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THE WASHINGTON HERALD WBKTSER FORECAST-. Rain to-day and probably to-morrow; -moderate winds. LARGEST MORNING CIRCULATION. NO. 1649. WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, APEII 12, 1911. -TWELVE PA'GES. ONE CENT. NATIONALS OPEN SEASON TODAY DEMOCRATS WILL PIT NECESSITIES ONTHEFREELIST House Cancns Decidesto Take Kadical Action. OE TRADE BODIES Ai HER FARE Chamber of Commerce Urges Street Car Reforms. 11 Chamber of Commerce Mem bers FavorIt. President Taft Will Occupy Box at New Park. ' GOOD MORNING! MERCHANTS FAVOR mammmaammsfss m& mj KUhdiWi1 HALF BATES FOR PUPILS W. F. Glide, President, Honored by Marks of Esteem. Charles W. Darr'i Motion Carried by Hdivy Majority Opposition to Principle of Traffic Chanses-Chfl-tlren Under Six Years Free Special School Pritllesren in Line Yrith Custom in Other Cities. SCOPE OF REFORM. Resolved, That the committee on law and legislation be and it is hereby directed to prepare and cause to be presented in Congress a bill providing for the inter change of transfers by all street railroads operating within the District of Columbia, And further resolved. That the committee be directed to include in said hill a proision requiring the street railroads operating within the District of Columbia to convev as passengers all school children at one-half the fare now charged for adults and that the said railroads coney children under the age of sit ears, accompanied bv parents or guardians, as passengers, free of charge Resolutions adopted by the Chamber of Commerce last night By the adoption cf a sweeping resolution the Chamber of Com merce last night went op record as an advocate not only of the much mcoted universal transfer, but of half-fare rates for all school chil dren age no consideration and of free conveyance for all children under six vears of age. PRESENTED B DRR. The resolution, presented by Charles W Darr, a well-known Washington attorney, as a substitute for one pre viously presented to the Chamber, di rects the law and legislation commit tee to prepare a bill embodying these features and to arrange for its intro duction at the present session of Con gress After a pir'ted debate, in which individual attempts were made first to limit the scope of the proposed bill and later to table the resolution pending action on the public utilities measure which will again be intro duced this session, the resolution was carried bv a large ma-gin The onl amendment -was one accepted bv Mr Darr, which widened the scope of his original resolution, cutting out all age restrictions as far as school chil dren are concerned Except in the case of those who ar gued against the resolution in defense of the public utility corporations involved. n- arguments against the proposed en forcement of the universal transfers were advanced. The part affecting the school children attracted the greatest share of the attention Systems in vogue in other cites were described in support of the resolution The original measure limited the halt-fare provision to fourteen years of age, but it was pointed out that this would not take into consideration the high school children who would be most benefited bv the proposed change and Mr. Darr accepted an amendment striking out that restriction An attempt to limit the hours of the daj during which the half fare rate should obtain was lost, although the supporters of the proposed bill ad mitted that some such limitation might be incorporated in the draft by the committee. Desire of the Pnblic. "There is no question as to Uie desire of the public in regard to the universal transfer." said Mr Darr in introducing the resolution "As to the children. I have inquired in many of the largest cities in the Union and find that laws such as I propose are in force. Balti more, our nearest neighbor, has a re quirement for the benefit of school chil dren. "Of course, this bill is framed up largely in the interest of the school chil dren, and we have an army of them here. Some years ago provision was Continued on Pace 3, Column 3. ANGRY GRAPE GROWERS POUR WINES IN STREET Champagne Flows in Gutters Like Water in Demon stration Against Law Barring District Epernay, France, April 11. The adop tion by the Senate to-day of a resolution favoring suppression of territorial delim itations as regards the growing of cham pagne wine was followed by rioting In the Department of