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Fifty-Seven British Constituencies
Keep Party Alignment.
UNOFFICIAL RETURNS MADE
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Results of Twelve Contests Are Still j
to Be Determined.
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UNIONIST LEADERS SENT BACK ;
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Lloyd-George BreaksDown?Churchill
Refused Hearing When He
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Attempts Speech.
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I.O.NI'OX. December ".?The fight for
< untrol of King Georges fir6t parliament,
with all that such control portends as to
the future status of the house of lords,
home rule for Ireland and tariff reform,
began today with polling in sixty-nine
< onstituencies.
Karlv this afternoon forty-two unopposed
returns had been made, which with
the fifteen unopposed nominations of yesterday
brought the aggregate of members
elected up to fifty-seven. With these figures
the state of the parties now stands:
Government coalition?Liberals. 18:
labor members. <>; Irish nationalists, 3:
total. 23.
Opposition -1"nionists. 24.
i The elections for the preceding parlia- |
ment. which gave a ministerial majority !
of 124. made the composition of the last j
bouse of commons as follows: J
Government coalition: liberals. 273;
labor members. 44; nationalists. 71: independent
nationalists. II. Total. 297.
Opposition: Unionists. 272.
Lloyd George Breaks DownGhancellor
Lloyd-George has broken
loan under ti;c strain of the campaign
and canceled all his engagements for
today, lie In pes to resume speaking
next week. j ,
Mr. t'hurehill was refused a bearing at ]
Lincoln this afternoon, t'ustom forbids
spore I;making on polling days.
The opposition was so persistent that
the home secretary was obliged to de
sist. and to give pledge that he would
not attempt again to speak. During the
rumpus there were several free fights in
the audience.
The weather was somewhat improved
today: although it was still damp and
.old.
The unionists arc putting up a mucli
stronger fight than on the two previous
contests. The betting is now even that
they will secure a n? t gain of twenty
seats, which would put them on an even
footing with the liberals and liberalites
combined, thus leaving the Irish nation IMs
in absolute control of the next parliament.
The nationalists returned include John
Redmond for Water ford. Patrick O'Brien
, far Kilkenny and J. P. Nannetti for College
Green. Dublin. The most prominent
liberals re-elected are Joseph Walton for 1
Branaley division of York and Sir S. H. |
"Dalziel for Kirkaldy Burghs. ! i
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Unionist Leaders Returned.
The unionists had quite a string of 1
leaders rechosen without opposition,
among them members for the universities |
of Oxford. Cambridge and Dublin. Sir i
Acland-Hood for the Wellington division
of Somerset, chief unionist whip: Arctas ,
Akers-Douglas for the St. Augustine di- \
vision of Kent: Ernest OS. Prettyman for (
?'helmsferd division of Essex: Henry
Forster for Seven Oaks division of Kent ]
and Henry Chaplin for Wimbiedon division
of Surrey. 1
Neither gains nor losses were recorded |
today. i
The pollings which opened this morning i
Included ten seats for London, five for
.Manchester and a number of widely separated
rural constituencies. Both here
a;id at Manchester the two elements are
making theiv most determined efforts, as 1
the results in London are expected to give 1
the keynote ji ; sanation >.i tne south .
of England, while those at Manchester
are looked upon as indicating the sentiment
in the north. !
Difficulties Attend Election.
The workers at the polls today are i
fighting under the most difficult conditions
experienced In recent years. espe:
dally in districts where the working 1
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v ^jfcju*xiiii?iir. removals ann liuctuatlons
of imputation in these working
distriits run as high as 75 per cent in
some cases.
An enormous fleet ot' motor cars is
heing used to overcome this condition, to
trace the shifting voters and bring -them
to the polls. In some cases voters ?re
< ?mit:g to Ijondon from Bristol in the
west and York in the north, and one of j
the candidates has the task of bringing j
to Loudon and returning to Wales mem- j
be?-s of the metropolitan police who are [
engaged in strike duty at the Cardiff ;
mines.
These precautions are necessary, as i
many scats are held by narrow majorities
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Issues of Contest.
Broadly speaking, the predominating is- J
sue is: 8hall the lords l?e deprived of:
their traditional prerogative of veto, per- j
rnlttlng the house of commons a free hand '
in the matter of general legislatiort? Or.
si?ail the house of lords be allowed to reform
itself and making certain eonces-j
ejons as to Its eonn>osition. remain in a'
position to cheek such activities of the j
!?>wer chamber as the peers may consider:
inconsistent with the welfare of the empire?
