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WEATHER. Fair, slightly wanner tonight. Tuesday increasing cloudiness and warmer ; southerly winds. The circulation of The Star, both daily and Sunday, is greater by many thousands than that of any other Washington newspaper. COTtTAIiflWG PIT f iOB I CLOSHTQ NSW YORK STOCK QUOTATION*. No. 18,590. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1911-FOURTEEN PAGES. . ? : ONE CENT T Capt. Chandler and Lieut. Ar nold Cover 41 Miles From College Park in 52 Minutes. FEAT PflOVES SCOUTING IN THE AIR IS DIFFICULT Tents Hard to Locate Because of Neutral Tint of Canvas. SECOND MACHINE HAS MISHAP SBurgess-Wright Biplane With Lieuts, Milling and Kirtland Forced to Land at Ken sington, Md. By nlrflm*. from Camp Ord w?j, ?f*p Frrdrrlrk, Md., August 21 si. | The Mir, W anhlngton, O. C, 'apt. < baadler anil Meat. Ar nold arrived la ramp liy aero plane at 7:?l itVlock till" ntora Inc. Mcnal Corps Company wlrr IrM established here today. KARL (iODWI>. i The above me?*aR'r. the first Held nlrrlrn* went oat of r?p by tbe Maaiil t'orpa operator*, la from tbe special correspondent of Tbe Mar, ntatloned nltb tbe National Cuord, and record lag (br history of Ita preaent out Starting from College Park aviation field, Lieut. Harrv Ar nold and t apt. Charles de Forest (. handler, in a \\ right biplane, llew to the National Guard en campment at Frederick this morning. The trip was forty-one miles air line, and was made in fifty-two minutes. This includes the time that has to be subtracted for rising and landing, both of which consumc some minutes, so the trip was quicker than could be made by any other convey ance. Two machines started on the fiight. the Wright and a Burgess Wright. The latter. Lieut. Thom as DeWitt Milling and Lieut R. C . Kirtland, had e*.gine trouble over Kensington. Md., soon after starting and had to land. In doing so it was injured and did not continue the trip. S;*r|?I Dispatch to The Star. CAMP ORDWAY, FREDERICK. Md.. August 21.?For the first time in histori an aeroplane called on a brigade of na tional guardfvnen in camp, when Capt. C. de Forest Chandler and Lieut. Henry H. Arnold landed as gently as a pet dove In their Wright machine Just as the in frntry of this brigade was starting out to learn something about the first steps in the war game. The two officers landed at 7:23 o'clock n m.. having left College Park at 6:34 o'clock. They supposed that Eieut. Mill ie g ar.d Lieut. Kirtland would arrive in 1 alf an hour, having no idea that the ?ccond machine had stopped en route. This was no idle flight to get up an appetite for breakfast, although the two aviators acquired something that resem bled voracity by the time they were es corted into the mess tent behind brigade headquarters The flight taught the two Officers something that will perhaps be of great value in learning the art of routing 1..VJO feet in the air. The encampment, owing to the neutral tint of the canvas, was Invisible to the a viator." until v ithin three miles of the tamp. While the houses of Frederick were \ isiblc twenty-five miles away, the location of the camp was a puzzle until the eagle-eyed Chandler espied a tre immiou* white crow,, which had been painted in the middle of the camp site to catch the eye of the men and to give them an idea where to land. Jn other word*, the camp saw the aeroplane ju?t as toon as the aeroplane saw the camp. Sail at Height of 1,500 Feet. They sailed across country at an altitude of fifteen hundred feet, and did not have to change once. The camp was watching for the visitors ever since reveille. The brigade staff with its tents fating Fred erick. over which the visitors must fly. had eyes on the sky all morning. The men expected ttie plane to land about 7 o'clock. The companies that were going out in the field to be drilled In company work in the attack vere hoping that they wouldn't be lying flat on their faces in a cover of rag weed, simulating actual conditions, wllb the novelty of the day sailing over their heads, and they just barely got their wl*h. Some one saw a black speik in the sky find shouted. Officers began getting out field glasses and men began to leave their work all through camp to chase out into the open field to catch a good glimpse. Several companies lined up to march out in the field were ordered to stand stiff and not move. It was a most trying occasion for the inquisitive men in the ranks. MaJ. Charles J. Fox. something of an aviator expert, grabbed a white towel tied it to :i stick and began signaling fu riously. lie stood near tie white cross * hleh ha<I been marked on the green field. As the plane sailed nearer and its engine was shut off to glide downward men began to run out Into the space for landing, until Capt. Chandler had to y*|| a warning from the sky. When a space 1-ad been cleared he darted into a de fending curve and landed in the middle of the cross