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The Washington times., 1909-03-15
TAI 7 DELAYS WORK
ON FIRST MESSAGE
President to Ask Tomorrow
For New Tariff and In
heritance Tax.

President Taft's message TO the spe-
cial session OF Congress. which con-
vented today, is not yet written.
And Mr.. Taft is not worried about
it. lie will write il tonight or early
tomorrow morning and send it To the
House and Senate some time after to-
morrow noon. 1t will be short and
Will embody but two requests. one
that Congress get busy with the tariff
and the other that an inheritance tax
bill be passed.
This calmness of the President
about his message was welcomed to-
day by members of the House and
Senate with equanimty and glee.
Gone. they said, are the days when
special messengers from the White
House corroded the asphalt Of our ex-
pensive streets hotfOoting il to the
Capitol with special messages.
As for the President, he kept steadily
at his old grind Of shaking hands with
Senators, Representatives and private
citizens who wanted jobs for jobless
people.
Speaker OF the House Joseph G. Can
non was one Of the earliest and most
reticent of the White House callers.
He talked much while with the Presi-
dent, but was not at all garr1lous when
questioned by the newspaper men. The
conference, it is thought. was the last
word before the Speaker went forth
10 fight the insurgents Of the House.
The Washington times., 1909-03-15
PRESIDENTS AUTO
CAUSES RUNAWAY
Horse Bolts, Buggy Is Over
turned, and Driver
Thrown Out.

Frightened by President Taft-s bHS
automobile, horse driven by Tolley
Spriggs, a colored man of Landover,
Md, ran away at 18th street and Penn
sylvania avenue shortly after noon to-
day, Overturning the buggy and throw
ing Spriggs TO the pavement.
The Presidents chauffeur had Just
taken Mis- Tart TO the Capitol and was
on his wAy back to the White House.
The horse Spriggs was driving has an
aversion to automobiles, and doesn't see
any difference between the Presidential
variety and the kind that go snOrting
along country roads. The animal
started 10 shy as the big steam machine
hove in sight, and whe1 the automobile
was a few feet away he bOlted
Spriggs held on to the reins until the
buggy was turned o-Ter and he was
thrown out The horse continued run
ming down the avenyfe. and was cap
tured by a policeman at the corner Of
Twelfth street. The Presidents chauf-
feur stopped long enough 20 make sure
that the ColOred driver hid not been
seriously hurt, and then continued on
his way to the White House. The
buggy was Demolished, but Spriggs
managed 10 patch it together with wire
50 that he could Dive back 10 Land
over
The Washington times., 1909-03-15
HOUSE OFFICERS
GET SAME PLACES

Immediately after the vote was an
nounced declaring Mr.. Cannon Speaker
OF the House, the House then selected
the officers OF the Sixtieth Congress as
the ones who shall serve during the
Sixty-first Congress.
Representative Campbell Of Kansas
Bartlett Of Georgia, and Clark of Mis-
sour, were then appointed a committee
+ 10 notify the Speaker Of his election
and to escort him TO his chair. Inside
Of two minutes the Speaker and his
escort appeared at the main door and
marched down the center aisle of the
House amid the applaus Of the Repub-
leans. The Democrats made no demon.
stration- There was not even a hand
clap on the minority side OF the cham.
Der. but as the Speaker assembled the
step TO his chair about a score of Demo
cfats arose as a mark of respect. The
others sat in silence. Champ Clark oc-
cupied the Speakers chair for a mo
1neut while he was introducing Mr.
Cannon
y present 70 YOU. said Mr.. Clark,
The second man in the history OF the
United States who has been elected 10
Your consecutive terms as Speaker"
Amid thunders of applause, Uncle Joe
mounted the rostrum and banged the
gavel 70 restore order.
Gentlemen Of the House OF Repre
sentatives.' ne said. 1.-The election to the
high office Of Speaker, which 7 now
have for the fourth time by virtue OF
your confidence and judgment, Is a
compliment the honor OF which I do
not underestimate. and OF which 7 am
net lacking in personal appreciation.
We have before US a most important
and difficult session o. Congress. The
adjustment Of the National revenues
has been. since the foundation OF the
.sSoXysrnInent' fundamental question.
yleIolng 10 none other in Importance.
Even IN the civil war, the question OF
adequate revenue marched side bv side
with the valor Of our armies and the
patriotism OF our people. And, in time
OF peace, even, disOrdered finances are
a prolific source OF national ills NOT 50
acute as those OF war, bat vet fruitful
OF calamity for the general interest and
suffering for the individual
These conditions should animate rs
10 nlSh devotion 70 the duty before
Is. ne must subordinate personal feel
JngS 70 the general good. trusting "a
{or approval OF our work when il Sian
have been completed
Representative Bingham Of PeunsyI-
Eania then delivered the oath and the
speaker formally called the Sixtv-frgt
session or Congress 10 order.
The list OF House officers included
FOR clerk, Alexander Mcdowell of Penn
syIVania; sergeant-at-arns. Henry cas-
son, OF Minnesota; postmaster & 4
Langham. OF Minnesota; doorkeeper
FRANK 3. Lyon. Of New York. and for
chaplain. the Rev Henry y C,ou.Ien OF
Michigan All these men are now ia
Oince- On behalf Of the Democrats
clayton Of Alabama presented this Ifst
81 candidates For clerk, KimbalI Of
iNeutucky; ergeant-at-arns, J. T FL
5lnSJon, North Carolina. door'keeper "
W Adamsls postmaster. =. l.. Douglass
south Carolina: and Chaplain C;eoTPe :
ih}accus OF Maryland. The Repubiican
lst was elected on "A viva voce vote.
The Washington times., 1909-03-15
.CANNONS PROTECT
BOGOTA STREETS
Martial Law in Colombia S
Capital-Treaty Dis
pleases Populace.

