Evening Star Newspaper, April 10, 1900, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1900-14 PAGES. | ——— == ptt sSeeSeedendoedeedeatondondbaton MARCHE, 314-316-318 7th. + Children’s Leghorn z W Hats, with wreaths : For Easter Wear. | s/s" d8c. : —A joker once defined the dtterence befwecn 2 Children’s %£ costume and a cress as a matter of cos ry 3 But the idea conveved to the average person by Dresses. £ the word costume has nothing to do with cost. | ,,Qhittens and © True a costume i supposed to be a creation, pur tyered eect, while a dress is a dressmaker’s every day produc- | to - *Si mr) & tion. We speak of this $16.48 Suit of ours as a re = eee It deserves distinction among suits, a knack of st thove the average—quality above | Belts. its TS Made of Cheviot, Homespuns ene- Ae Sip ttane tian Ladies’ Cloth, Pebble Cheviot and Zibelines, | pack ana Llc in Black, N. Castor, Brown, Tan, Gli eee e Gray and Oxford on Jackets, single and double-brea and sae ligned | ‘how. Medici pleat COSTUMES d16. 48 appliqued on and revers. Children’s Hats. Sterling Silver tight- os. box and = fly Hearts, 4c. : Easter Cards,icu Dress Skirts. Eton Jackets. | S2ra5:'CP- Sit “1 ss oe Of fine Cheviot. handsomely se RB Hars : $7.98 lteter ett Beek Dept. Leather-bound Bl- Easter Millinery. i bbe g Oc, Prayer Soegege to $5. : ig ra —We understand everybody has a favorable com- Catholic & ment to mak> on our $4.08 Spring Hat collec- ci 49 BS tion. Thank you. We've accomplished our ob- ae Ic. cane ject to give you something better for $4.98 than Daintily Bound > . | Easter Devotional 4 vou have ever bought cheaper. Four days more Books. + ane white, cold; & to get that Easter Hat. You'll pate ie. z save time and trouble by secur- = ing at once Our Hats at Straw Nets. Black and Tuscan z a +. wort! Y fe OC. $ Ss & 3 large bunches of Hosiery: = Large Single - ot Grapes, with fol- ae es Hie an = Chrysanthemums .all 2 uti coumnesd ular Se Solers: 30c, | ttn BE gu & se 7 a orth 25 tu = niece... SOC. | Worthan. [7% | gern BO 19c. $ 3 BON MARCHE, 314-316-318 7th. eeeeenoene eee eeeeereeeeee 4 The only complete housefurnishers in Washington. So te % Set eet leone teeta SokMtot Two advantages able—together irresis & ible. 4 Moha 3 dedegetetts Straw Mattings. In order to better accommodate our ever: Increasing Business in these gonds. we devoted one-half of our immense first to the display of We do thout pat- Mattings to be tty. We offer sou new, fresh U give far better wear than any of the auction-damaged wattiuga so freely offered in this city, and our prices ure ne more for these fresi goods than you will pay for the musty offerings from the A better rad A leary Chin: Apt #0 on up f Lowest. Biggest Varieties. you have in dealing here — either But let us advise you to delay no longer % in buying, as the prettiest patterns are finding purchasers. We will arrange terms to suit you without extra cost. Prices. Sonceesee dosent soedontendontontenten tonto consider- Soto SoeLontenge Sanconte onSonceetoeonSonce onto Soke te ot See SoeLondonconiont oo Baby Carriages and Go-Carts. ‘The largest and best assortment in this city. have the best patterns from three of the most prominent manufactur- ers. We carry all styles and all grades, and ff you are contemplating the purcha: of a Carriage or Cart for baby, don't fail to Inspect our offerings. An excellent Car- riage, tastily upholstered, for $425. A good, serviceable & Go-Cart for... .c..0ce < 2. 75 ontonten % TPO i PALE THIN PEOPLE There is a good reason why so many people are thin and pale— because the food they eat does not digest properly. Thin, pale people are not healthy. You can become healthy and gain in weight by changing your dict eae more starchy food. Take JOHANN HOFF’S MALT EXTRACT with your meals. Johann Hoft’s Malt Extract aids the digestion of starchy foods, and is also a food in itself. It will increase your appetite and build you up in a short time. Johann Hoff’s 2 Malt Extract makes flesh and ( blood. Avoid substitutes. Ree nan EORGETOWN and many other of the crack base ball teams in this vicinity have already given us their contracts for uniforms, ete. Let us quote you prices for your team. rl. A. Tappan & Co., #2 arene MANY VALUABLES STOLEN ARGENTINE LEGATION VISITED BY BURGLARS LAST NIGHT. Articles The ‘aken Are Valued at $2,870— Police Investigating— Other Cities Notified. The residence of Antonio del