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ST3?Air -Jr3TRfiniBKHMKMIHWWHiMI v -tT-'-.-yr., fPMMmll'. t H" v f J z r SPh m-.;--; ( j v. v" ' - i ?i; fVr 4 Fair Tonight and Thurs day; Colder Tonight. NTJMBEB 7723. COAL PIES TO District Weights and Measures Chief Calls Charges Unrea sonable. SHORT WEIGHT ALLEGED BY MEASURE INSPECTOR Cost of $16.30 Per Ton to Those Least Able to Pay, Is Accusation. "Unscrupulous dealers are charg ing the poor of the city for coal at the rate of $16-30 a ton." This was the statement made to day of Col. W. C. Haskell. Superin tendent of Weights and Measures, following an exhaustive investiga tion' of tho sale of fuel in small quantities. As a result of the in quiry prosecutions will be entered in the Police Court within the next few dayB against a number of deal ers on the charge of violation of the weights and measures law. The investigation shows, according to Colonel Haskell, that many mer chants are substituting smaller cans and sacks in place of the standard bushel measure. Sold in Sacks and Cans. In a report to Colonel Haskell, in spector L. S. Schoenthal, who made the investigation, says: "I Und that In numerous small stores about the city red ash coal. Ja being sold In small paper -sicks which have the appearance ox 'contains) one peck and lone-half bushel respective!-.- The former, weighing thirteen and three ounrter' tcu.ids and containing live eighths or a peck in bulk, sells for 10 cents, while the latter, holding twice as much, sel.s for 15 cents a sack, the 10-cent sack being paid for at the rate! ui ,e.so a ton. and tne l&-cent sacK belling at the rate of J.Z25 a ton." The statement Is made also by Mr. Schoenthal thai dealers are selling coal In metallic measures which contain one 'and a half pecks, the customer sup posing that It Is a bushel. By calling It a -can" of coal. Colonel Haskell, said, 'the dealers hope to escape prosecution being. If the charge Is made, that the customer did not specifically ask for a bushel of. coal. Poor Are the Sufferers. "The sale of coal In small quantities la restricted almost In every instance to the very poor of the city, theise who can least afford to pay exorbitant prices," said Superintendent Haskell. "It is because they are so poor that It Is necessary for them to buy in less than quarter tons, and while they real ize that they must necessarily pay more for small quantities, they are not con scious of the fact that the advance takes on such huge proportions. Whether or not the law is broad enough to coer the cases in question is of little consequence as the remedy lies in the hands of the public If they ask for a given quantity such as a standard weight or measure they must receive it or the person selling it will be liable. My advice is to purchase In quantities of not less than aquarter of a ton, but If circumstances are such that it can not be done, then buy by either the bushel, peck, or half peck, and insist on buying that way Should Befuse to Buy. "It Is only because the public will buy In uncertain quantities," continued Mr. Haskell, "that the dealer can sell by that method. If the nubile will refuse to buy a "blind' quantity, the merchant will have to pack his coal to conform to , the demands of the public." i Realizing that many of those who are compellKl to pay exorbitant prices are unversed In the law and practically helpless In the hands of unscrupulous dealers. Colonel Haskell will not con fine his efforts to the education of the public; but will prosecute vigorously all cases of the sale of underweight. The i maximum fine Is J 100. which the au-1 thorlties will ask be impobtd in the case j of even' conviction. J Commissioner Rudolnli said todav ' inai every enorc win De made to pro tect tho pcor, and expressed the hope that means villi be found for the vigor ous punishment of thobe by whom they are being victimized. Insurance Man Is Cleared of Charge Wal'ace W Chlswell. nresldent of th ., .. - ... . i People'? Mutual Benefit Insurance Companj, arraigned In the District branch of Pdlice Colii yesterlaj on a charge of colliding v.