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APPROPRIATIONS REACH
OVER A BILLION DOLLARS
tee Appropriations Committee
Chairman Gives Figures Showing
Expenditures Ort; Session.
SIXTEENTH CONGREoS OIES QUIETLY
Expiration Marked by Usual Stirring
; Features?House Will Not Meet
Again Until Extra Session Begins?
Senate Will Continue to Meet and
Consider Nominations.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. 1). C. March I.?
The Sixtieth Congress came tj an
end ai noon today and it glided into
ihe Sixty-first so imperceptibly that
the change was scarcely noticeable.
The final act. though unofficial, in
so far as the House was concerned,
took place in the Senate chamber
when- both houses witnessed the in
'coming of the new administration.
The Senate will meet at noon to
morrow to consider President Tafts
nominations, but the House will not j
convene again until the beginning of
the extra session cf Congres* to be
called for the 15th Instant.
The Senate met at 9:30 a in., bill
the proceedings were confined to the
most formal work, mainly adoption
of the complete ro|K>rt cf the con?
ferees on the pension apr:priation
bill, i he last of the great supply meas?
ures, which the House also passed
within one hour of adjournment, and
the api ointment of two or three com?
mittees in arc rdance with recent
congressional enactments.
Vice IVesideni Fairlxinks delivered
an address (n rcsiionse ;o resolutions
thanking him for his conduct of the
office.
Usual Features Lacking.
Utterly lacking in all the stirring
incidents usually marking the clos?
ing of Congress, the House at 11:59
o'clock was declared by SpeakiT Can?
non to Ik.' adjourned without day.
Having reconvened at 10 o'clock in
the morning, the two hours were
spent In cleaning up conference re?
ports and passing a few hills of no
great public interest.
Speaker Cannon received a unani?
mous vote of thanks.
The speaker wished the members
peace, health and prosperity and 'he
House adjctirned. the members march,
ing over to the Senate.
Tawney Explains Extravagance.
During the sessions Chairman Taw
ney. of the appropriations committee
in the House declared that the ex?
penditures of the government have at
no time, except in war. increased as
rapidly as during the pas:, eight years
practically caused by popular and ex?
ecutive demands upon Congress fci
appropriations for the exercise1 of
rights and functions lielonging ex
clusively to the States, and the abnor.
mal and unusual war expenditures in
time of peace.
Appropriations during the past
eight years including the flscal vear
of 1910. he said were equal to $7.007.
x.".9.1S3. and he declared that at the
end ft the present fiscal year there
will be a deficit of $150.00O.O<m.
Over Billion Dollar Session.
He placed the appropriations for
the expiring session at $l.M4,01L2tg.
Mr. Livingston. Georgia, declared
C ingress shotild be commended for
the millions it had refused to appro
priate.
Senator Culbcrson submitted a
statement that the increase of ap?
pro; riations for l!?lf? show an In?
crease over these for 190?, cf over
S32S.gga.aag. or about -"?l per cent.
Speaker Cannon's Views.
Mr. Crnnon. as retiring speaker,
said:
"APer all Is said and done In the
affairs of ; arties and men. what I*
needed In the public service |s virile
mm. men who favor policies that
they believ in. and have the courage
<.f their con victims. vVneiher H
he the majority or the minority, an I
a minority virile and patriotic. Is as
necessarv as is a majority jn a s?v |
ernment of the people strong men in
pi-idle life as well as in private Itfe |
strike above the belt and trfl th?
troth. As one mensV-r of this Hons* I
?:id under 'he 'onsue of reiwi'e an-1
evtl eepn'e T have performed mv dntv
as a rej-resentative and M**?hcr tr
the bvnt < my j.wlgnvnt wi'hont re
gard to personal cooseqoens-* to
sbc."
lynched* ^sTm?rdep
Ceorgia Negro Tasten from Jail ?><?
ftbot toy Mob.
ATLANTA. OA . Marrh ? -News
reached here today of the Hnchtng
at rwakeley Oa.. las* nigh:, cf John
Fowler, a negro, who was,In lall a
"ia place rharced with the mcrdrr
?f Depntv Sheriff Mnrrblson. Monday
The negro was taken from 'he Jal'
hi a crowd Of abtut 2"< and ?bot te
death.
HAMPTO
Members
Philander C. Knox.
