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miiWtJ&r&fi&m WHOLE NUMBER 19,229_RICHMOND. VA.. MONDAY, JAXI'ARY VI 1913._PRICK TWO CENTS.
VIRGINIA ELECTORS AND THEIR SECRETARY
Jl IX.K K. 1. W. l>l HI.
RilKKRT IL fil Tt BESOM
TURNS KIDNAPPER
JO HIED FOR ?NEY
Plans to Force Marriage
With Heiress Are
Frustrated. '
NOW SINCLAIR
MUST FACE TRIAL
Prosecution of Youth Who Ab?
ducted Miss Anna Steckel Will
Be Pushed Vigorously?His
Companion in Escape Is
Looked Upon as Scmi
Innocent'
B^MCtal to The Titne^Di-pa'.ch
Ahentown. Pa.. January!.'?Allow
? >r*?n to-day i* nawlai arrom conver?
sational indigestion. The kidnapping
?T,i?ode of late yesterday afternoon,
irhc'i Mit? Anna K Steck"!, the mil -
'ion* ire heiress ei rha* iity and only
? hild of Reuben P. Me- kel known as
tbe John Jacob As'or of Aiien'own. *aa
? arried away In an automobile from
ber hotrfe by Famu?! Sim-lair, a < ivil
-riginc-ci. employed by the State, and
It Walter Stan, of 117 South Seven?
teenth Str'ct Philadelphia a member
? >f thf graduating class of l.ehigh I'm
versify, ha.- furnished "he food for
tatt
There vrii9 a surfeit Hy evening the
talker* were pretty well satisfied, and
had lesolved the tmttt of the situation
hate these
s:ic .air had been ths < hicf figure in
th-j attempted kidn.ippinn
Stc.-: wus a sort of semi-innocent
acceeor y
Both men h.id bee,, ir!ed,ed on fl ???)
bond each and had gone to their
home* Sin- Tai' Kenn-.".; Square and
Stsi: to ralla<1al|ikds
Mis* StrokW had been pain full y
br .;.-'<! by 'he aggressiVB tIt a*:r.e?'. of
?Jit lair while she k*y in the automo?
bile, when vras used iti th? abd jetioii
si-.i ban had wanted to force ber into
marriage for the inr>nev eh< BeneeOBOd
?h'ii-rd tllm No la-.i.r.
Mies Sterke! never gave Sinclair a
single hint Of favor I hey ha 1 been to?
gether on .lust three ? ut:on*. alone
only on- e.
Bfaclail had brought b.r falber to ln
tervrev.- Miss Stevkel e la'her mm the
subject of marriage. The subject ?M
not broa- hed
Stnrlair had pre v iou d v paid atten?
tion t-> other girl* in AWsaisrann.
Many fa'heis bed refused lnm anV
? .???!:?-" t j l heir homer. 1{< ?ben P
Steckel aSM>ng them
Both Sur iair afid Stan aha be vigor?
ously prosecuted
Friends of the prin-ipal< in .Mlen
lotvn agreed to-nigh* rhu- >'n?!a>~ had
?an'ed to marry Mi?s ste. i <-l f??r her
tllOnev He had been t:e;,i.l -o m^Kf "be
boast that he would never leave Allen
Uiwn until he had ' married mor/y
It Wrf? said that when he had Bret
come ?o Alleproan a little no.rc than a
>ear ag->. he wee SSWttBaa wnb * i rrum
young woman, prnmiaeir in eociei>
and that she Mfcrd him. The g:r h
markably prrily bur she wHs no! an
heirey? Me; marfiagat-le qii-dlS. d
ti<?ns included no d->-w> Sin? lair,
raid, soon dropped her
There were many others
Sirnlaire ri.ar.y dit-sgreeinr r, * ? wrh
i h? girls of hi? ? hoi-e oaaea <? i? bean
aetd, net bev-auee of any unusually vki
ous ter?den-"i?s ?>n his imrr. but he.
? hi" ?f 'he generou.lv f'lvo|.,l|* .,?
