I DOINGS OF THE SIXTIETH CONGRESS f' T 1 1 , . . n . n,. . , . r . Washington. Dec. in c.i. h i rich today infnrmvil ik. .u... .. " riioLB iumi me UUI1JUI1IIMA tin H mnu 1 I ... . ""'"-' KUUIU WllHD very short time bring in a resolution providing (or an lnmiirv lnt, i.. . . bond issues of the government ar.d that iwouia provide lor aa investigation an mutters contained in the reso lution onered by senators concerning the financial stringency and the effort vi toe government to relieve the situa lion. With thig assurance Culberson, ol Tex ax, an.1 Clay, of Georgia, agreed U permit tneir resolution to go to the committee tor it a c moderation. Till. man allowed hia reiolution on the same uDect to lie ou the table until he cure duta he dusirea to preent to the senate Senator Culberson today Introduced a diii to prohibit corporation! from mak- icg ciacuon Contributions or to iimke contributions in connection with elec tions. Senator Fulton today introduced billi approprl .ting 1100,000 for public build ings at La Grande, Pendleton, Oregon City, Albany and Iloseburgand $2,500,- wu at rortiaud, Monday, December 0. Washington, Deo. 9. -The senate waa In sesaion a little more than one hour today, and did little business lie yond the introduction of bills. The resolutions of Clay and Culberson, Call ing upon the secretary of the treasury for information concerning the recent bond issues and deposit of public mon ey in national banks came up, but in tho absence of Aldrich their considera tion was postponed until another day. Tillman introduced a resolution di recting the committee on finance to in vestigate the recent proceedings of the aecretary of the treasury in connection with the financial crisis, and also to make inquiry concerning the clearing house certificate. The resolution was presented in two series, the first deal ing wit i the operations of the Treasury department and the second with clear ing house certificates, each being di vided into three subdivisions. Washington, Deo. 9. In the house today the bills Introduced included the following: By Hall, of South Dakota Remov ing the duty from imports of lumber, whether dressed or rough. By Macoudrey, Missouri Making It a felony punishable by Imprisonment of from two to five years, or by a fine, to publish or circulate any false or mis leading advert isemoiit ; retiring on pay roll veterans cf th Civil war who have attained the age of 70. By Fulton, of Oklahoma Prohibit ing the mailing of any statement of margin or other stock wagering trans action, and making it a felony under the Interstate commerce law to utilise the teh graph for that purpose; direct ing the secieUry of the interior at once to place on the pension roll the names of all survivors of the Civil war. wheth er regulars or volunteers, who served at least CO days, and to increasing pensions that no such survivor shall receive lea than $40 monthly. Thursday, December 6. Washington, Dec. 5. The senate was in session today for an hour and a half, adjourning at 1:30 o'clock until Monday Senator William P. Frye, of Maine, was re-elected president pro tern of the senate, Senator Daniel, of Virginia, being given a complimentary vote or the honor by hia Democratic col leagues. The resolutions of Senators Clay and Culberson calling on the secretary of the treasury for information concern ing the recent bond is-me by the gov. eminent were allowed to go over until next Monday, when thev will probably be the basis of some debate. Most of the session was taken tip by the intro duction of bills. Senator Fulton has been placed on the committee on assignments. The house was in session only ten minutes and transacted no business be yond agreeing to make response to the greetings of the new state of Oklahoma. The house also adjourned until Monday. Federal Courts and State Law. Wahinsgton, Dec. 11. Soto amend the interstate commerce law as to en able and require the Federal courts to recognlxe and apply the provisions of state statutes for the trial of Interstate violations Is the object of a bill Intro duced by Representative Sabath, of Il linois. The purpose ia to obviate the long delays In the conduct of interstate commiwsee by lack, or declared lack, of Jurisdiction In the Federal courts. The punishment provided is a fine of from $1,000 to $5,000, or imprisonment of rom three months to five years. Wants Caaes Advanced. Washington, Deo. 5. Attorney Gen