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New-York tribune., 1908-03-12

House to pass. and that he Will be able to cstab-
lish this fact if al investigation is undertaken
Whether the House takes any action not, II Is
declared by Senators thai effort will be
made in the Senate find d method TO quash
the titles which NJ. Bieber already enjoys.
AS instance of the prospective value of the
land 10 which Bieber has almost obtained title. 1t
is declared that it amounts not less than twenty
acres. and that for that portion which now
the tracks of the Pennsylvania Railway Com
pany Beber asks an annual rental of six cents a
square foot which is equal a rental of s2.613 so
acre At the present time much of this land
is under water whenever the tide rises. but when
the government completes the improvements now
under way this will no longer be the case and the
land and its riparian rights will constitute some of
the most valuable wharfage in the city.
Representative Bartholdt dictated the following
statement this evening:
The matter is absolutely regular as far as the
House Committee Public Buildings and
Grounds is concerned. Of that I have
indistlnct rememb bTauCe of the details OF
the Mr. Bieber appeared before the COM
mittee at tic time and explained the proposition
fully. The action taken by the committee was
recommended by the War Department
do know whether the recommendation was
over Secretary Taft's signature not. The egis-
lation started years ago. perhaps be
fore 7 became chairman of the committee
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
AUTOMOBILE MEN IN WASHINGTON
Prepared to Attend Hearing on Interstate
Motor Vehicle Bill.

Washington. March u.-Representatlves of the
American Automobile Association mot here to-
night preliminary to the hearing which the House
Committee on the Judiciary will give r en- to-
morrow in behalf of the pending bill providing for
The regulation, identification and registration Of
motor vehicles engaged an interstate travel. There
were present representa- of automobile 4ssoca
tIons ot twelve states-New York New Jersey, Con
uecticut. Illinois. Pennsylvania Maryland. Della
ware. Massachusetts. Ohio. Virginia. West Virginia
and Michigan. In addition Representatives Cox.
of New York. author Of the measure Noon, Of
Philadelphia. and Maltby and Alexander. Of New
York AL of whom members of the Judiciary
Committee we're tn attendance and made remarks
a 70 the sentiment IN Congress regard 70 the bill
Opportunity viii he given each delegate to be heard
before the committee. but the principal advocates
Of the measure will be William HotohkIss, prest-
dent of the association and Charles T. Terry. of
New York chairman Of the legislative board
The American Automobile Association. y ls stat
Cd has membership Of upwards of eighteen
thousand ulth t1antv-+ro state associations and
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
PORTO RIC4N CITIZENS.
Bill to Create Them Reported to
House.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau. J

yvasbtnsron March u-In response to the Presi-
dents request that citizenship be granted TO the
residents OF Porto Rico, the House Committee on
Insular Affairs has reported a bill to that effect
with strong plea that it be enacted into law
This action in the minds those who have helped
tn further the interests of the Porto Ricans- IS
s1res the passage OF the bill through The House Al
the present session. IL IS known tnat only II"
members will care to oppose such measure eve"
were they inclined 70 do so
In making the report OF the COMMITTEES. Repressn-
tative Cooper, OF Wisconsin. says
Porto Rico has nearly million inhab!tsnt.-
-rhese D4orIe are law abiding and Industrious
many Of them of high inteIligence and culture ana,
in the opinion OF your committee are as mutt
$50 as are ne less than two hundred thousand
iuhabitants OF Hawaii no enjoy thiS p[is I+
"a -enrssenfatfves TO the Chamber OF Deputies and
also 10 the Senate OF the Spanish Cortes -.
1aIHs 70 the United States because Of the island
large business interests and possiothties ana -
important and rapidly increasing trade with .His
roItntrV Congress treated the island as II Il
were already part OF tne Cnitso So - -.
is free between the islands and the mainland In
his annual messages TO Congress President Hoose-
eIr has more than once recorn1nended tnat 70 Tns
reopie Of Porto Rico be accorded American citi-
zenship- -,-,.- ..,;.,.. +h,. ,,-
raonIa have already decided that Porto Rico -
koreyer to remain part of the United States and
sside from these considerations committees I.
-uTv Of the opinion that with the completion Of
the Panama Canal. Porto Rico VIII cecorne OF src1
strategic Importance as 70 precuds al douot con
r,e-t Your committee believe that peops 90
~oFtnS % .ccoIded 70 them the privileges honor
of American citizenship. ard therefore reconlenA
that the bill do pass
The bill provides that all tnhsestsnts costinutaS
tn reside IN Porto Rico. who were thers On April
- fsaa and their children shall. togs-her wt-h -hs
citizens Of rhe United States rho reside IN Porto
Pi-o be made citizens Of tbs United states
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
posToFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL.
AupIifed in the House by Increases Amount
ing to s1225.00O

