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VALLEY FRUIT MEN
F0RMIASS0C|AT|0N
! Organize Under Charter Recently
Granted and Will Work To-
gettier for Mutual Interest.
9fspecla, q rho rImes. pIspnteh.

q Especial TO The Times Dispateh.l
BASIC CITY, VA, July 1s.-The
stockholders OF the Shenandoah VAL
ley Fruit Growers Association, Inc
met ut Hotel Belmont here on Thurs
day, adopted their charter recently
4 granted by the State Corporation
Commission, elected officers, adopted
bylaws and further completed the or
ganization to handle the fruit crop.
The Eastern Shore OF Virginia Pro-
duce Exchange OF onlcy, Va. which
Il has had such phenomenally success
4 ful career, was taken. as model In
conjunction with the Fruit Growers
Association. of Hood River, Ore. No
doubt the opportunity for tho success
of this association is Just as bright
The main objects of the association
j are to encourage its members to grow
4 the very best fruit possible by thor
ongli cultivation. fertilizlng and spray
\ ing to control codling-moth (worm In
the applet, and other insect and
funguous troubles, and to so grade and
pack this fruit that 1t will bring the
very best prices the market VIII AZ
ford. special effort is to be made
to put up Il FANCY prano OF DoAsu q Y
pies. This stock should be equal TO
any sold in this country, and after the
brand is we'll established, should sell
as high.
All fruit growers and others inter-
ested In this industry arc invited to
1oin the association The bylaws pro-
vide for president and five direc-
tors representative of important divi-
sions Of the valley.
w. A. McComb, Arbor Hill, Au-
Eusta county. is president. Botetourt.
Roanoke and the Southwest is repre-
scented on the board OF directors by III
LucIen Moomaw of cloverdale. Au-
rusta; Rockbridge Allegheny. etc, by
B. F.. Watson. Of stuarts Draft; Shen-
sandoah and Rockingham by d. e..
sPifer, OF Strasburg; Frederick and
Clarke, by G. G. Crawford, and Warren,
Page, Rappahannock and Fauquier, ny
y. L. Phillips.
The secretary, ]. L. Lucien MOO
NAV, OF Cloverdale, has expressed ms
Willingness to give any further IN
formation to persons interested IN the
work OF the association.
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what 4. watt.


