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Times-promoter., 1908-01-31
Fourteenth Day.
Senate.

The Senate was called to order by
Lieut.. Gov. Manship. After roll call
and reading of journal the Senate re.
ceived . message from the House, an
nouncing the adoption of Senate joint
resolution, appointing committee to in
vestigate needs of mansion, and the reso-
luton recommending that joint sessions
be held by the two committees on con-
stitution.
Mr.. Burrus introduced resolution
that a joint committee be appointed to
repair at once to Starkville and inves-
tigate the troubles there and report
thereon with all possible dispatch.
MIR. Anderson called up Senate bill
No. 16, which defines trusts, etc., 80 as
to make any corporation a trust which
shall attempt to destroy competition in
trade by offering a commodity for sale
at less in one section than in another,
and explained several committee amend.
ments. Mr.. Cunningham spoke eloquent
" for the bill, of which Mr.. Anderson
was the author, after which the roll
was called and the bill passed.
House.
Mr. Denton, from the committee on
fees and salaries, reported back the bill
entitled bill to relieve the poor and
disappointed, which provided, among
other things, that from and after its
passage the marriage fee for pauper
couples be paid for out Of the county
treasury, not to exceed SIS in any one
case, and that the statutory amount in
general cases be left open between $5
and $3.50. The committee, recommend.
ed that the Gill do not pass.
Mr.. Foster introduced the much looked
for general appropriation bill for the
executive, judicial and contingent ex.
penses of the State. The gross amount
of the bill is $84s, 1854, the largest
item being that Of the judiciary, which ID
in round numbers over 100000, that
for the assessment of property coming
next. The bill was sent at once to the
appropriations committee.
In the House, after a short, sharp
and breezy discussion, the public school
support fund bill was passed, carrying
$2,500, 900, without dissenting vote.
The House also passed the resolution
providing for general investigation Of
the university and colleges BY The regu.
lar standing committees, after some de-.
bate, some of the members wanting
subcommittee selected.
Mr. Graham introduced concurrent
resolution, which has for its purpose td
make the office of chancellor elective by
direct vote of the people.
Times-promoter., 1908-01-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK
TIE LATEST NEWS OF THE
WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH
Foreign Lands Throughout the Ma
ticn and Particularly From the
Great Southwest.
CONGRESSIONAL.

Senator Hepburn reported to the
senate a bill from the committee on
mines and mining, validating the loca-
tion of mineral claims heretofore made
by deputy mineral surveyors. The IN
terror department has held that depu-
ty surveyors, although not officers OF
the government, are prohibited from
locating claims on the public lands;
rule which applies to employees OF the
general land office.
The completed text of the Aldrich
financial bill, which will be submitted
to the full committee after a meeting
has been held to go over the data from
the treasury department, will contain
the amendments that has been tenta-
lively agreed to at the various meet
ings of the committee on finance.
There will also be series OF small
provisions added to the bill whlcn
have been devised to make 1t work
smoothly as an emergency measure.
1t will be made mandatory upon the
secretary of the treasury to make and
keep on hand a supply of notes which
can be quickly issued upon call. Inc
secretary Of the treasury will be re-
quired to proceed Immediately upon
the law taking effect to gather data
concerning the now class of securities
provided in the measure. The bonds
In every city in the country will be
inspected and their worth stated IN
treasury department reports, as VIII
be done with any securities that are
at any time liable to come within the
working of any emergency currency
law. 1t has been settled that the dis
tribution of the currency will be by
states, instead of districts, as former
iy proposed.
Greatly to the surprise OF every one,
the subject of slavery was introduced
IN the senate Monday. Secretary Tart
was directly charged with having a
knowledge of slavery in the islands.
The debate was made potent by the
sections of the bill revising the Grim
insl code of the United States, which
provide penalties for dealing in slaves.
Mr.. Hale asserted that such provisions
should be stricken out, as he regarded
sla very as obsolete in the United
States and he could see no reason for
referring to it. Senator Hepburn, In |
charge of the bill, declared that not
only is there Immoral traffic in white |
slaves, but that coolie labor in the |
form of practical slavery does exist
and added that actual human slavery |
is still maintained in the Philippine
Islands. Mr.. Lodge made q statement |
to disprove the charges of slavery in
the Philippines.
The senate committee on military
affairs agreed upon favorable re-
port on Senator Warren's bill fixing
the pay of the army. Under the terms
of the bill as agreed upon. lieutenant
generals are to receive 5 per cent
Increase, major genrals 10 per cent,
brigadier generals 10 per cent, colo
nels, lieutenant colonels and majors 20
per cent, captains, first lieutenants
and second lieutenants 25 per cent
Times-promoter., 1908-01-31
Thirteenth Day.
Senate.

