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DEATHCAME SUDDENLY
GRIFFIN B. COLEMAN SUCCUMBS
TO ACUTE INDIGESTION.
Expires in Carriage While on His
Way Home From Official
Duties.
Oriffln B Cokman, superintendent of repairs
of the Dis'rlct. and formerly secretary
and manager of the old Metropolitan
Street Railway Company, died suddenly
yesterday afternoon. When the news of
his death reached the District building: this
* morning It came as a distinct shock, as he
had been on duty all day yesterday, and
was being driven to his home, 1005 Massachusetts
avenue northeast, when death
claimed him.
When the body was later examined by a
physician Mr. Coleman's death was attributed
to acute Indigestion. He was In
apparently good health when he left his
home yesterday morning to go to his place
of employment. He spent an unusually
busy day driving from one end of the city
to the other inspecting some repair work
being made by the workmen Shortly after
o 'IfAira frt, Vir? nnplrippr flPDRrt
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ment stables to shelter his horse for the
night and while talking to John W. Beat],
superintendent of the stables. In the latter's
office, he complained of a severe pain in
his nbdomen. The pain became so sharp
that he was compelled to lie down. Hoping
to relieve his suffering Mr. Beall gave
him a stimulant. He seemed to get better,
and upon Mr. Beall's advice decided to go
directly home, instead of going to his office
at the District buildli.g. as was his intention.
Being considerably alarmed about
hs condition. Mr. Beall had one of his
drivers accompany him home.
Drops Back Dead.
They were within four or five blocks of
the Coleman home when Mr. Coleman put
his hand to his heart and without uttering a
?minri dronned back on the seat dead. The
driver whipped up the horse and, after
carrying the body to the family residence,
hurriedly summoned a physician, who upon
arrival at once pronounced Mr. Coleman
dead.
Mr. Coleman's wife and four children, the
oldest being a boy eighteen years of age,
survive him. It was a great shock to them
when his body was taken into the house.
Mrs. Coleman was prostrated from grief.
Capt. Kelly, assistant engineer commissioner,
visited the home this morning as a
representative of the Commissioners and
offered any assistance that might be in his
power. The funeral will be held Monday
morning from St. Joseph's Church. 2d and
C streets northeast, but the preliminary arrangements
have not yet been made.
.Hard w or King umciai.
Griffin B. Coleman was conceded to be one
of the most efficient and hardest working
fiffii'ials in the District employ. Although a
man of small physique, he possessed a wonderful
amount of energy and strength. He
was born in Virginia fifty years ago. When
a lad in his teens, after receiving a common
country school education, he came to Washington
full of ambition and vigor to seek
Ms fortune, as he had often since told his
friends when speaking of his early career.
He received employment with the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company in the
smallest possible capacity. It was not long,
however, before he was promoted to the position
of conductor on a horse car. and then
to a clerical position in the executive offices
of the company, and by his honesty and
display of ability he soon worked himself
up to secretary and manager of the road,
which position paid $5,000.
When the road was sold to the Washington
Railway anj Electric Company Mr.
Coleman severed his connection with the
company. He was employed as a clerk In
the census office for a short time, and later
received a temporary position in the District
assessor's office. In 1000 he was appointed
to a clerkship on the permanent roll of the
District engineer department, and the following
year was promoted to superintendent
of repairs, which position he held up
to the time of his death.
COST OF ORDNANCE.
Gen. Crozier on the Advantages of
the Government.
General Crozier, chief of ordnance of the
army, says he Is prepared to demonstrate
that in certain lines of manufacture the
government can do the work for less than
it can be done by contract. In a special
report on the subject he gives a table
bowing the contract price and the arsenal
cost of various ordnance manufactures of
recent years, with the evidence decidedly
In favor of the government workshops.
The table includes eighteen articles of ordnance,
such as guns, carriages, caissons,
range finders, cartridges, shrapnel, fuses,
etc., and except in two cases, the arsenal
*ost was less than the contract price. The
ic^ptions were caissons, model of 1902.
and the five-Inch barbette carriage model
ef 1W3. In some of the cases where the
Itovernment oost was less the contractors
claimed that their own price was so low
as to cause them a loss.
