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hggu Inr tfct yt3s 4 rs 1 jrV sfe i 0 iJ ajts 3 A THE WASHINGTON POST THURSDAY AFBIIi 191 CUT OF 510000000 Fiee List Bill to Greatly Decrease Revenue MEASIFEE NOW BEFOfiE HOUSE Favorable Majority Report of Ways and Means Committee Explains Loss Will Be Inconsiderable Compared to Great Saving and Other Advantages to Be Gained for the People of the Country More than 110000000 will be cut from the tariff revenue by the enactment Into law of the farmers free list bill according to the figures of the ways and means committee contained in the majority report on that measure which wa3 submitted yesterday to the House This loss it was pointed out is inconsiderable tn comparison with the sreat saving and advantages to all of our people from the additions to the free list The report takes the ground that the President is convinced that the present tariff rates are too high and quotes excerpts from hU public statements as proof of this attitude The Canadjan reciprocity agreement Is accepted a an admission by the administration that an extreme protecthe policy is injurious This agreement however the report insists is not sufficient and the free list bill it is explained is designed to do justice to the agricultural producers whose output is left unprotected by the Canadian agreement by removing the duty on articles most necessary to them Strikes at the Trusts The report takes up In detail the classified list of articles Included In the free list bill Regarding agricutural implements it sajs their manufacture is conr trolled by trusts and combinations that have sold in foreir countries at lower prices than at home bulldin up their foreign trade from 3S591S4 in lc90 to 28 124 033 in 1910 Bagging and baling materials essential in the transportation of agricultural products the report sajs cannot receive benefits of protection In home markets and duties on them have annoyed and burdened the farmers to add to the profits of exacting trusts and combinations Concerning hoops bands and ties of iron and steel barbed wire for fencing the report savs the high duties make the people dependent upon the giant steel industry which for years has sold prod uets abroad lower than to domestic consumers Argument on Foodstuffs The beef trust is assailed in discussion of the free listing of fresh meats and meat products The existing duties on meats and meat products Jt is asserted are for the advantage of this combination only a combination that controls the markets both Jn buying and selling and the result is a substantial addition to the high cost of living from which the people suffer Removal of duties on these products it i argued will place the farmers in a free market as to foodstuffs and food products For the reason that the public desire that no artificial shelter shall be maintained to protect abnormally high prices on food articles in any form the bill also seeks exemption from duty on wheat flour semolina rye flour buckwheat flour corn meal and all prepared cereal foods biscuits bread and similar articles not sweetpned In discussing free lumber placed In the bill hardwood excepted the report maintains that the ownership of timber in this country Ins become practically a monopoly and has passed for the most part Into the hands of great corporations and interests which are speculating on the increasing scarcity Sewing machines the report avers are sold abroad by American manufacturers cheaper than at home and should not btj protected Clark McKereher Trust Buster Clark McKaroher formerly of Seattle Vwh for a year and a half connected with the Attorney Generals office In the prosecution of antitrust and Interstate commerce cases and investigations connected with the enforcement of the Sherman law has been appointed special assistant to the Attorney General with trust busting duties Mr McKereher has been connected with ttfe governments work Jn the New York cotton pool case crude petroleum pipe line investigations the Inquiry Into various trade associations In the lumber and steel Industries and other Federal actions DISTRICT IN CONGRESS HOUSE Bills Introduced 3y Mr Carey To make It obligatory to serve notice of condemnation proceedings on owners of abutting property To widen Bennlng road from Fifteenth street east to Oklahoma avenue to 110 feet By Mr Smith To compel the putative father of an Illegitimate child to support It ELECTION BILL PASSED Gov Wilson Elated Over Adoption of Geran Reform Measure Trenton April 13 Gov Woodrow Wilson won a hard fought victory today when the house of assembly passed finally the law providing for radical reform in election methods Jn New Jersey known as the Geran election bill Gov Wilson expressed satisfaction today when Informed that the measure had passed He signed the bill as soon as it was presented to him and Mr Geran took the pen used by the governor as a souvenir Almost at the moment that the gn ernor was signing the Geran bill the senate passed a