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Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-12

The War department is receiving petit
tions from army officers in regard TO the
bill Is. 261D providing for 612 extra officers
OF the army. 1t has been requested in
these petitions that the bill be amended
SO as to insert that the vacancies created
by 1t shall at all times be apportioned to
each arm and corps and TO each grade
thereto, as near as may be, in the exact
proportion that the numbers in these grades
bear to the numbers in the correspondents
grade OF the several arms and corps af-
fected by the bill. The War department
authorities are not inclined to approve petit
tions of this sort, largely for the reason
that 1t takes from the War epa rtment adj
ministrative discretion which 1t is deemed
desirable should be entrusted TO the de-
functions. The original prop
osition is to leave this matter to the de-
partment with the assurance that every
thlng Will be done with fairness 10 the
various branches and grades.
An interesting and important collection
has been made at West Point of some
seventy different models or different makes
OF muskets rifles and carbines, to partially
complete a series comprising all Weapons
tnst nave been used in the American mill
tafy service. The collection now includes
about 300 specimens and, as covering Amer
lean military arms, is probably the most
complete in the United States. 1t is of
great interest and value to officers and
cadets as showing the history OF our mill
tary weapon and evolution of the modern
military rifle. The following articles Of
the latest service types we're issued by the
chlet OF ordnance to be displayed in the
museum when not i'm use in the section
rooms for purpose OF instruction: Field
artillery plotting board, panoramic sight.
range quadrant, battery commanders tele-
scope battery commanders, ruler, drill
cartridge for S-inch field gun, hand fuse
setter for 3-inch. shrapnel; Weldon range
Under; shrapnel for 3-inch field gun. sec
tionalized with sectionalized fuse in DO.
sltion; sectionalized cartridge cases and
primers for 3-inch, 3.S-inch, 47-inch, 6-incb
Held and siege guns; proJectiles and car
fridge cases for 6-pounder and 15-pounder
rapid fire guns, board showing various
stages of manufacture of small-arms car
trldges and bullets, small-arms barrels.
which had been fired $3.50 and 1874 rounds,
respectively, sectionalized to show the effect
OF excessive erosion; smaIl-arms bullets.
deformed by being fired from a badly
eroded barrel.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-12

Tillman talked.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-12

Il should regret very much to hear that
! anybody has ever offered money for politi-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-30
STOCK WITHOUT DOLLAR MARK
Report BY The New York Bar Associa-
ton.

Buffalo, N. Y, Jan. 30.--The second
days session of the annual meeting OF
the State Bar association was called
to order yesterday forenoon by Presi-
dent Francis Lynde stetson of New
York, The committee on corporation
law. Of which Mr.. Stetson is chairman,
submitted its report. The committee
has caused to be submitted TO the leg
islature amendments TO the corporation
laws permitting the formation of com-
panies having the stock divided into
shares without assignment thereto OF
any value in money and the issue of
stock certificates representing merely
proportionate interests in the entire
capital stock without the indication Of
any nominal or par value in money.
This is sometimes called stock with
out the dollar mark" THE abolition
Of the money denomination of shares"
the report says. would, we believe, de-
prive those who promote corporations
OF the advantages, real or seeming, Of
that exaggerated capitalization which
undoubtedly is possible under existing
laws and at the same time it would
compel investors to fix their attention
upon actual value.n The amendment
would not apply to business, corpora
tons now existing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-30
ROBES FOR SUPREME COURT.
Topic For Discussion Among Judges
and Attorneys of The State.

The attorneys of the state are dis
cussing the suggestion made by several
members of the board and also CON
siderable portion of the judiciary that
the Justices OF the supreme court wear
robes of Office as is the custom in the
ma iority of the states of the Union.
There has been more or less talk OF
this new departure for some years, but
of late the discussion has become more
general and was even taken UP at the
conference Of the superior court Judges
held at the Pavilion Wednesday and
Thursday -
While IL is desired that the judges
Of the superior court should wear robes
vet the members al this branch Of the
judiciary are inclined To believe that
the rohing Of the Judges Of the supreme
court would add to the dignity Of that
tribunal without creating too much Of
a gulf between the bench and the bar.
Itlis urged that while it is not desired
to impose an impossible barrier between
the members Of the bar and the Judges
on the bench Of the supreme court, yet
the plan would tend to increase the
general sense OF the responsibility and
dignity OF this the highest court Of
Vermont.
in the federal courts Of this state,
and also the appellate division Of
Massachusetts, and New York, the JUS
tires wear their robes Of Office on the
bench, without any lessening of the eff
ficieney of the courts, and If this con.
dition prevails in those states, why not
in Vermont
While it il perfectly understood that
the wearing of robes on the bench viii
not tend in the least to increase the
amount OF gray matter possessed by
our Judges, yet the presence of these
insignia Of office undoubtedly adds TO
tho respect and Difference shown the
members Of the judiciary. Nothing
developed from the conference Of the
Judges OF the superior court in regard
to this matter, but agitation In this
direction IN being set on foot to get a
consensus Of opinion, and IT would not
be surprising II within a year OK two,
our Judges a. well a. those Of other
states, win appear on the bench in
the robes OF their office.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-30
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
Harcourt Co. Twice at the Opera House
To-day.

