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REIMBURSEMENT OF TAXES.
Managers Of Express Companies
Before Equalization Board.

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. July Ed
ward Thomas Platt. son of the late
United States senator from New York
and an executive officer of the United
States Express Company, was ordered to-
day by mandate OF the state board Of
equalization to apear here July 10 with
records Of the company to testify con-
cerning stocks and bonds and other tinan-
cial matters which the state board is con-
sidering In connection with the assess
ment OF taxes against the company.
Similar orders were made applying to
Vice President and Traffic Manager
Bradley Of the American Express Com
pany. whose Office is in New York: to
Richard Burr, general auditor of the
wells-Fargo Company. and other officials
OF the Wells-Fargo and Pacific companies
who may be able to enlighten the state
board with regard to recently made rail-
road contracts whereby the Wells Fargo
is to supplant the Pacific upon certain
middle western trunk railroad lines.
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BIG FLY WHEEL EXPLODES.
Three Workmen Are Killed at Coke
Ovens in Michigan,

SAULT STE. MARIE. Mich, July L.
Three men were killed last night when q
huge fiywheel exploded in the drying
room at the big coke ovens in Sault Ste
Marie. Ontario. All three victims were
about to quit work for the day and were
passing the wheel when it suddenly blew
to pieces. The dead are:
Walter Albrough. thirty-three, foreman; !;
Nicholas Miller. twenty Eight, a laborer.
and Angelo D'Anglelo. thirty y-eight, a la
bOrer.
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JUDGE FOR PORTO RICO.
President Appoints Paul Charlton, a
Classmate at Yale.

Paul Charlton, law officer of the bu-
reau Of insular affairs of the War De-
partment. has been appointed by Presi-
dent Taft federal judge of the district
OF Porto Rico. Mr. Charlton was a class
mate OF the Presidents at Yale in 1878.
He Is the father of Porter Charlton. in
custody at Hohoken. n. j.. on the charge
of killing his wife at Lake Como. Italy.
last summer.
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WARRANTS IN DYNAMITE CASE
Arrest of David H. Kaplan and Mil
TON A. Schmidt Ordered in London.

the American State Department, the
of Bow street court today
issued provisional warrants for the ar
rest of David II. kaplan and Milton A.
Schmidt The warrants are placed i'm
mediately in the hands of the Scotland
Yard officials
The Scotland Yard men insist that
there is no evidence that the parties
wanted for the dynamitinS of the Los
Angeles Times building are here be-
yond the belief of the Californian au
thorities that they came this way.
The British police received the usual
printed circular. giving descriptions Of
the men and saying that they were
supposed TO be in England
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-01
CONGRESS TAKES VACATION.
Both Houses Adjourn Over Fourth
After Brief Sessions.

Both houses of Congress met today, but
almost Immediately adjourned until next
Wednesday without transacting any busi-
ness, under the agreement of the leaders
providing for a Fourth OF July vacation.
For the second time in his service
Charles G. Bennett, secretary of the Sen
ate, presided over an entire session Of
that body. The session lasted 21s min
utes, while the House was In session 10
minutes.
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MADE MISTAKE IN WILL.
Grandchildren Of Testatrix Each
Loser to Extent of S24,975.

MILWAUKEE. Wis. July because
Mrs f. p Allis. widow of the engine
builder who founded what is now the Al
lis Chalmers Company. forgot one cipher
in writing her will four grandchildren.
to whom she meant to give $4,000 each,
are csIt off with So. This decision was rem
dered in the circuit court yesterday, after
an appeal from the probate court.
The will gave each child 5000 The
court ruled that the period between the
FIVE and the ciphers could not be in
terpreted as a comma and a third cipher
added.
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blaze had no connection with the ship
ping dispute.
Grain Steamers Soon Due.

Twenty-six grain steamers are due
within the next few days, with 100000
tons Of cargo. but there is no means
Of discharging 1t. The railway and
dock trafiic IL paralyzed.
LIVERPOOL. July AFTER an inter-
view with the chairman Of the Cunard
board today Tom Mann, the strike
leader. informed z mass meeting of
strikers that the dispute would be
completely settled by Monday or Tues
day.
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jumped to His Death.

