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The Washington times., 1905-01-18
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l5o feet of water and cannot be raised.
The battleship Retvizan is Il rfbly
damaged above and below. Her super
structure is riddled with shells AID her
tIrrets have been blown up. Her deck
is visible at low tide.
Unfit for Use.
The battleship Pobieda. has a heavy
list to starboard. She is much damaged
oeloW and burned above The RetvlZan
and Pobieda suffered more than any
other ships and appear unfit for further
use.
e+Fhe battleshlp Peresviet is slightly
damaged below. Her superstructure
and tunnels are much Injured. and her
lighting tops are gone The PoItava is
the least damaged battieship 10th
.,bove and below.
Can Be Saved.
These two vessels can easily be re-
| foated
The cruisers PaIlada and Bayan IRE
apparently not seriously damaged, End
| can be refoated
| With the exception of the Retvizan
the ships were not much damaged by
/ Smell hre. The main armor has hardly
Deen pierced, the coming towers are
! intact except where they are burned.
and the howftzer shells inflicted only
slight damage.
| Set on Fire.
! Three days before the capitulation TIE
| ships Were set on fire with kerosene and
mines were exploded alongside of them
To sum up: The Peresviet, Pcltava,
Pallada and Bayan may be saved al
| great expense, but the difficulties are
very great, as there is no dock for bat
tleships. The Retvizan is considered
| hopeless and the Pobieda is doubtful
The turret guns were all destroyed by
explosions before the surrender. Some
of the guns of the secondary arn1a-
nsents are intact. Most of the small
guns were removed to the forts. The
exact damage to the engines has not
been ascertained.
| The Russians state that the fleet was
| unfit for service after the engagement
] of August 10. Coal was abundant, ant
I was used to protect the decks against
howitzer fire. Later the ships We're sunl
by opening their sluices in order to pro
tect them from the japanese fire.
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HEARINGS TO BE HELD
ON THE PHILIPPINE BILL

The Ways and Means Committee of
the House today decided to grant hear
fngs, beginning next Monday and con-
tinuing daily through this week, on the
Curtis BILL reducing the duties on sugar
and tobacco from the Philippines to %
per cent OF the prevailing Dinsley tariff
rate. The committee will take vote on
the bill on Monday week
Secretary of War Taft Is among the
notabIes who will give testimony before
the committee.
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MRS. DUKE PROBABLY
WILL ABANDON CASE
She Procures Order Postponing Inquiry Into HUSBAND
Sanity One Weekday Be on the Way to Chicago

tarnable on Friday before Justice Green
baum to show cause why committee
of the person and estate of Duke should
not be appointed. This order was obtain
ed by Dukes relatives.
CHICAGO, Jan. I.-Word was re-
ceived from the New York authorIties
that Mrs. Alice Webb-Duke may be on
her way to Chicago. The iocsii ponce
and in the dispatches were told that de-
tect,yes would Immediately follow heI
here. should Z be learned positively that
Charles F. Taylor, partner of Mrs
Dl1ke. saws he will remain in New York
until the cases she is interested in are
heard.
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STRIKE SPREADING
AT ST. PETERSBURG

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 1S-The
strike started at the Putiloff Shipbuild-
ing Works yesterday is spreading
Today y, eco workers at the Neva yards
went out in sympathy.
The strike in the Baku oil fields has
caused a loss of $1,000 tons Q25, ,0o0, 900
gallons) of oil, besides the damage to
The equipment.
The price of oil, in consequence of the
strike, has risen kopecks Il cent? {.
pOOd.
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There Is nothing to risk-nothing to promise
nothing to pay, either now OF later.
Any Rheumatic sufferer who does not know
my remedy may have a full dollars worth
free to try
I willingly make this liberal offer because
know that DR. Shoop's Rheumatic Remedy
may be relied upon ALWAYS to bring the
utmost relief that medicine can Years be-
fore I discovered this remedy I studied the
nature of Rheumatism. For Rheumatism is
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Simply Write Me

The offer IS open to everyone. everywhere
who has tried my remedy But you must
write ME- far The free dollar package order
VIII send you order on your druggist
which he will accept gladly he would
accept dollar. He VIII hand you from his
shelves a standard sized package and he will
send the bill to me. There are no conditions
no requirements. All that ask you to do
is to write-wr1te today. i will send you
my book Rheumatism beside. 1t is free
II viii help you to understand your case
Address Dr. Shoop, Box $780, Racine, Wis
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EXPECT ADVANCE
OF OYAMA'S ARMY