Marne this afternoon. More than 2,000 wine growers mobilized and advanced on several establishments. At xJlzy tbej, overpowered the owners and smashed 2,000 botUes of champagne. Proceeding to Datnerey, they smashed three establishments and poured all the wine In the storehouses Into the gutters. Their .prognas was halted-at Ay by a BACKERS SEE SUCCESS Reception to Congressmen Plan Breaks the Ice. Discussion on Floor of Chamber Last Mglit Shows Sentiment In Favor of Amalgamation in that Body Mr. Gude Believes Strongly lnOnc Civic Organization in Capi tal City Blame the Board. That the exclusive announcement in The Washington Herald yester day of the pending amalgamation of the Chamber ot Commerce and the Board of Trade-was authentic was proven last night at the month ly meeting of the first-named body. -MR. GUDE'S SPEECH. Forraallv launcned by William F. Gude, in the course of a speech of ap preciation for a handsome clock pre sented bv friends in the Chamber, and enthusiastically indorsed by President Ovster, the plan was promised a peed success. Numerous attempts to gain the same ends in the past have been un availing, but the .movement now under way is being so conducted that no fear of failure has entered the minds of the backers Drawing its support from the most In fluential members of both bodies, count ing on the indorsemert of 90 per cent of the membership as a body, and claiming the friendship of a majority on the direc torates of both organization1-, the move ment has been gathering force slowly for weeks, and last night, following a favorable thougli impromptu discussion of the subject bv the directorate of the Roard of Trade earlier in the day, was considered a propitious time for the pub- I'c launching of the project The board of directors of the Board of Trade had voted to join hands with the Chamber of Commerce in the reception end en tertainment of members of both Houses of Congress, jn tHe New Willard, on April Zl Following the announcement and open acknowledgment o' the campaign by leaders in both bodies last night, it was tacitly admitted that not only were these men supporting the project, but that what is prarticall an organization or directing committee has been provided to handl the campaign t the head of this com mittee is one of thp leaders of the Board of Trade directorate While the nimes of -ome of the foremost advocates of the plan are withheld from publicaton. enough is known to insure the most serious con sideration of the movement. It can be said wth perfect assurance that if the mattei Is brought to the consideration of the floor membership of either or both of the bodies, not onlv v ill the members know what they are voting on, but that a majorif of tue individual and com bined memberships of the two orgarlza tions will be in favor of the amalga mation. Favors One Body. There is a great field for one civic organization in this citv.." said William F Gude, former president of the Cham ber of Commerce, and director of both the Cnamber and the Board of Trade "I feel that one good, large organiza tion, composed of such ciUzens as go to make up the membership of the Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Trade, working for the best interests of all the people of the District of Columbia, need fear the result of no question when thrashed out on the floors of their meet ings, and they will come pretty near convincing Congress that what thev want is what the -people of the District want and what they should have " Mr. Gude said plainly that not only much duplication of work and effort resulted from the existence of two civic bodies with practically the same organ izations and ambitions, but that much desired reform and legislation was lost from Congress, becau&e of a lack of co-operation and desires common to like committees of the two bodies. "We find that when we want a com mittee of Congress to give up an ap propriation, that committee looks, not for the best reasons for granting our requests, hut for the minutest excuses for refusing it," continued Mr. Gude. "Often, In my opinion, that excuse Is furnished by the fact that two com mittees from two different bodies are after almost, but not quite, the same thing. "I sincerely hope that before many months there will be one organization Continued on Page S, Column 2. squadron of the Thirty-first Dragoons, tut enough of them escaped the troops to form another mob and