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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10
SOCIALISM S TRIAL
AsquIth Totters Under Old
Age Pension Burden.
VAGARIES OF HIS SCHEME
Marriage and Economy Are Both
Equally Discouraged.
PAYMENTS EXHAUST SURPLUS
Prophesy That. Principles Involved
Will Make Tariff Taxation an
Immediate Necessity.

Special Cablegram 10 The Star.
LONDON, May 9-Now that the conn.
try has had time 10 consider the govern.
ment's latest attempt to install socialism,
In Great Britain it becomes abundantly
evident that nobody is satisfied. IT is
| somewhat curious that the loudest critics
or the old-age pension scheme are the
| socialists themselves. Instead of vel
coming it as an opening wedge. they bit
terly denounce the ministry for the in
adequacy of its measure.
On the other hand Premier Asorith has
alarmed everybody possessing even primi-
tive knowledge Of economy and national
finance. Most of all has he offended
those whose fetish is free trade. who real
ize that the principle involved in the new
bill will make tariff taxation inevitable.
In word. this unhappy liberal govern
ment has managed to make good tech
nically one of its many prediction prom
.Ses anu mas set the whole country by
The members of the government con-
graduate themselves OH one great niece
of good luck. They had an unprecedented
surplus to play with. IT enabled them 70
reduce me tarin on sugar and provide
three months payment of the oId-age
pensions without increasing the taxation.
They hope this will deceive the average
citizen into believing that their policy is
economically sound. One almost susnects
that it is their intention TO retire from
office before the real problem presents
itself for solution in next years budget.
Confidence Lost.
The recent elections have demonstrated
that this government has lost the conf
dence of the country to an extent never
equaled in the same length Of time. and il
is not the custom in this country for an
administration to cling to power for long
under such circumstances
Most of the criticism Of the old-aee
pension scheme, with which all but the
liberal organs are filed. are sufficiently
obvious and do not need recording The
title OF the Spectators leader today sums
up one CASA plan to discourage the
working classes from making adequate
provision for old age" 1t is pointed out
that Workingman whose earnings yield
ten snllnngs a week is entitled to a pen
sion. while he whose income from his la
Dor is eleven shillings gets nothing Thus
the income Of the former under the old
age pension law is fifteen shillings a
week.
There is another curious feature in the
Dill which raises a serious moral Ques-
ton. Married couples receive only az
shlliinss instead of 10 shillngs for two
old persons-0 shillings each. The mar
riage tie is none too strong in this coun-
bill. 1t Is pointed out that this discrim-
ination against marriage will put pre-
MUM on illegal unions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10
SECOND AFGnAN WAR FEARED
treat BRITAIN FACES CRISIS
ON BORDER.
Alarm in England Over Contradic-
tory Reports From
Frontier.

Special Cablegram to TIE Star.
LONDON, May 9.-News from the Az
ghanistan frontier this week has caused
great alarm in this country, how great
may be gathered from the drop Of a full
point in consols In single day, drop
which has not been equaled in any recent
political crisis
The British government is still entirely
in the dark as to the true situation. 1t
will be remembered that the terms OF the
recent Anglo Russian agreement provided
for the surrender OF important British
interests in Persia and Tibet in exchange
for certain advantages in Afganistan. 1t
is feared that these advantages will prove
to be ilusory. The ameer was offended
because he was not consulted about the
Anglo-Russian agreement, which is in
operative in regard to Afghanistan until
he consents. He has thus far withheld
his approval. and it Is announced with
equal emphasis that he will and will not
sign, and that his attitude toward Great
Britain is friendly and unsriendly.
Durand Is Blamed.
kabul has been silent since the frozen.
ter troubles began. The ameer's brother
who is trying to usurp the throne. is
avOwedly anti-British. The Mohams. who
are the chief cause of the trouble are a
great tribe. half in British and half in A.
ghanistan's jurisdiction. The British
authorities can hardly ask the ameer to
control his half when the English are
totally unable to control those on their
side o. the border.
This arrangement was made by Sir Hen.
ry Mortimer Durand in 1895 against the
protest of the ameer who prophesied thar
it would lead to trouble. it seems prob
able. on the whole. that the explanation
of the ameer's ambiguous action lies in
ms ms powerlessness in his own kingdom
This is scarcely less forebodins tn Rrit-
isn interests than his actual hostility.
Another Afghan war, in the face of tho
present serious unrest throughout India
to face
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10
HANG ON.
COFFEE TOPERs AS BAD AS OTHERS.

