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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-24
LINERS FIND ROUGH WEATHER
Lmbria Encounters severe Gales
BirkbaH Is Driven to shelter.

New York, Dec. 23.-AH Of the ocean
liners which arrived al this port to-day
tell of experiencing most severe weather
on the way across. The Cunard liner
| Cmbria encountered the worst weather
Of any Of the big liners. She ran into
heavy seas and severe gales. bat the
steamer suffered no damage. The Umbria
brought 269i sacks Of mail and rs pack
ages of paTCcls-pOst
The worst experience on the way over
was that OF the British tramp steamer
Birkhail The Birkhau left Hamburg No
vember II, calling at Shields on the 21st
for coal. When of the coast Of Scotland
the steamer experienced heavy weather.
and was obliged 20 stop at Stornoway
for repairs 10 machinery Crossing the
Atlantic the steamer encountered south
west waves. constantly flooding the decks
and causing much damage The supply
OF coal running short. the BrkhaIl was
obliged 10 run for St Johns. New
/ foundiand. in order 10 replenish her
buukers
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CORTELYOU LABELS THE LIES.
RumOr of Restitution of Insurance
Contributions Heads List.

Postmaster General Cortelyou has one
of the finest collections Of political scrap
books in the United States. They are in
dexed under various heads. such as
Truth, Nearly True" Almost Lies -
There is one upon which appears this
label. Just Lies" Conspicuous IN the
latter book, according to Mr.. Cortelyou' S
secretary. is the statement recently print
ed that it was the intention Of the Re
publican National Committee to return to
corporations the sum of $4,000 alleged to
have been contributed by them in the last
national campaign.
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II the people of Washington a year
ago showed no interest in the measure
to reduce the price OF gas here to 50
cents-and this is the explanation given
for reporting that bill adversely-they
are not to be held guilty OF the same
shortcoming now. There is universal in
terest in Representative Maddens bill fix
ing the price OF gas at 70 cents pei thou
sand feet Before his departure for Chi
cago to spend the holidays. he had re-
ceived several hundred letters from citi-
zens commencing him for the step he
had taken in this direction, as we'll as for
his effort to extend the street car trans
fer system Upon his return, Mr.. Mad
den intends To press both measures, and
it is known that he will have the active
support Of influential Representatives,
and Senators The District Commission
ers will make a favorable report on the
gas bill. il is stated. The attitude of the
chairmen OF the District Committees is
predetermined. The gas-hoCsc lobby viii
be busy. as usual, and endeavor TO kill
the measure in committee The Business
Mems Association and the Washington
btal0 Oh ] AcAAt " III AbAbtttS~ ttAN sA4-
immediate stand In support Of the bill
and there is good prospect Of forcing
it 10 passage.
Georgetown the Heaviest Sufferer.
Citizens Of Georgetown are especially
interested in the movement The charge
for gas is even more extortion1tc there
than in the city proper The following
letter in reply 10 an assertion made by
Chairman Babcock a few days ago is
of interest.
Editor The Washington Herald.
Referring 20 y0ur article in Fridays paper. under
the sgbhesdiHg NO interest shown IN gas reduc-
ticR measure, and DO action likely 20 be- bad tins
session 7 quote tho following: Yesterday Chan
man Baic9cs of che House District Committee. gave
his views. - To- the gas question, there
really dces not seem 20 be az this time mrch H.
tcrCst On The part Of The people OF the DIS
triCt. I don't know Just now what, # ans.
complaint could be- made as % the price Of gas.
know that the price has b,en reduced al my re-
quest in Georgetown from Si5 90 SL90.
] have before me my bin 81 the Georgetown Gas
Light Company Uhe Only company furnishing gas
To- the homes in GcIget0Wu for the month from
October p 70 November p. last II reads:
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DIED.

