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FULL REPORT ON PAGE SEVENTEEN.
About every one in Washing
ton who reads at all reads The
Star.
CLOSIXO ?bw rowc PAfrF 17
STOCK tVOTATIOffa rAVJD 1/
ONE CENT
Dr. Grayson Says President
Wilson Is Recovering From
Effects of Cold.
BUT HE MAY NOT ATTEND
GRIDIRON" CLUB DINNER;
Andrew Carnegie Believes Elihu ?
Root Should Be Next President.
White House Callers.
I'pen his visit to the White House this!
morning Dr. Grayson found President j
Wilson improved from his cold and de
sirous of doing something. Hut the or
ders of the physician are said to be Im
perative that the President must not take
any more chances until he is thoroughly
rid of the cold from which he has been ;
suffering He must remain in an even |
temperature indoors and not subject him
self to changes of atmosphere.
Tiie President, it is said, has been ex
tremely desirous of going to the annual
dinner of the Gridiron flub tomorrow
night, and is feeling certain that he will
be allowed to attend. Put Dr. Grayson,
when this matter was mentioned to him
today, is said to '*ave intimated that for
the i resent he proposes to control the
man who controls things around the
White House and elsewhere. At any rate,
it is inferred the President will see no!
visitors, transact no business or go out
side before the tirst of next week.
Nominates Root for President.
Andrew Carnegie, optimistic and cheer
ful. paid a call at the White House today
to leave his respects for the President
and express his regret over the illness of
Mr. v\ ii?on. Mr. Carnegie and Secretary
Tm.uiity put their heads together for
t-A'Tt: to thirty minutes and conferred
ov? things bearing upon the good of the
country.
V <"ar:ie^ie handed out a boost for
Eli!-'; Koot as the republican nominee for
President in 1MB, then went from the
White House to the State Department to
talk peace with Secretary Bryan. He is
a great admirer of the chief executive of
the State Department, and asked about
International peace. Mention was made
of Elihu Roof getting the Nobel prize of
and Mr Carnegie promptly put
Mr. Koot into the presidential limelight.
"Roosevelt said that Root was the
wisest man he ever knew." said Mr. Car
negie. "and I.ord Morley proclaimed the
New Yorker to be the ablest he ever
knew. I am the third to indorse both
these sentiments, and think Mr. Root
ought to be nominated by his party."
Suppose there are no conventions in
liilt;?" Mr. Carnegie was asked.
"That wouldn't make any difference to
rue." ho said. "I would support him In
the primaries."
Kentuckians Among Callers.
There were a number of other visitors
at the White House, including Gen. W. B.
Halderman of Louisville and John B.
Wakeiield. chairman of the board of pub
lic works of Kentucky.
Former Representative Rody of New
Mexico, who served four years in Porto
Rico as a judge and was then sent to
Alaska as 1'nited States attorney of the
Nome district, called at the White House.
He prosecuted the western coal fraud
? ases for the government and is here to
wind up his connection with them at the
Department of Justice. He resigned as
Vnited States attorney a month ago and
will not return to Alaska.
WOMAN STENOGRAPHERS WIN. j
Force Chicago Judge to Rescind
Order Barring Them.
CHICAGO. December 12.?No longer is
there an official reporter in the Cook
county probate court. A fight instituted
by three woman stenographers who had
done the court's reporting for twenty
year? is the reason.
Charging that the women were in a
combination and held a monopoly on the
work. Judge Gregg recently appointed a
man as the official reporter of the court.
Signs were posted in the courtroom ask
ing attorneys to have their# work done
by the official reporter.
The women refused to quit without a
. ontest. It is said the work paid them
uearl\ &>.??*> a year each. Against the
.?rotests of court officials, they continued
r<? appear in court esfch day and were
^warded yesterday by the announcement
ttiat Judge Gregg had withdrawn his a;
i.ointee.
GANG MEN IN PISTOL FIGHT. !
Fifty Shots Fired in New York, But
No One Is Injured
NEW YORK, December 12.?Fifty shots
were tired this morning near the 4th ave
nue entrance of Madson Square Garden In
a battle royal between two gangs that
have Infested the garden during the six
day bicycle race. A Madison avenue
street car was commandeered by one
element as a barricade while bullets
whistled in all directions. Passengers
threw themselves face downward on the
J'oor. The police were prompt in reach
ing the scene, but the combatants jump
ed in automobiles and escaped.
So far as is known no one was hurt, a
ieina?kable fact in view of the promis
cuous shooting. It Is said that the bat
tle started in a room over the right of
rival leaders to furnish ?"strong arm"
men for special police work in the gar
den.
American Warships Returning.
