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The Washington herald., 1909-02-27

The House Committee on Rivers and
HaTbors yesterday reported favorably a
resolution extending for ten years begin
Ming June 90 the life of the Burton law
governing the use of water in the Mag
ara River for power purposes
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27
MUST INSTALL TIDE GAUGES.

bridges Across Potomac River At
feeted by Senate Bill.
IN accordance with the action OF the
District Committee, Senator Carter yes
terday submitted a favorable report on
the amendment TO the bill 10 eliminate
certain grade crossings on the line of
the Baltimore and Potomac Railway Com
pany in the District.
The road Is required to Gepress and
elevate its tracks. and the new railway
bridge and the new Highway Bridge are
required 10 install tide gauges. in order
TO facilitate the progress Of tugboats
using the Potomac River.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27
MUST AUTHORIZE DIPLOMATS.
COnfeFeeS Repeal Existing Law Allow
ing Appointment of Ambassadors.

II- NFE''lIl IIItHI WI lAilsDaNsHuOTN-
Unless Congress specifically authorizes
II in a bil there viii be no more ambassa-
dors accredited 10 this Capital or ap-
pointed 70 represent this government
abroad.
This IS the agreement reached by the
conferees on the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bin The present law. au-
tho-izing the appointment Of an ambassa-
dor 10 any country which first sends an
ambassador 10 the United States. viii be
repealed by the passage Of the bill
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27

After a heated debate in the House of
Representauves yesterday. the RepubH-
cans voted down an amendment 10 the
sund-y civil bin setting aside S50o0 for
The prosecution by The Attorney General
OF the United states Steel Corporation
for its absorption Of the Tennessee Coal
and Iron Company.
Wild attacks were made on this merger
and on the President for permitting It by
the Democrats in The course OF the de-
bate, TO which little or no reply. was made
by the Republicans.
Representative Bartlett Of Georgia.
started the ball rolling by Offering 10
amend that section giving the Depart
Inent Of Justice the unused approximation
cf the last fiscal year and an additional
sl55,e4 for the trust prosecutions by add
ing S5e,o99 thereto for the prosecution Of
the steel merger. Points Of order were
made by Representatives Tawnev and
Mann and they we're sustained after a
wrausie.
Reners Amendment.
Representative Hitchcock OF Nebraska
offered the same amendment as a Tmita-
ton upon the proposed approximation
eontending that the proposed limitation
did not infringe upon the discretion vested
IN the Attorney General 10 bring such a
suit but merely prevented an expeDdi-
ture Of S50o10 Of the appropriation If it
was not used for this purpose. A long
debate ensued on points or order against
this amendment and Chairman Mann
held that il was IN order.
In addressing himself 10 the amend
ment- AIr. Hitchcock declared that if The
antitrust laws were % be enforced AT all
the steel merger was the case that should
be prosecuted He declared there was M
Justihcacon for Executive Interference
IN preventing a prosecution He said thar
the panic last fan was not STAYED b,- the
merger as some had said. and that evi-
oence taken ny the judiciary Committee
plainly showed that the merger was
brought about by pressure from banks
conrolIod by J. p Morgan upon a syn
eicate which controlled the Tennessee
Coal and Iron Company stock. which
made financial relief necessary for the
latter interests. He said that il was
remarkable fact that il was the Morgan
interests which approached the President
% obtain his consent to the merger
President Imposed Upon.
Representative Bartlett. Of Georgia. took
the position that the President had been
imposed upon when approached to permit
the merger, and said the sum and sub
stance OF the merger was that The Steel
Corporation had been permitted to absorb
IS greatest rival in the steel business.
Politics were injected into the debate
BY Representative SheTley. Of Kentucky.
Who eontended that the President had
granted immunity 10 those behind the
merger whereas. in MS opinion. all -i0-
la-ions Of the trust laws should be prose I
cated or none should be.
IN reply 10 the Democratic assault Pen
rese1tative Mann said that he held no
opinion whatever as 70 the legality or the
iIcEziitF OF the merger. not having ac- I
Qu2inJed himself with the facts in the
matter. He upbraided the Democrats for
limiting the funds Of the Attornev. Cen
eral for the prosecution Of trusts br " /
ing I'D Se0e) Of his appropriation bv in /
directly limiting his discretion in the
case.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27

While you think OF It, telephone your
Want Ad. to The Washington Herald,
and btu viii be sent you at l cent a word.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27
! coVRsE OF LEcTuREs u PsYeH0L0GY

THE VERY REF. EDWARD 4 PACE. PH. D.
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY or AMERICA
At RASSC-HERs
For the Endowment of the AHEl Hansen Do-zs.
Scholarship Fund
MARCH L 3 Is = . AND APRIL 3 Iss
- o'llock f. ~.
C,sg-sc Ticsc.s. S.0a single Lectures Sfg
Tickets nay bs had e T.. AFtliar Sin-lhs s. Rsuses-
ers. q frcI the President q TEsni-y CoIlese.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27
Running Amuck.

