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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-27
Purchase of Forest Reserves.

Purchase of Forest Reserves.
The House committee on agriculture
has rejected the Brandegee bill for the
purchase of forest reserves in the White
mountains and Southern Appalachians.
and substituted for it the Weeks bill,
which has the same purpose, but is drawn
along more conservative lines. The com
mttee decided to adopt the Weeks bill by
a vote of to 3. At meeting tomorrow
the committee will decide whether to re-
port the bill favora bly, as it stands.
The Weeks bill embraces the provisions
of the Scott bill, which was passed last
year, giving the consent of the Congress
to any compact or agreement that might
be entered into by and between any of
the states of the Union for the purpose
of conserving their natural resources. and
also provides. as did the Scott bill, the
sum of 100000 for cooperation on the
part of the federal government with any
state or group of states for the utilization
and protection and management of for
eSts.
1t goes further than the Scott BILL In
providing that the gross receipts of the
forest service may be used to extend the
forests by the purchase of lands located
on the headwaters of navigable streams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-27
Three Convicted Of Manslaughter.

Margaret Smallwood. her husband
Henry Smallwood. and John NJ. Whitaker
all residents of Willow Tree alley south
west, have been convicted of man
slaughter by jury in Criminal Court No
/. Justice Gould presiding. The trio were
charged with second degree murder in
connection with the death of Maria Jett.
October last. After an hours delibera-
ton the jury returned verdict of guilty
OF manSlaughter. The defendants were
remanded to jail TO await sentence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-27

Senator Cummins of Iowa yesterday
delivered his maiden speech in opposi-
ton to the postal savings bank bill in
the form in which it had been reported
to the Senate by the committee on post
offices and post roads. He declared that
Iowa has more banking institutions than
any other state of the Union. and spoke
in favor of his amendment. which au-
thoriZes the deposit of postal savings
funds in any bank. whether organized
under national. state or territorial laws.
He also warned the Senate against
the provision of the bill which eSempts
deposits in postal savings banks from
all liens. Mr. Cummins spoke for about
an hour. receiving the careful attention
of senator's on both sides of the cham
I,ar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-27
Appointed Chief of Division

William III. Emery has been appointed
chief of the miscellaneous division in the
office of the auditor for the Interior De-
partment. Mr. Emery entered the pub
lie service in 1893 through the civil serv-
ice. He is a graduate of the law schools
of the Georgetown and New York uni
versitieS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-27
Scientific Modern Farmers

From the Evening News. London
The modern cattle farmer is a very
different person from what he was COM
paratively few years ago. He is a man
of far wider knowledge and with
reverence for established principles of
science as great as the contempt which
his predecessors showered upon such
things q generation ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-27
Doubling the Signal Corps.

A bill which practically doubles the Sig
nal Corps of the army has been favorably
acted on by the House committee on mil
itary affairs. The measure provides for
the following additional officers: Two
colonies, l lieutenant colonel, ; majors,
Is captains, IS first and IS second lieuten-
ants. The enlisted force Of the corps is
increased from 1000 to 800. These in
creases are practically those requested by
the Secretary of War.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-27
May Require Wireless Apparatus.

AS an outcome of the triumph OF the
wireless in saving the lives of the pas
sengerS and crew of the Inflated White
Star liner Republic, Congress may require
every ocean vessel that leaves an Ameri-
can port to- cross either the Atlantic or the
Pacific to be equipped with wireless ap-
paratus.
Representative Jane. Francis Burke of
Pennsylvania yesterday introduced bill
to require every ocean passenger steamer.
certified to carry fifty passengers, before
being granted clearance for foreign
port five hundred miles or more distant,
to be equipped with an efficient radio
Geographic installation with an operator
aboard.
This action followed the receipt of a
telegram by Mr.. Burke from Reuben
Miller, a retired millionaire banker Of
Pittsburg. who was on the Republic.
II was on the wrecked Republic" wired
Mr.. Miller. land had it not been for the
wireless and the relief it brought to us, 1
feel sure all on board would have been
lost. Can you not start an international
movement to compel all vessels carrying
passengers to equip themselves with wire
less telegraphy?'
The bill was referred to the committee
on merchant marine and fisheries. and
Mr. Burke hopes to obtain hearing and
to have the bill favorably reported to the
House in time to permit of 1t being con-
sidered and passed by both hOues before
the adjournment OF the present Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-27
East Washington Heights Railway.

