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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
e0MPERS ATTACKS CANNON
IN REPLY TO LETTER FROM REP.
REsENTATIvE BRUMM.
Declares the Speaker Has Shown Fa.
voritism and Blocked Legislation.
The Labor Vote.

communication signed by Samuel
Gompers and making an attack on
Speaker Cannon Of the House Of Rep
resentatives was given out late this
afternoon at the headquarters of the
federation. The communication is a re-
ply written by Mr.. Gompers to a Letter
from Representative c. H. brumm of
Pennsylvania.
Mr., Brumm protests against the pro-
posed early adjournment of Congress. las
1t will be impossible to act upon and pass
such legislation as is demanded by the
people and asked for by the President"
He then says:
There is no Disgusting the fact that
Speaker Cannon intended to prevent legis-
lation on these lines by referring the
Presidents message and other bills to the
congressional crematory. known as the
judiciary committee"
Response by Mr.. -Gompers.
In Mr.. Gompers' reply to Representa-
tive Brumm. he says:
1T is because l know that you are
concerned in the necessary legislation in
the interest not only of labor but of all
our people. that l asked you as to the
status of legislation in Congress. Your
answer justifies the position which. to-
gether with others. l took before the
election of Mr.. Cannon to the Speakership
OF the present Congress and since. Mr..
Cannon is the embodiment and in himself
represents all that is antagonistic to the
protection and reformatory legislation de-
manded by the people of our country.
You Will remember that an effort was
made to arouse the republican members
OF this Congress to elect another tnan MIR.
Cannon as Speaker; you have not forgot
ten the gust with which they unani-
mously' nominated and then elected him
to show that man Gompers' that Uncle
all the republican members OF Con-
gress. These republican representatives
and the newspapers which belabored and
derided me because I knew the genial
Uncle joe and the interest for which he
stood. can now realize the position in
which labor and the people generally are
placed by Speaker Cannon and his small
coterie of benefciaries: how he packs the
committees and blocks the passage OF
legislation which even republicans. the
newspapers. and labor. aye. the people
generally. require. even for their ordi-
nary. as well as imperative needs.
Declare Independence.
1.-The toiling masses Of our country and
their friends are thinking and propose
to act more independently industrially
and politically than at any time in the
past They propose to stand by their
friends and advocates and elect them; to
oppose those who are Indifferent or hos
tile to their interests. rights and well
fare and defeat them. And this indie
only to candidates for Congress, but to
all who aspire to public preferment. from
candidates for the great Office OF Presi-
dent down."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07

drove him into town as he was going to
Michigan City to remain over q day.
Several days ago Lamphere told the
police that Andrew Helgelin left on the
$40 train on the Lake Shore road. IN.
tending to 60 to Chicago.
Coroner Mack today turned over to a
local undertaken for preservation the re-
mains supposed to be those of Andrew
Helgelin. DR.. Mack announced that he
had taken this action In order that the
BODY could be held for further identifi-
cation Alse Helgelin. the brother Of
Andrew. afirms most positively that
there can be no doubt az to the cadaver
being that Of his brother.
Because Of the heavy RAIN il was de-
cided shortly before noon that no further
digging would be done upon the Guinness
farm today. The work will be resumed
tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
MAY REACH TWENTY.
Search for Victims of Private Grave
ward Near Laporte.

