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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-01
CLARENCE WILSON
Being CONSIDERED

The name Of Clarence R. Wilson was
taken under consideration today as q
possibility for the position Of United
States District Attorney.
officials at the Department Of JUS
tice declared no steps had been taken
toward mis- appointment, though they
admitted his name had been mentioned
as a possible appointee.
Mt Wilson has practiced law in the
District for ten years.
He is a son of Nathaniel Wilson, for
many years an attorney here. and one
Of the most prominent members Of the
local bar.
Clarence Wilson, jr., Is graduate of
Harvard. and studied law in Columbian
and Georgetown Universities. He is
now a member Of the faculty OF the
latter university's law school.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-01
COMMITTEE FAYORS
NEW DEPARTMENTS
Report Is Made on Senator
SCOTS Bill for
Buildings.

The Senate Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds at a meeting
this morning authorized a favorable re-
port on the bill Of Senator Scott pro-
viding for buildings for the Depart
ments Of State, Justice. Commerce and
Labor.
Inc committee amended the bill so as
70 fix the cost Of the construction OF
the building or buildings which may be
erected at $12OOc.000. The sum of sl5.-
10000 was named in the original bill.
The committee did not decide the
question whether there should be one or
more structures to house the three de-
partments. That question IS left 10 the
Secretary Of State. the Attorney Cen
eral, and the Secretary Of Commerce
and Labor They are authorized and di-
rected 10 cause the necessary building
or buildings 10 be erected for these three
departments upon the land al Fifteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue north
west, which is now owned bv the Co..
ernment.
The building or buildings are required
10 be hreprOof. and commodious, and
sUch as IN the opinion OF the three
oIHClalS named. viii meet the reuuirp-
ments OF the Departments of State.
Justice. and Commerce and Labor. in
cIudlng al OF their bureaus and officers
now occupying quarters in the Dis
triCt.
The committee added a provision that
the plans must be approved BY Con-
gress- The supervision or the cOnstrlic-
tion Of the building or buildings is 10
be In charge Of an officer OF the Gov
eminent eSPe EC'ly qua s. tor the
duties. TO be selected BY the Secretary,
Of State. the Attorney General. and the
secretary OF Commerce and Labor. He
will receive as additional compensation
10 per cent Of his present salary.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-01
HAS MONEY ENOUGH.
SAYS WHEAT KING"
JAR 8 A. Pstten, With S12,-
600, 900 Laid BY, Prepares
to Retire.

CHICAGO, March IL have made
enough money. an gaing TO quit
want 70 have some fun and enjoy life
before I die" Those words were spokek
by James A Patten, wheat king and
cotton monarch. IN announcing that he
will retire from all lines Of commercial
activity on July l.
His only plan for the future, Re said.
Is 70 enjoy the great fortune ne won
In q spectacular career on the board OF
trade-a career that viii be historic. He
Is believed 10 be worth 1890. 600.
With this giant OF the grain pit there
will 60 into retirement two other men
OF mighty prowess IN the uaarket-Wil-
liam H. Bartlett and George W Patten.
They are his partners IN -Se house Of
Bartlert. Patten & Co.
We are getting along IN years" said
Mr.. Patten. IN discussing his proposed
retirement. "and we all have made our
fortunes. Each OF use three has as
much money as he needs, so why should
we keep on smassing it?''
James A. Patten already Is seeking
a foretaste Of his long vacation. he
has gone 70 New York and VIII sail
Wednesday for Liverpool. TO remain
doAodA AiAlAi Ar yASi ll1S NlTIle enough
to reach Chicago by April L He will
take charge OF a May wheat deal his
firm has on. and that probably viii be
his last big transaction on the board
OF trade.
The business conducted by his firm
VIII be turned over TO the younger
men Of the concern.
IT was reported on the board OF trade
that the aggregate fortune OF the three
big brokers Is IN the neighborhood OF
S2S.O00,O00 or $4,000
James A. Patten has been the chief
figure Of the worlds grain markets for
several years. He and his brothers
came TO Chicago from Sandwich, III
A portion Of their bOyhoOd was spent
on a farm and they learned 10 know
grain by cultivating II out in the fields.
Il think that has been the secret OF
Jim Patterns success" said a board OF
trade veteran today, that and his
bulldog tenacity. He studied condi-
tons, he prepared for emergencies. and
he hung on always"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-01
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
MUST BE ON FILE TODAY
New York Is Far in Lead With About Sixteen Thousand
on the List But Full Returns Will Not Be
Published for Several Davs

