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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-27
r. I. ALLEN RESIGNS.
Retirement of Commissioner of
Patents Not Unexpected.
Iron The Tribune bureau. ]


Washington, April 26.-Frederick l. Allen. Com
missioner of Patents. has resigned his resignation
10 take effect June !. No decision regarding Mr.
Aliens successor has been reached by the Presi-
dent although II IS understood that several names
are under consideration.
The resignation of the commissioner was not un-
expected by those who have long been familiar
with conditions in the Patent ONCE and IL IS gen
orally regarded the natural outcome OF Secre
tary Garheds assumption Of the direction Of af
fairs in the Interior Department and his deter
mlnation 80 20 reorganize his entire department as
TO obtain the best possible administration OF its
multifarious branches The defects in the admin
istration Of the Patent ONCE have been described
I'm these dispatches. and while Mr. Allen has pro
tested that he not to blame for the condition
OF the Office and the widespread dissatisfaction Of
the patent lawyers whose work has been seri-
ously hampered by their inability to obtain any
of the Interior has held that there must be some
grave defect IL the method of administration under
which such conditions could exist.
Mr.. Allen friend Of Senator Piatt, and
II is possible that the New York Senator will
expect 10 name his successor. although II Is not
known II the President VIII concede the privilege
Mr.. Plat. II has been suggested that possibly
as the place has hitherto been filled by New
Yorker the next incumbent would be selected with
a view ii strengthening the hands OF Governor
Hughes This is. however speculation, as
the President has expressed no such intention
most TO do with the office consulted. the place
W'ould doubtless be filed by the promotion Of Ed
the who has performed most OF the duties OF
both commissioner and assistant commissioners for
Patent Office, having entered an examiner. ana
is thoroughly familiar with the work in all its de-
tails well as an exceptionally falthru pubic
The retiring commissioner announces that he will
return to the practice Of law in New York ana
that he welcomes relief from his arduous duties as
Patent Commissioner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-27
TO FIGHT $4,000 VERDICT.
Insanity of Architect Held To Be Ground for
Contest Against Decision.

The Onward Construction Company. from
which the Vinton company. of Detroit. Mich. re-
covered $4,000 in a suit for work done on the
Ansonia Apartment Hotel. asked for a new
trial in the Supreme Court in Brooklyn yes
terday. The defendant alleged that Paul E. Du
Boy the architect of the apartment hotel. was
insane when he issued a certificate of the com
pletOn of the work. Du Boy was removed TO
an insane asylum Paris, France.
The Vinton company contracted for the deco
ration of tho rooms of the Ansonia, and brought
suit for $4,000 against the Onward company,
decision.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-27
MIR. LOEB WILL NOT DISCUSS IT.
Asked About Report That He Is to Head
Washington Railway Company.

Norfolk. Va, April 26-William Loeb, jr.,
secretary to the President, declined to-day TO
discuss the report from Washington that he
had been selected for president Of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company, after the
next meeting of the directors of that organiza-
ton. Mr.. Loeb asked about the report
soon as he landed from the Mayfiower with
President Roosevelt. Il will have to that
story" said Mr. Loeb before l discuss II"
Pressed for a more definite answer. he said he
had nothing further to say.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-27
INDEPENDENT. OIL DEALERS FAVORED.

Cleveland. April 2s.-It is reported here that the
railroads have made big concession TO the indie
pendent oil men by withdrawing the charge Of sos
each for the return Of empty tanks from the Pa
cifc coast 10 a refinery east of the Missouri River
This rate il Is said. has been a big factor in the
success of the Standard Company.
The readtustment of rates means that the Stand
ard OIL Company loses exclusive rate of 7Sl5
cents a hundred from Central Freight and Trunk
Line Association territories 10 the Western coast
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-27
THE ROGERS INSURANCE BILL.
Assembly Committee to Begin Work on
Measure on Monday.
[By Telegraph % The TrIbune.l

