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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14
PASSED BY SENATE.
Increased Salaries Left Out Of Legis-
lative Bill,

The Senate today passed the legislative.
judicial and executive appropriation bill
CARRYING approximately $50, S55. 1873.
The Senate committees amendment strik-
ing out the House provision increasing the
salaries Of the Vice President, Speaker of
the House and cabinet members was agreed
to.
When the legislative bill was taken up
Senator Gallinger, who had given notice
of an amendment increasing the salaries
Of senators and members of the House, re-
marked that because Of the intention OF
some senators to make point OF order
against the amendment. he should not pre-
sent it but rely on separate legislation TO
accomplish this purpose.
Mr. Dubois regretted that nothing was TO
be DONE He was one of the senators who
lived on his salary and knew the difficulty
of so doing. A number of senators de-
liyered lectures, he said. in order to make
the necessary addition to their senatorial
salaries The notice given by Senator Gal
Iineer is taken as an indication that 10 &C.
ton to raise congressional salaries will be
successful at the present session.
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Administration Applied For.

Mrs. Virginia c. Cross Of Seneca, Id.
today applied to the Probate Court for let
tiers of administ -ation on the estate Of her
daughter. Rosalie b. Cross, victim of the
Terra Gotta wreck. According to the petit
ton Miss Cross died December 81 last at
George Washington Hospital from injuries
received in the wreck. She left no estate
except right of action against the Balti-
more and Onio Railroad Company as a re-
suit of the disaster.
The heirs of Miss Cross are her mother.
two sisters Mrs. Mabel L. West Of Seneca,
Nd, and Mrs. Anna E. Grinnell of Wing
dale, N Y, and a brother, Charles w.
Cross of Seneca. Attorney Arthr' Peter
represents the mother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14
REPORT MUST BE MADE.
Gas Company Fails to Comply With
REQUEST Of Commissioners.

The statement regarding the receipts and
expenses Of the Washington Gas Company
and all data concerning the cost Of max
ing gas. which was requested of this COM
pany by the Commissioners at the public
hearing ON the Madden cheaper gas bill
last week. not having been submitted to the
Commissioners, and Commissioner Macfar-
land today wrote to the president OF the gas
company calling attention to this fact. and
stating that unless this statement is in the
hands of the Commissioners by noon We'd
nesday they will form their report to Con-
gress upon the bill without these figures.
Tho Commissioners are ignorant OF the
cost of making gas and distributing 1t, and
the various other matters pertaining to this
corporation. and when these facts were not
furnished by the representatives OF the gas
company at the hearing, they requested Mr..
Goldsborough, the companys attorney to
furnish the data mentioned, in order that
they might be properly informed before
making their report upon the Madden bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14
COLLIDED IN FOG.
Ten Persons injured When Monon
Trains Come Together.

CHICAGO, January I4.-Ten persons were
injured. several seriously. when through
train, outbound on the Monon railroad. col
lided in the fog with sleeper on the rear
end Of a Wabash train at 18th street at
midnight last night. Among those seriously
hurt was a ian named Oehlinger OF chi
cago, who suffered fracture of an arm
and a leg, and was injured internally.
All the occupants of the wrecked car
were in their berths, and had no oppor-
trnity to escape The Wabash engine was
thrown from the rails into the ditch. but
the coal from the firebox of the first set
fire to the sleeper. which was destroyed.
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RAIN To CONTINUE.
Belief Of Weather Forecaster at Late
Hour This Afternoon.

Prof. Edward B. Garriott one of the Off
eial forecasters Of the weather bureau, has
returned from Florida, where he spent a
vacation. and was on hand in the forecast
division this afternoon to give The Star a
prediction Of coming weather conditions.
He said the outlook was for a continuance
CT the rainy conditions for at least twenty
four hours longer.
There Is no immediate sign Of a let-up.'
he added. There is general rain area
all over the United States except in the
south. In the extreme northwest 1t Is very
cold. the temperature ranging from 10 de-
grees to 80 degrees below zero in the Da-
kotas Montana and Minnesota. At VIII
liston, N. D., the thermometer registered
"a degrees below zero this morning, while
at Havre, Mont, it was 3S degrees below
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14
Will Of Isaac G. Jaquette.

