No. 41
NEW BERN, CRAVEN COUNTY. N.
C. FRIDAY AUGUST, 25. 1911 -
SECOND SECTION
34th. YEAR
ON CORE m
KIHSTOn SUFFERS
: - HEAVY LOSS
STEAMER
AGRQUF4D
WATER SLICE '
IH CHARLOTTE
NARROW ESCAPE
. FR0M DEATH
COflGRLlOit
AGONY IS OVER
MADE RECORD
FOR ECOIiOMI
Blaze of Some proportions Discov
ered Early Sunday Supposed
5 r to Have Keen Incendiary. '
Kington, Aug 21 Ye&terday morning
about 4 o'clock fire destroyed the large
buggy manufacturing plant olai Ellisiahore, the treacherous ..shoals cl the
varnage wonts, we iarmers ware
house for the sale' of leaf tobacco, a
large storage warehouse and three resi
dence! before it could be checked, en
tailing a loss of over $100,000. . ,
The Are was first discovered in the
planer room of the Ellis Carriage
Works nnd quickly spread to thebaic
ance of (he building, Nearly the entire
story wan rwcuaied by the painting de
partment, the floor of which was cov
ered and saturatedwith varnish and
paint, and it , was hardly a minute be
fore the fire spread all over the upper
part of the building, Next door to the
two-story main building was a single
story building used by the' Ellis Car
riage Works in which to Btore manu
facturing material' This building was
also burned. Across from the Ellis
Carriage Works was the Farmers' ware
house operated for - the sale of laaf to
bacco. This immense Wooden building
was soon on fire and burned quickly. In
the rear of the carriage factory L.
Harvey & Sons Co, had a wooden ware
house full of farming implements. This
bu Iding caught from the heat and was
destroyed together with its content.
Across Gordon street from the carriage
factory were three dwellings . which
were also fired by the intense heat and
destroyed.
The following figures as to losses and
insurance- are approximately correct;
J. H. Ellis, proprietor of Ellis Carriage
Works, was the largest loser. Eatimat
ed value of finished buggies and car
riages, machinery and manufacturing
material, $65,000, all destroyed, insur
ance $25,000. The building was owned
by W. C. Fields, loss about $15,000; in
sured for $8,000; building used for stor
age of manufacturing material owned
by J. A. Pridgdn, loss about $3,000. in
sured. The' farmers'.,, warehouse was
owned by Mrs, Lawrence Suttm of
Jacksonville, Fla.; loss about $10,000,
insured. The dwellings were worth
probably $800 each and insured. Two
of the dwellings were owned by Mrs.
rh i ' i l .1 ... w
L. H. Kountree of Greenville. The oc
cupants of the dwellings lost all of
their household furniture with little, if
any, insurance,
' Paul-Scott,
At the residence of Mr, James E.
Scott. 143 Polleck' street, last evening
7:30 o'clock, Mr. Charles Paul and Miss
Minnie Scott were happily married,
Rev. Mr. Carter of First Baptist Church
officiating. . "' .
Refrigerators.
Will sell the balance leftover at the
following prices. Genuine -Porcelean
lined Lenard CleahableK the $25 00 at
$22 60, the f 35 00 at $30 00, the $40 ,00
at 85 00, the 5 00 at 4 00. The above
prices are (lie lowest v.e ever o.Terd
this class of goods at. Everyone car
ries guarantee that they kill uo ail jou
expect any refrigerator to do. -
4 - . J. S. MILLER. :
A jury was chosen to try Paul Geidel
charged with the murder of a broker in
New York. ;.':. . ;.h ;;?. vv:
la The Political Arena.
"James A. Hemenway, late Republi
can Senator from Indiana, long a mem
ber of the House, and chairman of ap
propriations spent' a few", hours in
Washington yesterday en route to New
York. Hd has studied political condi
tions in the West and especially in In
diana, for many weeks, and be was
much sop.ght by those who value hit
greadth and wisdom in politics. Indiana
has long been a trouble spot for the ad
ministration and the party, but the la
test observations of Hemenway give
ebeer where before all was gloom.
