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Work Among Immigrants.
CRITICISES INDIAN POLICY.
Z. B. Merritt Declares Rein Over
individual Moneys. Too Strict

=. 3. Merritt, chief Law clerk of the In
dian office, in an address before the
brotherhood of Bethany Baptist Church
Tuesday said he believed the present
leasing policy Of the government regard
ing Indian lands is not best adapted to
the needs of the Indian; that adult Indians
reasonably competent should be permit
ted to lease their own land for a limited
period and the superintendent held re-
sponsible for leasing the lands of incom-
petents and minors. since this responsi-
bility would develop the Indian.
He contended that too strict a rein is
being held over the individual Indian
f-,oneys" and that the Indian was suffer-
Ing consequence.
After citing the startling death rate
lmong the Indians due to tuberculosis he
Endorsed the suggestion that larger ap-
eropriation be made for the Indian medi-
cal service.
Among the suggested improvements
which should be made he mentioned
schools for the Navajos and an adequate
number Of sawmills within the Indian re-
serves to supply the Indians with ample
material with which to build for them
selves suitable sanitary homes.
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HALF sUNKEN CRAFT RAISED.
Sloop- Rugged Flattie Will Be Put in
Shape for Service.

sloop-rigged flattie. which has been
lying half sunken in the dock to the west
of Doves woodward, foot of 18th street
southwest, for the last year was yester-
day taken from the water at Regan's
railway to receive repairs to her hull that
will keep 1t afioat. A hole in the bottom
of the vessel is to be repaired. and the
underwater porto nof the hull will be
calked. 1t is stated that the vessel will be
made ready to take up freighting work
on the river in the spring.
Taking advantage OF the wait here be-
fore discharging q cargo of oysters. Capt
George Stanford yesterday had sailmaK-
ers on his schooner, the Martin Wagner,
overhauling her large sails and putting
them in condition to Withstand the heavy
gales that sweep the Potomac in the fall
and winter months.
A houseboat recently purchased at Alex
andria by Leroy Mark of this city. which
has been receiving minor repairs at
Deans was yesterday brought up TO this
city and berthed at Gregory's boathouse.
Evening star., 1912-11-21

trail American states would be attempted.
Gen. Christmas said he believed the en-
ployment of a fleet of aeroplanes would
make possible a speedy revolution that
would result In q union Of the republics
and put an end to insurrection.
Evening star., 1912-11-21
FRIENDS URGE LAMB
FOR FEDERAL PLACE
Virginia Representative Out
for Assistant Secretary
of Agriculture.

For the appointment of Representative
John Lamb Of Virginia, chairman of the
House committee on agriculture. as as
sistant secretary of agriculture in the
Wilson administration. a movement has
been started by his constituents in the
third congressional district of Virginia.
In the primaries last summer he lost the
nomination for Congress from the district
which he has represented for sixteen
years., and his friends think his public
services should be continued.
The movement started with a sugges-
ton that Representative Lamb be ap-
pointed Secretary of Agriculture. But at
his own request 1t was changed to involve
the assistant secretaryship. A petition
has been circulated in his district in his
behalf and it is hoped that it will be also
signed by the entire membership of the
House of Representatives
The petition signed by Mr.. Lambs S
friends in his district declares:
Not Confined to Party.
I'VE, the undersigned citizens of the
third congressional district of Virginia,
| irrespective of party or past political at
filiation, unite in respectfully recommend
/ ing to your favorable consideration and
urging upon you the Hon. John Lamb tc
the assistant secretaryship of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. Capt Lamb has
represented, with fidelity and ability, this
district in Congress for the past sixteen
years, during all of which time he has
been a member of the agricultural COM
mittee and is at present its chairman
| His democracy and sympathy with the
aspirations of the people are beyond ques
| ton; he has always supported his party
with unfailing loyalty and devotion; he
| is farmer by vocation, which fact, to-
gether with his long and conspicuous
service on the agricultural committee
| makes him. in point of qualification anC
| equipment for the position, without su
perior in the whole country
| Capt Lamb, In discussing the matter
| said:
THE people of my district have united
| in asking President-elect Wilson to ap
| point me assistant secretary Of agricul
/ ture If 1t Is the wish Of Mr.. Wilson tt
/ accede to their request, i should be glaG
| to accept the appointment, as 1t is 6
position that will not only be congenia
to me and my training. but 1t is place
| of great Importance. The Department o.
| Agriculture, in my opinion, is one Of thu
| greatest departments in the government
and is rapidly becoming SO recognized
| In a department like the Department OF
i Agriculture the assistant secretary
| should be an agriculturist and mar
! who has had wide training along those
lines My position as member ane
| chairman of the House committee OF
| agriculture has thrown me in intimate
touch with the affairs of the department
/ and feel that / could be of great serv
ice to .the people and. to the administra
ton, as we'll as to the Secretary, in oc
cupying the assistant secretary's office.
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Largest Bond for $3, ,2OO, 900.
Meet Every Wednesday.