Albany April 26-The Assembly Insurance Com
mittee will take up it's work the Rogers bill
regulating the elections Of insurance companies
directors Monday. Amendments suggested by the
big three life companies and the International
policyhOlderS' committee will be considered by an
agreement with the Committee Rules.
The work on the bill viii be done by the Com
nittee on Insurance. and the Rules Committee
will report the measure soon this Is COM
pleted. Amendments will be adopted providing
that the insurance companies be not allowed to
exPend the funds Of the company for any cam
paign expenses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-27

OF the Methodist Episcopal Church to transfer its
property TO the board OF education. FreedTnanS
Aid and Sunday schools of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Mr.. Lupton increasing the list of drug prepara-
tions which may be sold by general stOrekeeper
in places where there is no licensed pharmacy
within three miles.
Mr.. Wood. limiting TO four years the term Of
office OF health officers appointed by the local
boards health in cities other than those OF the
first and second classes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-27
BILLS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.

Albany, April BYLAWS of 1901. becoming such
to-day by the approval Of Governor Hughes, in
clude the bills Of:
Senator Carpenter. providing for the consolIda-
ton of the Jewish PrOtectoFy and Aid Society
and Of the Society for the Aid OF Jewish Prisoners
Senator Davis, enabling the board OF education
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-27

date meets the views of most OF the members.
Senator Armstrong thinks legislation Is in shape
so the date could be set week earlier. but the
Kelsey delay and the work the Utilities bill may
stretch out for some time yet Either date would
make this session Of the longest record
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-27
FOR ADJOURNMENT MAY %.
Senate Finance Committee Probably Viii
Fix that Date.
nv Tslsgraph . rhs TrIbuns. ]

Albany. April &-The Senate Finance Committee
probably win report next week resolution fixing
the date of adjournment May 2. No formal
vote OF the question has been taken S>A->
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-27

In Industrial matters our enormous prosperity
has brought with II certain grave evils. II is
our duty 20 try 20 cut out these evils without
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-01-28
SECOND FLOOR PLAN.
Copyright. 1906 by Henry Wittekind Chicato.

This frame residence stories basement and attic with cpboarded
inches wide and Al feet deep making especially desirable for town
dwelling library
with should
La better
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25

bingham. a bartender went To the
room In the Taylor hotel aud took
several shots st $, &. Hoover, an.
other bartender. aud the husband Of
GililuEhnm'a aiAtor.
Not word was spoken by the
wouid.he murderer as he entered
the room aud shot at his brother.
in.lnw. The latter fell forward aud
cries Of the wife brought police Of.
flcera. Hoover was removed 10 the
hospital whore today he Is resting
easily aud Dillingham; waa taken
~ noillngham
Alleged miatreatment Of his sis.
Ger BY her husband Is given aa the
feaHan by dillingham; for the shoot
ing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25
~. nlAxKs NEAR SCENE OF
's esesNT SKATING RINK FIRE
ra.rF BRlNehuRsr Will
s~ascn FOR MYSTERIOUS
CAUSE

..aa ana ,hira fire. believed
-. h.en ~ mgenalafY ofisin.
y - YESTERDAY morning tn the
- fraien district the firat telng
s.ss n harm al Westiaee az.
: esnahilcan a., and the sceend
- Ar kllnp of tbs Western NIL
.s.snx. less than twu blocks FROM
4 u .ses,e If thc firsg eeaflaktatiou.
4. nrss fira two horses were
- - death. and the damage 90
- amounted g. tsee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25

httiiNaftAM, reh rs The
larEe lumber mill which Michael
Eafies VI Seattle. proposed TO erect
here VIII esldeatly SO vissw here.
Mt Earies Il net able Co secure a
stir ~ land mar the plant OF the
fuEet Sound Mil a Timber eum.
pany Port Angeles az Port crea.
cent may secure the min.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25

menta Cor "A Mlllohaire's Re-
venEs." q play which the blll said
vas founded On ths 1haw White
tragedy,
A number Of elsfaymen were pres-
snt 10 give evidence 20 show the
effect such pictures have on the
minds IT children. and Judge VIII
kins, 81 the childreB's court viii
also give evidence for the complains
anita.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25
INCENDIARY FIRES
NEAR LAKE UNION

