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Evening star., 1902-03-08
TO BAR HIGH OFFICIALS.
Proposed Amendment to the Shipping
Bill.

Senator McLaurin Of Mississippi yester-
day gave notice of an amendment he will
offer to the ship subsidy bill, intended to
prevent the high officials Of the Unit Il
States government from receiving any ben
eft from the enactment of the proposed
law. The amendment requires that the
names Of all members Of firms or Of in
corporators and stockholders of all corpora
tons, whether owners of subsidized ships
or contractors to build the same, sh1ll be
made public. 1t then proceeds as follows:
NC senator or representative or Presilsn
OF the United States or judge of any -3ur.
o. the United States shall be directly or in
directly interested in any contract under
this act or in any corporation having
contract under this act or directly or in
directly receive any money or thing of
value CT worth under the provisions ot this
act or be directly or indirectly Interested
IN any corporation or vessel which is a
beneficiary under this act
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Wagon and Carriage, Industry.

The census bureau has iseued prelimi-
rary report regarding THE manufactures Of
carriages and wagons IN the United States
in 1900. with percentages Of increase or
decrease since 1890, as follows:
Number Of establishments, 1852; decrease,
IL per cent. Capital, u1s.1s7,sss; increase,
l3 per cent. Wage eafnersst average num-
ber. 81 $40; decrease, r3 per cent. Total
wages, S24S 911. DECREASE. piper cent. Mis-
cellaneous expenses. $8,46I. .469; increase
per cent. Cost of materials used. 6,676, .
Os3; increase, IA per cent. Total value or
products. $121 .h37 .276; increase. & per cent
Family and pleasure carriages: Number.
so. .4sS; increase. per cent; value, $ol,ol4.-
1856; decrease. per cent. Public convey
ances-Number, 2,3l6; decrease. % per cent !;
value. 81 .147, $50; decrease. ~ per cent; ousi-
ness. farm. governmental, municipal, etc,
wagons Number, $3.50; increase, S per
cent; value. $31, sos, ITO: increase. Is per
cent. Sleighs and sleds-Number, 1921; !;
increase, 36 per cent; value, $2,324 $50; in
crease, 20 per cent. All ether products
Total value, $3s .e42, 1s1; Increase, per
- =
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supply fund. occupying 800 square feet. and
the offices Of naval intelligence occupying
732 square feet.

supply fund. occupying $50 square feet, and
the offices of naval intelligence, occupying
732 square feet. .
Anson Mills Building Too Small.
It ia recommended that this space, ag-
gregating 9476 square feet. BE allotted to
the different bureaus whose clerical and ad-
ministratiye forces arei most crowded, 1t
being realized, however, that the wants OF
no one office can be entirely relieved The
board says that the additional space of
6G.sl2 square feet estimated as absolutely
square feet in excess OF The space available
in the proposed Mills building.
mo attempt has been made" says the
board ito assign the rooms vacated in the
main building to any particular bureau. In
asmuch as it was seen that no agreement
could be reached in attempting to decide
this question at the present time, and in
view Of the fact that at least year would
elapse before such an assignment would
go into effect. and conditions at that time
might be different. The assignment of space
above given may be- considered more or
less approximate. Without question, no as
signment that could be made would be sat
isfactory to all concerned. and the board
prefers to believe that any assignment Of
rooms that may be adopted will be only
a temporary expedient to somewhat relieve
conditions until the Navy Department be-
comes established In one or more buildings
of It's own.
The headquarters Of the United States
Marine Corps now occupy an area OF 4o59
square feet in a fireproof building, for
which they pay an annual rental of $4,000.
These quarters are only temporary. For
permanent quarters, $500 additional square
feet of room would be required
THE board has endeavored to keep within
the limits of space defined by the precept
Of the department; namely. the present
quarters assigned by law to tt in the State,
War and Navy building and the available
space in the proposed Mills building. The
appended statements show, however, that
even for present necessities this space is in
adequate, and the occupancy of the Mills
building can afford partial relief only. The
point out that as a result Of its investiga-
tions it is firmly convinced that permanent
relief can only properly be obtained by a
new building of ample size devoted to the
purposes Of the Department of the Navy"
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WORK ON THE LONG BRIDGE.
Contractors Begin Excavations for
First Pier Foundations.