The Harcourt Comedy company, now
playing at the opera house, should have
packed houses at both performances to-
day This company is far above the aver
age l0c, Zoe and 30c organizations that
have visited this city. Each member OF
the company filing his or her role with
marked ability. The bill last night was
The Dens Of New York." in which Miss
May Melvin portrayed the role of the
young wife" with ease and finish and
proved herself capable Of strong emo
tional work. Mr.. Harris as the husband
Rad but few opportunities, but easily rose
to the requirements OF them. George
Carrie, the villain Of the piece, was en-
tirely acceptable in a difficult role. Mr..
Jack Lynn and the rest of the company
proved fully equal to the high standard
set by the principals in the cast. The
bill this afternoon is Western malo-
drama, called ''the Head of the Klon-
dyke" presenting Miss Melvin in a SOU
brette role, highly entertaining to the
ladies and children, for whom the sat
urylay metineei especially arranged.
The Gates OF Justice Southern melo-
drama, full of comedy from the start to
the finish. Is the closing bill for the week.
An entire change Of specialties at each
performance,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-30
Hitch in Lincoln Holiday Plan.

The plan to make Lineoln's centen.
NAL on Feb IL special holiday has
been blocked BY the diverse action Of
the Senate and House. a Senate corn.
mittae on library reported bill 10
which the Senate added an amendment
offered by Senator Knox providing for
the immediate survey Of road to
Gettysburg, to be called 'The Lincoln
Way" The House committee, instead
Of reporting the Senate bill either with
or without amendment, took original &c
ton BY reporting bill providing for the
holiday only. This bill came to ths SEN
ate and was reported to the Senate with
the addition of the Knox amendment
providing for the survey of "The Lin
coin Way az one of the memorials to
be considered. Mr. Newlands offered to
join in favorable report provided an
amendment was adopted providing for
the appointment of q commission con
sisting Of officials and leading archi-
tects and artists for the purpose Of ex.
anlining into and reporting upon all the
projects hitherto suggested for a Lin,
colu memorial but his proposition was
not acceded to and the bill has gone
over until Tuesday next.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-30
ADAMS CHARGED WITH
KILLING KLIFF
Wife Of HOpewelI Junction Restaurants
Man Accuses His Brother
in-law.

Poughkecpsie, n. Y, Jan. 3o.-Theo-
doae Adams, employed in the railroad
roundhouse at Hopewcll Juiction, was
arrested yesterday and charged with the
murder Of his brother.in-law, John Kid
of that place, after Mrs. Kliff had accused
Adams OF robbng her.
Xiii was tho proprietor of a lunch
room in Hopewell Junction and was kill
cd last Sunday morning, it is believed,
by two men who had entered the restau.
rant ostensibly TO purchase bag of
tobacco. As Kliff turned his back upon
the men, he was struck with a heavy
iron bolt and his skull was fractured.
He died few hours later The men
then entered Mrs. Kills sleeping room,
fractured her skull with blow, and
took about 500 from under her pill
low.
Mrs. Kliff had since been unconscious
in the Vassar hospital and Adams had
been under police surveillance. Yester-
day Adams was taken before Mrs Klitf,
who declared that she saw him in the
sleeping room after the assault and that
be took the money from under her pill
low. Adams denied II, but Mrs. Kliff
described the clothing which she said
Adams wore Mt that time.
Adams was then arrested The police
say the bolt with which Kliff was
killed apparently came from the round.
house
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-30