march on. The troops have the situation well In hand here to-night, and the rioters are sUll outside the town, but a serious clash Is expected to-morrow. The recent demonstrations In the De partment of Aubc. as protests against the law barring that department from the region, the wine of which can be legally, designated as champagne. In duced the adopUon of a resolution by the Senafe to-day favoring thev sup pression of all delimitation In territories where the act Is-likely to .provoke-strife. DOLLY GRAY TO TWIRL Only Two Changes in Line-up from Initial Game Last Year. Red Sox Reach Capital and Practice on Georgetown Field Henry Most Promising Youngster In Years Bill Cunningham Gets "Clean-up"' Position Game to Be Called at 3:30 o'clock Pitchers' Battle Likely. BATTING ORDER: 3SATIO.ALS. Milan, cf. I.ellvcK, If. Elberfeld, 3b. ROSTOV. Gardner, 2b. Hooper, rf. Speaker, cf. Cunningham, 2b. !. Is, If. Gessler, rf. Henry, lb. MrBrlde, ss. Street, e. Gray, p. Game start Wagner, ss. William", lb. Engle, 3b. Klelnatv, c. ood, p. at 3:30 o'clock. Umpires Connolly. -Messrs. Mullln and ny WILLIAM PEET. President Taft and 15,000 other lusty-lunged rooters will throng the Florida avenue ball park this after noon to watch Jimmy McAlecr's Nationals open the American League season against the Boston Red Sox. JOIIVSON IN I MPOKM. Walter Johnson will not pitch for the home team, but he will be on the job in a brand new uniform and warm up with the other tw friers before the umpires' war cry of "Batter up" Is heard. DoI! Gray, the crack southpaw, will attempt to carry the Wis)- igton colors to ti- fiont. and Iolly is m ..he best shape since he started out to make His living with the professional ball tossers. The flinishing touches were added to the ball park esterday afternoon, when the diamond was massaged by a steam toller, and temporary chairs placed on the concrete grand stand. noston Club Confident. The Boston Red Sox reached the Capi tal jcsterda noon and pjt in a couple of hard hours" practice on the George town field Acting Manager and Capt. Hemic Wagner, the Boston shortstop, said that his team was in muih better shape thtn most pers-ons supposed, and Jreely predicted that the Bonon brigade would take thrtc gimos out of the venet. Manager McAleer late List night an nouncrd his batting order. His rea son for not permuting Johnson to pitch was that the big tlinger would hardli be in shape to do himself justice after his hard journej from Coffeyville. Kans. Johnson will reach Washington this noon and s bookod for an imme diate conference with Manager Mc Aleer, the outcome being that the pitcher's "John H incock" will affix a 1911 contract at J6,i00 for the season. According to McAleer. Dolly Ura has in times past been just about ai effective against Boston as has Johnson, and as the south-paw is in tip-top shape now, he should be more than able to hold his own against the hard hitting Beaneaters. With any kind of offensive work on the part of his own team, McAleer believes Gray will get away w ith the big end of the score The team which will represent Wash ington this afternoon differs in onlv two respects from the one which McAleer trotted onto the field against the Phila- aeipnia Athletics last vcar. Henry to Play First. Bob Unglaub, the 1310 first sacker. Is now managing the Lincoln (Nebr.) club of tho Western League, and In his place John Henry, the sensational young col legian, will hold sway. Germany Schacfcr was found at second base last year, but the veteran has been succeeded by Bill Cunningham, who helped the New Bedford club to win the New England League pennant and then Joined the Nationals during the fag end of last season. Washington fans will see In Henry the most promising looking youngster who has broken Into the big league in years. He was signed as a catcher and went In behind the bat several times la3t season, demonstrating that he posessed all the requirements of a major leaguer. When McAleer took his hopefuls down to Atlanta this spring he tried Henry on first base. The youngster simply fell into it naturally, and although Somerjot. who came hero with a big reputation from the Central League, was considered the logical choice for the place, Henry looked the best to Manager McAleer. Just wait until the fans see him In action. They are sure to be mightily pleased with his work. Cannlngham Is Fit. Cunningham, who replaces Germany Schacfer, has been