washington March n-Determjned and persist
ent assaults on the Posofce appropriation nill IN
tho House to-day resulted In the amplihcdtton OF
- measure. in many important particulars. despite
the protest Of Chairman Overstreet and his com
r,i,tee The letter carriers finally won their long
5,bt for 81 20 salaries when an amendment ny MI
Goebel Of Ohio, granting the same was adopteo
r. House also allowed additional s-9pp Tor
,rl,s in the third class Offices where the salaries
- The nostula sters range from yeoo 20 tla@, and
az 600 additional for contract stations.
The prohibitionists also had their innings when
.,,-,,,g, an amendment by Mr.. Houston, of Tennes-
&C tbcre was Incorporated in the bill provision
rrohibiting the transmission through the mails OF
ipro1ica ting liquors which later modified 50
~ 10 include cocaine and its derivatives Alto
aetler the appropriations carried by the uf were
inere;,sed to the extent of $l,0to Constder ration
or the measure had not been concluded when tho
House adjourned
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
CLARKE ON CURRENCY LEGISLATION

Washington March u-Senator Clarke Of Ar
,sas today made speech in the Senate oP-
posing both the A1drich currency bill and IRE
Bauev bill. on the ground that there should oe no
-a,,-,- legislation until there could be an in
,esttgaticn as the cause Of the recent nnancial
disturbance
,-o,,,g on the Aidrich bill IN the Senate has oeen
4-,,er DELAYED bv notices given to-day of speeches
- no made on that measure next week Senator
.rn,r,ar informed the Senate that he would submit
ran1arks on Monday and that Senator La Toilette
,.o,ld sreak on Tuesday.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
ENGLISH SCULPTOR SAILS.

c.aores F. Wade. the English sculptor who has
hep in this country for several months. sailed for
so,,tbaulpton yesterday on the steamship Oceanic
- .++and the unveiling OF the statue OF Queen
.,-arA-a in London. which Is 20 be erected at
t3on,bay Mr. Wade said that there were many
.r,Ists Of great ability in America and that con
,rarv 10 his expectations he fousd the artistic
,er,nerament highly developed here He said II
,.,s nov time for America to assert her artistic
Individuality and throw of the influence Of the
French schools
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
TWO TOBACCO WAREHOUSES; BURNED.

Frankfort Ky March u-Nisht rlders eurn.d
the tobacco warehouses OF John Garvsy st Ns~
r5berrv and Dave Smell. near Ovenrcn early 70
dav The former contained 1o"e pounds OF pr'se1
tobacco and the latter $50" pounds OF loose proc
uc, ALI belonging 10 independent BUYERS CIRCUIT
-, C-ar,r,acs today frnpaueIed special STs-f
5,rx 10 investigate the destruction of tho ware
Io,s.s The owners OF warehouses containing un-
,oolsd tobacco have engaged guards % protect
them until the excitement subsidies
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
CALLS HUSBAND ''MoLLYCoDD1E
defendant IN Divorce Sui. Say, He Il Alss
"Contemptihle"

in answer ~ RI. charges - r1ts-ortuct r-aee
~ her husband Charles A Asklurd rho -
suing har for divorce. Lillian 2. Asxlurc yes
-e-5ay declared that her husband vas a coars-ar-
-ibls u1ovcoddIs' whom she would have sIadiv
KILLED long ago Mrs Asklund appeared BEFORE
rrsrir. Crane n rhs Supreme Court Yesterday
when her atto-n-v. Charles z Ftske. rnsd- arcHS
cation for aIr1ouv and counsel fees
The corrrIe were married December = ia
,n Jersey CITY The pla1uti- charges hts wife r1tn
tr7propsr conduct The Defendant alleges thar ev>@
since their marriage her husband has been .
drrnkard subiscriuE her ~ crusi and Inh'i11a'
treatment
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
STATUS OF NORTHERN PACIFIC.

Washington. March u.-Senator Hepburn today
introduced resolution requesting the Attorney
General 70 inform the Senate whether the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company has ceased 70 perform
+ha functions for which IT was created and If -
-rba+ber there exists anv reason whv it's federal
cbar+er should not be repealed The Northern Pa
ctAc Is now operating under reorganization tY
the name OF Northern Pacific Railway Company.
uhich Is not chartered by the government. The
land grants received by the company under the
federal charter are said have been surrendered
to the new company II is in regard 20 these Isrds
that Information l. sought
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
,-oNARp J. BUssY's WILL FILED.

