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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-23
DEPOSITS OF ALUM.
Feature of an Arid Region on the ella
River in New Mexico

Deposits Of alum that present many
unique characteristics occupy a small arid
region in Grant county. N NJ, on both
which have been studied and described by
Mr.. c. w. Hayes Of the United States geo.
logical survey, lie about twenty-seven miles
due north of Silver City and are at present
accessible from that point by a wagon
road which reaches the ella river at Lyons
Hot Springs about six miles above and
thence follows the river down to the
mouth of Alum creek.
The alum deposits occupy a nearly circu
lar depression below the general level of
the volcanic plateau. The rocks of this
topographic depression andesitic vol
canic breccias They are the alum rock.
The main mass of this alum rock occupies
part south of Gila river and west of Alum
creek. About the margins of this main
mass are smaller areas occupied by the
alum rock, the largest being north of the
river. Several small areas are found in
the upper basin of Alum creek.
Success in the development of this de-
post will depend largely upon the skill
with which the problem is handled. That
there exists here an almost unlimited sup
ply of aluminium sulphate appears, how
ever, certain, and in view of the rapidly
growing demand for this substance in the
arts and in sanitary engineering, and as a
source of the metal, aluminium, there Is
be fully utilized. The essentials for such
utilization appear to be transportation ia
cilfties and chemical engineering skill. Dr.
Hayes report on this deposit will appear
in the surveys forthcoming annual Con
tributions to Economic Geology, 1906"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-23
ANNUAL MEETING HELD.
Phi Kappa Psi Alumni Association
Elects Officers

The corridors Of the Dewey Hotel rang
with cheers and college songs last night.
1t was the occasion of the annual election
of officers of the Alumni Association of the
Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity.
This was the first meeting since the
Grand Arch Council of the order met in
this city last year and the reports Of the
various officials charged with reception and
entertainment Of the visiting brothers were
submitted and approved. Unanimous votes
of thanks were offered those who had done
so much for the success Of the great meet
ing Secretary John Sherman read the re-
ports 1t was shown that the Phi Kappa
Psi Fraternity is in better shape than ever
before and boasts representation in the
prominent colleges and universities of the
country of nearly 5000 members. number
ing in it's alumni associations men promi
nent in official and social life.
The plans of the George Washington Uni
versity were discussed and the hope sug
gested that among the new buildings of the
university there would be one for old Phi
Kappa Psi. Already movement has been
started to create a fund for such build
ing on the college campus, and. If at the
next meeting of the Grand Arch Council at
Denver a charter is given D. C. Alpha, the
building will be assured.
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: Rev. DR.. w. c. Alexander, pres
ident; A. E. H. Middleton. vice president
Isaac Baker Greene. secretary, and Dr. Eu-
gene LIE Merle, treasurer. All responded
gratefully thanking the members for the
honors. After the adjournment of the busi-
ness meeting the following members partt-
cipated in a banquet, at which many
frat" songs were sung and clever speeches
made
John Paul Earnest, Rev. F. L. Power
D. D.; Rev. DR.. Runner, Adds B. Browne
, Isaac Baker Greene, John Sherman fr n
H. Custis, w. s. Shallenberger, jr.; H.
DIR. w. c. Alexander, w. r. Vance, dean
of law school, G. w. T.: A. E. H. Middle
ton, ]. Clarence Price, E. F. Burchard, DR..
j. E. Jones, DR.. w. A. FARMLAND, Chaplain
Geo. Livingston Bayard. L. s. N: NJ w.
Greer. w. T. Burch, Preston B. Ray, w.
w. Curtis. F. B. Pyle, E. w. Spalding,
James l.. Norris, F. Men. Johnson. H. c.
Mccartney, DR.. Charles w. Richardson,
| DR.. f. L. LIE Merle and w. c. Alexan-
der, jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-23
RURAL DELIVERY BOXES.
Ihirty-Six Designs That Do Not Full
fill the Regulations.