NEW YORK, July IAN unidentified
man is in the morgue here, following a
leap Of 125 feet yesterday from the Riv-
erside drive viaduct to the pavement be-
low His hat bore the name of an Ok
mulgee (Okla.) dealer and the name &C.
r. Van Lith' had been written on the
band In ink.
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NAVAL 'P[UCNNG' BOARD
TO ORDER RET|REMENTS
Fourteen Above the Rank of
Lieutenant, Junior Grade, to
Be Placed on the List.

Naval officers generally are manifeSting
great interest in the result of today S
meeting of the naval ''plucking' board.
which is to select officers for compulsory
retirement. Fourteen retirernents must
be provided for at once to meet the law S
requirements for the fiscal year ended
yesterday.
Much to the qualification of the Navy
Department. the following six captains
voluntarily retired from active service
yesterday:
Burns T. Walling Of Ohio, commandant
of San Juan naval station: James c. Gill
more of Arizona, commanding the ar
mored cruiser Maryland; John NJ. Or
chard Of Missouri. commanding the West
Virginia; Thomas D. Griffin of Virginia.
captain of the Mare Island navy yard !;
Ben w. Hodges of Mississippi, now on
sick leave, and Edward Lloyd of Mary
land. commanding the Wabash.
These retirements make a total of
twenty-six vacancies in the line of the
navy above the rank Of lieutenant junior
grade during the fiscal year just ended,
while the law requires forty vacancies
annually in order to prevent the accumu-
lation Of humps" in the course of pro-
motion. Therefore it became necessary
for the ''plucking'' board today to select
fourteen officers for compulsory retire
ment.
Retired in Higher Grade.
The law provides that all officers vol
UNFAIRLY retiring, or who are selected
under this law, shall be retired in the
next higher grade. This retires the cap
tains with the rank and pay of rear
admrals.
The board has encountered much diff
Guilty in determining who shall be select
ed 1t is represented that the active list
has been pretty well stripped Of officers
temperamentally unsuitable. although
there are several who may be declared
physically unfit.
The announcement of the results Of the
deliberations will be made known Mon
day. There is no avoiding the fact that
most officers regard the selection out as
more or less as reflection upon them
selves, excepting in those instances where
the retirement is obviously on account of
physical disability.
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PLAYS PART
IN SEAMEN'S STRIKE
Flour Becoming Scarce and
Prices Have Advanced Be-
yond Reach Of Poor.

LONDON, July 1.-Today's reports
from a majority of British seaports en-
phasized the growing gravity of the sit
uation created by the strike in the ship
ping trade. Unless a settlement is eff
fected by Monday all indications point to
a general strike by the members of the
transport workers federation in SYM
pathy with their seafaring comrades.
As the membership of the unions COM
posing the transport workers federation
is upward of 100000. decision on their
part to join the ranks Of the strikers
would mean one of the greatest indus
trial conflicts in which the workers Of tn,
United Kingdom ever had been involved.
The great difficulty in arranging
terms appears to be due to the fact
that on neither side is there central
organization with power to enforce amy
agreements that may be reached by the
negotiations.
Hunger Big Factor.
HULL. England, July Hunger if
seriously aggravating the strike situa
tion and the piteous appeals OF Womer
and children for food would have pre-
cipitated before now something akin tt
anarchy but for the masses of police
that have been sent here from Londor
and other cities.
Flour is so scarce that the price has
Jumped beyond the reach Of the poor
All the Hull flour mills are closed an6
efforts are being made to obtain sup
plies from the outside. police protec
ton being promised those who bring
in food.
today A fire in a grocery warehouse
near the docks was attributed at frs
to the strikers, but it appears that thu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-01
Effective August |

The proposed tariffs. which arc TO be- |
come effective August !. will be included |
IN the inquiry instituted today by the |
commission Because of the fact that |
they are reductions, no effort probably |
will be made to suspend the proposed |
combination rates. but IL the inquiry |
should show that the reductions are not |
in the opinion of the commission. sum |
cient to meet tthe requirements OF ex-
press commerce, they undoubtedly will
be further reduced.
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Denies It Is Needed.