I It ode he adon'ed His faults consisted
almost entirely. people, here, e.r
? r-a'her dangerous < onversatmn and
o?cu;?o>'> carcases
On? girl in The set announced
to.day that aha alone, of ?II th'-ee ?r*o
bore par' had no' hern Maged hy
MtsntM ?Imosi all the girls -ch-> ha I
?mown Sin-lair nnd had lierp known
'?I have a some lime or oth'r ,ir rp|r,|
ois f*vor? rows ah' protest
Never'he'ese i' la h fa ' 'here |.
noi e girl kg Alhtn'own who is supporting
Sinejejr or oven ? n h?-*-? w|'h blni
>r hl? leouMe Of a?arr ltt?|e said
M? 1? not known at all in Allento?n.
Hearing nn Tharsda>.
By lo-morrow th? first hand ,nt?r
e*t*d persona and o'hera will haws about
'alked themselves o.n on ?be sub.'sot.
end will have to wait until % orio^K
Thursday afternoon next when Sinclair
and Starr will have a hearing
trete William 1 Beweg, who <*
an alderman, will preside. Attornevs
far the defense have not been en-1
aounced. for the proeeoutlon D art riet i
. Cooautued on Second Page >
/. T. < I LM KM
R. L. BLAI.K
CASTRO IS RESTLESS
Hopes To-Dit Will Bring Derision In
His rase.
New York, Janua:v Ii -?Clpriano
? n-'ro former PrcMder.' of VenSSUOls
*? looking forward to to-morrmr in the
hope that it will bring a dwinnn of tne
immigration authorities as To wbettisi
he wiii tie permitted to enter the ?oun
, try or be debarred a* an undesirable
alien Hi.- ea?e is scheduled to be taken
up to-morrow by the immigra'ioi:
board
I Oeneral '"astro ?perit a reefles* Sun
da.- on BlUe it-iat.d Tbe only visitor
wae his valet bred Torrrgros,-u whp
? an.? over with Cieiro and ha? been
(ted to iand. Torregroesa re?
mained all day at tbe immigration ata
I lion with Caefro The general has been
! detain'<t a* Kills island since bjtj gr
? rival ?ar.. fatal week from France, and
' yesterday a writ of haboae corpu- sued
?mi to bring his "rase before a Federa!
i (mi ? ???;,? dismissed by t'nited States
Judge Holt
LOAN IS APPROVED
Arrrrmrnt Reached By Big Power-,
i,in.,ii of Banker-.
F'ckm January 12.?-It lc announced
that the representatives of the six
powers group of bankers Boosting in
London hav>- approved the agreernen*
with re-pei I to the proposed loan of
ttU M Ml to f hma.
lion It Is Apportioned.
London. January 12?The Times
announces that at tbeir mretings in
London the representatives of The si.t
poweT group rea'hed unanimous de
cisiona on the various conditions of
the Chinese loan.
Ai ' ording pa 'be rekm < orrcspondent
of the Iiailv Telegraph, the American
? ha-f of The loan vrill be fsj.mo 0t?. the
British ?nd Fret,, h .120.000.or*) each.
Qermanjr, n; oon.ooo Japan and Rossis
Iiri.ooti 'A" and the Crisp group I2VIV
FIRE IN THE KAISER'S PALACE.
Firemen Treatcil ?o Ro>a| tVtne After
I" wlncd-hintc Blare.
Totsdam 'iniiar;.- 12 ? A email lire
occurred yesterday at the Kaiser s new
|>ala-sj here bu' M wa? SVtiSja*oaSlM>d
before much damage was done The
Are brigade SttSawS on du'v nt the
nal&. e r.?- ,?;dod in *h?- tvoi r: y ?
Potsdam Are department, while the
Lmperor superintended the operations
After the fire had bceo rinni'ii'li"!
'he Kat.?er 'routed The flrrmcn t'j wine
from tii? pala- e cellars.
END DEAD LETTER LOTTERY
V><-blnzton Merrhanfs Inrrp Kipos.
lire of < ontents at *ale.