Work on the new Long bridge is being
vigorously pushed by the contractors,
Wand & McDermott, who have large
force of hands employed. The excavations
for the foundations for the first pier. on
the Washington side of the Virginia chan
nel has been. begun at a point on the south
side of the Potomac Park and in a day or
two the excavation for the Virginia-end
pier will be begun at Jackson City. The
new lighters, which were built at Alexan-
dria for use there. have been delivered at
the bridge. and the steam launch Sunbeam,
which was the newsboat Of the Baltimore
Sun in Baltimore harbor, has been pur-
chased by the contractors and will be used
the bridge The Sunbeam will leave Baltt-
more tomorrow and. with good weather.
should arrive here by Tuesday. She was
built at Baltimore in 1882.
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FACTS THAT COUNT.

The actual yearly demand exceeds Two
Billion Baskets.
Value at wholesale, E.eyen Million
Dollars.
The net profit on this volume of busi-
ness last year was 81, ,3s7 600.
The Baskets were all made by hand.
Each decentralization Company
machine does the work Of twelve men.
The saving in labor by the use Of the
Mergenthaler- Horton Basket Machines
amounts to more than TWO MILLION
DOLLARS ANNUALLY.
This gives earnings for the company OF
OVER THREE MILLION THREE HUN
DRED1 THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR
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Thefts Of Money Reported.

Two thefts in crowded stores were re-
ported to the police yesterday afternoon
Mrs. George c. Rounds Of Manassas, Va,
was robbed Of So. and q purse containing
$720 was taken from Mrs. v. A. Mackcy
Of 314 Delaware avenue northeast. Both
purses were taken from counters where
they were left by their owners.
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A Fireproof Building Needed.


In order to relieve this congrestion, the
departments precept states that it is its
desire to lease a new :fire-proof building,
and that the whole photographic Office
shall be contained in this building and
the offices of the department now occupying
rented premises and also such bureaus
or portions Of bureaus Of the Navy De-
partment as may be deemed necessary and
eXpedient.'
The additional space required, as re-
ported by the different bureaus, is shown
in a table attached as to the report. and
the board believes that all this is neces-
sary at the present time. The total addi-
tional required space is stated at 66,S10
square feet, of which 22.357 feet represents
space occupied at present outside of the
Navy Department building, including ma
rine corps headquarters.
Removal From Main Building.
The demand and need for additional space
SO far in excess Of the accommodations af-
forded by the main building, the report
says. make it necessary to determine for
what purposes the space available in it
shall be used, in addition to deciding what
offices shall remain in 1t. 1t is admitted as
beyond question that 1T would be more con-
venient and secure better results to have
all offices OF bureau together, but the
limited space available in the main building
makes this impossible unless more than
half Of the bureaus move out entirely. The
board argues that the chiefs Of bureaus and
the commandant Of the Marine Corps, as
assistants to the secretary, should be with
in convenient distance from his Office and
in the main building.
The work Of the photographic Office. says
the board, is not such as to necessitate it's
retention in the main building. II this of
flee is removed from the Navy Department
building 1915 square feet of office and
storage room will be available for allotment
among the most congested bureaus.
In addition to the photographic Office the
board suggests that the following parts of
bureaus be moved from the main building:
The rooms occupied by the naval war
records and it's compilation, occup:ang 1859
square feet; the Offices of the bureau of
supplies and accounts devoted to the naval
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Voluntary Rankrurtcy.

Morris Herskowitz has flied a petition in
voluntary bankruptcy His liabilities arc
stated TO be $3,24l.z2, to pay which, pet.-.
toner says. he has no assets whatever
Wolf & Rosenberg are attorneys Tor the
petitioner.
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SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE.

All the stock stock. No person has advan-
tage another There bonds debts
ferred stock Every shareholder the poporonae
the affairs of the company and the propoonae profit
of its earnings If buy only shares you will make
much the who buys will make
Of his holdings No Subscription accepted for less than fifty
shares.
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vireinians to Give a Banquet.

