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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-06
THE SENATE WANTS TO KNOW
INTERSTATE COMMISSION CALL.
ED ON FOR INFORMATION.
What Roads Have Not Complied
With Commodity Clause of the
Railway Rate Law.

After considerable discussion the Sem
ate today adopted a resolution introduced
by Senator Foraker, directing the inter-
state commerce commission to inform the
Senate whether the railroads engaged in
interstate commerce have since May l.
1908. complied with the commodity clause
OF tle interstate commerce law. If they
have not complied with the law the res
olution calls on the commission to inform
the Senate whether such non-compli-
ance is due to any agreement. arrange
ments or understanding of which it has
knowledge between the railroad COM
panies and the authoritise charged with
the duty Of enforcing the provision that
such railroads shall have immunity from
punishment
The resolution also directs the commits
sion to report specifically whether the
Western Maryland railroad, now being
operated by a receiver. has complied with
the commodity provision. and. if not.
what reason is given for such non-com-
pliance.
Upon motion Of Mr. Culberson the reso-
luton was so amended as to call upon
the commission for its reasons for recon-
mendins an extension for two years of
the time before the clause goes into
effect.
At the suggestion of Senator Daniel it
was also changed so as to call for in
formation as to what roads had and
what roads had not complied with the
law.
suggestion by Senator Money request
ing an immediate reply was also en-
bodied i'll the resolution.
Discussing the resolution. Senator Bacon
said he was "startled' by the language
of the resolution which suggested that
some one charged with the enforcement
of the law had "suspended' it's operation
and given promise of immunity to its yio-
lators.
Mr.. Foraker said he agreed with the
suggestion that no one has the power to
stop the operation of law. but he
thought In view of current rlmors the
facts should be known 10 the Senate. as
1t was necessary to know them i'm order
that intelligent understanding might be
obtained as a basis for proper discussion
of the proposed modification Of the COM
modify clause proposed i'm the resolution
introduced by Mr.. EIkins
= The resolution was adopted without
division.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-06
HARMON NOMINATED
Heads Ticket Named by Ohio
Democrats Today.
JOHNSON LOSES CONTROL
Only a Part of His Wishes Consid-
cred.
w. J. BRYAN, IS INDORSED
The Platform Adopted-Six Police
men Required to Keep Hamilton
County Delegation Quiet.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLUMBUS. Ohio May 6.-The demo-
cratic state platform as agreed upon by
the resolutions committee early today is
not at all to the liking of Mayor Tom l..
Johnson in many of it's provisions. John
son made strenuous efforts to control the
committee. but failed. and even lost its
organization, and many of the members
are openly opposed to him. The plat
form as at present constituted and as 1t
will probably be adopted by the conven-
ton. indorses William Jennings Bryan for
the presidential nomination. recommends
the initiative and referendum and enough
of reform in the constitutional tax sys-
tenn to permit of franchise taxations, with
other recommendations concerning state
and national issues.
There were four dissenting votes out of
the twenty-one' in the committee on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-06
GEN. BARRY HERE.
Withdrawal of Two Battalions From
Cuba Discussed.

Gen. Barry. commanding the Army of
Cuban Pacificatton, who is now in the
United States on months leave of alb
sence. spent today at the War Depart
ment in conference. with Gen. Bell, chief
of staff. and other officers in regard to
the expediency of the proposed with
drawal of two battaions of the 9th In
fantry or other troops from Cuba with a
view to their use in the Department of
the Lakes. Gen. Barry was recently pro-
NOTED to the grade OF major general and
will shortly return to Havana to resume
command of the United States troops in
Cuba. He will continue In that command
until the troops are entirely withdrawn
next February on the re-establishment of
the Cuban republic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-06
SENATE PASSES ARMY BILL.
Adoption of the Report of the Con-
ferees

senator Warren today reported TO the
oehale complete agreement of the con-
ierees on the army appropriation bill, and
was ADOPTED. 1t makes a fiat increase
Oh *'oo year in the pay of officers. and
Oh 30 per cent In the pay of enlisted men
Oh the army The bill as finally agreed
10 carries 3D., ,SS2.2 .246. The additional ap-
preparations made by the Senate for sup
plies and incidental expenses for the
quartermaster's department. construction
Oh oarracks and quarters for the field
artillery for the organized militia manu-
facture of arms and other items were
scaled down. and s., 463, 49, was eliminated
from the bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-06
King Manuel swears Allegiance.

