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News From the Capital Cabinet Vetoes “More Daylight” Plan WASHINGTON. —Father Time has scored another victory. President Taft and his cabinet, after mature de liberation, have decided not to en croach upon his prerogatives or ques tion his right to run the clocks of the government. Whatever distress may have been caused the old man by the suggestion that the government could regulate its clocks and run them with out regard to the rising and setting of the sun was removed the other day when the cabinet formally decided that it would not attempt to interfere with the well established routine of affairs. The federal clocks will continue to tick out standard time and Father Time, with absolute confidence, can depend upon their accuracy. The federal employe will not be re quired to set his alarm clock to com mence work with the rising of the sun, nor will he be free to gambol on the green during the hours of early afternoon. His allotted toil will be performed during office hours which have long been established. While it was generally admitted by Job for Widow to Atone for Injustice r> try to atone for injustice done to her husband by the United States, President Taft has ordered the ap pointment of Mrs. Nina L. Carrington to a position in the civil service with out an examination. Mrs. Carrington is the widow of the late Maj. Frank del Carrington, at one time an officer in the Twenty-first United States infantry. Maj. Car rington was convicted by a civil court in the Philippines on a charge of misappropriation of funds. He was sentenced under the Spanish code to penal servitude for a term of 60 years. This sentence was nullified by a de cision of the United States supreme court, and Maj. Carrihgton was re leased after he had served several months. He lived for some time in Manila after his release. At his Gun Play of Legislator Wins a Post HENRY H. DENHAM, the man who knows the difference between a pocket gun and a shoe-buttoner. has become an elevator conductor in the senate office building at Washington. He is a product of Kentucky, and one of Senator Bradley’s most valued con stituents. This is the first persimmon the senator has been able to postle from the tree, even with the longest kind of a pole, and it was handed right over to Mr. Denham. It is worth only $1,200 a year, but that beats nothing all hollow. Mr. Denham was a member of the Kentucky assembly from the counties Takes Active Part in Capital Affairs MRS. JONATHAN P. DOLLIVER. wife of the senior senator from lown. whose recent attacks on the schedules of the Aldrich tariff bill in the interest of the "ultimate con sumer" have caused more excitement than has the speech of nny other sen ator, Ib, like her distinguished hus band, well equipped mentally. She is a graduate of Wellesley college. Before her marriage Mrs. Dolliver was Miss Louise Pearsons, and she held the chair of mathematics In Northwestern university at Evanston. She Is a brilliant conversationalist, and the affairs which she gives at her home on Massachusetts avenue are regarded as treats by those fortunate enough to be invited. Mrs. Dolliver cares little for the frivolities, but she entertains with the hospitality that is the secret of sue easeful tntertalnment, and takes an the president and his advisers that the welfare of the clerks and the business interests of the government could be promoted so far as the vol ume of work was concerned, by regu lating the hours of labor according to the rising of the sun, it was found that the plans which have been ad vanced by organized movements in Cincinnati and other western cities and are to receive parliamentary con sideration in England are not feasible short of a revolution which would dis turb banking and commercial condi tions generally and be widespread in its effect upon the railroads. Advantages to be derived by per mitting government clerks all over the country to commence work in the cool hours of' early morning during the summer season and discontinue labors in the early afternoon, with ample opportunity to enjoy the sun light in daily afternoon vacations, ap pealed to the president. However, in view of the fact that the government could not compel financial and com mercial houses to adjust themselves to the proposed change, and the further consideration that the busi ness of the post office department would be vitally affected, entailing a change of schedules upon all raih roads, caused the administration to decide not to attempt to encroach upon the prerogatives of Father Time and for the present at least there will be no change in the daily routine of the government clerks. death he was survived by a widow and two daughters. Maj. Carrington came under the jurisdiction of the insular courts as a result of his transfer for temporary duty from the Twenty-first infantry to the command of a battalion of Filipino scouts. He commanded this battalion at the time it was brought to St. Louis in 1903, to take part in the exposition. The charges against him were based on financial operations which took place at that time. Many of his brother officers insisted that the dif ficulties in which he became involved were the result of carelessness rather than criminal intent. The evidence against him, however, was sufficient to cause his court-martial and conse quent dismissal from the army. His conviction by the courts of the islands was followed by imprisonment in Bilabid prison. During his incarceration, Mrs. Car rington and her daughters, through the efforts of influential friends, se cured positions in some of the gov ernment departments in Washington. The order issued by the president places the widow of the convicted of ficer in the classified