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The Washington times., 1908-05-04
SCHOOL MONEY hISU5ED,
Says CHAIRMAN ThNNEY

That Government money IS being used
IL roundabout manner for the pro-
me tlOn and advertisement OF technical
schools in half a dozen cities Of the
country, is the statement that was
made by Chairman Tawny. Of the House
Committee on Appropriations today
This abuse, which Mr.. TsWny hopes
10 remedy by an amendment to the
sundry civil bin, now before the House.
arises from the appropriation of money
fo-- laboratories for testing fuel material
IN connection with the Carnegie techni-
cal schools. These schools are located
in Berkeley. Cal; Pittsburg. St. Louis,
Columbus, Ohio. Washington. Denver,
Col, ana Norfolk
Mr.. Tawney who is an expert at
hunting out misuse Of Government
money learned OF this abuse accident
ally by reading an editorial in a Pitts
burg paper lamenting that The provision
Tor the laboratory in connection with
the PittSburE school had been made TO
carry smaller sum than was desired.
in the hearings on the sundry civil bill
the committee was told that the ap9ro-
priatiOn for these testing laboratories
was desired because certain parties had
offered 70 provide quarters for the lab
oratOries. lt now turns out that these
laboratories are quartered in the tech
meal schools, and the schools and their
pupils derive much benefit from the
Government money.
The Washington times., 1908-05-04
SEEKS MORE ROOM
FOR CENSUS OFFICE

Senator Carter Of Montana introduced
a bill IN the Senate this afternoon that
IS intended to relieve the congested con-
dition in the Census Office. It provides
Tor the purchase of the site on which
the present office is situated and also of
additional grounds In the same square
amounting TO I18.000 square feet
Inc additional ground that IS TO be
purchased is described as the southern
800 feet OF square ga, bounded on the
north by public alley, on the south by
B street. on the east by First street
and on the west by Second street north
west
me OH appropriates not to ex-
ceed $4,000 to enable the Secretary of
the Treasury TO purchase the ground.
FURTHER than this the Secretary OF the
Treasury is authorized 10 build a mod
ern building on the additiona. ground
purchased for the use Of the Census Of
flee.
This building is 70 cost not to exceed
$z5O.O00. The bill is introduced IN ac-
cordance wiki the recommendation Of
Director North. of the Census Office.
who Is getting ready for the 1910 census.
and who feels that the present quar-
ters are entirely inadequate for the
large force that will be required 20 un-
dertake the coming enumera ton.
The Washington times., 1908-05-04
ONE SCHOOL REOPENS,,
twelve STILL IDLE

It's an i'll wind that blows no one
good.
To the pupils of twelve Of The schools
which We're closed last week, by order
OF the Board OF Education. because il
was thought dangerous 20 build fires in
them the wintry winds which brought
the late cold wave 20 the city of Wash
ington are anything but ill., Indirectly.
these same cold blasts gave the pupils
Of the twelve schools the opportunity
to witness the circus parade this morn
ing.
To the members of the Board OF Edu-
cation and other school officials. the
biting breezes, which Sill sweep the
District and make necessary the cOntln-
ued enforcement of the order TO keep
the disappointed" scholars from
school, are indeed III. Captain Oyster
announced this morning that the chill
dren Of twelve schools are SIN denied
instruction by reason Of the absence Of
an immediate appropriation to make
necessary repairs and alterations. whica
VIII afford them ample protection
against fire. In the case Of the HYDE
school. which was among those closed
on Friday. the furnaces nave beer re-
paired and other alterations have been
made. The pupils Of this school were
permitted again 10 attend classes.
The Washington times., 1908-05-04
SENATE TAKES ACTION
FOR CYCLONE VICTIMS

The Senate took action today 60 re-
lieve the cyclone sufferers in Georgia,
Alabama. Mississippi. and Louisiana,
The Bowers joint resolution. which has
already been passed IN the House. was
adopted by unanimous vote and without
discuss jcn in the Senate.
The resolution appropriates $4,000 70
be expended under the direction Of the
Secretary OF War. He is authorized 10
procure IN the open market or otherwise
subsistence and Quartermasters sup
plies, medicine. and medical aid in addi-
tion 10 such supplies dis belong TO the
military establishment and are avail
able. and ISSUE them to such persons as
were made homeless or destitute in the
cyclone OF April a
The Washington times., 1908-05-04
BULKELEY TELLS SENATE
FORAKER BILL RIGHT