The Senate was called to order by.
Lieut.. Gov. Manship. After roll call Mr..
Anderson moved, In view Of the fact
Times-promoter., 1908-01-31
Mississippi
Legislature
Eleventh pay.

Il
Both branches of the Legislature held
very short sessions today, adjourning
prior to the noon hour. a2%
The Senate passed bills authorizing
Jefferson county to appropriate $4,000
for new school building, correcting er.
ror IN code chapter relative to delin-
quent tax sales and authorizing boards
of supervisors to provide court house
yards and jails with artesian wells.
Many bills were introduced in both
houses. The lower house wrangled an
hour over the subject, and finally au-
thorized the speaker to employ two ad-
ditional pages.
A bill Of some interest was introduced
by Mr.. Robertson, of Forrest county,
which would have whipping posts estab-
lished in every county, and among those
who would be made subject to punish
ment thereat are men who neglect to
care for their own, if physically, men
tally and otherwise able to do so.
In the Senate Mr.. Rowan, by re-
quest, sent up petition from citizens
OF Pike county, asking for an election
for the removal of the county seat of
that county from Magnolia to Holmes
vile, the former county seat.
Messrs Mcdonald, Leftwich, Rowan
and Pollard offered by requests petitions
seeking to prevent the employment of
telegraph operators under 21 years of
age and to limit their working hours
to eight in each twenty -four.
Mr.. Engle, Of Adams, one OF the local
option advocates in the Senate, offered
a constitutional amendment, which is
rather unique in its provisions. The eff
feet of the resolution, if adopted, would
be to allow the people to vote on wheth-
er constitutional prohibition or local OPP
tion shall prevail.
The Engle amendment would make
constitutional local option in the coun-
ties where the amendment received the
required majority, and leave the others
with open saloons in case they should
desire same.
Senator Engle also has bill prohib
iting the shipment of liquor from "wet"
counties into "dry" counties.
The oyster commission has requested
the Legislature to enact a number of
new statutes, regulating the industry,
and also to make an allowance of SAC, 900
to be used during the next two years
in planting new reefs
Several bills relating to oysters have
been introduced in both houses, the
most notable measures being those of
Hon. Horace Bloomfield, pending of the
house calendar. It is probable the COM
mission may invite the Legislature to
visit the gulf coast before the adjourn
mcnt and ascertain the needs Of that
section in the way of legislation.
Times-promoter., 1908-01-31

that the Supreme Court had replied 10
the Senate's request for an opinion rela-
tive to the constitutionality. of the State
depository, that this opinion or opinions
(there being two), .majority, Justices
Calhoun and Mayes asserting, and a
minority, Chief Justice Whitfield, dis.
senting be spread on the journal.
Asmessage from the House was re-
ceived, announcing the passage of the
Hebron bill, which will enable the secre-
tary and treasurer of the levee board
to make personal, instead of a guar
antee company bond.
House.
After disposing of considerable rou,
tine business, including the introduction
of bills, petitions and resolutions and the
consideration of Senate message, Rep
resentative G. L. Jones of Union county
called up the House concurrent resol,iI
tion, which in effect provides for aboli
ishing the office of county treasurer.
This resolution would amend section 1875
OF the constitution so as to make It
read that there shall be elected quadren-
nially in each county a sheriff, coroner,
assessor and surveyor, to hold office for
three years, the sheriff not to be eligible
to Immediately succeed himself. Mr.
Jones addressed the House briefly on the
features of the measure, which would
primarily include the doing away with
a purely perfunctory office and save
the taxpayers 100000 or 100000 cy-
cry four years. As it is today, the
banks Of the State are the county treas.
uries, and the man who gives the bond
as treasurer is mere fgurehead.
Mr.: Cavett offered resolution proyid,
ing for a special committee of three
members of the House to investigate
the alleged theft of certain enacted laws
of 1906, with plenary powers as to pro.
cedure, the expense of which to be
borne out of the House contingent fund.
Adopted.
Senate bill to correct and reconcile
the inequalities and conflicts in the code
of 1906, relative to the sale of lands
forfeited for taxes. Mr.. Perkins of
Yazoo made an effort to have the mat
ter Immediately considered, as there
was nothing more urgent before the
body, but as it is bill and not a reso.
luton, this course could not be taken,
and SO it was necessary to refer it to
the committee on judiciary.
Times-promoter., 1908-01-31
Twelfth Day.