Wasbmgton JJanenry 12 - Karle in
December the Peart-OtTsce Department
advertised a dk ad letter sals ra Wash?
ington. Ai Hi' dead letter sal^* here
lovers 'he parefsaeet '"igir sight
unseen. *? serl of rig in t*M i
The mer'hun's of Washington ,i;<t
not like t*e Idea ,,f the governir:cri' en
'ering 'heir n>j,t Th?v dug up fro:o
the ?r- hives .,n oid D:s*ri?t of ',ot-.?ni
bia law passed by Cstacrass, forbid
ding lotteries of >.r.y kind That sal?
lied .1. iraeintu-b as the Federal law
forbids anv totter'- transaction through
'he poet-OtTIc" Department
Mr Hi*'b'-f k tbought it ore*- and
aaeewnr*)d tha' I be annual dead let?
ter and package seile will ho bold Jan
un r y 30 but 'ha' all letters. par< rl.?. ef,- .
will be opened. sothti' the MddefS no,
know f<-r what t?ey are bidding.
JAMES M. HAVES. JR..
Clerk Messenger.
FLOTD W. KIN<;
ELECTORS 10 VOTE
OR
'RESIDENT
Men Who Name Chief
Magistrate Gather To
Day at Capitol.
GET MILEAGE.
WITH $5.00 EACH
May Exercise Choice, but All
Will Be for Wilson and Mar?
shall?James M. Hayes. Jr..
to Be Secretary and Proba?
bly Messenger to
Washington.
Virginia * presidential elector* will
meet at o'< lock noon today in the
ofTi'e of Secretary of the Common
wealth B O Tame*, in the Cspifo
and < a?* twelve votes for Wood ow
Wilson for President of the I n.ted
Slates and for Thomas P.. Marshall
for Vice-president
Actually. Covernnr Wil?on has not
re* h^en elected President The voters
do not cas' their ballots dire, fly for
any candidate for the presidency, bii'
vote instead for e|?otor?. ? bosen hv
the various poll-fid par'ies In everv
S'^-e t'apitol in the .ountry the sets
of ele- N.rs roc-civing the highe-* number
of votes in the Not ember atectfttsw will
gu'her to.d.t-' and will cast 'heir bal'ots
A large majority ?<' them will be f.,T
Wilson and Marshal! Some will be
for Hocserclt and Johnson, "hile a
very f e TV Indeed Wlil vole for William
Howard Taff- and for somebody as a
'Continued on Net ond Hage I
J. NORMKNT POWELL
Peace Delegates Likely to
Leave London This
Week.
BLAME FOR BREAK
PLACED ON TURKEY
Out of Respect for England,
Porte Is Asked for Definite
Instructions?Allies Believe
Great Powers Responsible
for Present Gravity
of Situation.
London. January \2?The British
tt I'll ail of State for Foreign A flairs
Sir Edward Orey. and the ambassa?
dor- of the powers have made repre?
sentations to Rechad Pasha regard?
ing the projected departure or the ,
Turkish delegates, which is equival?
ent to a definite rupture of the Tur
kish-Ralkan peace negotiations, for
which Turkey is considered responsi?
ble.
in reply Re-: had Pasha said that
he was r-or responsible for the sus?
pension of the work of the conference, j
- hi- k whs de. 'eed by the allies, not
only without asking his opinion, but
?rithout even allowing him to express
i' when he begged ?o do so He bur
waited .1 wh,,ie week, hoping *hat re-'
*flactksa would bring Iii? allies 'o more
leasr.nahle and moderate views, but
.1? M ir:o . e had been made on then 1
par' in 'his direction arid no desire
hud been ir.ar.'fested to hear wha'
turthcr reflection of th? frontier Tur- ;
key was prepared to indicate?na'ira!
ly without ceding Adrianople?the
Turkish plenipotentiaries could not
cream in London mdeflnitely
The allte? will be ready to resiime th?
war four days later. In fa* t. it is re?
marked that ttreeee has ne-.-er ceased
hostilities, the' Servia has nothing
more to conquer white, with tejpei ' *o
Montenegro, 'he armistice has n?vsr
been obs<r-.e.; i - T?rke,-, whose sol
diers have n.ade frequent sor'ies from
Scutari Therefore, the resumption "f
hostilities really concerns only 'be
Thra.-iiin field ?,f operations, where the
(Continued on Second Page ?