eral Bonaparte today asked the Su preme) court of the United States to ad vance on Its docket the cases of the United State against the Armonr, the Swift, the Morris and the Cndahy pack ing companies, in each of which a fine of $15,000 was Imposed by the United States District court for th Western district of Missouri on a charge of ac cepting relatf from the Chicago, Bur lington A Qulnry Railroad company on hoef ahipments from Kansas City, Kan., to Kurope Propose Mall Subsidy. Washington, Dec. 11. -Ship subsidy legislation la analn to be ttomp ed th a winter. Not the old subsidy pln sd rocated by the late Senator Hanna, but I much modified bill, testrlctpl in Its operations, and mor. POP0'''' "0t ,. a postal subvention act. At the last congress each house of congress went on record as favoring s ma.l obtMy bill, but th bill was ny kh'; edby ft Democratic fili buster in the senate. I Wednesday, Dtcimbir 4 I w..k:... .. i. . km. ' , : 7 1,000 . nuro Hiir.Mliltiml in In uay ana ail of them were referred to committees, here they will be taken up for consideration after the new sen atora shall be given committee assign ment. No other business of import ance was transacted. Almost all of these bills were conaider.! in the last congress, and most of them are private peuaion bills. The whole nnmlr in troduced in the senate of the Fifty ninth congress waa 8,627, and before the Christmas holidays it is probable that at leant half of them will again be Introduced and leferred to commit teea Among the bills introduced to day were: l!y Fulton Amending the railroad rate law in such a manner that a change of tariff filed with the Inter state Commerce commission cannot go into effect where objection is made un til the commission has declared the rate fair. By Dick The administration meas. nre providing for an increase of ray fo members of the army, navy and marine corps. ny liansbrough Reneainir the tim ber and stone act and providing- for th sale of timber on Diiblio lands: also Dill giving homestead entrymen th right to be absent from tlitir home steads during four winter months. Hy La toilette Requiring that rail road rates shall be fixed so as only to yield a fair return on the valuation of road e property. lly Nelson Extending the free de livery service to all towns having a postal revenue oi ih.uoo. Washington, Dec. 4. The newly sd pointed house committee on nankins and currency held its first meeting to- lay, spending two and a half hours in discussing the currency question in lev- eial of its phases. At the conclusion of the meeting several of the members stated that as a result of the conference the members of the committee were now nearer together than they ever have been before, notwithstanding the same men, with the exception of three, composed the committee during the r Hty-ninth congress. The only definite action taken at this Initial meeting was the authorising of the chair to appoint a sulcoriiraitte of five to draft and submit a currency bill to correct the present financial situa tion. There will be no hearings befirre the committee until the subcommittee has finished its task and the complete draft is in the hands of the chairman. Cor damns Proposed Schema. Washington, Dec. 7. The secretary of war has sent to congress the report of the army engineers, which will pre vent the construction by the govern ment of a ship canal connecting Grays harbor and Puget sound. Such a cansl would cost $15,000,000 to $20,000,000; wouiu necetsiuite me construction oi fourteen locks and Involve the clear ex cavation of 40 miles of canal in addi tion to much dredging of natural water ways. In the opinion of the engineers, such a canal would he of no particular strategic advantage In time of war and, because of the numerous locks, would save no time to vessels enttring and leaving Puget sound. Prepare New Currency Bill. Washington, Dec. 7. Chairman Fowler, of the house committee on banking and currency, has announced the subcommittee of five, which wi frame snd submit to the main commit tee a currency bill. The stiticommittee is as follows: Fowler, New Jersey; I rince, Illinois Canlerbead, Kansas; Lewis, Georgw, and Gillespie, Texas The last two are Democrats. Complaint on Missouri Pacific. Washington, Dec. 7. The Brother hood of Railway Trainmen has filed with the postmaster general a com plaint against the Missouri Pacific rail way for maintaining tracks alleged