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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
THE MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
Matters of Interest to County Resi-
dents Adjacent to Washington.

STATEHOCSE, ANNAPOLIS, Md,
March 14-The house at yesterdays ses-
sion passed thirty-seven house and eight
senate bills in but little more than an
hour.
Among the house bills passed are the
following:
Mr. Rays amending Montgomery coun-
~ road law and the speakers. providing
public school at Brentwood, Prince George
county.
Among the senate bills passed were the
following:
Senator Lees. prohibiting splitting on
railway cars, street cars, steamboats,. pub
lie buildings. railway stations and steam
boat landings. and Senator Claggett's. in
cooperating Washington and Maryland
Railway Company.
The following house bills were intro
duced and referred:
BY Speaker Ray. to amend the charter
of Hyattsville and to increase the salary
of the warden of the penitentiary to So
600 per annum
Delegate Peach of Prince George coun-
ty introduced bill Incorporating the
Maryland State Detective Agency: The
incorporators are Rufus II, Vincent.
Thomas H. Garrison, Arthur b. Suit. all
of Prince, George county; Preston Sans
bury of Anne Arundel county, and Eman-
uel Donald OF Calvert county. The office
of the company is to be in Baltimore. The
agency is given power to serve warrants
Tin any county of Maryland and to make
arrests In any county on warrant.
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PLANS FOR FUNERAL
SERVICES TOMORROW OVER RE-
MAINS OF MRS. HUGH HOLLIS.

Arrangements have been made for the
funeral of Mrs. Evelyn v. Hollis. who was
shot and killed yesterday morning by her
husband while he was dreaming of bur-
glars, to take place tomorrow afternoon at
2:30 O'clock Services will be conducted
at the Sacred Heart Church by Rev.
Joseph f. MCGEE. pastor. The remains
are to be placed in the vault in Glenwood
cemetery.
Hugh Hollis, husband of the deceased.
was in such nervous condition yesterday
afternoon when released. following the
coroner's inquest. that his friends be-
cided it would be best for him to go to
a hospital for treatment. Some feared
the shock to his nervous system might
also affect his mind and make possible
an attempt on his own life. = He was
taken to Garfield Hospital and there kept
under observation and given treatment.
DIR. Dwight Gordon Smith, his attending
physician accompanied him. while
personal friend remained at the hospital
with the patient.
Body Taken to Home.
An undertaken yesterday afternoon re-
moved the body from the morgue to the
family home, 1415 Newton street. and
placed 1t in the room directly beneath
that in which the tragedy was enacted.
1t is thought Mr. Hollis will be able to
return home late this afternoon or to-
night, and that he will attend the funeral
tomorrow afternoon. Joel H. Forsyth,
father of Mrs. Hollis, came over from
Baltimore this afternoon to be with his
wife, who is Frustrated A. J. Hodges,
brother of Mrs. Forsyth: Mr.. and Mrs.
Kirklan and other Baltimore friends will
attend the funeral. Those selected to act
as pallbearers are William Mathews.
George A. Berry, Rosa Downing and
". j. Davis. 1t is likely that two friends
from Baltimore will also serve as pail
bearers
After leaving the morgue Mr.. Hollis
went to the apartment of friend w. J.
Davis at the Denver. and remained there
until he was taken to the hospital. On
the way to the hospital, it is stated, he
became excited and boisterous. and his
friends had trouble restraining him. 1t
was necessary to give him strong opiates
to quiet him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
EX-GOV. BECKHAM RETIRES.
Saws He's Had All Honors But One
Kentucky Can Confer.

FRANKFORT, KY. March LEX
Gov. j. c. w Beckman, who was defeat
ed a week ago by eX-Gov. Bradley for
United States senator. declared in q
speech at a dinner given in his honor by
the Democratic Club of this city retired
from politics Internationally.
He said that as long as he lived he
would never again seek an office o.
further political honors. With the ey-
ception Of election to the Senate Beck
ham said that he had had every honor
that the people of his state could confer
on him and that he had no further politi-
cal ambitions.
The principal part of his address re-
ferred to the pernicious influence OF the
whisky trust. the tobacco trust and other
combines that had flooded the legisla-
ture he said, with money.
He appealed to the democrats In the
legislature to do their duty and pass the
county unit bill. even il it meant the re-
distrcting of the state.
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District Sued for Rent.

