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THKRE'U A REASON—
AS S*t t)M news of th« world at your
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WASHINGTON FORECAST.
Washington, March 22.—New Mexi-
co-West Texas: Partly cloudy, prolm
bly showers and cooler in north por-
tion Wednesday. Thursday. lair ani
cooler.
THIRTIETH YEAR
EL PASO, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23‘, 1910.
. PRICE FIVE CENTS
INSURGENTS
IGNORED
ON SLATE
Conferences Held Preceding
Republican Caucus For
House Rule Committee.
TO CHOOSE MEMBERS
FROM GROUPS
Personnel of Co mm itteeMay
Be Selected on Geo-
graphical Basis.
Washington. Mardb 22—Through
the maze of a peculation regarding the
probable personnel of the enlarged
rules committee of the house whs de-
veloped today a slate for Republican
membership in that body.
Several conferences were held and
as a result it is understood the mem-
bers of the Committee may be select-
PINCHOT
SAILS FOR
EUROPE
Leaves New York City on
Steamship President
Grant.
MEN IN CONGRESS WHO HAVE BEEN
FIGHTING FOR AND AGAINST CANNON
IS SUMMONED
BY ROOSEVELT
Ex-Chief Forester Will Visit
Sister in Copen-
hagen.
Washington, March 22.—Wash-
ington today woke op to the fact that
Gifford Pinchot. whom President Tali
recently removed from the position
of thief forester of the lulled States,
was on the ocean already four days
out, on the steamer President Grant,
on the way to meet ex-Preaident Theo-
dore Roosevelt, probably at Naples.
Mr, Pinchot. is due at Hamburg next
ed on a geographical basis. The ten- Monday? Col Roosevelt is to arrive
at Naples the following Saturday.
tative slate is divided into groups out
of which the leaders expect one each
will be chosen.
The groups follow:
Dalzell of Pennsylvania.
Siinth of Iowa.
McCall or Lawrence of Massachu-
setts, or J, Sioat Fassett of New York.
Second Group.
Boytell of Illinois or Longworth of
Ohio.
Young of Michigan, or Stevens of
Minnesota.
Smith of California, or Hawley of
Oregon, or Howell of Utah.
From this slate the six Republican
members of the committee of ten may
he selected at the Republican caucus
tomorrow night. This list does not in-
clude a single Insurgent.
Republican leaders take the posi-
tion that only by a rock-ribbed stal-
wart Repullean membership can the
rules committee transact any effec-
tive business. They contend that the
insurgents made a mistake in fixing
the membership Of the committee at
ten instead of some odd number,
that It plainly made impossible the
the inclusion of any insurgent.
It was said by the regular Republi-
cans that to permit the inclusion of
an Insurgent ag one of the six would
give him as great a power as >tlic
speaker has enjoyed, in that he would
doubtless consult his insurgent col-
leagues on every move and that, the
regulars would have to agree with
him or else leave the committee snlt-
The widely current rumor here Is
that Mr. Pinchot goes to meet the re-
turning traveler in compliance with
a summons received by cable last
Friday. Nobody in a position to know
would either confirm or deny this part
of the story; there is no disposition to
deny that Mr. Pinchot's principal er-
rand abroad is to meet Mr. Roosevelt.
Friends Scoff at Suggestion.
Mr. Plnchot's friends hero scoff at
the suggestion that he would quit the
.investigation of the controversy in
which he is so deeply concerned on
the eve or Secretary Ballinger's testi-
mony in order to seek, uninvited, an
interview with the ex-president.
On the other hand, those who know
Mr. Roosevelt say he is too good a
politician not to realize that to give
Pinchot an unsought hearing before
lie had had an opportunity to discuss
the matter 'with President Taft, or
some- member of his potlitleal family,
would lie generally regarded as a di-
rect slap at an administration he
would naturally feel bound to support.
Ex-Chief Steals Away.
Mr. Pinchot slipped away from
Washington quietly last, Friday even-
ing and next day sailed from New
York lor Europe. Thomas R. Shipp,
secretary of the National Conserva-
tion Association, of which Mr. Pin-
chot is president, said today that the
former forester had gone to Europe
for “a much needed vacation,” Issu-
ing the following statement:
"Mr. Pinchot sailed for Europe on
(he President Grant of the,Hamburg-
ject to' a tie vote of five to five in American line last Saturday after-
case the insurgent chose to vote with noon. He will go to Gopenliagen
the four TVmocrals who are to lit* se-
lected in caucus Thursday night.
