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and the question Of the legality of the
claim is one now being tried. Finally,
Il should be stated that the evidence OF
Frederick NJ. kerby alone. is conclusive
as 10 the rectitude of Mr. BallnEer 3
course.
Mr.. Nertrees here asserts that Kerby
said nothing that reflected on the Sec
reJary OF the Interior. except that he did
not believe a man who was considered
INT 10 go 10 Alaska and advise j. i. Nor
gan a Co was a fit person TO be dlrec-
tor or the Reclamation Service. He re-
fcrs to r. II. Thomson. Of Seattle.
Conclusion of Brief
Mr. Vertrees concludes his brief in
part thus: The result Of the inquiry
which this committee has made is de-
serving of special mention It is eX-
traordinaTy. Months and months have
beer consumed in investigation. De
mand after demand has been made upon
the department Of papers and records
and ever demand for document has
been met and the document produced.
The personal correspondence Of Mr.. Bal
niger has been examined. and ;he con-
duct OF the department throughout has
been rigidiy sCrutinized and examined.
1T IS a tribute TO manhood and es-
peclaliy 10 those who serve the depart
ment under inv cstigatiOp that nothing
has been revealed which reflects upOn
the ,Ovalty. the integrity the good
faiJS. he sense of duty Of any man
therein. Indeed. il may be stated that
the Orly persons who car be criticised
are those no have been discharged
and have arrayed themselves against
the Secretary and the Department of the
Interior"
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VIRGINIA TO KEEP
HER OLD TERRITORY
Taft Informs Martin and
Carlin That He'll Not
Press the Matter.

There =sill be no retrocession Of Vir-
GINA territory 20 the District, according
70 tie plan which has been urged. dur
inS the present session Of Congress. AT
least.
This fact became assured today when
a guarantee that there would be no ret
recession of territory was given Sena-
tor Martin and Representative Carlin Of
Virginia 10y President Taft during at q
conference al the White House.
The to- Virginia. statesmen called
upon the President TO protest against
tie proposed retrOcession, Offering a
long petition setting forth the UncOn-
siltuti0nality Of such an act
Mr Taft after listening 10 their arg71-
unaut assured them that there would be
no action on the subject during this
SESSION
This pa. a quietuson the movement
during tbs session Of Congress. to re-
cedc TO '~e District that part Of Alex
audria county Va. which was included
in its original formation.
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DUKE AND HIS BRIDE
SEEING THE CAPITAL
Aged Bridegroom Says They
Are Going Home to Be
Happy Evermore.

Broderick /. Duke is showing his
bride the sights Of Washington today.
The man who ifs now on his fourth
honeymoon looked happy as he
strolled about the corridor Of the Eb-
bitt House today and offered a cordial.
typical, Tar-HeeI, Good uawnin'.
san, 10 every one who addressed him.
It's my religion that Cod intended
that every man should live in civiIi-
zauon in a married state and though
ne fail once let him try again-and
again-and again-if necessary" he
observed philoSophicalIy 70 "a rcuorter
for The Washington Times. as he dis
cussed his future today. Just say
that my bride and I are going back 10
our home near Durham, N O.. To spend
the rest OF our days and we expect to
be happy forever hereafter as thew
say in the story books
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AERIAL LIGHTHOUSE
CLEVELAND'S PLAN

CLEVELAND. Ohio. June I8.-The first
aerial lighthouse in the United states
viii be erected in Cleveland II the CITY
council votes favOrabiy on a resolution
10 be introduced in thaL body today Tho
resolution states that the city is % affr
an electric searchlight 20 the ton OF the
flag stan IN the public square which IS
rs feet high.
The purpose Of the light is 10 serve as
q beacon 10 aviaIOTs who chance % ny
over Cleveland
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ton baseIess, declaring that lit Is the
convicted man who usually raises the
cry that the police and the prosecutor
have conspired against him.
Attorney Pepper, in his brief, con-
tends that the case is really a charge
against the Executive. I'VE find il
not a little difficult, in these days of
the Reign of Law" 1t reads, Ito Justify
the course Of the Legislature in pro-
ceeding to investigate the Executive.
As, however. the inquiry was requested
by the Secretary Of the Interior, he can
not complain if fun jurisdiction is TAX
en- by the committee
Attorney Brandeis. leading counsel
for CLAWS, is the most caustic of the
three. Attorney J. J. Vertrees, repre-
senting Secretary Ballinger, is close
second in the matter of eXcOriatinS
the opposition.
George Wharton Pepper, for Pin
chot, files a sweeping defense Of the
actions Of the former Chief Forester.
All three documents contain a mass
Of detail and exhaustive reviews of
the testimony. which dragged on for
weeks before the special investiga-
ting committed
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HOT SHOT IS EXCHANGED IN BRIEFS
FILED BY BALLINGER CASE LAWYERS

