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UMBER 4405 THURSDAY EVENING JULY 5 1906 PRICE ONE CENT
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WIFE IS LIVING ALONE-
Is Shocked at the Charge of
Pettit Larceny AgainstHusband Today
ZELAYA ROMANCE
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Drive almost to tile limps of desperatien for wept of funds AlfZelaya
and his bride o less thanmonths who was formerly andaughter of Dr William W Baker o-
1S41 North Capitol street have becomeestranged for the second timeMrs Zelaya asserts that she hasher husband for rood and alt
Added to this trouble another evertook Zeiaya when a warrant wasout today charging him with petit larceny
From a life of luxury and plentythe macnifiorint home of his fatherManangua to that of a bohesslan pianist in a salooa from afree from care and with all the pleas-ures and hopes of a young woman ta room in
and unliappiness staringin the face from the possibility ofhigh uncial position in the capital oNicaragua to the stern realities ofin the Capital of the United State
is the present status of theparties to the International
marriage following the sensationkidnaping of young Zeiaya by agents o
the Niearagnan government tohis raarrtag to the popular Washing-ton girt
Father Refuses Aid
Financial difficulties are said toentirely responsible for the presentof affairs and of these there is almostan unlimited number in which Zelayhas become enta lsd His fathersays Jutrn nostti ety faed to aappihim with funds or to lend any financialatsistance and in his predicament fc
has stooped to almost any level to provde himself with money
Since their marriage Mrs Zelayahen the breadwinner of the familyShe has a small income with whichhas provided food and shelter for herselfand He has given some aidwith small sums he managed to borrow
friends but not once hava any 01
the expected remittance come fromfather and he has been unable to ob-
tain employment It is said howeverthat be a good offer from
York firm about three weekshut that he let the opportunityU fingers by anto 5100 beforeoutlet The flOO was not forthcoming-and the firm decided it needed no moreemployes at the present time
Trouble in New YerkAfter spending a week of their
hi Washington Mr and Mrs Zelaya went to New York wheretook up their residence in an uptownhotel Three weeks later Zeiayanot paid any of his board bill andcouple were requested to leave zelayacontended that a remittance would
from his father at almostHe managed to borrow small
sums from the consul general at NewYork but this was strictly against theorders from the executive of Nicaraguawho had cabled the representativeshis government in this country that hitson should no He itmarried now said President Zeteyaand he wilt have to look out for him
srlf and make his own wav inworld
Then Mrs Zelaya telegraphed DrBaker and be sent herwhich to come to Washington She didnot go to her former home but ic hroom in a boarding house near fie busi-ness section of Threes days later
followed and wasthat oil had been poured on thewaters
Flaal Rupture OccursZeiaya made statements of having
positions but they did not ma-tfrtalis and his wife continued tothe bills Last Sunday the Inevitablerupture occurred had
to the end of his rope wasthat he have money but
10 get it he did not Mrs Zelayahad paid Ue up to Monday nightand the had requested r thatthey leave the house for reasons otherthan board bills She told them she waspreparing to have the room done overand that she wished It vacated to rivethe paper hangers an opportunity
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THE WEATHER REPORT
High pressure prevails generally andas a consequence have become
more over all districts withcomparatively cool weather Where wereshowers in the AtlanticStates and lower lake region Iowanorthern Illinois and the extremeSouthwest and local Wednes
Under the controlling influence of thehigh pressure the weather willfor the next two or
three day In the East and South withmoderate temperatures
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SUN TABLESun today 7MSun rises tomorrow 4 6-
TIDJB TABLEHigh tide today mlr w tide today 146 p mHun tide tomorrow 750 a m 2i p m
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The new Board of Education for theDistrict of Columbia met in the Frank-lin School Bending at Mli oclock thisforenoon and organised electing RearAdmiral George W Baird retired presi-dent and Prof Barton W Everman vicepresident
The election of a superintendent ofschools and a secretary to the boardwas postponed until 10 oclock tomorrowmorning the members of the board say-ing they wished time to think the mat-ter over before voting Standing com-mittees were not appointed owing tothe wish of Admiral Baird to have Umto consider the personnel of the