seemingly without effort. Gen- Harries Greets Aviators. Then came the cheering and crowd ing, and a detail of mounted men from the Signal Corps Company had to cleat the field. The two young officers shook hands with nearly every one In camp and went up to brigade lieadquartet?' where Gen. Harries was waitlncr with a warm smile and a handshake. All Frederick thereupon began to wend its wuy toward camp, and by this after noon the roads to camp were blocked j^th the curious onea making theii {Continued on Fourth Page.) I TAFT WRITING VETO Will Send Message on Cotton to Congress Promptly. AS CAMPAIGN THUNDER President Wants Views on Tariff to Reach the Public. TO TALK RECIPROCITY ON TRIP % Iowa and South Dakota Make De mands on His Time While on Long Jaunt to Coast. President Taft worked al) morning on his veto of the cotton bill, so that he may be able to send it to Congress promptly upon receiving the bill from that body. The President has no desire to "pocket veto"' the measure, and is perfectly will ing to express his views regarding it for the benefit of Congress and the public generally. He is not averse to having the country know in detail, and with as much repetition as is necessary, what he thinks of the tariff revision problem. This will be the topic of many a speech and public utterance in one form or another to be made by him before the close of the polls in November of next year. The President knows that his position, as given in the various vetoes, will be criti cised from every stump by democrats, and probably insurgents, in the coming months, and the more he can get to the public on the question now the better will be the foundation for the campaign of education that must follow by him and his supporters. In his coming western trip, which it is now practically settled will take him to the Pacific coast, and cover all the in surgent and near-Insurgent states of the west, the President will discuss reci procity and the tarifT on many occasions, and under many circumstances. That trip will be the last extensive one the President will make before the great presidential contest of next year. He will continue to accept invitations next yeas as in the past, but he would not consider it advisable to make a long journey in a presidential year. His visits will be short and shorn of political color ing, such as is likely to be given this one. Will Not Break Precedent. It is an unbroken precedent that a President of the United States, even when a candidate tor reflection, shall not make a campaign for another term by taking the stump and going among the people for long trips. Mr. Taft stumped the country as a candidate for President three years ago, but Mr. Taft as Presi dent -will not repeat this, according to present plans. Indirectly he will say many things in letters answering corre spondents. and otherwise, that will give his views to the country. Mr. Taft kept away from the exec utive offices while preparing the cotton veto. In his accustomed seat he would have been interrupted with frequency, and so he kept to his library In the main part of the White House. He ob tained from the tariff commission addi tional tacts with which to bombard the position of the democrats and their allies. He went at his work with avid ity, encouraged by the support he has received since his other tariff vetoes. If Congress adjourns tomorrow after noon at 3 o'clock the President will leave at 7 o'clock for Rochester, N. Y., to,attend the Grand Army encampment Wednesday. From Rochester the Presi dent will go direct to Beverly, to re main there, getting all the rest he can. until he starts on his long trip Sep tember 17, winding up about Novem ber 1. Make Demands on His Time. Demands for the President's time on this trip continue from all parts of the west and middle west. Senator Kenyon is urging the President to stop at Cedar Rapids, Ottumwa, Sioux City, Des Moines, Waterloo and Davenport, in Iowa; and the South Dakota people want him at Deadwcod. Rapid City, Pierre. Huron. Dedlleld. Aberdeen, Mill bank, Mitchell and Yankton. In addition to breaking ground for the Panama-Pacific exposition at San Fran cisco when he gets to California, and doing half a dosen other stunts, the President was today asked to lay the ccrner of the two-mT'">n-<?ollar city hall at San Francisco. The municipal au thorities arc pressing the acceptance or this invitation. The Mayflower Society of this city, of which the President Is a member, is t> hold Its annual dinner in Washington next December. The President was ask ed by Civil Sei-vice Commissioner Wash burn today to be on hand. President Taft has been asked to ex tend an invitation to the international alcoholism conference, soon to meet abroad, to hold its next session here. The conference, held biennially, brings together ."MXIO representatives of all the clvilizd countries of the world. The Pres ident has passed the matter to the