AHERN-On SATURDAY. December -. 1876. at $50
a. m, at her parents residence. So street
southeast. ANNIE GENENIENE. beloved daugh-
ter q Maurice and Minnie Aheru. aged twenty
Funeral from her late residence on Monday De
camber a; thence % ~. Peters Church where
mass viii be SAID at o'clock a. n. Relatives
and friends invited 20 attend. New Y0rk and
Philadelphia papers please COPY
CLARK-On Saturday. December 2. 1906 at $40
g. m at Providence Hospital. GEORGE ".
son OF the late Thomas z, and Martha f. CLARK.
Funeral from the residence Of his sister Mrs W
W Stokes 40 G. street northeast Monday De
ccmber p. at ? O'Clock. Funeral strictly private.
DENGLER-On saturday morning. December p,
1906. at her residence. S9 I street northwest.
Miss CHRISTINA DENGLER, in the seventy
18th year Of her age
Funeral from her late residence on Monday. Deem
her q, at ,. n. jChiesgo papers please coTyI
GLEEsON-On Friday. December q. 1901. at 1879
a at his residence. 1916 North Capitol street.
ANDREW GLEESON, aged scventy-tuo years.
Born IN SCarif. County Glare. Ireland. and resi-
dent Of Washington for ftty-fouT years.
Funeral viii take place from above address On
Monday, December =, thence to St AiGySus
Church, where high requiem mass win be said
at a. n. Relatives and friends are invited %
attend baltimore and Chicago papers please
c0py.l
LEE-Departed this life, December Q, 1906. at 715
a. H., HENRIETTA, she beloved wife Of Rev
George W. Lee pastor Of the Vermont Avenue
Baptist Church aged ffty-tW0 years.
The funeral az / r. NJ December a. The body
VIII lie in state 20 ths church from a. m. 70
1870 p. m on date u funeral
McCoNNELL-On saturday December p. 1906. at
BIS a. m. MARY v. widow Of Capt. john r.
Mcconnell.
Funeral on Monday. December "a, at o'clocS
D. m from the residence Of Mr.. Atkinson SIS
Third street northeast. Friends invited. Inter
ment at Arlington.
PHANTOM Saturday December p 1906. ELLEN,
beloved wife Of the late James Plant
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to
attend the funeral from her late residence 100
street southeast on Wednesday December D.
at $50 a. H., 70 St Peters Church az g a. M.
where a mass Of requiem viii be offered for tie
repose Of hsF soul. Intemeut in Mount Ohrst
Cemetery.
WARREN-On Friday, December q, 1896 az her
residence. Zl2l L street. at l:30 =. M, CHAN
ME {. WARREN.
Funeral viii take place Tuesday at ! p ~, a.
Vermont Avenue Baptist Church.
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the sane or even more. Senator Van
WICK introduced testimony to show that
when gas was 81 a thousand feet. Of the
same quality and the same amount used.
certain customers bills were larger under
the $40 rate than they were at 81.
There was considerable testimony as to
faults in meters; meters that registered
much more gas than was really burned.
Mr.. w. c. Dodge testified that at his
residence. 116 b street northeast. where
he used the same fixtures with the same
number Of burners and with less per-
sons in the house to use the gas. the
bills had steadily gone up. He presented
table for the first three months Of the
years from 1876 TO 1886 showing the price
charged per thousand, and the amount
Of his three months bills. 1t was as fol-
lows.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.


Washington, sunday. Dec. 3. lsG6-5 y. IN
The Western ara Of high pressure has advanced
several hundred miles eastward ID the last twenty
ICur hours and caused general fail IN temperature
m al parts OF the country east Of the Mississippi
especially IN Atlantic coast districts.
Rain has fallen IN the Pacific Coast States; else
where generally fair weather has prevailed, except
along the Lower Lakes and IN New England, where
light SNOW has fallen
In the extreme Northwest the temperature has
risen slightly
The weather viii be fair Monday and Tuesday III
all districts, except the Upper Lake region, where
snow is probable.
The cold weather will continue IN Atlantic coast
districts and the south Monday and the temperature
viii begin 10 rise Tuesday. II viii be warmer Mon
dag the Mississippi Valley and CuideT in the cI
uema Northwest Temperature viii continue to rlsg
Tuesday in he Mississippi Valley. the Ohio Valley
and the 9.ake region.
Tie winds along the Atlantic coast VIII be fresI
g1Ithvrstrly ard the Gulf coast fresh norhCrly
steamers departing Monday f0g European ports
aiI have fresh uorthwesterly winds aud cloud,
scathcr Co the Grand Banks
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PARDEE THANKS HARTMAN.
Governor Glad That Southern Pa
cific VIII stop SaIton Sink Flow.

