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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-06-20
Gin merfluiirbises 8esra6nis.

slus @ari6all IA. Waai ieroet elm
0fitarbeiter Der o5ranff. 3tg." fol-
genoe S6iloerltng gorgeltern ianl-
melte ii6 Dor Ser ruIliiden 4atbc-
brale auf Ser Mioooma StraBe eine
fait tanlenofopfige Menee, beltebeno
aus arn1en, langrodigen Suoen 1llo
ssnoenfranen an. Sic naren gefonl<
men INN einem gegrabnis bei5uipob-
men, oenn bon Der &atbeorale aus
ioaten Die Iterbliden &eite oes De-
niilionierten Sberlten 2elp Siliiiop
gu @rabe getragen ueroen Ser
Sberlt beiaB i'm Suoenpiertel einige
3inshallier uno 5eihnete ii6 nidt
rllr als nahii6tiger 9altsberr, ion=
bern altd aIs Menib burd 0pferpil-
ligfeit uno e6te Nadltenliebe aus.
Gr trat in perl0nlibe 8e5iebungen
5u ianrntli6en III ieiner @egeno mob
nenOen iiioii6en Sarnilien, lernte
oaourd oeren 2eben, Sanoel uno
@anoel fennen u11o griff oft in Der
Scot nit gat ulto Sat Elm, 10 baB
er lid in ben iiioiibelt &reilen @ar-
idans ni6t nur groBe 8opnlaritat,
ionoern a1h 5reultoidaft uno 2ie6e
erlparb. geun orangten iid) feline
Sreunoe Dor Der Stride, piele ioln=
nterno uno idlud5eno, Inn ibm oas
lette @eleite gu seben. slIs Scr
Eope Sartarom erfl1br, norauf Die
ssuoenanianrllung Dor Der 4atbeora=
le auriif5ufiibren iei, befabl er, ben
sSsltoen ginlaB IN Die Stride gu ee-
mabren uno Die fiillte itb balo Big
auf's lebte Hlabben nit einen an
Dem Srte nngelpobnliden Hublifutn.
Ser Sarg muroe Damn bon ben net
nenoen ssltoen binausaetragen .unb in
ben 2eihenipagen geitelt. 8or Dem
@rabe bielten mieoer iiioilbe Srein=
De oes 8eritorbenen Srauerreoen in
rltiiiider ino bebrailder Sprahe.
gead) Der geiiebung itinnlte Die Men=
ge oas ersreifenoe Sotenlieo ON, bas
Bel jiioilhen gegrabniiien eridiit-
ter1lo mirft Suoen l1lo Huiien per-
9aBen fir oen Monnent al ibr 2eio
ltno @ebe;; es mar Elm 8erbriioe-
rln9sfeit ouf einem gooeit Der an
Die 8ergangli9feit alles Sroil6en er-
inilert.
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seras 8,