The will OF Isaac G. Jaquette. dated April
Is 1905, was filed today for probate. Prem
ises No. 81 18th street northwest are devised
to his wife, Mary A. Jaquette for life. then
to his daughter Kate while she remains I'M
mflrried On the marriage Of the daughter
tho house Is to be sold and 81. 500 Of the pro-
ceeds given to the daughter. The remainder
of the proceeds Is to be divided equally
among Frank G.. Kate M and Charles A.
Ja,1uette A gold watch ana charm IL given
to Charles A. Jaquette. The widow Is named
as executor.
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Naval Orders

Capt c. p. Perkins, t6 duty as assistant
20 the commandment of the Pacific naval
District, Berkeley, Cal
Lieut.. l. +. Lands. to home and await
Orders.
Midshipman F. X. Gygax to Kearsarge
via Ohio.
Chief Gunner c. III. Sheldon from the
navy yard. Boston, to Milwaukee.
w arrant Machintst A. Cottrell. to duty at
naval torpedo staticn Newport r. l.
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WOULD BE "HooDLUM ACT"
President Jordan's Opinion Of Japa-
nese Exclusion Law.

President Jordan's opinion OF Japa-
nese Exclusion Law.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 14.-"No Con-
gress could pass a Japanese exclusion act
and no President would sign enc, because
1t would be a hoodlum act" said David
Starr Jordan, president of the Stanford
University, In addressing meeting at
Equity Hall last night of socialists, by
whom he had been invited to speak on the
Asiaitc problem.
DR.. Jordan quoted President Roosevelt in
saying that, as a general rule, ut paid for
a nation to be a gentleman" and he was
of the opinion that the remedy of the i'm
migration troubles did not lie in lawless-
ness, nor yet in mass meetings denouncing
the japanese as a nation, because they
did not go to the same Sunday school we
attended.
1T is all nonsense" he said. that we
have to fight with Japan D see who shall
have the mastery of the Pacific"
He said he believed Japan was sincere
in it's desire to stem the unskilled labor
immigration to this country.
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CHANGED PARTY NAME.
Federals in Manila Will Be Known as
National Progressives.

Special Cabegram to The Star.
MANILA, January 14-The federals, in
preparation for the opening of the cam
paign for the assembly. are recognizing.
and have changed the name Of their party
from the federal to the national progress
s1ve party.
Governor General Smith will begin
tour of the northern islands this week.
Commissioner Cameron Forbes and Rail-
way Engineer Molitor have sailed for the
Visayas, and will inspect the railways
there.
Gems. James G. c. Lee and g: P. Bor-
den and Col. W. S. Edgerly sailed today
for San Francisco on the transport
Thomas. battalion of the 9th Infantry;
formerly Gen. Lees regiment, escorted
him to the transport as special honor.
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Prohibition Meetings.

The first of the series of lectures for pro-
hibition in the District of Columbia will be
given this evening at the Waugh Methodist
Episcopal Church, Sd and A streets north
east, Rev. G. E. Maydweii, pastor of the
oh urch, in charge. The subject will be
Prayer and Prohibition" Rev. James w.
Zachary of Lexington. KY; Representative
A. R. Weber Of Ohio and Rev. P. A. Baker
will deliver addresses.
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Buchanan VIII Filed.

The will Of Irene s. Buchanan. dated
March "a. 1902 was filed today for probate
Be quests of personal property are made to
nes.r relatives. Premises No. 418 New Jersey
avenue northwest are devised to the Wo-
mans Baptist Foreign Missionary Society
of Boston, Mass. for foreign mission work.
Tho remaining estate Is left to Florence b.
Solyer, Josephine B. Thompson and Blanche
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ARBITRATION BEFORE WAR
President Gompers Seeking Help From
Members of Congress.
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN BEGINS
Declaration at Minneapolis Conven-
ton Being Followed by Concerted
Action In Every Section.