Tna ,yiIi Of Leonard J. Busby who died al the
- fiotet Manhattan. February -. "ds
eIed for probate in the County Clerk office IA
.sv,olg., ,esterdaY. Str Rusbs hAd mouse .
-So o. Mort Eo.nery Place. bioohiF" i''@"'''
80 .t an estate valued at several hun
80, ,i',,-ard aoIlars, leaving a. annuity 40 me
- n ,estator about SI25,cs0 10 several
and sifa ao0 each 10 the "ioo" and two
,.,it,s T. ICES utclcssa IL me Eesidu-r! estate
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
MRS. RoosEVELT's PLANS.

tsirrptnzl4anl Ala. March u-Arrsngenents we're
- tsr. to-day for the transportation Of Mrs
-. fgoneev.lt and a party of friends over
~ tial,ar7a Great Southern or March e lHfoTma-
,to, vseaiyed here to the effect that the party
- roach Chattanooga on the evening OF March
- and viii pass through Birmingham shortly after
- The destination Is thought 10 he Vicks-
tr'it II j. Understood the Presidents yacht
III auait their arrival
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12

When your food does not
Seem tc give you strength.
step eetiDg promiscuousiy
Tor feu days, take q dish
of Grspe-Suts snd cream Tor
breakfast. cat slowly and
;totr the way YOU can work
81 the forenoon without that
faint feeling.
Grape-Nuts. made from
wheat and harley. contains
the phospbates which the
miller Of white flour throws
oft for that part makes
dark flour. but these pnos-
rt1ates are necessary TO tie
-sbc ildina oi brain anc nerve
oci.s. Eou get Nature > food,
not drugs. in Gs-a9c : CTS.
"Tn.re's q Reason
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
BIEBER LAND FRAUDS.
Steps To Be Taken to Fla Response
biHty-BmthOldfs Statement.
From The Tribune Bureau.

Washington March 1.-THE sO-caled Bieber lai'd
scandal constituted the chief topic Of conversation
among Senators to-day. and there was considerable
searching of the records make sure that no Sen
ator could be held responsible for the enactments
which Senator Carter describes fraudulent
Al the House end there a disposition TO avoid
the subject although there were many Whispered
conversations among members.
The search of the records reveals the fact that
the last enactment went through the House IN the
form of a clause of the public buildings Dill Rep-
resentative Bartholdt reported this Dill, and on
February ., 1891 asked its passage under sus-
Dens,on OF the rules. The clause provides that:
The Secretary of War he. and hereby IS, authoI-
Ized and directed convey TO the purchaser from
tho United States Of Square ll3l. and me Soutn
mart of Square ll1I. and the squares Soutn OF
SGIares IIa2 1l4S and l49 IN the city of Washing
TON all The interest Of the United states IN iN1
land living south OF the Squares so purchased ana
harveer them and the channel o. the And'pSlit
F2iyer lIpou the payment by such purchaser INTO
th Treasury of the United States of such sum of
money as the said Secretary OF War. upon cohslo-
Grafton Of all the circumstances. shal determine
proper To be paid for said land, etc
REPRESENTATIVE BarthoIdt when time was granted
hv the Speaker in which 10 explain the bill said.
Mr. Speaker. this dill merely corrects a number
s er7,S which occurred in the legislation had at
,Ie last session II makes appropriation. ana ali
TIN. changes provided for III this dill -" 10 he
made within the limits Of the cost heretofore fixed
This t4terua1it appears have ss tsfed the mem
hers of the FI"lse. and the measure Was passed ~
= t-yo-thIrdS vote
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
CANAL ZONE GOVERNMENT

Washington. March ll--President Roose'eit ts
-t,.d h. what authority of law he has exercised
,ba functions Of government IN The Panama
s,aI zona since the date of the expiration OF the
ssth Congress IN = resolution introduced IN lne
.4,.,se +o-dav Iy SIR. Harrison, of New York
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12

ls.fa1= tia. II ratitv the pending Hague treaty
providing for general arbitration by the addition
of A proxiso that all to be arbitrated must
nc separately submitted 10 the Senate. Favorsbie
rcnorty were ordered tho treaties respecting
,71lex of war on lane and prohibiting projectiIes
from balloons.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
rnrs1nENr RscEVEs mlNlsrsR 80.

vs.zrirg+on March 1l-President Roosevelt to
5.,. o@=-f3,lv reretved Wn Ting fang. the nevtv
srroirra6 Chinese Minister. Minister Np vas
NNt %. .na White House in the carriage of
c.ove,ar-- Root who accompanied him The sec
---s~iep and attaches Of the legation also we're
.e.er- at the reception. ali being arrayed N ire
- ---+,,-,e n their rank The presentation
,- -t.,e IN tho blue rarlor which Is the state
,or,, IF he executive mansion Speeches were MADE
n, rho President and bv Minister WI While the
ev-f,..rga Of compliments between the President
~, he Minister was strictly III accordance with
--5h.5 eor4q the earnest cordaiity was enn-
to5iz5 In the words Of each
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
STEPS THAT MAY BE TAKEN.

