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The Washington times., 1906-05-04
The President on Standard Oil.

The message OF the President
and the report of Commissioners
Garfield on alleged discrimination
IN railroad freight rates to the ad-
vantage of the Standard Oil Com
pany are expected TO produce two
effects:
1. To demonstrate the need for
complete supervision over all rail
road rates by the Interstate Com
merce Commission
2. To promote prosecution by the
Department of Justice against the
makers of certain of the discrimi-
natory rates.
That the message and report will
have a considerable effect on the
public mind may well be expected
1t is first of all specific-and in the
mass of allegation and abuse which
has been heaped upon the Standard
Oil Company specifications of this
sort, offered dispassionately and
presented without a food of gen
eralizations, have been rare. The
statement has the further advantage
of being within the comprehension
of the reader at a single sitting. in
which respect it is assured of a
great deal more attention than any
of the. perennial and chronic indict-
ments of this same corporation
which have appeared in some of the
magazines.
The effect on the Senate cannot
be ghuged so confidently. The need
for preventing rebates, discrimina-
tions and preferentials of every
sort-which is the first teaching
of the statements admitted by
every oae in the chamber. There is
no difficulty on that score. The
preseziU divergence of views has
arisen over the method which the
nation should adopt to prevent such
preferentials; and while the report
by its emphasis of the alleged
circumvention of interstate regula-
tions through the granting of State
preferentials-offers impressive evi-
dence of evils which some method
must be found to reach, it is not
conclusive in favor of any particu-
lar method.
If the Standard Oil Company and
the railroad companies named with
it in this connection hope to prevent
this report from becoming conclu-
sive evidence in support of radical
legislation against them, their best
course will be to make an answer
as specific as the charges made
against them. Failure to answer, ap-
parent Indifference, or general
denials will not quiet a statement
ike this:
THE Pennsylvania Railroad has given
the Standard = rate OF cents barrel
from Olean. y. Y. to Rochester, while
the Independent refneries in territory
adjacent TO Olean were given a rate Of
SS cents a barrel
by means of this 9-cent rate. in com
bination with a rate from Rochester to
Norwood, n. Y, a virtually secret and
very low rate from Norwood. y. Y, TO
Burlington, and secret local rates there
from, the Standard has been able TO
supply central and northern Vermont
with oil at a rate of from ID to p cents
per hundred pounds, whereas no inde-
pendent rerner could reach that terri
rate varying from 80 TO 80 cents per
hundred pounds"
The Washington times., 1906-05-04
THE EASY WAY.

II Emma Jane prefers her club
To staying home at night.
She knows full well her loving hub
win tell her it's all right:
And If she hates to have me smoke.
Why. Jhen, 1 loath u tease her.
Why should 1 any storm evoke?
It's easier to please her.
-Chlcago News
The Washington times., 1906-05-04
PREFER NAME OF ROOSEVELT
TO THAT OF ROYAL FOUNDER

CARTERET. y. J.. May 4-This bor-
ough named for the first real owner OF
the State, voted yesterday to Change ifs
name to Roosevelt. in honor of the
strenuous President
In the balloting at the special cleo
ton. 366 votes were cast and only one
was recorded in favor of retaining the
name OF the royal founder. There is a
very large industrial section to the pom
ulation and plenty OF evidence Of a
strong antipathy to race suicide
The Washington times., 1906-05-04
NIHILIST KILLS HIMSELF
NEAR VikCENNES FOREST

PARIS. May "A Russian nihuist
committed suicide this morning at Joint
vile, in the Immediate neiEhborhood OF
the NiRcennes forest. where the bomb
explosion, wEicf killed StrIga and
wounded Sokoloh, Rus ian anarchists.
occurred yesterday.
The BODY has not yet sen identified.
but Il IS believed he was connected with
the plot Of the men involved ia the ex-
plosion yesterday
The Washington times., 1906-05-04
SHE Isl

Truth to tell. she squInts a little.
And her nose--slas.-her nose
Ne'er would be picked as 4 model
BY a sculptor. suppose:
But she has q gentle manner
And can Warble like q lark:
Though her features are not faultles
She's a dandy in the dark
Chicago Record Herald.
The Washington times., 1906-05-04

y St. Louis man dropped dead
while he was watching the ticker
in his brokerage Office YESTERDAY
Considering the messages the
ticker has been delivering lately.
the mortality is still a long wav
below normal.
The Washington times., 1906-05-04
MISLEADING WORDS.