MUKDEN Jan 1S.-The Chinese
population of the city are leaving in ex-
pectatfon of a japanese advance.
Natives report that 10000 Japanese
from General Nogi's fogce at Port Ar
thur have advanced nofthward to join
Field Marshal Oyama-
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Would Shut Out Many.

with the examining board consisting
of architects. and master builders and
inspectors it is easy to see that list
of theoretical questions such as they
would prepare would preclude the pos
sibility Of any master builders passing
their examination unless such master
builders would be practically civil engi-
neers.
..e.II.is not azfar errs to- say that such
law as the proposed bill would be
TO Paralyze the building industry in this
city.
Washington Is rapidly growing and
there IS an enormous demand for houses
both for homes and for other purposes
and to meet such demand the city
should be on the alert to promote in
every way building operations and to
encourage every builder in the city to
do his utmost to help build up the city
so as to meet the increasing demand for
living accommodations Certainly we
do not want anything which VIII put
damper on their efforts"
Character of Bill.
The master builders bill is Known as
Senate bill GAS and House resolution
1885. introduced in the Senate by Mr.
Caliinger and in the House by Mr.
Babeock- The full text of the measure
Is as follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
OF America in Congress assembled,
That the Commissioners of the. District
of Colatnioisb~and their successors be,
and they hereby are, authorized and
directed TO appoint a master builders
examining board, to be composed of
two: architects who are in the active
practice of their profession, two master
builders competent to be licensed as
master builders or two licensed master
builders, and the Inspector of Build
'ings OF the District of Columbia or one
OF his assistants majority of the
members Of said board shall be deemed
a sufEcient-nurnber to transact any bust
ness acr5ta PERFORM saIy duty imposed
upon said board by yfhes. provisions of
tkis7 net and regulations. made, by the
Commissioners; J0f, sthe District of Co
!unbia under the authority herein con-
terred.
Duties of the Board.
Sec. .. That it shall be the duty of
said buard to examine all applicants
for license as master builders and to
report TO said Commissioners, .who, if
satisfied from sucn report that the ap-
plicant is a lit person to engage in the
bpsiness of building CONSTRUCTION. shall
issue license to snch person as mas
ter builder. Such examinations shall be
conducted in all cases under such rules
and regulations as the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia shall from,
tine to time prescribe
Sec. }. That each applicant shall nav
TO said examining board as an exam
inauon fees the, sum of $40; and all .sueh
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A Dollars Worth Free !.
To Rheumatic Sufferer

I spent twenty years In experimenting be-
fore I felt satisfied that I had a certain
remedy for this dread disease-a remedy
which would not only clean out the poison,
but one which would stop It's formation.
The Washington times., 1905-01-18
: COLDS CAUSE SORE rHnoAr

Laxative Bromo Quinine, the world wide Cold
and Grip remedy, removes the cause. Call
for the full name and look for signature OF
E. W. Grove sc.
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uAuauHA1 coazaurrEE.

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC COMFORT
Room sos, Corco-an Building. 18th ST. n, ".
All parties desiring to furnish quarters
to visitors during the Inaugural period
are requested 10 call at this office or
send description Of rooms. stating the
number OF persons that can be supplied
with sleeping accommodal lions, with or
without meals. terms. etc.
N J. WELLER, Chairman.
de2e-30t Committee on Public Comfort
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

WON'T BE RESPONSIBLE for any
debts made by my wife, Hattie Shelton.
hereafter. NELSON D.. SHELTON.
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Duties of the Board.
DIED.


cROSS-On January II. 1906, at 1880 a. M
at the residence of his son. Francis E. Cross
3le Ninth Street southeast. JAMES T. CROSS
in his eighty-Hrst year.
Funeral THURSDAY, January 19 1906 at 3
D. sTB- Relatives and friends are invited : 1t
C4ILAGHAS-vSazaGeRlE E~oR- Monday, Jaau-
ary 1g, 1865. DENNIS P. GALLAGHAN, be-
loved husband of Katie eLaily' Cailaghan end
youngest son of the. late Dennis Patrick and
Mary CaIiagha1.
Funeral from his late residence, 32s d
Street southeast. Thur sday morning, January
IS, thence TO St Peters Catholic Church.
Friends and relatives OF the family are in
yited TO attend.
philadelphia papers please eepy.J II
CUSsLER-On Monday January l8 1905. at
SEQ a. M. GEORGE AUGUST CUSSLER.
son of Julia end Karl CussIeF, at his resi-
oence, I3I5 c Street southwest.
Funeral private II
HARyEY-SuddenIy, on Tuesday, January
II. 1906 SARAH E HARVEY widow of T.
NJ. Harvey. in the seyenty-fqttrth year of her
age -a@eS -
Funeral Friday, january D,-1elS,- at $50 a.
rn from the residence of her daughter. Mae
N. CasteIl. III Sixth Street northeast thence
10 St Joseph's Catholic Church, Second and
c Streets northeast, where requiem high
mass will be sung Relatives and frien is
invited. II
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TO INVESTORS.

