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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-02
THE i FEDERAL COURT.
Two Cases Argued Yesterday.
Asheville Bank Cause To-day.

Two Cases Argued Yesterday.
Asheville Bank Cause q Today.
#8srn the United States Circuit Court, q {
fAppeala yesterday, Circuit Judges Corr
ard Pritchard and District Judge Boyd
presiding, two cases were argued. The
first OF these was the Virginia case OF
Park Agnew. collector of Internal revenue
and others, plaintiffs in error VS.. 7. J.
Haynes, defendant !n error. from the Cir
cult Court OF the Unitrd States at Dam
vile. The case was argued by District
$Attornc u Thomas Lee Moro for Agnew
and by IA. c. Edmunds. OF Danyille, Va.
for Haynes and submitted.
aS One OF the most unique ases ever pre-
scented to the court was that Of S. Ellen
Folsom and others, plaintiffs in5error, vs..
8Greenw God county, S. C..& defendant in
error: from tho Circuit Court Of Charles
ton 8. G. s3 NJ .sS
S The question involved is whether The
county OF Greenwood is now responsible
for bonds issued by ownshtpS n inety-.six,
then a separat to icipality. a ~
S% Court adjourned until N to-day. United
( States District A torney a. 81 e. II ton,
( OF Winston, and Messrs: Charles A. NJ GORE
and James FL Merrimon, Of Ashevtlle. n re
In the city to appear before the court
today or Tomorrow IN the argument OF
the Ashevllle bank case. q phase3of which
h is involved I'M an appeal to this court.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-02
PASTOR ELOPES AGAIN.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
cordovn. the Methodist minister who
shocked South River, n 81 j., last spring
by clipping with III lla5 Bovine, a pretty
singer Of; his choir md daughter 81 Of 81 con-
over BOVINE the village blacksmith, 81 mas
again clipped with the girl. f5.l Il !,
Friends on the trail of the pair ced
them last night to New York, and after
lief that Cordova; learning that he was
being pursued. took the girl with hin, to
Washing ton, IN where " lie p!irsuers{ have
good reason to believe & the stt Wo n no"
are. fFs5 sS5
1t developed yesterday hat the present
5elopenlent ma kes the third time the two
have fled together 1t was not generally
known. be fore,8 but about two months ago
sAiiss BOVINE disappeared from her ather's
home at South, River. where she had
been ever since she returned, q apparently
afterGthe first elOpement. n ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-02
RIVER AND HAR !. OR 81
PASSES: SENATE

~. g (From our Regular Correspond tHt.J - a
WA SfIINGTON.7# d 4. c., March 81 The.
Senate passed the river and harbor s! bill
Tits afternoon, practically as It left the
senate committee. It received several
amendments In commntce which IN 4; n
creased "a the # d ggregate III OF the bill y by
about So 900. 900. sennt Tor Martin g amend 4
Sment Increasing the appropriation for
James River to 10000 rom 81 50. 900 Ms
fixed by the Fl ouse. iSya s ad op ted !. q we're
the other Virginia amendments which lie
proposed. There Is a good chance that
these will be d greed 5to In conf terence
committee and finally adopted n BY the
two houses. ID gtl 3sgs {$tsS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-02
Is 'iail'f'S5 Z, ECf2tl b COOPER,
!! ,&ylCRAN|'1'|||',
If1OO hi. Main Strcct.