The Virginia Democratic Association has
arranged to hold its biennial banquet at
the Metropolitan Hotel the evening of
March "a. at $50 o'clock. The demand for
tickets is said to be far beyond the expec-
tation OF President Harper. 1t Is antici-
pated that the entertainment will in every
way equal any the association has ever
Gtve,A
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OVER THIRTY THREE PER CENT ON
THE ENTIRE CAPITAL ON THE
PRESENT VOLUME OF BUSINESS.
The machines may he seen in operation
at the Robinson Basket Company's fac
tory. Painesviiie, Ohio. where over thirty
are installed; at Elmira, n. Y, at the
machine shops of Emmett Horton, one OF
the inventors, and at Sodus, n. Y,
where they are, also In operation.
The practical working OF the machines
is now shown in every Office Of the Com
pany named below.
The Company will not sell or lease its
machines, but will equip and own and
operate basket factories all over this
country.
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THE PEOPLES TRUST.

The Mergenhaler Horton Basket Machine Company
the people It's therefore, the peope-are
position only to control the counry supply of fruit bas
kes but also actually regulate the growing fruit
its production This makes monopoly of great industry,
trust but trust composed Of capitalists but of the people
large the moderately weodo who have advantage
tremendous possibilities
Hence it is justly styled THE PEOPLES TRUST.
Evening star., 1902-03-08

The Accent allotment of the Capital Stock
of the Mergenthaer=Horton Basket Machine
Company is being rapidly subscribed.
Sales of stock at 40 cents (par value, ST .O0D
will cease Saturday, March 18th, if not before.
Inn Justice to earlier shareholders, and to
avoid the over=subscription which occurred ON
previous allotment of the Stock the right is
served to reject amy subscription at 40 cents at
the discretion of the officers of the company.
The advance to so cents per share will be
followed quickly with other advances as the cap
ltai for manufacturing machines and eGulipping
basket factories is subscribed.
REASON FOR THE DEMAND.
The history of the selling of stock i'm this
company is ONE of ready appreciation ON the part
OF the public of great opportunity. The Mer=
genthaler=Forton Basket Machine Company is
the owner of automatic machines protected by
sweeping fundamental basic patents which are
revoutioniZi1g the basket making industry and
will give this company monopoly of the bust
mess for ALL time to cornne-an industry of which
the present and immediate
PROFITS ARE OVER $4,000, 900 A WEAR,
and the demand for fruit baskets of all kinds is
increasing at the rate of 100000, 600 baskets
year.
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NEED OF MORE ROOM
Growth Of Navy Department
Business.
SUBJECT CONSIDERED
CONCLUSIONS OF A BOARD SUB
MITTED.
Proposed Aggregation Of Bureaus That
Must Be Located Outside the
Main Building.
SUBJECT CONSIDERED

Secretary Long will transmit to Congress
with his approval a report made by a
special board Of officers showing, in sub
stance that the increase of the naval es-
tablishment requires increased Office ac-
commodations in this city and recommend
ing the construction of a new building for
the Navy Department. The board in ques-
tion was appointed by Secretary Long sew
eral weeks ago and consisted of represen-
tatives of ca ch branch of the Navy Depart
ment, with Capt. John r. Bartlett as pres
ident. 1t was charged with the considera-
tion of the concentration in one building
of the several offices Of the Navy Depart
ment and the necessity of acquiring addi-
tional office room in order to relieve the
present pressure in the main building. One
of the duties of the board was to con-
slider the advisability Of leasing the fire
proof building to be erected by Gen. Anson
Mills at the southwest corner of Pennsyl-
vania avenue and 18th street. General
Mills has offered to rent that building to
the government when completed, for $780,,
600 a year, exclusive of repairs and run
ming expenses, which are estimated at
about $50 600 a year
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Increased Correspondence.