LAPORTE. Ind. May THE story OF
the private graveyard at the farm OF
Mrs. Bella Guinness. mile north OF
Laporte is still IN its early chapters
Today the estimates of the number OF
persons murdered at the place through
the lure of matrimonial bureau run
all the way from twelve to twenty
The examination yesterday of four dis-
membered bodies wrapped In purlaps
brings the total of victims known 10 nave
been murdered to nine. Including the
bodies supposed to he those OF Mrs'
Guinness and her three ch'ldren:
discovered after the fire Whlcn ouiheu
the farmhouse April y. the to,ai oi
deaths to be investigated ana accou'''eu
for Is thirteen. c,,e
The-e was scant doubt that Sherin
Snutzer today would discover evidence
Of murder in two more suspected sIaNes:
as vet unopened. All SUSPICIOUS pa,'S u
the premises are TO be dug up wiz, VIII &c
necial attention to the soft spots pe
meath rubbish heaps. which so Iar III
variably have been found to conceai ooo-
les. .;, .aa stil
Raw Lamphere. who is in jail mere. syn
protests his innocence frosecu.lns
torney Smith, however. says ne mas pUs.
tive proof that Lamphere mao suii.S
knowledge of the Guinness murders; u he
had not indeed participated IN tneni, H..
The, prosecutor Is IN pOssess,oH u &.
GERS written in Norwegian which ne Is
Carefully guarding. These letters. Wit
Ton In Andrew Helgelin by MRS. tuin-
ness are sa Id to contain references when
indicate Lampheres guilt. Ihat ne kiileu
MIS- Guinness and her children ana set
FIRE to the house in order TO prevent any
revelation that might involve n m Is the
theory of the prosecutor
In his cell Lamphere was asked concern
ing a secret room in the Guinness country
mansion to which no one was ever al"
mitted except Mrs. Guinness herself. She
had the key and kept the door Locked
constantly In the night hours no one In
the household was ever near that room.
That. the authorities believe. was the
chamber OF horrors. whose walls must
have been spattered with the blood OF
the Inflated victims of the woman g
greed for gold and passion for olooo
Il never was in that room. Lamphere
said Il knew that there was room IN
the house that was always kept locked.
and there was also a room In the base
ment. a sort of icebox that no one ever
knew much about. 1t was a big place.
capable of accommodating several per-
sons.
So many bodies have now been found
that the authorities believe the woman
saved her victims and disarticulated the
bodies in groups and buried them that
way sewed up in gunny sacks. adding
chloride OF lime to the earth to aid disin-
texratiosl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07

Ter Of the institution. He Is q director in
the Real Estate Title Insurance Company
and Potomac Insurance Company.
After a course in the College of Com
merce Mr.. Nye was employed in the Of
ices Of Edmund Hudson. publisher OF the
Capital. the Army and Navy Register. the
United States Government Advertiser and
the National Democrat. then becoming
correspondence clerk for James L. Barber
& Son. He was made secretary to Dis
trict Commissioner John w. Ross. July I.
1898. and remained IN that position until
10 a knight Templar and q Mystic Shrin-
er and holds the degrees Of LIB and
LIN. from George Washington Cnivers-
ity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
THE GOVERNMENT AND PAPER.
No News Print" Bought-Better
Quality Is Used.

During the discussion OF the sundry
civil appropriation bill in the House to-
day Mr.. .Olmsted tPaD read letter
from a publisher complaining Of the high
price Of news print paper. and expressing
the belief that IL was due TO a combna-
ton In restraint of trade. rather than to
the tariff. In reply to a question by Mr..
O'msted. Mr.. Perkins. who is a member
of the joint committee on printing. which
has more or less control over government
paper purchases. said he was unable TO
state just what price the government
paid.
The subsequent discussion developed the
fact that the government bought no news
print paper whatever. but rather better
quality. II was contended by Mr.. Mann
UltD. chairman of the select commit
tee which is investigating the question or
wood pulp and print paper that the gov
ernments proof paper was better than
news print paper and that comparison
of prices would not throw any light on the
question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07

Rupert Wilson Wanted in New York
on Charge Of Fraud.

Rupert " Wilson. thirty-two years old.
who was taken into custody late yesterday
afternoon on a warrant from New York.
today consented to return to the netrop-
oils without the formality of extradi;ion
Deputy Marshals Robinson and Wi.kerson
left with the prisoner this afternoon.
Detectives Mullen and Warren arrested
Wilson at the request Of Post Once In
speetor Boyle. who made aiiidavit before
United States Commissioner Taylor that
Wilson February ~ last in the second
circuit OF the southern district Of New
York, in violation Of sections $3.50 and
$40. r. 8. L. D.. unlaWfully devised a
scheme and artifice to defraud various
persons. companies and corporations. and
particularly the ATLANTIC Coast Line Rail.
road Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07

Effort in House to Limit Power Of
Official.

