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'vjpTpss -w,'-e-?-ir' r&v0f?s-&v&Z jfssfT?ssir'tm - - .THE WASHINGTON HERALD. SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 1913. 3 "r - r"(3$p EXCURSIONS. WEEK-END TRIPS TO OLD POINT COMFORT Tickets Including Itateroom and Accommodations at CIIAMDEnLIX HOTEL. ai. to Moo 4. .$7.30 Prl. to Mra. or at. to Tom...IH Prl. to Tun or Sat. to Aed...I13JS0 NEW OHK and BOSTOY BV SEA City Ticket Office, 731 15th St. J. TV. Woodward Building. NORFOLK fc WASHINGTON STEAMBOAT CO. OCEAN STEAMSHIPS. LONDON -PARIS-HAMBURG tPENNMIA 4.MA . Jan 30,1 P. at PIIES. LINCOLN.. .. Feb O, 9 A. 1L t)IKHIK Feb H. 10 A. at tPATHICI Feb 10. 9 A. M. IHamburz direct, SI cabin onlj. MEDITERRANEAN Madeira, Gibraltar, Algiers, Naples and Genoa .H.H11I1U1I(;(U 000 tons)Feb2a,10A,ai so.ciMI..'Iia7 000tons)aiar 1I.10A SI sj. invincitt. . . April K, 9 A. II s.s.MOI.TKEt 12.500tons Apr 1!),8 30A.at S. llAMIIUIll Slay 30, 9 A.aL omit, call at tin aud Medcira THE MIDNIGHT -rN. Scotland. OrUnrj and Faroe lalands. Ice land, pltsberi;rn,North Cape, Norway. Front Hamburg; durlnic June, July and tuft-itst n . .. MCTOIIIA l.UI.SE, . . BISM4.IUK and i. S. METEOR. PAN AM AC AN AL SSMBToiw 6 .KXIM: from NEW lOHK. noniv NOW. HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE 41 -4 nROlDYvAl, N. Y. Or K, V Itrnon A. bona to, 13th and (, Ma. nr IrtoWJIw 511 llth M VVailnton I I ? Bermuda JO IM.TIX FAST lM HTLtUU! LAMP IMi I'VSSI-M.rKS T Tllf 1MKK is, l MlllA HITHOIT TKlNriII 1 S OKO TVVA 10 OO ion. dfci Jarraent a. la ererj TL tS I'll UU.INMM; Kill I till L Tickets Intel cuinicacle jrith It. M. S I". Co. WEST INDIES (iiudjlmii lrominic AUrtinjut frL Lucia. Br badnrs iikI Itcmi-ratx. For full inrormatlnn jplJ to F UUTLK HKIDC-h & Ml gmti Qut-bwj h H Co. Ud. a J.ndwar rw lork L. h Iiroop A. 'on Co 12th pd u Ms. un- . Geo. Mo? 5i: llth M . With 'ticton I ' or any Ticket crnt- ATLANTIC CUT RESORTS. HOTEL CLARENDON trcio ie nrax Ich. tjcity 3TA. O.apQ all mr Rooms n wilte Prtrite bath. Electric lifihtv Heritor Nun Tarlor Booklet. Monroe Hutching, I Top. HOTEL JACKSON ajnertran aDd European plana. brjedal winter rate. FRESH MEATS Table Luxuries. Elgin Butter. DRURY'S 236ESt,N.E. Phono L. 497 We Glie Vote In Tee HenkJ t S3 000 Contest. TORRF-" soiust-N. w. 1 W I r. Phone N. 687 Meats and provi sions. Home dressed Poultry a specialty. Wc Otra Yetca la Th Herald ES.00D Coota. MEN'S SMART FURNISHINGS The shop that sells the cleverest ot men's fixings for less. M. LEVITAN & CO. HAIR TONIC Cetopa falUns Lair, rclicm duxlraC, aootoen, Inrizotat. N L Carter's Laboratory C). JCS P BT M. Z31a. I BAlk for Carter bbampoo Cream Our libel redeemable In (3.000 conuat for Q m rou for each pesor represented la tba tetaU aal rrice. VVa Git Vote la Th. Ber-U C3 0OO Cootaab TASTE SO GOOD IJANES' Chocolates and Bonbons 514 NINTH STREET N. W. v glva Herald 25.0Q0 contest votes. BEE HIVE MARKET Large Can Corn 10a Raisins, 3 for 2o Citron, pound Ua Tomatoes. 3 cans ZSo K. nOSENBI,ATT. Otb and 31 Streets. Phone N. 2394. lt Tetea Is Tb Benld ES.00 Umtaat, Call up Main 1419 for All Kinds of Printing Supplies. J. W. JORDAN 623 D Street N. W. - We Git Vote la Tba Herald a CLOCS Coatees, RISON'S Means natural flavor and highest nu trition In nOMESIADE DREAD AND PIE. 2106 Pa. Ave. W. 25 W Clt Votes b Tb Herald a X3.000 Coataat. . Loans 3 HORNING, 9th and D SCHOOL SUPPLIES Largest stock ever carried. Also Laces, Dry Goods. Hosiery and Embroideries. WRS. .'. A.MOUD1T. I43C Georgia Ave. N. W. , vv elve HeraU SS.OOO coateat votea. E CONOMY MEAT MARKE' T tTferre tbt fcert f FoodstuSt caa t bad at ts Icwvt trmntnj Frier Veabk ruh. aod trnnoa Jiji freak. 409 Third St. N. W. tTe Cli , elea la Tba Herald a J3.M0 Cooltat. REMARKS CAST Tilt in Committee Investigat ing Insurance Company Develops During Day. JUSTICE ON THE STAND Dispute Ends with All the Testimony Being Expunged from the Report Justice AshUv M. Gould, of the Dis trict Supreme Court, jesterda appeared before the subcommittee of the House District Committee, which is investigat ing; fire insurance conditions in the Dis trict. Justice Gould s name had been brought into the Investigation because .he appeared as lce president of the two lire insurance companies under Investi gation and because Representative Red field had apparentl) made especial effort to Incorporate in the record the amount of compensation accruing to Justice Gould through his connection with the two companies. Before Justice Gould finished the cros examination of air. Redfleid. which folowcd Judge