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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-29
FINISH THEIR COURSE.
Seven Cadets to Graduate From
Revenue Cutter Service School.

Four cadets of the line and three cadet
engineers will be graduated from the
school of instruction Of the revenue cut
ter service at Arundel Cove, Wednesday,
and will be at once assigned to cruising
ships of the service for duty as cadets
preliminary to receiving their commission
as third lieutenants. The fortunate young
men are William James Keester of Chi
cago, Eugene Auguste Coffin of New Jer-
sey John Stansbury Bayliss of New York
and Charles George Roemer Of Baltimore,
line cadets, and Robert Simmer Oberly
of Pennsylvania, Fayette Andrus Cook Of
New York and Herbert Norton Perham,
who claims this city as his home. but who
was appointed from New Jersey. cadet
engineers.
The graduation of the young men will,
it is said be without much ceremony
They are undergoing their physical ex-
amina tons today at the marine hospital
at Baltimore and later in the week will
receive orders Of assignment to duty.
An examination for appointment to ca
detships in the school of instruction at
Arundel Cove will be held during the COM
ing spring.
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GOLDEN CROSS VISITATION.
Grand Officers Inspect Work and
Books of CommanderY.

The grand officers of the United Order
of the Golden Cross visited Meridian
Commandery and inspected the work and
books of the order. The officers were in
troduced by Past Noble Commander F. I.
Wood and were welcomed by Noble Com
mander Lady L. c. Bailey.
Grand Commander John II. A. Fowler
and Past Grand Commander F. NJ. Bailey
delivered brief addresses. A program
consisting of violin solo by Miss Mar
garet Lang, accompanied by Miss Susie
Holland: vocal solo by Miss Helen Tyler.
accompanied by Mrs. Bailey, and imper-
sonations by Mr.. Brill. was rendered. Re-
freshments were served.
1t was announced that the grand vista
tion of the Baltimore Commandery will
be held next Wednesday. evening and
that special car will leave 18th and
II streets northeast at Az, o'ninrk
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LECTURES ON HENRY.
Mr.. Barnwell Refutes Statement
That Patriot Was uliterate.

Patrick Henry was the subject Of an
address given by r. Grant Barnwell, an
official of the pension ONCE. before the
Secular League in Pythian Temple yes
terday afternoon. The patriots early
struggle with poverty and his education
in the face of great difficulties were de-
scribed in detail by Mr.. Barnwell, who
declared the statement that Patrick Henry
was illiterate was not founded upon fact.
He said that Henry had received good In
struction from his father and his uncle
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WILL HONOR JOHN BROWN.
anniversary of His Death to Be Oh
served by Negroes.

Tie fifth anniversary o. the death OF
John Brown is to be celebrated next
Monday evening at o'clock at the Gal
hraith \. NJ +. Zion Church, Sixth street
northwest. by the Independent League
OF the District of Columbia. a branch of
the National Civil and Political League.
ie program will consist of addresses
musical numbers An invitation has
&c extended to all the fraternal organ
cations Of the city to attend the exer-
3 Rev. sylvester Corrothers, presi-
u'Ht of the District branch. will preside.
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CHANGE IN METHODS
Auditor TweedaIe Objects to
System of Handling Funds.
JUVENILE COURT ACCOUNTS
Thousands of Small Payments by
Shiftless Husbands.
RESULT OF INVESTIGATION
Expert Auditors Alleged to Have
Disclosed Irregularities and
Disobedience of Instructions.
JUVENILE COURT ACCOUNTS
RESULT OF INVESTIGATION

A sweeping change In the methods of
handling the money paid in to the police
stations and the Juvenile Court in non
support cases has been recommended by
Auditor Tweedale. and his recommends
tons will probably be forwarded to Con-
gress with the request that sufficient APP
preparation be granted to permit, under a
new plan. the receipt and disbursement of
the thousands OF small payments which
Judge De Lacy orders to be paid by
shiftless husbands to neglected wives and
families.
Although Edgar Nathan Merriam. dep
uty clerk of the Juvenile Court, refuses
to discuss the reasons for his recent
resignation, it became known at the Dis
trict building today that two expert au-
ditors have been examining the books
and accounts of the Juvenile Court, and
that they have disclosed irregularities
which have attracted the attention of the
auditor for the District. The accounts of
the Juvenile Court are divided generally
into two sections-non-support money on
one hand and fines and collaterals on the
other. Mr.. Merriam had charge of the
nOn-SupDOrt money
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TAPS SOUNDED FOR THOMAS.
G.. A. R. Renders Last Services for
Departed Comrade.