-Itn an automo bile occupied by S G Klrtlnnd who is associated with David Hendricks In the. automobile business in H street north-1 west, was exonerated of the charjo I against him the court holding that the j coIllFlcr. was unavoidable. ! WEATHER REPORT. t'UKLl.ll 1UU 111. U.1II..1V 1 Fair tonight and Thursday; colder to night, lowest temperature tonight tbout 15 degrees. TEMPEltATL'RnS. U. S. BUREAU, i AFFLECK'S. S a. m 23 S a. m 56 9 a. m... ..... .34 10 a. m 34 11 R Pl.r...........MO S a. m 29 30 a. m 2? M . m ?S 1 nnnn . 98 12 noon 38 1 P. m 28 I lp. ra 2 p. m SO 2 p. m , 30 SUN TABLE. Sun rises 7:04 Sun sets. 6:12 ELL AVER Yesterday's Circulation, 46,070. SOCIETY BELLE WINS FIGHT TO Court Sets Aside Will of Father and Grants Her $25,000 a Year. TESTATOR'S ILLNESS BLAMED FOR FAULT Miss Alice Gordon Promises to Carry Out Wishes Expressed By Decedent. Miss Alice Gertrude Gordon, twenty-one years old, will receive the an nual income, amounting to more than 125,000, from the $500,000 estate of her father, Major James J. Gordon, whose will providing that she receive only an annuity of $3,600 was set aside by a jury before Justice Gould in Probate Court today. Major Gordon's will, which was executed March 2, 1911, two months before he died at the age of seventy six years, provided for the annuity of ?300 a month for his daughter, his only child and heir-at-law, and that, twenty-one years after her death., if she left no children, the estate should go to the Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, the Episcopal Home for Children and the Southern In dustrial Educational Association, the latter beneficiary to use the legacy to improve the condition of tho mountaineers "residing "in the 'Appa lachian region Jrom. West Virginia; to the Quit States.1 y &&iilf'' Illness Is "Blamed. Miss Gordon,. who'became twenty-one1 years old on January 12 last, 'filed a caveat to the will, setting forth that fcer father was suffering from an Incurable malady at the time the document was executed, and did not comprehend that she was not to cet more than the mere J3.600 a year from the estate. Wltneses testified today that they had talked with Major Gordon severnl months before his death and the execu tion of the will in question, and that he had Informed them that it was his wish ami intention to make provisions so that his daughter would have the bene fit of the entire Income from his half-mllllon-dollar estate. Miss Gordon also testified to the same effect. The verdict of the Jury fas in the nature of a compromise reached by counsel for Miss Gordon and possible beneficiaries, and there was practically no contest of the young woman's claim. Attorney A. 8. IVorthtngton. represent ing Miss Gordon. Informed the Jury that she had agreed to execute a deej of trust to the National Savings and Trust Company with a view to carrying pui the wishes of her father with re spect to the conditional legacies, as f.ie would be entirely satisfied with the In come. Estate Worth Million. Miss Gordon, who is an attractive joung soman, resides at 1600 Sixteenth I street northwest, and is prominent in the younger society set. The estate from which she will receive the In- , come consists of J400.000 personal prop- erty and valuable coal lands In Wen . Virginia. It was stated todav that tho value of the coal lands Is not definite ly known and that there Is strong possibility of the estate being worth n.ore than a million dollars, although the case was litigated on the estimate that It was worth at least JMO.000. Attorney J. J. Darlington appeare.1 for the National Savings and Trust Company In the proceedings today. BE HEARD FRIDAY West Virginia Legislators Wait With Bated Breath for New Developments. CHARLESTON. W. Va.. Feb. i With ' the legislators and the public generally j dumfounded o er the legislative expose ' of yesterday, the operations of the law- mailers have been checked, and interest t f Anlnr. In t.A n.,itlnifni.. I .. - -. ....M . ,.,., jjiciimjiwiv untiring OI I the accused legislators, all of whom fur- nlshed bond jesterday evening in the penalty of s6.ooo each for their appear- nc before Magistrate Dering to an-i swer mc nnaings or tne grand jury. Delegates Duff and Asbury waived - xaminatlon. but the others are willing tj stand trial tomorrow. The hearing will begin at U o'clock Friday morning, and the principal wit nesses will be the detectives, the sheriff, and the prosecuting attorney. Report has been freely circulated that charges similar to those against Senator Ren JV. Smith and Delegates Duff, of jatnuuii; mil. nouur), anil ItnOlC8 Will be made against six other Republican members of the Legislature. If thlt be the. case and immediate trial rtiiitk in If thi.hUl l l"1L VC conviction, the Republican majority will bo cut to a dangerously narrow margin. Developments are being watched with eagerness, and the vote on United States Senator today is expected to indicate the nature of the change brought about by the exposure. t c in BRIBE CHARGE ILL 5the TBaftmaf wt Opposing Formal Canvass of--Electoral Vote Is Made Today in Joint Sesion. By THEODORE TILLER. Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey, and Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana, werej today declared to have Deen ciecica President and Vice President, respec tively, of tho United States. The Senate and House met in their quadrennial Joint session and formally promulgated the decision of the voters of the ,nlonV,.There,18 now ""'".i0 ?,r.t,;'.entMr' Wilson from entering the Whlt? Ho"Ee ," aT,c.h S?d. nob.odJ disputes Sir. Marshall s rlrtit to wle.d Lhe Ravel as PresldlnK "lcer f the Senf te. L.MiItant Democrats and a sprinkling of philosophical Republicans and also suftragnttes and antl - suffragettes crowded the galleries of the House and watched the Impressive ceremonies on the floor below. Standing room was at a premium and nobody was admitted to the Capitol who did not possess a card of admittance designed especially for the occasion. Result Was Certain. Of c(tpc everybody knew that the Joint on of the two bodies of Con gress would give Mr. Wilson and Mr. Marshall title to their offices. There were rumors last November to the effect that these candidates had been elected, and Mr Wilson was even so confident of the action of the vote counters today thta he has gone ahead picking out a Cabinet and writing an inaugural ad dress. The tabulation of the vote by the Sien (Continued on Fifth Page.) TO COME OP FRIDAY Senate Committee Will Consider UUIIIIIIIUCC Will UUIIOIUCI Eight-Hour and Electrocu tion Bills. The Senate District Committee will hold a meeting Friday and consider Im portant District measures. The eight-hour bill for women and girls will be considered among others. PI.. .1..I.A.Ilttnn Kill oldI Will K tuti-AH I1C VICLllVkUllUII fill CI" ..... .... ll. up and probably will be whipped Into nhape. Last week It was expected a subcom mittee would conduct a hearing on the anti-merger bill for the Disnict today. Hut it was not possible to arrange the hearings. GENERAL HUERTA, Rebel Leader. Jm1 : iKBKnunKm. 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 urn pnii p rPTrn fmmWiKMm. ri luwui I-f tint ' wilson Elected, jpflKiHi - clerks will not CONGRESS DECLARES EliiwWHH WORK fMMKZ DISTRICT MEASURES WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY Generals, and Arsenal Being Bombarded Today .- 'Jr.-'ollmTzsmMlmlmlmlmlmlmlmlmlmlmlmlmlmBa sy z'imr GENERAL 0R0ZC0, On Way To Aid Diaz. TAFT SEES HIS AIDES; ACTION jSCONSIDERED President Closeted With Knox and Stimson. Brigade of 15,000 Troops Ordered to Be in Readiness for Immediate Service. President Taft la closeted this afternoon with Secretary of State Knox and Secretary of War Stimson discussing the Mexican situation. The conference 1b considered to be of tb,e utmost importance as regards immed'atc action by the United States with respect to the'crlsis in Mexico. When the two Secretaries hurried from their offices to join the Presi dent in a conference at which all rthers were excluded, they intimated that they had news of the gravest importance to communicate to Presi dent Taft. TROOPS ORDERED TO BE READY. Orders were issued by the War De partment at noon for the provisional bilgade of the army, numbering 13.000, to hold itself In readiness for instant service. The brfEade would be gathered from points as far north as Niagara and as far west as thu Presidio, San Francisco, in the event that orders of mobilization were given. The Mexican situation Is so acute that Secretary of War Stimson and' Secre tary of Stale Knox, who had Intended to go Willi the President and Cnblnct to Philadelphia this afternoon, decided shortly before noon to s:ay on the Job J here. Minute by minute awaiting news froml EVENING, FEBRUARY