drastic corrupt practice act agreed upon at a conference last night The bill which formed the basis of the measure was introduced by Senator John Prince but It underwent radical changes befoje reaching Its present form As approved by the senate ft practically prohibits the expenditure of anj money on election day If voters must be transported to the polls it must be done at public expense upon an order from the court obtained at least fourteen days before election In addition the bill limits according to the office to be filled the size of the political contribution which may be made by any Individual toward the election of a candidate Similarly it limits the amount which a candidate may spend in his own behalf WARSHIP IMPORTS HELD UP Customs Inspectors Hereafter Will Pass On All Goods Brought In When naval vessels return from foreign ports In the future they will be Inspected by customs officers Secretary of the Navy Mteyer yesterday issued an order providing for the cooperation of the officers of the navy In the customs Inspection Heretofore naval vessels have been practically exempt The adoption of the new order however is a part of the general movement to prevent the entry of foreign goods without the payment of duty The new order compels the senior officers of ship or fleet to report arrivals to customs collectors for inspection The commander is also ordered to prevent the landing of any dutiable article until inspectors pass upon it Officers and men must make out lists hereafter exactly the same as passengers on a steamship CASKS OF TURPENTINE SUED LIABILITY RATE FIXED New Jersey CompeDsationlaw Sets FortkScafe PROOF BURDEN ON EMPLOYERS Establishment of Willful Negligence Rests With Defendants in Cases Under New Statute Elective Compensation to Govern Unless Written Notice to Contrary Is Given New York April 19 The employers liability and workingmans compensation act passed recently by the New Jersey legislature provides that when personal injury is caused to an emploje in the IW THE POLITICAL ARENA The gossip of Incoming JNew York politicians and eminent business men is that Corpellus Vanderbilt Is being urged upon President Taft for an ambassadorial appointment in Europe The recent resignation of Ambassador Hill has given a sudden and renewed force to the Vanderbilt suggestion and it now develops that months ago there was a quiet movement for his selection It was backed of course by the distinguished business men In New York men once described by President Roosevelt as malefactors of great wealth but it happens that these same powerful business men the heads of corporations and banks are ever given attention by both political parties at the outset of a presidential campaign It Is very well understood at the White House that a national campaign is impending and there has been more real politics in the executive mansion since Hllles became secretary to the President than there had been in the preceding two years of the Taft term The quiet way in which the Qualifications couse of his employment of which the i ot Cornelius Vanderbilt for a high dlplo Will Lecture on Good Roads Boykln of the good roads division of the Agriculture department will deliver a lecture in the courthouse at Lees burg Va on Tuesday April 25 A meeting will be held on that day in the Interest of good roads and It Is before this Treating that the lecture will be given Mr Boykln will leave Washing ton on Monday April 2i NO CHARGES AGAINST DENMAN Alleged Impure Fluid Made Defendant in Government Action A government crusade against the sale of a certain brand of turpentine was inaugurated urider the pure drug act yesterday when United States Attorney Wilson filed in the District Supreme Court a proceeding for the confiscation of two five gallon casks of the liquid The casks are the nominal defendants In the bill It was explained afterward that the proceeding is strictly against these two Inanimate objects Joseph Franzonl and Mrs Tiffany of 627 Pennsylvania avenue northwest are mentioned In the bill as the present owners of the turpentine As yet no action has been taken against them and none is contemplated it is said The turpentine in question lacks the standards of purity and quality required by law It is declared MAY LEAVE NAVAL ACADEMY Supt Bowyer Said to Be Too 111 to Continue His Duties Capt John Bowyer on duty as superintendent of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis may be obliged to ask to be relieved because of ill health It Is known at the Navy Department that he is not in good health and that he may be forced to ask for leave In view of the excellent work done by Capt Bowyer at the Naval Academy the department would regret even a temporary absence but he would of course be granted sick leave ARMY ORDERS Former Ohio Attorney General Will It Is Said Get Federal Office Statements to the effect that the con firmatlon of Denman former attorney general of Ohio as district attorney tior the Northern district of Ohio would