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THE WASHINGTON HERALD. ERIDAY. JANUARY 24. 1913.
TO REGULATE
Bill to Control Trade in Nar
cotics Sure of Pas
sage. "INFLUENCES" GIVE UP
United States Revenue Offiders to Be
Placed in Position to Trace Sup
ply to Source.
After six years of persistent labor, at
liome and abroad, the United States Is
about to be placed In a position where
her revenue officials can trace to Its
source the supply of morphine, cocoa
leaves, opium, and cocaine with which
fctima of the drug habit feed their
cravings
The powerful Influences which for ears
have been able to prevent legislation
looking to interstate regulation of opium,
coca leaves, cocaine, and morphine have
Riven In and agreed to submit to strict
Federal regulation of the traffic In these
drugs and their derivatives. After exact
ing a few minor alterations, the National
Drug Trades Conference, representing
the National Association of Manufac
turers of Medicine Products, the Ameri
can Association of Pharmaceutical Chem
ists, the National 'Wholesale Druggists'
Association, the American Pharmaceuti
cal Association, and the National Asso
ciation of Retail Druggists, last week
agreed not only not to oppose the move
ment further, but agreed to support the
bill prepared by Representative Francis
Burton Harrison of New York, which
provides for this strict supervision of all
licensed handlers of the drug.
To Keep Record of Sale.
The action of these associations, whose
representatives met In this city for the
pole purpose of considering the legisla
tion, means that either this session or
the next will witness legislative action or
a nature to effectually stop general traf
fic in these drugs for Illicit purposes un
der the protection of the hiatus between
State and national legislation
The new bill requires the keeping of
record of sales or disposition by re
tailers, wholesalers or professional men
legally entitled to handle the drugs, and
these records must be available to col
lectors of internal revenue at all times
and kept m a form prescribed by the
Secretarv of the Treasure
The bill requires that all wholesalers,
jobbers. Importers, exporter and pro
dueers of opium ocoa leav es, mor
phine, cocaine, or their derivatives must
register with the collector of intern il
revenue of their respective districts and
pay an annual tax of JZJ Retailers must
register and pav an annual tax of SI.
The shipment In interstate commerce
of an of the drugs by or to anv person
or firm who has not registered and paid
the tax as required by the law. or the
receiving hv any one of such shipments
from a person not duly registered, con
stitutes a iolatlon of the law and ren
ders the violator liable to a fine of not
more than JiOQO or imprisonment for not
more than five vears, or both. In the dis
cretion of the court
Construction Company Bankrupt.
New York. Jan. 13. A voluntary peti
tion In bankruptcy was filed this after
noon in the Federal Court against the
Tennessee Construction Compan, a
Missouri corporation, with offices in this
c'tv, b the American Suret Compan .
the Continental and Commercial National
Eank of Chicago, and "William F. Has,
or trustee of the estate of Jesse Snauld-
Irg. of Chlcaco Tim clnlm nf th
tltioners aggregate S5K.H7 0 Thev state
mat me total iianmties or the company
exceed Sl.onaoOO. The value of the nset.
Is not stated The petitioners pay the
company asKcd lor a receiver in Mis
eourt
MemorisLfor Senator Ituynrr.
senator Smith of Maryland vesterday
cave notice that he would ask the Sen
ate to hold memorial services in honor
of the late Senator Isidor Rajner on
Februarj J2. He original! asked that
February 11 be fixed, but when atten
tion was called to the fact that that day
would be set apart for memorial serv
ices In honor of the late Vice President
Sherman, the date was changed to Februarj-
H
A crmnnt liond Gets New Head.
.St. Alban s, Vt . Jan J3 K H Fltz
hugh tc-daj resigned the presidency of
th6 Central Vermont Railroad and was
succeeded by E J Chamberlain, presi
dent of the Grand Trunk
MAKES RHEUMATISM
PROMPTLY DISAPPEAR
Chronic, Crippled-up Sufferers Find
Belief After Few Doses of New
Remedy Are Taken.