Phliauder Chase Knox, who will u
Mr. Tar's Secretary of Stale, re-ou
tors the Cahlm i after Bve years In
the l'uited State? Senate, i<> which
he was appointed In June, |<MM |o
fill ih<- vacancy caused by the death
lofMathew M Quay. Like most of
I his colleagues In Hie new Cabinet
Mr Kno\ is a lawyer and first came
I into national prominence as attorney,
general in Mr. McKinley s first cabi?
net wln-n lie successful!) prosecuted
the X ithorn Securities case. Mr.
Ktiov 1^ fifty six years old. having!
been born In I trow nesvllle. Pa.. May
G, is.">.:. After graduating front Mounj
lrnlen College at Alliance, Ohio, be
Ran the stud* <>. law in Piitsburgj
and thr. p years later was admitted]
to the liar in ihal cliy When Mr. J
Knox was only twenty-four years of
age he was appointed Assistant
I'nited States District Attorney for
the Western district of Pennsylvania.
After a short term in this i.ffloo. how.
ever, he resigned and entered private
practice with Janie* II Reed, under
the lirm name of Knox & Reed. The
j firm became ectinsel for many large!
interests ami i; Is said that Mr. Knox|
J has received some of the largest
j fees ever paid in this country. Dur?
ing the Homestead riots In IK9j: he
[ was counsel for the Carnegie Steel
Co.. and directed the legal end cf
I that [ami u- labor disturbance. When
I In 1901 Mr. McKinley appointed hint]
attorney-general Mr. Knox's panic!
! ration in the Homestead affair oaus
t-d some opposition on the part of
lab r organisations to his confirma?
tion.. As attorney-general Mr Knox
not illy prosecuted to a successful
issue the government's suit against!
the Northern Securities Company,
but conducted the csse against the
st-called Beef Trust with the result
that that combination was dissolved
I by the final decree cf the United
States Supreme Court. Mr. Knox
has been credited also with having
prepared and carried through the
Panama Canal purchase in 190.1. It
was shortly after the conclusion ol
the Panama purchase that Mr. Knox
was appointed to the United States
Senate by Governor Penny-packer to
fill the vacancy caused by the death j
cf Senator Quay, and afterward he
I was elected by the legislature -."or
the full term expiring iu March. 1911
I It was at Mount Union College that
Major McKinley first became acquaint,
ed with young Knox. Mr. McKinley
was at that time prosecuting attcr
ney of Stark County, and the ao
q mi in lance began when they wen
loth young finally rii?ened Into friend?
ship cf later years, and culminated
In the Pennsylvanian's entry into
the second McKinley Cabinet, it
has always l?een understood that
President McKinley sought to indue
Mr. Knox to accept the attorney-gen?
eralship in his first cabinet, but the
offer was declined on the plea fo pri?
vate interests. Mr. Knox is entitled
to twice write the degree cf 1.1.1).
I after bis name, both of the Unlver
I slty of Pennsylvania and Yale Uni
rersity having conferred that hon i
up n him.
Richard A. Baliinger.
Four Stetes may claim a proprie?
tary interest in Richard A. BalHnger |
the new Secretary of the Interior.
He is a native of Iowa, having bo'-n j
born In lloonsboto. in ixr.9; aft'
I practicing law in Illinois f.r a while |
he removed to Alabama, and in ISO
be l>ecame a resident of Port Town
I send in Washington State. The next
I year he was appointed United States
Commissioner'at Port Townsend and
later was ejected .fudge i.f ihe Supe?
rior Court of Jefferson County. Kiv
year? ago Mr. Rallinger was elected j
Mayor cf Seattle, ain 1 when his term
I of Mayor expired President Roosevelt
apprinted him Commissioner o; thej
I General I .and Office
As a praetioner at the l?ar Mr. Ral?
linger made a specialty of the admir-1
ally and maritime law. and his pose
i tlon as Commissioner of the General \
liand Office gave him a wide knowl?
edge of the land laws and other ini
nt riant nroblcms which will fall tin- j
der his jurisdicti n as Secretary' ofj
?he Interior
Mr. Rallmger's falber studied las
in the office of Abraham Uaceln. and!
his ancestors on both sides partici?
pated in the war of the Revolution
and the War cf 1*12. He was pre
! pared for college In the nubile schools
I and Is a graduate of William College.
Class of '?4. He Is 'he author of
?Haslinger on Commnni'v Property
and of ' Rallinger * annotated Code?
jnd Statute . f Washington '" Mr.