Cbe orwented on account of charges made against Mr Denman by Howard Maning ton of Columbus received their official quletu yesterday It may be stated on the best authority that Mr Denmans confirmation will not be unduly delayed the apparent delay thus far being due to the fact that the Senate committee on the Judiciary lias not yet been organised and has therefore not yet given consideration to Ms case Despite statements to the contrary no charges against Mr Denman have been filed Mr Manington has intimated that he might present charges to the effect that as attorney general Mr Denman was not sufficiently vigorous Jn the prosecution of a case against the Hocking Valley Railroad but he has not presented them to the judiciary committee Senator Burton and Senator Pomerene say they iHyrc received no charges Both Senator Burton and Senator Pomerene have been informed by the President that he himself looked into these accusations when he took Mr Denmans name under consideration and that he found them to be groundless MUST ADMIT UNIFORM MJ PERCY KESSLER coast artillery corps will malts the visits hereinafter Indicated during the quarter ending June SO 1911 to the placet specified en official business One visit to Buffalo one tlsit to Bridgeport Conn one visit to Bronzvllle one visit to Philadelphia Pa and six visits to New York city Ma ALFRED HUNTER coast artillery eorpi acting inspector general will proceed to Galveston Tex and report to the commanding general First separate brigade for duty ith that brigade Col RUDOLPH 0 EBERT medical corps is detail as a member of the examining board at the Presidio of Ean Francisco Cal Capt MAURY CRALLE quartermaster will proceed to Pittsburg Landing Tenn on official business Capt EDWIN BELL quartermaster proceed to San Francisco Cal and report to the general superintendent army transport service at that place for assignment to duty as quartermaster and acting commissary of the transport Sheridan lth station at San Francisco Capt JAMES HEIPT quartermaster will proceed to Ban Francisco Cal and report to the general superintendent army transport service at that place for assignment to duty as quartermaster and acting commissary of the transport Logan with station at San Francisco Capt LUTZ WAHL commlsaary proceed to Port Monroe Va and report to the commanding officer of that post for duty as commissary Cant WILLIAM HERRINGSHAW Fifth cavalry ti traniferred to th Thirteenth cavalry First Lieut EBEN HILL nJedleal corps will proceed to the Walter Reed General Hospital and report to the commanding officer for treatment Cl CLARENCE DEEMS coast artillery corps will proceed to Fort Worden Wash and as sume command of that posf and of the artillery district of Puget Sound negligence of tke employer is the natural ana proximate cause he shall receive compensation therefor from his employer provided the employe himself was not willfully negligent at the time of receiving such injury The burden of proof to establish willful negligence in any action under the statute is put on the defendant It is also provides that The right to compensation shall net be defeated upon the ground that the Injury was caused in any degree Vr the negligence of a fellow employe or that the injured employe assumed the risks Inherent in or incidental to his employment or arising from th failure of the employer to provide and maintain safe premises and suitable appliances which said two grounds of defense are hereby abolished Elective Compensation Thus is established what is called in the statute compensation by action at law and tlje act also provides for elective compensation under which When employer and employe shall by agreement either express or implied as hereinafter provided accept ths provisions of section 2 of this act compensation for injuries to or for the death of such employe In the course of his employment shall be made by the employer according to the schedule contained In paragraph 10 In all cases except when the Injury or deith Is Intentionally self inflicted fni the burden of proof of such fact shall be upon the employer Such agreement shall be a surrender by the parties thereto of their rights to any other method form or amount compensation or determination thereof than as provided in section 2 of this act and an acceptance of all the provisions of section 2 of this act and shall bind the employe himself and for compensation for his death shall bind his personal representatives his widow and next of kin at well as ths employer and those conducting his business during bankruptcy or insolvency Must Give 30 Days Notice The statute provides that every contract of hiring in operation on July 4 the day the law becomes effective and every contract of hiring made after that date shall be presumed to be continued or made with reference to elective compensation and the section of the law shall govern unless notice in writing shall be given by either party that such Is not to be the case Once accepted 30 days