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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-04

the Government officer in charge of the
works, and that each third amounted
TO more than S7O0, COO
When the two contractors disanDeared
from New York on the eve Of thei-
removal 10 Georgia, they forfeited $40 001
DalI each One of the first stems 10 he
taken by the Government will be To in
crease the amount OF bail IL is likely
that the court will be asked 10 fix fhe
amount at 100000
Will Trail Them.
NO matter what sum shall be decided
lpor, close watch will be kant on. The
defendants. Secret Service men will be
detailed TO follow them and to keen
them practically under constant s,r-
VeHiance. Should they again attempt to
ieaVe the country they would be instant
aPprehended. The Government does
not care tO make another FIVE yearci
nght In extradition proceedings
Inc Indictment which was returned nv
me rederal grand jury at Savannah an
December s. 1889, charged embezzIenent
ana conspiracy to defraud the Govern
.aSh' m. TN ~ connection with Captain Car
Ter Inc latter was tried by a nliIitarv
court and sentenced to FIVE Years in rho
Fort LeaVenworth prison. his term hay-
Ing expired a few months ago.
The Government is now proceeding
After Carter Yet.
against Carter in the civil courts ,r
Chicago to recover his share of tbe
graft.
Just how soon the Greene-Ciaynor case
VIII be brought 20 trial is not known
An effort VIII be made to have It set for
some date during the fall term
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-04
Unanimously Approves
Pact Drawn Up at
Portsmouth.
EMPEROR MUST YET SIGN
Nothing Else Remains to
Make Peace a Formal
Fact.

TOKYO. Oct at was unanimously
decided at d meeting of the privy coun-
Gil. held today. that the treaty OF peace
with Russia, CONCLUDED at Portsmouth.
was accepta5 Die to Japan, and should be
signed.
This is really a complete ratification
of the treaty
All that remains TO be done on the
part of Japan is the formal signature by
his majesty. the Mikado. This will be
done within 4 day OF two.
The privy council also repealed the
order establishing martial law at Sase-
DO, Nagasaki. Tshushima and Hakodate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-04
Will Take No Chances
With GaynOr and Greene
Detail of Secret Service Men Will Be Assigned
to Keep Close Tab on Accused if Bail
IS ACCepted-TO Push Case.

Now that John F. Gaynor and Benja-
TO this country from Montreal with
the sanction OF the Canadian authori-
ties. and after a costly legal fight ex-
tending over period OF FIVE years, the
Government intends to push their case
in the courts at the earliest possible
moment.
The trial. which Will be held at Sa-
vannah. in the United States court for
the southern district of Georgia. prom
ises to be one OF the most interesting
to which the Government has been 4
party in recent years. The two men
will be taken to Georgia without delay,
unless. in their resourcefulness. the at
torneys for the defense shall be able to
the officials of the department of Jus
tice.
Case Outlined.
Before Greene and Gaynor fed to
Canada. application FOR a warrant for
their removal TO Georgia. from New
York. had been favorably considered
by Judge Addison Brown. on the tes-
timony adduced before United States
Commissioner Shields in that city. In
his opinion Judge Brown declared that
1t had been shown beyond question that
the Illegal profits on the contracts for
river and harbor improvements in the
Savannah district for \ series of years
had been continuously divided in thirds
between Greene and Gaynor. the con-
tractors, and Capt oberlin NJ, Carter,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-04
SOME FAILURES
DUE TO RASCAL|TY,
DECLARES M'CAAILIL CALL
Hints on Stand at Mis-
management of lnSur-
ance Corporations.
ADVICE TO COMMITTEE
New York Should Enact
More Stringent Legis-
lation.
ADVICE TO COMMITTEE
Rascaiity Caused Failures

No life insurance companies In
New York. SO far as l know. ever
failed because Of insufficiency of
premiums
They failed because of extrava-
CANT management, the destruction
of real estate values inflated in
boom times, and the incompetency
of the officers, and, sometimes,
rascality.-John A. Mccall.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-04