ON BOARD THE UNITED STATE8
BATTLESHIP WYOMING, by wireless
telegraph to Siasconsett. Mass., December
12.?The American warships returning
from their visit to European ports were
otf the south of Newfoundland at 8
o'clock last night, at which hour they
' yere l.OBW miles from New York. Per
fect weather prevailed.
Shop Early
For Christmas
Early in the day for your
own sake and the sake of
the clerks.
Early in the season for
v.he sake of the friends you
wish to remember. You
can't choose well at the
last minute. _I
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KALBFUS'OUSTER
! UPHELDBYCOURT
Justice Barnard Says Com
missioners Acted With
in Rights.
ASSESSMENTS MADE
BY OFFICIAL TO STAND
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Jurist Ignores Question of Oliver P.
Newman's Eligibility as
City Head.
Tiie removal from office of Samuel T. j
Kalbfus, former member of the board j
of assistant assessors, by the District |
Commissioners was upheld today by the |
Supreme Court of the District of Colum- j
bia. In ari opinion by Justice Barnard i
the court denied the a; plication of Mr. I
Kalbfus for a writ of mandamus to com- I
pel his restoration to office.
Through Attorney Frank J. Hogan the
former assistant assessor note'I an ap- I
peal to the District Court of Appeals, i
The Commissioners were represented by
Corporation Counsel Syme and his as
sistant. Roger J. Whiteford: bond on ap
peal was fixed at SluO.
Decisions Are Supreme.
.
Justice Bai nard holds that the- Conimis- |
sloners acted within their discretion, and
that when so acting their decisions, right
or wrong, cannot be changed by the court
or reviewed by proceedings in mandamus..
He declared the order ot removal is not
void because it is made by a tribunal
vested with both jurisdiction and discre
tion. .
"Jt may be that the action of the Com
missioners was error," says the justice,
"in passing their judgment upon in
formation so derived; it may be tnat they
should have given the re.ator notice of a
further hearing to inquire into the same
state of tacts that hau been inqui.ed into
by their predecessors and by the commit
tee in Congress, and at which the admis
sions of tne relator had been made, but
if such action was error, it was cer
tainly not jurisdictional.
"The hearing m mis case in open court
shows that the Commissioners reached
the conclusion that the relator was in
efficient in office, from testimony taken
by their predecessors, on wnat is sup
posed to be a regular hearing, at which
the re.ator was present in person, and by
counsel, and in which he gave his testi
mony: and also from an investigation
carried on by a committee in Congress,
wherein the relator was present and gave
his testimony.
Given Thirty Days' Notice. j
"From the admissions and statements
of the relator himself, the Commission
ers say they reached the conclusion that
he was inefficient, neglectful of duty and
guilty of malfeasance in office, and that
they in good faith exercised their powet
af removal, first giving the relator an
opportunity to rQptgn. with thirty days'
leave ?f atonerice. wtuob privilege the re
lator declined to accept."
Continuing, the opinion points out:
"The Commissioners constituted the tri
bunal charged with the duty and power
of appointment and removal, and to their
judgment the law intrusted such power,
which must necessarily involve discre
tion on their part, to determine the qual
ifications of the officer, anG the manner
in which he performed the duties of the
office.
No Limitation on Term.
"The relator occupied an office without
limitation as to his term, the four-year
term having been abolished, and he there
fore continued in office when the respond
ents were appointed. If they were to be
held responsible for his acts as assessors,
could they not avail themselves of all
the facts ascertained by . their predeces
sors, throwing light on his character and
official acts?
"Having the power, and having exer
cised it, on what they contend were jus
tifiable grounds, the court cannot correct
such action, even if erroneous, by a pro
ceeding for mandamus, because the writ
cannot be made to operate as an appeal, !
and because the court Is without author
ity to review a decision which the res
pondents may make in a matter-in which
they have jurisdiction and discretion."
Ignores Newman Issue.
The opinion of Justice Barnard ignores
the question of the eligibility of Oliver P.
Newman to serve as a member of the
board of Commissioners, as, he suggests,
It Is not a subject of inquiry in this case.
He declares in considering the case he
has assumed that nil the respondents uf'
iu]y appointed and qualified as Commis
sioners and that the action of Capt. Mark
Brooke in joining in the order of dismis
sal in the absence of Col. Harding, the
engineer Commissioner, was proper.
The court also declines to give weight to
the contention of the Commissioners that
Mr. Kalbfus was a "de facto" assessor
only because his oath of office was ad
ministered by the then assessor, who. It
was claimed, lacked authority to admin
ister such oaths. "In conslderint? this
case," says Justice Barnard, "1 shall as
sume that the relator was not only an
assistant assessor de facto, but de jure
as well. He was recognised as such by
the District authorities during the course
of several years, and I shall not under
take to decide that they were not fully
justified in such i>-co|nitlon, but shall as
sume that his acts, as such officer, were
those of an officer duly appointed and
duly qualified." .
