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The Washington times., 1907-02-17
Talk of a "Raise"
Tits Food Prices
10 the EaI.or Of De - -:

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
Apropos of the much talked OF in
crease in the pay Of the Government
clerk viii you permit me. through
your columns. TO add an item or In
formation on that subjeCt2
When recently purchasing some
necessities tand necessities are all
that can be purchased at the present
cost Of foods. etc.), / was informed
by the grOceryman that the price Of
certain article had been increased
When 1 questioned him about II he
replied We'll, you know Congress is
talking about raising the salaries of
Government clerks, and II they need
an increase, so do the rest Of us"
While this does not. I sincerely hope
represent the opinion OF very many of
the dealers in the city, still fl illus
trateS very clearly that the condition
% the rank and file Of the employees Of
Uncle Sam is not improved by the
publicity which has been given to the
especially so when that proposition has
failed to materialiZe
Perhaps the gentfemen-of-the-
blc-structure think II is
only hot air. when the clerks state
that they find ii difficult on the basis
of their present incomes. to lead d.
cent lives themselves, and TO raise
their children in a manner which will
tend 20 make them good citizens and
Christians, but II is noJ hot air" it
IS fact.
No one should be more aware of the
difficulty Of living in washington the
year round than those gentlemen who
found il so expensive for five to seven
months as to cause them to vote an
increase of $500 per year to them
selves. As an increase is out Of reach
this session, let us hope the bad effect
Will last only as long as the bill has.
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
Pay Stationary;
Living Advances
ro ID EdItor of - Washington Times:

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
Representative Payne's supposition
that the department clerks salary has
been increasing because OF his oppOr-
tunity for promotion. win be disilu-
stoned by noting some pertinent facts
In the Office where l am employed the
average compensation of classified
clerks I'm 1894 was 81 .2S6 per annum. To
day the average in the same grades is
81 2S9 about One-fOurth of / pei. cent ad-
vance. During that period living eN-
penses have advanced about % per cent
and the average increase Of wages 10
other employees throughout the country
has been over % per cent.
If a railroad fireman received $50 per
month in 1894 and Is still a fireman. he
would now receive not less than SCI 80
per month. An engineer. whose pay was
SO per month twelve years ago, would
now get 500 per month as engineer. II
the fireman had meantime been pro-
NOTED to engineer. his pay would have
Increased 100 per cent. with like increase
to the engineer OF 1884, IL he too had
attained promotion.
Many Government employees are re-
ceiVlng the same compensation they
did twelve or more years ago Mean
time their efficiency and value have gen
orally Increased by experience while
their salaries have decreased by loss Of
purchasing power Even the fortunate
clerk who, by reason of special ability
address or influence. has secured two or
three promOuOns. is still practically
where he was twelve years ago, with a
probable increase Of family TO provide
for.
Even the more competent and success
ful half Of them are I'm a treadmilI
where their promotions only leave them
In the Identical situation, with respect
To the rest or the world. at the end of
the day and year, as when they began
the grind.
And what of the other half. who have
received no promotion Is IL statesman
ship 10 dispose OF the whole matter by
remarking D the other halfr'
Glorious.
Washington. d. c.. February 16
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
FavorS Ambitions
LIKEWISE More Pay

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
Now that the Senators and members
of Congress have well feathered their
nests we hope that this session they will
find time 10 attend 10 the matter Of the
increased pay tor the Government
clerks. and not let another nine months
pass before they can again bring up the
subject.
We agree with the Hon. Serene Payne
that any aspiration OF the Government
clerks e. for promotion is always COM
mendable, and, while many are aspiring
and viii realize their desires TO become
heads of d partments, etc, We are won
dering who is going 10 fiji the less I'M
portant pos tons. If all should arrive at
Cheir desired goal, or does he advocate
"chlOrOfOrming some OF the olde-
heads, 20 make room for those who
have earned promotions.
The stenographers. typewriters. clerks.
even down TO the ever active mCssen-
ger boy, each and all fiji an important
position IN Uncle Sans household ana
without them the work could not be car
ried on Does it seem right 10 object To
giving then. the % per cent increase be-
cause they have not reached promotion,
which many have earned. and in the
case of the messenger boys, according
10 the civil service rules. cannot De
promoted till they are eighteen years
Of agC2
Many CT these boys are barely Is years
old, but are the support OF vid0wed
mothers, and an additional s. or SO
per month would mean considerable to
them
1t must not be forgotten that the liv-
ing in Washington has increased with
the Government clerks. who live here
the year round, as well as with 0ur
law makers ut the Capitol. who make
their home in our city only "a part of
each year. AN OF5SF,FvFp
Washington. D. c. February 10
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
RAISE SALARIES BY 80 PER CENT CURTIS SLOGAN