Sc. st. @illianls, Ser als 8eg-
ner @ouperneur Gnmpbea's iid I'm
Sic oelnofratiide Nomination gum
@oupernear beipirbt, bat einen -offe-
llen 8rief befalrnt gegebelt in Dem er
Iein Hrogranlm aufitellt. ST III
| fir cine ipariame 8erlpaltltng, @b-
i6affung peridieoener @emter, cine
Hepifion Ser iesigen 5teuerseiese,
eine perniiilftige 8olitif gegeniiber
ben 4orporationen, geihiibung Der
9lrbeiter, mo iie fih ni6t ielbit
idiieen fonner nno nod cine Menge
anoerer gutter Dinee. Gum 56lnb
erfarter II 6 5 a II II nj t g d.
ornd fir Staat sp 10 + / B i
tion. Sir ipiiroen alio nidts ge-
minnen, pelnl mir fir i'm lttl6 ge-
gen Campbell itilnmten.
9(ns 4arnes County miro pie=
oerboIt geneloet oaB oie fliigelloielt
9eulbrerfen, Die BORT irl groBen Metl-
gen oufgetreten iinb, ltngebe1ern
Sdaoen auf ben 5eloern llrb IN ben
8rasldroereien anribten.
Mus Selma miro Der 9oo BON
Noolpb &ensler gemeloet.
Mm Oorf's Greet bel geeu=
8raunfels ltarb druu Gbriltian
Braune.
Sn Ser 9eabe BON 9ieo gfod
lpuroell George 9libforo uno iein
Sobn @. M. Mibforo bon einem ge-
ipiiien Cub Wofforo eeidoiien uno
1diper perfpnnoet. Sic maren init
@offoro megen 9rennbol5 in Streit
gerateit.
@rs Salfurrias miro gerneloet,
ooB bon BORT Der erite 8allen 8aurn=
ipoIe oiesiabriger 5aiion peridift
lit.
Gs beiBt, oaB Saft I'M Suli
llab Dallas fomnlen llno auh an
oere Stdote unieres Staates beiuhell
iperoe. Die Nadridt erideint nod
iebr 5ipeifelbaft.
Mm %. .. Wonats ioQ II.
Sort 8ortb ein groBes oenlofroti-
ldes Hrobibitionsfelt itattfinoelL BEL
bem Senator @rigbt bon Georgia,
@ouDerneur Noel BON Miiiiiiippi uao
anoere Erobibitioniiten gieoell balten
mcroen. 9as Seit miro our1 aIa-
tote iiberaI anaefiinbigt uno sic
giienbabnen geben grcuriionstidats
5u llithri9en Staten aus. Dos @an5e
tit elm 8emeis bafiir, nit ipelder
gneraie uno @eidiflidfeit Die Ero=
bibitioniiten arbeiten.
Cine Depeibe aus Gbicago
meloet, Die teranii6e Delegation;
5ur NationaIfonpention babe in Cecil
2bon georungen oaB er ii6 tuie.
Der 5lm 0State Chairman" erip1blsn
Iaiie. 9lls OF 2Don ie oaran seoadt
babe, bon Dem glnit 5lriidsutretenl
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&ettcte iein 2ebem.

Better Ms 9feIion bon Staples,
Mai1e, idreibt: sd nebmle Or.
Sings 9eeue grtoedune ieit Sabren
fir grfdltung uno Suiten uno id
gIoabe, iie rettete mein 2eben; i'd
fono iie 5rperldiiig fir SAILS ntlo
2ungenIeioen uno modte ebenioipenig
obne iie iein, als obne gfobrntlg. T"
Set nabe5u 40 Sabren ftebt oie Nene
gntoedung unerreidt oa als Seilmit<
tel fir 2ultgen uno Sals utlo als
8orbeugungsrtittel bon Gneumonia.
Inter @arantie berfauft bei @oolpb
DreiB lno 81. gobn & Co., Mpotb-
fer. so gts. 41no 81 90. 8robefloide
fret.
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Nn oas Yublifnrll.

Die uSreie 9reiie fir geras" miro
an iiber $50 9oftofficen berfanot,
uno bat cine groBe 8erbreitung IN
Ser Madbar-gfepub Merifo, i'm SSrt-
oianer gerritorium nno Sflaboma.
SIR girfuIations-@ebiet in geras
eritredt iid bon @aIpeiton Big binauf
nod 9entfon, uom auberiten Often
Big nod gl Bafo i'm fernften 8eiten;
es idIieBt ielbitberlt6nolid nit be-
lonoers 5ablrei6en 2eiern oas 6idt-
belieoelte Wsittel-geras uno Sen Siio-
lueiten elm. glu6 in Merifo bat fie
eine groBe gerbreituna.
3iuei @eiienbe iino beftdnoig,
iabrein, iabraus i'm Sntereiie oes
gIattes intertpees uno fiibren benz
felben I'M 8erein nit ltnIeren riibri-
gen 2ofal-Mgenten forttp1breno neue
2eier au.
Sn Mnbetradt oieier Gatiaden lit
oie nSreie 9reiie fir Seras", mo- es
| iid oarunl banoelt Die oeltide 8e-
bolferung 5u errei6en bas bette gln-
seiges sWe6imm inn Staatt Seras.
Die Treie Ereiie fir Seras Snbliibins
TDmpatn.
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9afiir perpfdnoet tie ouf SO Sabre
oie lleberidiiiie Der ginfiinfte, mel
DIE 5ur sefrieoigung Ser slftiondre
beitintmt iino, iolpie oie lleber-
ibiiile Ser 3ebnten pel6e Die gin=
finite Ser bereits eriItierenoen gi=
ienbobnen garat1tierten.
@dbreub zines fur6tbaren
Sturtnes bat ein fran5oiiides Cor
peooboot an Der &iiite BON Ilgier
Sdiffbrud erlitten. Die Wannidaft
mllroe gerettet.
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g,nte syamilien Mebisiu.