notice must be ghen of an Intention not to abide by elective compensation Under the schedules of the act the compensation to be paid to Injured employes In case of temporary disability would be 50 per cent of the wages received at the time of Injury subject to a maximum of 10 a Tveek and a minimum of 5 a week except that an employe recehing less than 5 a week would receive the full amount of his wages pajment to be made for the full term of such disability not exceeding 300 weeks For Injuries causing total permanent disability the payments would be the same save that they would last for 400 weeks For other Injuries these payments would be made Scale of Payments For the loss of a hand 50 per cent of dally wages during ISO weeks For the loss of on arm 60 per cent of dally wages during 200 weeks For the loss of a foot 60 per cent of dally wages during 125 weeks For the los of a leg 60 per cent of dally wages during 175 weeks For the loss of an eye 50 per cent of daily wages during 60 weeks Compensation to dependents and next of kin in the case of injuries causing death would be paid under the subjoined schedule Total dependents If orphans 60 per cent of wages of deceased If iildow alone 25 per cent of wages If widow and one child 40 per cent of wages If widow and two children 45 per cent of wages If widow and three children go per cent 6f wages If lduw and four children 65 per cept of wages If widow and five children or more 60 per cert of wages If wilow and father or mother 60 per cent of wages Dependents not distinctly provided for In the aboe schedule shall receive compensation the discretion of the eourt having Jurisdiction as hereinafter provided as nearly as possible on the basis of this schedule having regard to comparative degrees of relationship Partial dependents Fifty per cent of the portion of the wages contributed by the deceased to the partial dependents No dependents Expenses of last sickness and burial not exceeding 1200 In computing compensation to children only those under IS years of age shall be Included and only during the period in whieh they are under that age The compensation In case of death shall be subject to a maximum compensation of 10 a week and a minimum of 5 a week provided that if at the time of Injury the employe receives wages of less than 5 a week then the compensation shall be the full amount of such wages a week This compenatlon shall be paid during 300 weeks Compensation under this schedule shall not apply to alien dependents not resident of the United States Willful Negligence Defined The act defines willful negligence to consist of 1 deliberate act or deliberate failure to act operating as the proximate cause of injury or 2 such conduct as idences reckless indifference to saf et or 3 intoxication and the meanings which shall be attached to the words employer and employe are given thus Employer Is declared to be ejnonymous with master and includes natural persons partnerships and corporations employe Is Bynonymoua with servant and Includes all natural persons who perform a servloe for another for financial consideration exclusive of casual employments It is provided that If either section of the actthe first abolishing the defenses of employers against actions for personal injuries and the second providing for elective compensation shall be dclared unconstitutional the other shall fall with it Theaters Forbidden Jy New Pennsylvania taw to Bar Wearers Harrlsburg Pa April The State senate today passed a house bill maktjig it a misdemeanor for any proprietor manager or employe of a theater or other public place of entertainment or amusement to discriminate against any person wearing the uniform the United 8tates The penalty Is a fine npt exceeding 500 or imprisonment not exceeding one year or both The Mil now goes to Gov Tener for approval It is known he will sign the measure A good investment one of these twenty dollar English made Bamcoats for seventeen fifty Snappy models in gaberdine and homespun fettoemet Street Corner Twelfth JJ NAVAL ORDERS matlc appointment are set forth is much commended both by the practical and the theoretical politicians of both parties It Is admitted that there may be some clamor and cry against the rich but to offset this talk there Is a pointing to other Ministers and Ambassadors of other administrations There was Levi Morton Minister to France in the days before Ambassadors were sent to foreign courts There wa never any howl about the appointment of Morton and yet he Is a multimillionaire as rich as any one of the Vanderbilts There Is Whltelaw Reid present Ambassador to England a millionaire in his own light and his wife inherited millions from her father Mills Year after jear under Republican and Democratic administrations rich men have been chosen to represent this nation at foreign courts and no objection was made Somehow the name of Vanderbilt seems to represent wealth and aristocracy more thai other names and there ought to be no more objection