"A friend Of family who lived with US a
short time a great coffee drinker and a con
.inugl sufferer with dyspepsia. He admitted
that coffee disagreed with him. but you know
how the coffee drinker will hold to his cof
fee. oven il he knows it causes dyspepsia
One day he said TO me that Postum Food
Concc had been recommended and suggested
that he would like very much TO try H..
secured package and made II strictly accord
ing I" directions He delighted with the
new beverage. was every Of our family
He became very fond Of il, and In q short time
his dyspepsia disappeared He continued using
the Postum. and in about three months gained
twelve pounds
MY husband is p-aeticing physician. and
regards Postum most healthful Of all bever-
sges He never drinks conee. but is very fond
of Postum. In fact. all Of our family arc and
think OF drinking coffee any more -
Read The Road Weilvillc.' in pkss. There 8
Reason
EVER READ THE ABOVE LETTER. NEW
ONE APPEARS FROM TINE TO TIME THEY
ARE GENUINE True, AND FULL OF HUMAN
INTEREST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10
DEAD HEAT FOR COUNCIL.
Somerset, Nd, Town Election Re
suits in q Tie Vote.

Somerset. Washington's thriving little
neighbor just over the District line in
Montgomery county, Md. is TO have an
election on the 10Th of this month. at
which the citizens will decide whether
George Fl. Cooper or Jesse E. Swigart
shall represent them I'm the deliberations
of the town council.
Somerset had an election last Monday,
but 1t didn't count so far as the result
affected Messrs. Cooper and Swigert, for
when the battle OF the ballots was over
and the count had been made ii was
found that these two gentlemen had run
dead heat for municipal honors. And
SO the citizens will exercise their right of
suffrage again next week and decide who
shall sit in the council chamber-Cooper
or Swigart.
While the race between those named
was q tie the election was not without
results, as DIR. C.. A. Champion. one OF
SOmerset's pioneer citizens. was elected
mayor for a second term and e. E. How
ell was continued for another two years
as councilman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10
CURRENCY PROGRESS NOTED
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Il
SUES A STATEMENT ABOUT 1T.
Many Members Have Given Views
on the Subject, and They Have
Been Considered.

The republican conference committee
appointed to draft and present an emer-
gency currency bill to an adjourned eau
Gus OF the republican members Of the
House TO be held tomorrow night was in
session practically all day yesterday and
shortly before the evening recess the fol-
lowing statement of progress was made
by Chairman Vreeland:
about 80 per cent of the ma jority
members of the House have answered the
committees letter Of inquiry as to their
views on the major points of the confer
ence bin. and these replies indicate very
fair unanimitv Of judgment. A large
number OF letters and kilograms have
been received from bankers In the princi-
pal cities of the country bearing on the
currency subject. The committee has
carefully considered all of this written
matter and has progressed quite satisfac-
tOr1ly IN the discussion of the bill. / can
say that the bill will be perfected and
unanimously agreed to by the committee
In time for presentation to the conference
Monday night. l do not care to go into
the peculiarities of the bill further than to
say that the measure will be based on
the principle of the last emergency bill
introduced by myself recently"
Reintroduces His Bill.
Chairman Fowler of the banking and
currency commission, who leads the cur
rency rebellion" on the republican side of
the House. yesterday reintroduced his last
credit currency bill with the federal guar
anty and trust features eliminated.
The new bill provides for the organza-
ton of not more than twenty bank note
redemption agencies in many cities of
the country, these agencies to be made up
of constituent national banks and the
chairman of the board of managers of
each agency to be a deputy controller of
the currency and to have full administra-
ton of the national banking business in
his own district. BY the terms of the bill
any national bank having outstanding an
amount of the present bond-secured note
circulation equal to so per cent of it's
capital may, with the approval of the
controller of the currency. take out an
additional issue Of bank notes. redeem
provided that the total amount of bond
secured and gold redemption currency
shall no. exceed the amount of its paid
up and unimpaired capital.
A Redemption Fund.
a gold deposit of per cent of the ma
tional bank notes it proposes to take out
shall be deposited with the treasurer of
the United States for the creation of a
redemption fund: and the further pro-
vision is made that an additional 100 per
cent of note circulation may be taken
out upon consent of the board of man
ayers of the redemption agency and the
approval of the controller of the cur
rency. A tax OF per cent per annum
shall be paid on the national bank notes
in circulation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10
committee a list of the names of the addi-
tional employees and the salaries paid