LISBON, May 6-King Manuel of Port
ugal swore allegiance to the constitution
today Lisbon was decorated and be-
tagged in honor of the ceremony. Guns
were fired at minute intervalaI beginning
at daylight, from the inland forts and the
port fortifications. The populace was
summoned to the churches by the ringing
of the bells and listened to the singing
of tie deums. The streets leading from
the Necessidades palace to the buildings
of parliament were lined with troops as
upon the occasionSof the opening of par
Lament.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-06
Presidents Cousin on Horseback.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
WAUKEGAN. ILL.,. May 6.-John Keene
Roosevelt cousin of President Roosevelt,
has arrived at Libertyville from Phoenix,
Ariz, with a consignment of race horses.
He intends to leave for Long Island in
a few days. planning to make the trip
on horseback His wealthy father has a
stock farm there. Just now Roosevelt is
living a cowboys life with the horsemen
at the Libertyville track. His habit is to
sleep outdoors In a hammock and cook
his own meals over the camp stove.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-06
TAFT IN PANAMA. .
Arrives at Colon This Morning on
the Cruiser Prairie

COLON, May 6--The United States aux
War Taft and the members of his party
on board, arrived here at half-past this
morning. She docked at Cristobal. The
Secretary was welcomed by officials rep
resenting the republic of Panama and
the canal commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-06
FOUR MAY HAVE PERIsHED.
Disastrous Fire at Houston, Texas.
Marrow Escapes.

HOUSTON, Tex, May 1.-TWO women
and two girls are believed to have per-
ished in a fire which destroyed the Shaw
building. San Jacinto and Congress
streets, in the heart of the business sec
ton. Loss. $4,000.
Guests of the Houston Hotel had mar
row escapes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-06
TWO ROLL CALLS FORCED.
House Adopts Conference Report or
Consular Reorganization Bill.

The House today agreed to the confer
ence report on the bill reorganizing the
consular service after the democrats had
forced two roll calls, consuming an hours
time. Preliminary to the adoption OF
the report the Speaker and Mr.. Fitzgerald
of New York engaged in a lively colloquy
over the rules governing the case. which
was cut short by Mr.. Cousins, Iowa, de-
manding vote.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-06
SOMERSET INN BURNED.
Noted Summer Resort House Was to
Have Been Opened Soon.

Special Dispatch to The Star
SOMERVILLE, N. j., May 6.-The Som
erset Inn. large summer hotel in Ber-
nard's. hills. twelve miles from here. was
totally destroyed by fire at am. today.
The hotel was about to be opened for the
season, and force of plumbers was in
specting it yesterday to see that every
thing was all right. The fire. which was
Of an unknown origin, started in a remote
part of the building.
The hotel was occupied by a few serv-
ants, who escaped. The flames spread
rapidly and soon destroyed the main
building and q number of smaller build
ings. A number of cottages which sur
rounded tho hotel were saved.
The hotel property Is owned by Grant
B. Schley and the estate Of the late E.
C. Schley. The loss Is estimated at
$4,000 partly covered by insurance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-06
LOOKS FOR An AGREEMENT
MR.. WATSON DISCUSSES LAST
NIGHTS CONFERENCE.
Believes That the Republicans Will
Get Together on a Cur
rency Bill.

