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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-04
GAR LINE GONFEREES
SEEM NEAR DECISION

4 meeting Of the House and Senate
conferees on the traffic bill was held in
the Senate District Committee room. at
o'clock this afternoon.
General Harries. who has been talking
with the conferees recently about the
situation. expresses the view that an
early agreement viii be reached. The
compromise proposition will be submit
ted this afternoon. 1t will provide for
putting the railroads Of the District I'M
der the control Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission as a substitute for
me plan or universal transfers, and OF
having the street railroads. Controlled
by the Commissioners as a public util-
lily commission. Considerable hope was
expressed about the CAPITOL today by
nose who have been following the
trackage situation closely that an
agreement might be reached this after
noon.
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GEORGE S. ALBERT DEAD.
SERVED IN CIVIL WAR

George s. Albert, a veteran Of the
civil war, died at his resid nee. 81
Tenth street northeast, today. He vas
IN his SEVENTEEN year. Mr.. Albert w.
member OF the First Maryland Vol
untecr cavalry and up 10 the time OF
his death had been euapIoya5 At -
washington navy yard He is survived
6y widow, a son. Charles w Albert
Of Baltimore. and three daughters. Mrs
Charles Re FrChn. OF Johnstown. pa /.
MIS- A r. Sardo- and Miss LOttie Al
bert, both OF Washington.
Ihe funeral Will be held from the
residence on Tuesday at > O'Clock and
the lntercnent will be at Arlington
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-04
NEW YORK COTTON
SLIGHTLY HIGHER

NEW YORK, April A-Cotton opened
steady at an advance Of , to points.
There were comparatively few sellers,
as the room talent appeared TO be over
sold, and in no mood 10 extend short
accounts.
Considering the steady cables and
large sales Of the spot article at Liver
pool the fact that the weekly statistics
were a little bullish also tended 10 re-
strain bear pressure
The weather in the belt was warmer.
Opening prices: May, 9.6S bid; July,
81 bid. August 500 bid: October. 9 IS
$40
Closing prices: May, 9.6S; July, 81;
OctOber 9.63.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-04
LITTLE HUNGARY'S FOES
BEFORE EXCISE BOARD

:, Objection to the extension Of the retail
Aquor license of the Little Hungary
Lestaurant, so as TO apply to 200 as well
20 ~ q street northwest. was made
ggS5IisIe Jile Excise Board today by Elmer
I.tiLsMortn Brown. United States Com
missioner OF Education, and by the DO
Ice of the First precinct
MI Brown submitted a letter in which
re Sdlo mat ne objected 10 the estab-
ilsnInent OF the restaurant in the first
ground that it proved a Setrirnar,t 70
the work Of his office The police testi-
ned that the restaurant was freouented
largely by women and vo,11S,, 1. . - Ieii'eu
Protest was made also lug glrIs-
TO the renewal OF licenses to THtbeT
McAlillen, George Walsh. of i05 Penn
syIVania avenue northwest. A. c. Frei-
tag. 21S Ninth street northwest -
John It. Carley. of 1901 Seventh street
sa1oonS are not wei conducted.
The board took the cases under a.
basement. az
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-04
WEEKLY STATEMENT
OF ASSOCIATED BANKS

NEW YORK. April 4-The weekly
statement OF the associated banks. is
sued today. shows the following
changes.
Reserve on all deposits. increase.
1901 T75.
Reserve on deposits other than United
States. increase. SS39 $50
Legal tenders. increa Sc. SszF.1tl
Deposits. increase. S24 620Iya
Circulation. decrease. S76g. 90.
Total loans I,ls0.37S. zoo.
The banks now hold In exeesG OF legal
requirements s40.G90.500 ag24ns- S1e. a.. -
% last year. and a deficit two years ago
Of $3.50. $50.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-04
"MARSE HENRY" CALLS
At THE WHITE HOUSE

Henry Watterson. the sage OF Ken
lucky. the bard OF Louisville. and the
apostle Of the mint julep. the traditions
OF the South and everything tina. is
worth while below Mason and Dixon s
me, mad talk with the President to
day. Marse Henry's' visit was not
long. and, he said. when he lef- he
Executive office, was merely made a
social one
were getting on in years" said Colonel
WatteTsOn. FOR when [ stop TO think.
/ recollect that 7 have known person
ally every President Of the United
States, but six, while they were l.! Of
ice. and the sixth. John Quincy Adams.
/ knew very well, indeed, after he left
the White House. ! vas a page in the
House when Adams served IN that body
after ne left the Presidency. and was
quite a pet OF the old gentleman"
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''WHAT HAS HE DONE p