This is the last day for fling returns
with the collectors OF internal revenue
under the corporation tax law.
At the Treasury Department today il
was said the returns from the coi,ec-
tors as TO the number Of corporations
which had fled returns would not be
complete. perhaps for some days. In
ternaI Revenue Comm ssioner Cabell
said today tkat in his opinion but a
small percentage of the corporations
would refuse or fail 10 file returns.
When the original estimate was made
by the Department Of Commerce and
Labor it was that there were from
$4,000 70 I7S,oOo which would be zsSlsSs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-01

TO the tax New It Is expected this
number VIII run Up 20 about 800, O0O.
Ihe Internal Revenue Bureau has in
formation OF about 10000 corporations,
but many Of these are. not doing bust
ness or for one reason and another will
not be subject to assessment
The total tax, it * now figured, will
considerably exceed S25.0C0O00
New York viii lead in number Of
corporaucns. Collector Anderson .up to
Sunday had reports from about 5000,
which is about 7-lf the list. He has
informed the Treasury he will not know
until tomorrow how many have been
heard from
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-01
GIST OF REPORT
BY INVESTIGATORS

Causes of the present high cost
of living in the District of COIum-
bin are beyond local control.
They are not due TO e1tOrtIon by
local wholesalers and retailers of
household necessaries.
Periods for cold storage of food
products should be limited through
action by Congress.
Restriction of the operations Of
cold storage companies TO n purely
warehOusing business IA suggested.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-01
PROTESTS
TO HEAD Of D.A. R.
Dismissal OF Miss Agnes
Gerald From Office De-
clared Illegal.

In an EFFORT 70 settle the dispute wag-
ing about the dismissal Of Miss Ag1es
Gerald from the clerical force OF he
Daughters Of the American RevoIut on,
following charges that she was guilty
OF insubordinatiou made By Mrs. Julia
c. Scott. president Of that organiZst., p.
without recourse 20 legal action, Ms
Gerald's attorney today addressed a
letter Of protest against the action 10
Mrs. Scott.
] am informed that Miss Gerald was
placed as a clerk on the permanent
pay rcH Of the National Society OF
the Daughters OF the American Revolu-
ton by its national board Of manage
ment at the personal request Of Mrs
Mclean. your predecessor in Office. ''
declares L CabeU Williamson. Miss
Gerald's attorney. Therefore. she can
only be dismissed by said board OF
management OF by the continental con-
gress."
The letter OF dismissal written 10
Miss Gerald by Mrs. Scott was also
made public today The letter follows:
Dear Miss Gerald.
You are hereby informed that
You are dismissed as clerk FOR
copying Continental Hall records,
and from the clerical service Of
the National Society, y. A. p
Your salary VII continue until
the first Of March. 1910, but you
are relieved from further clerical
duties and directed not 10 report
AT national headquarters after TO-
day.
This course on my part has
become necessary owing 10 your
continued and persistent acts and
attitude OF insubord inatiOn as an
employe, which eliminated in
your action Of February d
Yours truly,
JULIA d. SCOTT,
President General"
Through her attorney. Miss Gerald
discIaius any knowledge Of the insub-
ordination referred TO, and the action
of February p. she says. was not di-
rected to any ore in authority. IL is
thought that her refusal TO obey Mrs.
Bell Merrill Draper, an officer OF the
organization, was the action referred TO.
Mrs. Katherine Gerald. mother Of Miss
Gerald, and a regent Of the Daughters,
declared this morning that she has no
idea that the dismissal IS inspired By
any factiOnal feeling beyond a personal
grievance Of Mrs Draper
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-01

Rising temperatures are general over
the eastern section, and heavy rains are
tndikated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-01
TEMPERATURES.