Viso, charge ffaires of the Argentine legation, No. 8 21st street northwest, was entered by irglars last night and robbed of jewelry and cutiery the original cost of which 1s said to be & At the time the robbery was committed there was nobody in the house, and the burglars had plenty of time to search for valuables. The house was entered some time between 7 o'clock and midnight. It is believed the work was done by professional burglars, possibly by some of those who have been causing the Baltt- more officers so much trouble during recent weeks. Antonio del Viso, who is acting as the rep- resentative of his country during the ab- sence of the minister, left his house last night about 7 o'clock to visit friends and did not return until nearly midnight. Upon entering his residence he found on the hall floor a dagger which had been taken from an upper room. It required but a glance {mn the rooms on the upper floors to show that burglars had been in the house, and without waiting to make a thorough search of the house to ascertain just what had been lost, the victim of the burglars notifled the police of the eighth precinct of the oc- currence. Sergeant Carter at headquarters was also notified, and he sent Detectives Parham and Baur to assist in the Investiga- tion. When the detectives reached the house they found the precinct officers at work on he case. tnt was soon ascertained that the burglars had effected an entrance by forcing open a window sash in the small window near the front door. A jimmy had. been used for this purpose. and the same implement was used on the articles of furniture from which abstracted. Every room house was visited and ransacked, the arting through the basement, where they left the front door open. The property taken from the house could easily have been carried away in a man's pockets. The police express surprise that more property W not taken. There was a large amount of solid silverware that could have been procured from the dining room, but the visitors took only knives, forks and spoons. This morning Inspector Boardman and Detectives Parham and Baur visited the house and ascertained just what property had been stolen. The list includes an old- style open-face gold watch, more than one hundred years old; fifteen stick pings set with diamonds, emeralds, sapphires and other stones; three Italian crosses, a gold photograph cabinet, set of gold shirt but- tons, with diamond settings; three dozen silver knives, forks and spoons and several foreign coins. A descriptive list of the property was printed by the authorities today and sent to the police departments of other cities. ‘Telegrams advising the authorities of these cities of the robbery were sent out early this morning. But two detectives were as- signed to the case, and Inspector Board- man notified all the members of the force this morning to do their best to apprehend the burglars. a — General Sporting News. Alfred de Oro, pool champion, and Jer- ome Keough of Scranton, Pa., are matched to play 690 points in New York April 19, 2, 2 Samuel Harris, manager of Terry Mc- Govern, has challenged David Sullivan to fight McGovern twenty-five rounds at 122 pounds. E. 0. Pepper's race horses were shipped from Lexington, Ky., to New York Wed- nesday. There ‘are sixteen thoroughbreds in the lot, mostly two-year-olds, by Imp. Kantaka and other Meadowthorpe sires, Harry Vardon, the champion golfer, met A. T. Dwight, Yale, 1900, and L. P. Myers, 1901, on the links of the New Haven Golf CIub Saturday, winning the match by a score of two up, one up In each of the two rounds of the nine-hole course. The score was as follows: Out—Vardon, 39; Dwight, 50; Myers, 42. In—Varden, 40; Dwight, 47: Myers, +4. The articles of agreement for the match between “Gus’’ Ruhlin and Thomas Shar- key were signed Saturday in New York by Wm. Madden. O'Rourke had signed at Hot Springs and forwarded them. They provide that the fight is to be held at the Seaside Athletic Club on July 16, and if either pape an is whipped before that date the match Soff. ‘The professors on the faculties of the University of Chicago last evening went on record emphatically in favor of college athletics. At the meeting held specially to discuss athletics a resolution declaring that the “increasing interest in athletics in the university fs undesirable” was voted down and @ strong measure in favor of athletics was