laboring under a se vere handicap all spring. The youngster reported twenty pounds overweight, and has had to work like a house afire in order to get rid of the excess baggage. He has finally done so, and unless a victim of nervousness, he is sure to get away to a good start. McAleer thinks so well of Cunningham that he has placed him fourth In the batting order, or electing him for the "clean-up man." At the very start the Nationals have one advantage over the Boston Red Sox. for thoy are easily In better physical condition. The veterans. Gabby Street. Kid Elberfeld, and George McBrlde, look much better than the Boston vets, Heinle Wagner, Jack Klcinow, and Clyde Engle. The Boston club this -season took a trip CoBUaaed--ea-Pae 8, CsIub 3 ' MTKfeo mM&mtPajWBmf ffwEXm- S "PZZ Till' W WifFiWFliii'iliiiiiiiii '''MfPia'V 'uTllTllMi&iHilP -' JDRY INDICTS TWO FOR FACTORY FIRE Death oi'Ji2 .Brings 1'roprie etors" Prosecution. New York. April 11 Max Blanck and Isaac Harrl-, proprietors of the Trlangl" Waist Companv. whoe fictorv at Wash ington place was burned out on March V. with a los of H- lives wore Indicted to-day Th're are two inuirtmonts acainbt each of the n en, chirking them with first and erond degrre man slaughter. The grand jury will on tinue Its inquirj and more Indictments nnv follow. The coroner's jurv did not take anv testlmonj, but mot at the scene of the disaster nnd carfullv went over tho burned building 1 he jurv is made up of iron all professionally interested in building While the jurors were looking over the floors they wore met bv the Italian con sul, who told them he has been conduct ing a separate Inquirj, and has taken the affidavits of more than forty Italian glrN who escaped Thcc girls tc-tifv to tho positions of tie doors on tho ashir.cton plaoo sule of the building, and swear the -doors wore locked On the ninth floor one of tho jurors found a portion of a human foot adhering to the heel of a shoo, a blood-stained waist and skirt. GAYNOR ATTACKS GAMBLING GRAFT New York 3Iayor Says S6. 000.000 Was Gained. New York, April 1L Major Gaynor, in an address to the medal men of the fire department, this afternoon, took occasion to announce that the recent attack upon his administration had been engendered by persons whom he had deprived of $6, 000,000 excise and gambling graft. "In the police department we have taken $3,000,000 worth of liquor graft away from certain rersons, and as much more gambling graft," ho said. "It Is those men who have lost this graft who are making the fight against my administra tion and they have secured alleged rep utable newspapers to back them up In their fight. "With an honest police, commissioner we will continue the good work with the good men in the department and shut oft those above them from the graft they have been In the habit of collect ing In earlier administrations." KIDNAPPER CAUGHT. "Uncle of Boy Confesses to Beceiving $12,000. East Las Vegas, N. Mex., April 11. Will Rogers, uncle of Waldo Rogers, kidnapped on March SO. made a com plete confession last night as to his part In the kidnapping of the boy. He told where the ransom money was hidden, and ofllcers have gone out In auto mobiles to recover the $12,000. John Rogers, a brother. Is under surveillance. "Unwritten Uw" Fajls. Dallas, Tex., April 11. The "unwritten law" got a setback in tho hfghest court of Texas to-day. Don Gray, of Burnett, one of the wealthiest men In' Texas, was ordered to the penitentiary to serve flvb years for killing William Phillips, who, he claimed, had wronged a woman -atetive; WOMAN SERIOUSLY INJURED, PLUNGING DOWN STAIRCASE Mrs. Elizabeth Kent, Eighty to Hospital, Where Physicians Say She Can not Survive Shock of Fall. Plunging down a steep flight of stairs in her home at 741 Eighth street south oast. List night. Mrs Elizabeth Kent, eight -five vears old, sustained probably fatal injuries She was removed to Hmersenc Hospital, where an examina tion oifrcloscd a broken leg and a broken hip Her condition Is critical Physicians at the hospital sav she will be unable to survive the shock, owing to her ad vanced ago Mrs Kent was alone in her room on the second floor when dinner was an MEXICAN REBELS FACE STARVATION Food and Ammunition Eriuff Fabulous Prices. San Antonio, Tex., April 11. Even if the rebels are not defeated by the Mexi can army, they cannot remain In the f.eld thirty dajs longer, according to the report of the