The report of the East Washington
Heights Traction Railroad Company for
the year 1905 has been forwarded to Con-
gress by the president Of the company,
o. r. Brothers, jr. The report shows
that the capital stock of the company is
ST., 1000. paid in, S14,SGO The funded debt
is $1,000: floating debt S31 1921: amount
due on real estate. $3.50: length of road
constructed to date, about one mile: num-
Der of cars, ,: average time of cars in
passing over route, minutes: number
of passengers carried, 261,650: average
fare, S.O2167: receipts from passengers for
1905. S5.sO2: cost OF maintaining equip
ment, sol. cost of power, $1.1O1:
wages paid. S3,226.33: expenditures. 81
!A4 II. \ list of stockholders is given,
showing \. T.. Randle the largest holder.
with 2264 shares: George E. Judd has
1873: o. c. Brothers, jr.. 10. In all there
are .M shares outstanding
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-27
Pensions for Widows.

Widows of soldiers and sailors Of the
civil war. in instances where the mar
riages occurred since June "a, 1890, may
be pensioned under the provisions of a
bill favorably reported to the Senate
yesterday from the committee on pen
sions. Under existing law. widows of
soldiers and sailors of the civil war are
not pensionable unless their marriage
took place prior to the date mentioned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-27
To Buv Portrait of Allison.

Senator Teller has submitted reso-
luton authorizing the purchase of a por-
trait of the late Senator Allison of Iowa,
which has been exhibited in the Presi-
dents room of the Senate for the last
week. The price is not to exceed $1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-27
Disillusioned Peerage Claimants.

From Town and Country, New York.
Peerage claims are always surrounded
with an air of romance. The claimant
whoever he may be. generally enters OH
the contest with an enthusiasm that in
an ordinary case would certainly bring
victory. but cold. ineXorable facts soon
take the romance out of him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-27
Sale of Deadly Weapons.

The District Commissioners bill to
regulate the sale, exchange and carrying
of deadly or dangerous weapons in the
District Of Columbia has been presented
in the Senate by Senator GallinGer.
The measure is stringent in it's terms
and entails a punishment of not more
than $500. or Imprisonment Of one year.
for violations of the act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-27
Operation Of Automobiles.

Regulations governing the operation of
automobiles in the District and in the tor
ritories are provided In a bill introduced
in the House by Representative Olcott Of
New York.
The measure requires owners of ma
chimes to register them at the Office of the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor. q filing
fee of 81 for each machine to be charged.
Owners Ut number Of machines may
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-27
Enough Said.
From Judge

From Judge.
Vfsitor-What part of prison life is
the hardest to put up with?
Conyict-The visitors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-27
Deepening the Delaware River.
To Conserve Surplus Waters.

To conserve the surplus waters of nav
igable streams in time of flood and store
them up in watersheds until time of
drouth. Representative Lever of South
Carolina has introduced a bill which pro-
vides for the cooperation of states with
each other or with the United States for
the protection of watersheds of navigable
streams. The bill provides commission
to be known as the national forest reser-
walton commission to pass upon lands
which are necessary for the regulation of
navigabe streams, as recommended for
purchase by the Secretary of Agriculture.
While the bill appropriates 100000 for
the work. it makes provisions that no
agreement may be made with any state
not having a law for system of fire
protection. and that the amount Of money
contributed to any state shall not exceed
the amount appropriated by that state
A fund is to be created from the moneys
received from the sale of products from
public lands created into national forests
10 be used for the requirement of lands
al the headwaters of naviga BILE streams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-27
With the National Lawmakers
of the Sixtieth Congress
Maiden Speech of Senator Cummins Devoted to
Opposition of Certain Features OF the Postal
Savings Bank Bill Capitol Notes.

take out a series of licenses the first TO
cost 81 and the others 80 cents each
No limitation is placed upon the speed
of automobiles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-27
Rainey's Attack Answered.