adopted in {ts place. RGETOWN'S EASTER SERIES. Will Play Strong College Teams This Week. Georgetown’s Easter series of big games S tomurrow at Georgetown Field. Le- Bigh will send the opponents, and the boys geross Rock creek will do their best to start the series with a victory. Every one is in perfect condition in spite of the cur- tailment of practice earlier in the season. What time was lost then has been more than made up by the extra number of games that have been played. The rather unequal game with Philadelphia was the best possible practice, while the game with the champion Brooklyns this afternoon calls for the best base ball that is in the local versity men. it happens that the team ts over- and this isn’t likely, Georgetown a gilt-edged article of ball to The players are de- record of list team, and thus far they have been successful. inasmuch as they have won every college game played. The test comes, however, in this Easter week of sport. If Lehigh, Princeton and Yale can be defes ed by a good margin, or, in fact. de st all, the success of this season's te assured. White, who is without qc offe its Easter visitors. termined to live up to the year’ | the best ¢ ilege pitcher in the United States, will be a powerful factor in upholding orgetown supremacy. Blewett thus far has displayed assuring prowess, and, best of all, he is cool-headed. A big crowd is expected to see the Lehigh game tomorrow. A Contest Between Cracks. A game of basket ball will be played to- morrow evening In the armory of the Wa m Light Infantry Corps between ams of the Eastern Athletic Club, mptons of 1900, and the Corcoran Cadet orps, champions of 1890. Cheekers. The checker contest for the ch of the District between and Mundelle closed WV nesday evening in or of the former by a total seore of 7 to Gand 7 drawn. Two years ago Mr. Mun- delle, for five years champion of the Dis- trict, resigned the championship to Mr. Farquhar and took up chess. Since then in set matches for the cham- Ss defeated Mr. A. Johnson of sidiers Home, Mr. F. E. Potts of the ‘on office and Mr. Joseph Col!ins, now New York. With the latter a purse of $0 was inclu in the contest. This last victory now makes Mr. Far- here the undisputed champion of the Dis- tric mpionship rs. Farquhar The standard by prescription for the building up of health. The standard in excellence for the most genial hospitality. 124 B Breton NEUMEYER, Agent. Washington, BAT IS Y/FOUR FAVORITES WON A Good Day for the ‘Public at the Races, FIRST PROFESSIONAL’ BASE BALL Eastern League Made Up With- out Washington. CURRENT SPORTING NEWS It was easy picking at the Benning track yesterday, favorites winning four of th> five races, while the other went to a second choice. Every winning horse secured first place with but little effort, the easizst won race being the second, for two-year-olds at four and one-half furlongs. Fake, the Uncas-Necromancy colt from the stable of A. H. & D. H. Morris, was the favorite, being at 3 to 5. He might as well have been 1 to 10, for heajmply galloped all the way, and even then came within two-fifths of a second of the track record, 56 seconds, which was made by Morello, as a two- year-old, April, 189 The first race wnt to the 2 to 1 second choice, Golden Rattle, the 6 to 5 favorite, Decanter, not being placed. The second was the Fake race, and in the third Post- haste, the even-money favorite, beat the 11 to 10 second choice, Robert Metcalf, easily by two lengths. Gen. Mart Gary, the 6 to 5 favorite, captured the fourth in a drive from Brisk, the 8 to 5 second choice, and in the fifth thers was nothing but Queen of Song, the 1 to 2 favorite. mary, First race, for three-year-olds and up- ward, five and a half furlongs—Golden Rat- tle, 102 (Mitchell), 2 to 1, won; G. E. Wight- man, 107 (McJoynt), 6 to 1 and 8 to 5, sec- ond; Lady Lindsey, 111 (Dean), 6 to 1, third. Time, 1.10. Decanter, Grandeur and Decimal also ran. Second race, for two-year-olds, non-win- ners of tWo or more races, four and a half furlongs—Fake, 107 (McJoynt), 3 to 5, won; Albert Enright, 101 (Mitchell), 5 to 1 and 6 to second; Juniper, 104 (O'Leary), 24% to 1, third. Time, .562-5. Orrie Goan, Checkmate and Gray Morn also ran. Third race, selling, for three-year-olds, seven furlongs—Posthaste, 100 (Mitchell), 11 to 1), won; Robert Metcalf, 91 (Booker), 1i to 10 and out, second; Owensboro’, 4 (Ryan), 20 to 1, third. Time, 