to be unsafe, thereby endangering the lives of postal employe. The com plaint was referred to the second as sistant poM master geneial. Statler Returns to Ankeny. WashiPnt.m, Ioc. 7. A. F. Ptatter, of Walla Walla, has resumed service as private secretary to Sena'or Ankeny, afier a season spent in Nevada. Extend Powers of People. Washington, Dec. 11. The new state of Oklahoma Las offered through Rep resentative Fulton, to engraft the prin ciples of the initiative and referendum and the recall npon the constitution of the United States. One of several bills introduced by Mr. Fulton provide that in "all general elections for representa tive or delegate in congress, the voters shall have the right to have printed on the ballot and to exer.-ise their judg ment npon any political questions." Request for the submission of questions must be by petition to the president. Retire Mora Officers. Washington, Dec. 6. The following officers have been directed to appear before the Davis retiring board, Wash ington, Decemler 20, for examination: Lieutenant Colonel John C. Muhlen berg, pay corps; Lieutenant Colonel Dan C. Kinman, corps of engineers; Major Frank J. Ives. Surgeon Patrick J. Hart, Chaplain Hiram M. Chitten den, corps of engineers. The Iavls board has had under consideration the canes of nearly 20 officers who failed to take the horsemanship efficiency test ride ordered by President Roosevelt. Msy Fore Tariff to Front. Washington, Dec. 6. A caucus of the Democratic member of ths house to consider a plan for forcing the tariff qner-tlon to the front has been called by Chairman Clayton for tomorrow even ing. It Is generally believed that Mr. Hay, of Virginia, will re-offer his reso lution Instructing Democratic member to object to all unanimoua agreement on th floor of th house, unless the Republicans agre to bring in ft Urifl bill. RAILROADS REPLY. Say New Lumbar Rata la Not Eacee aive as la Charged. Washington, Deo. 6. The Inter state Commerce commission tcday re ceived the answers of the Ilarriuiat rjd, the Astoria A Columbia Kiver Hind the Belliughatn Bay A British Co lumbia roads In the eomnumt recently filed by the lumbermen of Oregon and Washington against the new rates on lumber from the Pacific coast to inter ior points. The answers are along similar tin Each road denies that there waa an omawiui agreement in fixing the new rates, and as specifically denies that there is any agrrement between the Hill and llaniman systems uude which the Northwest ii parceled out, Mr. Hill to control Washington am Mr. Harriman Oregon. In defense of the recent increase they allege that the old lumber rat was extremely law am! tion-corupensa tory, made at a time when the Pacific Northwest was undeveloped and lum hermen needed a low rate in order to reach out into competitive territory Since then, they allege, the lumber business has assumed euoiuiuua proijor tions, yielding a handsome income to those engaged in it, and the cost of transportation has correspondingly in created, rendering It necessary for rail roads to get a higher rate for handling lumber. PETITION CONGRESS. Rivers and Harbors Convention Wants Canala Constructed Washlngtoa Dec. 8. A committee of 60 of the delegates to the recent con ventlon st Memphis of the Lakes-to- the-Gulf Deep Waterways association led by President W. K. Kavanaugh called ou Vice President Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon at the capltol yester day and presented to each a memoria adopted by the convention praying the support of congress to the project for a ship canal from the great lakes to the Gulf of Mexico and another through the Atlantic Coait states and recom mending an annual appropriation of $50,000 000 for harbors and waterways ImDrovementH. aa proposed by the Rivers and Harbors eongrcaa. In receiving the memorial, the vice president said he would take great pleasure in presenting It to the senate and in referring it to uie proper com mittee at the earliest possible moment Mr. Cannon greeted the committee cordially and at once went to the point by asking whether the memorial re commended a bond Issue for the pro posed expense. Mr. Ma lone of the committee replied that, while some of the delegates to the convention expect ed such a recommendation to be made, it had been omitted. UNITING AGAINST JAPAN. European Bankers Anxious to Secure Lion's Share of Loan. Fekln, Dec. 6. Several foreign bank ing firms