ing been presented.
i Mr.. Williams succeeds the Hon. Fl. d
Money in the senate, Mr.. Moneys term
expiring on March A, 1911.
Mrs. r. u. McLaurin, chairman of the
/ child labor committee Of the Mississippi
branch of the Kings Daughters, states
that the child labor bill proposed by
that organization and endorsed By the
allied organizations that have declared
! in favor Of a statute of this character
| will be introduced in both houses Of
the Legislature within the next few
days.
The bill will fix the age limit at IA
years, with maximum employment of
| ffty-six hours per week for children un-
der Is years of age. This is known as
the uniform child labor law, endorsed
by the national organization.
The railroad committee of the lower
house has rendered an invitation to the
heads of the various railway systems
operating in Mississippi to appear be-
fore that body whenever measures af-
fecting their interests are involved.
AS explained by Chairman Foster, the
purpose of the committee in rendering
this invitation IS to permit the railroad
corporations to have full hearing on
all legislation proposed, and to show.
reasons, if any, why measures pending
should not be favorably reported.
Many measures, having as their aim
direct benefits for the farmers, have
been offered.
Chief IN interest, perhaps. is the pro-
posed system of rural high schools
through the means Of which children
in the rural districts will be given the
same educational benefits as those in
the separate school districts II. will
take a bond issue of several million dol.
lars to establish this proposed system,
but 1t has met with decided favor among
the lawmakers. and will be urged for
early consideration.
An enlargement Of the farmers insti,
tute system has also been proposed, and
one very important bill on this subject
has been offered by Representative AL.
ford Of Pike county. carrying an appro-
priation Of $500 per annum fof insti.
tute work proper.
The committee on constitution has a
measure under consideration, which has
for its object the abolishment of the
Offices of county treasurer and county |
Assessor. II proposed to 50 amend the
organic law. as to abolish the offices Of |
assessor and treasurer, leaving the JUS
tices Of the peace to make the assess.
ment, and the placing Of the county
funds in certain designated banks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-23
WEATHER FORECAST.
Showers Tonight and Tomorrow
Light Winds.

Forecast Till 8 Pm. Friday.-For the
District of Columbia, Delaware and
Maryland, showers tonight and Friday
light to fresh winds. mostly southerly.
For Virginia. showers tonight and Fri
day; light to fresh variable winds
Minimum temperature past twenty -four
hours. 80; year ago. 20.
Weather Conditions and General Fore
| cast9LOw pressure and unsettled
| weather prevail throughout the country
with the principal center of. disturbance
over southeastern Wyoming. and a Sec
| ond one of some proportions on the
South Carolina coast.
! Showers were general west of the
| Rocky mountains and have extended to
| the eastward over the northern districts
into the upper Mississippi valley. There
| were also local showers in the lake
| region and quite general ones in the
] south Atlantic and east gulf states. High
| temperatures prevailed generally. except
| southwest.
The weather will continue cloudy and
| unsettled tonight and Friday in the east
and south with showers. except in the
south. where there will be little or nc
rain. 1t will he cooler tonight in the
| lower lake region and cooler Tonight
and Friday in the southwest.
| The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be light to fresh and mostly
| southwesterly; on the south Atlantic
coast fresh and variable. though mostly
| westerly: on the east gulf coast light to
fresh east to southeast; on the west gull
coast fresh southeast to south. and on
| the lower lakes fresh and mostly south
west to south.
| Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh southwesterly winds
with generally fair weather to the Grand
Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
| inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Charleston. 100; Des
Moines, 1.1S; Macon. 1.22
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the wealth
er bureau for the twenty-four hours be-
ginning at 2 pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-April ID, pm. 76: s p
| M. GS: IL midnight, 81. April %. am,
81: am. 81: IL noon. -; 2 pm. 81.
Maximum. 50. at pm, April %; mini
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-23
THE COURT RECORD.
Tinted States Supreme Court.