Funeral services for William n. Thomas,
who died suddenly Thursday evening last
at his home, No PIT 9Th street northeast,
were held Saturday at ST. Joseph's Cath
Ollie Church, I'd and c streets northeast.
Requiem mass was celebrated by Rev.
Father V. r. Schmitt. lnterment was
made in Prospect Hill cemetery.
At the cemetery the Grand Army of the
Republic, of which the deceased had been
a member, rendered their last service to
a departed comrade. Taps were sounded
by bugler from the Marine Corps.
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Objectionable Methods Disclosed,

While the books covering the fines and
collaterals were being audited information
was obtained that showed that the nom
support accounts were not being run ex-
actly In the manner which Auditor Twee-
dale desired, and two experts from the
District building were Immediately put to
work on the matter. They found in
stances which are described by Mr. Twee-
dale as the unbusinesslike handling of the
separate accounts.
one of the examples reported by the in
Vestlgatfon is that of a woman who posi-
lively knew that her husband, who was
under the courts order to pay a certain
weekly amount to the court to be turned
over to her. had paid the specified sum,
and she complained that she had received
smaller sum- The investigators went
over the matter carefully and found that
the correct sum had been received and
that a smaller sum had been paid out In
commenting on that matter this morning
Auditor Tweedale said that while the
books had not been balanced and he
could not state at present whether there
was difference between the figures and
the actual cash. he was satisfied that
such thing would not have happened if
the instructions given by him at the be-
ginning of the non-support accounts had
been complied with
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Originated Under Roosevelt.

Mr.. Ballinger pays a high compliment
to his immediate predecessors in office,
Secretaries Hitchcock and Garfield. who,
he says, by their bold and vigorous
prosecution of land frauds have restored
a salutary respect for the law, and the
public mind has rapidly grasped the inn
portance of safeguarding the further dis
position of our natural resources in the
interest of the public good as against pri-
vate greed"
He SAYS 1.-The principal awakening to our
wasteful course" came under the admin
istration of President Roosevelt This
leaves no doubt. If any existed before. as
to the attitude and disposition of Secre-
tary Balliuger toward the conservation
movement inaugurated by Roosevelt and
Pinchot. but every one Will ADMIT tnat he
is justified in demanding authority from
Congress before he makes any change in
the traditional policy of the department
The members OF both Houses are exceed
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Vice President in Ohio.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, November 29.-Vice
President James 8. Sherman arrived here
today and for a short time was a guest
of former Gov. NJ T. Herrick. Tonight
the Vice President will go to Akron,
where he will attend banquet of the
Garfield Club and deliver an address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-29
Divided Into Glasses.


For the purpose of classification and
yaluati the coal deposits still remaining
on the public lands are divided into foul
classes, according to their fuel value an6
the thickness and depth of the coal beds
The prices for these lands for sale are
determined on the basis of the quantity
quality and situation of the coal, AND
range from mills to 3 cents ton. tax.
ing into consideration special conditions
which enhance the value of the coal fol
mining purposes. such as nearness to a
railway line or to city or other mar
kets.
Pending the enactment Of new lesisla.
ton for carrying out the plan which has
been proposed, all known coal areas were
withdrawn from entry by Secretary Gar
field for classification and appraisement
through the geological survey, but since
then 35,915. ESQ acres have been restored
to the public domain at valuation OF
s141. $40 576 This Is an increase Of $94
s1O,536 over the estimates previous to
April 10 last, when Secretary Ballinger
says that he changed to a practical and
scientific basis the system OF classical
ton and valuation.
I'm this present policy of conserving the
natural resources of the public domain -
Secretary Ballinger says, while develop
ment is the keynote. the best thought of
the day is not that development should be
by national agencies. but that wise utiIi-
zation shall be secured through private
enterprise under national supervision and
control. therefore" he insists, "if ma
terial progress Is to be made in secur-
ing the best use Of our remaining public
lands, Congress must enact new and
specific legislation authorizing the Secre-
tary of the Interior to classify the public
lands into well defined divisions according
to their greatest apparent use, with the
continuing power of reclassification to
meet changing conditions and the in
creased knowledge of their character
which may necessitate the transfer of
lands from time to time from one class
to another.
This to my mind he says. is the
only way the government can scientifical-
ly and effectively conserve the natural
resources of the public domain. To leave
to the self-interest of applicants the OPP
ton to claim a particular tract of land
as more valuable for mineral. agriculture,
timber, phosphate. oil or gas. Or for pow
er sites. is to invite confusion, fraud and
contention y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-29