Bosota, the capital of Colombia. is
under martial law and there is much
riOting in the city and in the province
Artillery is banked on the plaza and
the situation is generally disquieting
President Reyes resigned his office
on the 18th, but took up the reins OF
government again the following day
yesterday.
Details of the disturbance and the
killed and injured have not been re
ceived in Washington and the State
Department knows nothing except in
formation contained in official dis
patches to the effect that there is a
great deal OF riOting in BOgota and
that martial law has been declared.
1t Is understood the disturbance is Of
q political nature and that the oppOsi-
ton party is attacking the government
because OF the ratification Of the Pau-
anna olOmbis-United States treaty
This old sore over the independence
of Panama is reopened at regular in
tervals by the party not in power.
The Washington times., 1909-03-15
REBEL" SENATORS
GET GOOD POSTS
Insurgents Put on Commit
tee on Committees
BY Hale.

Senator Hale this at .crnoop announced
the appointment OF the Senate Republi-
can Committee on Committees He was
authorized to select this committee at
a Republican caucus some days ago.
The committee consists OF Senators
Aidrich, Kean, McCumber. Crane, Flint
Sutherland. Curtis. Borah. and Dixon
The selections made by Senator Hale
are chiefly interesting from the fact that
two OF the leading insurgent Senators
are put upon the committee. These are
Senators Borah and Dixon The recCg-
hilon OF the insurgents on the Commit
tee on Committees is taken to mean that
when the committees are announced, Il
viii be found that iuSurgent Senator's
have been given a number of good
places.
The Washington times., 1909-03-15

cause the proposal versed more nearly
on the realm of the practical. to the no.
ton of choosing William Z. Hepburn,
a former member. to be Speaker. He
IS great parliamentarian, knows the
business Of the House in every detail.
has been for ten years a speakership
possibility at all times, and in the
present temper of the House would look
GOOD 10 both the insurgent Republicans
and the Democrats. The latter know he
is devoted TO modification Of the rules,
and has always been the arch enemy
.of the old system, whether Il has been
known by the name of Reed, or Hender-
son, or Cannon.
To make him Speaker would have
required uprooting an ancient tradition,
as wei as beating the Cannon organiza-
ton, II which the latter would have
been the more difficult But the fact re-
mains that at some future time there IS
likely to be the most serious and
thoughtful consideration of some such
proposal It is freely predicted ny the
parliamentary experts that if the House
ever once breaks away and adopts the
rule which prevails in most oldwOrld
parliamentary bodies, the notion Of
making a party leader also the preSid-
ing officer will be killed forever.
The Washington times., 1909-03-15
OUTSIDER AS SPEAKER
is FUTURE POSSIBILITY
No Warrant of Law for Selection of Party Leader Or
Even Member of the House to Rule
Over Deliberations.