Senator Buckley Of Connecticut ad-
dressed the Senate this afternoon on
the Brownsville case and spoke for the
Foraker bill for the restoration Of the
Twenty-hfth Infantry 20 the army.
Senator Buckley. who is a member OF
the Military Affairs Committee, is
aligned with Senator Foraker with ref
erence to the colored troops. He de-
clared tire discharged soldiers had been
prosecuted and in the course OF lis
remarks. said:
This prosecution, Mr. President,
might more rightfully be called a
persecution for up TO the hour OF
their dimissal these troops had never
been given the opportunity Of hear
ing, either in "A civil or a military court
If I except the proceedings before the
grand jury OF Cameron county, in which
they could not participate and which
resulted in a failure 10 ind an irdict-
ment against the soldiers under a-~est
and selected by Captain Mcdonald, of
the Texas Rangers, as those most likely
70 have been participants in the affrt,y.
The Washington times., 1908-05-04
FIGHTS CAR CONDUCTOR,
NEGRO GETS LONG TERN

John Payne. a negro who became dis
orderly on a Pennsylvania avenue car
early yesterday morning. aud who dis
played his displeasure at the conductor 8
determination to collect fares by hurting
a bottle OF whisky al him. was fined $50
on charge of assault. and SO for dis
orderly conduct by Judge KimbaH, IN
the Police Court this morning Unable
10 pay the fine, Payne will spend three
months in the workhOuse
Payne boarded an east bound Capital
Traction car at Twenty-second street
He and Conductor Horn got into an ar
gument over fares, and Payne got so
abusive that It was necessary 10 stop
the car at Seventeenth street and put
him of. As the mOtOrman. conductor
and several passengers assisted Payne
TO the pavement. the negro took a bottle
OF whisky from his pocket and hurled
II at Horn. The bottle strs.ck the con
ductor on the side OF the face
The Washington times., 1908-05-04
TABLES
VREELAND MEASURE
Bitter Wrangle Precedes
Action on Emergency
Currency Bill.

After a bitter wrangle, the House
Committee on Banking and Currency to-
day tabled the Vreeiand emergency cur
rency bill, this action being a declara-
tion that majority OF the committee
IS unalterably opposed to the measure.
1t was tabled because the Democrats.
Chairman Fowler, and several other Re
publicans ran roughshOd ever the mi
nority and voted TO go before the House
as not in favor of il.
Ii now is up TO the House leaders 20
make good or their announcement Of
Saturday that tomorrow night, in a eau
Gus Of the Republicans, they VIII bind
the partys membership to support the
Vreeland bin and put it through the
House Ii is an unusual thing for the
party in power to disregard so absolute
~ the action OF its committee on a
measure Of this kind, but the pressure
for a bill along the lines of the Vreeland
measure has been so great as To make
the legislation a political necessity. At
least, this is the position OF the House
leaders. and they believe they can make
the party go on record for It tomorrow
night
Before the committee adjourned today
it adopted a resolution empowering the
chairman to ask the Speaker TO set
aside a whole week for discussion Of the
currency situation in the House. II is
not believed. however. that this re
quest viii be granted, for the nearness
or adjournment makes the time of the
House too valuable to give week 10
debate on any measure
The chances are that the caucus to-
morrow night viii adopt a resolution
which will result IN putting the Nree-
land bill through the House promptly
in spite of the adverse action of the
Committee on Banking and Currency.
The Washington times., 1908-05-04
STOLE ENGAGEMENT RING
FROM SISTER FOR FOOD

Pleading guilty TO the charge Of steal
ing his sisters engagement ring. James
r. Dixon. a horse trainer. living IN
Twining City, was fined s. by Judge
Kimball IN the Police Court this morn
ing Dixon Vas arrested Saturday night
by Detectives O'Dea and Evans. on
complaint Of his sister. Miss VIrgie
Dixon Of 1247 X street sOutheas.
The ring which was valued al So
was given to Miss Dixon BY her nance
q few weeks ago The detectives reCov-
cred the ring in a pawn shop. where
DiXOn had obtained 81 on IT,
Dixon told a story Of having a wife
and several children TO support. and
said he had stolen. the ring 10 buy food
for his family
The Washington times., 1908-05-04
DOG Furnishes MASTER
WHO DEFENDED A CAT