Il don't know what's a-matter with
the boys" said one old gray-beard last
night. They're just running amuck
This vote on the rules Is depIoTable. II
shows bad feeling
The sundry civil bill had a stormy pas
sage yesterday. Il was attacked from
all sides, but weathered the gale in pretty
good fashion Contrary 10 custom. every
member Of the House appeared 10 be
following the reading of the bin. and an
explanation Of nearly every provision was
demanded
All Of this tended 10 delay. The only
way the leaders can account for the rigid
scrutiny 70 which the bill was subjected
Is that the recent discovery OF Senator
Knox's ineligi5ility for the Office OF Sec
retary Of State by a rank outsider has
prompted members 10 stick close 10 the
job
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27
TENNESSEE MERGER
SCORED In HOUSE
Democrats Lead Assault on
Big Steel Combine.
PRESIDENT AGAIN CRITICISED

Hitchcock Finally Gets Through an
Amendment Providing that $4,000
Of Funds Placed at Disposal OF the
Attorney General BE Used to Prose
cute Under the Antitrust Law.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27
Ocean Sfenmshins

New York. Feb S.-A-rivsd ont; Haubu7s al
Gibraltar
Sailed from foreign ports: Celtic from liverpool.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27
HOUSE IS RESTLESS
Representatives Show DiSpO-
SitiOn to Resent Discipline.
LEADERS INVOKE NEW RULE
Consideration of sundry Civil Bill
Develops Condition Of Irritabiiity
that AfffictS Personnel of Lower
Branch OF COngreSs-E3ad Feeling
shown In AII-niEht Session.

A state Of mind bordering on extreme
nervousness or frritability. a condition
that would delight a .udent Of psy-
ehology. afiicts the personnel Of the
House Of Representatives.
The House is restless and impatient as
a body and the majority OF the member
ship is beginning 10 show a disposition
10 resent the usual disciplinary measures
adopted by the leaders 10 hasten legisla-
ton This state of affairs became no.
ticeable 20 a pronounced degree during
the session Of Thursday. which ran into
the small hours Of the morning.
scenes Are DiSgracefuI.
The scene Of the night session is de-
scribed by some members as having been
highly disgraeeful- Men who in ordi-
nary times have the best OF manners
were rude in their replies when inter-
rupted in debate. and insulting exchanges
marked several Incidents OF the discus
sion on the sgndry civil bill
The feeling Of restlessness again mani
tested itself yesterday, and runners who
were sent out by the leadership to ascer-
tain sentiment on given measures were in
a number Of instances told to stand not
on the order Of their going.
Just before adjournment last night tha
House leaders were rudely shocked The
Committee on Rules brought in reso-
luton affording an easy method OF max
ing legislative goals
Under the rules Of the House the rules
may be suspended in certain circum-
stances. When the rules are suspended
il takes a twO-thirds vote 10 pass bills
or resolutions The measure reported
provided that during the remainder Of the
session bills might be passed By a ma
jority vote under suspension Of the
rules"
The leadership expected this PROPOSE
ton 20 go through with a whoop II did
go through. but by such a narrow margin
that Speaker Cannon and his Ileu;enants
have not yet recovered from the shock.
When the vote was announced il was
found that the rules resolution had been
adopted by I03 ayes to 81 noes. just a
bare majority.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-08-13
vERoENNEs.