FORECAST FOR THE DISTRICT.
Warm and cloudy with rain tomorrow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-01

CONDITION OF THE WATER.
zARPERS FERRY, W Ya.s March /
4 n rivers muddy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-01
sun TABLE.
TIDE TABLE.

Iloday-Righ tide. 11:23 a. m; low tide,
y a. m. and 6:22 p. n.
IomorroW-High tide 12:05 a m. and
4. anu ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-01
Why Shaw Went to Chicago.

There has been a misunderstanding
as 10 why Shaw went TO Chicago 10
meet Claws Il has been said that il
was for the purpose Of preparing arti-
cles which subsequently appeared in Col
lier's Weekly. The article in Collier 5
could not have been thought Of at that
time and Shaw's visit TO Chicago had
nothing to do with IT. His sole purpose
was 10 assist CLAWS in preparing his
case Tor the President
Air. Pinchot then read several letters
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-01
Local Men Exonerated.

In returning a "clean bilT' against the
local merchants, the committee re
ports:
Fhe committee Is convinced. after
Weighing carefully all OF the evidence
presented for It's consideration, that the
artificial condition, II any. affecting the
cost OF supplies Of every character en-
ltering into the needs OF the Washing
lContinued on Page slxteenl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-01

Cloudy Tonight. WedneS-
day Probable SkowerS.
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WEATHER REPORT.

(Continued on Page Sixteen.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-19
SAYS keller MARRIED HER
Illinois Woman Accuses Dentist
Awaiting Trial in BROOKLYN.

Hopine that the Keelers may spend the
remainder of their lives in prison and
hanpy that their sins have found them out,
Mrs. Lou Ashton, of Pittsield, ILL.,, yester-
day added her name to the growing list
of women throughout the country who
claim that Dr. Harry Bradley Keeler mar
ried them took their money and deserted
them.
Mrs Ashton sent three letters to Deputy
Commissioner Reynolds, of Brooklyn. One
was addressed to himself, another to the
KeeIers and a third was written to her
son by J. NJ Baker. under which name
Mrs Ashton says keeler married her. drs.
Ashton says she was married to .'Saker'
in Pittsfield in August, 1887; that she gave
him 81, 200 shortly after the ceremony was
performed, and that he then deserted her,
just as he is alleged to have deserted six
other women Mrs. Ashton is q widow,
with a grown son.
This is the letter to Mr.. Reynolds:
Il see by the papers you have IN custody
one Or. Harry B. keeler. a dentist man
Of many wives and names. I see by his
picture he is the same man [ married in
August, 1897. He robbed me of 1920 out
of the Pittsfed Bank. We took train
to Detroit, and there he left me at hotel
without cent in the world. He even stole
my clothing. He hypnotized me and left
me helpless in the hotel He married NE
in the name of Mr.. Baker. His sister
Emma. as he called her. was with rim
They claimed they had money. Can 1 get
anything out of them? A few years ago
he wrote me from your city. At Quincy
Ill, they planned to kill me; also at De-
troit. 1 hope they will suffer the penalty
Of the law TO the full extent"
New-York tribune., 1910-08-19
PROBERs AT JERSEY CITY
Senate Committee Gets Light on
School Expenditures.