James B. Archer. jr.. and John Lewis
Smith. attorneys for the National Capital
Investment Company owners of the Dis
trict building, 49, Louisiana avenue, have
filed suit before Justice of the Peace
Charles S. Bundy> against the Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia to
recover $293 10 for rent of the building.
The case was set for trial for March
10. at II o'clock. According to state
ments made today, red tape is said to
be responsible for the litigation and not
negligence or bad faith on the part of
the Commissioners.
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it was passed was reconsidered to the end
| that objections might be heard. That was
| a proper proceeding.
Cost of New Extension.

it was passed was recohslueIeu W 'ho Gnu
that objections might be heard Ihat was
a proper proceeding.
Cost of New Extension.
Upon hearing it was alleged by the
railroad company that about $500 feet or
track which we ordered constructed by
the bill would cost about 100000, includ-
ing the right of way, and it was insisted
at the demand was unreasonable and
unjust
The bill was finally passed amend
ed, with a very slight concession upon the
part of the government. whereby we
granted the right of way over public
land and agreed TO a contribution of 80
600 for the purchase of right of way
over private holdings. 1t was insisted
nevertheless it is the belief of all that the
road will finally be. constructed.
Then attached to the, bill was pro-
Wis, that pending llis new construction
the present tracks might remain where
they are but not to exceed two years. In
the course of the consideration of the pro-
posed amendment attorneys for the rail-
way company. called attention to their
desire for an amendment which would
confirm their right of way, occupied since
some time in the early seventies. across
the Anacostia flats. The committee de-
clined to entertain such an amendment
to the bill. But the reason urged for the
amendment led to an inquiry into certain
legislation that had heretofore passed
through Congress.
Wayne MacVeagh's Statement.
There was presented to the subcommit-
tee as explanatory matter a brief of the
facts signed by Mr.. Wayne MacVeagh.
That name attached to the brief carried to
my mind a certain degree of assurance
that the facts therein stated were cor
rectly stated Mr.. MacVeagh, as is known
throughout the country, is a lawyer OF
recognized ability, formerly Attorney Cen
eral of the United States, and a man OF
high probity of character.
1T appears from this statement that
in 1904 a bill had passed Congress direct
ing the Secretary of War to deed block
1871 in the District Of Columbia to Mr..
Sidney Bieber. That BILL as set forth In
this statement of facts had been regular
ly introduced, regularly referred to the
War Department. commented upon by the
officers of the District of Columbia. final
ly reported from the committee, and pass
ed. 1t passed both houses of Congress.
1T is noteworthy that in the comments
of the chairman of the board of Com
missioners of the District of Columbia the
statement is made that the District has
nothing to do with the matter; 1t is
recommended that the bill be referred to
the Secretary of the Interior Or the At
torney General. That disposes of the
action of the District Commissioners
The bill was referred to the War De-
partment. The War Department report
ed that there was no such block of ground
in existence as the particular block to
which the bill referred, and one indorse-
ment-the final one, / Thinks that no
objection can be seen to the passage OF
the bill The bill was passed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
SIDNEY B|EBER SCORED
Senator Carter Discusses
Grants to Local Resident.
EMPLOYS VIGOROUS TERMS
Denouncss Reputed Gang of "Tax
Title Sharks"
THE ORIGIN OF THE SCANDAL
Brief Submitted by Wayne Mac
Veagh for Pennsylvania r. r. in
Reference to Navy Yard Tracks.

Senator Carter of Montana in his state
ment made to the Senate late yesterday
afternoon concerning the acquisition OF
government land in the District by sidney
Bieber of this city. which was outlined
in The Star yesterday, rshearscd in the
greatest detail the various steps in this
series of legislative acts. At the close OF
his remarks he also characterized Mr.
Bieber as the ABE Ruef of Washington,
and also as "slick and unscrupulous. He
used the word fraud several times IN
connection with the transactions.
Mr. Carter declared that gang of tax
title sharks is said to have been operat-
ing in this city for considerable length
of time, and he urged some steps to do
away with it.
II do not make these observations for
the purpose of casting any reflection on
any member of Congress-" said Senator
Carter. Il do not believe that any in
territorial wrong was done by any mem
Der Of Congress: but l do know this, that
the people of many of the states nave
thought proper to incorporate in their
constitutions clauses prohibiting this Kind
of legislation. l do not know of a state
which would authorize a grant of this
sort to an individual or which could do
so under it's constitution. We have not
in the federal Constitution any such pro-
hibition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14