fidential clerk, w. s. Harvey, and Charles
p. Taft
"Ths country will be glad to know
that Mr. Taft's name is being used with
out his consent. j desire TO say, II
this connection, that Mr.. Taft could rem,
or great service, and his denial will
be OF greater value ii he should without
delay address telegram TO the General
Assembly Of Panama, denying his con-
nactions with the scheme have de-
scribed and repudiating Mr.. Cromwell
on the isthmus OF Panama with as much
enthusiasm as he has IN his telegram 70
me repudiated all connection with that
gentleman.
Il thing / might also with propriety
suggest that the president elect can at
the present time render no greater SER
vice 10 his country than he can tender
by Withdrawing his frequent public in
doTsements of William Nelson Cromwell.
At the present time Mr.. Cromwell and
Mr.. Farnham are proceeding under GER
tificates of good character given them
in the past by the president -elect.
"The next president of the United
States could render no greater service
to his country in Panama matters than
he could render by Immediately, after
his term of Office commences, removing
both Cromwell and Farnham from their
present official positions and from the
positions Of trust and confidence they
now apparently hold with reference to
him; and sincerely hope that his re-
pudiation Of Mr. Cromwell viii be as
enthusiastic and complete as the repudi-
alton contained in the telegram of
Charles r. Taft, which has just been
read.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-30
PRESIDENT TAKES NO
STAND ON PRIMARY
Will Neither Favor Nor Oppose Hughes
Direct Nomination Idea.

Washington, Jan. so.--Goy. Hughes
visit to Washington as the guest Of
the president has been the signal for a
revival Of the reports that the presi.
dent is about to interfere either for or
against the governors direct primary
bill.
While the visit OF the governor and
Mrs Hughes has no further signifi-
canoe than that the president invited
them TO attend the dinner given TO
tho justices OF the supreme court, Re-
publican politicians Of New York are
trying to get the president to urge the
governor to drop his agitation Of this
measure.
II was said that the president is
going to keep his hands OF. If he
thrown his influence one way or the
other II is more likely TO be with the
governor than against him. The presi-
dent is most fayorably disposed toward
Gov. Hughes and he has little sympathy
with those who seek TO make his adj
ninistration failure.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-30
Official Name Is Proposed BY
Congress
NO FINAL DECISION MADE
On Important Tariff Schedules--Branchel
at Odds on Lincoln Holiday-Gar-
field Memorial AssO. Moves
for Monument.

Washington, Jan. so.-Some of the
congressman who recently visited the
Istbmus of Panama discovered that al.
though the United States had been the
proud poasasor for some six years of
a strip of land ten miles wide, stretch
ing from the Atlantic to the Pacific, no
official name had been given legally TO
IL. The choice was a simple matter.
and so 1t was decided best TO designate
the canal zond, Canal Zone"--and that
70 to be the official name, A provision
to this effect Is included in the new bill
agreed upon by the House committee
on interstate and foreign commerce,
drafted TO legalize and perfect the
present form Of government on the
Zone. II was. also decided 10 give a
name to the canal itself and according
~ the new bill provides that the canal
viii be designated simply as the
Panama Canal"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-30
HOW 1T SPREADS.

The first package Of DR.. Leonhardt's
Hem Roid tthe infsllible pile curel that
was put out went to small town In
Nebraska.
1t cured case Of piles that was con
sidered hopeless.
The news spread and although this
was only two years AGO. the demand
prompted Dr. J. S. Leonhardt Of Lincoln.
sch, the discoyefer, TO prepare it for
general use Now il is being sent to
al parts OF the world.
Il will cure any case Of piles. There
is months treatment in each box.
Sold for slo0, with absolute giaran-
tee.
Il is for sale by Rickert & Wells,
hzrre. Vt, or by DR.. Leonhardt Co..
Staten B, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-30
BRANDS CHARGE
AS FALSE
------------
Charles P. Taft Says He Never
Knew Cromwell
NOR HAD ANY BUSINESS
With Him. Or ANY Interests in
Panama Rainey Wants President
Elect Taft to Repudiate
Cromwell.
NOR HAD ANY BUSINESS