State Department for consideration. Secretary Hilles has written identical letters to Senators Crawford and Gamble and Representatives Martin and Burke of South Dakota declining, on behalf?! the President, their Invitation to visit the Corn Palace at Mitchell. In this connec tion Mr. Hilles fays: "The President v. ill be nnable to be present, from the fact that lie has definite ly decided to fio through the west to the Pacific coast In September, and will re turn by way of the northern route, it is his purpose to puss through South Dakota probably the last ?e"lt in Oc tober. and he will spend two days in your state.'' SAVED BY REVENUE CUTTER. Schooner Rescued From Destruction on Cape Fear Bar. The schooner I.ottie R. Russell of Bridgeton. N. J., bound from New York to Wilmington. N. C.. was saved last night by the revenue cutter Seminole after she was disabled in n southeast gale and was driftlnK upon Cape Fear bar. Her foremast and head sails had been carried away when her distress sig nals were seen by the Seminole, which was cruising for a derelict. The cutter I took oft' her crew of six men and towed i the schooner to Southport, N. C. ' The British schooner Minnie, laden with coal from Ellxabethport. N. J., for Hali fax N. S., was picked up abandoned near Coskata life- saving station, near Nantucket. Mass.. by the cutter Acush n?t There were no signs of her crew of Ave men. The ship was sinking. Salute of New Haitian Government PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, August 21.? i The American scout cruisers Salem and 'i Chester fired a national salute at 8 o'clock i this morning, in honor of the new govern ment of President Clnclnnatus Leconte. | which was recognized by the United . States last Friday. The possibility of any further trouble here appears remote How Each Party Feels As Ses sion Draws to Close. PRESIDENT IS GRATIFIED Mr. Taft Pleased With Ratification of Canadian Reciprocity. HARMONY AMONG DEMOCRATS Regulars Satisfied That They Did the Best They Could and Progress ives Glad to Show Independence. Appraisement of the political effect of the speri.il session of Congress now clos ing: depends very much upon whether one Is a democrat, a regular republican or a progressive. Each party, and both fac tions. together with the President of the United States, finds some cause for grati fication in the work accomplished. That's nice; it's seldom In life that everybody Is pleased, and less frequently In politics. President Taft is pleased because Con gress ratified the reciprocity pact with out change and because the allied enemy did not succeed in enacting hasty tariff .legislation. The democrats are pleased because they demonstrated to the country their condi tion of harmony and their disposition to "knock the spots'' out of the high pro tective tariff at the first opportunity. To some of them it appears just as well, perhaps, that this showing was made in form and not in effect. That is to say, they can claim the credit for attempted tariff reduction without incurring possi ble responsibility for depressed business, i closed factories and Idle worklngmen. The progressives are gratified because, they had opportunity to prove their lnde pendence, to take another shy at the 1 odious Payne-Aldrich bill, and to lay the groundwork for further appeals to their ! constituencies along the same lines. The regulars, well they are pleased be- 1 cause It was no worse. The best they can do is to draw a sigh of hearty relief that the Payne-Aldrich law still stands and that tariff revision may ultimately be un dertaken after "due investigation." Democrats Get Together. Perhaps the most salient feature of the special session. from a political view point, was the practical demonstration of the ability of the democratic party to get together upon a definite tariff pro gram and carry it to a harmonious con clusion so far as the two houses of Con gress were concerned. Acute differences of opinion existed between the demo cratic factions, but were eliminated In caucus. The public heard only the echoes of the arguments between the advocates of free raw wool and those who Insisted upon a duty, while the judgment of the caucus was ratified by the unanimous vote of the democrats in open house. An important feature of the special ses sion was the inauguration and success ful operation of a new method of organ ising the Hodse of Representatives. The time-honored method of having the Speaker appoint the committees and vest ing In the presiding officer of the House other powers which'fn latter years made him the most powerful ma in Congress was abandoned. The democrats in caucus elected a com mittee on committees, and this bodv in turn designated the personnel of the other committees, so far as the demo crats were concerned. That designation was ratified by the election of the House In open session, the republican member ship being represented by the