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Evening star., 1909-06-24
INTERVIEW With CLEVELAND
BRoUGHToN BRANDENBURG
TELLS OF THE PLANS.
Gives Details of Agreement With
Former President For a Sc
ries of Articles.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 24.-The trial of
Broughton Brandenburg, the magazine
writer. before Justice Fitzgerald in the
criminal branch of the supreme court
on a charge of grand larceny. in con-
nection with the sale TO the New York
Times of an article purporting to have
been written by the late Grover Cleve-
land. was resumed today.
Brandenburg in answer to his counsel,
Oswald Jacoby gave his testimony in a
loud voice The defense announced at the
opening of court that it had been severely
handicapped by the sudden death yester-
day of one of its important witnesses.
This was Benjamin Franklin Kelley, the
handwriting expert.
Brandenburg told of his interview with
Mr.. Cleveland February 10, 19OS, at which
the former president agreed to prepare
an article for the New York Herald. This
was printed and March of the same
year. the witness testified that he again
approached Mr.. Cleveland in the Office at
No. ! Madison avenue and broached a
proposition for a series of three articles
for which Mr.. Cleveland was to receive
5000.
When you said you would give Mr..
Cleveland $1,000, what did he say?"
Accepted the Offer.
He told me he would consider it.
knew March ) that he had genuinely
accepted my Offer
"In preparing the article from the notes
OF Mr.. Cleveland on those yellow sheets,
testified to, did you do your own type
writing?"
II did. sir. I use the three-fnger sys-
tenn. / have been using machine for
seventeen years.
This typewriter document was first
finished when?"
ION the night of the 5th. While those
yellow sheets We're in my possession they
were seen and read by a number of per-
sons. I held the notes in my hand, and If
anybody read the notes it was while they
were lying on my desk. l saw Mr.. Cleve-
land either on the 9th or 7th of March.
At this meeting we practically repeated
the business of March 4. Mr.. Cleveland
and / discussed the contents of the ar
ticle Some changes were made by Mr..
Cleveland and myself in the body of the
article. The article was slugged .Cleve-
land campaign When / went home
took both the yellow sheets and the type
writer draft and made a fresh draft, in
serting my and Mr.. Cleveland's correc-
tions."
Evening star., 1909-06-24
INDORSE DR.. WILEY.
American Homeopathists Elect Of.
ficers and Adopt Resolutions.

DETROIT, Mich. June 24.--At the con-
vention OF the American Institute of
Homeopathy today the election of the
following officers was announced:
President DIR. James w Ward. San
FTancisco; first vice president, DR.. Her
bert Dana Schenck. Brooklyn, n. Y; sec
ond vice president. DR.. Sarah Hobson.
Chicago: treasurer, DIR. T. Franklin
Smith, New York; secretary, DR. Richey
Horner, Cleveland, and censor, DIR. j. b.
Garrison, New York.
The ballot on registrar resulted in no
decision and another ballot was declared
necessary.
Resolutions were adopted condemning
the use OF benZoate of soda pre-
servatiye in food products indorsing the
EFFORT of DIR. Harvey w. Wiley OF the
government food department To prevent
the use of this drug in the preparation of
food products; urging the congressional
conference committee 10 retain the clause
in the census bill providing for the
enumeration of ruptured crippled and de-
formed children under the age of sixteen,
and indorsing the standard OF medical
education as outlined in the report of the
Homeopathic Medical Society of Pennsyl-
vania.
The institute decided To leave the matter
of the publications of the institute Jour
nal in the hands of the present journal
committee until the incoming board of
trustees shall be in position to assume
charge of IL.
Evening star., 1909-06-24
CAMPBELL'S SCORE THE BEST
COMPLETES SO HOLES AT EN-
GLEWooD IN II.
Travis Takes 72, While Travers, the
National Amateur Golf Champion,
Requires II Strokes.