There Is no reason why the Speaker
Of the House of Representatives should
be a member OF that body. The Consti-
tuition does not require il, and no more
does any law. The House could elect
its salaried parliamentary expert 10 be
Speaker, if il liked. and it did so
would be following in the footsteps of
the English commons.
Apropos the discussion of House rules,
organization and tradition, il is remark
able how much serious consideration
has been given by thoughtful people to
the idea of having a Speaker from out
side Somebody proposed Theodore
Roosevelt for the position, and it
aroused the most interested comment.
1t is needless to say. however, that
neither the regular Republicans nor the
Democrats regarded him as quite avail
able. The country. it was realized,
would look upon him as most inter-
esting figure to preserve, armed with
tho big gavel. instead of the big stick.
More serious thought was given, be-
The Washington times., 1909-03-15

WISCONSIN. Lesare OF South Carolina,
Russell and Shepard OF Texas. and
Clark OF Florida--au Democrats At
least one of these had wired that he
would be in Washington later in the
day, having missed train.
1t thus appeared that the regulars had
their entire force on hand while the
allies were five votes short
Nearly All Present.
Practically every member entitled To
seat in the extra session was presen,
when Clerk Mcdowell called the House &c
order. The familiar sight Of Uncle Joe
Cannon rapping for order as the hands
OF the clock pointed to y was absent,
The Speaker remaining in his private
Office until the voting for a new
Speaker had been concluded
The insurgent Republicans went into
caucus at o'clock and the Democrats
ut 10 o'clock, both caucuses being held
in the House office building. Informal
ton which presently came from the tive
caucuses made it plain that Speaker
Cannon could not be held up or defeat.
ed. The more ardent insurgents had
hoped to be able to show strength tc
prevent Cannon's election today witt
the idea that while they could not al.
timately defeat him, such a hold-uE
would give them a great impetus an6
bring 10 their support a large body OF
public opinion.
The four pivotal men from Iowa Good
Woods, Pickett, and Kendall, announced
that they would vote for Cannon. Thai
was final and absolute.
Would Not Stay Away.
They would not agree to absent them
: selves or remain silent. They had at
tended The caucus and they would
strictly abide by its mandate as to
Speaker.
That ends the chance of holding up
cannon, said one of the fnsurgent
steering committee, after hurried and
final conference with the spokesman of
the Iowans. They Will not stand
against Cannon, and in that situation,
we can't get the votes TO stop his cleo
ton
But on the question of rules these
four Iowans, with two others from that
State, Hubbard and Haugen, were pre-
pared TO stand against the previous
question OF the motion TO adopt the
old rules, and to support the insurgent-
Democratic proposition for immediate
amendment and ultimate revision. This
was considered to make it certain that
the majority would be anti-Cannon on
rules, provided the Democrats stood
firm.
All eyes were on the Democratic eau
Gus from the moment il was called to
order. The attendance was larger than
anybody had expected and this gave a
degree. of satisfaction to the insurgents,
which was only equalled by the con-
Germ induced in the minds Of the regu-
lars
The Washington times., 1909-03-15
LOVE OF ONE GIRL
FATAL TO BROTHERS

GRANITE CITY, III, March 15.-Po-
lice authorities are hoping today for
an Improvement in the mental condi-
ton of George Nichols. for fear he may
follow two brothers into a suicide S
grave as the result OF infatuetion for
Miss BeryI Sommers, q pretty girl who
ended her life on March >.
John Nichols killed himself when re
found the girl, with whom ne was IN
fatuated, had died
Robert Nichols, who had never do
cIared his passion, followed his brother
yesterday, and today George is in a
mental state his friends fear will lead
him TO do the same thing.
The Washington times., 1909-03-15
MEN At NAVY YARD
!. PROTEST DISCHARGE
MachiniSts Call Upon Sec
rotary Meyer With Their
Requests.

Emmett l. Adams, president Of the
Federal Lodge OF Machinists. and
George L Cain, president OF the League
OF Navy Yard Machinists, called upon
Secretary OF the Navy George Won L.
Meyer this morning and urged him to
prevent, if possible, the threatened dis
charge Of employees from the Wash
ington navy yard and 10 ask hin, to
urge upon Congress the necessity for "a
new foundry there. They protested
against the award by contract Of work
that could be done at the Government
yard here.
Secretary AIey er promised them that
he would give the matter his earnest
consideration and would 10 all that he
could to benefit conditions.
1t IS practically certain, however, that
the impending discharge on April I of
about S00 men cannot be averted
The Washington times., 1909-03-15
COMMERCE CHAMBER
EXPERIENCING BOOM
Rush For Membership in Body
Exceeds That of Last
Month.