"The only trouble in Indiana," said
Senator Hemic way, "comes with the
farmer In connection with reciprocity,
President Taft brought out clearly in
his speech out our y that the only
danger to the farmer was possibly in
the price of wheat. But for the pur
pose of argument only let us concede
that President Taft rosy be wrong oh
the reciprocity proposition. He is big
enough and broad enough, if reciproeity
proves a mistake, to ask for its repeal
at a succeeding session of Congress af
ter a fair trial. The great men are
thoie great enough to change (heir
mlndiv We, of the United States, Re
publicans and Democrats, do not look
t!!on President Taft at stubborn. Res
olute he may b, but not stubborn.
With the qiMtion of next year's cam
paign in view and with the farmer only
protesting saint nciprocity, and con
ceding that the President may tie vronff
In tint, even the farmer must coicede
tliat the Preiid)nt is iiK'hton everything
t!je."-Waj!.!cstyQ IYdt, Aug, Dih.
British Steamer Mistor is Blown
Oil Shore Between Hattvr
as and Lookout.
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Claiming toll from uny , vessel which
may happen to encroach too close to
North Carolina coast have began to reap
their yearly .harvest of wrecks, and if
the present report keeps 'up the" year
1911 will long be remembered ly ma
rine men. ' ; ' -;
During the past four days two ves
sels have gone ashore, one of vhich,
the Willie H. ' Childs, is ' about to be
eraced from marine records, while the
Mistor grounded on Core Banks, about
half way between Ocracnke inlet and
Cape Lookout, on the Hat tenia coast,
Sunday night. The Mistor at the time
was bound from St. Thomas, D. VV. I.,
to New York with a cargo of iron ore.
She was discovered by' the keeper of
of the Core Bank life-saving station
early yesterday morning, and life-savers
visited the stranded "steamer and
took off Captain Enudson and his crew.
Word of the vessel's plight was sent
to Norfolk and the wrecking steamer
Rescue of the Merritt & Clapman Der
rick & Wrecking Co., which was at
Gull Shcal awaiting favorable weather
to float the schooner Willie H. Child,
was dispatched to her aid, as all hope
of floating the Child was' given up yes
terday,' when it was found that the
vessel would prove a total loss.
A rfusy Man Has Just Arrived.
Good news he brings to New Bern, a
large stock of all kind of s.ieJ Shin
gles on ham. He can and will pleate
you.' See Big Hill for lowest prices.
The Old Reliable. .
Boyd-Taylor.
Last evening 9 o'clock, at the home
of Mrs. Addie Gaskill. 103 Kroad street
Mr. O. H. Boyd and Miss Nellie Tay
lor," both of "this city.' were hanpily
joined in the holy bonds of wedlock.
Rev, J, B. Hurley performing the cere
mony in the presence of only a few in
vited friends.
BROAD CREEK ITEMS.
We had quite a thunder storm
here
Sunday a. m. followed by rain.
: Mr, Hugh Rowe and Asbury Barring-
ton went to Morehead City Saturday I
night, j
Mr. Perry Fulcher and wife of Bridge
ton, attended church at Spring Hope
Sunday.. . .
Mr. Frank Holton and wife of Bridge
ton have been visiting in this neighborhood.'-
. " . ' '
The pic nic at Truitts was grand.
Everbody seemed to enjoy it.
The Free Will Kaptiata will hold their
protracted meeting at Spring Hope in
September, beginning the second Sun
day. We hope it will be a success.
' Mr. Sam Dunham of Bridgeton visit
ed his children Saturday night and
Sundao. ' '-- . ' -
Miss Estella Dunn is visiting friends
at Bethel.
Mr. P. C. Staple ford and wife went
to New Bern today.
Mr. John Rowe and his daughters at
tend d church at Spring Hopo Sunday.
The funeral of Mrs. S. C. Du ..Lam
will bo preached at Spring Hope church.
the third Sunday in September. -
GRAY EYES.
: Trunks and Suit Cases.
Big shipment just arrived. I have
the Rountree Roller Tray for ladies,
beautifully finished, heavy traveling
Trunks, Suit Cases in different colors.
, " J. S. MILLEtt.
NEAR VANCEBORO ITEMS.
August 21 The recent rains are do
ing crops a great deal of good. Tobacco
growers are about through curing their
crop.