These figures are given as the result of
a system of accounting adopted by the ordnance
department many months ago to determine
accurately the cost of the different
articles manufactured for it. the cost Including
besides the Indirect shop expenses,
a proper percentage to cover the pay of the
officers and enlisted men of the establishment,
the general repairs and improvements
to buildings, the clerical expenses,
deterioration and In general all those expenses
which a private manufacturer must
laKf imu itcwum pruiit.
"In comparing government manufacture
with that at private establishments." said
General Crosier, "certain advantages characterize
each methnd. The private manufacture
is not restricted to eight hours of
labor per day; this may or may not be an
advantage, but there Is no doubt of the
advantage resulting from his relief from
the necessity for paying for fifteen days
vacation per year, for seven national
holidays and for Saturday half-holidays
luring the summer months.
"The time for whlcli the government pays
In this manner, without return in labor.
amounts to 10 per cent of the working time
?>f the year. On the other hand the government
has a right to charge a less Interest
iatf on the value of Its plant, because Its
better credit enables It to borrow money
mt a less rate. Its losses by Are are also
limited to those actually Incurred Instead
f being obliged to carry the "load" Involved
In the machinery of conducting insurance
companies and the dividends to
stockholders. Its high-class superintendence
Is also less liberally paid, and the
deterioration of plant, like the insurance,
to only that actually incurred, instead of
fceiiiB an amount which the manufacturer
bus! often make large in order to cover
himself against a lack of future orders,
?111 which he rarely diminishes when the
Ma! cost of his plant has been uctually
overed. Added to all else Is the profit,
which the manufacturer will of course
make as great as the conditions of industry
alio w. It Is sometimes claimed that the
private manufacturer Iihs h stimulus spurilng
him to effort to reduce cost by Improved
methods and close supervision,
which is lacking in a government establishment.
There is no necessity for the
lack in government establishments, if the
career of the officers is made to be affected
by theli conduct of them; and there
Iw the same possibility as in private establishments
of reward to employes for
valuable suggestions. Success in diminishing
private cost does not by any means sig Ify
lower prices to the government, but j
*atlier greater profit to the manufacturer."
Proposed District Legislation Discussed.
Representative Baboock. chairman of the
Mous. committee on the District of Columbia.
called upon Commissioner West yesterday
and discussed legislation of local Interest
m hich will be brought before the committee
during this session of Congress. Mr.
West took occasion to eniphasi*e the neces Mv
of sneedilv enacting the Dcnalty clause
ffcr tho employment agency act. and Mr.
Babcoi k stated that this bill will be prompter
enacted Into law.
Flies Cured in 6 to 14 Days.
PAZO OINTMENT in fiiarantr-d to cure utcm
90 llrblnr Blind. Blfejlni; or l*roUudln? 1'lWa la
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AN ADVANCE IN RATES
ALMOST PROHIBITIVE PRICES
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FOR TRANSPORTATION.
Bakeries Complain Because of Abolition
of Special Schedule by Southern
Express Company. .
The action of the Southern Express
Company in advancing the express rates
on bakery products shipped from this city
to the south, has stirred up a veritable
lil/IIICl a HCOl aiUUIIK UIC tuuai i/aniwo vv?..
panics. It was stated today that the Increased
rate is almost prohibitive. The
manager of the Boston Baking Company
when seen by a Star reporter this forenoon
said that up to recently the local baking
concerns had been given a special rate
on breadstuflfs shipped to southern [Mints
by the express company. By recent action
of the express officials this special rate
had been discontinued and the bakers are
now compelled to pay the regular express
rates, minus 20 per cent.
He cited, for Instance, shipments made to
Roanoke, Va. Heretofore the special rate
to this city was 70 cents per hundred. By
the new order the rate has been increased
to the regular charge of $1.25, less 20 per
cent. It was also stated that the baking
companies make but a very narrow profit
on the breadstuffs shipped away from the
city, when the matter of packing, etc., is
considered with the high price of flour.
A committee representing the Y/ashington
baking companies recently held a conference
with the officials of the Southern Express
Company, with tlie view of having
the special rate restored, but the commit
leemen met wim raifure. i ne expressmen
stated that they were compelled to abolish
the special rate owing to the pressure that
Is being brought to bear upon them by the
interstate commerce commission under the
provisions of the new rate law. Under this
pressure, they say, they are compelled to
show up all special rates that have heretofore
been in effect, and they have been
informed that such special rates are now
illegal.