It Is needless to suffer any longer
with rheumatism and be all crippled
up. and bent out of shape with Its heart
wrenching pains, when jou can surely
avoid It
Rheumatism comes from weak, inac
tive kidnejs that fail to filter from
the blood the poisonous waste mat
ter and uric acid, and it is useless to
rub on liniments or take ordinary rem
edies to relieve the pain This only
prolongs the misery and can't possibly
Ore jou
The onlv wav to cure rheumatism is
to remove the cause. The new dis
cover. Croxone, does this because It
neutralizes and dissolves all the poi
sonous substances and uric acid that
lodge in the joints and muscles, to
BC-atch and irritate and cause rheu
matism, and cleans out and strength
ens the stopped up. inactive kldnej.s.
so they can filter all the poison from
the blood, and drive It on and out of
the system
Croxone Is the most wonderful medi
cine ever made for curing chronic rheu
matism, kidney troubles, and bladder
disorders. iou will find it different
from all other remedies. There is
rotnlnc else on earth like it It mat
ters not how old jou are, or how long
jou have suffered. It Is practically im
possible to take It Into the human ss
tcm without results You will find
relief from the first few doses, and ou
will be surprised how quickly all your
misery and suffering will end
An original package of Croxone costs
but a trifle at any first-class drug
Btore such as that of James O'Donnell,
804 F Street Northwest. All druggists'
ore authorized to sell it on a positive
money-back guarantee. Three doses i
day for a few dajs is often all that Is
ever needed to cure the worst back
ache or overcome urlna-y disorders.
WILSON CONFERS WITH
REPRESENTATIVE KENT
National Conservation Policy Advo
cated by California Progressive.
May Visit CanaL
Trenton. X. J., Jan. 3. Representative
William Kent of California, a member of
the Progressive Republicans In Congress,
gave assurance to-day that he and his
friends will stand back of Gov.,'YVilson's
national policies After a conference
with the President-elect, Representative
Kent said;
"There is no disposition on the part of
any of the Progressive Republicans to
oppose Gov. "Wilson. I can assure him
that all the Progressive Republicans are
working for the general welfare and that
they will stand behind him on that basis.
You know the Democratic majority In the
House Is large, but only on wrne things.
President 'Wilson will need the support
of the Progressive Republicans to put
through his most progressive reforms,
and he will get It I cannot speak for
the Senate, but Senator I -a Folletto has
expressed himself verv dearly In support
of fiov Wilson, and I thnk that is the
attitude of the other Progressive Re
publican Senators '
At his conference with Gov Wilton,
Representative Kent discussed the ques
tion of conservation
"Mr. Kent has made hlrttself a master
of conservation, said the President
elect, "and he gave me his point of view
end experience We talked about policies,
not about persons He favors a national
rollc of conservation'
The President-elect, after a talk with
Representative Covington of Maryland,
who came to urge him to isit the Pan
ama Canal before it Is filled with water,
said that he would do so IK the ex
traordinary session of Congress does not
drag over too long a period
National Chairman McCombs had a
long tilk witli the President-elect and
vent to lunch with him
Josephus Daniels and a delegation from
Asheville. N C. including tnited States
Senator Overman. Mavor J E. Rankin,
and others, came to offer to the Presi
dent-elect a home in their clt Ash
ville Is a summer renort for both North
ern and Southern people
The President-elect goes to Philadelphl
early In the morning for a session with
hl dentist. The Governor will not De
Trenton aga'n until next Monda
STATE COMMISSIONER
UPHOLDS "SPEED TRAPS'
H. A. Roe, in Report to Maryland
Governor, Says Hyattsville Officials
Sought Safety for Ctizens.
