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KoNa 80 HrNa ooagpAay

4SSS X SLreSL e. 49,
importers and dealers iu AL AIMS 60. C,-i7-sa
and japanese art Goods. silks. Linens aal
Embroidered SIIks Tor ladies summer aal
Etnter KeaI
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-09
RURAL DELIVERY
POPULAR AGAIN

The monthly report on the condition
OF the rural delivery service Of the. coun-
try lust made by Fourth Assistant Post
me sicr General ?. Y. DeGraW shows
total Of J. 4S7 petitions pending for new
routes.
A few weeks ago the department was
within $50 petitions OF current work, the
nearest that has been reached since the
service was first started. The revival OF
petitions is thought 10 he due to the re-
turn or good weather conditions.
There are at present 37,T8 routes IN
operation; SIPS petitions have been re-
ferred 20 the department for action, and
1854 adverse reports have been made.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-09
TRUE LIGHT ARMY
EXILED INTO DARK

The True Ligh, Army Is now wander
ing in the dark, the Postofice Depart
uenI having put out its lamp by fraud
ORDER and the postmaster al As5ury
Park, \. j., has been advised that all
business connections with the army
shall be discontinued.
Justus J. Evans. the man responsible
for the army, formerly conducted the
Holy United X 5aI Trust Company, al
Phuads lDhia- u fraud order on July l3,
1871, put him out OF business. Again, on
May % l10S an order was issued cover
ing the bust less done by Evans at ii
Ridge aVsn re- AsbUry Park, Wnlch,
however he sought 10 avade by chang
ing his name to that OF the True Light
Army. which, the department officials
say is = bad light and should not Be
permitted 70 LONGER ElIn.1er.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-09

Spear. Rabbi Louis Stern, DR.. Charles
G. Stone. Gen. Theodore Sullivan, VIII
Truesdeu. Col. Richard W. Tyler. Rev.
J. Van Schaick, j., DR.. George Tully
Vaughan. DR.. Charles D. Walcott, b
IT. Warner. c. A. Weber Charles T.
Weller, Walter A, Wells, George w,
White. Gen. Timothy L. Wilcox. George
s. Wilson. Brig. Gen. John NJ. Wilson,
Simon Wolf, Brig. Gen. G. A. Wood
ward. r S Woodward. S W. Wood
ward. Or. W. c. Woodward. A 5.
WorthIngton, and Surgeon General Wal
ter Wyman-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-09

Government officials interested in The
story that Congress in the closing hours
had incorporated a new section in the
deficiency appropriation bill establishing
a central purchasing department for
Government supplies are now speculat-
ing on what happened 10 the provision,
which does not appear in the last print
of the bill.
For several years there has been agi-
tation of the proposition TO standardlZe
Government supplies as far as prac-
ticable and TO establish a central pur-
chasing agency that would prepare
schedules. secure bids. and award con-
tracts for all stationery and miscel-
laneous supplies, such as fuel and ice.
A provision Of this sort was presented
to Congress last year, but died in the
committee. This year a similar provis-
ion was reported out OF the committee
AID, according to press reports, passed
Purchasing Agency.
Previous 10 the advent Of the Keep
Commission the question of establish
ing "a central purchasing agency was
agitated In certain Government quar-
ters. with the Keep Commission came
a fun investigation Of the matter, with
the result that a recommendation was
made that action be taken 20 correct
the alleged defects In the system OF
purchasing supplies. a.,
1t was shown that there was me
greatest variety of inks, pens penhold-
ers. and pencils being bought, and thaI
practically everything IN this line was
10 be had at one or more OF the Gov
eminent departments. The prices pdiC
for the came sort of goods also covered
n wide range, some departments pay
ing as much as twice what other de
/ Dartments paid. Again, some depart
| nents were favored with freight being
/ Maid 20 the door of the department
while others had Z, pay drayage.
Garfield Led Fight.
James Rudolph Garfield. now secrc
| tary Of the Interior, led the fight f0l
| standardization and Capitalization whit
| still at the head Of the Bureau Of Cor
/ porations. He contended that Govern
ment blanks should also be made uni
form where possible, that the same
/ character and grade Of paper should bt
used in ali departments, and that con
| tracts should be made under one hea
/ only.
| He also advocated the combining o
/ certain bureaus and establishments do
ing similar work, such as the chemlca
! establishments, Of which there are a
| many as six under Government super
/ vision in Washington. The same ide'
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Clause Lost in Deficiency Bill;
No Purchasing Agency Provided