1nfthe electrical world one hears ana
eeads great deal about watts the
current is measured by watts: the
ma chinery is rated by watts; lamps
Surn by watts. To the ordinary lay
nan ali this talk OF watts" is as
4 Snystifying as the death of the late
Akhood of Swat.
The man to whom we owe the idea
Df the horsepower was a scottish
inventor James Watt. and when the
}lectric unit involving the idea OF
working capacity came to be formu-
lated. the name of Watt was chosen
10 indicate this unit. Just as that OF
Volta has given us the term volt and
Earaday the farad.
Watt considered that taking the
average. London dray horse was
capable of doing the work of lifting
Il B3, 900 pounds through one foot of dis
lance in one minute of time. against
gravity. The Introduction OF this time
limit. the minute, gave the unit Of
power or the rate of performing work.
This or its equivalent has ever since
been called horsepower
The electrical unit called the watt Is
capable OF being represented In terms
of the horsepower, and In that form
It is perhaps more ineligible to those
W lU tdIc ldIIllilaT WITH HeCNaNlCal
"a Their than with electrical EXPRESSIONS.
4 The electrical watt is the product OF
volts multiplied by amperes, where
the volt is the unit of electrical pres
sure and the ampere is the unit meas
3 uring the density or volume. Of an
electrical current.
8 Careful experiments have demon-
etrated that TAG watts per second are
equal to $50 foot-pounds per second,
or, to state the equation in its usual
FORM 74e watts equal one horse power.
The form in which electrical power
Is generally .Sold Is computed on the
basis OF kiloWatt-hours. The prefix
kilo comes from the Greek Chilioi--one
thousand. kilowatt, written alst
K W.. Is therefore 1000 watts. The
kilowatt hour is the performance or
work at such rate that 1000 watts
per second shall be delivered continue
busly for one hour.
The kilowatt-hour has a special In
terest for the man who has his office
pr house lighted by electric LAMPS
Z because the kilowatt-hour is the unit
s upon which the power and light com
4 panles base their charges.
officials of the light and power dc.
partment OF the Passenger and Pow OF
Company will gladly give informa.
&-tion concerning amperes. kilowatts
4 and kilowatt-hours, as on this basis
all charges for electricity are esti-
mated 81 y
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BY virtue Of deed Of trust execut-
ed BY Ruby Bodeker, Harvey and hus-
band. dated June 16. 1906. to the un.
dersigned trustee, and duly recorded Cd
for the city q Manchester. Va, in . .
to do by the beneficiary. default hay.
ing been made In the payments. Will
sell at public auction. on the day, hour
and place named above
First: That very desirable residence.
No. 1913 West Ninth Street. The lot
fronts 80 feet the east line OF Ninth
Street by 1870 feet and 91-2 inches
deep. This house contains 6 or I
rooms. and located In nice neighbor-
hood. highly desirable for home or
Investment.
Second: That house and lot. situated
No. East Fourth Street. The lot
fronts rs feet on west line Of Fourth
Street by 1882 feet deep. on which
is nice cottage This property Is
located near Hull and Fourth Streets.
For other particulars call on the un-
idersigned or the auctioneers.
E TERMS-Cash as to expenses OF
sale, taxes. II any be due, and to pay
off past due note OF $50, with inter-
est. from June 18. 1908. till paid. and
on the following credits, to-wit: Note
due December 16. 1908; $40 note. due
June 16, 1903; $50 and note for $1,000,
due June is. 1909; the residue, II any,
upon such terms as will DO announced
: AUGUSTINE RoYALL, Trustee.
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Handsome Birch wardrobe. Mirror
Door. Fine China Closet, Gold Leaf
Settee, silver Ladle, Miniature Picture,
Handsome Parlor Suit, Birds Eye
Maple Dresser and Washstand, Solid
Brass Bedstead. three Handsome Pairs
Portieres, Oak Sideboard and large
PEDESTAL Dining Tablefand Chairs. Ma
hogany Suit and Dressing Table. Square
Piano and Organ. Folding Bed, Singer
Sewing Machine. Mantle Mirrors. Book
cases Refrigerators. Gas Ranges, Of
flee Partitions. Showcases and Count
ers, Crockery and Toilctware. new
Scales, large Coffee Mill and lots OF
other goods too numerous to mention,
MONDAY. JULY 10TH,
AT 1890 O'CLOCK.
THE STANDARD AUCTION co.
B. G. Buford. Manager and Salesman.
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The above property pays well as an
investment; is In an improving loca-
ton. and the vacant lots in good de-
the time to buy to get the enhanced
value incident to city improvements
now rapidly extending In that direction.
TERMS: Easy and announced at sale.
49, AtIctfOneerS
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]. Thompson Brown & Co,
1113 Main Street.
AUCTION SALE
Three Frame Dwellings