terecul tn The V,Junlon Hmld
Annapolis. Md , Jau 23. Holding that
the town officials or both Hvattsville and
laurel are anxious slelj to obtain safet
for their citizens and mans for the
txerclse of reasonable care un the part
of automobilists. Harr A Roe. State
Automobile Commissioner, who. at the
Instance of Gov Goldsborough investi
gated the conditions "urroumllng the al
leged improper arrests of auto parties in
those towns from time to lime, follow
ing numerous complaints, to-daj submit
ted his report to the Governor on the
result of his Inquiries
And. bv wa of suggestion. Commis
sioner Roe states as a means for accom
plishing thehc ends a certain supervision
under the provisions of the Stuto auto
mobile law. which provides tnat me
commissioner shall from time to time
appoint such assistants at such salaries
as may be deemed necessary, subject to
the approval of the Governor, said assist
ant to be emploed during brief periods
of time as requested bj the town author
ities. Commissioner Roe s report Is a detailed
document in everj wav. and the Gov
ernor hlghlv complimented that official
upon the thoroughness in which he con
ducted the Investigation
The report shows that Hyattsville offi
cials collected more than J6C0 from fines,
while Laurels total was less, than $100
Congress in Brief.
SCNATK.
The Senate devoted its time chief! to
the consideration of bills on the calen
dar, which provoked no discussion or
objection Among the more important
measures passed was a bill to reorganize
the naval militia, and the Culberson bill
prohibiting corporations from contribut
ing to national campaign funds and pro
viding penalt for violation
Numerous other minor Mils. Including
several to provide for public, buildings,
also were parsed A resolution also was
passed to permit the Imperial Council of
the Mstic Shrine to use War Depart
ment tents at their meeting in Dallas,
Tex. In May. 1111.
Februar U was fixed as a date for
the holding of memorial services In honor
of the late Senator Rancr of Mao
land C P. J Moone. formerly empIoed on
the New York American, was a witness
before the Clapp committee which is In
vestigating campaign funds
Hearings were begun on the Nelson bill
to amend the Harter act. relating to lia
bility for damages to merchandise and
property transported on vessels under
the United States flag In Interstate and
foreign commerce.
linusn.
A retaliatory- filibuster bv Represent
ative Mann, the Republican floor leader,
tied up business for nearl four hours
In the House Following the filibuster
the House adopted a conference report
on the District of Columbia "loan shark"
bill, adopted several routine motions,
and resumed debate on the rivers and
harbors bill
The tariff hearings were continued by
the Wavs and Means Committee, and
the Shipping Trust inquiry was resumed
with Vice President Franklin, of the
International Mercantile Marine Com
pany, on the stand
Diversion of the waters of Niagara
Falls was again the subject of a hear
ing before the Foreign Affairs Commit
tee, Representatives of New York State
continued their arguments against the
proposal to hae the Secretary of War,
and not the State, control the power
rights at the falls
The Interstate and Foreign commerce
Committee continued Its consideration of
the Stanlev bill to give the Interstate
Commerce Commission control over the
switching facilities of railroads. Repre
sentatives of the Louisville and Nash
ville and New York Central filed objec
tions with tile committee.
Hearings before tho I'ujo Money Trust
committee drew near to a close The
Mone Trust Investigation, with the ex
ception of the testimon of William
Rockefeller, is scheduled to end this
Representative Brouesard Introduced a
resolution demanding an Investigation of
the alleegd activities of sugar refiners
who are attempting to Influence the en
actment of a free sugar bill A com
mittee representing the refiners, he de
clared, are working for their selfish In
terests, and not the Interests of the
people.
The House adopted a conference re
port on the Dyer loan snaric dm pro
ld!ng that pawn brokers and "loan
sharks' In the District shall not charge
more than 1 per cent a' month.
Alfonso Grants Amnesty.
Madrid. Jan. 23. Full amnesty to all
political offenders was granted to-day by
King Alfonro.
COREY REVEALS
MORESECRETS
He Tells of Clashes with Judge
Gary, Ending in His
Freezing Out
HAD DIVERGENT VIEWS
Millionaire Proves Good Witness for
Government, Detailing Price
Manipulating Methods.
New York. Jan Si Intimate revela
tions of clashes that led to the freezing
out of William Kills Corey from the
United States Steel Corporation In 1910
were giveii b Mr. Core' at to-day's
hearing beforo Referee Brown in tho
government's suit to dissolve the SUel
Trust as a monopoly
For tho first time. Mr. Corey disclosed
what Wall Street had alwajs believed
to be the fact that he and Judge K. H.
