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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-12
House Committee Votes
Against Making Peary
Rear Admiral.
SECRETARY MYER
ALSO PROTESTS
Hale Bill in Senate and Allen
Measure Both Rejected by
Unanimous Vote-May Con-
slider Giving the Arctic
Explorer
Medal.

Washington, D. c., February 11.-An-
tagonism to the Hale and Allen bills,
which propose to give the rank Of rear
admiral to "Commander" Robert T..
Pcary and retire him on full pay, was
shown by a subcommittee OF the
House Committee on Naval Affairs.
when the six members of that subcom-
mittec to-day voted unanimously
against bestowing that honor upon
Pcary.
Commander" Peary's naval record
was given to the committee in a letter
from Secretary of the Navy Meyer, in
which was contained the information
that he should be designated as Civil
Engineer" and not Commander" The
secretary spoke of Commando cr"
Peary's discovery of the pole as a
"self-imposed but. most commcndable
task" lie said that Peary's various
exploring expeditions cannot be re-
garded as having been conducted for
a strictly military or naval purpose.
and for this reason it seems inappro-
pirate to confer upon him title for
which his previous education. training
and service have not fitted him.
While the members of the commit
tee might look with some favor to Civ
expressed themselves as wholly against
any plan of "pensionins" him, with
Increased pay. Speaking OF the mat.
ter to-day. Representative Roberts, OF
Massachusetts, a member of the COM
mittee, said that Peary had been alb
sent from duty in the Navy Depart
ment most of the time he has been
connected with il. and has done nothing
to cntltle him TO this honor.
$50, as we were able TO see" said
Chairman Roberts. Immediately after
the meeting, there was nothing IN
the records of Mr.. Peary so far as his
service TO the navy or to the country
was concerned which made him worthy
to receive from Congress an annual
salary of sc, year for the balance
of his natural life.
..It is absurd to propose that civil
ian-for that is just what Mr.. PearY is
should be made a senior admiral OF
the line when he is not even naval
constructor, but a civil engineer in the
navy.
while laudablc feat, Mr.. peary
reached the North Pole. not in the per-
formance of any duty imposed upon
him, but, as the Secretary of the Navy
says. by carrying out q self-imposed
task.
Absence from Duty.
During his service as civil cngi-
nccr in the navy, beginning In 1881
Mr.. Pcary has been absent on leave a
total of thirteen years and one month
and during the last three years he has
received the full pay of the rank or
commander in the navy. which is more
than the government has ever done for
any other explorer in a financial way.
.If the friends of Mr.. Peary wish the
government to recognize his service l
think it would be proper to ask Con-
gress TO vote him gold medal. Under
this legislation which is now proposed
he would get more pay than Rear-Ad-
miral Robley D. Evans and other aa-
mirals OF the line.
"Mr. Pcary endured hardships and
nr,yation TO reach the pole, but so did
others. Why not make Mat Henson a
captain in the navy as reward 10.
4 49,, y, Do o. l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-12
Causes cons.crnntlou.

Causes SonSkcrnntiOu.
Marselllcs, February ll.-rhe news
OF the wreck OF the General Chanzy
caused CONSERVATION In this city,
whence the vessel sailed Wednesday
Tor Alg,ers, relatives and friends OF
the passengers and crew rushed 10 the
steamship office, imp!oring details OF
the accident. Pathetic scenes were en-
acted when they We're informed that
with the exception of one passenger
all on board had pertshed.
me government Is arranelnr 10 as
slst The Families OF the crew. ali of
whom were members OF the merchant
marine.
When the Gnanzy sailed from This
port. according to the details reaching
here tonight, instead of headinn direct
ror Alglers, she huggcd tha coast M
far as Barcelona in order to avoid the
storm, and tnaliy ran under the shei-
ter of the Islands of AIinorca ana Ma.
ilorca. rhe engines broke down. how
ever. and the vessel was rendered NV
erless The storm hurled her arainst
tho rocks on tho north coast ~ tla
island Of Nlinorca, In the vicintt,. ~
Fgludadola, and She went down nl,nnst
,nmetilately. The sole survivor Nav.
Gel Rodel, brought the news u 3 H., b. n,a
According TO the steamship con,na- ,
5ny's sailing list the steamer Mar eel,al si,,,
leahila1sa TeA ssllIFtIl lags,
j. & "a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-12
KNOX'S DIPLOMACY
PROVING FAILURE
Mistakes of Secretary Are Hotly
Criticized by Representa-
tive Harrison.
"BoLD STROKES FALL FLAT
He Points to Difficulty in Find
ing Good Men for Foreign
Missions.
"BoLD STROKES FALL FLAT