= Sd, too oa-ly 10 say uhat course will be pur-
sued IN the House with regard to hNins ths -
erorshiItty for the frauds perpetrateo on ''N 90
errrnont and 1ith = view 70 recovering iand pre-
,,,.,-- decided TO Richer but there some talk
IN the senate today Of appointing committee to
Investigate IN case the House failed to do SO ana
nrAced4nte were cited for the srnln1onnE Or mem
-, 70 rbe F4alzs hv a Senate committee and re
1uir1r- them 70 testify
A. effort was made in some quarters to-day to
t.t+Ia the force Of Senator Carter's exposure and
Secretary Taft's caution by the allegation that
much of the report OF the Senate District 'on-
rnirree vas taken from brief prepared o. 4"
/ strornev for the Pennsylvania Railroad Nhle
certain facrs mere taken from such brief the mat
ter came 70 the attention OF Senator Carter while
~, v,ae chairman OF subcommittee charged with
the duty Of devising some method of disposlns OF
= surface track which that company no" main
ta,ns 70 the navy yard and only Incidentally was
he led 70 ask for the brief in question. and all
-. t.c-s he used he verified by reference TO the
records before preparing his report
At the War Department II was learned To-Day
that as soon as the bill passed Secretary Tart
-b+ anne method of avoiding the direction II
or+,i,ad until further action could be taken by
| Co-o-esz To this end the matter was twice re
fsrrad to the Judge advocate general OF the army
Who first decided that the act was mandatory then
hat - would b. contrary to law TO hN proaioi-
-. ,,-;oa on rhe land It then referred I" the
engineer officer in charge. and he reported on the
t. ,f the land but this also led 10 the dis
l.,,ra OF the fact that the United state had al
road,- expended 900 TO improve the Anarosua
,7i,-a including the very land TO which Nh Bleper
orght title and that The plans Tor the improve
mont of the Anacostja River contemplated 'Ao -
/ penditure of largo additional sums
o., learning these facts. the secretary a. q Ia
rs,-t referred the measure TO the bePdF' 'uleht Vi
80 - ascertain if he compelled to part
yitb The land its present valuation IN" De
,,artnent of Justice had not reported on the ease
,s, senator Carter discovered the facts and
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
TITLES MAY PROVE INVALID

There is some hope that the titles 10 ne l"e w. -
,avion= grants Bieber may prove nv 80 80 " =,
,4,at congress directed the Secretary oI " "i -
arx,y the titles. and tnat they were l1''',S 80.
-, b,- ia. Assistant secretary a. Acthe see
Il j. only just to Representative h'it1o'l 70 say say
49,. .Is friend are convinced that ne did moi
lite the paIport OF the measure lie -s"@" ''i
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12

Washington. March 11--Representative Fowler
chairman of the House Committee on Banking and
Currency and author of the Fowler bill, has re-
ceved the following letter from Horace White con-
cerning currency legislation:
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12

rEOGRESs OF THE HAGUE TREATIES
7-zs-tzcrn-t- Mach fI-SeCrera-r Root To-Day
r-1-czl4 Il .fA Serare Commute on Foreign Re
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
An Open Warrior
petent.

Although an additional lock is to be
built in the fombigbee, yet the steam
er John Quill had no difficulty in
steaming from Mobile to Tuscaloosa,
and it is intimated that weekly
schedule may hereafter be maintained.
The people of both Mobile and Tusca-
loosa propose to celebrate the reopen
ing of the river when the steamer
makes another trip.
Not since the spring of 1901 had
boats piled with regularity between
Tuscaloosa and Mobile when water
conditions permitted. The construction
of new locks and dams and the arrival
of the John Quill lead both Mobile and
Tuscaloosa to look ahead and to see
river transportation established the
year round and perhaps to the end of
time. The obstacles to navigation in
the Warrior will soon be removed. and
the people of Mobile begin to appre-
ciate the remarkable changes in trans
portation that the opening of the river
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
ORIGIN OF THE SPOON.