General blanquet, Federal Leader. Mexico which will force the hand of this Goernment to armed Intervention. President Taft stayed In Ills private of fice at the White House today, denied himself to all callers except Cublnet of ficers, and concentrated Ills attention on what maj prove to be the most serious, foreign problem ht has been raller upon to solve. Secretary of War Stimson held a short conference with tin President. The Secretary of the Navy and Secre tary of State Knox were at their desks early, despite the conference held at 2 o'clock lust night, and orders were cur- ' r " both departenvsits that the slightest news touching the Mexican (Continued on PageFourteen.) (lime 12, 1913. Washington's Birthday , " and March 4 Set Aside for Holi days for Employes. Orders closing the departments of the Government Saturday. February 22. have been Issued by nearly VI the Sec retaries of the Cabinet and the one or two who have not yet made such order will do so soon. The day is a legal holidty In the Dis trict, and the orders are more or less perfunctory. However, they serve to set at rest In the minds of workers' in the classified service any doubt as to' the matter of working or staying away on such a day. f Similar orders with regard to March 4 will be Issued in duo time, and will be of more importance, for March 4 Is not a legal holiday, and the Execu tive order Is what will justify clerks h) absenting themselves that day from the department buildings. The order to be issued at the Treas ury Department will contain notice with regard to use of the building that, day. The north and south corridors will be opened. It Is stated so as to permit ticket-holders In the stands to enter the corridors and warm themselves If the day be cold. Employes of the Treasury Department will have access to the Treasury March 4 by card, as'usual. This means that em ployes who have offices In rooms which' overlook Fifteenth street or Pennsyl vania avenue will be able to watch the parade from these windows State Supreme Court Hands Down Adverse Decision To- day. " JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. Feb. li-J The State supreme., court today hand-J ed down a permanent order cf ouster' aiinst the Standard Oil Company, j This means the corporation must leave M tho State of Mlfsourl. Only One Night Out to Florida Via At lantic Coust Line. 4 limited trains dally 3:06, 6:. U:40 p. ni.: 4:3) o. m. All-steel electric-lighted Pullmans. Superior road way and service. 1406 New York ave. n.w. -Advt. STANDARD OUSTED IN mm Sixteen Pages. AS MEXICANS RENEW BAM Bombardment Starts Blaze That Imperils Heart of City Residents Flee in Terror Instead of Fighting Flames Foreigners Fear Rebels Will Turn on Them; . AMERICANS AID IN ENDANGERED MEXICO C(T,Y, Feb. 12. The third day's battle be tweenthe Madero.and Diaz forces was started at daybreak, and an hour later rifles and machine guns were, pouring shots .back and forth from, the rival camps. A tiomb from the rebel forces set fire to the Mutual Life Insurance Com pany Building, and a large area in the heart of the city is now threatened by flames. The. firemen, panic-stricken, because of the seriousness of the raging battle, are unable to cope with the situation, and residents are fleeing Instead of aiding in extinguishing theJlames. " , Diaz,, according to his announcement last -night, is ,matiBjiisict determfned 'isafiowed to malce'WucBrndt i present regime will be at hand. Foreigners are. quartered in the various headquarters of their governments, and Ambassador Wilson, of the AMERICANS HOMES BORNEO By REBELS Salazar Leads Mexican Forci Toward Juarez, Dealing De- struction on Way, EL PASO, Tex., Feb. 12. Moving from Casaa Grandes to 'attack Juarez, the Mexican rebel array of Ynex Salarar l flWtrZrM business section of the city have Mexicans and foreigners, according tot been hit by shells and heavy damage today s advices. Colonla DIax. with a normal popula tion of 700 Americans, is In dufns. only one house, the home of E. V. Eomney. escaping. Included In this were a large TA.mnn rhtlrrtl and tho ColOnV.StOrCS. Colonia Dublan. also an American town Is reported to have been fired upon while other colony towns are n danger of destruction, refugees say. Mine properties in Chlruahua and So nora States are