Mr. Dossey Ipock had the misfortune
to get his hipbone broke. He aqd Mr.
John Laughinghouse were tearing down
a house when the roof fell on them,
Mr. Laughinghouse was only slightly I
injured. ; I
Mr. William Adams ran a large black
bear out of his !orn field a few days
ago rut did not succeed in capturing it
The local Farmers Union will hsve.ter to Alexander P. Moor, editor of
its annual pis nio at Ernauls Thursday,
September 14th. H. ...
, ii . ' . ,
; Phone us your order and
residence number and we
wv"i send it to any, part of
the city. J. S. Basnieht Hdw.
ICo.
TAFT SENDS
THREEMESSAGES
Wants An Additional Appropria
tion For Raising The Ma me, .
' And Other Becommeud;tr
tions. . :,. . . t
' Washington, Aug. 22 President Taft
sent three short messages to Congress,
o e uriging a further appropriation to
complete the work of raising the wreck
of the battleship Maine, a second ask
ing Congress to determine whetl r the
Spanish vessels sunk by the Air srican
navy shall be given away and th third
transmitting reports of engine rs of
surveys on the Gerst Lakes. .
; The Maine recommendation wm by
way of transmittal of the report of
Secretary of War Stimson, who has re
cently investigate! the work on the
Maine and has urged . an. appropriation
t complete it. The message regard
in the Spanish war vessels graw out of
a request of a Norwegian Wrecking
Company to the Cuban governmen for
permission to raise the wreckfl. Presi
dent Taft in his message pointed 'out
that as these wrecks are the property
of the United States, it rests with Con
gress to decide whether they shall be
given away.
President Taft referred to Chief En
gineer Bixby's estimate of $240,000
for completing the work of raising the
Maine and to Secreta y of War Stim
son 'b subsequent inspection, and report.
Be declared the United States would
be derelict in its duty if it did not pro
vide ample money to ' finish this task.
President added. . "1 concur fully in
the conclusions which the Secretory of
War has reached and in the recommend
ations which he makes in respect of an
additional appropriation fur this work
that nothing may remain undone (o en
able the world ' to Know the original
cause of the explosion of the Maine." :
The message regarding the Spanish
vessels, sunk off Sanitiago, said the
Norwegian Company asked Cuba's
permission to raise the wrecks on a ten
par cent, salvage basis. The ( resident
submitted an opinion of Secret u-y of
S ate Knox v. hi held; "The Depart
ment of S:ate is inclined to the view
that the Spanish ships destroyed by
the United States forces in war on
what was then Spanish territory, be
came the property of the victors and
passed with Spain's relinquishment of
Cuba into the absolute possesion of
the Uoi tee States."
A tirade against drug store beverages
was made at the Duluth (Minn.) con
vention of the National Association of
Pure Food Commissioners 1
Mr. leak is Confident.
Mr. James A. Leak, a merchant
and cotton planter of Wadesboro, N. C.
was at the Rennert yesterday. Mr.
Leak has represented his county in the
legislature and is one of the influential
Democrats of his section. Spaakiugof
political conditions in the Old North
.State, he said: '
"The term of Hon. F. M. Simmons,
our senior United States Senator doe'
not expire until 1913, but already there
U a spirited contest for his seat, three
other aspirants seeking to capture the
toga from Mr. Simmons, who does not
propose to surrender it unless compel!
ed by the verdict of the people. The
present Governor, Mr. Kitchin, fot ner
governor Aycock and Justice Waiter
Clark, Chief Justice of the Supi me
Court constitute the trio. My poi . on
al opinion is that Senator Simmoni vil'l
be re elected, as I bdeiva the b eat
majority of North Carolinians are U0"
oughly pleased with his public ret ' rd
His ueefulness and attility nave )'eo
proven beyond a doubt,' and of hi', un
sullied honor and loyalty to h.a part;
there can be no question.
"Senator Simmon is a brave nij
and he would not adopt the tactics o;
the demagogue to keep in publie life.
His vote is ever the result of study and
is based on principle snd the publie we I'
fare. It would be a calamity not only
to the people of his native state, but to
the national democracj , to have this
man drop put of the Senate. No new
man ceuld begin to achieve what he
can easily accomplish by reason of his
acquaintance and prestige at the capi
tal, and that is why he is going' to be
given a vote of confidence and a six
year renewal of his present offloe."