to their homes with the happy thoughts
of having done their duty faithfully and
well if they fail 10 push through this
much needed Increase for all Govern
ment employees.
The Davis bill for the relief OF rhe
employees appears to be the most fav-
CRADLE at present, and I sincerely hope
all our lawmakers may see 60 IL that
the dawn Of March may not ind them
weighed in the balance and found want
ing
Let each and every Congressman from
each and every State and Territory go
on record as having done all he could
TO get this measure passed during this
session. after the close of which each
would feel a self-satisfie6 consciousness
of knowing he had brought happiness to
many needy homes.
AN EMPLOY
The Washington times., 1907-02-17

Surely the Government should give
them decent and comfortable livings
in consideration Of the intelligent ser
vice rendered.
Now, Messrs- Payne. Littauer. and
BuricSOn, come, place yourselves, in
Our fmaginatiOns, on "a level with US.
Take an average salary Of $1,000 or
doctor and dental biITs. -Jief and light
ing bills, buy clothing for yourselves
and families, and. meet the various
other expenses incident 70 living here
,nder present conditions. then after
having. In your imaEinatiOns. had a
taste OF the difficulties under which
the Government clerk lives. settle the
question OF whether or not his salary
should be increased. Decide whether
you. with your $4,000 salary and your
income from other sources. needed an
Increase Of $500 more than the Gov
eminent clerk needs the little increase
Of from 800 10 5000
PATERFA NTTTTAS
The Washington times., 1907-02-17

three to six or eight months Of the year.
The Government clerks are here twelve
mOEtlls Of the ycar-for few can take
their families away for more than two
weeks. and then their rents keep busy.
Tie Government clerks suffer not only
from being denied adequate pay, they
suffer from the appreciation OF prices
consequent ON the advance Congress
men have made iu their own compen-
s7tiOu. They know it-at any rate Mr..
Adamsou does. and has told tho story
mayhaD without thinking Of its full
bearing. But who cares,
A. c. CLERK.
Washington, February T. 1907.
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
Average months expense

The above statement is from actual
items of expense. with the exception Of
house rent and gas bin. the family liN-
ing in the suburbs and occupying their
own house. Doctors bills are estimated.
but during the period covered. such cX-
pense, [ am Informed. WIS much greater
than the figures named on account of
the prOtracted illness Of a member Of
the family
figures given will approximate the cost
Of living per month 10 the higher grade
Government clerks who have families
and whose salaries are from SI3S33 TO
$50 per month. INDEX.
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
Submits Figures
On Cost of Living
To the Ed.or Of The washington hines.

To the Edeor Of The washington Times.
In view Of the present discussion rs
TO the merits Of a proposed bill 20 In
crease the salaries of Government en-
ployes. 1 submit statement from the
account book OF a Government clerk.
showing the average monthly expense
OF his household in detail. The family
consists Of husband. wife and five chill
dreu. and the items enumerated are
taken from carefully Kept accounts
covering a period Of eight or nine
months
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
(Continued from Is Page.l

this session giving the increase in sal
airy, and especially to the rural letter
carriers and railway mail clerks"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-09-26
BUILDING COLLAPSED.
Three Are Killed as the Result of all
Accident in Cincinnati.

