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The Washington times., 1910-03-17
WOMAN MAKES S25,OOO
BY SA WING HER NICKEL s
Little Savings of Small Sums Gives Start 70 Her Ers+ n
veStment in a Mortgage, and Result
Is a Fortune
BY BERTHA A. RICH

/ For a time this did not look like a
very good investment.
Then came one of those shift, in the
way or new business buildings and she
was enabled 10 sell her holdings for a
little over 5000. Back to the savings
bank went her 5000. where II again
began working for , per cent interest.
until such time when another oppor-
tunity should present itself for pro6t-
able investment
Nlthln -FOUR months she heard from
an uncle who had been in the North
west iof several years and who needed
JuSi H-'U0 cash-and al once-topetber
win What ready cash he had 10 save
some options on several valuable tiy7ober
and mining land.
Being a plucky girl and having f,I1
confidence IN her uncle and his b1ei-
ness saSacity, she put IN her q OOA- but
IpL uhtl she secured an agreement
IFom MIN giving her one-third of the
p'ohts on the deal The options were
projected and within six months fbc
iand was sold 10 syndicate In which
aer snare or the profits was SOS. 900
The Times feels sure that n7a1v e,,or
fortunes viii grow out Of deposits r7adr
WlJh The Times checks in tbs Rom
ieenth street Bank. The times is
going 70 keep track OF the bows and
girls VINO are opening accounts and Who
are saving their money.
The Washington times., 1910-03-17
A FEELING OF SECURITY

You naturally feel secure when Won
know that the medicine you are sbo7r
10 take is absolutely pure and contains
no harmful or habit producing drugs
Such medicine is DR.. Kimer,s
swamp-Root, the great Kidney. Liver
and Bladder Remedy.
The same standard Of purity, strength
and excellence IS maintained in ever,
bottle Of swamp-ISoot.
Swamp-Root Is scientifically cor,-
pounded from vegetable herbs.
1t is not a stimulant and is taken ii,
teaspoonfuI doses.
t IS not recommended for everyrbf7g
II IS natures great helper IN relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and blsd-
der troubles.
A sworn statement OF purity IS With
every bottle Of Dr. Kilmers Swami
Root
If you need a medicine, you should
nave The best
If you are already convinced that
Swamp-Root IS what you need. Won VIII
ind d. on sale at all drug stores in bot
ties Of two sizes. ffty-cents and one
dollar.
The Washington times., 1910-03-17
GOVERNMENT PAYS
$46O.OOO FOR RENT
Report of Secretary of Treas
ury Startles Members
of House.

Some members Of the House were a
| bit startled today 10 learn from the
| Secretary Of the Treasury that the Gov
ernments annual rent bill. for rented Of
fees in the District OF Columbia, reaches
the rather staggering total Of S460. 900
each year.
The House recently passed resolu-
tion asking the Secretary TO furnish
this information, the understanding at
the time being that a movement is TO be
inauguratcd 70 have the Government
erect more buildings Of its own and
gradually reUuce its rental expenditure.
OF the above amount, the District Of
Columbia government pays a rent bill
Of S50.22S. of which more than S27 600 is
for schools. The District mIltiaEs
rental quarters in the several sections
Of the city are responsible for about
$lS,O00.
The departments and bureaus, because
Of Overcrowded conditions. paw the fol-
lowing amounts each year foT rented
offices: State Department, $3.50. Treas
ury, S6ll96. War, S59.056.55, Justice. SO
600, Interior, S55, 100, Interstate Com
merce Commission, &43. 20. Navy. S44 go.
Government Printing Ofhce. S.. 100. the
senate, $500: Agricultural Department.
#13s--9r IoSloiilrt Department. SO 3d.
Commerce and Labor, s., ,799. so. the Dis
trict of Columbia. $50.22S A total OF
Sf6u. 1905.
Quarters for the Geological Survey. IN
street. cost the Government S3f qf0
the largest amount paid for rent hv
any one bureau OF division.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
Offices rent for S2S.000. and additional
room for the Navy Department. In the
Mills building adds S2a,50O 10 the Gov
ernments immense rent bill
The Postoffce Department has 10 paw
$4,000 for its repair shop AT First and X
northeast
The Agricultural Department IS an ex-
pensive rent proposition through the
forestry service, iu r street. S2f, ,S05, ard
the chemistry bureau, Sl6O on.
II IS generally understood that after
the House properly diEests these figures
an effort viii be made 20 have the Gov
ernme0t gradually erect sufficient build
iUCs for its Office requirements thus
cutting down systematically rhc au-
DrONimate half-million rent money now
paid out each year 90 iudiyidusI land
lords.
The Washington times., 1910-03-17