1.31. Aloah IJ, Matt Simpson and F. V. T. also ran. Fourth race, selling, for four-year. dq upward, Gary, 106 (O'L2ary), 6 to 5, won; Brisk, 107 -Joynt), 8 to 5 and 1 to 2, second; Dimin- utive, 101 (Mitchell), 6 to 1, third. ‘lime, 1.29 4-53. Robert Bonner, Racebud, Hold- up, Damocles II and Corialis also ran. Fifth race, handicap, for three-year-olds and upward, mile and a sixteenth—Queen of Song, 117 (O'Leary), 1 to 2, won; Beau Ideal, 112 (McJoynt), 2 to 1 and out, s2c- ond; Magie Light, 105 (Slack), 20 to 1, third. Time, 1.538. Mouzeltoff and Robert Bonner also ran. FIRST PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL. Two Nines of the Brooklyn Club Play at National Park. When the two sides picked from the Brooklyn club lined up against each other yesterday afternoon at National Park for the first practice game in this city the problem that confronts Manager Hanlon of separating the good from the bad could easily be seen and appreciated. Of the twenty players who had on unfforms yes- terday there is not one who can be rated as second class. The “Regulars’’ were con- fronted by the “Yanigans,” and the contest was of the nip and tuck order for seven innings, when the former hammered out four runs and clinched the contest by the seore of 8 to 3. Kennedy and Kitson were the opposing twirlers, and while both were hit hard, it could easily be seen that both rere taking things easy and not overexert- ing themsel From a fielding standpoint the game was a good one to look at. De Montreville, on third, was watched with considerable interest on account of the local isa being in a new position, but his work simply perfection, and the indications BE that another first-class third baseman pase n introduced to the major league ranks. The opposing side was made up for the Most part from pitchers and catchers, and of the bunch Aleck Smith, on second, was the star. While his regular place ts be- hind the bat, any club in need of a first- class infielder should keep its eye on this young man. He handles grounders with the ease of an expert, and as his arm ig strong and recovery quick it can be seen with what certainty he killed off possible base hits yesterday. The cold weather kept the attendance down, but those present gave the glad hand to McGuire, Farrell and DeMontreville when they first came to the bat. Mr. Betts, the well-known minor league umpire, had been secured to umpire the game, but for some unaccountable reason he falled to put in an appearance, and Secretary Simpson of the Brooklyn club officiated and satisfied everybody with his quick and accurate judgment of plays. ~“ This afternoon the Georgetown _Univer- sity team will play the strong Brooklyn team at National Park, and an interesting game 1s promised. Twirler White will first ace the professionals, with Blewitt and zolden to follow, while Howell and MeGin- erty will perform like offices for the Su- ‘bas. The university boys are getting ger every day, and these games with Strong professional teams will rapidly eradi- cate the defects developed in the earlier game Left Out of the Eastern League. Baltimore and Washington have been left out of the schedule of the Eastern League base ball circuit which President P. T. Powers has prepared, and which will be adopted by the league at its schedule meet- ing at New York next Monday. There is scarcely a possibility of any further effort being made to add this territory to the Eastern League circuit. It may be timely to note that President Powers entertained at one time the brightest prospects of in- teresting Manager McGraw and Captain Robinson in the Baltimore Eastern League club. When these players declined to enter into negotiations for lending their moral and financial support to the scheme Presi- dent Powers abandoned hope, and the pro- Ject will probably never be revived. Some of the Eastern League magnates who hoped to play to big crowds in Baltimore and this are evidently disappointed at the turn affairs are taking, bat the, blame cannot be laid upon any indivYdual.. The lukewarm- hess of the two citles to the dropping from the major to a mingy league and the self- ishness of the eniee! (League magnates explain the absence of of, 587 league ball the coming year, : Cincinnat! is making a-gteat mistake in not making a try for, Aleck Smith for the infield. Outside of Tommy Corcoran, he is a better flelder and batter than any