LAS If in recognition OF the inadeGgacy
OF such denials. Mr.. Nertrees undertoOE
ln oral argument 90 show that Mr. BAL
nnger has been the victim Of con-
splracy- The defense OF conspiracy IS
usually Characteristic Of a case in which
there IS no other detensE. " "a person
under accusation ls innocent. his main
reliance Is upon the charges against
him 1t IS the convicted man VINO
usually raises the cry that the police
and the prosecutor have cOusplred
against him"
Continuing, Pepper takes up each Of
the points IN Nertrees' conspiracy
charge, and concludes, after quoting as
"A parallel attempt Tie classic Grafton
delivered by Sergeant BuZZfuZz i'm the
case o. Bardell against iickWick. re-
Ported by Dickens IN 'Pickwick Pm
papers
uoh ot the conspiracy charge IS 20 ciS-
Nifty By discussion a contention that
never really had a basis.
Opinions Not Unlawful.
NO one viii have the temerity TO con-
tend that IL is unlawful 20 regard AR.
BaHinger as unfit FOR Office. Nor IS BIZ
illegal for a number Of people 30 hold
this view Not only Is 81 permissible %
hold this view. but those who honestly
entertain Il have a right 20 say SO pub
Ucly.
MIR. Pinchot has long held this opin-
ion respecting Mr.. Bailinger. and he
finally made up his mind % declare IT,
Mr.. GARFIELD, from a position OF con-
tGenCe in Mr.. BalinEer, came much
mere slowly 10 a similar conclusion.
"A cabinet officer who does what Afr.
Ballinger has done must he prepared
for vigorous protest and public crlti-
iClSm. Those whose policies Ee has at
tackled are inevitably driven together
into IEfarra|rra aTfrl.na.
became known. constantly increasing
number Of people join the ranks OF those
who are protesting. Finally, the protest
becomes "A demand for Jhe retirement G.
the officer deemed 20 be unworthy
AS in the present case, the demand
may ultimately be echoed by a great
majority of the American people"
Conclusion Of Brief.
The brief ass signed by Pepper and y.
A Smyth, concludes
"Such is our analysis OF the whole
case. We respectfully submit 70 in aid
Of the committees deliberations We
confidently ask an anirmance of each OF
the three points under which we have
marshaled the evidence. How far a
committee of Congress win deem &c
proper % go In c0udemuine the -tuduct
or CABINET officer ls "a matter upou
which we have no suggestion to offer.
We md % not little difficult I'm
these days OF the reign Of law, 20 Justify
the course OF the LEGISLATURE in pro-
ceediUg TO investigate the Executive
As, however. the inquiry was requested
hy the Secretary Of the Interior. he cam
not complain II FUN Jurisdiction is taken
Dy the committee.
Whatever may %, the forrl OF their
report We trust that they win ~ec0r7
tNelr dennlte conviction that tie iu-
mediate care ~ the public domain fs
now On unsafe hands"
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and, although the society takes the op-
pOsite view. fl is impossible 10 obtain
q conviction on that score.
A plea for justice and Kindness 70 ami
mails was made by Attorney p Ross
Perry.
The adoption OF regulations pr0EITing
for comfortable and sanitarv stables
and prohibiting the houses Of horses in
sheds and shacks untitled for the ur-r-
pose was urged by John p. Laruer-
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sive or direct His fear Of admitting
something was 50 great that he often
declined To COncede what was obvious to
everybody. He evaded and dubbed.
Says He Contradicted Self.
When document was unfavorable
TO him he did not hesitate to declare
the meaning to be the opposite of the
plain sense of the words. He contre-
dicted himself again and again. II -
memory was declared so bad that 1 do
not remember or L don't recall became
a kind Of refrain. At times II seemed
as if everybody who heard knew he was
not telling the truth. He constantly
shifted responsibility upon has subordm-
ates. The examination covered num-
Der of the most important matters with
which the Interior Department has 10
deal The coal problem in Alaska, re
clamation. the power sites. Yet Secre-
tary Ballinger prOfessed ignorance of
most OF the things that had been done
by the department in connection with
these matters. once he said The only
thing I touched either as Commissioner
or as Secretary, is the broad, adm inistra-
tive point Of view
Quotes From Testimony.
"As one listened to his testimony it
seemed that his conception o. the broad,
administrative point Of view must be to
sign papers without reading them. His
statements were nearly always general;
always IL was only with great difficulty
that he could be forced into giving a
specific answer; and throughout his tes-
timony there ran curious note OF self
IaudatiOn. We shall now ma Ike a few
quotations from his testimony in illus
tration of the preceding remarks. Very
little comment Will be neCeSsar.-. The
man is revealed by his own words
on the subject OF Mr. Claws protest
TO the President and the latter's subse-
QUent eXOneratiOn Of Secretary Bal
linser, the brief says.
Protest OF Claws.
CLAWS report to the President had
concluded with these words:
The Forestry Service IS familiar with
the circumstances under which Acting
Secretary Pierce postponed fixing dates
for hearing on the Cunningham group
and may be familiar with other phases
of these cases
The Forester was never applied to
for information. CLAWS was never COM
municated with again by the President
and knew nothing further IN regard 70
the Presidents inquiry Unti ne read the
Presidents letter 70 Mr.. Ballinger OF
September 10 in the daily papers.
III, as has been asserted, the Presi-
dents letter of September Is. 1903. cX-
Onerating Mr.. Ballinger is not TO be
relied upon, it needs no discussion be-
fore this committee That ne was
grew lOusly misled by those nearest him
In this matter and who helped prepare
his opinion. we cannot but believe.
Nor-tO phrase il Eently-has the reve-
latiOn in this investigation Of the lack
of fraukuess Of his advisers and their
confidential methods or the prejudice OF
Mr.. LAWYER added to the strength Of the
Presidents opinion"
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LAWN FETE PLANNED