to Cornelius Vanderbilt as an Ambassa dor than to Reid or Morton or a doien other millionaires who have served dur ing the last twenty years New York Republicans will recall with some grateful remarks that Cornelius Vanderbilt and otheis of Ms coterie came to the front witn campaign contributions when most needed In presidential and State cam paigns and just now when the New York State organization needs unusual stlrrlnsr up and financial backing there is no disposition to disregard the ambition for diplomatic honors that any one of the loyal millionaires of New York may dis play Not only Senator Depew but Senator Root Vice President Sherman and the New York House delegation will feel kindly disposed to th4 Vanderbilt suggestion and tn the general shift of Ambassadors and Ministers during the next SO days the New York scion of a famous family may be given a commission The political whisper comes from Ohio that President Taft has discovered a new Republican leader in his home State and that this new man will be carefully trained and watched for future political uses of the administration The discovered one is State Legislator Langdon of Warren county near Cincinnati He has hardly been heard of In Washington save at the White House and it has not yet been made clear to the astonished Ohio Republicans in Washington how the President came to make the discovery that Langdon was remarkably ell equipped for possible leadership on behalf of the national administration The word was brought to Washington by a powei ful background Republican leader who is ever active though silent at Column bus He represents great corporation interests and is himself president of a big corporation which needs much letting alone by legislathe bodies It was the observation of this visitor that President Taft has been quietlj depending much on the sagacity of Langdon for information and action information on Ohio Republican plans action in connection with the bolstering up or throwing down of legislation which might have an effect on party prospects one way or the other Now that Langdon has been discovered as the one legislator who has won the presidential admiration and confidence he may have his troubles but the Information came from Columbus yesterday morning that Langdon Is not only the chosen one for the administration In the matter of watching legislation but he Is supposed to be in training for the governorship next year or for some other honor later on Langdon comes from the home of Tom Corwln who was governor senator representative and Minister to Mexico Corwin was the great and popular man of his day and his speech against war with Mexico considered a classic Old Warren county has had no great men In recent years and the pushing up of Langdon by presidential faor will be ghen great applause in old Lebanon As expected for some time back Gov Glasscock has called an extra session of the legislature remarked the Hon VJrgll Highland of Clarksburg Va at the New Wlllard last night The regular sessions of the West Virginia legislature are limited by law to 45 days and with two Democratic senators to eleet in addition to regular business there as hardly time for our legislators to do all that was demanded This special session was not decided upon by Gov Glasscock until he had canvassed things generally and had obtained a fair idea Of public sentiment He is usually a cautious sure footed citizen and his latest action means that the legislature shall consider the possible enactment of aState wide primary law This means the nomination of TJnlted States senators by a vote of the people and I am not so sure that some of the ablest political leaders In both parties will approve it There is also the argument that a primary system might lead to more actual corruption of the ballot than the convention method oi nomination The primary has not been tested In West Virginia and no doubt there is a yearning for ft and a disposition to give Jt a trial I am in favor of all that will keep politics pure and clean but there are conditions in West Virginia polities that can hardly be understood by citizens of other States When it comes to the primary system for the nomination of senators I have no fear but that the State would have excellent senators no matter which side won We all agree that Senator Watson as a business man is going to be a useful senator even if he is a Democrat but the Republicans feel that they can find a much more useful sena tor Of their own either hv th nrlmarv system by convention indorsement or by the old fashioned way of letting Ihe legis lature do the choosing West Virginia had only a temporary slip back from Re publican paths last year and Qov Glass rock may aid in getting us line again twen if his plans fail the Republicans of the State will gt together of their own accord and elect a governdr and senator next year no matter how the candidates are nominated It happens that Highland while a bank er and business man desiring no office