skirts, worth and $7. Made of KS iP iene vnvenssscanssnnvnn blue, black, and brown o5 suits that sold for $20 and $22. 0. panamas and novelty made of cheviots, iy. S(y and cloths in a variety of novelties, in cutaway, styles, CG. FT Poacerervores hd Prince Chap, and Mili tary styles. GT. PP... 9 Chiffon Panama Skirts, fashioned One handsome black Caracul Coat.

2 Handsome Suits that sold for 1 i At 50c On $30 and $35. Fashioned of the F R th D liar popuiar materials in BP $0 $25. vecersedonrsrrrans oO Every Zumnentic style. 14. 95 E~d of the season sacrifice of our Choose from our entire stock GT. Poerrnnnnnnininnns finest Women’s Coats, worth up to of fur pieces and fur sets for 3 short black Caracul Coats, linea $35. Splendidly tailored from every women, misses, and children. at with satin and trimmed exclusive fabric In exactly half marked prices. with silk braids. Regu- $7 05 the newest styles. G. 9 lar $2v values. G. 1. P bd RE ITE IR

Children’s Wear End of the season reduction on Children’s Cloth and Astra chan Tams, in red. brown, and blue. Regular Wc vul- C Me. GT. Presrrvrsesrenrsasnns Children's heavy Worsted Dresses in plain colors, checks, and plaids. Various stvies and 0§¢ 4 trimming effects. Sizes 2 to 14 years; values up to $4.00. Children's 59¢ Fiannetlette Dresses, made ‘n Hubbard and box plaited styles; plain colors and striped patterns. Sizes 1 to 36¢ Syears. G. T. Poovevnvnninnnnnns A Children's good quality Cambric Drawers, carefully made and finished with hem and tucks. 7c 12%2¢c values. G. T. Poevvvnnninnnens TT ae

8 Children's pstrachan Cloth Coats, double-breasted, with

bax backs and fancy buttons, $2.95 values. 1. 6 Odd lot of Chil n's Zephyr Toques, closely knit an er- viceable. Slightly soiled Lom 1 display. 29¢ values, G.

Children’s 296 Lawn Dresses, made in Hubbard style, yoke trimmed,

with dainty ge ai Te close out the lot. C i i RI A RAN Remnants at Lowest Prices Remnants of plain and fancy Silks, worth 50c, T5c and $1.00; mostly taf

hi and louisines, in plaids, checks and solid colers. 20 PP, Fard. ccicuracei waivers Remnants of tae well-known “Standard” brand of fast-color Cali coes and Shirting Prints, in 43°¢ 4

light and dark styies; 8c Serim, y

values. Yard......coeraveienns Yard-wide White Curtain of excellent quality, in a number of artistic self-fig- 3¢ ured patterns; 10¢c qualities. a Best grade of 25¢ Oil Cloth, extra smooth finished, In E

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A, EE RIP Mr OS Japanese Linen Drawnwork Shams and Scarfs in a variety of 24¢ pretty effects. Regular H0c BRE 100 VBINeE.. cesses svir sere Remnants of best quality Mercer ized Table Damask, very heavy and close, with lustrous guriace. Instead of 50c, G. 1G¢ BP exis eTevsasrneresonmes pas Best 8c grade of fast color Apron Ginghams, in checks of all 3 sizes, Immense assortment to 5 C clean up tomorrow. G.T.P.. 4 Odd lot of fine Worsted "Dress Goods, regularly worth 2%¢ yard. Checks and Yterplais 3 the best colors. 123 VaAPE ites rrrsevvvipninsasnses

