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The Washington herald., 1910-10-23
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The SOutherns Southeastern Limited
Nv, Washington $50 p, m; reach Aiken
1880 a m. reach Augusta 1l.35 a. M:
reach Jacksonville 3:l5 >. m daily begin
ming Nov. q. Through electrically lighted
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Athletics. o q 2 o o O o O-J
Cubs. ...... ] o q o o II
Struck out-By Bender, g; BY Cole. T.
Bases on bails-On Cole, 3; of Bender.
=. stolen base-Sheckard. Double plays
harry 10 Collins to Davis; Bender 40
Baker 10 Davis; Cole 90 Archer L,
Chance. Umpires-Messrs Sheridan and
Connolly; Bigler and O'Day. Attend
Hnce, I9,I50
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WOMAN FRACTURES NECK.
Mrs. Dyer, OF st. Louis, Slips ON
Entering Bath Tub.

ST. Louis. Oct. 22.-Mrs. Ethel Ravmond
Dyer, aged thirty-three, wife OF Mai. IL.
Chouteau Dyer, of the Missouri National
Guard, and candidate for election 10 the
circuit bench on the Democratic ticket.
slipped while entering a bath tub at her
home. % LenoX place. and fractured her
neck this morning. She died almost in
stantly.
Mrs. Dyer entered the bathroom ar s
o'clock and a few minutes later Mai.
Dyer. who was in an adjoining room.
heard her fall and strike the tub. When
he reached the room his wife was diving.
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FLIGHTS MARRIED
BY RAIN AND FOG
Grahame- White and MOis-
SAINT Score Most Points.
ONE AIRMAN Is INJURED
Tod Shriyer Falls Fifty Feet
When MOnOplane Tits.

belmont Park Opening Not Au-
spiclous, Owing To Weather Con-
ditiOnE-Wright's Machines DO Lit
tie and Others DO Not Attempt
Any Spectacular FIights-COunt de
Lesseps All but Loses His Way.
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Continued on Page 6, Column 2.
At SIoan,s To-morroYN md Tnes

At AIOan's Eo-mOrrOW and Tuekda "
The fine furnishings included in the
Snow Sale will be on free view to-mor-
row and Tuesday from 9 10 6 at the
Sloan Galleries, 1907 G ST. Catalogues at
the rooms,
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Baltimore and Ohio II. II. tn PtmItco
Races palffmcra

For those desiring to attend the PIN
leo Races. the Baltimore and Ohio ''Fv-
cry Hour on the Hour weekday service
aHOrdS superior IaclllteS. Excellent
street car service from both Camden and
Mt. Royal stations TO and from Pimlico
track. q
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xI.25-BaIlimore and Return.
Baltimore a Obi,

a UNIO.
Every Saturday and Sunday All trains
both ways. both days, except Royal Linn
tied.
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TAFT GREETS GAYNOR
Mayor Spending Weekend
at the White House.
MOTOR ABOUT THE CAPITAL

Accompanied by Wives, President
and New York City's Executive
Take Auto Trip, and In Evening
Dinner Is Given in Honor of the
Mayor of TOkyO-Hughes IA Caller.
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Want 2-CENT FARE
Federation OF Citizens Sets
Forth It's Needs.
GENTLY CHIDE COMMISSIONERS
objection Raised TO "poeketing" of
Legislation without Permitting a
Chance for ExpressIon of Opinion.
r. W. Oyster Gives His Views
District Taxation-Two Good Bills.