Washington, D. c.. February IL
Secretary of state knox was subject
ed to some Very caustic criticism in the
House to-day By Representative
Francis Burton Harrison, of New
York, during consideration of the
Diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill.
Many bold strokes in diplomacy, said
Mr.. Harrison, were only justified by
their success, as in the instance of
President Cleveland's Venezuelan mes
sage But that had not been the case
with some of the bold strokes of
diplomacy brought forth by Secretary
Knox, he said. Tho Nicaraguan i'm
broglio, the NIanchurian Railway mat
ter and Secretary KnoN's declaration
that he would find it his duty to see
that democratic forms of government
should be maintained in Central
America, he said, We're examples OF
failure in the diplomacy of Secretary
Knox.
This position was so un-enable." he
added, referring to the maintenance OF
democratic governments in Central
America, that some day we will be
obliged to retire from i. with morti-
fication."
There had been an obvious difficulty
in procuring men of proper character
and ability to serve the United States
abroad, said Mr.. Harrison.
Gives Some Examples.
"The French mission was vacant for
months until man of proper calibre
could be found" ho said. Take AUS
tria, where a man Or. c. Kerens) has
been sent % represent the United States
after having his fitness for the posi-
.tion measured chiefly by the size OF
his campaign contribution. Take the
English mission
After that position had been de-
ciined publicly by noted educator
(Dr Eiot) 1t has been offered by a
New York newspaper to Paul Morton
and II Mr.. Morton is appointed that act
will be to reward a self-confessed VIC,
!ator of law. and it will become paten,
to all The world that the path of tho
rebater is to lead to the foot of tho
throne
l'his difficulty in finding good mcll
for foreign missions, Mr.. Harrison said
was the result OF the destruction OF
diplomacy by the ocean cable.
To-day the ambassadors are toosof-
ten messenger boys In silk knee
preechos With swords, who spend their
time being photographed as the hosts
of royalty or in playing the part of
Hands Across the Sea-" declared Mr.
HARRISON. ITO an active, vlrle man
such a position would seem imposs-
Me-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-12

BY n recorded vote of .: to II the
ordnance providing for the consoli-
dalton of Richmond and Manchester
without amendment, after one of the
most vigorous debates heard In the
chamber in years.
The opposition, led by Gilbert X.
Pollock, Fought vigorously TO the last,
intcrposinE many objections as to tho
financial obligations to be assumed
and the burden to be plnccd on Rich
lnond, playing as It's final card an
amendment to submit the whole ques-
tlOn to vote of the people, which
wns rejected by a vote OF If to 10
The announcement of the final vote
| was met by prolonged Rpplnuse, as
was the concluding paragraph of the
speech by Chairman II. R. Pollard, Jr.,
OF the consolidation committee, VINO
Icd tho fight on the floor for the
adoption of the paper, and whose ar
gumcmts were clear and convincing.
Urged Passage by Wire.
|
business, telegraphed to Mr.. Pollard
I shortly before the meeting, saying he
hoped earnestly that the ordinance
would be adopted. and suggesting that
| if there were any danger Of its defeat
an adjournment be secured until Mon
day night, when he could be present.
The consolidation forces, however.
were confident of victory from the
start, and the opponents fought game
/ though losing fight, there, belng no
treason to think that tho long debate
of more than. four hours had changed
any mans vote. The ordinance will
!, go 10 the Board OF Aldermen Tuesday
night for concurrence.
1 Chairman l.. Il. Brown and Council-
man Jones, of the Manchester commit
, ltee on consolidation, With City Attorney
) Goodwin, Of Manchester, and large
number OF people from both cities We're
present. Resolutions from the board
of directors OF the Chamber of COM
/ merce earnestly petitioning the pas
sage Of the ordinance as recommended,
and from the Branch -I3owe- Caskie
mass meeting. asking that the question
be submitted to a popular vote, were
read
Effect OF Amendments.
I. When the ordinance was called from
the table Mr. Mills made the usual mo-
tion that 1t be considered scriatim.
but the opponents held that 1t would
consume unnecessary time, as 1t had
been printed and distributed. and. as
Mr.. Pollock said. If the members are
not familiar With it now they never
| will be-" and the proposition to have
| the voluminous paper read Was with
Edrawn, Mr. Davis asked what effect
/ amendments would have. and was told
that they would have a most dangerous
| effect and that while 1t lay within
1.-THE province OF tho Council to amend
1.-THE paper, yet such amendments would
lhaNe to be agreed upon by Manchester,
4 and that such a course would probably
jkill the whole ordinance.
With Mr., Mills in the chair, Vice.
President Pollard took the floor In
sllpport OF the work of his committes.
an outline Of his,remarks being given
below, With a prepared paper as an
outline, he contended that the PROPOSED
lunion would not entail on Richmond
at the outside figure q greater eSpen-a9 I
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-12
SHIP IS LOST IN'.WlLD STORM,
AND SEA CLAIMS $50 LIVES
French Steamer General Chanzy Driven Reef and Of All
on Board But One Is Saved