Goulds statement, the committee had become In volved In a tangle, which brought into the investigation the names of Chair man Ilenrj. of the Rules Committee of the House, bpeaker Clark, and others. who were concerned in procuring favor. able report upon the original Johnson resolution calling for the investigation. The result of the dispute, which con- 'urned the greater part of the morning session and ill of the afternoon session, was that virtuall) all of the day's pro ceedings were stricken from the record following a series of exciting rassages mine afternoon. In the course of which Mr. Reuileld was denied by the commit tee the right to be sworn and testify as to wnat he had told Chairman Henri .the Rules Committer, on his effort to bring about the decision of that com mlttee which resulted in the present In vestigation Before the argument had been concluded Judge Prouty of Iowa. alter carefullj going over and reading into the record the resolution upon which me committee Is supposed to be acting. announced that In the future he would refuse to listen to the kind of testimony which had filled up a large part of the record to date, and that unless the com mittee confined Itself to the range of investigation provided In the aulhoriza tlon he would refuse to attend its meet HiRz. s a result of this stand, which was concurred In hy Representative Berger and dissented from b Chairamnjl Jonnson, Representative Redfleid refus ing, as an interested part, to act one way or the othr. .ill of an excltlne nas sage between Justice Gould and Repre sentative jteaneia and all the afternoon s proceeaings were stricken from the record. Ooold Appear 1 alnntarllj jne aispute was the result of the voluntary appearance of Justice Gould, who wanted lo know who had snroad Hie report that the fire insurance companies under investigation were paying him ap proximately S5.0U a ear for the use of his name an vice president of the two .ompanles and director in each, as well as in the underwriting firm of Tuttle. Wightman . Dudley. Inc. Mr. Redfleid admitted that he wis "some what responsible for that, whereupon Justice Gould turned upon Mr Redfleid and subjected him to a croiS-examlnation that furnished plentv of excitement for the time Following this. Chairman Henrv. of the Rules Committei. appear ed In the afternoon session, tnd It was endeavored to bring out from ills testi monv Just what Interim o was to be drawn from Mr Redfleid s remarks to him B dint of much hvpothetlcal ques tioning bv both sides, the issue flnaMj was so thorouhhl obscured that Judge Proutv and Representative Berger. both of whom have chafed tudibl) luidrr the continued Introdui tion of Irrtlcvant testi mony announced that thev would re fuse to Uslen to the further laundering of solledX linen appertaining to parties to the investigation As the result of an executive meeting of the committee which followed, the greater part of the da s deliberations were stricken from the record. FIXES SIZE OF SHIPS THAT CAN PASS CANAL Rear Admiral Watt, Chief Constructor of Navy, Places Formula at 110 by 1,000 by 40. Rear Admiral Richard af Watt, chief constructor of the nav, has Just re turned from Panama, where he went to determine the limitations of the canal, on which will depend all future con struction of battleships bv the United States and other great naval powers The formula of ultimate construction which he brings back is 110 by 1,000 by feet This means that the biggest ship that can go through the canal will have measurements of 110 feet beam, 1,000 feet In length, and a draft ef 40 feet. Thlrt -five-foot vessels can go through what Admiral Watt calls low water In the canal Fortv feet Is the maximum and means high water In the canal At the present time the Navy Depart ment has knowledge that one of the maritime nations intends to build a ves sel which will have a length of 750 feet. whlie some of the vessels of the United States Navv have a length of 700 feet. The report has revived a rumor at the Navy Department that the constructors are now planning. for a 47,000-ton war ship Admiral Watt savs that Instructions have not come to him as jet with ref erence to such a vessel, but it is not unllkelv that the specifications will be prepared by the general naval board of which Admiral Dewev is chairman. IXIES ACROSS ALPS. Peruvian Aviator Mnl.r. Successful Flight from Snlsa loirn. Domodossola, Ital), Jan 3. The first successful aeroplane flight over the Alps was made to-day by Jean Blelovucci, a Peruvian aviator. Blelovucci set out from Brig. Switzer land, at