NO. 1912. 1914 STAPLES STREET. NO.
2O1 WASHINGTON STREET; CORN
Err LOT, 4 / FEET. SOUTHEAST
TON STREETS: ALSO LARGE LOT.
$50 FEET FRONT, WEST SIDE
MEADE STREET, fBETWEEN WIN
DER STREET AND MOUNT CAL
Misses. TUESDAY, JULY 21ST. AT
6 P. NJ, BEGINNING AT CORNER
TAYLOR AND sWASHINGTON SITS.
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At the request Of the owner, we will
soffer.for sale, upon the premises, on
SATURDAY. JULY 25TH.
at $3.50 =. NJ. that certain tract Of
land. with all improvements thereon,
containing hye acres, situated in Hem
squares from the intersection OF the
WesthamptOn car line and Three Chops
ped Road (Stop No. PAY. and also be-
ing opposite to the home Of Mr.. Her
The improvements upon the place
anu attic, new frame dwelling of FIVE
rooms, with large front porch. The
muse Is modern, new and Is furnish
60 WIN al city conyeniences. and is
tank. pumped by gasolene engine:
Acetylene gas ts throughout Tho
mouse; enamel bathjtpb, and stationary
washstands in bathroom and in two
Is g !! also y @ new one-story stable build
Ing, containing two box stalls and
room for two vehicles. The engine
and gas houses are detached and same
dlstance from the house. This site was
carer Y ~ selected by the owner on. ac-
count of the many and pretty trees and
Deautl1 VI view of the adjoining coun-
Try. and q. James River. which is dis
l .aI, bout mile; The country 4 is
one. There are also two bold springs
given at once Westha saess,on ce esh Line ne
runs runs aver, .half-hour. making It very
burban home convenient TO the city. =
IERMS:s One-fourth cash., balance
Elk. Twelve. eighteen and twenty-fonr
inqntns: ana evidenced byanots with
t tnust added, and secured by d eed OF
II desired. ''s IL - >o \.
McVEIGHs& SGLINN.
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BY virtue OF deed OF trust execut-
ed by Miss Pearl Bodeker. dated June
is. 1906, to the undersigned trustee.
duly recorded in the Corporation Court
clerks office for the said city In D. B.
t2S. page 220 (and being required 80 to
do by the beneficiary. default having
been made. will sell at public auction;
on the day, hour and place named
First: That very desirable residence.
No. 121 West Ninth Street. The lot
fronts 30 feet on the east line OF Ninth
Street by 100 S-12 feet deep. The house
contains or rooms. and situated in
nice neighborhood and is highly de-
sirable as residence or investment:
Seconds: That cottage house. No.
East Fourth Street. Lot fronts IS feet
ION the west line OF Fourth Street. by
1912 feet deep. This property is 10;
Hull Streets. For further particulars.
call on the undersigned or the auc-
tioneers.
Cash as to expenses OF sale.
taxes, II any be due. and to pay of q
note past due $50. with interest from
June 49, 1908, till paid. and on the fol-
lowing credits, to-wit: Note due Decem-
Der is. 190S: $40 note. due June 10.
1909: $50 and q note. due June 10.
1903; $1,000, the residue. II any, upon
such terms as will be announced at
= = AUGUSTINE ROYAL. Trustee.
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BY Augustine Royal & Co.,
Real Estate AGENTS and Auctioneers,
Office: No. 927 Hull Street.
Manchester. Va.
TRUSTEES +, :: SALE

OF
HOUSE AND LOT. No. 121 W. NINTH
STREET. AND HOUSE AND -LOT;
THE CITY OF. MANCHESTER, VA.
THURSDAY JULY 90. 1908. At
O'CLOCK P. M. ON THE PREMISES.
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Auftior 6ales Hl1nnap.
Auftion 6ales 5fl6nnap.
BY 1acheson y Crutch field,
Real Estnte Agents and Auct 1lfI &c eer =
Beautiful
Bu|.i:ild:iingl ots
AT AUCTION,
ON MONDAY JULY 20. 19os. A AT.
O'CLOCK p. NJ

22x12b feet south side Ashland be-
tween Randolph and Washington.
sf35x9O feet, north side! Ashland, be-
tween Randolph and Washing ton. 81
61xoO feet, south side Jncquelin. be-
tween Randolph and Wnshington.5g5tg3
Il These lots are In n rapidly improv--
Ing locality and Will surely enhance
in value.
TERMS: Liberal and announced at
sn 10 5ffs EfTf 1Ef{ s|I itI 5i55 ~ 5f5sf
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GEORGE T, MAPP. Keller. Va.
BY Aueustine Royal e. Co.,
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers,
Office: No. 927 Hull Street.
Manchester, Va.
TRUSTEES SALE
jpl, I FOR THE TRACK,