-Napoleon's Famous Question.
Every man must heW his own statue OF suc-
cess Out Of The block % opportunity H
rlDl-d use other peoples brains knOzrIedzs
ana experiences as well as his own In build
lHs and real estate operations this Is 0q-
Peciatly So can save you money Yes
can AAhE you money-by pointing ou-
now unproductive property can b made
profitable and how economics can be effected
n building operations. Let's come together.
II you want % know about ms All (apol-
cons famous question. What has Be douess'
concerning
Arthur COwSilI,
The Builder Who Makes Good.''
90 COLORADO BLDG. 18th AND G sTs.
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EDDIE M'GOORTY WINS
FROM JACK DUMGALL

KENOSHA- Wis, April 4-EddIe Nc
Goorty, OF Oshkosh defeated Jack Dunn
gall. OF Chicago in an eight-rou1f7 6o1-t
held before the kenosha, AtheletIc CIub
last night
Young Fitzgerald. Of AIiIwarsea
AID Young Brox. OF Chicago. foTIpbf
six rounds 20 draw Johnny Gardner
OF Milwaukee, knocked out ''Kid''
Peters, OF Chicago, In the fourth round
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-04
BLOOHINGDALE PLAYS
IN BALTIMORE TO-DAY

The BlOamingdaIe Athletic Club. OF
the Capita! City League LETT on the !
O'Clock train for Baltimore. where they
meet he crack University Of Maryland
nlre
he university nine is said 70 be the
fastest college team IN Baltimore. but
a. the BlOOmingdales have been ma
terially strengthened recently they viii
give the COlleCians hard Uussel. The
Georgetown University has the Mary
land team on their schedule
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-04
Washington Prices

Washington Railway and Electric IS.
Si.G90d 7Slk, Sl.0OJN7slk.
Capital Tract IN. IAN.
Washington Railway and Electric pre-
ferred. 5E12, 12N72 1CO672 2072, I0d72
1G6tT2. 1Oau7s. 10a7I3s I0d1&. 1OOa72.
100d72, 5OHIc
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
5It275
Mitchell Mining. 5000 1O0dZ
After calL-MitChell Mining. 20Od9-16:
200dIz, z00q3s, 10)GS, 100G&, 100G5s
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New York Stocks

(ouotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs q
Co.. bankers and brokers, 1913 F streeS. men,
bers New York Stock Exchange. Washington
Stock Exchange and Chicago Board OF Trade.)
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THE CURB MARKET.

Quotations furnished by E F. Hutton
& Co. members New York Stock Ex
1901 Z street northwest:
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materially higher than elsewhere.
Raps Pension System.
"As will be brought out IN the near
future, the pension system has grown
up 10 be g great tax upon somebody.
Some Of the force get as high as SOD
A mouth. widows as high as $50 a
month Soldiers perforated with bull
lets get SO A month. The gentleman 8
rather. major general in the army,
under the law. is entitled 10 $50 a month
II ne wants It. A retired police officer.
VINO never fired q shot, or. perhaDS q
shot was never fired at him. draws s1iO
a month pension
The widow OF a soldier, dead on the
pattIeheld, gets S2 a month, Il the.
subway bill becomes e law, as / hone
II VIII. otherwise. she gets s.: but the
wife OF the dead policeman in WASH
lngton gets $50 a month. Those are
soI7e Of the reasons why this great ex-
pense exists
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CHIEFS BRING RULE
TO END FILIBUSTER
CContInued from - Page.l
Raps Pension System.

here. ] cannot tel you how much, but
materially higher than elsewhere.
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W r. Hibbs & Co. removed today
from their former Office on r street
TO the new Hibbs building, on Fifteenth
street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
GOV. JOHNSON IS
 GREETED IN ENSLEY Distinguished Party Pays Visit
 to Steel Plant MAN BREAKS INTO JAIL Russian Says He Was Starving and Stole Horse So He Would Be
 Locked Up-PersonaI and
 General News.
MAN BREAKS INTO JAIL