Mexican government here. With their ammunition practically exhausted, they are now facing starva tion, the food supply in the section In which they have been foraging having been entirely consumed. In Chihuahua the haciendados have been so harassed by the revolutionists that they were unable to plant crops. Consequently, there will be no harvest season. Practically all the available corn and beans In that section have been seized by the rebels. Fabulous prices are now being offered by the rebels for guns and ammunition. This has resulted In filibustering, buCthe practice Is a dangerous one. The border guards are scattered from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. Despite the vigilance of the guards, some arms are taken across the border. Several American women and children are being held captives In a stockade at Alamo, Lower California, by Mexican rebels, and have been subjected to abuse and Insults, It was reported to-day. Pro tests have been made to Secretary Knox and Senator Perkins, chairman of the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs. El Paso, April 1L Insurrectos have ad vanced north according to the prediction of last night. Whether the main Madero force is en route to Juarez Is not known, but the Mexico Northwestern Railway la tied up again. Torrcon reports that Durango is still cut off from railroad communication be cause of burned bridges and that the read between Chihuahua and Torreon Is again cut. Twenty miles south of Cananea the federals encountered a band of insur rectos. mining the road with dynamite, and killed several, routing the entire com mand. Ambassador Arrives1. Senor Manuel de Zamacona e Inclan, the new Ambassador from Mexico, paid his respects yesterday to Secretary Knox and the various officials of the State De partment. The Mexican Ambassador ar rived in Washington In advance of his credentials. His reception by President Taft will be deferred until they reach jura. - five Years Old, Removed nounced. She walked from her room to the top of the stairs and began the descent. Several steps from the top, she tripped and toppled headfirst to trc foot of the stairs Other members of the family, startled by noise of the fall, rushed to her aid Mrs. Kent was, found huddled In a heap and unconscious. She was helped Into a chair and the Emergency am mulancc summoned. Dr. Walter Price found her condition serious, and ordered her removal to the hospital. Her ex treme age is faid to preclude the pos sibility of an operation. WHEAT PLUNGER GIVES MILLIONS Patten Distributes Fortune for Hnmanity. Chicago. April 11. "Social servico" is to be the guiding star of James A. Pat ten In the distribution of his fortune for the benefit of humanity during his life time. Mr. Patten has set about the dis bursement of his wealth and has given to the most appealing charities no less than $2,000,000 within the last six months. Half a million dollars was donated for "white plague" research. Another con tribution was for the protection and edu cation of the neglected class called the children of pathetic estate." A public park has been provided In Evanstnn? generous assistance has been afforded to the cause of education in Northwestern university, and a large sum has been given to the Evanston Hospital, besrdes the response to the almost innumerable appeals that have come' to him from tho widows, the orphans, the poor, and ine uisixessea. BALLOON LANDS. Attempt to Break Lahm Becord Fails. St. Louis, April 21. Lieut. It E. Honey well, of tlje Missouri Signal Corps, and his aid. as balloon pilot. J. W. Tolnnrt have wired as follows to the Aero Club of St. Louis: "Landed fifteen miles south of Little Rock, Ark., at 1:30 p. m. to-day. Throughout Tuesday we sailed through favorable air currents, but exhausted them at the altitude of 10.000 feet "We headed south with thirty sacks of bal last We left San Antonio with forty seven. We encountered rain thunii.. and lightning In the clouds all last night." .noneyweii ana roiand sailed Monday night from San Antonio In an effort to lift the Lahm Him and hroalr the. wn,M. long-distance balloon record. The dis tance irom san Antonio to Little Rock is more than 600 miles. Hnnovwoii nnH Toland failed to break the Lahm record. Abrnssl Reported Engaged. Rome. April 11. It was again rumored in court circles to-day that official an nouncement would shortly bo made of the engagement of the Duke of the