Kallinger in a Repnldlcan Slat- Com
mitteeman for the Slate of- Wa hint
rn. and *a? a menroer of the Ad
rhwwy Commiltee during the la?t
rampaign.
Jacob M. Otckinoon
Jacob Met lavcrk Dickinson, be new
Secre'srv of War. is the South'rn
rrnwnber of President Ta't ? Canine-.
A Missiasippian b* birth he |s a cil
Iwn of Tcnnenscee ami as a Cleve?
land IVmorraf ??r-p-ned Mr Taft
the Presidency. lYobahK his
m..- tio' i'de |i.iMi. s< rv i. ?? a?
cOnasel f, r thr rafted Htatea in the
Alaakan h-?wndary ease before the
Arbltra'ion Tribunal In London in
I I :?!?:!. He was an Assistant Attorney.
General of tit*- United States during
Cleveland's administration, vand has
been general counsel for ihr Illinois
C< ntral Railroad Company for some
years, s.lending most if lil< time in
Chicago, where the general offices
of that con*uen> are located. Mr. i
IHckins, ii Ik fifty-eight years old. ha\ j
ing Ik-cii bcrn In Columbus. Miss., in i
1k..I. it<- is a graduate of the l'nl-j
verslty of Nashville, ft m which!
school he has a degree ss Master of j
Arts, snd he studied law at Coluin-!
hla University, at the University of
Leipzig, and in l'aris He is I'rest
(but of the American liar Assocla-.
tlon, and belongs to the Chicago Club
the Onwentaia and the Ircuuots
Clu!/s. all of Cllicago, Mr Dickinson
Is the owner c?; the famous Helle
Meade suck farm in Nashville.
George von Leogerke Meyer. I
George von l^-ngerke Meyer, who
goes from the Postmaster-General's:
Office to the Navy Department, was
brought Into the cabinet In February.'
ii?<?7. to succeed Post master-General
Cortelyou. He was at that time Am?
bassador to St. Petersburg, to which
post he had been transferred fron;
Rome, where he had served five
years as Ambassador. Mr. Meyer is
a native of Boston, in which city he
was born in 1K.">8. After graduating
from Harvard he entered the employ
of a commission firm, and sonic years
later became a member of the firm
cf Linder and Meyer. Kast India mer?
chants, which had been established
by his father. He is an officer or ?II
rector in many large manufacturing
and financial concerns, and has always
been active in politics, having been
a member t>r the Boston Common
Council, an alderman, a member cf
the State (.legislature, serving as
siwaker of the lower house for three
consecutive ycBrs. Mr. Meyer was
elected a member o the Republican
National Committee in JJ99, and on
McKinley-* election he was made Am?
bassador to Italy. He is a memlier
of the Athletic, the Somerset, and
St. Botolph Clubs, or Boston, and
among other business offices is Presi?
dent of the Ames Plow Co.. and a di?
rector of the Old Colony Trust Co..
and the Amcskeag Manufacturing Co.
Mr. Meyer is a sportsman aim an ang.
ler. and is known as a crack shot.
George W. Wickeraham.
New York's representative in the
new cabinet is George W. Wicker
shani. who becomes attorney-general.
Mr. Wickersham Is a member of the
law firm in which President Taft's
brother Henry W. Taft. Is a partner,
and he is known as an expert in rail?
road law. Although a resident of
New York Cltv. Mr. Wickersham is
a native of Pennsylvania, having been
born in Pitt.'burg in IKS. He first
took ? Ivil engineering at I.?ehigh Un?
iversity, but later entered the law
school of the University of Pennsyl?
vania, fn-m which he holds the degree
of Bachelor of Laws. He immediate?
ly entered practice in Philadelphia,
hut later went to New York and aa?
se dated himself -with the firm of
Chamberlaiu. Carter and Hornldower.
A year later he became managing
clerk o. the firm of Strong and Cad
walader. of which President Taft'.<
! brother is a member, and eventually
was taken into partnership.
t Mr. Wickersham is counsel for a
large number of corporations, among
them the Interhorough Railroad, and
I as attorney for the railroads in the
famous Chicago Traction case came
I into considerable public prominence.
1 He is fond of travel, usually spending
a portion of the year abroad and is
[ a devcted equestrian. He has a coun
| try residence at Cedarhurst. Ixmg
Island, and also a home In New York
j City.