Disavow Desire.
Denmark, where he will visit his sis-
ter, I-adv .lobnstou. Mr. Pinchot has
been working hard ami felt that a va-
luation would do him good. I do not
Most of the insurgents disavow any i |;novv when )1P will return. He has
desire for specific representation. e ie(lts jn ,h<; , Iljl(,(1 Stat„,
Representative Hayes of California, *h ln
(me of the leaders of the insurgents ‘
is rredifbd by the regulars with en-
deavoring to bring about, insurgent
represcnlation but the move litre tak-
en no definite shape.
Representative Haugen of Iowa, the
insurgent who has drafted a resolu
tlon proposing a committee on com-
mittees, said today that he hid finally
decided to introduce that measure at
the first favorable opportunity. He
has talked over the proposition with
some of his insurgent colleagues. .
About ten Insurgents today signed
the call for the Republican caucus.
Among these were Miller. Volsted.
Steenerson and Pickett. Several de-
clined to sign although they probably
will attend the caucus. These were
Murdock, Norris, I .enroot, Lindbergh
and Cooper.
A member of the house organiza-
tion said the organization desired it
to be understood that it was taking
no part in the selection of the new
committee.
Washington. March 22—in response
to a cablegram from former Brest
deiTt Roosevelt it became known here
today that Gifford Pinchot, late chief
forester of the United Start's, sailed
from New York Saturday on the
steamer Pres. Giant ami will meet
Mr. Roosevelt when the latter reaches
London.
Congress Summary.
Washington, March 22—The sen-
ate lodav began consideration of a bill
providing for a codification of laws
relating to the judiciary. Senator
Clapp, speaking upon the administra-
tion railroad bill, expressed confi-
dence that it Would materially amend-
ed before its final passage.
The general debate on the pension
appropriation bill continued through-
out the day In the house. Both houses
will be in session tomorrow.
WALSH HAS NOT
FULLY RECOVERED
New Orleans. La., March 22.—Ar-
riving here from Ban Antonio. Tex.,
late this afternoon. Thomas F. Walsh,
mint* owner and capitalist, accompa-
nied by members of his family and at-
tended by two physicians, left New
Orleans at 6 o'clock p. m. on a spe-
cial train for Washington.
Edward McLean, his son-in-law.
said:
"Mr Walsh is feeling very badly,
but. is not dangerously ill.”
The special train will arrive at the
capital early Thursday morning.
—1~
VACCINATION LAW IS
DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Santa Cruz, Caj.. March 22.—The
state law making vaccination obliga-
tory for al! children ip the public
schools of California was declared to
be unconstitutional by Judge Luca
Smith today in the Superior Cour
Judge Smith held that, as the law
does not, apply to children irt private
schools, it is to bn construed as class
legislation.
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GLAVIS ADMITS DECEIVING
CUNNINGHAM IN GETTING
POSSESSION OF DOCUMENTS
Washington, March 22.—Louis R.
filavis, former chief of the field di-
vision of the general land office, tes-
tified before Special Commissioner W.
J. McGee today in the inquiry conduct-
ed by the Interior department Into
the question of the validity of the
Cunningham claims.
Mr. Glavis said Orville D. Jones of
Wallace, Idaho, one of the claimants,
had told him In March, 1908, when
he procured Uis affidavit that the
claimants had always understood
and agreed Among themselves that
when they got title to the lands they
would form a company to develop
them.
He stated that F F. Johnson and
F. Cushing Moore, both of Wallace,
had corroborated Jones' affidavit but
that Henry White, another claimant
at Wallace, had denied 'here was any
such understanding.
He said the affidavits secured from
the entrymen were written by the
agents of the general land office as
a rule. As drawn up these affidavits
would be examined and then sworn to
by the entrymen if found satisfac-
tory.
The witness said the Cunningham
Journal and ledger were shown to
him and Special Agent Horace D.
Jones by Clarence Cunningham and
that the Itooks were taken from the
Cunningham residence to tbetr hotel
tConfirmed *>n Peg" « t
CONFESS
GUILT IN
BRIBERY
Pittsburg Boodlers Admit
Selling Honor For
Small Sums.
DEVELOPMENTS
SENSATIONAL
Bribe-Givers Will Next Be
Hauled Up
Carpet.
DEMOCRATS
VICTORS IN
BAY STATE
Republican Stronghold Gives
Foss Big Majority For
Seat in Congress.