The new slogan Of the Federation Of
Citizens Associations. as adopted last
night, is:
4 2-eent cal fare FOR all children going
20 and from school
Public hearings by the Commissioners
on all measures referred 70 them by
Congress.
Investigation by House and Senate Dis
tr.et Committee o. alleged Inequalities IN
the assessments on real estate and per
sonal property.
Taxation was the chief subject dis
Cussed at last nights meeting. held in the
ChsmbeT-of Commerce rooms. An attack
was made upon the Commissioners, led
by z. ". Oyster. who declared they were
guilty OF an unic.nd proclivity for ''pock-
citing" legislation without permitting
their feIlow-citlzens an adequate oPpoT-
tunity 70 express their sentiments.
Two Excellent Bills.
He added that two excellent bills
one providing an inheritance tax and the
other an intangible personal property tax
were reported adversely 10 Congress by
the Commissioners, although they made
no attempt TO sound public opinion re-
garding them.
Representative Peare's statement IN
report TO the House District Committee,
that Washington was "a tax dodger' s
asylum was supported by Mr. oyster,
who cOntended that the present system
Of assessment discriminates against the
poor man IN favor OF the rich man, and
that Improvements are assessed at a
much higher rate, in proportion TO value,
than land
THE problem Of the inequalities In Dis
tTict taxation would not be touched by
the proposal Of the Engineer Commits
sioner to raise the assessment on land
and improvements from two-thirds 10
three-fourths of their true value" he
said. In many assessments land is as
sessed at less than one-fourth Of true
value. while improvements have been AM
are now assessed at from 20 TO 70 per
cent Of true value, the larger ones being
assessed far lower in proportion than the
smaller ones.
&. w. L. an Example.
The assessors books show that the
buildings Of George Washington uni
versity. an educational and not a money
making institution. were assessed at near
" 70 per cent OF their true value, if the
price they brought at a recent sale is
criterion. Such an assessment was a
great injustice. because many great busi-
ness blocks are not assessed anywhere
near as high in proportion 10 value"
Principal Allen Davis, Of the Business
High School. presented a resolution ask
ing for 2-cent straight cGr fare for
school children. He acted on behalf OF
the Southeast Washington Citizens AssO-
citation. Il was adopted unanimously.
The federation viii hold its annual
meeting Saturday night November ., and
elect officers
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COLONEL PLACES
BAN ON LOBBYISTS.
New Hampshire ApplaudS
Sentiments of Roosevelt.
AIDING NOMINEE BASS
Progressive Candidate for Gov
ernOr Is Praised.
AIDING NOMINEE BASS

Tartn Briefly Touched Upon and
Only TO Repeat that This Country
Is Definitely Committed 60 Pro-
tectiOn as Princlpie-Assails
Judge BaIdsyIn's stand on En-
pIOyers' Liability.
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Common sab Flooring. SI.5O 100 II.
Frank Llbbey < Co. 9Th & n. Y. ave.
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Mayor Gaynor, of New York, and Mrs.
Gaynor were guests at the White House
last night and will remain with the
President and Mrs. Taft over to-day
The mayor and hi we arrived in
Washington late yesterday afternoon and
went Immediately TO the White House,
where they were received by Mrs. Taft.
AT o'clock the President left his desk
in the executive offices for the purpose
of showing the mayor the town. He en-
tered an automobile with the mayor and
Mrs Gaynor and Mrs. Taft and started
on a spin about the city. which lasted
until about $50 O'Clock.
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Georgia 5.4 Flooring, $500 per 100 e.
frank Libbey & Co.. 6th & \. Y. ave,
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Georgia Fig. Near Rift. S3.75 per 100.
Frank Libbey & Co.. 9th & n. Y. ave.
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Georgia Flooripg, Good, 1925 per 100.
Frank Libbey q Co.. 9th & n. 7. ave
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Alabama Flooring, Good, S2.25 100 II
Frank Lbbey d Co. 9th & n. Y. ave.
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Georgia Partition. $3.50 per 100 n.
Frank Libbey & Co. 9Th & n. Y. ave.
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MarysvIlle. Ohio, oct 2-The most
notable speech of the Ohio campaign was
delivered here this afternoon before an
immense throng by former Senator
Joseph b. Foraker a plea for harmony
in State and Nation was made. He de-
plores the unrest ia the Republican party
to-day, and pointed out the dangers u
permitting radicalism 10 dominate the
voters Of the land. The chief points he
made are embraced in the following.
Mr.. Chairman. Ladies and Gentlemen.
II there were nothing more involved in
this contest than choice between men
no ono need be seriously concerned as
10 the outcome.
THE candidates for governor are both
able and fair-minded men OF high char
acter. Even unusual praise might be
spoken Of both without fattery 10 either.
for neither would betray a trust or con-
sciously allow any interest Of the State
to suffer.
But there IS vastly more involved than
a choice between Gov. Harmon and Gov.
Harding. Especially is this true as 10
Republicans; for the Republican party is
engaged. not only here in Ohio. but
throughout the whole country, in q con-
test OF the most serious character and Of
the most faT-reaching consequences.
1T is not only fighting for victory. but
il is fighting for its life. II is baset BY
foes both within and without II is not
only confronted by it's ancient enemy, but
u is weakened and menaced by internal
dissensions that threaten its very exist
ence.
such an experience is not agreeable,
but it need not necessarily be discour-
aging.
Similar 10 1872.
1T is not the first time we have been
so situated. We had a similar experience
in 1872, when. in the formation of the
Liberal Republican party. we witnessed
the elimination of a widespread dissat-
isfaction
THE malcontents claimed and charged
that we had been too severe in recon
struction and too radical as "a the tariff
They demanded more liberal treatment
OF the South and a sweeping reduction
and readjustment of duties
The movement seemed formidable. It
spread all over the country. 1t numbered
among its supporters some Of the ablest
newspapers and some OF the most infu-
entail Republicans of that time. among
them Gov. Hsrmon.
They went further than the insurgents
of to-day have yet gone They made an
organization, adopted a name, held a con
vention, promulgated a platform, nomi-
mated candidate for the Presidency.
cOurted and secured an alliance with the
Democratic party and then-collapsed.
Horace Greeley at the head OF the
Democratic party, on free-trade plat
form, was such a grotesque spectacle
that it quickly brought the people To
their senses.
Gen Grant was reelected, and the
Republican party. unharmed and vindi-
Gated, moved on in its great career Most
of the erTing Republicans came back. but
some of them, including Gov Harmon.
remained permanently in the Democrats
party.
What is happening to-day is but a rep
etition Of what happened then.
we have another revolt Instead OF
the liberals we have the insurgents.
There is a difference of names but
not Of tactics. On every hand we then
heard noise, criticism, and calumny-all
in the name of reform. II is the same
now. Every great measure Of the Re
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$I.25 to Baltimore and Return
To-day via Baltimore q Ohio r. r.
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All at Dinner.