There were present at the meeting today Rear Admiral Baird Prof EvermanWilliam V Cox James F Oyster JohnH Cook Dr Oliver M Atwood MrsMary Church Terrell and Mrs JustineI Hill Mrs Emma M Brewer wasnot present having to accepther appointment to
During the meeting It was developedthat since July 1 there has been nosuperintendent of schools and no sec-retary to the board and that there Isurgent necessity of electing these twoofficial Under the present circum-stances the requisitions and vouchersfor the schools cannot be signedcan they signed until a secretary 1
regularly elected by the boardreason for this is that the old law explred June 10 and since then no secretary or superintendent of schools habeen named
Surprise at PostponementIt was a great surprise to the
attending the meeting that the choiceof these two officials was postponedthe board based its action on theground that these two officials willof infinite importance in the conductof the schools and every care shouldbe taken in their selection The formersuperintendent of schools A T
and the foimer secretary toboard William W Conner It hadcuufldently expected would beto their old positions without delayQuestion
Failure by the hoLt tostranely that there
other oamMdates to the Held andthere may be some chance of
getting one or both of the positionThis however is not regarded as prob-able
At 101 Admiral Baird called UM
board to order and a temporary organtendon was effected with the admiralas chairman Mrs Terrell as secretaryand Mrs Hill and Mr Cox aa tellers
A vote by ballot was immediately tak-en for a permanent president ofboard resulting in seven votes for
Baird The vote was thenunanimous and the admiral tookplace as president
On a vote by ballot for the vies presi-dency of the board the result was ProtoEverman 4 Mr Cook S Mr Cox 1Mr Oyster 1 A second vote was calledfor by the president on the ground thatno one had received a majority ofvotes of the board The second voteresulted Prof Everman Mr Oyster1 Mr Cook 1 Prof Bverman was thendeclared elected vice president
Admiral Baird Accepts PresidencyIn accepting the presidency of the
board Admiral Baird said-I am profoundly grateful for this high
honor which I did not expect and didnot tek In all my work with this body-I will strive first for the interests of theschools and secondly for the interests ofthe board
Dr Atwood one of the colored mem-bers then moved to postpone the elec-tion of a secretary to the board untilthe next meeting as he thought it ahighly important post and wished timeto think the matter over His motionwas carried without discussion
On motion of Mr Cox the new boardj voted to adopt the rules of the oldBoard of Education Is so far as they didnot conflict with the new legislation re
the schools and with the un-derstanding that the new board is atliberty to them whenever it seesfitAdmiral Baird then proceeded by
ha would appoint some of the standcommittees Mrs Inn however
suggested that such an important stepshould deterred because all of theimportant work of the board is done bytf remittees and the president ought
to be thoroughly acquainted its
sole reason for haste was to facilitatethe business of the board He remindedhis hearers that there might not beanother meeting of the board until nextSeptember Mrs Hill argued that thereought to be other meetings before thenin order to the affairs of the boardin shipshape condition
Mr also sustained Mrs Hillsposition saying he thought It mightbe necessary to hold many meetingsthis summer The point was tempo-rarily passed over
Urge Time to Deliberate-On motion of Dr Atwood the admiral
rulod that it was in order to elect asuperintendent of schools and said ballots should be
Again Mrs Hill objected saying thiswas too hasty action in the first greatimportant step this L rd is to takeShe was sustained by Prowho said
We ought to defer it and have timeto think over It is a big andshould be taken only after the fullestconsideration and the deepest care
Admiral Baird to theonly after saying he had made up
hie mind on who ought to be superintendent He also reminded the boardthat until a superintendent is electedthe schools of the District of Columbia-are left without an official head
Mr Cox moved that ehe election of asuparolntandant be postponed for onedayThis was seconded by Mr Oyster with
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Result of First Meeting
Roar Admiral George W Bairdretired president of the newBoard of Education
Prof Barton W Everman vicepresident
Superintendent of school notelected
Secretary to the board notelected
the explanation that the now beardthirty days in which to organisemotion was then adopted to take upelection of a superintendent of schoolsland a secretary to the board atoclock tomorrow mOrning
In the course or the meeting MrsTerrell made a motion to secure in theireligibility places the few graduatesthe Normal Schools who were not appointed by the old board to positionsteachers prior to June 30 It was
