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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-25
ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.
Between the Middle of June and
August 1.

Congress will adjourn some time between
the middle of June and the 1st of August.
That Is my guess
This was the reply of Speaker Cannon to-
day to an inquiry about the probable length
of the present session.
You see," continued the Speaker. there
is certain amount of work Congress must
do before 1t adjourns. Little OF that work
has been done yet.
1.-THE appropriation bills have been fairly
well advanced by the House but the SEN
ate practically has done nothing with them.
II the Senate should pass railroad rate
bill by the 1st of May 1t would take all Of
six weeks for the rest of the work which
must be done And who knows whether
the rate bill Will be passed by the list of
May? In addition to the appropriation bills
-and the House will not permit them to be
rushed through with all the Senate amend
ments-there are other measures which
probably will take some time. / see no
prospect of very early adjournment. Wen
be here some time yet"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-25

any other tariff amendment but should
resist any attempt of that sort so far as
personally could. The removal OF this tax
from denaturixed alcohol would be most
beneficial to many large industries, to farm
ers who have largely petitioned for 1t and
to all who use motors OF any kind.
There are only two interests which op-
pose the bill because they fear II would be
injurious One is comp osed of the makers
or gasoline and kerosene. who think that
grain alcohol free of tax would be dam
gerous competitor. an objection which does
not seem to me of Importance
The other opponents Of the bill the
makers of wood alcohol. / have no doubt
that the removal of the tax from grain al
cohol would put an end to the production Of
wood alcohol. which regard as an un-
mixed benefit. for wood alcohol is not only
q poison II taken internally, but it causes
blindness. sickness and suffering by it's
FUMES among workmen, who are compelled
Dy It's greater cheapEess to use 1t in paint
Ing or In other industries Wood alcohol
exists only by the injustice of the taxation
which imposes a heavy tax on grain alcohol
ana leaves wood alcohol untaxed Either a
tax should be imposed on wood alcohol, or.
what is far better. 1t should be removed
from grain alcohol. Great industrial coun-
tries like England and Germany are careful
TO relieve alcohol used In the arts or manu-
factures from taxation. We ought without
question to have done the same thing long
ago"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-25
OF MoCREARY
FEELS SURE SENATE WILL PASS
RATE BILL.

Special Dispateh to The Staf.
LEXINGTON. KY, April D.-unfted
States Senator James B. McCreary was In
and made the following statement: The
most important question now before Con-
gress L. the bin providing for government
reputation OF railroad rates. There has been
an agreement that we will not vote on that
bill this week.
I am sure the Senate will pass the rail-
road rate bill. There are q number of
amendments now pending, but the main
issue Is az to the extent to which the courts
shall be allowed to review the orders Of the
interstate commerce commission on the sub
ject of railroad rates.
There will be some kind of court review,
but 1t has not been determined whether 1t
will be broad or limited.
The Statehood Bill.
1.-The bill known as the statehood bill
passed the House Of Representatives max
Ing one state out OF Oklahoma and Indian
territory and one state out Of Arizona and
New Mexico: but this bill was not agreed
to by the Senate. and never will be agreed to-
This measure is now In the hands of a
committee on conference, and It is probable
that oklahoma and Indian Territory will be
aomitteo as states and the people Of Arizona
to whether they shall have Joint statehood
OF these two territories. If either OF the
Two terrltor1eS vote against 1t they will not
pe admitted as state at present. Other
important measures under consideration are
the Philippine tariff bill and the ratifica tion
Of the San Domingo treaty, The San Do
mlngo treaty will not be ratified by the Sem
ate In Its present form"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-25
THE BARNES NOMINATION.
Investigation Of the Charges Seems to
Hitch,

