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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-25
MAY FORCE UNCLE SAM
TO GIVE HIS |. 0. U.
Unless Congress Authorizes
Panama Bonds Treasury May
Have to Borrow Money.

Unless Congress soon passes the bill to
authorize the issue of Panama bonds
without the circulation privilege, Secre-
tary MacVeagh may be obliged to borrow
money before many months have elapsed,
according to a statement made public by
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury An
drew yesterday.
The working balance of the Treasury
stood at $37,OOOOOO on December 81, and
was reduced, according to a statement of
February p, to less than $4,000 600. Any
considerable further decrease will bring it
close to the danger point Then the Sec
rotary must begin to borrow.
Under existing legislation, although he
Is authorized to borrow $780, 569, 900 on
Panama bonds at a rate not exceeding 3
per cent, the want Of adjustment with
respect to the circulation tax on national
bank notes issued against these new
bonds forbids his issuing them at 3 per
cent, the only rate at which they would
nnd an investment market. Accordingly
II Congress fails to pass the pending bill,
the Secretary might be driven to the tenn
porary expedient of short-term certificates
OF Indebtedness. He may withhold from
these certificates the privilege of their
being used as a basis for national bank
circulation.
Only Temporary Expedient.
Recognizing that these certificates are
only a temporary expedient, however,
secretary MacVeagh has urged upon
congress the passage of law authoriz-
ing him to issue the Panama bonds with
out the circulation privilege. He bases
his Endorsement Of this bill on a number
OF reasons: In statement yesterday
assistant secretary Andrew said:
we believe. first, that the government
ponds, because of the security which they
oner as means Of investment, should be
available not merely for the banks but
Tor the general public. OF the S912, OOO, QUO
or United States bonds now outstanding
$135.OOO,OOO. or more than four-fifths, are
held by the national banks, and outside
OF the national banks only 10000 among
holders Of the government debt.
Our second reason is based upon the
practical agreement which exists among
students of banking, however much they
may differ in regard to the ideal system,
that the system Of bond-secured currency
ought to be done away with. Within the
last ten years this system has become
more deeply intrenched than in any other
decade since its establishment. Since
1900 the circulation secured by United
States bonds has increased from $780,
10000 to more than $7OO, 100000. II the
Treasury is not relieved from the Obliga-
ton to issue bonds with the circulation
privilege, as prescribed by the act Of Au-
gust 8, 1909. there Is likely to be added
nearly $500, OOO, 900 more to this unscien-
tffic and generally condemned currency
system. The Treasury Department asks
Congress to be relieved from the neces-
sity Of further intrenching this system
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-25
District Official Endorses
: Idea Advanced by Burleson

II should say that Representative Burle-
son has exactly the right idea," said
Capt Marke Brook. assistant engineer
commissioner when informed Of the state
ment in the House. Il do not know
anything about the District being in the
hands Of an asphalt trust, but the situa-
ton Is that there Is now but one con-
tractor here, the Crawford Paving Com
pany, and conditions are all favorable
to that company"
Two Glasses of Asphalt Work.
Can't. Brook explained that there are
two classes of asphalt work. One is re-
surfacing and the other is new work"
The resurfacing contracts are the larger
ones, lasting four years. and the present
District bill has an item providing $780,
OOO for this work That includes the
mending and patching and repairing OF
streets. The contract for new work Is
a comparatively small one, amounting to
about $4,000 a year.
The present resurfacing contract. made
about four years ago, calls for work at
1.65 square yard.
A little over year ago the principal
bidders on asphalt work were the Gran
Construction Company. The Brennan COM
pany was later bought out by the Gran
ford company, and since then the new
work contract rose from SLAB to $1.77. 1t
is believed at the District building that
the old price was "cutthroat' figure.
Enjoys an Advantage.
"The Crawford Company" explained
Can't. Brook, has an advantage over
any outside contractor under the pres
ent arrangement. 1t has it's plant.
which would cost a new contractor
many thousands of dollars to install.
and it is now getting the 10 per cent
.retents' on the work over five years
old. That means that all the work 1t
did was under a five-year contract.
1.-THE District paid the company only
nine-tenths of the price, retaining the
other tenth for period of five years.
Now they are getting that other tenth,
and a new contractor would have to bid
against that condition.
1.-The Commissioners have figured that
they could, with municipal asphalt
plant. do the city's asphalt work as cheap
as any contractor can, plus reasonable
profit"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-25
Would Not Retaliate.

