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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
FOR BIG BOND ISSUE
Senator SCOTS Plan to Pur-
chase Public Buildings.
SAVING TO GOVERNMENT
Loans at 2 Per Cent as Against 10
to II Per Cent Paid Out
for Rentals.
SAVING TO GOVERNMENT

To make possible the purchase OF the
necessary sites and the erection of the
needed federal buildings In Washington
and in other cities of the country, Sen
ator Scott, chairman of the Senate COM
mittee on public buildings and grounds,
favors the issuance of from $JO.OOO.OOO to
500 OOO. 600 worth of government per
cent bonds.
with a bond issue of S1O0OO0.OO0 for
future generations to pay. we coule
carry out the growing idea of making
this the most beautiful city in the world
and we would not be ashamed when we
laid down the work." declared Senator
Scott last night.
With such a bond issue authorized. in
of much Importance to Washington could
Purchase of land between Pennsylvania
avenue and the Mall. at a cost of $780,
600, 900.
Erection of new buildings for the De-
partment of State, Justice and Commerce
and Labor between the avenue and the
Mall, 14th and 18th streets. at cost
of SIS, 900 900.
Purchase of land between the Capitol
grounds and the Union station plaza, in
accordance with Senator Wetmores Dill
Big Saving in Rents.
Senator Scott expects that his bill, au-
thorizing the expenditure of $15,OOO,OO
for the erection of buildings for three OF
the executive departments will pass a,
the present session. 1t will mean a great
saving to the government in rent. and il
is therefore regarded as good business
proposition. When his bill comes up fol
discussion, he says, 1t will be shown that
the government is paying from 10 to Il
per cent annually on the cost of these
buildings for rent.
This is ridiculous as business propo-
sition," says Senator Scott. for the gov
eminent can borrow money at per cent
and get a premium"
II have had some conversation with
senators and representatives and other
public men, the Senator continued in a
recent interview, land 1t may be that the
plan Of a bond issue will be taken up and
pushed through. There is every reason
why members of Congress should go al
the question of improvement in a mate
rial way of the nations capital with all
the vigor at their command"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Confusion of Titles.

peal abound with cases conclusive of the
confusion and uncertainty in respect to
patent titles. Under the present system,
a patent may be decreed to be valid by
the circuit courts of appeal in eight cir
cults. If. in the ninth circuit. the court
DEGREES the patent to be invalid, the pat
entee has lost all of the benefits of the de-
cisiohs in the other eight circuits be-
cause in the ninth circuit anybody may
manufacture the article and sell 1t in any
part of the United States. Such a condi-
ton is, of course. destructive of the rights
of the patentee and is also an injury to
the public, The public Is entitled to know
whether IT has a right to make, use or
trade in any article of commerce at the
end of a decision of one court of last re-
sort and ought not to be cmpeiled to wait
on the harmonious judgment of nine
courts of last resort"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Could Reduce Letter Postage.

The vast sum the taxpayers of the
country are annually expanding in order
to permit the distribution of these peri
odlcals through the mails at a rate of
postage SO far below the cost to the gov
eminent could be applied in other WAYS
for the benefit of the postal service with
much greater advantage to the public
generally. For example. if the rate on
second-class mail were made high enough
to cover the entire cost of TRANSPORTING
and handling it. which has not been sug-
sested. it would be possible, without
creating a deficit, TO reduce the postage
on letters from cents to / cent Every
tune two-cent stamp is now placed on a
letter it defrays not only the expense of
handling and transporting the letter but
helps 10 pay in almost equal measure
the cost or distributing through the mails
the periodical publications of the coun-
try
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
FUNERAL OF PERRY MICHAEL,
Interment in Family Lot in Oak
Hill Cemetery.