one of the Reds on the infjeld. *, The “anvil chorus” that has been tipping off De Mont’s arm ag being too big a handi- cap for him to cover third was given quite a shock yesterday by thé way he handled rything that came his» way. Maybe the Kid" wasn't a “wise guy” when he signed last fall for the limit. Manager Hanlon says he had perfect Weather during the club's stay at Augusta, Ga., and that every one of his players is in perfect sha: Ladies will be admitted free to the Brook- lyn games when accompanied by escorts. There ts no limit to the number of ladies that a gentleman can pring to the grounds, but the management ts desirous of securing an dease one ticket as an evidence of good “Buck” Ewing is reported to have offered $15,000 for Delehanty and Lajote. Fake of- fers of this order strike the average “fan” as being stupidly silly. It will require a remarkable freak in base ball to develop a team‘ that will beat Brook- lyn out for the championship this season. The team is at least 15 per cent stronger than last year, and ft was a pretty good club then.” The Brooklyn players have a good opinion of the New York team and maintain that if the Giants can be made to extend themselves the club will rank among the first three. Manager Hanlon says he cannot see any flaws in the Giants’ infield, and he is about right. GOLDEN EAGLES TWICE BEATEN. Defeated by the B: cnn Bowling Team. It cannot be said that the unexpected happened when the Business Men's bowling team beat the Golden Eagles two out of three games last night. The “unexpected” has happened so often this season that nothing is unexpected now. If there are any six bowling clubs in the country that have kept so closely together that it is al- most an impossibility to tell whether the leading club is stronger than the tail end- ers, the members of the local league would like to hear about it. The result of last night's playing leaves three clubs tied for second place, and the Saengers, who are now leading, have their position by so slight a hold that they may easily be jarred off by either of the three followers. Never before in the league's history has the sea- son advanced to this stage, with the cham- pionship possibilities divided among two- thirds of the league membership. There was some good bowling last night and the 800 score was reached in each game. The South Washington boys made a first-rate team average, and in the last game ran close after the season's highest score. Big Bill Kidd, one of the best-liked players in the league, bowled a great aver- age game, reaching as high as 221. Smith- son also did well, with Crist also well up in the support for the visiting side. Brueg- ger did the most consistent playing for the home team. The Business Men's victory in the open- ing game Is entirely attributable to the con- secutive strikes bowled by Smithson and Kidd. Piled on top of one another, these count very rapidly, and Smithson bowling five straight, with Kidd's triple-header, landed the winning on his side's slate. score follow: Clab FIRST GAME. Golden Eagles. St. Sp. 136 788! Totals....17 816 game easily went to the they being much better than their rivals in both strike and spare work. The Business Men had the lead at first, but they were overtaken in the middle frames, and after that were not in the game again. The score follows: SECOND GAME. Golden Eagles. o Business Men. si ». Se. Se. 159 179 14 183 Cris 190 142 Miller. 139 20 845" Totals. 781 Every man on the visiting team did good bowling tn the last game, and it was won without effort or enthusiasm. The home team was lamentably weak, and there was not a championship string on its score. Kidd and Miller each bowled without a om eee break. The score follows: THIRD GAME. Golden Fagies. | St. Sp. Si Bruegger... 