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The National tribune., 1906-09-13
llIE WANT 4 LIVE. ACTIVE AND

" thoroughly experienced salesman in this To-
- cality with sufficient money TO buy outright
his first months supply of our simplicity Low
Pressure Hollow Wfrc Gasoline LiYhfs.
A utility needed In every store and home and fully
complying with insurance rules To such man We
will give exclusive sales right and guarantee 10 refund
money If goods not sold in TO days Further particu-
lars on request. THE STANDARD-GILLETT
LIGHT CO. $50 N. Halsted ST.. CHICAGO, Ill.
The National tribune., 1906-09-13
The l1th Me.

Serg't-MaJ. Elias P. Morton has lne
an acceptable service to his comrades
Of the 11th Me. by collaiins tho statis-
The National tribune., 1906-09-13
LETTER FROM JEFF DAVIS
Sounding Officers of the Regular Army
as to Secession.

Editor National Tribune: During the
last year of the war l was on duty at
Jeffersonville, Ind, or Louisville, KY,
and used to go frequently to the office
of Gen. r. c. Wood, Assistant Surgeon
General, u. S. A, to see my old friend
and classmate. DIR. Charles G. Gray, AS
sistant Surgeon, U. S. A, who was on
duty in the Generals office. One day
soon after the surrender at Appomattox
1 was in the office. and the door to Gen.
Woods private Office opened and he
came out, holding in his hand a paper
yellow with age. Addressing Dr. Gray
and myself. he said, My young friends,
you cannot realize how glad I am that
this terrible war is nearly over. With
you 1t is different. You are sustained
by your friends and your States, while
stand alone. My sons are in the Con-
federate army and my State in rebel
lion. In looking over some old papers
to-day / found letter which may in
terest you." and he read to us the fol-
lowing, which repeat as nearly as pos
sible from memory:
"War Department. Washington, D.
c., -, 1854.
Maj. r. C: Wood. Surgeon, u. 8. A.
Dear SIR: 1t Is evident that In the
near future there will be a separation
between the North and the South. In
the event Of such separation we would
ask you with which side you would be
identified? This inquiry would hardly
seem necessary when We know that you
are Virginian.
Very respectfully,
Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War"
Cen. Wood said that he replied In
substance as follows:
Jefferson Davis. Washington, D. C,
Dear Sir: Yours Of recent date re-
ceived and noted. Replying, VIII say |
have raised my right hand toward
Heaven and taken a solemn obligation
to support the Constitution Of the Unit
ed States. and while God lets me live !
shall hold that obligation sacred.
VERY respectfully,
'R. C. Wood, Surgeon, u. s. A."
All honor to the tried and true sons
of the South and halters for traitors are
my sentinents.-C. L. Randall, NJ D.,
Battalion Captain and Assistant Sur
geon. U. S. A.. Allamont Springs, Fla.
The National tribune., 1906-09-13
An Error I'm Greeley.


F. J. Davies. Lieutenant, 45th Pa,
calls attention to an important error in
Greeley's account of the battle of South
Mountain, where the part taken by the
45th Pa. is credited to the 45th N Y.
This is q gross injustice to the 45th Pa,
as the 45th y. Y. was not present al
South Mountain. They were in Schurz' s
Division of the Eleventh Corps. AID in
northern Virginia in front of Washing
ton. The loss of the 45th Pa. at South
Mountain was AZ killed and mortally
wounded and 81 wounded, making 4
total of 1874 Comrade Davies carries a
lifelong reminder in his body of that
sharp battle. He has never heard that
the 45th n. Y. claimed to be there, and
from all he can learn they Were a fine
body of soldiers. Justice to the dead
Tired of Soft sonp.
John L. Welch. Sergeant, Battery II,
eth L. S. Art, st. James, Mo, thinks
the veterans are tired of the soft soap
of their representatives. in Congress As
soon as a new man goes to Congress he
Introduces e pension bill. thinking 10
make himself popHiar with the old sol.
diers which is neveefollowed up, know
ing 1t will go no fufffer than the Pen
sion Committee pigeon-holes. The vet
Grams feel they are not being treated
right, and keeping on soft soaping''
them will not make them feel any bet
ter Congress should either settle the
matter at once or drop it.
She Saw Two.
Mrs. II. ]. Priest, Ringwood, Okla, a
reader of The National Tribune, and
much interested in Comrade Slaytons
query as to female albino. writes that
when a child she saw two, a mother
and daughter. They had the characte.-
jstic silky white hair, milk white skin,
and eyes with deep red pupil and pink
iris,
The National tribune., 1906-09-13
Four Dollars in Gold Decidedly MI.