LINER IS HELD FAST ON REEF;
ALL PASSENGERS TAKEN OFF
Uraniuni Strikes Rocky Shore
and Now Is In Peril?
ous Position
Halifax N fc, i?nuvT I??The
?>?ni?r I 'aniijin of :1ip 1 ranium
*"rarti?hi|> < rpnir.ii h 'Uli'l f?-..:i, Hoi
t<rdarr> for Haifa? ar.?1 \>* York
-?randetj on a rerl during thi< k --/rather
near th- <'hebu?-'o He*-! t.lgh'Station,
nir.e mil<?? below Halifax a- n ? ?<*lo<-k
today. ?r<1 fo-nigh* w> ?'?II b- Id faat
In i h<- -trip ,,f the rocky ?i . ??
He- am pareenger* "? in 'h? 'ahm
and fh- rr?i in fh?- ?te?ragr wrr- taker
off the ?tramer trim afternoon by the ,
government ?teamer Lady Uuner and
r ?mall fleet of harbor craft, and wrr
Wot ? IJfe Left.
A It*ouch eurf bos* a had to be used in
Tana feeing t.be hundred* of paeeenger?
to 'h? reeru* boot* tbe work we* ratal)
accomplished end net e life tme loot.
Captain rT->oeer?e aad hte crew remain?
ing aboard ship, which la hanging by ber
bow en tbe reef
Tbe captain bopee to gat the ? teem er
"ff ?t brer water to-tdght. The eecepe
I of th? rMrft fr-rn au-h ?> p-rd?. am-r,;
I generali., i? made at high w*'er. bag ft
? rapt am 'hifk- I he weight of fhc after
part ot fhe -?earner will gradual!; drag
Ith* l'ranium free ?e the tide gne? down
There wa? ?> I .i'arro ??pr-'-tall:.
am..nc ?t?-^?!- pa-tv-riger*
the fhip ?!r.i<-k hilf officer* and ?ailoi
?oon succeeded in restoring calm The
lieh: keeper ' hchurto who ha? tele
phone communication with lUlifax
?ent irr mediate new* of th' ?tcamei ?
pl.gtv'to the port s ifbori'iea who dir
pat. hed the Lady La'jrier the ?team-r
Brtdg'wa'er ?md aercral tug* to the
Ths rear ije boat* arrived at j r M
and the tranefei of the L'raiuum a pal
e*ngere was begun at ogre Three
e?irf hoa'a from the life agTiag efation
and the !j?e bneta of the T'reoittm were
ueed The Lady Le-irtot took worn
and children inj? and then the m
were traaaferred to the "Mdgewater.
A henry aeuthwest wind wee htow?
ing when tbe Craniuaj ran ashore, and
tbe et earner t here fore was fortunately
proteoted by Chebucto Heed. If the
wind ?aers to the opposite direct.or. tbe
?learner will be expoeed to the iw(ep
(of tk* Atlantic and ta peril.
1 h? f'cam'-: -'rax I aaja^-OT ?h?n th
? kj ??? half high and la'e in lb"
af'rrnoon he- hit war- rix fee' under
r?'?r. whi'e there wan Sevan fat bom?
of water under her amidships and seven
Tathom? ihe stern. The r>ta'?? at
?he bow are ripped open and No | hold
was fl?iodrd The weather (continued
heavy lo-niah' und vr'-'kmi -team"'
are standing l?v 'he Cranium !o ?'
tbe err*' ?h'fild n"-"iiiy an?e
The la*' of 'he re*?->ie shirt*, tbe t^adv
l^urier. rea. he<i Halifax about ra
0 clock to-ntgb'. snd in lees tban an
tour ker a? passenger* woaitn an?l
1 klldren wer? ?*f?lv on ?bore. Some
excitement followed as tbe women
?oufh' 'he,- h;.hands tbe children
their fathers and ?.is-er? and broth*-"
Tb? male pa*t>en?er? were ell on shore
before them, and 'her* were many af
fecting scene- wh*n 'he separated femt
lies were united
Tbe steamer was far oat of ker nouns*
when she struck "he did not kaee e pilot
on board ?.? *>. inigb' -h? wt?d bed
shifted and w?. Mowin? a gaie from tbe
north kicking up a big era and atekiac
tbs position of 'be strandsd liner mor*
perlleue. Tbe crew to still on board.
AUBREY G. WEAVER
ALEXANDER BLACK
ECHO OF DREYFUS
AFFA
R III FRANCE
Reinstatement of DuPaty
de Clam Causes Cabinet
Crisis.