All at Dinner.
In the evening the mayor and Mrs
Gaynor attended a large dinner at the
White House in honor OF the mayor OF
Tokyo The dinner to the mayor was the
real occasion Of Mr. Gaynors presence
at the White House Mr. Taft had been
entertained on several occasions by the
mayor OF Tokyo. and he felt that the
best way 20 show his appreciation was
by inviting the mayors OF several rep
resentative cities TO a dinner at the
White House in honor of the Tokyo off,
cial
The President had invited Mayor Gay
nor TO remain as his guest over to-day.
because he feared that the long trip TO
Washington might have had bad effect
upon the mayors health
At the dinner besides President and
Mrs. Taft and Mayor and Mrs. Gaynor.
were the Japanese Ambassador and Bar
oness Uchida. Secretary OF State Knox
and Mrs. Knox, Secretary and Mrs. Mac
Veagh. Attorney General and Mrs Wick
ersham. Secretary and Mrs. Nagel Act
ing Secretary Of the Navy Winthrop and
Mrs. Winthrop, Gen. Wood and Mrs
Wood. Mayor and Mrs. Reyburn, Of Phil
adelphia, Mayor and Mrs. Mahool, Of
Baltimore. Mayor and Mrs. Richardson.
OF Richmond, District Commissioner and
Mrs. CunO II. Rudolph, Gen. and Mrs.
John A. Johnston, Maj. and Mrs Wil-
liam V. Judson. William L. s and Mrs.
Griswold, Miss Maria Heron. Mrs. TaftS
sister; Col. and Mrs. Spencer Cosby, Bish-
op Harris, John Barrett, Charles E. Ma
gOOn. Frederick Strauss, J. c. Hemphill.
F. d. Millet. Ransford S. Miller, and
Lieut.. Commander Lee c. Palmer.
The table decorations were pink chry-
santhemums and ferns
GaynOrs Only Guests.
The dinner was entirely informal, and
there was no speech making. Mayor and
Mrs Gaynor were the only guests at the
dinner honored with an invitation to
spend the night at the White House.
The President has no particular pro-
gramme for the mayor to-day. The Presi-
dent attends church every Sunday. and
il was not known last evening whether
the mayor will accompany him. In the
afternoon the President and the mayor
viii probably take long motor ride.
Tire mayor and Mrs Gaynor will leave
late in the afternoon for New York
Hughes "A Caller.
Charles +. Hughes. associate justice OF
the Supreme Court, called on the Presi-
dent TO pay his respects. delegation OF
American and foreign steel manufae-
turers were presented to the Executive
by Judge +. II, Gary, president Of the
United States Steel Corporation. The
call was purely informal. Frank +.
Kellogg OF Minnesota. was also a caller.
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And 500 Other Kinds of Flooring.
Frank Libbey x Co. 9Th * y. y. ava
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Cole on the Mound.