a lawr fete and bazaar viii be given
for the benefit Of the Washington Cat
Club. at 1SS3 Third street northwest.
Friday, June II. 1910 one OF the fea-
lures of the fete viii De the sale OF a
large number OF pretty kittens.
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NATION TO OBSERVE
FLAG DAY TOMORROW
Public Schools All Over
Country Will Pay Homage
to Flag.

In all public schools throughout the
United States and in many places IN all
parts Of the world where reside citizens
claiming allegiance 20 the stars and
Stripes. Flag Day viii be observed to-
morrow.
Coincident with the homage which viii
be paid 70 the flag, exercises viii be
held In honor Of the uiuety-uinth birth
day Of Harriet BeecEer stowe.
For the first time ir the history OF the
annual Flag Day exercises held at the
United States PosJofice Department
Dixie" as well as The Star-Spangled
Banner VIII be sung and playCS as d
national anthem
hTe ceremonies at +he POstofdce viii
be held on the third f,OOr balcony over
geSt American flag" SO the world % by
Al feet Postmaster General Hitchcock
VIII preside over the ceremonies, which
wiz include patriotic airs by "a section
songs by local choir singers and the
POstOthce CLERKS. The building Is a
mass of flags and banners, in anticipa-
ton Of the celebration
Officials of the Grand ARMY OF the
Republic, Daughters of the American
Revolution. Spanish war Veterans, and
In fact all patriotic societies viii co
operate individuality and as representa-
ives or lltlf respective organizations IN
hOnorinE the stars and stripes
Regular programs have been arranged
for every public grade and high school
in the District Of Columbia
At Central High.
At the Central High School, Col Row
Stone, past commander. Department
Of the Potomac, G. A. r.. viii speak.
and Col Burton r. Ross viii preside.
3. n. Warner will address the pupils
DR.. W 6. Small, will preside. General
John c. Black, former Commissioner
Of Pensions, viii speak at the East
ern High School, where the principal,
Drh W. :. Small viii preside Gene
Miles and Charles Lyman viii be the
speakers at Business High school At
the Mckinley Manual Training School
representative William +. Sheffield
II Rhode Island viii preside. and
capt. John G. Maynard, @. A. R, and
Capt. William A. Jack, g. \. f., viii
be the speakers.
The congregation Of the Ingram Ne
mortal congregational Church, at the
corner of Massachusetts avenue and
Tenth street northeast VIII celebrate
the day tomorrow evening in the
church, under the auspices of George
H Thomas Post and WOman'S Relief
Corps, No. II, Grand Army of the Re
public. Represent ative William T.
Andrews of Nebraska viii be the
principal speaker.
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STRESS is LAID ON
CONSPIRACY CHARGE
IN VERTREES' BRIEF