Cincinnati,-Two unknown men and
one woman were killed and a dozen
others narrowly escaped death in the
collapse of the Dohan Shoe company S
four-story building on Central avenue,
near Sixth street market, Saturday
The building was one of the oldest in
the retail section of the city, and was
undergoing repairs. new front being
added and other Improvements made.
Shortly before noon, without warn
ing, the front of the building fell for
ward into the street, leaving only the
rear sections standing. An unknown
man, passing on the sidewalk, was
stricken down. being dead when reach
ed, while a woman within three feet
of him was uninjured, A second man
apparently laborer. was found dead
In the ruins, as was Mrs. Mary Daley,
who lived on the second floor
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-09-26
MORE FIGHTING IN MOROCCO.
General Drude Resumes Offensive and
Burns Moorish Camps.

Casablanca.-Negotiations for the
cessation of hostilities having failed
General Drude on Sunday resumed the
offensive and burned the Moorish
camps at Sidi Brahim, south of Casa
blanca, and dispersed the tribesmen,
who offered but little resistance.
These operations were chiefly notable
for a brilliant forced march of the
French troops, who covered forty kilo-
meters inside of twelve hours. The
expedition, consisting of 1000 in
fantry. with detail OF cavalry, artil.
lery and native auxiliaries, left camp
before dawn and formed into two hol.
low squares. one behind the other. In
this formation they marched some
distance under the coveN of darkness
and unobserved by the tribesmen. A
heavy morning sea-fog came up at
daybreak and forced a half hours
halt, during which shots fired by the
advance guards gave the alarm to the
enemy.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-09-26
Nothing Of Importance Has Been
Accomplished by Delegates to
The Hague Conference.
Prevailing Opinion is That Absence oil
Results In Great Questions is Due
to the Lack Of Preparation by
All the Countries Repre-
sented.

The Hague.-After having been in
session more than three months, and
with adjournment probably month in
the distance, 1t is recognized gener
ally, and even by the most optimis-
tic in the peace movement, that the
second international peace conference
has been and will be, at It's conclusion
barren of results leading to perma
nent measures of benefit to the peace
OF the world. Even the proposition
for future meeting of the conference
which was unanimously adopted 'on
Saturday, has been so altered as to
suppress its most important part
namely, the periodicity of meetings,
merely providing for the calling OF a
third conference, but establishing moth
ing with regard to the convening OF
the future conferences.
The prevailing opinion, as expressed
by one of the leading delegates, is
that the absence of results in the con.
ference on the great question was due
to the lack of preparation by all
the countries represented. This, he
said, was especially striking in the
case of the American delegation, which
was supposed to have come here in
complete accord with the Latin-Ameri-
can countries. This accord, however,
neither existed, nor had it been reach
ed during the conference. Indeed, the
chief result Of the conference will be
a growing feeling of diffidence on the
part of the South Americans toward
Washington, as, rightly or wrongly,
they accuse the United States Of hav-
Ing neglected them and of caring only
for working in accord with Great Brit
ain and GERMANY
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-09-26
Wrecked Fishermen In Distress.

Seattle, Wash.-United States Sen.
ator S. II. Piles has telegraphed di-
rect to President Roosevelt asking the
executive to send revenue cutter to
Bristol Bay to rescue the crew of 100
white fishermen and 200 Chinese said
to have been wrecked there when the
fishing boat John Currier went ashore
on the rocks on August 8. A party
was gotten away to S, d word OF the
distress of nearly 400 men to appeal
for aid. The men had supplies suffici-
ent to last them for thirty days, but
that time has expired.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-09-26
A Story That Comes From Chicago
Which Reads Like the DOing'
Of the Comanche Indians.
Former Followers Of Elijah Do"'e
Killed Crippled and Aged Woman
In an Endeavor to "priVe ou'
Devils" and Failed IN
"Resurreetion Scene"