picked up Rodel clinsing to piece 0
wreckage,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-12


With seventy-iive or 100 of the oys-
termen who came to this city from
Tidewater yesterday already converted
to the proposition TO straightcn the
mission OF Fisheries felt last night, at
the conclusion of the hearings before
the Legislative committees, that the
battle was half won. This remarkable
change OF sentiment developed in q
meeting of the oystermen, including
planters. packers and tongers, in the
assembly room of Murphy's Hotel.
They gathered there to make UP their
minds what to do. Their doubt was
not what they believed, for they We're
to a man opposed to any change In the
police lines, but only as to the bes'
course TO pursue After hearing tht
statements of Fish Commissioner w
Med onald Lee and Of Or, III. +. Moore
of the United states Fish Commission
they adopted the following resolution
by a practically unanimous vote;
"Wc hereby. fn mass meeting n--
se,nb!cd, s,cnrtily mdorsc the pro-
| posed STRENGTHENING of the BaNlor lines
In the james River. ms proposed by
tue commission of GiSHc'bcS'
Colonel w. III, Sergeant member
of the Governors staff, acted as chair
man. of the meeting, and S. s. Keeling
was secretary A committee, COM
posed of w. c, .Ahearn, James T. Car
row and T.. Conklin, was appointed to
present the resolutions to the legtsla-
tive committees
= strong Opposition.
: Not all tho oyster people, however,
were won over. \ large contingent
remain opposed to any change, and Its
cause was TO some extent presented,
However, the hearings We're not cons
cluded. and will be resumed, next We'd
,nesday Senator Holt said last night
that he would have a good deal of
argument to present, against the
.Wickham- Byrd bills. ,s
The afternoon hearins. yeterday was
before the House COMMITTEES on the
Chesapeake and It's Tributaries. and
al night the Senate Comp.lttee on Fish
and Game held the floor, Before both
OF these bodies appeared Commission
3er Lee and pr, Moore. The latter was
51 lContinued on Third PaGe.l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-12
How the Vote Stood.

AYES: Mcssrs. Bnrber, Blilcy,
Buford, Burke, Cutchins. Davis, Don
Lenvy, Fuller. Green. Hobson, Hut
ber. Lynch, Mills, Pollard. Isatcliffe,
iende, Richardson. Rogers. SeIph,
Tucker, UmIaui and Wise-2c.
NOES, Mcssrs. Tntl<ins, Boschen,
FerEusson, CARRIER, Gentry, Hirsch-
berg, Mitchell. Pollock, J. e. Powers,
John II. Powers, RicharIs-1..
Absent. Messrs. Peters and Wilt
shire.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-12
RESTORED TO DUTY
Sentences OF Aud and RObnett Miti-
gated by Assistant Secretary Winthrop.