The unionists or conservatives stand for
the latter proposition. The liberals, or
government party, seeks to reform the
upper chamber on its own lines.
fn the last parliament the liberals effected
a coalition with the nationalists
and lnborites. While the attitude of the
t two latter parties cannot In* safely assumed.
tin. government looks to their support
if successful o.n the issue involving
the house of lords.
Two Weeks of Voting.
The voting in the English elections
which began today will continue during
the next two weeks. The voting today is,
however, of unusual importance, as the
constituencies, including !? from London.
form about one-tenth of the aggregate
membership of the commons.
The total membership of the house ot
? ommons is KTo Tho-.. ?i? ' ?
tested results yesterday, which, with the;
Oh contested results of today, will give an
aggregate of H4 elections, from which'
some Indication can be formed as to the .
drift of the struggle.
The county of tendon consists of Oh |
constituencies, returning each 1 mem- j
ber, excepting tiie old city of London. ,
which returns 2. It is among these 00 j
constituencies that 10 are being selected j
today, others being chosen later.
In Manchester there are 6 constituencies,
of which are being chosen today. The
other election* going on today are in
| widely separated outlying constituencies.
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BOSTON, December ".?Francis H.
I Hurr, fonrer captain of the Harvard j
toot huh team, is critically ill with ty- I
yiboid fever. '
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ML LIST OF BILLS'
Little Chance for District
Legislation Next Session.
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NECESSARYMEASURESONLY j
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Senator G&llinger Gives Views of i
the Probabilities.
MAJ. JTJDSON'S FINANCIAL PLAN
That and Public Utilities .Commis-'
sion to Receive Attention?Discusses
Other Local Interests.
Senator Jacob H. Gallinger. chairman j
of the Senate committee on the District 1
r?f Columbia, arrived in the city last night
and early this morning plunged into the
big volume of business which has accumulated
since Congress adjourned at
the end of last June. He was busy
throughout the day in getting his end
of congressional matters into shape for
presentation early in the coming session.
Chairman Gallinger believes that, like
nationai legislation. District legislation
will not be heavy at the coming session
of Congress.
A number of District bills that were
pushed through the Senate last winter
are still pending on the House calendar,
and Senator Gallinger believes that the
possibilities of District legislation this
session depends much on the inclination
of the House to consider bills affecting the
"ten miles square."
"We shall do what we can for the District
within the limitations of the session."
he added.
Judson's Financial Plan.
The new financial plan of the District,
proposed by Bngineer Commisioner Jud011
and favored by the entire board of
District Commissioners, will be given consideration
at this session in Mr. Gal'imrer's
oninion. As it deals with finances
ind revenues, however, Mr. Gallinger believes
it ought to be taken up in the
House first.
"I have long felt that the District
ought to have some financial plan, just
as other municipalities have plans for
financing their big improvements." he
said. "Therefore, I am inclined to give
consideration to proposed plans. As to
tlie Judson plan in particular. I shall approach
it with an open mind, possibly
with some prejudice in its favor. The
subject is a big one, however, and ought
to be considered carefully before action
is taken. Yet without a definite plari,
the District has been getting along pretty
well, developing rapidly and making
many municipal improvements."
Object of Proposed System.
Tiie Judson financial plan proposes to
set apart a portion of the District revenues
every year to be expended upon
permanent improvements. While allowance
is made for the annua] Increases of
routine expenditures due to the increase
of population of the District and the
necessary increase in the city's machinery,
it makes allowance for expenditures
for permanent improvements by extending
the time In which the present debt
may be paid off. Although some opposition
to this specific feature developed/in
the last session. Senator Gallinger said
today that some progress may be made at
the coming session toward the adoption
of some comprehensive financial plan.
Senator Gallinger sees no definite
prospects for passing u bill looking to
the reincorporation in the District or the
Part given back to the state of Virginia.
He thinks the opposition to a
retrocession bill is so great that there
is no cuanre ror its passage. j
Acquisition of Palisades.
"What T would like to see, however,"
lie continued, "would be the taking back
Into the District of a strip of Virginia
nlong the shores of the Potomac river,
opposite the District. I am sorry to
see the palisades of the Potomac marred
as they are being marred, and I
think a way to prevent it is to take
theni into the District."
This matter is expected to come up before
the Senate District committee at
the coming session, but whether any definite
action will be taken by Congress before
March 4 is still a matter of doubt.