With view to maintaining rural deliv-
cry mail boxes at such a standard as will
afford proper protection for the mails. and
insure of boxes being sufficiently durable
to warrant their purchase by patrons,
special committee was recently appointed
by the Postmaster General to examine
boxes which had been forwarded to the
Office of the fourth assistant postmaster
general for that purpose Out of SIXTY
five boxes examined by the committee up
to this time, thirty-six have been found
that do not fully comply with the regula-
tons, and the manufacturers of such boxes
have been notified that the defect must
be remedied in all new products placed on
the market after June 30, 1907. Many of
the defects noted were considered unim-
portant by the manufacturers, but from
the patrons point of view were such as
to impair the durability of the boxes.
Other defects, such as and unfinished
edges, were the cause of many complaints
from rural carriers whose hands became
lacerated in depositing and removing mail
matter, and considering the necessity for
expeditions work on the part of the car
riers, such defects are deemed detrimental
to the service.
There are now upward of 300 styles of
approved boxes for rural delivery service
on the market, at prices ranging from SO
cents upward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-23
WILL RARELY GO AWAY.
Radical Change in Policy Adopted by
the Interstate Commission.

Out-of-town hearings by the Interstate
commerce commission will hereafter be
conducted by special agents of the commits
sion appointed for the purpose. Cases
where the members of the commission
themselves will leave town for the pur-
pose will be rare. There Is so much detail
work for the commission to attend to In
Washington arising from the operations of
the new rate law and all the special sub
jects that have been presented to the mem
bers for consideration that they will spend
the most of their time here, and will meet
in conference to consider the reports OF
the special agents who will be sent into
the field to collect information. This will
be rather a radical departure, but 1t is be-
lieved that it will save much time and
enable the members of the body to get
through with more actual work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-23
KIDNAPPING OF MARVIN.
Circumstances That Would Call for
Government Assistance.

Government Assistance.
Rumors frequently repeated have con-
nected the Post ONCE Department with the
effort to find Horace N. Marvin, the little
son of DR.. H. N. Marvin, who Is believed to
have been kidnapped from Bay Meadows.
Del. by q desperate band Of men. Chief
Inspector Vickery Of the department told a
reporter for The Star this morning that the
matter has not yet been brought to his at
tention officially.
There Is said to be a nice question in
volved in the case. II it is the intention
Of those concerned to prefer charges at the
Post Office Department against the al
legged kidnapers. The only provision Of the
law under which the inspectors Of the de-
partment can look into the matter. accord
Ing to Mr.. Vickery. Is that which says the
mails must not be used to carry on schemes
for obtaining money fraudulently. II the
kfdnapers have used the mails to send
threatening or Matchmaking letters to Dr.
Marvin the only provision which might
apply Is this one.
Should such letters be sent to the de-
partment as evidence, the first step would
be to refer them to the inspector in the
Delaware district who would confer with
the district attorney on the ground. II
the attorney believed 1t was a case of viola
ton of the postal law he would 50 inform
the inspector, who would be bound to take
up the case and thus aid in the search for
the missing boy.
Mr.. Vickery said this morning that there
is an Ohio decision to the effect that using
the mails for Matchmaking purposes comes
under the scheme to defraud' statute. but
he said that what the Delaware court would
hold was, Of course, another matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-23
Vestments for Needy Churches

The annual before-Easter exhibition of
vestments for poor churches closed yester-
day afternoon at the Perpetual Alteration
convent, on v street northwest 1t began
last Sunday with religious exercises and
closed Friday afternoon with a retreat for
the members of the Association of Per-
petual Alteration and Work for Poor
Churches, which was given by Rev. DR..
William J. Kerby of the Catholic University
of America.
Three exhibitions are held at the convent
each year and following each the vestments
are dispatched to the points in this coun-
try or its possessions where they are most
needed. These vestments are provided
largely by prominent society women of the
national capital who employ their leisure
hours in embroidery work on the garments
both at their homes and at the convent.
This seasons exhibit consisted of fifty -four
complete sets, two missionary outfits. q
beautiful cope and benediction veil and
sacred vessels. the latter being donated. A
feature was tableful of work contributed
by the Junior Sodality of st. PauFs Sunday
School.
Among the visitors to the exhibition was
Archbishop Harry Of Manila. who was es-
pecfally interested In a number OF vest
ments that win be sent to Bishop Rocker
in the Philippines
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-23
WHAT SOME FARMERS THINK.
Views on Functions of the Rural De-
livery Service