The funeral of tho late Perry Michael,
whose death occurred Thursday after a
lingering illness. took place at 23o O'Clock
this afternoon from the Michael home.
1888 30th street. Georgetown The Off
ciating clergyman was Rev. Or. James
I. Marshall. pastor of the West Street
Presbyterian Church. The remains were
inferred in the family lot at Oak Hill
cemetery. delegation from the Asso-
citation of Oldest inhabitants, of which
the deceased was a member, attended the
funeral
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
PROHIBITION FOR DISTRICT.
Prediction Made by National Presi-
dent Of the w. C. T. u.

Members Of the local w. c. T. U. and
others interested in temperance work
were at Calvary Baptist Church last
night to hear addresses by Mrs. L. NJ N.
Stevens Of Portland. Me-. and Miss Anna
Gordon. president and vice president, re-
spectively of the National w. C. r. u.
Mrs. Stevens reviewed the prohibition
victories in Maine and elsewhere. and
read statistics to show the results of
dry rule. In view OF the work OF the
w. C. r. u. throughout the Union, she
predicted that the District of Columbia
would have prohibition laws in the not
very distant future. Miss. Gordon gave
an interesting resume of the worlds con-
vention held in London, The evening
program also included music by the choir
Of Calvary Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
GOES TO WEST POINT.
Mckinley Training School Boy Wins
Academy Appointment.

Clarence Benson Of 1413 Monroe street
northwest. q pupil OF the senior class of
the Mckinley Manual Training School
and captain OF Company X. High School
Cadet Regiment, has passed the entrance
examination to the United States Mill
tary Academy and will go to West Point
tomorrow.
He won his appointment in competitive
examination held at his home in New
York state and made the highest mark
although he was in competition with sew
eral graduates OF the New York high
schools and cthe{ young menaConsiderably
A1dersthanr 9atmSea{F
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
COURT IS APPROVED
Provision for Appeals in Pat
ent Controversies.
BILL REPORTED TO SENATE

Senator Brown submitted 70 the Senate
TODAY a favorable report from the COM
mittee on patents on a bill to create a
court of patent appeals, TO sit in Wash
ington-
The report. which was framed care
fully to meet the views of the members
of the committee, presents the need for
such a court and discusses the consti-
tutionality of the law. Regarding the
need. the report says:
THE necessity for single court of
appeals for patent cases becomes APP
parent to the student of conditions re-
lating TO patent law and its admins
tration by existing courts.
Act of 1893 Quoted
THE judiciary act of 1898. when adopt
ed, provided for a single court OF ap-
peals In all cases. The Supreme Court
OF the United States was the single and
only court of last resort known to the
judiciary act of 1893. The act remained
In that respect unamended until 1891.
In this form it was entirely satisfactory
10 htigants. lawyers and the public. so
long as the Supreme Court was able to
take care of the business brought TO
its docket. No class of litigation suffered
and every class was satisfactorily con-
sidered.
IT was the testimony of all interested
parties taken in the hearings heretofore
had on the subject in Congress that IL
the business OF the Supreme Court would
permit a return to the law prior TO the
amendment OF 1891. IL would be most de-
sirable. It is conceded that on account
Of the great and growing volume of
business in the Supreme Court such a re-
turn is entirely inexpedient and incon-
sistent With the needs of the public The
amendment of 1891 creating the circuit
courst of appeals was enacted as a relief
measure No other reason for its adop-
ton vas given. II was impossible for
the judges OF the Supreme Court to con-
sider adequately and satisfactorily either
t0themeeJEes or the, publice1he -increas-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Property Of the People.

The vast natural resources-deposits OF
gold. coal and other minerals belong to
the people, he said.
They should not be frittered away by
unthinking legislators and officials for
the mere pittance of SO per acre. The
property should be conserved SO none
but the people will get what rightfuly be-
longs to them, and to them alone Some
times HDople come to Washington as rep
resentatives of Alaska who are not the
best and truest to advise Congress to do
the right thing for our northern posses
sion. AS q result. we have not the laws
we are entitled to or the recognition we
should have. 1t Is because OF the present
system of laws in regard to our valuable
fisheries that the LOCO. 600 or more that
has been made from the seal and fishing
banks has not remained I'm Alaska
Il say what ] do about Alaska's rep-
resentaton in Washington deliberately,
boldly and publicly. knowing that it can
not be disputed. The government helped,
it is true, in many ways. However,
where we should have hundreds we have
pennies. In the majority of cases the gov
eminent IL helping in-only.ar.picayunish
way" !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
BAD FEDERAL PLAN
Reason for Sacrifice of Land
Holdings in Alaska.
VIEWS OF BISHOP ROWE