Interview of James A. Leak, of Wades
boro, N. C. in the Baltimore Ameri
car, Aug. 1st,
Don't Want to bs Party's Goat ;
Pittsburg, Pa., Aug.' 22d.-,-Former
President Theodore Roosevelt, in a let.
the Pittsburg Leader, made public rays;
"I must ask not only you but every
friend 1 have to see to it that no move
ment whatever is made to bring me
forward for the nomination in 1912. ' I
should esteem it a genuine ceJamity if
such a movement were undertaken, " "'
The Leader has been advocating the
nomination of Mr, Roosevelt for Fie
ident in 1312.
Situation so Acute That Tank Car
Lines Are Hauling "Wa- '
tec Night "nnd Day. ,r
Charlotte, Aug. 22 The Charlotte
nater situation hat become so acute
that the city . authorities have ordered
the tank car lines to resume night tjnA
day opera' ions between the, city. M
the Catawba river. Since the 'service
had been dispensed wth for some days
it took quite a while to get things run
ning nicely again, i '' i ' '
Upon the arrival here late Saturday
of the big pressure filter which the
Charlotte authorities had purchased
from the city of Ashcville, ' the citizens
at once thought it would be only a mat
ter of a short while until tbey would be
served with filtered Briar creek acqua
pura. The residents had another think
coming to them, however, for the big
filter which for some while previous to
the installation of Asheville's gravity
water system had been the means of
purifying the Swaonanoa flu'd for the
mountain metropolis, rebelled at the
idt a of spending the rest of its days at
Briar creek.
. The big mass of steel behaved itself
Very well while in ti e Land of the Sky:
and was loaded on the flat car without
mishap. " -' ..
Upon its arrival in Charlotte the city
fathers contracted with J. . P. Carr to
convey the filter to Briar creek. Trou
ble was Mr. Carr's portion, for altho'
he thought he was getting the strong
est wagon in Charlotte, it proved help-
lexs under the weight of the monster
iron filter. The wagon wheel was
crushed into numerous small particles
before he had proceeded very far, an
other wheel was supplied, - but more
trouble came before he went much fur
ther. Tonight the filter is somewhere
near Briar creek and may possibly be
placed in a day or so.
Maybe you will need one
or two Fruit Jars this season.
We have .them,
night Hdw. Co.
J. S. Ba
DIED.
Mrs. Martha A. Boyd died yesterday
afternoon at her residence No. 22 John
son street, aged 7p years. The funeral
services "will be held from the resi
dence this afternoon at 4 o'clock con
ducted by Rev. E., F. Carter. The in
terment will be made in the national
cemetery.
Death of Mr. James Parsons.
Last night, 10:30 o'clock Mr. James
Parsons, a well known citizen of New
Bern, pained away at his home at No.
26 Fd m street, after an illness of 13
days from paralysis and a complication
of diseases ' ' - :
The deceased was 68 years of age
and leaves a widow, two sons, a dauRh
ter and one brother, Mr, Samuel Par
sons, of this city,',' ,
Mr. Parsons was a sail maker by
trade and was an industrious, unassum
ing good citizen and a member of the
Knights of - Harmony.. . The funeral
will be held from his late residence this
afternoon at 6;30 o'clock) conducted by
Rev. il B. Hurley, 'and the interment
will be in Cedar Grove cemetery, "
Buck Stoves and Ranges
for your kitchen for best re
sults. J. S. Basnieht Hdw,
Co. L.
Cuban President Refuses To Be Crttl-
' :' ' Clsed. ' :
Havana, Aug. 22. Enemies of the
Government are pushing their fight
on President Gomes with renewed bit
terness as a result' of the Exective's
order exiling Joe Maria ' Villaverde,
managing editor of the newspaper
Cuba, and Manuel Villaverde, his nep
hew, of the same paper.