The East Washington Democratic Club
at a meeting last night at the home of its
president. w. S. Reilly, 200 I'd street
southeast decided that hereafter the club
should meet every Wednesday night. At
the next meeting plans for the inaugura-
ton of President-to-be Wilson will be dis
cussed. Those who made addresses last
night were Carl B. Price, W. s. Mexican
and DR.. Charles NJ. Emmons.
Evening star., 1912-11-21

Lee Christmas. commandante Of Porto
Cortez, Honduras. who has been on leave
Of absence in the United States. devoting
himself to the study of aviation, an
nounced before sailing for Honduras to-
day that campaign for union Of Gen.
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GIVES STATE PREFERENCE
Recent Decision Regarding
Funds in Banks Will Be Far
Reaching, Is Belief.

ALBANY, N. Y, November 21.-The
holding that state funds in banking in
stitutions are preferred over deposits Of
common creditors will have a far-reach-
ing effect, according to a statement by
Attorney General Carmody. At times the
amount of state funds on deposit has
totaled $37. 100000. Recently the state
had $4,000. 900 on deposit in New York
city bank for short time.
1.-The Importance of this decision said
Mr. Carmody, "arises from the enormous
amount of deposits of state funds in the
depositary banks. 1t is required that Sc
curity for these deposits shall be given
by the banks, but the amounts are
usually so large that no one surety COM
pany covers the whole amount and, there
fore, each undertaking is usually exc
cuted by a number Of surety companies.
Largest Bond for 5000, 900.
1.-The largest bond that has yet been
given was for So. 20O, 600 and was executed
by twenty-one companies and the amount
of this bond is often equaled by the de-
posits which 1t secures.
I'm some of the states the rule, now
for the first time established in New
York, has been followed by an applica-
tion such as is here made Of very an
cient English rule preferring debts due
to the king over those due to any OF
his subjects, while in other states, notably
New Jersey and South Carolina, the OPP
posite rule has been followed"
Evening star., 1912-11-21

The Bourkes have another rattling tale
of Barnegat Beach in our next Sunday
See 'The Beachcomber."
Evening star., 1912-11-21

James G. Turner a merchant of Ham
COCK, Md while hunting was accident
Ally shot and painfully wounded.
Evening star., 1912-11-21

The two-year-old daughter OF William
Russell. : railroad conductor. OF Cauley.
Va. was so badly burned while pouring
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SESSIONS NEAR END
Business of Baptist Conven-
ton Practically Completed.
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED
Membe of the Executive Board
Are Chosen.
D0CTRINAL SERMON HEARD
Next Years Meeting to Be Held in
the Emmanuel Church-Praise
and Prayer Service Held.
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED
DOCTRINAL SERMON HEARD

With the election of the members OF the
executive board and the naming of COM
mittees to serve during the coming year
out of the way. practically all of the
business of the thirty-ffth annual meet
ing of the Columbia Association of Bap-
tist Churches. in session at the Metropoli-
tan Baptist Church, was completed to-
day.
The doctrinal sermon was preached this
morning by Rev. Theron Outwater pas
tor of the Kendall Baptist Church. The
devotional exercises were led by Rev. n.
j. Scarito pastor of the Italian Baptist
Mission The association decided to hold
the meeting in 1918 at the Emmanuel Bap-
tist Church Rev. +. b. Wadlington, pas
tor of the Maryland Avenue Baptist
Church. was named to preach the intro
ductory sermon next year and Rev. j. c.
Ball, pastor of the metropolitan Baptist
Church. will deliver the doctrinal sermon.
The meeting this afternoon was opened
with praise and prayer service by Rev. IT,
I. Stevenson, pastor of the Bethany Bal
inst Church. Various committee reports
were received. The address tonight will
be made by Samuel Zane Batten and two
minute reports will be given by represen-
tatives of the Young Peoples societies of
each church in the city, after which the
sessions will close.
Evening star., 1912-11-21