Ensley. May 25.-(Special)-A party in- cluding Gov. John A. Johnson of Mime sota drove through Ensley this after noon on a visit to the steel mill. On their return they were met at the corner of Avenue F and Nineteenth street by about 150 representative citizens of Ell sley who shook hands with the gov ernor and welcomed him to the city. H. S. Meade acted as spokesman. In re- spending Governor Johnson thanked those present for their courtesy and praised the city and its magnificent plants and assured them should oppor- tunity offer he would visit the steel city again. He said he had not time to make a speech, but if he had he would spend most of the time in speaking of the tre- mendous plants located here. Governor Johnson seemed to appreciate the kindly feeling exhibited by the people of Ensiey and made quite an impression by the few well chosen words he uttered. Among those present were H. s. Meade, M. H. McDowell, N. W. Scott, F. D. Smith, N. R. Stewart, w. A. Wyatt, and many others who showed every attention and courtesy possible to the distinguished guests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
ATHENS COLLEGE
 COMMENCEMENT
BISHOP JAMES ATKINS BREACHES THE ANNUAL SERMON UNDER THE SHADING BRANCHES OF GIGANTIC OAKS.

Athens. May 25.-The annual commence ment sermon of the Athens college was preached today in the eastern part of the beautiful campus by Bishop James Atkins of the Southern Methodist church and was heard by a thousand people. The idea of delivering the sermon under the shading branches of the gigantic oaks that shade the large and beautiful cam pus was an idea of the president, Miss Mary N Moore who had caused to be erected a large stand for the choir and the minister surmounted by handsome reed organ. The campus was well seated and the people from the town and sur rounding country for miles filled the yard and gave profound and undivided at- tention to the distinguished prelate who so well entertained them for more than an hour with one of the finest sermons that has ever been heard here on similar occasion.
 The immense congregation, perhaps the largest ever to assemble here for any purpose arose in admiration and were charmed at the beautiful sight presented when the school, numbering well on to 5Uu young ladies, came marching lIuhl the south entrance of the college across the large campus and around the west front and up the drive to the space re- served for the school near the stand. As they approached the stand 50 well trained voices of the vocal department began chanting a beautiful hymn, which was kept up until they mounted the choir htand and the entire school was seated. The faculty came first, then the trus- tees then the president, followed by the school and last came the graduating class, wearing the cap and gown another new departure for the staid old institu- ton that has been in existence nearly as long as the giant oaks have been standing on the broad campus.
 The exercises were opened with an ln- vocation by Dr. W. c. Denson, pastor of the Presbyterian church, followed by song by the 50 young ladies and a scrip ture lesson by the bishop and a prayer by Dr. Frank Brandon, after which the powerful discourse, so simple and so ele- vating that all were helped. Miss Shan non then rendered a beautiful solo, after which the congregation sang Nearer My God to Thee" Dr. Persinger de- liyered a sermon to the Y. W. C. A. to- night at the Methodist church. The exercises will continue until Tuesday night. Dr. Rice of New Orleans will de- liver the address to the graduates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
RED MEN TO ASSEMBLE.
Alabama Council Will Be Represented
 By 200 Delegates.

Montgomery, May 25.-(Special.)-The Alabama Council of the Improved Order of Red Men will assemble here tomorrow morning, with R. E. L. Neil of Selma great sachem, in the chair. There will be about 200 delegates here, representing the 5000 members of the 102 tribes of the state. c. P. Mcintyre, city attorney, will wei come the guests on behalf of the city and Capt R. T. Goodwin on the part of the Red Men.
 Besides Great Sachem Neil there will be present Jacob Berger, Birmingham great senior sagamore; Mark Feather stone, Greenville, great junior sagamore. John F. Jones, great prophet, and J. H. Cook member of the great council, both of thls city, will be present also
 The following officers, over which there is expected to be contest, will be elect ed: Great sachem, great senior saga more, great junior sagamore, great prophet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
Bank Cashier Suicides.