to refer this to the District audi-tor
Residents to Use DrasticMethods to Stop Col
ored Settlement
Five hundred indignant residentof suburban Washington are up iiarms literally over the proposi-tion to sell the subdivision knownas Belmont situated on the Rockrifle road just across the Distdeiline in Maryland to colored peeTUf The while of in
is now being advor p
and the fiat that coloredare desired particularly as
is emphasized in an-
nouncementThe community
homedweller in Bethesda Friend-ship Heights Somerset Drunuaoadand that whole section of the DIetriet and Maryland is ablazeanger A number of meetings havebeen held and fiery denunciationof the proposed sale of Belmont lothave been indulged in freely It iifiercely declared that the plan shallnot be consummated no matterwhat methods are needed fordefect The suburbanites declarewillingness to go to any length
Any Method to Prevent SettlementRichard M Ough one of the
eitisens of Friendship Heights andpioneer resident of that localityowner of property and a man whostands high in the esteem of his
and the community Je theavowed exponent of the methods of
which are freely threatenedNo negro shall ever build a house
Belmont said Mr Ough todaymay say that for me with the greatestpositiveness in which the thoughtbe conveyed I speak for MO men adetermined as I am myself We docare what methods are needed to
calamity which appears to be impending whatever they are those methodswill be takenWould Destroy Happiness of Homes
To establish a negro colony at Bel-mont practically at our doors and beyond the restraint of the District policeforce would mean the Impairment oiour property values a constant menacto our peace and security anddestruction of the happiness of ourhomes White men cannot be expectedto endu e we certainly shallendure tYou may call the organization w-
are forming White Caps Ku Kluxwhat you wilt Be assured it is an ef-fective organization and that its mem-bers mean what they say Belmontnot be a negro colony The land maybe sold to negroes but that Tvlll be theend of it
D Latimer secretary of the Wof Tms emphatic In his
condemnation of the projectThe threat that over our
heads is a very serious one said MrLatimer and confess I see no meansof meeting the situation save to buythese people off I understand a fund iabeing raised for this purpose
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care to continue my residence in thissection if the plan is consummated Ourhomes would become Insecure and ourfamilies would live in a constant condition of danger and uncertainty Thevery appallingSomething done to meet thedanger that menaces but I confess Idont know what it will be
Henry W Offutt of FriendshipHeights is another resident feelsabout the matter practically as do MrOugh and Mr to the serious menace of the situation he is Quiteat one with them and he expresses nstrong hope that the atBelmont will fall through Further thanthis he does not care toothers living in the affected
give vent to similar sentimentsMost of them confess a perfect inabilityto discuss the situation any languagesuitable for publication
citizens has been formed andadditions to its membership are beingmade It was Mrreferred when he said You may call-us Caps or Ku Klux or whatyou According to him the or
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DISTRICT POOR MADE POORER
BY BAD BARGAINS BIG RENT
AND A DESIRE TO EAT FOOD
Bureau of Labor Issues Statistics of Cost of Living Based
On Investigation by Mr Forman of NineteenFamilies
lumbta has lust bees punished byBureau of Labor of the Department uCommerce and Labor it ts an ex-
tremely thorough and analystsof the household economies of nineteenfamilies All of them represented thstratum of society closely alongpoverty line In no one of thema weeks wages of the pcoda lnshave been missed without serious
while the lose of income formonth would have enforced appeal tocharity
The investigation has been conductedby S Forman and his report on itcovers almost 100 pages of the currentbulletin Just published It is aailluminating analysis of conditions ofthe poor in that it indicates those re-spects wherein the poor are themselveslargely responsible for their own
and also those wheretosociety has tailed fairly to dischargeits obligation to these Us least fortunate members
To write the financial history ofhousehold is not easy There must beintelligence to keep correct record oftransactions there must be honesty so-
briety industry and morality Thereis necessary a willingness to cooperatewith the investigator which implies aoertala good win toward the worldSuch a combination of conditions Is sel-
dom found in a family in the lowestdepths of poverty and the subjects ofthis investigation are of the next better grade Without giving in detail MrFormans description of the nineteenfamilies a suggestion as to their cir-