At the adjourned citizens meeting
"wednesday evening an organization to
plan for the centennial celebration of
the building of McDonough's fleet here
in 1914 was effected under the name of
the Commodore Thomas McDonough
Memorial association The following
officers wers elected President, Frank
l.. Fish; vice-presidents, the Rev. L. A.
Vezina, Major H. G. Colby, Charles E
Stebbine, w. c. Foote, r. l.. KiDgsland I;
secretary, j. A. Harrington; treasurer
Charles H. Strong; executive committee,
w. X. Warner, r. w. McCuen, Capt. c.
+. Parker, A. w. Norton, Thomas Mack
J. II. Donnelly, N. j. Renaud, E. G. Nor
ton, DIR. c. H. Cole, j. w. Ryan. G. L.
LeBeouf, H. G. Herrick, Timothy Neville,
A. B. Taber, w. H. Adams, J. NJ. Alden.
Michael Murphy has returned to Monk
ton after weeks visit to his daughters
Mrs j. M. Alden and Mrs. w. H Adams.
DIR. Edward Seibold of New York city
has Joined his wife at the home of her
sister, Miss Mary Jane Alden.
Mrs. Lashaway ard daughter, Miss
Mabel, and Mrs. A. Forth have returned
to Central Falls, K. l., after visit to
Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Miner.
chise to +. NJ. Moulton to wire the city
for an Independent telephone exchange
George Jacobs of Worcester, Mass, is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. B.
Jacobs.
Mrs F. NJ. Crosby has returned to
Mlddlebury after a visit to her sister
Mrs Edward Eagan.
John Tier. r. f. d. carrier, is taking
his vacation and Substitute Charles
Frost is deliv, ring the mail.
The Misses Helen and Carlotta Hopkins
of Brattleboro are the guests of Miss
Clara Clark of Addison.
The attention of teachers is called to
the paragraph in another column relat-
ing to changes in the conduct of teach
ers examination.
Harold w. Knowles of Cornell College,
Thomas r Creole, Jr., of Amherst Col
lege and Edward A. Corwin of Stevens
College were the guests Saturday and
Sunday of Mrs. w. w. Watt.
Edward Blanchard of Boston and Mrs.
Frank Blanchard of Bristol visited her
sister, Mrs. j. NJ. Alden and Mrs. W. H.
Adams, Monday.
Edward Elithrop of Watertown, N y,
is visiting his father, H. P. Eithrop, and
his sister, Miss Minnie Elithrop.
Mrs. S. r. Carsley of Palmer, Mass,
who is passing a month with her sister,
Mrs. Frank l.. Fish, at her cottage at the
lake, visited in town this week.
{. T. 5. Pierce returned Monday from
Oswego n. Y.
Mrs. George Burroughs left Tuesday
for Chesterfield, n. Y, to visit his
brother, Wallace Finney.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-08-13
Excursion to Ausable Chasm.

The Rutland r. R. will run a popular
excursion to Ausable Chasm via Burling-
ton, steamer and Port Kent, Wednesday.
August 18th from stations between Rut-
land and Shelburne inclusive. Fair only
$3.50 for the round trip which includes
admission to the Chasm. Special train
will leave Rutland $50 am; Proctor 6.42
am; Brandon 7.05 am; Midblebury 7.40
New Haven Jet. 755 am; Vergennes
sos n. m; Shelburne SAB am; connect
ing at Burlington with steamer Tioon-
deroga for Port Kent, arriving Ausable
Chasm 1000 a. m. Returning leave
Ausable Chasm $50 p. m. arriving at
Burlington 4.46 p. m. Special train to
leave Immediately for Rutland. For
further information see small advertis-
ing dodgers.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-08-13
CREAM HILL.

Miss Dora Leonard, who has been in
DOR health for some time, is much
better.
The ladies of this parish held lawn
social at the cha el last Friday evening.
After a literary and musical program
ice cream and cake were served, pro-
ceeds being about $40.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Fairchld, Mr..
and Mrs. John Dewitt and Mr.. and Mrs.
Abbott Fuller are camping near Para
dox, n. y.
Miss Harriet Kellogg is in Middebury
this week to attend the summer school.
Her neice, Pearl Farnham, is with her.
G.. b. Waite, who was guest of r. S.
Kellogg few days last week, placed
new piano in the home of Eugene
Elithorp of Bridport and returned to
Rutland Friday morning.
Preparations are being made for
lawn sociaI at the home of William,
Wisel on the evening of August 81.
Further announcements will be given
later
Edward McGinty is with his brother,
DI. McGinty, at Ludlow for short
time.
MIR. and Mrs. John Lucie and little
daughter visited friends here this week.
Mrs. Ed Goodspeed and family of
Ticonderoga, N. Y, are visiting Mrs.
Mary Wolcott.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wright were called
to Crown Point, n. Y, last Sunday by
the death of Mr.. Wright's sister-in-law,
Mrs. Lizzie Wright.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-08-13
EAST SHOREHAM.