REGARDED AS
POLITICAL MIRACLE
on
Pittsburg, March 22.—Nine more
former members of councils before
the district attorney today, confessed
their guilt hi accenting money for
their votes while mem born of tin*
municipal Ixulies and, before Judge
K, S. Fraser, received their Immun-
ity baths In the way of ;t suspended
sentence
When the *;;rftnJ jury adjourned feu
the dav just before , o'clock It had
returned no indictments although it
had lisioiled''for hours to dovelop
incuts llie briber\ scandal even
more sensational than those Imamle
nut yesterdnv Yh n admitted Helling
their honor for from $30 upward.
John F Klein was before the grand
jui\ tie- greater part of tbo day and
continued his narrative of council
manic graft Klein recounted soim
of his experiences 1 u handing oil’,
the money to the councilinen.
Out For the Dough.
“There was one follow,” Klein said.
! ^who was a daisy a regular Shy
lock for the Hough. in the South
| Seventh sheet business I handed him
$SI lit* looked at trie for a few mhe
Most Overwhelming Defeat
Massachusetts Republic-
ans Have Met in Years.
Brockton, Mass., March 22.—The
political weather cock turned Demo-
crat ward in Massachusetts today
wlu'u the Old Colony section, one of
the Republican strongholds of the
slate, placed Eugene N. Foss of Bos-
ton, ouo of the country's leading ex-
ponents of reciprocity -with Canada, iu
tile congressional seat of the late Wil-
liam C. Lovering.
Mr. Foss accomplishes what is re-
garded as almost a political miracle,
turning a Republican plurality of
14,250 into a Democratic victory of
5,840.
The vote today was:
Eugene N. Foss of Boston. Demo-
, [ crat, 14,980; W. it Buchanan of
Brockton, Republican, 9,340.
It was the most, overwhelming de-
feat Republicans have met in Massa-
chusetts since Governor Bates was
overthrown by William L. Douglas six
years ago.
Result Important.
Tin; result is considered of more
titt-H am! then yelled like a stuck pig then laic wide importance, for Mr.
Washington. March 22 Rallying loj
the support of Speaker Cannon lu Un-
ions and bitter fight made against
his rule of the house of representa-
tives have been Republicans who were
animated by “u lively sense of grati-
tude. for favors yet to come," accord-
ing to the insurgents, but who in their
own estimation were rightfully reg-
ular in their support of their party's
organization. Prominent among the
men who have held up Uncle Joe's
hands are Sereno E. Payne of New
York, the father of the new tariff, and |
John W. Dwight, also of New York
Hu* RenuWL *t ty-t „|'f|(.fI p i
■is to see llial Up- Rep„L,Heart rep,,- I
sen tat Ives are in .heir places |o vot • 1
When they an- needed. The spokes
pn?n of the; Insurgents have
Ivici&RmRpoB.
t corytmn rrameiiftsr
lifted durltitf tno jjiHsmil. session
many, and tltcv have disclaimed VMT Ml"llVr|''
intention Of sn'ii,,- _» ,.u V. Il(,uded. pugnacious Kansan, and
number as lem- ’ )p, George W, Norris, the neverglve-up
item among t Wj, , ' |,'.jv|,' '■'!'! 1 ''THj' ,p'"" Mei-diboring stale
VWvAAzW'iAfVWVtA/y’Y'
ANDERSON SAYS PIPE LINE
TO SACRAMENTOS WOULD
COST NEARLY!
Water Company's Manager Explains Detail His
Estimate of the Value of Plant’s Pioperty.
WATER COMPANY'S ESTIMATE OF THE VALUE OF IT’S PLANT
in
Original Uo.-t. 1),
’via Hon
if Vi.i ,
Real estate ................
.....
Mesa pumping plant .........
...... 7,V?W
,-v‘K)
Watts' plant .................
AlUtra pump ............ ...
4,rjoft
r>3-7
Iron piqo linfta .............
. Ki'I *
«»$; *, *
Wrought iron pi|ie lines .
:49
J 7 I
Valves ................... .
...... 41
,41
l H1V
V.ihc Luxes ..................
i.T&.i
Fire bull ants .................
...... j 1
,*427
i&tiiu
Service pipes ............ .
...... r»wi;i
746
1 7 j o
Motet ................
005
lies: , ■ ................... ,
.....,. r,i,38-t
534
Mesa welts ...................
..... ‘4.000
«ftO
:<■' -j.*!!,
Well dtill rig ................
...... 5,(M>0
.",500
Office* furniture ..............
...... 2.711
“ 7 ^ l
Tools .......................