Rapid progress was made today by the
House in the disposition OF the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
An amendment by Mr.. Perkins of New
York providing that contracts exceeding
81 900 be entered into by the public print
err shall. when Congress Is in session. be
approved by the joint committee on print
ing. or. when Congress is not in session.
by the Secretary of he Interior. aroused
considerable discussion. Mr.. Perkins said
he did not believe the public printell
should be entirely unrestrained and with
out control in expanding the $500 600 ap-
propriated for his office.
Declaring that the proposition was
wholly Impractical, Mr. Tawney Of Min
nesota opposed the amendment. He made
a point of order against 1t because II
changed the discretion vested in the
public printer by law, and the point was
sustained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07

This is the birthday Of William j. F1ath-
er, who was born in Baltimore forty-nine
years ago today. II is also the birthday
OF Francis Nye. who hrst saw the light
thirty-eight years ago today. For fear OF
getting the important events of the lives
Of these gentlemen mixed. they will each
have paragraph.
Nj. FIather absorbed education In the
public schools Of Baltimore and Washing
ton. and entered the ONCE Of Riggs & Co.
in 1877 as a messenger. When the estab-
lishment was recrganised In 1929 under
the name CT the Riggs National Bank. he
was made a director and assistant cash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07

were then maturing for raising the price
in the American market"
A portion OF Mr.. Norris testimony when
excited particular interest among the
committee was that which related TO the
price of wood pulp sent from Canada. he
declared that instead OF there having
been an increase I'm the price. as mao
been claimed. there actually was de-
crease. the price i'm 1905 being Si3s per
ton. as against $4S in 1907. Mr.. Norris
pointed out that these figures we're quite
different from reports az SO and 81 per
cord for wood at Canadian points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07

W. 3. King criticises Commissioners
for Absence Of substation,

The Commissioners are In receipt of a
letter from william b. King. member Of
the republican executive committee in the
eighth congressional district of Virginia.
In which they are blamed and otherwise
criticised for the delay in constructing a
substation in the southern section of the
city for the convenience Of southern pas
sengers. He pointed out that this station
was provided for by Congress- and that
the fault that 1t has not been constructed
does not rest with Congress but with the
i3ed to select . suitable site for the pro-
OOsed substation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
Crosby 8. Noyes Memorial Fund.

Crosby 8. Noyes Memorial Fund.
Mr.. Charles J. Bell. treasurer of the
Crosby Stuart Noyes memorial fund. &C
knowledges receipt Of the following addi-
tional subscriptions:
William p. Frye. $25: William b. Orme.
SO: John NJ. Wilson, so: Julius 0arfinkle
& Co. &25; John r. Mclean. 800: Victor
Kaufman. 800; Edward J. Stellwagen.
800: Walter wyman. $23: Joseph E.
Thropp. $2s; Gen. John ". Foster. rs
Clarence F. Norment $50: Robert n. Har-
per. $50; Charles E. Kern. $40; F. H.
Bethell $2J: Judge william H. DeLacy,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
Minister Calvo Departs.

Senior Calvo. the minister from Costa
RIGA. left Washington today for New
York, whence he sails tomorrow for Costa
Rica to be present at the inauguration
OF the Central American court of Justice
at Carriage. May 81. The formation Of
this court is one Of the results of the
Central American peace congress held in
this city last winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
Building Permits Issued.

Inspector Ashford issued the following
building permits today:
To e. D. Ryerson. one two-story frame
dwelling at 1850 Northampton street. es-
timated to cost s4.10O: architect. e. d.
Ryerson; builders. John Simpson Sons.
To c. D. Fowler. one two-story brick
store and dwelling at 1884 to 1888 7th
street northwest, estimated to cost $l4.-
GOO: architect. r. p. Clark. tr.: builders,
Piper & Kenyon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
OCEAN LINER MOVEMENTS.