NEW YORK, Oct John A Mccall
president of the New York Life Insur-
ance Company, was witness today be
fore the legislative investigating insur-
ance committee. This is President Nc
Calls second appearance on the stand
and the news that he was again on the
rack drew e crowd to the aldermanic
chamber. where the committee is hold
ing its session.
President Mccall said before the meet
ing began that he would take issue
with the Nevada insurance commits
sioner. revoking the license of the New
York Life Insurance Company to do
business in Nevada. If he and Mr.. Per-
kins did not resign from the company
Mccall said he proposed to bring the
matter to the attention of the attorney
general of Nevada.
President Mccall was questioned this
morning BY James McKeen, associate
counsel with Charles E. Hughes Mr..
NcKeen said that there were several
points on life insurance which he
thought Mr.. Mccall could throw great
light on
State Supervision.
'.Will you briefly state the beginning.
in this country, of State supervision of
insurance."
President Mccall replied that State
supervision had it's origin in Massa-
chusetts where. in the early fifties sew
eral mutual assurances were in lad
order In 1853, a law was passed. giving
the comptroller of the State greater
power in the direction of insurance com
panies.
In 1853 State department of insur-
ance was organized. President Mccall
spoke OF the various mortuary tables
used in life insurance companies
Natural Premium Defined.
Massachusetts. the witness said. was
the first State to pass laws on surrender
values OF policies. Mccall said that the
reserve invested property would pay all
the policies at maturity and where the
policyholder died young his policy was
paid by his fellow -policyholders. He
added that a natural premium was one
on which the premium was computed
every year; in other words. as the policy
holder grows older his premium in
cTeases, while a level premium was
one which remained at the rate at which
the policyholder first took out his policy.
What is the difference between the
English supervision of insurance and
the insurance supervision in this Statc?'
There is the greatest difference.
There IS no supervision of insurance
in England as compared to the super
vision In this State. There is virtually
no supervision of insurance in Eng
land {"
President Mccall spoke OF the many
mushroom life Insurance compa nies or
ganiZed in 1863 and 1870. in which ex-
traVagant salaries were paid and many
OF them failed.
Hints at Rascaliry.
He also said. emphatically. that the
York State we're due 10 extravagant
management. bad Judgment in real es-
tate investments. incompetency, and
sometimes rascality
President Mccall said he had been
instrumental In 1889 IN having a law
passed preventing rebating
1t was an injustice TO the company
70 be saddled with a risk for a whole
year without remuneration. The law
was passed accordingly
ut has not always been possible TO
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PAIR HELD AS swINDLERs.

BOSTON. oct 4-Wilnelaa Strauss and
a woman companion we're detained by
the police as they arrived on a ship
from Antwerp Strauss is alleged 10
have absconded from Germany wiki
$4,000 trust funds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-04
Last Niagara Falls Excursion.

special train OF Vestibule coaches and
Pullman parlor cars, will leave Wash
inGton 1:55 a. m. This is the last cf
these popular excursions for the present
season. Tickets $1,000 good for ten DAYS
Address y. n. Newbold. p A. S. f. ID.
l5tn and & sts.. for descriptive pam
phlet.-Ady.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-04
CAUGHT UNDER WALL

Caught under falling wall at Ninth
and z streets northwest William Can
day. eolored, had his right leg almost
crushed CT yesterday afternoon about :
O'Clock. tie was sent TO the EnlerRencv
Hospital ~ an ambulance.
Canday was assisting in razinz an old
Duldlng on the corner lie was Warned
thar the wall was going TO fan bur ,yf.I
not move tast enough 10 get out of the
way. IL was necessary to dig him o,,s
OF the pile of brick and mortar.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-04
SECRETARY METGALF
RETURNS TO HIS DESK

Secretary Metcalf. who has suffered
from an acute attack Of stomach trou-
bic since last Thursday, was Al his desk
at the Department OF Commerce and
Labor for a short wnilc this mo, ming.
though he has not ~ yet completely
recovered his strength
ihc secretary has moved fTo-l his
2par tments at the Arlington 10 the
house on Massachusetts avenue that he
recently leased.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-04
Jap Governments
Ship Subsidies

LONDON. Oct. 4.-Advices from Tokyo
say the Japanese government proposes
TO increase the subsidies 10 steamship
companies as soon IS mail service IS
resumed
Tho government VIII also subsidize two
other companies which will carry mail
TO the United States and Canada These
companies VIII provide number of new
vice.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-04
SAY SNEDE SOUGHT
PRESIDENTS LIFE
Prisoner Suspected of Plan
ming Assassination.