K o'clock noon and arrived here at 15.25. having followed the route of the Slmplon Pass In 110 George Chasle lost his life while trying to make a similar flight rire Destroy a Scnilnnrj UulldlnRS. Cazcnovia, N Y, Jan. 3. The lives of 175 men students were imperiled carlo to-dav b a fire which practically de stroyed Callanan Hail, a dormitor) at the Cazenovia Seminar). Eddy Hall, a dormitor) Immediately adjoining, was endangered and 100 girl students were compelled to flee. Four male students, overcome by smoke In Callanan Hall, were resuced by firemen. Several stu dents were reported missing, but their friends say were at the homes of ac quaintances and were not In, the hall when the lire started. MUCH CONFUSION? OVER LACE SCHEDULE Ways aad Means CoBuaittee Hears All Kinds of Testimony Relative to the Tariff. S Indications that the writing of duties on lace and lace products Is going to be the most difficult part of framing a re vision of schedule J. of the tariff law, were numerous a the hearings before the House Ways and Means Committee yesterday. The committee was confronted with a variety of requests, ranging from, appeals for an Increase In some ot the duties which, now run as high as 7 per cent to pleas for "putting the raw ma terial used In manufacturing on the free list. Importers disputed the contentions of manufacturers that the Industry Is not a profitable one in this country. They estimated that the domestic production of certain varieties of machine-made lace ran as high as S7.O0O.0OO a' year, where as the manufacturers claimed that It was less than S2,SO0,000. Demands also were made that a num ber of lace products be put under the cotton schedule instead of under schedulo J, which is supposed to cover flax, hemp, and Jute products It was evident that the committee, will undertake some kind of reclassification as suggested by the Importing interests Fifteen witnesses were heard. The com mlttee on aionday will take up the wool schedule. About thirty witnesses are on the list for st hearing under tnis sched ule, but the committee hopes to hear all of them In a single da). WILSWAlRS REPEALOFTOLLS? Continued from l'auc One. Dlete subsidy: thcrfore. England may Justly complain that If the canal Is to be used as an instrument to distribute subsidies, under the treatj those sub sidies must be equal to all nations or else there Is a discrimination. Hut J am Inot half ns much concerned about Eng land's complaint as I am about tne robbery of our own people The con science of the American people is wak- Inir ud as their Information Is In- crenaed nhnnt the situation, and Secre tary Knox' frank statement will help to remove all doubt and dispute as io their being made without their consent to suffer and lose from the Treasury a subsidy to the coastwise ships, which is unfair, immoral, and a discrimina tion against our own people In favor of an opulent special Interest, already highly protected which does not need an favors and which does not give to the shippers or consumers one cent of benefit therefrom "The jingoes have tried to blind the people to the real Irsue. The true Issue for us to determine Ls Shall we rob our own people by an unjust discrimination to enrich this coastwise ship trust I would not at all object to a brush with England if we had a Just cause about a thing necessari and proper to do, but it looks foolish and unprontaDle to maintain anv sort of a row wlth'her commercial!, dllomatlc. or warlike, to defend the In fliction of an Incidental discrimination caused by the Immoral and unjust rob bery of our treasury and the masses of our people to confer beneflts upon a spe cial Interest I would like to do right at home before Insisting on a row with for eign nations to Justify it " Mr. Adamson prediction caused great surprise here, when considered In con nection with the Prmocratic platform and the stand leading Democratic Sena tors have taken on the Panama Canal toll controv ersy The Democratic platform states tnai "Wo favor the exemption from tolls of American ships i ngaged In coastwise trade paslng through the Tanama Canal ' atanv innulries were made as to wniu information Representative Adamson has whlth would Justif him in predicting that Gov W ilson will recommend the re pel! or this provision of the law Man Senators numbered among those unnosed to enlov the confidence of Presi dent-elect Wilson havo been most vigor ous in their defense of the free tolls pro vision of the Panama Canal act Among these ls Senator O Gnrmsn of New lork. ho has vlrtutlb tnken tne lead in tne