coal oil on the fire during the temporary
absence Of her parents that death ensued
In Q short time.
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have been included: viz, presidential
primaries, for which there seems to
be a great demand; the recall of un-
faithful officials, which bill had been
prepared for Introduction, had any
further special legislation been admit
ted and the free high school bill
which was left out at the regular ses-
sion.
AS for the resolve for uniform bal
lot boxes and preservation of ballots,
the senator said, very little was
known about the bill and he would
venture to say that no one member in
ten had read it. He believed the pro-
vision calling for the returns of bal
lots to the secretary of State within
"a hours, was unwise and that it
would seriously inconvenience candi-
dates who desired to inspect the bal
lots If the town officers can be trust
ed to keep the ballots over night, they
can be trusted to keep them longer
Senator Stearns of Oxford spoke on
the good roads bond issue. Not that
he was here to oppose any proposition
which has in view the betterment of
the roads and highways, but the ques-
ton is how to proceed to accomplish
that purpose. The provisions of the
amendment may confront the pro-
ponents of the measure as we'll as
those opposed, and he thought they
would be better satisfied if the word
ing had not been so ambiguous in
the term distribution in an equitable
manner"
Senator Milliken said that there is
no politics about good roads, but he
called attention to the inconceivable
folly of putting an important matter
like this through the session without
a hearing The wisdom of good roads
is not all in the legislature and eX-
ecutiye, he said There is a serious
danger in submitting an important
measure to the people without it be-
ing fully presented, and being put be-
fore them in this half-baked condi-
ton, they may not favor it.
He had the idea, he said that there
would be time to discuss this measure
before committee, and he had sent out
letters to a great many men. From
the replies received, there were ia
vorable opinions on good roads, but
he doubted how it would work out.
Continued on Page ,.
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SUPREME JUDICIAL
COURT
A Lumber Case Settled.
Horse Trade Verdict
Other Caces-Spring Session May
Close This Week.

Following the case of Joseph Hen
derson VS.. Elmer Dore, which was
won by the plaintiff, the next case
taken up Thursday was a suit for
the amount of bill.
The plaintiff, Dr. J. E. Wadsworth,
brought suit against Mrs. Harry Den
nison of East Madison for the sum of
$50. The jury brought in a verdict for
the defendant. w II. Hawes conduct
ed the case for the plaintiff and Mer-
rill & Merrill for the defendant
The case following was Miss Annie
Butler complt. vs.. Clyde Mahoney F.
W. Clair of Waterville conducted the
case for the plaintiff and Merrill &
Merrill for the defence.
The jury was out nearly all of
Thursday afternoon on this case and
Friday morning brought in a sealed
verdict in favor of Miss Butter, the
complainant.
The entire morning session, Friday,
was devoted to Il trial of the horse
trade case of Walker vs.. Worster
before Judge Savage and the jury.
W. B. Brown, counsel for the plaintiff
sprung something of a surprise by
calling for a drawn jury. According
to the testimony introduced, Cyrus f.
Walker of Anson sold to his fellow
townsman, Eli L. Worster in jan
uary 1907, a 1500-pound gray horse
for the sum of $50. The animal had
an enlarged leg, but it was claimed
that Walker assured his customer
that he was "all right to work any
where" He also stated that the
horse was not over 10 years old.
Worster claimed that the horse was
never able to work properly except
upon firm footing, but fell down re-
peatedly when driven through mud
or snow On soft footing the enlarg-
ed leg would drag. In spite of the
care given by Worster, the horse
ran down badly and in 1908 was Kill
ed by f. e. Gould, agent for the S
p. c. A. In payment for the horse,
Worster had given a note for $50
in the usual form for such transac-
lions. and when Mr. Gould came to
kill it, Worster protested that the
real ownership lay with Walker. Mr.
Gould also interviewed Mr.. Walker
for the purpose of securing his con-
sent. Later in the year Worster
paid $2142 on the overdue note, but
accordingly sued to recover the bal
ance on the note. The jury returned
verdict in favor of tie defendant,
W. b. Brown of Madison appeared for
the plaintiff and Augustine Simmons
of No. Anson for the defendant
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THE GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Of
Mr.. AND MRS RANDALL NYE
ch A Delightful Social Functional Pleasing Musi-
cal Program Presented by Nye Family