.hangliigs ana Il bed u clothing, have been t
burned Is employees and servants have
been vaccitiutcd and every precau ton mas y
been taken. f n. Is 4 4
DIR Oppcnhimer,Spres Of the Board
of41ealth was seen last night and asked
10 talk about the casc va .45
f1c said that Mr.. Campbell had n mild
cnse or smallpox and had been removed
TO the smallpox hospital where llc was is.
receiving The best treatment. The hos
5pital, he said, was comfortable and the
good IA sss8l3 III 81 III .1 !l5 sS}}s
III there any danger TO members who
use the club ?''5 asked The Times Dispatch
reporte I5 i5 $ S I; J. III II &
! VA rcpled Or. oppenhlncr, as'but
every man who has; not been vaccinated
ought % be vaccnated at once. - Il
81 DR.. tHaac Curd has charge Of the case
IT Is said that Mr. Campbell should be
out in twcnty-one days. .S a fter$ fourteen.
days al danger OF Fcontngion IL past. sss.! 5s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-02
'1ENT1'|''||v||'.E|::..P||.L|.,A|IN|!|
.''Is8s s
StatoBoard8 ofasEducatiot1 Con-
siering ,.l ctio n s ,l perrin
8sS tendency Divisions. 81
s,NvEsTiGA1E CHARGES !. 4 (: 'lE:!': }.
Complaints Have Beef, !. Made Made.
Against Two y Super y ''s: Il I. .5s&
a#85 intendeilts.

| THE state Board or Education, met In
this I'll y at $3.50 O'Clock lnsttiight and SGT SGT
Until 12soA. Nj, journing Until 10 q. AZ ~
to-day, when the work before " VIII WI pc %
resumed city superintendent u ~ G ltlt
ofs I.ynchbtrg. ana j ohm z. West, Of NO y
! folk county division superintendent,
whoso terms rs members Of the STATE -
Boa rd HI Education expired by l'n q ~
| ton we're reelected by he mining
members 81 the board. II sg5 N. nd 355
Il THO board received ~ tentntivc report
Or committee, consisting OF Dr g. y.
i Kent, MI ssfs. u w. "A. @Bowles and John II
West recently constituted "A to report on
ltho feasibility OF reducing tue NUMBER .'r
or supcrIf1tendcncy divlsions H by conso'lll-
dating two or more OF he old dlV,sltons
where deemed ble, last nignl 81 e
United d tentative report. Tho lbonrd $d az
clned IA 10 Give this out for OBLIGATION
ut this &time, saying that the matter
would be recommttcd to q he same com .
lmittee for further consideration s ana
amended report. Just how 39 man y CO Z
solidations this report proposes Eas not
announced. The board heard several gen
tlcnlcn In opposition TO tho propos SEQ cor :
solidatlon OF the Alexandria and Fairfa ak
divisions last night. because the gentle
men were In the city to be heard, but did
rot dispose o { the case. S8 II wa 8 finally
determined h 10 receive and take UP the
final report on the work OF division
March 2lst @ 81 81 !. /. 81 s d 81 s,1
Investigate Charges. 5sss
| The next subject II to be 4 Ken ur, was
the adoption OF an eligible list u high
school text books and S8 supplementary
books for Use In he sch ools, nd 4 he mat y
ter OF amending the urements Of the
high schools us now constituted. q
The mogt Interesting matter TO come
before the board VIII be the submission
ana consideration OF the rcport5of State
Superintendent Southall and aF Secretary
Frank r. Brent OF heir Sinvestign ton Of
the charges filed a gainst Superintendent
Charles W.. Lucas OF Radford, and his
counter charges against Prlnc ipal i Vernon
] 81 Till, OF that city's schools. Sunerin-S
,cndcnt Lucas Is charged With incompc-i
tency and With management prcjudiclnl
TO 4 nc interests OF the schools. VI The ma =
turc OF his counter charges against Mr.
Hill are not stated, the report declaring
that no evidence was offered to sustain!
them. Tho Sreport III the case is no thing
more than the record OF the testimony
taken on the charges u gainst the superin-i
tendent, and lis voumlnous. There Is no
Recommendation attached 10 the report
Neither the colnplainant sS or de fendan 4
Will he represented 4 be fore the board 4 by
counsel nor In person. " S;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-02
.W0LC07'''Tli FORMER /! !.
s, SENATOR n DEAD /. A||D|]
Had Been sojourning in France.
for Some Time-Mes-
sage Received,
-. ! !. !. /. !, ], . ! !, \. J, !. y, ]. !. !.