SPECIAL sewing machine bargains:
Singer, g so; Standard, Sc 90; New Home
SlO00; Automatic. S17.o0: all warranted
five years Sewing machines repaired
and warranted sl0o. Machines rented
by week or month at OPPENHEIM<
ER'S New Home Agency, 514 9Th St
NV. jal-6
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DON'T UaE POOR OIL. For use on
poses requiring a fine lubricant the best
is cheapest In the end. Genuine Singer
Oil can only be obtained at Singer
stores. Look for the red 3. 1716 14th st.
nw.; SIG 9Th st. NV; 229 Pennsylvania
Ave. Sc. Washington, D. c.
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DISCUSSION RIFE
ON BUILDERS BILL
Public Interest increases in
Proposed Law.
A VICTIM OF. EXPERIMENTS
~. zap
Opposition CrystalIizing and May De-
feat tie Measure in Committee.
Text Made Public.
A VICTIM OF EXPERIMENTS

Discussion of the master builders
bill, now pending in Congress, con-
tinues. and interest in the subject is
unaba ted
Friday the advocates of the bill and
those who oppose it will be- given an
opportunity by the Commissioners TO
present their views
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requires all District of Columbia Cor
porations TO file a report OF their COM
pany with the Recorder of Deeds be-
tween January 1st and 10th each year.
Less than a dozen local companies out
OF SO have done so as yet As tax
payers you are interested in this evasion
of the law and you are invited to join
the advertiser in calling this matter TO
the attention-of the several Citizens
Committees for their action Address
BOX AZ, this Office ia15,H.2
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A -Chifnerica1 Scheme.


Il regard the bill as one of those
ohimerfcals schemes sof administration.
The effect of the bill, if enacted into a
law, would be so widespread that even
if it were "a good law on the face of it,
it should be very carefully considered in
all its phases. but the wording of the
bill itself clearly demonstrates that 1t
will revoiutionize the entire method of
carving on many departments of bust
ness at great disadvantage to many
OF them. therefore 1t is clear to me that
such a bill would make a very bad law
Everyone viii agree THAT the fewer
laws we can get along with the better
off we are. We only want a law when
there is a necessity for it, and in this
instance there is absolutely no necessity
in fact. the law would be a great dis
advantage.
In the first place it would remove
from the reach OF the poor man the
opportunity he row has, of purchasing
"a home at Il reasonahlss Ggure< and on
- :, r ~ ~ 4 : a I. :
The Washington times., 1905-01-18

NEW DOMESTIC sewing machine:
either chain or lock stitch: two ma
chimes IN one: iighteSt running, ball
bearing machine; simple and durable
Sold on monthly payments Special
discount for cash. Phone or mail orders
promptly attended to. DOMESTIC
SEWING MACHINE CO. AGENCY, SO
F St NV Machines rented, SOC week
ja16-tf
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WILL BE thankful TO anyone who will
give me any information as TO the
whereabouts of Bernhard Merienhelder,
Company I, Second Regiment, ID. c.
Vols. PETER WEIKEL, 1853 Roanoke
Street northwest. IL
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: Talks About Measure.

