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The Washington herald., 1911-03-01
MONEY FOR PARK
ON MERIDIAN HILL
Appropriation of A9O,OOO to
Be Made Available.

An appropriation of $4,000 will be made
at this session of Congress for the pur-
pose of acquiring the land necessary %
complete Meridian Hill park. located at
the west end of Rock Creek park. The
general deficiency bill. passed by the
House at midnight, contained the item.
1t is believed there is little likelihood of
it being stricken out in the Senate.
The Meridian Hill provision calls for
the condemnation OF land included be-
tween Euclid street, Columbia avenue or
Fifteenth street. w street or Florida ave-
nue. and Sixteenth street extended, in
Hall and Elvan's subdivision
A point of order against the item was
raised by Representative Stafford and
withdrawn on the explanation of Repre-
sentative Tawney that the park in cues
ton was authorized by the public building
act of 1910, and that the condemnation
of the land, in fact, had begun. Repre-
sentative Mann also made a point of or
der. but withdrew it
The general deficiency bill. carrying ap-
preparations aggregating $S.O60.126. was
passed after a lively evening of debate.
No points of order were raised against
District of Columbia items which amount
ing to SO, 2,661.S and made provision in
general for projects not carried in the
other appropriation bills of the session.
The annual goodwill of Congress was
extended to all the employees at the Cap
itol by the inclusion in the bill of a
provision to pay to each an extra months
salary, to become Immediately available
on the adjournment OF Congress.
Representative Cox. of Indiana grew
belligerent over a refusal of the House
TO incorporate in the bill an appropria-
the committee clerks, and forthwith
made points of order against a large
flock of similar items which had been
Incorporated in the bill by the committee
In a large list OF audited claims car
ried in the deficiency bill were many
which aroused comment in debate, nota-
bly, a provision for the payment of Sc9S
for the capture Of Jefferson Davis. 1t
was explained that a constituent of Rep
resentative Carey of Wisconsin, who
had been a Federal soldier and had par
ticipated in the capture of the Confed-
crate President, had not discovered until
recently that he was entitled TO a portion
Of the $4,000 reward which was dis
tributed among those who took Mr..
Davis. The Treasury Department re-
commended the allowance of the claim
A paragraph providing for the payment
OF cents for funeral and transportat ton
expenses of certain Bois Fort Indians in
Minnesota brought the query from Rep
resentative Butler, of Pennsylvania, as
to how many Indians 7 cents would bury
Representative Tawney replied:
Blessed if l know"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-01
PLEADS In SENATE
FOR THE FARMER
Lafe Young in d-fashioned
Party Speech.

Senator Lafayette Young, of Iowa, re-
lieved a tense situation m the Senate
yesterday by making an old-fashioned
standpat Republican speech, barking
back to the days of Mckinley, protec-
ton, and the gold standard in the cam
paign of 1896. 1t was received on the
Republican side with manifestations of
earnest approval
He declared that Canadian reciprocity
was only free trade masquerading in
disguise. He declared that he was about
ready to submit \ TO a good political
tromcing to bring the Republican party
back to a realization of the powers that
be- Reciprocity he declared to be plan
to confer American citizenship on the
people of Canada. 1t wouldn't reduce the
cost OF living except on a few articles.
Food is only a small item OF living
expenses at the present time said
Senator Young. "A Senator on this floor
a few days ago read the figures to show
that the American people spent more for
liquor than for bread. Yet no one in this
Senate had proposed to reduce either the
price or quantity Of liquor.
The unhappy thought in connection
with this entire affair is the refusal on
the part of the public to consider the
rights of the farmer. The farmers are re-
garded as a necessity. and there are those
who feel his products are like air and
water, or ought to be, incidental 10
human life, and without expense. 1t is
also singular that the intelligent and
civilized world calls man great who
has cornered the wheat market and made
millions out of the public, while the same
educated and refined civilization feels
that the farmer ought to produce it with
out apparent profit A speculator is a
hero and gets his name in print when he
endows colleges or gives large sums to a
Y. NJ. c. A, but the producer is OF no
consequence.
There are members of Congress elect
ed who never see a farmer except when
they go through the country in an auto
mobile or the eighteen-hour limited
Formerly all hats went OF To the farmer.
Now his toll is unappreciated- He is
looked upon complacently. He is mainly
thought to live in Kansas and wear
whiskers.
IF the farmers prices were submitted
to referendum of all the American peO-
pleple lower prices would be ordered.
The greasy loafer would come out Of his
cellar in the large city and would go to
the polls and vote to reduce the cost OF
Living. The same loafer has refused to
go to the wheat field on special trains
and there to receive his s. a day and
board during the harvest time. II a man
were to go to the city of New York and
offer steady employment to 5000 present
day loafers who want to reduce the cost
Of living, not a man would leave the city
to go out into the sunshine and the
open"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-01
MESSAGE SENT TO SENATE.
Information Regarding Reciprocity
Commodities Is Forthcoming.