NEW YORK. May 1.-Two years ago
Richard LoeDka. a dog fancier. bought
a bull pup. which he called zip" train
ing him as a fighting dog. The dog
saw a large black cat and darted after
the feline. but LOepka held the brute
back Zip" then turned on LOepka,
Knocked him down and repeatedly
buried his teeth in his masters flesh.
William Beers. who weighs %
mounds and stands six feet two inches
in his stockings, caught the animal by
the neck and chokeC him TIL Detective
PbaeIen pot q bullet in him. LOepka
was badly injured. and was taken home
in a wagon
The Washington times., 1908-05-04
FINDS WlFE'S RING
IN DISSECTED DUCK

MERIDEN. Conn, May An dis
secting q duck TO learn the cause OF its
death, Fred Pragenam found a wedding
ring which his wife lost nearly twenty
1--WE years ago. Mrs Pragenam now be-
Eeves that she lost the jewel while play
ing with her baby IN a swing suspended
from an apple tree on their farm in
Naleville.
The tree has since been cut down,
and this spring Mr.. Pragenam plowed
the ground for the first time. The duck
that died fed with others IN the loose
earth and was probably attracted by
the ring, which was still bright
The Washington times., 1908-05-04
PRESIDENT OR NOTHING,
SAY JOHNSON'S FRIENDS

Gov. John A. Johnson Of Minnesota
is out for first place or nothing on The
national Democratic ticket that will be
framed up by the Denver convention in
July. The rumOrs of the various COM
bin2tions that might be made among
the Democrats 10 give him second place
en- the slate were authoritatively de-
nied today. The following statement
was given out at the Johnson headquar-
tiers In this city:
Governor Johnson is in the race for
the Presidential nomination. His friends
are becoming more and more confident
that Democratic sentiment is setting
toward him. If by any chance tho party
does not give him first place. he VIII
not Under any circumstances accept the
Vice Presidential nomination
The Washington times., 1908-05-04
AGED MAN is CONVICTED
OF THEFTS FROM STORE

Samuel Yates, an aged white man,
VINO was arrested by police Of the First
precinct Saturday nisl;t on a charge Of
stealing articles valued at $3.50 from a
store on Seventh street, was found
gully of petit larceny in the Police
Court this morning.
Yates told the court he was deaf. but
when Judge KimtaH questioned him he
evinced such a desire to answer that his
honor decided Yates hearing was not
impaired. Judge Kimball thought six
months in the workhouse might prove
beneficial TO his hearing.
The Washington times., 1908-05-04
TAYLOR WANTS MEMORIAL
FOR PELETlAH WEBSTER

Senator Carter presented TO the Senate
this afternoon a memorial signed by
Hannis Taylor. presenting the claims
OF Peletiah Webster to the authorship
of the Federal Constitution The Sen
ate ordered 100 copies printed
Mr. TaylOr's memorial urges that pro-
vision be made FOR the erection Of a
nlIlng memorial 10 Webster He in
cIudes in the document the famous
paper written by Webster in 1875
The Washington times., 1908-05-04
CAPTAIN IS CONVICTED;
CONFINEMENT SENTENCE

The War Department has received a
report of the trial by court-martial Of
Capt. Hugh J. B. McElgin, Coast Ar
tillery Corps. Fort Worden, Wash.
who was sentenced to be confined to
the limits of his post for three months
and reprimanded. for INSTRUMENTATION
The sentence was approved. with the
additional reminder to Captain McElgin
that army discipline must always be OBJ
served.
The Washington times., 1908-05-04
LODGE INTRODUCES BILL
FOR EMBASSY IN PARIS

Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts does
not propose TO rest satisfied with the
action or tie Senate Saturday in turn
ing down the proposition contained in
the diplomatic and consular bin 10 pur-
chase an establishment for the use Of
the American embassy IN Paris. He in
trOdUced in the Senate this afternoon a
separate bin providing $4,000 70 par
chase a site and building for the use
OF the embassy
The Washington times., 1908-05-04
THEFTS AT ST. ELIzABETHS.