Are you using Manoline? Remember, it's good
for the skin. aud costs but IS cents. Druggists
have it..
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The convicted men may not be called
for sentence for MANY months. if at ALL
AS soon as the jury. which had been sit
ting in the case for seven weeks, returned
its verdict of guilty as to all four men
last evening Judge kunkel received mo-
tons for new trials and allowed thirty
DAVIS In which to file the reasons. When
they are entered upon the record Judge
Kunkel will set a time for argument and
will decide the matter at his convenience.
The general belief is that no new trial
will be granted. but. of course. this Is
mere speculation. Should retrial be re-
fused the case will be taken to the appel
late courts.
The court has granted a continuance Of
the bail in which the defendants in this
case are held.
Sanderson left for Philadelphia today.
and Snyder and Shumaker also took
trains for their homes. refusing to talk
about the case. Mathues went home last
night. Only SandersOn and Snyder were
at the courthouse when the verdict came
in. and the others were eUUFesented by
counsel.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-27

Of the state, and when they have
that power we may expect 10 see
it exercised in the elimination of
the negro voter in Missouri. AS
long as the Democrats were conf
dent that their majority in the
state was large enCnsh 10 put il
above the menace OF losing the
state, they felt little concern in the
colored vote, but now that an ele-
ment of uncertainty has appeared
as to where it will land when the
votes are counted. it proposed to
40 away with that uncertainty by
eliminating a considerable portion
Of its opponents voting Straagth.
Meanwhile it will he interesting II
watch how onr coIored voters are
going to treat this proposition,
particularly in local politics.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-27

The seriousness with which the
national congress for 'he ps.rserva-
tion of our national resources.
which met in Wastlin 1ttn recent
lv, took itself must be arnnsing 10
anyone who views lis ~ulictule
for public welfare in tie light of
modern capitaIistic exploitation.
Our national rcsouroes are es;i,
mated only hy what 'hey viii
bring IN the way Of dividends to
capital jpvesied in the process Of
changing them into comnirrciai
products. The life and welfare oi
future generations receives but
sc"tnt consideration from our pres
ent day commercilliSm. 10 argue
that there mast be i conservation
Of these resources wv economy III
production will not deter he dol
lar seekers for III instalRt. The
present day spirit of eoEDnlcrclal
sr,in Is so keen that though capt
tni cuts lis own throH, DV reaching
! for the last dollar that can be
| wrung from he store that nature
has provided, it will strain every
nerve and muscle to Get thai dol
lar. But the national "overn nen;, =,
you say, is setliu" aside large
tracts OF public domain a. aa lerl
tage for fnture generations. The
government Is late in He day in
acting thus and what little of our
na,ural resources il is conserving
bv this means Is merely what ca .O-
taIlstic greed has not had time lf'
gather ia or has accidentally over
looked. Nhcneye: the product
ivcness of The natural resources
now held by capitalism vani-!ies
and makes lis greed for doI!ats
cast about for more with which to
satisfy its ever hungry nlaw, the
corrupt iegis laior will he = willing
tool to open the way into u1r CON
served territory foG u last anI final
raid upon the bounsies of mature.
! That the men who sat il tie con-
serva.ion congress nlesn we'll we
do not dispute, bnt ii jocks t" Us,
If we were going about to stop the
ravayeS OF our ruthless modern
dragon. we would encourage the
appearances Of another SAINT
George, rather than merely trying
to save what little we can by
snatehing it o.It Of harms way.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-27
The Mysterious Stranger. -

That "the mysterious stranger
Is still in Missouri. and still u
thorn in the sides OF mana ginG
RourbCns, seems to he mace clear
by statement of Col. Moses &.
Wetmcrc. After the blundererS
had been made to realize the pro
bablc effect of tie slaughter of
such Il straight voter lis Col. " ct
more for II seat as tho representa-
tive of the Missouri Democracy IN
the purty's highest deliberative
conncil, they anpeaIed to Cot.
Wctmorc to say something 10 al
leyiate the terror of the situation.
He WAS asked to throw h!mse!t
into the breach which had been
made in the ''enie 'er tra:gh:'
lines of Bourbon party organlZn
lion, and to cry out to isie party
with a loud voice some wnr,l5 to
assure it that he is sill there.
The colonel hasn't said mnc;i.
| He is too much the thnrou ghhret!
to show his wounds, but he nu
nonnces that. after he Got into the
tight, he fought his best to get she
place and was defeated because !,
majority of the delegates preferred
MIR. Francis. As the cid guard
had a large majority of the dele
gates, this fixes the responsibility y
clearly and settles forever the Old
claim that the old guard stands fn.
party loyalty and party discipline.
The colonel nsively says: "Nei,h-
er Stone. Cook. Jonrtian nor any
of The managing leaders kaew
vss tu be nuiaina.sd Assafsd! J
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-27

