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No. 18,530.
WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1911 -TWENTY-TWO PAOES.
ONE CENT.
BURDEN OF TARIFF
IS PUT ON SENATE
Finance Committee Unloads
Wool and Free List Bills
With Adverse Reports.
LET COALITION DO IT,
IS STAND OF REGULARS
Jfo Longer Republican Senate, Chair
man Penrose Says.
HAKES THE MIX-TJ? WORSE
Belief Expressed That Reciprocity
Is Likely to Be Lost in Shuffle.
End of Session Invisible
in the Distance.
An already badly tanked situation in
the Senate wb* still further complicated
t^day when the Senate finance committee
derided to throw the wool revision and
^-called farmers' free list bills, recently
passed by the democratic House of Rep
re?enlative">, into the open Senate at once
?o take their chances along with Cana
dian reciprocity. Both measures, how
ever. received formal adverse committee
reports.
T e committee refused to take responsi
ble i t \ f ?r reporting in detail on these
measures at any given time, and decided
to ,?>t the burden of Senate legislation
upon the coalition of democrats and in
surgent republicans suddenly brought
about last night when the wool bill came
from the House.
Forestalled by Committee.
The finance committee had been in
structed to report the wool bill by July
l'?. it was reported today that Senator
< lapp proposed to offer a resolution of
instruction as to the free list bill, but
th< committee forestalled such action.
Senators Martin and Culberson were
on their feet as soon as the adverse re
port was made on the wool bill, asking
that the measure take Its regular course
on the calendar. Senator Nelson made
the same demand for the adversely re
ported free list bill.
Senator Gore, whose motion yesterday
led the Senate to Instruct the finance
committee to report the wool bill back
before July 10. congratulated the finance
committee on Its facility to doing busi
ness. Yesterday, he said, the committee
had doubted Its ability to finish consid
eration of the wool bill In twenty days;
but over night It had found Itself able
to dispose of It to one day.
No Longer In Control.
"It has been demonstrated that the re
publicans no longer are In control of the
flsnate and responsibility das been taken
from them."
This statement from Senator Penrose
of Pennsylvania, chairman of the once
all-powerful committee on finance, today
reflected the chaotic conditions In the
Senate as a result of last night's fight
over the House wool Mil, which brought
about a coalition of democrats and pro
gressive republicans. By 39 to 18 this
coalition Instructed the finance commit
tee to report the wool to the Senate by
July 10.
Smarting under this unusual action.
< hairman Penrose called a meeting of
r e finance committee for today and went
nto that meeting with the avowed pur
pose of reporting the bill at once.
"It would require ten months properly
to consider the wool schedule and grant
equ'-sted hearings. Anything short of
? hat time would be useless. The bill might
Just as well be reported today as July
1?V asserted Chairman Penrose Just be
:ore the committee doors were closed.
?Senators Cullom, Ix>dge and Clark of
Wyoming, members of the committee,
ig. red with the chairman and openly fa
an Immediate adverse report.
? >t..cr members of the committee coun
i.d delay. They declared that to act
twdiy would indicate petulance.
Interest in the Senate situation centers
a:ge>y about the fate of the Canadian
ertproclty agreement. Senator Penrose,
. liainplon of the agreement, admitted that
ant night s developments had so compli
< ated the situation that no one at this
: me could forecast the outcome.
See Doom of Reciprocity.
?Senator Ixwlge said that the Senate coa
lition. and the threats of the Insurgents
to force a general tariff tight before the
Senate prior to voting on reciprocity,
n.eant the end of the agreement "for the
lime being at least." Senator Galltnger
a so Insisted that the chances for reci
procity now seemed slim. His opposition
to the bill, however, lias been freely ex
picssed.
Senator Bailey of Texas urged the com
n Ittee to defer action for a few days on
the wool bill As to reciprocity, he said:
"I don't believe the Senate situation
has killed the bill, but I had hoped it
?would."
Senator Simmons of North Carolina,
another democratic opponent of reciproc
ity, said he shared Senator Bailey's views.
Indorsing Senator Penrose's statement
that the "republican party" no longer
as responsible for the cor.iuct of af
fairs in the Senate. Senator Liodge said
I e was glad the responsibility was to be
piaced where it belonged.
Lodge Anticipates Fun.