Charles Nagel.
Charles Nagel, cf St- I/>nis. the
I new Secretary of Commerce snd I-i
hor. is better known among lawyen
and educators than to the public at
large, although he served as a mem
her tf the Missouri House of Repre?
sentatives and is a member of the
Republican National Committee. He)
is a setive Westerner, having been'
born in C-lorado County. Texas. In
1*19. He come* of rrofesslonal aa>
erster*, his father. Dr. Herman Nagel
being one t- a family of four brothers
of whom three are physicians and
his maternal grandfather and treat
grandfather were clergymen. In the
height of the Civil War the pronoun
ctd Uni- n sentiments of Dr. Nagel
compelled him to remove from Tegas
to St. l/>:st Here Charles Nage!
r< on entered the St. tools High
School Graduating from 'here he
took a two years' roorw in -he 8t.
ixmis laiw School and then went to
the University of Berlin, where he
took a special rrnrse in Isw and po
litlcal economy. Returning to 8L
1/Oitls in 1?73 he was admitted to the
'? ar and won took an active part In
municipal affairs. In addition to be
in* a niemle-r of the Lower Honje
<f State legislature, be wa? for four
years President of the City Council
of St iai> Although he bss iahti
an active part in pott'c? and h*? mi
extended law practice he ha. found
time to give much attention tc cd tr?
eat Km al ssatters. He fills a profes
f Cabinet
sot-ship in tin- st- Louts Law School:
in ii member of the Hoard of Trustees
of the Public Ubrsry, id ihr Hoard
o? Trustees of Wash lug ion Culver
?it) Hint a member of 'In- II aid of
Control of the St. Ixim, Museum of
Fine Arts. Mr. Kogel, an the Mis
souri member of the It' publican Na?
tional Committee, nerved during the
recent, campaign as a member of the
Executive Committee and was in
ehsige of the Western Itcaduuancra
Socially, he lias been active In his
native city, luting a memlier of the
I'nlverslty Club, the c mmercial
Club, the St. I. uis Club the Round
Table and Country Clubs, and also
of tin- Metropolitan Club in Washing?
ton City.
Frank H. Hitchcock.
Although the youngest member of
the new Cabinet. Frank II. Hitchcock
Mr. Taft'a Postmaster General, is
probably better known to the general
public than any of his colleagues by
reason of the preniineine he obtain?
ed sa chairman of the l{. lubliean
National Committee In the recent
campaign Mr. Hitchcock Is only
forty-two years of age. and since he
left school has been in the employ
of the government. He is a native
? f Ohio but received his education
In Massachusetts, to which stale his
parents removed while be was unite
young. Graduating from Harvard In
1**M he obtained a clerkship In the
Department of Agriculture. l?tier
Secretary Wilson made him chief of
the Division of Foreign Markets, ami
when the Department of Commence
and Labor was organized be was made
i's first chief clerk. In Mr. Rcose*
velt's first campaign be whs assist?
ant secretary to the Republican Na?
tional Committee, and was later ap?
pointed first Assistant Postmaster
General, lie resigned that iiosltlon
when the Taft campaign was opened
to take charge of Mr. Tatf's Interests.
Subsequently he was elected chair?
man of the Republican National Com.
mittee. which post he still holds.
During his first years as a govern?
ment clerk in Washington. Mr. Hitch,
cock found time to take a law course
at Columbian University, and on
graduation was admitted to the bar
in the District of Columba. aud three
years later was admitted to practice
before the Supreme Court of the
United States. Among other asso?
ciations he is a member of the Anieri
can Economic Association, the Amer?
ican Statistical Association and the
American Association for the Ad?
vancement of Science. Afr. Hitch?
cock is a batchelor.
James Wilson.
If Secretary Wilson continues to
hold the agricultural portfolio until
.next November, he will, have broken
the rcord for conttnuoua cabinet ser?
vice, which ip now held by Albert
Ca illat in. ence Secretary of the Treas?
ury, who served twelve years, eight
months and twenty-five days. Secre?
tary Wilson was appointed at the
cutset o." the McKinley administra?
tion. He wag born In Ayrshire, Scot?
land in 1830. and at the age of sev?
enteen was brought to this country
by his parents. He wa* educated In
the public scho'Is or Iowa and at
Iowa College. He engaged in farm
ing and entering state politics, was
i a member of the 12th. 13th and 14th
assemblies of lows, being elected
speaker of the assembly In his last
term. He ferved three terms in Con
press. In the IMh Congress his seat
j was contested and the opponents Cf
j General Grant, who was then near
ing his end st Mount McGregor, used
the seating contest for a filibuster
to defeat the Grant retirement bill.