are in active competition for the Chinese loan which it was planned make to secure moner to meet the sinenses of the t hinese administration of Manchnria. This money was to1 be pent, among other things, for the con' strnrtlon of modern government build, ings and to raise the nucleus of a mod' em army In Manchuria, to consist nlti' mately of one army corps. The viceroy proposed recently that this loan be raised. The attitude taken by Japan In the matter of loans and concessions in Manchuria, namely, that she must be a partner In anything that is done, has resulted In a coalition oi the European money lenders against her. These firms make special objection to the fact that Japan should be both a bor rower from and a lender to China. Plague Nearly Beaten. San Francisco, Doc. 6. The sanitary campaign that is being prosecuted by the rederal authorities in co-oiieration with the local health board for the eradication of the plague in San Fran cisco is proving effective. There has been a mint decided Improvement in the situation. Only one death from plague has occurred in the past eight days, while the average number of cases reported weekly has decreased over 75 per cent as a result of the cam paign of sanitation inaugurated by the United States marine brspital corps. gin Enjoins Lumber Ra'e. Helena, Mont., Dec. 6. Judge Wil Ham II. Hunt in the Federal court here today signed an injunction restraining the Great Northern railway from col lecting the excess over the old rate on the new lumber rate which went into effect November 1, until the Interstate Commerce commission has decided as to the merits of the new rate. The new tariff only affected lumbermen of Flat head county, who brought the suit al leging that ulterior motives influenced tie (treat Northern In increasing the tariff 30 per cent. Roosevelt Order Troops. Washington, Dec. 6. President Roosevelt last night instructed General Funaton to dispatch a sufficient force of regulara to GoldfieM, Nev., to con trol the situation there. Thia action waa taken upon receipt of a telegraphic request from the governor of Nevada. The troops will proceed from San Fran cisco and the strength of the expedition is left to the judgment of General Fun aton. Goldrleld is abont 14 hours by rail from San Francisco. Canal Diggers Beat Record. Washington, Dec. 6. Colonel Goe thals, chief engineer ct the Panama canal, cabled the canal officers In this city Way that all records were again broken for th month ol November In the n atter of excavation on the isth mus. The total amount of earth re moved during that month was I,a30, 4 SB cubic yards aa against 389,407 cubic yards in November, 1906. Two States Exclude Provident. ' New York. Dec. 6. It was officially announced last night that word had been sent by E. . Rittenhonse, com missioner of insurance for the state of Colorado, and Otto Kelsey, New York state superintendent of insurance, to the Provident Savings Life Assuranc society to cease the tranaactlon and so licitation of any new business In these two state. HUNDREDS lilE DEAD ii End Comes Sodiieiilj to Miners In West Virginia. OMT FIVE ESCAPE m LIVES Explosion of th Deadly Black Damp 6lays 400 Mun and Wracks Two Coal Mines. Monongah, W. Vs., i. 7. That not less than 400 mi nun re killed by an explosion of black damp in mines No. 6 snd No. $ of the Consolidated Coal company, of l'ltimiie, at this place yesterday, is bow conceded by those who take the must hopeful and most conservative vluw of the disaster. Five badly injured cica iLaJe their way to the suiface. Of the victim! six dead bodies bad been taken from mine No. 6 at mid night and 65 more ware piled up in the entry awaiting completion of faoil ties for bringing them to the surface. From mlna No. 8 at tli tame hour, 14 bodies had been removed and a number of others are ready to be brought out as soon aa arrangements can be com pleted. There Is mncb speculation as to the cause of the explosion, but the most generally accepted theory la tha,t it re sulted from black damp, scientifically known as methane. It is believed thai miner attempted to set off a blast, which blew out and Ignited an accum ulation of this deiilly gas, and that this In turn ignilrd the coal dust, a highly inflammable ml stance fonnd in greater or lees quantities in all West Virginia mines. However, all expla nations uf the cause up to this time are necessarily speculative. Only a thor ough