uGs mo6f mir Bergniigen, Elm
el1tes @ort fir electric 8itters eilt=
5nlegen", i6reibt Srallf gonlan 436
Soulton Str, Seem gorf. ugs lit
eine quite Santilienneoi5in fir Ma-
gem n11b 2eber-l1nor6nungen nno fin
Giiden utb gderenleioen ME 5u bo6
er1pfoblet1." Gr reguliert bie Ser
oauungsfunftionen> reintgt Das 8lut,
It1rft nno belebt beioe @eidIe6ter.
Inter @arantie berfauft bei MboIpb
DreiB uno 81. Gobn & 60, @potbe-
fer. SO Gents.
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@erfe ser 5belbp steel Cube Gont-
ponp obgebrannt. Ser Sdooen be-
ldaft iid ouf cine Willioll Dollars.
- @ouperneur Glenn bon Noro=
Carolina bat oie 9roflalnation un-
ter5eidnet, lpelde onfiinoigt, oaB
bonn /. ssalu1ar alt oas prohibitions
aeieb fir oen Stoat i11 &roft tritt.
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Sic Mbtbe er5abIt bonn Serfliles, er
babe nnfpilentlid elm bersiftetes 9emo
an9elegt, IN Solge befien er ioIde
Sdmeraen litt, bab er es bor5og, auf
eirtem Sdeiterballfen fbneu IN Slam
men alifSugeben, als Ian9iatn bitl3ufte&
den. RntmaBli6 bate iid5 Der 8albs
gott cine Salttranfbeit ge9oIt unb iene
Mbtbe ift cine Nnbelitnng Ser proiaiifell
Satfade, 9atte man bas WsitteI, fpeI6es
Nlen IN ben ct. 8ernarb &rdmterpil(en
(fiir % Gents bel Gpotbefen 5n baben)
5lir gerfiigina jtebt, oatnaIs eefarlnt. 10
tpiiroe Die @ei6i6te bonn 9erfuIes elm
bergniigteres grbe genon1n1en baben
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Die geiten inn g1arfte
.,geof,oem id, tpeaen d,roniId)er I'm

uytu00eIH Id) De8en 1ronI11er HlI'
peroaulidfeit Is Sabre geoofteri
umb iiber 200 Collars ausgegeber
batte, bat nidts mir beIler gebolfeu
als Or. Sings gfeue 2ebenspiaerl.
Sd baIte fie fir Die geiten Die ie
nerfauft ipuroen"1 idreibt 9. S.
4Dseuie bon ssSnslelioe, 81. 6. Ga
rantiert gu bnben BEL @oolpb Dreib
uno 81. Gobn & 60. 25 Gents.
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Sobm $. Bolton, offentIiher $50.
tar. @runceigentun1. Ggent fir
Beniionsoaipriide. 8irnmer 8, ct.
Sornes Sotel, Oit-Souiton Strabe.
9eioe telephone $50.
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: Or. Treoerid eIoint

7I. q pU z I q Ul P1I II q
lit nad st. 2ouis gereiit INN oas
bon ibm beiteate 2uftldiff gu in
ipi5ieren uno iih Damn nit Der
8ereinigung Der amerifaniihen 2uft-
ibiffer IN Gerbinoung gu feten
uno iie 81 peranlaiien, bon San 4n-
tonio aus cine @ettfabrt 5u peranital-
Tor,
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= Ser groBte Sbaoen miro ge-
pobnIid bon 9ellten a1geribtet, Die
glauben oaB olles, mas iie tlln,
re6t iii.
The Washington times., 1908-12-06
CHURCH ROUNDING UP
BACKSLIDING MEMBERS
Chicago Pastor Evolves Scheme That Includes Gard In
dex and Blank System Hunters" Each Get Ter
ritory and Are Told to Bring in the Game"

CHICAGO. Dec. 6.-Methods, which for
business acumen "A maiI-orler house
ought to envy. brought fruit today in
a largely Increased attendance at divine
worship at the Fullerton avenue Presby-
terian Church.
All the Presbyterian backsliders in the
district bounded by HaIsteG street on
the west. Lincoln Park on ,Se east,
Belden avenue on the south and Wright
wood avenue on the north. W, .-e run TO
earth and urged. shamed or cajoIed into
coming 20 church today. and many
came.
Those who were 90 participate IN the
hunt gathered in the church pariors.
There was a sprinklinE of women
modishly gowned mstrous and girls-a
group OF seasoned men church workers.
and delegation Of keen young sIeuths
from the Mccormick Theological Semi
nary. Altogether tie party numbered
about fifty.
on a blackboard vas a man CT the dis
The Washington times., 1908-12-06
COMING TO BOOST
WATERWAYS CAUSE
AlabamanS Expect No
Change to Be Made in
the Tariff.