The senator has been keeping close tab.
as he always does during the summer, of
ad matters affecting the District, on the
agitation for a public utilities commission
"That is a big question. Some of the
state* have commissions of that sort and
some have not." he said today. "The District
is a rather small territory for a separate
commission, hut T am told there are
some who favor giving the Commissioners
the authority of such a commission.
"I understand that a committee of the
Federation of Citizens' Associations Is
preparing the draft of a bill for a commission.
I lio|>e they will not make it too
radical to create prejudice against it at
the outset. As soon as the bill Is presented
I will refer It to a subcommittee
for careful investigation."
Mind Not Made Up.
Senator tiallinger said this morning
that he is not committed as to the best
place in which to hold an exposition to
celebrate the opening of the Panama
canal.
"1 think it would be a fine thine.'' was
what hp said, when it was suggested that
a celebration of the event not in the nature
of an elaborate exposition be held in
Washington, to continue for perhaps a
week, and to be attended by the President
and Vice President, the members of
Congress, other high officials of the government
and by the representatives of
other governments who are stationed
here. He believes Washington is a proper
place for sucli a celebration.
Jurisdiction Over Playgrounds.
Jurisdiction over the Washington playgrounds,
Mr. Gallinger thinks, ought to
be vested in the District Commissioners.
Members of Congress, he suggested,
would be more willing to grant appropriations
for the playgrounds if they
know they were to be safeguarded, as
the District appropriations are known to
be. and as a part of the public improvements.
it is right, the senator beieves,
that the playgrounds should be under
the control of the heads of the government.
Senator Gallinger showed much interest
today in the plan to convert Willow Tree
alley into a public playground; but he
said he would have to give the matter
further consideration to determine his
attitude to the specific plan suggested
by the Commissioners.
Strongly Favors Ship Subsidy.
The senator will devote a portion of his
time, during the coming session, to pushing
the ocean mail subsidy bill, which is
on the Senate calendar as the unfinished
business. He thinks it will be discussed
to some extent before the Christmas
holidays, and shortly after that he hopes
to get a favorable vote on the measure.
He conceded, however, that a filibuster
or a contest against the measure at this
short session will prevent action.
Senator Gallinger's bill la aimed to
promote the establishment of lines of |
American ships to Central and South
America, the Philippines and Australia
LOSS HALF A MILLION
Business Section of Petersburg
Swept by Fire.
SEVEN BUILDINGS BURNED
Assistance Summoned From Bichmond
Checks the Flames.
HOTEL NEABBY THREATENED
One Block Practically Wiped Out.
Men Fighting Fire Incrusted
With Ice.
PETERSBURG, Va . December .1.Seven
business houses located in the
heart of the business district of Petersburg
were destroyed by fire early today
at a loss of approximately $300,000. For
a time a hotel in an adjoining blook, in
which a large number of guests were
sleeping, was threatened, but the firemen
succeeded in confining the flames to the
one block which practically was wiped
out.
KatahlialiTnOTitB knmail
The establishments burned were A.
Rosenstock & Co., dry goods, occupying
two stores; the Wood Westbrook Company,
dry goods: New York Clothing
Company; J. o. James, shoe dealer; the
Appomattox Trust Company, bankers; E.
H. Titmus, jeweler; Whitehorn & Scrogln,
dry goods.
Bare walls and smoldering; ruins mark
the spot where these business houses, all
adjoining, once stood. Two other stores,
those of the Petersburg Hardware Company
and the Eigenbrun Dry Goods Company,
were badly damaged.
The lire was discovered at 2:15 o'clock
in the building occupied by the Rosenstock
firm. It had made such headway
that the inner walls of the building collapsed
within ten minutes with a loud
crash, rattling windows in buildings
blocks away.
Aid Sent From Bichznond.
As the flames continued to spread, a
call for assistance was sent by the Petersburg
firemen to Richmond, eighteen miles
away. An engine and hodk and ladder
were rushed to the scene from the neighboring
city, and with their assistance
the local firemen brought the tire under
tvintrnl shnrtlv aftpr riavhrpali The nlrht
was the coldest of the winter and the
firemen worked in ice-crusted oilskins.
The loss is partly covered by insurance.
Fortunately, none of the burned buildings
was occupied at night, and there was no
loss of lite. As far as known, no one of
the fire fighters was injured.
DONATIONS FOUND INVALID.
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Change Hade in Church Name Years
Ago Legally Batified.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. December a.-The
neglect of John D. Rockefeller and four
associates placed in peril for thirty-one
years property of his favorite place of
worship, the Euclid Avenue Baptist
Church in this city. *
In 187D the five trustees of the church,
including Mr. Rockefeller, decided to
change the name of the church from the
Second Baptist to the Euclid Avenue
Baptist. They Ignored, however, the necessity
of carrying out the legal formalities.