WAR MINISTER
QUITS HIS POST
Other Members of Cabinet Re?
tain Offices Only Because of
Delicate External Situation.
Election of President This
Week and Stirring Scenes
Are Promised.
Paris. January 12?Alexandre Mil?
lerand. who won a reputation at borne
and abroad as a great War Minierer,
resigned from tha* office to-day. M
LeBrun. Minister of Colonies, has been
appointed Minister of War. atid M
Renr.ard under ?ecre-arv of finance, re.
pla-ee M. I^Rrun the under-secretary
ship in 'he Ministry of rinatiro being
.emporarily a'-oli-hed.
This ministerial crisis was the direct
-. . . orne of the reinstatement of L*au
?enan'-Colonel Du Pat v de Ceatal in the
French territorial ?rmv. With the
ei? tstraj of a President . o:mng on Fri
dar next, the polifl? al situation has
he. otne greatly < on fused witn indica?
tions potn?tng to a stirring week
Cabinet Session? Dramatic.
Th? reinstatement incident led to
dramatic eeeeions of the Cabinet. ??
which M Millerand explained that be
felt m honor bound -o re-establish
Paty de i lam m fulfillment of promise
made hv his predecessor in the wa; rnm
is'ry M. Me?sim;. hu* as thi
causing serious gaga* be against she
minis'ry. he desired to withdraw.
The Minis-er of \gri. ulture. ^?
Pains who t? opposing Premier Poir^ are
expresses regre- fha' M Milleea>nd had
seen fit f0 take su' h a responsible
political cep without consulting bis
i olleagues.
Premie- pomrsre hlm?*lf admi'fed
that had th' Minister of W a- .-.rfer-ed
Th him be ?-onld not ha ?? - "'ti his
way clesr to ratifying 'he --? asaaaMrl
of DlPa'V de i lam. Wei er'hele^
he wanted to stand by 'he Mi-o.-e
of War arid haltered If -.as 'be duty |
of the entire ministry fo resign.
The des-taion of the i ahm?' -o remain
in orTb e la ae-red.ied 'o 'he influen-e
of Arts'ide atriatid Minister of tust ice.
who strongly opposed s , h a s'ep a' a '
momer' when as he pt|f it the external
situation was iiflsual end when Prance
? hotild uNter's a ??' 'ng consecr
foreign poV'i-. '.fe -h? af'ernocvn
M Mtl'erand s -esigra'ion was a^eepted
and the (ahmet r- '-I In h.?
lettar of re?og'?'"<r M Millerand
insia'od tha' be was loyally hoand to
put in'o effect 'he a~? promised by bis
predecessor Me pstd tribute to
Premier Potncare snd declared bow
proud he was to hare taken pert in
rbe achievements of the
Cebion whi'h bed
grea' national work.
la an latervtew. later. M. Ml
said 'ha' ir be bed to Bsarlri a'!
again be would do |ii *rhssty tl
thing He vigorously refuted
tions that the inctdwnt was ex
Continued on Ssooesl Page )
HIIX MONTAGUE
NORM A N R. HAMILTON
BIGELOW IS APPOINTED
Alsberg Makes Him Member of Board
of Pood and Urug Inspection.
Washington, January 12.? Dr. Carl
L Alsberg. t hief ,,f the Bureau of
Chemistry of the Department of Agri?
culture, to-day announced the appoint?
ment ..f I)r Wiilard D. Bigolow as
a member of 'he Board of rood and
Drug Inspection, ?rhic-h passe? on
all ease> tif alleged violation of the pure
food law. Dr Bigleow, who fills the
vacancy eaused by the voluntary re?
tirement of Dr. ft. F. DooUttle. has
been with the Bureau of Chcmi-try for
twenty years, and has served as as?
sistant chief since 1103
The other rncnilx-rs of the hoard
are Dr Alsberg, chairman, and A. U.
Mitchell ^t was bei au-e of friction
wirth fellow-members or the boardd tha
Dr. Harvev W. Wile-.-, fornrr Chief of
of the Bureau ..f ilir-mistry. retired,
after de( larmg that Ms effo'rts ;o en
force the pure food law were annulled
by the dissenting opinions of his col?
leagues m th-? Department of Agricul
t |rp. The Board of Food and Drug
Inspection weighs the evidence pre?
sented against food anil drugs and
considers the arguments of the manu?
facturers When, in the opinion of
the board, a pre ae cat Ion i< warranted,
it recommends >tha* the sscrctary of
Agriculture transmit the evidence to
, the Department of .1 Bgtsea.