Mrs. Elizabeth Long is dead AT her
home in Harrsonburg. Va. She was In
her ninetieth year and was Miss Swanson.
a connection OF Gov Swanson. She leaves
two sons and two daughter
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TO CURE: 4 COLD IN ONE DAY
hrske LAXATIVE BROMO QuiDine Tablets.
EaGsisis refund money If il fails to cure
". GROVES signature is on each box 1Oe'
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ingly sensitive as to their constitutional
prerogatives, and have resented the nap
itual disposition of President Roosevelt 10
do what he thought was right whenever
it occurred to him. without waiting Tor
legislative authority. Tine present al
ministration is not likely to offer such
cause for criticism. President Taft has
made that very clear He is lawyer,
and has been judge. Hence he places
higher estimate upon legal procedure
than his predecessor. who did not nave
the same training and experience.
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Recommends a Change.

Auditor Tweedale says that the money
collected from the 600 husbands is for
warded from the various desk sergeants
and deposited ITO the credit of the clerk, -
and not to the credit of the District of
Columbia. Investigations have caused
him to recommend that the money be paid
in weekly or daily to the collector, Of
taxes. to be deposited in the Treasury of
the United States and be paid out like all
other District money is paid out by the
disbursing officer. subject to the rigid
auditing Of the auditors office At pres
ent the system in vogue at the Juvenile
Court permits that one man can be both
receiving and disbursing officer.
The auditing and investigation of the
Juvenile Court accounts will be finished
within a few days. 1t is necessary to call
In from the various police stations the
pass books which show the moneys paid
each Saturday night to the desk sergeants
Auditor Tweedale says 1t is a big job, but
at the same time he is hopeful that his
recommendations to place the matter in
the same class with other District re-
ceipts and expenditures will remedy any
defects which have cropped up in the old
system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-29

Walter Mclean of this city and Miss
Alice Mayhugh Of Albemarle. Howard
county, Md. were married at the parson-
age OF the United Evangelical Church of
Alberton. They will reside in this city.
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Forfeiture Of Rights.

50 That all rights and easements shall
be forfeitable for failure to make devel-
opment within the limitations imposed, or
upon entry into any contract or combina-
ton to charge or fix rates beyond a rea-
sonabIe profit On the investment and cost
of operation, or entry into any agree
ment or combination to limit the supply
of electrical current, or failure to operate
the plant; and
"7. That all books and accounts shall
always be subject to the inspection of the
department"
Secretary Ballinger says that the recla-
nation service has been subjected TO
much unjust and to some just criticism"
which he attributes to inexperience rather
than to inefficiency. Generally speaking,
he says, the character of the work has
been Of a high type of modern practical
utility, but the precaution exercised in
giving extraordinary strength and dura-
bility to structures and a uniformity Ill
canals and bitches has led to some claim
that an unfair burden is thereby imposed
upon the lands irrigated without re-
sultant benefit Whatever merit there may
be in this contention will doubtless not
exist in the future work in the service.
In so far az any of the projects have
been completed, with few exceptions, they
promise great and lasting beneficial re-
suits to the settlers. The present period
is perhaps the most unfavorable under
which to judge the service. as sufficient
time has not elapsed to fully demonstrate
what results are to be accomplished
He says that some Of the projects un-
dertaken were within the domain of pri-
vate enterprise rather than that Of the
government, and disapproves with con-
siderable emphasis of all projects where
irrigation is to be accomplished by pump
ing water with steam plants at high lifts.
| because the burden Of operation and
maintenance will be too great for the
ia rrners
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and could read Virgil and Livy at fifteen