That the sale Of valuable public land
holdings in Alaska for a price far be-
low their actual value was made possible
by reason of weak federal policy and
inadequate territorial legislation here in
Washington, was an assertion by Ri
Rev. P. T. Rowe. DID,, Bishop of Alaska
yesterday before the congregation OF
Epiphany Church. The bishop also paid
his compliments to territorial delegates
who have come to Washington, describ-
ing them as mot the best and truest
representatives" of the territory. and as
not well equipped to advise Congress.
Bishop Rowe is in Washington for the
purpose of seeking financial assistance
in furthering the work of the Episcopal
missions in Alaska. He spoke of his
labors in the territory at some length
and said his mission here was to advise
Tor territorial better legislation, as well
as ecclesia stical matters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
HAS DELICATE DUTY
BaIIinger-Pinchot Committee
Up Against It.
OLD STORIES REVAMPED
Possible Recital Of Pinchot's Con-
versation With the President.
WILL CALL FOR EXPLANATION
Mr.. Taft May Feel It Incumbent to
Appear as Witness in
Controversy.
WILL CALL FOR EXPLANATION

To the charge made by Clifford Pinchot
on the witness stand before the con-
gressonal investigating committee Sat
urday, that Secretary Ballinger had
"wllfully deceived the President" an
swer was made yesterday that the Presi-
dent believes the aspersion Is both UNI
founded and unjust.
Letters in the possession of counsel for
Secretary Ballinger, which became public
last night, show that the charges were
made by Mr.. Pinchot to the President last
November. and that at that time Mr..
Taft upheld his Secretary of the In
terror.
/ Forester Pinchot wrote in November to
the President:
when / saw you at Salt Lake City in
September little mention was made OF
the CLAWS matter. but we discussed the
recent relations of the Interior Depart
ment to conservation at some length.
expressed the belief that you had been
| misnformed as to certain of these reia-
tons, and my fear that later on. when
subsidized. unwise tendencies might reap
pear, and the public welfare might suffer.
/ said also that while l should not resign.
my course otherwise was still undeter-
mined, and i might find it necessary to
make public my opinion as to these rela-
! tions. even II 1t should involve separa-
ton from my Official position.
Result of Agreement.
1T was agreed between us that I
should write you this letter. describing
the facts as / understood them You
then gave an authorized statement to
the press. and also made a short state
ment to the effect that I should continue
Unchanged my efforts to promote and
defend the conservation policies. espe-
cially as to the control of water power
monopoly and the use of our institutions.
laws and natural resources for the ben
eft of the people. Your own purpose to
support the conservation policies you had
declared SO clearly that all men must
now understand 1t. 1t goes without say
ing that / understand and accepted, and
that nothing in this letter questions that
purpose
1.-The following are illustrations of what
believe to be Secretary Ballinger's I'M
friendly attitude toward conservation"
Here follows reference to the Cunning
ham coal claims in Alaska, forest ranger
stations, water power sites, Indian for
the letter is an elaboration Of the state
committee on taking the witness stand
criticism. Secretary Ballinger is accused
Of being unfriendly to reclamation and
other forms of conservation. His infor-
nation given to the President is referred
to as mot accurate"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Fatal End to Vienna Duel.