This action by the court is regarded
as settling any controversy "which
might have arisen as to the official
acts of Mr. Kalbfus. The assessments
made by him are therefore not to be
Invalidated, it Is suggested.
Two Important Questions.
But two important questions arise
in the case, Justice Barnard declares.
They are:
"Did the Commissioners have power
and jurisdiction, under the facts shown,
to remove the relator from his said
office?
"If they had jurisdiction in the prem
ises. and have exercised their power,
rightfully or erroneously, can the court
compel thern to set aside their action,
and to restore the relator to his said
officer'
The organic act of 1878, the court points
?ut. gave the Commissioners plenary
power to remove any officer whom they
had the right to appoint. The act creat
ing the permanent board of assistant as
sessors. the court finds, expressly con
tinues the power in the Commissioners to
remove the members of the board for
cause satisfactory to them.
"The fact that the word 'permanent'
appears in the statute." says Justice Bar
nard, "cannot give persons appointed to
this board the right of continuous occu
pancy. liecause the act lUnits their terms
to four years, unless sooner removed, and
therefore no vested right to the office can
be claimed by virtue of the word per
manent.'
"When this last act was amended by
the act of July 1, 1002, it was provided
that the assessor of the District of Co
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WINNERS OF PRIZES
SEEING THE CAPITAL
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Boys and Girls of Corn, Po
tato and Poultry Clubs
Spend Active Day.
FARM WORK EXHIBIT
AT NATIONAL MUSEUM
Officials of Department of Agri
culture Are Hosts to Army of
Youthful Workers.
Officials of the Department of Agricul
ture are busy today showing the boy
j and girl prize-winners of the corn, po
| tato, canning, hog-raising and poultry
; clubs from the various states over Wash
! ington.
The young people assembled in front
! of the Ebbitt House at 9 o'clock. The
morning was spent in trips to the Wash
ington Monument, the bureau of printing
and engraving and the National Museum.
At the "get acquainted" meeting last
evening in the Kbbitt Hotel, presided
over by Dr. Bradford Knapp of the of
fice of farmers' co-operative demonstra
tion work, the boys and girls were ad
dressed by O. II. Benson and Prof. W.
J. Spillman of the office of farm man
agement; O. B. Martin, in charge of
club work in the south, and Garrard
Harris of Mobile. Ala. Each prize winner
was presented with an autograph copy
of Mr. Harris1 new book, "Joe, the BooK
Farmer."
Meet Secretary Houston Tomorrow.
Attendance at a drill at Fort Myer, an
inspection of Arlington and a trip tonight
to the Congressional Library are to con
clude the day s program. Tomorrow
morning the boys and girls are to meet
Secretary Houston and receive from him
diplomas for their work.
On the ground floor of the National
Museum, the office of farm demonstra
tion for the northern states arranged
an exhibit of the club work so that all
the club boys and girls could see what j
the others had been doing. There were ]
scores of photographs showing the In
dividual workers and the different
stages of the work, booklets and es
says by the various club members,
copies of the diplomas and specimens
of the canning work done by the girls'
clubs.
Boys and Girls From Southland.
The prize winning boys coming to
Washington from the southern states are
as follows:
Walker Lee Dunson, Alexander City,
Ala.;-Jean Garner, Paragould. Ark.;
Malcolm Miller. Baker, Fla.; Edward J.
Wellborn. Madison. Ga.; W. Arthur
Cooke. Owensboro. Ky.; L. Z. Wardlaw.
Red Oak, La.; Walter Garner, Waldorf.
M&.; J. Jones Polk, Prentiss, Miss.; J.
Ray Cameron, Kinston, N. C.; E. C. Mor
gan. Marietta. N. C.; Elbert Cast, Rush
Springs. Okla.; Onle Minyard. indianola.
Okla.; Ernest M. Joye, Venters. S. C-;
Clarence Nave, EUzabethton, Tenn.; Roy
Day, Slocum, Tex.; John M. Henderson,
Birthright, Test-.; Henry Odor, Appomat
tox, Va.; Lloyd Webb, Bellevue, Tex.;
Andy Young. Coleman, Tex.; Sam Mat
thews, Coleman, Tex.; Ervin Riggs, Sun
Angelo, Tex.
The prize-winning girls from the same
states are as follows:
Erin Westbrook, Odenville, Ala.; Fay
ParkeT, Beebe, Ark.; Isabel Davis, Surn
merfleld, Fla.; Clyde Sullivan, Ousley.