There was a great deal of reluctance
manifested on the part of some members of
the Senate committee on post offices and
post roads toward the proposition that has
been made to them for full investigation
Of charges against Mr.. Benjamin F. Barnes.
nominated to be postmaster of this city,
The committee met this morning and after
transacting a large amount of business
took up the Barnes matter. They sent for
Senator Tillman and asked him to state his
case. The senator proceeded to state his
charges concerning the brutal ejectment of
Mrs. Morris from the White House. He
showed the committee clearly that unless
they should agree to subpoena witnesses IT
would be impossible 10 verify or controvert
these charges.
The subcommittee, consisting of Senators
Carter, Burrows and Culberson, few
days ago agreed upon program by which
they would ask the full committee to secure
authority from the Senate for subpoenaing
witnesses, administering oaths and doing
all other things necessary to secure full
examination into the charges against Mr..
Barnes. Just what has happened is some
thing Of a mystery at this time, but 1t is
stated by some senators that there has
been a change Of view on the part of the
majority of the committee and that now
they are not inclined to ask for this method
of investigation.
The matter as 1t came up today was very
hurriedly disposed Of. as the Barnes
charges were not reached until nearly 12
o'clock. and after Senator Tillman ad-
dressed the committee there was but a ten
minute discussion of the matter. ma
Jority OF the subcommittee. consisting of
Senators Carter and Burrows. had not had
an opportunity to secure the views of Sen
ator Culberson on the report they had in
mind to make to the committee today. For
that reason the report was withheld and
will not be made until tomorrow, if then.
1t was stated in the committee today by
Senator Carter that Mr.. Barnes desired
full investigation OF the charges that have
been made against him, but the strange
feature in the proceeding was that those
who seemed well satisfied that Mr.. Barnes
is very anxious to have the fullest inves-
tigation we're not inclined to accord him
that privilege. In other words, just the sena~
tors who ordinarily would be supposed to
concede to Mr.. Barnes his right to have an
investigation are opposed to 1t.
The entire matter was discussed SO briefly
In the committee today that 1t was not
possible to determine how many senators
favor and how many disapprove of the
holding of an investigation into this mat
ter. At the meeting to be held tomorrow
it is likely that the matter will be SO clear
ly outlined that It will be necessary to take
a vote OF the committee to determine ex.
actly what the feeling u.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-25

that twenty-nine buildings were utterly
destroyed and that forty-four were 1t teast
partially spared. As many OF the latter
were so damaged that they will have to
be either pulled down or thoroughly re-
paired. it Is likely that the resumption OF
the short term will be made in tents erect
ed In the parks.
Surgeon General Gerard of the United
States army has taken possession Of the
CrockeT Grammar School on Page street Tor
the benefit Of the stick people in the park,
who will all be removed to that place TOR
care and shelter There Is ample floor space
for three hundred patients. force of 2oO
physicians and surgeons is now making
house-to-house inspection OF sanitary con-
ditions under orders of the health commits
sion.
There are 1O7 companies to share the San
Francisco insurance loss. This loss is esu-
mated by the local agents at between s17o
OOO, 600 and 500, ,0G0 600, but New York sends
word that the insurance men there think
the loss will not exceed $125,OO0,OO0 chi
caEo's loss was $125, 100000, and three COM
panies defaulted to the amount of $500
600. The Toss in Baltimore was paid In full.
1t amounted to $35OOO,OOO
Courts Sweeping Order.
The state supreme court has made
sweeping order granting a rehearing in all
cases in which a petition has been fled,
and in which the time for granting re-
hearing will expire before the 1st of May.
The purpose is to prevent lapses which
would deprive parties to a suit from COM
peting the record within the time specified
within the rule. A similar order was made
in respect to appeals in that court from the
United States district court of appeals.
The sailing of the Oceanic Steamship
Company's steamer Sonoma for Australian
ports having been indefinitely postponed, 1t
has been decided to divert all mail for Aus
tralia via Vancouver, and it is due to leave
there on April q. The steamer Alameda,
belonging to the same line, will likely sail
for Honolulu on April 2S
Train service on the Southern Pacific
coast division operating between this city
and Los Angeles via San Jose, will be re-
sumed today, but the northern terminal
will be Oakland pier, instead of Sd and
Townsend streets, and trains will run
via Niles and San Jose Services will also
be resumed between San Jose and Santa
Cruz. Monterey, Salinas, San Luis Obispo,
etc.
More Bodies Found.
The bodies of three men and one woman
We're found among the ruins in the burned
district yesterday. One of them, which is
identified that of John Hynes, was found
at 18th and Kentucky streets. Hynes met
death by drowning. The remains of an
other man were found In the ruins of the
Southern Pacific building, at 4th and Town.
send streets. and those of another at 552
1st avenue. The body of the woman was
found at eth and Townsend streets. None
of the three could be identified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-25
la RTH QUAKE ECHOES
INCIDENTS OF THE RECENT TER
RIBLE DISASTER.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star
San FRANCISCO, April 25-The children
ot wee president Ramon Corral of Me.ico
VINO were In the San Francisco horror ara
sdls on the way to the City of Mexico and
Corrals two daughters were taken hv
friends TO the convent OF Notre Dame San
Jose. A son was cared for by Mrs p Va
!asco' at the Catholic Church. Haywards
Senor Monteverde came from Los Angeles
Tor the children, and started with them for
the City of Mexico.
All the high court officers of the linda
pendent Order of Foresters at San Fran
cisco are safe. None was burned out In
surance assessments of all members in San
FRANCISCO were remitted for four months
by the supreme executive at Toronto.
-Four men caught attempting to loot the
safe of the MoCloud River Lumber Com
pany. on Brannan street, Will have n mill
tary trial at Fort Mason. A great tent city
TO provide for homeless will be placed at
Fort Mason and the Presidio.
Foremost in relief work has been the
large Los Angeles delegation, with special
cars doctors and nurses. at The Pier at
Oakland. Desmond's kitchen train will feed
many hundreds In addition to the deten-
ton camp for Chinese established near
Oakland a new detention camp has been
opened at Deer Park.
Measles have broken out in Jefferson
Square. There Is no serious sickness In the
camps at Isador Park, Oakland, or Pied
mont.
richly dressed baby was found In the
street by soldier and turned over to the
relief committee. A crazed woman In Oak
land carried a pillow all night, thinking 1T
was her child Finally she discovered her
baby, but II had died in the night.
Hundreds Of lost children were cared for
Many cannot tell names, and may never be
CONTINUED on Third Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-25