GIVES WOMAN FREE SPEECH
t ourt I phold- Her Right to Talk as
Long bs She VVIshes.
St. Louis. January 12.? A woman's
right to tallc SO long a she wishes was
upheld in the Probate Court by Judge
Holt. <""amp. who refused to compel
Miss Minnie Wagner to answer BBta?
. goncally a question asked by Attueeej
farl Otto. Nfiss Wagner, who is execu
i trix of the estate of her father. Mel
' ehror Wagr;e: was bengjg questioned a-i
? to the ownership of 11 V*) and to Beany
i of Otto's questions she entered Into
.long cxnlana'ioiis. 1 inally the attor
i ney protested
Your Honor " he en. laimed. these
[questions ten be answered by simply
I yes' or 'no.' and I object to tbis wit
. ness talking so mm h
) "If you can stop a woman from talk
' uae before ehe is ready, it's more than
1 this court - an do. and we are not going
' to try it. either the Judge said ' Pro
? ?.eed with the examination and let the.
witness answer the quest ions fully '
Attorney Otto conceded that he knew
of no way to stop a woman ? tongue
He saul he d:d not <arc how much'the
' witness said, so long as ho had the
court s assurance that owv televanr
' etatenients would be < ondlsered.
RESULT IN DOUBT
Fue Announced < andldates for Sen?
ators From rrmiessrc.
Nashville. Tent' . Tanuarv 12 ?As
provided tor bv Ike Constitution, tlo
' balloting foi two 1 luted S'j'e- s?n;i
'tors from Tennessee one for the lea g
term and the other lor the sbort term
? ?aused by the death of the tato Sen i
tor Rober' I. Taylor Wtg beefta been
? Tucedav morning At laael eae bal?
lot must. f>* taken dailv until election
.?o- adjournment On he eve ef Ike
balloting the n-.re aanoaaced < andl
'<iate? for the lopg ? rm and rheir
friend* have gathered in Vaah vtlle.
land th? result or the contest la much
In doubv
MAY BE CANOIOATE
Seirrtarv of Na?> Mcver Is Willing
?? fio tn ?Senate.
UVashine'"- 'ariuaiv 12 ? SrcretBI v
of 'he Saw M' >?r to.nigh- aOSJOai til
h ?? he entgh' be a < sndtdale for the
l'ni'"d Slates Stu'r from Maeea- '
. haeettf >t tl ? ItepuMtcaa ? . is
i <?.,ld n"* il<-t"rn,ine upon a s?ie< tlc*n
tri ni 'he ? andtdate* now before r
He exposed the wish, howevr. thet
the nomination be settled In caucus. j
Week Opens With Cold
Wave Through East
fV ashiagtnn. Januar? 17 The
week will open with a raid wave
ea.f of the Mississippi RUer. and
law temeeratnrr* will rantlnue dar?
ing the first half "' the week with
geeerall> fair weather, according
to Ihe weekl? bulletin Issued bi the
tAeather Bnrrai fo-da'
?'la the Middle West." *a ? the
bulletin, "temperatures will be rls
Ine bt Teeaday. preceding and ? '
trading the eastward sunvemen' of
low pressure area aow Beet Ihe
Paelffr Northwest. Baews wltl ?r.
roaipaa* this depression ?rd h?
Tuesdai will roier the western
portion of the roan lev _ etrepf. the
and rising teopera?
ted af'er tbe
while la the
Weed Iba re was k*> a re tare to fahr
aad reader weather with th? east?
ward Movement
ther high praaeere area to
o?er Alabama Toward the ead of
the week eaothrr dl.turhanre will
appear ewer the far Northwest. a< ?
mm pealed ay rising temperatare*
and unsettled we*'bee."*
Tfe?f tiul' Htates. To the ea*'w*rd
rain aad ?1
Ike week, while In tbe
?now and rl
IT ha et per
PRESTON TV. CAMPBELL
S. GORDON BO HA NN ON
Preparation for Them
t Now Takes Time of
Congress.