ENGLEWOOD, n. j., June 24.-Play ir
the annual national open golf champion
ship over the Englewood Clubs links be-
gan today under trying conditions as re-
CARDS temperature and humidity. The
couples were sent away at four-mnute
intervals. The contest is at - holes
medal play-36 holes each today and to.
morrow
James Thompson Philadelphia, went
out with Robert PEBBLES, st. Joseph, in
place of Fred Brand, Allegheny while
Brand was put with George Sparkling OF
Bridgeport. Thomas Anderson, ST., Mont
clair, originally drawn with Sparkling
yoked up with George Pearson. Youn-
takah, because Fred Herreshoff, the New
York amateur, who was to have gone
with Pearson, was late in arriving.
Professionals Engaged.
Two of the most skillful professionals
were in the first two pairs, Gilbert
Nichols, Wilmington, Del, runner-up in
this affair two years ago, being in the
first and Herbert H. Barker, former Irish
amateur champion, in the second.
Jerome ID. Travers, national title holder
was the first amateur away, being paired
with Robert Thomson, knollwood
The next amateur out was Robert c.
Watson, Wlldbrook, national secretary,
put with Alec Campbell, Boston.
Tom Warden, brother of the redoubt BILE
Harry Warden, who arrived from England
last night, was on hand this morning, but
dad not expect to make much OF SHOW
ing with his sea legs on. He was paired
with Alex. Smith, eX-national champion.
Campbell's Score Best.
Up to 1870 o'clock, the best nine holes
officially reported was 34, jointly made by
David Ogilvie, Morris County, and An
drew Campbell, Spring Haven, Pa, both
on the last half. The latter by taking
81 out, was low score at II, up to high
noon.
Some of the best cards for the first
round of eighteen holes were: w. J.
Travis. Garden City. -; George Sparkling,
Brooklawn. Bridgeport, Conn, IS; Fred
Brand, Allegheny. Pa, II; Alex Campbell,
Brookline, 10; Willie Anderson. st. Louis,
rs; Gilbert Nichols, Wilmington, Del,
G. c., 73; Ii. IL. Barker, Garden City, y.
Y, 70; Robert PEBBLES, st. Joseph Val
ley, Mo-, rs; James Thompson, Merton
Cricket, Philadelphia, rs; NJ. J. Brady,
Commonwealth c. c., Boston, 16; David
Ogilvie. Morris County, Morristown, n. j.,
76; Andrew Campbell, Sprinshaven c. c.,
~; James D. Travers, Montclair, n. J.,
II; Orrin Terry, Canoe Brook, Summit,
n. j., rs; Alex Smith, WykagyI, New Ro-
chelle, 10; Tom Vardon, Deal, Engle-
wood, 50.
Evening star., 1909-06-24
FURRY OVER BlNDING BIDS
COMMISSIONERS HEAR PROTEST
OF LOCAL BINDERY FIRM.
Zichtl G. Co. Demur to Award of
Library Contract to Philadel-
phia Binder.

The Commissioners gave public hear
ing yesterday on the protest of A. Zichtl
& Co, of this city against the award
ing of a contract for binding required by
the Public Library to Gilbert ID. Emer-
son, a Philadelphia binder.
1t was stated at the hearing by the
Zicht firm that, according to the bids
submitted, their prices are from to 80
Philadelphia firm. They based their pro-
test upon this contention and upon the
statement that the Philadelphia binder
assisted the librarian in drawing up the
specifications on which the bids were
based.
l.. Baumgarten. who represented the
local firm, pointed out to the Commits
sioners that the firm of A. Zichtl & Co
has been established for a long time in
this city and that it has large plant
equipped to do all kinds of binding. Its
equipment he contended, is so extensive
that it would be able to do the binding
work for the Public Library satisfac
torily. During former years, 1T was fur
ther explained, the local firm did the
binding work for the library salts
factorily, and that indicates that future
work will receive the same approval.
Coupled with the fact that the bid of
the local company was lower than that
of the Philadelphia binder, it was argued
this condition should insure the award
ing of the contract to A. Zichtl & Co.
In answering the argument that Mr..
Emerson of Philadelphia was a special
ist in binding for libraries, Mr.. Baum
sarten contended that if specialists were
desired, bids of more than one should
have been asked.
Librarian Bowerman's Statement.
George F. Bowerman, librarian of the
public library, recommended that the con-
tract be awarded to the Philadelphia
binder.
Mr.. Bowerman explained today that
his recommendation that the con
tract for binding be awarded to Mr.
Emerson was based upon two reasons
First, Mr.. Zichtl's samples submitted
fications; secondly, Mr.. Emerson's work
was superior in quality. enough SO tc
more than offset the difference between
Emersons and Zichtfs bids. Had Mr.
ZichtIs samples and work been as good
as Mr.. Emerson's, Mr.. Bowerman says
he could have ,done nothing but recon-
mend the award of the contract tC
Zichtl.
Mr.. Emerson, he says, has been doing
splendid character of work for the
library for three years past, and that
his estimates ran neck and neck with
Zichtl's, although in some items they
were higher. Based on last years work
there would have been saving of $6s
if ZichtTs bid had been accepted.
Evening star., 1909-06-24
STARTS IN WITH REFORMS.
Reyes Successor in Colombia Re-
duces Expenses $8,OOO,OOO