President Taft sent to the Senate yes
terday special message. transmitting
certain information called for few
days ago by a resolution introduced by
Senator Cumunins. Of Iowa
The resolution called for all the tn.
formation secured and the tables and
statistics prepared by the board of tariff
experts of the Treasury Department on
all of the articles embraced in the Cana
dian reciprocity agreement and upon
ether commodities, such as wool and
woolen manufactures, cotton and cotton
manufactures, carpets. boots and shoes,
iron ore and manufactures of iron, agri-
cultural implements, coal, meats, and
flour.
Tne message arrived in the Senate late
in the afternoon, and because of the state
of business in the Senate and the late
hour at which the information was re-
ceived. the message was not laid before
the Senate.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-01
WILL NOT ANNUL
RUSSIAN TREATY
Continued from Page One.

on the resolution and appointed a sub
committee to wait upon Secretary Knox.
That subcommittee is composed OF Rep-
resentatives Mckinley, of Illinois; LoWden,
of Illinois; Garner, of Texas, and Flood,
of Virginia. Its conference with Secretary
Knox, il is said, has resulted in its md
ing many things to think over. 1t Is
doubtful, in the short time that remains
Of the session, whether il will file any
report with the full committee which
will result in a report to the House OF
the Parsons resolution. II is pointed
out that rather a broad question has
been opened up and that hastily con-
ceived plan to sever relations with Rus
sia on account of the Jewish question
may do harm, even if reported and not
acted upon by the House.
The State Department View.
At the State Department the neSotia-
tions of past years between that branch
of the government and the Russian au-
thorfties were fully set forth. Attention
was called to the fact that the laws Of
Russia call for the exclusion of all for
cign Jews who propose to enter there.
save a few favored classes of that race;
also, that America is not the only coun-
try on which the ban is placed. While
the fullest sympathy for the Jewish Citi-
ZeDs of this country is expressed at the
State Department. the difficulties OF the
situation are explained by calling atten-
ton to the fact that We ourselves reserve
the right to oppose the entry of certain
classes of immigrants, and do not eX-
pect to be called to account even by
Great Britain for excluding Chinese i'm
migrants which come from Hongkong
or any other colony of hers.
1t is understood that Secretary Knox
the footsteps Of his predecessors by max
ing all possible representations to Russia
in behalf of the American Jews, IL Con-
gress should so order, but he considered
the abrupt breaking of of a treaty a
far too serious matter to attempt hastily.
Creates Talk at the Capitol.
There were rumors at the Capitol yes
terday that the Democrats who have
been urging legislation to call Russia to
account were willing to allow the matter
to so over and be dealt with by the COM
ing Democratic House, although their
ardor in behalf OF the Jewish citizens has
not been dampencd in the least by the
opposing attitude Of the State Depart
ment.
On the other hand the discouragement
offered by the State Department and the
subcommittee On foreign affairs, it is ru-
mored, will have the effect of stirring
Representative Parsons and others to new
efforts in bringing the country to a real
ization Of the Jewish situation as regards
Russia before Congress closes.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-01
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS.
Cruesday. February 3. lsll.l
SENATE.