On the eastern side of the rock of
Gibraltar there is a curious-Iooktns
white patch which recently led an
American tourist TO ask whether the
rock was being arlnor- plated. 1t Is
really catchment for rain water to
increase the reserve water on the
rock. The catchment covers 10 acres.
1t is made OF galvanized corrugated
iron fixed to piles driven deep into the
sandy slopes above the village OF
Catalan. The water collected at the
foot OF the catchment runs through
the rock into q tunnel 1000 feet long
and is delivered into reservoirs on
the western side. The yisld to each
iasa of fAiu3all ID las. .o0t esiisns.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-27

Our colored bretiIern who have
taken an occasional whirI at voting
,hs Democratic ticket in. Missouri,
either whole or in part, have just
had an exhibition in the party's
state convention as 10 how the
Missouri Democracy regards the
colored voter. While the resolu-
tion to take away the right of vot-
ing from the negro in Missouri al
together was not adopted by the
convention, the question has mere
~ been put aside until a more ex-
pedient time. Just now even a
few negro votes will be welcomed
by our Democratic friends to aid
,ha,n Ia rsssiuing co'nplsts control
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-27

not, and they were not intending
to nominate him against MIR. Fran
els and. force themselves INTO
showd own between a man or his
party regularity and whois known
~ o,,e who votes it srraIght only
when he measures it with his
owa blame level. The mysterl-
ous stranger" had hecn at work
while the colo1el was at dinner
wit,l Senator Stone and had start
ea the boom going. 1he colonel
SAYS he didG't Try 10 stop 1t. as,
once Into n tight. he did not care
to ruru his back and run. Perhaps
too. tie wanted TO pet somebody
ID record. If 80. we congratulate
HIM upon his success.
The mysterious stranger is
Ley ideL,Iy not Yet eliminated. WHO
started ihe WetmCrc boom for
: tho biz FOUR Who compelled m
old GUARD conventiun Of Missouri
/ Bo,,rbons t. strike down Il SHINING
! lioit nf loyaiity in Inc anaals OF
/ Democracy in order 10 make way
/ for n,it. whose uvout!e>t hoast has
| been that when he party doc>n /
! DO things ~ please him he Will not
! 10 things 10 please the party. At
81 time wlrar it Is impossible for the
! Democrats 10 nominate any candi
dale for governor who VIII make
! II rasy f0,. 1hnIsnn;iS Of honest men
in int party to t"'e against Her.
! bert :. iiudie,. this open lnynu
tin! - 10 its they please, and Tins
1racfica! illustration Of how l}our-
. s,;,i<u rewards IL. most al!htsi
+ servants. - sure 10 swell! The Had
lev votes hv thousands. !seaiiy.
l!e ul,! uuur,! ,!neSnt know ihe
ruainrntS Of politics. tnoprns,
cd. it can dispense favnrs /" suit
itself and silence prnt@-: W:lh
threat. bat if is u"cunal 10 aiiy
emergency ;:nd i- constantly N.Y.
| ir.> "iIl,, mysterious stranger to
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-27
Roosevelt $ Augmented Prestige.

i'se coniitrs IL now witnessing
the cons;'|c!e failure OF the most
rilra~ive and determined 2f,
fort that WIS ever made within HE
Republican party /" di>rredtt ii
popular President.
\enrIy all Of the most powerful
men ~ Congress have lent ,htlr
most slron.ou- uG,!cAvors III The
cilrrrnt SESSION IT, systematic
plan. rusountin. virtually 10 - con
sp::acv. ,r hamper Preside:.i
Roosevelt. destroy lis popularity
and prc"cnt the rom'naii,n Of any
man tur The Presidency who wnt:id
carry forward the Roosevelt pnil-
cios.
These n*n have succeeded III
Eamncring the President, nat ne
ilaS forced thcm, i'y aprcal'ng to
| the country. To ,un.:l some needed
LEGISLATION. ami ,hcrr are GOOD
pro>uccls t,r further action before
adjournment.
ia ,le meantime the President ;
Dpui,,arity has crown rather l'lan
diminished. if ccmpari-ons are
made between his e;atns at the be
ginning and his >upI'or: 1T tie end
Of The session. He has enlisted
the public on his SIDE on every
pruDuail;pn he has Submitted to
Congress. His prestige abroad
| has un:up.! wi.il Iii, popularity ut
home.
The u-sureI nomination u Sec
re..ry Taft j. II distinct tilulnl''.
for President Roosevelt. over his
! iotrartors. for. politically speak
! NJ, ,i,,f. ,..,,o;.ul ,l,o hr,-,.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-27