service. of Monroe and Metcalf. He was crit ically ill with pneumonia when the light came to overthrow Gov. Beck ham, the Democratic primary nomi nee for senator, and elect Mr. Brad ley. and every day at noon Mr. Den ham was carried over to the state house on a stretcher and voted for Mr. Bradley. The contest was still in full swing when Mr. Denham was able to be out. it hud become the practice to arrange pairs, and but few mem bers of the legislature attending the routine proceedings, all waiting for something definite to develop. Capt. Longmeyer, sergeant-at-arms of the house, one day drew a gun. and made some observations regarding the iniquitous practice of pairing. Mr. Denham quietly but promptly pulled a weapon from his own pocket, and said: “Capt. Longmeyer, whenever the firing begins, remember that I am paired with you." active part in the serious affairs of the capitnl city. She is a prominent member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and has repre sented the stnte of lown in the con tinental congresses at the annual Washington meeting for years. Mrs. Dolliver is essentially a home loving woman. She superintends the education of her children and studies the public questions of the hour so that she can keep In touch with the Interests of her husband, whose speeches In the senate are always at tended by overflowing gnllerieß. Not the least Interested spectator at these times is Mrs. Dolliver, who under stands ns much of the present sched ules and of "maxlmums and mini mums" ns does any woman In Wash ington. New Enterprise. Sandy Pikes—Lady, kindly give me a dime? I'm saving up for a great enterprise. Kind Lady—What are you saving up for now? Sandy Pikes—Saving up to get |lO,- 000,000 together an' den I'U telegraph to liars. TRINIDAD POWER PLANT BURNED STREET CARS, MINES, MILLS AND FACTORIES ARE LEFT IDLE. LOSS IS OVER $300,000 BLOWING OUT OF TRANSFORMER CAUSES EXPLOSION THAT SCATTERS BURNING OIL. Denver.—A news special from Trini dad Saturday night says: Practically every branch of industry In this city and neighboring towns is at a standstill as the result of the de struction of the new' pow'er house of the Southern Colorado Power Com pany today. The city electric railway and inter urban line are at a standstill and to night Trinidad is lighted only with ker osene lamps and candles. The loss on the plant alone will exceed $300,000, and the loss to the business interests of the county can only be measured by the length of time that this city and adjoining camps will be without elec trical power of any sort. Not a cent of insurance was carried on the big plant. It has been in the course of construction for the last eighteen months. The fire started a few minutes be fore 3 o’clock and was caused by the the blowing out of a huge transformer which was used to reduce the voltage from the main generator into the gen erator which supplies the current for city lights. F. A. Warfield, electrical engineer for the company, and a force of men were working near the trans former when they heard something give way. An Instant later the steel cap blew off and It is supposed that flying oil, which was contained in the transfor mer, became ignited from an electric spark. The force of the explosion was sufficient to throw several barrels of burning oil to the rafters of the struc ture and in an instant the whole inter ior of the big plant was in flames. At the risk of their lives, Warfield and his assistants stayed in the burn ing building until they had shut off all power and had taken the water and steam from the big boilers to prevent explosions. One t)f the worst features of the fire is the blow dealt the coal and coke Industry of. the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, the Victor Fuel Company and a dozen smaller companies that have just closed contracts with the power companies to furnish them with electric power. The Sopris washer has just been completed and was preparing to start with a full force in the next few days. The Victor Fuel Company had just turned on the current at Grey creek and operated their washer for the first time during the week. The company has just completed the construction of over 100 miles of pow er transmission lines to various camps in this section of the state, which must of necessity be useless for at least three months until a new plant can be erected. Most of the coal companies had disposed of their individual power plants and todays fire will mean the probable delay of at least six weeks in the opening of the coal and coke in dustry for this year. In an interview tonight D. W. Rupp, assistant treasurer and local manager, stated that he was in no position to say what would be done by his coin-* pany, nor w'hen the plant would again be in operation. The city and adjoining camps have tonight scarcely awakened to the full import of today’s fire upon the indus tries of this section. The Trinidad foundry, one of the largest concerns of the sort in the southwest, employ ing 100 men, is out of business and there is no power in sight for their plant. A dozen smaller factories and foundries will be closed for an indefin ite period. All sorts of plans are on foot to se cure power from other sources, but nothing can be learned as to the time w'hen it may be secured. The newspa pers of this city missed publication this afternoon with the exception of a bulletin gotten qut by the Chronicle- News on a hand press. The Southern Colorado Power Com pany 1b incorporated for $1,G00,000. It is headed by J. J. Henry of Denver, who, with his associates, a year and a half ago purchased the Trinidad Electric Railway Company and the Trinidad Light, Gns and Electric Pow er Company, merged the two eoucems and organized the present corporation. The concern has been financed by the Union Trust Company of St. Louis, and during the past year nearly a mil lion dollars lias been spent in this county In taking over all of the power concerns and making Improvements. Denver Labor Leader Dies. Denver.