Ga.; . Bettie C. Davis, Hebbardsville,
Ky.; Hazel McDavltt, Welsh, La.;
Salle Mai Strhan, Brookhaven, Miss.;
Margaret Brown, Charlotte, N. C.;
May Belle Brown, Charlotte. N. C\;
Nona Farquharson, Guthrie, Okia.; Liz
zie Kelly. Union, S. C.; Myrtie Hardin,
Camden, Tenn.; Annie Davis. Jefferson,
Tex., and Margaret Hall, Burkeville, Va.
Winners From North and West.
The list of the corn club winners from
the north and west, with their states,
comprises Arthur W. Runft, Reinbeck,
Iowa; John E. Devlne, North Hadley,
Mass.; Walter T. Clark, Granby, Mass.;
George H. Grosse, Des Plaines, 111.;
Hiefon Block, Burlington, Wis.; Loren
Hoffman, Waynesville, 111.; Charles Yohe,
Tower City, Pa.; Robert Mack, Rob
binsvllle, N. J.; Ormsby Scudder. Titus
vllle, N. J.: Grant Winters, Kewadin,
Mich.; Jesse Correl, Cambridge. Neb.;
Walter Pflug, Papillion, Neb.; Wallace
Mitchell, Hecla. S. D.; Hoyt Quimby,
Windsor, N. H.; Charles Waters, Cuy
ler, N. Y.; Orvllle Sampley, Bethany.
111.; Myron Cuskaden, Areola, III.;
Charles Johake, Windsor, 111.; Harold
Faith, Warrensburg, 111.; HCrshel Zel
ders. Mansfield, 111.; Marion llerrlott,
Maliomet, III.; ? Tilford Shoot, Charleston,
111.
The boys' and Rills' potato club winners
from the north and wfst are Merle Hyer,
Lewlston. Utah; William Peirce, Lincoln,
Mass.; Cleon Hammond, Abingdon.
Mass.; Catherine Slein, New Braintree.
Mass.; Lawrence Estes, Windsor, Mass.
Winners in Girls' Clubs.
Winners in the girls' garden and can
ning clubs from the same sections em
brace Lucy F. Bale, Augusta, N. J.;
Agnes Fridell, Cedar Falls, Iowa; Al
berta Cutts, Chardon, Ohio; Celeste Crit
tenden,. Burton, Ohio; Blanche Cloes,
Chardon, Ohio; Mildred Tuttle, Thomp
son. Ohio; Hattle Holbrook, Bountiful.
Utah.
Miss Holbrook is the winner of first
prize in the canning work at the Utah
state fair, first prize in flowers and first
prize In potato starch making. She won
second prize in sewing.
Ralph J. Walker of Marlboro, Mass.,
is winner in market garden work for the
state of Massachusetts. He had four
tenths of an acre under cultivation and
harvested $><5.10 worth of vegetables.
Elmer Parker. 316 Baty street, Elmlra.
N. Y., is the champion of the Omega
Club, winning his trip to Washington
as a result of poultry club work.
Miss Merle Steadman. Ames, Iowa, an
other of the visitors, is state champion
In the cooking club work for Iowa.
RIFLES SEIZED AT BELFAST.
Largest Consignment Captured Since
Proclamation Was Issued.
BELFAST, Ireland, December 12.?Cus
toms officers today seised here a consign
ment of 2u0 riflee which arrived on board
a freight steamer from Germany. This
was the largest seizure since the issue of
the proclamation a&ainst the importation
of arms and ammunition into Ireland.
Captures have been made daily, but
usually in small lots. Most of the rifles
are of patterns which have been dis
carded by European nations.
Germany's Support Withdrawn.
BERLIN. December 12.?It was decided
today to withdraw the bill for the appro
priation of $5U).0U0 for German repre
sentation at the Panama-Pacific exposi
tion at San Francisco. This step was
taken owing to the strong objections
raised by several state ministers.
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Communication From Depart
ment of justice is Laid
Before Senate.
Direct denial from the Department of
notice that there has been any relax
ation in the prosecution of white slave
cases wan laid before the Senate today
by Senator Kern.
"No order to stop white slav-i proseeu
t.ons in cases not involving commercial
Ism has been issued, and no r?w regu
lations as to the enforcement of the act
have been made since the incumbency
of the new Attorney General," said the
Department of Justice memorandum
''On the contrary, the Department of
Justice has adhered to the practice
adopted immediately after the passage
or the law and followed during: the pre
vious administration."
Hears Prosecutions Are Limited.
Senator Jones insisted, however, that
reputable attorneys in the state of Wash
ill?" '.ad Te,Ved information of an
apparently autnentic character that only
cases of an international character were
being prosecuted.
a?De^|aU?"!. W*r* made by "publican
t%<. \ 11. as. democratic senators to the
effect that they had every confidence in
the manner in which the Department of
slave act*88 e"r?rC'nB wh.?
a.