"I shall take a great deal of pleasure."
he Hddefl, "In sifting hack and watching
the Senate struggle with a tariff bill that
uas not been p*u?sed by the finance com
unite*. It will take a long time to get
through a situation like this, but we can
wait"
All guesses as to a possible date of
iljournment. it Is now admitted, are
M-irse than useless. Some senators be
,-\f tie extra session ultimately will
io\e'all into the regular session next
! December.
Sen t?rs McCumber, Gallinger and
Smoot were among the republicans who
? oun???le<1 deliberation In the committee
and expressed opposition to the plan of
Messrs. Penrose, Cullom, I^odge and
< lark to report the wool bill today. Sen
ator Mcfumber alone suggested that
short hearings be held WLen the com
mittee doors closed Senator I.a Kollette
; .id not arrived The only democrats
pretent were Messrs. Bailey, Simmons
and Kern The action of the committee
wa* a waited with great Interest.
"The insurgents are ready f ?r the
fight." said Senator Mrlstow, who stood
outnde the finance committee rouni while
the comniitte-- was In session "We are
ready with revision bills. Senator I.a Fol
lette has woolen arid cottons. Senator
Cummins has Meel and I am ready with
sugar and lead These bills take duties,
which are admittedly excessive, off trust
iContlnued on ThtaA fage.j
GLAVIS IS ARRESTED
Held in Chicago on Charge of
Theft of Books.
ACCUSED BY NEWSPAPER
Moral Turpitude of a Senator Said to
Be Involved.
COMING HERE FOR TRIAL
Failed to Make Accounting After
Purchase of Business,
It Is Alleged.
CHICAGO, June 22? George O. Glavis
was taken Into custodv early today on
a warrant sworn to by the Chicago
Tribune, charging him with the theft of
the books of a Arm In Washington, which,
It Is alleged, contain evidence of the
moral turpitude of a certain United State?
senator and other officiate of the gov
ernment.
MaJ. Sylvester, chief of police, received
a message early this morning from Nich
olas H. Hunt, chief of the Chicago de
tective corps, telling of the arrest of
Glavis. Chief Hunt gave the additional
Information that Glavis will return here
for trial without demanding a requisi
tion, and Detective Fred M. Cornwell ha*
started for Chicago with the warrant to
bring him here.
The warrant was sworn out In this city
because the transaction is alleged to have
occurred here. Wade H. Ellis, former
assistant attorney general, and R. Golden
Donaldson, counsel for the Chicago Trib
une Publishing Company, engineered the
investigation last night and had .lame
Keeley, manager of the company, swear
out the warrant.
It was about 0:30 o'clock last night
when Mr. Donaldson obtained the war
rant from the clerk of the Police Court
and handed it over to the police for
service, and it was long after midnight
before counsel concluded last night's in
vestigation of the affair.
Charged With Embezzlement.
Glavis, who is said to be connected with j
an advertising agency in Chicago, is t
charged with the embezzlement of books, j
papers and records valued at $050. the
property of the Tribune Publishing Com
pany. It Is charged that Glavis Induced
the publishing company to purchase a
business in this city, the records of the
firm, he claimed, containing records to
show that a certain United States senator
and other public officers had been paid
certain sums of money.
Glavis, It is charged, saw Mr. Keeley in
Chicago and told him of the existence of
certain papers in the flies of the company
he mentioned and said he had negotiated
for the purchase of the business. In con
sideration of his statement. It Is charged,
he was given the amount of money men
tioned In the warrant and was authorized
to make the purchase.
The accused, it Is charged, reported
that he had made the purchase and
that ha had possession of the papers
which showed the payment of money
growing out of business relations be
fore one of the federal departments.
Repeated demands were made upon
Glavis for the papers, it is charged,
but ha failed to produce them.
Names to Be Withheld.
His repeated delays and actions
aroused the suspicions of Manager
Keeley, and he concluded to place the
matter In the hands of the attorneys
for the company. It is claimed by the
Tribune Publishing Company's agents
that Glavis claimed to have personal
knowledge of the existence of the pa
pers mentioned in the warrant.
Counsel for the company said today
that the names of the United States
senator and others Involved in the
transaction will not be made public
at this time. The papers, had they
been obtained, counsel state were to
have been used as evidence "wherever
competent in the public Interest."