are you IN lne2
More hundreds are starting savings
accounts every day.
The Washington Times gave them
pocket banks and checks and they are
taking the lesson TO heart.
A very attractive young woman stop
ped at the bank to make a deposit to-
day She told the most interesting of al
the savings banks histories that has yet
come Though the distribution OF the
safes by The Times. Until recently her
nome had been in another city A news
paper there with as much confidence I'm
It's readers as The Times distributed
pocket banks and checks. She is q
stenOgrapher.
one of the pocket banks was given to
her by a feuOW-Clerk. There was some
badinage about her savings bank which
led her 20 think over the sav. .1gs bank
proposition. something that she had
never done before. She made UP her
mind to give her little bank a trial
She had TO earn her own living and
had no money 70 waste. She held out
FIVE cents here and dime there, and
at the end Of three or four weeks she
had her safe full. and when she came 10
MAKE a deposit loli-Q luaL Sne had SOD
to which she added 40 cents and opened
a savings account
About that time she had a chance to
do some extra work and instead Of
buying a new gown and a new hat
she had intended she put the money
in her savings bank along with such
other money as she could save.
At the end Of eighteen months mer
accumulations amounted TO something
over $3.50.
About this time she began 10 think
tnat the 3 per cent that she was re-
ceivinE from the bank, while II was
all right for a savings account, was
not as much money as she wanted her
money 20 earn.
A friends told her where she could
put her money ont on a mortgage an
a higher rate Of interest
The mOrtEa-or failed fin business
at this time and she was left fin pos
session Of the little piece Of property.
The Washington times., 1910-03-17
UNION
MEETINGS TONIGHT

The following councils OF the National
gnloh viii meet tonight. National
1cuncu and At feruOn Council an
t.aGleS Hai, and NCupareiI Council at
Schmidt'e Hail
The Washington times., 1910-03-17
SOCIALISTS RENEW
ATTACK ON BILL
Through Press Last Effort
Made to Defeat Prussian
Suffrage Measure.

BERLIN. March 17.-In a last desper-
ate effort 20 defeat the Prussian suffrage
bin, the socialist press renewed its at
tack today on the measure which pass
cd the chamber Of deputies yesterday.
The bin must yet pass the house Of
lords before IL becomes a law. but as
the conservatives are in control there.
the opposition of the socialists VIII prob
ably be Unavailing
The Washington times., 1910-03-17
80 - Of sranp-Root - ), 80

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The Washington times., 1910-03-17
MRS. HENDRICKS
SEEKS HER HUSBAND

Mrs. Harry r. ndrlrks. employed AT the
EeHesaw ana rrments. Sixteenth and
Irving streets. has asked the nolIce 10
assist in locating her husband. Judson
Hendricks. who left Washington about
eight months ago.
Mrs. Hendricks received letters from
her husband from New York. Chicago
and Cleveland. hl. recently she has had
no word from Hiuu.
The Washington times., 1910-03-17
IMPORTANT

WithOur alco-
hOl or poisonous
drugs. Father
Johns Medicine
cures throat and
lungs. builds up
the body and
makes strength.
It drives the
impurities out OF
the system and
strengthens each
organ Of the
body, enabling
each 20 do its
work properly.
Father John 6
Medicine is the
best remedy ever
prescribed for
building up the
system. Not a
patent medicine.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-22
TOLD SENSATIONAL TALE
Clarence RObnett Turned States Evil
dence in the Idaho Land
Conspiracy Case.