BOGOTA, Colombia, June 24.-Jorge
Holquin, preshient-designate of Colombia
since the departure for England of Gen.
Rafael Reyes. issued two important de-
crees yesterday. One reduces the -diplo-
matte and consular service of the re-
public to two legations in Europe and
two on the American continent, and q
total of eight consulates, while the other
revokes the sentences of exile against all
Colombians who have been banished from
the country for political reasons
The various economies decreed by Pres
ident Holqun reduce the expenses of the
government by SS,OoO000 a year.
Evening star., 1909-06-24
LOOKED INTO PACKING HOUSES
ENJOYS Of Secretary Wilson Return
From ST. Louis Investigation.

George p. McCabe. solicitor of the De-
bartment of Agriculture, and DR.. Alonzo
ID. Melvin, chief of the bureau of animal
industry. returned here today from st.
Louis, where they went to conduct an
investigation into the conditions in the
packing houses in East st. Louis. The
investigation was the result of charges
made by Inspector Harms.
After an informal conference with Sec
retary Wilson this morning DR.. Melvin
and Mr.. McCabe began their official re-
port, which will be submitted to the Sec
retary in a few days. Both declined to
discuss either the scope of their investi-
cations or their findings, which will be
made public after the report is submitted
to the Secretary.
Evening star., 1909-06-24

been recorded. The mercury is rising. and
indications were that yesterdays max
imum of 50 on the official instrument
would be exceeded before the day was
over. There was promise OF relief, how
ever. in predicted showers by night.
Shower Relieves Chicago.
CHICAGO June 2I.-Forty- hours
of excessive heat. during which the mer-
curry showed a maximum of 81 degrees.
were broken here today by heavy thun-
derstorm.
Three Dead in Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. June II. = Philadel-
phia today continued To swelter in the
torrid weather which set in last Sunday.
At noon the temperature was IS degrees,
one degree higher than yesterday at the
samae hour. The percentage of humidity
was also higher than yesterday, making
the day very uncomfortable.
Three deaths due to the heat were re-
ported up to noon. making twelve SINCE
the hot weather set in.
Pittsburg Is Sweltering.
PITTSBURG. June 2i-Greater Pitts
burg is today sweltering through the
fourth day of torrid heat wave. The
total death list due to the excessive heat
Is placed at four, while prostrations are
reported hourly through the day.
At many of the steel mills substi-
tutes are kept constantly on hand to
take the places of the Frustrated mill
workers.
The charity milk and ice depots are
overrun with applications for aid from
the tenement districts.
Evening star., 1909-06-24

