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The Washington times., 1910-06-07
OLDEST MASON DIES
AT WARRENTON, VA.
John Robert Spilman, Aged Eighty
seven, Four Times the Mayor,
Passes Away.

WARRENTON, Va, June John
Robert spilman, the oldest Mason and
citizen Of Warrenton, is dead here, at
the home of his daughter. Mrs. Sterling
Jackson.
Mr.. Spilman was eighty-seven years
Of age and was mayor Of Warrenton
for six terms.
Mr. Spilman was born IL Culpeper
county and for many years was a con-
tractor, building some Of the oldest
houses in this section OF Virginia. He
was a member of the famous Little
Fork Rangers" and served the Con
federate cause a number OF years.
He is survived by Mrs. Sterling Jack
son his only daughter Interment VIII
take place on Wednesday with Masonic
hOnOTS.
The Washington times., 1910-06-07
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
CHARGES FRAUDS

CHICAGO. June THE Illinois
Central railroad has filed suit in the
circuit court for an accounting
against four Of its former officers to
recover the sum of 100000, which
the road alleges TO have lost by de-
fault on repair work in the past four
years The railroads bill. which al
leEeS conspiracy TO defrsud, names
the following:
Orlando =. Keith, former sUperin
tendent of transportation; Joseph +.
Buker, former assistant superintend-
ent Of machinery; William Renshaw,
former assistant superintendent OF
and John NJ. Taylor, form
er general stOrekeeper.
The Washington times., 1910-06-07
.POSTMASTERS' PAY
TO BE INCREASED
Salaries Raised Automatically In
Twenty-eight Maryland
Officers.

Postmaster General Hitchcock has Just
announced that on the first Of july
twenty-eight Maryland postofhces will
receive automatic increases in salaries
AT the same time salaries viii De cut
down in two offices
Virtually all the larger towns in the
State nave shown sufficient increases in
their postal receipts TO place them in the
hlgher pay column. The advances in
postmasterS' salaries amount TO one.
two. and three hundred dollars, accord
ing TO the percentage Of the increase in
their stamp sales.
only IN the cases Of Berlin and Mid
dleIoWn VIII the postmasters pay be re-
duced. One hundred a wear is t.e
amount Of these reductions in each case.
The Washington times., 1910-06-07
FOUR HUNDRED CLERKS
LOSE HOPES OF PLACES
Report That Additional Force Would Be Allowed Re-
clamation Service, Recruited From Former En-
ployeS, Quickly Spreads and Promptly Denied

hand.>the hopes Of ell would-be Govern
ment clerks rose. Everybody thought,
too, that here was where any dismissed
Government clerks would come in and
be taken care Of
But just when the runor was at it's
highest and hopefulest. a representative
of The Times consulted the RecIanla-
iton Bureau
-Four hundred new clerks?'' casped
the officials there Eve never thought
of such a thing. If we get that $50. 0G0 90
loan. however. we may recall those of
our engineers who are now on fUrlOugh.
And that is all there is TO it."
The Washington times., 1910-06-07
PYTHIANS TO HOLD
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Representative Ralph D. Coles, of
Findlay, Ohio, to Make Prin-
Cipal Address.

Impressive and solemn services will
mark the joint memorial service of the
lodges OF the knights of Pythias of
the Disu let of Columbia, which will
lie held under the auspices Of Mt Yer
non Lodge, No. ., in special convention
q the Pythian Temple on Tuesday ev
euing. June II. at S o'clock The COM
mittee on arrangements today annOunc-
ed the complete program for cere-
monies which every year have drawn
a large attendance from among the
different lodges throughout the city.
Ralph y. Cole, member of Congress
from Eindlay, Ohio, will make the
principal address A program of ap-
Propriate music consisting Of vocal and
Instrumental selections will be given
under the direction of Thomas / Jones.
The Washington times., 1910-06-07