Senate in defense of the action of Con gress in granting free tolls to American ships LOUISIANA FAVORS MONEY FOR EXPOSITION Delegation in Congress Meets and In dorses San Francisco s "Big" Show. Unanimous indorsement was given by the Louisiana Congressional delegation, when It met esterday, to the project to have the United States government par ticipate in the -xposition at San Fran cisco in 1915. The question of legislation along this line was taken up and discussed and the Representatives and Senators from Louisiana, extending the good hand of fellowship to the California people, re corded themselves as heartily in favor of the proposition Louisiana and Call fornla two years ago lacked horns In a fierce strugle beroro Congress for gov ernmental sanction for an exhibition to commemorate the opening of the Panama Canal. It was a masterful fight waged by both States. Victor), by a narrow. uncomfortable margin, rested with the Callfornlans. At ) esterda) 's session of the Louisiana delegation. Representative and Senator- alect Broussard was Instructed to make a statement on the delegation's express ed intenUon to favor and support the Rodenberg measure "We people of Louisiana." he said, "know that It ls absolutely necessary that the United States government parti cipate in this exposition We waged a bully light for the exposition location, but were worsted California knew she had been In a scrap when we got through with her. We have no sore spots In Louisiana character, and to-da we stand ready to aid California to the best of our ability to make her show the greatest the world haB ever seen" ( STEAMER SLIDES FROM WAYS, Montnnnn Launched at Sparrow Point New Jersey Girl Sponsor. Baltimore, Jan 5. The combination passenger and freight steamer Montanan, which the American Hawaiian Steamship Company, of New Tork, Is having built bv the Mar land Steel Company, at Spar rows Point, was successfully launched to-day. Miss Lubelle Shepard. daughter of air. and airs. George C. Shepard, of Mont clalr. N. J., was the sponsor. On the ) at present are two sister vessels, the I'enns) Ivanla and the Panaman. Senrch for Counterfeiters. Winchester, Va., Jan. 25. Federal de tectives are searching Rockingham County for counterfeiters, who art; flood ing that district with spurious half dol lars Eighteen of the coins were found on the railroad track near Harrisonburg to-day, where they had evidently been dropped by some one alighting from a train. EXPECT RESULTS FROMWROBE Continued from Page-One. eminent bankers. The reforms to which they have ascribed, however, relate chiefly to the application of the publicity Idea as a preventive against wrongdoing, and are among the less radical of the suggestions that have been thrown out by the committee. While the committee's report Is fully expected to contain a long list of sweep ing recommendations, the fact la not to be overlooked that these will be only recommendations, and that It will be a long time before there will be any chance of incorporating the programme into the statute books. As a matter of fact, the fight will only have begun when the re port of the committee ls submitted to Congress. What will amount to another Investigation In the way of hearings be fore Congress committees will be neces sary, and there la likelihood that legis lation for a new currency B)stem will have been enacted before th r,m- mendations of the Pujo committee are taken up for serious consideration by Congress. The committee's record when It con cluded Its preliminary Inoulrv vntpr,i.- covered about 5,000 t rewritten pages In the record the fact that stands out most conspicuously Is the Importance which nil the witnesses have attached to the Individual element in the consideration of the financial situation and the prob lems Involved in it J. P Morgan. Jacob II. Schlff. George i- naK.r. James J Hill. Henry P. Davi- son. and others all Insisted that the cnaracter and integrtt) of the Individual was the big factor and that without these all the laws In Christendom would be of no avail. Mr. aiorgan. In defend ing the system of Interlocking directors. contended that when the Individual was honest he could be depended upon to act independently and honestly, as i di rector, and If he wasn't honest he wouldn't be a director long The same was true in regard to stock control hy an Individual or a Arm over one or sev eral banks. If the Individual was honest he would not attempt to abuse his power. and if he did tils control would soon fall of its own weight air. Schlff believed In relying upon the