Present: The Chief Justice. Mr. Justice
Harlan. Mr.. Justice White Mr. JUSTICE
Peckham. Mr. Justice Mckenna, Mr.. JuF-
tice Holmes Mr.. Justice Day ana MT
Justice Moody. FL
Francis W. Aymar of New York city.
Michael B. Feeney of New York city ana
George Fl. Clifford of Upton. IND, were
admitted to practice.
No DIS Jarib L. Sanderson. surviving
partner. etc. appellant. agt. the Cnltea
States ct al: argument continued ,oy MT
Assistant Attorney General John q.
Thompson for the appellees and conciud-
ed bv Mr. William E. Richardson for the
appellant.
Proceedings after The Star went to
press yesterday:
No 90 The Galveston. Harrisburg and
San Antonio Railway Company ct al.
plaintiffs in error. agt. the state of Texas:
argument continued by Mr.. William +.
Hawkins and Mr.. Robert Vance Davidson
for the defendant in error. and concluded
by Mr. Maxwell EvartS for the plaintiffs
in error.
No. 2GS Jarib l.. Sanderson. surviving
partner. etc. appellant. agt. the United
States ct al: argument commenced by
Mr. jackson H. Ralston for the appellant
and continued by Mr. Assistant Attorney
General John G. Thompson for the ap-
Cellees.
Adjourned until today at 12 o'clock.
The day call for Thursday. April q. Is
as follows. Nos 2OS 30. 211. 212, 213. 210.
217. 21S. 90 and 90.
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pany and Ellen F. Cassels: bond, 500 900;
attorney, w. A. McKenney.
Estate of Elihu E. jackson: exemplifled
copy of will fled.
Estate of Otto H. Collin: will dated
August ~ 1895.
Estate of Edward F. Brown; will dated
March % 1908. filed.
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Telegraphers, at a Dance.

Washington Local, No. "A. Of Teiegra-
pliers gave a dance last night at Pythian
Temple, at which there was Q large gath
ering of members and their friends p.
R. Anderson was chairman Of the COM
mittee of arrangements. Music was fur
nished by Prof. ]. R. Caldwelrs Orches-
ira.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-23

$4,000 will buy a corner on New York ave.
west of 9th ST.. the building contains Is
rooms: steam heated; fine business
corner.
$1,000 each-Well RECONSTRUCTED store properties
on Nj ST., in Georgetown; large store
rooms; metal ceilings; renting for $40
SIS and $50 month.
$I8.ooo-Offer wanted-On Pennsylvania ave.
bet. 18TH and 18th SITS: 3-story build
lngS: valuable for store purposes; Of
fered to settle estate.
STRENGTHENING for SI2o month; stores
on car line in the northwest section
$9.5oo-Rentng for $50 month: ,-Story
building; storeroom and apartments:
the west side of 18th st. The build
ing would cost more To erect.
$II .ooo-Wil rent for $50 month; corner
on 2Ist ST. NV: SIS by Is.
$IS.5oo-Wil bring SIPS month a corner on
Pennsylvania ave. improved by several
stores: out-of- town owner will dis
pose of this property at reasonable fig
SI4,ooo-Renting for SIo5 a month; :, e-story
stores: car line; west of nth St;
lot "A by 10.
$S.5oo-Renting for $3.50 a month: business
property on 9th ST.; 40 by 1873 TO wide
alley.
$6,ooo-Renting for $62 month corner of a
lettered and numbered street: west of
9th ST.. 80 by 90.
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mum, 90 at g an. April q.
Barometer-April o. pm, 29.99; 8 D.
M, 1897: 12 midnight. 1896. April q, 4
am, $3.50: 8 am, 1880: noon, 1880; 2
PM, 800
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 7:16 am. and S25
pm; high tide, 1885 am. and ITO pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 8:32 am. and 9:2j
pm: high tide, 200 am. and $50 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 5:13 am: sun sets.
6:4S pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:12 am
Moon rises 1:5S am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset
extinguishing begun one hour before sun.
RISE All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty-f1ve minutes before
sunrise.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water al
8 am: Great Falls. temperature, 60: con.
dition, 10; Dalecarlia reservoir. tempera.
ture, 60: condition at north connection
II: condition at south connection. 80
Georgetown distributing reservoir, tenn.
perature. 60: condition at infuent gate
&c.
Up-River Water.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va, April 3D.
Both rivers are clear this morning.
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1t pays to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds Of situations arb
|hlled~thr0u6ff them - -s-t--.
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INVESTMENT AND SPECULATIVE PROPERTIES
Store Office Buildings Apartments and Properties Suitable
for Business Purposes

