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The Washington times., 1908-04-27
Board Of Iraae
Expresses Regret

The washington Board Of Trade
adopted resolutions today on the deaths
Of Charles B. Church and ]. Edward
Libbey, and appointed representatives to
attend the funerals. The resolutions
follow:
I'm the death OF Charles B. Church
and j. Edward Libbey, the Washing
ton Board Of Trade loses two of its
members who have been associated with
the board for over ten years, and who
have during their membership served on
many important committees.
The following named have been ap-
pointed as representatives Of the board
+ e attend the funeral services of Mr..
Church:
! President, Cuuo II. Rudolph; William
! T. Galliler, n h Shea. II. /. Weller,
( ", II. Terkes.
ITO attend the funeral services of
Mr. Libbey. as Representatives Of the
board. the following have been named:
Thomas p. Morgan, Thomas W. Smith,
+ s. Alvord. Lee l. Herrell, and VIII
liam W. Riley"
Mr. Church and Mr.. Libbey had been
active In promoting the interests Of the
Board of Trade and took particular in
Iterest in the proposed analgamation OF
the board with the Chamber Of Com
mercet
The Washington times., 1908-04-27
CANT AIGNS BEGIN
ON PACIFIC SLOPE
Three Seats in Senate Will
Be Filled by
Voters.

PORTLAND, ore, April 27.-wash-
ingtou, oregon, and California today
saw the opening OF political campaigns
Of consuumate Importance. which not
only will decide the battles for power
IN the three States. but will play sn i'm
porJanJ part in the national campaign
next fall.
At the primaries in Washington sat
urday candidates VIII be named for gov
ernor. United States Senator, and del
egates selected for the Democratic and
Republican national conventions Sen
atOr Levi Ankeny, one Of the richest
men Of the Northwest is out for re-
nomination and IS being opposed b.
Representative Wesley l. Jones, a
young lawyer With d good Congcession-
al record. Special interest grows from
the fact that the new district primary
law goes into effect.
Governor A. L. Mead, former Govern
OF Mcbride, Thomas COsgTUVe, and At
JOrney General J. d. Atkinson are all
sIumping the state for The Repuoucan
nomination tor governor.
In California desperate struggle is
on between the Lincoln Roosevelt
league, representing the anti-SouJhern
road interests over the naming OF a
successor 10 United States senator
George C Perkins. who viii be selected
al the primaries May 3.
The Sena tOrial fight in Oregon will be
decided b the direct vote OF the peO-
pie, a ajority of the Legislature hav-
ing been pledged to vote, Ts gardless of
party, for the candidate who received
the greatest number OF votes in the
general State election in June. Gov
ernOr George E Chamberlain. Demo
crat. Is running against Judge Henry
NJ. Cake, Republican, for tEe Senator
ship, which is now held by Charles w.
Fulton.
The Washington times., 1908-04-27
NEW LAW WILL GUARD
RAILROADHEN'S LIVES

Railway employees have received sub
stantiaI assurances that they Will prob
ably secure one more bit of legislation
at this session. directed to guard furtll-
ct against needless loss Of life in OpeTat-
ing trains. This is the measure Intro
duced in the House by Representative
Graf of Illinois. and in the Senate by
Mr. Hemenway Of Indiana, requiring
railroads 10 equiv their locomotives with
self-dumping ash pans.
Such equipment will have the effect
of putting an end TO the necessity that
fremen go under the machines 20 clean
The CRATES of ashes. This Is always A
dangerous business. and it is said that
in proportion to the cost Of properly
eduippiuG engines, more life and limb
could be saved by the proposed Hemen-
Way-Graf bin than by any other SINH
lar expenditure.
The Washington times., 1908-04-27
SECOND TORNADO
DEYASTATES SOUTH
Nineteen Additional Deaths
Reported From MiSSiS-
sippi County.