Affects Volume of Business.
Several bakers declared today that the
new order of things will seriously affect
the volume of shipments of breadstufts to
the south and the surrounding country.
Manager Graves of the Havenner Baking
Company deplored the increase in the rate
charged for the shipment of "the staff of
life" to southern points, as he said it would
mean a distinct and disastrous loss to the
baking interests of the District. He also
said the baking companies had taken the
matter up with the express company, but
had been unable to bring about a restoration
of the old rate.
It was the consensus of opinion of those
with whom a Star reporter talked that if
there is one tiling on which the lowest possible
rate of expressage should be charged,
that thing Is bread.
CASE OF F. L. CARDOZO
HEARING TO BE RESUMED NEXT
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
In connection with the hearing of the petition
of Francis L,. Cardozo for writ of
mandamus to compel the board of education
to restore him to a supervising prlncipalship
of the public schools, after The
Star's report closed yesterday, Auditor
Garrison of the District government war
called upon to explain how the employes of
the school system are paid. Mr. Garrison
said the "officers" were paid in twelfths
and the "teachers" in tenths.
The witness stated. In response to a question
by Mr. Davis, that such construction
of the law was made by the controller of
the treasury.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, a member of
the board, was asked as to the questions
put to Mr. Cardozo and in regard to the
two recommendations submitted by Superintendent
Chancellor. Her testimony was
practically the same as that of Prof Evermann.
Mr. W. V. Cox testified to the same
effect.
None of the members of the board of
education was able to state that Mr. Cardozo
and Mr. Davis were absent from the
meeting when the vote was taken on the
dismissal, but none would state, on the
other hand, that they were present. All
were certain that neither Mr. Cardozo nor
Mr. Davis was asked to withdraw.
Left of His Own Accord.
Mr. DavlB interjected the remark that he
asked permission to go, and left of his own
accord.
Secretary Connor of the board was asked
by Mr. McNamara to read from the minutes
of the board. The court sustained an
objection of Mr. Davis that Mr. Connor
had not taken the minutes, they having
been taken by Mr. Demaine, acting secretary,
October 17. The minutes of the meeting
were not read.
"I would dare the other side to produce
Mr. Demaine. He would have something
Interesting to say," Mr. Davis remarked.
Mr. Cobb was called to the stand again
and stated that the name of W. S. Montgomery
on the second recommendation
produced in court was not on the original
paper when he made a copy of it after the
meeting of October 17, and that Dr. Montgomery
was not present at that meeting.
The court adjourned until next Monday
afternoon at 1 o'clock.
STUDENTS AT DINNEH.
Guests of Y. M. C. A. Club of George
Washington University.
To establish a more fraternal feeling
among the undergraduates of the George
Washington University the members of the
Y. M. C. A. branch of this institution gave
a banquet at the Y. M. C. A. building, 17th
and G streets northwest, Thursday night, at
which more than seventy students were
present. The university branch of the Y.
M. C. A. Is newly formed, and, aside from
the banquets. Is intended to establish a
closer relation among the students and to
Doom tne association. More than twenty
now members were enrolled last night, and
It was decided to make the banquet ail annual
affair.
| The guests of honor were President C. W.
Need ham of the university, Dean W. A.
Wilbur and Fred B. Smith, the evangelist
of the Y. M. C. A. Impressive and notable
addresses were made by each. President
Needham said that organizations of all
kinds are absolutely essential at the present
time, and an organization like the IT. M. C.
A. is necessary for the good of every college.
He s?id that he regretted the fact
that the thought of rt-llgion Is taken by
many college students as medicine, but religious
and moral education la as Important
in Rtudent life as anything else. "I
hope," he said, "that this association will
take a llrm grasp and spread rapidly and
successfully throughout the university. It
mv h^artv sunnort."
In his address Mr. Smith said the great
' Issue today Is morality, religion and education.
"They all go hand in hand," he
said. "A college graduate commands a certain
prestige when he starts out in the
world, and has more at his command than
those who are not graduates of a great institution
of learning, but why don't you go
the limit, and be still further qualified, and
command still more prestige, and be educated
In morals and religion, as well as
in arts, sciences, law and medicine?" Speaking
of the importance of a Y. M. C. A.
branch at a university, Mr. Smith remarked
that the head of one of America's foremost
colleges said to him recently that he would
as soon have an astronomy department
without a glass as a college without a T.
aj. .t.