Ernest H Daniel, secretary of the or
ganized movement to oppose the master
butl6ets' pill. freely discussed the meas
IRE today. He said:
II think the city of Washington is the
victim of. more experimental laws than
any other city in the country.
AS a general thing, the public regards
these visionary regulations with sort
of good humored. submission Eunul some
one OF them- threatens Al vital interest; /;
then those of our citizens who are la
bic o-be injured band themselves to-
gether for the emphatic protest, such as
is the case III this instance, when we
find the builders, real estate owners,
architects. real estate brokers', dealers
in builders materials, and representa-
tives of all branches of industry liable
10 be injured by the, enactment into a
law of the proposed bill =
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-16
BA[zER IS CENSURED FOR
ERRORS, WORK IS PRAISED

had ever sold any of the city's
flowers. He answered, mo
Northway: us it not a fact,
Balzer, that you said this is the
last winter you would have to take
care of President Koontz's clean
der, as Koontz was going out in
the spring and you didn't give a
d."
"No, sir; l did not"
There was little brought out this
morning and as the mayor was in
hurry the investigation was cut
as short as possible. The Press Is
informed the charges will be drop
ped, but this cannot be affirmed
positively.
Late this afternoon the board of
park commissioners passed upon
the charges against Balzer. Several
Of the charges were found to be
technically correct but without
wrong intent on Balzer's part. He
was censured and cautioned against
their repetition. The board found
that through a mistake Balzer had
overpaid Northway, the complain
ing witness, 1925. Balzer Is d.
rected to pay this amount to the
city treasurer. They found that
some of the men did personal work
for Balzer, the time not exceeding
one day, and instructed Balzer to
pay to the city treasurer 81 for
the same. They found that Balzer
added time to the mems pay so as
to get money with which to buy
feed for the animals. The method
is reprehensible and will not be
tolerated in the future, and found
that plants and flowers said to
have been sold by Balzer were CIV
en- away with the approval of the
board. That there is no proof that
Balzer sold any flowers at all. They
praised his work which meets with
the approval of the entire board.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-16
Paid People a Cent
for Its Rights, VolO This
MonopolyLs Mistreating
Its Benetdct0rs in Every
Conceivable Udy.

and the amount the bonding COM
pany is willing to bond it form
this case $500, 000-represent the
value in the minds of the bonding
company of the franchise that com.
pany owns.
In other words, Mr.. Taxpayer,
100000 represents what your good
and great representatives in the
city council have given Of your
property, your wealth, for you are
the body polite, to this grasping
gas monopoly.
Remember the figures, Mr.. Tax
payer, for this question Of giving
away franchises to Water Power
company, Traction company and
Gas company is becoming a mat
ter of terrible importance not alone
in Spokane, but the nation over.
The rights you have given the
gas company for not a farthlng are
worth 100000 in the eyes of a
bonding company.
And if you wanted municipal
ownership tomorrow you would
have to pay that amount to get
back your own.
Think of this every time in the
future that your honorable city
government gives a street, a bridge,
public right to these public serv-
ice corporations-that it is out of
your pocket they are filching thou
sands these franchises are worth.
MAKE THOSE COUNCILMFN
BE HONEST WITH YOU OR PUT
THEM OUT. MAKE THEM
CHARGE FOR THESE FRAN
CHISES - EVERY ONE OF
THEM FROM THIS DAY FOR
WARD.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-16
(Scripps News Association

(Scripps News Association.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 16-Odell was
called to the stand this morning to
testify in the insurance investiga-
ton. He said he had nothing to do
with the introduction of either of
the two bills, Amber and Fish bills
repeating the charter of the Mer-
camille Trust company. He said he
did not tell Hartman retaliatory
measures might be used
He denied ever having tried to
get Hartman to use his influence.
Odell said in October that Hyde
came to see me at Harriman's Of
fee and said the suit was odious
to him as it was a stigma against
the Equitable. He called attention
to the fact he had contributed to
the campaign fund. | told him had
nothing to do with contributions
and never solicited from insurance
companies. l had nothing to do
with and know nothing about what
Senator Platt may have solicited
He told me of the settlement Of
SIS 200, and said he told Hartman
it was none of his business, simply
because Hartman was his social
friend.
Odell said so far as he knew no
campaign expense money came to
him from insurance companies. He
said 1t might have come indirectly
from the committee or Plat. He
didn't know Andrew Hamilton or
Fields. He said his case against
the Mercantile was q strong one
and II tried would undoubtedly
show gross frauds. Hughes said
certain statements were made
which made necessary the Slime in
quiry. Odell with great fervor
said: There is no truth in these
statements, so help me God" Odell
said the reason Of the Amber bill
was because the Mercantile was
unloading on the public securities
which were proving absolutely
worthless, and 1t was thought by
the authors of such bill to correct
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-16
Republican Leaders of N.
Y. Prolific to Explain

abuses. Utermeyer was refused
permission to question the witness
except through Hughes. Odell was
excused.
Depew was called. He was some
what aged and worn. He didn't
know anything about Squires and
Hartley accounts until the investi-
cation. He heard of campaign con-
tributions but had nothing to do
with and didn't solocit them. He
said he was opposed to political
donations by insurance companies.
He told of syndicate operations. He
said he first participated in the Chi
cago, Burlington, Quincy, conducted
by Squires. He said: HE expect
ed to meet any call. Had l known
1t was Equitable money, l would
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-16
GRANT co.'s After TILL
COUNTY, COMMISSIONERS