Investigation after the mine ia re opened will discloee the cause, if It is ever a-cerlalned. The explosion affect ed both mines, and so far as now known appears to have done about as much damage in one aa in the other. It naa not been ts abliahed in which mine it originated. , Three of the livins men. while nnable to give any detailed report of the disas ter, slate that Immediately back cf them, when they began their frantic niggle for liberty, there wai a large umoer of men engaged in a similar truggle, while still further b tck in the workings there was a larger number of whom they know nothing. It is the opinion of the mine officials and others familiar with mining that these men nail not penetrated the mine as far as hal the majority of the day shift, when the explosion oocurrtu, tD( that they headed for and reach,) the main en trance before the he. ewvw-ln that now blockiut tfca siummio not more than a few hundreJ feet from the en trance. HELD IN PEONAGE, Grave Charge Braught Against 8ervic Commissioner. Civil New Orleans, La., Dec. 7 That John Avery Mclllifnny, member of the United States civil service commission, holds more than 1,000 ignorant foreign ers in a state of peonage, and that bru tality and crneltry are practiced to force these people to remain on Avery Island, La., where the Mcllhetiny interests opera fe vast oyster canning and tobai-oo manufacturing properties, Is the charge brought by Stephen Joxca, special com' missinner of the Aiistro-Hungarian gov eminent, to which nationality most of the alleged peons belong. The stories of peonge in certain see tions of the South recently were called to the's ttention of the Austro-Hnngarlan government, and official warning waa given Intending emigrants of the dang ers ahead, of them. Mr. Jozca who is assistant secretary of the Louisiana state board of immigration was sent to Av ery Island by Kmlle Hoehn the Austro- II unitarian consul in lew Orleans fol lowing complaints made by one of the immigrants who escaped the Mcllhen ny guarda. Co-operate Mors Closely. Washington, Pee. 7. To effect I closer tie between the department of commerce and lalor and the commer cial bodies of this country, a conference was held today in the office of Secre tary Straus. Besides Secretary Root and Mr. Straus, who initiated the movement for the conference, there were present dleitei from the cham bers of commerre, boards of trade and other organisation of New York, Chi cago, St. Louis, lenver, Galveston Portland, Seattle, Ban Francisco and other cities. Big Bank Closes. Kansas City, IVC. i The NatlonaJ Bank of Commerre. me second financial institution in Importance in Kansas City, announced its suspension instesd of opening yesterdsy morning, after a steady run of six weeks, during which the rnk had pai.i on 119,000,000 of its deposits, reducea its l iens $3,600. 000, cnt down its cash resource $1 1,- 750.000. and sold sz.uikj.ooO of hiirb grade bond in an effort to meet Ihe demands upon it. Ths controller of the currency appointed James T. Brad ley temporary receiver. Maintains State Rights. Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 7. The State Supreme eonrt in a 4eiion handed down last night reversed judKe Long, of the Superior eonrt, jn the tter of the $10,000 fine imponed on the Southern Railway compsny for selling passenger tickets at a rate in excess of 2'4' cents, the state rats. At the Mm time the decision affirms the act of the court and the constitutionality1 of the legialativ act prescribirn pnrijghment of agent and any officiali 0 tn, rt)td. Two Ship Reach PtPU. Callao, Tern, Dec. 7-The A met lean crnlseri Washington to(1 TennpgB which lv. arm.!, iU nwmia a week. takiDC On oai. Tu K..th mnn. diUoni aboard th ships trs excellent. HURT SMALL STORES Country Merchants Oppose Par- eels fost Suggestion. CAWON IS AGAINST HFASl'RE Postmaster General Informed That Tim Is Not Rip for Postal Savings Banks, Either. Washington, Dec. 6. The energetic work of Pi'Stma-tcr General Meyer for the extension of the paicela poet and the etsablisbuieiit of a p staftavlnga bank ia dwtired to come to naught in thia session of congress. The postmas ter general baa thrown his whole heart into thia movement, and it baa been heartily indorsed by various postal or ganisations and by some other bodies throughout the country. But Sui.r Cannon has broadly Intimated to Mr. Meyer that he doea not consider the time ripe