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Sent 1t Back.

1t appears that Mr.. Gorham. after lay
ing the package on the desk in front Of
the presiding officer. had dismissed it
from his mind. in pursuance of the re-
publican policy of treating this Vermont
return as much waste paper But
little later one of his subordinates. not
quite liking the attitude. took possession
of the document without any ones observ-
ing il. He reasoned that. as it had been
sent To Mr.. Hewitt, il properly belonged
to Mr.. Hewitt; at the same time, ne re-
allied that that gentleman might he un-
willing to take charge of it in any
formal way. So he handed the package
to McNeir and instructed him to find Mr..
Hewitt. to give him the package without
attracting any ones attention explain
ing anything or answering any questions,
and then to disappear without more ado.
McNeir found Hewitt and tried 10 do as
he was bid: but Hewitt seized him bodily
and brought his contemplated diSap-
pearng performance TO an untimely end.
1t remains 10 be said only that the rea-
son the whole story of the nights debate
over McNerS Imprisonment is not. i'll
the record * that the House later. after
giving up the idea of Furnishing the lad
for contempt. voted to eXpunge the in
cident +. l.. L.
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FINANCIAL.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
Of the
Lincoln National Bank.

At Washington. in the Dstric: OF Columbia
at the close OF business. February 4, 1913:
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF the
MCLaChlen Banking Corporation,
At Washington. in the District of Columbia at
the close OF business February 4. 1913.
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dent of the Senate. 1t is not my prop
erty.
Who is the messengere' inquired the
Speaker.
Mr.. Hewitt preferred. for tactical rea-
sons. not to have the identity of the youth
go into the record The messenger
stands directly in front of the Speaker
said he. guardedly. Il have no custody
of lt-pointing again To the illstarred
package. 1T is not my property
Another member tried to get the young
mans name but Mr. Hewitt answered.
shortly: Il do not know who he *. l
only know that he tenders me the pack
age
Mr.. Kelley of Pennsylvania asked that
the messenger he interrogated as to where
the package came from, but the Speaker
ruled that that would he ont of order:
and by that time Mr. Terry impatiently
objected to having his remarks further in
tnrruDted
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District Of Columbia. So
l. JOHN &. EtKLOFF. cashier Of the above
named bank. do solenRly swear that the above
statement is true to the best OF my knowledge
and belief JOHN g E'kLCFF, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this eth
day of February. 1919:
WM. :. TORBERT Notary Public.
Corrcrt-AttcSt:
W. V. cox
WALTER: g. CI.EPHANE
JOSEPH +. STEPHENSON
WM. r. MATTINtHY
SOMERSET X. WATERS
ALEXANDER. WOLF
EDWARD .. WHTTFORD
W. IL. WALKER
tHAS. W. FAIRFAX
W. L. VAN WICkIL
Directors.
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION
Of the
RESOURCES.

" dllOildl bdllk III w dSlll1S lO1l,
AZ Washington in the District of Columbia. at
the close OF business. February 4, 1918.
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Mr.. Kelley of Pennsylvania asked that
the messenger he interrogated as to where
the package came from, but the Speaker
ruled that that would he out of order:
and by that time Mr. Terry imratiently
objected to having his remarks further in
terrupted.
Have Long Wrangle.
If YOU search the Congressional Record
of that date you will find the subject cut
short right there. and the discussion by
TIE House passing to other topics. But
as a matter of fact this is not what hap
pened. Every one had become SO stirred
up by the singular series of Incidents
the discovery of the existence of diff
ferent return from Vermont from the one
which the two houses had accepted and
counted. the refusal OF the presiding Of
ficer to receive and open this new~return.
its total disappearance and its sudden
restoration 20 View-that there was Il
general desire to get to the bottom of TIE
mystery.
So the leaders Of the House spent con-
siderable part of the night wransling over
question of procedure. Mr. Hewitt. hay
ing failed to draw any of the desired in
formation from the young man. had turn
ed him over. with the package still in his
possession. to the Sergeant-at-armS, who
arrested him and took him to Il little room
adjacent to the Speakers lobby. where
he was shut UP. jail-fashion, TIL the wise
men in the great hall should decide upon
his fate.
The idea Of many of the members was
that McNefr should he imprisoned for
contempt and punished at any rate till
he would confess the whole truth. But
as the night Wore on milder counsels pre-
vailed. The right of the House to take
such measures under all the circumstan-
ces was so seriously questioned that it was
decided to set him free: and in the Wee
sma hours the lad was turned loose and
allowed to go home to breakfast. He
carried with him the baleful package.
charged with SO much potential history
fer it contained the vote of Amos Aldrich,
the democratic candidate for e'cctor who
received the next highest vote to the
republican electors. and that vote. If
counted. would have given Mr.. Tilden the
presidency. Up to last accounts he still
retained the relic For more than twenty
years the story of how that package
came into his possession and Why he
tried to give it to Mr.. Hewitt. remained "A
complete secret: in the meantime he had
become a lawyer in New York. and one
of his feiiow-pages. who finally revealed
the facts. had risen to a position of note
in the newspaper profession. Nearly
every one concerned in the episode having
passed away. the secret was disclosed.
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION

Seventh Street Savings Bank,
At Washington. i'm tine District of Columbia, ut
the close Of business February A. 1915.
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF the
RIGGS National Bank

t Washington. in the District of Columbia
the close of business February 4, 1913.
RESOI-RCES
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-17
VICTIMS or WHITE
PLAGUE SHOULD
STAY IN BED
TWO MONTHS
Rest Treatment Strongly Ad-
vOcated Before Medical As
sOCiatiOn By Arizona Physi-
clan.
IN BAD CASES NURSE
SHOULD FEED PATIENT



Minneapolis. Mimi. June i7.--The
American Medical association met for
tho opening session OF It's slxty-fourth
annual convention al the auditorium
today DR. John witherspoon. OF
Nashville. Tenn. president Of the asEo-
citation, was Installed, taking charge
OF the program and delivered his an
nnal address. Welcoming addresses
were made by state. city and univer-
sity officials. Following the opening
program addresses were made by sew
erai visiting physicians.
Rest In bed IL the greatest curative
agent there is in cases OF active tu-
bercuiOsis OF the lungs according TO
paper by Dr. John w. Finn. OF
Prescott. Arlz. Dr. Finn. whose sub
ject was Pulmonary tuberculosis
said one or two months Ia bed are
necessary to the treatment Of an
cases. n the disease Is very active
the patient should be fed by a nurse
and treated as IN typhoid fever. Bed
treatment should be continued until
temperature and pulse have both been
normal for some little time and weight
Is nearly normal. The rest treatment
~ tuberculosis has been attended with
brilliant results
The lack OF modern facilities af-
forded by hospitals IN the smaller
communities and the possibilities OF
fitting up dwelling houses In tho
smaller communities into private hos
pitfalls was discussed by Dr. John A..
Hornsby Of Chicago.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-17
GERMAN PETTY PRINCES
CONGRATULATE KAISER
lBy Teased Wire 90 Evening Herald !

by Ieased Wire tO Evening Herald. I
Berlin, June iI.--1'ho day of the
people" yesterday In the celebration
of the completion Of twenty-five
years of the reign by Emperor VIII
liam was succeeded today by that OF
allied soVerelgns of the federated
states of the empire. These rulers
including the mayors Of three city
republics, Hamburg. Bremen ana Lu-
heck k-presented their congratula
to their colleague ana leader at che
castle.
The royalties gathered In the pillar
hall ia the castle ana tonight were
present ~ a state banquet presided
over hy the emperor. The Pillar ha'l
"a situated In the portion devoted a
the private apartments Of tho im-
pcrial family ana was chosen to en-
able the Empress Augusta Victoria.
who Is indisposed To participate with
the emperor In the reception Of the
Oorman rulers.
The Prince Regent ~ Bavaria act
cd as spokesman at the noon meeting
he said that the emperor as
director of foreign policy Of the
German empire had shown him
sell 90 hs an upholdcr Of peace and
al the same time an uphuilder of the
empires might
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-17
HITCHCOCK WOULD
TAX TRUSTs-OUT
OF EXISTENCE
IF POSSIBLE
Nebraska Proposes to Make
Big Corporations Pay from
10 to 2B Per Cent Of An
nual Profits.
NOT AFRAID OF BEING
CALLED A SOCIALIST