minority leader. The committee on rules was expanded in membership, thus further distributing a very important source of power in House procedure. Champ Clark was elected Speaker without a contest from his own side, and Mann of Illinois was chosen by the republicans to be minority leader. New rules were adopted, giving greater personal freedom to individuals Despite dismal forbodings to t!ie contrary, the innovations in their preliminary try-out appear to have worked to the' satisfac tion of everybody. Tariff Revision Taken Up. The session was called for the spe cific purpose of ratifying the reciproeitS' pact with Canada, which had failed of action in the Senate at the session clos ing March i last. Due notice was given, however, by the democrats that they would not consent to confine the session to this work, but would take up tariff revision. Oscar W. Underwood, chairman of the ways and means committee, while reci procity was goiiv^ through the mills, set to work with a staff of experts, and with the assistance of his colleagues on the committee presents a bill proposing revision of the wcol schedule. T^is was deemed by the democrats the most op pressive upon tlie consumer of all the schedules of the tariff law. The biil was passed by the House, and in the Senate was substituted by a measure prepared by Senator I^a Follette. the head of the republican progressives. In an open session of the conference committee, an occurrence unprecedented in the history of tariff legislation, Mr Underwood and Mr. La Pollette agreed upon a set of rates, a compromise be tween those j?roposed by the House and Senate. This action was ratified by the two bodies, and the perfected bill was vetoed by President Taft. Meanwhile, the House was at work on the farmers' free list bill," placing upon the free list a variety of articles e-iter ns into common use. It was amended in very slight degree by the Senate, ac cepted by tiie House, and was also vetoed by the President. In both cases the lli:use failed to over ride the presidential veto, and thes? two measures did not become laws. The House then passed the b.Il revising the cotton schedule. The Senate amended it by adding reductions on steel sugar chemicals and other articles, and the House has accepted it, passing that meas ure up to the President for action. Indications of Broad Revision. When Congress assembles three months hence, in regular session, tariff revision will be taken up in earnest, with every indcation of broad revision of all the schedules of the tariff law. A prominent feature or the apodal ses sion was the inauguration of n series of investigations in the executive depart ments, and special inquiries into the United States steel corporation and the American Sugar Kefining Company The long-dormant committee* having * juris diction of the expenditures in the various departments were revivified and proceed ed upon a flne-tooth-comb investigation o* departmental affairs. At the close of the session only one perfected report had been made, the committee on expenditures in the State Department recommending that President Taft take action upon an alleg ed juggling of funds In the payment or a voucher. Other committees will pursue their lnv?*stigations during the recess, and at the next session. The special committees investigating it. steel trust and the sugar trust held ex tended hearinss, but still have a great deal of testimony to take, before they can re port. Their verdicts will come In just prior to the next presidential and con gressional campaign. A second investigation of the right of THISTLES. William Lorlmer of Illinois to a seat In the Senate, was carried on during the session, while an Investigation has been ordered into the election of Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin. Increase in House Membership. A bill was enacted into law providing for a reapportionment of the congres sional districts to conform to the growth In population as shown by the last census. The membership of the House was increased from 300 to 433, and there will be proportionate in crease In the representation "in national i conventions. Two new states wore granted author ity for admission to the Union, the ter ritories of Arizona and New Mexico to come in under specified conditions. An interesting feature in tliis connection was the veto by Prr?ident Taft of a proposition to incorporate in the con stitution of one of the proposed new states the right of the voters to recall judicial officers. Congress yielded to the judgment of the- executive in this respect and agreed to eliminate that provision. A more stringent law providing for publicity of campaign expenses prior to elections, Instead of after, was en acted. The resolution submitting to the states a proposed constitutional amend- I ment providing for the election of sen- I ators by direct vote of the people failed | of final action. The House and