Department of Justice said > ,5
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r^oiuttoli. 3 ari!vdra^ his
lay before the Senate jffiS-v co^mf
the letter received from Washing
mittee
There Must Be
a Reason
Yesterday a record
breaker, when the Washington
merchants used .'{2.738 lines of
advertising space in The Star as
against lines ,n the Qthe;
three papers combined?or over
34 columns, or more than 4 full
Pages, of advertising hi The
on one day than in all the
other papers added together.
I he reason is the results ob
tained by reaching practically
everybody in Washington who
is at this time eager to read of
:?1 of the bargains and an
nouncements of the merchants
set forth in The Star.
Y esterday's Advertising
LOCAL DISPLAY
The Evening Star ? . 32J3&
2nd Newspaper . . . \\t\54
3rd Newspaper . . . 6,357
4th Newspaper . . . 4,8J8
Total ? ? ? 22,3?9
Shop Early
The golden shopping hours are
from 8:3t> a.m. until noon. The
assortment in the stores is now
at its best.
BATTLESHIP VERMONT
DISABLED WHILE AT SEA
Vessel Creeping Toward Hampton
Roads With Several Compart
ments Flooded.
With her starboard main shaft broken
and several of lier compartments flood
ed. the battleship Vermont is creeping:
toward Hampton roads on her return
, from the Mediterranean cruiss under
convoy of the battleship Delaware and
the colliers Orion and Jason. The ac
cident occurred at 3:45 a.m. yesterday,
and at & o'clock last night the Vermont
was 1,200 miles from Hampton roads
and 600 miles from Bermuda.
A radiogram received at the Navy De
partment from Rear Admiral Charles E.
Badger, commander-in-chief of the At
lantic fleet, describing the accident says
there is no cause for anxiety. The Ver
mont is proceeding to Hampton roads
under her port engine, making eight
knots in comparatively smoom sea. Ad
miral Badger says the skin of ^he ship
and the propeller strut were examined
by a diver and appeared uninjured.
Neither the shafting nor the propeller
was lost. The Vermont and her convoys
should arrive at Hampton roaus about
December 17 or 18.
The battleships Wyoming. Arkansas,
Florida and Utah are continuing to New
York, where it is expected they will ar
rive next .Monday. The Connecticut,
Kansas and Ohio are proceeding toward
Uuantanamo en route to Mexican waters.
CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN
COMMITTEE HAS SESSION
Republicans Aim to Outline Plans
of Business for National Com
mittee Next Tuesday.
The republican congressional campaign
committee was scheduled for a meeting
today in its new quarters in t:he Riggs
building, where Chairihan Wood and Sec
retary Eversman have set up shop for
the coming campaign, but transaction - of j
1 business was postponed until 4 o'clock
this afternoon.
The committee hopes to outliue some
plans of business to be presented to the
national committee when it meets in this
city December 16, taking a deep interest
in the representation of the congressional
districts in the national convention, a
change in which has been proposed.
Three Reforms Discussed.
The progressive republican committee
at its dinner last night discussed three
reforms which will be demanded of the
republican national committee, but post
poned further action until former Gov.
Hadley arrives next week. The three re
form propositions are: Change of basis of
representation of southern states in na
tional conventions, supremacy of state
laws over party rules in the selection of
delegates and the assumption of control
of national conventions by the newly
elected national committee immediately
upon the opening of the convention.
half million lost in fiee.
Buildings and Manufacturing Plants
Destroyed at Cohoes, N. Y.
COHOES, N. Y., December 12.?Fire
which broke out in the heart of this
city's business section early today was
subdued shortly before 8 o'clock after .a
j dozen buildings and manufacturing plants
had been destroyed, with a loss of half
a million dollars. One fireman was badly
hurt by a failing wall. The fire started
in the Parsons knitting mills, at Fac
tory and Remsen streets, and within two
hours had swept a block west to the
barge canal. Troy firemen responded to
-an appeal for help.
The following plants were swept by the
tire: R- S. Clark & Son, printers; Capital
Knitting Company, E. B. Supply Com
pany, Roff Underwear Company, William
Moore Knitting Company, National Tex
tile Company, United Waste Manufactur
|ng Company, Parsons Milling Company,
Erie mill/ Atlantic mill and Halcyon mill.
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EXPLODING BOMB KILLS
YOUNG WOMAN CLERK
Two Men Injured by Blast
Ho Clue to Sender of In
fernal Maohine.
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NEW YORK, December 12.?A lx>mb
sent by express exploded and instantly
killed a young woman employe, named
Ida Anusewitz. in an uptown bottling
works today, and injured two men em
ployes. The girl's head was nearly torn
off.