Commenting on his resolution, Mr.. Sis
son said:
The provision in the sundry civil bill
authorizing the purchase of this property
contemplates the expenditure of a large
amount of money.
THE provision was not generally un-
derstood by members when it was put
through the House. I take the position
that the property proposed to be ac-
Quired is not needed for the purposes
Of the government. and that the ex-
penditures authorized constitute a fla
grant squandering of the public funds.
/ few days ago i introduced bill re
pealing the law authorizing the pro-
posed purchase. The resolution / of
fered today is for the purpose OF as
certaining the motives and purposes
of the sale.
TT is a very curious thing that, with
the Capitol grounds as large as they
are now, there should be such a de-
mand for this property. which, when
taken, would simply be destroyed
Upon this land stands some of the
finest buildings in Washington. / have
carefully examined the assessment
rolls of this property. and find that a
good deal of it is owned by certain
realty companies and that title to part
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
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MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
SPECIAL PROBE SUBJECTS
Resolution Directs Their Interests
Be Ascertained.
DEMANDS HALT TO PROJECT
Would Have Made No Purchases OF
Additions to Capitol Grounds
Pending Investigation
Of Titles.

of Congress are financially interested in
the big tract of valuable property lying
between the Capitol grounds and the
Union station. and which the govern
ment is purchasing at the rate of S5OO.ooo
year. is contained in a resolution of
inquiry introduced in the House today
by Representative Sisson of Mississippi.
Mr. Sisson does not mention the names
of any persons of official prominence as
being involved in the land deal, but his
resolution proposes the creation OF spe-
cial committee of five members of the
House to make sweeping inquiry.
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IT'S Q pity I had to land" hs said.
burg bridge I ran out Of gasoline and
landed In Long Island CITY tn . vacant
Lot behind the gas tauocs q tho Astoria
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Estimate Now So, 200, 900.

Several years ago. when the act au-
thorizing the purchase of the great
tract, to be added to the Capitol
grounds. was up in the House. the
statement was made that the land
would cost the government $3,5O0,O0O
Mr. Sisson said today 1t would involve
an expenditure of not less than $S,000.-
600.
There have been ugly reports in Wash
ington relative to the ownership OF the
land and the motives that prompted the
passage of the law authorizing its pur-
chase.
1T is to clear up these suspicious and
to ascertain the exact facts of the sftua-
ton that 1 introduced this resolution
today" said Mr.. Sisson.
The law providing for the purchase
of the property in question authorized
the creation of commission to con-
duct the negotiations with the owners.
AS passed originally the law provided
that the commission should be COM
posed Of the Vice President of the United
States. the Speaker of the House and
the Superintendent of the Capitol build
ing and grounds.
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WEATHER.

Fair tonight and Sunday; not
much change in temperature;
light variable winds.
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Cannon Is Continued.

In the December session year ago.
following the democratic victory at the
polls, which placed that party In control
of the lower branch of the Sixtysecond
Congress, the law was amended making
Joseph G. Cannon, instead of 1.-The Speak
er of the House." member of the com
mission. The commission as at present
constituted is composed of Vice Presi-
dent Sherman, Mr.. Cannon and Supt. FL
liott Woods. James F. Courts. clerk of
the House committee on appropriations,
acts as secretary of the commission.
Neither in his resolution nor in an
authorized statement that he made pub
lie does Mr. Sisson disclose the names of
any person or persons supposed to be in
volved in this land deal. THE investiea
tion, if ordered, will disclose the facts.
and all ] am after is the facts said
Representative Sisson.
The Sisson resolution provides for the
appointment of committee of five MEM
bers of the House, three of whom shall
by democratic and two republicans.
The committee is directed to investigate
the proposed purchase of the property
to enlarge the Capitol grounds The
etxt of the resolution is in part as fol-
lows:
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What Resolution Provides.