Senate are deadlocked over the question whether the legislature should control the manner of elections or whether control should be retained by the fed eral government. Congress will meet again in regular session the first Monday In next De cember. EFFORT MADE IN HOUSE TO ADJOURN TONIGHT j Decision Reached to Limit De bate on Cotton Measure to Four Hours. When the House convened today there was almost unanimous expression of do sire of members for adjournment tonight, if possible. Democratic and republican leaders were equally anxious, but It was problematical whether the cotton bill, with its Senate amendments, could be disposed of and printed In time to ad journ before tomorrow. To effect adjournment tonight Demo cratic Leader I'nderwood asked unani mous consent for immediate considera tion of the cotton bill, with debate limit ed to four hours. Representative Ander son of Minnesota, republican, objected ! because it did not provide a separate vote ! for each amendment. Immediately the rules committee met and brought in a ' rule to carry out Mr. Underwood's plan, to which Republican Leader Mann had agreed. Speaker Clark's Prediction. Speaker Clark at noon today expressed the belief that Congress would adjourn tonight. Whether this prediction will come true depends upon the speec with which ttie cotton bill Is passed today and the President's veto message is sent in. The indications are t,hat Congress will waJt to receive the message, a'ld that if it Is not available tonght it will be ready by noon tomorrow. TAKES POSITION IN PEKING. Philip H. Patchin Resigns From the State Department. Philip H. Patchin of Iowa has resigned the office of chief of the division of In formation of the State Department to be come Peking correspondent for the China Press, a new American paper In Shang hai. He will leave this week for Peking. His successor In ~th<* State Department has not yet been appointed. Mr. Patchin entered the State Depart Iment twe years ago. He was previously correspondent of the New York Sun In Washington, Brazil, Cuba and Haiti. ATWOOD PLANS TODAY FLIGHT OF 98 MILES Will Take Him to Syracuse, Within 239 Mifestf New York City. LYONS, X. Y.. August 21.?Well on his 1 way into New York state in his aero I plane flight from St. Louis to New York, Harry N. At wood today prepared to fly ninety-eight miles from here to Utica. j He said he probably would stop at Syra cuse and might detour over Auburn. If he reached Syracuse tonight he will have flown 1,028 iniies since he left 8t. Louis a week ago today, and he will have 230 miles still to fly before finishing in New York city. He has been in the air every day since he started, and has never been called to land because of any emergency more serious than the using up ot his gasoline. His daily record, not including today's plans, together with the number of stops between the dally start and finish. Is: Atwood's Daily Jumps. St. Louis to Chicago, two stops, 2SU mile?, Ave hours and forty-three minute?. Chicago to Elkhart, Ind., no stops, 101 miles, two hours and sixteen minutes. Elkhart, Ind., to Toledo, Ohio, one stop, 133 miles, two hours and fifty-six min utes. Toledo to Cleveland, two stops, 123 miles, two hours and twenty minutes. Cleveland to Swanville, Pa., no stops, eiglity-four mile?, two hours and seven minutes. Swanville to Buffalo, one stop, r.lnety ! nine miles, two hours and twenty-five : minutes. Buffalo to Lyons, X. Y., no stops, 1??4 miles, two hours and eleven minutes. One result of his flight Atwood says will be to entourage long distance flying in place of aviation meets. Flights Instead of Meets. "Aviation meets as they are managed now will soon be a thing of the past," said Atwood. "They invite too many spec tacular attempts with fatal results. Man flight, if it is to be developed along the line of practical results, must be confined to simple flying. It is more credit 10 civilization thai a man can fly across the continent than that he turn a flip-flop in the air." Tomorrow night Atwood hopes to arrive in Albany. From there Wednesday he thinks he will be able to fly to xsew York. AUBURN. N. Y., August *21.? Speaking to an Auburn newspaper man by tele phone, Atwood said this looming that he would be unable to-leave Lyons this morning, but will leave about 4 o'clock this afternoon. SELECTING GEEDEL JURY. Trial of Bell Boy Charged With Slaying Broker Is Begun. NEW YORK. August 21.?A special panel of liJO talesmen appeared In the court of general sessions today to fur nish a jury for the trial of Paul Geldel, the bell boy, charged with the murder of William Henry Jackson, the broker. Although at the tiKie of the murder in ; the Hotel Iroquois the police said they | had Geldel's full confession, his attor j ney declared that he has prepared an I adequate defense. FOLLY SOUNDS FIBE ALARM. Parrot Arouses Master, Thereby Sav ing*Lives of Twenty Persons. NEW YORK, August 21.?A talented green