—Mnx Morris, fourth vice president of the American Federation of Labor, died at 2 o'clock Sunday morning In St. Joseph’s hospital, where ho was operated upon lust Tues day for gall-stones. Morris wus known throughout the country as ono of iho leading union lahor men in the nation. His executive ability was so marked that he hns been a power to the Amer ican Federation In the West for n number of years. He was n friend President Samuel F. Oompers of the American Federation, and John Mitch •ll. BILL’S AFFLICTION. “Why, uncle, how are all the folks?” “They’re all well, thanks, ’cept Bill. He’s got the baseball fever!” SKIN ROUGH AS BARK. ■aby Boy Had Intense Itching Humor —Scratched Till Blood Ran. Found a Cure In Cuticura. “Our son, two years old, was afflicted writh a rash. After he suffered with the trouble several weeks I took him to the doctor but it got worse. The rash ran together and made large blisters. The little fellow didn’t want to do anything but scratch and we had to wrap his hands up to keep him from tearing the flesh open till the blood would run. The itching #as in tense. The skin on his back became hard and rough like the bark of a tree. He suffered intensely for about three months. But I found a remedy in Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Oint ment. The result was almost mag ical. That was more than two years ago and there has not been the slight est symptom of it since he was cured. J. W. Lauck, Yukon, Okla., Aug. 28 and Sept. 17, 1908.” Potior Drug A Cbem. Corp., Sola Props., Boston. Prominent Women Aid Good Cause. A large number of women occupy ing prominent positions in society, or on the stage, are taking an active in terest in the anti-tuberculosis cam paign. Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt has re cently given $1,000,000 for sanitary homes for consumptives. Mrs. Keith Spalding of Chicago has erected a sanitarium for the Chicago Tuberculo sis institute at a cost of about $50,- 000; Mrs. Collis P. Huntington and Mrs. Borden Harriman have given largely to the consumption fight. In Porto Rico, Mrs. Albert Norton Wood, wife of a prominent army officer sta tioned at San Juan, has stirred the en tire island through the anti-tubercu losis crusade she inaugurated. Um«. Emma Calve is a most enthusiastic worker, and has given largely of her talent and money for the relief of tuberculosis sufferers, and Miss Olga Nethersole has even lectured before the public on tuberculosis. Obedience. Prompt and unquestioning obedi ence is the corner stone of the foun dation of succes in lift. No man can give orders properly who has not learned to take them, and “save he serve, no man may rule.” It will be found that the men who have won their way to positions of power and responsibility have invariably been the men who did not reason or argue or even “respectfully represent,” but who promptly did as they were com manded without questioning. It is the large man, not the little man. who recognizes a superior authority. Mar-vel-lous! At a baseball game in Chicago the gatekeeper hurried to Comiskey, leader of the White Sox, and said: “Umpire Hurst is here with two friends. Shall I pass 'em in?” “An umpire with two friends!” gasped Comiskey. “Sure!" —Every- body's Magazine. His Professional Habit. “How did that sculptor leave his afTairs?” “In a strictly professional condi tion.” “What do you mean?” “In statu quo.” MAKING SUNSHINE It Is Often Found in Pure Food. The Improper selection of food drives many a healthy person into the depths of despairing illness. Indeed, much sickness comes from wrong food and just so surely as that is the case right food will make the sun shine once more. An old veteran of Newburyport, Mass., says: "In October, I was taken sick and went to bed, loßtng 47 pounds in about 60 days. I bad doctor after doctor, food hurt me and I had to live almost entirely on magnesia and soda. All solid food distressed me so that water would run out of my mouth in tittle streams. “I had terrible night sweats, and my doctor finally said 1 had consumption and must die. My good wife gave up all hope. We were at Old Orchard. Me., at that time and my wife saw Grupe-Nuts in a grocery there. She bought some and persuaded me to try 1L “I had no faith In It, but took It to please her. To my surprise it did not distress me as all other food had done and before I had taken the tirth pack age I was well on the mend. The pains left my head, my mind became clearer and 1 gained weight rapidly. "I went back to my work again and now after six weeks' use of the food 1 am better and stronger than ever be fore In my life. Grape-Nuts surely saved my life and made me a strong henrty man, 15 pounds heavier than before I was taken 111. ''Both my good wife and I are will ing to make affidavit to the truth of this.” Read “The Road to Wellvllle," ht pkgs. "There's a reason." Ever swag the above letter* A sew oae appears treat time to tlaie. They are sraaalao, true, obit fall at haataa lateroat* About Marrying EN,-still more women, who marry out of their own plane of life take heavy risks. Happiness in married life first and foremost depends upon compatibility of temper, not a natural facility of disposition which readily adapts itself to the moods and tenses of others, hut the entire and cordial agreement which is based upon community of tastes and of interests; which implies similarity of ideas, common sympathies, and equal standards of right and wrong. Husband and wife may never