Miss Irene l. Allen. a waitress at the
Government Hospital for the Insane,
has reported to the police that since
Friday night some one has ransacked
her room and stolen a number Of pieces
Of jewelry. Am eng the articles stolen
were a gold iOcket. bracelet. gold
chain, four gold rings, and several
other articles
The Washington times., 1908-05-04
JUDGE GRAY SIXTY-E.GHT;
VIGOROUS AS YOUNG MAN

WILMINGTON. Del. May Judge
George Gray today IS celebrating his
siXty-eighth anniversary Judge Gray
is as vigorous and healthy as most
men at fifty years.
No formal celebration has been ar
ranged.
The Washington times., 1908-05-04

The secret q how 20 use the mysterious
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discovered by the famous Physicisu-Scleu
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he VIII send ali who suffer from Deafness
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discovery. absolutely free
The Washington times., 1908-05-04
SURE THING SYSTEM
CHARGEDTO CHANGE
Commissioner Says Cotton
Men Profit by Fixed
Differences.
Tells President New York
Market Should Be
Regulated.

Charges that under rules now exist
ing on the New York Cotton Exchange
members OF the revision committee not
only have the opportunity, but actually
have reaped enormous profits by reason
Of their decisions in revising the fixed
difference" system while they were short
OF the market are contained in a report
Of Commissioner Of Corporations Her
bert Knox Smith TO President Roosevelt.
Mr.. Smith also says that the fixed
difference" system under which trading
on the New York Cotton Exchange is
done, is an attempt TO render future
transactions q sure thing for a linn
tied class Of speculative experts"
As a result of the Investigations
made by the Commissioner Of Corpora
tons, ne has reached the conclusion
that it Is clearly incumbent upon the
exchange 10 readopt the commercial
difference principle. and he ridicules the
assertion that such a system, whether
il involved daily or monthly revisiOns.
would mean the destruction of the ex-
change.
The Washington times., 1908-05-04
The Two Systems.

Mr.. Smith deals at length with the two
systems in vogue in this country. the
fixed difference system on the New
York Cotton Exchange, and the com
observation-disclosures" system at New Or
leans In New York, Mr.. Smith says,
the system amounts 10 an attempt 10
absolutely fix prices.
The relative values Of different
grades are as much subject 70 the nat
ural laws Of supply and demand as the
value OF middIng cotton itself, and it
Is as unreasonable 70 attempt TO fix one
BY the fiat of committee as it is the
other" he declares.
The alleged conspiracy Of the revision
committee I'm 1906 is taken up by Mr.
Smith as follows:
1t is proved beyond question that the
committee had the power 10 INK improper
differences; that some members of the
committee had very strong personal mo-
lives for establishing such improper diff
ferences; and, further. that the result
of their action did enable them TO reap
large profits Just as certainly as though
they had deliberately intended to estab-
Lsh false differences FOR that specific
purpose. While. therefore, IL can not
be asserted absolutely that the action
OF any members of the committee was
taken with such deliberate intent. the
evidence at least condemns beyond
question a system which makes such
abuse possible, and, indeed, extremely
probable
The Washington times., 1908-05-04
Cause of Disturbances.

Disturbances in the normal parity
between the spot and the contract prices
at New York have been largely at
tributable to the fxed-diherence sys-
tenn This is indicated by the fact that
IN the New Orleans market. where com
nercial differences are applied in settle
ment Of future contracts. disturbances
of that parity have been much less fire.
quent and much less severe. as appears
from detailed statistics covering many
years"
Reaching conclusions regarding condi-
tons in the New York Cotton Exchange,
the report concludes as follows:
1T is clearly incumbent upon the New
York Cotton Exchange to readOpt the
commercial-dinerenc principle at least
IN its broad outlines.
1T has been argued that a return to
commercial differences, whether revised
daily or monthly, would really mean the
destruction Of the New York Cotton EX-
change, on the ground that the New
Iork market would be unable to MAIN
tain sufficient stock Of cotton as a re-
serve against its future business
For years the New York Cotton Elk
change operated under a system Of
monthly revisions in the active part OF
the season. Under that system, despite
some abuses, the New York market
transacted a large business in futures
and as large a business in spot cotton
as II transacts at present. The argu-
ment that system Of monthly re!is-
ions is utterly impr2ctic IS not, there
fore, supported by the practical test OF
experience.
Moreover. the effect Of a different
system upon the business OF the New
YORK market alone is not a proper basis
for framing the rules of an exchange.
The first consideration is that these
rules shall be equitable and commercial
II the New York Cotton Exchange can
not exist under such rules. then II has
no right TO exist at ALL
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-01
NEW SOFT DRINK
FACTORY TO OPEN
ONE PLANT is UNABLE TO SUP
PLY THIRST WANTS OF PRATT.
VILLE-clRculT COURT is AD-
JoURNED BY SHERIFF.

