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The Washington times., 1906-02-23

Medico-I.egal Society Says
Meeting Is Indiscreet.
WILL WAIT FOR CONGRESS
Complainant's Letter on St. Elizabeth's
Declares Investigators are Too
Biased to Act Rightly.

The members Of the Medico-LegaI So
ciety will not be present at the meeting
Of the board of visitors OF the Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane at Ia
O'Clock tomorrow morning. TO consider
charges preferred against the Institution
by the society.
Replying 10 the invitation Of rD- w
a White superintendent of the hos
pital. TO be present 10 give evidence
touching certain statements which have
recently appeared in the public press
over your signature. Mr.. Evans today
sent the following letter 10 DT- White.
Replying TO your two letters Of the
2lst instant, addressed &c Dr. Charles
NJ. Emmous and myself. requesting our
appearance before your board Of visit
0Ts at the Administration building, on
Saturdc-. z4th inst. al 10 o'clock a. m.s
TO give evidence relative 10 subject
matter OF our report as . committee of
the Medico-Legal Society Of the District
of Columbia tlnc-b- / have 10 state. as
attorney for the society. that, exclusive
Of other reasons. we would not be justi-
hed in participating in any inquiry by
your board pending action upon the
resolution now under consideration. pro-
viding for such investigation by a. COM
mittee Of the House OF Representatives.
This would be forestaIling the action Of
Congress.
In this connection. ] beg leave to
ask whether the Board of Visitors has
considered the apparent imprOprietry
Of conducting this investigation, in the
course OF which the secretary and
other members Of the board viii be
called upon to testify, and IN the re-
suit Of which each member has a deep
personal interest Your board. in ar
riviug at a decision, would necessar-
ily have to pass judgment upon its own
testimony and upon its own past Off
ciai acts, The deliCaCy Of the situa-
tiOn would be pronounced
Under separate cover / mail you
copies Of the committees report, which
viii be presented to the Secretary Of
the Interior today"
The Washington times., 1906-02-23
DAINTY MISSES TURN UP
NOSES AT ODOR OF LILY
Agricultural Department
Cultivates Rare Specimen.
BLOOD RED IN APPEARANCE
Four Feet in Height and Native of
India-Exudes Perfume That
Drives Out LaboTers.

King Solomon in all his glory was
not arrayed like one of these" would
certainly be true if applied to the latest
variety of the lily family which has
been found by the Agricultural Depart
ment. 1t rejoices in the euphonious ap-
pelation of "amorphophalus rivieri.'
Dark Red in Appearance.
The new plant is much the same as
the Gala Iily in shape. but instead of
being white it is a dark. bloody red.
fading into a green splotched stalk at
the base AT the best, the appearance
of the plant is none too prepossessing.
but when the inquisitive admirer gets
close enough TO get a whiff of the pc
Culiar odor of the plant he holds up his
hands in horror. If placed in the room
from which the plant had been recent
Is removed he would declare that there
was a rodent ,ately deceased in the i'm
mediate Vieini y. A specimen was taken
TO the botani cal class OF the Central
High School by the teacher, Prof. +. q.
Norris, but when the sensitive nostrils
Of the young lady pupils were assailed
by the offensive exudation they declared
III toto Jhat they preferred zoology II
they had to stand odors like that"
from flowers.
The plant stands nearly four feet
high and is one of the few in this coun-
try. 1t is d native OF the Himalaya
mountains. of India. The original bulb
from which the present bloom was OBJ
tanned was brought to this country last
year The flower which bloomed was
siXty-nine inches high and had TO be
removed from the hOth0use OF the Agri-
cultural Department to avoid a strike
among the men who were repairing the
glass roof at the time. They declared
that the contract under which they
were employed did not require them TO
work in a place which seemed to re-
quire the attention of the Health De
partment.
A peculiar feature about the Odor Of
the plant is that ii deceives even big
green bottle flies TO it's nature on
warm day when the OdOr producing or
gans Of the plant are In perfect working
order clouds Of the insects hover about
the flower in search Of the carTion which
the OdOr indicates.
In Bloom Only Short While
There is one redeeming feature of the
plant, however. which makes it possible
TO endure the smell for the time that IL
lasts The flower stays I'm bloom for
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THIEF CLEANS HALL RACK
WITH GUESTS AT DINNER