After same hard fighting on the
part q the fire department. the mill
vas saved with but alght loaa 10
the owners.
In discussing the fires. chief
hfinAh0rat this morning said.
st'ellewlng CLOSELY upon tho hlaue
Ia which ihe Lake Union nkatlne
rink WAS destroyed under suspicious
circumstances. | am - thr opinion
that these firas we're both set by
SOME unknown pefaon The matter
Il worthy % the fullest lnyestiKas
,ian. and such Il VII have "a the
hands % the fire department"
Later in The day the barn became
iEnited a necond time. hut the blaze
was quickly sthdued By iho fira.
men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25

Mast men think they win save
something from their salary each
wssk. but they never %. The aniy
sure way % lay by little money -
to open a savings account with tbs
state Bank % Seattle. where bath
small a. wen as large accounts are
solicited. and received peF coaf IN
terssf Get the saving habit. 80
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 20. james
r. Mcclure. constructing railroad
engineer and secretary and trcasur.
er Of many ~ the subsidiary com
raniea ~ the t'ennstlYanla railroad
was stricken with apaplexy and diea
v hils attending services IN the Wal.
nut street Presbyterian church yes,
tcrdav.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25

Ill fASo. Tex. fssh. Gs.~s Advises
have been resolved hefe nom Mex.
leo city that pr II. 9. Reca. a wet
known American physician. has
been arrested. thrown in jail. with.
out bail following Al Investigation
Of the death II Mary Fannin. m
American girl vino aipd Ia the doc
tors 0fflge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. e. n a
drunken fight last night Al the
Hastings hotel IN Emoryvitie. Chaa
toEuv. an irnnwurhvr. WAS shot
through che heart and Instantly
kltlcd, and Peter Noppo. a maehu.
isi4 was badly wounded hy a charge
q shot which lodgsd IN hts head
Tho Washington Fire Insurance
company recently wrote hne up.
on the biz Macy Department store
In New York city. sss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25

sr Louis. t'eh. "a. George q.
Martin district superintendent Of
the American telegraph company,
with headquarters at Little Rock.
Ark, died yesterday at Webster
Grove. suburb OF this city, lic
had been ~ since December.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS
ry.,s 70 save lover.

-aprkA. Kan. Feb sa-- Mae
,..ss eanlessed 20 police that she
~ pennls nunnins In self dc.
80. last night Ia save his sweet.
- HaFry Johnson. whom an
- esfnass SAYS did the deed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25

CHICAGO. Feb s~-fAe depart.
..st Il saperintondenss u the Ma.
,,ns.l Association will hold ia an.
- cnnseatioa here this week. the
~. nezting being held tomorrow
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25

e4Fvgl.AND. O.. FEB. For.
~ anaonncoment Was made Sat
s-asx nlsht Of the engagement Of
ul<s elizabeth Johnsoa. oaiy
s,exkfrf Of Mayor and Mira Tom
,,hs~nu. to signor FREDERICK Mar
81 wealthy Italian.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25

yoRr DopCE. la. Feh. 70 Vic
n nailivsr. t6 years old, a
S.s,ksr Of senator polllver. vas
ssas dead In bod yesterday An
sssest viii b. held.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25
Portland Man Dead.