Boise, Idaho, Feb. 2I.-Takiug the
witness stand in behalf of the govern
ment, although a witness for the de-
tense at the former trial of the case
Clarence Robnett told a startling story
today at the trial Of William +. Ket-
tenbach, George Kester and William
DWyer, charge with conspiracy to de
timber lands along Clearwater river.
in Nee Perez county, Idaho. RObnett
told in a alghtfOrWaTd manner of
the forming of the conspiracy, of which
he accused the Lewiston bankers, Kat
tenbach and kester, of being the pTin-
cipals, Dwyer being their tool. I'm
hesiJatingIy the witness ack nOWledged
his own part, admitting that he asked
the bankers to let him In on the deal !,
which he said they did to a certain
degree, although he did not share in
the profits.
During the crOss-eNaminatiOn RObnett
admitted that he is under Indictment
for subOrns ton Of perjury and embez-
Element. The latter charge IS in con-
nectiOn with the looting Of the Lewis
ton National bank of which he was for
merly bOOkkeeper. KettenbaCh and
Kester, former president and cashier Of
the bank, are under Indictment to pay
entTymen. the checks being handled as
cash as they were presented, so that
they would not show up on the books.
He said also that the same hundred
dollar bill was used in making most Of
the entries, bill being used over and
over again to make filings. When
questioned as to his reasons for turn
decided to make a clean breast Of the
whole matter. and told his story first
to Special Agents Watts and Smith at
SDOEaQp
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-22
BIG BATCH OF OPINIONS
Some State Laws Upheld and Others
Overturned by United States
Supreme Court.

Washington, Feb. 21-In more than
fifty decisions the supreme court today
declared many state laws were uncon-
stitUtional, upheld more state laws and
gave Hle federal statutes final interpre-
tduOn. The state of Minnesota won a
complete victory over the Great North
ern Railroad company and over the
chicago, Great western railroad. both
OF which had resisted the states at
tempt TO levy per cent gross earn
tngs tax.
The state of South Carolina likewise
won a victory over railroads when the
court adopted the view of the supreme
court OF South Carolina that the law
requiring railroads to pay a penalty Of
$50 for failure 10 adjust within ninety
days claims for losses applied only TO
interstate traffic
The state Of Kansas came out VIC
tOriOus in its fight with the Missouri
Pacific for the installation of separate
passenger trains on d branch road from
Madison, Kan, to the Kansa Missouri
state line It was in this case that the
court announced the doctrine that even
If this passenger train were operated al
a loss, the railroad was under duty
to perform such service as long as IL
retained its charter.
The state of Alabama had its statute
levYing an annual franchise tax on for
eigu corporations declared unconstitu-
tiona1. Railroads brought the case to
the supreme court.
The state of Georgia lost I'm most of
its contentious in the attempt to de-
spite charter exemptions to levy prop
erty and franchise taxes.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-22

The Utah faction had possession of the
proxies, representing more than 100000
shares out of q possible $4,000 shares Of
stock, and the only minority vote was
that of a Denver attorney who held
the proxies Of H Otto Hanze of Cincin-
natl who has been exceptionally active
in his fight against the present controlling
interests. His fight was carried to such
point Jnat recently lie issued a circular
in which attacks were made upon the
present board of directors, and W. 5. Nc
COTnick in particular.
So bitter were Hanke's accusations that
he was threatened with criminal prose
CutiOn should he come to Denver, and
this, it is believed, led to his voting by
proxy 81 certainly would have secured
service on him had he been in Denver
today" said Mr.. Mccormick tonight, for
his statements as to me were libelous and
villainOus. They were without fOunda-
ton, and if 7 ever hear of his beinS
in Colorado or Utah, III surely start ac-
ton
Mr. Mccormick alleges that private in
terest is behind the enmity of Hanke
against the men in charge Of the Daily
West mine. Hanke, he asserts, is finan-
cially interested in the Daiy-Judge mine.
adjacent to the Daly-West mine. The
Daly-Judge mine is flooded with water,
according to Mr.. Mccormick, and for years
Hanke's faction has endeavored to get
the control Of the management of the
Daly-NVest mine, that il might continue
the drainage system of tile Daly-West
into the Daly-Judge mine.
These efforts have been for naught.
however the Utah faction, which is
unitedly opposed to such a plan, having
won in a bitter contest attendant upon
the last annual meeting, held in this city
So opposed TO the plan is the Utah fac
ton that it has rejected a proposition TO
allow the improvement and then collect
$4,000 a month from the management of
the Daly-Judge mine
with the exception of the voting proxy
of so shares, which Hanke's attorney rep
said Mr.. Mccormick, all was
harmonious at the meeting. Seeing that
they had no chance whatever to make
close contest. they did not come into the
meeting and the old management still
is i'm control. The mine is in excellent
and there is no reason why
present management should not be con-
tinued
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-22