HOUSE NO. 123s w. NINTH STREET,
AND NO. g EAST FOURTH STREET.
IN THE CITYEIOF hIANCHESTEn:
KS VA. ON THURSDAY. JULY 23D. AT
O'CLOCK p. NJ, ON THE PRE-
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Rial Gstate tor 6ale. u
EF'A RIM FL s. Ill E8
$l $500

Va gao ACRES IA very ffne farm. 20
miles from Roanoke and FLA miles
from railroad station; large dwelling,
supplied with hot and cold water, and
every convenience. Three barns. nno
orchard. fruit and berries Of all kinds;
acres bottom tand, and ait the land
good. not steep or rough ana not IL
foot OF poor land. gully or gall on It. +
We can sell Il for SO per mere. and
market. d
j. r. wfNGF1ELTo,
va sa5 ~ f5$3s ei Ron oke q Va.
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AUCTION SALE

THAT ATTRACTIVE CORNER DE-
TACHED DWELLING OF EIGHT
ROOMS, LOT 60x12os FEET. AT THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF NORTH
AVENUE AND HOME STREET,
BARTON HEIGHTS
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miscellaneous.
TAPE WORM.

JUDSoN CUNNINGHAM. THE DRUG.
gist. 2017 East Main Street, has q
sure cure for tape worm. Price, 81
Never falls.
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CLEANING AND PRESSING.

DON'T FORGET GRAY, 407 NORTH
Fifth Street. when you want your
clothes cleaned and pressed. Phone
6307. 4
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Bank STATEMENTS.

Bank Settlements.
srArRn goyp11 2E TIE 81 III T5N \,
West End Bank Of Richmond, Inc,
LOCATED AT RICHMOND IN THE
.s'sa STATE OF VIRGINIA, AT THE
CLOSE OF BUSINESS JULY Is, 1908.
! MADE TO THE STATE CORPORA
q! TIONE COMMISSION. ~
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts s64 $50 az
4 H f r,urnLlure ana tXtures.. 2.112 81
s Ghecks ana DINER ash items. 10 So
4Sue ifoil nationais banks.... Ala 81
due from State banks and
. private bankers. ........ 2.s53 "a
4 6pecie. nicRels and cents...... Ala AS
ii PAPER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2.S74 90
Iotal ........a.. s73,00s 90
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BAKERY

TRY ONE OF DRINKARD's csc. OR
Acc. pound cakes: largest and best
IN city, or ask your grocer for them.
I DRINKARD'S, 423 s1-2 North Sixth.
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At the request OF owner. we will
sell at auction, on /.

At the request Of owner, we VIII
sell at auction, on
at s p. M. the above dwelling. No. COZ
North Avenue. containing rooms.
with outside detached buildings and
stable. with water and sewer connec-
ltions. This property Is desirably To-.
Gated on one Of the best streets OF
Barton Heights (only six minutes TO
First and Broad Street) on Lakeside
car line. and should appeal to those
desiring & nice home or good invest
'ment In this beautiful suburb.
TERMS: & Reasonable and announced
at sale. s3
Auctioneers,
Tenth and Bank Streets.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-27
FOREIGN CARS
ARE DAY LATE
ITALIAN AND FRENCH AUTOS AR
RIVED AT CHICAGO YESTER.
DAY OTHERS REPORTED
NEAR SOUTH BEND, IND.

Chicago, Feb. 26.-The Italian cal
and French car No. /. first of the for
eign entrants in the New York-to-Paris
automobile race to reach Chicago ar,
rived at 6:30 tonight. The American
car which came in last evening is still
here. The French car No and the
German car were reported in the
vicinity of South Bend. Ind, tonight.
The start on the second stage of the
long journey will be delayed to per-
nit repairs to the automobiles. The
contestants were escorted from Ham.
mond, Ind, by an imposing file of
cars of all descriptions which had
gone out early in the afternoon, and
by the time they swept down Michi,
gan avenue, and into Jackson boule-
ward, they headed procession of
gaily decorated cars that extended
along the avenue for nearly mile
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-27
ACTRESS TELLS
P|T|FUL STORY
OF HOW HUSBAND MURDERED
HER BROTHER, THEN DE.
SERTED HER.
WARRANT SWORN OUT
For His Arrest--Said to Be in Paris
Now, But Attempt viii Be Made
To Bring Him Bsck--Wbman
Determined.