In tile twelve years ] have served in
Congress-" said Representative Watson
of Indiana. the Republican whip of the
House, today Il have attended many
caucuses and conferences. but in that
time 1 have never attended a meeting of
republicans that was so harmonious as
last nights conference on the currency
bill The spirit of the meeting impressed
me as being entirely free from acrimony
and as representing the desire Of repub-
form of a currency bill which will re-
ceive the Endorsement of the larger num-
ber of republicans in the House, and
which can be enacted into law.
Mr.. Watson went on to say that, i'll his
opinion-and he is certainly entitled to
express an opinion, because. as republican
whip, he has been keeping in touch for
the past three weeks or more with re-
publicans Oh this question-N will be pos
sible after one or two more talks to
reach an agreement on a bill which re-
publicans will support. Mr.. Watson Is not
given to expressing optimistic views where
they are not warranted by supporting
facts. He realizes that there are wide
differences of opinion among republicans.
and indeed, among democrats as we'll,
over this question. 1T is the intention
of the republicans to have full and free
conferences on this subject, and no at
ment upon any dennite proposition until
all shades of opinion have been ex-
pressed.
Stand of the Insurgents.
On the other hand. leaders of the repub-
,ican insurgency on the currency ques-
ton declared today, preliminary to to-
nights continued caucus, that they posi-
lively will not assent to the Bennett reso-
luton offered last night. which proposes
that the caucus declare in favor of the
underlying principle of the Vreeland bill
commercial paper as a. currency basis
as a temporary relief measure, approves
the creation of currency commission 10
report at the next session of Congress
and provides for a committee OF five MEM
bens OF the House to draft an emergency
bill along the lines of the Vreeland bill
for passage at this session.
The "insurgent'' leaders denounced the
commercial paper basis AS wildly, eX-
perimental and asserted that their Vot-
ing strength against the Bennett resolu-
tion in the caucus will be between forty
and fifty. They said they would accept as
a compromise either the Payne amend
ment or the Mckinney bill.
The party leaders, when confronted
with these statements, intimated that the
organization will stand firm for the
Bennet resolution. and predicted its adop-
tion by u heavy majority tonight. They
said that although forty or fifty republf-
cans might vote against that resolution
in caucus 1t was extremely doubtful II
more than half that number would pursue
that attitude on the floor of the House
in the event the resolution was adopted
by Il significant majority vote in the
caucus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-06
Weather.

Continued rainy weather TO-
night and tomorrow Probably
clearing and slightly warmer
tomorrow afternoon.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-12-05
Plan Adopted for Agricul-
tural High Schools.

Columbia Record: Congress.
nan Lever, superintendent Mar
lie, Comm ssi,ner Watson and
Senator +. II ~ weston held -
conference yes,eIdsy a the stale
aIHul IN consideration OF the
establishment ot several agricul.
tural hign school, n ,nis State
Specially lnvl ed 10 tn mee.-
ing we're Governor AuseI, Pro
Ira Williams, d.. Knapp and
Mr.. j. +. Campbell, OF tue
United States department Of
agriculture, and Prof. Jno. j.
Dargan, OF the General Sumter
Memorial academy.
The outcOma of the conference
was he adoption o. recommend
alions drafted BY Commis5ionar
Watson, which were heartily APP
proved, and The cor stnsus oi
opinion Was thai Col. Watson,
proposed plans and methods
we're exact" correct.
Col. Watson was gskei TO gige
these plans 10 the press at once
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-12-05
Four Eclipses Next year

Charlotte Observer The al
marac- If 1909 foretell four
eclip,es to transpire during the
coming wear. three ofthem BEING
total, ard the number being
equally divided he weru he sun
and the neon. Inyee will be WIS.,
be here. while the fourth will
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-12-05
How To Graft.
Prof. w. f. Massey in Progress

PrOf. w. r. Massey In progressive Far
"Please tell me how to graft,
and the kinds of trees best suit
ed to ea.h other" asks a CORE.
spondent.
There are many ways of graft
ing, and it would take quite a
chapter 10 tell of all. Apples
and pears can be grated, bu'
peaches and pIums are budded
he common method OF grating
is to cut off a limb and split the
end, and in this split inser, a
sclon OF one year-old wood cu'
with three or tour buds. The
lower end is cut wedge. shaped ,
and inserted into the split SO tha:
the young bark will be in direct t
connection with the young bar&
OF the stock Then mix a putty
oil one part fresh cow dung ana
three parts smooth clay, and
cover the graft thickly with this
and wrap around with strips of
cotton cloth. Or you Can use
grating wax made of equal parts
of rosin, beeswax and tallow heat.
ed together. The scion for
grating should be cut IN winter
and buried In the ground, and
the graft made just as the stock
Is starting TO grow in the spring.
Peach trees are bud led on seed
lings sown in the spring, and
the bud is inserted in August IN
a T.shsped cut made in the
bark, the bud being cut shield.
shaped from the young wood of
the same season. Peaches are
bud led few inches above the
ground, and the bud remains
dorman' ill the following spring,
and a 1t grows the top OF The
Seeding is cut off and the bud
trained up for the tree. Apple"
are grated on the roots OF seed
ling apples. Nu-erymen 90 This
during the winter by cutting of
the roots and making a splice
graft, sIoping the scion and root
ali to fit together and tie ,hem
with waxed string. They are
then buried till planting time in
spring. Pears are grated or
Dudded either on Seeding pear
stocks or for dwarf trees on
French Anglers ounce
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-12-05