Garv, who displaced him as president
of the steel corporation, had seriously
divergent views as to vital phases of the
giant concern's management.
From. Mr. Corey the government's in
quisitors learned that he opposed Judge
Gary's scheme to form a pool of manu
facturers of rylate and structural Steel
a pool that was so broadl comprehen
sive as to Involve nearl an oi me sccei
manufacturers of the country.
Mr. Core assured Special Attorney
General Jacob M Dickinson, who led
him through a maze of deals put through
by the Steel Trust, that he had objected,
for himself to the corporation trying
tn run'the steel industry by fixing prices
by agreement and ladling our terrltor.
Powerless to Ilenlst finrj.
The former head of the Steel Trust as
sumed tho attitude, before the govern
ments probers, that he was powerless to
resist the opposing Influences In the Steel
Trust directorate, ica u wuuHc ...
Thm.iirh Mr. Corev the fact was fur
ther established that, at the famous
Gary dinner, given b the steel magnate
at the Waldorf-A-toria in uw-trautr,
19CK. the framework was laid for a gen
rnt iinrtprtandlmr" among the steel men
of the countr to regulate prices and
thus control the market against the In-
acnrndMitis In tiurauit of this agree
ment, later on. the Steel Trust, It was
disclosed through Mr. Corev's evidence,
did actuallv dominate the ticld, making
pnees as It taw lit
Kvldentlv -martlng under the abrupt
manner In whlrh he was catapulted out
of the Steel Trust In 1910. Core seemed
to be a willing enough witness, even
though his evidence ma go a long wa
toward accomplishing what the govern
ment Is after tho breaking up of the
Steel Corporation
Since leaving the Steel Corporation. Mr
Corey has retired from all Street and
has disposed of nearly all. If not his en
tire, holdings In the trust He is not a
defendant in the suit brought b the gov
ernment, for on parting from the Steel
Trust he relinquished all official relation
with it.
Tells of Forming: Tool.
Mr Corev gave his first inkling of tne
clash between himself and Judge Gar
when he was asked li Mr Dickinson to
tell about the formation of a pool to fix
prices in pig Iron. From what Mr. Dick
inson was able to draw out for Mr
Core carefull weighed his words and
talked Mow! It appeared tnat in
I ntted State-. Steel Corporation entered
Into u deal with the Bessemer Pig Iron
Association. compoid of rival concerns
back in 1103. to work under an amicable
schedule in selling to the field
M recollection is that nothing practi
cal was accomplished in the long run, so
far as that understanding with the pig
iron manufacturers went, because not all
of us wanted to restrict the field In that
iy. ' ventured Mr Corev.
He followed this up by observing that
Judge Gary favored this scheme, even if
olicrs oppoed it
Mr Dickinson delved Into the forma
tion of a pool of plate and structural
steel manufacturers, through which 60 per
cent of the production of the country wa
controlled In this agreement were the
Cambria, Pa I.ickawanna. Jones, and
Laughlin companies and smaller ones.
ROCKEFELLER MOVES.
MnKnnte nddenl Lrnvri Pnlm
Beach for .lelo 1 Island.
Fernandlna, r 1, Jan 2J illlan
Rockefeller, of the Standard Oil Corn
pan, whose testimony Is desired by the
Pujo committee investigating the Money
Trust, sailed from here to-day for Jek 1
Island, off tho coast of Georgia. Mr
Rockefeller's sudden departure from
Palm Beach esterda morning was
shrouded In nivstery. and It was not
until to-da that he was located The
departure of the oil magnato from Flor
ida may mar the plans of the Money
Trust committee, as Samuel Untermyer.
counsel for the committee, had been
delegated to go to Palm Beach to see
for himself whether Mr. Rockefeller Is
too ill, as his pljysician claims, to testify
before tho. committee
Bank. Clnxcrii Cnshler M1Iiik-
Kaston Pa. Jan 3 The First Na
tional Bank of High Bridge, N. J, was
closed to-day by the directors. On the
front door was posted a notice reading
as follows:
"Closed temporarily by the directors."