Yard-wide Bleached Cotton, a standard 12%c grade; close- 3¢ ly woven, heavy and smooth 6 finished. G. T. P., yard.... 4 Oddments of excellent quality Bleached Sheets, worth up to $e. In the lot are 54x90, 72x90, and f1x90 sizes: some slightly 30c¢ soiled. G. $1.25 closely-woven English Long cloth, with soft chamois fin ish: ten yards to a piece. 70c¢ Piece, G. T. P Clearance of our stock of Heavy Shaker Flannel, very soft aC and fleecy, gandard value at 23 Me. Yard, G. T. P.occvsrsrnnss Lot of 10c Stain QOilcloth, of heavy pliable quality that Reyes breaks or peels; a variet §3¢ desirable patterns. Yan Lot of slightly imperfect ‘Window Shades, in all the staple col ors: mounted on best spring rollers: 25¢ to ©O0c values. 17 GF Picccnsshesrsassssvnnesrn Underwear and Hosiery Women's heavy ribbed gray wool vests. in small sizes only. Garments that §ou id 5c, gc ce, and $1... G. T. P...... Odds and ends of misses’ vests and womer's vests and pants; all heavily ribbed and Reages 19¢ lined. G. T. P...... Frashavtas Women's 20¢ heavy wool and medium weight cashmere hose: grades that are indis pensable during the cold 21¢ months. GCG. Pu Poviversnnnss Colored Quartet to Warble Plantation and Coon Songs For Bishop Potter at Party Bishop Potter, of New York, has started an innovation in the art of en tertaining. The bishop wants no Italian tenors and Spanish sopranos. He Is tired of bands concealed behind clusters of palms. What he likes is a quartet of Southern colored men to sing planta tion melodies and coon songs. Polk Miller, the well-known teller of dialect stories and lecturer on the life of the South, was in Washington for a few hours today, en route to New York, where he and his guartet of col ored singers will furnish all the enter tainment at 2 private “amusement party” which Bishop Potter will give for his friends in Mendelssohn Halil the night of January 30. Mr. Miller, who is from Richmond, will tell dialect stories, and the colored quartet will sing songs and play the banjo and guitar. He stopped long enough to tell a good story. “I was giving an entertrinment down in Scuth Carolina last week,” he sald, Millinery 15 Exquisite Trimmed Hats, com prising the most exclusive French and American creations in the fashionable col- ors, Sold from $2 to 0 08 3 Cr Pia decrsnans Immense lot of Untrimmed and ready-to-wear Hats of French felt and wool felt. Women's styles and children’s roll brim sailors. Values up to 25¢ SB Ty PP srcsnicrssrsrrans 20 Handsome black Velvet and silk Cheneille Bonnets, left from our line that scold for $2 5(c to 33:50... CG TP. ssrnrr sc crranne Men’s Wear Odds and ends of Men's and Boys’ 50¢ Shirts in broken sizes. Choice of negligees, white unlaund- C ered shirts, and shirts with 19 coliars attached. G. T. P...... ue Adler's Heavy English Walking Gloves that sell regularly at $1.50. Perfect quality, but not complete rs to sizes. 69c EE RETA SE a ae Men's Wool and Cotton Under shirts; worth $1 and $1.50. Choice of camel's hair, natural wool, and Wright's and Cooper's §50c ribbed garments. G. T. P...... Waists Lot of $2.00 Blue Mohair Waists, with open fronts ard long sleeves. Tycked to bust ling; front formed of large and small 76¢ pleats GPP... Accumulation of ndd sizes in $1.25 white Persian lawn, linene, and madras Waists, either plainly tailored or trimmed with C dce and embroidery. G. T. 60 SR TERE rr $4.00 Net Waists in white or ecru, elaborately designed with cluny bands down front, back, and sleeves. Surpliee or 1. 08 square with the famous twinkle in his eye. “Just before it began, cne of the gentle men of the town told me there was a man who would Lave a froni seat in tne audience, ani that this man ought to get a call down. He explained that this fellow was all right, but he wearled everybody with his boasting gbout Vir ginia in general, and Chesterfield coun ty in particular. I agreed I would give him a shot if I got the chance.