Mr. Wilson saved tne mensure by re?
signing on the stipulation that the
Grant bill sno-jld be Immediately
;assed.
Franklin McVeash
Franklin McVeaSjk, merchant, whs
will be the next Secretary of the
Treasury, was horn on a farm neat
Phoenixville. Chester County. Penn?
sylvania. He was graduated from
Tale as ft. A., in 1M2. and from Co
lumbia l,aw School, New York. In
ISM. and began practice with hi?
fcmther Wayne McVeagh. but hu
health falling he abandoned law and
went Wi-sL Shortly after he est ab
lished in Chicaco the wholesale gro
eery h use <.f Franklin McVeagh an*
Company, which roe many y?ars ha*
been one of Ike largest in th? coun
try. and fron; *hich It is reoortefl
he has onh r- cently resigned. Hi
in also a director e* lb* Commercial
National BanV. and other Cblcag
corporations
Mr. MaeVeact is distinguished if
Chlcaro not or' a. a saost successful
merchant bu< ? ?pecialiy for his sjeifH
wrrk in behalf of elvtr progress snc
reform He !> f ame prsalduii < f th?
Otiten? Association Of Chicago ir
1*7?. and t?Ward, to hold the otic
several years ? ? *a:d. making '
the Instrnmef for man. important
political reform- At the Irnad of th*
Rar*su r.f Charities he adder! great I]
to the cSeet I renews of that organ I sa
firm, and 8? ctairman of the Muniel
g?] Art lyagu? and o?nerwij.e he ha
been s fslthfn! worker for LjV bean
t If ring of Chi? ago. by extension a
be hoel?vard srsteoi and in man;
other wav* He bas also taken ai
active par; in the worn oi the Na
ilotiul Civic Federation. Mi*. Mae
Vcagh was um 11 recently alHIiatet'.
wild the Democratic porty and in 1S!'">
he wan n initiated In convention
by the Dcmociacy of Illinois for the
United States Senate. He made a
canvas of the State, but whs defeat* d
in legislature. He married Miss Km
ily Komcs.
RAILROADS IN SEARCH
OF NEW WOOL) FOR TIES
WASHINGTON. Mar. t. -That the
humble rrllroad tie Is a most Impor?
tant laetor in the material develop
men) of the country Is a great truth
that Is tittle understood by iteopie out.
side of railroad circles, The puffing
engine that speeds at the rate of a
mile or more a minute over the conn
try is a slave to the two steel rails
that insure u smooth and sale road,
and these rails in turn depend on the
old-fashioned wooden cross-tie which
holds them In place.
Yankee invention has not ye! loan-!
a substitute which has Induced the'
iiiilroads to give up wood, although
experts say thai the day will sure-]
ly come when the country's forests
wilt no longer be called upon to sup '
ply the demand lor ties. Up to
the present time it seems no other
material has been found which has
the resiliency of wood and which at
the same time causes lean wear and
tear on the rails, fastenings and road
bed
The country's railroads during the
last two or three years used luu.niiu.
.> to 150,000,000 of sawed and hewn
ties a year. The ideal tie timber
is white oak. which combines the
qualities* of durability, hardness,
strength and clone grain. It Is not onh
excellent for ties, but Is widely used
In ship building, for general con?
struction in cooperage, In the maim
facture of carriages, for agricultural i
Implements, interior finish of houses,
r-nd for furniture. On account of this
wide use, the supply has been greatly
reduced and some of the railroads
have been forced to pay almost pro
hiMtivo prices for ties, or to stihsti
tftte other and cheaper woods to re?
place the white oak ties rapidly dis?
appearing from their lines.
Over 40 net" cent of the ties recent?
ly purchased by the railroads of the
country are oak, according to latest
statistics of united Slates Forest Ser.
vice. Cross-ties of Southern pine
formed somewhat less than 2.> per cent,
Douglas fir ties ranked third, with
approximately 10 per cent of the total.