has recently been presented ia the con-
sideration of the consolidation OF the
various statistical bureaus. whlch mas
been recommended. An elaboration OF
to distribute all documents Issued by
the departments, and the preparation
OF uniform mailing lists
AT the present time there Is no p al nc
ular system for distributing documents
every department doing this IN It's own
way. and In most Of the departments
the various bureaus Worh independent
~ and generally unsyStematlcally 81
dering and distributing forms ana print
ed matter promiscuously.
1t was also contemplated that samples
OF all supplies and goods furnished on
contracts should he tested at the Bu-
reau of Standards.
Some Opposition.
There is some opposition among Gov
eminent officials 20 the plan Of cen
tral pLrchasing agent. Some OF tine
officials contend that each department
should first perfect a central organize
ton Of its own, which would be a
step N the right direction, they claim,
aud possibly lead to the greater propo-
siIion At the present time the re-
spOnsibility for making purchases OF
supplies w. some OF the departments is
divided among number or bureaus ana
/ divisions.
A notable example OF the department
| Capitalization is the purchasing and
supply divisions of the Postotnce De
| paTtment. The purchasing agent super
/ vises all estimates ana contracts. dIlu
/ the one division receives ana distributes
/ supplies for the entire postal service
/ This IS a new plan, and one thaL ls
! said to have been originated by former
/ First Assistant Postmaster General
! Prank - Hitchcock. who was q mem
/ Der Of the Keep Comm ssion, ana III
/ fun sympathy of the Capitalization
| idea.
Secrete Bidders Name.
1t was also proposed that some plan
such as now used IN the Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing. by which samples
are arranged by numbers, thus keeph-s
the name Of the bidder from tho per
| sons who made the awards, and thu'
preventing favoritism. should be pu
into effect In all the departments. lhli
I matter was fully developed by th'
I Keen Commission, which among Otnel
/ questions put 10 the departments, ask
ed: Does the person passing on tn'
! samples reach his conclusions from Jn'
samples alone. or does he kno" lh'
identity Of the bidder who IurnlsheI
the sampler
| In the meantime there is talk or
quiet hunt TO ascertain at what pom
the supply section got thrown out o.
the deficiency appropriation Dill, ah'
how hard the fan was.
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Baltimore &OhiO
Railroad
FROM WASHINGTON

$3.50 Chicago ana Return
June u TO 10, returning until June II
S24.OO Louisville and Return
June 13 TO Il. returning until June 20
SI6.5O Cleveland and Return
July 20 8. returning until July Is
s4I.2o Dallas, Tex, and Return
July s to II, returning until August
s55.I5 Denver and Return
July 1 TO 4. returning until July =
Sept Is 10 II, returning until Oct
Sass indianapolis and Return
July y to 19, returning until July 81
$3.50 st. Paul ana Return
July 9 TO Il, returning until July p
$3.50 Columbus and Return
July 10 to Is. returning until July "a
sls.75 Toledo and Return
Aug. q 10 80, returning until Sept. -
For detailed information call at
ticket Offices. Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road. 1917 G ST. n. W, 615 Penna
Ave, and Union Station
S p. HEGE,
District Passenger Agent.
-.g.1l.13-5r
The daily sentinel., 1908-05-15
COURT SUSTAINS THE
ACTION OF
PRESIDENT
[By Associated Press, ]

New York, May l5.-The right of
President Roosevelt to summarily
dismiss the negro soldiery of tn e
25th infantry for alleged participa-
ton in the riot at Brownsville, Tex,
was sustained today by Judge Hough
in the United States District Court.
Oscar w. Reid, the soldier who sued
the government to recover $122 as
wages from the date of his dismissal
to the expiration of his enlistment
was contended by District Attorney
Stimson that the President had the
right to dismiss THE soldier. Judge
Hough sustained this contention.
The daily sentinel., 1908-05-15
SURPRISE
WOULD
COME
(special to The Sentinel. }

Especial to The Sentinel.)
Chicago, May 15.-That the world
will be given the greatest sensation
concerning naval matters that it has
had for many years, if the secret
report submitted to Secretary Met
calf of the target practice at Mag
dalena bay is made public, is the
statement made by Rear Admiral
Robley D. Evans today.
Admiral Evans passed through
Chicago today and declared that the
record in straight shooting made by
the men of his command has shat
tered all records existent, whether of
the American, British, French, Japa-
nese, German or any other navy.
"If that report is given out" said
the admiral, "and believed it should
be, it will cause the most profound
sensation in naval, and consequently
in political circles, that the world has
had for a long time"
Rear Admiral Evans also took oc-
casion to announce what in his opin-
ion is the overshadowing lesson to
be drawn from the cruise.
In his belief the cruise has pointed
this lesson with direct finger. the
Pacific fleet should be as large as the
Atlantic fleet, and the total number
of battleships should be increased as
fast as possible to AS. At present
the navy has but 20 battleships.
Not the four more battleships ask
ed for by President Roosevelt, but 10
that is the need of the country, in
the admiral's judgment.
The daily sentinel., 1908-05-15
RIO CRANDE
TO IMPROVE
Merger Of Main and Western Systems Track to
be Laid-New Branch Line --$l50,0O0,0OO
Bond Issue Authorized