Nothing was said today by interested
persons to explain why the applica
tion for the warrant was not made un
til so late at night. Clerk Sebrlng Is
sued the warrant on application of
Manager Keeley, and counsel turned It
over to Inspector Boardman to serve.
The Chicago police were asked to make
the arrest, and early this morning the
police were told that he had been ap
prehended.
Glavis Here by Saturday.
Detective Cornwell left here this after
noon on the 1:2f> o'clock train. He will
reach Chicago tomorrow afternoon ami,
unless Glavis changes his mind about re
turning or gives bond for his appearance,
he will probably return here Saturday
night.
Should Glavis return without demand
ing a hearing in Chicago he will he n
titled to a preliminary hearing in tlic
Police Court. A full hearing of the case
would bring out the names of all the per
sons Glavis alleged were mentioned In
the papers and documents he is said to
have claimed he purchased. United States
Attorney Wilson may have the grand
Jury make an immediate Investigation of
the affair, however, and such a course
might avoid the necessity for a Police
Court hearing.
WOULD PROBE CAMPAIGN
EXPENSES OF '04 AND '08
Senator Culberson's Resolution Pro
poses Investigation of Contribu
tions in General Elections.
An invesflgatlon of the campaign con
tributions In the general elections of 1904
and 100R is proposed In a resolution which
Senator Culberson of Texas introduced
today.
The Investigation is to he made by the
Senate committee on privileges and elec
tions. and the results of its Inquiry are
to he reported to the Senate with recom
mendations as to "what measures if
any are necessary to further prohibit or
curtail such subscriptions and pajments
so as to lessen and confine them to proper
and legitimate objects in relation to such
elections and prevent the undue or cor
rupt use of money in such elections."
The committee is specifically directed to
report "the amount of money subscribed
and paid to every committee of any polit
ical partv or to any member of such com
mittee. or to any person at tine under the
authority of or on hehaif of such com
mittee as treasurer or otherwise, by any
person, firm, association, corporation or
committee to influence the result or at
tempt to Influence the result of the elec
tions" of 1P04 and It***, "giving the names
of such persons, firms, associations, cor
porations or committees, or the re
spective amounts subscribed and paid by
each of them."
KING (iROKf.E V.
OPPOSED TO FRATS
High School Teachers Ask
That They Be Abolished.
SAY THEY ARE HARMFUL
Parents Complain of Costs They Add
to Education?No Action
Taken by the Board.
To abolish every secret society In
every high school in the city is the
recommendation of the High School
Teachers' Association in a long report
now in the possession of the board of
education, but there is no assurance
th:it t lie board of education will do
anything in this direction beyond al
lowing the control of the high schools
to be placed firmly and squarely in the
hands of the new superintendent. Dr.
Davidson, whose arrival in this city is
expected any day.
The high school tea- hers, as represented
by the association, consider the local in
fluence of the fraternities as so serious
an evil that they have gone to great trou
ble to collect evidence on the issue and
to obtain letters from parents and ex
pressions of opinion from a very large
number of educators from other cities.
Requested Immediate Action.
They made their report yesterday and
requested that the high school committee
of the beard of education net to work on
the subject at on-e and st'>p the pledging
of new fraternity members for next year.
However, t'apt. Oyster, president ?>f the
board and chairman of the high sciioo!
committee, said that lie had all the work
he could attend to in the hot weather
without laking up the fiat question again.
"If you will stay here nil summer and
act as witnesses and dig up evidence,
perhaps something can be done," he is
said to have replied.
The teachers, looking fo: ward to a va
cation, did not make a unanimous reply
to this .suggestion.
The association believes it would be
difficult, perhaps impossible, to abolish
the fiats today, therefore they recom
mend that one year <>f giace ho gi\en,
hut that no new fraternity "brothers" or
sorority "sisters" he pledged for next
school year.
Think Frats Too Numerous.
The association's report, with its
condemnations of the secret societies,
their dances, their politics, their weird
mysteries of f;ike bloody hands and
burning sands, gold pins and schoolboy
Hint schoolgirl secrets, bases its main
objections on several points. The teach
ers believe that the fraternities are too
numerous, for one tiling. They say
that when the frats were few in num
ber the trouble with the members was
inconsequential.