VIENNA, February pa duel with
pistols was fought here Saturday by
two Austrian government officials, DR..
Oscar Mayer and Baron Hermann Wi
derhofer. Mayer shot Widerhofer dead
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28

II is proposed to change the charter of
Homecoming, Md, by legislative enact
ment. The salary of the mayor. the city
attorney and the city treasurer Is to be
increased to $50 a year and the council
men are to be paid 50 for each meeting
they attend. At present the mayor re-
ceivesA $10sAnd each councilman s. a,year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28

cents a. pound on Second-class matter
sent through the mails, the annual loss
TO the national revenues from this cause
approximating S64, 100000. Under present
conditions this loss is bound to grow
larger from year to year. Surprising as
IL may seem. there are now about twenty
seven thousand publications in this coun-
try enjoying the second-class privilege a
large proportion of which are magazines
and the number is rapidly increasing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
H|TCHCOCK'S REPLY
Postmaster General Discusses
Second-CIa Rates.
PUBLISHERS MANY ERRORS
Every Material Premise Faulty, He
Declares, and Conclusions
Fallacious.

Every material premise on which the
argument is based proves to be faulty,
and consequently every important con-
clusion reached is fallacious'' is the di-
rect charge of Postmaster General Hitch
cock to the pamphlet entitled An Argu-
ment on Second-class Postal Rates From
the Business Standpoint Alone which
was submitted to Congress recently by
G. W. Wilder, as the representative of
the Periodical Publishers Association of
America.
Continuing statement given to the
press, the Postmaster General says:
THE pamphlet not only diScloseS sur
prising ignorance of the postal service,
but, what is still more unfortunate, it
shows the lack of essential information
readily obtainable So far as the asser-
tons made in the pamphlet have been
given credence, the people have been
misled, and the Periodical Publishers As
ISOLATION owes it to the department, to
the public and to itself to make proper
correction
Answered in Detail.
Taking up the statements of the pam
phlet in detail, the Postmaster General
charges that the apportionment of trans
portation charges to second-class matter
was made by the department on the basis
of $3.50 per cent computed from the
amount of mail and equipment actually
hauled and the length of the hauls-not
| 1891 per cent as stated in the pamphlet.
Furthermore, he says, the publishers
representative makes a mistake in as
Stunning that the entire amount of second
class mail is hauled on the railroads. He
charges him also with persistently re-
fusing to recognize the obvious effect of
length of haul, the principal element in
determining the average cost Of trans
porting pound of mail.
The conclusion that there is no more
expense to the government in carrying
magazines an average distance of I,O4S
miles than in carrying newspapers 291
miles is so palpably wrong he declares,
as hardly to deserve comment"
Cites Many Inaccuracies.
One by one the Postmaster General
singles out items in which the publishers
statement is declared to be inaccurate.
including the statements as to weight of
equipment, the cost of fast mail trains
and the cost of transporting the foreign
mails so far as the local rates are made
to pay for them: the claim that star
route and steamboat service should be
eliminated from the department esti-
mates in figuring the cost of mail trans
portation: the claim that railway postal
clerks handle but little second-class mat
ter, and, in fact, all the elements of the
postal service SO far as they enter into
the estimated cost of transporting and
delivering second-class mail is concerned.
The Postmaster General claims that the
department was conservative in charging
only 1923 per cent of the cost of rural
delivery to Second-class mail. Statistics,
he says. show that A. per cent of the
pieces handled in this service consists of
Second-clasS mail.
In conclusion the Postmaster General
declares;
'Thaezovernmentl IL losing over eight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BR0MO Quinine Tablets
Druggists refund money II Il fails t. eure
.N. W. GRoVES1signatlsssds4sn @e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Delicate Question to Settle.