lny LEASED Wire "a Sweating Herald. ]
Washington, June ia gradnate
income tax on corporations having
capital stock of more than s1oe.00o.
eco ana controlling more than one
rourAn of the production Of their re-
spective lines. waa proposed 10 the A.
nance committee today by senator
Hitchcock from the floor Of the sem
ate. He stated that because the
committee had rejected his proposal
TO lay special tax upon "The To-
baccO trust" he offered the new
amendment as a substitute.
~ propose to take these amend
mcnts to the Democratic raucus n the
finance committee rejects them and
Ia carry them "a tho floor Of the sen
ate Itself if necessary" declared the
Nebraska senator as he faced Chair
man Simmons OF the finance COM
mlttec.
senator Hitchcock said that his
now proposal 10 tax the trusts pro-
videa that on corporations controli-
ing one-thlrd of production the tax
would be l5 per cent of their net an
nual profits ana on those conrtlling
50 Der cent a tax OF 2B per cent.
New York papers nave denounced
my tobacco tax as sociallatic." said
senator Hitchcock. 81 am ready 10
accept anything soclalistic II II viii
do the work. do not think when
we are faced with bis corporations
monopolizlng products In defiance of
Lave aud nuhllc oufnfon and tho eulrlf
or DEGREES of courts. We should h's
too squeamish about the method
adopted for dealing with them"
The amendment was formally re-
ferred 10 ihe finance committee.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-17
TODAY IN CONGRESS


Met az noon,
Finance committee Democrats
continued consideration OF tariff
bills schedules
senator Smith (Mich), and
Colt testified before lobby inves-
GlRating committee.
Senator Chamberlain introduced
bill TO authorize building of gov-
ernment railway In Alaska.
A message from the Brazilian
senate expressing qualification at
the reception OF DR.. H.auro Null
Ter. was read.
President Wilson nominated
Thomas Nelson Page as amoassa-
dor 90 Italy and r. a. Stovall as
minister 10 switzerland.
senator owen introduced n res
olntion 10 direct the secretary of
commerce TO investigate whether
the price of Oh In Oklahoma was
being artificlally fixed.
Senator Hitchcock introduced
amendments to the tariff bill
placing graduated income tax
on tl0O.O0O,000 corporations
more than one-quarter OF the pro-
duction Ia their respective lines.
Senator Bornh demanded Inn
mediate legislation on behalf of
homestead entrymen of Oregon.
Idaho and other western states.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-17
sTEFANsSoN ExPEDITToN
PURELY CONfNfERClA Al, ONE

Victoria. u. g.. June 1.-THE Ste
fnnsson Arctic expedition. whose ex-
penses are paid entirely by the Cana
dian government. differs from most
of the other polar undertakings, in
that its objects are practical and COM
merclal. Its purposes are 10 learn
whether a polar continent exists: to-
map the Islands already east OF the
mouth OF the Mckenzie river. to-
mako a collection of Arctic flora and
fauna; 10 survey the channels among
the islands in the hope at establish
ing trade routes. To make geologic
survey Of the islands. which are be-
lieved To contain copper and other
minerals, and TO study the blonde
Eskimos OF Coronation gulf. on the
mainland south OF VictoTialand. No
effort will be made 10 reach the North
pole; that will be left TO Amundsen.
who will sail into the Arctic next
summer. No attempt will be made
10 bring back any OF the blonde Es-
kmos, or TO open their country to
civilization. which Stefansson says
would destroy them. The expedition
expects to return To Nome in Septem-
Der. 1915. but may be carried TO
Greenland, crossing the North pole
on the way
Tho Stefansson expedition. when Il
leaves. Nome. Alaska, on July 20, viii
he composed OF the old barkentine
rigged wooden wbaler. Karluk. 2i7
tons. and the gasoline screw vessel
Alaska. thlrty-two tons, which h al
ready In the north. and will meet the
Karluk az Nome. From Nome, the
ships viii proceed north through
Berlng strait into the Arctic ocean
during the brief period OF open water,
and head east 10 Beaufort sea. u ~
reported that e continent exists north
of the sea and the Karluk will steer
due north and seek land, where Ste
fansson's first main party viii estah-
lish base, the Karluk returning TO
Ilersche island for the winter. The
lee In beaufort sea may lay hold OF
the Karluk and carry her toward
Greenland. or Il may crush the ship
into bits. The explorers are prepared
for either event II the Kariuk is
able TO make It's way north to the
supposed location OF the continent,
ana u no land is found. II viii make
It's way 10 Prince Patrick island. and
MltNtI ANfif WIN AUt putiiNNf VI tuuh-
INK winter sledgc journeys north and
east,
win Stefansson on the Karluk, In
the northern party viii be Captain
Robert Bartlett, Peary's old sailing
master. and picked crew of British
ers John Murray. oceancgra pher; w.
T. Mckinley. magnetcian, University
OF Glasgow; George Malloch, cana
dian government geological and "a spc-
cialist on strataolOgy
Most OF the scientists will Join the
southern, or Vlctorlaland party on
tho Alaska From Point Barrow she
viii hurry eastward, hoping 10 rea h
"a base on simpson hay, Victorlaland,
before winter sets In. In this party
viii be Dr. u. NJ. Anderson. zool0gist,
commanding; Fritg johnson, United
States government biologist; j. ~,
O'Neil, mining geologlst. member ge-
oiOgical survey Kenneth Chapman
and J. n. Cox, Canadian topographers:
Henry Beauchat. anthropologist. Par
10, Dr. tennis, ethnOloglat; Or. A.
Forbes Maekay shackelton'a Antarc-
tic expedition surgeon OF Edinburgh
university, ana photographers and
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-17
MEXICAN FEDERALS
CROSS BORDER
TO ORGANIZE
ATTACK
disguised as Laborers Hucrta's
Troopers Enter New Mexico
At Columbus for Invasion Of
Sonora.
SMALL P0x RAGING IN
RIVAL MILITARY CAMPS