"Retributive punishment, however" Mr..
McCumber said, was no part of his faith.
He did not believe in retaliating upon
the farmers by the enactment of the Nc
Call bill when theirs had been 1.-THE mild
offense Of having been misled by the
press and magazines Of the country"
The speaker held that no class were SO
vitality affected by the measure as the ag-
riculturists. He dwelt upon the threat
to those interests that lay in the throwing
open of this country for the free entry
of farm products from a territory SO rich
in soil and opportunities as northwestern
Canada.
Reciprocity. said the speaker. was not
needed to increase this country's trade
with Canada, 1t is increasing as it Is.
A plea for the farmer was made, and
the speaker sounded a note of warning.
he said, to those senators who represent
the great cities with their enormous
wealth.
livery great conflict is not determined
in favor of him who strikes the first
blow concluded Mr.. McCumber. but
in favor of him who strikes the last blow:
BY this treaty you strike the great cereal
and stock interests of the northwestern
states a staggering blow, but they will
arise and return that blow with interest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-25
Loss of Identity.


President Taft sent to Congress yester-
day afternoon the proposed constitution
Of the new state Of New Mexico, with a
special message recommending its ratifi-
cation by Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-25

LAS Big Bart Put It Over. is not
prize story candidate. but II In q gem.
See the latest story by Sewell Ford u
our next Sunday Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-25

The standard Railroad Of the South.
Atlantic Coast Line. Superior roadway.
equipment service. Ltd trains. 4:1O.
ITO. $40 p.m., 400 am. 1419 N. Y. ave.
-Advt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-25
Turned Against Friends.

'The end to which all this madness
pointed" continued Mr.. McCumber, was
plain to him. The farmer had been
poisoned by the virus with which the
political atmosphere had been impregnat-
ed, and he, in too many instances, like
all the others, turned against those who
had labored for his benefit and either de-
stroyed them or punished them with
greatly diminished majorities."
1t was sufficient, no matter what he
may have done to protect the interests Of
his own state, for senator or a repre-
sentative to have been caught several
times voting 1.-The same way as the chair
man of the committee on finance had
voted" That meant the opposition Of
those who had yielded to the clamor.
The President. said Mr.. McCumber,
should not be censured for his advocacy
of the reciprocity agreement. The farm
ers showed by their votes last fall that
they had not wanted TO- return the repre-
sentatives who had defended their inter-
ests in the tariff legislation, and that
meant that the farmers did not care
whether they were protected or not.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-25
Fritz Won Uhde, Painter, Dead.

MUNICH. Bavaria, February 25.-Fritz
X. H. Won Uhde. celebratde as paint
er of religious scenes, died today. He was
born at Wolkenburg in 1913.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-25
Takes the Other View.

Along with the letter quoted. Commits
sioner Rudolph received from former
guard at Occoquan this morning a letter
entirely different in tone. The letter
contains this statement:
II was guard at the workhouse from
July "a to January 1. / assure you [
know practically nothing of whisky be-
ing sold and drunk at that institution.
Only once did l ever see any whisky
on the reservation, but that was in Au-
gust. 1910. and one OF the guards who
was discharged soon after had the
whisky when he returned from Wash
ington.
"As to punishment of prisoners. / saw
most all the prisoners that were punished
from the beginning of the institution until
January /, 1911 and never saw prison.
er punished for nothing. and | feel con-
fident no one ever did. On one occasion l
did see the captain of the day guard
strike a prisoner with blackjack for
warming his shoes. 1 do not know
whether he hurt him or not. but do not
believe he did, as | worked the prisoner
next day. and did not hear him complain.
Furthermore, do not suppose the super
intendent heard Of this case"
Reply to Allegations.
This letter says in reference to the
charge that Supt. Whitaker would not
allow the prisoners fires while working.
that the prisoners were prone to burn
their clothes by bonfires, and that Supt.
Whitaker ordered that IL it was too cold
to work without fires to bring the men In.
las the work done did not pay for the
burned clothes under the circumstances"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-25
Spielhagen, German Novelist, Dead.