LOGANSPORT. Ind. January IA move
for a general arbitration treaty, a periodic
world assembly. impartial investigation OF
all difficulties before hostilities are engaged
in by nations and the immunity of private
property at sea In time of war for
mally begun by Samuel Gompers. president
of the American Federation of Labor, yes
terday.
In pursuance OF a resolution adopted at
the Minneapolis convention of the federation
he submitted to all branches of the fedora
ton an urgent request to secure from the
local congressman immediate expression
as to their sympathy with this movement.
1.-The trade union movement from its IN
ception." declares President Gompers, has
been opposed to war. it's brunt falling upon
working people. While it may not be prac-
teal to ask immediate disarmament of all
countries, the times demand that the
extraordinary increase in the armed naval
and military forces be restricted.
Endorsed in Indiana.
Delegates to the Wabash Valley Labor
Association Endorsed the Gompers project
and will communicate with the Indiana
representatives and senator's.
President Gompers submitted to each
local and state union of the affiliated and
international bodies a request to bring
pressure to bear during the present ses-
sion Of Congress upon President Roosevelt
and Congress to give the support OF the
government to the resolutions of the In
terparliamentary union regarding the sub
jects to be discussed at the second Hague
conference.
Mr. Morrison's Opinion.
Mr. Gompers is absent from the city. en-
route home from a trip to Cuba. When
shown the above dispatch. Mr. Frank Nor
rison. secretary of the A. F. of L.. said:
There is not much more in this matter
than is already known by the public. The
trade union movement has been opposed
to war ever since the first inception OF
labor organization. 1t recognizes that,
though others may fall in battles. the brunt
of any and all war Is borne largely by the
working classes, not only upon the battie-
field itself. but the burdens thereafter which
war entails. History has proven that wars
have become so destructive of human nfe
and property that the world is shocked
from one end to the other at the slaughter
in battle There Is no need for hghting.
Who wants to fight, anyhow? Surely II Is
a class of men who are moved largely by
selfish tnterests-those who hope TO. secure
profit and ren0wn at the expense or human
life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14

PrTTSBURG, Pa. January 14.-The tin
workers employed by the American Sheet
and Tin Plate Company. q subsidiary con-
Germ Of the United States Steel Corporation,
have been given per cent advance in
wages. effective at once. The increase came
as a. result of an examination Of the books
of the company by representatives OF the
Amalgamated Association Of Iron. Steel
and Tin Workers. About 5000 men are
affected.
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HAMBURG. January 1.-THE officials of
the Woermann Line today received a cable
dispatch announcing that the Lucie Woer-
mann had been wrecked near LONE. the
chief port Of German Togoland. Her pas
sengers and mall were saved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14

ROME. January liking Victor EN-
manuel today received w. T. Stead in pri-
waite audience, and expressed himself as
being heartily in accord with the latter's
pacific mission.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-25
Com muniCdtiOn.

Editor Leader: The people living
on the Plank road in the Meckelburg
settlement are kicking vigorously
because Of the in difference of the
com ION council to their needs and
COW ience. For thirty seven years
they had sidewalk. but about two
years ago 1t was torn up by order
of the council since which time they
hav been obliged to wade through
muo when the weather was rainy and
their children remain out of school
at such times. They have repeatedly
asked the council to order the side
wal. restored but no attention has
been given to their requests, and they
feel that they have just cause for
complaint, and that the city authorities
should give them the attention the
conditions demand. 1t is a matter,
that should be investigated by the
mayor and common council at the
earliest possible moment and action
taken in giving the people living out
on the Plank road a sidewalk.
Yours respectfully,
Meckelburger.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-25
PANAMA CANAL PROJECT

Opponents of the Panama Canal
project have seized with avidity on
the report that the borings made on
the site of the great Gatundam do not
show sufficient foundation for the
structure and will thus jeopardize the
whole scheme for a lock canal. The
discussion has arisen because the
Isthmus Canal Commission, while
responding to the House resolution,
calling for the drawings of the site
of the dam. asked that this informa-
tion should be treated as confidential.
A number of stories were Immediately
started to the effect that the behring's
showed no rock foundation and that
it would be impossible to build dam
ceivable that commission of the best
engineers in the world should have
sanctioned scheme for lock canal,
including dam at this particular
point, if it were manifestly impossible
that such dam could be built. But
there is large number of men in Con-
gress only too ready to seize on any
pretext for hampering and delaying
the final completion of the canal.
This fare-up over the question of the
foundation for the dam is simply
another pretext for delay, but it is
thoroughly we'll known that irrespec-
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-25
SERVICE PENSIONS.