They say that to belong to a frat or a
sorority is too expensive. To substan
tiate this the association says it has a
sheaf of letters from parents who object
to the cost. One girl had to spend $S.~>
on frat dances. This is held up as one
of the objections. The association's re
port says that every now and then a
new sorority springs up, and the splurge
it makes to attract attention is a treat
waste of money. The\ quote a letter
from a parent who gave a list of ex
penses for a daughter: the dues were $15;
formal entertainments during a school
year cost the girl's parents $!*>; excur
sions and picnics, etc., cost J15; a house
party cost
There was a mysterious item of
twenty dollars, incurred for "secrets
of the organization."
The report also says: "We feel that
the entire false ideals of show, dis
plav, vainglory and a certain popularity
are' being set up by societies."
Say Frat? Run Schools.
The association tells the board that
it has positive proof that secret socie
ties have developed a harmful atti
tude toward school activities, that the
frats run the schools, in other words;
that the politics of class events and
elections are saturated with frats;
that the societies have maintained club
rooms and have met on school nights,
a violation of the regulations.
"We express to th? board the fact that
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THE ROYAL STANDARD.
the sentiment of the overwhelm'ng ma
I jority of Washington High School teach
I ers is that the fraternities and secret so
cieties are entirely unnecessary e\ils, a
useless appendage, a decided detriment
to the schools and put in the hands of the
pupils a machinery for action in opposing
any school policy."
The teachers say that actual proof Is
difficult, and that the fraternity brothers ;
show more loyalty to the frats than to
the schools, thereby making ihem lean
toward the frats in any evidence. They
also hint at certain disgraceful episodes
in connection with high schools and claim
that the frats were responsible.
Near the end of the report it is said:
Would Not Await Evils.
"The situation seems to become more
and more complicated with each new so
ciety formed, and while the evils of
gambling and drunkenness may not be
prevalent now, why wait until they do
come n;>on us?"
The report is signed by Alice Deal, Wil
liam C. Myers, Mabel Haines, Rose
Stutz. Edna Clark and Rebecca Shanley.
Capt. Oyster has not read the report,
: as he has been busy with affairs of com
mencement and other things since re
ceiving it. He said today, however:
"Although I do not know what's In the
report, I must say that 1 believe the
friendships formed at high school are so
strong that it will be a serious thing to
try to Interfere with the frats.
"Unless the fraternities actually violate
rules. I ilo not see at present just why
they should be abolished. One of the
finest things about school life is the be
ginning of little social doings, which
mean so much to boys and girls of that
age. To tell tiie truth, I will have to
make a deep study of this question, and
I will be guided to a great extent in my
Judgment l>y people who have belonged
to school fraternities. However. I haven't
read the report. And, another thing.
Hunt i M-. Davidson, the new superintend
ent, lias to say about frats is going to
have a big weight with me. He is going
i<> control the high schools, and that's
all there is to it."
PLOT OF ANARCHISTS.
Discovery of Explosives in Japan
Followed by Confession.
VICTORIA, B. C., June 22.?Another
anarchistic plot similar to that for
which Kotoku and his adherents were
executed several months ago, in which
it was planned to assassinate' the Jap
inese Emperor, iias been discovered at
Nagoya, according to advices brought
by the steamer Awa Maru yesterday.
The police found a large store of dyna
mite and i>ther explosives hidden in
tne house of Genmatsu Goto, who was
one of the Kotoku group. Under rigid
investigation he is said to have con
fessed the plot.
WASHOUTS DELAY TROOPS.
Escudero's Forces Fail to Arrive at
Juarez.
JVAREZ. Mex . June 22.?The l.fiOO troops
from Chihuahua, under the command of
Gen. cordillc Escudero, expected here
yesterday morning for service in Lower
California, have failed to arrive.
Heavy rains between Gallege and Le
guna, on the Mexican Central resulted
in washouts, which prevented the passage
of trains. The latest advices are that the
troops will not arrive until late today.
Arrangements were made with the cus
toms. officials of El Paso for the passage
of two horses in bond for the use of the
troops in the Lower California cam
paign.
AMERICAN BOAT WINS.
Captures International Yacht Race
at Kiel, Germany.
KIEL* Germany, June 22?The Ameri
can yacht Bibelot easily won the third
series of the international yacht races
for sonder-class boats today. The Ameri
can Beaver was second and the German
Se. hund III finished third. The American
Clma and the German Tilly X.IV finished
in the order named. The German
Wanntt?p broke a gaff and did not start
The Bibelot is owned by Harry Payne
Whitney of the New York Yacht Club
and R. W. Emmons of the Eastern Yacht
Club. Each of the Ajnerican yachts baa
won a race.