MOBILE Ala. April 27.-Rsports slow
~ coming in today show tnat numer-
Gus additional deaths and great proper
" damage have been done by storm
which swept across parts of the pre-
viousIy deVasted region last night A
tornado is reported to have hit Causey-
Vile, Miss, and other sections have
Jared badly. Numerous calls fo help
are being received from all parts of the
storm area.
No estimate is given of the casualties
at CauseyyilIe, but they are said 10 be
heavy in Henry county, Miss, nine
teen additional deaths are reported
The tornado descended on the village
last night. uprooted trees, blowing
down buildings. and causing general ha-
VOC Every railroad running into Mo-
bile reports its wires are down again
in the northwest region. and details are
practically unobtainable-
Tracks Washed Out.
The tracks have been washed out on
several OF the lines and il viii be sew
eraI days before repairs can be made.
The Southern Railway suffered severe
~ and it was announced today that
traffic viii be interrupted several days.
Fort Deposit, Ala. was struck by an
other storm yesterday and today Gov
ernor Conner declared martial Ia there
Great damage has been done there ind
relief is being hurried 20 the lowe Many
persons are homeless and there are
scores Of injured who have rGce- sed
scant attention.
Scores of the storm victims from
points in Mississippi are being brought
here for treatment. All tell remarkable
stories Of the violence of the storm.
Owing 10 the need Of assistance at
AlbertyiIIe and Bergen, Ala, Chan e'i5r
J. y. Bloch, OF the Alabama krigHts
OF Pythias today issued a call for aic
for the suffering residents ana numer-
Gus contributions are pouring IN.
Houses Blown Down.
Fresh damage is reported from
Dwight, Alabama, where several houses
were blown down last night Mobile
itself was visited by a heavy hail storm
today that caused much damage. Crops
are reported 10 have been ruined
throughout this Whole section oy the
hail.
one OF the most unusual incidents was
the injury last night By Lightning OF
Frank Williams, prominent resident
OF this city. He was IN ferris Wheei
a, a resort. when lightning struck near
by and badly injured him
ATLANTA. Ca. April z7-Nore than
three miles of the Southern railway
tracks were washed away last nj ght by
the heavy rains, ara Il Will be IWO OF
three days before traffic car be re-
suHsd.
The Washington times., 1908-04-27

under some kind Of a cloud and that he
had also involved himself in difficulties
IN one of the principal cities OF the Mid
Ole West as a result OF his peculiar en-
doWments- However that may be. he
came here Unheralded and poor, but in
a short time he became acquainted with
a prosperous art dealer who enjoyed
the confidence and the patronage Of
some OF the best collectors OF this city
In due time there were evidences Of
greatly increased prosperity in the poor
artists affairs After a time he had an
attractive studio in this city and an
other m the country, where he often
worked in summer
A leading art collector owned a very
interesting picture, painted by A. II.
Wyant. The background was superb,
the middle ground was satisfactory. but
the foreground was not cOmplete. The
painting was, however, very salabIe. as
are all Wyant's, and Il passed out Of
the hands OF the collector, who subse-
Guently saw the same picture exhibited
lie was amazed at seeing the foreground
finished ana the picture 50 improved
that It's value was enhanced a hundred
per cent.
The Washington times., 1908-04-27
GERMAN BANK LOWERS RATE.

berlin, AITil 1.-THE Imperial
Bank Of Germa ny reduced its discount
rate today froue 81 to > per cent. 1t re-
d,iced its from per cent March l.
The Washington times., 1908-04-27
bon NA6aIPFS9CSPHF5IEi
Hot Weather WearableS

We have sumptuOusly prepared for your
Eeeds with stock suggesting all the joys Of
summer; for in this assortment of High-class
Wearables you'll find a garment for every
oeeasion-social or Outing-and at the Right
Price-prices you viii characterize as mod
crate.
The Washington times., 1908-04-27
DEATH List $50
IN Cyclone Area

NEW ORLEANS, April 1.-THE latest
returns from the storm of last week
place the number Of dead at about $50,
the seriously injured at 100, and the
homeless at several thousand.
Forty-six towns in all we're visited
nv the storms aid in these about 2,5C0
dwellings and business houses were de-
strOyed.
Relief funds have been started IN
several OF the larger cities. and the
money received is being jUdiciOUsly eX-
pended.
The Washington times., 1908-04-27
Master Forger Art SzUi1dler;
Many Picture LoverS Dipped
Spurious Canvases by Man of Genius Fool Even
the Painters He Imitates-MartinS and
WyantS Among Forged