Fifty Years Cone BY, the words
Of which @as composed by Mrs. Dora
Nye especially for the occasion, called
forth LOUD applause and the singers
were obliged to repeat the verses
twice to please their audience.
After the completion Of the pro-
gram, Miss Dorothy Elliott, in
charming manner presented the couple
with handsome chair from the
neighbors and friends, while Rev.
George Merriam with equally as en-
tertaining remarks of presentation
gave TO them a gold watch and gold
pin. gifts from the Bethany church
and Sunday school alr. Nye respond
cd TO the gifts in a most fitting man
nes
Tic refreshment room was attended
TO b the members of the family, from
which was served delicious COLA
ton o. ice cream and cake, and this
gave those in attendance the privilege
Of mingling together in social way
and admitted of a closer inspection Of
the gifts.
In closing the members of the fami-
ly grouped around the piano and sang
by request, the song composed in hon
or OF the anniversary and then they
rendered the hymn "Blest Be The Tie
That Binds" The last number was
the singing of God Be With You Till
We Meet Again" by those in attend
ance and then the guests departed
amid strains of music played by Les
ter and Pauline Bragg
The occasion was not only one OF
rare interest owing to the anniversary
which il marked, but was a most happy
elimination of the joys and SORROWS
for the host and hostess of a half
century of welded life.
Mr. Nye had been a farmer all his
life. He was born in Skowhegan but
moved to Palmyra when quite young
and later to Canaan. Mr.. and Mrs.
Nye have lived in Skowhegan for
twenty years having moved here from
Canaan Mrs. Nye was born in Ca
naan, her maiden name being Maria
Gardner. daughter of John Gardner.
Mr. Nye is now - years old and Mrs.
Nye -. SIX children have hen born
to them and FIVE OF them i ng who
are: Miss Ethel OF New York. Ever
ett OF san Francisco, Cal Mrs, c. n.
rrass Fred and Floyd OF SkoWhegan.
The couple are members of the Beth
any Baptist church and are loved and
respected throughout The ton.
O0t-os-tovn guests in attendance at
tie Nedlins Were. Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Gardner of Corinna aud Mrs.
Charles Nichols Of Westboro. Mass.
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An unusual event and the first Of its
kind to occur in the Bethany Baptist
church was that OF Wednesday, March
2o, when Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Nye
celebrated their golden wedding The
affair was largely attended and was a
delightful social function. the parlors
of the church being thrown open for
the occasion
Shortly before O'Clock. Mrs Core
Nye read a paper descriptive OF the
first wedding, which in brief told how
Mr. Nye lived in Canaan and his bride
to-be at Browns Corner The DAY
for the marriage had been set for
March le. and the minister was there.
On that day there came a blocking
enow ctorm and il was four days be
fore Mr.. Nye could get to his fanee's
home and when he did reach there.
the minister had departed They then
drove to SkoWhegan and were married
in the evening by the pastor of the
Christian church.
Following this descriptive bit Of his
tory of days gone by, a wedding march
was played by Mrs G. NJ Lambert
and the bridal party entered the main
parlor from the left and proceeded TO
the front of the room where the cere-
mony was again performed by Rev.
George Merriam, who used the single
ring service. This latter was a pretty
feature of the affair, the ceremony
differing in this respect from the first
one when it was not SO much Gus
tom, as it is now to employ a ring, sc
at that time it was omitted and at thi
wedding a new ring was used the gift
of the groom of fifty years to his
bride. Attendant upon the bridal
couple were their children and grand
children who were Mr.. and Mrs. c, y.
Bragg, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Nye, ard Mr..
and Mrs. Floyd G. Nye, Mrs. c. c.
Nichols. Miss Effie Nye, Miss Pauline
Bragg and Lester Bragg.
A reception followed the ceremony,
the bridal party standing in the re-
coiying line and this after a period of
congratulation and we'll wishes was
followed by program presented by
the talented children and grandchil-
dren of NJ and Mrs. Nye, even tho
little three-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs + c. Nye assisting in its
production. Included among the
number were: Solo Fred Nye;
Drums and piano Pauline and Lester
Bragg; Duet, Mrs, Dora Nye Miss
Berdena Trafton; Readings, Dorothy
N. Nye; Trio. Floyd and Fred Nye,
Mrs. Bragg; Solo, Floyd &. Nye; Duet.
Fred Nye. Mrs Bragg: Reading. Mrs
Dora Nye; Chorus, Fifty Years Gone
By" the Nye family.
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LOCAL OPTION DEFEATED LEGISLATURE
PASSES THREE ADMINISTRATION BILLS
Adjourned Until April End, When Both Bodies
will Convene to Elect U. S. Senator