the ostensible ground that We do not
need the revenue which il will produce.
80 while our population and consump-
tion IS greater than any OF these coun-
tries, our revenue from tobacco Is less
than any of these countries. They have
fewer people and these people consume
less tobacco. and yet their revenues from
tobacco are double and even treble ours
To be specific, our present revenue from
all forms of tobacco is Si9. So, 15i. S
whereas that of the United Kingdom, with
only half our population. consuming only
One-third as much tobacco per capital as
we consume, is nearly S6o,000,ooO, France
with less than half of our population,
consuming less than one-half of the to-
bacco we consume per capita, is S14.4i3.-
129. Italy, with only one-thrd of our
population, consuming less than one-fifth
the tobacco we consume per capita, Is
$4,000. .99S: Austria-Hungary, with one
half of our population, consuming less
than one-half the tobacco per capita that
we consume. is Si1,346.a0o. The United
States. with ninety millions of people,
consuming from two to five times as much
tobacco per capita as these countries,
nevertheless derives from that source of
taxation less than SJ0,o0o,0O0 of revenue.
Increased Consumption.
1.-The second fact is that the consump-
ton of tobacco in this country is in
creasing beyond that of any other people
in the world-at rate which would be
il we did not have the fig
ures From 1860 to 1903 the consump-
tion of tobacco in France has Increased
"a per cent and in England rs per cent,
while that of the United States has in
creased 24o per cent.
AT the present time the annual con-
of tobacco in Austria-Hungary
is 27 pounds per capita: in Italy, l pound
per capita: France, 2.1 pounds per capita,
England, 1.9 pounds per capita, while In
the United States the annual consump-
ton of tobacco is now 90 pounds for eV-
cry man, woman and child in the re-
public.
This means that we Americans are
now consuming about 16 pounds every
year for every male person over sixteen
years of age.
Government Report Discussed.
Mr.. Beveridge then took up in detail the
report of the Department of Commerce
and Labor on prices Of tobacco CIV
ing numerous figures and tables in sup
port of his argument that the tobacco
trust has been benefited to the extent
of millions of dollars by the repeal Of the
war tax and the failure to restore the full
weight packages sold before the war"
Mr.. Beveridge Sketched in an interest
ing manner the growth of the tobacco
trust and the increase in its capitaliza-
tion and the fight for control which was
successfully waged by Thomas +. Ryan
and his associates. He asserted regard
ing the trust:
up to the present time 1t has ac-
quired more than two hundred and fifty
separate concerns and combinations.
Where necessary, it has undersold COM
petitors, bought up patents, used the
coupon or lottery system-done every
thing it's managers could invent. 1t has
entered every branch of the business, and
excepting only cigars, has larger
monopolistic power than any business
concern in the nation. excepting the
Standard Oil Company"
Evening star., 1909-06-24
GEORGIA RAILWAY STRIKE.
Firemen Close Their Case Before Ar
bitration Board at Atlanta.

ATLANTA, Ga, June 2i.-The firemen
closed their case before the arbitration
board OF the Georgia railroad strike at
noon today. The railroad at once began
its testimony, announcing that unless the
cross examination was protracted II
would rest tomorrow. Arguments will
then be heard. and it is not unlikely that
the boards decision will be given Sat-
urday.
The railroad company summoned many
of its officials and executives TO testify
that negroes We're competent and safe
firemen, and that there was little or no
responsibility resting upon a fireman.
Several witnesses testified that the negro
stood the heat of the cab better than the
white man, and therefore in the south
made a better Stoker.
Evening star., 1909-06-24
BEsToWS MORE DEGREES.
Cambridge Honors Jacques Loeb, E
B. Wilson and Charles D. Walcott.

number of degrees have been conferred
by Cambridge University upon the dele
gates to the centenary celebration of the
birth of Charles Darwin. now being OBJ
served here. Those announced today in
clude the degree of doctor of science to
Jacques Loeb, professor of physiology at
the University of California; Edmund
Beecher Wilson. professor of zoology at
Columbia University, New York, and
Charles d. Walcott. secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
d. c.
Evening star., 1909-06-24
Cotton Mills in Mexico Burn.

MEXICO CITY, June pa dispatch re-
ceived here from Guadalajara. state Of
Jalisco, stated that the Atemajae cotton
mills, owned by the Compania Industriale
de Guadalajara. have been destroyed by
fire. The loss is placed at S1,000,0O0. with
100000 insurance. Over 20O0,OO0 work.
men are thrown out Of employment.
Evening star., 1909-06-24
Hull Inquiry Resolution Defeated.

By vote of 1877 to so the House today
laid on the table the resolution of Mr..
Hull (Tenf) calling on the President for
copies of all correspondence by the De-
partment of State. through diplomatic
channels, pertaining to wages or manu-
factures in foreign countries other than
Germany,
Evening star., 1909-06-24
Heinze's Counsel Convicted.