BERLIN, February 25.-Frederich Spiel
hagen. who was ranked among the best
of the old school novelists, died today.
His descriptions OF the period of 1S4S
were notable works. He was born in
Madgeburg In 1929.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-25
Married Beautiful Woman.

He was interdicted and given 800 francs
a month. which should have enabled him
to live decently, but he continued to fol-
low his evil ways to the point Of marry
ing woman Of doubtful character, Ma
ria Cutinelli, who was a beauty OF the
people, called the beautiful Sorrentino,'
as she came from Sorrento. 1t must be
she who has involved him In some new
infamy in which he has lost his life"
The body, horribly mutilated, Of the
beautiful Sorrentino' was found in
their pretty apartment q few steps from
the royal palace. Then was begun q DO
lice inquiry that uncovered the greatest
criminal conspiracy Of modern times and
which led unquestionably to the assassi-
nation of the New York detective, Lieut..
Joseph Petrosino.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-25
All Italy Stirred by Trial OF
Camorra Suspects.
RECALLS 1871 CONCLAvE
Viterbo's Chief Sensation Since Elec-
ton of Gregory K.
FORTY-ONE MEN ARE ACCUSED
Police Taking Elaborate Precautions
to Prevent Interference by
Friends of the Bandits.

V1TERBO:. Italy, February 25.-This
historic town. called by ancient writer's
the city of handsome fountains and
beautiful women" has not been a center
Of such interest as now since the thir-
teenth century, when the conclave which
resulted in the election of Theodore Wis
CONT as Gregory x met in the Episco-
pal Palace here and continued in session
for two years and nine months, during
which time it was the scene of unending
violence and bloodshed, among the muir
dered being the English Prince Henry.
AT the present time it is a criminal trial
instead of conclave which attracts the
interest of the whole world. The leaders
of the dreaded Neapolitan Camorra are
about to he judged, and the case may
rival in duration the conclave of 1871.
with the difference that while then the
people removed the roof of the Episcopal
Palace to force the cardinals to come to
a decision. there Is now no way, accord
ing to Italian legislation, to shorten pro-
tetillre of the courts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-25
Senate Insists on Amendments.

The House Of Representatives having
refused to accept the conference report
on the District Of Columbia appropri-
alton bill which sustained the amend
ments inserted by the Senate, the lat
ter body today voted to insist on Its
amendments, and reappointed the same
conferees again to consider the budget.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-25

break stones In the old-time way for
use upon the streets Of the National
Capital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-25
No Ashes on His Shoes.

His body. bearing many stab wounds.
was found at Tore del Greco, a suburb
OF Naples, June Z, 1905.
He appeared to have died in a duel. but
there were no ashes on the dancing
pumps Of the handsome and well dressed
victim, though the Vesuvian ashes were
knee deep about the place. It was plain
that the body had been brought to the
place, and so murder was established.
Identification failed until a certain cava-
lier, Cuoccolo. recognized the body as
that OF his brothers SON.
He was bound to finish like this" the
uncle exclaimed. Ever since his boyhood
he had given himself up to light loves
and bad companions and was anything
hut an honor to his family. His father
died OF a broken heart. Gennaro soon
dissipated his fortune and almost ruined
his younger brother
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-25
HITS AT THE RICH
produces This is Fossism of the present
law

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-25
May Occupy a Year.