development of the property and for
other purposes.
The development work is expect
ed to include the double tracking of
part of the main line of the Denver
& Rio Grande and the Rio Grande
Western. as we'll as the construction
of new lines.
The mortgage, which will be a
first lien on existing properties will
cover also about 100 miles of un-
mortgaged road which has been con-
structed or. bought within the last
10 years or so.
The plan includes the merger of
the Denver & Rio Grande with the
Rio Grande Western. the entire cap
ital of which has been owned by the
Denver & Rio Grande for several
ears, during which period the two
roads have been operated as practi-
cally one.
1t is also understood that in time
the Western Pacific will be merged
with the enlarged system
The daily sentinel., 1908-05-15
TELLURIDE COMPANY
FILES BIG MORTGAGE
lspecial to The sentinell D

Salt Lake City, May 15.-The Tel
luride Power Company. which owns
electrical plants in Utah, Idaho and
Colorado, has recorded a mortgage
for $4,000 900. 1t is to secure the
payment of that sum to the Citizens
Saving & Trust Company of Cleye-
land. o., which takes an issue of q
per cent 30-year gold bonds.
One-fourth of the $10,000,000 is
to be used in redeeming out ;tandine
bonds and floating indebtedness and
the remainder in purchasing proper
ties and extending the business OF
the company.
The daily sentinel., 1908-05-15
MANY INDICTMENTS
RETURNED IN
COLORADO
Especial to The sentinel.)


Denver, May 15.-The federal
grand jury reported 60 indictments
yesterday afternoon, including 26 for
unlawful fencing OF public lands, 13
for perjury in obtaining land and
one for timber trespass.
Among those indicted for these Of
fenses are:
Franklin NJ. Barnes, lumberman,
Denver. f
"A. r. Gumaer, ranchman and poll
tician. Florence.
Il. E. Miller, Wray.
thomas Ashton, capitalist, Wray.
Shepherd Hustled, forest ranger
and hotel man, Estes park.
Warren Rutiedge. forest ranger,
Estes park.
Yampa Live Stock Company
Routt county.
A woman was indicted on the
charge Of unlawfully enclosing 1000
acres of government land in Wyo-
ming.
franklin M. Barnes is charged
with having nnlawfully taken 81
900 900 feet of timber from govern
ment forest reserves in San Miguel
county.
About $4,000 acres of public land
in northern and eastern Colorado Is
involved in. the cases of alleged IL
legal fencing.
The. Yampa Live Stock Company
charged with Illegal fencing of q
900 acres is composed OF prominent
Denver capitalists.
The daily sentinel., 1908-05-15
CALIFORNIA VOTE IS
GIVEN TO MIR.
TAFT
[By Associated Press. ]

Sacramento, Cal. May I5.-The
republican state convention late last
night elected four delegates at large
to the national convention and i'm
structed them for Taft.
All the congressional. districts have
also instructed delegates for Taft, so
that the solid state delegation of 20
votes will be for the secretary of
war. =--.--t -..,..
In the contest between the regular
organization and the Lincoln .Roose-
welt League, the regulars had no diff
ficulty in securing control of the con-
vention; but the league did succeed
in defeating General Harrison Gray
Otis as one of the regular. candidates
for delegates at large, and elected
former Lieutenant Governor Neff.
The daily sentinel., 1908-05-15
VREELAND
BILL IS
DEAD
(By Associated Press. }

Washington. May 15.@The senate
committee on finance today voted
unanimously to amend the Vreeland
currency bill. passed by the house
yesterday, by striking out every
thing after the enacting clause and
inserting the provisions of the Aid
rich bill as passed by the senate, and
1t was Immediately reported to the
senate by Mr.. Aldrich
The Aldrich bill was amended.
however, by the elimination of the
Johnston reserve feature and the
LaFollette provision prohibiting n
national bank from loaning money
to corporation or investing money
in stock corporation in which the
officers or directors are officers or di-
rectors of the bank making the loan
or investment.
Sections were added providing for
the appointment of committee of
nine senators and nine members of
the house to be called the national
monetary commission
The daily sentinel., 1908-05-15
ANOTHER ADMIRAL
in CHARGE OF
FLEET
(By Associated Press. }