s5g5 Il 34 "a (By Associated Press.) s II II 4
RI DENVER, CO T., March Ia message
announcing the death Of former United
States Senator Edward w, Wocott, who.
has been sojournlng In france was res
ScelYed here Tonight ii VS. ri "A M
The cablegrnnl came from Monte Carlo
& France. where the senator had gone In
tho hope OF obtaining relief from In
8fluenzu In til emildeg climate Of South
ern france, While the cablegraln did
MOI give the real cause OF his DEATH 1T
Is knoWn that he had suffered from
stomach trouble for q number Of years.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-02
Condition Not Serious
j (BySAssociated yPrcss.)

q 6N. I'd y TAssUcIHt tu FTcSss. a.
q NEW DIRK, March The conditioned
James 3, Duke, president OF the Amcri-'
can Tobacco Company, who was reporta3
very Ill from blood poisoning, was said to-
day to be not at all serious. Mr. Duke
has been confined 81 to his house for sew
seral days as a result OF an operation for
tho removal OF "a corn a !s8ss 8 Is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-02
PROTESTS E'F| AGAINST c.
OPENING SALOONS
Stlt.g, Il III. 4, Z, II. q I; y
5(By3Associated Press

GIF1I1l va Nby11ASbVC1tItCu : es<s'1 W M ENC
i$5,# WASHINGTON, March ,---A resolu-.
ton OF protest was introduced In the
House to-day by Representative Webb
North Carolina) deriving the resolu-i
ton recently introduced by Representa-
tive Babcock x wisconsin,, providing for
open saloons In the District OF Columbia
Sunday. March 9Th, for the accommodate
5tion OF inaugural Visitors.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-02
5Rey.gDr, George Cooper Says.

FOR Lhrcc months past II have Used for Z
peculiar form 8of sdyspepsin, that troubles ne
more or less the Otttrburn Lithia Water with
great benefit It's tise has lohe inc sreat good
tried many others, but nome were 80 bene.
fetal! ~ those troubled 4 lth Hatuence % the
stomacii, rising Of food, slow dlgestlott on
account Of gaseous hccnn,ulnt lons, ncidity of
the stomach, and t1fpld liver 4 would charr-
fully recommend atho tterburn II tfla Water.
8 gAllons for 80 cents. n A
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-02
Nominations Confirmed.

~ (3y Associated Press. q
WASHINGTON. March 1.-The SSenat o to-day
confirmed the. following nominations
at Fnnnma; captanisAbert S. snow.to be a
rear-admlra in the navy. s I Ii
= rostnlasters: NJ. Georgia-James L. Slbley,5
4 observation-disclosures S. Thomson, Lake Charles.
mississippi Il. Fits. Aberdeen; Il
Hilton Tubb, Anory; w lliams II j. Brigham
n North Carolinn-Francis ]. Reed, Baltmore;
Charles NJ. Hoover Thomasvllle 5I q! i55
Vile: James P.s LittleIs Clinton; James e T.
Hunter Lancaster ESD va E35i
Tennessee -Ioaniel w. starnes. RI4awrenceburg;
william, L.. Green Spring Hill S@
fVirginia-I ii}3 a. z D bordenave. Franklln;S
Stanley r. Moore Grove. Eis 35s I'M . 3
A Lewis Mex Bell collector OF customs. dis
itrlct Of Alexandria, Va. Y MI III Hssl Rsf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-02
HOUSE TAKES.
81 ! 0 | II:
Amendment ito Bill@Punisl,cs
False ClaiinsSfo for Expenses With
Fine aid Iflprisoill,l et1t.
SALARY Of j H Z: PRESIDENT / ] :: |.
Maynard Tiles IT, Secure In
2 crease, ButB1s Ruled Out Oh 81.
Point Of Order.
nv Associated Press,