It is expected that the trial will occupy
one year. Unless there is a postponement
it will open March IL. Already throngs
of interested ones are making arrange
ments for accommodations in the town
and the authorities are busy perfectins
elaborate police and military Precautions
against interference on the part OF thou
sands of friends of the forty-one prison.
ers, many of them desperate men. The
testimony of $50 witnesses has been pre-
pared by the state. No one knows to
what revelations this testimony may lead
or what ramifications in official life the
exposure of the CamOrra may lay bare.
The voluminous documents in the case
reveal a story more engaging than ro-
nance 1t is the result Of four years of
police work. 1t shows that Gennaro
Cuoccolo. upon whose murder the case
was built. was not only a notorious crimi-
nal, but rival in the Camorra OF its all
legged head. "Enrico Alfano." also known
as ErricOnO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-25
Copy of the Charges.

The letter which started the charges
made by the ex-guards. and now in the
hands OF the Commissioner, in part is Is
follows:
Myself. Mr.. Kearfott and eleven other
ex-guards in this city and three out OF
town are preparing to prove that whisky
was sold In the camp, and further that
cruel. inhuman and barbarous treatment
is melted out to prisoners for sins OF
omission. commission and for trifiing Of
lenses. You know this. VIII you p.ease
write out a plain statement of the facts
as to whisky sold there and treatment of
prisoners, take Ii to a notary and l Will
send you the cost of the notary's ac-
Acknowledgement.
'sNow get busy and help us in this.
Send your AFFIDAVIT to us and in short
time, with all the boys who worked there
for Whitaker, we will get his scalp.
Whitaker says the men who resigned
or were discharged were a set of worth
less fellows. rummies who were not worth
their salt. and unreliable. You were one
of them. VIII you help us to resent this
matter? Your affidavit will be placed
with the other fourteen and sent to the
District Commissioners to GUST this man
Whitaker. a slave driver, autocrat and
insolent puppet."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-25
Investigation Of Charges
Against the Superintendent.
EX-GUARDS ASKED TO TALK
Commissioner Rudolph Determined to
Disclose the Whole Story.
THOROUGH INQUIRY PROMISED
Conflicting Statements Regarding
the Administration of Affairs at
the District Workhouse.

circular letter setting forth a desire
TO get Supt. Whittaker's scalp was UNI
earthed by Commissioner Rudolph today
In the pursuit of the investigation into
the eX-guards' charges of cruelty and
liquor drinking at the Districts work
house at Occoquan. \ copy Of letter
which had been addressed TO nearly
every discharged guard and former en-
ploye of the Occoquan institution was
sent to the Commissioner today by an
ex-guard. who has told the Commissioner
that the charges OF the dozen or SO ex-
guards are without foundation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-25
Invited to Give Information

Speaking of this, he said today:
81 have asked these men to come to my
Office and tell me in their own words ex-
actly what they know. When they Come
will ask them to give me some specific
cases OF cruelty to prisoners-the names.
the dates on which the punishment took
place, the number of days the punish
ment lasted and the kind administered. L
will also ask them the name OF the off-
Ger who reported the prisoner to be dis
ciplined. and why the report was made.
II think. too. that it would be OF help
to us in this Investigation If | should ask
these ex-guards IL they reported any
prisoners for discipline. and. 4 50. what
sort Of discipline was administered. l
don't know that any Of these guards
ever reported to the superintendent that
a prisoner was being unjustly punished.
but If they did, l will find IT out.
Commissioner Rudolph intends TO ask
each Of the witnesses why he left the
workhouse employ and IL he had ever
violated any rules there. A detailed state
ment from DIR. Hornbaker. physician In
charge at Occoquan, will be made part
Of the Investigation. He will be asked to
give details of the condition OF prisoners
while under punishment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-25
Conflict in Statements.