The committee Of the New Jersey Senate
that is investigating the transactions of the
public school boards, and which brought TO
light scandals in North Bergen. Secaucus
and West New York. spent yesterday in Jer-
sey City.
Mayor Wittpern was one of the witness
es. He and a partner manufacture and
deal in brick. The Mayor testified that
the firm had sold brick to the city since
he had been Mayor with his knowledge and
he had instructed his partner not to sell
brick to go in public buildings in the city.
II did develop that the firm sold brick TO
Cane & Co. who had been customers for
years and they were sent to Public School
81 but were rejected as defective by Su-
pervising Architect Rowland.
Another witness was former Health Com
missioner William J. Murphy, a plumber,
who put in bills aggregating So, 500 for ma
terials and work on schools Nos and 81.
Many OF these bills were rejected on the
report of Leslie Brown, chief inspector of
the School, Department. that they were
orbitant. One item charged was s106 for
a water meter that wes supplied gratutous-
IL bv the Water Department. Each bill is
sworn TO.
Murphy said he signed only two of the
bills: that the formality of making the affi
davit was not complied with, as he sent the
bill over to Joseph ". Hoban, notary pub
lie who affixed his signature. Murphy tes-
tilted that the other bills were filled out by
James OMara his manager or Mary Har-
,-is his bookkeeper, and he knew nothing
about the charges for time and materials.
The witness put all the responsibility on
others. The committee issued a subpoena
for Hoban. hut he could not be found.
John H Ward eX-president Of the board,
who is in the insurance business, admitted
that his firm got some of the school and
CITY insurance VIXEN his partner William G.
Nelson. was City Controller. The commit
ree adjourned TO meet in Bayonne next
wednesday.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-19
SANFORD YACHT CLUB RACE.

IDdglng from the long list Of entries in
Fer class the annual regatta of the SIAM
''r6 Yacht Club. which takes place to-mor
'oVt VIII be enc of the most SUCCESSFUL
ihe Sound this season. provided Com
esaore r II. Gillespie and his assistants
q ,ae regatta conrnittee-H. s Hart, j. 5.
ss1Eins, Edward Corning and Bartholomew
sseoo-are lucky enough 10 have good
''se7s from almost any quarter. The start
Be half q mile south OF Stamford
-sAthcuse at 12So p. m The yachts will
: sent away in FIVE. series, and the courses
s4i oe 2, Z, I3lz, 1e,a and IL miles. re-
Eect!yelv.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-19
lsKTRAL LEAGUES BIG PROFITS

solth Bend. Ind. Aug. 1S.-Six Central
-eaeue clubs viii this year realize from
S"sn 10 sz5.GJ0 from the sale Of players to
= higher class ofganizations- OF this
eaoant South Bend has already received
"' IRON Pittsburg for Mccarthy, a
'.ofx xiop and Carey, an outfelder.
'e2 70 South Bend, Dayton has the
.Al Profitable aggregation, having dis
ESQ Of Martin, q catcher. to Pittsburg
a-9o5 and Starke, a s.rortstop, TO
: 'oAiyn FOR 5000. Terre Hsrute has sold
Inns and Alberts. pitchers. to the st
la Nationals for $1,000 each, and Sc
another thousand for Wheeler, an
s.leioer. vino has toinsd Cincinnati
.Seurg is expected to fbgy Sommerlot, a
',st bssenan.
:. Evansville has sold CoI6ngton, a pitcher
:. Oeroit for s1.2s0, and zrill get the draft
ior La June, an oI1rfelder.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-19
BEEcHER0UTPOINTs HYLAND
stirring Finish Marks Bout at
Longacre

0s one OF the fastest ana r,o-+ ..,S,
uonai nnishes seen here in mapv n,o7,tbs
wine Beecher, the cornins li,ht,,,e;,-ht =,
sue outpointed Fighting Dick,
f1siaho' OF san Francisco. in a vt,irl,v,,a
eeh-roaho bout at the Long Ac-e
last night " "a
siaho was not in his best form. On
sNhesuay msht at the Sharkev A. c. he
- "'ti'is hurley, and in Beecher he
"' eoiiifohted by a boy of more than
usual promise and ability. Hvland bore
~ udoes oil MS bout with Hurley. His
right eye was badly discolored and he was
sio" III ms movements, and failed to warm
TO his work This liability probably saved
beecher from being outpointed.
Beecher had the better of the carly
rounds and had little trouble in hoIding
his rival safe. He worked 2. snapnv unper-
cut 10 the face and head and law tha+
DICK was evidently unable to solve and
Willie kept the Westerner's head bobbiny
back and forth
ayiand came into his own for a while
curing the seventh. eighth and ninth
rounds. when he slowed Beecher IN 70 a
Walk with a fusillade of body blows thai
maze the Ghetto lad vince and cover ln to
avoid punishment. Hyland sent Reecher
reeling to the ropes in the eight round with
a heavy right cross counter to the Jaw.
The final round will live long in the
annals or the Long Acre A. A. Beecher
sprang from his corner like an angry bull
and Hyland met him half way For fully
d minute the pair stood and slugged away,
neither willing to yield an inch of ground.
something had TO give, and it was Beecher
Hyland drove him across the arena before
storm of blows that would have finished
less hardy lad, but Beecher seemed to
thrive on hard knocks. He turned and re-
turned the blows. and until the bell these
lads swapped punch for punch, with honors
in favor of Beecher
New-York tribune., 1910-08-19
OLD GUARD ON OUTING
Veterans Then Hold Dinner at
Jamaica Bay Yacht Club,