$I5,ooo-About 70 feet front on New York ave-;
renting for $1oo month; valuable for
business purposes.
65,ooo-Renting for So, 500 a year, the tenant
making all REPAIRS the owner is only re-
quired to pay the taxes and insurance:
A corner property west of 9th ST. and
south of New York ave.
$6.5oo-Renting for $Io6 month; 4 2-story
apartments: one of the largest income
p producers that we have ever offered.
$17,I5 o-Renting for $I5I month; IS small
houses; brick.
5,ooo-Renting for $4,000 year; centrally
located corner apartment house: con-
venient to the business section; one OF
the best renting properties of this char
acter in the city.
ST., 5oo-Rentng for $500 month: apartment
house; conveniently located; west of
18th st.
I4th ST.. west side between L and NJ SITS;
valuable property; about 80 feet front;
running through to Vermont ave.
ST., 5oo-Rentng for $Io7 month; can be sold
subject to All incumbrance of $4,000:
centrally located; used for business pur-
poses.
Less than $4,000 will buy property renting
for $135 month; about 80 feet wide;
west of 9th ST. south of New York ave.
$Io.5oo-Will buy a frontage of 20 feet: i'm
proved by brick building New York
ave. NV. between 9th and 10th SITS.
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District Supreme Court.

EQUITY COURT NO. 1-Chief Justice
Clabaugh.
Trapier agt. Trapier: Josephine l.. Ira
pier appointed guardian ad Item: com.
plainant's solicitors. Gordon & Gordon
and Erskine Gordon.
French agt Thompson: auditors report
confirmed and decree of March 5. 1903
ordered carried into effect: cOmplainant's
solicitors. Gordon & Gordon.
Emmons agt. Emmons: receivers au-
thorized to pay bill: cOmplainant's solic-
itors. Padgett & Forrest: defendants So
licitor. c. H. Syme.
McBlair agt. McBlair: ]. ]. Darlington
appointed trustee to sell; bond. $4,000
compliments solicitor, ]. J. Darlington
Leighton agt. Johnson: order vacatins
decree of April 6. 1903: compliments So
lcitor. B. F. Leighton: defendants solic-
itor. A. S. Worthington
Mclean agt. Mclean: rule as to receiver
returnable May 1: compliments solicitors,
Birney & Woodland 80.
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CIRCUIT COURT NO. Justice Wright.
Metropolitan Printing Company agt.
Luckett: judgment by default: plaintiff g
attorneys. Brandenburg & Brandenburg.
Glidden agt. Miller: on trial; PLAINTIFF 8
attorneys Berry & Minor and H. B. Row
land; defendants attorney. Leon TObriner,
Fay agt. Turnbull ct al: judgment by
confession for 81 5000: plaintiffs attOr-
ney. G. w. Arth; defendants attorney, s.
A. Putnam.
pany and Connecticut Avenue Highlands
Company: judgment by default for x21Oy2
and condemnation of credits attached;
plaintiffs attorney. j. D. Sullivan.
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BANKRUPTCY COURT-Chief Justice
Clabaugh
In re Thomas F. Meehan; Joseph A.
Burkart appointed receiver: bond. $1,000
In re Martin Brothers; decree ratifying
and confirming sale.
In re Louis H. Meyers: order allowing
discontinuance of action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-23
SPIRITUALISM.

KEF:IER'S SEANCES FOR WONDERFUL MANI
frstations in the light. Wednesday. Friday and
Sunday nights. 1901 Fairmont ST.: private slate
writing daily for all Information. North 52O4.
apl2Tt"
IF YOU WISH ADVICE AND INFORMATION
on any subject consult Mr.. Million and get a
psycLi,. reading or palm reading. MIR. Million
teaches mental hypnotic suggestion. 912 Eye
m st NV ap1 -30ts
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THE TRADERS NATIONAL BANK. LOCATED
at 10th ST. and Pennsylvania ave. NV. in the
city of Washington. District of Columbia. Is
closing its affairs for the purpose Of consOidat-
ing with the Merchants and Mechanics Saw
ings Bank Therefore. all note holders ann
othe- creditors of the association are hereby
notified to present the notes AMI other ella inns
for payment. Dated April 20. 1905 Ell
bridge f.. JORDAN President. APRICOT
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CRIMINAL COURT NO. 1-Justice Stat
ford.
United States agt. Hyde. Benson. Di
nond. Schneider: conspiracy; on trial: at
torneys. A. S. Worthington. A. A. Birney
K. 6. Donaldson. J. c. Campbell and f
+. Vanderbeer
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PROBATE COURT-Chief Justice Ola.
baugh.
Estate of John H. Mitchell: leave tc
pay over certain fund granted: attorney
c. G. James.
Estate of John Cassels; will admitted
to probate and letters testamentary grant
ed 10 American Security aand Trust Com