Since that time several donations
have been made to the church, Including
a piece of property by the oil magnate.
A few months ago the attorney for the
trustees discovered that ail the donations
were invalid as they were made to a
church which had no legal nomination. A
hasty call was issued to the eonercerntlnn
and last night the necessary legal steps
were completed to ratify the change in
name.
CALLS IT "NERVE WRECKING."
Court Decision on Noise Made by
Cranking Automobiles.
ST. PAUL, Minn.. December 3.?The
noise made by an automobile immediately
after the machine had been cranked is
officially declared to be "nerve wrecking"
by Chief Justice Start of the Minnesota
supreme court in an opinion handed
down yesterday
Miss Clara Fisher of Elmwood, Minn.,
was driving a horse while an automobile
owned by John McGratli was standing at
the side of the road. When MoGrath
cranked the car Miss Fisher's horse hecame
frightened and ran away.
Miss Fisher was injured and sued for
damages, but the trial judge dismissed
the complaint before the case went to
the jury on the ground that the evidence
showed no negligence 011 the part
of the defendant.
The supreme court held the lower court
to be in error.
OBJECTIONS ALL DISMISSED.
Hoffstot Loses First Step in Fight to
Have Indictment Quashed.
PITTSBURG, December 3.?Frank N.
Hoffstot, millionaire banker and steel
manufacturer, lost the first step in his
fight to have quashed an indictment
charging him with bribery in connection
with the passage of a bank depository
ordinance by Pittsburg councils.
The opinion was handed down today
In quarter sessions court, and disposes
of all objections raised by
Hoffstot.
Principal among them was that Harrison
Nesbit, a former national bank
examiner, but now a Pittsburg bank
president, has no legal right to be foreman
of the grand Jury which found
the indictment, because, it was alleged,
he was not a citizen of the county.
The case of Max Leslie, county delinquent
tax collector, was disposed of
in the same manner.
Chinese Flotilla for Macao.
HONG KONG, December 3.?The authorities
at Peking today ordered a
Chinese flotilla to Macao, where there
recently was a revolt in the Portuguese
army and navy, forcing the governor
to make certain concessions, including
the driving out of the religious orders.
The Italian cruiser Calabria has also
gone thither to protect Italian interests.
Died as He Feared He Would.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa., December 3.?For
many years Michael Domenick. an Italian
shoemaker here, lived in fear of sudden
death by heart faiilure, and kept
candles always burning at his bedside.
Early this morning he rose suddenly to a
sitting posture, and then collapsed and
passed away. The fate he feared had
overtaken him.
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USB PUNS FLIGHT 1
FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN
Washington Aviator May Try E
Next Summer ? Joins'
Aeronautic Reserve.
Commodore John Bafry Ryan of the
Aeronautic Reserve was in Washington tl
today, and called on the Secretary of tl
War and the Secretary of the Navy In c
connection with the reserve business and a
the possibility of securing army and navy h
officers to be trained for the service. He fl
returned to New York last night.
A. L. Welsh, a Washingtonian, and one tl
of the aviators for the Wright machine, p
was in Washington today. He came from p
St. Louis, where he was one of the participators
in the recent aviation meet,
and stopped here merely to see his
family, which is dwelling in "Washington, c
Plans Transcontinental Flight.
Mr. Welsh visited the geological sur- c
vey and Interior Department, inspecting y
all detail maps available with a view to
selecting a route for the transcontinental c
flight which he is contemplating next ^
summer. n
There have been a number of news- n
paper and other offers of prizes for a ?
flight from the Paeiflc to the Atlantic. i
William R. Hearst has offered $50,000. t:
and Clifford P. Harmon of New York has
offered $10,000. Prizes offeied by St. c
i.ouis ana other clues bring the amount t
close to $80,000. v
There is said to be no practical difli- s
culty in connection with this flight, ex- k
cept that of crossing the Rocky mount- g
ains and the Alleghenies. Mr. Welsh says v
that by making the start from Los An- t
geles and following the line of the South- h
ern Pacific railroad, in the region of
the Youma and Indio, it would be possible
to And a pass considerably under
4,000 feet.
The flight across the southwestern v
country early in the spring would.lie de- s
cidedly easy. The tentative route selected
would include St. Ixmis and Chicago, and ^
thence east along the great lakes to the I
pass most easily negotiated over the A I- 1<
legheny mountains in that latitude. The t
finish is contemplated at New York city. t
May Teach Flying Here. 8
Mr. Welsh today joined the Washing- *
ton station of the I'nited States aeronau- j1
tical reserve. As a practical aviator he v
will probably be appointed a lieutenant
in that body by Commodore Ryan.