Speeches were also made by Dean Wilbur
ami W. C. Van Fleck, president of the university
branch of the Y. M. C. A. Capt. M.
Alagruder presided at the banquet as toastmujster.
and Ernest Eaton was chairman
of the dinner committee, to which much
credit was due for the success of the occasion.
The Agricultural Association of west
Prussia has adopted a resolution empowering
Its executive committee to prepare to
import Chinese as farm laborers on account
of ttie scarcity of auch labor.
LIBRARY ACQUISITION
VALUABLE COLLECTION OF
JIUO&S, .LARGELY AS GIFT.
Owner Farts With Works Now at
Krasnoiarsk for a Nominal
Sum.
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Mr. Herbert Putnam, librarian at the
Library of Congress, In referring: today to
the valuable collection of books recently
acquired by the library, mention of which
has been made In The Star, said:
' "It is true that the library has acauired
a large collection of books now at Krasnoiarsk,
Siberia, and the acquisition ranks
as a purchase, but it is still more a gift, as
the owner practically presents two-thirds
of It, that is to say, nearly two-thirds of
what he himself actually paid for It.
"The owner is Mr. O. V. Yudin. His business
Interests are in mir.es, but he is an
accomplished bibliographer, and has published
three volumes of a blbllograph of
Russian literature. He has traveled much,
and has spent over twenty years in acquiring
this collection, which now numbers
some SO.uOO volumes.
"The printed material is Russlca and
Siberlca. The collection Is strong in Russian
history, Russian literature, Russian
art and archaeology; It has many serial
publications, including files of newspapers,
and many important documents difficult to
obtain. It is also strong in Siberian 1 'erature
very difficult to acquire. It includes
some 200 manuscripts relating to early
Alaska before the American occupation.
Arranging for Shipment.
"The collection was seen by a representative
of the library three years ago. It has
been under consideration since that time.
That representative, Mr. Alexis V. Bablne,
a native Russian, left the library service
temporarily last year to take a position
with the Associated Press in St. Petersburg.
He relinquished that position this
summer, and is now at Krasnoiarsk ar
ranging for the shipment of the collection.
"Mr. Yudin is now somewhat advanced in
years, and appears to desire to see his collection
placed where It will be useful and
gain distinction. The idea that It should
bo here in our national library was a strong
Inducement to him. which showed itself In
his liberality and his willingness to contribute
to the transfer considerably more
than that paid, he believes that here the
collection would not merely be practically
useful, but would promote a better understanding
of Russia and, her Institutions.
"The library rarely purchases collections
en bloc, but a strong inducement in this
casi was that the collection is not merely a
large, but a well balanced one; that It Is In
a field In which the library and American
libraries generally have r.s yet done little;
and that It would bring to American scholars
the resources for the study of Russia
and her Institutions such as otherwise they
cannot get short of Europe, and . assibly
short of Russia herself.
Circumstances Unusual.
"I have been asked what the library did
pay for the collection." said Mr. Putnam.
"The circumstances are so unusual that to
publish the price would be scarcely graceful.
You are free, however, to state that
the sum given by the library for the entire
collection was no more than has been paid
by a collector for a single book."
"The motive and spirit of the owner appear
in extracts from two of his letters.
une reads: i naa ink iiunur to icveivc
your letter of December 1), 1003. only on the
3d of February. I!t04, N. S. It made a deep
Impression upon me by Its great courtesy
and by bringing to my mind what I knew
from the printed materials in my possession
about the grandeur of your building
and the exemplary order governing the Institution
under your charge, an Institution
where the establishment of a Russian section
is contemplated. If I had sufficient
financial means at. my disposal and my
affairs were in their former flourishing condition
I would In my declining years give
my books, after a Russian custom, to one
of our public institutions or present them
to the Library of Congress with the sole
Idea of establishing closer relations between
the two nations. It is to be regretted that
I cannot do so In st>ite of all my
wishes
Happy Beyond Expression.