predstpiates were oaZziingly brilliant in the
sunlight ..---..--
Petts time was twenty-nne minutes.
In the preliminary heats for the 100
meters race Archie Hahn Milwaukee
(Wis.) A. c.; A. D. Eaton, Cambridgeport
(Mass) A. A; Fay r. Moulton, Kansas
City A. A; W. A. Schick, New York A.
c., and Lawson Robertson, Irlsh-American
A. c. On y, and r. c. Reed, London
(Eng) A c.. A. H. Healey, Blackheath
eng Harriers, and s. Abrams. Cambridge
University (Eng.) A. c., won theri heats
PHALERUM, Greece, April &c. M.
Daniels, N Y. A c., holder o. the worlds
championship 100 yards swimming record
won the final heat in the 100 meters swim
ming race here today. Time, one minute
and thirteen seconds. Halmay, Hungary,
was second; Healey. Australia. was third,
and Derbyshire, England. was fourth.
Daniels won excellent race by yard.
He set the pace throughout and finished
strong
ATHENS. April 25.-The free style dis
Gus throwing in the Stadium today was
marked by number of fine performances.
Martin ]. Sheridan. Irish-American Ath-
letfc Club. New York, the American cham
pion discus thrower, won--distance, Al
meters, ,48 centimeters-beating the worlds
record Gicrgautas, Greece, WAS second,
with SS meters, g .centimeters. Japviners
Finland, was third, 80 meters 81 centime-
tiers.
The FIVE kilometers bicycling race was
won by Verri, Italy. II. Crowther, England,
was second.
The twenty k.lometers bicycling race
was easily won by w. j. Petit. Putney Ath-
letic Club. England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-25
Local Matters In the Senate.

Mr.. Gallinger, from the committee on the
District OF Columbia, yesterday afternoon
reported to the Senate an amendment to
the District bill proposing to increase the
compensation OF metropolitan police patrol
drivers from 5000 to s720 each per annum.
Senator Gailinger has given notice OF a
proposed amendment to the District bill ap-
proprtating s722 for the purchase Of lot 133.
square 81, adjoining the johnson School.
for q playground for that school.
In behalf Of Senator German O proposed
amendment to the District bal has been In
troduoed In the Senate appropriating 5000
to continue the grading OF Pennsylvania east
from Branch avenue to the District line.
Senator Dick has introduced a bill appro-
priating 100000 to erect q memorial statue
or monument to the memory OF Edwin M
Stanton. Secretary of War under President
Lincoln, In tlais city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-25
supplies on the Gutter Perry.