The service pension bill, which was
passed by the senate few days since,
affords fresh evidence of the feeling
of extreme generosity enter tanned by
the people of this nation for the
rapidly aging veterans Of the Mexican
and Civil Wars. Twenty years ago
such a measure would have been
vigorously opposed, but today 1t re-
ceives unanimous support in the upper
house of congress, and no sharp
hostility is likely to be manifested
in any part of the country. The ex
PLANTATION is simple. We have reached
point of time when all the sur
vivors of the Mexican war and nearly
all the survivors of the Civil bar
have psased the limit of disputable
disability.
Senator McCumber's measure admit
complete disability to perform manual
labor at sixtytwo and abolishing all
gradings between sIxty-two and
seventy. A veteran pensioned on an
age claim under the present law
would receive a little less than So a
month for the eight years period be-
tween sixty-two and seventy. Under
the proposed act he would receive the
fiat $l2 rate. After seventy and up
to seventy-five he would receive SIS
instead of $12, and after seventy-fve
500 instead of $l2.
1t is impossible to guess how
much this change of rates would cost
the government. One estimate is &c.
900, 900, a year. But this seems
excessive, for it is difficult to say how
many of the possible benefciaries
under the new law would take ad-
vantage of its provisions and the
number who die annual would about
offset the increase. The veterans
now on the roll who will be enabled
to draw increased compensation I'M
der it cannot survive on the aver
age more than a few years, and it
may be argued that the government
can we'll afford this small additional
recompense to its defenders in their
advancing years. 1t must be re-
membered, too, that the cost of liv-
ing has materially increased and
that S12 goes little further today
than $18 did ten years ago.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-25
HubbletO on,

Hubbleton, Wis, Jan. %, Especial
to the LEADER. Mr.. A Hodgson is
confined to the house by sickness.
Mrs. A. E. Cunningham and Earl
McGovern were Watertown visitors
Saturday.
Miss Lydia Wendt spent Saturday
until Monday at her home in Water
town.
A. K. Oleson was in Redwood OIL
business Wednesday,
Dr. Simpson was a professional
caller in this vicinity Tuesday.
Miss Clara Henning of Milwaukee.
is the guest of friends and relatives
here
Mrs. F. Amborne. who has been
quite i'll, we are pleased to learn is
improving.
Ruth Hodgsun returned home
Monday after a three weeks visit at
redwood.
Edward Maldaner was caller in
Watertown Monday.
Earl McGovern is home from
Waterloo to remain over Sunday.
August Schmidt was a caller in
this vicinity Wednesday.
Miss Clara Hennlng of Milwaukee
is the guest of relatives here.
Miss Mary V. Rebstein was visitor
in Watertown between trains Tuesday.
Mrs. A. Ebert of Richw God is visit
ing at the hume of her daUg liter Mrs.
A. Hodgson.
The Hubbleton Cornet Band will
give masquerade Ball in Washing
ton Hall HubbIeton, on Friday eve
ming Feb. l. Prizes will be awarded.
Mrs. A E. Cunningham was caller
at Watertuwn Saturday.
Miss Emma Henningsen of Lake
Mills was visitor in the village Fri
day evening"
Little Frank Rebstein who has been
quite Ill is doing nicely under the care
of DR.. Simpson of Watertown.
Rumor says a new meat market in
the near future.
A large number of our people attend
ed the ball at Redwood Friday eve
ming.
Alfred Hodgson is quite Ill; G. ].
Habhegger of Watertown is attending
him.
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be willing to act as Senator from
New Jersey during those portions of
the year when ne is neither hunting
nor fishing
Senator CIlberson is doing the
best he can to let the country known
that Texas has another Senator.
Mr.. Bailey seems inclined to want
the legislature to pull off the election
before proceeding with the investiga-
tion
"Parents should teach their
children to love sugar. says an emf
nent English physician. Teach them
What kind of children do they rear
in England?
Diamonds have advanced ten per
cent. The Jagerfonte in bund of
bandits is evidently going to get all it
can, before the panic Of 'O8, when
Mr.. rockefeller predicts, men will
offer a two-karat for a one-elght
karat potato.
If Satan could love he would cease
to be wicked. -DailY thought in
Poughkeepsie Star. Sure he'd go
daffy.
Gwendolyn- The Woman's Page is
not to blame. Copy read plainly
"petticoats must fit like dress skirts, -
not Like dress shIrts.'
The courts have granted protection
to the slot machines which infest the
subway IN New York. Broadly con-
sidered, the subway is itself sort OF
slot machine.
Count Wittee is explaining to the
Russian populace that he did not
accumulate great wealth in the guver-
ment service. The suspicion If graft
is everywhere.
Capt. Hobson declares that japan
is anxious to bring on a quick war
with United States. Isn't Capt.
Hobson guilty of breach of conf
dence? Japan certainly DIDN'T ex-
pect him to say anything about it.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-25
Local Retail Markets.
BUTTER AND EGGS.