San Francisco. May 15.-Another
change in the command of the At
lantic battleship fleet took place to-
day when the flag of Rear Admiral
Thomas was lowered from the truck
of the Connecticut and that of Rear
Admiral Charles S. Sperry was hoist
ed.
The latter commander will COM
mand the squdron in its cruise across
the Pacific ocean on Japan and Aus
tralia and on to New York
Rear Admiral Thomas does not re-
tire until next October. but he will
Immediately go ON "a leave of absence
and will no longer see active service.
The daily sentinel., 1908-05-15
ROOSEVELT IS THANKED
FOR CALLING CONFERENCE
Memorable Scenes Close Of Historical Meeting 7odBn Makes Stirring Address and
Offers Resolution Regreug the Illness Of Grover QeandRooset Wants
Acknowledgements Of Many States Talk

but along general lines to further
the ends sought. 1t was also sug-
gested that the states individually
put the subject into the hands of
competent commissions. The reso-
lutions were received with hearty ap-
prevail Governor Glenn suggested
that the governors meet in conference
whenever one-third of the gov
ernors request that a conference be
held.
The report of the committee on
resolutions was adopted without a
dissenting vote, President Roosevelt
in putting the declaration to vote
saying that he thought that any pres
ident needed only the information
that the conference of governors
would be agreeable to the governors
was an inspiration to call one.
The following resolution, offered
by w. j. Bryan, was adopted by ac-
clamation at the presidents sugges-
tion:
Resolved, That this conference
expresses its deep regret that ex-
President Cleveland is prevented by
sickness from participating in this
historical meeting and expresses its
sincere wish for his speedy recov-
cry" fs-t
One of the interesting addresses
delivered at the conference today was
that of H. St.-Clair Putnam on pow
er resources. He said: s3
| Where power Is developed from
The combustion of coal, wood, oil ol
gas, our natural resources as. such
are destroyed and they cannot be re-
placed, excepting to a limited extent
Where power is derived from water
powers, winds and tides, only energy
otherwise wasted lis used. The energy
thus extracted Is added to our assets
instead of being permanent loss as
is the case with the combustion of
coal 1t is probable that the water
power in the United States exceeds
30,000,0OO horse power and under
certain assumptions as to storage res
ervoirs this amount can be increased
to possibly 50,000,000 horse power.
Using the smaller figure of 10000
900 horse power as an illustration,
to develop an equal amount of energy
in our most modern steam-electriC
plants. would require the burning OF
nearly 225, 100000 tons of coal pei
annum, and in the average steam
engine plant, as now existing, more
than 600, 900, 900 tons of coal, or 90
per cent in excess of the total coal
production of the country in 1906.
The supply of water power is lin
tied, however, when the rapid rate
Continued on page 4.)
The daily sentinel., 1908-05-15
PEACE IS MADE
WITH The INDIANS
lBY Associated Press.D }

Douglas, Ariz., May f5.-A special
from Herrnosiilo. Mexico, Capital.
state SOnor'R,. ,says: General Torres,
commander Of troops in Sonora has
concluded peace, negotiations with
the renegade Yaqui Indians and that
HermOsilIo is rapidly filling up with
Indians coming in from the mOun-
tain businesses bearing white flags.
Most of them have arms, which they
are surrenderiHg immediately. The
mining men are greatly elated over
the declaration Of peace between
the Indians and the government.
The daily sentinel., 1908-05-15
r4ny Associated Press ,

tby eSS
New York., May i5.-This morn
ing's Tribune says:
+, An important further step was re-
ported today in the working out of
the plans for finaEcing the roads of
the Gop}a system.
The Denver & Rio Grande Rail-
road Company, 1t is learned, from
trustworthy sources, is about to ere
ate n aamortgage securing an issue of
50,D00,000 of bonds, authoriza-
ton for which will be asked from
the stockholders at a. special meet
ing to be held within few weeks
The bonds are expected to bear 5
per cent interest and will probably
run for SO years.
OF the proposed 100000
there will be reserved about 800
100000 for refunding the outstand-
ing bonded obligations of the COM
pany, the Remaining $6.000.000 be-
ing available for future use in the
The daily sentinel., 1908-05-15