also being wrecked. Advices from Austin. Tex . say troop are being held In readiness to start for the border at a moment's notice. The Mexican town of Ascension, fao nora. has been destroyed by rebels, ac cording to dispatches received today. Other dispatches brought news that all the federal forces In Cludad Chihuahua, numbering 3,000, declared for Felix Dlaa today. Wilson Undisturbed Over Prospects of Running Mexican War FIUNCETON.. N. J.. Feb. li-Ap-..,, tn the least worried over 1 the prospect of coming nto office with a war with Mexico on hi shahds. President-elect .Wilson shut himself In his study today ana reiusea iu ue unmiutu even by the newspaper correspondents. To a message sent Into him asking tr he had heard from President Taft about the Mexican situation, he sent out tho ""ihave received no communication from the President or anybody else." The governor intended to go Trenton. .,.. mv,inWI at home when he learned that the legislature had adjourned over S .!ndht0ue & without3 interruption read ling various documents and writing let ters- liniid.ir. rte pmiu 3 wh,,cu w Former Plate Printer Found Dead in His Bed Albert Saphor, sixty years old, was '0A J'lJLltJ Hanhnr was formerly a plate nrlnter at ! the Bureau of Engravhn? and Printing. but more, recently naa conducted u small stationery and periodical store at the Thirteenth street addro.53. which was patronized chiefly by employes of the bureau. Death was due to natural causes. Last Edition PRICE ONE CENT ON PR0TECTIN6 LIVES AND PROPERTY onslaught on the-Qovernraent United States, representing the for eign diplomats, is using every effort to relieve them of anxiety, although he himself has expressed fear thai at any minute the fighting forces may turn upon them. High' Building Shelled;- The .sheluny of the high bulldlnss where Madero's machine guns werr worklrs continued all day-wlth marked effect. Many roofs were clared ot federals br the expert marksmen op erating Dial's guns. A -shell just struck the wall of the office where your correspondent is Vrltlng his dispatches, and exploding; wrecked the room adjoining this one. and toi large hole in the side ot ths bulldlr llanj of the hlgn buildings in the has "been wrought. Shrapnel which both sides were firing over the center of the city was doing much damage. Three thousand prisoners were re leased from Belem prison during the righting today and are scattering over the city. Anarchy prevails In several sections of the city while the bombard ment in the business streets continues. It Is Impossible at this time to obtain any authentic estimate, on the loss of life In today's fighting, although" it I? known that hundreds b&ve been killed. . Wilson Issues Statement. Ambassador Wilson today Issued the following statement: "Everything possible Is being dona to insure the safety ot American lives and property In this city, and as neither the government nor the revolutionary fprct- seem able to afford protection the for eign elements, and principally AMERI CANS, have taken the matter In their j own hands, and are now doing active I Dollce duty through all the residential district where foreigners are mostly and where the diplomatic establishments are situated. It Is hoped that this force, in the event that no assistance 'comes from j other sources, will be able to protec American me- any piriieriy msainsi Zapatistas or the 'Violence of the worst local elements. "HENRY L.UJE WILSON." Consul Shanklln. of the United States and his attaches are at the American embassy whence they fled last nigh (Continued on Page 'Fourteen.) IN CONGRESS TODAY. SENATE. Senate met at 12:40. Shortly before t o'clock, Senate goes to House chamber to attend joint. session for count of electoral votes. L"Net weight" bill ordered reported. District Committee will meet Friday. Senator Rcot protests before Canals Committee against free tolls. - Secret hearing of employes on the eight-hour bill. HOUSE. Met at noon. Congressman Graham delivered an ad dress upon the life of Lincoln. At 1 o'clock the Senate and the Hous met in Joint session to count the elec toral votes for President and Vice President. The Labor Committee resumed i'a hearings on the eight-hour bllL I fl Im' sLV I .vi i H r f-i j hpi V m ti v' ).'?4Jz&ZdMr?.? .j . .' . .. , ,'.. .- j.. t.,vt I