cumstances may be made Theof members of the families are re-
spectively ten four sevenseven six eight nine Ave eight sixfour six six seven four six and
Occupations and IncomesOccupations incomes and rent paid
Coal Heaver J to 12 weekly rent 860monthly janitor W monthly rent 2monthly laborer 3 dally with muohloss of time rent monthly shovelersfather and eldest son are both em-
ployed each at dally rent 756
monthly teamster 8 weekly anddaughter working occasionally In a boxfactory at 2 per woek are theearners rent 7 monthly charwomanwidow OO monthly with hours per
mitting her to do some other workwhich increases her income oldest boycontributes something irregularly rent6 monthly washerwoman deserted by
husband earns weekly and ldestgirl also earns like amount rent 56
These aro typical of the entire list ofcases Mr Forman addsthey are representative of a normaland a very large segment of societyThe the facts of whose
economy are herein set forthare representative of the thousands ofother District Taking thecountry over they are representative-of of honestzens
Wages Set the TableThe Inquiry was In two divisions three
weeks In summer and two In winterMr Forman prints many pages of tabulations of the exact detail of expenditures of each family week by weekHere comes in the real pathos of thisstOry of the poor In the case of severalfamilies Mr Pow found the expendi
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that of ethers Why lieinquired and the answer was simpythat in one week the wageproducer ofthe family wa regularly employed andthey had enough to eat in another weekhe was not regularly working and theydidnt have enough to eat
Another family spent for food ione and orJy J891 the foUowtoweek Again Because the r rfoil due later week and
cut down He sating that this mf htbe paid
Another family dropped from theof a I77 for fool
one week to the privation of Janother and it was a family o
the explanation was tSeto say rent to meet aa Install-
ment on an old debt and the misfortune-of the wage idleness of thetime family of seven sustainedlife on f4 for this lean week
Discusses Food Values
But Mr Forman that the nutri-tion received is Ly no means proportion-ate to the expenix Thus 10 ants willpurchase the equivalent of M calories-In energy whin spent for corn mealWhile It will buy only SB In the formof eggs The 3 cents spent for stewbeef will produce more than twice asmuch nutrition as if spent for roundsteak
The lack of intelligent selection offoods with reference to these differencesin nutritive value was one of the moststriking phases brought out Most ofthe families seem to have had no Ideaof comparative food values Thus onefamily of seven with only 96 cents percapita per week for food spend in thefive weeks for pies 21 forand oandies being more than was spentfor meat This used no rice oatmeal and almost no cornmeal or potatoes And it was not exceptional
Boys Are ExpensiveTo raise boys is an expensive business
for the poor according to Mr FormanThe poor ought to raise girls Lookinginto the comparatively high food ex-
penses of certain families in the listhe finally accounted for them by the factthat most of the children were boyshealthy gro1 Ing boys and that theirappetites drafted most of the house-hold Inoome In one family Mr Formansays The boys were eating the
out of house and home Rent wasin arrears in the latter part of the period investigated and there was nomoney for needed clothing To save thesituation two of the boys were sent tothe industrial school Immediately aftertho Investigation was
Sacrificed All for Food
In the very next family on the listthe food was ample and fairly good Buthow By sacrificing everything elseThe family lived far on the outskirts ofthe city so far from a school that thochildren did not attend poor clothesand absolutely no decent furniture rep-
resented other sacrifices to meet the demands of tho stomach
Next to food rent was the seriousItem with these poor families The
for the nineteen families was aboutper month But this conveys littlo
idea o what was secured because insome parts of the city that expense willbuy only unbelievable squalor andwretchedness while in others In thepurlieus It secure a considerablemfeiaures of comfort and convenience
ono was a modern house not onohifd a bathtub one one had running wa
in most cases water to bo carEO far as to preclude its use In ado
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Situation to Be Relievedby Arrival of Big
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Tho American lee Company wasby the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company fhia morning thatthe fourmasted schooner Alice Holbrookwas at the mouth of the Potomac lastevening and that she will probably ar-rive In Washington tomorrow morning