HER COMMITTEE
HEMS EDITOR UNMAN
<r ? ?
First Witness Examined in
the Election Investigation
Begun Today.
George W. Hinman. editor and pub
lisher of the Chicago Inter Ocean was
the first witness today at the regular
sessions of the Senate committee to in
vestigate the election of Senator L?orimer.
The .ailing of Mr. Hinman was a sur
prise. and was due. so Chairman Dilling
ham explained, to the desire of Mr. Hin
man to keep a pressing engagement.
Former Gov. Yates of Illinois, ^lio ar
rived at the room just before Mr. Hin
man was called, was seemingly disap
pointed because he was not called at
once, and made a request to he heard im
mediately. Ex-Scnator Hopkins made a
similar request. The chairman assured
them they would be heard today.
An executive session of the commit
tee was held oefore the session at
which it was decided to exclude wit
nesses not on the stand.
Attorneys Marble and Healy, repre
senting the committee, were busy in
their room in the Senate ottice build
ing, while former Judge Elbridge H.
Hanecy. representing Senator Lori
mer. was in conference with him at a
local hotel. ,.
To Attorney Marble's questions. Mr.
Hinman said he was a close friend to
Senator Lorimer, but he had not re
ceived money to be used in electing
Lorimer senator.
Questioned About "Jackpot."
The witness was questioned at length in
regard to the "jackpot"' funds of the Il
linois legislature. - Mr. Hinman said he
had never talked with any one who said
he contributed to a jackpot, operated one
or received money* from .it.
"But 1 believe there has been a jackpot
in every legislature <;f Illinois since I
went to Illinois twelve years ago." he
added. '
"What do you mean by a jackpot,
asked Senator Fletcher.
"A corruption fund. 1 believe they call
the fellows who handle it in New York,
where I came from, the 'Black-horse Cav
alry.'
Mr. Hinman was asked if the packing
house interests were opposed to Lorimer.
"I would not say they were particularly
friendly," was the reply. He added that
the head of the telephone companies
seemed very much opposed to Lorimer.
Indignant at Question.
Mr. Hinman became much heated when
the committee asked him about his busi
ness relations with Funk, Hines, Tilden
and Lorimer.
"I ceased speaking to Mr. Funk about
three years ago because he was too ma
lignant an enemy to Mr. Lorimer. ex
plained Mr. Hinman in this connection.
The witness declined at first to answer
if lie had ever borrowed money from
either Hines, Tilden or l^orimer, because
it was a question "concerning his pri
vate business."
"Oh, well, I will answer under protest,"
he said, after thinking it over. "On one
occasion I borrowed from Mr.
Hines 011 three or four months' time."
"When?" . ..
"Within the last eight or ten weeks.
After declaring again that he had never
nald or received money to aid in I^orimer'a
election Mr. Hinman was excused.
Richard Yates, governor of Illinois
from ltKU to H>05, was the next witness.
He had just taken the stand when The
Star's report closed.
Strange Loss of Sight.
ATLANTIC CITY. X. J.. June 22.?
Harry Adams, son of a wealthy bath
house owner, lost his sight last night by
seeing ft nearby bolt of lightning re
flected in a mirror. The young men fell
unconscious, although untouched by the
thunderbolt, and when he was revived
he had lost the sense of sight. Special
lists hold out little hope of his recov
ering It.
1
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QUEEN MARY.
TOGO TO COME HERE
Famous Japanese Admiral Will
Visit United States.
TO BE UNCLE SAM'S GUEST
House Plans to Appropriate $10,000
for Entertainment of Oriental
Naval Officer.
Admiral Togo, the famous Japanese
naval officer, hero of the great na\al
battle of the Japan sea, who is now in
1 London attending the coronation, to
which he is accredited as the special rep
resentative of his government, will come
directly to the United States after the
festivities are over, to he the honored
guest of the United "States government.
At a meeting of thf? House appropriations
committee today it was unanimously de
cided to recommend to the House at the
next meeting of tlie body Saturday thai
$10,0?X? be immediately appropriated to de
fray the expense of Entertaining Admiral
Togo while lie is in this country.