Portsmouth, N. H., Feb. ga war
rant Tor the arrest of Paul h. Roy on
the charge that he murdered his
bro ther-inlaw, George A. .Carkins, at
Newington, Jan, 2, was sworn out to,
night by Sheriff Coils. Although Roy
Is IN France and is said to be a citi.
zen OF that country. the authorities
have determined to get him here for
trial If possible.
The warrant, charging murder, was
made cut In triplicate, One copy IL
10 ne Kept here and two to be sent
to the state capitol at Concord. and
forwarded thence to the department
of justice at Washington, which Is
expected to communicate with the
French authorities.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-27
|0NLY SIXTEEN
MILES OF ROAD
HAVE BEEN BUILT ON sAkHALIN
ISLAND BY JAPS-BOUNDRY
LINE IS AGREED UPON, SAYS
voskREsEMsklY.

Odessa, Feb. 2G.-Captain Vcskres
cmskiy, president Of the Sakhain Is
land boundary commission, who has
just returned here from Sakhalin, il
authority for the statement that boun
Diary regulations there have been sat
isfactorily concluded and treaty on
the subject will soon be signed al
Vladiyostok by Russia and Japan
Half the Sakhalin Island was ceded to
Japan by Russia at the close of the
war and the work of surveying a Iii,
visional line has been in progress fol
some time past
Voskresemskiy denies the rumors
regarding elaborate constructions of
railroads and Notifications by Japan
on the island. Only a narrow guage
railway sixteen miles long, has beer
built. Japan, since She came into po-
session of the southern half of the
island, has fitted out several scientific
and industrial expeditions for its ex
plcration and elaborated extensive
plans for its exploitation and COLOMBIA
tion. She is planning to develop the
fishing, forestry and textile industry
Of the territory. Up to the present
however. little actual progress has
been made and there are not more
han 800 Japanese on the island
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-27
HElNze SETTLEMENT
Three Million Dollars indebtedness
Of the Finsncier May Be
Liquidsted.

New York. Feb. 26.-Creditors OF
f. A. Heinze are considering pro
posal made by him for the settlement
of his Indebtedness, which is said
to be somewhat under s3,O00.O00. all
secured by collateral Of various
kinds. The largest item. amounting
to s1.200.O00, is due the Gould-Chom.
we'll interests. In connection with the
Mercantile National bank deal
Heinze purchased 5000 shares of the
stock Of that bank from Edwin Gould
and his associates, for which h
agreed 10 pay 1926 share. and did
pay $50 per share In cash. His stock
was taken back by the Could party at
tl25 a share. leaving deficit OF 81
200. $50 on that account
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-27
GREATEST OF ANY ACE
is Roosevelt as Reformer, Says
Speaker at Congressional Con-
vention-Taft Is Endorsed.

Steubenyille. Ohio. Feb 26.-The
sixteenth district Republican congres.
sional convention today unanimously
endorsed Taft and Roosevelt, ratified
General ID. A. Hollingsworth Of Cadiz
as the congressional nominee. named
Senator n. NJ. Duval of this city AMI
James r. Anderson Of Belmont county,
delegates to the national convention,
and chose Judge John Mansfield OF
this city presidential elector
In an enthusiastic speech. Hollings.
worth said Roosevelt is the greatest
reformer of this or any other age.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-27
THERE WILL Be
NO LETTING Uf
IN PRESIDENTS POLICY or WAR
RING ON RoTTENNEss AND
CORRUPTION.
THEIR TIME IS WASTED
Who Ask Him to Withhold His Hand
From Dealing With Them--Rocse-
Welt Addresses School
Superntendents.