A. L. Beaver, cashier of the Institu
tion, Is missing, and Is said to be In
New York. According to reports, he
speculated with the bank's money and is
said to be JlOO.OOi) short in his accounts.
It Is understood that he confessed and
turned over his house and personal ef
fects to'the bank. It Is flnimtvi that nti
depositors will be paid In full.
French Allator I'nlln.
Rhclms. France, Jan. "3. Although
Charles Gaulard, a well-known French
aviator, fell 240 feet to-day while mak
ing a flight In his monoplane, doctors
attending him declared that he "had a
fair chance for recover. His mono
plane capsized.
No Session of Dnrrorr Trinl.
w- ....n-.-.-, -... .m Aucie wao uu ses
sion of the second trial of Clarence S.
narrow ior corrupting jurors In the Mr-
NnTnnro HvnomltA Min.nlHM i.i .-
... j. ....... .v kuuiJiiacjr mat to
day. The five permanent Jurors already
"vl-" wcro lanen ior an automobile
ride on orders of Judge Conelly.
T0-DAYlS SELECTIONS.
(By New York Telegraph.)
JUAREZ.
First race Edith W, Spreekles
entry.-Stella Ward.
Second race L. M. Eckert, Ben
tineas, Dick Baker.
Third race Chapultepec, Mlm
orloso. Gold Flan.
Fourth race Gen. Marchmont.
Ymlr, Rio Brazos,
Fifth race Little Jane, Sanel,
Ferrona.
Sixth race Hatteras, Mjcenae.
John Louis.
ALEXANDRIA PLANS '
TO APPEAL SUIT
Gty Council, at Special MeeHaf, De
cides to Carry Case to Higher
Court.
Alexandria, Va.. Jan. S5.-CIty council
at a meeting to-night decided to appeal
the annexation suit Just decided against
the city by Judge Bennett T. Gordon, to
the State Court of Appeals. The neces
sary papers will be prepared at once.
The appeal will not cost tne city any ad
ditional attorneys' fees.
The appeal will cost, however, between
$1,000 and 11.200 for printing the records
and similar expenses. Fourteen of the
flffeen members constituting the lower
branch were present, ,and- all except
Councilman Brockett and Lambert voted
to appeal.
The appeal was decided upon by coun
cil after listening to a clear and concise
statement of Attorney John M. Johnson,
who took the floor, before a Joint ses
sion of both boards, and summarized
what was done In the case b the attor
ney representing the city. He recited
the salient factH as set forth by the
Alexandria attorneys before the court,
showing the need of the territory asked
for. Including a part of Alexandria and
Fairfax Counties Mr. Johnson explain
ed that the only expense Incident to the
appeal would not exceed llJOO
Tlcclnrea Case S'tronc
It was also explained that the case
should be taken up now before the
higher court or else wait three years
hence. In his Judgment, the case pre
sented by the city of Alexandria In favor
of annexation was one of the strongest
ever before presented.
Following the statement of Mr. John
son. Councilman Howard W. Smith,
chairman of the Joint committee on the
whole, which had the annexation case
under consideration, reported on behalf
of that committee Its recommendation
that the corporation attorney and his
assistant counsel apply to the State
Court of Appeals for a writ of error Tn
the case.
The resolution was adopted and then
taken up and passed separately by both
branches of council, the Joint session
dissolving after Mr Johnson .poke.
and his statement regarding the work
done by the attomejs was substantially
the same as that made by Mr. John
Ma or Fisher submitted a communica
tion to city council anent annexation
He called its attention to the benefits en-
jo)ed by the residents of the county
from the city. Including gas, electricity,
water, fire and police protection
Itenlt) lasoclatlnn Meets.
The annual stockholders' meeting of
the Iris Realty Association. Incorporated
under the laws of Vlrglulu, was held at
the Hotel Ramml to-night, when a presi
dent and directors were elected us fol
lows K. O Castell. imsldcnt nnd direc
tor. Dr S S Repettl. S. H. Jones. A
Whitworth. W T Polen, J. R. Schoni
iner, and R S Ashford, directors The
full complement of officers will be chosen
at a meeting of the directors to be held
la Washington to-morrow
Following the election, the stockholders
held a banquet
Funeral services for Horace Talbot
were held at 3 o'clock this afternoon
from his home, 101" King Street. Rev
Edgar Carpenter, rector of Grace Epis
copal Church, officiated Interment was
In Bethel Cemetery
Those serving as pallbearers were Dr
R. I.ee Wilklns. George l.e Hew. William
G l.e Hew. Frank Martin, Levi Allen
and Robert Hancock.
ntes of Alexandrln.