The package was addressed to the bot
tling company. Thomas McCabe, one of
the office force, received it and placed
it on the girl's desk. He was standing
near when she opened it. His left ear
was torn off, and Michael Ryan, another
employe, was cut by flying glass.
The force of the explosion wrecked the
room, shattering plate glass windows
and tearing a jagged hole in the floor.
Inasmuch as the force seemed to be
downward the police believed dynam.te
| had been used.
Denies Having Enemies.
Employes of the company connected
the explosion with the alleged discharge
recently of thirty workmen by William
H. Callanan. the proprietor, ^filianan,
however, denied having discharged the
workmen, and told the police that they
were working today.
'.'To the best of my knowledge. I have
no enemies," Callanan said. "The affair
is a mystery to me." >
' Within an hour several squads of de
tectives were working on the case. The
remnants of the package were sent to
the bureau of combustibles for investi
i nation, l.'pon the corner of the packag
1 was stenciled the return address, ostensi
, blv, of the sender. Lt was State street,
New York.
POTATO PLANT PRECAUTION.
Development of Improved Varieties
Not So Good Here.
"Development of improved potato va
rieties in the United States has not kept
pp with the progress made in leading
European countries," declares a bulletin
just Issued by the bureau of plant in
dustry of the Department of Agriculture.
In this country there is great room for
breeding a potato with a greater starch
content, because the American varieties
are lower than the German potatoes by
from 4 to 8 per cent.
Climatic conditions, the bulletin says.
Hre so diversified in this country that ?
special varieties of potatoes should be de
veloped that will thrive in special locali
ties. A heat-resisting strain particularly ;
is advocated to resist the high summer j
temperatures.
Disease resistance is another quality
that should be developed. It is so lack
ing in American potatoes that it is nec
essary to quarantine against certain for
eign types that might introduce diseases.
Government, state and private inspection
is advocated to obtain disease-free seed in
this country.
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Semates
Met at 10 a.m.
Deferred consideration of legis
lation for machinery for direct
elections of senators.
Resumed currency bill debate,
with Senator Newlands defending
the caucus.
Senator Lea introduced a bill
proposing the expenditure of
120,000,000 for maintenance of
post roads.
House*
Met at noon.
Disposed of miscellaneous busi
ness upon the calendar.
Paymaster General Cowie tofd a
committee it would require $7,
713,954 to feed the enlisted men
of the navy- the coming year.
REBELS REPULSED,
FEBERALSREPORT
Forces Attacking Tampico Are
Driven Away, Says
Gen. Maas.
CITY NOW THOUGHT SAFE
BY HUERTA WAR MINISTER
Dispatches From Rear Admiral
Fietcher Tell of Protection
Given Refugees.
VERA CRUZ, Mox., December 12.?The
rebel forces attacking Tamp'.co were re
pulsed and driven away from that city,
i with heavy loss, according to Gen. Gus
tavo Maas. military commander here.
! who Hays that federal troops under Gen.
1 Joaquin Maas. jr., arrived to the relief
j of Tampico yesterday.
| Up to i? o'clock this morning no further
' communication had been received here
i from Rrear Admiral* Fletcher, in com
! mand of the United States warships off
Tampico. His last message reached here
at 4:HO o'clock yesterday afternoon, when
! fighting between the rebels and federals
[ was still going on.
It was understood at that hour no com
j munication was open between Tampico
I and Mexico City.
Still in Hands of Federals.
MEXICO CITY, December 12.?The Mex
ican seaport of Tampico was still in the
hands of the federal troops at a late hour
last night. The manager of the federal
? telegraphs reported early today that the
iielegraph line from Tampico to, San
Luis Potosi had been re-opened after
having been interrupted since the bogin
nig of the fighting.
The federal war minister, Gen. Aureli
ano Blanyuet, appears to regard Tam
[ pico as safe. . , _ _
Sir Lionel Garden, the British minister,
i today informed the foreign ofnee here
that the British cruisers Lancaster and
Hermione are 011 the way to relieve tn^
cruisers Berwick and Suffolk and are ex
pected to arrive in Mexican waters at
the beginning of next week.
Await Rebel Attack.
PRESIDIO, Tex., December 12.?The sit
uation at Ojinaga, Mexico, where the fed
eral troops have concentrated, today was
one of waiting in anticipation of a rebtl
attack. Rebel bands were reported to be
increasing in number outside the village,
but were believed to be waiting
inforcements which Gen. Francisco Villa
has sent from Chihuahua. The federa s
probably will be under siege, but will
have the advantage of being able to gel
provisions and clothing from the l nl^teu
States side. .
Ojinaga has suddenly attained a popu
' lation from almost nothing to six or sever
thousand. The federal soldiers and civil
i Ian refugees who hatyie not
? river are crowded into a
' houses. Gen. Salvador Mercado s head
quarters is marked by a dry goods bw.