-
OBTAINING FACTS
FOR FUTURE BILLS
Measures to Be Passed in
Coming Democratic Adminis?
tration Will Be Based on Re?
sults of Trust and Money
Investigations Now
Under Way.
Washington, January fj?-Problems
of The approaching Democratic admin?
istration will hang over Congress again
this week. Tariff currency and anti?
trust legislation characterized by Pres
ldcnt-K.lec: Wilson, aj among the most
important subjects that will oassajj
before Congress, are to be the centre*
of hearings by. House committees
throughout the week and will divido
attention with the Democrat ic-Ro
publu an fight in the Senate over
President Tafts appointments, morn
than 1 300 of ?rhich are awaiting con*
flrmation.
The scope of currency and antitrust
legislation has no- as yet heen outlined
in the House, although the subcom?
mittee, headed bv Representative Carter
Glass which began a general eurrenor
reform inquiry las' week has opened
its inves'igatton with the announced
plan of introducing a substitute for
the so-called Aldri'h plan." recom?
mended by the National Monetary
Commission, which called for a currency
system built a pee 'he idea of a central
bank of issue Prominent, hankers and
financial ?t ideals are to be given a
hearing during the aaat few -cee.ka?
Resume Mone> Trust Probe.
The investigation by the money trus*
seefion of the Banking and Currency
Cemnd'tee ?-hieb is to oe resumed Tuea
day, also is developing reoommenda
tietSS and producing information and
reconin-.endetions that will have an lasts
part tat p.i'r m 'he preparation of any
new tail mat J laws or restrictive legte?
a I lea ta he passed under the Wilson
"administration.
The vote on the Archhald impeach*
men' case will begin at I o'clock: to*
morrow, and the MMrtaca -barges
| - ,-t, ' \ -? Ibald will be disposed
of before adjournment. The conclusion
of the trial, which ha* occupied atten?
tion ..! ?-h? Senat? ?-on'inually since
?he beginning of thl? se.s,oti wiil make
?or the fl-st active legislative work
to be follower) by efforts to secure a
vo'? upon the resolution for const itu
thrsasl essend s* an ta 'ha* would provide
a stogie six vejr 'erm for the. President
of the I'nited Sta'es Ln both house*
the legislative work of the week wtll
I'ti-'f largely about annual appro
priaTion bills.
< ?onfeten -e, are ?r*'f.1 to begia
s<v-n be* ween I)"m<xr?,ir leaders of tbe
House ar.d St nute ,.-.-er *h? terms of
the tanfi revsstea keJas ih*' are to be>
prepared j. - r-.-stden' Wilson s extra
session in March Actual reparation of.
-?-?-! --fore ,b*>
prseent hearings ab concluded by the.
Hottse Cosaa "? 'a ?? and Means.
rh. i?etn-~ ?'i Hah- in the Henate
again-' the c .-.nr-ie'ioti -.f President.
f-i" ? recent. IVdsrakl apporn'mtnts.
has appro*' bed a <n*tC. and will |f?,
volvo 'he *a itate in a bitter f**rnanp*a
, ? - r* -? rie-j'iv# session Satrjr
dav. a' whi-h 'wo army appointments
. -iriflrmed. will he followed by
? -:e.r ? t ?'-'iggla
be* wee,, Republieane sad Democrats
?r: i ' .-.op-J
Will Oppose Pise,
r-'.lran lewder* irsMs' tbev wit|
not acre* to the plan proposed by that
i""-,.w? to d.? rttnlna'e against
*i-T.ed. Th* Setaats bss ?greed ts>
mr-ii with the eetaavsaetton of tba
tray, navy and dbpsossa ? l eppoint
atantp. .but tne Itap-jb a... wtu at.
temp* to cump-i tb- Dt?mo?asJas '<,
?ed'ig
appointment* for de*
H-arings before ?b
tea in**^.'igatrng tne
aVaa ae.on* ?*? rping .d'?-*?*?
? ???? *t>1- -S ?-???- - ?&?w*el ?*?
morrow Tbe ?peciai c osasasasjo* #>r
tba 9ee*t? in satissjWskj campa r a)
coatnbattoas will also boed a sfaara
eseason to int*
Issjed to bars