Individual Judgment and prudence of bank directors, unhampered bv restric tive legislation If they were wlf-rc- spectlng. he argued, thev would act ac cording to their conscience, and If they were Imprudent they could not long sur vive, "It all depends on the individual man, ' said air Hill "All acts are personal and the mind and conscience of the In dividual man Is what ls going to govern his actions Anally In every case" lewe of Finance KIdrm Here are a few of the more Important reforms and views suggested by the lead lng witnesses for the committee J P aiorgan Favors a law compelling publlclt of intermediate profits m-ide by promoters on all securities listed on the stock exchange Condemns stock manipulation, but doubted the practlcabllit) of Congress attempting to prevent it by statutory enactment. Believes no such thing as a Money Trust Is po'slbir, not even if all the banks of the country were under a single control Not opposed to competition, but favors co-operation Condemns the idea of short selling, hut ooes not see how It Is possible to get along without it Jacob II. Schlff Fav ors a law com pelling fullest publicity of the assets of national hanks Favors a statute pro hibiting officers from participating In un derwriting s)ndloites, and the officers and directors of hanks from borrowing from their own institutions Favors allowing national banks to par ticipate In the underwriting of bonds, but not In the underwriting of stocks favors legislation against the acquiring of a monopol) through holding com lanles. but would not restrict tho efforts of activities of the Individual Would leave the law of nature to deal with individual action, which. In Mr SchlfTs cpinion. would be a better S)stem than could be devised b) man Jimrs J Hill Opposed to legislation granting to mlnorit) stockholders a leg-tl right of representation upon the boards of directors of banks und interstate lor poratiors. Sa)s the law might do some i,ood but might also do great harm Opposed also to an) uctlon by Con gress designed to wipe out the p)stem of interlocking directors in banking In stitutions. Believes that there is a pos sibility of some good in such legislation, tut also the danger of great harm George r. Baker Believes concentra tion of monev and credit of New York Cit) has gone far enough Stcs a peril In the present s)stem If it should fall into bad hands Docs not believe legis lation Is necessar), because an unscrup ulous man could not maintain control ever ltrge banking resources Against an) law compelling publlclt) of banks' assets, or interfering with the present s)stem of Interlocking directors. George W. Perkins Favors Federal in corporation of stock exchanges and full est publicity In regard to the issues listed and In regard to the affairs of national banks Favors smaller boards of directors for f save I YOUR ) EYESi THERE is no compromise here in the matter of fitting your eyes with the glasses they need. It is not a question of giving you the glasses that nearest approximate your needs, but of providing the exact lenses for your particular case. When the proper glasses have been selected, the next step is to see that they are mounted to give perfect comfort and complete harmony with your features. Hutterly clips cling like grim death, yet give no sense of undue pres sure. If your eyes are troubling you, bring your troubles to me. YOURS FOR BETTER EYESIGHT A. O. HUTTERLY. 732 7th Street N. W. Main 3296. We Glra Votes In The Ucrald a SZ.O0O Conteat. banks and concentrated responsibility. Sees possible peril In concentration of banking resources If it is unregulated and unsupervised. Believe It would be safe under gov ernment regulation. Comptroller of the Currency aiurray Favors compulsory publicity of national banks' assets, the passage of a. law put ting Into effect the cumulative voting method In electing national banic direc tors Believes in complete publicity of stock holders of national banks. Favors the enactment of a law safe guarding depositors against the transfer by responsible stockholders of .national banks cf their holdings to Irresponsible persons In order to escape stock liabil ity. Believes In limiting by law the char acter of securities to be held as col lateral or assets by naUonal banks. Sunie Probable Recommendatlona, From the suggestions that have been made In the course of the Inquiry. It seems certain that the committee will Include the following among Its recom-s mendatlons: Compulsory Incorporation of stock ex changes and adoption of regulations against manipulation of