The Senate agreed 70 vote on the Lorimer
case at 80 to-mmrow afternoon and then
adjourned until II O'Clock to-day. BY this
agreement the bill creating a tariff board
viii be made the unfinished business Of the Sen
ate. and, incidentally. it is expected as a part
Of the arrangement that the proposed increase Of
postage rates on the advertising sections Of magA-
zines viii % out Of the post-ofice appropriation
bin. continuing the present. rates. The agree
ment to-day came at the end of series Of con
fernoes. and practically clears the Legislative
ways for al Of the pending legislation except
Canadian reciprocity and the tariff board bill
This does not obviAte the necessity for an extra
session Of Congress, but it probably assures the
passage Of all the general APPROPRIATION bills at
this session.
The Senate to-day defeated the resolution pro
posing a constitutional amendment for the popu-
lar election Of Senators by vote Of "a to g.
The resolution lacked fom votes of securing the
necHssary tWo-thirds to pass it
The Senate agreed 70 make the tariff board bill
the unfinished b1Sines by vote Of 50 TO q
The Senate, having been in session all night,
took recess shortly after O'Clock in the morning
and later in the day adjourned. This acton was
taken IN order to complete the legislative day of
Monday and begin the Legislative day Of Tues
day and to preserve the special order for to-day.
which was a vote on the resolution for popular
election Of Senatnrs- In the course of the day
speeches were made By Senator Stone, of Mis-
s0ur, in opposition TO Lorimer; Senator Bris-
tow, Of Kansas, in opposition to Lorimer, and
Senators DAfe Young and AISLE J. Gronna IN op-
position to Canadian reciprocity.
The Senate adjourned at p N to meet at Il
O'Clock "Wednesday.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-01
SLAP AT SENATOR GORE.
Report of House Committee Shows
n Tempest I'm n Teapot.

By inference, though not in direct
terms, Senator Thomas p. Gore, of
Oklahoma, is censured by the House
Committee on Inquiry that made an in
quiry into the charges of Mr.. Gore that
an attempt was made to brfbe him by
persons interested in securing the ap-
proval of lawyers contracts made with
the Five Civilized Tribes
The report conveys the impression that
Senator Gore stirred up a fearful tenn
pest in teapot and raked up a lot Of
muck without any particular reasons.
The committee. which filed its report
with the House yesterday finds that
Jake l. Hamon did on or ABOUT May
8, 1910, make an improper proposal to
Senator Gore respecting the McMurray
contracts substantially as charged, but
there IS no evidence that he was acting
by authority or with the consent or
knowledge Of McMurray."
The Washington herald., 1911-03-01
SWANSON AGAIN NAMED.
Gov. Mann Issues Commission for
Next Session.

Richmond, Va, Feb. 2S.-Gov. Mann to-
day directed the secretary of the Com
monwealth to issue a commission to
Claude A Swanson to servo as United
States Senator from Virginia for the term
beginning March 4, and extending until
thirty days after the meeting of the next
general assembly. This session will be
convened next January. 1t is understood
that this action is taken owing to the
possible extended or extra session of
Congress.
The commission was intrusted 10 State
Senator Baker, of Chesterfield County;
Benjamin p. Owens secretary of the gov
ernor; Jacob Brennaman. secretary of the
State Democratic committee, and DIR.
Douglas Freeman, State tax commissioner
for Virginia, who left at noon to-day for
Washington to present the paper to Sem
ator Swanson.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-01
SUCCESSOR TO THOMPSON.
William II. Lewis, of Boston, n Ne
gro, Gets Office.

The President sent to the Senate yes
terday afternoon the nomination Of Will
lam H Lewis, of Massachusetts, to be
Assistant Attorney General of the United
States. Lewis will succeed John G.
Thompson. who resigned few days ago
Mr. Lewis is a negro, a graduate OF
Harvard University. and is now the
assistant United States attorney at Bos-
ton. His appointment was agreed upon
several months ago and announcement
was made in the last campaign that the
President had decided to appoint Lewis
an Assistant Attorney General, as a
mark of recognition of the negro Repub-
licans. It is the first time that a negro
has held such an important position in
the Department of Justice
The Washington herald., 1911-03-01
WILL ABIDE BY CAUCUS.
Sheehan Writes Letters to the Leg
isIators at Albany.