is treasurer of the Republican State com mlttee and always mighty handy In cam paigns Tnere has Been quiet talk of pushing him forward for governor next year but he is too modest to discuss it during his visit in Washington There has long been a howl in the State that the tickets and party plans have all been made in Washington and Highland is too shrewd to start his campaign for gov ernor at this end of the line There are signs that Wlllam Mc Klnley Representative from Illinois and chairman of the Republican congressional committee is quetly preparing to elect a Republican House next year He is not proslalming his intentions but the work of organization for the congressional elections of 1912 began the day after last years defeat It was mentioned in Washington yesterday after the return of Charles Nagel Secretary of Commerce and Labor from the Mc Kinley home town in Illinois that the chairman of the congressional committee was doing things in a long headed way and that the visit and speech of Nagel in Champaign was part of the preliminary plan to get things going In the direction of a Republican majority In the next House Chairman McKlnley Is promised a clever committee next year with some new members of Congress who have been active at homa in practical political work No doubt Henry Loudenslager the veteran secretary of the committee will continue on the job if his health is restored He carrre out of the recent Jersey cyclone elected again but broken In health and recently went to the Indiana springs for medical treatment Also it was apparent long ago that Chairman McKlnley would be aided from now on as before by Alexander McDowell of Pennsylvania long clerk of the House and a wily wizard In the political game like all other Pennsylvania Republicans who grew up In the Cameron and Quay school of applied political science McDowell will have more time as a private citizen to look after the doubtful congressional districts all over the Country and from now on every close district will be given attention with a view of fixing things for next years campaign Especial attention will be given to States Ilka Indiana Illinois Ohio and West Virginia All of these States slumped In the matter of electing congressmen last year Ohio with 21 congressmen has onlv Ive Republicans while she ought to have at least fifteen West Virginia had two Republican senators and fle Republican House members last December She has now but one Republican representative out of the seven and he has a contest Chairman McKlnley Is looking ahead In all such States and once he wins a great congressional victory he ean claim the senator ship In Illinois without much opposition APPEAL BUCKET SHOP CASES Federal Officials Dissatisfied With Decision of Justice tyright mfjj HECHT COMPANT S13r5l54517 TOSt Attorney General Wickersham Has Papua Filed May Be Reached at the May Temx Attorney General Wickersham yesterday caused an appeal to be entered from the recent decisions pf Justices Wright and Gould both of the District 8upreme Court in the busket shop cases All of the cases that were pending before the two Judges were dismissed on the ground that the act of Congress amending the gambling law in the District is unconstitutional Justice Wright In a formal written opinion adopted by Justice Gould held that the law aimed at bucket shop transactions is too general and a violation of all constitutional rights to contract Both Judges further held that maintain ing bucket shops is not penalized by the new law This decision was announced several weeks ago and the order for an appeal filed yesterday in Criminal Court Np 1 by United States Attorney Wilson at the direction of the Attorney General came as a surprise to many persons who were under the impression that the government had abandoned the pending trials It was deemed likely however that all of the accused persons would be rein dicted under the old gambling law which has been held by the District Court of Appeals to apply to bucket shops District Attorney Wilson said yesterday that he hoped to reach the matter In the Court of Appeals at the May term HAMMOND IN TILT 2 mJh 1 1 A i THsSiM 1 A fc ti Lr I dU3a sm NOTHING TO PATj i laHHUHHLCB Tj MMMI Sftlf 4 it l3VBArAlIliMr till Sir a44 vi rUKttfSftw ftfri ruff I i twwrjmm sm 11 il i VOTES FOR INCOME TAX Uut Coradr BUTLER to duty New York Shipbuilding Company Cvnden connection fitting out Utah and duty on bouJ as nayljitor then placed in commission Lieut Comdr DAYTON to duty ai aid to the Admiral of the Navy and additional duty connection general board Washington Lieut WALLACE to duty at assistant Inspector et machinery William Cramp Sons Ship and Engine Building Company Philadelphia Fa Lieut POOLE Sd to duty General Electric Company Schenectady Meut BABCOCB to duty naval torpedo station Newport I Lieut CONNELLY to home and watt orders Lfeut Jt DAVIS to duty tflourI senior engineer oOcer Lieut Junior grade ACSTTN to horns and wait orders Movements of Naval Vessels