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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-06
Monday, March 8, 1909
At Ten O'clock a. m.


Two brood mares In foal, draft
horse, weight 1900, 3-year- old driving
horse; span match black coming 2 year
old fillies, coming year old horse, two
coming 2 year old draft horses and one
coming 2 year old draft filley. q
Seven mich cows. all will be fresh
soon, IL head Of coming wear old
heifers. some will be fresh soon. 2
brood sows, will farrow soon.
Steam wood saw outfit and feed
grinder, spring wagon, farm wagon,
harness, sled, stirring plow, harrow,
cultivator, moving machine; sweep
rake, sulky pillow, saddle. wood and
hay racks, carpenter tools. post dig
gers, cross cut saw. hay knife, 200
fence posts, hay in stack.
All my household goods, including
range. stoves. bed room suite, table,
book case and other things.
TERMS: A credit of twelve months
will be given to those DESIRING it on
approved notes with s per cent interest
from date If not paid when due on all
sums over SIS. All sums less than So
cash. 6 per cent off for cash.
Erna 1 n,aeh ~ Nnon
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FOR sALE-BURR OAK FENcH
posts Address. u. S. williams, Bat
avia, 1owa,R. r. Mol
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New York Butter and Eaa Market

New York Eutter and Egg Market.
New York, March 5.-Butter-Mar-
ket, fancy, fresh, steady; others easy.
Receipts-4,600.
Creamery thirds to firsts-21 @27kc.
Held common to special-20@28c.
Eggs-market easy.
Receipts-14,900
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SAN LUIS VALLEY, COLORADO
Home of the famous pea-fed sheep
and hogs. Potato crops net over
500 per acre. Best improved trrigat !
ed land In the west. Write for
booklet and special price list C. C.
Kerr g. Co., Monte Vista, Colo
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FOR SALE 100 ADELLA ST, 2 LOTS
z rooms. cave, fruit. gas: s12 Finley
avenue, rooms, barn; 500 Chester
avenue, rooms, new semi modern.
cash takes these cheap Make an
offer, Inquire r. Chew, Adella street
or Chester Avenue.
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STOCK CATTLE FOR sALE--2t
Shorthorns and Herefords, two and
three year old heifers, rs high grade
Galloway .2year-old heifers,40 short
horns, l year old steers, % white
face yearling steers. VIII Sell any
number you want. E. ]. Hall, Stock
port, Ia, r r. No g.
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FOR SALE--BLACKSMIT SHOP,
lot Of tools and stock with all the
work one man can do the year
around Located In town of New
York, Wayne Co, Iowa. Would take
part in trade. Address r. N. Long,
Russell, Ia, r. r. No. 8.
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Peoria Corn Market.

Peoria, March 5.-The corn market
follows:
No. 3-64A @64hc
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IF YOU WANT A BARGAIN IN
South Dakota land homesteads or
deed lands or stock ranches from
S6o0 UP. See or write B. G. Buck
holz, Ottumwa, South Dakota.
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T0DAY'S MARKET NEWS
..a.a .s,dl..g..ss.4Urn.e.,z.1k.a.s&
LOCAL MARKETS.