THAT said committee shall ascertain
to be purchas sed, and if the title of any of
said property is in any corporation. bank,
trust company or realty company, said
committee shall ascertain who the stock
holders and directors of such corpora
ton. bank, trust company or realty com
pany are, and for whom such title is held.
If the title to any of such property is
In any trustee the committee shall ascer-
tain for whom such trustee is holding
such title. The committee shall also as
certain what connection, if any, the own
ers of any of said property have with
the United States government or the
District Of Columbia.
The committee shall also ascertain the
tained title TO said property and for what
purpose; and shall ascertain what mem
berS of Congress, if any. are now, or
have recently, been interested in any of
such property. either directly or ind-
rectly. and whether the owners of any Of
said property are related by blood or by
marriage to any officer of the govern
ment, or to any member of Congress.
Said committee is hereby authorized en-
powered and directed TO fully Investigate
all matters connected with the purchase
OF said property, and for such purposes
ii shall have power to send for persons
and papers. and administer oaths. and
shall have the right TO report at any
time.
The resolution further provides that
il is the sense OF the House that no
further steps be taken by the commission
to purchase this property enlarging the
Capitol grounds until after the facts as
to the ownership of the property are
ascertained and reported 10 the House.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-06

5-4t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-06

by the National Boiler Works of Chi
cage, H. one sixty horse power boiler,
made by the same company for the
Halgate Ice Mich Constructing Co., Of
cambridge, Ga; one Linde Ice Ma
chine, including one double acting am
nonia compress and one Hamilton Cor
liss engine connected thereto; also
one Bagle Ice Machine, composed of
two ammonia compressors connected
with one upright Consolidated Ice
Machine Co. engine. Also one fifty
ton steel freezing tank, coils and cans
complete. Also one ten and one five
ton freezing tanks, coils and cans COM
plete, located inside said building to-
gether with all necessary Condensors,
pumps, tanks, pipes, valves and fittings
going to constitute a complete ice
making plant Also the Office building
and fixtures complete. Levied upon as
the property of S. r. Sims to satisfy
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-06

New Orleans, August 5.-Cotton flu
lures opened easier at loss of 20
s points. Short selling was free on
the first call and Immediately after,
but the market did not respond to the
pressure any too well, owing to the
demand for covers over the weekend
from shorts who sold yesterday. Au-
gust was weak and at the end of the
first half hour of covering had lost
% points from yesterdays close IN
what looked like liquidation of long
cotton. The new crop months first
lost u points and then reacted, at the
end of the first half hour of business
standing one point up to two points
down compared with yesterdays close.
The weather map was called favor
oh
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-06

New York, August Following
rtuerdays sensational fluctuations,
the cotton market was unsettled this
morning, opening to u points low
er under renewal of yesterdays sell
ing. Prices eased off to net de-
cline of about IS to 26 points under
nauidation by buyers of yesterday
morning and continued bear pressure.
Later the market firmed upon trade
buying, bull support and covering,
with prices during the middle of the
morning about IA points lower for
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-06
CITY MARSHALL SALES.

Will be sold before the court house
door between the legal hours of sale
on the first Tuesday in September,
ISL, the following described property,
towit:
One vacant lot on Price street,
founded east by Sophia Cowart, west
by Phillip Sampson, north by Sallie
Abram an dsouth by Price street.
Also, at the same time and place
Will be sold the following described
poverty, towit:
One vacant lot on Peppermint alley,
bounded east by Ben Johnson, west
by Arnold Price, north by Cook Jack
SCI and south by Peppermint alley.
Sold in 1894 for taxes and bought IN
by the city.
Sold by order of the mayor and
city council of Americas.
w. d. SMITH,
City Marshall.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-06
sumter ConnfI SheriH,s Sales.

GEORGIA-Sumter County.
viii be sold before the court house
door in the city of Americas between
the legal hours of sale, at public out
cry to the highest bidder, on the first
Tuesday in September, 1911, the fol-
lowing property, to-wit: That plant
in Americas, Ga, known as the Amer
icus Ice Co.'S plant, situated at the
corner of Plum street and the S. w.
R. R. Co., being the N. W. corner, en-
bracing the building and all machin-
cry therein and adjacent, consisting Of
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GEORGIA. SUMTER COUNTY.