Naturally the proportion of these
twe timbers will Increase as the Bitp
ply of oak dwindles. This is also
(rue of cedar, chestnut, cypress. 1
Western pine, tamarack, hemlock, and .
other trees which are coming into
the merket as tie t im be is
Cedar, which is very durable, hns
been extensively used to take the
place of white oak for ties, but It is
so soft that it is readily cut by the
rails. This necessitates the use of
tie plates and other protective' de?
vices when cedar ties are used. As
the supply of cedar is also running
short, it is necessary for the rail?
roads to seek further for new tie
timber. One of the woods which
has all the requisites of a good tie.
with the exception of durability, is
the beech.
A beech tie generally consists
largely of sapwood. which partly ac
Counts for its lack of durability, but.
on the other hand, allows a thorough
and easy preservative treatment. In
Germany and France, beech ties have
been successfully preserved from de?
cay, and are used very extensively.
Beech is found widely distributed
throughout the eastern part of the
United States, and at present time is
comparatively cheap and abundant.
If. therefore, the railroads whose lines
are located in the regions when- beech
is abundant can make use of this
wood, treated with some suital/c pre?
servative, another source of supply
of tie limber will be opened up.
Stum page rajues have been Inrreas
ing so rapidly during the last row
< years that many railroads have found
It necessary to modify their timber
policy, and thev yearly apply preserve,
tires to a greater nnmber of tics and
to more kinds of wood. Substitute
wools naturally very with different
sections of the eonntry. but In most
cases they lack the two essential
qualities found In white oak. name?
ly, resistance to mechanical wear and
to decay. Experience proves that
, s'esr can be successfully retarded by
the use of tie plates and other me?
chanics! devices, and decav can ty?
pos! ponrd hv the application of proper
' preservatives. The new conditions
1 have made it necessary for many rail?
road companies to meet th" problem
i of prcsTvstion by establishing treat
Inr. plants at central roitrts of dis
i tributlon along their lines.
THREE WINS OUT OF FIVE
; Percentage that the Experienced
Speculator Hopes to Maintain.
There Is nothing more sordid in
I Wail Street than fite rw- that Is
. made in the stock market 1-v insiders
' idirectors, bankers, and their !lke| nf
informal km accessible only to th??m
' selves. They hsve the ftr?t inform*
tlou of rhanz-s In earning?: tbev are
1 able to anticipate dividends chanc a
I months ahead, they know whst flnan
? cisl fransactioas arc impend'ng. as
I for Ins'ance. an Increase of'stoek. II
, thev made nan of their knowledge in
' a direct way. as by buying on favor?
able developments OT S-elling On those
Of an unfavorable ns'ure. that would
' he had enough But when, being in
I poosessinn of fsvorsMe knowledc.
- they hegin by manipulating the stock
r down to Induce others to ?ef| that
- they may isiy more easily, or. on un?
favorable knos ledge por?-!C the op
posltc tactic*, it Is Indefensible
This sort of thing howerer. Is so]
much taken for granted 'hat profes?
sional Stock Kxtharke ?raders habt?.
naJry roll a stock on any favorable
ar.nonncentent whl<"h the insiders
saust have known was coming Why?
ontinued.
hVcauec Hi'' Insidern tors probe bl?
loaded up with stocks at lower prices
nml will now U' willing to sell. Urine
the axiom. "Sell on good news, the
Insiders have discounted It. Buy on
bsii lo ws, and for the same reason "
To be right the odd time In fite
Is all ilmt an> experienced si?eeii
lator hopes for The margin helweeli
profll und kiss Is very slender. No
less an aulhoritv than .Ismes It.
Keane ha? suid: "With all the mo'ici
I spend for inlet ?.i it i it and with' all
the experience I have, tho liesl thnl
I ruu do Is lo he right :r-ur tines
in seven, if 1 eotil I be rig.it thtv'
littles in fixe. I would have more
money than I should know what to do
with." The difference bet ween four
Ihnes in seven, bis average, and three
limes In live, which vat more than
he could expect, is one ?? in 1 nlrty-l
five times.
Condor this wall, ye who wendet
why you lose none; in Wall Street!
What chance have \oii for the odd
lime in live, which satisfies the profes-|f
lions, against m< u who command the '
machinery of manipulation, have all
the Information tlrst. and a great
deal of the time control the news
lliul makes prices go up and dow n '
John Part, in Everybody's for March
New England roast waa attended by
snow in the Atlantic states north of
Virginia and by high winds from
North Carolina to Maine. Remarkable
feature i ibis storm .was Us rapid
tic vernein across the continent, a
liorloii of Ho hours being occupied In
travelling front the north Pacific to
the middle Atlantic coast, and Its e*
ifjouall) slow movement after the
readied iIm Atlantic coast,
h resulted in an unexpected con?
tinuation of precipitation in the mid?
dle Atlantic ?tates.