New York, Dec. 23.-Referring to the
recent overflow Of the Colorado River
in the Imperial Valley, Cal. and the mes
sages which passed between President
Roosevelt and Z. II. Hartman. Gov.
George G. Pardee. of California, has wired
Mr.. Hartman as follows:
I rejoice at being informed by the
President that the Southern Pacific Rail
road will at once proceed 10 repair the
Colorado River break, pending perma-
nent settlement Of the whole question
by Congress. / thank you for your ac-
ton. which viii save great financial and
territorial losses to individuals and this
State"
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Local Temperatures,

Midnight p 2 a. M. % a. m. . ; G a. M. 2
a. m %; 10 a. r., y y noon .; 2 p. m, =
p. H. 3; p. H.. %; ,. m, 70; &c p. m, 4.
Maximum p minimum e.
Relative humidity-S a. M, II; ? p. m, -; S p.
l... 30. Rainfall, trace.
Temperature same date last year-Naximum 81
minimum. g.
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He declared that this was done. as
shown by the report of Dr. Jackson. in
the investigation before the New York
senate. by putting on excessive pressure
and forcing gas through the burners a
great deal faster than It could be con-
sIIrrld
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-24
DEATH COMES TO TWO
Couple Asphyxiated in Board
ing House by Gas.
THE WOMAN IS UNIDENTIFIED

COMPANION Is Charles y. Turner, "
Carpenter with Family I'm Wash
fngtOn-COuple Registered from
baltimore on Saturday Nighf-Both
Had been Drinking.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-24
ALLFOR CHEAPER GAS
Universal Call for Passage
of Madden Bill.
RxTORTION FOR MANY YEARS

Company Ordered It's Books burned
at One Time, i'm Order to Conceal
Its Irregular If Not Fraudulent
observation-disclosures of Capital
Paid For In stock Dividends.
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Therefore unless fortunate enough 90 be able %
take advantage Of this discount for cash tor 1t
amounts TO that the people Of Georgetown are
obliged 90 pay $50 a Thousand feet, aad the Hon.
Mr. Babc0Ck Z imported correctly, would seem 70
have been uisnf1mcd as 90 the action upon his IT,
quest tor a reduction from 81 . 20 Sl-0l
J. WILMER LATDIER.
.-LH I-mLarLn ar-ru.-
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senator spOOner's Investigation.
At the time a bin was introduced in
Congress seeking to reduce The cost Of
gas within the District of Columbia 10
81 per thousand feet Ohis was in June
1856 "a subcommittee OF the Senate Com
mittee on the District of Columbia went
into the whole question of the cost of
gas very thoroughly. and with much
pains. Senator Spooner was the chair
man of the subcommittee. and Senator
Blackburn was his confrere.
The report of this subcommittee on the
bin showed that the Washington Gas
light Company, to which. by law. was
committed the exclusive privilege Of max
ing and selling gas within the city Of
Washington, was created by Congress in
1913, with an authorized capital Of $50
COO. From the time Of its incorporation
it has been protected by Congress from
competition, except for a short time by
company incorporated in 1864, the con-
troll of which the Washington Gas Com
pauy soon acquired. Its capital has been
increased from time TO time until in 1856
its capital had grown from S5O,00 to 81
Oeo,O00. the par value of its stock being
$50 each. Al that time the company rep
resented that it had expended for its
plant. s. O10.
Irregular Increase of Capital stock.
senator Spooner, in his report, declared
that the history of the Washington Gas
Company showed that it had been one
Of uninterrupted and marvellous financial
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-24