them. -
On advice Of his counsel Mr.. RayneI
refused TO answer these questions. He
said he was willing to tell the committee
the numerical increase in his working
force before the election of the Audi,
System from the government printing Of
flee. but he considered the names of his
former workmen and the amounts OF
their pay to be his private business: MOI
would he state what his own remunera
ton had been.
Mr.. Lands asked 2 bunch Of questions
intended to bring out that Mr.. Rayner
had not spent RATS of time and reams
Of paper fnventing. discovering or perfect
ing the Audit System. but had borrowed
It. with an employee. from the Winthrop
Press. but Mr.. Rayner refused to be cor
nered Mr.. Lands also dug out of the
archives Of the Congressional Library a
bound volume of Business for 1889. and
asked Mr.. Rayner if that elderly publ
cation didn't contain an article on cost
accounting which. strangely enough. was
Identical with the newly invented or dis
covered Rayner-Audt-System process. II
IL did. Mr.. Rayner didn't know it, he
asserted.
Important Letter Found
1t became known yesterday during the
examination of Mr.. Rayner that a letter
throwing considerable light on his views
as to the future and profit a bleness in gov
eminent contracts had been found by the
committee in desk in the government
printing office which was used by MIR
Rayner during the time he was running
the Audit System in the big printery. The
letter was written to j. f. Handy, with
whom Rayner was associated in the Audit
system and its associated companies, and
says in part:
Apparently there seems to be some idea
there in New York that we are poo pOoins
about our efforts to secure supply orders
here In Washington. 1 don't like this al
all. Unless there is some good reason
why we cannot. this supply business down
mere can be worked up to half million
dollars per year without any trouble, il
Ii is properly handled, but 1 certainly eX-
pect some assistance from you in New
York when / call for it. Will you kindly
take this matter and see why It Is that
cannot get prompt answers to these mat
ters when / send them there.
Made Him Feel Sore.
Il do not think it is good policy to lei
anybody there decide whether We are tC
bid or not. l am the one to decide that. ani
no one else. My reasons are good and
generally produce. 1t certainly makes me
sore to get letter o. this kind don't
like TO be sidetracked."
The committee concluded the hearing
with the testimony of Miss Martha Cook
who used 10 be an emplOye of the Audit
System. 1t has not decided just when ii
will proceed with the hearings. nor whom
1t will next summon as witnesses. 1t Is
likely. however, that it will 60 to the
bottom before the adjournment of Con.
gress.'
Chairman Lands did not know just
when the printing committee would con-
tinue its work of picking up loose
threads" but he indicated that il was
the intention to go to the bottom of the
matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10
RULES OF CONTEST

Will be awarded 10 the person send
ing in the most number OF correct an
svcrs In case Of tie prize will be
equally divided.
FIVE PRIZES OF 81 EACH
to those next In merit.
FIVE PRIZES OF 81 EACH
to others adjudged next best.
In case Of tie In any instance prize
will be equally divided.
In answering make out list like
this.
Name Of President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10
NEWS OF. ROCKVILLE
ITEMS FROM CAPITAL OF MONT.
GoMERY COUNTY, MD.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

ROCKVILLE. Md. May g. 1905
On charges of HOUSEKEEPING and grand
larceny. preferred by Mr.. Enos c. Keys,
a merchant at Linden. this county, Will
liam Horn. a young negro. has been COM
mitted to Jail here to await the action of
the November grand jury. He was unable
to furnish bail in the sum of $500. 1t is
alleged that Horn broke into the resi-
dence of Mr.. Keys and stole $50 and
other things. Richard Wright, colored,
who was arrested as an accomplice. was
released.
A license to marry has been issued by
the clerk of the circuit court here to Miss
virgie Kelly of Derwood and Mr.. Francis
p. Welsh of North Chevy Chase.
Mrs Seth w. Griffith Of Richmond, Va.
is a guest of her daughter. Mrs. Josiah J.
Hutton. near Brookeville.
Funeral ervices over the remains Of
Miss Elizabeth Owens, daughter OF Mrs.
Clara S. owens. who died at her home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10
Denies the Charges.