JUjrazxi to Bavarian prtocee. EECIPEOCITY IS FIEST Xore Manufactures May - Be Placed on New Bill. Woolen nnd Cotton Schedule at Jfext Cancns Disagreements at 3Ieet Ings Majority Votes for Tnft Pr gramme Farmers to Recel- pensatlon Expand -r .. .r Tvith Canada P . . .. . Canadian rccfproci. -e the first thing considered b, die House of Representatives. Accepting President Taft's pledge that he would not prorogue Congress, the caucus of House Democrats, which met last night, decided to act on reciprocity first and then tp bring in a bill putting many of the nec essaries of life on the free list. FREE LIST. The free list bill, which will be brought into the House immediately after reci procity, includes the following articles Agricultural Implements, In cluding pIotts, hnrrniTs, reapers, hinders, nnd monmj hoots nnd shoes; saddles and saddlery; ivlre fencing; baling wire; cotton hng glng and tires; coarse sacks; harlnps; lumber; flonr; dres-srd meats nnd meat products, and sowing machines. Within two weeks the Democrats will hold another caucus to decide upon their course with regard to the woolen and cotton schedules. It is inevitable that they w ill take action on these schedules, but after the Wajs and Means Commit too has decided on the reductions that they think are prooer they desire to have the entire Dcmocrs'io nvembcrsnrp of xtic Houso ret togethV nd give their in oorscment to the bill to carry their recommendations into effect. The Ways and Means Democrats desire to get the reciprocity bill through the House and over to the Senate and to act upon the general measure carrying the above Items before taking up any further details of the tariff. Two Bills Presented. While no actual rows developed, the proceedings in last night's caucus were not entirely harmonious. Soon after the Democrats were called to order by Repre sentative Burleson, of Texas, the caucus chairman. Representative Underwood, of Alabama, the Ways and Means chairman, presented the two bills upon which he de sired action The first was. the Canadian reciprocitj measure and the second the blinket measure placing various arUcles upon the free list. He urged that the caucus favor ac tion upon the reciprocity proposition first and bv itself, and recommend that the free list measure bo then taken up. He explained that President Taft had pledged himself over his own signature in a letter to RepresentaUve McCall. of Massachu setts, not to prorogue Congress In the event of the passige of the reciprocity measure bv the House and Senate with an ensuing disagreement as to the date of adjournment. Speaker Clark then took the floor and read to the Democrats a copy of the President's letter to Mr. McCall. He, too, urged that the caucus favor action on reciprocity first and by Itself. Manv Democrats expressed opposition to this programme While not reflecting upon the President's attitude or ques tioning the sincerity of his promise, they insisted Uiat the party In control of the Continued on Pane 3, Colnmn 2. SCIENTIST IS FOUND DYING OF HUNGER Eeported to Have Been Sent t Out by Smithsonian. Srra! to Tho Whiniton Herald. Reno, Nev.. April 11. Frank Heine and Ellas Dart, while on their way to tho Homestake Mine, forty miles south of Searchlight, jesterday came across a man nearly dead from thrist and hunger. He was taken Into camp. His name has not been ascertained, but It was learned he belonged to a party of three sent out by the Smithsonian InsUtution. The party has been searching for In dian arrows in the neighborhood of Spirit Mountain. In their wanderings they had become separated from their Indian guide, and this man lost trace of his companions. The man had had neither food nor water for two days, and but for the timely arrival of help would have perished. He was loaded down with camera plates and cooking utensils. His companions were traced to the banks of the river, and It was found they had reached Fort Mohave safely. Efforts are being made to reach the camp of the scientists. Officials of the Smithsonian Institu tion last night said they knew of no party as descrlb- having been sent out under Its direction. Boom Town Barns. Seattle. Wash., April 1L Practically the entire business district of Dltarod City, Alaska, the scene of the recent rich sold:' strikes, baa-been destroy edvfcjr.dflca, , a .. Z)M&&i&i ' 4 .'v !'. - -a saltr&.va.ato; . .-jS&ai&kk &?$& v - ; . i-H j.- 'j.5 HZ.V -s -V-W 1S.V&