yyAsHrNGTON, y. 5C., March 1.-The
House o.night passed tho general DELL
cheney approximation bill, tho last last o. the
great supply measures to be acted upon 'o,s
during this Congress. The total amount
carried Is 1924 ,o79. .8s
temper OF the House regarding the
3swayne Impeachment verdict was shown own
when amendments were attached to the
Bill restricting the $40 u day limit for '7
expenses OF United States Judges so that \
expenditures above IS "a day shall be cer II
titled Upon proper YOU CHI rs, Wit the ~ r.
sthcr proyiso that IN case q jt,d go pre-.
sents a false claim for expenses he SHAH r,
be fined not less I han 500 and &imprs-i
Soned for not less than ten days. 53
\ 6. Mr.. Maynard XXI Yirglnia) offered nj an
amendment Increasing the salary OF the
President to SIS, 900 per annum, and that
Of the Vice President to SIS 900 per m
nun, and providing on retirement Of tho
President, q salary OF $z5,0 900 per amt ini,
but n point of order against 1T by Mr.
Baker tNew \ ork) was sustained by the
chair. III; "a L Ys VI ~ .i5{
s5t An amendment by, Mr.. Sherman (New
York; to appropriate $500 900 for mileage
! OF senator's, members and delega tes for
attending the second session, provoked
much discussion. It was opposed by Mr..
Underwood (Alnbamn) upon the ground
5of5illegallty and because the House would
be put in an improper q ttitude. 81 FL
& After NlEssrs. Ii ttleneld (Maino) q, De
Almond (NIissouri) and Gudger5 North
Carolina u had Il spoken In opposition the
amendment was adopted.i u 55
The conference reportNon the military
ncadenly bill was d opted and otller8np-'f
Fpropria tion bills passed BY the Senate
were sen to conference. * f58$
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-02
CANDIDA ATE FOR Z HOUSE.
Mr.. Charles Massie Johnson

Would Succeed Mr.. Cray
Mr. Charles FA1nssie Johnson Of Gooch-3
land county, d well known lawyer OF that
county, has announced his candidacy for
the House Of Delegates for the district
comprising the counties Of Goochland and
Tluyannn, now represented by a FluYanna
man. SO far4ns known M +. q Johnson is
not opposed for the nomination yet. ie
lIs5&Well known in Richmond, having re
sided here several years and studied Law
at the Richmond College. 5.S ss3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-02
Mileage #Aynendt1le11t

aHF
When tho mileage amendment to- the
general deficiency, Bill was reported to-
the II ouse Mr. I'm erwood (Alnbama) de-
ma nded a 3separat to ote. The amendment
on division WAS a greed too TO 346. Mr.
Underwood tlemanded the yeas and nays q
but Mr.. Hemenway meantime insisted
that there was n o gu forum, and thefirollB
accordingly was i called the vote being
taken on the amendment at the same
time. al. itEi q ssS t54 III
By a vote Of 80 yeas 6 to 10 nays
}26 answering present. the amendment
was agreed v to amid pplause. II re-
Squired over an hour to- secure a d quorum,
the vote remaining practically 81 tle5
Sthroug hout u the call. and swaying first
I to g6neS side and then the other The most
intense interest prevailed. T he advoc Gates
and opponents OF the proposition were
very &C tive the floor OF 'theaH House and
out In The lopbes. securing .vo les. Mr.,
u Gaines Tcnncssee) protested III a uues-
\ ton to the spea kSr s to whether d mem
( Der had the right to lobby among his
colleagues. III # III ssS
ASK the chair something easy, 'i,3 re-
sponded the spcak er, Il amid thunderousiS
applause. " 3S
Mr.. Gaines did not further pursue his
inquiry a IA Il 8s 5fS3 .4i
The bill was then pa ssed, and the House.
adjourned until y q clock tomorrow
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-02
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Emeline e, Post,