Albany, Feb. &.-WiIIiam F. Sheehan
has written long letter to the legisla-
ture in which he says he is willing to
abide by any decision of a second Demo-
cratic caucas If one is regularly called.
One paragraph of the letter says: II
bear no contractual relations with those
who are voting for me; if it is possible
to release them, the party must do so,
not the party candidate"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-01
pr. panieI a. currie pead.

Hackensack. N. j.. Feb. 2S-Dr. Daniel
Englewood, died suddenly at his home
there this afternoon while signing his
will. For two years DIR. currie had been
an invalid. He suffered from cancer. He
was seventy years old
The Washington herald., 1911-03-01
TAFT TO SPEAK IN KANSAS,
win Probably Open Political Cam
pafEn There in the Fan.

When President Taft goes out to see
what's the matter with Kansas next
September, he may begin the political
campaign that will only end in Novem-
Der, 1872. Some time ago the President
accepted an invitation to attend the State
Fair, to be held at Hutchinson, Kans.,
and yesterday Representative Anthony.
after a talk with the President, an
nounced that Mr. Taft probably would
speak while in Kansas at Leavenworth
and other cities. Mr.. Anthony thought
the Presidents speeches would be po-
litical.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-01
Fire Mennced bay state Town.

Stoughton, mass. Feb. 2s.-HIve stores
were destroyed and the courthouse seri-
ously damaged by a fire that threatened
the whole town early to-day. Aid was
asked from Brockton. and the flames
were finally controlled, with a loss Of
80 COO.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-01
c.neraI LocLout Il, Ordered.

Sargossa, Feb. 2S.-The contractors of
this city. having become thoroughly tired
of the holding up OF their contracts by
the many minor strikes among the ma
sons, have decided to institute a general
lockout 1t is probable that disturbances
will follow
The Washington herald., 1911-03-01
PEARY GETS NO $4,000.
Representative Hughes Plays Joke
on His Colleague, MIR. Macon.


Civil Engineer Robert z. Peary nearly
received a fine monetary reward at the
hands of Congress last night During
consideration of the general deficiency
appropriation bill which carries dozens
Of items apprOpriating various sums OF
money as additional compensation 10
clerks and doorkeepers and other en-
ployes, Representative Hughes, Of New
Jersey, arose in his place with a solemn
face and offered an amendment appro-
priating $4,000 as a gift to Mr.. Peary.
No one could nave told from a hasty
glance at Mr.. Hughes cOUntenance that
he was engaged in the preparation of a
joke. Representative Macon, of Arkansas,
evidently did not realize the fact, for he
bounced out of his seat in a panic and
Unade a point of order against the amend
kent
fr. Macon said that Mr.. Peary did not
On the pole, and appeared extremely
py when Representative CuTier,
New Hampshire, in the Chair, sus-
ed his point Of order against the
kheS amendment
The Washington herald., 1911-03-01
Dynamite Down stovepipe

Lexington. KY. Feb sS-George Cir
koff and Peter Stankuff Bulgarians. are
in a hospital here badly injured by an ex-
plosion OF dynamite dropped down the
The Washington herald., 1911-03-01
pnri.h Priest I. Arre.ted.

Lisbon, Feb. "a telegram from
Sanoiacorreis states that the people there
arrested their own parish priest on sus-
Of tbs monarchists.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-01
KENsINcToN

stovepipe of their shack in a railroad
camp at Hazard, in the Eastern Ken
lucky mountains, Sunday as a result OF
a petty war.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-01
HOUSE.

The HOUSE passed the steenesun bill pro
Viding compensation for officers and men in
National Guard organizations The conference
report the District of Columbia appropriation
bill was adnpted. This measure haTing passed
the Senate now goes to the President for ap-
pTUEaL The House voted further 20 disagree to
Senate amendments to the Indian appropriation
bill The deficiency bin. the last Of the supply
bills vas reported and psssd.
The House adjourned at l2Io a. m to meet at
II a. n. Wednesday.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-01
DENIAL BY BRYAN.