Chicago.-Five persons, members Oh
the sect of Parhamites, are under ar
rest in Zion City, accused OF torturihg
10 death Mrs. Letitia Greenhaulgh, 6A
wears old, a cripple for twenty years
in order to show belief in the religion
they profess.
Those arrested are Walter and Jen
ME Greenhaulgh, the son and daughter
of the woman; Harold Mitchell, MIS-
Harold Mitchell and Mrs. Smith MIS-
Greenhaulgh had been for twenty
wears an invalid, suffering from paraly'
sis and rheumatism.
The sect of Parhamites was founded
about a year ago by Chas. F. Parham
and numbers about 200 persons. Its
members originally belonged to Dow
les church. and they believe in the GIT
of tongues, and especially in diaboilcal
profession. II is their theory that
sickness is the evidence of the posses
sion by the body by evil spirits.
The condition of Mrs. Greenhaulgh
convinced her son and daughter and
the three persons arrested with them,
that she must be possessed of the dev-
II. and they determined to exercise
the evil spirit. The five knelt by the
bedside, and after prayer, commenced
their work The arms of Mrs. Green
haulgh, stiffened by rheumatism. were
jerked and twisted about in order that
the devil might be driven out. The
cries of the aged woman were consid
cred to be those of an evil spirit and
were greeted with triumphant shouts.
After course of this violent treat
ment Mrs. Greenhaulgh not only be
came so weak that she could not use
her limbs, but became incapable Of
making any motions Then her neck
was twisted, and for some time this
treatment was kept up. The tortured
woman whose screams were not heard
by neighbors because of the fact that
one of the "healers" held his hand
over her mouth, finally died from the
effects of the rough treatment she was
subjected to- After that, according
to Greenhaulgh, Mrs. Smith became
the leader in resurrection scene"
In this efforts were made to restore
the dead woman to life When these
had failed, the announcement of her
death was made. The case is to be
fully investigated by the authorities
of Lake county, in which Zion City is
situated
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-09-26
callfOrnians Alarmed by Quake

San Bernardino, Cal.--An earth.
quake shock that brought residents of
this city into the streets in alarm and
caused disarrangements in many house.
holds, was experienced here Thurs.
day evening. The direction of the
shock was from southeast to north.
west. and was preceded by a rumbling
noise. There seemed to be a success.
sion of shocks, terminating with a
snap that caused fear and trembling
among those here who suffered in the
San Francisco disaster In the noun.
tains the shock was most severe.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-09-26
Gave stolen Money to church.

Nashville, Tenn.-The mystery of
the disappearance here last October
of the two packages containing ST.
5000 from the car Of the Southern
Express company was explained Fri.
day in the arrest of j, l.. Smith. who
confessed Five thousand dollars of
the money was found, under his dlrec.
uon, buried under his house. Smith
took the package while making re.
pairs on the car. He is an active
member of local church and his re-.
cent liberal contributions attracted at.
tention of detectives
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-09-26
Convention Ends In Free Elaht.

New York.-The Hoboken, N. j.,
Democratic city convention developed
into fight between two factions, in
which delegates used their fists, chairs
and other objects. The police tried
to stop the fight, but were outnum.
bered. After the fight the delegates
held separate conventions on the same
stage and named two sets of city
tickets The trouble started over the
efforts of adherents of Patrick ]. Grif.
fin, who aspires to be leader of the
party in the city, to defeat Maurice j.
Stock and his supporters.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-09-26
started Fight; Got Worst Of Il.

Eugene, Ore.-Charles Crowley was
shot and killed Saturday at Marcola,
sixteen miles east of here, by Bert
Num-. The shooting grew out OF a
quarrel over Nunn's testimony against
the proprietress of resort at the
place. Num- was instrumental in hav.
ing the woman convicted, and when
the parties TO the case returned TO
Marcola from Eugene, Crowley, who is
alleged TO have been hanger-on at
the resort picked quarrel with and
was thrashed by Num-. At the con.
clusion Of the fight Crowley started
shooting.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-09-26
CANNERS WANT MORE TIME.
object to Enforcement of Food and
Drug Act on October I.

Washington.-Canners of food were
before the board of food and drug in
spection on Wednesday, protesting
against the regulation for the enforce
ment of the food and drug act which
provides that the rules in regard to
labels shall go in effect after Oct. l
next.
The regulation provides that after
that date the principal label or can
shall state the substance of the pro
duct and the name of the place of
manufacture. This regulation has
been extended from time to time and
Gamers now want further extension
Gamers represented at the hearing
asserted that they had a half a
million dollars worth of labels on
hand, which will be worthless if the
regulation becomes effective at this
time. These concerns declared the
law to be confiscatory. The board will
submit its recommendation to the sec.
retary of agriculture.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-09-26
CHINA BREAKING CHAINS.
imperial Edict as to Establishment OF
Parliament.