fHy LEASED Wire - EVeninz ffnFaiG ]
Douelun. Arlz. June i1-- Meaican
federal soldiers. dlssulaed AZ laborcrs.
have boen crossing the bnr1eG between
Columbus. n. A.. ana Noeaita. Ark.
IN small Rr0upE Litfis attention R4s
attracted until to-day t was learned
that nearly 200 OF the meu are organ
king IN tho mountains south 81 this
border point with tho supposed pur-
poza Of cuttiuE the railways and
harssslnR the state troops conlrolllng
the entire northern portion of the
state ef sonora. The expeditions are
said 20 have been oreanlzed at El
Paso, Texas. American refugees arr
riylnE here report critical condition
~ both insnrgent and federal camps
IN southern sonora. where sinaIlooR Ia
prevalent. Tho poor sanitation ~
blamed.
Mining men report thefts of min
erals from American properties
squatier operators. with crude amelt-
Ing facilities. are asd 10 be couvert-
ing tho silver and gold ores intD form
which can be smuSBieo out of the
country
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-17
Michigan Senator Tells Com
mittee That He Encounters
Lobby at Every Turn in
Legislative Grind.
FINDS NO FAULT WITH
PREVAILING CUSTOM
Points to Instances of Labor
Union, Temperance, Free
Trade and Protection Propa-
gandas in Washington.
my Leased wire 10 EvcnIne Hernld.l

tBy Leased Wire 20 Evening Herald. ]
washington, June 11.--SenatoF
William Alden Smith of Michigan de-
clhred before the senate lobby com
wittee today shat the clause In the
sundry civil bill now Awaiting Presi-
dent Wilson's signature, exempting
labor unions ana farmers orgnniza-
lions from provisions of the sherman
antitrust law, represented the work
ur lobby. The American Federation
oi Labor he declared. had lobbled
Tor the exemptions. although samuel
3ompers. the senator said. had ad-
mitted to him that IL was class legls-
ntion. a term former President Taft
used In vetoing the bill last spring.
The very hill on the presidents =
desk this morning was put through
by "a lobby organization. They know
there IN class legislation In IT," he
said.
"Gompers admitted To me Il was
class legislation. That is the kind OF
lobby ! think exists.
"Of course the American Fedora
tion of Labor has lobby here. /
don't condemn Il. They have a right
90 be here. So have the sugar people
and the steel people and the others.
] think there is very considers bile
lobby here; there always has been
ana always viii be. and ! think Il In
appropriate ana has right To- be-
here.
I'm everything ! have done here |
have encountered the lohby--it
doesn't do me any harm. cncoun-
tered Il IN the Titanic Investigation
and the Mexican revolution. They
are here and they have a right To be
mere"
senator Smith added he knew John
Norris Of the newspaper people"
had been here for free print paper.
He was FOR Il ana was against
II, said the senator " own "A paper
but ! am more Of a protectionlst than
newspaper man" he added.
Temperance people had maintain
ed lobby In Washington"
You don't attach any odious sig.
nincance GO that lobby, do YOU?
asked Senator Walsh
II do not; Il is obstinate and often
unwlsc, but these people have right
10 De here and he heard"
senator smith said he approved OF
the use Of influence by presidents He
said that every president since Cieve-
land had undertaken To- influence leg
islation and added that u he had
been in the White House he would
nave cone the same thing.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-17
NEWSPAPER EDITORS
WOULD ELIMINATE
MIDDLEMAN
Cooperative Advertising
Suggested as Means of Rem
edying Tcvil Of Grasping
Privateers.
IBy Leased wire to evening neraId.I )

coloraoo springs. Colo. June H.
Closer organization and the consid-
Grafton OF evil methods OF promoting
the business In interests of the mem
bers. with possibly the establishment
Of AN advertising agency were urged
by President a. y. Moffett OF Ell
wood. Ind. Of the National Press AS
ISOLATION Of America, AZ the opening
session OF the 2sth annual convention
OF the association which convened
here today. The suggestions were
made during the course Of response
to addresses Of welcome by Mayor G.
L. McKosson Of Colorado Springs. and
T. n. Stevens. OF Denver.
Changed and changing conditions
have created a demand for something
more than mere association" said
President Moffett. "The low rates
paid for advertising by the middle
men and the large profits made
through Il is well known. There Is
a growing and persistent belief among
our members that an agency for the
handling of foreign advertising should
be established. II can help 20 crys-
tallize the idea into action 7 shan feel
that I helped strengthen the organ
izati0n."
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-17

cinematographcrs. A thorough scien-
tific exploration will he made Of Vic
torialand. which In supposed to con-
tain great copper deposits. Visits will
alsl he paid TO the blonde Eskimos
on the mainland. There II tradition
among the continental Eskimos that
Vlctorialand. about which little Is
known. Is inherited By Eskimo tribes,
stefansson and Anderson are thor
OuRhly familiar with the country be-
tween Point Harrow, Alaskn, and a
point far to the east of the Macken-
ale river. that having been the scene
Of their earlier explorations. In their
former Journeys. they were separated
most Of the time. and each man lived
alone. except as they fell In vita
bands of Eskimas Stefnnsson says
there h no fear of starvation, for
there IN plenty of fish and game In tho
north. Except for some daintles
which the ship viii carry. the party
viii suhsist as the Eslslmos DO. on
flesh Of Wild animals. a few berries In
tho summer. Both stefansson and
Anderson speak the Eskimo tongue.
They know all the Esklmos upon u
long stretch OF coast, and viii obtain
dogs from them.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-17
'STEFAhSSON TRIP
. TO FAR NORTH
COMMERCIAL
EXPEDITION
Establishment Of Trade Routes
One Of Chief Objects Of Dash
to Frozen Seas Which Starts
in July.
CANADA GOVERNMENT
PAYING ALL EXPENSES
tBy Leased Wire 20 Evening neraId.l


victoria. y. C.. June 17.--Adiuss-
ment OF her eompasses was all that
remained to be done aboard the
whaler Karmk this morning before
She left 10 carry vilar Stefans-
sons scientific and exploring expedi-
ton into the Arctic for three years
stay. Captain Robert Bartlett, who
commanded Peary's ship Roosevelt,
master OF the Karluk. said his ship
would be steaming north before night
through the inslde passage toward
Cross channel where she will turn
westward and head for Unlmak pass,
the entrance 60 Berlng sea.
The karluk's first port OF call Will
he Nome. Alaska. TO await the com
Ing Of DR.. Stefansaon and Dr. n. NJ
Anderson. who will travel from se-
attle by mail steamer. Stefsnsson
does not expect 20 leave Nome until
Juiy 90, ns Ice conditions In the Arc
tic ocean would prevent the expodi-
tlons making much headway if Il
passed through Bering strait before
then.
DR. stefansson called attention to-
day TO his letter OF instructions from
the Canadian government, which H.
financing the expedition. The letter
says:
While every precautlon should be
taken for the lives OF the party. the
safety of the vessel II not 80 import
ant"
This means. DR.. Stefansson pointed
out, that the government thoroughly
understands the nature OF the work
and is prepared for risks. He added
that attainment OF the object OF the
expedition In at greater importance
than the safety OF the vessel or even
the safety of the men.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-17
Former President Delivers
Principal Address at Cele-
bratiOn Of Bunker Hill An
niversary.
OPPOSES ARBITRATION
OF VITAL QUESTION
Knows His Countrymen Will
Never Consent 20 Arbitrate
Slap in Face; Battleships
Needed for Punch.

lnN ANA"NW WfNC W NfNNhlWL NNTNufutI ]
Boston. June 1.-The biggest
might before" IN the history Of ,he
Charlestown district preceded the
booming Of cannon and the ringing II
bells in beginning today the ceiebra-
tion Of the one hundred ad thitiy-
eighth anniversary of the battle of
Bunker Hiil. Midnight speeches
were made by Former President The
odore Roosevelt. secrctrfy o9 the Ma
w Josephue Daniels and United states
Treasurer John Burke. former gov-
ernor of North Dakota.
Colonel Roosevelt feyored a peace
policy combined with a big navy,
Il will never" said the colonel.
consent to arbitruse questions of Vi
tai honor and national interests. what
Is more. / know my countrymen viii
not consent Uncle Sam win revcr
arbitrate slap In the face. ana In
the last resort the navy " Uncle
Sans punch"