Natchez, Miss, May 25-J. O. Davidson, cashier of the Woodvile bank in Wilk- inson county, committed suicide today. by drinking carbolic acid He was 70 years of age While it is alleged Davidson has has lost heavily it is understood that the bank will not be in any way affected. o~
 and fallen to a place in that scrap heap of unverifiable odds and ends which We call traditions. Which is to say, in briefer phrase, that her name will live always. And with it her char acter; a fame rare in the history of thrones. dominions, principalities and powers. since it will not rest upon harvested selfish and sordid ambitions but upon love, earned and freely vouchsafed She mended broken hearts where she could, but she broke none.
 Will Not Be Forgotten.
 What she did for us in America in our time of storm and stress we shall not forget, and whenever we call it to mind we shall always remem- Der the wise and righteous mind that guided her in it and sustained and supported her-Prince Albert's We need not talk any idle talk here to- night about either possible or impossi- ble war between the two countries; there will be no war while we remain sane and the son of Victoria and AL bert sits upon the thone. In conclu- sion, I believe l may justly claim to utter the voice of my country in say ing that we hold him in deep honor. and also in cordially wishing him a long life and a happy reign"
 Among the other speakers were the British consul general Walter Courte- nay Bennett c. l. E., who having spent 30 years of his life in representing his country in all parts of the world was called upon to speak for "The Empire" The Rev. Dr. Parker Morgan, who as the first president of the club, praised the good work which it was accom- plishing in promoting good will be- tween the two great English speaking countries. and the Hon. Robert P. Por- ter, who, although an American citi- zen, and director of the eleventh United States census received his education in an English public school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
BESSEMER THINKS TIMES ARE MEND|NG Mere Men In Mines, Night
 Shift At Shops ELkS RECEIVE VISITORS Birmingham Officers Talk In Interest of State Convention Soon to Be
 Held In Birmingham-Per-
 sonal and General News.

Bessemer, May 25.-(Special.) )-The impression appears to prevail in Bes- semer that business is on the mend. The fact that the Sloss company has put on more men, and the additional fact that the big pipe shops have put on a night shift would seem to indicate that after many months of inactivity Bessemer is at last going to have chance to brace up and do a little business.
 It has been rumored around for couple of weeks that the furnaces and rolling mill would more than likely start up within the course of the next 15 or 30 days, and if this rumor should prove to be correct 1t will mean that the so-called Marvel City will take on an awful stride.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
Personal and General.

H. B. Ardis left this morning for his home in Michigan in response to a tele- gram announcing the serious illness of his mother. Mir Ards is employed by the Muhl Tailoring company, and has many friends here who hope for a speedy recovery of his mother
 R. L. Daniels, N. w. Scott, F. G. Moore, H. Keller, H. Henele, Roscoe Scott, J. M. Donaldson, and number of other prominent citizens of Ensley left for Tuscaloosa to attend the commence ment exercises of the state university.
 Col. F. D. Smith, Sr,, and J. A. Reese were elected at a recent meeting of Pat Cleburn camp as delegates to the ap- preaching reunion.
 P. J. Wyatt returned today from a visit to relatives in South Alabama.
 Signor Arturo Dollorto, a prominent banker of New Orleans, was in the city today, the guest of s. R. Guarino. MT. Dollorto is the representative of the Royal Italian steamship lines and other steamship companies. He will leave for New Orleans tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
Personal and General.

w. T. Kennedy, E. l.. Mitchell ana E. B. Canoles will leave tomorrow Tor Banford on a weeks fishing trip.
 Walter Lowe will leave next week for a stay of a few weeks al Hot Springs
 Leonard Edmundson left this after noon for a stay of couple of days at Dolomite.
 Sam Lefkovits returned this after noon from Hot Springs, where he nas been for the past month.
 The many friends in this city Of Sol Brick will be glad to learn that -.e is considerably improved Tn health since he went to Hot Springs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
Sultan Reused to Fury.

Fez, May 25.-Mulai Haifids envoys have returned with letter from General Bag dani, chief of the army of the Sultan, Abd Fl Aziz, announcing his intention to lombard Maauinez The usurping Sultan became furious at the defiance and placed General Bagdani's brother under arrest. He is now engaged in raising an army among the neighboring tribes with the ayowed purpose of exterminating General Bagdani and his forces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
EIks' Meetinq.