gated by Assistant Secretary Winthrop.
Washington, y, G., February l1.--As-
sistant Secretary Winthrop, of the Navy
Department, has passed upon the cases
OF Paymaster George II, Auld, United
states Navy, and Past Assistant sur
geon Auaey III, Rohnett Who We're
Charged at bah recently styen In
Boston by 4 naval officer with con-
duct unbeoomlns officers and gentle
william, In the case of Aud the loss
Of numbers adiudgcd by the court is
Sremitted and he Is s&ordered released
from arrest and restored to duty, The
lindtngs of the court and sentence,
ii ac,sssk 40. uuA a.nnnnvnh-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-12
LOWER BRANCH
! FIRST DEFEATS
I Plan TO MAKE
PEOPLE VOTE
Opponents, Led by Pol
lock, Fight Hard, but
Fail to Crush Measure
by Amending 1t.
EXPECT BOARD
TO CONCUR ON
TUESDAY NEXT

Majority, in Favor Of Consolida-
ton, Brought Issue squarely
Before the Body, Insisting That
1t Must Accept or Reject ordi-
nance as It Stood-Members
Declared That They Wanted
Union, but Held That Terms
Were Too Liberal - Umlauf
Severe on Mass.Meeting at Y.
M. G. "a, Called by Property
Owners.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-12

The upper body devoted most of its
day to another tax matter-the substi-
tute proposed by the Finance Commit
tee for the King tax commission bill
No decision was reached. Senator Hol-
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Continued on Fifth Pageo
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-11-12
WASTED A FORTUNE ON SKIN
TROUBLE

81 began to have an itching over my
whole body about seven years ago and
this settled In my limbs, from the knee
to.the toes. / went to see q great many
physicians, matter which cost me q
fortune, and after ] noticed that did
not get any relief that way, went for
three years to the hospital But they
were unable to help me there, used
all the medicines that could see but
became worse and worse. / had an
Inflammation which made me almost
crazy with pain. When showed my
foot to my friends they would get
really frightened. I did not know
what to do. was so sick and had be-
come so nervous that positively lost
all hope.
81 had seen the advertisement OF
the Cuticura Remedies q great many
times, but could not make up my mind
to buy them, for / had already used so
many medicines. Finally / did decide
10 use the Cuticura Remedies and /
tell you that / was never so pleased as
when noticed that, after having used
two sets of Cuticura Soap, Cuticura
Ointment and Cuticura Pills, the en-
tire Inflammation had gone. ! was
completely cured. should be only
too glad If people with similar disease
would come to me and find out the
truth. / would only recommend them
to use Cuticura. Mrs. Bertha Sachs,
1921 Second Ave.. New York, N. z,
Aug. 20, 1902"
"Mrs. Bertha Sachs Is my sister-in-
law and know well how she suffered
and was cured by guticura Rene
dies after many other treatments
failed. Morris Sachs, 321 3. seth ST.,
New York, N. z, Secretary OF
Deutsch-O strowoer Unit Verefn, Kemp
ner Hebrew Benevolent Society, etc"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-11-12

No man wins lasting success by
lodging the truth.
We cannot cure the sorrows of our
neighbors by sympathy alone
The popularity Of crank is that
he always thinks 1t is his turn.
The stay-at-home usually accumu-
lates more money than the gadabout.
It is fine thing to be soft heart
ed" provided one is also hard headed.
Good luck consists in having sense
enough to keep on the job all the
time.
By the intelligent use of the grader.
any dirt road may be put in proper
form.
By the time you have acquired wis
dom, everybody looks upon you as an
old fool.
Gossfps have automobiles beaten a
block when it comes to running peo-
pie down.
Loose business methods often get
men into tight places. and break
friendship.
transportation ana transportation
facilities are necessities in every agri-
cultural region
A man may often succeed in hiding
his sins from others but they sleep
with him o. nights.
The grass in the next pasture al
ways looks better to the disconnected
COW and the opportunities to make
money always loom large in some 9th
er state.
The man who works himself to
death commits suicide in the most
painful way and dies owing a debt his
estate will never be able to pay.
The man who keeps his nose on
the grindstone' seldom gets rich. He
may accumulate lot of money If he
lives long enough, but mere money
does not mean riches in the things
that make people happy.
When man worries because the
weather or crops do not suit him he
comes as near to throwing away his
time as he possibly can. Worry
killed cat" they say, but it never put
a dollar in the pocket of any one.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-11-12
SAID BY THE YOUNGSTERS
Some Bright Remarks Worth Pre-
serving, That Have Fallen From
Childish Lips.