In behalf of the government he asked
the court to issue an injunction to break
up the alleged mOnopOllstic control of
lions Dy some of the railroads of stock in
competing railroads and coal companies
be declared a violation Of the Sherman
antitrust law.
Mr. MCReynOlds laid great stress on the
part the Temple Iron company has played
in the coal fields, declaring that its or
ganizatiOn clearly showed a conspiracy
among the coal roads 10 control the an
thracite trade to tidewater d New York.
When Independent mining companies,
firing Of high freight rates, proposed
building an independent railroad to New
York, government counsel said, the Tenn
pie Iron company, a small concern with
a limitless charter in Pennsylvania. was
purchased by the anthracite cOal-carrying
roads, they taking stock in proportion to
the quantity Of coal handled by them
The Temple company in turn acquired
the largest of the independent mines, and
the proposed railroad to tidewater was
never built. This act. Mr. McReynolds
said, was one step in the alleged scheme
to stifle interstate commerce in the coal
trade.
He also told of the acquisition by the
Reading company. a holding concern. Of
the Reading railway and Of the Reading
Coal d Iron company, and of the acqui-
sltlon by the Reading company Of the
Jersey Central railroad a competing line
to New York harbor. which. in turn.
owned the Lehigh and the WiIkesbarre
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-22

posed law.
Concerning the purchase Of one road
by another road the commission says:
we see no reason why the prohibition
that one road shall not acquire any inter
est in a competing road should not be
extended so as 10 prohibit the acquiring
of any interest in a competing water
line.
An amendment is suggested TO include
water lines.
A similar amendment g proposed to
prevent the control Of competing lines by
a holding company.
Attorney General Wickersham appeared
before the Senate committee on inter
state commerce late today and explained
in detail the latest administration changes
desired in the bill to create court of
commerce and amend the interstate COM
merCe laws.
1t had been expected that an effort
would be made today 10 bring the subject
to d vote. and that the bill might be or
dered fav0rably reported. nut Mr.. Wick
ersham's statement and the questions put
to him consumed SO much time that il
was decided TO hold another meeting to-
morrow.
Senator Cummins, author of the rival
railroad bill, examined the attorney gen
eral with great care concerning many fea-
lures of the administration bill that con-
flict with his own bill. At the same time
he did not condemn the administration
bill. and the indications are that no great
difficulty Will be encountered in reaching
an agreement for report
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-22
DIVORCE SEEKER FOILER.
Idaho Judge Refuses a Decree to Ohio
Traction Magnate - Decision
Contains $4,000 Words.

Boise. Ida. Feb. 21.-Consternation was
thrown into the Idaho colony of divorce
seekers today by the decision OF Judge
Fremont Wood in the case of Valentine
Winters. a Dayton 90 traction magnate
against Helen Clegg Winters, for divorce
Judge Wood denied the decree on the
ground that the plaintiff did not legally
establish a residence in Idaho, but came
for the purpose of invoking the aid of the
courts TO secure a decree of divorce. The
decision contains 1900 words, and re-
views all the evidence. Judge Wood not
only denies the decree because of non
residence of the plaintiff, but finds that
the preponderanCe of evidence is in favor
of the plaintiff, who, the court SAYS
seeks only to protect her good name and
that of her children" The decision states
that the evident purpose Of the plaintiff
in attempting to secure divorce was to
marry another woman It is understood
the case will be appealed to the supreme
court Winters has made his home in
Boise for the past eighteen months.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-22
FIRST REFUSED, THEN
COULD NOT REMEMBER
James R. Keene Questioned Regard
ing the Hooking Coal
Scandal.

New York, Feb. 1.-James r. Keeue
grew angry today when counsel for the
receiver for J. N Fiske & Co tried TO
tangle him up in bookkeeping iutricacies
at a hearing in the Fiske & Co bank
ruptCy proceedings. Mr.. Keene was re-
Quested to furnish names and addresses
of those for whom ne bought stock
Il decline to do so" said Nh Keene
firmly. There are many women. and
there are many poor people among them.
some who never came to pay q cent Of
loss, but they are mighty glad to taxi
the profits
After considerable argument, the COM
mission ruled that Mr.. Keeue must an
swer, but the witness replied that he
could not remember.
The hearing adjourned until next Mon
daV
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-22