With the American flag at their front
and rear and the red-starred pennant Of
the Jamaica Yacht Club overhead the Of
icers and members of the Old Guard of
New York dined last night in the ship S
cabin of that club, with its quaint frames,
beams and portnoles. Oldtime melodies by
Collins's orchestra awakened memories of
far-off battlefelds. and many were the
stories told of deeds of valor af1oat and
ashore
1t was the annual outing of the Old
Guard, and Commodore W. J. Moran, Vice
Commodore George Emener, Rear Com
modore John May and the other officers
and members of the Jamaica Bay Yacht
Club. who had placed their home at the
disposal for the day of New York's vet
eran military organization, saw to it that
every OLD Guardsman enjoyed himself to
the limit. After an old-fashioned shore din
ner, served at noon, by Dennis Grogan, the
steward, Commodore Moran. took a party
of the visitors a cruise on the Bay in
his motor yacht Mori.
Major S. f. Briggs. commandant of the Old
Guard presided at the dinner in the even
ing. The guests included Major Generals
E. a. McAlpin and Heber p. Breintnall,
Brigadfer General W. f Morris, Colonies
Henry Alton. Benjamin A Lee and A. L.
holley, Majors Charles H. Grant David
Wilson and Joseph Hart, the Rev Dr.
James B. Wasson, John Williams, and
Commodore w J. Moran and the other fie 2
officers of the Jamaica Bay Yacht Club
The entertainment committee were Cap
tains David H. Lichtenstein. E. e. Blohm
and Neal j. Hepburn.
The Old Guardsmen present were Major
S Ellis Briggs, Captains F. H. Clement,
George L. Conley, George ". Homans
George ". Laird, James H. Stevens. Rob
ert Taylor Macy B. Warren, Orville Oddie
George H. Wyatt and c. c. Hummel.. Lieu
tenants W. a. Damer Il Siefke, i. Ii.
Higgins. H Cole Smith, J. e. Cook, Ser
seant Major A. Hearn, .Quartermasaer-S Ser
geant H. Corson, Commissary d. NJ. Woods.
Serseants James McNeyin j. j. Morris,
W H. Mcintosh, j. c. Summers, w u.
McGovern, o. NJ. Chace, F. O. Bensel, F.
Bates W. H. 4. HorsfaH. NJ; W. Cooper,
II. Meyers, Fred S. Alder f. 8. Langston,
W ". Lewis, & F. Moore, f. f. Ryder,
6. Il. Smith T. X. ChutkowskX, w. r.
Mitchell and d. A. O'Mara.
William Duncan Preston and Dr. Young
ling and w. Dana Bgelow were among the
late arrivals
New-York tribune., 1910-08-19
PlTCHES A RECORD GAME.

e1port, Iowa, Aug. 1S.-Faber,
) r OF the Dubuque team Of the Three
- @sh League, to-day did not allow
o. sha cid not let q, Davenport player
"@t base in trse nine innings played
- has been z ccompiished only few
- ABLY by ~ Young, pitching for
A N lse aeains. Philadelphia, ana
-ie Joss, pitching for Cleveland
sans Chicago in 1903. The trick was
,1fheo by Calvin, OF st. Louis, in
a. Detroit in 1876. il was dupi-
% Lee Richmond. of Worcester
r,a..'. tievelafsi in 1880. and by Ward. OF
Eiioe' atsinst Buffalo in the same
New-York tribune., 1910-08-19
LEGG SHOWS FORM REVERSAL.