a'ier q few minor changes nad
been made with the statement
that they met with the entire
approval oi the conference. Col
Watson is making these changes
now and will hand the recon
mendations to the press.
The general plan, however, is
the establishment of three agri-
cultural high schools, one In
each of the three great agricul-
tural sections OF The state, to
wit, the lower Piedmont, eastern
Pee Dee and the southeastern
section OF the state. There will
be a three years course. No
student can enter under 15 years
of age. There is to be 200 acres
of land for demonstration farm
work at each school.
There will be no direct appro.
pria,ion asked from the legisla
ture the frs, year. That body
will probably be asked later on
10 appropriate enough for actual
running expenses
The plan is to provide for a
central board of trustees tor the
three schools, and the board to
consist of responsible executives
in the state governments: the
head of the department Of edu-
cation the head of the depart
ment of agriculture; the head OF
the department of agriculture AT
Clemson college; the governor of
the state /; the director of the state
experiment. station aud the chair
man OF the committees on agri
culture in the house and senate.
The unanimous verdict of the
conference was that the proposed
schools would not or could not
hurt Clemson college in any way
and they were established not
TO take away any OF Clemson g
glory, but to the contrary, to
help that institution and 10 bene-
fit the state. and it is TO be
further understood that Glenn
sons fertilizer tax will be in no
way inlertered with or will there
be any move to secure any nor
ton OF Clemson's appropriation.
DR.. Knapp spoke to the con
ference at length and thought
Col. Watson's was well devised
scheme, and "a welcome link
between the present school sys
tenn and the agricultural col
lege," and he endorsed the plan
that these high schools are to be
strictly out OF politics.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-12-05

You should always remember that m ost
cough and cold cures are constipatlng
Yet the most important thing to do when
you have cold is to move the bowels
You cannot promptly cure a cold until you
do this Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
stops the cough by allaying Inflammation
of the throat and lnngs, and it drives the
cold from the system by gently moving
the bowels. Children like it for it tastes
nearly os good as maple sugar. Sold by
j. f. Mackey Co. was
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-12-05
Guilty Of Counterfeltlnu

Passing counterfeit money is no worse
than substituting some unknown worth
less remedy tor Foleyf Honey and Tar,
the great cough and cold remedy that
cures the most obstinate coughs and heals
the lungs The Funderburk Phar macy
and f W Hammond. Heath Springs
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-12-05
CLERKS SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Lancaster.
In the Court OF Common Pleas.

British & American Mortgage Com
pany. Limited, Plaintiff, -
against
Alexander ii. arter, He eth Banking
& Mercantile Company and The
Heath Jones Company, Defendants.
BY virtue Of an order OF Court made
in the above stated cause by Judge
GeOIg" w cage at chambers, dated
Jun" 10, 1908, the undersigned will
sell at public auction, at the Court
Hous. steps, To the highes bidder, on
the
FIRST MONDAY IN DECEMBER,
sos. all that piece yl-"rl or tracI of
land, N Cedar CirtS Town hir,
"ouny of Lancaster aGd Strife Of
South Carolina, containing Three
Hundred and Thirty. pnc 33ll acres,
more or less. and bounded on the
North by lands Of r NJ Fitzpatrick
and j -. Fitzpatrick aud lands pf I
10. SOwell formerly lands IF Ge rye
Bell aud w. II. Beu, and Thompson
ards; ON the East by the Thompson
andS aud lands OF r. G.. Allison,
formerly the Il. b Massey lands: on
h south 10y Camp Greek and the es.
tate lands of J. e. Howe, and on ne
w 'tSl ny IahuS vi II. t. Nyllt' I'iih-
erly the j h. Erwin land, and Nc.
Mullen land now owned by j Is.
Bell and others; the same being the
tract OF land conveyed to Eliza J.
Wylie by Il. NJ. Fitzpatrick and j II.
Fitzpatrick by deed dated Oct 10th,
1900. aud recorded in the office OF
Register of Meuse Conveyance for
Lancaster County, South Carolina, in
Deed Book "k" DaVpS 5S2 &c
Terms # sale, cash. purchaser or
purchasers to pay for papers
j +. GREGORY,
Clerk 4. G.. Il. l.. G..
r.. f. Wylie, Plaintiffs Atty
'has. ID. Jones, Defendants Atty.
Lancaster, ). c., Nov. il, 1908. 1875
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-12-05
a Personal Appeal.