MONTGOMERY. Ala Dec 5--Repre-
sentative William Richardson, OF Tie
Eighth district, and J. Thomas Heflin
have assured their constituents that
they viii do everything they -an to ad-
vance the cause OF the Alabama water
ways before Congress and before the
Waterways convention Both have just
left FOR Wasli. ton. and both declare
tie waterways AID power propositions
are the largest before the Congress.
The Mussel Shoals Power Concession
Comp1uy is prepared 20 put III sZ0oo.ty0
In Florence. and concerning this Mr.
Hcfiiu says ne viii call the particular
attention OF the waterways convention
10 the project
MIR. Hefiiu says ne viii try 10 obtain
the passage BY Congress this year OF
bills Tor the return or 100000 cotton
tax, and toT the prevention OF -amblinz
ia cotton futures.
Both members say they do not sX-
pect any material reduction IN the
tariff.
The Washington times., 1908-12-06
VALUATION
WILL BE PUSHED HARD
Senator Newlands of Nevada Will Try Hard to Get
Measure Inserted in the Sundry Civil BiIl-La Fo-
Iette Will Press His Measure Too

i"'e involving trans-cOntinental busi-
ness Tor instance, concerns not only
the Union Pacific Gf that be the rail-
iodd named as deefndant), but also
every other road competing with the
Union Pacific for trans-continental busi-
ness; for obviously they must all make
The same rates. Therefore. a valuation
would have 20 be made Of all properties
engaged in competition for tbis b,sf-
ness which would be much the same
try.
La FOllette's View.
MaHifestly. therefore, urge the La Fol-
iette school OF railroad economists The
SslIhe way is to make the valuation of
oIls WhoIe national system at once and
mus De assured that the same general
prlnciNfs guided i'm the entire task.
"Heh railroad valuation was first pro-
Losed. The railroads We're bitterly on
PoSed' because they thought it necessari-
~ means Of squeezing the water out
Ut Ihelr capitalization, and. Ultimately.
iSoucton OF rates Some rec .nt studies
III relation Of valuation 20 capitalization
nave largely dissipated this fear. for II
mas been pretty conclusiveIy shown thai
lhe railroads, on the basis Of present
'diueS for their realty, right or way.
and terminals, are not much overcani-
talized-at least, not so much as ex-
tTemistS have assumed. While the nom
nal capitalization OF the countrv'S
roads IS around $4,000 OOOOoO the ac-
tual capitalization. after eliminating
overlapping issues, is placed nearer TO
81. 200 10000
Take for illustration the case OF a
railroad with @1'a0O0o0g capital ISSUED
Suppose S5I.c50.C0O Of that capital lies in
the treasury OF a holding company.
which has issued S5i.100.GCJ OF its own
shares against the holdings.
Represents S1oo, 100000.
There is a total OF SI5Lo0o,ooO or stock
in existence; but manitestly the value is
all represented In Tie original 800. 900 Ooo
and in getting at the real valuation or
the roads ell such overlapping ISSUES
would nave 10 he cancelled. Prof
Adams. statisdcian 20 the commission.
after a careful study. concluded that
these cases would cancel enough an
parent capitalization to bring the total
down to between eleven and twelve bill
lions.
The demand FOR "A railroad valuation
was voiced by the Democratic platform
in the late campaign, but the Demo
Gratis made littl9~of the issue-politicians
ailege because they hoped not 20 offend
some big corporate interests whose sup
port they hoped % secure.
But the popular deruaud for and un-
derstauding OF the valuation has been
growing I'm recent years. and the prac-
teal reasons for il are better 2pre-
ciated by public men, especially those
who have 20 DO with administering rail-
road regulation laws, State and Fed
eral-
The Washington times., 1908-12-06
PRESIDENT RUSHES
PLANS FOR HIS TRIP
Personnel of African Hunting
Party Given Out-Cunningham
Goes as Guide.