for either project to be enact ed into law. The parcels post extension, the apeakerhaa told Mr. Meyer, will not rrceive the consideration of congress during this session, nor will the postal savings bank proposition, according to the Information imparted to Mr. Meyer by the speaker. The speaker says that with the talk of tariff revision preva lent, and with the financial condition of the country in not too satisfactory condition, he does not think it would be wise for congreaa to institute Inno vations which might result in extraor dinary expense, espcially ss the postal aervice has never paid for itself. The extension of the parcels post has aroused the most bitter tppoltlon from the small town merchants, who have been beseiglng the speaker with peti tions not to permit congress to take any step which would facilitate the exten sion of the mail order business in the rural districts. The meichants tre generally aggrieved over the extension of the rural free delivery. They also maintain that it has Injur ed their business by facilitating the proc si of pnichaslng by mail from houses in the large cities, which offer a far greater variety, do business for cash and sell at considerably lower prices than the local merchants can quote. Just where the opposition to the postal savings banks comes from is not known, but it is believed to emanate chiefly from the same sources, and also from the banktrs of the smaller towns. The farmers are now obliged to go to town to make their deposits or to draw cash, but if the rural postal service placed these conveniences at their doors they would have still less occasion to vitit their local metropolis. OPEN WATERWAYS. National Rivers axd Haarbora Con gress Wants Improvement. Washington, Dec. 5. Prominent ofll cials of the national government, gov. ernors of states, representatives of for eign powers, members of the senate snd house of representatives and leaders in all walks of civil life in America partlo ipated yesterday in the opening of the convention of the National Rivers and Harbors congre-s. Nearly 2,000 dele gates, representing every state in the union, were present. It was not ex pected that any definite or concrete ac tion in promotion of the projects advo cated by the'ecngres will he taken, but it is hoped that the work of the congress will to impress the national congress, now in session, as to induce it to make adequate appropriations for the implement of the rivers and har bors of the country. It la the desire of the delegates to secure such action by the congress of the United States as will promote the trade and commerce 'of America. It it not a special project that the congress has in view, but the adoption of a pol icy by the government looking to the extension of the transportation facili ties of Ihe United States. Will Conv ct Ford. San Francisco, Dec. 6. "The graft prosecution will go right ahead. Ford will be tried again in due time. There will be no let-up," said Francis J. Heney yesterday in coin men ting npon the acquittal of Tirpy L. Ford on the charge of having bribed ex-t-upervisor Jenninirs Phillips. Mr. Ileney's state ment was echr.d by Rudolph Spreckles and Willian J. Burns. The acquittal of Ford was due to the failure of the nroeecutlon to place Ruef on the stand This was the statement made ty nearly every member of the jury. Government Exhibit at Seattle. Washington, Dec. 6. Senator Piles yeeterday introduced a bill providing for government buildings and exhibits at the Seattle exposition, as recently agreed npon by the exposition manage ment; also hills to erect a iigniiioiise at the entrance of Bellingham hay. to appoint an appraiser of merchandise for Puget sound and authorising the appointment of two additional judges for the nintn judicial circuit. Ankeny introduced a bill appropriating $30.000 for a publle boildjng at Wal la Walla. Schmlts Pleads Not Guilty. San Francisco, Dec. S. Former Mayor Eugene Schmils pieaiei not guilty to two charges ot Drioeiaaing yesterday before Superior Judge Dunne. The first case was relstive to the over head trolley deal, the romlpalnt aver- ring that he accepted from Tirey h. Ford and Abraham Ktier i-ht,uo.f. u second was a gas deal, in wrncn ne is accused of taking a bribe of $.1,20 frrm Frank Drum and Abraham Kuel. in case went over for two weeks. Troop for Goldfield. Washington, Dec. 6. President Roosevelt yesterdsy issued orders to have Federal