NEW YORK, June 24.-Sanford Robin
son, personal counsel to +. Augustus
Heinze, was convicted in the United
States circuit court today of impeding the
administration of justice in advising q
grand jury to evade the service Of q
subpoena.
Evening star., 1909-06-24
ar and Pauline in 1.-The Lady of

gomar." and Pauline in 1.-The Lady of
Lyons Farnum said
Mr.. Farnum described in his deposition
an automobile trip with Mrs Gould to
Castle Gould one Sunday afternoon in
August. 1905, when, on the return trip,
they Sollided with a wagon on the Van
derbilt cup course near Jamaica. l. l.,
which disabled their machine. They wait
ed on the roadside until another car came
along and took them to the 34th street
ferry at Long Island City.
Evening star., 1909-06-24
German Inheritance Tax.

BERLIN. June 24.-The government was
defeated in the reichstag today, 195 votes
TO 1877, on the proposal to extend inher-
itance taxes to direct descendants
Evening star., 1909-06-24

Training Ship Itasca at Lisbon.
LISBON, June 24.-The United States
training ship .asca arrived here today.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-05

magnificent manner in which he had
entertained.
The association complimented
Mr.. Capper by unanimously elect
ing him president Of the association
fer the coming year.
Our badges were passports on the
street car at all times and for any
place.
Topeka surely showed the editors
a good time which they seemed to
appreciate to the fullest.
Wichita, where the next meeting
is to be held, will have to hump
herself to 90 Topeka one better.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-05
and Carriage Paints Phone s2S Street No Ill w. Main
McCune Drug Store Wall Paper House, Barn and Carria
THE GREAT WIND STORM.

All the Mississippi Valley and in
fact the greater part of the United
States was involved in the great
wind storm that swept the country,
beginning last Thursday and spend
ing its force on the Atlantic Sunday.
About. all the Western states and
much of the South got due pre-
portion of the storm. The high
wind was followed by sharp drop
in temperature and in many places
the mercury went lower than any
time this winter.
The long continuation of the gale
was Its peculiar feature. 1t lasted
from "a to 80 hours and was doing
business all the time.
II came from the northwest and
seemed to come IN pulsations and
waves. Intense cold followed in its
wake in the more northern states.
The damage done the country
over will amount to very many
thousands of dollars. Oklahoma
aad Missouri suffered considerable
loss as also portions of Kansas.
In this locality there were no
severe losses but great many
small ones. Many signs were blown
down ON the streets and considerable
glass was broken. The Truitt
nurseries suffered quite loss.
A few old sheds were twisted
around and some roofs damaged.
A number of the big fine old pine
trees of the city were blown down.
1t was simply next to impossible
to make headway against the WIND
at times. A cold wave followed the
wind here and Saturday morning
the mercury was S above zero
Sunday the cold tempered down
very materially.
Coffeyvills and Nowata, Okla,
suffered from big fires during the
STERN.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-05

hesitate about openly tightening it.
This pledge is the only one that is
In any danger of being broken.
County assessors, especially in coun-
ties under 10000 population, are
certain to be abolished the tax levie 9
will be cut down and other amend
ments will be made which will tend
to popularize the law with the peo-
ple..
Bills embodying all other pledges
OF the Republicans are in the hop
per and will come out in due time
in the form of full hedged laws.
Office seekers are the least OF
Governor Stubb's troubles just now.
In fact he is giving them ho con-
sideration whatever. He is in
terested chiefly now in helping to
get some good wholesome legisla-
tion for the state. After the legisla-
ture adjourns he will take up the
patronage question. So far no
friction has developed and the indi-
catioxs are that this legislature will
make as good a record for big
things accomplished as the legisla-
ture of four years ago.
Both branches of the legislature
are further advanced in their work
right now than thev usually are the
last ten days of the session. This
is due to the promptnsss In which
Lieutenant Geveror Fitzgerald and
Speaker Dolley announced their
committees and to the absence of a
contest for United States senator.
No time has been wasted. Every
member has entered into the spirit
of the thing and wants to make a
record for achievements sccom-
plished.