ArrjTed Mahawk at Annapolia Lebanon a Chariestoqi Montgomery at Newport SailedMohawk from Annapolis for Tangier Sound Pontlac and Octopus from navy yard New York fw Niwpcrt psuldlng from navy yard New York for 8olomons Island Burrows from Norfolk tor Solomons JJn Navajo from San Diego for Mar Iland Iwasa from Boston or Trial of Walks Roe from Hampton Roads for Tangier Sound i New York Senate Passes Resolution for Proposed Amendment Albany April 13 The State senate today passed by a vote or 35 to 18 Senator Wagners concurrent resolution ratifying the proposed income tax amendment to the Constitution of the United States Six Republicans oted with 29 of the 80 Democratic senators for the bill The resolution now goes to the assembly Senator Roosevelt today called up his resolution offered last January committing the legislature to an amendment to the Constitution providing for the election of United States Senators by a direct vote Senator Roosevelt asked that his resolution be made a special order for tomorrow His request was granted Pay Director Simpson Stricken Pay Director George Simpson assistant to the bureau of supplies and accounts is in a critical condition from a severe stroke of paralysis be suffered Tuesday night at Ms apartment in the Rochambeau He has not been in good health for several weeks He had planned a sea trip to New Orleans but his departure was delayed by his condi Uon wsSCS WHITE HOUSE CALLERS WEDNESDAY APRIL 19 Secretary FISHER Senator JOHNSON of Alabama Senator CRANE of Massachusetts Senator THORNTON of Louisiana Senator BRADLEY of Kentucky Representative ROTHERMEL of Pennsylvania Representative SMITH of Texas Representative AYRES of New York Representative SLEMP ot Virginia Representative CALDER of Hew York RepresenUUve HAUCtEN of lowa Representative CAMPBELL of Kansas Representative GARDNER of Massachusetts Representative BARNHART of Indiana Representative MeKINNEY of Illinois Representative 0SHACNESSY of Rhode Island RepresenUUve KNOWLAND of California Representative WEEKS ot Massachusetts Representative STEPHENS of Texas Representative LANOLBY of Kentucky Representative LANGHfM of Pennsylvania Representative WILLIS pfhto Assistant Secretary ef the Treasury BAILEY Assistant Secretary ef the Jlary WIK THROP Judge MARTIN A KNAPP JOHN BARRETT NEW HUE ALARM SYSTEM Alexandria Police to Notify Firemen Instead of Phone Exchange WASHINGTON POST BUREAU 703 King Street Alexandria Va Until the Alexandria city council provides for the installation of a modern Are alarm and police call system police headquarters will turn in the alarms to the fire department a duty which has been performed heretofore by the central telephone exchange Residents have always phoned their fire calls to central and the phone company In turn has notified the firemen The officials of thj telephone company are unwilling to continue this plan longer The change was decided upon at the monthly meeting of the board of police commissioners last night The board granted the members of the police force authority to gie an excursion this summer for the benefit of their uniform fund proided the money is used for that purpose only The board decided to hold Inspections of the force the first Monday In May and the first Monday in November Bishop to Confirm Class Bishop A Gibson of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia will visit Christ Protestant Episcopal Church Alexandria Monday evening April 24 and confirm a class Maccabees Meet Today A convention of Knights of the Maccabees will be held in this city tomorrow commencing at 10 oclock In the morning and closing with a banquet at 8 oclock in the evening in the Young Peoples building The convention wil be called to order by Sir Knight Past Commander George Zaehary and addresses of welcome wil be delivered by Commancjer Lee Wilklns and Mayor Paff The responses will be made by Sir Knight Supreme Record Keeper Slsler of Detroit Mich and Sir State Commander Cross of Newport News Miss Mason Is Bride Miss Nannie Marshall Mason daughter of the late Rev John Mason and Dr Harvey Barrett of Louisville Ky were married at noon yesterday at the residence of the brides uncle Judge Norton 616 Prince street Alexandria The Rev William Jackson Morton rector of Christ Protestant Episcopal Churchy officiated Dr and Mrs Barrett will make their home in Louisville Registration Begins May 16 The registrars of Alexandria have announced that the registration books for voters will be opened May 18 Funeral of James Evans Today James Douslas sEvans the Infant son of Mr and Mrs Evans died Tues day night at Garfield Hospital Washington The body was brought to this city yesterday and the funeral will take place at oclock this morning from the residence of Mrs Evans parents Mr and Mrs Sidney Douglas 913 Cameron street Eagles Initiate Large Class A large class of candidates were initiated by Alva Aerie No 871 Fraternal Order of Eagles in Sarepta Hall last I night and the exercises were followed by a banquet