troops in readiness to aia n tMtorina older at Uoiuneia, evaoa. Thti action was taken npon represents tidn from Gevernor Sparks, of thst state, that the miners at Goldrleld ar i. ,.olt and riot. Nevada ia th on stat which has do itaU militia. H SMALLEST 1 ' . - ' (t--V's 'vr "Did you kuow that the smallest ank In the world Is right here In St. Louis?" asked au official of one of :he large St. Jxmle bauka. "There Is a xma fide banking Institution In thli ?lty with total deposits for the whole period of 1U exlstnuce of only a little ver fisuu, and Its entire business Is roikliK'ted by one woman. It U the rhildren's bunk In the Ghetto, and :hougli It Is one of the most Interest ng financial .Institutions lu the city It is such a tiny affair that you could ally put the 'whole works' In your lat and still hnve room for your head." The little bank referred to la an In lerestlna Institution Interesting for :he originality of the Idea which it lemoustrates and for the educational ind ethical work It has already accom plished, and though small lu desalts ind deiiosltont no child over 14 years )f age la allowed banking prlvilcgea here it la very far from small lu the cope of its Infiuence, and Is really ne of the most Important economic en terprises now being carried on In St. Louis. Through Its Influence 500 clill lren have learned many lessons of tconoruy, self-denial and generosity, esaous which they are putting Into lal)y practice, to the great benefit of ill with whom they come In contact. By means of the system employed by the bank the Juvenllo depositors are ilso being taught accuracy and orderli ness, and If they are old enough to com prehend the Instruction are given an Insight Into the elementary principles of modern business methods. Through the agency of this little bank many" poor families of the Ghetto hnve had pleasures and comforts hitherto un known to them, because the pennlei that formerly went for tudlgeatlble vvccta or big fat pickles are now siiV' ed, 'and when a sufficient number of them have accumulated they are used for other larger and more lasting en joyments ; snd there la one case in the bank's brief history where a boy saved enough money $32 to go Into busl uess for himself. Tout boy Is now educating himself and also adding hi inlte to tne genernl fund for the sup- tort of his mother and three small sis ters. Ijenn thnn a yer ngo Philip L. Se- mnn, superintendent of tlio Jewish Kdu- ntlonal Mission nt Ninth and t'nrr streets, established the bank for the purriose of tenchlnc economy and lude liendence to the children among whom his association works. The Penny Provident Bank ts really .1 remaraaiiie institution, and Is the only one of Its kind In the world, sxi far aa Is known. Its dejsisltora are all children tinder 14 years of ago, and many of them are scarcely more than biibles. The youngest d 'posltor at pres- nt Is Israel Fellinnii, who not only annot sjieiik Knglish, but Is as yet un able to converse Intelligibly In any l.in Kiinee. He Is not yet tl months old. and his a'-count to dnte amounts to nearly SO cents. Many of the dcpnsl tors who appear regularly on banking days and stand lu line patiently milt ing; their turn to deposit the money which they hold tight In their sticky little fists, nre so tiny that only their eyes nre visime snove ine cashiers table. Some of theju 'mil make out their own deposit slips, and some can uot, but all know very well what tlwy are doing and why they do If, and the child who brings two (lennlea lays It down with his book with as much of an air ss do those who can boast of having a "whole big dollar" to ex charge for the fascinating colored stamps that are pasted lu the bank books. Htamps sre used to register tlie de posits Instead of the usual entry sys tem, because they sre not only more easily understood by the children, but tbey seem to have a stimulating ef fect. The height of every child's am bition' eeeins to be . to get a yellow stamp (the XI stamp) in bis book, and It Is one of the regular events of banking hours for the children to go off In ' little group to compnre books and which bus the most yellow stampk) The stamre differ In color ac cording to their denomlnstlons, and even those children estimate their own accounts by adding the stamps In their books In this wise: "Two nickels. That's s dime, sln't lit Two pennies, one penny, two more pVnnlen. That makes s nlckVl. I jfnt