Alphonso Brooks, colored, was arrested
lo-day b Sergt. Wilkinson and Police
man Young on a charge of stealing a set
of harnes valuid at S3) from Duncan's
liver stable. The police recovered the
harness
The Bookkeeper Corporation. Rossi n
a. with a capital stock of from 51. 01
to S30U0OJ. has been granted a charter by
the State corporation commission. Its
Officers arc- T M Nliols president II
L. Haller. vice president I) A Snder.
secretarv and treasurer, all of Washing'
ton
Fitzgerald Council. No 409. Knights of
Columbus, has elected the following as
delegates to the State convention of that
organization. which will meet
Roanoke. a. May 7 next Dr. U.
Gorman, delegate, James Callan, first
alternate. tlliam Grcenan, second
alternate
Cannot Live un $400 Month.
New York, Jan "S Mrs KMlth B Me.
Donald, who was granted S400 a month
a'lmon to-da bv Supreme Court Jus
tice Gavenan. complains that she wilt
have to cut her living expenses to meet
this meager Income
James P McDonald, the uncrowned
King of Haiti, heads mining and railroad
enterprises on the island aggregating
J-flOOOCOU In capitalization He and his
v lfe occupied separate apartments at the
Hotel Belleclalre until November. 1911
when Mrs. McDonald sued for a legal
separation, charging abandonment, be
cause the railroad builder refused to
cross the hallway and live iir'the same
apartment.
Knlscra Son Seriously III.
Berlin, Jan. S3. A consultation
physicians was called late to-day In the
case of Prince Adalbert, third son of
tho Kaiser, who Is seriously 111 with
pneumonia and an attack of measles.
The condition of tho prince has caused
much alarm In royal circles, but It Is
said there Is no doubt that he will re
cover. Realty Officers Rlected.
At a meeting of the Alexandria
County (Va.) Realtj Corporation, the fol
lowing officers wero elected for the ensuing-
year- P. W. Page, president; W. G
Collins, vice president and general man.
agei: E W. Stearns, treasurer; R. Gor
don rinney, secretary: Finney A. Ball,
general counsel Directors: P. W. Page,
Arthur J. Porter and W. G. Collins.
Slays Wife In Children's Presen
Pittsburg, Jan 21 In the presence of
his four children. William E. Campbell,
thlrt -three years old. early to-day shot
nnd killed his wife, then attempted sui
cide, following a quarrel with his wife
He Is believed to be dying. Campbell Is
an athlete and former ball p laser, but
Is employed now as a steel worker.
Pullman Conductor Held.
Rochester. Jan. a Ralph H. Harring
ton, of Bayonne. N. J. a Pullman con
ductor on the Erie Railroad, Is being
held by the Elmlra, N. Y., police to-day
on complaint made by Miss Ruby Scott,
of Akron, Ohio, who Is employed by the
Wlllard Storage Battery Company, of
Cleveland, who claims she was robbed
of money and papers while she occupied
a berth In the Pullman of which Har
rington had charge.
Mount Veanvlna Crow liner.
Napier. Jan. "3. Rumblings in the in
terior of the volcano Mount Vesuvius and
slides at the crater Indicate that another
eruption Is Imminent, Residents of vil
lages at the base are being warned.
To Core a TTenaacHe
Yeu must first remove the cause. Mast
headaches are caused by a disordered
stomach. HofTs Lemon Beldlltz wlU put
your stomach In the pink ot condition
and cur your headach Is a ttw minute.
APPROVEOYSTER
ANDRUDOLPH
Retail Merchants' Association
Passes Resolution Favoring
Taft's. Nominees.