Commissioner Rudolph has started the
investigation with vim. He says he
intends to go to the bottom Of the
charges on both sides. On the one hand.
the many ex~guards all say that there
Is cruelty. barharism and inhumanity IN
the treatment of prisoners. On the other
hand, Supt. Whitaker says that every
man who has made these charges was
discharged for some good reason and
that In nearly every case the dismissal
was for either drinking or disobedience
Of orders.
Commissioner Rudolph believes the cir
cular letter is an important piece of evil
dence. He would express no other opin-
ion, but said he would get to the end or
the matter with fair mind.
He has invited all those who signed
their names to charges to call on him
and tell him all they know about Deco
guam.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-18
DOCUMENT HERE
HAS SOLUTION OF
WORLD MYSTERY

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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-18
MORNING CABLE REPORT.

PEkINe, February improvement The
population Manchuran cities
nese and Russians to check the pIence Wcey
Manchura estimates
twice Russians
hundred Five
on the ice Of the sungari
YOKOHAMA February IA Peking Of
the bodyguas the
eeson but the character Of their
and they diagnosed having
shantung
SAN DIEGO, ca February been
Vegas force OF dera succeeded in ambuhg
the fighting that followed
ed and his force battlefield
five
suit and get their general to Of safety.
The rebel federaIs be-
ing composed of actual reVoutn
tribe. q
According to the plans of the
to government proclaimed
SEATTLE February 1s-The special
charges its
ASHLAND,
yesterday forcb possession Of
train and left for the SOUTH they attempt
reach Mexico, there to join the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-18
SUPERVISOR LOW OBJECTS TO
THE FORT STREET PAVING JOB

Asked about the Fort street-paving
work yesterday Supervisor Eben Low
came out with an emphatic protest
against it, 81 do not approve of it
at ALL" he said, "and if | had been
in town when the contract work was
ordered l should have earnestly pro-
tested.
Fort street is in bad condition and
paving is much needed, but l don't
believe in spending such a sum as
$1,000, which is what is being spent
on Fort street, for temporary work.
In eight or nine months, l suppose,
we shall have to tear up the street
again. New mains will have to be
laid, and a permanent pavement put
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-18

Senator Baker asked for $4,000 for
a wharf at Mahukona landing and for
the same amount to purchase private
lands for homesteading, also in North
and South Kona.
Senator Fairchild of 1909 hold
over committee made a report on the
expenses of the government for the
past two years.
Makekau was present for the first
time during the session.
THE HOUSE.
Returns began coming in to the
request made the first day of ses-
sion by resolution that all the heads
of departments submit to the house of
representatives a list of employees,
length of service and the salaries
paid in June, 1909, and in January,
1911.
Marston Campbell, superintendent
of public works, submitted a most
comprehensive list with figures in de-
tail. The oldest employee in the de-
partment is James Morse, foreman
of the government wharves, who has
served for twenty-eight years and
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-18
WILDER MAY NOT
TAKE ROAD JOB

1t now appears that Blwood C.
Wilder yesterday appointed by Mayor
Fern and approved by the super
visors as road supervisor for Homo
lulu to succeed John Wilson, may
not accept the position for the rea-
son that he cannot consider so small
"a salary as 800 per month. The
supervisors in their endeavor to re-
move Wilson, of whom it has been
said that he would not obey instruc-
tions, and which Wilson denied, re-
duced the salary to the hundred
mark, hoping by that to chase Will
son out When the Mayor finally
agreed to appoint Wilder there was
left no graceful way by which the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-18
THE KIRMESS
IS ALL READY

At $50 o'clock this afternoon the
doors of the old fish market will be
thrown open and the Mid-Pacific Kir
mess will become a fact At eight
o'clock the Canterbury Pilgrims, en-
erging from the Seaman's Institute
across the street, will parade through
the long pavilion, up on to the stage,
sing their ancient songs, march down
again into the hall and proceed to
the Anglo-Colonial booth, where they
will be on exhibition the rest of the
evening. The final dress rehearsal
last night demonstrated conclusively
that the Kirmess is to be much
bigger affair than even it's originators
at first dreamed.