SOCTHAMPTON May 7.-Arrived: Ma
jestic. from New York.
HAvRE. May ARRIVED: Steamer La
Savoie. from New York.
South WELLFLEET. Mass May T.
The steAmer Caronia. from Liverpool and
Queenstown. for New York. was in COM
rtiunicAtion by wireless telegraph with
the station here when $50 miles east OF
Sandy Hook lishtship at 10 pm. Csth).
Will dock late tonight or early Friday
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
Dinner to Visiting Governors.

Arrangements were completed today by
Gen. George H. Harries and other Of
ficers of the Washington Board of Trade
for a dinner complimentary to the visit
ing governors OF states. The function
will be held the evening of May 13 in
the banquet hall Of the New Willard
Invitations have been sent to President
Roosevelt and members of his cabinet
Up to this Afternoon about thirty govern
Urs and one hundred members of the
board had announced their intention OF
attending.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
Dowie's Wealth Only q Myth.

CHICAGO. May Mrs. John Alexan-
der Dowie was awarded $500 by the APP
praisers Of the personal property Of the
late founder Of Zion City yesterday
They hled their report showing that in
stead of the great wealth supposed to
have been held by Dowie. the total
amount vas $1,000. Mrs. Dowie received
the widows share. one.third. She still
has a claim on the real estate, whatever
1t In or may prove to be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
Fair Weather Predicted.

The stormy and rainy conditions Will
pass away tonight. according to Prof.
Garriott. and Washington will enjoy at
least two days Of fair weather. with mod
crate temperature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
POSTAL BANKS ARE uReEO
SENATOR CARTER FAvoRs THE
! PENDING BILL.
Claims That It Responds to Long.
! Continued and Earnest De-
! mand Of the People.

Postal savings banks were the subject
OF an address in the Senate today by
Senator Carter of Montana Mr. Carter
spoke upon the bill to establish postal
savings banks recently reported by the
committee on post Offices and post roads
The pending bill. he said. proposes to
subject the machinery Of the Post Office
Department to an additional worthy
beneicent and consistent use
''lt does not" he said "cOntemplate
the employment of an additional TO- &c in
the post Offices. the purchase of more
equipment nor the imposition of.any bur-
dens of expense"
The power ITO provide for the general
welfare" contained in the Constitution he
quoted as complete authority for adding
savings bank feature to the postal serv-
ice. which had first been established under
very restricted bounds.
Demand Of the People.
The BILL" said Mr.. Carter. responds
10 the long-continued and earnest demand
OF the people for the use Of the post Of
fices as savings repositories. To begin,
the Postmaster General may confine the
repositories to the presidential offices only
and later extend the system to the full
authorized limits. Accounts may be
years and by trustee for a person un-
der that age.
"A deposit of 81 or more may be made
and increased by. 10 cents or multiples OF
that amount. No deposit shall ever be
allowed to exceed 81 900 and interest Will
not be paid on a sum In excess of $500
Interest at the rate of per cent per
annum Is to be allowed"
Deposits to Be Deposited.
The deposits in turn are to be placed In
government repositories near the place
Of deposit and "a per cent per annum Is
to be required for the use of the money.
In the near future 1t is estimated there
will be 3I,6S4 postal repositories.
'Dwellers in remote country districts
will have the same inducements to econo-
mize and save said Mr. Carter, now
enjoyed by those residing in the vicinity
of the best conducted savings institution.
in the large cities. The incaiculable bene-
fits TO the people and to the government
destined to flow from the establishment
-of postal repositories no one can eeti.
mate. but all can appreciate. prudent.
thrifty man IL rarely II ever a DELINQUENT
citizen. and good citizenship insures good
government and respect for Law. ~ mar
which will tend to discourage extrava-
gance and encourage a savine disposition
will surely tend to suppress vice and en-
courage virtue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
District Attorney for Alaska.