The sensational and bitter attack on
William Nelson Cromwell and President
Obaldia of Panama. and others by Mr.
Rainey of Illinois was the feature of the
session of the House Of Representatives
yesterday. The post Office appropriation
bill was under consideration, but Mr..
Rainey spoke under license of general
debate. and was unsparing in his charges
of corruption and fraud against the per-
sons named. At the conclusion of his
speech, which consumed over an hour
and a half, Messrs, Stevens of Mime
pressed their disapproval of his remarks
and entered a defense of the accused.
When the House adjourned at ) O'Clock
the post Office appropriation bill was still
pending.
Deepening the Delaware River.
The Philadelphians in Congress and
others interested in the proposed project
for a thirty-five-foot channel in the Della
ware river were given a hearing before
the subcommittee of the House COM
mittee on rivers and harbors yesterday.
They desire to have the waterways i'm
provement bill, which is to be reported
to the House at tile present session,
provide for survey for the new project.
The work of deepening the Delaware
river channel to thirty feet is not yet
completed, and Chairman Burton referred
TO this fact as an obstacle in the way of
providing for the new survey.
Representatives j. Hampton Moore,
Henry II. Bingham, George D. McCreary
and Reuben o. Moon of Philadelphia Of
ferad the subcommittee many facts rela-
tive to the necessity for the survey.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-18
YARDS WILL
HOLD $4,000 CARS
Will Facilitate Handling of
Material for Big Mills
at Gary.
YARD DIVIDED into 2 PARTS
No. / Will Handle Raw and No. 2
the Finished Material-New
Shop Plant Is Built.

In order to handle the traffic of the
Indiana Steel company PLAINTIFF new
plant the United States Steel corpora
ton is building at Gary, Ind-the Chi
cago, Lake Shore & Eastern railway
is laying out classification freight
yard at Gary, possessing a capacity of
1000 cars.
This road is the connecting and
switching road for the steel corpora
tion's plants in and around Chicago.
The tracks in yards one and two,
which will be the receiving yards for
raw material incoming and for finished
products outgoing from the mills. are
$500 feet in length. making room for
ffty-two cars. Raw material by train
loads coming into yard one is showed
over the scales by yard engines, at the
throat between yards one and two, into
the latter, where 1t remains until re-
quired in the plant
Switching From Mills.
Finished product outgoing is switch
ed from the mills into yard two and
across the scales into one, when road
engines take the trains. Less than
train lots are handled similarly in
either direction, going over the scales
and being classified from one yard to
the other.
Empty cars awaiting finished prod
uct from the mills will be stored in
a yard close to the mills. A new shop
plant has been built in connection with
the yard and modern locomotive term
inal facilities installed. These last in
clude a coal chute of 100 tons storage
capacity a 100000 gallon steel water
tank and an ash pit 155 feet long
Chicago Inter ocean.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-18
THE HARBOR TEAM WINS
Roller Polo at Rink Sur
prised Chicago Boys
Saturday.
Especial to THE TINES

Indiana Harbor. Ind, Jan. 1S.-Three
to was the score at the roller polo
game at the Indiana Harbor rink on
Saturday night. when the Chutes park
team, brought to this city after an -un-
usually heavy expense to Manager
Landeheld. attempted to teach the game
to the local players. Captain Cook
sey had a few surprises in his sleeve
and after Bratton had scored two goals
and Sternberg one, Ward, the cham
pion of Chicago. thought it about time
to get busy The Chutes boys did not
wake up soon enough. however, and
despite their frantic efforts to run up
high score. could get no more than
the two goals. Wintervale of Chutes
park was referee and was fair and
just in his decisions.
The lineup of the Harbor team is as
follows: First rush. Cooksey; second
rush. Bratton; center. Sternberg; half
back, ellie; goal. Briney. Chutes park
First rush, Ward; second rush.
Crackerville; center, Weaver; half
back, Yandell; goal. Parker.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-18