Green hides are slightly higher;
otherwise there are no changes In the
local markets today.
IL a. M, March A.
These prices are paid on delivery OF
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FOR CHEAP HOMES IN A MILD
climate among soeiabe white peo-
pie write CLANCY and Doss. Beebe,
Ark.
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WANTED JOB ON FARM BY
married man, who has small family.
Address M. W.. 1882 Railroad St.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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wANTED-TO SERVE YOU A GOOD
meal for 20 cents. Clarks restau-
rant
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FOR SAI4E-A FARM OF 100 ACRES
Texas county, Oklahoma. New frame
house. good small barn, ITO acrei
broke, rs acres pasture, all level
land. no rock or sand. Close to town.
Thickly settled. Why rent when one
crop pays for land. $3.50 per acre.
Write J. w. Carter, Seymour, Ia
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FOR SALE-NEw HOME AND FUR
nishings, partly modern. Choice res
idence district. All inquiries strict
ly confidential. F. "a B., Courier !.
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wANTED-TO BUY SOME SITTING
hens. Call new phone 921-E.
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wANTED-BRUsH CUTTERS. TWO
miles south of Ormanville. All under
brush No heavy chopping. o. e.
Dorr, Bellknap. Ia.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-sILyER SEED OATS
that will grow. Treated far sol
last year. Yielded 35 bushels pei
acre last year. Price soc per bushel.
G. w. Shepherd, !ottumwa. Iowa, r..
No. 5. New phone.
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New York Grain Market.
New York, March 5.-The grain
market follows:
Wheat-May-$1.1S
Corn-74%c.
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE
MARKET.
The following market is furnished by I.
G. Furman. grain and stock brokers.
Rooms and s, Chiffon block. New
phone 1884.
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wANTED---wOMA TO ASSIST
with homework on farm New phone
S93-A.
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FOR SALE-3 PURE BRED SHORT
horn bulls. Straight rates and reg
istered. Charlie ]. Harlan, Ottum-
wa, Iowa. r. No. q
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j. Nj. DOWNEY.
r, D. sNAkENBERe, Clerk

JOHN Helm, Auct.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
BALTIMORE JEWELER Is Held
Police Allege Samuel Jacobsen
Worked "Flim-ham" Game Here.
He Is Accused of SwindIing, with
the Aid OF "A Confederate, a Local
Butcher Last Summer.

In the capture Of Samuel Jacobsen.
thirty years cid. jeweler, who gives his
address as SIS East Baltimore street,
Baltimore, the police believe they have a
clever swindler who operated q unique
'him-fam in Washington last summer
Jacobsen was arrested in Pennsylvania
avenue near Sixth street northwest yes
terday afternoon By Detectives Berman
and Cox Detectives Warren and 8Iullin
also have been looking for Jacobsen.
Abraham Pfutsopski. who conducts a
butcher shop at 90 Four-and-a-half street
southwest, declares Jacobsen is the man
who obtained so from him several
months ago. 4 man entered Pfutsopski's
store and said he wished 20 know where
he could rent Z store A few minutes
later another man entered and offered
20 sell Pfutsopski a pair OF diamond ear
rings for 800 The first stranger bought
the earrings and asked Pfutsopski 20 lend
him so. Offering 10 leave the earrings as
security PfutsopsH lent the money and
the strangers disappeared
The police say Jacobsen was arrested
ln Baltimore q few weeks later for con
ducting a similar swindle. Il is alleged
he also obtained $3.50 from Barnett
Hofenberz. Of 1913 Seventh street north
west. Jacobsen viii be srrsigned in
Police Court this mGFning.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
WOMAN SOLDIERS FUNERAL
Mrs. Sarah f. Thompson VIII Be
Buried in Arlington To-day.

Funeral services for Mrs Sarah E.
Thompson. the only woman whose name
was carried on the pension rolls Of the
United States as soldier, will be held
at O'Clock this afternoon, at the home
Of her son-ln-law. Carl NJ. Lipp. 1874
Fourteenth street northwest Interment
will be at Arlington National Cemetery
Rev. Charles E. Guthrie, pastor OF Ham
line N. E. Church. viii oficiate.
An inquest was held at the District
morgue yesterday morning, 10 inquire
Into the circumstances Of the death Of
Mrs. Thompson. VINO died ar Casualty
Hospital from injuries received when she
was struck and knocked down by car
al First and B streets southeast, We'd
nes6ay morning. The Jury returned q
verdict OF accidental death.
Mrs. Thompson, who was seventy-one
years old. was employed as a money
order soTter in the Office OF the sixth
auditor OF the Post-of1ce Department. Her
service as a soldier OF the Union in
cluded the discovery OF the hiding place
OF the Confederate general, John 7.
Logan.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
CAPT. BOYLE NOW INSPECTOR.
Officer in Charge of Third Precinct
Succeeds Inspector SwindeIIs.