A little girl. after listening to the
hymn, In heaven there stands an
ever open door," remarked that there
must be two heavens, cause grand
mad never had any open door where
she is" And dear little country
laddie, visiting a city Sunday school
and hearing about the many man
sions" of the better land, later ex-
planned that they had been studying
all about Paradise Flats {"
Ecclesiastical modes and matters
frequently are puzzling to the little
ones. A small Chicago citizen was ta-
ken to fine church, where the music,
windows, furnishings, and all Access
sories were as impressive as the build
ing. The minister. living up to his
enviable reputation as an orator, In
sdulged in brilliant rhetorical fight
Il know" he declared, who gilds
the sun and silvers the stars and
paints the flowers and tints the sky
and lends to the rivers their beauty,
to the ocean its glory, to the skies
their perfect light" and so on through
long and effective periods. Finally
came the interrogatory climax: VINO
is it, my friends, who performs all
these wonders? Who is it? Who?'
From the front pew where the baby
listener had been all eager attention
came shri1l. disappointed pipe:
You said you knew!"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-11-12
swarming Bees.

swarming can be prevented in a
great measure by the free use of the
honey extractor. but somehow even
In this case a colony that has been
prevented from carrying out the in
stincts of nature, although 1t may do
well for a time, soon gets out Of
balance and thereafter works in a
sluggish fashion. The beginner
should not strive to more than double
his colonies any year Try to keep
all strong. Feeding for winter, ex-
cept in extremely poor seasons, will
not then be needed. It does not pay
to extract all honey and feed back
syrup for winter food. Hives of brood
chambers large enough to hold honey
enough to last until May are pre-
Perred.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-11-12
Trouble In the Troupe.

They've had frightful time In the
No. 5 Tom company. Hear about it?s
Nope
Busted an walkin' back. That's
right. Went to smash on the Vim
cennes Circuit. Utility Teller they
picked up at sawville got mad cause
he was doubled as Marks an a blood
hound, an sawed the legs of the lad
der, an Eva fell out O. heaven an
landed on Papa st. Clair, an Simon
Legree landed on Unc' Tom, an the
real dog bit a hole In Aunt Ophelia,
an there was merry hades to pay I'M
til the local manager called the patrol
wagon and had the whole bunch
dragged up the pike and dumped in
the woods. An the worst Of It was
there was a record house with nins-
teen good dollars in the box!''
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-11-12
Queer Questions.

Queer questions come over the tele-
phone to the newspaper offices. Here
was one that the man who CHANGED
to answer the phone had put up to
him the other day:
Say" began the unknown seeker
after the truth, do you-do you re-
member who It was that killed AbeI?"
''Why, Cain, of course" replied the
newspaper man, who put in several
years at Sunday school who'd ju
suppose?s
WELL" observed the man at the
other end in an annoyed tone, "doggon
If amt gone and made fool o. my
self. Course it was Cain, now that
you mention 1t, but I made two to
one bet with fellow that twas
Goliath, and now I'll have to 60 with
out new overcoat, I reckon, this next
winter" p Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-11-12
Good Market Peaches.

The five most desirable peaches
which would cover the season are,
in my estimation, Champion, Moore'a
Favorite, liberia, McAllister and
Geary's Holden, says a writer in Bal.
timore American These usually size
up we'll They are prolific bearers,
except that Elberta is a little light
some years. They usually command
a good price. I have found 1t best
to cover the season with standard
varieties adapted to our soil and To-
cality. In this way am more than
likely to hit the season and the mar
ket with at least part Of the crop.
I followed this plan with success, and
think it better than having only one
or two varieties as specialties.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-11-12
Telephonic Reply,

The elderly stranger, by invitation
of the superintendent, was addressing
the Sunday school.
eHow many can tell me-" he asked
which is the longest chapter in the
Bible?"
Many hands went up.
'This little boy may answer" he
said, pointing his finger at an urchin
in one of the seats near the front.
(which is the longest chapter In the
Bible?"
psalm double one nine!" shouted
Tommy Tucker.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-11-12
Ha Came by Il Honestly.

Lend me your pencil Johnny" The
small boy handed It over and teacher
continued to correct the exercises of
the class. When she finished she suf-
fered sudden lapse Of memory and
laid the pencil away in her desk. As
she stood up to excuse the class she
encountered the scornful gaze of John
ny's eyes. Rising in his seat he fixed
her with an accusing forefnger and
uttered the single word Craft"
Johnny's father writes for a cur
rent magazine.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-11-12
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