Storni warnings were continued
Thursday mt ruing from Brakewater
to Kast|iort. Steamers departing
Friday for Km openn ports will hav.
high north to northwest winds with
vain or inon to the Grand Banks.
rffjbt
The Real Need.
A French army officer has Invented
ye-glasses which enable the wearer to
sec behind him What most people
need Is a device which will enable
them to see a foot or two in advance
ol their nor.ra
STORM CONDITIONS OF
UNUSUAL CHARtCUR
Disturbance Moved With Remarkable
Rapidity From North Pacific to
Middle Atlantic
I By Associated PresB.i
WASHINGTON, I) C. March l -
Weather conditions and genersl fore?
cast for FViday and Saturday
The storm that was central
Wednesdtv evening near the middle
Incressed Length of Lifo.
The statistics of life Insurance peo?
ple show tht't In the last. 25 years Uta
average length of ? man's life baa In*
rreased five per cent., or two whole
years ?frem 41.9 to 13.0 years.
A3 It See-ned to Charlie.
Linie cimriie. n six \ ear-old, heard a
man practicing on Ihe calliope prepar
uton 10 playing it In the circus pa
tad" Rushing to his lather, he said:
"Ustin, papa What la it?" asked
his father. "It's do elephant singing."
-. aid Charlie.
Basketball Tonight!
MARCH 5? 8:30 P. M.
Hampton Y.M.C. A. vs William and Mary
TICKETS 25 AND 35 CK NT.*
Number Tickets Limited
M. 0. LACKEY, Mgr.
The PhillipS'Lackey Co., Inc.
Real Estate, Rents, Loan*, Insurance, Gen'l
Auctioneers, Bonding.
18 E. Queen St., Phone 32, Hampton, V?
FOB RENT
127 Locust.$12.50
245 Carey Street.$35.00
3."> I?cust.$12.00
?14 Washington.$10.00
336 Washington.$10.00
?22 Holt. $7 00
428 Hoi:. $7.00
121 Klizsbeth Street.$11.00
LaSalle Avenue, modern. .$18.00
I-a Salle Avenue.$10.50
East Hampton .$10.00
33 Eim.$11.00
Queen Street?Flat.II&.M
254 Holt Street.$10.M
Court Street.$10.00
FOR SALE
Elisabeth Street Dwelling and
large lot. Terms? $250.00
cash, balance $20.00 per
month.
Modern Home, 8 rooms, bath,
electric lights, furnace, barn,
etc. Property sll In excellent
condition. Cost over 13.300;
will sell for $2.700.
Money to Loan.
3 Cargoes Best Fertilizer Made
Two cargoes already received and delivered; another on the way.
The up-to-date farmer Is Learning. Fast that the boneet made
Rone Base Goods that produce the best results in the field as
well as stand the highest official test by the agricultural depart?
ment is the goods to use. ujr our Fertilizers this season and bo
convinced.
Seed Peas and Potatoes of the best varieties also on hand.
J. W. Rowe Co., Inc.
HAMPTON, VA.
Sand and Oravell
Can deliver any quantity of SAND, COURSE or PINK, aar plant st
tng. cement or any kind of work. Newport News, Hampton, Phoebna,
Soldiers' Home. Fortress Monroe, or any place on Ihe C. a O between
her? and Richmond. Washed or unwashed i.RAVEL for roaflnsj Salle
ered In bags Prepared to handle any else contract Guaranteed, grades
of sand 'Phone No. 3. Offio? Baak of H?mo on Building.
J. V. Bickford, M'gV.
EXPERIENCE
Count? in the painttag and paper
hangtnz as w?H aa la every?
thing ebv And we have had tksrty
years of It All we ask is aa ssjaajp.
tnaity to do one job for yon, tkea ww
arc satisfied that when you want aae
otber Jnb of Hows*. Sien. Orannas****
Palr'lnr or Paper Hanging dona, that
>oii ?Hl ran on
L. BORN a son
:i I Wr at Qoren St. Hampton,
And hate it done right at the lows**
possible price