" 'Then, If we come to an agreement and
God preserves my days, I will consider
myself happy beyond expression when the
Library of Congress sends me some copies
of the catalogue of my collection?a collection
separately kept, put In perfect order,
accessible to every one Interested In Russian
literature and progress'
"Another sets forth: 'Thanks to the arrival
of Mr. Bablne at Krasnoiarsk, I have
at last the opportunity to learn the con
tents or your vaiuea jener 01 oepiemoer
4, 1905. This letter and your telegram of
yesterday to Babine give me the hope of
a possible realisation of our mutual desire
to make It possible for my library to be
accessible to the world of science. I do not
know a more honored place fer it than the
American National Library, and on my
part shall do everything in my power to
Bee it there.' "
Bosenthal's Recital.
The appearance of Morlz Rosenthal yesterday
afternoon at the National Theater
drew a large audience of music lovers and
those who were yet to hear the work of
this Titan of the piano forte. The recital
was at a rather unusual hour?3:30 o'clock
?vut urell-flllpri hmiso Indicated the
great interest In this concert, which had
been postponed from a date in November.
This pianist, so marvelous as a technician,
so satisfactory as to interpretation and so
wonderful in his virtuosity, held his audience
in rapt attention during his long and
difficult program, and at the conclusion of
each number was rewarded with tumultuous
applause.
His program included Beethoven's sonata
(op. 100), four movements; Chopin's sonata
(op. 68), also four movements; a Chopin
group, including the well-known Berceuse,
Deux Nouvelles Etudes, the Scherzo in B
flat minor and a waltz arranged as a study
In thirds by the player; a Schubert Moment
Muslcale, a Henseltz Nocturne and two of
his own compositions?Papillons and Humoreske
and Fugato on themes by Strauss.
All these were played and some of them
repeated with an ease and grace that
seemed to rob them of much of their difficulty
by the straightforward, honest way
in which he went about hia work. He does
not play for effect, except as the effect
comes out naturally In the interpretation
of the selection, and curiously enough
he seems to consider the applause as due
as much to the character of the selection
as to the manner in which It was played.
The familiar waltz of Chopin, which he em
broidered as a study in thirds, was received
with great applause and had to be repeated,
and the two last numbers of his own were
interesting because of their contrast, the
"Paplllons" being dainty and rippling, and
the "Humoreske" seeming to be rather a
sly dig at Thalberg, Liszt and others who
are fond of making "transcriptions" of
well-known airs. It was of tremendous difficulty
and the audience Insisted on an
encore, and he yielded, playing Paldlnl's
"Valse Poupe."
Building Permits Issued.
The following building permits were lsBiwrt
hv Ruildinr InsDector Ashford todav:
To Charles W. Klhg, Jr., for four threestory
frame dwellings at 3311 to 3817 16th
street; architect, A. H. Somerman; builder,
Charles W. King-, Jr.; estimated cost, $30,000.
W. Tost & Bro., for seven twostory
brick houses at 700 to 712 E street
northeast; architect, C. E. Webb; builder,
W. Yost & Bro.; estimated cost, $16,000.
Sales of Be&lty at Auction.
Several pieces of property were sold at
public sale yesterday by C. G. Sloan & Co.,
auctioneers.
The three-story houses 960 and 952 West
minster Bircei uunnwcai, raun na>iug a
frontage of 20 feet, were aold to James L.
Karrjck for $4,000 each.
The three-story residence, 1744 Q street
northwest, having a two-story brick stable
In the rear of the lot, was bought by Garnett
Clark for $9,100.
The three-story house 1815 10th street
northwest was brought by N. R. Howen teln,
for $5,250.
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UNDER ONE CONTROL
BILL INCREASING FOWEB OF
CONTROLLER OF CURRENCY.
All Banking Institutions in District to
Be Brought Under His
Jurisdiction.
The second step in Commissioner Macfarland's
program for bringing- all business
concerns having financial dealings with
tho niihllr nf Wflshinirtnn lindpr cnvprn
mental supervision was taken this morning,
when the Commissioners sent to Congress
the draft of a bill the provisions of which
will extend and enlarge the savings banks
supervision bill recommended by the Commissioners
and enacted by Congress at the
last session so as to increase the powers
of the controller of the currency and bring
all savings banks in the District under his
control. The next step to be taken by the
Commissioners In this line will be the
Recommendation of a bill to bring the
building and loan associations under the
same supervision. Mr. Macfarland has had
several conferences with the controller of
the currency as to the latter measure, and
a bill will shortly be drafted to cover the
matter.