Members of the investigating committee
are confronted with a delicate question
one that involves a decision that may
compel the President to take the witness
stand before the committee. Attorneys
for Mr.. Pinchot want him to relate or
the witness stand conversation which
he had with the President in Salt Lake
City last fall in regard to Secretary Bal
linger and conservation. If 1t should be
admitted, it is pointed out, 1t must stand
on the record as correct or must be an
swered by the President as a witness be-
fore the committee.
1t is unprecedented to ask the President
to appear before any committee of Con-
gress for any purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28

Nanyon's Paw Paw Pills coax the liver
Into activity by gentle methods. They do
not scour. grippe or weaken. They are o
tonic to the stomach. liver and nerves J
rich the blood and enable the stomach to
get all the nourishment from food that Is
put into 1t. These pills contain no calo-
mel: they are soothing. healing ana slim.
ulating. For sale by all druggists In 1Oc
and 25c sizes. II you need medical ad.
vice, write Munyon's Doctors. They win
advise to the best Of their ability abso-
lutely free Of Charge. MUNYON'A -xaA
and Je4eEseD etas 4haAAelptias IA
Send -1oo.for7ziaR.paciasa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
President Taft's Response.

The President replied to this letter,
unfolding Secretary Ballinger, as fol-
lows:
81 do not know that there is any ne
cessity for my taking up your recital of
the facts except to state my disagree
ment with you in respect to what you
call illustrations of what you believe
to be Secretary Ballinger's unfriendly
attitude toward conservation 1 have
had a much better opportunity than you.
from an examination of the entire rec
ord in regard to the Cunningham coal
claims. to determine whether Mr. Bal
fingers action indicated any desire TO
permit the claims to ripen into patents
without sufficient examination.
II cannot accept the suggestion. in the
controversy over the ranger stations
that Secretary Ballinger intended to in
innate that Secretary Wilson was not
acting in good faith. Certainly Secretary
Wilson never has regarded Secretary Bal
fingers position in this respect as one
of insinuation or charge against him
Nor can l agree with you in your state.
ment as to just what occurred when you
visited me to object to the Withdrawals
made on Secretary Ballinger's recon-.
mendation in March and April Of this
wear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Concurs With Ballinger.

my recollection is that I told you
concurred with Secretary Ballinger in
thinking there was no authority to make
such Wholesale Withdrawals. and that
that was the reason I had concurred in
his recommendation. Mr.. BaIlinger's view
in regard to this matter confirms this
construction of statutory powers, and 1
cannot admit that difference from Mr.
Garfield's view in this regard argues in
any way as an act of unfriendliness on
the part of the present Secretary toward
the general policy of conservation.
Il am bound to add that you have not
by anything that you have suggested in
your letter shaken in the slightest my
confidence in Secretary Ballnger's good
faith and In his earnest and hearty CO.
operation in carrying out the policies of
conservation. in SO far as the best policy
lies within the jurisdiction OF his de-
partment. l do not ask any further cor
respondence on this subject unless you in
sist on it. 1 wish to renew my earnest
desire that you remain as chief forester
and continue the work you have been do
ing. and that you assist me by using your
influence to prevent further conflict be-
tween the departments by published criti-
cisms in the newspapers"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-24
Notice

Masquerade ball at German hall,
December 81, Saturday evening.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-24
RUBBER
AUCTIONS IN CEYLON

on November the first rubber
auction was held in Colombo A
quarter of a century ago-and well
within the memory of many colonists
still resident and retired-the first
public sale of tea was held in this
city and those who have witnessed
the development Of the tea sale will
not be inclined to minimize the inn
portaRce of the opening of the rubber
auctions. The quality offered at the
first sale was 90 tons.
The chief factor which has led to
the inauguration of the rubber sales
is the convenient positin of Colombo
in relation to the big consuming coun-
tries. Buyers in these countries al
ready find it convenient to come di-
rect to Colombo for their supplies.
and it is interesting to note that by
far the largest bidder at the first sale
buys chiefly for the United States.
Public sales of rubber will be conduct
ed weekly, and it is anticipated that
the new departure will meet with the
same success as has attended the tea
auctions.
There are at present 10000 bearing
acres of rubber in Ceylon, while 1885,
900 acres have been planted. A To-
cal writer has estimated that 100000
acres will be the maximum area plant
ed with rubber in this island and
that, with 140 trees to the acre and
1-2 pounds yield per tree per an
mum, this will give an export of 20,-
900 tons by 1920. The 1909 exports
amounted to 6S1 tons.