GEORGIA, SUMTER COUNTY.
We, the undersigned members Of
the firm of George and Siludakis
have dissolved partnership, John,
George retaining the business, sub
ject to claim of John Siludakis as
expressed in bond for title dated 2tst
March, 1911, and the said John sa-
ludakis retiring from the firm. John
George assuming all liabilities and
entitled to collect all outstanding
obligations
In witness whereof the parties
have hereto set their hands and seals.
JOHN SILUDAKIS, L. S.
JOHN GEOPGE, L. S.
27-4t
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Webster County SheriT's Sales.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES County
Will be sold before the Court House
door in the town of Preston within the
legal hours of sale, on the first Tues
day in September, next 1911, the fol-
lowing described property to-wit;
Fifty acres of land, more or less; in
the 81 uth-west corner of lot of land
No. 70, in the 25th District of Webster
County, Ga, bounded on east by lands
of the Misses Marshall, north by lands
of J. c. & B. F. Tullis, west by lot Of
land No 80 and south by lot of land
No. 80, the same being land on which
the said R. F. Marshall now resides.
Said property levied on by virtue OF
a fl ia issued from the Superior Court
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-06

two executions issued in the City
Court of Americas in favor of w. H. c.
Dudley against said S. r. Sims, and
one execution issued in the City Court
of Americas in favor of L. G. Council
against said S. r. Sims. Tenant in
possession notified in terms of Law.
Property pointed out by plaintiffs at
torneys. 3-4t
w. H. FEAGIN, Sheriff.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-06

of Webster County in favor of the
Bank of Plains VS. J. n Davis and r.
F. Marshall, and levied on as the prop
erty of the said R. F. Marshall.
c. NJ. CHRISTIAN, Sheriff.
3-4t-Ch
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Notice of Application for Leave to Sell
Land.

-NotItt VI lUI ~ CClA
Land.
GEORGIA-Sumter County.
Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned has applied to the Ordinary
of Sumter County, Georgia for leave to
sell lot Of land Number Fifty-Nine in
the New 10th District of Sumter COun-
ty, Georgia, being portion of the
estate held by the undersigned as
Guardian of the property Of Robert Il.
Heys and Samuel l.. Heys, minors;
said sale for the purpose of providing
funds for the support, maintenance
and education of said minors. Said
application will be heard at the regular
term of the Court of Ordinary for said
County to be held on the first Monday
in September, 1911. This July 81, 1911.
3-4t-pd w. B. HEYS,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-06

August, but only to s points lowar
on new crop months.
Rumors of tropical storm heading
from Savannah toward New Orleans
were followed by sharp advance Ia
ter in the morning, but selling was
heavy above the closing figures OF
yesterday, and the market close f.
verish with prices net points high
er to Z lower.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-06

Guardian of the Property of
Robert H. and Samuel L. Heys.
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closed quet; middling uplands 12'7o;
middling gulf 1900.
! No sales.
New York Cotton Futures.

New York, August 5.-Cotton future
closed feverish.
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New York Spots Close.
New York, August Spot cotton
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-10
Cine las tres bandera2

ESta noche sc llevara efecto en- ell
acreditado "Cine Tres Banderas" la co
losal pelfcula toda ZEN dolores, la Passion
Y muerte de Nitro. Senior Jesucristo",
pelicula hecha en- la casa de Pathe, de
Paris, ex~presamente para ell sehor Colo
RADIO, ~empresario del cine puerto Ri
co. Ademas de esa pel1cula colossal, Sc
daran otras en- donde ell p1blico admi-
rara 10 mejor del mundo en- Ell cinema
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-10

tenden conseguir a los trabajadores fill
pinos ~importados recientemente por los
cultivadores de Hawaii, que hacen es-
fuerzos para detener a dichos trabaja-
dores Dor medic de autos de "habeas
corpus" Los trabajadores estan actual
mente en- un vapor en- ell puerto de Ho-
nolulu, Hawaii.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-04-10
LOS FILIPINOS EN- AI4ZA
TFATRO MUNICIPAL
a -~-
ONOFROFF
ONOFROFF

Manana martes Sc lIevara & efecto
en ell teatro Municipal, Ia Ultima fun
zion anunciada por ell celebre h1pno-
4ista, Onofroff.
Ell programa sera totalmente nuevo,
q ha de ofrecer una gran attraction.
EL celebre hipnotizador hace tan bre-
W. SD temporada de San Juan, para
pOder cump1ir compromises anteriores.