and could read Virgil and Livy at fifteen.
Henry was always a keen student OF
human nature" said the lecturer. "and
this had undoubtedly helped him to be-
come the great orator Of his day. His
failure In business. his ill-timed marriage
and his success as a lawyer were also de-
ecrfbed.
Preceding the lecture a recitation was
given by Read Hanna and Prof. e. c.
Kenney sang an original song.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-29
Balancing the Accounts.

The matter of balancing the on-support
accounts is no trivial task. Judge De
Lacy has under his eye 600 husbands and
fathers who are required to pay to the
desk sergeants of the various precincts or
to the clerk in charge of the matter at
the Juvenile Court specified sums every
week. The accounts show that during the
last fiscal year $4,000 was paid over to
wives and families through the orders of
the court. That means 600 driblets a
week-over 10000 separate receipts and
the same number of disbursements every
year, and if the Juvenile Courts work in
this respect increases as it has In the
past the number of accounts and the
amount of money will swell to much
larger figures.
All this money has been deposited en-
tirely separate and distinct from the other
receipts of the District. The|time was
when a husband would pay over three
greasy dollar bills and the clerk would
hand the same three bills over to the wife.
There was no check book. Now there is
check book each check bearing the
warning that no grocer or saloon keeper.
or any one else has the right to make a
charge for cas,1inE it,
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Rejecting Taft's Views.

In this connection it might be interest
ing to refer to a speech delivered by Sec
rotary Nagel, who is also lawyer. al
the banquet Of the chamber of commerce
of New York the other day, in which he
compared the policy of the present with
that Of the previous administration. ana
INDUCED in a little good-natured satire.
Mr.. Nagel was undoubtedly expressing
the views of the President and defining
his future policy when he said:
1T has appeared to me that we nave
failed to discriminate sufficiently between
the constitutional privilege of the Presl-
dent of the United States to submit sug-
gestions to Congress, and his power az the
chief executive to enforce those laws
which are already on the statute BOOKS:
"It has seemed to me that Wnen the
Constitution plainly says that by mes
sage, the President may suggest new pro-
posals for legislation. the idea is that un-
der no circumstances shall ne go pc
yond the law. which has already oeen put
into his hands.
"It has seemed to me that every de-
mand upon executive power to anticipate
authority is nothing more or less lhan
denial of popular government ana coii-
cession of one-man power.
There is no difficulty in finding an ap-
plication of these remarks.
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| yond the law. which has already peeh put
| into his hands.
"It has seemed to me that every de-
mand upon executive power to anticipate
authority is nothing more or less thdh
denial of popular government ana coll-
| cession of one-man power
! There is no difficulty In hndlne an ap-
| plcation of these remarks.
Refers Matter to Congress.
Secretary ,Ballinger asks legislation by
Congress to prevent the acquisition ol
power sites on the public domain by
| private persons or corporations with the
view of monopolizing or adversely con-
| trolling them against the public interest
He is not satisfied with the existing
authority Of the Secretary of the Interior
| in this respect. He says furtner' IL
| the federal government desires 10 exer-
| else control of supervision over water
power development on the public DOMAIN,
| it can only do so by limitations imposed
upon the disposal of power and reservoir
sites upon the public lands, the waters Oh
| the streams being subject to state Jurls-
| diction in their appropriation and benen-
| cial use 1 would, therefore, advise that
Congress be asked to enact measure
| that will authorize the classification OF all!
| lands capable of being used for water
power development. and to direct their
disposal under certain conditions, as 1ol-
| lows:
Il. That the title to such lands be re-
served in the federal government, ana
only an easement be granted for the pur-
pose of developing and transmitting eiec-
trical power for private and public use,
and for the storage of waters for power
irrigation and other uses.
"2. That such easement be granted TOT
a limited period, with a maximum of at
least thirty years. and the option of re-
newal for stated periods upon agreed
terms.
%. That entry shall be accompanied by
plans and specifications covering the
works sought to be installed, and cover
ing the maximum horsepower capable of
development at such site; also. that a
substantial entry fee be paid to show good
faith and that a transfer to the United
States Of the necessary water rights t"
permit of the estimated power dc cop
ment be made.
~ That the construction period allow
ed entrymen for the development of at
least % per cent of such power shall not
extend beyond four years, or such further
time as shall be granted by the Secretary
of the Interior upon proper showing.
IS. That a moderate charge shall be
made on the capital invested, or upon the
gross earnings of the project for the first
ten years of operation. adjusted ito each
subsequent ten-year period, and equltab1y
<se,~~,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-08-06