King Cole was on the slab. and was
there with speed and Judgment. But the
slugging Athletics got IN long hits on
Continued on Page 1. Sport section.
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Nearly every well-to-do Chinese girl has jade earrings and bracelets, and many have jade hair pins and brooches. In Burma jade is often used for ear plugs as we'll as for rings and other jewelry.
 The jade found in northern Buram Is of a beautiful green, which is greatly desired The stone has always been re- garded as the property of a tribe known as the Kachins, and it's right to mining it has never been called in question by the native kings. The amount now pro- duced sells for several hundred thou sand dollars a year, and in weight it aggregates something like 150 tons. The mining is still done by natives, but 1t is under lessee, who collects the government duty of 33 1-3 per cent on all taken out.
 How Jade Is Quarried
 Mining jade is more like quarrying than anything else. Some of the stones, and often the best, are obtained as peb- bles, but there are mines where the Jade rock lies in open quarries. The stones here are of different grades, varying in quality Some of the small CT pieces are worth their weight in gold. and little bits fit for a ring setting will sell in China for hundred dollars or more. On the other hand, there are enormous blocks worth nothing and tons which cannot be worked by the
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The Worlds First Oil Trust

The Worlds First Oil Trust
 It is strange to find that the first oil trust of the world was founded in far away Asia. The petroleum business of Burma has always been a monopoly It was in existence long before our Penn sylvania oil was discovered, being then in the hands of "A families who belonged to two villages located in the Yenangyang oil country, from which most of the pe- troleum still comes. Generations ago these families had taken possession of the oil fields, and had so fixed 1t that no one outside their own members could dig for petroleum or own an oil we'll The fam flies were known as Yoya, and their chiefs were called Twinsayo. If a family had no descendants it could see only to the other members of the combined families; so that the corporation was decidedly close.
 The Yenangyang had their own rules as to the digging and sale of the oil. These continued in force until a little over half century ago when King Mindon. Thibaw's great predecessor, introduced the monopoly system by which the oil was sold to him alone, the same families pro- ducing it.
 Among the Miners
 I understand that many of those fami- lies are still taking out oil as their fore fathers did. Some have been bought out by the trust. but others still compete, working the old way. Their oil comes from wells which are seldom more than 25O feet deep. They break the rock by dropping pointed lump of iron, weigh ing about 150 pounds, upon it again and again and then carry the debris out in buckers.
 When the oil strata is reached they walt for the well to fill and then raise the petroleum in buckets, which are filled by men lowered In rope slings to the bot tom There Is much gas in the wells, and the miners can stay below but fe>< min utos. In order to make the most of their time they blindfold their eyes before de-
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CHARTER
 i IS BEFORE HOUSE

London, April 2.--(Special.)-A woman S charter" which proposes to give women the franchise and many other privileges they now lack is before the house of commons. It takes the form of a series of eight bills introduced by Sir Charles Maclaren.
 One of the main objects of the "char- ter is to put married women in more equitable positaon with regard to prop erty and to provide salaries for wives. It is proposed that a wife who devotes her whole time to housekeeping and the care of children shall have a claim on her husband during his life, and on his estate after death for sum calculated on a scale not exceeding the wages of a housekeeper in her station of life. pro- vided she has not received any other per senal allowance.
 Where the wife is a wage-earner she shall not legally be liable for the support of her husband or of his children unless her earnings or the income of her prop erty exceed the minimum necessary for her support.
 Wives who join jointly in the same bus iress as their husbands shall be regard ed as partners.
 Fathers and mothers shall be jointly
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His After-Impression.

From the Pittsburg Gazette-Times.
 When a withholding big chap burst noisily into a downtown billiard parlor a day or two ago and glared eagerly about it was easy to be seen that trouble was coming.
 Where is he?'' he shouted. ''Lemme git hold O tn sawed-off runt. I'll show im!''
 Suddenly he spotted a short. fat man who lurked in the shadow of the big stove, apparently anxious to escape ob- servation
 Come out O there!' yelled the big one, and he made a rush at the other. Seeing he was cornered, the little man emerged from his corner to meet his op- ponent. Straight at him he went with a rush like those that used to electrify the ring followers of Terry McGovern, hitting
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out right and left with lightning speed. Before the big fellow could strike blow he was smothered and overwhelmed by the shower of "wallops'' that peppered his anatomy. Before anyone could in terfere it was all over. The big fellow lay in crumpled heap and the little fat man had hurried out without saying a word.
 The proprietor hastened over, helped the vanquished one to his feet, sat him in a chair and handed him his hat. For a moment he gazed about in dazed man. ner, then fell to weeping. IA
 Come, come," said the proprietor. you're not hurt much"
 ''W-w-well, I know I ain't," sobbed the big fellow, "an' I wouldn't a-been hurt at all if they'd-a come at me one at time. B-b-but tn hull gang jumped me at once"
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Frank Cahalan