Samuel w. Waters colored. thirty-one
years old. living at % 18th street north
east. was arrested last night by Detec-
tives Evans and O'Dea OF the central Of
flee, charged with stealing several foun-
tain pens and pencils from the stationery
store Of Frederick S. Lincoln, 612 18TH
street. where he was formerly employed
as messenger. The theft Is said to have
occurred four or five days ago. He was
locked up in the sixth precinct station
house. where he will be held until his
arraignment in the Police Court tomorrow
morning. He denies the charges lodged
against him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10
Welcoming Their President.

The True Reformers of the District ars
preparing to entertain Rev. DR.. W. l..
Taylor OF Richmond. Va. grand worthy
master of the order, and his wife and
daughter. Miss Beatrice Taylor.
The members of the eighty four lodges
will assemble at the True Reformers'
Hall tomorrow night at o'clock and Dr.
Taylor will address them.
DIR. Taylor will preach At New Bethel
Baptist Church, 18th and Erie streets
northwest. at II am. today. and at Jeru-
salem Baptist Church. 18th and p streets
northwest, at 80 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10

After an absence of one month. Mrs.
c. B. Hoppin has returned to the city
from a visit to relatives OF the late Maj.
Hcppin in Chicago
Evening journal., 1908-12-23
EXERCISES
AT FRIENDS SCHOOL

Delightful Christmas exercises were
hold by the pupils of tho Friends
School this morning in the new gym
nasium. The parents and many friends
of the pupils We're present and greatly
appreciated the fine program, which
was as follows:
"Forofather's Play" THE Little Gray
Lamb" Ethel Vernon: short selections,
a. Louise Philips. James T. Nlelds,
Marie l.. Berl Lucy r.. Rhodes. Henry
G. J.. Miller. Alice $ Finn; THE Holly
Sprig." Edith Belts; THE city Boy"
jackson Marvel; "The Christmas Stock
ing" Dorothy Smith: IF l Were Santa
Claus Benjamin n. Brown; Watch
ing for Santa claus Margaret r..
Richardson; singing. when Good Old
Kris Comes Around" Sarah Townsend
Aldredge Greenman, Carlyle Evans,
Mary Miller, Harvey Smith, Franklin
Taylor, Corbn Fletcher, John Mont
gomery, Caleb Steward, Frank Thomas,
Emile Wilson. Tevis Miller, Zaidee
Miller. Helen Gawthrop; "Our Christ
mas Evening" Fred b. Martens THE
Christmas Doll Complains Lola n.
Maclean; "The Toymans Shop Olive
l.. Dickinson; Tho Christmas Boy
Edmund Vance Cook, Hard MacNair.
After the exercises the school closed
until January 4.
Evening journal., 1908-12-23
HOLD BANKERS ON
BRIBERY CHARGE

by United Press Leased Special Wire
pfrTSBURG. Dec. 23.-Damaging evil
dence against Pittsburg .councilmon,
charged with conspiracy and corrupt soil
citations. was brought out Of the prclimi-
nary hearings of A. A. VnsaclS. former
cashier ana W. W. Ramsey. former Pres
ident of the German National Bank The
two We're held for court to-day by Mags-
trate Brady on charges of bribery. The
men furnished bail in the sum Of $4,000.
National Bank Examiner Nesbit, who
Mas the principal witness against the ac-
cused bankers. testified that Vilsack had
admitted to him that money had been paid
TO Councilman John +. Klein to be used
in securing the German National Bank
as a city depository
Evening journal., 1908-12-23
Talkinn of Chaplalns.