of a large. army Of thin sows is
appearing, having weaned the
sprign crop Of pigs. These soys
are on a more slippery footing
than hogs showing quality, and
tects them from the hatred OF
buyers now.
Fat muttOns closed up on lambs
a little more last week, and the
margin between them is now con-
sidered more settled. Lambs are
likely to exhibit some shaki-
ness for another week or two, till
the run of spring lambs from
the South at eastern points is
over. Run today is 5000, market
weak on lambs, Others steady
Top lambs are worth $3.50, weth
ers and warnings $3.50, ewes s..
%. Feeding stock is higher,
lambs UP to $500, wethers $3.50,
ewes around 1915, for choice stut
breeding ewes $5.25, yearling
in each caSS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-08-06

e-sKansas J, City Stock Yards, Jul
y rs, 1909. The heavy run Of
$4,000 cattle last week, includ-
ing 1900 calvse, is responsible
for the slump of Is to- 60 cents
ii cattle prices. Prime corn
fed offerings held steady, al
though scarcity of that class
prevented frequent tests, but
THE most decline, getting harder
hit the lower the grade. The
same rule prevailed in butcher
. Sters selling below $500 showed
kinds, in some instances cows
selling at $3.50 and 1915 that
have brought $500 to $3.50 here
tOfOre. Demand for stock and
feeding kinds was good, and the
loss on them was moderate. The
run today is $4,000 head, includ-
ing 1000 calves, a big increase
from the run of last Monday
Good kinds are scarce today
and the market is unevenly high
ler, some sales quarter higher,
and the good active market to-
day in strong contrast with the
lame and hallting trade last
week. The rebound of the mar.
ket today will restore confidence
where it waSlOSt last week, and
larger supplies are expeEcted lat
er this week. While the usual
> summer level of prices may not
have been reached, the mark Jet
appears to be able to take care
much further loss at this time
Of reasonable receipts without
Top IS GERS sold at+$700 today,
prime heiferS worth around the
same figure, yearlings quOtable
up to $3.50, grass steers $3.50
to $500, grass cows and heifers
$500 to $4.75, bulls 300 to 4.25,.
calves fluctuating constantly,
but tops around 800, heavy
calves $3.50, StOckers $685. to
$4.85, feeders $4.O0 to 5.25.
The hog run Last week was 3d.
900 head, considerably below nG
NAL even for this season, market
10 to Is lower for the week. Run
is 5000 today, market steady to
strong, heavy hogs at $3.50 to
$3.50, medium weights $7.7O to-
$3.50, weights below 200 lbs. at
$3.50 to $3.50. Shippers were the
main support of the market to-
day. ONE buyer taking twelve
doubles of light hogs, paying UP
to $3.50 for them, and another fir
in til e market for hogs from 210I
to $40 lbs, paying $3.50 to ST.
80 therefor. The advance guard
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-08-06

Mrs NJ. N. Jones of Denver,
Mrs. George Spencer and Mrs. W
P. FEEDER of this ciyt a, Il three
sisters, went to Claflin Sunday
for a visit with their other
sister, Mrs. E. ]. IngersOll. They
were accompanied by Beth and
Duane Jones, Merrill Spencer
and Florence FEEDER. The Jone.
remained for several days while
the others returned Sunday ev-
enlng.