Nov that the organization OF PresI-
dent ROosevelt's African scientific ex-
peditlOn has been announced. prepara-
tions for the hunt I'm the jungles VIII
go forward with renewed vigor
The President VIII go at the head -
party sent out by the Smithsonian
Institution, and the personnel OF the
company includes Kermit Roosevelt,
Major A Mearns, Medical Corps, L. :.
a.; Edmund Heller, naturalist: J. Alden
LOring, field naturalist, and r J. Gun
ningham. who will act as guide and
manager.
The expedition will sail in March, 1909.
and expects to reach Mombasa by
April 4 year viii be spent on African
soil
Much or the hunting VIII be done I'm
British East Africa, so that the Uganda
railway may be used as the base OF
supplies
The Washington times., 1908-12-06
A THEORlST
THINKS DAMROSCH
Never Belittles Composers Great
ness on Account of His
Musical Dramas,

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Dec. Wagner
was a theorist." said Walter Damrosch
in lecture here 'Of course, I never
attempt to beiittle his greatness. for
the Wagner music dramas, so Ear as
form is concerned, arc the last word.
But after all my years as a musician 1
cannot deny my whole-hearted devotion
10 absolute music.
Il have been busy IN putting before
the American public the music OF
Tschaikowsky. His symphonies had al
ready impressed me, and I considered
it my duty to make a campaign for him
I'm my country. As 10 Beethoven, there
was only one, and we shall never have
another
The Washington times., 1908-12-06
THE MODERN SHOOT.

No, 1 can't stick it any longer I'm
eff tomorrow"
Why. the shootng's good enough,
isn't ito
oh, tine shoOtin's all right It's the
engagements so rotten. One expects
10 rough II a. bit-luncheon without a
band and so forth-bUt today!-drinkin'
champagne out Of claret gIassesI Well.
hang It all, there's n limit,''-Punch.
The Washington times., 1908-12-06

trict which +. r westcott explained
was divided into sections. each a sen
arate hunting ground Each hunter
was told where 10 go. he was equipped
with cards and blanks 20 be filled out
Then the pastor, Rev Hugh T. Kerr.
made a speech
y ou are not prOselyters," he told the
hunters we do not believe in that
sort Of work Look for those who have
no church home. They are your game. %
After that there was word Of pra yer
and the chase was on
The Washington times., 1908-12-06
Education Bill
NEW PARTS FURNISHED.

The Customer-When J bought car
from Won a few weeks ago YOU said
ycu would De willing e. supply a new
part if ] broke anything
The Motor Agcnt-Certaiuly sir
What can ] have the pleasure Of prOvid-
ing YOU withP
The Customer want a. pair Of new
ankles. q floating rib. a lett eye, three
yards Of CutiCIe. a box OF assorted fin
ger nails, four molars, two bicuspids
and q FUNNY hOne.-Tne Sknfch
The Washington times., 1908-12-06
ELOPERS BACK OUT.

After eiOping GO miles and securing
a marriage license at the office OF Judge
H1SseL. at Graced Forks. ~. D.. Henry
q. Fairbanks. aged siNty-four years,
and Mrs Margaret Nassie. aged fifty
four. both OF Zion CITY. Ill. decided that
they did not want TO marry. and Fair
bnEs returned to the office with the
license. He stated that he had zone
TO one or the local ministers and ne had
advised him against marriage.
The Washington times., 1908-12-06
Increasing Drains on Treas
ury Makes the Question
a Serious One.
TAX ON INCOMES
IN GENERAL FAVOR
Senator Gallinger Says Situation
Cannot Be Met by Cutting
of Appropriations.