parrot gave an alarm of Are in a ten-story Madison avenue apartment house early today and saved the lives of twenty persons, who would otherwise t liave been suffocated by the dense smoke which tilled the upper floors of the build. Ing. The parrot, owned by Henry W. Dear bom, secretary of the Hudson-Fulton Celebration Association, noticed the smoke shortly after midnight and aroused its master by calling repeatedly, "Come on Harry! Come on! Come oo?" The flre was in the ap^ftment jus* above. Mr, Dearborn wakened his family and ran with tlie parrot's cage under his arm to the street, where he found a policeman. The bluecoat manned the elevator and rushed through the upper floors of the building, rousing all the occupants. The blaze was confined to two apart ments. causing a loss of $50,000. TORNADO WREAKS HAVOC. v -?. . live Dead. 125 Injured and $150,000 Property Damaged at Ifinot, IT. D. MINOT. N. D.. August 21.?Five dead, 125 injured and $150,000 property damage Is the result of the tornado which yester day caused devastation northeast of this city. The heaviest loss was caused at West Hope, Antler, Souris. Sherwood and the vicinity of Mohall and Loraine. The dead are reported as follows: Antler, 1; Souris, 1; Sherwood, 1; Mohall, 2. Over a hundred persons were injured at West Hope, and of this unmber a doz en were hurt dangerously. At Antler a party of pleasure seekers who were holding a picnic were picked up by the tornado and scattered hundreds of feet distant. Ease for Old Race Horse. LOS ANGELES. Cal., August 21.? John Pay ton, a retired stock raiser of Lexington. Kv., has found his famous old race horse. Star Light, drawing a Chi nese laundry wagon here. Immediately after the discovery Mr. Payton bought the horse and gave orders to ship Star Light back to his stock farm, there to run at large and never to work again. ; Action of Gomez Is Branded I as Outrage by Anti-Admin istration Paper. HAVANA, August 21.?The local news papers which are not hostile to the government either do not comment upon the deportation last evening of Jose Maria VUlaverde, managing editor of the conservative organ Cuba, and his nephew, Manuel, a member of the editorial staff, or approve the presi dent's action. El Mundo declares that the only thing to be regretted is the fact that the of ! fenders were Spaniards, between whom j and Cubans there should exist the I warmest ties of racial affection. El Dia. the anti-administration paper, the editor of which. Armando Andres, recently exchanged shots with Presi dent Gomez's son Miguel, denounces the action of the president as a colos sal outrage without the least warrant in law. ? Sons to Continue Paper. The sons of VUlaverde. who are Cuban born, today announced their intention to continue the publication of Cuba and to resolutely pursue the policy of their father, who has persistently attacked I the government. A few minutes before the Spanish steamship Alfonso XIII, upon which the Villaverdes were placed after they had been seized by the police at their home, sailed last evening for Spain, Gen. Freyer Andrade. former secretary of the interior, and Antonio Gonzales Lanuza. the con servative leader in the house applied for writs of habeas corpus, which were de nied on the ground that the application failed to give the names of the persons making the arrest of the Villaverdes. The arrests were made by the secret po lice. There was a rumor late last night that ? partisans of the government In tended to attack the office of Cuba. As a consequence a strong guard of po lice was stationed at the building. Bean in Boston Boy's Windpipe. BOSTON, August 21? In order to reach a hospital here for a critical operation Robert Beauthemln. a Wolfboro <N. H.) { boy. in whose windpipe a bean had be Icome lodged, made a 125-mile trip by automobile at a -forty-mile-an-hou** pace last night - Liverpool Trouble Settled in Conference Today. # ALL TO RETURN TO WORK Carters and Coal Heaven Included in Peace Agreement. RESTORING RAILWAY SERVICE All Lines in England Expect to Be Running on Normal Schedule by Tonight. LIVERPOOL, August 21.? The local dock troubles were set tled at a conference between the! shipowners and representative s of j the striking dockmen at the; Cunard line offices this afternoon. The carters and coal heavers will return to work with the dock men. LONDON. August 21. ?The railroads were rapidly restoring normal services today and the managers confidently ex pected that by evening all lines would be operating almost as smoothly as be fore the general strike on the roads of Great Britain was ordered last Thurs day night. There were some hitches, but these were believed to be but temporary obstacles to a formal pact, assuring a better working arrangement between em ployers and employes satisfactory to both sides. The settlement brotight about Saturday evening through the good offices of the government and the board of trade