3 3 Business Men. Sp- 4 2 3 141 Cust 8 152 Miller. Totals....12 18 724 ‘Totals. ‘878 The Golden Eagles will play at home again tomorrow night. the match scheduled with Carroll Institute for Friday being ad- vanced two days. Thursday night the Saen- gers and the Y. M. C. A. will have their farewell struggle of the season, the match occurring on the association alleys. The standing of the clubs follows: Won. Lost. Saengerband. iden Eagles. ¥. M. ¢ Columbia Bowl: Business Men's kat ‘lub. LOWER RATES FOR ’PH 25 28 2 28 20 30 ONES HEARING ON PROPOSED INCORPORA- TION OF A NEW COMPANY. Mr. Hemphill Tells What It is Pro- posed to Do and Describes Effect of Competition in Other Cities. The hearing on the bill to charter a new telephone company in the District was con- tinued yesterday afternoon before tue sub- committee of the Senate committee on the District of Columbia after The Star's re- port was closed. There were present Sena- tors McMillan, Stewart, Hansbrough and Kinney. Mr. J. M. Wilson, president of the Chesa- peake and Potomac Company, continuing his argument, declared that the petition favoring a new company was merely the result of giving somebody fifty cents or a dollar apiece to get singers. “Not one of these gentlemen has told you how he found out that this work could be done for $48 or $36,” he said. ‘‘No facts are presented. The claim is simply based on the bald statement that they propose to give this seryice for $36 or $48.” Mr. Wilson wanted to know how much money would be received by the new com- pany from its 1,500 subscribers. Mr. Webb: “We do not propose to stop at 00. Mr. Wilso! ‘Gentlemen, you would not get money enough to pay operating ex- penses and fixed charges. Do you expect to pay dividends on your stock?” Mr. Webb: “:We have over 2,000 subscrib- ers now. Mr. Wilson: dends?” Mr. Webb: “When we have lived long enough we will make them.” Mr. Wilson reasserted that on 1,500 sub- scribers the new company could not make its fixed charges and 4 per cent on its stock—in fact, that it could not expect to pay any dividends on stock. They could not do it, he said, with 3,000 subscribers. He wanted to know what they estimated their plant would cost. Mr. Hemphill: ‘We will come to that. ‘These gentlemen are not going to put in a million dollars without knowing their busi- ness." Mr. Wilson: million dollar: Mr. Hemphil ‘We will come to that Mr. Wilson said that he did not doubt that the committee would find out from those who were proposing the new com- pany whether it was possible for them to provide the service at the rates they pro- posed. Plans of the New Company. Mr. J. J. Hemphill then addressed the subcommittee. He said that Judge Barnard had decided that the rate fixed in the Dis- trict appropriatien bill for the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company was cne for which that company could not do the service. He did not decide that a telephone service could not be given for those rates. ‘The question was whether a new company was to come in and be allowed to furnish the service. In reply to a question by Senator McMil- lan, Mr. Hemphill said the new company would have ),000 of stock and be allowed to issue $750,000 of bonds. He said that the Chesapeake and Potomac company had re- cently been established with $75,000, and, had expended between $400,000 and $500,000 in building up its plant, in addition io pa: ing interest on bonds amounting to $20,- 000, all of which money had come from the receipts of the company. “The point of difference between these companies, as I understand It, is this,” said Mr. Hemphill. “The Chesapeake and Po- tomac Telephone Company is the licensee of the American Bell Telephone Company. It formerly paid $10 per annum for each trans- mitter and receiver it used and which was worth $10 or $12. Now it pays $7.50 every year, so that in every two years it buys its telephones over again. It has to buy its switch boards from the Western Electric Company, which is an off-shoot of the American Bell Telephone Company.” Mr. Wilson wanted to know how much the new company would pay for its switch boards. Mr. Webb suggested that the Baltimore company had a switchboard to accomodate 4,000 subscribers that had cost $10,000 when ready for business. Mr. Wilson—“What will this one cost?” Mr. Webb—“We will come to that when we get the charter.” Senator Kenney asked whether other com- panies beside the lessees of the Bell Tele- Phone Company could purchase material ‘Do you expect to make divi- “Do you propose to put in a while the old company has 3,400. He said there were demands from Richmond, Balti- more, Pittsburg, Wilmington, Delaware and other cities for the chartering of a new tele- phone company in the District of Columbia in order that the telephone companies of those citles might connect with them. = A Phenomenal - Easter Trade! —and not so phenomenal, either, when you consider the prices we're quoting for high-class Spring Clothing and Furnishings. ought to keep us just as busy day night: These items as we were yesterday right up to Satur- | sts Top ia | ‘This offering embraces all of those stylish $15 Top Coate, in Oxford grays, Cambridge elegantly lined throughout quality serge—with self col- lars or beautiful contrast- tect iaiaine saacnmmomssaieia O) $12.50 Spring Suits, | No wonder we're busy in Suits here's a sample value: Cheviot Spring Sults and those ve: wi Sia = $1250 son 0.90 special Raster offering at ™ pa sat = . I BY) an = le or double-breasted } Fine Worsted, Tweed and in Dinca ‘and bi hobby Stripes and Platds— | $5 Spring Trousers, $3.90 |$1. 