II "" could talk TO you personally about
the great merit of Foley's Honey and Tar.
for coughs. colds and lung trouble, you
never could he induced to experiment with
uhkno"n preparations that may contain
some harmful drugs Foley's Honey ana
Tar costs you no more aid has Il record of
forty years of cures The Fnnd.rburk
Pharr acy and W Hammond Heath
SpIIngs :
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-12-05
Agricultural ~
i Department
Big Money in Sheep and
Goats--Ol.e Farmers Ex-
perience.

NooSo-SlC - al lllCl Gh-
perience.
The Progressive Farmer: BY
referring to our books, we fint
on the first day of January
1907, we had on hand twenty.
eight head of Chevlot sheep,
twenty six ewes and two bucks.
The first day of January, 1908
we had on hand thirty-slx head,
tnIfty-four ewes and two bucks
We had sold during The year
wool and animals to the value of
$292.93 While during this
year we did not keep an exact
account Of the teed bill, we well
know that the eight head in
crease in the hocK far more tbau
paid the feed bill In fact, we
are confident that the benefi de-
rived from the manure of a
flock of sheep and the benefit
derived from them by their de.
stroying noxious weeds over
pays the feed bill any year; but,
allowing the eight head increase
for cost of feed and in addition
to this valuing our original
twenty. eight head at $40 each,
makes $3.50. That and the
amount sold, $292.92, gives
more than 100 per cent profit
This ought 10 satisfy even Jew
In the year, 1905, with flock
of eighteen head OF sheep and
flock of twenty.three head OF
Angora goats, we sold in wool
and animals from our flock of
sheep to the value of $144, and
had nineteen head of sheep JAN
uary |, 1906; and from our flock
of goats We sold mohair and ami
mails 10 the value ot $l48, and
rad twenty-eight head OF goats
January l, 1906. In that year
we did not keep the feed bill of
the sheep. but did of the goats;
and find we ted them fifteen
bushels OF oats during the year.
1t Is true that we sell most of
our sheep and goats for breeding
purposes at fair prices; but if we
sold them for butcher purposes,
there would still be big money
in sheep and goats.
1t has long been wonder to
us why more Southern farmers
do not breed sheep, as the old
adage that their hoof is golden
is indeed true, for they will
range all over the farm and
place a fillet of richly concen
trated fertilizer in aImo.t any
track they make. They are an
animal and piece of machinery
combined; they NOW the weeds
and scatter their own fertilizer
The same will apply 10 goats,
which are even better bTowsers
than sheep; and either make he
most tooth ONE roast OF meat
that can De placed on the farm
err tahie. We rust the 1sv is
near When the Sru,h Wi raise
lever aogs and more sheep and
goat-. II. q Davidson
OHun Co.. Tenn.
The Washington bee., 1908-01-25
Vanilla CarameIs.

The ingredients required are: One
pound of cane sugar, one tablespoon
full Of honey one level teaspoonful of
butter, one tablespoonful of warm wa
ter, a small teacupful of cream. Va
nilla.
Brush a deep tin over with good
salad oil Put all the ingredients into
a saucepan on the fire and stir them
all the time till they boil. To test if
it is cooked enough pour a few drops
in very cold water, and if they feel
crisp in a minute or two it is done.
Flavor it strongly with vanilla. Pour
it into the tin, and when it ia nearly
set cut it into strips one inch wide
with a slightly oiled knife and then
cut them across into squares. Wrap
each in a little square of oiled paper.
The Washington bee., 1908-01-25
Useful Tissue PAPER.

For packing glass. china and orna-
ments, a roll of tissue paper is in
valuable.
When packing hats a wisp of It's
sue paper should be twisted around
all outstanding ends of ribbons and
wings, to prevent crushing.
Dress and blouse sleeves should be
stuffed with soft paper, and a sheet of
il placed between the folds.
Silk handkerchiefs, laces and rib
bons should be ironed between layer
Of tissue paper; and it is also fine
polisher for steel buckles and hatpins.
The tissue paper in which parcels
are wrapped should never be thrown
away. but smoothed out and laid away
in a drawer for future use.
A small pad of tissue paper,
sprinkled with methylated spirits, will
give a brilliant polish to mirrors, pic
ture glasses and crystal.
The pad, used without the spirits, is
excellent for furnishing steel, rubbing
grease spots off furniture and polish,
ing silver.