pro vided for the appointment of sectional conciliation boards, rep resenting both parties, and which shall undertake to ad Just all immediate differences. Tomor row the membership of a special com mission of inquiry will be announced. This eommiss4on will assume the burden of working out a permanent agreement. Expect Advance in Wages. The men expect an advance in wages, concessions regarding the consideration of future grievances and recognition of their unions. Heretofore the railroad | companies have positively refused to treat with the representatives of the unions who were not in their own em POn the other hand, the companies have been assured that at the next ses sion of parliament the government will propose legislation providing tiiat an mcrea.se in the cost of labor due to an improvement of conditions be a justification for a reasonable advance of railway rates within the legal maxi mum. Soma Refuse to Return. ine men on the I^ondon and North western road were still on strike today, and there was some trouble on the Mid land railway. The Midland employes re luming to work this morning found that In some cases they were not to be rein stated exactly tn their old positions to which men who had remained loyal had been nroniot-d. When the strikers dis cover*So." they h.0 loft their renloi itv thev refused inferior positions pend ing a reference of the difficulty to the union executives. , Great numbers of guards, engineer-, firemen and signalmen returned to work at Manchester, but the porters, ca,ter and freight handlers remained out. Ad ditional trooys were sent to Manchester to assist In relieving the congestion of freight at the railway stations. Of IUO.000 strikers at Liverpool, more than one-third reported for work early today and the number Increased hourly. FALLS CITY SEEKS CONVENTION. Catholic Societies Asked to Meet in Louisville, Ky. COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 21.?Louis ville started a movement today to secure the next convention of the American Fed eration of Catholic Societies, which is now in session here, for that place. The delegation from Louisville, In ex tending the invitation, said that Rt. Hey Dennis O'Donaghuc. bishop of Louisville diocese? Mayor W. O. Head and Gov. Au gustus K. Willson of Kentucky joined in the request. FRANCE TRIES PATIENCE. Amicable Settlement of Moroccan Dispute Predicted in Pans. I pvRIS, August 21.?Although the nego tiations between France and Germany looking to a settlement o: the Moroccan dispute have been suspended for the present, the attitude of the French. for eign office is that a settlement will be arranged ultimately if Inexhaustible pa tience and moderation on the part or France can bring it about. Conferences between Premier Caillaux and Foreign fMinister lJ(i^f0sp2" ap_ FYance" Thev ^f^i'^becausV of a'desir" !?? tT embarrass the government, from i in the least the quiet mll , emp.ias.zjng which are being made ! ^ad.r^ eon^uence of ministerial ' ?lThpf' naval ports ar* busy making the ve^els readv for active service. This ac ? J partly explained as a prepara tivitj is paruj ?- ? T ,on ^'" 4 when President FaUleres win review eighteen battleships, six of ^?nich are of the dreadnought type; nine armored cruisers and thirty war vessels belonging to the small classes. REFORMERS ARE REFORMING. Members of Order in Richmond to Straighten Financial Tangles. RICHMOND. Vs.. August 2l.-Dele aates from 3.300 -fountains. scattered through twenty-eight states, gathered h.r* todav to attend a session of the Grand Fountain of the United Order of True Reformers, called to efTect a re ontanizatlon of the order and straighten out its financial tangles. WASP STING MAT BE FATAL. Woman in Serious Condition, With Slight Chances of Recovery. SOUTHINGTON, Conn . August 21 Stung by a wasp on the end of a finger while picking pears Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Alfred Latimer of this place is in a critical condition. She becaipe uncon scious immediately after being stung, and it took a physician an hour to revive her. I Her rhancea for recovery are Jiilgnt. WILSON A WITNESS AT WILEY INQUIRY Puts Blame on Chemist for Procuring the Appointment of Dr. H. H. Rusby. SIGNED PAPERS, HE SAYS, BUT MERELY AS ROUTINE Secretary Accuses Wiley of With holding Information. IS SPONSOR FOE McCABE ? But Department Chief Admits That Many New Facts Have Besn Brought Out by the Present Inquiry. James Wilson of Iowa, the vei.erable Secretary of Agriculture, w bo has served nearly fifteen yearf in the <abfncts of three Presidents, was a witness today he fore the House committee on expendi tures in the Agricultural Department, which is investigating the Wiley contro versy. Secretary Wilson, while assuming re sponsibility for the activities of Solicitor McCabe in connection with the bureau of chemistry, frankly admitted to the committee that many facts brought out during the hearings were "rev.