He will go from here to New York, and
then return to the west.
While here he had a talk with Capt. J
Charles J. Fox, in charge of the Washington
station of the Aeronautic Reserve,
and is considering a proposition to become
an instructor in the local aviation h
school at College Park, Md.
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RIOTING IN SHANGHAI. p
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Natives Assault Health Officers Deal- t:
ing With Bubonic Plague. 11
VICTORIA,, B. C., December 3.?Serious r
rioting followed the outbreak of bubonic s
plague in Shanghai, according to steamer r
advices received here. Stories were spread
that the health officers took sufferers to
the ships to secure their eyes and hearts
for the compounding of medicine, and the ^
health officers were assaulted. Rioting *
followed, and the Shanghai Volunteer
Corps was called ont to protect foreign- 8
ers and property.
The recent outbreak against foreigners =
in Kwangtung was fomented by apti-dynastic
followers.
Insurgents from Mungan aided, and it
was not until 8.000 troops were sent that
the uprising was suppressed. Churches
and property were destroyed In Leinchow
and Sanchang, but no foreigners lost
their lives.
NOTED MISSIONARY DEAD.
Spent Many Years of Service in
China and Japan.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., December 3.?
Miss Mary A. Holbrook, many years a
missionary for the American board In
China and Japan, died today at the home
of her brother, In East Haven.
Miss Holbrook was a graduate of Mount
Holyoke Seminary and of Ann Arbor Medical
School. She was a co-laborer with
Prof. H. P. Beach of Vale in Japan for
many years,
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HE "POT OF MESSAGE."
IYPE OF SEATS DEPENDS
UPON LfNCTH OF HAUL
toard of Trade Committee's
View of Street Car
Accommodations.
The public transportation committee of j
fie Board of Trade will recommend to
tie "board that it indorse a system of
ross-seated street cars for long hauls
nd cars with longitudinal seats for short '
auls in parts of the city where the trafc
is very heavy.
The committee will also recommend i
tiat in purchasing pay-within cars and
ay-as-you-enter cars the streets car eomanies
order transverse seats.
Decision Follows Discussion.
These decisions were reached by the
ommittee after an exhaustive investigaton
of the matter, in which representaives
of the general public, the street car
ompanies and the District electric railray
commission were heard.
A tinal meeting of the committee to deide
upon the matter was held yesterday
fternoon. After the meeting Alexander
Jritton, chairman of the committee, aiiounced
that the report, witu its recommendations
as soon as they were put in
liape, would be laid befoie the Board of
'rade for action by the entire organizalon.
While it is generally recognized that the
ross.seated cars are more comfortable
han the cars with longitudinal seats, it
ras demonstrated to the committee, it is
a.d, that the longitudinal-seated cars
rould hold more persons. It was also
hown that it would be difficult to proide
sufficient cars of the cross-seated
ype to carry the crowds for the short
auls where the traffic is congested.
Benefits the Suburbs.
The committee had these facts in mind
rhen it decided to recommend the crosseated
cars for the long hauls, where the
omfort of the passengers was much to
>e considered, and to recommend th?
ongttudlnal cars for ttie short hauls iu
hose parts of the city where the num?cr
of persons to be carried was very
;reat.
If the recommendations of the commitee
are adopted by the Board of Trade
nd by the street car companies, in turn,
t will mean that all the cars on the subirban
lines will be fitted with cross seats.
CARNEGIE HERO AWARDS.
Eighteen Persons in France Received
the Prizes.
PARIS, December 3.?The Carnegie
iero fund commission for France today
aade its awards for acts of heroism
erformed during the past year. Eighteen
ersons, the majority of,whom are widws
or orphans of those who sacrificed
heir lives for others, receive sums rangng
from $'20 to $000.
The feats of courage include stopping
unaway horses, jumping into rivers,
natching children from in front of ralload
trains and rescues at sea.
Duke of Manchester Better.
LONDON, December 3.?The Duke of
lanchester, who recently underwent an
peration for appendicitis, had a fairly
ood night, and today was said to be
lightly improved.
SUNDAY SPORTING
MAGAZINE. NEWS.
When You Open
Your Paper Tomorrow
Let it be
The
SUNDAY STAR. . |
Complete From Its First
Page to Its Comic Section.