The friends of Miss Emma Wilson
were saddened by her death August s..
Her funeral was held at her home at
Guy Treadway's August 8. Rev. Mr..
Carlson of Dracut, Mass, and Rev. Mr..
Waite officiated.
Miss Agnes Treadway has been enter
tanning some of her scholars from Waits
field.
Miss Nellie Patnode has returned from
a visit to Glen Falls and Fit. Ann, n. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Bissell were in
Middlebury last week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Cook are enter
tanning the Misses Nellie and Barbara
Cronen. Frank Dolan, Miss Anna Gala
han, William Callahan and Walter and
Beatrice Callahan.
Miss Reynolds, who has been caring
for Miss Wilson, returned to Burlington
Friday.
Miss Georgia Parnell is at the Hillside,
Hague on-Lake George, for the month
of August.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Osborn have re-
turned from Peterboro, N. II.
Mrs. Eva Ellis and son Phillip Of Bos-
ton visited at T. F. Delanos last week.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-08-13
GRANVILLE.

George Sargent was badly bitten Dy a
dog last Saturday on the left hand. Mrs.
+. N. Hemenway dressed the wound.
Mrs. Lamb returned home Sunday
from Pittsfield where she was called by
the illness and death of her brother, n.
II. Brown.
Henry A. Briggs has so far recovered
as to be carried to his sons in Roxbury
though far from being well.
Several from here attended the circus
in Randolph Monday.
Z. n. Hemenway has a new OK team
ster and will stock the dowel mill soon.
Mrs. F. e. Ford is on the sick list.
Misses Lillian, Neico and Rhoda Hub
bard returned from Massina, y. Y.
where they had been on a two weeks
visit TO Everest Hubbard and family.
Joseph Gaynon has been nursing bad
cut on his leg for some time which is
very slow to heal and he is somewhat
discouraged.
Miss Christa furnish was at home from
Warren Sunday.
The attention of teachers is called to
the paragraph i'll another column relat-
ing to changes in the conduct of teach
ers' examinations.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-08-13
BRISTOL.

Weston Trudo was badly bruised Satur-
day by falling from the second story of
D. X. BOswOrth new house.
Mr. and Mrs. Hackett and G. w. Dun
shee of PROCTOR and Robert Dunshee of
Scranton, Pa are visiting Mrs. Nicina
NJ. Dunshee and family
Miss Jennie NJ. Grow has gone to Rich
ford tor AN indefinite stay with the Rev.
and Mrs S. =. Perry
Miss Grace Rogers of Princeton, Ill. 4,
was guest of Mrs. X. A. Purlnton Sun
day and Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Brady and George
McMan of New York started for Mani
toba Sunday. They expect to be gone
two weeks.
Miss Elizabeth Trumpass of Westfield
is guest of Mr. and Mrs +. w. Varney.
Miss Trumpass is fomer teacher in the
graded school, and for three years has
been teaching in Clifton, Ariz.
Mrs. Kate Pettibone and daughter,
Edna who have been visiting here, have
returned to Richmond is
Mrs. Vancelette and daughter have
returned to Cornwall.
The Rev. and Mrs. l. E. Usher are
passing their vacation in Poultney and
Massachusetts.
Mrs Sophia Farr j. visiting in Burling-
ton.
The temperature was 80 degrees in the
shade here Sunday afternoon.
Miss Abbie Cove has returned from
two weeks in Burlington.
Jennie Dukett and hoffman Nadeau of
Bridport are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
F. Chase
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-08-13
MONkTON RIDGE.

Mrs. Burley Bidwell has gone to Dandy
to visit her daughter, Mrs Griffith.
Mrs. Denton is spending her vacation
across the lake at the home of her par
ents. DR.. Denton's sister is keeping
house for him.
The Misses Mary and Mabel Eddy and
Miss Adeline Pease of Northampton,
Mass. are spending few weeks at the
lake in the -Willoughby cottage,
"The Rocks" Among others are Miss
Beth Douglass of New York, Miss Evelyn
Wiloughby of Northampton. Mrs. Briggs
and two children of Bristol, and Miss
Geneveve Horsford of Charlotte.
Clarence j. Ferguson of Burlington
will deliver an address at the Friends
church Sunday evening.
Mrs. Lizzie Shepard and daughter,
Eva, are visiting in Tinmouth.
There were no services at the Friends
church Sunday it being quarterly meet
ing IN South Starksboro.
The attention of teachers is called to
the Paragraph in another column relat.
ing to charges in the conduct of teach
ers' examinations.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-08-13
Jewett Reunion.