He found an unpaid gas bill,
And with a flush OF shame
Indorsed il with misleading words
Some lines from an old fame
Cleveland Leader.
The Washington times., 1906-05-04
INTEREST CENTERS
IN BIG BENEFIT
Entertainment at Friend
ship a Banner Affair.
COLONIAL DANES GATHER
Noted Women Assemble Here fer BIZ
ennial Council of the National
Organization.

All forms OF entertainment with the
Exception Of late dinners. and those. only
snall and infofmal. viii give way to-
day % the big entertainment at Friend
shll Almost the only body OF people
who viii appear quite unconcerned are
the Colonial Danes who opened their
biennial council here yesterday. and
who. for the rest of the week. viii be
me OBJECT OF contant entertaining
Mrs. Thomas Richardson entertained
AT q deliGhtfully arranged tea yesterday y
afternoon for the Colonial Danes.
Among the prominent New York wo-
men in the city for the council are Mrs
Samuel Nerplanck, Mrs. Charles ~
Spasding. Mrs Chauncey, and Miss
Haldane
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne MacVeagh have
closed their residence on Massachusetts
ayerS,e and gone TO their summer home
in Pennsylvania
The Austrian Ambassador and Baron
ess HcnEelmuller will leave Washing
ton tomorrow FOR a short visit 10 Mr.
and Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt al their
home IN Hyde Park.
General and Mrs. John Moore viii
leaVe Washington this week for the
North. for a brief stay. previous to
IhdHlng t1eir plans FOR the summer.
Mrs. Mc0re's many friends viii regret
70 learn that she has been confined TO
her room for the past fortnight with a
SeNerS attack Ot grip, in view of which
indtsposition she has been unable either
20 receive or pay visits. Though stiil
weak from the effects OF the attack,
Mrs. Moore hopes 10 return 10 Wash
ington previous &c closing their Six
teenth street residence for the season.
Geoffry c. Stein has returned 70 New
York after a short visit 20 his sister.
Mrs Henry Peyser, Of 1868 Eighth
street northwest
4 deiightful early morning church af-
falr VIII De the breakfast in the Sunday
sCnOOl room at the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church tomorrow from Gas 10
O'Clock. Tickets are p cents. and the
menu viii include Strawberries and an
the palats5le things conducive 10 a good
Nay morning breakfast
The Washington times., 1906-05-04
BIG COAL STRIKE
CERTAIN TO CONE
All Peace Talk Is Abandoned
at the Scranton Miners
Convention.

lf-EAsa-N IN Ia, Nay John Mitch
ell has absolute control af the ninars
convention in session here. and he has
SAID that he believes a strike VIII come
II Is therefore almost certain that
final action declaring The strike on is
matter OF a few hour only.
But II seems prob4hIe that Mitchell
vii be asked some questions by some
Of the delegates bt fore this action is
taken, so that The convention may not
finish its work today, for J. IS the an
nouAced purpose of President Mitchell
20 see that every man has his say" If
he wants 10 talk.
P-imed 10 Ask Questions.
Several Of the delegates have prined
themselves 20 ask Mr.. Mitchell about
the allegations made by the anthracite
operators that he is playing the soft
coal field against the hard field. There
Is no suspicion Of Mr.. Mitchell that n,
would deliberately sandbzg the anthra-
cite men Tor the sake OF the soft coal
miners. but the situation this spring
tho miners say. has become so involved
IN both fields that they want an ex-
planation. One miner said.
The bitumirous operators have made
no secret OF the fact that they want a
NNttEAN itA fA-A AtE4lS ANI business reasons.
au0 they have done everything they
could 10 bring II about II there was a
strike here YOU would find operators
IN Illinois. Indiana, and Ohio signing up
the 1913 scale in a hurry. IN order 10
get soft coal 20 the anthracite market
co not understand this situation. and
want 70 ask President Mitchell 10
make It clear
Three Possible Roads 10 Peace.
Three things are possible that VIII
prevent strike, and none of these three
is probable The iners can back down
and go 10 work. winch would mean The
gradual Gisintegrau2n OF the union: the
operators can grant some slight con-
cesstons, which a ey have resolutaiy
said they won't do. and President ROoSe-
welt can interfere, but TO friends here
he has Indicated thar he VIII take -
action.
The Washington times., 1906-05-04
SNEERING COMMENT.