Assistant Postmaster General DeGraw in
his administration of the rural delivery
service has large volume of correspond
ence with the farming population of all sec
lions of the country. Some of the letters
received are amusing and lead to the belief
that great many of our rural citizens OBJ
ject to regulations" in transacting their
postal business with Uncle Sam. Objection
is often made because a carrier cannot be
used to carry all sorts of merchandise be-
tween the farm and village store or to act
as general errand boy for patrons along
his route. One facetious farmer, having
been requested to provide himself with an
approved letter box, says that the order
sounds like thunder In the ears of timOr-
GUS and toiling rural citizen" and gives his
views on the subject as Follows: "a rural
mail box. in my opinion. should be so con-
structed as not to be a reservoir for storms
or continuance for concealing coin
decorating trap, or a finger-bruising COM
btnation Of iron lock and cutting edges; not
having a signal oftener wrong than right
in short a box to be approached with dread
and operated in peril and remembered with
thoughts Of pain"
The correspondence also shows that the
farmers are doing a vast amount OF read
ing. are we'll posted on current topics and
do not hesitate stoutiy to maintain what
they believe to be their rights A charac-
teristic letter of this kind was received
from patron who said he had read an ar
ticle complimentary to Mr.. DeGraw. which
stated that he aimed to give the greatest
good to the greatest number" Consequent
ly he makes a request for the extension of
the rural delivery route two miles to his
farm. and says: My mail often reaches
twenty-eight letters and we take two daily
papers. three magazines. four poultry jour-
mails. three agricultural papers and quite a
bit Of other mail matter. l believe my pos
tage amounts to as much In year as does
any twenty-five farmers on this route.
One farmer stuck up an old cigar
box and he had not used it for long
that the bluebirds built nest in it and
Matched their young. This may seem like a
Joke. but It's true. I saw 1t myself Now
the question Is, do you think IT business to
give me peter mail service, who would ap-
preciate 1t so very much, rather than to
those who have no use for II. and care
nothing for 1t? 1t seems to me that the
parties who pay most to the fiddler should
have some Of the music. That would be
what our Teddy calls a square deal"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-23
Lumbermen In Session.

Lumbermen to the number Of about a
hundred. representing the mills that prac-
tically control the lumber trade of the
Carolnas, Virginia and Maryland, have
been attending the sessions of the North
Carolina Pine Association in the Monticello
Hotel at Norfolk, for two days. No change
In the prices of lumber was made, the re-
ports of the officers showing that the lum-
Der trade was in satisfactory condition.
The association will have an exhibit Of
native woods at the jamestown exposition
and the methods by which they can be
worked to resemble other. woods will be
shown.
Officers for the following year were Sc
lected as follows: E. c. Fosburg of Norfolk,
president; r. J. Camp of Franklin. vice
president for Virginia; ]. A. Brown of
Chadburn. vice president for North Caro-
lima; j. G. Terry of Charleston, vice presi-
dent for South Carolina; w. B. Roper of
Norfolk, treasurer, and John R. Walker,
secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-23
News of Vienna, Va.
,iai Correspondence Of The Star.


VIENNA. Va, March %. 1907.
County court at Fairfax this week gave
the friends of the various congressional and
state candidates an opportunity to get to-
gether and discuss the chances of the IA
vorite. Lines are being sharply drawn as
the campaign progresses. 1t is said the two
county are Mr.. c. c.. Carlin and Judge
sspirants, J. F. Ryan and Col. Hooe, have
stanch advocates.
In the house of delegates fight the con-
test seems to be between Mr. Franklin Will
lams, tr., of Vienna, and Mr.. w. T. Oliver
of Fairfax, although the friends Of Mr.. w.
Eads Miller of Herndon, the third candi-
date. are quietly making a canvass Of the
county and claim his chances are improv-
ing daily.
Considerable speculation is being INDUCED
in at present as to how best to improve
the thoroughfares of Fairfax county. With
over coo miles of roads and only about 800
900 yearly to keep them in repair. the
county highways have naturally not been
in the best of condition for many years.
The recent advent of two electric roads and
a corresponding increase of population has
created demand for good highways. The
board of supervisors and the county road
board have had many perplexing problems
to solve pertaining to the betterment of the
ROADS and reaIlze Iully the necessity ior an
Improvement, but are powerless to render
more efficient aid with the limited amount
of money yearly available. The most feas-
ibIe plan, seems to be to bond the county in
the sum of $500, 600 and use the major por-
ton in macadamizing the pixies" 1t is
said this money can be obtained at 3 per
cent.
It has been suggested that representatives
from the six magisterial districts be dele
gated to meet at Fairfax Court House and
decide whether the question shall be SUBJ
United to the taxpayers of the county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-23
Only Alternative.
Winds Velocity 80 Miles Per Hour