Comrade Justice Hall, of Watson.
Mo. writes that he enjoyed the Ma
tional Encampment at Minneapolis very
much, but was glad TO get home. While
visiting the Soldiers Home at Fort
Smelling he saw an old vet, who. OBJ,
serving his Grand Army button. said
II am entitled to that button; I could
make a good thing out of my prison
experience. Gen. Win6er offered me 81
in gold If would work for him. and
admired my pluck when I refused"
Comrade Hall thinks this a good story
to tell, but not to believe. He thinks
there wasn't 81 in gold or silver in all
the Southern States put together Ut
that time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
WORK ON MURDER GLUE
CUMBERLAND OFFICERS HOPE TO
ESTABLISH IDENTITY.

Special Dispatch TO Tn, Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md. May 12-state's
Attorney Austin A. Wilson left today for
Somerset TO work on clue which may
lead to the identity OF the supposed muir
derers of Walter Watkins, aged twenty-six
years, unmarried, at Luke, this county
His body was found on the railroad track
last Sunday morning 1t Is supposed that
he was murdered and his body, which was
frightfully mangled. thrown on the track
1t Is believed that the negroes, Trenton
and Carter. alias Ross, who are chargedI
with the shooting of Chief-ofPolice Ed
ward Spangler OF lockwood, and are sus-
peeted of being implicated in the murder
of Contractor Thomas Rinehart at Dorsey's
Run, Nd, are responsible for the death of
Watkins. These negroes have been iden-
titled as the men who robbed the jewelry
store OF James II. Feaster at Piedmont
binding and gagging Feaster and his clerk,
w. r. McClanahan.
The death of Watkins occurred the same
night. Mr.. Feaster went to lockwood and
identified the men. He recovered 500 in
money and two watches. but his $500 dia-
mond ring. which the men secured is miss
ing. 1t Is thought however, that 1t will be
found. II Is supposed from a remark that
the prisoners made that they killed Wat
kins, and this led to the investigation on
the part OF States Attorney Wilson. Where
Watkins body found Is but few hun
dred yards from the Feaster jewelry store.
Watkins was son of James III. Watkins of
Terra Alta, w. Va, and brother of Dem
mis- f. Watkins. a merchant at that point
All the circumstances point to cold-blooded
murder as his watch and money were gone
and there was long cash IN his arm as II
cut with knife or razor No blood was
found on the ground where his body had
been mangled by the cars
States Attorney Wilson was at Luke yes-
terday, looking into the tragedy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
THE STAR TODAY.
Part One.

BoarL Of Trade Has Outing. ................
President Contradicts Tiilman and Chandler. 1
Senator Tllman and Ex-senator Chandler
Place Their Word Against President Roose-
Standard Oil Tricks Barred. Observation-Disclosures.
Asst. Secretary Peirce Hits at McWade. .....
Allison Amendments to Rate Bill Adopted 2
Daughter OF President Tyler Now Sc. 49,. 3
High School Cadets Drilling Hard. .......... 8
Georgetown Law School TO Debate. .........
News OF Neghboring States Observation-Disclosures. s
Notes Of Schools and Colleges. es...............
Affairs In Maryland. .......................,. 7
Piano Manufacturers Convention ......... .S-9-I0
Revolving Murder In Germany ...............-. IL
Labor Committee on s-hour Violations ........ u
Local Items ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 16
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
DIED FROM NATURAL CAUSES.
No Credence Attached to Murder
Theory in Yingling Case.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Spec1aI IIsTatch 10 Inc SIaT-
FREDERICK, Md, May 12.-The theory
of Mrs Nettie Gorum of Washington, d.
c., as reported in the American today, that
her mother, Mrs Sarah F. Yingling, who
was found dead at her home in Frederick
county on Sunday last, was murdered, finds
no credence in Frederick county. DR.. T. c.
Routson of Buckeystown who made an eN-
animation of Mrs. Yingling's body, and upon
whose report the coroners jury rendered
a verdict of death from natural causes, is
of the opinion that there is no justifica ton
whatever for a theory of foul play, and the
absence of suspicion In the neighborhood
of where Mrs Yingling lived was SO COM
plete that the authorities at Frederick
learned nothing of the occurrence until
Mrs Gorums suspicious, as reported from
Washington, We're brought to their atten-
ton today.
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BOARD OF TRADE
At RIVER VIEW
Fall Out With Business and Go
in for Fun.
DESERT PATHS OF INDUSTRY
Indulge in a Terrible Exhibition of
the National Game.
SPEECH BY SPEAKER CANNON
Charles B. Hanford Recites "Tba
Star spangled Banner''-Names
of the Committees.

me trouble at River View YESTERDAY
happened IN this way: The WasbinRtou
board OF Trade, having had falling out
WIN business. went in for fun. Desert
ing the peaceful and profitable but pro-
94S pains OF industry, the members. one
anu an old and young. .hied themselves
away to River View for dav Of faoettre-
sport and frlvolity. This they did well
knowing their solemn duty as guardians
Of the commercial and Industrial interests
or the capital city; this they did also in
open and impious defiance Of forebodins
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Big Fire at Copenhagen.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 12.-The
free port had a narrow escape today from
destruction by fire, due to spontaneous com
bustion of cotton waste in a shed belong
ing to the East Asia Company, which was
gutted The damage done amounted TO
nearly SfG0,0O0. The fremen by heroic eff
forts prevented the spread of the flames to
the shipping.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
NAMED FOR CONGRESS.
Successor to Representative CARRIER
of Ohio

LIMA, Ohio. May 12.-Early returns from
the democratic primary election held
throughout the fourth congressional dis
trict today indicate that w. e. TouviIie OF
Mercer county has been nominated for
Congress over Charles II. Adkins OF this
city. This was the. first congressional pri-
mary election ever held in Ohio.
Representative CARRIER. who now repre-
sents this district. aand who Is the only
democratic member OF Congress from this
state, did not seek denomination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
Part Two.


oocleiy .'..-'--..'. '.......-......2-3
Among the Clups- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
In the Stores. s.................... 4
Around the City. ............. 2
Editorial Comment .................. 4
Fifty Years Ago in The Star.............
Answers to Correspondents. ts.............. 4
Egypt and the Capitulations. s..............
MUSICAL atehtlon
The City's Pretty Shrubs. s................. 6
Soldier Fun in the Provinces. ............. 6
Infant Glass at the Zoo. Observation-Disclosures. Z
Tome Institute Athletic Games ........... 7
Looking Ahead to Rockville's Meet ........ Z
Summer Resort Directory ry................. g
Finance and Trade of the World ...,... o
West Washington in the Early Days. ......... 10
FINANCIAL situation at Frisco. 10
The Theater Observation-Disclosures, 10 IL
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Part Three.

From the Speakers Desk. BY /. White Bus
hey, Secretary to Speaker Cannon n 2
The Heavy Villain. BY George Woodruff
S"hhstoh- 8
Some Newspaper Hoaxes. BY Hugh Pendexter 7
Blood is Thicker Than Water. By Day Allen
Wiley. ey..................... G
Boost for Sadie By sewer Ford II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
Part Four.

=, rage
IN ~ rasni"n realm. -........................2 %
Street Gowns From New York " .
Partisan House Toilets ts.. .
French Styles In Empire Gowns -
Practical Housekeepers Own Page. 4
A Rock In the Baltic. By Robert Barr &
Settlement of Port James By w. E. Curtis
Evolution of the Horse. e..............
sunday stars Prize Photographic Contest. -. Z
Society Women Have Brains. ..........,.
In the Realm of Higher Things ........
Cure for Care tSermon) )................. S
As the CartooDists See the News. 8
News of the Local National Guard. .... 8
The Making of a Successful Husband 1900. o
The Girl You Would Like to Be Be......... 10
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prognostications, signs and omens For
the board seer and the board prophet had
agreed IN serious confab that the sisns
were lnauspicious Only I'll luck. they fig
ured' could tefall the expedition. because
II was the thirteenth transgression. And
'heii' again. }. Pluvius was evidently oni-
noon to fnterpose a waterv acrop,ra-,I
meht 10 the festivities. But the rural del
ues were propitious, and, after ali. there
were no casualties
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History viii Never Be Written

The complete history of what occurred
VIII not be written in the book of chroni-
cles OF the board. AS far as putting Il
down in print is concerned the lines will
De drawn at many points to the exclusion
of things of "A highly startling and stre,-
uous character. All of these things will
be conveniently grouped by Implication
under the sententious record that the
whole affair was a bowling success. Such.
in brief, tells the story
Ihirteen years ago the Board of Trade
py formal proclamation. set apart one day
In the year for official dereliction 1t was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13

the Presidents changeable record through
out the chickering's and chickering's over tne
bill He has shifted his position several
times and upon at least two occasions just
at a time when things seemed propitious
for an agreement. Men who have followed
the game carefully know the President has
"swapped horses in the middle of the
stream" more than once. Senators were
not surprised therefore to learn that ale
cations were rife that he had made another
shift
1t was not expected that the republican
senators who were laboring for restricted
review would cry from the housetops their
discomfort. although republican senators
who stoutly defended the President in the
past week in the Senate have uttered in
private some strong expressions of regret.
Ii Is a way republicans have, however, es-
pecially under the party discipline in the
Senate, to walk up and take their medi-
cine like little men, even though 1t tastes
bad when party harmony is at stake
Only in the Congressional Record, and
for the consumption by the dear people
have senators tried to claim that this
amendment is a narrow judicial review in
the contemplation of the President S orlgl-
nal position. Elsewhere it is admitted that
il is as broad form Of judicial review as
the conservatives could have wished from
the outset.
If the wicked democrats only had kept
quiet and let the game run along smoothly,
1t would soon have been accepted. as the
President claimed, as entirely. satisfactory
to the radicals. Now no one knows how 1t
will end. 1t is assumed that the President
will stand by his contention and not admit
that any fault is TO be found with the bill
as amended.
1t is feared by republican politicians, how
ever the democrats are in position to make
some capital and to charge with perhaps
some effect throughout the country that
the administration did not get all 1t could
out of the bill They are looking to the
President TO steadfastly refute any such
idea and to put his word against all other
allegations in the hope that the country
will still follow Roosevelt and confuse the
democrats.
President Preparing Statement.
President Roosevelt is believed TO be pre-
pairing a long statement regarding his con-
ferences with ex-senator Chandler, who
acted as go-between for the President and
! the South Carolinian in rate discussions.
The President was closeted for a hour or
two last night with his stenographer. and
worked until nearly midnight. In a speech
| in the Senate in the afternoon Senator
Lodge indicated that the President would
| probably have a reply to make to the
| statements The probability is that the
| statement will be given to the public to-
| day and viii appear tomorrow morning
| The Presidents favorite method of reach
ing the people is through the Monday
morning papers.
1t is well known at the White House that
Senator Chandler made many visits to the
President.
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decreed that on that day business and
trade should he wholly abandoned for the
enchantment of green lawns, fresh air
In abundance, good fellowship unalIoved
pIanked shad and many other attractions
connected with an outing down the river
So when the glad anniversary rolled
around yesterday the members all hark-
ened to the pied piper of pleasure and
hustled down to the rivers brink where
in due course of time they embarked on
the steamer St Johns for the chosen
scene of festivities
Excitement Commenced Early.
The excitement commenced as early as
1890 o'clock. when the first trip down
the river was made The next boat load
of bustling humanity got away at 2
o'clock. This contained the major num-
Der of members and guests. At the wharf
at River View they were greeted with
shouts and yells by the advance guard.
who had already expended a good deal
of animal energy and enthusiasm
Thereafter River View became an Illus
tration fit In every respect for the CAM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
!. Part Five.

Nationals Lose to Detroit. oit.......,
i-ho " "o'A AonAhst 1
Hoppe Wins Billiard Tournament Q
Juvenile Stakes Go TO DeMund ......
Among the Oarsmen. Observation-Disclosures. Q
Reorganization OF Marquette League .
Sizing Up Sunday School Mines. .... q
Nearing Close of Chess Season on a
Relations OF Umpire and Player - a
Departmental League Season Opening a
Chandler Egan Gives Experiences ~
Records Broken Mt Athens. ns.........
AmericanBred Bags OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Latest Tales of Hdlf PLAYERS
How the Major League Teams Look ..........
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Gave Money to Cancel Orders.

Yes.
You would leave them with a business
man and when the agent Of the Standard
Oil Company came along the man would
show him the fake orderY
Yes
'"rhen the Standard Oil man would give
him money to cancel the fake order and
give him a genuine order. Is that right?
Did you ever get any of that money!?
The witness at first declined to answer,
but the commissioners ordered him.
II did receive some of the money. but l
do not remember how much,' replied the
witness. Il fixed the scheme and then If
the business man wanted to give me any
thing all right The object of the scheme
was to make money and to cause trouble
and expense for the Standard Oil Com
pany."
DO you practice this fake order game
with your present employer?
Il will use it at any time | think 1t nee
-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
Three Kinds of Oil Out of Same Barrel

In concluding his testimony Hibbs said
he knew of many occasions when the
Standard Oil Company had sold three kinds
of oil out of the same barrel at different
prices.
A c. Annett of Springfield. H., was the
next witness. He described banquet held
in Peoria February "a 1a00 when c. H.
Hand addressed the agents of the Standard
Oil Company. He said that Mr.. Hand told
of a salesman named Carlyle closing a con-
tract for supplying oil to large wire nail
company In Kokocno, Ind, and declared
that Carlyle had said that if he had $50
he could have secured the contract. The
money was furnished in a short time, the
witness said. and the wire nail company was
compelled to close it's plant because of
worn-out journals and hot boxes. The con-
tract was then given to the Standard Oil
Company.
John w. Griffith. purchasing agent of the
Union Pacific. declared the Galena Oil Com
pany supplied his road with OIL and gave
the figures paid for it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
Fake Orders for Oil.

He would induce business man to give
him fake order for oil and then show il
to agents of the Standard oil Company.
who would give him present to get him
to buy oil from the STANDARD Oil Company.
On cross-examination Attorney Miller
asked:
Are you working any of these games
you have described, now that you are
working for an independent oil concern?"
mo. I do not have to stoop to do the
dirty things I learned while in the en-
ploy of the Standard Oil Company" re-
piled the witness.
These fake orders' were orders that
you never intended to fill. were they not?"
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money was used in bribing the employees
of the firm using the oil.
Another Instance was cited where the
engineer of a large plant was bribed by
agents of the Standard Oil Company to
put grit in the oil sold by a rival. SO that
1t would ruin the machinery and the GUS
toner be compelled to buy of the Standard
on Company.
The witness gave specific instances
where he had bribed railroad employees
while he was in the employ of the Stand
ard Oh Company to get information re-
gardlng shipments made by the Royal Oil
Company. He said he had paid freight
hand of the Iowa Central railroad 50 per
month to get him certain information
He said the company always urged agents
never to remember names or facts con-
nected with the obtaining of information
about rivals. The witness then detailed
a plan he had used to make trouble for
the Standard oil Company.
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paign literature of the National Play
grounds Association Throwing aside re-
sfraint and entering fully into the Bohe-
nlian spirit of the occasion austere business
men. reverend tliergyfnen and grave states-
men romped and sported on the green like
boys just out of school. The exercise
proved decidtsd stimulant to the appetite
and everybody was ready for feasting when