I'm several instances the correspondence
OF the bureaus has increased since 1883
over LOCO per centum. In the bureau Of
navigation the number of letters filed for
reference was 367 900, and is now Los, 800.
The correspondence of the bureau of navi-
cation has increased from 100 letters day
to 1000 day. We find the congestion in
the Office rooms Of the several bureaus al
most inconceivable. 1t is unbusinessike
insanitary and detrimental to the proper
conduct of the Navy Department"
A table is submitted showing the condi-
tions in detail in the different offices and
bureaus, from which 1t appears that the
present total floor area is 81 ,13S square
feet.
The greatest need for relief the board
says. is in the rooms occupied by officers
and clerks. Detailed measurements show
that after deducting the area occupied by
desks, file cases and other fixed furniture
the average floor area per occupant is only
sixty square feet for the whole Navy De-
partment building, a space less than eight
feet square. The bureau Of navigation has
the minimum clear space, averaging thirty
six square feet per occupant for the whole
bureau. Room 2S3 has only twenty-eight
square feet of clear space per occupant.
Nothing, the board believes, shows the ex-
listing overcrowding and the necessity Of
immediate relief more conclusiveiy than
these facts.
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Working at a Disadvantage.

The board has made an exhaustive re-
port, covering all phases of the subject
1.-The information obtained" says the re-
port, shows that work in the Navy De-
partment is being carried on at a great
disadvantage on account Of the over
crowdiEg of every office in it; that as a re-
suit of this overcrowdng the efficiency Of
the department is impaired, and there is
also danger Of general impairment of
health of the occupants The limits to
which additional desks, file cases and en-
ployes can be crowded into the offices, in
order to meet the requirements Of the in
crease Of work to be done. has been
reached In fact, the department has been
obliged already to rent outside buildings
to accommodate many of the Offices. In
addition the navy will soon have to vacats
four rooms in the main building. which
were allotted to the War Department by
Congress, and haye been temporarily oc-
cupied by the NAVY Department.
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Growth Of the Department.

"As instancing the growth Of the navy it
may be stated that when the Navy Depart
ment was assigned a portion of the State,
War and Navy building the navy con-
sisted of 81 vessels of III 433 tons. Sixty
two vessels were in commission, having an
aggregate tonnage Of 103,2oS. At the pres
ent time we have 329 vessels Of 400 122 tons
and $50 of 2S2, ,1S4 tons are in commission.
The appropriation for 1883 was S15 COG, 1896;
for the fiscal year 1901-19O2 it was $S4, ,597,-
97612. The number Of officers on the ac-
tive list of the navy in 1883 was 2125; it
is now 2, 439. The number Of enlisted men
in the navy in 1883 was $3.50; in 1902, 3d.
600. The number of officers in the marine
corps in 1883 was 75; it is now 211. The
number of enlisted men in the marine
corps was 2,109 in 1883. it is now 6O62.
The number OF officers and employees in the
Navy Department building IN 1888 was 276
Nearly double that number are now occupy
ing the same space
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r1ergemthaler Horton
Basket rlachime Co.
CAPITAL, 100000, 600.
Officers:

Pres. II. H. WARNER
Treas, CHARLES r. BARLOW
Sec'v, SIDNEY B. WHITLOCK
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-04
NOVEL TEST PROPOSED.
Americans to Sail Shamrock III and
BritOns to Handle the Columbia.

NEW YORK, March &C. w. Post, who
offered to charter Shamrock II. In order to
race her against the Columbia, the Sham
lumbia an English crew, has received the
following letter from Sir Thomas Upton,
dated London, Feb IS:
my Dear Sir-I have to acknowledge re-
ceipt of your letter of the 31st ult., con-
veying your offer to charter Shamrock III
for $4,000 during the coming season, and to
give a presentation cup for competition
II to be manned by an American skipper
and crew and Columbia to be manned with
a British skipper and crew, provided by
myself In the first place, do not know
whether or not Columbia will be in COM
mission this season, but If so. ii would.
in my opinion, be far better test to race
Shamrock IL against the Columbia with
the latter vessels own skipper and crew
of Americans, and, if you wish to do this,
ii, as you so kindly offer but | will let
you have the use of her during the COM
ing season without charge, the condi-
tion that you ft her out in racing trim and
pay all expenses for the racing season.
feel certain that the Columbia would lick
you"
Mr.. Post said that to both boats
with American crews would not decide
whether American or British yachtsmen
were superior. He maintained. he said, that
an American crew could get better results
from the Shamrock and that an English
crew would get less speed from the CO.
lumbia. He believed that under these con-
dtions the Shamrock would win. He said
to complete arrangements with Sir Thomas
Linton.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-04
NET EARNINGS $e4,913,491.
Annual Report of the Operations of
the Pennsylvania Lines.