A reunion of the Jewett descendants
together with their families and their
guests, took place At Pleasant View farm
in Cornwall. the slightly home of Mr..
and Mrs. Silas w. Jewett, on Tuesday,
August 10. An enthusiastic gathering
of over seventy, young and old, enlv-
ened hous4 and lawn. From quarters
most diverse they assembled, California,
New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, as well as various sec
tions of Vermont being repres nted.
Needless to say there were hearty greet
ngs and the buzz of eager conversation.
while the contagious Jewett good humor
rang out in frequent peals of laughter.
An appetizing repast was served n
veranda and lawn. After day of dill
gent and happy visiting. the gathering
dissolved, with the treasured memory of
another successful Jewett eunion.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-08-13
Instrument of Adoption.

CTATE OF VERMONT. proho,a ,,o,,,,
- DISTRICT OF ADDISON, IS. ii"""'S N'Ni'
Be il remembered, that at Middlebury this
18Th day OF July. A. ID. 2909, Mildred Wolcott
On Orwell, in the county OF Addison and state
Of Vermont. a minor, is hereby adopted and
made heir at-law OF Mary Gregory and
Joseph II. Gregory, husband and wife, OF the
city OF New York. In the county and state OF
New York, and said adopted person shaa
hereafter bear the name OF Mildred GregoW.
MARY II. GREGORY L. S.
JOSEPH ii GREGORY L.s.1
/, Elizabeth ii. Wolcott OF Orwell in the
county OF Addison, state OF Vermont, being
the mother OF said Mildred Wolcott do here
by sign, seal and acknowledge the foregoing
instrument on the part OF be said Mildred
Wocott. ELIZABETH II. oLcOTT L. s..
STA.TTsE; C OF ~ VERNON sRHIsoS Probate Court
At Middlebury this 18th day OF July. A. d.
1909, personally appeared said Mary Gregory
and Joseph II. Gregory. husband and wife.
and Elizabeth II. Wolcott, one OF the parents
OF said M Adred Wolcott ana acknowledged
tine foregoing instrument by them sealed and
subscribed TO be their free act and deed.
Before nae, WILLIAM n. BLISS,
Probate Judge OF Addison District.
A true copy OF record.
Attest MABEL A. BLISS, Register.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-08-13
Our Grange Cabinet Officer.

President Taft did well to retain Sec.
rotary of Agriculture James Wilson IL
his cabinet. Being first appointed by
President Mckinley. this Iowa farmer
and member of the grange. thus breaks
all records for length of service, being
a member of the presidents officia.
family in four administrations. While
not actively engaged in grange work
now, owing to his official duties, Com.
missioner Wilson is nevertheless vital
ly interested in the work and progress
of the Order.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-08-13
IN THEWEST
Annual Session of the Washing
ton State Grange.

Some Of the important Items Of Bust
ness Transacted-AImost Ten Thou
sand Members Now-C. 3. kegley
Re- elected State Master.
One of the most progressive state
oranges in the Union is that of Wash
ington. where G. Il. Kegley is state
master The twenty-first session Of
that body was held June / at Ellens-
burg. Some of the more important
items of business transacted were the
following: A resolution was adopted
demanding that the officers of the ma
tional grange make regular reports to
the membership through state oranges
as to the status of the national grange
official organ. now being published at
Concord, N. H., under the direction of
the national grange executive commit
tee. No detailed report of the business
of this paper has ever been made to the
national grange. Another resolution
asking for the appointment of deputy
to organize oranges in the state from
among the grange workers of the state
was also adopted. There has been con
siderable criticism on the part of the
far west oranges in regard to the pol
icy Of the national master to send
eastern organizers into the western
territory
Another resolution adopted called
for the statement Of the expenses of
the national grange to the various
state oranges. Another asked for the
appointment of state matron to have
charge of the juvenile work A stand
ing committee on good roads was ap
pointed. A reform in taxation was
called for in which the person who
makes improvements on property
should not have to bear the burden of
taxation also. The grange recon-
mended that the state adopt the plan
of a regular tax levy for the support
of state institutions. The grange op-
posed state aid roads as being We
hicle for graft and corruption. 1t
urged that districts be allowed to elect
their own supervisor. 1t asked that
practical agriculture be added to the
course of study in the common schools
During the year siXty-Seven new
oranges were organized with 2.7S5
members. The total membership is
now 9,132 in 1874 oranges. There are
also thirteen Pomona or county oranges
and two juvenile oranges. The sixth
degree was conferred on lightweight
candidates. c. b. Kegley was re.
elected state master.