PITTSBURG. Pa. Oct. 4-There Is
every reason 10 believe tha; Anthony
O!ssan. :he Swede now under arrest
for the shooting OF Hugh Hamilton. of
Greensboro. Pa. in SmithheId street.
yesterday morning. Is an anarchist and
was on his way 10 Washington 70 make
his second attempt 10 assassinate Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
don't think the prisoner IS insane.
E1is eye is clear and there is nothing
about his appearance or actions Thar
would lead one 70 believe that he <
any way demented- jnink that whrn
'ne whole story is told It viii be found
that he shot Hamilton as the res,,i,
OF quarrel which the two men had
Monday night"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-04
Broader and Stronger.

For nv. part however. l am OF the
opinion that the bin o. last year win
be changed only as TO termnolosy. Il
Will lie brOadcned and not narrowed.
There has been some doubt as 70 its
clearness in regard 10 refrigerator cars.
private cars and terminal charges. M.
Esch and I thought we had covered
these points bu. We viii see 70 * that
there is 10 doubt next TINE
The crux of the whole situation les
in ;he granting 10 the Interstate Com
merce Commission, or some other COM
mission, tho power 10 change rates. That
Is 10 say, whcn IL finds. upon fair IN
vcstigation and fun hearing, that rate
is bad. IL should have the power 70 can
Gel that rat" and substitute fair one.
II II were given power merely 10 recon-
mend such a substitution its recon-
mendati...s would never be followed.
The only real fault that can be
found with the Esch-Towesen bin is
that 4 is TOO conservative. II ccnserves
the interests of the railroads AZ every
point Ne want bill that VIII not in
teTfere with the honest business of the
railroads, but we want one that VIII
prevent the.r OveTstcppinE the bounds. "
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-04
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Conditions continue unsettled in the
West Indies with slowly falling pres
sure. but as yet no definite center OF dis
tureanee has been located Pressure also
ocean
Showers are likely 20 continue tonight
and Thursday along the south Atlantic
coast and In the southern portion Of the
Gulf States: elsewhere in the East and
South the weather VIII be fair
Temperatures VIII be moderate
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-04
STREET CAR HURT MULES

y Capital Traction car struck Thomas
X Rlley's wagon at Seventh and Nj
streets southwest this morning. knocked
Gown the mules and badly injured them
about the legs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-04
CANDIDATES MUST
CONE OUT IN OPEN
Maryland Campaign Com
mittee Springs Sensation.

BALTIMORE. Oct AT a meeting OF
the constitutional amendment campaign
committee held here last evening. ex-
Governor Jackson presiding It was de-
clded that. inasmuch as the Democratic
State convention had unanimously de-
cided 70 make the amendment the one
issue Of the campaign, no candidate for
State Office on the Democratic ticket
who refuses 10 declare for the amend
ment viii be given any assistance. The
committee went even further. 40 can
didate viii be regarded as a Democrat
who is not In accord with the party
platform
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-04
Suspicious Papers Found.

This statement was made bv Sunartn-
tenGent OF Police Wallace. after an a,-
animation had been made OF lar.-e
quantity of papers found on Olssan
Among these papers were letters bear
ing the postmark Of Paterson y. !
TIE American home of tho anarchists.
All the letters and other literature
were in Swedish and today Suuerinten-
dent Wallace viii have these translated
into English.
He expects in this way 70 show that
Oissan Instead Of being insane is an an
archfst
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-04
May Be Badly Wanted.