The schooner Is loaded with 1100 tonsof foe and her Arrival here will con-siderably relieve present situationNo news of the other toeladen schoonershas been received as yet
Any intention of putting upprices vas again denied by all the I
companies Present prices they say willbe maintained
With the damage done to the plant ofHome Ice Company by the storm
Tuesday evening repaired this companytoday stated that it was prepared totake care of alt regular customers with-out arty Increase in price and that theirregular orders would be filled
Can Only Handle Regular TradeThis concern said further that they
were making no efforts to break any icefamine and any effort in this direc-tion would have to be by the Ameri-can Ice Company At their office thefollowing statement was made
All we are trying to do is to handleour regular trade It would be im-possible for us to have any appreciableeffect on a general ice famine with splant the size of ours The plant hasa capacity of fifty tone a day and ourpatrons can rest assured that they will
care ofThe published report that an In
crease in price was due to overobargthe caused much un
favorable comment the emof all the companies this
From al quarters this assertionwas denounced not only as unfair tothe men but also to the companies
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Appreciate The Times
The articles The Times has printed-on the subject of the Shippers Assedation havo been helpful Illum-
inative and aptly descriptive of thesituation They have Gone fartoward putting tho public and thobusiness Interests of the city In possession of the faots They make forpublic understanding and publicsympathy and that Is what we want
R PPresident of the B P Andrews
Company and member of theOrganization Committee of the As-
sociation
The editorial In The Times of Mon-day was a clear and cogent presen-
tation of the arguments In favor ofthis new movemont to extend and diversify the business Interests ofWashington Te paper Is workingalong right lines We all appreciatewhat it Is doing v
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SHIPPERS UNION
Business Men Are Enthusiastic Over New
Plan to WinTrade
CHAIRMAN BELL
GETS MANY LETTERS
Words of Praise For Planto Extend the Jobbing
Trade of Washington
RUSH TO ACCEPT
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AaeopUace of the imitationto beeeme members wore receivedthis morning from the
William G OfcrtarJ B Kendall
Hofje A MeDowaU CoSecurity CompanyWashington Drug
BxchangeS Kann CoGlobe Printing Company
Toaeoo CompanyThe James Clark Dtetfllin CoW A WlinsmttWarren fc DyerW F HallamB B EaraaiawW BowtmThe B B Adams CompanyClarence g Reader Bro
P MertNational Electrical Supply Colittlefield Alrerd A CoRichard A Co
Prank J Plaley A SonEiindlott Shade PaetoryHolmes A San-
G HeuriehBedell Manufaeterteg Co
E O Whitfor-da J BellIL P Andrews raper Co
Hubbard Heating CompanyWalleratein BrasJames S Topham
With the tint matt this morningletters from Waahlartoa businessmen in various lines of busineBSt-accepting the invitation to becomemembers of the new Shippers As-
sociation began to pour in uponCharles G Bell chairman of thecommittee in charge of organization There was not a single discordant note in the ehoru of
and praise Every letterwas an acceptance
The letters were sent out Mon-
day and already despite the factthat a holiday has intervened murethan thirty acceptances have beenreceived Others are expected withconfidence during the day In thecourse of a week the association ex-
pects to have n hundred tiembersand with theae the organizationmeeting will be held and the
formally perfectedThe letters themselves express
and reflect the public view of theEverybody heartily favors this
campaign to increase the wholesaletrade of Washington On
and other subjects there is some dif-ference of opinion but upon this move-ment there is absolute unanimity
Why has this not been done beforeIs the only comment upon the situationthat Implies i a note of dissutUfactlonwith the situation
Letters of AcceptanceAccompanying the acceptances of the
invitations to join the wereletters from promtnert firms
their enthusiaetki approval w theplan Among these rare the following
From J B Kendall jobber in heavyhardware Iron and st J
Referring to your Jdnd favor ofJuly 2 in reference to as-sociation am pleased to hand youwith this signed paper inclosed meand will be glad to forward dueswhen notified Although my ship-ments from this pointvery little I am only too glad tosubscribe to any association formedto promote and increase the business-of this cityFrom the Maurice Joyce Engraving
CompanyYour circular letter of July 2 is re-
ceived We are very much interest-ed In the matter of forming an
such as the one outlinedand we believe that a great deal of
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