The contemplated visit of the distin
guished Japanese naval officer, who, ac
cording to critics, ranks with Nelson,
Perry, Farragut and others on the roll of
honor as a naval genius, was arranged
after diplomatic exchanges between the
Japanese foreign office in Tokio and the
State Department here in Washington.
This government was asked if a visit
from Admiral Togo immediately lifter
the coronation In London would be ac
ceptable and convenient, and the reply
went back that this government would be
delighted.
Program of Entertainment.
Plans are now being made for Admiral
Toko's reception in Washington and for
an elaborate program of entertainment.
He will be received at the White House,
where a formal dinner will be given in
his honor, and will be the guest at many
other official functions In Washington and
elsewhere.
In the event that the formal request
from the State Department for the
appropriation to defray the entertainment
expenses is received at the House by
Saturday, as it undoubtedly will be, it is
the plan to put through the necessary
resolution immediately.
AVIATORS REACH HOLLAND.
Gilbert First to Arrive in European
Circuit Race.
UTRECHT, Holland, June 22.?<Gilbert
was the first of the aviators to arrive
here, completing the I.iege-to-lTtrecht
stage of the European circuit race, today.
He was followed by V'idart, Garros,
Beaumont. Weyman. Kimmerling and
Train In the order named. Today s flight
covered 130 miles.
All the aviators were bothered by a
wind and several met with accidents.
Amerigo's machine capsized as lie was
ascending at I,iege. ]i?. was thrown
out and seriously, though not fatalh in
jured.
Renaud and L<e Lasseur fell and the
latter was injured about the arms
Renaud was not hurt. Vedrine dam
aged two aeroplanes and has engaged a
third machine. In one accident a cylinder
burst and he was obliged to descend
near Maastricht. Duval descended near
Vetilo.
Appeals Probate of Eddy Will.
BOSTON, June 22?The will of Mrs.
Mary Baker Kddy, founder of the Chris
tian Science Church, was admitted to pro
bate In the 8uffolk county probate court
today. Attorney General James M. Swift
of Massachusetts immediately took an
app?al to the supreme court on the ques
tion of Aomletkk
GEORGE II IS HIED IS KIHG
MIHE PEIMP IF jflfflt ICES
London Crowded With Loyal Sub
jects and Visitors From All
Parts of the World.
LEADEN SKIES OF MORNING
GIVE WAY BEFORE THE SUN
Splendid Ceremony Is Not Marred by Any
Untoward Event?Crowds in Streets
Wait All Night for Sight
of Royal Procession.
LONDON. June 22. 1911.
ING GEORGE V. eighth of the House nf Han<<ver,
was today consecrated to the service of the Brit
ish empire and in turn received the public homage
of his world-wide subjects.
With hi< consort. Queen Marv. his maiesf,
was crowned in the abbey of W estminster with
all the wealth of religious rites and royal cere
monial prescribed by historic custom.
The picture within the gray-walled fabric was one of medieval
splendor. The coronation services, solemn and imposing, were th< ?e
handed down from the earlier centuries, ami the actors in the prin
cipal and secondary roles of today's great function were garbed in re
productions of the multi-colored, gold-embroidered trappings worn
by their ancestors in bygone generations. The latter made up a
wonderfully effective setting around the central figures.
POLYGLOT CROWD LINES ROUTE.
Outside the usually dull streets had been transformed into a
mass of color. The king and queen's progress to the abbey and the
return to Buckingham Palace was one unbroken ovation. The route
was hedged with a vast, polyglot host with a background of bravely
decorated viewing stands and windows and roofs, all of which were
crammed to their capacity.
Hundreds of thousands of spectators shouted themselves hoarse
at centra! points like the Mall and the entrance to the admiralty arch
way, where the government stands, held a score of thousands. Tra
falgar square was so densely packed with humanity that it would
not have been difficult to traverse the square walking on the hea is
of the people.
Parliament square, Clubland ami Constitution Hill hold their
countless thousands.
CHEERS ARE ALMOST DEAFENING.
The tumult of thunderous welcome was almost deafening as the
king and queen passed on the outward and homeward journeys, pie
ceded in the first instance and followed on the return by a stately,
superb cavalcade of eminent princes, many themselves heirs to
thrones; statesmen, diplomats, courtiers, soldiers, sailor- and men
of all hues, races and creeds from the four quarters of the globe.