The men were seized at their resi
dence yesterday and forced .to go aboard
a steamer which sailed for Spain. The
Cuba carried on a campa ga of editorial
assault upon Gomez. The Presidential
decree of exile is alleged to be without
authority of law. Villaverde made fu
tile resistance, ' declaring himself a
Spanish subject. ' ,
Ic is reported that E. D, Steven, edi
tor of the Telegraph, an American
wetkly, which advocates American an
nexation of Cuba, may alse be deport-
ed. .. " '. .' v
''.' ' 1 v Stoves. . , ; ' r
' HSBMSJ " -
Remember ws arc complete house
furnishers, can give you prices on
Ranges of the best quality, such as the
Favorite Ranges. 'Cook Stoves from
$6 00 to $20 00, Ranges from 25.00 to
$00.00. . Give me a chance at your stove
wants. ; ' 1
J. S, MILLER.
Loiiis Cohen Injured
"tTtiloaded Revolver."
Raleigh, Au?. 23. There was a
commotion on Wilmington strt-.t Mon
day night about 7 o'clock. A. pistol
shot rang out clear and distinct in one
of the stores and a cry of pain, follow
ed by a babel of .voices, die w a crowd
at once.- The opinion was that there
was either a big fight on, or a murder,
or an attempt at suicide.
In the store Louis C then, manager
of the Levine Clothing Compe iy, was
in a fight, his hand bloody a'") blood
trickling from one of his ears. Amon;
the first men to arrive from the out
side was Mr. Frank Wilson, who see
ing the condition of tar. Cohen, im
mediately secured a bucket of water
and with' liberal applications was able
to revive him.
Then it became known that Mr. Co
ben was the victim of. an accident of
the kind that hangs around with "un
loaded" pistole. He was cleaning out
his desk and in one of the pigeon-holes
was his pistol. He pulled it out and by
some mischance the pistol, which he
did not know was loaded, caught on a
projection and there was an explosion.
With the crack of the pistol there was
a cry from Mr. Cohen for the bullet
ploughed its way through one of hiis
fingers and tipped off a tiny bit of his
ear.
A phyeician was " called in and gave
Mr, Cohen assistance after he hvi re
covered frmi his collapse. Later be
was taken to his home by Mr. Frank
Wilson and is getting along all right.
But be will be shy of unloaded pistols
for quite a spell, for he had a very nar
row escape. This is another warning
to beware of the "unloaded" pistol.
(Mr. Louis Cohen is a brother of Mr.
Hyman Cohen of this city and he has
host of friends here who will regret to
learn of his accident.
N. S. Gets Property.
Norfolk. Aug. ?3.,Tho Norfolk Ter
minal Railway Company yesterday con
veyed to the Norfolk-Southern Railway
Company property at the northwest
corner of Lake avenue and Lovitt ave
nue, the consideration being $400.
Certificate of Incorporation Filed.
A certificate of incorporation has
been filed with the Secretary of State
by the Savodine Company of this city:
to manufacture Savodine and to do a
general drug business; authorized capi
tal $25,000;- Dr. Leinster Duffy, E. H.
Gorham and B. M. Duffy are the in
corporators.
Dr. Leinster Duffy's success in Savo
dine has been remarkable but nor more
than is justified by 'the merits of the
article. The incorporation of the Savo
dine Company means that the business
has outgrown its original bounds. In a
month or two the new company will
start actively at work in pushing Savo
dine through the modern methods of
advertising and agents, The Journal
wishes the company success and knows
that they will gain it on the merits of
their product.
Aviator Atwood flew from Belle Isle,
N. Y to Fort Plain, N. Y., a distance
of 98 miles,
Thought She Saw Man Drowning.
. it is really remarkable how som" peo
pie can let their imagiuation 'ruth
away with them" and cause th .n to
exigerate upon trifling incidents. Yes
terday aftern )on the telephone bell in
the Journal office rang furiously for a
few seconds. The reporter happened
to be the only one in the office at the
time and be made a rush for the instru
ment, thinking perhapi that the call
was imperative. After the customary
questions as "is that such and such a
number" etc., etc., the voice at the
other end of the line stated that Mrs,
was at the 'phone and that she
wished to let ua know thst a man had
just been drowned at Union Point.