NebraSkHn Says No One Has Ever
offered Him n Bribe.
Lincoln. Nebr.. Feb. S.-Speaking with
reference to the story published in an
Omaha paper that in 1896 a bribe of
S,OOo,OO0 was offered to him by Wall
street interests to stop his criticism of
the Cleveland bond issue, William j.
Bryan said to-day:
81 have never been offered bribe by
any man at any time
The Washington herald., 1911-03-01
RAPID-FIRE TALK
BY CHAMP CLARK
How He Tried Out Is Would,
be House Reporters.
ALL WENT UP IN THE AIR

Finally Mr. Clark Settled Down to n
Real Speech and Then the StenoE-
Contestants Warned to Keep Fact
of Competitive Examination Secret
The Washington herald., 1911-03-01
HOTEL WESTMoNT

Ocean end Rhode Island avenue Splendid table and
service. Special rate for the winter SI2D: SIS per
week without bath; SIS to IS per week with bath.
Sea water and other bath& Booklet w. Il.
MOORE, Maracsr.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-01
HOTEL ARLINGTON

Michigan avenue, near Beach.
Atlantic City y. J.
HIgh-claSs family hotel: home cumfOrtS- CIistre
the vUry best Special early ssason rates. single
rooms, so M daily. SEQ mp weekly. Double
Private baths. Room With running water.
r J. OSBORNE & SON.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-01
HOTEL boutwell,

Atlantic City. y. ].
Virginia ave- ID house from boardwalk overlooking
the Steel Pier-opcn all year: -
Every appOiltment. J. & y. R ROTHW ELL.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
No. 264.

pany on the State work at Columbus, ant
worked also in Chicago and other West
ern cities before settling in Minneapolis
He was about fifty-five years of age a
time of death.
Roaring Bill" Kennedy. the famou!
hobo bookbinder, is sojourning for tht
season at Knoxville, Tenn, so he inform.
Felix Belair, president of the local Book
binders Union.
James E. Brister came UP from Nor
folk to spend Decoration Day and renew
old friendships.
Leonard J. Ball, the gentlemanly and
obliging messenger who makes several
trips daily between the G. P. o. and the
Patent Office in charge Of copy and
proofs. began a thirty-day vacation on
June l. as Is his annual custom. and the
best wishes go with him for an enjoy
able leave OF absence.
Capt. James NJ. Pipes has been ap-
pointed chief doorkeeper to succeed Har-
ry McCammon, recently resigned.
Charley Richardson, chief Of the postal
card section. is enjoying a well-earned
vacation. and Pressman Joe Fenton is
acting chief In his absence.
Eugene Paetsch reported for duty in the
bindery on Thursday morning. after an
absence Of two months. spent on the
Pacific Coast, visiting San Francisco,
Los Angeles. and Terra Bella, Cal. where
he owns an orange grove OF several
acres.
John Fox. Of the bindery. and Mrs.
Fox had as their guests on a trip to
Gettysburg by automobile on Decoration
Day Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hobby. The
trip was made in record time and all re-
turned delighted with the outing.
Lack Of proper bait caused Lew Stark
and Leonard Kukart. of the bindery. to
lose boatload Of fish on their recent
trip to Azquia Creek.
Harry Watkins, the latest exile to the
Philippines. arrived on time. and in his
communication expresses himself as de-
reception by the Washington colony at
Manila.
The sick list Of the proof force last
week included Henry Noyes, Edmund
Shaw, John c. Wilson. Joseph s. Clarke,
Theodore Hanft. and Mrs. Katherine
Spencer Merritt.
Proofreader Joseph w. Babcock. who \
had one Of his legs amputated about ten
days ago. Is doing SO well that he expects
to attend the exercises Of Georgetown
Law School this week to witness his
sons graduation.
George Burklin, Herve Kitxmiller, Jo-
seph w. Schmaling and John W. Phillips
were among the fortunate, proofreaders |
who were able to enjoy the fine weather |
Of last week By reason OF having leave |
due.
Charles J. Graf. q wen known pro-
hationary compositor. originally assigned |
to the linotype section and subsequently |
to the hand compoofng Sec
tion. day. has bsap transferred to the /
War section. IN charge of Foreman |
HastingR 0rars n0t only . good opsra