The President sent to the Senate today
the nomination Of James ]. L:cssley Of
Iowa TO he United States attorney for
the third division. diskrict of Alaska
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
Applause for Address.

The reading Of the address frequently
was interrupted by applause as the ven
cradle bishop voiced some telling point In
the document. When he had read a de.
nunciation of the liquor trafnc he called
upon the delegates to rise here. now
and with the bishops pledge eternal en-.
nifty to this foe of man and God" and
the entire assemblage sprang to its feet
uttering cheer after cheer. One OF the
delegates started to sing America the
great throng caught up the hymn and the
hall resounded with its strains. AS the
last refrain ceased some one began the
hymn GLORY. Glory Hallelujah, Our God
Is Marching On.
Vigorous hAndclapping greeted the an
nouncement Of the position Of the bishops
en- the subject Of amusements. Bish0p
Goodsell closed with 4 fervent peroration
delivered in a voice that reached every
point Of the auditorium.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-10-23

IT HAS again been found unnecessary to
levy state tax in Wisconsin and only
the usual tax of S157,570 to pay the in
terest on the bonded Indebtedness which
has regularly been levied since the in
debtedness was incurred during the
civil war will be collected. This was
done because the general fund now has
81, 563, 457 so that S450,000 can be taken
from it without any likelihood of its be-
ing exhausted by the demands made
upon it during the coming year. The
estimated additional receipts are $780,
070, and disbursements in 1907 $780,
IT'S. The customary state taxes of edu-
cational purposes and of which the state
treasury is merely clearing house will
be levied as usual. These consist of the
seven-tenths of mill tax for common
school purposes, amounting to about
81 100000, the two seventies of mill tax
for the state university, amounting to
about 100000, the normal school tax of
$230,000, the free high school tax of
S125,000, and the graded school tax OF
$4,000.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-10-23
A POSTER is being distributed about

A POSTER is being distributed about
the state that is unique in political
way. The head line in bold type is.
Read This Before You Vote" 1t pre-
sents no mans picture and points the
promises and good points of no candi-
date. But it does point out in very
forcible way the Importance of the good
roads amendment to our state constitu-
ton. The difficulty with getting this
amendment passed is that, like all
amendments it attracts little attention.
1t is at the bottom of long ballot and
after the voter has put crosses after the
names of all the men he wants to see
elected he is almost sure to fold up his
ballot and hand it 10. The voters who
vote straight ticket also fail to vote for
the amendment The poster ends with
the request, Don't forget to vote mark
a cross after yes the first thing you do
in the voting booth" Every thoughtful
voter should make resolve to do this.
Wisconsin should not be behind its
neighbors, and behind every other pro-
gressive state in the building of good
roads. The history OF road building
shows that no country has ever attained
good roads until some large unit of gov
eminent has taken the matter up and
helped the local people pay for them.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-10-23

WALTER WELLMAN figures that Taft
is sure of I'll electoral votes and Bryan
of 1874, leaving SO doubtful. His list of
doubtful states is made up of Colorado,
Montana, Nebraska, New York, Ohio,
West Virginia and Wyoming. Then he
summarizes and balances the probabili-
ties as follows Inasmuch as 242 votes
are required to elect, we find that Taft
needs 81 of the doubtful votes and
Bryan SO. Ii Taft carries New York be
will have enough and eight to spare.
Should he lose New York it would still
be possible for him to win, but to do so
he must carry Ohio. Ii New York goes
for Taft and Bryan carries all the re-
mainder of the doubtful states the dem
ocratic candidate will be nine votes
short OF the seven doubtful states it is
my opinion that New York is we'll nigh
safe for Taft; that Taft's chances are
better than Bryan's in West Virginia
and Wyoming; that Bryan has the lead
in Ohio, Colorado and Montana, and
that Nebraska is trembling in the bal
ance.