Just 40 Government clerks lost their
positions today in less time than Il
takes to tell the story, although the Re
clamation Bureau. from which the
clerks have been dropped. stilI numbers
as many employees as it always did.
II happened this way: Early this
morning the rumor went abroad that
on July 1. 40 new clerks would be en-
ployed by the Reclamation Bureau
just for what purpose people didn't have
time TO find out From mouth to mouth
the story sped, and inasmuch as a bird
in the bush may be worth two in the
The Washington times., 1910-06-07
WESTERN COLLEGE
WANTS ROOSEVELT

DETROIT, Mich, June Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt will be asked to accept
the presidency of the University OF
Michigan. 1t is authoritatively report
ed here that George p. Codd, member
Of the board Of regents, is already in
London for the purpose of asking Col
onel Roosevelt 70 accept the position
The Washington times., 1910-06-07

These sets are all standard
makes and patterns - creating
presents for June brides OF sets
for your own home that have
sold and viii sell at standard
prices.
Three-piece Gomez Set, colonial
style. extra fine and dainty;S6 40
worth S12-9s- v ~ .
Eour-piece Tea Set. new
melon shape: all bUrnish- 6 IN
ed, worth Si0---.--.---------- O'OO
Four-piece Tea set: old Plymouth
style; IN polished silver; ST AZ
worth y
Four-plece Tea Set. old English
Sheffield engraved style, s =
worth $l5-------.-.-------- 90 -
Four-riece Tea Set, rocco zp-
Piled border decoration S1d IN
worth S22-50--..-.------------ T. >
Four-piece Tea Set 'Rochambeau'
family style all large SIG 0Q
pieces, worth Si009-------.- 10 y
Fo7ir-oiece Tea Set. Louis XVI
pattern square Shapes $40 S0
engraved; worth So. INV
The Washington times., 1910-06-07
Joint Committee Proposes
Race Between Wrights
and Curtiss July 4.
CITIES WILL RAISE
PRIZE OF $4,000
Cuptiss' Assent TO Competitive
Flight From New York TO WASH
ington Seems Assured.

IN an endeavor 10 bring about an
aeronautic event that would arouse na-
q )n-wide interest, the joint committee
representing the aero cluD and the
t-ade bodies of Washington and the
aero clubs of Baltimore and Philadelphia
has decided 10 invite the Wright
brothers and Glenn Curtiss 10 compete
in a race from New York to Washing
ton.
a prize OF $4,000 TO the winner OF the
contest will be offered. and an effort
will be made to have The flight on the
Fourth OF July, so that IL may serve
as the feature Of the safe and sane
celebration Of that day in the National
Capital.
This invitation to the great rival avia-
tors was decided upon by the commit
tee after more than two hours dis
cuesing yesterday afternoon. Consider
able attention was given &c the ques-
tion of a prize, the majority Of the
Washington members Of the committee,
and Col. ]. II. Joyce. president of the
the prize for cross-country flight should
no, exceed $4,000, each of the four
ties to raise but $500.
-
Curtiss, assured the committee that Mr..
Curtiss would not risk such hazard
Gus journey for less than $4,000 prize
Mr.. Bell finally said he would rather
have the committee arrange for a
series Of exhibition flights in and
about the city. This, he said, would
arouse more interest and afford more
pleasure than simply having an avi-
ator start from Washington on a diEht
to New York. The public wants TO see
something meritoriOuS, he said.
In this connection Mr.. FanCiulli said
Mr.. Curtiss might be induced 10 make
such an exhibition flight about the
city as suggested by Mr.. Bell.
WHghts Suggested.
The committee, however, had its
heart set on the long distance race,
and the exhibition suggested by Mr..
Bell was dropped, and the prObabili-
ties Of having the Wrights compete
with Curtiss were discussed. Some Of
the committee declared that the
Wrights would not consider such a
thing, while others believed they
might, so the committee decided 70
find out by issuing the formal invita-
tiOn backed up by an attractive prize.
The resolution was offered by Henry
Nj. Nicely, representing the Aero Club
of Pennsylvania, and II read.
Resolved. That the secretary OF the
Joint COIunlLLtt appointed Dg the
trade bodies and the Aero Club Of
Washington be authorized TO cOmmu-
nicate with the Wright brothers and
Glenn CurtiSs and ascertain whether
they are willing to enter their ma
chimes in a cross country contest
fight between New York and WASH
inEtOn, provided a prize OF $4,000 is
offered to winner"
The meeting held by this joint com
mittee yesterday afternoon was its in
itial one. Colonel Joyce was elected
chairman and DR.. f. W. Zahm, sec
rotary.
The Washington times., 1910-06-07
SOUTHEAST CITIZENS MEET.