Police of this city and Alexandra
have been asked to find a thief who
stole the hats and coats belonging to
several of the guests at a dinner at a
Prince street residence about 9 O'Clock
last night. Some of the guests were
from Washington and among those who
suffered was Robert Harold May. Of 1915
s street northwest. a clerk in the City
Hall He reported that two hats belong
ing to men. a gold frame pocketbook. a
ladv's coat, a fur neck piece and two
overcoats were stolen from the hall by
the thief
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Fine and Imprisonment
For Speeding Autoists
District Commissioners Frame Bill PrOvid-
ing Severe punishmentforC Chauffeurs Who
Endanger Pedestrians Lives.

An Imprisonment penalty for automo.
bilists who violate the speed regulation,
more severe than any penalty prescribed
by law IN any other city of the country
is provided for in d bill sent today TO
the House District Committee by the
District Commissioners. with the request
that it be made the Law Of the District
OF Colum bia.
The bill provides that for the first
violation OF the speed regulation a fine
shall be imposed not less than $ or more
than $50; for the second violation, a fine
of not less than $50 or more than 500.
and for the third violation fine Of not
less than $50 or more than $50. or i'm
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SHE OUGHT TO KNOW.

Il Ike this make of automobile bet
ter than any other in the whole show.
said the girl in the fur jacket, with en-
thusiasm-
Why is = better than the rest of
them2' asked the girl with the three
cOTnered hat.
II was knocked down by one like this
the other day, and II didn't hurt me
bit.'-ChiCago Tribune
The Washington times., 1906-02-23

prisonment for not less than ten days
and not more than one year.
The Commissioners in reporting p The
committee explain that they think these
penalties shOuId be enforced in order TO
make autOmobiiists comply with require
ments of the law. The violation of any
other automobile regulation other than
the speed regulation shall be punished
by a hne cf from 81 to $40 The Com
nlissioneTs say they think these penal
ties W,3 safeguard the lives of the
people of The District
This bin contains penalties much more
severe than those OF the Sims bill, to
which objection was made before the
Commissioners by the Washington Auto
Club.
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TWO POLICE SAVE SCORES
FROM DEATH IN FIRE

NEW YORK. Feb. 23.-Fire IN the i've
story apartment house at 10 West 18th
street early today, starting in the hall
way on the first floor. made It impossible
for the fifteen families in the house to
escape TO the street by the stairs
Many of them would have perished had
il not been for two policemen, who
risked their lives in clearing the apart
ments Of their occupants. carrying tnem
to the roof. passing them across air
shafts 20 adjoining apartments and put
ting them on fire escapes.
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ADMISSION THAT BEER
Is NOT VIRTUOUS?

The wagons of one of London's lead
ing breweTies now traverse the streets
bearing the motto: ''Thinkest thou be
cause thou art virtuous there shall be
no more cakes and e?''-PhiIadeIphia
Record
The Washington times., 1906-02-23

One Says Strikers Tried to
Stop Business.
USED PRESSURE ON MAS0NS
Statements of Cases of Picketing Also
Included in Thirty-three Papers
in Court.

The Typothetae of Washington today
filed, through its counsel. thirty-three
supplemental afiidavits in support of its
application 10 the District Supreme
Court for an injunction TO restrain Co
lumDia Typographical Union, No. l0l. and
its members from interfering with the
members OF the Typothetae in the con-
duct OF their business as employing
printers. The affidavits are also in con-
tradiction OF allegations made by the
union in the answer to the petition Of
the Typotnetae for an Injunction and in
refutation of afhdavits nled in support
OF the answer by members of Columbia
Union and others
Filed with the affidavits is a number
of clippings from local newspapers and
the two Bulletin publications, intended
as q Tefutation OF thAA part of the affi-
daVits OF john Berg, president o the
typographical union, and Thomas {.
Parsons, chairman Of the eight-hoUF
committee, alluding TO boycott
Made by H. E. Wilkins.
The amdavits on these points are made
by Henry r wilkins Many OF the
other anidavits fled have reference TO
the "pickeying OF offices OF members
of the TypoJnetae by members of the
typographical union.
George +. Howard. who has the con-
tract for printing a Masonic publication,
says on January 10 Thomas G. Parsons
and Frank Kidd called upon James D.
Richardson. commander of supreme
council \. i. 5. X. Masons. and re-
quested him 10 withdraw the contract
This he says was an attempt to boycott
his establishment and 10 ruin his busi-
ness.
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HEARING FROM HOME.