BUTTER AND EGGS.
Eggs-Strlctly fresh, PC.
Butter-Dairy, 22c; creamery, 293c
The following quotations on butter,
eggs, vegetables and fruit are up-to
date and furnished the Leader by the
best local authorities:
VEGETABLES.
Potatoes-Bushel, SOC.
Cabbage cents ID.
Onions-Bushel, LOO
Celery dz.-50c.
FRUITS.
Lemons-Dozen, 30c to SOC.
Oranges 25c to 40c
Apples-30 to 45c Peck
BUTCHERS PRICES.
Hogs, live per cwt 800
Dressed hogs. ..... 7.25 to 7. so
Calves per cWt. ......... 800 to 600
Old chickens per ID. live 7 to 8
Cattle live per cwt. go. 200 to 500
Sheep per cwt. So. 90 to 400
Spring lambs per head ;. -. 3d. 90 to 3. 50
GRAINS AND FLOUR.
Red winter wheat-70.
White winter wheat-70.
Spring No. To
Spring No. 2-68
Spring No. 3-65
Corn-40.
Rye-6l.
Oats
Patent Flour-$120. sack; $3.50 Dbl.
Straight Flour 60 per Dbl; $115
per sack.
Middlings-Per cwt., LOO.
Bran LOB
Rye Feed-95.
FARM PRODUCE.
The following quotations are report
ed by H. L. Kerr, 304 West Main
street:
Potatoes-35 to 40
Beans-1.2 5 to LIS.
Butter, fresh 20 to Is.
Eggs-22
Wool washed-25 to 20.
Wool unwashed Is to %.
Turkeys dressed-14 to 16.
Spring Chick ems &c
Old Chickens per ID. live.
Ducks dressed II to 13.
Geese dressed II to a.
OFFICIAL BUTTER MARKEr.
Elgin, ILL.,, Jan. 22-On the board
oftrade today butter was firm at &c
BARLEY.
The following quotations for barley
is reported by H. Wertheimer Barley
Heaquarters, Main street Barley-45
to So.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-25
ORDER Is MODIFIED

President Roosevelt has modified
somewhat the order recently issued
concerning the withdrawal of coal
lands from entry. The change in the
order provides that entries made in
good faith before the time that the
order was issued may be completed.
This will prev ent working hardship
or honest settlers who had no thought
of defraudlng the government through
entry on potentially valuable mineral
land, but will not effect the general
intention of the act which was to pre-
vent coal land grabbing on colossal
scale by a number Of INSCRIPTIONS
corporations especially engaged In
such business.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-25
FOREIGN TRADE CONVENTION

The Foreign Trade Convention at
which Mr.. Roots tariff speech was
delivered is very important gather
ing. There are members present from
practically every state and territory
and from all of the important Boards
of Trade and Chambers of Commerce
in the country. The convention has
many interesting questions to consider
and will make recommendation before
it adjourns on the subject Of currency
reform, postal and r ate legislation,
commercial education, and inter
national arbitration. The commercial
educational problem In all probability
will be dealt with by committee to
be appointed consisting of President
Schurman, of Cornell, and fifteen
other college presidents from various
sections. They are to outline a COM
prehensive and practical course of
commercial study which can be adopted
by the colleges and univerities in the
United States with a view of training
young men for foreign trade life
and putting this country more on an
equality with England, Germany and
France, where such training is made
to play very important part in
fostering foreign trade and commerce.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-25
NOMINATION CONFIRMED.

The Senate has confirmed the noml
nation of Postmaster General Cortelyou
to be Secretary of the Treasury, vice
Secretary Shaw resigned, and OF
George Won l.. Meyer, lately Am
bassador to Russia for Mr.. Cortelyon'
place in the Post Office Department.
There was some little talk OF Mr..
Cortelyou's nomination being held up
on account of opposition to him
among the democratic members. The
story was started that his resignation
from the craftsmanship of the republi-
can national committee was only tenn
porary and that he would subsequently
resume this important office. Some
of the Senators, however, got a
specific denial Of this story from him,
Mr.. Cortelyou saying that it would
be manifestly improper for the Secre-
tary of the Treasury TO hold this COM
mittee position.