The Southeast Washington Citizens
Association meets tomorrow night and it
is probable that an adjournment for the
summer viii be taken at the conclusion
or the meeting. Matters of importance
VIII be discussed and action taken on
several resolutions relating TO public
imEroven-"''tS that are 10 be submitted
to Congress
The Washington times., 1910-06-07
GEORGETOWN CIRCLE WINS.

Georgetown Circle, No. go Protected
Home Circle, was presented with a
banner for gaining the largest per cent
Of new membership during the last year
by State Deputy r B. Harbaugh. al
meeting held last night
The Washington times., 1910-06-07
HOW | REDUCED MY.
WEIGHT 100 POUNDS.
After Drugs, Medicines, Starvation,
Diets, Strenuous Exercises and
Sweating Processes Had All Failed
to Do Ne Any Good.

I, Marvellous, New, Simple Home
Treatment Method Which Produces
Most Astonishing Results in Driving
Away SuperfiuOus Flesh on Anv
Part of the Face or Body.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-06
FEAR FINANCIAL PANIC
WILL FOLLOW DEMISE
Market Hold Protraced Meeting Which Al
Agree Support Prices at All CostsCrses Comes at
Bad Time
Bad Time.

American financial centers. There has
teen heavy pressure on the market
for ten days, and Z was not until
yesterday. when 1t became known that
Il market had been MADE Tor Amert~
cans In Paris, that there Was any
show of confidence. Eastern banks
have recently been bled OF araila Die
gold to bolster up the reserve ot'the
Bank of England. with tine result that
the money market is comparatively
tight.
Englands finances are admittedly
In a most chaotic state, The delay
in passing tho budget and the un-
certainty whether or not a general
election was again imminent hurt
trade there While King Edward
lives there Is a belief that no will be
able TO compromise financial ques-
tons and retain the contide ace OF MS
subjects.
Thousands OF shares Of American
securities have been marketed In
England, and a financial panic there
would be quickly reflected here, as
these shares would DO sacrificed to
produce needed cash.
Many OF the biggest Of American
financiers are now in Europe on va
cation trips. but are keeping In touch
with their New York Offices by cable.
J. T. Morgan is abroad.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-06
CASE Of DEAD INDIAN
gslllEING GOVERNMENT
"Ma zo-to-be" Dies Leaving Land
But No Hcirs-Nation
wants Property.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
WASHINGTON. d. &, May o.
Ma-zo-to-be. d kiHless PahUte Indian.
who sometime since passed to the
happy hunting grounds IS about ~
figure in national legislation, Ma .2o-
to-be although dead. owns ~ 1um-
her eight out In the Carson l7nd dis
trict. In Nevada. and there is no way,
MI seems Tor the government to re-
aafn possession If the land until the
expiration of twenty-five years,
Secretary Balinger. hy dir Ton Of
The President has submitted 70 the
House bill designed to recover thu
land, inasmuch as Ma-zo-to b has ~
next Kin, and the land is prrf sttly
useless. 50 TAR rs tina Pahtt brave
himself is concerned.
Under 4 statute II limitation II is
prnViced that the Pahute's titiu rar~
not bc ean ceied for a period Of TWEEN
ty-fye years unless congress sioi.sl an
thortry is given.
Both the Isreai3ent an1 the So re
tary II the Interior believe tsat ia
etent of an Tadian's Atarh ~ .h.n the
tast period the allotsnpnt shu,:td re-
vert to che governr ent. IN evan, 40
heirs are left.
Ma-zo~to- he's American ran.e -vAs
tfalf Forehead brown His land pat
ent affects the great 'rsuckee-C arse
irrigation project ia Nevada.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-06