NEW YORK, April GAS the result
of an inquiry which is being conducted
by several Of the leading art collectors
OF this city. together with their counsel.
a story has been revealed that cannot
fail TO astound the art world Of Ameri-
ca and Europe.
These art collectors have reached the
conclusion that for years the most com
petent critics and the most discriminat-
Ing buyers Of paintings have been gross
~ imposed upon by a wclI-known art
dealer. who has Systematically cooper
| ated with a painter endowed with ex-
traordinary ability not only 10 finish the
uncompleted works Of recognized mas
ters, but even 10 initiate their individual
style so successfully as TO suggest imi-
tative powers amounting 10 genius
So cultured critic and so excellent a
Judge OF art as Dr.. Alexander c. Hum
phreys, president OF the Stevens Insti-
tute, Is one of many who are believed to
have been imposed upon with spurious
works OF art through the collision Of
this gifted mimetic artist and the deal
er in paintings who has handled many
OF the products Of his brush.
Other Victims Exist.
DR.. Humphreys legal advisers in this
matter are White q Otneman, Of 81
Nassau street, while Frank r. Law
renee. president OF the Lotos Club and
senior member of the law firm OF Law
renee q Hughes, Of 120 Broadway. is
acting as counsel for other prominent
art collectors and patrons who believe
themselves TO have been the victims OF
Ike impostures.
To prevent the successful continuation
Of such insidinus fraud is the purpose
OF the inquiry now under way. Whether
the result may be sucn as TO warrant
legal action is not yet known.
Three great masters or America n
landscape paintng-Homer Martin, A.
II WyanJ, and George Inues, the elder
ali OF whom are dead-haVe been among
those whose works have been most per
sistently and most successfully initiated
these distinguished names are said 20
I have been attached TO spurious paint
! inGs. many Of which have been sold at
high prices 10 uususpeCIing purchasers
II has been estimated that counterfeit
( examples Of paintings have been dis
posed Of to the amount OF not less than
$50 GC0. Even the great Whistler IS said
to have neen successfully initiated. and
/ his immortal name forged on spurious
canVases.
Living Artists Deceived.
What seems even more astounding is
the allegation that pictures pUrporting
10 be from the studios OF such promi-
nent living artists as Henry ". Ranger
J. Francis Murphy. and Ralph Blake
lock. but which are not really their
works, have been placed upon the mar
ket
This genius IN counterfeit brush work
who is not a native American but is
said 10 be an Englishman, came TO this
city from one Of the Western States. It
is said now he had left the Old World
The Washington times., 1908-04-27
TAFT ON SPEAKING TRIP;
TO MAKE THREE ADDRESSES

Secretary Of War Taft left Washing
ton at 10 O'Clock this morning for
bridgeport. Conn. where he viii speak
this evening. From Bridgeport the Sec
retary Will go 10 New York, to address
the New York branch OF the American
NatfonaI Red Cross tomorrow afternoon.
tomorrow evening he will address the
Civic Forum, In New York.
II is expected the Secretary win be
at the War Department Wednesday
morning.
The Washington times., 1908-04-27
Talent Undoubted.

Now II Is exceedingly difficult 70 catch
the subtleties OF a Wyant-perhaDs more
difficult than would be the case win
any ocner American painter. living o.
dead. So the collectors establishment
vas extraordinary, and ne suspected
that an artist of unusual talent must be
operating here.
The successful finishing Of this Wy
ant was perhaps one of the acts that
brought the art dealer and the remark
able coypist into a closer relationship.
Even Henry ". Ranger, whose high
rank among lanGscapiSts is recoenize,f
ana whose judgment Of pictures Is Gag
cry sought ~ some OF the best col
lectOrs. WAS deceived IN this Homer
Martin. Not 4 suspicion crossed ms
mind Bus the invest cation has shown
IIat lnlS painting Is virtually spurious
homer Martin may have lett a sketch
Of the same type, out the finished pic
ture Is the WOrk OF another.
Fortunately the collector who included
.-.r 49, -'..E ia me- siit 20 the INSTITUTION
reserved the privilege OF withdra wing
any cans from the collection and "
sUbstiI 4Itr.- another He las now hon
orsbly .y-tcised that privilege with re-
GARD 10 --se superb imitation which has
been rep -OuIceu more than once in art
publications as one OF the finest eX-
amples rom the brush OF Homer Mar
ug. 1h he discovery was exceedingly eN-
tl1l4E 10 the tt-teftDLs " no lo4 new
er been deceived before IN American
pictures
This painting came from the estab-
Lkhment Of the dealer. who had pro-
duCed what seemed 20 be thoroughly
satisfactory proof that the picture was
painted by Martin.
A gorgeous landscape attributed 10
George Times, the elder, Is said 10 be
suspected by the same collector as a
spurious work This picture. which is
fun Of color and has been regarded as
a typical Innes- was included IN the gift
made 10 the same institution By the col
lectOT, and Was WiLhdra WI There is
still some doubt as 10 whether the paint
ing is wholly or partly spurious. 50 diff
fcult Is 81 10 determine where the great
artist left of and the imltator began.
or where. iu fact. IS the difference be
tween the master and the mimetic gen
ius who has absorbed the soul OF The
creative artist
The Washington times., 1908-04-27