secjrlties. This to be accomplished by the Federal gov ernment through the exercise of'its power ever the malls and over the transmission of quotations over the telegraph lines. .Incorporation of the clearing houses of the country with regulations, which will make any solvent bank eligible to membership, and which will givo the Slate and Federal banking authorities power to pass upon the action of the clearing houses A prohibition of the practice of the New York Clearing House In charging commissions on out-of-town checks A law compelling a complete disclosure by promoter of all profits made by them on securities listed In the New York Stock Exchange. Full publicity to. assets of national banks, with the exception of loans. Full publicity also of the stock owner ship of national banks. Prohibition against the participation by lank officers and directors In under writing syndicates Prohibition against officers and direc tors of national hanks borrowing money from their own Institution. The application ot the cumulative vot ing idea, so as to give minority stock holders the legal right of representation on the boards of directors of banks and. Interstate corporations. The prohibition of the present close connections between national banks and sccurit) companies A prohibition against nation. 1 hanks LU)lng securities from any banking house wnich has members upon Its board of di rectors GOV. WILSON INSPECTS IMMIGRATION STATION President-elect Visits Ellis Island and Sees Working of System 1,300 Foreigners Landed. New lork Jan 25 President-elect llson made a thorough ln'pecUon of the Ellis Island Immigration station. In New lork Ba), to-day, and evinced the greatest Interest In the methods of ex tmlnlng 1 SKI foreigners who landed from the ste unships Cincinnati and Santa Anna while he was on the Island Gov Wilson was accompanied by his wife and daughters Eleanor nnd Je'sic, and a partv of friends Interested In the Im provement of arrangement for the care of Immigrants, and were shown through the various buildings by Immigration Commissioner illlams During tho morning the President elect happened in one 'of the scwlona of the special boird of !iMiir) The case of Shald Rodowsky, a Russian Hebrew who was arrested In New York for com pliclt) In the white slave traffic, was up for hearing Contiderilile evident against the Russian was heard, and he was ordered deported, the Governor ap proving the derision The women In the party In their Jour ne) through the various buildings, com forted several crying children by giving them cand) nnd patting them on the head, being unable to lonverse with them. Gov and Mrs Wlleon are the guests to-night of air and airs Archibald Alex ander, of Hoboken V J , the latter of whom suggtsted to-dav s trip with the Idea that the Prvsident-clctt would ap preciate lulng well Informed as to the needs and workings of the Ellis Island station leforo be,.ig called upon to con sider legislation connected with Its maintenance MOOSE CONFERENCE CALLED, ainrjianil I'roBrea-tlvea to Meet in nnltlmnrr Februarj i-. Baltimore, Jan 2i A call for a general fatate conference of Progressives, to be held In Baltimore on February 12, was sued by the Progressive cit) commit tee to-day At this conference tne irann a. -viun- sey plan for amalgamating the Repub lican and Progressive p-vrtles will be considered. A m-ijorlt) of the Progres sive ward executives openl) oppose the aiunsey plan, and sa) they intend to light for the nomination of a full Pro gressive ticket In the city next No vember. Lenses That Are the Next Thing to New Eyes Clips That Never Let Go AT RODDENBERY Commissioner of Patents An swers Statements Made by Southern Representative. SCAJsDAL BREWING Soldier Declines to Discuss Tribute Paid Him as a Turkey Trotter. A SCandel of icrrava nrnnnrtlnn. mow h. unearthed In the Pension Bureau If Rep resentative Koaaenoery of Georgia keeps his promise to make good his charges against Commissioner of Pensions James I Davenport and succeeds In getting the House Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department to conduct an investigation of the administration of the office. T hill, n.l.r ... failiiA ,n m t.,. . on my charges, ' said Representative Roddenbery esterday. "The instances I Cited On the flOnr nf lha Ttnil.A .antHa. to show Davenport's misconduct In offlco are but two of the several cases that I had In mind," Commissioner Davenport does not seem worried over the possibilities of a Con gressional Investigation and openly defies Representative Roddenber). In a state ment made