The great ceremonial passed <>ti unmarred by untoward incident
When dawn broke the skies were heavy, and showers fell during the
progress of the processions of the royal guest- and the junior mem
bers of the royal family to the abbey ; but a< the king and queen Mt
Buckingham Palace to be crowned the heaven- smiled and a tfo .d
of sunshine brightened the splendid pageant.
It was a proud day for the British empire, but of all its millions
the one who perhaps had the most reason to be proud was denied by
court etiquette the joy of witnessing the triumphal event. At Sand
ringham palace Queen Mother Alexandra, who forty-six years ago
this month gave Britain a king, awaited the new- that her son haa
taken his place in the long line of British monarch-.
Westminster Abbey Scene of Ceremony
Which Had Its Origin 1,200 Years Ago
IX>NDON. June 'J2.?Westminster Abbey,! contingent, Spec.al Ami>ns?afior Johr.
the lodestar of all of today s ceremonial. Iia>s Hammond, with his aids. Admral
was ready and waiting the arrivals of
their majesties by the time that the Im
? peri a I procession left Buckingham Palace
Nothing could be more impressive than
i the customary nspect of the interior of
the abbey, hut this was all transformed
: today. Where usually is a gray and
somewhat gloomy atmosphere was a
mass of blazing color.
All the tombs and the floor of the CTeat
building were concealed under immense
carpets and hangings of deep blue and
amber. The color sc heme wa? rich and
Impressive, while it afforded a subdue 1
background to the marvelous mass of
theatrically colored robes of state and
variegated uniforms with flashing decora
tions.
Grouping of the Nobility.
The floor space In the transept was
wholly occupied by the wlilte-upholstered
chairs of the peers and peeresses, those
of the peers on the south side and the
peeresses on the north. Back of these
Immense stands In ascending tiers
tilled with the members of the house of
commons and their ladies Many com
moners were uniformed and wore decora
tions, while the dresses of the ladies were
rich and striking.
At each angle of the transept were
smaller stands for the accommodation of
the foreign and colonial representatives
and other high personages. There were
the heirs to most of the thrones of Eu
rope, the crown prince and princess of
the German empire. Prince Henry, the
emperor's brother, and his princess; the
Duke of Aosta. Prince Henry of the
Netherlands; Yusuf Izsed Din, the heir
to the Turkish throne, with a red fes on
his head; Prince Fushiml of Japan, with
the heroes of the Russian war. Admiral
Togo and Gen. Nogl, in full uniforms
with gold lace and rows of decorations
on tbelr breasts; the American official
Vreeland ami Gen Greely; Ambassador
Held with 1:1s staff, almost 'he only offi
cials wearing plain clothes; and the Chi
nese Prince Tsai-C*hen, robed In gorgeous
embroidered sIIks. There, too, was Man
uel, tiie deposed king of Portugal.
Seven Thousand in Abbey.
Above the choir 6talls were arranged
tier after ti^r of seats, the fronts of the
boxes displaying the embroidered arms
of the three kingdoms. Above the choir
stalls were other tiers of seats, and al
together nearly 7,000 people were congre
gated as closely together as they could be
packed. Among them the only unofficial
Americans were Charles P. Taft, the
President's brother, with Mrs. Tafr and
Miss Taft. J. Pierpont Morgan and eight
newspaper correspondents. Mrs Taft
wore a white satin gown embroidered in
brilliants, and her jewels were pearls and
diamonds. Miss Taft's gown was of
white tulle embroidered In pink with
crystal beads She wore a pearl neck
lace.
Above the choir screen was an orches
tral platform where was an orchestra of
eighty musicians and several hundred
male singers, selected from the principal
oholrs of the kingdom.
The center of all lnteroet was ths
area between the choir and transepts,
which is called the theater. Five broad
steps led up to It. It was oovsred with
a carpet of rich blus, on which was
embroidered the emblem of ths Order
of the Oarter and other heraldic de
sign*.
Throne* for Boyel Pair.
There were the two throne*, for the
king and queen, covered with erlmsen
velvet and silk, and before them
marvelous oriental rugs five hundred
years old. On the south side before
the peers were chairs for the jroung
Prince of Wales and the Duke of Con
naught.
In front of the