at the Hotel ruiey uurjng the evening a handsome Jewel was presented to Past Worthy President Walter Jacobson Funeral of A Alexander Funeral services for Jfihn A Alexander were held in St Marys Catholic Church at 9 oclock yesterday morning the Rev Kelly officiating CONTINUED PROM FIRST PAGE is NEED A TONIC You will find Hosiettirs Stomach Bitters is really IT TRY A BOTTLE TODAY At all Druggists and Dealers fe have been thwarted in many instances I have offered every letter and all other means of shedding light upon the matters in controversy and what more can I do Mr Gittings has accepted what he liked and rejected the balance because he said it was not responsive to his questions or not bearing upon the issues I shall be guided in every respect by the advice of counsel He says I shall not go back on the stand and I will not unless compelled to Hammond Assails Sully Mx Dalgleish was subpoenaed like Mr Hammond as a witness for the plaintiffs and would have followed the latter on the stand but for an agreement reached on Tuesday last between Attorneys Gittings and Walker whereby Mr Walker promised to put this witness on the stand himself Today is the time fixed by the agreement for this hearing and Mr Walker stated last night that it would take place in Mr Athertons office Union Trust building Mr Gittings will be present likewise Mr Hammond Mr gully and Mr Atherton Mr Sully is quite capable of stealing another mans brains and his money too If he got a chance declared Mr Hammond upon reexamination by Mr Gittings relative to his charge on the previous day that Mr Sully had plagiarized the cotton warehousing scheme from a Southern cotton expert I am willing to stake my reputation against Mr Sullys anywhere Now you have it since you have brought the matter up again I brought it up for a purpose rejoined the attorney And I answered with a purpose retorted the witness Other Tilts of Hearing Mr Hammond said he never testified that the circulars spoken of by hlra at the previous session as having been issued Jn the South as a sort of prospectus of a general cotton warehousing scheme contained the statement that Mr Sully had plagiarized the plan of the author of the circulars You are just wasting time observed Mr Hammond to Attorney Gittings when asked about the principle of the Doremus cotton gin I shall not consult you when it comes to a question of wasting time returned Mr Gittings I am here to do my duty and I am going to do it I am not criticising you and do not propose to allow you to criticise me Mr Hammond flushed angrily again when the attorney asked if he had not attempted to obtain a loan of 100000 from a Washington bank That is none of your business unless ou can convince me that It has something to do with th issues Jn this case replied the witness I will say however that If I had tried to get such a loan I probably would have succeeded I should have been surprised by a refusal and would probably have obtained it elsewhere Refuses to Answer At this point Attorney Walker announced that thereafter he would object to all questions not germane to the issues and advised his client to answer no such ques tlons Presently Attorney Gittings sought to lead the witness into the latters alleged transaction relative to the Yaqui land project Mr Hammond refused to answer Other questions Were not answered either Asked by Mr Gittings why he refused the witness replied laconically Advice of counsel After once declining to say why Leigh Hunt refused to Join him in the cotton gin and other kindred enterprises the millionaire changed his mind and said If you wish to know the real reason Ill tell It was on account of Mr Sullys connection with them Referring to Mr Sullys alleged representations to him in relation to the state of the new cotton gin Mr Hammond said He told me en August 20 1909 that he had completed his inspection of the gin and that it operated to his entire satisfaction He at another time informed me that MeGlUivray an expert had confirmed his high opinion of the machine Mr MeGiillvrays report to me on the subject did not convey any such impression And on one occasion when Mr Doremus objected to Mr Sully speaking of the gin as a commerctaj affatr Mr Bully told him to keep quiet that he was handling the gin affairs and that If he Doremus wished to get any money out of It he must leaye It to him Suspicious of Sully Asked by Mr Gittings tf Mr Sullys prospectus exhibited to the witness had contained any claim that the gin was of commercial value or if Mr Sully had otherwise endeavored to make him believe that it had such value the witness responded He could not have made me belioe it If he had tried Mr Gittings moved to strike out the answer on the ground that it shpwed the animus of Mr Hammond and that it had no bearing on the case The spectators smiled when the millionaire told of two cables that passed between him and Mr Sully vhlle the latter was in Europe I was 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