NEW YORK. May 6.--The serious
illness of King Edward of Engtand
IL matter of grave concern to Amer
lean fnanciera. Since the first IN
timation that his condition was grave
reached here the big Ranking houses
and stock market leaders nave been
engaged preparing TO protect their In
terests and prevent. as much as pos
sible, ~ financial panic, should the
King die. Conferences which lasted
most OF the night We're held by the
big bull leaders. and an agreement
was reached - support the market at
any cost.
1T was agreed that no attempt
would be made to push prices up, put.
that all values would be held rs near
ly normal as possible. The effect OF
this agreement became apparent fol-
lowing the opening. All of the stand
ard Industrial arid railroad stfarrs
opened very weak in sympathy with
the decline OF prices in London. The
support became apparent following
the initial quotations and slowly but
surely the greater part or the loss
was recovered. AT the end of fifteen
minutes the loss had been entirely
wiped out and most OF the stocks
showed fractional gains.
The unfavorahle turn OF affairs IN
England came at bad time for the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-06
PROPERTY WORTH THOUSANDS
GOTTEN FOR MERE SONG
Ten Prices Asses sed Over $4,000 for Which
Less Than $3.50 Was Pa id at Delinquent Sale.

Authorized by the statute known
as the 'land-grabbers' act" MIR. ii.
L. Parr filed ten deeds in the Chan
Gerry court Thursday evening, giving
him title to as many pieces OF city
property. The aggregate value Vt
these lots Is about $4,000. The as
scssed value is sl0.0S5. The price
paid by Mr.. farr WAS $3lO.2S.
An of the properties We're bought
In for taxes In 1908. Mr.. Parr offer
ing the highest bid at the auction
sale. During the last two years no
effort was made on the part OF the
owners of the several lots to redeem
them. MIR. Parr consequently paid the
additional taxes for the two years.
ana had the deeds recorded. The
properties, insofar as their titles were
clear In 1907. now belong to Mr..
Parr.
Since the passage of the above
referred to net number of city lots
have been bought in at ridiculously
low figures, but at the SAME time the
fear OF loss has induced many prop
erty owners. otherwise delinquent, to
pay their taxes promptly. while
great number who were unable to
meet them when due availed them
selves OF tne tWG-ycdf Feepltt, anu
reclaimed their property before the
title had passed.
With the exception of one lot, all
the property bought in by Mr.. Parr
In in the East End Some of the
lots are of small comparative value.
One Is of considerable value, however,
being assessed as high as $4,000.
This particular lot Is at Thirty
third and NJ streets. with frontage
of .134 feet. II belonged to Emma
Ellis The taxes and costs paid by
Mr.. Parr to procure title amounted
to Just sT2.10
Following is list of the other deeds
giving the name of the former owners.
the locations of the properties. the
prices paid by Mr.. Parr and the as
sessed values of the properties, this
value being about two-thirds of the
real value:
Mrs. Mamie Gwathmey, 20 feat On
street; bought In for s7.e;
asse IA value, s5l0,
JeaNy Davis, 50 1eet on Twenty-ninih
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-06
GIANT SIZED BILL
GOES TO CONGRESS
Sundry Civil Appropriation Meas
ure "Everybody's Friend"
Totals $1ll $40, 2l1.
LESS THAN LAST YEAR
Tariff Board Given $250,0o0 to
Probe Hlgh Cost of
Living.