Washingtno, Jan. 30--In cablegam
read in the House yesterday by Repre-
sentative Rainey of Illinois, Charles P.
Taft, brother of the president-elect, de-
clared in the most empahtic manner the
charge recently made by Mr.. Rainey in
a speech on Panama, that Mr. Taft was
associated with William Nelson Crom-
wen in exploiting timber resources in
the vicinity Of the republic OF Panama.
Mr.. Taft declared that he has never
had any business relations of any char
acter whatever with Mr.. Cromwell, and
he added that Mr.. Rainey had been mis-
led into making the charge.
Mr., Raiuey told the House that he
had no desire to controvene i'm any way
the statement Of Mr.. Taft and congratu-
lated Mr. Taft upon his absolute and
complete reputation Of William Nelson
Cromwell and his methods"
Mr. Taft's cablregTam, dated at Ha-
yana, Jan. 27, follows.
Il assume you have been misled into
uttering the sheer and absolute false
hoods concerning me you are reported
to have spoken yesterday. ! have never
had any business association of any
kind or description, past, present or pros
pectire, with William Nelson Cromwell,
nor any interest or any kind or with
anybody, past, present or prospective,
on the isthmns Of Panama, and conf
IDENTIFY rely upon your loyalty TO the
truth TO retract what you said about me
in the same high place where you made
yourself responsible for those nisstate-
ments.p $3.50
In commenting upon Mr.. Taft's tate
ment, Representative Rainey said:
Il have not the slightest desire to
cnotrvert in any way the statement Of
Charles P. Taft, which has Just been
read. On the contrary, | congratulate
him upon his absolute and complete re.
pudiation of William Nelson Cromwell
and has methods II, however, does not
become necessary for me to retraet any
thing ] said in my speech. I do not
desire to add anything to what / said
nor to change it in any way In order
that what said about Charles p. Taft
may appear here in the Congressional
Record, in connection with his telegram,
/ desire to read from my speech of Jan.
26, and read now from the first column
Of page 1910 Of the Congressional Rec.
ord for this session. the following:
'0n Sunday night, the 27th day of
0baIdGa called 10 has palace
certain members Of the general assembly
and they then, ard at that time, de.
manded Of him to know who the men
were who were back Of John Ehrman.
representing that John Ehrman had no
particular financial standing; and that
time they were told that the men who
were back of him in this infamous, out.
iageous scheme were William Nelson
Cromwell, Roger L. Farnlaam, his con-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-30
Garfield Memorial At ocean park.

IS memorial to the late President
Garfield, it is proposed by the Garfield
Memorial association TO erect monu-
mont III Ocean Park, Long Branch, New
Jersey, at which place his death occur
red Sept. 10, 1851 Abe association was
organized and incorporated under the
laws OF New Jersey. Senator Briggs
Of New Jersey has introduced bill al
thorizing the payment Of $4,000 70 the
Garfield association when that organi-
zation shall have raised an additional
$4,000 for the purchase and improve.
nient Of site and the erection 81 Il
monument The design must be APP
proved by the secretary Of war and corr
tract must be let before the secretary
may turn over the money appropriated
by Congress.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-30
TO GRADUATE AT $3.50 A DRESS.
Each Girl to Get a Diploma Must Do
the Sewing Herself.

Chicago, Jan. 30.-The most perplexing
problem Of younger femininity, the grad
mating dress, has been neatly solved BY
the girls Of a grammar school who will
take their formal leave of the lower
school to-day. Not only will each Of
the dresses be admirably suited TO the
separate wearers, but each viii be in
perfect accord with all the Others. and
all for sl.39 per dress.
This combination Of perfection i the
result Of the foresight and planning Of
the schools domestic science instructor.
Through her an order was issued BY the
principal thas oil the girls would be
Obliged to sew their own graduation
dresses before receiving diploma. A
cooperative plan for the purchase Of the
material wac formed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-30
FIGHT IN MINERS CONVENTION.
Charges Against President Lewis Fol-
lowed BY Counter Charges.

indianapolis. Jan. 30.-Scarceig had
the United Nine Workers convention
opened yesterday when the forces
opposing the administration of Presi-
dent Lewis began an attack upon him
and the national organizers, charging
these men were sent into Pehnsylvania
for electioneering purposes. National
Board Member Haggerty of pennsyl-
wanna charged that the organizers sent
into central Pennsylvania were there
to Iifsrupt the union
President Lewis ref0Tted that the
statement was not true. Mr.. Haggerty
naid that aiiidavits would be produced
10 support his charges. storm OF
chetgs greeted Mr.. Lewis when, reply
ing TO Mr.. Haggerty, he said Haggerty
had ordered him to take ont OF tho
central Pennsylvania field organizers
that were investigating the @deplorable
conditions there He said that "at
the proper time he would expose these
conditions and Haggerty's connection
with them
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-30
Ex-cAsHrER CAMPBELL rEsrIFIEs
He Is a Witness in Trial of Banker Cow
in New York.