The conference at Algeciras hzM
fixed time to adjourn. The deIega Ina
have probably heard from their wives.
Los Angeles Times
The Washington times., 1906-02-23
HEATED ARGUMENT
OVER INSURANCE
Commissioners Have Hear
ing on Drake Law.
POOR ARE BEING ROBBED
Attorney Cave Says Assessment Kind
Is Larceny-Needs Less Capital
Than Peanut Vendor.
POOR ARE BEING ROBBED

Assessment insurance should be
classed as n kind of larceny.
This declaration was made by @. W.
Cave. representing the American Home
Life Insurance Company. before the
Board of District Commissioners TODAY
while favoring the enactment of an in
surance law. which has been drafted
by Superintendent of Insurance Thomas
f Drake. providing that all insurance
companies doing an assessment busi-
ness must file a bond OF $4,000 to insure
policyholders against possible losses.
Wouldn't Insure Themselves.
The men who run such companies"
continued Mr.. Cave. would not insure
their own lives in them"
Mr.. Caves statement brought forth
a vigorous protest from Attorney E. 3.
Hay and W. Mcneil. who represented
the Royal and the Globe. two assess
ment companies
AIr- Hay declared that such a state
ment savored of q personal attack. and
that the companies assailed could show
that they paid every dollar of their
liabilities
Mr.. Hay continued his protest against
the enactment of the proposed law by
saying that II would mean the total con-
nsCation of several assessment com
panies dong a legitimate business in
the District.
Free-for-All Argument.
a spirited controversy ensued at this
juncture between Attorneys Hay, Evans,
and Cave, each declaring that the other
was guilty Of Misrepresentation and mis-
statement Commissioner MacfarIand
interrupted the belligerent attorneys with
the statement that the board sessions
were for the purpose of hearing a mild
expression or views either faVOTing or
opposed 70 bill. and not heated contro-
VcTSy.
Mr.. Cave then resumed his argument.
declaring that assessment companies
were prevented from doing business in
certain States because Of the precarious
character of their assets
Their assets he stated, ARE in the
pockets Of those who run the companies
and IN cases of losses they are no more
responsible under the present law than
the furniture in their offices.
Under the present law anyone can
enter the insurance business with less
capital than is required by a peanut
vendor
Protection Asked for Poor.
why them the attorney questioned.
should there not be a law enacted
which would give protection TO thou
sands of poor people who insure in such
companies" ,"
The Commissioners announced at the
close Of the hearing they would con-
slider both sides and give their report
On the proposed bill within d few days.
The Washington times., 1906-02-23
PITCHFoRKs, ORCHIDS AND LUCK

Senator Ben Tillman get hold Of the
wrong end Of his pitchfark
Chamberiains orchid .tin blooms.
Luck is stiIl with Teddy.--Boston Her
aid
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Printers Statements, Too.

There are fled also statements made
by a large number OF printers employed
by the Tyuothetae. In many of them. Il
IS stated that the atlantis willingly and
voluntarily sought employment by mem
bers OF the Typothetae and were willing
and glad 10 have an opportunity 20
work. Many OF these are made by
printers who have come 10 Washington
from other cities
Tt Is expected the matter VIII be heard
Friday next before Justice Stafford, IN
Equity Court, No. ?
Chairman Parsons. OF the printers
eight-hour committee. said today that
the union printers would have num-
ber Of affidaVits 10 answer the affidavits
filed today by the Typothetae. we
viii have our affidavits ready by Thurs
day" said he and they will show that
we have done nothing in violation OF the
Il x"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-05