"Smithev is a deep thinker. isn't n.
Yes; he's round-shouldered from
weight OF his ideas" 4
The Washington times., 1906-05-04

Mrs. Thomas Richardson entertained
al q deiightfully arranged tea yesterday
afternoon for the Colonial Danes.
The Washington times., 1906-05-04

Among the prominent New York yvo-
men in the city for the council are Mrs.
samuel Nerplanck Mrs Charles A.
Spa'dlng, Mrs Chauncey and Miss
Haldane
The Washington times., 1906-05-04
SIR HENRY DURAND
OFF FOR ENGLAND
British Ambassador Will
Spend Period Abroad.
ACCOMPANIED BY NIECE
Upon His Return Diplomat Will Join
His Family at Lenox for
Summer.

The British ambassador. Sir Henry
Mortimer Durand left the city this
morning for New York. accompanied by
his niece. MISS Everild Durand. who
spent the winter as the guest OF her
uncle at the emba ssy. and VIII sail
Tor Liverpool tomo;ro His excelIencv
viii remain abroad but short time
Joining his family At Lenox upon his
return 10 this country.
The Washington times., 1906-05-04

MI and Mrs. Wayne MacVeaEh have
closed their residence on Massachusetts
avers'e and gone TO their summer home
in Pennsylvania.
The Washington times., 1906-05-04

The Austrian Ambassador and Baron
ess H'nGelmuller will leave Washing
I ton tomorrow for a short visit 10 Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt al their
\ home IN Hyde Park
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-16
NEGRO DELEGATIONS
 CALL ON PRESIDENT
Resolutions Presented Requesting h.
 terference to End DepIorable Con- ditions in Congo Free State.

Washington, February 1.-Two delega- tions of negro cltizens prominent in edu- cational and religious work called on the President today. The first headed by Bishop w c. Gains of Atlanta, G. w. Clinton of Charlotte, N. C., and Alexander Walter of Jersey City and Prof. Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee, Ala, in vited the President to attend the negro Young Peoples Christian and Educa- tional congress.
 The President said he would be un- able to accept the invitation, as he ex- pected to go to Oyster Bay in the latter part of June.
 The second delegation was from the National Baptist convention and consist ed of the Rev. Dr. E. c. Morris. Arkan- sas; the Rev. Dr. L. G. Jordon, Ken lucky; the Rev. pr. Bishop Johnson. Washington; the Rev. Dr. A. A. Cosey and Prof. Booker T. Washington. The delegation presented a set of resolutions dealing with the alleged deplorable con ditions in the Congo Free State and re- questing the President to interfere to put a stop to the outrages reported The President promised to take the subject under consideration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-16
MAN CHARGED WITH
 BURNING BROTHER
POURED BENZINE ON CLOTHING AND SET FIRE TO HIM TO GET POSSESSION OF $aooo LIFE IN- SURANCE.

New York. February 15.-Accused of having murdered his brother, Carl for the purpose of obtaining life insurance money amounting to 5000 Alexander Legler, Jr., was arraigned in court in Jersey City to- day. The examination of the prisoner was postponed, however, until next Saturday at the request of Chief of Police Murphy, who desired time to get together wit nesses.
 The case is one of the most extraor- dinary in the police annals of Jersey City. In explaining the case to the court Chief Murphy said that the prisoner was suspected of having poured benzine over his brother Carl and of having set him aflre while he slept and added that 1t was believed that when Legler saw that his brother would not succumb to his injuries he caused the victims death by administering some powder, presum- ably of a poisonous nature. The police an- nounce that they will endeavor to have the body exhumed by the authorities at Baxley, Ga, whither 1t was taken by Legler soon after his brothers death.
 Carl Legler's death occurred on De- cember 19 five days after he was found ablaze in his room at boarding house Sl Summit avenue, where he lived with Alexander. His death was reported as &C., cidental and Chief Murphy did not learn of the case until last Friday. He then be- gan an investigation which resulted in Alexander Legler's arrest last night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-16
WANTED INFORMATION.
Frenchmen Suspected of Discrimlna tions in Favor of America.