According to Wallace. the prisoner ITS
the description Of a man whom the
United States Secret Service operatives
have been hunting for several weeks
The description says that the fugitive
once attempted 10 reach the President
in Washington and after being adiudg-
ed dangerous. was sent 70 an Institution
from which he escaped a short time
later. This theory Is cogrobo-ated by
the Youngstown office police. where the
man was arrested
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-04
PRESIDENT TALKS
WITH TOWNSEND
First Definite Move for
Rate Measure.
FIRM FOR EGISLkTl0M
Tells Several Congressman That His
Message Will Leave 70 Doubt
on This Subject
FIRM FOR LEGISlAT TON

The first dt finite move on the part of
the President toward the framing of
bill regulating the railroad rates Of the
country occurred this morning when
Representative Townsend Of Michigan
called at the White House He saw The
President and an appointment was made
for conference between the President
and Mr. Townsend at 2:30 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon when they will discuss the
preparation of a substitute for the
Esch-Townsend bill that passed the
House at the last session.
To Mr. Townsend the President stated
emphatical that he had not changed
his ideas regarding the necessity of rail-
way rates regulation by Congress he
said the same thing TO several other
Congressman who saw him this morning,
adding that on December l. when his
message went TO Congress there would
be no doubt of his views.
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Called to Discuss Bill.

In regard TO reports that the Presi-
dent had called a conference 10 discuss
rates, Representative Townsend sald ne
could not say whether such meeting
had been called or not. He only knew
that he had been asked by the President
To come TO the White House TO talk
over a rate regulation bill
In the few minutes that ! was WITH
the President" said Mr.. Townsend Il
learned that ne was as strong as ever
FOR rate regulation. He told me that ne
was IN 10 way responsible Tor the re
t,orts that his attitude was dlnerent
ironl what it was last year. On the con-
trarv. he said. everybody would know,
on December 4. Just what he thought.
he added that he did not see how II was
necessary for him TO declare himselI any
further. - 80
''The President was very busy ana
asked me to call at half past two CLOCK
tomorrow afternoon, when ne would
have time TO 60 over the whole sub
tect with me He did not go INTO de-
tails in regard TO his ideas. so l cannot
sDcak for him at this time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-04
Issue Defined.

The statement was made that the is
sue is clearly defined. and as the party
Is committed 10 the amendment. the can
didates must stand by II. There must
be no straddle. II a candidate Is against
II he must say so. A principle Is in
volved IN this contest and II cannot
be ignored. If the people do not want
the amendment they must vote IL down.
and the candidates standing on the plat
form must take their chances. But none
win be allowed 10 straddle.
Approved by Leaders.
This decision. which meets with the
approval OF all the leaders. will cause
constcrnation in local political circles.
for ~ is aimed at the city bunch who are
afraid 10 come out into the open. There
are at least four of the legislative can
didates known 70 be against the amend
mcnt who had hoped 10 hide the
fact but they must nov come out and
declare themselves one way or the
other.
Tho city committee has been asked
10 meet the campaign committee to-
night when its members viii also be
asked to state where they stand All
opposed will be asked 10 resign and If
they refuse then others viii be named
10 manage their wards in this campaign
Among the candidates affected is The
son OF Senator Rayner and the action
of the committee win probably smoke
out young Rayner az wen as his father.
In the counties every candidate is al
ready committed 10 the amendment
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-04

DOWNTOWN.
gisterec Anleck's Standard Thermometer.
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TEMPERATURE.
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THE sr-N
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-17
BOY WORTH $4,000, 600.

A fourteen-year-old boy struggling to
maintain his hold to the claim Of the
'richest boy in the world,' and three
women fighting equally hard for por-
ton of the wealth that gave him the
title, is the situation disclosed in dis
patches from Los Angeles, Cal, where
Mrs. Henry Il. Shields. sister; Mrs.
Arthur Little and Mrs. Russell Price.
nieces of the late William Ziegier. be-
gan suit to contest the will of the
mu!ti-millionaire, who beQueathed the
bulk Of his immense fortune to his
adopted son and nameSake.
They declare that they, closest of kin
with the exception of Mrs. Ziegler, the
widow, were completely cut off by the
baking powder magnate and patron Of
Arctic expeditions, and ask that the
law give them a share Of the S30,O0O,-
600, which represents the value Of the
Ziegler estate that young Willie Ziegler
inherited.
Coming so soon after the death Of
Mr.. Ziegler this suit renews the wide
interest in the lad who, though only
fourteen years of age, is considered the
wealthiest boy in the world, and one
with a great future before him. e
For it was an unwritten legacy left
to him by his foster father that he
must find the North Pole should the
Fia:a expedition sent out months be-
fore Mr.. Ziegler's death fail in its at
5empt.
Mr.. Ziegler died late last May after
q long illness. Before his death it was
known that he would make little Will
iam,his adopted son, his principal heir.
The story of young Ziegler's life,
what it has been and what it holds for
the future, is an extremely interesting
one. The son Of his foster fathers
brother. he was taken into the million
aires household at very early age.
Childless themselves. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ziegler determined TO give him all the
love and attention of parents and to
this end they decided to legally adopt
him.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-17
TO CATCH the MllL.