Declaring the prosecution Of Secretary
Bauinger cruel" and "baseless," Mr..
Vertrees, in his brief, goes :ntO an ex-
baustive review Of the evidence, and
sets forth the reasons why his client
should be eXOnerated-
Mr.. Vertrees. IN HIS brief, as in his
earlier oral argument to the committee,
attacks in bitter terms those who have
been instrumental in the attack on Sec
rotary Balliuger and other officials OF
the Interior Department. At the same
time, he pays high tribute TO the Presi-
dent and 20 Mr.. BalIinger.
For instance, Mr. Vertrees refers TO
this creature Kerby," and describes
the President as one whose character
lis as spotless as a star" He dwells
on the uprightness Of Mr. Ballinger'
course, and the integrity OF his official
life"
MIR. Vertrees goes at length into what
he calls the conspiracy against Mr..
Ballinger." He emphasizes the pro-
priety Of cIear-listing the Cunningham
claims, as he has already done in his
oral argument.
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New Pianos and PayerPianOs at Expansion Sale Prices

$3.50 A. B. Chase reduced to. $500 90
OF these Pianos in mahogany cases.
$3.50 AUtOpauOs reduced to- ..-....... S445 90
OF these New Auopanos mahogany cases
SS75 Behning Payer-Pianos reduced To-. $4,000
"A OF these instruments
500 EOse & Sons Uprights reduced tO--.--. $4,000
10 Ncw FCse q Sons in handsome mahogany cases
$3.50 Shoninger Uprghts reduced TO ......- $3.50 90
- OF these Beautiful Pianos. fine mahogany.
$500 Milton Uprigbts reduced to.......... $4,000
Is OF these Pianos in mahogany and oak cases
S325 Erell Uprghts reduced to............S 225O0
y OF these instruments.
$3.50 Merrill Uprights reduced tO..........S2 $4,000
u instruments.
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General Facts Set Forth.

In his conclusion, Mr.. Nertrees says
there are certain general facts which
are absolutely determinatlve Of the case
These he sets forth as follows.
First of all, it is 10 be borne in mind
that Mr.. BaIIingcr neither directly nor
indirectly at any time was interested
in any coal lauds in Alaska He was
not counsel fOr the Cunningham claim
anus and others, as Mr. CLAWS said. At
the time he became Secretary he was
counsel for not one OF them The only
connection ne ever had with the Cum
niugham claimants was the preparation
Of the affidavit in September. 1905 he
had not been counsel heretofore. he
was not counsel thereafter; he entered
the office OF Secretary without interests
OF any kind Indeed, as expressed by
him, he dissolved his hrm, dlSengaged
himself. and burned his bridges be-
hind him.
THE Clear-listinE order was made up
on the recommendation, and BY the ad-
vice of CHIEF Schwartz. the official
upon whom he relied to be advised
If that order was erroneous, clearly the
Secretary would be excused, but il was
not erroneous. It was proper and right
as the record stood
The Clear-Listing Order.
Immediately. when it was suggested
by Mr. CLAWS that the claims should
not have been cIear-Iisted, the order
Of clear-listinS was revoked by Mr..
Bauinger. The claims were restored TO
"chancery," where they have remain
ed to this day.
Throughout the entire time CLAWS
had been kept in charge: he was the
one man relied upon TO investigate all
Alaskan claims. II Mr.. Ballinger had
been 50 minded CLAWS could have been
transferred TO another field at any
time When CLAWS was assailed by
Governor Moore, Mr.. Ballinger defend
ed him. and asserted that the criticisms
which the governor had passed upon
CLAWS were undeServed-
1T must he borne In mind. also, that
no question of injury 10 the Government
is involved The patents did not issue
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watch for a city at EaHaIe Highlands.
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$500 Weber Upright S145 90
Ebonized case Fine tone
$500 Weber Baby Grand -....... 500 90
Beautiful tone.
$500 Knabe Upright .---.......-... S17ER9
Good condition.
S45} Hardman Upright $500 90
Fine mahogany case. Almost new.
Mahogany case FINE tone
500 Stef Upright. $4,000
Mahogany case Good uo1r-
$3.50 Vose & Sons. .-.---- $3.50 90
Mahogany case. Beautiful tone
$3.50 VOSe & Sons 500 90
Mahogany case. Good as new
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4i. H.