dlnie snd s nickel In my bank hook !" No amount Is too small to be sc ripted by this little bnnk, snd the amounts shown by some of the deposit slli'S would le really ludicrous If they were not so pathetic. Many of th de positors seem to hsve no acquaintance with any but copper coins, and a few of the bank books show unbroken lines of 1-rent stamps. The business of the bank ts carried on exactly like that of a regular baok Ing Institution, modified to come with in th range of comprehension of child ish minds. Each child must make out a deposit slip and present it with the money and the back book to th ? A " ..1 V 1V . V$ 14. !7AlWll WOT Bar: L i cashier. Miss Jeannette Itels. If he of his money and sign and wishes to draw out any he um.-t fill out a check Indorse It Jifct a he would In any day other bank. At the end of the the business Is checked up and en tered iiniii the hank's ledgers, ami each Individual account Is carried In tlie card Index file so that sny debitor's balance may be. ascertained at a mo ment's notice. The children who cannot write ar helped In making out their slips and checks by some of the older children. but everything that tbey can do for themselves they do and take the keen est delight In It. Some of the Ixsiks are grimy pn.st belief from frequent counting of the stamps, but as Mr. Hemnn says, the pleasure and benefit which the children derive from that which the book represents to them mor than compensates for a little dirt. Miss Jeannette (tela Is president, cashier, paying and receiving teller, bookkeeper and clerk, all In one, of this little bank. lusteiid. In the eyes of the hlldren she Is the bnnk. The rule that not more than 10 rents can he withdrawn, unless rne cnna is accompanied by the parent, tenches ths children to consult and sdvfcie with their parents, and often prevents use less expenditure of money that may be of vital Importance later. St. Ixmlf Globe-Democrat ABOUT THE WEDDING KINO. Woman' WblH lo Wear II O Mills Plnger Haines lllaple. Ouly a woman's whim! Hhe wouldn't have the wedding ring on the third fin ger; she Instated our the bridegroom placing tt on her little finger. Only a whim, but It has made Mrs. John Tyler Wheelwright, who was mar ried in Washington tho other day, out of the, most talked-of women in tin country. Mrs. Wheelwright's bund was small and chubby. The narrow gold band ol bondage looked better on the fourth finger, ao she asked rnilMslon to au wear It from the austere Itev. Dr. No land Cotton Smith, who was to crforn tin nmrrlirve ceremony. Itefore he would sanction the ilopnr tnre the Itev. Dr. Smith consulted with the bbthop of Washington. The blfliop viewed the request lightly, as a bit ol feminine fancy, mid aiiiuic seed. And sn It cntne about that Mrs Wheelwright held up a chubby treniu- "4"'r- ' it . v ',v '1'. ;. :e"-iv "..rrr MHa. W ll i rtiUUHT. luus little finger when the ceremony reached the ring-fitting stage, and Washington society gasped In nstoulnh ment and whispered ecctnntiy. As society was astonished the clergy wns slKs ked. ' l're( Ident Is prcce(.'etit, peculiarly so with the clergy. Wlae faced gentlemen of the cloth sre shak ing their beads doubtfully. Under the rltunl of the English church the ring must be blessed and placed uim the third finger of the left hnnd. Th bishop of Ijoudon may be asked If this was a violation. Opponents of the little finger Idea cite Archbbtbop Fur ley's recent refusal to participate In departures from rules lo regard to third finger rings. In Euro Catholic clericals hsr been ordered by the Po to permit tu more such departures. ' ' east Cards. It seems that the piisalou for rsr playing among Jewish women Is not of re-ent dste. More than s centuri ngo Miss Iteheccs Franks wrote: "The lailles of Philadelphia hart more cleverness In the turn of an ey than those of New York have In theli whole coinMiltlon. With what east have I seen a Chew, a I'eiin, an o wald or an Allen and a thousand otii era tntertaln a large circle of boil sexes, the conversation without tin aid of inrds never Hugging nor seen lig iu tht least strained or stupid Here In New Tork you enter a root with a formal set courtesy, snd aftel the how dm things sre finished. All Ii dmd cslin until the cards are Intro. ilucrd. when you aee pleasure dancing In the eyes of all the matrons, and they seem to gala new life." Ucbrus) (Standard. (I ' i - - .i i I V .( ri I 'VI..! iff I