ATLANTA. Ca, April Z7-Aore than
three miles of the Southern railway
tracks were washed away last ight by
the heavy rains, ara IL Will be lwO or
three days before traffic car be re-
S1lneed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-11

by which Hausen was swapped for Bliss, one of the star pitchers of that league. The deal was made in goo% faith, Secretary Farrell of the National Association has been notified and Bliss has been turned over to Montgomery. Hausen being turned over to Grand Rapids. Now if Hausen does decide to sidestep the Grand Rapids contract that. club will simply be out that much.
 It will assuredly not be Ryans fault If Hausen refuses to go to Grand Rapids. The catcher was on the re- serve list of the Montgomery club and Ryan had right to do anything with has a perfect right to get out of pro fessional ball altogether and there is absolutely no way to prevent his doing this. If he refuses to go to Grand be blacklisted and barred from ever playing in any league that has protec- tion from the National Association.
 Hausen Is an unusually good man to have on any ball team. He is good pinch hitter and about the best utility man to be found anywhere. His bat ting average last summer was: I2l games, 392 times at bat 2S runs, S4 hits, II sacrifice hits, average .215. He played 20 games at second base with average of ,s4s. He caught 74 games with 308 putouts. s7 assists, IS errors, average .963. He played 27 games in the outfield. It will be seen from this on a team and for the sake of the Grand Rapids Club 1t is to be hoped that Hausen will get into line all right.
 With 1t all Ryan can rest easy and let Grand Rapids. Hausen and Secre- tary Farrell fight 1t out, for there will not be any trouble about the Bliss matter and the contract of the pitcher Is expected any day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-11

Tn a letter published in The New York Sun. Richard H. Edmonds editor of The Manufacturers' Record. says:
 President Harrison. in replying to a tariff cheap man" This might be just now chang ed to "a cheap rate makes cheap raii- road"
 This country is suffering from foolish demand for lower freight and passenger rates As a matter of fact. it really needs higher rates. For years railroad extensions and Improvements have been very largely financed through the issue of new seeuFlties without any idea of these new bonds ever being redeemed paid off out of earnings. It would have been much better for the country if rates had been maintainea at q figure which would have yielded profits large enough to take care of much pf the improvement work out of earnings. With freight rates less than one-haif as high aG in England. where population and tgKffie are dense. as compared with comparAtive- ly\ sparse population and great distances for freight in tins country. our people have been clamoring for still lower rates.
 No Money For Rates.
 Right now very few roads in this country are keeping up their physical condition. Many of them are rapidly deterioratiHg. and a year hence their tracks will consist main ly of rotten ties and parallel ''streaaks of rust" This Is not the fault of the mana gers. They are bending every nefve to meet the situation. but with rates 60 low as to yield little profit and no new money in great quantity available they are absolute !y helpless Laws are being enacted to compel the roads to improve their road beds and rolling stock. These improvements are sadly needed. but will the lawmakers tell the public where the money Is coming from?
 To develop fully the railroad system of the United States to meet the needs of the country would easily require s5, 1000. COG, 900. and within ten years twice this amount will have to be expended unless our progress Is to be halted by lack of transportation facil- ities It will not be possible to draw such vast sums into railroad investments unless the earnings of the roads are large enough to tempt out of its hiding place every idle dollar. With unfriendly national and State legislation, aided by some misguided busi- ness men and others in public life who seem not to, realize that it is better faeiIi- ties and not cheaper rates that are needed. and by demagogues pure and simple. the railroads are being crowded to the wall Their poverty means the poverty of all classes. Their prosperity would mean pros perity for everybody. Cheap rates will not mean simply cheap roads. but Q rapid dete- rioration of present physical roads. disas-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-11
HE RACES
New OrIeans ResuIts