From all Indications April will sur
pass the March record in the number OF
new members admitted TO the Chamber
OF Commerce.
According 20 Secretary Grant. more
applications have been received than
were filed a this time last month
MANY Of them are coming in bv mail.
II Is believed the number will reach
fifty by the time the board Of directors
meets next month
The Washington times., 1909-03-15
TAKES LONG TRAMP
ON ELECTION BET
Bryan Man Must Walk From Pitts
burg to Washington and Re-
turn-S1OO Forfeit.

TOLEDO. Ohio, March 15.-In order to
pay an election bet with his biother-in-
law. Oscar L. NUlf, OF East Palestine,
Ohio, near here, left Pittsburg today
for Washington. d. c. and return on
foot by the same route, covering a dis
lance Of S36 miles in 100 days or forfeit
500.
He started Denniless and will at
tempt to clear expenses by selling postal
cards Of himself and advertising space
on his cart.
He bet on Bryan.
The Washington times., 1909-03-15
HAMMER DROPS ON HEAD.

Accidentally struck over the head by a
feilow-workman with a sledge hammer.
Lewis Phillipo, an Italian, Of 45 G.
street northwest. is in the Casually
Hospital suffering a conclusion OF the
DIaHl. PhiIiDo Was working on the
streets northwest when a heavy ham
mer IN the hands of one OF the otbar
worSmen slipped and struck him on fJe
ne2d. lie was taken to the hospital i'm
The Washington times., 1909-03-15
SPANISH GOLD FOUND

BILBAO. March 15.--As they were OK
caVatinS in the ruins OF an old house
IN Apatamonasterio, near this city after
the building had been burned down
Worknen today found hundreds of s.oId
ouIlceS OF INC time OF Charles III The
room in Whieh the treasure w. go
was formerly inhabited by a TveaIfLy,
couple reputed TO be miScrs
The Washington times., 1909-03-15
GOVERNOR WILSON
INJURED IN RUNAWAY
Wife in Serious Condition AS Re-
suit of Accident in Ken
lucky Capital.

FRANKFORT, Ky. Marca I5.-Mrs.
Wilson, wife OF Gov. Augustus O.
Wilson, Is in a serious condition today
as the result Of being thrown from a
carriage yesterday, when team Of
horses hitched 10 the governors car
riage ran away.
Mrs. Wilson was knocked seuseless,
Two Of her teeth were broken and
her left wrisi fractured. Governor VIII.
son was bruised about the face.
~ me carriage also were Mr. and
Mrs. Robert NJ Lyman. of Nev York
MI Lyman's face was cut, but Mrs.
Lyman escaped injury.
The Washington times., 1909-03-15
What Congress Did
IN THE SENATE.

The Senate met at u O'Clock and
transacted brief routine business.
Senator Stephenson CT Wisconsin, was
sworn in and was escorted TO the
Vice Presidents chair by Senator La
Toilette.
The Washington times., 1909-03-15
IN THE HOUSE.

The House was called to order at u
O'Clock oy Clerk Mcdowell.
The roll was then called
Speaker Cannon was reelected.
The old officers of the House, including
clerk. doorkeeper, etc, were reap
pointed.
The Washington times., 1909-03-15

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The Washington times., 1909-03-15
SCott's Emulsion

equals in nOurishing properties
ten pounds of meat. Your
physician can tell you how it
does if.
The Washington times., 1909-03-15

To CURE COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets
Druggists refund money n Il fails 10 cure
= W. GROVES Signature "a on each box z5c
The Washington times., 1909-03-15
FOOD FOR A YEAR

This represents a fair ration for
a man for one year.
But some people eat and eat and
yet grow thinner. This means a
defective digestion md unsuitable
food. A one-dollar bottle of
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-07
ON THE SIDE
BY 7. W.
STOP RIGHT THERE!
.,,,, ueIni Assistance!

Mercy! Help! Assistance
Whatever are we coming TOT
In England they are saying the
most reactionary and--er-disparag-
ing things about the Lords.
They seem to demand over there
that the upper House, II It cannot
be useful as well as ornamental.
shall be neither. Why, some OF the
things they're remarking about
Milford in the streets Of London T
positively insulting.
But let the English lower and
middle classes beware. If they put
the kibosh on their gentry they VIII
never cease being sorry for it
They've had some one to look Up
and kow.tow to for long conservas
tive centuries until it has become
an improving habit.
And 1t will be pretty hard to find
a suitable substitute for the good
thick, eminentIy respectable old
landed aristocracy.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-07
ANOTHER MILLION NEEDED.