In explaining the former bill relating to
savings banks to Chairman Babcock of the
District committee of the House the Commissioners
said: "At the present time the
nnlv onnrpma Hnlncr a hankinir hnsinPRC in
the District which are under government
supervision are the national banks, the
four trust companies and the savings banks,
which are all under the direct control of
the controller of the currency.
Supervision Limited.
"As to the savings banks, his supervision
Is limited by the terms of the act passed
by Congress at the last session, placing
them under his supervision, and his powers
with resoeet to them should be enlarged.
Moreover, in the Judgment of the Commissioners
all other banking Institutions receiving
deposits and doing business with the
public should be brought under his tupervlslon.
In the execution of the act passed
upon the recommendation of the Commissioners
at the last session of Congress, to
bring the savings banks under tne supervision
of the controller of the currency, that
officer has examined savings banks doing
business In the District of Columbia, and In
consequence of that examination two of
the banks were closed by his order, and
have toeen dealt with In such a manner that
the depositors will be saved from the loss
of their saving's, which would otherwise
have been suffered. This 1b a practical
Illustration of the great value of such supervision,
and furnished the best argument for
enlarging and extending the law.
Should Be Incorporated.
"In the judgment of the Commissioners,
every concern doing a banking business in
the District of Columbia should be incorporated
under our laws and should be
under the supervision of the controller of
the currency, in order that it may be kept
within legitimate lines of business and the
interest of the depositors and the general
public may be safeguarded. The Commissioners
have <he support of the community
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reputable men engaged in the banking
business."
This bill Is entitled "An act to provide
for the incorporation of banks within the
District of Columbia.'' It provides that for
an association to carry on such a banking
business, there must not be less than five
persons to form the association. After filing
the articles of association with the controller
and when passed upon by him the
association shall become a body corporate,
and as such it shall have power to do a
general banking business within the District
in the manner proscribed by section
5169 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States. It further provides that no association
shall be organized under this act
with less capital than $100,000, divided into
shares of $100 each.
Provisions of the Bill.
At this point the bill reads:
"Such capital shall be paid in cash in the
manner prescribed by sections 5140 and 5141
of the Revised Statutes of the United
States, and the shareholders shall be held
individually responsible, equally and ratably,
and not one for another, for all contracts,
debts and engagements of such association
to the extent of the amount of their
stock therein, at the par value thereof, in
addition to the amount Invested In such
shares, and such liability may be enforced
by the controller of the currency In the
manner provided by the national banking
laws.
"Section 2. Any savings bank, or savings
company, or trust company, or other banking
Institution organized under authority
of the code of law for the District of Columbia
approved March 3, 1901, as amended
by the acts approved January 31 and June
30, 1902, or organized by virtue of the laws
of any of the states of this Union, and having
an office or banking house located within
the District of Columbia where deposits
or savings are received, may become a
banking association under th!s act in the
manner provided by section 5154 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States relating
to the conversion of state banks into na- ,
tlonal associations.
Peaalty Prescribed.
"Any person and any officer or agent of
any company, firm or corporation who
shall willfully violate any of the provisions
of this section shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall, on conviction thereof.
be punished by a line of not more than
$1,000 or by imprisonment not longer than
two years, or by both said punishments in
the discretion of the court.
"Section 5200 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States, providing for the punishment
of offenses against the national banking
laws, shall apply to organizations formed
or converted under this act."
Thirty Degrees Below Zero.
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SARANAC LAKE, N. Y., December 8.?
Last night was the coldest this season In
the Adirondacks. The temperature was .10
degrees be>ow zero at 2 a.m. In this village.
At 0 o'clock It was still 18 below.
BiBhop Seymour Dead.
SPRINGFIELD. IU., December 8.?Bishop
George F. Seymour of the Episcopal
diocese of Springlield died today, after
more than two weeks' illness of pneumnnia
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VISIT THE PRE8IDENT
DELEGATES TO THE BIVEES AND
HARBORS CONGEESS.
Matter of Transportation Facilities?
Views of the Executive?
At the Capitol.