DOVER, Dec. ga number Of
members of the Legislature have eX-
pressed themselves In favor OF Rev.
s. J. Cleeland. Baptist minister. for
chaplain OF the Senate. and Rev A..
w. Iightbourne. Methodist pastor. for
chaplain of tho House OF Represents
tivos. Or. Lightbourne was waited on
bv delegation of friends who asked
that they be- allowed to use his name
for the chaplaincy.
Evening journal., 1908-12-23
pITPTTC CATFC

n fBffc sxfESoF cows. sHoHTs.
Horse Blankets. Whips and Tur-
Keys, will be sold al Hare's Corner
Hotel on Thursday, December 2ith, AZ
one o'clock, sharp 200 Horse Blankets
of every description, some worth 5000
apiece. Have been selling quite a num-
Der of these blankets this year and wish
10 dispose OF the balance of this stock
.or the high dollar.
200 Turkeys. 10 Cows. a few Shoats.
Dinner at the hotel for 25c. Terms Cash.
JOHN +. O'NEAL.
d19-it Ellis Hicks. Clerk
Evening journal., 1908-12-23
Issued November 80. zoos. d.

NI1W CASTLE COUNTY SIS.
THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
TO THE SHERiFF OF NEW CASTLE
COUNTY, GREETING:
WHEREAS. Lillian &. Shook
by her petition 10 the Judges OF
our Superior Court. filed IN the
Office Of the Prothonotary of said
Court in and for New Castle
county. for the cause OF COM
(SEAL) plant therein alleged, has made
application TO our said Judges that
decree may be pronounced dis
solving the marriage existing be-
tween the petitioner and George
w. shook.
WE. BHEREFORE COMMAND YOU,
as YOU were heretofore commanded, that
you summon George w. Shook that
he be and appear before the Judges Of
our said Court at the next term thereof
10 be held al Wilmington. on Monday
the fourth day Of January next TO answer
the allegations of the said petitioner
Lillian G. Shook. according to the Act
OF Assembly in such case made and pro-
vided. and also 20 do and receive what
the Court shall then and there consider
concerning him IN this behalf as TO the
Court shall seem meet and consistent with
the provisions OF the said Act OF Assem-
bly,.
And have YOU then there this writ.
WITNESS the Honorable Chas b. Lore
NJ Wilmington. the Second day Of Novem-
her A. D.. nineteen hundred and eight.
FRANK J.. SPEAkMAN,
Prothonotary
Issued November 8. 1905. d2-9-i6-2s-so
Evening journal., 1908-12-23
issued November 81. 1908.

NEW CASTLE COUNTY SIS.
THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
TO THE SHERIFF. or NEW CASTLE
COUNTY. GREETING;
WHEREAS. James y. Courscy
by his petition to the Judges Of
our Superior Court. filed In the
office OF the PrOthOnOtary OF said
Court in and for Now Castle
county, for the cause Of COM
(SEAL) plant therein alleged. has made
application to our said Judges that
decree may be pronounced dis
solving the marriage existing be-
tween the petitioner and Mary
Eliza Coursey.
WE. THEREFORE, COMMAND YOU,
as you were heretofore commanded, that
YOU summon Mary Eliza Courscy that
she be and appear before the Judges OF
our said Court az the next term thereof
10 be held at Wilmington. on Monday.
the fourth day of January next TO answer
tho allegations OF the enld petitioner,
James y. Courscy according 10 tho Act
Of Assembly IN such cnso made and pro-
Vided. and also TO do ana receive what
the Court shall then aud ihero consider
concerning hor In this behalf as to the
Court shall seem meet and consistent with
the provisions OF the said Act Of Assem-
bly,.
And have you then there this writ
WITNESS the Honorable Chas ~ Lore,
at Wilmington. the Second DAY Of Novcm-
bCr, A. d., nineteen hundred and eight
FRANK l.. St~f1AtIIAN.
Issued November 80. 1905 ass N2s-si
Evening journal., 1908-12-23

DR0P0SNIs FOR HEArING.
/ The Board of Public Education In
Wilmington, Invites sealed estimates for
heating No. II school house according 20
plans and specifications which may be
seen at the Office Of ~ T. Rice. Jr. Co.,
Architects, No. Sl5 Market street
All bids 10 he deposited on the presi-
dents desk at the Office ui. the board, No.
iO. East Sixth street hv o'clock D. m. !,
Monday. December 2Sth, and marked
tEatimates for Heating No. II school
house" The right 10 reject is reserved.
WAI. j. BURTON.
Chairman Heat Fuel and Ventilation
Committoo d2i-22-23