Temperatures IN other cities together with the
.uouul Il rainfall FOR the twelve hours ended at
D. m. yesterday are as follows:
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success" He went on to show how the
capital of the company had been IN
creased In August, 1852, by authority
of law. to SS50.o0O; in January. 1850. it was
increased by an addition Of $4,000, max
ing the capital at that date $50000O; May
q, 1856, II was increased by adding $780,,
600, and May %, 1872. it was increased by
adding 100000 From time TO time since
then he found that the stock was in
creased in cUriously irregular annual
amounts until it reached 100000.
He went on 10 show that the subcom-
mittee had been unable TO obtain a state
ment Of the amount paid into the capital
by the stockholders. and by whom paid
or the amounts earned by the company
or the disposition made Of such amounts
up 10 1866. His report then went on 10
say
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There was also testimony to show that
no matter how the cost of gas was sup
posed to be reduced the consumer paid
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FunernI On Tnesday.

After identification. the body of Turner
was taken to an undertaker's establish
meEt The funeral Will take place to-
morrow from the house, 2lI Fifteenth
street southeast
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-20
SUES FOR RIGHT TO TALK
Woman Says Noise From Brewery
browns Out Conversation

CINCINNATI, o.. Sept 19.-Mrs. Mary
pepinal. 953 Fillmore street, has rcsOrted To
the courts in cndeavor 30 talk at night.
She has fled suit against the Foss Schneider
Brewing company asking for an injunction
restraining the operation of the plant al.
night She gives as her reason that the
noise made by the operation OF the plant
prevents any social conversation ns her house
III the evening,
She says that The brewing company is 10.
Gated across the street from her home. and
that she is suffering from nervous prostra
lion MS result of bcr eudcavors TO make her
ueshbors hear what sho says TO them in
social conversation.
Indeed, | am Mrs. Dcpinal's 5 cui-
phntic answer 10 the question rs TO whether
or not she was serious in her allegations.
''It is simply impossible for me TO hear
myself talk or hear what others say. When
my husband comes home in the evening 20
supper VIC hayo TO make gestures for what
we have to say, and ii we want to talk we
have TO go down 70 Lincoln park. II an
outrage. that's all il is. and all my neishbors
here are giving me moral support In my
suit ,
The plant complained of is the bottlins
department of the Foss Schneider Brewing
company. and, as il is the busy season now
in bottled liquid refreshments. II is working
dny and night
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-20
BEETS BEING DELIVERED.
Farmers in Vicinity Of Lehi Are Now
Digging up

Spec1nl TO Inc tribune.
LEHI. Sept I9-The farmers have
commenced delivering beets TO the su-
gar factory, and on Saturday slicng
will commence. The beets are yielding
heavier than for the past six years and
the sugar contents are satisfactory.
The men who will be employed during
the coming campaign appeared yester-
day. and will be assigned 10 their posi-
tions. There was not such scarcity OF
men 10 fill the positions as was antlci-
pated and the run this year was never
more promising.
The officers as announced are as fol-
lows: James II. Gardner, general super
intendent; NJ. w Ingalls,, consulting en-
gineer; Charles Crabb. superintendent
Enoch Russon and David Condor. fore
men; R. J. Hutchings, chemist; Abe
lists; John Devery, engineer.
W. f. Young of Pleasant Grove. while
at work in The sugar factory today, had
his arm broken between the wrist and
the elbow. He got his arm entangled In
the belt which operates the lime skip.
Dr. r. E. Steele has been given the
position Of company physician at the
sugar factory. The men pay so cents
per month. and in return are given free
medical treatment in case of need.
George Austin. the agricultural super
intendent for the Utah Sugar company,
was in Lehi yesterday, accompanied by
JoserSh Featherston and two Japanese
labor foremen from Garland, who In
spected the method OF digging sugar
beets by the farmers here. The Japs
will be used extensively in harvesting
the beet crop at Garland.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-20
THORESEN IN TOWN
Former Democrat Says He Hopes
Americans Will Carry tine County.