Cen Williams. commanding the Depart
ment OF the Columbia at Vancouver bar
racks. Washington. has informed the War
Department that the revenue cutter Perry
left Portland Sunday for San Francisco
with thirty-five tons of supplies for the
sufferers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-25
RACES AT EPSON.
City and Suburban Handicap Run To-
day.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
EPSON April 25.-The race for the city
and suburban handicap of 1000 sovereigns
for three year-olds and upwards, two miles
and a quarter was run today and was won
by J. B. Joers Dean Swift j. b. Buchan-
ans Golden Measure was second, Sir r.
Vfncents Donnetta was third.
The betting was 15 to / against Dean
Swift, % to / against Golden Measure and
100 to against Donnetta- Eighteen horses
ran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-25
DANIELS WON FINAL
RESULTS OF OLYMPIC CONTESTS
IN GREECE TODAY.

ATHENS, April 25.-Great crowds assem-
bled In the Stadium today to witness the
athletic contests. King George of Greece
and Prince Andrew were present and per-
sonally supervised many of the final ar
rangements for the competitions. The en-
tire top row of the Stadium was occupied
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-25
A Ship to Destroy Derelicts.

The House committee on interstate and
foreign commerce today authorized a favor
able report on bill providing for the con-
struction of ship to destroy dereIicts at
sea. The cost OF the vessel is limited to
$3.50. 1000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-25
Affairs Quieting Down.
The School Buildings.

An official list of the condition of the
school buildings throughout the city shows
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-25

Measles have broken out in Jefferson
Square. There is no serious sickness In the
camps at Isador Park, Oakland, or Pied
mont.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-25

A richly dressed baby was found In the
street by soldier and turned over to the
relief committee A crazed woman In Oak
land carried pillow all night. thinking 1T
was her child. Finally she discovered her
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-11-02

Work is being pushed on the vast
klamath, Ore, reclamation scheme.
well under way, to make productive
100000 acres Of land now useless. OF
that area there win be 1900 acres
ready for the plow Of the irrigator
next spring, says C. NJ. Hystell in the
Portland Journal
The main canal, which leads from the
lower end Of the upper klamath lake
to a point in the desert nine miles east
Of the town Of klamath Falls, Is being
rapidly constructed. The water Is car
ried from the upper lake through a
tunnel under a hill Just north Of the
town. This tunnel is, being rapidly con-
strueted. 1t is being driven from both
ends, and also by drifting from shafts
sunk along the right Of way. The tun-
nell will be completed during the COM
Ing winter. 1t will be $500 feet long,
1871 feet wide on the bottom and IA
feet 4 inches high, with an arched roof.
Through 1t will how a volume Of water
IL feet high
The nine mile section of the main
canal to be completed in next February
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-11-02
Too Much Darkness.

The advance agent rolled up to the
village hall in his red automobile.
Good morning." he greeted briskly,
as he stepped out with a big roll of
posters under his arm. II want to
hang up announcements that our big
show is coming to town"
whats it called?" drawled the man.
ager of the hall, as he rubbed the vel
low freckles on his wrist.
why, knights Of Old Greatest
production of the year"
I'm afraid it won't take in this
town, mister"
why not?"
"WaH, first we had the Arabian
Nights by a bunch Of amateurs, who
rehearsed for year over a livery sta.
BILE; then we had The Twelfth Night
by a troupe Of hungry transformers
who lived on prunes and crackers and
then Carrie Nation came around in
Ten Nights in a Barroom' and al
most caused the town to 60 dry at the
next election. Yeou'll have to bring
around some day plays If yeou want
to make a hit"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-11-02

occasionally sit on the sides, or squat,
in eastern fashion, on his heels. The
body Of the car was not hung on the
axle in eQulllbrio, but considerably
forward, so that the weight was
thrown more upon the horses. Its
lightGess, however, would prevent this
from being very fatiguing to them, and
this mode Of placing it had the advan-
tags Of rendering the motion more eaGy
to the driver. To contribute further
to this end, the bottom or floor con-
sisted of a network of Interlaced
thongs, the elasticity Of which in some
measure answered the purpose of mod
ern springs.
The Egyptian chariots were invaria-
bly, drawn by two horses abreast, which
were richly caparisoned. The
chariot Of Egypt ordinarily carried two
persons, one Of whom acted as the war
rior, the other as the charioteer. oe-
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-11-02
Father and Son