DISCUSS TRAFFIC RULES
President Strasburger Makes Report
Showing Growth of the Or
ganization. Resolutions Indorsing Capt. James F.
0ster and Cuno H. Rudolph for Dis
trict Commissioners were unanimously
adopted last night at the annual meeting
of the board of directors of tho Retail
Merchants', Association, held in the
Chamber of Commerce rootns.
The new traffic regulations were the
subject of a lengthy discussion, and
were criticized severe!. EL A. Graham
proposed that a special committee be
appointed to act in conjunction with
similar committees from other trade or
ganizations In the District to make a
united protest against the new regula
tlons and to request the Commissioners
to hold public hearings on the proposed
regulations." A committee of three, com
posed of Claude Miller, M. A. Leese. and
J. A. Coble, was appointed, and In
structed to make an Investigation of the
new regulations and take steps to, ar
range for a hearing before the Camrnls
sioners. Opposition to the Oldfleld bill, which,
if passed, would prohibit the fixing ot a
standard price on patented articles, was
voiced by O. A. Hutterly. It Is claimed
that the manufacturers of certain pat
ented articles will refuse to supply deal
ers who sell their products under a fixed
'price
A special committee, composed of
O A. Hutterl), E C Graham, R. C
Rogers. Claude Miller and J. A. Coble,
was appointed to make an Investigation
and report at the next meeting
The annual repprt or President Joseph
Strasburger showed that the membership
of the organization had been more than
doubled In the first ear of existence
President Strasburger outlined the alms
f the association, called attention to
the benefits It hail brought the merchants
In the past ear, and spoke enthusiasti
cally of the future The report of the
treasurer showed the flninces of the or
ganization to be in a sound condlttw
and a comfortable working balance to its
credit in bank
The ebetion of the board of directors
resulted in tln choice of five new mem
bers and the re-election of all of the old
members The new members elected were
George E. Hfbbard. Claude E Miller
Jacob S Kann. O J De Moll, and
George T Topham The old members
re-elected were Joseph Strasburger, 'A. D.
Hlackistone. R P Andrews. T C. Dulln,
George S De Neiilc William J. Kynon,
Jacob Eisenman, Iaac Cans, E. C Gra
ham I Goldenberg, J Philip Herrmann,
Frank Kllllan. M A Leese. Fred S
Lincoln. G Nordllnger. P T Moran.
Jnmes F Oyster, IFenr T Offterdingcr,
Robert Plum A I Prince. Charles O
Mott. Khe Sheetz, W. D West, and Sld
ne West
The following new members were elect
ed to membership In the association:
V. M Fookes. Abraham Miller. J C Par
ker. Edward W. Zea. A. D V. Burr.
l.cwls M Thayer. George Topham. Harr
Pusternak. and Charles C McGuiggan
At the next meeting of the board of
directors officers for the coming ear
will be choen As the present officers
hive not served a fun year, it Is probable
that the will be re-elected to serve an-othc-
term
rossea seek Dnellsl.
St Cltlrpvllle. Ohio. Jan 3. Posses to
dav scoured the bills for Milton Sabo. who
earl to-da. In a revolver duel over the
affections of a girl shot and killed George
Shvark at Warnock, In the presence of
several countrymen
Telephone Courtesy
T
The telephone bell rings, and the person answering It says:
"Morton & Company, Mr. Baker speaking." The person calling
then says: "Mr. Wood, of Curtis & Company, wishes to talk with
Mr. White." When Mr. White picks up the receiver he knows Mr.
Woodjs on the other end of the line, and without any unnecessary
and undignified "HeUos," he at once greets him with the refreshing
and courteous salutation, "Good morning, Mr. Wood!" This savors
the genial handshake that Mr. Wood would have received had he
caHed in person upon Mr. White.
A far higher degree of telephone courtesy would be obtained
If the face-to-face Idea were more generally held in mind by those
who use the telephone. The fact that a line of wire and two shining
instruments separate you from the person to whom you are talking,
takes none of the sting out of unkind words.
Telephone courtesy begins when the bell rings. Promptness
in answering the call is a compliment to the caller. Telephone
courtesy on party lines means being polite when someone else unin
tentionally breaks in not snapping, "-Get off the line; I'm using it."