PORTLAND. Orc. Feb. Is
Moses l. Tiehner, one OF the best
known commercial travellers on the
pacliic coast aud former business
man of this city. died yesterday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25

letter. but refuses TO diYnlgc the
name Of the place from which Il
was written. although II II under
stood that the spiatle vas mailed
from train.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25
NAUGHTY POSTERS
TAKEN INTO COURT
la..l,l. BOO epsaIaI ssryIe..l

BROOKLYN. n. r.. Feb. 2b.---iie-
fore Magistrate Furlong 10 the Gates
av. court today the American Bill
Posting company WAS charged Win
placing on their billboards posters
which melted 10 crime. The suit r.
brought by the W0msn's Health
Protective association
Among the bills brought into court
as evidence were large ndvertiHe-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25
OPENING ART SCHOOL.

March ith instructions In draw.
Ing and painting For terms APP
ply TO q. ~ Pflanz. ifs Ballard
Nv. Ballard. sss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25

esfsPh company yesterday morning,
white ~ work st hls hoy. It, Il the
fourth IN hts family % die In sim
ller way
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25

lng On George /. Won Never, the
newly appointed cabinet officer. the
Gordon of chs Glider Of 81 Maurice
aud St. iamrre.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25
ENDS
FAMILY ROW
ts.ar Special ssrvIesl

ANAcoRTES. Feb. 2b.-one
man in the hospital with death
near. another IN the jail at Bel
iingham. and tho wife Of the man
who may die In a hysterleal oondi'
tion. are tho brief details OF fam
ny sensation here
AZ midnight Saturday, Louis GU.
ridetssds are the trump cards
every time. H. Cooper Willis. ava
golman building.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25

SPOKANE Feb. zs,--Jamea n
Nieheis. a veteran operator. died tn
the sffiee II the Western Union Tel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25
!. .. sNowsALL DROPS DEAD.


FREDERICKToN. n. -. FEB.
z5.--Jabez bunting Snowfall. ileu-
tenant governor Of New Brunswick.
dropped dead last night Ia Queen
st. while on his way 20 attend
service IN the cathedral
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25

Buffsie Enainss are a wonderful
erasacttszh. Made tor all kinds %
xwk. see ths neW slow speed en-
xsa Geo II. woethoase Co. ~
rensssllg Ct. rear Arcade hids ..-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25
WAS SCOLDED
RUNS AWAY

Heprlmanded because OF some
petty misconduct. Evelyn Brown. a
pupil Of the Seattle seminary dis
appeared from her home az II
Drayua street last Tuesday. leaving
note IN which she stated that
when she had reached her dsntiua'
ton. sho would write 10 her par
ents.
A young woman friend Of the
missing girl has since received a
STEVENS HOTEL cAFE
serve a fine course dinner for csc
from ~ 10 : .. m daily. -"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25

RoNE Feh. IS King Victor Elm
rssssl has signed a decree bestow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25

Tea IL ciyilizef. good tea Is
Sehllllngs Best 80
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25

over a quarrel concerning a watt
rcha.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25

fine quartered oak buffet very
neat pattern. shaped French
beveled mirror finished golden
or wenthercd. l2x3f inches. one
top drawer Is lined, top II 2ox4a
inches. attractive mirror top
Real value is Sss.00--for the
three-day sale We very special
price it at ...t... S22.fO
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-25
the drapery store
gives practical news

table damasks. napkins, tapestry and rug fringe
saving these items during this sale
these figures tell their story
table cloths; good heavy quality
well worth 40c yard; for this sale zoe
OF damask 5size strong and durable
quality the price OF these napkins $3.50 Dozen
striped tapestry suitable for curtains and ORA
peres 80 inches wide desirable eolorngs and quality REGULAR
value aoc yard Tor THIS Doc
fringehoay knotted and bullion fnges IN staple and
eolors excellent value 1c yard for this sae Sc
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29
Relieve inflammation of the throat caused by cold or catarrh. Contain nothing injurious.