February, signed by the majority of
the property owners for the extension
of Broadway to the Merrillivlle road.
Since that time a new route has been
for the Crown Point-Gary in
terurban. It is now the intention of
building the line from the county seat
to the Merrillville road. running east
and west, or the old Joliet road as it
is better known. From the intersec-
ton of the two roads. about two miles
west of Merrillviue, II is the intention
to run the line from that point and
connect with the crossing of the steam
roads on private right-of-way and
would greatly lessen the cost of con-
struction.
F. W. Englehart of Gary who has
been at Indianapolis for the past week
at the Legislature. looking after gravel
road matters.
The present law provides that no
township shall create a bonded indebt-
edness for gravel road purposes in ac-
cess of per cent of the taxable value
of the properly in the township. A bill
has been proposed which will change
the law in that regard so that no town
ship shall create a bonded indebted :
ness greater than per cent of the
taxable property in the township The
result would be that If the proposed
bill was passed it would prevent the
township from building gravel roads
Another law provides that in town
ship where the re are two gravel roads
at distance of not greater than three
miles apart that the two roads may be
connected by a gravel road, the expense
to be paid by the township If the ma
jority of the property owners sign the
petition. It was for this reason that
Mr.. Englehart has been at Indianapo-
lis to try and defeat the passing OF
the bill. Mr. Englehart has return ed
satisfied that the present law will not
be repealed.
The prospects now look brighter thar
they ever did before for the building
of the line With the letting of the
contract for the bridge over the Calu.
met river at the February meeting oil
the county commissioners, and the pre-.
senting of the petition for the exten.
sion of Broadway there is now reason
to believe that Gary and Crown Poin
will be connected by interurban befor,
| will be connected by an interurban lin,
before this time next year.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-18
BACK FROM JOB
Lake County Men Spend
Sunday at Home.

Edward W. Mickey. representative
fro mthis district, State Senator A ]
Bowser, Representative William H
KHver, and Record Clerk William
Hastings were all back from Indian
apolis over Saturday and Sunday
The representatives from this dis
trict took this opportunity to feel out
their constituents on certain matters
which will come UP in the near future
for their consideration.
They all report that Gary is excep-
tionally active in its efforts to secure
a superior court and has men on the
job all of the time. They intimate that
If it were not for the fact that the
strategic position of Hammond is so
strong, Gary would have no difficulty
in securing it's court.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-18
STEAM ROAD CROSSINGS
ARE BANE OF PROMOTER
New Route Advocated By Interested
Parties Must Lessen Cost of Con-
struction and Be More Feasible
Than the One Which Must Cross
Six Railroads.

Prospects for the new interurban
railroad from Crown Point TO Gary now
look brighter than they ever did be-
fore. A report reached Crown Point
today from Mr.. w. $. Seaman, the pro-
moter of the line in Chicago, that all
the paper to finance the road had been
sold and all that now remains to be
done Is TO decide on the route.
Since the project of widening and
extending Broadway to Merrillville has
come up of late, Crown Pointers are
looking forward with much interest to
the selection. of a new route. which
since investigation, would not only les
sen the cost of the construction of the
road but be more feasible.
Secures Direct Connection.
1t is known fact that the proposed
line, where the right-of-way has been
secured, goes directly north of Crown
Point to Lottaville and then takes a
easterly course to Gary. In doing this
it would be necessary to cross six
railroads on private right-of way.
which would incur large expense, as
the law provides that where an inter
urban railroad crosses a steam railroad
on private right-of-way they are COM
PEELED to construct, operate and main
tain an interlocking tower, meaning
$4,000 for each railroad crossed, or
$780, 900 in crossing the six miles in or
der to reach Gary.
A recent decision of the supreme
court says that where electric lines
cross steam roads or highway OF
public road they are not required tc
maintain interlockers. This would il
itself mean a big item saved in the
cost Of the construction of the road.
Use MerrillvfIle Road.
petition has been prepared and
will be presented at the next meet
ing of the county commissioners il
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-18