Prattville, January 31.-(special.) II. Mill
Ter and r. L. Duffee have organized
company to manufacture soda water and
other soft drinks. The company will
begin work about March Is. When this
company is ready for business there will
be two soda water bottling concerns in
this town. 1t is understood that one
could not supply the demand for the soft
drinks bottled heretofore.
Capt. w. It. Northington and family
who have been in Birmingham for several
months have returned to their home in
this city and will reside here in future.
Captain Northington and his two sons,
Allen and Edward. will conduct the af-
fairs of the First National bank of
Prattvile, which institution will open its
doors for business during the next 30 or
90 days.
The spring term of circuit court, which
under the Teasley law, was due to be
convened last Monday was for reasons
based on the constitutionality of the law
adjourned sine die by the sheriff of this
county. And 1t is understood that Judge
w. w. Pearson, under the authority he
has by general statute, will call special
session of this court to meet in March,
the exact time having not yet been def
nitely determined.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-01
AN ENGINEERING
SOCIETY FORMED
NEW DEPARTURE IN SOUTHERN
SCHooLS-STUDENTS AT AU-
BURN WILL DISCUSS ENGINEER
ING SUBJECTS.

Auburn, January 31.-(Special.)- "A
society to be known as the Engineering
Society of the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute has just been formed by the
instructors and students of the en-
gineering and architecture departments
of the college. 1t is the purpose of TINS
society to hold meetings every two
weeks, when subjects relating to en-
cheering are to be discussed. The So
ciety also hopes to have prominent
, men in engineering affairs to address
the meetings from time to time. As
this society is one of the first of its
kind in the south, its progress will be
of interest to those in college affairs.
The following officers were elected:
G. G. MUCH es, president; W. Reynolds.
senior vice president; J.. w. Powell.
junior vice president; C. A. Wilmore.
secretary; A. L. Thomas, treasurer. The
affairs of the society are under the con-
troll of the following council: Prof. j.
]. Wilmore. w. B. Stokes, G. G. Hughes,
S. III. Winslow and r. NJ. Williamson.
The second mid-term examinations at
the college are now in progress and
will continue during the rest of the
week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-01
MARSHALL MEALES
DIES OF INJURIES
BOTH ARMS WERE TORN OFF IN
A GIN AT WESTMORELAND IN
LIMESTONE coUNTY-THoMAS
HARGRovEs is DEAD.

Athens, January 31.-(Special.)-
Marshall Meales, who lost both arms
in the ginnery at Westmoreland
Wednesday afternoon died at his home
near there yesterday. He was 65 years
of age, and leaves a widow and seven
children, all grown, four daughters and
three sons. 1t seems that he was
standing by one of the gin heads and
the roll caught his coat sleeve and
jerked the arm in, and in attempting
to get his hand out he caught it with
the other and both were whirled into
the fast running gin, and were so
badly cut and torn that both would
have had to come off. but death mer-
cifully relieved him before the opera
ton. He was a man of means and
was one of the best citizens of that
section.
Thomas H. Hargroves, one of the
oldest residents of the north part Of
the county, died at his home last
night at the age of n years, full of
honors He was born and reared on
the farm where he died. He leaves
a widow and several daughters.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-01
KENNEMER VOTE
TAKEN AS BASIS
REPUBLICANS AT ALFALFA FAIL
TO ENDORSE TAFT-CONVEN
TON TO BE HELD IN alfalfa
ON MARCH 3.

Alfalfa, January 31-(Specal.) 1.-The re-
publican executive committee of the Sew
enth congressional district of Alabama
met here today with a full attendance
from each of the nine counties of the
district.
With Chairman United States District
Attorney o. D. Street of Marshall county
presiding the committee proceeded to fix
the time and place for holding district
convention to elect delegates to the repub-
lican national convention. After consid-
cradle discussion the representation from
the counties was based on each 100 votes
cast for Charles B. Kennemer, republican
candidate for Congress in 1906.
A resolution to base the representation
on the Roosevelt Fairbanks vote was
defeated.
1t was decided to hold the convention
in Alfalfa on March 3. resolution in
troduced by Postmaster John Stephens OF
this city indorsing the candidacy of Will
lam H Taft, and the administration of
President Roosevelt caused considerable
discussion among the members of the
committee and was defeated by motion
to adjourn sine die by j. J. Curtis of
Winston county The roll call of the
counties being demanded, the vote stood
seven to nine and the committee stood adj
journed.