Charles lIe A. Post, died at 1850 n. Al on
February 18th, mt herEresldenee, No. 26ll
East Niarshall Street, Mss, Post was IN
tho cSond yea Of hey q SO, FL q
+ Tbree sons, Alessrs, II, y, Fosf, "
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-02
Thomas p. G r. y a !: /. z
Major, Coanon Laurence
y ! y 2 NJ. ,rIn,es- DIsnntc

X 1TTT1 SpeclaI to The 'TIMes-D!spHtcH.J7T
.Coanon laurence one Of the most sub
stantial and wealthy citizens Of Mont
gomerSl county,sd died sudd emily. at hisShome
In Auburn. last night of heart trouble.
a half hour before he was .apparently#inl
the best Of health and spirits. Funeral
services q will be conducted at Auburn
at 52gP. M. Tomorrow. by Rev. Mr. F'oX,
pastor of the Lutheran Church. Eot.Rad-
ford assisted by Rev G. A. M uiden
presiding elder, who resides at Radford;
"a Tor N Laurence was an 70 ticer or the
Confederate service and was highly. es-i
teemed. He was Between Sky, and seven Y s1,
IIallrcnce.A survive him. l2.. rs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-02


Post, ofpthis city. survive her
5The inctrment will take place to-day IN
York county ut the family cemctery.ll58$
II 5 M rs. Isabella Miller.
Mrs. lisa bella Miller. wife Ct william Z,
died last !Sa + H rcet
Z. Mrs. u.s. Miier lid been ii for several
. mGnas il i Fu y a. ons !
Three ghters, tsses ,;hfu,a a bess !.
and Beulah, and one syn mans SUI
Tie funeral have not Is been zen
Frederick 81 Ballauff.
Nj. Frederick Z. Ballaun died on Febru Y !.
2ary 18th me res'deh KS 10 ~
h III ast au n II a Mr 81 raa 8 VI IA
ff he 20 ni neral EZRA viii Be from Mrs. Breedens
residence Il o day at mid day s.
lanes B. Goode.
N \, i n i 4 mes sI3 Good Ill died at his home.
NO. e17 West Main Street, last night ABOUT 2!
10 Goode was stricken en- 1y IA
PqHIa e!Was q natiye1oi Chesterfield county
ana was Is years of age.sa ae is survived
.by y, d 81 8 SON Ills Goode. an1
two hls ely nutH.a
Mrs. E liza beth .Dunkel
residence, 500 East Clay Stree, I uesda az
FEBRUARY 2S al :15 e. s8s In the{gizd
year Of her age. ne sWido ". Of o.
Frederick william unke OFF, this city,
and lis survived by i've children ,.Yllila q
Il. fDunkle, + Montreal, Caada:: Mrs:#l$E 9
M. Tho m az, Am el Ia, a.; M rs VI r. 9
Jennings; n Or. Otto Dunkel, Gottingen
city. Mrs. 8Dunke L was a lnsmb Der OF ,the
First Eng lsh utheran Ghurch.yy Inc 1l
}funeral8wllls occur from the residence 70
day at 8 P 81 NJ, interment va Hollywood:
\ Thomas p. Gravatt.
BoWLINt q GREEN. VAT NJ ifS H. IS.
THOMAS ii Gravast# died at the 6liomeaot
~ James [. G rava --Es oWllng 3 reen,
tuesday, "a he q 2Stll o t Tebrua ry, q. the
age ofa sixtyseiglfts y va Y porn q,
In Caroline county and lived mos Il q ms
life IN tho count IIe was COM eatGrate
$soldier,# enlisling IN Company l3, slSin q
Virginia Calvary, under lonelSS ~ =.
The interment took pa ce this al ternoon
In Lakewood Cemetery. leey.8J ames Long
and 55@ DR.. Al cAIa,laW wa y AZ cpnduc ted the
funeral services at the grave. III
n He leaves one bic ther, James p Ora "
att who is now in feeble health At.as
I'M The pail bearers were Judge fE:.C. M on
cure, i. d. Cogh!l, John Vs. OFT, Dr..
e. E. Butler, 9. a. 8Knopp{ and r. T.. q.
Ctogh IL .iIs "a 49,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-02
+. s. Farr.