Capt Richard B. Boyle. OF the Third
precinct, was yesterday appointed Inspec-
tor. 10 al the vacancy caused by the re-
tirement Of John A Swindelis. Inspec-
tor Boyle viii assume his new duties
Nay l.
Capt. Daniel Sullivan. OF the Second
precinct. viii be transferred 20 the Third
precinct. and Capt. Charles T. Peck. who
has been doing duty as night chief Of de-
tectives at the central Office. viii as
sumo command Of the Second precinct.
Lieut. James A DuvsH. OF the Fifth
precinct, viii succeed Capt. Peck. at the
central Office Acting Lieut. William H.
Harrison. who has been detailed as ser
geant az the White House. VIII he trans
ferred 20 the Fifth precinct
The promotions have made a vacancy
for an acting sergeant. 10 succeed Acting
Lieut.. Harrison. 81 the White House.
MAI. Sylvester has not Yet chosen the
man 20 I'll this position, bUt IL is un-
deTstOod his name VIII be announced in
d few days
Inspector Boyle is a native OF Washing
ton. and received his police training uu-
der Lieut. John P Kelly. Inspector BOYLE
has performed duty in the more trouble
some sections OF the city. and once re-
Ceivsd a pistol shot wound in the face
While making an arrest Al Third and D
streets northwest.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
DISCUSS NEGRO WORK.
ArchbishOps Hear Report of Dtrec-
tor of Religious Bureau.

y, ork among colored people. principally
from a Catholic standpoint, was discussed
at yesterdays meeting OF the archblshops
at the Catholic University. Cardinal Glib
bons, Archbishop Farley, Of New York;
Bishop Byrne, Of Nashville: Bishop Allen,
Of Mobile. and Bishop Kelley, Of Savan-
nah. attended the meeting Rev. John E.
Burke. Of New York, acted as secretary.
DR. Burke has been placed in charge as
director Of the bureau for work among
colored people, and has been successful
in collecting funds 10 carry on the work
among them OF the South.
The work OF Rev Dr.. Burke vas ap-
proved by the board. and he was in
structed 10 proceed. along certain lines TO
accomplish the great work intrusted to
him.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
PLACES OF INTEREST.

LihzTy q Conuess-oDen 4. II to 10 ,. n On
secular days; from ,. 70 10 ? n % ScDcays
ard OF certain holidays
Public Lihrz-y-Open 4 n 10 D n. holiday
8. n 20 ?. n: Sundays. 10 .. n
White H0use-Opcn q a. N 70 2. n.
United States Capitol-Opcn 9 a. N TO . p =
State, Var. and Navy DeparImeats-0pe1 e. n
to p n The original Declaration of IDdepsod-
ence Is IN the Library AZ tbs State DeDarmeEt.l
United States TTe1EgTy-open :. n. to 2 ?. q.
United States Patent OHice-open g. n 70
p. n.
United States Pension Bureaa-Open 3 n TO
,. n.
United states Post-ofaoe-Open A. N. to D n;
Washington City POst-Oface-Open al hours the
Dead Letter Cfacs Is il the eity post-csa
Nsti0.ai BC;snic Gardens-OpeE a. m 90 p Il
Fish CommiEsioa-Open q. N TO 4-e p II
Amy Medical Museun-Open a. II to $50 p n
National Muss1n-opeu a. n to 50 p n tin-
eludins holidays.
snithsOuisn Inssi;utioo-opsn a. n to 80 p
%. lincluding holidays.
Agricultural Depertmeat-Open e. N to "a
2. Il
Bureau a EnEzring and Printing-open = Z.
washington Bt0uunent CsssBz feet in hsiEhn-open
$50 a. N 10 % p u. Elevator runs from s. n
until D M
Corcorzn Gallery Of Art-open s4s q. u to &
:. N winter; =. n, to p N. IN summer. sun
osTs-ss0 = T. 70 ,. r., ezeeTEtng In nidsun-
meT. Adniss:oo free on Tuesdays Thursdays. sat
u1dzys. and Sundays. other days. &c admission
Government Printing o4ce-ope1 10 a. n 70
:. Il
Nav Yard-Open g. n to $50 p h
SouthWorth Cottage 56th 81 and Prospect ave-
~ The SUBURBS
Geological Park-0pen all day.
Rnck Greek Bridge and ParS-
Chevy Chase and kensngtO1.
Naval Obser-atory-Open 2 a. II % p n
Mount Vernon cthe h0ue spd tomb os Washing
toni-Opea Il 3 II 70 ?.
Arlington National Csnetgy-
Fort MyeT Military Post
United States Soldier Hone-Open q L. -
sunset.
United States Naval Academy, Annapolis. Nd
Cathedral G-0unds. Ts1nsuytown rcsd-Op=n =.
a % p r.
CABIN John Bridge. Cathclic University. ard Alex
acdria
c. E.n. q IL poAo-r.r
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
ROAD SUED FOR $4,000.
Actions Against Traction Company
for Alleged Injury TO Child.