A hammock mail receptacle is veri-
table novelty, which also deserves at
tent1on because Of its many merits. In
the first place, it is readily attached to
or detached from the usual letter-drop
opening, the advantages Of which are
obvious. In the second place, it shows
at glance whether there is any mail
to be removed, and its character. In
the third place, its ample proportions
allow it to accommodate a large num-
Der of magazines or similar bulky arti-
cles of mail, and yet it does not Or
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-17
HEART RIGHT
When He Quit Coffee.

Life Insurance Companies will not.
insure a man suffering from heart
trouble. The reason Is obvious.
This is a serious matter to the hus-s
band or father who is solicitous for the
future OF his dear ones. Often the.
heart trouble is caused by an unex-.
pected thing, and can be corrected II
taken in time and properly treated. A
man in Colorado writes:
81 was a great coffee Grinker for.
many years. and was not aware Of the
injurious effects Of the habit till be-
came a practical invalid. suffering
from heart trouble, indigestion and
nervousness to an extent that made
me wretchedly miserable myself and q
nuisance to those who witnessed my
sufferings.
II continued to drink Coffee, how.
ever, not suspecting that it was the
cause Of my ill-healtn. till, on applying
for life insurance I was rejected on ac-
count Of the trouble with my heart
Then I became alarmed. found that
leaving of coffee helped me quickly,
so quit it altogether, and having been
attracted by the advertisements or
Postum Food Coffee I began its use.
"The change in my condition was re.
markable, and it was not long TIL L
was completely cured. All my ailments
vanished. Ny digestion was complete
" restored, my nervousness disap-
peared, and, most important Of all, my
heart steadied down and became nor.
NAL, and on a second examination
was accepted by the life insurance co.
Quitting Coffee and using Postum
worked the cure" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
There's a reason, and it is explained
In the little book, "The Road to Well.
ville." in each pkg.
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PERRY's MISSION TO JAPAN.
Tho Presidents Letter in 1853 Court.
- -

Tho Presidents Letter in 1853 Court
ed Japan's Friendship and Trade. s
The letter which Commodore Perry
bore from our government to the Me.
kado asked for a mutual treaty. The
original instrument was drafted IN:
May, 1851, by Daniel Webster, then:
Secretary of State, and was signed by
President Fillmore. There 1t rested.
In November. 1852, Mr.. Webster's sue
cessor, Edward Everett, fished it out:
of the departmental pigeorholes, took;
It to pieces and refashioned 1t. Three
copies were prepared and were splen.f
didly engrossed in English, Dutch and
Chinese. These were inclosed to-
gether in a sumptuous gold case; and
to make the whole presentment still
more impressive to the Japanese
mind, the gold case was enshrined IN
Golfer of rosewood.
The document intrusted to Commo
dore Perry asked the Japanese court
two things, friendship aud trade-frst:
and foremost, friendship, for the safe
ty of our seamen. Many helpless
crew had been driven into their ports
by storm or wrecked on their rocky
coast, escaping the perils Of the deep;
only to be welcomed by those trucu.
lent ISLANDERS to a dungeon or Gags
on shore. This wrong must be stop,
ped at all hazards. And If, in add.
ton, we could persuade Japan to en-,
ter into friendly relations Of trade,
the two countries, by mutual inter-
change Of productions, might each
promote it's own prosperity and the
welfare Of the other. It was thought.
that Orientals might see that as well
as Yankees. In the end they did. But
it cannot De said that Japan, any;
more than an oyster, ever really
yearned to be opened. From John:
s. Sewelrs with Perry in Japan" in
the Century.