j. c. Thoresen of Logan is in the
city. not because of the church Re-
publican State ratification meeting,
which is scheduled To come off in the
Salt Lake theater today-be is not in
politics these days, he says-but does
take notice and feels interest enough
III the success of the American party
in Salt Lake. the effect of which would
not only be rebukc, but n deathblow
to machine politics in this State.
"Will Howell be nominated tomor-
row by the church Republicans was
asked.
Mr.. Thorcscn. in his blandcst man
ner replied: Will he he nominated?
/ guess yes. Why. he has already been
nominated-sct apart for this race, and
the meeting tomorrow is only ratif-
cation OF what the machine has al
ready done.
Continuing, Mr.. Thoresen said: AS
an illustration of how potent the ma
chine u.s. ] know Republicans in Logan
who have no more use for Howell than
the devil has for holy water, and who
if free To act for themselves in the
exercise of their own judgment. would
not support him under any circumstan-
cos, but who viii by command vote
for him.
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-20
BOYS USE DYNAMITE
TO WRECK SCHOOL
Wanted Another Month of Vaca.
ton, Didn't Get Ii, Took
Their Revenge.

TRENTON, Pa, Sept. 1o.-vacatton
has not been long enough for the boys
OF the Prospect Hill school, two miles
from Newtown, Pa, so they blew up the
school-house late last night with dyna-
mite. The building was badly dam
aged, but temporary quarters were OBJ
tanned and the school will be opened
despite the crime
The boys had asked the school board
for a longer vacation This request, of
course, was refused. Then they de-
clded TO burn the school-house Later
they conceived the idea of blowing it
up, as they did on the night before
the opening of the school term They
RoI dynamite in a quarry close by and
waited until there was no one about
to explode it
The explosion shook the little set
tlement of Prospect Hill Volunteer
firemen formed bucket brigade to
extinguish the flames which followed
the explosion.
The boys make no denial of their
guilt. They say that if the month of
September had been added to their va
cation they would have been satisfied.
The Board Of Education is in n
quandary as TO what to 10 with the
youths. All of them are attending
school In the temporary quarters, much
TO their chagrin.
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eighth WEST Street
PEOPLE OPPOSE ROAD
They Do Not Want Interurban
Line on That
ThOroughfare.

A mass meeting of between 200 and
500 of the residents of Eighth West
street was held in the Twenty sixth
ward meeting house Wednesday evening
at which loud protest was raised
against the proposed interurban road
for which H. p Clark has pctitioncd
the City Council for a franchise.
The meeting was called by the Eighth
Ward Improvement league Of which ].
r. Wiley is president. a large number
Of those present voiced their opinion
on the matter The general expression
Of the meeting was that the road is not
wanted on Eighth West street.
One Of the members of the league ex-
planned after the meeting that the resi-
dents OF the street have been making an
effort TO make the street the finest resi-
dence street on the west side of the city
and that the efforts have been crowned
with success to a large extent and that
they feel that it would not be right for
road which VIII be given the right TO
transfer freight over its lines to be
given franchise by the City Council.
Cause Of Objection.
The gentleman explained that If ii
was local road, which would give the
residents of the street n good service
into the center of the city, there would
be no objection, and in fact that there
has been an effort made to have the
Utah Light and Railway company run a
line on the street, but that 4 line which
would not give service into the city
would be very undesirable TO the resi-
dents Of the street. Most of the resi-
dents, the gentleman said, would favor
the line if il run over one of the nearby
streets which is not being made strict
ly residence street,
The outcome of the meeting was that
nearly every one present signed a pro.
test and a committee was appointed
which Will wait on the Committee on
Municipal Laws of the City Council
when it meets this evening for the pur-
post OF considering the franchise.