Harry Sasolsky, 10 years old, for
merly a bootblack at Pittsburg, Pa,
has been discovered" by members
of the Metropolitan Opera Company.
which closed the season there recent
ly. The lad gives promise. it is de-
clared, of developing a voice like
that of Caruso. and that tenor him
self gave the lad a hearing So i'm
pressed was Caruso that he suggest
ed that the boy be taken mp at once
and have his voice developed.
The daily sentinel., 1908-05-15
JOE" CANS WINS
AN EASY VICTORY
IBy Associated Press. ]

San Francisco, May 15-.Ioe Cans,
the colored light weight champion.
added another victory to his long
string last night by defeating Ru-
dolph Unholz, the rugged Boer from
South Africa, in the 11th round.
The fight was Cans all the way
through. He Systematically beat
down UnholZ, and the referee in
terfered in the 11th round, as I'm
holz was then practically knocked
out
The Boer proved to be game and
was willing to take terrific punish
ment.
The daily sentinel., 1908-05-15
PHYSICIAN STARTS
HEART 70 MOVING
Especial to The Sentinel.)

Especial to The Sentinel.)
Hartford, Conn, May 15.-Dr. d..
F. Sullivan and others were operat-
ing yesterday upon Nuncia Chial for
the removal of portions of the lungs
diseased by pneumonia. Through an
incision near the left lung the mans
heart could be distinctly seen beating
normally.
Suddenly Dr. Sullivan observed
that the hearts action had become
irregular Then it stopped.
Thrusting in his fingers. the doc
tor squeezed the heart softly and
rythmically and started life once
more coursing through ChiaPs arter-
les.
The daily sentinel., 1908-05-15
EUGENE v. DEBS
NOMINATED TODAY
IBy Associated Press. j

-. BY ASs0ciateH PreSS. o. 2
Chicneo. ~ May f5.-Eugene- ".
Debs, twice the candidate Of the so
cialist party for president and easily
the leader of that party was, ut an
early hour this morning. nominated
for the presidency by the socialist
national convention on the first bal
lot. He received 152 votes.
1t was apparent long before the
ballot was taken that William ID.
Haywood would not get the nomina-
ton.
Debs' nomination was made unani-
nous amid great enthusiasm.
Benjamin HanfOrd of New York
was nominated for vice president.
The daily sentinel., 1908-05-15
DENVER ACTRESS
ENDS HER CAREER
Especial to The Sentinel

Especial to The s,entinel)
Philadelphia, Pa, May +15.-With
one end of rubber hose in her
mouth and the other attached to an
open gas jet. Virginia Paul, an act
ress. was found dead Wednesday
night in boarding house.
On the floor of her room was a
letter torn into bits. This, it is
thought, she penned to some person
and then decided to tear it up.
Miss Paul was young and pretty.
Her home is believed to be in Dem
yer and she had relatives in Bos-
ton. =.
The daily sentinel., 1908-05-15

This morning there was one de-
fendant in police court, youthful
tramp and beggar. He was given
the usual fine and costs. He said
that he was originally from Okla
homa. That he got out of work
three months ago and has had no
money since then. He is beating"
his way across the country. He is
strong looking fellow and his face is
not that of bad man.
The daily sentinel., 1908-05-15
CLOSE One TRAIL
OF TRAIN ROBBERS
IBy Associated Press.

Trinidad, May 15.-Dcfiiiite in
formation was received here this
morning that the bandits who robbed
the Wells Fargo safe at French, N.
NJ, yesterday afternoon securing
$sa. .WpO weae seen early this morning
near Emery station on the Colorado
n Southern railroad 60 miles south
of here. They had three horses. The
pOssees are pressing the robbers
closely and their capture is confi-
IDENTIFY expected.
The daily sentinel., 1908-05-15
NUMBER OF DEAD
IS PLACED AT 80
Cpy Associated Press.l

Shreveport, La., May 15.-r,irty'
dead and 800 injuzcd Is a coase-v,s-
tive estimate of the fatalities CAUSED
by the tornado that swept through
northern Louisiana Wednesday ev-
ening, destroying three small towns
and leaving wrecked homes and ru-
ined crops i'm a path mile wide and
80 miles long.
The dead at Gillian number 13,
and at BOiinger the death list is g.
The daily sentinel., 1908-05-15
lby Associnted Press }

Washington, ID. c.. May 15.-At
the last days conference of the gov
ernors. Governor Blanchard of Louis
lana, chairman of the committee on
resolutions, presented the report of
the committee. The report is pre-
faced by the restoration that what
was said in conference regarding the
necessity of united action which will
result in the preservation of the nat
ural resources of the country. 1t
heartily commends the action of the
president in calling the conference
and recommends that future confer
ences of like. character be called by
the president at such times as condi-
tions warrant and his judgment sane
tion. Legislation by congress and
states was suggested, not specifically,