Denver. Aug 1S-The third round of
match play at thirty-six holes in the trans
Mississippi golf tournament to-day show ed
the best golf of the week. and leaves four
consistent players to fight out the semi
finals tomorrow. p. G. Legg, of Mime
apolis, title holder. will meet f. II. Gaines.
of Omaha, in the semi-finals and Lawrence
Bromfeld, of Denver, will play W. NJ. Shee-
han, Of Des Moines Grant Chamberlain.
of Hutchinson. Kan, caught Legg, of
Minnikahda, off his game and gave him
a terrific match to-day. losing l down in
tllirty-Seven holes.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-19
~ sUAPIt TO PLAY BASEBALL

Va, - interest prevails among Spanish
ue asfafas Of greater New York as 10
l,,.S'fl'a of tie baseball game between
tss,,dh Camp No ] and Old Guard
sosr S. is, 10 be held tomorrow alter
sew,s indhrer's Park, Jackson avenue
Long Island, upon the occasion
Rees.9" Guards annual outing. General
f. ID Grant. L. S. A and Major u
ben y, 20 Regiment Engineers, have
ssI NC TO umpire. In addition TO The
sasr NJ set of athletic games, in when
q, 7haifsent local regiInentai athletes
fs'ed. VII take place.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-19
HELP WANTED.

Male.
ACCOUNTANT, for the West: prefer with
public accounting experience: salary 81, SEQ
Nfghill tAgency). Flatiron Building.
AGENTS 10 handle and cohees: eEpe-
rience not necessary build up business OF
your own. Call or write, Burns & Reed. 209
HUDSON St. New York.
ASSISTANT BOOKKEEPER.-Young man; also
do general office work; advancement; SO. En-
ployers' Reference tAgency) Service. IA West
23d
CORRESPONDENT with successful record as
travelling salesman. experience with small
concern preferred; age 25-35; salary S15 month
lv: worth $3.50 monthly TO right man in three
months; furnish full details in reply. A, Box
40 Tribune Office.
EXPERIENCED automobile salesman TO sell
F{up:robile and KoehIer 40 Everit-
40 Livingston st. Brooklyn.
SALESMEN throughout the United States to sell
automatic necessities: every owner wants our
protector: references required. The O'Neil Tire
& Protector Co. 800 Broadway
Sg-ENOGRAPHER.-Yo man: also to assist
booKkeeper: advancement; So. Employers
reference (Agency) Service LA West I'D ST.
TANTED-German teacher business mani.
Address L. c. BOX 20. Tribune Office.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-19
SMALL, MAN KILLS HIMSELF.

Ter-fs+ov-n. Penn. Aug 1s.-Because of
7,ie 6,r7tnutive stature Virgile Sinna, aged
ror,,--.Do wears of New York City. fred
g.. bullet into his brain on the street here
today cinna was a drummer in a band
playing in a park here.
letter was found at his lodgings con-
tanning $50 to be forwarded to his father
g., cou+b America The letter said he had
Committed suicide because his fellow mu-
sfcians were always making sport OF him,
owing TO his small stature
New-York tribune., 1910-08-19
GoMAR TR0TS A FAST MILE

Middletown, \. Y. Aug 1S-Gomar.
owned by Ross and Dickerson. of Madison.
Mo. and driven by Harrison, lowered by
one second to-day the worlds trotting record
for one mile over q half mile course without
pacemaker- His time was e:0S1e- This feat
and the exhibition of Allen Winter. owned
by Louis W. Winans, of Hove. England,
winner of the $4,000 American T'rotting
Derby, at Readville, Mass, in 1908 made
the third days racing of the Orange County
Driving Park Association. at Goshen, the
most successful of the meet