Judge KEENAN, this morning is
sued a writ of alternative manda-
mus to Attorneys Crow & Tanner
for Thomas Grant, the newly elect
ed constable, directed to the men,
bers of the board of county COM
missioners and the county auditor,
requiring the commissioners to GER
tify Grants election to the county
auditor, or show cause why they
should not, and requiring the coun-
ty auditor after such certification
to pass upon the sufficiency of
Grants bond.
Grants affidavit states that he
was duly and regularly elected con-
stable by the commissioners on
the Gath OF October. which action
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-16
FRANCHISE OF GAS
CO. WORTH $500,000

This paper has been accused OF
fighting the battles Of Mr.. Theis
who will apply for franchise in
the spring. In reply to that false
hood The Press, taxpayer in this
community, now demands that
Theis be made to pay this city a
reasonable price for his franchise
and be made to give the people OF
this city at least dollar gas and
honest meters.
Therefore, 100000 represents
cost of plant, 100000 more repre-
sents franchise. What does the
100000 more the gas company in.
tends to pay dividends on repre-
sent?
The corporationist, the monopoI-
ist, the trust magnate would tell
you it represents genius - the pc
culiar ability to get something for
nothing, to make honest machinery
crooked-to sell an inferior pro-
duct-bad meters, air-gas--in other
words dishonesty.
THE POPULAR NAME FOR
THIS DISHONESTY is WATER.
ED STOCK.
BY no kind of specious argument
can it be made to represent any
thing but crookedness, false-dea1-
ing and injustice. 1t represents
the opposite to all the higher at.
tributes of a Christian chara cter.
The figures given you are approx
imately correct. The gas compa-
ny's plant at the time Of the trans
fer from the old to the new com.
pany in 1902 was appraised at
about s105,000 and was earning at
that time per cent on a $450,0
valuation.
The new plant, so gas men who
have inspected it say, can be dupli.
Gated for $4,000. We then have
100000, the value of the plant to-
day, increased by the cost of the
mains built since 1902. Mains cost
on the average Of $4,000 a mile to
lay. If the gas company has laid
in the past three years so miles
of mains we have the cost of the
plant today s4so,000 which is ap.
proximately correct.
The gas company now has q
100000 bond issue at 5 per cent
and expects to pay s per cent ON
not less than 100000 of stock in
addition.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-16

The Press has told you about the
unlawful demands of the gas COM
pany for deposits.
1t has told you that this deposit
Ievyins is hoId-up, Imposed with
out regard to the financial stand
ing of the consumer.
1t has told you that influential
people who have a club and can
fight back don't put them up.
It has told you how the gas COM
pany does business on these thou
sands of deposits and pays no taxes
nor interest upon them.
It has told you about crooked
meters.
It has told you about bull doing
tactics to compel payment of dis
honest bills.
It has told you how air gets into
the gas and why you have no pres
sure.
It has told the people they were
entitled to an inspector and de-
manded that he be appointed.
It has told you what it costs to
make gas and of the enormous pro-
fits the gas company is making.
It has told you of miserable pro-
misses to reduce the price of gas.
And there Is still more to tell.
DO YOU KNOW THE GAS
COMPANY HAS INVESTED IN
THIS CITY (CONSERVATIvELY
ESTIMATED) INCLUDING ITS
NEW PLANT - ONLY ABOUT
100000, AND THAT 1T INTENDS
TO PAY INTEREST ON BONDS
AND STOCKS TO THE AMOUNT
OF $1,500,000?
The difference between the actu-
al cost of the gas company's plant
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-16

himself as agent. When these
mortgages ebcame due Mr.. Cook
was in the midst of financial diff
culties and unable to pay. He Of
fered to transfer the property to
Pierce, Wright & Co., when said
defendant with the intent to cheat
and defraud" stated that his prin-
cipals would not accept conveyance
in lieu of the mortgage price and
interest; but he represented that
Pierce, Wright & Co. would accept
such conveyance if added to it was
conveyance of the north half of
the southeast quarter of section 90
25-43.