In a wordi it is obviously true that, that which is the correct
thing to do in a face-to-face conversation, Is also correct in a tele
phone conversation, and anyone has but to apply the rule of courtesy
prescribed long years before the telephone was first thought of, to
know the proper manners for telephone usage. Be'Hforbearing, con
siderate and courteous. Do over the telephone as yoa would do face
to face. . '
The Voice
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FEDERAL
NATIONAL BANrv.
Southeast Comer 14th and G Stt.
Capital, $500,000.00 Surplus, $125,000.60
Whether your account aggregates thousands
of dollars or is a little one with a desire to grow,
we will welcome it and offer you every possible
banking facility in carrying out your financial af
fairs. OFFICERS
JOHN POOLE, ' N.H.SHEA,
President Vice President
J. J. DARLINGTON, General Counsel.
DIRECTORS
Byron S. Adams
Walter A. Brown
John H. Clapp
Myer Cohen
J. J. Darlington
Ralph W.Lee
Wilton J. Lambert
WANTS TO BE SLEUTH;
WINDS UP IN ASYLUM
New York State Man Enters Central
Headquarters and Asks for
Job.
BULES FOR DETECTIVES.
Applicants for positions as de
tectives shall
Provide himself with a kit of
surgical Instruments.
Study hypnotism and become
proficient In all occult mysteries.
Study law, practice It In the
performance of dutv. and be
versed In all Its mriad Intri
cacies. Submit to an X-ray, that his
ph)slcal condition may be deter
mined ind his past life revealed.
Affiliate with some recognized
religious denomination and at
tend church meeting regularly.
Carrv a complete set of weap
ons and attain proficiency In all
uses of the same.
Declaring that he was prepared to ful
311 the above-named rules, which he ad
mitted had Just been promulgated by
himself. Ervin M Hamilton, fort -seven
years old, a visitor In the National Capi
tal from Newton Falls, N. T., entered
the. central detective bureau at police
headquarters last night and announced
HERE is a most careful way of beginning a telephone con
versation that many people are now adopting. It is the
courteous and direct method because it saves useless words,
confusion and uncertainty. It runs thus:
With The Smile Wins
THE
CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAC
TELEPHONE COMPANY
kc e
Arthur D. Marks
Frank B. Noyes
John L. Newbold
John Poole
Clarence B. Rheem
N. H. Shea
Leon Tobriner
that he was ready to report for duty
"You report right there in the next
room,' said Detective Sergeant Patrick
O'Brien, viewing the visitor suspicious!
and ushering him into the office of Sani
tary Officer Sroufe After Sroufe had
talked with the visitor a few minutes, ho
said to Hamilton-
"All new detectives report for duty a
the Washington Asjlum Hospital Just
wait a minute and I'll call a patrol
wagon to carry jou over there"
Before Hamilton left In the wagon the
police took his "pedigree" and entered
a formal charge ot Insanity opposite his
name. Telegraphic communication with
Mrs F. A Stewart, of Russell. N T. a
sister of Hamilton, established the fact
that he recently had been 111 and had
left home In the hope of bettering his
ph steal and mental condition.
"CLEANED" BY "FBIEND.'
.North Carolinian Meets Stranger
anil Lotei Cverrthlnit.
"Hospitality to strangers in a h!g clt
is ofttimes costly." observed the desk
sergeant at the First Precinct police sta
tion last night to George C Shanks, an
cmploje of the Southern Rallwa, from
Salisbury. N. C . after Shanks had re
counted how he had been "trimmed" of
jewelry and clothes worth nearl J130
Shanks opened an acquaintance with a
stranger shortly after arriving here on
Wednesday night, and the stranger
seemed to be "such a nice and pleasant
fellow" that Shanks Invited him to share
a room. Shanks took his new friend to
a room ai u .--...
Northwest. " .
When Shai ks -w ... , ...
lng the frle. 1 had ran 1
went a gold "" -1 . .
with diamond ah. -bl s a -talnlng
S3, a r. -on.i o"?
hat.