yesterday Commissioner Davenport Invited a Congressional inves tigation and declared that Representative Roddenbery'a attack on him had been In spired by a disgrunUed departmental em ploye, and characterized the allegation would be found "ridiculous" if Investi gated. The war between the Commissioner of Pensions and Representative Roddenbery grew out of charges by the Georgian that Commissioner Davenport showed favorit ism in granting pensions. In his speech on the floor of the House. "Representative Roddenbery charged that Davenport had Placed an undeserving pensioner on the rolls at the Instance of Col Roosevelt, and that he also had allowed a pension to a man who had been guilty and had served a sentence for felony. Itlnel. Pension teent. Commlslsoner Davenport, in a state ment made esterda). replied to the charges of Representative Roddenber) In strong terms "These charges are of no importance to me." said Commissioner Davenport "They were Inspired out of pure vindic tlveness b) a pension agent named Capt John King, who goes out of office In February. He desired to get a pot as disbursing officer, and when I was un able to get It for him. he resorted to his present mode of attack through Repre sentaUve Roddenber) This department is perfectly willing to have an Investiga tion We are confident that the charges of favoritism will be found ridiculous "I can sa), regarding Representative ONLY 1 LEFT 406&8 BStN.E. $300 Cash Balance Monthly Six rooms and bath Hardwood finish throughout. Large lots and parking Double porches. 7 by 16 feet. Holland window shades Extra large closets Electric lights Mirror doors. Parquet flooring Paved streets and sidewalks Open Until 9 o'CIock P. M. 1314 F St N. W. and ASPECIALBARGAIN B St. Near Capitol VaaBBLal &aal faaB iT aaV -aaaS ''-,;"- asPaasail Bi feU"! I Two dwellings; always rented; large front, with side yard and 15 feet side pacd alley; 18 feet parking; cement walks. Reits $36.60 Pays 12 Per Cent Net Price Only $4,000 H. R- Howenstein Co., 1314 F St. N. W. or 7th & H St. N. E. Roddenbery's assertion, that an ex-eon-vlct was put on the pension list: that under the pension law a conviction for felony does not debar an, applicant who is eligible. I do not recall any such case, however. A , -s, "It ls true- that I draw a'pension. but the statement that my reglment-the Fortieth Wisconsin was never under fire Is false. This regiment participated In the battle of Memphis on August 21. 1&4. I do not recall that President Roosevelt ever ordered me to put any man's name on the pension rolls. "There has been no favoritism In this department, as Congress jwlll find If It Investigates." Commissioner Davenport modestly de clined to discuss Representative Bodden berys tribute to him as a turkey trotter. IMMIGRATION BILL PASSES THE HOUSE Conference Report Containing the' Illiteracy Test Is Adopted by Vote of 166 to 71. By a vote of 166 to 71 the House yesterday adopted the conference re port on the Burnett Immigration bill and eliminated the provision objected to by the Senate, which precluded ad mission to American ports of Immi grants without character certificates If they hall from countries Issuing such certificates This action was taken on recommen dation of the House conferees, who re ported that the Senate would not yield on this paragraph In the Burnett Im migration bill. The conference report as adopted Is Identical otherwise with that which was approved by the House last week, and the Senate, It ls ex pected, will take prompt action on the amended conference report. The principal provision In the Bur nett bill as now finally approved Is the Illiteracy test, which bars any alien who cannot read his own or some other language Representatives Gold fogle. Sabath. Moore, and Bartholdt bitterly opposed the Illiteracy test dur ing the debate yesterday, but the House, for the second time, refused to strike It from the bill. The Burnett Immigration bill also amends the Immigration laws by rais ing the head tax on Immigrants to S5 and assessing; a S200 fine against any steamship company which knowingly brings Into this country one of the excluded classes, including; an Insane person. The btil also provides for additional Inspectors at the various ports, who shall see that immigrants for Interior points are started properly upon their Journey. Additional medical Inspectors and nurses who shall attend steerage passengers on ocean liners are also provided for In the bill NVnnld Mop. "'I Ipplnjs" hy Law. Austin, Tex. Jan 25. 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