“The chance came soon enough. The man who introduced me remarked that I was from Virginia. ‘Yes,’ I said, ‘I'm from Virginia, from Chesterfield county.” At that all the friends of the Chesterfield boaster nudged him, and he looked very much pleased and puffed up. “The only trouble about that county,’ I continaed, ‘is a minor one. 1t's a beautiful piece of territory, the people are fine, but he land is so poor that disease couldn't take root there. “That fellow who was so proud of Chesterfield county crumpled up in his seat. The shot brought the house down. I got a letter this morning saying he quit boasting about his county.” Embroideries and Laces Splendid assortment of Corset Cov er and Flouncing Embroideries of sheerest materials patterned in every popular style of work. ly 15 inches wide. G. 25 VREG. cos cers rrrensrsnnesssssnvivnens 7c Flouncing Embroideries beautifu! sneer quality, a an immense variety of ef fects in lattice, blind, and 49c eyelet STYIOS.....cccv vi ruvenervesen Corse: Cover Embrolderies of fin est Swiss and Nainsook in C Anglaise, shadow, and eye- 36 let styles. G. T. P., yard....... Lot of dainty Torchon Laces, in cluding wide, heavy strles, and the neat, fine effects. 5¢ Matched sets. G. T. P., yard..... New Importation of Point de Paris Laces. actually worth 15c and 1%. Hundreds of match- a Jerns in all widths. 10 The all-popular Cluny laces for making waists. Another shipment of bands and edges has just C arrived. Boundless range of 10 designs. G. T. Poocvvnnnnnnnnnnnnn Pretty French Val. Laces of su perior quality and best work manship. Matched sets in 25¢ infinite variety. Dozen......... Petticoats Seven highly mercerized sateen pet ticoats in green, garnet, blue and lavender. Finished with deep accordion pleated flounce and 69c rose quilling. $1.50 values..... Special Friday reduction on black taffeta silk petticoats; heavy rustling kind; guarantead against splitting. Made with deep wmbrelis flounces and twenty rows a) shirring. Regiar $7.00 4, 08 values, G. T, P....... SR Store Opens at 8:30 and Closes at 5:30 Open Saturdays Until 9 o’Clock OLDS CURED IN ONE DAY and prevents Pne Ad ia i A -v how ggist 1 Mun 1 see nd ared r r trouble, Munyon's Vitalizer and restores st p Atal ZS. EE LOCAL UNION NO. 132 United Brother hood of C nters and Joiners of America—To the members of the above local: You are hereby notified to be present at our next regular meeting, ‘RIDAY, JANUARY 24, 198, when we will have with us several of our general officers including President Wm. D. Huber and Secretary Frank Duffy. BY order of the Executive Committee. 1t ALL CASES BEFORE ALL COURTS and Departments, Aid in business and private difficulties. Collections and liti gation everywhere. Moderate charges. Confidential. U. 8. Legal Corp., 307 Bond RBldg ial1-30t Hodges. the Bookbinder. When the Bookbinding is done at Hodges’ Big Bookbindery you'll get excellent work. Charges moderate. Hodges Big Bookbindery, 420-22 11th, next Star THE FIRM OF JAS. D. MeCONNELL Co., Merchant Tailors, 1328 G st. having been dissolved by mutual con sent, James D. McConnell is continuing the merchant tailoring at the same ad Gress, wnore he will be pleased to see his many friends and patrons. Special discount on all orders Jany, and Feb. JAMES D. McCONNELL, Merchant Tailor, 1328 G st. jaZZ-3t THE BUSINESS OF JOHN P. BAKER Co. has been purchased by the under signed, JOHN EK. SHECKELLS, Jr. jaZz-3t OFFICE OF THE WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY, January 16, 1808. The annuai meetin hay a a TT TE TT Te TTI. TE TT r the election of directors and for “such Fh business as may properly come be fore said meeting, will be held at the polls will be open from twelve o'clock 10 one o'clock p. m. WILLIAM J. ORME, Secretary. jalé-161-exBu 1908, at TWELVE OCLOCK M: The III Ye a a TH I OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL FIRE INSUR ANCE Company of the Diswrict of Colum bia, Washington, January 18, 188. The an nual meeting of the MUTUAL FIRE IN SURANCE COMPANY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA will be held on the FIRST MONDAY in February (the 3d proximo) at the office of the company, corner 13th street and New York avenue northwest, commenc ing at o'clock a. m. t By the charter of the company the election of seven managers to conduct the affairs of the compary is required to be heid ai the above meeting. By the sixth article of the by-laws of the company it is provided: ‘“*At the annual meeting of the company, the first business in order shall be the appointment of a chair man, who shail conduct the meeting and election in accordance with the act of im corporation. between the hours of o'clock a. m. and p. m."” Amount of premium notes.........$2,653,716 9% Amount of cash on hand............ 7,733 92 Securities Sevres TERETE. rrrane w35, 123 OO Boal eatate....ceoconerrrsrsnrerrensren 32,386 75 Office furniture and fixtures........ ou Losses by fire, adjusted and paid CL A SRE IR AER 6.198 63 in The annual statement will be ready for distribution at the office of the company about February 1, 1808. By order of the Board of Managers, I. PIERCE BOTELER, Secretary. ia 1G. 18+ IANOS SOLD ON EASY TERMS. SPECIAL CASH BARGAIN. $350 MAX. UPRIGHT, 3175. GEO, LAWRENCE, p24 9th Expert Tuning Xn Main 1790 DR. CARLETON VAUGHAN, Reliable Dentistry—Reasonable Prices Phone Main 2056. 1012 F St. N. W. Jal 9- 12 NOC PAIN. NO HIGH PRICES. Sets s of without plates, $4; gold teeth $5; teeth crowns, $3; PAINLESS MOTLEY, 611 7th nw., Washington's Original Painless Dent ist s

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