WASHINGTON, May G.-The sun
dry CiAt appropriation bill which in
It's giant size and tho variety of It's
Items becomes "oycrybodys friend"
was reported to the House TO-DAY
With IA total OF S1ll,S4s.2I1. This Is
sl7.6b0,S60 less than the estimates ano
u reduction Of more than S26.000.004
under last years bill
out of the total there ia S37,S59,-
$40 for the Panama Canal. which will
be repaid to the treasury from the
sale o. bonds.
President Tafts tariff board is given
$4,000 to cover the expense of Sc
curing Information as to the relative
cost OF production at home and
abroad and the duties or the board
are broadened.
To arbitrate at The Hague questions
relating to the North Atlantic fisheries
500 900 Is provided
OthN appropriations are as fol-
lows:
Public land service. SI,717,220, a
reduction of $244.70o: surveying this
pubic lands, S55G ,0U0, an Increase of
s1o7. 800: i'm proyements at the immi-
grafton station, Ellis Island. n. y,
S2l 900. u new item
New York is given $250,000 for
work on the postohice and $17O,0 900
to modernize the sub-treasury builG-
ing,
For public buildings. $6,145.42o, a
reduction OF S12.ST0.030; life saving
service, 50, 1,740, a reduction of $780,
| 900; current expenses on the revenue
cutter service, $2.2SS,000, reduction
of 100000. Repairs to revenue cut
ters, $4,000. an increase Of $780,
! 600; engraving and printing, 50. 1ls.-
oil. a reduction of $250,9s0; pay of
! janitors of public buildings, 1900
! 90, an increase OF s49S,000. furniture
| for public buildings. 100000. a re
duction of $500 o0. fuel. lights and
water for public buildings. 81 100000,
an increase OF sl0Q,GiN: public health
and marine hospital service, 81, bo4,-
100, a reduction Of 1861. 150: inter-
state commerce commission. $780,
| goo. an increase of sl90.0 600; sea coast
artillery In the Philippines and
| Hawaii. $4,000 reduction Of s226,-
I 900. Expenses Of the White House,
SIS. zoe, a reduction Of 1000, which
IL accounted for ty the fact that in
the last sundry civil bill an appro-
priation was authorized for the extern
sion of the White House executive
Offices Rive rand habor improve
ments under contract ss.05l,42S,
reduction of $11,T03,oS6. Artificial
limbs s105, 600, a reduction of S27 900.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-06
REFUSE To GRANT CLAIM
BUT CHIP IN" BIG sum.
Senate Committee Members Com
tribute to Support of Aged
Kentucky Woman. u
Especial to Tho Richmond virginian.)

Especial to Tho Richmond Vfrsfnian.1
WASHINGTON. u. G.. May 6.--Un-
able officially to grant the claim pre-
sented to 1t as Senate eommitteo.
twelve United States Senators have
Clipped in and made UP the sum
of sf,o5o for the reitet OF KEN
lucky woman who proved a heroine
during the Civil War.
The action OF the members OF the
Senate committee is perhaps without
precedent. Here are the Senators and
the amounts they individually plaoaA
In the hat when 1t was passed:
one hundred dollars each--Senators
Elkins. Of West Virginia.; Smoot. Of
Utah: Oliver, OF Pennsylvania: Smith,
of Michigan: Depew. of New York;
Bourne. OF Oregon; Bradley. of Ken.
lucky, GusgeHheim, of Colorado. and
Dupont. of New Jersey.
Fifty dollars each--Senators Bulk.
ley, OF Connecticut: Briggs. OF New
Jersey, and Carter, of Montana.
Senator Bradley had presented .
claim for the relief of Mrs. Eliza C.
V. Farris, OF Garrard county. Ky.
During the Civil War Mrs. Farris was
known as 1.-The angel OF the Union
hospital corps" and she turned over
her ancestral home as hospital for
wounded Union soldiers Senator
Bradley reeited other deeds that he
thought entitled her to help at this
time. as she Is dependent.
The Senate Claims Committee could
find no precedent for favorable re-
port on the Bradley bill. although per.
sonally the members favored 1t. Sem
ators Smoot and Oliver. however. were
50 touched by the Kentucky Senator'S
appeal that they suggested that the
members OF the committee personally
chip i'm and make up the desired
amount. The suggestion met with 8
ready response. and In few moments
fund fifty dollars In excess Of the
amount asked for In the bill had been
subscribed.
The majority OF the donors are mIIs
lionaires, but that does not affect the
fact that Mrs Farris will indirectly
obtain her claim for relief, and that
the action of the members of the com.
mittee Is without precedent and prA-
sents most interesting story.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-06
MERCY GRANTED To
A FRA|L WON An