50 Wash Vests, $1 19.| ot = Bie I Boa soc Spring Neck: $1.25 Fancy wear, | Shirts, | | 29c. 85c. Beautiful Tecks — in) 401 our $1.25 warm, rich spring COlr-| pa ney Stiff - bosom ings — 50e. elsewhere.) Our special Easter of. Shirts, as a special fering at 20. | Easter offering at S5e. 35¢. Soy Hosiery, 25c. These include all of t stripes and rex found new grasles, Easter offering at | Sr Siting Underwear, iD9c, Pe | garment. | Fine $1) Derhy-rinhed Balbriggan Und =. elegantly finisbed. As a Easter offering in the | Our spe- from the Western Electric Company. Hemphill replied that they could nx Consolidation in the Went. Senator McMillan said that he had noticed in the newspapers that the Bell Telephone and the Erie Teiephone Companies had con- solidated. Mr. Hemphill said that the Erie compas had consolidated with the indepen panies. The Erie company cover« a territory in the west, including the state of Michigan, Indiana and others. He that there were 2.6%) independent tel companies in the United State not a single one of them in a ¢ or town has charged over $48 per annum. These companies had invested between $50,(4)1,000 and $60,000,000 In their plants. He thought that fact was sufficient to show that an in- dependent company could give a cheap ser- vice to this city. He sald it had been es- tablished in the telephone litigation here that the Chesapeake and Potomac Company had paid large salaries to its leading « ployes, while the girls who answered the telephone calls and others doing the ordi- nary work received no more Salary than 1s paid by other companies. Mr. Wilson wanted to know what Mr. Hemphill thought was a fair salary for a treasurer of a telephone company, but Mr. Hemphill said that it would be of no con- sequence for him to give his opinion on that matter. Fixing the Local Rates. Mr. Hemphill continued to say that the new company offered a bond of $100,040) to be forfeited in case it did not carry out the D. J. Kaufman, 1007 9 he Ave. Th, for : Candy packed fp ent g21 F St 1223 Pa. Ave. to an Ripan a Ved GLE Be sure oe Se Harness. Ripans Tabules t=. all dmg stores ten for five ce: the genuine. samples abd a thoceand testimoulais will be anaiied dress for five cents, forwarded Chemical Co., mb3I-1y-co-14 preat of stocks, west of prices. Jas. K. eee _1230 eae St. N. W. ‘Wanted — a health that Will not benent relief. No matter the matter, one will case sleep, proto Don’t be fooled to the 10 Spruce St., New York, terms of its charter, and he thought that guarantee ought to satisfy anyone of its good faith. He continued to say that there was no instance on record in the United | py, States in which the American Bell Tele- phone Company, or any of its licensees, had ever reduced its rates, except as the result of competition. He said that the American Bell Telephone Company really fixed the telephone rates for the District of Colum- la. Senator Stewart—“Where is that corpora- tion organized?” Mr. Hemphill—“‘It is organized in Massa- chusetts."” Senator Stewart—“You say it has power to control rates for telephones in the Dis- trict of Columbi Mr. Hemphill es, sir, and the question I submitted to the court Was whether the American Bell Telephone Company could fix rates while the United States Congress could not.” Mr. Hemphill said that it was true that the measured service was cheaper, if the subscrfber used his telephone but very Nt- moved, ul sum thought preme Court of the Di: would have been in thei in f: said t) ers’ have the telephone belonging to the Che peake and nes of the old company though he was inc that as soon as a new company should t installed, the of money the ‘or of the telephone company. lawyers of the Telephone Subseri Association had not been paid half much a8 their service wa . thought that they had spent $1,500 in tele- phone