...... 1 ,:ioo
• '• t«'*
Materials ...................
...... 3,657
• • /■*
Horses and vehicles ........
Uif)
‘-M0
Fuel and supplies ............
...... w*
Pavement value........
...... 98,827
,,
Shaft well ........(........
...... Hit MM
...
JL't.Hftft
Total ..................
. .$1,001.963
SUPPLEMENTARY VALUE
The company also ask Gun il, ■
i.“ Uh> cn,
for artesian water ...
Organizing and tiiiuucliig ...
. 48.316
for the i*\lra t-oii <*vul8. You know
1X1,10 v-u.d ilu* (4umln.nl price in Hint
Well, he v.«»l Hie ten cents nil
right* *
BrlbGivers Next.
-DintHc-t AMt»il»« > ItlakHy, bn noon
mh the roum’ilineu bribetakers have
bet a ronml* tl up, will k*> after Hie
hrilHMiivers. Thei-m are an Id to be
bunk offieink and off* lain of instilu-
Foss Ktumped lie* Mtli district on na-
tional questions, and tho people
backed him with a whoop.
It was (lie first contest in tho Kasi
to b** decided by the voters since the
Fayim Aldrich tariff bill became
operative, and had a peculiar iu to reft
on Unit account. Mr. Foss, who has
figured in several campaigns, first as
a Republican, and latterly as a Demo-
tion.. whose names have never hen- .era’, with nuMlerato protectionist,
(of.,re Petit mentioned In connection Jottings, is well known In the North-
wilh the grufl probe of the lurl two castern states and Iu Canada an a
years. , j champion of Canadian reciprocity, an
Bomb Shells May Drop. j Issue that led him lo leave the Reptile
The "lip” has been passed to these I \\r*a |l:1",y ,twit y,“"' ""d b??ora« tl“'
....... me,, that thet may com., under ■«"? eandi.laic for lieutenant
the "it unit'” extended by the dlS-1K0V"'nm' ,l" fuall"fl * S*"""
tried attorney' tail they have thus It.r rur,| ,he *wtf' that
failed to avail IhelliKelves of the op-1 V,1'’ ' *"wl?1
port unit'. It is reported that, some " Ute campaign was the high cost of
bombshells will be .Hopped Into the li1vl“« , lu', Democratic orator ,
social structure of Pittsburg when , Uie I’uyne-Ah rich tariff bill
county . detectives "turn the more-v 1 u‘ failure of the Republican
changers" out of "their own temples" l,iULv to properly; supervise trusts
and bring (item before the liar of
Just ice.
Is But Beginning.
WR!t all that lias Huts far been dis-
closed in tills gigantic municipal graft
with being responsible for the high
cost of living.
Lodge Met Attack.
Tills attack was met by Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, who delivered an
conspiracy, there. In a feeling that(address at. Brockton last Saturday
"bat has been accomplished thus far|night, In which he. stated that in-
is but a scratching of the surface, j creases had occurred principally In ar
What, one -hour, tuny develop, no one j tidies on which the duty had been low-
fit able to1 forecast Even the district lured when the tariff was revised last
attorney, is frank in his expression Jyeaf.
that he "can’t tell what will happen " i Mr. Foss, in replying to Senator
Twent thus far have'confessed, 37 I Lodge, presented a list of comparative
Lave been Indicted bill, have not yet! food prices In Montreal. St. John, N.
confessed, and IB have been lmpllcat- B., and Boston, which lie used as an
"d but have not yet been indicted. If (argument against the allegation that
p said at tho district, attorneys of-,the cost, of provisions is duo to a,
it... world wide upward price movement.
The 14th district has been the most
consistently Republican district, in
Massachusetts, having never before
elected a Democrat to Congress.
Mr. Foss is a brother of Congress-
man Foss of Illinois.
,i.i.i.t
- .lit!
Going value
Total value .
: i *
Manager W. E. Anderson ul ip wa
ter company was kept on lb- land all
day yesterday explainin. lo Gov.
Sayers, Master Ri Chancery details in
his estimate of the value of lie- water
company’s property, ami undotgoing
the crtws-examiuatiou of the city at-
torney.
During the investigation a great
volume of interesting Informal ion was
brought out. among others >n esti-
mate by Mr. Anderson that a U mile,
24 Inch pipe line to bring Sacramento
mountain water to El Paso would cost
81,984.500.