again / stretch my conscience"
said Justice Crutchfield in police court
Friday when he dismissed Mrs. Eliza
beth Clements, forty-one years OF age,
who had been accused of stealing two
cabbages and some coal from the Chess
apeake and Ohio Railroad.
The special otiicSrs of the company,
so they said, found the woman in one
of tho freight ears. She had thrown IA
lot. OF coal OF the tender for boys to
pick up and she had the two cabbaEes
with her when she was arrested.
Technically she was charged with
trespassing upon the property OF the
railroad and with having stolen the
cabbages.
Mrs. Clements is frail woman and
had to- be given a chair In court while
the evidence against her was In pro-
Bress,
'.Must do my duty" Justice Crutch-
field said to one or two attorneys and
the members of the press who were
near him. s-4
And the ansWsr t. hi query cams
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-06
TELL Of THE LAND Of
A THOUSAND WONDERS

1.-THE Land Of Thousand Wonders"
will he the subject OF an illustrated
lecture by Mr. +. II. Poston. travel
ing passe uger agent of the southern
Pacific railroad, identified with the
Washington Sunset route, at the Rail-
road Y. NJ {. A. Friday night.
The fecure ia on the beauties and
wonders OF california. 1t is illumiID~S
with $50 beautiful slides of views TN
California and the Yosemite Valley.
The public IS invited ttr hear the dc
lishtful lecture which has been deliv-
cred many times by Mr.. Poston, a man
of pleasing personality and wide travel
The Southern Pacific has large ex-
hlbit of literature and pictures at the
Y. NJ. c. A., and this. combined with
tho lecture ana slides. composes the
biggest display of any railroad repre-
scented,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-06
DELEGATES ARGUE
FOR CHURCH UNITY
Chicago Bishop Speaks Strongly
in Favor of Getting
Together.
INTEREST Is WIDESPREAD
Richmond's Representatives at
Laymen Congress Return
Saturday.
INTEREST IS WIDESPREAD

Richmond delegates tn the Men s
National Missionary Congress, which
has been in session in Chicago for the
past several days. are expected home
Saturday evening Those who went
TO represent his city were Rev. Or.
u. Clay Lilly, Messrs. Eugene Massie,
s. T. Jones. T. Crawford kedd and
Il. l.. Magiil-
Interest both in Virginia and
throughout the country has been man
Tested in the congress. whose avowed
purpose was to unite the missionaries
of the different denominations AM
"Christianize the world during the
present century"
one Of the first addresses to lac
made was that by Bishop Charles {,
Anderson. head of the diocese Of Chi
cuEo of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, Speaking of the unity III
Christianity, he said In part,
Argues for Unity.
at may seem strange 10 say ii and
bold in me 10 attempt it, but We ali
know that the greatest triumphs Of
Christianity We're won when the
church was one. | will go further ana
gay that Christianity won its great
est triumphs before the thirty-ni
articles of tht Westminster confession
we're written,
There is a town Ia Illinois with
1900 persons and nine struggling
churches, most ~ them receiving aiu
from home missionary boards, Is this
statemanlike or sensible / AVE a
horror of that kind of unity based
upon reiduum, basis Of minlmums
There are things that we can give
up. We CA uRiVe up oar ecclesiastical
pride, our dcnominational pride, i.uI
petty scctarlan iealousies, our inner
tied theological differences and h,
the grace of God let US give up some
~ our Ignorance. Christ-like Chris-
tians cannot stay part"
Lord Cecil Speaks.
Lord William Cecil. of England, In
his address, pointed out that tnt
Orient had new definitely decided Il
accept Western civilization. lie sa,c
that the success Of Japan with heI
nifty millions Of people. In war 'frrt
with China, with four hnndred MT.
liaus, ana later with Russia, had apoSl-
ed the eyes of the Orient TO the rrac-
tica blltty and power of Western meth
DDS ana science.
"Rut SO far he said. tile Orient
has been impressed largely by force
and through fear, The obligation rests
on Western civilization to show the
Orient in these hours OF Its dawu.ng
now life the other side of the Wos-.
ern civilization, Its love, its sense q
honor, It's aspirations for tdeailsm. III
sacrifice and service