Paris, February 15.-In the Chamber of Deputies today Messrs. Loaue, radical so- cialist, and ThIerry, republican, ques- tioned the government on the delay in the application of the law regulating insurance companies, which passed last March. The deputies named attributed the delay to maneuvers by American in- surance companies and accused certain functionaries of having been corrupted by them in order that the American Insur- ance companies might obtain unfair ad- vantage over French companies. Deputy Loque and Thierry declared that if this be true the American ambassador must have intervened on the subject of the non-application of the law.
 Premier Rouvier replied affrmatively but explained that the ambassadors ac- tion only had reference to the question whether the law would be retroactive or not.
 The questioners declared themselves sat isfled with the premiers explanation and the incident closed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-16

House appropriation committee today In connection with his estimates of $2OOOO for a continuance of the prosecutions, MT. Hitchcock explained that coo indict- ments and 100 convictions already have been obtained by the interior depart ment in nineteen states.
 To the great surprise of the sub-com- mittee MT. Hitchcock said, that Louis jana leads in the number of land frauds uncovered by his department and has more than Oregon. Washington or any of the states which are supposed to be the chief offenders. California also shows long list of frauds
 It was explained by Secretary Hitchcock that the unearthing of land frauds had been conducted as quietly as possible but that the lack of publicity does not indicate a lack of activity. Assistant Secretary Ryan, Assistant Commissioner Fimple of the general land office and other officials were also before the sub committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-16
Walsh Freed of Criminal Charge.

Louisville February 15.-John Walsh, an iron worker of Chicago, and who says he was a gunner's mate on the Balti- more during the battle of Manila bay was cleared of the charge of horse steahns in the criminal court this morning, on motion of Commonwealth's Attorney J. M. Huffaker. Walsh was charged with attempting to dispose of a horse and buggy in New Albany, Ind, but the h. dictment was filed away on the recom- mendation of MT. Huffaker that the de- fendant had heretofore borne a good char acter. and had seen many years ser vice in the United States navy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-16
EXPERIMENT STATIONS
 WILL GET MORE MONEY
House Votes $500 Additional to Each State and Territory In the
 Union.

Washington, February 15.-The morn ing hour prevailed in the House to- day until after o'clock. The net result was the passage of bill to increase to S9O,000 year the federal appropriation to each state and territory for the support of agricultural experiment stations, and a bill repeating the present law grant ing American register to foreign ships wrecked and repaired on the American coast in the discretion of the secretary of the department of commerce and la bor and requiring special act of Con gress to grant such register
 The feature of the day was the attempt of Mir. Payne, chairman of the ways and means committee. to get up his bill for the consolidation of custom collection dis tricts A furious opposition developed and by roll call a large majority voted against considering the bill Again when the experiment station bill came up the debate reverted to the Payne bill and it was with difficulty that it could be brought to an end.
 An indirect compliment was paid to MT. Longworth by vote to adjourn to- day until Monday, although nothing will appear in the record of this purpose.
 Washington, February 15-The Senate today passed to the consideration of the joint statehood bill and for an hour and a half listened to a speech by Mir Dick in support of the bill as reported from the committee on territories.
 The Ohio senator received careful at tention from the senators present, but the attendance was at no time large Among the auditors in the gallery were a number of Indians in native costume
 Mir Dick did not conclude his speech and as he was not prepared to resume tomorrow, the Senate decided not to sit again until Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-16
WANTS TOCOMPEL WOMEN
 TO BECOME BEAUTIFUL