Washington, Feb. 26.--That ther,
Twin be no let UP In President Roose
lvelt's policy of warning against rot
tenness and corruption" was emphati
/ ically declared by the president toda,
| In an address to the delegates of the
| department of superintendent of the
National Education association during
their reception at the White House
Continuing, the president gave his
views on educational methods at con
siderable length and with character.
istic catholicity of thought and yigor
Of expression.
1t is idle for any man to talk OF
|despairing of the future OF this coun.
try or feeling unduly alarmed about
1t, If he will come In contact with you
here and with the forces that you
represent. Fundamentally this coun,
try is sound, morally no less than
physically Fundamentally, I'M its
family life and in outside activities
of its individuals, the country Is bet.
ter and not worse than it formerly
was.
This does not mean that we are
to be excused ii we fail to war against
rottenness and corruption. If we fail
to contend effectively with forces of
evil; and they waste their time who
ask me to withhold my hand from
dealing Herewith But II is worth
while to smite the wrong for the very
reason that we are confident that
right viii ultimately prevail.
You who are training the next
generation, are training this country
Ak Il II 10 be decade or twnrheHce;.
and while your work I'm training the
intellect is great, 1t Is not as great
as your work In training the charac-
ter. More than anything else want
to see the public schools turn out
boys and girls who, when men and
women, will add to the sum of good
of the nation"
He urged the visitors to teach the
boys to be good citizens and girls
good housekeepers, to respect the
lights of others and to be prepared
md willing to earn their own living |
At today's business session OF the |
the following officers
we're elected:
President. w. II. Elson of Cleve |
and. Ohio; secretary, A. C. Nelson of |
'alt Lake City, Utah.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-27
NARROWED SEAMEN
On Alaskan Glacier May Perish Be.
fore Expedition Can Reach
Them.

San Francisco. Feb 2G.-The Japan
ese fishermen and sailors stranded on
Malaspina glacier, near Yakutat. Alas
ka. from the wrecked schooner Satsu.
ma Maru. and for whose rescue the
United States dispatched the revenue
cutters Thetis, from Alaska, and Nc.
Cullough. from San Francisco, in all
probability will perish before the re-
lief expedition reaches Yakutat. ac-
cording to advices received today.
A terrible storm. with a sixty-mile
gale. is reported off the north coast
Obliged to put into Neah bay for shell
ter
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-27
Aldrich Bill Criticised.

There were two speeches in criti
cism of the Aldrich currency bill II
the senate today. Culborson of Texas
criticised the measure and spoke il
favor ot amendments he deemed
necessary to make it of service. Mel
son, Republican, Minnesota,) also
denounced the measure as of no i'm
portance in its present form The
currency bill was on the motion oil
Aldrich made unfinished business OF
the senate. The bill to revise the
criminal laws of the United States
was passed.
Fowler Currency Bill.
The first reading of the FowleF cur
rency bill by the house committee on
banking and currency together with
several amendments tentatively
agreed to in the final revision and re-
port.
General scrutiny Of the postoffice ts
tablishment embracing the inspection
OF expenditures of the current fiscal
year. estimates of deficiencies in 1908
anu tht dppioBiidlloH tSillildteu IOT
the fiscal year of 1909 was inaugu.
rated today by the house committee
on expenditures In the postoffice de-
partment. Chairman Wagner said no
charges OF criminal IreguIarity have
been lodger, but he feels the commit.
tee is bound under the rules OF the
house to make an annual survey of all
expenditures and estimates. some of
which appear to him to be not In strict
accordance with the law.
Dollar a Day.
With a great stack of petitions,
and letters on his desk in
support of his plea, Sherwood of
Ohio, in the horse today spoke in ad.
vocacy of his bill granting to all
union veterans of the civil war who
served eighteen months a pension of
lne dollar day.
Sherwood declared dollar a day
pension could be given without i'm, |
oairing the government revenues if |
congress would reduce the regular
Irmy to 10000 men. and by stopping
he building of two more useless bat
leships costing s2O,O00,OO0" He esti.
mated the total expenditures for pen
ions under his bill $17,500.000 the
irst year, which would be gradually
.ecreased as the soldiers passed away.