PHILADELPHIA, March 3.-The report
OF the operations of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road for 1901. which will be submitted to the
stockholders at the coming annual meet
ing. was made public to-day. The gross
earnings Of all lines east and west Of Pitts
burg for 1901 were sl9S 626, SIS, an increase,
compared with 1900, of So. 39O.524 The
operating expenses were S133, 713. $50, leaving
the net earnings at S64.9l3, 49, an increase
over 1900 of $l0,l75,4l4.
Upon the lines west Of Pittsburg the
Pennsylvania Company had gross earnings
of $20o35, 544 and net earnings OF s., 1886
Dividends and interest on investments re-
celved amounted 10 s.. sos, &c., and 81. 566. 6l1
was paid rentals, etc, leaving the net
income at 50, $50. After deducting 81 =
S33 for sinking fund. extraordinary expend-
Iture fund and dividends. there was left
81 ,663,927, which was credited 10 profit and
loss account
The gross earnings of the Pittsburg. Gin
cinnati Chicago < st. Louis Railway were
S24, 2g0, SOP, and the net earnings $0l5. SOS
The net income amounted to s., $50. $50
From this was deducted S3,325, ~ for eX-
traordinary expenditures. sinking funds,
dividends. etc. leaving S371, SO. which was
credited 10 the profit and loss account
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-04
SIX ROUNDS TO A DRAW.
Benny YanGcr and "kfd" Broad in N
Stiff Bout at Chicago.

CHICAGO, March 3.-Benny Yanger. of
Chicago, and kid" Broad. OF Cleveland,
fought six rounds to a draw tonight at
the America Club. Yanger was in trouble
during the last round, and Referee Hogan's
decision Missed. The fight was fast
from the outset. Yanger started the first
round with several stiff lefts to Broad's
stomach without a return. Broad was
slow in getting down TO business. and the
round ended in favor of Yanger. The
next two rounds were rather tame, with
Broad taking matters easy and blocking
most of hangers blows.
Yanger was knocked down in the fourth
round by a left hook. He was up in an In
slant and a fierce mix-up followed, al
though neither punished to any great
extent Broad got down to work in the
next round and after reaching Yanger
with few stiff lefts. the latter began TO
hang on liz the clinches. Broad scored
several times without return and had the
best of a hot rally at the close of the
round. Broad landed so often in the last
round that Yanger was kept busy cinch-
ing in order TO escape defeat. Broad tried
ne landed at least A dozen swings on Yam
gers jaw, the little Italian was in such
good condition that he managed to last TO
the end of the contest.
Mike Schreck, of Cincinnati, "outSlugged
Hugh Kelly, local middle weight, and got
the decision at the end of six rounds. In
the preliminary Kid Goodman, of Bos-
ton, knocked out AL Fellows, OF Chicago,
i'm two rounds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-04

was. The Chicago express was due at half
past o'clock, but no report Of Ii had been
received. There was not a word received
OF the condition or situation of the Empire
State express, due al 10 o'clock tonight.
A dispatch from Hudson says. High
water in the Hudson river and the form
ing Of ice gorges above this city, south Of
Albany, have stopped railroad traffic on
the New York Central & Hudson River
road. Great activity prevails at this sta
ton, where all trains bound north are
transferred over the Boston & Albany
Railroad. via Chatham, to Albany, and
trains destined for New York arrive over
the same route Much apprehension is felt
about the situation in the vicinity OF Cas-
Teton and Schodack Four large passen-
ger trains are stalled there in the flood,
one OF the trains being the Empire state
express. The waters have risen so high
about them that the submerged
TO the roofs, and the heavy ice Is pounding
them hard threatening their demolition.
A work train from Hudson which went to
the assistance of the others is also caught
In the flood, and cannot move in either di-
rection. the locomotive fires being eXtin-
guished. The passengers on the Empire
State express were badly frightened, haV-
ing to remain in the cars several hours
during the night, the ice gathering the cars,
while the water was up to the seats. They
position by row boats and placed in a relief
train, which sent here. The rush of
the waters and heavy ice over the docks
and along the railway tracks swept many
small buildings away. destroying them COM
pletely. In this city the ice started to
move about noon, tearing docks and wreck
ing everything in its course.