New York, Jan 30.--,Arthur Campbell,
former cashier Of the Borough Bank Of
Brooklyn, continued his testimony yes
tefday in the trial Of William Cow, for.
merIy director Of that bank, who is
charged with grand larceny in the con-
duct Of the affairs Of tbe institution.
Campbell was indicted jointly with Cow,
but turned states evidence. Campbell
said that in September. 1907, before the
financial panic, be called the attention
Of the directors, among them Cow, to-
the fact that the bank was $4,000
short Of the reserve fund Of Is per cent.
Of the deposits required BY the law.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-30
sNAG I'm LAND-FRAUD ACTION
The Federal officials May Not Get In
dictments.

Mnskogee, Okla, Jan 30.---Federal Off
cials in charge Of the lrand fraud prose
cution admit that there will be serious
difficulty IN securing indictments. AS the
hearing of witnesses progresses. it Is be.
coming evident, it Is said, that the grand
jury will not indiet for the mere transfer
Of lots by dummies" where the alleged
forgery Of the names il not proved, In
other words, ii the papers are found
to be drawn with names which witnesses
admit to be their own, no charges against
the lsndholder who utilized the dunn
my method will be returned. The gov
eminent bases its hope for wholesale
indictments largely on the assumption
that, admitting the absence of forgery,
the transfer BY dummies" constituted
a conspiracy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-30
|PEPKINS AND
THORNE TELL
About Steel Trusts AbSOrp-
tiOn During
------------
PANIC OF TENNESSEE COAL
Done for General Beneht-Trust Com
pany Held Stock as Collateral for
Loan, But Was Fully
Protected.
PANIC OF TENNESSEE COAL

Washington, Jan. 30.--George w. Per.
kins Of the firm Of J. P. Morgan & com.
pany, and Ookleigh Thorne, president
Of the Trust Company of America, both
appeared before the special committee
OF the Senate committee on Judiciary
yesterday.
The committee convened behind
closed doors yesterday to take the test.
money in the investigation Of the presi-
dents authority of law" for permit.
ting the absorption of the Tennessee
Coal and Iron company by the United
States Steel Corporation.
1t was the understanding that both
the New York bankers were to be ex.
amined concerning the control OF the
stock OF the Tennessee Coal and Iron
company at the time Of the merger.
Mr. Perkins was subpoenaed, while
Mr.. Thorne was voluntary witness
According to prio information given
TO members OF the committee it is said
the Trust Company of America held
large amount OF the Tennessee concern
stock as security for losses at the time
Of the merger.
Mr.. Thorne was expected to testify as
to the exact amount of stock his con-
Germ held and 10 seek TO show that the
merger was not necessary to relieve his
institution of financial distress.
Mr.. Perkins is said to be familiar with
whatever business necessity there was
for the merger during the financial strin-
gency of October and November last.
Mr.. ThorHe was first on the stand and
made a detailed statement of the hold
ings of his bank of Tennessee Coal and
Iron stock. He was followed by Mr..
Perkins. Neither witness had concluded
at 1910, when recess was taken.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-30
Delay on Definite Tariff Schedules.

Although the tariff trainers, the Rel
publican members OF the House com,
mites on ways and means, have been
working diligently in an effort 10 com.
plete the task OF preparing new tariff
bill, it is hardly likely that any def
mite rates of duty will be fixed in the
bin until the days Immediately preced,
ing The introduction of the bill. Ii was
understood that the majority members
OF the committee would take mp the
bill by hating various subcommittee
consider the different schedules, but
they have been considering the tariff in
its entirety. No inaI decision on any
important schedule has been reached.
The special session of the Sixty-first
Cor gress which will be called to revise
the tariff will begin on Wednesday,
March 10, if an agreement reached by
Speaker Cannon, Senator Aldrich, SEN
ator Hale and Senator Knox merits with
the approval of President-elect Taft.
No doubt is expressed that the date
will prove satisfactory 10 Mr.. Taft.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-30

baltimore, Jan. 30.---Dr. Charles G.
Hill Of this city, noted alienist, win
testify as an expert ON behalf OF Captain
Peter C.. Hams, Jr., at his coming trial
for the killing Of William e. Annis.
General p G. Hams, and his son Thorn
ton, have arranged for DR.. Hills appear
ance for the defense.