How rare it is to see a father and a
son who are chums, yet how beautiful
is the sight of such friendship!
OF course it depends chiefly on the
father whether or not his growing son
is to find delight in his companionship
If he cultivates the affection of his
boy, If he seeks his society, if he tries
to mold him without breaking his will
or denying him the rights of a human
being with a reason, will and a dis.
position of his own, he will be apt, II
the young fellow is made Of the right
STUFF, to win his heart and become his
hero, for love begets love. But If he is
harsh and distant to the boy in the
days of the latter's youth, if he exacts
obedience without explanation, If he
expects an old head on young shout.
ders, If he makes no effort to gain his
confidence, If he does not seek his re
gard, he need not be surprised If his
son grows up q stranger to him and
desires in his young manhood Other
company.
Happy is the father whose boy II
his friend, his associate, his admirer
his right hand in business enterprises
his consolation and his staff In old
age.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-11-02

will cover about 1900 acres Of first
class agricultural land that Is now
semtarid, excepting for one-third Of thit,,
area that is already susceptible Of Irri
CATION from an old project, known az
the Ankeny canal, now owned by tho.
government A large part Of the re-
mainder Is covered with sage-brush and
still held in private ownership, al
though subscribed by the present own
ers to the government project and sub
Ject to sale under the formula prescrib-
ed by the irrigation law. Each private
owner Is allowed to retain 100 acres.
He must sell the rest Of his holding or
ultimately submit to having the Water
Users Association sell It at public sale.
Ultimately there will be hundreds,
Of miles Of canals and bitches.
Through this whole project and ex-
tending from Klamath Falls to Tule,
lake, will run the channel Of the Klam-
ath river, providing perpetually water
transportation for the farmers. While
the lakes will be lowered nearly IS feet
by the irrigation plan, the present riv-
er channel will be dredged and deepen
ed, forming canal for navigation uses.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-11-02
Arnbt Pnnhn.

In little house up a by-street of
the Mohammedan quarter, old, friend
less, broken, lives the man who might
have ruled Egypt.
If you ask twenty people in Cairo
today, where is Arab Pasha?" fifteen
will tell you that he is dead, while the
other five do not know. In fact, after
the bombardment of Alexandria he was
sent to exile for life in Ceylon, but was
allowed some four years ago to return
to his native city.
1t was only after a weeks hard fer.
reting that 1 discovered, through a ma
tive Journalist, the whereabouts of the
great man.
Even now, in his SEVENTEEN year. he
Is a big man; in his prime he must
have been immense. White hair and
beard; a broad, thoughtful forehead.
surmOunted by the Turkish tarboosh
kindly eyes, dulled a little By age but
lighting up wonderfully when he talks
about things which interest him. a
straight, powerful nose; a large mouth.
which must once have been hard and
cruel, now softened by adversely.
Though the day is warm, he wears an
Overcoat, and he walks heavily on a
massive ebony stick--Pall Mall Ga.
zette.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-11-02

Among the wonders Of the world, tho
bone caves Of the pre-Adamite period
deserve a prominent place. 1t is to,
this period that the extensive remains
Of Mammifer@ found In the strata Of
the Pampas Of Buenos Ayres, and in
the caverns which are scattered In such
vast numbers over t continents Of
Europe and America, and even in Aus
tralia, are to be ascribed. OF these
caverns, a most extensive one, ana
among the first which attracted atten-
tion, Is situated at Baylenreuth, in
Franconia, and the engraving which we
here given represents a section of It
The entrance of this cave, about
seven feet in height, is placed on the
face of perpendicular rock, and leads
to series of chambers from fifteen
to twenty feet in height, and several
hundred feet in extent, In a deep
chasm. The cavern Is perfectly dark,
and the icicles and pillars of stalactite
reflected by the torches present a high
ly picturesque effect The floor is lit
orally paved with bones ana fossil
teeth, and the pillars and corbels Of
stalactite also contain osseous remains.
Cuvier showed that three-fourths Of
the remains in this and like caverns
were those of bears, the remainder