To My Friends in Jefferson County:
 I earnestly request you to go to the polls on Monday and do everything you can honorably do to make my majority as large as possible. Be prepared for all kinds of reports that may be circulated just pre- vious to election.
 have made no promises to any man or trades with any candidate. will go into the office 'untrammeled
 am profoundly grateful for the hearty and active support of all my friends and as- sure them that they will never regret having given me their support Sincerely yours,
 FRANK CAHALANa
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poor tools of the natives. The mining is exceedingly primitive. The rocks are cracked by building fires upon them. They are then broken apart by crowbars and wedges and shaped up with hammers <into the sizes fit for transportation. The average export
 value of the stone Is about 50 cents pound. that which is annually shipped down the Irawadi and by Rangoon to China selling for something like $20o,-
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Alfonso Is Patriotic

Madrid, April 2.-(Special.)-King Al fonso is patriotic enough to have his rac- ing yachts built in Spain, instead of in England, as heretofore. His majesty is having two seven-metre cutters built by the best builders in Spain, to com pete at the great Cowes regatta next Au- gust Materials for the new yachts are being sent from Cowes. The Kings yacht, Hispania, a 15-metre boat, which won several races in English waters last year, is also going to Cowes with the two new boats.
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Has it ever occurred to the thinking man that a large per cent of Solicitor Heflin's strength comes from the class that he has failed to properly prosecute? Investigate and see. VOTE FOR FELIX E. BLACKBURN.
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off their children.

guardians of their children.
 All universities or institutes deriving revenue from the state shall be open to women.
 Finally, brutal husbands are to be ia- ble to heavier punishment than under the present laws.
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Mir. Frank Cahalan is making the race on his own manhood and merit. He has not traded the office of Criminal Clerk in order to get votes; nor has he made any promises of this clerkship or other patronage.
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The Light Or Asia
BY FRANK G. CARPENTER.

Copyright. l910 by Frank G. Carpenter) Syrian, Burma, 191o ~ YRIAM promises to become the real
 light of Asia The Burmans are
 A~ Buddhists and they worship the
 prophet whom Edwin Arnold has called the night of the continent. Tn this awakening of Asia in the twentieth cen- tury they want material rather than spiritual light, and for that they are looking to Syrian. The place lies on the Irawad between Bangoon and the sea and it is the site of the refineries of the Burma Oil company.
 (. At present the oil trusts of the world are fighting for Asia. Our Standard Oil company has practically monopolized Japan, Corea and a large part of China. It has it's stations on every river and its agents in every large city. The Russian petroleum companies are furnishing the
 illumination for Siberia and the lands east and south of the Caspian sea, while the Dutch East Indies, Siam and a large part of China are supplied by the oil fields of Sumatra and Borneo Down here in Burma the people are using oil from the wells along the Irawadi river They nave monoplized Burma, and are push ing their trade among the millions or India.
 The standard crowded Out These people have crowded the Stand ard oil company out of their market. It tried to come in and asked the govern ments permission to build it's own tanks at the mouth of the river. This was re- fused, and as a result our oil must be shipped here in tin cases. This makes 1t too costly in competition with the native product, and 1t cannot inaugurate the machinery of distribution such as 1t has in other parts of the far east. All along the west coast of the Pacific the storage tanks of the Standard oil company are to be seen. They are among the big features of every large port, and con nected with them are great factorles where tin cans are made and the petro- leum is put up for shipment over the country The oil is pumped into tank steamers at San Francisco and pumped out into tanks which hold tens of thou sands of barrels at Shanghai, 1ientslh and even at Hankow on the Yangtse
 Kiang, the latter port being 500 miles In the interior of China.
 | Here on the Irawadi there are similar tanks but they belong to the British ana are the property of the Burma Oil com uany I can see at least two score or so | from where I am writing. Each tank Will hold million gallons of oil, and alto- gether they contain supply which could | furnish one gallon to every man, woman | and child in the United States and leave some to spare.