Serious consideration is being direct
cd by the members Of Congress TO the
fact that new methods OF raising
revenue must be found before long The
constant expansion Of government
needs and the constant enlargement OF
the appropriations made by Congress,
together with the low state OF the
revenues. has brought this situation
about. Senator Gallinger of New
Hampshire. chairman Of the Senate
District Committee. and one Of the con
servative members OF the Senate, dis
cussed the situation yesterday after
noon and said il would be necessary 10
scrutinize the appropriations carefully
iIis session. AT the same time Senator
Gallinger said lie recognized the ap-
parent imposslbiiiJy Of curtailing gov
ernment expenditures. IN view OF the
constant expansion of government ac-
tiviIies, and that il seemed to him the
ums was near when new means Of
providing revenue must be found.
Much discussion of an income tax
is going ON" said the Senator. Il snail
not be surprised IL we come to that
before d great while. Personally, / am
not one OF those who are frightened at
the idea Of an income tax. 1 believe
that no tax Congress might provide for
would be more popular among the great
masses of the people than an income
tax"
Hard To Economic.
Senator Galiinger realizes that IL is
one thing &c talk about economy in ap-
prOpriatiOns by Congress and Is another
thing TO curtaiI expenditures. He point
ed out that Il was very difficult 70
say what expenditures should be lop-
ped off and what should not.
'As I said in the campaign" he Oh
served, 1T is all well enough 10 talk
about economy Cur Democratic friends
have much to say on this score But
where are you going to begin? II you
strike at the allowance Of money in one
place. the danger is that before you get
through a Tot Of other appropriations
that are deserved viii be struck of
some other place"
Senator Gallinger's observations as 10
the trouble about pairing appropriations
Is akin 10 those or n good many other
Senators and Representative They
indicate that more and more attention
is being drawn 10 the income tax Rep
resentative BarthoIdt Of Missouri, chair
man OF the house committee on public
buildings and grounds. has recently
spoken favorably Of an income tax
President Roosevelt is favorable 10 one.
The Washington times., 1908-12-06

The movement to secure Naluauoh
Of the railroads Of the country Will De
pressed from the opening OF the Con
gress session.
Seneto Newlands, OF Nevada, will IN
trOduce a bill 10 appropriate for lhe
work, and later viii try TO have IL IN
serted in the sundry civil bill as part
of the paragraph appropriating Tor the
Interstate commerce commission Sen
ator LafoIIette will also press ms mea-
sure on the same subject
Between the two, there VIII De
fundamental difference. which IS con
sidered Of great importance. The uiI-
ference is based on divergent cons1Fu'-
lions or the Hepburn act
The NewIands measure assumed IhAl
there is ample power in the c0mmis-
sion, under the Hepburn act, TO make
a valuation Of the railroads IL the com
mission deems Il necessary. The La
Toilette measure, on the other hand
assumes that Il such a task is 70 be
Congress ought TO outline
clearly the conditions and methods Of
determining the valuation, and so de-
line what is wanted as to assume that
no injustice viii be done to any in
terest. either the railroads, the security
holders, OF the public
Much Difference.
Ever since the Hepburn law passed,
there has been sharp differences Of Opin-
ion as 20 whether il granted sufficient
power to enable the commission 10
make a valuation. For time fl seemed
to be the opinion Of the commission that
additional and specific legislation would
be needed. But latterly the commits
sion has come TO the conclusion that ii
has the power. IL il only had the money
Accordingly. the commission will not
recommend, in its annual report this
year, any legislation on the subject.
That a valuation ought to be made,
however. is the opinion of at least a
highly influential group Of the commits
sion's members. Messrs- Clements,
Prouty. and Lane are decidedly in favor
of making a valuation. or at least Of
making Il for particular systems when
ever questions arise, in connection with
rate-making. which involve the matter
OF valuation
Questions Arise.
This class Of questions are arising
more and more frequently as the com
mission undertakes to exercise its rate
making function. The ultimate resort
OF the railroad people is the argument
that reduction OF rates is impossible. or
that their increase is made necessary.
because the company must earn returns
on its investment This raises the issue.
What is yoer Investment and answer
is impossible without a valuation.
There are two views OF what should
be done. one is that when such a situa-
ton arises the valuation should be
made FOR the properties involved. OBJ
lection Is raised to this on the ground
that IL practically is impossible 10 de
eide rates for railroad on cunsidera-
uons Of that roads property. alone. A
The Washington times., 1908-12-06
WIFE SKEPTICAL.

WHAT'S .Ihe matter, old NAM"
Il was out rather late last night
where . lot Of my friends repeatedly
sang l was a jolly good fellow"
"WS { you2''
Il 8 -s-s j was. all right. but 7 can't
get ny wife 10 believe it."-Chicag 20
RecU d-Herald.
The Washington times., 1908-12-06
WORLDS STEAM POWER.

A German Statistican has calculated
that the steam power In present use On
this globe is equal to 12O,O0O, GOO horse
power. The coal needed 10 supply this
steam for a year would make a freight
train exceeding ten times around the
earth.
The Washington times., 1908-12-06
ECHOING BUOY.

The Government is experimenting in
San Francisco bay with a buoy bearing
three huge wings OF corrugated iron
sheeting, which echo the whistles OF
steam vessels. II Is believed Il will
prove as effective In a fog as though
the buoy itself furnished the ,.oise.