is small and prostrate and of no spe- cial value, the other has at least two forms, one with yellow spines and the other with spines red or brown at the base. There is also another variety found in South Texas and known as the blue leaf.
 The cows selected for this experiment were taken from the Sinclair herd. They were Holstein-Jersey stock. During the feeding period the cows were kept in separate pens and under separate sheds and were allowed to remain in the sheds or roam in the pens at will. One load of pear was sufficient for a weeks feed, and at feeding time the material was placed in box and chopped with a spade in to convenient size for the animals to eat. The grain was fed at milking time, and a ration of roughage, con- sisting of pear or sorghum or hay. was fed three times a day. Pear was also fed after milking morning and evening and about midday. It was the purpose during the entire period to
 
 It has been found impossible at this time to make an estimate that is at all reliable regarding the cost of this item of the ration. The rancher gathers the pear upon his hand as be would fire- wood, hence 1t costs him nothing. The cost of the other items of the ration Is as follows Cottonseed meal, $22 ton; rice bran, $13 ton; sorghum hay ST. ton. One man can easily burn pears for a hundred cows, and in ad- dition thereto he can assist in the milking, He will use about ten gallons cf gasoline each day in burning the spines off the cactus, and during the time this experiment was in progress the price of this commodity was F cents a gallon. The cost of a days ra- tions for each cow while pear without hay was being fed was IS cents.
 The conclusion at Washington is that the Texas raiser has a very cheap feed at hand if he will only give the matter the proper attention. Many ranchmen in that section of the state have pro- vided themselves with pear burners, as they are called, which can be nov ed around over the pear producing area, and the spine burned off the plant as 1t is gathered. The slight scorching given the plant during the spine-b burning process does not seem to affect the taste, for cattle eat it with avidity, and it. is apparent that had it not been for the spines on this plant the cattle would have long since wiped it out of xistence.-Birming- ham Age Herald.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29
TN TITLARE BASIN.

"Tulare Lake, prominent feature of an old map of California, and once the largest body of fresh water west of the Mississippi River, is located in the extreme southern part of San Joaquin county, at an altitude of about 200 feet above tidewater," is the way in which a writer begins a novel account of recent interesting develop ments there. Tn the 40s its super ficial area, it is said, exceeded 1,200 miles, but in 1868 it's dimensions had shrunk to 700 square miles, and twenty years later to less than 200. Occasional floods have raised the level of the lake, but the general tendency has been to- ward obliteration. Originally the lake, by a we'll defined outlet, emptied into the San Joaquin River, but sedimen- tary deposits have gradually built up a dike which obstructed the flow of waters and made of the Tulare basln an independent system if its own. The lake receives the waters from many rivers, each draining large sections of the country and in periods of flood carrying immense volumes of water. The lake is extremely shallow, the deepest part being only thirty feet Ill depth, while evaporation exceeds eight feet annually. Within the last ten year Tulare Lake has been visibly growing less in dimensions, and the belief in it's permanent disappearance became set tied in the minds of those who were iDterected in tha land
 Several reclamation districts were organized, appropriating 150,000 acres of the old lake bed, and a large area was put under cultivation. Immense crops were raised, the land being pro- tected by levees and carefully drained at an expense of several millions. Faith in the future was stimulated by absence of floods. The last year open ed with less than the usual rainfall, and more land was put under cultiva- tion in Tulare basin than ever before. Thousands of acres which no plough had ever touched were planted to grain and fruit, and up to February 1 the outlook of the lake dwellers was most alluring A vast amount had been laid out in permanent improvements and farming machinery, and appearance
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29

fattered the most exalted hopes of abundant crops.
 These would have been fulfilled had not the early months of 1906 violated all precedent and proved the most ex- traordinary in point of rainfall in the history of the state. Unprecedented floods, having no outlet, covered the bed of Tulare Lake to depth which submerged every acre of cultivated land within it's boundaries, swallowing up all crops and Improvements and utterly destroying the results of ten years of unremitting work expended by the industrious colonists. Where were once wide spreading tracts of highly cultivated farms there is now but a waste of waters, above which rise the ruins of great harvesters and the wrecks of homes. .'-Chicago News.