New York. February 15.-(SpeciaL)-Al- though an impression prevails that the proposed scientific study of natural American beauty has been postponed, Charles Hemstreet, accompanied by Mrs. Hemstreet, sailed this morning on the White Star liner Baltic, to complete ar engagements in Paris for the immediate coming of Mrs. Jeannette Pomeroy, who is to make the study personally. MT. Hemstreet issued this official statement:
 Primarily Mrs. Pomeroys object is to make scientific study of beauty in the women of the United States. But when her ideas are put in force they will affect not only the beauty of women but will have a marked effect on art, literature, music, architecture, decorations, parks, streets, indoor and outdoor life generally.
 "If Mrs. Pomeroy is right in her con clusions that the women of America are growing less beautiful year by year, she will invoke national state and municipal governments to aid her in forcing women to become beautiful whether they will or not
 This invocation of the law may sound absurd at first hearing, but if you stop to think you will realize that in America there are a hundred thousand children who never would have any schooling whatever except for the compulsion of the law. Why. then, should not the law, for the benefit of the nation, compel women to be beautiful regardless of their own desires.
 "The contention of Mrs. Pomeroy is that if sensations are ugly, then physical deformity will result; If sensations are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-16
GAMBLING WITH DEATH.
What Many of Us Are Doing Three
 Times Day.

For every thing we get something IS taken away Every act pulls two Way s' Some men in power dole out their souls for it. They can't have soul and power
 at the same time.
 And so. in this quick-nving age, most of us can't have energy and health at the same time. One or the other must pe lost. and it is usually health. We know we are doing wrong and would like to reform, but we have morbid fear of being laughed at if we aim to live and eat according to conscience and good sense. Some of us break away for awhile and enslaye ourselves to a diet. We read apou' the hardy Scotsman being fed on porrldge and oateake making soldiers of muscle and dash and how Caesars arm was fed on corn. But the diet doesn't last long. We quickly swing back into the great line eating and drinking to tul- ness like the rest, eating anything ana everything. at any time. and any way we find it. We say what Is stom- ach for If it isn't to obey the palate. But there is really no one rule appll- cable to everybody's stomach. W nat one man may eat another may not
 Rut the dyspeptic should remember that the death list has a dark shadow hover ing over 1t with long bony finger point ing to "died of heart disease. Physlclans will tell us that there are few cases of heart disease that do not come rom stomach Arrangement.
 At every meal we may be brewing TOT ourselves a terrible case of dyspepsia. II may come upon us after breakfast to- morrow morning or after that oyster sup per tomorrow night.
 Acute indigestion means that you nave even chances for death or life That the gamble you are taking. That precious gastric juice decides, as rule, whether you continue to live or not
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-16
EVENTS YESTERDAY
 IN SOCIAL WORLD Brilliant Dinner Parties at the
 Country Club SOME SOCIETY NOTE s Military Ball at the Club This Evening To Be a Picturesque Event In
 Compliment to Several
 Navy Men.
SOME SOCIETY NOTE s

A brilliant event of the week was the dinner last evening at the Country club. which was given by the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. The dinner was served in the large cafe. where a long banquet table was placed and beautiful ly decorated with cut flowers and ferns There were fifty guests and the toasts and after-dinn speeches made the oe- casion eloquent and enjoyable. Discussed informally, the biennial convention of this fraternity which will be held m Birmingham aroused great interest and every member present at the dinner expressed a desire to make the con vention the most memorable in the his tory of the fraternity. The enthusiasm eloquently expressed by the president MT. William D. Nesbitt, met with in- stant response and the dinner was but an indication of the cordial welcome visiting men, members of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
 The toasts were as follows:
 Alpha Tau Omega'-John c. Pugh.
 "State Alumni"-J. B. Rylance
 "Congress Echoes'-Vassar Allen.
 "Taus from Other states"-J, L. Mat thews.
 "The Ladies"-Forney Johnston.
 "Fraternal Finances"-J. H. Frye.
 Those present at the banquet were Vassar Allen, F. H. Bryant, L. c. Brad ley, Dr. J. R. Dawson, J. W. Nannum, the Rev J. w. c. Johnson, Hugh Martin, John Pugh, L. H. Putnam, D. F. Shoaff, l. R. Wharton, Berry Baugh, F. B. Clement, John Denson, J. H. Frye, J. l.. Drennen, Dr. Oscar Hayes, John Jemison, Sr., Reid Lawson, A. B. Perdue. w. D. Nesbitt, J. B. Rylance, Jack Hazard, J. T. Matthews, J. A. Martin, c. Burton, J. c. Carmichael. W. A. Horn and B. C. Williams.
 It is anticipated that about 400 dele gates will attend the congress in Bir- mngham and that a number of visitors will also be in the city at that time.