A
ESPECIAL to Tho Times-D !spatch.)
NORFOLK, VA. March freeman 8.
5Farr,Iage IS years, president OF ne \, AZ.
WIZ and Georgetown. S. G., and we'll
known capitalist. died here, while on q
business trip. His body will he SEN TO
sGeorgetown, S. g., for burial
j. Frank Boyd.
vi (spccinl to The Times D.spatch.)
FRONT ROYAL. VA, March MIR: q,
IRA nix Boyd died here this morning after
- lingering Illness of Bright,s disease,
aged IS years. Mr.. Boyd was for Q .num y :.
her OF years a prosperous mercnnnt ~
this place. "a WifeSand ten clilaren SUI ~
viYe him.. He was edcra te veteran ~
Miss Elizabeth Holloway.
n IL Especial & IL The rines. Dispatch
C uL, i2ysiP'fER "a. March l.---Mass Eliza
beth Holloway died here to-day s1n the
cghty-fourth yea, OF her age. She was lsl5 9
native of West Virginia, but had LOT Q
ionr. time resided in the family OF Mr.:
j. 81 Roberts, ana when his little child
failed to q wake her for breakfast IT was
found that she had died IN the night
time.
Miss Barbara Bowen.
LuRAY, y VA; March l IL den 5 RIaTpaf 81
Thornton's Gap, this county, rs dead, At
the ago OF GO years. !, 5sii
Thomas Shelby.
BRISTOL, TENN, March nl'nThoma 1 :,
s Snars an In employees Of the Norfolk and
Western' RAILROAD, died hero to-day, AGED
Sc Interment at Wytheyile, va,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-02

nj 6re Insurance policies being 05 per
,,,.... y. ,,... ..t...,ss..,I..- y, .it.,.-.s
les, except capital. under the lifo
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s, ::io.ooo %
ls and to become duo to
lii courso OF collection,,,. 23d,las ~
5.....,... SB,....,..'.....' ~ SSa W
% ,.....,.,....,,., 234 ,03S o.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-02

u " ~ 4. IL !, IL * \,
$4.2s2,20lg25
I,027 ~,
1881 788 1875
S1SS fOD y
t3ss ,dfts
1910, D9I 2
30
1911 0IS0s
The Washington times., 1905-07-24
TWENTY-FIVE CHILDREN
IN TWEN1Y-NINE YEARS
Mother of Remarkable Family Is
Dead in Pennsylvania Town.
Two Sets of Twins.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, July A.-Mrs.
Samuel P. Swartwood, the mother Of
twenty-five children within twenty-ntne
years, died last night at her home at
Mountain Top, near here. There We're
but two sets of twins in all this num-
ber.
OF the twenty-five eighteen are now
alive, and several are married, there
being twelve grandchildren. Mrs. Swart-
wood was married when fourteen years
old. and the first baby came fourteen
months later This was in 1872, and dur
ing all the years since then she has
not known the time when she did not
have q baby 10 care for, except during
the last few years. for the last baby
came five years ago.
Mrs. SwartwOod, always contented,
said il was easier TO raise d large fam
lily than small one, and that her chill
dren were a great joy TO her Her huS-
band is an engineer on the Jersey Cen
tral Railroad
The Washington times., 1905-07-24
Heroes Graves for
Bennington S Dead