SPECIAL. FASHIONS
FEATURES AND
SECTIONS. SOCIETY.
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REPAIR FUNDS LOW;
SCHOOLLSWBI SUFFER
Sufficient Money Only to Keep
Heating Apparatus
in Order.
Repairs to schools are said to be in a
precarious condition owing to the fact'
that the repair fund is too low for anjr!
thing except, the care of heating appara'
tus, and the board of education has been
advised to that effect. For that reason
many of the repairs which the board has
| asked will have to be put off in some
| cases for a year.
Ask a Better Basement.
Congress Heights has been asking for a
better basement for the school here. It
is claimed by the board of education that
the basement is needed for educational
purposes, but the request cannot be complied
with fully, it is explained, for the
reason that the municipal architect has
spent repair fund money for other jobs,
and the needed classrooms will not be
built this year.
However, the repair fund is not too low
to have a few doors hung in that basei
ment so as to keep people out when school
is not in session, and that matter will be
attended to before the next school year.
Floors Are Badly Needed.
New floors are needed badly at the
Deanwood School, according to Supt.
Stuart, but that would cost $400, and the
board has been told that there is not
enough money to lay a floor there and
keep the heating apparatus in shape, too.
The board has complained of the heatt
n rr anno ratua of T.onor#l**? GoViAnl 'HKa
i '"b iv i J-?u?ibViVi( KA.IIUUI. X 1IQ
I request involved a considerable expenditure,
probably in the neighborhood of
$800. The best tha| can be done in the
present state of the repair fund is to
transfer some second-hand material to
the school.
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HELD AS A SUSPECT.
Admits Fleeing to Escape Arrest as
London "Jack the Hipper."
LOS ANGELES, Cal., December 3.?
Having admitted during lucid moments
to the police that he fled from England
fifteen years ago in fear of being arrested
as "Jack the Ripper," who committed
the notorious "VV hltechapel crimes
in the latter 80s, Jack Shaw is being
detained in the insane ward of the county
hospital.
Shaw yras arrested through the efforts
of the Legal Aid Society, the complaint
being that he attempted to murder Edith
Tyson, his half sister, last Wednesday.
The man's mental condition was found
to be such that he was locked up in the
insane ward. *
His past life will be investigated, and
the local authorities will notify the London
police of their suspicions.
Shaw has not admitted that he is the
notorious "Jack the Ripper," but his
constant reference to the subject indicates
that it is deeply impressed upon
his mind. He Is fifty years of age.
NEW YORK BANKER DIES.
Frederick Thompson Adams Passes
Away at His Home.
NEW YORK, December 3.?Frederick
Thompson Adams, banker, broker and
prominent in the yaehtlng world as commodore
of the Larchmont Yacht Club,
died today at his home here. He was
born in Chicago fifty-six years ago, but
had lived in this city for the past thirty
years. As a young man lie went to sea
and made a number of Pacific voyages.
He kept up his interest in nautical affairs
throughout his life, and took a leading1
part in yachting affairs for many years.
Mr. Adams was a member of the stock,
produce, cotton and coffee exchanges, and
was prominently Identified with the chamber
of commerce and Museum of Art.
Steamer Philadelphia Forced Back.
SOUTHAMPTON, England, December 3.
?The steamer Philadelphia put back today
soon after she had sailed for New
York because of a breakdown in the
engine room. She probably will be unable
to sail before tomorrow. The -steamer
carries a big Christinas mail.
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PUBLIC UTILITIES BILL
Vests District Commissioners
With Powers of Supervision. ;
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AUTHORITY TO FIX RATES
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Measure Drafted by Committee of
Federated Citizens' Associations.
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REGULATION OF ALL SERVICE;
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Books of Corporations to Be Open j
to Commission?May Order Repairs
and Improvements.
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The draft nf a. nrnnncAd hill inv^inip >
the Commissioners of the District with
the powers of a public-service commission.
has been completed by the subcommittee
of the public utilities committee
of the Federation of Citizens' Associations,
and will be presented to that
body for approval at its meeting tills
evening in the Chamber of Commerce
I rooms.
The provisions of the proposed lawclothe
the Commissioners with all the
powers in District affairs now held by
the interstate commerce commission,
with much judicial authority and with
some legislative power.
According to the proposed bill, the commission
would have tinal decision in all
tariff rates and schedules for public service
corporations. could command increased
service from such corporations,
| and. with the use of the subpoena and
' the power of placing witnesses under
oath, would have unimpeded access to all
books of all public service corporations
operating in the District, wholly or in
| part.