Two suits for damages. aggregating
S30000 were brought in the District su-
preme Court, yesterday. against the City
and Suburban Railway Company Ed
ward Sullivan. three years Old. asks sZ5.-
Go damages for serious and permanent
injuries 10 his right foot and leg. alleged
10 have been sustained on March 81. 1866.
when he saws he was sJruck by q car Of
the defendant company st North CAPITOL
and . streets Daniel F Sullivan's suit
is for s5.C9e. for the loss OF the chiid's
services
TIE COmplsinants are represented by
Attorneys Alexander Bel. Kspple-, and
MeriilaG
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
SENATOR DEFENDS NEGRO.
William Alden smith TestiHes in the
Police Court

Senator William Alden Smith. Of Mich
!gan. defended Robert A Pelham. negro.
who was sTraigned On a charge Of dis
orderly conduct before Judge KimbaH. OF
the Police Court, yesterday. The unusual
sight Of q United States Senator taking
the stand in defense Of a negro caused
comment in court circles
Pelham. who IS employed at the Cen
sus Office. was arrested last Saturday
night while at Fourteenth and : streets
northwest There were a number Of wit
nesses for both the defense and the
government. and during the testimony il
developed that Pelham has the reputa-
tion Of q worthy citizen
Pelham was adjudged not guilty and
dismissed
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
Watch for a cIty-Rancle Highland
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Tho--ald F. Larson. T.. p and Sophia Hast-y.
g. b0sh C BaltiusoTc. Eev. Hsnr Schroodsr-
Frederick J. No-ist q. Z Broozlyn. y. \, and
Ala 4. spieidf. p Rev. H. A. Curiey
Charles A. 0IliTef 2. and 1loiiie Leach. .. Rev.
J. T. Huddls
Frank Wilson, o ard Frances LsmBe-d. - of
Baltimore RcT. J. G. Butter
William T. Shuler. =. ard ElbeTta Stehl. .,
bose cf Bal;imc-e Rev James r Irvinc-
COL0RED
Cisr~ucs Smith, 2, sad Nary Lucass 2 RsF.
:. 2. Mclaughlin
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
LOCAL MENTION.
EXCURSIONS TO-DAY.

70 FoTt Monroe Norfolk. Newport Nezs. and an
points South-No-folk and Washington steamer
gFsry eTeni1g II the year al 6z5
To Annapolis and TIE United States NsyzI Aead-
Guy-Irsins leave every hour oE the half h0r from
Fifteeoth ard streets northeast.
To Rocz Creek and Bridge. biological Park CbeFJ
Chase. and KeuSingtoR-Czrs from Fttee1th street.
and Sez HoEK avenue every ftteea minutes
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

Funeral services were held yesterday
afternoon at o'clock for Ira Connolly.
who died Thursday morning. At the fam
ily home, Shepherds road Brightwood.
The body was taken TO Petersburg. Va.
where interment viii take place to-day.
He is survived By a wife, three daughters.
and one brother
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
WILL HONOR THEIR PRESIDENT
Congress Heights Improvement As
..sn.an- NJ. n...-.a