Manv temporary stores have been
i eh hi Vhe presidio to meet the tfrait de
; mand for provisions. All the goods have
j to be hauled from Marfa. Tex., the near
| est railroad station.
I British Officer Confers With Carranza
I HERMOS1LLO, Sonora. Mexico. De
cember 12.?Mai. Martin Archer-Shee. a
unionist member of the British parlia
ment, was here today to confer with
Gen. Carranza. ?
Maj. Archer-Shee said his interest was
caused by the fact that most of the Eng
1 lish investigation had been made ' on the
! other side." He Intimated that the sub
! ject of Mexican conditions might come up
l in parliament and that he wished to be
supplied with data. He denied that his
mission was ii' any way official.
Admiral Fletcher Observes Fighting.
Wireless V.-patches from Rear Ad
miral Fletcher at Tampico on board
the U. S. S. Tacoma sent at 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon said that the Mexi
can federal gunboat Bravo was then
shelling the constitutionalists' position;
that there was no change in the rela
tive positions of the combatants, and
that the U. S. S. Wheeling was In the
river close to the lighting.
The federal garrison was estimated at
3T)00 while the constitutionalists claim
a' force of about Admiral Fletcher
also reported that 1.10 refugees were on
the American gunl?oat, Kmi on the Brit
ish steamer oLgician, on the Kron
princessin Cecilie. a German vessel, and
in the buildings ashore in the neutral
zone.
The cruiser Raleigh has been ordered
from San Francisco to Mazatlau. on the
Pacific coast Af Mexico. Admiral Fletcher
telegraphed vesterday that he had
warned both sides that fighting would
not be allowed near the neutral terri
tory assigned to non-combatants or near
valuable foreign property.
'Capture Is of Importance.
The fighting at Tampieo was considered
as being of great importance in official
circles here because of the effect it ?
capture would have on the standing of
the constitutionalists. The control of the
port by the rebels would mean they could
import arms and ammunition as freely
as the federals and could also collect
comparatively huge sums in customs
duties. The constitutionalist contidental
agency here thought today that there will
be hard fighting before Tampico is cap
tured by their forces.
Luis Terrazas, jr., son of the wealthy
Mexican, it is reported, was taken f?-oni
the British vice consulate at Chihuahua
vesttrdav by the rebel troops. The seiz
ure is not expected by men familiar with
diplomatic precedents to cause any grave
international complications. It is pointed
out that a consulate does not enjoy the
extraterritorial rights of an embassy or
legation, and also that it is a well de
fined rule of international law that
asylum to political refugees must not
be furnished by foreign officials except
when the refugee is in danger of mob vio
lence. There has been nothing to show
that Terrazas was so endangered. This
asVlum rule has l>een somewhat stretched
by the United States during the present
Mexican trouble, it was said here.
* It was learned here today that as soon
as the federal force which lied from Chi
huahua to the Texas border is disposed of
by Gen. Villa, the constitutionalists plan
an immediate and concentrated advance
on Saltillo, near Monterey. Both of these
places were the sfenes of battles in the
American-Mexican war.
Denies Stay of Execution.
MONTPELIER, Vt-, December 12.?
Gov. Fletcher has denied the petition for
a stay of execution for Arthur Bosworth,
sentenced to be hanged January 2 next
for the murder of Mae Labelle at Essex
Junction, in June, lttll. Counsel for the
condemned man said that because Bos
worth was a British subject the British
embassy at Washington was reviewing
the case and might ask for a stay of
execution. Bos worth has a wife ao4 chil
dren in England.
Officer Tells House Probers of
Scenes Witnessed at
Ebbitt House.
DRUNKS THROWN OUT
BY BOUNCER. HE SAYS
Many Women in Revelry After Vir
ginia-Georgetown Game, Wit
nesses Declare.
?r^ITn.ter a i>dlcemiut, told the
special excise law investigating committee
'evi UKltt> that the hilarity :.t
he Ebbitt House was so great followin
tho Georgetown-Virginia foot ball gam.
that reinforcements of polio,, had to 1-e
sent there. Policeman Roberta. principal
witness ??ef.?re the Caraway committee,
told a story corroborating Jn many detail
the newspaper articles published the
morning after the rame.
He also told of arrest*, Yevelty ar.d
tights, and said that he knew of worm-.,
from questionable r- -torts being iti one
of the cafes with college hoy* on tl.e
niRrht of November ir?.
The committee, mnpxsnl of Repre
sentatives Caraway, Prouty, Thompson o:
Oklahoma and L'Engle of Florida. stirU.il
the hearing in the House District com
mittee room this morning
Harrison's Testimony.
luetic Harrison of the lirst precinct said
he was near the Ebbitt House on tin
night following the Georgetown-Virgin.a
foot ball game.