Provisions of Measure.
The draft of the bill reads, in pari:
"The said commission is hereby given
the power to require every common carrier,
railroad, common street railroad, gas
company, electric light company, telephone
company, tt^egraph company, and
every public service corporation to publish
and to deliver to it all service schedules
and all tariffs and rates, whatsoever.
and, after hearing, on its own motion
or upon complaint, to fix or amend
such schedules, tariffs and rates 'so that
the same may be reasonable; no service
schedule, tariffs or rate shall be valid or
lawful which is contrary to law or the
order of said commission."
In giving to the commission the powers
of the interstate commerce commission
the proviso is made that all orders,
rules and regulations made by the latter
body shall continue to be enforced until
ordered changed by the new commission.
Section 3 provides that no public service
corporation doing business in the
District shall Increase its capital stock
or issue bonds without first obtaining consent
of the commission. It fuituer commands
that, in addition to reports now
required by law, annual reports shall be
made to the commission by all corporations
under its jurisdiction.
Authority to Administer Oaths.
Section 4, in giving every member of
the commission authority to administer
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utiuia, uoiub uidi any one swennns laiseiy
before it shall be guilty of pei jury.
A fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment
for one. year, or both, is the
punishment provided for failure to obey
or violation of a mandate of the commission.
Section 10 authorizes the commission to
employ counsel, experts and such other
employes as may be required by it. (
The commission shall be required to
make, an anuual report to Congress, on
or before the 1st day of December in
each year, of all its proceedings, "with
such recommendations as it may deem
pertinent or necessary."
The proposed commission is commanded
by the proposed bill to investigate the
causes of all accidents on any railroad or
street railroad, or in connection with any
gas, electric light or telephone or otner
public service corporation, which result in
loss of life to persons or injury to property,
and which, in its judgment, shall
require investigation. All public corporations
are required to report accidents happening
upon or to their property to the
commission.
Bepairs and Improvements.
Section 14 reads in part:
"That if. in the judgment of the commission,
repairs or improvements to or
changes in any tracks, switches, termi
nals or terminal iaciuues. etc., reasonably
to be made, or any additions should
be made thereto in order to promote
the security and convenience of the
public or employes, the commission, after
hearing, either on its own motion or on
complaint, may make and serve orders
directing such Improvements, changes or
additions, and every public service corporation
above mentioned Is hereby required
and directed to make all repairs.
Improvements, changes and additions required
by it by any order of the commission
served upon it-"
The proposed Jaw provides that If, in
the judgment of the commission, a railroad
or street railroad corporation does
not run trains or cars enough or possess
enough motive power to meet the demands
of the traveling public or does not
runs its trains or cars with suiuctent frequency,
the commission may direct remedial
measures on the part of such corporation.
Commission Must Be Consulted.
The proposed law provides that whenever
an application or bill is pending before
Congress where a charter for a corporation
proposes to operate wholly or
In part in the District, impressed with the
character of public service or public utility
corporation, or for an amendment to
any existing charter of a publico service
corporation, it shall be the duty of the
commission to inquire Into the public
necessity or propriety of such amendment
and report its findings and conclusion
thereon to Congress.
If any person Interested in obtaining
such charter or amendment shall refuse
or withhold Information pertinent to the
Inquiry and report, the matter shall be
fully reported to Congress.
By section sixteen of the proposed law
the commission must first be consulted
before the granting of any franchise to
own or operate a public service corporation,
or before the transfer or lease of
such & corporation. No such transaction
will be considered valid unless it has received
the "O. K." of the commission.
Appeal from the decision of the commission
is provided for in the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia within
a period of ten days after the handing
down of such decisions. Further appeal
is provided both for the commission and
the aggrieved public service corporation
to the Court of Appeals of the Disfict.
It la provided, however, that no appeal,
unless the commission shall so order,
shall operate to stay any order of the
commission.
The sum of $28,000 is appropriated to
carry into effect the provisions of the
act. Of this amount one-half Is to come
from the revenues of the District of
Columbia and one-half from moneys in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
The appropriation is to be expended -under
the direction of the oommisslon and to
continue available.
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PLACE FOR LEHMANN
St. Louis Lawyer to Be Appointed
Solicitor General.
ROOT FOR HAGUE COURT
Senator to Take Place of Late Chief
Justice Fuller.
CHAMP CLAEK A CALLER
Next Speaker of House Vows He
Will Not Use Government Auto.
Sherman to Train.
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I'KUDBRICK W. LBHMAXN.
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Official announcement was made today
that Frederick W. Lehmann of St. Lou is
will be nominated as solicitor general of
the Department of Justice, to succeed the
late Lloyd \V. Bowers of St. Louis.
Mr. Lehmann Is regarded as one of tha
great lawyers of the middle west, and
President Taft feels satisfied that he will
gain a fine legal mind to aid in handling
that branch of the government. Mr.
Lehmann was president of the American
Bar Association and is a member of tha
firm of lehmann & Lehmann at St. Louis*
He is president of the St. Louis Library
and chairman of the board of freeholders
of St. Louis, a body charged with
framing the new city charter.
Mr. lehmann was born In Prussia in
1853, coming to this country when a boy.
He lived in Iowa as a young man, graduating
at Tabor College, that state, in
He was admitted to the bar the "*r*
year. For twenty years he has practiced
hig profession in St. Lk>u1s.
Another important announcement made
was that Senator Blihu Root has been
named- by the President a* the representative
of this country at The Hague tribunal.
Senator Root becomes the successor
of the late Chief Justice Fuller. The
honor is a high one and Senator Root s
selection shows the President's esteem
for the New York statesman and diplomat.
President Taft has accepted an Imitation
to attend the National Qeographlc
Society meeting and make an address.
The date has not been fixed yet. buV?wlll
be some time in January.
White House Doors Open.
The doors of the White House wera
wide open to callers today and they
poured in. keeping the President busyshaking
hands and exchanging compliments
of the congressional campaign.
Champ Clark, probably next speaker of
the House, was about the ii.st caller t??
get through the mill. Mr. Clark walked
to and from the White House. When he.
was reminded that as the next Speaker
he would ride to the White House and
elsewhere in the Speaker's automobile ho
said, "Not me." The Mlssourlan then proceeded
to announce that he thought a
Speaker was just as able to walk on official
business as anybody else and that
the expenditures of the gove. nment will
be cut so far as an automobile Is concerned.
The Speaker's automobile coat
$?,unO about a year ago and Its maintenance
fs KiintuicAH In rnal ohAiif Vt (Hill -1
year, includ ng a chauffeur.
Vice President Sherman, who also
has an automobile purchased and
maintained from the funds of the Senate,
called on the President, their greeting
being cordial. When the Vice
President heard of the remarks of
Champ Clark he said he would begin
training now for walking in the future.
From Senate and House.
The Senate was represented in the
list of visitors by Senators Lodge,
Smoot, Kean, Warren, Gamble, Piles,
Curtis, Flint, Cla^k. Nixon, Burrows
and Burton, republicans; Martin, Swanson,
Foster, Overman, Money and
Owen, democrats; while from the House
there were Payne, Langley, Pickett,
Parker, Prince, Olcott, Roberts. Mondell,
Graff. Longworth, Hubbard, Kennedy.
Austin, Law, Kahn, Bartlett,
Knowland, Needbam, Sndth, Richardson
and Foster. Some of these had
business with the President, but the
majority merely paid their respects.
Representative Richardson of Alabama
talked with the President about Mussel
Shoals, on the Tennessee river. Mr.
Richardson is anxious to see these shoals,
with their immense water power, included
among the permanent projects for Im
provement in the coming river ana narbor
bill. Mr. Richardson would like to
have the President instruct the engineers
of the army to take this project up with
a view to giving It their reoommendatlon.
Backing: Cincinnati Han.
Senator Burton Introduced a delegation
of Cincinnati men who urged the President
to appoint B. E. Williamson of that
city a member of the interstate commerce
commission when there is a vacancy.
Mr. Williamson was formerly in
the railroad business, but for several
years has represented the sbipi>ers of
Cincinnati.
The President has agreed to receive the
officials of the Ohio River Valley Improvement
Association next Thursday.
Two Ohio visitors today were State
Chairman Leyland and State Secretary
Jennings of the Ohio republican organization.
John B. Hanna, republican state chairman
of Maryland, also called on the
President.
William L. Anderson, superintendent Of
the Anti-Saloon League of Maryland, and
representing the Temperance Society of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, laid before
the President a petition from that
society protesting against the abrogation
of Indian laws and treaties under which
the Indian bureau is working, so fax as
they relate to the sale of liquor to Indians.
Statesmen fought shy of sitting in lame
duck alley when they went to the White
House today. They took seats elsewhere.
The result was that in spite of
the crowds of visitors the alley was
poorly patronised.
Vice President Sherman, who looked in
the establishment, remarked that it was
entirely too small to accommodate the
large number of victims of the November
election.
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