The administration measure for
local option failed of the necessary
two-thirds vote in the house, as was
known it would after the republican
caucus. The vote was Ga no to II
yes, with two republicans, Clearwa-
ter of Hallowell and Woodside of
Webster, voting for the measure, and
seven democrats, Deering Of Waldo
boro, Dutton of China, Farnham, Har-
mon, Phillips, Thompson, of Pressure
Isle and Trafton voting against the
passage.
In the senate, by a vote of Is to
eight, it was voted to non-concur with
the house SO that both bodies still ad-
here to their own opinion. The re-
solve is killed between the two bodies,
and neither of them sacrificed their
dignity.
No speeches were made in the
house Saturday morning, but in the
senate several of the members spoke.
Senator Sanborn of Piscataquis made
the longest speech, explaining that
although a democrat, and elected by
the democrats, he was not in favor of
local option and should vote against
the bill.
Senator Mayo of Hancock, and
Senator Donigan of Somerset, both
stated that while personally opposed
to local option, they should vote for
the measure because they believed
their constituents so desired.
All of the other administration re-
solves were passed by both bodies,
and adjournment was taken until II
o'clock Tuesday, April 2, when both
bodies will convene for the purpose
of electing a United States senator for
the short term.
SENATOR MILLIKEN PROTESTS.
When the administration measures
were brought up in the Senate, Sena-
tor Milliken said that he desired to
speak on each measure, and first took
up the re-districting bill. On this
measure he said that he had very lit
tie to say except to call attention to
the utter absurdity of calling that act
a part of the general program of the
special session 1t cannot take effect
before the election of September 1914,
and the next legislature will meet in
1913, plenty of time to do this, and
there is no good reason except a po-
litical one, for placing it here, but
there are certain things that might
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SkoWhegan manager to refuse all
frosted corn after Monday. Sept Il
Mr. Goodwin tried hard TO have him
explain the reason which prompted
these instructions but the attorney
for the plaintiff was successful in
having that excluded.
Thomas w. ". Atwood. superin-
tendent of the Skowhegan shop, tes-
tilted to % years service with the
Portland Packing company and told
OF receiving the shut down orders
from Mr. Baxter by telephone He
also bore witness to the bad quality
Of frosted corn and said that when
it WAS frosted, as Mr. Gardners was
said to have been, it generally turned
hitter II from two to four days He
gave the daily output of the corn shop
following the frost to show that the
company had handled all the corn it
could safely.
Charles Chute, foreman for the To-
cal shop, was asked to relate the de-
tails of his refusal to accept the
Gardner corn. He admitted on cross
examination that he had not found
any fault with the quality and would
not swear that he had examined or
tested a sample from Mr.. Gardners
load
Fred R. Hill, inspector for the
Skowhegan district, told of visiting
Mr.. Gardner and going through his
corn piece before the frost He admit
ted that he directed the plaintiff to
pick all the corn he could on Sunday
following the frost and to cover the
piles with stalks to protect them
from the sun. He also related the
conversation with Gardner concern
ing the low temperature on the morn
ing of Sept. IA.