Attorney Wallace elicited tb infor-
mation that while the company placed
| Hie Value
i lion dollar
i 82t:i.fa>ti !«■:
( estimated nm
Hut. gem-i t
| lire day hoy* ■
schedule of
: iltg the vaim-
and tils 'item
. would eo-1 i-
- feet state of
!unt at over i it.i!
■ paying lax* h oh
26 pec cent of tti*-
vaUrc.
test during the en-
ifinnd i,he itehiizt d
u*:r Anderson,, tlx
ho company'« plant
■itftnate of what it
the plant in a per-
-ncj.
- , e»%rU
a*-Hit “
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' AotJt*r»r,H. mtltoi
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' X jrkMerdsy Moruhitr
*wt ltl« wnrk. W (■:.
Hie waler wanpitny.
to* I lie (.nit >>t (Itc
Anyt
li lt sti:i *
-i'ib'i'rn-'- wit-t ad
riimlrttec jtl.-usri l#y m- "of.
tidal j,-pt.r fIraL lh*- writer w.n* bad
aft-’- tIt*1 io-unprilloii of llie fir- tj-eal-
tin-ttl litP it,., ! tp- treat mo, i made
It ,11 tight and tbs I It wum ISiwetB the
Ili'-it iin-t Hcvot.d irraitu.-m. he *-,*-p**rit»d"
t-v Ur. AiKjr, -ittrit tie- water win tvut'rie
O'ontimrt-d on Pag,* Tht ,*
it s.tt.d at tho
flee that before tho grand Jury Is
db-jiiil.- ''il fully one liuiidrod persons
"ill !>,- Implicated. These twill In-
clude not only file bribed but the bri-
bers.
Trv to Get Brand.
y, -P i l.tv and today Klein, still in
the dlstrici attorney's office, worked j
t he telephone overtime trying to got [
William Brand, former president of
common councils, to come forward and I
loll Ids story Brand was io have
gone to tbe penitentiary but. bis In-
carceration was deferred partly be-
eutiHi* of the illness of a daughter and1.. . ... , _
partly in He hope that he would con . ' " twl Slft <,s ( lrc,,lt Co“rt <m an
tiictment charging conspiracy to tie-
fraud by underweighing, brought iu ,t
verdict, of guilty this afternoon.
Judge Holt sentenced Moscali to ten
months in the penitentiary and im-
posed a fine of $1.
(GOVERNMENT WEIGHER
SENT TO PENITENTIARY
New York. March 22,—Tlie Jury in
Jllie case of Simon J. Moscali, assist-
(ant government weigher, who has
|,been on trial before Judge Holt in the
Klein also telephoned Joseph
We son. who entered tbe penitentiary
Monday. Wasson was permitted to
answer Hie telephone. As a result,
■ 'jin will join Hit; band of peni-
tents.
Tim crowd could not. suppress a
i.ittgh wliiti William Frederick lesli-
find that lie carried $100 around in
his hip pocket for a week before In*
knew It was there, He said B hod
Let it placed In Ids pocket during the
t omit ilmaoie bolt game, at Neville
l laud to July, 1908.
WILL LOOK OUT FOR AMERICANS
Washington, March 22—President
Matlrlz of Nicaragua has offered to
give the United States every guaran-
tee demanded-tor the safety of Ameri-
ejin life and Interests in that country
in return for a formal recognition of
the legality of Ills government.
TAFT APOLOGIZES TO
NEW YORK NEWSPAPER
MEN FOR CENSURING PRESS
N"W VorJf, March 22 -President
I'uft. facing a crowd of 500 newspo
pci men and editots at. the New York
I’tt-Ks club this afternoon, indirectly
apologized lor hi; remarks Koucetning
tho press made in a recent speech In
Chicago.
Ho explained bis attitude after
John A Men net-->. president of the
eluh, had remarked In a speech that
he did mo agree si'll the president'*
views Then Mr. Taft said:
"Reference has been made by yout
chairman. Mr Hcntiessy, to a speech
t made before tbe Chicago Newspa-
per club. I did not know exactly what
kind of a speech i was going to make
there any mote than I do now, hut
l(hcf cltiiltin,hi of tho Chicago club
whispered to me as I aroso to speak:
They waul to hear about tho press,
so roust them.' And I am bound to
khv that the task was not so dlffi-
cnir
“Tltis being the president of tbo
United States presents a good many
new sensations to one who camo into
fho office under the conditions that
Surrounded my coming in. I had been
on the bench for twelve years ami
I think the bench the only place ill
the country that is free from severe
criticism by the press.. And, having
had that sort of training, It is a lit*
l('iintInnH on i*«*r**
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