1t begins to look now as though
there would be a concerted fight
made upon the common OF house
fly. The fly has not been popular
for O long time, and every year
there are desuitory summer CAM
paigns waged against it. But ac-
cording to the latest plans the foes
of the ny intend to fight it out
along one line II 1t takes all year
and then some.
A professor who has a steady in
come and doesn't have to work un-
less he wants to recently made a
careful study Of the house fly. He
declares it is e untidy In its
habits and insists on coming In the
house without wiping it's feet. In
this way he says it may carry in
germs OF typhoid, dipftheria, pip
and housernaid's knee.
But even though 1t be a pest the
fly has pretty eyes, and many
thousands of them. and 1t makes a
very funny noise when It lights on
fiy-paper.. ,s- +
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-07
Protest Against sacred Concert"

Protest Against sacred Concerts"
Newark, Dec. 6.
To the Editor of the Star:
Sir-The Congress of Newark re-
quests space in the columns of your
paper for a resolution relative to
Sunday shows, which was unani-
mously adopted at a recent meet
ing of this organization. The reso-
luton follows:
Whereas history records that as
the large cities go, SO goes the a
ton, and believing that the best
construction Of the future nation is
produced by the conservation of the
moral stamina of a rising genera
ton; therefore,
BE is resolved by the Congress
of Newark, That we protest against
the so-called Sunday sacred concert
as directly opposed to the moral
tone of the community and affirm
that the present condition is not
consistent with enforced laws and
self-governmeut."
The Congress of Newark is an
organization incorporated under the
laws of this State in the year 1900,
and is a member of the New Jersey
State Civic Federation, It's object
is the discussion of subjects of ma
tional, State and local interest, both
from a civic and also parliamentary
standpoint. Very truly yours,
w. II. WARD,
Secretary of the Congress.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-07
The People 5 Rostrum
(copyright 1909 BY 3. 7. Cob

And people watch it's hardness IN
removing and ice from the
walks In It's front, I arr told, and
express regret that, free from taxes
by the public. it does not show APP
probation Of the exemption by ex.
emplary care in serving the public.
And 1t is the church, too, that some
time in the summer, when South
Broad street woke up and iiiu-
minated itself, put a big canvas
sign ove it's front informing the
admiring world that it-"ft", mind
you--sympathized with everything
human. 1 can't quote the language
correctly. but 1t indicated an al
most insolent assumption of its SUI
periority to the rest of creation.
We will all yield the point when
it's conduct to the public warrants
It's claim. Respectfully,
A. C. r.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-07
Detection of Crime.

DctccItUn OI lTInncs
To the Editor OF the Star:
~Sir-Since the Mathews contro-
versy / have taken a great interest
in the letters sent you in your "Peo-
PIES Rostrum," and / would ask for
a little space in regard to the detec-
ton Of crime. The city detectives
and the prosecutor make reports and
the papers publish them. They
must be taken with a grain of salt.
Take the first of the latest sensa-
tons, the finding of the skeleton in
the old insane asylum. II the per-
o had crawled there and died the
stencil must have kept that part of
the house untenable for at least a
month. As the report is that the
bones IRE burnt and the person set
herself on fire and the fire was
strong enough to burn the flesh off
the bones. it would have set the roof
on fire. But the roof did not burn;
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-07
The Contra, and the Cemetery.


To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Dear Sir-I am not alone in the
opinion that the Central r. r. of
New Jersey is very delinquent i'll
not lighting the space in front Of its
Liberty street ferry on West street
in New York at night. 1t has put
up a noble bridge across West
street, which it cannot afford, ap-
parently, to put into service after
6 p. m. or whereabouts. The Penn
sylvania railroad bridge above it is
lit up and open and very useful.
The Central railroad bridge might
have electric lights strung along
below it, which would make a wide,
dangerous space much safer. Car
riages, automobiles, trucks, express
wagons, mingle with passengers
afoot crossing West street, and
many a narrow escape is had.
Wake up the Central, please.
And another subject, too, please.
/ believe the church controlling the
cemetery adjoining the Centrafs
tracks at the Broad street station,
Newark, is q rich corporation. 1t
pays nc taxes, and 1t should keep
the graveyard in such perfect con-
dition that it would be a pleasure
to look from the cars on its wide
expanse. But the tombstones are
broken and neglected; deadbranches,
stumps and trees appear. One Is
tempted to class the church with
the well-known and often objur-
gated Trinity, of New York, while
gazing on it's ill-looking Gods acre.