- to bin." Beyond declaring that when Dr. Wiley was before the committee last wee* he was "talking through his hat." and In sisting that he signed the appointment of Dr. Rusby as phnrmacognocis; of the bureau of chemistry on Dr. Wiley's recommendation and without knowing anything of the alleged secret agree ment concerning the latter's employ ment, he threw little additional light on conditions In the bureau of chem istry. Would Drive Him West. He did say, however, that If there was a row In any other bureau under him. such as had been raging 'j> the bureau of chemistry, he would \ake the first train for the other side of *he Allegheny mountains." Secretary Wilson was an interesting witness and the committee members and the hundreds of people in the au dience had many opportunities to smile. The proceedings were Interrupt ed shortly after the Secretary began to testify, by the activities of a street piano grinding out "Casey Jones" Just outside the windows of the hearing room. When that was over a little baby in the arms of an interested wo man in the audience, began to cry and had to be removed. After thst the hearing proceeded smoothly. The Secretary was on the stand from 10 o'clock until noon fend resumed his testimony at 'i o'clock this afternon. Free to Befuse Answers. Aftir the committee had been csl!e<i to order and Chairman Moss had frowned the large audience into quiet he an nounced that he had a preliminary state, ment to make. lie thereupon told Secre tary Wilson thst Uie members of the committee appreciated his ap|?earanee be fore them, and that he might answer or decline to answer the questions put to him. "The committee will not consider It a discourtesy," y.tid Mr. Moss "if. for good reasons, yoti decline to answer inter rogatories put to you." The Secretary smilingly replied that any question asked him would have to he "ex treme" befcre he would decline to reuly. "You may do as you please." Mr. Mos remarked, coflrleously. "There are many things I might say," the Secretary added, "but after the state ment by you of the committee's generous terms. I think we can get right down 10 business." "How long have you been Secretsry of Agriculture." asked Representative Floyd of Arkansas. "Fourteen and a half years," Mr. Wil son replied. Busby Appointment Routine. "We have heard the versions of others concerning the Rusby appointment." Mr Floyd said, plunging at once into the ex amination of the Secretary, "and we . j wopld like to hear jours. What represen tations were made to you in connection with the appointment "f Dr. H. H. Rush> of New Vork as pharmacognlclst of ti e bureau of chemistry?" Wiley Brought Papers. "To come right to the point," re sponded the Secretary, "I was signing paperR one afternoon, as we all have to do, and Dr. Wiley came to tne and j laid a paper before me. saying: 'This is an arrangement with Rusby.* 1 signed it. I had to do that. I knew it was the appointment of Dr. Rusby. That was all right. I knew it was for $1,600. That was all right, too. But I knew nothing of any contract or agreement with Rusbv." [ "It has been developed by Dr. [ Wiley's testimony." suggested Mr 1 Floyd, "that it was first agreed that ! Dr. Rusby was to receive $2,000." "I don't remember Dr. Wiley bringing any 1*2.000 appointment to me," the Secre tarv declared. *1 don't say that he didn t, , but I don't remember It." Then Mr. Floyd asked the Secretary if ; there were any appointments in the de partment where a man received annuel compensation and was expected to give only a part of his time to the govern ment work. "Oh, yes." Mr. Wilson answered. "some of our correspondents receive a dollsr a year. There are others who givw us a part of their time. We engHge them bv the day when we need them But the : practice Is not general." "Those arrangements are in the interest j of economy?" Mr. Floyd asked. Efficiency Comes First. "The first consideration with us." the Secretary explained, "in getting hold of a man is his efficiency. Then we get him for as little as possible." "So, 011 the face of it." Mr. Floyd con tinued. "the appointment of Dr. Rusby at $1,000 a year we* not illegal?" "No." the Secretary answered, "If in the making of the arrangement they did not actually violate the law." "Have you stated all you know about the Rusby contract?" Mr. Floyd aaked. "I might tell you briefly how the mat ter came before ine," the Secretary said "The letter from Dr. Kcbler, chief of the drug division, to Dr. Rusby suggesting that the latter had the matter 'In hi* own hands. and explaining that he ! might work one day a month and I receive his regular salary. WEw brought to i me. When things like that come to me it j is my duty to see if there Is anything , wrong. I turned the letter over to . personnel board of the department" At the request of Mr. Floyd the Sec retary then explained the duties of the food and drug Inspection boa rdj| com posed