From the Dundee Advertiser.
The suggestion is offered by a corre-
spondent that the domestic spoon prob
ably owes its origin to the she'll Shells
of the mussel, seallop and oyster, it Is
believed, were used in prehistoric times
formed of a piece of wood split at one
end to hold the shell firmly Some saw
age nations make similar spoons Up to
the present day, and the old Highland
custom of offering whisky in a shell has
been probably handed down from genera
ton to generation for untold ages West
man, in his History of the Spoon,' gives
Roman specimens, which are very simple
In design-somethng like silver caddy
spoons-and are much shorter in the han
die than those from Egypt. Those for
cannon use were generally made of
bronze, iron or brass. They clearly show
how the shell shape was retained, and
their marine origin is also preserved in
the name for a spoon-cochleare-
tic spoon also closely resembled the shell
in form, though made of bronze. The
iorns of various animals such as the OK.
bison and ram, were often used as drink
ing cups, and as the material was found
suitable, it was sometimes used with
wood, ivory, metal, etc., for spoon
making. Hence the ancient expression
ito spoil horn to make spoon''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
unnrofitahle Citizens.

'I don't .Anow what part of Europe these
grinding, monkey-on-a-string indi-
viduals come FROM" said busy business
man, but think they are very much
out of place in the city of Birmingham.
''These fellows are not alone worthless
members of the community but also a bad
example. There is absolutely nothing of
any account either in the music they play
nor in the monkey performance which
consists of begging nickels, and by this
means saves his owner from violating the
law against mendicancy. The whole bust
ness is simply an outrage upon common
sense and should be stopped.
Every person who goes to a foreign
land is regarded as a type of the people
from among whom he came and if these
organ-grinders are a type of any Euro
pean people I cannot help thinking that
civilization is either a lost art or an
unknown element among them. However,
be that as it may, when they come to the
United States they ought to leave their
monkeys behind them and learn to earn
their living by honest work"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
Railway Built In 1907
experiment

The total mileage of the year in
this country is 3214 miles, as against
5512 miles built in the previous year.
This years mileage is the smallest
since 1897.
Alabama's new mileage in 1907 was
154 80 miles; in 1908 it was but ga so
miles, made up as follows: Five miles
between Stevenson and the state line,
built by the Southern railroad, and
40 60 miles between Talladega and
Pelham, built by the Atlanta, Birming-
ham and Atlantic railroad. This is a
small gain, but it Is better than that
of Mississippi, $50 miles; of South
Carolina, miles, or Of Florida, 81
miles. Virginia and Texas are the
leaders this year in the south. Small
as Alabama's new mileage is, it is
larger than New York's or Pennsylva-
MAS.
Montana heads the list this year with
a new mileage aggregating 537. So
miles. This was largely due to the
Pacific coast extension of the Chicago.
Milwaukee and st. Paul. and the ex-
tension of the Great Northern. Wash
ington ranks next to Montana and Cali
fornia Is a good third.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
A PASSENGERS Request.

1.-THE Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company is always ready to listen
to suggestions but they don't always adopt
them" said a suburban resident.
81 have seen suggestions offered which,
If adopted, would make changes and i'm
provements which would be very much
appreciated by the public. For instance,
would it not be possible to devise some
means by which person can distinguish
one line of cars from another? There is
a sort of an attempt made by setting the
name in a little bit of frame with a dim
light behind, and If person had tele-
scope it might be all right. but other
wise it is matter of standing out in the
middle of the street, perhaps in down
pour of rain.
Some time ago the company conceived
the idea, often previously suggested, of
putting signs on the street corners telling
what cars passed there, but as the signs
were printed with ink on cardboard the
first shower of rain put the signs out of
business. Please try it again and use
shingles instead of cardboard
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
FllmSy Legislative Work

The incompetency of unframed legis-
lative clerks with unframed legislators
to supervise them has thrown the laws
OF the present legislature into a cha
otto condition. Few If any of them
conform to- the requirements of the
constitution if we let the journal of the
senate tell the story. And the SUI
preme court has in the past seemed in
clined to stand by the journals of the
two houses.
So great is the confusion and real
damage Governor Conner may conclude
that the quickest and best remedy is to
be found in an extra session of the leg
islature. The cost would be consider
able, but the want of legislation might
prove even more expensive.
But if the same legislature meets
again the same clerks will be on hand,
anu IL DecoueS quesllOn MHelHeT
those clerks have acquired additional
skill and energy.
The problem is full of difficulty, and
in the meanwhile every bill passed by
the present legislature is loaded up
with technicalities of passage that
throw doubts upon its constitution
ality. No one was, perhaps, rascally,
but many were inefficient and incom-
petent.