so strong that in many instances they de-
stroyed the identity of the north and
south veins, and this fact probably &C
counts for the fact that fifty or more in
dividual companies found space to operate
in small area. 1t took twenty COM
panies to produce s39, 000. 600, and only one
of them attained a depth of 200 feet from
the surface. while only one or two others
reached a depth of 400 feet.
1t is right here that one of the most
important deals in the mining history of
Nevada was cOnsummated. Less than
eighteen months ago Captain W. B. Jen-
ness, mining engineer of Colorado, was
sent to examine this property, or rather
all of the properties at this particular
point in the camp. He was profoundly
impressed with the ground and was not
long in securing most of it under option
on liberal terms. Now the Elko-Tuscaro-
ra Consolidated Mining company has been
formed to take over the ground which
embraces 1850 acres and $50 acres of pla-
Ger ground, as we'll. On the Dexter
ground is a forty-stamp mill and sixty
ton cyanide plant. Twenty of these
stamps are pounding away night and
day. Last week at the office of the COM
pany in Tuscarora, 200 pounds of ANAL
gam that was taken from the plates after
a twenty-one day run was exhibited
Salt Lake. Denver and New York capital
is backing the company which has it's
headquarters in the Flatiron building,
New York
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-05
COLLECTS THE BULLION TAX.
Man Who Knows What Nevada
Mines Are Doing Visits Zion.

The one man of Nevada who probably
knows more about the real prosperity of
the state in mining sense than other is
a visitor for a few hours in Salt Lake
That man is James II. Neven. state IL
cense and bullion tax agent for the Sage
brush state, who has offices at Carson
City and Reno. but who is almost con-
tinually travelling through the different
counties in his official capacity. He
comes here to learn what the Bamberger-
Delamar company is doing and he goes
from here TO Los Angeles to interview
officials of Searchight companies and 10
collect the tax on the bullion. their mines
and mills produce. Nevada laws require
all producing companies to pay a bullion
tax on the net earnings of their properties
and Mr.. NeVen is the man who collects.
When seen during the afternoon the
visitor stated that since he went into Of
flee a little over one and One-half years
ago the bullion tax of Nevada had been
increased by between 5000 900 and $500 900
q year and he felt certain that next
year would witness still greater per-
centage of Increase as by that time nu-
merous new mills would be in operation.
81 cannot say just what the average tax
on bullion in the state amounts to off
hand" said Mr.. Neven, but it is ap-
proximately $3.50 on the 800. The rate
varies according to the financial condi-
ton OF the various counties, but the state
is rapidly becoming so prosperous and
the counties are doing so we'll that il will
not be long till the tax will be far from
burdensome in any of them The i'm
preston that the tax is designed as bur
den on the producer or that it is forced
on any one or any company that is not
able to pay is erroneous. 1t is just tax
and one that we aim to be perfectly just
in collecting. In counties that are in
good financial condition the tax is light
and it will be light in all of them very
soon.
within another twelve months. Tono-
pah. Goldfield. Bullfrog: OlinghOuse. Tus-
carora, Cherry Creek, Ely, Phoebe.
Searchlght and numerous other camps
and districts of the state will be pro-
ducing tremendously. The towns are
growing, railroads are building in all d.
rectiOns and the mines are being equipped
with mills. smelters. etc. TO an extent
that would be simply bewildering to the
uninitiated. The snelters and other re
duction plants of the west are now taxed
beyond their capacities 70 handle the
ores that Nevada has to offer and 1t has
become absolutely necessary for the diff
ferent mineral-producing regions TO pro-
vide themselves with means of getting
the money out of their ores The mace
cut ont is n rapid one. bit tire right kind
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Mining Notes.

Three carloads Of ore from Alta, two
from Tintic two from Bingham and three
from Nevada were reported at the Pioneer
sampler yesterday.
Superintendent M. j. Daily Of the Silver
King company's Park City bonanza came
down from camp on Friday night to
transact company business.
Captain Duncan MacVichie, who has
been at the Balaklala properties in Shasta
county, California. for several days past,
is expected back early in the week.
Beginning tomorrow, the afternoon call
on the mining exchange will begin at i 80
O. clock instead of 1:15 o clock as formerly.
The rule which prevented making deals
in Nevada stocks for future delivery has
been abrogated and the usual ''Seller thir-
ty," etc, will hereafter be found tackled
on to trades in the Nevada list the same
as the rest The fact that so few of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-05