The ceaseless vigil of lightship. No. Y,
warning vessels of their approach to the
dangerous sholes off Cape Hatteras, was
temporarily interrupted early in the week
by the strength of a heavy gale In q
wireless message sent from the ship by
way Of Burton. N. c.. Capt. John Hanson
the master of the vessel, reports to In.
spector Lloyd at Baltimore, that during the
heavy gale on the coast Tuesday night last
the wind reached velocity of about eighty
miles an hour. and the lightship was car
ried about ten miles northeast of her po-
sition by the strength of the wind The
message stated that the vessel was not in
jured, and that she would return to her
station as soon as possible. 1t is thought
that Capt. Hanson has her back on the
Diamond shoals before this time.
Hatteras station has been particularly
rough on the lightships this winter In a
gale about a month ago. the rough seas
caused lightship No. II to loose her pro-
peller. and No. 72 had to be sent to relieve
her. No. ~ had been relieved from duty on
the Diamond but week or two before the
accident to her sister ship necessitated her
return to the station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-23
Dismissal Of Lieut. Overly.

The President has approved the sentence
of dismissal in the case or First Lieut..
Noah Overly, Philippine Scouts who was
convicted by court-martial of charges of
reprehensible conduct in violation OF the
sixty-first and the sixty-second articles of
war. Lieut. Overly formerly served as an
enlisted man in the 7tlf~Ohio Volunteers
and subsequently in the 43d United States
Volunteer Infantry. and was commissioned
IN the Philippine Scouts July !, 1901.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-23
Want No Red Shirts.

SEDALLA. Mo, March BE. M. Alvord.
general superintendent Of the Missouri
Kansas and Texas railway. issued a bulletin
yesterday requesting section men not to
wear red shirts while at work. The ex-
PLANTATION is said to be that an engineer did
not heed red flag signal recently and
when taken to task he explained that he
mistook the flag for the red shirt of sec
ton man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-23

GOLDFIELD. New. Mach 23.-The min
ers will meet today to form a separate or
ganfzation and elect officers. A conference
will then be held with the mine owners,
and it is believed that the mines in the dis
trict will all be in operation by next week
with crew Of 1000 men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-23
England Rejects Metric system.

LONDON, March 2s.-The house Of COM
mons rejected yesterday. on second read
ing. the bill for the adoption of the metric
system Of weights and measures in the
united kingdom. by q vote Of $50 to 118.
measure boosted that they had 400 menu
bers Of parliament pledged to 1t, and that
It would pass By large majority.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-23
Justice Harlan to Deliver Address.

It is announced that Justice Harlan Of
the United States Supreme Court will de-
liver an address on the life and times OF
George Mason, by request of the Bar As
ISOLATION of the District of Columbia, at
the George Washington University, Thurs
day evening, March %, at 8 pm.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-03
LARGE DEALS coNsUMMATED.
Things Reported BY Georgia and Ala
bama Industrial Index.