Following the closc of The Star's report
yesterday of the rivers and harbors congress,
and during the reception to the congress
at the White House. President Roosevelt
told the delegates that he would constilt
with the leaders In Congress, and expressed
the hope that something definite
and effective could be done In the way of
increased appropriations for the Improvement
of the nation's waterways. Albert
Bettlnger of Cincinnati, the spokesman for
the convention, advanced the proposition
that the natural waterways made efficient
uy me aia m me government. wuuiu uui
only supply the deficiency of transportation
facilities, present and prospective, but
would so equitably and naturally regulate
freight charges as to be most conducive
to continued prosperity. He told the President
that the convention suggested a regular
annual appropriation of not less than $50,(WO.OOO
to replace the "hitherto desultory
and inadequate appropriation" for the improvement
of the waterways and to place
their prosecution on a business basis, insuring
their completion within a reasonable
length of time.
"It is a very real pleasure to greet so
distinguished a body of men. who have
come to this great city, the capital of the
nation, in connection with a measure of the
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whole," the President replied. "I have
come to feel a growing sense of the importance
of establishing a far-reaching
coherent plan for the general improvement
of the waterways of the country. I was
first led to consideration of that plan by
considering another plan for the use of
water not in connection with waterways
but In connection with preparing the land
at the head of the river lower down?that Is.
in connection with the irrigation policy, in
which I so strongly believe as vital to the
welfare of the Rocky mountains and adjacent
states.
Utilization of Water.
Just as I feel that the national government
should concern itself with utilization
of the water of rivers in the sources where
the country is dry. so I feel the national
government should concern itself with the
proper control and utilization of the water
lower down in the rivers where they are
fitted to be the great arteries of communication.
I have had it brought strikingly
to my attention but recently how much we
suffer at present because of the inadequate
transportation facilities of the railways for
moving the great grain crops and cotton
crop of this country. We need and must
have further facilities for transportation,
and, as has been well pointed out, one of
the effective methods of affecting railway
rates is to provide for a proper system of
water transportation.
"It would not be possible for me to enter
into any discussion of the details of your
plan until I have spoken with some
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and trust that something definite and effective
can be done along the lines that
you mention. You understand, gentlemen,
I could not off-hand commit myself to
the details of any policy without taking Into
consideration what the feeling of the coordinate
branch would be. and I must be
guided largely by their views. X am sure
tnat you will find there the genuine, patriotic
purpose to do what is best for the
Interest of our common country."
Former Gov. David R. Francis of Missouri
presented to the President a large gold
medal of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Company, similar to those given to the
heads of the different governments of Europe
which participated in the exposition.
The delegation, headed by Mr. Francis,
after their visit to the White House, presented
the resolutions to Vice President
Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon of the
House.
COLD IN NEW YORK.
Lowest Temperature With One Exception
This Winter.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 8.?It wasn't
necessary for New Yorkers to consult the
authority of the weather man this morning.
They knew as soon as they poked
their noses out of doors that it was one of
the coldest days of the winter. Or If they
didn't realize It at once, their noses did.
and assumed a blue tinge before their owners
had transported them a block.
wun me exception 01 lasi i uesaay, wnen
for a few hours the thermometer stood at
9.7 degrees above zero, today is the coldest
that Manhattan has encountered this winter.
From 5 until 8 o'clock this morning
the thermometer registered 10 degrees
above zero.
VIEWED WITH SOME FAVOR.
Proposition to Have District Delegates
in the House.
Representative Kline of Pennsylvania, a
member of the House District committee,
has talked with a number of members of
the House about the bill he introduced several
days ago to provide for the election of
two delegates from the District of Columbia.
to servo ill the House. Mr. Kline finds that
quite a number of members are inclined ^ -* '
to view his measure with favor, and having
received this encouragement he will
endeavor next Thursday to have the District
committee consider the bill with a
view to a favorable report.
Mr. Kline said today that in his opinion
the move would be a good one, as the
Hoase would then have on the floor two
members charged with the duty of looking
after District of Columbia matters and explaining
to the House this and that and
the other thing. Congress at one time did
not have much trouble in looking after District
matters, but the city is growing so
rapidly in every way that he didn't think
it was now possible for any congressman.
without neglecting his work at home, to
keep fully informed and intelligently advised
on all District of Columbia affairs.
The flew 630-foot steamer ordered by the
White Star Line from Harland & Wolff of
Belfast for the American passenger trade
lb designed for Intermediate passengers and
cargo service.
To Cars a Cold in One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BBOMO Quinine Tablets. Drnjr- * '
pint* money If It falls to cure. E. W.
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