the Nevada companies have headquarters
in this city was the reason for chang
ing the rule that applied to Nevada
stocks.
A message from Willard F. Snyder who
was at Fairview yesterday advises mis-
associates here that he will leave for
home today and reach Salt Lake tomorrow
evening.
Ten carloads of ore from Tintic. six
from Nevada two from California, ivy o
from Idaho and one from American Fork,
were released from the Taylor & Brunton
sampler yesterday morning
A carload of lead ore from the Hoosier
property in the Good Springs district, was
sampled yesterday. The lot was a partic-
uIarly good one 1t went to the American
Smelling company, which is handling the
mines output under contract.
Now that the headquarters of the Ohio
Copper company have been moved from
the fourth floor of the Dooly block TO
the offices of Manager Thomas Weir on
the floor below, the Black Diamond COM
pany of Stockton has taken the rooms
vacated by the Ohio company.
Billy Ball. who gave up the superin-
tendency of the Lower Mammoth about
three months ago to do some prospecting
on his own account in Nevada, is sched-
uled to return home during the next rev
DAYS 1t is not known what success he
has met with during his wanderings In
the Sagebrush state.
]. Herbert Williams. one of the big men
in the Shawmut company. operating at
Bingham, came down from Butte yester-
day. and, after a look into the progress
of development at the Bingham proper
ties of the Shawmut company, he wiil
continue on to Ely, New. Mr.. Williams
has been making general Inspection OF
Butte interests since leaving Boston, ia =
ing advantage of the summer vacation
period at home to make his pilgrimage.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-05

MUTUAL BENEFIT CLAIMED
MAMMOTH ORDERS PAYMENT OF
USUAL DIVIDEND.

The board of governors of the mining
decided to legislate unlisted stocks out
of existence, so far as making quota
lions upon them for public consump-
tion Is concerned. A rule was promul-
gated to the effect that, beginning Aug.
10, no statement of dealings on the
open board in stocks not regularly list
ed on the exchange would be made
public. Two objects are expected to re-
suit from this action. One is TO show
the companies whose stocks are dealt
in that 1t will be to their advantage
and the advantage of the exchange to
have them listed and regularly called,
while the other is to prevent, as far as
possible, the making of wash sales
aud the resultant PRONUNCIATION of fic-
tittous quotations. Another rule that
was made at the meeting was TO the
effect that no broker or exchange mem
Der should, hereafter, be permitted to
hold both bid and offer on any stock at
the same time during the informal
calls. The adoption of this rule is also
expected to eliminate further the maxi
ing of convenient quotations and sales
at times when other brokers are with
either buying or selling.
st believe that most of the companies
whose shares are being dealt in on the
open board will appreciate the fact
that the action taken has been with a
view of protecting their shareholders, "
said Joseph Oberndorfer, vice president
of the exchange, after the meeting,
land that most of them, if not all, will
sustain us to the extent of listing their
stocks and thus obtaining whatever
protection it is possible for an institu-
ton like ours to give them. We shall,
of course, continue to deal in stocks
not listed and records of the tranSac-
lions made will be kept, as at present,
so that any interested party can find
out just what was done if he cares to,
but we deem il for the best interests of
the public and the operating companies
that official sanction of the prices at
which sales are made shall not be Civ
en- by having them published to the
world as authentic. We want it to be
understood that the only prices and
quotations bearing the stamp of genu-
ineness are those made during the for
NAL calls on listed stocks. Personally,
/ believe it will help our business by
eevating the standard under which it
is transacted"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-05
MINING STOCK EXCHANGE.
Week Has Shown Good Volume of
Business and Firm Market.

During the week on the mining ex-
change total of 1S947S shares of stock,
with a selling value of s160, 06O.60 changed
hands, yesterdays contribution being H.
coo shares and $14, $3.50. During the cor
responding week of last year the business
done was represented in the sale of 80. 1S5
shares of stock for $2S. 2S5-quite a diff
ference. For midsummer trading little
fault can be found with the condition of
the stock market. Many brokers and OPP
orators are away on vacations, the wealth
er has been and is anything but conducive
to business activity. but for all that the
market has been maintaining firm tone
without sensational features. The prob
abilities are that it will so continue for
possibly four to six weeks to come,
though gradual Improvement is predict
ed in brokerage circles during the clos
ing days of the present month.
The strength exhibited by New York
Bonanza, Montgomery Mountain, May
Day. South Columbus. Uncle Sam and
Yankee Consolidated have been features
of the week in the lower-priced stocks
while the higher-priced shares have had
no trouble at all in holding their own.
Weak spots have been few and far be-
tween, and there is nothing in reports
from the various camps and mines to in
dictate other than that the present
strength will continue.
Following is the list Of final quotations
and record of sales made during yester-
days single regular and open board calls: