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The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
NINTH WARD CLUB
 IS INCORPORATED
CIVIC ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN FORMALLY CHARTERED BY
 THE COUNTY.
HAS OVER 200 MEMBERS
pr. c. H. Brough Assures Committee That He Will Address the Club
 After June 5.

The Ninth Ward Civic Club has filed it's articles of incorporation with the county court, flor the promotion and welfare of any and all public in terests affecting the members there of" Its slogan is, "U Have Us, We Need U." The officers are:
 President, R. G. Triekett; vice pres idents, J. w. Blackwood, E. T. Reaves, J. H. Hicks, Mrs. Carroll D. Wood and Miss Nell Jennings; secre- tary, A. M. Edwards; assistant secre- tary, w. s. Dornblazer; field secre- tary, J. R. Smart; treasurer, J. L. Waller.
 There are more than 200 members, about half of whom have paid their dues. and an effort will be made to have the others pay up. The 97 mem- bers of the Rotary Club, Mayor c. B. Taylor, County Judge Joe Asher, Col. R. G. Hall and Representatives-elect L. B. Leigh, Burt Brooks and J. l. Trawick have been made honorary members. Judge Blackwood is an ac- tive member. Dr. and Mrs. c. H. Brough are to be made honorary members.
 Dr. Brough Coming in June.
 A committee consisting of Presi- dent R. G. Trickett, Alderman L. H. Bradley and J. R. Smart called on Dr. c. H. Brough, Democratic nomi- nee for governor, and invited him to address the club May 5. He said that previous engagements would prevent his acceptance at this time, but that he would come after June 5.
 At the meeting on May the League will consider the question of enlarging the Pulaski Heights school. There are three rooms, with l60 en- rolled, and the second grade pupils can attend only half day. Increased facilities are imperative, and all pa irons are invited to attend.
 A social and musicale will be given by the League Friday night, April 2S, at the home of MT. Hillory Jennings, 5305 West Twenty-fourth street. An interesting program of Pulaskl Heights talent will be presented. All members and friends are cordially 1n- vited.
 President Trickett's Report
 A meeting of the Executive Commit tee was held Tuesday with Mrs. Car roll D. Wood, and President R. G. Trickett made his final report on the cleanup campaign, which has been most satisfactory. His report IS as follows:
 q wish to make the following re- port of money collected and expended in our recent cleanup campaign.
 Collected from MT. Auten, donation, $95.OO.
 Collected from Southern Trust Co.,, donation, $10.00.
 Collected from Mercantile Trust Co.,, donation, $500.
 Collected from the ladies for mem bership dues and turned over to MT. Smart, $24.00.
 Total, $79O0.
 Expended, as per pay rolls attachea' $50.O0, leaving balance of $28.76.
 Returned to Mrs. Baer, $5.00.
 Turned into treasury, $24.O0. leav- ing debit of "A cents.
 "In explanation of above, will say
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
PLANNING TO GET A
 BIG PUMP FOR HEIGHTS

The City Council Monday night nassed an ordinance appropriating s26.OOO for the purchase of new pumps for the fire department. One of the pumps now in service at the central station will be transferred to the proposed new Pulaski Heights station. and will be replaced by one of the new larger motor-driven pump ing apparatus.
 The council passed an ordinance es- tablishing the. grades on Ridgeway from Markham to Lee avenue.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
GREAT REVIVAL WILL
 CLOSE NEXT SUNDAY

The revival which has been in progress at the Pulaski Heights Meth odist Church for two weeks will close Sunday. There have been splendid congregations from the start, and cottage prayer meetings have helped keep the interest alive. While not a great many united with the congre- gation, it has been very helpful. It has been the pastor purpose to revive and reunite all the various depart ments, which has been accomplished in a large degree.
 Next Sunday there will be two ser vices, in charge of the pastor, Rev. L. B. N. Hundley. The Easter ser vices will be held in the forenoon, preceded by baptismal services for children. At the evening service the pastor will preach on "The Unpardon- able Sin, or the Sin Against the Holy Ghost as Taught By Methodists. . There will be special music at the Easter services. A cordial invitation is extended to all.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
BENNETT DECLARES FOR CROP ROTATION

H. M. Bennett, president of the Ar kanas Fertilizer Company says: 'The three things necessary to sue cessful farming in the South are these:
 Rotation of crops.
 Fertilization.
 Intensive cultivation"
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
DEATH OF E. J. DALEY.

Edward J. Daley, aged 36, died Monday afternoon at the residence of his aunt, Mrs. Mary J. Bourke, near Levy. He is survived by his aunt and two brothers, William and Thomas Daley.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
MARTIN CEMETERY CLEANUP.

There was cleanup at the Martin Cemetery Thursday, April 20. It is proposed to employ a sexton and erect a chapel at the cemetery.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
FROM A PuLAskIAN FRIEND.

A Levy correspondent sends an in teresting news letter, signed by "A
 Reader of the most-up-to-date little
 paper in the state"
The sun., 1916-02-10
WILSON WILLING TO RUN.
Preparing Letter saying lie VIII
Not Fight for RcnOmination.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 9---president Will
son Is preparing to send n letter to the
Secretary OF state Of OHIO announcing
his Willingness TO have his name placed
upon IN" primary bslot for the Ircsi-
Dental nomination. The letter will
probably he made public within u week.
II Will be the arst public declaration
from the President that he is a candl-
date for second term. This will De
NJ. Wilson's answer to questions as TO
what ne thinks about the one term dec-
larat.on In the Baltimore platform.
The Presidents letter will be IN recog-
milton OF the Ohio primary law, which
prohibits tho naming of "A man upon the
ballot for any office without authorza-
ton from him. The President viii In
form the Secretary Of state of Ohio
that ne does not object 10 having his
name on tn" ballot II his friends wish
to nut IT there.
The President will indicate the opinion
mat Il is more sense of his own duty
than his ambition which lead, HIM To-
enter the contest for reelection. H. IS
expected to state that he will make no
fight for the nom!uation, hu' that he
viii not refuse 10 enter tho race ~ his
friends within the party desire him to
do So
The sun., 1916-02-10
MINERS DEMANDS REJECTED.
Operators Refuse Higher Wages;
Means strike, Say Men.

MoRILu, Ma. Feb. o.--rhc bituniinous
operators in conference with the miners
this afternoon rejected the workers gem
~ral demands including wag' increase
and an eight hour day The Items were
then taken UP separately.
For tn, operators Maurer and Scheu-
derberg opposed the adoption OF the mine
run system while for the miners White
Hayes. Green aud Van Bittncr urged 1t
vigorously.
TIL" operators suggested Informally
that ths present seal. h" renewed for
two wears at least, arguing that because
OF the uncertainty Of present good
time" they cannot AFFORD 20 agree to
wag" scale for longer than that
Miners declar" II cannot lie accented
under any consideration. lnsistence upon
II would mean strike. they say, and
they declare that they will not recedn
from their demand for an increased
wage.
Frank Harrington OF Illinois opened
to-iays meeting with an impassloned
speech. He declared the coal Industry is
40 clos, ly allied 10 the steel industry that
II must be ENJOYING some of the great
prosperity that the war has brought to
steel maker-. he said the miners were
entitled to a part of the benefit.
The sun., 1916-02-10
RAILWAY MEMS REPLY.
Managers cite Figures to show
Wages Are High.

The railway Managers, last night gave
out the following statement in reply TO
the leaders ~ the railway unions
THE two essential things In which the
public IS Interested In this controversy
are.
81. Are the men nho are ASKING for
higher pay now uudcrpad?
-. DO these men work unduly long
hours?
high enough, then the railways should
pay them more,
az these men work unduly long hours
then the railroads should increase the
number Of men performing train service
in order that the average hours worked
per man may be reduced.
"If the carriers increase tho wages of
these men, or put on more men TO do the
work. then more revenue must he pro
yided. This will mean an incre.ts. In the
rates charged for transportation.
'"rhe Western roads have already
made rough estimate uf 800, 0o0,oOo a
year az the increased cost of operation
under the proposed new wag" schedule
II the train service employees who are
now the highest paid men In tho railway
service. get this iucreas. In wages tho
burden NECESSARILY win have to h" as
eumed by the public in higher cost of
transportation
'"rho railroads when thcy present
their evidence aa to the wages and hours
of these men will Ice willing to l"' the
public decide whether these wages and
hours are as they should ho and II they
are not. whether the public is ready to
assume the additional burden.
"Thc figures as to wages. appearing
In the statements by tho brotherhoOds
The sun., 1916-02-10
CURTISS SYNDICATE
GETS BURGESS PLANT
Takes Important step 10 Meet
War Call for FLYING
Machines.

-
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Company, which was rcco,'ly forirnl nv
"a .vndic,,c ~ <ov yor. hu...c...
o'
"''''''' W ''''''"E '''' ''''.'. '' W
staring Burgess and IN" c.''r' ra,'t o.
the burgess Aeroulauc Cr,urtry. ,r.--
,Icho,d Ms TLc ,,,.t...,,, ,,.....-
"'''''' we. ''' '''''" '"'... ''' . or''
ing 10 I. ii 'ou'"r u,,' '.. - IN
new curtiss COMPANY. who a,f..l ,,, n.
.,.i,,,, ,,,,,o-,..,,. So, ,..,....
panE II " commune "'' '"N
operating organization, Wilde !'p',
becomes the property ui tl. ,rl~t... .y,.
a,,....o
Negotiations "'t' ''' h''t' 'W
pany were begun siN month. t-.. h,,r,
,:l,,,r II ,,ur,ts. ,uII lt. l,t,I.,,. %. -,
'"o 'oi'p"" =" ""''' '"'' ''' ''''. ara
received about t>,"uo.on" from e.. syn
dicatc. II has been known 10y 'o'1a me
that the turtiss plants W." t""gUl' 70
the task OF turning ou' ihr W. number
Of flying machine and tfrnote 'Jt'
the allied Government. want '' h4v
Some time last AuEus' "a .o''ra'' VS.
closed for l,lO0 machines. IN or3.r tD
get facilities for making th'-' ru.u .'ct
The sun., 1916-02-10
SEVEN MEN HOLD UP SALOON.
ROb victims, Lock Them In Cellar
and Snuntrr Away

S"r'n lur1. each armed with a large
automatic pistol, held up the saloon of
Joseph Goodman at $40 Ienox avenue,
AT l33th street. yesterday morning. Five
negroes were drinking at the bar behind
Nhirh was Herman Goodman, son of the
proprietor, when two white men walked
I'm. \f'er survey OF the place they
Deckuued outside and nvo more entered
where's your father" one man asked
Young Goodman replied that his "a ther was
home, wh"rcupon the seven pulled their
pistols and lined M the iivr negroes and
the bartender, Goodman was robbed ~
gold watch and chain and the $sO.5
III the I II Was taken, One negro, Irving
Bostlc. lost so, and another. Joseph
Brooks, lost gold watch and chain
" hen their work was done the seven
thieves marched their victims downstairs
into the cellar, locked the trapdoor and
l.iSurcly left the store I,os,tc who
started u struggle. Was beaten over the
head with the butt of n gun II was
some time before the victims managed
20 escape and call the police. No arr
rests we're made
The sun., 1916-02-10

4 enclose YOU "A copy of the letter
written ty Col. Allen 10 one of my
friends. who forwarded the sam" to
me. In this letter il explained Il move
m,ut by Mr. iiitchrock. and I have
other letters ot q similar character.
You will observe Il advocates tn
attack on me as state chairman and
IA, organization geuoralIy with II state
m-nt that Mr. Hitchcock IL to lee chair
man OF the national committee. again
rostmastcr-Geueral, and therefor" the
d.-penscr Of patronage, aud thus" who
indorse his Views and support you as
Presidential candidate VIII receive COM
nlrusurate consideration aftcrHdrd.
~ am not willing that ! snail hc
placed IN the attitude OF opposing YOU
As "A candidate for the Presidency, and
that + the view Of thousands ut Repub-
leans in our State neither do | think
h right for "A night 70 l." indugurdted
n our state against me and others
on the eupposition tnst We oppose you.
- am writing you at tne earliest
moment 20 acqudint you of the situation
th2, has recently developed under your
name. and at tho same time to assure
You there has h"cn no Hostility cN-
h!bttcd toward YOU anywhere IN our
state, but on tho contrary, t1" greatest
admiration and friendship exist for you
&C. T.. SEM.
Tho following statement Was issued
tonight by Mr S'emp,
"1'herc is a general feeling IN our
S'atc t'iat tho delegation 10 the Re
publican rational convention should ~
uniustructeh and believe this feeling
is prevalent among southern Republic
cans A. consequence, I deplore tine
effort that is being made in our STATE"
o; Virginia. and ! uu1"rst ood IN other
southern states. to secure instructions
for candidates. and tnur" rdrtlrultr)A
10 secure them Icy tie promise az poljti-
cal patronage.
~ certainly hope and belivc # will not
succeed TIE Republicans OF Nirgu'1
and the South are capable of running
their own affairs wltSout outs inter
ference. and Ia my iudglnrui they VIII
do 50. hope the Repub'icaOs OF our
state. and I may add too, the South.
will send delegates 70 chicago uYpl"ircd
10 AN, man TO assist Tn formulating a
platform and in nominating "A man as a
Republican nominee mast responsive to
he needs of the nation In pursuance
~ this thought the correspondence "
Justice ylughss is given
The sun., 1916-02-10
JUPITER AND VENUS TO MEET.
Planet. viii He Close Together on
February IT.

tHICAGo. Feb. 9.--As viewed from the
earth. the planets Venus and Jupiter will
b" in conjunction February l3, accord
iug to >erk"s Observatory astronomers.
The two planets are rapidly approach
Ing each other Jupiter Is moving to-
uarI tho sun, with respect to the earth,
while Venus Is moving eastward and
setting IA litt.e later each evening with
respect to the sun
As the planets "pass' each other
Venus viii he north of Jupiter one-half
OF u degree, or about the diameter OF
the moon, Then the two viii gradually
separate. The fact that the planets are
almost In '!no as seen from the earth
makes it appear that they are near the
ground
ON the date of their conjunction the
distance Of Venus from the earth will he
li3.000,000 miles. and that of Jupiter
$40, 900 900 miles, or more than 400 100 :
600 miles apart
The sun., 1916-02-10

figures as TO wages presented are the
lowest minimum basic figures for wage
computing, and are useless as indicative
Of wages paid They are not actual
wages
"Thc wage earners standard OF liv-
ing Is based on the actual pay checks
he receives In the course of year for
his labor. We are not getting from all
tho railroads OF the United States. from
their payrolls. tho actual monthly and
yearly wages received by the train ser
vice men. Hut Official reports to the
lnterstatc Commerce Commission, and
the undisputcd evidence presented in re-
cent arbtrations tn the East and West
show that the actual earnings of men
OF the train service average approN!-
matcly.
Engineers. 1890.
Conductors, sI.52O.
"Fircmen, $1,000.
"Trainmcn. 5000.
Average OF all Gnen in train service,
1870.
The average Of all other railroad
employees Gnciudins the oficers). who
ARE 80 per cent. Of the railroad army
as compared with these is per cent.
IN train service. is about $500 year.
II the railroads are going to add 500.
o0o.o0o to their payroll and ind the
money by charging higher rates for
transportation, 1t would seem to the
layincn that they ought to distribute this
money among the less we'll paid cm-
ployecs. or else spread II all over the
payroll.
The public arbitrators on recent wage
boards have pointed out the uufairncss
Of III" system by which the train service
employees have received the cream Of
the wage advances
The sun., 1916-02-10

The witness was before the committee
4, a morning session that lasted until
afternoon aud was examined again to-
ulght.
Il did not request this hearing said
Mr.. Thorne. but | came at the request
If the chairman OF the sub-co'ninittes
In the first place let me say that the
gentleman under your consideration has
peen guilty of iuiid,lity, breach of faith
and bad professional conduct in one of
the great cases OF this generation. In
tho second place IN an open hearing ~hile
acting as counsel Tor the commission
Mr.. Eraudeis committed himself to the
proposition that a ret return "f -. per
gent upon railroad capital stock Was
inadequate or negligible. though declared
adequate by the Interstate Commerce
Commission In 1870
Defenders OF Mr.. Braudeis say that he
was representing the commission a. legal
adviser and as such had a free hand.
lie was not bound to follpk the general
policy of counsel for shippers. they con-
tend. According To- Nj. Thorne. it was
u, Mr. Brindeis's request that ne took
part in the hearing, while his tThornc' -
urgum"uts. intended to show that the
railroads needed no further revenues
were privately commended by Mr.
Brandels.
"ln the last hearing" said Mr.. Thorne
II took the stand before the entire com
mission and talked all day Various
counsel congratulated M. and | told
what they said to Mr.. Erandeis. lie
advised mo not to bo too confident how
ever, rs they felt appreciation OF intel
lectual effort rather than h@ing IL
agreement. When the railroads offered
evidence, Mr. Brandeis and ! sat to-
:eth.r most Of the time with other coun-
sci for shippers We participated to-
gether in Cross-eNamination ana our re-
lAtons were most friendly"
The sun., 1916-02-10

MIR Slcmp's letter to Justice hughes
reads.
"MY DEAR JUSTICE HuGHEs
~ take the liberty Of writing 10 YOU
in regard to Il political situation that
has d.yeloped in the state Of N.rr MIA.
Conventions are called IN tho state to
select delegates TO the Republican ma
tunal convention at Chicagu Jun" .
tn, STATE convention is called al Roam
uke ON March 80 and the district con
ven''ons Of Virginia At various times
and places ~ rcspertiv" districts.
There is general feeling lu the
state that tho delegates iu th" state
should go TO the national contention uu-
Instructed and there with 'h" R"pUh,'-
cans from other states IN ia, Iu'uu
assls, n selecting the most available"
man AZ "A candidate am chairman
~ our state COMMITTEES, "A member OF
con gress from the only Republican dis
trlct IN the state.
About ten DAYS ago "A movement
started in tie state, directed from New
York city 10y Frank H. Hitchcock. for
m.r postmNS'er-tiencral, fdNorIug you
a- the Republican nominee. ~" has Sc
cured around In our State a few Of l'~
old appoint.es, X. H. CabcO. former
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue. now
living IN Richmond II. y DAVIS, post
master under Nj Hitchcock AT Rocky
Mount. and = brown Allen. former post
master at Staunton.
The sun., 1916-02-10

Tho figures given above are averages
In going over the p,yrolls for the mast
scv d,yH ~ IL atn,zinr to note tho thou
lands or engineers and conductors who
$50 ro,.,,.,,,, ,,-,. ,iyh u.ycs .hou-
',.., 80 ,s,,i,r, TO- .v,,,,,, ,r.
.,'i,, ,, a. o,o a ,,,r
,,r..,, ,,n,, ..,, u,,u..-d ., ,o,oo a
Az 49,. ~, ,,.
80 ~" " 900 49,, s,.oa ,.,,a
''P a." '', "l"s So'''' "'' F'''''
NtI S''''u !'a'' ,.,.-....
MaiF "t inc ,'''l. r''"'Nihs tneSc N,'!
h'gh wages are Nv 'nc pasN'ns'r
where they average from nNc to S'N
hours per day on duty and In many
cases work only fifteen. eighteen ana
twenty days - month. There came 10
notice the other day the case OF a train
man on one Of the Eastern trunk lines
The sun., 1916-02-10
BRANDBIS BROKE
FAITH IN Big RATE
CASE, HE CHARGES
Hired to Defend shippers. but
Said Roads Needed Help.
Witness SWcars.
CAJLIRE TO SPEAK
COST CLIENTS VICTORY

wAsuiScroS Feb p--ruhlic hearings
on .h. nomination OF Louis n. Brandeis
10 be an Associate Justice Of the United
states supreme court were begun to-
day before crowded committees rooS'.
senator chi,,on ~ West virginia, chair
man of tho su,-commi,'ce Of 1--WE Of the
senate Judiciary committee. presided.
Tho other members OF the sub-committe"
are Senators Fletcher. walsh. 'ummins
and Clark
Tho first witness was clifford Thorne.
chairman nf tho Iowa Hoard nf Rail
WA, commissioners "" repeated
charges hc has made in the press that
Mr.. Rraud.is ~ counsel for the Inter
state Commerce commission. in bearings
before that body on TIA" advanced rate
ease. brok" faith with Mr.. Th"rnc, "h"
represented shippers and som" "t wv"
railroad commissions Of tn. middl. WeSt.
81 believe the nominee h"fnr" TINS
comuiti." was guilty OF inrdclity. ~
breach ~ faith and Of unpr"fesslonal
conduct iu connection with on" OF IN"
greatest cases of this generation, MI
rhuruc told tho committee. The WIZ
ness said he represented in That pro-
rccdiug eight Western states and Nar'-
ous shipping associations.
The complaint Mr.. Thorne made
,ruin., ,h, uu,niuec was that he Bp-
rcared tor the Interstate commerce
Commission. apparently making common
rnus" with tho shippers VIII" we're con
tending that the compensation received
bv tn. railroads Was adequate. aud then,
without u word Of warntng ur securing
the privilege "t CLOSING the argument.
The sun., 1916-02-10
"Duc 20 O~erlOadiO.."

Overtime In road service T. due Al
mos. wholly 20 the practice OF railroads
overlooking trains so that thcN cannot
make ;he'r mileage within their time
limits The railroads are doing THIS FOR
proat: they do not deny i, and !; th"N
propose To demaud extra service al tn"
sacrifice Of health and future earning
ability Of tho men they should pay extra
for Il.
THE payment OF overtime applies with
particular force TO wards whore the COM
pan!es can regulate their work 50 that
no overtime need he made. II they exact
extra service, n IL 20 their own interest.
and tho men hav. perfect right -
demand time ard onc-half tim" ia. tina;
service
"rh. railroads contend that the men
are not sincere in their demand for =
shorter workday: they declare they want
"A wage increase rather than Il time de-
crease and refer to a small number Of
men who prefer the extra hour j"hS 10
prove il. II the companies desire to test
the sincerity of the men let them prove
their belief in what they say and es'ah-
iish the eight hour day SO that the mon
do not have to make minute of over
time The shorter workdaN j. the only
proposition on which the men are Nnt-
ing"
The sun., 1916-02-10
FLORIDA ELECTS DELEGATES.
I ninstrucsed. hut sentiment IL for
hughes Or r. u.

IALATnA. Fla. Feb. e.--The FLORIDA
Republicans in convention here to-day
nominated &. w. Allen of Key West for
Governor. W. X. O'Neil Of Orlando for
United states Senator. four candidates
for Congress and selected twelve dele
gates 10 the Chicago convention
The Chicago delegates ar. unins'ructed
and the convention studiously refra!n"d
from expressing any Presidential prefer
cu"r. The general sentiment however.
was for reconciliation with the Progress
sives and the nomination OF either
Hughes or Roosevelt. Some hold Roose-
Welt IL the logical candidate TO put
against Wilson, but the majority seemed
To favor Hughes as "A man who would
unite kepu nlicans and Progressive
II was the largest and most harmOnl-
Ols convention ever held in Florida
The sun., 1916-02-10
CALLS STORY UNTRUE.
UttchrocK says Vr Had No tON-
versntiOOs With \llan.

Nr. Hitchcock t"lephoA"l la TtW SIS
last evening to sdy that the VS., Of his
name IN the reported correspondence"
Wa absolutely without his know ,"dg,
The conversations reported w''l mo
in those letters." said Mr.. ii.t,u,oCk,
"hal no foundation in fact. Tlo cutir"
story. 80 far a. am concerned is uu-
true The fact is there were no CON
versatons ou my part with Mr. Allan
and I never met Mr. Allan
The sun., 1916-02-10
ONLY T. R. FOR PRESIDENT.
Moose Committee Votes to Exact
Pledges From, Delegates.

Tie executive committee OF the New
Nori, county committee of IN. National
Progressive party adopted the following
resolution Yesterday
THAT this committee is of the unarl
nous opinion that no delegate or alter
nate hr sent from New York county to
the national convention of the National
Frugresslvc uarty at Chicago unless he
shall support col Theodore Roosevelt
for President first. iast and all the tim.
and that every candidate for delegate ~
alternate small ~ pledge himself before
being approved by this body"