The Navy Department has received
the following dispatch from Commander
Lucien Young. Of the Bennington:
San Diego, Cal. July %.
Secretary of the Navy. Washington,
D c:
Attended funeral of dead from Ben
n4ngton this afternoon with naval and
military honors at National Cemetery
uade~ control OF Fort Rosecrans post,
Point Iona. Officers and crew OF Ben
nington and garrison. Fort Rosecrans,
attended.
s'IEorty-seven bodies inferred with
graves properly marked for future
Identification, and such monument as
may be decided upon"
Buried a T. saundleer, a. II.
ton. y. ". Wright, NJ. G. Chambers,
j. EzeH. 9. Hunt +. D. Robinson,
Thomas Burke. F. G Geiss. L. &. Arch
Archer. +. w. Brown. L. ]. GauJhIer.
c Z Rushing G. T Clarke. W &. Wll-
aon. j. Goika. r. A. House, S. W. Pol
lock. W NJ Parrish, X. r Morris W.
-. Grant W, Cherry, c. II. Stevenson,
:. n Taylor. n. Mosher, NJ =. Quinn.
+. \. Hughes, {. tiagghloom, ~.
SJaub. @. BrownIee. NJ Conway. = De
cUurtani, j. Eilscher, r. G. Hoffman, ..
j. kuutz, J McCOae. q. Nelson &C. PJ.
W { Wilson, h. BrunsOn. TWO uuideu-
lined and D. y. Holland
Thousands OF the people Of San Diego
attended
The Washington times., 1905-07-24
WANT WEEKLY INSTEAD
OF MONTHLY REPORTS
Cotton Manufacturers Expected to
Make This a Point With
Secretary Wilson.

viii probably be decided upon this after
noon at the conference between Secre-
tary Wilson and delegates representing
the cotton manufacturers of the South.
The representative of the cotton man
ufacturers met at the New Willard this
morning and conferred with Richard
Cheatham. secretary OF the Southern
Cotton Growers Association for the pur-
pose. 1t was understood, of determining
upon what lines to follow IN their con-
ference this afternoon
Their Position Explained.
When asked as to what would be the
nature of the conference with Secretary
Wilson Mr.. Miller said;
"Qur mission here has been misrep-
resented to a great extent. We, repre-
senting the cotton manufacturers Of
the Atlantic States, are in harmony
viii the Department of Agriculture, and
viii accept the decision OF the depart
ment on the June cotton report as
final What we want, however, is to
be officially informed just what the
facts in the case are. and as yet we
have received no official information of
the conditions as they now exist
Il cannot speak further for the com
mittee, but 1 understand that one Of
the subjects to be discussed with Sec
retary Wilson will be a plan to abol-
ish the monthly cotton crop condition
report and to adopt q weekly report.
the proposed weekly report to be based
upon the probable yield per acre and
not upon the per cent. basis, as IS now
in vogue
y personally favor the adoption of the
weekly report plan, as il would mate
rally eliminate any possible leaks III
the future. and would be of great inter
est TO both the manufacturers and pro-
ducerS of the staple crop of the South.
II would also. in a great measure, pre-
Vent the tiuctuatiOn of prices that are
CccasiOned by the issuance of the month
ing, however, that 1 believe the major
ity Of cotton manufacturers favor the
adoption OF the weekly report.
Have the Same Interests.
The cotton manufacturers are also
of the opinion that. in order 10 obtain
the best possible results in compiling
the crop statistics Il much larger sal
AIRY should be paid the statisticians
and claim that 10 be the best safeguard
against future leaks.
The delegation called at the depart
ment this afternoon and tmmedta tely
went into conference with Secretary
wilson.
The personnel OF the delegation is
L NJ Miller. jr. Of Charlotte. \. c.
rietta Mills, Henrietta, y G; George
=. Hiss, president OF the RhodeS-H Hiss
mills, Charlotte, \. C. j. w. ConnoT
OF the tonnOr Manufacturing Com
pauy, Concord, y. @; Il. A. Blythe, Oi
Fhiladelpnla, and Q. 3. Bryant, secrc-