exchange an angry word or or look, and yet be so alien in temper, so opposite in sentiment M «3 never to agree. The intimate union of heart and soul without which marriage is a sham and mockery, and often becomes a curse, can never he realized where this compatibility of temper does not exist. All which makes for or against it chiefly, if not altogether, is deter mined by birth and environment. Temperament counts for much, and temperament, modern scientists tell us, largely is a matter of heredity. Training is all important; there is an old and homely saving that “what is bred.jn the bone will show itself in the flesh.” Men who marry beneath them often have an uncomfortable time after the knot is tied. However high may be their own social status they cannot compel society to approve the match. True, if they are plucky and persistent, and wives have the qualities necessary for social suc cess, the pair usually win in the long run, but the struggle is apt to be a long and a hard one, and society never forgets, though it may consent to ignore, the pit from which the interloper was digged. When a woman takes a husband from a lower social plane than her own the case is by far more difficult. When a man marries he can, if he so elects, entirely cut his wife off from past associations, and separate her from her own people; on the contrary, a woman, so to speak, marries her husband’s family, and thenceforth must cast her lot with them, unless the man sees fit to cut himself adrift. If the man successfully can rise, well and good; if the woman can descend with an air of complete contentment, no great harm may be done. But the risk is great, and few are the chances in her favor. Suspicion Burrows Mind of Every Man By JOHN H. NAYLOR ties. It burrows into the mind of every man, woman and dude, and can be found in the saint as well as the sinner. It is a kink that we can’t straighten. It is a thing that we can’t throw off like a hobo from a freight train. It follows us like the shadow of temptation, and often rises su perior to our sound sense and better reason. There are a thousand wavs in which a man may get a blonde hair on his coat, but to the mind of little wifey there is only one. She finds the hair glistening on the old man’s togs like a rav of golden sunshine, and, notwithstanding her erstwhile belief that he couldn’t be dragged from the straight and narrow path by the combined efforts of two locomotives and a tugboat, the dark cloud of suspicion drifts across her mind. She never stops to reason. She never stops to think. All that she can see is father holding the head of an affinity, and from that moment she goes through his clothes six tjpies a day on a hunt for goo-goo let ters, and keeps his trail as closely as a pestering collector. Strange as it may seem, just as soon as a man begins to pose as an angel the world regards him with suspicion. They think that he is pray ing for a purpose other than the equipment necessary to pass muster be fore St. Peter. They think that behind his soulful songs and penitent pleadings there hides an ulterior motive, and no matter how persistently he wears the Havana band of red and gold you can not make the sus picious ones believe that he is not a Pittsburg stogie. It is sad to think that the world is so untrusting, but sadder still is the thought that the preacher is occasionally suspicious of his congrega tion. , Death Penalty Only Cure for Crime By CESARE LOMBROSE the extreme but effective punishment of death. Assuredly for barbarous men whom prisons do not inspire with dread the death penalty is the only thing feasible. Still this cold blooded execution ordered bv judges and not infre quently accompanied by the gaping of crowds is repulsive to the delicate senses of civilized peoples. It even may frequently he followed by similur crimes inspired by the law of imitation and the executed victim may be come the founder of a criminal cult, so to speak. The adversaries of capital punishment, on the other hand, must ask themselves this question: What is society to do to defend itself against an assassin who goes on repeating his crimes, who would kill his guurdians and go on menacing society again? Is it more humane to lend such a man his hands and feet for the rest of his days? The death penalty, however, must not be used too loosely. It is suffi cient for it to hang like a sword of Damocles over the heads of the moat terrible criminals. Under such conditions the objection to the death penalty on account of its being irreparable, will also have dip appeared, for the criminal will have been given the opportunity to reform. Keep Within Your Plane By HELEN OLDFIELD It is a beautiful thing to see an es teemed citizen hike to the housetops and shout out his confidence in all mankind. It makes the soul sing and the heart rejoice. It is likewise sweet and good to see him stand on the street corner and pro claim his implicit trust in this party and that party, hut behind the glow of his glad oratory there is always a lurking doubt, down deep in his system there hides a latent suspicion, and it needs only one small word or some small deed to bring it to the surface. " Suspicion is one of the human frail- The red spectacle of Bethune and Albi once more raises the question of capi tal punishment in France and consequently in Europe. As a student of criminal anthropology whft is constantly fighting crime and who believes that crime is of a morbid origin, I am for the death penalty, and I have f?e quentlv written in its favor in my works. In spite of prison, deportation, and forced labor. I argue that the criminals will go on repeating their crimes for the third or fourth time. There is nothing left, therefore, for society to do but to inflict