One thiug D. impossible "a love. ths
intenasst and mose teryent love II
poserleas W evoke love
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gloves and sweater. or gray dress for
nanny. muller for daddy.
or course there is any number OF
pert, incompetent girls that wait on
hapless customers, rather keep hap
less customers waiting, but they have
been pictured with enough frequency.
this sort repeatedly held up as typical,
thereby obscuring the virtues of the
many worthy ones following the pro-
fession of waiting on" For some time
past have been gathering data. ma
king experiment; and have found 1t
the rule rather than exception that
courtesy meets with courtesy. Soft
and fair go far In day." not only on
highway but in the miles of space in
huge department store.
A man said to me recently: How
little of church is brought into the
Christmas of today" And how sadly
true this is-"church" in this connec-
tion standing for whatsoever things are
lovely, whatsoever things are good, of
full import to all religions. And bully
Ing and bullyragging a shop-girl at
this season seems about as far from
lovely and good" as one may wander.
Put yourself in her place. remember
ing previous failures of your own
when bodily WEAKNESS snapped
strained nerves, broke down poise.
Ye gods and little fishes, in what
condition is the shop-girl to "en1oy"
Christmas! | am sure II | were she
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S25eS5$:2.J.li.2z2~
CLOSE QUARTERS.

He eyed the Christmas tree with a
look Of grim determination on his
face. 1t was fine tree, tall and
straight. with many symmetrical
boughs-just such tree as would de-
light the hearts of his children. But
he chased them away as he prepared
for his work of destruction. Taking
off his coat he rolled up his sleeves.
and with a hatchet ruthlessly Topped
of all the branches. He eyed the re-
suit with satisfaction. Then he took
up a saw and divided the tree In the
middle. 1t seemed heartless. but what
else could the poor man do? 1t was
the only way he could make the tree
fit. for he lived In fiat
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babble picked UP that blue sky-mistery
and wondered about 1t. And his eyes
we're wide and fathomlessly sweet in
the freight. and his hand clung all
the while to my face and deared 1t.
and wove heavenly weave into my life
In every least little touches OF 1t to
my lips, my cheeks, and In the COM
ings home of 1t to slip into my bosom
and there nest.
Then we told him that 1t was going
to be the Christmas baby's birthday
tomorrow, and because we SO love
Gods little son We give, year after
year. all life long, gifts to him and to
each other on that day. And the
library door, tomorrow, would be I'M
locked, and a surprise inside for US
each and all.
"Dracious!" was his sole comment:
and slowly the happy eyes slipped
from us behind their curtain-fringes.
the little warm body lay heavy in my
arms. Slowly Great-grand unbuilded
the house of red embers, and coming
over took the little sleeper into his
arms, rocked and crooned and hugged
and God-blessed him. And with
grandmother's kisses on the wee feet
that never were still save in slumber.
and grandfather's proud look into the
unwilling face following after. bore
him away to his crib; so loved, so
| loved!
as Trismus tum?"
| wakened with the words break.
ing the crystal of my dreams and kiss
| ing themselves against my lips and
fat white body embracing my head.
yes, sir" managed to say through
the strangling arms of him. Happy
Christmas. Bobfor-Short!"
Happy Christmas, Bobfor- -Short!"
echoed from the doorway; and Hap
py Christmas, Bob-for-Short!" floated
In from beyond the east and west
shoulders of great-grand.
He shouted. He danced. Never be-
fore had he been met by all the FAM
lily at crib-side. He jigged all over the
bed. trickling blarneyments and
daughters at the three gray heads that
waggled in unconscious tune to the
prancings of him.
Then, all his yellow body apant with
| haste, Nicodemus hustled his fat self
up the stairs into the fun he was
missing. and in his wake. Katy from
| her kitchen.
And with a Happy Christmas to
yez. Misther Bob-fer-Short," she set
gray kitten on the floor.
We were all very still, as he slipped
from the bed and approached the kit
ten. He had never owned a kitten. He
eyed it in raptured silence. "Meou."
| said the kitten.
Into his cheeks the red crimsoned.
Obi" he gasped; "wad you tail. titty;
pease wad you tall" And she wagged
her tail and arched her back against
his feet and cajoled him, and as he
gathered her into his nightgown and
the white fat bare legs ran with their
treasure. she broke into loud silken
purrings. And Nicodemus sulked and
| fell into a helpless yellow bunch of