The Bessemer Elks had quite an in- teresting meeting this evening. Sev- eral of the most prominent members of the lodge in the state were in attend ance, among them being J. E. Shelby of Birmingham and H. E. Shropshira of Birmingham.
 These gentlemen came down here in the interest of the state association wh4en meets in Birmingham on the Sth and 9th of June. It is understood that the meeting will bring together about 1000 delegates.
 The Elks Lodge in Bessemer is stea dily growing in popularity and this year promises to be the most success ful one it has ever had.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
SCHOOL CONTRACTS
 MAY BE ANY LENGTH

Montgomery May 25.-(Special)-It has bean discovered that the code section which provided for minimum term of five months for public schools has been ,eft out of the new code As a result the educational department rules that con tracts may be made With teachers TOT any length of time. whereas before they could be made for only tive months
 This is another of the jokers found Tn the new code. Hardly day passes that something is not found done by the com- mission not expected by the general pup lc There is getting to be great lot oi ird;gnation along this line Men who are nut to annoyance by the changes because thev have been left to find them out are making much trouble and the echoes or their complaints will be heard for many day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
APPEAL BY MILYUkOFF.
Films Hear Eloquent Address On the
 Rights of People.

St. Petersburg, May 25.-The Finnish de- hate was resumed today in the Duma. Professor Milyukoff, the constitutional democratic leader, made a speech lasting two hours, which is regarded as having almost completely demolished the his torical and judicial conclusion regarding tine status of Finland set forth by Pre- mIer Stolypin. The speaker appealed to the representatives of q constitutional gov . crnment not to undertake what the au- tocracy of Bobrilloff was unable to ac- ccmpsh, namely. the overthrow of the sacred rights of a small and cultured nennln
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
Wanted to Get In Jail.

At the police court this morning Leon Pansook, a Russian, told Mayor D. r. Sugg, in answer to a charge of horse theft, that he was guilty and thats he stole the horse for the express purpose of being placed in jail to keep from starving. Pansook stole a valuable horse from J. Womack, a truck farmer, who lives near Ensley, and hid it in the woods. All the efforts of the authorities to find the horse proved futile until Pau- sock was arrested and charged with the crime. He made no defense, but con- ducted Chief Merriman to the place where he had the horse concealed. It is stated he had made previous efforts to get behind the bars, on one occasion shamming a fit. He was bound over to the criminal court in the sum of s200.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
CHANGES AMONG
 FEDERAL OFFICES

Montgomery, May 25.-(Special) )-The appointment of Nathan Alexander to sue ceed Gen. R. D. Johnson as register of the land office was not a nsurprise to the general, who said that he had sent in his lesigna tion several weeks ago and had it accepted. He came here about a year ago and has made many friends in the discharge of his duties.
 Alexander has been receiver of public moneys for some time. He is one of the best known and best liked negro citizens of the state and has conducted himself in such way as to maintain the respect or all classes since his induction into office.
 John l.. Steele, who succeeds Alexander, was register of the land office at Hunts vile and was let out when the two state offices were consolidated some time ago. He is now deputy marshal in the North ern district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
Georqia Poet Is Dead.

Columbus. Ga, May 25.-(Special)-Ed- mund S. Roberts died early tonight at his home in Girard Ala, in his eighty first year. He was well-known as poet, his poems appearing in many northern and southern publications. Most of his productions were religious in their char acter and some of them were widely pub lished His aged wife and a number of children survive him. He was a clerk in the Georgia comptroller generals office when the capital was at Milledgeville, Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
Kitty cheatham Well Received.

Paris, May 25-Miss Kitty Cheatham. an American vocalist, made her first ap- pearance this afternoon at the Theatre F emna in Paris. Her recitations and songs were enthusiastically received and applauded. Her audience was a brilliant one and included Ambassador and Mrs. White, Sir Francis Bertie, the British Ambassador and Lady Bertie and others prominent in the French and American soicety of the capital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
2 EnsIey to Decorate for Reunion.

A committee from the Commercial club, consisting of Sam King, Foster Hamil- ton, and T. F. West was appointed by W. R. Stewart, president, to raise funds for the proper decoration of the city dur ing the coming reunion of the Confed eracy. Mr. Stewart stated that all that was expected was that each store CT place of business would suitably dec crate, as there is no doubt but that Ensley will be the industrial centre of attraction to the many visitors that will be in the district. This is proper and fit- ting, and it is hoped the merchants and professional men will help the movement that means much to the future prosperity of Ensley
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
Meeting of Veterans.

The meeting of R. F. Lee camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans, was well at- tended, and much business of general in- terest to the camp was transacted. A number of new names were presented for membership. and the reports of the spe- cial committees in reference to the re- union were received The official badge failed to arrive tonight, but will be here in ample time for the reunion. A number of the people in Ensley responded to the call for homes for the visitors. The list will be given out later The flag com mittee reported that the same would be ready for the meeting of the camp.