Without waiting to ask further ques
tions, the news gatherer caught his
cost and bat from its customary hook
and made a dash for that place. Arriv
ing there he found not a sign of any
thing resembling a person who had just
left for "the great beyond" via the
water route. ,
Now, what the lady ssw was this: A
small launch had been tied up at the
dock at that place and the owner,' clad
only in a pair of duck trousers and a
jersey had climbed up on the wharf in
search of a can to bail the water from
his ctaft. Securing this he went back
to the boat and jumped dowo into it.
In some way he lost his foothold and
fell overboard., He did not stay in the
water mora than a minute but climbed
back into the boat, started up his en
gins and continued his journey.
Perhaps the hot weather caused the
lady's occulet powers to become de-
' saw the victim drowning.
Tariff Legislation Blocked By Taft
ISow But Will Be Taken Up
At Begular Session. i' .
Washington, Aug. 23, The first ses
sion of the 62d Cot:grs ended yesterday
and immediately the exodus of membesf
began. President Taft joined with sev
eral hundred tired legislators in the' ha
gira and last night official Washington,
comparatively, was deserted Every
outgoing train bore f e lators and repre
sentatives on their to neward journey
after an extraordinary session' that
stretched over 121 days and set the liv-
lie.- t pace of any legislative session in
years..
The adjournment was featureless de
spite the strenuous activity that bad
gone before . The President vetoed the
cotton tariff revision , bill, just, as be
had vetoed its two predecessors, the
wool and free list bills. The veto went
only to the house, in accordance with
custom, apd there its reception was
marked by Democratic laughter and
Republican applause.
Democratic leader Underwood, amid
a Democratic demonstration thanked the
few Republican members who. voted
with the Democrats to pass the tariff
revision bills. Democrats ran across
the aisles to shake hands with the Re
publican insurgents. The cheering and
pounding of desks on the Democratic
side were prolonged. - As soon as he
could be beard, Mr. Underwood announ
ced that as the Democrats did not have
the two-thirds majority necessary to
pans ihe bill over the President's veto,
be would merely move the printing of
tqe veto and accompanying papers and
i heir reference to the Ways and Means
Committee, of which he is the chair
man. The house agreed to this fixed
course. With the oimm'ttee the mat
ter will rest until ths whole subject of
tariff revision legislation is renewed at
the regular session of Congress, which
will convene on Monday, Dec. 4th.
Everybody was in a happy mood in
both bouses, but the usual vaudeville
proceedings that feature the few min
utes following ah adjournment Of the
house for years were missing,
The nearest approach was the singing
of "Auld Lang Syne" by a group of
younger members, led by Heflin, of Al
abama; Kinkeai, of New Jersey; Byr
ness, of South Carolina, and Garrett,
of Tennessee. But their chords did not
inspire a common chorus. The galler
ies in both house and senate were
crowded.
Burned Trying lo Save Mrs, Cleve-
lands Home.
Tamworth, N. H., Aug, 24. In sav
ing; the farmhouse of Mrs. Grover Cleve
land from destruction by fire, Will 0.
Cook, fifty, the caretaker, received
burns which may result in his death.
He is now in a critical condition. Two
Boston physicians and nurses, summon
ed by Mrs. Cleveland, are in attend
ance, ' ; V!;
"M Cook is a hero, and we are do
ing everything possible to save his
life," said Mrs. Cleveland today."!
trust that he will soon recover."
Petition Favoring Mr. John Blddle.
The many friends, regardless of par.
ty affiliations, of Mr. John Biddle were
free signers to a petition sent around in
this city. Wednesday, to Presineot
Taft, asking that Mr, Biddle be ap
I oinled by the President during the re
ess of Congress, the nomination to be
f..-ted upon Congress at it next aes-
r. xne nomipg over ox tre con arm'
ion of Mr. Eiddlu baa s!nply added
interest and friends to his side, and lo
cal sentiment is strong f r him as eol
lector of customs at this port, and the
belief is that the President would do
the right thing in appointing Mr. John
Biddle to take np the duties of the of
flee at once.
Meat Rapidly Becoming Luxury.