were in your organism. Yon and
that wife Of yours were horn iD
the community where, you have al
ways lived: your children were
born in the old home place: yon
owned your first property there,
aud there it has been added until
YOU may now have ii competency:
there are friends that have been
tried by the vicissitudes of the
years: some Of our beloved ones
may be sleeping on the quiet hill.
side where lou have been wont to
place the occasional flowers. As
you begin to face the realty Of
icavin" the associations of al! the 5 e
years. Won begin to realize that
life has held much for yOn, and
that the wears have brought much
If blessings. Here YOU have
spent the best part Of your life;
circum stances may make it best
for YOU to make ii change, but it
does not come from the ambitions
Of earlier He. In the new home
yon will make new friends and
new associates, hnt :hcy can never
he like the old No, breaking the
ties Of ,he old hona where one has
spent the dawn. the morning and
tie nooni.le Of life, is not an easy
thing. FIX.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-27

The question of what we should
do with The Philippines keeps bob.
hing up every now and then.
There IL one thing we might dc
with them rs speedily as possible,
and that Is 10 make them pay
their own way. We do not be-
lieve it is a coed policy to spend
so much of the reveruu collected
in this country in our territorial
dependencies across the seas.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-27
A Forestry School.

The opening Of forestry school in
South Africa a wear ago marked anoth
er advance in the propagation OF the
forestry idea. The school was estab
lished by the government Of the Cape
of Good Hope at Tokai. Cape Colony,
70 train men for the government for.
estry service in the several South
African provinces. The course covers
TWO years, the first year at the South
African college and the second year
at the Forestry school at Tokai On a
long-established estate. where there
are extensive forest lands and q great
variety of trees In all stages Of de.
veiopment.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-27
Amenities Of Journalism,

Dudish Reporter lin brand-new
suitl-lt does beat all I've just been
ordered to make a tour of the slums
and write a column Of scenes and in.
cidents. My clothes will be ruined.
Tramp Reporter lin rags and tat
ters)-l am in just as bad a fix. l have
been assigned 10 Mrs. Nabob's ball.
and | haven't thing fit to wear
Dudish Reporter say, Let's trade
assignments.
Tramp RepOrter-The city editor
wouldn't allow that, but I'll tell YOU
how we can fix it. Let's trade clothes.
N. Y. Weekly.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-27

The Missouri Democracy in con.
yention assembled proclaims that
in the four years that the Rcpub-
lirans have been ''seeing the books
they could not find Il single fanlt
in them, that every dollar has been
accounted for. They show just
what the Republicans have always
contended they would. that there
had been large misappIications of
the funds not intended for general
expenditure, and that to cover
this deficiency the Democrats, while
in power. had an amendment t.
the constitution adopted TO segalize
this misapplcation. In other
words. by adopting that conslitu,
tional nmendnen, the people of
Missouri charged themselves in
perpeluity with something like
four and half million dollars To
sunare the Democrats with their
management of the states linanrcs.
Ga this obligation The laxpavers
must now put up $3.50, 900 annual.
~ in interest charges. So mo mat
ter how much our Democratic
friends brag about the condition
in which the Republicans have
found the books, the fact stand,
evident that there is a bad place
in them that is proving expensive
to the people of Missouri.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-27
MANY n farmer when he Is sweat

Many n farmer when he Is sweat
ing ia the harvest field II few weeks
hence, shonld give II thought or
two to the 1890. 900 rake off that
j. Picrp. Morgan took when he
reorcanized the harvester trust,
Alongside of these figures the
farmers harvest will look small
no matter how fat i, may be.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-27
The Ways Of the Painter.

Mark Twain at dinner at New
York talked about the troubles Of
housekeepers at the painting season.
He said: III you are a housekeeper
! don't need to tell you that when \
painter has taken up the parlor carpet.
removed the furniture from the din
ing room, leaned two ladders against
the hall mantel and stacked a half
dozen variegated cans of paint on the
sideboard 1t means he Is now ready
10 paint the outside shutters and the
back fence"