The bill, as a whole, IS approved by the
commission, and in its statement the COM
mission expresses its qualification that
this measure embOdies most. if not all. Of
the principal recommendations heretofore
made to Congress, except the valuation of
railroad properties, and also contains pro-
visions OF great Importance. which, in
their general scope. are unanimously en-
dOrsed.'
However. the commission recommends
that 1.-The bill be so amended as TO con
sain the explicit statement that the COM
merce court shall have no jurisdiction or
mower over the orders of the commission
not now possessed by circuit courts OF the
United States.
I'VE are of the opinion that a single
Judge Of the commerce court should not
be empowered to stay an order of the
commission" says the statement, and the
suggestion is made that such may be
granted only by the court or a majority
CT the judges thereof"
On the suspension of q proposed rate
the commission desires one hundred and
twenty days instead of sixty days. as pro-
posed bv the bill. 1t is maintained that
the commission should have power to
compel through rates and joint rates
whenever in its opinion they are required
by public necessity.
If il is the intent of Congress to give
shippers the right TO choose between two
or more routes. in the routing of traffic,
the commission believes that intention
should be expressed plainly in the pro-
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Philadelphia. Feb. 21-Police Of
fcialS took the initiative tonight in
the war being waged between the
striking car men and the officials of
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit COM
pany when the arrested Clarence o.
Pratt, the national organizer of the
Amalgamated Association Of Street &
Electric Railway Employees, on a war
rant charging him "cOnspiring to in
cite to riot"
The warrant was served on Pratt as
he was leaving an automobile after
he had attended today's mass meeting
of the union carmen. He was locked
up in the city hall and held to await
a hearing tomorrow morning.
1t is rumored that warrants have
been issued for other labor leaders as
a result OF a conference late today be-
tween District Attorney Rotan, Director
of Public Safety Clay and Magistrate
BeatOu.
The police force was augmented to
night by swearing i'm Tor riot duty of
y
The state Fencibles. an Independent
members. Plans are being discussed
tonight by the COmman ders of three
local regiments of the National Guard
to mobilize ;heir troops at a moments
notice The mayor is entitled to call
upon those troops. Governor Stuart
and AdJutant General Stewart are here
tonight and, If necessary, call for
outside troops can be made any time,
but this Is not contemplated.
The regular force of $500 police and
5000 specials was also enlarged today
by swearing in siXty-siX park guards
and 500 city employees.
Arrival of Strike Breakers.
Five carloads of strike breakers
reached here late tonight and were
loaded on trolley cars at the Pennsyl-
Vauia railroad station in West Phila-
delphia and taken TO car barns in
that section A large squad of mounted
police escorted the cars and prevented
Continued on Page Eighth
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-22
MILITIA STILL ON DUTY
Verdict of COroner's Jury at Cairo,
ILL.,, Fails to Allay Excite
ment Of Citizens.

Cairo. H., Feb. 21-NO individual
deputy sheriff was named I'm the YER
dict of the coroner's jury that inves-
tigated the death of Alexander Halli-
day, who was killed in the mob Thurs
day night that was seeking the life of
James Pratt. the negro. The verdict
was returned tonight 1t was found
that Halliday came to his death by
a gunshot wound caused by a weapon
in the hands of one of Sheriff Neilis'
deputies, fired from a north window in
the courthouse.
The happenings of the day did not
tend to allay excitement of the citi-
zens of Cairo. The arrival of Co. II.
of ShelbyVille, made the number of mi
litiamen ON duty here about 300.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-22
MIR. Newlands' View.

Mr. Newlands advocated a commission
TO be appointed by the President Mr.
BristOw expressed the opinion that the
commission on public expenditures should
do the work which il is proposed to i'm
pose on commission. He said that it
looked IS though the commission were
anxious to avoid the duty for which il
had been created. He did not believe anv
practical results would follow the inves-
tigatiOn.
The Senate did not conclude considera-
ton of the bill
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-22
FULL AMOUNT ALLOWED.

Washington. Feb. 21.-The immigration
comm sion win be allowed S125.O00 and
until Lext December TO complete its work
and its final report to Congress. The
house today receded from its amendment
cutting down the appropriation for the
commission and the time in which il was
TO conclude its work, and agreed to the
Senate provision.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-22
KILLED HIS FATHER.

Chudress, Texas, Feb. 21.-Frsnk L.
Craig was shot and instantly killed
mere early today by his fifteen-year-
old son, Albert The elder Crafe he
coming enraged at his daughter Mrs,
Ruth Hamlin, aged eighteen years.
threatened 10 cut her throat Youna
Craig then shot his father