Philadelphia, Aug. 23.-Wholesale
mest dealers made another advance in
the best grades of beef yesterday, and
many of the retaMers followed suit, so
that choice cuts ranged from one to
two cents a pound more than they did a
week ago, '',
For corn-fed cattle, selling by thi
whole carcass, the wholesale 'figures
were from a cent to one ani a half cents
a pound higher than the week before
when agenta of the Western packers
advanced the wholesale cost 50 cents a
bundrei weight 7 .-.; 'i
WhiW corn-fed stock was wholesaled
at 12 cents a pound by the carcass, tht
Cost of grass-fed cattle, thinner and o
inferior quality, was not increassd
Veal and mutton did not participate in
the wholesale advance and rtmainted at
about la t week's level io the rcUi)
market , ;
If it's Hardware or
ers Supplies, let us
what and how much,
Basnight Hdw. Co
Build-know
Extra Session of Congress Appro
. priated Only 1301,052. ,'
Washington, Aug. 23 Chairman Fitz
gerald, of the House Appropriations
Committee, in reviewing the work of
the extra session today stated that the
appropriations of Congress during the
extra session aggregated $301,052,
v He declared that no session of Con
gress has ever ran for so long a period
and appropriated so little. " .
: Mr. FiUgeratc declared that more
than $200,000 has been savod during
this session by abolishing sinecures and
eutting off gratuities heretofore grant
ed Congressional employes, and that
further retrenchment was planned for
the next session.' ';';' ?'. --J, ' '"
: Former Speakver Cannon accused the '
Democrats of being niggardly, saying' ,
that in order to effect a petty saving
the Democrats bad made it impossible
to keep dean the quarters occupied by
Representatives. He said that if the
Democratic majority had spent proprr
sums in employing experts in framing s
their tariff bill they might net have
subjected themselves to the "just criti
cism of the President." ;
Mr. Palmer, of Pennsylvania, Demo
crat, retorted that oae-fouith of the
House expenses had been eliminated by ,
cutting off petty graft, and that it was ,
the intention of the Democrats to carry
out a similar reform in every branch of
the Government
Mr Fitzgerald said that of the total
of $301,052, approximately $141,000 was
necessary to meet the expenses incident .
to the session of Congress, the remaind
er, $150,000, was for rebuilding the
army supply depot at Fort Mason Cali
fornia, and the balance waa applied to
minor matters. -
"No new officers nor new employ- ,
ments hsve been created under Demo
cratic auspices," said Mr Fitzgerald.
The House has initiated a policy of re
trenchment and reform which, if con-
(inued, will have far-reacbing results.",
Mr, Fitzgerald contended that there
waa room for reform in administrative
UMthoda,.. .
a bii wirnnmnM iiwiHiiin in si ani sap w
' Case.
Washington, Aug. 24'.h. President
Taft will not make public his decision
in the case of Dr. Harvey W. Wiley un
til December. He will wait until the
house committee on expenditures in the .
Department of Agriculture investiga
ting the Bureau of Chemistry makes .
its report. The committee decided to
day to discontinue all hearings and
postpone writing out its report until
uecemoer. ' :
As announced in The World on Aug.
6th, the President has no , intention of
asking Dr. Wiley to resign. It can be
stated with authority that President
Taft ia convinced that Dr. Wiley has
been hampered. - . .
It is generally believed in official cir
cles that the President will severe
ly reprimand several of the officials of
the Department of Agriculture and may
dispense with Solicitor McCabe, having
a new Solicitor for the Department de
tailed or appointed from the De art
men t of Justice. ,f
" Was no, Joke.
Yesterday afternoon a ragged, dis
reputable pecketbook was seen lying
on the corner at the Elks teiup'e. Sev
eral young men had congregated there
and tach of them had seen the ancient
money receptacle but thinking that
some practical joker had placed the
object there and would be ready to
jump out from some place and laugh at
them if they picked it op to investigate
Its interior, they passed on by. Ima
gine their chagrin when an old colored
a. ama AevSk ' rka afSAl' atilr A1
the pocketbook up and extracted from
it a bill of some denomination, placed it
in the pocket of her apron and proceed
ed on down the street, '
Yocd'sFdl
Seed CddG$icv
just issued tells what crops
you can put in to make the
quickest grazing, or hay, to
help out the short feed crops.
Also tcCs about both
- Farn Cztli 4
that can be j lar :e J in iIm fall
to advantage end prcf.U
Every F.rr
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