Peking.-An imperial edict was is
sued Friday authorizing Prince Pu
Lun, who was Chinese envoy at the
ST. Louis exposition, and Sun Chi Anal,
in cooperation with the grand council,
to frame resolutions for the establish
ment of council of deliberation to
aid the government so that the foun-
dation may be laid for a parliament"
The dowager empress says that in
the establishment Of representative
government for China the opinions of
all must be considered, and though the
upper and lower houses are founda-
lions of administration, the throne is
unable to establish them in China AT
present.
Both Chang Chi Tung and Yuan
Shi Kai, since coming to Peking on
their appointment as grand councillors,
have urged the establishment of con-
stitutional form of government, re-
calling the fact that this reform has
been promised and that China and all
the sest of the world expect to see it
carried out. Memorials to the throne
from the highest officials throughout
China continue to reach Peking In
large numbers, urging the throne to
grant China a constitutional govern
mpnt
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-09-26
ADMIRAL DEWEY OPPOSES
SURRENDER OF ISLANDS
Regards Philippines as Gateway TO
the Orient, and an Aid in Main
tanning the Open Door Policy.

Washington-Admiral Dewey strong.
ly resents the proposition that has
been discussed In a more or less aca-
demic way to surrender the Philip
pines, which, of all men, he was lead
Ing factor in bringing under the Amer
lean flag. In an interview, the admiral
sets out the reasons which impel him
to insist upon the retention Of the
islands. The strong point of his ar
gument is not based upon the military
or naval Importance of the islands,
but upon the great value, present and
prospective, of the Philippines to
America in the extension of our trade
with the orient
The admiral says: Abandon the
Philippines? | don't believe our coun-
try will ever do that. Certainly 1t
should not. because 1t has altogether
too much at stake. 1t is only our con.
troll over the Philippines that makes It
possible for us to insist upon the open
door in the east. toward which our
diplomacy has been directed for years
We want our share of the enormous
commerce of the east and we can't
keep the door open for it unless we
hold the islands. Why did Spain for
200 years dominate the commerce of
The orient? Just because she had the
bay and barbor of Manila as a great
commercial and naval base. That
base can be just as useful to us COM
mercially as 1t was to Spain. For ten
years every strong European nation
has been trying to get foothold for
commercial and naval purposes in the
far east. Through the fortunes of war
the United States obtained the best
position possible, giving us superior
commercial advantages over the ma
dons. What sort of a common sense
would it be for us to give up such a
position?
Suppose we should dispose of the
Philippines and Japan should acquire
them. See how the islands stretch
along the coast. Here are the Philip
pines and Formosa II Japan had them
she could command every gateway to
the orient and the United States would
be completely shut out Every one
comedies that the orient is the future
great field for the principal CONNER
cial operations of the world. We ought
to be the leaders, but we must at least
have share in the enterprise. and
In order to do so we must maintain
the position we have occupied.
think 1t is plain that we must have q
commercial base such as Manila, and
then In order to protect our commerce
we must have naval base. and at SUI
big bay such base is being devel.
oped."
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-09-26
Driving Out the Trusts.

Vicksburg. Miss.-Chancellor Hicks
late Saturday afternoon declared the
Gulf Compress company which con.
trolls thirty-one congresses in the
south, sixteen of which are located in
Mississippi, an illegal trust, and gave
the corporation one year in which to
wind up its business in the state and
withdraw. He denied the application
for a receiver. This decision Is a vic.
tory for District Attorney James d.
Thomas, who less than a week ago
filed the suit asking that a receiver
be appointed and that 1t be declared 3
combine in restrtint of trade.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-09-26
Auto and Electric Car Collide.

Denver, Colo.-Seven persons were
injured, three perhaps fatally, as a. re
SUIT OF a collision between an ANTONIO
bile and an electric car on the out.
skirts OF this city Friday night. The
party, which included several Chicago
people, had been on a sightseeing tour
ana was returning to the city. The
car was running along at good speed
Wheh an electric car loomed IN. com.
ing directly across the path of the
aulomooile' aL The chauffeur expected
m lne car TO slow up, and evidently the
nlot0rman depended on the automobiIe
to slacken its speed. 'e