New orleans, Feb, 10-There was one of the muddiest tracks of the year at the fair grounds today and enough horses were scratched in the seven races to fill an ordinary card. Pedro at 1-2 to | in the betting won the handicap at q mile and sixteenth with Donna at g to second and Tile ing at g to 10 third. Weather clear; track heavy.
 First, furlongs-Craftsman 109, c. McCaney) to 1 won; Warden, 10S, lS. HeideI), 1A to 1 second; Intervene, 1O6, (McDaniel. s to 1 third. Time ss srS. Souffie. 112, (Notter) Ito won; Joy ful Lady, 112, (W. Walker) 4 1-2 to second; Nazimova, Ii2; lMcDaniel' lz to l third. Hime 1lSon l;ls a-S. .s,,,ns won; Black Mantilla, 107, e. McCahey) 5 to second; Etrena. doss 1s. &HeideD,
 Fourth race, 1 1-l6 miles handicap Pedro, 97, c. W. Murphy. 3 1-2 to l won; Donna, 97, q. McCaney) g to l second; Tileing, 1Os, c. Sumter). 3 to 10 third. Time 1:52.
 Fifth race. fuFlongs selling Viperine, 107, (Notter), to won; Tyrolian, ,1o4, c. W. Murphy, 1s to l secon; Anna Scott, 106, ~. Powers), 12 to third. Time 1:19 2-5. /
 Sixth race, furlongs-Sir ,Todding- ton, 1O5 1-2, (McDanieD, 1s to won; Ketchemike. 95, co. Henry). Ia to ! secind; Keator. 1Os. (Notter). to third. Time 1:17 Is.
 Seventh race. 1-s miles selling sainesaw, 9s 1-2. (s. Flynn) to l won; Adesso. 11s, (Notter). IA to D second; Paul, 1os, ~. Powers) to third. Time 2:01 S-5.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-11
TOMMY BURNS KNOCKS OUT
 THE CHAMPION OF ENGLAND

London. Feb. 1o-Tommy Burns, the American heavyweight pugilist, tonight knocked out Jake Palmer, of Newcastle the English champion. in the fourth round of what was scheduled to be a twenty round contest for the heavy weight championship. Two thousand persons saw the fight.
 The referee might have given a de- cision In the first minute of the con test as Palmer was a defeated man from the moment he entered the ring. Without any preliminary sparring, Burns went after him and the first round had hardly begun before the Englishman was on his knees. He took the count twice and during the rest of the round was bustly engaged in GOV. ering himself. This was repeated in all the rounds, Palmer being outclass- ed and apparently without ability to deliver telling blow or to defend him self. In the final round. he was sent to the floor several times and at last was hardly able to drag himself to his knees, where he remained with his el- bows on the floor until alter the count of ten had been tolled off.
 The fight was for $2,50O a side and 75 per cent of the gate receipts. There were no takers for bets offered by Palmer that he would stay six rounds.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-11

trous wrecks and freight congestlons which will cost the whole country many times as much as would higher rates.
 Prosperity or stagnatlOn?
 Today the roads have surplus of freight cars but that is only temporary. Even nor maj business conditions would quickly change that but the roads are not. ana can. not, as matters now stand keep up their track and rolling stock. What then. ara they going to do when the next burst of industrial activity comes? This burst oi activity. of renewed prosperity. with a de- mana Tor labor in excess of the supply. would come very quickly to the great bless Ing of everybody If all the unwise national and State railroads laws of the last few years could be wiped off the statute books
 whether they sahIl have abounding pros. perity fin the near future of staanatfon and poverty as at present restsl wholly with ths American people. If they want prosperIty they must right about face, and instead of tearing down, strive to upbuild the railroad system of the country. In doing this theJ must recognise the conditions, and what. ever may have been the sins of omission and commission of railroad people in ths past--and they were many--sink all differ ences of opinion and unite to make railroad expausion a possibility,
 In destroying railroad prosperity the pol iticians have been destroying national pros perlty.
 Fast Trains Withdrawn,
 Philadelphia. Feb. 6.--The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company. in a statement announc- Ing the withdrawal on February 9, of its Black Diamond express train, says;
 Recent legislation in the State of Penn syivAnia, with which the public is familiar, together with the leglslation and admins. trative rulings of other states and the Fed eral government. has not only resulted in a considerable loss of revenue, but has, in affecting the management of train service generally. tended to increase the expense of operation.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-11
RAILROADS ARE BEFORE
 THE ASSESSMENT B0ARN

For the purpose of hearing especial-- ly the remarks and communlcatioe,ns Si the Louisville & Nashville railro ]. inc Central of Georgia Railway ano the Western Railway Of Alaoa s,t state Board of Assessments will sit today in the Capitol and determine up- on an equitable valuation of the proper tias of these carriers in Alabama for taxation during the fiscal year nesin- ming Oct. 1. a vy,,,
 It is believed that the 6oaE1 A~nt disnose of these roads today and that then an announcement of the aggre. gate assessment of the properties of of railroads telegraph and telephones m the State will be issued. It is believed there will hardly be much of an m. crease, if any, over tne vaa ..aas s,,Sser. ed an increase approximating $lt.VOO'- 900. from which the State taxes derlVed an increase of about $15o.000.