"I wus in supervisory charge of tin p.*.
Cinct and" was near or at the Kbtvtt
House three or four tliues during tl.
evening. At S o'clock there was a crow 1
there. Later, about 1? o'clock. I was the- ,
and found the crowd hud increase^
drew two mm from other details to ke-p
the sidewalks clear. 1 was there betwee .
lO and 11 o'clock and got more men to
ke?p order.
"The crowd I found there was foot bail
players and their friends They had cen
tralised there. The crowd was immense
I was not in the her. but it was parked
lull. I was In the lobbies : they vt-re
with young men and young girls
W hen I looked in the barroom I >a>\
no violation of the law. There wa* great
confusion, but no genera! disorder. Sev
eral individuals were disorderly and uero
arrested. Several were arrested for in
toxication. but none was under rw,-ray
one. I saw no women or gii-ls intoxi
cated."
Flow of Liquor Sapid.
Lieut. Harrison said every- uae who
could get to the bar was drinking a*
fast as Possible, and that the flow of
liquor was extremely rapid.
Representative- Walters asked If U?
police had anticipated disorder"
"Yes."
"Was that froir. past experience?"
Lieut. Harr'so.. said that special in
structions bad been given by Capt. Ho -
linberger. who had men posted about
the precinct. He had warned the men to
SeT ,that thc excise law was not violated.
' But he said discretion must be used
on account of the occasion."
.'Am I correct." said Representative
Walters, "in assuming that nu?st of the
men in the bar were not college stu
dents?"
"Yes."
Representative Thompson of Oklahoma
asked whether ten arrests in the vi inity
of the Ebbitt House was not unusual.
Lieut. Harrison sa d It was.
He presentee a memorandum showing
that forty-two arrests were made in tne
precinct; twelve of which were students.
Would Go Back of November 1 5
A. E. Shoemaker, attorney for tin* ntl
Saloon T>eague. asked permission to i ?,
back of November 15.
"I am in favor of linding out all we
can about violations of the aw?" said
Representative Thompson. .Mr. Stan -
maker began to question Lieut, llariiso
"Conditions were bad at the Kbbjtt
House," said Mr. Shoemaker, "and
had to place extra men there."
The police lieutenant told alwv.it tin.
swaying masses which collected ar?in:i
the Ebbitt corner.
"And they gave no attention t-> tie n
side ot the cafe?" Was the ?!>?e.-ri?.!i
"They took care of the police ?lut>.
Lieut. Harrison descrilmd the downs ?,
cafes of tiie Ebbitt.
"Did you see women in ti e caf? s
"Yes. The two front rooms v? r? nil' 1.
Probably one-third or on*--half a , .
women. They were drinking "
He said he was not insioe tie ?a:- ?.
but there was noise
"Did you see any girls ?i?o i>i in
cite suspicion as to age?"
"No."
In response to questions, l.ieu . il. r
rison said he told Oeorge Schutt. pt-? -
prietor, that the place was get tin,
crowded, and that Mr. Schutt expressed
the fear that he might ha\e t?? cio-?.
up the barroom, Lieut. Harris >n s..i<t
that Capt. Ho!linberger had instructed
his men to make special pre pa rati i
because of previous foot bill) celebtu
tions centering there. Lieut. Harri- > i
persisted that th-re were no girls und- r
twenty-one years old drinking tnere
"Ladies were drinking, but no pirls "
Opinion a? to Hotel.
Mr. Shoemaker asked the |?oiii ru,.. n
v.'hether "the Ebbitt House is pn..d <ir
bad."
He hesitated.
"Answer in your judgment, sui-i
Chairman Carraway.
"Not bad " said Harrison. "Some of
the best i>eople fco tliere."
"Don't the worst of the female ele
ment go there?"
"Yes, I have seen them?but not <? >
much now as formerly."
"Isn't it notorious for women of ita.it
kind?" continued Mi. Shoejuaker.
"I don't think so."
Commissioner Siddolis introduced
copies of letters from Maj. Sylvester
to various college officials. cheer lea<(
ers. etc.. warning them that previous
disturbances had centered police atten
tion to the students, and warnlnK them
to be on good behavior. He als-? pre
sented a statement from Capt. Hoilin
herger of the tirst precinct, the veneri.l
character of which was to discredit
the newspaper articles alleging noise
and disorder.
Precinct Detective Simpson, detailed
to the Ebbitt bar, told of two arrests.
Simpson's testimony was a repetition
of that given in the Police Court in
the excise law violation matter.
Rioters Not Collegians.
Representative Walters established
the fact that there were many rioters
who were not collegians. A. E. Shoe
maker called attention to the fact thai
Detectives Simpson and Howes wera
the only two plain clothes men the