which has its chief ramifications in the
German empire. is supplying the greater
part of the globe with rails. even Eng
fish concerns in the British empire.
Other German iron and steel indus
tries are making like progress. in spite
of the disadvantages in the way of
raw material
South America just now is the great
cts buyer of German steel products.
market . hich up to a decade ago was
entirely in the hands of British ex-
porterS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-18
SAYS GERMANY IS GOBBLING
STEEL MARKET OF GLOBE

Washington. D. c.. Jan. 1S.-The
amazing progress of the iron and steel
industry in Germany is discussed in a
special report by Charles n. Pepper. a
special agent of the treasury depart
ment, VINO has Just returned from the
country after six months tour of in
vestigation.
The international rail syndicate.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-18

riers' union. was found in the Pan
Handle railroad yards in Dolton He
apparently had bled from the nose,
mouth and ears and is believed to have
died following a hemorrhage of the
brain. 1t is believed that he may have
been the victim of an assault. The
body was not cut or bruised and the
Dolton authorities are satisfied he was
not struck by .7ain. An inquest will
be held this morning.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-18
PAN HANDLE RAILROAD
KILLS A HOD-CARRIER
John Hess May Have Been Slain BY
Train Near DOltOn, south of Ham,
mOnd Yesterday.

Lansing, H., Jan 1S.-Dolton has a
strange case in its hands and the au-
thorities were given possible murder
mystery to solve early yesterday morr-
ing wnen the body Of John Hess, SO
years old, member Of the Hold Car
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-18

Read THE TIMES and get all the newa-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01
PULLMAN COMPANY IS ACCUSED OF
MAKING FALSE RETURNS TO STATE
State Board of Equalization Produces Secret
Report to Confusion of It's Attorney
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, July 31.-Somewhat
Of 2 sensation was sprung at today's
meeting OF the state board OF equaliza-
ton when a wide discrepancy was
noted between the report of the Pull
man car company as to the number
Of its cars within the state for assess
ment purposes and the secret report
Of the equalizers-
The Pullman company reported that
it had an average of 90 standard sleep
ers and - tourist sleepers in Califor-
MA last year Upon this basis an
assessment was asked. The statement
Of the state board OF equalization for
the same period showed 142 standard
sleepers and 10 tourist sIeepers. These
figures were obtained by taking the
reports OF the regular railroad COM
panies.
Attorney T. c. Coogan for the car
company was astounded at the report
and could give no explanation except
that Implications were responsible for
the increase. He was told that the
various railroad companies of the state
counted their cars at the same hour
every day. making duplication i'm
probable.
Last year the respective. reports diff
fered nearly SO per cent Ceogan and
members OF the board had q lively
discussion over assessment matters and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01

in the majority of instances the attor
ney declined to answer the questions
asked him. Chairman Brown pointed
out two Inconsistencies IN the Pullman
companys attitude toward the board.
One had reference to the denial of the
boards jurisdiction over suits now
pending Brown contended that Coo
CANS appearance even with partial
report was tantamount to acceptance
of Jurisdiction.
The other point of issue was the
after of assessment. Brown pointing
out that Coogan wrote a brief advo-
eating an assessment based on the
stock valuation OF the company's earn
ings instead of the physical valuation
of the property. Brown admitted that
it would make hardly any difference.
but Coogan contended that in making
the estimate the board had used the
entire stock of the Pullman company
as a basis, whereas it should have seq
regated the stock in relation to the
manufacturing and transportation de-
partmentS.
Brown explained that the board was
trying 10 assess the company equitably.
but in the absence of data from it the
task was a hopeless one. State Con-
troIler Nye has a suit pending in San
Francisco now to recover $3S.626 for
1903 taxes due the state from the Pull
man car company.