litigation. Mr. W. W. treasurer of the Telephone Su sociation, and that in that cap paid out over $7,000 on account of legal ex- ne Potomac Company taken out He believed that three-fourths of the tele- re- would be ined to belie Chesapeake and Potomac Compancy would certainly discover that it could supply a service still cheaper. Mr. Johnson sald that if the telephone cribers had Deen able to spend a larger fees, for attorneys’ decision rendered instead oo! He ‘favor, Danenhower said that he was pscribers’ As- ty he had penses. tle. He sald that more than two calls a] The hearing was closed shortly after 4 day would be needed on a telephone, if tt | o'clock, was to be of any service. But to be obliged —— to pay extra for all telephone calls in ex- TEXT BOOKS FOR FILIPINOS. cess of that number was like having a servant in the house and then having to pay oxtra if such a servant were called upon to go on an errand or to bring a glass of water. For twenty years or more the American Bell Telephone Company and its licensees had conducted its business on the plan of an unifmited service, but now a measured service had been resorted to, be- cause of the demand that was seen every- where for cheaper telephones. He spoke of the rate of $88 a year for a measured ser- vice with four telephones on a line. He said that amounted to $144 a year for each of these lines, and unless the system had been improved every time any one on the Une should be called up, everybody on that Ine Would have to look out to see if they were wanted. What the New Company Offered. The new company propose an unlimited long-distance telephone service. He said that the American Bell Telephone Company and its Icensees had been entitled as pio- neers to receive good compensation, and the people had not begrudged them a fair re- turn for their investments. But that com- pany had not responded to demands for ex- tending their system by means of cheaper rates. ‘He gave a number of instances in which new telephone companies had entered other cities with the result of vastly increasing the number of telephone subscribers. At Indianapolis, Indiana, the old company had 1,500 subscribers. A new company was in- troduced and now has 4,000 subscribers, Views of Subscribers. Mr. V. Baldwin Johnson told the sub- committee of the difficulty he had had with the telephone company in his business. was opposed to the measured service and sald that if a new telephone company was He an trade. tary permit its pubilc: opportunity with any for filling t claim to competition the fact that a notable list of their text books have been adopted officially military and civil educational authorities of Cuba and Porto Ric offered Petition That None Be Purchased Without Competition. Requisition having been made upon the War Department by Gen. Otis, general of the supply of text books pino schools of M: and towns where peace reigns, a petition was filed with the Secretary of War today urging that no books be purchased without a competition and thorough examina The protest came from Silver, Burdett & Co. governor Philippine Islands, for a » be used in the Fili- a and various cities on. of New York, Boston and Chicago, ae was preseyted in person by Mr. Sam Small, their representative. Root took the matter under considerati indicating that no action would be by the department that would prejudice any publishing interests in this coun and that he would thoroughly advise self in the matter. In the petition it was represented that emergency ooks, even a temporary selection of the me, Secretar, taken ry, him- decision respecting such without competition, might affect the firm and others e1 ged in the same The firm requ that the Secre- ions a competitive others that may be e requisition. Their is also urged from by the Washington's Delegates. The Washington branch of the In tional Brotherhood of Bookbi represented at the national convention ta be held in Cleveland, Ohio, June 5, by Messrs. Win C. Connor, James L. Feeney and James Stockman. —— The twenty-ninth international foot ball match at Glasgow, Scotland, tion rules resulted Saturday under associa- in a victory for Scotland. e : 8 : started he would at once put their tele- nt ne ary Hotes 30,000 Kama mae phones in his places of business and would ! present.’ Lord Rosebery was a spectator. B Always Reltab/e. Me VohesT Standard for Gueli never changes. proofs in the The flavor