Congress Heights Improvement As
sOciatiOR Plans Reception.
4 public reception will be held on May
by the Public Improvement Association
OF Congress Heights in honor OF its re-
Gently elected president, ". ". Price.
A meeting was neld yesterday at the
residence Of Edward J. NewComb. in
Nichols avenue. 10 prepare for the event
Il Vas decided 70 invite Senators Calm
ger. Scott. BUTkett. and Tillman. Repre-
sentatives Smith. Olcott. Sulzer, and
Aiken. Col. Arthur r. Rardle. and Com
missiOners Mcfarland, JudsOn. and West.
The committee on arrangements IS CON-
posed Of E J. NewcOmb. T. " FilIins, 4.
f Mackey. Rev. William Brayshaw. and
Howard Bradley
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
Higher Patriotism to Be Theme.

There viii be a special service at Foun-
dry II E Church, in Sixteenth street,
Sunday afternoon, at which the Daugh-
ters Of the American Revolution are IN
vited Services VIII be conducted by the
pastor, Rev. DR.. Robert n. Moore. He
viii deliver an address on higher patriot
ism
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
Bishop Wilson Critically III.

Bishop Althaens ". Wilson. Of the
Episcopal Diocese South. is critically III
at his home IN Baltimore He recently
returned from Toronto. Canada.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
80 &C E.rannrntnd ,riIL e..

Sc cans evapOTated milk. &c; sc cans evap-
grated milk. 31zc- I7I4 18th ST. NV. I43s p
st. NV, and J. T D. Pyles Il other lucky
stores such bargains as above have
made them lucky.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

California Orange Wine-SPeciaI, sec
Bottle Pure comb honey, 1Sc. Newsmaple
sirup. Jas. D. Donnelly. 18th and Eye NV.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
FuneraI of ia ConneIIy.

Headquarters for Garden Rose.
Dependable qualities only. l0c. 1S15c. &c
and &c #. Lindsay's Rubber Store. $50 z
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

It's Every HOusewife's Duty to See
That her table is supplied with the best
bread That's JnO. G. Meinberg's. GroceTs.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

Silverware, and household goods Rooms
/ 81 up per month Packing, hauling, and
/ shipping Estimates given. Phone 2S1.
/ Washington Safe Deposit Co.. 91s Pc ave.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
NatIonaI Inrerted LIrh,.

Best. safe, bright. Sl.75 complete, put on.
SIS 18th SC. A. MuddIman & Co.-I29s c.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

Specialists In Sea F-oods.
Ph{lz- oyster < ChOD House. sI3 llth ~
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-01-31
REPORT
PREC|P|TATES
TROUBLE
MINE WORKERS ENGAGE IN FIERY
CONTROVERSY OVER LEWIS
STATEMENTS.

indianapolis, Jan. 30.-Discussion
over the report of Thomas l.. Lewis
president of the United Mine Workers
of America, will keep the convention
of the organization in session here a
week longer than was expected. The
insofar as 1t adversely criticised the
insofar as 1t adversely criticized the
Pennsylvania and Illinois districts for
obstructing the efforts of the president
and executive board to bring about a
joint interstate agreement. However,
when a paragraph was reached in
which Mr. Lewis treated the suspen-
sion of the officers of district No. H.,
Indiana, for refusing to return to work
when ordered, much controversy
arose.
w. D. Van Horn, president of dis
trict No. IL, called the national execu-
tive board a wooden head" and de-
clared that it and President Lewis
nnI attempted to force his constit-
uents to work in a mine which was
SO carelessly constructed as to be
dangerous to the lives of man and
mule"
Thomas Haggarty, an anti admins
tration member of the national execu-
tive board, condemned the policy of
President Lewis and some of his as
sociates so bitterly that James
Mooney of Missouri also board
member, demanded to know If Mr..
Haggerty intended to whip him per-
sonally." Several other members of
the board resented the board being
designated as wooden" and it was
with great difficulty that President
White Of the Iowa miners, who pre-
sided, prevented more serious diff
Guilty. Several of the mine leaders
were simultaneously engaged In dis
putting the veracity Of each others
statements.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-01-31
"SM0KE" DECISION
PLEASES
c. r. KELLEY SAYS ACTION OF
JUDGE HUNT Is CAUSE OF
GREAT SATISFACTION.
Special to The Daily Missoulian.

Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Butte, Jan. 30.-Con F. Kelley. head
counsel of the Amalgamated Copper
company, is home from a trip to New
York and Washington. He said today:
Il spent my time between New
York and Washington while absent
from the city. In regard to the smoke
case decision / may say that the very
full and complete decision Of Judge
Hunt was received with the greatest
satisfaction in the east. 1t served to
remove from, not alone the company,
but everybody interested in the cop
per business, a great deal of anxiety
| had conferences while in Washing
ton with Solicitor General Hoyt and
other representatives of the govern
mediate action by the government in
regard to the complaint of the Deer
Lodge farmers.
Some matters which require inves-
tigation are being considered, and
the company and the government are
cooperating in making certain in
vestigations which WILL l think, dis
pose of the matter without litigation
SO far everything has moved along
perfectly satisfactory between the
company and the governments repre-
sentatives and the desire of the gov
| ernment so far as expressed. is to
CO. operate with the company and
avoid litigation"
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-01-31
HOUSE PROVIDES APPROPRiA-
TloN FOR EXPERIMENTS IN
AERONAUTlCS.
PROvOKES A DISCUSSION
tary Operations Is Subject Of Con-
siderable Debate--Mann Answers
Objections by Pointing to Service
Rendered by Wireless TeIesraphy.

Washington. Jan. 30--Aeronautics
occupied much attention in the house
of representatives today in connection
with the consideration OF the army ap-
preparation bill. The advisability of
an appropriation for army balloons
was first considered.
The question was raised by Mr. Ma
con (Ark), who drew from Mr. Hull,
who prepared the measure, the state
ments that balloons heretofore had not
been specially provided for, and the
Arkansan at once made point of or
der against the provisions.
The burden of the arguments in
support of the balloon provision was
that balloons had now become a part
of an efficient army, while some or
the opponents maintained that bal
looms were not used in the Russo
japanese war, the Spanish American
war and the Boer war. Mr. Macon in
sisted that balloons had played no
considerable part in warfare
His statements were controverted by
Mr.. Cochran, who said balloon per-
formed a good part in the war between
France and Germany when NJ. Gam
beta escaped from Paris by such
means and organized the national de-
Tense
Mr.. Mann Ull.) in favoring the bal
loon provision, pointed to the sinking
of the Republic, and said that no one
could have cited, 10 days ago, any case
where wireless telegraphy had saved
hundreds Of lives through shipWreck.
THE time for citing the case in refer
ence to balloons" he said, will come
after they have saved hundreds of mil
lions Of dollars and may be hundreds
of thousands of lives, and probably a
great deal more"
Mr., Macon was at last induced to
with raw his point or order on a
statement by Mr.. Capron (Rhode Is
land) that balloons had been used with
good results during the civil war, but
its recall by Mr.. Sherley again clouded
the situation.
In an elaborate opinion by Mr.. Per
kins, who was in the chair, the point
of order was overruled and the work
of experimenting with balloons by
the government accordingly will go.
After the ruling Mr.. Hull UoWa) Of
fered an amendment increasing the
appropriation from $250,000 to $750
600, which Mr.. Hull admitted after be-
ing subjected to rapid fire questioning
was largely to be used for experiment
with and the development of balloons
and airships.
During the debate Mr.. Slayden
(Texas) pointed to the achievements
of the Wright brothers in aerial nav
igation, which he said had been con-
spicuous and that foreign govern
ment had already acquired rights In
their inventions. He deemed 1t of the
utmost importance that the Ameri-
can government should take the lead
in military aeronautics.
BY vote of rs to 55 the amend
ment was adopted. the announcement
being greeted with applause. Except
with respect to the appropriation for
aeronautical experiments. the bill
was not amended in any important
particular.
1t was still pending when the house
adjourned.