Columbus, Ca, April -(Special.)-The
Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index
will say tomorrow in it's regular weekly
ISSUE
Literally millions of dollars are in
volved in deals consummated and enter
prises planned as reported by the Index
for the past seven days. The vast and
varied investments that are noted in
these columns week after week adver-
tise in an effective way the great re-
sources of Georgia and Alabama and the
profit that accrues from their increasing
development. On April 1 coal properties
In the Birmingham district passed into
the possession of recent purchasers, the
investment involving a cash outlay OF
over So 100000 They will develop the
properties on large scale. At Savannah
Incorporation has been asked for COM
pany with capital stock of 100000,
which proposes to construct railroad
between Savannah and some point on the
west coast of Florida, distance of about
$50 miles. At Ensley. Ala, a steel rail
mill will be rebuilt and will be made the
third largest plant of the kind in the
country, this improvement being part of
projected investments which will total
about $14,000,00O At Macon, Ga, COM
pany has applied for Incorporation for
the purpose of engaging in the manufac-
ture of musical Instruments The COM
pany's capital stock is 100000, one-half
of which has been subscribed. At Talla-
dega, Ala, company with capital stock
of 100000 has been organized to develop
water power. A railroad is to be con.
structed between Birmingham and Gate
City, Ala. A second large addition is to
be made to a cotton mill at Jacksonville,
Ala A 100000 hotel Is planned for
Athens, Ga. Etowah county, Ala. con-
templates issuing 100000 of road i'm
provement bonds, and Brooks county,
same purpose. -Four new banks are an
nounced
Among other things reported by the In
dex are $4,000 oil mill, Campton, Ga. :
machine shop, Huntsville, Ala; remlliny
plant, Triton, Ga. $4,000 lumber COM
pany, Birmingham, Ala; turpentino
plant. Moultrle, Ga; fertilizer plants to
be enlarged at Gadsden. Ala; telephone
lines, CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ga. $4,000 hotel and
$4,000 theatre, Gadsden, Ala; $4,000 SAN
itarum, Savannah, Ga; depot, church,
three school buildings, three clubhouses,
residences. warehouses, business houses,
paving plans in two cities; suburban land
deals, five municipal bond issues and
number of contracts awarded.
The best spring medicine is Hoods Sar-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-03
COTTON MARKET
IS MORE ACTIVE
Considerable Cotton Offered in
the Early Hours
SALES WERE 10000 BALES
Report From the Bureau Says Planting
of New Crop Is Two or Three
Weeks Ahead of the
Average.
SALES WERE 10000 BALES

New York, April 2.--The cotton market
was a little more active than yesterday
with the close quiet and steady at net
decline of 6aS points. Sales were estimat-
ed at $4,000 bales.
The opening was easy at decline of
7aS points, in response to lower cables
and prospects for warmer weather in the
southwest. There was quite little cot
ton for sale during the early session,
mostly for the account of local profess
SIGNALS, it seemed, and prices eased off
another point or two on the active months
with July relatively easier.
But the offerings were promptly alb
sorbed at the decline, suggesting the
presence of a bull clique, accommodating "a
line of the near months in the expecta-
ton of crop damage later on and predic-
tons for colder weather in the eastern
belt tonight were followed by recovery
of or points on the covering on shorts.
The betterment was barely maintained
during the late trading, however, and the
market closed not far from the opening
figures Further frosts were reported at
2 or points in the belt, but seemed to
attract little attention, while most of the
private crop news was bearish, particu-
larly from the southwest, where recent
rains are said to have been beneficial.
A local authority Issued acrop report es-
tinating that SO per cent of the ground
had been already prepared this year,
against 65 per cent last season, and the
monthly report of the weather bureau
said that the section was from two to
three weeks ahead of the average.
Southern spot markets were generally
unchanged.
Receipts at the ports today, 2S,75s bales,
against 33,20S last week and 22,l97 last
year. For the week, $4,000 bales, against
147 2S1 last week and 1885 last year To-
days receipts at New Orleans, DIAL bales,
against 1884 last year, and at Houston
6496 bales, against 1850 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-03
Fruits and Produce.

Alaba PeaS-Crate. $40.
Florida Green Beans-Crate, $3.50.
Alabama Stra wberries-Crate, 50.
Lemons-Per box, extra fancy, 81, 50g
4.75.
Cabbage-New Florida, per crate. 50. 80;
new Louisiana, s2.25; Danish, per pound
215c.
Western Apples-Ben Davis. 81 50a4. IS;
Rusets. 81. 1915.
California Navel Oranges-s3. 1894.
Valencias-$4M4.
Florida Oranges-$3.50 M4
Florida Tangerines- s5.Vv-o.oO.
Onions-New crop. pound, 2Ac.
Northern Potatoes-Per busiiel. s0QS5c.
Sweet potatoes-Per barrel. CullmaD,
81 50 per barrel: Southern queens. %
per bushel.
Seed Triumph and Rose potatoes. per
bushel, S0GS5c.
onion seis-s2 .50@s. 25 per bushel.
f., Eggs-Fresh candled, 16m1sc.
Hens-45u50c; broilers, 25n40c.
Butter-Fresh, l21acQ15c; renovated, go;
creamery. sec.
Cheese-Full cream, per pound, l61aGf171ac.
Cuban Tomatoes-Per crate. s2.5Oq3. so.
Tomatoes-TIorida, $3.50.
Collards-Per crate, s2.25.
New Turnips-Per crate, s2.25.
Nuts-English walnuts. 15c per pound:
Mound: flberts. 12hc per pound: pecanA